The Sun. — London, England, 1859-01-01 00:00:00

THE NAVE Her Majesty'as crew-frigate Shannon, of 50 guns, Capt. F. Marten ,(acting), was taken into Ports mouth Harbour ye sterday morning, under the direc tion of Mr. Jones k(s. Queen's pilot), and moored to the Camperdown receiving hulk. In the afternoon the Commander-im-Chief, Admiral Sir G. Seymour, K.C.8., G.C.H., r nustered and inspected the Shan non's crew, who manned yards on the occasion of the Admiral visil Ang and retiring from the ship. Her Majesty's training-ship Illustrious, Capt. R. Harris, was paid .off yesterday at Portsmouth, and the officers and crew will be turned over to the Britannia, 120, w hich has been fitted as the future training-ship for naval cadets. The freight .ship Bloomer, from the port of Lon don, has met with an accident coming down Channel, by getting into collision with another vessel. The Bloomer has, upwards of 400 troops on board. Lltiyd's age nts, Messrs. Garrett and Gibbon, of Portsmouth„ have requested assistance, which has been obtained from the Port Admiral, Sir G. Sey mour, who has kindly issued the necessary instruc tions for taking the vessel into Portsmouth Harbour. Captain Kennedy, Woolwich division Royal Ma rine Light Infantry, yesterday left Woolwich for Portsmouth, under orders to proceed to the Medi terranean to take the command of the detachment of Royal Marines appointed to her Majesty's screw _steamship Princess Royal, 91. Her Majesty's iron steam store vessel Supply, :Master Commander Baßiston, having discharged h er cargo of antiquities for the British Museum, w as yesterday hauled into dock at Woolwich for ex t :initiation and repairs, preparatory to her com plex' e refitment for her second voyage to Boudroun Bay. Thy paddlewheel store transport steamship Rh a d l tmanthus, Master Commander Sturdee, in dock at Woolwich, has been considerably damaged from tht' effects of her having been grounded by the company, 9 packet Princess Royal, in coming down the Clyde heavily laden with steam gear, when two lengths of her keel were knocked off, and she suffered various other injuries. Her timbers are somewhat decayed, and her treenails completely rotten through. The young widow of Abraham Alibone, third engineer of tla e Admiralty yacht. Black Eagle, and who was killed on board that vessel during the late voyage of the: Prince of Wales from Dover to Os tend, has been, granted a pension of ls. per day from his Roy it Highness's privy purse, in addition to her widow's pension of £27 per annum, the ordi nary grant of Government. The following named vessels are under orders to ship war stores from the military store department of Woolwich Arsenal :—The Czar, for Malta ; the St. Clair, for Algoa Bay ; the obert Morrison, for Freemantlo; the John Pearce,-for St. Helena; the Enthusiast, for Antigua; the Storm Nymph, for Dominica • the James, for Bermuda ; the Kat lamby, for iort Natal ; the Watchful, for St. Kitt's ; the Traveller, for Auckland; the John Bunyan, for Malta ; the steamer Brendon, for Con stantinople; the Hawk, for Gibraltar; and the Lilia, for the Bahamas. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty : Captain—George Wodehouse to the Russell, recom missioned. Lieutenants—A. C. !May and A. H. Fitzroy, to the Cal cutta ; A. G. Sutton, to the St. Vincent; J. B. Mitchell, to the Argus. Second Master.--E. L. B. Williams, to the Rhoda. manthus. THE ARMY. In order to afford intellectual amusement and recreation for the troops belonging to the various branches of the service, quartered at Chatham, a number of the officers belonging to that garrison are interesting themselves in establishing a large reading-room and lecture-hall, fot the exclusive use of the young soldiers. The project has received the approval of the authorities at the Horse Guards, and there is little doubt that in a short time a commodious building will be erected at Chatham, under the auspices of the War Depart ment, for the purposes contemplated. A subscription has been set on foot among the officers belonging to Chatham Garrison, for the homeless poor in the metropolis. The third (Major Sedley's) company of Royal Engineers have been inspected at Chatham, and on Monday morning will leave Brompton Barracks for Portsmouth, where they will embark on board the Himalaya for Gibraltar. DISMISSAL OF THE CHAPLAIN OF ST. PANCRAS WORKHOUSE. A general meeting of the clergy of the Rural Deanery of St. Pancras, convened by the Rev. Thomas Dale, M.A., vicar, was held on Thursday afternoon, in the Registration-room of St. P ancras Church, New-road, for the purpose of considering the recent proceedings which have taken place in reference to the dismissal of the Rev. Thomas Pugh from the chaplaincy of St. Pancras Workhouse. The Rev. Thomas Dale, M.A., Rural Dean, occu pied the chair, and there w ere present—the Rev. T. F. Stooks, secretary to the chapter, and 23 others of the parochial clergy, to whom the meeting was confined, it being contrary to practice to permit any other persons to be present. The Rev. CHAIRMAN having explained the objects of the meeting, and the subject of the dismissal of the Rev. Thomas Pugh from his office having been discussed, the following resolutions were adopted : " 1. That, in visiting a member of his congre gation who had in writing fully acknowledged his sin and professed his repentance, at the earnest entreaty of such penitent, and for the sole purpose of affording him spiritual consolation, the chaplain of the workhouse (having at the time no knowledge of the offence committed, except from the confes sion of the delinquent himself,) only discharged a duty incumbent on every faithful minister of the Church of England." " 2. That in refusing to give up the address of the delinquent to any person or persons not legally empowered to demand it ; the knowlege of such address having been obtained from a third party under the promise of the strictest secrecy, and when so obtained having been used exclusively for spiri tual purposes, the chaplain appears to thi s mee ti ng to have acted in accordance with the character of a clergyman and a gentleman. " 3. That without questioning the right of the vestry of St. Pancras to dismiss their own offi cer, according to the terms of an existing agree ment, on any grounds which may to such vestry appear sufficient, and without expressing any opinion as to the proceedings subsequently taken, this chapter, considering that the refusal to give up the delinquent's address is specified on the minutes of the vestry of December 8, 1858 (on which day Mr. Pugh was dismissed), as the cause of his sum mary ejection from the chaplaincy, and consequent deprivation of his means of livelihood, regard him as entitled to the sympathy and support of a ll t rue nd earnest members of the Church of England, and recommends that a subscription be forthwith commenced as a compensation for the loss he has sustained." Several subscriptions were announced, and the proceedings terminated. THE OLD YEAR AND THE NEW: Several clergymen of the Church of England, being incumbents of churches in the metropolis, held midnight services last night, for the purpose of enabling their congregations to observe with solemnity the departure of the old and the coming in of the new year. At St. Michael's Church, Bur leigh-street, Strand, the incumbent of which is the Rev. A. G. Edouart, whose name is well known in connection with the Exeter-hall services, there was a service commencing at half-past 10 o'clock, and the Holy Communion was administered . towards the approach of midnight. At St. Mary's, Soho, and West-street Chapel, St. Giles's, there were ser vices at 11 o'clock. At St. Mark's Church, Mary lebone, there was a midnight service, and a sermon by the Rev. J. M. Bellew, the minister. A similar service was held at St. Paul's, Bermondsey, by the ltev. W. Duncan Long, the minister, and in many other churches in connection with the establish ment. The night