The Express. — London, England, 1865-12-25 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 25, 1865 LAW INTELLIGENCE. TEE CATTLE PL AGOIL-NEW ()EDER IN COUNCIL. - (From • &load flepederseet to Friday's Garrets.) At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 16th elay D ea mehar, 18115, by the Lorded her Majesty's Most Boirouroble Privy Coma—Present: Lord President, Duke of Somerset, Sir George Grey, Bart., Mr. Milner Gibson. Whereas, by as act pined in the genial of the 11th and 12th years of her present Majesty's reign, intituled "An Act to men t until the fat day of September, 1850, and to the end at the then next resift of parliamoot, the spread lag of contagious or infections disorders among sheep, settle. sod *thee animals," which aot has since been from time to time wintieued by divers subsequent acts, and lastly by an act pared in the assaioa of thee twenty-eighth sad twenty.eieth years of her present Majesty. it is (amongst other things) enacted that it shall be lawful for the lords sod Oben of her Majesty's Privy Council, or any two or more of them, from time to time to make such orders and regulations u to them may seem necessary for the purpose of prohibiting or regulating the removal to or from snob parts or plume as they ma r designate in such order or orders, of sheep, cattle, horses, swne, or other animals, or of meat, skins, hides, horns, hoofs, or other parts of any salon* and to make any other orders or rept- ; laded for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of the said act, and again to revoke, alter, or vary any such orders or regulations ; and that all provisions for any of the purposes aforesaid in any such order or orders *attained, shall have the like force sad effect as if the same had been inserted in the said act ; sad that all persons offending against the same shall for sash and offence forfeit and pay any sum not exceediog 20(. or such smaller sum se the said lords or others of her Majesty's Privy Council may in any case by such order direct : and whereas a contagious or infectious disorder sow prevails among cattle within that part of the United Eingdom called Great Britain, which disorder is generally designated as the " cattle plague :" and whereas with a view to check the spreading of the said disorder, an order elated the 23rd of November, 1865, has been made under the authority of the mid acts by the Lords of her Majesty's Privy Council, oansolidating and amending certain orders previously made for that purpose : and whereas it Is expedient to alter and amen - 1 the said order el the 23rd of November, 1865: now, therefore, the Lords of her Majesty's Privy Conned do hereby, Is exercise of the powers given by the mid act, so continued as aforesaid, order as follows So much of the said order, dated the 23rd of November, 1865, as de fine' the local authority in Great Britain, is hereby revoked. 2. Subject to the powers reserved by the order of the 2.ird of November to the clerk of her Majesty's Privy Council, the local authority within the City of London, and the liberties thereof. shall be the Lord Mayor ; in every borough in England or Wales which is within the provisions of the Corporation Act, the Mayor ; in every county, riding, or divistoe of • county, or liberty, having a separate court of quarter session' of the peace in England or Wales, the justices of the pesos for the said county, riding, or divi- Moo of a county, or liberty, in general or quarter sessions assembled : provided that oo county of • city, or county of a town, or borough, which is within the provisions of the Municipal Corporations Act, shall be deemed for the poi.- poem of this order part of a county, riding, division, or liberty. The local authority in every burgh or town in flootland having a town council shall be the provost or other uriUcipal magistrate ; and, in any other place in Scotland, the justices of the county in session assembled. 3. All appourtmeeta made, notices given, and other acts done by say local authority under and by virtue of the said order of the 23rd of November, 1865, or the orders thereby revoked, shall be valid and effectual until altered, varied, or revoked by the local authority hereby constituted, and such local autheeity shall have and exercise all the powers given by the said order of the 23rd of November, 1865, to the local authority therein described. 4. Whenever any local autho rity declares, by notice published in any newspaper Circe. lacing within ita jurisdiction, that it is expedient for a time to be specified in snob notice, that no cow, heifer, bull, bullock, ox, or calf, shall, except under such conditions as such local authority shall think fit to impose with a view to prevent the spreading of the said disorder, be removed from any particular part of the jurisdiction of such local authority to any other part of such jurisdiction ; or from any place or places within inch jurisdiction, to be specified in such notice, to any other such place or places also to be so specified ; or from plain to place generally within such jurisdiction, or within any specified part thereof ; then it "hall not be lawful for any person to remove any such animal in oontravention of such notice : provided always, that nothing detained in this clause of this order shall make it unlawful fee any person to send or carry any such animal by railway through or out of such jurisdiction, or to send or carry any such animal if brought by see from any place out of Great Britain into such jurisdiction, to the nearest coore. nient railway station, for the purpose of carrying it through or out of such jurisdiction. 5. Any local authority may from time to time renew, revoke, alter, or vary all or any part of any notice published or to be published by bim ere them, or any previous local authority within his or their jurisdiction, under the powers given under talker any former order", either absolutely or under such oonditiooa as to such local authority may seem proper, by a furter notice to be published in the same manner as such vatic* is required to be published. 6. The notice required by section Bof the order of the 23rd November, 1865, to be given in England to the clerk of the justices acting in and for a petty missions' division of • county, shall hereafter be given to the clerk of the pease of such county. 7. This order shall be in force from the 3rd day of January next until the Ist day of March next, and no longer, unless continued by some further order. 8. Every perdu offending against this order shall, in pur suance of the said act, for every such offence forfeit any sum not exceediog tweety pounds which the justices be fore whom he or she shell be convicted of such offense may think tit to impose. (Signed) ARTHUR HILPS. STRANGE CURE OE THE CATTLE DtsE►sE.—A remarkable cure of cattle plague is reported to have been effected by Mr. John Parker, of the Crow Tree., near Cohie, in East Lancashire. It appears that a cow belonging to Mr. Premoo, • neigbbouring fanner, had got to an ad vanced stage io the plague, end had been ordered to be destroyed. Parker, however, begged to be permitted to ♦ry a few experiments upon the animal He was ulti mately allowed to do en. In the first place he took a hails, and made an inesion across the loins of the cow from one side to the other. He then drew the knife along each side of the rib up to the shoulders. Then be made a deep tut in the neck, which penetrated close to the windpipe and gullet. Afterwards the wounds thus made were filled with salt and saltpetre, and next morning washed with salt sad water, and this rubbed with vinegar which bad pre- viously been boiled. Parker then filled the wounds with " green bales." Immediately after the operation tke animal showed symptoms of improvement; the akin and flesh as far 1.1 they bad been cut mortified away, and new flesh and skin rapidly reformed. The animal is now healthy and eats well. Tilt: POST-OFFICE LONDON DIRECTORY FOR 1860. This indispeomble volume, containiog more perso•el facts than any other book in the world, once more makes its annual appearance. During • long career, which there is every reason to believe is only the introduction to one still longer, the Loudon Directory has been gradually maturing to what we may now consider its final form. For the future its proprietors, unable to announce greet improvements in that which they have brought so near to perfeetioo, will have to be content with securing a continuance of its present accuracy. c-• I was a. ANBITRATIONt N THE BUILDING TRADES. — Since oon suited Dr. Ball Fielcher, !Metier heard he was • man the adoption of the new rules by the masters and men of of eminence in his profession. I intimated to Mr. Bell Wolverhampton, several instances have occurred in which Fletcher my desire to play that night, but he the wisdom of that course has been proved. Oily one din- strongly advised toe not to do so, and he prescribed for pute, however, his arisen since the step was taken, and that * me, andliromised to cell later in the day. I moved to the has been dispose in the moat amicable manner. Our Hen an Chickens Hotel in a cab. I bad to be assisted local correspondent nforms us that a builder io the town, into it by two people. I was again visited in the afternoon who has the costraet for the erection of a new circus, t temporary timber building in Darlington-street, employed by Dr. Bell Fletcher, and he then gave me the certificate; he said it would be madness for me to attempt to play, some of his men part of the day in the workshop, and the and be advised me to go hick to town. I did not suggest other part upon the circus, which it appears both parties one word of the certificate. There was no other reser or agreed was an unprotected building. By Rule 4, it is pro- object of my not playing at Birmingham than my Tided that "men working on unproteved buildings illneas. At the Hen and Chickens Mr. Henderson visited shall be paid id. per boor adslitioeal (to the 5f d.) me ahis way from London to Liverpool. I was in re for six weeks fore and six weeks after Christmas suc h agony that I could not lie down. On Wednesday, the Dey." By Role 5, "the shops and works shall be open 27th I came to London. standing nearly the whole of the from 6 o'clock in the morning till half mast sin the avenue¢ time, and bolding on by the side to avoid the polo of bat the first five working days of the week . I sitting, and on my arrival in town was again visited by Dr. allowing one hour and a half per day for the meals ; but Archer. From that time until she sth October, when I from six weeks before till nix seeks after Christmas-Jay workmen on unprotected buildings shall work from 7 left for Dublin, I was constantly under his care. One night I went to the Princess's Theatre, for a change. I paid o'clock an the morning till 5 o'clock in the evening on the for a private box, the first time I ever did so, and it will be ' I first live working days of the week, with one hour per day the last. (Laughter.) I laid on three chairs with a allowed for meals." The master had put a wrong construe- pillow under my head, and I had to leave from Ire upon tree rules, according to the opinion of the men, and it was therefore decided to cell for on arbitration. The , ' faintne ss . From the time of my leaving Birming ham till the sth October I did not hear from umpire, Mr. Robert Kettle, appointed Monday last. The ~ th e plainti ff . His letter of the 3 rd reached roe briars of the meeting was conducted on both skies with • after I had left London for Dublin. My engagement with' excellent feeling, and at the close the umpire decided in . Mr. Harris was for the 9th, but at his solicitation I cern. favour of the men. The master having supplied the menced on the 7th. I was very unwell. and I had to break amounts due to each man, so that the ump ire could make a my journey to Dublin by stopping at Liverpool. a thing I legal award, the meeting concluded wit h a vote heartily given by both parties to Mr. Rattle. —Budding New:. ' had never done before. I welt to Dublin c o n t r ar y to Dr . ~, Archer's advice. In Dublin Iliad to consult Dr. RPM. mars, Eiretres or SENSATIONAL Novel. READING.— On and he recommended rest for • few days, and to have ea Saturday an inquest was held at the Winchester Arms. operation performed. 1 Fleming-road, Walworth-road, on Martha Wells. aged 17. Cross-examined—l completed me engagement there, and Mn, Hatneric, the wife of • merchant's clerk, said the de- I went on to Belfast and completed it. I kept all my en- Illeelleti had bra is her warms for two months. On Friday garments except with the plaintiff. In May I wished to arming she celled her at half-past six, and getting no give op the engagement to play for Mr. Henderson in a answer she wort below, where she found her banging by II theatrical speculation in Birmingham . I said I would give rope attached to a hem; rousing serer the ceiling of the 1501. to be off, but he wanted 3001., and said there is an w ashh°w • Life was q uite " tine° . Na 'owe could be end of it. No doubt the plaintiff suffered great lose, but reigned for this crime, except that her mind had become be did trot suffer pecuniarily more than I did. (Laughter.) diseased by , reettlisig ersational novels. Verdict, "Tempo The Lord Chief Joatioe — You got the lion's shank tart Insanity. • The defesdaat—l do in all my engagerneeta. This was ROYAL Find HOSPITAL, GRAT'S-INN-WOAD.—The not an individual ere. lam supposed to draw the money. somber of pattern relieved at this hospital during the The Lord Chief Justies—Too are quite right to get as week ending Deessaber 23 was 3,230, of which 1,014 were muck es you can. WOW err . Mr. &riser Balloothse—The most eminent always obtain Do BASET% DELICIOUS WEALTH RISTOZINO Rt• the,,highiset rereuno ration. VWARTA AnAneoA loop own, without medicine or Inman. Defendant— I cannot account for the bad hours in Mr.. MAMMY dripapaia OnditeestLA), oough, asthma, communion, de- 'rearm ; it does sometime. happen. Daly. easouvailis. diestikam. dysentery, merman Dineen liver. Mr. Serjeant Ballanthre—Not very often, I think. 1 sod stomata* actapadata. end wee fifty yam its cod is D a y es a aa a—l am suffering at preset& 466"inedis"'"6`1""mally.—D° Barry sad Co., N° '"' Mr. Sariisat Ballaatiiiii said Its could sot farther dispute =agent- sat London, W. In tine. at le I=lb., tn. Ad.: di . jun ... 3Sbs. flat: kibL.".' °b." 61 ' Grsc.ilhum ~----:. 4. Cheap- The Lord Chief lashed said it had boa rildactorily e: et. 140, —lllll, Ororddriest ; and at all ...........—( arr. MianinCl sq•lained. Mr. Andrews—l set as the defesdant's manager sad secre tary. Whilst in Liverpool I wanted • rehearsal of Brother Sava on the Thursday. I met plaintiff COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.—D'. 23. et the N . plune Hotel. I asked him what After Term Nisi Prins sittings at Guildhall—(Bders the brought him to Liverpool, and he said be bad come sway Lord Chili deities sad • Speed Jury.) , from Birmingham to get rid of the bother. That his pada ewaNßOanualt v. gOTHIMP.—LOID DUNDILWIT IX cot ms. ger, who ws• • good y sort of man, did not understand about After our report left on Saturday, theatricals, and oolishly talking about 'dog the The plaintiff cronsexernined said—l received • telegram defendant. I told him "You know Mr. Sothern was very from the defendant from Plymouth, dated 12th September, ill and could not perform," end I showed him • telegram complaining that he had not been underlined in the dyer- that in di probability he would have to undergo an opera tisements. He was not underlined at that time in the news. tion. Plaintiff ask me ov er wi th Sothern intended to dc, papers, end it is not usual to do so. Thomson do that them- and I mid I had ta lk ed it over with him, and it wee be in. selves He was underlieed in the bills. Mr. Addison, with his Mallon to play soother fortnight the first time he had to daughter, came to Birmingham to rehearse. They were to spare. I said. " I know it for • feet and you may believe it." oedema with Mr. Bother's. I cannot say when Mr. Addison I also told him that if he had sympathised with the defend arrived. Oa the 19th Mr. Andrews, his meat, arrived in ' sat the latter woul have made him • presoak sod I kite tunin g between 11 and 12 o'clock. He received • vied him to write a friendly letter to the defendaut lie telegram that Mr. Sothern would be there about halfut appeared eatisfiel, and said he had eudeavoured to get three o'clock, and that he only wanted his scenes rehearsed, lir. sad Mrs. Alfred Wigan to play in what would have which would not occupy more than half an hoar. I don't ' been tho defendant's last week, but be led not been sum remember seeing a telegram to Mr. Andrews from Mr. easeful &them from Bristol, stating that his voice was much Cromestuninsd—l did not know Mr. Bothers was to play worse, and that he most prepare for • change of perform- in Dublin on the 7th. ance. The first I heard of it was from Mr. Agertoe. My stage' Mr. Swanborough was recalled—Mr. Wigan was to follow manager, late in the day, mentioned it casually to me. , Mr. &therm I wrote to Mr. Wigao, but wee us able to Neither Mr. Andrews nor