The Express. — London, England, 1861-02-26 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—NrompAY, FIB. 25. 5 The Loam atopostsomt took hie met oft the woollock it Lam __ lIIANACIEMENT OF LUNATICS. The LORD CHANCRLD IR. in laying on the table a bill toe the better management rd lunation, said they w, re un fortmiately• very numerous body, of all imam iu the country. The first object of the hill was 19 ensue th e thairt of Chancery to dispose of the property of lunaties. After the int finding by a iury it shall be in the discretion of the Court of Chaneery whether they will Kraut a wennd inquiry or not. There were to he two adieersvpointed. nor legal and one medical, to attend to those ioptiriee ; and after th. y hose ' , reedit certain •umbir of Tears th.• Loni Chaueelloe may at his discretiou allow them to retire on pen .ions, the amount of which should determined b' the Lord l'hauodlur . The bill WAS then mail a firm time. AFFAIRS OF STRIA. Lord STRATFORD DR REDCLIFFE mewl for the peodeetine of aortal' papars coesectal with the affairs of tsyne. _ _ _ Lord WODEHOURE Paid that the gmrernmeut Kul not be "' slow in imPerlieg 'lamination on the queid.on before the Know. The enble tort at the head of the Foreizn office hot shown as tuitions desire to afford every it Vrinat ion to parlianemt ; hot he slid not think that It w0..1.1 he con. potent with his luty, in the pre.ent position .f affairs, to lay further cornspoedence on the table. The coofer•w's af the Gaut Pewees had been adjourned. and to posture papery at this moment would obviously lent to met ham maileasi awl detriment to the public service. Fully admit ting the gnat importance of parliament having due infot motion us the subject, sad asenring their Inrclibija that titers .Loath he me wasievaesary delay, he regretted that the government could not tunsent to tho motion. As • coma. &ruble tiros had Awed does anything bad been mid nu the wehkd o.f SYria, be would mention one or two lasts. The heteevevition of DIP Direst Power. Orwell the French tompaanied by theme" the Turk kph gmernment, had not 'wen without elect in serer* ander ; sad the Turkish government bad etyma peat energy hi punolliog time author. of the inamaere. Of IV poetess who were proved to have taken pert in those .insures os many se :in hid bees eineoted, Muslin the commander Lin chief and three principal officer s . *bowie' that the Turkish government was wet slow is bring ing thole criminate to misaligned. After punishment had he-•n ishietal at Damascus, and order restored there, mea sures ...re taken to captor. the Drew chief.. A consoler all, lumber escaped, bet snow of the most notorious had married-red themselves ; sad they had been put ca their trial at i:eyruut, sail euedeeneed to death. The governor of permit and °then had she been tried and condemned to mere. punishment, but theee sentaions bad not yet been esseeted. At tee place. which was occupied by Turkish =the Chrielimis had aided theme Door in inflicting ea. Soles than 136 Droste were murdered in vol Wood. The Turkish government having applied to the Maroada hiakeps for a het of those most eon roma la the nousseree, they had received a list of 4,3110 toes-- Wis whet* male population of the plane being only MOW A woad lit reduced the number implicated to 1.200 bet it was stated that they were all en guilty that it was melees to maks say distinction. From theme farts it would he sew that the work of dealing nut jaethei tempered with mercy was so of so °Milady difficulty. As to the cootinual occupation by the French troops, he was unable to give any further taformstion. Lord STILATFORD DE REDCLIFFE enpreened • hope that there would he no aamosoary delay ha the pro duction of the The Martinis 71 4 CTANRICA RDF. said that vary dllaramt statements had less pat forward by our ors marmoset mod by the French goveraniest as to the alittal• Of the ut pedition to Syria. He thought that at host as rinds of the corresponds's°, might hare bus Mee, whim* woad not have touched npn• poiitkJ powide. Ha shoodd wait pationt'y as hug as the Onafereacir was sitting; but he hoped that at the end of that time we shonld know to whet we leer., committed; for we were parties to the whole arramiemont that had taken place, and were concerned just as much as the Fritsch government in the occupation of Syria. It was said that the Turkish troops were there so =clay that they were sufficient to restore tranquillity. sad the French troops were of no use for that primmer He hoped that there would be no delay in producing the P C . enotion was thee withdrawn. Their lordships adjourned at • quarter after 6 o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MoNDAy, Fns 25. Th Sittaffan took the chair at 4 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were mad a mond time :—Airadah Drainage: Alton, Alresford, and Wiorhestsr Railway: Biticsolicad Railway; Rollos Corporation: &emu and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway (iiime linos. Re.) ; Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway and Dock ; Colas Valley sad Hal- Maad Railway ; Cows. sad Newport Railway Extensioos ; Darlington Loral Board of Health ; Dahlia and Antrim lowlier' Railway ; Dublin Markets ; Eastera Counties Railway ; Feat lochs Irrigation sad Caaal ConVio ; Froterly sad Staohope Railway ; G a i ns b arg to East Retford, le., Roads ; Gnat W es t ern way (capital) ; Oreetwell District Draitage ; Healey in Ardis Railway ; Llsoidloes and Newtown Railway ; Leeds and Raked Road ; Loran sod East of Fife Railways (Extension, U.); lbalborosigh Railway ; Midland Counties and Shannon Jouctioa Railway ; Prestos Markets, am; Ramsey Railway; South Staffordshire Railway; South Yorkshire Railway (ffsadby Extension); Thorne Moore Drainage, kr. • Trent, Anaheim% and Grimsby Railway; Dahridge sad Riekmaanworth Railway; West Clunhini Railways ; Want Midland and Severn Valley Railway Cow panim ; W and Northenden Raid ; Wycombe Railway ; Chatham Dor i = =ont ; Public llatansioa aid Royal (List litonehown, Damon) ; Sins PUBLIC BUSINESS, NOTICES OP MOTIONS. PRACTICE OP THE IRISH LAW COURTS. Hz. V. SCULLY ins maks that be would to-morrow =task • ques wrb ta t u rctiaa • izrent.flardake and able at la rt. Yelwartoa cu ee ll udio c a l ' with v raison im to S alinatioa the afac c ri ii ; law. BOROUGH FRANCHISE. Hr. COLLINS jam sake of hitcher sztosakam to be coati fa reasi"ea as the county rad boruugh fiarichhe Mr. OAIRD me wan for as lowly day to cull attoo- Sea to the sods= Aolhamoy of goo loot harvest, with the vim of iambs frosfloassur la public orpooditure. NAVY INFIYILiTICB. flir J. ELPITENIffONZ gave notice of a swiss of is solutions in committee is the mod estimates. PARLIAMENTARY REFORM. Sir J. ELPRINATONE mid that he would tomorrow (this day) mak wbether it wee intended to emend the proposed eztsmiams of the county and borough francliers I. Wan/ The besoisenble member aim intimated his intention el as an anseadnient en the eseand readag of thme MDs , that it was not gape diant to proceed with thent without ministerial respenei bilk, said whoa thin am se nasenable prospect of th e ir bacteming law dorm the - swim CHINA. Led J. ZUWIMILL kid as the table eerthin oorrespond saes Meth, le mewl transactions in China. NZW =ALA ND. LORI A. CIIMINZIEL asked the l'nder.Serretai7 of Mate few the CAW= wiMber be had received otittial britheetke at the paraleg by the General Assembly at New Zealead„ ef a MB , fur avastituting a conned to advise the grimace es all opsettsse wonreetW with the Asesowsel et the estiewej sod whether her Majesty's go verning W se *ewes Neap Asteernination, in reference he the Owens, a olhaDewewee at such bill. Mr. FORTIOUtiII said Usat the boll wan under anxious welpelieteMee Is the Colweldwess. bet that consideration was wM eeMeleettly ripe S. allow at as opinion }wing wilt eat by the present med. Is the easaatinve he did not think it would be ezywileet S. make the decision of the Colonial- Moe public until it heal AIM tees communhated to the sweenser sad mesa. SALVAOI FOR LIPL (b,ptain JERVIS wished fle how whether her Majesty's govereineot hued cassidered the advisability of soils.