The Express. — London, England, 1855-01-03 00:00:00

tHE LONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY LIBEL. 101 P.V. EBENEZER. DiarES T, DANIEL , - • "" ..a .."- 7 . 112"5112141 OF THE " BEITI Sw , .a 1, BANNEE . Mr. Whiteley* the arbitrator, to whom all Mite uses referred, eat ynterday at Westminster by special ap pointment. It is one of the manse actions 'whin; out • of the proceeding. taken by the London Misdoing Society In reference to the conduct of the Rev. Ebenezer Davies, against whom charges of immorality were prefemd—the charges being that he bad been the father of • child by it black woman at Babies, while he was a missionary there ; that he had militia • most improper letter to the aunt of • young lady at Greenwich, with whom he had become se. get ' ted ; and that he had also addressed a most obscene letter to his wife. A former action of " Tidman v. Aiaalie," In which the issue of Met:takes' innocence was raised having been abandoned by the defendant, he brought this action aga'net the publisher of the British Bonner for circulating the alleged libels. The court was crowded with the leading memben of the dissenting body, who take the deepest in tenet in the proceedings. Mr. Ballantine and Mr. Banned appeared for the plaintiff; Mr. Seek.. Wilkins and Mr. Evans represented the defendant. Mr. Banalities said he bad the honour to appear before the leaned arbitrator on behalf of the plaintiff, in an action fix libel against the publisher of a newspaper called the Deities Banter. and be proposed to enter into the broad weenies, as to whether the libel was true or not. For many peas the gentleman for whom he had the honour to appear, the Rev. Ebenezer Davin, had bad no opportunity of de fending himself from the malicious charges whisk bed been ',Nought against him. After • tedious lapse allege. dee* which common justice was denied to Mr. Davin. be ha from feels ascertained from his adversary, sad ham whet bad appeared ea the trial of " Tidman v. Ainslie," Wee enabled to pat himself in • position to clear his ahantelni The plaintiff, with but moderate means—with a hod el esaiety prune, es his mind—weakened in fort Me gni In jured I. position, wow came forward to vindicate Me 'ha mster, set by a mangled portion of evidence as on the former trial, baton his own testimony and that of his wire— s woman who has had it cut steins ker, that she should re. wive and absolutely revel in a eommuniestion, too filthy to be received by the commonest prostitute, from her husband, who must have been base in deed if he could have put his pen to such • anarannication. He would not sate , particularly to the Welhogborough letter; but there was one passage to which he must draw attention. It was this:—" I received • budget of lettere with a few lines from you this morning." When the letter had been prodaced after a great struggle Mr. Davies, who knew that he could not have written lions this evidence that he had not on the face of it. for his wife was in Londoa at the time, and there being no delivery et, London letters at Wellieeborough on the Monday, there was the greatest improbability, if not impossibility, of any letters Irons her arriving at Wellingborough on the Mon day. He found that on the 28th of October his wife had left Northampton, and was atayleg at Stoke Newington, when the beadle of letters was said to have been received from her. The Wellingborough letter was, as was alleged, written on the 3rd of November, 1845. Mrs. Davies was 'Whig at Stoke Newington on the Saturday and Sunday previously, sad she would state she had sent no bundle of letters " to her husband," therefore the words " I received • budget of lettere with a few lines from yes this morning," were in themselves biennia evidence of the fabrication of the letter. Besides, Mrs. Devise residing at Stoke Newington, was not likely to be at the Missies. house, nor was it likely that her husband would address her letters there ' • so that the assertion was contradicted as far as it could be inferentially contradicted. He would prove that the plaintiff never used the words, "My very deer I'y," in addressing his wife. He then went on to say—" I shall be here by the 8.15 train in the morning, and will walk direct to the Missinn-house—where I hope to meet my dear wife." He then went on in terms which he need not dwell upon. If the court were filled only with men, he might do so, and if when he "gain addressed the learned arbitrator, he felt it to be his duty to dwell more in detail on this letter, though it would be repugnant to the feelings of the learned arbitrator and himself, he would not hesitate to do so, for in courts of justice they had often to discharge most painful duties, which justice itself forbade them from shrinking from. The contents of the letter were filthy without redemption ; they were uncovered in their obscenity ; they were such that a woman—the lowest of her sex—could not read, or which a man who had not attained the level of a brute could nut write. It was couched in terms which not only no modest woman, but no woman with a spark of womanhood left in her, could sub mit to receive from any one, no matter what his relation in life might be,—oeuched in terms which could hardly be addressed by a man to his wife even if he were of the most obscene disposition which • man could be—couched in terms which bore traces that it was the manufacture of a spy and an informer pursuing • course of life in keeping with his avocations, and hiding himself in the haunts of filth and degradation—couched in terms in which such a man could concoct such a letter, but which a minister of the gospel could never address to a woman, still less to the woman whom he had sworn to shekels and protect. Were they to suppose that Mr. Davies had abandoned all sense of shame, that no scruples would have visited him who was daily reminded of God's word, of the responsibility under which he laboured, and that he would have signed his acme at full length to • document of so filthy a description ? Let him ask how this letter had been found open in the Mission-house ? Stacey had maid he had handed it to Mrs. Davies, and that a smile of satisfaction had lighted up her face as she read it. He, the spy and informer, stood by, amused by the smile of satisfaction which bad diated her face. She must indeed have been initiated in vice to have smiled at such a production. Had she come from the filthy purlieus of London—from the lowest haunts of vice. If it were lying open she most have known its contents, and yet, when with, as was alleged, a filthy mind, she gloated over its contents, she must have known that this letter, perilous, ruinous, and destructive, to herself and her hus band, had been in the hands of others. Would • smile of satisfaction have radiated the countenance of a woman who knew this ? He would state at once that Mr. Davin adhered to his statement that he had during his visit to Wellingborough in 1845 slept at Mr. Beale's. As to the Greenwich letter, it would, if unex plained, be most injurious to Mr. Davies' character; but it would be proved beyond all doubt that this letter, which had been used against him in connexion with the other—for it was laid that if the authenticity of the one letter was admitted it was highly probable that Mr. Davies was the author of the other—was written by him with the view of obtaining • wife for his friend Mr. Foreman, who was • missionary in Berbice. He could perhaps p alliate the conduct of • man—though he could not justify It—who might write to his wife a letter repugnant to good taste ; but he could net palliate the conduct of a man—a mar ried man and • clergygoan—who would endeavour to get =son of a young girl through her aunt. Mr. 