The Express. — London, England, 1861-02-14 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY. APU IR t F.a 113.1701\1 , 1::N114 —Sll4enfis .1 i• contumely. t + the H4lO J. T. H. Heezoser, to the ireeneltle ; W. Y. Waste. Me the ; aad V. C. rtoi.p. to the Nolposiai. CH ATH AM. Fra. EL T4' 0. , VllO.ll THE MEDITtIiItAITAM.—This attar .. eel .'• d • hownts t, the 20.1 (queen's Royal.). Mb. 7th inmilirre). sib , :nth hen Eorderms), aad 1014 h Ph K m. at., kith.: number mcn of all rank., arrived at heat Pitt li.etietsl from l'orfJ, Kalb.. sad Gibraltar, boar: have hurled at Portsmouth from her Naivety's *crew airmen r Murk The tra.le were limier the COMIUIII.I ..1 Emi,:a k. Collis, Etvim. LI, and to medical charge it %..itaat Simms J. e. kattrar , M U.. 'Z'th I:eginient. %lie. the ilOVldlds bad been triedioalli itopeoteal by Dr. flume, the principal medical Awe.. mid the stall of the Immrital, the whole, with lb. eteeptioe of two at.., were tutu hospital for treatment. POETKNOUTII, Few 14. . I), e Icarus. 11, screw xl.e.p, Commander Nowell 24.!en..e. arrived at Spithead this trawarag from the Wed aad exchanged the 111140 Miry valuta with the deg step .f the cverinsamkrdn.vho f Mbe 4•...2 :aye from Her with., and comes bouts in coneoloemw of the Lie nekton )rllow fever which raged on heard. and proved fatal In the ease of two ...limn and :CI of the aro. She will come into barloouur toooroorrow too refit, or turn over her crew to anent other vaunt The ham. had fine fresh winds On her 177:town/ main the rhatoorl, when the remainder of y.p . was completed nod , r 4e11.1. The ,4 Pitare. paddle-wheel steani vowel, Lienteneat 4}enrnaud. r .thittgbatu, mired :L.t Mpithead this morning front th. West Coast et Africa ilest Irmo ilimooth), and After miliag will proceed to the eastward to pay off. MS ZOSS Or HE NAJLSTY'S SLOOP CAMILLA Admiralty. Feb. 13. Vico-Admiral Sir James /lope has tranimitted to lbe Adatiratty the &Bowing ettract of a letter, dated the Sth el Ilbeeiaben milieu by the rawater of the Item which apyv■ to wallow the itka that her Majerty's sloop thuoilla bouldered at sea: •' Os the •27th of October. being 70 mile. limith-eut from Clapp King, I Fused • large lower maid, with top on it. erraped bright, a•d evidently not io the water for a very long period ; it well amid have hem ommidered .is a mast ef a •nao•of•war brig." 7. 1/I RIFTS COJ !PETITION AT HYTNE. A great number of noblemen and p.otlenien, ineludieg Lord Elam iLE., General Hay. Coked Wil. fool, I 'apish' drums (et Manchester), lir. Edge (of Man. Chester), Mr. Henry, Edinburgh, l'armingham mannfac toren, military officers, and others knowu to take an active interest in the volunteer mover.ect, met on Tuesday at "bine, to see the trial by a committee id the National Rifle Awe lotion of the hest nfles sirli.eh the skill and SCIODC• of WIZ p tentees slid manufacturers has Hulloed, the meocia. tow 1.. trig aomroua of offering su..h as i axes to the sucemsful romp -tutors at the text ..-test on Wimbledon. common, .0 July of the present year. Last year a 1/ 1, proportion of the prime awarded consisted of 4.1 e 111. worth rifles, hulas an iropreesion Lad recently got abroad U. it a superi”r rine had been invented WA painted by Mr. Mgt. ed Ruinelletreet. Manchester, the annedellion solicited a trial of the comparitive easritri, not only of the rifles patented by those two Manchester gentlemen, but of any others in the kingdom. To the gentlemen competing the result of the contest is of . ours, a matter of far greater ir:p vtancehan the mere receipt of the order for the ersau fa' tare 4 the fee rifler which at most the National Mao ri Aloe could distribute as prizes, for it Maiden also a. ex prewar of opinion by those deemed moat competent tojedge, en -I basing power therefore to inf neon, the opinion of the ountry AS to which is the beet known eolograction rd the rifle, sod which therefore, In the event of say chance being n.•As by the government. °vitt to be g o b.tit e t e d fo r the Hewer Relish rifle. Owing, however, to the very ioconvenient position of the place cheers fur trio trial, and the difficulty of reerhing it, but few com petitors were induced to enter the NU.. In fact, the com petition no. virtually limited to three patentee. o f rides, of whom Msnehester rut two. These were Mr. Whit. worth, Mr Edo, and Mr. Henry, a gunmaker from Jilin. bo r: b. The 'lr., latter gentlemen are now making a protest to tieneral Hay ASALOSS what they consider a very unfair advmstage unintentionally given to Mr. Whitworth, and eater whodi they are declining to con.pet- with him. It appears that the committee of the National Nine Armin tine isteutled that the shooting alionlil take place from a machine net ; but this rest is a ("flatly and complicated pioce of machinery, requiring long sod co rktin Low procaine, io order that the greatest possible accuracy may he se ooirol Is the lain of the rifle upon it. Mr. Mtftwerti, • it wow, preerees a rest of his own, which, it is said, he' bee keg nod in use up... his premise., where he has as excellent fence of AID yanbi long for pr.. tisa.g with and testing it. Mr Edge and Mr. Henry therefore declare that It is nakir to them that they 01,1124 lie tape-WI to tem mde from a rmoge rest, to which they had only mew daring • heavy mow storm, and but for • few bears on Monday alowouni. the shooting be ing Kowtowed to ems ruczijr.que sarace at half-past ore o'clock on Tuesday Unger these circumstance., they risk that all the shell take place from the shoulder, as the only fair and I. test which can he made of their respective rifles. and wire our parcel was despatched the point was still undecided.— Nirrisphow Deity "mt. THE CONVICT ii VOLT AT CHATHAM. CHATHAM. WYDNDIDAT. A strong Irani of troops of the lioe ;MI been on duty at the convict prisms the whole of the day, sad also Lel eight, and every premise/am has bees taken to present a reasnmee of the outbreak wereog the prisoners mallard la the astoblishowel At ea early hour this morning, in enielentilty with a request made by Captain Powell, the novenas, Mapie•Genend 41111 entered the whole of the dominators of the gamins, with • certain number of drummers from met, corps, to proceed to the prison with the rate sal tree:mica, fa the 'impose of administering cra pesl punishment to the prisoner. who were yesterday ordered hi he dogged her Mr Joshua Jebh and Captain Gam. bar. Some id the new from her Majesty', ship Wel. hairy, 71. also proceeded to the prima for the same pur pose. The prootows to hi /egged were all brought out into the yard. when they were stripped aid fastened up to the trieltb.. a guard of soldier► being stationed mud. A Dumber of the Made* sad strongest men from the band wen thee releetal, sad each prisoner received three doom lashes. The aereher rd mem dogged to-day in Mated to have bees 36, all of them being those who took a kolas tart in the revolt ea lloodav afternoon. The slnunewn vomited in dogging the convicts ',re occupied at the task the whole of the meninx, and also this after. wee% the esevicte lain; punished one at a time. Each mug, after realivieg hie punieliniest. .41/ ,nvereil to the prison infirmary to he medically treated. It was remarked that the markt@ who behaved is the mist outr.geous mouser during the outbreak were these whom r:ia were the loudest during the Martina cf the pwaishrnei.t. Many of the pri soner, hors their punishment with scarcely a Margie cry. Thereon dill about GO convicts ironed in the cells awaiting the &Masa as to the paaisimiest 1.. Is k..licted cm them, and it is eadenteod that the whole of that number will b. d. =ed. The ceavicta base all been kept confieed to their iells to-day, sad none have left the pi v ion v. w o rk. Th e troops will remora on yard at the prison until further orders from Meirr-Geseml Eyre. E ITILNstVr. RnnaT or BANK No Fame 4 rims!. WI, %M. —The essliamptme n.agistrates were en v., on Turday in hearing a charie a...eiast Matilde pompom aced Charles Drees of steeling loaf. is Reek of Liaised odes fres the reddenos of hie Excelkocv General Juan Senseuel de Rome, the es-Presideat of the South American Republic of the Anemiasfo r tesf