The Express. — London, England, 1859-01-04 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY. WOOLWICH, /m 4.3. The Secretary of State toe War having decided that the medal and aretttity for "lag sames and - good cawduct" c•nwet be conferred on an itadlvidwil esjeytag ea metal for distbarrniatad service in the held," Quartermaster Marais mated the medal awd gratuity held by htna ; sod Ls Royal Illsharre the Coninwiagse.tn-Ctitef has approved of the rase being distribute:l as follows, vie. A silver medal for " lows armee and good candoce, with • vanity of 61. each to the following seals ganwers, William Swansea, Blackness Castle, David Mean, fkarberough Castle; John Staub, Greencastle, laugh Foyle. J. W. Halahan, M.D., Deputy Inspecter-Oeneral of Hoe- L i c tz! o lt y tae r, tired from the service upon half-pey, with the rank of lampretor.Oansmal of kloscitala. Liaaniaant-Cutonal H. llabarly. C.D., marring with the staff of lb.. !Loyal Arttllery be Ida Use bass appointed as swami whoa be roamed at 011avitia, sad Liontanant-Colo sat 11. P. Christie le erdend te proud to ladle by the sell of the lad Wet. sad amnia the duties of the format officer. hi. 3. M. W. Heawood, Co. o f the CHATHAM assistant master sittpwriaitis at this dockyard, los bar to to ma lot slitylorarkt at Simoraaat dock, vim M r . 8. H o d, vita Imo bees roporreastad. As Atheitsity order otrhed day, dim** the whole of the mins somployel at this doeityard, who aro over 70 roan of ort, to be Owatodiotoly oloohorrod ow works* pow skew The samba of own to be ettothorgod ostler this vibe betake 2 shiptrvights, d der,, 2 vierrro, 1 plater, sad 2 Ishosron. J. R. Taylor. Eq.. Cll., the priseipti toatioti Aka at FM Pitt Hoopital, hos boa appoixted laspector-Doworal Boophok lad* with the Motive rook of bripdkr paiwol. PORTSMOUTH, JAM. 3. An eider was received ban the Admirals this veers* to pay cff the Shamus, 61, screw frigate, ?ramie Marten, man. ehe will be team& alomiddTtree bet yerd am Thoralley to be dionmatled. 'The Himalaya, screw trecienktp, Comessod J am-itembe, wee lammed to-day by Ms Animist Q Oeneral of Me soallt-west district, Calomel &merest, C. 8., end Captain fferneee, C. 8., of the fleg-ehly Vwtory. TM seam fee embarked= al the drake es to the Medi kinsmen la-day were ooWssrded , and the embarkation postponed n ail loamorrow. • dew fog boa melded here In-day, and Latampted W onileary wane to and from Ma harboor. SPORTING. --w-- TATIERSALLII.—MowDAT. • ger siesestsee., bet Minim woo MEMOIR at o ottad still. 4to 1 v tarred se the kid far the Two Tbotwood. = posolod lo 11 to 1 awed, wad 40 to 1 woo ollatool to 10 WWI ta Wm bs Noble aos Whig kr tbo Dooby. 1600 deed Montag Um Two Tboomaad sad VA.* .. b Dory, eke 00 as 10 bad bow kid MOD. 30 MI 40 wee tam kr Aar rm. Altars rd Ilarsor eroded be the oar mama. MISTS! CUP, 40 to I mu Kr. theitylotro Polootor TWO SAND THOU • 4 Is 1 api Yr. W. Mrs The Prcialeed Laid (c . 4 I.. 1) .. _ 9 to I loi4l4tliito Ra/pbo (19 to I) DIRBT. wss 1 apt aiiirel.:es rm. ( (a) Guist DI V —lllk 01111161010 61.14 61 IMP .re y somas 117 Masan. Tanana os Moeda, ant, Mk loth Wm. TIA.VIIIIST or CoIIIDUIN ID PRISON IRS Is ME tICO. correorarleat a the New ler* lire tlasdarribie the tremor d some prisoners coadrased to drab for se alma , but enerwenis larder& •• Aral 48 boenbillors ais le 4. he enema he le ciarried with rebel reser la • anal thee& Bo le beset by the worthy arm% who, by • wellresideted reeve a beep as his, erre hie to Iselin horrors sad te n % lomat up to Ood. Is order to irate the doomed .4th the braise resances of leer, • dark bell l furl tarn la the Oise sportamat with tem Is the way h. Is Met be the dory et pew* for drat trill • short ties before the fatal Baer. Be leeth snowed seer reirehreent, rad roe dined to venues his preparetiens, wall blindfolded sad marched forth to the per of essendoe, to orkb ler port the ersebe• apses of the said bell sad the exhorts- Wee a the pars saber peewee his. It out.,, to as that • • peer wretch who ander 41 the propor tion art be wiling le 416 team the to cosines say over la capita . km the My hunts a deer itself ousel be ere herniae is • roma of eay ersibihty than web se sedea. The peace of • era, afro be has boos fory-rela bore is rept:m.4w r hf• le, mid mete but eery lode romenstioe Is • pones of soy naseseent of se nun In the two of yore Traria (see of the or re fried to. I leers thin he woe renierst 4noss, If not ea trey, mesas by the operatics. Before his letarameat he woo • lave lad who would V. riser rode oe say coanoty. 91. spirted sot d Irking short of his cooradoo, I s which he wr =ado prime, showed am to to • sable yang Alley (only 19), bat sew be will most likely piss to Bo sieve s lairl• isrambreace ce massy. The desorery winch Is shwa Ic mired re's seek at the Ise soitorat, therefor, meant be looked upon r • issalketera of say aabloore ; for life, without rum islet . bloretf." FRItaITEUL DEATH AT THE ('HEATEa ItAll W iT 1117`11110 , .—0s Than/day ereaMg, Mr. James MOMOUP, Of of • oust miss at Pea-y-beet, 11 .11. wee killed in i skarkism mans., at the Chien °awe Railway station. Mr. Thomen ma. eoecerosd Is • lawouit, relative to which be ess in consulteiton at Mr. Maion• • Ole" Whitefrian., t'oetter, during 1 bunday For some time paid be had imbibed finely in spirit drinking, sad derma Thursday he frequently left the offlos to partake of drink. thrives four and tint o'cla k in the allersoon, he went to the rail gray lotions, and en , red the retrahmeat moan, when be Lod t a ws esp. He then fell Wes% and a' twenty minutes peat ire o'clock Stacey, the Ruud of the Meld train, wont at. the tans and awoke biro. in order that he morht Ea in tiny. f.r the 5.30 testa. Thal walked together down the platform, Lot on their wey Thomas said be bad no miter, and, at stacey's ettgeetios, ha turned beck toward' the Moking-ottice, from which time Stacey law no more of him. ll:mutton at that time appt tred 114 if he bag been drinking hearth. The Mold Iron lett, and notbnig in wee hoard of Thomson until • greater before sit acta.k, when a I lelyhesd train was drawing up to it, pl toe at the through platform. At that time the train woo mooing at ism theta • mile an hoar, and Jones, • Dointsman, heed some one cry out that • man was under tbn eagine. The engine Ina Stopped, when a man was (mud under the fire boo, his lege brine a^rost the rails, and bit body, with the e dtwiterarda, being firmly fiord between the grebes and the gr innd. The ouriegor and tender were unehackled Re stun a. poatrible, ant screw-jacks were brought by which the wgioc wits lifted re.trie inches, so us to allow the body to be drawn out. For eseeml minutes the poor fellow wee alive and gr Aced, but he died before Wass eatrimted, that °pa vanes ate cupy tog belt an hour. The decomwd proved to he Mr. Thomen. inquest on the body eel held on Friday, when a ctedict of Accidental death " was returned. It le thought that dereas..l, in his ball-stupid state, got of the platform, and went isle the middle of D. rah, and that, oat Wareing back, hs wee knocked down by the engine, oats wheel of whit ti west over hie levy —Caere Cheoirule. EME::/r.LEMENT AND ATTEMPTED SEICIDE.