The Express. — London, England, 1846-11-20 00:00:00

Commutation Commissioners are pressing for a settlement at the question, having many cases before them depending CC it. Before the ]Water of the Itolls. COLMAN 11. EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY COMPANY. — INJUNCTION.—Mr, Turner, on behalf of the plaintiff, one of the shareholders in the Eastern Counties Railway Company, applied, exparte, for an injunction to restrain the directors from signing an agreement, which they were about to enter into with the Harwich Steamacket Company, for guaranteeing 5 per cent. on the paid-up capital of the latter c ompany. It was alleged to be a misappropriation of the funds of the Eastern C ounties Company. The Master of the Rolls granted the injunction till the 26th instant, with a view to enable the plaintiff to ask on the next seal for a continuance of the injunction upon notice. HAINES V. TAYLOH.—INJUNCTION.-14711ISANCE.—ME. Kinderiley applied for an inj unction to restrain the defend ants, who represented a new gas company called the " West ern Gas Company," from erecting their works on some land they had bought at Kensal-green, and which it was alleged would be injurious to the enjoyment, by the plaintiff, a re tired tailor, of a house and ornamental gardens which he had lately huiltand constructed in the neighbourhood, at the cost of 18,0001. There was a n immense bod y . of evidence on both aides ; on that of the plaintiff as to the injurious effects of works of the above description ; and on that of the defend ants, showing, that from the improved mode of manufacture intended to be adopted by the new company, no deleterious effects to health or property would arise—in short, that the works would not be a nuisance. The plaintiff's mansion was represented to be on the sunny side of the banks of the Grand Junction Canal, which was, for the facility of convey ance it afforded, one great attraction to the company for choosing the locality. It was by the defendants attempted to be shown that the neighbourhood was of a wry low cha racter, and, as a proof, it was stated that a beer•shop and tea-gardens adjoined the plaintiff's grounds, which, with the house, were alleged to be quite out of keeping with the neighbouring houses. —The caw was not concluded. Be'ore the Vioe-Chancellor of guidons. MAITLAND S. INVINO.—INTLIANCE EXERCISED OVER A. WARD BY HER GUARDIAN.—Mr. Betkell and Mr. Ba selgette showed cause in this case against dissolving an in junction which had been granted to restrain proceedings at law in an action against the plaintiff, upon certain s scup ties given under the following circumstancesplain tiff, Miss Maitland, a young lady whose property amounted to about 83,0001., was placed by her father, at an early age, under the care of one of the defendants, Mr. Donald ]('Lean, Member of Parliament for Oxford, who had married her maternal aunt, and wh o was, upon her father's death, appointed her guardian. Miss Maitland attained the age of 21 in September, 1844. Mr. M'Lean, who had certain coal mince in Durham, entered into an agreement with the two defendants, Messrs. Irving and Brown, coal-merchanta, at Wapping, to purchase from them their business, with the plant belonging thereto, for the sum of 5,0001. At the same time Mr. M'Lean pro posed to procure from the plaintiff a guarantee for the pay ment of this sum. It was also arranged that five promissory notes for 1,0001. each, accepted by the defendants Irving and Brown, should be given to M'Lean, in order that he might raise money for hie own purposes. Upon these notes becoming due they were dishonoured, and an arrangement was subsequently made, by which two of the promissory notes were given up, the coginal guarantee signed by Miss Maitland was cancelled, and other guarantee* were given by her for 3,0001., and 1,2001. The defendants then pro seeded at law against the plaintiff upon these guarantees, and obtained a verdict, and execution issued. The object of this motion was to restrain further proceedings under that action. In support of the injunction it was urged that the transaction was concocted between the defendants Irving and Brown and M ' Lean , for the purpose of supply ing a necessitous man with money ; that the defendant well knew M'Lean hail exercised sq influence over his ward to induce her to sign the guarantee, and the court ought to pro tect her property from being further destroyed by her guar dian ; that M'Lean had lately become a bankrupt and had gone abroad; and that Miss Maitland was still under his care, and therefore under his influence. The case of Archer and Hudson (15." Law Journal," 211 ) was referred to as an authority precisely in point. Mr. Humphrey and Mr. Bailey. for the defendants, Irving and Brown, contended that there was nothing to show they had colluded with M'Lean ; they had sold a coal business for 5,0001., and had taken the guarantee of Miss Maitland, supposing she had given it, owing to her regard for M'Lean, in whose care she had so long resided—they were not bound to see that the ward, in signing the guarantee, was protected from the influence of her guardian, and there was no reason wh_y their security should be set aside. The Vice-Chancellor, without hearing a reply, said he should continue the injunction. It was very possible that there was not, in the minds of Messrs. Irving and Brown, a correct knowledge of the principles of this court ; but it was very extraordinary that men who were engaged in business should have looked upon this transaction as a matter of course—that a person Lie M'Lean should have procured from the plaintiff an indemnity to give to them, and that they should not have taken means of ascertaining whether the young lady was quite a free agent to do what her guar dian said he would induce her to do. The language used by the defendants was this : that upon the execution of the conveyance of the coal business to M'Lean , he asked the defendants to allow him a fortnight's time to pay the money, stating that if such time were allowed him, he would obtain the guarantee of the plaintiff for the due payment of the mo ney; and M'Lean further statedthat the plaintiff was his niece, and was anxious to assist himon account of their relationship ,• but that M'Lean did not state to the defendants that he had any influence over her. It was very strange that these gen- Yemen, after making such an admission respecting what M'Lean had said about the young lady, should go on to say 38'Lean did not state be had any influence over her. It ap peared to his Honour that the whole transaction was based neon the understanding that M'Lean had influence over his ward, and would induce her to sign the guarantee, and it was clear that Irving and Brown relied upon that influence being exerted. His Honour considered it to be this sort of, the the defendants, knowing the defenceless situation of young lady, combined with M'Lean, who also well knew it, to take advantage of her for the benefit of all three, who, consequently, stood in the same situation. He was of opinion that this came within the rule of the court, as to persons exercising an influence over a ward, just after ker attaining her majority ; and on this account the injunc tion ought to be continued. Upen the question whether the money should be brought into court, his Honour was rather inclined to think, as the young lady had gone abroad with her guardian, and was still under his influence, that it would be better to make the order without any direction that the money should be brought into court. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. BACKMAN O. BLUCK.—EROHIBITION TO ETAT EXECUTION TINDER A SENTENCE OP FORFEITURE FOR ABSENCE PROM A BENEFICE, ON THE GROUND THAT THE PROCZEDINOB OUGHT TO HAVE BEEN UNDER THE CHURCH DISCIPLINE ACT. —ln this case proceedings by civil suit had been instituted in the Court of the Chancellor of the Diocese of Norwich, for the recovery of one-third of the annual profits of the living of the defendant, as and for the forfeiture which, under the 670. 3, c. 99, s. 5, he had incurred by his absence therefrom without leave fora period exceeding three months and less than aix months. They became the subject of an appeal to the Dean of the Arches, and from him to the judicial committee of the Privy Council, by each of which tribunals the original sen tence was confirmed. Ultimately, therefore, the sentence was remitted for execution to the court in which the pro ceedings had commenced. On the last day of last term a a rule nisi for prohibiting the bishop from executing the sentence was obtained on three grounds; first, that as the proceedings were for the recovery of a penalty, they were in their nature criminal and not civil, and ought, therefore, to have been instituted under the Church Discipline Act, 3 and 4 Viet., c. 86; secondly, that the sentence was wrong in sub stance, because, after adjudging that the forfeiture had been incurred, it referred it to the registrar to ascertain the amount of one-third of the annual profits and of the costs, instead of Axing, by express terms, the sum forfeited and to be paid and, thirdly, that the libel did not contain an express allega tion that the defendant had the cure of souls as well as the benefice. Upon all these points the decision of the judicial committee of the privy council had been in favour of the plaintiff, and two questions were now raised ; first, whether the objections could be taken as a ground of prohibition to stay execution after an appeal to the privy council ; secondly, whether all or any of tke objections were good. The Attorney-General and Mr. Couch now showed muse and Sir F. Thesiger, Q.C., and Mr. Bramwell were heard in support of the rule. —The court postponed the decision. BAIL COURT. Ex PARTE VANHOTIN.