* into negotiations with forage maritime powers, with a view to • reciprocal recegaithei of chime for salvage of life occur ring beyond the jurisdiction of the High Court of Admi ralty ; sod whetker the mercantile manna food would ad mit of larger rewards being grim in cams of salvage at tended with danger to the salvors Mr. 11. UllifiON said that the subject was miler the comideration of the government, sod so arrasgemeet allow ing salvage for life was thought to be very desirsb.. So hr as our own law was anicertied the matter right be airlifted by the insertion of • clause in the Merchant Ship ping Act. and it was his istentica to introduce • clause for th a t purpose. With regard to ncresehig the rewards already gives be could only sa e that there wa• *vary desire to be libesal in such matter, hot it wee accemary that some rule should be followed. The National Lifeboat hmaltertioa had caftan' rules for rewards, and their rules had been taken ma the lame of the rewards of the Board of Trade. hi special sae. however, larger rewords bed bow Oen. and where the lose of life hail ham vary Ism the sward had been =7Aly harrowed. he the renal ewe at Whitby, for * familiar of the lifeboat crew had received something like =Of. wiNnumrP OP JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES. . -..... Ts aii;;;;to Yr. MUllak; . - The ATTOKNEY.OOIOILAL odd dot the subject woo is the baud, of the Dead of Trader aid ble right hon. !Head the preside., weld Aar* introduce a WI. FROMM! 0000TAFION OF SYRIA. Yr. E. JANES reed the of State for lam* Again whether it had bees decided in confersec• en eh ofiaire of S rut at Paris, that the eocepation opidriria by Irma troopehould be prokeged heyood the hWd witessilY by the eeseenties, sad eo, fac ili ty aud. somber the representative of the Othantso proset sash toe eeellieesee, protested easiest 'ay cr expittes. her sot been derided by the cos) fleece is Paris that the Frame\ oesepatroa of Syria shall be poiloged bored the reeled elig.naLly enseeed be, sad thendere the gambles as el obit peeled it spay pro- THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 26, 1861. keyed to becomes unnecessary. The representative of t►e Ottoman Porte has not protested against the oucupatios, but I will shortly state what has been done. The represen tative of the tStornan Porte stated that it was the opinion of the Sultan's government that a prolonged oecupttion would to unnecessary, and he added a request, that if the representatives of the European powers were of a different opinion, he hop,il that, Ixforn coming to any deci.ein, they would arverally refer back to their r.np•c tire governments. No decision has token p;.tc •. I.l' ti .e matter La been referred, as requested by the Tuthish Amiss/odor. books of the borough of Birkenhead, and when he told tie honee that if the bill were to pass to-morrow it would be found that there would be 5,314 voters, of whom 2,500 oc cupied houses of I.'o/. a year and upwardr. he thonght they would acknowledge it waa entitled to have the member proposed to be given to it, and he thought it entitled to two. lIORSMAN said he did not found his opposition to any part of this bill on any disparaging opinion of metro politoti members. On the contrary, he thought those epinione not only invidious bet unjust. But • paper bad liecu placed in his hands which led him to think that the conclusions which had been oome to by the hon. member would lead to an errooeous result. The boo. member said that there were twenty metropolitan members, and that if they took wealth and population there should be forty. But be (Mr. Horsman) doubted whether they ought to take the representation of London to be merely that which it was theoretically. Here was • list of six or seven London bankers, all of them representing other constituencies, but whose businesses and whose residences were in London, and who, when the commercial or political interests of the City of London were affected, were quite as avail able as were the four members who represented the City theoretically. Then be found there were DO lees than eight Bank directors who also sat in that house representing other constituencies, making 15 members who were directly connected with the City. Then there were no less than four aldermen of the City of London who also set in that house representing rural constituencies. There were in addition five eminent merchants—for instance, be might name his boa friend the member for Huntingdon, sod others hardly lees eminent—representing rural constituencies ; but no one would NI V that where the interests of the metropolis were concerned they were not as available representatives of the metropolis as any of those who t• 4 been elected by a metropolitan constituency. (Opposition cheerio.) Then there were nix eminent shipowners, all whose local interests were in the City of London ; and without going more minutely through the list, he might lay there were oo ' lees than 40 members of that house, in addition to the 20 reereeentieg metropolitan cosaituencies, who were as avail. able for the representation of metropolitan interests as any of those to whom be had already referred. That was also putting entirely out of the question the greet many others who, like himself, were electors for metropolitan di,- tette, and who more or less represented metropolitan dis tricts. Therefore, so far from there being merely 20 repre sentatives of the metropolitan districts, he thought there were more than thetOdemanded by his bon. friend. He ven tured to say that there were at least 40 or 50 members un connected theoretically with the representation of the metro polis who were asmuchconnected with metropolitan interests as any of those who were elected by the constituencies. There wee another question which had beeo very much lost sight of, viz., that of locality and vicinity. The imme diate vicinity to parliament of a metropolis which has two representatives residing between two and three miles from the House of Commons, who were always on the spot to be applied to—a district like that did not require so many re presentatives as a district in Ireland or in Scotland, whose members could not always be in bonder. Some constitu encies of large population and wealth having three repre sentatives were not so well off as a metropolitan constituency which had only two (hear, Lear) merely, therefore, upon the question of the enormous advantages which the metropolis possessed in its wealth and the number of its commercial and other peat interests, it was • question of very great doubt whether it was not already . more represented in proportion to its wealth than more tant constituescies. (Hear, bear.) Lord JOHN MANNERS said Ise was not disposed to follow the right bon. gentleman, as the question was whe ther the house was to fill up four defranehised sate ; and, I as be imagined, there was a question beyond that, namely, the principle upon which the government proposed to duo ' tribute those seats. He concluded the principle upon which the government proposal went was to give half the seats to boroughs, and half to counties. On the whole, he wag not disposed to find fault with that arrangement, although it could not be denied that thereby the government were likely to pin two seats. But he subjected to placing two more counties in the invidious category of being " small counties," only deservisg a third seat. He thought their experience of what had been called "unicorn" counties had not been very eatiodactory. At that stage of the bill, how ever, he wished to do no more than guard himself against that part of the proposal which gave • third member to the West Riding ad to North Lancashire. Mr. ROUPELL said he could not entirely assent to the