The Sun. — London, England, 1846-12-11 00:00:00

UHF PETZA:T(it DEC. 9.—Posthumoue, Sydney New mutith Wales yin a 1:4 1 •IsuTii ROADS, DEC. 9.—Acrd. Boulton , *ec for Shields ; A'ax Chater, St. John's, for Newcastle. to L i 4I F"D, DEC. 9.— j The Hope, Joues, from ? Patagonia — g o . Cre tak .verpool, ran on the Rusk ban k , yes t er d a y, and remains, In g a good deal of water ; is discharging part of her w Sav ed. ARKET NEWS.--(THIS DAY.) *lt ...... t ortit i..... :: I 7.380 Malt. 5,370 qrs. s. d. . _Conunercial .......• • 31. per cent.l Stock. Xaa Xast and West India ... 6/. pr cent. 1 Stock. ton aen ry t Count 5/ pr cont. Stock. St. Kath ar i ne Southampto n 5 Per cent. Stock. per cent. 50 50 0 0 uraTER. 'OII.IES Name Of Company. Dividend Amount per of raid. Annum. , Share. 13. London • • 100 0 0 Cncl J uncti • on •. 31. 8 10 s. 41 13 4 •••••• . • • • • • 2/. 10s. 100 0 0 Ipr 4 uall ... •.. ..... • 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 Silddlese . • . Si. sa. pr cut. 63 12 9 '‘V OP SCOTTISH COMPANIES S ATE OF RAILWAY SHA AUCTION.-(THIS DAY. The rivals .) Dre e ;',arriYals of English Wheat for our market during the th at " 6 .week have been good, yet the show of samples of th e tartiele here was by no means extensive. On the whole gamrade was firm, at fully Monday's quotations. There was toga;,-,, eal of inferior free Foreign Wheat sold fur Irish ac hetii!, rather more money. In Corn under lock next to ltalt l e n t .g was doing. The Barley trade was steady, yet the Fly WI! Purchased with great caution. Although the sup it l' al t was not l a rge, the trade was somewhat inacti ve, 410 8 ii": 1 ,;1 18 currencies. Oats, Beans, Peas, and Flour were waposed of at unaltered quotations. ARRIVALS. Wheat. Barley. I G,540 qrs. 7,010 qrs. Oat' Flour. 4,080 qrs. 12,480 sks 2,710 awl I 10,010 1,320 brls . _ The SMITHFIELD. klbii u PPly of beasts on sale here was, the time of ye ar `, ll d, very li m it e d, and of inferior quality. Prime 4ut e ,; *c., mov e d o ff steadily, at fully Monday's quotations; th e it other ki n d s hung heavily on hand. There were in ° , l : l l 44lrke t. 93 Beasts, 650 Sheep, and 26 Calves from abroad. 4 1 , eril g to th e favourable change in the weather, a full kge amount of business was transacted in Sheep, at full V e . ,l Prime small Calves moved off firmly ; other kinds Pet, slowly, at late rates. The Pork trade was firm, but be - notice no improvement in value. Mach Cows were at from 1 61 to 18/ each, including their small Calf. 411 01.1._ Per albs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d -178dnIlel4t1 ••• • 2 6 2 8 04 , i eLldity ditto. 210 2 2 oxen •. 3 4 3 ~te coar "° • y • t • 310 4 4 iiik ll Bl7 dtt ) 4 2 •• 4 4 4 8 etis r she _B •• 18 0 3 2 0 0 °P • 11 $ lO ke asts. SUPPLY AT 1•53 I Sheep. 2.670 hlprigloame AND 4 a very steady trade, s. d to s. d. Second quality ditto 4 0 4 4 Coarse-woolled ditto 4 6 4 6 Southdown Wetlie.. 410 5 2 Ditto out of the wool Large Hogs •••. .. 3 8 4 4 Small Porkers ••.. 4 6 4 8 Quarter old Pigs • .16 0 19 0 Lambs ........ 0 0 0 0 MARKET. I Calves. Pigs 6o , 190 2 LEADEN/MILLI.. at full prices. 1 At per atone, by the Carcase . ,V.l s s. d. to I. d. I. d. to a. d —. ki n illor... 2 6 2 8 Mutton, Inferior 3 6 311 p r i 4lllll B .: .•: 2lO 3 0 middling 310 4 2 W prit le large prime ••.. 4 4 4 6 'N., -. ' e 31 31411 .. 3 6 3 8 , Pork, large.. • • .... 3 6 4 2 •...... .....36 4 8 1 small 4 2 4 6 Lamb. Os Od to Os Od. Tha, 130 ROUGH HOP MARKET. ttty for bass of the present year's growth has been tow n "ad,Y since our last report, at full prices, which are Drovi -ear q ou a par with those for pockety g that alle p produce this year is paid extremely eve s, n there as b to *ell — 'eta move off slowly, yet previous rates are tbtrty XtitilLoll SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. lii 4 -414TEST1/IIC PRICES OF SHARES, S, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM PANIES' STOCK. ka ian From the Official List, --- 'I I RD EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING L ONDON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11 JOINT-STOCK BANK JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 01,,... --.40 •or , cappa ny , pe Divid r end Amount - ...- of Paid. Price ••••"...................- Annum. Share. - 4 4 11 0 111 81 X s. d. X s. d. to ti lio rt 4 l ;'•• ••• • - 61. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 - 14 4 er ciai American 51. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 -- 1 4 : 4 1 41.. of London 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 - MA •r••• •• ••• • •• 51. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 - 1 1 : 1 44 4_ ot l e , e • • stminstr Cl. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 - pt0,41411:-.Stock ... 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 - Ix t kial of •".• • • • - 25 0 0 710 0 p *, to , 1,1 Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 47% ti -44 1 ew • •"•• • • • 8/ • per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 -4 t. p ro °f Ireland .. 51. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 - te t t°, Z e lal of Eng. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 - Ilet -4 01 A - •• ••••• • • .. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 -44 o.astrali.... 61 per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - '`......,..:2 . ............,0nd0n a ..... 5/.. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 - ***•••..........1 1111 317RANCE COMPANIES. )Iti kke Dividend Amount .........................._" ol nPany. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. Alt ict - - X s. d. C e. d. 4414 1it t • ,: ........... 31. 10s. 500 0 0 50 0 0 75 4bitto a nt. and F or . 6 per cen t. 100 0 0 11 0 0 18% 4 4j ellta t i , - ' atine • ••• • • • 6/. per cent, 100 0 0 50 0 5% qec i 46: ' ..... •• • • 138.6 d. pr sh. 50 0 0 5 0 0 t... :Praerci a l .. 7s. per share 50 0 0 5 0 0 15 73i tiwity : L .& Gen. Life 51. per cent. 100 0 0 210 0 10 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0 10s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 - g1;8 • ,' 0 i•i: ...... .. 6s. 50 0 0 50 0 5 1 Aid ... ilert i , T ,-*rsv •. • . 51. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 3 , 41 0 ` h. e 1 114 401 ,7e • ..... 5% per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. 20 'thi7,•... -- ••••• • • • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0 135 1 1 110, 1 4' 4 1 .....7 . • • • • • •• • 6 5 / 1 . per r cent. 100 Sto o ck. 0 36 10 0 43 1 4 4 ti d i t,.. ll'tl i I t i r f: '••• • • •. 61. * a P n e d bonus 500 0 0 50 0 0 230 katv: - ..ity y."•• • • • 12s. 100 0010 0 0 - L e i Life .. .arllie.... 1/. sh. & bs. 100 0 0 513 1 31 t oll ' 44 ' 1.* •• • ' *"• 11.55. 100 0 0 10 0 0 , 40 0 1 , eneral Life 50 0 0 20 0 6 3 4 .0 ir e .. - 141" Ship ..... 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 1434 kba•• .. '"' •• • • 10s. 25 0012 10 0 15 /111 * l nvildi '' ••• • • • 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0-1 tio4 i , Gen .Life 4%/. per ct. 50 0 0 2 0 0 - t,011, 1 t?au Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 - 117: 41 Uni / 1. 2,.:: :• ••• • • 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 8% /•,.7 , 34 .. .... 7 • ..... . 51. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 2/ 2 . 05 03. l•riZetor Lif e. .... •• • 3/.p.ct. & bs. - 44,..•11e.nt Lif: :: .• • • 5/ per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 241. 6d ItopliVe.... , • " *U. ss. too 0 0 10 0 o 23 5 0 0 0 10 0 4U a uli v. - lc/taxi .. ••• • • 51.6 4 : 'cent. Stock. - ___ h 11 - e. ge Vltt o Li i• ••• • • ... . lO B. - - 210 49 11. 65. - - •--.........1 14hrers Li e f • e • • ..: .. .. .. .. .. 10%i• pr cnt 100 0 615 0 - ___-----_ DOCKS. Dividend Amount Paid. Price , Per I of lia_rne of Company. Antni. Share. 80 Dtamer fat 31 d* 5. d* - I,_ -- "'`ueso • • • Si. 5s pr cut . 163 12 9 ! -- I 130 411'...13C°T l COMPANIES' PRICES. 11 Dividend Amount k ale of Company. per of Paid. Price. "....................... Annum. Share. —_-_-- ---- kb,. X a. d. £ a. d IZ`k Of Scotland 37)1114,, 61. per cont. 100 0 0 175 - -r▪ Itim, c. of Scotland 61. per cent. 100 0 159 ,I•orn u il'lnen Company Si. per cent. 100 0 0 220 44 1 it t 1 , ,-, , - _, r e I I i 1 Bank Vie, - „',. 4 Beak ...... ~.Vire,,,"Artk of Scotland 7%1. pr cent. 50 0 0 91 Aor t :n Bank., ~ , tlyd e :f Scotland Bank 61. per cent. 50 0 7% „,ast e -1 r ,.. 4 1!8ank 6l. per cent. 10 0 0 131. 8s , 111. - ' -nank • 5/. per 10 0 0 1% jp.„-.ooun Bang . 2 10 0 41.11 s 1 1 ,7 1 4, 1, 7%1. pr cent. k - .,9 of fi ,_ _•..bflow Bank 61. per cert. 5 'Rt.. i„,"`"Lagovy Bank 5/ per cent. 10 0 0 131. 7s .te r ,,,, -- .. Union Ins. Co.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 255. 9d Iftlireslnsurfutce Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 11 0 . 4 14% 4orti e „,. 0 . of Scetlnd 5/. per cent. 10 0 eak,4o.,ritish Insur. - 5%1. pr cent. ,200 0 0 0 0 10 P O 1 6 2774 10 0 0 2274 tilli i , :an Fire Insur. 101. per cent.'l oo 0 0 12 10 0 18% c4ll lt ah Life Insur. 6/. per cent. 100 0 I ,llltt, ~last. Railway 1/.los. per c. 50 0 0 50 0 0 75 Olitie7 ~ith, & Grant; -"I Le " liare s . • • 7s 6d. . . _p 3. 2012 1 0 0 0 0 All paid. 1 1 8 8 4 A l ' i • las'eL v : 4 Anshir Rail. 7/ per cent. 50 0 0 All pa id. 69 % All paid. 1 6% I r ali g ;:r Greenck Rail. 21.. per cent. 25 0 0 0 t hlUd e B? a rnkdrk Rail. Si. per cent. 25 0 0 stand ard Ar brothßall. 61. per cent. 25 0 All All paid. paid. 3974 i 2 10 0 9 ‘ , 4ll,lte,issurnee.l 51, per cent. 5.0_0_0 -..................._ CANALS. " /rift.. 4 Di vi . " 'Dividend' Names of per dend Price. 4 per --14111 ea. .'' k Price. companies. A An num. , cn ...--. . s.--- ---.......,„._ ' Annum. _ ----- utin it 0 ---- t £ \ Aslll4Y-cl 1411 z i ,,\ 5 1.5 s p 1 70 Monmouthsh 1 5/. a arnsley -14 " - ''' 4/ * . - c 70 51ntgontrYsh 100 _ . tasing . k . 'il (l o' in n 12/ 180 Macclesfield . 100 . .. 1. 340 l irknk& e ''l - - ,, * Heath ••••• 100 1 i 40 tkudier ''.• 'lOOl B5 Peak Forest. 78 11 6 . 8 . ,_ 20 Cr° Abrg;ls°' 51. — --- Nottingham. 150 I_2 l /. I)erbi 7. •• • 100 1 41. Regent's •• • • 33 8 5 41. 4.11,1 % ,_.* ** 100 6/. 73 Rochdale ..• • tzew a ."'Clis 133 1 71. 10*. 4/. 