—HABEASCORPUS.--SMCOOLING. —Yr. Lush moved for a habeas corpus to bring up the appli cant from the house of correction at Louth. He had been oonviLted under the Bth and 9th Vic., c. 87 (the Customs Act) for an alleged smuggling. It was contended the war rant of commitment was bad, on the ground that the justices bad no jurisdiction, as this was not a case that came within the sth section of the act, which ma kes any person found on board a vessel, within one league of the coast, with contra band goods on board, a smuggler. It was an offence on the high seas, and any such person must be taken before the magistrates of the place where he first landed ; and it was a question whether that fact was sufficiently averred in the warrant, which was n , as had been laid down in " Reg. e. Peerless " (1 Queen's Bench Reports). The warrant did not show that an offence had been committed at all; for, being a foreign vessel, it did not appear but that she might have been detained within •leagueof the coast by stress of weather. By the 50th sect., certain officers named were authorised to take and detain persons accused ofriauggling,and bring them before the magistrates, who must hear the case when brought before them. In this case, the prisoner was taken before the magis trates on the 21st August, and afterwards confined in gaol till the 31st, when he was brought before them again ; but his case was postponed till the next day. At the hearing then, an objection was taken to the jurisdiction of the magis trates—it was contended that the imprisonment during the period of the adjournment of the case was illegal ; that he could not be said to have been in custody ; for, if detained, be ought to have been in the keeping of the person who took him, such being the intention of the act. The magis trates, therefore, had no jurisdiction to deal with the case. The writ was granted on the latter point only. Tan QUEEN O. THE TOWN-CLIRI Or ST. ALBAN'E.— MANDAims.—Mr. Serjeant Shee, with whom was Sir Jobn Bayley, showed cause against a rule obtained b Mr. Webby o gling on Mr. Blau, the town clerk of St. Al bans, to show cause why a mandamus should not issue, compelling him to to produce to one Henry Williams the voting pen used on the election of town councillors of the boro , and the list a /b urg esses, so that it mightbe compared with certain does =wte of the applicant, and marked by him. It appeared that there was a dispute as to the election of one Russell to the office of town councillor, who was stated to have had a moaner number of votes than one Gibson, who had not been elected. Williams was a check-taker at the election for the pray to which Gibson belonged, and he applied to the town clerk to examine the voting-papers and burgess lists, in order to compare them with books cf his o wn, and make memoranda ; and he stated that he was not allowed to do so, and that he bad not been permitted to make such an inspec tion as the act of parliament allowed him. The affidavits of the town clerk and the clerk of the peace averred that he Lad been allowed to examine the voting-papers and a copy of the burgess lists, and had made marks upon them.—Mr. Welsby contended that he had only seen • printed copy of the burgess lists, and had not been permitted a careful in spection. Mr. Justice Patteson said the applicant had had all he wanted. lie did not see what be could complain of, for he had seen the list and made memoranda upon it. The affida vita on which the motion had been made did not di-close all the ease, for if it had the motion would have been refused. The rule must be discharged with costs. ARCHES COURT. TEE OFFICE OP THE JUDON PROMOTED DT FARRELL 0. Tan Ray. ME. CRAIG.—A responsive plea was offered in this ease by Mr. Craig, denying certain charges brought against him, including acts of general immorality, and the question before the court was as to the admissibility of this plea.—Drs. Haggard and Jenner appeared to oppose, and Drs. Addams and R. Phillimore to support the plea; the latter contending that every opportunity should be afforded to the rev. gentleman to clear his character.—Sir H. J. Find ordered the plea to be amended. COURT OF COMMON Sittings In Banos. REGISTRATION APPRALS.-ADT, APPELLANT, V. HILL, REarosrosmr.—Upon this case being called on for argument, Mr. Cockburn, in support of the appeal, stated that, inas much as the appellant laboured under a misunderstanding as te the proper time of giving notices of appeil, he trusted their lordships would consent to postpone this and other cases of the like nature until next term. The Lord Chief J ustice, after some consultation with the other learned judges, said tie court had considered with great anxiety what was the true construction of the statute which authorised the granting of appeals. It was the duty of the court to attend with etrietneas to these enactments. The Commons, by this act of parliament, had parted with a great deal of its constitutional power, and had delegated it to the Court of Common Pleas, but they had thought fit to guard the delegation by express enactments and restrictions. It would have been competent to the Reuse of Commons to give the court discretion in various particulars ; but in reference to the present question it had been precise and distinct, and had thought fit to say that the decisions of the revising bar risters shall be conclusive, subject to the power of appeal, under certain conditions. One of those conditions was, that the person who sought to revise the decision of a revising bar rister by an appeal to this court, should give ten days' notice of his appeal; and in order to render this enactment more emphatic, the words " at least " .were added to the time spe cified. When the legislature, upon a subject of this nature, was, for the first time, giving power to a court of law to decide upon the elective franchise, it was a state of things which bound the court to attend strictly to the terms of the act. It would be much mom fitting, if the law was found too stringent, that it should be left to the legislature to relax, than that the court should assume a judicial power of ex tension and indulgence in those cases in which the act of Parliament was distinct, poeitive, and precise. The court was of opinion that the true construction to be put upon the enactment, in respect of the ten days' notice, was, that the words " at lute " were intended to signify that the period should be ten days, exclusive of the first day and of the last, and not nine days, with parts of two other days. That being, according to their judgment, the meaning of the act of Parliament, it was the duty of the court to consider whether or not the appellant in this case had performed the conditions upon which the right of appeal had been given. They were of opinion that he had not done so, and that therefore the appeal could not be heard. The security of the elective franchise appeared to the court to depend a great deal upon the proper construction of the act of parliament. Upon the ground, therefore, that the act was distinct and precise upon this subject, giving the power to appeal only on certain con ditions, which in this case had not been complied with, and considering that the court had no power to relax, the appel lant had no right to be heard. Unless the appellant could prove that he had given to the respondent ten clear days' notice of his appeal, he could not claim the privilege granted by the statute. A postponement of the case until the next Una would have no effect in removing the difficulty. A day had been appointed for the commencement of {Assn inquiries, and therefore the difficulty which had arisen in consequence of due notice not having been given previous to that day, would exist in its full force at any future period. Under these circumstances the appellant was not entitled to a tearing, and the decision of the revising barrister must accordingly remain undisturbed.—Other cases were called on, but in consequence of this decision, the learned counsel stated that the appellants, not having complied with the provisions of the act as to the ten days' notice, must neces sarily withdraw their appeals. Theme v. FIELD.