The Express. — London, England, 1860-04-05 00:00:00

iri i. THE EXPRESS THURSDAY EVENING% APRIL )B,Z 1860. 1112 SUPPOSED MURDER AT STAMFORD. Additioual evidenced an important character was taken yesterday in the ewe of Henry Cathy, charged with the murder of Elisabeth Pulley, under borrAile CYCALMIPLIVICO• already described in this Monet. The inquiry was renamed before the mayor (W. Langley, Baal, and other magistrates, at the Town.hall, which wee crowded throughout the proceedings. Mr. R. W. Owego, managing clerk to Mr. W. Repine sou, eibeitor to the decreed lady, was the first minim examined. He confirmed generally the evidence of me moir+ women+ as to the discovery of the body of the de he having been o ne o f th ose w h o fi rst metered the home after the shocking occurrence. He also Wiled that on the ehinmey-Peoe of the room in which the deceased lay was a 1111:10 bottle, which he had lace aacertained had contained sherry. The staircase im spedeitely adjoined the kitchen door. On the Min be dis covered a paw, of candle about an inch long. In the breakfastroom opposite to the kitchen, there wio on the true • bottle maturate; sherry, with • me glass, which h a d hem and, be the side of it. About three glasses of wise had been taken from the bottle. Three bunched of key. were lying &bout, bet he could not be sure whether ' they WINO Al on the table of the breaded-room In the northeast bedroom were four seta of drawers, mil some bores Some of the drawers wee' lock,sl and some unlocked. They contained various letter* and Papers. which appeared to have been disturbed sod turned over and left in a vm , loom way. He did not then observe that any violence had been used to open the drawers. He next west into the south-red bedroom, and fouhd It 111 an unfinished state, with several boxes in it. In ow of the boxes, which warn u.le ,he fogad • quantity title deeds. Having looked an the rooms, he be Lid up the house and took chimp of the hop. At that time be cease to the madonna UM lam Pansy hid sca. distally set herself oo firs and bees burnt to death. In the afternoon of the same day be again welt through the home with • relative of the deceased. Oa the 30th of December last he lad gives deceased • cheque me the beak of Messrs. Peacock and Co. for Ilyf. Ida. Id. He had mess to believe also that she bed another cheque for upwards of 5001. They searched for • will, bat foieW nose ; but found the cheque for 5001., of which he leek poeseenon. Homing Mime Pulley's eccentric habits he did sot in the first instance suspect that there hied bees any robbery, although he found some at the einteets of the drawees in confusion. He attributed the disordered erierßlitel of the em us to the secentric halite of the deceased. On leaving the house be pm the hody in charge to Mee. Wallace and MK Little. with ujsaetioss to seerch for the inereseffe pocket sod a ring, which he knew Mies Parry ws acesetemed to wear. He was afterwards told that anther the pocket nor the ring had bees found. Hie sem poem were then ...roamed, and he semi to the coechmion that a robbery had been committed. On the Friday (the day after the discovery of the be 4) the Win ander and serrousding the body were idled in his presence, but the nag was sot found. The home was then closed natal the With, when he made • further exami sates of the ashes, and found the pieces of cord produced, which appeared to have been Must. There was a small quantity of human hair amongst the siftings of the mhos, awl .inhering to the hair was what be then thought to be a piece of hone, hut which he had since ascertained was • tooth The ring me not found. On the '47th the house was thoroughly searched, and every boa examined, but they were usable to find say plate, with the excepting of • salt mom, • mestard spoon, and • pair of sugar bows, which were marked with initials, and one or two other small articles. i T;h ra is i r o l money fond in the hones co mid ed of meses ane up in • merther • patsy, • haMperay, and three farthings. lo Due of the drawers ap t*. he found a portion .4 a writiegsiesk. To one drawer of smother set violence had been med, but the lock bed sot given way. The premier, es hinter Liked if he had any question to pet to the witness, replied --I am innocent of the cheep against ma, and mind ask any question, because I know of nothing connected with it heyood what I hear in this hall. (leorge Jabes Menton examined—l am a cabinet maker, reeling in this town, and am 20 years rime. On Monday, the lOUs March, I went to the prisoner's shop to work. The shop is at the heir of his house in St. Martin's. In the aftemous of the day tamed I saw • rosewood box, with hr.. lending, ori a shelf in the workahop, to which shelf I bail neemiun to go for a plane. The shelf ma m the aide of the shop, high up, WNW the tiles ol the recd. I could not reach it without a stool. The box wee about It in lons. 10 in. wide, and about si deep. I teak up the box sod tried to Mee the lid, bet it ap pend to be locked, sod I did not open it. I wan at work in the mine shop the mat day. Robert March we there also. About 10 o'clock in the morning I saw March standing on a stool sythe shelf before named. n • Cmewaa not pneent. March took up th e b ox w hi c h I pr;viously seen on the shelf, brought it down and plated it on • booth at which we were working. The boa wee opened by March in my presence it wee unlocked), and something ma heard to chink inside. The box turned out to be a writing desk hued with blue leather. There were an ink gleams in the desk, but there were holes fee them. A penholder lay in a partition between the two holes for the inkstands. March it up the lid of the lower tart of the desk, sod I them saw six gold rings, me Scots about twice the Me of • sovereign, • silver min than • dull tog three or four enesiler elver coins, • about the aere of half •= , and a silver Ma Two of the rings were haltmoarniag dap ;ea one of them was an inscription ," Thomas Palley," and beim that lam ws " Elisabeth Palley.* The Mbar ring was inscribed inside " Mary Chamberhain." A third rim was such narrower than the two first described, and this had no inecriptios on it ; • fourth was est with small white beads ; the other two were plain wedding rings, and tech had an in heerriptios on it—use "Rule you," and other words, which I =Ma remember. 1 canact say w h a t w ee th e inscripti o n ea the other. There was dm what appeared to be the silver top of an iakstand. I examined these article. three es fner times, and thee Maoh closed the box, and replaced it on the shelf, with an the things in it. On the same shelf I also noticed two chimney ornaments -span of Un shaped china vases, blue and gold- —but I did not take them down. Both the desk sal the orn•rnents could be sees from the floor of the shop. After we had examined the sleek, but the same aftern oon . th e p r i soner got up to t h e shelf and gave me two planes off it. About Wi pe two I saw the primmer take down the imamate anal Ito, them on a bench at the end of the shop. He anal. The ought to hay, gioe home ; they've no besi ege. there." He went away, and left them on the bench. Precem then appeared to he intoxicated. The ornaments were on the bench when I left the shop that evening, bed when I went to work on the following morning they ROM gem I had never sees the desk or the ornaments on the shelf before the Monday morning. The box was lam Imian4 but I did ant notice whether there was an inscrigo Um Oahe on the lid. Oa the Tuesday, when I got home, I arestiesed be say mother what I had seen. Policecotedishle Didrmple said —Since the prisoner has Dew in custody I hare been employed to search his hoes. and premises Ou the 24th March, in • firephsee in the primmer's workshop, when there had been • fire on the I homed the four pi e c es o f brims now produced. =Ze d s: ihe search on Moods., the 26th, and sifted th e as in the grate ; and I then l o i ns ! a l oc k , an escutcheon,, some screws, hinges, and other pieces of bites (pradoced). On further searching the workshop I found in • boa (pro. diced) lOW more erneaseatal braes work coiled up. The whole of the pieces of beam