The Express. — London, England, 1864-01-14 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. THE DERBY. TO TUE 11:DIS'Oft 01 TON MIMS. Sra,—With the best of last year's 2-yr olds not in the Derby, the talents may well feel puzzled whore to look for the winner, and speculators are justified in paying more attention than urinal to the dark division, which con- Mats of no fewer than eighty-eight hone; the het including Bair Athol, Forager, Jack Frost, King John, Fitz-Adam Markforward, Gownsman, HoHybl:, and arcourt, who have all been backed dating the last six months. There are many others backed whose pretensions are equally dark, notwithstanding they have been in public, Advert's, the Count, Beragab, the Ciliate colt, and Hone Marine, laving failed most signally to distinguish themselves en account either of not being wanted or trained ; and everybody memo on the qui rice for another Macaroni to appear on the scone during the next three mouths. There are eves whispers of another " Mac" being in the stable that be spread from, although the world generally appears to be looking in the north for the dark wonder, Blair Athol having a reputation that bids fair to make him • great favourite. The I' orkshire stables have no very brilliant performer to boast about, their best consisting of Claremont, Ascitam, First Flight, Prince Arthur, and Eastiminster, and if Bair Athol la not 10lb superior to the best of these I do not perceive how soother Derby is to go to the north. J. Scott has • long string, and until ;bey ran in public Baragah, Toot Toni, and War Dance were all highly thought of ; but ooly Claremont did the ',table soy credit, and he has nothing to boast about beyond the defect of Apennine, the Ybemy filly, Coast Guard Hien George, and Durham at York, when he had the but of the weights with everything but the first aimed. His form was thus about the same as King George's, and the room there appeared for improve ment made J. Scott look formidable enough in the Derby ; but the mistake subsequently made with Toot Toot tends to prove he is not so gout a horse as the public think him, and it would not astonish me to see one of the dark lot at Whitewall some day put him in the shade, Hollyfox and liarkforwad comprising the best of them, in my opinion. Baragalis two races at Newmarket, too, he was so back ward in condition that his defeats go for nothing, and such a good-looking colt must do something someday. J. Scott's ainibbeur, W. l'Auson, has the great Blair Athol to put Whitewall almost wider a cloud ; and it seems to be the general op:e:nn that this sou of Blink Bonny is • veritable 9yer ' especially among those who have seen him. The moz,ey he has been backed for is alone sufficient to bring him a greet favourite, if nothing serious should happen, and i am compelled to think hint one of the best horses of the year, if not better than the moderate lot of performers in the Derby. At Middleham Lord Glasgow is all the rage, although his lord• ship has shown us nothing better then Ern Flight and Anemia, two colts whose performance; only bring them into the second class. General Peel (the half-bother to 'Knowsley) may be • first-class horse, for when be beat the wretched Beloochee at Doncaster he was quite on trailed, and a better looking colt was not seen all last season. Only one of his lordship's half-dozen—the colt by Young Melbourne out of a Gameboy ma:e— has been kept at home ; but he had only tore two-yr-old engagement, and there is nothing surprising in his being still dark. Whether he is the Simon Pure of Lord Glasgow's lot which has been backed to win half-a-dozen fortunes is mere gums work ; all I can advance bean that neither First Flight nor Ascham, the beet of the performers, beam good enough for so much noise to be m.,de about the ** lot," and that if his lordship wins the Derby it must be by the aid of one of the Young Melbournes. J. Osborm has Prince Arthur for his beet representative on paper, for the good-looking Miner has done Gotha( more thane walk over, atd the sttapping &tasks Liu never been tit to run. The Prune ran a ...mond-cum Derby hone only, until he finishes! second in hie eleventh and last race at .Vewmarket for one of the Nurseries, under a very heavy impost, but were there • only • little mono( him he would be a Derby horse all over, sod I should not care much far the ease with which Linda, Coast Guard, Coup d'Etat, and Fille de l'Air bowled him over. The pick of the Hatuldston fart, Esatminster, we have seen the best cf, and he cannot claim more than secood-elm. honours ; and of the Richmond division I need truly mention that Wintringham has a irides-like colt in Laomedon, who came out once to be well beaten at Stock ton. However, J. Scott's. J. Osborne's, and Lord Glas gow's lots, with Blair Athol, are all that can be expected to represent Yorksbireio the Derby; aid it strikes me that, to absolutely win the prize, they must tack to Blau Athol or oars of Lord Glasgow's dark cendidatee, for I have seen no public farm good enough to stand on. Newmarket, always Yorkshire's peat rival in the Derby, has shown nearly all its trump cards, and Gadding reads more dangerous than he did last year, having l'oest Guard. Apennine, and Fits-Adige to work ash. The latter has never run, but has given them a good taste of Lis quality at home, it is said„; and Guard having run a great horse on one occasion, while A pennies never performed badly, it would be strange iF they matook his capabilities, for Apencine has run very tree throughout Ilia career. D have an idea, however, that if they mu get hint into good trim on the day, Coast Guard will prove the best of Godding's in the Derby. Lord Stain ford's new trainer, W. Butler, castrato Canibascan if any body can, cad If his legs do not give way be must do the green and black good service at Epsoui, for when winning his two ince. he might have been made about a atone better, and be is quite a match for Coast Guard on that ac. count The dark Gownsman is the second string talked about • but what he is worth has yet to be discovered, and at premed it does not seem at all probable his lordship has anything is his stable to eclipse Cambusain. Mezzos's followers have not had enough of the colt by 1- razzoletto oat of enlists, in devils of his disgraceful exhibition in the July Stakes, a, it was palpable he had no business out of the stable, nod lib good loom swelled the number of his friends even after the race ; but, like tJoadwin's Horse Marine and Lucky Star, and Jeunisp's Sosiehanap, who merely give promise of achieving a reputation, for they have all run in. differeutiv, be wows& more correnly Came in the dark di vision with Cotton's Peon and T. Taylor's Balarnock, who lave their fair share of min:Units, but ought to have been in public by this time, if worthy of any great ooefidence. idaigid. Mass. at John Dawson's, ran well in the first part of the last imam, but was not of sufficient calibre to keep pace with his contemporaries, mid them who got on hint for the Derby in the summer months are scarcely likely to have any return for their outlay. I:ambito:an will be able to give him a stone and a beating this yew, and the latter is hardly • good investment as yet, with his legs so •• (ioddiwis lot" being by fa tee best investment fer tnca Who will stick to Newmarket. t7 . 