The Sun. — London, England, 1858-01-08 00:00:00

THE aIYSTERIOUS MURDER AT MID DLETON, NORFOLK. This inquiry was resumed on Wednesday morn ing at the Crown Hotel, Middleton, before Mr. Wilkin, coroner, and a jury. Since the last meets isg, a fortnight ago, a considerable amount of cir cumstantial evidence has been produced, raising the gravest suspicions as tie the mode by which the de , ceased, John Bell, came to his end ; and it will be seen from the observations of the coroner that there e is every reason to belieere the efforts both of the c oroner and jury will be crowned with success. . Wright is but fair to state that Mr. Wilkin and Mr. the bailiff of the county court, have beeet mostper severing in their efforts to arrive at a solution of this mystery, The following evidenceav was adduced : Reyn olds Mrs. Elizabeth said--I a I live at Denver, and in 1849 I wets housekeeper to Thomas Butters, of Wormegay. I. know John Moyce Butters, and I recollect Mr. J e bel Bell being lost in Nov., 1849. John M. Butters t old me soon after Mr. Bell was lost that he shook bands with him in Lynn on the Tuesday he wasloft, and he had half a quartem loaf under his arm. I shook hands with Mr. But ten this morning, bed I shook nothing else with him. After some prevaricat.; - .0.11 the witness said—l be lieve he (Butters) told me , it was six o'clock in the evening when he shook hineds with Mr. Bell. At the time he told me he was cool and collected. I am sure he told me this within a month after Mr. Bell was lost—within a day or two after. He told me this at Wormegay. Ido not recollect anybody • being at our house the night Mr, Bell was lost. I never heard that John M. Butteets was afraid to sleep alone after that time. Mrs. Elizabeth Hold.gate said—el am the wife of William Holdga te. I knew the late Mr. Bell. On Tuesday the 13th November, 1849, he came to my shop about half-past 4 o'clock in theafternoon. He stayed about 5 minutes. He bought a loaf of bread from me, and paid for it in copper. At that time my shop was in Windsor-place, and about 400 yards from the bridge on the London-road. At that time he was living with his niece in Tower-street, Lynn. Mrs. Thomasina Clarke said—l am the wife of William Clarke, bricklayer, of Lynn. I knew the late Mr. Bell by sight. I saw him on Tuesday the 13th of November, 1849, a little after 5 o'clock, between the Renters'-chapel and the bridge on the London-road. He had a handkerchief and what I judged was a loaf of bread in his hand. He was going the direct road from Windsor-place to Tower sheet. I never saw him again. He was then going in the direction of Tower-street. John Moyce Butters said—Did you see Mr. Bell at Lynn on Tuesday the 13th November, 1849, with a loaf of bread under his arm V—No, Sir. Did you tell Mrs. Reynolds, your brother's house keeper, you saw him at that time with a loaf of bresadeurider h s arm?—No, that is not true. . Mrs. Reynolds was here confronted with the wit . ruses. The question having been repeated the same answer was given by the witness. Examination continued—l have not sent anybody over to Mrs. Reynolds. I have seen a person named Rockwood, but I did not give him any directions what to say to Mrs. Reynolds. I did not say on the last occasion that Panton was at my father's house at Tottenhill the night Mr. Bell was lost. I can not swear one way or the other whether he was or was not there that night. I cannot say whether Mr. Spome was there, he might be or he might not. I heard Panton examined ou the last occasion, but I can't say whether he said he went to Lynn on that day alone, and that he left my father's house between 8 and 9 o'clock at night. Thomas Spome said—l live at Wormegay, and knew the late Mr. Bell. He came to my house some two or three weeks prior to his being missed. He came hem Shouldham to my house ; that was on the Monday. I saw him the next day for the last time, and dined with him at Tottenhill, at Mr. Butters's house. I perfectly well recollect the Tuesday he was lost, because I bad a strong invita tion to stop and take tea with a friend at Fincham, which I declined to do, on account of urgent pri vate business. I returned from Fincham to Shouhlhamthorpe-mill. When I got there I found my pony and gig there, which I did not expect. The consequence was that instead of riding my horse, upon which I came to Fincham, I got into my gig and went to Butters's I ouse at Totten ., bill. That was about sor 6 o'clock. I saw Mrs. Penton there. To the beet of my recollection I never saw Mr. Panton there. If I had not seen the published evidence I could conscientiously say I believe he (Panton) was not there. On the Thursday after this poor man was lost I should not think it likely I was at Shonldhamthorps-mill. I should not think I was, for it was Fast-day. I might have been there, but I do not remember it. Mrs. Panton has said is me that I and her uncle Butters had murdered Mr. Bell. She also said we had buried him in Tot:ca bin churchyard. I remember she said the; on a Sunday morning, but I cannot tell you the date. There was no joke in it ; she said it seriously. I never heard her say that at Mr. B Al's death she would claim 22 acres of land. Ido not know that Panton and his wife had been urging him to let them have the land. I know th .t old Mr. Bell never intended that Panton should have the land or to lend him a farthing of money. I have heard old Mr. Bell say that he would not trust Mr. Pane ton sixpence. I might have been with John Howell at Mr. Capewhee at the Eyre Arms Inn, but I do not remember it. There might have been a conversation there about the death of Mr. Bell in which I took part. I have often said that Mrs. Penton charged me and Butters with the murder of Mr. Bell. As to Tottenhill churchyard, I have to say that at the time Mr. Bell was lost I was keeping the National School at Wormegay, and Mr. Ambrose Thompson, of Tottenhill, came to me one day, and said, " You and the old miller (Butters) murdered old Bell and buried him in Tottenhdl churchyard." I said, "Do you believe it 1 " He said, " No." Thompson said, " Let's go and see if there is any ground fresh broke up." I said, " Pho I nonsense." I went with him. We were there two hours, but could not find any ground fresh broke u p, an d then he was satisfied. Ido not know that at the time old Bell was lost, Butters owed him 100/. Bell never complained to me of Butters in money transactions. I know where Thos. Panton lives. I never had a misunderstanding with him as to what his wife said of me. He has two gardens to his house. In 1836 Panton's premises were burnt down, and then he rebuilt his house. At the time of the fire he got his water from an adjoining pit. In 1849 there were two gardens, which he made himself. Thomas Butters—l live at Tottenhill, and am a farmer. rkuew the late Mr. Bell. I saw him on a Tuesday, three or four days after Michaelmas, 1849. He was going to Lynn. He had been at my house and bad some victuals. I recollect his being lest ; ' l t was Downham fair day. I was i ll at that time. I noie,`which I a id owed Bell 1001. on a promi ssory to the oil blind man (B e ll' s b ro ta er ) . ' I alsopoc cupied 22 acres of land under old Bell, which he had bought from my brother. Mrs. Panton was my brother's daughter. I never recollect her making any claim to the land in question. I saw old Bell in August, 1849 ; he came to my house. He did not bring me any money. He came in re ference to an unsettled account between us. When Mr. Bell came he said, " You have improved the