The Sun. — London, England, 1846-01-16 00:00:00

• • t on SUN OFFICE, &vex o'Clook. - 1" PRICES OF SHARES IN ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM lES' STOCK. From tie Official List, PUBLISIIED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING LONDON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 16. JOINT-STOCK BANNS. Dividend Aeasnuat Name of Comps Ay. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. ------ -.- - A s. d. £ s. d. Australasia ••.... • • • • a 40 0 0 40 0 0 27% Britsh North American 41. . 60 • 0 50 0 0 44 % Commergila of London 51. pe cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 21% colonial.. SI. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 16 Londn and Westminstr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 26% London Joint-Stock ... 61. per cent. b 0 0 0 10 0 0 13% Metropolitan - 25 0 0 710 I Provincial of Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 46 Ditto, New... •••• .. ' SI. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 1734 National of Ireland - 81. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 19% Nat. Provucial of En. Si. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 I 36 Ditto, New. Ualon of Australia •. • • - 9.5 0 0 25 0 0 24% Union of London. - - 51. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 12 nrstrautawca COMPANIES. Dividend Amount was of Company per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. A s. d. £ B. 4. Albion ••••••• • • • • • • • 3/. 101 500 0 0 50 0 0 74 Alliance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 20 _ditto Marine. ••• • • . 6/. per cent, 100 0 0 i • 0 6% , e................ 138.6 d. pr sh. 10 0 0 6 0 0 16 British Commercial .. 7s. per share 50 0 0 50 0 7% Clericl,Med.& Gen.Llll 51. per cent. 100 0 0 210 1 6% County .............. 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0 Crown • •• • • f 6 9 Z - ssan. 4.1 40 0 0 8 0 0 - Nagle ...... •. • • 6s. II 0 0 50 0 8% Economic Life. •••• . •• 1 5 & P, e o r L e b t s 1 1000 0 0 250 9 I Eng. & Scot. Law ••• • • • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 3 European Life ••• • • • 534 per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. 20 Freemasons' .. •••• • • - Si. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0 (Robe - 1423( Guardian •••••• . • • • • 51. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 51 Imperial Fire •• ••• • • • 121. per cent. 500 0 0 II 0 I 240 Imperial Life •••• • • - • 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 16% Indemnity Marine •• • • 1/. sh. & be. 100 II 0 il3 1 29 taw Life •••••• • • • . . IL Ss. 100 0 0 10 0 II 50 Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 20 0 6% London Fire •••• • • • • 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 1534 London Ship •.•• • • .• 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 I 15% Marine .. ••••• • • • • 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 lb I 0 10N Med.ln wild & Gen. Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 3 National Loan Fund • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 2 111 0 234 National Life ••••• • .. • Si. per cent. 100 0 0 80 0 934 Palladium Life ...... • . 51. per cent. 50 41 0 2 11 0 2/. 2s. I Plimilx. ...... ...... .. 3/. p. et. & be. - - 205 Protector Life ........ 51. per cent. 20 0 I 1 0 0 11. 3s. Provident Life........ 1/. 53. 100 0 0 10 0 0 24 Rock Life. 41. 8 11 0 010 0 4% Royal Exchange 5/. per cent. Steak. - 180 Sun Fire - - Ditto Life • •• • • • 11 . Sc. 18 - - Universal Life LIST OF scomurxsz COMPANIES' PILIC3I2I Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. _-• ------ --- Ji i. d. £ s. d Bank of Scotland ..... 61. per cent. 100 0 I 171 Royal Bank of Scotland 61. per cent. - 100 0 0 162 British LinenCornpany 81* per cent. - 100 041 224 opal Bank •• •• 61. per cent. - 100 0 0 160 arZaißank 6l. per cent. -. 