Mr. Harrison said anything to me. ' get him earlier. I then applied to Mr. Owen, but be de. It was impossible to substitute another piece. I don't dined, se he did not intend to perform longer in England. know if the actors expressed their willingness to perform Dr. Archer was called, and proved that the defendant in another plum Defendant spoke io • hoarse voice when, wan unable to perform on Thursday , Friday, and Saturday I saw him. I can speak to you in • hoarse voice now. It . previous to going to Dublio. He also spoke to defendant's seemed very likes simulated voice. lie was able to speak previous state of health, and said that he was not in • fit very well before he left the theatre. It is very possible state to follow his profession—he was mostly in bed. The that I said he never intended to play. I might have said ' defendant wished to go to Dublin on the Thursday, but I it io an unpleasant manner. Defendant did not appear would not permit it ; he might have been able to travel, bat annoyed before I spoke about& solicitor. The defendant corn- not to play. Waffled the next day of my stage manager's conduct, and, Mr. Bovill, in addressing the jury, contended that the I apologised to him for it. He did not then offer to plaintiff by endeavouring to get Mr. Wigan sad Mr. Owen, make • fresh segagement. Dr. Bell Fletcher showed,that he considered the engagement was at an end. told me that defendant's Blares wea sweat I asked , The plaintiff's letter of the 3rd of October did not complain him if the defendant could walk through his part, and he of • breech af engagement, but appealed to him as to what said he could not appear with his consent. Mr. Sothern ! had better bedew). Mr. Sothem had never broken an engage was sitting on the edge of &their, and said be was suffering meat before this, and they must remember that the fulfil- he acutely from piles. Ithreatened him with legal prsoesilinm meat of ea engagement must depend upon the position if he did not perform his contract was in to perform it. The Lord Chief Justice—You do not mean to put it that Mr. Samara Ballsaga gement tioe admitted was broken after the defendant to th ' e s Mr. Bother's was simulating illness ? evidence that the en owing Mr. Bellantioce—No, certainly not; but it le for him to latter's illness. He was entitled to their sympathies, and show he could perform before he went to Dublin twelve , it was • marvel with his sufferings how be cou lic.ld disguise days afterwards. Our notion fa that the illness lasted his feelings whim he appeared b efore the pub Mr. longer then was necomary. .I Sotbern was • valuable adjunct to • country manager, and Mr. Bovi ll said Mr. &there felt thata serious imputation it was Impossible to say the great loss the plaintiff had had bean unjustly cut upon him in that mouth sustained in consequence of the breach of engagement. The Lord Chief Justice said it ooald not for • moment be The Lord Chief justice said them could he no doubt every considered that Mr. Sothern and the medical man who gave one must feel pity that the action had been brought, sod the certificate could have done anything so dishonest. / still creator pity that the h as had been presented to the Mr. Serjeaat Ballentiae mid there was no such charge jury so the saint it had been, for unquestionably, by direct against him. charge or covert insinuation, the defendant's honour end The Lord Chief Justice—You have certainly made the Iprobity bad been improperly attacked, for leveed all most of the illness question the defendant was suffering 'severely. He could Mr. Serjeant Ballantine —My contention is that Mr. not conceive how Mr. Scourboroueh could entertain the Sothern exaggerated hie illness. potion that the defendant was not iIL A manager had no Plaintiff prooseded—Both of us publehedthemedicaleerti- right to call upon an actor to sacrifice bis life in fulfilling flute in the newsp•pen the following day. I performed af tem his engagement. If at any time during the period the engage wards at a fearful lose. Dr. Bell Fletcher i s t oo honourable a I ment wee to endure the defendant was able to fulfil it be was man for me to doubt his certificate. The certificate em. I bound to do it ; but it wee said be was »liaised from the braced the period of my engagement, and I afterwards as. engagement by the plaintiff. The Plaintiff laboured under eertained that Mr. Bothers performed before its expiration a rash impression that h et had been improperly treated. at Dublin. The jury ultimately rurned a verdict for tbe plaintiff, The Lord Chief Justice said that plaintiff could not re. damages 501. There was • difference of opinioo as to the cover for such time ea the defendant could not sat number of days the defendant could have performed, sod Mr. Bovill said the defendant did nos appear in Dublin they compounded the &mount until after the plaintiff's engagement wee at an sod. It This closed the sittings. was • question if be was then in a fit state to plaT. Lli ix s ) ::o2l,l2 JUSTICZ LIM THE CORTORLTION or Mr. &desalt Ballutine said the first night at Dublin L unripe toe present sittings there NM been so was dearly within the period mentioned in the certificate. I oi ln& noise and wain/ion in the mart. and loud knocking Mr. Bovill said that if the plaintiff was entitled to • I _ e . • same, es to materially interfere with and disturb the verdict the amount of damages could easily be settled. , business. The jury to-day made complaint of the noise sod Re-examined—TM public have not mach faith in medical othfueion io the wart, sod the Lord Chief Justice observed certificates. tha t it was one of the worst kept courts he had ever sat Mr. Johnson (a comedian) proved that Mr. Sotherti I . in. Ile understood that the local authorities had an objem acted on the night of the 7th October at Dublin. He had tic's to bringing his own officers from Westmioster, been advertised about • week. ?dr. Sothern was at re. b r sitting be would act as he thought proper and bestial in the morning ;he appeared in his usual health. bee t . for hospice order. This was the plaintiffs caw The defence was, that the defendant was suffering from an attack which rendered it impossible for him to perform except at the risk of life, and they mutually came to a ter mination of the engagement. Mr. Sothern did not go to Birmingham for the purpose of breaking his engagement, and he very naturally felt aggrieved at the manner in which be bad bean treated by the plaintiff. It was an usfortunate affair, and if Mr. Branborough had suffered in pocket, Mr. Sothern had been • greater loser, as he would have had half the gross receipts. It wee therefore to Mr. Sothern's interest to have performed if his health would hive permitted it. It was during his Ulnas that an application was made to him to go to Dublin, and he went there against his medical adviser's consent. He sated there one day, and be bad to he attended the following day by a medical man is Dublin. The defendant was celled, and deposed—l had no other engagement for the period I was to perform for the plaintiff. I did cot state to the plaintiff at the Café de l'Earepe that I was under an engagement with Mr. liendencoo, or that I had made one inconsistent with his. I wished to make soother engagement, but the defendant objected, and the matter dropped. My engagements at Plymouth and Exeter occupied my time up to the 7th October, and I had ar ranged to go to Dublin on the 9th October. During my fortnight's engagement at Plymouth I was very unwell, end I apologised to the audience on the last night for the uosatisfattory performance arising from sore throat after an attack of bronchitis. On the 18th September I was en. gaged to play at Exeter. I performed there, and my throat was still bad. I had made every arrangement for com mencing my engagement on the 19th at Birmingham ; Mr. Addison had gone on some days before. Mr. Andrews, my secretary, preceded me. I had intended to leave Exeter early in the day, bat I was prevented by the state of my throat. I could not venture to get up early, and I consequently left by &later train, but io ample time to arrive and take part in the performance. Between Exeter and Bristol my throat became worse, but 1 con tinued my journey, and all'iough the train was twenty minutes late I arrived in time. When I arrived at Bir mingham I was very nearly speechless. At the station I met Mr. Andrews, and I accompanied him in • carriage to the theatre. My voice was then so bed that 1 could not possibly have dimmed the audience. We made all haste to the theatre, and on the way, Mr. CHM the defendant's