The Sun. — London, England, 1859-01-08 00:00:00

METBOPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. A special meeting of this Board was held yester day at the Council Chamber, Guildhall ; the Presi dent, J. Thsvaites, Esq., took the chair at 12 o'clock. NEW OFFICERS OF THE BOARD. The board received deputations from the vestries of the Strand, Wandsworth, Mile-end, St. Pancras, Shoreditch, Greenwich, and St. Saviour's, South wark, with memorials against the proposed removal of the offices of the board from Greek-street to Berkeley House. The gentlemen who headed the several deputations stigmatised the course adopted by the board in reference to the large expenditure contemplatd in the proposed removal as most unfair to the ratepayers of the metropolis. These depu tations represented ratepayers to the amount of X 3,260,289, and some of the remarks made by the spokesmen were somewhat severe, and called for remonstrance from the president. A report was brought up from the General Pur- poses Committee, stating that they have considered the requirements of the board and its officers, and find that the several rooms and offices described in the schedule accompanying the report, of the com mittee, are required for the purposes of the board ; that the superintending architect has prepared the preliminary plans and elevations in accordance with such schedule, and with the terms of the agreement entered into between her Majesty's Commissioners of Woods, &c., and the board, which the committee have examined and approved, and submit for the approval of the board. Mr. LESLIE then brought forward a series of re solutions referring to this subject, which caused considerable excitement and discussion. The pro posed resolution pledged the board to rescind the contract entered into with the Government for the purchase of Berkeley House. The PRESIDENT ruled that it was not competent for Mr. Leslie to put forward the first four resolu tions contained in his notice. Upon the last resolution, Mr. LESLIE made a very lengthy statement, tending to show that the board had acted most improvidently in taking Berkeley House for new offices, when they had a good freehold property at Greek-street, Soho, capable of being improved and enlarged. The board, after a long discussion, which occupied the -whole afternoon, adhered to the previous deci sions arrived at upon this subject. MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE. TWO MEN POISONED BY NITROUS ACID GAS (From the Plymouth Journal.) It rarely happens that we have to record an oc currence of so fatal a character, in connection with the manufactures of the South-west, as that which occurred at Torpoint Sulphuric Acid Manure Works, on Monday, and by which two men lost their lives, and two others continue in a most precarious con dition. One of the deceased, named Winnicott, re sided in Stonehouse ; he was a strong, muscular man, aged about 50, and leaves a wife and eight children to deplore his loss. The other, named Bellamy, was in his 32d year, and leaves a sorrow ing family consisting of a wife and two children. The two deceased were in the employment of the Torpoint Manure Works Company, Limited, and received directions on Saturday to empty one of the sulphuric acid chambers, in which there was a leak. They, with others, set about the work on the Monday morning, two entering the chamber, and working spells of 10 minutes, baling the fluid into the chambers adjoining. About two o'clock two of them, named Bellamy and Pomeroy, felt ill and left the work. The foreman, John Oskyn, who has had 16 years' experience in the manufacture, communicated with the manager, Mr. Joseph Shep heard, who immediately gave orders that the men should desist till Wednesday; but, on the orders being conveyed to Winnicott and his companion, King, the former expressed a desire to get on with the work, and told the foreman if he provided two other men, they should get through the job that evening. Two men, named Fursden and Collins, consented to take their turn in the chamber, and entered it, and baled out the liquid for some minutes, when they were hailed from the outside by Winnicott and King, and came out. The others entered, but Winnicott coughed very much, and, in a few minutes, was seen creeping through the aper ture by which entrance and exit are effected. He was so disabled that his head and the upper part of his body bent down, and he was unable to get through till raised up by the foreman and Fursden, who stood near. Winnicott coughed fearfully, and threw up large quantities of watery fluid, mixed with blood ; but the poor fellow kept saying he was " all right," and seemed to think it would pass off and he might be able to resume work. He was ultimately induced to enter the room allotted to the men for changing their clothes, where he grew worse, and he then was directed to go to the mana ger's office, where he was seen by Surgeon Budd, and treated as his case required, but he expired at six o'clock. Bellamy was in the mean time suffer ing in precisely the same way at his own house. Surgeon Budd also visited him, but though the ill-fated man revived for a brief interval he subse quently sank, and at six o'clock on Tuesday morn ing he was a corpse. Pomeroy and King were less affected, but whether it is to be attributed to the shock of hearing of the deaths of their fellow work men, or to the influence of the poisonous gases they had inhaled, their cases assumed a most serious aspect on Tuesday, and it was only yesterday Sur geon Budd expressed hopes of the ultimate reco very of one of them. An inquest was held yesterday at the New Inn, Torpoint, before Dr. Jagoe, when a respectable jury was empanneled, of which Mr. R. IL Down was foreman. The jury went from the inn to view the manure works and the body of poor Winnicott, which still remained in the manager's office, and returned at eleven o'clock, when the coroner pro ceeded to examine witnesses. Mr. John William Chubb, member of the Royal College of Surgeons, stated that he had seen the deceased on Monday evening, and he was bent nearly double. His breathing was very much oppressed, and he was almost in a state of asphyxia. Ile had great difficulty in clearing off water stained with blood from the stomoch, bronchial tubes, and lungs ; he was generally in a state of prostration, his pulse quickened slightly, and remarkably bounding. Made inquiries, and from what he heard and the man's condition, feels satisfied that death was caused by the inhaling of nitrous acid gas. He prescribed a mustard poultice to his chest, and had him placed near the fire. Visited him an hour afterwards, when his heart was merely stir ring, and the man was dead. The fumes of nitrous acid taken into the body produces great stimula tion of action in the mucous surfaces, the bronchia, and stomach, and ultimately brings on asphyxia and death. Saw Bellamy immediately after Win nicott's death. He was labouring under the same symptoms as the other, but more aggravated, and he threw up much larger quantities of blood mixed with water. Both men were perfectly collected, and neither appeared to labour under the effects of having taken drink. Two other men were at pre sent under his charge suffering from indisposition, brought on by the same causes. Mr. Joseph Shepheard, manager of the works, stated that, at one'clock, when he heard the men were ill, he issued orders that the -work should be discontinued. He detailed the other circumstances already stated, and added that, at his instance or " order," Winnicott walked first from some bags against which he was leaning, to the house for the men, where he sat h t dohen wn ; d a . nd that being close, with a fire in it, e . irected him to go to his (the manager's) office, whither he walked. The surgeon saw him there. Mr. Shepheard stated, in the course of his evidence, that the kilns had been let out on Thursday last, and the caps had been taken off, and everything openable opened. The men were to bale the ac id out with scoops, having long handles attached. On a former occasion they entered the acid with bare feet, but on this occa sion they erected a platform over it. Mr. ,R. Oxland here said that the