The Sun. — London, England, 1859-01-25 00:00:00

THE NAVE H.M.'s steam store transport Dee, Master Pullen in command, yesterday commenced shipping a cargo of steam gear in basin at Woolwich, for Plymouth. The cargo consists of four boilers, about 70 tons, for 1-I.M.'s ship Desperate, and steam machinery and funnels for the Lion, Greyhound, and Windsor Castle. Capt. the Hon. S. 'T. Carnegie, C. 8., has been ap pointed to the Lordship at the Admiralty which has been -vacant since the retirement of Capt. the Hon. J. R. Drummond, C. 8., to fill the post of Com modore at Woolwich, vice Rear-Admiral J. Shepherd. The gallant officer, a son of the late Earl of Northesk, obtained post-4ank in 1845. He for some years (from 1841 to\-1.847) re presented Stafford in Parliament, and was in 1846 appointed a Lord of the Treasufy. During the late war he commanded her Majesty's ship Tribune, 30, in the expedition to the Baltic in 1854, and the following year was for his services made a Com panion of the Order of the Bath. Captain E. C. T. D'Eyncourt was yesterday ap pointed to the Edinburgh, 60, screw steam guard ship at Leith, vice Captain S. T. Carnegie, C.B. THE ARMY Yesterday a detachment of the Royal Marine Light Infantry left head-quarters, Chatham, and proceeded to Portsmouth to join the artillery com panies. Mr. W. Morris, Deputy Military Storekeeper of Woolwich Arsenal, after a continuous service of upwards of 44 years in that department, yesterday left Woolwich to enter on the duties of his new appointment, as Principal Military Storekeeper at Chatham. This tardy act of official justice ren dered to Mr. Morris is considered mainly attribut able to a viva voce expression made by Mr. Apsley Turner, on the occasion of Mr. Morris's examina tion by the Royal Commissioners in the Arsenal, to the effect that he would remark on the rank and pay . of Mr. Morris ; that he could not avoiel cen suring: the discernment and policy of the authori ties of an establishment who could remunerate his services of nearly half a century with £450 a-year. The entire control of the outdoor establishment of that department, consisting of at times nearly 2,000 men, devolves exclusively on the deputy-storekeeper —and during the Crimean war the large amount of extra labour, in which the men were employed over 16 and 18 hours daily, was constantly inspected by the deputy -storekeep er, who received. no additional remuneration, but, together with the body of officers forming the establishment, received the thanks of the War Department. Mr. Morris has succeeded Mr. J. Jones, promoted to the Tower, in succession to Mr. Eaton, invalided. STEAMBOAT ACCOMMODATION AT LONDON BRIDGE. Yesterday a Special Court of Common Council was held, for the purpose of considering several letters from Sir John Rennie, delivered in, on the 20th inst., in relation to works in progress at Lon don-bridge under the direction of the Thames Con servancy Commissioners. There was a very large attendance of members of the Court, as well as of -whaxfingers, lightermen, and others connected with property on the south-east and south-west sides of the bridge. The Deputy Town Clerk read the following letters : " Spring-gardens , London, Dec. 23, 1858 . " Sir,—As Controller of the Bridge-house estates I beg leave to call your immediate attention to the proceedings which are now taking place, and are, I hear, contemplated at the south-west and south east landing stairs of London-bridge. A steamboat landing and embarking pier was established here some years since. It consisted partly of fixed and partly of floating materials. This pier was indicted as a nuisance and obstruction to the navigation by Messrs. Fenning, the proprietors of the wharf im mediately below the bridge. The cause was tried at Kingston nearly four years ago, and the above pier was declared to be a nuisance and obstruction to the navigation, and in contravention of the Act of Parliament under which London-bridge was built, and nearly the greater portion was directed to be removed. The pier has since continued chiefly as a floating landing stage, on the upper or west side of the bridge; but even in its present state it is the cause of considerable obstruction to the navigation, and of injury to the bridge, because the numerous steamboats plying there frequently lie under the south or shore arch of the bridge, with the tops of their funnels within a few inches of the faces and soffits of the arch stones, and emit large columns of flame and heated smoke against the stone by which it is very liable to be splintered off in large pieces, by which means great injury and detriment, or even danger, may arise to the bridge. This nuisance, therefore, ought to be abated immediately for it is impossible to say how far the injury may extend. lam now credibly informed that it is in tended to construct a permanent fixed landing pier here, immediately in front of both the south-west and south-east landing stairs of the bridge, to a much greater extent than what was declared to be illegal at the above-mentioned trial at Kingston. The pier is proposed to extend about 34 feet into the river, beyond the face of the abutment, so that, admitting that two steamboats are permitted to remain alongside the pier at one time, nearly half of the navigable waterway of the south arch will be obstructed and rendered unnavigable for the general navigation of the river ; and, if it be true also, as I have heard stated, that a similar pier is to be erected in front of the east and west landing stairs of the north end of the bridge, the navigation will be de prived of a similar extent of waterway, so that the available waterway for the general navigation of the river will be reduced to 560 feet, or an abridg ment of one fourth nearly, instead of being 690 feet, as strictly enjoined by the att of Parliament. This would be a most serious detriment to the navigation, the more so as the inner portions of the two side or shore arches are chiefly used for barges and other vessels going to and coming from the wharves for a considerable distance, both above and below the bridge. It is most essential, therefore, that these arches should be kept clear of every obstruction as far as practicable. Moreover, the proposed piers will greatly obstruct the free admission and dis charge of the tidal and fresh waters, which are abso lutely and indispensably necessary for the conserva tion and maintenance of the river Thames, and the healthy discharge of the draina g e of the metropolis and the adj acen t di s t r i c t s , an d which was one of the principal objects of incurring such a large expendi ture in removingthe old and in building the present bridge, and will be in a great measure defeated if such structures as those proposed are permitted to be erected. The Waterway of London.bridge, after very great consideration, was fixed at 690 feet, as the minimum' gauge under the c i rcums t ances for the admission and discharge of th e f res h an d tidal waters, and for the navigation. Any di m i nu ti o n of this or obstruction will therefore be att en d e dwith corresponding injurious effects to th e river an d ge, navigation both above and below London-b r id and ought upon no account to be permitted. The great interests at stake are too important t o b e trifled with. The dredging and piling operations of the proposed piers will be injurious in other re spects. If it be necessary that steamboat passen gers should be accommodated, let this be doneby c onstructing landing . piers at such a distance from the bridge and in such a manner that the serious evils above contemplated cannot take place, and there are situations equally, if not mode, conve nient in the vicinity where this can be done, an d thus the most important interests of drainage, navi_ gation, and conservancy of the Thames will not be interfered with, while the public will at the same time obtain the desired accommodation. " I shall feel much obliged by your bringing thi s letter before the proper authorities as early as pos sible, in order that the requisite measures may be taken to prevent the construction of the proposed works ; and when the subject is properly explained and understood I feel confident they will not be persisted in.