rderation. Hr. C. R. DOOMS. town dark, appeared the prosecution ; 11r. W. Leigh. solicitor. fee the defence ; sal Doe Hearkpie Alas, the Spaelh owed, noted as interpreter. Osumi Hors has resided for some years et Rockstose House. Hosthemptua, and a fortnight ago, on receiving 900 f. in Hoek of Euglea,l notes from his agents in Landow, Messrs. H. F. Dickson aial Co.. of Winchester-street, City, he took from that aura too Isv. Dotes and foal- of 51. e ac h, an d pla.vsi the TOTAMIIII4 VOL in an nnlucked drawer of his writing-table, from whence it was abstracted. The primmer Ininaptoo, who had formerly been in the general's: sta 111 o z: ted to fellow servant iu July last that she covered this went drawer, and last week she made pur chases at shops in southampton, tendering in l aym eo t t wo of the stolen odes, a 74 and a IV, and two more, a 101. soda fii., IMO found by Police-Sergeant b e , b as k et. Brows, with whom Frampton txhabited, trodered io m inuet fur a silver watch and some groceries rsepcctirely two of the 101. notes, receiving in change local rd Dotes, which wen found in his posseseian. Both prito Jere were com mitted foe trial at the April sessions. The general has offered a liberal reward for the discovery of the remainder o f la s s toles sole*, which are nurniscril—ten pound notes: J. L. 53,017, 53,015, 5:4030. 53.1r11, and 53,022. Five pound notes : J. N. 611,512, 66,0413, 4;6,1414, 66,e15, 66,817,66,519, and so oil inclusively to.J. N. 66,0027. Pay ment of the whole of there Dotes has been Mopped at the hank of Woad, es well as at the local banks. Mount= SEOCKINU CIIINOLINZ ACCIDENT.— Yenterday morales, at an early hour. a mast frightful accident occurred to His E Hill, aged IS who re sided at Sutherlivad.terratre, Islingtoo. It appeared t 't at she was sitting alone by the lode of the lire, her rr,oohnr hsamogover the fender,when a piece of red hot coal her ilea., which became ignited, and she was enrelois,l in fire. Her 'creams brought assistasee. when the flans re extinguished. The unfortunate lady was couveyed I. the hospital, where an new remains without the slightest hope of recovery. A.I vertisenie i l --Tom ir- as : new Painless We re of Cure ' meth certair.ty se water quenches thirst , . losing immense, relief been peas. after retry other ramas e es toss hided Teeth mind ley thls method will newer sere v i a , sa g the pineal the aseeseity of the paint ow-rttlne of eftissllsa Isse= 4 •Z e ty . lllr liessant •turte..c•Dvistiat, 17. 611 411 = 1"6. in , UM*" Mk ) my ) be eiseattlfed THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 14, 1861. RAILWAY BILLS IP PAI7LI4MENT. Yesterday, the examiner, declared the standing 4nieis emptied with in the following men: WNW, AND KURTH WEATEMN ILAILWAT.—BiII No. 1. For weer ham and odibtional powers, at • coot of O,UOOf. Bill No. 2. Foe Cheshire lines, from Stockport to Attria chain. and branches...t a cost of 150,001 v. ; and 1.4 A lire from Chelford h Koutafonl. at a cost o f ortrsittf. Bill No. 3. Railway from Edgehill to Bootle, 19o,Otart ; from Witiwick to Goitorne, 40,0001. ; from Autos to Dittos and Bridgwater Casa!, :40,0U01. H•1111fRAMITII, PADDOWTON, AND CITY JCICTION.—For a line harem' Pailliogke and the Cite. at a cast of ISO,OIO. . • Great Wagers and Ilatropolitas Railway to attba;nl..so.loo l . mcb• ALTON. ALIUD4INMD, AND WINCHP•Tri RAILWAT.—Ycrt a railway betweeo these points at a cost of Itikuore. KLITNNEY RAILWAY.— For new lines asd geoend image- Ingots. at • coat of 90,0001., and for additional capital of 3.1,00); fhu following bike also complied : —Limelly Railway and Mob Cease, ke.) ; Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway and Duck, Coleford, Monmouth, l'sk, and Pouts pool Railway; flavor's' Private Telegraph Compaq, Luton Water, Hawick Police and Improvement, Tyne improvement, Westminster Life ltolurarce Society pho,olutool, Ports mouth Water, Tiverton Roads, Londonderry and Lough Swill,' Railway. The subdais orders were declared riot to have been eons. plied with in some particulars in the wee of the Cardiff anal Caerplidlv Railway. The following bells were "withdrawn :"—Peterstield and Batley Railway, East London Railway, Holadirth Imi rove. :bent. and Boston Harbour Improvement. SELD:T COMMITTEE ON STANDING ORDERM.—rbe follow ing cases reported not to bare complied with the stealing mders will be taken into consideration by this committee at their Bret meeting on Friday : }Livia Harbour, Bridge and Railway, Uxbridge sad litickmaaeworth Railway, London, Rucks, and West Midkad Railway, Cheltenham and Boni tos-on-the Water Railway, Brecon sad Merthyr Railway, Cowes and Newpoet Railway. Bolton Corporation, South Staffordshire Radway, and Frasterky and Stanhope Railway. THE I:MCA COLLIERY EXPLOSION. RLMCA, WZDVESDAT. Yesterday, Mr. Alfrtil Heptimus Palmer , mining engineer and colliery manager at %o, Bedminster, c Dear Bristol, was examined, and to the state in which he found the workings o f the k Vein Pit imme diately after the explosion and since. He stated that be knew of no colliery where, M proportion to the quantity of coal raised, so large an amount of Mr was passed down for rentflation, and he cot rohorated the opinions of the pre rions witness in accounting fur the explosion by supposing that an accumulation of gas, occasioned by a sudden out burst, or "blower," was amitientally tired by context with the take] flame of an injured Limp. Mr. Thomas Evans, one of the government inspectors of coal mines for South Wales, deposed that he had, acting under an order from the Secretary of State, assisted Mr. Brough in endeavouring to ascertain the cause of the explosion, and that with that object he had diligently examined the workings of the Black Vein Pit. From personal observation, as well as from the evidence adduced before the coroner, he had arrived at the opinion that the explosion originated in the third cross heading of the fourth east working, and that • series of minor explosions followed, as the fire from the first came into contact with different bodies of gas, as they were set free by successive falls of the roof from COOCIIII4IOO. The original explosion he attributed to an accumulation of gas, which, owing to the low state of the berometer, could not become sufficiently diluted with atmospheric air to become inexplosive, and which fired at last from accelerated contact with the naked flame of a safety-Limp. He considered the means adopted for ventilating that part of the pit to be defective, inasmuch as that the air passed in a single comet, instead of being " split," and that the foremen had not done their duty in leaving por tions of a fiery pit with a dangerous roof unvisited for a period of six hours consecutively. With regard to what bad been said by previous witnesses as to the accumulation of gas, which gave rise to the original explosion, having arisen from a blower, it might have been so, but wither bad been unable to satisfy himself upon that point, and believed rather that a large body of gas was soddenly set free by an extensive fall from the roof. He be. lieved Struve's ventilator to be the best mechanical means of ventilation ever invented, and that it was better adapted than the furnace system to shallow mines, like the Rises Black Vein. On cross-examination be stated that be had had personal experience of blowers, that he had heard one at • distance of 100 yards, and known it to go on blowing for • fortnight ; but at the same time be admitted that blowers did not always give any warning of approach, and that the gas might accumulate very suddenly, and without being heard. He described some defects in the underground amangements at Rises ; but, on the whole, thought the syatem there was that generally adopted throughout South Wales, and that the quantity of air passed down was greater than in most coal mines. Mr. Lionel Though, inspector of that division of coal mines known as the Western District of England, was next examined, and put in a long and elaborate report, in which be described the whole system of workings and ventilation adopted in the Black Vein, sad dealt at large, and more imme diately, with the question of