55 Shropshire .. 125 8• 130— 11 'rta l c ,; *: 100 321_ _ Somrset Coal 150 61. p. C. _ , e - 44,1, - L - qu 100 41 Do.LkFdSt 12 i . 281. 270 k4,---„-iietntioof 71. 83 Stffrd&Worc\l4o _ _ l. 411a,Z,`"nion'100; 1/. 108 Shrewsbury.. 125 I`) 201. 315 ibltr i gn ,_, h • ' 1 72; 13%1: Stourbrldge .. 1 45 Itrith rlu Y 100 Strtirdon Av 79 Il r uki in • • 150 121. Severn and} 26 11, 88. 3 ke_ersfield. Wyeßail. ~te, Avti 39 7s 6d 51A ,Trnt& Mr-3 50 301. 1/. 10s. 72 1, 0 - I Zer... 47, 11.10; __ 1 sey. 4 5h...) -- 41.e, e ,, , ,,, L r i /TP 100, 341. • 533 ad Thams&Med 19 43 Akies t ,. — .___•• • • 140, 10/. 105 iWorcstr & 3 78 2/. Xo ti . i . %Ptil 83 C. 52 1 Binning. 367 . iborogh li. 11 .....____ 1 . 142 701 850 IWilts k Brks RES BY 411 e sale o f railway shares, to-day, at Messrs. La t,36llidtl and Co.'s, went off much better, and firmer. East li . 1411 s had improved ; and more buyers being presen t, 4 p e a 13 d business wa s done at fair prices. The following a few of the principal sales : i‘rrnagh, Coleraine and Portrush £o 5 6 4 ' er bY, Stafford, and Worcestershire, New 0 16 6 T aw Vale Extension and Dock Vale of Neath 1 9 0 Leicester & Bedford, Exchange Certficate 0 10 6 sropehire Union and Canal Churnet and Blythe E ast and West India Docks and London and Birmingham Junction Eastern Counties, York Extension ...... ... pans and Ly ons 3 11 0 5 0 0 reat Western of Bengal 0 5 0 tast Indian tiv erp.Mancl;.and Newcastle-upon-Tvne 2 5 0 Northern Counties Union.... N ewport and Abergavenny 0 14 0 A. -cCIDENT PROM GUN COTTON.—Yesterday after- In; a youth, named John Smead, an apprentice to Mr. ttneY, a working chemist, residing in Compton -street, , s , gware-road, was drying some gun cotton on an iron r st kftte before the fire, when it exploded. The lad was ° °Ping ove r it to turn it at the time, consequently . he t t e elved the full force of the explosion in his face, which , af r , € 'W him violently to the ground. He was for a length E. "me insensible, and, if he survives, he will be dis- Med for life. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING , DE CEMBER ll, 1846 .. PRIVY COUNCIL—(THIS DAY.) The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat again to-day for the purpose of proceeding with the further hearing of the arguments in the part-heard appeal, " The Queen's Proctor v. The Solicitor of the )achy of Lancaster," from the Chancery of York. The case, though it presents few facts of any interest to the public, involves points of ecclesiastical law highly im portant to the Crown and the Duchy of Lancaster: namely, whether the Crown or the Duchy of Lancaster is entitled to take out letters of administration to an intestate domiciled within the county palatine of Lan caster; and hence the present appeal, which is, in fact, an appeal by her Majesty, as Sovereign against a decision in favour of her Majesty as Duchess of Lancaster. The facts of the case appear to be as follow :—Anne Rothwell Wignall, commonly called Anne Rothwell, died at Preston, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, in December 1840, under the age of 21, a spinster, and intestate. Being of illegitimate birth, she left no heir or next of kin, but died entitled to personal estate within the county of the value of 3,5001. and upwards. Notice of the deceased's death having been communicated to the Chancellor and Council of the Duel - ay of Lancaster, her Majesty's warrant of the 28th of May, 1842, which was countersigned by the Chan cellor of the duchy, was issued as usual for obtaining a grant of letters of administration of the intestate estate to the then solicitor for the Duchy. In the meantime, however, under the assumption that the property of the intestate had fallen to her Majesty in right of her Crown, a warrant was issued on the 7th of April, 1842, counter signed by three of the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, for grar.t of letters of administration to George lsilisule, as solicitor of the Treasury. In this state of things proceedino were taken first in the Consistory Court of Chester, where the Chancellor of the Diocese, the Rev. H. Raikes, delivered an elaborate judgment in favour of the Crown, which, on an appeal to the Chan cery of York, was reversed, and a decision pronounced in favour of the Duchy of Lancaster, and from that judgment the present appeal was brought. In thecourse of the argu ments several curious documents were referred to, and among others the charter of Edward 111., of the 28th of February 1377, from which the rights of her Majesty juy e ducutus within the county Palatine of Lancaster arose, and by which the father of the Black Prince created Lancaster a county Palatine, and granted to his son John, Duke of that county. " That he for the whole of his life may have within the county of Lan caster his chancery and his writs to be sealed under his seal, to be deputed for the office of the chancery, his justices to hold as well pleas of the crown as all other pleas whatsoever touching the common law and the cognisance thereof, and all manner of execution to be made by his writs and his Ministers there, and all other liberties and jura regalia pertaining to a Count Palatine, as freely and entirely as the Earl of Chester is well known to obtain within the same county of Chester, saving always the tenths, fifteenths, and other contribu tions and subsidies granted and hereafter to be granted to us and our heirs by the commonalty of our realm, and the tenths and other contributions granted and here after to be granted to us by the clergy of the same our realm, or imposed and to be imposed upon the same clergy by the apostolic see, and the pardon of life and limbs in case that any person of the same county, or other person in the same county, ought for any delict to lose his life or limb, and also the superiority and power of correcting those things which shall have been erroneously done there in the Courts of our same son, or if our same son or his Ministers shall have failed in doing justice there, also in the Courts of the same our son." These powers and exceptions were confirmed by the son of the Black Prince when be ascended the English Throne as Richard the Second, and both these charters were referred to by the Queen's Advocate in his arguments on behalf of the royal appellant, -for the purpose of showing that the right of the Crown, whether by escheat or otherwise, to real or personal estate, was not mentioned or included in the reservations ma - de in favour of the Crown. The Queen's Advocate, the Solicitor-General, Mr. G. Chilton, and Mr. Townshend were Counsel for the Crown, and Mr. J. Parker, Mr. Ellis (Attorney. General of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Dr. Jenner were in support of the judgment of the Chancery of York. The QUEEN'S ADVOCATE occupied their Lordships the whole of Tuesday with his arguments on behalt of the Crown. The SOLICITOR- GENERAL, following on the same side, was heard on Wednesday. Mr. J. PARKER, on behalf of the Duchy of Lancaster, was heard yesterday, and Mr. ELLIS, on the same side, was partly heard. Mr. ELLIS resumed, and concluded his arguments to-day, and The QUEEN'S ADVOCATE replied. Counsel were then ordered to withdraw, and after the lapse of upwards of an hour, were called in, and in formed by Lord BnouartAm that their Lordships would consider the case before they gave judgment. The question, which was a most important one, had been most ably argued, but should their Lordships require any further assistance from counsel, due information should be given them. CHANCERY—(THIS DAY.) The Lord Chancellor sat to day in his Court in the Old Hall, Lincoln's Inn. FINDEN V. STEVENS.—JUDGMENT. His LORDSHIP gave judgment to-day in this case, which came before his Lordship on Wednesday last, upon an appeal from the decision of the Vice-Chancellor of England, overruling a demurrer put in by the de fendant to the plaintiff's bill. The principal ques tion raised in this case was, whether a person appointed by will to be the manager and receiver of real estates had a right to the office, in opposition to the wishes of the party beneficially interested in the estate? The facts out of which the suit arose may be thus detailed :—A gentleman residing near Reading, of the name of Boshnell, by a will, made in the year 1840, gave all his real and copyhold estates in and near Read ing, together with estates in the county of Middlesex, and a large amount of personalty, to John Stephen and William Blendy, in trust to receive the rents and profits, to pay to his widow an annuity of 1,000/., and to apply the residue to the use of his four nieces for their lives, with remainder to their children. The testator gave a legacy of 2001. to the plaintiff, Thomas Finden, and after making some other dispositions of property, the will thus proceeded :—" And inasmuch as my estate will reqeire more management than I can expect oL my trustees personally to bestow upon it; my wish and desire that the hereinbefore named Thomas Finden, of Upper John-street, Fitzroy-square, architect and sur veyor, on whose judgment and integrity es for w I have ghich reat confidence, be appointed for all purpos they or he, my trustees or trustee, may have occasion for an agent, receiver or manager of all, or any of my estates and property. And in case the said Thomas Finden should so desire not to act further in the said office, then it shall be lawful for my said wife's niece and the survi vor, to appoint some other person to act in the place of the said Thomas Finden.' The will also contained a clause that the trustees and Finden should be answerable for the management; and part of the property of the testator consisted of thirty houses in Beading, and it appeared and that the trus tees had declin ed to employ Finden, actuallyr peernrps(l}ozediaorthinistismtaatteedefaneirineatemnsttiaoaneteos employ,hh was filed for a declaration of the Court to establish the personion t o r t e . : t r m a i a n a a t h g e e plaintiff's trustees e a i n a d o. nf7aittan i e n t j h u e n r c t wantq before the p th u e t in property a for t e stato r Y . fT equity, this ait y bill and the upon trustees that demurrer coming on for argument Vice- Chancelloreverruled,hoeifhgE ofn g land, opinion a is tlhiaotnotuhrereobrdersedan it ex t p o re b s e s it was his desire that the plaintiff sh direction, in the plainest terms, of t ea w e ld a te h s e ta e t m or p , le t y h e a d t if the trustees had occasion for an agent, manager, wasor receiver, and from this judgment the present appeal h brought. His Lordship to-day, after going through some of the authorities that had been referred to by unsel in the course of the arguments, stated his opi nicn clearly to be that the demurrer was sustainable, and The effect of his ought to have be en a llowed. ff 's Lordship bill, reverse the deci s i on o f the Vice-Chancell o r of England , and to put the plaintiff's enrtesfhoracp,e:soutot Ice. of Court. s u i n d g i m t s e n p t ;e t s h e 6POTTisWooDE V. CLARK.