—l am, sir, your most humble servant, "F. Brand, Esq." JOHN RENNIE." • " Spring-gardens, Dec. 24,.1858. " Sir,—ln reply to your letter of the 23d inst., acknowledging the receipt of mine of the same date, I beg leave to say that I regret that it was not in my power to bring the matter referred to in mine othe 23d b e f ore th e C ommo n Council earlier, as I only received the desired information on the 22d inst.,but I find that the have already begun to dredge close to the stair the tendency the south west end of the bridge, of s wcisvery injurious, and ought to be stopp ed .immediately, together with other proceedings mentioned in my letter of yesterday, and I hope that no delay will take place.—l am, sir your most humble servant, " F. Brand, Esq." " JOHN RENNIE. " Spring -gardens, Jan. 7, 1859. " Sir,--I beg leave to inform you that I have again examined the operations carrying on on the sou th-west landing stairs of London-bridge,men tioned in my letter to you of the 23d ult.,and find that they are still proceeding, to the detriment of the bridge. They should be stopped immediately, and I hope that you will excuse my again drawin g your attention to this impo r t ant sub ject. — I ani sir, your humble servant, " JOHN RENNIE. ~r . Brand, Esq., Controller of the Bridge house Estates, Guildhall." Mr. JAMES Low presented a petition from whar. fingers and occupiers of property on the north and south sides of the Thames against the erection of the pier and works now in progress under the arch of London-bridge. Mr. W, BARNES presented a petition to the same THE StTN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 25, 3859. POLICE Yesterday, at 3 o'clock, Mr. Wakley, the coroner for the Western Division of Middlesex, and the jury empanelled to inquire into the circumstances con nected with the death of Emma Pike, 10 years of age, daughter of Mr. W. Pike, a hosier, of Newing ton-causeway, who was killed on the night of Mon day, 3d Jan., by the falling of a staircase at the Polytechnic Institution, met again in the board room of the institution, and concluded the investigation. Mr. Collidr, appeared for Mr. Thomson, the architect of the building ; Mr. Matthews, a solicitor, for the father of the deceased ; and Mr. Sleigh, barrister, for the directors of the institution. Mr. Sleigh stated that since the last meeting of the Court the directors of the institution had held a meeting, and, after taking into consideration the reports of Mr. Marsh Nelson and Mr. Christopher l Eales, the architects, had intimated their intention to give every attention to the suggestions of those gentlemen, with the view , to the accommodation and protection of the public ; and they had passed a resolution that a new staircase be constructed on the most approved plan, and that the floor of the entrance-hall be supported by iron or brickwork, to insure the most perfect security against fire or any other casualty to every person visiting that most useful and popular institution. The Coroner proceeded to sum up the evidence, pointing, as he went along, to the more salient points of it. He noticed the objection made by the workman, Hopper, to the flange of the iron trellis work, when, in August last, he was called to let it into one of the steps as a pattern, on the ground that it tended materially to weaken the stone, and that in consequence of that objection Mr. Thomson, the architect of the building, agreed to the flange being reduced, and the treads for the stairs were cast on that reduced model. He adverted , next to the opinion of the witness Smith, a practical mason, that the defect in the stairs which fell lay in the upper landing, where there was an imperfect joggle joint, and where, besides, the landing stone was e T eatly weakened by its being cut from the quarry 0 across the grain, and by having fossil shells im bedded in it. He then glanced at the evidence of Daniel Stroud, a relative of the.deceased, who was on the stairs at the time of the accident, which evidence went, in direct contradiction of Mr. Smith, to show that the starting point of the calamity was not at the upper landing place, but some way down 'the middle flight, which was the first to fall. This testimony . of Stroud. was substantially corroborated by that of the witnesses Acton and Denman, who were also on the stairs at the time. To the testi mony of Mr. Jervis, the architect and surveyor, he next adverted, which went to prove that the acci dent was referable to the cutting of the stone at the top landing to receive the iron treads, and not to the defect m the joggle joint, nor to the fossil shells in the stone there. Mr. Jervis was also strongly of opinion that the cutting of the whole of the steps to let in the iron treads seriously weak ened every one of them. He then recapitulated in some detail the evidence of Mr. Marsh Nelson, one of the two architects officially employed to report upon the causes of the accident, particu larly commenting upon that part of it in which it was stated that under the existing law anything may be done to a public building by the owners without giving any notice to the district surveyor, unless it was proposed to interfere with the exter nal walls—a most preposterous thing, as he con tended. Reviewing next the testimony of Mr. Eales, the other official architect, he strongly condemned the culpable negligence of the workman who had slurred over the imperfect joggle joint in the upper landing-place in the original construction of the staircase. He also pointed attention to the opinion expressed by Mr. Eales, that the original con struction of the staircase, which was geome trical and cylindrical in design, without extra neous support at the ends of the 'steps furthest from the wall, was faulty, as being always subject to great vibration where numbers of people were always passing over them. The accident had caused uneasiness in the public mind. The Poly technic Institution—the fountain of science, so to speak—they might have supposed, would have been the last place in whichthere was any lack of regard for the public security, seeing that during the last 20 years it had done so much to improve the public mind and educate the people. The jury would have to consider whether there had been any gross ignorance or gross carelessness manifested, either with regard to the iron treads or to the original construction of the staircase. He reminded them that a man was not answerable for a mere error of judgment, and added that under the existing legis lation no law was violated' by the directors in making the alteration in the stairs which they made in the autumn of last year. He asked them to consider on which side the weight of testimony lay as to the starting point of the accident. Tell ing them . to bear in mind that on this occasion they had a' most important public duty to discharge, and urging them to perform it fear lessly, he' added that if they believed there was any person whose conduct had been culpably ne gligent or careless it would be their duty to name him. If they had any doubt it was their duty to give any such person the benefit of it ; but he trusted they would be unanimous in condemn ing staircases of this description, loaded as the steps were with iron, and having no proper support at the ends furthest from the wall. Mr. Thomson, the architect of the building, stated, in reply to the Coroner, that when the stairs were originally constructed he knew that each step must bear three persons at a time according to their area, but he was aware from experiments made that each step was equal to sustain double or treble_that weight. The jury then retired to consider their verdict, and, after an interval of an hour, The foreman said the verdict they had, with one dissentient only, agreed upon: was " Accidental death, caused by the falling of a stone staircase at the Polytechnic Institution on Monday, the 3d of January, 1859," and which fall we believe_ was occasioned by the cutting for the insertion of the iron trellis work and brackets, and by the incautious manner of doing the work. The jury regret the adoption by the directors of the recom mendation so to repair the staircases instead of re constructing them. The jury (he added) cannot allow this opportunity to pass without expressing, in the strongest manner, their opinion that all public buildings should be subject to a periodical inspection. A competent person for such service should be appointed by the