The Express. — London, England, 1855-01-25 00:00:00

TII LATE FAT: a. ACCIDENT IN ST. jAItEB •B PARK. —4,— Yeetct day gr. Bedford held an inquest in the beard-room o the Westesinoter Hospital, upon the bodies o f James Bradley, aged 16 ; George Edwards, aged 15 John Hutton, aged IS ; and Jobs Linters, aged 16 who Were drowned, on the afternoon of Saturday last, in the brasmitatal water in St. James's Park. The identity of this deceased having been preyed, Wiliam Clark, a seafaring youth, was first examined. are said he was upon the ice in St. Jalaila'S Park about half past three o'clock on Saturday afternoon, and standing eery near bur youths, who had just come down one slide, *ad were preparing to return up another, when he observed the lee give way, and all of them fall into the water. See. log that no proper °dicers were near, himself and other persons ran to fetch hurdles, which were thrown towards the parties struggling in the water. Some pumas, an ao deavouriag to render assistance to the boys is the water, became immersed themselves, and one of these was drowned. Only one of Ito Ant four who fell la escaped, and he did so by getning hold of the drag pole which was throws to hide by • bystander. Four of the boys were clinging to each other for more then Ave minutes before they sank, and one of them for a much longer period. Folly half an hour elapsed before the bodies were get oat of the water. During that time witness only saw one man beloagiog to the Royal Humane Society, sad he did not arrive till firs minutes after the accident happened. He trough% only a life-buoy and hand-line with his. Had the Machinery belonging to the Humane Society been Lair the spot, witness confidently believed that all the parties might have been saved. Boards indicating danger" were exhi bited in several parts of the ice, and one of them was very near the fatal spot. Frederick William, a printer, also deposed to having seen the boys' fates through the ice. lie believed they floated for hearty ten minutes before they sank; one of them was in sight for nearly 16 tainates. Several persons exhibited great intrepidity in endeavouring to rescue the boys; and one of the deceased was in the act of assisting the others when he also sank. Orily one of the Humane Society's men was pressot, and all the parties *seeps one had stook tutore he arrived. He brought with hiss a life buoy attached t e • lice, which he threw towards the sinking youth, but it failed to reach him. No other machinery belonging to the Humane Society was there . If they bed had even ropes, all the parties might have been saved. The Humane Society's officer wore an india-rubber life-preserver round his chest e but he made no attempt to go into the water. W illiam Flower, a stone sawyer, was parsing through the park at the moment the accident occurred, end, together with his mots, ran round to the wild fowl island, in order to render assistance. He also was of opinion that, providing the proper implements had been at hand, at least three of the four lire- might have been saved. William D. an, one of the park constables, who assisted the last witness, depo.ed that the boys must hare been in sight at lout from 10 to 15 minutes. Edward Cook, • bricklayer, end occasionally employed by the Humane Society as ea iceman, said he was on duty I. St. James's-paik on Saturday last. Just previttusly to the accident he bad been called to extricate a gentleman who hod become immersed near Buckingham Palace. Wit ness was returning in the direction of the Horse Guards when the alum ot Intl accident was given. Ile sent a rope to the spot by two geemen, aid followed himself with the life buoy and other apparatus. Two other officers of the society had been in St. James's-park during the day, but just at this periot they had gone to the society's office in Trafalgar-sqsare, leaving witness alone on duty. Ooly one of tie boys was visible when witness reached the scene of the accident. Witneu had been in the water seven times that morning, and his clothes were frozen upon him, or he might have reached the spot more speedily. He believed that if the proper apparatus had been at band the boys might have been saved. A juror—Were you not asked to plunge into the water and endeavour to rescue the drowning lads? Witness-1 believe some person desired me to do so, but I was not in a fit state to render the required assistance. I had been on duty seven hours without relief. Witness here banded to the coroner • paper recording a long list of rewards he had received for rescuing persons from drowning. The Cornier said there appeared to be no fault attribut able to witness, who had dune all he could under the cir com.tances. D.d the witness know how many men were on duty on the day fellowing the accident? Witness—Eleven men and one boy were stationed in St. Jame s'e pai k. Edward !Laskin, one occasionally employed as an iceman by the Humane Society, said himself, sod many other con stable. bad repotted themselves at the receiviog-house, in Hyde-park, for employment on Saturday morning. Mr. Charlier declined to engsge any of them, but told them to attend the nest day. Herbert Williams, the superintendent, being sworn, woe asked by the Coroner—How can you explain the fact that not more than one man was Bent to each pack on Saturday morning ? Mr. Williams—Mr. Charlier assumes the entire rupee sibility of employing the icemen. In consequence of the thermometer paring fallen to 21 uegrees on the previous day, and my personal observation of the increased substance of the ice, I wrote to Mr. Chattier, and advised that the full force of constables should be em ployed, but be declined to increase the number before the following Sunday. I have ao pewee to put on the men myself. Coroner—Do you think that if a sufficient force of icemen bad been on duty the lives of these unfortunate youths might have been saved ? Mr. Williams—With the proper appliances of ropes and ladders, there can be little doubt of it. The medical tee imony having proved drowning to be the cause of death in all the cases, The Coroner briefly summed up, and the jury, after considering for a few momenta, returned a verdict of " Ac cidental Death," the Foreman, on behalf of himself and the rest of the panel, remarking that they could nut record that verdict without a string expression of their,feeling that the lamentable deaths of these young men was attributable in • great measure to the Humans Society, in not having a sun client number of men and proper means at hand to protect life in St. James's park on Saturday lest. Mr. Chattier, thus appealed to, said that on no former occasion durlog his experience of eleven years had the society bad the misfortune to lose so many lives in one acci dent. The society were frequently blamed for having too many icemen on duty, inasmuch as it was said to encourage the foolhardy to run into danger. The unfortunate facts which read been elicited were entirely owing to Saturday having been the first day of the feast. Had it °marred on the Sunday, all toe men would hare been on duty. If the wouid come in a little more spontaneously with their subscription', the society might employ more constables. The Coroner said there might be something in that, and with this remark the proceedings terminated. Tilts LIVERPOOL TOWN DtrEs.