The Sun. — London, England, 1859-01-22 00:00:00

IRELAND. DUBLIN, FRIDAY MORNING. TILE LANDLORD DEMONSTRATION. The Evening Post announces that a reeking of the Provisional Committee was held yesterday at the Rotunda to decide whether to hold or abandon the meeting announced for the 27th. The Post — and 'probably with some truth—says there was a division in the camp, but in the end the " coercion" party prevailed, and the demonstration is to be an a cc omplished fact. These further revelations are made by the old organ of the Irish Whigs : "It appears that the meeting, although an nounced-to be a general assemblage of landowners, witlioat exception, ig to be a packed meeting. All the arrangements have been made for this purpose, and the price fixed for platform tickets is 55., and the body of the room 2s.,—the tickets to be given only on application to the committee. We understand that some hesitation was shown before giving a ticket to an Irish M.P., well known to hold liberal opinions. Under these circumstances, it would be well for the Liberal party and the mode rate section of the landlords to consider whether they should not, like Mr. Tuite, of Sonna, and Mr, Bernal Osborne, altogether refrain from attending But, in that event, and perhaps in any' event, a counter-meeting ought to be held with out dela y ." , One of the most popular among the Irish nobility, Viscount Monck, who held office in the late Ministry, writes the following able reply to the Downshire circular convening the meeting : " Charlesville, Enniskerry, Jan. 19. " Gentleinen,—l have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your circu lar, invitin g me to attend a meeting in Dublin of the nobility, gentry, and others interested in the peace and prosperity of Ire land,' with an accompanying paper, containing matters proposed to be submitted' to the intended meeting. " Assuming that the contents of this paper indi cate the policy with those who convene the pro posed meeting mean to recommend for its adoption, the 'only answer I can give to your invitation is to say,' that if I accept it, I must attend for the pur pose of protesting in the strongest manner against what seems to me the unfounded and injurious im pression whichyour whole proceeding is calculated to cons cy of the present state of the country. " Judging from the extraordinary step of calling a meeting of all those interested in the peace and prosperity' of the country to deliberate 'ne quid detrinitnti respublica capita,' as well as from the contents of your paper, a stranger might imagine that at the present time agrarian crime is rampant and unpunished in Ireland, life and property en tirely insecure, and that we are living amid all the horrors of a reign of terror. " This statement of the present aspect of Irish affairs would provoke a smile on the part of those acquainted with the real facts of the case, if the expression of such views by a body like that which you profess to represent, were not calculated to be of most serious injury to the best interests of the country, by misleading those who have not the opportunity of personally investigating the matter for themselves. " But, perhaps, my finpressions are as much too cheerful as yours are too gloomy. Let us turn from impressions to facts. It is but a few months since it was the duty of almost every judge engaged in the administration of criminal law in Ireland to congratulate the authorities with whom they were brought in contact in the course of their circuits on the general peace and good order which prevailed through the land. It is only a few days since Mr. Sergeant Howley—one who never dealt very gently with the state of Tipperary when the country was really disturbed—took occasion to felicitate that quondam focus of Irish agrarian out rage on the almost entire absence of crime , and particularly of anything indicating the existence of secret societies. Supported by such facts as these, I must maintain that there is no ground for such a wholesale indictment of the condition of Ireland as that implied in your paper, and that it is one which is most unjust to the people of Ire land to put forward. " The foundation of your statement is a declara tion that 'impunity has, for many years, attended the most atrocious agrarian crimes in this country.' Now, this is one of those allegations which from constant repetition has come to be accepted by most persons as a truth ; but I venture, on the other side, to assort, and any one may satisfy himself of the trut h of the matter by an analysis of the police returns, that as large a proportion of agrarian crimes is prosecuted to conviction as of any other class of offences committed among us. "That general impunity, or anythingapproaching to generatimpunity, has ever attended such crimes in Ireland,: it notoriously contrary to fact. This class of offences has been unhappily, in former times, too prevalent in Ireland; but a careful re ference to the statistics of the country will convince any unprejudiced person that impunity has been as all times the exception, not the rule, and that the proportion of cases in which justice has failed from the misconduct of jurors is very small indeed. Within the last lbw years crime of all kinds has rapidly declined in Ireland, and agrarian offences have been no exception in this respect. Therehave been, no doubt, from time to time, isolated cases of this class of crime, but they have not generally escaped punishment. I may mention the murder of Mr. Ellis, in the county Tipperary, as a remark abl. instance of what I assert. I contend, therefore, that there is nothing in the present state of crime in Ireland which justifies you in calling upon Par liament to abrogate the first principle of trial by jury 'the right, namely, of every man to be tried •by his peers; or which warrants you in holding forth your country to the world as a place where crime is unpunished, and life and property insecure. " Your second declaration is with reference to the recent revival of Riband societies and other illegal combinations.' I know not what evidence on this point you are prepared to lay before the meeting. My information on the subject is con fined to what has reached me, in common with the rest of the public, through the newspapers, and the conclusion I have arrived at is, that there is at the present moment a temporary fermentation amongthe discontented classes of the country, which ought not to escape the observation of the authori ties, and should be dealt with by them with a firm hand, but which, as regards any results that it is capable of achieving, may be treated with the most complete contempt. , There is in almost all countries a portion of the people which, either from natural temperament or other causes, is disaffected to the Government and desirous of chan ge ; an d th at suc h a class— rapidly, however, diminishing both in numbers and in moral and intellectual weight —exists in Ireland, no one can deny. The power of that class in Ire land- was tried in 1848, under eircumstances most favourable to its development, and theevents of that year, as it appears to me, justify Irish politi cians in excluding Irish rebellion from the cate gory of possible events. But 'all the information which I have been able to glean from the news papers shoWs that political revolution, not agra rian outrage, is the end aimed at by the • societies, the members of which have been lately se arrested by the orders of the Government ; and, as I have already endeavoured to show that for such purposes they are entirely powerless, I think they may be safely left to the ordinary operation of the law, and that your case, in favour of unconstitu tionally stringent measures for Ireland, halts as much ween it rests on the presumed increase of secret societies as when it seeks to maintain itself on the imaginary impunity of agrarian crime. " I have thus endeavoured, by showing the base lessness of the ground on which you have sought m y concurrence, to explain why I cannot join with you in asking the Legislature, at a time when the country is peaceful. and prosperous beyond all former esnmple, to take away the constitutional rights of the people. " Wit la respect to the remainder of your paper there are some suggestions which. appear to me little bet ter than truisms; those, for instance , wit h reference to the appointment and qualifications of stipendiary and county magistrates, and which, I think, can have been introduced only for the purpose of raisins. the inference that those intrusted with the administration