—A very tong ular row came before the sitdng magistrates at the Birmingham Police Court, on Friday. Two yolar men, warned John Hubert Hands, of Williaertreet, and Edward • Lagrone. of Itavenhuret-stretit, both clerk. in the employ of Mr. David Cope, of Perry Der, who forTlo.o on the bueinets of a rennin and fork toanufatneer, in New Bartholomew erre, were charged with embezzling money., the property of their master. Sergeant Dutton stated tau: about midday ca Thunder he woe proceeding tilers Ilemthunit-ereet, towards Lllllolle. booms for the purl"'e of taking biro tote melody. He caught sight of the primmer in the eve. wales" aleag quickly, with hie bands is the own vireos of We jacket. Lawson erneeerl the Mama, and in en Jaiog perceived Hutto& following tito. As if dinolog the purpose of the detective, Leven risk a pistol from hie let•hend pocket. nod without 1mm0...10n placed the muzzle to hie ear, sad nulled the Magee. The cup exploded, Lut the wieder missed Are. Lemon then eodeavoured to draw moth, pistol from he right-band pocket, but before be could be en Delos rushed . ..pm him, sal threw hi. grouted hilt., at the same time calling for amistance. The priener wee then secured, mid conveyed in stab to the µAir. -etaiim. He seemed miserably dejected. On Lein; anti. heel, • packet of coloured armoic was baud upon him, which to had purelamol some weeks ago et the &bop of Mr. Homing, chemist. Bradt rd-deed, on eere the be wattle] it to kill some dogs. There to sit d.oilit that lemoro bad fully made op his mind to inanit self-deem. , rine, for in hut pocket was alms lime • letter, of which the fill...ring are evrects —tt I here irons mole distance to perpetrate this rash art, as it will be kept quiesar theta if done nearer home. Tell father to pay my debts with the emery hi. has of matt, that I rural of Peyton*. Ido set think I ogre may µmode, only re ms for wham I hare eared hundreds :ill lately." After &tag the rams of rertes • ro-buire, the letter proceeded Aho tell father to keep the Mbar se quiet es possible. I tart Dow <rosette'e what taut , be to you ea entraor.lioary epistle, but I am se • tt'lled as to hardly know whether I am welting rlf sot. 1 mood my test wish.. to all toy relmions and Meals. I ant wiry f. leave theta" When is the beck Lawson mimed utterly prostrated. both mentally and physkally, sad HU& alai osseud to mho acutely. Tin P. t err Fire AT EteaftboloT(4l.—VlEDlET. The orpory two the rerestmetemess coaneerett with this Ile term...tett Friday noels,. Dwriag the doy several wit e.ro saamised, .111111.110111 when were the agents of the Pt •t-ats and Fonagiii Obis Irby tame, who meted the ineurenvw effected by Me. flatolles as bhp.k in trade, c as et which wett of only a assik pro y to the fire On behalf of Mr. Sufehla, tredetwe was produced to show that be wee nit seat the Wales. bat OM la sr to peddle men. piny at the time wham tee of tha gibbon daprimil Is wig a tea 'mire Om greathoesb es Ms alibi of she Ste. The reeve. nis this point wise The jury Mini kr about half as hoar fur the esslethweliea of their medlet. sad the', Wars tato mart the lhowwws arompand that tbry wen usesimootay of °slake that the lina bad boas as b east/late no, but that tho widens bad Mimi to *how *to the lareadiary wee. lab Intelltgente. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.--JAN. 3. (Before Mr. Commissioner Gordborn.) JAW ♦4THUt MILL% Tel beaknipt wee sit ironmonger, of Watling-strist. This was the elimination meeting. His accounts (pre part4d by Mem& Hart) commence In July, 1866, with &defi ciency of 8331. He now owes to creditors (tome of them partially second) 6,2621., with liabilities of 661)1.; the Mete, including property held so security, are returned st 1,4401. - , • Tbs bankrupt paned unopposed. 111 111 LIP(. This was the tilting for choice of aearetees, under the mewed bankruptcy of Joseph Levy, &embed as e mer chant, of Jewry-sweet, *legate. Mr. Philip Levy, wltok eels stationer, of Houndadttch, was chosen trade soignee. Mr. W. Imes is the solicitor order the teekraptcy. IN ZS LANI, LZWII, AND ALLOY. The bankrupts wow owl and haw ' combusts of Hingadaud, sad of Wonidhana, ha Kent Th• bankruptcy ocennwl wawa tia• ago. Tina was • little; far proof of debta preparatory to • dividend. A proof mis Irdered on behalf of W. B. B. Brows roar dorm, of Aderie-coart, Brood-etort, a • WI of eschew for 7501. It epprnd that Ur bill hod bar Fins to Mr. Brown as ee.ty for one of .mane amount (4444), which he bad dirounisd. Mr. ClT•tarw, for the SlSlgUeern, Obj•Clid that the proof oral aaly he node for the value actua ll y received by th• rabzupta. Ws Hamar orrned, ad proof wr admitted far 4461. INSOLVENT DEBTORS COURT.—.Tax. 3. (Beim Ilr. Caramissioser Philllpa.) Ix la PROZOI DARMAN. This insolvest, who had bare as eettarboase keeper he tioatlrssert, Maarawater-equare, wee opposed by Mr. Downs for Iwo arsaleces eased Elliott and Peace. Mr. Macrae was far. Kr. Sodas. Mr. &mood The rata templed eierty the whole day, " Z e rs i dosed S. peculiar hateres. The leastwise we. before the e cart is Neretebte lest, whoa his patties was dismissed ea the pond that there wee Ito debt doe to pens named °miss, who had arrested the Insolvent to a Msedly eseaar. The tasolvest had stayed is prison, tied Merles bad Mod s ‘we deor's treaties, as which hs sow appeared to be heard. Mr. Dome desipsted the protesting as aa legsaioss tastninters" Xt. Synced took upon himself to jasttly the " iniontooe contrivance," baring roconnotoded the course, sad be had torldnoco to prove the Galenism of the debt on which the in agatvast bad been arreetad. ber.entoolisMoner Phillips thought it was a novel proceed lag. He wee reedy to boar the further evidence on the debt. Several wiener's were examined In repeat of the debt snalrto be due to Clovis*, mad some bsak.notes we Owed. eonatelesioner Phillips, after bearing the evidence, which occupied seine time, said be had n doubt se to the Wigged debt, sod felt bound to give the inenlveat the banal el the doubt be entertained, seeing no he did that the hod vatee kuprimenineat depended upon the view he took of the natter. Mr. Reed also appeared for the iswlr t. The comp:Wed at the °pride( credited de then entered dee. Mr. Billow one •builder, sod had °Deserted fur the illelliVen • greeagroosies shop into sa estlerhoda Rim MR *awake! 100/ r. Peen hod supplied the boilers sad =sad raid be wee to be yid is a meth. Akre the at oonameseed brined a Ira Uppedd on the premed sad the shop de re-opeard ds. It lid the sent bed been steward to the i Brazil:Mat= bloom applied for pose...aim of tho boon la Saab 'alas, sad for the loam. — I r. Cote;Wooer ittillips odd the application moot be wade la mother bors by motion. Ultimately, at past five o'clock, the ineolvent v orderal to be discharged. THE EXPRESs, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 4, 1859. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. Jere May. Atwell, a rsopeotablo bolting ass, surrandered to tar hie trial epos s clasp of **aka, two boobs, vales re ghillies. the property of George Jobs Ornate. Mr. 81vegh woe rananed for the proaramion ; Mr. Met calfe tree mussel for the primer. Kr. Sleigh (addrering the Reander) rid it spruced to his that nadir ths airconsissoes era which th was preferrod sprat the rimier, it was sot likely that X jury would mance kr of rainy. The prancers, err Lindland by the direction of the official emigre of • bank rupt. sad It appeared that the primer was remised ma wirer at the Inel:reekyC o urt, sad a serer of books were prods's/ epos that occostr, two of which it appeared reit the primmer tan sway with hr. There pleered to bo so doubt, Dormer, that the pawnor imagined he had a right et Lbws boor. bat he snateally mond them, sad, ender than crenstroes, ha nitiold, with the leaches of the court, ,t arfnia from offering say evidence is support of the resi chirp. Ths Ilecorder said there wee this additional fact, that the prow appeared in the fir tartar to Savo denied hanag taken away the books. He had, however, looked at the de raitions, and it had ruin him that the reran wee sot sneedent to Rapport the charge. The jay then, under his lordship's direction, returned a verdict of IVot Carp. 24, brardoonder, WU cholla with toren( sad aortas n charm for 2691., with hart to do- Mr. Mash proaroated. The prleasare wee defends:l by Mr. This can wee peetpaesd from the bet session, in order to give the primmer .a opportunity of promming the attendance of witaleme, end the circtimMancee ander winch the alleged °duos wee anomitted were of rather ea useuel. chanicuir. It appeared that the precentors were the Union Bank of London, and that on the let of December the prisoner went to the Lrgi oreet branch of that beak, and in • eery autho ritative, tone dcuiendeci the par book of George