The Express. — London, England, 1849-01-02 00:00:00

173 f. 75.6-1.; ditto. esp. sin ea Cariebrook 155111. 173 1 . 7s. 6d. ; ditto, militis el C ,, wes 1731. 7.. 6 ; Fun William, lieutenant governor, 1731. 7a. 6 ; Pmt.ls.-.otg, ga mma. 441. Irld. ; Pnettlini C mil*, two port e r', 211.6. igg. ; of Wight, seven wardens, &V be. 44. ; Cingne Ports, lord warden. 4741. 10. ; li.sunant-governor, Dever C nide, 1731.75. 6d. • &pa', 'overawe, Dover Castle, 1041. 18.. mgthe Asses sad gum ere el Aniashis bulwark, and 01 , Boos wii, Deal, [Widgets, m.d Widmer Castles, UM SI. 104., which, with the former sum of 11,29,31. 16e. Id., makes 13;071. 8-. 10d. Ad tto which the ecillowing:—A sum not en ese:ed 2,0001. a pear to be damn mted pursuant to Isee liejesty's warrant of the 19th December ' 1646, is annui ties er rewarhi for distiagelithed meritorious service to tw in me not • :eroding 201. a year, which may be bald dariag u l same senior, ant locether with peados, 2,oool.—total for rewards wader IL.is l cid, 15,6071. While .itsmlni g the mum incurred ay the retirement of employed esili.my °Seers, on the pretense of retrenelament, by which t.e rat of the army is in reality automated, the Pinanciel Reform Association ob•erve with au-picks, the report that thi. government contemplaie a revision of the engin and esevose • epartments by a proems similar to that ' In the army. The report is as follows : " We underrand that the redactions in the Excise will be of a very • vendee nature ; sad that, independently of those officers wh, will he r.onn.mended for peruisnent retired al lowances, no lags than three hundred will be plead upon the Aultuhisnt list to be re admitted into the service satheaseies may arise in the reduced establishment ; and until all these redundant oat shell have hoes pmivided for, se new ap Funnier' will be allowed intake plum" Now, what the pantie lettersets require le a redaction of expenditure, an. are t,oesl of ezeimeutficers, to remain idle and drew pay in their ldl.sem. Should this Pacissmiles and Outwit-home reform resemble the Army, Ordnance, and Navy worm, the " redundant " officers will be paid for doing nothing, while new departments are created, with additional ulli:ers, to do the Amy of the " reformed " de. pertinent. IRELAND. Deems, Jae. 1. The joui nide today are wholly cocupied with the discussion cf the poor laws in various modes. The Ireeman's Journal elaborates some recent facts it published, establishing tt e unpopularity and insuffi caeccy of the law as administered in Ballinrobe. In Sligo the guardians publish &manifesto against some point in which they are at variance with the commis sioner,. In Team a meeting is held to reclaim against the •" Gregory clause—that excluding from relief possessors of land over a quarter of an acre, and thus en through the whole rouud of journals. Where all are thus intent on one object, it is plain that some thing must be changed in it for the general content ment. Thies are at present in Dungarvan workhouse nearly 200 fishermen. Their brethren of the Clad dagb, on the contrary, are reaping a rich harvest on the fish banks of the Atlantic. The Derry Seabed states that tho greater portion of the cargo of the Forest Monarch, wrecked some time since on the coast of Donegal, has been secured for those concerned. _ _ _ . We fl ad details of " °amain" and "desperate assaults" to-day in the journal4—bere a bailiff wounded with a pitchfork in the side ; there a bailiff knocked upon the head with a stone; wink, in a third can a bailiff sue easefully beats cif his sentient.. Among then out rages we have the rather unusual one of a eon robbing his mother on the highway. The old woman wee proceeding to pay her rent, 251., when her son at tacked her with the intent of depriving her thereof. She fou4ht hard against him, but failed—he carried off the money. SCOTLAND. THU CAROM:SATS CHURCHYARD, EDINBUROIL—The following is an aurae: Irma a linter from the Marl or Carlisle, pr sidest of the Central Board of Rtalth, London, to Mr. Cowan, M P., in reference to tho gat -mots regarding this churchyard, published in our last: "Thar, is but oss opinion respecing sorb an a•mmiaatioo as the practice of interment in the Caunagate churehyssrd spears so have been, as de. imibed in the newspaper which you have been good enlugh to forward to mc. I will not fail to en ration the subject to ay sowyciatcs, but I fear that we have no seal jurisdiction in the issuer." Ax Arrt-OArn ANIOCIATION has been formed (mays the Scoisesau) tor the purpose etaidieg with advice or otherwise any who may be 'imprisoned for conacientiously refusing to siren, and *spinally for using all constitutional mane to effect such a Mange in our law as will animism' it to dart of the United States of America, by which au oath or affirma tion is equally ad miseible—falaebood under either form being liable to the pei.alt.ea of perjury. PROVINCIAL. A CARE OF BURPECTED MURDER in in Cowie Of in vestiotioet before the coroner at Sheffield. The proceedirga ocoupkell a jury es Wednesday and on Podgy, and were then still further adjourned. The demased,an elderly woman minted Ilannah Betney, wife of a hib-uring man, was, on the morning of Tuesday last, found drowned in the Sheffield Canal. From certain facts that transpired a enspieion arose that her hnshand (John Haney) had been accessory to the woman's death, and in consequence he was taken into custody, toewait the re.ult of the coroner's inqu Th. chief carom stance. of suspien , n were that the. de-eased and her hatband had been for some time estranged from each other. and were living apart, and that on the ermine preceding the morning on which the littler body was found, according to the state ment of a neighbour, the deceased was induced to leave home in consequence of a message brought by a boy to the effect that her husband was waiting to me her an Atterchffe ruad (in the vicinity of the Sheffield Canal), after which time the was not again men able. THE BEDFORD CIIARITY.—A correspondent of the Memnon sends the following notes on the doings of the " reform" party at Bedford. The writer says : "Sir William Ilarpur kit a property for the az sin teoance of a grammar school of one master and one nets r, the residue in sostentation of poor children, marriage portions, and alms. The income has immensely increased, and so accordingly have the schools which now embrace a great number of Wpm besidts grammar, with a corresponding number of masters and teachers, ' exhibitions,' and other advantages ; and to all this there was little objec tion, eseept that the salaries of the two principal mas ters were rather more plethoric than was required for the interests of learning—the master' having 1,1501., sad the ' usher 8501. per annum, with other Meantime payable out of the charity. But, in proems of time the charity hg e s h i m at i o d ebt; through that particular way of a money called ' building ; which is far from beteg a saa And now the purples,' the charitable lathe of the founder, which for more than My years has bean employed in honourable and munifitent ways of beamellease—is to pay in purse—that is if parliament and the edge el the kindest will he prase to it. The two =isielai am to babe Pimabs4 ens or two other de to be made, whilst 'Sher salaries will be increased, sad upwards of 1,6001. a year is to be abstracted from the charitable allowances. The only thing answerable to the founder's injuncliea of 6004 out of 12,0001. in dd. stoat ways ustingst the peer of the town is to le no longer given ; ' merest' pardons' sad apprentice hoe' reduced nearly half;' to apprentices' and • Seeped service' to • serveste" to be eat away ; aa left open to the extent of My eh Una. sepbsee, or with nue peewee! aniline ewe et the meddles of 10,000, to be Illeas4l to the Wein= numftber se ft This b the proposed 'MEM' of *ena aba used the is which the Minuets el the W sod mule way es ale proposed be Mended eseinot Gen of tbe peer." A keel paper furnishes the fel letetgpl relative to the important w mem dame" In the proposed art: i Maasp—Poar banow Math ; when uthisseth is pthl k era isr por ant Tar einim. b.. s i beazw e in it i r . 4. a peautthied debt at ten 0,11161.10 1 a bat grammar whoa, bed ath te two palms per ammo the funds ants thadtp wiftbab wh i s sy two least pw mom tar sash atm est to the /mama wal to pp Re beim eel 0071seary. she tan plums alms* thesily. thaws art nolist twain loostia tharthd Ydte. as.