corresponded, and ap peared le have bees the binding of a wntakoleak.) The wheats *twos was recalled, and said -The lock on the dab we similar to U,st now produced by Policeman Dalrymple. The desk was inlaid with brim, tinnier to that now produced. I cannot say whether it was of the eaaet patters, but it seemed to correspond, sod was about the suns length. The Musts and other portions prodweed appear to be the mine noticed on the desk in the prieuns?. The declined to put any question to either Mun. tea or Hobart was sort WWII/Md. and confirmed the evi denced Meatoir. He them mahatma —On the Thursday I was still at work for Corby. la the attersime the pp- weer mad be wasted to see ins sad I mimed the wwkeM by the beck way. While 1 gut tato the shop primmer was there He " I suppose ames, mem is a desk IMMO Milt with Mos Pulley's same !" I rephed that I bad. He said, " It's balm ; erimothil Hbi , : ed t." Primmer then seed he would go sod fetch the and he left the she.. la shunt a garter of an hour he and mid " It's a nem; saw. hut something lam it.' He did not bring the new, or show them to me. Miami* he again said he would go and feta the rings. He returned in a short time, awl sod, " I Imps you wee t say anything about it. The ass! was sinsand ma • time age. I don't know what might the coommunnew." Tyro or throe times in the course of the Aftervoon of the maw day the primmer repeated his re. tnw st that I weimid any mething about what I hail seen. He *pp. ired eery uneasy. I told him I oh• 'oil out stay . with him any loamy Ikea that eight, and I left woionit asagesei say reams [The witness epTe r t d o la re wireol NA= hap sobs predoond being similar to what he hid ou the dark in the prisoner workshop.) air Supenateadent here produced that portion of • entities's* mode to 0.041 Z pew, and which had hiss /mad le the deem...l's hare. The witness March mid the pen.supporter protiumd ap peared as Beath tt Istonind to the desk men ta the pit. weer'. poonraainn. and which iba.ic was then without a pew estmorter. Mr haperintsadeet Ward further_ deposed that had remised rem( the entire (he,r4a lam& of bap food in onward. Imam sae et which exactly 'Med the emiell home lork dineovered by Pubsougii Dalrymple is 110 ihismste 01 the primaries workshop. Susannah Masten ImMier of the witness es• araiio+H stated that es eimesquesee of said So her bry her OM she went to the primmer's home, them se w Ilea Corby. Whams told bar what Me me bad ad. Osn She mulls AIM= primmer weed to wilasee's hawk and " What about them bsys and the welling sleek cud Maim ?" Witness said she bed bees told by his on that he hed nee in Oarby's permaius lulluslems raw with UM maw " Palley' on thaw "No such thing," said the prisoner, "it was eet the name el Pansy. MA serwastldag imam to it" He added that the hoz eras two to tli• party to whom it Islonged. Th is be repealed taro sr Wee times over. :Wray AP Ireland, aged Ifl dated th‘t lie bad lived iiervoot with Vies Palley live or eiz beet several year. IN The derea. e d hod • ed plat*. +hell the miaow deerlihed , hod aim sumo now Wanes* had beard deceased my, in reference to He plato she pos. mined, that she could set up • jewe ll er's shop. The de ceased always carried a good deal of money about with her. The prisoner was again remanded until Thursday the 12th indent. Fl RI AT W SIDON AMU.. Yesterday morning, . shortly after five &dock, considerable excitement was the creet . ei uddeu l in . High thilik etreet. a aWli fire iteLtel, oprlm in im oomerj a m ue r oce mor of • room, geaseal Mee, Spectacle-alley, Righetreet, Whits. chapeL The %dies* on discovering the danger, ran to the tost and second floor window-,, and screamed pitiably for help. Samuel Wood. the Royal Fire Escape conductor, was soon on the spot, and brought down M. Morrison, Sarah Haywood, end a child. He then again ascended the ladders, and brought down from the second floor front Mr. Joseph Cohen and an infant ; being then informed that • young man, named Isadore Lindeman, aged eighteen years, was in the second floor back, he again tried to enter the building, but was driven back by the smoke ; he again unshipped his ladders, lamed with them two door s o ff, ma d e a bridge with them, got in the roof of • shed, sod at last succeeded in reaching the second floor back, and brought down the young man nearly su ff ocated. While this was going on, en g i nes had arrived, and the ire wee eventeelly subdued, but not until conisidesable denier wen dew. FATAL RAILWAY AOOl DINT. —About 12 o'clock on Tuesday, the_ elpsidsiest the Elkton station of the , Great Waters Raßwey had termed on the signals for the , esprar tads which leaves Wolverhampton at 11.38, which was just approaching. On reaching the platform be looked hick, and maw an old woman standing just opposite the place he had left, and motionless, in the very track et the I train. He called to her, and the driver of the express blew Mealy with his whistle, bat the woman never seined, whether, fascinated by the danger, unable to avoid her gals, or, what is whin se probable, sulkily putting herself in the way of dosth:a view of the one made more likely by the fact that she bad climbed • high embankment, and gees out of her way to get into her then position. When the ponderous train reached her, she wee at once knocked down and thrown aside, and when lifted up wasquite dead. There were, however, not many apparent injuries on the body, with the exception that one foot was severed. She is be lieved to have beep a resident in Hinton. Seniors ACC ID SST . —OD Sunday last, as a lad 'mead George Stevens, residing in Sidney- s treet, York • road, and in the employment of Messrs. Chubb, the lock makers, was paring some old houses in Maiden-lane, ling's-cross, which are in process of demolition by the Onset Northern Railway Compan y, one of the walls fell spin him and completely bnrid him in the ruins. After some tune le was with difficulty extricated and conveyed to the Great Northern Hospital. where he was promptly attended by Mr. Lawson, the surgeon, and Mr. Wallis, the house surgeon. Both thighs were found to be broken, and he had received a severe wound on the scalp, and other injuries of so serious • mann as to place his life in con- Oble danger. A SHI T on nen —Fnmeotrrit, Arno. 4. —The Neapolitan brigantine W. K. Routh, which arrived here yesterday, reports that when off Sealy she taw • ship on fire and busing, from 4 p.m. on the Rad April until 4 a.m. on the following day. Her three meta were also seen to go over the side ; a schooner was near her. According to another account, the burning vessel looked like as Ammo= cottee trader, being light. lir Fitt nil "MIXT Or TER FACTORY' ACT AT ODDRRIISIILD. —Os Tuesday, before the Hudders field magistrates, Messrs. Berry and Turner, woollen menu. facturers, of Longwood, wen summoned at the instance of Mr. James Bane, sub-inspector of factories, for committing • breach of the Factory to Act, by permitting • •sriain iail re person tinder the age 18 be employed in their after the hour of 6 o'clock at night. The defendants pleaded gaty, and, being the tent offence, the minimum penalty of IP. was indicted. Mr. Henry Hint, jun, of Ls/di ned, Huddersfield, manufacturer, was also summated on three separate charges—the first, for permitting • lad under the age Of 18 to work in the mill without fret re ceiving a certificate of his age ; the second, for neglecting to enter the name of such person on the list of workers in the factory; &nil the third, for allowing young persons under the age of It to work in certain rooms of the mill, the inside tops if which had not been whitewashed within the space of 14 months, as required by law. Upon the former charges the evidence given was not conclusive, and they were with. drawn, Mr. Hirst being mulcted in the expense ; but in the bane the charge was satisfactorily made out, and a penalty of 3L was inflicted. ][Assuan UNDER DI/TIM:WHIR. —On Tuesday there was • wedding party at St. Peter's Church, Liverpool, the bridegroom a wor kin g shoemaker, and the bride of • like sunk. Among the spectators in the entrance was • women neither young nor interesting—in