the explosion itself. He thought the air should have traversed the workings in more " splits," and that on the east side the workings were too distant, so as to produce a certain amount of drag on the air. With regard to the explosion, he said he considered that I there was a rapid, if not • completely sudden, elimination of gas in the stalls of the third heading of the fourth east level, with which the current of air was unable to cope at once. The meteorological coalition of the preceding months had been unusual, and the barometer had undergone remarkable oscillations, while on the morning of the explosion it was recorded that there was not more than a column of 291 in. of mercury even at the bottom of • shaft 141 yards in depth. Within the months specified the number of explosions in Great Britain had been beyond parallel ; and Mr. Brough was convinced that the Race explosion was attributable to the late abnormal condition of the atmosphere, with which the ventilating power was insufficient to cope, although quite equal to ordinary occasions. Like his colleague, Mr. Evans, he had been unable to satisfy himself that the ex plosion had arisen from • " blower ;" but however the accumulation of gas arose, he believed there would bays been no explosion at all if the lamps had been is good order and had remained in sound condition. He declined to fix upon any particular stall as the spot where the gas first fired ; and with rega rd to the hand or the lamp that fired the gas, he said—" Pipes and tobacco have been found in the pockets of a few of the sufferers ; a key fur unlocking lamps was found on another ; and for anything we know to the contrary, matches or other means of obtaining light may have been carried into the pit on the very morning of the horrible catastrophe. Furthermore, it appears in evidence that four lamps were found unlocked, but with the gauze cylinders unremoved ; but this was not in the distract clearly proved to have been the scene of the explosion, and iu the absence of direct and reliable evidence as to say particular lamp or person, las the inspector of the district have no tight whatever to bring • specific charge against the workmen. In the spout hole between the one and two stalls of the No. 3 cross headings, Richard Jeanie should have been at work that mornin g , but his corpse and his lamp were found two or three yards from the face of No. 4 cross-heading in the same level. The remarkable evidence in this case is that his lamp, now pro duced, is perforated as if by the blow of • mandrel, though if, as his lamp was suspended from a nail or spike in his place of work (as is the custom), he had by a back stroke of his pick suddenly struck it, and if at the same time the por tion of the mine where he was occupied was surcharged with carburetted hydrogen gas, as had been already surmised, an explosion would inevitably have been the result. It may be objected that if so, his death on the spot would have been certain, but that, though most likely, does not invariably follow ; the very man who is the chief cause of the calamity occasionally does escape, inasmuch as explosion radiates from him, as from a common centre, and exercises its utmost vehemence at distances varying according to lo- cality. Now if the circumstances had taken place as I have just described them, then the terrible event would be at once elucidated, but °either myself nor any other person can swear to the parities fact, however reasonable and conclusive it may appear. But after all, this unfortunate man, if it really was he, was unable to case his owu life, for both he and his lamp were found nearly 120 yards from his actual place of work ; nod the inference is that, simultaneously with the explosion or a few moments after it, he might run for his life in the first direction that presented itself, and have even reached the face of the No. cross heading before he fell, overpowered by the dually after-damp. hot very far ' from the spot where be died his partner or butty wasfound, and it is not unlikely that the one had followed the other, and that the death of both was almost at the same instant. Apart from the likely circumstance of ignition by Richard Jenkins' lamp, and separate, again, frum the equally probable taking off a lamp-top to obtain 1 more light, or to smoke, or es - en the use of a lucifer match itself, are the following modes of setting fire to infiam . mable pa, any one of which may have occurred on the present fatal occasion :—By drawing the dame through the gauze to light • pipe ; or • colliery may be all at once per. 'faded by fire-damp, and it is just at such a moment of danger that panic generally ensues, Iron' total loss of bpresence of mind, either in any one i n di v id ua l or y the whole pit's company. A lamp may, in fright, be suddenly blown out by its owner; or another man, finding the gas flashing in its in side, may throw it from him in his agony of fear, in either of which cases the dame nay be passed outside and the pit fired. Again, some of the people will commence to run, and if their lamps get red hot (a very likely contingency) the speed with which they are cnde•- vourms to escape danger will be the most certain method of bringing it on • for with • hot lamp carried with accelerated motio n through an explosive atmo sphere, the fl ame will be equally liable to pass the gauze and spread destruction throughout the mine. I give this evidence to chow that when disaster is difficult of explana tion it is not always justice to endeavour to fix the Llama on the workmen, by orating that some of them must have broken the rules by removing their lamp tops." Mr. Brough then proceeded to deal with the question of venti lation, admitting that the adoption of StruM't ventilator had considerably improved the old state of things in the Black Vein Pit; hut at the same time he expressed a decided preference fur furnace ventilation, and stated that he had long recommended the sinking of a new pit in order to per fect the ventilation anil underground arrangements. He concluded by respectfully asking the coroner and jury to add their urgent solicitations "that a new shaft should be put down as quickly as possible to the depth of nearly 300 yards, so that it may become the main downcast, and that I the present winding pit be converted into au efficient upcmt, I and be provided with two most powerful furnace., for that description of ventilation after all is, in my opioion, the only one to be continuously relied on." FIRE. AT EIROREDITCH.—Yesterday morning, be tween the hour. of 4 and 5 o'clock, the inhabitants of Shore. ditch were kept in a date of excitement fur several hours, in consequence of the raging of a fire on the premises of Mr. A. E. Young, builder, No. 1:18, Curtain-rood, Shoreditch, adjoining the premises of Mr. H. Spur geon , b e d p ill ar an d liedetead manufacturer. On the arrival of the engines, the firemen found that the entire length and breadth of the workshop. were enveloped in flames, which had attacked piles of timber in the open yard, a. well as the premises of Mr. H. Spurgeon. A good supply of water being obtained from the mains of the hew River, the engines were set to work under the direction of Mr. L.' Bridge., the district foreman. Shortly after the 'twines were called into action the roof fell in. The fire was not extinguished until several thousand pounds worth of property was destroyed and the adjoining premises considerably damaged. 