land, and I will give you 251. off your rent," which he did. The rent was 36/. a-year. Mr. Bell agreed to throw me off 251. from my year's rent for 1849. On the 6th of July, 1849, old Mr. Bell did not put 251. into my hands. Old Mr. Bell's brother did not say iu my pre , ence that his brother said he had banded me 251. in money. The paper was written by me to throw off a part of the rent. ciaa Mr. Bell at that time was not feeble or childish —not more than Initial. Mr. Johnson, a surgeon, read the paper over to him, h a a nor write. Old Mr. 3he could neither read the land me that Panton said he would like to have land, but he (Mr. Bell) said he would never tak e from me. Panton's house is about a. quarter a of way a tmillio andfrom I mine. At the time M r . B e ll was lost Panton in gardens ar were on intimate te rms .? P anton has w —one at the back of the h ousa i n an out of place. I do not remember Penton plantin e g way any trees there. Mrs. Panton's sayi ng t h at I and Nai r . : Spome bad put old Mr. Bell out of the way di d not alter my feeling towards Panton and her. Mr. Spome was at my house the night Bell was missed. I do notiecollect any body being then! besides Mrs. Panton. Ido not recollect what time sly: left. I re paid the 1001 to Mr. Partr dge, the sol Otor, fin the 15th Oct , I should say, 1850. (The note was produced. It bears dice in 1843.) Joseph B 11, the blind brother, never told me that his brother weer to Gurney's bank and got 401., and thlt he to k 251. of it to me; he never told me anything of the sort. 0:d John Bell never had words with me about that 251. • Joseph Bell, the brother, never said to me that he knew his brother so well that lie was sure nobody but one of the Butters or Panton tould have taken him our of Lynn. I knew a man named Merrycoek, who used to live at Tottenhill. I thir( he was living there at the time Mr. Bell was lost. Ido not know where he is now. I was told be was living a t M ars h land. 1 do. not know whether he was in Panton's service. Wm. N. Butters said—l am a miller, and reside at Tottenhill. I knew the late Mr. Bell. I cannot say when I last saw him alive. I recolleetbis being missed. At that time I was living at Tottenhill, a short distance from Pantou's. Id° not know the name of the servant who was living with Panton at that time. I first heard Mr. Bell was missed the day after. I had not seen him for some little time previous to that event. 1 do not recollect being at the Temperance Hotel, Lynn, when a person brought H.E. SUN, LOND'O'N, FRIDA EVEN UN G, b.onso and found tho complainant crying very , bitterly in an adjoining garden. She showed me the injuries to her wrists and her torn dress, and, having toldme what she has now stated in evidence, went to the prisoner's house and took him. On telling him the charge he coolly said, " It is a case that you cannot interfere with, she must get her remedy before a magistrate. It is no thoroughfare ; I have my place on a repairing lease, I put up the gate for my own convenience, and she had no right therefore to pass through it." ' The prisoner now said—l have nothing to say, except that she has told many falsehoods. Mr. H.mmill characterised it as a very scandal ous outrage, and the depositions having bean taken by Mr. Hurlstone, the chief clerk, the prisoner was fully committed for trial. THAMES.—Mr. Howie, the superintendent of the K division of police, waited upon Mr. Yardley to contradict a statement made by Inspector Griffin, of the same division, to Mr. Selfe on Wednesday. Mr. Howie said that upon the close of the ex amination of the five persons charged with being concerned in the murder of a policeman named Henry Morgan, Mr. Selfe asked Inspector Griffin if pensions were awarded to the widows of police constables killed in the service. The reply of Inspector Griffin was in the negative. The inspec tor was in error. On several occasions the Secretary of State had awarded pensions to the widows of police-constables killed in the service, and the last case was that of a police-constable of the M who was thrown from his horse while on duty and killed. The Secretary of State granted a pension to the widow in that case. He (Mr. Howie) had been directed by Sir Richard Mayne to furnish a report of all the circumstances of the deceased Morgan's case, and the widow would be recJm meuded to Sir George Grey for a pension. Mr. Yardley—Very good, Mr. Howie. I 'am very glad indeed to hear what you say. If ever there was a case where a poor widow deserved a pension it is this. The police-constable lost his life in the public service, and while fairly discharging his duty. Ido not see why the same rule should not apply to the civil as well as to the military service. SOUTH WA RK. —Edward Walker, a powerful and ill-looking fellow, was charged with breaking into the dwelling-house of Henry John Serle, a draper, at No. 1, Brunswick-terrace, Trinity-street, Borough. The prosecutor said that at 11 o'clock on the previous night he fastened up his shop and private house securely and retired to rest with his fathily and servants. Between 1 and 2 o'clock iu the morning be was roused from his sleep by hearing a noise downstairs. He at once got out of bed and quietly descended towards the lower part of the house, when he saw two men in the passage. On seeing him they bolted out of the street door. Witness was about to follow them, when he saw the prisoner climbing over the front railings. Wit ness endeavoured to seize hold of bim, but he knocked him down and ran off. He got up in st•tntly and pursued him in his night drestl, and saw htm stopped by a police-constable, who secured him and took him into custody. After that, in company with Sergeant Smith, ho returned to his house and examined it. He found that the thieves had not stolen anything, but that they had com menced ransacking the shop, when they wore 'sud denly disturbed. Mr. Burchain asked how the entry was effected. Mr. Serle replied that the side wall was climbed, and the staircase window lifted up. The street door was then opened to admit some of the thieves. Witness securely fastened the staircase window when he went to bed. Lot Sawyer, police-conslable, 175 M, said tint a little before 2 that morning he was on duty at the end of Trinity-street, when he saw the prisoner climbing over the iron railings in front of prosem tor's house, and as the prosecutor endeavoured to catch hold of him he s►truck him and he fell on the steps of the door. The prisoner then came run ning towards him, followed by Mr. Serle in hip night-dress, who gave him into custody. As soon as witness seized bold of him he heard something drop, and upon locking him up at the station-house, he returned to that spot with Sergeant Smith, who picked up the "jemmy" produced. Witness also searched him at the station-house and found upon h rn a knife and a box of congr,:ve matches. Mr. Bureham asked him whether he saw any other men running away. Witness replied in the neg4iva ; they must have taken another direction. Mr. Burcham inquired what was known of the prisoner Sergeant Hewlett, 29 M, said that he had known him for many years as connected with a desperate gang of notorious burglars, and if he was remanded former convictions could be proved against him. Mr. Burcham asked the prisoner whether he had anything to say in answer to the charge ? He replied that he had nothing to say ; he sup posed it was ail right. Mr. Burcham committed him for trial at the next Old Bailey Ses3ious. Mary Meek, a young girl about 14 