The Express. — London, England, 1862-12-13 00:00:00

THE DISTRESS IN LANCASHIRE. The following is the variation in the amount of pauperism iu the undermentioned twenty-one unions, on a comparison of the first week of the present month with the last week of November. Tile total number of paupers in the fourth week of November in the section of unions marked (a) was 199,880 ; in the section (b), 11,880 ; and in the section (c), 66,000 ; together 274,760, inclusive of the result of an increase of 490 in the Bolton union and of a decrease of 410 in the Oldham union, ac cording to last week's returns, received too late for publication. The aggregate population of these unions is 2,080,000. (a) Fifteen unions have more paupers: Ashton-under-Lyle Blackbern Bolton 3OO Chorley Charlton Glossop Macclesfield Manchester 1,580 Preston Rochdale 5O Salford Todozordis 120 120 Warringlos W iglu% ::: 3i;o Total q,OOO (b) One union is in respect d the amount of pauperism the same as in the previous week : Bury. (e) Five unions have leis paupers : Burnley ilaslingden 250 Liverpool l2O I)ldhana Stockport Told 1,570 FRED. PURDY, %RI RoI Docartawat. Pow Law Board, Deo. 11,1862. THE MANSION-HOUSE COMMITTEE. The Mansion-house Committee of the Laneslig - re Fund held their weekly meeting at this Mansion-bowie yes terday. The Lord Mayor mddied. and Mr. Alderman Cobitt, Means. Cottoo, MorW, Lyoritt, Dilbereglue, Ar mitage, Howse, and Gibbs wart present. Mr. Pickering, the cashier, reported that the total sum received up to Thursday evening was 249991. 13a. id. The total sour previously remitted was 173,8734 19a. Gd. The week's receipts; amounted to 31,1611. 11a Id., of which 38,0581. ss. TtL was from home, and 3,103!. from colonirl and other sources. The clothing continues to poor in to the deport at Bridewell, and during the week 445 parcels of elothing of every description were received, making a total of 3,8:i3 parcels since the formation of that establishment. During the past week 193 bales have been forwarded to different districts. The number of bales sent away mast sot be taken io proportion to the umber of parcels re mired, as the bales are all very large, whereas some of the parcels received are very rtnalL Therefore the quantity sent away juolsilily comprises as many article' as were re ceived during the week. With respect to the diecusaion which took place at the last meeting es to what effect, if any, the recent large meeting at Manchester world have on the London committee, a letter from the local committee of Preston, as well as a number of letters from other local committees, were read expressing their feeling at the idea of the possibility of the London committee giving up the distribution of the money. All the districts expressed the grit confidence they felt in the London commits fur their liberality, and urged as a meson that the committee should continue their distribution the great confidence the public bad in them likewise, OA was evinced by the liberal manner in which the contributions continued to flow in daily. Upon these letters being read the committee decided to con tinue as they bad hitherto done. Upon the last occasion of the meeting of the members of the committee it will be remembered that it was decided that a special grant should be made for Christmas week, at the rate of 9d. a head, and that a circular was to be sent to the different districts, requesting a statistical statement as to the num ber of unemployed. The subject was brought before the emainittee again yesterday, sod it was repot led that about 130 statistical statements had been received, and the com mittee expressed a hope to be able to forward a sum of money to each in the early part of next week. A number of applications were received, and the committee was occupied until nearly six o'clock in the consideration of them, and other business. The following giants were male :—Roman Catholic Schools, 1004 ; overlookers of Blackburn, 1004 ; Crawshaw Booth, 1504 ;Thornton, 1004; St. John's, Chaddertoo, 504 ; Oswaldtwistle overlookers, 251. ; Athertou, 1501. ; Tongs, 504 ; Ainsworth, 1501. ; St. James's, Clitheree, 504 ; Duels, 501. ; St. Philip's, Halms, soup kitchen. 254 ; Stamford, 25/. ; Fence, 50/. ; Much Boole, 50/. ; Basel Grove, 251. ; Stockpot t Teviot Dale, school, 251. ; Bury, 1,5004 ; Ashton-under-Lyne, 1,5(.34 ; Lawton, ; Clitheme. 2504 ; Denton sod Horton, Educational Committee, 151. ; Tentwistle. WO/. ; • 1,503/. ;1 Witten, 3001. ; St. John's, Chadderton, 200 f. ; St. Gesege's Sewing Clam, 25/. ; Blackburn, 3,0304 ; Stockport. 2,C:13/. ; Newton Moor, 2004 ; St. Bantus% • ; St. Thomas's, Rcdbank, 5034 ; Newton Heath, 3004 ; Gorton, 2004 ,• St. Fauns, Manchester, 2004 ; Hurst, old committee, 5004 ; Hurst, general committee, 3034 ; Heywood, 500/. ; Glaseop, BOX ; Livesey. IC3/. ; Hulme township, 1,5001. ; Norden, 1031. ; Bolton Protection So sisty4l,ooo4l; Withoell, 1001.; Broadbottom and Charles worth, 2001. ; Healey, 1001. ; Haalingdso, 5004 ; St. Mc-hears, Manchester, 3004 ; Salford, 2,0004 ; Leyland, 25W. ; Oswaldtwistle, 2301. ; Tong Lower-end, 1004 ; Moorside, 1004—making a total of 22,4151. THE CENTRAL RELIEF FUND. The total daily receipts in aid of distress fund committee amounted on Thursday to 6,3981. After the despatch of our report of the meeting of the collecting committee on Thursday, when some conversation took place respecting alleged instances of disinclination on the part of recipients of relief to accept work when it ass offered them, the subject was continued by Mr. F. TAYLOR, who urged that the best coarse that eoukl he adopted was for relief committees to supplement wages (so that by accepting work the people would not man), and thus to give a premium upon employment as spines total reliance on relief. (Hear, Lear.) Several members of the committee expressed the opinion that cases of unwillingness to take work for wages instead of charity must be very rare and exceptional. After the transaction of some routine business the meeting ter minated. In connexion with the question that had mainly occupied its deliberations, it is worthy of notice that the Manchester Board of Guardians, at their last meeting, had under consideration one or two cases in which the public charity was stated to have been abased. These cases were not regarded as altogether beyond the possibility of satim !emery explanation, but the guardians, without committing themselves prematurely to any opinion, resolved to instruct the relieving officers to make special inquiries and report the results. Some members of the board felt confident that a thorough sifting of the matter would vindicate the OMB of the operatives from any shade of suspicion. SALFORD.—At the weekly meeting of the execu tive committee on Thursday the secretary submitted the following estimate of the amount required for the relief of the prevailing distress from December 6 to January 31, 1863, sad the available balance at present in hand :—Num ber of persons at present in receipt of relief, 4,303 families, averaging 31 individuals each, giving a tots] of 13,514 individuals ; estimated mean increase in eight weelm 4,200. making a total of 17,714 persona to be relieved weekly. Average weekly cost of relief, at Is. lid. each, 1,014!. 6a. • and for eight weeks, 8.1141. 8.. ; and 1,200 tees of We, at Ba. 4d.-5001. • making a grand total of 8,6141. Bs. State of the tunas: Subscriptions received, 4,140/. 9a. 4d. ; outstanding, 595/. 18e. 6d. ; monthly sub scriptions—two months, at 476/. per month, 0524 ; grants through distribution committee. 1,3004 - grants per Maesion-bmue committee. 2,250/. ; probable additional subscriptions. 1,000/. ; total, 10.478/. 7.. 102. ' • less 4,000/. expended, leaves 6,4781. 7s. 10d. available for the two mouths ending January 31, 1863. Estimate of clothing for mime period. 6,5001., Imo 2,250/. from Mansion-house com mittee, 7401. by grant from Manchester and Salford com mittee, and 501. donation from Mr. G. Wood, leaving an estimated sum of 3,4601. required for clothing. The fol lowing ia the return of atteodance at the sewing school. for the week ending December 5 :-594 above 16 years, 158 under that age, total 752. and the amount of wages paid 113/. 