Whitehead. • gentlemen named Whitebeed kept an account at the hank, end the clerk having no roapicion that them we any thing wrong, handed the primmer the pose book, containing several cancelled cheque, and be looked at them, and said, r• all right," and then left the bank. Among the conceited auger is the book, it appeared there was one for 1691., drawn by Mr. Whitehead in favour of Colonel True, and on the 3rd of December the prisoner presented himself again at the beak and banded to the ambler a cheque for 2591., drawn in bonne of Ito same gentleman, end apparently Merited by Mr. Whitehead. The clerk, from erreesthing fiat bad previously trairepired, examined the Mg- Inman very closely, and hie napicion being moused he refused psyreeet of the cheque, and the primate wee taken into a private room and some gar...drone were put to him b Mr. Wipers, the maname, ea to how be became po of the cheque. Ha then said that he wee out of emptoy, mid that kir bad met a person whom he believed to be Mr. Whitehead, in Poled-street, and that he had sent him for the pus-book in the first instance and had after wards given him the cheque for 2591., end be was to kayo received half-a-crown when be returned with the money, lakpee, era this, asked the prisoner whetho'r he did not think it wan very memo that • etranger should have entrusted him with a cheque for an liege an amount, and he made no reply, and did nut at any tint. make • euggeation that some one should accompany hire to find the man whom be represented to hove given him the cheque. Mr. Ribbon made • very ingenious and able speech to the jury on behalf of the primm r ; and he endeavoured to show that he had been made the dupe of more guilty and designing pitmen*, and that he bad presented the cheque innocently, and without any knowledge that it was a forgery. Re also argued that the oondev of the prisoner was that of an innocent wan, and he particularly culled the attention of the jury to the feet that herelle • week elapeed at the pre sent time without came being bro ught . forward in which pro feesional forgers were clearly proved to have inveigled respectable and innocent young men to put off the false instrument* which they nod tbeweelere concoct, 'l. Several Willbeede• were esamined, who gave the prisoner • very good character, extending over a period of several yews. Tee Bowdon. briefly gummed up. and the jury, after some deliberation, found the prisoner Guilty, but recommended him to merry on accnunt of hie pis view good character. His lordeblp, in piering *entente on the q risoner, said there could b., no doubt that the jury had returned a proper verdict upon the evidence before thew, but at the same time it appeared to be his first offence, and it was probable that he bail only recently rot into the bands of partici. who were in the habit of c forgeries uf 'hi. description. The forgery of blither.' cheques wee a very serious offence, and ander ordinary circumstance* a *entente of penal aervitude wee invarlohly inflicted, but hiking Imo consideration the peculiar nature of the precept cam, and the reciatmeendation of oho jury, be felt Liftmen justified in refesiuing from pus ieg that weenie, and ehoelil only order him to be kept to herd labour for twelve months. °tory' Inform, 21, described sa a tailor, pleaded guilty to an indictment which charged him with breaking into the of Georre Attenburough„ and stealing eight chains, valise 3.5! loe., hie property. The facts of this cam will be fresh in the r.collection of the public. The prosecutor terries on the business of a pawnbroker nese Temple•ber, and the premier was seen to deep his hand deliberately through the window of the thee and match. nut • number of gold chains and other valuable orep e ety. lie then attempted to run away with his booty, but was pursued and taken into custody. Mr. Salter, who appear- I fir the promention, celled the attetnion of the court to the daring nature of the robbery, and also cud that while the prisoner wee running away, he dropped mine •Ileable snob s that had not been meevired. The Ftecerder sentenced the prisoner to be kept to bard labeler NW Iwo year . Witham Si.dlerd. 23, pleaded guilty to two indictment., chards( lane with lowlier billiard balls, the property :of Charles Csyley and William Harris. 1 he priiemer, it appeared, was in the habit of rind to the houses of respectable loonsed eicluellers, sal watching an opportunity when the billiard-room wee unoccupied, et with the billiard belle, which be immediately y= Mr. Cayley, ore of the pro...enters, was a publican, In Patinell, and itsppeared that the prisoner stole twenty-sae balls from Mtn, and pawned them at t h e oboe of Mr. Barker, • pawntreker, in Iloundadiol, and a very few days stet.- weeds the prisoner went to the Equestrian Tavern, Black triers-road, kept by Mr. liarrie, and teem thence be stole nineteen balls, and attempted to pawn them at the same shop, but eneptcion being excited, he wee given tato custody. The prisoner was sentenced to nine months' hard labour. Alexis Maholy, 20, wee charged with feloniously wound- Leonard Rayner, with }stoat to do him grievous bodily harm. Mr. Robinson conducted the prosecution. The prosecutor in this aim is the master of fit. Olive's workboams, Southwark, sad the rimer, fa ammonium of • defect in his ems, has been an inmate of that establish ment Mae the year 1849. On the 29th of December the prosecutor was in the Mk weed, when the relocate As ack him a violent blow which nearly ocked him down, and be fore he could recover himself, be attacked him in • most , erate manner with • knife, sod reads several violent stabs at his throat, at the semi tizne exclaiming, " You —, I'll murder you," In his endeavours to ward off the Mows that were aimed at him, the prosecutor received • severe cut on the thumb, which nearly severed It from his hand, and other severs wounds. The only ground for the miscues desperate conduct appeared to be that a day or two before the occurrence the prisoner had asked the to let him have some clothes, In order that hem ht leave the work house, and the prosecutor Wend to do so, Meting that be was not • et object to go out or to gat his own bring. When the 'Morose we. taken tato custody, and told what be was charged with, he exclatood, " I meant it," end told the aflame whore be bad throws the knife, and where It was PA a y found in a bloody Mau C ti prisoner, when celled upon for his defines, replied that be had nothing to say. The jury returned a verdict of 004. The Recorder said that the prisoner had been guilty of a very serious offence, sad it was almost by Old's mem that he was not charged with • meth more melons ethos. He bed been for years 'lanais* by the charity of the country, and the return be math was to endeavour to destroy the life of the person who had the charge of him. Rs thin am temed the primmer to be kept In penal unlade for four pmts. Me Smith, 48, was Indicted for a robbery, with violence, arm James Turtle. Mr. Robinson prosecuted; Mr. Ribton defended the pia et/MR. Itappeared that on the snail( of tha 4th of December, about 7 o'clock, the promentor, who resides at Hockasy, was la Kist lid ward's-road, in that neighbourhood, on his way low, whom he was 'mailed by savant nosa from tolotad, and one of them, whom be positively idoatified as the prisoner, seised him round the throat and morel It so tightly as surly to mue suffocation, mod tits promautar toll to the ground nearly hossamlba, sad while in that state he woo robbed of his pone, containing some ativer and a leather =which sheet were some provirione. prossoutm'e se to the prisoner bong one of the persons coacerard tbe =Orme was materially creamed by the fact that be was slat minim &troy, mad that he jumped over two garde& walls is his endeavours to escape, sad the leathern bag was picked up in his track. The defame as op for the prisoner was Kat than Wee a mistake so to him identity, and a witness named Charlie Witham wee celled, who .aid that he saw the treamotion, and that tbs parmam who committed the robbery wen quite young men, sad the pillow was not one cl the party. In 1111111111 r to a quention put by Kr. Robinson, however, this aliases made the estramdinary admission that, although ho knew vu to be called to prove that the prisoner was not one of the men con/meal la the robbery, he had sayer wen him until the moment ha got into the witness-box ; and no one was called to give any account of the prisoner or to show bow he obtained his living. The jury, after • very abort deliberation, Manuel a ver dict of Chatty, sad the prisoner was seamed to font years' purl derriteds. NEW COURT. (Before the Comma Sajeset.) Leery Anse Dell etureadared to take his trial upon as Indictment for Mather seven hampers containing boots and shoes valued at 2001., the of Charles fiteatos. 