was observed with great solem • pity in all the Wesleyan chapels of the metropolis without exception. It is entitled " watch-night," from the circumstance that ever since the founda tion of the society by John Wesley, the ministers have assembled in their chapels and have watched in the midst of their devotions the departure of the old year. Amongst the other religious denomina tions no recognised system of " watching" prevails, but in many of the Congregati ona l or Independent chapels special services were held. The Bishop of London has set on foot special services for the new year, which will commence at St. Dunstan's, Step ney, St. Giles's-in-the.Fields, and other churchev on Monday evening next. Some of the most eminent of the metropolitan clergy have accepted his lord ship's invitation to preach, and the Bishop hi mse lf will preach at St. Giles's on Friday. To-morrow the Westminster Abbey and the Exeter-hall ser. vices are to be revived, and a new series, by Dis senting Ministers, will be commenced at St. James's hall, and will be continued until the 20th of March. The Dean of Westminster (Dr. French) will preach the opening sermon at Westminster Abbey to morrow evening, and that at St. Paul's will be preached by the Rev. J. Hampden Gurney, M.A., one of the prebendaries of the Cathedral, and rector of St. Mary's, Bryanstone-square. THE INDUS STEAM FLOTILLA. For the benefit of those who are not d'sposed to face a cutting wind, or the proverbial fragrance of the Thames, the Homeward Mail gives the follow ing particulars regarding the new experimental vessel for the Indus. The card tells us that its length is 200 feet, its breadth 38, its draught of water 1 foot 10 inches, its speed as a•passenget boat 13 miles per hour, and with 500 tons cargo in tow, 8 miles per hour. To these statements we will add, that the first impression received on seeing it is, in contradiction of the proverb, also the true one, that it is peculiarly a surface boat. It gives the idea at once, not of skimming—it is not airy enough for that—but of gliding, of capability for slipping over those innumerable sandbanks which render the navigation of the Indus so difficult In steamers <the old build it was not a very pleasant thing, when descending the Indus in full flood at the rate of some eighteen miles an hour, to impinge on one of these banks. The vessel seemed about to bury itself altogether, and generally lodged with such force that weary hours were spent ere it could be got off. This difficulty may be said to have ceased to reign, for but few banks approach so close to the surface as 24 inches, and the ex perimental vessel is so constructed that each wheel may be detached, so as to work off with the Other. As a passenger boat the new steamer presents extraordinary advantages. The cabins are un usually lofty, not much short indeed of eight fest high, with ventilators and venetians in all direc tions. Around them and completely round the vessel is a wide promenade like a verandah, and on the roof of the cabins another, above which will be an awning. Contrary to the usual custom, the fore part of the vessel is appropriated to Europeans, and the stern to natives, as the fore part will of course be the cooler and more easily ventilated. Natives, it may be fairly supposed, are less incommoded by heat than Europeans, and there is another reason for this arrangement which we leave to the subtle perception of all who have travelled in the East. There are separate cabins for females, both in the fore and stern part, and the requirements of the Pardah may be as much observed on board as on shore by those who stickle for them. In the matter of ventilation we have nothing to suggest, but as the intense heat of Scinde is really the most formidable obstacle to travelling in that province, it would seem advisable to contrive some means of cooling the roof of the vessel. Awnings are but a feeble shield against the rays of such a sun, and the roof will become so heated in the day as to radiate heat even at night, unless water can by some means be interposed. This might be done perhaps by giving a deep rim to the roof, and a metallic covering, in which case there might be a second roof at intervals of three or four inches. The vessel is constructed of iron, with a teak deck. At present the deck is not of sufficient strength to bear guns, but this defect may easily be remedied, and as attention has been drawn to the point by Lord Stanley, no doubt the alteration will be made. THE REV. DR. GUTHIUE ON RAGGED SCIIOOLAS'. On Tuesday evening Hope Hall, Liverpool, was crowded to excess by an audience anxious to hear the Rev. Dr. Guthrie of Edinburgh, on Ragged Schools. His worship the Mayor, W. Preston, Esq., occupied the chair ; and there was a con siderable attendance of clergymen of the town and neighbourhood. The proceedings having been opened with prayer, The CHAIRMAN briefly expressed the pleasure which it gave him to preside on the occasion, and then introduced the lecturer. The Rev. Dr. GUTHRIE then proceeded with his lecture. He said he appeared that evening to advocate a cause in which he had felt a long and deep interest—that of Ragged Schools. One of the most remarkable features of our age, as compared with preceding times, appeared to him to be the expansive and comprehensive cha racter of its Christian benevolence. Our grand. fathers and great grandfathers were, he believed, very good people, but he thought we were better. They took very little interest in anything beyond themselves or their own parishes. Sixty or seventy years ago, did ever a ship sail from Liverpool with missionaries for her passengers or Bibles as a part of her cargo ? Then there was another remarkable feature in the present time, and that was the very general use of the power of union— co-operation as distinguished from individual action. But amongst all other things he would advocate Ragged Schools as the most noble, the most benevolent, and the most efficient remedies for some of those evils under which society, and our large cities especially, groaned. Having in general terms glanced at the history of the commencement of the Ragged School movement, in which he humoreusly answered, ithe first objections to the scheme, the rev, doctor proceeded to give an inte resting narrative of the rise and progress of the original ragged school in Edinburgh. In proving that, by means of ragged schools, they had put down juvenile mendicancy in Edinburgh, he drew an awful picture of the neglect and poverty which attached to numberless poor people in the streets of Edinburgh before the establishment of those institutions. As a minister of the Gospel he did not blame the boy for stealing, if he was starving. The Bible allowed a man to lay his hand upon food, if he were a dying man, and starving with hunger. They had no right to starve the boy, and then punishhim for stealing. Let society do its duty to him. ,By the Word of God a hungry man was entitled to enter the vine yard and help himself, but he was not to carry away anything in his pocket. He took his stand upon the Word of God. Society had no right—if a man's condition was not his own fault—that was a totally different thing; but if it was not his blame, but his misfortune, he (the lecturer) was not the man to punish a starving child who laid a hand upon any food of his ; let those punish who would. But in Edinburgh they had tried to do their duty to those children ; and the result had been that they had put down juvenile mendicancy. They had also much reduced the number of juvenile delinquents. There was no denying thatintempe rance fed the poor-house with paupers, and the gaol with felons; - and our judges were now denouncing it from the bench. It was the greatest sin, and shame, and curse, of our age. Were thereno intem perance, there were no ragged schools in Liverpool, and not a fifth of the paupers we now had. Then ignorance was another source which fed the