—This was an appeal from the decision of the revising barrister for the borough of Warwick. The respondent claimed a right to vote as a scot and lot voter, though in the year 1843, he had not paid the rates de manded of him on the 31st July, and thereupon the revising barrister expunged the name from the register. Since that period he had paid the rates, and at the last revision it was objected that inasmuch as he was disqualified to be put Upon the register on the 31st July,lB 15, the continuity of his qualification had been broken, and therefore his right to vote was destroyed under the 33rd section of the Reform Act. The revising barrister, however, retained the vote, — and hence the present appeal. Mr. Hayes appeared to day in behalf of the appellant, and Mr. Mellor for the respondent.—The court, in giving judg ment, said that the section reserving rights to scot and lot voters, &c., enacted that every person having a right to vote for any borough shall retain such right so long as he shall be qualified according to the usages and eust , ras of such borough. In the case of a voter not having paid his rates on the 31st of July the penalty was that he should not be entitled to have his name inserted in the register for that year, but be might resume his right tote put upon the regis ter,lay fulfilling, at a subsequent period, the requirements of the act. In the present cue the voter had paid the rates since the 31st July, 184.5, in sufficient time to preserve the continuity of the qualification, and therefore the decision of the revising barrister was right, and ought to be affirmed.— Decision affirmed accordingly. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. Sittig. in Banco. ELLIS O. ORIFTITHS.—ILIGHT TO DETAIN A DEFENDANT IN CUSToDT, ALTHOUGH THE PLAINTIFF DIED BEFORE THE EXECUTION OF THE WRIT.—A writ of capita ad ovals faciendum was issued in this ewe to the Sheriff of Carnarvon on the 13th of October ; the plaintiff died upon the 12th, and the defendant was arrested upon the 14th of October. Mr. Martin now moved for a rule to show cause why the defen dant should not be discharged out of custody. There being no person to whom payment of the debt could be made, as the plaintiff's administrator had no right to proceed upon the judgment without being made a party to the prooeedings by scire facia*, and it would therefore be a great hardship to detain the defendant. That course was not taken here, and no person had a right to act upon or was the legal owner of the judgment upon which the defendant was arrested.— Mr. Welsby, who appeared to show cause in the first in stance, wax stopped by the court, who intimated that there should be no rule. The sheriff was right in obeying the mandate of the writ, and could not discharge the defen dant upon notice of the plaintiff's death. If the defendant had a right to be discharged, because there was no person legally . entitled to receive payment of the debt, the same reasoning would apply almost in every instance where a plaintiff died during the detention of a defendant, and he might insist upon hts release, even though arrested before the death of the plaintiff; that would not only be an incon venient course, but altogether without precedent. The rule should, therefore, be refused. BreiNese or THE COURT.—The Lord Chief Baron inti mated, at the sitting of the court this morning, that the special paper would be taken again on Monday next, and not until then. SHERIFF'S COURT. Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BurehelL WOOLFE O. MATIIEWB.—ASSESSMENT OF ♦ TAILOR'S BlLL—This was an action brought by a tailor, named Woolfe, against the defendant, Mr. Charles Mathews, the well-known comedian. The amount claimed was 401.- 271. of which was secured on a promissory note, 111. was an 1 0 U, and the remaining 21. was alleged to be due for work done and goods supplied. Judgment having . been, allowed by default, the present was a writ of inquiry to assess the plaintiff's claim. It was proved by a witness, named Levy, that the I 0 U and the promissory note were in the handwriting of the defendant, and another witness, a young man in the plaintiff's service, proved the delivery to the defendant, in September last, of a pair of trousers at the Princess's Theatre. This was held sufficient to entitle the plaintiff to a verdict, which was accordingly given under the direction of the learned under-sheriff, with costs. JULLIEN AND ANOTHER O. BELIZLEY.—THE PRIER OF PRIVATE BOEES.—This action was brought to recover the sum of 111. 2.1. 6d., and, as in the preceding case, judg ment having been allowed by default, the present was a writ of inquiry. The plaintiffs are Louis George Inllien, the con ductor of the Concerts at Covent Garden Theatre, and Apollo Marie Rose Barret, the mnsieseller ; and the defendant is Captain James Bulkeley, R.N. The plaintiffs claimed nine guineas for the hire of a private-box at Her Majesty's Theatre, one guinea and a half for the hire of a private-box at Covent Garden Theatre, and two shillings for a book of the opera of " Don Pasquale." James Bennett, a clerk to Monsieur Jnllien, proved the defendant to have hired the boxes and the supply of the book, and a verdict was given with costs. for the to the judge so to do.—The defendant said that Mr. Burden, the governor of the prison, toad him that he could not be committed again.—Mr. Commissioner Bullock : That was only Mr. Burdun's op . inion. The point was so very nice, that he (the learned judge) would not decide whether he had such power or not, wi th making some inquiries, and should therefore adjourn the case until the next court day. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. Before Dlr. Commissioner Foobleague. THE FORTH MARINE INBURANCH COWL:47.—TM' day was filed for the proof of debts and an audit in the matter of this company, the proceedinFs in which we have reported se they occurred from time to tune. An objection was takes to a claim upon a policy of insurance effected with the =y upon a vessel built in New Brunswick, as not a "British " built ship, although a certain sum had been fold into court, which the directors were advised to be sufficient to cover the loss, and satisfy their engagement. An action at law was now pending on the subject and until that was settled it was not the practice of this court to interfere, nor to user "damages" which it would be for a jury to ascertain. —The learned Commissioner concurred, but thought that the clamant should be permitted to prove, without preju dice, however, to the action which was now pending. In the meanwhile he would carefully consider his judgment. — It was stated in the course of the day that the whole of the company's affairs were now locked up in Chancery, and at what period the claimants maybe satisfied, or the company's affairs wound up, it would be impossible to calculate. The official assignee (Mr. Pennell) has now in hand about 1,5001. The other cases set down for bearing were disposed of; but -- of public interest SECONDARIES' COURT.-RYLAND TAE EASTERN C OCNTIEA K A . TL WATCOSPANT.—Str, —ln your reportot this ellat, tnyaur journal of this morning, you state that Sir Frederick Thesiger was counsel for the plaintiff : It should be that he was retained on behalf of the company, Mr. Beriesnt Shee baring been retained as counsel for Mr. %land, the plaintiff. It may alto be as well to mention that the record was not withdrawn, until an amicable adjustment between Mr. Ryland and the company had been come to.—Tuonas )3110001 1 / 2 Attorney for Mr. Ryland.- 36 , Carey t, Nov. 19. POLICE. —YESTERDAY. MARYLEBONE.—ROBBERIES BY A CLERK AT A RAIL WAY STATION.—John Lester, clerk to Messrs. Deacon and Co., White Horse, Cripplegate, and who as carriers have extensive warehouses at the Camden-town station of the London and North Western Railway, was charged with having committed numerous robberies. Mr. Humphreys attended for the prosecution, and Mr. Robinson for the pri soner, whose connexions see, it is said, highly respectable. The court was much crowded, and owing to the fact of many acts of plunder having been perpetrated at the above and other railway stations by porters, carters, &c., the proceed lags excited con.iderable interest. The prisoner, who was night clerk, was, at seven in the morning of the 12th inst., met in the Hampetead-road coming in a direction from the station, and had with him a brown paper parcel. Informa tion of the same was given to the foreman, and on the prisoner being spoken to, he denied having carried away any parcel at all. He was given into custody; his apart ments in Hartland terrace, Kentish-town, were marched and in them were found two handsome shawls i of Norwich manufacture, and a new hat ; the articles alluded to were now produced, as were also six expensive half shawls; the latter were picked up shortly after the prisoner was taken in charge, and were lying, wrapped up in paper, in the path, along which he (prisoner) was, while in custody, brought, and the supposition therefore was that he had dropped the parcel. The property was identified as having been sent from various houses in the City to customers its different parts of the country. And it was set forth that some parties to whom the goods were consigned had missed numerous articles from their packages—Mr. Robinson cross-examined the ma jority of the witnesses, but did not in any very material par ticular shake their eridense.