fact decidedly *in. No sooner had the bridegroom approached her then she flew at him with the energy of • 'maim, tore his clothes, shirt, waistcoat, headgear (he wore a cap), belaboured him with hearty good will, and knocked him down. At length he escaped into the church, but she was not to be appeased. She waited outside, interrupted him on his leaving after the ceremony, and again attacked him and hie new bride. The aid of an officer was invoked, and bystanders misted, bat the enraged woman was not prevented from tearing the bonnet of the bride, and damaging her clothes as well as her features. At last the vixen was carried off to Bride. well, and thence ht before Mr. Raffles. The above facts were given in eve , and Mr. Raffles asked the pit •OlllCT what she had to h s:j. She said that she was • widow, that the brul pursued her with loving impor tunities until ei str :Located to live with him. That shegave him all her money, bought him his clothes, even those in which be prevented himself that morning at church. That she knew nothing of the marriage until that morning, and when she did hear of it she was angry and took measures to make him remember his falseness and her revenge. Mr. Raffles reminded her she must not annoy persons in that way, although no doubt she hail cause to feel annoyed at the fellow's treatment. He discharged her with a caution. Liverpool Post. POOR-LAW MEDICAL Rem cr.—The bill intro duced into the House of Commons by Messrs. Pigott, Sebolefield, and Briscoe, on the subject of Poor-law medical relief, with a view to improve the position of medi. cal officers and to secure more efficient relief to the poorer ennui, has been printed. It extends to some fifteen pages, and de operatton is confined to England and Wales. The relieving officer and other parochial officials are em powered to grant an order on the medical officer to attend sick poor; but is cases of emergency the medical officer is empowered to attend without such order, and is to be en titled to the same remuneration as if it had been previously furnished. Guanines are to examine the books of medical officers, and inquire into all the cues upon them. The ap pointment of medical officers is vested in • majority at a meeting of the guardians, at which more than three shah be present. A provision o contained as to the qualifications of nab ofti,:er. Medical officers already appointed are to continue to act subject to the Poor-law Boardl. Parishes may he taken from or added to the districts where either of such changes may be considered desirable. Public vac cinators are to be registered medical men, and to have the same qualifications as union medial officers. A number of clauses are taken up bypovisions in reference to the remuneration of medical officers, but as they are rather eomplicated and net easily summarised, we refer those who are interested to the bill itself. Provision is made that in certain cases medical officers 1188 to be medical officers of health. In cases of sudden death where no registered medical man has attended an inquiry is to be instituted. THE LATE DORI: RBA NC 114 AT ROHR—The Gior nide di Roma, official journal of the Papal government, has the following respecting the late disturbances :—" On Mon day the 196, in the afternoon, the revolutionary faction attempted to make a hostile demonstration, in the Corso, against the pontifical government. A great number of fac tious persons had assembled there. The plot was discovered, end the pontifical geadarmeris and the French i held themselves in readiness to suppress all ceder. Tower'', 5 o'clock some groups were got t beaded by • couple of curriers, wh o m the gendarmes quickly got hold of. The crowd began to hiss and to abase the geodarroorie. and to try end rescue their premiers. Not sncoseding, the rioters, who by this time had been joked by all the lan rascals about the place, betook themselves to the Piszes di Colonna, offering all manner of privoca. tines to the plies. At this moment • handful of genii. lanes fell courageosily upon the rioters, and dispersal aod pat them to flight. Few persons have been wounded, and those only slightly." THE M A ILA. —SOUTHAMPTON, WIDN WHAT. —Tho Azsgo left here today for New York, with the United gyms mails, about 100 proeseigers, and • full cargo. The 80/11.411 also left for New York, with • lam. number of sad • beeeyeargo. The Ceps mad packet Celt =herr with shod 40 paessegsn and • full general cargo. The Pen left with the sad China mail. :the bad about 90 ansolget whom were Lieutenant- Colonel Neal, Y ss ~ Wilson, Captains Patterson, Lindsey. Wiltshire, Twiresth _lntasloy, *lore, and Fawcett ; Lieute nants Gordan, lisbalt. Robison., Behan Woodward, Hann and B. Woodward ; Resigns Jarvis and Meselield ; Doctors Cheddrestt, Bretchis, Rennie, and Cowan ; As sistant Commliesery-General Williams, and the Revs. Messrs. Itilderbank sad Nusworth. Baron Gros and Count de Bastard will join the Pent at Malta. The Pere took out 400 packages of treason, worth 126,1971. Bs. 41, and which consisted of bar silver, worth 70,4451. ; dollars. worth 37,86.11. ; 8,119 sovereigns ; watches, jewellery, Ac., worth 2,5411. 19e. cot. ; cots, worth 6,353/. Ifis. 6d. ; and five franc pieces, worth I.2RM. SIXTH K misneirrois Museum.—During the week ending March 31, 1860, the visitor have been as follows : —Os Monday, Tuesday, and Enturde (fne days). 4,256 ; an Mondry and Tesedey (free eveeings , 4,589. On the throe stesimita' days Wesel= to the pu blic fist.), 1,.380; one seedents' eve ing (Wednesday), 401. Total, 10,826 ; from the opening of the Museum, 1,361,501. GMAT NORTHERN HONPTTAL, K INO'S-CRORS. Number of patients for the week ending March 31, 913, of which 403 were sew MOIL [Advertisement.}—Os MI LOMB or Timm AND so bras Tim, end as now restored by the new patent system of self-alhennn aft/soot springs : wires : or ligature& ant also atipost extract/nu any testi fp roots. or say painful np.rstlnn. by means of aft asd &al lihr Own, oboe ~aim the most per self adhedon, tam of 10 yesssi= by Thomas Rowan!. ourct •:1 dentist he kb Omer the of Clatter' bury The Invention Is a Importance many persona and Owe Interested In It druid nod Oda tread.a lad panbatad. Itimplan sal MAMA lb With edltieet, peke Is.. and sold by all bor./taller , : or sent pest tree by Mr. Howard : 17, cleorse strest. Hsse.eer apart Lasstea. "We think It would he an set of kvd..as‘ to prearet this hook to say Woad wise easy require the .1.1 .1 a deatist "--Chettembea Joann/ This useful tresilne we ^an drawly rernaimeml : the remarks on astladal Mega an aspeamily ihmerviss Maantiaa."-11140aaa Ossetia Kato iinulligna. he had possesned bluebell of any part of Me lankrayn's property since tbe beginning of the year ; whether be knew of my of it being dimmed of out of the ordinary way of trade; and whether he had removed, or aMsted in remov• fag, any portion of it. All those questions he answered in the negative • but witness@ were now called, who proved that whin the state of Wells's affairs meld be no longer kept a sserst, he went to the persons maesging the basi nesses at Newport and Cardiff, told them that the game was up, and that they must save as much as they could. Goods 114741 packed up in barrels, labelled fictitiously, and consigned to =seamy psalms, and to people who bad given no orders. Prisoner actively assisted in all this, and even carried some lamp sugar in his carpet-bag. A large number of witnesses were called for the prose. cation. The jury found the prisoner Guilty. and he wee sentenced to 18 menthe' hard labor. NORTHERN ClRClTlT.—Lrvisroot, Aran. 4. (Before Yr. Jeetise Blsokbern.) THE INVENTION OF IMMO HACHURE. —IMPORTANT PATER CAM The awe of Daniel Farwell., of Manchester, v. William Ferrier Thomas, of Loodas, was tried, the action being brought to restrain the defendant from selling or using a sewing machine, allepd to be an infringement of a patent assigned to the plaintiff by Charles Toit Judkina, patentee of a machine invented by him, and patented by him in Oc toher. 