10c 3d. This concladed the business. - ------- ------ CHORLXY.—During the present week there has been a larger increue in the number of application' to the relief committee than in any previous week since the dim. tree, began. The new applications include ltkil families, or nearly 400 persons. The number of poor people relieved by the board of guardians was as follows :—Chorley district, 1,782 ; Brindle, 91; Leyland. 1,912; Craton. 626; total eat. 296 f. 19e. Id. At a meeting of the relief committee, held on Wednesday, it was agreed that the girls at the sewing school should in future bo employed Aye days per week, and be paid Bd. per head per day, half in money and half in food. They likewise armored that mixed schools for 7oung persons between the age of 13 and 21, who are re ceiving relief from the committee, be established in central positions in the town. k , HTOIS•UNDER-LYNE.—The weekly return of Mr. Dalglesh, the chief covetable, of the state of trade in Ashton. is as follows :—Total works, 50; working full time, with all hands, 5 ; full time, with part bands. 7 ; short time, 17 ; stopped, 23. Number of bands, 12,136 working su days, 1,612 ; four and a half days, 710 ; loon daji, 31; three and a half days, 471 : three days, 1.322 ; two sad a half day', 455; two days, 800 ; out of employ meat, 6,735; being a decree' e of the number out of employ ment as compared with lut week of 27. Increase oa the boas of the guardians this week. 497. STALZYBILIDOL—The following is the return of the relief committee for the week ending the 11th fast. ; Member of bunnies relieved, 4,059, comprising 14,682 genus, at is oast of 691/. 9a. Bd. ; number of girls ie Itr2l. cut 1. 3s. 6d. ; cast of edseetles. " V . ; 7,40, other items B9l bring up the week's upeeditions Is VOX 9a. bd. The return et the stabs of nude fer the week, se prepared by Yr. Chadvriek, the chief conatable, shows that out of 11,521 hands, 1,726 are working six days, 63 five days, 742 four days, 1,599 three and a half days, 1,807 three days, 41 two and a half days. 212 two days, 57 under two days, 5,274 out of work. This gives • decrease of 48 persona out of work as compared with last week. (AMU/D.—The increase of the poor-rates at Oldham shows bow bitterly the famine is felt there. In October, a 2e. rate was granted ; on Thursday, • 4s. rate in addition wee asked for. The ant rate should have rained 16,0004, but considerably ►bove a third of that amount could not be col lected, and no doubt the percentage of deficiency will be heavier in the new rate. --- 61;111TAici.iCINS --- HIBUTIONII TO THE LANCASHIRE RELIEF FUND.—Tbe following is a list of the amounts' con tributed by same of the municipalities in British North America to the Operative Relief Fund :—Peterboro', 1,075 dole. • Hamilton, 4,738 ; Stratford. 309 ; London, 3,000; Asphodel, 200. Otonsbee, 400 ; Guelph, 434 ; Ayr, 86 ; Moatreal, 29,000 • Quebec, 11,701 ; Peterboru', 1,138 ; Ottawa, 1,030; Ralf= (N. 8.), 10,265 ; Prince Ed ward 00., 1,000. Sherbrooke, 309 ; Clinton, 354 ; Toronto, 12,500 ; contributions from various municipalities sent to Toronto, afterwards to be specified, about 1,600 • total, 79,089 dole. In addition to this, Mr. Ignatius Cockahutt, of Brantford, has given 100 barrels of flour to the general fund, and 500 besides, as we see by the Dumfries Reformer, for the relief of his native town in Lancashire. The flour is worth 4 dolts per barrel, or 2,400 dots. for the whole. This is, if we mis take not, the most magnificent contribution yet made in Canada. We must thus make our total, so far, 81,489 doll. There are many more places yet to hear from.—Toronto Globe. THE • EXPREISS, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 13, 1862. NAVAL AND MILITARY. .--41 , --- ADMIULTT, Dim 11.—APPOINTNINTS.—Assis tantrassier—B. H. Dame, to the Shearwater. Naval Caleb (nominated)—O. T. Bleseete, S. H. Thomp -11014 J. J. Weave Carrell, R. W. Craig* Fits. H. B. Crowe, H. P. Harr* B. Binder. H. W. Lute, sad B. J. Robinson. POETEIKOUTIL, Dec. 12. The Algiers, 89, screw ' Captain Edward B. Rice, WU paid out of orxomiesiontoday. The Plymouth men have embarked in the Virago, 6, steam sloop, Commander W. J. H. Johnstone, for conveyance to that port. IL Carter echoolmaator ; W. Searle, quiu WI master; John Edward. and Charles Yuma, chief petty officer, were recommended for mrdals and gratuities. The Algiers wall be placed in the third class steam reserve. CHATHAM, Dic. 12. THE COURT MARTIAL ON LIEUTINANT SADILRIR.- The general court =stud, which has occupied upwards of a week in the trial of First-Lieutenant J. M. Sadleir, Royal Marines, re-assembled at head-quarters this morning under the presidency of Colonel March. The first witness called by the prisoner this morning was Colour-Sergeant Caddy, fron. whom the prisoner had borrowed money, the non-payment of which formed one of the charges on which he was being tried. In answer to the prisoner's question the witness stated that the money borrowed by the prisoner had been all repaid. The prisoner then called the corporal who had received directions to procure a post-office order for 11s. in favour of Colour-Sergeant Caddy, but who, through some mistake, obtained an order for 9a. only, although it appeared the prisoner took no steps to rec tify the error. At the close of the evidence the prisoner briefly addressed the court, after which be handed in a num ber of cei antes signed by commanding officers of the vaiions ships on board which he bad served, all of whom spoke in very high terms of his character and conduct. Colonel Lowder, the prosecutor, then addressed the cour t on the whole case. contending that the charges had been fully borne out by the evidence of the various witnesses for the prosecution, and that the prisoner had failed in dis proving the charges alleged against him. The court wsa then cleared to enable the members to deliberate on their finding, which will not be known argil it has received the approval of the Lads of the Admiralty. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. WELLINGTON (SALOP) STEEPLECHASES. TRIDAY._ THE APEX! STEEPLECHAIM of 3 sots. each, with 25 added ; gentlemen riders. About three miles, over a fair Minting country. Captain Starkies Sepoy b ' , by Minotaur, aged, 13st (tlr. James) 1 Mr. Collins's Express, 6 yrs, 13st (Owner) 2 Mr. Aston's Torn Random 11 h„ aged, 135 t.... Mr. Blake) 3 THE WELLINGTON OPEN HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE of 5 so's, each, with 40 added ; winners extra. About four miles, over a fair bunting eonotry. Mr. Melvllle's Mary Ann, by Bashful—Rate's dam, aged, sit Mb . . . 0 Stevens) 1 Mr. Coburn s a Joe NlAley, 6 yes, Est 911, W. Loma2 THE INNKEEPER: STALES of 2 son. each, with 15 a dded; winners extra. About three miles, over a fair hunting country. Mr. Copson's Wilful at b), 6 yrs, last (Mr. T. Ivens) 1 Mr. Collins', Vulture, astd, 13st (Owner) 2 Mr. Ashton's Tom 'landau' b), aced. last ..Mr. Blake) 3 CAB AND OMNI BUS SUNDAY Ran S(K: I ErY. The fourth annual meeting of this society was held laat evening, io the ball of the Reformatory Inatitote, linsion reed ; Mr. Arthur Kinnaird, M.P., in the chair. About SC) cab and omnibus drivers were!present. Mr. Charley, the secretary, read the re ort, which set forth the great success which had attended the operations of the society, and the benefits it had confer:ad upon the trade. At the commence ment of the society nearly the whole of the licsns:3 nibs plied with seven-day plates. At the period of the last annual meeting there were 5.221 licensed cabs in the metro polio, of which number 1,712 worked with six-day plates, and 3,502 with seven-day platen. At the present time there were 5.082 licensed cabs, of which 1,865 held six-day plates, and 3,797 seven-day plates, showing a proportionate increase of cabs resting on the Sunday. Many