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LATEST PRICES OF SHARES BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM PANIES' STOCK. From tie Official List, ITBLISIIED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING LONDON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30. JOINT-STOCIL B.ANICS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Pric Annum. Share. ------- Australasia ••••• • • • • • 6/. per ce n t. 40 0 d 0 . s. d. 40 0 0 26i BritehNorth American 4/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 46 Commercia of London Si. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 21 1 Colonial... .. ....... 51. per cent. 100 0 9 25 0 0 15! Londn and Westminstr 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 25 London Joint-Stock .• • 61. per cent. 50 0010 0 0 13 Metropolitan 25 0 0 710 9 Provincial of Ireland 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 45 1 Ditto, New... ...• • • 81. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 171 National of Ireland .. 51. per cant. 50 0 0 20 0 0 19 Nat. Provncial of Eng. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 9 36 Ditto, New.- .• • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 Union of Australia.. • • 25 0 0 25 9 0 24 1 Union of London. 5/. per cent. 50 9010 0 0 12 INSURANCE COMPANIES. Dividend Arnow* :came of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. A M. d. I.£ a. d. 3/, 103. 500 0 0 50 0 0 74 Alliance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 11 0 11 0 0 20 Ditto Marine.• ••• • . 61. per cent, 100 0 0 50 0 ”i Atlas . 13s. 6d. pr oh. 50 0 0 5 0 0 16 British Commercial 7s. per share 50 0 0 59 0 7N Clericl,Med.St Gen. Life 51. per cent. 100 0 0 210 1 631 County ........ „ „ 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0 f Crown ........ ..... • 9s. and 61. se. NJ 40 0 0 5 0 0 - Eagle 6e. 50 0 0 50 0 534 Economic Lilt. &30s.bs. 5 per cti 1001 0 0 250 0 0 / Eng.& Scot. Law. ••• • • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 3 European Life ••• • • • 5% per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. 20 Freemasons' ••• • • • 51. per ce n t. 20 0 0 30 0 Globe ..... ••••• • • • • • 61. per cent. Stock. - 142% Guardian •••••• • • • • • • 51. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 51 Imperial Fire ••• • • • 121. per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 240 Imperial Life Indemnity Marine• •• • 11. eh. & be. 100 0 0 513 1 29 Law Life. • ...... • • Legal and General Life 50 0 0 20 0 6% London Fire 10s. 25 0012 10 0 15% London Ship .• 10s. 25 0012 10 0 15 :M % _Marine.. -- • •• • • 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 10% Med.ln vlid & Gen. Life 50 0 0 20 0 3 National Loan Fund• • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 234 :rational Life. Phcenix ...... 31. p. ct. & be. - - 210 Protector Life- ... •• • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 11. 3s. Provident Life...." • • 1/. ss. 100 061 0 0 0 24 Rock Life ........ 4s. 5000 10 0 44 Royal Exchange 5l. per cent. Stock. - 180 Sun Fire • • • 61. 10s. Ditto Life • 11. Go. 18 Universal Life LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES, Dividend Amoun t Name of Company. of Paid. I Ann per um. Shar e . Price Bank of Scotland ...• • 61 . per cent. 8. d. s. d- 100 0 171 Royal Bank of Scotland W. per cent, - British Linen Company Si' per cent.- 100 0 100 0 0 230 Commercial Bank 30 • 61. per National Bank • • ..... •61 cent . - . per cent. - 100 0 0 166 10 0 0 15% Union Bank of Scotland 7541. pr cent. - 50 0 0 98% Western Bank.. •• • 61. per cent. - 50 0 0 6454 North of Scotland Bank 61. per cent. - 50 0 7 7, ,, Clydesdale 8ank...... 6/. per cent. - 10 I 0 14% Eastern 8ank........ 5/. per cent. - 10 0 0 114 Caledonian Bank - 210 9 Edinb.& Glasgow Bank G/. per cent. - 5 0 11 ' City of Glasgow Bank . 5/. per cent. - 815 0 154 Scottleh Union Ins. Co. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 1% Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 1100 0 0 10 0 0 144 Insur. Co. of Scetlnd 5l. per cent. 110 0 0 All paid. 104 North British Insur. • • 5541. pr cent. 1 200 0 0 10 0 0 28% Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent . 100 0 0 10 0 0 2434 Edinburgh Life Insur. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 1954 Edin. & Glasg. Railway 51. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 65 Ditto, 34 Shares 5l. per cent. 12 10 0 All paid. 15% Edin., Leith, & Grantn - 20 0020 0 0 2134 t;iasg w & Ayrshir Rail. 51. per cent. 50 0 0 All paid. 70 Glasgur & Greenck Rail. 2/. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 21 Glagw & Garnkirk Rail. 51. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 45 Dundee & Arbrothltall. 61. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 36 Standard Life Assernc e .l 51 per cent. 150 0 012 10 0 8 Price. DOCZS. Name of Company. Dividend 1 Amount per •f I Paid. Annum. Share. £ a. d. X i. d. Commercial •• •• ••.• • 13d. per cent. ; Stock. East and West India... 5541. pr cent. Stock. East Country L mcion 4% /. pr cent. Stock. i St Katharine .... • ... 5 per cent. Stock. I 10S% Southampton ••••• • • • 4/. per cen t. 5 0 0 0 50 0 0 30 CANALS. , Names of ; p. Dividend ~. Names of al) Dividend! Companies. i 2, ; per --- Companies. 4 Per I Price. Go Annum. xi An cn -----. --___.-- - ---. ---. I X ' Ashtn & 01€1h 1 97 51.55. p c 72 Monmouthsh 100 91. 160 Ashby-d-la-Z , 113 41. j7O Mntgomrysh 100 U. 98 Barnsley.. • • 'l6O 121. 1180 Macclesfield . 100 - 95 Basingstoke JlOO - -,.- Heath ... •• • 100 201. 365 13 rknk&Abrg,180; 5/. g 5 Nottingham . 150 121. 260 Cromford .. • . 1 100 J 181. 150 Peak Forest .78 31. 40 Dudley 1 100 j 41. -'Regent's -•• 33 11. 26% Derby .•• • • • 100 81. 103 R oc hd a l e ... • 85 41. 64 Ellsmre&Chs 133' 41. 80 Shropshire . • 125 81. - Erewash •• • 'lOOl 321. 300 Somrset Coal 150 71. 10s. 123 Forth & Clycl 100' 41. I - Do.Lk Fd St 12 61. p. c. 11 GrandJunctn,looj 7/. 100 Stffrd &Wore 140 281. 440 Grand Union'loo; 11. 10s. - Shrewsbury.. 125 151. 230 Glamorgnsh . 172' 13%1. 210 Stourbridge.. 145 201. - 01str&Brk1y11001 - - Strtfrd on Av 79 11. 10s. - Grantham • • .150, 121. 100 Severn and 126 11. 83. - Iluddersfleld.' 57 .s - . 20 Wye Rail. j Kennt & Avii 39 7s. 6d. 22 Trnt &MI 5 0 NI. - L 14 ancaster ,47 11. 10. 40 sey, sh. Leeds& Livrp 100 341. 525 Thams &Med 19 - 10 Leicester .• - 140 101. 105 Wor es t r &1 ' Leiestr ik).ith 83' 4/. 62 Birming. j7B 41. 49 Lougliberogh J 142; 701. 850 'Wilts & Brks 67 11. 4s. I 11 WATER-I;VORICS Name of Company. Dividend I Amount per of Paid. Annum. Share. East London., ••• £ s, d. .• 81. 100 I 0 Crand Junction Kent ••. • . • 2/. 10s. 100 0 0 Vauxhall •••••••• •• • • 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 West Middlesex .... • 4/. I6s. pr ct. 63 12 9 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CLYDESDALE COIiRSING DEC. 26 AND 27. The Douglas Stakes, for 33 dog puppies of 1844, were won by Mr. A. Pollock's Caliban ; Lord Eglinton's Rufus ran up. The Eglinton Stakes, for 23 bitch puppies, were won by Mr. A. Pollock's Skip ; Dr. Brown's Obscurity ran up. LYNN and ELY, ELY and HUNTING DON, AND LYNN AND DERERAM. RAILWAY COMPANIES. A meeting was held yesterday at the London Tavern, Bisbopsgate-street, for the purpose of hearing the terms upon which it was proposed to amalgamate the lines. Sir W. B. Folkes was called to the chair, and the secretary read the advertisement calling the meeting and the purposes for which it was called. The CHAIRMAN then stated briefly what these objects were, and the terms upon which it was proposed the amalgamation should take place, and which were as follows : Terms of the Amalgamation of the Lynn and Ely, Ely and Huntingdon, and Lynn and Dereham Railway Com panies, agreed upon by the Directors of those Compa nies, subject to the approval of the respective Proprie tors. " The three Companies shall be amalgamated as from the Ist day of January, 1846. " The extension capital about to be raised by the Lynn and Ely and Ely and Huntingdon Companies shall be ap portioned among the Shareholders in the three Companies, at the rate (or as near thereto as possible) of one new share for every original share. " The capital of the three Companies, and also the exten sion capital above referred to, shall be taken at par. "Inasmuch as by the terms of the Act of Parliament, in corporating the Ely and Huntingdon Company, interest at the rate of 31. 10s. per cent, per annum is payable on all sums called up on the shares in the capital of that Company, bat no such provision is made in the Acts incorporating the Lynn and Ely and Lynn and Dereham Companies, inter es t at the rat e of 31. 