1 Mr. Steigh end Mr. P. H. Lwia prosecuted ; end Yr. Rib bon dehaded. It appeared hem the evidence of the prosscutsr that he wee by trade a boot sad shoemaker, and had up to September but curled on a beams is limptos-street, Welworth, but about that time took a bur-home in Lower-marsh, Stan- Sue, culled the Crystal Palma. The prisoner kept • MM7ee in the New-out, sad was also a cab sad van rued he having as unaccepted room at his boom =r arranged to pay him 2a. ed. a week for were sad taking care of the 'OVID hampers of boot. end chose, the subject of the present indictment, and they were removed from the bese-ehop • few days before quarter day and depodted at the prisoner's. About three weeks sherwarde the prosecutor, from something be had heard, west to the prisoner's to get hack the boots and shoes, whets the prisoner said they had been removed to hie sister's at Saxton for laity, end promised to give them up to the pro seoutor the Dail day, bat did not do so, and dually odd the =tor he could not have back his property unless aid give hien 501. This prosecutor add he could not agree to, but subsequently arranged to pay 301. to have them, and mat with prisoner to a house at Horton, whin be gem him 301. The =than said the good. were not there, but at worth. and prisoner drove promoter over there, and , gam lam beck three small hempen containing shout 341. meth of the property. They then drove beck, and prisoner seal it was too late that night to get the rem but that he would send them boom the next day. This, ' however, ha did sot do, bat on the led of November ha produced dupli cates of • portion of the property pledged upon the 28th of October for 131. 10a Prisoner then said that his wife had pawned the goods, and prosecutor not being able to plaids the rest gave the prisoner I. charge, and upon the polio* searching his home they found • few pairs of the boots and oboes bebopg to the prosecutor. The premolar, in cross-maraimtka, said that ccevioaely to going into business he had been ikereniaa to • ;arson in the boot trade, who had tailed and was out of the way of his creditor*, but that he (the prosecutor) owed Noshing. Siam he had gives the papaw'. into custody a charge had been preferred against him for fraud, but the person preterites it had offered to withdraw from the prommuca if he (the witayea) would sheadon the present indictment, Upon the charge so pre ferred the magistrate had accepted his ova recognisance* to meet the charge, if oiled upon. The prisoner was in his debt St when he plead the goods with him. The jury maned • verdict of Ofeilty, and the court en timed him to Ws mouths' imprisonment. The premier was for dm years • polio, constable. THE POLICE COURTS. DIANSION-HOUBE. Ann TVekA and Jane key, the former described as the wife of a commercial traveller, the latter a chandler's chop keeper in a respectable way of busineee, were brought before the Lord Mayor (who sat for the that time since his recent ehorged with having whited Mr. E. J. Cook, ware home-men, of 44, Cheepeide, of hie geld watch, of the value of 401, on Saturday night last. Mr. Lewis, jun., appeared for Welch, and Mr. Wontner for Beaty. The prosecutor said—Oa Saturday evening, between 8 and 9 o'clock, I was going over London-bridge, end just ea I reached the steps leading down to Tbametteetreet, on the left side of the street, two women suddenly came in front of ma, and coked me if I was good-natured. or something to that effect. I replied, " Don't talk to me," and tried to get away from them. I believe the prisoner* to be those ;onions. They instantly made a rush at my watch-chain, and putted out my watch. I was immediately tripped up from behind, and in falling caught hold of their drosee. It was all done momentarily. They struggled tad released themeelvee from my hold, but I was on my tent ins moment, and vetoed them at the steps WI they were descending, and held them till an offioer time to my sesioance. My watch, which had been tern from the guard, was gone. I gave the prisoners into custody. The Lard Ma Are you untie sure as to their identity P Prosecutor—l am quite sure that the prisoners are the two women, but It is bard to swear. Mr. Goodman (chief clerk)—When you say" it is hard to swear," what do you mean ? Progenitor—l believe they are the women. Mr. Ooodman—Were you perfectly sober ? Prosecutor—l watt sufficiently eober to know what I was about. I certainly was not intoxicated. I had been dining and taking some wine with some blend,. 1 did not observe any other women about pleat the time of the robbery. I went to the station-hope and charged the priwnere with having tubbed me of my watch, but they denied the truth of the charge. My watch was worth about forty eruitu•ue. Crown rammed by Mr. Wontner —One of the obi •ere raid he thought I wee the worse for liquor. On the rood to the station-home I did not poke Meaty In the hack with my umbrella or stick. Other women were about, but not very near we. I ehould not like to swear positively to Beaty, but believe the was one of the women. A person who mid he was meant when I gave the alarm, followed to the station home and made a noise there. Cram-elentined by Mr. Lewis—l will swear that I did not fall from drunkennese. Stmultaireomly with the rush at my watch, I was tripped up. I never lost eight of the pri soner.. I did not particularly notice their faze. When I seised Wrkh she was going down the step. I did not offer her •aovereign to give me beck my watch. I would cheer fully give 10/. to have it restored to me now. Mr. Taylor—l live at 2, Alma-road, Enfold-highway, I am at unseat at work at Woolwich Austral, and have been so employed for the last nine weeks. I never saw either the prosecutor or the prigotwre till Saturday night. 1 came up from Woolwich by the 6 p.m. brain, and arrived at London bridge I should think a few minutes before 7 o'clock. After peeking of some refreshment with a friend in Tuohy-street, I mute over the bridge and treat down the steps to a place of convenience. When sear the top landing, on my return, a female accosted me, and asked me to treat her. I Wooed to do an, and told bar that I vrentrd portliest to say to sub as her. I then heard a bit of a scuffle towards the top of the step and sew another female, sot in custody, make a jerk at the pro secutor's wand/net pocket. She appeared to mete have ens men round his strata. She insmedietely ran down the steps es bud as she could. I was not then aware that a robbery Ind hese committed. Neither of the primmern was that wawa, I sea up the ewe and asked the prosecutor if he bed Met W watch, sad told him that the female who bad ebbs it bed run down the step. He was calling out "Polies," and asked me to fetch a policeman. I told him I was • etraneer, and did not know where to go for one. The prisoner Bea'y during this time came op the urn and the prosecutor seized hold of her, and " You ar• tba parson who stole my watch." At that time he woe holding the prisourc Welch by his left hand. I told the prosecutor be was mistaken sa to the identity of Beaty, who was dressed differently to the woman who had robbed him. I did not notice Welch till I saw the prosecutor holding her. I went to the stationhouaa sad made a statement of what I had Been. By Kr. Wow eneujiieprosecutor was itot sober. By the Lord Wayor-1 could pick cat the female who robbed the prosecutor out of a thousand. I had bad a pint of ale with my friend. I did not see the prosecutor on the Around. Thies appeared to be two women by him, bat whether the sewed am spoke to him or not I cannot my. Welsh meld to the prosecutor, "Let me go ; loose ms ; 111 stead hers." W. Josr, constable 666—1 wee on London-bridge at a quarter to 10 on Saturday night, and from information that reached me proceeded to the top of the step and found the prosecutor holding the priars, whom he gave into comedy for Sealing his eaten. 