10 0 0 15 r...rastscoUand 7341. pr cent. - 50 0 41 95 . . ..•Denk.••••• •• 6/. per cent. - 60 0 0 8435 •of iiiisOand Bank 61. per cent. - 6 0 0 7z. ‘ , 21..10.k.• •• •• 61. per cent. - 10 I 0 14% . Mak.. ••• • • . 51. per cent. - 10 0 0 11% Caledonian Bank ...•• 7341. pr cent. - 2 10 41 5% Edirtb.& Glasgow Bank 6/. per cent. - 5 0 0 7% City of GLwow Bank . 51. per cent. - 815 0 14% Adottish,Unlon Ins. Co. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 1% lieretlles Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 1434 Instil*. Co. of Scatlnd.. 51. per cent. 10 0 0 All paid. 10 •T i krth Ildash Incur... 5 1 ,41. pc cent. 200 0 0 10 0 0 28 % Cledonian Fire Incur . 10/. per cent.lloo 0 0 10 0 0 24% Edinburgh Life Incur. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 18% !din. & Glasg. Rallway 61. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 77 Ditto, % Mares •• • . 61. percent. 12 10 0 All paid. 19 Edin., Leith, & Grantn - 20 0 0 20 0 0 213( Ocasew & Ayrshir Rail. 5/. percent. 50 0 0 All paid. 70 ma i rri& Ortlick Rail. 2/. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 21 Glsgw & Garnkirk Rail. Si. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 45 Dundee & Arbroth Rail. 61. per cent. ,25 0 0 All paid. 3534 staiehu.d LiteAssernce.l 51 per cent. 180 0012 10 0 8 DOCKS. Dividend Amount N am e es Company. per of i Paid. Annum. Share. Price. A s. d. 1 £ s. d. Commercial . - E land West ?Mild- 53x,1. pr cent. Stock. - 1354 E (Country • .... •• .1 1/. per sh. 100 0 0 -2) Lmdon .... • .......• 1439 /. pr cent. Stock. - 117% St Katharine .. • j 5 per cent. I Stock. - 1083( Southampton •• • • j 41. per cent. i 59 0 0 50 0 0 30 CANALs. 4 ' i .i Dividend Names of 4 ,Dividend Names of * Price. .. per Price. ,D4rnpanies. Is , per Companies. : . _ .111411LIEl. Annum. cn £'l 1 £ Ashtn & Oldhi 97 5/.55. p c 70 Monneenthsh 100 91. 160 Ashby-d-14-Z 113 41. 72 Mntgomrysh 100 5!. 98 Barnsley . • - 1 160, 121. 180 Macclesfield. 100 - 95 Basingstoke.. 100' - - Neath ••• . • • 100 201. 365 Brknlc&Abrg 150, 5/. 85 Nottingham. 150 12/. 260 Cromford .. • • 100, 181. 150 leak Forest .78 31. 40 Dudley. • • ...1100 1 4/. - Regent's ••• • 3 3 1 1 . 26 % Dung .• • ... jlOO 8!. 73 Rochdale .. •• 85 41. 54 Ellemre&Chs,l33 4/. 65 Shropshire .. 125 81. - Erewash . -1100, 321. 300 Somrset Coal 150 71. 10s. 130 Forth & Clyd 100 , 4/. - Do.Lk Fd St 12 61. p. c. 11 WandJunctnlloo 71. 100 Stffrd &Wore 140 281. 300 Gninti Union l lool 1/. 10s. - Shrewsbury.. 125 151. 230 Glamorgusii.'l72 l 1"1. 210 Stourbridge .. 145 201. 270 t; }.r & Brkly'loo - - Strtfrd on Av 79 11. 10s. - (Grantham • .1150' 12!. 100 Severn and - 1 . 6 u. Bs. 32 Uudderstleld.) 57 20 Wye Rail. ''' Kereat & Avi d 39 7s. 6d. 22 Trnt &MI 50 301. - L a ncgster .•• I 47 1/. 10. 4 0 sey, 4 sh. Leeds& Lirrp 'lOO 341. 525 , Thams &Med 19 - 10 Leleter .. • • ! 140 10/. 103 Worcstr az} 78 21. 44 Leicstr & Nth 83' 4/. 60 Binning. Loughborogh,l 42l 701. 1 850 Wilts lz Brks 67 11. 11 vre.TEN.-377011.85 Dividend Amount Name of reraraiY• An nu Per Slu et ' Paid. trice. m. m - ..----,--- Z s, d. East London.. •. • ....-; r 8!. 100 0 I - 210 4 1 / a nd Junction .. •• • • 3!. 46 13 4 - 90 Kent •.•.• • • • • • ...... 21. lei, 100 0 0 - 65 Vauxhall ...... •.. . . . 51. per cent . 100 0 I 57 West Middlesex ••• • .. 41.165. pr ct. 13 12 9 - 130 BANK OF ENGLAND. (From this Night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Ilth of Victoria, c up. 32, for the Week ending on Saturday, the 1 0 th day of January, 1846. - -------- ISSUE DEPARTMENT. NoteJ issued ....„ 26,541,200 Government debt 11,015,100 Other securities... 2,984,900 Gold coin and bul- lion T ... 11,006,127 Silverbullion..... 