The Express. — London, England, 1864-12-02 00:00:00

NA VA L AND MILITARY. ADMIRALTY, DEC. I.—A7zoncrmrszs. Pay master L. Alunday, to be secretary to Admiral Kellet. Aanstest Payntutsra J. N. Bollium, to the Britannia W. B. Weatherby, to the Egmont ; J. Heath. to the Excellent. Naval Cedet J. Edwards, to the Achilles. PORTSMOUTH, Dt.c. 1. The Court is expected to arrive at Oaborue about the 20th lusts The Marlborough, 121, morels line-of.hattle ship, Captain Charles Fellows, was paid out of commission in ozoellent ceder to-day, after nearly four years' service as fisg.ahip in the Mediterranean, her first, and possibly her last comis- Mi/111011 as a wooden three-docker. She has only her lower masts standing, and will Le placed in the thud division of the stairs reterve. _ The Ariel, 9, screw sloop, Commander William Chapman, was alsa paid off to-day, after a successful cruise for the suppression of the slave trade. Commander Chapman was appointed to the Ariel in April, 18‘;:l, vice Oldfteld, and during the greater part of the time Las been doing the duty of gooier officer on the east coast of Africa. During her commission of nearly four and a half years the Ariel has captured forty.six prizes, of which eighteen were taken during the command of Captain Chapman, including the Spanish ship America, 600 tom bulbs's, which was cap turol or. the north•eest coast of Madagascar. Tho aggre gate tonnage of vessels taken during this crony, is 2,270 tons. The Hector, 24, iron screw ship. is to be docked and sheathed with copper by the ingenious process invented by Commander F. P. Warren. This consisted an insulator of stout felt, or dreadnought, applied to the plates of the ship by Hay's marine glue. The outer surface of the felt then receives another coating of glre, and the copper sheathing is applied, the edges of the sheathing dates being fastened with a split copper nail, which clenches itself upon being struck into the felt. A hot iron is then pawed over the whole, and, as an experimental test has proved, makes it solid and compact, perfectly excluding the water front tits iron plates. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAIIERIDGE, Dec. 1. CARUS GLEES TDZANIENT PRIZE.—•.Thin prize undergraduases) has been this day adjudged to G. F. Bixby, Triaity CoLlegs. Fuca EXAMIKATION.—(Examinod and approved)— H. J. Lee. 8.A., Cabo College; Mickley. Clare College. Examiners :W. Couch. H. J. B. Bond, G. E. Paget, W. H. Diainao.a, 1). Liveiog, and Charles Lestourisoa. OXFORD, Dec. 1. In a convocation holden this day, at 10 o'clock, a grace was raised, permitting the Rev. A. S. Farrar, ED., of Queen's College, and the Rev. W. W. Shirley, S.D.. of Christ Church. to proceed to the devoted D.D., by reckon ing their standing from the date of their matriculation re spectively. In a congregation holden at the same time, the following degrees were conferred :—Doctors in Divinity.— Rev. Adam storey Farrar. Queen's College ; Rev. Walter Waddington Shirley, Christ Church. Masters of Arts.— Edward Parker Dew, Exeter College ; Rev. James Lewis Barnett, Magdalen Hall. Y.A. name re/decd.—Bev. Ste phen Frost Jose, Pembroke College. Bachelors of Arts. — John Hill, Charles Foster, and Joha Maitland, University College ; Thomas Leslie Papillon (scholar), Banjo' College : Oswald loom Steels, James Baden Powell, Wuliam Ward Goddard. David Jenkins, Arthur Gordou Burr Stallard, Robert Ponsonby Carew Hunt, and Arthur Clutterbuck, Exeter College ; Arthur Rioe Gwyn and Ge Fleming Lamb, Oriel Col lege ; Charles Stem, New Colege; Henry ltridewell Gregg, James Rumell Madan, Charles William Hull, Henry Wil. Liam Barber, and Andrew Wallace Milroy. Queen's College ; fraects John Kuyahe, Edgar Smith, and Sydney William Skethogion, Brasenom College ; Harbert Solway, William Kvnoaaton Mott, Francis Augusta. Walker. William Lucas Wilson, and James Albert Owen, China Church ; John Henchman Crowfoot (scholar). Charles Wyatt Smith, Hugh Edward Pigott Platt (scholar), Henry Thornhill Morgan, and Samuel Suiintoa Brown, Trinity College; William Grace heron, Charles Edward Armstrong. Charles Hen.y Binh beery Robert }Lucian, and William Baker, St. John's College ; Jebn Morris, William Jenkins, and John Ricketts, Jecia College ; George Browne Jameson. Samuel Edward Hodgson, Henry Hooper, and Samuel William Darwin Fox, Wadham College ; Heoty beano, Edward Gilliat, Richard Alexander Boyle, andsllentos Best Jenkins, Pembroke Col lege ; Henry Chevenix (reholari and Henry Edmund Miley Cram", Worcester College : Thomas Porter Blunt and John Elston. Magdalen Hall ; Joseph William Wright Drew, St. Alban Hail; Francis Greases kiadpun, Chareley's HAIL UNIVEASITY OP LONDON. SEcoND 31.8. ESAMINATION.—EXAMLvATION FOR HONul/I.—Mtncum.—First Clan—Palemon Best (mho larship and gold medal), Univenity College ; Thomas Fair bank (gold medal), Si, Bartholomew's Hospital; Edward Lloyd Harrim Foz, University College; Charles Albert I - Baotou, St. Bar th olomew's Hospital, and Homy lam Rempthonis, King's College; equal. Second Class.—William Carter, Charing-crow and St. Thomas's ; Edward Casey, King's College ; John Hayward Hooper, St Thomas's Hospital ; and Frederick Simms, Eing:s College ; Taira -Jan Albert Nunneley, Leeds and Guy's Hospital ; Ebenezer Ludlow, St. Bartholomew's Hospita l. Mins 'incr.-I'lllft CLAM—Edward IL Harries Fox (scholarship sod gold medal), University College ; John Jones Phillips (gold medal), Guy's Hospital ; and Thomas Fairbank, tit. Bartholomew's Hospital. Second tams.—Henry Law Kempthome, King's College; Charles Albert Hill/WON St. Bartholomew's Heeptal ; Edward Casey, King's College ; Willis= Carter, Charing cross, sod St. Thomas's Hospitals ; toil John Hareezd Soccer, St. Tbotuta's Hospital. Third Ulan.—Ebenezer Ludlow, St Bartholomew's Hos- Ptal ; and John Albert Nunwley, Leeds and Guy's Hospitals. . _ . FLsssiste hlyntan.—First Claim—Edward Ll. Harries Fat (scholarship and gold medal), University Consists ; Thomu ksirbown (sold medal t, ht. Bartholomew's Hospital ; aad William Carter, Chanag-aosti and St. Thomas's . . &mod Miss.—Edward Casey, King's College; and Henry Law Lootathotie, Kin's College. Toad CLs:.—} reit-rick gonras, King's College ; Charles _►lbert thoptoo. St. Bartholomew's Hospital ; and Eter.trar Ltallow, St. Bartholomew's Hospital. BEAR ASD TEAR OP RAILWAY WORKING. At the meeting on Wednesday night of the Society of Arta, W. Brydgei Adams read a paper ea the " Mecha nical Condition of Railway Working to prevent destruc tive West and Risk." Captain GattOx, R.E., occupied the chair. Going first into the elementary machasical con dition of vehicular transport, Mr. Adams came to the com mencement of the railway system, and condemned at the outset what is still the commie practice with regard to rolling stock—vi:.., ignoring wheels rooming independently on their axiom and adopting tie Old classic car system of toilets tied on a that or axle, which revolves with them is hole pine, or what are sow termed horn plates. Pointiag out the difference between tramways and railways, he showed that vehicles with lined wheals and parallel &LW were only adapted to move in straight lines. Adverting text to the nmdisicatioos of rail+ wad wheels to meet the :.eves at.el gradients cf cur iron•theds. be showed how much frietiomal and perausional destruction still west on. This rapil wear of tires and rails had led to greatly increased weight ei rails, and now to harder and beerier, and finally to Bessemer toe tal and Kzupp's solid steel. Be Bart showed the ill effect of extreme rigidity in railway wheels and sales in calash) wear and tear, and explained an invention of his own by which spriors were placed beneath the siren of wheels. Taa result of this method was that some Stafford shire tires tea Ral,tAa.t miles on the North Loudon Railway without tansiog up, while some Low Moor rigid tires fixed on a similar principle only ran 50,000 miles before they bed to he taken off and turned up to restore their Berries. Exolaininit how the same emetic principle