dime manager, mid, " It's all right ; you are just is time but I told him it was impossible that I could play. The plaintiff came to the door of the theatre with his acting-menager, and they behaved insultingly to me. I lost my voice altogether after I got into the theatre, and then I loft and drove to private lodgings which I had taken for three weeks. In the theatre some one asked me it I had no sympathy for the manager, and I replied I had no sympathy for soone who had treated me as they had done. Mr. Swan borongh asked me to address the midieoce, but 1 was utterly unable to do so. Oo the following day I sew Mr. Swenborough at my lodgings in the morning, and I informed him that he had behaved en ill towards me, threatening law proceedings, that I would not play that evening unlass he made • new engagement. He asked me why I required it, and I replied simply as a matter of principle. A new engage ment was made, end I performed for the week. I bad been suffering for some time, end 1 was getting worse, and it was • source of pain and inconvenience to me. Mrs. Bother's was near her confinement at the time, end with the view of seeing her I left Birmingham by the mail train on Saturday night On the Sunday I was much worse, sod I mot for Dr. Archer, my usual medical attendant ; he pre scribed for me, and I was immediately bled by leeches locally applied, and I was in bed the whole of the day. He mid I should do wrong in leaving London again, but I re turned to Birmingham on the Monday, and played that night. I a then suffering great pain, sod the ?tot morning I COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—Dec. 23. Sittinp at Niel Prins is Lendou.—(Be(ore Mr. Justice Willer ends Special Jury.) BAKER r. PETIRS. - - This was an action to recover 457., the price of a horse. Mr. Berjeant Parry and Mr. Laxton appeared for the plaintiff ; and Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., for the defendant. The plaintiff was a dealer in cattle and bones at Greys, in Ease:, and the defendant resided at Woldhatn Hall, near Rochester. The transaction took place with the defen dant's son, who mainly managed the business ; the horse was sent to the defendant's plain and left there, but it was in a few days returned. The objection to retain the horse was that it bed such a big head ; but the plaintiff's answer was, Its bead is the same size as when it was sold, and therefore that is an idle excuse." Evidence was laid before the jury, and two questions were raised—whetbez there bad been a sale, and whether there had been an acceptance of the thing sold within the meaning of the statute of fraud•. The jury found for the plaintiff. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—Dr.c. 23. (Before Mr. Commissioner Winslow.) IN Be 31‘KERROW AND SONS.—JeDGMENT. This case has been frequently before the court on the baekropts applying for their orders of discharge, and, his Honour having taken time to consider, now gave judg ment. Ye said—The bankrupts, a father and two eons, have carried on business since the year 1857 at London and Glee now as fancy dress manufacturers. no goods were manu factured at Glasgow, under the superintendasce of Hugh lelf snow, the youngest of the bankrupts, and were sold in London by John Atli:erre+, senior, and John Itl'Kerrow, Junior, the eldest eon, who together conducted what is called the " financial arrangements "of the firm. The bankrupts state that they began with a capital of 1,000/., and that in the year 1859 they had so prospered as to have a surplus of 4,000 f. From !big time their prosperity forsook them, end by slow but steady progress they came to beak. rUptCy. In 1860 their surplus was reduced to something over I,OOW. In 1861 it had disappeared. In 1862 they were deficient 4.000/., and they commence the ac counts they have filed on the requisition of the assignees with a deficiency of 7,2171. on the let of November, 1863. It appears from these accounts that during the next twelve months their purchases amounted to 18,8411., and their sales to 18,4001., and they made a gross profit of only 2891. ; whilst io earning this trifling amount they paid for discount and interest 1,4311., for trade expenses 2,4681., and drew out for their own personal expenses 1,6851. In November, 1864, they failed, owing 5,2771. to unsecured trade creditors, 5,680/. liabilities on bills, and 13,9611. oo accommodation bills. The deficiency is admitted to be 20,7451. after taking credit for assets stated to be worth 3,800/., hut which have only realised about 3,0001. The assignees have charged the bankrupts who carried on the London business with two °Sermon under the 159th section ; let, having carried on business by meansof fictitious capital; and 2ndly..with having contracted all their debts since the let November, 1863, without any reasonable expectation of payment. The item of 13,961/. for accommodation bills gives some clue to the mode in which the firm continued to trade so long after they were' insolvent, and the largeness of their present deficiency. The bankrupts had two or three years ago sold goods to certain other firms, and drawn bills for them in the ordinary course of busing's., or drawn bills promising to su pply goods to meet them, but those firms having been wholly or in part unable to take up the bills when due, they were renewed from time to time, and the amount gradually increased until the sum outstanding reached its present amount. These finns were five in number, Luke Aahly, orington, Eaton and Co., Evans and Lewis, Eylee and Evans, and John Torment, and the amounted billion which the bankrupts were liable at the date of the bankruptcy was 21.0451. of which 13,9611. was for the accommodation of the bankrupts. The bankrupts baying over and over again renewed the bills which represented the real debt due from those firms to them, must have known that those bills ' would in feet be paid in full by the acceptors, and es soon as M`Kerrow and Co. stopped payment the other houses also failed and have since arranged with their ere , ditere by payment of compositions varying from 14s. to Is. 6d. in the pouinL Part of the bills when accepted were gent to Hugh ti•Kerrow at the manufactory at Glasgow, end were by him amounted by the Bank of Scotland end abets, asd another part were discounted in England by creditors who now complain. There is nothing to show that the creditors bad any reason to know or @aspect that those bills were other than legitimate trade bills. The bankrupts are now charged with having in this manner carried on trade by means of fictitious capital, and with having in coned all the debts now due, which they contracted since the let November, 1863, without reasonable expectation of payment. On behalf of the bankrupts it is mind by Mr. Reed, their counsel, that they commenced business en manufecturers by hand•loom, and having been at first successful they did not like to give up the contest with the French manufacturers and the manufacturers by , power•loom, but tried hard by paying great attention to their designs and by the introduction of improvements to carry on the competition. It is also said that the bill transactions were not purely for aocommodaticio, but were based upon large business transactions which bad !taken place between the parties; that the bankrupts did not go on until they had nothing left, but have brought into court an estate which has realised 3,0004, and must have cost them much more. Meer traders, it is said, not excepting bankers, have felt themselves justified in not succumbing at once to temporary difficulties, bat have struggled, and struggled successfully, against them, sad in the end have triumphed, and these bankrupts hoped that ultimately they would make their trade a profitable one. In conside ring the order whichshould be made upon this applicatirm. I think it clearly proved that the bankrupts trading io London must have keens during the libelee( the eat 1864,f roan the necamity they were under to carry on their baginsca by means of the bills drawn and re-drawn as the other house,, and from the gradual but rapid increase in the amount for which such bills were overdrawn, and also from the fact that they were eelliog their goods at a gross profit of so trifling an amount, and in very many eases at an ab echelon on the cost prise,' that their failure was inevitable, and that they had no reationable expectation abatis; able to pefell their debts io full. It appear to be proved that they harm the acceptors could never pay the bills in full, sad I am of opinion that the Snide so carried oe by means of bills doers