1,535,073 £26,541,200 M. £26,541,200 IARSHALL, Chief Cashier. tary, 1846. PARTMENT. _ Deed 1i . lsth day of Jam Government secu rities (including Dead Weight Annuity) Other securities 15,273,096 Notes Gold and silver coin 653,183 X 34,735,181 .RSHALL, Chief Cashier. try, 1846. BANKING Dl P rolitieters' capita 1,14,553 ,000 Rest ....... ............ 3,314,454 Public deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings hanks, Commis sioners of National Debt, and divi dend accounts) 5,191,017 Other depoaits 10,6b6,207 Seven day andother bi 115.......... . 11,020,503 £34,735,181 M. MA : Dated the 15th day of Janua LNGE - (THIS DAY.) Leghorn ..... SO 75 Genoa 0000000 26 10 Venice...... 40 Palermo, per oz ll9l Lisbon s2f Oporto... .. 521 ltie Janeiro Bahia Buenos Ayres NewYork,2ldyssight Philadelphia PRICES OJT BULLION, PER OZ. Foreign Gold, bars...£3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin 3 17 b New Iwoubloons 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 4 9, 16eyi1le COURSE OF EXCH. Anuteidam CF. 12 9i Ditto, at eight l2 51 Rotterdam 2U. 12 10 Antwerp 26 15 Eamburgh M.B. 13 15 Alton Paris, 3 days' eight 25 75 Ditto, 3 months 26 MnrsaiJles f r ourdeaux 26 10 FrEctlcfort on Maine 12 21 retersurgh, 3 Us ........... _ Vienna, effee. 10 8 'Trieste, ditto 36 351 bao Barcelona EXCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY ) (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) FRITH V. ROTHERAM. This was ai - 2 action of assumpsit, brought to recover 1,0001. on a bond given by the defendant to the plaintiff, who was the manager of the Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Bank, as a security for the repayment of his account current with the Banking Company. The bond was upon a GI. stamp. and on the trial of the cause it was contended for the de fence that the bond included accumulated interest and com mission on the 1,400/., which made the amount received by the instrument indefinite, and therefore the bond ought to have been uzia a 251., instead of a 6/., stamp. The Learned Judge who flied the cause, however, overruled this objection, rind the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff. Mr. MARTIN' now moved for a rule nisi, to show cause why the verdict should not be set aside and a nonsuit entered on the Ss me gr ound as that urged upon the trial. The Learned Counsel re lied, in support of bis argument, upon the case ofCiY on v. Cass, which was similar to the one now before the Court. Thet case was argued by Mr. Baron Alderson before ' Mr. Baron Parke, who gave judgment for the defendant, awl he urged that judgment in support of his present motion. Mr. Baron PARKE said he delivered that judgment in an early stage of his judicial career, and on subsequently look mg err • into one or two cases on the point, his judgment mut rent a material change. Mr. Baron ALDERSON said he thought at the time he was too succes.iful. LORD CHIEF BARON ruled that commission and in terest was not so included in the bond as to render it neces sary et, increase the amount of stamp duty, and the rest of the r.Qt concurring in this opinion, the motion was ne gatived SE( VARIES.--(THIS DAY.) pefo/Js Mr. Commissioner JAME& ) RXEKELLER V. KNIGHT. '4ll i s was aw action brought to recover damages for an as t .3,4 ‘ Er. PEARSON stated the ease for the plaintiff, who is a saldier an uaro,tss maker in L on d on - street, Greenwich, and t h e s c end a limutenant in theltoyal Marines, on board the InPu 3 . In October last, d ur i ng the holding of c4na the defendant, with many Horn yak at Clisr4,o4 _ others, went masked, defendant representing a bear. There was also another masquerader, a young lady, dressed as a boy, and all the parties afterwards met at the George Inn, Maize-hill. It would probably transpire that there was some degree of jealousy in the case, but at all events the defendant struck the plaintiff without the slightest provocation, and when plaintiff was wholly unable to defend himself; the blow was very severe, and the plaintiff was for a long time confined to his bed, and under surgical treatment. Mr. Wm. Farmer, broker, of Straits Mouth, Greenwich, examined—Knew plaintiff, and accompanied him to Charlton fair. They were not masked. On going to the George they saw defendant at the bar; he had a mask on and was dressed like a bear, and looked very ferocious as he walked about.