had been applied to rails with the most s itisfactory result—for atter three years' wear they had not disintegra;e4 at all, except where thudded rigit:ly to the ordinary line, and there the ends of the tails wore split—he explained the best means of applying this elute principle by improved systems of sleepers and halms. He text pointed out the importance of true mechanical action in the movement of wheels and axles, and the advantage of radial movement in the axles. Ex. plaiolog the first athoopts to secure these advantages by the " bogy," the lecturer explained, bow he bed den dosed the beget. form altogether, and adopted sale-boxes to slide in carved lines laterally through the horn plates of a ri,.'d engine frame beneath the spring hearings. This pin is practice had beep found to give good resells. As ;. mesas of securing greater adhesion between wheels and rail., he s.igviteei c tivertiqg the ronoded Hauges of the wheel tires :Os) two fiats, at an angle of 45 dogs., and en larging tient to vibe a corresponding groove formed in the entrant of the rail. The improvements, therefore. may be summed up by spring tires, angle flanges, sod elastic permanent way,—li the discaseion which foUolied, a forstm engineer suggested that elasticity might be gives to rails by making them of peddled steel, sod of !hi-bottom form, soil of rails with peddled steel Sops am! iron base. Another speaker explained an improved mode of fixing reds. the invention of the recently deceued Mr. Joliet, by which they are set in a groove in the sleeper and Partly supported in a plate running through the rail. Mr. Zersh Colborne eodorsed the sound ness of Hr. Adams' principles, nod explained the form of rails mod rolling stock in America, which bad been adopted to secure those advantages. The Chairman said that the important subject which Mr. Adams had introduced was nothing less than a radkid change is the coostruetion of our railways, both as to road and rolling stock. As experience had shown the correctness of Mr. Adana' principles he th...ight no one would ohiect to giving then: a trial, without which it was impossible to express a decided opine. on a new preptwal in regard to railways. A vote of thanks to Mr. Adams concluded the proceedings. OHTITAL PALHI. Ors SHILLING DAIr.•••• Tat PSIDAT. Pp'. I. AdizAssiore on payment, ; ditto liaison *ids, 87187 Wink 44924 THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 2, 1864. THE BOAT ACCIDENT AND LOSS OP SIXTEEN LIVES AT GLASGOW. We (North British Mail) have to record one of the most terrible and grievous calamities that have occurred within the limits of the city for many years—a calamity which will excite deep emotion not only on account of the melancholy lam of life entailed in it, but from the singular circumstances under which it happened. Last (Wednesday) night, the ferry boat plying from the north to the south side of the river, opposite the foot of Clyde-street, Ander eton, and having at the time its full freight of 24 pawn gen, upset or was swamped about midway in the stream, and lb of the passengers were lost. A thoroughly clear and connected narration of how the accident occurred it is at present impossible to give, the few surviving of those who were psesengem in the boat being only able to give their own individual experience, what they could bristly see at a moment of great peril and intense excite ment. About 6 p.m., when the numerous works in the vicinity of Clyde-street stop, • rush is made by the work men who live on the opposite side of the river from that on which they are employed to the terry boats. Con stables generally stand at the ferry steps to see that each boat carries no more than its regulated number of passengers, and on this occasion the constable on duty at the Clyde street ferry allowed nearly the full complement to enter the boat, which left the north side ali3ut five minutes pest f. The night wag dark, a strong breeze ruffled the surface of the river, which was swollen by the heavy rains of the preceding night, end rolled downwards in wide impetuous volume. All the pasesegers, it is thought, were men — chiefly workmen with their "cans^ in their bands, and their departure was witnessed by a large number of others who were also eager to get across, but had to wait on the succeeding boat They were crowded together in the middle of the boat, while some of them were seated and others stood in the seats. The ferryman, named John ft.gers, as is frequently the case in these b,mts, allowed cue of the wieners to take the oars, and the boat directed towards the opposite side, right acme the stream, past into the darkness beyond the sight of those who stood on the quay and ferry daps it had just left. A minute or two passed, when wild *bouts for help reached the shore, cry mingling with cry ; and running down the quay to where some view might be got of the whereabouts of the beat, all that could be seen was • number of indistinct forms struggling with and being swept down by the current, most of them quickly vanishing from sight. Even the boat had disappeared. Scarcely had it left the quay when the velocity of the correct began to be felt, and instead of being headed upwards as is usually done, and then, after reaching the centre of the river, being directed downwards towards the south ferry steps, it went straight acmes, thus being exposed broadside to the swell that increased the nearer it approached to the centre of the river. A steamer, the lnverary Castle, had goes up the river a few minutes before, and the "after-swell " caused by that vessel had, it is thought, not at the time subsided. When about one. third of the way across, the boat getting into the trough of the waves, some of the passengers, alarmed by their position, rising from their seats, caused it to sink the deeper to one side, and • volume of water poured is. The ferryman cried to he passengers to "be steady," but almost at the .me instant the boat canted over. Some of those who had leaped into the water roads desperate efforts to reach the quay, with success in • few cases, but nearly all either sank near the mime, or alter a vain effort to battle with the ci.rrent were swept downwards and disappeared. Only eight were saved, and 24 it is surmised being in the boat 16 are thus lost. _ _ _ 10 consequence of the lateness of the hour at which the catastrophe occurred, it was not known for some time. As the evening, however, advanced, the tidings of the calamity spread throughout the city. and all who had friends or re. tallies who were in tho habit of crossing the ferry were na turally anxious about their safety. There was consequently many inquiries at the Clyde polies ofiice in the course of the night ; but as the exact time when the accident oc curred could be specified, and as not • few of those who called at thoollce had seen their friends after that time. their fears were set at rest. In the case of others their forebodings could not be dispelled in tLis satisfactory man ner ; and it was • most painful matter to have to tell them that as it had been impossible to make • search for the bodies of the drowned, they could give them no informa tion, thus prolonging their suspense. No search was made for the bodies last night, ma it was felt by those having charge of this matter that in the dark pen, and with the strong current running, nothing could be done. 311. Geddes, of the Humane Si-dety, proceeded to the spot where the accident occurred last night, in order to take has moorings, and is to commence making a search to day as won as it is daylight. . The following atateiue — ot is by one of the surrivore : John Gibb, 1, !lain-street, Anderston, and 35, Paterson. street, says—When be got into the boat it appeared to be all but tilled, the patrollers seemingly crowded in the centre, and some also landing on the meats. The constable at the ferry steps allowed two men to jump in, but prevented others who also wished to get in, and the boat than shoved off. There was, so far as he could see, no