17dh..... lard the moderato Jupon and Welheck ip the heat, ti min d ai , Shia; the are of them,* and Epsom is hardly so wall off • but the Flubs stable, W. Goatees, has Birchhroom, Dorl;sm, Planet, and Practitioner in its lot, sad these have all dose respectably at tires ; nevertheless, the ocly one they dare to stand at Epsom is Birchbroon,, sad I mu afraid he is not !quite good ecough to bring off a Denby. In the remaining Sussex stables, we have Jack Frost at Drewitt's, ar.l Forager at E. Pares, both dark horses with hosts of friends ; snd yet Perigees must be careful not to overrate him, as he was always stub a big, over. •rown colt that they can scarce ly kuow at home yet what he can do. The Barka, Wilts, and Hants stables are very otiose, and at J. Day's, Danehury, there is quite a string of promising colts, Ackworth, tLe Count, Master Richard. and Ilaroourt, all baviog bees talked about in coaaerion with the Derby, despite the %retched exhibitions of the two brat-pained. Har:•ourt has miter run at all, and if he i. not the best toe C 0;,.:. must be, he bevies run in much worse condi tion than Ackertwth, who is bully so goal-looking a horse. But W. Day, of Wuodyeates, should eclipse WADI all, with Historian, who won his race at Goodwood ii capital style, aid ought to be a much baiter favourite thee be is at present. At Wooloot's there are the mooed-chin Brindisi. Loight of linowdon, and Cseur do Lies, of whom oily the latter Las greatly distinguished himseU, and his good per- Immure at Stockbridge was negatived by his subesqueet doilies. H. Geste; et Littleton, has coshing better than Ike Doctor ; and with Washington, the only one for Si r J. Hawley to depend upon, Kingsclere is hardly likely to be overjoyed at the cherry-jacket winning another Derby, although I anticipate seeing this hawse rrsa much better this year than he did Led. For Earley, too, to carry off another Blue ltiband. H. Dawson must make Scottish Chief a slope better than any one who saw all his 2.yr-old performances cue believe Lim to be, and the same may be said of T. Olivet and Ely, although the lanr might improve more than we have .s right to suppose the Chief will de. Countersign, claimed after winning a mollies roue for W. Day, aid who bas changed hands two Of three times, In not far behind the Chief is public favour, and he is scarcely beard of in coons:lea with the Darby being now as a.. obscure stable, viz., G. Clement's. at Heddiiirtoth near C..10e, Wilts. Another plater, Teddy. trained by H. E. Huy, at Codford, boa clooe his " good thing" in public ; hot can never look she class cif such a colt as Coop d'Etat, who is located at Prince's, Lamboatre. If there is a best is the Derby, oo appearances only, this must be the one ; sad perhaps the best performer is one of his neiabhoun, trained by Pryor at Compton. He has a good coin peados in liter, sad Mr. Tee Broeck must be considered ferteoato in having such a pair in the Derby. G. Oates has the high-priced King Jobs at !Amboy:in. ; bat he is another of the dark lot, and there are too many good performers in the a. no dints act fur him to make much noise before coming not. Knon log nothing of Wadlow's dark lot at Stanton Shiffnall, which includes the recently named Warrior, by King Toni, out of Wood Kyreph, coy observatioos can en. teed no further, and I mono% Hatter myself on being much nearer the winner than when I began, for the cream of the public performers—Coast Guard, Coop d'Etat, Paris, Cain. buwen. and historian—are hard enough to choose between ; and when the reputaaioaa of Blair Athol, Forager, his. Oda*, liarliforward, Holt fox. Harcourt, Jack Fecat, Ackworth, Count, the Calmat Colt, and something of Lord Glasgow's, receive their doe weight, a critic. to be at all heaset,uurst confess himself thoroughly mystified when tryiog to dud the beet. Tim only way so grit oat of the dilemma, perhaps, is to malie• bold pimp, sad I shall do so by declaring is favour of Blair Athol—l am, die., METEOR. ORTRAL PALAOS. ONE Ballwin DAY. WeaaasoaT,Jes.l3.—Adasiseioaeco payamak4a3 2 ; ditto by meow lisk.u. 459 : tabil, 1,521. BOZNIMSN'S TES is choice and anon& moderato • le pm*, sad wholeems to nos Them mlesaisiss ser. sosanol Mt Mb Tea • postal proereace. 5, uk pukse by lIMIO asok—(Advaibiabist.lt tab) intellistra. EQUITY COURTB.—JAN. 13. (Wore the Lord Übangiler.) ZI PARTE SHRUBSOX 1111111110711 CT. This was au appeal on the part of the creditors' assignee from a decision of Mr. Commissioner Fame, granting Mr. Tandy°, a public•houae keeper, his discharge. The grounds of appeal were that the bankrupt bad framed imperfect accounts, and that he had committed fraud by obtaining the title.deeds of property which he had mortgaged from the mortgages on a promise to return them or pay the money, and bad then sold the property without fulfilling his promise. The Lord Chancellor directed the case to stand over until au affidavit was filed that those points had been submitted to the learned commissioner. Mr. Swanton was for the erecliton' assignee ; Mr. Bilten for the bankrupt. THE REPORTS OF TIM COURT. In this last rue the Lord Chancellor took occasion to ry that there were no authorised reports of the court, and that he hoped that no repeaters would ever be placed wader the direction of the judge. (Before the Master d the Rolls.) LN RE WATERLOO LIM, EDUCATION, CASUALTY, AND RELIEF ASSURANCE COMPANT.-11 rAars BEREsFORD LND PAUL. Tbs above company is being wound up in this court, and alma' the contributories are two gentlemen named Berea. ford and Pug. They claim to be entitled to an annuity ci 1001. each from the company for their lives under an indenture noticed herein, and to have the moneys due to them in respect of such annuities set against the moneys which thee may be called upon to pay as contributories under the . win&ng•up. The case came before his Honour on an adjourned summons last sittinp, when he reserved judg ment, which be now delivered. He said th►t the above named gentlemen, together with one since deceased, were the promoters of the company upon certain principles est forth in a work entitled, " A Treatise on the New Applica tion of the Principles of Life Assurance," of which they were the proprietors, and they had also takers a lease of • house in the Strand for :Li years, at VW. a-year for the pur poses of the company. At • meeting of the directors is September, 1851, at which the three promoters were present, it was determined that a clause referring to their claims as each promoters should be in serted in the deed of settlement, but as the regis trar of joint stock companies refused to register it is that form, the substance of that clams was carried into efteet by an indenture of October, 1831, the validity of which was now in question. At that time these gentlemen were pot directors, bckthey became such in November, 1631, by the deed of settlement, which was duly registered on the 24th of that month. They also assigned the lease of the house to the company. The indenture of October and the assignment of the lease ware approved and adopted by the directors, in December 1851, but no general meeting was called on the matter. The first question. said his Honour, is as to the validity of the deed, which the official liquidator insisted was void for want ct contideration, and elm because no approval of a general meeting bad been obtained as required by sect. 29. and 8 Viet., c., 110. As to the coosiderition, hie Hollow thought the assignment of the lease aloes was sufscient ; and se to the 29th sect. it was a disabling clause and most therefore be construed strictly. It applied exclusively to the case of contracts entered into between the company on one side and the directors of the company on the other. Then these gentle men were not directors when the deed was executed, and there appeared nothing eolluaive about the transaction. The short time that elapsed before they became directors could not affect the case. The owner of a large concern, • mine, or a brewery, might properly and lega ll y sell that concern to an incipient joint stock company for the purpose of being made the subject of busurees to be carried on by it, and such purchase and sale would not, his Honour thought, be invalid by reason of the vendor subsequently janitor the company and becoming • director of it, even though the provisions of the 29th sec. were not afterwards complied with. „ Burt v. the British Nation Life Amu-aura Company" supported this view, and would be followed by his Honour. However, theme gentlemen did not now claim under the indenture of 1151. but under an agreement of March, 1837 (which bin Honour read). At this time the three pro moters were directors, and the contract was • material variation from the original indenture. Though the considera