—THE PICTORIAL ALMANAC. Mr. STUART (with whom was Mr. Moore) moved this morning, pursuant to notice, to discharge an order made by the Vice-Chancellor of England, by which he conti nued an injrinciion he had a a x party, the defendant from publishing a almanac,wrapper, Old itloore's Pictorial Almanac, with which oneu he aaepd called e himself,d 7' h e in which the p a l , a e in p t a iff hil a e ; a l t e i g e t a . d e w f ofa a s a a a p lm ir a ac a y ac, Pic torial Almanac. The plaintiff, as was stated upon the application for the injunction to the Vice-Chancellor for England, is the p rinter of the Parli amen t ary Record, an d the proprietor of the Pi c to r i al Times and Pictorial Almanac. Mr. Anderson and Mr. Hubback supported the deci sion of the Vice-Chancellor. The LORD CHANCELLOR, without hearing Mr. Stuart in reply, gave judgment, discharging the order of the Vice-Chancellor, thereby dissolving the injunction, upon the undertaking of the defendant to keep an account. The plaintiff to be at liberty, it he should be so advised, to bring an action to establish his right. VICE-CHANCERY. —(THIS DAY. (Before the VICE. CHANCELLOR Of ENGLAND.) His Honour the Vice-Chancellor of England heard unopposed petitions, short causes, and cause petitions to-day, none of which possessed any interest except to the parties concerned. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir J. WIGRAM.) SHUTTLEWORTU V. BENGOUGH. The arguments in this cause were resumed and con cluded to-day. His HoNoun considered that the plaintiff was entitled to one-seventh of the property in question, but he wot leave the other points at issue open to future proceedings. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir J. K. BRUCE.) ARMSTRONG V. STOCKHOLM. The object of this bill was two-fold, viz., to rectify an error of the Master, and to enable Mr. Ellier, a solicitor of the Court, to receive certain mo ne y s standing to the credit of the plaintiff in the cause. It appeared that the plaintiff was one of four children of a Mrs. Martha Armstrong, and as such was entitled to a moiety of her property upon his attaining his ma jority. He was resident in Honduras, and it was con tended that he was not of age in 1843, in conformity with which the Master made his report. In opposition to the confirmation of that report, several certificates were ad duced, to show that the plaintiff was born in 1822. His HoNoun considered the evidence sufficient, and granted the order required. EX PARTE HUMANITY FRIENDLY SOCIETY. This was a petition in the above cause on the part of the present trustees against the late trustees, to compel them to act in conformity with certain resolutions that had been agreed to at a general meeting of the share holders. It appears that in consequence of some dissatisfaction, the meeting was subsequently held or. the 7th of August, and was adjourned until the 20th of the same month, and it was unanimously agreed at that meeting that new trustees should be elected. A meeting was then held on the sth of October last, when it was resolved that im mediately such election was made those persons who then acted as trustees, as well as the treasurer, should hand over all property and effects they held, ex officio, to the trustees appointed by the subscribers. The defendants refused to accede to the resolution in question, and alleged that the same had not been taken by ballot, and that the proceedings were in other respects informal. The Act of Parliament was to the effect that when a majority of sub scribers decided upon changing the trustees, that those who then held trust should give up the funds in their bands to those who should be appointed to succeed them. Due notice had been given, and all the requisi tions of law had been complied with. The petition also prayed for the costs of a former petition in the suit. Mr. Russell and another counsel appeared for the petitioners, and Mr. Wigram for respondents. His HONOUR deferred judgment. QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.) CONSPIRACY.—THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. JANES BUTTON AND OTHERS. This case was resumed at the sitting of the Court this morning. It was an indictment for conspiracy, at the instance of Mr. Lewis, an extensive dyer of Oxendon street, Haymarket. The defendants are James Button, George Button. his son, Thomas Corduroy, and William Wellesford. They were all in the prosecutor's employ ment. Some of them, especially James Button, had been for a number of years. The prosecutor allowed those in his employment to dye articles for themselves and their immediate relatives free of expense. Instead of simply availing themselves of this privilege, they took advantage of it to carry on " jobbing " for their indivi dual profit, to the serious injury of the prosecutor. A considerable number of witnesses were called in support of the case for the prosecution. Some of them are at present employed iu the works of the prosecutor, and some of them had been discharged on account of the " jobbing" in question. The evidence adduced went to show that the practice had been carried on to some extent, and that "jobs" were done through the per mission of the first-named defendant, who was the foreman, and who, it was stated, must have been per fectly aware that the articles which the defendants and others in the establishment brought to dye could not belong to them or to any of their relatives. Most of the wit nesses called to prove fraud on the part of the defendants admitted that they had dyed articles at the prosecutor's works for profit, and that they had treated James Button to drink in consequence. The two Buttons, it appeared, had carried on this kind of " jobbing" to a much greater extent than the other defendants, in consequence of the facilities which they possessed. An understanding, it appeared, subsisted between the whole of the defendants, and that all caryied on business on their own account, at the expense of Mr. Lewis. Mr. Sergeant ALLEN addressed the jury on behalf of Button, and contended that the evidence adduced did not justify the charge brought against James Button. He could not, however, justify the acts of the son. There could be no doubt, notwithstanding many asser tions to the contrary, that the business of the prosecutor was conducted in a very irregular manner, and that ad vantage had been taken of this by those he employed. Nothing had been adduced to show that James Button had done more than he was permitted to do by Mr. Lewis. If George Button and tke other defendants had taken advantage of the defendant, and used him as an instrument through whom they might defraud Mr. Lewis, they ought not to inflict punishment upon him, but, considering that he was an old man, and that he had been 34 years in the service of the firm, to give him the benefit of the evidence in his favour. The Learned JUDGE summed up the evidence, and ex plained the law to the jury. He said it was for them to say whether the three defendants, or any two, or even one of them, were guilty of the charges imputed to them. They could find one of them guilty, because one might conspire with other persons not named in the indictment. The jury, after a short consultation, found all the de fendants guilty of the conspiracy imputed to them. Corduroy was recommended to mercy by the jury on account of the example set him by the Buttons, al though they entertained no doubt of his delinquency. The defendants will not receive the sentence of the Court until next term. BAIL COURT,-(THIS DAY,) CLERK V. EAGLE. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, who is a surveyor, against the defendant, who was one of the pro jectors of the London and Bury Railway, to recover the sum of 6001. for work and labour in making surveys. After considerable discussion, the matter in dispute was referred to arbitration, the main question in dispute being whether the work done was worth the amount, and ought to be recovered or not. EXCHEQUER.--(THIS DAY.) TELFUR V. HOLMER. In this case Mr. Martin and Mr. Bramwell appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Humphrey for the defendant. This was an action to recover the value of certain goods seized by the Sheriff of Middlesex, under an exe cution against a Mr. Smith. The plaintiff, who married Smith's daughter, claimed the goods as his property, al leging that they had been given to his wife. On the part of the plaintiff, Mr. S. Smith was called, and examined with reference to his marriage with Mrs. Smith. Ile said that he was not married, and that the subject was at this time pending before another tribunal, where the whole question would be fully discussed. LORD CHIEF BARON—The matter is now before this court, and you are bound to state your knowledge of the facts to us. Witness—l must decline to answer any questions upon the subject. LORD CHIEF BARON—You must answer the question. Was there, or was there not, any marriage or ceremony of marriage between you and Mrs. Smith?—Witness (with great vehemence)—There was a sort of ceremony. LORD CHIEF BARON--Where?