gaols and ragged schools. In one year there were 11,420 poor children committed in England for serious crimes; and how had society done by these chil dren ? Of these 11,420, only one had received a superior education, an.l there were only 196 that could read well ; so that of the number no less than 11,223 never received the benefits of education. He next west on to contend that by means of ragged schools they had restored thousands of children to the bosom of society, and converted them into valuable and useful members of the community. He thought it was a sin and a shame that society should have punished those we should have pitied, and prosecuted those whom the Lord had smitten. He believed if anything in the world was calculated to bring down the blessing of heaven upon this land, it was that we had now done away with that, or were determined to do away with it—to pity those poor creatures, to commiserate their miseries, and cast over them the shield of our Christian protection. He would not like to be the man who, when he faced a righteous G.d, had also to face those he had neglected on earth, who could say, "I was hungered, and he gave me no meat ; I was thirsty, and he gave me no drink ; I was a stranger, and he took me not in ; I was sick and in prison, and he visited me not." Then would Jesus say, " Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me." In pointing out the ser vices rendered to the State by ragged schools, he declared that he could save these poor children at £25 a-head, while the country incurred an expense of £3OO, and finished off by hanging them. Which was the best course to take? There could be no hesitation in answering that question. H e h e ld it to be the duty of society to see every child in the country educated; and that education, if necessary, should be compulsory. If there was a place under heaven which required vigorous means to put down crime, it was this mighty, wealthy town of Liver pool. We had merchant princes in this town, and an immease command of wealth ; we had every spiritual and earthly advantage ; and if there was a town in Great Britain that should be first and foremost in the cause, it was the town of Liver pool. THE FIRST VESSEL DIRECT FROM SARAWAK.— The Hyalmer, a Swedish vessel of 400 tons, Captain G. Burmem, has arrived at Liverpool with a cargo of sapan wood, sago, antimony, rattans, &c., the first which has yet been received direct from Sarawak. The vessel is consigned to Messrs. lleyn, of Liverpool, and is lying in the Stanley Dock. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—Rarey's Horse and Cattle Improv ing Food is equally adapted to improve the stamina of ill conditioned Horses, Cows, Bullocks, Calves, Sheep, and Pigs. It causes no ext ra ex p ense , as it contains far more and better nourishment than its cost of lid. per feed sup plies in corn and hay; hence ensures an actual saving in the keep. But its principal advantages are a great im provement in the digestive functions, the stamina and general condition of horses enabling them to perform far more labour without getting distressed. It imparts new vigour to sick, debilitated, or old apparently worn-out horses, and it puts rapidly the finest flesh on cattle gene rally, and improves the milk in cows, as it. enables them to extract the entire nourishment out of everything they feed on. Barey and Co., 77, Regent's Quadrant, Piccadilly, London. Packed in tins of about 99 feeds, I le. ; in casks of about 450 feeds, 50 s . ; o f abo u t 1,000 feeds, £5, being lid. per feed, rHE SUN, LONDOA, SATURDAY 7, EVENING, JANfIAEY 1, 1859 THE MURDER NEAR NOTTINGHAM. The inquest touching the death of John Wood head, beerhouse-keeper, Bulwell, was resumed on Thursday, at the White Hart, before Mr. Coroner Swann. Our readers will remember that Woodhead died in consequence of injuries received about a month ago, in an encounter with a strange man he found secreted in an upper room of his house, while a company of about half-a-dozen were drinking in the tap-room immediately underneath. Suspicion having fallen upon one of those men, known by the cognomen of " Ginty," though his real name was .West, he went out of the way for a short time, but he' returned home and was immediately appre hended, and brought before the county magistrates. As there Seemed to be no case against him, he was discharged on his own recognisances to appear again on Saturday. The first witness examined at the adjourned inquest was Joseph White, surgeon, Not tingham. He said—On Friday week, the 17th, I made a post-mortem examination of the body of John Woodhead. I was assisted by Mr. Buckby, of Bul well. I found externally on the left side of the head, about two inches behind and above the temple, a semi-circular wound, about seven inches in length. I found that the flap which this wound had caused had been turned down so as to expose the skull. There were other slighter marks of bruising on that side of the head, but none other of a serious character, and no other external marks of injury. Upon opening the skull I found upon the right side, that opposite to the seat of the injury, a quantity of blood over the surface of the brain. -The greater portion of this appeared to have been recently effused, but a small part had the appearance of having been poured, out some days before. On an examination of the body I found all the organs healthy, with the exception of the right lung, which was universally adherent to the walls of the: chest.; but those adhesions were of old stand ing. I found nothing further which it is necessary to mention. The immediate cause of death was the effusion pf the blood which I have described. It is impossible to say exactly the cause of the semi-circu lar wound. It was caused by cominginto contact with a hard body of some kind, but whether from a fall or blow it is impossible to say. If a wound had been inflcted upstairs, it would not follow that there would have been blood found on his clothes. If there was a pool of blood found below and none on his clothes, it might be fairly presumed the wound was caused by falling. The bleeding from a wound of that kind would be immediate and profuse. Rueben Smith said—l am a glove hand by trade. I know the deceased very well, and was occasionally employed by him as a waiter. On Tuesday, the 7th of this month, I was in his house from five to six o'clock in the evening. He was then sober and quite well. There were only two strangers there, besides me and Mr. Woodhead. The strangers were not Bulwell people. One *was dressed'in black, and had on an ordinary black hat ; and the other was attired in fustian trousers, with a dark coat and cap. He had a rule sticking out of his trousers pocket. He said he was a bricklayer. The man in black did not say anything, and was very down and still. While I was there Joseph Lomas come in. The strangers were sober ; they left the house before I went away. I only left Lomas and Mr. Woodhead in the house. As soon as the accident happened, Lomas came to fetch me, and I helped to get the deceased into bed. I never left him all that night and next day, and attended him several times every day up to his death. For a few minutes only was he sen sible during the first night. He raved a bit. While he was sensible lie said the man he had struggled with had been in the house that afternoon ; but he never mentioned his name. When I questioned him all he said was, " If I was to see the man again I should know him, as he has been at the house before." I was with Woodhead all the night be fore he died, and was with him ' -at the time it hap pened. No man could have been better nursed or attended to. When I went up stairs after the accident I could find no blood, and nothing to lead to anything. West and five others were in the house when I was fetched by Woodhead. I asked Woodhead several times who had done it, and at last Hall said it was done in the chamber. Wood head said that when