—The prisoner stands committed for trial upon three distinct charges. ROBBERY BY A TRADESMAN.—CharIes Reeves, a MAW carpenter and builder, was charged with having stolen a large quantity . of bricks, the property of Mr. Fergusson and others, belonging to the Marylebone and Paddington Joint- Stock Building Association. On the previous evening, a look-out was kept, when 49 D saw the prisoner go to a large stack of bricks, from which he took six, and was walking of with them, when the officer took him into custody. He offered to give any money if he might be allowed to go.— He was committed for trial.—Mr. Robinson applied for his client to be admitted to bail; securities would be given to any amount. The magistrate refused to accede to the request. WESTMINSTER.—THE How. Ma. GRANTLEY BEEK'. Lxv.—A middle-aged gentleman, who stated himself to be the Hon. Grantley F. Berkeley, came to this court, and ad dressing Mr. Burrell, the presiding magistrate, said—" I present myself here in consequence of having seen in the newspapers an exparte 'statement of an accusation made against me by persons named Woolfe and Lait. Al though I have received no summons, lam here to state my readiness to meet any charge such persons may bring for ward, at such time as the magistrate may appoint. In the meanwhile, if any gentlemen of the press are present, I trust that they will report precisely what I have stated, and that they will refrain from making any remarks until the case is properly before the public ." The hon. gentleman then bowed to the magistrate, and withdrew. A Witt.—J. Heid was charged with knocking at the lodge of Charlotte-street chapel, Pimlico, without lawful excuse.— Mary Rhodes,who resides at the lodge, said, that the defendant came there twice on the previous evening, and insisted upon having an interview with Mr. Kelly, the minister of the chapel. Upon being told that he could not see him, defend. ant, who was intoxicated, declared that he would remain there until he did, and as divine service was about to com mence at the chapel she called a policeman and gave him into , custody. Witness knew of no reason for defendant's troub ling Mr. Kelly,but knew that Mr, Kelly visited defendant's daughter when she was dying. Mr. Kelly had to ld witness I that he would not see defendant.—The defendant said that Mr. Kelly, the minister of the chapel, came to see his daughter whilst she was on hffi death-bid, and got her to slake a will, leaving all her property to his (defendant's) wife. Mr. Kelly afterwards told him that she had made a will, but positively refused to show it to him. As he (defendant) was legally entitled to any property she possessed, be considered Mr. Kelly was bound to show him the will. Some household furniture had been removed by Mr. Kelly's direction, and, added defendant, " the rest my beau tiful woman of a wife that belongs to his congregation has got The defendant's landlord said, that although the will had been prepared, it had never been executed by the deceased female; Mr. Kelly and another person,however, on the strength of the will, were parties to the removal of the hirniture.—Mr. Burrell said he should discharge the defen dant, and as he appeared very excitable would recommend that the landlord, or some other direr , et friend, should see Mr. Kelly on the subject of the furniture. THAMES. —Yesterday, Mr. Joseph Sanders, landlord of the Blue Anchor public-house, Parsons-street, Ratcliffe highway, appeared to answer a complaint under the Mutiny het, for refusing to receivs two soldiers billetted upon him. Is appeared in evidence, that the soldiers arrived here in a Dublin steamer at a late hour on Saturday night, the Bth last., and were billetted upon the defendant by Inspector Ellis, of the H. division. A police constable, 6011!, accompa nied them to the defendant's house at half-past one o'clock on the morning of the 9th. The landlord was aroused from his sleep, and looked out of window, but refused to open his doors, and returned to his bed. The soldiers were under the necessity of quartering themselves in the station-house for the night. —Mr. Sanders. in defence said, he was obliged by the law to keep his house closed from 12 o'clock on Saturday night nu' one o'clock on Sunday afternoon, and he was not aware that there was an exception in favour of the military.—Mr. Ballantine said, the defendant would be liable to a penalty for keeping his house open for the sale of beer and spirits during the hours mentioned, but there was nothing in the Mutiny Act which said that publicans were not to receive soldiers hilletted upon them at any hour.—Mr. Sanders ex pressed his regret that he should have acted in ignorance of the law, but all manner of stratagems were used on Saturday night, after 12 o'clock, to make him open hie doors by various persons who wanted refreshments, and he had been put to much trouble and inconvenience by persons knocking at the door after he had closed his house, and representing they were the police or soldiers with a billet. Oh the Saturday night in question a trick of this kind was played off upon Dim. About half-past 12 o'clock the bell was rung, and some persons called out, " The police. We demand admission to see if the house is cleared. He opened the door, and immediately several persons rushed Into the house and demanded beer and spirits. He had (meat difficulty in clearing the house. An hour and a half after wards, and just as he had fallen asleep, the bell was again rung; he concluded, at sueh an unseasonable hour, that be was being hoaxed, and shut down the window. He had been a licensed vintualler fifteen years, and no complaint had ever been made agsinst'him before. Inspectors Donegan and Scott, of the H division, said the Blue Anchor was the best conducted house in the district, and that Mr. Sanders was a highly respectable man. Mr. Ballantine believed all the defendant said was true, but he was bound to convict him ; in consideration, however, of the excellent character given of him, he should inflict the lowest penalty of 40s. and costs. HAMMERSMITH.—STABBING. — An Irishman, named Francis Smith, was brought up before Mr. T. Paynter, on a charge of having, on the 27 th of Ju ne, 1841, stabbed Red mond Barry.—The occurrence took place during an Irish row, in Jenning's-buildines, Kensington. The prosecutor had been an inmate of St. George's Hospital and of the workhouse, and was still in a very weak condition.—The prisoner was remanded. THE LATE FATAL FALL OP Hoven IN OLD BROMPTON. —DISTRESSING CASE.— Mr. Madden introduced to the notice of the magistrate a young girl, neatly dressed in mourning, whom he said was Catherine Casey, aged twelve years, and only child of the man James Casey, who was killed by the fall of three houses In Alfred-place, Old Bromp. ton, on Thursday, the 12th in.q. The girl was previously mo therless, and by the unfortunate accident was now fatherless, and without a relative or friend in the world. Since her father's death she had been taken care of by Mrs. Bryan, a poor woman living in Jenning's-buildings, who was herself a recipient of parochial relief, whom he had advised to take the girl to Messrs. Emmens, the builders, in whose employ her father was, to see if they would not do something for her, but all they had done was to take her to a shop and give her a pair of shoes. He bad, therefore, brought her before his worship to see if he could enable him to get her into some asylum, where she would be taken care of and put out in the world. The poor girl appeared &quiet intelli gen t child, but quite broken down by the calamity which laud befallen her, in the death of her only earthly protector.— Mr. Poynter commended the kindness of the woman Bryan, who was present, and advised Mr. Madden to try Manor house Establishment, Fulham, which he promised is do. The worthy magistrate also ordered Mrs. Bryan is, from the court poor-box, which, he said, was in reality a "poor box," being at the present moment empty. WANDSWORTH.—A MASTER MASON CHARGED WITH FILONT.—Mr. Henry Hewlett, • master stone mason, To siding in lArkhall-lane, Clapham, was charged with stealing contained nothing Chnt.ouiat.—Before Mr. Commissioner Mullett. INPORTLET QUESTION UNDER THE SMALL DEBTS BILL. —W. Biddle., a poor-looking man, who had only this morn- ing been released from Whltecros,-street Prison, where he has been incarcerated 40 days for neglecting to pay an instal ment upon en order made by the court, appeared to a fresh summons which had been taken out against him.—Mr. Buchanan, the solicitor for the plaintiff, said the present ease came before the court upon very singular grounds. The defendant had already suffered forty days' imprisonment for non-payment of an instalment of the debt and costs in an action tried in that court, amounting to 81. 