—The Mawr the thud maw to he yarpoluMod be lb et I* hem at 1 I. he. pw sumo; sad the bans hold maw to readththth &pm at 100 boys with a residosto free at nth. thith base, and mph , ; and snowed au unlimited wake cf boaran. lbs With ppm all Worth of armrest thistors. The prom messed mare perpothdad tor lib at 7701, at 130 ham awl Os alum semi maws to melee Pea a-year, to lee teps, telie Übe prtvi bepes. meet as to boarders. the wathimithei mbar may rosin UK 111 s. aloar ; athetamt damisal mast WM. ; seeks addinethei mart, fIN. ; awl Oar esdaleth amass thol. Bath mgr et the wthaswelml PIA and redden°, ; math mast of the emathwalal aheol, sad had wrier of the pro. pastry, lOU. OM Mar gab a mama) aithemth mars. 1301. mistress of dm gtrts' wird ; 10Ith; awl tradmth la th sa lad haad maw of the gnat mho* ISM. Tables Ws—lt is pro posed by the raw est Int the mod ender et the glimmer eahod nay resolve pith puler ispithes. The had mom id the eae aarabl the bed maths of Ibipmpreary sommwabl= the reed he of the eamiaaeld mink rarer et as peemneera hood whims et Os Haab gad mare of the infant sink mop she math; lakilthassw—lni he teamed to 7201. 1111 aanwit; are Psithwit.—Mn Waal d tea, with sew rupbtlems. net lathe d dims& Tom—lto ruthedes ammemn, is Is thous wavisl:= l : thane' by Ist losabstbas to Appostham who halm semi thole dam Maisel as balf. Dathalass te Owthata—Alialliod alas. ather. 1714r1bedea mL to the roar, CM fu, ammithy.—ids be ultimately theamtim 11111311/03. Datanom FicirrlNG.—On Saturday an in gully te ak Wen the coroner for Berke, at Tilehurat, mar , toughing the death of C. °ahem, aged 20. !rim the est ence, ft agpsapsd that the deceased and a titan, awed C. Gila', whir lad been taken into custody, were fellow labourers at TOolmet, end, when at work on Wed meshy, something seaumed which led to angry words boo- Wein them, and lbw debsimed to settle the matter in dispute by haring • Piked beads. They walked from Tile bunt t , a place sew ilmeabgreem, in the parish of Shin held, a distance of dm mica, assempanied by their seconds, and every arrargement having tem made for an encounter, the combatants entered the ring; after two or three rounds, Giles, it is said, told the deceased they had better not fight any longer, but the latter persisted in continui..g the contest. Shortly aiterwardi Giles gave Gillum a heavy blow oa the lead, which Idled him, sad he ft. swards rem. He was takes home to his father's house and died on the follow. lag morning. The jiffy returned • verdict of "ken . slaughter against Ciihm" =Saar ..441.4a. LOU or TIME Pt Lora—Os Friday, a Cowes pilot boat wao ems 'Weft Freahwame By. Wafter wards appeared that ohs bad cm board four mem 'ass of whist, a Deal Dam, named Johascw, bad bees ressimi into dm Cowes but ham sm of the Chsauel mush whisk ha had piloted. Johnson whited to land is Freeholds Dm, sad the smaLL bat, ilh Boas sailors sad lamed& ha Ss past heat hr gut wpm al assalag ashore, bat a reads' rood swell rua Ma ay, the host wee eapisad, sad ths milartuasts madams won Tom or the bodies toms plied up fa the mew al am maim and the sear asst saamisg. The Cowes past 11% whammed uahrtasato assiamt, eastrivod to work his mewl aims through the Nadi., where Imp was mat by as other bast from Yarmouth, Wililk he readied without farther aselmisat. The two Cowes gallon ham left tamales, sea of soma, sod the Mbar of sight shadow. LITERATUBB. Moog,* Ms Caw of AU Eva. By Simnel CONDOZCZT O'conroa, Gleans of Division. 3 vols. We have seldom met with a work in whieh the design indicated upon its title-page was more con scientiously fulfilled. Monopoly the cause of all evil —moral and physical, individual and social, political and religious—such is the comprehensive conclusion which the author has taken upon him to establish ; and with not one jot or tittle less than this will he be satisfied. Through nearly seventeen hundred pages he pursues this theme ; exhibiting evil, or what he believes to be evil, in its every phase, and tracking it through all the diversities of its course ; and finally attributing the whole to the agencies of ono demon spirit which he terms "monopoly." To follow his argument with any success even through a single chapter, we must discard oar old politico eoonomical definition of that word as narrow and sectarian. We must forget its very deri vation. We must merge into a vast and vague 1 1 generality all the ideas of its meaning which we have gathered from the privileges that the Tudors conferred epos their favourites, or that have been since secured by law to patentees, or by charter to corporations. Exclusive possession, even in its widest sense, not only as created, but as accruing—as forming the right of property ; as endowing the proprietor with a title to his estate, the manufacturer to his machinery; and the capitalist to his commerce—is but a very in sufficient exponent of its signification. For monopoly, according to General O'Connor, is not only the power by which any one retains what he ought not to possess, but also the impulse that leads him to do what ought not to be done. It causes the accident that deprives the labourer of employment, and strengthens the tyranny that enslaves a nation or the superstition that embrutes it. In the spirit of monopoly the smuggler evades the Customs duties and the financier enacts them ; and upon its head rests the guilt of the wars waged to enforce free trade abroad, and of the laws passed to restrict it at home. With such a Protean antagonist it is hopeless to grapple. If, for a page or two, we flatter ourselves that he has assumed some definite term, under which we may grasp and force him to conies what of truth cr error there may be in bim, in the course of the next paragraph we find ourselves one. more eluded. All the substance of the argument bea melted away. It has become an abstract discus sion upon the nature and origin of evil. Upon such an encounter with shadows we must decline to enter. The argument, so far as it preserves any tangible form, constitutes a circle of the narrowest dimensions. Westart with the admitted fact that in all countries, and in England, perhaps, more than any, there is great inequality of conditions. It presents great wealth and great want, high refinement and deep abasement, knowledge almost divine and ignorance almost brutal. Herein lies all misery and evil. Monopoly therefore, as the 'source of inequality, is the canoe of all evil ; and the only remedy is—equality ! Beyond the bouds of this circle the argument never passes, ex cept, as we have said, into cloud-land ; and the only practical suggestion evolved in its course is that for abolishing the law of primogeniture—an enactment whose influence the author represents in a form of almost fantastic exaggeration, and denounces with • vehemence of wrath which proves how largely be over-estimates its importance. It is singular that, while assigning to monopoly a wider range of means ing than the term was ever made to bear, the author should have confined his practical objections to one only of its primary elements. On the other hand, be is so far coesistent with himself that he gives to the latter also a vague extension of significance. Many of 1 1 the objections which he urges against what beadle " the feudalmonopoly law of prim ogeniture," are in reality di- I meted against rent in general ; against taxes upon ar ticles of consumption; against the national debt, the church establishment, and unproductive consumers." Upon this last-mentioned class the general's ideas ap pear, indeed, to be somewhat confused. He enume rates the landlords, the clergy, and the lawyers, as the great bloodsuckers of the nation. " The primo- geniture monopoly, squirearchy, is the lioness; the law and church are her whelps, which devour all that their mother leaves. These are the three unproductive consumers that devour the annual produce for which the people labour." Yet not a word is said of the war establishment, which costs at least as much, and comprises full as many " unproductive con sumers," as the united staff employed in the services of the church and the law. When we said that the author had erected monopoly into a "demon-spirit" of evil, we meant our expression to be interpreted literally. He is most serious in classing it as the modern Diabolus—the great per verter of the designs of Providence. It is in his eyes the principle of antagonism, of