of public patronage in one case, and the Lord Lieutenants of counties in the other, have not perfirmed their respective duties. As lam not prepared to endorse such a charge I must decline to accede to this part of y our paper also. The ad ministration o f the constabulary force I am quite satisfied to leave i n the hands of the Executive Government, and, I trust, should the necessity arise, we may in the middle of the meansninet t c o e r nth . century . be able to (It:vise some betterthe repression of murder than would be afibrded by a recurrence to the c:iiinsy expedients of our past S a x obi been ancestors. " Irelsnd has for some years m aking • enormov..; strides in the direction of ord e e n i and pro: perity. For the first time in her . ' history all class , s of her inhabitants are convinced by Prne tical exrrience that they have an equal interest in maintaining the laws, in supporting the exitin , * order of things, and in advancing the material prosperity of their country. I think any man, or body of men, will incur a very great responsibility who, under such circumstances, takes any step which is calculated to suggest the idea that the nobility and gentry' of Ireland have any interests inconsistent with these of the great mass of the people, or that they seek for their own caste any privileges incompatible with the enjoyment by all classes of their fellow -countrymen of the rights and immunities of the constitution,-1 have the honour to be, gentlemen, your obedient servant, " MONCK. " The Lord George Hill, Hon. Secs." " J. W. L. Naper, Esq., Lord Massareene and Ferrard, who holds strong Conservative opinions, and is, in fact, a - Grand Master, or something of the kind, in the Orang e Society, has addressed a clever letter to the Mik e of. Leinster , in which he also strongly expresses his dissent from the propositions embodied in the Downshire declaration, save and except the 9th and 10th, those relating to the improvement of the dwellings, &c., of the labouring classes. THE NEW JUDGES.' Mr. Francis Fitzgerald, the new baron of the ,Exchequer, is brother of the Bishop .of Cork. Although reputed to be a high Conservative, he has never taken any active p art in politics. Heis a supporter of Scriptur al as opposed to the national system of education , and he has, it is said, upon more than one occasion refused promotion from the f or mer Government. His practice in equity has been enormous, and his elevation to the bench will necessarily throw a vast amount of business into the hands of some of the more eminent among the Chancery lawyers. Upon the occasion . of the State Trials in 1848 it may be recollected that at the urgent solicitations of the friends of Mr. Smith O'Brien he took a brief on the part of that gentleman, and his speech for the defence, though brief as com pared with the other monster orations of that period, will be long rem embered as a masterpiece of forensic skill and impressive eloquence. He was called to the bar in 1834, and is in the prime of Mr. Hayes, the new judge of the Queen's Bench, is Mr. Fitzgerald's senior in standing by seven years, having been called in 1827. He is said to be a sound and judicious advocate of common law. Mr. Hayes has fought the battles of his party long and successfully in the courts of registry, and he has won his spurs fairly and honestly. He appears to be rather popular than otherwise with his poli tical opponents, and no one doubts but that he will make a painstaking and impartial judge. He, too, has made a speech that will not be readily forgoften in the annals of criminal prosecutions.: His address, in reply to evidence for the defence, in the case of Kirwan, the wife murdererAhad well-nigh cut` short the earthly career of that notorious criminal. That overwhelming argument cleared away all doubts created by the testimony of the medical gentlemen who so zealously maintained the undoubted right of doctors to differ upon every question of medical jurisprudence which might be put to them. METOPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. The weekly meeting of the Metropolitan Board of Works was held yesterday, at Guildhall ; Mr. J. Thwaites in the chair. Tho financial statement was presented, which showed a total balance of /277,181 4s. ld. METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENTS. A report was received from the Works and General Purposes Committee referring to a memo rial from the Commissioners of the Sewers of the City of London, requesting the board to contribute to the cost of a proposed improvement in King Edward-street, City, by the purchase of certain houses there, at a cost of £1,579 17s. The com• mittee reported that they were not prepared to recommend the board to contribute to the cost of such improvement. After a long discussion, the recommendation of the committee was agreed to, as was also another to the same effect in reference to the purchase of houses in Fetter-lane. WIDENING OF NEW GAPE. The Conunmittee of Works and General Purposes recommend :—" That the board do contribute one third of the cot of effecting a public improvement in Newgate-streot, by setting back the houses numbered 78, 79, to, 81, and 82, to be carried out by the Commissioners of Sewers of the City of London, estimated at £3,232 10s., such contribution not to exceed £1,077 10s.; and that such amount be paid to the Commissioners of Sewers in the City of London, on a certificate from the architect of this board of the completion of the work and the cost of the same." Mr. H. L. TAYLOR said that this was a metropo litan improvement, and the whole instead of a third of the expense should be borne by the board. He moved an amendment that the improvement be effected at the cost of the metropolitan ratepayers. Mr. ECKETT opposed both the original motion and the amendment. . ....... After some discussion the amendment was nega tived, and the original recommendation of the com mittee was adopted. METROPOLITAN SUBWAYS. A report was received from the Works Committee, stating that they had considered the proposed plan for the construction of an omnibus subway from St. Margaret's Church, Westminster, to the Royal Exchange, and they recommended that the pro jectors should be informed that the board would not be justified in expressing any opinion upon the scheme in question at this stage of the proceedings ; and that in case the measure should be brought before Parliament it would become the duty of the board to take proper steps for guarding the sewers, and other subjects of their jurisdiction against in jurious interference. The report was adopted. . THE MAIN DRAINAGE-COMMENCEMENT OF THE WORKS. A report was received from the Main Drainage Committee, recommending that the contractor be instructed to commence the main drainage works on Monday week next, the 31st inst., the contract and bond being previously completed. The motion was agreed to, and after some other business had been disposed of the board adjourned. REFUSAL OF RELIEF AT ST. PANCRAS WORKHOUSE. Yesterday a special investigation was instituted by the directors of the poor of St. Pancras as to the recent charge made against the master of St. Pan cras workhouse in reference to the refusal to admit a young girl, named Mary Anne Hodge, into the workhouse, and Mr. Tyrwhitt's (the police magis trate) remarks thereon. Mr. Churchwarden Attenborough was in the chair, and Mary Anne Hodge, who was accompa nied by the matron of the Servarits' Home, in which institution she has now an asylum, attended to make her statement. The gate porter admitted himself in error in not sending up to the master word that the girl was brought to the workhouse gate by the police ; and that he omitted to mention that they said she was destitute. Mary Anne Hodge was examined. She said,she was 16 years of age, and had neither father nor mother. She was born in and brought up in Clerk enwell Workhouse and at the - Norwood School. Since she left she had been in service over two years. After leavinc , her place she went to live at lodgings in Ferdinand-street, Camden-town. Mrs. Cassell, the landlady, charged her at Marylebone police court with stealing sheets, and she was re manded to the House of Detention for a week. She was brought up at Marylebone on Thursday week, and as Mrs. Cassell could . not prove she had stolen the sheets she was discharged. It was about halfpast 12 in the day, and she went direct from Marylebone police-court to Clerkenwell workhouse. She made application to the Master of Clerkenwell workhouse to admit her. He said he would not take