women on board, the passengers being chiefly workmen coming across from their employment with their " cans" in their hand. One of the men took the ferryman's seat and began polling the boat omega. There was • strong current running at the time, the night was dark, and a heavy swell was on the water. Instead of heading the boat up the stream, the man at the oars sent it right across, tending downward., if anything, and it seemed to him, from the way in which the boat progressed and what be afterwards experienced in the water, that the current was trending somewhat to the north side. While about half way, or between half and • third across, two or three largo Waited wore seen coming abreast of the boat. It rose upon one of them, and the tear man then cried out to the pas sengers—some of whom who were sitting seemed about to stand up—" Steady boy', steady—keep steady there." The boat, still going right across the river, aftertrisiog on the filet wave, sank into the trough between those succeeding. The water then came over into the but ankle deep, and thinking it time to look out for himself, he leaped into the water. He was heavily clothed at the time, hkilDE on above his coat a large topcoat, sod wets in; hot and gloves. Beteg able to swim, he struck out for the north side, and shouted out to those on the quay to throw him a rope. He tried to breast the stream for • time, but was carried down. and on nearing the quay a plank was thrown to him, on which he managed to climb, and the plank Wog after. wards caught in a grappling iron, Le seized the 1•014, and holding by „it, was dragged up the quay bresst. He wee conveyed to Gray's Clyde Hotel, where Dr. Robertson, No. 1, Washington.street, and Dr. Milner saw biro, and although um& exhausted, having been about • quarter of an hour in the water, he quickly recovered. Hi. watch had stopped at five minutes past eix, the time at which the accident tanned. He lost none of his clothing in the water, gloved and hat haisig still on when he was hauled rip on to the quay. David Hill, blockmaker, 62, brae street, was the tint to go into the boat, and then went forward to the bow. Before he mitered the boat, he had , to wait • few minutes, and while waiting a steamer pulsed up the river. The steamer would pass about two cr three minutes before the boat left the ferry steps. They were, he thinks, about half way scram when the " after-swell" waves from the steamer were couf.tg up spinet the side of the boat, which was going right over to the south side. Some of the passengers nee, and others cried to them to keep their seats. A heavy wave was coming up on the left band side, and those on that silo rest off thew seat+. At this moment be saw two men's heads in the water, into which they had jumped, and he then felt the water about his foot io the boat. The boat seemed to go into the water, not imitantaneottaly, but slowly. The passengers were then crying for help, some of them also crying out to poll to the steps. When the boat went over be imme diately jumped into the water ; he struck 0 . . t, tried to tin. , button his coat, which encumbered him, but sank in the I attempt, and then, ruing to the surface again, made way for the shore. Coming against the cut water of a *1.4 lying at the north side, he put his hand on the copper, and luckily finding a small crevice where a nail had got loose, he put big Soren into it, and held on, crying out for help. The current was Tanning strong at the time, and he was getting exhausted, when a boat which had put off from a seem! on the south aide, picked him op. Ober two boats were on the look-oct at this time, polling down the river a`ter the forme of those they saw in the water. While holding on by the copper, he noticed the heads of several Mee, apparently strong swimmers, who were being carried down by the stream, but keeping themselves afloat, and going down the river very fast. He was taken to the police-Aire, where Dr. Maser attended him, and soon recovering, be went home. The number in the boat would be about 24. The ferryman told hint that be had 23 in the boat. THE CONFEDERATES A.ITD THE Bashing PORT emer.—The following is the reply to A letter recently ad dressed to the British Poettiv.iterGeteral :—"General Poet•ofgce, Oct. Postmaster-General has bad under his coninderatioe your letter of the 7th it t , in which, ott behalf of the government •d the Confederate States of Ascetics. you inquire whether correspoodeoce ad dressed to those States will be forwarded by this department to Bermuda. or Nassau, or Halifax, where agents are about to be appointed by the postmaster-general of the Confede rate Staten. In reply, lem directed to acquaint you that hie lordship must decline to enter into the proposal ar raugemeet, rile despatch asycorrespoodence oontrary to its address. At the same time I afil to observe that the public coo, of course, if they think proper. direct:letters for the Sista referred to under cover to agouti in] Bermuda, /ism% or Halifaz, 7 l am, &e., F. amt." H _ • IE A 6 F AST LiZTEßAG&—ttomompath ic praCti- Winer,. and the medical protean JD generally. recommend cocoa as Wag the most !welted of all beverages. When the doctrine of homeopathy was lint introduced Into this country. there were to he obtained no preparatims of cocoa either attracUm 'tithe taste or aceepthnle to the stomach ; the nut was either supplied to the crude state or so unsklittilly manufactured as to obtain little notice. J. Epps. of Leaden. finnesopathie Chemist, was induced in the year 1109 to turn tie attention to this soi4ect, and at lamb succeeded, with the antistatic' of elaborate machinery In baing the trot to produce la article pare In Its competition. and so relined by the perfect trituration It receives In the pr,ceot It passes tbmugh, as to he most acceptalde to the delicate et. mach Per general use Epps 's Cocos la distinguished sa an invigoratisg, grateful breakfast beverage, pothemag a n,.s Or. Nora. in hits work, "Adulterations of Food," says : "Coosa manilas a great variety of Important nutritive princi ples—every Ingredient seceseary to the growth end sasteasam of the WAY." Again di • DUSZIUM COCA* stands very ranch higher than either coffee or the." Directin,—Teo teaspoonfuls of the powder In a breakfast cup, filled up with boiling irate, or milk. secured to tin-lined Alb., Slu., sod lib. labelled paste's., and a sold at la. 64. dvertimereL par lb.. by grocers, confectioners , lad then-ads —( LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.—Dec. 1. After Term Sittings mit Nimd Prise et Westmiuster.—(Before Lard Chief Justice Cockburn amid a Special Jury.) GRAHAM AND FOLEY V. LAW AND WEST INDIA DOCK COXPANY. Thwo wore two sotioos of tales iraprisoamsat. The defendants pleaded not guilty. Mr. Serjeent Atkinson and Mr. Howard were counsel for the plaintiffs; Mr. Giffard and Mr. Wstkyn Williaws were oonneel tor the defendant& The plaintiff Graham is a coal merchant, carrying on bushier at Wapping, in partaenhip with Foley. He was also a superannuated officer of Customs. On Sunday, the 11th September last, they sent a barge with about atom of coals, the remnant of 15 taus of coals they had purchased of Messrs. Bowerman sod Co., into the defendants' docks, to deliver on board the Harold Hildebrand. On the Mon day, whilst the coals were being delivered, there was a dis pute between the plaintiffs and the mate with regard to the weight of the coals, but they could not weigh them, as the machine in the barge was out of order. M'Muters, one of the duck police, came up at the time, and after s pea king to the plaintiffs he went away and brought Mr. Liddel, the inspector, to the ship, who made inquiries of them who they were, where they lived, where they got the coals, tic., and then told them they must go with them to the no/ice-office within the docks, where after detaining them about three-quarters of an hour, they were snowed to depart. They had in consequence suffered special damage, • person named M`Gregor having with drawn a large