1 asked him which of them had takes It, and be said he did not know. I detained them till a constable, Henry Him, 667 came up, when he took Welch to the station hours, and I took Beaty. They both denied the charge. Beaty, who keep a chandlers shop in Swan-leas, saki else was on her way to Bermondsey-dm< to purchase some bread, and that she bad acme under the dry arch to save crostini the bridge. She had • purse contain * 7e. 9d. in her hand. She gave a correct address. I have made inquiries about her, aad Sad her to be • respectable 11/010tli. By the Lard Illeyor —The prosecutor appeared to roe to be the twee for liquor, The stssattut to the theme sheet Is his. - - - - The Lord Mayer—The signature to the charge sheet does set at all Timm hie that of a man who was the worse for liquor. By Mr. Wcatner—l found upon inquiry that Bear] 11as been in the habit of dealing with a baker named Wheless, ta Bermoadasy-strest, for bread. By Mr. Lewis—The inspector at the station - hoagie end my brother =stable said they were of opinion that the maw tem the worms for liquor. B. Kits, constable M 7-1 took Welch to the Matta house, where she woe searched by the female searcher, but nothing , was found upon her. She gave a correct address, end I fo un d she had lived there three or fear months. I was unable to leant what her occupation was. She said her husband was a traveller. Mr. Wagner said be had a multitude of highly respect able persons In attendance who were anion to tartlfy to the emellent &ander of Beaty. It wee perfectly clear from the evidence that the prosecutor had entirely mistaken her Mr the real thid. _ — The Tordeyor—l *ill et owe relieve you from the necemity of oaths( witnesses on behalf of Beaty. Bhe la &charged, end she leaves the court without tha slightest Wong& on her ohmmeter. &styties left the mitt with her friends. Mr. Lewis contended that there woe not the slightest spirt Welch conneoting her with the robbery, and nbreitted that elle omit to be forthwith discharged. The Lord Mayor rid he would take Welch's own mow slants la SOL, end two swedes In 10i. each or one in 201., to •ppeer on a foto» day. Welch wee thin reinandcd. GUILDHALL. Mr. Alderman HumWery --- took hie sot on the bench at the weal honr, mad inquired what ehargra there were on the Hat t . . . . . — Mr. Martin (the chief clerk) said there was not a mingle pence In =May for say offence whatever. Alderman Humph'', 'speared the utmost surprise on amine a blank list, or as It would he termed on circuit " maiden sissiou," and remarked that it we. the only Matinee to his knowledge of ever having a blank day at this court on • lloodsy, end It was the more surpridng comfort as It did se tom after New Year'. Day, • day of such general rejoicing. Mr. Martin said it had slows been costom•ry on days when there were no charges, to present the mean* magis trate with • pair of whits kid gloves. Alderman Humphrey said the circumetanoe was so re markable that ha certainly should claim the gloves. It wee very gratifying indeed, in suck a densely populated district, at • same of the yesr when even the poorest were often tempted into azerwee, to dad that not • single charge, even of drunken or disorderly conduct, wee registered against any cos. C LEAK E N WE LL. Jaws Samara, of 22, Loughborough-road, Brixton, alias Lionel de Goldevdd, of 6. Parliament-street, stir limiefiordtof 22. Queen-street, Mayfair, alias Dr. Sampese, of 1, Alfred-place, Bed ford-equare, alias Woolf levy, sluts Jaw Wood was charred with uttering, at 70, 8t John street, Clerkinwell, a bill for the purpose of defrauding Mr. John Whin:mot the arm of 2081. 16e. Mr. CUIRASS Dod, solicitor to the Loudon Aseociation for the Protection of Trade, attended for the prosectake ; and Mr. Lewis for the deism,. . Mr. gr;ald the prisoner was charged with uttering • bill, with intent to defraud, the acceptance being a forgery, but whether that could be substantiated or not, or whether the charge would sot resolve itself in one of attempting to obtain goods, ha could not at present say. The person who had accepted the bill did not reside at the place stated, and he should be able to prove that no such person bed resided there for the lam Bee pars. There was • peculiarity about the signature of the person drawing the bill and the person ac cepting It, and he had no doubt that they bed both been written by the same person. The primate was well known to the offices of the vicinity la which he (Mr. Dod) lived, and had been for some time victimising the tradesmen ob the metropolis in various names. He should sok for • remand to enable him to complete other oases against the prisoner. He Wen called Kr. John Witham, 70, St. John-street, Clerkenwell, mill maker end merchant, who said on the Saturday prior to the Wednesday on which the prleoset came to my pleas of bud nem, in having previouslycalled upon me, I walled upon him at his residence at Brixton, to see if I could serve him with some goods. I saw him, his were, and a friend, and en appoint ment wee 'nada for the following Wednesday. Previously to the time appointed the prisoner attended and gave orders =Wed go and ironmongery to the amount of 601. the prisoner left me he said he had a bill In his pm session which his agent had transmitted to him, that bill being for hey sold to a mighbourieg farmer. On the next day (Thursday) the prisoner came and said he had not then brought the MU of exchange, but would bring It on the morrow. The next day the prisoner brought the bill of exchange, of which the following Is a copy, and handed to me i—'• 2061. 18s. Louden, 18th Dee., 1858. Two menthe after date pay to me or my order the sum of 2081. value received. W. 1. Saunders.—To Mr. William Scott Grim rod, Rodney Farm, Westhorpe. Suffolk." It was crowed accepted payable at Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, and Co.'s, London, W. S. Gemmed." I gave the prisoner a receipt for the bill and sell if the bill wee epproved be would re ceive my cheque for the difference, and the goods should be delivered the SUM evening. In consequence of communion thee I received from Suffolk I did not let him hove the good., and on the Sunday following 1 gave him into the custody of Police Sergeant Harvey, 9 G. Atter some further evidence, Mr. Thomas Clinch said—l em a livery stable keeper at Kepple-mews, North Rutrell-square. I know the prisoner by his coming to my stables end hiring a brougham of me for a mouth. He then lived at 1, Alfred-place, Bedford square' and went by the name of Dr. Sampson. Mr. Lewis—You lent your brougham and got it back? Witness—Yes. . Mr. LewiaLTnd you should think yourself lucky I , Witness—So I do, I can assure yogi. (A laugh.) Henry Hawkessaid—l am ehopruan to Colonel Colt, of 14, Pall-mall, manufacturer of fire-sews. In consequence of acute letters I received I took, to No. 33, Paritsuaent-etreet, two rifles end four pistols, the wbote being of the value of 701., foe tho approval of a Mr. De Goldemil. When I took them I did not see the prisoner, nor have we seen the fire arms since. Mr. Waterlow sold the prisoner had obtained some goods from him under the name of Goldamid. Mr. Hod said th►t was all the evidence he had to addsx to•dsy, and asked fora remind. Mr. Corti* said he should certainly send