The Express. — London, England, 1849-12-07 00:00:00

be a delay et the assiviie of tbfe earn's Jurisdiction till the trial. but the plaintiff bad two Wailes in his eousty since January last, when to first bed COMO of complaint, end he emitted at either the spring mime or the summer assizes to take hie untidy by action. He 'build show that he bad taken the means within hie power to stop the evil, before he came to this court. His lordst.ie Bait the injunc tion mast be diseolvid, sad the plaintiff left at liberty to Wog his le y. Reit said the plaiatdre advisers bad not yet decided whether to try the matter by action or by indictment, end he rapiested that the order ehould be to dissolve the injunction, the motion before the Viee-Chatteellor to stand over until an adios or Indictment shall be vied, with liberty to either party to apply to the coon. Tie ardor was SO said.. TDB lIIIDZWAIIIIST AND CIIBBIZZ RAILWAY CO .... O. Two Cason& AND HOLYIINAD, TNN BOULIDIIINAD, CILZIIIIIII AND LANCYIIIIII JUNCTION, AND TKO LON DOX AND NOWT& WISTIDN, RAILWAY COMPANINS COMMON RAILWAY' STATIOIL—ACCONIMODATION YOU OW 311/110•10. kr. Malin, asked that an appeal motion, to dischazge pan elan order Vies Commence Knight Drum (in yesterday's Espress), dleallowiag the ascommodstiun for omnibuses SO the laintiff: company, ia the Gammon station at Cutter, Plight p be in his lot dship's paper for Saturday morning. The Matter vim pressing. The Lord Chancellor said Saturday was not a mal tday. The matter was not of such important* as to Interrup the reituler bueinees of the court to take it out of ha tura. His Lordship, after further hearing the horsed counsel, allowed the motion to be lint on the paper for Monday neat. Bestow Vics-Chowesssoft loom Boon. FAIIIIBROTHIS C. BRAIN —WILLOW.II4I4K SILL. Tbis ease, the hoots at which woe stated in the Es 'west of Teesday in the report of the argument upon the demurrer, now ease on upon a motion for leave to pay into court the monies in the beads of the plaintiffs. Mr. Swanson and Mr. Higop Clarke, for the plaintiffs, said that en arrangement bad been come to between the coutendtng parties, subject, as regaled Mr. Delatield's entiguser, w UN COGUILI of the celnaiellio•llr acting in the ressuties e 1 the flak Mr. Resell mid Mr. C. Barber appeared for Mr. Beale • Mr. Weight far Mr. Walker ; sad Mr. Chandless kr the te n ` „ ' The terms el the proposed artangsseat were, " That the stuccoes of Mr. De Wield shell nods from Me plaintiffs 1,11001 ; that the plaintiff shall pay to Mr. Walker 2,0001., with Stems and his este, and Awl pay: to Kr. Deals the balsam of the SAM fk. 74., after deducting the above pay smuts ; the plaintiffs' costa lobe tatted, end the arrangement to be in satisfaction of eLL claims stains them." The motion .rood over toe • weak that the mearitimioner's sanction might be obtained. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.—YESTERDAY. aft 717.6 telsl ratlM—BarOlta MIL RIM= COLlallaa nD • armee Jeer. Slams tr. GATIM..—ACTIOM ST • RZCZCIT WHO MAD DISIKTSD, AGAINST • COMMAME4I4O OPTIC'S, FOS kA• cantina sans ISITINO KIM ID CUSTODY. This was as ern** far false impri.ogment. The defendant pleaded " Not guilty by statute.,Mr. Y. Cambers, Mr. O'Malley, and Mr. Dergat, ap tor the plaintiff, and the Attorney - Geaual , M r. Y. rriti. and Mr. Webby, few the deleadient it,. K. n addrened the jury for the plaktiff, and stated that this was all actioa by a labrurieg man, a native of lbs mealy of :Suffelk, against Meier G, of the Vital Limn», for an unlawful imprisonment foe 18 days, on a Glaris of desertion from her Majesty's service. In former times great shares ex red in the enlistment of and obtain' , g recrails, and enactments had been added to the Mutiny Act, which threw a protection over perins enlisting, and when. ever • penes was enlisted cr supposed to be enlisted, it could ally be done by recruiting sergeants, or men who had been themselves enlisted, or by pensioners, and they could give the enrolling shilling. After tree shilling hid been tee ived, the sSth sic ion at the Malley Act came into °pension, which abated that persons reenvieg enlistment mosey fr ea persons in the recruiting genic*, were to be asked if they belonged to the Militia, and hue, within 12 hours, their names and Ones of abode taken down in writing, and within four days he taken before a justice acting tor the divirion, district, or place, where the recruits wen enlisted; and if they declared that they had voluntarily enlisted, the junks gave tie CATtiacate of enlistment. la order to enable a recruit to pet his elinherge when he bad been enlisted impraperle, another section of the set enabled him to go before a mafetrate, whine four days, and obtain his ef.s• charge. With regard to the appreheasion of recruits, alleged to have deserted, there were clauses in the set which required that the eatery authorities should not decide who. there men was a deserter or not ; but if a recruit had de serted before he joined a regimes' or deellt, he should be taken beton a magis:rate, and if he was shown to be a deserter, the magistrate was to determine whether be was to be committed. The fats of this case were thew —On 16th April, 1848, as it was alleged, the plaintiff enlisted et Button, his native place. Sutton was eighteen miles trent leswieh, in the Wood bridge district, where there was a petty sessions held every Wednesday, and a quarter sessions also. Woodbridge lies between Sutton and Ipswich in the direct read, and angle testes lied in the Leighbourhood. On the Wednesday alter he had enlisted, hie Loewy took him to Wo 41:ridge before the magistrates there, and he was discharged; therefore he was so longer a recruit, and could pot be a deserter. On Thursday be was arrested by two men of the Royal Artillery sad taken to Ipswich, and pat in the gaol there, where he remained till the following Saturday, when an attempt was made to get the boroueh 'Quietest 's to attest him or commit him at a deserter, but they said they had no power to do so, and he was again taken back to the gaol. Oa the S iturday his friends applied to Mr. Pannell, an attorney at Ipewich, to interfere. Mr. Po ;mall went first to the gaol, and then to the muiscrates' onto, and, having reason to believe that the pleintiff hail been unlawfully placed into custody by Muir Gavin at toe cavalry barracks, he deemed it his euty to see Major Gavin, when he stated the circumstances, and told Dim If he detained the men it would be illegal. Mein Gavin received him with courtesy and listened to him with tespeet. Mr. Purnell told him that be knew Mr. Cobbeld, the member for Ipswich, who bad been an enemy, and he advised him to see that gentleman and get his advice. Major Gavin told him to call ague, which he did in two hours, when be heard that the man had been taken to the barracks, and Major Gavin said it hid not been reported to him. Mr. Pownall then wrote a letter to Major Gavin to the effect that " the recruiting was illepal, leasmuch as the payment of the shilling was made me Saaday that theca had been no legality if the man was is the mili tia; that his place of abode had not been stated in 13 hours, or in wrideg ; that he had not been taken within four days before the magistrates for the division of **county ; that he went on the Wednesday following his enlistment before the proper magistrates at Woodbridge and had been discharged; that he had been apprehended at Button, sixteen miles treat Ipswich, and brought be ton the magistrates of that bor nigh, pawing the houses of county magistrates, and notwithstanding they said they had no jastedletiOn, a certificate of el, section was obtained from one of them (not &county magistrate); that en Saturday an applicetios was male to the magistrates at Woodbridge ter his commitment as a deserter, which was relined; that the governor of the gaol, actin under the advice of the Week to the magistrates, had ntused to detain him, and was about to art him at liberty, and asking his immediate dis charge." If Major Gavin had mete the slightest inquiry before the plaintiff was put into military custody he would have ante 'wined that he was dung an illegal set. Mr. Pownall tried agaia to see Major Gavin, but did not succeed. He tried to get the pleintiff discharged, but could not even see him. The meristsates were applied to, but it was ineffectual. Mr. Formal ands a communisation to the Horse Guards, and also to Captain Preen, of the artillery, who commanded the manikin, party, but without effect. Mr. Pownall then obtained a habeas corpus to bring up the mac, and the re turn to which would have stated the reason of his detention. N. return was made to the writ, nor was he brought sop, but he was discharged from custody on the very morning he was to hove been brought up, sad no such statement wee nude. A motion was made for an attachment autiost Major