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FERIA played in all Sir Henry Ward' s mag i s t er i a l procee di ngs. rIAMENT . The only atrocity he could perceive in the conduct of the hon. baronet was that, in the case of people imprisoned for sedition, he had offered to liberate them on a promise of good behaviour for twelve months. With regard to the protest the hon. member had referred to, it had only received three signatures. In his opinion, Sir Henry Ward was en titl e d to cons i derable praise for his mo deration. Lord J. RUSSELL was extremely pleased at the statement of the right hon. gentleman. He considered that Sir Henry Ward had, in his very difficult position, shown great liberality, and was entitled to considerable praise. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(YESTERDAY.) Their Lordships assembled at five o'clock. The Earl of ENNISKILLEN presented a petition from Tyrone, praying for inquiry into the conduct of the Roman Catholic clergy at the elections in Ireland. The Earl of WINCHELSEA gave notice, that on an early day he would move the appointment of a commis sion of inquiry into the system of education pursued at Maynooth, with the view of ascertaining whether it was opposed to that civil and religious liberty on which the institutions of this country were founded. COMMERCIAL POLICY. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE, previous to lay ing his resolution on the table, with respect to the commercial policy of the country, alluded to theigreat advantages which would result, if their lordships could come to as unanimous an agreement as possible upon a resolution to the same effect as that[which was passed in the House of Commons. He had no desire to raise any hostile controversy in their lordships' house, and he trusted that the noble earl at the head of the Government would assent to the terms of the motion which he intended to submit to the house. The noble marquis then read his motion, which was to the) following effect:— That the house acknowledged with satisfaction that the cheapness of provisions, occasioned by recent legislation, had mainly contributed to the improvement of the country and the ncreased comforts of the industrious classes ; and that unrestricted competition having been adopted, after due deliberation, as the principle of our commercial policy, it was the duty of the house unreservedly t o adhere to that policy. The Earl of DERBY said he was desirous, like the noble marquis, that a question of this kind should be de cided by a resolution which was likely to meet with the general concurrence of the house; and though he did not himself entertain any great objections to the terms of the motion, because he believed the cheapness of provisions had increased the comforts of the labouring classes, yet he thought it would be more advisable not to raise any discussion on those words of the noble marquis, by going back at all to what degree or ex tent that: cheapness of provisions had been the main cause of the increased comforts of the labouring classes, and the increased prosperity of the country. The noble earl then gave notice that he would propose the follow ing amendment to the noble marquis's motion : " That this house thankfully acknowledge the ge neral prosperity, and deeply sensible of the evil attend ant upon frequent changes in the financial policy of the country, adheres to the commercial system recently established, and would view with regret any renewed attempt to disturb its operations and impede its further extension." In reply to the Earl of DERBY, The Marquis of CLANRICARDE intimated that he would not submit his motion to the house until Mon day. Their lordships then adjourned. ROUSE OF COMMONS--(YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair shortly before four o'clock. Mr. DISRAELL—The right hon. gentleman the Chan cellor of the Exchequer was in his place to-night, and appeared to have quite recovered from his recent indis position. Mr. GREENHALL presented a petition, praying the house to take steps to prevent corrupt practices at elections, such as bribery and treating. Mr. MACKIE presented a petition, praying for an amendment of the Commercial Law of Scotland, and of the mode of proceeding in Sheriffs' Courts. Mr. RUME presented a petition from Mr. Grantley Berkeley, complaining of corrupt practices at the last election for West Gloucestershire, and praying the house to institute a searching inquiry into the matter. It partook somewhat of the nature of a controverted election petition ; but the petitioner stated that he should not go to the expense of prosecuting it in a com mittee, as he thought it was the duty of the house to interfere in the matter, out of respect to its own cha racter. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from Islington praying for an alteration of, and extension in, the Reform Bill. ELECTION P . The SPEAKER informed the ETITIONS house that he had re ceived a report from the Examiner of Recognizances, stating that the recognizances entered into for prose cuting the petition complaining of the return for Kid derminster were unobjectionable. He had also received a letter from the agent of the petitioners in the Cocker mouth case, stating that it was not their intention to proceed with the petition. The members of the general committee of elections were called to the table and sworn. Mr. HUME submitted that the period had arrived when these oaths ought to be dispensed with. The cha racter of the house required this, and he hoped this suggestion would not be lost sight of by the Gpvernment. The committee was ordered to meet to morrow. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 3, 1852. Rye Bank, Rye—R. C. Pomfret and C0.....* Ross Old Bank, Herefordshire, Ross—Prich ards and Allaway Saffron Walden and North Essex Bank, Saffron Walden—Gibsons and Co. Salop Bank, Shrewsbury—Burto n , Ll o yd, an d Co Scarborough Old Bank, Scarborough—Woodall and Co. Shrewsbury Old Bank and Shrewsbury and Ludlow Bank, Shrewsbury—Rocke, Eytons, and Co. Sittingbourne and Milton Bank, Sittingbourne —Vallance and Co. Southampton Town and County Bank, South ampton—Maddison and Pearce Southwell Bank, Southwell—Wylde and Co Southampton and Hampshire Bank, Southamp ton—Atherley, Fell, and Co. Stone Bank, Stone—W. Moore Stafford Old Bank, Stafford—Stevenson and Co. Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford—Eaton, Cayley and Co. Shrewsbury and Welshpool Bank, Shrewsbury —Beck, Downward, and Co. Taunton Bank, Taunton—H. and R. Badcock 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 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— K. Greenway 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—Good ricke and Holyoake Worcester Bank, Worcester—Farley, Laven der, and Co Worcester Old Bank and Tewkesbury Old Bank, Worcester—Berwick, Lechmere, and Co 17,932 28,143 13,560 23,917 36,414 2,635 LAW INTELLIGENCE. EQUITY COURTS—DEC. 2. (Before Vice-Chancellor Stuart.) THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. ATTWOOD.--STARCH-GREEN ALMSHOUSES. This information was filed for the purpose of obtaining the sanction of the Court to the erection of additional almshouses ; for a scheme for administering the charity ; and for the appointment of new trustees. The facts were that prior to April, 1810, grants had been made by the lord of the manor of Fulham, Middlesex, of portions of the wast e l an d gra t u it ously to many persons. In that year it was resolved to discontinue the practice, to take money from the grantees, and to vest it in trustees, who were to be selected from the copyholders—the funds, when accumulated, to be laid out in erecting and main taining almshouses. This having been carried into effect at Starch green, and 2,191 Three per Cent. Consols being now unapplied, the case was brought before the Court, it being stated by the existing trustees that the accounts had been regularly audited and allowed. Mr. Glasse and Mr. Nalder, for the relators, stated that the point as to which there was some doubt was whether the scheme should be prepared in the usual way, by reference to the master or to the chief clerk. It was also suggested that the parties might exchange drafts of respective schemes, and submit the points on which they might differ to the Court. The Vice-Chancellor Zid he would not decide these matters until he had spoken to the other judges on the subject. Mr. J. H, Palmer suggested that under the 54th sec tion of the Equity Jurisdiction Improvement Act, the Court was empowered to give directions for taking the accounts, and that the books of the trustees should be taken as primp facie evidence of their accuracy. He understood the other side had no objection to this