the first case fat trial, but would grant a remand. WESTMINSTER. Thomas Oliver charged Jo, le Connolly with aspaultin him. Both parties ere wandering minstrel.. Complainant, se cording to hie account, had long been in poseession of a large field of operations at Chelsea, where he (the violin), so ooropanied by • harp and cornet it piston. claimed the privilege, under the appellation of the " waits," of nightly serenading the deepen of the neighbourhood at Chriet mem. They were engaged at two o'clock on the morning of Christmas-day in the execution of " Ever of Thee, when, to their dismay, a rival band, of violin, harp, and flute, headed by the defendant. • drummer in a militia corps, struck up something very much resembling " Don't you wish you may get it." Complainant and his party "moved on," and, thinking themselves sem» in another street, tried " Kiss me quick and let me go," but found there wee no getting away from there rivals, who, ranging themselves opposite to them, gave vent to "Don't believe them, North, darling." So from place to place the defendenee band followed the complainant's, each trying to outdo the other in dulcet strain", when defendant thought of a mode of putting • complete extinguisher upon Me rivals. This was no other than resorting to what complainant de roribed as "a big, brass, braying, beta band instrament, which so drowuded" the sound of everything else, and created such an uproar, that the pnlice inierfersd to restore order, after which defendant struck complainant • blow, but not bard enough to knock him down, which was the assault complained of. In answer to this on behalf of the defendant ft was alleged that theother psrty were the ',ursine's, who prevented the ao muted and his friends following their professional evocations. Defendant admitted bringing oat " the big, braes, braying, bass band instrument," but saki it wee not till complainant, in allusion to his being a soldier, had said something abnut a man " taking • shilling par day In be shot at," and in com pliment to him had played " The Rogues March." He de clared the assault was • mere push. Witneesee on both sides having been examined. Mr. Aritnid thought it must have been very disagreeable to the inhabitants to be disturbed by the conflict between the bends, and ordered defendant to pay the costa and enter into his recognisance to keep the peace for • twelvemonth, as that would extend over next Christmas-day. WEAT7dIISTEZ ABBEY SERVICEB.—We believe that Archdeacon Greet will reach the sermon at the special 11 , 1111i11( service, in Weetrnieeter oast Sunder, sad the R. Daniel Moore, et Camberwell ,on the Rowley Wowing. NzlifiZlS. Dfmcwo-LArl, Conr cr.—The importation in 1858 was: ooknial, 22,200 tone; foreign, 4,800 tons ; total, 27,000 tons, against 26,300 tow, 1867. limas coneunipUon, 186$, 10,900 toss, against 16,400 tons, 1867. Exportatico, 13,400 tons, against 7,000 tons, 1857. Stock on hand, Dmember 31, 1868, 8,800 toss, anst 10,900 tons, 1857. Ceylon has furnished about two. thWs of the supply this year, sad prices have been re munerative to th• importers., althotigh prices have ruled lower than those during the speculation last year, and se but a wall portion of the crop went direct to cretin/gal ports our exportation was matetially increased duriog 1858. Fire sn.—The Importation of 1868 has been 3,800 tons, spina 1,800 tons, 1867. Ths deliveries of 1868 have amounted to 3,280 tons, against 2,400 tone in 1857. The preset stock on hand le 2,420 tons. Prices ars at the close of the year nearly ld. per lb. lower than at the commenosment 'of tits year. P zwatcro.—lmported 1858, 34,370bage, whist 28,900 bags, 1867. Delivered kr bozos consumption, 1868, 7,600 hags, spinet 4,600 togs, 1867. Exported 1868, 15,680 bags against 12.770 begs, 1857. Stock, December 31, 24,300 bags, against 13,200 In 1867. Present prices about g lower than bat Deranbea. B.uarrnts.—lmported 1858, 10,280 tons, solust 18,840 tone, 1857. Deliveries 1868, 13,630, aphid 16,222 toes, 1867. Stock, Dosember 31, 1858, 2,060 tow, spina 6,630, December 31,1867. LOADOI WIBILT tlsmas—wwi lads Machias eseeal bad Madre Poems •• R1TU1113...J.3. I. _ 13/11•00•1 Pr.3loalt. 1113. LOU 7043 10.112 nod 43,72$ 3.464, 30,106 106.130 12,031 6.000 142,111 1113.332 6,7; 1, UV; M l, 0/3 A 23 SD 1 9311 10,7; 7,7; 44,841 5.300 1.110 2,6111 MEd 3,064 23.430 mon l lmported lap Ark. . smit. ** ••• Ooooa—W I 1101•141. 114 3,i» 141 NO tii4 I 3 TALLOW.—There has been no movement in the tallow market to-day. On the spot there wee a good trade demand, but speculatively there wee not much doin The stook on the let, including 1,676 reeks not arrived t exoltuive of the wreck', from which it is unmated 1, cube will be recovered), wee 33,757, against 30.834 last year. From St. Petersburg the market Domes 166 ro., August, end the *s taraw. The market closes Arm. Spot end January uch. 61s. to 61s. 3d.; March (alone), 61s. 6d. to 61,. W. April to June, 60e. 9d. ; October to December, 615.; Odessa sheep, 61s. 6d.; beef, 60a. 6d.; South American, 61e. 6d. to 625., vary little offering; Australian beef, 49e. 6d. to 604. ; rough fat, 2a. 91d. ; Cochin cocoanut oil, 40s. ed. ; Ceylon ditto, We. ; palm oil, 41s. ; town tallow, 61e. net cub ; tallow Blaine, 48e. 6d.—(Prom the Circular of Masers. Smith and Charles, dated Monday evening.) BUOAR.—Amongst the various articles of foreign ro dome Imported for consumption, sugar has held throughout the year the foreaeosidlsoe, the quantity on which duty has bets paid in the Ire cdpal porte of Great Britain amount ing, as will be seen w, to 399,700 toss, against 338,300 in 1867, and according to the returns of the Board of Trade for the United Kingdom duty was paid in the *ran mouths Boding 30th Novsaper, on 438,294 tons, (ln" refined _-,rot tons, (includinis reu— sed reducing roiled° and molasses at the usual rate against 369,988 tons in 1857. This increase of 76,216 tons in a year, following on. of such commercial disaster is strong corroborative evidence of the improved conditio n of the la homing dames who am the great consumers. It moat also be borne is mind that prices throughout the put year have maintained a higher level than they did for several years prior to the speculative prod of 1866-7, and were subject to very few fluctuations of moment, there not being more than 4s. to 6s. between the extremes of elevation and depreadon of any description. It will be seen from the table in another place that a large increase in comumption has taken place on the continent, for notwithstanding en emotes of imports in the eleven months ending November 30, over those in the same period of 1867, into the principal European rsthe stocks show a total of only 16,110 against . 360 tons; the increase of consumption of cane and best sugar (chiefly the latter) in Trance, is estimated a/60,000 tons. Considerable diacrepaacy exists in the esti mate, of the out-turn of beetroot sugar this Demon In that country, but we believe the nearest to be about 120,000 tons; the were weather of November so injured the room as to nods, a considerable portion melees for the extraction of agar and in consegttenoe of the low prices both of auger sad sierits ruling twelve months since, about one4ourth lees land was put tinder beet cultivation then in the previous memo, the yield of which wee 160,000 tom, the largest ever known ; noire ithetanding which, the Mock on the Ist of ' November last, in all the entrepdts, was only 40,000 tons egalust 45,000 tons on the let of November, 1867. The im ports of sugar into Great Britain in 1868 were about 38,000 toms in atoms of those in 1867, and we begin the liwegent year with a stook of 89,600 against 86,200 tons, but the esti mates of crop. in the various producing countries are such as to warrant the expectation that the supply will be barely 'dogmata to the evidently increasing wants of the world. Boma time aeo the production of Loading was put down at 400,000 to 460,000 hhde., bat owing to drought end frost this is now reduced to 300,000, the same as in the previous season. Porto Rim and Havana are calculated to yield folly as much as last year : the crop in the Bridal West Indies will fall short 20,000 tone, owing to the severe drought, es =in Barbados. , ; but Mattlitilla is expected to give an of about 10,000 tons ; and from the British East Indies we shall doubtless receive some 20,000 tone more than in 1868.