Gavin f.r not making a re turn to the writ, and be made an affidavit that he had no in tention of committing a contempt of court by not making a return, and the rule was discharged. The plaintiff had been isjared by ao return being made, which maid have stated the guinalle of bb detention. The injury he had received wee pert, end mins puiperly explained, entitled him to /wavy damegen. Me (Kr. Chambers) was glad Major Gavin appeared by tbe eslisitor to the Treasury, sad was represented by the law Amu of the carom, because it was his duty to press ter been damages. He had been detained for 18 days, Impinged in the guardhouse, was eked up in the black hole Maw tbo 'debt, had no bed or beddiag, had a *entry placed over Um, was kept in the strictest is closest custody, was net slowed to me hie friends, and was treated in every fe west ea • deserter. There were no cionimstances of ositigs lios. as Major °aria was as 'Aker of great experience sad isestmeitaad a istinetioe and not a young and inexperienced =M, set was well aware that he was proceeding illegally, is eassemsnce of hie communication with Yr. Pownall Me (Mr. Chambers) called on him therefore to give mastic mourn= for this great constitutional grievance. Bellowing witnesses were then called: Themes Churchyard—l am a solicitor at Woodbridge. There me magie'rstes there. Petty sessions are held every Werbeariey. The' Atterney.General—As far as Major Gavin is con. armed this is irrelevant. He had nothing to do with the enlistment ; it was in a different regiment. Mr. Chambers—l will not press any evidence objected to. Witsese-1 know the parish of Suttee ; it is 13 mile. from Irish. There is no way from Sutton to Ipswich but throng Woodbridge. Two meaty magistrates live there. It is in the aunty of ff affdk. James Hay Angier—l am a surgeon at Ipswich. I know Mr. Powaell the atrney. In April or , 1848, I saw Mr. Pownall ic to ing towards the Camdry Ipswich. He appeared in a hurry. I walked with him Bards the barracks. Major Gavin was not them then, he was out with the troops. He is major of 18th Learews. We stayed in the orderly room till he came beck. Hs Now la there. Durant what Mr. Pownall said. He aid be bed waited es bin on account of a person brag bus .erred . and Visually detained. He wished Major Gavin ad to Mr brier% as he understood he would kayo an applicatie• Ar as smut to convey him to the County Gaol. He oil be bad so such application. Ile lira entered into a disennekis , with Maim Gavin, say ing ke eheeld be earry to eater late bid t7iage with • centimes in Major Gavin's pedant. I l i d would be his duty to di so if he persisted, eiblibe let. to commit wi • produmlemel &deicer - wide whin Ile. Powsall might confe th r. Ho maimed lir. Osbbii, ILP. ler Simi*. He km boa eilistaey. Thin le des Act Kr. Cobbeld sow an . The Mutthy OM leaned la ; wassticesslAsa of and dimussed. 21Olivia Maned se is a very gentlemanly manner, and 1 :e had loud selhisi it the caw. I don't no Meet it myth's. was add abauteellisgtn. I had known Major Gavin by same he em sse s bef re. He had been is sommand at Ipwiek about II swaths. Na numb= was put to this witness in erose-examisation. Benjamin Frank-1 us a laid tioneltelzrich. I west to the lierraess oa lit May, ,by of Mr. Pewee& I had a letter to give to Wolcott. I asked to speak to him. I wee net allowed to us him. I went seals UN or three days. I sever saw the plain to I trent ohe mewing of 7th May with a wasp to Minor Gavin. Alm swiss the °afoul a the gurd I inquired for Major Owns. I saw bin is the wean beset. I wished to know If4thee Mr. Purnell or I scald ese Welton. Mato Gavin aid se, he could not allow mew say one else to have any esseissaisation with him. That was ell. sad I went away. I wont two or three days after. I saw Major Gavin on pa• ads, and asked if I could see Woken. The only answer wee" No." I went several time., but did not on him. Crow xemined—l first saw Major Gavin on the 7th of May. I thiek is the orderly room. It is in the officer's hone. lam sure it was Major Gavin, not Captain Burton. I know him by sight. I applied for myself or Poweall to see Woken. The cower was, " No, he could not allow me or say one else to have -aril communication with him." That was all that passed. I made a memorandum, by which I know it was the 7th of May. I recollect distinctly that I saw Major Chitin on that day. lam _prepared to swear to it. I gave the memorandum to Mr. rownall. It is two years ago, and a date might slip my memory. Welter Robertson—ln 1848 1 was one of Mr. rawaall's clerks. About the lit May he sent me to the barracks with a letter. I delivered it to Major Gavin's servant. He was in his room. He said Tell him to wait." I waited half an hour, and then the earns' came out and said there was no answer. Two or three days after I went to see Major Gavin. I saw him in front of the (Awn' house. I asked it Powsalleould see Wolton. said " No, I can't allow any one." It was proposed to read, the letter, the substance of which has been already stated in the speech of Mr. Chambers. The Attorney-General objected to its being admitted an evidence. It was revolved and read, Jobs Saerwood—l am a corporal in the 16th Lancers. I was at Ipswich when Wolton was in the guard-house. I was on guard. I was not guard when he was brought in. I was four or five days after. lie was confined in the gaud room. Tbe bomeadier of Artillery took him sway at night. • dof 16th Lassen and one of the recruiting party ed during the day. Re could nut have escaped. do not know how long he was there. He was kept there as a deserter. I don't know there is a black-hole ; I call it a prison. Deserters are generally in the guard-room. He was locked up at night in a place called toe cell. He was locked up at Line or half-pest at night, and let out at six. I sever was in the cell. I was on guard twice while Walton I was there. The second time was five or oil hours after the But. He was still guarded by our men the second time. I did not see him in the guard-house except I was on duty. The guard-house is at the gate. I saw him. I went on pan about every si: dep. I was not on dt.ty a third rime while be was there. I sever beheld in the cell, and do sot know what furniture is in it. I did not allow any one to vas him; it is not allewed—not even his own rela tions. I had spiking to do with the food. A deserter is allowed as mask a day. I don't know what it is. His friends are set allowed to bring his' any. Ido not know if it is six. pries a day. I sever had the pleasure of being in that situs ties. I have been in the regiment 22 years. Mejur Gavin has bees in it about that time. There were two troops at Ipswich at that tame—Major Gavin commanding. Cress examined—The cell is the place where deserters are generally confined at night. Wolton was treated like other deserters. I don't know who brought him. Charles John Junes—ln May, 1848, I was clerk to Mr. Taylor, agent to Mr. Pownall. I knew of a habeas corpus being applied for. 1 attended at the judge's chambers when the habeas was returnable. No return was moue. I have Mr. Footen's bill for conducting that business. There are charges for that "habeas corpus" and "attachment." That business was dons. The charges are reasonable and proper-461. 134.6 d. is the amount. The writ of " habeas corpus" and affidavit of Major Gavin in reply to the attachment were put in. I The affidavit was read. It was to the effect that, on re eel the writ of habeas cups, he went to the authorities I at the Guards and War-office, and communicated with thus, and by their direction d.scharged Wolton ; and that, eappoeing the only return he could niche was to bring up the body of Wien, which he could nut do after the dis charge of the man ; and that he had no intention of commit- I tiog a contempt of court. The whines was then crosesexamioed, and asked to show how much of the bill referred to attendances before naafis train, Re , previous hi the let of May. Re-examined—Mr. Potent& did come to London to attend to the return to the habeas corpse. Walter Robertson recalled. He had looked through the bill. The country buskins was done. A letter of 19th May, from Mr. Pownall to Major Gavin, was put is, to the effect that his duty einpelied him to press for a return to the habeas corpus and asked for a reference to his solicitor, in order that he might be Relieved from personal service. This was the plaintiff's case. The Attorney General addreteed the jury. He did net deny that Major Gavin was the officer in command at Ips wich, was legally liable if anything illegal bad been done, bat the oily evidence to fix him was an admission said to be male by him on the 74 of May, what it would be that on that day he was not in slpswich. ru: i esaid it was the duty of Major Gavin to listen to the =as of Mr. Poweall, but be (the Attorney. G. octal) t any commanding officer