years of age, was brought before Mr. Burcham for final exami nation, changed with stealing a gold watch from the person of Jules Frei., near the railway ter minus, London-bridge, and Mary Carey, a brothel keeper, was charged with receiving the same, well knowing it to be sto!en. Mr. Solomon appeared for Carey. The prosecutor said that- on Saturday evening, the 26th ult., he passed from the railway down the steps in Duke-street, fur the purpose of proceeding to his residence in St. Thomas-street. As he was turning under the archway in Gower-street he was surrounded by about a dozen orange girls, among whom was the prisoner Meek. One of them asked him to give her a Christmas-box, and to get rid of her he gave her 2d. As soon as he had done that the other came up and asked for money. The prisoner pushed against him, and put her hand towards his waistcoat pocket, but he had no ido t at that time that he had been robbed. Seeing a con stable approach they all scampered off, and he wont home. As soon as he got indoors he missed his watch, and gave information to the police. The watch had since been found at a pawnbroker's. A young girl who was selling oranges near the root said she saw the prisoner Meek take something from the gentleman's waistcoat pocket. She of er wards saw the watch produced in her hands. Sho took it to Carey, and she gave her ss. for it. Reid, 235 M, said he. apprehended Meek a few days after the robbery, when she at first denied all knowledge of the watch, but afterwards she told him that she sold it to Carey. Witness found the watch pledged at Mr. Dempster's, in Queen-st ree t, in Carcy's name, when he went to her lionso and apprehended her. . _ . 'The pawnbroker produced the watch, and said it was pledged by a woman, but not by Carey. Mr. Solomon made a very ingenious defence for Carey, contending that she knew nothing of the watch, and what the girl had stated was false. Mr. Burcham said it was a case for a jury, there fore he should commit them both for trial. L kMBETH.—A visa which has been frequently before the Hon. G. C. Norton, and which has been postponed from time to time in consequence of the serious nature of the injuries susttineil by the parties who were the complainants, and their being unable to attßnd, was brought to a conclu sion by that magistrate. 'The defendants were Mr. Wm. Combes, a tradesma.n in the city, and Daniel Crump, a groom to Mr. Hodglzinson, of the firm of Hocigkinson and Roll, printers and s' a tioners, Benet's bill, Doctors'-commons, and the complainants are Mr. Scott, a butcher, and a Mr. Minartl, a zinc manufacturer. From the evidence it appeared that about seven weeks ago Mr. Hodgkinson sent his groom and chaise to take Mr. Combes, who was at the tine in toxicated, to his residence, and the groom, ma naging to get more intoxicated tha n his charge, allowed Mr. Combos to drive. The consequence was that while proceeding at a rapid pace they ran into a cart in which the complainants were seated, and threw them out of the vehicle with such vio lence that one of them had received a severe con cussion of the brain, and the other was seriously hurt. The medical and other expenses in the case were extremely high, and such as no amount of pe nalty imposed by the magistrate would cover, and actions and serious litigttion appeared inevitable. The complainants, however, wisely consented to leave the case in his Worship's hands to arbitrate, and Mr. Hodgkiuson having as pruaently consented to submit to the magistrate's decision, Mr. N6rton, after mature consideration awarded 251. to Minard and 17/. to Scott, a decision which appeared to give much satisfaction to all the partie., excepting ) , perhaps, the lawyers engaged pro and con., who reasonably looked forward to at le Est two actions at law. As it is, Mr. Ho lgkinson is a se vere loser, for, independently of the 421. an d 5/ . or a very good chaise had be en sma died valuablea 6.l. u . d ex a perse, mare rendered almost worthless by the Willia m Cope, Gil'. alias Anderson, and Josh rott, ali as Arne, were fi xa c nally . - l tuined on a charge of attempting to break into the dwelling-house of Mr. by `Guir e , an ag ed gentleman, residing in f Westmorl and -row, Camberwell. T he pr i soners - -M male an attempt t o o bt a i n an en trance to the house th t e orcing tho b Lek d oor open ; .And it was forr , :cl a ach was armed with a formidable lifc-prey rv, r and a "ieratnY." ThAa prisoners were recognisei l9y the d e t ec ti ves as convicted and desperate thieves and housebreake rs , and were fully committed for trial, LONDON GAS AND WATER MONOPOLIES ' (From the Engineer.) The metropolitan gas and water companies as suredly have their delight in war. No sooner are ended those great conflicts between themeelvee, in which they have for many years indulged, and to carry on which they have squandered an amount of money sufficient to do all their w or k t w i ce over , than they are preparing, or indeed have already prepared, jointly and severally, to carry on a con test with the public at large. It is not enough, after tearing up all our streets and monopolising the whole of the ground under us, forsoveral feet or yards in depth, as they may require, that they should be permitted to give us bad gas and ba I water for the Lest of prices—prices that have enabled them to pay handsome dividends even upon the enormous capital they have squandered in litigation, but now they must needs combine their individual strengths to compel the public to deal with just that section, and no other, of the great monopoly into which they have formed themselves, which that monopoly itself may determine. The British put lie is indeed no stranger to monopolies ; it has had considerable experience in that sort of thing with railway com panies, who have done pretty much as they liked, although they have not always profited by the powers they have possessed, not unfrequently hav ing, by somewhat complicated but imperfect ar rangements, given the public some advantage from their combinatiiens. Whatever has been the result, these railway monopolies have never assumed so formidable an aspect as that now presented by the respective combination of several of the metropo litan gas and water companies. The public has, in the case of railways, never been compelled to travel by any one line at the discretion of the com panies, whenever there have been tw o , th ree , or four in existence, by which any particular place might be reached. All that has been dune has re lated to the fares charged, and sometimes, perhaps, to the speed at which the trains have been worked ; but in most cases the fares have net been exorbi tant, especially for long distances, and the speed of the trains has been quite as great as the require ments of the great majority of the public demanded. Not so, however, have the wants of the great body of gas and water sonsuinera been supplied. Teo charges made by the purveyors of those necessaries of life hive generally been most exorbitant, and cot justified by the expenses of manufacture pr supply. Even so long as the several companies were enemies to each other, and consequently were individually subject to much competition, they at all times managed to keep up protection prices, and were only brought to their senses by the occasional start ing of rival concerns emanating from a body of con sumers who could endure their treatment no longee. Uuder the present arrangement, however, as long as it lasts, the position of these companies will be materially