Government, whose duty it should be to inspect all buildings used or intended for public assemblage. That such an in spector should forward a certificate to some office, and. upon that certificate stating that the building was erected and finished in all its parts in a proper manner for the purpose for which it was intended a licence should be granted for such building , to be opened. That upon all alterations or repairs of importance the like inspection should take place, and the and licence granted. certificate should be made The jury also strongly object to the almost irresponsible power now vested in the h an d s ofaa and maintenance of our public places of resort, companies and indivi duals in the er ec ti on the Government the absolutewlsh necessitytoimpress ofnot allow ing the ensuing session of Parliament to pass upon .th- with out some enactment to enforce th ese suggestions. Such a course is deemed imperative to allay the fears of the public in consequence of the accidents that have so frequently taken place, and upon the well founded observations contained in the valnable reports of the architects appointed by this inquest. The jury express their hope that the coroner will forward these suggestions to her Majesty's Secre tary of State for consideration. That the said was signed by the whole of the jury ; and he was further requested to say, that, while the jury deplore that so sad an accident should have occurred from the causes stated in the verdict, they are not unmindful of the great and important services rendered to the cause of education and of science by the Polytechnic Institution, and they are anxious to express their approbation of the conduct of all parties connected with the institution at the time of the accident, and particularly of the courageous conduct of Mr. J. L. King in descending amid the ruins of the falling stairs to the assistance of the unfortunate sufferers. The jury are further anxious to hereby express their admiration of the high-mindedness and truly benevolent conduct of Mr. J. P. Acton, as detailed in the evidence. The Coroner said the jury had discharged their duty in an admirable manner, and he could not doubt that their finding would give great public satisfaction. With that the proceedings terminated. discussion. Mr. E. WEBSTER, of the . equity bar. read the report of the committee of the society specially appointed to consider the question. This docu ment stated that, while we prided ourselves on our laws and considered the administration of justiee in this country one of its highest titles to the admi ration of the civilized world, we had no fitting temple devoted to a department of the public ser vice in which so much of our liberty, happiness, and national honour was involved. The committee considered that the erection of new superior courts of civil procedure in the metropolis had become in dispensable, and it was a question of great national importance where they should be located. The dispersion of the chambers and offices belonging to the several courts was a great public evil, and seriously detrimental to the profession and the suitors. The committee urge that the courts should be situated so near to each other that after an ad vocate had been selected and feed he should be able to render the services for which he had been en gaged,—a result which, under the existing arrange ments, was nearly impossible. They suggested the establishment of a hall as a place of resort for the members of the legal profession, which would be to lawyers what the Royal Exchange was to mer chants, and by affording constant opportunities for conversation would save an immense amount of epistolary correspondence on, matters of business. The committee dwelt in much detail upon the in convenience and expense consequent upon the pre sent arrangement alike to professional men, suitors, jurors, and witnesses, and upon the obstacles it pre sented to the proper administration of justice. They deprecated the dealing with this important subject in a piecemeal way, and argued that what was wanted was a large, palatial, building, a temple of justice worthy, by its architectural proportions, of the great national purposes to which it would be devoted, and situated as near to Lincoln's-inn as it could be consistently with a due regard to sani tary considerations. The site they indicated as the best for such a . building was the district located between Carey-street, Lincoln's_inn, and the Strand, and the remainder of the report was devoted to a consideration of the question of expense connected with the project. Sir R. BETITELL said abottithree years ago, being at that time in office, he drew the attention of the then existing Government to the plan then em bodied in the well-written report which had just been read. The meeting was aware that the sub ject had received the attention of the Law Society some considerable time ago. He was then in com munication with many leading members of that society, and certainly approved -very strongly of the principle contained in the plan suggested. He put the matter to the Government in nearly the same shape as it was now presented by the report. Some little difficulty was felt on the financial part of the subject. It did not appear to him quite right to derive the whole of the necessary funds from the fund in the custody of the Court of Chancery ; but he thought a very considerable portion of the funds might be derived from that source, pro vided a guarantee was given that in the event of a claimant to any part of the fund in the custody of the Court of Chancery making 'good his right at any time the demand would be met by the Go vernment. It was found, on a computation then made, that the country could affords to pay a very considerable annual sum if they received proper accommodation in this matter ; and "he therefore proposed that an annual rentcharge should be made on the Consolidated Fund, being a sum paid by the Government in return for the accommodation thus afforded to the public, and it was part of his plan to capitalise that sum. Upon the financial details he almost satisfied the jealous and hesitating mind of the Chancellor of the Exchequer ; but governments were proberbially slow, and the English mind was still more proverbially reluctant to get rid of any old, hereditary institution, however mischievous it might be. (A laugh.) It would not therefore be a matter of wonder that there was considerable slow ness shown in embracing the proposal ; still he had reason to suppose that he should have been allowed to bring in a bill on the subject in the course of the session in which the Government came—he would not say to an untimely end—but to a natural death. (A laugh.) He hoped, however, that the next ses sion would not be entirely occupied by other discus sions, to the exclusion of this great plan of legal re form. (Hear, hear.) He called it a great plan of legal reform, because it was a thing most earnestly to be desired that the dissociation of the different branches of the administration of justice, which had so long prevailed from accidental circumstances should be put an end to, and that all departments concerned in that administration should be brought into the most easy, constant, and habitual commu nication with each other. It was perfectly true that in a great number of departments the division of labour promoted utility and economy, but then that must be where all the operatives were working together for one common end, and it must not be where they had the departments of a system work ing in competition to one another. He was in the hope of bringing what might be called the legal and, equitable. mind into public harmony and lead ing them to perceive in reality one great leading principle—the administration of justice, in simple and uniform modes of procedure. He-was desirous that all the members of the profession should be brought into the daily habit of ob serving the administration of justice, and then be coming, as it were, the critics and commentators of its rules and modes of procedure, they might at last hope to arrive at a uniform' system and set of prin ciples in the administration of justice such as ob tained in almost every country except our own. The system of administering justice in this country had been divided by accident, and that which was our