course. The Vice-Chancellor considered that it would be pre mature, at present, to give such directions. The chief clerk, if necessary, would take directions from him, if he required them. (Before the Master of the Rolls.) FOGLIONI V. MARTIN AND ANOTHER. -JUDGMENT. The Master of the Rolls gave judgment in this case, which he observed was a suit brought by the assignees of Emanuel Brothers, for compelling the specific per formance of a contract between Martin and Ritchie, and the firm of Emanuel. It appeared that Martin and another person, named Blogg, had been in business to gether, and had transactions with the Emanuels ; and Blogg having died, certain claims were made by the Emanuels upon his estate. These claims Martin and Ritchie had, as alleged, entered into a contract to make good, or purchase up. The contract, however, was de nied by Martin absolutely, who said he never approved of the deed, though he had read it, and certainly never executed it. The second defendant, Ritchie, admitted he had signed it, but alleged that the contract was neither valid nor legal, it being a contract at best for the sale of a right of action. The Master of the Rolls said that he could not, upon the evidence in the case, hold that Martin was a party to this contract, and therefore as respected him the suit must be dismissed with costs. The case of the other defendant was altogether different. He, on his own admission, signed the instrument, and the Court therefore decreed as against him, specific per formance of the contract, but without costs, as he had acted bond fide throughout the transaction. 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 COURT OF BANKRUPTCY—DEC. 2. (Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.) IN RE THOMAS SEVERS. The bankrupt was a warehouseman in Basinghall street. His accounts commence in January, 1847, with a deficiency of 7,5601., and close June 8, 1852, with the following items:—Unsecured creditors, 12,7001.; liabil ities, 13,6971. • good debts, 1,545 ; property, 2,9401. This was the certificate meeting. Mr. Linklater, for the assignees, said they had no wish to oppose the application of the bankrupt for a certificate. Mr. Lawrance said, of the deficiency of 7,560/. in 1847, 6,8001. was owing to an uncle of the bankrupt's. That debt had not been paid, and the bankrupt's rela tions were large creditors. His Honour said the deficiency of 7,5601. had been satisfactorily explained, but he felt bound to mark his disapprobation of the bankrupt's expenditure by a sus pension of his certificate (second class) for a period of three months. 36,710 11,326 43,807 IN RE MEDLEY. The bankrupt was a horse-hair manufacturer. His debt are from 2,0001. to 3,0001. There are no assets. The bankrupt is supposed to have departed for Aus tralia. Mr. A. A. Jones, for the assignees, said the bankrupt had failed to surrender to pass his examination, and the Court directed a proclamation of outlawry to be made at the usual hour. a convert to the Established Church. This was a very convenient way of exciting sympathy on her behalf, and imposing upon the ministers of two different persuasions. But she had grossly aggravated the facts in her state ment of the alleged assaults. Mr. A'Beckett said that it had been stated in the course of the examination that two persons were present who witnessed the alleged assault ; were they now in attendance ? as all the witnesses were ordered out of court in the first instance at the express desire of the parties. He (the magistrate) should like to hear their evidence. Mr. Watson, however, declined calling any witnesses, the complainant having described everything that oc curred. Mr. Salomons, on the behalf of the defendant, also expressed his intention not to call any witnesses, ob serving that in point of law it could not be denied that an assault had been committed, if gently touching the complainant with an umbrella could be construed into a breach of the peace. The facts were these—his client was sent for to relieve the complainant, and as he had reason to suspect she would not disclose where the father of her child was to be found, he questioned her closely upon the point, and it was evident she was telling false hoods, he rebuked her, at the same time gently touching her on the shoulder with his umbrella—this was the assault. And with respect to the language attributed to the defendant, he solemnly assured him that there was not one word of truth in it. It was obvious that the character of the complainant for veracity could not be much depended upon, more particularly as no wit nesses had been called to support her testimony ; he should, therefore, leave the case in the hands of the magistrate. A'Beckett expressed some surprise that no wit nesses were called on either side, and said that under the circumstances he should send the case before a jury without making any remarks himself on the subject, and for that purpose should order the defendant to enter into his own recognizance in the sum of 1001. to appear and answer the charge at the sessions. THAMES.—A poor man named Carpenter, a regis tered coal-whipper, was charged with leaving his family of three children chargeable to the parish of St. Paul, Shadwell. Mr. Sargeant said the defendant's children had been for some time maintained by the parish, and that 61. had been expended on th e i r b e h a lf , not one farthing of which had been paid by the defendant, who, he believed, was in a condition to partially reimburse the parish, and to support his children in future. The prisoner was a basket man, or foreman, and his earnings averaged 255. a week. The defendant said he met with an accident some time ago by falling into the hold of a ship, and was taken in an insensible condition to the Dreadnought Hospital, where he remained for several weeks, and he was not yet perfectly cured. While he was in the hospital-ship all his furniture was seized for rent, and his home broken up. He had no home in which he could shelter them, and the remuneration for coal-whipping was so very low that he really was unable to maintain them. Mr. Sargeant said the parish did not require the 61. already due, but it was considered that he was able to pay 6s. a week for the future. The defendant—That - is as much as my average earn ings, and I am now ill and lame. I would gladly sup port my children if I could. Mr. Deering, principal clerk in the coal whippers' office, said it was quite true that the defendant had met with a serious accident. Since the defendant had left the hospital he was obliged to give up work for a week or two at a time. Their average earnings for the last three months had not exceeded Bs. per week, and their labours were very heavy. Mr. Ingham was sorry to hear the wages were so low, and asked what were the earnings of the basket men ? Mr. Deering—ln no case did the earnings of basket men, who were foremen of the gangs, average more than 10s. per week. He had taken the accounts of three bas ket men, whose earnings were larger than ordinary coal whippers, and their wages averaged 9s. or 10s. per week. At present, the defendant, if in perfect health, might earn lls. per week. Mr. Ingham—So it appears. How are they able to support their families and pay rent ? Mr. Deering—Many of them are in a wretched state, living upon insufficient food. I don't believe one out of twenty coal-whippers pay any rent at all. They can't do it, and they are obliged to go in debt wherever they can, and their children are running about the streets half naked and without shoes and stockings. Mr. Ingham said it was evident the defendant could not pay 6s. per week. He must pay 2s. per week, and when he was able and in full work give more. The defendant—l wish to support my family, your worship ; but what am I to do ? Mr. Ingham said it was a distressing case, and he was sure the parish officers did not want th e defendant wholly to maintain his children until he recovered his strength, but he must do something. IRISH MARKETS, In reply to Mr. SULLIVAN, Lord NAAS stated that the Government would have no objection to lay upon the table the order which had been issued relative to the state of the markets in Ire land. LAW OF ENGLAND. Mr. PHILLIMORE wished to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is the inten tion of Government to bring forward any measure for digesting the law of England into a code. Mr. WALPOLE replied in the negative. Mr. PHILLIMORE gave notice that, early after the I Christmas recess, he should move an address to the Crown on the subject. PARLIAMENTARY REFORM Mr. HUME wished to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether it is the intention of her Majesty's Government to introduce any measure for the extension of the franchise, the protection of the voters, and the equalisation of the number of electors to the number of representatives ? The T CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, when the Government intended to move in the matter of Parliamentary reform, they would give due notice of their intention. They did not think it would be respect ful to the house or the country to give such a notice in answer to a question like this. Mr. M. GIBSON wished to know whether Go vernment intended to bring in any measure for allotting the four vacant seats ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that would form part of the general subject of Parliamen tary reform, and he must repeat the answer he had already given. (A laugh.) THE UNIVERSITIES. In answer to a question by an HON. MEMBER, Mr. WALPOLE said, the report had been sent to the heads of each college, requesting them to return such observations upon it as they thought fit. NOTICES OF MOTION. Sir DE LACY EVANS gave notice, that he should take an early opportunity of moving, that one of the vacant seats be allotted to the districts of Kensing ton and Chelsea. MAGISTRACY OF DERBY. In reply to Mr. HINDLEY, Mr. 