10s, per cent. per annum shall be paid on all sums called n the the shares in all the three Companies, from the date of Payment of suc h respective calls until the three lines shall be open e d for or ki no , " Provision shall be made la the Arta lines above-mentioned, for Acta --- alithorising the ex anPaYment of interest at called up on the 10s. per cent. per annum on shares in the capital raised for such eitenst " An Act for carrying the amalgamatio Ito affect shall be applied for as soon as the regulationa of Palliinent will permit, at the joint expense of the three Cor n such Act it shall, inter alia, be provided that treintl:Letmin panics shall constitute one Company, by the name of East Anglian Railways Company.' " That such Act shall contain all such other clauses and stipulations as the Directors of the three Companies shall in their discretion, think prope r ." , The CHAIRMAN, in proposing the adoption of the above, alluded to the desire expressed at a meeting held in August last for the amalgamation of the com panies whenever the time should arrive when such a measure could be deemed practicable . Th a t t i me h ad uow arrived, and the proprietors had already heard read the terms upon which that amalgamation was proposed, and he would be glad to hear any observations that any Tlon. Proprietor should deem it necessary to offer. In answer to a question from a Shareholder, he said the works of the lines were in a very forward state. The terms having been agreed to, the meeting then ~hanged its name, and became, pro forma, a meeting of the ELY AND HUNTINGDON COMPANY. Mr. LACY took the chair, and after- having made a f ew prefatory observations, read a series cf resolutions, which were to the effect that the shareholders approved of the amalgamation. At this stage of the proceedings, and before the resolutions were put to the vote, Captain PORTER rose and made an observation rela tive Lo " Mr. Henry Bruce, of Mincing-lane." Tilt? CUAIRMAN reminded Captain Porter that the in troductidtl of the subject at that meeting was quite irre gular, and begged he would not persevere. Captain PORTER said he was aware it was irregular, but he wished to intimate that it was his intention to bring the subject forward upon a future occasion. A good deal of irregular discussion followed upon the topic, which had no reference whatever to the matter for the discussion of which the meeting had been convened, and during which a debate ensued as to the policy of the reporters' publishing tha t portion of the proceedings, Mr. Bruce at the Porter's observations w er e same time declaring that if Captain_ ce would insist on his right published, he (Mr. Bru declared that they could 14 . E.1 1 "e e ply. The rer;rters having tared into an e x p lanat i o n illi te 6 s g en a - P v l et g on e l fo r ; B s i r g u e c i e n centain petition; and the brought to a close, r having at length been The CAAIRMAX requested that m'Atittieet dropped, not make any further o a b y serva was tio r n e s s e u; r ill Porter would the business of the Z. l were put and adopted, is v o id of thanks 6 res°l ` itic. " Chairman, and the meeting sep ara i passed to th e eu. `a Price. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Dec. 31. (Before Mr. Commissioner SHEPHERD.) IN RE T. AND C. LOCKHART. The bankrupts were described as florists and seeds men of Cheapside, and came up on application for their certificate. They were opposed by Mr. Dowse, on the part of a Mr. Andrew Duncan, of Aberdeen and supported by Mr. cc I Cooke. The principal ground of opposition was an alleged misrepresentation made by the bankrupts to Mr. Duncan , upon his becoming one of their partners some time since, when they declared their stock to be worth upwards of N 14 5,0001 ., and in co ns id era ti on o f w hi c h he (Mr. Duncan) a a vanced them 1,5001. His business was to attend to s% the books, which he did, and he was to have nothing to do with the buying or the selling. The negotiation for !,., the partnership was c hi e fl y managed b y the bankrupts ' ,4 father, and a draft was prepared by their solicitors. Mr. Duncan was examined at great length by Mr. Cooke, and stated that he did not read the draft himself, and neither did he read it over to any other persons, though he would not swear that he had not had it for two or three days in his own possession. The only sum he drew from the concern was about 243/, including :e. deb.s of the firm which he had collected from the cus tomers for about 431. Previous to the dissolution of his partnership with the bankrut is in July, 1844, he had employed a Mr. Elliott to value the stock, when he ' found that sever a l va l ua bl e b e d s o f ranunculuses were ,34 said not to belong to them, but to a Mr. Lightbody, of 'm Falkirk. Upon his entering into the partnership the bankrupts stated to him that they were each to receive 600/. a year out of the business, and that sum was re ' cognised as the amount to be so drawn by their deed of , li partnership. Mr. Commissioner SHEPHERD (to Mr. Duncan)— ; What are the profits said to be on flowers ? Mr. Dur.- can said he understood from the bankrupts that it was equal to 300 per cent. 17, And did you expect when you entered into the part -1 nership that you were to get 6001. a year upon a capital A of only 1,500/.?—Y es sir, I did. 1 Mr. Theodore Lockhart, in examination by Mr. ,% Dowse, denied that he had ever represented himself to 44 Mr. Duncan as having any property at Oxfordshir e , 'l4 although abo u t th e year 1837 or 1838 he had bought some for his foster-brother, upon which the deposit 34 money was paid, but he believed the property in ques -44 Lion was now i n Ch ancery. 2s. Examined by Mr. COOK.—I showed Mr. Duncan all hJ. our books before the partnership, and he even assisted me in the business several times before the deed was 1i completed. I positively swear that when Mr. Duncan joined florists in us t t h h e e s k tOC in k gdo. was m lire worth hmador2eotohoanthesr,oBoool.s, which lhave been in b us i ness for twenty -fi ve years , d ur i ng fif teen o f which I was a t H a erlem (Holland), and since that period in England. I had, as portion of my stock, from eight to ten thousand white turbans, a vast variety of elnoirs, besides I was in the habit of serving o ne o f the first ice florists _ would fetch in the shop ls. each, and the elnoirs 2s. 6d., as we had that species exclusively. We sent eight boxes of ranunculuses back, because they did not suit us, and Mr. Duncan himself wrote the letter which accompanied them. Mr. Charles Lockhart, in examination by Mr. Cooke, ' denied his ever having told Mr. Duncan that their profits were 1,8001 a year; on the contrary, he said it averaged .% rather better than 6001. a y ear . 'A Mr. DOWSE was heard at considerable length, and contended that from the evidence now before the Court, 4 it was clear that the bankrupts had obtatned 1,500/. from 1 Mr. Duncan, and that there could be no pretence for not staying the certificate for some considerable period. Mr. CooKs characterised this opposition as both vexa % ious and vindictive. The names of these men were known qi as well in the land of Flowers as in England and in Scot , land, and though they were bankrupts at this moment, they stood so high in character that their princical cre ditors were at once prepared to assist them upon their re-entering into business. The joint creditors were only 733 L ss. 9d., and the assets realised 7941., while upon the separate estate of one 16s. 7d. and upon the other 2s. 3d. in the pound, would be realised. He (Mr. Cooke) with confidence asked for their immediate certi ficate. Mr. Commissioner SHEPHERD—There was a good deal of peculiarity in thi s case, and much conflicting testimony. However, it appeared clear to him that no false representations had been made by them as to the value of their stock when Mr. Duncan joined them as a partner, and as that allegation was unfounded, the de cision of the Court was, that the bankrupts were en titled to have their certificates forthwith. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-BOUS E. Three boys, the youngest of whom was eight years, and the eldest twelve years of age, were brought before the Lord Mayor. They were in a miserable plight, and a gentleman, who saw one of them commit a petty theft, caused them all to be apprehended, in order to have in quiry made into their apparently desolate condition. The case proved to be one of ordinary occurrence. The boys were all the children of very poor parents, who are, probably, unable to support them, deriving a pre • carious living for themselves from vending articles in the streets. It was stated by the children that as they had nothing to do they walked about together, and their parents were, God knew where, all day endeavouring to scrape up the means of getting a bit of bread and paying for the wretched room in which they contrived to live. Fifty such cases have been brought before the present Chief Magistrate. The LORD MAYOR said it was most deplorable to see these poor children on the road to certain destruction. It was a disgrace to the great nation which boasted of charity, taking within its comprehensive grasp the dis tressed and afflicted of all classes, that the streets should he crowded with poor, half-naked children, who had no human being to guide them, many of whom were sent out by their parents to beg or steal, and others, with out parents or friends, prowling about, disregarded by the officers of the unions, and, in fact, encouraged in the practices of poverty and rice ;by the depraved people with whom they necessarily came into contact in the course of their proceedings. Mr. Goodman (the Chief Clerk) said, that although he had been but a short time in the situation he held, he had seen an infinity of cases of the kind. There ap peared to be no approach to an abatement of the evil, which was certainly one of the greatest magnitude. The New Poor-law did not meet the difficulty. That law punished parents for refusal or neglect to support their children; but bow easily were its provisions evaded. Children would, when their parents were looking after a livelihood in the streets, wander about from place to place, and fall in with bad associates, and it could not be said that their parents refused or neglected to support them. But those who were bound to carry the law into effect, by compelling the parishes of the poor to sup port them, did not perform their duty. The City of London Union had no refuge for the miserable creatures who crowded into London, except at Peckham, a dis tance of three miles, to which they were sent at all hours, with tickets for admission. The Loan MAYOR said that he would supplicate the powerful press of the metropolis to lend their great assistance in checking the dreadful evil, by calling the attention of the Legislature to it. Of all the painful spectacles he had ever witnessed, that of the crowds of helpless children with which the streets were deluged, was the most affecting. Multitudes of them were, he knew beyond all doubt, sent out to beg by their parents or other relatives. They were thrown upon the world at the age when the mind was flexible to any impression of good or evil, and they were imperceptibly led into the commission of crime, until repeated acts rendered them incorrigible. Society thus became responsible for jthe contamination to which poor children were sub ected. There