1852. _ _ Kr. Manisty, Q.C., who was leading counsel for the plaintiff, entered at considerable length into the history of the sewing machine, and thevarioussteps by whichtheinvention bad been from time to time improved, until its adaptability to practical purposes had been completed b' the invention of Mr. Judkins, an American gentleman, which was patented by him in this country in October, 1852. Before that time Yr. Judkins bed made various improvements in sewing ma chines, and these he communicated to an Begliah_patent agent named Hughes. In August , 1862 , Mr. Hughes applied for and obtained two patents in his own name for the invention of Joulkins. In all these machines, known as shuttle machines, there are two needles which, by their action, form • loop stitch ; and in all of them • shuttle, with a thread in it, panes under and through the loop by which means the stitches are fastened down. The machine patented by JUdidni, in October, 1852, differed from those previously patented by Hughes, in so far that it gave a direct and simultaneous action to the needle up and down, to the back ward and forward motion of the cloth, and to the forward motion of the shuttle, by the revolution of a double comb attached to the main shaft or driving axle of the ma chine ; those actions in the machines of Hughes having been produced by different and separate motions, which, being more complicated, were more neatly in working and leas satisfactory in result. Subsequent to the publics. Boned Judkins' latest improvement, Hughes had adapted to his machine • double comb, placed on the driving wheel, differing in detail from that of Judkins, but identical in principle and in all its essential points for producing corn. Lmal action. It warn to restrain the defendant from using this last-named application that the present action was brought ; it being contended, on the part of the plaintiff, that the alteration of Hughes was a mere colourable adap tation of Judkins' principle. The examination of the witnesses was of very prolonged duration, and the court was occupied during the whole of the day in bearing the plaintiff's case. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Williams and Mr. Baron Channell.) TEI QUI= ON THE FROIMMIITION OF ?RONAN NOM= r. WILLIAM 001 AND OTHIRB. Serjeant BaDentine, who was retained specially, with Mr. Poland, in this case, on behalf of the defendants, made an application to the court to postpone the trial to the next esselon. The charge arose out of an inquiry that took place before Mr. Train, the magistrate of the Greenwich Police Court, as to the is of a vessel called the John Sugars all the defendants were szareined, and the inquiry resulted in the certificate of the captain, who was the present pro secutor, being suspended by the Board of Trade for 12 months. ' At the last sum= • MD was preferred, and found by the grand jury, charging Con and the other defendants with conspiring together to make a false charge against the prosecutor, and at the present session five other bills had nd against the same defendants for perjury. These bills, he said, were only found late on the previous even ing, and he and his learned friend had not had any opportu nity of reading the depositions or of making themselves acquainted with the nature of the charges that were to be preferred. Under these circumstances his application was that the trial should be postponed to the next session, end be believed his learned friend, the Solicitor-General, felt that the application was a reasonable one, and would not offer any opposition to it. The Solicator-General said that he left the matter entirely in the hands of the court. Mr. Justice Williams then directed that the trial should be postponed, and the recognisance' of the witneesee were respited to the next session. Sydney Dyer, • diminutive looking lad, who was stated in the calendar to be 15 years old, was charged with forging and uttering • cheque for 1241., with intent to defraud the City Bank. Yr. Orridge conducted the prosecution. The prisoner, it appeared, was formerly in the service of Mr. W ht, an architect and surveyor, in King-street, e, as offioe boy, and he thus beca me aware that he kept an account at the City Bank, and also was acquainted with his handwriting. On the 18th of February an order for a cheque-book, apparently signed by Mr. Wright, was Fesenled at the bank by a lad, and one was handed to him by tke clerk. On the same day . a cheque for 124/.,purport ing to be signed by Mr. Wright, was presented to the cashier, and it was rather a singular circumstance that, although this gentleman expressed his opinion that the asg. nature did not resemble his genuine signature, and the body of the cheque was fi lled up in • manner totally different to his own mode of filling them up, the cheeps was paid is twenty-four 51. notes and 41. in gold. A few days after this it appeared that the prisoner went to the shop of Mr. Lincoln, • dealer in old Mint and other eeriositiee, in the Blackfriars-road, and purchased coins to the amount of about 21., which he took away with kiss, and on the following day be went again to the aims shop and purchased other coins to a considerable amount. This proceeding excited some suspicion in the mind of Mr. Idneoln, who raked the prisoner where he lived, and whe ther his parents were aware of his purchasing the coins. He replied that they did, and that his father was very plemed that he took an interest in the study of old ooina ; sad that he was also so pleased with the purchase he had made on the previous day, that he had sort him to make another and larger purchase. Mr. Lincoln was not satisfied with this very ingenious tale, sad be insisted upon accom panying the prisoner to his parents to see if it was true, and they started together to Wood-green, where he said hie parents lived ; and after driving about until 2 o'clock is the morning, without the pri soner being able, as he said, to find his home, they returned to London, and on the following morning the pa smer was given into the custody of lnspector Moore of the division of police. It was then ascertained that the prisoner lived with his mother in Nelson-street, City-road, and on his being searched 70 sovereigns were found in his possession, and at his mother's house were found the coins that he h ad purchased on the previous day The cheque book that had been issued upon the forged * order, and two other forged cheques in the name of Mr. Wright, one for 3761. and the other for 3761. 10s., were likewise found in the possession of the primmer. When the prisoner was called upon for his defence, be said there was no proof that he was at the bank, and he found all the money that was taken from him by the officer, tied up in a handkerchief, in Finsbury-square. Mr. Justice Williams laving briefly summed up, the jury at once returned a verdict of Oedty. A certificate was then put in, by which it appeared that the prisoner was summarily convicted in January, 1858, at Clerkenwell police-court, of stealing two watches, the pro perty of his master, and was sentenced to six months' im prisonment and hard labour. The learnedjudgeobserred that it was every dreadful aura and he really did not know what to do with such • lad as the . He then ordered him to Mend down, and said liewould consider what sentence should be pronounced. Augustus Robert Seymour, alias leaser, 37, a German, wascharged with forging an indorsement to a bill of ex change for 401. with intent to defraud. Mr. Sleigh and Mr. Poland conducted the prosecution, on behalf of the Bankers' Association. The facia of this case have appeared v recently in the police report.. The endorsement alleged m, to ham been forged was that of • gentleman normal Reed, who had re turned to this country from Australia in the Royal Charter, and lost his life upon the occasion of the wreck of that ill fated vessel, on the 26th of October last. Among the effects of the deceased was a bill for 40/., drawn by the Bank of Australasia upon their agents in this country. This bill, by some means or other, got into the possession of theprisoner, who keeps • watchmaker's shop at Beaumaris, in which neighbourhood, it will be remembered, the unfortunate vessel was wrecked, and he afterwards