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At • few pence per day It saves fifty times its coat in doctors and apothecaries Mils, and restores Perfect digeetion, strong nerves. sound lungs, and refreshing sleep, to the dyspepti c nervously delicate, and most disordered or enfeebled old or young. lib, 2s Dd. free of carriage, t2s—Barry du Barry and co 77, Regent-street. London: also at lit, Picc•dilly AO, Gracechtirchatreet; 4. Cheipski• 63 and 120, Oziordaereet Sao, 430, sod 451, titrand . sad all grows. April last, he would have taken earlier steps to have ascer tained whether the speech applied to him or not. I was present ►t the dinner alluded to, and I can may that no part of it alluded to him or any other persons than those who were the makers and inventors of the two hank notes you refer to." The learned counsel mid, that this being no apology, but really a repetition of the charge, the plaintiff felt bound in justification of his character to bring the action into court. . Mr. Costerten, the plaintiff, having been examined in support of his case, be stated, in cross-examination, that before he first spoke to Fayerman about his evidence Mr. Finch had taken down his depositions in writing. Those depositions were sent to him by Mr. Finch, and he asked Fayerman whether he had the notes which he mentioned in his evidence. Fayerman said he bad them at home, and at witness's request he brought them to him. Mr. O'Malley asked for the production of the notes. Mr. Serjeant Parry objected, on the ground that they had uothing to do with the present action. Mr. O'Malley said he merely desired to show that there was some justification for the excited feelings of Sir Ed. mood Lacon when he made the speech in question. The Lord Chief Justice observed that if the notes were so clumsy that no one could be misled by them, they would certainly afford some excuse for the defendant's statement. After some further discussion, Mr. O'Malley sail the defendant did not believe that the plaintiff was a party to the conspiracy, but he believed that be had been imposed upon. The Lord Chief Justice observed that that amounted to a retractatiou of the allegations in the defendant's speech. Mr. Serjcant Parry said the plaintiff was challenged by the defendant's conduct to come into court, and it was abso lutely necessary for his salvation as a professional man that he should have a public and honourable retractation and IsPologlf. Some other evidence having been adduced, The Lord Chief Justice said the statement complained of made one of the most serious charges which could be brought against any man ; and it was unfortunate that Mr. Cory did not in his letter withdraw the imputation, but in sinuated its truth. Mr. Serieent Parry mud that if Mr. Cory's letter were withdrawn and a full retractation given he would consent, on the part of his client, to a verdict for 40s. Mr. O'Malley said there were circumstances in connexion with the petition calculated to excite suspicion on the part of Sir Edmund Leon that there had been a conspiracy to get up evidence against him ; but after a full investigation into the matter, he came to th e clear conclusion that the persons engaged in prosecuting the petition were them. selves imposed upon by the witness Fayerman. He had therefore given • public apolk•ws , dictated by one of the members of the bed committee, and he intended it to apply to the whole committee. The learned counsel then, on the pert of Sir Edmund Leon, amply apologised for the charge made against Mr. Coster. ton, and expressed his regret at having been under any misapprehension with regard to him in connexion with the petition. The Lord Chief Justice thought the defendant had pur sued a right and becoming course in the step he had now adopted. It was to be regretted that Mr. Cory, hie legal adviser, slid not avail himself of the opportunity he had when he wrote to the plaintiff to make au apoloy, the defendant having then discovered that the charges be pre ferred were without foundation ; but instead of doing his letter was calculated to leave it ambiguous whether be intended or not to retract the imputation. The plaintiff was, therefore, perfectly justified in pursuing his action, but he had now received the full apology which he desired. A verdict was then returned for the plaintiff, with 40s. damages. GREAT WRETERN RAILWAY. The report of the directors of this company states that " although the aggregate revenue of the pest half-year exceeds that of the same period in the preceding year (1859), it will be remarked. as an exceptional case, that the income derived from passenger traffic over the Great Western lines has diminished (almost for the first time) by no less an amount than IG,$ 1. Twocoecurrent circumstances suffi ciently aecount for that falling off : one being the diversion of pasengers by the opening of the direct railway from Salisbury , by 'jetted, to Exeter, which route is in competition with the Great Western KW through Bristol ; the other being the wet weather prevalent duriig the summer and autumn, as well as the severity of frost at the commence ment of winter, both naturally affecting the movement of railway travellers. This deficiency in receipts has, however, been more than counterbalaoced by other revenue, derived front nierehandise, coals, and cattle, which exceeds the corre sponding income of 15t.7.0 by the sum of 29,231 f. It is to be &deemed, in respect of the working charges, that an in crease in goods and mineral business necessarily involves an increase .1 expenses incidental to the conveyance of that traffic ; while a temporary decrease of passenger receipts does not admit of any pro p ortionate diminution of charges., because the number of trains and other conveniences of station establishment cannot simultaneously be reduced without risk to the efficiency of the service. The ex penditure of the half-year shows the increased amount to be mainly owing to the maintenance and renewal of per. maaent way, and to carnage and waggon repairs (which are always enhanced by wet or severe weather), besides an item for hire of waggons, now intreduad for the tint time into the revenue accounts. The directors, acting upon an earnest desire to prevent the increase of capital expenditure. deter mine-1 io the spring of last year to him additional new wag gons, in preference to building and paying for them out of CJIAtAI ; contracting to pay annually a sum per which which will comprise, with in • period of 10yean, not oelythell" bat also the drama of them, at the expiration el which time the wawa will belong to the company. andallfarther pay. meats for the use of them cease. It will, of course, be understood that the operation of that contract augments the traffic charges in the interval, while it saves the outlay of capital. The revenue accounts to the 31st of December, 1460, of all the Great Western lines arid of the Kenna and Avon Canal, beluniiing to the company, leave a net dis jumble balance of 1:,,,1541. 10e1., after defraying all clairax for interest and preference charges ; and your three tors recommend th at the game dividend shall be paid to the proprietors is was declared for the corresponding period of Ptak iris. —at the rate of 34 per cent. per annum. leaving 13,001 f. 19s. 3d. to be carried forward se balance to the cur rent half-year. In pursuance of the resolutions of the special general meeting in November last, the directors have introduced into parliament a bill for giving effect to them. It has become essential also, as experience has proved, to unite with local interests in increasing the accommodation ' afforded by your system of lines, for the purpose not merely of improving but of preserving existing traffic ; and your directors, enterteining these views, now purpose to con nect their main line by means of branch railways with works at Weeffiesbury. in Staffordshire; with Coal brookdsle, that-Jars, and Ellesmere, in Shropshire; and with Matra, near Wrexham, in Denbighshire, for which several branches bills will be submitted to parliament during the present evasion. The Wycombe Railway Com mswyare promoting a bill for a loud extension from towards Oxfonl, near to which it will join the Great Westeru Railway. They project also a branch between Princes Ruffiorough and Aylesbury. The Rickinansworth Company are promoting a line be tween that place and Uxbridge, while a branch fram the Berks and Hants Extension to Marlborough is also before parliament ; the working of which several lines will be undertaken by this company. A subscription is proposed to be given towards the capital of the two latter projects, the ream of which will be fully explained at the Wharmliffe meeta.4. A bill is now in parliament for permanently vesting the property of the itirk• enhead Company jointly in the two companies, and for conferring