misfortune hadbecome our characteristic. They would observe what a great misfortune it had been for the common law to be administered in West minster Hall, the equity law in Lincoln's-inn, and the ecclesiastical law in that old cavern or den which used to exist at Doctors'-commons. (Laughter.) They must be brought together in the end. There was another minor advantage of union which had not been touched upon. No one who was desirous of advancing the law and improving the adminis tration of justice could fail to entertain along with it the desire that those great, institutions of the country, the Inns of Court, should flourish together 'with the improvement of the law and the mode of administering it ; and he was extremely desirous that the courts might be placed in such a locality as might be convenient, not only to those societies, but also to the public. He thought, therefore, if a great palace of justice were locally situated, immediately between the Temple and Lincoln's-inn, and connected by a light, elegant bridge thrown over Fleet-street, that the value of the buildings of these societies might be very much augmented, while justice would be located on its natural site, in immediate connec tion with the habitations of those who would daily and habitually resort to the tribunals where it was administered. By such an arrangement they would recur to the ancient usage under which justice was administered in one place. Westminster Hall was the old, habitual, local habitation of all law, and it was considered as dwelling there, according to the theory of the Constitution and the language of our acts of Parliament. The learned gentleman con cluded by repeating that when in office he made it his especial duty, to bring this subject under the consideration of the Government, and expressed his regret that its progress had been retarded, partly by the vis inertia characteristic of all Govern ments, and 'partly by the dissolution of that of which he was a member—adding, however, that he hoped soon to see it meet with that attention and respect from Parliament which its great public im portance demanded. (Cheers.) Mr. A KINNAIRD, M.P., as a layman, expressed a hope that if the vis inertice so peculiar, to Govern ments should manifest itself in the existing Govern ment with respect to this great,public question, the learned gentleman (Sir R. Bothell) would himself take an early opportunity of urging it upon their attention. In the discussion which preceded and followed the speech of Sir R. Bethell, Mr. Alfred Hill', Mr. E. F. Moore, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Trower, Mr. T. Webster, Mr. E. Lawrence, Mr. Collier, M.P., Mr. Goldsmid, and other members of the bar,took part; and eventually, on the motion of Mr. HASTINGS, the report of the committee was received and re - ferred to the council of the society, with a request m.r e John o p o e hfn di t that they would t a k e suc h s t e ps as they might think con sideration of the G overnmen t. and as the meeting m ns ly separatede l et cl a member Shentoutatrot Mill d society,brin g the matter under the between 10 and 11 o'clock. ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—The following gentlemen, having undergone the necessary examinations for the diploma, were admitted members of the College at a meeting of the Court of Examiners on the 21st inst.— viz., Messrs. Henry James Young, Bath ; Samuel Ralfs, Brentford ; William Holman Kerby, Bath; Caleb Evans, Haverfordwest; Henry Philip Rogers, Mauritius; John. Clarke, Sutherlandshire ; Samuel Clarke Noble, Kendal ; and Joseph. Hippolyte Donation. Vitry, Mauritius. GUILDHALL.--A FAST AMERICAN.--A dash-1 ingly-dressed genteel looking . young fellow, with the indispensable adjuncts of a fast young man, an incipient moustache and an all-round collar, who gave his name Frederick Mens, timber merchant, was placed at the bar before Alderman Humphery, charged with stealing a horse and dog cart, value £3O, the property of Mr. Gyver, a livery stable keeper, at Ipswich. Bailey, a detective officer, said—From informa tion I received I prqceeded yesterday morning, between one and two o'clock, to the Cross Keys Hotel, in St. John's-street, where I found the prisoner. I told him there was a charge against him for stealing a horse and dog-cart from Ipswich. He said I was quite mistaken in the per. son. I told him it was no use denying it, and he then said, "Well, I do admit having hired the horse and dog•cart, and I came up to London on the spree." I asked him if he wished to say anything, and. he then said that the horse and cart belonged to Mr. Gyver, of Brook-street, near Cornhill, Ipswich. J. W. Markham said—l keep the Cross Keys livery stables, in St. John's-street, the prisoner came to, our yard on Friday afternoon, about five o'clock, and I saw him early the next morning, and he Asked me if I was A buyer as he had a horse and dog-cart for sale. I said I was, if I could get it anything near my money. I asked him what he wanted for the lot, including the harness, and he said £l5. I said that was more than I could afford, and he then asked my price, and I named £lO. He said I should have it at that sum, and added he had just come off a journey for the firm of Davey and IVl'Murdo, of Thames-street. the Alderman Hump y-- you buy of ? Witness—l said if he would wait two hours while I went into the City and got change for a cheque, I would bring him the money when I came back. Mr. Martin, chief clerk—And instead of doing so you communicated with the police. Witness—Not then, sir. I went to Davey and M‘Murdo's, and finding they knew nothing of the prisoner I returned, and having my suspicions I told him I would not have anything to do with the horse and cart, and advised him to wait till Tuesday, and then send it to the Repository, where he would get the full value for it. He promised to do so. The horse and cart are still in my possession. The Superintendent of the Ipswich Police said— I have seen the horse and cart, and identified them as Mr. Gyver's property. The prisoner answers the description of the person who hired the horse and cart. Alderman Humphery—Did he give you a right address, officer ? Bailey—He gave me such a vague address that I have not been able to make any inquiries. .Alderman Humphery (to prisoner)—Where do you live ? Prisoner—ln America, sir. Alderman Humphery—Then how is it that you are in London ? Prisoner—My home is in America , but I have lately been residing close to Ipswich. Alderman Humphery—What have you been doing for a living ? Prisoner—l am a timber-merchant and farmer in America. Alderman Humphery—How long have ou been y in England ? Prisoner—Five weeks, sir ; and during that time I have been living with my mother. Alderman Humphery—And have you given your right name ? Prisoner—Yes, sir. Alderman " Humphery—Rather fast Work, Mr. Mens; only five weeks in England, al •rged with stealing a horse and dog-cart. ,111 The Superintendent said—From a circumstance the prisoner has mentioned to me, I have now some recollection of him ; and I also find that he went 32 miles at a stretch for the first stage, and from the route he took he must have had an intimate know ledge of the country. Alderman Humphery—You had better take him down to Ipswich. The prisoner was then removed. BOW-STREET.