The Express. — London, England, 1860-12-29 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY. ADMIRALTY, DAC. 38.—APPOINTIIIIN Ts. A 4.i teat-Nureor J. Biehop. to the Pierchees, foe eenhe le the Penguin; C. Yeeton, to the lades; A. B. Woodilekl, M.D. filed J. IL Lewis, to the Nemeses. rs.. 01.14.0 m A/kakisat- EasitteeiJ.Th.them k. the Asia, as Actr f sil:hinsiod Aesiortset.Eogioeers T. J Warbortoo, Ie ts... Myers : aad A. Ballticse, to the ItalWog CH A TH A 1/tr. v.etaird.tute with orllery to that effect received be 1.... 1 0.41i, a ...Outs of 21 nuns was bred at 1 o'clock this abaruotai (runs the ....a:uting flattery. in honour of the rati bakt.oll of peace at the termination of the war with China. The was also hoisted at Fort Am bers' and the utlwr publlc LuilGnpa Vi 4 )OLWICH. DV:. . it 1 rutu °mamma, Coluurl Tulloh, R. A. , sujerinteissient ef the &owl Carriage Department at Woolwich. sad inspector of artillery. has rt....stilly visited tbs . rifled "ninon,* factory of Sir Williatu Arinstreug at hlawick. where several additional buildings are ivisei eowstructrti 01..0 a site of land reventl purchamil in order to entor...• toe establishment. A cosisalerable ono. ber of IW-panalvr gun ow this browals , kiading prim.iple bast bees .n.l "twi to every dowerition of 1.1,4 et the /total treenail. and are sow moire. Two guns of siniiiar oleo co the principle, w 000• lactated as Uwe wads of far W. Assatives, son We day iripaimemid um, owl it is probable that a loop rubor of Liao Jeseripeise IQ be SEISM Oa impecislly for the moral ... Vmsk wrier. Norms have latently taken place to te4 various wan arida hove loco coostrocied at Vas Hoye! Anannal. • viva to obviate an far as poi oils:. lbo moil of riled ordoesee. mod this object Las been In • great extant obboined. ruitTSIWUTH, Uit . The M Q ilea UMW troop Cosuutautler ifisr.. Lel H. is expected to sail on Tuesday for Jer.47. to Meta% 616.1/. 711. Dar 11,peddle nermaa,wheel steam sh.n., Commander Weed. proceed again to the Wrat Indies ea ile,. eora as she arty. tahe ems out 4 the stelae boas to. Ito °Ammo raddlrtalasal imam 44 )hater Cann anaL.ler Nowa H. Y. Bower. waa taien auto the rata-ana baa.a at mom toolay ter 'spin. Th. Himalaya., ism woo immpokim, Captain Joho aunanar. 08 eau Thammity &Ma sad ..leruauu rano.. and Wowed ate at hansom am matraiap at 101/mot ea.;ht 641.4. alba prommied Hued ear Plymouth. whenro ahe ton• hum Orafb sad _alormaimeraiii• lot Mal t. I t'urfa. A Wats was INA twig Alma limo ship. in h arbour vn.i gartimm to mileirato tie miiiimikma $Le Trimly tutu Mao. ?Mt aItITISR Awry AT rms. Tue fullinvirg is the dittriblition of the ripe i'insvory army Ms law &Seminal oa should collies ewer to make ammikes Troop to numb kr 1M pal Is Chins- At Tists44,--114, 314, SOW erl rth iiaritsonts; Ceram and Illasharongli Wirt.: 11111 and 10th Coen. paws al keral Eagineers Pass's Nurse (SUI strong). The X.htory Train.--Coao.nssarist Staff sad Array licapital Corse. Taks--Oime ballot Pewayeakk's Battery, std one win` id a r ibu i_im preens at fieures. At Use Native regiimest. and Pennyeuiek's kat: ; chow regiment not yet detailed. At [oar sad &IF/loon—The 44th Regiment, end M. lisg's Meld lettere, with detachment of engineers, army bespai4 and Cesuaissarist Staff Corps; probably the eighth coo ;aay, she, of Rohl Engineer. At taatea--7M teal I:eginsent, Twee's battery. 141• V• Mae for England The let, Aid, 3rd, sad Iteriasesta. As regyrds the dispoeitiou of the general Asir at the ladies troops nothing positive is yet known, but it is believed that the met of them will be seat back immediately to Sadie. The 23ed company of F.agi tee.. returns to Eogland, as does Barris, JW waro's, and Ration'. batteries. Sterling's battery returue to lo d e. The Armstrong glue of Mill. wand's battery are to he handed over to Govan's battery, • bin future will be 'in Armstrong one. The troops are rep rted to hove suffered., iockl deal front diarrhea, sad sick la oie.silltra hie numbers have ben received at Ties-isle for blue airmen to the hospital skips of the Peiho, on board of Wilds at premed there an over 300 sick. 'There isms ee• beasave hospital mlablishruest at Mateo, where there are sow i.beedlUUstek, and shoot the name munher st air other liosi..talesta!Aishiiients on the Tlimateis forte. 3 miles frees the tow:.. The niortslity, however, in the army has not been great the form of deem which has prevailed sot being of a imal.gimat type. Dysentery has bees one of the most commums ailments, ea(' a low form of fever also bas Lou rather prevalont. Th. Melbourne and Mauritius hospital ships proceed onel..,tely to the Cape. Sir Warm Peel ar.d Lancashire go to Hoag lton,;. —Lorelei sad Mho TclegrapA. T:II Patti MOSEY AT Pitettc.—The prize mooey take,, in the Emperor's Sussassar Palace, situated some roil.— out of Pekin, amounts Ifor the troops engaged their to about Zi,OCIM. sad is made op by • sum or 1 ".0110/. in note silver, which the French bunch] over (is acoordance with the tern,* of the treaty) • • British chat, ..f what they had f..und in the lie perm; Treasury, nod by one of 9,0004, realised by the sale 'oyanetion in the ramp of article@ whi:h English officer. Lad Lilted, and which Sir Hope Grant made them give up, cleclariog on their work of hooour that they done so ; the artistes brought large l nee., sod as Sir Hops Grant sad lie two generals of Napier sod Michel, gave up thin: abases. it allowed for the army the f o ll ow i ng wale : First-clam field oaken, ; secoadelass field Akers, ; chaplains, 40i. ; lieutenant*, 30f. ap . "4o" , ; "r -agouts, he., if. loa ; private., V. The prize money would have tees z ise ensideraL'e had the Fn:oeh not hed Meiposses e of the fee two days price to our t roo p s com i ng up to it. Prase. it is suppased, had moire private In fonoatiow, Gemara' Ilestailhan is said to bare unlined 50.01Y1f. asbispaassal alum —London% 0114 i China Tde. qrsp/.. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BITTING AT MA2eCHINTER.—FKIDAY. THE DERBY. Gto 1 apt I otod.re fan 15 to 1 Bid ika loll) .21) to 1 Diopb 'X to 1 Kettled oa tot rum ( 0) 4) 25 to 1 Diolotot (4) 25 to 1 Mania It) 25 to 1 Noutilm IS sod GM 40 to 1 Wasslo un g Ml i to 1 Qat, TWO TIIO47OAND 0 WAXES. to 7to 1 Nit letilokwa 0) 7 1 —0) Tits Fill AID Loss Of TWINS Lire Ira Worts cm erte- —Yethardev Mr Crake, the deputy croon of the r..uaty of MiddiZsea, ceochidtal, at the lire's Head haZl Term. Win - ir, ad, an inquest os the bodielo of Sono Hobbs, 11 years; Elisabeth Hobbs, aged ..., gate, sad li m y H o b e g a d 5 year, who were hurt to death urkr ctrerarissais reported in our colossus, at a Are 'Ow,. occurred es Christisuts-day lours:nit in the paters ladotiOng to Mr. H. Hobbs, a cabinetmaker, No. 4, Hact-eisurcirlase, WhiteaispeL A number of triturtes' ha vi - sg been *welted, the ,ury con/salted for wane lino-. and eventually istarned the !ollowing special scr oll, .. .—" That Sarah lioblss, Elisabeth Hobbs, and Hea-y Hebei erne to th,ir ratio on the moire; of site 251 h Dermher, is a his.. situated is beekeitureh laue, bat the Jury an thahle to tel whether the said lire ues asethatally alma' we wilfully erwisierd, bat the pre beg wthaunously to slats that there was ad, writhe, wol Jam& miashial ithilset as the part of Hooey Hobbs. Lk...ether, arl &NA liablia, the mother. is sot tisiu4 due aorta ia at eaptas to range the Cuadra from the Are. os is A Yana probability the Forties iniglit have bees awed bad attund thartleas losu loath at the tam" A. 4 i DWIT Ull Til .aotrni Webb. RaiLWAY.--011 V... lasimity WOO, a aerials collision, , soily, however, wi• aet trianielier to h.intis life. secured - nasty at Lyti ae. wino, on the isot.tn %%ales Railway. It aalmaz• that lb. down althea hue London to swarth was doe at L)•:thv at 1134 p.m, but ova,/ to the usowetono had lest trot, sad bailout airilt .1 then all o'clock. Sore very heavy .i.,:a,:e tracks Went soot thla lane beim thumbed off the deem :Sas yea ens of the ciessimpi, about a hundred yards foa , the Melilla, heed:. se of the peat risk whirl, was run, lb. , spews beZnspit t I every numwat, and ito sigwels Ire , wort ' i the e-..rptios of the titre. eleuvr ...gunk st ' .