—Yesterday, a meet ing was haid in the mayor's parlour, Manchester, "to con sider and determine upon the steps to be taken for securing the support and eo-operation, not only of the districts which are more immediately interested in obtaining relief from the tel now levied (to pay the borough expenses) on every article imported into or *sported from the p set of Liver pool; but ale iof sU places which may be suffering under imposts of • like character, and therefore similarly inte rested in urging on the Board of Trade the necessity for carrying out without delay the recommendations of the Shipping Dues COMlllinloll. Many influential gentlemen of Manchester sod Salford were present, end deputations attended from Ashton under-Lyne, Bolton, Oldham, Roch dale, Stockport, end Liverpool. The meeting was ad dressed by the Mayors of Manchester sad Salford, and by Messrs. Henry Ashworth, William Bibb, Malcolm Ras, &a. The following resolationwas unanimously adopted: "That the claim of the corporation of Liverpool, to exact the payment of dues arbitrarily fixed, in respect of every article imported into, or exported from the port of Liver pool, without being under legal obligation to expend any portion of the amount obtained, in maiatainbsg and im proving the port, or for the benefit of shipping, is as uncon stitutional in its nature es it is opposed is principle to all recognised lase •' and the exaction of such dues, to the ex tent of upwards of 125,0001 per annum, to be expended fur strictly local and borough purposes, constitutes a most vexatious and unjust tel upon the trade end commerce of the nation which in the opinion of this meeting, ought to be abolishe. l." It was also resolved that the necessary steps should betaken for bringing the subject tinier the attention of the government, and the following gentlemen were appointed • committee for that purpose:—The Mayor of Manchester; S r Elkeneh Armitage ;_Mr. Alderman Shut Geworth ; Mr. Alderman Bancroft ; Thomas Bagley, Rot, president of tie Manchester Chamber of Commerce; Henry Ashworth, Esq , vice- preeideat ; J. A. Turner, Eq., pre sident of the Manchester Commercial Association ; Malcolm Roes, Rol , vice-president; George Loch, Seq.: his Wor ship the Mayor of Salford; S R. Langworthy, Esq. VALUE OF LAND IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF Lonsos.—Notwithstanding the war, it appears that there is:not the slightest isdispoution on the part of members of freehold lend societies to invest their espital on estates on which building operations are tare to be commenced. The Old Ford estate, Bow, which is withia the district of the Tower Hamlets, was allotted yesterday (January 24) at the ofScis of the Conservative Land Society, end small plots to the value of upwards of 6,0001 were eagerly selected by members. The allotment of the estate excited much inter est. It is close to the Victoria park, and a new church is about to be erected in its immediate neighbourhood. On theism. day the society offered another estate, situated at East Retford, North Notts, width fossedi c al favour in the eyes nett only of local bal al &OW Ax INTERESTING A1Ca1101.003011...... - it e l e as just bees made at Coatis's', seer Lwariaas. of • tomb *staining • large earthen vase, is which wee esediss of gismo( a square form. nil assiseel al this elaskaal of boom, ashes, two rings, and bar sum esin—a. el' Fautina, the wife of Manse Amass, and the mbar three of Lucille, the sister of Commodes. Between these lay a bronze ring with the isseriptkm" Pins," and close M this. • golden ring set with • ruby, and a sleep set with jewels. ,Theee trinkets denoted the lamb to be Mat of a woman. All these objects have bees besets by the esatesal museum of Lassese. Kab3 intelitgenct. EQUITY COUNII3,-JAN. 24. 1111/0111 TICI•CrLOCIV/011 HS WIG PAU WOOO. 711501 e. BiateLAND. Mr. Danlel, Mr. Rudy, and Mr. Charnock appeared for the plaintiff in this ease, is whisk a hill ladle* filed penis' that it might be declared that the sum of 1,6431. Meek sta n ding is the name of Mary Pierce, and the des* wheel& had accrued thereon singe her death, were Mead by and subject to the trusts and provisions of an in dealers dated the 26th day of November, 1851, that that indenter' might *earned into *muting under the direction of the court, sad that the defends* Beanland might be restrained from dealing with the said sum of stock. Tete lodestars is question was one dated 26th November, 1851, and made between Mary Pierce of the one part the plaintiff, and Jacob Pierce of the second part , and Jobe Pierce of the third part, and after reciting that thellald Mary Pares was entitled to certain real estate and SIMI is the feeds, and the personal property enumerated be elsi schedule thereto smashed, and that she was desire* of making pronsioufer the said plaintiff and Jaoub Pierce, eonveyed and aniseed all the said real and pension estate to the said John Pierce upon trust for banal( for life, sad after her death am" trust for the said plaintiff and Jacob Pierce in the skins therein motioned, with a proviso that the said John Pierce should retain 301. out of the property for W lows ate. This deed was impeached as a forgery, and the circumstances of the case were of a somewhat extraor dinary nature. It appeared that Mary Pierce was • widow who had lived at Devizes since the year 1822 or 1823, up to the time of het death on the 18th Octor, 1862. She was the sister of Dr. John Crew, of Devise s, who died in 1819, Withoet issue, and intestate, leaving her his sole nest of kin and heiress et law. She had Married beneath her own eta. lion, and had for some years acted as organist at Putter*, a village about two miles from Devises, where her hushes' lived. Her hnabsnd had three brothers ; the plaintiff, Wm. Pierce, who had left Devises early in life and had sines been residing in various places, principally in Landes; Jacob Pierce, who had lived all his life at Devises, ass was a blacksmith, and John Pierce, who was a Webster rsou and • labouring man. Mary Pierce upon the death of her blether was left without any pre who had any Wand claim of relationship to ber of whose ex , lasses eke wee aware ; she had endeavoured daring her life lipelasrpn any such, andhad had advertisements inserted in i the papas foe that purpose, but without effect, gad the den beemat Beanland, who had since Dome forward claiming la be her nest of kis, had never been heard of till some time after her death. Four or five years before her death she took one of the daughters of Jacob Pierce to live with berme servant and companion. See became infirm in body before her death, but not in mind. She was, however, somewhat eccentric, and did not mix much with her neighbours. The plaintiff, William Pierce, was in the habit of going down to Devises to see her. Down to 1861 she allowed her rents sad the proceeds of her property to be received by Mr. , Meek, a solicitor at Devizes, but before that time she had bemoan dissatisfied with him, and in 1850 had authorised Jacob Pierce to act for her in her money matters, and in March, 1861, she authorised him to require Mr. Meek to bue up his bill, whieh was done. The papers in hands were handed over, and no further aim- Manication in reference to her affairs took place be tween her and Mr. Meek during her life. According to the plaintiff's ease, on the occasion of the plaintiff's neat visit, lin. Pierce gave him instructions to get • deed prepared, making over her property after tier death for the benefit of himself and her brother-in-law Jacob, and pave him 101. fur the purpose, that thereupon he mentioned the matter to a person of the name of Giddiap, who was a sort of Imager on of solicitors* offices, and who moan acquaintance of kit from his bring a Potterne man. Giddiegs midge t** to get the deed prepared, and for that purpose gave Instructions to a Mr. Brown, who had been a solicitor, but had not then a certificate, and Brown