tion for the agreement of March was the assignment of their interest under the prior deed, yet es it was entered into with directon hie Honour was of opinion that it required the approval of a general meeting to render it valid. It mattered nothing that the latter agree ment was more beneficial to the company than the former. The 29th section made no distinction as to the character of the *Detracts embraced by it ; a mere reliaquishmeat of • benefit accruing under the first deed might not have re quired the sanction of a meeting, but that would be because it was not a new contract. That was not the case here ; and whether or not the new cootract, which this clearly wee, was beneficial to the company was • question on which the shareholders might bare differed front the directors. By the first contract the promoters were to be benefited only so long as as the company lasted, while by the last the ad vantage was to continue for their tires. The 29th section applied to this part of the cam, and as it had not been fol lowed the clan ants of the annuities could derive oo benefit from the contract of 187. The remit would be that the original indenture, which was abandoned only for the new and invalid contract, would re main in force, and that Mamie. Bamford and Paul would be entitled under it to 2/, per cent , on all policies e ff ected since 24th March. ~ until the sale of the business in July, 1862. An account must be taken of those, and truant the amount to be found due on the taking of such account must lie set off the 100/. annually received by them, and the balance due to them must be set off against the calls they are required to pay as ceintributoriee of the can. PaPl - fielwya, Q.C., Mr. Bagrallay, Q.C., Mr. Bimetal. and Mr. Lindley, appeared in the matter. (Bofors Vice-Cluncellor Sir J. Stuart.) TRAILL r. HAREM. The pleieliffs in this suit were the Reliance Mutual Life Assurance Society ; sad the defendant. were the treaties of the Provident Mutual Life Assurance Associatioe. The bill prayed a declaration that a policy of life ammo* for 1,0001., dated the 18th day of May, 1861, sad which had been granted by the plaintiffs to the defendants, was frendttlently obtained by the latter from them, and might beset amide, and delivered up to the plaintiffs to be cancelled, and for se injunction to restrain an action at law. The fact. were shortly these : is 1836, Lydia Taylor assured her Wein the International Life Assersaes Society for a sum of 14,0001. lo May, 1861, that o ffi ce, to protect themselves to some extent, soured 3,0001. of that 14,000/. with the defendants' office ; who, again, in their tans, on the 10th May, 1861, proposed that the plaintiffs' office should take a part of the risk to the amount of 1,0001., out of the 3.000/. To that proposal the plaintiffs agreed ; and the remaining 2,000/. was to be un done ken equally by the defendant& office and the Victoria I t wm than also stated that Lydia Taylor was at that time al leged to be in her 62nd year ; that the usual medical certificate could not he obtained, but that the defeadants' bad been informed and believed that Lydia Taylor's life was a first class one ; and that they had granted the policy for the 3,0001. on that understanding. The plaintiffs ' thereupon made no further inquiry is the matter ; but agreed, se they said, to the proposal, is full reliance on ' the defendants' assurances as to Lydia Taylor's life. Oa tte 15th Mee, 1661. the defendants abandoned their inten tion of continuing to undertake the risk on Lydia Tay , or's life to the extent of the 1,00 Y., but concealed that circum stance from the plaintiffs. Lydia Taylor died in Jaanary, 1862, of apoplexy, arising, it was said, from a disease of the heart. After her death the plaintiffs discovered that the defendarita had insured their risk of the 3,0001. with the Victoria office for a sum of 2,0001., instead of retain ing, as it was at tirst said they would do, the sum of 1,000/. to meet their share of the risk. The plaintiffs oon tended that the defendants bad, by their rv -418 u 1 ssun for the 2,0001., got rid of all their liability cu the 3.000/., mad the plaintiffs refused, therefore, to pay the 1.0001. soured with their office by the defendant.. be Victoria office paid the 2,001 W. The defeedeats then commenced an action at law against the plaintiffs to recover from them the 1,000/., end they thereupon filed the bill in this suit for the pu7pcees above romati.n•L Mr. Bacon, C.. and Mr. Disney semiarid for the plain ' tiffs • and Mr. Italian, Q.C., and Mr. Kerslake for the de ' feeth.ote. The Vice-Chancellor said the defendants bad on the 10th May, 1861, made a representation to the plaintiffs, as an inducement to them to grant the policy for 1,0011/., dated the 18th of that month ; that on the 15th the defendants had abendoned their inteation to adhere to the representation made by than on the loth, but had not informed the plain tiffs of that circumstance. The policy was, therefore, viti►ted, and by the general principles of the law of con tract, the plaintiffs mum be held entitled to the relief they sought by their bill, and with costs. COURT OF 9ITSSN'S BINCR.—.I.N. 13. Naar a Barteo.—(Before tke Lord Chid Justice Cock burn, and Justices Crompton, Blackball, and Mellor.) THE QUEENr. VAT AND 111.71111CW9. Mr. Pullen mooed for a rule calling upon the defendant to show cause why as inform/Aloe in the nature of • quo warrant* should sot he ironed to show by what authority the defendants hold the office of common coo ucilmer of the City of London. At the Last election of common council men far the ward of Bridge there were eleven candidates to fill the eight vacancies. Mr. Alderman Abbias, the return. leg officer, called for • show of hands for each of the candi dates, rod declared the two dafeodasta dal elected. There were two qualification@ for common ooa so—the fiat, the ancient :1W of the City making it • householder within the ward and • freeman ; and the recent one eider the local set. the 12 and 13 Vic., chap. 94, see. 5, making occupation, or joist occupation with • rating of 101. to the police rates, Ike., within the ward, together with freedom of the City and being on the register of electors for members of parliament, the qualifications. It was contended that the defendants had not the secessary qualification. Bale panted. HARRINOTON r. This was In action for negligence against as showy. Tae phial me a Tsai wars. sad had sessioyed tis defendant to conduct an action far her splint a man Baited Marks far a breach of promise of marr The plaintiff 'recovered a verdict spurt Marks, daemon 10131. The neglect charged wee that by emitting to win j she had beta deprived al . the !watt of her veld et edgessat mtiwere in humble aresueetenose, sad the defendant kTwea not worth " powder and shot." The defence was that the plainti ff bad omitted to supply hint with means; that although he had undertaken tot conduct the case without funds from the plaintiff, yet that after having obtained the verdict and found Marks had nothing, he was not bound to proceed further on his retainer. On Oleg part of the plaintiff it was urged that the defendant asked for 251. from her when only W. or 41. were sufficient to pay the neceseary expanse attendant as the signing of judgment. The plaintiff told hint she had no money, but led him to baileys Marks had. A wile was ob tained for a new trial in this tate, on the pound that the verdict was against evident!, and that the demagog were ascessive, the pay baying given 1031., the amount given by the jet 7 in the breach of premise are. Mr. M. Chambers and Mr. Woollett showed cause against the wile ; Mr. M. Smith and Mi. Bewley supported the rule. _ Mr. Justice Mellor said the plaintiff appeared to have de rived some advantages from the defoodant's services, for she had since got married. (Laughter.) The Lord Chief Justice said it was to be hoped she bad not got married oo the streogth of the 1001. Mr. M. Smith urged that it wee not the duty of an at toruey to follow up a judgment without farther