improved, for by a union never before attempted they have lately laid out the metropolis into districts of their own, which it is their good will and pleasure shall be supplied from one branch of their mighty joint establishment, and that upon any terms chosen by that branch ; so that, although the m eins of three or four companies may be running past one's door, you must necessarily buy of that particular company selected by the great monopo liets to supply you. Thu seems to be carrying com bination too far. Had some judicious arrangement been made by which the unnecessary and extrava gant ouelayi ncurred by laying several mains along the same thoroughfares would have been saved, it might have resulted in some benefit to the public ; but now that all the evils arising from competing companies are upon us, in the shape of heavy charges both for gas and water, lot us retain the privilege of selecting from amongst the number that with which we prefer to deal ; unless it can be shown that we benefit by a combination such as that now entered into. If any parish or district can be better or cheiper supplied by one company than another, of course there would be an advan tage in that company only being dealt with ; but, instead of this, we find—from what cause it is diffi cult to determine—that the arrangements lately made actually apportion certain districts to certain companies that are apparently in a worse position for supplying them than others. Added to this, the prices charged to the parishes appear to be re gulated by the longer and unnecessary distance traversed by the mains. In a pamphlet just published by Messrs. Stan ford, of Charing-crozs, Mr. T. Hughes, C.E , the author, draws attention to the protect position of the local boards and the public generally in refer ence to the gas and water companies, and offers some suggestions tor the future which, if carried out, he believes, would' put a stop to the evils of which we have been complaining. The most flag rant case would appear to be that of the Chartered Gas Company charging for lighting each of 765 lamps in the Westminster district, with common gas, 41. 145., whereas the Equitable Company agreed to light fifty of the lamps with the same gas at 41. 2s. 6d. The two companies having arranged to tender for these respective numbers of lights, and only for them, tfao Westerlinster Board is oorapelied to accept these unequal terms, and the result is that its expenses for lighting will be 3531. per annum more than before the combination. It is ale;) stated that the Chartered Comp an y, whil e lyaltho charges V. i n M ary l e b one f or ugh claiming 41. 14s. for each light of ten can dl e s i n thep%V, e i s s t a n m eil e is t thing, although the light s i n t h e l atter parish aro the most distant from the works, and t h ere ar e only 260 lamps to light instead of 765, as in Westminster. Passing on to the subject of water supplyand the evils resulting from want of a wholesome commi tion, we find the most extraordinary discrepancy betwixt the amounts charged by the different come pante , . 3 especially for watering the streets, and alio in the quantities of water sail to be necessary. MI. Hughes, in the pamphlet before alluded to, gives a table of the quantities of wa'er allowed by the seve ral metropolitan water compani es f or twice water ing a mile of street per day ; these quantiti es vary in"fromless than 9,000 gallon s t e 20,000 ; the price charged varying from 371. t o 75/. ; the p r i ce per 100 square yards ranging from 4a. 24. to B s. 4d. TO arrive at some knowledge of the actual quan tity of water required for watering a given a rea, t h e Westminster Board very wisely direct e d experi ments to be made by their surveyor, M r . A rntz. The point desired to be ascertained was, w h-th er the o price paid b y large consumer s taking their supply by m e t er. One set of experiments sho w e d t h at a little less th an 21 gallons sufficed to wa ter t wice a day 100 squ , re fch ! ea per rsgeea l so , °f o l7ls o :0 was 9 ga l ions, yards ; and another set showed that a little less than 26 gallons were sefficient. At 6d. per gallon the charge for watering 100 square yards should, according to this be 3s. instead. of ss. 9d., and a in the csse of the Westminster district, he the resu lt . saving of upwards of 300 /. per annum w ou ld , Mr. Hughes suggests certain plans for reme'ly ing the irregular dealings of gas companies, which, if adopted, would foremost of wooleusledisd,otuhbattless the local do board s should much good. The combine to erect gas works cf their own on the outskirts of the metropolis, or that they should in troduce a bill into Parliament to bring all the Lon don gas companies under the imme(Bate operation of the London Gas Works Clauses Act, and to give a power of arbitration to the Board of Trade, or some similar authority, in case of dispute betweeu the local boards and the gas companies. As an encouragement to those who are inclined to start independent companies, the results of the Man chester Corporation Gas Works may he named. In this case, after paying all expenses and interest on capital, som e 30,0001. a year is left for public im provements ; the price charged at the Manchester Corporation Gas Works, for gas from ba.t cannel coal being, nevertheless, only Gs., as against Gs. charged in the western part of London, per I,oooit. With respect to any plan for remedying the evils of overcharges being made on the part of the water companies, the ute of meters in every case is the most obvious ; and now that the quantity of water required for watering the street 4 is accurately known, it must be the local boards' own fault if they are cheated. One other point claims our at tention, arid that is th e question of " constant supply." It would hardly appear, judging from what has b3en done, that occupiers of En uses al- ready have the power of insisting upon their water supply being constant. It is only necessary that a householder get four-f. —fan of his neighbours sup plied from the same main to join him in making the demand for coast rat supply in order that his wishes should he attended to. The penalty for not com plying with them being 2001. • in the first in stance, and a fur her penalty of 1001. for every month aker, during which the company owning the main shall fail in givin g what is thus asked for. STATE OF EMPLOYMENT IN MANOIIESTER. — The re turns of employment in the mills of Manchester 'show a gratifying improvement. The number of bands Working fu'l time 14st week. was 16,253, whilst it has irkreased this week to 18,594. Th ere is au increase Of 1;688 01 those working . f -u- - time, and a decree by 649 df those wholly out of emp oy ment. In Sa lf or d, ou t of 16,794 persons usually empl oye d , there are on s hore tim e , 5,949 ; and out of work, 3,116. THE TOLL QUESTION.