—Witness—ln Edin burgh. LORD CHIEF BARON What part of Edinburgh ? Witness—l am sure I cannot tell. LORD CHIEF BARON—When did it take place ? Wit ness—lt was about seven years ago. LORD CHIEF BARON—:r ho was present at the time ? Witness—Nobody, as I know of. LORD CHIEF BARON—Was anybody present besides you and Mr. Smith? Witness—There was another person present, but I don't know her; and there was, I believe, another parson. LORD Clair BARON—What was the nature of the ceremony? Witness—lt was a ceremony which I did not consider as a marriage. LORD CHIEF BARON—WI,at was said or done? Wit. ness—l recollect very little about the affair. LORD CHIEF BARON—You must state to the jury what took place. Witness—Why, we agreed to live together, that is all. LORD CHIEF BARON—You agreed to live together as man and wife ? Witness—Yes. LORD CHIEF BARON—Then that is a legal marriage in Edinburgh. It is, in my opinion, clear that the whole affair is a juggle between the parties. I suppose, Mr. Martin, you will not persevere any longer in your case? Mr. MARTIN—No, my Lord. The LORD CHIEF BARON then directed the jury to return a verdict for the defendant. LAMB V. LAMBERT.—LIABILITY OF PROVISIONAL COM MITTEEMEN. This was an action brought to recover the sum of 271. 6s. for advertisements inserted in the Sunday Times newspaper. he Tdefendant was a member of the provi s ional com mittee of the Jamaica Southern, Eastern, and Northern Railway. Mr. Martin appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Hum frey for the defendant. On the part of the plaintiff witnesses were called, who proved the consent of the defendant to become a pro visional committeeman, also the attendance of the defen dant upon numerous occasions at the various meetings of the committee, when the order was given to the secretary to advertise the company. Evidence was also given of the order from the secretary to Mr. Dixon, an adver tising agent, to insert advertisements in the Sunday Times. Mr. Aguillar, the secretary of the company, was called and said, that the scheme of the company originated with him, and that he demanded the sum of 15,0001. for theofowr the h 0 e m iLs P , ahoal The sum Y Dso , ut cm: company. pa n y . of he ground that the company was his 15,0001. was a very small one to get The BARON having summed up, the jury SMITH OF RAILWAY PR OMOTERS.—DOCGLAS . • LI ABILITY Mr. Humphrey appeared for the plaintiff, In this case returned a verdict for the amount claimed. ane Douglas, a Imm anTd h "N e lr. a l‘ n dress, who was employed by a person of the name of to take care of a house in Campbell, as housekeeper, ee te carrieddthe defendant and others Mansion-house-place, where itianrutin:Lr thhrenudgehfetnhcly.an Jan or if so, that he was not liable , The defendant leadedp by n t hed businessefen d defendant. with three others. connexion with a railway pro j that he was only jointly liable made to the defendant by wo others Campbell and t , h which they he entered into an arrangement, -y - It appeared that in consequence of a representation jointly and severally agreed to bear the ex jointly attendant upon the projection of the Tours and Honfleur Railway, and the plaintiff was engaged to at tend to the office by Mr. Campbell, whose laundress she then was, and still is. She had applied to Camp bell for v e e fe r n d d ic a t n t. the payment of her wages , an d h e had referred he r to the A d s accordingly returned for the plaint' , Damages 171. 2s. Auld I COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) WOODS V. HARDING.-TDE LEICESTER AND SHREWSBURY DIRECT RAILWAY. This was an action brought by the proprietor of the Wolverhampton Chronicle to recover from the defendant, Mr. William Harding, a provisional director of the Leicester and Shrewsbury Direct Railway Company, the sum of 271., for the insertion of the company's prospectus in the newspaper. The plaintiff selected the defendant from whom to recover the amount, he being a gentle man well known, a solicitor, residing in the Potteries, Staffordshire, and the coroner of the county. Mr. MARSIIAM opened the case, stating that this ac tion differed from many others in which provisional di rectors had been called to account, as he should prove that the defendant had taken an active part in the bu siness of the company. Mr. Turner, one of the solicitors of the company, proved that the defendant had requested his name to be placed in the list of provisional directors. The pros pectus, immediately afterwards published, contained the defendant's name. It appeared in all the prospectuses published. It was arranged at the time the defendant , called about being a provisional director, that his nephew should be appointed one of the local agents. A sub• sequent meeting of the provisional directors was held at the company's offices, Finsbury-plAce, on the 4th of November, at which the defendant was present, having come to London expressly to attend. A managing committee was appointed at that time, and instructions were given as to advertising the prospectuses in the• newspapers. The witness in consequence of his in structions caused the prospectus to be inserted in the Wolverhampton Chronicle among ether newspapers. Further evidence was called to prove the order given for the insertion of the prospectus, and the number of times it appeared. Under the direction of the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE, The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for 191. ; being the amount due for the advertisements inserted after the meeting on the 4th of November, when the defendant took an active part in the concern. At the suggestion of counsel, His LORDSHIP agreed to certify that it was a proper case to be tried, as several other causes of a heavier nature would depend upon it. BANKRUPTCY,-(THIS DAY.) IN RE THE TRING, READING, AND BASINGSTOKE RAIL- WAY compa QY. To-day was appointed for the last examination of the bankrupts representing the company. Mr. Graham, the official assignee. applied to the Learned Commissioner for an order for the transfer of the sum of 12,4001., standing in the names of Messrs. Hill and Everitt, solicitors to the company, in the Union Com mercial Bank, should be transferred to the Bank of England. Mr. JAMES, who appeared for the directors, objected. He said, that Mr. Graham had obtained an injunctic n over the property, and it was not in the power of the Learned Commissioner to make any such order. Mr. LAWRENCE, solicitor to the assignees, considered that the functions of this Court had been superseded by the bill filed in Chancery, unless the bankruptcy was superseded, which could be done on the creditors re ceiving 20s. in the pound. The debts were not much more than 4,0001., and the cash in hand 12,4001. ; it would, therefore, save considerable expense if this was done, as the proceedings in Chancery would then drop. Mr. JAMES said that Mr. G ra h am , as the official as• signee, had no right to recei ve more t h an w ould pay the expenses and the creditors 20 s . i n t h e poun d. Mr. GRAHAM said, as long as he was official assignee, he was entitled to receive all moneys belonging to the bankrupts. It was then urged both by Mr. Lawrence and Mr. James, that if Mr. Graham received more than twenty shillings in the pound, he would be placed in great diffi culty as to how to apply the surplus, as there were dif ferent equities amongst the shin eholders. Mr. LAWRENCE said this Court was not in a position to remove the money, which was at present virtually under the jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery. Mr. JAMES said Mr. Graham assumed that the moneys belonged to the bankrupt, but there was no proof of that being the fact, it stood in the name of Messrs. Hill and Everitt. The Learned COMMISSIONER ultimately held that he had no power to order the removal of the funds, or he would have done so, but his power, under the 18th section of the Act only applied to property in the hands of the treasurer, officers, attorney, solicitor, or agent. Mr. JAMES said, when the creditors were paid in full, the injunction would be dissolved, and matters restored to their original state. He said that the real struggle was for Mr. Graham to get a large sum of money into his hands to charge a commission on it. Mr. LAWRENCE applied for a day to be appointed for a dividend. The Learned COMMISSIONER said he would not fix a day till there were funds in hand. Mr. LAWRENCE said there were funds. Mr. GRAHAM said he had only received 2701., and the costs of obtaining the injunction amounted to 91/. It was ultimately arranged that a dividend and audit meeting should be held, and that a bill of costs of Messrs. Hill and Everitt, which they claimed as a lien on the 12,4001., and on securities for 6,1001., that the bill should be paid, and the securities handed over to Mr. Graham. SECONDARIES'.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Secondary J AmEs. ) JuBBING v. BOURCHETT. The plaintiff is a baker at Kensington, and sought to recover the sum of 151. Is. 3d. for bread supplied to the defendant and his family. Kensington, but during The plaintiff's attorney said that the defendant for merly ry resided summer discovered until lately , wh en he was met with at a rail way his office in Fenchurch-street, he having projected a rail way—be at the time admitted the debt, and promised to pay, but had not done so, and no one now appeared on bis behalf. The jury having heard evidence to this effect, gave a verdict for the plaintiff. The only other cause tried was Haghe v. Webb for brickmaking—the question was whether they had been well made so as to entitle plaintiff to the full price. The case was totally devoid of interest. The jury were detained some time in consequence it the absence of defendant's attorney and counsel, and o was at length insisted on for the plaintiff that the case should proceed and it was opened. The defendants' counsel however soon afterwards appeared. The jury said they were fined if they did not attend, and it was too bad they should be unnecessarily detained. GUILD HALL.