had any such duty, but was bound by the Aricles of War, without inquiry, to re. ohm every prisoner committed to his charge, and he might have been tried by a court-martial it he had acted otherwise, sad he was not therefore legally liable. The tuts were, that ea the 16th of April a person el the name of Bathhouse, who , bad bun resident at Suites. had known Wolton all his life,' end had recently enlisted in the Royal Artillery, received seam rem Bombardier Hutchinson, commanding the re. smiting party, to enlist any ene he could at Sutton. Bear home met Wolton, and Wolton pre seii him to enlist him in the Artillery. He refu-ed then, but subsequently, on the ~nag of that day, he did enlist. The enlistment was not veld because the shilling was given on a Sunday. Oa that day Woken promised to meet Backbones on the nee . . morn ing lobe attested, but he did not do so. Backbones reported tins to Hutchinson, and on Tuesday, the Dith, he went and served Wolton with a notice to attend at Ipswich on the 20th to be attested. Walton accompan ed Backhouee to Ipswich on the 19th and had his billet given to him as a soldier, but he absconded, and did not appear on the 20th—on 21st a search was made for him at Sutton. Oa 22nd he was reported as a deserter to Captain Freese, of the Royal Artillery commanding the recruiting party at Norwich. Captain Freese applied to hea !quarters fur instruction, and received for answer that there could be no doubt that the enlistment on Sunday was good, and he was directed to take proceedings for Lis capture, and he was ultimately delivered, on lot May, to Major Gavin at the cavalry barracks at Ipswich. The question was, whether Moja Gavin had exceeded his authority by receiving Wol toe, and keeping his in custody. By the Mutiny Act,which was passed annual'', the crown had power to make articles of war, and one of the articles of war wan, that no tit ier commanding a guard shall refuse or keep any prisoner com mitted to his charge by any officer, or non commicion officer, which officer shall deliver an account, in writicg, the crime with which the prisoner is charged." This was done by Hatchineon, and it was the duty of Gavin to receive the prisoner. By the 69. h section cf the Mutiny Aet, it was enacted that if a man had been enlisted, and went before a rasgistrate within feur days, he might he attested ; and by the 60th section he might p before a magistrate, and having paid the smart-money, be discharged. Bat he was re: to go before a justice alone, without any person ceeneeted with the recruiting party. By the 69 th section, say person who have knowingly received enlistment money, abounded or refused to go before a magistrate, or absented himself from his party, and did not go voluntarily before a justice within four days, he should be deemed enlisted and a soldier fully and to all intents aid purposes as it attested, and should be punished u a deserter. In this case all ilk. se circumstances occurred, and the attestation was unnecessary. Sven if he was not deser er, Major Gavin had no power or discretion to refuse to receive a prisoner. If that prisoner was brought improperly into his castony, the persons who brought him were liable. Mr. Chambers wished to know on which section of the Mutiny Act the Attorney-General relied, to introduce the evidence which he had offered ? The Attorney.Geogral said that by 94th section of the Mutiny Ant, in cases like this the defendant was entitled to plead not guilty, and could give evidence of special matter under that plea. By the let section the judges were dirties d to take judicial notiee of the articles of war. Mr. Chambers objected to the reception of evidence vele as the Attornej•General was about to call. Hie Lordship decided to receive it, subject to leave to move. The following wee the evidence for the defence: (The article of war, 20, was taken as read.) James Backhouse—ln April, 1848, I was a gainer in the , Royal Artillery. I know Bombadier Hutchison. I re ceived directions from him to go to Sutton. I came from Sutton. My friends live there. I was there on the 15th of ' April. I had been directed to enlist any persons I could there. On the nest day (Sunday) 1 saw Wolton at Sunni. at a public house. He asked me to enlist him. It was at half-put four. Church was not over. I paid I would not enlist him, because it was during service, and on Sunday. We remained there till Mont seven o'clock. He urged to be enlisted. Church was over. I gave him the shilling. I asked him if he was free, and able and willing to serve the Queen for 12 years. lie said yes, and I gave him the shil ling. I knew him before, all may life. f, had very lately er tered the service. Re saw me enlist- I knew he was a labouring man in the I had only entered a few weeks. I made an appointment to meet Ma at Sutton, at the Plough, at nine o'clock, on Mon day morning, to ge along with me to the bon- Win at Ipswich, for the purse of being attested. I west at 9 o'clock. He did not come. He wee quite sober vim 1 ealle:ed him. I waited tut hour and a halt, and then west to his father's house. I found him. He told me he would not go. He gave no resift. I went to Ipswich and told Hutchinson what bad occurred. I gave the name of ' the recruit and where he lived, sad that he would net come with me to be attested. The nertday I wag directed by Hutch , Goon to go to Button with another gunner who took • I paper. We found Withal& worklas in the field. The paper , was ',edema to him. He went back with us to Ipunek in ; the afternoon. Whoa he arrived we all three west to the bombedier, who got him a billet and he west to quarters. Creseelansined — l had bees enlisted three weeks co a ocittai. I sever best mat es Mad-turtles. I bad Men THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 7, 1849. hpriogats said that while waiting to be called up, eh- wife we. slowed to see him, and the officer who had the prison' r in custody was .oft below in chirp of him. Plisnrler-4 did not think it was wrung. Sir James Pukr—h's quite char what your object wit. Mr. -Perkins said he was sure the prisoner was the man. Mr. Slylieu, solicitor, who conducted toe case, said there wen from 30 to 40 charges, but be should only adduce evidence of two more for forgery. and two for emb , zzlement. The second ease was that of forging Mr. Pratt's name to an eider for 7s . which had been sent from Walsall on Ike 28th of November. The third was making the same sae of an order for 26. 74d , which came from a bookseller at Berkinhead. Mr. Perkins produced the orders, and Mr. Trutt identi fied the signatures of his name to them as being in the handwriting of the prisoner. There wire then proved two charges of embezzlement, one b•ing to the amount of 11. 2s. 9d. ' and the other half a sov ereign.—The prisoner rest reed his defence. 8:r James Duke comn.itted him for trial on all fire charges. CBANOE OP STEALING VALUABLE SECURITIML—George Alexander Collie, of 40, Bermoudsersquare, was again brought up, charged with stealing a number of shares in the Friesland Gas light Company, embezzling various sums of money, and making use of a life poliey, the property of his employer, Mr. George Ogle, No. 4, Great Winchester-rreat, solicitor ; and John Abrahams, of 12, Charlotte.strei t, Cale doeien-road, Islington, with receiviog the shares and policy, knowing them to be stolen. It appeared after a lengthened rumination that there was no evidence to inculpate Abrahams and he was discher.ied Sir J. Duke remanded Collie until to-morrow, to consider what course should be pursued regarding him. OBTAINING GOODS BY FALSE rItSTRNCES.—George Hetherington ng was brought up tor the foucerth time, on the charge of gstu goods under Wes pretens, embezzlement, and obtaining money by maned forged checks. The previous examinations have been fully reported, from which it appeared that the prisoner was constantly moving about in various characters, and a paying any one. Some additional evidence was gone into, and the prisoner was remanded until Saturday. UTTIIRINO A FORGED CHECK FOE 4001.—Edward Clamp, of No. 4, Flask row, Ebury-rquire, Pimlico, was charge' with having uttered a forged check to the amount of 4901. at Messrs. Childs, the bankers, and sev. rai witnesses in sup port of the charge having been examined, he was remanded until Saturday. MARKETS. COTTON.—lavaupooL, Dac. 6.—Thu market today was a little better. 6,000 bales were sold, end specuLders took 2,000. encnitevitit, Disc. 6.