was a total absence of restraint or good example, and the very ingenuity displayed in the little acts of dishonesty perpetrated by those of tender years was encouraged by the laughter, and in some cases by the approbation, of the lookers on. There was no calamity, in his mind, comparable to that which sprung from the bringing up of youth in habits and practices of idleness and vice. The Legislature spent hours and days in discussing the principle of edu cation. Could the minds of the representatives of the people be more benevolently employed than in devising the means of correcting the awful evil which was always before the eyes of the magistrate, and was almost as frequently encountered by the men concerned in the ordinary transactions of town life? He was con vinced that a blessing would wait upon any effort of the kind he suggested ; and again he would beseech the in fluential press of the metropolis to take the important question into their hands for the sake of common hu nnitY• What could he do, as a magistrate, in the case Old bail e Commit thes e th ree c hild ren for stealing a Bailey for werg! , they persons to be sent f or trial to the heart bl ed s heart revo lt e d at t h e t h ought, for his c reatures who, lik e t rd rein the thousands of poor y oung going h ea dl ong into , were without protection, and Mr. Goodman said he would be given to his L o t n vital a subj ec t, and that some o 4 doubt that publicity observati ons on so minded men would apply to the le,:evolent and high• alone a remedy could be admi nisteret i4tu re , The LORD M AYOR acknowledged the esi,; by whom note, No. 94,147, an d d ated 11th November-114 of a 51. for the po or a p p li cants at the Mansion-house, B4s ' a ' J., Mr. Dash wood, surgeon, of Greenwich obtained summons against M essrs . Ch apl i n and Horne, carriers under the following circumstances : Mr. Dashwood received a letter some days ago from his father, the Rev. Wm. Dashwood, of Suffolk, informing him that a parcel containing turkeys, &c., and money for the children, should be sent from Beccles by the Star coach to London, directed to him on Christmas•eve. g e called at the Spread Eagle booking -office on the 24th instant accordingly, and was direeted from thence to the Eastern Counties Railway terminus at Shoreditch, where he applied for the prrcel, but without receiving any satisfactory answer. In fact, he was jeered with the advice to go quickly home, or his turkeys would arrive before him. life had a eorapany of thirteen friends to dine with him on Christmas-day, but no turkey up. peered. On the following night, however, at nine o'clock, the parcel was conveyed to him at Greenwich, with the additional charge of one shilling, his father having paid 2s. ed. for the carriage. Mr. Dashwood produced the printed bill with the charge marked upon it, and the Lord Mayor seeing the names "Chaplin and Horne" at the bottom of it in printed letters as carriers, directed that a summons should be sent to that respect able firm. gentleman attended from Messrs. Chaplin and Horne, and sympathised with Mr, Dashwood, but stated that the firm had not had anything whatever to do with the Star coach for some time, and knew nothing what ever of the transaction. Dashwood said that before the establishment of the Eastern Counties Rai lroad the utmo s t regu l ar i ty was i observed in the delivery of parcels at Ch r i s t mas , as well as at all o ther times, but that since the line was in opera irregularity ;ion nothi ng could surpass the marvellous of the whole system. He considered that he was most severely imposed upon, for he had been put to trouble and expense, and after all disappointed, and when he did get the parcel the turkeys were spoiled. The LORD MAYOR said that over the Star coach he, unfortunately, had no control, or he should be happy to render a service to Mr. Dashwood in such a case. Mr. Dashwood called his Lordship's attention to the improper use made of the respectable names of Messrs. Chaplin and Horne to give authority to the additional demand which he had been compelled to comply with, or part with his parcel. The LORD MAYOR regretted that the only remedy for Mr. Dashwood lay in a court of law. Mr. Dashwood declared that be could bring forward a dozen gentlemen of Greenwich who had been treated in exactly a similar manner . The LORD MAYOR—I am very sorry for it. But Mr. Hudson, who is now chairman of the Eastern Counties Railroad, will, I dare say, cast his eye upon some account of this complaint, and his activity and zea will not be wanting to abate so disagreeable and inconl venient an evil. have private property lent out on mortgage, in Somerset. Income-tax office proves my income. if referenc4 is required, apply to A. Aguilar, Esq., 94, Cheapside, London, or 4, Charlotte-place, Mansion-house, City." " Jamaica Southern, Eastern, and Northern Railway, 43, Muorgate-street, Dec. 5, 1845. " Sir,—Understand me that I di3 not want to cheat you out of 20/. written for, but should the gentleman have called on me, who is about to become the secretary to this move, ask me who the clerk was, and I had men tioned your name, and then you to have failed incoming, it would have made me look very foolish. If you come to town on Wednesday I shall be most happy to see you ; but you will not till 13th, as the new offices will not be ready, and it will be a pity to waste the carridge of coming up twice Do as you please. Send on Monday, and then say when you will for certain be in London. CLE RKEIV WELL. Mr. George Smith, who described himself as a man independent property, residing in Victoria -road, Peck , ham, was charged with having been an accomplice with a female not in custody, in stealing from the house of Mr. William James Linton, engraver, residing at 85, Hatton-garden, several silver spoons, wearing apparel, and half a dozen of claret and other wines. Mrs. Doman, the female alluded to in the above charge, attempted to commit suicide by swallowing poison, from which she is still ill. The prosecutor deposed th a t th e pr i soner h a d b een f or some time visiting witness's housekeeper, who passed as the prisoner's wife. She declined to receive his visits latterly, and said he had beaten her; she seemed at times in very low spirits. On Christmas-day he left home for his country house, leaving directions that the prisoner should not be admitted before his return on Monday ; he ascertained that the prisoner had been there until that morning, when he and the woman absconded. The wine, silver spoons, two cloaks, and other valuable ar ticles, were missed immediately after their departure. The prisoner acknowledged that he had taken the wine. The s. prisoner Doman. n ehad indignantly been deniedin invited ted being to the theh husbandouse by Mrs. Mrs. Doman, who he understood was an acquaintance of Mr. Linton's. He knew her only since April. He did not go to Mr. Linton's until invited. He then made a rambling, incoherent statement, to the effect that Mrs. Doman had left Mr. Linton's house in April last, when he first met, her. Mr. Linton had sent her money and a testimonial, but the woman was in distress, and he (prisoner) gave her all the aid in his power. Mr. COMBE—What are you ? Prisoner—l have no profession ; I live on my own fortune. Mr. COMBE—Where do you live ? Prisoner—l live in my own house, 5, Victoria-road, Peckham. Mr. COMBE—What have you to say to the charge ? Prisoner—l drank some of the wine. Mr. ComnE—What wine did you drink ? Prisoner —I drank claret ; Mrs. Doman preferred sherry. Mr. COMBE—How do you live ? Prisoner— I said already that I lived on my means, and I say so still I have been bequeathed a considerable fortune within the last twelve months. The house is my own. I live rent free. Mr. ComnE—You are a very lucky man, when you can live rent free, and drink other people's claret free of cost. Prisoner—l don't think this is a joking matter. The Clerk—l am sure Mr. Linton thinks with you. Prisoner—lf you doubt that lam a man of property, you can see the will at Doctors'-commons. Mr. COMBE—Is that the best account you can give ? Prisoner—Yes ; because it is the true account. Mr. COMBE—Then I must tell you I don't believe a word of it. Mr. Linton said, he owed his life to Hrs. Doman, who came from the Fever Institution to nurse him. Prisoner—l wish to put a few questioLs to you, Mr. Linton. Mr. COMBE—I will remand you ; for I think you are one of those persons who live upon women or whoever else you can. So you can reserve your questions for the next occasion. QUEEN-SQUARE. This Court, at which the business of the Westminster division has been transacted frem time immemorial, was yesterday finally closed at five in the evening. The business had been so judiciously arranged that nothing but the night charges, which were few and of a very trt vial character, occupied the attention of the Court ; and Dlr. Taylor, the clerk, and the officers of the establish ment were busily engaged during the day, and up to a late hour last night, in removing the books, papers, and other official documents, to the new Court in Vincent square, which will be opened this day, under the title of the " Westminster Police-court." The police-station of the B division in the New-way, Tothill street, was also abandoned at twelve at night ; the inspector on duty pro ceeding at that hour to the new office erected in Roches ter-row, on the west side of the police -court. It may be as well to state that the Magistrate's entrance to the latter is in Vincent-square, but that intended for the public is in Rochester-row. MAIILBOROUGH-STREET. Emanuel Young, butler, in the service of Mr. Latham, 23, Norfolk-street, Park-lane, was summoned before Mr. Hardwick for assaulting Maria Young, his wife. The complainant, a young woman of very genteel ap pearance, with one of her eyes badly discoloured, said she went on Saturday last to Norfolk -street to ask her husband a question respecting their little girl, when, as soon as the hall door was opened, her husband struck her a violent blow on the face