—(Laughter.) Had seen him in the fair in the same dress. Witness saw a Miss Doughty drinking at the bar with defendant. Defendant had run away with her about a fortnight before. Witness said, " Miss Doughty, your father is up stairs." Said that to prevent any disagreeable meeting, and Miss Doughty thanked him. Defendant, however, took offence, not at witness, but at plaintiff, and struck him a -violent blow on the head with the stick produced (a complete bludgeon). It felled him to the ground. and left hiwi insensible. Wit ness thought plaintiff was killed, and seized defendant, who made his way to a carriage, and got into it ; but the police went up. Plaintiff had not uttered a word. The young lady dr essed as a boy told him Miss D. was at the bar. Defendant said he would pay all expenses. Other witnesses deposed to the extent of the injuries. Thomas Spurn, R 55, found plaintiff lying on the ground, and went after defendant, whb was in a carriage. A friend was expostulating, and endeavouring to induce him to make peace. observing, " You gave him a devil of a good blow ;" and defendant replied, " I know I gave him a good crack." The identity of the defendant in disguise was rather diffi cult, and the Secondary, in his notes, described him as " the man in the bear-skin." Defendant, however, gave his right address to the officer. The SECONDARY said it appeared to him a wanton, un provoked, and cruel assault. It was the province of the jury to mark their indignation of such conduct resulting from such freaks and foolish indulgences, by giving proper redress to the plaintiff to check such conduct.—Damages 40/. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the L•ndcne New Price Current of Jan. 16.) S ucian.—To- day importers of West India Sugar were un willing to further reduce their prices, but the demand was limited for all qualities, the purchases amounting to only 204 hhds and trs in the private market. At public sale 88 trs, 20 half ditto, and 35 barrels of chrystallised Demerara Sugar were however sold at stiff rates—viz., fine grainy at 63s to 64s 6d, good 58s 6d to 60s, good middling 56s to 57s 6d, and middling 54s 6d to 55s 6d per cwt. The total sales for the week amount to only 1,062 blids and trs. REFINED.—There has been a falling off in the demand for all descriptions of Refined Sugar for home consumption this week, and more disposition has been shown to realise ; stocks having slightly increased, the limited business transacted has been at a reduction on previous rates of 6d to is per cwt. The refiners are working more freely, prices being still on the decline for raw sugar of every sort. In the value of Pieces little variation has taken place, but less business has been transacted, For Bastards there are few buyers to be met with, and they are offered at a further decline in prices. Crushed Sugar manufactured here under bond has sustained the former value of 83s 9d to 34s per cwt, there being scarcely any to be had on the spot, and the refiners previously having sold all they could make for some time ; but there has been less desire manifested to do business this week at iormer rates. Treacle is little wanted. MAURITIUS.-Importers of this description for the most part show firmness; on Tuesday 637 bags were submitted to public competition, which, however, went at a decline on pre vious rates of 6d to is per cwt. yesterday, however, at a public auction of 10,298 bags 44 casks and 244 barrel, mer chants evinced more firmness, and obtained prices rather in advance, that the rates of last week are sustained for all descriptions. EAST INDIA.