—The marher, bath for go -di and ' yarns, was again quiet. In consequence of the accounted the cotton crop brought by the Cambrian, in which the estimates are somewhat enlarged, cenfldince in the mabiteuance of prices was somewhat shaken, but hitherto no material change has taken plaee. Some fire or six henries operated freely in various deserlptime of goods, at Tue , day's prices, but in other reepezts there was very little doing. Print. log cloths were perhaps more 'wily disposed of than any other artiee, but the little businers ,one to all sorts of piece rude was at full prices. In some descriptions of shirtier, 60-rteds and upwards, Pule manifeMd, Indeed, some degree of firmness. la yarn very lade was done, bat spinners continuing pretty Arm, there was no diminution in prices. THE CORN TRADE.—BIRMINOHAY, DEC 6 —At the commencement of lest month we had a trifling improvement in the value of wheat, especially of old and the best qualities of new; during the past fortnight this 'dunce has not only been lost, but our present prices for English wheat are 2s. to 3e. per quarter lower than they were four weeks ago; whilst foreign barely maintain!' our quotations at that time. The average price of wheat for the United Kingdom according to the last Casette return, namely 40e. 4d. per quarter, is we believe lower than it has been during the present century, except in part of the years 1822, 1532, and 1838, when it wasbelow 4 w. ; and ow wool' in tae latter yaw It was snip 3Gs. /d., although there was tar a comptets mo ssipory or ins borne market for grata to the Ezell& farmer : in the year 1822 all imports of wheat were mold. bleed until the average price reached 80s. per Winchester quarter; and daring 1835 and 1836 the highest sliding toile was in fame, which was in effect prohibitory, when the mice was below (Os. per quarter. The present low currency is almost universally at. tributed exclusively to the operation of free trade in corn, and the consequent importations; but it should be borne in mind that we have had, as before stated, lower prices, both under prohibition and high protective duties; while in 1822 most kings of meat were 30 per tent. cheaper than at present. The history ef the corn trade for a long period will show that a high range of prism gives an unnatural stimulus to moduction, and is almost invariably followed by very ens. nimble, and often by disastrously low rates to the growers. Although we are by no means sanguine of any early material advance upon our present priers, vet we me no cause to induce our farmers to bring forward their wheat freely under the expectation of its being lower, as nearly all the foreign importations continue to incur a loos to the owners. Hitherto our millers and dealers have generally bought with great caution, end only for their Immediate consumption • we believe their stocks are consequently unusually light, end we expect they will be prepared to Increase them considerably as soon as they think the price hes touched its lowest point. The low value greatly increases the consumption of bread, which is now the cheapet food. From recent accounts from the United Ma le it appear, there is no encouragement for shipments acorn and flour to England, even with the present freights, and though a Mile wheat and flour will probably continue to drop in from thence, even with a lore to the im porters, without a decided advance here, there is no quantity to he expected likely materially I. affect our markets. The Baltic and Danube are probably by this time dared by ice, and the value of some kinds of wheat in many of the Mediterranean ports is as high as in England. The last quotation for the beet red wheat at Odessa was about 325. per quarter, with freights rather advancing; there will, however, continue to be a few cargoes arriving from the Mediterra nean and black ties, which with the addition of that shipped from some of the French porta and Hamburg, will, we coped, conritute the main supplies of foreign grain into the United Kingdom. for the next six months. Out present prices are odessi, te. 9d. to Dant.ic, is. Bd. to Ge. per 60 lbs. at Glouerter. English, red, 4s. Gd. to is. 2d. ; white, ss. to ss. bd. per 62 lbs,, at Birniingtiam. Barley has given way in price the last four or live weeks 2s. to de. per qr., and though our supplies have been light the stocks of grinding qualities in Gloucester have not much decreased, as the demand for ding purposes has omiderably fallen ; such is worth Ise to 225. per 3'9011 t. at Glow:elm , . Our import bu of Irish oats has not been lar ' l c :ceder aau a t t' ll. per ret t r e . eqAt to thnetcZt encouragement for shipment from any port in Ireland, especially es in moat of the Irish markets their value has recently a little improved. Our qua -them are : Irish white, Nu to 18s. ; black, Its. per 312115. at Gloucester. Though we have had but very few arrivals of &gyp tian beans there hare been several cargoes of French ef this year's growth. Our quotations are fully maintained, but the demand has slackened, sad we should not be surprised to see them somewhat lower, as the opinion that the crop is a good one is fully coofirmed. Our supplies of peal have been taken Wren snivel, and they advanced early in the month Is. to '2B. per quarter, but have since declined quite as much. The present value of dry grinding qualities, both white and grey, is 1 s. per 19u1M. at Gloucester; and bailees are worth very little more. We expect the demand will be mueu les& coed before the end of this month, more particularly for feeding pm poem. We have still some sale fur winter vetches at 4s. 6d. to Is. per bushel at Birraingbani ; and speculative buyers of griuding qualities at Be. per 18siba, at Gloucester. Potatoes continue to drily in the pits, and it is probable they will be scarce In the spring.—From Arran:Merge' , Cornaar. HOSIERY AND LACE TRADES.—NornmeaAN, Dec. 6.—The cotton hosiery trade, in nearly all its branches, may be considered, as respects demand, in a flourishing condition. The silk branches, except silk gloves, which have a shade improved, are, bow. ever, in a depre-sed state. The c Atom bobbin net trade is in a very fair condition and the steam faetories are working pretty long hours. Several other principles, beside' the traverse warp aura pusher, are making Amy traverse mound nets, but not to eny extent, the methods being a nowt. The cotton straight-down nets are rather dull, and the new method has sot come into operation, the inventors and the machine-owners not having )et come to an agreement both parties being very shy—the one of their money, the other of the secret of their invention. The silk bobbin net trade is but dull, and the court mourning, as yet, km had little c ffect upon the speculator*, though, as a matter of course, the demand for black laces has immersed. There has been more doing in the lace trade during the present week than could reasonably be expected at this mason of the year. The American orders are not yet completed, whilst to Germany there has been an average of liminess. Contrary to expectation we have had several more buyers from Belgium this week, but, finding little or no stock of goods suitable for their market, their purchases could not be extensive. We here see the folly of high protective' damn. The itelgaus chiefly purchase in the brown, and bleach, drew, &c., at home, the duty le Mg so much higher upon flniahcd than unfinished fp ells when they enor that country. This will also operate injuriously to those who are engaged In making white goods upon the machine: the duty is ad oedema, and is much higher upon threads than if sent out in the brown. By the last advice. by the Cambria, we ham that most motion planters are manifesting a desire to sell, and a reduction of three dollar* per bale has been submitted W.—Maim/ham !Grim. WOOL—BRADFORD, Dec. 6.—The improvement in the demand for Wool noticed in our last repent will continues; and e slight further advance in most descriptions of long Wools has again taken place. There amine little or no doubt that this firmness will progress, and the probability Is, that Wools are now being par. chased at as low rates as our market will prevent for some time to comm CORN.-Thietuttflfl, Dee. 6.-The trade for ell kinds of grain hi re to-day is exc.-minty dull. Wheat, Is. to 2s. per qr. lower, Barley, 25., and Oa .a Is. Prices are as folluvra • Wheat, 4s. 4d. to 4s. 10d. per bushel. Bark y„ 20s. to 245. per qr. Oats, 16s. to 20. Beano, 3s. to 4s. 9d. per bushel. BIRMINGHAM, D 6.-Dating the present week the transactions of the trade have again been on the most limited scale. Wheat is nominally Is. to 2s. per qr. cheaper, Barley Is., Oats Gd., and Peas Is. Beans held fur Gamer cu rency. At this day's market there was less Wheat offering, but sales could only be made at a de. cline of Is. per yr. Barley offered at a similar reduction, and little program could be made. On the few Oats sold, the turn was in favour of the buyer. Very few Beans ur Peas changed hands, but lower prices would bane been accepted, if buyers had appeared. Prices : Wheat, English, white, per Mobil of 021ba., Se. Gd. to ss. Sd. ; new, is. ad. to 56.6 d.; red, 4s. M. to :a &I.; new, 4a ed. to U. 2d.; Irish, Tel, ss. to Se. 2i1.; foreign, red, 4i.10,1. to Sa. lid.; foreign, white, sa. 4d. (*Gs. 3d. ; Polish Odevaa, Is. Ind. to ss. 4d.; Danube, 4` bd. to Ss. B rrley, per Imp. qr. 243. to 295. Od.; grinding, per 31121 b.., 180. 