agitation of the liquid on this occasion must have been less than previously. Mr. Shepheard further added, in reply to the Coroner, that the strength of the acid on the former occasion was over 99 degs., and on this occasion about 110 degs. The commercial strength was 175 degs. Mr. Oxland, at the r eques t o f th e C o roner, stated that he believed ozone was pr esen t in the chamber. Mr. Shepheard said he had ordered the men to get a quart of rum. Surgeon Chubb did not think th a t t h e d r i n ki ng of the spirits would have caused or a ggrava t e d the symptoms, and in this opinion Mr. Oxland con curred, stating that men, on similar Occasions, took spirits, and found it work well: The other witnesses examined were John Oskyn, the foreman, and Wm. Fursden, one of the two men who undertook the task after the first two menhad given up. The foreman exhibited a little irritabi lity at the questions of one of the jurors ; but neither his, nor the evidence of Fursden, added any material facts to those already stated. The Coroner charged the jury, who returned a verdict that the deceased came to their death acci dentally, from inhaling the, fumes arising from a quantity of sulphuric acid, and there appeared to be no want of care on the part of the manager of the CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—Jan. 7. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Baron Martin.' Frederick Goodey, 33, was indicted for felo niously cutting and wounding Sarah Goodey, with intent to murder her. There was the usual common counts in the ' indictment charging the prisoner with intending to do grievous bodily harm, &c. Mr. Poland prosecuted. The prisoner was defended by Mr. Metcalfe. The learned counsel for the prosecution, in open ing the case to the jury, described it as one of a melancholy and painful character. The prisoner and the prosecutrix, who was his wife, had only been married three years, and they had unhappily separated two or three times during that period, and it was while they were thus separated upon one occasion that the offence imputed to the pri soner was committed. He then gave a brief nar rative of the facts, and the following evidence was adduced : Sarah Goodey said—l am the wife of the pri soner. We have been married three years and a half. I left him on the 13th of Sept. and was living at 4 , Rope-place, Stepney, and the prisoner f o und me out there, and I removed to Wellington street, Stepney, where I remained till the 14th of Dec. I occupied a room on the ground floor, and a little boy, the son of the prisoner, lived with me. On the morning of that day I and the little boy were in bed, and the prisoner came into the room. I said to him, " Well, Fred., what do you want here ?" He replied, " I have come to see you, but shall not stay long." He then came to the bed side, and I told him I wanted to get up to get some tea. He told me to be still, there was plenty of time for that, and forced me down on the bed. I said to him, " None of your nonsense, or I shall cry murder." The prisoner then asked where the boy was, and I pulled the bedclothes down, and showed him to him. He then went out, locked the door, and went towards the window, and I got out of bed and I saw him pull something out of his pocket which I thought was a cigar-case, and I said, " What a fine cigar-case you have got." He said, " Yes, it is," and replaced it in his pocket. He then came up to me, and as I was putting on my clothes he came behind me, and I felt a cut across my throat, and I saw the prisoner had a razor in his hand. I fell down, and he kept one hand on my chest and one knee on my legs, and tried to cut my throat, and I received three wounds. I saw the razor in his hand quite plainly, and I at length succeeded in laying hold of it, and, in doing so, my hands were both cut, and I received eight wounds upon them. When I had hold of the razor the prisoner struggled to get the razor from me, and the blade broke from the handle, and the former remained in my hand. All this time I was screaming " Murder." When the prisoner found I had got the blade of the razor he called out, " Oh," and ran to the table and tried to lay hold of a ,inner knife that was upon it, but he over-balanced himself, and I was thus enabled to get up. I unlocked the door and went into an adjoining room, and threw away the razor, and do not remember anything more that happened until I found myself in bed, and on the same morning I was taken to the hos pital. There was no razor in the room when the prisoner came into the room. I have since seen a razor-case, which is the same thing that I took for a cigar-case. Cross-examined—l was married to the prisoner in May 1855, and the child was born in July, 1856. I never heard that the prisoner had fractured his skull, or that he had a silver plate in his head. We separated three times. I knew a man named Cook. I swear that he never slept in the same room with me. Cook is a shipwright. He comes from my own neighbourhood, Somersetshire. I have known him about four months. I used to visit a person named Davis, at Stepney. Cook lodged with Mrs. Davis. I swear that I was never discovered on the bed in Cook's room. I receive some money from a 1 gentleman, but this is entirely owing to the pri soner's brutality. Baron Martin (to the witness)—You receive this money from some gentleman with whom you have been intimate ? --- Witness—Yes, my lord. Cross-examination continued—l once lived in the Old Kent-road, but I swear I was not visited by a gentleman there. Reexamined—The prisoner was aware, when he married me, that I had lived with a gentleman before, and that he sent me money. Mrs. Powell, the landlady of the house in Wel lington-street, said that the prosecutrix had lodged with her for about two months on the 14th of December. She remembered the prisoner coming to the house that morning and inquiring for the prosecutrix and she showed him her room, and he went in, and soon afterwards she heard Mrs. Goodey say. "If you do, I'll shriek murder." Witness tried the door, and found it was locked, and she heard a great scuffle in the room, and witness tried to force open the door but could not, and shortly afterwards some one unlocked the door from the inside, and Mrs. Goodey came out covered with blood. The prisoner came after her, and he lifted up his arms and said, "I am mad." Witness asked him to have mercy upon her, and begged him to go bit° the room, and she locked him in, and he got out of the window into the street. The police were then sent for, and Mrs. Goodey was taken to the hospital. Cross-examined—A man named Cook used to come and see the child while Mrs. Goodey was in the hospital. _4p did not know whether he used to come and isit Mrs. Goodey. He might have come every day. She had seen him sometimes in Mrs. Goodey's room ; but she could not say how often. She did not know that Cook slept in the room of Mrs. Goodey upon any occasion. Mr. Hayes, an inspector of the K division, deposed that he went to the house in Wellington-street on the morning in question, and found Mrs. Goodey bleeding from several wounds in the throat, and he immediately had her conveyed to the hospital. He searched the place, and found a razor blade in the fire-place of the back room, and a portion of the handle in the front room. He met the prisoner about a quarter of a mile from Wellington-street, and he appeared to be very drunk. He was taken into custody the same afternoon. He was then sober. Witness read the charge to him, and cau tioned him that what he said would be related to the magistrate, and he replied—" I know nothing of it, I have no recollection of it." William Peller, police-constable, deposed that about half-past ten in the morning of the day the occurrence happened, he saw the prisoner near Wel lington-street very drunk, and throwing half crowns and shillings to some boys. Witness took him into custody, and noticed that the back of his right hand was covered with blood. Witness asked him where the blood came from, and he made no reply. As they were going to the police-station, the prisoner stopped suddenly and said, " I have a burden in my pocket," and pulled out the lower part of a razor-case and