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LAW INTELLIGELYCO- - l a n. 18. VIC E-011ANCEL LORS' COURTS. (Before Vice-Chancellor Stuart.) THE BRITISH GII.ARINTEE ASSOCIATION V. THE MARQUIS OF NORMANBY. Mr. Pemberton applied for leave to serve a short notice of motion for Wednesday, for an injunction against the defondant, as representing the Reform Club. The Marquis of Normanby was out of the jurisdiction ; and it was asked that, so far as he was concerned, the service on the solicitor might be good service. The Tics-Chancellor said he had some difficulty about making the order in that form. The better way would be to make the ordinary order, and then the plaintiffs might serve as many of the defendants as they could. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir W. P. Wood.) IN BE ROSHRRVILLE GARDENS. Mr. Rolt and Mr. Roxburgh resumed their ar guments this morning in support of the petition for winding-up the company, at the instance of Mr. Mayhew, the petitioner, and others. Mr. Cairns also appeared for parties holding shares who wished the company to be wound up. Mr. Daniel and Mr. Southgate, on behalf of Mr. Tones and others, opposed the petition, denying that the company was anything more than a part nership, and that the company, on the face of the accounts, was insolvent. They also stated that a winding-up order would prejudice Mr. Jones, who intended filing a bill for the purpose of taking the accounts. The 'ice-Chancellor said he would give judg ment to-morrow (Tuesday.) COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. THE WREN V. J. H. G. SMYTH--QUALIFICATION OF A BMW - FF. . In this case a rule had been obtained against Mr. John Henry Greville Smyth for refusing to take upon himself the office of sheriff for the city and county of Bristol. Sir F. Thesiger, in now showing cause against the . rule, said Mr. Smyth was little more than 21 years of age, and resided at Ashton Court, Somerset, a mile from the city of Bristol. He was possessed of very considerable estates, a small part compara tively of which was in the city of Bristol. lie was the freeholder of the estates within the city, but did not occupy any portion of them, they being all let out to tenants ; and he was not a burgess, nor en titled to be on the burgess roll. On the 9th Nov. last he was elected by the town council to be sheriff of the city and county of Bristol. He refused to take upon himself that office, considering he was not liable to serve ; and this rule was obtained for the purpose of trying the question. The corporation of Bristol founded their case on the 61st section of the sth and 6th Wm. IV., c. 76, which enacted that in the city of Oxford, Bristol, and other counties of cities, the town council should, on the Ist day of November every year, appoint "a fit person" to execute the office of sheriff. A subsequent act pro vided that the appointment should be made on the 9th November, immediately after the election of mayor. Prior to that act Bristol was governed by charters, some of which were very deficient. By these it was provided that the common council, which was a self-elected body composed of freemen, should on the 15th Sept. every year elect and nominate two burgesses of the city, out of the common council or not, to be sheriffs. It was said that the sth and 6th Wm. IV. repealed that portion of the charters, and enabled the town council to elect any fit per son to serve the office of sheriff, and to compel him to perform the duties in connection with it. Sir F. Thesiger now contended that the act meant not only that the town council should appoint a fit person, but one who was properly qualified. Lord Campbell thought that if Mr. Smyth had taken upon himself the office of sheriff there would be some difficulty in removing him on the ground of his unfitness. Sir F. Thesiger submitted that he was not pro perly qualified fur the office, being neither a bur gess nor en titled to be one, and being resident out of the city, and in no way connected with the cor poration. He was entirely beyond the jurisdiction of the corporation, and could not legally be com pelled to serve the office of sheriff. Mr. Gray followed on the same side. Lord Campbell said this was a very important case, and it was desirable to have it put in such a form that the decision of a higher Court could be obtained. One rule could not be applied to Bristol, and another to other cities in the same category. Sir F. Thesiger—Mr. Smyth is willing to accede to any suggestion for the purpose of obtaining the highest authority. Lord Campbell asked what provision there was • with regard to the office of sheriff when a gentleman elected to it refused to serve Sir F. Thesiger—lt is provided that the late sheriff shall continue in office until the appointment of his successor. Sir F. Kelly, who appeared for the corporation, observed that the difficulty was that the appoint ment of the successor had already taken place. Lord Campbell—But the appointment must for the present be considered invalid. The old sheriff is de facto in office, and all he does will have legal validity. Sir. F. Kelly—l am glad to hear your lordship say so. It was then agreed that a writ of mandamus should issue ; that a special case, raising the ques tions, should be stated upon the return • and that the case should be taken pro form a through the Court of Exchequer Chamber, with the view of having the decision of the House of Lords at an early period. Judgment accordingly. CUSTODY OF A CHILD, A gentleman named Harris applied to the Court for a habeas corpus to bring up his son, named William Gordon Harris, who was 10 months' old, and had been born and christened while the applicant was in prison. Mr. Harris stated in his affidavit that his wife had separated herself from him, and remained in concealment with the child against his wish ' • and that he believed Mr. Moon, her attorney, had intercepted his letters to her, and was cognisant of her address and privy to the unlawful concealment of the child. He further stated that he believed the object of his wife was to remove his son to a foreign country, and to bring him up in the Roman Catholic religion, to which he (the applicant) was opposed. Under these cir cumstances he hoped the Court would grant him the writ. Lord Campbell—To whom do you propose we should direct the writ ? Mr. Harris—l believe , my lord, that Mr. Moon has a knowled ge o f the place of concealment of my wife and child, and he is privy to the unlawful de tention of the child, and that he is t he proper per son to whom the wr it s h ould be addre sse d. Lord Campbell—B u t you must satisfyed us before we take such a step that Mr. Moon is a party the custody of the child. The best to way will be to direct the writ to your wife. Mr. Harris said he did not know where to find her. The Court granted awritof habeascorpus directed to Mrs. Harris or any other person who might have the custody of the child. (Sittings at Nisi Prius, at Guildhall, before Mr. Justice Erie and Common Juries.) This was the first sitting in London for the pre sent term, the list contained 46 causes, of which 21 were remanets. BUSINESS OF THE COURT. Mr. E. James asked his lordship whether he in tended to sit here on Monday next, the day fixed for the marriage of the Princess Royal. His Lordship said he understood the Court would sit in bane° at Westminster, and if so, he should sit at nisi prius ; he would, however, make inquiry and state the result to-morrow (this day). COURT OF CONIMON PLEAS. (Sittings in Banco, before Lord Chief Justice Cock_ burn and Ju-tices Williams, Crowder, and Willes.) 