and blackened her eye. Her husband then seized her and threw her down the steps into the street, falling on her with the force he used. Complainant was picked up almost in a state of insensibility by a match-woman, and conveyed home in a cab. Hurnplirtls was fined 505., and the dealer and his wife held to bail. Falconer now repeated his evidence, and said he had been unable to trace the owner of the lead. After further proceedings, Mr. BRODERIP said the Act of Parliament was specially directed against those receptacles called "marine store shops," and it was impossible for any one with their eyes open to walk along the streets and not observe what was going on in them. The marine store dealers, as they called therm:elves, bou:ht of anybody and anything. lie fined the defendant John Saunders 5i for unlawful pos session of the lead. The complainant's landlady proved that the com plainant was very much injured by the treatment she hallfreceived. Mr. Robinson, who appeared for the complainan•, in stating the case, hoped the Magistrate would not inflict any fine, but send the defendant at once to prison, if the gross case of cruelty was established. The deiendant said his wife had been separated from him for some 3 ears, and had been more than once for bidden to call on him at his master's house She came on Saturday last, and he ordered her out of the house. She would not go readily, and he opened the door and pushed her out. In the struggle she struck her face against the knocker, and caused the bruise which her face now exhibited. 'I he complainant began to knock and ring, and defendant was obliged to use more force and as he was stronger than h7s wife, he compelled her to let go the door post, and in so doing both f 11 down the steps, and by so doing stood a chance of breakir g their necks. The complainant told the Magistrate that when her first r usband saw her he gave her a blow, and said, " you, Ilwish I:could end you altogether." Complainant had not received a farthing from her husband for several years past towards her upport. The defendant called two witnesses, but they did not disprove the assault. Mr. HARDWICK said he wanted no further evidence of the violence used by the defendant than the defend ant's own account of the transaction. Nothing could have been more unmanly and brutal than the defendant's conduct. It might have been indiscreet on the part of the wife to go in person to make inquiries about the child, but this indiscretion was no justificatio❑ for the husband to use the shameful violence he had exercised. The law did not permit him to add imprisonment, other• wise in addition to the 5L penalty which he should in flict, he should certainly have sent the defendant for two months to the House of Correction. Mr. Latham (the defendant's master) said it was by his desire that the wife was prohibited from calling at his house. He should pay the Si. penalty for his servant. ' The defendant said his wife Lad left him of her own accord, and led an immoral life. Mr. Latham was proceeding to defend the conduct of his servant, when Mr. HARDWICK put an end t 3 further discussion, by tFliing Mr. Latham, that, es F. man, it was quite impos sible t suppose he could justify the use of brutal vio lence towards a woman, and that woman the assaulter's wife. MARY LEBO.NE. William Wooding, living in Little Marylebone-street, was charged with having suffered to go at large, un muzzled, a ferocious dog, for which offence, under the Police Act, he had rendered himself amenable to a penalty of 40s. Alfred Henry Purday, 5, Bowling-street, near this Court, deposed that on Monday morning last, between 10 and 11 o'clock, as he was passing by the house of de fendant, a dog belonging to the latter suddenly ran up to him and bit him on the leg. He repaired to a surgeon, by whom the part injured was immediately cauterised. He had not teased the dog in any way whatever. A penalty of 40s. was inflicted. Stlnhope Aimfield, a cabman, was charged with having brutally assaulted Susan, his wife. It appeared that complainant (who gave her eviden ce with very great reluctance) was met by the prisoner o n the previous night, and that be beat her with such se verity that the stick which he used for the purpose was broken in two. Mr. Frankling, the chief usher , said that complainant's arm was dreadfully swollen and bruised , and on the poor w oman turning up the sleeve of her gown , the fact was fully app arent. Prisoner was fined 31. or six weeks' imprisonment. LAMBETH. examined on a way projector and who has been before of 451. in Jacobs charge of deifrauding Mr. Ch a rles for 50/, cash and a bill, his a cceptance, at three months,. Benjamin row n , w h o h as d esc ribed himself as a rail was again pl aced at the bar before Mr. Henry. Mr. Games attended for the prosecution, Humphr e y s appeared on behalf of the prisoner. The prosecut or , after the Qvidence which had been given by hi m on the former examination had been real over, produced th e f o l lowing letters which he had re ceived from th e prisoner, durin g th e negotiation for the situation : and Mr. " 43, Moorgate-street, Dec. 4, 1845. " Sir,—lf y ou h ave b usiness to settle, say on the 12th or 13th, you will be in London, and if you have no friends here I will see what can be done for you. " Sir, I am yours obediently, " To Mr. Jacobs." "B. BROWN. In the above th e f o ll ow i ng was inclosed : " Jamaica Southern and Northern Railway, " 43, Moorgate-street, " London, D ecem b er 5, 1845. " Sir,—Since you applied I have been offered 150, but 200 would make me forfeit my word: therefore, to make the matter safe, send up by return of post a 201 order, and on the 13th, m hen you enter the office arrange. ment, as proposed, for 301. and a bill. This may be shown to any of your advisers, but not to our firm, as it is a private and honourable transaction between us. I UN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 1, 1846. Mr. BRODERIP —You paid into his hands the whiffle of your «•agar, I suppose ? Willia,r,s—Yes, sir, every far thing, and he advanced me a shilling or two as I re quired it, and supplied me with the clothes I now have on. Ryan, in defence, said he was licensed by the Board cf Trade under the new Act, that the proceeding arose out of a. conspiracy on the part of the Jews and crimps in his neighbourhood, who were no longer able to supply seamen for merchant ships, and defraud them with im punity. He then declared that he had only received a sovereign of Williams. The seaman was recalled, and swore positively to the payment of 17/. 1 ls. to Ryan and his wife. Ryan said he would admit his wife received sixteen sovereigns, but he only received one. Mr. BRODDRIP could plainly see what sort of a person the defendant was, and asked what magistrate signed his certificate before he obtained his liceLse from the Board of Trade ? The defendant replied, bat he received a certificate of good character from Mr. Stutfield, a county magistrate, and proceeded to state that his bill amounted to 17/. ss. 4d., and that only ss. Bd. was due to the man. Mr. BaODERIP asked the defendant for his account, which he put in, and said that on the 24th June, 1844, the complainant, who had walked all the way from Ply mouth, came to him quite d es tit u t e , an d h e b oar d e d an d lodged him until the 2d of September following. He clothed him, gave him an outfit, and procured a ship for him. During that time he never had a farthing from the seaman. He charged him for eleven weeks' board and lodging, in 1844, which amounted to 81. 16s. Williams said he was employed as a runner and touter during the eleven weeks, and that when he obtained a ship, Ryan did supply him with his old sea clothes, for which he gave him his advance note. Mr. BRODERIP at once said he should strike out the 8L 16s. for eleven week,' board and lodging. It was clear that 'Williams was acting as servant to Ryan ; and if he had not, he could not take cognizance of a by-gone transaction. Williams then put in his account, in which he had made himself a debtor to Ryan for two weeks board and lodg ing, at the rate of 145. per week. 'Ryan claimed 16s. per week, and as that sum was stated upon his card, it was allowed. The sum of 30s. was charged fora blue top-coat, of very coarse texture, and it was declared by Mr. Hart, a slop-seller, who was in Court, to be worth 20s. only, and the magistrate would allow no more. Ryan charged the seamen 31. for cash delivered at dif ferent times. Williams declared he had only received IL is. 6d. Mr. 13RODERIP said that 3L was put down in a lump; he could not allow that. It was the old trick, that was the way seamen were duped by the old crimps, and the licensed agents, it appeared, were playing the same game. The defendant's wife said the various sums were in serted in a book which she had left at home, and Mr. Broderip ordered Douglas, an officer of the Court, to accompany her to her house, and fetch the book. After an absence of a minute Douglas returned, and said the woman would not go one way or the other. She said she had no account. Mr. BRODERIP carefully went through the accounts, and said he believed no more than 21s. 6d. had been ad vanced to the seamen. He found that 11/ was due to the complainant, and he made an order that that sum should be restored to him by Ryan. He should also inflict a fine of 20s. on the defendant fur unlawfully de taining the sailor's money. In default of payment of the money and fine, the defendant would be imprisoned for one month in the House of Correction. John Saunders, a porter in the employ of Messrs. Hoare, the brewers, and Mary Ann Saunders, his wife, appeared on their recognizances, before Mr. Broderip, to answer a charge of being in unlawful possession of 116 lbs. of sheet lead, suspected to have been stolen. It appeared, from the evidence of Inspector Falconer. of the Thames Police, that on the evening of the 23d ult., he wont to a mar i ne - store shop kept by the defen. dants in Old Gravel lane, Wapping. He was induced to visit the place