• Amass. Th. ar...,ter part of the troits ware .linst, .1 in - date, hut jaw re t..• Let lialf,lost n were cre•winir the. 1. , . the C. 101144 .111201 l I 1..11M el eutuolvneLle .p. ....t. • • r,a ate the law of the trucks, aloes. VI naately, wee aa empty ewe. The fora of the e.! .ton was sea ..a t., break the Vet of ti••• leo as gat. , a tremor 1 .r. , ,parts, whiht the aul , Plial alma s' owe of the ilisrels• . :arraign in the Cannes tram was er,pp.d, sad tem. nu. -:, with its kudos) isccupuste began In Wawa helswarde, I•.: the retina hair; , light the air r. re was risers iseue,,ht to • aunt till. l'tra as exam& taws bass awls gut. Vie R-Ject• of th• ...cei•ltst it or dia l..reed rotes lire 1. a, - • , oink a: il. oath awrel of Limper a , were muck la - 4..1 aisi hurt. The grape. of the a a • sad stoker from death is woodtrful-- the I.•rasee as at all hurt. while Mc L.tt , 't .ilistaaled V•l7 II . 'Sim la Had the h..t of the Suck. Leas a hairy . le thaw cos la hut very little doubt tl.et there would lase 1 esi a washlawbbe his if .fe. lot tire .amply van acted r s art of baler, sad tire aus)eti th. lo n - o f t h e collision. I.iare is attr' to the authorities sit ..Ite ataties fur allow. a .g it.. truths to be ele.iiitol math. tie. :wee:ter the ezpire • •. 4ao, sad ampiaially for not hares ant morale up the 1 we to give the drives of the Jaya t:wis took. of the 4141.41111 C. iresirra Daily Pete,. Taw Ilwrrux Cotutair E%1.1.,51..N. —The four i oar which at the pae.od of or het report were rill is :tetra pit, Lan hate rthethred. airl the Vet t 1111 :AM% . 4 /1101111141, withemigh the i.re aril hurt ,:s the isairhloui. hoes) el tbaskailew At a awake/ et Nett uon Thursday, a wthasittoe was appuiatnl to mike% soiumriptions for the widows as embus' of the deceased minas. THE EXPRESS, lititURDA f EVENING, DECEMBER 29, 1860. Rate Inttlfteaut. bat, on the other hand, it was urged that the most skilled workmeu could out prevent such imperfections. Either the presence of air or of Some foreign matter would steed in the way: Mr. Nitarnyth, speaking from his ex penewie in the maantacture of chain cable", said that despite all that could be done defects in the welding must constantly happen. But it was said the defect must have manifested add before the accident. Upoe that point the evidence was purely speculative, for no one saw the tire. The plaintiffs affirmed that the crack mast have been visible, and that the flaw gradually caused the rupture. Now. between October prec edi ng and the month of Febroarythe engine in question travelled between 10,000 and 11,000 intim, while the wheels made between four and tire million revolutions, supporting a weight of 4 tons upon • hard iron rail. They had the positive evidence of the man who tamed the tire upon the List occasion, that there was no indication of • crack coining to the surface. Had there been such • crack shavings of the metal must have come off in the turning. The probabilities were all one way. He must my, and he said it with great pain, it was to him • matter of the greatest asto nishment how gentlemen of the highest eminence as regazded scientific attainment", once they were embarked in a canes, allowed their judgments to be warped. And with the completed deliberation he was fumed to say he had never met with so strong an inataace of that as was afforded by the present case. To tell them that this wheel could have gone on during four or five month. ' while it made four or live million revolutions,and the engine travelled some 10,000 or 11,000 miles, with a crack in it within one-eighth to 1.16 th of an inch of the surface, was • most outrageous attempt upon the minds of the l e and jury. And he regretted that the more because the views of these gentle men were met by the positive evidence on oath of men who saw the tire. But the second point connected with this part of the subject was entitled to much more favourable consideration. The plaintiffs said the flaw had given indi cations of its presence shortly before the accident. Upon that point there was an entire conflict of opinion ; but if by a reasonably careful examination of the flaw the de fendants could have discovered it they were responsible. I o the next place, did the company continue to use this tire after its substance had become attenuated below the proper standard? If the defendants did not know of the flaw, the jury must consider this question apart from the exist nee of the flaw. Ind the defendants, by using the tire after its proper substance was attenuated, bring into play the latent defect" of the tire? If they did, then such negligence, although not the immediate yet was the direct cause of the mischief, and the defendants ought to be held responsible. But was there negligence as regarded the reduction of the tire? The evidence on the point was conflicting. The plaintiffs might Dave laboured under the disadvantage of not being able to procure practical evidence on the subject, but with the exception of Mr. Bramwell's they had offered none. On the other hand, witnesses had come forward on behalf of the defendants who proved that the tire might be run down to from lath inch to an inch without the chance of accident. So much for practice against specu lative opinion. Here he would make this observation. It was not because all persons engaged in a particular de partment chose to do that which was imprudent, that when a disaster at but occurred those who sought compen. Nation were to be told that only was done which was autho rised by univalve! practice. On the other hand, universal practice, extending over an immense urea of experience, supplied cogent reasons in favour of any particular comae of conduct. Therefore it was for the jury to my what weight should be attached to the practice on the leading railways, as given in favour of the defendants, on the sub . ject of the attecuation of the tire. As to the distortion of the tire, that undoubtedly was of importance. The the tire ought to have bean parallel, instead ott i ch the flanges were thrown out. He believed it was admitted that the tire'u unusually distorted; but, said the defendants, that was of no importance, union the inner pert of the flanges was made thereby to press too tightly upon the rails and im pinge upon them. But was the tire too much attenuated? Mr. Bramwell agreed that if it were so, the eery effect must be, not its breaking but its loosens. In that wa l ui . l . g . ot in between the tires, and the effect of the ro • motion was that it got squeezed out through the inters • Now the general argument on behalf of the defendants was that highly capable men, fully sen sible of the responsibilities attaching to them, were in the habit of examining the wheels, and they say they maw no cracks and saw uo oil squeezing through. That was a very strong argument. Again, it was affirmed that there were cracks in the driving wheels, and that the spokes were broken. Several gentlemen said they saw the broken spokes. On the other hand, Mr. Harrison, speaking for the company, said he saw no fault in the w heels ; said then the company undertook to produce the wheels. But, said the plaintiffs, the wheels produced were not the wheels in use upon the occasion of the acci dent. In proof of that Sir Charles Fox said he actually stuck his penknife into a crack, and Mr. Bramwell said he rubbed his thumb all round one. The company's servants, however, said that immediately after the accident the engine bad been removed to Stratford, and there it had remained ever since. No one could have tampered with it without their knowledge. Moreover, they load only two *eta of weeds formed as those were—that was, with a wide tire and that upon neither 100 nor 101 were any crack visible. It Was either, therefore, a ode of the wildest hallucination or of the most seen dalous deception Captain Tyler certainty spoke as to the existence of a crack, but his memory wee not strong upon the subject. His lordship then proceeded to the 'y with reaped to the alleged insufficiency chase to brake power. The train consisted of eight or ten carriages, and