sin and suffering, which in different ages hu been symbolised as the Typhon of the Egyptians, the Ahrimanes of the Persians. and the serpent-tempter of the Pentateuch. After referring to these types, and boldly assuming as settled in the negative the dispute as to the existence of "innate idea" in the mind of man, he proceeds: I admit evil in all its form; but before I trace it to its seems I mast In its real nature. If we compare the class whit.' madame itself by its unjust monopoly to low spirits, N the hawses of ennui—for whom life is such a burden that fY meet graft want is to devue means for killing the heare dot impose it—with the class whose state makes useful asingallea and the acquiring knowledge a ratioeal pastime, sad the finding than intimating employments for the grouse port of their time, makes the remaining hours an agreeable recreation, we cannot hesitate to which we shall give the preference. When we compare those two states with the third, which the ma ms laws of monopoly oondema to incessant ex ' himeeng Mil, without a reasons:a:km that shall exempt Ibsen has exesadve pain and misery, we find the source of evil lies in the two extremes; and that the laws and Matins , twine which mate unjust risonopoty are U. immediate cause. Laws and institutions should all tend to establish equality, shim the middle state, as remote from one extreme as the other, is that when red solid good resides, and when the least evil shall be found . . . . Here I discover the remedy kr all the evil in the world ; a remedy whisk sow sists in destroying the unjust laws of monopoly fa trade, is commerce, in land, and in all kinds of industry ; end is substituting laws and institution, tending to equality, free alms, and Justice. [The italics are the author's ] What these laws and institutions are to be like, which shall poems so admirable a tendency, we could get not even a hint. But we receive instead many excellent exhortations—would only they were prao lisable—te simplify our code of jurisprudence, to destroy corruption, cut off useless extravagance, and tree oar souls from superstition. After all his elabo rate search into the cause sod cure of evil, General O'Connor is obliged to fall back upon that hacknied remedy of the world-reformers— some undefined and spontaneous change in the mental constitution of man, which shall enable him to shake off the chains that vies, ignorance, and passion, have thrown around him. The world of man is to be frted from evil when the individual ceases to be man. Whilst we dispute the claim of these bulky volumes even to the lowest rank as contributors to economical seines, there is another character in wilich they Mral:a more than ordinary interest. They are rith the reflections of a writer who has passed ' through 80 years of life and 60 of exile. They eon ' tain the outpourings of an ardent and generous spirit, who has dared greaiy, suffered much, and forgotten nothing. The noble patriot of Ireland, when Irish patriotism was in its noblest eta—the independent member of its last independent parliament—the united Irishman of '96—the prisoner and exile of '9B —the companion in arms of the " soldier citizen " when he " swayed not o'er his fellow men "—the votary and martyr of liberty through triumph and through defeat—has here written out his soul. It is a strange work—clever, vehement, enthasiastio—full of incoherence", full of anachron isms. The wrath of the patriot who voted and fought against the union, the disappointment of the repub lican who saw freedom crust ed beneath the " sabre sway" of the emperor, the prejudices of the banished man against the country that cast him forth from the land of his birth, ail find a record as vivid as if time had stood still since the diy when those griefs were newest. Even the wrongs that rest upon the memory 1 .• .. THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING. JANUARY 2, 1849. al mea t and events keg since *paw, an re vived in all their keenness. be old Titan lan piles mountain upon mountain, to scale a vanished pi p:iris i n deduce of a dethroned Jupiter. The bitterness is not past, even in death, when he thinks at the ware of Pitt with France; of the r= of Castlereagh in Ireland; of the cold ty the Holy Alliance ; the bigotry of Eld o n, end the falsehood d O'Connell. And; elthoegh writ ten in any but the calm, impartial spirit of the hist* rims, these pages come to um with mach of the anti quated sembisaes of history—for they were prepared before five trade achieved its great triumph over monopoly In England ; and long Wore the revolution in France gave a premature fulfilment to some of their prophecies of fact, only to falsify all their &duo time of result. Siagor's sought aa opportssity to abstract lola *awe Iron his saga boos, which were mimed. Mr. Stager baked largely at Cos& sad Co.'s. The prisoner was traced to have pa to Ponsatouth, sad, whilst then ha 'eras. to Coma's, sad obtained • bank post ordm for 101 through the I mediae of soother forgery.—lnspeotor Julian said that he hod two artifisatm of the prisoner's marriages, sad Its was suing efforts to pada . a third sae, sad he lad so doubt of •seo sc—A Nam& sad a corporal of the Grenadier Garda idatifiod the prissaat so beiag • deserter, and clerks from u Ceta and Co. wen Mao la stmadanes ail identified him. —lnspector Julien bad pommies of letters which the pri soner had written from Portsmouth to one of kis wives alluding to cireuinstana is reference to the forgsahm, and which will be bri tight in evidence against him.—Tho pri• sonic was Trawled for a week. Id A RYLBBONB --STABBING A POLICISIRGIANT.-13. Stock .as to-. gam ined charged with tt .Ting stabbed Polics-ser. yawl B wley.—On Tuesday Let Bewley was on duty in Orthard pleas, Pi.rtmanaquare, when the prisoner, without saying a word, spat in his face. On being told to go qubstly home he made a thrust at the officer with a knife, indicting a deep and serious wound la the thigh. It was der from other et.t , meats made by the sergeant that the prisoner and a number of his companions were at the period of the out rage tulip resolved upon taking the sergeant's life, in the event of assistance not haying speedily arrived.—The pri son. r was committed for trial. DoN•11031.-11. T. forwarded to Mr. Broughton 6&, and B. H. a belt-sovereign, for the poor-box of the court; it was requested that an acknowledgment might appear in the Pa n. ARI. BO ROUGH- STREET.—Anarynno vas Po- LlOO.-W Yates, A. Cowie, E. irepp4, and J. Smith, de scribed on the oolice-sheet as " gentlemen," were charged with having assaulted the police.—Police constable Bermes ter said, ab..u' five o'clock that morning he bend • disturb ance in Arundel place, where he found police constable Hopkins endeav using to persuade the tour defendants to go quietly away. The three defendants, Keppel, Cowie, and Yates, pushed uo against Hopkins and threw him down. The constable did net resent this, but renewed his pt nue dons fur the defendants to go away. The defendants walked on a shat distance, and again began to create so mach disturbance, that Hopkins interfered, and was struck by Yates, and witness, on going forward to assist was also struck by Yates. Withers seised Yats s, upon which the other three came towards him and swore that their triend should not be taken to the station-house. A severe struggle ensued, which ended in all four defendants finding themselves secured in the station-house.—Polin constables Hopkins and Parr confirmed the above statement. Hopkins said the disturbance in Arundel place first com met cad by the oefei dant, attempting to kick open the door of a public-houste—Yates denied having assaulted the p .licv before he was laid hold of and dragged about with such vio lence as to tear his clothes.—The other defendants denied having created any disturbance.—Mr, Hardwick fined Yates 31., and the otner three delendants 21. each. BENEVOLINCC.—For the poor-box: 11. from H. E. ; Mr. Toiler. 11.: Mr. 141 e, IL ; and 101. frem H. L. LAMBETH. MONEY LANDING. A person named 13 •per applied to Mr. Elliott tor his advice and assistance under the following circumstances.