instruction. He also urged that the ad roads wen excemive, for there was no certainty that Marks could have paid the money. The Lord Chief Justice—Possibly it would have beim a satisfaction to the lady to have had Marks arrested. (Laughter.) The Court ultimately made the rale absolute for a new trial for the plaintiff ; and Mr. Coleridp, Q.C., and Mr. N. Junes her the defendant. The plaintiff, a foreigner, had origieally been a journey man baker ; but having saved a little money, he went Mt* Wiliam at Deptford. la May last he was desirous of ptting • better shop, and Ids attention was attracted t• an advertisement in the Bakers' Pres Press for the sale of "a penis* bushman, doing 14 leaks weekly, for 1001." The consequence was that the plsintiff got into communica tion with the defesdant, and found that the busies= was carried on in Mamma-road, _Xile-eed Old-town. The plaintiff's awe was that th e daendset stated that he was doing 10 seeks a week over the esenter, sad with private enstoesers, except only • small quantity of bread that be sold to two breed milers. The plaintiff thereupon par aimed the business, but be soon found that a great part of the 10 sacks wu sold, not to private customers, but to breed sells. ; and of course at a lower prim. The defeedant's case was that what be bad stated was, that be was, doing 10 seeks • with with private persons and shopkeepers, mil that this representation was perfectly true. In addition, a customer named Arne took several sacks weekly, making the total business more than 14 sacks. The jnry, after hear* 'video°, on both sides, found for the plaintiff • —damages 75/. BAIL COURT.-JAx. 13. Sittings at Nisi Prins at Westmiristsr.—(Bders Mr. Jarboe Sims sad a Comma Jury.) BILL O. HINMAN. -BITTING ON 13012113.-DANAGSS 1001. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, who was de scribed as a betting man, against the defendant, a butcher, both residing M Hull, to recover the sum of 100 i. under the following circumstances : It appeared that on the 14th of September last the plain tiff received orders from a person named Wright, residing at Full wood's.rents, Holborn, to back a hone mined Catch 'em-.dive for the Cambridgeshire Stakes. He tionsequeelly went to the defendant, who also bets on bone ness, sad asked him if he thought he could get any ow to bet against the horse, and upon the defendant replying that be thought he could, the plaintiff gave him an order to back the horse, bat be was not to take Ism odds thau 30f. to it. The de fendant went away, and subsequently, on the came day, the plaintiff met the defendaat, who informed him that be had taken a bet of 2001. to 6/. from a person maned Free man, and asked to be allowod to "stand in" a little in the bet The plaintiff accordingly agreed and let him stand in half the het, which gave the defendant a chance of either grinning 100/. or Iselin 31. Ou the 27th October the ram was run, and Catch-'em-Alive woo. On tee Monday following, according to the custom which prevails amongst betting men in Hull. Freeman handed the bet of 2uo/. over to the defendant who, Messed of paying the plaintiff his 1004, kept the whole. The plaintiff subsequently met him in the streets, and asked him for the money. The defendant said that he had to pay for some bullock., and had paid the money away, but if the plaintiff would not let the people of Hull know anything about his keeping the money be would pay him off in 12 months by instalments. The plaintiff said it was too bad, but he afterwards agreed to let him do so; but upon meeting the defendant in the streets shortly afterwarils he (the defendant) told him that it was an illegal transaction altogether, the law would not give it him, and be would not pay him a farthing. The action was now brought to recover the sum of 1001., being half the money that the defendant received from Freeman. _ _ _ The plaintiff and several other witnesses were called is support of the case, and proved that the defendant had several times whilst standing before the bar of the Bull end Sun public•lionse in Hull admitted that he had received the money, sod promised to band over the sum of WO/. The plaintiff was cross-examined, and said be had for the last 15 or 16 years been connected with the turf. He had bet under other names than William Bell. He was sometimes called " Fieh." They Galled him so because he was formerly the owner of some fishing snacks. It was sot because he had been coooerned in some " fishy" tran sactions. The bet was fist made on behalf of a Hr. Wright, but upon his telling that gentleman what the amount of the bet was, Wright told him it was too small an amount for him to care anything about, and be (the plaintiff) might have it for himself. At the conclusion of the plaintiff's otee, Mr. Dishy Seymour submitted that the pl►intif could not succeed. The debt in question wus is connection with betting transactions, which were held to be illegal, and thus the whole affair was illegal, and could not be upheld in a court of law. Mr. Thompson, on the other side, submitted that this one was different. This was a ease where a man had re. osived 100 i. to band over to soother, and had appropriated it to his own use. Hh lordship refused to nonsuit, and Digby Seymour thereupon called evidence is reply to the mss, which was to the following effect :—Thedefen dant, on the day in question, met the plaintiff, and told him that be bad received a " tip" from London to back Catch-'em-alive for the Cambridgeshire race, but no thing was said by the plaintiff about the defendant trying to get any bets. Subsequently the defendant met Freeman, who said, " Fish has gots tip, and is filliag all the books." The defendant asked him if be would make a bet with him, and Freeman offered 2001. to fa., which the de fendant accepted and booked. Shortly afterwards the de fendant visited the Bull and Sun public-bowel, when &person named Hartley mine in, and asked the defendant to let him have half the bet, but he replied he could sot for Charley, ' meaning the plaintiff. might want a part of it, and as the plaintiff had let him have half-shares is beta he could not well refuse it the plaintiff wanted a share in this one. The defendant denied that he took the bet for the plaintiff at all, and swore that it was made entirely on his own account to crommainination, he said that the plaintiff did ask him on the day the bet was settled for half the amount, bat he laughed at him, and treated it as a joke. He never said be paid for some bullocks with it, and he would pay him back. He wan in want of mosey about that time, and the plaintiff had promised to lend him some. He bad bet about four years, and during that time had lost • great deal of money. Mr. Dishy Seymour, Q.C., and Mr. Prentice were counsel for the plaintiff ; Mr. Mellish , Q.C., and Mr. Thompson for the defendant. _ . The Jury were lorded up for some time, and ultimately returned a verdict for the plaintiff—damages 1001. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.-.l.tx. 13. &Stings ill Banoo.—(Before Lord Chief Justice Eno, and Justices Williams, Willa, and Keating.) COOK r. COLEBROOK.-DISPCTID PAYMENT. The plaintiffs in this case were the well-knows Arm of Cook and SOU. in St. Paul's-churchyard, and the defend ant, a draper in Jersey. had been a customer of theirs. On the 7th of May last the defendant called ■t the plaintiffs' countioglionae and paid 2001. off his amount ; but the question in the cause was whether be had remitted another 200/, on the 17th May. The principal point in the defendant's cue was that In had two documents acknowledging the receipt of 31.10/., and be stated that he bad in fact made two payments, though be could not recol lect in what form the second, remittance was made. The mas for the plaintiffs was that only one 2001. bad been paid, and that a letter acknowledging the receipt of it had been written by a clerk, who supposed that the mosey had come by post, and who was ignorant that it had been paid in the counting-hoe" and that a receipt, had been given for it there. The trial took place at Guildhall, when the jury, after a peat deal of consideration end ap parently with great difficulty, found for the defendant. Mr. M. Smith. Q.C., now moved for a rule for a new trial, on the ground that the verdict was agninat the weight et evidence.. Role granted. ALVAREZ DI L► ROS►S P. ►IITT►.