2.3wiS V. BUTLER AND ANOTHER. PROCEEDINGS_ AGAINST THE ESTATE OF A DECEASED SHARE HOLDEA IN THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK. The defendants were executors of Mr. C. Walton, who had been a sharehold er i u th e Royal British Bank, and the plaintiff bad proceeded by scirefacias against them to rocover the batince of a debt due front the bank. Mr. Walton died on April 16, 1850, and the b,nk stopped pay tnnt in Sept. follo w i ng . The name of the deceased appeared in the last me tnof ial of i,harehollers, which was filed in June, 1 856, and the 21st FCC. of the 7 and 8 Vic., c. 113, enacted 'I that the persons whose names shall ap pear from ti me t o ti me on t h e i r l ast delivered me and their personal representatives, shall be istifig t a t i l,:Negal p rocee di ngs un d er thi i ac t, as ex c''Vers." The que.tioii was whether the estate o f the his death b efur ereased w liable, notwithstanding in the ease wa e s bank stopped. Anothtr point transferred th e Mr. Walton's executors had the transfer deeds heaa w ren before the bank stopped, but Mr. Beasley subwitt n ed o been registered. t . la i‘ w i a r. s j ha us re t h ic o e icl w e i n a that Mr. W a l ton was i n whzu it s t oppe d . he was a sharehold er a lt er he N; i a l es d t :7 is wileLher Mr. Beasley—Wheth er th e Act of P arliament f or this purpose kept him alive. (A lau,,h.) The Lord Chief Justice—And that by implication, not by positive enactment. Mr. Justice Williams—lf you are right that the statute keeps him alive, I do not see what has hap pened since to kill him—(laughter)—and then you are in this difficulty, that you were suing a mau you knew was not alive. Mr. Beasley submitted that the estate of Mr. 11! 1 •C Walton was liable to be taken in execution undo 7 r the judgment which had been recovered; for a cre., . ditor had no means of ascertaining whether a share - holder was dead or alive ; he could only refer to tli e last memorial. There might be a company consist - ing only of a few shareholders, the whole of whont t might have died since the last memorial had bees filed, and how could a creditor proceed in thr tit case Mr. Phipson, on the other side, addressed ftie Court at considerable length, contending that tlae defendants were not liable to the proceedings in question. The Lord Chief Justice was of opinion that there should be judgment for the defendants. He thought the meaning of the Legislature must be taken to this, that where a person was a share holder, or, being on the memorial, was therefore to be taken as a shareholder, would have been per sonally liable, in the event of his death, his legal representatives must be held to be liable also. But, on the other hand, where a person would not have been—though on the memorial—liable to be pro ceeded against on a judgment against the company, his personal representatives would not be liable. In the present instance, the shareholder had died before the judgment was obtained. Death had re moved him beyond the reach of any proceedings under this act. He never could have been pro ceeded against. He thought that the utmost the Legislature intended was that the representatives of the shareholder should be liable where he him self would have been liable if living. As this party never could have been proceeded against, there fore his representatives were not liable. Judgment for the defendants. FRY V. RUSSELL-JUDGMENT. - _ . Mr. Justice Wiles said this case was argued last term. The defendant was a shareholder in the British Bank when the last memorial was regis tered, and although a transfer of his shares was made and registered subsequently to that period, yet there was no further memorial filed showing that he had ceased to be a shareholder. In this case there would be judgment for the plaintiff. THE MARRIAGE OF THE PRINCESS ROYAL. Lord Chief Justice Cockburn said that, finding that the Lord Chancellor and the other equity judges had determined on making Monday, the 25th inst., the day of the celebration of the nuptials of the Princess Royal, a holiday, he had commu nicated with the Court of Queen's Bench and the Court of Exchequer, 'and found that there was a similar intention there. lie could only say that the Court most cordially concurred in the common desire to make it a day of general and national re joicing, and would, like the other Courts, not sit that day. COURT OF OF EXCHEQUER. (Sittings in Banco, before the Lord Chief Baron and Barons Martin, Watson, and Channell.) CARTER AND ANOTHER V. HUGHES-HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. This action was brought by the plaintiffs, John Carter and Alexander Angus Croll, to recover 1151. ss. 6d., alleged to be due by the defendant, William St.muel Price Hughes, to thew as sheriffs of Middlesex, for poundage on two writs of eleget, for 6,0031. 10s., and 1,4111. respectively. The cause was tried at the Surrey assizes, in the summer of 1856, before Mr. Justice Erle, when a verdict was taken for the plaintiffs subject to the opinion of this Court on a special case. It appeared that the pre sent defendant had in August, October, and Nov., 1852, recovered judgments against Mr. Benjamin Lumley, the lessee of her Majesty's Theatre, and sued out three distinct wri ts of eleget for 1,1431. 103., 6,0031. 10s. and 1,4111. With respect to the two last writs of eleget, the plaintiffs made a return that they were unable to deliver the lands and te nements mentioned therein to Mr. Hughes, by reason of their having already delivered them to him under the first writ, but this return was sub sequently altered at Mr. Hughes's request, by in serting the statement that the plaintiffs had caused the same to be delivered to him by a reasonable price, subject to the interest of himself and other eleget creditors. The poundage on the first writ was duly paid, and the question now for the opi nion of this Court was, whether the plaintiffs were entitled to poundage with respect to the secmd and third writs. Mr. Honyman argued the case for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Lloyd for the defendant. The Lord Chief Baron said the Court were una nimously of opinion that the sheriffs were not en titled to poundage on the second and third elegets, for there was nothing which the law recognised as an interest left in the debtor after the execution of the first eleget. They had handed over nothing to defendant, and they had therefore no claim for poundage. Barons Martin, Watson, and Channell concurred. Judgment for the defendant. THE PRINCESS ROYAL'S MARRIAGE. An application having been made by Mr. Bovill to their lordships to take a particular case on Mon day, the 25h instant, The Lord Chief Baron said—We cannot say we will take that or any other case on that day, as the Court will not sit. I understand that the Lord Chancellor has intimated that he will close the equity courts on that day, and I think the courts of law ought to follow the example. Mr. Baron Martin—l understand that Lord Campbell has decided on sitting, having satisfied himself that there is no precedent for closing the courts on such occasions. We shall lose four days of the term if we do not sit on Monday, as Thurs day and Friday are devoted to error, and on Satur day we shall be called upon to make up a criminal court. The Lord Chief Baron—This Court will not sit. There is a maxim of the law—"Equitas sequitur legem." I think we ought to invert that maxim on this auspicious occasion, and follow equity. (Sittings at Nisi Prins, at Guildhall, before Mr. Baron Bramwell and Common Juriei.) SMALL ♦ND OTHERS V. JOHNSON-...81LLS OF E.X- CHANGE. This was an action brought upon two bills of ex change for 4531.135. 3d. and 3961. 124. 6d. by the plaintiffs, as endorsees, against th e d e f en d an t as r the acceptor.i The bills were alleged to have been drawn by Messrs. Taylor and Bright upon, and ac cepted by, the defendant, endorsed by the drawers to the Hull Flax and Cotton Mills Company, and by them to the plaintiffs, Messrs. Smith and Co., the bankers at Hull. The defendant denied the endorsement of the bills by Bright and Tayl o r t o the Flax Company, a n d by li ne latter to the plain tiffs. The pleas then further alleged that the bills had been obtained by Bright and Taylor from the defendant by fraud, and without consideration ; that they had been endorsed by them to the com pany without consideration ; and that the plaintiffs had taken the bills, well knowing the facts, with out consideration. Mr. Edward James and Mr. Cross were counsel for the plaintiffs ; Mr. Lush and Mr. Mereweather represented the defendants. It appeared from the opening statement that the plaintiffs were bankers at Hull. The bills were drawn by Messrs. Taylor and Bright, the latter of whom was convicted of forgery, and was now un dergoing imprisonment for the offence. At the period when the bills were dated—June, 1857 — Bright was chairman of the Board of Directors of the Hull Flax and Cotton Mills Company. The bills in question were endorsed by Bright to the company, and they were then endorsed by him, as its chairman, and by a Mr. Whittaker. to the plain tiff; then bankers. It would be proved that the plaintiffs had given consideration for the bills, which they had received in the ordinary course of business. They did not dispute the fact that the plaintiffs might have been swindled out of the bills by Bright, but denied that they had any knowledge of the circumstances. Mr. Cook, the plaintiffs' cashier, was called, and proved that the bills in question had been paid into their bank on the 30th of June, by the cashier of the Hull Flax and Cotton Mills Company, together with other bills, amounting in all to 1,232/. 