—(From the Monthly Circular of Moms. True man mallows.) COTTON.—Lresaroot, JAR. 3.—Notwithstanding the big crop ICOMMII our market is tighter to-day, and micas am agaitim buyers; the Mmachaater trade reports encouraging holder. here. The pales are 7,000 balm. 600 for @peculation and export. GOO Burst, at Md. to 61d. ; 450 Egyptian, at 7/d. to 10d.: 60 Maranham, at Bd. to b/d. ; 6,900 American, st sd. to Bd. Week's import, 16,9 31 bales. THE CORN TRADE.—OLOIICISTER, J AN. I.—The tensible continued mild throughout the past month, and we had a few days rain, which, after so much comparative drought, has been very acceptable. The growing wheat is everywhere kinking strong and healthy. Wheat—The suppiy from our farmers continued large during the first fortnight in the month, and with a demand restricted to the current wants of millers, prices declined on the whole folly 2e. per quarter; but since that titers we have experienised some deficiency in the show of samples, which has resulted in • gradual tendency to improvement, bonging prima back to the point at which they stood when the month commenced. Imports of foreign from the Black Sea ports have been good, and prices, which declined from le. to 2a. per quarter, have now nearly returned to the point at which they previously stood. The new Odessa wheat, of which a few ceegocu have arrived, is thin and* of inferior quality, as compared with the old. Prom othir places oar arrivals are insignifi cant. Our receipts from America are almost nominal, and although the stock of wheat in New York is considerable, it is mostly of an inferior quality, end hardly adapted for !shipping. The French markets have been generally well supplied, and prices have *lightly receded, but they are scarcely low enough to admit of exports to this country with any margin for profit. The general impression appears to be that, with the commencement of the new year, we shall bate more activity in the trade, sad come improvement in the value of wheat ; but the stock still in the hands of farmers being un questionably large, we do not anticipate any material ad vance in mica. Barley—None but the beet and choicest qualities of malting barley maintain their former tilet*. beam:Amy qualities, which form. In fact, she bulk of the supply, are considerably lower. We never remember so wide a difference between the market value of the beet and of ordi nary qualities. In grinding barley there is considerable de pression, arising from heavy etocke and diminished consump tion; the low price of pigs having discouraged feeders, and resulted In a falling off in the demand. Oata—Successive large auppliea, both foreign and Irish, during the first fort night of the last month, produced a further decline of about Is. per quarter. We have since had tower arrivals, but the trade is still very doll. Stocks in granary are large, and as the weather continues tine and mild, we can scarcely antici pate any improvement in their value. Beans—The imports of foreign bran, have been very ineonsiderable, but the com paratively high price of this grain having induced our farmers to thrash freely, prices were lower in the early part of the month. The supply . has since fallen nti, and es th ere is only a very small quant ity of Foreign coming forward, some advance le denmnded. The stock of beans, both English and foreign, is, no doubt, very small. E gyptian cargoes arrived oft the coast are held for 31a. C. F. and I.—(lrcers Messrs. W. C. Lacy and CO.'s Mosdhty Cireslor.) CATTLE.—LI7R6IOO4, JAN. 3.—The supply of beef fa fair for the time of year : of mutton smaller. The demand Rood, but at rather lower prices for beef, sad et full pewee for mutton. Beef, 4d. to ; =Um". Bd. to tid. Num bers at market: Cattle, 2,299 ; sheep, 4,928. BOMBAY MARKETS. BOMBAY, Dsc, R. The moory market has become rath;t 7 trgir7;txdtießSok of Bombay has .gaila moved its raise of interest and dirconnt one per cent. all ronsul in the comma( the fortnight. IXPORTA. COTTON Piece 000D8. The Import market CfiD. thlued in an Improved end active elate, the market for grey goods having been particularly very brirk during the fortnight ; and the prices of several deecriptions of grey goods bays turther advanced. Grey ehlttings are scarce and have advanced ; T clothe, red ends, are much inquired tor ; grey jaeconets, tow, are in favour at advanced rates; and grey Madspollams ave also shared In the improvement of prices. BLEACHED AND FANCY Goode.—Tbe priors of blewebed goods are mainrsiued, 80d this deacription of goods is in de mand. Bleached jecernetc, low to medium, are very scarce; bleached *hidings continuo in active demand; while in bleached madcpoliame there hove been few or no transactlots. YAHMS, both mule and water, especially of the lower counts, hove improved ID poke, and Cr. in demand. Coloured yarns have undergone no alteration in value. Eseoicro. . . . COTTON.—Siooe tke last unfavourable avian from Liverpool, there bee been a decline in the prices of thlestaple; and the market appears to be doll. OIL BLEDS.—Thppe also have been of by the latest hon.. dries., end linseed has declined se well as rape. Teetered is soiree, and the Twice* ere unaltered. Tonneau. The rates of freight., after a alight advance which had taken plsee, have again gone down to their former level, end we qu.Ae 12s. 6d. to 17e. 6d. for Liverpool, and 17e. to 11. for Lyndon. For Chins, we quote Rs. 3} to Rs. 4 per candy, E:ce•voe. The rates have given way tor this man, and can be quoted at U. Id. to b. id. for Bank and Credit bills, and 2s. ld. for Documents, at six months' sight. Ou Calcutta, at 60 days sight, we quote Rs. 991 ; on Madras, at 30 days' sight, Its. 99 ; and on China, at 60 days' sight, 220 to 222 per 100 dole. TRAFFIC RETURNS. 1111 r Pr M. Teat, Tole. oVea. sums. r.nlir► 1N 11E. WWI mans December 11 I I Goad Trunk of lUsela ABO 2,819 6.668 9.387 KOOS IiIIWIT4 Wet ending December 16 DeWitt and illiwankee Week ending December 1/. arena Western et Cans& 66 6o and Ltke llama Weft eadlny January 1. laleataa.and war car' ..... 2011 19,610 UN ISSN 12,272 loath 11;;I;rii SHIPPING INTELLIGENCS. CA SUAL TIES. ♦ anal has beea dem ashore es the rock! east of Cope7eath, ood some eareen of Archangel tar hare drifted mhos; nothing known of .be mew.-Bandwood, stor Ceps Wrath, Dos. le. Darn* Captain Willies., tram Louisa to Itaaritis, obi& wan More off Cape W. lons as tbe Jrd ilea, ham been *bandana% and ealU be sold.—tessinabuco, Deo. la. Cm (o), Ins Lottdooto this pO4 to totally loot; um met— — Pernambuco, Dm 1L Man lima, hoot Me ay& to Bombay, white put la ber• metardsy. Malty, had thrown part of cargo martamtd; alts pail bare to lighten to repair.—Llrerpcol, Jan. I. General Wiltshire, trout Koala Maoris to Queenstown, Was Maur dared on the attt Nor., in Mt. 44 N, los. lb W.; maw landed at Kew Orleans. _ . Oratl --- tude. Captain Elio from Trieste to Chimustowa or Falmouth. lades watt maim, has been wreaked at BrindlaL—Naptu. Into°, trim Cantons to Liverpool, was ►orat at ma la laL 14 N.; ono saved.— ranambooo. Des. 13. Prisoida, of fllmordla tram Qualm, lag.* was abandomad ea the lath Nov., ha. drifted Into Inver Boy, and will probaby be got law 1111,ybed. or 13( negaL--Fdlio. Jan. 1. • •• - tallninao, nor Wawa to du United Kingdom, boo beea drained be. tweed cad and Pasta; CCM nved.-4)aomeastaopls, Jon. I. Guayaquil, Nov. 30, lin. By decreed the Peruvian goverumeat, dated itd hut., this, together Nth all other pone of the Equa.lor, boo tees blockaded. sad. with the eneptlas of two vowels vrtueh bays saMted t ellaterag these We ter ao arrivals since the 00th VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. David, from Limerpzel fa YnbUe Nov. 20. Int 22,101. 