-This afternoon at public sale 2,129 bags of Bengal and 554 bags of Madras was offered ; the former mostly sold at the previous value, viz., good white at 53s to 53 6d, middling 51s 6d to 52. s 6d, damp and washed 49s 6d to 543 fine sound strong Dobah kind 54s 6d to 555, fine yellow Mauritius kind 51s, good 495, low 45s to 45s 6d, and washed 44s 6d ; the latter all sold at the full worth, middling yellow fetched 44s 6d to 465, damp and washed 43s to 45s 6d per cwt. FOREIGN.-This afternoon, at public sale, 90 barrels Per nambuco Sugar were all sold, middling soft white at 23s to 245, low 20s to 225, damp and washed 20s to 21s : 209 mats Savanilla went as follows-mid bright damp yellow 20s, washed 19s, tine damp yellow Loaves 22s per cwt. MOLASSEES.-Prices are sustained for West India, the stock being small, and much less than it was last year ; a fair business has been transacted privately, and Demerara of fair mid quality has brought 21s 6d. Bengal Treacle is at present not much wanted, but holders refrain from pressing srle, and require 20s to 21s per cwt for good quality. For Honey a decline in prices has taken place, and there is a larger quantity offering for sale. COFFEE.-This afternoon Mocha Coffee met with little attention, and 361 bales were offered at auction, about half sold at a decline on former rates at 3s to 4s per cwt-good yellow long berry went at 70s to 71s, low middling brownish was taken in at 501 to 545, which is above the value. Of Ceylon 240 bags were sold at the full worth, bulked good ordinary pale went at 48s, low ordinary 46s to 471; country damaged 35s 6d, and sea damaged 38s 6d ; 15 casks British Plantation were bought in. 45 barrels Rio sold, middling at 58s to 60s, fine fine ordinary 50s, and fine ordinary 365. COCOA-There has been a better demand for West India, but holders have been unable to obtain any advance in prices-at auction 111 bags of Trinidad were sold, middling dark red at 431 6d, middling grey 413, low 35s to 375, and sea damaged 245. The market having been supplied with Foreign, a decline in the value has taken place-at public sale 550 bags Para were sold, good ordinary dull grey 30s, rather better 31s to 31s 6d, middling red 335, good fair 30s 6d to 51s, and sea damsged 27s to 28s per cwt. liscE.-To day at public sale 289 boxes Pearl Sago sold at 80s to 30s 6d for good small Pearl, which is cheaper. SPICES.-To-day the market was much better supplied with black Pepper-at public sale 3,760 bags offered, nearly the whole sold, but at a decline on former rates of id for Ba tavia, and 1 ,4 d per lb for Penang. Of Cassia Lignea the supply is on the increase ; of 1,455 chests at auction a fair propor tion sold, but at a decline in former rates of is to 2s. 100 bags of Bourbon Cloves, only partly sold at 9hd to 90, common 81 j d, faint mouldy 8d to 9id ; white is cheaper-good bold was taken in at 10d per lb. Srmuss.-Importers of Jamaica Rum have been more in clined to realize since our last report, and submitted to a re duction on former rates of 2d to 3d per gallon for the lowand middling qualities, and rather lower prices for good and fine kinds. A reduction of 2d to 3d per gallon having been submitted to for Demerara, occasioned a much better demand, and the large quantity of 450 puns were disposed of. Leeward Island is not to be had at any further decline, but there has been little desire shown to operate. Calcutta is held for the former value, but the demand has been only for small parcels. In Brandy sales to a large extent have been made at full rates. Holders of all kinds show much firmness. Of Geneva several parcels have been taken for shipping at 2s 2d to 2s 3d for common, fine for home use selling at 2s 6d so 2s 6d to 2s 10d in small quantities. TEL-There has been