3d. Bills endorsed by the plaintiff., amounting to 1,2261„ were given the same day in exchange. The company were at that time indebted to the plaintiffs. Toe company were credited with 1,2321., and debited 1,2261. Cross-examined—They had an account with Mr. Bright ; also Bright was the chairman of the com pany, of which they had been the bankers ever since its formation. The Ella given to the company's cashier were bills received by the plaintiffs in the course of business. The reason they gave them was . that the cotton brokers required bills endorsed by a banker. Those bills had since been paid. Mr. Bright managed the financial affairs of the com pany, and Whittaker was deputy-chairman. The bills bought by Bright were not acdommodaton bills. Bright carried on business as Taylor and Co. Mr. Lush, in addressing the jury for the defence, said th t if their verdict depended upon the fict that the defendant had been swindled out cf the bills, he would be entitled. He was not in 6usi ness, and be bad been induced by Mr. Bright, who was a shareholder and director in several under takings, to give him bills for the purpose of per chasing shares for him. Bright, however, had con verted thern to his own use, and never gave John • son any shares, or any other consideration for them. Johnson had reason to believe that Bright had been dealing largely in accommodation bills, and that the bills in question had been given to replace some Such billsheld d by the plaintiffs. After hearing the evidence of the plaintiffs' c ashi er , h e cou ld no t d en y that they had given consideration for the bill& H 4 e , • musts th e rest the ease entirely third plea, had not end o r sed the Ala b . on the, 'namely,that the company to the plaintiffs, and in support of that he should Show that, under SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY E the Joint-Stock Companies' Act, companies were bound to register their resolutions, and that no person could draw, accept, or endorse bills or notes without a resolution being passed expressly invest ing such persons with these powers. He would show that by a certain resolution of the company, passed in March, 1856, in consequence of that act, all previous resolutions of the company were re scinded, and since that period no resolution had keen passed giving the requisite authority to any pe.rson to draw, accept, or endorse bills, notes, or the ques. Under these circumstances Bright and WhAittaker had no authority to endorse these bills to tho plaintiffs, and they were still the real holders of the notes. The plaintiffs therefore could not mairaain the present action. The books of the company were then produced, and proved the statement of the learned counsel. Mr. Kiward James then applied to his lordship to strike out the endorsement, as the plaintiffs were the bona fi:qe holders and purchasers of the bills for value. Mr. Baron. Bramwell said he did not like to decide the question there. It was an entirely new point, and he should prefer the case being taken to the court above.. He would just give his present opinion, though. a very vague one, so that the per son who felt himself aggrieved might take his case further. The point might be raised that, the company's bills having been always endorsed in a similar manner to those in question, the public were at liberty to consider that sufficient evidence of authority. He, however, did not think that, under the stringent won's of the act, was sufficient evidence of authority, and he should therefore direct a verdict for the defendant upon the second and fourth issues, and for the plaintiffs on the others, with leave to the plaintiffs to move the Court above upon the questions of the authority to endorse and their power to amend the declaration by striking out the endorsement. Verdict accordingly. VW NXNG , JANUARY 19, 'ESN , manent duty at Newry, having sent Sergeant Dale to desire that the magistrate would take steps to recover from a pawnbroker in the metropolis, a Crimean medal belonging to Joseph Sealey, late of the 24th Itegiment of Foot, but now enlisted into the aforesaid regiment of militia. The ticket was dated Nov. 2, 1857, and on sending for Mr. Mel buish, the pawnbroker, he stated he would abide by the magistrate's opinion, tho ugh he thought him- self entitled to detain the medal, as Sealey had ori ginally pledged themedal with him about 14 months ago, after his discharge from the 44th (which dis charge he then presented), and previously to join ing the militia. It was then frequently redeemed and pledged up to November 2, 1857, on which day Sealey marched to Newry. Mr. Beadon now said—The real question is whe ther a soldier, on being discharged from the ser vice, has acquired an unqualified right to dispose of his medal as any ordinary property t If he has, I should be unwilling to convict a pawnbroker who received in pledge after the soldier's discharge and after joining another regiment, although the words of the section would fully justify such a conviction. This question then fully turns on the words of the 92d section of the Mutiny Act, 20 'Pict., c. 13, which section was first altered in the act of 1856, in consequence of the number of medals parted with in the metropolis, and instead of any new section being added to the Mutiny Act, the words " Medal for good conduct or for distinguished or other ser vices," were introduced into the section relating to Queen's stores and necessaries, which prohibits posi tively "the detaining, buying, receiving" from any soldier, deserter, or any other person, under any pretence whatever, necessaries, stores, &c., under a severe penalty. Now, the effect of this clause is not only to prohibit the detaining or receiving, Stc., of stores, &c., from a soldier or deserter, but from " any other person whatsoever," and when it is recollected that many of these medals are never seen by the soldier, but are given to the widows and mothers as memorials of his good conduct, it is not surprising that the legislature should have looked upon these medals in the nature of a dis tinguished honour which could not be parted with, and render them (so to speak) heirlooms. I am, therefore, of opinion that pawnbrok ers are a t a ll times prohibited from taking these medals in pawn. This is the view also taken by the highest authori ties at the War Office, and although on the present occasion no information for penalties will be laid, provided the medal be given up, it is the intention of the authorities of the War Office to seek for a conviction in all similar cases that may be reported to them. Mr. Melhnish thanked the magistrate for the trouble he had taken in the mattar, and expressed his willingness to give up the medal. SOUTHWARK.