in consequence of information that two houses in the neighbourhood had been recently stripped of the lead. After some considerable time, and with much difficulty, he got into the house. The female de fendant was in the back part of the shop, and the in spector informed her that lead had been stolen, and asked if she had bought any that d.y. She at first said she had bought some on the previous day, on which Falconer commenced searching the place. She then pointed to a bin full of rags, and beneath them the in spector found 116 lbs. of sheet lead. It appeared to have gcne round the skylight of a house, or had been taken from the gable end of some build ing. He asked the woman how she became pos sessed of the lead, and she said she bought it from time to time of a carpenter-looking man. He asked her to let him look at her book, and she said she kept none. Falconer seized the lead, and soon afterwards the male prisoner came home. On the inspector asking him how he accounted for the lead being on his premises, he said he knew nothing of it, and was very seldom at home. While Falconer and hit men were in the marine store shop, a notorious thief, named Humphreys, camp there with a piece of sheet lead. which was concealed in his side-pocket. He attempted to make his escape when he saw the officers, but was pursued and detained. Mr. Thomas Holbrook, of the " Black Boy," had no doubt the piece of sheet lead taken from the thief was stolen from his house. He missed such a piece from the copper in his back kitchen; but he would not undertake to swear to it. much more, thanks be to God our health is as usual I have got a very comfortable master, he is a member of the Babtist connexion we attend the Chapel with him, give our love to all If anybody ask you where I live tell them close to Gibralter as there is a hill close to us called Gibralter and that wont be a lie Remember us to all inquiring friends I know that James is in the habit of going to Old (Bieks in Swan-street) and I can prove that he was one of the worst Enemies we had for what she told Sarahs sister you would not credit and that is where a certain vagabond got most of his in formation from, but enough of that, they have got to answer for themselves before a higher tribunal than any earthly one. I must conclude with one line to you all and believe me to remain your affectionate son and daughter, S and S. Y—. " Address as Usual. " P.S. I wish you all a happy Christmas and a prosper ous new year if the Lord See so fit as to spare us if not may we be found prepared for a place above. When you write send the name of the new Mayor, write soon and let me beg of you not to make yourselves uncom fatable and prepare your mind for anything that may be Said for you may depend upon it there will be many re ports raised until the truth come out." Yarharn conducted himself before the magistrates with the utmost composure. His personal appearance re mains about the same as when he appeared in Court at the time of the trial. The public will be admitted to hear the next proceedings. IRELAND. DUBLIN, DEC. 29.—THE CORPORATION ADDRESS TO THE QUEEN.—The Lord Mayor, accompanied by se veral members of the town council, and the civic officers, are to leave town on Ilr . duesday next, in order to pre sent the address of the corporation to her Majesty on the 3d of January, in accordance with the irrim item in the letter of Sir James Graham, addressed to the Town Clerk. In referring to the presentation of This address, at the meeting of the corporation on Saturday, Mr. O'Connell said—" He hoped there would be a better at tendance on that occasion than could be expected from the unreasonable time appointed for the presentation of the address. It was the duty of every member of the council to go over on that occasion. It was not one of ceremony, nor was it for the purpose of paying a com pliment to her Majesty, but they would go as advocates of the poor, to endeavour to persuade her Majesty to adopt measures for the prevention of a famine which was certain, and of a Pestilence which would desolate the land. If the potatoes which were affected by the di,ease were eaten by human beings, or even by animals, they would have the effect of a dangerous narcotic poison. Sir James Murray had published a case where tour indivi duals had lost their lives by eating the potatoes in the diseased state. It was the duty of all the members to attend the deputation, that her Majesty might see how anxious they were to co-operate with her in the distri bution of any assistance to be afforded." REPEAL ASSOCIATION.—The weekly meeting of the Association was held this day, Mr. Steele in the chair. Mr. O'CONNELL handed in a large number of remit tances, and then read a letter from Mr. Smith O'Brien, M.P. Having moved the insertion of the letter on the minutes, and expressed the gratitude which the Irish people entertained towards Mr. Smith O'Brien, Mr. O'Connell proceeded at considerable length to vindicate himself from a series of " malignant misrepresentations" which had been brought against him by the " Commis sioner" and reporter of the Times, with regard to bis conduct as a landlord. The Honourable Gentleman occu pied upwards of two hours in his defence, which con sisted almost exclusively of details, and even an outline of which it would be impossibl e to furnish. Having ex pressed his gratitude to the Conservative journals which had espoused his cause, he concluded by saying that he would submit his character to the decision of his coun trymen, and leave his conduct to the judgment of his God. Mr. JOHN O'CONNELL, M.P., denied that there were any grounds for the assumption indulged in by the Tablet, that the Repeal cause ran any risk of being damaged by the accession of the Whigs to office. The advent of any set of men to power could never have the effect of inducing the Irish people to abandon a cause with which they were identified heart and soul. He (Mr. J. O'Connell) was most anxious that the question ot• repeal should be discussed, and he had no hesitation i❑ saying, that the decision on its merits would be favour. able to domestic legislation. At the termination of the proceedings, the rent for the week was announced to be 237/. 3s. The meeting then adjourned. TORY REPEALERS. Mr. Bourke, of Hayes, the nephew and the heir of the Earl of Mayo, the former Tory candidate for Kildare, has issued an address to the electors of that county, in which he advocates some of the principal claims put forward by Mr. O'Connell for a modification of the Act of Legislative Union. The recent proceedings of the Peel Cabinet appear to have produced this extraordinary change in the political creed of Mr. Bourke. "At a moment," he says, " of unexampled political difficulty' and alarm, when the terms Whig and Tory, Conser vative or Liberal, have ceased to convey any distinct idea of the opinions of those so designated, and when the closest adherence to principle may often exact a de parture from former practice, it appears to be a ditty of all, who consider public affairs, to review their political creed." He proceeds to complain of the ignorance of vrieroys and chief secretaries, and that Irish affair , " have been habitually administered, not with reference to Irish interests, but to English politics and parties." He complains of the system of outrage and assassination which our English rulers have been unable to check, or to find a remedy for the evil. Mr. Bourke continues—" As a temporising policy best suits the prejudices of an English Parliament, Ire land is permitted to burn, beat, and murder on, un checked, almost unnoticed. Again, some Irish measure is selected from time to time (such, for example, as the Arms Bill, which, whether it be lost or carried, is of no practical importance), to serve for a battle-field, on which English parties may struggle for the mastery ; whilst our Irish representatives, instead of uniting in a common bond for Irish improvement, join themselves to one or the other of the contending parties, shout aloud for Sir Robert, or hurra for Lord John, forgetting how little the cause of our national prosperity is advanced by the suc cess of ether. Again, aho Cats over-estimate the mis chief of absenteeism? Yet, how unscrupulously are 105 of our principal Commoners and 32 of our temporal and spiritual Peers, compelled to spend so great a portion of the year and so large a part of their incomes away from their impoverished country, advancing measures, which, for the greater part, affect her little, or not at all." Mr. Bourke proceeds to propound his remedies, and it may be expected that he will be hailed as a valuable auxiliary at the Conciliation Hall, although he may not yet have gone far enough to quality himself as a Repeal Member for Kildare. MEETING OF THE SLIGO BOARD OF GUARDIANS. On Tuesday the Sligo Board of Guardians held their usual weekly meeting at the workhouse, Major O'Hara, chairman. Mr. Otway, Assistant Poor-law Commis sioner, was in attendance. The CHAIRMAN stated that he had made a report re lative to the potato disease in Sligo, which they had for warded to the County Lieutenant, that it might he trans mitted by him to Government. The Lieutenant did so, and received a very satisfactory reply. The Govern ment had issued orders to the county surveyor to see what works could be undertaken with benefit to the public. The CliAncitax then read the following : " Annahmore, December 10, 1845. " Sir,The Board of Poor-law Guardians of the Sligo Union, comprising three-fourths of the county, availing themselves of their general and extended means of in quiry, having entered into an investigation of the potato crop in their district, and continued the same by adjourn ment for a period of six weeks, have unanimously adopted the following opinion, viz.:—That the potato disease has prevailed, and continues to progress in the four inland baronies of the county to an alarming extent; that a considerable portion of the crop has perished, and that it is impossible to forsee how long the remaining