there was but one brake van, end that was immediately behind the tender. Now, it was pretty generally admitted that a train of such dimensions ought to have two brake vans, but whether, if there wee only one, it ought to be in the trout or in the rear of the train depe nded upon circuni- Ames. Wag there, then, oireligeooa in the company in their omitting to have a second bake van ? But a more impor tant consideration remained. Although the absence of sufficient brake power might not have caused the accident, yet might not its presence have greatly mitigated the digester? Were the jury of opinion that its presence would have materially mitigated the con sequence of the accident? Upon that point they bad been favoured with much speculative opinion, but undoubtedly the question turned upon whether a sutb dent interval of time elapsed to allow of the brake power being applied. Could the impetus of the train have been materially retarded in • space of between 160 and 200 yards? Colonel Gotland had tried experiments with two brake vans and with a brake to ever carriage ; those experiments therefore did not much relieve them. Moreover, in those cases the guards were always on the lookout for orders, and were ready to act on the instant. It was said, however, from five to eight seconds must elapse before the brake power could be got to act, and three or four more before it could have an appreciable effect, and they had it from Col. Clelland that it would take such a train six seconds to have travelled over 160 yards. In conclusion, then, he would submit the following questions to the jury : L Was there negligence in the company es the • of the tire, and that question subdivicl2ll . ll under two Was the welding made by the company ? Was it negligently made ? 2. Supposing the defects in the weldio; to be in visible, would they have become visible by a proper exami nation ? COURT OF QUEEN'S BENOR.—Dw. 28. Sitting, at Nisi Prins after Mkatadmas Term, in London. (Before the Lord Chief Joanne and • Special Jury.) STOKES AND mans P. TIE aIIaMCN COUNTIES RAILWAY colleen. At length this ease has came to an end, the jury ha Th trial c en ver d t; i t iallve o lolo h e w i k ch les: eve o n u ing. e the usual period of the sittings, so that the Christmas vacation of all engaged upon it was most seriously affected. It may be recollected the attic.a arose out of what is known as the Tottenham accident on the Eastern Counties railway, which occurred in the month of February last. As the train which left lknibridge at seven o clock in the morning got within between 160 and 400 wile of the Tot tenhem station, the tire of the our leading wheel broke, and the result was that the train being driven off the rails, the engine was in the first instance forced upon the platform, and then, falling hock, the leading earrtsges were completely crushed up between ii and the behind earriagee, and seven persons wore killed and a number of others more or leis severely injured. In a first-clase cur*, which immediately fol lowed the brake-van was seated a Mr. Stokes, on behalf of whose widow and children the present action is brought. Mr. Stokes was a maltster at Stratford ; he earned between 7001. and SOUL a year, and was 53 years of age. The carnage in which he travelled was completely doubled up, and he himself was so dreadfully injured teat he died in two hours afterwards. His executors now sue the company, to recover damages under Lord Ciampbell's Act, for having by their negligence calmed the death of their testator. As before mentioned, subetentally the nine issues were raised in the cue of Manlier lathe Mr ;been Counties Railway Coen pany, tried in the Court at laehemier, when a verdict went for the plaintiff, with 2,0001. damages. Speaking generally, the contention on the part of the plaintiffs wee, that the breaking of the tire under the eirolundances stated Decesearily exhibited negligence on the part of the corn piny; and, secondly, supposing the fracture did not usenet to negligence, yet the esenpeny were responsible, insenineli as the brake power attached to the train was in ', sufficient. The conned engaged were Mr. Edwin James, Q.C., Mr. Huddleeton, Q.C., and Mr. H. *ills,' for the plaintiffs ; Mr. Hovill, Q.C., Mr. Hesitant Hallantine, Mr. Hualiby, sad Mr. Kaye, for the company. In the course of Thursday, and when the defendants' evi dence was at length about to close, a discovery of consi derable importance wee made. One of the points urged *gaunt the defendants was that the driving wheels of the engine in use on the morning of the accident were in a most dilapidated condition, and that there were cracks or flaws in the spokes of one of the wheels. To meet the issue thus collaterally raised,thedefenckuits produced outside the court two wheek, which purported to be the driving wheels in question, and these, when viewed by the jury, displayed no evidence of the aforesaid cracks or flaws. Subsequently, however, one of the plaintiffs'wituenies declared that one of the wheels outside was marked 104, whereas the engine which drove the train on the morning of the accident was marked IW. To meet this charge the defendenta produced witnesses who swore that the wheels outside were the wheels in u that they had remained at the station ever since, and coil not have been changed. Wheels were often taken off a placed aside fur • long time, and it was quite possible that a *heel marked 101 might have drawn engine 103 on the morning of the accident. This incident caused a good deal of surprise, and protracted the age of the trial some time. Aloof the jurors having pro to the statics this morning in company with two sesta/ars, reported that he could not discover say driving wheel. marked lea with dawn or cracks on it, such ea bad been spokes to. After to immense mass of evidenos had bees brought for ward on the side of the defendants, Mr. Hovill addressed the jury in a speech al between 'we and three hours, Mr. James followed this mooing, occupying between ODD leer and • half and two hours on behalf of the plaintiffs. The Lord Chief Justice then cherged the jury to the fol• lowing effect :—lt was unneoessary for him, said his lord. ehip, after the unremitting attention which the jury had paid to the case, to point out its enormous importune. He should, however, beg of them to consider it as though it was sow presented to a jury for the first time. Te action ma brought by the representative of the deceased Mr. Stokes, on the ground that by the siglignace of their somata, the company had caused his death. The nein. game ch a rg e d might be divided undertwoheada :—let, vela nye to the brieking of the tire which was defective owing to the default of the company, or which baying bonne defective without that default, wee kept ase under circtunstancee which trade the orimpany liable for the oenseqamoces. While, 2ndly, the plaintiffs affirmed that no matter how the accident was oocasimed, it was the duty of the company to have P"v sufficient break power either to have altogether previent the consequences which followed, or in • great degree to mitigate their severity. The break power as the morn ing in question was both insufficient in quan tity, whilst such as it was, it was improperly distributed. Now it was indisputable that the accident through which Mr. Stokes lost his life arose front the giving way of the tire of the near leading wheel of the elegise. The question, therefen, which the jury would in the first place have to determine, was, whether the briskly of the tire resulted from any negligence of the defendeate for which they could be made responsible. net part of the subject resolved itself under several branehm In the fret place, it was said that there was a defect in the weld ing of the tire, which was attributable to the company ; secondly, that though there might have been • conionital defect in the iron itself, fur which the defendant' were no. responsible. yet, both as regarded the longitudinal flaw and the transverse flaw, from the tire having been in content me r such appearances had tees created as to make the defects in question visible to