—Henry James David, who re fused to state his address, was brought before Mr. Hall (who heard the case in a private room) on a warrant granted by him in Feb., 1858, under the Extradition Act. He was charged with forging a bill for £l,OOO, purporting to be drawn by H. J. Davis, of New York, upon Messrs. B rown, Shi p le y and Co., of Liverpool, and the prosecutor was Mr. J. S. Kean, of Philadelphia, U.S., to whom the bill had been passed by a person known as Abrahams, alias Dowd, alias Henry, alias David. Mr. Sleigh, who appeared for the prosecution, stated that' the warrant bad been in the hands of Inspector Whither, of the detective force, since February or March of last year, since which period the prisoner had eluded capture by keeping out of this country. That morning, however, the prisoner, in order to attend to some other matter, ventured to show his face in London, and the officer, having information of his movements , apprehended him. Though the prisoner went by the name of David, he (the learned counsel) had reason to believe, from the instructions of the respectable firm who re tained him, Messrs. Sewell, Fox, and Sewell, that it was not his real name. The real Henry James David was a merchant of considerable substance in New York. The bill now produced, and signed. " Henry J. David," had been uttered to the prose cutor, Mr. Kean, on the representation that it was signed by the Mr. David, of New York, referred to. .Mr. Kean was not now in England, and it would, therefore, be necessary to ask for a little time to bring him from America. It would be unreason able to suppose that a prosecutor could remain in this country for months and years to await the con a person being apprehended; who was tkinnpg\Qvnney of to be hiding abroad. But under the 2d section of the statute, by which effect was given to the treaty of extradition, the information sworn before the magistrate at the time the warrant was granted, or even a copy of that information, could be used as evidence. The information was in the possession of the Court, and would be to a con siderable extent borne out by other evidence, from which it would appear that the signature to the bill, so far from being that of Mr. David, of Now York, was that of the prisoner at the bar. If that were not deemed sufficient he would be enabled, after a delay of 48 hours, to prove that no person of the name of David had any correspondence with the house of Brown, Shipley, and Co., of Liverpool, on whom the bill • was drawn. He felt that he should then be justified in asking the court to detain the prisoner till the arrival of Mr. Kcan from America. The act con • templating the difficulty that might arise in such cases, had given a power of remand for two months. Mr. Hall said that only applied to the Secretary of State. Mr. Sleigh was aware that it was open to such interpretation, and as his worship took that view of it he should apply for a remand from eight days to eight days, as in ordinary cases. Mr. Hall said the parties had been nibbling at this case ever since Feb., 1858. From the great similarity between the English and the American law, there was not the same excuse for any defect in the mode of getting up a case, as if the prose cutor had been a Frenchman, the laws of whose country were so different. Yet he invariably found that he had much more trouble with American than with French cases. The papers in the first in stance 'had been sent over in a very imperfect state, so as to afford no evidence whatever on which he could act; If the matter had originally been placed in the hands of the respectable firm who now held the papers, and by whom Mr. Sleigh was instructed, the matter would have been settled long ago. The information of Mr. James S. Kean, of Phila delphia, merchant, was then read. It stated that the bill of exchange produced, purporting to be signed by Mr. Henry J. David, and drawn on Brown, Shipley, and Co., of Liverpool, at 60 days after sight, was passed to him by a person known as Dowd, or Abrahams, or Henry, or David. He represented that he was H. J. David, of New York. Witness paid £l,OOO in American dollars fer the note, which was afterwards dishonoured at Liverpool. He then communicated with David, who said he supposed they had not received his remit tance, but it would be all right by the next mail. Shortly afterwards he absconded. Mr. F. L. Lyne, solicitor, deposed that the sig nature to the bill was in the handwriting of the prisoner, with whom he had dealings. Cross-examined—Was not on good terms with the prisoner, against whom he had brought an action for what he considered swindling him. Was not prejudiced in his favour, certainly, but was not influenced in his evidence by that. Inspector Whither, Detective Force, had held the warrant since March, 1858. Had not seen the prisoner since February till that day, when he apprehended him in Stone-buildings. He said his name was David, but refused to give any address. Cross-examined—Knew that prisoner had had several actions in the Courts at Westminster, and had been witness in a case there, but that was be fore the warrant was issued. Mr. Bell submitted that the evidence was insuffi- cient. Mr. Hall said it would be insufficient for com mittal, but it was quite enough to justify the pri soner's detention. There was no power to remand under the statute, but that power was inherent in every magistrate. Mr. Bell submitted that the power to bail was equally so. Mr. Sleigh should oppose bail, as prisoner had absconded from bail in America. Mr. Hall said there WM no proof o toiat, and in effect, signed by 600 watermen and lig,htermen of the river Thames. In answer to questions put by the COURT, Mr. Fenn* and Mr. Nash, petitioners, stated that they had neither made any communications themselves, nor were they aNeare of any having been made to Sir J. Rennie with a view of inducing him to -write the letters above given. Mr. Low moved—" That the letters of Sir J. Rennie and the petitions be referred to the Bridge house Committee, and that the committee have authority to consult engineers thereon and to re port to this Court." Mr. BARNES seconded the motion. The result of a long discussion which ensued was that, upon a division being,j4en, there appeared 38 for the affirmative and IS for the negative. The Lord Mayor then gave his casting vote against the motion, which was consequently lost amid much cheering. The Court adjourned. THE FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE POLY TECHNIC INSTITUTION. CONCENTRATION OF THE LAW COURTS.. Last night Sir Richard Bethell presided and spoke at a meeting of the Law Amendment Society, specially convened at their house in Waterloo-place, to consider the question of the concentration of the courts of common law and equity in a convenient and, tral situation in the metropolis. There was a - . lpsiderable number of members both of the equity and common law liars present, and the subject gave rise to an animated CE, lan. 24 a case resting on such slight evidence, he could not refuse bail ; but it must be to a substantial amount; the prisoner's own recognisance in £1,500, and two sureties of £5OO each, with 48 hours' notice of bail. Mr. Charles Selby, the comedian, waited on the sitting magistrate, and stated that the gentlemen who threw the wreaths on the stage, at the Strand Theatre, during Mrs. Selby's perform ance on Friday night, had given an ample apology, stating that they did not intend to insult the lady. He also • observed that it was not the case, as might have been inferred, that he was performing at the Strand Theatre. His wife was engaged at that establishment, but he himself was at the Adelphi Theatre. CLERKENWELL. DARING ROBBERY OF £4oo.—Richard Grose, of 6, Charles-street, Hamp stead-road, pianoforte-maker, but who is well known to the police, -was placed at the bar before Mr. Corrie, charged with stealing, at No.ll, Sandwich street, the property and moneys of Mr. Henry Richard Bowen Touchet Davies, £345 :in Bank of England notes, a portrait, seven silver tablets, a gold locket, a gold Albert chain, and other property, Mr. Lewis appeared for the prisoner. Mrs. Harriet Farley stated that she kept the house, No. 11, Sandwich-street, On Saturday night, about eleven o'clock, she let the prosecutor out, and was shortly afterwards surprised to find the street door open. She knocked at the prosecu- I tor's door, and not being able to gain admission said she would break open the door iif she was not let in. The prisonerrushed out of the parlour, knock ing her against the hall wall, and told her that she was wanted in the parlour. The street door was open, and the prisoner ran out. The door was open in consequence of the charwoman having gone out to see who was in the parlour, and she saw some one •crouching down. When the prisoner ran itway she (witness) pursued, and never lost sight of him. When the prisoner was taken into custody she saw him throw four silver tablets among the crowd. In cross-examination, the witness stated that she never spoke to the prisoner before Saturday night. The prosecutor had lodged with her about four months. Four ladies and four gentlemen lived in her house. She never lost sight of the prisoner. Police-constable Young, 162 E, said he heard the cry of " Stop thief," and saw the prisoner coming towards him. As soon as the prisoner saw him, he turned round and ran in the