additonal powers in relation thereto." All matters of difference with the South Wales Railway t'onmany have been referred by agreement to the arbitration of Mr. C. S. Whitmore. The directors of this company have signinsal to the South Wales Company their willing. ness to concert any reemeable modifications for working the trim& calculated to insure a remunerative result to both companies LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY The half-yearly meeting was held yesterday at Matichobter, Mr. (lamas WILMON is the chair. An absinict of the directors' report and statement of accounts has hese published in Ger journal. The CHAIRMAN moved the weal confirmation of the directors' proceedimpi, and pre a lengthy explanation of the accounts. This company, he had carried c39e5.000 pameavrs deriez the psi balf.year, and were theliugest carriers of panmegers the railway com panies of the kingdom. The averse* afeaap per pamenger bed bees undern,oing a gradual reduction. In 1557 it was 13 mike • now it was 10.. The average receipt per pes. rept bad been leu, during the last half-year. including first and second clam, than the lowest parliamentary rate of Id. per mile. It was essentially an onusibm traffic. He did me my that the trifSe was rusassadable, but he would affirm that a Lim which carried at such rates, and in such vit:mbers, being some 5,000,000 more than the Great Northern, 3,0;00,000 more thee the Midland, 2.500.000 more than the North Eastern or Great Western and some 1..:00.0o0 more than the London and Nora; Western—was not a coacern that need feel any great ap prehension as to its passenger team (Hear.) Mr. Ml:mate accouded the motion. He believed the only thing revisit, to promote the prosperity of this rail• way and the inhabitants of the district was the continuance of cheap cotton :1011 cheap corn. Mr. BROADBINT complained that 3,0001. a year was being throw' away by the ruinous rate of carriage of bales to Liverpool. The Ciatinas said the directors would be very glad to crone to en arrangement with the London and North Western on the matt.: r. Mr. BILOUOII (Paisley) thought the report redacted peat credit on the directors And oscers. He was anxious, how ever, to we the renewal account got rid of, and that the expenditure of every year shook! be met from the revenue. Mr. Joseca Ft►t.oet complained of the rockier@ manner in which the directors appeared to be mitering on expendi ture for new lines, and moved as ►n amendment that the eon‘ , derstion of them he adjourned for a few weeks, until further information bad been laid before the proprietors. Mr. T. Fie Lot::: seconded the motion. Mr. C. Metre defended the course taken by the di rectors. Only five hands were held up fur the amendment, and the orit:inal resolution ...A p 'Me guaranteed dividcods were declared, and a dividend on the ordinary stock at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, The retiring Erectors :Ind auditor were re-elected. Mr. ROBERTS (Chester) moved that • sum of 20,1100/. mentioned in the renewal account he transferred from the reserved fund, and applied in discharge of the balance of that amount now standing to the debit of the renewal ac count. After some explanation. and 4isrunion, the bon. pro prietor desired to withdraw the motion, hut the seconder pressed f w a division. when it was ne:ativel. Mr. T. FIELDEN then moved that 2.0.001.1. be taken from the bal.ince carried forward of 22,000/., to liquidate th e outstanding and open account of the renewal fund. Mr. M. FUIP.DII3 (director) seconded the motion, which was lout. The meetuut being made +period, approved the convervion into vtot k of the sharev known as Blackburn Four-und•llalf per Cent. 51. preference share& Liveaeoot. POVLTIT Snow.—The eighth annual po•iltry show was held at Liverpool yesterday (Wednesday) rn Lucas'-room, Great Charlotte-street. This year an es. hibition of pigeons was added to the usual 'Um-tines of the show, which was unammously premature] to be the beet ever held in the district. There were no lees than 517 entries, the competitors seeding from all parts of England. Ansoapt the exhibitors were the Marchioness of Winches ter. Lady Emma Talbot, Messrs. Emily, of Loudon, T. Townley PArker, Esq., the Hon. W. W. Versos, Lieut.. riant.Colooel Thomas Clowes, Rev. T. L. Fellows., Lad Louisa Thynne, Captain Heaton, Hoe. Greville Howard, Nagai" Mosby, sad seer wall krona ankatears. Kato Inttlligcnce. EQUITY COURTS.—Fen. 13. (Before the Lord Chancellor and the Lords Justices.) IN RR lITIIILATFILILD, LAURESCE, ---------- AND MORTIMORP.. ES PARTS . . This was an appeal from a declined of Mr. Commissioner Holrovd, declaring that two debts of 1,300/. and 5,000/. were due from the bankrupts jointly, and that a deposit of railway shares constituted a security for the general balance due to the respondents from the bankrupts jointly, the appellants contending that upon the true construction of the memorandum of deposit the shares were only a security for such sums as might be due from the bankrupt Mort.- more separately. The respondents were the City Bank, and tho shares were originally the separate property of Mr. 'Moe. timore, who bought them from the respondents. Subsequently Mr. Laurence agreed to be interested in the shares. The shares were paid for in the first instance by a separate promissory note of Mr. Mortimore, and this was renewed from time to time. By the last memorandum of deposit it was agreed that the respondents should kola the shares as security for • note of Mr. Mortimore, th discounted, and for any sum in which he might be indebted to the respondents. The Commissioner held that, as the shares had become the pro petty of the firm, and as the proceeds of the note were ap plied to their use, the debt secured must be held to be the debt due from the firm, and not the debts for which Mr. Mortimore was separately hable. It was said that the re spondents had never looked to the shares as a security for the balance due from the firm, but it was contended that they were at liberty, having now discovered the interest of the firm, to apply the security. The case was argued a few days since. 'Mr. Bacon and Mr. De Gex were for the assig nees, in support of the appeal ; Mr. Selwyn and,Mr. Watkui Williams were for the respondents. Their Lordships now delivered judgment, and held that the shares were only a security for such sums as might be due from Mortimore on his own amount. They therefore reversed the order of the commissioner, and allowed the appeal. IN RE PRESTON, A BANKRUPT.-HABEAS CORPUS. In this case, which was argued on Friday last, a writ of habeas corpus had been moved for to bring up the bod 7 of William Anthony Freston. a prisoner in the Queens Prison, for the purpose of his being discharged. F reston was ad judicated a bankrupt on the 17th of September, and surren dered. The 6th of November was fixed for his last email. nation, but it was adjourned to the 3rd of December. Before that date an application was made to the Court of Bankruptcy for what is termed a B A certificate, by which, under the' 67th section of the Bankruptcy Consolidation Act, he was arrested on the Ist of December. Other certi ficates of the same kind were obtained, and detainers lodged spinet him. With one exception, all the writs of execution were issued out of the Court of Exchequer, but that one was issued from the Court of Queen's Bench. A motion was made in the Court of Exchequer for the discharge of the prisoner on the ground that a bankrupt was pro tected from arrest until the day of his last examination, and that in this cue an adjournment had been made until the 3rd of December, and he had been arrested on the Ist of that month. The Court of Exchequer decided that the arrest was illegal, and that the other writs and detainers which had been issued since were also void, and ordered the discharge of the primmer. When, however, an application was made to the Court of Queen's Bench, out of which jurisdiction one other writ had been issued, for a habeas corpus, that court refused to grant it, on the ground that the prisoner was properly detained under the writ iambi; out of that court. The two courts of com mon law being thus in direct conflict, a motion was made to this court, and a writ of habeas corpus granted, the writ being made returnable this day. Yr. Gray, of the common law bar, appeared to sup port the writ ;Mr Colerid e. of the common law bar, was on the other side. Their Lordships basing taken time to consider their deci• sion, now delivered judgment, and held that the original arrest having been illegal the detention of the prisoner under any other process, however regular, was also illegal, and they ordered that he should be discharged. COURT OF QUERN'S BENCH.