her in, and she was to try and do for herself. She was quito sure the master knew her, and also knew that she was destitute. She came away from Clerkenwell workhouse a little after one o'clock, and walked about Camden-town. She first went to St. Pancras workhouse about seven o'clock, but the two men at the ga t e sa id th ey cou ld no t g i ve her lodgings ther e . Sh e wen t away and sat on a s t e p in Oakley-square, where the policeman found her. He took her to the workhOuse about half :past 10, and the men at the gate said they could not take her in. She remained at the station about two hours and a half, when the policeman and his ser geant again took her about half-past one. The master was then told, and she was informed as she belonged to Clerkenwell, she must go there. She was then taken by the police a second time to Clerkenwell, and the porter refused her, saying they had no room for her there. In answer to questions the girl stated that she had had no food from the time of her discharge the House of Detention at half - past eight the he from n m orning till four the next day. She had a married sister named Finch living in Doctors'-commons, but she did not go there, because when she did so once before she was told by her sister she would not keep her. She had part of two pints of beer at two public-houses, and a biscuit, with the policeman on her way from the police-court to the workhouse. She did not ask the poli ce to brin g her to the work house, but said she would rather go in than walk about the streets all night. Sergeant Edwards denied the girl's statement of being about two hours and a half in the station before bcing brought the second time to the work house, and Mr. Winlo, the master, complained of his treatment by the magistrate, who refused to hear his explanation. Ile had been master twelve months, and never had such a complaint before. The inquiry was ultimately adjourned. TILE ULSTER RAILWAY COMPANY.—The direc tors, at their meeting on Thursday, resolved to recommend to the proprietors a dividend of five and,a half per cent. per annum, less income tax, amounting to £19,387; and to carry £3,555 to the credit of the reserved fund. The following is the statement for the half-year ending Dec. 31, 1858 .—Re ceipts, £42,804 ; working expenses, £14,821; interest, £s,o4l.—.iceman' s Journal. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 22,. 1859. POLICE INTELLIGENCE, Tull. 21. breast) for my bravery and good conduct. I never ' assaulted anybody in my life, and nobody ever assaulted me till this row took place, and I am now insulted by being placed here. Maine—l was coming over the bridge, and went to the row, and a man tore my medal from my breast, and threw my cap over the bridge. Some honest man picked up this bit of the clasp (pro ducing a fragment), and brought it to my sergeant major. They knocked me down and made my nose bleed, and tried to throw me over the bridge, and I was dragged a long distance by the hair of my TNIANSION-HOUSE.-A woman calling herself Men Gibson was brought before the Lord Mayor up on a warrant which charged her with having unlawfully, and for the purpose of obtaining for heTself the money and effects of a certain deceased T•eaman named William Gibson, given and made certain false representations, well knowing the same I to be false, contrary to section 203 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1854." Mr. Cumberland, who appeared for the prosecu tion, :mid—This is a prosecution by direction of the Board of Trade, under the 203 d section of the Mer cantil e Shipping Act, which contains very strin gent provisions against persons who endeavour fraudulently to obtain from that board the wages and Effects of deceased. seamen. Under the Act in head. Higgins denied having committed any assault until he was struck. The Sergeant-major said that other soldiers than those charged were out after their proper time on the night in question, but none - of them bore marks of their having been engaged in a conflict. Two of the prisoners had been confined in barracks for the last six weeks, on account of the present chaage, and the other had been in the hospital. The Lord Mayor said, that taking into considera tion the imprisonment that two of the soldiers had already undergone, and that the third had been for some weeks in the hospital, his brother magistrate and himself were of opinion that the ends of justice would be satisfied by the infliction of a fine upon the prisoners of ss. each, or seven days' imprison ment. Shortly after the sergeant-major paid the 155., and the prisoners were discharged. question the Board of Trade are virtually made the executors of deceased seamen, and therefore it is absolutely necessary that they should be protected from the acts of persons who fraudulently claim to represent seamen. The Lord Mayor—Do you wish that the case, if proved to my satisfaction, should be sent to a higher tribunal, or that I should deal with it summarily ? Mr. Cumberland—l wish that it should be summarily disposed of. The prisoner, on the 2d of December last, went to the shipping office in Ilammet-street, Minories, and obtained a form, of claim 'which is sanctioned by the Board of Trade for persons to fill up who wish to obtain the wages and effects of deceased seamen. She then took it to an agent in the neighbourhood, who under her directions filled it up with certain particulars. In that paper, which will be produced, she signs herself as the sister of the deceased seaman, Wm. Gibson, a seaman on board a ship called the Sugars, belonging to the port of London, who was lost on board that ship. In that paper she, describes herself as the sister of this Wm. Gibson, - and states that none of his relations are living. Having_got this paper filled up, she presents it to the shipping master in Hammet-street, and claims the wages and effects of Gibson. The shipping-master, in accord ance with the usual practice, sends the paper to the Board of Trade, where it is examined, considered, and kept a time, in order to allow inquiry to be made. In the interval, before any decision was come to, another claim reached the Board of Trade from one John Gibson, who represented himself as the father of Wm. Gibson, and it then turned out that the prisoner was not his sister at all—that she had cohabited with him, and that the whole state ment in her claim was false. Upon that the Board of Trade directed a prosecution against her, and she was yesterday arrested under a warrant granted by Sir R. W. Carden. Mr. Evans, superintendent of Thames Police, said —I yesterday took the prisoner into custody at the Shipping-office, Hammet-street. I asked her if she was Ellen Gibson, of 13, Glasshouse-street, and she said she was. I said, " Was it you who made a claim in respect to the wages and effects of Wm. Gibson, deceased?" She replied, " Yes, I am." I told her there appeared to be something wrong about it, andl was directed to execute a warrant charging her with having made false representa tions for the purpose of getting Gibson's wages and effects. She said, " Who can prove that I am not his sister ? " I then took her into custody. Mr. J. Gosnell, clerk in the shipping-office, said —The form of claim produced was brought to me by the prisoner on the 2d Dec. last, when she stated that she was the only remaining relative, and sister of the deceased seaman mentioned therein, and that all his other relatives were dead. I afterwards trans mitted the form to the Board of Trade. Prisoner—The deceased man was my brother. I declare that that is the truth. Mr. T. Hanks—l am an accountant. The prisoner applied to me, and I filled up the form at her re quest, she stating that she was the sister of the deceased sailor. I remarked to her at the time, " It's very strange you don't know where your brother was born ;" and she replied that she left home when young and did not know it. I filled up the document at her dictation. Mr. J. Gibson—l am a farmer at Falkar, in Wigtonshire. I had a son named Wm. Gibson, who was a sailor. The last vessel in which he sailed was the John Sugars. I heard of his death from the captain. I received a letter from the Board of Trade, and applied for his wages and effects. The prisoner is neither a daughter nor a daughter-in law of mine. To the best of my knowledge, my son was never married. Prisoner—My brother always told me from a child that his father and mother and other relations, el:f:cpt me, were dead. The Lord Mayor—The question is; Are you his CLERKENWELL. — THE ST. PAN CRAS DEFAL CATIONS.