—A general conference of dele gates from the various metropolitan vestries i under consideration, for the purpose of discussing the pfopriety of resi , ting the attempt which is to be made initbe en suin?,-mssion of Parliament to abolish tolls in thp neigh bourhood of the m e t ropo li s—a course w hi c h it is thought would have the effect of throwing the expense of the roads upon the parishe-, thus Increasing to a very serious extent the parochial rates, particularly in poor districts, where frequently the traffic is the greatest. in a bill offering a reward of 2201. for old Mr. Bell. I never was there that I know of. I never was at the Temperance Hotel, Lynn, when the bill offering a reward was brought in, when I dropp-el my coffee and fell on the floor. I know Panton's gardens, but I don't recollect his making any alterations and planting any trees. At this stage of the proceedings the learned coro ner reviewed the evidence as far as it had gone. The jury, he said, were aware that a skeleton had been found, and an inquiry had properly been in stituted. It might be said there was really no evi dence before them to show whose skeleton it was, but it was clear that i whoever it was, it was the re mains of a murdered man, because they all knew that when persons were buried the very object was to prevent inconvenience to the survivors, and they were buried in a grave large enough for them. In this case the legs of the skeleton were crossed, the right leg over the left, clearly indicating that the body of the unfortunate skeleton was warm at the time it was put into the earth. The head, too, was bent back, and the arm was pressed down ; and they had also the fact, that the skeleton was found within 15 inches of the surface. Having, there fore, satisfied themselves that this was the body of a murdered man, it was also clear that this was the skeleton of a man, and what gave rise to the pre sent inquiry was the supposition that this was the body of old Mr. Bell. Now, the evidence before them was, that on the night in question the wit ness Collinson heard groaning and struggling on the north siderot the Blackburgh (close to Middle ton), and on the other side the purse of the mur dered man was found. The last thing they knew of old Mr. Bell was that he asked for his razor, and on the breast of the skeleton there was found a piece of iron resembling a razor. If that were so, that was a most extraordinary concurrence of cir cumstances leading to the inference that those were the bones of old Mr. Bell. Then another material circumstance was who but Mr. Bell was missed? Supposing it was sot he, who was it ? No one could tell them. It might be that the bones found were not the remains of Mr. Bell, but he thought it exceedingly likely that they were, and supposing they were not, ho was in a position to say they were reposing in a spot not very far distant, and if there was any truth in the information he bad he should be able to prove that to the jury. It was true the jury might now find a verdict, but after the evidence they had heard he was quite sure not one of them would grudge their time, because it might be the means of dis covering the fats of that unfortunate old'inan Mr. Bell, who certainly was murdered on that 13th of November, 1849. The jury had heard the way in which Butters had given his evidence, and if they believed Mrs. Reynolds he, according to his own statement, was the last person that SAW old Mr. Bell alive, with a loaf under his arm. At a quarter past 5 Bell was met by Mrs. Clarke proceeding on his way, with a loaf uuder his arm. Now, how came John Butters to know that he had a loaf of bread in his possession two days afterwards, unless he last saw him with that loaf of bread ia his hand ? That is what he (the Coroner) wanted him to ex ' plain. He must call upon him to ac3ount for it. Could the jury believe Butters when he said he mild not tell whether he went to Lynn that day by rail, gig, or horseback ? It would be a great wil -1 solation to them all to ascertain who the murderer was, and, from the evidence he should be able to lay ' , before the jury on a future occasion, he should be ' able to add another strong link in the chain of evi dence fixing the guilt of the murder upon a person he should not name. The jury then retired. .41fi.er their return, John Moyce Butters was recalled—l know the Temperance Hotel at Lynn. I have been there, but not often. I don't recollect being there a short time after Mr. Bell was missed. I don't recollect a person bringing in a bill like the one produced (the bill offering 2201. reward). Jam quite sure that upon no occasion in the Temperance Hotel, Lyon, upon the production of that bill that I dropped my coffee and fell on the floor. What Mrs. Reynolds has stated "that I shook hands will Mr. Bell at 6 o'clock in the evening of the day he was missed, and that he had a loaf under his arm," is false. I cannot remember a gentleman named Wells, a merchant of Lynn. I did not see Mr. Wells whenever I saw M , . Bell that day. If Mr. Wells or any other person has said that he or they saw you stop and pull an old man with a loaf of bread under his arm into your cart or gig, Is that true or fdlie ?—lt is false. I cAnuot say whether I did or did not see Pauton that night. I cannot say whether he was or was not at my house that night. What is your beliefl—l do not know. I have seen Pauton about twice since I was examined here a fortnight ago. We have talked about the murder of Mr. Bell. I fancy he said he thought he was there (at my house). I cannot say what I said to him. I do njt know whether Panton's state ment that I went to Lynn alone, and that he (Pen ton) saw me there on my return on the night that _ . _ _ Ben was missed, is true or not. I have heard Mr. Spouse's statement that he was not, but I think he wag. I talked about the murder the first lime I saw him. I know very little about Panton's pre mises. Ido not know how many gardens he has— whether two cr foJr. I donit knew whether they aro planted. We were not over-friendly together at the time Mr. Bell was missed. If he (Panton) applied for Mr. Bell's land, I cannot remember it. I have never heard Mrs. Panton accuse my father of having murdered Mr. Bell. When Panton and I were taking about the matter I cannot swear he did not say to me, " They are on the wrong s cent." I cannot say whether we talked about the bines. .1 don't know the name of his servant in Michaelmas, 1849. I do not know a girl named Greigs. I did not observe that old Mr. Bell's mind was going. It did not appear as if it was. On the Tuesday when he was missed, when I saw hi:n in the afternoon, I shook hands with him, and was with him about five mi nutes. Old Mr. Towler (deadnow) shook hands with Mr. B-ll at the same time. I have not said, " I know those bones are not those of Mr. Bell." I swear I do not know whether 4,1 r. Bell is living or dead. William Crisp said,—l live at Dowuhain now, and in November, 1849, I worked for Mr. Butters, at Tottenhill. John Moyce Butters lived at home with his father. I did not see John Butters after he came home the night Mr. Bell was missed, nor did I see Panton. This witness gave some unim portant testimony, and the inquiry was again ad journed until Friday next. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—Jan,. 