—Richard Bush, a young fel low about 22 years of age, wax brought before Mr. Burcham, charged with the following impudent frauds on two recruiting sergeants : Sergeant James Pearce of her Majesty's 9th Foot, said that he knew the prisoner. On the morning of the 14th inst. he came to him at Westminster, and offered to enlist. Witness gave him the shil ling, after his saying that he was free, able, and willing to serve the Queen ; and then he sent him to go before the doctor. Instead of doing so he absconded, and he saw nothing more of him until ho saw him in custody on Saturday night. Colour-sergeant Coyne, 3d Royal Surrey Militia, said on the morning of the 14th inst. the prisoner came to him and said he wasfree, able, and willing to serve the Queen in any regiment, aj he wanted to go to India and thrash the sepoys. Witness asked him whether he had enlisted before, and on his replying in the negative, enlisted him and brought him to this court, where he was attested. He received of wit ness the sum of Bs. 6d., after which he sent him to Charles-street, Westminster, to be examined by the staff doctor. He was then discovered by Ser geant Pearce, and sent over to th.s district, whe n witness gave him into custody. He believed that the prisoner was the party who had defrauded al most every recruiting sergeant in the same way, and that he had been rejected at one time by the doctor. Witness informed his worship that the fraud was carried on to a great extent. Within the last three months he had enlisted 120 young men, and 70 out of the lot had deserted. The prisoner made a very rambling defence, and Mr. Burcham told him that at such a time, when soldiers were required, frauds of that description must be put down, as it was disgraceful in the ex treme. He should not be doing his duty unless he inflicted a heavy sentence on him, therefore be must be imprisoned in the House of Correction at Wands worth for three months, with hard labour. THAMES.—Antonio Pinner, a Greek seaman, aged 25, and Edward Mahony, an Irish labourer, aged 23, were brought before Mr. Selfe, charged with cutting and wounding Jeremiah Coghlan, who is now under treatment in the London Hos pital, and in a very precarious condition. It appeared from the evidence of several wit nesses that there had been a quarrel and disturb ance among some of he inhabitants of a disreputable locality, called Perseverance-place and Palmer's Folly, Rateliff-highway, at 2 o'clock on Sunday morning. The wounded man Coghlan quarrelled with two loose women, and prisoner Mahony inter fered on behalf of the females, and struck Coghlan and knocked him down, and when ho was down kicked him in a savage manner about the body. The bystanders called cut shame. The foreigner, Pinner, joined in the quarrel, and plunged his knife into Coghlan's body several times. Mr. Selfe remanded the prisoners until Tuesday next. SP OBTING 'I N TELLIGENCE. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. The sittings of the Court for the January Quarter Sessions were resumed yesterday morning at the Guildhall, Westminster, by adjournment from Clerkenwell, before Mr. Pashley, Q. C., assistant judge, and a bench of magistrates. There were 61 prisoners for trial, 56 for felony, and five for mis demeanour. Thomas Moore, 33, clerk, pleaded guilty-to an indictment charging him with embezzling the sums of 81. Gd., and 10/. 10s. received by him on account of Frederick Jones, his master. It was stated that altogether the prisoner had robbed the prosecutor of upwards of 100/., and that he had tampered with books. The court sentenced him to hard labour for one year. _ _ Mr. Foote was for the prosecution. Mr. Cooper for the prisoner. _.. James Fitzgerald, 20, was indicted for stealing the sum of 86/., the money of Hypolite Dahor, his master. Mr. F. H. Lewis prosecuted ; Mr. Payne was for the prisoner. The prosecutor was a lamp manufacturer in Gerrard-street, Soho, and the prisoner, who had been in his service about three years, as porter, was entrusted with 10 sovereigns, and sent to Messrs. Prescott's to get a cheque for 761. cashed. The prisoner absented himself, and sent a letter stating that he had lost the money, and that was the defence now set up, but a witness was pro duced on the part of the prosecution, who deposed that the prisoner told him he bad "planted" it. The jury found him Guilty, and the Assistant- Judge sentenced him to hard labour for one year. (Before Mr. Creasy.) John Herbert Turner surrendered to take his trial upon an indictment charging him with having been guilty of conduct of an abominable descrip tion in the Adeiphi arches. The case stood for trial at the last session atClerkenwell, but through a mistake be did not surrender, and his recogni sances were estreated. Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Cole appeared for the pro secution, instructed on behalf of the Treasury ; Mr. Sleigh was counsel for the prisoner. After a long trial, the prisoner, who was a pub lican at Hounslow, was found guilty. Sentence was deferred, John Rolfe, 19, was indicted for stealing eight spoons and other articles, the property of Stephen Bourne. Mr. Metcalfe prosecuted ; Mr. Cooper was coun sel for the prisoner. This robbery was committed by the prisoner and two others, who were convicted. He was let out on bail and decamped, and was subsequently ap prehended on a bench warrant. One of his accom plices was brought up by habeas from the House of Correction to prove his guilt, which he did clearly, and from his evidence it appeared that the adage "Honour among thieves" had been quite disre garded in the sharing of the plunder, for each of the three cheated the other two, or did his best to do so. The prisoner was found guilty, and sentenced to six months' hard labour. POL CE ISTELLIGENCE—Jan. 18, MANSION-HOUSE.—Captain Thomas Daukin was summoned before the Lord Mayor upon the complaint that be did unlawfully and knowingly fraudulently attempt and endeavour to obtain by divers false pretences, from the secretary to the Maritime Passengers Assurance Company, 138, Fenchurch-street, a sum of money with intent to cheat and defraud the company. Mr. Edward Moss, of Moorgate-street, solicitor to the company, appeared for the prosecution; Mr. Lawlor for the defence. The case appeared to ex cite a great deal of curiosity. Mr. John Geary, secretary to the Maritime Pas sengers Assurance Company, formed under the Joint Stock Companies Act, said—Mr. G. F. Young and Mr. J. A. Durham are the trustees under the act. On the 17th July last the defendant effected the policy produced for 1501., on chronometer, 311. 10s.; nautical instruments, 421.; charts and books, 101.; watch and wearing apparel, 651. 108.; and in the beginning of the present month I received the claim produced for 1101. It was handed to me by a clerk, who brought in the defendant, to whom I spoke upon the subject. I afterwards received a letter with the declaration in support of the claim which declaration the defendant admitted to be his. The declaration stated that the defendant was the captain of the ship Hibernia, on a voyage from this country to Quebec, and that as the vessel be came waterlogged, and could not be moved, the captain and crew were compelled to abandon her, having succeeded in saving only a portion of the goods insured. Cross-examined—l was not aware that the de fendant's solicitors made the first claim. I had no suspicion on the subject of the correctness of the claim until I received information, which I laid before the board. Our solicitor was then instructed. William Higham—l was carpenter on board the Hibernia, of which the defendant was captain, on her voyage from London to Quebec. On that voy age she became waterlogged on the Ist Dec., as near as I can judge about 500 miles from the West ern Islands, and we were picked up by the Her mann, of Bremen, on the 6th Dec. The capta i n told us to look after his things and to save them, as they would pay us a great deal better than our own, as he was insured and did not care anything about them. The captain's things were taken out in two chests, and a bag, and a small deal box, and put into the long boat. I went into the cabin and looked round before I left the vessel. The medi cine chess was put into the long boat. The bin nacle lamps were packed up by the mate. The long boat made two trips, and was to have made a third. The second mate and some of the crew made the first trip ; the captain and I made the second. I afterwards saw the two chests, the bag, and the box on board the Hermann, and in about ten minutes or a quarter of an hour after we got oa board the Hermann, the defendant got on the poop, pulled out some things, such as linen shirts, threw them down on the deck, and said any one might have them who asked, for he was insured and cared nothing about them. I got some shirt 4, three pairs of stocks, and a flannel shirt. The other seilore, and also the mate, got some