'WALPOLE stated, that the recent appointment of magistrates in Derby had been made in the usual way. Three were appointed to fill up as many vacancies which had occurred in the magistracy through resigna tions. RATES AND TAXES. Sir D. L. EVANS moved for leave to bring in a bill to extend the period for payment of rates and taxes for the elective franchise, from July to October. Mr. WALPOLE said he should offer no opposition to the introduction of the bill, though he should reserve to himself the right of resisting some of its provisions hereafter. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said this bill did not go half far enough. The payment of rates and taxes was not made a condition precedent to the exercise of the fran chise in counties, and why should not the same rule prevail in boroughs ? The dealing piecemeal with Par liamentary reform was only frittering away a great subject. Leave was then given to bring in the bill. BUDDHISM IN CEYLON. Mr. HUIVIE moved for copies of all the correspon dence respecting Buddhism and the Buddhist priests, laid before the Select Committee on Ceylon affairs, and not printed by the Committee in the Appendix to their R . eports. Sir J. PAKINGTON said that there were very few things that the hon. gentleman had stated in which he did not concur. He was of opinion that the Govern ment were bound to carry out the treaty entered h t ° with the kings of Candy. H e h a d s t u di e d e Papers for which the honou ra bl e mem b er h a d dueti on 111°.ved, and he did not thi n k th a t th e pro the hon f those papers would further the views of alway s vikngPiltieman. He was one of th ose w h o was in this e ase to furnish any information ; b u t h e wou ld present it we t it to the hon. gentleman, whether at the hon. membee?le,dient to produce the papers for which After a few w w ( l a s 'i s in fi la om Mr. TIUTNELL, ment of the ho n . moved Mr. HUMS gent l i leh plea se d w i t h the frank state , and withdrew his motion. PARLIAMENTAg a il n Mr. BUTT moved that tI2i, UNDARY OF C ORK. and others, owners of propepet.ition of th e i n h a b i t ants boundary of the City of Corkrty within th e P arliamentary ber), be printed with the voteZ.wertllltel 30th e Novem viwtoo the future day, of calling the attentio n of the house t p o allegations contained in the petition. , the h on . On the sgestion mot Mr. THORNELY member wit ted rew hison, THE lONIAN ISLANDS, Mr. HUME moved an address for copies of th e cor respondence between Sir John Pakington, Baronet, the Secretary for the Colonies, and Sir Henry Ward, Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands, since F eb., 1852, when Sir John Pakington assumed office, includin the correspondence with the banished members of t h e Legislativ e A ssem bly o f the lonian Islands respecti ng the terms proposed to them for their liberation from exile ; and of the protest by the members of the Legis lative Assembly respecting the prorogation of the newly elected assembly at its first meetine . (in continuation of Parliamentary paper, No. 567, of session 1852.) He hoped that the right hon. gentleman would not refuse this request, whatever might be his own opinions. Sir J. PAKINGTON complained of the course the hon, gentleman had t a k en, viz., in bringing harsh charges. against Sir Henry Ward. That hon. baronet had, in the case of Dominichini, which the member for Montrose had characterised as atrocious, acted with considerable enity, and in fact great consideration had alw a ys been, dis- POLICE INTELLIGENCE. SOUTHWARK.—The Rev. Daniel Donovan, Roman Catholic priest of Webb-street, New Weston-street, Bermondsey, was summoned before Mr. A'Beckeit, for committing an assault on Mary Murphy, an Irish woman. Mr. Watson, who attended on the part of the com plainant, said that she was recently confined of a child, and that while she was still labouring under indisposi tion from that cause the defendant called at her place of abode, in Palmer's-rents, Bermondsey, on Friday last, and inquired of her whether she had had her infant bap tized by the Rev. Mr. Armstrong. She replied that she had ; upon which the defendant told her that she had sold her soul to the devil, and, lifting up his umbrella, struck her a blow on the side of the head. He then left the room, but returned in a short time afterwards, and struck her three different times with the umbrella ; and not satisfied with having given vent to his feelings by such an attack on a poor defenceless woman, he called the landlady, and, addressing her, asked her why she did not turn the devils out of her house (mean ing the complainant and her child). rib then went away, and the result was that Mrs. Harrington, the landlady, a Roman Catholic, fearful of the consequences if she suf fered her unfortunate lodgers to remain there, eventually took the bed from under her, and she and her child were compelled to sleep on th e floor of the room. He (Mr. Watson) did not wish to distort or exaggerate the facts, but he should prove that the conduct pursued by the de fendant on the occasion was as represented. The law, the defendant ought to be made to know, would not allow of his being suffered to use physical compulsion in a case which he imagined was opposed to the doctines which he promulgated ; and therefore, if the evidence produced bore out the statement of facts, he trusted the magistrate would have no hesitation in dealing with the charge in such a manner as would prevent the defendant in future from having recourse to such an unjustifiable attack upon a poor woman. He then called Mary Murphy, a young woman with an infant in her arms, who, on being sworn, said that she now lives in Palmer's-rents, Snow's-fields, Bermondsey, and that her husband is a labourer. That on last Sunday three weeks she gave birth to a child while lodging at the house of a Mrs. Harrington, in Ebenezer-place, Bermondsey. She knew the Rev. Mr. Dono van, the defendant, and he called upon her last Friday while she was sitting up by the fire with her child in her arms, and asked her if she was the woman that the man fell upon by accident when drunk, and she replied that she was. He then inquired if she had had a child christened lately. She said that she had, and he asked by whom, and she answered by the Rev. Mr. Armstrong, the Protestant clergyman. The moment she mentioned Mr. Armstrong's name, the defendant struck her on the side of her head with an umbrella, and exclaimed, " Don't you think you have sold your soul to the devil ?" She replied that she did not think she had, upon which he walked out of the room. He returned, however, in about three or four minutes, in a passion. Mr. Watson—When he came back, did he say any thing to the landlady ? Complainant—He struck me three times with the umbrella, in the landlady's presence, and said to " Why don't you send these devils out of your house ?" The landlady at first said nothing in reply, but when he repeated the question, she then said that she would make her and her child quit the house. The defendant then asked her (the complainant) if any ladies had called upon her since her confinement, and she said " Yes," and he then inquired if they had brought her anything, and upon her replying in the affirmative, he asked her if she thought slie - was doing her soul good by accepting charity from them, they being Protestants. She said that she was glad and thankful for the assistance she received ; and he then advised her not to take any more from them, and left the room. Mr. Wa - tson—Now tell us what the woman Hawing• ton did on the occasion? Mr. A'Beckett stopped the complainant, and said that, as it was admitted the defendant was not present at the time, there was no occasion for introducing matter not strictly applicable to the case as it affected her. The complainant was then cross-examined by Mr. Salomons, on behalf of the defendant, and in reply to the questions she said that she was a married woman, but that she had not the certificate of her marriage. She was married at Pembroke, in Wales. She had relief from the defendant the third day after her confinement. He gave her a shilling. She had also relief from the nuns belonging to the convent in Bermondsey. Mr. Salomons : Of what religion are you ?