instructed Mr. Wat son, a conveyancer, to prepare the deed, and it was pre pared accordingly. On the 24th November William Pierce and a man of the name of Martindale went down to Devizes with the deed, and the next day it was 'located by her and attested by Martindale. Jacob Pierce was there then, and John Pierce also, but the latter did not stay, having some matters of business of his own to attend to, and other members of the family were present. The deed was read over and explained to Mrs. Pierce, and then she signed it. It was afterwards signed by William and John Pierce, and taken charge of by William, at the request of Jobs upon the ground that he was better able to take care of it and took the greatest share of the property under it. There was evidence that Mrs. Pierce had stated to several wow her intention of disposing of her property among tee Pierces, and of her desire that her property should net go to the crown; and one witness stated that Mrs. Pierce had told her that she had arranged her property end made It over to Pierce, of Potterne, and that nobody could do him eat of it. This deed having been thus executed in Novena her, 1861, in the October following Mrs. Pierce's house was burnt down, and she herself was burnt in the ruins, under greumstanees of some suspicion, and the defendants insinu ated that the house was set on fire by the Pierces. The defendant's ease rested principally oa the evidence of Old dings, who had made an affidavit, is which, after stating the way in which instructions were given and the deed pre , pared, in which he did not differ from the plaintiff se case, he stated that on the 20th of November William Pierce asked him for the engrossment, as he was going down to Devizes to try to get it executed. That in the beginning of December he went to en Pierce again, when he penalised the deed and asked Giddings to write the schedule of personal effects on the deed from a list which he produced, and which he (Giddings) accord ingly did. That at that time he noticed that the deed was signed by the other parties but not by Many Pieree. He mentioned this, and William Pierce told him that she refused to sign any deed with respect to her pro perty, as she wished it to go to her relations from whence it was. That William Pierce then stated that he had ob tained a signature in Mrs. Pierce's writing, and that he (Giddings) could copy it very nicely, and better than he (the plaintiff) could; that be than weal to • drawer and took oat a slip of paper, with the signature " Mary Pierce " upon it, and when Giddings asked him how he got it, he aaswered that he had procured a letter to be written to Mrs. Pierce about some tax business, requiring an immediate answer, or that she would be fined, and that thereupon Mrs. Pierce wrote an answer and gave it to her servant, Jane Pierce, to put into the post, and the servant handed the letter to the plaintiff ; that he had torn off the letter and kept the signature. The plaintiff then promised Gid dings 1801. and • valuable Cremona violin belonging to Mrs. Pierce, if be would imitate the signature Be refused to do anything of the sort, and the plaintiff then said there was no harm in it, as it was better for the property to go to them than to the government. That he afterwards saw the plaintiff again at his house in York-road, and he then asked him to get the deed stamped. He showed the deed, and asked whether the name Mary Pierce was net • good imitation, producing at the same time the slip of paper, and comparing the two, and said it was done by a scientific process, so as to have it meetly the same; that he (Giddings) refused to get the deed stamped, and he remarked that the deed was not then attested by Martindale. Giddings further stated that Martindale had since informed him that he had been down to Devizes, but that he had eon Mrs. Pierce. Old dings then went on to swear that he did sot see the plaintiff spin till October, 1852, when he stated he was going down to Deviate to find out whether Mrs. Pierce had made • will, and, if not, te induce her to do so; and on the 19th of oo tober he saw him again, and he then said he had just re turned, and that he had had • letter that morning, infer* rj..t.m that Mrs. Pierce's house had taken flee the night sad that the house and all in it had Dees burnt, and lonself burnt in the ruins. Giddings further went ea to tag tbat in August, 1862, he called at Mr. Meek's, for the of informing him about this deed, but that Mr. was absent ; that he subsequently tried his utmost, bat without succor, to find some relations of Mrs. Pierce to communicate the facts to, and that he bad afterwards written to Mr. Meek an amount of the business. No such letter was produced. There were further affidavits by Mr. Meek, who said Mrs. Pierce was a suspicious person, and sot likely to assents such a deed. And by his clerk re hiding circumstances tending to show her eccentricities and thedielasions under:which she laboured; that she fancied her segghbour in the next house was making a way through into hog bedroom, and that she should be murdered; that be wee wag eight and day boring holes ; that he inserted Il l a k l=llled with gunpowder which he set fire to sad into her bedroom ; that these flashes of light semellifeel aearly blinded her ; and that he made use of MN meld* by minas of which he was enabled to +Sh amir*, air from the room, which took away her breath sail debut killed her. All th is she had stated in an interview obis be MI bees sent to take instructions for making her alit, ssi OM be then stated that he did not consider her in•sempoleat state to make a will. The inspector of police able even to similar circumstances, and also threw out in simmtheas against Jane Pierce, who lived with her, and wise had made an affidavit as the state of her mind, and also iaaketations as to the fire having taken place under eir oniestaness of grave suspicion. Upon the death of Mrs. Pine, the stock was still standing is her name, and • dis triages was put upon it by the plaintiff, sod he had also loommeseed an action of ejectment to recover the real estate, but this action had not been proceeded with I It was conteaded, on behalf of the plaintiff, that the three Iproposition which must be made eat,—tint, that the deed was executed by Mary Pierce ; secondly, that it was I obtained fairly and that she understood its purport and effect; and thirdly, as to the money in the funds, that the relaties:of trustee and cestui quo trust was completely made out, were all fully established. It was not disputed that iadasstions were given to Brows to have the deed pre pared, gad there was not aay pretence for saying that there was any intention of committing forgery in the first instance. It was sot pretended that any such idea was entertained as foveae Mrs. Pierce's name until after the return of William Piero and Martindale from Devises. Mr. Meek, who must have known well the handwriting of Mrs. Pierce, did set pretend to say it was not her genuine signature. There was no evidence to impeach the deed except the story told by Giddings, whisk was extremely improbable. It was improbable that men who were manna* with business should think of taking down the deed without the schedule lira it, when the sebedale was referred to in the body of the deed. Then it was most improbable that William Pieria should propose to Giddings is the lcool way he did to commit • forgery, or that Gid dings should receive the proposition apparently with lout surprise. (The Vies-Chanosilor here rem ar ked that Giddings all through his evidence seemed to treat for er y l ea • matter of every day