of the things. The larger of the two chests was afterwards brought by us to London in the care of the chief mate, with some charts and some shirts. I was to take care of the other chest. Th e ca pt a i n a ft erwar d s got possession of the chest entrusted to my care. There were in is the sextant and quadrant; and a rug and some books. The steward opened that chest in my house. Cross- h e x e abm ox i n e f o d r — h T i m h e . c a l p t a a i n n as o k t e t d ak m e e an t y o th t in k g e out of the chest, but the ste war d t oo k out the rug care at my house. The box was in my custody, and I refused to give it up, as the captain said he would give me something to make up for the loss of my tools in the Hibernia. I saw the large chest in Queenstown. It had two barometers in it. The captain told me they belonged to him, and he told me to save them. I hadsaveda portion of my clothes and blankets and bedding. The weather was cold. The men had clothes. They had not all saved their kit. There were 22 men on board. The clothes the captain distributd were wet with salt water. The captain told me not to waste time in saving my tools. It was not a very heavy sea. The captain of the Bremen ship sent word back by the first boat to make all the haste we could, as he was anxious to get home. The water Was Spoiling everything below. I know the shirts belonged to the captain, because I hung them up to dry. I saw his name on some of them. Re-examined by the Lord Mayor—l heard most of the men say they bad lost some of their clothes. All the things thocaptain gave away wore saturated with salt water. The Lord Mayor—Have you had any quarrel with the captain? Witness—No, my Lord. The Lord Mayor--Had you not a disagreement about his promise to give you something to make amends for the loss of your tools ? Witness—Yes, we disagreed on that subject. The Lord Mayor—Would you have gone to the company if the captain had given you the recom pense you expected ? Witness—l would not. The Lord Mayor—Had you any claim upon the captain Witness—No. James Dawson—l was steward on board the Hi bernia. On Dec. 6 the captain gave me orders to pack up his clothes, and I packed them all up. I had charge of them before. I also packed up the sextant, the quadrant, the double glasses, and a large hair rug. All the captain's effects were packed up by me in two large chests and a bag, which I helped to put in the long boat, and I saw them safe on board the Hermann, of Bremen. I saw them afterwards at Queenstown and Cork, and finally in London. After we had been on board some time the captain had the two chests taken into the poop and opened, and took some of the clothes out. They were damp. He said on board our ship that he was insured, but he did not say so on board the Her mann. He said on board the Hibernia that we were to have what clothes we could, as he did not want them, as he was insured. The clothes he took out be hove down to the crew on the main deck, and be said they might have them. All the captain's things were saved. Cross-examined—l was in want of clothes. I lost some of my own. The captain told me I might have what I liked. He told me to have everything I could. 1 was promised my share of the things, but did not get it. The Lord Mayor—lf you had got your share, would you have come here ? Witness—No, my lord, I would not. Mr. Moss said the company felt the greatest re pugnance at prosecuting, and were in the constant habit of paying claims without the slightest ques tion, but he submitted that in this case the defendant had made a claim for effects which were all proved to have been traced to Loudon, and that there was no ground at all for sueh a demand. Mr. Landor contended that his client had in this instance, as well as upon every other occasion, ex hibited the conduct of an honest, sober, and intdl ligent man, and that he had made no larger claim for the losses he had sustained than he was perfectly justified in making. The Lord Mayor—l consider that cases of this kind are of the greatest importance to the public. I am of opinion that the company are perfectly jus tified in making a searching investigation into the particulars, but I do not think th it these is suffi cient evidence to sanction me in sending the de fendant for trial. It is quite right that before the company decide upon the payment of the claim ' the fullest investigati on s h ou ld b e ma d e i nto all the particulars of the case, and I dare say such investi gation will take place. The case was then stated to be at an end. Alfred Hill was charged with having stolen a pair of trousers, the property of Timothy Cronin, a county Cork man. The complainant said—l was in Petticoat-lane on Sunday, and this fellow and several other fellows of the same kind got round me, and the prisoner put his hands in my pocket, but he took nothing out, because it was empty. I had a pair of trousers, which I had just bought, under my arm, and some body whipped them away. My bat was dashed off my head, but I did not see by whom. A witness, who does business in Petticoat-lane, said—[ saw the prisoner and several of his compa nions surround the complainant, and the prisoner struck him about the head. I thought they would have killed the man amongst them. The prisoner snatched the trousers from the complainant, and handed them to another man, and I gave informa tion to a policeman, who watched him coming out of the mart, and took him into custody. The Lord Mayor—There are innumerable com - plaints made of the people who congregate in Petti coat-lane on Sundays. It is the duty of the police to look particularly to that district, for scarcely a Sunday passes without being marked by some case of robbery there. It was stated by several persons, that there was danger to every respectable person who ventured into Petticoat-lane from the crowds of thieves who infested the place. The. Lord Mayor—l sentence the prisoner to im prisonment and hard labour for three months. George Webb, who was charged with having stolen a handkerchief on Saturday, was put to the bar. He had been seen in the act of taking the handkerchief. He had on Saturday refused to give his address, but he assured the Lord Mayor that he had never been guilty or accused of dishonesty before, and his lordship directed that particular inquiries should be made about him. Several policemen said they knew the prisoner to be always in the company of thieves. Here the pri soner laughed. The Lord Mayor sentenced him to be imprisoned to hard labour for three months. W -- Mary Ann Richa r d s , b e tt er knßowOnatTßongEsEtTber companions as P o ll Ri c k ett, was charged with being drunk and assaulting Policeman Nixon, F 24. The prisoner is a prostitute, and one of the most drunken and disorderly of her class. She has been brought to this court over and over again for drunkenness and assault, and indeed has of late spent the greater part of her time iu prison. After midnight on Saturday night she was found by the constable in Drury-lane, where she was siting on the doorstep of a pawnbroker's, at the corner of Broad-court. She was quite drunk. He desired her to go away, which she refused to do, and on his attempting to remove her she struck him in the face. He then took her into custody, upon which she threw herself upon the ground, and struggled so violently that he was obliged to call two other constables to assist him. The prisoner, in defence, made a long and bitter complaint against the constabl e , w h o she said bad she should b e taken up for spend roughly handled her in taki ng h er in charge. She Mr. Jardine sentenced her to a mon th' s imprison g ment. i d n i h n colt. ownsee At the moment that the gaol er was a b out to re why money. /love her, she produced from under her clothing a pint mug, such as is used in the coffee shops in the neighbourhood of Drury-lane, and flung it with great force and precision at the constable's head. He, however, guarded his face by throwing up his arm, upon which he received the missile. It fell and was broken. The prisoner then burst out in a torrent of invective and threats of violence against the constable, declaring that she had been so often in prison that it did not matter to her whether she went for a long or short period, but she would go for something more than " spending her own money." Mr. Jardine said that however such persons as the prisoner might feel towards the witness, they must be taught to behave themselves before the magistrate. In addition to the month's imprison ment, she must be bound over in two sureties of 101. to keep the peace for six months. CLERKENWELL.