7. WORSHIP STREET. Joseph Reynolds, a respectably-dressed man, described as a green grocer in Oak-place, Hackney, was charged before Mr. Hammill with the following aggravated outrage. Mrs. Jane Archer, the wife of a bootmaker, who was in a state of great suffering and deb lity from the ill-usage to which she had bcea subjected, stated,—l and the prisoner live next door to each other, and we inhabit two of five houses to which there is a gate common to all of us, and through which I must go to reach my own doorway. At 10 o'clock this morning I went out on an errand, and on returning in a few minutes, finding this gate locked I knocked at it for admission. The prisoner came out, and I asked him to let me in, but he re fused to do so, and made use of the most digustint language. I turned round, intending to go through another person's premises, when he rushed out at the gate, and lifting up the lid of a well close to the gate, exclaimed, " You wretch, I'll now put you down this well." At that moment, however, his wife came up and dra gge d hi m away, b ut he broke away from her, and she instantly closed the lid of the well. I then got inside the gate, but he over took me, and, exclaiming, "I have long wanted to make a public exposure of you," seized me by the wrist and leg, turned me completely over, with my head downwards, and my petti coats over my head, so that I could not see. I screamed "Murder !" and " Police !" which brought the neighbour3 to my assistance, who begged him to stop his violence, but, instead of that, he lifted me up by main fore?, and flung me over a fence into an adjoining garden, i , ito which I fell, and my head came violently against a wooden post. While he was holding me up by the leg and ta t andexposing threatenedmvier iss s I tohave much my struck me about the head and shoulders with his described, he repeatedly knock the life out of me. iured, I feel eat d bled v, ry much, my cheek k lv b ere cut and bruisedan- d .N. one is very mirli brit's , and i . extrem e paid in the shoulders and all back, and, h aving jest recovered from au ill ness, I feel very only y. In answer w in to th e mag iitraie's que,tions abo u t the wounds wit ness said the prisoner, when irst attacked her, had a nzor in hi s h an d, b ut whether she the wouuda were inflicted with th a t or not c o o r uld not say. At the close of her evid ence the poor came s'>faiut and ill, and was su b jected be to serious hcernorrliage, that Mr. Liammill orderTdc her to be immediately supplied with restorative s a n d taken home in a cab. A married woman, named Compton, beard the screams of "Murder" and Yolice,"and on looking out saw the prisoner holding the Com plainant up by the leg and arm, with 44 head down and her person most shamefully expofed. I abused him for his infamous conduct, and 'he re leased her for a moment and she fell, but as Eoon as she get up he struck her violently about the head and body. took her up again , assailed her with the most abominable epith e t s , and pitched her over the palings into the next garden. Harris, 539 was fetched to the prisoneris !JANUARY 8, 18N8, RANK RE T URNS. An Account, pursuant to the Act seventh and eighth Victoria, cap. 32, of the Average Amount of Bank Notes of the several Banks of Issue in England and "Wales, in Circulation during the Week ending Satur day, the 26th day of Dec., 1857 : PRIVATE BANKS. Andover Bank, Andover—Heath and Co. Ashford Bank, Ashford—Jemmitt Pomfret,and Co. Aylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury—Z. D. Hunt Baldock Bank and Baldock and Biggleswade Bank, Baldock—Wells, Hogge, and Co Barnstaple Bank, Barnstaple—Marshall and Co Basingstoke and Odiham Bank, I3asingstoke— Seymour, Lamb, and Co. . Bedford Bank. Bedford—Barnard and Co. ... Bewdley Bank, Bewdley Nichols, Baker, and Co .. Bicester and Oxfordshire Bank and Oxford Bank, Bicester—H. M. and G. Tubb Birmingham Bank, Birmingham —Attwoods, Spooner, and Co Birmingham and Warwickshire Bank, Bir mingham—J. L. Moilliet and Sons Blandford Bank, Blandford—Oak and Co. Boston Bank, Boston—Clay pens and Co. Boston Bank, Boston—T. Gee and Co. Bridgwater Bank, Bridgwater—J. and J. L Sealey Bristol Bank, Bristol—Miles, Miles, and Co Broseley and Bridgnorth and Bridgnorth and Broseley Bank, Broseley—Pritchards, Boy cott, and Co Buckingham Bank, Buckingham—Bartlett, Par rott, and Co. Bury and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, and Stowinarket Bank, Bury St. Edmunds— Oakes, Bevan, and Co. Banbury Bank, Banbury —J. C. and A Gillett Banbury Old Bank, Banbury—Cobb and Son Bedfordshire Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leighton Buzzard—Bassett, Son, and Co. Birmingham Bank, Birmingham—Lloyds & Co Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire—H A. and W. M. Harris and Co. Brecon Old Bank, Brecon—Wilkins and Co Brighton Union Bank, Brighton—Hall, West, and Co. Burlington and Driffield Bank, Burlington— Harding, Smith, and Co Bury St. Edmunds Bank, Bury St. Edmunds— Worlledge and Co Cambridge Bank, Cambridge—Mortlock & Co Cambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cam bridge—Messrs. Fosters Canterbury Bank, Canterbury—Hammond and Co Carmarthen Bank/Carmarthen—David Morris and Sons Chertsey Bank, Chertsey—La Coste and Son Colchester Bank, Colchester—Round, Green, and Co. Colchester and Essex Bank, and Witham and Essex Bank, and Hadleigh, Suffolk, Bank, Colchester—Mills, Bawtree, and Co Cornish Bank, Truro—Tweedy and Co Coventry Bank, Coventry—Little & Woodcock City Bank, Exeter—Milford and Co Craven Bank, Settle—Alcocks, Birkbecks, and Co Chepstow Old Bank, Chepstow Bank, Mon mouth Old Bank, Monmouth Bank, Brecon Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Chepstow—Bromage, Snead, and Co . Derby Bank, Derby—W. and S. Evans & Co. Derby Bank, Derby—Samuel Smith and Co Derby Old Bank and Scarsdale and High Peak Bank, Derby—Crompton, Newton, and Co .. Devizes and Wiltshire Bank, Devizes—Locke and Co Diss Bank, Diss—Fincham, and Co Doncaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster —Cooke and Co Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton on-Tees Bank, Darlington—Backhouse & Co bevonport Bank. Devonport—Hodge and Co Dorchester Old Bink and Dorsetshire Bank, Dorchester—R. and H. Williams Fast Cornwall Bank, Liskeard—Robins, Fos ter, and Co East Riding Bank, Beverley—Bower and Co Essex Bank and Bishop's Stortferd Bank Chelmsford—Sparrow, Round, and Co Exeter Bank, Exeter—Sanders and Co Farringdon Bank and Bank of Wantage, Far ringdon—Barnes, Medley, and Co Farnham Bank, Farnham—Messrs Knight Faversham Bank, Faversham—Hilton and Co Godalming Bank, Godalming—Mellersh and Keen Guildford Bank, Guildford—Messrs. Haydon.. Grantham Bank, Grantham—Hardy and C 0... Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford— Matthews and Co. Average Amount. . 9,755 8,221 18,625 26,002 8,211 19,340 30,349 9,186 14,163 15,748 5,223 5.990 01,411 15,118 7,124 28,415 13,958 19,924 52,509 29,496 24,471 29,905 17,090 8,833 37,453 17,056 $,066 1,869 12,858 42,019 2G. 40 11,146 2,393 14,398 113,610 41,017 5,358 17,279 49,6 IS 1,460 8,323 30,566 21,0112 6,780 10,254 50,470 17,719 7,191 41,31 84,630 48,325 32,885 23,372 5,605 10,314 5,263 4,500 11,044 23,743 11,945 16,868 Hull Bank and Kingston-upon-Hull Bank, Hull, Smith, Brothers, and Co. Huntingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting don—Veasey and Co. Harwich rank, Harwich—Cox, Cobbold, and Co. Hertfordshire, Hitchin Bank, Hitchin Sharpies, and Co. Hereford, Ross and Archenfield Bank, and Ross and Archenfield Bank, Ross Morgan and Co Ipswich Bank, Ipswich—Bacon and Co. Ipswich and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk, Hadlei,gh Bank, Manningtree and Mistley Bank, and Woodbridge Bank, Ipswich— Alexanders and Co. Kentish Bank, Maidstone—Mercer, Randall, and Co. Kington and Radnorshire Bank, Kington— Davies and Co. Knaresborough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank, Knaresborough—Harrison and Co Kendal Bank, Kendal—Wakefield, Crewdson and Co. Lane End Staffordshire Bank, Lane End—C Harvey and Son Leeds Bank, Leeds--Beckett and Co. Leeds Union Bank, Leeds W. Williams, Brown and Co. Leicester Bank, Leicester—T. & T. T. Paget Lewes Old Bank, Lewes—WhitfHi and Co Lincoln/3mA, Lincoln—Smith, Ellison, and Co Llandovery Bank, Lampeter Bank,'and Llan dilo Bank, Llandovery—D. Jones and Co Loughborough Bank, Loughborough—Middle ton and Cradock Lymington Bank, Lymington—S, and G. F St. Barbe Lynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynn Regis—Gurneys and Co. Lynn Regis and Norfolk Bank, Lynn Regis— Jarvis and Co 9,062 Macclesfield Bank, Macclesfield—Brocklehurst and Co. Manningtree Bank, Manningtree--Nunn and Co. Marlborough and Wilts Marlborough Banle , Old Bank, Marlborough Old Bank, Marl borough Old Bank and Hungerford Bank, and Hung wford Bank, Marlborough—Tan ner and Co Merionethshire Bank, Dolgelly—Williams and 50n..... . .............................................. 