he saw the man in the cham ber he had something like a piece of iron in his hand ; that he could remember holding the man at the bottom of the stairs when he called for help. He never said he was struck with the iron. He said that the man was partly hidden by some malt bags, and thtit as soon as he saw him he ran and got hold of -him, saying, " I've caught you now." Then they struggled till they got to the top of the stairs, when they both fell down together. He said he seized hold of the man in the chamber, and that he never let go his hold till they got to the bottom of the stairs ; that he remembered holding him there while he shouted for help. It seems to me the de. ceased was sensible when he got to the bottom, and might have been struck then, as he became insen sible afterwards. I have formed no idea, except what people talk, who the man was. I have not seen the strangers since. John West, framework-knitter, Bulwell, better known as " Ginty," was next called. Having been cautioned, he said—l have known Woodhead since he 'came to that public-house, and I went there on the 7th December, a little after three in the after noon. I went there with another young man. I didn't know his name. I live up the kiln yard. The man went up to Mr. J. Wilkinson's house, asked where I lived, asking for the name of "Ginty." I was in bed, having been fresh over night, when he came to my house, which was at ten o'clock. I got up and came down stairs to him. I had seen the same man at Nottingham 12 months before, and told him if he ever wanted to inquire for me again he was to ask for" Ginty." We were drinking. at Clark's, at the Bell, on the Long-row, and we slept together one night. I did not learn his proper name, only the nickname " Scrimsh Murf," which he told me. I believe he has been in the Nottinghamshire militia since that time, and has been discharged. I never saw him again until the 7th of this month. When I came down stairs and saw him he said he had come from Mansfield that morning. He said to my wife, " You don't know." She said, " No, I don't.' I said, " How are you?" and he said, " How are you?" I invited him to breakfast with me, but he said he had had it at the place where he started from. He didn't tell me what he came for, and I didn'tknow ; how should I ? I proposed we should go out and have a pint of ale. We both left the house. My friend had on a blue pilot jacket, very white or light coloured corduroy trousers, and a very big white coloured neckcloth, a black cloth cap, and a pair of buttoned-up boots. We left my house at about 20 minutes after ten, and went to Geo. Wil. kinson's public house. When we had had several pints of ale, George Wilkinson, the landlord, came in, and Scrimshaw said, " This is the first man I saw, and I inquired of him where you lived." We were in Wilkinson's house four hours,. as near as I can speak. We went from there to Woodhead's house. It was 20 minutes after three. We had one pint of ale, and did not stop more than half an hour. We were in the tap room, and Woodhead saw the man. Thomas Osborne, the fiddler, was there. While we were at the house, Woodhead said, " Hall and your master has been here, and has gone down to Pollard's." Osborne, Scrimshaw, and myself then went to John Pollard's beer house. There were five or six of us, and we might have five pints more ale amongst us. We went in there about four, and came out about dusk, just as they were lighting up. Os borne would not go with us, but said he would go to tea, and he left us lid. I and Scrimshaw went to Brocklehose's, and got some collared head, and one pint of ale. We soon after parted, and I saw no thing more of him. I went home then, and saw Samuel Hall, who works with me. I asked him to lend me some money, but he did not, and we came to Woodhead's, where we had some ale. I found at the house Woodhead and Joseph Lomas. We stayed there till after the accident. Osborne, Lane, and Read came in while we were drinking. I sang one verse of a song, and asked]Lomas to finish it, but there was no more said nor done. I went out twice while I was there. I wasn't drunk nor fresh, but had no idea what time of the night it was. The door was shut when I went out, and I closed it after me. It makes a noise as hard as a gun. I did not see any one about, or speak to any one, that I remember. It was possible I might, but I don't recollect it. lam sure I did not see Scrimshaw about, or speak to him. I shut the door after me. I never heard it open after I went in. I think it would be about a quarter of an hour afterwards that Woodhead met with the accident. A man named Hollingworth came and asked for a can of ale, and Woodhead went out to fetch it. He did not take a candle out of the tap= room. He was going to have sung " Daniel AN:dime," but he wished to wait for the fiddler to come, and he asked me to sing my song ; and just as I was finishing the verse Hollingworth came i n , an d Woodhead went out to fetch his can of ale. I be lieve Woodhead, after going out of the room, went into the bar to fetch a candle. I then heard him go up stairs, and at the top I heard him say, " Here, here, I've got him." He shouted out quite loud, so that everybody in the taproom could hear him, I think. Hollingworth rushed out into the passage, which he reached in a moment, as lie sat near the door. All of us ran ' • I got out second, and sh ou t e d, " Where's Woodhead ?" for I could not see any one. The passage was quite dark. I did not see any one rush out of the passage to the front door. I ran towards the front door, and if anybody had been going along at the time I must have seen him. After some further evidence had been adduced, the coroner summed up,' and the jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against some person or persons unknown.—Nottingham Journal. LA TV INTELLIGENCE.—Dec. 31. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Pane.) IN RE WALTON AND WALTON. The hearing of this case was resumed, by ad j ournment, from yesterday. Mr. Lawrance addressed the court on behalf of William Walton. It was to be observed that, throughout this prolonged inquiry, there had not been the slightest imputation of fraud against the Messrs. Walton. All that was said was that they had kept their books negligently. This was dis proved by the books themselves, and, but for the one-sided report made by the accountant employed by certain creditors, there would have been no attempt to impeach the accuracy of the books. Every transaction was faithfully recorded. The charge had been made solely to injure the bankrupts with the public ; and the offi cial, assignee had reported that there was no ground for several of the charges that had been made, and that the books had been well and sufficiently kept. Much had been said about the transfer of an item of '.E2,360 from one account to another ; but, not only the court and the offiical assignee, even Mr. Sargood himself had at length admitted that there was nothing in that item. Equally satisfactory explanations had been given of other entries—as the one relating to Taplock— which had only been questioned because they were not understood. There was no pretence for saying that those entries were made in order to deceive the creditors ; the charges of " tampering with the books," "making them square," and so on, were all " sound and fury, signifying nothing." One charge was most unfairly brought against the bankrupts, that of dealing in accommodation bills, and a trans action with Phillips was fastened on as proving it. The real facts appeared to be that Phillips had bor rowed £250 of Messrs. Walton, for which a bill was given, and afterwards renewed. Phillips had then become liable for Messrs. Walton, and they, in order to give him a claim against the estate, had made a memorandum in their bill-book, admitting their liability. There was no attempt at conceal ment in this ; the transaction was perfectly open— so open as to challenge