's sole object was to obtain the band of this young lady for his friend, and his negotiation, known bout to Me wife, was solely directed to that object. V I V I nt probable that any man with an improper motive shield have addressed such • letter, not to the lady herself, but le her aunt ? He had now concluded his observations ea thisesee—the sabstaatiel dateedasts, the proprietors of the essolieillesslied the kb& The question of its leather , ialteed would avow be determined. All human tribunals were liable to fall into error—it was impossible that error could be excluded from their courts of justice; but his client must feel that he had done all which it was in the power of a human being to do. He had offered him self as a wines*. He would rest assured that every are and suggestion would be shown to his case; if it went he duty of the judge of that case to decide it against him,then indeed his punishment would be in this world; he would be ruined, crushed, and destroyed. If that judgment were correct ho would have nothing to thank but his own vices, but it error crept into the mind of the judge, as it would creep into the minds of judges, then Mr. Davie would have no tribunal to appeal to, but he must look hereafter to a reversion of that charge of which he felt him self innocent, and of which he had not been acquitted by the tribunal before which hie ease had been tried. Mr. Serjeant Wilkins said he would save his learned friend trouble by admitting the publication of the alleged libels. The libels were then put in evidence. They were pub lished in the British Banner of the 7th of December 1863, and from these we make the following extraets:—" Defeats of the Innocent—Collusion and Conspiracy Extraordinary. —There is • wisdom higher than that of mortals conoerned in regulating the affairs of men. The human mind is fre quently impelled by an unseen hand, of whose touch it is not conscious, since it operates by means of or aloes with facts, events, and circumstances. For many a day we NUM not bring ourselves to interfere in the matter of lieneh Ainslie and Doyle,. We were restrained by two clangs of considerations—the one touching present prudence, Nadirs other former friendship. Friendship alone however emit not have kept us in check. We consider that even M ea d. ship, however old and prised, must not be slam* where the truth is clear, to stand in the wey of . pet where it is otherwise—where the thing has tee sad is the balance about even , then the addition of may su ffi ce to cast the scale—to guide the ilk determine the cause. Just so it wee Ida at lotO, from addit plial circumstances, we salliedll mist we could keep silence no longer. As Mints have tamed out, it now appears that silence wee broken just in time to fall la harmoniously with fads very soon to be brought to light. The diesiusion in our list and in our former number jest served to pave the way for the toy extraordinary dis closures we have now to make—diedessees which we think cannot fail to meats general astonishment end strong indig nation. The (gels, we believe, have taw punnets in the history of religious contemn.; The bast limitable man among us, we presume, wse gig whet will now meet hie eye." The Molesbe sliferrod to the allegation of Mr. that had, when the Bawd letter ibetr i t s ab z b oreig h win lentos, passed kis time, ass so Ur. sop% bet at Mr. Beale% whom he hod ithsadato ilea a isetiikete to this effect, west on to my—' lli• igutolleas latent we Mee ak THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 3, 1855. Is mak did mei Mr. Davies by each crudest violate Gar 1 mumem o Christie. prrprie•y, sad social jostle,? Was me the delmied victim Me. Beal.] Gadded M as szpismetima, if imiii emit he gird—sad tallies the to ~ bud& sal miseemigle plea ? XI. Daum bad 16•111 MN delallifti Wes ollootalloot of k'.: attendee sad the Plaisoksa se kis meson—ke m07..'.1 his speak se if ha bad I oololi Ow part ot. ... Sow tired eller, watehisg his every irldliel, Sia sever leads' his he • imemewt. H lashes (him say, 'lt is het at all pretede that Kr. e Davies era had written say letters at my house without my kweeldia sad deldeelidi as I se well remember his mreemsed du /w tlst 'alt.' This is pret ty l well for aellawld a Nom f e z ee mesa years' standing.' It then Kr. Davies with dMilisrately violating truth, and I .— tdoll wit/ this weeds : "Suss is the else. We sow aet the manremodeall ablaellital of the British empire, to whose Mr. Aiello seeds bk egged, to what all this tends ? —to whet emesbasiss these fasts and documests have led them? Have Messrs. Madill tad Davies forfeited all claim to public outdone in the presoat affair, or have they not ? Where matter of het is coneeraed, can they with sa fety be trusted, or can they not ? Hate they .acted throughout this whole affair with candour, honour, and justice towards Memo. Beale and Keep, Mrs. Keep and Mrs. Sposg, the postasistresa, or have they not ? Are these facts suffdent to settle the whole question involved is the ' Defence of the Innocent' (a pamphlet published by Mr. Ainslie in defence of Mr. Davies), or are they not. Do they indicate • determination at all costs to make good • point, and, is order to that, • preparedness to use means which upright men in pursuit of prover objects must ever reject with scorn, or do they ' not ? We speak as unto wise men ; judge ye what we say.' In another article in the same impression of the paper this palmetto occurred. ". The possibilities at least, if not the probabilities of per jury seem to lie is another direction. Seven gentlemen of the first respectability, end of the highest competency, have declared that Mr. Davies is the author of the letter, but is the face of this declaration Mr. Davies declares as before his Creator and Judge that he is not. He speaks truth or he does not. We affirm nothing beyond this, that fa the matter of perjury it becomes him at least to speak with bated breath and studied prudence." Several other passages in this and other articles in the same journal were also complained of as libelous. - - - - The Rev. Ebe Davits examined—l am the plaintiff in this action. lam now the minister of the Caledonian road Chapel. I studied for the ministry et Rotherham College. I entered the college in 1834, and left in 1838, having served the full time of pupilage. During the tints I was a student, I had several invitations* found churches, and on leaving the college I accepted die ministry of a con gregation at Stockpott When I left the nellege, the presi dent, Dr. Stowell, said I bed conducted myself in a manner to secure the respect and confidence of all. Upwards of 20 ministers attended my ordination, on the 28th of August, 1838, and signed the usual certificate. I was minister of the chapel at Stockport until the autumn of 1839.1 During that time I was visited by a :sinister named Campbell, who came as • deputation from the London Missionary Society. I was married on the 20th of September, 1838. Towards the close of 1839, I was appointed a missionary by