of those holding seven day plates were only hired on the Sunday to regularcustomera, and did not ply for hire on the dead& All those cabs with plates numbering under 10,000 use seven-day plates, those above 10,000 six-day plates. The committee regretted they could not report so favourably as regards the omnibus trade; for, while there were at present 1,300 licensed omnibuses in London, only 108 of these ceased to ply on the Sunday. The report then referred to the success attend ing the miesionary efforts amongst the cabmen, end the pro gress making in the cabmen's clubs—the mem bers generally belonging to these clubs being regular attendants at places of public worship on the Sunday. The society was addressed by Mr. Deputy Judge Payne, Messrs. Girdlestone, Bennett, Smith, and other gentlemen. IMPROVED STREW! COMMUNICATION BETWEEN BiDrORD-110W AND TELL FOUNDLING,. —The ardent chapel at the corner of Chapel-street and Millman-street, Bedford row having been pulled down, the trustees of the Rugby charity, to whom the site reverted, are about to erect on vate houses on the pound, which houses, and others to be built on the west side of Millman-street, are to have a new line of frontage, in order to widen the thoroughfare to the extent of 50 feet. Several of the houses at the west-end of New Ormond-street, and many of the buildings in Feathers-mews, Lamb's Conduit-mews, and Long-yard, are to be removed for the purpose of extending Millown-street across the site into New Millman-street ; the high brick wall at the south aryl of this street, which has !ramie) obstructed egress, being re !loved. By this improvement a sew and direct communication will be opened between Holborn, Bedford-row fee, and Guildford-street, the Foundling Hospital, Mecklenburg-square, Ire. This public irr orovement will be effected at the sole cost of the Rugby Charity. Mr. H. B. Carling, architect, will have the super intendence of the works. DESTITUTION AND DEATH AT BETHNAL-GREEN.- 1 Yesterday morning Mr. H. Raffles Walthew, the deputy °proper for East Middlesex, held an inquest at the Knave of Clubs public.house, Club-row, Bethnal -greim.roark re specting the death of S arah Tonne, aged eighty-two years, the wife of a gardener, formerly in the service of the City authorities, who died from want and privation eta wretched lodging situated at No. 23, Bacon-street, Brick-lane. Eel. deuce having been given, the deputy-coroner, after remarking on the case, mod it was to be regretted that the deceased and her hosbaed bad not gone into the workhon. e, for they would have been better cared for, and would have had proper medical aid when they required it. The jury concurred in the remarks of the learned deputy coroner, and returned a verdict of " Natural death, accelerated by the want of sufficient nourishment." DEEPERATE ENCOUNTER WITH SALMON POACHERS. —Since the fresh weather set in in the beginning of Decem ber, salmon have been swarming on the spawning-beds of the Fern in the neighbourhood of Cocorie, as well as in the other streams of Perthshire, and a gang of determined poachers have been killing the fish on the fords almost nightly, and setting the watchers at defiance. Late on Tuesday night, or early on Wednesday morning, a party of poachers, numbering thirteen, appeared on the ford almost opposite the purl church, having their faces blackened, and with torches and Waters. They succeeded in • short time in killiog seven large salmon. As soon as the poachers left the river they were set upon by four watchers and two assistants, when a serious and desperate encounter took piece between the two parties. Owing, how ever, to the superior numbers of the poachers, the watchers were severely . maltreated, and one of them especially. named Outline, was sadly cut about the face and bead, and bad a narrow escape from being drowned in the Earn. He was attended to by a surgeon, who dressed his wounds. During the melee, two or three of the poachers carried away tke WI, and immediately returned to assist their moo ciates is the souffle. The poachers were so audacious as, after the watchers had been rendered powerless, to enter the river again in order to kill more salmon ; but they were sot so successful as at first. On Monday week, a party killed a number of salmon at the bridge, some of them weighing 30 lb. The poachers, up to yesterday afternoon, had not been discovered. The fifh are so numerous this samba that the hard boys are capturing them daily from the banks of the Earn with sleeks.—Scorenan. • Dn. Dl Joway's LIGHT-BROWN COD LTV= Of all the recognised remedies for chest amnion. none are so egleacious as this unrivalled preparation. Dr. Waudby, late Physician to the Hereford initrmary, writes :—" Not only i c. nzi own cam, but in numerous others, Dr. de Jonah's Oil has an Improvement of chest syroptmos, and an increase of weight. No soon and so ktatiWy, as to be quite remarkable. I believe* to be the most valuable remedy we possess." Sold only In cap. soled bailey fa. 6d., ea ed., and as., by Dr. de Joegh i = Anew, Mastoid. and Co., 77. Strand, London, and c rAdvielleemest.ll ILatu Intellignut. EQUITY COURTS.—Ac. 12. (Before Vie*Chancellor Sir B. T. Kloderalsy.) M.—ROMAN CATUOLIO caAarrres. In this case the testator had bequeathed his residuary personal estate, amounting to about 40,0001., to various charitable institutions in certain proportion.. Some of the institutions to be benefited were Roman catholic schools attached to chapels in specified streets in the East of Lon don. Since the death of the testator these chapels have been pulled down and other chapels erected in their places in other streets, which, however, the old ministers end con gregations attend. The schools, with one exception, re meined in the old premises, and as to that one the school-house was pulled down in the tes tator's lifetime, and removed to a building attached to one of the chapels. The question now was whether the schools took the legacies, rotwithstanding that the chapel, which the testator described them as being attached to had been pulled down and rebuilt elsewhere, or whether the legacies faded and went to the next of kin of the testator. 11r5isily end Mr. Bagshaw appeared on behalf of the various legatees ; Mr. Glace and Mr. Surma for the next of kin ; Mr.Nalder for the executors ; and Mr. Wickens for the Attorney-GeneraL The Vice-Chancellor said in his opinion the schools, though not now attached to the chapels named, were the iden tical schools meant by the testator to be benefited, and they were therefore entitled to the legacies. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.—Dze. 12. Sittings at Nisi Prim after Term at GolldhalL—(Before Lord Chief Justice Cockburn and ► Special Jury.) KOTTULA V. PALL= AND °THIRD. This was an action for the alleged infringement of two patents for the manufacture of imp. The cue occupied the whole of Thursday and Friday, and resulted in the plaintiff being non-suited. SECOND COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Crompton and • Common Jury.) The farther hearing of this ow was resumed this morn ing. The jury, after upwards of two hours' deliberation, re turned a verdict for the plaintiff—damages 1801., including the two bills for 301. due from him to the defendant on ac count of the purchase. WPM, M.P., V. WILD!, JUL This wu ►n action brought by the plaintiff against the de fondant, the proprietor of the Alhambra, to recover 651. for certain dioramas that were in the Great Globe, pur chased for the defendant.. The defendant disputed has liability. The case was not concluded when the court role. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—Dac. 12. SECOND COURT. Sittiap at NW Pries in Loudon.