obeervations which had fallen from the right boa gentle. man the member for Stroud. Surely the Scotch members who represented English constituencies were in the same position as the Scotch members who eat far Scotland. He could not understand bow it could be said that the metro polis was over-represented. Did the noble lord the mem ber for Marylebone sit in that house es so Irish member, or as a representative of the metropolis! It was equally idle to say that the six or seven hank directors and others who bad s igned that declaration were members for the metro polis, and not of the places that returned them. Lord W. GRAHAM reminded the house that • resolu tion was passed last session pledging the house that no time should be lost in refilling the four vacant sate. If the government did not agree with that resolution, it would be =was and impolitic to go on with the present bill, inas much as the publication of the new census might alter the proportion of returns of population. - Mr. COLLINS was glad that the Home Secretory bad re solved to act upon the resolution, but he thought the right boo. gentleman had not deft out that measure of Justice to the West Riding which they required. The West Riding, irrespective of boroughs, comprised a population of 800,000 persons, whilst that of the borough, comprieed 40,0011. It was 60 miles long and 70 broad ; and, what was net im material, • contested election cost 15.0001. • aide. (Laughter.; Ia the present state of political feeliV: would be impossible to start a candidate , pasesut sate of the scanty, the seat was virt Cm ultrZ i aned to a few leading fasoiliss. On the ormasevative aide, at the last election, every shilling was paid by public subserip. tion ; but, of course, contmued the hem member, "we cannot always rely upon that." (Laughter.) He saw no reason why the writs for these two sesta should not bane immediately; for if they did not go out till November the register would in the mean time be scrutinised and disputed by attorneys of the rival parties, to the great incutsventenas of the constituency. Mr. V. SCULLY saki that he mnst be the last person to allege that the county of Oork was not duly represented, though he hoped by that time to-morrow evening it would be still betterrepresested. (Rear, hear.) He thought, however, that this was not the time for the re-chstributioir et these seats. Forty or fifty claims had bees put forward, and they had a new census that year. It would be far more convenient if the measure were deferred till they had a new reform bill; and be strongly objected to the present system of bit-by-bit reform. Mr. PARKER said he noun trouble the bona for a few minutes while he rend • communication which had been placed in his hands on behalf of the mayor of the ancient borough of Sudbury. (Loud laughter.) The ni•yar stated that in 1844, when the borough was it had possessed two seats in parlia ment for upwards of three centuries. He recounted the speciel services which had been rendered by represeuta. tires of the borough, which were more deserving of special recognition than those of many ministers of the crown. Sudbury was situated in the western disdains of Suffolk, which county, including boroughs, had only nine members. Sussex, with about the same population, returned eighteen members. Wiltshire. which was very similar in area. re turned eighteen members. Buckinghamshire, with less than half the amount in numbers and area, returned eleven. The hundred in which Sudbury stood contained • population of 40,000. He added that several boroughs, since the disfranchisement of Sudbury, bad been convicted of the grossest bribery and corruption—(hear, heal—and yet led been allowed to retain the right of re turning members to parliament. Even at the present time writs for Gloucester and Wakefield were suspended, though without any ultimate intention being shown of dis franchising them ; and a report had been just published by the election committee on the borough of Berwick-on- Tweed, coutainisg more astounding facts than any that had been alleged against the constituency of Sudbury. He (lir. Parker) alsoukl be veer much ialuesold Ia the vote he mire it the government were prepared to my that they proposed to deal out an equal measure a punishment to the larger delinquents he hail mentioned. (Hear, hear) If the house should not think it prudent to restore to Sud bury the privilege of two members, perhaps it might give them one. (Laughter.) At all events, he thought he had made out a cue for Suffolk. (Heir, hear.) The bill was then reads second time. THE HIGHWAYS BILL. Sir C. C. LEWIS moved the second reading of this and he hoped the house would be prepared to pass it this stage this evening, ea the bill underwent a full discussion 'set session. HINLEY mid be understood many hon. members wiring to take part fis a discussion on this bill, and there fore bhoped it would sot be premed to-night. The neorese haring bps withdrawn, Yr. HARDY raid be hoped the mead weeding would be Axed for en early day. Bir 0. 0. LEWIS weed Wednesday, the eth at Nara. THE CRINLVAL LAW CONSOLIDATION AND tato inttlligince. HOUSE OF LORDS.—Feu. 25. APPEALS. •ROOK •. =OWL -II A RRI AGE 'mu A DECKAtIED P171"111 SIMTER ABROAD. This is an appeal from the Court of Chancery. The appellant* are James William Brook, Clara Jane Brook, Amelia Brook, sod Sarah Helen Brook, all infants, under the age of 21 years, by their next friend ; and the respon dents are Charles Brook, Jun., John Edward Armitage, and Edward Armitage, trustees el the will of William Leigh Brook, late of Meltham-hill, ewer Huddersfield, Yorkshire, and her Majesty's Attorney-Owieral. The questions in. volved are whether • marriage duly solemnised on the 7th June, 1850, at the Lutheran church of Wandsbeck, near Alton, in the duchy of Holstein, in the kingdom of Denmark, between the said William Leigh Brook and Emily Armitage, the sister of his first wife, Charlotte, then deceased, is or is not a valid marriage ? and whether the issue thereof are out legitimate, or are not to be con sidered to be entitled to succeed to real or personal pro. party of their father, as legitimate according to the lows of England, the said marriage being valid and the issue thereof being legitimate according to the law of the said duchy ? and whether Charles Armitage Brook, deceased, one of the children of the second marriage, having died, the appellant, James William Brook, the sun by the first marriage, is not his heir at law, and as such capable of inheriting his reel estate ; and the appellants, James William Brook and Clara Jane Brook, Charlotte Amelia Brook and Sarah Helen Brook, are not his next of kin, and as such capable of taking his personal estate. William Leigh Brook married on the 20tb of May, 1840, Charlotte Armitage, who died in 1847, and bad by her two children— namely, the appellants, James William Brook and Clara Jane Brook. In 18.10 be married at Wandsbeck, near Altana, Emily Armitage, the sister of his former wife, and by her, who died only two days before himself, had three children—viz., the appellants, Charlotte Amelia Brook, Sarah Helen, and Charles Armi tage Brook, slue deceased. Up to and at the time of the second marriage, an alleged by the respondents, the parties were domiciled in England, and had no permanent residence in the country where it took place. The father made his will 19th September, 185.1, by which be gave to his eldest son, Janus William Brook, his mansion at Meltham ball, with gardens, house, grimed, and farmer's cottage and land adjacent to it, sot to molude his mill property of any description. He then gave to his second son. James William Brook, his daughter, Clara Jan Brook, to his " reputed" son, Charles Armitage Brook, and his " reputed" daughters, Charlotte Amelia and Sarah Helen Brook, tits reel of his property, share and share alike, except that be gave to his two sons • double portion of the property disposed, the