—Com plainant said she was a Roman Catholic before her mar riage, but that since that event she had become a con vert to the Protestant faith. Mr. Salomons asked her if she knew the different be tween the two religions ? Mr. A'Beekett said that putting such questions would only puzzle the woman, and that he had better only ask her those having reference to the alleged assault. Cross-examination continued—Will swear that she did not exclaim, in the hearing of any persons, that she would pitch the Rev. Mr. Armstrong to the seventeen devils. (Laughter.) She recollected the defendant having asked her where the father of her child was, and when she told him that she did not know, his then say ing that he did not believe her. He also said that she would be cursed for ever. Mrs. Harrington, the land lady, and another lodger were present when the de fendant assaulted her, and therefore she had not com plained to them, as they witnessed the transaction. Her husband did not fetch the defendant to her. She did not sing a song immediately after the departure of the defendant on the day he assaulted her. Mr. Watson having signified that that was his case, Mr. Salomons said the fact was that the complainant had practised a good deal of cunning fraud under the guise of religion. Slw was Catholic and Protestant, just as it suited her to obtain what she required. She first received relief from Mr. Donovan and some lady nuns at 13erreonasey, and afterwards imposed upon the Rev. Mr. Armstrong, by informing him that she had become EMIGRATION TO NEW ZEALAND, On Wednesday, a public meeting for the promotion of emigration to the above colony was held in the New Zealand Colonists' Rooms, 9, Adelphi-terrace. It had been announced that Mrs. Chisholm would be present, and that some interesting facts would be brought for ward connected with the Pacific ; and the consequence was that the meeting was numerously attended. The chair was taken by Mr. Frederick Young, in the un avoidable absence of Mr. Tollemache. The meeting was addressed by the chairman, Captain Robinson, Captain Hoseason, Mrs. Chisholm, Mrs. James, and Mr. Bur: nand, the latter of whom read the following interesting extracts from a letter which had been received only a week ago, from a gentleman at the Canterbury settlement : "We are getting on here very well ; stock is pouring in, and land is being enclosed and cultivated in every direction. Houses grow up as if by magic all over the Christ Church district, and I may add that they are ge nerally of a better class than are seen fin any settlement of New Zealand. The want of wood fuel and timber has not yet been felt to any extent ; and when the im mediate supply becomes exhausted, our cannel coal and the woods of Oxford, Kaiapoi, Rangiora, &c., will supply the deficiency. The coal has turned out even better than at first expected ; it ignites very readily, burns with a perpetual flame, diffusing great heat, not much smoke, no bad smell, and the residuum a mere nothing. In my excavations for the roads (the writer is a road surveyor), I have found excellent peat in several places and it is also found on the surface in large quantities. Some people are planting a proportion of their land with forest trees, and before the blackened stumps of the clearings about Wellington are grubbed up or rotted in the ground, we shall have fine plantations. I believe all are agreed that at present this is by far the most prosperous and promising settlement in New Zealand ; and this as much for its natural advan tages as from any other causes. Sheep farming is becoming the rage ; and, to give you some idea of its profits, Mr. George Hart purchased 1,400 at about 1/. per head eight months ago. The flock, although the increase has been compartively small, is now worth 2,1001., and might be sold for that to-morrow ; and, in addition, the clip has given him some hundreds ofpounds. Others have been even more successful. I hear that people at home have got it into their heads that the country about Canterbury is swampy and undrainable. I can most positively state, from professional experience, that there is no portion of the district which is not easily drainable by the most ordinary methods, there being everywhere a good fall, and deep natural watercourses and rivers. A very large proportion may be kept free from water by ordinary ploughing and cultivation. I have myself raised this year a field of oats, something less than two acres, once ploughed. It was exceedingly wet flax, and toi-toi land. The crop was put in late from the difficulty of procuring seed, but the yield has been close upon fifty bushels to the acre. The yield in this country is thirty to thirty-five bushels.) We do not trouble ourselves much about the gold in Australia. I hope, however, our golden harvests will be quite as productive of real wealth. There is yet no prospect of the Sumner-road. The Governor proposed a makeshift road, which no one in a sane state of mind would venture a cart and horse upon. If you do not raise the money for us in England we shall have to wait a long time for it." . . . Mr. ALEXANDER CURRIE stated that the Australasian and Pacific Steam-packet Company intended next year to open steam communication between Southampton and New Zealand, vie/ Panama, in fifty-five days. (H ear , hear.) The journey across the Isthmus had already been made in eight hours. A vote of thanks having been passed to the chairman, the proceedings terminated. .RAILWAr SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL; DEC. 2. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The Share market continues to give way, and prices are a shade lower than yesterday. The following are the quotations :—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire (late Chester and Birkenhead), 221. shares, 2i dis. ; Blackburn (late B. C. and W. Y.), 8 ; Caledonian, 33A ; Eastern Counties, 13k ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 878 ; Leeds Northern (late Leeds and Thirsk), 184 ; Lon don and North Western, 1.27 i ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 32A ; Midland, 804 ; North British, 10 7-16 ; South - Eastern and Dover, 241 ; York and North Midland, 31k. MANCHESTER, DEa. 2. STOCK EXCHANGE.—There was a good business, and rather higher prices :—Aberdeen, 17k ; Caledonian, 33a 11-16 ; Eastern Counties, 13 1-16 ; Kendal and Winder mere, 144 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 874 ; ditto Fifths, 3 dis. ; Leeds Northern, 18i a- 19 ; Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 19 1-16 ; London and North Western, 128 ; Manchester and Birmingham Quarters (C), 1a c. p. ; Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 32k ; ditto New 6/. Pre ference, 9-16 c. p. ; Midl an d R a ilway Consols, sof ; South Eastern, 24 7-16 5-16 a 7-16 ; Warrington and Altrincham, 5-16 prem. BIRMINGHAM, DEC. 2. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The Railway Share Market opened a shade weaker this morning than it closed yesterday even ing. This afternoon the market was better and prices were firm. The business in railway shares was unimportant, and quotations about the same as yesterday. BRISTOL, DEC. 2. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The prices to-day were firm, with a fair amount of business doing. Bristols and Exeters Were done at 110 ; Great Western at 971 ; Vale of Neath at 131 MUSEUM OF ORNAMENTAL ART, MARLBOROUGH- Housr.