the Lon don Missionary Society, my station having been fixed at New Amsterdam. There wee a representation WA I alsemial find a good and commodious chapel. I found ese nearly tamb.ing down, and in consequence I got one greeted at an expense of 7,0001. There were complaint/ made by Dr. Tidiness, sad I hid some slight differences with the mis sionaries of Berbiee, which led to my withdrawal from the committee of the Bethke brethren. Mr. Freeman was sent out as secretary. In the year 1845 it was resolved that my wife and myself should revisit England to recruit our health, ' and for other objects. We had both suffered very much from Meese. We arrived in London on the 24th of March, 1845. After my return. I visited various places on behalf of the eseiety. To most places my wife went with me. One of my objects in ooming to England was to obtain a school master and schoolmistress for!' school I had established at `New Amsterdam. - On the 23rd of October, 1845, my wife and I came up to London together-1 from Northamptonshire, Mrs. Davies from Leicester. We met at Leices ter, and came up together. My object was to attend a fi nance committee, at the Mission-house. My wife's object was to consult Dr. Darling, and attend a meeting of the Infant Colonial School. On the 23rd I received directions from Mr. Stacey about going to Wellingborough. I told him, after some conversa tion, that I would return by the earliest train, as I wanted to meet my wife. Previous to my leaving, on the 24th, 1 had made an arrangement with my wife as to my return. I left on the 24th of October, and went in the first instance to Northampton, to the house of the Rev. Mr. Pruat. I left my wife in London. We were staying at Stoke New legion during the whole of that year—at Mr. Evans's, Church.street, Stoke Newiogton. I left Northampton on the 27th for Chester, to attend a public meeting of the London Missionary Society that evening. I attended a public breakfast on the 28th, and on that day went to Wales. I then went to Tenby, where I stayed one night, and went to Liverpool on the 91st. I slept there that night. On the following day I went to Wellingborough. I arrived there on the Ist, on a Saturday evening. I had fore. At the inn in the town, I met, to the best of m re collection, Mr. Reynolds, a minister. I went that nig ht to the house of Thomas Oliver Beale, a member of Mr. Rey nolds', church, to the best of my belief. It was about en eighth or a quarter of a mile from the central inn. It was a detached hum, with a grass plat in front, there being rooms on each side of the door. On the night of my arri val Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Beale ' and myself, had a conversa tion about teetotalism. Mr. Reynolds was opposed to tee totalism, but Mr. Beale was a teetotaler, as I was. On the following morning Sunday, I went to chapel with Mr. Beale. I also went to chapel in the evening. I have since visited Wellingborough, and have seen Mr. and Mrs. Beale. I recognised the bedroom an the one in which I had been in 1815. I believe I slept in the tame house on the Sunday night. On the Monday I prepared some notes for my speech, and then went out with Mr. &ale. I attended the public meeting a: night, and I be lieve I returned to Mr. Beale's. During the time I was at Wellingborough I did not receive any package of letters. I did not receive any letter. I did not write any letter or letters. I did not go to the post-office at all during my stay at Wellingborough. I left on the funday by the train at a quarter past 8 o'clock. (A docu ment washers banded to the witness.) I never wrote to my wife a letter of which this purporta to be a copy. I wrote anything like that to my wife— n in my life! I used to address her sometimes "my dear wife,' sometimes "my dear Mary Anne," sometimes "my denten," and sometimes my darling," but generally "my dear wife." I signed the letters in various ways, sometimes "E. D.," sometimes" E.," some times " Ebeo," sometimes "B. Davies," but never "Ebenezer Davies." My wife was at that time at Stoke Newington. On my arrival in town on the 4th of November I met my wife, by arrangement made on the eve ' ning of the 24th of October. We went to Kirton's coffee house, near King'ipeross, where we remained till about two, having taken an early dinner. We then went to the Home and Colonial Infant School in Gray's-inn lane. We then returned to Kirton's coffee-house, called for a portmanteau I had left there, went by omnibus to the Bank, from there to the Flower Pot in Bishopsgate-street, and from themes by oninibu to Mr. Evans's, Church-street, Stoke-Newington. I did not go to the Mission-house on the 4th of November. I first heard that this letter was attributed to me on the 27th of December 1850. I first heard Staocy's name in connection with this letter in June,lBs2. About November, 1845, I had a dispute with the managers and officers of the Missionary Society. By officers I mean the secretaries, Dr. Tidman and Mr. Freeman, and also some of the directors forming the committee that was to try me. The director* were Dr. Morrison and the Rev. John Burnett. A com mittee was appointed on the 27th of October. I had notice of that committee in Mr. Stacey's handwriting. Mr. Serjeant Wilkins—Wu not that notice enclosed in a letter ? Witness—lt wu not. Xr.Berjeant Wilkins—Do yon mean to swear that ? Witness—l do. Examination continued—On the 7th of November I at tended the committee. There was a very long inquiry, of throe bolus. I wanted to know what the charge against me VOL . . Mr. Ihrjeent Wilkins objected that the meeting of the committee had nothing to do with the cue. Mr. %Undue—We charge malice against the British Bamwr, which is the mere creature of the Mission-house. The Arbitrator—That is very wide, yon know. Mr. Bellentine—Well, if you think it is not evidence, we will not press it. Examinati7en continued.—l left this country for Serbia, on the 2nd of February, 1846. I finally left Bahia on the 18th of May, 1848, and reached London on the 30th of June. After I heard of the existence et the Wellingbo- rough letter, I went down to Wellingborough on the 9th of August, 1852. I went from the station to Mr. Beale's. I found the house without any difficulty. I went there direct. I saw Mr. Beale. lie recognised me at once, but he cold his could not at that moment recollect my name. I slept there that night. It was in the same room that I slept in in 1845. Mr. Beale wrote a letter on the 10th. I did not go to the post-office. I think I first heard of Mr. and Mrs. Keep in a letter written to me by Mr. Beale on the 10th of August, 1852. I went to Mr. Keep's house—l believe in the month of February, 1854. I believe I had been there till that time. Ido not be lieve I ever slept in Mr. Keep's house. I believe, on the contrary, most firmly that I slept at Mr. Beale's house. Mr. Beale suggested and obtained a certificate from the post mistrem at Welliogborough on the 10. h of August, 1852. At this stage of the proceedings, - - Mr. Ballantine intimated that the examination on this branch of the evidence was completed, and as he proposed to examine the plaintiff on the subject of the Greenwich letter, It would probably be advisable now to adjourn. The wart then adjourned. OOURT OF r.