threw it on the ground, and witness picked it up. When he first saw the prisoner throwing the money about he asked him if he knew what he was doing, and he replied, "We all have a propensity. I don't belong to this earth. I am going to arise to another country, and I shall not return to this earth again." Mr. Hill, the house-surgeon at the London Hos pital, proved that. the injuries the prosecutrix had received were of a dangerous description, and it appeared she was still an out-patient. Mr. Metcalfe made an able speech to the jury on behalf of the prisoner, and he called witnesses who proved that the prosecutrix was a drunken, violent woman, and that she had left him after they had been married two months. Baron Martin summed up, and The jury, after a short deliberation, found the prisoner guilty of wounding, with intent to do grievous bodily harm. The learned judge, is passing sentence, said there could be no doubt that the prisoner had made an unfortunate marriage, and that he was very un happy ; but this was no excuse for his acting as he had done ; and if the jury had convicted him upon the capital charge, they would have been perfectly justified, upon the evidence, in returning that • verdict. He then sentenced the prisoner to be kept • in penal servitude for four years. This case concluded the sessions, and the Court r adjourned to Monday, Jan 31. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. Jan. 7. (Before Mr. Pashley, Q.C., Assistant-Judge.) The following proclamation was made by the Sheriff's Bailiff, Mr. Hemp, at the commencement of the sessions : " Ernest Vane Tempest, commonly called Lord Ernest Vane Tempest, come forth and surrender yourself to the Ou.stody of. the Sheriff of Middlesex on on before the 31st day of January inst., according to the exigency of a writ, to answer the Queen for a certain misdemeanour whereof you are impeached, or you will be outlawed." Such proclamations at the quarter sessions are very rare, and made under the provisions of a very ancient statute. THE QUEEN V. JAMES SANDS. This was a prosecution by inspector John Brad dick, at the instance of the parish authorities of St. Giles and St. George, Bloomsbury, against the de fendant for keeping brothels in George-street, Bloomsbury, a street long notorious for the dens of infamy with which it abounds. The__ defendant pleaded guilty. Mr. Poland, for the prosecution, said the authori ties had determined to clear George-street of these infamous houses, and this being the first case prose- THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY -8, 1859, cuted, the -parish would be content with the de fendant entering into his own recognisance, with two sureties, to come up for judgment when called upon. It must be understood that in any other prosecution this course would not be taken, punish ment would be pressed for, as it was fully deter mined to put these places down. Mr. Metcalfe appeared for the defendant, who, having entered into a recognisance with two substantial sureties, was discharged. Richard Reynolds, a tall, determined-looking man, was indicted for unlawfully cutting, stabbing and wounding Caroline Smith. The prosecutrix stated that she was a prostitute, and lived at 10, Bedford•street, Stepney, and on the morning of Christmas-day, hearing a disturbance between the prisoner and a woman in the street, she got up to see what it was about. The prisoner called her names which she forebore to repeat, and struck her two blows on the face. She then went upstairs and locked herself in her own room, but the prisoner rushed up after her, broke open the door, and struck her near the eye with some sharp instrument—she could not say what it was—and the blood flowed down her face in a stream. Her eye was seriously injured, and she was taken to the London Hospital, where she remained some days, and could see but very im perfectly with the injured eye. This statement was corroborated by another prostitute. The prisoner, in his defence, said he certainly struck the prosecutrix, but it was under great pro vocation at certain filthy names she applied to him. However, he never struck her with any weapon ; it was his bare hand; and" Carry" had sworn falsely, to put him away. He appealed to " Carry" to tell the truth and exonerate him. The prosecutrix said what she had stated was true. He did strike her with an instrument. The jury found the prisoner guilty of wounding. The Assistant-Judge said, even if the prisoner had received provocation, and though the prosecu trix was a prostitute, and the assault took place at a brothel, he had committed a gross outrage, and the woman was none the less to be protected because she was an unfortunate. The Court sentenced the prisoner to hard labour for eight calendar months. Samuel Charles Ellis, a well-dressed intelligent looking youth, was indicted for stealing a coat, the property of John Robert Ellis, his father. This was a very painful case. It appeared that the prosecutor, a brush-maker in Brick-lane, St. Luke's, had had a good deal of trouble with the prisoner, who had been convicted three times, and, as a last resource to enforce reformation, he had him bound apprentice to him, so as to be able to exercise the double authority of father and master over him. On the 2d instant the prisoner ab • sconded with a great coat which his father had bought for him to wear, stopped out all night, pawned the coat next day, and spent the proceeds in the company of prostitutes. He was given into custody for stealing the coat, the property of his father, but he declared it was his own, his father having bought it for him. He now said he had dealt with it as his own, and had not stolen it. The father said he certainly bought it for his use, but he merely lent it to him, and he had no right to take it away and dispose of it without his consent. The Assistant-Judge said the question was, not the extent of misconduct the prisoner had been guilty of to his father formerly, and it appeared to have been a good deal, but whether he had in this instance been guilty of the felony charged against him. A youth of his age, 17, could legally hold property, and if he pawned this coat under the be lief that it was his own, he could not be convicted. His own opinion was that the evidence did not make out the charge. The jury acquitted the prisoner. Hannah Gibbons, 24, was convicted of a robbery upon John Smith. She was a prostitute, and had been repeatedly convicted and imprisoned. The Court sentenced her to three years' penal servitude. No sooner had she heard the sentence than she threw herself down on the floor of the dock, and for some minutes resisted the efforts of four officers to remove her without resorting to actual main force. She got hold of a policeman's hair, and nearly pulled out a handful. At last she was got out and taken to the cells, screaming and swearing dreadfully. Such a scene has rarely been witnessed. John Thompson, alias Dick Doughty, 25, was brought up to be dealt with as an incorrigible rogue and vagabond, under a commitment by a magistrate. Mr. Cooper and Mr. Lawrence appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Metcalfe for the prisoner. The prisoner was taken into custody with a man named Lindsay, on the 28th of September, •for being found by night in possession of house breaking implements. The prisoner managed to escape from the police court at Marlborough street, during the momentary absence of the gaoler, and was not taken into custody again until the 21st of December, when he was found by Sergeant Chown, 5 E, and other officers, in com pany with a gang of burglars, garotte robbers, and thieves of all grades, at a house in Union-court, Holborn-hill. He had been tried for a garotte robbery but acquitted, and he had nine months for coining. For about ten years he had been the associate of the worst thieves of London, many of whom had been transported or sentenced to penal servitude. Lindsay was sentenced by this Court to one year's hard labour a session or two back, and the Assistant-Judge, deeming the case proved against this prisoner, ordered him to be kept to hard labour for the same period, which is the full period authorised by the statute. George Allwright, the captain of a barge navi gating the Grand Junction Canal, surrendered to take his trial on a charge of having stolen a small quantity of coal, the property of Mr. Benbow, of Hillingdon, to whose wharf he was employed to take coal from London. The prisoner had been in one employment sixteen years and more, and after the evidence had been given, and the prisoner's counsel had addressed the jury, a verdict of not guilty was returned. Mr. T. Salter _prosecuted, Mr. Sleigh defended the prisoner. On the application of Mr. Ribton, a ease of assault against a person named Jennings was post poned until the next sessions at Westminster. EXTRAORDINARY CASE.