property of Ideltham-hall being already appro priated to his eldest son, with reversion to his second and "reputed" son Charles, in the event of his eldest son dying during his minority. In the event of both eons dying before the age of twenty one, the property of Ifeltharn.ball was to be realised at the discretion of the trustees of his will, and the proceeds to be divided in equal portions between the surviving sisters and " reputed" sisters who should attain the age of twenty-one. The testator died of an attack of cholera at Cologne, on the 19th of September, 1855 ; and on the 26th of December, 1855, letters of administration, with the will annexed, were grunted to the trustees named therein ; and they have ever since continued in possession of his large real and permed estate as trustees and executors. The children by the second marriage, on the Bth of March, 1856, filed a bell nst the trustees and James William Brook for the ' • tion of the estate ; bat before the cones came on for bowing, Charles Armitage Brook, the sou by the second menthe, died, and, awarding to the Jmellant., his rights to the reel estate vested in mea William Brook as his brother and heir-at-law ; and as to his personal estate, the other children, the appellants, became entitled thereto as his next of kin. The title of the appellants to the real and personal estate of the mid Charles Armitage Brook was denied by the Attoreey- Galena oa the ground that the marriage of hie father and mother was not valid, and his property was ehdeeed for the I crown The cause came on before Vice-Chancellor Stuart, who held the will to be established, but directed an 'equity whether the children of the second marriage were the legitimate issue of the testator. The Chief Clerk, by his certificate, found that the second marriage was cele. heated at Wandabeck, in Denmark ; that the parties were at the time of the marriage, and at the time of their deaths, domiciled in England, and that their marriage was lawful according to the law of Denmark. The matter was arped en further consideration before the Vice-Chancellor, assisted by Sir Creessrell Cromwell, then a judge of the Court of Common Pleas, who gave his opinion that the ma have` been soiemaiaed between the testator and his de wife's sister, however lawful it might be in the country where it took place, was, under the statute sth and 6th William IVth, c. 54, which declares that such mar riages were absolutely null and void, of no effect, and the children illegitimate. In this opinion the Vice-Chew. senor concurred, avid made a decree, declaring the marriage, whether celebrated •In the kingdom of Denmark or elsewhere, nuU and veid to all intents and purposes, and that the crown was entitled to all the real and poeaoaal estate of Charlie 'Armitage Brook, deceased. decree having been enrolled, the presses appeal was Imagist. The appellants contend that the validity of a marriage and the legitimacy of its ague is to be determined according to the law of the country where it was solemnised; that according to the law of Denmark the hi gelation was valid, as the marriage of a widower with his deceased wife's sister is not within the prohibited degrees el oeneenguieity and allanity in that oounti7 ; that the elands of Wm. IV. is only s territorial law and does not apply to her Majesty's colonies, army other plea, out of Bu llied and Ireland ; that if the statute does apply to such mar riages by British sub*le wherever they may be solemnised, yet it only made null and void such marriages as, if the statute had not been mused, world have been voidable in the Ecclesiastical Court ; and that the particular marriage, regard being had to its being valid by the law of Denmark, would sot have been voidable in the Ecclesiastical Court during the lives of the parties. The respondents urge that by the Act 5 and 6 William IV., e. 54, every domiciled Englishman is made personally incapable of contracting • marriage with his deceased wife's sister either in England or elsewhere ; that although the law of England admits in general the validity of • marriage between British subjects when duly celebrated in • foreign country, yet that rule applies only to the solemnities required to consti tute a binding contract, and does not affect the original es. pacitr of the parties to the contract ; and that even if the law of the pleas of contract were held to 'Used beyond the limits assigned to it in the above argument, it could not be so far extended es to sender valid a marriage between domi ciled English proms, which is incestuous by the law of England. Sir Fitzroy Kelly, Mr. Haling, and Mr. G. Lake Russell appeared for the appellants ; the Attorney-General and Mr. Wickens for the respondent'. The argumeuta were not concluded. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.—Fax. 25. Bittinp at Nisi Prim at Cuildba/L—(Before Lord Chid Justice Cockburn and a Special Jury.) PUNT P. POLN AID °THU& -ACTION UPON ♦ POLZCT OP This trial wee reamed et the sitting of the court today. The action was brought by the plaintiff to recover 4001. upon a policy of insurance 'plaid Bre effected with the Sun Fireoßice. The defendants pleaded, fink that the plaintiff bad made • ftauduleot claim; and, eeco•dly, that the plaintiff wilfully set lire to his house. Mr. M. Chambers, Mr. Serjeant Ballantioe, and Mr. Lewis ware counsel for the plaintiff; and Mr. O'Kelley, Mr. Phinn, Mr. Hawkins, and Mr. Unlike ter the de feedanta._... -- EllenGibbons was recalled, and gave additional evidence es to the Are, sod the nature and amount of stock. In cross-examination she said that the relation between her and the plaintiff use only that between master and servant. She was addressed ea Mrs. Piney by Wharton or his wife, or any one else. She left her home and went to live at the plaintiff's against the consent of her friends, is coeseq.ience of • quarrel she had with her Lister. She said she was lowered from the house by the plaintiff into the street at the time of the Are, and denied that she came down stain and made hat serape by the side door. She did not say at the in quiry into the origin of the fire before the coroner, that Piny said to Simon Brown that he thought the hones was set on fire—that he could say by whom, but he did not mention the name. She did not say before the coroner that she believed the house was set on fire. She never heard the plaintiff express any opinion as to the origin of the fire other than that he said it arose under mysterious crctuustanoes. In reply to other questions the witness said-1 never heard Piney say to Wharton at Tottenham, " Supposing I were in trouble would you mind taking • falae oath for me!' I did not bear Wharton say, " No, not fur any man living." I did not say to Platy or any other pesos, " I will swear for you through thick and thin," or anything to that effect, oa any °COSMOS. I don't remember saying anything about swearing. Re-examined—l had so improper intercourse with Piney while I was with him. I swear that most positively. I have been la a lunatic asylum at Bow. I was there nine ineatha I was also in the asylum at Colney Hatch for six or eight months. My memorry is rather defective. George Piney, a brasafoundei arid a wholesale dealer in inGolden-lane. St. Luke's, and the son of the plaintiff. deposed that before the fire his father's shop was full of goods. Shortly after his father went to Tottenham he lent him 100/. Witness had been in business seven or eight years. His mother WDA lnc delicate state of health. She knew that Ellen Gibbons was living in his father's house, sad she had seen Gibbons there. He heard Mr. Hodsell, the agent of the Sun Fire Insurance Company, offer his father 1001., bat he rejected it, and said he considered he ought to have his full claim. This was after the ooroner's inquiry. /tr. Hodeell then walked away. Cross-examined—Nothing was said at that interview about an excessive claim. It Is four or Ave years