for the acceeileedetioe et the beabepte ups drawers who they knew had no intention of paying them. and had not the means of paying even it they intended, may well be said to be a trade carried on by means of fictitious capita There is, however, a gnat distinction between i the conducl of the three bankrupts, and the evidence shows, 1 and I believe it is admitted by the &mignon, that Hugh hi'Kerrow was engaged in attending to the manufactory at Gleagow, and knew nothing of the prices at 1 which the goods veers sold is Loudon, cc the nature of the transtiotion between the London partners and the aceeptors of the bills. He received the bills from his partners as legitimately representing the payments made for the goods, • and was 00000 informed of the insolvent position of the firm. There does not appear to be any offence committed by him under the 159th section, and be must take his order of discharge. A distinction is also sought to be made between the other partners, because John H'Kerrow, jun., acted under the influence and authority of his father. The assignees have referred to a case of " Ex-parte Barker," 9 L.T., 672, re which the bsokrupt's cvnler of diseharge was wholly refused for accepting scoommodation bills to the amount of 4,0001. Every case, however, depends upon it own circumstances ; and the offence in that case was oon tracting that amount of debt without receiving any advantage from it, and having no means whatever of paying it. He had no grounds of expectation arising out of the transections. The present bankrupts, however, got the proceeds of the bills, from which they may have expected to pay mom* part, if not all, the debt so contracted. The order of the court will be this : the order of die. charge of the bankrupt John WIC errow the elder mast be suspended for three years, and that of John sl'Rerrow the younger for two years and six months from this day. snd that they have no protection for six months. Bat if the benkrupts be arrested, then they may have their orders of discharge—Jobn hi•Kerrow, see., after eight months', and John M'Kerrow, jun., after seven months' imprison ment. Mr. Reed—Will your Honour grant a month's protection, to enable the bankrupts to take the opinion of the Court o f Appeal f Mr. Lawrence. for the assignees,said be must not be • understood as assenting to the application. His Honour—The bankrupts may have protection for one month. Judgment accordingly. DARING PIRACY IN THE CHINESE SEAS. , of at market, the trade today was firm, and the elk ef he ...„ --e-- ' was deposed st prices quite equal to those wlf l The Hong Kong Doily Press contains the follow- Spred ern dill, bat without change in valet i • th, :1 log letter descriptive of an snack by pirates sot more than 38a. to 561 ; barley, gds. to 425. ; ode, 20a a e :A, I fifty miles from Hoeg Hoeg : • per, 3Se. to 40a. ; bens, 425. to . per qr. ••• Hang Eng, Oct. 28, HO& Hgernen, Dn. 23.-A nine linked abet d Mr. Editor,-! have no doubt bat yea will be anxiteas to bat the domed bang slack, sale wen cot f re d z llti4 hear of a serious encounter with pirates on board this as barely led week's rates. The MOO APO. a feral I shall begin at the beginning. though lam ao weak 1 trade for ell *OIL hut the" was • f•li weld, t o OA scarcely to be able to perform such • task. We left I Mee a lithe deathly. ear 6d. per eir• Other pre m a.,WI Double !dead, Sydow, about five o'clock in the morel°, of i Whet , red, now , rl. to was. : old. 321.; white , ove 7. the rth instat, with e light fair w i nd arid got fairly out to to 325. ; fine, 351 pa load. Barley, =Riga. n i. to ,el.. sea by the a ft ersoon. Towards emsoing it fell a calm, I grindieg, 22e. to 31 .1 W pole. Oats, new, 16.. to LA, ad we drifted with a cerrent, now and thee getting old, 30*. per qr. Beans, 238. to 28a. ; old, se, s a `• a breath of wind, till a pilot erne on board to i ea. "'" it take us to our destination (of course showing us his good I LEICIORTZR, DSC, 23.-Our ma rk et Ur - dal was characters, del) We had noticed • large Macao torahs , well supplied with wheat, and there was a fan egv .,Lfl evidently dodging us, passive and repageing, as she could •of the trade. The ton of eerie was slow, se di m e..... easily come up to us at say time, as the light winds aid Were difficult to make. New red made 475. to ea 7,. calm continued ; evade' come, and this Imam came closer. white, 50s. to 535. • old red, 50e. to 52a. ; old dis a r a The pilot then said, "That piecey boat pirate, he merry te 565. per 36 easig. Of barley there was sa "'r fighty another piece) last night." We had bowever,taken supply. The demand sees lies honest, sad the timely warning, the captain (d, Hannihalli heeler ordered 1 last week were about supported ; malting, 32 e , a i rrZwf all the ens on board to be ready in cage of need. I had a . qr. ; Vied*, 271. to 30 1 - per 30 therm For mu t t good revolver with me ready loaded. Eight p.m., the boat ' consumptive demand was a:minced, and mien am .._ came so doom that by the dim light of the young moon we I little altered,; new, We. to 254. ; old 30a te 3n a ,.."7„ could see a stir among them. The two six pounders were don. The show of bean was amnia limited, s ed i ts loaded loaded with round shot on the main deck, and also two , mead proved firm at top press • old, 50a. to 52L ; a" three pounder. on the quarter deck, the muskeg brought 425. to 445. per 38 stool. F lour (fins), 36a. t i t up from below and beyoneta fixed, se well as secouda, 33e, to 345. per 20 stele. the few matinee we had. Though I was but a pas- Decors, Die. 22.-We have had a good gamily a y a 1.., anger in this vowel, my life was as dear to me and a dell trade at het week's price. es A large p a r aM":. as others, and I did all I could in belpg-not forgetting in damp rendition. Fee ee is request m r. to put ea the revolver, and ODe of t he best meeker j means, whilst other qualities hung on band. Wised.Z picked out. Now all got ready, the Malays called to stead 45e. to 47e. ; white, 50e. to 53e. ; barley, 28.. to 41s, • aa ,"" I by the guns, few aft, the others amidships. He began to 255. to 28a. per qr. I I steal aft of no, and we could distinctly lieu them talking on NrIVOARTIX-UPON-TYIII, Dec. 23.-At our tnatket an' board the lorchs ;we were now quite sewed of their inns. resin we bad a moderate show of wheat has In Mons, and we had made up our minds to fight or die-we powers, sad, audition being much improved, a raft knew it would be one sr the other. Orders from the caveat elearann wag effected, at fully last week s prim p ima were given to fire the 6-ponder on the starboard side ; as the stands little was dome, owing to the tenacity et ha m. the pilot had been telling him so to, or soon they would be Flout muck the MM. Malting barley held find), laity under theaters, and there being no steerage way on the ship, same may be said of grinding. Malt met little is ee a v the large guns would be useless. At 8.30 bang went the Brae &admire Needle sunned their vales, se dia;;;; first, and he was not slow is replying ; now cats. The arrival, this week are :-Wheth careten t we were all assured of by intestine, the small 4 030 : fereilPL. 5 5 0 : rye, foreign" 2 00 i. bulgy, tout.* gun off the quarter deck were then fired, 700: foreign, 413 : =rils iroestwes ,2sl ; " 4 , Mete* and it non became hot work, his musket' began 3. 822 ; Peas, ethetwies• 87 9re• i fl our, mulwat,SEl;l hot upon ug, and I took up the muskets as soon as 'actin corn flour, 1,710 sages. possible, along with the captain and chief officer-we saw Enema, Dem. 23.-The supply of abet Wii NW them getting their stiokpots ready from the foremast top. what lege at this market to-day, and the tads hin t They soon with the help of oars Cams under our stern, and slow prose were barely supported even for tbe ssi att si t the stinkpots flew by the dozen, and the balls as thick as samples, whilst anything in tender noddies was hail-we then beat a retreat from the quarter deck, still There was a liberal supply of barley offeeed, sod its Ise firing. The men from the lords now had jumped on malting samples were taken off at • slight tractile n board, and rushing at us madly we made for the forepart price. Secondary sad distilling sorts were also Mr of the ship ; the Chinese had long previous to this gone off duller. White wheat (weighing 641b5.), 501. to 50 4 .. to hide themselves. but the Malaya stood till we could old red ditto (weighing 651 be.), 50e. to 52a. • new hin stand no longer. The deck of the ship was now one mass (weighing 60lbs. to 631 be), 38a. to 451. ; best ashn t of fire ; the cattain going up the forestay lir shot dead barley (weighing 52Iba. to 531ba.), 345. to 36g. • nes and fell down st my feet; the chief officer took to the fore ditto (eterhiog b 5 b. to 52the.), 325. to 34e. ; difili et rigging, and in his ascent was shot in three places. I ditto iwschinli BOMA to 52 ihe•_ is 2 -e• to 27 % 0111 •211 hid now now so alternative but go over the bows, sad to 26e. ' hie", 137.. to 39 k aPeeee (maple ), Ifs, to Pa as one came forward to me I shot him with my revolver per quaker. Flour, 335. per sack. Avenges: Film dead ; soon others filled his place, snd I got over the bows 2,865 qrs., 46e. 11d. ; barley, 10,192 qr ., 42.. 