16s. 6d. Several instalments were due, but he was only committed for the norpsyntent of one ; and his object in having the defendant reemmused was to ascertain whether he could be summoned at saw being ementitted for forty days, and nein re cormdttad for eantempt in not paying the other imbilments. He might be relieved from the payment of that instalment for while b. had already been in prison for 40 days, but that isageiesson would notrelieire him from the payment of the whale debt and costs- and he (Mr. Buchanan) would hire to haw ill= had not the power to again commit him, SOS MS 111/illl[ _DONE paid for forty days t—Mr. Comiadanar Dank add his impremion was that he could net he reommittad. as ha did not think any power was ghost THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 20, 1846. two slabs of stoae, the property of Mr. Henry Morris, a person in the same line of business, and residing in Dorset street, Clapham-road.—The prisoner and complainant were both employed, about four months since, by Mr. Wood, a builder, an fitting up some new houses in Union-grove, Clap ham, with marble and stone mantel-pieces and hearths. A day or two subsequent to the great hailstorm, complainant missed two out of four stone slabs, which he had de posited in a house where both he and the prisoner had a con tract to execute. He was unable to ascertain who the thief was until the previous day, when, in consequence of infor mation he received from a man who had been in the pri soner's employ, he gave the latter into custody. One of the missing slabs had been found used up in a job the prisoner had executed.—The complainant, in his cross-examination by Mr. Games, the prisoner's solicitor ' said the property was his own. He bad been a bankrupt, but hie fiat was open on the 21st of last June. He had not got his certificate, and should not have it until December next. Mr. Games submitted that the property did not belong to Mr. Morris, and, therefore, there was an end to the case. His client was desirous of the matter undergoing the fullest investigation, and there was bail present to any amount to answer for his attendance on a future day.—Mr. Paynter said he should like to have further evidence before be came to any decision.—George Robins said he had been employed by the prisoner for two years as a labourer. He recollected that about August last he went with the prisoner to one of Mr. Wood's houses, to clear out the water after the storm, and he then saw four slabs in the kitchen. The prisoner lifted one, put it under his arm, and left the house with it. ems-examined by Mr. Games: I did not tell Mr. Morris till yesterday. I did not say I would lock the prisoner up before the night was over. His reason for leaving the prisoner's service was that he was sick and tired of working for him. He could have been transported twenty times over, if the truck that he had to draw had been over hauled by the police.—Mr. Paynter observed that according to the witness's own statement, he had been engaged with the prisoner in stealing repeatedly. Why had he concealed the malpractices of his master till yesterday /—The witness fenced with the question, and at last said he was no scholar, and a poor ignorant countryman; that he did not know where Mr. Morris lived, and did not like to ask.—Mr. Games contended that the evidence given by the witness was unworthy of belief, and that he bad committed perjury, as he had witness" to prove having heard him tell his aieut that if he did not give him money, be would lock him up.— Mr. Paynter said there was evidence before him that the prisoner had taken a slab of stone, and therefore it was necessary for his own character that he should appear again ; and notice must be given to the official assignee. He would be content with the prisoner's own recognisance in 201. to appear spin that day week.—The prisoner having entered into the required recognisance, left the court with his friends. MONEY MARKET. _ __ THURSDAY EVINING. The weekly board was held at the Bank to-day, but no alteration was made in the rate of interest. The directors, in this abstinence of action, when urged by various motives of interest, and even by representations from without of banking interests anxious to see the value of money raised officially higher, have acted wisely in the judgmentofrellect ing men. There is reason to hope that no overruling neces sity will arise on this side the new year to induce a departure from their present policy. The rates of money may be, and are generally conceived to be, too low, but this would cer tainly be the least convenient season possible in the public interest for making any change in a higher direction. The funds remain without alteration, and with more than the usual absence of business. Consols were 941 to 1 for money and time. Reduced Threes, 931 to 1. 'l'hree-and a-Quarter per Cents., 951 to 4. Bank Stock, 205 to 6. India Stock, 256 to 8. Long Annuities, 91 to 15-16ths. Exchequer Biller, Be. to Ile. prem. The decline in the latter would seem to imply that sales may have been pressed in some quarter, and it is supposed by the Bank, which is believed to be a large holder. Under present circumstances, of the ready absorption of money in various new channels, more particularly in railways, Exchequer Bills are not so easily placed in quantities as heretofore. Merchants and traders have less unemployed capital at command for temporary or more permanent investment. The sales of Exchequer-bills to-day were quite unimportant, but the market was so weak that the premium declined upon the first operation. Should the Bank be forced into the market as an avowed seller, there can be little doubt that, at the present rate of interest carried by the bills, they would soon be forced to a discount. There is little to report about foreign stocks, in which, however, the transactions were more numerous than of late, although in amount the aggregate was of little consideration. Mexican were quoted 21/ to 21, abroad margin sufficiently indicative of the unsafe tenure on which the conversion bonds are considered to be held. Spanish were quoted lower: the Fives, 251 to / ; the Threes, 27 to 4. The self nominated committee of Spanish bondholders seem, in their proceedings, to be more anxious to be bawd of on the Stuck Exchange, and to influence prime, than to work steadily, firmly, and quietly, in the onerous un dertaking of bringing the Spanish government to a due sense of the obligations of national faith and honour. With a government so utterly devoid of principle as that now exist ing in Madrid, at the head of which is Senor Isturitz, a person well remembered on 'Change, the enterprise is hopeless enough, supposing the partite delegated by the committee were of the standing and of the ability to command a hearing in behalf of the bondholders. Portuguese were 36 to 8. Bra zilian, 84 to 6. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 59 to the Fours, 911 to 2. ENGLISH Stack, 205 6 3 p ßank er Ct. Red. Anna, 934 4 4 3 per Cent. Consols, Anna., 941 New 31 per Ct. ADM., 951 4 4 Long Anna., 1860, 91 15-16 5 per Ct. Brazilian Bonds, Acct., Nov. 30, 85i Ditto New, Nor. 30, 854 94 per Cent. Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil., ssJ Ditto, Equador Bonds, 31 3 per Ct. Mexican, Acct., Nov. 90, 22 if 4 per Ct. Portug. Bda., 974 MOS. Ditto, 1859, DI India Stook, 257 Consols for Acct., 941 Excheq. Bills, £l,OOO, 11d., 9118 Do., Small, 8 12 4 FUNDS. 5 per Ct. Spanish Bds., for Acct., Nor. 30, 251 5 per Ct. Spanish Paglii‘C Bonds, 51 3 per Ct. Spanish Bds., for Acct., Nov. 30, 37 24 per Ct. Dutch Each., 12 Guil., 59 9 4 per Ct. Dutch Certs., 911 11 EXCHANGES AND STOCKS ABROAD. Paws, Nov. 18.—Three per Cants., 8225 ; Five per Cents., 117 30; Four-aml-a•Half per Ceuta, 112 ; Four per Cents., 106; Belgian Five per Cents, 1840, 1394 ; Naples Reines, 102 25 ; Roman Loan, 100 ; freseury Bonds, 31 4m. Bank Shares, 3170. Exchange on London, (30 days), paper, 25 43; cash, 23 43; ditto, (90 days) paper, 25 35: east, 25 32j. MADRID, Nov. 12.—Three per Cents., 334, paper; Four per Cente., 214 ; Five 26l. per Cents., 21j ; Passives, 04. Coupons, 20. Exchange on London, VICIMA, Nov. 11.—Five per Cents. 1081 ; Four per Cents., 094 ; Three per Cents., 70j ; Loan of 1834, 157; Ditto, 1839, 1264; Bank Shares, 1,660. Anrwcar, Nov. 17.—Exchange on London, 25f. 66c.—ditto, two months, 231`. 45e. Amerszinsit, Nov. 17.—Act. Debt, Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 56 1 381 ; Do., Three per Cents., 704 701 ; Do., Four per Cents., 9lj 914. Commercial Company, Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 1724 173 j. East India Loan, Four per Cents., 91 914.—E:change: On London, 12 2 : two months, 11 93 ; on Hamburg, 33 62 ; two months. 35 25. llsmstrao, Nov. 14.—Austrian Pive per Cents., 110 bills; Back Shares, 1,570 bills; Russian Eng li sh Loan, 102 bi ll s; Ditto, Five per Cents. Hamburg Certificates, 101 a bills, 101 i money ; Ditto, tat Series Inscriptions, 106 bills; Ditto, Hope and Co., 3rd and 4th Series, 97j bills; Ditto, in Certificates, 964 bills. New Four per Cents., Stieglits, 87 bills ; Spanish New Five per Cents., 184 bills, 18j money. Dutch Actual Debt, Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 58 bills. Danish English loan, Three per Cents., 84 money.