order for cods from them. In cross-examination Graham said there was no pretence for saying he had taken coals from • barge in Trowbridge's custody. Trowbridge, the lighterman, did not come up at the time and complain that he had lost some coals. The defence was that the yolicen,m's attention was called to the dispute that was going on between the parties with reference to the deficiency in the quantity of coals, when he interfered and pointed out to the plaintiffs that they were liable to be fined for not having weight, and scales with them with which to weigh them. Trowbridge came up just about the time, and complained that some coals bad been abstracted from his barge, and he professed to recognise the coal which the plaintiffs bad delivered on board the ship as being his. He, however, declined to charge the plaintiffs with stealing them, sad the police, in order the better to investigate the matter, requested the plaintiffs to go with them to the police.office. They denied that they took the plaintiffs into custody, or considered them in custody. At the police-office, Liddel, who had been thirty years in the Dock Company's service as • policeman, took down their names, addresses, and other particulars, in writing. in sae any charge might afterwards be made against them of felony. The Lord Chief Justice said that, after thirty years' ex perience, be ought to know he had no earthly right to do it. Trowbridge war called, and deposed to his losing some coal from the barge in his charge. He said to the polies moo. • - That's my coal, rit swear to it," pointing to some coal on the deck of the Harold Hildebreod ; but he de clined to give the plaintiffs into custody fot stealing it. One of the docimen was called, and deposed that the plaintiffs' barge did not contain touch more than half a ton of coals when she came into the docks. Mr. Giffard urgod that the policemen acted under • res. son eble sinpicioc that the robbery had been oommitted, and that the plaintiffs wept voluntarily to the police office. Mr. Serjeaut Atkinson, in addressing the jury for the plaintiffs, said muck evidence bad laen admitted for the defendants that he might have excluded by the strict rules of evidence, but be thought it best not to object, and the result was favourable to the pla i ntiffs. . . . The Lord Chief Justice thi r d that us the defendants were not tersonally concerned in giving the plaintiffs into cus tody they could not set up “ reasosable grounds" for sus picion, but he admitted the evidence showing what toe policemen had done m mitigation of damage a. Mr. Ferjeeot Atkinson then urged that the plaintiffs were entitled toe verdict. They all knew what it meant when a policeman had a intsuicioe. He followed it with in instinct that inflamed his mind, and he acted on it as true as the senile to the pole. The Lord Chief Jounce, in enenming up, said there were two questions for the opinion of the jury : one was whether the plaintiff■ were taken into custody sod imprisoned, and that did not necessarily involve thenecessity of a policeman's usine force ; and the secured question was, whether the de fendants were liable for the acts of these officers? That was a mixed question of law and of fact. The fact., however, were not disputed, viz., that the officers were in the com pany's employ, and paid by them ; but that under a certain lot of parliament they received their warrant from the commissioners of police, and so derived their power to act as constables hem them. That. together with a letter writhes by the defendants' solicitor, was a question for the court above, and therefore what was required of the jury was, supposing the company were liable, were the plaintiffs in fact taken into custody, or did they go voluntarily with the officers to the police•station, and show them papers, ke. ? His lordship remarked on the extraordinary conflict of evidence in the ease, and pointed out the difference between a policeman taking • person into custody and a private individual doing so. A police officer, if be had reasonable suspicion, might ' take a person into custody ; bet if a private individual took it upon himself, without warrant, to take up an individual on a charge of felony, he, in order to justify his conduct, must establish the fact that a felony had been committed. It this action bad been brought against the police officers, they would brave been entitled to plead that they had tessocable suspicion that a felony bad been committed by the plaintiffs ; bur, us it had been brought againat the cam pixy, they stood in the position of private individuals ; and, though they could not plead they bad reasonable cause for taking them into custody, they might have pleaded, by way of justification , that a felony bad been com mitted, and that the plaintiffs were the persons res. sonably suspected of it. It was impossible to say on the facts of this emit and It was not so pot by the de fendants that the plaintiffs had been guilty of a felony. They were, therefore, in a difficult position, and the jury must take into consideration in assessing d amages the ear -1 cumetanees under which this transaction occurred. Atter the jurymen had bean in consultation nearly half. an-hour, . . . . The foreman asked his lordship what amount would carry mete. It was a point of law, and be wished his lordship's opinion upon it, because one juryman wee keeping out upon that point. Too other 11 were agreed. The Lord Chief Jostles told him the jury had better find their verdict, and let the law take tte course. The foremen said it wee to be regretted that they should be kept on that one point. He should have to a:termite to that one dasentient his being late for diucer. (Laughter.) Ultimately the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiffs— Damages rd. each. He said that two drops instead of one should be used, and that they must be put in twice a day. Subsequently Mr. Holroyd, the defendant's assistant, brought some ointment, which, he said, was to be used instead of the drops. The defendant, with his assistant, took • small piece of the ointment ea • kind of needle and pat it into the eye. When the defendant called spin she asked him bow the eyes were, and he said one was gone. She asked him if be meant that the child was entirely blind with it, and he said, unfortunately so, but nature would do a great deal for it, though art could do no more. He said it was a very common cue, and that ho Lad lost several eyes. (Laughter.) Mr. Serjaant Ballantine —1 suppose you mean that his patients lost their eyes ? Witnees—Yes ; and he said that there was one child in the neighbourhood which bad lost both eyes. About an hour afterwards, Mr. Mabury, a medial man, happened to call upon her husband, sod she asked him to look at the child. He did so, and she wished to know whether the de• fondant was doing right. He mid the defendant bad burnt one eye, which was gone, and he was burning the other, which might go too. He said the child was being shamefully used. Upon his suggestion she took the child to Dr. Alexander, who prescribed a lotion which was to be syringed into the eye. One eve was now perfectly cured, but the other was entirely lost. Upon ercasexamination, Mrs. Wright said she was in a perfect state of health until she was confined, but suffered from a discharge very common in cases of pregnancy. She was positive that the defendant took away the bottle in his pocket. He did not say that all the medicine in the world was of no use unless the eve was kept clean, nor that it must be washed constantly: The baby shrieked when the applied the ointment. The eyes were not opened or washed, except when the syringe was used. The monthly nurse declared positively that neither the defendant nor his Resistant pme her butt-actions to wash end keep clean the eye. She had seen mum of this kind, but never one in *Lion the sight was lost. She did every thing the doctor told her. Dr. Alexander said the dimes was prurient infantioe ophthalmia, and one of the great