-(T HIS DAY.) A young man, a cab-driver, whose name and number it is not at present expedient to make public, was placed at the bar, before Mr. Alderman Wilson, charged with stealing a great coat, the p ro p er ty of Mr. J. S. Robin son, of Middleton-square, from the stables of Mr. Grey, the postmaster, in Earl-street, Blackfriars. It appeared, from the evidence of the police and per sons in the employment of Mr. Gray, that the coat, which was fully identified, was stolen about three months agofrom the stables in Earl-street, where the prisoner's brother was at the time employed. Several sets of harness, and other portable property, disappeared about the same period, and ne of the men meeting the prisoner, whose brother had fallen under suspicion, and recognising the coat as one of the articles stolen, gave information, which led to his apprehension. His defence was, that, six weeks ago, he purc hased the coat from a Jew, at the cab stand in Gray's Inn-lane, for 245., and that he could refer for his character to re spectable persons who had known him for years. The officers applied for a remand for a week, to give them an opportunity of finding the brother. Mr. Alderman WlLsox did not think that their sus picions against the brother were proofs against the pri soner, whose statement a b ou t the purchase might be i true. However, as the latte r had bought n the street from a person of whom he knew nothing, and whom he could not produce, he must take the consequences of his imprudence, if he really were guilty of nothing more. But he refused to remand him longer than Monday, advising him to have a sear c h made by his friends for the Jew dealer of whom he said he had purchased. MARLBRCV-STREET.—(THIS DAY.) James Miller, dressed as a seaman, was charged with begging, and assaulting a licensed victualler. Alexander Blacki e , 85, D ea n-street, Soho, said the prisoner came into his bar last night begging.. When requested to leave the prisoner persisted in staying and begging, till th e c om pl a i nan t, after showing him the door, put him out by force, and in doing so was struck by the prisoner several times in the face. But the one door was no sooner shut on the prisoner . when he entered at the oth er , an d complainant this time pushed him out, so that he fell down on the door-way. The prisoner, however, re entered, and as the policeman was remonstrating with hi m , he forced past the police man, and struck complainant again in the face. Horstord, of the Mendicity Society, said the man was a well-known vagabond and impostor. Mr. HARDWICK com m it te d him to the House of Cor rection for one month. CLERKENWELL.—(THIS DAY.) Robert Cross was placed at the bar before Mr. Combe, on the charge of stealing a four-gallon copper measure, the property of Messrs. Charles Tanqueray and Co., distillers, of Vine-street, Bloomsbury. It agpeared that a constable of the detective force, named Haydon, met the prisoner running along Skin ner- street, Clerkenwell, with the measure in his hand, and followed by two other persons, who were well known as bad characters. He immediately gave chase, and upon taking the prisoner into custody he told the old tale of having been employed to carry it. Three of Messrs. Tanqueray's waggons w ere s t an di n g opposite to a public-house in Skinner-street, and during the tempo rary absence of the drivers in the house, the prisoner managed to extract the vessel f rom a l arge b as k e t, in which it was placed in the waggon. The prisoner, when asked for his defence, repeated the story of having been employed by another to carry it ; and was fully committed for trial. Henry Y enables, a young man, in the employment of Mr. H. Dunningham, grocer, of No. 9, Seymour. street, Euston •square, was charged with stealing a basket and a quantity of tea, the property of his master, and also with having received various moneys on his account, which be had applied to his own use. The prosecutor stated that a quantity of tea having been exchanged by order of a customer, the prisoner appropriated that which had been sent back to his own use. He (Dunningham) had since ascertained that the prisoner had received money from various customers for which he had failed to account. The parties who had paid th e money to the prisoner o n account of his master not bein g i n atten d ance , the f ur ther hearing was adjourned. E w D I h T O I 0 N . G T e h n e e 1 gla,regrest belongingportion , allowance money from the various parishes throughout of the men who are on board t h h a e ve paupers, who good London and suburbs, for the purpose of emigrating, the received two years opportunity of getting rid of their able-bodied poor by such means ; and the serious question arises, in case of the confiscation of the vessel, to T her,parishesiE what is to be the fate of these unfortunate people, as it is supposed the parishes will not consent to receive them into the union houses again, but will leave them to starve, beg, or steal through the country.—Post. COURT-MARTIAL. —HONOURABLE AC4UITTAL OF rw tb Le i r n ell k E in a g u LIEUTENANT SMITH, ROYAL ARTILLERY.—This gallant officer (2d), lst battalion Royal Artillery (recently em barked for Bermuda), who was tried by a general court martial in Dublin garrison, Major-General Monro pro secutor, for conduct unbecoming the character, &c., in dishonouring a bill for 50/., given to a Jew bill dis counter named Gorer, has, after a most patient investi gation, been most honourably acquitted of the charge preferred against him. 713 99% Price, POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. r (THIS DAY.) A lecture on agricultural draining was delivered to day at this establishment, by Dr. Bullock Webster, illus trated by a number of tiles, pipes, and other means for drawing off from the surface water which now generally impedes the fertility of a large portion of the soil of the United Kingdom. In the course of his observations, the lecturer insisted on the folly of deep draining, especially on strong and tenacious soils. His impression was, that a drain of four or five feet in depth was . quite sufficient to render the land within twenty feet on either side of it sufficiently dry to fit it for the best crops. He insisted especially on the advisability of filling up whatever excavations might be made with porus stuff instead of with the orignal soil. The small pipes lately employed were, in Dr. Webster's opinion, totally useless for anything like an effectual drainage, for their joints might be dislocated either by the contraction or by the upheaving of a clay soil, and, in his opinion, the better plan would be to substitute a pipe of one-and-a-half by two-and-a-half inches, divided longitudinally, so that the upper half of the pipe might be placed midway over the joints of the lower half, and thus dislocation would be altogether prevented, and the water allowed free course. The best system of drainage is that which allows the superflu.us water to be drawn oft, and secures the whole of the ammonia and other nutri tious qualities of the moisture which falls from the clouds. By the use of a proper tile that would be effected. The Romans made open water courses, and then laid in them bones, horns, and bushes, but all these substances are subject to (It cay and require renewal, while on the other hand, for an extra expense of about 10s, an acre effective tiles might be obtained. In some parts of the country peat is used as well as bushes, and the lecturer would allow that, where the landlord would not permit tile draining, either might be a good substitute. Again, in other parts, fir poles, and heath, and stones, are used, and though any of these might do where the work was well done, they are all objectionable ; stone drainage especially, though the best of the three, is, in Dr. Webster's opinion, more expensive than tiles. One great obstacle also, which is experienced by tenant-farmers, arises from the presence of ash-trees, which are apt to thrust their roots into the drains and stop them. At the request of the Duke of Richmond, the lecturer exhibited part of the root of an ash tree, about the size of a man's arm, which he had taken out of a drain at Strathfieldsaye. An evil of such atkind, his Grace conceived, is only to be remedied by extirpating every ash tree upon every estate in the kingdom. There is also a great objection to iron pipes, on account of the same tendency to fill up through the deposits of Car bonate of iron ; and the best plan to obviate that diffi culty is to cut out pieces:tin both sides of one end of a portion of iron pipe, and then bend them together, so as to give it the appearance of a snake's mouth. That plan would prevent the deposit of car boniferous matter, as well as keep out rats and other vermin. He was led to make CAn observation, from having seen the mischief extensively exhibited on Sir Robert Peel's estate at Drayton. After showing the various forms of tiles used for drainage, the lecturer observed that AO one plan could be adopted for every country, for the nature of the subsoil is in every respect to be considered; but in all the books that had been published, and in all his consultations with the most eminent men in different parts of the coun try, he found that deep draining in stiff soils is always injudicious. The kcturer had a numerous and attentive audience, and was loudly and repeatedly cheered through out his observations. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From this Night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for the Week ending on Saturday, the sth day of December, 1846. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. .. gotes i55ued........ 28,20,10 S Government debt • . 11,015,100 Other securities •• .. 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 11,762,647 Silver bullion .• •• .. 2,506,458 £28,20,105 £ 28,269,105 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. 1846. EPAITMEN T. Dated the 10th day of Decem' Government securi ties (including Dead Weight Annuity) • • 12,807,417 Other securities •• .. 13,853,212 Notes • • ..• ..... • • 8,402,300 Gold and silver coin•• 733,768 I £35,796,697 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. r, 1846. BANKING D: Proprietors' capital .. 14,553,000 Rest ••••••• . .. .. .. 3,432,203 Public deposits (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav- ings-banks, and Di vidend accounts) .. 8,612,488 Other deposits ••• • .. 8,303.523 Seven day and other bills.. •••• • • •• .... 