—John Jones, 49, a re spectable-looking man, whose real name was stated to be Thomas or James Marshall, was indicted for having stolen from the person of Mary, the wife of Edward Charles Jennings, a purse, containing a diamond and pearl ring, and some papers, his property. Mrs. Jennings, the wife of the prosecutor, a butcher, in New Quebec-street, Marylebone, stated that on the 4th of November, in the evening, about half-past eight o'clock, she was crossing Portman street, Portman-square, when she saw the prisoner by the lamp-post. He wore a macintosh, like one he had on now, and she was sure he was the man, not only from that, but by his features and personal appearance. He remarked that it was a nice evening, and asked to be directed to a street near Manchester-square. He said he was a servant in a gentleman's family, which was abroad, and he had come out for a stroll, and had left the housekeeper alone. While he was saying this he got close to her side, and put his hand on her's, and said she looked like a servant in a gen tleman's family, and he should be glad to see her, upon which she said he had received his answer to the question he had asked about the street, and she had nothing further to say to him, and passed on. She then heard him running. She got home in about two minutes, and then missed her purse, which she could swear was safe in her pocket when the prisoner spoke to her. It contained a valuable diamond ring and some papers. She gave informa tion to the police. On the evening of the 17th of December she saw the prisoner standing in Cum berland-street, opposite Lady M'Lean's house, lis tening to a street band, and when he went away she followed him for about half an hoar, intend ing to give him into custody when she saw a policeman. The prisoner then was following a lady. She gave him in charge in Baker street. When she told him what she charged him with, he said he knew nothing of her, and never saw her before. She could swear he was the man, if she were in her dying hour. The prisoner solemnly asserted that he was inno cent. He never saw the lady in his life, and she was mistaken as to his identity. Six weeks had elapsed from the time of the alleged robbery, no ring had been traced to him, and no jury could convict a man on such evidence. The policeman who took the prisoner into cus tody said he refused to give any name or address when at the station-house, and he (witness) had not been able to trace out anything about him. The prisoner said this was no evidence against him. Policeman—There is more evidence, your lord ship. The Assistant-Judge—ls there ? It is not on the depositions then. What is it ? Policeman 14 D—W e h ave f oun d th e r in g . tanTthe evidence.ssi t t t v u h d e g r e-- e di l d 'h y a o t u c fi e n rt d a i i t nl7 is imper mcoymlmortlitied,laVne d f o i n u xi( s o b u o t f l o o u d n g d i n t g h s e after he was committed, and in his box I found the ring—here Policeman—ln a bo x a t th e prisoner's l o d g ings, it is (producing it). The prisoner on hearing this gave a low whistle, and said—" My lord, I may as well put an end to this job .at . once now, and I'm done for. I must suffer for somebody else. That ring I bought of a man in the street for a crown, and the man said he was hard • up. I don't know who he was, and I did not know it was a diamond ring." Mrs". Jennings (to the Court)--This is my ring, I can swear. It is a single stone brilliant set in pearls. The landlord of the house 28, Adam street West, Bryanstone-square, stated that the prisoner had lodged there about seven months. He was always a steady well-conducted man, and when he came to lodge with him he had very excellent references, and he shqnld have given a good reference had he left him afid required one. The box in which the ring was found was the prisoner's. The manner in which the prisoner's lodging was found out was very curious. The prisoner being missing, a description was given of him in the name of Marshall, as missing from 28, Adam-street, and that description corresponding with the appear ance of the prisoner, it was suspected that he was the person. A watch which he had in his pos session when taken into custody had the name of Marshall upon it, and this led to the prisoner's identification. The landlord said the prisoner was always con sidered a respectable man. He was acquainted with many respectable tradesmen. By trade he was a house-painter and decorator, and was con sidered a first-class hand at his business. The jury, without hesitation, found the prisoner guilty. The Assistant-Judge said the Court would treat this as a first offence by a person of good character, and though the case had taken a very singular turn in the additional evidence which had so unexpectedly and no doubt to the prisoner's great astonishment, been brought forward, it was in itself au ordi nary one of larceny from the person in the street. The • prisoner picked the pocket, no doubt, and did not know the value of what he might find, a penny or a great amount, and there was the additional circumstance that he had not disposed of the ring, which was one of con siderable value. The sentence would therefore be six months' imprisonment, with hard labour. (Before Mr. Creasy.) James Sorrell, a cabman, was indicted for steal ing a gun and a gun-case, value £5O, the property of Harry Bell, and George Cockram was indicted for feloniously receiving the same with a guilty knowledge. Mr. Cooper prosecuted ; Mr. Metcalfe defended Sorrell, and Mr. Ribton the other prisoner. The prosecutor stated that he was a solicitor, of 36, Bedford-row, and on the 26th November he hired Sorrell's cab, and drove to London-bridge. His gun:, which was in the case, was put into the cab, and was left in it. He traced out the prisoner, who denied having driven him at all, and knew nothing of any gun, but subsequently it was re turned. It appeared that Sorrell had been endea vouring to dispose of the gun at several shops, and pledged it for £5. When he went to redeem it the pawnbroker took the money and then stopped the gun, having received information. The prisoners both went to the prosecutor and asked to be for given, as the gun would be sent back. Sorrell ad mitted that he had the gun, and had given it to Cockram, who pledged it. The Jury found them both guilty, and recom mended them to mercy. Mr. Creasy said it was fortunate that not only did the prosecutor get his gun back, but the pawn broker the money he had advanced upon it. Usually one or the other was the loser. They were sentenced to three months' hard labour. tleorge M'Carthy, 40, was convicted of stealing two cushions, the property of Richard Tucker, car riage trimmer, Little Crescent-street, Euston-square. He was an old offender, and his apprehension on this charge was due to a poor, shoeless, homeless, destitute boy, named Sims. Mr. Creasy kindly gave him some assistance, to provide him with boots and food. The prisoner was sentenced ;to four years' penal servitude. Mr. C. Robertson Griffiths prosecuted ; Mr. Way defended the prisoner. SURREY SESSIONS, Jan. 7. NEW COURT. (Before J. E. Johnson, Esq.) A PALTRY THEFT BY A GENTLEMAN.—SINGU LAB CASE.