—Ex change on London—St. Petersburg, Nov. 6, 391 1-16. FRAUDS BY THE OWNERS OP BONDED WAREHOUSES. —We understand that an investigation of a very serious character will shortly be brought before the public, in which frauds upon the revenue of au entirely new character will be disclosed. The fact, as far as we can at present ascertain, is this :—ln the course of evidence adduced before the late Go vernment Commission of Inquiry, held at Gwyder-house, it tram-jilted that certain whartiagers had, for the advancement of their peculiar business 'or otherwise, been long in the practice of delivering goods in their charge under bond to the merchant, without the payment of duty, giving him credit until it might suit his convenience to pass the neces sary "Rome Consumption Entry ;" and this terra of accommo dation has sometimes extended to years. The system of book keeping of the customs' officers does not admit of stock taking at certain periods, and therefore affords a facility to such irregularities. In the first view of this affair it would appear that the injury done to the revenue would simply amount to the lose of interest upon the capital thus detained; but should a destruction of these bonded warehouses by fire take place (and within the last few years two instances have occurred in which the premises have been totally destroyed) the crown would be exposed to a very large amount of fraud, without the possibility of detecting tile guilty parties. For in this we the authorities would relinquish their claims upon all goods destroyed by such accident, and as it would be apparent on the face of their books, that all those articles which had illegally passed into consumption were among those consumed in the conflagration, the parties who were merely cheating the government of interest upon the duties, would be necessitated to pocket the amount of the duties alto gether.—Merrantik Journal. MEXICAN LOAN AEPAIRS.—The following circular has been sent round for publication to the papers, which, although not favoured with a first copy of it, we deem it right to publish for the information of those conoersed. Slr,—The Mexican government barb* withdrawn ha =from the home of Mews. kW fiebasidar and Co., of this al* me, in a dim** dotal the Mb of IlegMeeks, ressiie lam to., rMiiathe Mode, gasommis, aid wow Mai they might have tLerpowee, reistinglothe ems* er baraffmg t, Wilda we mewl toeamil gigs& mln k Use Disk at until the Moslem goemineont new its me dlars to lean timie Moneta, se it very desirous of dotinS. liinse Am. en grinned myself at Mews. Schneider W Co.'s kr the purposes aboremestioned, those wribmsa mewl * n o y with tbe orders of the govern ment, I border give yobbo tice that the said Mews. John Itiamteder Ch. Wye awed to be the agents of the Mexican govern. mast, and thst no aet or grobeeding of theirs in that sweat* mime the wind of the leet peshst wili be edormiedged by the said welt, iommusit es by OW maveysetts indractions were recere7l7; Wm, withdrowlng Mresmay, sett dte them to deliver over to me tie tlmiyPllttf4 dolownit, psu lag thereto. Requesting am asely meememet thus beiog of public Interest, I nom* m w sbeiliot me m; li es 7 Mmoom, Consul of IS.° Wan. 'Tan., the respectable' house . of agency, will kg k proper doubtless to offer an explanation to the bond holden of their conduct, apparently so inculpated in this circular. On the arrival of the last packet, it was stated on the best authority that, on an application made to them, they distinctly declared that they had ceased to be the agents of the Mexican government. On the day after, how ever, it is also stated on good authority (we have it from the party himself), that Messrs. Schneider declared themselves still in etatu quo as agents, fully competent to carry out the conversion, and prepared to do so. More than this also ; it was formally, and an from authority, an nounced in • certain morning and evening paper that the conversion was approved of, ant confirmed by, the present government of Mexico, and, therefore, that Messrs. Schneider remained the agents as before. No well-informed person placed the slightest faith in those announcements. But it is + not the less true that, in the quarters where they appeared, it was plainly enough stated that the authority fur them was the house of agency themselves. These extraordinary descrepanciee have to be reconciled, as as doubtless they will be, by Messrs. Schneider. Whatever, and however just, the reprobation of the conversion scheme, it is only fair to a house which bears a character so respectable and unsullied, to say, that except in the character of govern ment-appointed agency, they have never appeared to be mixed up directly and personally with the conversion opera tion. In all remarks on the subject heretofore, this distinc tion has invariably been defined. We are told that Mee rs. Schneider decline to comply with the requisitions of Senor Mendoza, on the grounds that the present government of Mexico cannot be considered as constituted until the meeting of Congress. This excuse we must say is inadmissible, inasmuch as the preceding government was provisional only. The present is a govern ment de facto, equal to the exercise of authority, and recog nised by the official organs of this country. Again, Messrs. Schneiders are said to argue that they cannot part with the securities in their hands, because they consider themselves as acting in the intermediate sense between the government and the bondholders, and might therefore be held liable by the latter. The answer is, that they have never hitherto pretended to represent the interests of the bondholders, and by them were never authorised in that respect. They are, and can only be, the agents of the Mexican government, by whom paid ; and such, if we are rightly informed, has been the tenor of their replies to bondholders secaing information. Now, the late house of agency, upon whom so much op probrium was undeservedly thrown, did, upon the conver sion which they conducted, deposit every old cons erted bond in the Bank or England, so that, should the conversion, operated according to official orders as it was, not be ratified bl the government, every bondholder could receive hack ha original bond. We record the fact for the instruction of Messrs. Schneider. We shall not enter more upon the sub ject at present than to remark, that every converted bond carries upon its face the proof of its invalidity. The decree of Congress authorising a conversion, is endorsed upon these bonds, but with the omission of the sum of deferred bonds to which alone it was applicable. Messrs. Schneider may be right fully acquitted of any part in this conversion transaction, which does not correspond with their undoubtedly respect able standing, and they will readily explain what, at pre sent, appears ambiguous in other respects. The fact is. that the discreditable affair was concocted in Mexico. by parties not unknown. Some of them may chance to find that, how ever presently profitable, it may come to interfere unfavour ably with their business connexions in the north. They have forgotten the salutary saying, rte autor ultra crepidant. RAILWAY NE WS. The market was flat and rather hearyyeaterday,and, as we anticipated, with an inclination of prices downwards, should sales be attempted. Few orders for sales have yet been received from the country, but in the present state of affairs they may be expected. It would be difficult to effect any large operations without a corresponding sacrifice upon pre sent quotations. There is rather a portentous pause in rail. way bu.iness. The tendency of the Liverpool share-market was rather downwards, in the speculative stocks, except Birmingham and Oxfords and Dudleys, which improved, the former to 71 and the latter to 61 p. Iluddenfields and Dewshurys were lower than on Wednesday, and Thirsks did not improve as was expected from the state of the London market. Cale donians are marked higher, 1 to 1 dis., but there was no business done. The Manchester market was quiet and inactive : compa ratively few transactions were effected, and generally at lower prices. Birmingham and Oxford Junctions were done at 7 to 74 p.; Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester at 131 p. ; London and North Western (new) at 131. At Leeds the share market was not so active, although an average amount of business was transacted. Leeds and Dewsbury's declined from 151 to 141 pm. Huddersfield and Manchester from 51 to 51 pm. Ormskirks from 51 to 41 pm. York and Newcastle (Preference) from 5} to 5/ pm., and York and North Midland (Preference) from 101 to 10 pm. ; whilst New Thinks advanced from 2a. 6d. dis. to 51. pm., and Leeds and Thinks from 11 dis. to 1 dis. Dewsbury Branches and Extensions were quoted a shade higher. There was again a tolerable amount of business transacted at Birmingham, but prices had a downward tendency. There were sales in Ambergates at 6s. 3d. p.; in Stour Valleys at 21, but ultimately at 11 p. ; in Shrewsbury and Binning hams at 11 p. • Trent Valley, Midland, and Grand Junction 'p. • Shropshire Unions at 6s. 3d. d., and Shrewsbury, Wol verhampton, and South Staffordshire. were done at Bs. 9d. d. The market at Bristol was scarcely so acti%e, although prices are pretty well maintained. Birmingham and Oxford Junctions were done at 81; Bristol and Exeter (New), 9 ; Caledonian (half shares), 21; Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 11 prem. ; Great Western (new shares), 71 to 71. Is. 3d.; York and Newcastle Preference, 51 prem. The market at Hull on Wednesday was less active than on Tuesday. Prices, however, were fully supported, and an improvement was observable in some quotations. Eastern Counties (York extension) were done at 375, p. • North Bri tish (quarters), at 86s to 8 5s. and 85s. 6il. ; ditt o (new quar ter scrip), at 23.. to 225. Gd. p. ; and York and Newcastle (new), at 81. 