obtained discount for the bill, which at that time purported to bear the en dorsement of the unfortuusite dammed. Inquiry was subsequently made in reference to the matter, and the prisoner, upon being questioned, said that he had sold • gold watch to • gentlemanly sailor-looking man for 221., and received the bill in question in payment, sad gave 18/. change. The prisoner, it appeared, also wrote • bitter to the father of Mr. Reed, in which he requested bins, if he wanted any further information, to write to him pereonslly, as be was tired of the interference of " mer chants, esquires, and bankers." The father of the deceased proved that the endorsement to the bill was a rz t eread written* was given that it was in the hand. of the prisoner. When called upon for his defence to the charge, the pri. soar put in a to written statement, which commenced with sonie doggrel verses, which the prisoner called " a new masa of the Psalms," and he went on to state that he had obtaleed the bill under the circumstances he had before stated, and etpressed • wish that the man who had im posed epos him might " find his way to hell." Mr. Just ice Williams having summed up, The jury almost immediately returned • verdict of Guilty. The learned Judge, in passing *anemia said he thought it was very probable that the prisoner had picked up this bill sifter it was washed ashore, or had purchased it at • low priced some one else who bed done so, and the temptation thm thrown in his way had led him to commit the forgery of which be had been convicted. Under them circum gimes, be did not feel himself called upon to pass such a were sentence as was usually inflicted upon per,ous who wine coavieled et fleiTMg mercantile instruments, and he einsidered it would be a sufficient punishment that he should be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for fifteen months. NEW COURT. (Before Mr. Baron Channell ) Staples and George Chesterfield surrendered to take their trial upon ea indictment for misdemeanor, pre ferred by the City authorities, in which they were charged with having sent up to London meat in • diseased state, and unfit fur food, with intent to expose it fur sale. Mr. Sleigh prosecuted ; sad Mr. Serjeant Parry defended the defe nda nt Staplee, and Mr. T. Atkinson defended Chesterfield. The cue, which occupied the court nearly all day, was this. On the 26th of December, Mr. Taylor, a sideman in New ate-market, received a hamper of meat consigned to him from the defendant Staplee, of Croyland, Lincoln shire, for male. Upon the hamper being opened, Mr. Taylor found it to contain three quarters of cow beef, and part of the fourth quarter, weighing in all about 50006 e, in a state unfit for food. Mr. Taylor immediately gave information to Russell, the officer, and to the beadle of the market, Kentish, and they at once took possession of the meat, which was subsequently inspected by Mr. Fisher, who condemned it and directed it to be de stroyed. Mr. Taylor had not previously to this had any transactionswith Staples , but he had with the other defend ant, who is a butcher at Croyland. An inquiry was then set on foot by the City authorities, and they found that Staples wu a fanner at Contend, and had the management of his brother's farm. Whilst the • airy was going on a letter came up from Croyland from a M rands, a barber, residing near to the slaughterhouse of the defendant Cheutedeld, in which he stated that be had seen a dead cow sent from Chesterfield's slaughterhouse, after being dressed there, and that it was in a dimmed state. Mr. Muter, the uni tary inspector of Croyland, then ascertained that upon the 23rd of December the cow was found dead upon Mr. James Staplee's farm, having been accidentally strangled. Its throat we, then cut, and it was taken to Chesterfield's, and there dressed and sent up to London. Some of the wit nesses said that the cow was in such a bad state that the small whilst it was being dressed caused Chesterfield to be ill for some time afterwards. The skin, when taken off, wee gorged with blood and putrid matter. In mu-examination it was elicited that the cow was in milk up to the time of its being found dead. Mr. Serjeent Parry, for the defence, argued that there had been no intent upon the part of his client that the meat should be exposed for sale if thought unfit for food. There had been much exaggeration about the state of the cow at the time of its being dressed ; the weather being at the time warm, the tneat had spoiled by being packed. The defendant had sent the carcase up, not think mg it unfit for food, and relied upon the went in London not to expo,* it for sale unless be thought it fit for food. Mr. Atkinson, in a most eloquent and able argument, the same line of defence for his client. adopted Lordship having summed up, The jury retired, and were locked up until nearly nine o'clock, when they returned a verdict of Guilty. Sentence deferred. THE POLICE COURTS. MANSION-HOUSE. Elizabeth Peek was brought up on remand, charged with forging the name of Emma Prebble, with intent to defraud. From the evidence adduced now, and on a former occasion, it transpired that Prebble, some three years ago, formed an illicit connexion with a gentleman of good position, who soon afterwards quitted England for India, without making any provision for her, in consequence of which her confine ment took place in the workhouse. Subsequently, she went to lodge with the prisoner, to whom she raided the circum stances which bad led to her being in a destitute condition, and on whom suggestion it was resolved to apply for assist ance to Prebble's seducer, who did not aT: to be aware of her condition when he left this coun . The prisoner accordingly wrote to the gentleman in bble's name, acquainting him with the birth of a child, and asking for maistance, the result of which appeal appears to have been a quarterl remittance of 161., by draft on the Oriental Bank, e-street, payable to Prebble. Meanwhile, an ' arrangement had been come to between the two women that the prisoner should take care of the child, whilst its mother went to service, and that she should be remunerated by receiving one-half of the money which its father might send for its support, but the letters containing the remit tances, being sent under cover to the prisoner, she opened them, and on several occasions kept back the letters them. selves, cashed the draft they inclosed at the Oriental Bank, having first forged Prebble's signature, and then told Prebble that they were for smaller amounts than was really the case, applying the balance tuber own use, in addition to the money handed to her by Prebble, as the " half, " which it had been arranged she should receive. The prisoner, in her defence, alleged that she had a general power from Prebble to conduct the correspondence, and the money at her discretion for the benefit of the child; t this statement wee altogether denied by Prebble, who, on the other hand, charged the prisoner with forcibly detaining the child, and endeavouring to intimidate her (Prebble) by threats of writing, so as to stop the supplies from its father. The prisoner was committed for trial. SOUTHWARK. Walter Grinsione Boad, • young man of respectable ap pearsime, was charged under the following circumstances Mr. Joseph Burgess Mead, general manlier to Marra Peek, Preen, and Co., aerated bread and biscuit manufac turers, Mill-street, Dockhead, said that the prisoner wu the general superintendent of their stables, and it was* part of his duty to receive and account for return packages at the factory. Last week he beard a rumour that the pri soner had sold two of their horses without the authority of the Inn, and that he had converted the proceed* to his own use. iii7Bareham—You charge him with stealing them? Mr. Mead—Esactly so, str. He had no authority to die. pow of them. His duty was to see that the horses were secure and properly attended to. The firm had twelve horses which were kept in stables adjoining the factory, and they were supposed to be safe until last week. On Friday last I saw the pr sorer in the warehouse, and salted him if it was true "that he had sold or offered to sell two of their horses?" He replied, "I have done nothing of the sort" He also said, "I am aware that rumours have been circu lated to that effect, but there is no foundation for them." On Monday morning the prisoner should have attended to his duties in the factory, but he left • note in the stables, stating that he was unwell and could not leave home, bat he would attend on Tuesday. 