— (More Mr. Justin Willis and a Common Jusy.) GAIIIBAIT V. BALL—COPYRIGHT llf MMUS. Both the parties to this suit were printeellers, the plaintiff being in business at Pall-mall and in Parte, and the defend ant in Holborn. The action wes to recover denier s for an alleged infringement of the plaintiff's copyright by photo graphing his pictures. Mr. Collier, Mr. Prentice. and Mr. Thompson, appeared for the plainti ff ; and Mr . Coleridge and Mr. Itew for the defendant. Mr. Collier, in opening the plaintiff's case, said that his client, like many other picture dealers, was in the habit of purchasing original pictures at large prices, and afterwards of engaging—also at gnat expeuse—engravers, for the purpose of producing engravings of those pictures. He was the owner of the celebrated pictures, The Horse Fair," by Mdlle. Rosa Bonheur ; and "The Light of the World. For "The Horse Fair" he gave the artist 1,6001., he having outbid the French government ; and he also en gorged Mr. Thomas Landseer to engrave it, and paid him 800 garner for so doing. He purchased the copyright in "The Light of the World" for 2101., and paid the owner 1301. for the loan of it ; and in addition Mr. Symms& had 3001. for engraving it. The engravings were thus obtained at an enormous expense. The present action was founded upon the 17 Geo. 111., cap. 57, which gave the owner of a copyright in a picture • right of action against any person who infringed it, and the circumstances which he should prove against the defendant were that he had exposed for sale in his window, and had sold photographic copies of the pictures which he had mentioned, and this without having the permission of the plaintiff to do so. When applied to he refused to give the name of the photographer, and he also declined to give any information as to the number of copies which he had sold. Mr. Gunbart in his evidence said—l am the plaintiff in this case. I purchased the copyright of " The Light of the World," of Mr. H. Hunt for 2101., and I paid Mr. Coombe, of Oxford, 1301, for the loan of the picture. I likewise paid Mr. Symonds 3001. for engraving it. The plate is not destoyed. The publication hoe is on the plate; it wason the plate before any copies were struck off. The photograph produced (a small one shout four inches long and three wide) was purchased at the defendant's shop. It le a oopy of my angrartng, and moat have been photographed from it. There is no other engraving but my own in exis tence. The painting is still in the pomesaion of Mr. Coombe. A photograph could not have been taken from the ori ginal because it is too dark. If the photograph had been taken from the original the colour' would be different, be cause there are some dark colour, in it which must have have come out ligh., if it were photographed from the painting. I never gave the defendant or any other person permission to copy the engraving. I purchased "The Hone Fair" of Rosa Boulteur, and I have sold it since to an American gentleman, reserving to myself the copyright. There were two pictu res ' of "The Hone Fair," one I sold, and one is still in my custody. I purchased the picture for 1,6001., and I paid Mr. Landaser 800 guineas for engraving it. The date of the publication line in that picture is the '7oth February, 1857. The photograph produced (the same sine as the other) must have been taken from my engraving ; it could not have been photographed from anything else. never gave the defendant or soy other pe rson permission to copy the engraving. "The Horse Fair . and " The Light of the World," were very successful pictures. They am worth 1,0001. a year to me as long as I live. I lose money by ninety out of a hundred pictures I publish, and therefore when I get a trump like these two pictures I make them pay. Mr. Collier—So you lose by the other cards and win by the trumps 'I (Laughter.) Witness—Yes ; the sale of these engravings was very successful down to the time that the photographs were published. Mr. Collier—To what extent did the sale fall off after the photographs were taken! Mr. Coleridge objected to this question being put, inas much as the plaintiff could only recover for the loss which he had sustained at the hands of the defendant ; and not for losses through other people selling photographs. The defendant did not himself photograph the pictures, but bought the photographs of a traveller who came round to sell them to stationers and print/ans. It was probable that hundreds of miter people had sold the photographs, and the defendant was not to be affected by what they bad done. Mr. Justice Wilke suggested that the parties should arrange the amount for which the verdict should be taken in the event of the plaintiff recovering, and that the ques tion whether the plaintiff ought to succeed should be reserved for the court. Some discussion took place, which resulted in MX being agreed upon u the amount of damages.. Mr. Justice Willes expressed his opinion that s verdict should be entered for the plaintiff for this amount, and that the defendant should have leave to move the full court to set that verdict aside and enter one for himself upon two points ; first, that what he bad done amounted to no in fringement of copyright ; and secondly, that photography from an engravicg was not a thing which was a violation of the statute. . Mr. Collier said that the plaintiff had oonsented to the damages being fixed at la, beanies this was the first action which bad been brought ; but if any one photographed from pictures in which be had copyright in future he would press for the full amount which be could recover. A verdict was then taken for the plaintiff for 101., sub ject to the °pinkie of the copra COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. DEC. 12 (Before the Judge Ordinary.) STILES V. STYES ♦ND WOOD. Dr. Bwabey appeared for the petitioner. It wee also a case in which the jury was simply called on to sows de. 'DrThey were laid at 2001. parties were married in 1849 at Lepton, in the parish of Kirkheaton, near Huddersfield ; and they bad one child. The petitioner was a dyer. In 1854 John Wood, a tenant farmer in the neighbourhood, began to obtrude his company upon the family, and in the oourse of the year thereepoodent went off with him. They had since cohabited and had had an illegitimate family. The jury found a verdict for 100±. Decree nisi with costa. WITT r. WITT LND Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., and Mr. Keane appeared for the petitioner ; Mr. Kerslake, Q.C., and Dr. Tristram for the respondent ; the Queen's Advocate and Mr. Moll for the Co.eat. na gis d was a petition for a divorce oe the ground of the respondent's adultery, and the husband also claimed 1,000/. as &neva The nispondenti both denied the aurae. and Mm. Witt had also filed recriminatory plow of adultery and cruelty against the petitioner. Mr. Augustus W. Witt wee a music publisher, dancing on his business in Repot-street, under the style hf I. I. Ewer and Co. He married a Miss Henrietta Matilda Kamp on the 7th of .7 , 1868, and they lived together at 82, Morningtononed, Wald-road. The oomsposdnit, Mr. Charles Klindwortb, who was elated to be a musk com poser and teacher of some reputation, wee an intimate friend of the petitioner ; and he was charged with having abused the opportunities which his aegaahateace gave him to seduce the merman& Miss Mary Ann Kamp, sister of the ellt_leadent, frequently visited Mr. and Mrs. Witt. They appeared to be happy and affectionate towards me& other. I ices amisKy met the eo•respeedeat Kli.dworth at their Muse. He was on very friendly terms with the family, and he ease omfatter'. Owes, about t)lirieterne. 