-Lix. 2. Ilf 11 110011. The bankrupt In this cue was Henry Emma*, better known in the nng es "Harry Broome," who came before the coart in the character of a licensed victualler, of Pork• month. No amounts being filed, an adjournment wet Ordered. MADE' asxros 11117101010.—PUBLICIM M t . Bagley said he appeared is support of s MINIM which -lei has takes out *plan Mr. Chula ILL pkis-1 Yrst * Ilse digaidant, sad I *set 0, the Klan being --aliened. I apply to have the ease hoard 10 rPatte. lir. Isill= im blita r deidisi by Ils.Cesushalestr Beam Osult its that these ewe shoal& be tabejt ie rails. The bar learned twassis sheet was d opinion rat it yee . peony for the lancet rr. the pulite the. %WM MSS be opt &Jun. this was just the ems that twilit to be kap, j a p a w., The Coessississer—At MOMS I Cannot sa whether it ought belie boa in pubj4 nos ;7 bat ay own preetice is. 17 dd1er7 877 7 "Jolt to a }.bile hearing, te take it in Print*. " " _._ 6 " %vele a panel ride as the subject, it ought to he seta Upon. 111 1111 !:.ey—I quite agree with your Honour as to the tt“.:sy of beta g lb. The Commisetruser—TiU a gniral sal that is dose, if either party saki 1 fee a private hearing, I shall gnat it. IN RI TODD. - A GOOD MASI. This was the examination muting in the cue of A. M. Todd, merchant and commission agent, of Clement's-lane. The amounts commenced in January, 1853, with • capital 284/. He now owes to unsecured creditors 3,7411. ;to those holding security, 3,0261. ; liabilities, 2501. A remarkable feature in the cue is, that the bankrupt has given up 2,1561. in cash; the good debts are Teter' ed at 1,7871. ; doubtful ditto, 1,0301. ; property, 6331.; ditto, held by creditors, 1,0001. The profits had been 1,0221.; trade espenaes, 6361.; domestic ditto, 2911. ; interest, 4981. Mr. C. P. imolai, for the assignees, expressed their satis faction with the accounts. The balance sheet was of a kind which was not often 'tulipthat court. Mr. Lawrance, for the bankrupt, stated that the assets already realised would yield • considerable dividend, which would probably be paid within two months of the bank ruptcy, the petition having only been filed in November last. The bankrupt then passed. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. STABBING WITH INTRNT. TAamas Bailey, seed 20, a sailor, was indicted for stab bing and wounding Henry Haabley, with intent to do him grievous bodily harm. It appeared that the prisoner had been drinking nearly the entire day of the 12th of November, at the Kiog's Arms, fibadwell, in the company of two women. The prosecutor, Humble;, was also there at the time. A quarrel ensued be tween Humble; and a mate of the prisoner, upon which be (the prisoner) interfered. Humble; then vow a quan tity of beer in the prisoner's face, and strum( his several blows, and in the scuffle that took place the prisoner stabbed Humble; in the lower part of the abdomen, with an ordinary sailor's knife, but fortunately not dangerously. He was, however, confined to the London Hospital from the effects of the wound for three weeks. After the occurrence the prisoner's mate took the knife from him and threw it into the Thames. The prisoner, who stated that he wu an American, and last um* from Memel, below the Russian town, did not deny using the knife, but pleaded intoxication at the time. The prisoner was fuund Guilty of an illegal assault. The Reorder said, in some respects, he was glad the pri soner was not an Englishman. Englishmen used their fists, and abhorred the use of the knife; there was some ex cuse for the prisoner, he having received so much provoca tion from Humbley. Sentence postponed until next session, with an intuits tiun that inquiries would be made to find a ship for him when he name out of prison, so as to leave this country. &male while the latter was is the Gab with him, sad said that befog up so late he had dosed off daring the hnraey, and this gave the female u egyetae ( ty sal to su rap sissy eilt el his pocket. B: 4 l.ant poppies said he was at the Park.plase statism. Lock's-fields, wires the last witness was drives there by the prisoner, and fiadier, that he (the primer) had elves the prosemitis a wring ticket, and that neither kaarlispropar ticket bore the sante sad address of the prepriseer et the cab, sad the risme also denying all kaowledge of the female, he took bin into custody. The prisoner, who offered nothing in defence, was re manded. Winiaiss Capel, a eaddriver, wu charged with refusing to take a fere, and with insolent conduct. Mr. John Parlour, the landlord of the Sir Paul Pitt m e Tavern, Sishopegate.street, stated that on Christmas-day, at half-past three o'clock in the morning, he want to the cab-rank at Mile-end-gate, and told the defendant, who was there with his cab, he wanted him to drive to theCom mereial-road to take up his wife, who was at a friend's house awaiting his return. The defendant asked him where he wu going to after leaving the Commercial-road, to which he replied, the City. The defendant made use of the most horrible language and abuse, and said he would not draw his cab off the stand for any one ; that be had pulled it off for one sixpence during the night, and would not do it for another. The defendant then turned round and said, " What are you going to pay met" and he said he weld pay him the proper fare at the journey's end. The defendant swore at him and exclaimed " I'll see you first before I take you," and gave utterance to the most foul abuse and obscenities. Police-sergeant Curtis manned the latter put of Mr. Parlour's statement. The defendant said that Mr. Parlour and his friend pulled him oat of his cab, broke his badge, and s a id I'll be d—d if you shan't take ;" and as they swore at him and laid hold of his collar, he gave them as good se they sent. Mr. Parlour denied that he and his friend used any violence or bad language to the cabman. Mr. Yardley fined the defendant 40s. and costs, and en dorsed his license. TRIBUNALS OF COMMERCE AND ARBI TRATION WITH COMPULSORY POWER. TER POLICE COURT& GUILDHALL Elisabeth and Chario4ifo7i;37, two mputably &semi females, who described themselves as dressmakers, living at Kingsland, were charged with begging in Fleet-street. It appeared that lut night, about 8 o'clock, the prisoner Elizabeth accosted three gentlemen successively, saying they were both dressmakers, and had bun to the West-end with their work, and the person being out they could not get their money for it, and were returning to Kiapland, when feeling much fatigued and faint she requested money to enable them to take an omnibus home. Oae gentleman gave her 6d., and two gave her 2i. each. The person who gave her the first 2d., suspecting her to be an imposter, gave her into custody. The prisoners, in defines, repeated their statements, and said they had begged before, and that it was only fatigue and faintness that induced them to do soon the pre / gent occasion. Sidney discharged Charlotte Oliver, and sen tenced Elisabeth to be imprisoned for three days. MARYLEBONE. Chas. Simpson, a clerk in the office of Scott and Co., bankers, Cavendish-square, wee charged with having stolen • 101. bank note, the property of his employers. Mr. Mullins (of tho firm of Bush and Mullins) attended for the prosecution. Mr. George Taylor, cashier in the establishment, gave evidence which went to show that on the 18th of November last, upon the making up of the day's accounts, a 101. note was musing. It was not at the time traced to any one in particular, bat yesterday (Tuesday) morning, in oonse queues of some information which Mr. Taylor had received with regard to the purchase of a watch by the prisoner, be called him into • room, when, after some eenverution rela tive to the missing note, the prisoner admitted that he was guilty, and escrowed a wish that Mr. Taylor would plead for him with the Messrs. Scott. He (witness) promised to de so, and told prisoner that he was sorry for the situation in which, by his misconduct, he had placed him. Mr. Mullins said that on • future day he should be fully prepared to complete the cue. Prisoner, who had nothing to say and was very dejettod, was remanded till next Tuesday. George Godders, aged 16, and Thomas Inman, a tailor, living at 60, Upper Seymour-strait, Bunten-square, were placed at the bar, the former charged with attempting to defraud Mr. John Bourn, cheueznonger, 30, Newcastle , place, Bdgware-road, of thirteen guineas by means of a false cheque, and the latter with being concerned with him in the affair. A great many tradesmen who had been defrauded were present, and the case excited an unusual degree of interest. Prosecutor deposed that on the previous evening the pri soner Oodden, of whom he had no knowledge, came to the shop bringing with him a book furnished to Mr. Veaour, a customer residing at 4, Henley-place Villas, Maida-hill, and in which book entries of goodssupplied were made. There was a letter in the book containing a cheque on Coates and Co. for 131. 13s. The letter purported to be written by Mr. Venom, and requested that the change, after the amount due was deducted, should be given to the bearer. Believing the cheque was a forgery and that the boy Godden was cognisant thereof he gave him into custody. A great deal of farther evidence was gone into, and it was shown that the boy prisoner, while on the way to the station-house after he was given into custody, was accosted by the other prisoner, Inman, who laid hold of his hand, and said to him, " Where is your father—where does he live ?" The boy then exclaimed, "You are the man who sent me with the book ;" and he was highly elated at haying met with him. The prisoners were both locked up at the Paddington station. The younger prisoner admitted having gone to the shop of prosecutor, alleging that he did so upon being accosted by the other prisoner Inman, who asked him to do what he did. Sergeant Lockerby, of the S division, mentioned several particulars, leading to a belief that the elder prisoner had for some time past been carrying on his nefarious practices through the agency of bop, and said that he should no doubt be able to show that a great deal of money had been ob tained under nearly similar circumstances to the present, through the artifice of the prisoner Inman, by the aid of bon whom he employed to earry out his nefarious objects. The prisoners were remanded. Edward Harvey and Henry Illanwell were charged with havirg endeavoured to defraud the Paddington Savings Bank of money by false personation of depositors. Mr. Herring attended for the prisoners. A great deal of evi dence wu gone into, and the accused were remanded oa ball. lUGH-STREET. Barrxwaxtron.—For Mrs. Collard: F. 8., Warrick, IL 145., and two friends, 101. ; and for th. poor-box : 0. A. M., stamps, 1L; per Maws. Coats, 61. ; G. 8.. 31. ; P.O. H., 51. ; and W. 8., stamps, 10$. ; hats b..a rawirsd. Edwin Snarl's*, a pawnbroker, was charged with taking more than the legal interest upon a pledge. Mary Bedford proved that she pawned a scarf at de fendant's shop for 6e. on the 17th of December, 1863, and went on the 20th December, 1864, to pay the Interest, and get a fresh ticket, when he charged her is. 3d. Mr. Parry, on the part of the defendant, submitted that the complement had no claim to the property, as it had become forfeited. That if it had not, she had not ten dered the principal and interest to redeem it, and that the case wore precisely the aspect of a re-sale of the property to complainant. The defence being deemed valid, the charge was not pro ended with. . . George Brad. Maisie, a cab driver, was charged with being concerned with a female, not in custody, in robbing Mr. Hooke, a gentleman residing at Camberwell. The prosecutor stated that about half-put one o'clock that morning be engaged the prisoner to drive him to his residence at Camberwell. He got into the cab (a Hansom) at the bottom of Ludgate-bill, and after driving a very short distance the prisoner pulled up and said, " There's a lady going your way, sir, to the Elephant and Castle, have you any objection to her riding with you ?" He (witness) re plied that he bad no objection. A female then get into the cab, and on reaching the Elephant end Castle the prisoner drove a little way down the Kent-road, but having been called to, the returned and drove into the Walworth road, when the female got out, and in a few minutes after witness put his hand into the breast-pocket of an outside mat, and missed St 10s. in gold, which he had safe there when he get into the cab. On making this dissever, be told the primer to drive him to the nearest polleoelide% cad be wee table to Park-place, Lock's let, firths Ind time the prisoner gave him a ticket pupentiag to hear the ember of his cab. The witness de dared this he had stet takes the elislatset liberties with the TO TUE ZDITOR OP TEI DAILY NNW. But,—The highly respectable and influential pro- fessional names, coupled with the fame related in thisletter, will, I trust, command for it attention. A merchant in London had to Bettie an account with a merchant who resided abroad. The former first applied to the highly respectable professional firm of Messrs. Oliverson, Levis, and Co., to propose an arrangement. Mr. Levi., very soon, and at little or no expense, devised a mode for so doing, and Mesers.Freshfield (on account of a third party) as quickly agreed with what Mr. Levi. had decided upon. The soli citor who acted for the gentleman abroad, considered it to be his duty to oppose what Mr. Levis and Mr. Freshfield had agreed to. The London merchant then proposed a reference, and named Mr. John Leycester Adolphus, of the Temple (now a county court judge) as a referee. The op posing solicitor objected to Mr. Adolphus, because of there being a family connexion between the merchant and Mr. Adolphus. The merchant then asked the opposing attorney himseU to name a referee, and he named Mr. Peacock (now a judge in India). The London merchant was told that he could not do better than leave his case entirely in the hands of Mr. Peacock, and to go to no further expense, and the prudence of this forethought he availed himself of; and as soon as be had explained his case to Mr. Peacock, Mr. Peacock agreed in opinion with Mr. Levis and Messrs. Freshfield ; the opposing solicitor then said that Mr. Peacock had forgotten the case, and he considered it his duty abruptly to break off ail further negotiation with Mr. Peacock, and to "claim the law." Upwards of two years were wasted in trying to net this gentleman to under stand that something, on the part of his friend abroad, might be done without going to law. At last the Messrs, Roy got him to promise to refer to Mr. Serjeant 'Thee, and he actually put his initials to the rough copy Man agreement so to refer. He then thought he had done wrong, and re fused to complete the agreement, and most unexpectedly commenced a Chancery