—The numbers attending during the month of November were as follows :-5,581 persons on the public days, and admitted free ; 728 persons on the students' days, and admitted as students, on payment of 6d, each, besides the registered students of the classes and schools, BANK RETURNS. Mr. HUME did not and could not approve of the terms which Sir Henry Ward had proposed, and he admired the spirit in which they had been refused. Papers for which he had moved in March had not been produced till Septemher, and, therefore, he had not been able to bring forward a substantive motion. He should, however, do so within ten days after the production of the papers for which he had moved. The motion was then agreed to. ENCLOSURE BILL. Sir W. JOLLIFFE obtained leave to bring in a bill to authorise the inclosure of certain lands, in pursuance of a special report of the Inclosure Commissioners for Eng land and Wales. RAILWAY AMALGAMATION. In reply to a question, Mr. Secretary WALPOLE stated the terms of the motion which Government proposed to take with reference to the question of railway amalgama tions. It would be for a Select Committee to consider the principles of railway amalgamation, and to inquir e as to what m easure oug ht t o b e taken by the house with reference to bills for the amalgamation of railway com panies, or the amalgamation of railway with canal companies. Mr. E. ELLICE (Coventry) suggested, that the right hon. gentleman should state the extent to which he pro posed that the inquiry should be carried on in the com mittee. Mr. GLADSTONE thought it would be very desirable to extend the terms of the motion. There were other means of effecting amalgamations besides amalgamation bills, and other proceedings which attained the same purposes as acts of Parliament. It was desirable the committee should consider the whole of them. (Hear, hear.) Mr. WALPOLE said, that it would propably be better, in the absence of his right hon. friend, to post pone for the present the appointment of the committee. Mr. EVELYN DENISQN thought it very desirable that they shouldknow what course was to be adopted on this subject. If, on the one hand, it were inconvenient to move the committee now, on the other hand there would be great inconvenience in the postponement of the motion for any considerable time. (Hear, hear.) He almost thought that the general convenience of the house would be best promoted if the right hon. gentleman would move for the committee that evening, and would take some other opportunity of explaining the views of the Government as to the course they would pursue. Mr. WALPOLE was not aware of the details of the measure which his right hon. friend the President of the Board of Trade was to have proposed ; and, as there seemed to be some doubt whether the terms of the mo tion were sufficiently extensive, he thought it would be better not to press it at that time, though he saw no ob jection to the suggestion of the right hon. member for the University of Oxford. General ANSON thought the scope of the motion should be much more extensive than it was. He should be glad to have the whole subject of the future legisla tion with regard to railways submitted to a committee. There were nearly 200 bills coming before the house for amalgamation purposes, or running powers, and he viewed it as of the utmost importance that the house should undertake the question, and that they should not be afraid to grapple with it, but should lay down some principle to guide those great companies, the directors of which were frequently unjustly attacked and accused of a monopolising spirit, when their only object was to afford a fair security to those who had invested their money in these undertakings. (Hear, hear.) It would be quite as well, in his opinion, to defer the committee for a day or two, and in the meantime the Government might consider whether it would not be better to make the motion even more extensive than the terms proposed by the right hon. member for the University of Oxford. He had no objection to the committee considering the questions of amalgamation and of leases and agreements, because, in point of fact, they were one and the same thin— Mi. E. ELLICE had had some experience of this matter in former committees, and he knew that, unless the Government stated for the consideration of the house the policy that was to be submitted to the committee, their labours would be of very little use indeed, so far as any practical result was concerned. (Hear, hear.) Mr. GLADSTONE entirely concurred in what had just fallen from his right hon. friend the member for Coventry. If the motion for the committee were agreed to, he took it for granted that the President of the board of trade would be ready to state the views of the Government before the names of the committee were determined on ; hecause it was quite certain, if there were one question more than another on which the house most absolutely required the guidance and assistance and restraint and control of the Government, it was the question of railway legislation. The Govern ment and the house together had made but a very indif ferent affair of it heretofore, and if a committee were to attempt to go into the question without a previous de claration of the policy to be adopted, they would become an instrument of mischief rather than of good. Mr. WALPOLE said he would rather not move the resolution at present. Lord J. RUSSELL presumed that the right hon. Pre sident of the Board of Trade would be ready to state what his views were when he proposed the committee again. - Mr. WALPOLE said no doubt he would ; his right hon. friend intended to have done so that evening if he could have been present. The motion was then withdrawn, and the house ad journed at a quarter to six o'clock. PRUSSIA. The Chambers were opened on the 29th by Royal Commission. After attending the performance of divine service in the cathedral, the deputies of both Houses assembled in the White Hall of the Palace, - where they were met by the Ministers, in their state uniforms, who took their place to the left of the throne. The Tribunes were but thinly attended ; ' the throne was covered, as usual, when the King does not open the Session in person. M. Manteuffel, the President of the 'Cabinet, read the Royal address. The most important paragraph is as follows : " It is to be regretted that the treaty concluded with Hanover on the 7th of September, 1851, and approved of by the Chambers during the last session, has not met with that general adhesion which was calculated to in sure, through the development of the whole Zollverein, a future rich with prospects for all branches of industry and commerce. But as his Majesty's Government firmly holds the object in view, even so does it consider itself confident, henceforth as heretofore, in the full approbation of the country, if it will not assent to the maintenance of the present cir cumscription of the Zollverein, under conditions which would endanger the interests of Prussia, as well as the prospects and salutary development of the whole Zollve re in. (Here the Minister was interrupted with loud and general cheers.) (From the London Gazette of Tuesday.) An Account, pursuant to the Aot seventh and eighth Wlctoria, 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 20th day of November, 1852 :- Average PRIVATE BANKS. Amount. Andover Bank, Andover-Heath and Co. 13,875 Ashford Bank, Ashford-Jemmitt and Pomfret 11,719 Aylsham Bank, Aylsham-G. and T. Copeman 4,289 Aylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury-Z. D. Hunt 24,747 Baldock Bank and Baldock and Biggleswade Bank, Baldock-Wells, Hogge, and Co 25,656 Barnstaple Bank, Barnstaple--Marshall and Co 9,358 Basingstoke and Odiham Bank, Basingstoke- Seymour, Lamb, and Co. Bedford Bank, Bedford-T. Barnard and Sons 33,368 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 23,248 Birmingham and Warwickshire Bank, Biz , - naingham-j. L. Moilliet and Sons Blandford Bank, Blandford-Oak and Co. Boston Bank, Boston-Garfit and Co Boston Bank, Boston-H. and T. Gee and Co. Bridgwater Bank, Bridgwater-J. and J. L Sealey Bristol Bank, Bristol-Miles, Miles, and Co 33,078 Broseley and Bridgnorth and Bridgnorth and Broseley Bank, Broseley-Pritchards, Boy cott, and Co. Buckingham Bank, Buckingham-Bartlett, Par rott, and Co. Bury and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, and Stowmarket Bank, Bury St. Edmunds- Oakes, Bevan, and Co. Banbury Bank, Banbury - Gillet, Tawney, and Co Banbury Old Bank, Banbury-Cobb and Son 27,878 Bath City Bank, Bath-G. Moger and Son Bedfordshire Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leighton Buzzard-Bassett, Grant, and Co 35,007 Birmingham Bank, Birmingham-Taylor and Lloyds Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire-H A. and W. M. Harris and Co. 12,622 Brecon Old Bank, Brecon-Wilkins and Co 68,703 Brighton Union Bank, Brighton-Hall, West, and Borrer Burlington and Driffield Bank, Burlington- Harding, Smith, and Co Bury St. Edmunds Bank, Bury St. Edmunds- J. Worlledge Cambridge Bank, Cambridge-Mortiock & 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 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 Cardiff Bank, Cardiff-Towgood and Co Chepstow Old Bank, Chepstow Bank, Mon mouth Old Bank, Monmouth Bank, Brecon Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Chepstow-Bromage, Snead, and