—COMMITTAL OF MR. BIRCIIMORE.—Thos. Birchmore, late relievinr , overseer of the parish of St. Pancras, surrendered to his recoomizances before Mr. Tyrwhitt, charged. with embezzling various sums of money belonging to the directors of the poor of the parish of. St. Pancras. Mr. Humphreys, jun, appeared, as before, for the prosecution, and Mr. Lewis for the defence. Mr. Humphreys, in opening the case, said he was prepared to offer evidence in two other cases against the prisoner, and then to ask for his committal for trial. One of the cases was that of a Mr. George G. Neals, who had on or about the 17th or 20th of April last, paid prisoner the sum of £4 10s., and the other was that of Mrs. Pearce, who, on Oct. 3d last, paid the prisoner the sum of £3 55., neither of which sums had been accounted for. He had thought to have been enabled to get other cases complete against the prisoner, so as to have included three cases of embezzlement in each of the indictments, but he would not ask for a further remand, but any new evidence that might turn up he would at once give notice of to prisoner's solicitor. He should produce a bond which the prisoner signed on April 7, ISSI, in which the prisoner stipulated to receive and account for all moneys. He should not be able to call the attesting witness, as he had absconded, and a reward was offered for his apprehension. Mr. Humphreys then called — Mrs. Jane Pearce—l am the wife of Francis Pearce, and reside at 15, Portland-street, Oxford street. My mother, Sarah Street, is an inmate of St. Pancras Workhouse, and has been so for some time. On 3d Oct. last I paid the prisoner, on behalf of the parish, the sum of £3 55., for the maintenance of my mother. I paid prisoner the money at the work house. _ _ _ George G. Neals—l reside at 6 Bridgwater-street, St. Pancras. lam an inquiring officer in the ser vice of that parish. On or about April 7th I paid the prisoner the sum of £4 10s., for the mainte nance of George and Catharine Keeley, who were inmates of the workhouse. The prisoner gave me the receipt produced. Wm. Jaques—l am the accountant of the parish of St. Pancras, I have already examined prisoner's receipt book, and I do not find any entries of £3 ss. or £4105., the slims mentioned by the last witnesses. Mr. W. D. Harrison—l am clerk to Messrs. White and Co., solicitors, of 12, Great Marlbo rough-street, and produce a bond, dated the 7th of April, 1851, for £l5O. Mr. Lewis submitted that the bond could not be admitted, as the attesting witness would not be called, and the law stated that he must be called. Mr. TyrWhitt—The law is, that if a man dies, removes, or cannot be found, they may prove by witnesses the handwriting. The witness Jaques recalled—l know that a person of the name of J. W. F. Cook was vestry clerk and solicitor of the parish of St. Pancras. He was on 7th April, 1851. He is nqt now clerk, and I know that he has absconded from the parish. I have heard that a warrant is out for his appre hension, and that a reward is advertised about the streets for his apprehension. Cook was discharged from his office several weeks ago. I have not the slightest knowledge where he has gone to, or where to find him. sister ? ' Prisoner—My brother told me I was. The Lord Mayor—Whom do you call your brother? Prisoner —My brother William that died. The Lord Mayor—Why, you were living in adul tery with the deceased. how can you call him your brother ? Prisoner—He always acted to me as a brother. (Laughter.) The Lord Mayor—lt appears you were living in adultery with him. He gave you his notes, and you obtained a part of his wages. You ought to have been content with that, without attempting to claim to be his sister. Prisoner—l have nothing to say except what my brother told me. The Lord Mayor—He lived with you as his wife. J. C. Knight (detective officer) —The prisoner has been here on a former occasion for robbing a young man of a half-sovereign in Fenchurch-street. The Lord Mayor—lt is very fortunate for you that the Board of Trade, who are rightly prosecut ing this matter, for the protection of seamen, do not compel me to send you to the Central Criminal Court for trial. If they did so you would be subject to four years' penal servitude, for it is one of the gravest offences known to the law, that of persons forging or assisting in forging documents for the purpose of obtaining money er property. There is no doubt that you have done that here, because the accountant who filled up the document at your dic tation Wrote what was untrue, he not knowing it to be untrue, and you went to the office and pre sented it, and represented yourself as the sister of the deceased when you were no relation to him. Under these circumstances I am .compelled to send you to prison to be kept to hard labour for six ca lendar months. The kindness and consideration of the Board of Trade have enabled me to pronounce this lenient sentence. It is a very proper prosecu tion, and I am very glail that the Board of Trade have taken it up. Mr. Cumberland—The Board of Trade are com pelled to prosecute in-these cases for their own pro tection, fer they are in the constant habit of having these fraudulent claims presented to them. I have. no doubt that the publicity of this case will have a most beneficial effect. The prisoner was then removed from the bar. Thomas Gordon, Michael Maine, and Wm ; Hig gins, privates in the First Battalion of Scots Fusilier Guards, quartered in the Tower, were brought be fore the Lord. Mayor and-Mr. Alderman Cubitt, by their .Sergeant-Major, and finally examined upon the charge of having violently assaulted Henry Vining and Charles Wootton, on the 11th Dec. last. Originally Gordon and Maine only were charged. Vining then stated the circumstances connected with the assault, but Wootton. was unable to attend being confined to his bed from the injuries he had received. Higgins was subsequently charged, but Maine was absent upon that occa sion, he having in the interim been sent to the hos pital, on account of injuries he had received during the affray. The prisoners were remanded from week to week, and were now produced by their superior officer. C. Wootton said—l am a hoi , se decorator, and live at 4, Salisbury-terrace, Lock's-fields. On the night of Saturday, Dec. 11, I was passing over London-bridge with the witness Vining, when I was knocked down by one of three soldiers, to whom I had not given the slightest provocation. Before I could rise I was struck in the face by Maine. When I got up Gordon struck me across the face with his belt. I closed with him and we both fell down. I again got up and Maine struck me a blow on the head with his belt. I was again knocked down and kicked in the body, but I do not know by whom. The three soldiers were acting together. I was so injured (the witness looked seriously ill), that I have not been able to work since. My hat and that of Vining were thrown over the parapet df the bridge. By the Lord Mayor—l do not think I was knocked down intentionally in the first instance, but it was the striking afterwards of which I com plain. I was seriously cut across the head and nose. By Gordon—l did not say at the station-house that I could not recoomise any of you. ' A r v h i e ti L ie o s r s a_ l l ,e a s 3ior-fDid you strike either of the soldiers at a ll ? after I had been struck and knocked d own . The Lord Mayor—Before they used their belts, or after? -Witness—After they used their belts. Their • belts were off in a nionient, and we were then , obliged to stand in our own defence. Brett, founda p el Maine icc-eo and Gordon n s tb 1e , said—When putting n their belts. the - s 2 11ot 'he witness Vining w as standino. near Maine, NNh j. oturned round and called W oo tt on a b filthy name, and threatened to throw him over the bridge. I told Maine that if he touched him I would knock him down. Gordon, in answer to the charge, said—l never touched anybody till I was knocked down. I have been through the whole of the Crimean war, and got this medal (pointing to a medal on his Sergeant Robinson, 27 A, said—l am sergeant of the detective police force. I know that a warrant was placed in my hands from this court on the 9th of Nov., 1858, for the apprehension of Cook, on a charge of felony. I have been in pursuit of him ever since. The witness Jaques recalled—The signatures to the deed are in the handwriting of the prisoner and Cook. This closed the case for the prisoner. Mr. Lewis reserved the defence, simply saying., &t guilty. Mr. Tyrwhitt fully committed the prisoner to the Central Criminal Court for trial, but consented to take bail for the prisoner. The necessary bail having been put in, the pri soner left the court with his friends. THAMES.