6s. 3d. (ex. new) p. RAILWAY SHARE LlSTS.—Lorense, Nov. 19. Nurs—The quotations of lines in Roman characters denote actual transactions: those of lines in Italics sellers' prices. PAID. 82 Manchester, Leeds 2O 22p. 38 Do. 4 shares 9 10p. 2 Do. 1 shares.. 51 5 Do. 1 , 4/ths S 51p. 01 Do. Sixteenths l4 2p. 42s Do. Extension ll Ip. 40 Manchester ¢ Biros 73 75 9 Do. 1 shares A 124 5 Do. Do. B 124 1 Do. Do. C 81 12. Manch., Buz. 4. Mal 11 11p. 2 Manch. & houthimp l4 100 Midland 12640en 24 Do. New 311 e. n. 2 Do. New ........ 1 too Do. Bins.. dileriy. 100 sen 10 Newcastle & Ber 114 31 1 a Do. North Shields S Newsn. ¢ Chester! is t 15 North British 11 Do. 4 shares. l4 a. L 5 Do. Fifths. 7 11 Do. 1 shares. 4 1 00 , Norfolk OM 133 9 Do. 4 shares 3IP. 0 Do. Extension. .9 Northern & Eastern 7 Lle.Scrip(iss.3 dir ) 24 28p. 21 1 Do. shares 1134 I Do. New 28 Is North Staffordshire B4 1 1p North Wa1e5....... 11011., Wester., & WM. 81 5 Perlasiouth Direct l4p. 7 Preston and Wire 341 5 11 Do. a shares 4 5 )0 Sheffield 4 Manch._ Do. Linoobs. 4 Scottish Central 74 13tp. ,Scottish Midland I3i Shrewsbury & Birm 144 1 Union .1 Id. eat Devon i 7 54 . Eastern and -- " 19 - t .a.tiigh. & Dudley 6 1 f p. Btrat . mA c tllrff i s it r i 1 1 2 0 6 3 1 2 30 Birm.& Oxford June. 94 9 Bristol nod Baster-. • Bp. Do. New • 84 Bristol & Clatter__ Si Hosekinghanthire ld. Ip. 2 4 1 I 4 Do. shares 1 1 Chester 4 4 Holyhead 3 21 Id. 1 Churnet and Blythe li 1 Cornwall I Direct Northern 1 2 11 Dublin & Belfast Joe 5 24 'Eastern Counties 23 1 2: Do. New 7 4 i 4p. Do. P. 3 per Ct. No I D. 2: Do. Do. 2 Ip. I Do. Ifni. Extension 1 East Lancashire Do. New lO 1 1 1 East Lincolnshire 2 11 2 Eastern Ono* 14 16p. Edinburgh &Glasgow 76 31 Do. 1 shares. 24 201 41 Do. j shares A lBl 11 Edinb. & Northern l3 1 Ely & Iluntingdon lEarfer, Icon., Dora Id. 1 2f Glasgow, Kum.. dye i 6B 7 11 Goole, Done. & Sheff.,l 4p. Gt. So. & West (Ire.) 291 31. North of England. 2371 . Do. N . cw.... . 38 3.•1 56p. 1 40p. 1161 I9lp I 13,5 3 I 17 6 9 184 8 18 4 10 I Ip. 3. ..4,, 7 4 3, PAID. 90 fAberdeen. Do. Were Do. New heat Western Do.; shares. Do. j shares Do. Fifths Do. New Held , Moneela Do. Extension 3 11 Hull and Selby 108 109 11 Do. I Owes 29p. 1 Do. l shares ll 12p. 1, , /per. d Bury St Rdis 19. 1 1 Do. do. Norwich.— 2 ior. 41 LancasterCarlisle. 18 • 11 Do. New lO 1 61 Leeds and Bradford 5 1 6 , Leeds and Thirst l6 1 I Do. New 5 N Dew* Dews., Manch 36 51 21 Do. do. Br. sh.(Blue)111 101 4( Do.do.Extes(Green)l4l 3i 2( Leicester 4 Bedjord 3 id. Leices.4 Birsninyham! Lis. Man. & N. June 21 1 / London & Blackwell- 1 It Do. New 1 lip. Do. Ns:tension Land. Brighton S.Co 591 1 D.,. Do. Flfths 49 Do. Do.Guarn. 3 p.O 10 London 4 Greenrich:9 91 Do. Preference l2l 23 London and North Western 1951 7 64 Do. 1 shares 201 211 p Do. New shares.— 1 _ _ 19 ' _en 66 eths 51 . 1 291 121 1 1.1 .1161 .L 1.51 D0.11.(ka.2114240.1 Do. N. (431. Do. N. a (d*. kW.) ,4 Do. N. do. 1614 4 6 South W es Li Waterrord y )(liken Ins West Riding Union.. 16 Wilh,Som. &Weymt t 3 York and Newcastle 6 Do. New I Do. Preference ... Tat and Nor th Mid. II Do. 6 shares * Do. Selby 10 Do. Extension__ 2 Do. Preference 5 Do. P..&W. }Ltda.& FORIIOII RAILWAY Id and l i rlO Ul ,2 l MlLVtatalit 2 IlDemerara 4 IDendre Valley 51 Direct Bornb.t3l d Dutch 5s East Indian Ss Gt.Southn.of M Ss Great Wes!. Defspol. 3 Gt. Nor. Tram Can. LO/IVOin a Is So. , 4 .37 1 I' 1 116 13 .15 t I S 4 2P 24 i9l 3141e.n. 131 4en. 7 i 1 e.n. 934 e.n 19 40en 149e.n. 1 1 181 & 24411 en 131 e.d. .9 9d. itoi 10 I±l_4& 2 1 p. :4" .14 1.3 Luxembou Do. Fifths 1 1 8 Namur and n i.leore /b. Eighaa 10 Orleans and iersoal Do. N. 84.1 JI • 6 Orleans & Bordeaux.l Do. 401.51 t., L. 4. M. 5 Paris & Lyons, Constl # London & S. Western 20 J'aris and Orleans.. . Do. New Conn Bths 20 Paris and Konen.... t 4 Do. New I 5 Paris ¢Strash. Coe I Litt. New lllonen and Harre.... 21 London & York 24 Lon., Solis., & Yeovil' I I 14 SYrashourit ¢ 8a1e.119 9 15 Lynn and Ely 11l 5 Tours hantes Oanst f Id. 15 Lynn and Dereham 115 l6 (Weal Flanders 34 3d. Lincaroos, Nov. 19.--Salas :—Chester, Birkenhead, 51—Do. (A eh.) 231—E. Counties, 221—D0. (York exten.), 14 p.—London, North Western, 1951—D0. (new oh.), 131 p.—Do. (1 eh. G. J.), 211 p.— Midland, 127 (ex. new).—Do. (new oh.), 41 p.—Newcastle, Berwick, 141 p.—North British (4 ob.), 21 18s. 9d. 3 p.—N. Union (A), 220 Sheffield, Manchester (4 ph. No. 3), / d.--8. Pastern (new sh. N 0.4), lle. 3d. p.—York, Newcastle, 391 (cx. new) —Do. (pref. ski.), 31 1 p. —York, Selby (501. ob.), 381 p.—F- and W. Riding Eaten., 101 4 p.— E. Lancashire (late Blackburn and P.), 44 E. Lancashire. 54 new 41 p. (ex. add. shares ;-G rimsby, Sheld, 31 4 d. Huddersfield C. and R. (13 pd.), 3 p. ex. Int.)—Do. (exten. Owes), 335. 9d. 3p Lee ds ,De r; l i ee r ir pi l p r r i a ( I t h lri — , 1/. (branches,. , theater, 365. 3d. d.—Ambergate, 61. 3d. Ir.—Birkenhead, Cheshire Jun., 14 p.—Birmingham, Dudley, 61 p.—Bir mingtiani, Oxford Jn., 74 p.—Blackburn, Clitheroe, and N. W., 11 d. Buckinghamshire, par.—Fleetwood, l'reston, W. Riding, par.— Glargow, Dumfries, p. —Liverpool, Mane.hester, Newcastle Jn., 1, ls. 3d. p.—London. York, 1 d.—Newry, Warrengioin_ s k re l i ,l%- N. Staffordshire, 31 p.-Bbrewsburv , Hereford, 1 el. ' Wolverhampton, 8. Wewdshire, ' d.—Shrewsbury, Birmingh am (A), 14, 1 p.--Ellaropshire t'n. R. and C. Be. 9d., 1 d.—Sbeftleid, E.) Linoolnshire, 1 d. —Trend di ng—all4, Midland Gr. Jn., 11 p.—Wharfdale (late N. , ra 11 Dutch Rhenish, 1 d.—Gr. Luxembourg, 34, le. p. 3d., 1 —Demera6 .—Jimal p.— ea S. Midland, 1 p.—Ooo.e, Doncaster, par. Manchester, Midland, Grimsby, 1 d.—Manchester, Southampton, 1 d. Psalm, Nov. 18.—Paris and Orleans, 1,207 50 ; Farb and Rouen, 875 ; Rouen and Havre, 667 4 - Mignon and Mantilla, 840 ; Strasburg and Mk, 217 50 ; Centre (Vienna), 562 50 ; Bordeaux, 310 ; North, 827 50; Paris and Straeburg, 477 50; Tours and Nantes, 485 ; Paris and Lyons, 496 23 ; Dieppe and Fecamp, 352 SO. ro4 ►d. .1?! 27 LONDON.—TRINIDAD RAILWAY.—A meeting of share holders in this undertaking was held yesterday at the London Tavern, for the purpose of receiving from the committee of management a report of the progress made to the present time in furtherance of the scheme. Thomson Ilankey, jun. IN., th e deputy-chairman of the committee, presided on the °cession, and there was a considerable assemblage of proprietors. After a few introductory observations from the chair as to the object of the meeting, the secretary reed the which stated that the number of shares allotted was 12,000, 0nr21.4 . of which the deposits had been paid, making a cum of 28,1121. los.; and the deed of settlement had been signed by 402 shareholders, re. presenting together 10,673 shares. Mr. Curtis, the engineer of the company, had made a complete and perfect surrey of the line, waisted i i ! 1 ....... Ilk . by three surveyors, who had accompanied him ti 'real committee of fifteen gentlemen had prix lity. By that survey, the plans and map, of wi t room, and could at any time be examined at tk that the estimated cost of wrist:ruction souk b e estimate large r than was at gist supposed; b ut ti on a moot minute ealculation, showed a return ra bast at first been estimated, so that it was calculat plated, would produce 14 per cent. op the capitab contemplation of the committee to all for any me were in a condition to mammies the execution could not be before the elm of the brit year, she obtained an act of Incorporation front the er the stam for which the committee would ci as the ,ortanoeof the undertaking to the cola pany to expect. The whole receipts of the company, exchequer bills, amounted to 2 8642/. II a. Gd , col Including all charges of survey, he. , amounted t balance in the hands of the corm:nee of 14,1 A motion of Dr. Bowing, who expressed hi s sot the report, seconded by Mr. Moxon, the rep, agreed to, and ordered to be printed and cm shareholders, together with such abstracts of them committee might deem advisable to circulate, j agreed to, that no further step should he lakes t of the line until the committee shall have aeons authorities of the island, by grant of lands or oil muneration la interest for the capital expended stated that such remuneration would be neve muter on a much larger scale than if the railroad, In this country, and if not secured they would ads‘ of the scheme altogether. The And branch of tt be from the capital to prima, a distance of about 2 require about 280,0001. A shareholder add that value in the market at present. The chairman n they were not ; they could have no real value te deposit money remaining, and the value of the charts, which were of the most perfect nature nominal value of something to be produced hen then unanimously voted to the chairman and and the meeting separated. ON DITB.