budges , and the only Strap ehe eattatiised seemed to be to getting a forged deed .1 THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 25, 1855. That the story of getting the coy signature wee &beard, because the Piercer, gnu were n constant communication with her, inert have had :raj siguatare map, times over without having to rm.: to any artifice for the purpose of procuring it. if U.:, signature eras genuine, there was no reason to gape. a that the endeoce which described the way in widen the deed had been read over end explained to her was not true, and the evidence of tat winning uncon nected with the family, some of whom swore that she bad stated to them her intention of disposing of her property in the moaner in which it was disposed of by this deed, and one of whom swore that she told her she had done so, was conclusive upon that part of the case. That the fact of the action of eji merest not having been proceeded with was to be explained by iPe poverty of the parties and their not wishing to have two sets of proceedings going on at the same time with the same object. Upon the third point it was contended that a transfer of the stack into the name of the trustee wee not absolutely necessary, and that the circumstances of the present ease were sufficient to bring it within the authorities as to what was a sufficient declaration of trust. The can was adjourned at the tieing of the court. damages from the defendant, a grocer, feces alleged illegal distress. The plaintiff, ft anpearecl, had taken a hones of the deka dant, at a rental of 28/. slur. Last June a quarter's tent fell due, but the plaintiff was sot in a position to pay it, by reason of his haviog been unoccupied for a considerable time. At his request the defendant agreed to wait for the money, but en the tad of August, the defendant having a suspicion that the plaintiff contemplated removing his pro perty, be, at sie o'clock on that atonic', went to the isone,, when he discovered a person is the act of removing a table, whereupon he made an attempt to enter the house, by thrusting his leg forward in order to prevent the door from being closed. The pressure from withie, however, compelled him to retire, whereupon he went to the back of the house, end according to the eridence in support of the plaintiff's cam, the defendant, by breaking a pane of glass, which enabled him to unhup the window, effected an ea trance into the house and levied a distress. The defendant admitted that he had broken the pane of glass in his attempt to get into the house, but denied having unfastened the window. Mr. Baron Platt. in leaving the cue to the jury, said it was far them to consider to which side they gave credence. The simple qurstion for them to decide was had or had net the defendant broken the pea. of glass and unfastened the ' window sad thus obtained an entrance ? It they considered he had broken the window for the purpose of unfastening it, it was an illegal entrance, and the plaintiff would be entitled to their verdict. The jury returned 'verdict for the plaintiff—damage' 101 COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.-JAN. 24. MONS DI LORD CAISPIIIILL. AND TIM MS COLL. lUDOX, WIANTIAAN LCD fisourion. Tlll WAIN O. TEM POSTKABTZI4OEI4IIIIAL. Mr. Monk, on behalf of the respondents, said that he un- derstood it was not the intention of the other side to argue this case now, for reasons which his learned friend would captain. Mr. Poulden, in the absence of the Attorney-General, said the question in this case was as to the rateability of the Post-oßce of Manchester, but that his learned friend the Attorney-General was of opinion that the cast, as it at pre sent stood, did not sufficiently state the facts with a View to , have the opinion of that court. It was therefore considered , advisable that the present rate should be paid, and an ap peal should on some future occasion be made against it, with the object of having the facts brought beforo the court for its decision. He had now to ask the opinion of the court as to the costs. Lord Campbell—The court cannot interfere about the eats. It wee generally understood that the side which withdrew paid the costs, the victorious party receiving them. It must also be clearly understood that the court had given no opinion on this cue sa to the rateability of the Post-office of Manchester ; it is entirely an arrangement between the parties. VIZ QUINN V. FREILZ.—RAILITLY T/LATRLLINO. This was a prosecution instituted by the Eastern Union Railway Company against George Edward Fran, under the following circumstances :—lt appeared that the de fendant took a ticket from Colchester to Norwich, for which he paid five shillings,but having arrived at Dies, which was an intermediate tation, and abort of the distance for which he had taken his ticket, but to which the fare was seven shillings, he quitted the carriage. A prosecution was then instituted, and the question arose whether, under the bye-laws of the company, a traveller was enti tled to travel by the railway, and having taken a ticket to a certain station, get out at a place at a less distance from his place of starting without being liable for a criminal offence. Mr. Bramwell appeared on behalf of the company, and Sir Fitzroy Kelly contra. Lord Campbell was of opinion that the conviction in this case should be quashed. He would abstain from giving any opinion as to the power of the company by which they might claim a larger fare for a shorter distance than that for which the ticket was taken. The court had simply to determine whether the defendat,t had violated the bye laws of the company. He thought there had been no viola-1 lion of those bye-laws, and any question which the com pany might wish to raise on those bye laws could not be raised on such a conviction, and in his opinion it mast be quashed. The other learned members of the court having eon- Marred, The conviction was quashed. BAIL COURT.—JAN. 24. As Mr. Justice Erle wu in London to-day, no judge sat in this court, although the bar was in attendance. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.Lor. 24. POI IP DANCO.—INPOPI CHUAN MAMAS IS&VMS, MM. UPTICK PAOLA, XL AURIGA ellallWlLL. AND 311. JUSTICI WILLIAM& SMART V. HARDINO.—THE STATUTE OF FRAUDS. The plaintiff in this action had agreed to sell a milk walk to the defendant for 801., and one part of the agreement was, that he should yield up possession of the premises whets be carried on his business, and permit the defendant to occupy them. At the trial before Mr. Justice Cresswell in London, it was objected that as this agreement referred' , to the premises where the business was carried on, it ought to have been in writing in accordance with the Statute of Frauds, which states that any contract in reference to an interest in land must be in writing, while the agreement in question was only a verbal one. His lordship, however, left the cue to the jury, and a verdict was found for about 301., the amount claimed subject to the opinion of the court, upon the validity of the agreement. A rule was accordingly ob tained to enter a nonsuit, and this rule to-day came on for argument. Mr. Temple, Q.C., appeared to show cause against it being made a bsolute; and Mr. Serjeant Byles and Mr.Mor gin Lloyd, supported the rule. The Chief Justice said it appeared to him that as this agreement contained a clause that the premises should be yielded up to the purchaser, it referred to an interest in land, and that as this agreement was not in writing it could not be enforced. Under these circumstances he was of opinion that a nonsuitshould be entered. Rule absolute. .mutes a? ales PILICI ra MIDDLIgLI.