inquiry ; and, as the debt was a debt of honour, the bankrupts had acted most properly in doing what they had done. The trans actions with Messrs. Barned and Co., and Messrs. Oxley and Co., were wholly unimpeachable. They rested on the very A B C of the bankrupt law — that where bills were accepted against goods, the holder.of the bills was entitled to those goods. The bankrupts had in no instance accepted bills for anything but value, and the name of Mr. De Mattos had been moo_t improperly dragged into the case, as though he had been assisting the bankrupts in what was vulgarly called " kite-flying." The trans actions with Mr. Gibson had been the subject of much inquiry, and if the court looked only to the facts that had been elicited, and to the bankrupts' books, it must come to the conclusion that these transactions were perfectly regular and mercantile. It was said that the bankrupts had used Gibson as a mere puppet and cat's-paw, and that they had thus been involvedin a large loss. The purchase of the two vessels by Gibson took place as early as 1848, he then having advanced upwards of £3,000 towards the purchase money. Mr. Walton, sen., was then in high credit, and had not the slightest difficulty in raising £lO,OOO, if necessary. The speculation was not one &hors his business, but was perfectly legi timate and in connection with his business of a ship broker. That the undertaking resulted in a loss did not impeach its bona fides. It was said that the bills given by Gibson were accommodation bills, but there was no pretence for the allegation. Even if the bankrupts had obtained accommoda tion bills to be given in their favour, that would be no offence, as their estate would have had the benefit of it. This had at length been admitted by the learned counsel who opposed. But why, then, make so much fuss about it? Why drag before the court names like that of Mr. De Mattos (who stood in the very highest position in the City) when these men could not be heard in their own defence ? It was said that the bfinkrupts had had bill transactions with Gibson to the extent of . £16,000. When the Messrs. Walton first heard that they were aghast ; but it turned out that this sum was arrived at by adding together all the successive bills. The Commissioner—A single bill for £l,OOO renewed sixteen times might produce that result. Mr. Lawrance proceeded to discuss the circum stances connected with the purchase and sale of the Sarah Sands. Had the purchase been made by the bankrupts alone it would have been a most impro vident act, but it was on the joint account of them selves and Messrs. Lloyd, Bielby, and Co., who were eminent merchants and shipowners. Those gentlemen were joint owners throughout; and had not the bankrupts sold their moiety, the assignees could not have dealt with it until they had dis charged all the liabilities which might exist as between the bankrupts and Messrs. Lloyd. The Commissioner—Do you mean to say that no injury has arisen to the creditors from the bank rupts selling their moiety ? Mr. Lawrence contended that that was so. Mr. A. Turner said that the debts of the Sarah Sands had come upon the estate. Mr. Barker, one of the assignees, said this was not the case. Mr. Linklater stated that Messrs. Lloyd, Bielby, and Co., had paid in all upon this vessel £27,000, and had only got back £22,000, including £12,000 the insurance on the vessel. Mr. Lawrance said that the whole of the pur chase-money, except £5OO, had been supplied by Messrs. Lloyd, Bielby, and Co. Even had the pur chase been made by the bankrupts on their own account, it would not have been improvident, for the ship was then under charter to the East India Company for the conveyance of troops. From this adventure a very large profit would have been de rived, had it not been for the unfortunate destruc tion of that :hip by fire. Before this occurred, the bankrupts had determined on getting rid of their share of the risk, and had parted with their moiety of the vessel at a loss of £l,lOO. The Commissioner—Why should they have sub mitted to that loss ? Mr. Lawrance said the Sarah Sands had been beaten in sailing by other vessels, whereby her value had been depreciat e d, an d s h e had lost her chance, by her late arrival at the Cape, of obtaining a return cargo from India. This induced Messrs. Walton to dispose of their inf.- •est on the best terms they could get. Objection ..ad been taken to the mode in which the bankrupts had dealt with the proceeds of their moiety of the ship—Xs,soo ; it was said that they had retired certain bills not then due. What was the fact ? The bills of Broadwood and Barclay had been taken up six weeks before the sale of the Sarah Sands. The allegation was now withdrawn—after the charge had done its work by being published in the papers of that morning. After the withdrawal'of these bills from the Bank of England, the bankrupts had received and .paid in the ordinary course of their business £47,422, and of this sum £19,612 had passed through their hands in the last three weeks of their trading. In the course of the year 1857, their receipts and pay ments had amounted to £323,309, and in one month, July, to £40,000. This was not an exceptional year, but a fair average of their transactions. After discussing the payments to Beach and others, Mr. Lawrance complained of the un founded charges that - had been made againo the bankrupts, who had borne an unblemished reputation during the whole of their commercial career. It was said that the underwriters were aggrieved creditors, but the total amount due to those gentlemen was only in respect of the current year, and, for the four preceding years, the bank rupts had paid upwards of £BO,OOO in Lloyd's room. If the underwriters chose to give a twelvemonth's credit they must take the consequence: The amount now due to them was not larger than it had been at the death of the bankrupt's father, and at former periods. The character of the bankrupts' trading ought not to be judged by its result ; it was of a speculative nature. The father had been in busi dess for forty years. and had carried it on without blemish ; and his name was known and respected in every port in the world. His property was sworn under £50,000; up to his death he believed himself perfectly solvent; and his sons expected that they were left in• a position of affluence. Still they che rished the most affectionate reverence for the me- mory of their father, and imputed nothing reckless in his trading. His executors had been called on to contribute along with other shareholders to the payment of the debts of the. Royal British Bank ; and the contribution asked from themwas £20,000. In the full belief that they had succeeded to a lucra tive business the bankrupts carried it on. How then were they chargeable with reckless trading ? Mr. W. Walton had gone out to Australia with a view to get.in a large debt ; he did not return till the end of 185 G; and in the year 1857, so great was the depreciation of shipping property, that it was perfectly ruinous. Ships were now lying rotting in the docks, and it was impossible to get freights. The Commissioner—l suppose you say that 1857 was the annus mirabilis ? Mr. Lawrence said that was certainly the case with regard to the shipping interest. The bank rupts had been ruined—he would not say by the prostration, but by the utter collapse of that inte rest. Their expenditure had been within the smallest possible limits ; the failure was wholly attributable to unavoidable loss and misfortune. The class of certificate ought not to depend on the amount of assets. Such a doctrine would yield to . the greatest abuse. It might be said that the bank rupts had gone on too long; but at what pe riod could they have stopped with greater advan tage to the estate ? If they had been guilty of an error, it had been amply atoned for by their subse quent conduct in the _twelve months which had passed since their failure. They