895,483 X 35,796,697 Dated the 10th day of December, PILE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) The Gazette of this Evening contains a notice from the Speaker that he intends to issue a new writ for the Eastern Division of the county of Worcester, in the room of the late John Barnaby, Esq. CROWN-OFFICE, DEC. 11, 1846. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT, County of Renfrew—Colonel William Mure, of Caldwell. in the room of Patrick Maxwell Stewart , Esq., deceased. WAR-OFFICE, DEC. 11. Ist Regiment of Life Guards—Corporal Major George Andrews to be Adjutant (with the rank of Cornet and Sub- Lieutenant), vice Anderton, promoted, Dec. 11. Ist Dragoon Guards, Lieut, James Peach Peach to be Cap tain by purchase, vice Sands, who retires. Cornet William Gray Draper to be Lieutenant: by purchase, vice Peach. Cornet Emanuel Bradbury, from the 14th Light Dragoons, to be Cornet, vice Draper, Dec. 11. let Dragoons—Cornet Harry Croft to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice King, who retires ; Michael Stocks, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Croft, Dec. 11. 14th Light Dragoons—Cornet William Greenham to be Lieutenant, by purchase, Vice Smith, who retires; Thomas Barrett, Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Greenham. Dec. 11. Ist or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards—Lieutenant and Captain Edward G. Wynyard to be Adjutant, vice Home Purvis, who resigns the Adjutancy only, Dec. 11. sth Foot—Captain Felix Ashpitel, from the 16th Foot, to be Captain, vice Durie, who exchanges, Dec. 11. 9th Foot—Major Henry Horatio Kitchener, from the 29th Foot, to be Major, vice Smith, who exchanges, Sept 21. 12th Foot—Ensign and Adjutant William Edward Crofton to have the rank of Lieutenant, January 5 ; Ensign John Reynolds Palmer to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Lawrence, deceased, January 6 ; Ensign Thomas George Vereker to he Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Palmer, whose promotion, by purchase, has been cancelled; Gentleman Cadet George Newton Fendall, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Vereker; Sergeant-Major Alexander Nesbitt to be Quartermaster, Dec. 11. 16th Foot—Captain Charles Durk, from the sth Foot, to be Captain, vice Ashpitel, who exchanges, Dec. 11. 21st Foot—Captain Robert Spring, from the 53d Foot, to be Captain, vice Ffrench, who exchanges, Sept. 18. 29th Foot—Major Matthew Smith, from the 9th Foot, to be Major, vice Kitchener, who exchanges, Sept. 21 . 30th oot—Lieut. Alexander Macdonald to be Captain, without purchase, vice Brevet Major Robert Alexander An drews, who retires upon full pay, Dec, 11. 53d Foot—Captain Thomar Ffrench, from the 21st Foot, to be Captain, vice Spring, who exchanges, Sept. 18. 55th Foot—Lieutenant Edmund Pitman to be Captain, by purchase, vice Edwardes, who retires; Ensign Reginald Yonge Shipley to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Pitman, Dec. 11. 80th Foot—Ensign the Honourable John Howe Montague Browne to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Robert. son, deceased; Gentleman Cadet William Paterson, from tha Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice Browne, Dec. 11. • Ceylon Rifle Regiment—Lieutenant John Bradley to be Adjutant, vice Remmett, who has resigned the Adjutancy only. Serjeant-Major Andrew Coakley, from the 15th Foot, , to be Quartermaster, vice Macdonald, deceased, Dec. 11. STAFF. Brevet Colonel William George Cochrane, on half-pay Unattached, to be Deputy Adjutant General to the Forces serving in Ireland, vice Major-General Thomas Erskine Napier; Brevet Colonel Robert Christopher Mansel, on half-pay Unattached, to be Deputy Quartermaster-General to the Forces serving in Ireland, vice Major-General Philip Bainbrigge ; Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Alexander Mackenzie Fraser, on half-pay Unattached, to be Deputy Quartermaster-General to the Forces serving in Canada, vice Major-General the Hon. Charles Gore, Dec. 11. BREVET. The following officers were omitted in the list of promo ions, by brevet, published in the Gazette of 10th November, 1846 - : - To be Colonel in the Army—Lieutenant-Colonel James Macdonald Robertson, half pay unattached, Nov. 9. To be Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army—Major J. West lake, half pay Unattached, Nov. 9. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, Dec. 10. Corps of Royal Engineers—First Lieutenant Philip John Stapleton Barry to be Second Captain, vice Pipon, deceased ; Second Lieutenant Berdoe Amherst Wilkinson to be First Lieutenant, vice Barry, Nov. 17. MEMORANDUM. The dates of the promotions of the under-mentioned offi cers have been altered as follows; viz., Second Captain H. St. G. Ord, 29th October, 1846. Second Captain Richard Tylden, 9th November, 1846. First Lieutenant E. M. Grain, 29th October, 1846. First Lieutenant C. S. Akers, 9th November, 1846. ADMIRALTY, DEC. 10. This day, in pursuance of her Majesty's pleasure, the fol lowing Flag Officers of her Majesty's Fleet were promoted, viz. : Admiral of the White, John Erskine Dol Esq To beAdmiral . of the Red. Admiral of the Blue, Joseph Millen, Esq. To be Admiral of the White. Vice-Admiral of the Red, Sir Edward William Campbell Rich Owen, K.C.B. G.C.H. To be Admiral of the Blue. Vice-Admiral of the White, Thomas James Mating, Esq. To be Vice-Admiral of the Red. Vice-Admiral of the Blue, Richard Curry, Esq., C. 13., To be Vice-Admiral of the White. Rear-Admiral of the Red, Thomas Browne, Esq., To be Vice-Admiral of the Blue. Rear-Admiral of the White. Sir Francis Mason, K.C.B. To be Rear-Admiral of the Red. Rear-Admiral of the Blue, Sir Edward Chetham Strode, K.C.8., K.C.H. To be Rear-Admiral of the White. BANKRUPTS. Thomas Morley, jeweller, Oxford-street, to surrender Dec. 18, at half-past two, and Jan. 19, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee ; Spyer, Broad- street buildings, City. James Jeffs, saddler, Margaret-street, Cavendish-square, Dec. 1, at half-past twelve, and Jan. 18, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman-street; Walters and Co., Symond's Inn, London. John Hallowell, maltster, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Dec. 22, at half-past ten, and Jan. 22, at one, at the Newcastle-upon- Tyne District Court. Wakley, official assignee, Newcastle upon-Tyne; Harle , _ Newcastle - upon - Tyne ; Cbisholme , andLinc9lie4 UndQu. Henry Cochrane, Merchant, Manchester, Dec. 23, and Jan. 28, at twel at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester; Johnson, Son, and Weatherall, Temple, London ; Bagshaw, Stevenson, and Lycett, Manchester. William Hayes, shipwright, Liverpool, Dec. 31, and Jan. 19, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool ; Keightley and Co., Chancery lane, London ; Hetherington and Co., Liverpool. Nicholas 13road, teadealer, Bristol, Dec. 24 and Jan. 26, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assig nee, Bristol ; Hartley, Bristol. Charles Wilcockson and 'William Sharpe Barrick, stock brokers, Kingston-upon-Hull, Dec. 23 and Jan. 20, at ten, at the Town-hall, Kingston-upon-Hull. Kynaster, official assignee, Hull ; 'Bison and Co., Coleman-street, City ; Wells and Smith, Hull. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the returns made in the week ending December 8, 1846, is 345. 3 ihd. per cwt. COURSE OF EXCH. Amsterdam --C.F. 12 4% Ditto, at sight • ..... 12 lh Rotterdam .... 2 U. 12 5 Antwerp• • ............ 25 95 Hamburgh •-11.11. 13 12 Altona• ...... ......... Paris, 3 days' sight .. 25 65 Ditto, 3 months...... 25 90 Marseilles • • •• • • 25 95 Uourdeaux... ..... 25 95 franktort on Maine—. 121 31 Petersburgh, 3 U 5.... .. LNGE.-( THIS DAY) Gibra1tar.............. Leghorn 30 55 Genoa 26 Milan .. Venice Naples Palermo, per oz . ..... 120% Lisbon.... 0p0rt0.... • ..... .. 4;3% Rio Janeiro .......... 2ri Bahia ........ .. Buenos Ayres ........ New York, 21 days' sight Philadelphia Berlin • • ... Vienna, effec.flo •. • ... 10 5 Trieste, ditto.... • • .... 10 5 M• •.. • • ........ 35% Cadiz .. ... : ........ 36 PILICkS OF BULLION, PEE 02. Foreign Gold in bars ...£3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin • . 0 0 0 New Dollars ...... 0 4 10 N, Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 Silver in bars .• . 0 5 0110 Barcelona ............ Qevfe.. ....... MARKET IN TELLIG EN CE. (From the London New Price Current of December 11.) SUGAR.—To-day West India Sugar was purchased with much caution for all purposes, although there were sellers at a further reduction in prices. The quantity disposed of amounted to only 150, making 850 hhds and tierces for the week, and the fall in the value during that time is per cwt. The market closes with much heaviness for all sorts of raw Sugar. REFINED.—To-day immense parcels of refined Sugar sold for home consumption, but not at better prices, 62s being taken for standard lumps, and 60s to as for brown lumps, according to quality. Bonded Crushed Sugar met with a dull sale; first sort at 32s 6d to 335. MAuarrius.—The purchases made by private contract have been limited, although all kinds can be obtained upon rather lower terms. From the Mauritius the accounts are highly favourable for the crops, which will be even greater than last season, and was expected to reach 56,000 tons. The quality was also likely to be superior to that of the former year. MOLASSES.—AIthough further reduced rates have been submitted to for all kinds of West India, still only a limited business has been transacted, and there is a large supply. For St. incents 22s have been accepted, and 21s for St. Kitts. Bengal Treacle has fallen in value ; 50 puns and 100 hhds at public sale selling at 20s 6d to 22s per cwt. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon 1,750 bags of Madras Sugar were offered at auction, and nearly all taken in at moderate terms. FortErGs.—To-day there was no public sale, and privately only 750 casks of Porto Rico were sold at 20s 6d per cwt for Refining here under bond. COFFEE.—To-day there was little passing privately in any kind of Coffee for borne consumption and exportation, and former rates were not obtainable. At auction 318 bags of Plantation sold at easier rates. Ricz.