objects in treating it was to keep the eye perfectly clean. He generally recommended a lotion oompcsed of alum, sulphate of zinc, and sometimes sulphate of copper, with water.;He saw this case only coos, and gave a prescrip tion. Creme-examined—The prescription of the defendant, con- sisting of sulphate of zinc, opium, and water, was a very good syringe. His other prescription, consisting of four grains of sulphate of copper and two drachms of water, was rather too potent, he thought, for an infant of such an age. Dr. Gutheries ointment was well known, and was vary generally used in such oaths. . . Mr. Baron Martin eked Mr. Day if there was any instance of such an action having been brought on behalf of an infant seven months old. . Mr. Day was not aware of any, but there was one in which the child wan only two years old. &vend other medical men were callod ; and on the con clusion of the plaintiff's case, Mr. Baron Martin 'eked what was the alleged negli gence. Mr. Day—ln the defendant not giving inetractione to the mother or nurse to open and keep clean the eye, which it is stated is essential to the cure. Mr. Baron Martin said he could not say there was co evi• dente to go to the jury but the negligence ought to be die. tiactly proved before * the jury could find a verdict for the plaintiff. A Juryman mid be thought it was the nurse's baaioes to keep the eye clean. Mr. Baron Martin said he should have thought so too. After some further discussion, The jury, without hearing Mr. Serjeaut Ballistics for the defence, said they were agreed in opinion, and retuned a verdict for the defendant. Mr. Baron M.irtio —Supposing there had been a verdict for the plaintiff. who was to get the damages' The infant 000klbint hero had a penny. Mr. Lay-1 should in that case hare asked your lordship to ay what should be done with the tisintges. ..' • " " Serjeant Ballaotine—llis lordship would have had co power to have made any order on the subject. Verdict for the defendant. SHERIFFS' COURT.—Dec. 1. (Before Mr. tschr-Sherilf Bothell sod a Jury.) WALK AND V. SEM. -ACCIDENT AT ABTLEIB THEATRE. This was an antics in the Court of Queen's Bench by the p/aintiff, on the part of himself and wife, to recover da mages from the defendant, Mr. Edward Tyrrell Smith, the proprietor of Astley's Theatre, for injuries received through the falling of a canvas board outside the theatre. The plaintiff claimed in two separate counts of the declaration damages both for himself in having lost the solace of his wife by the accident, and also ter the injury to her per sonally. The defendant having allowed judgment by de fault, a writ of inquiry was executed to usess the amount to be awarded. Mr. Oppenhelm wu (counsel for the plaintiffs ; and Mr. Pearce appeared for the defendent, who was in court. Mr. Pearce announced, when the ease was called and the jury about to be sworn, that he was glad to inform the court that the case had been settled. it was an action for an injury to • poor woman by the falling of a board, and Kr. Smith had given her husband *dune for S5l. Kr. Oppenhcim intimated that he was satisfied with the arrangement, and that the jury need not be swore to agues the demagog. Kr. Pearce added that there was no neeemity to swear the pry. and thus the cue terminated. THE POLICE COURTS. MASSION-HOUSE. John Gran, Francis Holman, Samuel John Phillips, and Josh. Pope, were yesterday again Placed at the bar on remand, in custody of Detective Sergeants I:logien and Foulger, to undergo a further ezarnieation, the three former upon. a charge of stealing sod Pope of receiving a 'erg/ quantity of sweepings of jugs, from one of the ware houses of &ewer's Quay, the property of Marrs. Bache and Co. _ _ — SlV.Blunplireys again prosecuted ; Mr. Beard appeared for Green, Mr. Barbarian for Holman, Mr. Wontner, for Phillips, and Mr. Looia Lewis for Pope. The prisoners were again remanded, the Lord Mayor de elitiag to wept bail for either of them. ' ' the witnenebox, and the cases took his position in court se . defendarin Proof was gives of the birth of a female child or. the 17th of Jane, 1862, of which the dafeadaut Admitted that he was the father. _ iii. Darsass Made an order upon the °Notable for the payment of Sie. 6d. a week, to date from that day, without costa. At the same time be cautioned the yooog woman, and told her there would be no *acme for annoying the constable now that ebe pomemed the older. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—Dr.c. 1. Sittings at Nisi Prins is Sliddlarez.—(Before Yr. Junk° Willa and • Special Jary.) CHURCH t•. TRIM-RIGHT OP COMMON. The plaintiff in this came was a landowner at Acton, and among other property, he was possessed of the fee of a piece of land known es Old Oak Common. The defendant was the occupier of some land in the neighbourhood, and be claimed, Ly virtue of such occupancy, a right of common of pasturage over 1.)1 , 1 Oak Common ; and the question in the cause was whether such right existed. Mr. Maniaty, Q.C., Mr. Kerslake, Q.C. Mr. Kemplay, and Mr. liompas appsered for the plaintsi ; and Mr. M. Smith. (1.e., Mr. Mellish, Q.C., and Mr. Coxon for the defendant. _ _ _ The case occupied the best part of two &ye, and a vast quantity of evidence was given, consisting of documents tilted from the time of Queen Elizabeth downwards. and in addition there was a good deal of oral testimony. It seems that the land la question had become valuable of late, and that in keit) the plaintiff had announced his intention to drive from it the cattle of those person• who claimed to be commotion", and he afterwards eoclused the land. The de fendant and some other parties interested afterwards resisted this assertion of right, and committed a formal trespass iu support of their cddin of common right, and hence this action. The jury ultimately found that in ancient times there had been no right of common over the land, and that the com mon of puturap which had been enjoyed bad bed a modern origin, and arose from some timid': in reference to a sale of part of some of the land to the Grand JuncLon Canal Com paoy iu The verdict was accordingly entered for the plaintiff ; damages, 40s. ; but some questions of law were resvrved for tbo opinion of the full court. There were two other cases involving the same r:uestion ; but, after some discussion, they were made remenets. COURT OF EXCREQI:7ER.-DEC. 1. !Ultimo at Niin Prins at Westminetar.—(Beforo Mr. Baron Martin sad s special jury.) * - RIGHT V. DAVIB. :his fiction was brought by an infant seven months old, through its father as next friend, to recover corm emotion in damages for the loss of an eye and serious in 3ury to the other, in consequence of the alleged un- skilful treatment of the defendant. The only plea wee noLguilty. _ He. Did and Mr. Hamad were mune' for the plaintiff ; and Mr. "%quint Ballattine And Mr. Henry Jaunts for the defendant. The plaintiff was an auctiooeer at Yorktown, in Surrey, and the dekodant a forgoer' prectisuig in the same place. In April last the plaintiff 's wife was confined of a male child, and the defendant attended upon her. A few days after the birth the child's eyes became red, and the advice of the defendant we. obtained to alleviate the intismEne tioo. After be had attended the child some time one of the eyes burst and its sight disappeared, and the sight of the other was very imperfect. Afterwards • medical man netted Mabary was consulted, sad upon his recommenda tion the child was taken to Dr. Alazander, the well-known oculist; but, although one eye was perfectly cured, the eight of the other was found to be permanently gone. "Rm. Bessie Wright, the mother, deposed that when she showed the eyes of the child to the defendant he said they looked very va, and asked her if she had got anything for them. She sai d she had got a lotion from the surgery, and be asked to look at it. The nurse gave him a bottle. He said it was vireo', put the bottle in hie pocket, and rid he would send some drops which she was to nut into the eye with • quill once a day. She received the drop., and ap plied them. The defendant afterward& told her that the chili bad loot one eye and nearly the other. He came again is two days. The spa win Om won* sad gathering, SOUTHWARK. Corgi. Pullin, a confectioner, of 12, Hic.kman's-folly, Dockhead, and William SAWA, said to be his traveller, were chsrged with conspiring to defraud Mr. Charles Child, a grocer in Bermondsey-street, of a large quantity of sugar. Mr. W. Edwin appeared for Pullin, and Mr. Brookes, of the Borough-road, defended Smith. It appeared from the evidence of the prosecutor that on Thursday evening, the 24th ult., the prisoner called upon him and asked him his wholesale prices of sugar, and at last selected a hundredweight as 3Ss., to be sent to Pullin's, in kliclutian'a-folly. It was particularly stipulated that it should be paid for on delivery. On the following morning the prosecutor sent a lad with the sugar, desiring him not to kayo it without the money. Pullin was in the shop at the time and received it, and when the boy asked for the money he laughed at him. The lad told him he must have the sugar or the money, when Pullin told him it was all right ; his traveller. Mr. Smith, would call in the evening and pay for it. The prosecutor then proceeded to Pullin's, and demanded the money or the goods. He, how ever, only laughed at him, and told him the sugar was used. The prolocutor then obtained a warrant to apprehend the prisoners. James Jeff erys, the lad alluded to, proved the delivery of the sugar to Pullin, and his refusal to pay him, and Johu Broderick, 210 11, said he went to Pullin's house, and friend Smith at work in the shop, and was told Pullin was out. He, however, searched the hones, and found him concealed in a bed in the garret. He took them both into custoFor dy. the defence Mr. Edwin contended that his client bad been unfortunate in trade, bat be intended to have paid for the sugar. Mr. Brookes urged that Smith was only a sex , rant of Pullin's, and merely obeyed his master's orders. He bore an excellent character, and several gentlemen were present to speak in his favour. Mr. Woo/rych observed that be had performed a very dim creditable part, and very nearly criminal, but there was not evidence sufficient for him to send them for trial. He, however, cautioned them and discharged them. HAMMERdMITH. Maria klers, a respectably dressed young woman, was placed in the dock before Mr. Dayman, charged with oh. stnicting Police-conatehle James Jailing, No. 398 1) divi. Bios, in the execution of his duty. The mutable said he wee on duty in Kemal New.tosi on Wednesday afternoon, when the prisouer persisted in following him, calling ou t that he wee not fit for the police, and that he had got bar into trouble. Unfortunately, she bad bed a child by him, and she wsa in the habit of annoying him when on duty, though he kept up his payments every quarter. The prisoner, who appeared in great distress of mind, said she kept company with him for three years and a half, and she unfortunately had a child by him. She denied that he had paid all the money which was due for the support of his child. Mr. Layman said she could not be permitted to obstruct any public officer while in the execution of his duty. If she wished to enforce her claim she must do it in a legal way. The prisoner *optioned crying, and said the oonstsble bid got her into trouble again. lie bad got her out of place, and she was now friendless and starving. She accidentally met him, when be abased her and told her to jump into the "cut," and she knew that be would like to see her there. Now that she was out of a situation he would not support her. She always met him on duty when she was • servant, and took him tea and supper, to which he never objected, but situ she was out of a situation he treated her like • brute. The t who took the charp said he offered to let the prisoner go if she promised not to slimy the oonstable; but she refused to promise She said she emit sitar him because he would not meet her. He (the sergeant) heard her state that the oonsMble had kept up his psyments. Mr. Heyman told the prisoner that maces she promised not to annoy the °instable again he shook' be obliged to call upon her to find sureties. She had a right to summon him for the support of her child, but she must not saucy The prwonor (ectrowfoUy)—l won't do it spin. Will you great me 'amnions now? Mr. Daywar.—Yes. The coustahle having consested to the immedisto hearing of the sanunoas, the prisoner, who was discharged, Wooed THB MURDBB IN CLEAKENWELL. Yesterday, at the Clerkenwell Police-court, Alfred Jackson, aged 24., was brought up on ramrod, before Mr. IYEyncourt, charged with the wilful murder of Fr►ncis Plowman Roberts, by striking him on the head with a broom. — lt will be remembered that the prisoner end the deceased were fellow-workmen in the employ of Mews. French and Sous, jewellers, Cleritenwell-close, and that on the night of the 23rd ult, groans and cries of murder were heard to pro ceed from the workshop of Messrs. French and Sone, Clerk eawell-close, and immediately afterwards the prisoner was seen to rush out of the workshop, jump upon a pump in the back yard, get upon the wall, and escape, but was subse quently apprehended. The deceased was found iu the shop covered with blood. He died some few hours afterwards. — Mr. Ricketts appeared for the friends of the deceased ; and Mr. John Wakeling for the prisoner. Mr. French examined-1 live at 5, Newcastle-place, Clerkenwell. I em• jeweller. The decased and prisoner werein my employ. On the evening of the 23rd alt. I followed Brunton into the yard, about half Tout 10. I saw the de ceased in the workshop. He was standing against the door, leading to the shop, bleeding very much. I spoke to the decesaed. It wee about half a minute after I drat saw him. I raid, " M y poor boy, who has done this r He said, " Jackson." I am certain it was not more than half a minute. I helped Mr. Brunton to put deceased on the stairs. Mr. Brunton then loft. I next said, " What did he do it for?" Mr. Wakeling—This evidence I object to. Mr. D'Eyncourt, after hearing witneved evideooe in private, decided that he would take the erkkote on the depositoma Mr. D'Eyncourt to the witoese—Did you bear the et. clamation made by Thomason, that a man fowl got over the well? Witness—Yoe. _ _ Gustave* Gouges, 15, Carrion am a liawond setter. I remember Wednesday, the 23rd of November. I work at Messrs. French and Son's. I know the dereased. I left the workshop at ten o'clock. I left Jackson upstairs and Roberts downstairs. When 1 left Roberts and the prisoner were the only two left there. I wished the prisoner good night. I knew of no difference between the two. I asked the prisoner to leave, and he said be was going to stop later. He woe working by himself when I loft. Both of them were quite sober. Mr. Watling—l shall reserve the defence. The prisoner was committed on a charge of wilful murder for trial at the Central Criminal Court. STORM AND FLOODS IN SCOTLAND. The high wind from the south-west which began to blow on Tuesday night rose in violence en Wednesday morning. and from two o'clock till after daybreak blew a gale such as ham not been experienced since the storm six weeks ago, which was accompanied by so many and heavy Maniere to shipping in the Firth. Fortunately, the present gals has not, so far as we have yet learned,been attended with any serious tumults. The wind was from a quarter which does not usually much affect the Firth ; and on Wednesday, al. though the sea was heavy, particularly in the morning and forenoon, no accident of any consequence ls known to have occurred. The steamers on the Gunton and Burnt island Ferry experienced somewhat rough passages, but time woes pretty fairly kept. On land there was an equal im munity from inisch:ef. The gale was accompanied in the morning by heavy rains, io coosequence of which the stream. in the vicinity of Edinburgh were considerably swollen. In the afternoon the