had at once placed their affairs under inspection, Mr. Swann being one of the inspectors ; and they had since been most actively engaged in realising their estate. Notwith standing the grave charges made against them, up to that hour they had had no opportunity of answer ing them, and of showing that they had done nothing to forfeit that unblemished name which they had inherited from their father. Sir. Linklater (on behalf of Charles Walton) said it was only necessary for him to trouble the court on a few points, which Mr. Lawrancc had charitably left open for him. (A laugh.) But for the course taken by Mr. Sargood, the advocates for the bank rupts were willing to have left the case with the court as it stood upon the evidence ; for the whole of the charges urged against the bankrupts had been explained and answered by that evidence. While the examinations were going on, the court had several times expressed the opinion that the matters inquired into had nothing whatever to do with the question of certificate. Yet all these charges were now renewed, after an interval of two months, although the judgment of the court had been in effect pronounced upon them, and a compli ment paid to the bankrupts for the clear manner in which they had explained all their transactions. The leader of the opposition, Mr. Swann, an under writer, had fully investigat e d the bankrupts' trans actions with regard to the Sarah Sands on the failure taking place ; and the committee then ap pointed had reported that there did not appear to be any reason for impeaching the sale of the second moiety of the ship, although they were of opinion that the bankrupts ought to have called together their creditors before making the sale. The com mittee was of opinion that a composition of 4s. in the pound ought to be accepted from the bank rupts. Ultimately an agreement of 3s. in the pound was come to, and Mr. Swann was one of the first to sign , that agreement. Every thing was then before the creditors ; they knew that the transaction was a joint one ; and, if they had chosen to do so, they might have prevented the transfer of the second moiety to Messrs. Lloyd, Bielby, and Co., for it was not then registered. But they thought the transaction so fair and reasonable that they deterinined on carrying it out by accepting, the composition. Nearly all the creditors had signed the deed; but owing to the delay in carrying it out, Messrs. Walton had been advised to come to that court; in the full confidence that they would receive first class certificates. It was much too late now for Mr. Swann to complain ; he had not been heard of from January till September, when the bank rupts passed their examination. It was a waste of words to answer charges which had so little foundation in fact. The course of business with underwriters was only to have yearly settlement with the brokers; there was, therefore, nothing of a fiduciary character in these payments by the brokers. At the "death of their father the bank rupts had a confident belief in his solvency, and allowed the executors to withdraw from time to time portions of the assets of the firm. It turned out that they had overdrawn to the extent of £4,000; and the estate was now in Chancery, in hopeless confusion. Mr. Walton, sen., had been managing director of the Royal British Bank - up to two years before his death, though he was not connected with its irregularities. The executors sold his shares, but had not transferred them when the bank failed, and this led to immense litigation. The result was, that Messrs. Walton were wholly unable to understand the position o f th e i r father's estate ; and it was impossible for them to have said at any precise period that they ought to have stopped then. Their assets had gradually fallen off, by one loss depreciation, after another. The father's capital of £21,000 was the result of a balance of much larger figures. It was said that Gibson had been put forward by Mr. Walton, sen., as a means of obtaining possession of ships. Why, at that very time Mr. Walton, sen., had 14 ships standing in his own name; worth at least £50,000, and he could have discount to any amount at the Bank of England. This inquiry had been kept up, in the most persecuting spirit, for the last two months ; and the bankrupts hoped now to receive the judgment of the court, as all the facts were fully before it. The-Commissioner--They shall not be kept long in suspense. I shall think it necessary to go through the shorthand writer's notes of the evidence, and I will then give my judgment. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Dec. 31. MANSION-HOUSE.—Charles Claridge, carman to Mr. Maybury, carrier, Billiter-street, was charged before Sir R. W. Carden with having feloniously forged a receipt for the payment of money. tion in the War-office, said—l reside at Gloucester- Mrs. R. Shoemack, whose husband holds a situ grove, Brompton. On the 24th inst., a hamper, ' with a delivery ticket attached to the address, was brought to my house by the prisoner. He asked 2s. for the carriage. I told him that there was Bd. to pay, according to the ticket. He said that the charge of 2s. was correct, and that he should ask what he liked, as it was Christmas time. I paid ► him the 2s. The signature to the delivery book produced, " F. Shoemack," is not my• hand writing. Mr. H. Smith, clerk to Messrs. IVheatley and Co., agents to the Globe Parcel Express Company, identified the ticket produced as the one he had made out for the delivery _of the hamper at the re sidence of the prosecutrix. The proper charge, as marked on the ticket, was Bd. Mr. Maybury was employed to assist the company, who were very busy about Christmas time. Sir R. W. • Carden.--The two previous entries appear to be in the same handwriting as the forged signature'of the prosecutrix. Foulger (the -officer).—Yes, and there is also another at the top of the page. •Sir R. W. Carden.--,-How was the fraud dis covered ? Mr. Smith—Mr. Shoemack called at the office on Monday evening, and communicated with us upon the subject of the overcharge. Mr. F. Maybury—The prisoner was employed by me to deliver the hamper, and he returned the delivery book to me signed as it now is. Foulger said that the prisoner, upon being taken into custody, said he was in trouble" but must get out of it. The .prisoner was fully committed upon this charge, but will be again brought up, as there aro a great many other cases against him of a similar nature to the last. George Christy, a cab-driver (number of badge 5,886), whose conduct and demeanour were of the most offensive and insulting. character in court, ap peared upon a summons, Which charged him with having refused to carry a gentleman named Dor land from his house, in the vicinity of the Black wall Railway Terminus on Christmas-day. The defendant pleaded guilty. The complainant, after stating that the defendant refused to drive him to Notting-hill, said he should not have summoned him had it not been for his offensive and insolent behaviour. Defendant (impudently)—l told you my horse was tired and I wasn't going to kill him to accom modate you. I told you so then, and I tell you so now. Complainmt—Be was on the cab stand whon sent for him. Defendant—l had just had a fare from Peckham rye, and this man wanted me to go t o N o tti ng -hill . dir It. W. Carden—l can judge from your conduct here how you behaved to the complainant. Complainant—When I asked him his name and number he refused to give me a proper answer. Ile would neither give me his ticket nor his name, and I was obliged to get my servant to fetch a candle before I could see his number. I watched him after he left my door, and he returned direct to the cab stand. Defendant—No I didn't, I went straight h ome; I wasn't going to Notting-hill when my horse was nearly knocked up. Sir It. W. Carden—Then you had no business to be plying for hire. Your whole conduct. here proves how insolent you must have been, and I shall fine you 255. and costs for the offence. Defendant —I shan't pay it. He was then committed to-prison for 14 days. WESTMINSTER. MISCONDUCT OF PAWN BROIiERS.