'He, however, did not return, and on Monday last a man named Mitchell came and claimed one of their horses, which he said the prisoner had sold him. I did met see Mitchell, but on Tuesday I went to him about the horse, when he said that he had pur chased one horse of the prisoner and paid him 91. lOs. for it, and that Bond had sold another for the same amount. Then I went to Bond's house, but he hail left home, and nothing more was seen of him until apprehended by the police. After some further evidence, the prisoner was committed for trial. THZ LIVERPOOL COUNTY COURT.—DEFALCATIONS or run RZOMTZAIL —ln as article upon this subject the Literpool Mercury dates :—" For the last two day. the judges of the Liverpool County Court, Messrs. Blair and Hutton, have, with the srustance of the treasurer, been in vestigating the accounts of Mr. William Statham, the regis trar of the court. Up to the present time a deficiency to the extent of KO. Ins been discovered. Although the actual defalcation is not likely, owing to the system of corn. tini)periodical payments, much to exceed 1,000/.. the rY iry has brought to light a system of irregularities so flagrant, that it is impossible that the registrar can retain his situation. The oft recurring complaints of the suitors are now easily explained, and it is not unlikely that some of the inferior officers of the court—those at least who were cognisant of the fact that money had been improperly kept back—will also be compromised. There are other sub ordinates who, having become surety and accepted bills, wall suffer pecanary loss which, in their position they are little able to war. Th ese testa cannot fax kept hack from the Lords of the Treasury, in whose hands rests the power of dismissal, and if we are not mistaken, information has already been forwarded to the government on the subject. The Rev. R. Statham, of Tarporley, and Mr. Richard Bevan, wine merchant, are the sureties for the registrar, and they will of course be responsible for the deficit. The salary of the registrar of the county court is 70W., and, with the fees arising from insolvency cases, his income reaches about 1,0001. a year.', THZ EXTRAORDINARY DEATH OF THE MATRON OF THE Curve UNION.—On Tuesday an inquest was held at the CUR= Union Workhouse, on the body of Phcebe Hunt, matron of that institution, whose death era., supposed to have been caused by violence from a lunatic, as reported in our columns. An old woman named Frances Pion, an in mate of the workhouse, deposed that a female pauper, Ann Richards, a young woman, was admitted last Thursday even ing, whose conduct was very violent, awl who desired to leave • that a struggle took place between her and Betty Wood, assistant to the matron in the ward, in which Richards bit Wood's arm. The matron interfered, and went to Wood's assistance, and shortly after verde was seen to fall. The witness (Pion) saw no blow struck by Richards, and thought Mrs. Hunt was in a fit. Assistance was obtained, and it was then discovered that Mrs. Hunt was dead. Fanny Sap, a pauper ' who was present during the affray between Ri c hards and Wood, gave evidence as to the outrageous behaviour of the former, stating that Richards struek Mrs. Hunt a blow on her neck, on which she fell to the ground, and never moved after wards. Wood, the assistant matron, confirmed the above facts, after which the medical officer of the union, Mr. E. S. Mayor, was called, and stated that on a poet mortem ex ammation of the body of the matron, he could discover no bruin or external mark of violence ; the vessels of the brain were congested, and he thought the immediate cause of death was a cessation of the heart's action, which might have been occasioned by excitement, or concussion from a fall. There was no trace of a blow, nor if it had been struck would death have taken place instantaneously. The coroner having summed up, the jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medical testimony, acquitting the persons connected with the union of all blame. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE, Aria 4. (Be(ore the Judge Ordinary.) MUM f. MILLS. In this are the court panted the wife modest' lite at the rate al IDOL a year, in acidities to an income al 3001., which she already possessed. The hesband's home was taken at 2,20 D/. per annum. MARTIN e. 1411 TN. h this cue the wife had obtained a separation on the ground of cruelty ; but it was admitted that the acts corn. plained of had arisen from a morbid irritability of temper, caused by the moieties of business. The mutt directed the wife to have the custody of her two youngest children ; but permitted the husband to have that of the eldest, a boy, four years of age. The question of alimony might stand over. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—APRIL 4. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goa%urn.) LW II RICHARD LOCCINGTON COLL The bankrupt was described as • merchant, of 80, Corn hill. This was the sitting for proof of debts and choice of assipmee. From a preliminary statement of afire, pro pawed by Mr. Brown, accountant, it appears that the bank rupt owes 8,4001. ; the assets in this country us returned at 1001. only, with 2,800& of bad and &MOM debts ; but Mere u an estimated surplus from consignments to lkinelny of upwards of 3,00 M. The following creditors ware amen trade amignese HMI= Arthur, ware houseman, Wood-street, and Mr. Fora Hanson, mereb•at, 11141 fax ; Mr. Pennell is the dlicial snipes ; sad Mama Ashur* Son, and Morris, are the solicitors under the proosedinga. An allowance was asked for on behalf of the bankrupt. His Bream made as allowance of B. • week, to be in creased to >k shield the bankrupt be ready with his se emed@ by the day appointed for the examination sitting. (Before Mr. Clomminioner Holroyd.) IN Ili CONN. nil was the examination meeting in the cam of John Henry Cohn, Past India and poem merchant, of Riches court, Lime•street. The beelwpt has not surrendered, and d came no accounts Mimi been filed. It appearing QM be was abroad, an extension of the time for sur• reader was taken by consent. The debts proved at the fitting for the choice of malgsece were about 12,000/. IN RZ urcurtzt.D. The bankrupt, a ■orgeon, at Twickenham, applied for hie certificate. He owes to unsecured creditors 1,108/.; no meets. At the beginning of 18b4 he was in a deficiency of SOIL Mr. Ouy opposed, find charged the beau with useldug away with assets reckkee expenditure, and aMiamg goods on false pretences. It appeared from the examination of the benkrapt that he wee entitled to the interest of certain dock, which inte rest be had maimed to the Britannia Life OMee as security for a loss of 5001. Boma property under the will of Mr• Scott was settled on his wife. The estate produced 5,0601., of which 4,5001. was settled on his wife forlife. In 1856 he had borrowed 50M. of the Britannia Life Oflice, and 2601. from the Finsbury Loan Office, but he only got 20/. of this latter amount, tie remainder being renewals of farmer loam. His wife had received lammed of 1,8001. ;he had noretgeged his house for 3121., and also his furniture, to the imams of his daughter. The latter was only removed, trim his home a few days before his bankruptcy. Roferrlng to a legacy of 8001., which he received from Mr. Clark, in 1056, be had said in • letter to Mill. Ives " nave net touched the clover, but I smell it afar of. (A Leigh.) That letter was dated January, 1857. He had kept no cash-book beyond his banker's book. There wee no book containing entries of the sums received by him self and wile. Mr. for Mr. Atheretone, a creditor, from whom he had obtained a renewal of a bill for 20f., on the representation that his wife and himself had 