—DICGS sUPPLUD TO • PIIDVI►II VMDCL. The plaintiff in this case was a medial man at the cad end of the town, sad his case was that he was employed daring the temporary absence of the regular doctor to attend upon the crew of the Anti a /Waviest ves sel of war, on board of which a serious mutiny oocurred some time ago in the names. The defendant was a lieute nant on board that vessel, mad he wee now sued to reoover the price of some drop which the plaintiff saki that he had supplied for the crew. The plaintiff's case was that he had supplied the medicines upon the faith of the defer/eat having said that be should beeid, and at the trial the jury found a verdict for him for 1. Of. Seriesst Ihillantine now moved for • rule to ester • verdict for the defendant, upon the ground that WIN/ had pissed, awarding to the plaintiff's ease, animated simply to a guarantee, and was thereto» not valid IMAMS it was not in writing. Another branch of the rule was for • new trial upon the ground that the verdict was against the weigbt of evidence, the defendant denying that ant such convertation as that spoken to by the plaintiff beet taken place, and that any drugs were wanted far the ship. Rule granted. ALVIALL DI LA 108• B C. WWI. In this cam the same plaintiff sued the doctor of the email to recover a emu far doles his work cm board the ship dories the time he was away ; and the jury found for him for 851 —as amount less than the &Motif claimed, and more than the defendant said was due. NT. Griffite now moved for a rule to eater s verdict for the defendant, upon the ground that the plaintiff IFS' not a figistAired medical practitioner is t►is conetry, and therefore could nut recover for the services whisk be had rendered. Rule gmie el. Sittings at NW Prior in Mibilinex.—(Belore Yr. Judi* Bylai and • Clornroas Jury.) [OPT WIG V. WAINSLIIT.--11•Lal OF • /1081111111111.—ALLMED tATION. This Imam baths Is mom, shimagas upon thisormad AM the *Mill had bon biased by Use asla pertheeins baker's birders by • fobs sapromitlisa. XL Mel AUdassa id ILL Clods UN& append A~~ VENTILATION OT THE COURT. ID addition to the many ineonvenienoes inseparable from • court so inadequate and ill.oonetructed as this is, a fresh one has been inflicted upon those whose duty it is to be in attendance. A desire for good ventilation has caused doors sad windows to be kept open in every place where wind con be let in. The ooaeequsees is that nearly everybody, except the learned judge, bas at least one strung draught bearing upon him ; and personal experience enables us to say that some persons are so unfortunately placed as to be in the course of several distinct currents of air. Of under these circumstances, complaints are numerous, and Bolds are rapidly multiplying. 001:TRT OF BANKRUPTCY.—JAs. 13. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goallxims.) IN RI FRANCIS EDWARD TOCCLIA. . . . The benkriiit was a bill-broker of 75, Old Breed-etrest. This was the adjoureed sitting for discharge. The liabilities are shied at 4,A51.. of which security is bold for about 2,2001. The bad debts are returned at upwards of 5,000/. Mr. E. Reed, for the similes*, did not oppose. Mr. Graham, the official assignee, in answer to the court, slated that lb's, were rests of about 150!. Mr. Sargood sumorted. Mr. Doy opposed for Meows. Shoolbrod and Co. end other orechtors, who charged the bankrupt with offences under the 221 et see. It appearing that the cue was likely to occupy all day, astdjoareme!it wee ordered. _ _ Mr. &mood —Then is one matter which bad, perhaps, better be settled before we adjourn. (To the banknipti—You ban heard that it is alleged against you, on behalf of the creditors, that von have committed acts amounting to a miademeanonr. Are you willing that the court shall try this question' Bankrupt.—Yee, certainly. Sargood—Thea, on his behalf, I shell sionstiat to his heirs( tried by this court, if you will direct that, and ap point a day for the purpose. I shall also ask you to direct, in the terms of the act, that the crediton do deliver to the baokrupt in writing • clear statement of the charges against him. Upon this point it seems to me that the terms of the act are imperative. This "clear statement" is the quasi indictment. The bankrupt, knowing the pre cise charge against him, will be able to meet it. Mr. Day—l have no objection to give such a statement. The Commissioner—lt is eke, that I must either try this case myself, or, if the bankrupt requires it, I am to nun mos a jar; for the purpose, though it is not very clearly pointed out by what machinery lam to summon a jury. I should certainly prefer to hays the moistest* of • jury. Mr. Sarod was not prepared to gate at that moment whether the bankrupt would require to be tried by a *Y. Mr. Day said it was not compulsory on the court to try the osa ; it might send it before one of the ordinary criminal courts._ The Commissioner—But it is also competent to the bank rupt to say—" I don't want to go to the Old Bailey, to bold up my hand at a criminal bar. I had rather be tried by this court, either with or without a jury." I think it is a very beneficial provision of the new art to require • clear state meat of the charge in writing. I shall direct this to be dorm and a day appointed for bearing the charge; and if in the meantime the bankrupt thinks fit to require • jury, we must decide bow that jury is to be summoned. In pro►id tug fora clear statement of the charge to be made, I think the set meant to avoid the niceties and complexities of an indictment with its various counts ; and I hope we shall get rid of all those legal quibbles and conundrums which abound in the criminal courts. Mr. Sagood aid it might be well for the court to know that the coarse of impanebiog • jury bad been taken by Mr. Commissioner Hill at BriatoL Has Honour rid there was no one oo whose opinion he would sooner soh Mr. Sargood said it appeared to be the general feeling in the mercantile world that whatever offences commercial men were chargeable with here, and whatever responsibi lities might attach to them, those charged should be investi. gated in that court, and not at the Cantnil Crinuuel Court. An adjournment visa then onlered. THE POLICE COURTS. MANSION-HOUSE. Mr. Grome Edward 41rade, a solicitor, airrying on &nisi- OOP at 118, Jermyn-strest West, appeared before the Lord Mayor yesterday, in answer to a summons taken out by Mr. Hugh Alexander Marsden, a solicitor, carrying on business at 35, Mark-lane, in the City. charging him with an assault. under the following circumstances : Mr. Metcalfe, barrister, appeared for the complaint, and Mr. Collins, barrister, appeared for the defence. Mr. Metcalfe, in opening his cue, described the amanitas the moat ou sous and unparalleled he had ever heard of, and it • from his statement and the widows given by Mr. arrant, the complainant, that on the '2llth De cember • person named Mn. Watts called on Mr. Marsden, to consult him about some execution which had been levied upon some property which belonged to her in her own right, by her husband's creditors, and the sheriffs officer also took the deed relating to the property in quips. tics. Mr. Marsden served • notice upon the sheriff's offi cer, together with the execution crediton, that the pre sent was for Mrs. Watts' @spent' use, and made a com munication to the sheriff about the deed. After that Mrs. Watts took the deed to Mr. Mendes, who advised her, on reading it, that under that deed the alone had an exclusive right to the property oneetioned tinsels. Mr. Marsden found that under the deed there was • trustee, wined Susannah Morris, and on Mr. Maredea's calling Mrs. Watts' attention to the fact, she said the did not know anything shout Miss Morris. She