—Emma Fitch, a very interesting-looking girl, between 15 and 16 years of age, was re-exa mined, charged with robbing 'her mistress of a quantity of plate and wearing apparel. It will be remembered that, through the kindness of a benevolent gentleman, named Moore, who found the prisoner destitute, a situation was got for her in the family of Mrs. Cook, 5, Gloucester streetyPimlico, from which she absconded after a month's service only,, taking with her several articles of plate and clothing. Frederick Heavens, assistant to. Mr. James Mills, pawnbroker, 103, Edgware-road, produced a cloak and several articles of silver plate, consisting of a table spoon, three dessert spoons, and four forks, which were pledged by the prisoner on the day after she absconded. _ Mr: Arnold—Did you ask her any questions be fore you took the property in ? Pawnbroker's Assistant—Yes ; she said she brought them from her mother. I asked whether she was a housekeeper or' a lodger and the usual questions. I was very particular. Mr. Arnold—That is what you call being very particular, is it ? John Hurd, assistant • to` Mr. Thompson,' pawn- broker, 20, loiai-street, Edgware-road, produced a table spot n, a dessert spoon, and two forks, pledged on the 20th, by a girl, for 12s. Mr. Arnold—Did you make any inquiries of the girl before you took the plate in ? Assistant—l believe the questions were asked who it belonged to, and so on, but I cannot say for certain. The officer in the case said that the first pawn broker had, when information of the robbery was given, communicated that he had got some of the plate, but the second one had not. Mr. Arnold said he could not refrain from ex pressing his opinion of the scandalous facility afforded by these two pawnbrokers for the disposal of stolen property. The prisoner was remanded till this day (Satur day) week. THE CHELSEA SWINDLING CASE.—In the late case of Mr. Gruneberg, against Thomas Higgins and George Davis, it will be remembered that Higgins cleared away all Mr. Gruneberg's furni ture under the bill of sale, and deposited it in his own house, where it remained till the committal of the prisoners for trial. The execution creditors alluded to in that examination, who had the power to seize the goods, and were urged by Higgins, when out on bail, refused to do so pending the investigation, but since the last examination poor Grunebcrg's goods have been taken in execution by Higgins's landlord for arrears of rent, which he despaired of getting in any other way. CLERKENWELL.—COMMITTAL OF THE MAN WITH SEVEN WivEs.- I Gloucester Gale, the poly gamist, was again placed at the bar before Mr. Tyrwhitt, on remand, charged with feloniously in termarrying with Cecilia Maria Wye, his wife, Eliza Cecilia Gale, being then and now alive. Mr. Catlin, who appeared on behalf of the Society for the Protection of Females, said that since the remand:the pocket-book found on the prisoner had been examined, and was found to contain the par ticulars of the whole of the marriages, and of the parties whom he had proposed to. From the entries in the book it appeared that he corresponded with four of the wives on the same day, and was also asked in three different churches, to three different females on the same day. The depositions having been read over, The prisoner said he was Guilty, but he should reserve his defence for the jury. There were seve ral little articles which he had belonging to the young ladies which . he should like to be given up to them, and for that purpose he wished to see his wife. Mr. Mould (Chief Clerk)—Which one do you mean ? Prisoner—Why, my first and proper one. Mr. Tyrwhitt granted the application, and fully committed the prisoner to Newgate for trial. Mr. Coleman, clerk to the Board of Trade, who made the application to the Lord. Mayor in the first instance, said that another lady had seen the prisoner, and stated. she was married to him about two years ago. The court was crowded to excess. MARYLEBONE. A DISABLED AND DIS TRESSED WARRIOR. William Graham, wearing a military dress, and who walk e d limpingly into the court, was charged before Mr. Long with having been found begging in Munster-street, Regent's-park. The case was proved by 346 S. The poor fellow's answer to the case was, that he had been eleven years in India as a private in the 86th Royal County Down. Four years ago he was discharged at Bombay with a pension for two years, and since the expiration of that period he had, owing to a diseased hip, been quite incapable of obtaining a livelihood by any kind of labour. He should be glad to get into a workhouse, or any other place where he might be sheltered and obtain food. If he could not do so, nothing but the prospect of entire starvation awaited him. Mr. Long discharged the disabled warrior, who said he would make the best of his way to the parish in which he had been compelled to solicit alms, and make his sad case known to the relieving officer, in accordance with the worthy magistrate's suggestion that he should do so. BRUTAL AND SERIOUS ASSAULT.--Wm. Middle wick and Charles Cumming were charged on war rants with a most brutal assault upon a man named John Wells, and who, from the serious nature of the injury which he had sustained, was unable to attend. Mr. Wolff, from the office of Mr. Herring, solici tor, appeared fin' the prisoners. Elizabeth Butler gave evidence which showed, that on the night of the 18th ult., while in Praed street, Paddington, she saw Middlewick give Wells a blow on the head by which he was knocked down. He (Wells) was also struck by the other prisoner, and he bled very much. He was lifted up by some bystanders, and was taken to St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington. By Mr. Wolff—l'll swear that Wells did not strike either of the prisoners first. I cannot say whether all or any of them were drunk or not. After some further proceedings the accused each entered into his own recognisances in £2O for re appearance to-morrow (this day) week. RUFFIANLY OUTRAGE.—John Murphy and Win. Dobson were charged under the following circum stances : The particulars gone into showed that, at two o'clock on the previous afternoon, the prisoners, who were drunk, went into the shop of Mr. Hoare, White Lion-passage, Paddington, and without any provocation Murphy seized him by the throat and nearly strangled him. They both ran away, but were ultimately captured by Doble 147, and 28 D. On the road to the station Murphy was very vio lent, and struck and kicked Doble several times. D'obson was discharged, and Murphy was fined 10s. for assaulting Mr. Hoare, or in default of pay ment seven days and in addition thereto 20s. or 14 days, for his violence towards the constable Doble. SOUTHWARK.