careful examination. Either, then, there was nob sufficient examination, or if there was, there wee • negligent disregard of the weenie' which it conveyed. But, then, mourning that neither the longitudinal flaw nor the imperfe c t welding was visible, there reuiained • most serious consideration. The plain tiffs charged that the company by using the tire until it wee worn down to a degree of attenuation inconsistent with safety had thus brought out the latent defects in the tire. Now, here again, they were able to start with an in disputable conclusion—namely, that the longitudinal flaw had milking whatever to do with causing the accident. Only one witness held au opinion to the contrary, but sub sequently more scientific evidence established that it was the giving way of the iron at the welding which led to the break down. At the same time It was urged that if the existence of the longitudinal flaw were known the use of the tire oughtito have been discontinued ; while the °mis sies to notice it ',applied strong evidence that the wheel hei sever been carefully examined. Now, were there ex tonal indications of the /mistime al the flaw? There wee no positive evidence that there were. All the ',video's lapse the point was speculative, for no one saw the flaw before the accident. The witnesses, however, held that the flaw must have been visible, for two or three reams. They said, for example, that when the tiro broke, the parte adjacent to the flaw must have bslg s d out. Well, the the was produced, and where wee the bulging! How wens they to ascertain? it was asked of the witnesses, who replied, certainly not by the eye. Well, if that were so, was an a dher ed engine-roan to be charged with negligence vela filled to discover that which was not virible to the naked eye ? Bat, said the witnesses, there being an original defect in the manufacture of the iron, laminations were ap parent on iii surface instead of the particles adhering closely together. In reformat to that the jury were re minded what hail Leen the wear and tear of the wheel, and what must follow from its coming in contact with rough materials at crossings and other spots. It behoved the company to deal with the case as practical men. They onset expect from the company all the skill and care which prudent nice would exercise for the refection of the public—but then the jury must carry that principle into practical working as reasonable men. What was possible to microscopic science, what WY possible to the keen searching view of professional engineers who west into a ease as witnesses, either to attack or defend— wee cm thing, bat it could not be expected to be the buni ons of railway managers to take down scientific witnesses to ascertain the existence of flaws not visible to the asked eye. He would ask them then, looking at the frig. meats of the broken tire, where could they ascertain the slightest indioatioe of • bulge upon it—or whether the laminations upon it were such se to inchoate the existence of • Mtge flaw? So much then for the large flaw. Next as to the transverse flaw. In the first place it was said the company welded this iron themselves, or at any rate, said the pleintiffs, the company from the moment of the mai den& were baled to exculpate themselves from every poseible imputation, and therefore if any portico of the ati proved defective, they were bound to show the origin career of each portion. Well, if that were so,lse was bound to say they bad been wasting six days, for it was early admitted that the company kept nu books by _which the history of Aso wheels could be traced. Nor bed they kept any bookie of the Mad until within • recent period, when they did so in • with the requirements of the Board of Trade. But e could not adopt that view of the plaintiffs ; at the same tiute that be admitted it was a circumstance for the jury to take into consideration. It 'might well be that a conipsay using articles the history of which was unknown to them, was bound to be more careful and diligent to show that the article. in question were in proper working condition. However, it was said that, be that as it might be, the company had welded the tire, and that for their negli gence in that they were responsible. Thatinvolvedtwo ques tions ; first, wa, the tire welded by the company ? secondly, WIN there negligence in Oswald*? As to whether the acci dents of the kiwi could be prevented by the most care ful applicatiou of skill and attention they had no infortuatiou. His impression was that both the jury and the judge hail been unfairly treated, with respect to the point which had hese as it were sprang upon then at the last moment. Well, did the irompanyl this particular tire themselves? All that the evidence amounted to was, that during the last thirteen or fourteen years the conipany was In the habit of welding some of its tires; but whether they did so with reference to this par ticular tite the jury were left completely in the dark. On the other hand, there mu some evidence that they did not weld these obi wheels. for the tires which the company purchased sod welded were not i.f the same dimensions se these. Upon the second point, excepting that Mr. Sinclair said they were uninformed, Sir Charles Fox certainly ineidenially threw out that by blocking the defective welding might have been remedied ; 3. Was there negligence on the part of the company with respect to the longitudinal flaw? 4. Wan there negligence in caging the tire after it bad be come too thin, and that irrespective of the flaws? 5. Was there negligence in not providing sufficient brake power for the train ; and if no, would • eufficient brake power have prevented or materially mitigated the aceident? His lordship's charge having occupied two hours and a quarter in its delivery, At four o'clock the jury retired. At a quarter to five they returned into court with n verdict for the company upon all point., save as regarded the sufficiency of the broke power. Respecting that they were of opinion there ought to Lave been a brake van both in tract and rear of such • train ; but at the same time they did not consider that the application of even such power would have materially mitigated the accident. INSOLVENT DEBTORS 00IIRT.—Dore. 28. (Before Mr. Coinmissiooer Nichols.) This insolvent, who had been lessee and manager of the Sheffield Theatre, and also a paekingosee-maker, Bath.street, Nesrgate.sureet, was opposed by Mr. Dicker aarten, on the part of the detaining creditor, Mr. Farwig, and a French artificial florist, named Clogue, opposed in person. Mr. Sargood supported. k min the insolvent's examination it appeared that he had taken the theatre at Sheffield for 12 months, at WO/. a year rental, and had paid 400/. lie considered he had lost 500/., including the debts he owed and inserted in his schedule on account of the speculation. The opposing creditor, Mr. Farwig, was the holder of his acceptance for 2 if., which he had given to Mr. Broome, of the Crowe and Cushion Public house in Russell-street, And to whom he owed about 70/. for money advanced and goods supplied. Be bad become se curity to the brewers and distillers of Broome when be took the public house. The bill in question was drawn by Cap. taia Eloghill, and had not been paid, and had been gives to ' Mr. Farwig for a debt due by Broome. The only other evidence called on the part of the ingot. vent was the attorney's clerk, who proved that Mr. Farwig took the bill for • debt due by Broome. The drawer, Cap tain Hughill , bad been sued, but was not to be found. It appeared that the insolvent had sustained a loss of 2971. bY the bankruptcy of Mr. Charles Dillon, who had been leases of the Lyceum Theatre. The other complainant had supplied artificial flowers to 161. to Mr. Dillon. and could not get his mosey. When Mr. Dillon was in the Court of Bankruptcy he went to oppose, and the insolvent said he would pay Lim, and gave him a bill which had not been paid. Mr. Siugood cited the 202nd section of the Bankrupt Consolidation Act to show that a bill given to buy off an opposition was void. !dr. Commissioner Nichols held that the complainant