6d. to 235. Od. Oats, En g lish, white, per Imp. qr., 17s. Od. to 255. ; Weld, black and white, per 31211 x„ 16s. Gd. to I 6d. ; Irish (40lbs. to 4211 o.), lie. Gd. to Ids. ed. ; (57Ibs. to 391b5.), lia. O d. to 184. ; black, 16s. &I. to 17s. 6d. Beans, English, old, per 1961b5., 14s. to 15e. Od. • new, Ile. rd. to 12s. ed.; Irish, I Is. to 1 Is. 6 d. ; foreign, lie. ed. to 13 s: Peas, boiling, per imp. qr. (r.omiu.il), 30s. to 36..; grinding, per 19611:e., I Is. 3d. to I Is. 9d. Lentils, per 196164., 11s. to lls. rd. Flour, Eaglish, fine, per seek of 28011 w. 30s. to 335. ; seconds, 285. to 31s. BRISTOL, DICIMHER 6.-The market wan hut made. rater supplied with English wheat; but the demand being inconsi derable, a further decline was experienced of about Is. per quarter. English wheat must be quoted 38s. to 12s. per imp. qr. There was a mote active inquiry for the better qualities of Foreign, but the stocks are ample, and talus were lower by about 64, per qr. Foreign white brought from 41s. to 495. per 400 lbs. Foreign red, fine qualities 165. to 445. per ditto. Foreign red (ordinary qualities), 3‘. to BM: per ditto. Foreign hard, 3 is. to 375. per ditto. There was a dull market fee flour, with prices lower by Is. per sack than the currencies of this day se'imigkt. English armada must be quoted 2bs. to 30s. per sack, and American, Isx., sweet, 2Ja. to 255. per handl. The market for barley was not so good ea last week, either for malting or grinding qualiti sale, es • and, to effect ke, a reduction to the extent of Is. per quarter h ad to Ise submitted to. English malting brought from 275. to 30,. per quarter ; and English and Foreign t raiding from 20s. to 235. per 400Ibs. The de mend for oats was very sluggish. with a downward tendency as re gards priors. Devon and Welsh feed, lie. Gd. to 13s. per Imp. qr. Irish white, 16s. 6d. to Its. per 3201 b.. Irish black, 11s. tit. to ISP. per imp. qr. There was • retail inquiry fur beans and peas, with prices much the same. Dudish beans, 20e. to 32s per imp. qr. Foreign ditto, 2Se. to 28s. per 480Ibs. The travels for the week, sea and cosetwisa,have been :-Wbest, 3,344 qrs., 253 Deals ; oats, 1608 blip., 363 qrs. ; barley, 912 qrs., 782 brio. " beans, 1110 gni, 30 brim. ; flour SuCi nicks, 15 bare!s. The averages according to the official return 01 the corn. -r have been - Wheat, 374. 11. ; oats, 116. Sd. ; barley, 295.; teas, 355. id. DEvizes, Dee. 6.-We had only a very moil supply of Whea, the condition of which was much affected by the damp wee. then; test samples sold, condition considered, at about last week's prices ; Mit all toltrior quints. were Is. per qr. lower; a good clear ance, however, won effeatiL Barley was in very large supply the very best qualities sufforted last week's prices, but all other sorts met a very dull oak at • decline of Is. Ler qr. In other grain but little doing. Present prices: Wheat, white, per qr., 41e. to Gs.; beet red, 40s. to 41s. midditng, 325. W S9s. ; inferior, 265. to 34e. barley, 295. to 31s. Oats, 18s. to 255. Beano, old, 3•4. to 414. ; new, SOa to 325. Pero, Sus. to 10s. Flour, line, per sack, 325. to 365. ; weionda. 295. to Ste. FARNHAM, Dec. 6.-Tee Wheat trade this day was ex ourlingly dull, and from 2s. to 30. per qr. lower than last week. Of Barley we had as abundant supply. Trade very languid, at a decline of full b. per quarter. Wheat, from 81. to 117. SP. per load. Barley, 235. to 255. per qr. Oats, IlSo. to 235. Peas, 211 s. to 31s. Beans, 28.. to 330. MANNINOTHRI, Dee. 6.-We have had a pretty geed show of Wheat toalay. The trade Is very dull, at a decline of 2s. per qr. Malting Barley is also 2s. to 3s. lower; grinding, 3s. Beans sell at late prices. Peas rely dull in sale. Wheat, white, 10s. to 41s. ; red, 11116. to .os. Barley, malting, 26.. to 28s. ; grinding, 20s. to 245. Beans, Ns. to 30e. Peas, 2i5. to 295. Nuwurug, Dee. 6.-The largo importation of foreign mato bas ezertu de L•l :pressing influence on our market. Wheat and Barley were both in au tply, and from Is. to 2s. lower. There was but slow for Oati, Beans and Peas, and all rather easier to bay. Avenges : Wheat, at 43a: 4d. Barley, 275. 2d. Oats, 16a. 3d. Beans, 32a. PLYMOUTH Dee. 6.-Continued dulness in every branch of the Can trade pervades oar market, the wants of farmers oblig ing them to press on ini.lets more than they waut ; and whilst this pressure foe money continues, we may elpea to be dull. At this morning's market prises were the turn in favour of the buyers, and tine white Wheat was sold at 401. per 8001b5. Flour, 311. to 313. per sae CATTLE, like —Lttecoire, Dee. s.—There wilt a good show of Beasts, and former prices were fully supported. Tate show of Sheep was rather huge, and the trade good. beef, sa. 8.1. to Ge. 3d. per stone; Mutton, sd. to 51d. per lb. NEwsata, Dec. s.—We have had onl y d a very small mar ket to-day, owing to the fair being on Mon ay next. Prices were about the same as last week. There were 51 beasts, and 11l Pigs penned. CLONMEL MONTHLY FAIR, Dec. s,—This fair, held to day, was rather an ineliffere nt one, owing chitfly to the extreme wetness of the monitor. The supply of cattle was unusually small. Mitch Cows were in good demand, and sold at from 91. to Ira. Eat COW, 91. 121.; two-yearold Heifers, 21. 10s. to 31. les.: year lings, 21. • fat sheep, 1!. les. to 21.; store Sheep, 255. to 35a. Pigs were a d ull sale, and sold at the rite of 325. per cwt. -- • - • - • • • -• • - MORNS MARTINMAS FAIR —This fair, which is the list Scottish tryst fur the year, was held on the Crofts of Douae, on Wed neralay week, and was a ad one. It is computed that not mote than one-third either of Sheep or Vast Calla brought forward were gold on that day. The greater pars of the steak consiated of the shots or outecalee of former market-. In regard to Sheep prices were nu better than at Duane Latter lair, held on the Bret Wtelneaduy of the month. Black Cattle, yieur-olds, told from If. to 11. 10s ; eis-quarter-olds, 21. to 3L; two-year.oliD, from 31. to 51.; three-year-nide, good, from 51. to GI.; fat country Cattle, Gt. to 7s. per stone ; inferior ss. to Gs. per stone. There was no really good, nor any Irish, Mock at this markeL Of Horses there were less than the usual number, and those were uuntly in the hands of dealers; a good llorse might have been bought from 251. to 351.; and a Highland Pony, from U. to 101. - - - - • EDINBURGH, Dn. b.—The sunply of cattle this morning was large-493, or 110 more than last week. The nullity was excel. lent, and the demand good. The top price may be quoted at 7s. 9d., but very good cattle were sold at from 7s. to 7s. Gd. per Dutch stone ' • inf. rim hems brought from Go. to Gs. 9d. A large proportion sold. We bad a large supply of Sheep thin morning, there being J,340, or 51.1 more than last week. Sales dull, particularly for white Sheep. Good aged black-faced weddero sold reaffilv at funnel' rater—viz., per lb.; current, 3d.; middling and inferior kinds, 3d. to Id. ROTirrox, Dec. 15.-Corn trade exceedingly depressed. Wheat and Harley each le, to 2a per qr. cheaper. Wheat, 23a. to 275. pee load; Barley, 235. to 32a per qr. Olith 14s. to 18a STOCITON-ON Ties, Dec. 6.-We had a moderate sup ply of Wheat to thie day's market, for which there was a steady de mand at the full prices of this day week. Barley dull sale. Oa • iuM a demand at last week's prim. Bans without change. The following see the quotation.-British: Wheat, per qr. of 6310 a. te the Mabel, Durham and Yorkshire, red, 36e. to 40e. ; white, 3es. to 44e. South country red, 395. to 41s. ; white, 42e. to 455. Oats, feed, He. to lea ; potato, Ifs. to 245. Beans, old, 30 0 . to 325. Mom, per sack of 200154., fi ne, 30e. ; super fi ne, 335. Iktmeal, Scotch, 29a, to 30a. Foreign Wheat, per qr. of 631bs. to the bushel, Rostock, Wismar, and Stralsund, 41s. to 438. ; Hamburg and Stettin, 40s. to 425.; Holstein and Danish, 3Te. to 40e. Polish (Mem, 3es. to 40s. Barley, grinding, rd. per stone. Oats, Dutch and Fries land, les. to 21a. Peas, boiling, 26e. to 214.; grinding, 23e. to 26e. Rye, 245. to ra. Imports during the past week :-Wheat, mast eries, 1193 qrs. ; foreign, 490. Oats, foreign, 619. Bye, soastwire, 200. Peas. ocsetwiee, 100. UIBRIDOB Dec. 6.-The supply of corn is fully equal to weeks , and the trade more doll. Wheat is 25., and Bar_ k e y pee qr. lower. Oats and Beans in very limited :demand. A : What, 435. 9d. Barley Me. to S 39a. ORtP, 151. t0241a. Pees, to 325. Beans, Ifs. to M, . per qr. WoaxiNoTox, Dec. 6.