—Henry Elli o tt, age d 52, o f 8, York-buildings, Somers-town, a butcher, John N eaves, aged 31, of 24, Charlton-street, Somers town, a carpenter , and Edwi n P ro b er s , age d 36, o f Equity - buildings, Somers town, a boot-closer, were charged before Mr. Corrie with working an illicit still at 36, E quity-buildings, Somers-town. It app:ared from the evidence that the elder pri soner, who has been before convicted of a similar offence, was suspected by the Excise officers of the district, Messrs. Bray, Bartell and Cartmell, of carrying on the same illicit trade, and they therefore, iu conjunction with Sergeant Hill, 39 S, eff:cted an entrance into the house, 36, Equity-buildings. In the passage they found the man Neeves in the act of coming out, and upon entering the parlour they saw Probed at work at boot-closing. Upon going to the back of the house one of the officers saw the prisoner Neeves kneeling down preparing some j wash for the still, which was in full operation, and was running off spirits at the time. The officer said, " Hallo, old fellow, you are at your old tricks again," when he said, " Oh, it is you ; I suppose it is all right. The prisoners were then taken into custody, and the whole of the apparatus, wash, molasses, he., sei ze d an d conveye d t o th e Excise office. Owing to the resistance of the prisoners, it was found necessary to call in the assistance of police Qergeant Billinghtirst, 44 S, when they were safely lodged in the police station. Elliott said he was guilty, and that the other par ties knew nothing whatever of the transaction. The other -prisoners said they thought Elliott ms making gin the outhouse f or . ger b e e r , th a t being what h e t oo k Mr. Corrie lined Elliott the full penalty of 3,4., or in defau l t of payment three calendar months' hard labour in the House of Correction, and, giving the others the benefit of the doubt, discharged them. MA RLBOROUGH-STREET.—Mr. Beadon gave his judgment in a case relative to the purchase or pawning of soldiers' medals, which was looked for ward to with much interest by the pawnbroking trade. This case arose from Lieut.-Colonel Grant, com manding the Tower Hamlets Militia, now on per TATTERS ALL'S-MONDAY. The further advance of Clydesdale was the principal incident of the afternoon. Ftr the Two Thou4and 4to 1 was wanted about Clydesdale ; Brother to Marchioness was backed for upwards of 1001. at the odds quoted. 10 to 1 was the highest price obtainable about Clydesdale for the Derby, the investments on him in the aggregate amounting to 3001. ; 1,500 to 150 was laid in one het. Of Scott's lot three horses were mentioned-100 to 6 was taken several times about Toxopholite, 25 to 1, and at last 1,000 to 45 about Cock-a-doodle-doo, and 25 to 1 was currently off-red against Longrange. Kelpie receded from 25 to 1 to 30 to 1, taken to a " pony," the layer offering to go on. 1,000 to 10 was laid three times against Carmel, who, we be!ieve, is now located with Mr. Howard's horses at Findon. CLOSING PRICES. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 20 to 1 agst Knight of the Shire (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 7 to 2 agst Clydesdale (offered, t 4 to 1) 6to 1 aget Brother to Marchioness (taken and offered) 15 to 1 agst Vandyke (taken and offered) DERBY. 10 to '1 agst Clydesdale (taken) 100 to 6 agst Toxopholite (taken) 20 to 1 agst Ditto (taken and offered) 1000 to 45 agst Cock-a-doodle-doo (taken) 25 to 1 aget Longrange (offered) 1000 to 35 agst Vandyke (taken) 30 to 1 ag t Kelpie (taken) 40 to 1 aget Brother to Mary Copp (taken) 40 to 1 agst Eclipse (taken) 1000 to 10 a 0 Carmel (taken) [ADVERTISEMENTJ.—HoIIoway's Pills a Certain Res medy for the Cure of Bowel and Liver Complaints.—To cleanse the blood and purify the fluids is all that is re quired to keep the system in a sound and healthy state. These are effected by a perseverance in the use of Hol loway's Pills, which cannot be said of any other medi cine ever placed before the public. By a recourse to their use the afflicted are coon bieeeed with a return of health, strength, and cheerfulness, when they have been consider. ed beyond human rid.—Solt by all medicine vendors throughout the world ; at Professor Holloway's Estab lishments, 244, Strand, London, and 80, Maiden-lane, New York ; by A. Stamps, Constantinople ; A. Guidicy, Smyrna ; and E. Muir, Malta. L ADVE4TIBEIIIINT. j— SIGHT AND HEARING -- SPEOrACLES--- POWERFUL TELESCOPES OPERA, RACE, AND Pseseecrive GLASSES. —S. and B. Solomons, opticians, 39, Albemarle street, Piccadilly. Observe—opposite the York Hotel, W. By her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent for va'uable and ex traordinal improvements in the most powerful and beilliant Telescopes, Camp, Race-course, Opera, and Perspective Glasses, to know the uistances. These Telescopes possess such extraordinary power that some, three and a-half inches, with an extra eye-piece will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the double stars ; with the same telescope can be seen a person's countenance three-and-a-half miles distant and an object from 16 to 20 miles. For the waist coat-pocket, and are of larger, and all sizes, with increasiug powers accordingly. The Royal Exhibition, 1851. A valu able, newly-invented, very small, powerful, Waistcoat-pocke Glass, the size of a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known one and a-half mile distant. They answer every pur pose on the Race-course and at the Opera-houses. Country scenery and ships are clearly seen at 12 to 14 miles. They aro invaluable for shorting, deer-stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Opera, Camp, Perspective, and Race-course Glasses, with wonderful powers. - Invaluable preserving Spectacle Lenses of the greatest transparent ~o wer. The great advitata.ge derived from this invention is, that vision impaired becomes pre served and strenetLened and very aged persons are enabl e d to employ their sight at the most minute occupation—can se. , with tl:o:e lenses of a much less magnifying power —anti they do not reqUire the frequent thanks to the dan. gerons effects of furtber powerful assistance. Person: can be suited at the me:l,' remote part of the world l*y se n d. ing oue of the glasses out of their spectacles in a letter, and stating the dist ,nee from the eye they can read :mall print with o, and those who have not made use of spectacles by stating their age. Deafuess.—New Discovery.—The Oisrauic Vibrator, an extraordinarily powerful, small, newly-invented instrument for deafness, entirely different from all otaas. surpassing anything of,tho kind that has been, or prob able can, be produced. Being of the same colour as the sk in, is not perceptible. It enables deaf persons to heal- distinct lyat churchaud at public asseinblic; the unpleasant sonsatic n of singing noises in the ears is entirely remelted, and it affords all the assistance that possibly could be desired.-39. merle-street, Piccadilly.— Opposite the York Hotel, W, BANK RETURNS. In Account, pursuant to the Act seventh and eighth Victoria, cap. 32, of the Average Amount of Bank Notes of the several Banks of Issue in England and Wales, in. Circulation during the Week ending Satur day, the 21 day of Jan., 1858 : PRIVATE BANKS. Andover Bank, Andover—Heath and Co. .... Ashford Bank, Ashford—Jemmitt Pomfret,and Co. Aylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury—Z. D Hunt Baldock Bank and Baldock and Biggleswade Bank, Baldock—Wells, Hogge, and Co Barnstaple Bank, Barnstaple—Marshall and Co Basingstoke a n d Odih am - Bank, Basingstoke — Seymour, Lamb, and Co. Bedford Bank, Bedford—Barnard and C. , . ... Bewdley Bank, Bewdley Nichols, Baker, and Co Bicester and Oxfordshire Bank and Oxford Bank, Bicester—H. M. and G. Tubb Birmingham Bank, Birmingham —Attwoods, Spooner, and Co Birmingham and Warwickshire Bank, Bir mingham—J. L. Moilliet and Sons Blandford Bank, Blandford—Oak and Co Boston Bank, Boston—Clay pone and Co. Boston Bank, Boston—T. Gee and Co. Bridgwater Bank, Bridgwater—J. and J. L Sealey Bristol Bank, Bristol—Miles, Miles, .and Co Broseley and Bridgnorth and Bridgnorth and Broseley Bank, Broseley—Pritchards, Boy cott, and Co. Buckingham Bank, Buckingham—Bartlett, Par rott, and Co. Bury and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, and Stowmarket Bank, Bury St. Edmunds— Oakes, Bevan, and Co. Banbury Bank, Banbary —J. C. and A Gillett Banbury Old Bank, Banbury—Cobb and Son Bedfordshire Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leighton Buzzard—Bassett, Son, and Co. Birmingham Bank, Birmingham—Lloyds & Co Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire—H A. and W. M. Harris and Co. Brecon Old Bank, Brecon—Wilkins and Co Brighton 'Union Bank, Brighton.