could not oppose. The party said be had been told so, but came to show up the insolvent for the benefit of the public. Mr. Bicker (7nartcn contended that the bill held by Mr. Farwig was .111 a. ....mmodation affair. Mr. tiargood urged that the evidence showed it was a bona fide transaction. Mr. Commissioner Nichols held that the insolvent was entitled to his discharge, but directed Mr. Clark (Nichols and Clark), hie attorney, to produce some evidence oti Fri. day ia connexion with a bill of sale. The heal was enlarged. LORD PALMLRSTON AND THE ROHM' VOLUNTEERS. ROMBEY, FRIDAY. The ceremony of presenting colours to the Ilth Hampshire Volunteers was performed yestaday not witbm..iiihng the inclemency of th e w e ath er . Lord anelady PaManioc were present, anl theirappearanos in the market place WY a eigual for the most cuthaseastio cheering. Ile volunteers, under the able command of Captais lieudenon, of Hoke Park, siwembled in front of the fine old abbey church at 2 o'clock, and having gone through certain evolutioss drew up in square in the market-place. Mrs. Ifeudersoo, the wife of the gallant commender of the corm then presented the flag, in the asses of Lady Mill, of llotlisfont Abbey, and in her name acceenpar = the ceremony by som e appropriate re marks. • Bendetion returned thanks. Several rounds d cartridge having been fired at the call of the people, Lord PALICEINTON said—My friends, men of the Rernlit7 Rifles, I oongratelate you kit of all upon your soldiers like appearamo spas the ironed. Next, I congratulate you upon the valuable present you have received to-day from lady Mill, and I can only exhort you to re member that noticed expression to which one of our great Poeta (Prelim) gave birth—" Nose but the bran deserve the Ma. lam sae you will doesn't by your Inc.,,a wherever on ocoseles shall present itself, all the ',miles which the Hampshire beauties may have it in their power to bestow upon their valiant men in arms. I wish you cordially socced both in your warlike operstMom, If ever you should be called upon to perform them, and also in those mare agreeable aviintioom of peace which recom mend you to the favour of your fair countrywomen. Cheer. were then conliully given for Lord and Lady Palmerston, lady Mill, and Hie. Henderson, and an adjoin u moot took place to Mr. Ash's school-moos, which had been gaily decorated for she afternoon festivities. HrtbEltz..N presided, and was supported by Lord Paimer ston, the Hoe. B. Bottom M.P., kc. The Co.uanan proposed " The Health of Lad Pal mentoo," which was druak with great cheering. Lind PALNILMITON, in respon after expreming the pheoure he felt at taking pert in t he oenesouy that day perf.rmed, said it is imputable fur any perms who bas say share in the remponeibiay of coodocting the affairs of this great country we to take the most lively intense in Usk solasteer movement, which, although of recent angle, has atLined .10 important a development, and it would be diffi cult for any person who Meal how this movement has bees promresaiug, and what features it has assumed in his own nornoliete neglibutubood, not to feel proud as 1 do of the eorps which has been raised iu this town of Roman. We are, perhaps, gentlemen, too apt to be carried away by names, and to attach distiactioas to words which do not exist iu things. We have been accustomed to think the volunteer fi.rer of the country as differing too essentially from those other military sad navel arrays by which the country is to he defended. lint although the force to which you belong bee been peculiarly and emphatically called a volunteer force, you sort not forget that you are in that respect, tes regard to the nature of your service, standing prosody on the seine footing as the army, the navy, and the militia. You are all volunteers ; for in this country, fortunately, the loyalty and the public spirit of the people ere each that wean not compelled to resort to a fire. and conicribed mortice. (Cheers.) Every man who serves Ills sovereign and his countryin this Lamy land iu a volunteer, and there fore, although yen may emphatically, and by way of dis tinction, be called the volunteers of England, you must not amiume to yourselves any peculiar merit for your voluntary services as your share, although no doubt you would that. the glories of the army, the navy, and the militia, if ever your country required your services. (Cheers.) It would be presurepiios in any man who is merely a civilian to giveyou any advice as to the manner in which you 'Mould Worm your duties or acquire the proper akill and release sameary for the proper performance of thole duties. Bat I may be permitted to remind you that the duties of the side corps to which you belong are greaten arid require a larger degree of skill and science, than those of corps formed on a different principle, became you ham not only to learn the duties which peculiarly belong to light troops employed in skirmishing service, but you ham also to learn those more steady duties which more properly belong to what is called battalion exercies, and you may be sure that, however circumstances or recent events have led men to think that loose and irregular troops ore a match for those which are organised on a more skilled and steady principle, you will find that in order to give effect to your detertudnition to do good service to your couatry you must acquire the steadiness of battalion movements and some thing into than the mere activity of skirodshiag pareas. But if you need am encouragement, all that is Is, that sou should look to what your have in different parts of the world. It was seid is former times that we were not a military nation, that we were skilful and brave upon the ocean, but that our tastes and habits did not lead ae to equal military distinction. But there are certain historical records of the Peninsular war and Water loo that sufficiently refute any opinion of that sort. (Cheers.) Let me call to your mind, you who are essentially civilises, to the manner in which men, equally civilians, placed in the roost difficult circumstances, have shown that they belonged to the mine heroic race as yourselves'. I refer to the event. which took place in Leila during the Jssoy mutiny. You then sew cc ciboria sod trred in small numbers throughout different parts of an immense empire, attacked suddenly in different parts of the ooueory--attacked, too, by n superior tom, end you found them bravely and stoutly defending themselves, resisting everywhere, and display Mg in their conduct not only that bravery which belonged to them as Englishmen, bet mill tan skill, which could hardly be expected (min men un trained to war. (Cheers.) The result was thet the seer tiohe of the civilians, in concert with those of the troops who happened to be there, were sufficient to quell the mutiny before reinforcements' could arrive from Euglmid. (Load cheers.) I say that that is a great enema ragemeut to civilian volunteer of this country, and ought to iuduue them topunue that course which they ha v e me uobly begun. 