por tion now safe, or but slightly affected, may so continue; that in the two baronies near the sea, the disease, though partia:ly severe, is generally much milder than in the inland districts. " That numbers of the poorest classes, totally depen. dent on their con-acre potato crop, which have parti cularly suffered, must be driven to the market for food, which it will be impossible for them to purchase, unless afforded early, special, and continued employment; that, although the oat crop has bee❑ abundant, and is still to an unusual degree in the possession of the grower, it is impossible to say how soon a portion thereof may not be sold to meet the various demands of the holder, and be exported from the kingdom; and though such export may be under the usual yearly average, the portion re maining will not be sufficient to supply the deficiency in the potato crop, and maintain the poor of the district. " Thus impressed, the Board feel it their duty to bring the state of the Sligo Union or Sligo county under the consideration of her Majesty's Government, respect fully suggesting the urgent necessity that early and con tinued employment should be provided by Government for the poor of the distressed districts, in works of na tional or local utility, and that depots or stores of pro visions be established, such as may enable the Govern ment to supply food on reasonable terms to the distric most in need of it. The Board have not entered into the conversation how these important objects can be at tained. Leuring that to the wiser and better considera tion of the Government, they have confined themselves to a simple, impartial, and a moderate representation of the existing state of things, and of their grounds for ap. prehending the worst results therefrom, unless prompt and adequate measures be adopted to avert them. " Ad' you, Sir, hold the highest situation in our county, and have afforded the Board the valuable aid of your presence and assistance in these inquiries, may I request you to transmit thi s representation to ' her Ma jesty's Government, accompanied by such explanation as you may deem advisable.—l have the horwur to be, your faithful and obedient servant, " C. K. O'HARA, " Chairman of the Sligo Board of Guardians. " Colonel Arthur Knox Gore, Lieutenant of Sligo?' THE PRICE OF LABOUR. At the meeting it was stated by the landlords present that the price of aoTicul turd labour was f rom four pence to sixpence with' food, and eightpenc. to tenpe nce without food. Sir Robert Gore Booth o b served that it could b e h a d at even a lower rate. Th e people must, indeed, be reduced to a untilwret nighteheds fur tate eig e when a p man is got to toil from m orn i ng nee , and yet, small as the re• muneration is, he would be delighted to get it. If a dear summer should come, what will those unhappy, for lorn, destitute creatures do? It is fearful to contemplat e tLe depths of misery to which they may, and in all pro bability will, be reduced. Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Colonial-office for the Governors of New Zealand and Van Diemen's Land. THE YARMOUTH MURDER - - --- YARMOUTH, DEC. 29.—Since the announcement of Yarham's apprehension, a variety of circumstances have transpired tending to throw light upon this murder, which stands almost unparalleled for the amount of brutal and unnecessary violence which accompanied it. In consequence of a statement made by Mrs. Dick, alleging that she h a d h a d a conversation with Yarham, in wich he admitted a guilty participation—indeed, that he had inflicted the wound that terminated the existence of his victim, the magistrates of the borough determined to take the first advice with respect to any ulterior pro ceedings that might be required to satisfy the ends of justice. Their great difficulty arose upon the following , points:—Whether Yarham, having been originally in cluded in the indictment, and subsequently admitted as evidence for the Crown, could be afterwards indicted as a principal. With a view to adjust the question, instructions were given to Mr. Holt, the clerk to the bench of magis trates, to prepare a case for the opinion of counsel. Mr. Charles Evans was first applied to, and that gentle. man recommended that the opinion of the Attorney General should be taken. Mr. Holt accordingly pre pared a case for the opinion of the Crown adviser, under the sanction of the town council. The opinion returned was to the following effect:—That the fact of a man having been admitted approver was no bar to an after prosecution as a principal, if it could be proved satis factorily that he broke faith with the prosecution, and did not reveal all the facts within his knowledge. Upon the receipt of this opinion a warrant was placed in the hands of Captain Love, the superintendent of police, who, accompanied by Sergeant Coleman, proceeded in search of Yarham. In consequence of a rumour pre valent here that Yarham was living in Gloucestershire, under the feigned name of Samuel Young, the super • intendent proceeded to that county, but was not sue• cessful in obtaining any tidings likely to lead to the ap prehension of the suspected person. He afterwards visited London, Deptford, Chatham, and other places, and was continuing his search when he received a com munication from the deputy Mayor, stating that the father of Yarham had called upon him, and intimated that it was the wish of his son that his name and address should be given up to any person in authority who might require it. Captain Love proceeded again to Gloucester shire, and apprehended Yarham in the manner that has been already announced. He was brought to Yarmouth on the following Sunday morning, and on Monday was remanded until this day. To-day the magistrates met in a private parlour at the gaol, for the purpose of again remanding the prisoner. Ihe examination W 11.9 to have been in public court, but at a late hour yesterday even ing- an intimation was made to the Mayor, that in conse quence of some fresh evidence another remand would be desirable. Capt. T ove stated in the presence of the prisoner that he was unprepared to•day to complete the case, but that he believed, if the prisoner was remanded for another week, additional materials would be ready to be pro duced against him. The following letter to his father and mother shows the state of the prisoner's mind, and the line of defence he will probably adopt, should the magistrates determine to send him for trial. The letter is a verbatim copy:— " Dec. 7, 1845. " Dear Parents,—'We received your welcome letter, and was glad to hear that you where all as well as could be expected under the circumstances, though you did not send us word the particulars ; but yesterday week, Nov. 29th, I received a newspaper and letter from Sarah's ister, in Chatham, and on looking over it I was thunder struck to see a long paragraph of a confession that I was said to make to Mrs. Dick previous to my leaving Yar mouth; in fact, three weeks after the trial, when at the same time I was not in town but a fortnight, and can truly say that I never saw Mrs. Dick after the day I came down in the train from Norwich. But it appears some per snos have nothing else to do but to invent lies ; and who ever it was that are so base and wicked I wish that the Almighty would strike them dumb, and then we should be able to discover who are our friends and who are our enemies; but, however, it is no use wishing that. I should think their own conscience, for knowingly inventing a lie, is sufficiently to punish them ; but let them say what they like, bless the Lord, I am as innocent of that as the child unborn ; and the reason that I did not wish you to tell, or let my address be known, was not on account of any guilt that my enemies and yours should not know, as I believe some of them would glory in letting my employer know, or anybody else, when they could annoy me by so doing, and that is the reason I have not wrote to any body besides you and Sarah's sister, and her only once. Tell Mr. and Mrs. Freeman that is the reason I have not wrote to them ; but if they know my address I should like to hear from them at any time, but not to keep it from anybody that is in authority, ns I hive written to Mr. G. Palmer, to Mr. Cufand, and Mr. Kemp, some time since, and about the railway, there is one from London to Gloucester, and it is 16 miles from Glos'ter to me and there is a mail coach run through every night and a van every Saturday, but I cannot say " Sir, I am yours obliged, " To Mr. Jacobs." "BENJAMIN BROWN. Mr. George Taylor, assistant-registrar of Joint-Stock Companies, at the Office, Sergeant's Inn, Fleet-street, produced an index of all the joint-stock and railway companies registered, and found by it that no such com pany as the Prince of Wales' London and Oxford Railway Company was registered. MI:. HENRY told the witness it would be necessary to produce the books of registration themselves on the trial, as the Court would not be satisfied with the index alone ; but would require to have the entries shown in order to negative the prisoner's representation. Mr. Taylor said that when the entry of registration was made, the parties received from the registrar, under his hand and seal, a regular certificate of the registra tion, so that if the prisoner had registered any parti cular railway, and that the fact was questioned, he could at once produce the certificate. _ _ Mr. HENRY - here called the prosecutor into the wit ness box, and asked him whether, independently of the prisoner's offering him the place of clerk on a railway, he shou!d have parted with his money, if the pri• soner had distinctly told him that such railway was not registered. _ _ Th4rosecutor replied that he certainly shoull not have dune so but for the prisoner's assurance that they were regularly registered, and that all was right. Mr. Games—With your Worship's permission, I beg to ask the witness a question which I have befure omitted. Mr. HENRY —Certainly. Mr. Games—Then I wish to ask the prosecutor whe ther