wind subsided to some extent, but in the evening it again rose, and continued all night to Wow strongly from the south-south-west. The storm seems to have extended over the central and southern districts of Scotland, but no serious incident is anywhere reported. Oar correspondents in Stirling, Perth, Auchterarder, CrieS, Lenny, Hawick, Galashiels, and Inuerleithen write that high winds prevailed in these diaries ou Wednesday ' morning, accompanied by a heavy fall of rain. The Tay at Perth overflowed its beaks in the afternoon, and at the bridge the water was fully sixteen feet by the index, and still rising. The flood is mid to have been caused not more by the rains than by the melted snow from the Grampians, which had been quote covered with snow from Saturday till Tuesday afternoon. The Earn wu also In flood, and over flowed the laughs near Anchterarder. The damage is sup posed to have been considerable, but will not be ascer tained until the water retires. From the neighbourhood of Orieff large quantities of wood, turnips, and *oil, were carried away ' • and on the tributaries of the river, which, descending from the hills, were largely swollen, several bridges were swept away. Several sheep bad also been carried swab and their drowned carcasses were found several miles down the river. The flood had the effect of stoppieg the mills along the river banks by the large quantity of back-water. On Wednesday night, the riser near gaff was subsiding. In the game district considerable damage was caused by the high winds, which overturnedthe decks on exposed lam-yards and unroofed several thatched cottages on the hill sides. In Stirling, where high winds were also experienced, there was • very thick hail shower at miUriy. There have also been heavy floods in the rivers in the south of Scotland. The Tweed rose to a great height yes terday morning in its upper waters, and in the neigh bourhood of Innerleithen and Waikerburn the bonJenog Miners were flooded to a great extent. Messrs. Wrier' mill at Walkarburn was stopped by the back-water. Our Hawiek correspondent describes the storm as one of the most severe ever experienced in that quarter. The wind rose at Tuesday evening, and increued during the night to a pitch of fearful violence. In consequence of the heavy rains which accompanied the dorm, the Teviot and Slitrig were swollen to high flood during the forenoon, but both =Gams decreaaed considerably as the day advanc ed. On the whole, although the storm seems to have been very violent in the ,1 parts of the country reported from, the damage to property, so far as samortained, re comparatively inconsiderable.— Scamin. TRATTIO RETI7RNS. lllies Paw Mr , SOW, Teed 9.817.WAT1L open. sengen. anneals. 1864. Weak ending SeiK 17. A 4 4 Arent lootiren of Mils.. 79 sa 208 801 819 -- Week ending Oct. 1. Wader—+. W. Lao 491 2.446 3.1 6.673 4605 Do. N.W. 14861 Week ending Nov. 17. - _ _ Great Centel of Belgium - 1,245 5,171 016 Week ending Nov. 27. Belfast and County Down 49 471 n 6 007 410 Bristol and Rioter Great Fasten' Kent Coast Lon.,Chatharn. sod Dover 7tl 2,372 1.272 4,645 4,667 11=aa 21. of Lon., and Dover CONIPESAION or ♦ Mywont.—About two years ego • young woman aimed Jane Lewis was brutally mur dered oo her way to chapel on • Sunday weenier, near the village of Cwm listrud, Glamorganesire. Suspicion at the time fell on • young man named Thomas Williams, who was known to be paying his addreress to her, end be was appro. hooded and committed for trial on the charge of wilful murder. Williams was tried at the Gl•morgausbire assiese, but the evidence being incomplete, the jury returned • verdict of not guilty. Williams has just died, and • few hours before his death he made a full contesdatt that he was the murderer. A REMARKABLE Wow.-3lra, Peggy Fite died a few days ago in Wilson county, Tennessee, aged 103 years. From Mr. Thomas 1). Fite, one of her grandsons, we learn that eta WY borne on the 12th of April, 1761, and was coesequently 103 year, old on the 12th of April last. Her husband, Leonard Fite, was a soldier in the revolutionary war, sod fought throughout that struggle as a private, hay ing steadily refused promotion. Mr. and /dm Fite end. grated to Tennessee from North Carolina, and settled here when this place was known as Nub's Lick. In those days Mn. Fite often assisted in moulding hulleta, while her husband and others belonging to the " settleateat" were defending themeless against the attacks of the Indians, Yrs. Fite has lived with her third son, Jacob Fite, in Wilson county for a number of )ears, her hus band having died many years since in Smith county. On the 12th of April, 1861, a huge number of her descendants met at the house of Jacob Fite and celebrated the one hundredth anniversary of her birthday. At that time she bad eleven children living, her oldest, a son, being 80 year. old, and her youngest, a daughter, 59 ;76 children,3os great greed children, 71 peat peat - children, and 2 great great great grind children ;la all, 400 living descendants . At the Hui* of her death her grand children of the fifth generation had in creased to 21, and her grandam feels quite certain her living descendents now number over NV. lire. Fite was a remark. ale woman, as were all those who actively participated in the struggles incident to the early settlement of this State. She retained a vivid recollection of revolutionary st as well es thoseTwhich resulted in the establishme nt of white settlements in Tennessee. Her memory was clear sad her health good almost to the hour of her death. Indeed, it may be truthfully said that she lived until " the delicate macbias" was entirely worn out, and " the wheels of Nov wea lo ry life at last stood atilt"—Nashttille De/Veit:7y . . ENSIt AND CO.'S MUSICAL LIBRARY, Ellin= Asti Youdoir —Subscribers nay enter daily ; prompeetnees pales Nalreat-street, Londoa.—iAdvertisenient4 ELIJAII AND ATHALIN —4a. each. Mendel,- who's two oratorios. Just published In new cheep editions, to be bad d all ISMIC•111111111, sad of the publishers, Ewer and Oe., IN, Nairentatreet.-lAdverthentem_ti CHRISTMAS PISCES BY MENDKINvOIIN.--Op. Ewer end Co. have fast published a new and splendid C'hiletaese *dines of this celebrated work for the pianoforte. Half prlna la ; meat tree on receipt of stamps. Ewer and Co.. ST, Serint elnal—iAdvertieennett. MARKET& TALLOW.- -Tlllllli. , ‘Y FXLICINC.—The ruaikut fiat to-day. Spot. new, 41s. ; old, 40a. 9d. ; January, 41e. 6d. ; March, 424. tid. : April to Jane, 43e. ; Oslo. bee b December, Ha Delivery to Let evening, .r s; make. Arrive* 12 casks. OOTTON.—Liviaroot., Dix. I.—We have hod a A:, steady market, with a little improvement in prior. Sa,„ to-day, 7,000 bales, including ;WO speculation ale.. 500 American, 7.3 d. to 2Giil. ; 100 Putnam, &e., 1:e! t . 271 d. ; 200 Mao*, and Bahia, ZA to 26d. ; 300 1 1 .7yptilu, Isd. to 2Oid. ; 30 Smyrna, 11d. l.ld. to 22d. ; Bengal, &Ws, k.., I2d. to 12 *'d. ; Chima,lsld. to 17 :1 WOOL ANL) WORSTED.—BRADTORD, Dry. —l 4 buoyancy which pervaded the market last week :aid 4 t.! opening of the present week has received a check, end very little wool has changed hands. Several causes hay,/ teciel to this result. The rumours of pewee proposals in America, which are not generally credited, have a depressing added to this, many fear that money will be dearer aid are cautious, and most spinners, who have operated rot-r freely of late in wool, have stocks on hand w. be Lad at rates a shade easier than last week. Strolem n. here to prices with firmness, from the conviction tl,t a,,1 cannot be replaced at the current rater. There N 1::•:, business done in wonted yarns. Spinners who have rey......r taken orders were higher in their quotations. utile who are not so favourably situate were easier to with. Neither export nor home houses were orders. The piece department shared in the getLr.l dulness. Some small orders in fancy goods bare 61:4 placed by some of the home merchants, although the neas doing in this class of goods is far below the average at this season. The chief business doing in plain got+ls r., the China trade. The aooounts from the Continent a c t r , encouraging, and exporters thereabouts do little htt,it,l,-. Both home and export merchants find ample stocks ii tie hands of manufacturers, and manufacturers are .o, e . quently usable to get an advance upon the rates Vtr,r , it. Yesterday, at a meeting of creditors of Mem:l.A Lt and Whitaker, China merchants, a dividend the pound, under guarantee, was o ff ered, and sceem , :d slit.. feet to this condition. The liabilities are sail 40,0001., and the assets 40,000 t. LACS A NDIIOI3IF.ItY.