'A e may rest enured that if ever they an called into action in defence of the country they will sot only display all the bravery which belongs to their net, but will mot he found wanting In that kaowkdge of military skill mei military tactics which is as essential as bravery to looms in warlike opseaticas. (Loud thecae.) Gentlemea I hope I may be permitted, in return for the kind manner in which you have received the West which lea jest bees druiic. to propose a further tout. I seed seemly say that the toast I wish to lingoes is the health of year worthy cone:Dandies officer, Copan Hendersou--(ebeen)-- a patleilau who possesses the esteem and goal will of all who live in this district, and a gentleman who, in his snip :a capon for I will call it—combines that firmness so ch is esi t ntial to the tonnes of dimoi no with the kinder, and good.heare d ß :a l :which command the affection of those who servo under him. (('hwen) I am satisfied that under his direction the Roomy Volunteer Corps will become an honour to the lemony, and particularly to the dis trict to which they belong. I trust I may be per ennial to add to the toast the health of the fair lady from whom hands you received thin morning— with an the grams of neonser and all the heartfelt feelings which beaune the occasion-- that flag which here after will be the centre of your movements. (Loud cheers.) I ask you to drink the health of Mr.. Henderson as well as that el Captain Henderson, and I am sure you will drink the tart with all the honours due to it. The l;rusr,uy ill s brief speek 7 l), responded. sad proposed the health //r. Diatom se s member of the Rios Corp Committee. The Ilea. R. Durrox, M.P., briefly acknowledged the fowl. Mier towns of a local Wars followed, and the proceed. lap were braced to a dole. DREADPUL BOILER EXPIAMIOX NEAR LIVERPOOL —.tether serious boiler explosion, mining from the severe fruit, t...k place on Thomlay evening at the house of Mr. G. 11. Fletcher, Stanley Mount, Orton, a suburb of Birken head. Mr. and him Fletcher are at present out of town, but It appear, that on Thuruday niorruug Mr. Cropper, the lamllonl, called at Mr. Fletcher r noihMher of hie homes to warn the inmates as to the effect of the frost on the boils, sad they _all fortunately took the macessary precautions, exam& Mr. liskibar's servants. At the tints of the son dent there were in the kitchen where it occurred three women and a man. The latter was witting upon a dreamer, and two of the women were ironing, while the third was re work le another part of the kitchen. When the heifer burst, with a terrific explosion, the women who were tree ing were jammed together with great force, severely wounded, aml their drawees ignited. The other ear east was only slightly injured is the Inn, a nd th e Inas escaped unhurt. tTpon bearing the noise a nano girl who was in ono of the monis upstairs, attempted to jump out of the window with • baby in her ulna, but was pre vented by the timely interference of some neighbours. Ile force of the explosion also extended to the adjoining house, madam! 14 great deal of damage. though happily the servant girl (yaw wu banging •ioniething up over the ntaatelpiese) CdC.l ;IR .1 . without the least injury, the article which she was holding iu her hand being merely dashed from her grasp. Tie iron a hich cieupneed the boiler was onntorted and liroLen by the great violence of the shock, and the building is noich shatter.' in sena, places. The 'rounded servants acre promptly attended liv t;oddom, of Cleuithtoe, sad pet to bed, where their limbs were wra pped in melon and nil, but it la feared one 1.1 then, will not recover. SINDULAItCA/111 OF SILY-MUTILATIDN.- - Yes thrtlay a ft, Thom , the wife of a respactalde tradesman at Woolwich, named Fray, wise discovered by herrelativeslyim ILI had, the abtietii,a, ,l,ei,r- oat it ra tett with 1.1. 0.4 . 1 . odor tie iin promion thist au ir ii le haill wee committal i tiff orTnat i ,, la WAS giVell lathe larkyanl plimatiition, midi two mopectino of the K divi sion pens eiled to the Immo, and found that the woman had with a sharp knife inflicted a fearful wound oo her left arm, completely severing aa trim. Sbe remains in a very end amilitiou, hut hopes are entertained of her recovery. Tut FARQUENtY or rut POUR ia the lode: of the moonily of lbo dross ta Coasineption and tie morbid ' conditions No my ea be aided tall Its at:Until, reArerned. l'llla ems bed to pormaiomatl sleeted by the u.e of Ozonised tad lever oil —as* loyal loilleal and Chtsurietrat fooletya Traroartimot Vd 41„ for WO. Load. July V. leo hionna. mai:al Junrhal, August 1, !NW. .V.• Papered only I.y 1.. Bor• ortek, Mote thin•ume. Ti, IJll3a Sloornekta London f .44 by all "t la. la ,to K. aad 90. bottle*. --I.l.lrertlfonnent 1 Pa St ilt EVSOPIAJI AND COWNIAL WINE CONPANT of i• S. hall dal. are milling a oplemlld fliterry, which they delft. olte the • Royal % Mtari, sherry. - the price Is Va. per Add, and :le- naallt) h. M. Seal hull at. ourr.l. and yet - n oteltrate to the Indate. 1,1 It w.ll we.., le h.oh.t by the pahlle riot b in. un ...Mk, .4 lt royal num.. .1 very i•rataeworthy .ysten i .4 bud• tom ad.:donna,' Is to make ii. , i ;Large for bott.es or hatkageo; --Court Juarad.--(Advertmemod J THE POLICE COURTS. /iLiNSION-HOUSE. Winks Brows, an old man, was brought before the Lord Mayor, upon the charge of stealing a small quantity of ipecac:nu:ha, the pmperty of Messrs. Homer and 80n, wholesale druggist', of Bucklenbury. The offence in itself was not of a very serious character, but Mr. Homer stated that be bad good grounds fur believing that within a period of twelve menthe he had been robbed to the extent of at least 1,000/. The Lord Mayor at once acceded to so application for a remand for the purpose of proper inquiry. BENEVOLENCE. —The following sums have been received for the poor box :—From Wm. P., 10/. ; from A. C., 5/. ; and from a lady at Brighton, it. A rough, powerful looking fellow, who gave the name of Ratert Taylor, a bricklayer, residing at Mambald-place, Kentish town, was charged before Mr. IYHyncourt with violently assaulting police.constable Parry, 37b S, and Bal lard, 324 S, iu the execution of their duty. From the evidence it appeared that pohce-constable Parry was called to quell • distiu•bance in Kentish-town, and lie, knowing that a number of drunken bricklayers and labourers were about, took the precaution of taking with him two other constables. When they arrived at the spot they found the pi isouer and a number of other drunken persons making a great disturbance. Finding that the prisoner would not go away, they took him into custody, when he said he had been himself a policeman and knew what he should get for giving them a " tap." Ho then kicked the two con stables and otherwise ill-need them, and had it not been fat the interposition of some of the prisoner's friends the con. stables would have been much more illused than they were. As it was they were very much knocked about, and the constables stated they were now in great pain. A mob of nearly 300 persons followed the prisoner to the police sta tion, and it was stated by several housekeepers that the police acted with the greatest forbearance. The prisoner said he bad been on the "lush" for four days, and di l not know what ho was about. Mr. D'Eyncourt said drunkenness was no excuse for knocking the police about. He should send the prisoner fear two months with hard labour in the House of Correction via, a mouth for each smelt. MARLBOROUGH-B'l'RM. • - _ - Francis Jones, No. 6, Cooper's-wart, Conduit-street, was charged with assaulting Marie Define, a Frenchwoman, the keeper of a tobacconist's shop, in Ftancisetreet, and who, it any be remembered, appeared at this court a short time since, charging a man, named Pierre !daimon, with stabbing her, the man now undergoing a twelvemonth's im prisonment for the offence. The complainant said the prisoner called on her the pre vious day and told her servant he wanted to see her ; but being engaged she told her servant not to give him some rum he asked for, but to give him a cigar. The prisoner then left, but afterwards returned and said, " You must not go against Alice," that being the name of a female he had • 'amnions against, and whisk was to be beard that day. He then seized her by her este, tearing them off, and flinging them cob the road. She did not care for the de mage, but wanted protection. The prisoner said it was all made up, so that he should not appear for the Scotch woman (Alice). The Buie having been proved, Mr. Tyrwhitt fined the prisoner 101. for the asesult, and mid, if he wished to appear he should not be disappointed ; for, if he did not pay the fine, he should not be sent away until the latter part of the day. JoAn Janes, • young man, was charged with stealing a portmanteau, the value of N. 10s., from the shop of Mr. , trunk maker, 184, Oxford-street. The case was proved by a young man named Taylor, the prosecutor's foreman, and Sergeant White, I) division, and the prisoner, who pleaded hunger, was committed fur three months, with hard labour. !ROM LAST NIGHTS GAZETTE. BANKRU/TIL JOHN Pullin, Motley, near Plymouth, Devonshire, picture dealer, to surrender Jan. 10 at 2, and Feb. 8 at 11, at 80. siugludletreet. boll., Wilde and Co., College•h111, City ; off. amis., Bell, Coleman-street...buildings. MARI MAXIM, New Brentford. eheemmonger, Jan. 9 at IL and Feb. 11, at it at Baslngloall•street. Soba., Ilnklater and Rockwood, Walbrook off. mfg., Pennell, Otilldhall• chambers. WILL/am ToowiLL PlaneLL, Poole Valley, Brighton, batter, Jan. 9at et. and Feb. lit at 12. at Boalughallutreet. Soh., Linklater and Hackwood. Walbrook, and Lamb, Brighton ; off. orig., Graham. Colcananetrest, WiLLIAIa Cux, Birmingham, grocer, Jan. 10 and Feb. 7, at 11, at Birmingham Conrt. Sol., Marshall,Birmingham ; awls., Whitmore, Birmingham. BERRY WATioN, Longford, Derbyshire, miller, Jan. 10 and SI, at 11, at Birmingham Court beta at Nottingham. Sol, Tom. Eamon, Aaltborms • olLamig.. Harris, Nottingham. liimarJJA LILY MART Bantus widow), Liverpool, hosier, Jan. 7 and 10, at 11, at Liverpool Court. Sots., Lowudes and Co., Li vorno°, I ; off. wag.. Morpn, Lis. pool. Noma MILLER, Sidmouth, lie‘onah bonder, Jan. 16 and Feb. 13, at 12, at Exeter Court. So t., lre Clarke, Exeter ; off. sasig., ilirtrel, Exeter. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. Dec r. RICHARD Morning-lane, Homerkm, beer retailer. JOINT STOCK COMPANIES ACTS. ACSTIALURAN LAND AND nuanAnuN COMPANY (LLICITZD), Jan. 9, at 12, at Isaingballaatreet —proof of debts. LIVIAMOOL TILADISMAS'S LOAN et/IMAMS ;LLIIITZD s , Dee. li, at it, at Liverpool Court—petltion for wioding.up. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS, AT PORTUCIAL•STREET. HUME IL 00MXISSI0NIE NICHOLS. Jan. 9. W. Long, Queen.street. stepney, comuilsaion agent. Jan. lg. J. Omagh, Raduor•street, Ballestreet, City .1,44.1, plain and Macy IF): maker—A. Mundy, co,wellatr, et. (lerkenrell, dairyman—C. Allwood, Henry-street, Limehotee.ttel•ls, dealer to dripping—F. Squire, Bucklugham-road, El u goland, carpenter— W. A. Smith, Princeseerrace, Prior* of Wales-road, Kentish. town, builder—J. Hill, Hen and Chicken-lane, Eaatestreet. WM worth, repe.spinner—J. H. Stymy, Pratt-street, Carudeu-town, coal merchant—W. lex. Kingston-upon-Thames, boot and shoe maker—J. Meech, Lewisham, Kent• both, decorator. moss CHIT, COMMIS,IONFK Law. Jan. 11. T. Opener, Park.place, Dalatow awl Warnford.coart, ThromuortonAtrect, tailor—J. Monet, A bred.street, clerk to a dealer In Irish and Poach manufactures. Jan. 14. A. C. Cole, Forlawood.terrace, Fait Greenwich, teacher of musk—Maria French, Aahtonetreet, Poplar, baker. DECLARATION OF DIVIDEND. JAHNS wax'', Jun., manch..itetwarvhousenun—lst aliel,tend of 4a. 7,1 . Jan. 16, and any subemitteut Tuesday, at Framer's, Manchester. DI VI DIND'&. Jan. 17. J. Skinner, ort rttp on, hoot and shoe mannfac turer- ho. 18. T. Manning, A lderahott, Hatupthire, lotel keeper—Jan. 18. W. Smith and W. F. Patient, Bermondsey New-road, Lannert—Jan. 21. R. lityte, Church.court, City. slat manufacturer—Jan. 21. T. Horner, Han-street.. Bloomsbury, house decorator—Jan. 21. L. Redpatit, Chester -terrace. Regent's. park, and the Great Northern Railway Company's offices. R cross, dealer in sham—Jan. 18. W. Wilson, Think and North allertnu, Yorkahlre, currier -Jan. 18. M. T. Stacey, Leeds, dealer in tea Jaa. 19. H. Mason, Ecciesfield, Yorkshire, butcher. aIIiiiiICATES to be granted, ankle atone be shown to the on or before the Tay ntleetini7 Jan. 18. C. Barrow, Jun., Coleman.street, City, wine merchant —Jan 18. T. O. Wicks, Beckford.cow, Wnlworth, linendraper— Jan. 17. J. Skinner, Northampton, loot nod shoe manufacturer —Jan. 17. W. Napier, l ulon.wharf, Wapping.wall, cool chant—Jan. 22. J. A. Hurst. Ludgate.etreet, City. mruitic mann. facturer--Jano 18. G. H. Chace, oxford.ntreet, fits Nharylchone, hoot and +hoe seakar—Jan. la. J. Sunman, Southampton, oat. Etter. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. P. Hindle and R. Dutniale, Manchester, commission agents- J. Fountain and W. Suter, Bright nu, wine merchants--S. Bailey and T. P. Barrett, Nottingham, lace manufacturers-W. Mink% T. Minko, and K Bllnko, Metropolitan Cattle Market, cattle sales men-C. H. Norris, S. H. Norris. jun., W. Norris, and T. P. Norris, Heywood, Lancashire, and Manchester, cotton spinners, so tar as regards C. H. Norris-H. Shearer, J. Mundy, J. Miles, and A. T. M illisnuL liewgateetreet, City, and Ilse slllanteville, Paris, commission ageutaso far as regards J. Mundy Miller and J. Miller, Liverpool, tea merchants-W. Scholes and R. Wright, rallsworth, Lancialitru, silk miniufacturcrs-T. C Scott anal C. &Ruby, lionkwearmenth Shore, Durham. grocers-Jane Holland ilste Jane Hunsphreysi, Job Holland, and J. R. Humphreys, Warwick-yard, Henry-street, Hampstead-road, and North Frederick-street, Dublin, call Imilders-W. Lees and it, Lees. Saddiewortli, Yorkshii e, wo Alen spiuners-T. Turner and W. tioo.lyear, Stanley Bridgc.whart, Fulfism. atone merchants- IL Itlley nud T. Armistead. Minivan, lama-hire. encms ers- J. Hughes and a R. Davies. Liverpool, coal merchants-0. Barker and C. Cope, Tunisian. Staffordshire. tram merchants. SCOTCH SEQUISITILLTIONS. WIUJAX Comm. Edinburgh. coach builder, Jan. 3, at Dowell& anal Lyon's Rooms, Edinburgh. DAVID *martin& B% v , draper, Jan. 4, at the Star Hotel. Ayr. m JulEs P, Port 0 w, seriphs, Jan. a, at the White Hart Inn, Greenock, CHRIsTIAAS DINNER TO THE Pall.—A share of the public bounty flowed this Christman as usual towards the Leicesterequare Soup Kitchen, in the chaps of umiry massive joints of beef, plume, currants, bread, biscuits, bawdy, and tea, with sufficient cash to subsidine the services of butcher", bakers, grocer*, and others, so that fib fami lies were rendered smiling and rejoicing in the midst of penal) , and distress. From Paraldington and Caniberwell— from Chelsea and the far aid Mine the dummies' crowd, returning with a ilole thst would favourably have compered with the benevolence of the good old times. Each family received albs. good r .' oastap , ;wet, '?j ibs. plum-pudding, boiled in the soup copper*, itLislf-quartern loaf, 2 oz. tee, fib. sugar, some biscuits, generously sent by Marrs. Hunt ley and Palmer, and a little brandy for the old folks, con siderately sent by Mr. Gordon, and Mews. Green and Decarues. Mama fad and Coops and Hamm Huggins gave some ale. To OUR PROVINCIAL FRIENDS,—" We hare recently had the pleasure of Inspecting the prCelnetione of one of our most famous London manufacturers, and, frwin the pocket chronometer of forty guineas down to the mechanic's watch of two splinenx, and through all their various forms and Wilms whether duplex, lever, horizontal, or vertical , the same beau tiful finish and superiority was obsenable. Such being the case, we have great pleasure In recommending to our pnwlnvial friends, and the public generally, the manufacturm of Mr lien. son, of El and 34, Lutbratehill, who having enerethled In pro. duclog a really good watch at a remarkably moderate price, Is fairly entitled to all the benefits notoriety ran bestow."—Com roercial Daily Lid. Bensou's illuatrelel Pamphlet. mv-t free for two stamps, Is descriptive of every tandtruction of watch sow made. Watches rte by post to all parts of the glebe.—{Ad vertlvement.] Mr. Francis Eland, of No. 9, Bridge-street, Westminster. has conferred a very great bandit on the public by introducing and perfecting the manufacture of cocoa In its purest Babble form. This preparation can he obtained through any respectable grocer. In {wicket% of ill., lb.. and Oh., at to. Od, per lb.—Ask for Viand's Homeopathic Cocoa, and he sure you get It, as there are {may spurious Imitations, consisting of in ferior compuuni.s. S;soilit any difficulty arise In obtaining the above. lox containing till. will I. sent poring. free on n,,,114 of a post-oltire order for Wis.—Depot, 9, badge-street, West altuter.—{Advertiseaseut.) MARKETS. SUGAR.—The average price of brown or ". sugar, the produce of the British possessions ii, \ for the week ending Dec. 'A, is 295. 71 I s a r , exclusive of the duties of customs.—The average 1,1 brown or Muscovado sugar, the produce of the is 30a aid. per cwt.—The averse price of brown or vado eu7sz, the produce of the East Indies, iu tile w... jug se above, is 275. 