-There was a good supply of both Wheat and Barley in our market to-day, and having a good demand prises were fully supported for such, sad in some Instances rather more money was given for ths beat qualities. Wheat, white, 16a to lea; red, Mk 6d. to 20s. Battey, 10s. to Ile. Oats, 7s. Id. to es. 6d. Best Flour, per stone, 24.2 d.; see nds, Is. 10d. Swimmers'. la 2d. Oatmeal, Is. ed. Hymnal, le. Id. WILTRI.POR.D, Dec. 6.-The continued deli accounts from Nark lane exert a very &peening influence opus our market, sod sees of any klndsof grain, Meant Indian Men, ere almost topes*. doable for the Diorama Mom is sanely inqWrd fir. EDINBURGH, Dia 6.-There was a good supply at farmers' Wheat at market this morning; the best qualities ware mild at sheet lest Wadamday's prices, while the C13011190E1 soils mold net be gamed until • duelhas of Is. per qr. wee submitted to. Thomann* of foreign Whose as wed& harp; the demand was = u nsaid, EY holy ' though eely Miffed at ists alas. The sale 9x ruled very dull, sad the am wee gala la lowa a( the bsger. wale la moderate supply; flee Remotes being mane brought fully former Rahnagtebor,utileitigo.odtsoyL. daring tlh, eisgaolncskstorrucLw,:tha.ntdalicfnuu w ile e l n i4 t i t t o . pieces ; captain and one man drow n. rates, but inferior, of which the bulk connoted, mutt only be sold at a reduttion ot Is. per qr. New was, ery dull, and Is, ter qr. cheaper. Sultan, Graham, from Shields to Londo n, i Wheat, average, 3.55. Barky2ls. 2d. Oatis, IGe. Id. Beans, .6e. sd. ..or GLASGOW, Dee. S.-The week's imports to the Clyde at -s uit?. have consisted of 2,050 qrs. Wheat from Alexandria, and 900 ties. an d . D". 4 . from Hamburg; 70U seeks time from Menke, and 5,732 barrels from Canute and die United States; together with about 1 , 870 me. Oats, Till ) M seer 1,240 hails Ostroeal, end 2,677 sacks [.'lour from Ireland. Via Grangemouth, 1,140 qrs. Wheat, 1,854 qrs. Barley, 979 qrs. Oats, and 1.000 packs Flour have comprised the arrivals coastwise; 4,689 qrs. Wheat and 5,877 qrs. Barley having beta repotted from abroad. The severe weather experienced lag week was followed by heavy rain, and has sate been succeeded by keen fresh The depres-ion in Mark-lane, mused by the great infirm of foreign grain during the last two west; has had its usual influence on the trade here, and to make shy proper in sales lower prices had to be taken for most articles. TM day's market ruled dull, but fins muddier of Wheat could scarcely be fought cheaper ; interior kinds were neolteted, although tellers would willingly have sub mitted to • reduction of 6d. per boll. Flour ed. t er barrel and GO. to Is. per sack lower for good marks, end stale and sour description' were aerie, at very irregular prices. Oats and Oatmeal were held at late rates, but met a slow sale. For Barley, id. to Gd. less money would have been accepted, but little was sold. Beans and Peas un altered. Wheat, English, white, per 2401h5., old, 22e.t0 23a.; red, old, 21s. Od. to 22.. Od.; Scotch, white, old, 21s. Od. ti 224. 611. ; red aad white, new, 17e. .feel. to 19a. Od.;Polite., old, 225. Gd. to 235. OIL; Tomcats; old, 21s. 6d. to 225. lid.; new, 20e. to 21s. Gd.; Danish, old, Ills . Od. to 21s. ; eid, 19s. li d. to 20s. Od.; Odessa, soft, old, 18s. Od. * 19s. Gd.; Canadian, old, 20s. Gd. to 21e. Od.; United Stator, old, 20s. 6d. 761 215...0d. Barley, per 3201 b.,, Berwick and Scotch, new, 15e. 941. to 17s ; Irish, 15r. 6d. to 165.3 d. ; hirer; ft; Pornerann, he., old, 15s. 6d. to Ifs. Od.' • new,168.3d. to 16n9d.; Danish, old, 15s. to 15e6d.; new, 156.6 d. to 101 Oats, per 26411*., Berwick and Scotch, old, 14s. 6d. t i c, , Irish, Wezford, M., new, 13s. 6d. to 14s. dd.; Lime he ,, old, 13s. Gd. to les. Od.• hew, 145. 3d. to 14s. 9d. • extra prepared, new, 15s. Od. • foreign, Itunsian old, 13a. Gd. ' 145.; Danish, 1?s. to Ilk. Gd. Beano, per 4 Imp. b ash., foreign, old, 14a. to 14s. 6d. ; Irish, per 2601t0., old, 14s. to 14a. 6d.; new, 14s. fed. • Egyptian, per 2801ba., old, 14a. bd. to 15s. Pea., white, per AMA., old, Lie. Gd. to 15e. ; grey, 14a. to 141. Gd. Flour. per 2s ol bs., old, Eng. lish, superfine, 32P. to 335.; Irish, aoperlitte, 31s. 6d. ta 325. Gd. ; fire, 30s. 1031 s. ; extra choice qualities, Ws. to 31e. Od.; American, sweet, per barrel, old, 225. 6d, to 23a. Od.; Canadian, Gd. to 235. Ikl. ; sour, 20s. to 21s. 6d. Oatmeal, per 28011*., Irish, common cut, new. 255. to 25e. Gd. Indian Corn, lbs. to 17s. Od. per Melba. Haab d g. Holla Lisbon Pacific India Yid Southampton India Ai Hanoi) las ........ Sexton and Halifax .. • tlexico and Hammitt West India Brazil ARRIVED. but 0 Doe. 16 Jab, 7 Doe. 4 0 Dec ta bet Th t Dig. a Acanthi-at Liverpool, December 6 gLICI (brig)-at Deed, December 5, fr0m.,...„.„.„ ,. Aoss-at Hull, December 5, from. .. . . .......... Ames MARIA - at Hull, December 5, from ._ . „ Athiox-at Yarmouth N., December 5, tres ..... „ .... - - "free Smucker -at Portsmouth, December 5, fres. ... Angora-at Plymouth, December 5, tree ... .. „ Mao Lee. Neceox--uff Penzance, December 4, .6r,ii a ji6.1.1 3, 4 Atica-at Gravesend, Dees nber 6, from . .............. Banns ANTRILILPIN-at Grarelead, December 8, ........ Banesew-at Gravesend, December 6, front. ........ BATAVIMI-at Gravesend, December 6, from .. . .... „. Bernemos-at Gravesend, December 5, fram.,„,: . ::::: 34 lnise BoIIIAT -at Deal, December 5, from Brauer otos -at Hull, December 5, from „, „„, .... bee Cicely-at Grimsby, December 5, from Caassoas- at Holyhead, December 5, from„....,„ a _p ea Cas tou:N sia 11 s-at Gravesendo/-at Livrtpool,, December December 3, 6, from Cm ....... or LONDON-at Gravesend, December 6, Derma-et Hull, December 4, from ..................... Ikrox-at Bristol. 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CUIDIN—at Liverpo d, December 6, from ..... .........—..lemen 1 RAPlD—at Gravesend, December 5, from Ms Remiss.—at Gravesend, December 5, from limMleg &mous —at Gravesend, December 6, from NM Scorisno —at Goole December 5, from Resit tinwares—at Shields; Demo bee 4, from... ...... ............Mmedi TINANAIU—off Liverpool, December 6. Timms MANATIILD—at Bristol, December 6, from,.. & iiireft Twrian—at Gravesend, December 5, from lames Tsar/aux— at MIL December 4, from Stemni YUMA—at Bull, December 4 (from re = WILUAN—at Yernsou , b, N., December 5, from. Wrrca—at Ilfracombe, from .81.111dadb WIL Jeurrs—at Gravesend, Dec. 6, from Ram WINDINOLTR—at Bristol, December 6, from Lk Wrrca —at Bristol, December 6, from St. Bidet IA IL ID. Aotts-from Gravesend, December 6, to elk AORNORIA-from COEUR, December 3, to Ilemierbal ANDROMACIIS-from Falmouth. Dec. 5, t 0........ Jmbe Asuuso-from Liverpool, December 6, is Not Tot Aso-from Gravesend, December 6, to Miss ACTAON-from Gravesend, December 6, to Madm Duca Car-from Gravesend, December 6, to St. Midas's CITT or Rorrowas-from Gravesend, December 6, to NOM Carnaniss-from Leith, December 3, to Port Plug Eowo. barns-from Falmouth, Dec. 5, to %los Emir-from Yarmouth, N., December 5, to ....... .....-..legtees Flown-from Salcombe. December 4, to ... Punta-from Gravesend, December 6, to Ghat GOLDIN EARLS-from Gravesend, December 6, to. Theo Gurrontu-from Newport, M., December 5, to .Ates GLEANER-from Swoon, 'December 5, to Moils Hosot-from Milford, December 5, to Milt= Ilsaotne from Liverpool, December 6, to Ads lsassue,-from Gravesend, Decembee 6, to .11. 11116th baroaras-from Queenstown, December 4, to MOM Java-from Greenock, December 3, to Mil JANFT BOTD-IT•10 Greenock, December 1, to. ILIUM Jeuus Cases- from Queenatown, December 4, to gt. Mks& Jaws-from Queenstown, Ike. 4, to Ulm LAUNCESTON-from Plymouth, December 5, to Inlet LAYS NI:GENT-from Gravesend, December 6, to N Zrebot LIFYZT-from Gravesend, December 6, t 0..„... it MIAMI LIGIBT or TOR 11•RLII-from Liverpool, December 11, to. B. Aym MARIA-fromLTDO, December 5, to Emden Olorr -from Liverpool, December 6, to Mali PATRIOTS'S-from Liv mod, December 6, to Ada PETER AND] , RN-from Looe, December 4, to 36. 0 6 6 Pauses Or WALES-fr. to Milhed, December 4, to, PRIME/ICE-from Waterford Passim December 4, to ..... fe is Porierara-from Gravesend, December 6, to .........lsormilm Ocean VICTORIA-from Gravesend , December 6, to...Persamboo Qum' or TIER Wm-from Milford, December 4, to lib. IiTATA-from Greenock, Decemher 4, to -las groximouss -from Plymouth, December 5, to Lair SIR W. MOLIEWORTR-from Partstow, December 5, to 011111 SRA GULL-from Grangemouth, December 4, to ...........Mo Mit Soren. BODUINUTON -from Gravesend, December 6, OS Jails Scams-from Liverpool, December 6, to Gandsetteltb Sri It Pam. -from Liverpool, I iecember 6, to -....... LW Sono-from Gravesend, December G, to detwig Wave-from Gull, Decmber 6, to VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Aux, of Whitby, 7 miles W. by N. off Ylamboyeagb fisil, 4 eig. D-c. 4. GIPNY Quasi, from London for .4 yra, Nor. 29, lat. 44, kw. U •. Morrraaat, from St. Nolo for Mauritius Oct. 10, tat 7 N., lon 11 W. ROYALIST, of Alloa, from Hartlepool fur Aden, Oct. 11, W. 7 it, 22 W. Wa.Btaraor, Nov. 33, lat. 41, lon. 10. LAdvertioement.) —A DANGEROUS CASE OF ERIS!. !EL" attended with swelling and inflammation, cured by Rollos was's Pills and Ointment.