suit. His bill was upset, with some bsernations from the Vice-Chancellor. His client was then outlawed, and he annual he was ready to adopt Mr. Levies original suggestion, if the Londom mer chant would pay all the costa. As he bad the power to amend his Chancery bill, the London merchant was recommended to submit to this ar rangement. The time lost was nearly four years, and the following highly respectable professional firms during that ' time were consulted :—Mesan. Amery, Sewell, and Moores; Messrs. Freshfield ; Messrs. Charles Druce and Sons; Meson. Smedley and Rogers; Messrs. Stevens, Fearon, and Gosling; and Messrs. Roy; they all agreed in opinion with Mr. Levi. and Mr. Peacock, but no con currence of opinion, no forethought, no contrivance, could stop the expense, till the opposing solicitor chose to end the matter. I hope it will be understood that my starting point is not that the lawyen are bad ; but that the traders of this coun t try have cause to complain of a system that can admit of such &ease as I have now related. The power to compel ar bitration to go before law appears to be the remedy. The judge. of this land, as well as orn leading professional men, are admired by none more than foreigners and Eng lishmen who have raided abroad.—l am, &c., 12, Mark-lane, Jan. 1. FRANCIS LYNE. NEW YEAR'S EVE. Again from dim cathedrals and from churches on the hills A burst of bells is in the air and " all the silence fills ;" Again with wildly-beating hearts, and thoughts so close to teen, We hoar the midnight peal proclaim the meeting of the pears. The old year goes away from us with triumph in its head, With glory from the battle-field sad sorrow for the dead; With days and deeds to England dear emblazoned on its And man y &name of mighty fame to crowd the hero-roll. The sew year dawn, on amid men uleep beside their fires And listening in their dreams of home to bells from village spires ; To voices of beloved ones who to-night with tears will pray That God may bring their darlings back before next New Year's Day. The grief that glory cannot still sits weeping for the slain Whose faces by the Christmas hearth shall never shine again ; And asking strength with lifted hands and meekly bonded head, The mourners bind their thoughts about the memory of the dead. They see theXtroopers riding on, their swords for smiting drawn ; They see the foemen sweep them down like scythes among the corn ; And load above the trumpets and the tumult of the strife They hear the prayer in childhood learnt—the last farewells of lit.. And then they seek the vacant place—the picture on the wall— The bright and boyish face that smiles so sweetly on them all— And far away their thoughts are gone beyond the winter wave To where that face is sleeping in its quiet hill-side grave. Those bells that in the noon of night the orphan children hear— Those solemn bells that celebrate the vespers of the year— We pray, as through the rushing wind we hear their re• qui= cease, That whoa we keep this eve again the world may be at pesos. B. F. B. 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Wee Wei et nit "DM inn ' WI/. name imy be ems te nosininion it Wee sod =t e ire Ike yeliWor, at the "Near any ISP, lain. MARKETS. COTTON GOODS. Ilexcazaven, JAN. 2.—Tte charade, of tke market Is I one of dullness, the reports from all closes of producers both in cloth and yarn representing but a light basins es having been Umlauted, but without change of price. In cloths the business doing chiefly includes the lighter class of shhtinp, of 61b. to 81b. weight, light printing clothe, long sloths, domestics, and T clotns. The lower qualities of imomeis are also in raOrtkst. The finer makes or shirtinp, 66 to 72 reed printing clothe, and cambric., move but slowly. The 'temand for yarn is from the home trade, and 'spotter! . 1,0 India and the Mediterranean principally, but :seept for orders given out a week or two ago there is not much business. A reference to export tables shows an increase on the year's business over the correspond ing twelve months to Hunburgh (in calicoes), Bel gum, Sweden and Norway, France, Turkey, Egypt ( i n printed calicoes), Gibraltar and Spain, Portu gal, Madeira, Chili and Peru, Brazils (of 22,500,000 yards of plain calicoes), British West Indies, St. Thomas, British North America, United States (of 13,000.000 yards of calico), India (154,000,000 yards of calico, or 55 per cent. increase, 3,500,000 yards of prints, 1,000,000 lbs. of yarn), and to the coast of Africa. The decrease in exports has been to Hamblin& (in yarn), Holland, Russia (2,000,000 lbs. of yarn and 1,000,000 yards of calico oily), Naples and Sicily, Sardinia, Tuscany, Turkey (in prints), Chili and Peru (in prints, 16,000,000 yards), Mexico, Brazils (prints), Foreign West Indies, British North America (prints), United States (26,000,000 yards of printed calicoes), China (3,500,000 lbs. yarn, 69,000,000 yards calico. and 6,600,000 yards of prints), Mauritius and Batavia, Coast of Africa (for plain galleon), Australia and California. The total increase to the countries above enumerated has been 8,000,0001b5. yarn, 234,000,000 yards of plain calicoes, and 17,000,000 yank; of priated Calicoes ; and the total decrease is 9,500,00 lbs. of yarn, 93,590,000 yards of plain calicoes, and 89,500,000 yards of printed calicoes. Messrs. Dufay and Co., of this city, in their monthly trade circular, just issued, observe in reviewing the commercial history of the put year The year just closed was fraught with difficulties of no common nature ; but they have been met much better by the community at large than could have been anticipated. Notwithstanding the war, high prices of provisions, and a tight money market, the working classes of oar district have been kept in full employment almost throughout the year; and the fluctua tions of prices have been unimportant, as far as our market is concerned, except in articles suitable for India and China. The losses which unfortunately have occurred in 1854 have chiefly fallen on the commercial community, importers and exporters, whilst producers, manufacturers, and workpeople have in a great measure been exempt from them. This applies more particularly to the cotton trade,' the producers of worsted and woollen fabrics having on the other hand suffered severely in consequence of the disproportionately high prices of the raw ma terial, compared with the low prices which such goods have commanded." Considering that the year has not been one of pease and prosperity, the exports are consi dered satisfactory. The decrease as compared with the pre vious year has been in the more finished and costly articles ; but, on the whole, the falling off is considerably less than might have been expected. In plain calicoes, an increase of 55 per cent. in the exports to India has taken place. The decrease in exports to China is considerable,—the insures*. don in that country having interrupted shipments for seve ral months. A little more businese in baiter has been done there at disadvantageous rates. The large decrease to Australia, the United States, and Mexico is regarded fa vourably, " as it is the only mode of enabling those markets gradually to recover from the effect of over supplies." The cholera and bad harvests in Italy have caused a falling off in the 'sports to that country. The Brazils show an in crease in plain cottons