6d. It* to get on the mirth:male. The Chinaman lanceted me be seen that the deliveries of barley are now on a ref between the shoulders into the lungs, just glancing off the large sods. backbone ; nether shot me in the arm, and I fell into the Noerfeatue, Dec. 23.-There was • tolerable 19* KS. There were many Malays banging on to a rope Over of wheat today, the condition of the grain being eerie the bows, and they kept firing their three revolvers at us The inquiry wee dull, but the best sorts made late rata; in turn. The carpenter (1 bad forgot) had been killed pre. inferior rather easier. Old white realised 58e. to 60s ; ell vious to my leaving the deck. Now nothing but silo red. 5 0 11 - to 53 5. : new ...white, 52e. to 58e. ; new red, de swim-life or death. A fdat bream began to ripple to 51e. Pth 36 "mi. i" show of hazel was fair, but As wati... . w. . ed the the be . to move perhaps a b ou t t wo demand was by DO means active , at about the unseen d mile an hour, ea all the o r were left huge/. There the week Previous : malatig, 32a. to 40u per questa; were now too many for an d rope to bold on to, grit:ding, 28.. to 30s. per 30 stone. Oats were in modern and some most leave and swim at his own supply, and the inquiry ruled health st folly forma risk. A midden splash, with a yell from the term& Old, 27 5• to 3 1 s. ; new, Wu to 265. • foceige, 25r. Cheese on deck. I looked around • the captain was to 2 7 1 . Per 24 lithth• Beene was in shot; supply, ad sinking ; another and then soother Della, the carpenter oemmaseell quite as much money as heretofore. Old, Oda bad gone to rim no more. I bed now beetle to feel faint, to 51s. ; new, 40a to 455. per 38 done. Super flour, 4 . 1 and as the ship was increasing her speed I came round to to 3 3 e- : dn. 33 5. to 35e- Per 20 stone. the starboard side, but with all my good ewimmiog the OXFORD, Dec. 23.-There wee an average attach= A vessel was leaving me. By this time I had got abreast the this non oniony . today, with a good supply of whist, poop, and I beard a voice gall out, " Jack, Len is • rope's the napes of whisk, owing to the favourable dry weather, end for you (he spoke good English); come up. we will not have come to hand in first rate condition. The perdue* kill you, come up" " Ob, no ; 1 had better die bare." I were chiefly confined to those of necessity wire bad to had got around the stern, and a rope hanging over I seized supply the millions dariagthis festive season with the "Ad hold ma I could not have done muds more • but my friend's Of life.' No owe. mate see to .Pusth an ase teing refer voice again, " Here era rope , make it fast ' around you sad Barley wee • mo d erate suPPlyr but for Primo amp me we will h and you up ; I can assure you nothing shall malting punter there wu • fait demand, and primula happen. " I made the sod fist, and four men hauled me malting and grinding purposes were as this day se'agight op, took off my clothes sod brought me a pair of flannel As ter IA regards oats, beans, and pease for all quelifee Mowers (which were dry) from among my own things. then was no variation in pries. Flour, aseaas, 351 Soon as I could walk be led me down into the neon, Per sack. and one of them said, "Oh I know you, no far ;" ano th er, PiTIRBORODGIi, Dec. 23.-There was a fair quetity of not quite so pleased st my reception, struck me • heavy gran offering her toalsy and the trade ruled dull Ice all blow across the aide of my face with t he flat of his sward ; degeriPtions. but the other patting me on the back said, "Don't take ALADIN°, Dec. 23.-Our market opened this men' offence." Now I was interrogated about the ship, where with a fair atteidasce. The supply wasi oily modern from, cargo, mosey, fr., tr., and led on deck at the peril The samples generally of both wheat and barley ware ie of my life if I did not reveal all, and where the captain was good condition ; nevertheless the trade dose was only A and others belonging to the vessel, as they had made op lee rates. The demand foe oats, beans, and pease me their minds to burn her. I went beck to the robin ; an dr quiet, with no alteration in Mien was my boy ready . for he bead to be cut off d ROCIMITS, Dec. 23.-Rather leas besieges me after entreatiog with this little friend, the venal transacted at oar market, the stands at which were mode. was to be speed and the boy, but they would take rthelF furnished with wheat and o th er here of grain, for everything of use away. True to their word, they did not which there was only a retail demand . For all Male A leave us scarce aufficieet clothes to put on. All the cabin heat parcels former quotations were readily obt dud. bet were sacked. Rice, biscuit, fowls, ducts, beef, ropes, eve, damp and inferior samples were neglected although offered even our very bedding wu carried off, and they left the at 6& to la. per qr. less mosey. Our quotations foe bet vessel sod us to stoneybot twelve midnight. My boy old white wheat are 52a. to 565. • secondary, 495. to 521.; aroused me from • dreamy sort of slumber, sod I got up, and inferior 46e. to 49a. per qr. ; 'best old red, 46e. to 50a; eying, " Well, boy. here we are dove, and a strong breeze and infra" and secondary , 43a. to 46e. per qr; best sew blowing." I went down the hold and found same of the white. 46e. to 50a.; and others, 43e. to 46e. pet qr.; best We men, got them up, and in half au hour. to my surprise and led, 42,. to 4135.; and secondary sad inferior, 39a to 425. per delight, down came the chief officer. I cannot describe the qr. A rather limited supply of lonian wheat was broughtfor• feeling, but leave you to sunnier. "Hen we are; let us ward, and pries, remain firm, with • somewhat moderate eat sail at ones." ' But," said he, " where are we r as inquiry. The flour toads on the eve of the Christmas hali they had been taking the ship to seaward. We went days was dull, and the demand chiefly in retail. at stool below : no chronometer, barometer, no compass, no lamps ; late prices. Very little business was done io barley, id now a gale. Never miad ; I weak 'sad faint from four operation, were confined chiefly to beat malting mime* wounds; he ditto. We struggled all night, next day, all which brought about late terms, while others were 6d. pa night again ; morning came land, hut where are we ; at last qr. cheaper. Beet melting kinds fetched 36e. to 405., gad we came across a fishing boat, which we got with some secondary and isferior 32a. to 365. per qr. : grinding was s difficulty to pilot us for 100 dollars into Hong Kong, where limited show, and prior are 25e. to 30s. per qr. The mat we arrived, after living on scar&ly anything, on Saturday trade is about the game as before. Oats were firm, best old night, the 28th of October, 1865, from the most perilous fetching Zle. to 28a., and others 19s. to 23e. per qt. voyage I have ever nude, and hope Defer to make another Beans and per both very firm, with pries, twee such.-1 am, sir. yours obediently, J. Estrum, meager upwards. aboard Henry Darling. WOO/XS, Dec. 23,-The supply of all grain at this defe P.S. They took our clock, our watches, glares (loeg) and market is moderate, and being Christmas week, it partake opers-in fact, everything, besides about 2,001:idols. cash, of a holidey character, but what wu done In wheat was I I hod a good outfit, but all has vanished, even my drawings favour of the buyers as to price. All spring corn mute were torn up, and all my engineering intruments taken. quoted as last week. Prices to the grower :-Whest, oil, white, 631 he. per bushel, 50s. to 56e. ; red. 47a to 495. ; new, white, 48a. to 51s. ; red, 45e. to 475. Oats, new, le. to Is, led. per done. Wormier/4 DU. 23.-At this day's market there •sa • fair supply of wired, which sold slowly at last week's inn. Bailey unaltered. Oats again rather dearer. Bees sod peas neglected. YORK, Dec. 23.