—Fza. 13. &Wisp at Nisi Prina at Westminster.—(Before the Lord Chief Justice Cockburn and a Special Jury.) COSTERTON r. RIR E. LACON, BART.—LIBBL. This was an action against the defendant for having falsely and maliciously uttered slanderous words concerning the defendant. The defendant pleaded not guilty. Mr. Serjauit Parry, Mr. Ribton, and Mr. Griffita were counsel for the plaintiff ; and Mr . O'Malley Mr. E. James, and Mr. Conch for the defendant. The plaintiff, Mr. Frederick Samuel Costerton, was an attorney and solicitor who had practised twenty yearn at Great Yarmouth, and the defendant was Sir Edmund Henry Lacon Bart., M.P., who carries on business in the same borough ass banker and brewer. The alleged slander arose out of a severe contest which took place in Yar mouth at the general election in April, 1859. On that occasion Mr. Watkin and Mr. Young were candidates on the liberal side, and Sir Edmund Lacon and Sir Henry Straoey were on the conservative side. The last two were successful, and after the election the liberal party, being under the impression that bribery and corruption had prevailed among their opponents, formed • committee for the purpose of promoting a petition against the return of the conservative candidates on that ground. The plaintiff and several of the other principal inhabitants of the borough composed the committee, and having collected subscriptions to meet the expenses, the petition was lodged be due course. It was expected to be heard by the select committee in July following, but it did not come on until the 24th of February, 1880. Mr. Finch, • solicitor and parliamentary agent, was employed to conduct the petition. Mr. Costerton acted gratuitously on the local committee, but • week before the parliamentary committee sat he was appointed local agent to serve the Speaker's warrants, kc., and received payment for his services. The committee decided that Sir Edmund Lacon and Sir Henry Stracey were duly elected, but reported thirteen cases of bribery, and said they believed that a witness named Henry Fayerman hail been guilty of perjury. The perjury consisted in his stating that on the 18th April, 1859, Sir Edmund Lacon during his canvass gave him a five pound note, and that on the 28th of the same manth Mr. Reynolds, the agent of Sir Henry Stracey, gave him another five round note, and both notes were produced before the committee. Subsequently a public meeting of the conser vative party was held in the Theatre Royal, Great Yar mouth, and both Sir Edmund Lacon and Sir Henry Stracey attended it. At that meeting Sir Edmund Lacon, the defen dant, uttered the words complained of, which were as follows : " This is a public meeting for the purpose of celebrating the triumph of Sir Henry Stracey and myself—of celebrat ing, I cannot call it an escape, but our having come out of one of the most vile, wicked, base, and unmanly plot.. ' Such epithets are not too hard for the vile conspiracy which two mouths ago we had to undergo. I don't think there is, perhaps, so much blame to be attached to the unfortunate fellow who came up to give his evidence against me, and who fancied that with half a•doren words from his mouth be would crush me for ever. I don't think much of him. Everybody knows the unfortunate being and knows that .he was the dupe of a party Of course I don't want to go into the evidence, which I have no doubt you have all read. You all know what perjury the unfortunate being com mitted ; but unfortunately we were not then in possession of proofs of some of the perjury he had com p mated before the committee. He positively swore , not only once, twice, but half-a-donen times, that he was never promi sed • farthing for coming up to London, but that he did it from bin own free will, as he said he thought he ought to do it. We were not then , prepared, but before the close of the sitting of the COM - mittee we had proof from his own handwriting—a letter sta ''ng he had been promised a large sum of money to come up to London and give evidence against me • and after he stated on oath he never was promised a fart hing, whereas he bad been promised a considerable sum by the liberal party in this town to come and give evidence against me. I don't perhaps put so much blame upon the unfortunate being, but Ido put blame upon those parties who were the makers and inventor, of those two bank notes which were to be most crushing to me, and after tho production of which I should never be able to show my face again in any society in this country. You all know nobody knows how they were done, but there cannot be a question that they were done, and that most unskilfully ; but they were like all rogues, who generally when they do a thing leave something or other by which we come to a discovery. But not only do I blame the makers and in• vectors of this discovery, but 1 most condemn the eiders and abettors of the conspiracy. The alders and abettors of it were a party of gentlemen—God Almighty knows who they were. (Here persons in the meeting called out, • Cos terton.) They were a sort of committee who were manag ing the petitions, and they were the gentlemen to blame. They knew, as well as I do that I stand here to-night, that the whole thing was a conspiracy ; they knew the evidence they were going to bring against me was one tissue of false hood ; and I do think when you find a committee of persons calling themselves geotlenice, who can meet in this town day by day, and knowing such evidence well, can sanction proceedings being taken on the evidence, nobody can under stand what the feelings of the Tarty can be. The hand of contempt and scorn must be on those gentlemen, and I hope they will read the wonls I utter to day. The hand of acorn and contempt will be upon them, and I hope and trust they may have some honour left and remorse." The learned counsel said that two members of the committee, Mr. Chalk and Mr. Close, wrote to Sir Edmund Lateen, de manding an apology, and that the secretary of the local committee wrote • letter, which was published in the news papers, giving a fiat contradiction to the statements he had made. Sir Edmund Lacon refused to give an apology, and Mr. Chalk and Mr. Clone brought actions against him, to which he pleaded a justification. Ultimately, however, the justification wail withdrawn, and Sir Edmund Lacon made an ample apology to those two gentlemen. Fayerman was prosecuted by Sir Edmund for perjury, but acquitted. The plaintiff in this Mill applied on the 7th Dec., 1860, to the defendant, through his solizitors, for an apology for the charge of subornation of perjury brought against him, and he received the following reply from Mr. Cory, the agent of the defendant :—" Sir E. Lawn has placed in my hands your letter, from which it seems that you and some friends of Mr. Frederick Samuel Costerton consider that the speech attri buted to my client on the occasion of the dinner on the 12th of April last, at the theatre, Great Yarmouth, pointed to Mr. Frederick Samuel Costerton ; and, if so, that it was calculated to injure his reputation. I should have thought that if Mr. Oratorios imagined that his reputation was in jured, or likely to be injured, by anything that occurred is COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.-FEB. 13. Sittings at Nisi Prima in London.— (Before Lord Chief Justice Erie and a Common Jury.) casruir P. WILLIAII3.