—BITOIZ MA. num aim= AND • CONYON JUST. BEALL O. TRM OAL MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE AND LOAM CODIPANY.••••WRONOBUL DISMISSAL OP ♦ SIRVANT. This was an action to recover money due for services yen- , dared, and also damages for having been improperly dis missed from the defendants' service. Mr. Huddlestone and Mr. Hawkins appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Serjeaat She. was for the defendant'. The plaintiff was now manager of the Manchester Mer chant and Tradesman's Mutual Insurance Society, and in January, 1854, he was engaged by the manager of the Oak Insurance Company to travel in the West of England for three months, to induce people to take shares and policies and to appoint agents, and for this he was to be paid at the rata of 1601. per year, a guinea a day for expellees, and com mission upon business done. Part of the agreement was that he should make a daily report of his proceedings to the manager. The plaintiff started on his j_ourney and went to various towns, and ultimately reached Bristol, where some letters paused between him and the company, and be was informed that he must consider his agreement at an end, as he had not seat up his reports. The plaintiff's ease was that he had been prevented doing so by as attack of lumbago, but he came up to London and saw the manager, and his engagement was renewed on the same terms as before. lle went to Bristol a second time, and some correspondence took place, from which it appeared that the manager understood that his renewed engagement was upon the terms that he should have no salary but be paid by commission only. The plaint i ff disagreed upon this point, and he accordingly brought the present action. Witnesses were examined on both sides; and the defen dant's ease was that the plaintiff bad not told any shares, ' nor caused any policies to be taken up, and that he had ' been properly tismiseed for having neglected to send his ' daily report. That after that he had been re-engaged L upon commission only, and without salary, and therefore L was not entitled to succeed in his suit. f The jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff for 611. 12s. COURT OF EXCHEQUER.-JA2g. 24. ITZDFOS lit THE MYSTERIOUS POISONING AT FINCHLEY. Yesterday Mr. Wakley resumed the inquiry into the death of Mr. John Southgate, merchant, of Old 'Change, City. So extraordinary have become the circum stances in connexion with the case, that they have engaged the attention of Lord Palmenten, who was yesterday re presented by Mr. Jarman, the solicitor to the Treasury. The most important evidence tendered on this occasion was that of Mr. Lucas, chemist and druggist, 63, Cheap side, whe deposed that the deceased, on the day before his death, ordered half a pound of oxalic acid to be sent to his counting-house. It was sent the same day, and delivered to Mr. Southgate's principal clerk, who at once handed it to his employer. Mr. Southgate called at Mr. Lucas's shop twice about the oxalic acid, as there had been some delay in forwarding it. Mr. Lucas handed in a sample of the oxalic acid sold to Mr. Southgate, and said that he had served deceased with oxalic acid some years previously, having supplied him with drugs for 20 yean. Mr. Turner, principal clerk to deceased, being examined, said that he delivered the parcel 1 eft by Mr. Lucas's boy on the 16th of December to deceased, in his private counting house. This was abort three o'clock, and Mr. Southgate left about four. Witness never saw the parcel again, nor was any portion of the contents used on the per mine. Did not know the contents when be delivered it to his em- ployer. The Coroner, at this stage of the proceedings, said it would be well to compare the sample of oxalic acid produced by Mr. Lucas with that found in the hinge of deceased after his death. Upon opening the packets the two specimens did not at all agree in appearance. Mr. Whyman, who supplied Dr. Neill with oxalic acid, produced his day-book, to show that it was supplied on the 13th of December. Dr. Taylor, hay og been recalled, said that on examining the specimen of oxalic acid produced by Mr. Whyman, he found that it diffk red from that produced by Dr. Neill. Mr. Funs said the house had been searched, and there was no trace of oxalic acid to be found, save that in the packages supposed to have contained salts. ' John Barnard, cog and printer, and a tenant of one of Mr. Soutbgate's shops in Ulu Change, deposed that for the last four years he had had letters addressed to his shop for deceased under the initials "A B." They bore the Dorking post-mark, and deceased told him ant to tell any one about them. Witness last saw deceased alive on the day before his death, when he called to know if there was *letter for him as usual, but there was not. Deceased then appeared strange and short in his manner. About two years ago a lady, about 18 or 20 years of age, called at the shop of witness and left a letter for "A. B ," which he gave to Mr. Southgate. Six weeks afterwards she called again, and deceased, on a message from her to that elf. ct, went to the Londou•bridge Hotel. On the Derby day in 1853 she came again, and Mr. Southgate saw her for a few minutes at the chop of witness. Once witness received a letter, dated July 28, 1851, piqued "J. M.," and bearing the Dorking post-mark, cautioning him to give letters for "A. B." only to deceased. The week previous to Mr. Southgate's death two letters came for "A. B." Dr. Taylor was then examined at great length, and de posed that an analysis made by his of all the packets found at the house of deeea'ed, and supposed to have originally contained Epsom salts, showed no trace of crystallised Epsom salts, with the exception of the packet opened by the coroner, which contained one crystal. From a micro scopic examination of the parcel cut open at the previous inquiry he was of opinion that the package had not been opened and re-sealed. The jury expressed an unanimous desire for further evi• deuce, and, after some conversation between the professional gentlemen, ilia inquiry was again adjourned. MARKETS. COTTON.—LIVERPOOL, JAN. 24.—The market closed somewhat heavily. All descriptions are quite as dear as last week, but the quantity on sale has largely increased. The sales reached 7.000 bales-5410 for export—comprising 150 Bahia, W. to 61d. ; 200 Egyptian, 50. to 7id. ; and 600 Surat, 3d. to 4ed. per lb. CORN.—Boirrox, JAN. 24. The improvement noted in our last report continued until Saturday's market, when good wheats readily realised a further advance of 3s. per qr. With a good supply to-day and a limited demand, the market closed dull at a little under Saturday's prices, being an advance of from 2s. to 3s. on the week, red:-725. to 741. ; white, 72v. to 78s. Beans, 475. to 495. Peas, 465. to 48s. Srocaros-ox-Taits, JAN. 24.—The supply of grain to this day's market was moderate. Wheat met a slow sale at an advance of 3s. per quarter on last week's currency. Oats and beans in fair request. Barley is per qr. lower. DUBLIN. JAN 23.—There was but a moderate supply of grain at market to day, and all descriptions met a ready sale. Wheat was Is., barley 6d. to Is , and o• is 3d. to 6d. dearer than on Friday. Rather higher rates were de manded for Indian corn and foreign wheat, but the business done was small. CATTLE.—Rortrotto, JAN. 24.—Our market to-day was largely supplied with beef, rather short of mutton, with • lite sale at last week's prices. Beef, 3s. 6d. to 41. 10d. Mutton, 3s. 81. to 4s. 10d. Veal, 4s. to 6s. 4d. Pork, 3s. 6d. to 41. Bd. POTATOES.