—Extract of a letter, dated Ere Spdaby, Lincolnabire, OM. 8, 164.5.—" I beg to nominee to fsa a most wonderful cure wrought upon myself by your pills and out• mein. I had a very severe attack of erysipelas in my right foot sad antis, with swelling and infl immation to an alarming extent. Ime unable to move without the assistance of crutches. I consulted IS I eminent physician to no purpose. However, in less than two Meta, by the use of your ointment and pills, I was cured, to the warm d all who knew me. Signed, Joseph Gilt/on, a farmer."—Said be ab druggists, and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, HS, sense, London. doing ambles sites I had been enlisted. I bad not got my uniform and accautremente. I had on my farming c'othes I bad no ribbon in my bat. It wee dialog of eracon church when I spoke to Walton. We were waiting to get into the Plough. We stayed from half-past four to halt past seven. We wr re taking a comfortable pipe and talking, and we did drink some. 1 paid for some of the drink. We drank be r. I cannot say bow much. We went awry together. I gave him the shilling about half an hoar before we win. There were other persons drinking. No other soldiers. It was precisely half-past 7 when we went. I was going home. I was quite sober. Ido not knew if say eine who saw us deistic' is hare to-day. I did not see Woken safe ' home. He lived about • mile from the P.ough. Two men did not see him safe home. I never saw them. I cannot say bow much I tali for the !kart I seam* say how much money I had. I got the shiliieg from the bombardier. I cannot tell what I paid there. The publican saw me give the shilling. He le not here. I had not been drinking be fore I went to the Plough. When I wevt to his house on Monday about ton o'clock he was up. I retuned on Tun , day to Sutton, and found him in the field. Crews, who was ' with me, was in uniform. We stopped till be left off work, at half-ipset two, when he pot up his horses and came with a. We walked to Ipswich. We went through Wood bridge. I was not one of those who handcuffed him. I saw it done, at his house. I cannot say what day it was. I Joseph Hutchinson—l am • bombardier in the Royal Artil. I be,. wag with • recruiting perry at Ipswich in 1848 I Deckhouse was • recruit. I gave him leave to see his friends. I directed him to enlist any young men be thought I likely to suit the service. Oa the Monday Backhouse came back to Ipswich, and told me he bad enlisted • young man who would not come with him. He told me his name, and where he lived. 1 filled up a printed notice to be Keyed on him. This is • copy of it. I gave it to Gunner William Crowe. Crowe and Backhouse left Ipswich on the Tuesday ; en the lime evening they brought Wolton there. I found him • billet for the sight, giving him orders to come to me at 9 o'clock the next morning. He did not come, so I went Is his billet but did not find him. I sew nothing of him the mkt day or the Wednesday. On the Thursday, 20th, Crowe, Backhouse, and I went to Sutton to look for him, but scald not find him. I afterwards went to take Wolton as s deserter by direction of Captain Freese. I went to his father's lime, and watched it daring the night. I took him the next morning, 27th, to Ipswich, and lodged him in the county gaol. The same day I went before the borough justices, who told me to go before a meaty justice. I went before one, who directed me to go Woodbridge. On Saturday. the 29th, I took Wolton before • justice (Mr. Thomas) at Woodbridge; Mr. Powaall was there. He would not either commie him car dieehar a e him. I took him back and lodged him in the county g.ui 'Ann. Mr. Pownall wished me to take smart money. I did not take it because I could not do so on my own responsibility. I told Mr. Pownall I could not, as he we. then a d.eerter pest the usual four days. On the Ist of May I took him to W guardroom at the barracks at Ipswich, as a &teeter. I signed • paper and delivered it to Lieut. Burton. I asked Welton when he first came to Ipswich why he did not come on the Monday ; he told me because he was advised by his master that a Sunday enlistment was illegal. He said he Mated Backbones two hours before be would enlist seked if he was drunk or sober, and he said h he m had willingly enlisted. Crose-examined—l have been on the recrng service three years ; not always at Ipswich ; at Norwich and the county of Norfolk. I have only allowance on recrui's when I enlist them myself. It Is 12a. 61. The recruit who en listed Walton would have got this sum. I should have got me share. The only borough magistrate I went before was /ir. Sampson. When we went to arrest him I was in nalforni, with my side-arms or. We took him in bed. I had asked him to get up. He would not. My sword was set drawn until after the handcuffs were en. I marched him of with drawn swords. William Crowe—l am • bombardier in the Royal Artil lery. I went on the 18th of April to Sutton with • notice, sod served it on Wolton. He came back with me. I went to look for tim on the 20sb. I did not find him. I went wi-h the escort to apprehend him. John Freese—l am a captain in the Royal Art llery. In April and May, 1818, I was in command of the recruiting parties in Norfolk and Suffolk. 04 the 23rd of April I re ceived • report from Hutchinson about the recruit Walton. Hutchinson was in charge of a party. Backhouse had been enlisted, and was a soldier of the Royal Artillery. On re (siring • reoor from Hutchinson I made an spplicatioa to the adjutant of the 3rd battalion, for which I was recruiting. I received an answer. In consequence I directed Hutchin son to proceed against the recruit according to the regula tions of the service. I received a written commun:cation from Lieut. Burton, Adjutant 16th Lancers. I went to ' lrswich on 6th May. I was there on the 70. Major Gavin was not there. I oceupird his quarter , . Cr se-examined—l did net see hider Gavin when I first went there. I was there from Saturday to Monday after noon. The notice to the recruit was then read. James Burton—l am a Lieutenant in 16th Lancers, and was Adjutant in May, 1848. I remember Wolton being brought to Ipswich Barracks. He was treated as a prisoner usually is. He had • bed and bedding brought from the hospital, as he had non.. I asked him if he was satisfied, and he said he had no compleinte. Bombardier Hutchinson, who brought him, gave me a paper, which I believe is de greyed. I copied it intv the orderly book, and signed it. It is called The crime," and is copied every day in the guard report. The paper charged the prisoner with de -114 ring. Cram-examined—The hospital is in the barracks. I saw a lied taken down to the cell. I cannot remember the day. This was the case for the defendant. Mr. Justice Coleridge, in summing up, told the jury that the question was whether the defet.dant was justified in re ceiving the prisoner into his custody. The defence bad taken two shapes, and if either was sustainable, there must be a verdict for the defendant. The article of war referring to this su4ect, although part of an set of parlisment, must be tain s to mean that the prisoners ri paired to be received by officers must be suck as were amenable to military law, and there could be no defence here, unless the penile in custody was within the Mutiny Act. II he was, Major Gavin was ntt e.lled on to inquire into the previous proceedings, if he was brought by • proper authority. This was no novelty at tached to military law, but ran through the whole of our law. The gumless whys ther the plaintiff was a military pri soner depended on whether he was a recruit, and if so, he had abocended by not returning within four days to go before • magistrate. la that case, although he was not curium, and Ahem bad been previous irregularities, then he was • soldier within the act and a deserter, and Major Gavin was justified in receiving him. It was not disputed that he had been brought to Major Gavin by a person employed in the recruiting service, who brought a written charge of the crime, and who stated that he had brought him by the order of his commanding officer. If he was a recruit depended on the construction of the 55th section of the Mutiny Act, which provided that per sons receiving enlistment money from duly authorised re cruiting officers or attested soldiers, should be deemed Folders Here he had been enlisted by a person, who, although there was no direct evidence of his having been attested, it was for the jury to say whether there was not • presumption that he had been attested. Mr. Cbamben tendered a bill of exceptions to the ruling of the lea' ned judge, on the ground that he should have told the juey that there was no lawful attestation of Back h use, by whom the plaintiff was enlisted. The jury retired, and on their return gave a verdict for the defeedant. I The case occupied the whole day. of SHERIFFS COURT.