6td per owt.—The averse pri,• , three foregoing deaciiptions of sugar jointly, Per owl. COTTON.—Livanroot, DEC. 28.-71 e demand tinned on an extirosive scalp during the week both h., trade and speculators, and prices of Amerimn de ‘ have advanced Ad. to i d. per lb. Brazil ha:. been request, and ia Ad. per lb. higher. typt;an without material change. In Surat there Las tx,,, • Weiner transacted, at an advsooe of Ad. per 11, on k Speculators have taken American and 3,2:0 and there are reported for export, 1,710 American anl4,:, Surat. The demand this morning continues good, mad,,,, sales will probably amount to 12, 0 00 bales, of are fur export and on speculation. COTTON GOODS. MANCHESTER, DEC. market for cotton cloths and yarn. has not shoat' g "„, animation to-day, but taken with the business of yv.tc , i,, 1111.1 Wednesday cloths have assumed more st,,,dn a .„ . though not dearer. The principal fabrics in demand been 8} lb. skirtings and T c lo the for China, and low 4o inch shirting* for Bombay. 'l' cloth makers are pLarl under contract deeper than before, and there Mut Men rnn famines, in printers. Not much doing by the home tr.:. The transactions in yarns have been of fair extent, and th. market israther stronger owing to the strengthening of th, Liverpool cotton merket. China shirting' have been in fair request, and for favourite spinning@ from 16's to 24'. wraps rather dearer. CORN.—Onitnelroan, Dac. 28.—The weather is still very severe, which stops shipping. There we, a fair supeh of wheat at market to-day, and a good demand front the millers at an advance of 2.. per qr. Red. Fibs. to A ; white, 60s. to 665. Barley without change iu value. Beaus so soft that they are unsaleable. LLVOOLN, DEC. 28.—Our market has been Is. higher for whoata to-day with • fair demand. Not much doing .t barley, oats, or beans. Wheat, red, new, 48e. to rots.. white, new, 58a. to 675. Bailey, 295. to 41s. Oats, 1%. to 24e. Beans, new, 435. to 465. ; old, 609. Lrvenrooh, DDC. 28.--There has been a fair attendee,- of country buyers at this morning's market, and a fair sumptive business has been passing in both wheat awl flour at an advance. Indian corn being held fns fully Is. per quarter over this day week had only a slow whet Oats mai oatmeal are both a turn dearer. Beam, pe w , and parley are each lid. per quarter higher. The mart closed steady, but as usual at this season the buniuois was not exteusivo. WAKEFIELD, DEc. ?S.—Wheat wu Is. to 2s. dearer, with • steady consumptive demand. Barley le. dearer. lu oau, beans, real, and other articles DO change worth noting. Averages for the week ending Dec. 24 :—Wheat, 1,734 quarters at 595. 61. ; barley, 1,006 Tuatara at 3%. 0 d. ; oats, 05 quarters et 26e. ; rye, 20 quarters at 428. COALL—Lawacm, Doc. 2&—Benton 's West Harth l , 16e. ed.; Davison's West Hartley, 17s. Gd. ; Howard'. West Hartley, 17s. 6d. ;Lambert's West Hartley, 17a 6/1. , Taufield Moor, 18s. ; Tanfield Moor Butes, 181.; Writ Hartley', 17s. 6d. ; Walls End Acorn Close, ; Wall, End Byron, 265. d. ; Walls End Eden. 24a: Wall, Ecal Canop, 26e. ; Will. End Heuxl, Hall, 245. ; Carway and Dnffryn Malting, 245. 6d. Skips at market, 32 ; sold, 16. TRAFFIC RETURNS. Miles Pa'- Mer- Total, TotaI, II.I.IIWATI open senor' chandhe DSO la% Week ending Dec. 15. A A A a. B. 'Amt. h Lontberde-Ven. tlouth Amt. Line) 748 9,797 26.902 30,099 /AT: Lombardo Lino Week ending Dec. 16. Fe s 1 Danish London, Tilbury, h South end Extimsion 468 433 676 193 671 66i 2L Samlwe and Meuse Week ending Deo. 12. West Flanders Limerick and Foram Belfast and County Duwu 436 116 631 6:4 Waterford and Latvia 77 671 810 1,381 1.111 week ending Deo. 83. Caledonian London and Dincklran 1,260 .... 419} !It! 13111 13443 14.1._ 1111 1..444 1,42 WEATHER REPORT. Duni= 19, 'Etyma SAID 9 Lit. I. IL UN 17 U. SI U. U UM 34 30 29. 27 KU 37 MN 35 23.36 29 WOO 34 119. 29 2943 32 39. rr 13 96 St 33 111. 39 ft 31 29. 110 294 60 20 KT PLANATION, —Barometer correct7rrandreduced to 32 deg. at mean sea level : each 10 feet, of vertical rise, causing about one-hundredth of an Ina diminution; and each 10 deg., above 32 deg., causing nearly three hundredths Increase. 11.—Espceed thermometer In shade. M.—Moistened bulb (for evaporation end dew point). D.—Direction of wind (true—not magnetic:. —For, II to 1t — " 'dl. C.--Cloud (1 to 9). I.—lnitials h, hlur sky, c, clouds (detached( ; t, fog; h, hall; I, lightning . m. mitt) (huh:; o, overcoat oun, ; r, rain; a, snow; t, thunder. A later repeated augmeuts—thea, rt. ranch rain. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Auzustus British barque). Nov. 8. bat 10 IL lon 31 W. Gret nAeket, from Liverpool for Melbourne, Dec. M. let 50 Inn 8 W. Stah.sulan, from the Clyde for St. John, Dee. 10, lot 47 N, Jon 90 W. Tan ilwrrzn STATIns ItLuts.—The following no tice was issued from the Genres' Post-office yestertla, viz.:—lt is understood that the Atlantic Royal Mail Stem Navigation Oomny will not have a vessel to despatch from Galway to America on Tuesday the Ist of Januar?. The servos will therefore on that occasion be nocessarny omitted. [Advertisement.] limaxowsy's Pius AND OlNTNlOrr.—Ultimate Buccees.-8o deeply was the discoverers( these invaluable medicines impressed with their Importance, that at the risk of fortune he pushed them through evert opposlbm. till mankind at large was tempted to try them. and from th A moment !monism was certain, so long. loud, and clear were th • praises bestowed on them. In every extents! or Internal ma. Ludy known to afflict the !inmost body, Holloway's hills and I oint ment may be used with safety, and the certainty of giving nlirt, should they sometimes fail in thoroughly curing. In crowd. cities and vitiated atmospheres, where disease constant!) nag, '. these purifying rills expel the causes of many perilous tsmiplitiott which would weekly endanger the lives of thousands of our fellow-creatures. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. BUNNY—Dec. St. et Blinkld, &ram the wife of t avian - Bunny. of a daughter. CRtedilL—Dec. 24. at llollybelgue Castle, the wife of Jaw , . Croable. Z 5 .. of Ballytaelguo Castle, Comity Kerr), Iretwel, :;;;;,;(ilis'ir. LABM:AK Mi.-op . m IC. atGraild Parade, Brightwo, the sUe a Mr.l.;;;;ker. of • Mumbler. FORDL—Dee. 25, at Windermere, the wife of M. Fonle. oIA Poll. 0001)ii n GT.—Dee. 23, at Reigate, Surrey, OW wife of s. c. hart, of a thutgliter. 80. at Dake-street, Klog.aquare, Bri,t.4. site of Mr. J. It. tierbert, oft sou. • - • aoestamPS.-•• Dee. V, Jit Upper Touting. Surrey. the wife of L. W. Robertson, a Z SMITH.— Ike. 26, at Trumningtonotrevt,Con.thridge, the gavot J. H. Smith, Sul., of a daughter. TOLLF.M.LCHL—Dee. Yd. at South Wytbam Rectory. flunk shire, the wife of the Rev. R. W. L. Tolleniaeho of a 4.13. MARRIAGES. 11114110 P—THOMAS.—Dec. 26 at Brldgeotryet Chaps!. Itn-tol. by the Rev. H. 1. Roper. Mr. H. lilsh••p. of Cardiff, to Dem , widow of Mr. D. Thomas, of Cardiff. 1/ELAMIARD—SEYSIIIUR.—Der. 27. at St. jam'''. 11".4. dilly, by the Hun. and Rev. H. P. Cholmondeley, 11w Med Hon. Hugh Lord Drtamere,of Yak R0),11. At'' °43 ": 11,11 ,f• daughter of the Night Hon. Sir G. H. Seymou r . ti.( lc, 0.C.11., of Groimenororeseent. FRARATLEY—RARAID , .—Dee. 24, at St. JOIM ' S by the Roy. B. Crosthwaito Mr. M. Yearnl y to Mary mitt% daughter of Aft. J. Barnes, of Wmidhousodinte. Lines. (WNW. —BRIGHTW I:Al.—Doe. 11 at Frottie, by Ito I:. ‘. D. Antbuiwy, Philip Henry Home, Gig., R.S., de.. of salt• Marv. Torquay, to Ora. eldest daughter of the Leto Georg , f' 11 : 1°. won, log., of saffron Walden. DEATHS. BAILFY.—Dee. 25, at Afinetree.hill. Bristol, Mr..f ktiki COWPRIL—Dee. 41, at isle nwidenee, to, Campilen.hlll, Renato/pun, Charles Cowper. of 7 . 14outhamptitn.bulldinp. Chauevry.lane, aged go. DANIKI...-11ee. °A, at Palgutuo. Devon, A. Y. 11 Dodd. L-1. aged 41. HALLRST.—Doe. 24, C. W. Hallett, Esq., of Sitrbitoil Klngstonsm.Thanawl. aged 70 . JACKSON.—Dee. 24, at bawls:h. Mr. C. Jaeklort. nit. l ..; OLDFIELD.—Deo. 21, D. Oldfleld, Istim., of noscontl... risv• Vinebley-road. 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