a brisk demand for Congou, and the advanced rates previously established have been fully supported for all descriptions. In Pouchong there has been a good business transacted. In Twankay several purchases have been made. Hyson has been in excellent request at the advanced rates previously established. Young Hyson and Hyson Skin have been disposed of to a fair extent at the previous currency. Gunpowder is wanted. In Imperial a good business has been transacted. Of other de scriptioui Of Tea several parcels have been disposed of upon former rates. None has again been submitted to public Competition, and at present none is declared, although further parcels have come in. OILS.-..This afternoon at public sale 70 hhds 24 pipes of Ceylon Cocoa Nut Oil were taken in at 31s to 31s 6d for goad; 43 tuns of Sperm Oil and Headmatter were bought in, Britishl Sperm at 801, very low dark 604 Headmatter, good 801 to Sal, Foreign Sperm 781, Headmatter 801 ; 119 tuna of Southern Fatly gold, fine pale quality at 261 15s to 27/, good 261, middling Laud dark 251 to 25/ 10s, and Eoota 231 Ms, TALLOW.-.Thig afternoon, at public sale, 884 casks of New South Wales Tallow were sold, fine quantity at 42s to 42s 9d good 40s 6a to 41s 9d, low and middling 38s to 39s 6d, 12, casks 80 sacks of Cape, fine 43s 3d to 44s 3d, good 428 3d; 50 casks of North American taken in at 41s to 43s ; 50 casks Odessa Sheep, and 100 casks Petersburgh Yellow Candle were withdrawn; 154 pps 65 hhds South American sold at 40s to 42s 3d; 25 casks Tschebackzer 48s Sd to 43s 6d, rim LONDON GAZETTE (THIS EVENING.) WINDSOR-CASTLE, JAN. 14, 1846. His Royal Highness Prince Albert has been pleased to ap point the Rev. G. H. Liddell, M.A., Stucent of Christ Church Oxford, to be one of his Royal Highness's Domestic Chaplains, iu the room of the Dean of Westminster, promoted to the See of Oxford. (WHITEHALL, Jar. 2, WO. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Frederick ,rohn Coote, of Saint Ives, Huntingdonshire, Gent., to be a Master Ex traordinary in the High Court of Chancery. DOWNING-STREET, JAN. 13. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Ker Baillie Hamil ton, Esq., to be Lieutenant-Governor of the island of Grenada. Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint John Stile!), Esq., to be Chief Justice for the islands of Antigua and Mon tserrat, and Sir Robert Horsford, Knt., to be her Majesty's Attorney-General for the island of Antigua. Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Thomas Brown Wylly, Esq. to be Pllititla Judge for the island of Trinidad, and George Knox, Esq. to be her Majesty's So licitor-General for that Island. Her Majesty has further been pleased to appoint R. R. Craig, Es q . to be her Majesty's Solicitor-General for t he colony of British Guiana. WAR. OFFICE, 16th J. 1846. Ist Dragoon Guards—Lieatenan J. Foster, from 83d Foot to be Lieutenant, vice Sir R. Gethin, who exchanges, Jan. 16. 12th Light Dragoons—Cornet 1, C. Maunsell to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Mulcaster, whp retires; T. G. A. Oakes, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Idaugsell 7 Jan. 16. 2d Regiment of Foot—Lieut. s, Smyth to be Adjutant, vice Addison, promoted, Jan. 16. y 52d Foot.4injor R. French to be Lieuterianprenlonel, without purchase, vice W. Blois, who retires upon full pa ; Capt, C. W. Forester to be ► l'ajor, vice French; Capt. F. Audrow from half-pay 45th Foot, to be Captain, vice Fo rester; Lieut., C, G. Fountaine to be Captain, by purchase, vice Andrews, wbo retires ; Ensign W. F. Riley to ba Lieu tenant, by purchase, vial) Fountaine; G. C. Synge, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice alley, Jan. 16. lettb Foot—Daptain C. A. H. Runibc,l4, from the lat West India Itegimsnt, to be Captain, vice Dickson, who exchanges, Jan. 16. 