5,M01. in the iser Cents. At that time there was only standing to the credit of his wife's trustees about 2,700 f. Another pound of complaint was that be had given a hill of sale on his furniture, which was removed shortly before the bank nor bankrupt admitted the misrepresentation of the ascot in the funds, but said it was an error. The bill them dos to Mr. Atherstone had since been paid ; Mr. Athenian's mowed it. The bull of sale on his furniture was glom io October, 1868. He was "hunted up" to do it. He might have been insolvent then. The furniture might have boss removed in anticipation of his bankruptcy ; but that was the act of the trustees. It had since come back. By Mr. Hodii,7l;(iOr the hernkrupt)- fdr. ithentone's dabs walk sow only 321., for wine supplied since the date above referred to. The legacies and other monies which he bad received had been paid to hie creditors as far as they would go. When he wrote the letters to Mrs. km he firmly believed that he should be able to pay. He had Mmght up a family of thirteen entirelv by his own exertions. Had been in practice at Twickenham forty-two yearn. Was surgeon of the Brentford Union. His expenditure for four yams had been only 1,5001. He was compelled to keep a vehicle. Mr. Guy mid his client, Mrs. Ives, was • patient of the bankrupt, nearly ninety years of age. He had obtained 1501. from her; 1001. was still due, and the old lady had only about 501. to live on. His Honour said the charges made against the bankrupt were of a very serious nature. As to the charge of obtain. ing credit by film pretences, he thought that had failed. The caseof Mrs. Ives, however, stood on a different f but still it was not a fraudulent transaction. With to the alleged extravagance and wasteful, reckless conduct, the figures of the balance-sheet did not bear out this charge- It was clear that the bankrupt kept no books ; the charge founded on this ground was, therefore, substantiated. The balance-sheet showed that the bankrupt had evidently gone on too long, but there were circumstances which might account for the bankrupt having continued in business beyond the period at which he ought to have stopped. The expectation entertained of legacies to his wife might have naturallv led him to go on beyond 1854, when he was in a large deficiency. The main chergm against the bankrupt were that he had raised money on his property, and had not applied it rateably to the payment of his creditors. He ought at least to have taken care that Mrs. Ives, a creditor of twenty years' standing, did not suffer. There were miti- S oi circumstanoes in the case. The bankrupt had been years in business, and had never failed before. The to must be suspended for six months; when granted to he of the second-class, the failure being partly the result of unavoidable lose and misfortune. In consideration of the way 131 which he had treated Mrs. Ives, the protection would be withheld for one month. IN RI 111:11WKIL The bankrupt wu a builder of Wray.park, Reigate, in Burney. His accounts showed debts; 2,1001., and meets of nearly equal amount. le. Pool appeared for him, and applied for a second-class certificate, drawing the attention of the court to the favour. able features of the lislancetheet, in which in fact there wee nothing calling for objection of a material character beyond the fact that the bankrupt might perhaps have continued trading a little longer than be ought to have dose ; but this, Mr. Pook observed, was a circumstance of so ems mon occurrence and so natural, resulting as it did from the flattering nature of that tale which it was said hope always told, that it could scarcely be made the foundation of repre hensive remark. -- His flacon; having closely scrutinised the accounts thought the bankrupt wsa entitled to a second-class certifi cate, which was accordingly panted. Of RI Pal MIST or ENGLAND STEAM ►LOB MEAN AND NALPHY COMPANY (tntriuu). Yr. Pock presented a petition for • winding-up order against tie above company • few days ago. The point to be raised will be whether a shareholder, who is also • cre ditor, has a ri let to compel an official winding up, after • voluntary wi ndi ng op ham been agreed to and alarmed by the shareholders. The clause in the act relating to this queetion would appear to be conclusive as to the right of the creditor, but the doubt is, whether the creditor being oleo • shareholder can claim the privilege ; it being suggested that the biological nature of his position would destroy the right which he would be entitled to maintain if he were a creditor simpliciter. In our last notice of this matter we omitted to nientionthat the h • of thepetition will take place at half past 11 o'clock, upon the 27th inst., before Yr. COMMiIIaiODOT Fans. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD CIRCETT.--Choucarrixt, APRIL 4. Czaww. Courr.—(Beta,. Mr. Justice Keating.) EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OP PERJURY. Mirk, Joseph Batterskill, a person of gentlemanly ap. pftrance surrendered to take his trial, on the charge of aril fully corruptly giving evidence, and swearing t hat which was false, before her Majesty's Court of Bankruptcy, at Bristol, on June 28, 1859, touching the bankruptcy of Robert Wells. Mr. Cooke prosecuted ; Mr. Huddleston, Q.C., defended the prisoner. The circumstances of the case are of the most singular na ture. The bankrupt, Robert Wells, started large groosp concerns at Bristol, Cardiff, and Newport—that at Bristol being managed by himself and the prisoner. Things were carried on in the most reckless manner ,a ca me to • crisis in the month of Februar when Wells's creditors were offered a composition of 7s. ed: in the pound. Prisoner put in a claim for .1,000 f., for which he was said to hold securities iu the shape of tea, coffee, and spice warrants. He said he had earned the money in Australia, and lent it to the bankrupt. Wells refused to be made a bankrupt on the terms which would have given the control of his effects to his creditors, and managed to delay proceedings by having resort to various measures, one of which was the offer of lOs. in the pound to the creditors, who were anxious to accept this compromise. Meanwhile Walls declared himself bankrupt; and while negotiations wan • it was disco ere that his goods were fraudu lently being of. The bens of the charge of p m , jury was this. .soner was examined thirteen times be ton, the commie,iouer, the last time bring on the Ilkb of June. After that he abse:ottleod to Jersey, where he bad ge,, to be out of t i t r uejctdu.rire<diy .k.d the. tion._ ction of the In his floe he w. whom. MARKETS. OOTTON.—Lioraroot, Aran. 4.—We have had more inquiry for oottaa to-day, with a steadier market. The sales are 10000 bales, includi+ . l,94o American, at 4td. to qa. ; 1,000 Barak at 3d. to ; 20 Egyptian, at 94.1. • 10 Pernana, at 7jd. which 000 are for speculation anj export. The week's import is 100,591 bake N.B.—Friday next being Good Friday, the weekly circular will be pub. hailed tomorrow, when the cotton market will be closed until the Holiday following. CORN.—Bosvon, APRIL 4.—The supply of wheat was fair at our market today. Best wheats supported last week's rates ; inferior, Is. lower. Red, 46e. to 505.; white, 51s. to 545. Very little spring corn on offer, and late rates were well supported. Brocrrorr-om-Toes, Ana 4.—The arrivals of grain for the past week, coaatwiae, are fair. To this day's market there was • good supply of wheat, which met a slow sale at hut week's prices. Barley unaltered. Oats steady. Beaus sold at full rates. Imports during the past week :—Wheat, coastwise, 1,682 qrs. ; barley, coastwise, 370 ; oats, oast wise, 619. GLASGOW, Arm 4.—At this day's market little business transpired in wheat or flour, and last week's quotations may be repeated, holders generally evincing much firmness, although in some awe wheat on board ship might have been bought rather lower. Barley firm. Oats the turn dearer, and oatmeal • better sale at about 611. per load over previous rates. Beans and peas unaltered. Indian corn 6d. per boll higher. CATTLE.—Sourestx, APRIL 4.