had not been on friendly terms with her, and did not know where she lived, nor where to God her. Mr. Marsden found on reading the iodeuturs that she bad the power of appointing another trustee if she pleased, in the event of the negligence or culpability of the ow named in the indenture. Mr. Marsden suggested that she should appoint another trustee, and she appointed Mr. Sharps, her brother. The deed was left with the com plainant. Mr. Meads 'muting for one of the execution creditors, and on the Bth inst., sccompanicd by Mr. Kent, he called at the office of the complainant, and Mr. Meade introduced himself by name, and said he was the attorney in an action ci " Morley against Watts." He said the complainant was not the gentleman he had sees on a former occasioa, he supposed it wee his brother, to which Mr. Marsden assented. Mr. Meade then salted him if he had thedeed of settlement, and, on being answered in the affirmative, asked to be allowed to see it, sod mid ha had seen Slowman, the sheriff's officer, who, be said, had arranged to interpleade. Mr. Marsden asked him what ha wanted to see the deed for, sad he !imbed, to compare the schedule of the deed with the list of the goods that had been seized, to we if they corresponded. Mr. Menden handed him the deed, and after apparently penn ing it, he folded it up in • small compels and platted it is his breast coat-pocket, and said, " Yea will Nee this deed no more. sir, ' and both he and Mr. Kent got up and were about to leave the room, whets caw =at stepped forward sod intercepted them by placing t against the door. Mr. Kew then took hold of him by his necktie aod shirt from behold, and endeavoured to poll him away from the door, while Mr. Meade pushed him in a violent mason and endeavoured to pass him. liar shirt and neckerchief gave way, upon which both the de fendanta closed upon him, and there ensued • struggle, which the complainant described as the most violent he had ever had, in which both of the defendante endeavoured to get out of the room, and be did hie beet to keep them in. He called for assistance and sent for a policeman, and upon one tasking his appearance, Mr. Meade said complainant could give him in charge if be liked—he had authority for whet be had don*, at the same time taking a letter off Mr. Marsden's desk, which we. signed "Sweetish Maris," the party mentioned in the indenture se trustee, in which she gave Mr. Meade authority to use whatever means be might think to recover the deed in question. This, however, Mr. &Moo declared he had not seen until the time when ft was produced before the constable, neither lied he beard Mr. Meade mention any authority, and theened that If be led hs should not have acted upon such an ow. Mr. Meadeafterwards left, ad took the deed with him, and still retained it. This constituted the assault, white Mr. MsWt Said was most strange and unparalleled on the part of Mr. Meade as a solicitor, sod foe which Mr. Mendes who felt that his character was affected by such an un seemly brawl having taken place is his office. bad determined to seek redress at the bands of his lordship. The Lord Mayor said he had listened to the whole case, and bad suggested an arrangement. As that had not Wen followed out, be bad no alternative but to seed the use to the Old Bailey for triaL The defeadants were of emu allowed to go on bail. fIOUTRIVARK. - - - - - - - AMU Peek, a eSiodri;;r, wiSTbrouaht befere Mr. Bonham there'd with beteg drunk and taeapable while driving his ham and eats Police-oosetahl• 189 A maid that about toe *Weak en the previous sight he was as duty at the Towsrelreet Pstioe-atetion, Waterloo-road, when the prisoner drew up Ws hone lad tab with a lady trade, weans, the setlieneset ef adispute. Assess as the irgasbar SW bit he OA be wee eau, vim he Grand witness to L te La u salleily. 14, 1884. Prisoner—l deny being drink. In feet I had nothing to drink all day. Constable—He was rolling on bin seat, sir, sad it was a mirads he did not fall c•ff and break his neck. Prisoner—Oh, you are mistaken. I was as sober as lam now, or I should not have driven to the station-hones, your worship. Mr. Burcham—Why did you go to the station-house, then ? Prisoner—l had a lady amy cab, and she refused to pay me nepotism which I demanded, sir. Coastal)le—The lady advised him to drive to the station home, sir, became Issiwas drank and she was afraid of him. There was nothieg said about Magna thee. Mr. Branham had no doubt that the prisoner was drank and incapable of tektite care of his hone and nab, as the inspector oo duty bad entered it so on the chargesbeet. He perceived by his Bosom that he had been amend times be fore magistrates for drunks:lnas and misconduct Only • fortnight ago he was deed se. for drunkenness at M borough-street Polins-ocart. The prisoner's muter here called out—Yes, sir ; and last week he was at Marylebone for smashing • cab. The prisoner said that was a pure accident. Mr. Burnham was of opinion that he was not a fit person to hold a Bootee. He should, however, fine him 155., and in default commit him to the House of Correction for 14 days. , Two other cabmen were fined for being drunk while with their cabs, and in default of payment committed. THE CASE OF MURDER AND PIRACY ON THE - 11 - 1041 On being cross-examined yesterday, Tallir, the second mate, said—The new originally appointed of 19 men. lan not aware of any misconduct on the part of the men prior to the beating of Carlos. Carla did not appear to go in far. Lyons was generally spokesman ; the ot hers were sometimes present, not always I can't say which of the prisoners appeared to be the leader. At this period of the proceedings it was disoovened that the Auatraan did not speak Gamma, bat riclavosso ; and it was thereforejlirranged that the 'videos* should he brans. Lied to him in Sclavonio based of Gamin. Mr. Henry thought it advisable that a translation should be mate in Spanish also. The deposition of Tab was then read over by the chief clerk, Mr. Burnaby, and translated into Spanish and &M -yopic by Mr. Rosenberg, and into Greeit by Mr. Paakie witch. This process was very lengthy, and occupied the court for a period of nearly two hours. Mr. Henry desired :the interpreter to explain to the Spaniards, that intimation having been very properly made by the Treasury to the Spanish Consul, in case be shroud think it desirable to take dope fa their d 'fence, and a Mr. Beard having been appointed by the Spanish consul to defend them, then was no oixesioe for them to put asy questions to the witness, Mr. Beard having in fact done so already for them. This having been done, Mr. Henry then desired the in• terrain to explain to the Sclavonian, Radaelr, that a similar oxanunication had been made to the Austrian govern. meat, but no solicitor attended for him. If therefore he bad an question to put to the witness he was at liberty to do so. Bedeck had no questions to put. A similar intimation was made through Mr. Peekiewitch to the Greeks, Carlos and Wetter. They declared they were sot Greek subieets—Carlaiwas a native of Cephalonia, sad Water was a native of Marmon, and consequently a Turkish subject. Mr. Henry said the Creek and Turkish consuls had better be informed that subjects of thaw countries were under examination here. Early being recalled corroborated TaSr's statement u to the sharing of the money. Witness had a share. It was 41. each amongst 17. and there was some over. Did not know what was done with that. Wilmss took a share, 4(. Mr. Welsby— You were not very fortunate with yours, I holier*. _ _ The witness mid he we. not, but he believed the reel were nearly all the same. About it. 10a. out of his was good mosey ; the rest was bad money or medals. He also nave an aooount of the murder of the steward, agreeing with the statement of Taffir. The persons in the boat were the steward, the second mate, the cook, Frank Paul, Yucca, Wetter, mid witness. It was Lyoos and Nauritaa who pelted the steward with bottles. They were full bottles of chain- papa The steward jumped into the sea, and Lyons