—The following were the prices of potatoes yesterday at the market established at the I{iog's•crou Railway Tension' : Scotch reds, 130 s. to 100 s. per ton; Scotch regents, 95.. to 110 s. per ton ; York regents, 105 s. to 12.55. per ton. ; Lincolnshire regents, 100 s. to 116 s. per ton. Supplies less, owing to the frost. Prices on the advance. Total weight received this week, 1,446 tons. COALS.—Lotsnox, JAN. 24.—Buddle's West Hartley, 20s. 6d.; Howard's West Hartley Netherton, 20s. 641.; Tan field Moor, 17s. ; Walker Primrose, 16s. 9d. ; West Hart ley Greys, 19s. 6d. ; Walls End Northumberland, 21s. ; Walls End Haswell, 265.; Walls End Hatton, 261.; Walls End Pensher, 245. 6d. ; Walls End Plummer, 255. ; Walls End South Hatton, 255. 9d. ; Walls End Whitworth, 191. CITY COMMISSIONERS OF SEtegns.—The accounts of this commission for the past year to Michaelmas have been published by miler of the court. The accounts are very comprehensive , and show on the consolidated account, receipts amounting to 68,9901. Ils. 10d., of which the sum of 67,2421.185. Bd. is raised by the consolidated rate, while the expenditure amounts to 73,3721. 178.61. Consequently the balance on the veer is 4.3821.5 x. Bd. against the account. The expenditure is subdivided into many items, the chief of which are as follows : For paving works, 22,5951. 9s. 104. ; for lighting, 8,6871. 12s. 6d. ; for cleansieg, 5,6651.65. 6d.; for improvements in widening streets, 18,1781. oi. 6d.; for sanitary works, 1,7681. 10.. 6d. The commissioners appear also to have expended 30,7211. Is. 3d. in the purchase of land for cemetery, and 10,7361.45. in enclosing and draining it. This has been raised by loan, and forms a charge upon the rates for some years to come. To meet this the com missioners have directed 1,5001. a year to be invested in Console, to form a sinking fund. It is observable that the debt cannot be paid off for several years, perhaps for 20 to 30. On the sewers account, the commissioners, having reduced their rates, have received 5,7061. ss. 11d., while they have expended 28,1281. la. 11ff., which is thus detailed in the leading items:—For new sewers, 11,7211. 144. 6d.; for repairing the Fleet sewers, 9,0001.; for general repairs, 6,3211. 12s. The balance against the year's account is 22,4211. 165., which, however, is reduced to 11,5331. 151. 6 ulnitd: The whole of th ese accounts bytbesrplusin hand on appear the i previous r bc ar ei: prepared with , much can and judgment, and have been audited by accountants wholly independent of the corpora tion—a point considered to be of great importance in matters affecting the peckets of the ratepayers. FAILURE IN LIYERPOOL.—Menere. Millers and Thompson, lately engaged in the Australian end Brasil trade, have issued the following circular to•their creditors:' " Liverpool, Jan. 23.—We regret to Worm you that in consequence of heavylomes in connexion with our Auitralian business, and the detedfion of funds to a large mount in that cotonv, we have been compelled to suspend our par ents. Messrs. H. Banner and Son are engaged in the preparation of a statement of our affairs; which will be submitted eta meeting of our creditors, to be called at the earliest opportunity.—Years respectfully, hlmmuse. and Tuoursox. Their liabilities are stated to be 60,0001., and the assets are chiefly abroad, but it is believed they wig turn est tevoursksty. • • SHIPPING INTELLIGENCZ. LIVERPOOL SHIPS AT FOREIGN POSTS.—Orient, Btu Ventura, and Mindora, at Port raiiiip; Bella Islam, and Faucet Queen, at !Sydney ; Indian Ocean, a t P ortlan d Bay; Marin Ella ;heti), tad Emma, at Melbourne; Hornet. at (halting; (Antra (e.e.), at Genoa. THE POLICE COURTS. •-•••••• MANSION-HOUSE. James Driscoll wu cbuged with having applied for relief at the City of London Union, having at the same time in his possession sufficient funds to supply himself withneces aeries. The defendant wu rather wild Irish in his appear- ante. The policeman who took the defendant into custody said —I was on duty yesterday at the City of London Union in Northumberland-alley, when the prisoner came up to apply for relief. He wished to be assisted to go to Woolwich, and said he had walked from Newport, and being quite destitute he had been obliged to walk all night. I searched him, and found wrapped up in different pieces of paper in his waist coat-pocket, money amounting in the whole to 64. 3d., eight potatoes, and two rashers of bacon. The Lord Mayor asked whether paupers who were pro vided with the present means of support were in the habit of making applications of the kind to the relieving officers ? The Officer—l assure your lordship that we never search ono Irish applicant for relief without finding upon him from threepence to a shilling. but we send them away with their money and a caution, without thinking of complaining here. This case, however, was too glaring an instance of deception. The Lotd Mayor—Well, prisoner, what have you to say ' in answer to this charge, that you were well able to pay your expenses to Woolwich? What right had you to apply to the relieving officer for assistance ? • The defendant—Well, your lordship, upon my cowl I don't know how in the world the money got into m packet. (Laughter.) I know I didn't put it there mysel f. May be some good hearted gentleman slipped it in without my knowledge, but God knows I am not at all obliged to him if he did. The Lord Mayor—Then you shall go to prison fur 14 days, in order that you may, in future, have it flesh in your recollection that you ue not to seek relief when you have no claim whatever. The defendant—Please your honour, I know no more about that money they found in my pocket than the babe that never will be born. Committed for 11 days. John Luck, a boy in the employment of Mr. Frost, of Half Moon-street, Bishopsgate-street, was committed for six weeks for having robbed his master. The prisoner, it appeared, had been eighteen months in his situation, hen suspicions began to be entertained that he was maltng free with some of the metal which was lying about the premises. A watch was kept upon him, and he was pounced upon by two of his fellow servants in the act of removing property. He subsequently acknow ledged that he had committed two separate acts of plunder upon Mr. Frost, and sold the stolen articles to a marine store dealer, in Long-alley, who was ready to purchase anything of anybody. The Lord Mayor requested that the press would acknow ledge his receipt of the second half of a 31. note, No. 71,032 for the poor's boa, from "An Australian." WORSHIP-STREET. William Smith was charged before Mr. D'Eyncourt with having fraudulently obtained 101. from Mr. Edward Graham Audio. The prosecutor said—l am an undergraduate of Trinity College, Cambridge, and came thence to London per train, about one o'clock this day. The prisoner got into the same carriage with me, he had with him a travelling cue. After a short time to opened his case and offered several of the passengers some penknives for sale ; not finding any pur chasers be produced from his pocket a pack of cards, and selecting some and spreading them on the box or case, offered to lay an even wager that I could not name the position of a particular card. I thought it appeared very easy to do so, and was induced to join in the bet, which at first was for a few shillings only, but afterwards in creased to a sovereign, and finally I lost 101. On our arriving at the Sboreditch terminus I at once gave him in charge to the police for basing fraudulently obtained that amount. Other persons laid similar wagers, one of whom I know lost 51., and another, I believe, 31. I was a winner only once; the others occasionally won, but the prisoner generally had the best of it. My only motive in bringing the cue forward ie, that it may as an example to others. I have read In the public papers amounts of similar practices. Mr. D'Eyneourt—When you made the wager, where you aware that it was against a sleight of hand trick Prosecutor—Certainly I was. Mr. D'Eyneourt—And you considered it fair ? Prosecutor—Well, if gambling is fair, certainly this act was fair. He called the trick by a French name, but I forget what. Mr. D'Eyneoert (to prisoner)—Where do yen live, and what are you ? Prisoner—When at home I live at 26, High-crou-street, Leicester ; but when in London I put up at different coffee- 1 houses. I was in the service of Lord Gardner for four Tears as groom ; and have been groom to other noblemen. his last year I have been out of employment. Mr. D'Eyneourt (to prosecutor)—lt is quite clear that you can recover your money again; but there is some nicety required in dealing with such cues u these. The property found on the prisoner (121. 