—Hall, West, and Co.' Burlington and Driffield Bank Burlington— Harding, Smith, and Co Bury St. Edmunds Bank, Bury St. Edmunds— Worlledge and Co Cambridge Bank, Cambridge--Mortlock & Co Cambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cam bridge—Messrs. Fosters Canterbury Bank, Canterbury—Hammond and Co Carmarthen Bank, Carmarthen—David Morris and Sons Chertsey Bank, Chertsey—La Coste and Son Colchester Bank, Colchester—Round, Green, and Co. Colchester and Essex Bank, and Witham and Essex Bank, and Hadleigh, Suffolk, Bank, Colchester—Mills, Bawtree, and Co Cornish Bank, Truro—Tweedy and Co Coventry Bank, Coventry—Little & Woodcock City Bank, Exeter—Milford and Co Craven Bank, Settle—Alcocks, Birkbecks, and Average Amount. . 10,217 Co Chepstow Old Bank, Chepstow Bank, Mon mouth Old Bank, Monmouth Bank, Brecon Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Chepstow—Bromage, Snead, and Co Derby Bank, Derby—W. and S. Evans & Co Derby Bank, Derby—Samuel Smith and Co Derby Old Bank and Scarsdale and High Peak Bank, Derby—Crompton, Newton, and Co Devizes and Wiltshire Bank, Devizes—Locke and Co Diss Bank, Diss- , -Fincham, and Co Doncaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster —Cooke and Co Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton on-Tees Bank, Darlington--Backhouse & Co Devonport Bank. Devonport— Hodge and Co Dorchester Old Bank and Dorsetshire Bank, Dorchester—R. and H. Williams Fast Cornwall Bank, Liskeard—Robins, Fos ter, and Co East Riding Bank, Beverley—Bower and Co Essex Bank and Bishop's Stortford Bank Chelmsford—Sparrow, Round, and Co Exeter Bank, Exeter—Sanders and Co Farringdon Bank and Bank of Wantage, Far ringdon—Barnes, Medley, and Co Farnham Bank, Farnham—Messrs Knight Faversham Bank, Faversham—Hilton and Co Godalming Bank, Godalming—Mellersh and Keen Guildford Bank, Guildford—Messrs. Haydon.. Grantham Bank, Grantham—Hardy and C 0... Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford— Matthews and Co. Hull Bank and Kingston-upon-Hull Bank, Hull, Smith, Brothers, and Co. Huntingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting dou—Veasey and Co. Harwich Bank, Harwich—Cox, Cobbold, and Co. Hertfordshire, Hitchin Bank, Hitchin Sharples, and Co. Hereford, Ross and Archenfield Bank, and Ross and Archenfield Bank, Ross Morgan and Co Ipswich Bank, Ipswich—Bacon and Co. Ipswich and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk, Hadleigh Bank, Manningtree and Mistley Bank, and Woodbridge Bank, Ipswich— Alexanders and Co. Kentish Bank, Maidstone—Mercer, Randall, and Co. Kington and Radnorshire Bank, Kington— Davies and Co. Knaresborough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank, Knaresborough—Harrison and Co Kendal Bank, Kendal—Wakefield, Crewdsou and Co. Lane End Staffordshire Bank, Lane End—C Harvey and Son Leeds Bank, Leeds—Beckett and Co. •• Leeds Union Bank, Leeds—W. Williams, Brown and Co. Leicester Bank, Leicester—T. &T. T Paget Lewes Old Bank, Lewes—Whitfirld and C 0..., Lincoln EAnk, Lincoln—Smith, Ellison, and Co. Llandovery Bank, Lampeter Bank, and Llan dilo Bank, Llandovery—D. Jones and Co Loughboragli Bank, Loughborough—Middle ton and Cradock Lymington Bank, Lymington—S, and G. F St. Barbe Lynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynn Regis—Gurneys and Co. Lynn Regis and Norfolk Bank, Lynn Regis— Jarvis and Co Macclesfield Bank, Macclesfield—Brocklehurst and Co. Manning-tree Bank, Manningtree—Nunn and Co. Marlborough Bank, Marlborough and Wilts Old Bank, Marlborough Old Bank, Marl borough Old Bank and Hungerford Bank, and Hung Irford Bank, Marlborough—Tan ner and Co Merionethshire Bank, Dolgelly—Williams and 0,352 18,845 25,516 7,939 19,934 29,971 9,082 14,328 19,064 6,280 61,474 15,064 7,108 28,189 14,060 19,45$ 54,403 21,458 23,795 30,045 17,539 9,220 35,456 17,569 3,507 2,179 19,604 41,335 21 415 18,177 2,316 14,548 83,630 42,549 5,368 17,800 48,259 15,677 8,440 29,501 23,067 7,019 10,400 50,779 60,040 7,352 41,41 f 83,418 49,032 84,115 24,800 5,795 10,360 4,84'4 11,030 23,061 12,289 18,406 39,206 4,81 i 2k904 14,988 18,435 59,019 8,341 25,870 13,777 34,369 5,268 42,955 35,826 22,882 17,497 73,423 15,768 5,390 8,045 83,118 9,475 10,103 8,97 a 14,911 50n.............................................. Miners' Bank, Truro—Willyams an d C o Monmouthshire Agricultural and Commercial Bank, Abergavenny—Bailey and Co Monmouth Cld Bank, Monmouth Bank, Bre con Bank, Chepstow Bank, Chepstow Old Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Monmouth—Bromage, Snead, and Co Newark Bank, Newark—Godfrey and Riddell Newark and Sleaford Bank, and Sleaford and Newark Bank, Sleaford--Handley, Peacock, and Co Newbury Bank, Newbury—Bunny & Slocock Newmarket Bank, Newmarket—Eaton, Ham mond, and Co Norwich Crown Bank and Norfolk and Suffolk Bank, Norwich—Harvey. and Hudson Norwich and Norfolk Bank, Norwich—Gur neys and Birkbecks Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Bank, Not tingham, Hart, Fellows, and Co Wuneaton Bank, Nuneaton—Craddock and Co Naval Bank, Plymouth, Plymouth —Harris and Co. New Sarum Bank, Sarum—Everett and Co Nottinghamßank, Nottingham—Samuel Smith and Co. Oswestry Bank and Oswestry Old Bank, Os westry—Croxon and Co Oxford Old Bank, Oxford—Parsons and Co. Old Bank, Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Ton bridge Wells Old Bank, Tonbtidge and Tot bridge Wells and Sevenoaks Bank, Ton bridge—T. H. and S. Beeching Oxfordshire Witney Bank, Witney--J, W Clinch and Sons .................................... Pease's Old Bank, Hull, the Hull Old Bank and Beverky Bank, Hull—Pease and Co. 99,965 Penzance Bank, Penzance—Batten and Co. 9,734 Peterborough Bank and Oundle Bank, Peter borough—D. Yorke and Co. ................... Pembrokeshire Bank, Haverfordwest--J. and W. Walters Reading Bank, Reading—Simonds and Co Reading Bank, Reading—Stephens, Mandy and Co. 23,618 Richmond Bank, Richmond—Roper and Co. 4,775 Rochdale Bank, Rochdale—Clement, Boyd., and Co. Rochester, Chatham, and Strood Bank, Roches ter—Day and Nicholson 6,219 Royston Bank, Royston—Fordham and Sons 11,455 Rugby Bank, Rugby—A. Butlin and Son 8,681 Rye Bank, Rye—ft. C. Pomfret, &Co 1,877 Ross Old Bank, Herodfordshirei Ross Alla.way and Mai:3,lollgal Saffron Walden and North Essex Bank, Saf ffron Walden—Gibsoni and Co. ............ H 951 Salop Bank Shrewsbury--Burton, Lloyd, ant Co. ................................................. Scarborough Old Bank, Scarborough—Wood all and Co ................. kikrowsbury Old Bank and Shrewsbury and Ludlow Bank, Shrewsbury—. Rocks, By tons, and C 0.... .......... Sittingbourne and Milton Bank, Sittingbourne —Vallanoo and Co. Southampton Town and County Bank, South araptou—Maddisou and Pearce 21,990 10,670 17,697 41,463 16,555 16,285 48,805 04,461 7,538 2,759 15,584 8,706 27,362 7,743 81,795 6,270 8,864 8,133 6,741 21,970 8,550 Mtn 21,157 2 144 IRELAND►. DUBLIN, MONDAY EVENING. The law appointments after a delay altogether unprecedented in the records of place-filling, are finally settled. Mr. Sergeant O'Brien is to be the successor of the late Judge Moore in the Queen's Bench, and Mr. Henry George Hughes succeeds to the Solicitor -Generalship in the room of Mr. Chris tian, the new judge in the Common Pleas. The Evening Mail (the Conservative organ), speaking of Mr. Hughes's promotion, says that in this appointment the exigencies of party by chance concur with professional fitness. Mr. Hughes's success at the bar and his irreproachable character justify his promotion. Mr. Hughes is a Roman Catholic. 