19. Emerald Ulm from Lirorpool kg Mobil, Nor. IT, lot. 20, WM 16. ticomirrogs, from Limrpool for Mmg tow. Aug. 20, Mt. 3 0., 100, 30 W. FOREIGN MAILS.—The following notices were hand by the Postmaster-General yesterday, viz The steamer, City of Washington, under contract with the United States government, to sail from Liverpool for the malls of the evening of the 4th inst. The British mail packet, Europa, to sail from Liverpool for the mails of the evening of the itla int., to be conveyed to New York. The Circassian, under contract with the government of Newfoundland, for the Newfoundland mails of the evening of the 7th inst. Ship mails for Lisbon will be made up in the General Post-office, to be sent by the steamer Frankfort, which is appointed to mail on the 6th inst., and for Madeira to bison by the Comet, which is appointed to soil on the 15th inst. THZ AUSTRALIAN MAIL.—The Marseilles portion of the Australian mall is expected in town to-morrow. The heavy portion is not expected at Southampton before Friday next. Although the mail arrived at Alexandria on the 22nd, the Australian mail steamer Teviot could not get out there before the 25th, and would not leave probably before the 26th. The Australian steamer Hulett arrived at Suez before her time. WRECKS DURING THE YEAR 1858.—During the month of Dec. the number of wrecks reported was 230; in the month of January the number was 184, in February 182, in March 179, in April 142, in May 128, in June 102, In July 101, to August 112, in September 106, In October 190, a nd in November 282—making a total during the past year of 1,887. THE RIVAL OMNIBUS COMPANIES.—The long-pro tracted disputes between the London General and Saloon Omnibus Companies Is now likely soon to reach a termina tion. At the last hearing of the charge of conspiracy at the Westminster Police-oourt, on • Thursday, the 23rd ult., the case was adjourned until the 12th instant, It being understood that in themeantime the terms of an agree ment of arbitration, as also the arbitrate, to whom the whole matters should be referred, would be agreed upon. Since that time • more amicable spirit has twine between the se manhole's of each company, and Mr. Vining, the solicitor for the Saloon Omnibus Company, drew up a draft of the terms of reference,which has been submitted to, and, wit alight alterations, approved of by Messrs. Wilkinson and Steven., the solicitors of the London General Company, it being finally agreed that the whole of the question am matters is difference, with full and ample powers, should be referred to Mr. Barstow, of the common law bar, who has coneented to undertake the reference, his decision end award to be Seal. The agreement of reference as settled will be forthwith signed, and the learned arbitrator will, before the term, commence his sittings, and continue them day by day, to dingoes of the matter with as little delay as poodble. Rack company will be represented by counsel, but the expense and inconvenience of the array of counsel for the various de fendants at the police court will be avoided, as the referents will be strictly oontined to the matters in dispute—the charge of oonepir.wy forming no element in the reference. MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.—During the week the most intense excitement has prevailed in Melton, i, occasioned by the toyeteriona disappearance of Mr. Thome Jennings, a weslthy farmer, residing at Bnrythorpe, • village near Mahon. Mr. Jennings has been lost since the night of the 2lst of December, at which time he left the Crown and Anchor Inn, near the bridge at Melton, to proceed to Norton, on the opposite side of the river, where his horse had been left. Be never arrived at Norton, end inouiriee were instituted ea to his whereabouts. It was ascertained that he had been seen by • Norton gentleman in a yard adjoining the bridge, about half-pest eight in the evening, and as he could not be traced after that time it was at once suspected that be had mistaken his way, and instead of craning the bridge to Norton had walked down the yard into the river Derwent. On the 24th of December (ten horsemen having previously scoured the country for miles round) • number of boats and drags were procured, and during that and the four following days the lot! of the river was moot rigorously searched for about six mike, it being supposed that the current, which was rather strong then, had carried him away. On Monday last, however, the mining gentleman ern trend by the police to have been at • beerhnee in the town at 10 o'clock on the evening able disappearance, but there all knowledge of him ends. It la 'we/soloed that he had upon him a large sum of money, and elect several pepers belonging to the parish of Burythorpe, ' and a suspicion of foul play having taken place daily gams ground. A bill, of a roe eel for him or the die ornery of his body, was at once lamed. Fifty men were also net to expinre the country for mile. roiled Melton, and every ditch, lane, wood, korona, pond, well, and sluice about Mahon has also been thoroughly searched, but to no purpose. The police are daily engaged in prosecuting their inquiries. [Advertisement.] HOLLOWAY'S PILLS. The ammag. to which doc.o (atoll. , ere itubjecten hy tanaant preen t earns na , l the to , lor- rer.ou , oaf. the, wafer, in coo <amnion of be t treat, are terrible to centenpla . a. In all thronters of the ear. end In avert crisp larilinp to the an I health of women. voutrifel or aced. tearer I or tingle, they iratht Po:elate their ova health entreat riak or treulile. If they weal I le eiti • thernrelreA with the. Milt of take them seeoelier to th printed inrceniont, ahleh plain sad pimple that a mild roil lee euldel lay their. Thor are comp.,' of Kerrraina wlthen• a rinrle nnrciel • of mo , • , r any other alsteace. and are tinnefere kl they ere ethmeloite. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. COWARD.—Joo.I.,t I . lextee;tiory Ifeeete. Sc PaurA, the wife of the `l7::7:rif.e7:".74:l.l7C , Amiii. - • DIM MA.—Der. Kat Artiottowureet, the wile at Mr. J. A. Moms. talu daagatar;,. Dy)II.NQUE —Pee at Clat,.'at.d.walk. littlt. %ha WA of Captain Dumereue. of • dat•rateT. LAN 0 —Dee. 31. at Pornvochon Hectors. new Pembroke. the wife of It — . D e Rev. U. 0 Law of • son. MISIKLEII.III.—Dee JO. u Gmn.te Mount. ClatochtAn. the "AN of V. A. 8. Yollleoam. 1A.0.. of : MEIN OTON.—Dos. 30. at Chttot, Lady NI M. Plitiagton. of a W AL:YEII.7Dee. 30. at Aldartgato Ursa, City. tba alto of J. 31. - W FALL—Jsa. 1, at Woachavta CilL, Loashbora , lark, M. W. W a a datiaat.r. MAKItt AOP.S. DEM , : Effn—YELV.—Dee.lkooakkhill to lala of wls.ht. the Rev.? Ratcliffe, Mr. J. . etoteve, to Ulm Qua Who.la To f. of Newprt. MANN —B Alt N ES.—Dee. 30. ht Pt. Loke'v. Cbel-ea. by the elev. O. T. Norm, V. Eakk.. of PI Lapo oak Cho:tory to Llearletta Loolva. dau,ghter of It. E. Quark. of filo...street BAN FORN-HAILY.—Iko. V. at At. Wart's. Ilkontltootvevace. H. Sanford, Evq.. of the arson. vtllngoo. Wsrwiek•hise. W 00.3. W4lker. datuOta of the tate W. Beals. Eat, of Mat 11ttleffeh hod Staukloa. Salvor WAKINO—W lIITR.—JAA 1. At Pt. Ovvroe 4. ttgAqveyAgoaro. by th• /Re , 11. Wohittrusto. M.A.. My W. 1. Watley. to ItllAto tlotatlttO J. Whit,. Fog., of Beau... Vat. Lloyd Num. DE/TBS. • ••••• DEVON.—Der.. 30010 ON Uwe, Konalastoa-Part. F. Dm" Ll.. _ IVAlid.—Dee. 30, et Jobmou Suet. Kttl.lak, Mr. H. Eno., NW 3 0 . 0101:oIN.—We. 31, licostio Carious, wife of W. Oseffs, Nos, G 01.105 MOW , ll IN Dl.l6Y.—Jan. I. at Great Jmctwn..mmet, Haase. Lam m:am Yea Atilb aged ea. JELLAID.—ttm. I. as, P®Drabplan•, Llacryool, Anna. Irlte ai Yr V. Joßud. azo t 61 . BTOBB.I.—Dee. 31. at Wealtridli, Mar, L. tiro of Mr. B. WM,. 73. • . Ir AWOL—Dee. U, at Madam, Anne 9:lllabetb, the dewy In, MI . of Nu Rem WM4., aa,l eeeen4 dauxnter .1 William Pak,. 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