—The plicsnt stated net ne saw the following advertisement in &weekly paper, vie,—" Money advanced on approved security. Persons re quiring the loan of money on mortgage, ireehold, leasehold, or copyhold property, reversionary interesto, annuity, or any available security, may have the same procured for them by application to Mr. H. Hersey, Trafalgar House, Trafalgar 'street, Walworth-road. No charge unless the money is sctuslly procured, and none bnt principals treated with, sead wishing to borrow 601. on the lease of a house producing a profit rent of 301. per annum, he called on Mr. Hersey. At the tint interview he distinctly told Hersey that he wanted the mcney for three years, and he promised to get it Ow him for that time. but by some document he had filled up Is would appear that the money was to be lent for one year only, whie the charge for that time was to be 121. 10s. This he, of course, objected to, and requested that' the lease of his home which Hersey had possessed him-elf of, might be given tick. Hersey, however, refused to give the lease back noise a commission of 21. 10s. was paid to him for his trouble.—Mr. Elliott, finding that the value of she lei se was such that he bad not the power to grant a summons fur its illegal detention, directed Englith, one of the summoning (Seers, to go to the residence of Hersey and request his attendance at the court.—ln a short time after, Hers y made his appearance, and said he understood the money was required fer twelve months.—Mr. Elliott re• marked that, according to Hersey's own showing, there must have been something wrong intended in the transaction, as it could hardly he supposed that Roper would give 121. 10s. for the loan of 601. for twelve months, at the same time giving such ample securii. Hens y was ordered to return the lease to Roper, Mr. Elliott remarking at the time that it was quits monstrous to expect 121. 10s. for the loan of EC,' , be-ides holding ample security for the advance. SOUTHWARK—Ate INCOaIIOIILa 01FINDER.—J. 11. Kilkwby was charged with threatening the life of Miss Ward, who keeps a lady's seminary at Camberwell —About two years ago the prisoner was taken into custody for stud ing threatening letters, some of them containing poison, to Mrs. Kemble, the wife of a hop merchant in toe Boroug h, a Miss Closter, and also to a Mos Spriggs, the latter of whom was a pupil of Miss Ward. The letters, all of which were anonymous, were couched In language of the most threaten ing description, and, as the writer had exoressed his inten tion to lay wait for and asses-inate some of the parties, he was apprehended, committed for trial, and sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment. After the expiration of his sentence, he had not been long at large when he again com menced writing anonymous letters to Miss Spriggs, at Miss Ward's school, threat, Ding to murder her. And, upon this charge, he was tried a second time, and agaiu sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment, and this time to be publicly whipped, In August last, the prisoner was liberated, and in Mivernoer he 'gain commenced similar practices, and con tinued them up to his apprehensioa on the preceding night, when he was taken into custody, with a long and h pointed knife concealed on his person, lurking . about a ,all watching atthe residence of thecomplainant in Tr inity-square. —Serg. Kendall, of the detective force, cited that he apprehended the prisoner on the two firmer occasions, and that having been present on each of his trial* at the Central Criminal Court, he knew his handwriting well ; that when the prisoner's last sentence of imprisonment expired, soon afterwards witness received information that anonymous letters of • threatening nature bad been transmitted to Miss Ward, and those letters he (winsome) having examined, had no doubt they were in the prisoner's handwriting. One of these letters was put in and read by the magistrate. It was as follows : In consequence of your refusal to give me the address of Miss Sprig's or any information concerning her I shall recite to you what will very shortly , be noted in reality. " lt Ia about the hour of nine on a dark and dismal night, when you may les a female form moving rapidly along the streets, but she doss not heed anything, for she seems anxious to got home. Alm! had aloe but have known what would have befallen her during her short journey, she would not hare ventured out. She still keeps gliding on her course towards home, when suddenly you see her struck down by some until then unaseal:n r % Mar foe is secreted , as and she pares steals softly behind her, out writettaing bright, Lets it with full form against her, she who was so full of life sad animation but a kw short moneruts, is now stW as the grave. An alarm ie given, but it is useless." Other letters et a similar tendeney were ale , handed to the magistrate, one of which described that on Sunday night, 31st ult., the writer would be athe watch for II issWard. The t said that on the previous night he went, accompa nied two coastaWes, to Trinity-square and saw the pet caner waiting about in the vicinity of No. 22, apparently watching for the arrival of Miss Ward, who with another lady, was expected home from chapel. Shortly afterwards the two ladies came up, and on their approach the prisoner took his stand at the entrance of the house, when he was taken into cus tody. The prisoner on being seised attempted to draw some thing from underneath his ooat, but he was prevented, arid it was di.oovered that he had the knifo (produced) hidden then. fie was very violent and made strong and repeated efforts to get away.—Mies Ward stated that she was present on the prisoner's trial at the Old Bailey. The letters alluded to, she bad no doubt, were in his handwriting. Miss Spriggs was formerly her pupil, and that while that young lady we. at her school, the prisoner wet constantly in the habit of writing anonymous letters, scene of them containing poison, to her. Mita Sprigp had &thee left her establishment in consequence of the dread inspired by the prisoner's conduct, and sines then he had written the anonymous letters pro duced that day to her (witness), and that she apprehended that her life was in danger. The prisoner was remanded till Monday next. INCONTINIINCIS ATTNIIDING2Nn Cotes.—FOrSOOla time past this Court has been the resort of the dirtiest and lowest set of persons in the Metropolis. The place allotted to the public is filled by them immediately the Court is opened, and the majority remain wedged together all day to the annoyanee of everybody in it. The stench arising from so many people wedged together is almost insu ff erable, and the windows are consequently ordered to be opened, to the great danger of the solicitors and reporters, whose seat is under them. Persona having business to transact are unable to gain en entrance without squat sing through the mob, and sometimes losing property in the attempt. WANDSWORTH. —Ca aeon or OBTAINING GOODS DT ♦ Foaoso ORDIIB. W. Keith aliu C. Ilay man, a seaman, was tes esamined, charged with obtaining, by means of a forged order, • number of seamen's chests, hammocks, itc.—W. Brownnated that he wet a seaman on board the United States frigate St. Lawrence, at present lying at Southampton. He knew the prisoner, with whom he came to England as • fellow seaman, In the Mediator, Americas line of packet ship, from New York, and landed on the 11th of December 111 company with H. Rhin and J. Cavenagh, now present, and six others. They lift the vessel at Portsmouth, sent their chests, hammocks, and begs up by the South-Western Rail way, sad walked to London. Witness acted for the whole party. The luggage was booked in his name at one of the company's receiving houses, and witness received a sovereign from the 'agents on the property, which he divided amongst his mates. The amount of property entrusted to the railway was five chests, two hammocks, and six bags, containing their outfits. On their arrival in London witness went to the American Consul, but he would have nothing to do with them, saying they ought to have applied to the Consul at Southampton, and they were consequently unable to redeem their clothes. Witness seeing that there was no chance of his getting his property. determined upon going to sea again, and left London on the 20th ult. to join the St. Lawrence, at Southampton. On the day previous he gave the railway bill containing the liat of the goods belonging to them, and the amount advanced upon them, to Cavanagh, now present, as he had some money, and wanted to get his things from the railway. When in London he lodged at a house where the prisoner also lodged. He gave the prisoner permission to use his name, nor ever promised him his outfit He had told Shin that he might have the chat and other things to use, and when they met at New York he was to return him some. The order produced was not in his handwriting, and he had a authorised the prisoner to get their baggage.