C o 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-Oakes, Fincham, and Co Doncaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster -Cooke and Co Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton on-Tees Bank, Darlington-Backhouse & Co Devonport Bank, Devonport-Hodge and Co Dorchester Old Bank and Dorsetshire Bank, Dorchester-R. and H. Wi11iam5.......... East Cornwall Bank, Liskeard-Robins, Fos ter' and Co 104,265 East Riding Bank, Beverley-Bower and Co 53,997 Essex Bank and Bishop's Stortford Bank, Chelmsford-Sparrow, Round, and Co 40,388 Exeter Bank, Exeter-Sanders and Co 28,557 Fakenham Bank, Fakenham-Gurneys, Birk beck, and Co Farringdon Bank and Bank of Wantage, Far ringdon-Barnes, Medley, and C o Farnham Bank, Farnham-Messrs Knight Faversham Bank, Faversham-Hilton and Co Godalming Bank, Godalming-Mellersh and Keen 4,465 Guildford Bank, Guildford-Messrs. Harlon 6,040 Grantham Bank, Grantham-Hardy and Co 29,245 Hastings Old Bank, Hastings-Smith, Tind er, and Co. 33,695 Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford-. Matthews and Co. Hertford and Ware Bank, Hertford-S. Adams and Co. 19,570 Hull Bank and Kingston-upon-Hull Bank, Hull, Smith, Brothers, and Co. Huntingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting don -Rust and Veaseys Harwich Bank, Harwich-Cox, Cobbold, and Co. Hemel Hempstead Bank, Hemel Hempstead -Smith and Whittingstall Hertfordshire, Hitchin Bank, Hitchin - Sharpies, and Co. 33,238 Hereford, Ross and Arshenfield Bank, and Ross and Archenfield Bank, Hereford- Morgan and Co 18,952 Ipswich Bank, Ipswich-Bacon and Co. Ipswich and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk, Hadleigh Bank, Manningtree and Mistley Bank, and Woodbridge Bank, Ipswich-. Alexanders and Co. 56,683 Kentish Bank, Maidstone--Mercer, Randall, and Co. Kington and Radnorshire Bank, Kington- Davies and Co. 25,919 Knighton Bank, Knighton-Davies and Co 9,186 Knaresborough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank, Knaresborough-Terry and Co. Kendal Bank, Kendal-Wakefield, Crewdson, and Co. Kettering Bank, Kettering -J. C. Gotch and Sons 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 Banks Leicester-Pagets and Kirby, Lewes Old Baaik, Lewes-Moline= and Co Lichfield Bank, Lichfield-Palmer and Greene Lincoln -Bank, Lincoln-Smith, Ellison, and Co. Llamlovery Bank, Lampeter Bank, and Llan ddo Bank, Llandovery-D. Jones and Co LLyynatnnoninagtßndoegnCisßaradannokdc,k LLymineoiningtson Loughborough Bank, Loughborough-Middle- S . B t an.. B . ia;r.ble Lynn o . .................................. - a d nk N , o ma rfolk cci Regis-Gurneys and Co. hireßesafieklLLl7**.roi: ........................... Jarvis and C 0......., LynnM a c es fi R e g i s d a ß n and Co. .......................... Manningtre e Bank, Manningtre .. .....n...... 15,037 un and Co. ............................ Marlborough Bank, Marlbo.r. .......... ........ .. Wilt; 2,296 Old Bank, Marlborongin Old Bank, Marl , borough Old Bank, and Hungerford Bank, and Hungerforct Bank, Marlborough -Tan ner and Co. ,„, Merionethsti re B an k , Dolgelly-Williams and 1,773 50n.,,,8,893 Minras' Bank, Truro-Will yams and Co Monmouthshire ls , o o2 Agricultural and Comme rc i a l Bank, Abergavenny-Bailey and C 0........ 29,181 Monmouth Cld B an k, M onmouth Bank, Bre con Bank, Chepstow Bank, Chepstow Old Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Monmouth-Bromage, Snead, and C 0..... 15,072 Newark Bank, Newark-Godf rey an d Riddell 26,766 Newark and Sleaford Bank, and Sleaford and Newark Bank, Sleaford-Handley, Peacock, and Co 48,411 & Newbury Bank, Newbury-Bunny Slocoesc 21,700 Newmarket Bank, Newmarket-Eaton, It ani . mond, and Co Norwich Crown Bank and No folk and Suffolk 18,838 Bank, Norwich-Harve: ya and Hudson... 45,440 Norwich and Norfolk hank, Norwich-Gur neys and Birkbeck 60,835 Nottingham and 7 1:1 ottingham shire Bank, Not tingham.,„ H t Fellows, and Co 10,2 40 Nuneatoriunk, Nuneaton-Craddock and Co 2,991 Naval Bank, Plymouth, Plymouth-Harris and Co New Sarum Bank, Sarum-Everett and Co 11,335 Nottingham Bank, Nottingham-Samuel Smith and Co. Oswestry Bank and Oswestry Old Bank, Os westry-Croxon and Co. Oxford Old Bank, Oxford-Robinson, Parsons, aid Co. Old Bank, Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Ton bridge Wells Old Bank, Tonbridge and Ton bridge Wells and Sevenoaks Bank, Ton bridge-T. H. and S. Beeching Oxfordshire Witney Bank, Witney-J. W Clinch and Co. Pease's Old Bank, Hull, the Hull Old Bank and Beverley Bank, Hull-Pease and Co Penzance Bank, Penzance -Batten and Co Peterborough Bank and Oundle Bank, Peter borough-D. Yorke and Co. Pembrokeshire Bank, Haverfordwest-J. and W. Walters .......................... . Reading Bank, Readin g -Si monds and Co Reading Bank, Reading -Stephens, Blandy, and Co. Richmond Bank, Richmond-Roper and Co. Rochdale Bank, Rochdale-Clement, Royds, and Co. ............................................... Rochester, Chatha;and Stro o d B an k , Roches. ter - Day and °loon .......................... Royston Bank, - Roy i stOn-Fordham and Sons liugby Banlc,Rugby:-A. Butlin and Son .... .. 10,323 3,350 10,778 7,039 68,625 15,391 .9,108 2,339 2,657 .5,765 41,210 32,227 22,932 3,055 15,424 29,756 44,555 6,856 19,288 75,675 6,539 9,143 9,717 39,216 25,593 9,000 .0,050 65,150 86,490 9,417 45,859 19,419 5,754 14,053 6,127 6,439 18,782 19,55: 45,366 8,010 52,237 36,894 28,734 35,034 13,120 92,076 26,253 7,760 3,645 32,900 12,145 28,447 11,473 32,695 10,323 8,096 40,747 10,397 7,943 12,180 26,332 29,264 4 055 4,548 7,048 '9 3 990 9,562 12,150 15,108 3,501 405 10,597 31,086 24,396 24,771 12,071 7,326 9,343 11,221 .2,558 8,56: 9,577 9,730 7,019 23,496 5,893 44,499 3,485 9,605 6,160 5,814 35,804 39,960 6,617 7,555 70,410 9,280 11,8 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Bank of Westmorland, Kendal 10,755 Barnsley B an ki ng C ompan y, B arns l ey 9,452 Bradford B an ki ng C ompany , B ra df or d 48,209 Bilston District Banking Company, Wolver hampton • 9,440 Bank of Whitehaven, Whitehaven 31,380 Bradford Commercial Banking Company, Bradford Burton, Uttoxeter, and Staffordshire Union Banking Company, Burton-upon-Trent Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Banking Company, Chesterfield 8,633 Cumberland Union Banking Company, Work ington - Cheltenham and Gloucestershire Banking Com pony, Cheltenham. Coventry and Warwickshire Banking Company, Coventry 25,098 Coventry Union Banking Company, Coventry 12,583 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 Com pany, Darlington East of England Bank, Norwich 24,621 Gloucestershire Banking Company, Gloucester 146,425 Halifax Joint Stock Bank, Halifax 18,056 Huddersfield Banking Company, Huddersfield 34,319 Hull Banking Company, Hull 28,160 Halifax Commercial Banking Company, Halifax 12,963 Halifax and Huddersfield Union Banking Com pany, Halifax 43,228 Helston Banking Company, Helston 1,514 Herefordshire Banking Company, Hereford Knaresborough and Claro Banking Company, Knaresborough 27,508 Kingsbridge Joint-Stock Bank, Kingsbridge 3,682 Lancaster Banking Company, Lancaster 58,083 Leeds Banking Company, Leeds 22,969 Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester 69,880 Lincoln and Lindsey Banking Company 47,182 Leamington Priors and Warwickshire Banking Company, Leamington Priors 8,719 Ludlow and Tenbury Bank, Ludlow 9,680 Moore and Robinson's Nottinghamshire Bank ing Company, Nottingham Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Banking Company, Nottingham 25,935 Newcastle, Shields, and Sunderland Union Joint-Stock Bankin g Company, Newcastle upon-Tyne ........................................... National Provincial Bank of England, Birming ham, Head-office, 112, Bishopsgate-street, London 381,866 North Wilts Banking Company, Melksham 45, 755 Northamptonshire Union Bank, Northampton 65,111 Northamptonshire Banking Company, N0rth ampt0n............ . North and South Wales B an k, Li verpoo l 37,694 Pares's Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester 45,462 Saddleworth Banking Company, Saddleworth 2,112 Sheffield Banking Company, Sheffield 33,265 Stamford, Spalding, and Boston Banking Com pany, Stamford ........ Stuckey's Banking Company, Bristol Somerset shire Bank, and Somersetshire Bank, Lang p0rt................... . ............................ . Shropshire Banking Comp an y, Shiffnall 43,748 Stourbridge and Kidderminster Banking Com pany, Stourbridge ..................... Sheffield and Hallamshire Banking Company, Sheffield .. 21,77 Sheffield and Rotherham Joint Stock Banking Company, Sheffield 51,490 Swaledale and Wensleydale Banking Company, Richmond Storey and Thomas' Banki ng Company, Shaftes bury Wolverhampton and Staffordshire Banking Company, Wolverhampton 35,235 Wakefieldfield ................ . ....... . whitehav :d j ß Barnsley Joint -Stock Banking Company, oinar: Union Bank, Wake. Whitehaven . . ......... -S sl t Warwick and Leamington Banking Company, Warwick ................. . ........................... 30, 600 West of England and South Wales District Wilts and Dorset Banking Company, Salisbury 7 0 ,560 West Riding Unio n B an ki ng Company, Hud dersfield. ............................................. 32,682 Whitchnrch and Ell e smere Banking Company, Whitchurch .............................. Worcester City an d C oun ty Banking Com pany, Worcester 4,860 York Union Banking Company, York York City and C oun t y B a nking Company, 93,548 93,548 Yorkshire Banki ng C ompan y, Leeds 128,273 P. DEANS, Registrar of Bank Returns. Inland Revenue, Somerset House, November 27, 1852. 19,999 50,28 37,069 9,419 99,540 35,066 1,235 56,671 9,753 2,452 [ADVERTISEMENT.] THE ROYAL EXHIBITION. —A valuable newly in vente d ver y small powerful waistcoat pock e t g l ass , t h e size of a walnu t by which a person can be see n an d k nown 11 miles di s t an t, they answer every purpose o n th e race-course, at th e opera-houses, country scenery, and ship s are c l ear ly s een at 12 to 14 miles, they are invaluable f or s h oot i ng, d e er stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlem en , game -keepers, and tourists.—To be had at 39 Alb emarle Stree t, PiccadilY ; observe oppo site the York Hotel. Telescopes.—A new and most important invention in Telescopes possessing such extra ordinary powers, that some 34 inches, with an extra eye piece will show distinctly, Jupiter's Moons, Saturn's Ring, and the doubl e St ars , with the same Telescope, weiging only 3 ounces, can be seen a person's counte nance, 3i miles distant, and an object from 16 to 20 miles, they supersede everygother kind for the waistcoat pocket, and are of larger, and all sizes with increasing ; powers accordin g ly. O pera a nd Race-course glasses, with wonderful pow ers a n object can be clearly seen from 14 to 16 miles dist a nt. Messrs. S. &B. Solomons, Opticians, have invented invaluable preserving Spectacle Lenses, immediately they are placed before imperfect vision, every object appears c l e ar and distinct, the most aged defective sight becomes bright and brilliant, is brought to its youthful, natural, and original state. The invisible Organic Vibrator, and all kinds of Accoustic in . struments for relief of extreme deafness. -39, Albemarle street, Piccadilly, opposite the York Hotel. , . .t :: ,-. ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. At a monthly council, held at th e rooms o f t hi s society in Hanover-square, Lord Ashburton in th e c h a i r, the following report on the subject of the society's prize for the discovery of a substitute for Peruvian guano, not ex ceeding in value 51. per ton, was unanimously adopted : "I. TERMS OF THE PRIZE. —A thousand pounds and the gold. medal of the society will be given for the discovery of a manure equal in fertilising properties to the Peruvian guano, and of which an unlimited supply can be fur nished to the English farmer at a rate not exceeding Si. per ton. " IL CONDITIONS oP CoMPETITIoN, agreed to by the committee at a meeting held on the 14th of November, 1852 : " 1. That in the offer of 1,0001. and the gold medal of the society as a prize for the discovery of a manure equal in every respect in its fertilising properties to Pe ruvian guano, the 1,0001. shall be offered in one undi. vided sum. " 2. That the standard of such Peruvian guano shall be assumed to be the average result obtained by Profes sor Way, the consulting chemist to the society, a n d published in his paper is the 10th volume of the Journal, pages 205-208. " 3. That each competitor claiming the prize shall send in with his sample a chemical analysis under seal, together with such practical proofs of the successful ap plication of the manure to growing crops of grains, roots, and grasses as he can produce duly certified by growers. That such samples of manure shall be liable to be sub ject ad to all such further tests, and for such period of trial, as the Council may deem requisite. " N.B. All claimants shall, on application made t o them by the secretary, be expected to supply, free of. ex pense to the society, such quantity of their resDecti ve manures as may be required for trial. "4. That no claim for the prize will be enterta;,,ned unless th e c l a i man t can sa ti s f y th e C ouncil that a,o un. limited supply of the manure at a price not excee _di ng 5 1. per ton will a t a ll ti mes b e w ithi n t h e reach of th e agri . culturists of the United Kingdom. "JOHN VILLIERS SHELLEY, r t jhai nnan. ,, It will be recollected that the -prize originated on a proposition ma d e by Mr. Fisher Hobbs and other acti ve men thers of the s oc i e ty in coP.sequence of the result of the discussion on the Lobos islands. AUSTRALIA. AS IT IS ; ITS SETTLEMENT S, FARMS, AND GOLD FIRI& S . By F. Lancelott, Esri., Mineralogical Surveyor of the Australian Coloniep, sce.—This is the best boa}. on the new El Dorado—+" ,he best not only in ' re sPect, to matter, style, and arrangement, in all of which /la uc eri eat fa: an it a etreelws,orbkuotf eamminaernAtl r _msances w' 'with those ci ee 3 the best, because the of thousands annually The last 20 years have. AliciaParorefeseshioanallrminygcohnunveredsnt te., the great southern continent. -been prolific of works upon Aus arq all now obsolete as accounts of a f c t o ra u l n ia t , ry b w ut hi t c t 7 " Casts its old skin yearl Every one who t a k es y liko a sna k e. " well to possess hi mse lf of an int erest in A ustralia would do Mr. La,ncelott's work, which of the social state, of the physiology, and tells everything the preciouo mineralogy of the gold wantry.__ Stanlurd. g 1 26,104 20,421 36,63' 18,425 BACING FIXTI MA: Liverpool Spring.. Coventry Spring... Doncaster Spring.. Salisbury 10 I AP: 6 11 Croxton Park Newmarket Craven York Spring Chester Newmarket Sec Sp Shrewsbury Ascot.. Hampton l5 Beverley, Hull, &c l5 Bibury 22 Ju Newmarket. Worcester.. Carlisle (3). Liverpool... . 13 URES FOR 1853• RCM Warwick Spring-- Kiplin Coates ....... Northampton Abergavenny ........ Mah0n................ Newmarket F. 5...., COUNTRY MARKETS. NEWARK —Dm. 1. D OT At our Corn-e xc h ange t o -d ay we had a goo d a t-+ e and a good supply of grain of all descriptions: eis white, 44s to 48s, red 40s to 46s ; barley, grin d ',,, 28s, malting 30s to 33 5; oa t s, 24 s t 24s to 265, 2''"to 22s ; beans 38s to 42s ; peas 303 to 34s ; tares O s malt 56s to 60s. per qr. DENBIGH—DEc. 1. - 60 There was an ad vance i n th e pr i ces at to- de° 50 1 Wheat, 14s to 15 s ; b ar l ey , l Os to 10s 6d ; oats, 81% 6s 6d according to quality per hobbet ; tub but tes fresh ditto 103,d to lld per lb. 0 EDINBURGH GRAIN—DEC. 1. • s' j t We had a good supply of grain in to.day's wal l° ill eP ; ready, and prices, as compared with those obtained 1 5s . t3 rl' , up. Wheat on the top is 6d and the average 9d up; 030°116 on the top same a s l as t wee k , an d the average 7d dow n ' the top id, a n d th e average 5 d up ; beans on th° OP ,b 4 , i same, and the a verage id up. Unsold, 84 qrs. whoav qrs. barley 50 qrs oats—and 9 qrs. beans. Top of Wheat ..... . ...... ....... Barley — Oats Beans 57 Total Supply and Sales. f/ .....1,181 qrs sold 1,097 ci_, 1,801 qrs so ld 1,5 04 „ g", .... 901 qrs so ld 12 04 ; .... 124 qrs sold 1 15 V AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTER. _ ~,,fh% Average of wheat £2 6 10 Y- 1 '7, 0 g IP 4 Ditto of Barley ..... 1 8 3 7 000 Ditto of Oats Ditto of Beans ... 1 15 5 v-. 1b 520 lb 3 20 lb 2 20 o a lb 38$ Wheat, Barley, Oats... Beans, DUBLIN—Nov. 30. d &J o t There was a ve r y sma ll supp l y of whea t , an 011 moderate one of oats and barley at market to-doP O a ts met a brisk demand at an advance of 6d to i 5 ica 4 A prime quality were also 3d dearer, Malting barloY some cases a shade higher, but other descriPt i lre o rather slow of sale, wit hout any alteration in pric es ' corn held firmly, but the business done was sali AA el following are the quotations : to White wheat, 25s 6d to 26s 6d ; red ditto 24 0 v ", 4 pe07.1 barley, 12s 6d to 15s 6d ; oats, 10s 6d to lie 6d 0 10 0 21s Od to 23s per brl ; oatmeal, 10s Od to 12s Ocy t0 3:1 0 flour, 14s Od to 16 s 6d per cwt ; Indian corn, 300 Od per 480 lbs. Brix. Ctirr enc o l ;t? 8 White wheat 24 s Od t o 24 s Od Os Od-- - '' o 66 Redwheat 21s 6d to 24s 3 A2O 4° ' Ditto 00s Od to 00s O d} 23s 6.- --- - Ditto Os Od to Os Od . 323 Barley l3s 6d to 14s 3d A 6cl° ' 59 Ditto 14 s 3d t o 14 s 6d 14s 3 1 Ditto OOs Od to OOs Od Bere OOs Od to Os Od N Od 516 Oats 9s 6d to 9s 9d „, do. 249 Ditto 9 s 9d t o lOs Od}. 