of 22,500,000 yards, whilst a de crease in printed cottons of 4,500,000 yards has taken place . The exports to the Levant have increased, and as ship ments are now made to some extent, the increase will be still more apparent in a future statement. The total deliveries of cotton for home consumption from the ports of the United Kingdom are 1,947,190 bales, being an average weekly delivery of 37,414 bales against 35,663 bales in 1853, and 36,463 bales in 1852. " The demand for heavy good., suitable for the Levant and other quarters, and the transfer from finer numbers to the spinning of coarser yarns, generally adopted during the past year, can alone account for the larger delivery of cotton to the trade, notwithstand ing the stoppage in the consumption caused by the Preston strikes. Had the latter not taken place, prices of cotton would in all probability hare risen jo a dangerous height, whereas a gradual decline took place, and we close the year with middling cotton at 41d. to 6d. per lb., according to more or less strict denomination of quality." It is, therefore, gratifying to notice recent accounts from America, giving hopes of an ample supply of the raw material. If the de mend for T cloths and other coarser fabrics continue, Bast India cotton will probably be more used during the present year. Accounts from Calcutta and Bombay hold out no in ducements to in the supplies to India at the same rate as hitherto, and it is therefore likely that thinner fabries will be neghcted. A restoration of peace will, it is hoped, not only ensure greater prosperity and success to commer cial men, but also "enable those who have suffered to make up for their losses by increased caution and renewed activity." COTTON.—LrinapooL, JAN. 2.—The market closed very steadily. Americans, at 4td. to sd. per lb., continue in fair choice, and are worse to buy than last week. The sales reached 7,000 bales, comprising 120 Pernambuco and ki aran ham, 5I d. to 61d.; 210 Egyptian, bld. to 7ld. ; and 1,200 Surat, :id. told. per lb. WOOLLEN CLOTH.—Lanna, Jazt. 2.—We have no change to report in the Mate of the market to-day; it has been very flat and quiet. CORN.—Hors., JAN. 2.—We had for this day's market a fair supply of wheat from our own farmers, which they held firmly for lut week's prices. The market was firm and healthy in tone, though business was rather slack, as usual at this holiday season, and millers tried hard to esta blish a decline. The import of foreign has been pretty well cleared off, at least all good qualities hays met free sale. Batley somew►at more enquired after for grinding purposes. Other kinds of spring corn only dull. Linseed very firm, and oil in demand. Cakes, owing to the unusual mildness of the season, are easier to buy, but still no stock accumulates. No transactions in rapeseed, but cakes experience a good demand. LEEDS. JAN. 2.—The reduced stocks of wheat muse great firmness with holders, still the trade rules slow for new, and prices are nominally as on Friday. Old inquired for at rather higher rates. Barley as before. Not much passing in beans or other articles. Arrivals this week :—Wheat, 2,865 qn. 4 ; 5 oats, 68; barley, 248; beans, 16 ; peas, 37; rapeseed, . _ . LYNN, JAW. 2.—There war a fair supply of wheat and barley to-day—the condition much affected by the late wet weather. Dry samples sold much about the same u last week ; damp and inferior, Is. per quarter lower. Wheat, best, 745. to 761. ; white, 82s. Barley, best runs, 335. to 341. ; fine, to 35e. Oats, Is. 4d. per stone. NEwcasvms, JAN. 2.—The weather since Saturday has been for the most part boisterous : to-day is more tempe rate, with a rising barometer, which may be indicative of more steadiness in the weather. At our market this morn- log we had a moderate show of wheat from the growers, and, having nothing fresh in since Saturday, the dull report from Mark-lane was without its usual influence; still, how ever, transactions were moderate, owing to a thin attend ance of buyers, prices at the same time remaining precisely as on Saturday, new Norfolk yellow making 80e. per qr., 631b5., in retail, and other sorts in proportion. Flour without change. In rye little stirring. Malting barley, unless floe, difficult to quit, and rather cheaper, 361. being about the value of 51}lbs. qualities. Malt inclining cheaper. In other articles little alteration of moment. SALISBURY, JAN, 2.—The quantity of corn pitched to day was short, and some of the samples were soft and out of condition. The trade was very inactive, and with some degree of difficulty late quotations were maintained. The =gluten having a tolerably good stock of barley on hand, the requirements are not so heavy, and the transactions to• day were but trifling, without any alteration in prices. Malt maintains fa former standard in price, but the de. mends are aot so extensive. In all other grain the trade was dull, sad prices nominally unaltered. Wheat, 70s. to 78s. per qr. Barley, 325. to 38e. Oats, 235. to 295. Beans, 62s to 641. Pets, 389. to 465. Flour, 631. to 595. per sack. Malt, 9s. Bd. to 10s. per bushel. Jew. 2.—At oar market this morning we were very scantily supplied with beasts of good quality, but of inferior kinds the number wu pretty well up. There was a very good attendance of dealers and coun try butchers, consequently the demand was good for the best animals, and, compared with the quality of the beaste, folly maintained the quotations of last market. Those of an indifferent character were not actively sought after, the result of which was that prices were the turn in favour of the buyer, and a clearance was not effected. In sheep the supply was exceed ingly small, being less than for many week. past, and there was consequently more activity on the part of buyers in making purchases ; late quotations were fully supported, and a clearance effected. In the pig market there was not so large a supply as of late, but they were mostly of a useful character, and a good trade was therefore transacted ; prices remained no minally unaltered from former terms. Veal =sus tains its former value, as also lamb, which is very scarce.' Best ox beef, 12e. to 13s. Od. per score; cow and heifer ditto, 9s. to 10i. Bouth-down mutton, 7d. to 71d. pa lb. ; inferior breed, Bd. to 81(1. Lamb, Bd. to 9d. Veal, 7d. to 71d. Pork, fresh and salt, 7d. to 71d. per lb., mid 10s. to 10s. 3d. per score. Bacon, green, Bd. to 9d. per lb. ; dry ditto, 10d., and 10s. to 10.. 3d. per score. Quarter store pigs, 18e. to 22e. each. [Advertisement.]—HOLLOWAT'S OINTMENT AND PILL/ TO MIT MEDICO= rria 111• Wit Ni MB CONS or BAD Laaa—Nr.NO% of S. Stephan's, am Balassis. Calawall. was Malta' fora iisNiss dace with a had Isti s ha mo W throe we bar boaltb. km m u urk fa b. stimild with scallaaal sal mps as cal Icas el 'Mu m mmedist s awl NW% bat 'Wald as rallsl. mug E atkis sallwimp. At Welk from rsesmassandakhs Pilassad aad YE* sad theseMooloohlo Milloolioftelml a whit me fa a very short period. Mr. WIN. 411. OsasrissaftsM, Devoaport, sambas the tswilist lids alsimat.—Said by all dts, sad at Pratuaar uldilirmat, 144, Straad, sad 88, Madria./das. Maw Tsai. - 1 1 /MPORTANT to FAMILIES FURNISHING who dud, elegance with eoonomy.—JAMES COOK% Tam LTINEA FRENCH POLISHED MAHOGANY ARABIAN ggp. STEAD. Bedding, Cabinet, Carpet, Looking-Nlaaa. and Uphel. Warehouse.