-3tRETYSHIP. This was an action to recover damages against the de fendant, who had become surety for his brother when he entered the plaintiff's service as traveller. Mr. Serjeant Ballantine and Mr. Robinson appeared for the plaintiff ; and Mr. Serjennt Shoe and Mr. Henry James for the defendant. _ _ The plaintiff was a working jeweller, carrying on an ex tensive business, and in May, 1858, he advertised fur a traveller, and received an answer from the defendant's brother who was afterwards engaged. On the 4th of October the defendant entered into a bond by which he engaged to save harmless the plaintiff from all loss by rea son of any mismanagement, misusage, loss, neglect, default, or procurement of his brother. During the time that the defendant's brother continued in the plaintiff's service he, according to the plaintiff's case, made several bad debts, the loss on this account being between 3001. and 4001. ; and in addition there was a balance on the settlement of ac counts of 18/. or 19/. due to the plaintiff. These sums were now sought to be recovered, the plaintiff's case being that the bad debts had been made in such a way as to render the defendant liable. . . _ Evidencewas Riven on both sides. She lordship, in summing up, said that in his opinion the bond referred more to mismanagement than to any mere error of judgment. Several cases had been referred to in the course of the trial, but the only one that appeared to have any reality about it was that of a pereon named Gould man, to whom credit bad been given by the traveller for 521. in May and 1101. in October, the greater part of which sums had been lost in consequence of Gouldman's insolvency. The question was whether this loss had been incurred through the traveller's mismanagement. The jury found a verdict for the defendant. SECOND COURT. Sittings at Nisi Prins, in London. —(Beforo ?dr. Justice Byles and a Common Jury.) JON= T. PEARLS. -ESINGULAZ ACTION OP ABISUALT. The plaintiff in this case was a oow keeper, and in Jan., 18.59, he took some land at Plaistow of the defendant, who resides in Wellcloseequare, the rent being 481. a year. A distress was put in for the first quarter's rent, and at Michaelmas, 18.59, two quarters more were due, for which judgment was obtained. The defendant had also a claim against the plaintiff in respect of acceptancesgiven on amount of some hay. The present action was brought to recover damages for an assault and false imprisonment committed in the course of certain steps taken to arrest the plaintiff upon an execution issued on the judgment. The defendant pleaded that the plaintiff had previously assaulted him • and he also pleaded that he was justi fi ed by virtue of the ea. sa. Mr. M. Chambers and Mr. Pearce appeared for the plain tiff, and Mr. Prentice and Mr. T. Salter for the defendant. It appeared that the plaintiff was endeavouring to avoid being arrested upon the defendant's execution, but, about nine o'clock on the night of Sunday, the 15th of January, 1860, the defendant. his two sons, and • workman found the plaintiff in Whitechapel, and followed Lim. It was raining heavily the best pert of the night. According to the plaintiff's case they abused him, and followed him so closely that he could not get away. After some time the plaintiff promised to give up possession of the land, and they went into a public-house, where the plaintiff signed a raper to this effect. The defendant, however, still refused to leave the plaintiff, and they procersled along to Stritheid church, and thence to Upton-park, Wcstham, where the plaintiff implored admission to the lodge. The plaintiff had before this been roughly treated. The lodge-keeper maw a struggle in the reed, and said he did not wish to pre vent the plaintiff coming in. One of the party . , however, stood at the gate to prevent the plaintiff going in, and ad. vised the lodge-keeper not to admit him unless it was to keep him until after midnight so that they could then arrest him. The parties went away, the same kind of annoyance continuing until they got into Devon's-lane, Bow, at eleven o'clock, where the policeman on duty heard a row, and on going up the defendant's eldest sou charged the plaintiff with an assault by knocking him down. The plaintiff said he had committed no assault. The defendant raid that there was an execution against the Plaintiff in the hands of the sheriff, and he wished him to be detained until the morning. The policeman said he had nothing to do with the matter, and referred the defendant to the magistrates. Afterwards, however, the plaintiff was taken to the station-house, but the charge was refused, and the parties left the station. The seine kind of conduct still continued until the plaintiff got upon a cab and offered the driver 21. to drive Lim into Essex. There was a good deal of squabbling and disturb ance, and the cabman not knowing what to do between the parties, drove to the station-house in King David's-lane. Having been dismissed from that place, they about mid night got to the station in Leman-street, where the pleintiff was charged with an assault, but the inspector re fused to take the charge. When they left the station, there was • light cart helongiug to the defendant's party, and they " chucked " the plaintiff into it. This was between I and 2 o'clock a.m. The police were under the impression that the defendant's party were sheriff's (Accra, and there fore they did not interfere. The plaintiff sung out "murder," and there was one of the party on each side of him on the bottom of the cart holding him by the collar. About two a policeman in Leadenhall. street saw the cart coming along (loin Whitechapel, and heard the plaintiff shouting "murder." The constable stopped the cart, and naked what was the matter. The plaintiff said they were murdering hint The plaintiff was lying sideways in the cart with his bead on the footboard. 'the defendant was lying across his body, and the def e nd. ant's two sons were lying across his legs. The defendant said they had apprehended him under a sheriff's warrant, and that he had knocked the sheriff's o ff icer down and nearly killed him. They said they had had to leave the officer behind. The policeman suggested their going to the Bishopsgate police-station, but the police did not know what to do, and the plaintiff MAX again got into the cart, and driven up to Frederick.street, Albany street, where the sheriff's officer who held the warrant lived. He was taken in execution and conveyed to Slow man's lock-up, where he arrived about four o'clock. He was there unable to undress himself, and a fellow-prisoner assisted him to do so. There happened to be • medical man in the lock-up, and be examined the plaintiff and found he was much hurt, especially about the neck, shoulders, and wrists. He thought at first there was a fracture, but he could not tell because of the swelling. He ordered hot fomentation. and poultices to keep down the inflanimation. Some days afterwards he saw him and found an ulcer had formed in the throat, probably the result of the violence. The case for the defendant was that no violence had been used ; that the plaintiff had at first agreed to go to the sheriff's officer, but had subsequently refused to go, and that then they took him. The detail of the evidence for the defendant was that there uax untruth in a greet part of the plaintiff's case and ecaggeration in the rest. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff : damages, 1001. MARKETS. ix,TroN.__Lreuepoor., FEB. 11—The sales of cotton to-day are estimated at 5,000 bales. The market has been very quiet, and prices irregular. CORN.—Booms, FEL 13.—A slow market for wheat to-day, best maniples making last week's rates, hut other sorts Is. lower. Spring corn the same as this day se'nnight. Wheat, red, 445. to 555. ; white, 50s. to 58e. STOCKTON-ON•TErIi, FED. 13. —The weather has Cortl• pletely changed since our last, from mild spring like weather to severe frost ; and the ground covered with snow. The imports of wheat for the past week are liberal ; of other grain we have no arrivals. At this day's market there was a fair supply of grain from the growers, and a good attend boo, of buyers. Wheat met a ready sale at the extreme prices of last week ; iu some instances an advance of is. per qr. was obtained. Foreign and south country unaltered. Barley in steady request. Oats, dry samples, sold at fall prices ; damp and inferior met a slow demand, and were rather cheaper. Beans suitable for seed met with some inquiry ; other descriptions neglected. Peas, boil ers , ra . ther dearer. Indian corn nominal. Imports during the past week :—Wheat, coastwise, 300 qrs. ; foreign, 2,800. Guenow, IP/J3. 