—John Molley, a young man, whose con nexions are highly respectable, was indicted for stealing a pair of gloves, the property of Mr. Piken, hosier, High-street, Southwark. Mr. Lilley . prosecuted, and Mr. Robinson de fended the prisoner. Edward Howes, an assistant to the prosecutor, said that about eight o'clock in the evening of the 24th ult., the prisoner entered their shop, and asked to be shown some kid gloves. Several were placed before him, and the latter selected a pair and paid for them. The prisoner then asked for another pair, and as he was going to fetch them witness saw him put a pair into his pocket. He instantly informed his master what had occurred, when he came to the counter and asked the prisoner whether he was suited. On his replying that he was not, Mr. Picken told him he had put a pair of gloves into his pocket which did not belong to him, and witness was sent for a constable, and on the arrival of the latter the prisoner was given into custody. This witness was severely cross-examined by Mr. Robinson, but he positively swore that he saw the prisoner put a pair of gloves into his pocket that he had not paid for. The prosecutor said that when he was called into the shop, he asked the prisoner, over and over again, if he had any gloves in his pocket. He re plied that he had not. Witness, however, persisted that he had, and sent for a constable. When the latter had left the shop, the prisoner said "he knew he had a pair of gloves, and he wanted another pair for his brother." He then produced the pair of gloies, and said he meant to pay for them. A constable then came in and he was given into custody. Sergeant Gardner, 25 M, Acting Inspector at the Stone's-end Police-station, said he was on duty on Christmas-eve, when the prisoner was brought in and charged by last witness. He cautioned the prosecutor as to prosecuting the charge, as he knew the prisoner to be a respectable gentleman. The prosecutor, however, persisted, and the prisoner was locked up until Monday morning, the 27th, when he was discharged, no person appearing to prose cute when the case was called before the magistrate. In cross-examination, witness said that there were a number of persons about the court on Mon • day morning, but the prosecutor and his assistant were not present, although they were called three times by the doorkeeper. Mr. Robinson addressed the jury at some length for the prisoner, contending that he did not put the gloves in his pocket with the intention of steal ing them, but he meant to have paid for them as soon as his brother had selected another pair. He called— The prisoner's brother, who stated that he was with him in Mr. Picken's shop, when he saw him select a pair of gloves and put them into his pocket. He then asked for another pair for witness, when Mr. Picken came into the shop and charged him with having stolen a pair, and he gave him into custody. A number of gentlemen and merchants were then called, who gave the prisoner a'first-rate character for honesty, &c. The Chairman summed up, and the jury retired to consider their verdict. After being absent three quarters of an hour they returned a verdict of guilty, with a strong recommendation to mercy. The Court sentenced him to 14 days' hard labour at Wandsworth. CONVICTION OF AN INCORRIGIBLE YOUNG THIEF. —Cornelius Harnett, 16, alias Harrington, a young lad, who has been convicted innumerable times for stealing from barges on the river, was indicted for stealing an ingot, of the value of £3, from a barge on the River Thames, the property of Edward William Chapman. He was also indicted for steal ing a quantity of bones, the property of the same person. The Court sentenced him to 18 months' hard labour. THE QUEEN V. THE PARISH OF FARNHAM.—IN DICTMENT FOR THE NON-REPAIR OF A HIGHWAY. —This was an indictment charging the parish of Farnham, in this county, with wilfully neglecting to repair Marins-road, leading from Gravel-hill to Red-hill, such being a highway leading to Farn ham across the Common. Mr. Garth, with Mr. Watkins Williams, appeared for the Crown; and Mr. Knapp, with Mr. Chandler, for the parish. Mr. Falkner said he had been resident near Gravel-hill about 20 years, and his father many years prior to that. The road in question had always been a public one, but for some length of time it had been in such a bad condition that it was almost impassable. A severe storm happened about seven or eight years ago, destroying the road, and since then it had never been repaired by the parish. Whatever had been done was by the inhabitants themselves. There had lately been a new road made about a quarter of a mile off by the parish, and that was kept in good repair. Twelve other witnesses were called to prove that the road in question had always been a public high way, and that formerly it was kept in repair by the parish. It was then contended by the counsel for the defence that it was not a public highway according to the meaning of the act of Parliament, but only a way used by people going towards the common and their respective homes adjacent. It was in fact an obligation road made by the inhabitants for their own convenience, consequently the parish were not bound to repair it. He called Mr. Harris, who said he was surveyor of high ways, and he produced the books to show that no men had been employed in mending. that road for the last 20 years, he always considered it an obliga tion road. Other witnesses gave similar evidence, when The Chairman summed up the whole of the evi dence, and put it to the jury whether it had been a public highway prior to the year 1836, the date of the act of Parliament under which the prosecution was instituted. The jury retired to consider their verdict, and after half-an lours absence they returned. The foreman said that they considered the road was a public highway, and that the parish were liable to repair it. APPEALS.—PAUPER REMOVALS. . --LAMBETH V. NEWINGTON.—Mr. Knapp appeared for Lambeth ; and Mr. Robinson for Newington. Mr. Robinson, for the respondents, said that the question was whether notice of grounds of appeal could be given at an adjourned quarter sessions. Mr. Johnson (the chairman) said that it might be lodged at any adjouined sessions, but it could not be heard until the next general quarter sessions, unless with the consent of the other side. The pauper in question, Charles Brewer, said he was apprenticed in Goswell-street in 1827. In 1847 he resided in Newington, and was married. Both himself and wife went into Newington work house, and in July, 1857, his wife left and went to service. He quitted the workhouse on the 31st of March, 1858, to seek employment, and remained out a week. Four nights during that time he slept in a common lodging-house in Kent-street, in the parish of St. George's, Southwark. The Court was of opinion that it was a proper legal residence in Kent-street, consequently the appeal must be quashed. Sr. GILES, CAMBERWELL, V. NEWINGTON.— This was a similar case, but the rules of Court not having been adhered to, it was sent to the Court above for the opinion of the learned judges. STEALING MUTTON.—Isaac Deedman, 16, pleaded guilty to stealing two pounds of mutton, the pro perty of Walter Paine, at Farnham. ,The Court sentenced him to hard labour for one month. Joseph Hill, '46, pleaded guilty to stealing at Newington, a pewter pot, the property of Henry Newton. The Court sentenced him to two months' hard abour. POLICE INTELLIGENCE, Jan. 7. WESTMINSTER.—A SPECIMEN OF TIIE STREET BEGGAR.—A thick-set, powerful man, who gave the name of James Thompson, was charged with importuning a number of persons for alms while in a state of drunkenness, and using vile and filthy language to a lady and gentleman who refused to relieve him. On the previous evening defendant went into a public-house in Bridge-street, Westminster, and there conducted himself so offensively that the police were called to turn him out. He then went on to Westminster-bridge, and stopping several persons, spoke to them, but a constable, who had him in view, was not near enough to know what he said, although he entertained but little doubt that he was begging, and accordingly ordered him away, at the same time cautioning him. Defendant dis appeared for a few minutes, when he was again observed in Abingdon-street, and the constable, approaching unobserved, saw him place himself in front of a lady and gentleman and ask charity. On their refusing to relieve him, he abused them in the most filthy language. Defendant made but a faint denial to the charge against him. Mr. Arnold said it was about as bad a case as could well be conceived. Here was a hale, hearty fellow, prowling about in a state of drunkenness, begging, and abusing, and insulting those who would not relieve him. He should commit him to hard labour for the full period of a month. LAMBETH. DISGRACEFUL CONDUCT OF A CAB-DRIVER.