___To-day at public sale 360 bags of Java Rice were sold at 15s 6d to 16s for middling white bold yellowish white. 697 boxes 132 bags Pearl Sago sold upon rather lower terms, and went at 38s 6d to 40s for fine small white pearl, 34s to 35s for ordinary, and at 28s 6d to 35s for damaged. 1,270 bags Sago Flour ; the sonnd was taken in at 19s to 20s. damaged at 108 to 16s 6d ; 29 sacks of Farina withdrawn. SPICES.—To-day black Pepper met with attention, and 1,780 bags at auction were chidfly sold at full rates. White was in limited request, and 124 bags sold at Md lower ; 46 bags of Pod Pepper fetched 104 s. Of Nutmegs 11 cases 9 casks 12 bags were offeeed at auction, and partly sold. SALITETILE.—To - day rough was in good demand, and 635 bags of Calcutta at public sale, sold at further advance of 6d per cwt, good strong grey good chrystal 51 f to bi per cent selling at 275, middling small chrystal l 0 per cent 265, and not refracted 26s sa per cwt. Srrnrrs.—Holders of 'Jamaica' Rum still insist upon full prices, although 'exporters and the home trade purchase all sorts with caution. Only small parcels have been sold. For Leeward Island the market has presented a quiet 'appear ance, aed prices have given way ld per gallon. East India has been sparingly dealt in, and there is more desire to sell Calcutta. • Demerara of strong quality has been in brisker demand, but prices cannot ta quoled higher. Brandy is not to be obtained upon looser terms, but shippers and the home trade have operated with caution. Geneva has met with little attention for exportation, and being a good supply, common is attainable at 2s 6d to 2s 7d per gallon, fine in small parcels, fetched Sit to 38 2d. British Corn Spirits have been in excellent request; English at Ils 3d nett cash ; Scotch and Irish ns 2d to 11.3 3d. Oers.—There has been less activity in the market for Lin seed Oil this week, and prices suffered a decline of 3d. per cwt. For forward delivery there are few buyers to be met with. For Rape Seed Oil the market has a dull ap pearance, and prices tend downwards. Olive Oil has not risen in value, but holders manifest firmness, and a good business has been transacted. In Palm many purchases have been made, but not at better prices. Lard Oil is heavy of disposal at 37s to 435. Seal has been sparingly dealt in, although holders are inclined to realise. In Cod a good deal has been done. Sperm has been pur chased with more freedom, but having a good supply prices are prevented from rising. Tettow.—No further decline at present can be quoted in the value of Russian on the spot, but upon previous terms ' merchants are willing sellers. For fine Petersburgh yellow Candle Tallow 47s 6d to 475 9d have been the rates accepted. For forward delivery few buyers are to be met with, although there are sellers up to the close of the year at 478 3d to 47s 6d, and for the spring months at 47s 9d to 488. Other sorts are in fair supply, and the parcels sold privately were at e asier rates. PORTUGAL. LISBON, MONDAY, Nov. 30.—Colonel NVylde, who had been staying for several days past at the Bragauza Hotel here, set off on the morning before last again for Sal danha's head quarters at Cartaxo, opposite Santarem, to make himself acquainted with the real position of affairs. Military nen doubt whether Santarem can b. , effectively invested with the 6,500 men to which the combined forces of Saldanha and Schwalbach amount. 12,000 would be requisite for a complete investment, but, with the pontoons and a few gun boats with which Saldanha is provided on the Tagus, it seems possible that the supplies may be cut off, and the town reduced. The effects of the recent rain on the marshy ground round Santarem have made it very unfavourable for military operations. Colonel Fitch arrived here on Friday morning from Madrid, with dispatches from Mr. Bulwer for Mr. Southern. The gallant Colonel came by Elvas, Estre mos, Evora, and Montemor, and states the revolutionary forces in the two latter places under Bomtim to be con- siderable. The Duke de Palmella, the Marquis de Nisa, and some other members of the anti. Cabralist party, sailed from here in the packet on Saturday for Cadiz, the Go vernment having intimated to them that their absence from the country for some time would be advisable. The harshness of this proceeding can be only justified on the plea of state necessity, their presence here having been interpreted as a standing encouragement to the insurrection. It wa3 even said that the Duke de Pal- mella gave money to assist the revolt, but this is believed to be a calumny. By this " making of a solitude and calling it peace," Lisbon is so weeded of everything in the shape of a vigorous opposition, that even the voice of criticism is silenced, except in the foreign press. The divisions of Generals Casal and Vinhaes, aug- mented by the accession of the 3d and 15th Regiments, after the victory over Sada 13andcira, marched upon Oporto, which they are probably investing at this moment. A telegraphi3 dispatch from Saldanha's head quarters announces the accession of two officers of the 2d Regiment of Infantry, who had deserted from Santarem. On the night before the Madrid sailed for Cadiz the Duke de Pal - mella slept on board the Hibernia (the grea resort of all our refegees), stating as the motive of his flight a dread of assassination, arising from the appear ance of some printed pasquinades, in which he was greatly abused, and charged with aiding the insurrection with money. His two sons-in-law, Alcacovas and Galvais, went on board with him, and likewise accompanied him to Cadiz—the fact being that they wished to escape from serving in the volunteer battalions. The Duke obtained a distinguiched reception from Admiral Parker, and loudly protested his entire inno cence of the charges which had been laid at his door. A rather strange letter has been written by the Duke de Paltnella to the Junta of Oporto, with the privity, it is said, of Admiral Parker and Mr. Southern, in which he states, that having been ordered by the Queen to quit the country, he had a request to make of their Excellencies, which was to liberate the Duke de Terceira. He added, that at the same time they might insist on the Duke de Terceira's leaving the country until such period as the cause may be decided. He concludes by suggesting that this step would tend to gain the sym pathy of the British Government, " for the cause which , the junta has so nobly defended." We are assured upon 1 the very best authority that the letter contained this latter phrase. As there is no doubt that this letter will be conveyed to Oporto by the Cyclops, and forwarded therefrom by the British authorities, we s+ - em now en• tirely committed as partisans of the popular party. The only thing that is likely to prevent the junta from acceding to this proposition is, that if they let the Duke de Terceira escape them, they will be deprived of the opportunity of making favourable terms for themselves and friends, in the event of the civil war terminatieg in a " transaction" either at Oporto or at Santarem, when they could sell the life of the Duke against those of all the heads of their party. The Duke de Palrnella had been frequently requested to write about the other Duke to Oporto, and always refused until on board the Hibernia. The Cyclops, which carries home this letter, is at Colonel Wylde's orders, and will probably make some stay at Oporto, on her way to England, to try the effect of the later to the junta in liberating the Duke de Terceira. It is impossible to anticipate what will be the result, but it appears not unlikely that the junta may consent to the liberation, with a view to se curing, as they will interpret it, the entire support and sympathy of England. The Conde da Ribeira and the Marquis da Villada have fled on board the Hibernia, alleging that there is no safety for their persons at Lisbon. This dread is merely imaginary. It is impossible to conceive a more quiet or orderly state of things than prevails at Lisbon. Both these gentlemen are Miguelites, and the Marquis was one of the members of the late Coalition Electoral Committee. ( 4Senhor Pereira dos Reis, civil secretary to the Duke de Terceira, as the Queen's lieutenant in the north, and who was one of those imprisoned with the Duke, has effected his escape to Vigo, where he performs good ser vices for the Lisbon Government iii the capacity of agent, The Spanish Government has been active in rendering indirect assistance (within legitimate bounds) to the Government of Donna Maria, by running the Blasco de Garay steamer from Vigo to Lisbon twice with news received through the Vigo agency which could not have been otherwise transmitted, and with some Portuguese officers and soldiers, who, declining to participate in the revolt in the northern provinces, had passed into Spain. But they have abstained from at tempting any direct intervention. Mr. Bulwer has obtained a pledge from Isturitz that they will not intervene without the concurrence of our Government. There can be no doubt that, had the Queen's troops here been once defeated, they would have immediately intervened, but for this pledge, by march ing their troops across the frontier into Portugal, and the strong feeling of hostility between the two races makes the idea of an armed Spanish intervention much to be deprecated. The blockade of Oporto has not been strictly k pt, and a few vessels have entered. There is said to be great scarcity of provisions at San tarem, and when its investment shall be makKtelerably complete by Saldanha on one side and Schwalbach on the other, there is some hope here that the besieged will be forced to surrender. This expectation is tor, how ever, to be relied upon, though the following letter from an officer in the army of operations shows that it is Sal danha's chief object:— It is impossible to describe to you the despair of the troops upon the retirement of the rebels behind the walls of Santarem. They had arrived full of joy, and yet saw themselves forced to lose that opportunity of dis persing guerillas who have only words to attack the Sovereign, but fly the moment that her faithful