—J. Ca venagh applied at the goods' station, Nine Elms, for his pro perty, but he was informed he could not have it without paying the carriage for the whole. He 1111/ the prisoner Keith several 1411110 up to the 27tk ult., and wee told the, he was goo sail in the Bombay, which was going oat to India. Witness being informed that the prisoner had got on board the chest of Brown, charged him with having got their property from the railway and taken what suited him. The Omar acid Brown had given him the chest. Witness made lampsetor Luton acquainted with the fasts sad he went on board the Bombay and took the prisoner into ens tody.-1. Benjamin, outfitter, Mated that on the night of the 78th ult. the prisoner come to him and produced an advance note far the payment of 11. 19s. ed. He told witness the besiege was at Nine Elms and that of alas others, there being U. 12e. Bd. to pay on it, and he showed him the railway conspeny's bill for that amount. He said he had seen all his mates and every man was agreeable to pay his share if he would clear the let. Witness agreed to clear them the next morning. The prisoner met him by appointment, and be drove to Nine Elms. He gave the prisoner 11. 13e. to pay the oompany's charge. He had de livered to him 13 packages in all, and took the whole of them home. The prisoner took possession of one hammock and a chest --B.Taylor, foreman of the delivery 1 orten at Nine Elms, said that prisoner and the witness Blue came on Boxing-day and wanted their goods. He told them that a part could not be delivered up, but they must take th• whole, which consisted of 13 packages, and they must produce Brown's order. The next morning the prisoner came, and produced an order for the delivery of the packages to Hayman and pur porting to be signed by Brown. Prisoner paid the money, and put his mark to "Charles Hayman," which witness wrote in his delivery book.—Mr. Benjamin was recalled and proved that the prisoner had written the words " William Keith " across the advance note.—The prisoner was com mitted for trial. MONEY MARKET. MONDAT EVIIIINO. The movement upwards in the funds was still the order of this day. Commis advanced to, and were done at, 891, and after trivial fluctuations so left off exact, ex-dividend for the opening. The firmness of the market may be readily accounted for by the nearer approach of dividend time, the more prosper ous state of industry in the great mann ' facturing hives of the north, and the ab sence of any positively disturbing influences from abroad. The transactions, separately, were not of any particular consideration, which may be accepted as proof, in some degree, that specula , : ion had no great share in the rise of prices, but that the public were really the chief buyers, as usually occurs with high prices and in rising markets. Reduced Threes were 89 tot. Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., 89 to t. Long Annuities, 8t to 11 16. Exchequer Bills, 41s. to 446. prem. India Bonds, 40s. to 435. prem. Bank Stock, 190 to 2. Prices ruled higher in foreign securities, and the market was strong, without much speculative busi ness. Spanish Fives, were 144 to ; the Threes, 284 to ; Passive, 34 to 4. Portuguese, 254 to 61. I)utch Two•and-a-Half per Cents. were 47 to 84 ex dividend ; the Fours, 73 to 6. Belgian, 74 to 6. Rus sian, 71 to 3. Mexican, 25 to 4. Peruvian, 48 to 50. Much dissatisfaction has been expressed by various bondholders about the delay of the Spanish American committee in making their report of the progress of the negotiations with Senor Osme, the Peruvian Envoy, fur the arrangement of the debt, or convening a piblic meeting for the purpose of discussing the propositions. This delay, as must be evident, gives rise to speculation on the part of those who may chance to be in the secret of what happens to be going on, to the prejudice of the public interest. New Granada 13 to 14. Brazilian 74 to 6. Chilian 86 to 8. CLERICAL TEI a Clow= Ltac;unasNis.—ln addition to the sun. &Mates named yesterday, it Y skid that the Rev. Dr. Croly and the Nov. R. Biskentstit have entered the Int. Passzaitzwra.—Rev. B. Wood oHellminahasa C., alias Morton, Norkilk.—Rev. R. Whiting to Ringstleid It., Buffs*, w. Lids Bedishrea, dio. Nor. 6 ; 5W., with res. ; pat., But. C. Calllkllolll.—Rev. B. O. Muria, to Oornworthy C., Demo.—Rev. M. Chistits to Barrington and Shepton Beauchamp C., Booleeseum—sse. F. J. Durbin to Manton v Cambridgesh., din. ; 2444 with res. ; pat., Bishop of Ely : RIM E. Bosanquet, resigned. NAVAL. Pannitozi, Ds°. 30.—The excavation for the tousde. gm at the veneers marten° tower te almost ampleted, the solid seat bavtay ham sermetally nabs& /be marry teal eseaeque oily be eteameassi la •ha dye. • INNTlNgasiest oar s "la tantequase of a ward Wee orb S mem et =prelim hs• been established at Peteilaske, Y emesea with eD the otter dedgerds, that one's right bald le taus Mowed es bow abet the bit is doing. The esslonee, No esee het ea bails,,' is placed at the odke dome. and every Mop Hies hi prevent the possibility of information beteg allbrded on spy sedgest. Wtother the public are thus to bo Is imams* el the Imesedeee of onr naval arsenals (without Mlfapflag the Inmate of Mild privacy) remain for the peeas to desida. WOOLWICII, JAN. C. Atherton, chief engineer of Weelwieh Dockyard, has been appointed elder engineer to the New BM= RatabibeMeed at leyham Point, Devooport, and Mr. Hum. ghsire,Hoesy wee ntaneylay engineer for the Arm of Sir John Reg gie ma Ca, has bass iodated to succeed him as chief engineer at wkalmkhrastory. The committee of revision will, It is stated, again of Woolwich, with the view of inquiring into the homily et ashlar bather reductions to the yard. MDMISALTv JAN. I.—PROMOTIONS —J. Talbot, to be tei! L Roberta, T. Thompson, and J. Haines, to be Oommandem ; J. T. H. Norriti, and W. H. Mallard, to be Mestere—AN. .—Lieuteuant : T. Heard, to Bellerophon; Second Oulliegwood, to Caledonia. lWta: T.B MILITARY. A RICRUITIIIO PARTY 01 the Royal Sappers and Miners has been established at Pembroke, under Capt. Nelson, R.E., under whose dirsctiona the fortifications at that place are being constructed. SPORTING. TATry The betting yesterday was almos t entire) eonfined to the Chapter Cup, tor which Great Western, Mrs. Taft, and atlit`Ptane were mot prominently in demand. The nominstions for this and the ether 'prin. handicaps ere expected to be unusually numerous , . CumiTalt. Cue.-36 to 1 eget Cows& (0, 40 to 1 &est The Tartar (t), 1000 to 30 agetOreat Western (t two or three limes),l,ooo to 20 apt Geraldine (t), 1,000 to 20 apt Athelstane (t), 2,. , 00 to 41.0 apt Blaze (t), 1,000 to 20 apt Melody (t), 50 to 1 apt Mrs. Taft, 1,000 to 111 apt F.,gle's Plume (t), 1,000 to 15 apt Malabo (t), 2,000 to 30 apt Chanticleer (t), 1,000 Vi 10 Ipt Puts LC. (t), 1,000 t. 10 apt Feratill, (t). Darter.-36 to 1 apt Strongbow (t), 40 to 1 apt Elthiron (t oo to 1.) CRZSTER CCP. s . _ NOMINATIONS up to the close last night in London, and to 5 o'clock in the anent:ea at Chester :—Cavrrouch, Ribaivry. Cler mont, Louppron, Oreet Western, Egret, Vesta, Eagle'. Plume, Iteality, Lugar, Firemen, Henry of Exeter, Peep o' Use Boy, C. s. seek, Foreekaure, The Tartar, The Hero, King of Kildare, 'Dulcet, k by Jsreed. S re, Inheritress, Pillage, Baby, f by Su Hercules o.t of Peeress, Solon, Impostor (late Lanesburough), Embers: horpe, Ami n* Primrose, Sunnyside, Rodney, Burghley. Bedlam, Sir Peter Laud., Windermere, Tlu Stinger, Radulphtui, Magruder, ri ....... Rairiestate, Good Boy, Backbiter, Cor-ican, Crary Lod, tisane, Prince (hanky, Fogleman, The Swallow, P.m Mot, Pally, Laraine, New Peers: Deer, Avenger, e by liarkaway Med Dinn, Rowland, Joe o' Sot, Riechanalian„ c by Sir Hercules out of Ditstru OW to Satirist, Idle Bo , a by Verulam, 4 yrs, Cocker =iirat.lpalatemdme, Chanticleer, , Mrs. Taft, I•dy Wiklair, • r a lms * John out of Mal, Mashie, Alice, Ellerdale, 11 . lodine, Halo, Miss Nipper, Owsior, Pins. 1 ram Ranh" Woodcraft, Cymba, Rhesus, Honeycomb, The Widow, ttamr la=Outtis Lard, Premier, %Minis, Clifford, Montague, PerrykW„ Gabendon, Lola Monte; tiftruil, Do. ilM.tjor i tarame sm e belv asi parr, Oratt io t , tiraction i,;N Dz l it Aga c t Deer p Resol ution, 80rpt 10e, (,L endow er, Bin. r chat, liliewles, Imakawool Pavilion, Jovial, Tom Tit, Dacia, Vern. =C hia, Yernhill, L'henside, Farewell, Doom, Projectile, Areamment, Wanota, Thornhill, Snowdrop, Dough, Melferd, The Swift, lielhainefi, John Coma ( th e Hato= Platuif cult), Gaffer Gram. lab) Ent, Manus. JUDGES' CHAMBERS.