—THE REVOLTING CHARGE AGAINST A GENTLEMAN OF FORTUNE.—Augustus Peellell, a gentleman of large fortune, and connected with several wealthy and respectable families, who was described in the police-sheet as a gentleman of 4, Harcourt-buildings, Temple, aged 60, but who is close upon 70, surrendered with his bail to answer a charge of inciting Michael Collins, an Irish labourer, to commit an unnatural crime. Mr. Sleigh, barrister, instructed by Mr. George Lewis, jun., defended the prisoner, who put in bail When the case was first heard on Monday last, to the amount of £1,300. The court was densely crowded, and great num bers who eagerly sought admission were unable to obtain it. The evidence of the complainant on the first ex amination was read by Mr. Pyer, the chief clerk, and Mr. Yardley asked him if he wished to add to it, to which he replied in the negative. The prosecutor wa: again cross-examined at great length by Mr. Sleigh. He said the prisoner did not indulge in improper familiarities with him until Sa turday night. He did not think rubbing down his face meant any harm. That occurred in the public house where they had steaks and beer. He gave tho prisoner a false name and address - when he first met him. He could not assign a'reason for floing so. He said his name was Tobin. It was not his practice to call himself Tobin. He never said he was a sailor, but the people at the public-house thought he was a sailor, because he wore a reefing jacket bought by Mr. Pechell. He had been in a police court once before ; it was at the Thames Police•court. The witness, who prevaricated very much, admitted he had been at various police conrts, and imprisoned for assaults and rows; and he was committed to prison once for stealing a gentleman's gold-headed cane, but he was innocent of that. He had not been in prison twelve times—only three times. He had seven days' imprisonment, six weeks' imprison ment, and one month, for assaults, and rows, and stealing. He was not taken up in Holywell-street and charged before a 'magistrate with a criminal offence. He did not know where Holywell-street was. He was not in a retiring place in the neigh bourhood of the Strand for an hour on Wednesday night. •He was not there with a woman. He did not tell any one he could get lots of money out of the old gentleman, and if he did not give him plenty he would charge him with an odious offence. By Mr. Yardley —I am a native of Ireland. I have been in London 12 years, and have worked on the river and on wharves on and off, and have got odd jobs. I have worked at Cotton's Wharf in the course of the last fortnight. lam not in the prac tice of going to Holywell-street. Emily Falbrook, servant at an eating house, No. 57, Farringdon-street, said the prosecutor and an old gentleman, the prisoner, came there on the night of Saturday, the Bth inst., and had supper. They came in together and went out together. They partook of alamode soup, for which the old gentle .man paid ls. She had seen the young man Collins before that. tobacco, and some pipes. All my relatives and a fiddler partook of the beer, tobacco, and oranges. He then wanted Mike to have supper ; and he asked Mike if his friend Pat, meaning me, would like to come and have supper, and I went with him and Mike'to Long-lane, and had supper, and all sat down at table together. Mr. Yardley—What did you have for supper ? Witness—Well, we had pork and taties and all the nice rich gravy over the same (laughter)—and the old gentleman said, " You shall have whatever you like, my boys, but I should not like to see you drunk." He gave me ls. 6d., and he gave an old woman who was delicate in the house in Cock court, sugar and tea, and coffee and bread, and he gave the ould fiddler in the house Gd., and we had a dance, I and Mike and two young women, and the ould fiddler played a tune, and for that same tune the gentleman gave him Gd. (Laughter.) Cross-examined by Mr. Sleigh—The prisoner made great inquiries as to whether Collins was a deserving young man. Mr. Yardley—This evidence, as far as it . goes, is favourable to the prisoner, although it is very eccentric. John Tobin said—l am father of the last witness. I saw the prisoner one night. He was good, gene rous, and gentlemanly, and treated the destitute of the place with bread, sugar, tea, and coffee, and I had some. George James Pearce, a tailor and outfitter, in the city, said, I know the prisoner. Yesterday week he came to my shop with Michael Collins and bought him a new reefing jacket and a waistcoat. I thought it rather strange that the old gentleman should be buying things for the young man. .Col lins wanted the prisoner to buy him a new pair of white moleskin trousers. The prisoner refused to do so, and said, " I will buy you a pair next week ; they are white, and no use to you.. Collins said they would wash, and whispered in the prisoner's ear. The prisoner said, " No, I won't ; don't aggra vate me ;" upon which the prisoner left the shop. I asked Collins what he was, and he replied, "Why, he is an old —, and is always wanting to handle me about." He then left the shop. Thomas Frederick Galloway, hosier and shirt maker, 9, Poultry, said—The prisoner and Collins came to my shop last Saturday night. The prisoner bought a shirt, for which he gave me 6s. 6d. I be lieve he bought it for Collins. Henry Heming, clothes salesman—l know the prisoner. Between eight and nine o'clock on Satur day night he was along with Collins, and selected a pair of trousers for him. Collins said they were not good enough, and he selected another pair and paid for them. Collins then asked the old gentle man to treat him to a pair of drawers, and he did so. The prosecutor also wanted the old gentleman to buy a pair of Wellington boots to wear on Sun days, and the old gentleman said he would not buy them. Mr. Sleigh—What was the conduct of the pri soner to the young man ? Witness—lt was like the conduct of a father to his son. The prosecutor said, " I wish for a pair of drawers, sir, if you please," in a respectful way. Thomas Hooper, waiter at the St. Katharine Dock Hotel, Upper East Smithfield, said—l at tend on the gentlemen who use the hotel. I attended on the prisoner and Collins last Satur day night. '1 hey had two steaks, five stouts, two breads, two pickles, and two I;ravlies. (Laugh 'ter.) The old gentleman paid for all. They came in about half-past eight and runained until twenty minutes to twelve o'clock. They were both sober. _ _ In cross-examination the witness said he saw nothing improper going on between the parties. The Irishman was telling the old gentleman a very long tale, and all that the prisoner said was " Yes" and " No." I never saw either of them before Saturday night. Mr. William Holt, son of the landlord of the St. Katharine Dock Hotel, said—The man Collins was brought back to my house on Saturday night last, between twelve and one o'clock, by a policeman. The constable went into a cottage where his waiter was to speak to him, and while he was gone I asked Collins where his ship was, and he pointed towards the dock. I said, " Thet. Katharine Dock ?" and he said, " Yes." _ _ Bridget Collins, mother of the prosecutor, said she had received 9s. of her son since he had known the prisoner. In cross-examination by Mr. Sleigh, the witness said she was in very distressed circum stances, and lived in St. Helena-court, Lower Whitecross-street. Her son was a working man, and all he had was his character ; but he had been tempted by the old gentleman Pechell. Her son had work every day, and some days he earned ss. Her son was a steady man, and was only put into prison for defending his rights. Het son had been in prison for the drop taken, but he had not been in orison twelve times, as she knew of. lames Scarborough, City police constable, 541, said that after the:charge was booked at the station house, he examined the prisoner's dress. The waist- band flap of his trousers were unfastened, except by one button. Ile found in the prisoner's trousers a hat. [The witness produced it. It was one of those hats worn by many frequenters of the Opera, which can be made flat or folded out into the usual hat shape at pleasure.] Mr. Sleigh cross-examined the policeman very sharply as to his not mentioning the last piece of evidence last Monday, and he said he was ordered to stand down and another witness to get into the box. He could assign no reason for not having