1861, my Water eared me it I wield selnd imam the rens whiki he was there, alleging that he was going to copy some music. Mr. Witt was not then at home. The co-respondent was alone with her about two or three hours. I was asked to take the child away with me lest he should interrupt, and I did so. By Mr. Kenlake—My father is a German, and • usher of the 6rnt of Stalls and Co. My mother is dead, and be has married a second time. Mr. Witt and Mr. Klindwortb are both Gammas. My sister WY nineteen when she was married. My father was at that time ej i tel sod my step-mother managed the household Mr. Witt had known my sister about a year before be married her. At that time be wu manager of a music business at 390, Oxford-street. My father had a differenoe with him about money affairs soon after the of my sister. Mr. Witt called at our house in Wel •treet a week last Tuesday. I never maw him there after the quarrel until after my sister had left I understood that he objected to my sister coming to see us. She visited us about once • month. She generally came when Mr. Witt was at business. I remember the second birthday of my Uses on the 7th of Janua ry, 1861. My younger sister and I both spent the evening at Mr. Witt's. We took a knife, fork, and from my father for the child. Mr. Witt ob. jested to receive the present. I told him that if he would not take it my sister would be hurt, and he then accepted it. My sister's health was very delimit* for • long time after bar suellsement. _ _ _ By the 4iieenc lerveceitc —Soon after my sister was ima gined I remember seeing Mr. )3riickmann in her bedroom. Mr. Witt and Mr. Klindworth were present. I cannot re member if they played cards on the bed. I have heard that that is not unusual in Germany. On re-examination the witness proved the handwriting of 23 letters written by the respondent, principally to her husband. _ _ _ naralT Brown—l wee servant to Mr. Witt from Dee., 1860, till Midsummer, 1862. Mrs. Witt was taken ill about Christmas, 1861, and the next day Mr. Klindworth called. By my mistress's directions I showed him into her bedroom. He stayed with her an hour or an hour-and-a-half. The next time he came I delivered to him a meeesge to the effect that Mrs. Brucknann was in the drawing-room, and that he was to go upstairs till she went away. I recollect my mistreat going to Tunbridge Wells in the spring of 1861. The day before she went she told me to prepare the top spare room for Mr. Klindwortb. He spent the evening at the house, but did not use the room. The next day my master did not go to business, and my mistress told the other servant to watch at the window for Mr. lUindwos DO as to prevent him coming into the house. If he did come she wu to ask him to the top room. In point of fact be did not come. When my mistress went to Tunbridge Wells she took the other servant, Ann, with her. When come home she told me that Ann haa been telling Mrs. Cox dif ferent things about Mr. Klindworth and the house affairs at borne ; that she bad beaten the baby, and bad threatened to telegraph to Mr. Witt of Mr. Klindwortb being there; and that lest she (Ann) should see Mr. Witt when be came down, she bad sent her off. After then Mr. Kliodworth came three or four times a week, and he would stay with my mistress three or four hours at a time. He did not, however, wait till Mr. Witt came home. Sometimes they went out together. Mies Cox came back with my mistress from Tunbridge Wells, and she stayed with us about six weeks. Once Dr. Oliver called while Mr. Klindworth was with her; and the co respondent immediately went through the dining-room, so as not to meet the doctor. The same kind of thing hap pened also on another occasion. In May, 1861, M. Witt, Miss Church, Miss Karop, myself, and the man servant George, went on a pic-nic to Hampstead. heath. Mrs. Witt proposed to leave the provisions and the extra clothing which we had taken with a waiter at Jack Straw's Carrie. I asked if ahe thought they would be oafs, and she replied, "Oh yes, the man how' me quite well from going there so often with Mr. Klindworth." (The witness gave a great number of similar details tending to show the extraordinary intimacy which had existed between ; the respondents, and the clandestine manner in which their i ntimacy had been carried on.) So far as I observed my master and mistress lived very comfortably together. They seemed very affectionate to one another till the time my mistress went away. Mr. Klindworth never came to the house after that, By Mr. Karslake—ln August my mistress went to Ba..ianl Castle without my master's knowledge. He went after her and fetched her back. They were on affectionate terms after their return, but my mistress left borne soon after for good. Never saw them quarrel. The domestic drain which the servant Ann bad been talking about were the bills that were owing. Never heard Mn. Witt Sall bee husband of the difficulties she bad in mana ging the London people ; but she was in debt to them ,` un beknown" to Mr. Witt. When she came back from lTun bridge Wells, Miss Cox slept with her. Do not remember whether my master ever slept with her at all before she went to Barnard Castle. . . At the conclusion of this witness's evidence the court ad. journed. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—LivERrooL, DEc. 12. (Before Mr. Comminioner Gurney.) cantos or WILFULLY DZSTBOYING t L.BBELS AT 81A. George Buxton was indicted on a charge of conspiring to destroy a vessel called the Roscoe, of which he was the owner, in order to obtain the insurances from the under writera The case has excited great interest, not only in Liver pool, but throughout the country, and the court was crowded from an early hour. Mr. Brett, Q.C., with Mr. Potter and Mr. M'Culloch, appeared for the prosecution; and Mr. Overend, Q.C., with Mr. lleighton, for the defence. In opening the case, Mr. Brett said that the prisoner, who up to the time of the present charge being preferred had been a prosperous merchant and shipowner in Liverpool, was charged with having counselled and directed the captain of the Roscoe (Jamieson) to set that ship on fire, for the purpose of defrauding the underwriters, and the jury must at once see that if such a crime could be committed with impunity by a person in the prisoner's rank in life, • very heavy b lo w would be inflicted upon the commercial and mari time prosperity of the country, because no individual credit was sufficient to stand the serious loss of a ship, and it was oolyby the system of underwriting and a division of risks that the great commercial transactions of this town and country could be carried on. Mr. Brett then proceeded to show that the prisoner had insured the Roscoe for an amount greatly beyond the value of the ship, and that be was there. fore in the very dangerous position of its being greatly to his pecuniary advantage that she should be lost. In January, 1857, she was Mewed at Glasgow for 1,5001., which amount was paid over to the Western Bank of Scot land, to the order of the prisoner, after the loss of the vessel. In the same month she was also insured in London, at Lloyd's, for 5001., and this sum (less some amounts due on other premiums) was paid over after the loss to Ruston. In A ril, 1866, Ruxtoe became • member of the London Marine Insurances Club, in which the Rapooe was insured for 6001.,and the policy, being one of time, was renewed in 1857. This money had also been paid over. In May, 1856, Buxton also obtained • time policy on the freight in the London Trade Outfit Maumee Company for 3001., std further insurances in the same offi‘os were made subsequently for 6001. and 3001. ow the vessel and freight respectively. In January, 1857, an insurance was made in the London Maritime Insurance Club for 8001. There was also an insurance of 250/. upon some goods and stores alleged to be on board, and at the time the vessel sailed she was by these and other policies insured altogether for about 6,5501., including the insurances on freight, though her actual value, as would be proved by witnesses, was not more than 1,8001., and the freight worth to Mr. Buxton not more than 5001. The ship was said to sail with coals for Smyrna, theme in ballast to Quebec, sad home to Liverpool, but it would ,be shown that she was sot pre pared either in stores or in the condition of the ship for so long • voyage. She was an old ship—too old in fact to be classed at Lloyd's. She was "hogged" (keel bent), and her real value was not more than 1,50 W. It would be shown that • quantity of biscuit, and a chronometer which were insured in the 250/. policy were not actually on board, and that before the vessel left the Mersey • new spar . had