—YisnutDAT. _ Mere Ur. Bum Platt. II.C•BE V. LORD 11117,7;1%- - P;i1'WL/01111 OF • Plan. —On Saturday an application was made to Mr. Baron Platt by Mr. Conniff, !solicitor to the present Earl of Oxford, who was detained in the Queen's Prison as the Hon. Alfred Harley, commonly called Lord Hanel, for his discharge, he having succeeded, by the death of his father, to the title of the Earl of Oxford. The necessary documents were pro dined, and his lordship, eller considering the matter, directed the attorneys of the several detaining creditors to show cause why the Earl of Oxford should not be discharged from custody, he being a peer of the realm. The linininOnadi were made returnable yesterday (Monday), and several ' attorneys attended on the part of the creditors. In ' some cases the parties consented, and orders were made for the discharge of the noble defendant; but in the above-named cause, the application was resisted by the detaining credi tor's attorney. It was submitted that a peer was not entitled to his privilege until he had taken the oaths preseribed—Mr. Baron Platt said he had no doubt that a peer was privileged before he had taken the oaths, and requested to be furnished with cases which would show the converse of the proposition. —His lordship adjourned the summons for an hour, in order that counsel might appear for the creditor. —At a subsequent period et the day the matter was resumed. A barrister attended, and admitted that he could not Gnomes to the effect dist a Ifsese was not privileged until he had taken his seat.—His lor dsh ip made the order in this as well as in the several other cases for the discharge of the Earl of Ox ford from the Queen's Prison. In this case a point was in cidentally mentioned of a novel and important character, namely, whether the discharge would extinguish the several debts of Ike detaining creditors, or whether the judgments would survive the discharge of his lordship. It seems that there is no ease on the subject, and the question will decide whether an execution by operation of law will extinguish a debt in the emu meaner as a discharge by the act of a credi tor. Orden in the several canes were drawn ap, and the Earl of Oxford was discharged from the Queen's prison. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD OODItT. The Joinaty SWIM of the above court was opened yester day wean lay She light Hon. the Lord Mayor, the Re corder. Alderman Suter, Alderman Challis, the sheriffs, underuhmilh, and the ether City odious. There are 79 prisoners he trial, only ten days having elapsed eines the court edjerresei. Carmen ow onerarnito Mom MOIR Fuse Pas emcee.— W. Ward and Ci I. Rickards were Witted for a misdemeanor is obtaining money by fake prelemem. The promeator was a person named Arnold, who, la August last, wee confined in Whilst:roes-street prison fee debt. It was alleged that the defendants had introdused themselves to :11.744 Moir the pretense that they meld get Ise !ha lift ghilliees fees him, that ssea being nisei by the wills if the presesseer pawning her ileum end sheeet everytldeg she pemeemed.—Mr. Parry, at the elan of the emblem fee the preepea_ don took en objection that it did set make eat the ellegedea In the ladistmeat. that the messy was upset the essidemelem /let the dellsdants led hell,ast merely went is diew that they pro their islesties le de se. The 'mined twensel also WA a teehnieel ehiesties lee emend mess in the indict neut.—The lime isloaleild en opinion that the Oise dons taken by the horsed emend were heel to the present indictment, and under hh Wailes &alien the jury re. bused a verdict of Not Otifhp. POLICE. -YESTERDAY. ___ _ BOW.STILBIT. lt _ - AT TIE . INTOLVT:IT DRITOIte Covae.—R. Boyle was charged with being con certed with Behmidt in stealing a number of schedules and other denumate from the Insolvent Debtors Court. The examination of Schmidt appeared in oar paper of yesterday. A polies sergeant proved that when he apprehended the pri soner be " I'm the man you want." On telling him the nature of the charge, be mid that Robertecn, who had been discharged at the Mansion Hoare, where he was brought up for stealing documents from the Cus tom House, was the cause of the whole affair.— , I l dir l ig Anne Damen said that the prisoner Schmidt was at her house up to the period he wee taken into cus tody. The primer at the bar, who was his companion, often came to the house, and on the same day that her lodger was headed the primmer same about half past eleven o' at eight, end lighted a fire. The next morning there was a vast rituality ca burned papers under the grate, toed although he did not remain more than ten minutes, he made a very large fire, mending that he expected hie friend home. —Anne Lambert, daughter of the housekeeper at the Insolvent Debtors' Court, proved that she saw the prisoner coming down stairs when the robbery was committed, on the Bth ult. The prisoner was remanded. CLERK.BNWILLL—A Taw:rout Cmanom or Be- OAKT, Foment, Lam Daanation.—H. P. Pierce, alias Philips, was charged with levies *omitted two finalities, also with bigamy, sad daution kola the Grenadier Guards. The prisoner on Tuneiny led *meted a police constable and informed him that be bad herd a Beak post bill for 271. on Kr. 8. Gardiner, a gentleman moiling at Brentford, and that he had got cash for it whist he lied spent. When he was first brought to this mat be said be picked up in the street a letter containing rte Baakpem MB fur 271. which he took to the Bank, and after reasipiteg I t gat it cashed. In spector Julia* asoartafted his sedemseid to be true, and a clerk from the Iseve-idia* attended and confirmed the statement. He also discovered that the prisoner bad formerly been a corporal in the Grenadier Guards, from which he had deserted. He far ther traced him to have formed a connexion with the servant maid of Mr. Singer, residing in Wandsworth, to whom he paid his addition, and ultimately married her, and that he had also married two other women who were now living, and one of them was pregnant. While visiting the maid at Mr. NNqpien FINDS. 3 per Cl. Red. Anna. AggfriliT — New 36 per Cent. Anna, 111 I Lnim Anna., exp. 6th Jan., MA 8 11-16 India Roods, 421.000, 43 Ditto, under £1,01.19, 44 TORSION 21 per Cl. Sunda Ronda, 26 1 per Cl. Grenada Honda 13g 4 Dittoper Cont. Mexican, 1846,26 Amt., Jan. 16, 25 44 6 per Cent. Peruvian Ronde, 46 88 Do. Anal, Jan. 10. 496 6 60 4 per Ct. Portuguese Bd., 6.061. 6 otv CI. Ppaniah Bds., Div. frank Nov., 1844.114 f Do., Amt., Jan. 16.141 6 RICIIANOR6 ANGIITOCKS ABROAD. nAINIVIO, Dec. YB.—Ruffian Flee per Cent. Metal. Cert., 98 billa, 966 money ; nod C o. , Lean. 9" " , Ditto In eh7lulli. 91 C b e li si n t i . .: Stdalita Co., bills, 80 money ; o per 651 DBL. ; Loan , Three per cent., u 4; bills, ivg money ; ' Llan, 96 bilia„ 96 money ; ore ruin Four per Cents., 96 billy 95 money' Sisnish Five per Cents., bills, 91 money ; Ditto, Three per Costa inland. 19 bills, 184 money. C:0;11:01; for Ad., Elif f W 8f 9 Exchequer Dille, Cl.our. Mu March. 44 ; id., June, CI 40 43 Ditto, NS°, Md.. Yard, 44 41 Ditto, Small. 2}4., March, 43 44 ; 24., June, 42 hi FUNDS. 4 per Ct. Spadah Pacette Bda, 34 .3 per Ct. SpauPh MA., let f Do., Acct., Jan. la, Mf I M per Ct. Venectula Ilda, 194 18f Lo.. Deferred, 6 8 Pet Ct. French Naito, T3f. 7:4. M per Ct. Belgian lid. , Ex., 2.5 f., 4lf 21 ca. die. 4 per it. Dutch Ccrtillidtce, TM i BAILWAY NEWS. We had an exceedingly good market in shares, with the public purchasing steadily for investment. In consequence prioes were gradually in improvement. HARR LIST. —Losnox, JANUARY I. Nola.—The quotsUana of Was In Roman character. denote actual trunactluns Wee of Wan uk /robes Wks: pricks. PAID London it &Western 42 le Du. Ago 604.......14 2111. !AI p, iberdeen AsWr►yt Not* Bost! 8k..% ul.k Ded.calla V xL or wt a gum (meow _ _ Bir N'oi fr U,. J 0.... dy.pd.or wt. a velar Do.diani Bust on..gur Bristol nod Exeter _ Do. Thir • 1);y: ii iii iiii: - :•ii 104. Do. Coo. Tealhe 1 11 lid. Do. do. Tomas.