13.—A fair extent of business occurred in wheat during the week, chiefly in American sorts, of which several parcels were again taken by east country buyers at the full prices previously current. Flour also met a pretty ready sale for all good marks. Peas brought an advance of 6d. per bolL In other articles there was DO variation. This day's market was moderately well attended, but only a limited business transpired in either wheat or flour, and there was little or no change in the value of either. Fine Scotch cats were again gout 3d. per boll dearer, but other sorts and oatmeal were unaltered. Barley firm. Beans and Indian corn steady. Peas inquired for, but the advance checked sales. CATFLE.—Soirrawm, FEB. 13.—We had short supplies to-day, and prices were well supported Beef made from 3e. to lie. 2d. ; mutton, ss. to 6s. 4d. ; veal, 4s. 4d. to ss. 2.d. ; pork, 3s. 4d. to ss. per stone of Sibs., sinking the offal. COAL& —Loisnow, 13.—Bowers' West Hartley, 17s. 3d. ; B u as s's Beholds West Hartley, 17s. 3d. ; Davi. son's West Hartley, 17s. 3d. ; Holywell, 18e. Gd. ; Howard's West Hartley, 17s. ; Tanfield Moor, les. 3d. ; Tanfield Moor Butes, Ills. 3d. ; Wylam, 18e. ,• Walls End Acorn Close, 20a. Gd . ; Walls End Eden, 20a. ed.; Walls End Hedley, 20s. ; Walls End Hilda, 19s. ed; Londonderry Gas, 14e. ed. ;Walla End Framwellgate, 20a. ed. ; Walls End Panther, 18s. ; Walls End Rusael's Hake, 21a.; Walls End South Helton, V.s. 3d.; Eyhope Nuts, 14s. ; Walls End Comp, 21.1. ed. ; Walls End Hartlepool, 21a. 9d. ; Walls End South Durham, 20s. ; Walls End Low Bitehburs, 16s. Gd.; Walls End Peace's West, 16s. 6(1. ; Carway and Darya Malting, 24s.—Ships at market, 45 ; sold, ze. TRAFFIC RETURNS. Miles Pao ller. Total, Total, RAILWAYS open &engem chandlse Itl6o 1959 Week ending Dec. 16. & & & Great Indian Peninsula .. 297 k 2.38 2,689 4.977 6.170 Week ending Feb. R. 1861 1893 1111ntoursrkand4ileagow .. 142 6.072 6,401 eciottlak Nowt\ laißeen .. 115 —3 S. 6,67.1 Week ending Feb. 3: - - Great Northern 193 10,493 16,039 MUD 114.597 North Devoe Week ending Feb. 9. Belfast &N. Counties — 731 egg 1.419 1,919 Week ending Feb. 9. ?kink Wales Week ending Feb. 10. London & North Western 966 k 32.965 62.617 14.662 73,053 London & South Western 9,669 6,041 14,700 Great Western Lancashire and Yorkshire 305 k 11,918 13,300 35,117 33.1;0 Oewestry and Newtown . 20 120 649 389 Manchester, Shettleld, and Lincolnshire Cornwall — an 400 1,039 900 WEATHER REPORT. WieIIIODAT, 112M0AIV 1; $ TO • L.Z. E. E. N. D. Y.O. 1. A. -- — Nam Asuman 0 muscat Drawn 8 C 012111140111 A 11)11068,411 29.68 30 2.2.2. 1 m 1 Pommy 2985 31 R. 3 b 3 81111LD6 20.06 20 N.W. 1 m 2 GALWAY 8c.463030008 29.64 58 W. 3 t 4 HULL 29.68 25 N. W. 9 t •- L 111112004 V4l.mrm Sussrows 29.97 37 36 N. 1 b 2 1.612 YA111102711 LONDON 21162 3.1 34 E. 9 a Night Extreme 29.06 30 N. E. m 113 w DOITit P 0118111109211 29.67 43 43 ft W. I m 2 PORTLAND . .. Pl1800111. P19243C9 .11411582 BUST 131709/112 1.10.903 KEPLANATIeri correcie - 4 - sati . - Wtiu - ceit . lo slt the. at mesa es level : eacilOWet, of veracrike;:caut7,l4 - one-hundredth of as Inch diminution; sod each 10 deg., above 32 deg., enuring *early thmehundredtha Increase. Z.—Elwood thermometer In shade. 11.—Moisteued bulb (for evaporation and dew point). D.—Direction of wind (true—not, magnetic). F.—Force (Ito 12—estimated). C.—Cloud (1 to 9). L : b, blue sky; e, clouds (detached) : f fog; h, hail; 1. lightning: ta, mitt/ (ham): o, overlaid (dull) ; r, rain; a, anew: 8, thunder. S. ace-dlatarbance (1 to 9). VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. America (ship;, from Cardiff fur Shanghai. 150 days, Dee. 14, lat 2.S N, --....7- 1;;;Ti4 4 E. Homphry Nelson (barque), from Liverpool for Bong Kong, 120 dart". Dee. I. Ist 9 195. lon 124 M. Japan 'ship), from London for Shan,ghse, Dec. 12, in the 61114, kasaage. Meta& Alp!, from lhlatol for Canterbury, N.Z., Sept. 2, tat 124 N lon 26W Nelly (barque . ). from Sunderland for Hong Kong, 130 days, Dec. 12, In the 0111010 Passage. Suzanne,Hamburg barque, for Hong Kong, Dec. 21, tat 12.43 N, lon 124 K Spirit of the Deep, Feb. 11. off Blackwater Bank. Samuel Appleton, of and for Bolton, from Calcutta, off Hatteras [Advertisement. ]—HoLLowAy's Onrnincr D FlLM—Derivative Remedies.—Where all Important vital organs become disordered it is of momentous importance to draw the cause of disease elsewhere where It can be borne with less mis chief. Hence in chest complaints, blisters ace frequently ordered as derivatives of disease the lungs: but their derivatite power is far excelled by rubbing Holloway's Ointment upon the back and chest. The effect speedy and permanent without the annoyance and pain of lilLderin,r. Holloway's tills should likewise be taken. They regulate respiration and expel im purities. These too potent remedies aptly applied, according to their accompanying instructions. would remove pectoral con plaints from their present prominent position is the weekly met. tatty. and spare much distress tu BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. Blitniti. ARNOLD —Feb. 11. at Cheater.square, the wife of M. Arnold, FAR., of a daughter. DICK SELL— Feb. 10. at Dulwich, Surrey, the wife of E. Birk. Eay.. of a daughter. CARTWitIOWL—Yeb. 11 at Green.street, Lady Elizabeth Leslie . . Melville Cartwright, of $ daughter. EDWAIIDB. 7 7eb. 10,14 Leinsteraquare, Bayswater. the s Ile 01 - I.linKlNK—Yeb. 9, at Dur n hamterrare, Westbournopark, the wife of Colonel Erskine, of a diorghter, 11. at Union-strect, Bristol, the wife of Mr. H. H . J. Hodges, of a daughter. , . MAY YARD.—Feb. 10, at Chesterfield, the wife of E. G. May nard, Esq., of • sou. RANWIL—Ieb. 11, at the Square. Upper llyde.park-gardepa, the wife of R. Rangel, Eaq., of a daughter. WFATOWT.—Feb 9, at Harrow , thu wife of the Ger. B. F. .., _._ Westoott. of a ion.. WHITE.--OrPh. n. nt Malta Villa, South Norwood, the wife of C. W. White, ]req., of a son. MARRIAAIS& HALLIMAND—REYNOLIkS.—Yeb. 0, et M. Margaret's. Rocher ter, by the Res. S. A. Hawkins, John, on of Mr. T Ilallinnesl, of Coihoe, Durham, to Ellen, daughter of the Lae Mr. T. Reynolds, of Maidstone. HANDLES—WHYWELL.—Feb. 11, at the pariah church. Bury. Mr. W. Handley, of Bury. to Doff, daughter of Mr. T. Whewell. of Anesington. ItHOAßTll—wAucum—reh. 1.1. at St. George's. Hanover• !guars, O. Hogarth. Esq.. of larnoton House. Hounslow. to )Ara, daughter of the late J. Walklej, Eaq., of Devonshire- Alla, Hounslow. ENS.—Feb. ft, at St. Pancras Church. by the Mr. T. Prescott, W. S. page, Esq., of Manchesteraquarc. to )fart Philadelphia. daughter of J. R. Stevens, Esq., of Litnadowuc. place, Brunswickaquare. 110abliAC—itAllsoN.— Pelt A, at the parish church. Leeds, h the Rev. F. G. 11. /Smith. lieary, son of Mr. U. Roebuck, to Mirabelli, daughter of Mr. O. Dawson, all of Leeds. DIA'IIIIII. BROWNE—Feb. 10. at West-end. Hampstead, Charlotte, widow of General Sir T. Browne. K.('.11., agrd be. CLUTTERBUCK.—Feb. 9, at Torquay, E. L. Clutterhuck, Esq.. of Hardeuhuish.park, Chippenhant. awed 3 6 . DITCHETT —Yeh 9. at Paul-street, Portland-square, Bristol. S. Ditehett, Esq., aged*. DONALIXION.—Feb. 10, at Craven-bill, Ayde•parit. the le r . J. W. Donaldson, D.D., medal. GLAM.—Feb. 12, at Derooshire.place, St. Peter's.street, ton, W. Glue, Esq., aged 39. MORTEN.—Yeb. 10, at Hayes, Middlesex, Mr. W. Morten. fted 81. NEATE.—Ieh. 12, at his residence, 35, Boundary.road , John's-wood, Mr. Charles Neste, of Ildwards-street. Tort' manwquare, aged $2 years. MAIL—Feb. 10, at Manalleid.street, Lady Emma Petro. Mated awl Pubtithell by WILLIAM Km HALis, of No. 6. Lambert Whist, la the at, of London. Printer. et th 6 Oliva. to AllY Leasbeedale l eet 4. , la 111 N, the Precinct of Whitehiars..- Theesbet. Pritt ,P. 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