74th Foot—J. Jago, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Sleeratith who retires, Jan. 16. 82d Foot—C. J, Harford, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Lloyd, who retires, Jan. 16. Guards P 54 Foot—Lieut Sir R. Gethin, Bart. from Ist Dragoon to be Lieutenant , vice Foster, o exchan • T . G. L. d. G • ' g"' Camp bell, Gwyn, gent, to be Ensign, by purchase , vice whose appointment h bee n cancelled, Jan. ° 16. Ist West India Regimett-apt, S. Dickson, from 70th Foot, to be Captain, v"c e e u ß t un r . .i , bold, who exchanges, Ja n. i 16. 201 West Indis, Regim en t— T . Surgeon, viVe deceased, i. Kehoe, M.D., to be Ass . tant ult6. purchase—Lieut. N. Horsley, from the 96th 'Foot . ; Lieut. and Adjutan t L. Captains, witho ut Jan. itho Cowell, from the Liverpool Recruithajnetrict, J4n. 16. Bnzygr,—Captain F. Andrews, of the 62d Foot, "to Major in he Army, Jan. 10. MEMo the 4ry, Jan. 10. MfonANDux.-'4 Phr*ian nam es o f M a j or Jones, of t h e jtth Light Dragoons, are Inigo William WHITEHALL, D. 24, Ig4s, The Right Jlon. Sir Nicholas Conynghsuri Tindal, ic n t. Lord Chief Justice of her Ma j est y 's Court of c on j. , . mon Pleas, h as a pc t Opfrd John Richard Bloxham, of Birmingham, On fful . yiroirwick, Gent. ; Charles Amphlett, of Birmingham, in the county of Warwick, Gent. ; John Edmonds, of Plymouth, in the county of Devon, Gont. ; and Joseph Hall, of Keswick, in the county of Cum berland, Gent., to be the Perpetual Commissioners for taking the acknowledgements of deeds to be executed by married women, under the Act passed for the abolition of fines and recoveries, and for the substitution of more simple modes of assurance. WHITEHALL, JAN. 5. The Right Hon. Sir Nicolas Conyngham Tindal, Knt., Lord Chief Justice of her Majesty's Court of Corrmon Pleas, has appointed Alfred Catchmayd Hooper, of the City of Worcester, Gent., to be one of the Perpetual Commissioners for taking the acknowledgements of deeds to be executed by married women, under the Act passed for the abolition of fines and recoveries, and for the substitution of more simple modes of assurance, in and for the city of Worcester, also in and for the county of Worcester. - BANKRUPTS. Thomas Ledyard Evill and Thomas Dowglass, cloth manu facturers, Vigo-street, to surrender, Jan. 29 and Feb. 27, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee, Birchin.lane ; Dickson and Overbury, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry. Isaac Denning, watch-maker, Titchboume-street, West minster, Jan. 29, and Feb. 27, at two, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Brady, Staples Inn. Thomas Woodyatt Trooper, chemist, Bathurst -street, Hyde Park-gardens, Jan. 29, at eleven, and Feb. 27, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore. official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Church, Bedford-row. Alfred Bunnett, window-blind maker, Bridge-house-place, Newington-causeway, Jan. 27, at half-past one, and Feb. 27, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee; Richardson, Coleman-street. Thomas Caswell and Thomas Tindall, leather-sellers, Northampton, Jan. 27, at two, and Feb. 26, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, Coleman-street, official assi g nee; Hensman, Basing-lane. Frederic Kerr, bookseller, Harley-street, Marylebone, Jan. 27, at half-past one, and Feb. 26, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Old Jewry Cham bers ; Thrupp, Winchester-buildings. William Orchard, builder, Portsea, Jan. 23, at two, and March 7, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Low, Chancery-lane; Messrs. Low and Son, Portsea. Richard Stafford, share agent, Warnford-court, City, Jan. 23, at half-past eleven, and March 7, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Wootton, Tokeahouse-yard. William Buckley, woollen cloth manufacturer, Hollingrove, Yorkshire, Jan. 30, and Feb. 20, at