- 4l 94. Do. Thinla.. lei i f Do.N. l'rvAT pr. al toalko.hpeolsaall id. ir. If Los..Etalisb. &Yeovil vat Lt 4 Mcn., u.rt. & Mat. 34 .109 Manch., Sheff..Llnc. l Do. i shara...No.l Ti 6sd. Po. New flo Pred. 11 i Do.ol.Grnsa..blert. l 2B 25d. 0 Midland 88 14 T 4 JO Do.Coro. 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Ext. z.ir C 1.110.1 Do. do 9 Do.Noritithsfhper Do.. do., I Y. tent Do. 1 alarm Do. do New &Wens Union a. A Do. d 0.... I Do. d 0........ .. C Do.doSaa Do.lekErtrr.69a. East Larreasidre Do. Now Do. d sharer Do. 6p CLPrf.i OA. Era* LrecolnrAtre Itiditharroa it Okay Do. i atom ~..., Szeterjeovil,Darea Greet Northern Dade. *differed Do. do , Bet per Oh Or.SowtAt W twain. GLNorthEopiosat Do.New.4ol. Do. Na 0.301. Do Nno, Great Western l6L . Do. takers, Do. ...... Do. New WWI and Selby . Do. Aura I Do. Maw. Lane. sad Ma awhile Do de LoaossairsiYorara o. Do. awe 13 244. at Int 1.414 4 4 6 31 lii i 14 p. I ID. f4z l a 54 IA 13 6 : Do. Thirds Do.NewOusr.6pCt Do. M. B. Union B. Weston& Wino Do. sham ,Ludo aad Bradford lards cad TWA . I Do. Dodo Pr Do. tte ßow a I Loo Ur. don & Croat*, k ce , Do. tap-anon . 1111 134. 7 111 134. I 2 1 44. 4.832. Pit 41 P . .. 0... 43 42 6 4d. 14 2 . 1 1 1 3 18 iBd. I IA to 4 1µ 118 18 32 1. 81 3 Ph . Md. .1E id 100 .e6O aei7rirsiii7e7 0•. b - 0 a 64d. Do: 6**". 6 De► 1,11 Zoo.. and Lime 6l Do. Newsy L .• 60 12 Northern of Franco 8 Do.New:4ou.• 7 Origami & !tarlatan SSA London Ligrooseric4 U Paris and Lpow W. PrVerrnet le Do do. 4 tid. Loudon It N. Waliara T ' Park and Organal ,7T Ito 20 and Ha Do.ors.L.& D. To. :10 Patti and Beam 19 lde New - . .. .. .... De. 11 1:). 1 7 Do. 'Me O fj $ Do. 40a..4.;i.:iit 20 &maw and NMI,. .1 31 10 Do.lolnit &B a 129 14 Waabourg & Bak. .1 10 D0.1010h.,M & b I Z‘p. 9 Tour. o,••• N0.41a. 1 Do•lOtsh- It& B 0174 4 084 Nert DiBBTINCL—Botrrn :DEvoe.—Adjourned Meeting:— Bristol, Jac I.—Mr. John Chilcott in the chair. The chair. man briefly recapitulated the proceedings of the last meeting, and remarked that it was at that time stated that the reply of the directors to the pamphlet of the ex-chairman, Mr. Gill, would appear before Monday, and the meeting was ac cordingly adjourned for the purpose of receiving and eansi• cluing it: it now appeared that it would not be in circulation till Wednesday, and it would be for the meeting to determiag whether or not it should again adjourn till after that day.—Mr. Fry (formerly a director of the company) said he had stated at the last meeting that the report of the directors would be out, but he found bye letter from the chairman, Mr. Woolcombe, that it could not be issued before Wednesday morning. lie and the committee were at meet nt in London engaged in its preparation ; it would be submitted to the board at its meet ing on Tuesday night, and would, if possible, be seat out the same night to the proprietary. Mr. Woolcombe farther stated that he had been working night and day in the pre paration of the report, that as soon as Mr. Gill's pamphlet appeared, a committee was appointed to consider and report from the directors upon the whole subject of the atmospheric system, and that the report was in preparation or/Moody to any requi sition from the Bristol shareholders, and the beard had de termined to call • special general meeting as soon as that report was prepared, had there been no requisition presented to them for that purpose. The reason why the report had been so long in preparation was on account of the number of persons the directors had to see, and the many points which bad to be investigated.—The chairman said the excuse made by Mr. Wool umbe was rather as evraordinary one, seeing that Mr. Gill's pamphlet had remained two month s before the public, and that, too, notwithstanding the present chair. 1 12i VA 100 4 man had declared all its figures to be in error I: ae to him to be an idle trifling with the shareholders • zhat were to have the directors' report put into their Lo n g s c e 4 days before the special meeting. It wooed Ise imp , oettes them to examine the statistics, and to give a cool col aide& lion to that which the chairman told theta it bat aim id. many sleepless nights to prepare.—Mr. Pry ssid difficulty of having only two days had been hiv e * about by the Bristol shareholders themseleee. I th e had urged the directors to convene a meeting Icke, the es. port could be prepared.—Mr. Hutton (who appeal e d as as . tyska of a deceased shareholder), said, if these could be assurance that the report would be out on Wedne•A se r e thought they had better adjourn. They could 11. e., b elow object, which was haw to make the moat of their prapm r _ and to that their attention should be turn e d. A., tent point for their consideration was, what w, n th e i r y a w Mies, and that he should press nun the sputa ..eugg meeting. He had heard out of doors that the coup, ey ena indebted to Mr. Heaaett, the contractor, in a . Cr, larg e amount, and he shook' wish to be informed r tar. was, en d to soe Mr. Bennett's account. He should also eey „ ire in. formation u to whether Mr. Henseti's sou u, t us: Lneigg e g in the general statement of liabilities a ale the pregd e , tors at their lost half-yearly meeting. (Hess.)—tie Fp, said, if they adjourned till 1 hursciay, he thought th y wawa be sure to ha.e the directon' report so as to s, chgt t stated in reply to Mr. Gill. A discussion encl. course of which Mr. Seecombe re quested that an . 'Tor in an account of the last meeting m ight be rum red It wes stated that Mr. Woolcombe wu present, era .s d that to complete the atmospheric could require 500 0 01, where 's it was he (Mr. Seecombe) who stated it on Mr. Woolcuth s t e authoriti. A correspond. ace of considerable length Nom e Mr. Chhoott and Mr. Gdl was read in refire.. ce to thew* meeting, and the proceedings were ultimately adjourned t• Thursillsy next. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS —RAILWAY CALLS, 1848. —The following is an accurately calculated list of ap t on all classes ot railway snares, wt.eth. r Bectch, Irish, or foreign, mule for ea.h duri ag 1848: —January, 4,84:0,1311. ; February, 2.272,64 V.; march, 3,135 ; 20 1.; April, 2,759,7791.; M.., 3 '246,8484: June, 2,777,674 ; July, 4,077.2481; August, 3.122,773/ ; Bap: ember, 2,625,9361.; Octoher, 1,639 051 ; November, 1,691,6291 ; December, 1,478,2531. The to- sm,ont calls on all classes of shams for 1847 was 41,0 71 8931, being 8,829,4911. more than in 1348. Th 4 c glresdy nounced awl payable for January, 1849, alretly arn out to 3,606,5881. READING, GUILDFORD, AND RE . IOATE.--It Is the Mtgs. lion of this company, whom!, time is neir y conv.,kiad , apply to parliament in the ensuing session to extend tbsi t line and form a junction with the (heat W. i*,-ru, at COSI.. sham ; to accomplish which they must pass under the Gnat Western by a tunnel, a nroposi , ion i.r wh ch is under es consideration of the railway oommisnonsis FRENCH RAILWAY TRAFFIC. —The following are the lsr returns of the gross receipts of the priecipal lines : Rotes.—Prom Dee. 17 to Dec. 23 : I'assengers, 46,337 f. ; gmk 89,79614 teal, 136,332'. Chu.saus.—Erom Dee. 13 to Dee. 19: Parentre, 800.9 f.; go o k 91,8031. ; total, 131,3321. Naarafous.—From Dr. 16 to Dec. 22: Passengers, 06,6 ; go o k 19461 f. ; total, 294.07 f. LIAVIUL.—.roin Dee 17 to Dee. 23: Passengers, 15,169 f.; gook 43,844 f. ; total, 00,0131. BOILDUALT.—Frum Dec.l6 to Dec. 22: Partners, , gook 39,393 f. ; total, 62,132 f. Boa Loos - e..—From Dee. 18 to Doc. 24: Passengers, 21,39_f.; 'rip* 0,3521.; l.Aal, 31,744 f. Visurom.—From Dr. to Dee. 18 : Passengers, 23,1111.; so 23,804.; total, 47,654 f. Marrs_ —From D.c. 17 to Dec. 23 : Passenger., 2,722 f.; gook 7,1011. ; total, 9,886 f. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. PRODUCE. MINMING•L•teM, JAN. 1. —The ImisMits will open to-morrow (Tueadav ',with a fair amount of produce brought forward in public sale, chiefly sugar and coffee ; he feo:ing wesa prevalent that the demand wi3 beg al and that prime wid shoe se advance upon those that ruled immediately preceding the badly% Coda has advanced fully Is. by private contract, good i canary muss Cc)lon firm at 31e., 32a. The stocks of nearly all thy: li tiding etas show an increase upon the clac of 1817, which, as before stated, wee very large, and this must operate as • check upon Lich prices, yen advance of 5 per cent. upon mat articles would still have deli at comparatively low prices. —Cotton : 700 bales bold at a shade ed. ranee. —Tallow opens at 425., against 435. last yekr. 