-There was about se avenge supply of wheat at oar corn market to-day. Outdoor work Las been vigorously prosecuted this week. The inquiry was by no means brisk at about recent rates. White aorta were quoted at 495. to 545. • red, 48s. to 50s. per 36 stone. Fa the best sorts of barley the demand was steady at LA week's rates ; inferior dull, and hardly en well sold, Malt fag, 34e. to 38e. per quarter ; grinding, 301 to 321. per 30 stone. There was a tolerable amount of brines done is oats, and ate C a ner were sustained; DOW, 26a. to We. pa 24 stone. Of ns the show was meagre, and the inquiry ruled firm at extreme rates-new, 40,. to 42aper 38 star Malt, 62a. to 645. ; rye, 30a. per quarter ; lour, 36e. to 38s. per sack of 280 pounds. KIRKCALDY, Doc. 23.-At our country markets this week we had about the usual quantity of grain offering. ell of which was readily cleared off at gradually advareg prices. Her, to-day, as had only moderate supplies ot rein. Bele ready. Barley and oats brought the fail prices of last week. Wheat Is. per qr. lower. Whet. 45e. to 51*. ; barley, 295. to 35a. 6d. ; oats, 231 6d. to Ws. per qr. WATIELTODD, DEC. 23.-We an Win report fair arrivals of foreign use but our supplies of home-grown cooties, trifling. As us ual at thin time of the year the trade partake somewhat of a holiday character. With a moderate demand we must note wheat.and maize the slight turn in favour cd buyers. but sellers of thee articles 0011 accept preset pens for ex ship lots, preferring to bold stored parcels al over ear today'. quotations. Black oats about 3d. Per barrel lower. All other articles nechanged. Import. thi week :-Maize, 9 045 qrs. ; wheat. 3,745 ; flour, 25 eicke; meal, 50 .arks. Exports this week :-Oats, 8,931 barrels; tour, 734 sacks. BIRTHS, MANAIAGES, AND DEATH& BIRTHS. DE CAM:MLLE.-December 21, at Walton-on-Thames, 3111. C. De Curiolle. of a daughter. DANIELL -December 22,at Highbory-park West, Iflgbburphill, the wife of B. Daniell, Leo.. of • daughter. PASS MOBIL -December 21. at No. 1, Cambridge.terrace, the wife of Mr. Henry Pammore. of a eon. RHODLi.-December 21, at Byde.lodge, Lower Norwood, the wife of J. O. Rhodes, of a son. SMI TH. -December 21, at Albanprillas. Brighton, the wile of C. M. Smith, Eau., of a eon. TEL 22, at Cavendish-read, N.W., Mrs. N. Troller. cd a daughter. VIDAL - December 21, at Cornborongh, near Bideford, to, wits of L Vidal, Eel., of a daughter. MARRIAGES. nowz—motrus.—December 21, at 81. Pancras. by the Rev. Z. P. Cacheassille, F. Osmond. son of the late F. T. Howe. al j Fin*" to Amelia Ann, daughter of IL Mode, late of led. r ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—LEEDS, Dtc. 23. (Before Mr. Justice Sheet. THE HAVISPIILD roust His lordship having summed up this morning, The jury found Teals, Sykes, Bona, and Beateliffe Guilty of manslaughter, and recommended Benteliffe to mercy ; and Booth and Savage Not Guilty. His lordship, in passing soutanes, said :—John Teals, William Sykes, Henry Beuteliffe, and John Bone —the jury, in the exercise of their discretion, and, I have no doubt, conscientious) y exercised according to their view of your case, have not found you guilty of the crime of wilful murder, but of the crime of manslaughter. They have taken a verrnierciful view leased of your ease. I did not feel myself at liberty, sitting here under the obli gation of the solemn oath which I have taken to administer justice according to law, to suggest the alternative of a verdict of manslaughter to the jury. Upon them, not upon roe, is the responsibility of that verdict. You have the benefit of it, but as respects two of you at least I doubt if there is any of your fellow-subjects, competent to form an opinion on the evidence, who would not upon that evidence have been satisfied if a verdict of wilful murder bad been returned against you. I am saved that most painful of all duties—the duty of passing sentence of death upon fellow-creatures; but it is my duty to pass a most severe sentence. Teak and Sykes were sentenced to penal servitude for life; and Bone and Bentcliffe to penal servitude for 20 yeare. The court was then adjourned to the Oth of January. THE POLICE COURTS. MANSION HOUSE. Four young men, all of whom were dressed in either workhouse or gaol costume, one giving the name of Smith, and the others different ones, all of which are believed to be fictitious, were charged with the following daring outrage : —lt appeared that about 1 o'clock in the day, on Saturday, the prisoners walked up to the window of Mr. Bennett, the watch maker in Cbeapside, and two of them deliberately dashed their elbow" through a large square of plate-glom, and they then made a snatch at the chains and watches that were hanging in the window, and succeeded in removing a great many of them. The whole of the prisoners seemed to have bees seized immediately by the bystanders, and' upon one of the abopmen rushing into the street he found all of them in custody, and he took from Smith a handful of gold watches and chains, and several other arti cles were given to him by the persons about, who had taken them from the other prisoners or picked them ue from where the prisoners had thrown them. When the primmer' were taken they said their object wee to be sent to prima, ►col it appeared that they had only come out of Coldbath-fields prison on the previous day. A gentleman connected with the establishment of Mr. Bennett stated that at present it was impossible to say whether any pro perty, or to what amount, was lost, or what was the actual extent of the mischief that bad been does, and it would be necessary to go over the stock to ascertain the facts. The prieners, who did not sty anything in their defuses, were remanded. BOW•STREET. Jane pair(' was placed at the bar charged with stealing • looking-glass. Mr. George Campbell, a builder, raiding at Clapham common, stated that be was the landlord of • lodging-house at No. 8, Brownlow-street, Drury-lax, where the prisoner lodged. There was also a Mrs Bartrick and • Mrs. Apple ton residing in the same house. The glass in question was part of the furniture of Mrs. Itertrick's room. During the second week of this month he missed the glass from Bar. trick's room. From information he had received, to the effect that the glass had been given by Bartrick to Appleton, and by the latter to the prisoner, for the purpose of pledging ' it, he went to the shop of • person named Josephs, in Crown.street, SOllO, a general dealer in furniture, &c., and there be saw his glue lying on the counter. Mrs. Dawes was in the shop, sod told Josephs that she had come to redeem the glass. She had obtained 10s. on it, and was to re deem it for lls. 6d. Witness, who hail been waiting at the door, then claimed the glue as his property, but Josephs refused to give it up. Prisoner admitted that she had sold the glans to Josephs. Mr. Levy (for the defence) submitted that Mr. Campbell bad only taken these proceedings in consequence of being disappouited in his attempt to recover bin property by other proems. Mr. Vaughan said it appeared to him that the oorn. *Moot had been trying to make use of process of law to serve his own purposes, and he bad advanced moony to the prisoner to carry on a proceeding at another court. Campbell said be did not pay the money to the prisoner, but to the officer of the court. Mr. Vaughan said that that was substantially the same thing, for complainant had paid the money for Mrs. Dawes to enable her to take the proceedings. Failing in that, complainant now sought to accomplish hie end by another proced ire, which was a manifest maladministration of jus tice. This court could not be so trifled with. The sum mons must be dismissed. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Mr. John William Clausen, proprietor of the Hotel de Cologne—better known as Dabourg's, Haymarket—was summoned before Mr. Knox for refusing to admit the police. Mr. Butler Rigby appeared for the defendant. Police-constable Goddard, A 302, stated that oe Satur day morning, the 17th inst, be heard screams of " Police," and on going to the door of the defendant's hotel saw a female who mid she had been assaulted and stabbed in the heed by a gentleman who said he bad also been amanlted. The female said she wished to give the person into custody who had assaulted her, and she asked him to knock at the door. He did iso. cod the door was opened sufficiently wide to allow him to get his foot in. He requested the defendant to open the deer. The defendant told him to go about his business, and to give hint hie number, as he would report him. b In reply to Mr. Rig by, witness mid the defendant did not say there bad been a disturbance in the house, and be had turned the parties out. lie was not aware that the hotel was frequented by medical and literary gentlemen. Mr. Rigby said defendant had been proprietor of the piece for twelve or thirteen yearn, during which time be had only had cum case against the house, which had been dismissed. The house was well conducted, end was frequented by lite rary gentlemen and gentlemen visiting the metropolie. There had been a disturbance in the house on the night in question ; the defendant was anxious to keep gad order, and offered to let the parties go away without paying if they would leave quietly. The female who had brought • complaint of assault by some person in the bonne bad with. drawn it. He could not deny that an offence bed been com mitted, but what the defendant had dope was done for the best. Mr. Knox said it could not be denied that the defendant had been guilty of the offence charged on the summons. To oppose the mamas of the police was a serious offence, and this the defendant bad knowingly done. He had die mimed • previous ease against the house on accouet of its good cherecter. He could not allow the same plea to avail is the present instance, and should therefore inflict • fine of 51. and cost'. Tas LWAL Roczaa.—On Saturday all the law offices. Melodic's; the jams' chambers, were closed until Friday morning. Than will be ao judge in attendance umil the and Jan. _ (Advertiseenent.)--HoLunrAT's OINTMENT AND Rua—cold Weather.—TM sudden severity el the westhen has sadly dlaturbni the geoeral health- Affectioas of the throat and chest are now found In ever, household, and the quiche. t smuts of two are Holloway's renowned remedies. They prevent con y Hon, letlammittion, bronchitis. ulceration, hoarsoome. and cough. This soothing Ointment only requires tobe well rubbed twice a day*u the effected parts to etbet ea immediate and Improvement in all the symptoms <it twine. Both & I t i tto m ent and Pills are devoid of darer. Both are compounds of the floret balsams allied by nature and accurately combined by art. They conduct to restoration, and core with suttailing eartabite. MARKET& HARDWARE.—Binattimitsm, DEC. 23.—The state of trade in this town continues as rood, or nearly so, as it has been for many weeks, though the factors' orders are now com paratively sma ll , but they were so considerable in the middle of last month and early in this, coupled with the pressure at the commencement of the quarter on account of America, as to be sufficient to keep manufacturers not only well engaged for the time, but to sustain an unusual amount of animation, considering the advanced period of the year, such as has perhaps never before been experienced. In the metal trades there has been no fill off at present, but, as to the future, much depends on the result of the mediation to be attempted between Spain and Chili. The electroblaters have been well engaged of late, and for all description of fancy goods there has been an unusually brisk vdernaxid. The hollowware manufacturers and tin plate workers report business steady in both branches, and the gasfitters con tinue to be as full of ,work as they have been Marisa the whole of this quarter. The labour market could not by any possibility remain in a satisfactory state ; in some breeches there is a enmity of lands, sod the outworkers are, with few exceptions, fully employed. In the foreign department business is inactive, but certainly not more so than usual at this period of the year. COTTON GOODS.—Mannesrei, Dec. 23.—Then has been a more steady and regular market during the put than for many previous weeks, especially in yarn. The imports of India cotton have not been large of late, and though the receipts of the American staple, according to Messrs. Ellison and Haywood's circular, have this week reached 34,586 bales, prices have rather strengthened than receded. The week's business in yams for export has been exceedingly large for all quarters except Calcutta, and buyers have given vary extreme prices. As a result of such an active demand spinners of thee. descriptions of yarns have in many inst ances taken contracts for months forward. Some of these concretes will not have been completed before the middle of March. le home trade yarns the market has been quieter, but spinners of these are asking rather higher rates. Cloth has been rather gaining in strength, but the business done has not been considerable. Manufacturer are very firm, and such sales as have been effected have fetched very fall rates. The goods most in request were the better classes of renting cloths, and there has been rather more inquiry for desemptiss and '2 cloths, with some fair transactions where mannfias. tore have not insisted too stringently for an advance in price. The market class not only with • strong bat healthy feeling, and the tendency in most things is upwards. WOOLLEN.—Lant,DEc. 23.—The markets this morn. jog have been thinly attended both by merchants and mann. lecturers, and little business has been transacted, the foggy state of the atmosphere baring operated 'meetly agaiest the transfer of goods, especially ia the lighter shade.. A few parcels of dark tweeds sad plain clothe have been transferred in the coloured market. sod bairhate to a very limited 'intent bare changed bands is the white hall. Rates remain firm. huff 1 XON -WATIIOIC.-December 21, at Ortoo Looßnevnin Hoots, by the Set. J. Wataon. J. P. 711 ton. Esq.. of Godal min, Surrey, to Jane . daughter of the WA Bev. J. Wotan _____ , dear of Denford-eum -00115.-Cantainan. Dsc. 21-A slow market without r °wEi-811 " 8°11.-Decemblir 21. at 7°lked° "' by the Ea% J. Power, Cl. . son of A. Power, lan., Chief Co mmis. alteratice is priced I stoner of Irish •law to Anna Maria, daughter of C. Cumuli.; DEC. 23.-We bad a fair "apply of all kis& . gi m p., g eq.. .ni c hn e ki . of grails at our market this storming. Wheat sold slowly. ! DEATHS. Goa qualities made last week's prime, Warier aorta rather BROURTON.-Deasmber 22, at Kont-terrect.B•Pars - Co rb . sll. lower. Oats is fan mond ; barley slow Balm sad J. V. Broughton, aged ao• easier to bay. Prior :-Wheat, whim, 19e. to 21a. 6.1, ; CR463.-December St, J. Cribb. Tag., of Lewd Deigrave•plad. white, old, 20a. to 22.. ; rid, 18a. to 190. 6d.; barley, lie. ' ,„1111261° -December U. at Btlpp • loaley - p k . d o pkw„ pedmish bl2a. 6d.; new potato oats Ba. to 9a. 3d. • old, Ile. to " ' er Alm I. Yam, aged 57. 10s. ; rye, 13.. to 144. per Mask baba iledm la. 11d. iii,-Dioaelbee ay, st Preplan. M. A. Ideme. rgini as. , I to Is li ; oatmeal, la. 9d. to la. lid. ; herleymes/ sad itrroartz.-December 2f. tt _.. B kodeld'ilr . U PP .I W. ' . symnsal, le. 4d. see Mese. i bounseteresce. W.. M. M. lida.. 4 11 .65 0w - e - ' - Olduandu, Da. 23.-A moderate supply of ',Usk 721C1.-Deemsbar M, at Ailladielfelt, -mak Illiadea for which the trade was steady at Ind weak quolatieus. es" at w. IL MI. la g** " Lae " "Id 91. . Easley is good supply. salads eaten wee eapperbaL Peas Mad sad p idgkh od by ihugAir Kos STOO - '7llro. S. and beans scam, the farmer at old primes, whilst the latter y 0u .b.,g,g,,,,e. b i tins City o f Loodon, Printer. at OS receded in easels. per qr. I Mace in Imabardadet. hi Me Precinct el Whaddade• Otruzlow, Die. 23.-With a large quality of wheat Noxam, Dams 10. 1806. frj>c ,-.-- No. 6,049 1 ..-------7-31,AND. BLACK legs LlNR.—Netc erronfpno 00"umeest. Reduction ot new ortatille %Mot annum pdnip forming one of t packet.. will Do a 0.1.1 aosaniabodation for an oho S . DOI .11fla Nuns arbl Co., M ° Use ; sod T. n. MACILA IMAM Z____2:_____.— 01 — m o us 311 w uvzsroo yozi. Twit, NIrI LIVICRPOO_4_ LADZLPHLI thar ca=ia li ras ed = "" ihslaald LIYERPOOI. too l CITY Or BALTIMOYY, WI KANGAROO, Friday, Dee. s ower/ Widmer, A . a u d samosa b 7 iirarrsidaijaa, accordlop wu o:a by therlanCtari Arurd fat sad 71:117a1.2 tanno.—Fir tar *IAN KAY. la ir =resl ia pa YAM. G. MIS KITROPOLITAN Dig 0011 PANT °WM= 111111GGIBY GIV es tol t ! portant. per aims, will ta ea Ito Ist I savory sal jia Ilanday, the tat J imalmji oboe the 1141 t Begra i erl Rlbe SoreivV of Pee Coolpsov, ltattdard laM Ortilaates to be beibtraz at tbe above dace, 1a a lob etas be duly mews& g. taellotelara, AST LIT'S THEA Lome, L T. lath and 11 TUB LIMNING LBOXIG artend. Val N hi MC ethistam Pantomime, oath& BALLLIZIN TOW ;TOM Z JOAN AND IX MOM Will Wlt, and the 1 ng that Biqa Ithendloest Imam mai tin egg gawk degigmed in& painted 11 ugg goargoaa agaistanta. Reduce e---rtOPOLITAN b/10 med: Opm MT. DO3 HT, Wed Ilammeod, Ls Om Mortimer. Faust and Hu Times Waters. 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