9s vo• 283 Ditto 100 Od to 10s 6d of 119 Pigs 29 s Od t o 35 s 6d Mx 3d Pot , Quantity sold at th e hi g h es t pr i ces : t . ; 1' ~. 4 barrels whit e w h ea t ; 7 red ; 29 barley; 0 ,'""s oats ; 2 pigs. ..." Quantity of gra i n an d num b er of pigs sold last vire ev '"P;l s " , ' Wheat, 1,234. B ar l ey, 2,254. Bere, 0. Oats, I, Pigs, 1,186. CORK—DEc. 1. PRICES OF BUTTER. CANT. comma.sll First quality Second quality l y Third quality Bos Third quality ............. Fourth quality Fifth quality 66s Fifth quality .......... Sixth quality s6s Sixth quality ......... Return of cattle sold for week ending Nov. 2 7 ' Pigs, 538. Sheep, 95. Cows, 149. 0; Com—Flour—First 13s 6d to 14s Od ; extra, 16 :1" seconds, I2s to 13 s Od; households 10s Oct to lls 6d . to f % ' , 7s Oct to lOs Oct per cwt. Meal—lndian meal, 70 °' r oatmeal, lOs 6d to Il s ; wheat meal, lOs Od to 110 ' . Indian corn, 7/ lOs t o 71 Is s per ton. Bran, 41 170 Os Od per ton. Hay—Farmers, 23s Od to 32s Od ; a t rol 27s ; dealers, 28s Od to 38 s Od ; average, Os per ton• sa s r,5 av °J to Farmers, OOs Od to OO s Od ; average, 00s ; dealers, 6a to 24s Od ; average, Os. per ton. Bread—Wheaten It! sai, Od ; householdditto, 5d to Od p er 41b. F res h butte r ' 8! t o 10d per lb. E ggs , 6 s 10d to 7s Oct per hundred. 111 -' ,", 4id to 7d ; mutton, 5d to bid ; veal, 4d to 6d ; P2,.'; 1 "f05, 1) , • Od ; bacon, 6d to 7d ; sausages, 5d per lb.—Fish, ffl o e Ov°," land, 101. Os to 11/ Os per ton ; Scotch herrings, „2°,,s piny' Red, do., 24s per brl.—Potatoes, white, 8d to '" lld to 12 1—Coals, Newport, 17s ; Lydney, 185 ; „noo4 Od per ton.—Whi s k ey, 25 0.p., 6s od per imperiai;:t, Hides, market, 22 s t o 28s; Salted, 24s to 30s per too' skins, 34d per lb.—Bangor slates 2/. 17s. 6d to 31. 6014 Fleece wool, 16s t o OO s per stone.—Hemp, 371. noyt'e°j; ton—Timber, Mem e l, 31. 10 s ; red pine, 3/. 5s ; 3/. Iss. per ton; deals, 15/. to 181. per hundred.--"Or o , 71. to 8/. 10s. per ton.—Tallow 45s to 46s per cob' 650 71. 10s to 0/. per cwt.—Tar, Archangel, I9s. per brl. Peruvian, 101. lOs to 11/. per ton. SEABORNE MAILS. [N signifies that the mails are rent trot the Genera by the night—and M by the morning —dispatch.] ~, ....,...,..—.L. In uy tne morning —dispatch.] ..---- - o' l Daywhen made up From what do , COUNTRIES. in General Post- Port ../ Office, London. dispatched. -.......--': ------ , America (byßrit.pack • N Dec. 4 ... Liverpool ..• v ' - America (by United Sts. M C ' packet) ..........N Dec. 14 .......... Liverpool .• • America (by U. States 4 packet ............ N .. ..—.... .. .. Southampton oe. $ ',,1 4 Australia (via South t n D ec. ampton ......... 20th of each month S ou th amP- 0 Ditto (zia Marseilles) N 24th of the month Dover ...• • • s o *Ditto (via Cape of Good El . SO' ope .• .. . 4 ii Africa (West Coast) ..N 23 r d o f th e month. Plymouth • • oce. ' A lexandriA* .. Belgium 13* -- Brazil M 9th of the month.. Southaml).4.,•,. D o Buenor Ayres.— ——3 l of 'he mo n th .. Southampton peec. e . 16 l California ll d & 17th of month S ou th am pton t Cape of Good Hope N I 4th o f the month.. Plymouth • ' gof. 0 sof' , 0 Cape de Verde N I4thof the month. Plymouth 0 0.; Constantinople*„ N 7 thi7th27thonno .Dover .. •• " flee* • 6. 1' Central America ll 'nd & 17th of mon. Southampton la It Channel Isles... N Mon•Wed.&Friday Southampton Chi1i.......... 3l ?d & 17th of month Aouthampton D e iced,„ vv ,,,, France ........ 3f & N Twice daily ...... Dover ..... • ;i ce , P o i , Greece* N 7 thl7th27thotlnon. Dover ...• • • pleo,;:,' Hamburgh N Tuesday & Friday London ..• uild',6 Rolland ... ... ... hi Wednesday & Sat London ..• • • pec• _',,slm Honduras l7th of the month . Southampton , ro jc% Ireland ........M & 24 Twice daily ...... Holyhead •• • D eo. 4 India (viaSouthampt.)M 2 0 th of the month.. Southampton roc. ' India (via Marseilles) N Sth&24th of month Dover .. •• • • .6 India (via Cape of Good ge• ia Hope)... ......31 14th of the month.. Plymouth •• : 50. Mauritius N 14th of the m on th.. Pl ymou th .• • 0 Mediterranean (via Dec• Southampton.. —lf 20th of the month , SouthamPw ,,,,, . pec. , l Ditto (via Marseilles).N 3th & 24th of month Dover ...• • nee. :e Mexico ............M 2nd of th e m o n th. Southampton per. ," Madeira .. .. .. • .....M 9th & 23dofthetaon . Southampton ' Jo De c ' jil Ma1ta*............N{ &30th of the month Dover .. . • .: —O. D IS Naples* . .. ..... ...N 3thlsth2sthofmon. Dover ... -•• De o. , Papal States*.. N sthlsth2sthofmon. Dover .. .• • • ! 7th,17th,19t13,2111), Peninsula ..........M 'thl 7th27thofmon. Southampton p ec ' 1 2 ••••Id 2d & 17th of month southamPtn° Dee. , Tusaany; N sthlsth2sthofmon, Dover ...• • • Deo. • Van West Diemen'lndies L . a . n . d . ( e lkt e 2d & 17th of month S ou th am pton Australia .......• • • ___,.....----_,_ ------ ` --- ` ----- 31 gr s d clt i * The malls for Australia via the Cape of G oo d Hope - „ e n ot , 0 atmonth presentvia Southampton am Singapore,pto n a d ::—..., 0 t I r on the second of every alternate month. Those male Z e glall or also of ee ea m sceh a l made e up on the 2d of every eternal ' ad• PP steamers.Tbe before the 25th. A P ._ on. - on 20 t t h m a a n i d i s 2 a 4 r t e h mails which ought to be ra they s hh e .ee nt cl T4 w a b htp y h i : 1 1 sailing nwo b a fa mails i l a , 31 s n s e n g n o clot sent to inblithe dispatched oopsee. countries thus marked (*):are conver- is French packet to Marseilles. no Un til i WEST COAST OF AFETCA . —Th e mails will not be made 4th of next month. _lle BIRTHS. OF A BON. a o°l°6 On the Ist i ns t., at St. German's-terrace, B I Mrs. Francis Warwick. OF . poo tor ' On the 2d inst., the wife of Mr. DAUGHTER Hoffman, of commons, solicitor. MARRIED. acit f ' On the Ist inst., at Clifton-church, Mr• - 'Toot , of Clapham, Surrey, to Miriam, eldest daughter of Trapnell, Esq., of Brighton-park, DEATHS. Sir On the 26th ult., at Dowlais-house, Glamorgan aulr e e d 68 , Josiah J. Guest, Bart., M.P. for Merthyr l'ydvilp ag u i ca sb On the 28th ult., Mr. J. Rutherford, of 23, Bar' aged 67. On the Ist inst., at 1, Victoria-cottages, New-cross,. 311.‘ J. Pickering, aged 45. k On the 17th ult., at Dunmanway, Cor , Shuldhom, E.1.C.5., aged 74. London : Printed. and Published by 3117RD0 No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sum Office, No' o f Strand, in the Precinct of th• Savoy, in the colLuti kliddlefifica Friday, D09132b0r 3,1802. IS ...... ...... .I o o -:: R 4 8ath................. Manchester (3) ...... Ep50m................ NE. Stokbzidge .............. . ! S "i Winchester ............ • „, Newcastle ................. rLY. jr 1 Stamford .............. .... 5 1 1 Nottingham ............ - 1 Goodwood .............. ~ ' DERBY SMITHFIELD—Nov. 30. n o; The supply of fat s t oc k t o -d ay was a b ou t the fo l Lsi high prices were asked for them and most of the jot were disposed of. Th e number of sheep was not 0° rig l as on former occasions, and a clearance was effected.o bid scarce ; calves not numerous. Beef, 4Ad to 5d ; to 6d ; veal, 5d t o 53d p er lb . ; pigs, 7s 9d to 8s Od JOAO rough fat, 4s 3d p er 14 lb s. ; hides; 2d per lb. ; calf 2d to 3d per lb. BOSTON—DEC. 1. Isel / Notwithstanding th e d e li very o f w h ea t f r om the ;V i ol at this market during the last week amounted to 6 / 71 4,01 0 ' , we have again t o repor t an i mmense supp l y of thi s a peo as well as a large delivery of oats, beans, barley, 511 1 is° To-day wheat m e t a li ve l y demand, at an advance ° °l' 2s per qr. on l as t wee k' s quotations.' Barley eca lce a 'ild' tamed . previous rates. Oats and beans in moderate r° ' r without material change in value. Peas about is P 3 e o ol cheaper. That the present yield of wheat is ec e° large is now b e y on d a d ou b t. Wheat, red, 335 r s white, 41s to 465, e x t ra 48 s ; b ar l ey, 26s to 32s ; ° ll ' to 19s ; beans, 32s to 38s ; peas, 31s to 33s per qr' 'RID. cfc , . 14 1 "1 )0 - ttzi ti tAL A ICE is 1 L IV 4 co I Ei _ S&TI ,`le Precisely pwp~ t e. the re a 'rth StAllo; tt,,,,_ _ ...., ~,_,..,_t !,, SI3I3AIAR: t Oti lo E IS D( r44lll,l .ol f lCl ri ot ,'''' , lhin, il viiaz E 0 pots (1 ; 13)1 , ts- , , te et eni n , inlttattee 'lle A;l : '::ll r l 4 4 , il 'e; it a _ .,4R ui l ri t r' l ll' e e.m.: i ea s : Apip 1 , , , to:s r ge an , '4 ll, r'eave' io n % 4 lel 4 l 4 ' d ,y n' ena.e in not, 4 ttg nlust t, T o 4 ge by Ito 6 deskO n v„ ber n t 1 1 44 kLEs , ~ , ,......1. .............1 1 t0ya gj i . „. 13 14E tbi, Cor n tt: u lTose ?t vyk oi e tb ? 4 e'i ott' ir e4 i n ' s ' ( ) ed:: tr nbet Pay Eder, gaffers 111 bbi e VRALLL hn idtn tii4 t ? "'d 1 / 1 11, 4 , t t (14 ".1 4 1 1• 11u4 tel : tllt ties ot 'Y„ Witt, 1 , 04 ,ext. 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