anything particular took place on the occasio❑ of his paying the prisoner the 501., at 43, Moorgate street ? Prosecutor—Yes, the prisoner, while I was tiling the fifty sovereigns on the desk, requested I would not make a noise. Mr. Games—He seemed afraid that the other pro jectors of railroad schemes in the adjoining room would hear the pleasing sound of the gold ? Prosecutor—He seemed so. Mr. Games—Did anything else happen about the room door? Prosecutor—Yes ; the prisoner took the key out of the door, and shut the small bolt softly before I began to pay him the money. Mr. lIENRY—And all this did not excite your sus picion? Prosecutor —No, sir, unfortunately it did not. Mr. HENRY here said he should commit the prisoner to take his trial fur receiving the money under false pretences._ While Mr. Games, the second clerk, was taking the evidence in deposition form, it was found that the police man had allowed Mr. Taylor, from the Registry-office, to go away, so that the prisoner will be again brought up this day, to have the deposition of that gentleman taken. SOUTHWARK. Charles Hallett, the proprietor of a shoe-warehouse in Thornton -street, Doekhead, was brought up, charged with indecently assaulting Mary Haubleton, a little girl 12 years of age, the daughter of respectable parents, living in that neighbourhood. From the complainant's statement, an interesting-look ing girl, it appeared that on the preceding day she went to the defendant's warehouse for the purpose of pur chasing a pair of shoes. At the time she entered the shop there was no person present but the prisoner, and he desired her to sit down, in order that he might fit her with the shoes she required. While he was engaged in trying a pair of shoes he availed himself of the oppor tunity, and acted towards the little girl in a scandalous and indecent manner. The defendant pleaded accident as the cause. The MAGISTRATE said that, with a view to save the feelings of a young girl like the complainant appearing in another Court to prosecute, he should deal summarily with the case, and inflict on the defendant the highest penalty the law allowed, namely 51., and to find two sureties of 201. each to keep the peace and be of good behaviour fcr 12 months. HAmmF,rtsmiTH. Mr. Reuben Alfred Fitch, of Farringdon street, ap peared in discharge of a warrant issued against him, for having on the 15th of August last refused to pay the sum of one shilling to William Bonner, a conductor to the omnibus No. 2,024, being the amount of his fare for riding from Farringdon-street to the Railway-bridge, Kensington. William Bonner deposed that he was conductor to the omnibus No. 2,024, belonging to the Brentford and Hammersmith Conveyance Association ; on the day in question, he took the defendant with a lady up at Far ringdon -street, and carried them to the Railway-bridge at Kensington. On their getting out the defendant paid him only one shilling, which was only one fare. The fare for the two by that omnibus was two shillings, and although witness told defendant so, he refused to pay it. Witness pointed out to the defendant that that was a long (Brentford) omnibus, and that the fare was stated inside the omnibus at one shilling. Defendant looked at the fare up in the omnibus, but still would not pay it. By Mr. PAINTER—The defendant acted for both, and gave the shilling for both, and not for himself only. He at first hesitated to give his address. A printed table of the fares was then handed to the Magistrate, and having perused it, Mr. PAYNTER said, he found by that table of fares copies of which were stuck up in each of the omnibuses from which it appeared that the fares were, froir Hounslow, Isleworth, and Brentford, to Piccadilly, Is.. and further is. 6d. From Kew -bridge to Kensington pal s a s c , e 6 g i a ., t e a s n , d 6 f d r . o , m a n t d h e fria t m a w th a e y N br e i d w g - Ken to si C n g h t i o ir n i Caring ( - 1 the Bank, 6d. The card went on to state that was the up fare by all the Association omnibuses. By the Me tropolitan Carriage Act (6th and 7th Victoria, cap. 86, sec. 7, it was enacted, " That the proprietors of every metropolitan stage-carriage shall, on the inside of every such carriage, keep distinctly painted, in a conspicuous manner, a table of fares to be demanded of passengers by such carriage ; and the fares therein specified shall be deemed to be the only lawful fares, and may be re covered by the driver, or conductor, as in the case of hackney-carriages, in a summary way, before any jus tice of the peace ; and every proprietor making default in the premises shall forfeit the sum of 20s. for every offence." He, however, did not consider that the card produced, which was stuck up in the omnibuses, was a sufficient compliance with the provisions of the Act of Parliament. It ought to be painted upon the omnibus, besides which, it only spoke of the up fares, and gave no doan fares, except a proviso at the bottom, that " the Hounslow, Isleworth, Brentford, and Kew-bridge om nibuses, take no short fares until after leaving the Horse-cellar," which was, in fact, not saying what the down fares were, but what they were not. He did not, therefore, think that the proprietors had com plied with the provisions of the Act of Parliament under which they claimed the fare from the defendant, and the complaint must be dismissed. The warrant was accordingly dismissed. GREENWICH. After the night charges had been disposed of, a dray man, in the employ of Messrs. Barclay and Perkins, ad dressed Mr. Jeremy, the sitting magistrate, complaining of an ex-policeman, and asking his Worship's advice. He said that he appeared before the Court some time since at the instance of the toll-collector at the New-cross gate, fur refusing to pay an extra toll demanded for driving his team, on his return from Woolwich, with reins. His Worship might remember that he decided that waggons so drive n were not liable to such a demand, inasmuch that the Legislature could never have contemplated such a liability. On that occasion a man named John Sed ger, formerly a police-constable in the R division, ap plied to himself and mate, assuring them that he could get the case reported in the newspapers, get the hearing of the case brought on without delay, and procure them an able lawyer to conduct the business. Ten shillings was paid for his promised service, and ten shillings in the hope that a full report would appear in the news. papers. After the case had been heard and disposed of, the party applied to his mate, near the brewery in South wark, and from the representations then made, his mate tetu e l lew n ceh t ao i psu t gr l rm e ret d o:oesssnat t nt o d , rdai eps a pgpb n rrdel suitorseaisesceateethtnfiiutosainctiiircumstance was induced to pay the man anoth er sovere i gn ; this he h on a ts and persons2ob tain,h e i w n a d s ue m e o d s h t i c m lea to rly ma n k o e t s h I r d m . j h o E a n n R e y g E3 a l u t n o s d u a e t i r d t h i s Secretary of State had very properly issued orders to put an end to mock attorneys practising at police courts, and steps should be taken to put a stop to proceedings equally disreputable. He would say the applicant had better go to the Court of Requests, for obtaining the first money without having given value. In respect to the sovereign obtained from his mate by misrepresentation, the party so imposed on had better come to this Court and obtain a warrant, and he (Mr. Jeremy) should know how to deal with the case. Messrs. Barclay and Co.'s servant then retired, de claring that he would follow the worthy magistrate's advice. Mr. Flinch then drew up a notice, which was imme diately posted, warning mock attorneys and touters from appearing at the Greenwich and Woolwich Courts, or in their immediate vicinity. THAMES. James Ryan, a licensed agent for supplying seamen for merchant ships, and who also keeps a boarding house for sailors at No. 3, Princes street, Rateliff-high way, was summoned to answer the complaint of William Williams, a mariner, for unlawfully detaining 131. is. 6d., his money. This was a case under the Merchant Searnens' Pro tection Act, which passed last session, and has already been of great service to the class it is intended to benefit. Williams said he came home in the brig Arrow on the 1 5th inst., and went to Ryan's house, where he remained a fort n i g h t on ly. The second d a y a f ter h e hid taken his thi ngs there, he gave t h e d efendant Ils., 4n d on the fourth d ay 17 sovere i gns. H e took an account o f every thing he in the d efendant's house, and allowing 28s. for his had had during the fourteen days be remained board and lodgin g , found he wa s i n d e bted to Ryan 4L 9s. 6d. He asked ' for the balance of his account pre vious to leaving the defendant's house, and he refused to give him a farthing. Three or fOur days before the de fendant's w if e offered him lls., which she said was all that was due, and he refused to accept it. ENGLAND AND AMERICA• TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Stu,—The writer of these lines (who desires forl present to remain "incog") is of opinion that you r* l do service to the trading community of Lancashl directing their attenti on , w i t h as li ttle delay as Poi., to the exact position o f t h e B r i t i sh and M e al: Governments, in reference to the Oregon quest' Strange to say, it seems to be very imperfectly and stood. "We are too good customers for them many) for the Americans to go to war with us." doubt they h ave i m bib e d these notions in part from v part of the press which cries, " Peace, peace," whil!1 1 two Governments are actually preparing energetic° for war. I mean no fulsome flattery when I say that you s to take a more correct view of the case than any 0 writer whose comments I hare read. To my mind following train of facts point but to one issue:- Ist. A Bill to take possession of Oregon was pa through the house of Representatives, by a majuris, 140 to 54 ; and only missed passing through the Set by one vote—this, too, when a negotiation was actu pending. 