-YESTERD Buns.. x.. lhamisersirr Bracsats. FILOCLAYLATIOW Or OUTLAWRY. - - At the sitting of the court the following persons were called upon to surrender under renalty of outlawry : Helen Hammen, at the suit of Isaac Heise ; Robert Wyse, at the suit of the Right R •v. Nicholas Wiseman ; George Gorden, at the suit of Cherie' John Chsehyre ; Carlo BOr• honne, Prince of Capus at the suit of Alfred Mibineen; Robert Beecher Steward:, at the suit of Richard Ponder ; William Carpenter, at the suit of Peter George Pawnor*; Annette Townebend, at thl suit of Richard Williams; John Moseleyßiakes, at the suit of Jamie Ives Burbidge ; Re ginald Hare, at the suit of William Hillingworth Redd, a and another; Launcilot Russell, at the suit a Frederick Dsfaure • William Wright, at the suit of Heney Lindas ; William 'Wylie, at the suit of Justinesa Adcock; Phillip John Datil, at the suit of William Seebeck Hodge ' • Frede rick Hennlngson, at the suit of John Doe: John Richard Cook, at the suit of Within Cu: and another; Robert Clifton, at three suits of three different creditors, via., Pfau, Baron, and Brennan ; George William Finch, at the suit of Richard Kirkman Lane; and Janus Barr Mitchell, at the suit of Leonard Koecker. Several causes were tried, but they did not merit a report. POLICE..-Y6BTERDAT. GUILDHALL. FOROMIT AND EMNEZZLEWINT.—J. Bartholomew, of 6, Shaftesbury-street, New Nurth-road, formerly a clerk at the British Banner newspaper office, Bolt-court, Fleet-street, was charged with various acts of forgery end emb. &element. Bahia' Pratt, publisher at the Braid& Banner office, said that the prisoner was in his employ se a clerk for ab .ut two years, at a salary of 30s. per week. On searching the pri soner's desk he found a letter, dated Newbury, Noy. 24, 1849, which had contained a Poshoffice order directed to witness. On being inked what he had done with it, he admitted getting the money, and writing the passe of Pratt on it, and he alsa gave the names of four ether p.rties who had sent sums, bat denied haying any move. Thno, however, was not true. Mr. John HAW, editor of the Patriot newspaper, said he was present when the prisoner confessed to appropriatieg the Newbury Post-office order to his own um, and signing Mr. Pratt's name. Sir isfil4 Doke asked if any inducement was held out to the prisoner to wane. Mr. Hare replied that there was non* whatever. Mr. Hutton Perkins, clerk in the Post-office paying de partment, produced the Newbury order, which he said that he pail, with the amonnts of four other orders, to the pri soner. Mr Weidner (for the prisoner)—Are you quite sure he is the person to whom you paid the money Peihiae—l am. I should like to see him with his spec- Melee on. Sir James Duke—Prisoner, pat them on. Pruner—l have not got any. Sir Junes Duke (sarprised)—Why, when you were pat back a little while ago yon were wearing a pair. Prieoser—My wile has got them now. Sir Janes Doke—That act will do more to prdudioe your 4699 than anything dee. Call the gaoler, and let me see how he was allowed to gee Ad et by spectacles. METEOROLOGICAL RETURNS, FRIDAY, Dec 7, 1649. The State of the Weather at each of the following places at Nine o'clock yesterday morning.—The stations are now arranged in order of latitude. Sensed Lam. Coon* el Bu'uStb W State en Weather. Wind. Wind. i / mamma ............. S.W. Strong Breese Partially Cloudy Poous W. Gentle Breese Partially Cloudy porraxecis Balutorns liagnsos --... B. Gentle Breese Cloudless Suurnalserum . . S. Gnats trent Foggy Numerous ....... B. Gentle Breeze Parually Cloudy Tvesamos BWINOWCWIL.,... B. Gratis Breeze Partially Cloudy Baserot... Gent* Breen Cloudless Svensson ....... —. B.E. Gentle Breese Partially Cloudy Meows —. Le.. Calm Partially Cloudy ULOCC2FTW% Latour.* Causeless' Realer 8111MINOILIVI e nitaulegUala W. Gentle Breese Cloud csa YARMOUTII Curses CONWAY B.E. Gentle Freese Overcast 1110LTIISAD W. Hard Wind Heavy Kan nasty 0ffici1....... . 8.8. Gentle Breen Cloudless LANCIA= B. Strong Breeze Principally Oar Dalussorou S.W. Strong Breese Light Fog WNITIRATIIS Sue .Ic,tmitt.lJllll ILL Gentle Breeze Partially Cloudy Nructerui Ilsarroen B.E. Gentle Breese Overcast Gentle Breese Overcast BAUM= Guanow Eutuswaos Coune of Wind. B.E. Stmetb OWL THIS DAY, Nowt. of Wind. State of Weather. Brew Cloudy. SHIPPING INTELLIGBNCB. li• ^ Shipplag Cionetie, - rd' Lkrg d'a Lit.' CASUALTIES. Maw ow Aurora, Olsen, from Yarmouth, which wu driven on the Herd Sand yesterday morning, was got off during the afternoon, and brought int) harbour.—Shields, Dec. 5. Bolivar (brig), of and from this port for L indon, foundered yesterday morning off Berwick; crew saved.—Shields, Dec. 5. Betsey (brig), which was driven on shore on the Herd Sand yest,rday, has broken up, and the wreck nattered along the beach.— Shiel,s, Dec. 5. Dalrymple, Johnsor, of North Bhiel'e for London, wu abandoned, 3rd inst., full of water, after striking on Sher inghem Shoal ; crew saved.—Boiton, Dee. 4. Jane, Noble, from Stettin to London, with barley, put in here y. sterday to discharge, having been on shore.—Hull, Dec. 6. Mountaineer, Swale', from Licata to the Clyde, put in hero to-day, leaky. and with damage to out-water and head.— Kingwown, Deo. 8. Monies, Halladay, from Sunderland to London, in entering this port, this morning, being leaky, struck upon the bar, and r. mains in a very dangerous position.—Bridlington, D=c. b. Mary Ann, on Oct. 26, between St. Helena and the Cape, lost Sinks, an fib's seaman, who fell overboard while en egged aloft in bending a bow-lies; boats wire lowered, but the ship running 10 knots precluded all hopes of a I mess, and the poor follow was aela no more. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTIIS. BOTLE.—Dee. 5, at Rockampton, the wife of the Hon. B. Beth • SOIL CHANDLER.—Dee. 5, at Kensington, Mrs. Allen Chandler, sf GILL—Dec. 1, at Ineernewrood, Bayswater, the wife Esq., of a sea. lIEMSWORTIL—Dea. 4, at Half Moon-atreet, Mrs. A.llenuworth,d • 11011. 1113inDERS031.—Dee. 3, Mrs. H. Henderson, of Bristoll•la, WM, of • son. lIORTON.—Dee. I, at licasford Lodge, Ilford, Mrs. F. flora, al , daughter. KEIGDLET.--Dee. 4, the wife of T. D. Heighlay, Eaq , of Mead. road, Maida-hill, of a daughter. IllAFAN.7pee. ?, at Greenmount, Louth, Ireland, the wired I Macau, Esq., ot • daaghtm. " MEREWETHER —Dee. 1, at Chester-square, Mrs. 11. A. WO weaker, of • daughter . SMITII.—Dee. 3, at Buckhurst.hlll, Chigwell, Essex, the wife of ds Rey. J. Smith, of • son. TREBLE.—Dee. 3, at Marlborough-place, St. John's-woad. of Yr. J. Treble, Jul., of • daughter. NYARD.—Dee. 2, at York, the wife of Capt. 11. B. J. WlTira d l Major of Brigade, of a son. MARRIAGES. BYWATER—PALMER.—Dee. 5, at St. George's, Hmoreraelwel Jar. W. M. Bywater, of Piccadilly, to Elizabeth, only deMbo • the late Mr. J. Fakeer, of Spring-gardena. GERVIS—HARIAND.—Dee. 4, at Aabbourne Church, Sir G. Cerra Bart., of Hintois Admiral, Hants, to Fanny, youngest surrßill daughter of tie late C. Harland. Esq., of Ashbounie, DerbPtig. MORTON—LEA —Dec. 4, at Kidderminster, by the Re'. r• L Claughton, M.A., Honorary Canon of Worcester °abided," Liam Richard, third eon of J. Morton, EM., of the Link Elm. Cot MAvern, to Marianne, eldest daughter of the late A. Lea , E• 10. the former place. THORNHILL—TUBE.—Dee. 4, at St. John's, Edinburgh, l i t r u Be.. W. ThornhilL B. Thornhill, Feq., Queen's Baby' Thornhill, Esq., M.P., of Diddiegton Hunts to Sophia daughter of the late J. E. Tube, Es' q., • of Dawlish, Derceara DEATHS. ARMSTRONG.—Dee. I, at Nottingham, Mary, daughter of N. Ate' strong, Pee , late Capt. 10th Humors, and previ ous ly of th e 1 111 . kitten Dragoons, aged le. FIELD.—Dee. S. at Finehley, Middlesex, Elizabeth, relict of tM C. V. Field, Ern., aged 00. HALL—Dee. 8, at his residence, Greville House, Eaddlagtosr ell Benjamin Edward Hall, Eon., in the 74th year of his We. HAMILTON —Dec. 4, Mr. B. T. Hamilton, Camberwell, late al ;L..' ebureh.orreet, aged 71. HANNAH.—Dee. 4, Mr. R. R. Hannah, High.street, Newle4o butts, aged 41. HATES.—Dee. 3, at Prodsham, Cheshire, W. Hayes, Est, 40 614 . HEMSWORTH.—Dec 4, Addison, infant son of the Be.. Hmasworth. MARTIN.—Dee. 4, at Nottingtmin.plaea, Waryleboae, girl* MARTIN.—Dee. Esq., eon of Sir H. Martin, Bort. reid PHILLIPS.—Dee. 5, at Bareets-place, Fulham-road , ..gh of the late Mr . P. W. *Monis-street, HaymihrketOr° SHERRT.—Dee. 4, at Triity-square, Beate" te tt° tho late H. Sherry, Eag., aged 79. VALIANCE.—DeI. 4. at West-istreet, Brighton, Mr. E. Ta ta* aged NI. Printed sad published b 7 Wy.uwit Kota HAI" Of No. S. W i tt street. In the Mr of Modes. Prmer. at the °Moe, is Urn. strut, In the MOAK et itkitstdAne.raixo, Dmiao4o.