—N ores:swum. DEC. Lux-- The improvement noticed by us Let week still and some watehonsee report that there is a still be•te, demand for certain fabrics. A few German buyer, nave been in the market purchasing moderately. and orde, .re being sorted up for the home trade. la black silk Inns silk lacer generally there is no change to note. Hosier, There has been a little lull in the trade, owing to ola g way in the prices of yarns at the Liverpool and Manchester markets. At present, however, there is no redaction in ~ r•,s for this market. Spinoera are very firm and mantitetta..rs are working everything to order. There is consid:ribly more business doing than there was a month sr. 1 •it nothing like the amount usually transacted et tb:, period of the year. We are Bury to state that the old este.i.ined hosiery firm of Mown. Carver and Son have issued i non. Illation to their creditors that they are unable to meet their engsgenients. A meeting of creditors is to be held ne Monday neat. when a etttentent of the poultice) of the 17rrr will be made known.—.&'ttinghatn Jeerers& CORN.—Bramrscaam. Dcc. I.—At this day's markt: there Irma lesdatippl y otwheatifrom tb4farmers, whirl. fatted bayou at the currency of this day selinight. Fine 'Arley rather dearer ; grinding only taken in retail. Oats fully 'A high. Beans slow. Pow km inquired for. Drams, Lisc. I.—At to-day's market we bad a far average supply of wheat.. The trade ruled very dull at 1.4 week'. price., with some quantity left unsold at thu clue of the market. The highest price was Mi. 6d. for red and 21s. for white. The supply of barley was not so large us last week the trade ruled Gnu fur all best TOW .:';11 for secondary qualities, at about last week's prima. OAs in small supply, trade Grin at last week's priors ft-ma and peas no alteration. Beet white wheat. 20s. to 21s. ; best red, Pis. to 20e. 6d. ; other aorta, lds. to I7s. ; best barley. 30s. to Us. ; oats, 21a. to 27s • beam, B)..peas 16s. to 215.: winter veklee, 3 6. . to 44a.: Rae four, 305. , t0 31s. 6d. ; other Rout. 275. to 28e. MANCHESTER, Dec. L —There was only a moderate atths. dance at oar market this morniug. Etgbah wheat was taken slowly, at the currency of last week ; whilst American was held with more fusses, but without leading to 'An neals. There was scarcely any demand fur dour, aul the lower qualities Wenisimeredly the turn in favour of bay, es. In oath and oatmeal no change cf moment was obienable. Bemis ruled steady. Indian corn/ was the turn dearer. NNWARK. NOV. 30.—There was not a large show of wheat, a moderato badmen was done at last week's quoth time. Fine malting barley radioed late rates ; other sorts a very dull sale. Recent prices were paid for oats, of which the supply was small. Beans dame as last week. KIN131:115, Dxc. I.—The supply iof wheat this day not large, but more theta equal to the demand, which led to a redaction of ls. on all bat the finest desesiptione. The supply of barley was large, and none but the best malting ssaepke supported late prime. Oats, beans, and peas ex. oeediogly dull. BTOCICTOII-07-TIMI, Nor. 30.—The imports for the pant week consist of LOO qra. of oats only. At this day's market there was a moderate show of grain. Wheat was unaltered from last week's prices, with a steady consumptive demand. Grinding barley in fair request at last week's reduced rates. Oats old, unaltered ; new, CA. par qr. cheaper. Beans and pew unchanged in value. Wheat per qr. of MTh. to the bushel—Durham and Yorkshire, red, Ms. to 39..; white. 42.. to 44e. ; south country red, 40s. to 41s. ; white, 4151. to 47n ; old re d, 41s. tons.: barley , grinding , per imperial qr., Ms. to 275.; oats, new feed, lee. to lee.; potato, 421 b. per bushel, 225. to is.; beans. new, 44.6. to 425. ; old, 435. to 455.; pees. feeding. 34e. to 3tie. . . Bantam; Dec. I.—The supply of wheat at today's market is good ; the trade heavy. Higley ie plentiful. and La. per qr. cheaper. Oslo are rather higher. Beam sad peas lower in value. EDINBURGH, Nov. 30. —As compared with last week wheat Ina 4s. up on the top, and Bd. down on the average. Barley waa 6d. down on the top, and 10d. down on the average. Oata were 6d. down on the top, and sd. up on the average. Beans were 3e. down on the top, and 1.. sd. up oa the average. Wheat, 225. 1.1. to 484. per qr. ' • barley, 20a. to 30s. 6d.; oats, 11.. to 225. ; beaas, 3da. to 435. CAITLE.—BrIDMIGILAY, Du. I.—we reoeived • supply of beasts on offer this day, which met • steady t i r ar & at shout late prices. The number of sheep was a full seasonable supply, the general condition middling. The trade was by no means active. Late currencies were realised: Cares a moderate supply ; prim stationary. Fat pip good 'apply ; a fair detusod. Beef, 54d, to 70. per lb.; Tether mutton, Bd. to 80. ; ewe ditto, 7d. to Bd.; red. 6d. to 70.; b acon pigs, Se. to 9a. Gd. per soote; portal ditto, 96. to 9s. 9d. - - Norrisonam. Nov. 30.—Our market eras more lar gely supplied with Vernet. to-day, there being a few animals fmra lloas.W. There was a slight decline in prsoes. Best best, Bs. 6d. to Be. 9.1. ; inferior, 7s. 6d. to 61. per stone. An average show of sheep, the greater part of which were of good quality. Best sorts. 80. to 9d. per IL ; inferiors s ed. to Bd. A few lambs were shown, which usde from lid. to Bid. per lb. Only a ama') number of calves on offer, the ruling prism being Rd. per lb. Porket pigs made 7s. to 7s. 6d. per stone ; heroes, 6s. 63. to 7s. EDIVICIAR, Nov. 30.—The number of cattle this morn ing was fewer than at last market ; there being 306, or a demises of 85 heed. The demand was fair, and prime were rather higher. Top prim, tis. 61; current. Is. 681. to 96. ; middling and inferior, 7s. 3d. to Se. per stone. The surply of sheep was considerably less than last week, lb* cumber being 3,181, or 691 fewer ; 215 of which warn store sheep. The demand was good, and the prices of last market were folly supported. Top price, 804 current. 81 to sp.; ewes, GO. to 7d. per lb. Fed pipe brought le. 61 to 6s. per stone Mt to eight weskit' old ditto, from 6s. to 13s. head. Numbers iu market : Fat cattle, 306 ; lean ditto, 1,329; mulch mitre. 54 ; sheep, 3,181; pigs, Fifty thousand annual cures without medicine of Indigestion (Dyqierisla , IreMUq, C.onselpatica. N Bilious, Ltecr and Skenach Lotrisrlabita, l °ugh. Aftlaus. eat!irrh. Consumption, are affected by Du Harry's delicious Area. uta Arabic& Food, which MINI • fifty times Its cost in other ',meat's. 50.000 cures Annually.—tin Barry and Co . No. 77, Reg, nb.treek London, W. In tint lib Ts. 9d. • 12111. free of carrtne • rJ, and at all grocers and chemists—; Advertisement. I ---- BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. BOOKER.—November attheParad e, Edmonton, the oi swas—November 30, at Coiseborse, the wife of J. H. Orel. aoti . of a toteghtee. ItlNU.—Noweeaber 30, at Vietorta-road. Hampstead. the wife of U. W. fleamalag, Ley., of a r. NEVilLL—Noveatber 34, the wife t a n. Netrill, tat- Wd• boatels, Paley, of a dasibter. WADDILOVII—Nowetaber 2e. at Kmelnurtmt-garJeas-eteste , tbe wife of I. Waddilove, laq , of a daughter. MARRIAGES. AR DINO—WY-AVER —November 20, at the British Embassy. Paris, by the Rev. IL 8 Swale, F. Alisdhsg, of 1...51y; to Mrs. R. R. Wearer. of Faubourg St. Honore, Paris. (URN HAM—HARWILY.—Norember 33, at St. Giles.. 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