ago since my father acted as my assistant. I bave got no memorise dem of the 1001. I hat to him. I have so security for it. nor is there say eatry of it in any of my books. I have no I 0 U far the motley, but I may have a scrap of paper at home. I gave him the 100/. in sove reigns and Dolma No ow was present when I did so. I borrowed the mosey from Masers. Lewis and Stevens, of Islington, epos • lease of mine we of them is • house spat, lied the other a printer. I did not receive the from the m by cheque, but is gold and taw I harp iiakweiton it. My lather has sot bees able to gag as due.. Serest shoe this calamity ; but he paid me half a year's in. Wrest about 12 mouths ago. There were several pictures in my father's shop ; one of the pictures was a portrait of a duke. 1 can't say what duke. I am act a judge of dukes. (Later.) The Lord Chief Justice—Why do you say he was a duke! Witoesa-1 have seen dukes on the stage. (Laughter.) He had robes similar to those of a theatrical duke. A Juryman—Was there a coronet Witness (hesitating)—l saw a good deal of curled hair. ,laughter.) He had a sword at hie side and a purple robe. There was another picture, supposed to be that of Queen Charlotte ; but I am no more a connoisseur of pictures than of dukes. (Laughter.) I can repay the 100/. I borrowed whenever I like. There was no stipulation as to the time within which it should be repaid. fly father and mother are nut separated, though they .lo not live together. They were not hvinq together before the tire. Ite-examined—My father and mother are good friends now; they were at my place last Sunday evening. Simon Brown, a shoemaker. deposed to the eircumstancee connected with the fire, and ht.ttml that the plaintiff carried Eliza Gibbons, who was in her eight clothes, into his home, and placed her in his (witness's) bedroom. On being cram-examined, he said he was rather king Ling up up after the alarm of fire, as he was in • bit of a bot. Mr. Phinn—What bothered you? Witness-1 suppose it was in consequence of the young woman being brought into the house. (laughter.) Mr. Phiun—You are not accustomed to see young women in their night dresses Witness—No. (Laughter.) On further examination be said, when be first saw the fire it was raging iu a corner of the shop user the cupboard, where the chopped wood was kept. The sash of the shop was broken by some one before the fire, and • few days after the fire Piny said to witness, " I should say that the person who threw cow muck over my place and broke my sash, set the shop on fire." He said that more than once. Witness also heard him my that it might have been done by placing something under the shop door. Witness did not say to any one that he would not like to give Si. for what was in the shop. Mr. Phinn—What did you say Witness—l was asked if I would give Si. for the old shoes, and I mid I would. Old shoes are worth a mint of money. (Laughter.) When I went to the fire Pizey opened the door sal asked me if I could do any good. I said I could not, and he then directly pulled the door to. This is how I saw the state of the fire. I did not men tion this before the coroner, but I am speaking the truth now. I did not know it then. I supposed I saw through a crack caused by the heat expanding the door. It wee two or three days after the coroner's inquiry, when we were talking together, that I said the door was opened. Piney told me that he opened the door, but I did not remember it then, and I don't recollect it now. I can not say whether he opeued the door or not. After some other evidence had been adduced, the OW was farther adjourned. COURT OP COMMON PLEAS.—Firs. 25. (*War in Beam—Before Mr. Justice William and Mr. Justice Wiliam.) MEDI r. CONQUERT. THE EIGHT TO DRAMATISE NOME. This oaae involved the question whether the dramatising • novel without the consent of the author is any breath of ecig" Mr. Justice Williams, in delivering judgment, said that the declaration alleged that the plaintiff was the registered proprietor of the copyright in a tale called "Never too late to Mend," and that the defendant, without the consent of the plaintiff, dramatised the said novel, end canoed the drama to be publicly represented at the Grecian Theatre, for profit. To this count there was • demurrer, and it au insisted by the defendant that what he heel done was not an infringement of the plaintiff's copyright therein. The court was of opinion that in this the defendant was right. The right claimed by the plaintiff was twofold ; and first he contended that his statutable right had been infringed by the defendant. It was laid down in "Coleman v. Wathen," that the public represeo title° of a dramatic piece on the stage was not • publication within the meaning of the statute of Ann ; and the 5 and 6 Vic., cap. 45, defined copyright to be "the sole and exclusive liberty of printing or atharwise end. tiplyiog copies." This seemed to furnish • complete answer to the plaintiff's claim uoderthestatute. The plaintifrs main reliance however was placed, upon this, that even if his statute-de right bad not been Infringed, he bad a common law right concurrent with but more exteusive than that under the statute, and that that common law right possessedb been invaded by the defendant. It was not necessary to consider whether anterior to the statute, of Ann there existed • copyright at common law in published books ; but there could be no doubt that in Lord Mansfield's time the weight of authority was in favour of such a right, though the doctrine bad found less favour in more modern times. But the con tinued existence of such • copyright after the statute of Ann was distinctly denied in the celebrated came of " Docallsoo r. Beckett" by the majority of the judges, and the case itself decided that no such common law right existed after the expiration of the period for which the statute gave copyright. The question, therefore, was nar• rowed to this, whether the statute of Ann having put an end to such right after the prescribed period, it was yet pre served during that period. Ms lordship, hang quoted some casea expressed the opinion of the court copy right in published works existed only by statute. Judgment for the defendant. THE CASE OF HR. LUNG. Mr. VANSITTART asked the Secittary of State for In. dia whether Ilia attention had leen drawn to the report of the committee of inre,tigation appoiuted by the great Western of Camila Railway Company, in whieh charges had been ensile affecting the character of Mr. Laing. the Financial Secretary of the Legislative i'ouncil of Calcutta ; sod if so, whether it was the intention of her Majesty's govern ment to cause inquiry to be made as to the truth or other wise of the charges in question. Sir U. Wig aoswer to the question of my hon. friend. I have to state that my attention was called on Thursday morning last to the report which appeared in the newspapers. I can only say that it took Intl as much by surprise as I believe it dal everyone else. I had had means, previous to Mr. Laing's appointment. to ascertain whether there was any reason arising froni his having previously been coanected with railways why he should not be appointed. Two members of my omucil, who are more or lens connected with the City, tool inquiries, and they informed me that there was no ponolde reason mgaimt the appoiatment. They said that of lute years r. Laieg bon been frequently employed as referee between companies, that his advice was much sought, and that both aides were always satisfied with his impartiality. I was therefore as much surprised by the report of Thursday last as any man in London. It will certainly ho my duty to inquire most carefully into the areunistances—italeed to a certain extent I have inquired already, having seen several parties more or km connected with the particular railway in questioe. The chairman of the company has called on me, and, from what he mid, I believe that the statement which has hem published is very much of an ex parte statement. Until we have more isformation it would, in my opinion, be unfair--especially to a gentleman who is now in a dia. tent country- to come to any decision. 