9,667 Miners' Bank, Truro—Willyams and Co 15,119 Monmouthshire Agricultural and Commercial Bank, Abergavenny—Bailey and Co ... 22,325 Monmouth Cld Bank, Monmouth Bank, Bre con Bank, Chepstow Bank, Chepstow Old Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Monmouth—Bromage, Snead, and C 0...... 11,200 Newark Bank, Newark—Godfrey and Ridden 18,559 Newark and Sleaford Bank, and 'Sleaford and Newark Bank, Sleaford—Handley, Peacock, and Co 41,735 Newbury Bank, Newbury—Bunny & Slocock 16,451 Newmarket Bank, Newmarket—Eaton, Ham mond, and Co 15,828 Norwich Crown Bank and Norfolk and Suffolk Sank, Norwich—Harveys and Hudsons 47,769 Norwich and Norfolk Bank, Norwich—Gur neys and Birkbecke Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Bank, Not tinghain, Hart, Fellows, and Co Nuneaton Bank, Nuneaton—Craddock and Co Naval Bank, Plymouth, Plymouth—Harris and Co. New Sarum Bank, Sarum—Everett and Co Nottingham Bank, Nottingham—Samuel Smith and Co. Oswestry Bank and Oswestry Old Bank, Os westry—Croxon and Co Oxford Old Bank, Oxford—Parsons and Co. OH Bank, Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Ton bridge Wells Old Bank, Tonbridge and Ton bridge Wells and Sevenoaks Bank, Ton bridge—T. H. and S. Benching Oxfordshire Witney Bank, Witney—J. W. Clinch and Sons Pease's Old Bank, Hull, the Hull Old Bank and Beverley Bank, Hull—Pease and C 0.... Penzance Bank, Penzance--Batten and C 0.... Peterborough Bank and Oundle Bank, Peter borough —D. Yorke and Co. Pembrokeshire Bank, Haverfordwest—J. and W. Walters Reading Bank, Reading—Simonds and Co Reading Bank, Reading—Stephens, Blandy, and Co. Richmond Bank, Richmond—Roper and Co. Rochdale Bank, Rochdale—Clement, Royds, and Co. Rochester, Chatham, and Strood Bank, Roches ter—Day and Nicholson Royston Bank, Royston—Fordham and Sons Rugby Bank, Rugby—A. Butlin and Son Rye 13tak, Itye—R. C. Poifret, & Co.. )toga Old Bank, Heredfordshire, R,,ss Allaway and Macdongal Saffron Walden and North Essex Bank, Saf fron Walden—Gibsons and Co. Salop Bank Shrewsbury—Burton, Lloyd, and Co. Soarbor ?ugh Old Bank, Scarborough—Wood all and Co Shrewsbury Old Bank and Shrewsbury and Ludlow Bank, Shrewsbury— Rocks, Ey tpns, and C 0... .. .. .. Sittinghourne and Milton Bank, Sittingbourne —Valiance and Co. Southampton Town and County Bank, South aceptoc—Maddison and Pearce 39,766 4,614 25,80 15,733 18,096 56,598 8,923 25,91 18,788 34,674 5,235 43,630 35,682 22,283 17,018 73,419 16,344 5,454 8,185 83,097 7,161 2,840 16,654 8,861 27,661 8,10 81,579 5,971 8,798 3i3,043 9,79. 7,940 6,429 22,526 23,742 4,825 2,078 6,185 11,227 8,465 9,695 3,515 27,269 10,198 21,187 28,752 2,135 9,080 Southwell Bank, Southwell—Wylde and Co 10,184 Southampton and Hampshire Bank, Southamp ton—Atherley, Fall, and Co. Stafford Old Bank, Stafford—Stevenson and CO. Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford —Eaton, Cayley and Co. Shrewsbury and Welshpool Bank, Shrewsbury Taunton Bank, Taunton—H. and R. Badcock —Beck, Downward, and Co. Tavistock Bank, Tavistock—Gill and Rundle Thornbury Bank, Thornbury—Rolph and Co. Tiverton and Devonshire Bank, Tiverton Dunsford and Co. Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northampton shire—Thrapston, Yorke and Eland Tring Bank and Chesham Bank, Tring—But cher and Son Towcester Old Bank, Towcester—Percival and 2,480 10,008 23,041 16,626 24,197 7,408 9,843 9,180 . - ----- Co Town and County of Poole Bank and Ring wood and Poole Bank, Poole—G. W. Led gard and Sons Union Bank, Cornwall, Helston—Vivian and Co Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge—Hull, Smith, and Co Wallingford Bank, Wallingford—Hedges, Wells, and Co. Warwick and Warwickshire Bank, Warwick— Greaves and Co. - Wellington Somerset Bank, Wellington—Fox, Brothers, and Co West Riding Bank, Wakefield, and Pontefract Bank, Wakefield— Leatham, Tew, and Co Whitby Old Bank, Whitby—Simpson, Chap man, and Co Winchester, Alresford, and Alton Bank, Win chester—Bulpett and Co Winchester and Hampshire Bank, Winchester —Wickham and Co Weymouth Old Bank and Dorchester Bank, Weymouth—Eliott and Pearce Wirksworth and Ashbourne Derbyshire Bank, Wirksworth—Arkwright and Co Wisbech and Lincolnshire Bank, Wisbech— Gurneys and Co Wiveliscombe Bank, Wiveliscombe—P. and W. Hancock Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton—Go od ricke and Holyoake Worcester Bank, Worcester—Farley, Laven der, and Co Worcester Old Bank and Tewkesbury Old Bank, Worcester—Berwick, Lechmere, and Co Worcestershire Bank, Kidderminster—Farley, Turner, and Co Walsall Old Bank, Walsall—Charles Forster and Sons Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton—R and W. F. Fryer Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank, and Halesworth and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth—Gurneys, Birbeck, and Co Yarmouth, Norfolk, and Suffolk Bank, Great Yarmouth—Sir E. H. K. Lacon, Bart,, and Co York Bank, York— Swann, Clough, and Co JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Bank of Westmorland, Kendal Barnsley Banking Company, Barnsley Bradford Banking Company, Bradford Bilston District Banking Company, Wolver- 11,605 11,001 5,739 8,089 15,115 10,066 6,585 20,349 3,002 32,33 11,940 15,715 13,388 31,89 47,09 5,708 4,417 46,088 44,997 13,602 36,149 7,949 6,838 32,483 hampton Bank of Whitehaven, Whitehaven.... Bradford Commercial Banking Company, Bradford Burton, Uttoxeter, and Staffordshire Union Banking Company, Burton-upon-Trent Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Banking Company, Chesterfield Cumberland Union Banking Company, Work ington Coventry and Warwickshire Banking Company, Coventry Coventry Union Banking Company, Coventry County of Gloucester Banking Company, Chel tenham Carlisle 'and Cumberland Banking Company, Carlisle Carlisle City and District Bank, Carlisle ...... Dudley and West Bromwich Banking Company, Dudley Derby and Derbyshire Banking Company, Derby Darlington District Joint Stock Banking Corn pany, Darlington East of England Bank, Norwich 22,4E Gloucestershire Banking Company, Gloucester 118,44 Halifax Joint Stock Bank, Halifax 13,185 Huddersfield Banking Company, Huddersfield 26,088 Hull Banking Company, Hull 20,435 Halifax Commercial Banking Company, Halifax 3,938 Halifax and Huddersfield Union Banking Cora- 4,843 23,222 10,770 44,587 8,237 28,690 21,308 11,657 93,383 19,630 15,016 18,617 17,423 pany, Halifax 29,840 Helston Banking Company, Helston Herefordshire Banking Company, Hereford Knaresborough and Claro Banking Company, Knaresborough 22,714 Kingsbridge Joint-Stock Bank, Kingsbridge 2,312 Lancaster Banking Company, Lancaster 49,69E Leeds Banking Company, Leeds 20,267 Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester 54,210 Lincoln and Lindsey Banking Company 41,775 Leamington Priors and Warwickshire Banking Company, Leamington Priors 8,514 Ludlow and Tenbury Bank, Ludlow 6,920 Moore and Robinson's Nottinghamshire Bank ing Company, Nottingham Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Banking Company, Nottingham 22, 78 National Provincial Bank of England, Birming ham, Head7office, 112, Bishopsgate-street, London 341,022 North Wilts Banking Company, Melksham 32,101 Northamptonshire Union Bank, Northampton 68,831 Northamptonshire Banking Company, North ampton 15,230 North and South Wales Bank, Liverpool 40,013 Pares's Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester Saddlcworth Banking Company, Saddleworth 1,245 Sheffield Banking Company, Sheffield 82,534 Stamford, Spalding, and Boston Banking Com pany, Stamford 42,966 Stuckey 's Banking Company, Bristol Somerset shire Bank, and Somersetshire Bank, Lang port 290,483 ElShropshire Banking Company, Shiffnall 33,5 Stourbridge and Kidderminster Banking Com pany, Stourbridge Sheffield and Hallamshire Banking Company, Sheffield ..