'fowl. 451.; rough fat, 2s. sd. Arrived during the week 1,307 tasks, delved 1.713 casks. The present stock on hand is 34,741 rads, 5 the same period last year it was 17,827 cads. prod, dons : The past week heiug kept es • holiday, but • mil amount of bootees has been done. Butter quoted firm in prim, Bacot : an advance of 1.. has been paid on parcels landed. In et* artklee no alteration.—Oils steady ; Seal pale 261. 10. to 374 straw, 251. 10s. • brown and yellow, 241. to 231. • sperm tied bad. Rosner, 82/. to . 831. ; cod, 23/.los. ; South Sea: 211. to 261. 1014 olive Gallipoli, 43/. to 41/. • Spanish and :daily, 411. to 421.; pis. 281. to 30/. • cocoa nut, 341 . . to 391. ; seed rape pale, 361. 10s.; lie seed, 221. lis. to 231. &DAMON WEEKLY DOCK RETIIaNB, Dec. 30. In2LacetecL I DellveraiL Pr. Stock. 1313. filosir.lnille.cas 362 I,IA, 14.47 s — if:sr Mauritius_ ~. 2,665 5.160 16 1 ,414 Kell Bens:ale Madras. 10,343 6,614 2.4,670 161,036 6 016 113.017 110.144 Costa., 8.f... 1 .maks 30 2.6•7 2.312 Soda bales 377 led 5,423 9,278 C C ey l on 1 P — 118 100 9. 0 3 4,.1i0 6.113 MSS Ron. .f ..... oasts 621 3ed 21,316 MAI COTTON.—lormarooL.—Yestrulay wu obwrced as a dote holiday. HARDWARE.—BiaxtraxAm, JAN. I.—The pr of trade here have brightened considerably, by the c.intentelF e t e lt letters :calved Irom America last Thursday. There are some capital orders from all parts of America, together with considerable remit. lances. Commercial cons:Aims intim States, are, moreover, represented as being in a very satiglactory state, thereby ?enduing it certain that there will be still larger orders sent beer in the .pring. From the Csnadas accounts are lees cheering; but stocks of klogli.b hardware manuf icturc being email, an improved demand was eliminated in s few months. The home trade continues steady. COALS—JAN. 1.--Skim at market, 328; aid, 134. 2.IIIVAISTLL L d PI. NDEILLA:s D. al, Mader Main . ........ ..... Id 6 Lamborn Primroae II I liradinita Thirthy .......... 14 6 Wall a End Hamel' Original T , ascid .. . 13 6 Walla End Shottun SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. -MAIM DUVALL 'IMAM 003. ALL )cal. 4 Willa ...... 0 , 1 Holland .... India is. South. 0 Ilesteo lad 0 Waterford .. 02 ?Tinders.... 0! aingitoe—Jan 213 . 2 Donarbadse. 03 Prunes 00 Do. Mansilica o 0 N luau Jaa. T 0 Guorri./Men. 00 Lisbon... Tan. e 0 Roston and Lla , 0 Brasil ..DwiN 0 Humber'.... Spin. N.5.W.01 Max ....Jan. 4' Gaavasenn, Ja.r. I.—Arrived: Iris, Dawson, James Duff, OMR. Stettin; Jane C.,therine, Meier', Anna Maria, Victoria, Wilhelm, Maria, Ocean, Mnry. Midis, Denmark; Maria, Cronstailt ; Penclepe, Licata; London Packet, Eiimbeth, Clara, Norwal, Talisman, Dutra; Frederick Anne, Canning, Aurora, Aalborg; Oscar, Metta Mama:eta. Gottenburg ; Camilla, New Dieppe; Seagull, Bona Fide, St. Peters. burg; henry Ewbank, Boston; Dio Gloria, Crusader, Knoigsterg; George Sutton, Seville ; Frederico , Ifavannah ; Johns, Cildewalla; Rob rt Matthews, Odessa; Soho, Antwerp ; Deverem, Quebec; ma Maria, leer; Rapid, Copenhagen ; Edecard, lionnpowir ; Omar Bride, Odemee ; Sir Odin Campbell, Stralsund harem Staid., Peter and Wilhelm, Odensee ; Town of Dundee, Stockholm; Hale quits, Boulogne; John Bright, Calcutta ; Faithful, St. Petersburg.— Railed : Lord Dalhousie, Calcutta; John Oldham, Jamaica ; Edmead, Sierra Leone; Prince Albeit, Miranda, tit. Michael's; Cuziield, CC cults; Mischief, Venice. LIVEZPOOL, Jate. I.—Arrived : Italy, New York; Sanaliach, De menus; Ozenbridge, Brandywine, New Orleans; Retort C. Win. thorp, Boston; lowa, Charleston Maryland, Virginia ; sbakespeut, Charleston; ffindoo, New Orle ans; Eke, Odessa; Courrer, RS, terdam ; Little Fred, St. Michael's; Mandane, Charleston.-01 Ingtelire, Calcutta.—Failed: Minnesota, Richard Cobden, E. Z., New York; Duchess of Clarence, Cape of Good Hope; Lanerco.d, Vales ratio; Iris, Rio Janeiro; Liffey, Barbadoss; Gem, Beirut; James town, New York ; Joshua Moran, Philadelphia. The James, for Valencia, sprang a leek in the Collingwood Dock, yesterday, and is discharging. [Advertisement]. —ENLARGEMENT of the WEEKLY DIBrATCII.—This journal, which Is warivallod, will be HAILARGED, on and after SUNDAY, the 7th of January, to Sixteen Pages, containing Skty•Futs Columns, of the rams Sze and form as at present, without antextra charge. The DISPATCH swill, therefore, answer the of Tow Newspaper An edition of the DISPATCH is pub at every &pods, morning, for truannimlon by the not Hats and morning mai* so that persons residing In towns 210 miles from London muy receive It the same evening. An express edition of the DISPATCH is published every Sunday afternoon, containing neon direct from Paris, end other parts of the Continent, up to eight o'clock Wood, monleg.—Orders should theen early. to Kr. Richard neovmmet. of f 0 WV ofNewsreader% in town and country. BIRTHS. BAXTER —Dec. H. at Edinburgh. Mrs. Z. Baxter, of a son. BIiNNETT.—Dec. 27, at Obagow, Mrs. A. Bennett, of a ma. BLAKESLEY.—Dee. 29, at Ware sicange, Hems, Mrs. Blakodey, of BO th lll b ON..—Dec. 28, at Tunbridgawells, tho wife of J. Boron, Esq., of a son and heir. CROCKER.—Dee, 27. at Acacheroad. Regent's-park, the wife of I Crocker, Req , of a son. ELDER.—Doc. 27, ea CamPdongroro. Kensington, the wife of Mt. C. Elder. of • son. KNnox.OX.— of Dec. 27, at unwed rectory, Essex. the wife of tho Her. T. K a daughter. M I LOAN K.—Dec 29, at the Leases, Yorkshire, the wife of P. A. Mil bank, L' q., of a son and heir. RUCKER —Dec. RI, at Urangoroad, Bermondsey, the wife of Mr. J. A. Rucker, of a son. SCOTT. —Dee. W, at Mortlmor4troot, Carentlhh-equare, the wife of N. B. Scott, ENO.. of a d.,ughter. TAYLOR.—Dec. 28, at Dublin. Mrs. Cooke TaflOr, of a daughter. WOODWARD.—Inx. 27. at Birkenhead, the wife of U. K. Woodward. Esq.. of • son. MARRIAGES. IHINNETT—PLIIMMER.—Dee. 2d. at Kamm by the Rev. pre' bender., Cornbh. the Ker. T. J. Bennett, incumbent of Trerertyn, W. Austell. to Caroline. 10+114104 daughter of :the late A. Plummer. Esq , of Truro. ELIOTT—COOK.—Dec. 20, at St. lemon.. Paddington. IL C. Ellett, Keg. of Ripley. Derbyshire to babel's, fifth daughter of W. Cook. Esq., of Oloncesterroad. Hydorarkgardens . GURNEY-110PK—Dec. 27, at MeaMe, Cheshire, by the Ur. W. C. Cruttanden, rector of Aldericy. the Res. T. W. IL Gurney. .1 Omni Hospital. London, 'rit o, -• to Mint Weft daughter of the loco E. Bole. Woo.. of Stockport. HARDMAN—HEAPS. —Dee. 28, at Preston. by lb.) Rer. J. O. Parr. M.A., Mr. T. B. Hardman, to Dorothy, eldest daughter of Mt. T. M em of Preston. MALIN—ItOBISKTS.—Dec. 19, at Lewisham, by the ion and HOT. IL Main, Et of the ui boar EiHo, late of the Silk Dont, only eon of Main, Emi., of Itaconshourno.park. to Margaret Amelia. daughter of B. Roberta. Esq., aI.A. of Itsren,bouroopark. MARTIN—IIAYNE,S.—Dee. 28, at Bri,:bton. Robert Eduard, chlist .on of R. Martin, idgf., of Holbrook, Suffolk. to Cecilia ilifortima. ✓ecord daughter of the f ate D. A. B. Haynes, of Cop'orfkabee• ssea. NU E NN—TILBROOK.—Doe. 77, at llomingsham. Lieut. W. J. Nunn. of gird Rent, to Funny. tecnivi daughter of T. Tlibrook, Esq. DEATHS I ADAMS.—Dec. 28, kabala T. k lumina, wife of J. W. A•ltims..raft BAN g.—Dec. 3U, at Ett.lngsball !louse, Billiton, Mr. 11. lame; met s• BLACK.—Dec. 27, at Glasgow. J. Black, Esq. BROOKE.—Der. 26, at Bournemouth. Banta, C. Archer. younittafln" thing lon of the law J. C. Brooke, Too. of LitUothorpo, near SW. , Yorkshire. CROMPTi/N.—Doc. 27, at Woodend. near Think, Yorkshire. Sir S. Crompton, Bart., aced Si. JOHNSON.—Dec. 28, 8. Johnson, Esq., of Upper Ranellighoillett Pimlleo. MARTIN.—Doc. 28, at Upper Seymour-street, Portnunsquare. Satak Munro cite of E. W. Martin, kaq.. aged 74. SYRON DS.—Dec. 25. at the Cio.u, Norwich. fillsanna, wife of the Hee. H. Symonds, precentor. Roily Hamilton, youngest dauahtor of the hie J. F. Timins, Esq.. of Hiltield, Alilenham, Hertfordshire. aged 20. TRESS VA N T.—Dec 30. t.lizufictb Willou4o,y, wile of P. Tremven.• Ewa., of Cbestentorraeo. Rego...park. WILsO2I.-1/to. at Coliege,t.rorit, Camden-town, Sarah Anne. relict of J. w. V. WiLou, torm.rl, Commander-W.olla and I'm Meat of the Coon II In the Wand of St. Christopher, aged 40. , Printed Nod puehobt4 Dl WiLti.tx tIIN noun o . • LconDarl• otowt, In Ci. tool st thoool`ozlittNlOU ill the produci of WhItCrian.—TUIDAY.J•SOA , 2 2, 1e42. I ; s i s i ill I 0