10s.) will be detained by the officer, and I shall accept his own recognisance in 201., to appear again that day week. Prosecutor—l thank you, sir. Mr. D'Eyncourt requests us to acknowledge his receipt of the following donations to the poor-box :—First half a 51. note, No. 28,945, from J. B. or F. S. ; and one sovereign from J. It. 8., Brighton. WESTMINSTER. John Mood, who was examinad at this court a few days ago on a charge of parading in front of the recruiti. 4-office, in Charles-street, with a placard stating that he ln.l been 21 years in the military servioa and was discharged • ithout a pension, was again placed in the dock. Mr. Arnold said he found upon inquiry that the prisoner was a very bad character, and he should commit him for a month to the House of Correction for wandering about with a view to collect alms. By exhibiting himself in front of the recruiting depot he was deterring others from joining the service, and endeavouring to bring the army into dis repute. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Mr. George Chains, ironmonger, No. 6, Hart-strei Grosvenor.siptare was chargeilitit having committed it capital mutat Pll'Ann Barton, his servant, about seventeen years of age. The prisoner said he was not sober at the time, and recol lected nothing of what had occurred. Mr. Bingham said the fact of the defendant not being sober, coupled with the surgeon's evidence, induced him to deal with the charge as one of common assault, and he should therefore inflict a fine of 61., or two months' im prisonment. LAMBETH. Yesterday week a letter-carrier named Skinner and his wife were charged at this court with being drunk and disorderly and creating a disturbance. On the investigation of the charge the testimony of the constable did not support it, and it appeared to have originated in a mere squabble with a cabman. The postman complained that his wife had been insulted and assaulted in the most violent mutter by Perms, the constable 161 L, and that they were both locked up in a cold cell, on an inclement night, sad without the slightest prospect of getting bail. His wife was kept away from her baby, who was sueklisg, and he himself from his duties at the Post-office, so that his situation, which was the only thing himself and his family had to depend on, was eerionly imperiled. Mr. Elliott feeling at the time that he could not allow so gross • case to pass unpunished, directed the matter to stand over, and that each party was to come prepared with witnesses. Pegnun 161 L appeared yesterday as the defendant, and bad Mr. Solomon as his legal adviser. Skinner sad his wife were each examined separately, and at length, but the enbstaace of their testimony was briefly this. On the evening of Tuesday week they, accompanied by three friends, went to the Victoria Theatre, and when the performance! were over at a quarter to 1 o'clock, they went to • publio-house to have some refreshments, and ultimately at • quarter to 3, they speed to engage a cab to take them to their residences at Chaise& Skinner left his wife and friends at • pis shop in the Westminster-road, while he went to the cab stand in the Palace New-road to hire a cab. He made terms with one of the drivers to take his party for half-a-crown, and all having consented to it they west round to get into the vehicle. Another cabman tald them that the man that had been engaged had left the stead, but that he would undertake the job for 3s. ad. This latter sum their friends refused to pay, and said they should walk home, and bade them good night. They, the [Wiesen, having determined on having a cab to themselves. and having bargained for one for two shillings they were about to get into the vehicle when the defendant calling out to the ' cabman, said "If I was you I would have my money first," and the cabman said he should. Skinner them took two shillings from his pocket, and tendered them to the driver, when . the defendant again said, " I should not take them at all," and the cabman re fused to do so. Mrs. Skinner, addreesihg the defendant, , asked him if Is. was Lot the nehmen:a proper fare, and his f reply was," You ma go on, ma'am" and gave her a violent push, which met her from the footway to the carriage•way. She remonstrated with him upon his conduct, upon which he pushed here second and a third time, until at length he &Geo her quite across the road to tbiend of York.roed. CLI giving her the second push, Mrs. Skinner said Pegram aeirompanied that violence with • kick of so severe • cha- ^ recur that she still bed the mark and felt its effects. The I injuries aud the indignant treatment she bad resolved ^ caused het to cry, and her husband mane to her and endea voured to soothe her as much as he could. The bushead said he should go to the station-house to seek for redress, when Pegram told him he meat go there, and catching the breast part of his coat with both his hands, shook him Es violently as to tear • button off. Skinner then offered togs quietly to the station-house, but notwithstanding they were arm-in arm end going on before him, he kept shoving them along with violence, and at the statioa.kouse he gave a charge against them of being drunk and creating a disturb ance. That charge was at once taken and they were locked up. Amongst the witnesses called were two most respectable persons, who were strangers to all the parties, and who happened to be accidentally present, and both represented the conduct of the constable Pegram as most uncalled for, violent, and highly improper. Mr. Elliott having heard the various witnesses, as well as Mr. Salomon, for the defence, remarked that the defendant had received a twelve years' eacelleot character, and it was painful to him to be obliged to punish one who had borne a good character so long. He however felt bound to do so. There was no valid excuse for locking up Skinner, the post man, and he (Mr. Elliott) doubted very much indeed whether there was any fur locking up his wife, and the I manner in which the act had been endeavoured to be jus• tified by that which must appear to all who had heard it to be scandalous perjury, was the very worst part of the case. Looking at the whole of the policeman's conduct, and r which was much aggravated by the manner in which it was , endeavoured to be justified, he must convict him in • penalty of 21., or in defauit of payment to 20 days' imprison , ment. T II LORD CBll7 sIIOM AND RAZORS WAS[;, *WILCOX, AND IMMIX. SPECIAL PAPER DAY. YAJITIN V. 11ESON.