- —• Sheffield and Rotherham Joint stock Banking Company, Sheffield Swaledale and Wensleydale Banking Company, Richmond .. 45,554 Wolverhampton and Staffordshire Banking Company, Wolverhampton 5,020 Wakefield and Barnsley Union Bank, Wake field Whitehaven Joint-Stock Banking Company, Whitehaven 20,123 Warwick and Leamington Banking Company, • Warwick West of England and South Wales District Bank, Bristol 50,773 Wilts and Dorset Banking Company, Salisbury 63,967 West Riding Union Banking Company, Hud- 23,003 44,400 11,420 dersfield Whitehurch and Ellesmere Banking Company, Whitchurch Worcester City and County Banking Com- 22,925 3,363 pany, Worcester 3,942 York [Mimi Banking Company, York 61,C19 York City and County Banking Company, 81,900 Yorkshire Banking Company, Leeds 97,619 J. MICHAEL, Acting Registrar of Bank Returns, Inland Revenue, Somerset House, Jau. 2. 'TIE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY `OF LONDON. —At a monthly general meeting held yesterday at the society's house in Hanover-square, the Right Hon. Sir G. Clerk Bart, vice-president in the chair, Messrs. H. Milbank W. Swann, E. J. Lowe, and W. Felki jun., Went elected fellows of the society ; and E. Willan, J. A. Turner, A. W. T. Amherst, and W. F. Low, were pro posed as candidates fur the fellowship ; and Dr. Fuchs ran, of the Museum d'Histoire Naturelle of Paris, as a corresponding member of the society. The report stated that amongother interesting additions to the menagerie, two bower birds had been presented by T. Waker, Esq. fellow of the society, and the litters of ocelots and leo pards had been born. The number of visitors to the gardens daring the year 1857 bad nearly rea c h e d 340,000, and the number of new members elected into the society bad been 61. INCREASED EXPORTS To AUSTRALlA.—Notwithstand ing the advices received from our Australian colonies for several months past have spoken of a glut of goods in those markets, we find from the government returns of the exports from the United Kingdom, that during the 11 months of 1857, ending Nov. 30, a marked in crease has, nevertheless, taken place in all the different articles of shipment to these dependencies, with the single exception of soap, in which there has been a fall ing off to the extent of 39,9641., as compared with the 11 months ef 1856 The total value of the exports amount to 7,218,2421. for the period mentioned of the year just passed, whereas during the same months of 1856 the aggregate declared value was 5,396,529/, being consequently a balance excess of 1,821,7131., after allow ing fir the deficiency in soap as stated. Articles with which the mining interests are closely associated take the first rank, and furnish a total of 1,453,3071. under the head of "metals"—that is, iron, lead, tin, and in chinery, which is an augmentation over 1856 of 221,720 Next in importance as to value comes leather goods and saddiery, with an amount of 1,318,690/. against 874,467/. is 1856. Beer, ale, and spirits amount to 1,256,5991., being an increase of 1:01,237/. ; apparel and slops give a total of 1,107,6341., and an excess of 246,540/. ; haber dashery and it illir=ery furnish a sum of 707,553/., which is 180,591/. over 1856 ; linens, cottons, and mixed stuffs were forwarded to the value of 625,3871., being an in crease of 86,431/. ; silk goods are declared at 184,9221, an augmentation of 69,145/. ; woollens amount t o 114,399/., which is 29,644/. over the previous year ; stationery gives 198,598/, being an excess of 26,398/. • earthenware furnishes a total of 121,050/ , which is 13,155/. ever 1856 ; and oil seed, 33,1031, which is an addition of 12,5931. to the amount shipped in the 11 months of 1856. The value of soap in this period of 1856 was only 20,009/. against 59,9731 in 1856, and the deficiency is as stated at the commencement of these remarks. —Mining Journal, JAE. 2. Country Markets. MANCHESTER -JAN. 7. There was about an average attendance to-day, and the best qualities of English and American wheat met a fair demand at an amendment of is per qr and ld to 2d per 701bs, but in other sorts no improvement. Flour in' some instances held for an advance of ls. Oats and oatmeal moved of at a slow sale, at the rates of last week. Eng lish beans and barley a better sale. NEWARK—Jex. 6. A good attendance, and prices similar to tkose of last week, except for barley, which was is dearer. Wheat, white 56s to 58s, red 50s to 51 s; b arley, malting 39s to 435, grinding 36s to 375; oats, 24st. 324 to 365, 22st, 24s to 28s ; beans, 46s to 48s ; malt, 60s to 724; peas, 449 to 465; tares, —s to —s per qr. .LOUTH-JAN. 6: An inactive trade in corn to-day, with little variation in rates, but for the best samples a small advance was ob tained. Wheat, 43s to 48s ; extra, 52s ; barley 33s to 36s ; oats 20s to 23s ; beans, 40s to 455. BOSTON -JAN. 6. The wheat trade to-day was in a rather firmer state. The sales passing in wheat were at an improvement of le to 2e; ordinary runs is dearer. Spring corn realised last week's rates. Prices ;---Wheat, red, 42s Od to 50s Od; new, —s to --a ; white, 48s Od to 51s Od; extra, 525. Barley, 26s Od to 38s Od. Oats 18s to 255. Peas, 81 to 43s Od. Beans, 34s Oil to 41s Od per qr. GLASGOW—JAN. 6. The market was well attended to-day, and a moderate business resulted in wheat at an advance of le pea boll for American, and 6d upon new Baltic. Flour in favour of sellers. Barley 61 to is per boll dearer. Oats and oat• meal steady. Beans and pease dull. EDINBURGH GRAIN.-JAN. 6. Large supply of grain to-day, and sales heavy. With the exception of wheat other grains were cheaper. Wheat, oh the top, is Od down, and on the average Os 3d down. Barley, 3s Od down on the top, and Os 7d down on the average. Oats on the top were Os 6d up, and on the average O . 6d down. Beans on the top 24 Od down, and on the average, Os 2d down. AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTER. Wheat .£2 0 1 1-12th. Do. new -12ths. Barley Oats Beans Total Supply and Sales. Wheat 1306 qrs sold 1077 qrs Barley 2074 qrs sold 1763 qrs Oats 2003 qrs sold 1585 qrs Beans lB5 qrs sold 155 qrs * DERBY SMITHFIELD.—JAM. 5. A fair supply of fat beasts to-day, ;Jut the demand wa* limited ; higher ptices were asked, and beef was a little better sold. Sheep in small supply, and well sold. There was a good supply of fat pigs, and the sales heavy. Fat calves scarce. The following were the quotations :—Beef, 63 to bid; mutton, 7d to 73d ; lamb, —d to 01; veal, 74d tc 01 per lb. ; pigs, 9s 6d to lie 3d per score ; rough fat, 5s 0 t to Os per 141 b. ; hides, 4id to 6,d per lb ; calf skins, 6d to 7A per lb. LOCAL SHARE MARILETJ. LIVERPOOL. JAN. 7. 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