opposite direction. He (the constable) pursued the prisoner, and saw him throw away five keys, one a skeleton key, which opened the street door, and a number of silver tablets. A "jemmy" was also thrown away by the prisoner. When he took the prisoner into custody, several of the bystanders gave him some articles which the prisoner had thrown away. At the police station he searched the prisoner, and found upon him a gold brooch, which the prosecutor iden tified. A quantity of goods had been removed by the prisoner out of the boxes ready for taking away. Thomas Lowers said he was passing through Sandwich-street at the time in question, when he heard a cry of—" Stop: thief," and, seeing; the prisoner running, tried to stop him, but could not. He saw the prisoner throw away a bundle of bank notes, which he took to the station, and which amounted to £340. Patrick Garey 'said he was with the last witness, and saw the prisoner throw away a portrait and a £5 note belonging to the prosecutor. The prosecutor stated that when he went out he left the money and the articles produced in a box which was locked. Inspector Witham, of the E division, said he wished for a remand, as the prisoner was suspected of being concerned with: others in the committal of some burglaries in the D division. A police constable stated that the prisoner •was tried at the Central Criminal Court for burglary in May, 1857, and was sentenced to 12 months' hard labour. The prisoner said he should reserve his defence. Mr. Corrie said he should commit the prisoner for trial, but would remand him until Saturday next for the completion of the depositions. CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER.—James Hart, of 1, Clarence•grove, Clarence-road, Kentish Town, a car man, was charged with cau sin g the death of Christopher Berkelmans, the infant son of Mr, J. Berkelmans, lathe-maker, 35, Clerkenwell-green, in Vine-street, Clerkenwell. The prisoner, on Saturday afternoon, between four and five o'clock, was driving one of Pick ford's vans, when the deceased went out into the road, was knocked down, and one of the wheels passing over his head, the poor fellow expired im mediately. All the witnesses deposed to the death being the result of accident. Mr. Corrie at once discharged the prisoner, but rected him to attend before the coroner. MARYLEBONE.—STABBING WITH INTENT TO MURDER.—Richard Frowley was brought before Mr. Broughton on the serious charge of having stabbed and wounded a labourer, named John Bourke, with jntent to murder him. Mr. eene'attended for the prisoner. Charles Baldwin sworn—l was at the White Lion,Edgware-road, on Saturday night, about eight o'clock, and was there with Bourke. We were drinking together, and I had just entered the 7th Dragoon Guards, I bad some colours hanging from my cap. The prisoner and another man came in, and he (prisoner) said to me, " Will you enlist me and give me a shilling ?" He (prisoner) shoved me, and. wanted to fight me and Bourke. Some words took place, in the course of which Bourke struck the prisoner two or three times. The potman came in and turned the prisoner out. Mr. Broughton---Were you all the worse for drink? Witness—Yes, sir, or nearly so. The prisoner came in again to the front of the bar, and said to Bourke, " Will you fight me now ?" Bourke then hit him on his nose, and he bled from the effects of the blow. ,Prisoner then pulled a knife from his pocket, and with it struck Bourke on the head and side. He bled profusely, and exclaimed to some one who was near him, " Dick, I am knifed." I did not know it was a knifetill I saw him bleeding. When he received the injuries a man caught him in his arms. By Mr. Keene—Bourke had not in my hearing threatened to knock the prisoner's brains out. He did not push me against the prisoner. There was a scuffle, but rot a fight. Bourke hit the prisoner on his nose before he took the knife out. He bled from the blow which Bourke had given him. William Collins—l saw Bourke strike the pri soner in the face, and I saw the prisoner strike at him (Bourke) in the side. By Mr. Keene—Bourke said he would fight the prisoner outside. The prisoner was struck by another party in the hOuse. I saw Bourke strike him at the bar. I did not, see 'any one strike him before he had stabbed Bourke- The prisoner and Bourke were both the worse for liquor. Mr. Jas. Morrison, surgeon, 120, Edgware-road. The man Bourke was brought to me. I examined him, and found him bleeding profusely from a wound on the hip. He was also bleeding from the head. I saw that the injuries were so serious that I con sidered it advisable to have him removed to St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington. After I had attended to the wounds he was put in a cab, and I accom panied him in it to the above institution. By Mr. Keene—The wound had not penetrated into the cavity of the abdomen. He would very soon have died of exhaustion from loss of blood if he had not been properly attended to. Mr. Cruikshank, resident surgeon at St. Mary's Hospital, said,—l found three wounds upon the man Bourke, one upon the hip, another behind the ear, and a third upon the chest. He was bleeding very much when brought in. Mr. Broughton—Do you consider that the inju ries he has received are of a dangerous character ? Witness—Yes; the wound on the hip is four inches deep, and it has penetrated to the bone. It passed in an oblique direction. It was such a wound as would be inflicted by a knife. Mr. Broughton—ln what condition is the man now? Witness—He is in a very precarious state. By Mr. Keene—l considered him to be under the effect of drink when brought into the hospital.l Frodham, 272 D—l took the prisoner into cus tody. On his way to the station, he said " I did not do it." Inspector Mackerel produced two clasp knives, ono of them, which was found upon the prisoner, had marks of blood upon it. The other was taken from the pocket of Bourke when at the hospital. The prisoner was remanded.• THE LATE CASE OF THROWING A CHILD OUT OF WINDOW.—EIiza Griggs was again brought up, charged with having thrown her infant child out of window, while, as she alleged, under the influence of a dream, the particulars of which case have already appeared in our paper. The prisoner was sent for trial, but was allowed to give bail for her being forthcoming at the Sessions. LAMBETH.—SINGULAR DISCOVERY OF A ROB BERY. —Sarah Leman, Julia Ward, and Margaret Pagen, the 'former 19, and the two latter 18 years of age, were charged before Mr. Elliott with felony, in committing a robbery at Liverpool. From the testimony of Jones 157 L, and another constable, it appeared that on the evening before the prisoners had applied at the police•station in Tower-street, and informed the inspector on duty that they had been turned into the street, out of the house .76, Granby-street, Waterlo o-road, where they had been lodging for two days and nights, and their property detained, because they were not enabled to pay 4s. 6d. owing by them for their lodgings. The inspector, aware that the house in question was a low and notorious brothel, asked the applicants if they had any objectii m to go to the workhouse, as they had no mone,y, until this morning, when they should have an op portunity of going before a magistrate respecting their clothing and property. They at once consent ed, and the inspector sent a constable with them. to take them to the workhouse ; but, after procieding a short distance on their way there, they dleclined going further, and said they should return t' D the house in Granby-street. The constable, Jones, suspected that all was not right, followed thein to the brothel, and in a dispute between them an d Thompson, the owner of the house, he heard than the prisoners had committed a robbery at Liver pool, and that the clothes and other things detain ed by Thomp son were a portion of the propert. y stolen,. He in consequence took them to tilt) station and on their being searched a sovereign was found on one, and different sums on the others. The prisoner Leman said she came up from Liver pool to see her brother, who is a sob lier, and was accompanied by the other two, and as: -they had not been able to find her brother out, they had made up their minds to go back. On their arrival in town on Friday, they met with Thompsoli, and he, on learning that they had