1 therefore beg that for the present has. mom ben will suspend their judg. mest. (Hear, Wu.) HUSH BIISMESS. In answer to Loed --- RSaa, — Mr. CARDWELL mid that the Fairs and Markets FM (Irelaad) would not be committed before Hater. The Re gistration Rill would to priated sod circulated sloop with the one which had been rht in ou the previous Friday by his noble frieniL NAVY OFTIMATES. Sir C. LEWIS informed Mr. Beillie tlrt the Navy Esti mates weld be taken is supply on Thursday evening next BANKRUPTCY BILL TM home, haviagresol;eiiieelriato a committee, re sumed the consideration of the details of the Bankruptcy and lanolvency Bill, sod clauses 118 to 197 were speed to with very few amendment', the chairman being then ordered to report progrem. APPROPRIATION OF SEATS (SUDBURY AND BT. ALBANS) BILL Sir G. C. LEWIS, in moving the *mood reading of this bill. mil Ike may principle involved in it was thatof filling *pas fear meant seats, and he conceived that no member in *beg his vote far the mooed reading would cameos any opinion ea to the particular distribution of those seats, or be boned to vote ia favour of the particular arrangement rimin the bill, or against any amendment which might oved i in committee. Union, therefore, a gentleman thseglit that it would be advisable to keep the four sets ems, or wished to negative the government bill, and to allow the other tails which were known to be in preparation by bon members to have priority of earl& &mho°. be trusted be would vote for the second m under such eirmonateaoss, very little edvantage n would miss from any disciunion at this stage of the bill. If gen tlemen were prepared to meant to the principle of fill. tag up the seats, it would be more congenial and lead to a saving of time if they would reserve any opposition they might have to offer to the measure until they went into committee, or at all events until the motion was made that the Speaker should leave the chair. Mr. BAXTER had no objection to the second reading, but wished to state that the claims of Scotland to moo of the seats was paramount, and he trusted that a motion would be made in committee to apportion a seat to the Scottish Universities isstead of to Chelsea and Keosington. Mr. BENTINCK contended that the real grievance in ear representative system was that the rant districts did net hams their fair share of the reprenentatioe ; and this had been the real stumbling-block to all measures of reform hitherto. Those districts ought to have about 140 more members than they bed. lie held that the increase of metropolitan boroughs would be a serious evil ; fur the metropolitan members, though iedleiduslly most able and estimable gentlemen, were in the aggregate a great moon. retinas. After a few words firma Yr. Caltelrom, Mr. PEACOCK E esPrlmeld hi levet that the opportu nity was eel hikes be gtre • aired regal... Win to the work • r aath olare ster , by givine we to Liverpool and , tobe elected el elect, penning a franchise below 10/., whams by adalheg le the metropolitan members you inniachise no new cameo or ons. Yr. LOCKE said the hoe. sealers for Maldoo wished be see the working classes legnevated, which was very gsseress of him. But what did his proposition amount to? He would gin the seats to the Working chines of two large Owes. If he sup pond that that would satisfy the vrorkieg.classes generally be would he miserably disappointed. The hoe. member said no more members ought to be given to the metropolis, but he pm no reason for it, except that the preenment was always disposed to pay attention to grieneess brought for ward by the metropolitan members. Bathe bad not found that to be the eerie. As regarded Ireland, when an Irish anger brought forward a grievance it was sure to receive attention, from the good feeling of the Roguish towards the Irish members. But if there wee one body of men who knew the advantage of union better than &pother, it was the Scotch members. It was perfectly immaterial who was in or who was oat, they Mena Issretiser. The hoe. member for Norfolk said the einntio isimid have more members, but be did not ow mush sherd ponation. The sort print was taxatios, and ea the ground bee of pope. lotion and taxation the nekepolie was e.4lled to more member.. The metropolis contained a population of *early three millions , and the taxation win - far higher in •peoport•on than that of any other district, and it bad only IS borough members and two county mot ten. Upon this question of maleepolito representation the bon. member for Norfolk did an do justice to Mama If be drew the proper latereme hem the figures which he had referred to he - would me that the instead of 3U, ought to have at Wet 40membses(A j Kr. BLACKBURN said that if Bodish mats were always to be gives to Itrigtmed, then (meld over be aro redistribution of seats as between the dillenst parts of the empire. If this were inheitted, he send eciesent to the wooed reading of the bill. Net only the members for Yd. diner, but those for Won sad West Rest might be eon ' sidend metropolitan asarbwa Them were 170 members fee the district south of thermos., including Middlesex, or one for every 34,754 of the pesmistioa. Bat in donna there was only one mamba firma y 114,000. (Hear, hear.) Re bad no objection to siditicesel members for Lancashire, Yorkshire, and Bonehead ; but he elitreted le es increase of the metropolitan members. Middlesex, with 157,005 In. ' habitants. bad two imageben, whilst Ismarkshire, with ' 300,000, had only one. What ebbs had Chelsea and shigton ? What did they pew, what did they produce? Asadnigus and cauliflowers. (laughter.) ENFIELD said that !harsh penonalitiee had been bandied about in the course of the debate, he rejoined to find that there was no real objection to the proposal of the government. He was glad that the government had taken this duty upon themselves. In Drill, Mr. Disraeli had said —in words of wisdom. if be would forgive him for saving se—(laughter)—that the duty of keeping up the number of members of the house devolved upon the government sod not epos private members. He fully concurred with We Bentinek, that the rural districts had • right to their fell share of representation ; but when be used that a greater weight of taxation win borne by those districts than Lay the boroughs, did he include schedule A tidy. or eche. doles A sail D? If he included the two in his comparison, he would find that the boroughs had a larger shun of Welke than the comities. H. (Lord Enfiekl) would ' gladly advocate the claim of the Scotch universities; but as they bad four Engin% borough sate to dispose of. the boroughs unreprensted in England had a prior Halm. As • metropolitan mambo. hs was mina that any me who brought forward I. the house a case in a fair and proper tenser received the Omen attention and courtesy from both rides of the non Is committee on the bill be should be able to show that although the government bed only assigned one seat to Chelsea aid Kensington, those plans had a good claim ten. mats (Cheers and laughter from the Opposideed Seibold show that by population, by intelligeoce, and by their contributions under schedules A an D to the income tax, those boroughs had a ha' claim to two members. Mr. C. 3LIICS aid that the first coasideratios of the should have Men where there was the greatest the lead possibility of bribery, and the greatest amount of ietellimince. He thought diet the claim of the Scotch Univalent.' steed pro-eminent. No charge of bribery bad ever been made apiust the English or Irish naivenitise , • par wool it ever be made %millet the Scotch ueivemilise they were seionsehiood. They would return usesibme whoweeld he a credit to the lame, and it would ihre a pest prestige to the new of almation