—BßOMPTON HOUSE, 22 and 23, Queen's-b ' KNIGHTSBRIDGE. Estimates given, and a liatot pekes tea uil lt tree. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE AR ft VIII D. AMT./LTA-at Falmouth, January 1, from Rio Om* ANNA MASSA ELIZA/MTN-at Gravesend, January 2, fra m ,.h ma Branum-at Gravesend, January 2, from Moog Keg Barwarr-at Gravesend, January I, from. ............. a aMafay Beam- at Falmouth, January 1, from Rio halm Cm. Priarm-al Graveread, January 2, from ................... AMMO CANOLINN-at Rochester December 31, &mi . . .... ...Amass Corourer-at Queensto w n , December 31, from - " ...a ft Carom-at Bridgewater, January 1, from ague COLLDIA-st Gloucester, December 30, from . , ............... Cherial.__ c Riu ., A , N - a t Quftnetwn, December 30, from ............... tame. Clam ( LL)-at Liverpool. January 2, from Oillii DZIJCIA-.-et Liverpool, January 2, from 11 11 , 11 ELM liartv-at Falmouth, January 1, from... Y E LM Gravesend, January I. from AWN Faaguott-at Gravesend, January', from Amid* IFauxoss-at Falmouth, January 1, from readMa......_ I'AVOUMTI-at Liverpool, January 2, from Prumarowr (a 14 -st Liverpool, January 2, from Ma= WOWS AND ANN-IN Liverpool, January 2, from Apiaales Gazarrocc-at Greenock, January I, from _ I(amillea Hz.., 94.-er Dog, January 9, fr0m............. „ ...im0mma1l Hvamr-at Milford, December 31, from alai arm o ur - (it Sombampten, J.,nuary 2, from armuroff Liverpool, January 2, from,. INDIANA-at Deal, January 1, from Ire--at Gravesend, January 2, from C° = hus-at Gravesend, January I, from Jane-at Gravesend, January 2, from IRMA faxes-at Gravesend, January 2, from . Delft JOON AND JoNe-at Deal, January 2, from ....Pirate Locruerta-at Falmouth, January I from barms-at Gravesend, January 2, from Marserso-off Liverpool, January 2, from KAZIN AVOVITA-at Gravesend, January 2, from Btu Monts-at Gravesend, January 2, from Haab* MaISCLLA -at Plymouth, January 1, from 011111111 Maar-at Falmouth, January 1, from Nvmrm-at Gravmend, January 2, from Newt= OCEAN Quium-at Falmouth, January I, from Con Quinn -at Liverpool, January 2. from Qraiur-at Queenstown, December 31, from Qum , or CLUVIRS-C Liverpool, January 2, from Now Talk Qualm-at Southampton, January 1, from = PARAGON -It Gravesend, January 2, from Resacca-at Gravesend, January 2, from aria tha THOS. MANintr-at Plymouth, January 1, from OMNI Terror-at Falmouth, January 1, from Rio Jamie , Vlrroma-st Falmouth, January 1, from Wm. Baowir -at Deal, January 1, from = WANATA-at Falmouth, January I, from fathers •:, I t I :# . 1 .3 • I . ' ' • BAILED. 13A1014 VON TIVIMOLINT (s.)—hem Shields, January 1, to Bald's% CHAMPION—from Liverpool, January 2, to Boils Ctrs or 1401 MM—from Grarceend, Jarman 2, to We= EGRAII—frOIS OIMINMMA January 2, to &roar from Gravest January 2, to Alas Eauso Gaovs—from Gravesend, January 2, to Atr ia Hum—from Portsmouth, January 1, to Begat arra Sornts—from Qusenato.n, December 31, to lealut HILIN FAUCIT (I)—from Queenstown, December 30, to Om.. --- Jaut—from Hull, January l, to HIMV Jana yon;Auca BlLOWX—from Hartlepool, December 31, to Harealan Max—from Hull, January 1, to . lerantar.—from Bhlelde , Jr-- -- Jantiary 1, to Constantinople --.,.oar—from Shields, January I, to Elanen Samna' (s.s.)—trom Queenstown, December 30, to= *" . fit Weatrocc—from Portsmouth, January 1, to 0 WATIMLIT—from Gravesend, January 2 to Yalta Wasautoran—lrom Liverpool, January 2, to Nee York VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Diana (schooner), from Glasgow for Sydney, Dec. 6,lat. 9 N., loci 23.12 W., 37 days out. Gauntlet, from Canton for London, Dec. 21, lat. 49.30 N., ism 27.49 W. Harold, from Calcutta for Liverpool, 102 days, Dec. 13, let. $3l, lon. 111.46 W. Ivanhoe (ship), from London for Melbourne, Dec. 16, lat. 4L36, loc. 11.20, with enthrranta ; all well. Washington (ship), from Hobart Town, Nov. 19, tat. 12.6 8 ,lom I 35.30 W. Willing Lou,a from Canton for Lohdon, Dee. 21, /M. 42 N., lon. 28 if. WIND AND WEATHER REPORT. (FEOII THE OPPICE OF TILE ELECTRIC COMPANY.) TUESDAY, JAN. 2. Stations. Course of Wind. State of Weather. Greenwich N.W. Overcast. Lothbury . Liverpool Holyhead Mi or S.W. lton Ipswich Lowestoft Southampton N.W Fine. W. W. N. N.W. Cloudy. S.W. N.N.E. ... Fine. N.W.. Fine. Bath Gloucester Cardiff Swansea N.W. Fine. Haverfordwest N.W. Cloudy. Bogus Derby N.W....... Cloudy. Stamford Normanton Mosborough N.W. Cloudy. Leicester Chesterfield Burion.en.Trent N. Nottingham W.N.W.... Fine. Manchester Sheffield Wakefield N.W. Whitehaven Maryport LancasterN. N.W. Cloudy. Carlisle N.W. Bradford Stoke-on-Trent N. Leeds W. York Scarborough Whitby W. Darlington Hall Boston Great Grimsby N.W. Fine. Single needle from York to north. Dorchester Leamington , Plymouth Torquay BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. FULTON.—Jan. 1, at Roehampton.place, Surrey, the wife of IL Fulton, of a daughter. GIFFARD.—Dee. 30, at Southampton, the wife of Capt. J. C. Olinda of a daughter. ORANT.—Dee. 30, at Mitered= Remy Devon, the wife of W. D. Great, E.q., of a son. RARRISON._•Deo. 30, at Worthing, the wife of W. Harrison, ENia of a daughter. II'MARON.—Dee. 31, at Maidstone, Kent, the wife of Capt. M'Xa• hon, 14th King's Light Dragoons, of a daughter. RICHARDSON.—Dee. 29, at the Wyeke, Burnham, Errs, the wills of O. ilichardeoa, E.q., of a son. RIN DALL—Dee. SO, at Ont. Mattock, Sornersetahlre, the wife Of Mr. Madan, of a sou. SMITH.—Dee. 29 at Oxford•equare, Hyde-park, the wife of C. M. Smith, Esq., of the latter Temple, of a me. MARRIAGES. BISHOP—RODPORD.—Jan. 1, at Mattock, Somerectshire, by the Bet. W. Pt m, Mr. J. Bishop, to Sarah, relict of the late Mr. T. 1 Radford, all of Mattock. CHINO—PAYNE.—Dee. 30, at St. Margaret's. Leicester, Mr. IP Meg, Park-hill, Clapham, Surrey, to Marian, second daughter of the late B. Payne, Eaq., of Biratall, Leiccetershire. LOCKE—HUMPAGE.—Den. 30, at Holy Trinity Church, Milton, I the Rec. B. Joynes, 8.D., A. Locke, Esq., of Homey, to Eines Caroline, youngest daughter of J. Bumper, Esq., of Berkeley. crescent, Milton. EITAPLETON—WILMOT.—Jan. 1, at Mattock, Somersetshire, by the Rec. W. Pirate, John, eldest eon of Mr. J. Stapleton, of Mat tock, to Anne Louisa Wilmot. DEATHS. CUMMING.—am. 29, at Chjtetigrm, Elisabeth Maria Onchterlonh relict of the late W. Cumming, Esq. IIEARLE.—Dee. 31, Mary Ann, wife of Mr. P. Hear* of Stanhope. street, Glonoester.gate, Regent's-park, aged 42. IRVING.—Dee. 30, at Safolk.equare, Cheltenham, Susan, wiled J. B. Irving, Esq., aged 23. LEGARD.—Dee. 31, at Bnunham, Cecilia Elisabeth, relict of the Rev. W. Legato, aged 72. MACDONALD.—Dee. 30, at Great Jamesaneet, Bedford.row, W. Rs Macdonald, Era.. aged 67. MBTCALFE.—LM. I:at Pakenham Lodge, near Bury St. Edmunds, Sophia, second daughter of the late Christopher Barton Metcalfe, Esq., of Hawsted, Suffolk, and West Ham, Ease:. PA astle LTEILLO.—Dee, 29, Capt. B. Paltullo, formerly of the ship Beale fIUDLOW.—Ian. 1, Jessie, daughter of J.J.J. Sudlow, Em., of War bridge, Surrey, aged 19. DLDERMAN.—Deo. 30, at Langport, Somersetahire, Harriett, relict of B. Ulderman, Em., LP., aged 77. WILEINSON.—Jan. 1, at Pembroke.vills, Caledonlan.road, Unarms Elisabeth Dollioaon, eldestldaughter of W. H. B. Wilkinson, Esq., aged 211. Printed and publiabed by WILLIAY Kis° Rem, of No.B, Lombard Street, in the Olty of London. Printer. ea the ONet. In Lombard &cwt. la the pO, alt of Whoor—WsoSillon. Jostvoar 3.1866, r I