soldiers approach. Our positions are, however, now firmly esta blished before Santarem. We know nothing of the Marshal's plan, for he takes care not to let even those that are nearest him into his secrets. But my belief is that he does not wish to make victims by attacking San tarem, but to cut off the communications and reduce them by want, which will take some time ; and• for this reason my belief is that we shall have some delay." The principal danger for Das Antes is, that if he should risk an action, his men are likely to desert him as those of Sada Bandeira. The Royalist army is well supplied, a steamer going daily up the Tagus from Lisbon to the nearest point with provisions, and the fresh loan of 67,5001. by the bank gives life to everything. The present aliment of both sides, however, is lies. Lis bon, which enjoys the greatest tranquillity, is said in the rebel quarters to be uninhabitable through Chartist vio lence ; while the Royalists get up forged letters, mis representing the state of their enemies, and describing victories to which they are indebted only to their own imagination. In the same way, to keep up the courage of Das Antas's men, when the news arrived on Sunday last of the total defeat of Sada Bandeira, Santarem was illuminated at night to celebrate his glorious victory. Santarem is a strong place, and contains 8,000 inhabi tants. It is built on the Tagus, in the form of a crescent, about 50 miles from Lisbon, and overlooks a beautiful plain. Its walls are ancient, with numerous modern additions. There are six gates and an old citadel.. Alfonso VL, two centuries back, added a poor horn-work, without curtain or outworks ; but as this was the last place occupied by the Miguelites during the late war, it was then strengthened with some additional works, and now presents rathei a formidable appearance. Saldanha has his pontoons completed ; but I doubt not that he will prefer completing its investment with the assistance of Schwalbach, with the hope of forcing it to surrender at discretion. In the Roman era it was called Prcesidium Julium ; it has frequently been besieged by the Moors, and the plains before the town have been the scene of repeated victories obtained over them. It was the seat of the military order of Avis, and has often been the residence of kings. General Prim, the well-known Spanish refugee, has arrived here by the steamer from Vigo. He is accom panied by a French aide-de-camp, who has been spread ing all kinds of ridiculously false reports, with the accustomed volubility of firebrand Frenchmen; and the consequence is, that both will be immediately obliged to depart. The Queen, by royal decree, deprives Don Fernando Botelho, son of Count Villareal, of his succession to the title, in consequence of his having joined the present rebellion. She also deprives Viscount Bretiandos of his title, and Luiz da Sousa Mousiaho de Albuquerque, late Minister and Colonel of Engineers, and several other officers, of their titles and decorations. The Government exhibits increased rigour in forcing all who are in a condition to serve to enter the volunteer battalions. Many domestic servants have this week been apprehended, and forced to enrol them selves. CLOSE OF THE MAIL. A further telegraphic dispatch was yesterday received, by which we learn that an officer and two corporals of the .2d Cariadores had presented themselves yesterday (in addition to the two•officers the day before). Saldanha's fame as a general is at stake. He has now been nearly three weeks before Santarem Ns ithcut doing anything. His policy has possibly been a sand one, in waiting long enough to produce demoralization and desertion in Das Antas's force. But, if we are to believe him, these have set in already, and the time has now arrived for striking a vigorous bloW. If he does not gain on early victory, I think it probable that operations will have to be suspended for two or three months, be cause the rains will have reduced the plain around San tarem to a swamp, in which no troops can act. Saldanha will, therefore, have to look to his laurels, which younger generals are disputing ' • for Schwalbach and Casa . ' have obtained successes with which he has shown nothing to cope during the present campaign. Colonel Pitch's description of the operations in Alemtejo, of which he has seen a portion with his own eyes, would lead to the conclusion that the generals, in true Portuguese fashion, are merely playing at soldiers. A dispatch in this day's Diario announces that Schwalbach's column crossed the Tagus n little on this side of Santarem the day before yesterday, for the pur pose of joining Saldanha's division. There were some turther desertions from Santarem to Saldanha's head quarters at Cartaxo. The deserters declare (says the Diario) that all within Santarem are greatly disheartened since the 26th, when the defeat of Sada Bandeira at Valpassos became known. They add, that the troops of the line under Das Antas's orders are determined at the first opportunity to follow the example of the 3d and 15th Regiments, and desert ever to the Queen's side. This may, or may not, be probable. The people have been too used to revolutions to have much fidelity for any side, The Diario further announces that Colonel Lapa's column has routed a guerilla at Cadaval, north of Torres Vedras, which had perpetrated all kinds of violence and extortion, and that the men composing it had returned to their homes, while the Colonel had passed on to Caldas, having cleared the north of the Tagus of gue rillas. But while the country elsewhere is disturbed, these detached guerilla parties only disappear until the troops have passed, and then they are at the work o f plunder again. Lisbon abounds with seditious placards and incendiary publications, which sufficiently indicate the views that will predominate in the event of the triumph of the de mocratic party. The game is now to preach up the fine qualities of the heir-apparent (a child of 10 years), with a view to procure his succession in the room of his, mother.— Times. SINGULAR. DELUSION.—The following remarkable instance of delusion is related in a letter from Nogent le-Rotrou (Eure- et-Loire):—" The widow of a wealthy farmer near this place had a daughter, for whom she had great affection, and who would easily have obtained a rich husband, for she is very pretty and will have a good fortune, but she had fallen in love with a young man of the place, without fortune; and as she did not dare to avow her attachment to her mother, she gave way to melancholy. The mother, convinced that some secret grief was preying on her daughter's mind, en deavoured to ascertain the cause, and at length it was avowed. Anxious for her daughter's recovery, the mo ther consented to the union, and the lovers were mar. tied. The young man went to reside with his mother in-law, obtaining made the mother'sa n exc e l g l eonotd grater.husband, andh This u w c e c n e e t doe on for i inn when u a e fi e r e in o r c e c e u t r i g r i , n and t o a k s it p w a o a e a , the arrest of a young man of bad whichs s u ev p e p r o a s l e e d o m d o e t n o d t h i b s n e character. The day after the arrest an acquaintance of the prisoner's called on the mayor, to reveal the following extraordinary secret, which had been confided to him :-.-... The prisoner had, he said, told him a few days before. his arrest that he bad been offered 1,000 francs by the, widow above spoken of if he would murder her son-in law. He had consented, on condition of the money being paid beforehand, but this she had refused, and therefore the affair vk as, for the mcment, broken off. The widow. was sent for by the mayor, and interrogated. She con fessed the truth of the charge, and when asked whither she had any reason to be dissatisfied with the conduct of her son-in .law, she said no, but that his good conduct and the happiness of her daughter were the effect of sorcery, and therefore she could not suffer him to exist. He possessed, she said, the secret of preparing three powders, which enabled him to make all persons happy in spite of themselves. This, she said, had been revealed to her by the cure of the parish. The cure being an enlightened man, the may or did not think it necessary to put any question to hi m on the subject,s lto keep a but, regarding son-In-law the woman as insane, advised, the o s t r ict watch over her acti ons.' D in G ee Wl ti l n E g NT or A th ss is oc a i s e s T o r ia N t r— on Yesterday flume. rously attended.. The chair was taken by G, P. Parkin, GEeenA t L he A l l ; NthulartYlnuEaNl was held at the London Tavern, and was very Esq. Mr. Hewitt, the secretary, read the report of the directors, which was of a gratifying Lature, except only that a fraud to the extent of 1.,411. 13s. I Id. had been committed by a clerk lately in the employ of the associa tion, but of this amount 500/. had been recovered from the Lureties. Daring the year, 58 members, holding 124 annuities, had jollied the association. The amount of capital on the 30th September last, was 202,443/. 125., being an increase during the year of 12,5891. 10s. 6c1., after the payment of 8,031/. 3s. 2d. The amount for distribution this year would produce the sum of 17/. ss. 2d. for every annuitant on the civil fund, and 81. 14s. 3d. on the military and nautical fund, which, being under the minimum recommended by the actuaries, the sum of 1(1. 10s. would be paid to each annuitant. The interest derivable from the invested capital would he found very nearly sufficient to pay all the annuiti es o f the past year. Twenty - seven members on the civil fu n d and four on the military and nautical f un d h a d di e d r during a n thepast v year. l a r r eTheWarren were erreep electedor t d was i adopted. ectors and lir. a . Wray d Captain vote of thanks being passed to theh airman and direc. tors, the meeting adjourned. At the Middlesex Sessions on Thursday, a number of indictments against individuals, most of whom were either Italian or French, for keeping disorderly houses at the West-end, were heard, and the parties allowed to stand upon their own recognisanees, on consideration); their 41)44 the nuisances.