--Henry Hearne, cabdriver, badge 45, appeared before the Hon. G. C. Norton, to answer to a summons charging him with demanding more than his legal fare, and conducting himself in an insolent and most outrageous manner. Miss E. Boyce, a young lady who has an engage ment at one of the large theatres, said—On the morning mentioned in the summons I engaged the I defendant's cab in front of Drury-lane, and desired him to drive me to 8, Park-terrace, Kennington park. He drove me as far as the Kennington-road, when he pulled [up, and in a gruff voice, said— " Where do you wish to be set down ? " I told him to set me down at the end of Fleming-road, and he put me down there, when I handed him Is. 6d. He made use of several bad expressions, and then said, " What do you mean by this ?" and I replied, "It is your proper fare." He said it was not, and followed me to the house of my father; and, while doing so, he said, "D— -your eyes, I'll watch you. I always know the cha racters I have to deal with." He said his fare was 25., and this sum my brother-in-law offered to pay him if he gave him his number, and his reply was, " Yes, we know all about the number ; we'll talk about that by and by." My father and brother in-law, both of whom had to get out of bed, got into the defendant's cab and drove to the police station, where they got his number, and settled with the defendant there. My mother spoke to the defendant, and told him if he was dissatisfied with the fare, he knew where they lived, and could take out a summons, and his reply was, " I know what you are. You're all a set of --." The hour was between one and two in the morning, and the de fendant's conduct was so violent as to awaken all the persons in the house, and his voice could be heard some distance off. My engagement at the theatre occupies me to a late hour, and that is the cause of my being out so late. Mrs. Elizabeth Boyce, the mother of the last witness, corroborated her daughter's testimony, and described the conduct of the defendant as of the most ruffian-like description. Mr. Henry Collas, the brother-in-law of Miss Boyce, said that, on the morning in question, he was awoke by the loud abuse of the defendant,and on putting his clothes on hastily and hurrying down stairs, he pulled out a handful of silver, and told the defendant he might take what amount he liked, provided he gave him a ticket with his number. This, however, he refused, upon which Mr. Boyce , his father-in-law, who, as well as himself, had been aroused from his bed, desired the defendant to drive them to the Walworth station. At the station the defendant said the fare . he demanded was ls. 6d., and that he had only received ls., though he (witness) had repeatedly heard him say his fare was 25., and that he had got ls. 6d. The defendant had also charged a fare for going to the station, which they paid him. The defendant denied having used the improper and disgusting language sworn to, and seemed to think himself much illused by being summoned. Mr. Norton animadverted in severe terms on his scandalous conduct, and said it was only in consi deration' of his large family and his former good character that he did not send him to prison with out a penalty. He then convicted him in the penalty of 15s. and expenses for each offence, or one month's imprisonment. The defendant paid the penalty. WORSHIP-STREET.—Wm. Taylor, a young man of respectable appearance, and holding a situa tion in the office of Mr. Robert Brutton, clerk to the Guardians of the Poor of St. Matthew, Bethnal green, was charged before Mr. Hammill, with stealing six cheques of the aggregate value of £42 7s. Bd., being the property of the vestry of that parish. Mr. Brutton deposed—The prisoner was in my service on the 11th December last, as clerk. On that day I had six cheques belonging to the vestry deposited in a drawer in my office. The key was in my possession. The several amounts of the cheques were £6 10s., £7 55., £5 45., £3 2s. 5d., and £lO Bs. ld. When I returned to the office on the following Monday morning, I found that the lock of the drawer in question had been picked, and the property mentioned was missing. I com municated the same to the vestry, and the prisoner, who has not since returned to his duties, was ap prehended yesterday morning. Payment of the cheques was stopped by me, and three of them have since been returned. George Borton, describing himself as engineer at the workhouse, said—On the 11th December the prisoner sent for me, and pointing to some drawers, asked, " Can you undo these ? Mr. Brutton is waiting for some papers out of them." I had not any keys, and went away to my tea. On my return I was again sent for, and found the prisoner in the office again. Mr. Brutton was not there. I asked for that gentleman, but could not find him, and did not attempt to open the drawer. This occurred about six o'clock in the evening. I left the pri soner there. On the following morning I saw him in the office again, and remarked, " What do you want here to-day ;it is Sunday ?" He replied, " Oh, this is important." I left him, and subsequently suspecting something wrong, went to Mr. Brutton, and learnt that he had not sent for me, as pri soner had represented, about the drawers. I then went to prisoner's house, but he was not at home. I afterwards saw him there, and having heard about the robbery, asked him, " What have you been about ?" He replied, " I don't know." He appeared in great distress—half out of his mind, threw himself back in his chair, with his arms raised, as though in liquor. I asked, " What have you done with the money ?" and he answered, " I have some chews left," and took three out of his pocket, and gave them to me, three in number, and now produced. I gave them to Mr. Britton. Stephen Eyles porter and constable at the work house—l took the prisoner in custody at his own house this morning on the above charge. He was very excited and troubled. He observed "I am sorry for what I have done, but it is useless to dis own it." It further appeared that the prisoner had got the three cheques cashed at different public-houses in the neighbourhood, and a request was made that the case should be dealt with under the Summary Jurisdiction Act, but Mr. Hammill observed that it was a very grave offence, and ordered a remand. The prisoner, who has a wife and two children, had been in the situation three years, enjoyed a salary of 20s. per week. CLERKENWELL.—GRoss BARBARITY TO A HORSE.—William Lacey, a labourer in the employ of James Darvell, coal dealer, of Ossulston-street, Somers-Town, was charged at the instance of Mr. W. Love, the chief constable of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, with the following barbarous treatment of a horse : Seaman, one of the Royal Society's officers, stated that he was in Ossulston-street, when he saw the prisoner driving a horse in a van laden with coals. The animal was in a wretched condition„ . and going " dead lame" in each of its legs, it being in fact only kept from falling by the shafts of the cart. He (the officer) stopped the pri soner, and upon examining the horse, he found it badly " spavined" in both its hind legs, and its fore legs were so bent over and weak, that it was with great difficulty it was kept from falling down, and it was little better than skin and bone. The prisoner, in defence, said—l cannot help it. Master sent me out with it. The owner, who was then in court, was ordered to stand forward, and, in answer to the magistrate, he said he was very sorry for having sent it out to work. He was not aware till now that it was in so bad a state, and he was quite ready to have it slaughtered. Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was disgraceful on his (the master's) part to send such a horse out, but as he had consented to have it killed, he would allow him to go, but he would recommend him to bear in mind that if he was ever brought up again on such a charge he would be sent to prison without the option of a fine. The poor animal, which presented a shocking appearance, was then, by the magistrate's direc tion, taken by the officers and killed. GREENWICH.—DARING HIGHWAY ROBBERY. —Frederick Johnson, 40, a powerfully-built man, having neither home nor occupation, was charged before Mr. Traill, with stopping Catherine Gilbert, of Lewis-grove, Lewisham, on the highway, and robbing her of 10s. in silver and is. Od. in copper money. The prosecutrix, an old lady, about 60 years of age, said, that about three o'clock on the previous afternoon she was at Ladywell, Lewisham, near Ravensbourne Park, a very secluded spot, when the prisoner stopped her and asked her to relieve him. She put her hand in her pocket, intending to give him some halfpence, when the prisoner said he would see what the pocket contained, and imme diately tore it from her person. The pocket con tained 10s. in silver, including a two-shilling piece, and ls. 6d. in coppers. The coppers fell on the ground, and the prisoner having picked them up walked off, followed by her, when he shook his fists in her face, and threatened her with violence if she did not leave him. She afterwards gave informa tion to the police, and the prisoner was subsequently apprehended. Police-sergeant Seymour, 39 R, deposed to taking the prisoner into custody at a coffee-shop in Dept ford, at ten o'clock the previous night, whilst in bed. On being searched at the station a purse was found in- his possession containing 10s. in silver (among which was a two-shilling piece) and 4d. in copper. The prisoner, in reply to the magistrate, said he had no questions to put. He had only returned from Australia nine weeks ago, and he resided no where in particular. Inspector Wilson asked for a remand. A similar robbery had been committed on a young woman near the same spot on 19th Nov. last, and informa tion had been received giving the description of a man which answered in every respect that of the prisoner, who had assaulted and committed a high way robbery on a lady at Camberwell on Saturday last. Mr. Traill remanded the prisoner for a week. MARYLEB ONE .—CONCEALMENT OF BIRTH.— Mary Sloman, aged 17, was placed at the bar be fore Mr. Long, charged with having concealed the birth of her male infant. The evidence of the witnesses went toishow that the prisoner, whose sister was in the service of Mrs. Dibdin, 28, Grove-end-road, St. John's-wood, took her (the sister's) place during her sister's absence, which was not more than a week; the period at which the latter left was about a month ago. She remained away a week, and on her return resumed her duties. On the previous afternoon (Thursday) she went to the coal cellar, and at the upper end thereof, saw what she at first imagined to be a rabbit's skin, but on examining it she found it to be the dead body of a child. It was removed from the cellar into the kitchen, and soon afterwards conveyed to Marylebone Workhouse. Inspector Stokes, of the S diTision subsequently went to 17, t tcy elewn, and Feb. 21, ----------- e r( rl 71a,t the Co ' O , 1, 1 at of B h a a n lf k - r z inn-r( e n ; Nightingale-street, Lisson-,grove, and then . took the prisoner into custody. He told her that she Art, lur M'Don ald, victualler, Kingston -upon-Hull, Jam was charged with concealing her infant in the coal 19, am 1 Feb. 16, at twelve, at the Town-hall, Kingston cellar, and she said, Yes, I dare say it was thcre." upon-I lull. It was further shown that at four in the morni.n . g Carl 33re e n l don, li a c t enj l e e d l N:ictualler, Liverpool, Jan. 19, aand r a , t P t a n d e th is a T an , I c r es c t a e s r hi p re i , s l tr a . n t . of the 10th ult., Mrs. Dibdin heard a groaning In Fel ri i iia a na t _lv n e k n, ufaot i u ve re rpool District . Court. prisoner's room, and on proceeding there, she (pri -27 mad Feb. 17, , n n a t il twelve, ,Cour t. J o soner) seemed ill and in great pain. She (Mrs. Dibdin) knew not at the time that prisoner had ~ Demetrius Pi( Ire Demetriadi, merchant, Manchester, given, birth to a child. Jan.. 19' and Feb. 23, M twelve, at the Manchester District .as Suthe .r s , ree d ma ker, Myth o l mroy d, H a lif a x, A surgeon from the workhouse said t hat the child Corao.it was no doubt stillborn. Jan. 21. and Feb. M, at eleven, at the Commercial - buildingh The prisoner, who was in much grief t hrou g hout Leeds. the proceedings, and had nothing to say, was com- Thomas' Brew b a Furnell, draper, Sheffield, Jan. 15, and witted for trial. Feb. 19,. at ten , 2.t the Council-hall, Sheffield. SUSPICIOUS CASE.—Caroline Harrison was next SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. - brought up by Nelson, an active officer, 150 D, A n d re w Ch .q, stie, coalmast er , Dunfermline. charged under the following circumstances : Williams Kirk :wood Stewart, bedding and iron bedstead It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner manufacturer, ( 3dasgow. went to the shop of Messrs. Tomlinson and Richard son, Crawford-street, and offered 12 silk handker chiefs in one piece for pledge. One of the assistants named Hillendale, questioned her as to how she became possessed of them, and as her answer was by no means satisfactory he gave her into custody. Nelson said that another day he should no doubt be prepared with witnesses, whose evidence as to an extensive robbery - would be important. Remanded. NOTICE OF IN' FENDED DISTRIBUTION OF NAVAL PRI 0 MONEY. Depart ln, int of the Accountant-General of the Nivil• Admiralty, Somerset-house, Jan. 6. Notice is 1 - iereby given, to the Officers, Seamen and Ma rines, and to all persons interested therein, that the distri bution of the award voted by Parliament for the destruction of Pirates in - the China Seas by her Majesty's ship Hornet on the 19t1 1 March, 1857, will commence on Monday the 17th Jan., 'iBs9, in the Prize Branch of the Department of the " Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somer .set-house." Any Officer, Seaman, Marine, or other person, who may desire to receive his share from the Collector of Custfts or o f Inland Revenue within the United Kingdom, is required to intimate the smile by letter to be addressed " On Prize B'i siness, to the Secretary of the Admiralty, London " in A which letter his own place of residence is to be precisely state 'd, as well as the place of the nearest Collector of Cus toms , or of Inland Revenue, from whom it would be con winie nt to receive such share of prize money. Age 'nts and other persons holding powers of attorney, priz e e .rders, assignments, or other instruments, by virtue of wllich they may loe leg ally entitled to claim the share of an y c o/itor, serving in the above-named ship, are requested to p rea .9,nt the same at this office. The in, 'lowing are the shares due to an individual in the several ch.'ssen : ' Conimands.r ....£ll4 6 1 Third class .. • . 26 4 1 Fourth class.... 16 16 11 Fifth class . 9 7 3 Sixth class 8 8 5 Seventh class .. £5 12 3 Eighth class .. 2 16 Ninth class.... 1 17 D Tenth class.... 0 18 8 AVERAGE PRI No return has been made ti of sugar. :CE OF SUGAR. his week of the average price CO UN TRY MAIZICETB. LIVERPOOL-JAN . 7. At this day's market there was av 4 fair attendance ei 'buyers, and a moderately good cons umptive demand was experienced for wheat and flour, at ai I advance of Id per, 701 b, and in some instances 3d to 6d - i t er sack and bull' on Tuesday's rates. Oats and oatmi al the turn dearer. Egyptian beans advanced 6d to 9d per t Ir. Barley and pet unaltered. Indian corn in rather limi ed request. LEEDS-JAN. 7. Wheat in limited supply, the best c try samples being in request at an advance of is to 2s per qr. Foreign mee o with more inquiry, at a similar improvement in. p r ice. Malting barley fully as dear. Beans a; ad peas quite as dear' Oats and shelling unaltered. Averages for the we .AL : Wheat 4,859 qrs., at..., 4ls 5141 8ar1ey......... 912 ~, .. .34s 31c1 Oats l2O „ .. -22 s lid Rye — ~ • • --5 Od Beans 9O „ .. 46s 61d. Peas .... .