said it was too easy a death for him. Witness saw him for a little while, but be we. woo out of sight. The boat was fastened alongside, and Lyons ordered him into the boat to else, the bottles. He did not go aboard any more, but stopped in the boat. Never saw the caption's brother or chief mate. Blanco said the mate was singing out when thrown overboard. The whole of &Ay's andante on this and the former day wee thee translated to the prisoners in the three languages. The prisenent were then reminded. THE FATAL ACCIDENT AT WOOLWICH DOCKYARD. . After our report left yesterday, Other witnesses gave evidence of a corroborative nature, proving that when the boiler had been lifted out of the Tw irl, and, was about one foot shove the held, the guy-chain of the shears suddenly snapped, carrying with it lb. whole of the heavy gear which became twisted and broken, and fell acmes the deck of the Spiteful, striking the unfort unate MN, who were at the moment engaged in stewilying the boiler with baedspikes as it rcee out of the hold. The boiler in its fall crushed and killed Healey and injured others. _ _ _ In reply to the Corneae, the relatives of the doomed, who wen present, stated that they had so questions to ask of either of the witnesses. _ _ _ TheCoroner,aftar recapitulating theevidenco, observed that the main question for the jury to consider was whether the machinery and gear timed for the removal of the boiler from the ship was in a proper csooditim, and if otherwise, whe ther any person wee responsible for the defect. The eel deuce wait to show that the machinery had been carefully inspected, and that there was no sign of the least flaw or defect, and certainly in a government dockyard inferior or defective machinery would not be used for the purpose of saving expense Altar some further remarks from the coroner, The jury returned a verdict " That the dammed men lost their lives from injuries received by the accidental breaking of RD iron chain back•guy whilst employed is removing a boiler from her Majesty's gem vessel Spitefel." WRIGHT'S ORPHAN CHILDREN. TO THZ ZDITOZ OF MI MIMI& Sii,—During the absence of the deputation to wait upon Sir George Grey, a•d at the request of the Mooday night's meeting at Lambeth Baths, to urge a cow mutation of sentence, • collection was metered into so be half of the two orphan children of the sufferer Wright, the plaa being made that the innocent should not gaffer for the guilty. lit. 13e. 21d. was collected to this feed. Unknown to me, and in my stenos l wee appointed treasurer, a respon sibility, had I bees present, I should outaialy have de clined. Sly motive for writing is to oak pennies to may that any contribution foe this purpon will he thankfully received by me at my address, and at theism' time to I.IIOOIIDOS that I have Dot appointed or authorised any pomp whatever to collect anbecriptiooe for such • toad. Any eostribotioos of mammy, stamps, or (doting shell be duly acknowledged by public advertisement or es ra. quested.-1 am, do., GEON:4I K. MURPHY. 55, Finchlsprea, 8, Jaa.l3. Aral. SAMS' S MAZGAZIT-21TILKIT. — lt is stated that the clergy of All Saints% Mareseret-street, have mom to be dimatisfied with the arrangements in that church, and have declared that some alteration must take place if the full choral services are to be cootinued, the present over crowding of the beautiful edifice keeping away all its original supporters. This is an evil that, in speaking of the meeting at Sheffield, we warned the ad vocates of free and entirely unappropriated sittings they would have to meet. We hardly • anticipated so speedy an illustration of our warning. In a sermon ea Sunday week, the Rev. W. Upton Richards said, "After five years ex 'once of • free church, I am ooe steeeg ggegog i a this church, it is not eels a failures bat • very great evil I do not know mamma* thirty of this congregatioa ; all are entire strangers to me. The old roogropation, whom liberality to AU Sainte' Red to the poor of this district was overeowieg, have been driven away, en they are unable to contend with the crowd who sow gather around the gates, and wham rush into church reminds me (I say it with shame) of the rash into the pit of a theatre. It is impossible that this stake of things can cautious much longer. I moss, with the advice of the bishop, ohmage in a great resseere either the alialaseer of the church or the eerviose. I mesa, either the chairs mint be appropriated to obviate the umesealy rush, or I must sot make the services so attractive—i. e., forego the choral service, part with the choristers and the clergy, sad single-handed with the help of friends give such services se my health will seeable me. As regards myself, I ewe not mach whether the service is choral or not— whether the hod vessels be of gold and jewelled, or of the commonest My only wish is that we should give God our bog s and then we may hope for the commendation, 'They have dose what they could.' "—Guardian. Tee MIDNIGHT 11 ELTING MOVZIIZDT. —Oll TUGh day evening last soother meeting the 10th sips* March. 1863) was held is the saigitood of the Hay market. The Mate. was very wet, aotwitlisteediag which 90 gels were Mimed to attend. The majority wen y oung en d gaily dossed ; some were very poor and wreck edly clad. Alter partaking of vetreaseat a religious m aim was held. Se - itahle almost were sabonesetl= vend, sod the words of wines( and kindnesswere to with evident luting. After skein with prayer and siegbig, several of the saterteastes cuptemed a desire to leave their mem of l e and some hale slam applied at the Wise and hese pled is " Hama." The memo= were cowdested by the flew. Dr. Weir, Mr. Themes, and the Hoe. limardary. Dz. Ds Joyce's lAOIT-BIOWic OOD LIVID OLL.— The ism Dr. Peers lbws Oa/raw the MOM fee De. de 3earggs Oil :—" It was /Mae that the amber analysis sad lamilligstime Into ths peewees pf Ms ell *sell himself bs the warmer at this impartset assislae. The ell ts et she very tame panty. whether assrH.sd Irak rehmiese to Its ogenr, darer, er sharleat gemertiss : awl I am eielleed that kr medlsesel Fame= we Ore el era he peesured."—Osid ' sail ta sepdas Walsh 99 Oa-, 19. eat..W R.hY as Xiegles meats, Amer, Rader Ll * ask Ow. 17, Noe& Lead" I eat ellessiele,—(Adverthressa IRONMASTERS' QUARTERLY MEETING. The quarterly assemblies of ironmasters of South Staffordshire for the current quarter commenced at Wolverhampton yesterday ; the attesdanes was good, but the balsas traasacted was moderate, pertly in consequence of the dispositios to postpone it until the Birmingham meet. leg, sod also from the circumstance of a large number of ceders having been gives out both prior to and oboe the preliminar► meeting. Amongst the members of the trade the tone was less buoyant than it was tiro or three weeks ago ; at the same time it nut be stated that prices are well maintained. and that at some of the works they are so fall that they could not take more orders, unless small ogee for regular customers, for the remainder of the quarter. So far thexispect of the trade is healthy, and there seems to be s fair prospect of this being maintained for a time, especially is good shipping ordain are s en of with confidence as the spring advances. The d has bees brisk of late for all descriptiosis of finished iron, for plates and sheets it is increasing. The firma who do leanness to America are well supplied with orders for that quarter. and recent advises speak of the cer. tasty of this being maintained for a time, as the markets are all bare of stock. Sales of pig iron, all mine Staffordshire, were reported yesterday at 41. 10e. some makers quote as high ss V. 12s. rid. ; others 4/. 15s. Cold•bhut is at 51. 10s. to 51. 