been sent on shore by order of Buxton, who maxi ` it was no use losing it." The vessel sailed in January, 1857, and on the 3rd March following, when about 15 miles off Smyrna, was destroyed by fire. Next coming to the witnesses who would support the Mr. Brett explained that Jamieson, the prin. ( c7 A 4 witness, had been induced to come forward by the offer of 2001. reward and a free pardon (issued by the llomeoffice) to any person who would give decisive information as to the wilful destruction of ships. A few days after the publication of these notices Ruston received a note from Jammer, stating that be most have a "settlement," else their joint villsny," of which Ruston had reaped all the reward, would be exposed. The result of this and other correspondence was that Jamieson was taken into custody on • charge of defamation of cha racter; but he was tried end acquitted, sod Ruxtou himself was subsequently arrested upon the charges which Jamieson brought spinet him. Jemieson's story was that before the vessel sailed Buxton suggested to him the plan . of destroying her, told him that she was heavily insured, and that there were brandy and other combustibles on board to set her on fire. There was • conversation also on the subject between the captain and Ruston when the vessel was sailing down the Channel, in which Ruston said that Jamieson was to "knock her brains out," i.e., run her on • rook, or set her oe firs. When Roston was leaving the ship at the Bell Buoy, he again spoke to Jamieson in the same terms. The conversation between Jamieson and Ruston had been re ahead by Llewellyn James, the mate (who would also be • witness). Raving arrived at the entrance to Smyrna Bay, Jamieson would Mate that he went down from his cabin into the sail-room, and having thrown some turpentine upon the sails, placed them near some brandy and then set fire to them, and returned by a private passage to his own cabin, The vessel soon began to burn, and, though attempts were made to put oat the fire, it communicated with the coals, sod the vessel was aban doned ; the captain sad crow who bad takes to their boats) being picked up, and mrrisd to Smyrna. At Smyrna the crew is was wan is sash rams) nods • "protest" relative I to the fire on board the ship sail bar absadastaioat, mad ia this bosun be (Yr. Breit) was bosun to my there was • said sheet her lianas bola bstsalker ply sot as firs t would be therefore for the jary—look lag at all the fans et the ease—to give whatever credit was la tar spike dna to tie statesmen' sosnalard fa ass pan& aid those which valid be ardor by the vitamins at the present trial. In conclumion. Mr. Brett pointed out that the intention to destroy the ship which had been formed would be further corroborated by a Mr. Bickley (a perfectly unbiassed witness), who was a creditor of Buxton's, and to whom the prisoner had mentioned that he expected to hear of the Ices of a ship, and that he would then pay Mr. Bickley's claim. The following evidence wee then called : Mr. Bell, of Liverpool, and Mr. Symington, of Glasgow, proved insuranees on the Bosom, in Glasgow, to the extent of 1,5001., and the illllll/4008 in London, for 5001., was proved by Mr. Crawford. Robert Fox, late clerk to the prisoner, proved that the instructions given to the imnrance brokers were in the pri soner's handwriting. The other inaurenoes on the vessel having also been proved, John Bachelor,shipwright, stated that the Roscoe wee repaired at his ard in August, 1856, and that 1601. we. paid by the owner ; but even then the maid was not sea worthy, and he would have been surprised to hear of her having returned safely from a foreign voyage. Another shipwright, Joseph Morrell, described certain repair , which he had also made on the ship to diaguim her being ' hogged," but in cross-examination he admitted that the repairs made were very considerable, and oat several hundred pounds old and weak woodwork having been sub stituted by iron a nd new wood. Percival Tongs, marine surveyor, stated that such vessels Ili the &mope were worth from 31. to 31. 10s. per ton ; but that there were defects about the Roscoe which made her intiinaio value lass than this. -- Evidence --- was then adduced as to the supply of brandy sad other spirits to the Roscoe, and • comiderable discrepancy appeared between the amount stated on the prisoner's papers and that stated in the spirit merchant's ledger. Mr. Taylor, of Liverpool, described the selling of • new spar to the prisoner for the Ramos ; and the sale of the spar by Ruston to soother person was also proved. Thomas Jamieson (late captain of the B.cecce) then described the various interviews with Ruston, particularly the last (on board the ship), in which Ruston gave iostrua Vona to knock the ship's brains out or set her on fire. Buxton mid that he intended to get invoices for double the amount of the spirits actually on board. Ruxton's parting instructions at the Bell Buoy were, " Now you have got sll right, see that you do it well, and don't be long away." Witness then went on to detail how he poured turpentine on the sails and set fire to them. The ship was set on fire when about 17 or 18 miles from fimrsa, and four miles from the neerest land. The deed was performed about midnight, the sails being set on fire with a cardle after they had been smked with turpentine. The coals which formed the cargo were not separated frees the sails by any partition. About half an hour afterwards an alarm of fire was raised, and though the efforts to ex tingaish it appeared for a time successful, the coals became ignited and the carpenter was directed to scuttle the ship. This, however, could not be done, and about 11 cm. the officers and crew left the vessel in the bats. and were picked up and taken to Smyrna. Here the "protest" as to the loss of the ship was made in the usual form. In aoesexamio•tioa by Mr. Overend the witness said that the vessel was purchased, with his consent, for 2,1701., and that his interest in her was mortgaged. The repairs to the vessel at various times had not exceeded 4001. The place where the spirits were placed on board the Ramat was the ordinary piece where such things were stored. When the spirits were shipped witness made a statement, to the effect that the value was the lame as the primmer had gated it to be. Before the vessel sailed, Ruston told him the ves sel was insured for 6,000/. and upwards. The prisoner Idt it to him (witness) to determine the exact time to destroy the vasel. When witness went down to set fire to the sails he knew that be was going to com mit • felony. The protest made at Smyrna attributed the lose of the ship to accident. On the witness's return to England he went out as captain of another ship belonging to the prisoner, which ship he lost, not by design, but by sheer accident. A dispute and an action for wages claimed by the witness were the results of this loes. Up to the time of the reward of 2001. being offered witness had not mentioned the wilful destruction of the Roscoe to any one, nor had be stated that when the vessel bad been at sea 13 or 14 days he had seen smoke issue from the hold and been much alarmed at it. The case was proceeding when our pared left. THE POLICE COURTS. MARYLEBONE A man well known to the police,;li;gaveth e name of Joke Haphey, alias Powell, alias Black Jack, and who refused his earns, was brought up handcuffed by Sergeant White, 16 ' D, and Kim, 76 1) (plain clothes officers), charged with violently assaulting Harry Cox on the night of the Sat ' and stealing from his person. Prosecutor (who had a bandage over his right eye) saki— I live at 43, Dorset-street, Baker-street. On the night of 'the Ist inst., about eight o'clock, I was returning home from my business, arid whilst in Manchester-square prisoner seized me by my waistcoat, struck me in my eye, and knocked me down. The blow rendered me insensible, and when I came to 1 missed five shillings and sixpence from my waistcoat pocket and a silk handkerchief from the breast pocket of my coat. I