—We bad • fair trade to-day, at the following rates :—Beef made from 2s. Bd. to 4s. 10d. ; mutton, 4s. (kl. to ss. Bd. ; lamb, 6s. 6d. to re. 6d. ; veal, 4s. 61. to 6e. Od. ; pair, 3e. 4d. to 4s. Bd. per stone of 81be, sinking the offaL lILDES AND LEATHER.—It is seldom that • month elapses in which the leather and hide trades present les, of change or of any features of particular interest, than in the month just pant. The demand for leather has been limited, but the supplies have not been excessive ; and a. in the pre. vices month, stocks have not largely augmented, and the alterations mprisms have been very @light. The continued dulness has, however, contributed to give a lees firm tons, to the market for some articles. Whether the large con sumption of leather for ordinary and for government pur- poses, as well as for exportation, which the last returns of the Board of Trade show to be increasing, will avail to bring the prioes of leather into • more satisfactory relation to those of the raw material may be questioned. There is no doubt, however, the longer the buyers continue te per. chase as little as possible the more probable is • reaction ; but we think it much safer for the manufacturer to look for a solution of the problem in reduced prices of hides. The transactions in raw goods during the month have been small. At the first public sale there was very little inquiry, but at that on the 2ilnd ultimo more activity was maid. fasted. The imports have been limited, and former prices, with the exception of East India kips, have been fully sup ported. We may, however, shortly expect an increased importation, adequate, we hope, to check any further up. ward tendency. At Leadenhall yesterday there was uo improvement in the general demand ; dealers continue very indisposed to purchase. In prices there was no alteratioo.-- (From the circular of Messrs. T. J. and T. Powell, dated April 4.) FREIGHT MARKET.—With regard to the freight market, Ileum sharer; Lamb, and Co. furnish the foi -1 to .--The East India outward freights are still droop mg. There are more homeward orders, as several successive mails have brought encouraging . tidings . Mediterranean coal rates are not so fi rm, and in 111 contracted. For the return voyage for moderate-stsed backward ships we find takers more readily even from Alexandria, which has long been almost a Ocadletter. There is room for a large business from the Baltic, and' the rates are quite steady. From America also the requirements am numerous, and from some of the ports the rates have advanced. Charter ing from Archangel is pretty brisk, and the quotations are fair. Altogether the tone of the market may be considered satiatactosy. COALS.—Lounos, APRIL 4. Bowers West Hartley, 16e. ; Byers's Beheld° • West • Hartley, 16e ; Hastings =, 16s. ; Howard's • Weit ' Hartley, 15e. 9d. ; Moor, 12. 6d. ; Tanlkad Moor Bates, 12s. 6d. Wyloaa, lea. ; Walls End Andre Close. 19s. 3d. ; Walls End Eden, 19e. 3d. ; Walls End Kepler Granp, 19s. 3d. ; Walls End Hengh Hall, 19s. 3d. ; Walls End Hello., 19s. 6d. ; Walls End North Hartlepool, 15e. 6d. ; Camay and Dnfryn Malting, ; WalL End Firth's Robin Hood, 14s. 9d.—filhips at market, 21; sold 25. There will not be any market on Friday next. TRAFFIC RETURNS. Miles Pls. Mar- Total. Total. ILAIIMATS. even. 11104.11. ebandlies. MM. 1160. Week ending Jan. 29. E L I 6 Great Indian Peninsula nn 1,900 1,936 3,536 sop Week ending March 24. Edinburgh and Glasgow 142 5,260 6,2 Scottish North Eastern ll5 . Limerick and Panic 2O 110 63 4or !..., Week ending March 25 North Devon ... 406 &as T Northern 7ll 9,254 16,207 24,481 21,334 Week ending March 31 Waterford and Kilkenny 31 157 204 381 330 Week ending April 1. London & North Western 924 34,186 4061 18,916 70,697 London & South Western 10,092 3,200 13,293 Great Western Manchester, ShedDodd, and Lincolnshire Belfast and County Down 366 177 612 427 Lancashire and Yorkshire 3051 11,320 n.,166 33,471 30.440 Newport, Abergsvenny, and Hereford 5O 490 1,040 1,470 1,2:41 Sh s rewsbury and Binning- ham Shrewsbury and Cheater — 1.818 1.684 6,08.5 2.714 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. CASUALTIES. Oberon, trout )(weir+ to Liverpool, uhore on Nfochras bar. Is full of water.—Port Minion. April 2. 8alulln:W, for Jamaica., hat got aground near kjp4mont Liverpool, April 4. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Arias, from London for Colombo, Feb. 9, lat 1 N, lon 91 W. LettysCatherlpe, from Liverpool for Buono' Ayres, Feb. 46, Id IN, lon ti W. Monarchy, from Liverpool for Calcutta, Feb. 16, lat SN, lon 96 W. New Margaret, Wrtgbt, from London for Adelaide, Feb. 28, tat 1 N, lon 21 W. AMICRICAN AND CANADIAN MAILS. —The Quebec and Montreal Mail Company's steamer North American sailed from Liverpool for Portland yesterday (Wednesday) with the United States and Canadian mails and passengem Yesterday also the Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia Companj's steamer Glasgow left Liverpool for New York with malls and paavengers for the United States. On Satur day neat the Cunard Royal Mail steamer America will be despatched from Liverpool for Bo,tnn with the United States and North Amencan Mails. The box at the Liver• pool post-office will be open on that day for the re ceipt of letters, kc., till 9 a.m., and rid Queenstown until 9.30 p.m. [AdvertMemient.] HOLLOWAY'S Plus Dis turbed Digestion. Bilious Disordera—The piercing winds, alter nating with bright genial days, are sad enemies to comfort and to health. Look to the liver and stomach keep their functions regular, and a long train of ailments will be avoided, even though this present spring lie as capricious as its predecessors. When digestion is impaired, or weilmnrked symptoms show disordered liver, let Holloway's Pills be instantly procured: and If these be taken according to the instructions, the patient will soon be himself again, and more Arnow. AWOL/ will be repelled. A few doom of these inestimable pills will thoroughly clear the bead, elevate the spirits, sad restore the usual enemy . in f,O t, they will confer health on mind and body. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. BEYT/I N. .—Mareh SI, at Du eon neamtemsee, Islington. the wife of C. Req., of • CALDER.— Be- M ts. aria 30, at Wellington-place, Dever, the wife of Colonel W. Calder, of a daughter. PURNELL—ApriI 1, at Woodstock-road, Poplar, the wife of Captain J. Purnell. of a daughter. OIBBON.—March 31, at Finsbury-square, the wife of Dr. Gib bon, of a son. HARRIS.—ApriI 1. et Surrey-square, Old Kent-road, the wife of Mr. H. Harris, of a son. LAWRENCL—ApriI 1. at Larehtle l4 , near Farnham, the wife of Major-General Lawrence, of a son. ROBINSON.—March 31, at Orove-terrace, Folkestone, the wife of Mr. W. H. Robinson, of a daughter. SAUIIDIIRS—ApriI I, at Upper Bedfortlplace, CaMPle ll4o4 the wife of J. Saunders. Esq., of a daughter. SIMPON.—March 31, at Westbottrompork, the wife of B. W. Simpson, Faq., of • daughter. MA RRI AGEI3. BALDWIN—THOMAS—ApriI t, at Christ Church, Southport. Lancashire, Mr. C. Baldwin, of Manche ster, to Sarah Asa. daughter of the late R. Thomas, laq., of Woodbatch, sslop. HARRAP—HAYFIELD.—ApriI 3, at St. Mary's, Islington, by the Rev. D. Wilson. M.A., W. Harrap, Esq., of Abehureh.lam . . City, to Resin Ann, daughter of the late S. Hayfield, Ent., oi St. Thomas's-street, Southwark. PERRY—WILLIAMS.—ApriI 3, at Snowhill Congregation:4 Church, Wolverhampton, by the Rev. W. Bevan, Mr. I. Perry, of Canal.street. Wolverhampton, to Caroline. daughter of the late Mr. S. Williams. formerly of Shrewsbury. RENDALL—TAYLES.—ApriI 1. at Harow-on.thelliTl th.. Rev. F. Mendell, Ansistant-Manter, Harrow School. to e Jo! . : Mary Ricketts, daughter of B. Tyler, Eeq., late of th Service. DEATHS. BROOKING.—Ayeti I, at Norfolk-cre sce nt, Hyde-park, Franc' Marta. wits of T. H. Ereolting. Krg. , aged al. DEWELL—ApriI I, at 'it. Georne's.terrace, Catiterhuri , Merl. reliet of 8. newer, RN., aged el DOUCE.—Aing 2, at Altred.plaoe, West Broialdna. Nliddloct. W. H. Douce, Tag., aged 76. FITZGERALD AND VVlN.Y.—llareh SO. at Danrsfort. I's% an. the Very Rev. 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