—A proposal to effect a o tureen the Great Western and South Wert( rn Ra of the West Landon, croming the Thames at branches to Staines and Twickenham is talked mourn of an impending all on the sharchoht Railway, in consequence of an intestine on the to apply, daring the emitting session, for an act t levels of the line, and form branches to the London Docks. PROVINCIAL—MANCHESTER, MIDI GRIMSBY JUNCTION RAILWAY.- The adjourned pany was held on Thursday, at the company', Rotherham. The proceedings were of apm j obiect of the meeting being merely to carry to posed at the tawnier meeting, and which could owing is there not being present one-thin respect of the scrip held by the various votes present at the previous meeting were of passing the resolutions ; but still there were her required by the act of parliament. Mr. lb cams to the company, read over the notice ca and the resolutions passed at the former meeting the scrutineers, stating that the number of vc not sufficient to constitute a meeting for tb ing the resolutions. F. Parker, Esq., gem report, the substance of which we ha, In answer to a question by the chairman *be bad come forward to join the new undertaking, that not many gentlemen had come forward let Liverpool shareholders said that at Liverpool go eat indifference as to this undertaking, and i at Liverpool on Wednesday, the holders of abmi the determination not to take any further pa of the Manchester, Midland, and Great Grim* moved and seconded, that the resolutions of t " That the Company be diasolved, anti that an taken to be an act of bankruptcy," be confirm carried on a show of handi. At the meeting votes only were recorded, and the scrutineers to ascertain the number of votes reverter expressed, that in case the present meet the next meeting might be held at Mane This proposition was, however, stated to be ical to the terms of the act, although it would be such meeting, either at York or Leeds. Fm scrutineers, it appeared that 10,455 shares we 39 more than was required to constitute a meet conversation it seemed that there was no taut pool shareholders had seen the statemsot of these shareholders attended the meeti n g, and of 1,000 shares. The 'thorn represeutl st 5,650; and at the previous meeting, 4,605; toe The renort of the Perutineers was then ado ordered to be forwarded to the shareholders. declared the company to be dissolved, and that not be taken to be an act of bankruptcy. COMMERCIAL_AND MAI PROM:CR.-1f isertio-taxx, Nov. 19.—The doll, and sales to any extent could not be made prices. 100 hhds. only of Meat India void; an Bengal offered in public sale, nearcely onctoin holders appear to be tolerably firm, and general reduced. Relined dull ; standard quality declin 21)00 bags plantation Ceylon were offered in pub found buyers; One orthnary, 485. to 49s ; mid which was about the previous currency; ID c qualities, chiefly sold at previous rates. Ili Bengal offered; buyers did not appear at full bought in at 175.6 d. to 185.6 d. Saltpetre: Refrae ref. 10, at 235. Rum and brandy remains dull prices. Cotton dull and inactive. Tallow rem 48s. 3d. on the spot. Nutmegs : Penang sold st Fish oils have become dull and difficult of sad Tea : This article has decidedly taken a turn, as Congou have advanced fully 41. per lb. within I lative purchases, both here and in Liverpool, to have been made, Sid. to Rld. per lb. Dune weeks—London, 23,085,1361 lbs.; Liverpool, I 683,962 Ito. ; Hull, 211,140 lbs. ; Clyde, 1 30,841,042 lbe. Same time in 1845, 79,676,7121 COTTON.—lavimpooi, Nov. 19.—The mark and the sales were 4,000 bales, all to the trade. MANCRLITILL Nov. 19.—Our market to-day languid and heave, both for goods and yarns; b spired. Prices remain nominally unchanged, downwards. AND LEADVMALL, No average supply of meat on sale here to.day, whi was atead),at rakes. Beef, from Ultima to 4s. bd.; veal, 3s. Bd. to 4s, bd. ; sad put, bibs. by the cartage. SHIPPINI 3 Dublin - -6 171TELLIGENI 771sarkis 3 Waterford 0 I France 0 1 Donaghadee 0 Guernsey & Jen. 0 0 Mediterranean... 0 Hamburg 0 0 India 1 Holland 0 GRATMEND, Nov. 19.—Arrived: Angelina, Correode Tenerife, Teneriffe ; Racer, Ginn; 7 China : A. Grant, Magallon ; Timoleon, Nee 01 sey ; Maria, lkstas ; Dee, Madeira ; Slate Quiver, Cephalonia; John Clark, Quebec; Set Arum, Zante ; Nabulisten, Stockholm; la Nelson, Denis;' Pioneer, City Point. wiled: Minerva, Ceylon; Cadet, Gibraltar. LITIMPOOL, Nov. 19.—Arrived : Lowther, Cephalonia; Royal William, Malaga; Cheer, 1 Beatrice, Surprise, and Jasper, Merhterras New ILasslingersivel ; Tordenakiold, RV ernal: Clarendon, Bombay ; Sir John Bereaford,Madr: and Alnatreo, Quebec ; Bertha, Jamaica ; Ante Island ; Sardine, New York; Tarquia leaky, h Crosby Point), New York ; Speed and Them* devil, Quebec; Emma, St..Moto; Isabel, Opon Norman, New Orleans; Behead, Smyrna; 1 Zion's Hope, Mirimacbi ; 'fay and Ocean and Grazier, Trieste; Jupiter, Ostend; Portal Caledonia, Halifax arid Boston ; Sanders and Js tinnple ; Burrell, Charleston ; Ann Outrun. Islay, Sierra Leone. Vessels spoken: Gal& C.alimere, 13th Oct., lat. a N., long. 24 W. by t St. Vincent to London, 12th Nov., lat. SI, long [Advertisement.)—S o ....-ROFULOCS TIARA . STANDING, CURED BY 1101.1OWAY'S 0 Mr. C. Brook, residing at Standishall, Suffolk breast in one ftightful mass of scrofulous so similar large uloers on Ws hip. He had teen years, and under the treatment of the greatest tr 7, and was for a considerable time at the without receiving the least benefit. He, howc many who have been cured after eveg e lll Ttere celebrated medicines are equally r and rheumatism, or contracted and stiff Mints. and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 4 BIRTHS. •RNOLI?.—Nov 1111. at lir haw-terrace, Pimlico FAq. ' of a daughter. EV ROF.S4.—Now. If, at /Wan Clinton, the oaf 01 1(.A., ~f a daughter. CHAPNIAN.—Nor.I6, at Mouatioy.square, West Chapman, Era, of aeon . PISHER.—Nov. 16, at Ifeutyoek, the wile of th 4 FLEMINO.—Nov. 13 at Flnehleyto.d, St. John's 11. Fleming, R14:7ol - a dsughi;r: I , I2 , STEI%—Nov. IS, at titepaen'e green, Dublin, GILDS RD.—Noy. IS. at Percy-house, Cheltenham Golbord, of a daughter. ISUCENES.—Nor. 11, at If ambrldge, the wife o • moo. HOSKINII.—Noe. 17, Io Woburn-square, }lre. W. LANG.—Nov. la, at Part/tome, Ayr, the wife of LOW N.—Nov.l3, at Balarreeo, Edinburgh, Ow' M.D., of twin woe, on. at whoa only sorely., NO@ YINCOTE.—Nov. I. at 11, Devowahlre.sueet, of P. H. Norte, Eaq , of • ow. RA 11.-11. m. IT. hew Mrs. J. Rae. of • •on. ILOCHE.—Nov. 13, at /Sally Nl . Adam, lorry, Om • daughter. . eIANLEY.—Ieov.I7, at t➢e wife of W °Meer, of her Wattisoo. WOURALL.—Now. 1.1, at Lytle, the wife of 3. ►elr. MARRIAGEft. BITLYILLE.—Nov. 17, at Pt. Peter's, WI worth, A. lativille, to Bona euraoah, yomagest daugh of Walsworth. 12, at alsonekam, by the Bee. J . r of lama.. to Elisabeth. daughter .1 T. Piper. ,E IRADY.—Nor. 16, at Dublin, P. Brady, req.. o f Theresa. daughter of fir. M. L••• 14•0, of New-F0 11.:CHANAN.—Ntse. 11, at 31, Eltntwal crescent, Almond, of Bt. Marla Episcopal chapel. A. lisel 01..eg".• to lase, laughter of the late J. I. 0101 Ot I.IIANT —Nov. 12, at the British Entromy, at Jenkins, 114 A., Chaplain to his Majesty King Leol son of the late Lieut.. Colonel Adjutant Coulba gaaahter of the late Mee. J. B. Bright, of Tots Lydbury North. IYMOCK.—Nov. 12, at Tathwell, Llacolashire, DI late W. Dymor.k, Fop., W.B , to Katherine EMU M Ile late J. H. Toping+. Esq., of Candinhy. 'KITH.—Nor. 17, at 81. Chrome's, Haattntt.glnan E. Frith, Esq., of Clower.stroet,Badford aguare. Green street, Orostenor.square, wood daughter 'ALK.—Nov. 17, at Danchideock, by the Ker. W Palk, of Bridford, ...road son of Sir L. V. Pall, • Bart., to Isabella Mary, daughter of J. Pima Howe. aaaa.a. DEATHa. BOLTON.—Not. 17, at 2, James etreet, Adelpht, DUNCAN —Nov. 14, at 21, Nt Incisor terrace, Ula formerly canter of the Thistle Bank. PORRIt%T.—Nov. It, at Loahm•ternee, Exuma - --". 13=1 6. 6..—N0v.11, at 8, T s of Edinburgh, SI el A. Ooldie. Esq., Shims of Tie wale, aged K. OREF.N.—Nov.ISIa Dominke•strret, Dublos, Ma MART.—Nor. Id, at Beacon HOW!. PlOhOt, Maria Rev. J. Han, aged two at and One months. RE% ligllBON.—Nov. IS, at 4, Richmond street, Esp.. late of Corfu. RUCTOIC—Idev. IS, limusah, daughter of Use I Dublin. JEAFFREgON.—Nor. IS, Christopher /leery, row Jeerreetus. of 11, Casonbury -square, aged seven t JONES.—Noe. it, Elizabeth, the wife of the Be?. ' LAKCELLEB—Noe. 17, at Antersham,Marg, the ft Rev. L. lAseeltes, of Renton. LOVER.—Nor. 17. at Baker.nreet, the wife of Mr. LIONS.—Nov. IS, at Marlborough.street, Dale Lyme, relict of J. Lyme. Rep., late of ritepbee PRENDERGA . Or.—Nor. 11, la Upper Leo.oa•Mg of F. Presdergrt, Re q., Registrar of the Court BTEPHANIE..- - Nov. If, Maw P.J. giephsoie, of Misted WPahlimitsl by arthatax J 0.61 is the pariah al Bt. BAY. la the aryl b tra .t. Mama Basaaaat Ims, la Whketilsie. is dm City al Lambs. OssialY /iambus 30„ IBA