said on Monday, " I wish to add something to my evi dence." Mr. Sleigh said that Mr. Pechell was afflicted with a tumour, and could only fasten his clothes on one side. He directed the prisoner to unfasten his waistcoat, and, after he had. done so, asked the policeman if the prisoner's trousers were not in the same state now as they were last Satur day night. The witness—Yes, in the same state as they are now. Mr. Sleigh said he was about to ask the magi strate, when the last witness got into the witness box, whether it was necessary to address him at all. It was manifest that the magistrate ought, as he hoped he would, discharge the prisoner without a stain upon his character. Mr. Pechell was a gentleman of respectability, of wealth, and of a liberal profession, for he was called to the bar forty one years ago, and was now in his 70th year. Mr. Pechell was a gentleman of secluded habits, but exceedingly benevolent. He would admit the accused gentleman was guilty of extraordinary eccentricity and foolishness in his benevolence ; but it must be recollected he was old and weak, and that was the reason of his acting with so much want of caution, and with so much eccentricity. He hoped the accused would be discharged without . any imputation on his morality. If the accused. was committed for trial, it would be on the evidence of a man who by his own admissiOn had been in pri son several times, and told lie upon lie. Mr. Yardley said the question was, could the prisoner be convicted'on the evidence as it stood ? He should never have thought of committing the prisoner for trial on the unconfirmed evidence of Collins, both as regarded his own inconsistency and the many times he had been in 'prison. The last bit of evidence did not add the least additional weight to the case. If he was to send this case for trial on the unconfirmed evidence of such a person as Collins, no jury would entertain it. There was no confirmation of the main fact., but there was a full confirmation of all that had preceded the alleged revolting act of the prisoner. He meant there was a confirmation of the intimacy that existed between the parties, the purchase of clothes, and visits to hotels and eating-houses. How could he (Mr. Yardley) account for the extraordinary intimacy which existed between the parties ? Mr. Sleigh said the accused had been exercising his philanthropy in a loose and lavish manner, and upon hearing that an old woman was in want, gave her bread, sugar, tea, and coffee. There was no doubt of Mr. Pechell's eccentricity and folly, and there was no doubt he was innocent of this most foul charge. The man Collins had sworn that upon all occasions before Saturday night, the pri soner behaved most properly, but what did he say to Mr. Pearce on Thursday last week ? " Why, he is an old —, and always wanting to handle me about." The prosecutor was pledged, upon his oath, to propriety of conduct on the part of the accused up to Saturday night, and yet he made use of such remarkable language to Mr. Pearce two days before. The prosecutor was a filthy•minded scoundrel, who had it in his mind to charge a most philanthropic, but eccentric old gen tleman, with an odious crime some days before. The prosecutor had trumped up this revolting charge against an innocent man because he could not obtain all the money he wanted, and he did hope Mr. Pechell would be restored to society and to his anxious relatives and friends without the least stigma on his character as a moral and bene volent man. Mr. Y:adley—Without saying much upon this case, the question is, if this evidence is presented td a jury they will have :imply to say, can they believe the main charge is made out, when the evi dence of a tainted witness upon that fact is entirely uncorroborated ? I will not make any remarks on the case. lam not satisfied any jury will ever con vict the prisoner. That being so, I should show a very weak disposition if I evaded the responsibility of discharging the prisoner, and_ I do discharge him, A burst of applause and clapping of hands fol lowed the decision of the magistrate from the friends of the prisoner in court. By Mr. Sleigh—The old gentleman asked the young man what he would have for supper. Mr. Sleigh—Just as a kind old gentleman would do who met with a poor man ? Witness—Yes, sir. Patrick Tobin, an Irish labourer, of No. 3, Cock-court, Snow-hill, said—The prisoner came to my house last Sunday week by himself. He first paid for some drink, and said, " Are you Patrick?" I said, " Yes, sir." He said, " No, you• are not ; Patrick is stout ) much stouter than you, and has black whiskers and wears a White smock frock." I said " I know who you mean, but Patrick is not his name, his name is Michael Collins, that is who you mean." The prisoner said, ",Is he a deserving young man ?" and I said he Was. The Frisoner said "Where is ho, I want him?" I told him he had gone to a funeral at Bow. The gentle man had half a pint of stout out of the first pot he paid for, and then sent for another pot of stout, and then took Inc to a public-house and gave me brandy and soda water and bread and cheese. On Tuesday night he called upon nic s again. • Michael Collins was, there before flint, The prisoner was very generous, and sent for two gallons of bv.Or, 4 shilling's worth of oranges, a shilling's worth of, LAMBETILL—TnE SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR MRS. NEWELL. Letters and communications have been received from the following persons who had been induced to forward various sums of money to this court for the benefit of Mrs. Newell, the mother Islington, grocer ;J. Upton, Brighton, plumber; E. Simon, South-street, Brompton, and Mark-la ne , w i ne merc h an t; of tbe_unfortunate ballet-girl, in consequence of the 11. Lodge gge, C4y,tailor W . Mahon, Tipp( r distresSing statement made by that person respect- screetervkoenls7gell broker square, ; C , roup o t- and Daveiish, in g the loss of an engagement and c,onsequent alleged disappearance of her daughter, requesting that City, printer; I. Bensaud, South-street , Finsbury, their respective subscriptions should be put into the chant; E. J. Cook, Hall-street, City-road, 3 CO UrY' issloll" Poor-box, or disposed of according to the discretion agent. Feb. 14—It. Chase, Bristol, cheese factor; S. Cox, St. George, Gloucestershire, Bristol, and Brisling,ton, So of Mr. Norton, viz. :—Mr. Smith, Drury-lane meysetshire, chemical manufacturer. F e b. 24—E. M. M an - Theatre ; Mr. Cave, Marylebone Theatre; Miss chin, Exeter, tailor. Feb. 21— J. Elliot, Devonport, Swanbor ough, Strand Theatre; L. H. M., Mrs. grocer. Robinson., Printers at W. Granger's, S. F., N. R. W., M. 81 B. P., Juniper, and Sympathy. SOUTHWARK.—THE POLICE AND THE PUB :cANs.--Charles Watson, barman to Mr. Carr, the landf.ord of the King's Arms Tavern, Thornton street, Dockhead, was brought before Mr. Combe, charged with being drunk and disorderly in his master's house, an wilfully breaking a drinking glass. Mr. Carr said that on the previous afternoon he went out on business, leaving the prisoner in charge of the bar. On his return at night, witnbss found that he was very drunk and abusive. Witness told him to go to bed, but he refused, and became so abusive that he was compelled to call in a con stable and give him into custody. Mr. Combe asked him what he gave him in custody for. Mr. Carr replied for kin°. o drunk and disorderly in his house. Mr. Combe said that the police had no right to enter public-houses to apprehend or turn out drunken people. It was the duty of the publicans themselves to do that. BANK OF • An Account, pursuant to t: cap. 32, for the week ending of January; 1859 : ISSUE DEP Notes issued £33,03:;,670 Mr. Carr said he was very violent, and he re quired the assistance of the police. Mr. Combe said that he was surprised the police so overstepped their duty by entering public houses to interfere with drunken people after the many warnings be had given them. They seemed to do more for publiqns than any one else, and he (Mr. Combo) perfectly knew the reason of it. Mr. Carr asked what he was to do, then ? ENGLAND. £33,035,6701 BANKING D: Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public DepoSits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis misSioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac- Mr. Combo told him publicans must do their own business, and not take the police from their duty to assist them. The prisoner must be dis charged. He hoped this would be the last time he should have to tell the police their duty. he Act ith and Bth Victoria, on Wednesday, the 19th day FROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT. counts) 6,260,269 Other Deposits 14,948,727 Seven Day and other Bills 866,306 £39,876,792 _ M. 31 Dated Jan. 20,1850, DOWNING-STREET, JAN. 18. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Rev. Edward Mooyaart, 8.A., to be Chaplain of Galls, in the Island of Ceylon. Her Majesty has also been . pleased to appoint Austin Wm. Cox, Esq., to be an unofficial Member of the Execu tive Council of the Settlement of Honduras ; Frederick Dunbar Sutherland, Esq., to be a Member of the Executive Council of the Island of St. Vincent ; Frederick Henry Alexander Forth, Esq., to be a Member of the Executive Council of the Island of Hong Kong, during the temporary absence of the Colonial Secretary ; and Edward Morris and Nicholas Stabb, Esqs., to be Members of the Legislative Council of the Island of Newfoundland. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, Jaw. 20. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a de spatch from her Majesty's Consul, at Stockholm, reporting that the Swedish Government has caused the following re gulations to be issued, under which gunpowder will be per mitted to be imported into the ports of Sweden : Passenger-steamers cannot carry more than is required for their own use. No passenger will be allowed to carry more than ten pounds weight without previous notice being given to the Mastei. Vessels carrying more than a hun dred pounds weight are required to carry a red flag at the main, and must keep -away from dwellings and the chan nels for vessels until permitted by the proper authority. Masters of vessels carrying over ten pounds weight of gun powder must inform the proper officer iannediately after their arrival. All gunpowder imported, except that which is allowed to passengers by the regulations, must be ex amined on board the ship, and entered immediately, as it cannot be warehoused. WAR OFFICE. PALL-MALL, JAN. 21. MEMORANDUM.—Lieut. T. M. Crowder having obtained a First Class Certificate at the School of Musketry at llythe has been appointed by the General Commanding - in - Chief , with the concurrence of the Secretary of State for War, to act as Instructor of Musketry to the Oxford Regiment of Militia. ADMIRALTY, J.N. 19. Corps of Royal Marines—First Lieutenant and Adjutant John Poore to be Captain, vice Coode, retired on full-pay Second Lieutenant John Macdonald Moody to be Firsi Lieutenant, vice Poore, promoted. COMMISSIONS BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT. Royal North Lincoln Militia—Charles William Joseph Taylor, Gent., to be Ensign, vice E. A. Marsland, ap pointed to the 18th Foot on the 23d April, 1858. 2d or Edmonton Royal Rifle Regiment of Middlesex Militia—Walter Stirling, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Foster, retired. Warwickshire Militia-2d Regiment—Henry Bathurst, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Henry Robert Grimes, promoted. 3d Regiment (Light! Infantry) of West York Militia — Frank Mucklestone Allen, Esq., late Captain Royal Car narvon Rifles, to be Captain, vice Bower, who retires. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. HILARY TERM, 22D VIC., Jan. 21. This Court will, on Tuesday the Ist day of February next, and three following days, hold sittings, and will at such sittings proceed in disposing of the business then pending in the new trial and special papers. The Court will also hold a sitting on Friday the 25th day of the said month of February, at eleven o'clock, a.m. for purpose of giving judgments only. INLAND REVENUE OFFICE, JAN. 19. The Commissioners of Inland Revenue hereby give notice, that a warehouse belonging to Mr. Thomas Threl fall, situate at the New Quay, Preston, in Lancaster collec tion, has been approved as a general warehouse for the deposit therein of British spirits. BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED. Robert Speck, tailor, Oldhain. Richard Rothwell and Wm. James. Rothwell, manufac. turers, Rochdale. James Goulding, grocer, Carlisle. BANKRUPTS. William Stone Hayes, outfitter, Liverpool, to surrender, Feb. 4 and 25, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Duncan E. B. Liddle, wine merchant, Princes-street, Leicester-square, Feb. 4, at eleven, and March 8, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. George Cotton, builder, Rochester, Jan. 28 and March 4, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. James Mount, bobbin manufacturer, Bingley, Yorkshire, Feb. 8 and March 8, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. William Hutchings, linendraper, Moretonhampstead, Devonshire, Feb. 3 and March 10, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Henry Smith and Henry Mills, printers, Chester, Feb. 4 and 25, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. William Henry Turner, ' draper, Bishopsr ' mte-street Without, Feb. 9, at two, and Feb. 25, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. James Agms Churchill, veterinary surgeon, Colchester, Jan. 29, at half-past twelve, and Feb. 4, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Thomas Samuel Watson, grocer, Tonbridge-wells, Feb. 1, at one, and March 1, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. William Prangley, music seller, Salisbury, Jan. 29, and March 4, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Robert Davis Rea, horse dealer, St. George's-road, Southwark, Feb. 4, at one, and March 8, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Petition for arrangement—Richard Hicks, coal mer chant, Camden-town, Feb. 1, at twelve, ;and March 1, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. William A. Lamprell, builder, Long-lane, Smithfield, Feb. 4, at eleven, and March 8, atZtwelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. George F. White, Bernard Courtney, and Samuel Trigge, wine merchants, Mark-lane, Feb. 4, at twelve, and March 8, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. George Gaul, spirit merchant, Glasgow. George Henderson, coppersmith, Edinburgh. William Fraser, writer, Perth. Sir Richard Gethin, Bart., formerly of Sligo, now of Innerleithen, Peebles. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. W. Raven, Woolwich, fruit grower—W. H. Squire, Victoria-road, Kentish-town, journeyman pianoforte maker —J. Burgess, Chenies-mews, Bedford-square, journeyman coaclunaker—Elizabeth Daman, Victoria-terrace, Camden town, widow—F. F. Walker, Addison-road, Kensington, student-at-law--T. J. Gifford, Newington-causeway, mil liner—A. F. de Neumann, Yelverton-villas, Twickenham, timber merchant—J. T. Holloway, Arthur-terrace, Stoke Newington, and Noble-street, Cheapside, haberdasher—H. Taylor, Brentwood, proprietor of a recipe for making British brandy—C. Terry, Wells-street, Whitechapel, tailor—W. Beverton, Marah-place, Old Kent-road, gasfitterlt. Hone, White Horse-street, Stepney, builder—H. Henley, - Upper Kennington-lane, journeyman baker. DECLARATIONS OF DIVIDEND. C. Maier, Exeter, nurseryman—further div. of 9:d., any Tuesday or Friday, at Hirtzel's, Exeter. G. Keen (separate estate), Plymouth, ironfounder-Ist div. of 205., any Tuesday or Friday, at Hirtzel's, Exeter. G. Cock, Plymouth, grocers—lst div. of 35., any Tues day or Friday, at Hirtzel's, Exeter. J. Brown, Weymouth, Dorsetshire, leather seller—further div. of ls. 10d., any Tuesdayor Friday, at Hirtzel's, Exeter. J. Elworthy, Crediton, Devonshire, dealer in coal-Ist div. of 2s. 10d., any Tuesday or Friday, at Hirtzel's, Exeter. G. Smith, Birmingham, grocer-Ist div. of ls. fid., Jan. 27, and any subsequent Thursday, at Kinnear's, Birming ham J. Starkey and J. F. Adcock, Birmingham,, percussion cap makers-=lst div. of 2s. 6d., any Thursday, at Kinnear's Birmingham. Sir C. Fox (separate estate), Smethwiek, Staffordshire ' • New-street, Spring- Gard ens, Westmin s ter; and Fore-street, Limehouse, engineer -Ist div. of 205., Jan. 25, and any subsequent Tuesday, at Whitmore's, Birmingham. J. Newman, Long Sutton, Li nco l ns hire, schoolmaster -2d div. of 3s;, J an . 