just, come fron the country, persuaded them to go to his house, telling them they might make a good thing of it I)y seeing and taking home gentlemen, and said he In i.d. frequently changed £5 and £lO notes for young - women in his house who had robbed gentlemen of them. The prisoners, who all said they use d to get their living at Liverpool by hard labour, denied the rob bery, and said they wished to get back to their friends. At the request of the officer, however, they wero remanded to give time to communicate with the police authorities at Liverpool. CHARGE OF BIGAMY. --George Fox, a bricklayer, who had been apprehended on a warrant, was charged with bigamy, and unlawfully marrying Alice Proudfoot, his former wife, Sarah, being then and still alive. From the evidence it appeared that in the month of October, 1848, the prisoner was married by banns in the parish church of Wellingdon, Middlesex, to Sarah Bennett, widow, and in the mont h of ct., 1858, just 10 years after, he also married Alice Proudfoot, in Christ Church, district church, Brix ton-road. A warrant was obtained against himby the first wife on Saturday last, and on Sunday even ing he was apprehended at Homerton. by Revell, one of the summoning officers, when he admitted his offence, and said his first wife was 18 years older than him, and that this disparity of age, and the fact of his wife having a family by her former husband, was the cause of great unhappiness, and he therefore made up his mind to leave her. The necessary witnesses to complete the case not being present, the prisoner was remanded to a future day. SOUTHWARK.---lur ORTANT TO MEMBERS OF BENEFIT SOCIETIES.—The Secretary of the Hand in-Hand Benefit. Society, held at the Woolpack Tavern, Kent-street, was summoned before Mr. Burcham, for illegally expelling Richard Wood, one of the members. The defendant said that the complainant broke through two of the rules of the society while he was on the sick fund, and at a meeting of the members they decided on expelling him. Mr. Burcham asked whether he had the minute book in which these proceedings were entered ? The defendant said he had no book, neither were any minutes taken down. Mr. Burcham supposed that they kept books. The defendant said they did not for that purpose, but he had the rules of the society for his worship's inspection. Mr. Burcham asked him under what rule the members had acted ? The defendant replied the 19th and the 12th. The complainant was seen remaining in a public house for more than one hour, which was contrary to the 19th rule. There were amusements also going on in that house, and it was beyond the hour specified by the 12th rule. Mr. Burcham asked whether the society had punished him according to the 19th rule ? The Secretary said that they fined him a shilling for being in the public house, and expelled him for being there beyond the hours. Mr. Burcham told him they had done wrong, as it was all one offence; and having fined him, there was an end to it. Under these circumstances they could not expel him. They must accordingly rein • state him, and pay all arrears due to him. WESTMINSTER. A RUFFIANLY DELIN QUENT.--John Mack, a fellow of gigantic propor tions, was prosecuted by Mr. Bellamy from the Treasury, for wholesale uttering of counterfeit coin, to which was added a charge of violently and brutally assaulting the police, and endeavouring to " gouge" a constable's eye out and bite his nose off. John Harris, of 4, Strutton-ground, boot and shoemaker, said that prisoner came to his shop and purchased a pair of child's shoes for ls. 6d., in pay ment for which he tendered two counterfeit shil lings. Witness told him they ware bad, when he seemed to be drunk, talked incoherently, and went away. John Robert Dixon, butcher, York-street, West minster, said that shortly after the previous case prisoner . came into his shop and tendered another spurious shilling in payment for ten pennyworth of meat. Witness told him the shilling was bad, and then prisoner affected to be speechless from drink, but on learning that Milliman, an officer well known to utterers of base coin, was coming, suddenly re covered and walked briskly up the street. Mrs. Louisa Mason, tobacconist, Broadway, Westminster, proved that prisoner next paid her a visit, and.tendered two base shillings, and then went into another shop in the neighbourhood. Police constables William Milliman and Ferris Carr gave evidence of the ruffianly violence of the prisoner. Milliman, on receiving information from Mrs. Mason, first took him into custody, when he suddenly rushed upon the officer, and seizing him by the throat with the left hand, made several desperate attempts to gouge his eye out with his right thumb, and also endeavoured to bite his nose off. The blood was streaming from the constable's eye when Carr came up, prisoner also attacked him, but after a desperate resistance was taken to the station. Mr. Arnold committed the prisoner on the three charges of uttering, and left it open to the Commis sioners of Police to indict him for the assaults. MORE BRUTAL ASSAULTS BY SOLDIERS. —John Jack and James Chapman were charged with the following unprovoked and desperate assaults : At a little after eleven o'clock on Sunday even ing, the defendants were drunk, in Peter-street, Westminster, and flourishing their belts over their heads, when, upon two , poor labouring men, named M'Cann and Gray, coming up, the soldiers attacked and wounded them severely, without the slightest provocation. Defendant Jack cut M'Cann's head in three or four places with the brass ornament, or buckle of the belt, the last blow being given with such extraordinary force, as literally to cut the peak of the poor man's cap off. Chapman inflicted two wounds upon Gray's head in the same way. Both defendants were drunk, but after they had committed the outrage darted off at full speed, and had run a quarter of a mile before they were captured. The two poor men were taken to the linthospita, where their wounds and presented eir appearance were dressed, unequivocal proof of the treatment they had received. Jack, who was proved by the police to have been Much intoxicated, set up in defence that M'Cann insulted and struck him first. The other defendant contented himself with the remark, " I say the same." Mr. Arnold intimated that the case was by of far too serious a nature for him to deal with' summarily, and he should therefore ultimately send it for trial. The prisoners were then remanded till Thursday for additional evidence. GREENWICH.—AN UNFOUNDED CHARGE OF FELONY.—Emma Bass, a young woman about 20 years of age, was placed in the dock before Mr. Seeker, charged with stealing a gold watch, value £25, a gold guard, value £B, an eye-glass, and a purse containing two sovereigns, from the person of Mr. J. N. Dirck, residinc , at 8, Brand-street, Greenwich. It appeared that shortly after 8 o'clock on the previous (Sunday) evening, the prosecutor entered the police station in company of the prisoner,whom he accused of having robbed him in a house of ill fame of the property above named. The prisoner protested her innocence , a nd before taking the charge the sergeant on duty questioned the prose- Cutor closely as to when he last saw the property safe, and on his replying at the time he entered the house with the prisoner, the cha,rge was taken in the usual manner, and the prisoner was conveyed to a cell and locked up. Some time afterwards the prosecutor again attended at the station, and gav e information that he had found the property, having forgotten that previmis to meeting with the pri soner he had changed his waistcoat, in which the watch and guard, &c., were left. Upon this the prisoner was liberated ; but, as it is necessary when a charge is taken before a magistrate, for the case to be legally disposed of, her recognisances were taken for her appearance this morning. Air. Seeker inquired if the prosecutor was in attendance? Police constable Cheeseman, 198 R, replied in the negative. Mr, Seeker—Having preferred& charge of felony, he ought to have appear ed before me and explained all the circumstances. The Prisoner—l am perfectly innocent, your worship. Mr. Seeker—Your arc discharged, young woman. Some silly fool has giv en you into custody for it robbery which, it now t urns out, was never com mitted. The Prisoner—But