2d. The Democratic party have, since that time► creased their strength by six votes. 3d. The then President offered to make 49.0 del the boundary line, giving to Great Britain the navigation of the, river Columbia, all which she refs to accept. 4th. Polk has actually retracted that offer—see address. " The proposition of compromise which b been made and rejected, was by my direction subl quently withdrawn, and our title to the whole Oregon asserted. The right of any foreign poll to the free navigation of any of our rivers through heart of our country, was one which I was unwilling concede." In conjunction with the above, let any man consic the import of the following extracts from Polk's 0 sage-- - 4 - ‘ The extraordinary and wholly inadmissible demo of the British Government afford satisfactory evids that no compromise which the United States ought accept can be effected." " Oregon is part of the North American Continent, which it is confidently affirmed the title of the Unit States is the best now in existance." " That it will ultimately be wise and patriotic to MI liberal grants of land to the patriotic pioneers, Yo amidst privations and danger, lead their way throtil savage tribes, and who cultivate and are ever reads detend the soil, lam fully satisfied. To doubt whetb they will obtain such grants as soon as the convent) between the United States and Great Britain shall 1 0 ceased to t xist, would be to doubt the justice of Co gress." " All attempts at compromise having failed, it b comes the duty of Congress to consider what meast ll " it may be proper to a d opt f or t h e secur i ty and protectic of our citizens now inhabiting, or who may heresftt inhabit Oregon, and f or t h e ma i ntenance of our PI title to that territory." "At the end of the year's notice, we shall 1 4 reached a period when the national rights in Oreg .( must either be abandoned or firmly maintained. 0 they cannot be a b an d one d w i thout a sacrifice of b e ' national honour and interest is too clear to admit doubt." Add to the above quotations that large quantities A i saltpetre having lately b een purc h ased in London fs: the United States, and that " large supplies of live_ os'_ d ', timber, and other mat e ri a l s f or s hi p -b uild i ng hare beer collected" by them.* Then glance at the whole animus of Polk's addresk in which the "balance of power" is three times tail; ingly referred to w ith t hi s e l enc h er, " Should any OA interference be att em p te d ( on t h e Northern Continen t' the United States will be ready to resist it all hazards', The whole tenor of P o lk' s a dd resses go to prove t hr he is a Democrat of the first water, h onest l y and fe d vently attached to the genuine Republican principt which actuated his progenitors to claim and gain thef, independency, and entert a i n i ng a t h orough contempt fl." Monarchial Government. * The Patrick Henry, which arrived at Liverpool February 26, 1845, brought American papers up to the Bth of that month, which stated—" The House of Refire' sentatives on the 3d passed the Bill providing f o r the occupation of the Or egon t err i tory, b y a majority. °I, 140 to 54. The gen era l t one o f t h e discussion belf?/ exceedingly warlike. The Bill had been read twice t the Senate, and then referred t o a spec i a l committee. .11 contains clauses authorising the re -erection of fortifia, tions, and the abrogation of the convention conduct, on the subject with Great Britain." Manchester, Dec. 29. R. S. W. CAPTURE OF A GHOST. It is said that ghosts are not unfrequently inspired with a considerable share of puissint valour. A sine, lar act of brav er y on t h e part o f a disembodied spill' has just come under our observation, and at the se ason , of Christmas, as stories of ghosts and goblins are th e order of the day, it may not prove altogether unaccePt able. At any rate, it may dispel the idea with whim' wiseacres occasionally solace themselves, that ghosts are altogether harmless. A widow lady, who resides in the parish of St. M ar t in , h as o f l ate b ees visited by a ghos t of rather a mischievous character. Inhabiting a lone,' dwelling, with DO protection save that afforded by a ser vant girl little more than just entered into her teens, the lady, with her two children, during the last four weeks; have had their nocturnal slumbers frequently disturbed by the essispades of an evil spirit. Precisely as the clock had struck what the Scotch poet has styled " The wee short hour ayont the twat," and which, from its contrast with the previous twelve distinct sounds upon the hammer, is said to inspire, e ven in the strongest minds, a feeling of mysterious apprs' hension, a loud knocking at the door was heard. Nor was the feeling of awe inspired on the occasion tar strengthened by any ex t raneous c i rcumstance; tor ell T the third evening of the occurrence of the mysterious knockings, the disturbed lady, having summoned up sufficient courage to look out from the window, beheld figure, apparently in white, making its escape from the gateway. Ihe occurrence made a rather powerful for pression on the lady's mind, for it was the first time she had ever seen a denizen of the world of spirits. For tee successive nights the same sounds were repeated, every night the strength of the knocking gradually increasing. The ghost evidently thought that the depth of the slum- bers of the inmates prevented them from hearing its efforts at obtaining an audience, for no notice whatever was taken of its mysterious proceedings. It was neces sary, therefore, to alter his line of tactics, and the line which the ghost now adopted was of a somewhat novel nature. Instead of now knocking at the door every nights it at length began to throw stones at the windows, and on one evening demolished no less than three panes of glass in the windows of the drawing-room. This, how' ever, was not to be endured much longer, and even et the risk of coming in contact with an inhabitant of the lower world, it was at length determined to give battle to the spirit. The lady having communicated the tits cumstance to a gentleman who resides with his family about a quarter of a mile distant, a watch on Thursday evening last was set upon the premises. The gentleman referred to, armed with a good stout cudgel, took his station at the corner of the building, about ten paces from the spot from which the ghost was wont to hurl its missiles, while at the opposite corner stood his man servant, armed in a somewhat similar fashion to his master. Precisely at the usual hour the figure, clothed in white, was seen to enter at the gateway, and having slowly made its way to within a tew feet of the house, deliberately lifted a handful of pebbles and threw them at the window. This feat performed, the ghost was about to depart, but the gentleman and his fellow-watch man, not having their spirits completely prostrated, sal lied forth and intercepted its progress. The yell of hor ror which the spirit now uttered was awful in the ex treme, and throwing itself at the feet of the gentleman, it besought in piteous tones his pardon. The white sheet in a moment was thrown from the back of the now em bodied spirit, and a bona fide human woman actually stood before them. A confession soon followed, and it was discovered that the ghost had determined to frighten the poor lady to death, in consequence of having been recently discharged from her service for theft.—Jersey Times, Dec. 23. Lord Granville Somerset arrived in town yesterday morning. BIRTHS. On the sth of Nov., the lady of Major G. Chapman, 36th Regiment, of Native Infantry, of a son. On the 27th ult, Mrs. Sampson Samuel, of North-build ingq, Finsburv-circus, of a son. On the 28th ult., at Tremadoc, Carnarvonshire, the lady of William Henry Turner, jun., Esq., of a son. On the 28th ult., at Dover, the lady of James R. Akers, Esq., of a daughter. On the 29th ult., in Powis-place, the lady of Henry W. Busk, Esq., of a daughter. On the 29th ult., at Russell-place, Fitzroy-square, Mrs. W. Sterndale Bennett, of a son. F On Pigott the 2 9th ult., a t H ec kfi eld-heath, Hants, the lady of . , Esq., of a On the 30th ult., in Eaton-place, the wife of A. Jeffreys, Esq., of a son. On the 30th ult., at Clapham-common, the lady of John Humphery, Esq., M.P., of a son. MARRIED. On the 4th inst., at Montreal, Eden Colvile, Esq., to Ann, third daughter of ColonellNlaxwell. On the 30th ult., at Trinity Church, Marylebone, the Rev. John Tomkyns, Rector of .ilreenford, to Isabella Frederica, eldest daughter of the late F. R. Coore, Esq., of Devonshire place. On the 30th ult., at St. Margaret's, Westminster, the Rev. Charles Edward Kennaway, t o O l i via, third daughter of the late Rev. Lewis Way, of Stansted park, Sussex. D On the 22d of December, at lED. Paris, Elizabeth La Baronne de Prejau, youngest daughter of the late Thomas Calvert, Esq. On Dec. 15, at Weimer, in Kent, Ann Churnside, aged 77. On Dec. 25, at Porchester- terrace, Bayswater, Charlotte, widow of the late John Bury, Esq. On Dec. 27, at Alton, Emma, wife of C. S. Crowley. On Dec. 27, Mr. 1.1. Hall, of Great. Marlborough -street. On Dec. 27, Sarah Maria Hammerton, only daughter of J. H. Hammerton, Esq., of Brixton Villa, Brixton, Surrey. On Dec. 27, Emily Augusta, infant daughter of T. Bigg, Esq., of Cleveland Villa, St. John's-wood. On Dec. 28, at Shacklewell, A. Cohen, Esq., aged 82. On Dec. 29, at Stockwell-common, Thomas Streatfeild, Esq. On the 25th ult., at the Rectery, West Coker, Somerset, the Rev. Thomas George Wilmer, aged 37. On the 28th ult., at Kelston, James Peel Cockburn, eldest son of the Dean of York. On the 29th ult., at Clapham, W. H. Holmes, Esq. On the 30th ult., in Russell-square, Margaret, wife of the Rev. Dr. Shepherd, aged 75. o i r o. on: P rinted and Publi s h e d by MURDO YOUNG. of j 112, Strand, Print er, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savvy, in the County of Middlesex, Thursday, January 1, 1846. 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