managed to reach home, and ca mentioning what had occurred to me my landlord went to the polies-station. When he struck me he had something dark on the back of has hand. This morning I was called to the Marylebooe-lane station, and picked the prisoner out from amongst a dozen other men. Sergeant White said the prisoner had served a long term of transportation. and mince had been in custody, and had been convicted for hall robberies upon several occasions. I have wanted him for two hall robberies io which be was concerned. Since this assault he was aware that I wanted hun, and has been dodging us about from place to place, but was taken by King, 76 I), to-day, in Gray's-ion-la n e. Mr. Mansfield (to prosecutor ) — DM the blow cut your face! Prosecutor—Yea ; I have been under medical treatment eversince, and scarcely able to get out. I have not been able to work, u the blow affected my sight. Mr. Mansfield—A severe blow give@ with the fist would cut the flesh aa well u a knuckle.doster. White—There was the mark of a knuckle-duster on his nose and cheek-bone. The prisoner was remanded till Tharp:lay. WESTMINSTER. A few days ago Mrs Esther Kendal, of 20, Markham street, Chelsea, the wife of a pro'essor of music, and kaikeri or Morris, her niece, both respectable looking young women, were brought to this court in custody, charged with using obscene language in a public thoroughfare. Richard Jones, 44 B, and James Barnett, 333 B, it will be remembered, were called to pprroo a the offence, but their evidence war wholly contrad • cted by Mrs. Kendal, he niece, and her apprentice who was with her on the coca. 'ion referred to, and by an independent witness, wbo, having seen the disgraceful conduct of the police, voluntarily came forward. The friends of this witness now confirmed his statement, and said in addition that after Jones let Mrs. Kendal go she declared that she would go to the polioe.station and re port his misconduct, when, seeing the other constable, be celled him, and took them into custody. The defendants were not having an altercation with any man. Jones told one of these witnesses that if he came to the station be would lock him up. Mr. Kendal was in court, and anxious to produce his marriage certificate. The defendants said they were suffering from severe colds caught during their coofinement at the policeetation, and Morrie was evidently very unwell. Mr. Arnold said this was the most disgraceful case that had ever come before him. The defendants, who owing to circumstances happened to be out late, had been grossly attacked by Jones, the constable, without the slightest cause, bad had their feelings insulted by the most dine*. ing imputations, and had thei been deprived of their liberty, and brought before him upon a false charge. He entirely disbelieved that the defendants ever used the filthy words imputed to thew, sad considered the conduct of the two constables most serious and disgraceful ; and if such unfounded charges as these were to be made, supported by perjury, there would be no safety for the public against those who were appointed their In the present sass, had it happened that the g r e7ie t rd t all bad been at all the worse for liquor, or without evidence on their behalf, he should have felt himself bound to have acted on the evidence of the constables. He would take the evidence alone of the three strangers who bad come forward, although there was nothing whatever to affect the testimony of the young woman Gray ; and it was clear that there was not the slightest doubt of the gross Iniseandoct of both the constables. Jones was threatened with being reported, and then he committed the outrageous offence of taking the women into custody. So clew was the cue that hut for a technical point he would at once commit Jones for wilful perjury ; the other's conduct was not quite so bad. Be now discharged the defendants, and the technical diffi enLy thus being removed they were at liberty to prefer a charge of perjury if they pleased. There was a burst of applause from the public in court. LAMBETH. Edward Smith. miller and confidential servant to Maws. Etimmouls and Morton, of the Westminster-bridge flour mill, wu placcd at the bar before the Hon, G. C. Norton, for final examination, on a charge of embezzling and printing to his own use several sums of money received him on account of the firm. . Mr. Humphreys appeared to prosecute, and the prisoner was undefended. The prisoner, who declined offering anything in defence, was fully committed for trial. SUDDEN DEATH OF THE MAYOR OP PORIMOIITH. —We regret to enemies the sodden demise of Mr. Thomas Ellis Owen, mayor, alderman, and justice of the pease for the borough of Portsmouth. About • fortnight ago Mr. Owen had • serious attack of illness, bat De so far recovered as to be able to mourns his public duties, and no serious fears were entertained by hie friends. On Monday last he presided et • meetiug of the borough cowed, and was We to ride oat ow the two following data The Ma* how ever, was mewed, and he died ira Thursday aftereeoe, at half-pest tires esioek, we believe from disease of the heart. Mr. Owe. was prolarree ea andatiest, sad he also held • lucrative ahoiatmst as surveyor under the government. Importing tea without colour on the leaf pre emie the Mars prim ca Interior brows kayo se In the basal Made. nendames Tee Is amosiwasol, tbabisee away* god alike. Ma la packet. by SAO agesSm.—LA4vinliamai.l MARKETS. SUGAR.—Barwroc, Dec. 12. —Tbere has been lea at • ti• vity in this market,aud the sales of tLe week have bees eery limited ; prices are barely supported. Refiners, piodu©, u lase active, sod in some mess :Wm maim Rum : No take to report. OOTTON.—Lienroor, Dna It —The demand coati. sued limited to the cline of last week, and lower pr...., wore accepted. On Monday there was a much better in quiry from the trade than for some time past ; and ou 11, following day, after the result of the Manchester was koown, a considerable busioess was done at higiwr prima. On Wednesday 20,000 bales were sold ; although the market closed yesterday with less anirrati,n, prim of Surat may be quoted id. to id. per lb. dearer. -f b i, advance will also apply to the lower den:notion' of AID, rican, whilst in the better qualities there is very little change. Egyptian and Brazil may be quoted id. to Id. parr lb. dearer than on Friday last. There are rep or t e d on spr. auktion 30,890 bales, viz., 2,300 American, 3:A Pernsio, 2,820 Bahia, 550 Egyptian, 24,650 burst, sod 320 Bengal and for expert, 2,890 balm viz., 290 American, Smyrna, 2,090 fit. and 460 Benial. The market opens with a f a i r i nqu i ry ; probable salsa, 7,000 to 8,000 bales, of which about one-half will be on speculation and for export. COTTON GOODS.—Nancaserrim Du. l2—The yar n market has been very firm and strong, spinners asking higher prices. The amount of business does for shippio4 has been but small, but the borne trade have been free buyers of most descriptions of yarn at an advance of id. t o Id. per lb. on Tuesday's prices. There has also been a fair inquiry for yerns mutable to the markets of lodia and the Levant, but the high prices asked have checked buanew for these markets. For cloths there was a little more business dam on Wednesday and yesterday, owing to the active state of the Liverpool market and the advaect in cotton. This apphed chiefly to printers, long cloths ar.il cloths, but I goods were comparatively neglected owing to the advance demanded on the part of 'them This improvement, so far as it went, has almost entirely dv appeared to-day, and sellers report an exceedingly Vat market. Manufacturers are firm in demanding the adym-e, but buyers are unwilling to give it. The mice during the last six days at Liverpool have reached the large quantity of 59,000 bales of cotton, of which :17,000 are set down as taken by the trade. This is much beyond the present rate of cno• gumption, and may indicate that more mills are about to resume work. It is known that some kinds of good, ar e en . tinily out of stock in this market, but so far as we have bard the contracts offered for such goods are too limited is quantity and too low in price to indoor millowners to reopen their establishments. There may be some exceptions, however, and it seems not unlikely that there will be some increase of production after Christ. mss. Some mills which started working a week or two ago are using very low qualities of Surat* cotton, sud greet complaints are heard amongst the workpeople of the low wages and extra trouble given by it. This is probably one reason. where the mills are only running throe or four deyi per week, why there are so many complaints of an hulls. position on the part of the operatives to take work. la one district we hear of operatives who used to ears 20s. cc 21e. per week, being only able now to get 14s. or 15s. per week, and in another, where they used to WO 12a per week with Americon cotton, it is said now they ma only earn 4s. with much harder work. CORN. —Canme roan, Dac. 12—There wet a mode. rats supply of wheat at market to-day, and bet few buyers, as the condition is not good ; such sold lower, but best dry parcels were same as last week. Barley, fine ttult. tug, folly as dear. Beans soft and rather lower. Uncoue, DEC. 12.—We have had a short supply ~f wheat at our market to-day. Dry samples were taken al at last week's rates, whilst damp was quite unsaleable. There was no alteration in barley. Wheat, red, 43a. 46a. ; white, 475. to 495. ; barley, 345. to 40s. Livgaroot, Dec. 12.--We bad a fair attendance of both millers and dealers at our mra exchange this morning. The low prices of American wheat beginning to attract att•uht, importers found no difficulty in clearing lege parcela quay lathe decline of Tuesday, or 2d. per canted since this day weak. Flour experiences so improvement in demand, and must be quoted M. per barrel and sack lower. lode oorn is offered freely, and fair Canadian mixed is to be had at 28.. ea quay ; the avenge decline on the week may te celled la. par. out mixed and ellow descriptions, white Do. minally the same. Cate are Id. per bushel and oatmeal IA per load cheaper. Beans and peas are each down 6d. pet qr. ; and barley 211. par bushel. The market closes deco- dedly Brin, and sellers talk d recovering the decline quote on wheat. Wars Puss, Dso. 12.—Wheat dull. Fine qualities at about last week's prices, but with • slow ale, sad oths kinds rather lower. Fine barley ls. lower, end other gush. ties at a further decline. New beans fully le. cheaper. Oats and shelling es before. Averages for the week end* Dec g: —Wheat, 908 qrs., at 4&. 104 d. ; barley, 1,097, at 38s. lid; beans, 25, it U COALS.-Lo9DON, Doc. 12.-Bates' West Halley, 15e. ; Ball's Primrose, 14e. 6d. ; Bowen West Hark', 15a. 6d. ; Byass's Bebside West Hartley, 15s. 6d. ; Carne Hartlea T s. 6d. • Cowpan Hartley, 15e. &L ; Darisos's West , 9d. ; Hastiap Hartley, 154.6 d. ; Holy. wall Main, 1 a. ; Lambert's West Hartley, 15.. 6d. ; Nortk Paton Gal, 15s. ; Tanteld Moor, 14s. 6 d. ; Tioifield Max Butes, lia. 6d. ; Walker Primrose, 14s. 3d. ; West Wylasa, 15s. 9d. ; Wyban, 16e. 6d. ; Walls End Acorn Clean lfia. 6d. ; Walls End Born, 17s. ; Walls End Edon; 1&.6d; Walls End Gosforth, 16s. ; Walls End Riddell, 16s. ; Walls End Wharocliffe, 16s. 3d. ; Eden Main, 16e. 9d. ; Was End Belmont, 16s. 3d.; Walls End Braddylls Helton, 17.. 6d. ; Wale End Haswell, 18s. 6d. ; Walls End Helton, 18,. 6d. ; Walls End Kepler Orange, 17s. ; Walls End South Helton, 18s. Bd. ; Walls End Montan, 16e. 3d. ; Walls End Caradoc, 17s. 3d. ; Walls Bad Hartlepool ; 18s. ; Walls End Haugh Hall, 17s. ; Walls End Hello*, 17s. 3d. ; Walls End South Hartlepool, 17s. ; Was End South Bare, 17s. 6d. ; Walls End Thorpe, 16e.; Walls End Trimdon Hartlepool, 18s. ; Walla End Trimdon Thornley, 16e. 3d. ; Camay and Darya Anthracite, 20s. ; Camay and Darya Malang, 22a.--Ships at markg, 188 ; sold, 15a TRAFFIC RETURN& Mlles Pao. Mat , TolaiMal Laws apse - doodle 1101 La West mess N0v.21. Grand Trunk et Canada.. 1090 6,270 13,900 19,170 AM -.-- .. Week =ding Nov. WI . Loudon, Tilbury, at Beath end Ketenzlon Week ending Dec.?. Caledonian UO 3.600 12,081 11,681 15."75 PATTERN PORT WWl= GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE.—Samples of seeds, drugs, Lc., which cannot be sent in open covers, must for the future be enclosed in hap made of linen, paper, or other materiel, tied at the neck with string. Cloned transparent oiled-ailked hags nicst no longer be used for this purpose, as the ofdoen of the Pirit-oe in France are all testi octed to treat packets of this detcription as letters, upon the ground that they are hermetically closed, and inonot be esainieed.—B commend of the Postmaster-General, &ALAND HILL, THE NEW DRCLARATION or Time Am —This act will take effect on the first day of the eumuag month. Its object is to enable persons having interest in land to obtain a judicial deolaration'of title, en as to enable them to make an indefeasible title to persons claiming nudes them as purchasers for a valuable consideration. This act, like dm new Transfer of Land Act, is not compulsory. The course to be adopted is by petition. madvertiaement.}—Hotioway's of Excellence In cm ee of Weakness sad Debility.—lMl virtue demanded by the most exacting invalid is lucceporsted is these admirable Pills. They will rid the system of all corrupt humors and regulate the stomach and liver, those eitokk of health. When soy function is diwoxiered it Ia a vain delusion to trust to its righting itself ; as well might we trust te o plopped watch setting Itself going. Holloway's Pills free the body moat completely from both the cause and effect of divest . . well.nuuted, and certain advances. By an occasions! and lodide= course of these purifying Pills the constitnuor. our he fortified against the approach of disease, and both body and mind maintained In tin highest health. BIRTHS, MARRIAGE AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. CLAXTON.—December 11, at Perobrokeeoad, BrosWSW ° . the wife of the Rev. J. D. Claxton, of a inn. COCRAGE—December 10, et Cershatton, Surrey, the wife of E. Courage, Req., of a mom ILW/Ift —December 10, at furres-hill, Brightoll, the wife of J. X H. Ewes, Esq.. of a daughter. FORSTlLL—December 10, at ityde, the wife of C. J. Fatter, be. of a eon. 1311fIrlT118.—December 11, at Spencer-vtlaa Croydoneomme. Mrs. W. V. Orfilthe, of a daughter. GRlMBTON.—Docember 10, at Wake's Cobs Hectare. the 0 ' 46 Mrs.?. °Masten, of a son. HOARS—Dew 9, at Sydney, sear Southampton, the Ell of Mslor Howe, of a daughter. XARELIOIOI. ciilDwicc—amri.--andesbarll, at Finley. J. Chsdoll! RR.. of Ararat. Assault*, to Scan , daughte r of W. Nr. of Cboiateley flestais Readlag. HAMILTON —BROW HX—Deorotber 9, at St. Peters Woe wlllare, J. Houghton. Tap., of M yton, Warwick, to tare bully, daughter of the late .1. T. 0. Browne, Esq., of 31,04 Hall, armorials, Norfolk. MOLOXY—DLOWDIN.--Oseember 10. at the perish chunk. flykiwst. Hauls, by the her. T. F. Frond', I. t'. Csptain Ito Artillap, to Helen, daughter ,d t• Plowden. Hag., o Rwharet-park, Houto THMightig—iioGAlD.—Deember 11, at the BritWt Ernhain, Parts, by the Rev. H. Swale, L. E. Traherne, be, to /I 'M' daughter of H. Hoprd, hoe. of Paris. - - DEATHS. ANDHHW.—December 9, at Green hill, Competall, Ordure, Ann, wife of C. Andrew, Req., aged SS. ROY 9.l.—Deocatber 11, at Warwick-creereot, MalMehill• B at ' wife of G. D. Boyer. Req. CA RFILNDALll.—oember 0. Rattly Torteseue, daughter. I its ate Rev. X a Clapeliclisa. agsd LEWlS.—Deoeusber 9, at Cludafamplace, Rosa rilwc° 4 dmWbter of the late W. T. Lawn. of Lirertou.l, aged P. MACDODOALL.—USar 10, at Eatonequare, Sir D. Be i lth a PRA .-- 6.l l=r Ai g a it ire t St. Daureraid, BISIW O7, hekab, alb It Br. 1. Peaehey, aged 7S. THOMAA.—Demealar 9, at Itehmondaarroor. Ttaturia•r irk .." roadliouth Haelmer, Jeri, wife of Mr. J. B. Thome* aged 16, city Whar o sai f 1.4.. C0M - 11;*; r ii i , B° 01 Mk% lealbsellelsma„ le lie Resetad WIl/WWW" SAWHOMY„ Dhalltlial LS, WEL