-COCIL-PIOUTING. In this case the action was for money had sad received- The defendant pleaded that the money war deposited in his hands by the plaintiff, as his stake on a wager upon a cock fight. The plaintiff demurred to title plea, and replied that be had demanded his stake back again before the event contemplated had come off. To this replication the defen dant demurred. Mr. Milward now appeared on behalf of the plaintiff, and argued that the plea was bed, inasmuch aa it did not show that the event had been decided, and that the re plication was a good answer to the plea, even though that plea were bad. He was further prepared to contend, should it become necessary, that cock-fighting was not illegal. Mr. Baron Alderson.—l suppose you would say that cock-fighting was not illegal where the cocks volunteer ed," which probably you would say they did, seeing that they were only pet down, and then left to do as they please. (Laughter.) Mr. Gray, on behalf of the defendant, contended that no doubt could exist as to cock-fighting being illegal. He sub mitted, too, that the plea in its present form was a good plea. Mr. Milward replied , and The court, in giving Judgment, said that the plea was manifestly bad, Inasmuch as it bad not shown that which was afterwards cleared up by the replication—namely, that the event contemplated had not come off. Until the time when the event did ousts off it was perfectly clear that the wagerer had a right to recall hie stakes, and it was no answer for the stakeholder to say that cock-fighting was an illegal set. The plaintiff had a right to relent, and a' the same time to recover back his stakes. Judgment must therefore be for the plaintiff. =TIMM Al BANCO •rna ILLY. In the course of the day it was announced that the court would sit in bane° after term on the following days : Mot:day, Feb. 4; Tuesday, Feb. 6 ; Wednesday, Feb. 6 ; and Thursday, Feb. 7. Upon which days their lordships wouldhear arguments in aims in the apetial and new trial papers. The court will also alt on tne 13th of February and deliver judgments in the wee standing over. Ala AT 31111 ISM AT WMITTUISTII-110013 MI. AIFD 0011110/ J 121.112. POll/111 V. CHAPMAN:TIMPANI. swim purr 1 M. Bawls June., Mr. Barnard, end Mr. Sleigh cp. peered for the plaintiff; and Mr. Serjeant Thomas for the defendant. The wee an action of trespass, bronght by the plaintiff, a journeyman eupenter, Lenin in the neighbourhood of Waleateasare, Lambeth, to mover oampensation in ARRIVED. 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Sydney Zaaan—from Jersey, Jan. 17, to B arbados VESSELS SPOKES WITH. Adriatic (Alp), Snow, 30 days front Carel fa New Orleans, Dec. 25, the Mole in the Wall bearing E. 15 miles. Moses Wheeler, Sampson, from London for Chill, Nov. 29, lat. 3 S., lon. 32. W. Orienty (barque), from Liverpool for Melbourne, Oct. 29, off Port Phillip Reads, out 97 daye. Ormelia (ship), from CA.:mita for London, 132 days out, Jan. 20, lat. 46. x '10n. 14.17. Warner, from Callao for London, Dec. 26, lat. 41 N., los. 23 W. WIND AND WEATHER REPORT. (TROY THE OPPICZ or THE PLUMP, COMPANY.) WEDNESDAY, JAN. 21. Stations. Course of Wind. Slats of Weather. Greenwich Lothbury . Bristol Plymouth N.E. Exeter Gloucester Cardiff Swansea N.E. Haverfordwast N.E. Southampton Cowes N.W. Portsmouth Poole Wincbileld Brighton Boston Gaineborough Great Grimsby N.N.E. ... Cloudy. Manchester Itaryport Lancaster Whitchaven N.E. ..... Hard frost. Stoke.on-Trent N. Shettield N.E. Leeds Yarmouth N. Leamington N.E. Derby N.E. Nottinglwon N. Lowestoft Leicester Holyhead Liverpool Dublin Ipswich N.N.E. ... Snow. Shrewsbury N.W. Frost. Aberdeen Dundee 8.8.E. Snow. Perth W. Edinburgh Glasgow N N.W.... Hard frost. Berwick W. Newcastle N.E Cold. Sunderland Darlington Whitby 8 Scarborough E. Cloudy. Hull Tanbridp N. SHIPMENT OF GIFTS FOR THE CRIMEA.—In ed. did= to the largo shipment of free gifts by the Canadian reported yesterday, 826 packages have been shipped by the Nonpareil, East Anglian, Cochrane, Pioneer, Herleggin, and the Istamboul, a large portim of which are far on their way to the East; being contributions for the use of the army in the Crimea and the hospital at Scutari, received by Messrs. Heyter and Howell from all parts of the country. Sig hundred officers' packages have also been shipped by recent ehips for the Crimes. [Advertisement.] HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS PARTICULARLY EFFICACIOUS Is CURING broaeiTlc 1.111(OCILI avow APTILI Tataiy Yeses' SUPPE:ROO. Mr. R. Corner, of Wellies. ton, Worms Professor Holloway that Miss Perry, of Ashbittle, bad been a sufferer for thirty years from scorbutic humour* in the heed and lace, which seriously affeeed her bodily health. She was under medical advice for a very long time, but received no permanent re • lief, son war after year the disease appeared to increase in ma.ignity, gradually undermining her constitution. At length she com menced using Holloway's ointment and pills, and by continuing them for about three months, a perfect cure was effected without a relapse for the last two years.— Sold by alt drn inims. end at Preles.coHol , 3f l l establiahments, 241, Strand. and SO, Msiden-lene, New Tod. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. AITKENt—Jan. 21, at Brampton, the wife of J. Aitken', EM., of ......_. daughter. . BROOKL—Jan. 21, at Queen.street, Edinburgh, Mrs. Brooke. of a son. CATLING.—Jan. 22, at Croydon, the wile of F.l. — Catlin'', Esq., of iron. COOPER.—Jan. 21, at Mr. J. G. Cooper, of a daughter. FLETCIIER.—Jan. 21, at Prettolcc, near Ifolton.le.llloors, him J. P. Fletcher, of a eon. GARNEII.—Jan. 22, at Southgate-road, the wife of rk, Lancaster, the wife a► . 0 a soil. Osin • 110 W.—Jan. 23, at Whittington, the wife of the Rev. W. W. How, of a daughter. PIIILLIPB.—Jan. 22, the wife of J. 0. Phillips, Esq., of Limes-grove, Lewisham, of a daughter. MARRIAGES. EDWARDS—WHITE.--Jan. 20, by the Hon. and Rev. H. M. ViL the Rev. E. W. Edwards, of Llangollen, to Charlotte Era, eldest daughter of T. White, Esq., of Weathorstield, Eases. HUGHES—HUMPHRETB.—Jan. 22, at St. Stephen's, Willeshalle by the Rev. T. W. Pletcher, M.A., Vicar, Robert Ilughes, to Martha Ilumphterk, both of Portobello. NIAR—LAING.—Jan. 23, at St. Mary's, Bryan‘toh.square, by the Rel. D. Laing, M.A., Y.ILS., Incumbent of Holy Trinity, St. Pan cras, Capt. Ni,ar R N.. C. 8., Captain-Superlatentlent of the Royal Naesl Hospital. and Royal Wiiliam Victuallmg-yard, Plymouth, to Caroline Isabella, only eblld of J. Laing, Esq., of Montadu•egeare. WALLER—St' ERSTRIL—Ian. IS, at Christ Church, St. Pane", by the It.-'. H. Barrows, J. Waller, Eq., of California, U.S., to Mar) Etsebeth Podger, only daughter at Mr. M. Wooster, of Upper Albany.street. DEATHS. BEADMONT.—Jan. 21, at hull, the Rev. Dr. Beaumont, Wealeyao Minister. CAM PION.—Jae. 20, at Eigeney-rquare, Brighton, W. J. Cannion, Esq., of Dandy, Suede:, aged 84. CTIRIviTIAN.—Jan. 20, at New street., Birmingham. 11. Ch:ktisfir Esq:, late of klunter-street, Brunswick-square, London, aged 74. COUBT.—Jan. 22, at Peckhrm, C. T. Quirt, Esq., ma ny years Ac. . count-General of the General Poet-office, aged 70. FRENCEL-rlan.2B, at Cornwall terrace, Regent's park, T. French, ..... Eeq, aged 75. IIARVEY.—Jan. 21, Mr. R. ilarroy, of Weetoreto.street, Bury, RICHAdDSON.—Ian. IS, Letitia, the beloved wife of Christopher Reehardsoo, EN., of Field Bowe, Whitby, Yorkebire, and dauebter of the Late Lieutenant-General Henry Itqdyerd, of the lOyal Engineers, aged 76. Protart and yublthe4 by WILLIAM HnO 'Hams, of Nn, 8, Lombard 1.1•Irot, the My of Loudon. renter. at the Office, in Lorobard fitreet. In the Precinctot Wlntetriarn—Tnceenex.Jenvezi 25.1666.