24, an d threc subsequent Mondays, at at Harris's, Nottingham. L. Addison (separate estate) -3d div. of ls. 90., Jan. 26 and any subsequent Wednesday, at Morgan's, Liverpool. E. Berry, Birkenhead, hotel keeper — lst div. of 25., Jan, 26, and any subsequent Wednesdat Turner's, Liverpool DIVIDENDS. Feb. 11. A. Gilbey, Charlotte-terrace, New-cut, grove. T. Edwards Eversholt-street, Oakley-square, china dealer C. Wheals:. Manningtree, Essex, draper. Feb. :14—ll Stemming, Portsea, boot-maker. Feb. :23—W. It. Carter Ingram-court, Fenchurch street, wine merchant. Feb. 11 —G. Ball, Fouchurch-street, wine merchant; D. Hairs, St. Martin's-lane, seodsman. Feb. lo—y. Scatter goo d ; Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, machine builder. Feb. 14— T. W. Winfield and F. C. Clarke, Birmingham, factors. Feb. 24—M. Michael, Aberarnan,Glaii organshire, grocer. Feb.ll --J. Bairstow, Ovenden, Yorkshire, worsted stuff manufac turer ; W. Conyer and J. Conyer, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, shoddy dealers; J. Johnson, Wakefield, Yorkshir e uphol sterer ; J. Leech, Barnsley, Yorkshi re , linen manufacturer. CERTIFICATES TO BE GRANTED. Feb. 12. 1, Griuln, Stewkley, Bucki ng h ams hi re , cattle dealer; W. Lawson, Howland-street, Fitzroy-square, sur geon. Fob. 11—G. Cook, St. Peter-street, Lower-road, .AUTMENT. Government Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities .. 3,459,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 18,560,670 Silver Bullion .... - X 33,035,670 ETATZTIVENT. Government Secu rities (including Dead Weigh tAn - nui ty) .C10,698,807 Other Securities 16,507,901 Notes Gold and Silver Coin . 625,1599 --s £39,876,702 IARSIIALL, Chief Cashier. AVERAGE PRICE OP SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from Returns made in the week ending the 18th day of Jan., 1859, exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great Britain : Per cwt. From the British possessions in Americh, 2Bs 51d Muscovado, the produce of the Mauritiu4 —s —d Muscovado, the produce of the East Indies 29s 10d Average price of the foregoing 2Bs Sid COUNTRY MARKETS. LrVERPOOL-JAN. 21. The arrivals from Ireland and coastwise since Tuesday have been insignificant. Froiii foreign ports we have re ceived 7,356 qrs. wheat, all from Egypt, 485 qrs. beans, and 1,382 sacks flour. The exports, in the same time comprise 720 qrs. wheat, 1,976 qrs. oats, 505 qrs. Indian corn, 794 sacks and 446 barrels flour. There has been little doing in ' the trade during the past two days, and prices of all artices, except perhaps oats and oatmeal, in the absence of demand. continue to evince a downward tendency. The weather has been mild and open. At this day's market there was but a thin attendance of the town and country trade, and the business done in wheat and flour was quite insignificant at barely Tuesday's prices. Feeding oats and prime oatmeal were rather dearer, but common qualities of the former and fine descriptions of the latter article were without alteration in value. Barley, beans, and peas were in moderate request at late rates. Yellow and mixed Indian corn, owing to some forced sales yesterday, must be quoted 6d per qr. lower again, the value now ranging'between 28s to 29s for prime; lio American maintained its value. WAKEFIELD-JAN. 21. We have had good supplies of grain this week. The wheat trade is dull to-day, and, although factors would concede a decline of is per qr. from last Friday's prices, little progress can be made in sales. Fine barley in fair request at late p,rices. Beans fully as dear. In oats and shelling there is little change to note. The following are the quotations :- -Wheat, per qr. of 8 bushels 601 b., Essex, Suffolk, and Kent, white, old, 46s to 495; new, 46s to 495; ditto, red, old, 40s to 43s ; new, 40s to 425. Averages for the week : Wheat 5,040 qrs., at 43s Pd 8at1ey......... 651 „ 32s 11' ~ --s 0 Rye Beans 64 Peas .. • • —s Od 42s Old —s Od EXETER-JAN. 21. At the opening of the market samples were few and out of condition, and millers seemed indisposed to purchase at the following prices : Wheat, white 5s 3d to 5s 4d I _ _ Barley.. 3s 9d to 4s eld Ditto ,red .. 5s Od to 58 3d Oats 2s 6d to 2s 9d FlOur, tine, 29s to 30s ; seconds, 28s to 29s per sack. CATTLE.—The market was well supplied with stock, especially sheep, but a small attendance of farmers. Pork carcases a large supply. Fat beef,p score,9s6d to 10s6d Pork carcases, do 7sod to 7s 6d Lambs, per lb. ' Od to Ocl Rough. fat Ewes, per lb .... Gd to Od Wethers, 6-14 to Od Fat calves, d0....61d to Od 4id per lb. BRISTOL SUGAR-JAN. 21. We have had a very firm Market 'this week, and, the offices having been fairly supplied with samples, about 700 casks West India have found buyers at fully former rates. Three floating cargoes of llrazil sugars have also been dis posed of at steady prices. Refiners' produce. sells with rather more freedom, and prices are the turn dearer. Rum steady, at 2s 3d for proof Demerara. COAL MARE (Prices of Coal per Ton at ET—JAN . 21. the close of the market.) Walls End. s. d. Wylam 14 '9 Tanfield Moor. ..... l2 0 Tanfield Moor Butes 12 0 Earsdon Hartley. 15 0 s. d. Bradyll's Hetton ......17 3 Hetton.. Tees ... Russell's Hetton 17 • 0 Walls End. Trimdon. Thornley 16 0 Hartlepool. lB 3 Stewart's 18 3 Ships at market, South lletton • Kelloe Coundon 45—Sold, 34. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—YEsTERDXY. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 17 ' :11' 17 3 / 4 Antwerp Brussels — 25 3O 25 35 Hamburgh Paris Ditto 3 321 "25 35 25 5 Marseilles Frankfort on Maine — 1181 1131 Vienna Trieste Petersburgh Madrid Cadiz Leghorn Genoa Naples Palermo Messina Lisbon 10 54 10 so 49 49 1 493 491 29 721 29 77 / , 25 50 25 55 • 40a 1214 122 122 122 1 52f 59 Oporto Rio Janeiro New Yorlt . e E.I. Co's bls. House bls. find. 26 24. 261 24 26 24% Calcutta, Co.'s rupeo Bombay ditto Madras ditto East India Company's Bills drawn, from the 24th ult. to the Bth inst. Bon,al Madras Bombay £0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 £0 0 0 Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard) ....per oz. £3 17 9 Mexican Dollars Silver in Bars (Standard) // 0 5 2 LOCAL SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL-JAN. 21. The market was flat all day, with littlo business doing. —North British, 621 3—York and North Midland, 771 }— Eastern Counties, 121 9-16 Midland, 102 I—Chester and liolyhetuls, 48a I—Caledonians, 85 851—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 9711—London and North-Westerns, 961 East Lancashire, 951 6—Dutch Rheni s h, 41 di s .— Grand Trunk of Canada, 8a Bi—Great Western, 551 6 Great Western of Canada, 161 161—Dovers, 221 22 1 - 13erwicks, 931 4—Leeds Northern, 481 9. MANCHESTER—JAN. 21. A weak market to-day, though a rather good business doing. Leeds, 9 7 , 1—Caledonians, 851 : —Blackburns, 11/ —Midlands, 102g—Kendal and Windermere, 9!—Man chester,,,Sheffield, and Li nco l ns hi re' 38/—Canadas, 161 North-Westerns, 13 1—North Union A, 24.5.—L0nd0n and North Western, 96 3 —Ditto, Eighths, d.—Dovers, 221 —Leeds new £9, g d.—North St a fforS Pref., 23 11-16. BIRMINGHAM—JAN. 21. The transactions to-day were—South Staffords, 111 Londons, 96k—Great Western Birmingham Guaranteed Stock, 731—Midlands closed at 102 to 1021—Great Wes terns, 55 to 561 North Staffords, 4a to 4i d. 3 " ..17 9 .., • ..1G 3 • BIRTHS. BuooKE.—On the 18th inst., at 24, St. James's-place, the wife of the Rev. Stopford Brooke, of a son. HAltitlS.—On the 2lst inst., at Croydon, the wife of Josh. Harris, Esq., solicitor, of a daughter. MumAnn.—On the 21st inst., the wife of Capt. Milward, R.A., of a son. YOUNG.—On the 21st inst., at Dulwich, Surrey, Mrs. W. Young, of a son. MARRIAGES. COMERFORD—RousE.—On the 20th inst., at St. Paul's, Knightsbridge, James William, son of James Comerford, E s q., of 7, St. Andrew's-place, Regent's -park, to Mari anne, second daughter of the late Robert Rouse, Esq., of St. John's, Fulham. S COTT—MARRIOTT.—On the 20th inst., at St. James's Paddington, James Sheppard Scott, Esq.; of Kensing ton-park-gardens, to Anne Charlotte, the daughter of Henry William Marriott, Esq., of Grove House, Bays water. DRATIIS. - - ALEXANDER.—On the 20th inst., at 6, Cork-street, Bur lington-gardens; Henry Alo::ander, Esq. ANDEMSON.—On the 14th inst., in London, Brevet-Major W. J. Anderson, 2d West India Regt., aged 37. BARCLAY.—On the 18th inst., at Albury, Surrey, Captain John Barclay, R.N., aged 77. 13ou.ureN.—On the 19th inst., at Given's-grove, near Leatherhead, Richard Boulton, Esq., aged 82. COCKBURN.—On the 20th inst., at Highbeech, Essex, Mary, Dowager Lady Cockburn, widow of the late Right Hon. Sir George Cockburn, Bart., of Langton, G.C.8., Admiral of the Fleet. HILL—On the 20th inst., at 47, Portland-place, John Hill, Esq., formerly of the Coal Exchange, aged 58. NORTH WICK.—On the 20th inst., at Northwick-yark, tho •Lord Northwick, aged 89. LONDON : Printed and Published by MULLDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of Middlesex, Saturday, January 22, 1859. tr,