12s. fid. The Shropshire irounmaten reported trade brisk in that locality. The scarcity of coal is its much felt there as it i. in South Staffordshire, and the price is to be again advanced. The state of trade at this moment is such as to suggest to all who are engaged in it and who have scything to lose the necessity of caution ; the recollection of what took place prior to the disastrous failures of 1857 and 1858 ought not to have passed away, but should have taught a useful lesson which may be profited by sooner or later. The clue of perilous who ruined others by their failures and reaped • harvest for themselves are again upon the scene contracting heavy eagegementa and ready to enter upon or extend works ; in these circumstances, a word of caution as to this class cannot be ➢ll•timed, and may not be without its use. fulness. MARKETS. TALLOW.—WrDataDAT 1•11211170.—The market wu deadv today. Spot, me, 41s. 9d. ; old, 41s. 3d. ; Marcb, 4 2e. Od. ; April 43a. ; May to Jane, 43.. 61 ; October to December. 45a. Delivery to kat merles, 667 Oulu , arrivals, 302 male. COTTON.—Lrviaran, JAL 11. —The market continues extremely flat, but irithout Mange in prices. The sales are 2,000 bales, of which 200 ere on speculation and for ex. port. 300 American. 26d. to 24d. ; 1,170 Surat, 16d. to 2 , 5 d. 400 Egyptian. 28d. to 33d. ; 44) Smyrna, 224 d. to 230. ; ; 70 Bahis and Mersa°, 26d. to 261 d. ; 20 Maranham, 281 d. The week's import is 8,466 bates. LEATHER.—Daring the pest week and since the cola: meneement of the year there has been a decided improve ment in the demand for leather, particularly for light Eng lish butte, light common dressing hides, sod calf skins of light and middle weights. Os Tuesday, at Leadenhall, the supply of fresh goods was small, and the amount of business dose was limited in utast, at late prices. OORN.—BosTow, JAL 13.—A fair supply of wheat at our market, sod the trade was slow at le. declass. Bons were Is. dearer ; eats the same as sit week. Wheat, red, 40a to 425. ; white, 448. ; beans, new, 355. to 365. ; old, 39e. to 40e. ; oats, 19a to 21s. Asciow. JAIL 13.—W0 have again to report heavy arrivals of wheat. 3.421 qra. being British, coastwise, and by rail ; 9,939 qrs. from the Baltic and Deamark, 5,880 qrs. from the Black Sea, 1,460 qrs. from France, and 3,313 qrs., together with 1,582 barrels of flour, from New York. Of barley also the supplies are considerable, including 2.250 qrs. from Port Lagos. Of other articles, excepting 2,513 qrs. beeps from Egypt, the week's arrivals have been but small. The hut continued very severe until the 10th inst. when it gave way, but has returned in a moderate degree lint night. On Saturday and Monday arcs speculative pur chases of wheat were effected, sod prices generally ad vanced BcL to 9cl. per boll, but the demand bas since sub sided. Flour did not participate in the improvement. Spring corn was steady. At this day's market the little business doing in wheat wu at fel. per boll over lut quo tatioes, being about 3d. under the extreme rates paid on Monday, bat there wee no clean' to press sales at the redaction. Flour unaltered. Full prices required for bar ley. Egyptian beans 3d. to 6d. per boll dearer, feeding aorta without change, as was also peas and Indian corn. Carr's.. —Sounuu.t.. Jaz. 13.—Trado was slack.r to- SL and prima gave way • little. Beef mad• front 3a. to ; motto., 54. to Cs.; 58. to 6a. Bd. ; pork, 3a. 4d. to la. 4d. per stows al 81ba., oinking the offal. COALS—Lootout, JAL 13.—8y...'. Hebei& West Hartley. Ms. 9d. ; Welker Prhorooo, 17s. ; Walls Eod Hough Hall, 220. 6d.—Ships at olurkod. 13 ; oehl. 12. TRAFFIC RICTURNEL Miles Pea- Her- Total, To4al. RAILWAYS. open. senders. chandlse. 1863. NM Week ending Nov 15. a C C 3 Great Indian Pastime 434 3,162 4,0.9 9,231 7,831 Weak ending Dee. 19. Grand Trunk elOreada -1090 5,916 13,797 19,792 19,373 Week ending Jan. 2. gorattsla Ninth Mestere l3B Week gulled Jan. 10. Cornwall - 867 411 1,411 1,111 Great Kasten WM 11,776 11, 19 26,805 24,8/4 Great Northern 3.61 10,710 18,617 29,337 25,288 Great Weetein 1061 j 53,116 29,926 *Oil 424,119 Lancashire * Yorkshire 402 12,934 22,476 36,410 31,3C7 London et North Western 1121 3.1.412 41414 86.518 79,638 London It Booth Western - 12,012 5,106 17,118 Manchester, South J nue lion. t Altrincham Manchester. Sherneld, and Lincolnshire North Btatfordeldre 264 - - 6.821' 7.925 Ulster kin 4.11,11 771 40 1.221 1.101 • Cabal Impeded by lat. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Augusta, from Cardiff for ILLAIII4, Aug. 12, la. 41 N.. Itw. Mohan, from Cardiff for Shanahar. Oct. 14. lat. 27 2., km. 22 W. Botanist, from Calcutta for Lolou, foir. 21. Diamond, from Sunderland for 'Lunches. Sept. 19, lat. 2 N. los. 19 . W. Impulse, frogs llcialnalla for London, O. laaatMiteboll. fres Poo-cite. too for LW" Nev. V ht. 198.. loa. 1. Warden, from London for Madras, Nor. 7. lat. 40 S., too. 17N7aglaad, trout Madras for Loodon, Nov. 15, lat. 1:0 2., lon. 7 1 L. dArtrahoo Castle (?). from Cardiff for Ilsoritlos, Nov. 7, lat. 87 S, 100. 48 1. et Pork. "nevem from Ceitoela for Liverpool, Nov. 17. lat. fa S., lon. Ni PNEUMATIC DISPATCH COXPANT. is corn cs opening to apply for se extension of . power up the streets of the metropol is for laying down the pneumatic tubes for ten years. I nod to increase their power to tale lands and houses in the pariah of St. Pancras, in Upper Seymour-street, Bt. Giles, High Holborn, Lincoln's-um-6.14 Covent-garden, Nowgato-street, and St. liartnee-le-Grand, and nee cellars and vaults under the public pavements. WEST Cost RAlLWAY.—Yesterday a meeting of shareholders was held at the company's offices, Graeschurek street, Sir C. P. Roney in the chair. The chairman in a few words described the state of the works, which ha said were priv easing very favourably, and would be continued with eptrit by the contractors till the line was created. The following resolution, moved by tbe chairman, and seoondod by Mr. F. W. Sadgwiek, was adopted:—" That the diges ters be and they are hereby autlioriaed to borrow on =ri me, debentures, or otherwise any sum or Nuns of mow not lamed* 66,6001. pursuant to the provisions of the West Oerk Railway Act, 1860." The meeting them @swats& BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIBTB3_ azlOlLL ia —Sain l. uray 11, at 6;;;;;De,Thwohlre, Übe wite of Captain D. Idr at a sew. YILISDI.IALD.—January lt, at Teeth natiewt, the wile of L BARON ER.—.Jae Mat liable-hill West, the wife of Mr. C. Gardner, of a ROBERTSON.-January 11, at Wilton-street, the Lady Katharine Restage Roterteon. of a daughter. RPOSNLL.—January 11, at alerrioneenare Lat, Duhllo, thepedy lEatharlite Elenanton Russell. of a eon. STAY:MlL—January 11, at Bagley, the wife of the Rev. T. L. amour, of a sem MARRL&OKII. - -- • • • BLIKWILIY—DICK.—Jannory 11, at Bt. Nut's, Wyddslton mre, by the Bev. P. 11•Carthy, ILL, Militate Henn', we of the ht. W. R. Blakesley, Dm., of Dorset as , Regent s park. to Koalas, daughter of the late Z. Wc u hr IL N., Jersey..,. ltiCHAßDßLLlKEL—Jannary It. at Bt. Joined', Piccadilly, by the Bev. CI Proctor. D.D., J. Richman Esp.. of Cooklisna. Berk to Broll7 Frames, daughter of the late W. P. Collier, liti •st.law. WIL Allit—TOOVlLY.—Janumy I!, at the Catholic Church of 55. Peter sad Paul. Wolverhamptoe, by the Key. P. Kavanagh , Xr. J. Williams, of Chapel hill, near Bridgwater, Somerset. shire, to Prem. daughter of J B. learn, Bog , of Waterloo mad, Wolverhampton. DEATHS. . BlACL—Jemtary ta. at Illate4lace, Regent's-park. Market' tathorins, widow of ths late George trace, Seq., el Cavendish gnome, In bet fink year BatitilL- January It Ilizabetb, wife of William Brook, Sm., of Grove-lane. Castakerwell, in her nod per. HAILTIPL—Janseep it, at High lama Poplar. Jain Carton Hlrans.-elsomary IL at his residenee,Goldseaddll. Hampstead. lamina Brans, X.q , many years limaior Comodsdoner Mike Odat of Bptcy, London. OKAINOZII..- ankru Slisaborth, wife of Carries Chlarle W../ Memissfeemlassia WHALLY.—Jsawnry Mat Clovwdoo, = w. Prodsridt sod m. vau.was.—Jsauszy lt. it Cold Harbors-bra Camberwell. Mum wife of lir. Richard Williams. aged et. "AAA rd flibilsood Kam. et No. I loodurtiotreet, in din atf of Loci", Motor, an fad Mon. Ii Lointnirdotrook io a. hods* d Wlllefrimear Taissair. Jammu M. MK ..••••• ea , ono •11 he, 0 The enle eqa • 01 obi e 1 Ap 1100 i T' Odrcarry 1 ow 1,.. ii ~. a . WS ad 1 beet the the day,