3.101 th THREATENING NOTICES. The Wexford Independent contains the follow' ing reference to the growth of this,systein in itS neighbourhood :—" We are deeply pained to state that some villain or villains are endeavouring to, bring odium on th e c h arac t er of our peaceful and united county, by erving threatening notices 0 0 two of the most inoffensive ani respectable gentle' men resident within our local precincts--the Rev. Mr. Stokes, of Castlebridge, and Mr. Robert .11 , Carty, of Hollymount. The following is a copy of a notice served on Mr. Carty, and we have not words to express our horror and indignation at the diabolical spirit which must anima* its atrocious authors :—" Carty, we sent you a notice in Stoke's letter, for fear that you did not get it we will serve you with this one. Peelers are watching you, but we are watching the peelers as well as you now sir. We do not want to take you at as short, we do not think it any harm to take your life when we give you warning so noW be not deceived for go you will go ; now sir, to tell, ou how many of us is in this plot, th ere i s 12 01 us in it, and if you offered 2,0001. reward there will never be any information got of us so noW Carty there is four more beside you and Stokes tie go now Carty you need not think that a gun or your two Sarvant Boys will save you for when the,' see us they will be under the bed while we are settling with you.—(Here follows the figure of 0 . coffin.) THE LATE MR. AUGUSTUS STAFFORD. Arrangements aro being wade for the erection of a costly and magnificent stained glass window il l the east wing of the cathedral of Limerick, as , a testimonial t o th e l ate Mr. * Augustus Stafford, M.P. SEPOYISM AGAIN AT WORK. The following seditious placard was removed from a prominent position on the Parade, Cork, 011 Saturday, and published in t h e local press : "Arm ! arm ! arm ! Remember '9B. The sePl n has set you a glorious example, f o ll ow it, and G°' def-d the right." This is written, not printed. The letters ore large and the writing is good. ATTACK ON A PRIEST. Tho Freeman's Journal of this morning coulai°,. the auuex-d acc oun t o f a mur d erous assault mau: on the parish priest of Castleblayney by a man ivi's• is reported in a local paper to he a lunatic :—" Tye Rev. J. IVPIVIeeIe has narrowly escaped assassiZ tion at the entra nce o f hi s own chapel-yard. the had only gone a f ew paces h omewards -from t"" chapel gate, where he had been standing w ith 11 few masons who were engaged in erecting pierl when he was 'attacked by a man w i th a large knife in his hand, who m a d e i nnumera b le thrusts at IP' person, and succeeded in stabbing him iu ten placet The wounds were principally received in the b3 o _,, and under the right arm. Wh en the masons hearl the cries of the priest they ran to his assistance, as took the assassin into custody, after a desperate re . sistance on the part of the criminal." Country Markets. CHELMSFORD —JAN. 15. A fair supply of wheat, but trade extremely dull, a I :, per qr reduction on th e b a tt er samp l es, and 2s on inferi.° Spring corn unaltered, th e b es t bar l eys excepted, willo met a more ready sale at last week's prices. 11 , Wheat, white, old, p er s . e. l. 4 4 qr. 49 55 Oats, per qr. 24 1 : 4 new.... 42 55 , Peas, Partridge 4 0 0 red, old 41 LO i White 38 0 new.... 44 49 I Boiling 39 itl Barley Ti 41 Dun ...............31 3 $ Chevalier 35 42 1 Beans, Tisk 36 Grinding 30 34 1 Harrow ti c k s 38 si io Halt 70 73 1 Mazagan 33 if Chevalier 72 73 1 Ditto, new... 33 Official Statement of the Quantities of Corn, & c ., re 0 1 , 41 in the port of L on d on, from the following ports, 111- Jan. 10 to Jan. 16, both inclusive. , g cj 6 A g - - --1 - - 1 - 60 :1g .105 Colchester Harwich Leigh Malden 49, 147, 1097 . 51! COLCHESTER— JAN. 16. There was a fair supply of wheat at our market 40 41///1 Trade dull, at Is to 28 per qr. decline. 6 61 ; Prices to-day were as f o ll ow : Wheat, white, 50s red, 46s to 525; barley, 36s to 448 ; oats, 22s to 30s ; b B 7O, Mazagan, 368 to ;383 ; middle and small, 38s to 445; P white, 44s to 46s ; grey, 40s to 425. KRKCDY—JAN. 16. We had go o d sup l AL plies of grain to-day of all kinds. $ ,lOO ready at the rates of last week. Wheat. Ba r l e y. I Oats. I Do 0 6 ' od First sos Od 3.8 01 i 251, fid I Os 0 I 1 Second 46s Od 27s 6d Od Os rhird 319 Od 233 01 I 18* Od ON ET.-JAN. 18. the close of the market WaHamad, Jte• 0 . "6 tiraddyll lB 0 laswell 2 0 - Cassop 1 9 0 cotton g ° 6 8 6 ,tussell's Hetton ........ 1 a _ South Hartlepool ~.....• -•j rrimdon . • 2O ' itew.Lt's. 0 17 Hetton Lyons Main ... 16 • / Riddell Eden Main 1 8 0 19 0 Keipor Grainge . . ........... Woodhouse ... 1 7 ; Shineliffe South Hatton g ) 6 16 0 Belmont 2 0 Tees .......... l4 flepseott Stanley Main ........... l6 ... 6 South Durham ^ " • .19 6 Hartlepool Hetton ...... 18 . • Eden tiar %Zik ta e n g r u P e ri l m ar r , losforth 231—Sold, W. • COAL MAR Prices of Coals per ton al s. d. Longridge's Wst Hartley 14 9 Bell's Primrose l2 0 Haswell Gas 13 0 doiywell..... .. . ...... l5 0 rinlield Moor Butes._ l2 9 eardield Moor l2 9 Wylam Bebside's Hartley l4 5 &Wells W. Hartley l4 9 Bates's West Hartley 14 1 Davison's West Hartley 15 0 Hastings Hartley 14 t Howard's West Hartley Netherton 15 0 Morpeth West Hartley 14 ti Ward'i West Hartley _l4 0' West Riding Hartley.. 15 01 Wallsom', &c Northumberland l5 6 Kelloe 19 0 Hello Hall lB 6 Brown's Moor Haigh Main 14 6 Acorn Close lB 6 Lainbton l9 ( Framwellgate lB 6 Ships at market, LOCAL SHARE MA.RICZT,I. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 18. STOCK ExcHANag.—ln the Liverpool Sl ee k Exc.user ' there was a quiet business doing to-day, at lower pri, ° . 0 , London and North Westerns, 1001—Eastern CouDIS 12 I—Midlands, 931 i—Great Western, 61—Trunks , —Ditto 7 per Cent. Debs., 70—South Eastern, 22, I. MANCHESTER, JAN. 18. STOCK EXCHANGE—There was an inactive maraeme• prices, after seceding, closed ra th er fi rmer . Shane!oi 404—Midlands, 94 38—London and NorthWesterl37 ~06 Grand Trunk of Canad a , 124 —L ee d s , 93 —She l,: .71 40-- Ditto, 61. Pref., ,3 p.—Dovers, 221 --Birkenheio" —Eastern Counties, 12 9-16. BIRMINGHAM, JAN. 18. Alf STOCK EXCHANGE. —B us i ness i n th e market gen°lloo dull, but prices must be looked upon as a shade fir bp Great Western, Stour Valley, Bi l ,—Birmingham and PL. O O, 67 —.South Staffords, 9/--.Midlands, 944—Great WW l ' 60. • BIRTHS. of BEAUMORT—On the 17th inst., at B r i g ht on , the Ir": 111, J. A. Beaumont, Esq., of Melrose Hall, Putney - h e ' of a daughter. DUDLEY—On the 17th inst., at 39, Lowndes-square, tb Lady De L'lsle and Dudley, of a son. FROST—On the 15th inst., at 28, Kensington-square' wife of the Rev. George Frost, of a son. SIIRTEES—On the 13th inst., the wife of Charles Fr ° Surtees, Esq., Captain 3d Light Dragoons. MARRIAGES. • j STORY — DILLON — On th e 16th i nst., at St. George's. (f Il o ati e over-square, Tho mas K emp S tory, Esq., to the if;tof Helen Matilda, y ounges t d aug ht er o f the late an d In" of the present Viscount Dillon. OlooßE — MILNE—On the 16th inst., at St. James's, C l e m enwell, W. B. Moore, Esq., of St. John's-vreet".oo - daughter of J. J. Milne, Esq., of Penton /1 road. D EAT HS. s o f)f BOOTHET—On the 16th inst., at St. Leonard'r° ll l , . Lady Boothby, relict of Sir Willi am Boothby, 1351-- Ashbourn Hall, Derbyshire. lob ° CANDY—On the 17th inst., at Ham mersm ith, fir. - Candy, aged L 5. DOTTON—On the I'th inst., at Brighton, T. D. DuttOOs Esq., aged 68. th g .11/AAJLE - On the 16th inst., at 22, Hyde-park-garden s ' Right Hon. Sir W. H. AI le, aged 7U. 00 SHANILEY—On the 17th inst., at Ford-row, Bovr , l o pir Shankey, late of Hou n d s dit c h an d Ne w . s treet, 1 311- gate, aged 84. VENABLES—OR the IE.I inst., at Llysdinam, Breco n thoof Richard Vonabl es , D.D., Archdeacon of Caro:ear"- aged 81. a ti a LOgDON Printed and PubiiBlicd by MURDO •v - of No, 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sint (OW' Qom 112, Strand, in the Precinct of th e S a voy, in 0•13° of kliddleaex, Tuesday. January 19, 1858.