in Soothed. He pee no weight to the argeosist about English mesh behr4t3 tattled ; wove sow me united empire. E mad be eppeeed the bill bemuse be keded intermit our net sedlciently represents& He too, that one of them seats should be sires le wood, both is rapist of population sad of rase tien,wes repressaied. It was fonedthat tbe on. serratire leedbele esppededeech bills se the Ten Hasse 818 and the Hisashag bed ether Id& in which the working dress were while the members far do Issandorierfai Isarsa lat = them. Ezigland bad ow member to every P,?ii penes% and Weed only ow to la" Beddow, is the retain bill of bat year ow of Owes Nab was le In three to Inked. and he did set NO why it ahead sot km eye of them now. Kr. JACKSON aid be ill ardelli seddited the rate. AMENDMENT BILLS: On the motion of the Sottcrvon-Ozwinm. it was *greed that the select committee on Criminal Law Consoli dation and Amendment do consist of the following thirty members :—Mr. Attornev•General, Mr. Solicitor-4esers4 Kir George lonia, the Lord Advocate, Sir Fitzroy Kelly. Sir Haigh Cairns. Mr. Whiteside, Mr. George, Mr. Mum Mr. Maser', Mr. Henley, Mr. Selwyn, Mr. Walpole, Mr. Outliers, Hardy, Mr. Roebuck, Mr. Edwin James, Mr. Batt. Mr. MaessLy, Mr. Mellor. Mr. Serjeeat %Wake, Mr. Cobhett, Mr. Collier, XL Locke, Mr. Hadfield, Mr. MlLahres, Mr. Swart, Mr. Digby Seymour. Hr. Dow man, sad Mr. Amino ; with power to send for persons, pc. sad records, sail 6nto be the quorum. Loose then ad:imam' at tea salsols• to twelve chink. PALACIL.-" raker Kemp's Old Folks Ceeeirt Company," ben Anew e s. were vary aeoreedel at the Pawn yesterday, and aretegerneara have bees nude foe seethes letertearesst by them on Friday next, with a shezri:oprepeeews. FOLITAN P Erommas, Dsvo/inns mu" OTT.-716e swab,/ ar prelate relieved do* the week audit ntery MI seer Melba, 1.2f3 ; seggicia,ls36--soui, 1,811, d idea ISO wen hew ewe. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. William Edwin Logan, 28, was charged with obtaining money by false pretences from Henry Tripp. Yr. Cooper prosecuted ; Mr. Ribton wee counsel for the defendant. It appeared that the defendant went to the residence of the prosecutor, and stated that he was • clerk, but was out of &situation and pressed for money, and was anxious tosell • watch for 913/. He produced the article and when the rerretor declined to purchase it, he redu ced his demand u 2Ol. to 71., which sum the prosecutor agreed to give him under the belief that the watch was • gold watch, it turning out, as will be anticipated, that it was merely what is termed "pinchbeck," and of very trifling value. The defendant seemed to have acted very adroitly in the transaction, and the prosecutor was usable to state positively whether the watch in question was represented to be a " good" watch, or • "gold" watch, although there was no doubt that the prosecutor parted with his money under the impression that he was perches in` a gold article. The Recorder said there was no doubt as to the nature of the transaction but it appeared to him that the false pretence imputed to the prisoner bad not been established in • sufficiently clear manner to justify the jury in convict ing the defendant. A verdict of Not Guilty was accordingly taken. Joh* Logan, the brother of the hut-mentioned defendant, was then placed at the tar with him, both of them being charged with a conspiracy to defraud. Mr. Cooper said that the facts of this case were precisely the same as those of the last, and therefore, after the deer. mien that had been arrived at, he felt that it was uneecemary to offer any evidence. ' The jury therefore returned a verdict of Not Guilty. The Recorder told the defendants they bad better be cautious and endeavour to get an honest livelihood. If they persevered in their present course, they might depend that the law would catch them at last. Robert Payne, 27, and William Tame, 14, were convicted of stealing • till, containing about thirty shillings, from a shop in Moor-lane. It appeared that the older prisoner went into the shop, and reached over thecowiter, and pulled out the till, which be handed to his companion, who ran off with it. Nothing was known of Payee, but it appeared from the evidence of • police-constable that Tame, although so young, was • noto rious thief, and that he had been gee times convicted. The Recorder sentenced Payne to be imprisoned sad kept to hard labour for nine mouths, and be ordered that Tame should be imprisoned for two months, and duriegthatperiod he should be once privately whipped, and at the expiration of his sentence he should be sent for three years to a refor matory school. DIBTRUCTIIII FIRI IN FIMBUILY. —Yesterday morning, about belt-pest two o'clock, a destructive fire broke out in the premises belonging to Mrs. Bishop, carry ing on business as bread and biscuit baker at Mo. 2$ Crown street, Finibury•circus. The flames commenced in the bakehouse, at the rear of the dwelling, and quickly extended to the Sour lofts over, and from thence they rushed through the windows, lied ignited a couple of rooms in the front building. Two of the Royal Society's fire escapes were quickly in attendance, but, owing to the fire breaking out in the Lack premises, the inmates fortunately bad time enough to effect their =Cap* without the aid of the ma chines. The engines of the Loedoo brigade from J e ff e ry. square, Watling-street, Farringdon atreet, and other stations, were soon on the spot, but the flames could not be extin guished until the bakehouse was burnt out, the lofts and stock of flour consumed ; two rooms of the dwelling were also gutted, and the remaining portions of the residence, with the contents, severely damaged. The fire, it is supposed, was caused from the overheating of the oven. Mrs. Binh." is believed to be insured. A conference on the subject d night schools, ravened by the committer el the Birmingham Prise Scheme Association and the Beath Staffordshire Union of Educational Institution, was held in Birmingham yesterday at noon, under the presidency of Lord Lyttletoo. There was a numerous attendance of clergymen and others con cerned in education, including J. S. Packingtoa Esq., the Bev. Dr. Miller, Dr. Browne, 13. Ratchff, Req., Rev. brae Spooner, Dr. Fleming, sad the Bev. J. P. Norm. In opening the proceedings, Plymouth has been a good deal excited during the peat week by the question of whether a public park should be purebred or not. It was left to the Intepayers to decide, and they have decided I. the negative by seven to one . The poll was am follows :—Number of votes for the purchase, 9,967; ; against, 36,1162 ; majority against, 26,909. [Advertiellitriett.)---HOLLOWAVS Pius AND OlNT lMlT.—Pleasere in the stealthy. —Mares the dtprion be In Rood order, our sprits diem sal eur belles emit bermes enfeebled. HollowWe fswe at ease a dheedered stomach. and restarted dkyoulhe a s S. retest Melt 16 and vigour. The Ointment skater reli Mee a day over the pit of the stemeeti tad neon the lies the! It meystlmulato and reeve Mee the Wee The !Ilk act as= 7= portly the bleed. sal esd tbs 'yam they and remove all •ImlllelinaL In diner sea ales.. r tkr kidneys lemesese I =l.ms attended the me f eu ldwWe lad which will so menet envy dles Ma Issinkoss j soisl NNW . 16 ,a !, EXPLANATION. —barometer corrected and reduced to SI -- _ trvel : eachlo hot, of vertical rise waft about osobaodradth of as bob diminutive; and cockle deg., above la dna, minim sea* three bundredtha 111CSIGIL a—imposed lisessollar he shade. H.—Moistened bulb (tar evapaestke and den 11.—larectlon of wind (troo-notsisaninc). 7 . -4 • 101 (1 to lf —estimatod). C.—Cloud (1 WS). I.—lultiala : b, btu sky. e. clouds ;detached) ; f, fog; a, ; 1, lightning. n, oat, (butyl o. overcast (dull); r, rata; mow; t. Asada, B. an-dleturbesoe (1 to 9). lAN DON WEEKLY Suakz—W. 1..011a &tam bsp Fast India . bags Sim sad /WAIL bask Cuba bozo. Dn. cooks Porto Zia* ruck, Di aill chests Do bap Corms—Weit Inalta eaah boas, Do. kis. I bags, /dodo Pa.kaisi Other I. WM packages Do. do. ..c WS Brasil I Costa Rica boas COoo•Weet India . pass Rom ask - - De. hha Eita—Bist India .. toni Smarwris !imam 01 POTS tam ilmpurl4.l 1,463 37,700 6,015 10.811 661 447 63$ 14 1.031 as 54! 