• --B oa BRISTOL- -JAg. 7. To-day the show of wheat ;as tolerably fair, as d sales were made at is to 2s per qr advance on last week °, prices. Fine barloy in fair rep ies t. A moderate show 43 ` oats, and as dear. Beans came ; act intily to hand, and wer l as high in price. RIPON—J 6. There has been a fair supply )f grain at market to.d4 —White wheat, 5s 6d to 6s Oder bushel ; red, 4s Oct to V II 6d ; barley, 28s to 34s per qr. ; r rats, 18s to 245. EXETER- --JAIL 7. Wheat, white.. 5s Od to 5s 3d I li'arley.. 38 9d to 4s 1 04 Ditto red 4s 9d to 5s Od Cats ..... 2s 6d to 2s IP Flour, fine, 29s to - 308 ; sec ox ids, 28s to 29s per sack. a. CATTLE.—The market MTV ; fairly supplied with stocx but business appeared to be Si nail. Fat beef, p score, 9s to lOs 6d Ewes, per lb 6d to 04, Pork carcases, do 7sod to 7s 6d Wethers, do. 61c1 to Od Lambs, per lb Od to Od Fat calves, d0....6d to 7 4 Rough fat„ 4id per lb. CORK— -JAN. 6. The following were tho cp rotations this morning :-1 1, „,, 61 wheat, 19s Od to 19s 9d; whi te, 21s to 28s 6d; barley 123 Od to 13s 4d; oats, lls Od to 12s Bd. An improved sale. BRISTOL SU'OAR-JAN. 7. Business was resumed here on Tuesday last with only!, very moderate supply of We st India on show, which OF, been only partially disposed c at prices about on a par wit " those current before the hot idays. Floating cargoes 0 held with considerable firmnei is, and which checks busine l several good offers having bet ‘n made and refused for 0 00 large parcels. The refined rat trket is still very quiet. 110 firm, and wanted. COURSE OF EXCH.INGE.-•••YESTERDA.T. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 174 11 171 Antwerp Brussels — 25 324 25 35 Hamburgh - 13 6f Paris • Short. 25 10 25 17i _ _ ___. Ditto Marseilles — 25 35 25 40 Frankfort on Maine — 118/ 1181 Vienna Trieste Petersburgh 351 35 Madrid Cadiz — 49 49} Leghorn — 29 70 29 80 Genoa — 25 47/ 25 55 Naples Palermo Messina — Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro New York — .... 40 1 - 404 1211 1221 122 122 f 521 52f 52; 53 ••• • . E.I. Co's bls. House Ms. 60 0 ' Calcutta, Co.'s rupee 26 24 Bombay ditto Madras ditto — 26 24 East India Company's Bills drawn, from the 24th ult. 0 the Bth inst Bengal £1,201 5 0 Madras 0 0 0 Bombay 0 0 0 £1,201 6 0 Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard). ...per oz. £3 17 9 Mexican Dollars Silver in Bars (Standard) „ 0 0 0 LOCAL SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL-JAN. 7. The market improved in the morning, but closed rather flat, with little business doing. Birkenheads, 671 67 Leeds Northern, 49—Dovers, 221 221—Berwicks, 94f —North British, 61 I—York and North Midland, 7g 78 Eastern Counties, 12 1 121— Midland, 103 t Chester and Holyheads, 47/ B—Caledonians, 881_ I—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 981—London and North-Westerns, 97 East Lancashire, 96 97—Dutch Rhenish, 4 31 Grand Trunk of Canada, 91 I—Great Western, 51 1--" Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 401—Blackburn* 111 5-16—Great Western of Canada, 161 1. MANCHESTER-JAN. 7. The market was rather strong to-day, but closed lower. Midlands, 1034 Sheffields, 391—Londons, 971—Leedst 98i—Dovers, 221—East Lancashire, 964. BIRMINGHAM-JAN. 7. The transactions to-day were limited, and the pricesi were lower. North Staffords, 41 4 d—London and North' Westerns, 971—Birmingham and Stour Valleys, 8 to 8L Great Western, 57i—Birmingham and Derbys, 77 78. BIRTHS. CAMERON.—On the 4th inst., at Southampton, the wife of Lieutenant-Colonel Cameron, Royal Engineers, of twin► daughters. CRAMEERS.—On the 6th inst., at 14, Great Cumberland street, Hyde-park, the wife of Thomas Chambers, Esq., Common Sergeant, of a son. KER.—On the 24th ult., at Montalto, co. Down, Ireland, the Hon. Mrs. Ker, of a son. TOLLRMACRE.—On the sth inst., at Peckforton, the wife o f J. Tollemache, Esq., M.P., of a son. MARRIAGES. NORGATE—COLLETT.—On the 6th inst., at St. Mary's Church, Thetford, Lieut.-Colonel Norgate, eldest sur viving son of T. S. Norgate, Esq., of Hethersett, Nor folk, to Sophia, second daughter of the Rev. W. Collett, of Thetford. TYRRELL—WRENCH.—On the 7th inst., at All Saints', Norwood, Walter Tyrrell, Esq., of St. Helen's-place, to Sarah, eldest daughter of the R ev . T.W. W renc h, rector of St. Michael's, Cornhill. DEATHS. BAKER.—On the 4th inst., the Rev. William limes Baker, rector of HeyfordWarren, Oxfordshire, and Lasborought Gloucestershire, aged 80. BESTSON.—On the 6th inst. David Beatson, of 1, Gomm terrace, Paradise-ro w , Rotherhithe, aged 84. JOHNSTON.--On the sth inst., at Essex House, Putney, A. C. Johnston, Esq., aged 75. KENNETT.—On the 6th inst., at 30, Park-crescent, Stock well, Mr. William Allick Kennett, of 106, Fenchurch street, solicitor, aged 43. SADGROVE.—On the sth inst., at Margate, Wm. Sadgrove, Esq., of Stoke Newington road, aged 79. SHEAN.—On the 3d inst., at Lumley, Westbourne, IVra• Skean, Esq., aged 71. WILSON.—On the Gth inst., Mr. Richard Wilson, of Lower Thames-street, aged 32. LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of Middlesex, Saturday, January 8, 1869. FROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT WINDSOR CASTLE, JAN. 1. This day had an audience of her Majesty, Senor Don Xavier de Isturiz, Envoy Extraordinary and Ministor Plenipotentiary from the Queen of Spain, to deliver his credientials, in the same character, from the Duchess Regent of Parma, on behalf of the Duke Robert I. • to which audience he was introduced by the Earl of Malmes bury, her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. WAR-OFFICE, JAN. 5. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of Frederick Cleeve, Esq., Paymaster in the Royal Navy, to be an Ordinary Member of the Civil Division of the Third Class, or Companions, of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, JAN. 1. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Thomas Watson, Esq., M.D., to be Physician Extraordinary to her Majesty, in the room of Richard Bright, Esq., deceased. DOWNING-STREET, JAN. 5. The Queen has been pleased to appoint George Dundas, Esq., to be Lieutenant-Governor of the Island of Prince Edward. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, JAN. 7. 88th Foot—Major-General Horatio George Broke to be Colonel, vice Lieutenant-General Robert Barclay Mac pherson, C. 8., deceased. MEMORANDUM. — An Examination for direct Commis sions will be held at Burlington House, on Monday the 7th of February, 1859, and following days. COMMISSIONS BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT. Royal East Kent Regiment of Mounted Rifles—William Deedes, junior, Esq., Captain in the Rifle Brigade, to be Lieutenant. The Galloway Rifles—Thomas White Heuston, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Austin Heuston, resigned. The Essex Rifles—Lewis Dodgson, Gent to be Ensign, vice Knobel, promoted. BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the sth day of January, 1859: Notes issued ISSUE DEPARTMENT. £33,043,230 Government Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities .. 3,459,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 18,568,250 Silver Bullion 133,043,250 .£33,043,2501 RAN KING D. Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553,0 00 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savinwis' Banks, Commis missioners of Na tional Debt, and. Dividend Ac counts) Other Deposits 13,580,106 Seven Day and other Bills •EFARTMENT. Government Secu rities (including Dead We:glitAn- nuity) - £10,805,931 Other Securities 18,200,742 Notes Gold and Silver Coin ..... ... 577,309 Z 41,754,072 I £41,754,072 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated Jan. 6,1859, BANKRUPTS. Joseph Cooper, baker, Friar-street, Blackfriars-road, to surrender Jan. 14, at eleven, and Feb. 18, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edward Zulzer, merchant, Upper North-place, Gray's- n A No. The \Var per,Cent. instant, wi proximo, al Decembci Pros' THE C OFF liINGDON HEREBY irebruary, 1 with such 1 plyin: her _ENGLISH November I, li►•ered (at I by the 30th - Tenders r the yards, o A form of tions of the No tender treaty, nor a,zent for hi Every - ten Admiralty, dcr for Elm Place, accorr ent.,rag in the sum t Contract. 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