el innot I punish him for having caused me to be 1 ocked up innocently ? Mr. Seeker informed ta he prisoner that she could get some person to wri to to her accuser, or she could call upon him hers elf, on which she left the court. ROBBING A POLICE Si ERGEANT OF HIS GOAT Thomas Sullivan, 32, of :18, Bath-street, Old-street road, Shoreditch, was charged with stealing an uniform overcoat, belonging to Police-sergeant Dodsworth, 43 P, and .also with assaulting that officer. The prisoner, it appea red, called at the house of Sergeant Dod4orth, u Love-lane, Rotherhithe , for the purpose of seelilg his father-in-law, who lodged there. At that time the coat had been left, after cleaning, hanging at the garden door, and was subsequently traced to the possession of the prisoner, at the Rose and Rummer beershop, Paradise-street, Rotherh ithe, when he was taken into custody, and on the way to the station be struck the officer and behaved in a very violent manner. The prisoner's defence was, that he had no inten tion of stealing the coat . , being under the influence of liquor at the time. Mr. Seeker fined the prisoner 40s. for the unlor ful possession, or one nionth's imprisonment. • PRIZE CADETSIIIPS. Colonel Talbot preset ts his compliments to the Editor of The Sun, and will feel obliged to him by his insertion in that journal of the enclosed corre spondence. Downing-street, Jan. 22. Ini Ea House, Jan. 19,_1859. Sir,—l beg leave to a pprise you that I 'have re served two cadetships for the Scholars of Welling ton College, to be placed at the disposal of 11 15 Royal Highness the Prince Consort and the Governors of the Collet ;e, and that it is my inten tion to reserve at least one cadetship every year for the smite purpose, as long as I may have it In my power.—l have, &e.., (Signed;) S. W. HOGG. Col. the Hon. W. P. Talbot, &c., &c. 16, Downing-street, Whitehall, Jan. 22, 1859. Sir,—l have the horhour to inform you that I have submitted your letter to his Royal Highness the President, and the Vice-President of Wellington College, and that I have been commanded by MI Royal Highness to ex press to you on the part 01 the governors the high. sense which they entertain of the public spirit that has induced you to offer these cadetships as prizes to the students of the College. The Governors hope that when it is known that such prizes may be Obtained by the boys placed-, under their charge, the public will, by a libe ral , support, enable them to increase the number of those who will derive the full benefit of the insti' tution.7.4 have, &c., W. P. TALBOT. Sir J. W. Hogg, Bart., &c. COUNTRY MARKETS. COLCHM3TER—Jax. 22. The wheat trade is dull -to-day, with a decline of is to 2 6 on last week's prices. Beai is and peas is dearer. Barley a good inquiry at very full prices. Wheat, white 46s to 50,s Beans, Mazagan..22s to 345 I red 36s to 14s Middle & small 33s to 03 Barley 3os to 42 s White peas 4os to 05 Oats 23s to 28 a Grey.. 40s to 05 I NOTTING IHAII—JArT. 22. At to-day's market a m oderate business was transactat in wheat, white of good quality being in demand at i s P e ' qr. over the rates of last we !ek Fine barley fully supporto late rates. Less inquiry fi r oats, and is up. Beans 0 scarce and fine qualities is ;per qr. higher. 08 White wheat, new, 44s to Vs Barley, grinding.. 28s to 3 , , Red do. 4 os to 44 s Oats, old, .. 3os to 34 ° Old white 445 to If ;s New:do 28s to 3 1 Red do. 38s to 4iis Beans.. 48s to 5 04 Barley, malting... .38s to 4iss Peas to LEICESTER—JAN. 22. o f At this day's market there was rather a fair supplc wheat, and sales were effected at the quotations of this v c l3 a week. Foreign wheat firm. Barley in good request, and prices in favour of sellers. Beans and peas scarce , an higher. Oats steady, anal in some instances they reallo,A a trifle more money. Wh e at 4os to 43s Oats.. 2Bs to 3'15 White do 44s to 47s Beans, new 42s to Ov o 4 B a rley 3Bs to 44s Ditto, old .44s to Os ROCHESTER—JAN. 22. There has been a general decline in wheat at nearly ~ the markets held in this district during the past week. r in trade was, therefore, in a. very stagnant co ndition, and i$ was only by farmers and holders conceding a decline of on all but very best sorts that business could be done. „ a 4 Wheat ...39s to 4',2s Oats.... 2ss to 7 , Q, White .40s to 43s Beans .. 4os to 4 „ Barley .28s to 44s Peas 40 s to ei'' KIRKAI,DY—JAN. 22 . We had largo supplies o f wheat and oats, but sraax-. barley. Fine barley is po r qr. dearer, ordinary muchl:s same as last week. Oats C;(1 higher. 'Wheat a slow sale rather less money. Wheat (0). i Barley (0). First.... —s Od I —s Od Second.. Od I — s Od Third ...-s Od I —a Od Wheat (N). Barley (N). First.... 34s Od 24s Od Second .. 43s Od 32s Od Third .. 46s Od 34s 6d Oats (0). --s Od --s Od —s Od Oats (N). 19s Od 24s Od 26s 6d COAL MAdlii (Prices of Coal per Ton at .ET—JArr. 24. the close of the market.) Wall s End. ' • s. d. Wylam ''' • 14 9 Haswell Gas. l3 0 Tan field Moor Butes l2 3 Buddle's West Hartleyls 6 s. a , 6 South Kelloe l7 6 Hetton....; •18 6 Tees 18 0 Russell's Hetton 17 0 Hough Hall 17 0 Whitworth 14 0 Nixon's Duffryn 2l s Nixon's Merthyr .. . 2 l, 6 Powell'sDuffrynSteanl2' 27—Sold, 19. Walls End. Kelloe l7 6 Riddell 16 3 Haswell lB 6 Cassop l7 6 Ships at mailret [A DVE RTI S ENI ..—.11;0110Way' S Pills.—Comfort Certainty.—ln disor ered.stomach, liver complaints, ip. t i t gestion and headache, no medicine bears comparison these Pills. A few doses of them, produce comfort ./113 short continuance with theni effects the complete cure., o o all cases of dyspepsia, let their origin be what it may, they Pills aro a perfect panacea. 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Packed in tins of about, feeds, 65.; of about 90 feeds, lls. ; in casks of about vis feeds, 50s. ; of about 1,000 feeds, L 5, being about 10.1 ) 4 feed. Goods forwarded on receipt of Post-o ffi ce Orde r Important Caution—Beware of spurious imitations off . ,,a v o by the ignorant and unscrupulous. All imitators w ill proceeded against. -T4Of LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO yo ( , 10, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, 1 0 °, 4 of Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the c olow iddleg Tues'ay, January 25, 1859, relic 'last coin! a gist artist, ling u ten rn Root, BIRTHS. GREENHILL.—On the 24th inst., at 15, Queen-street, 1 0# fair, the Hon. Mrs. Charles Greenhill, of a daughter. .1, O'DONOGHUE.—On the 16th inst., at 16, Lower Fitzol, liam-street, Dublin, the wife of The O'Donoghue, of w Glens, M.P., of a son and heir. PEARSON.—On the 23d inst., at Stoke, near Devote/ the wife of Major Pearson, Grenadier Guards, Major Brigade, of a son, w ir Arrox.—On the 23d inst., at 39, Weymouth-s 6 : 4 s Portland -place, the - wife of the Rev. Arundel' B 1 0 - Whatton, of a son. MARRIAGES. „ r em C o ox—DITCHAURN—On the 20thinst., at the parish chtm,er, St. Marylebone, Augustus Cook, Esq., of 12, Upper keloy-street, Portman-square, toHarrietAnnc, the el'; 0 , daughter of Thomas Ditchburn, Esq!, of St. Jolt wood-road. FOX—COPLAND.—On tho 22d inst., at St. Mary' B ,il Strand, Richard Charles Foi, Esq., to Emily, the °`:,/,, daughter of the late Robert Copland, of Quality-cow • Chancery-lane. DEATHS. AIREY.—On the 22d inst. ; at 1, Wilton-street, Belg'' square, Thomas Airey, Esq., late of the Bank of land, aged 40. 13ERTHON.—On the 30th inst., onboard the Genghislvi at sea, Captain Henry P. B. Berthon, Bombay Ar tille ' aged 33. CHARLEVILLE.—On the 19th inst., at Charloville Tullamore, Charles William George, third Earl of Cm' leville, aged 37. a 1/ ' COLNETT.—On the 12th inst., at Malta, Colonel Jatne. Colnett, H.E.1.C.5., of Southwick-crescent, Hyde-r -,. square. Sol° HILL.—On the 20th inst., at 47, Portland-place, - Hill, Esq., formerly of the Coal Exchange, aged 5 8 ', 04 MEREDITH.—On the 23 d inst., John Meredith, Esq..9,i'' residence, 3, Durham - place, Lambeth - road, aged 7 0 . o f RICHARDS.—On the 23d inst., Stephen Richards, 2, Tavistock-square, late one of the Masters in It.'" Court of Exchequer, aged 82. POT BUI of Pi grail John each band Ten. Liis 'lth the 8 Th Gene inent sever mark LE inter ( SR)/ Sop Autli .._ A' FVeni that Leath H' T~ liiN ( TIER rebn to tri fors Btor‘e. Con dos Feb end] who Jan 15th L' Van ( rat] tki s Ref( Dail the Alai and Ben F Re, ....._