4,486 291 tris 706 pelf ad LOS 17,618 401! 1126 ♦,119 &111 Iti2i v Oft 11,1y2 tan 699 - 1,600 WI -1 Mr. Sk 7,660 196,110 41.7.1111 -Zile mama Kan Lit. iiii s3' 789 Ml 7. 18,381 4,37$ 19,808 11,771 4,721 10,Aa t 7,1114 9,1118 71,4(15 ',1130 9,24 MAO 0.010 2.rail 2,42 2,121 62,211 229 81,3 9 .19) 17.164 3,991 9,299 14.5.16 1,1120 kr* 12.3V2 30,611 4,990 455 - MT TALLOW.-There has been no new feature in the tallow trade sines our last report. Speculatively some few transac. Lions for March have taken place at 591. 6d., and at that price there are still buyers to-day. For other periods very little ha. been done within the last week, and prices hare been almost nominal. to the absence of business, the market einem steady to-clay. Spot, 595. 6d.; March, 59e. lid. to 59e. 9d. ; April to June, 68e. 6d. to 58s. ; October to December, 56e. 6d., sellers ; Odessa sheep, 595. ; beef, 585.; South American, 57e. ; Ist pipes French, 57e. to 58e. ; un. backed Y.C., 56a. 6d. ;, New York, Cat 6d. Town tallow armee. at 58s. net each; cocoanut oil steady; Cochin, Ms. 10d. to 524. 10d. ; Ceylon, 50a. to 50s. 10d. ; Sydney, 47e. to 48a. ; fair to good, 495. ; fine Palm oil, 46e. 10d. ; rough fat, 3a. 4id.-(From the Circular of Mesas. Smith and Charles, dated Monday Evening.) OOTl'ON.—Llvmtrem., Fre. 25.-71 e market ekes firmly at the full prices of Saturday last. The salmi are estimated at 10,000 tales—inclutling 8800, American, at Sd. to 9d. ; 200 Ezyptian, at Std. to 90. ; 1,200 Surat, at 41d. to Bd. —of which 3,0 00 are for speculation and export. Today'. Import is 15,806 balm. CATTLE—Lis - moot, FEL 25.—The supply of cattle was leo than last Monday, of sheep larger. Prune cattle sold dearer ; other kinds without change. COMA —LONDON, FRB. Prinircee Cu , 156.; 's West Hartley, 1& ; Newton Main, ISt. 6d.; Walla End Franiwellgste, 20a.; Walls End Boutli Helton, 21s. Gd.; Walls End Kellos, 2CW. 9d.; Walls End Thorpe, 20a. ; Walla End Pease's West, 16.; Carway and Darya Malting, 246.--Ships at market, 33 ; meld, St. TRAFFIC RETURNS. Mille Pas- Mee- Total. Total, un.wAn open wingers climbs' 1881 Ma Week 'Wiry Yeb• T. L L L & Detroit and Milwaukee .. 186 646 680 1,1T6 1,144 Week endink Feb. 8. Great Western of Canada 346 2,184 4,846 I,OW 8881 battik and lake Huron.. 181 ..... South Irian — sad 8 10,7U 4,910 15,543 15,161 Ueda; Wok" Coast 824 8,580 2,916 12,516 11.011 The returns of the Grand Trunk Hallway el Canada for the weak ending Feb. 2, have not yet come to head, owtag to the tragic being completely stopped by a heav7 fall or snow. • Trak interrupted by snow drifts. I Senn wow storm WEATHER REPORT. MO AT. TTIONWIT TO, STOII L. : s IL D. 11. C. 2. S. 1 — Nu= 1 34.27 SS 34 K. 1 4 e t Arnow ... 3024 34 38 B.W. 3 1 b I Laws 631390011 Diutwiee COP3OIIIIOIX 3931 37 N.W. I -. XXIMLOSIAX 30.30 3. 38 I. m 2 Pcerrao33 30.23 37 36 8. s Mum 30.32 36 36 N.W. 3 GALWAY 8142303.0114111 30.93 42 41 N. 3. 4 Nosz. 119409461. Timms.— 30.23 ae 45 O. 4 r231 . 3 . 41120W11. 30.26 43 42 N.N.W. I 36.1 E 37 8.11.30 I 2=wolit , Una" 30.23 41 40 N. Night Estrwww W. 38 N.N.Z. , KBW ' Dims P 043149311711 WU 41 39 711.11.3. Pe322.499 19.16 60 37 N. • I 14.2220428 93.24 36 36 N. ' MIAMI 1184467 DIME 1 11420nz 1 Loam em•••••"'''' ..•••••..... teb. F" ,t; • SIIIPPING INVILLIGENCE. WALIII7•LT T. Merlin, of this plate. trews London to ft. Michael's, in ballast, went ashore, and will become • total wrect—scllly, lbb. V. VICBBICLB SPOKEN WITH. Bison= fillip), from Liverpool, 20 days, wound south, Jan. 19. lat 1.17 N, lon 20 W. Sleonors (barque), from Caw, 118 days, Feb. 4, as ISM N, lon 34.5 W. Fleetwood (barque). from Glasgow, 40 days, for Mauritius, Dec. 29, Bat 11.75 N lon 32.20 W. Gleam. from Lo ndon for Sierra Leone, Feb. 15, lit 48.20 N, lon 9.50 W. Granite City, bound east, Jan. 10, lit 30.3 8, lon 23.43 W. Marla Augusta (..iorweglanbarque), fur London, Feb. 11, lit 34.41 N, lon 34.% W. Montague ( ship;, from Bombay for London, Feb. 10, tat 2:i N. kw Mlle W. Marla Covina (Norwegian barque), from Batavia for Falmouth. Feb. 11, at 34.41 N, lon 34.29 W. Meteor (barque). tram London fur Bombay, $0 days , Jan. 20, let 1.67 N, lon 11 W. Palmyra OW, from Calcutta for London, 112 days, Feb. 10, at 21, lon 26.116 W. rAdvartisement.)--Pianter HEALTH, vnivorr tinvicars OR EXPICIDDL—DO BARRY'S delicious health -restoring RIVALIia7II AMMO* Poop effectually aims diseases which medicine only aggravates, such as nervousness, constipation, in. digestlee (dyspepsia), flatulency, diarrhea, hemorrhoids, dysen tery, biliousness, torpidity of the liver, fevers, sore throats. catarrhs, colds, noises In the ears, rheumatism, gout, impurities, eruptions, imtsbility, sleeplessness, acidity, palpitation, heart, headache, debility, dropsy, despondency, cramps. spasms. weak dialog Me, coughs, asthma, bronchitis, consumption. At • few pence per day It saves Mir times Its cost in doctors' and apothecaries' bills, and restores perfect digestion, Wood nerves, sound lungs, and refreshing sleep, to the dyspeptic. nervously delicate, and most disordered or enfeebled old or ynoug. llb, 3 PI. ; 121 h. free of earrings., Up—Barry du Barry and CO., 77, Regent-street, London; also at in Piccadilly; 00, Oracechurch-street: e, Cheapalde; 63 and 160, Orfordotreet 220, 930, 430, and 451, Strand and all grocers. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTH& ASHLEY.—Teh. 13, at Ladbrokeequarr, Kensingtonsark, the wife of Dr. Ashley, of a 'on. HIRD.—Teb. 20. at Little Hatherley, Cheltenham, the wife of C.. 1. Blrd, Fan., of a daughter. CHAM/1288.—Feb. 2s, at Partotreet, Grosvenor-square, the wits of B. H. Chambers, EM., of a son. GAB2.—Feb. 21. at Houghton.place, Anipthtlioquare, the wife Of Kr. D. Ouse, of a daughter. at Botworth.grove, Illehmend.reed, Isling ton, the wife of Hr. H. Barris, of • daughter. 1/31111Y.—Yeb. 21, at Clapham.parit, Surrey, the wlfeofJ. W. H. ahem EM., of a daughter. KAY.—fee. 21, the wile of W. Kay, Esq., of Great Corametreet. of a daughter. vissislit.— Vet). IT, at East Dulwich, the wife of Hr. Webber, of a son. MARRLiGES. CLOWKB-14ZPPING4.—Fab. 21, at Lowestoft, gaffe*, by the Rev. U. W. tampions. the Rev. J. If. Clowes. to &Nan Emily, daughter of O. deppinge. FAO.. of Lowestoft. ZNGSLBACH—BBL AN.-8 b. 2s. at AL Saviour% tipper Chel g sciii, sea, h the Rev. E. 11. De Levant°, Lewis William, son of L. K. 6! Req., of Brompton-creicent, to Jessie, daughter 01 Bryan. ~ of douthatmet, Brampton. lIABILIS—JBN INS.—Yeb. 21. at St. John's, Lewisham high road, Deptford, by the Bev. B. 8. }loch. W Harris, Seq., of Walworth, to Kato Sarah. eaughter of If ,. J. Jenkins, of Lewisham•road. LARKINS—DOI:GAL.-Ikb. 20, at Blackwood, Dumfriesshire. NIL by the Rev. A. II 'Ewen, Major It.,bertson Larkins, of law Majesty's Bengal Army, son of the late John Pascal Larkins. Req.. Baled Pell Service, to Fanny Min, second daughter of I...slate George Bourret, legs, of Itleckwood, for merly of Calcutta. DUCH& ATLAY.—Ireb. PI, at the Rectory, Bridge Ceetertoo. near Stem. the Rev. H. Ailey, M.A., aged 70. CHATHAM.— rob. 21, at the Vitutrime, Baminghourne, Cam. the Rev. W. H. Chalons , N.A., aged SA fll.iß A Y,~ed , 11, Mr. W. Darby, of Cotemerchd.road. Peckham. age SA DYIION.—Feh. 20, at Lower Berkelrpelireek, Pltrtosin-equare. Gemerat Dyson, of H.M.'s Indian Army. MONARLAN.—P•b. 21, at Hewarth, mar Taut, H, W. Monk. vase. ROO. 2 11. 4 It reload owl POlldwil y Wow= Ewe HAI Lowkweldwook Is Os OW al LOWIOn. 0111" ta11ab.16111,014. 611 ot P TOODU.MWOOff 1/421/54 of No. & ir, at tOo TS. .IiKE: /, ( rhar to reberk Pablo p soodstios. Waugh 01 gez . t0 ... 7 THE Dewslt, 1 , which el amount Mari , SOLICITOR! 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