—THE ATTEMPTED MURDER OF THE MASTER OF ST. OLAVE'S WORKHOUSE. =-- Dennis Mahoney, a young fellow about 20 years of age, dressed in the workhouse garb, was brought before Mr. Combe for final examination, charged with cutting and wounding the master of St. Olave's Union Workhouse, Horselydown, with in tent to murder him. Mr. Corner, the solicitor to the Guardians of the Poor, appeared for the prosecution. The master of the workhouse, who seemed to have recovered in a great measure from the effects of the wonnds inflicted on him, said that the prisoner had been a burden on the parish for nine years. He was quite right in his intellects, but ;very unruly. On Wednesday, about eleven o'clock, witness had occasion to go towards the sick ward, and when near the top of the stairs he saw the prisoner, but he took no notice of him, and when endeavouring to pass him he struck witness a heavy blow on the left ear, which caused him to fall against the banisters. As soon as he turned round, and was recovering himself, he saw the pri soner with a knife in his hand, which he flourished about, and swore he would murder him with it. Mr. Combe asked 'Whether he saw where he took the knife from. Witness—Yes, sir, from his coat-pocket. It was a table-knife belonging to the house. Mr. Combe—What didthe prisoner then do ? Witness—He made several attempts to cut my throat with the knife, and in warding the thrusts off from my throat I received several cuts, one on my.right arm and -shoulder, and then fell on the stairs. As soon as I recovered myself I rushed down stairs, when the prisoner followed me, and made another desperate attempt to cut my throat. I put up my left hand to parry off the blow, and in doing so, the prisoner nearly cut off my left thumb. Mr. Combe—Did he make use of any threaten ing language then ? Witness—Yes, sir. He said, " You I'll murder you." I managed to get away from him, and rushed into the surgery, when Dr. Mackintosh'hut the door, and dressed my wounds. Mr. Combe—Can you account for this attack on your life ? Witness--The only thing I can imagine is, that on Friday last he came to me, and wanted clothing to leave the house, and, on account of his previous misconduct, I refused. Mr. James Innes Mackintosh, M.D., medical offi cer of St. Olave's Union, said he was in his surgery shortly before twelve o'clock on the morning in question, when he saw last witness rush in with his left hand covered with blood. He closed the door to prevent the prisoner coming iu, and examin ing the master's left hand, he found that he had a desperate cut at the lower end of the thumb. There were also cuts on the right shoulder and arm, all of which he dressed, and directed the master to keep his room. He now considered that there was no danger. The knife produced was such as likely to have caused the wounds. Mr. Combo asked whether there was anything the matter with the prisoner's intellect. Mr. Mackintosh replied that there was not, and that he was quite strong and healthy. Timothy Crawley, a tailor, said he wont into the workhouse to see his daughter, who was in the sick ward, and on proceeding up the stairs he saw the prisoner make three distinct stabs at the mas ter. Witness went to his _assistance, when the prisoner turned on him, and the master rushed down into the surgery. Joseph Vellacott, 224 M, said when he took the prisoner into custody fOr stdbbing• the master of the workhouse, he said, " I meant it." The knife was found on the other side of a wall, where he thrown it. The prisoner, who stud he should res3rve defence, was committed to Newgato for trial,- co UN2'.R Y MAR KETS. LIVERPOOL—DEc. 31. A firm tone pervaded the market to-day again, th( we had few buyers present. Good wheat and flour manded extreme rates upon the moderate business tr acted. English and French sack flour moved less fr but on the whole we feel a good demand for daily const tion. Egyptian beans advanced is to is 6d. Wit much doing in oats, barley, and peas, the late quotas are quite supported. WAKEFIELD—DEc. 31. The wheat trade is very firm to-day, and for dry I last week's prices are in some cases exceeded by is. material change in other articles. Averages for the week : • Wheat 3,313 qrs., at 40s W I Barley. ...... . . 1,778 „ 34s 81cr Oats — 97 —s Od Rye —7, -s OCI Beans Peas .... 10 „ 4ls 74 DUBLIN-DEC. 31. s. d. s. d. Wheat, white 22 6 to 24 0 Do., red 2l 6 to 22 0 Do.', new Barley R. d. 0 ;1 Do., new ll 6 to 1$ „i Bere . ll 6 to P Rapeseed 26 0 to 29 Oatmeal l2 6 to 1 „ , Bakers' flour Indian corn Oats Do., black ll 0 to 12 COAL MARE (Prices of Coal per Ton at :ET—DEc. 31. the close of the market.) s. d. Davison'sWestHartleyl4 6 Wylam l5 6 Haswell Gas. l3 6 Buddle's West Hartleyl4 6 Byass's Bebside West Hartle Tanfield Moor l2 Tanfield Moor Butes 12 0 Larnbert's W. Hartley 14 6 Holywell 15 0 Walls End. South Hartlepool. ll Trimdon Thornlay.. • • 1 ° Riddell 16 )3radyll's Hetten 18, South Hetton 18 Stewart's 18 Russell's Hetton li Haswell . l9 Kepier Grange .. ... lB Benson Montague Garesfield . • 1 3 Thornley Lambton 1 Hartlepool W. Hartleyl4 119—Sold, 53. Walls End. Hartlepool. 18 9 Eden Main 17 0 Pearce's West 14 0 Trimdon Hartlepool 18 0 . . Ships at market, LOCAL SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL-DEC. 31. The market was firm from the opening. Birkenheads,, u ; Leeds Northern, 49—Dovers, 22 13-16—Berwicks, —North British, 62 I—York and North Midland, 76 7°s Eastern Counties; 12 I 1031 103 —Chi . and Holyheads , 48 81—Caledonians, 881 9 —Lancan, and Yorkshire, 991—London and North-Westerns, 9,1 11 East Lancashire, 961 97—Dutch Rhenish, 3 3k Grand Trunk of Canada, 9k }—Great Western, 561 v'' Great Western of Canaa, 16j i—Blackburn, 11 5-16• MANCHESTER-DEC. 31. The market was rather firm to-day, but closed %yea; Midland, 1031—Sheffields, 39I—Londons, 96 7,4 -1-1 991—Dowers, 22 13-16—East Lancashire, 96i—Can.„' 161—North Stafford, 4 1-16 d.—London and North Iv n f tern, 96 7 4 —Eastern Counties, 12 I—North British, 6.4) BIRMINGHAM-DEC. 31. The transactions in rails to-day were dull, but were firm. North Staffords, 4 d—London and Po'', Westerns, 97—Birmingham and Stour Valleys, 8 to 8 , 4 ,, Midland, 1031 I—Great Western, 561—Birraingham rerbys, 77 79. RAIL WAl' INT.ELLIGENCE. TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE WEEK. Miles Opened. Receip 1858. 1857. 1858. 1 1,717 7,052 7,978 3,481 6,492 228 46,549 454 75,959 49,013 43,348 376 1,543 779 31,173, FOREIGN GRAIN IMPORTED INTO HULL: During the past fortnight the d u ty paid on for e i gn gra i n imported into.. Hull has been as follows 17s. on 2,617 q r s. of wheat, £692 Bs. on 13,848 qrs. of barley, £ll 12s. on 23 2 qrs. of oats, £l3l 4s. on 2,634 qrs. of beans, £l3 18s. on 278 qrs. of peas, £8 10s. on 170 qrs. of Indian corn, £ll3 6d. on 6,028 cwt. of wheat flour, and £3 15s. on 356 cwt. of potato flour; total duty, £1,025 4s. 6d, BIRTHS. Fox.--On the 27th Dec., at. 10, Berkeley-square, Bristol, the wife of Dr. Edward Long Fox, of a son. HASSARD.—On the 28th Dec.; • at Glenville, near Water ford, the wife of Michael D. Hassard, Esq , M.P., of a son. . PILKINGTON.—On the 30th Dec., at Chevet, Lady M. S. Pitkington, of a son. SUTTON.---On'the 31st Dee., .at 21, Half - moon-street, Mrs. Henry Sutton, of a son. .... MARRIAGES. 1- I.ItRDINGE—ELLIS.—On the 30th Dec., at the Oratory, Brompton, and afterwards at All Saints', Knightsbridge, Colonel the Hon. Arthur Hardinge, Coldstream Guards, to Mary Georgiana Frances, eldest daughter of the late Colonel the Hon. Augustus Frederick Ellis. HOOKER—WILDASH.—On the 29th Dec., at Davington Church, Kent, Ed. 'Miles Coverdale Hooker, M.R.C.S., L.S.A., and L.M., to Anne, the eldest daughter of Isaac Wildash, Esq., of Davington Hall. DEATHS. AYLING.—On the 28th Dec., at Guildford, William Henry, eldest son of the Rev. Henry Ayling, ofFrampton Cotte rell Rectory, Gloucestershire. CLOWSER.—On the 29th Dec., at Hampstead, Mr. George H. Clowser. DuNsmunE..—On the 29th Dec., at 26, Castle-street, Edin burgh, James Dunsmure, Esq., aged 87. ORFORD.—On the 29th Dec., atWolterton Park, the Right Hon. Horatio, Earl of Orford, aged 76. PAYNE.—On the 29th Dec., Mr. George Payne, of Guild hall, city, aged 49. ROBAILTS.—On the 27th Dec., at Burnham, Ikelis, Wm. Robarts, Esq., M.D., aged 71. .oNDoN : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun 011ico, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of Middlesex, Saturday, January 1. 18f9. Railways. Ballymena and Portrush Bedale and Leyburn Belfast and Ballymena Belfast and County Down Birkd., Lane., & Ches. June Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Ches.&Holyhead(withMold) Cockermouth & Workington Cork and Bandon Cork, Blackrock, & Passage Deeside Dublin & Belfast Junction Dublin and Drogheda Dub. & Wicklow (in. K in gs t ) Dundalk and Enniskillen Dundee and Arbroath Dundee, Perth, & Aber. Jun East Anglian E. Counties,Nrik.,&E. Union East Kent E. L ancas hire(in. 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