eleven, at the Leeds Dis trict Court, Kynaston, official assignee; Spinks, Great James street, London; Redfearn, Oldham ; Middleton, Leeds. William Lawrence, stove manufacturer, Sheffield, Jan. 30, and Feb. 20, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds ; Parkes, Smith, and Co., Bedford row, London ; Brookfield and Gould, Sheffield ; Blackburn, Leeds. Thomas Clay, merchant, Longroydbridge, Yorkshire, Jan. 29 and Feb. 19, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Free man, official assignee ; Jaques and Edwrds, Ely-place, Hol born, London ; Battye and Clay, Huddersfield. Thomas Brown, grocer, Leeds, Jan. 30 and Feb. 16, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds ; Williamson and Hill, Gray's-inn. London, Cariss, Leeds. Thomas Williams, licensed victualler, Bell Inn, Bristol, Jan. 30 and Feb. 27, at elecen, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol ; Hopkins, Bristol. William Maud, licensed victualler, Jan. 27, and Feb. 20, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Cazenove, official assignee • Rogerson, Linc o l n ' s -i nn -fi e ld s, L on d on; Liverpool. PeCer Owen, miller, Liverpool, Jan. 27 and Feb. 20, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool ; Sharpe, Field, and Jackson, Bedford row, London ; Lowndes, Robinson, and Bateson, Liverpool. Robert Edwards Walker, shipbroker, Liverpool, Jan. 30 and Feb. 27, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool; Gregory and Co., Bedford-row, London ; Green, Liverpool. John Alldritt, rope-maker, Rugeley, Staffordshire, Jan. 31, and Feb. 28, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham; Motteram and Knowles, Birmingham ; Parkes and Co., Bedford-row, London. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, the produce of the British possessions in America, computed from the returns made in the week ending Jan. 13, 1846, is 355. 41d. per cwt. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. SHEERNESS, JAN. 12.—The Scout. 18, was commis sioned at Chatham o 9 Thursday, Commander Loring having arrived and hoisted the pennant on board. The following officers have been appointed to her:—Lieu tenants R. W. H. Alcock and J. J. Dornford; Master, James Matthews; Surgeon, Wm. Wood. M.D. ; Assist ant-Surgeon, John fordon. The following is an account of the Janus's successful trip to Portsmouth:—Started on the 2d inst. at noes, from Chatham,: arrived at Sheerness at three P. 31., and came to an anchor four miles below the Mouse; weighed at eight next morning, passed through the Downs at twelve, steaming the whole of the time, having not a stitch of sail on her, and the wind from the sputh-west; steamed on till off Dungeness, the wind then freshening very hard; stood off and on all night with a close-reefed topsail breeze, sea belt g very short and high, her conduct on this occasion proving her to be a good sea-boat. On Sunday, at eleven A.M., bore up, weather being very thick and hazy, for Dungeness, and anchored at three P.M. Weighed at two AM. on Monday, and steamed the whole of the day until her arrival at Spithead (no sail having been set, the wind being right a-head), where she came to an anchor about eight P.N. Weighed again at half-past seven on Tuesday morning, and steamed round the anchorage at Spithead, after which she went into harbour. Taking the voyage throughout, the average speed was five knots an hour. The Snake, 16, had her masts and bowsprit put in on Friday, and having been reported ready for the pennant, is expected to be commissioned in the course of the week. WOOLWICH, JAN. 13.—The Amphion, 36-gun frigate, fitted with a screw propeller, will be launched at Wool wich DoAcyard to-morrow, Wednesday, January 14, at betwixt two and half past two o'clock. The Grampus, 50 guns, Captain H. B. Martin, C. 8., will leave for Portsmouth to-morrow, where she will be paid advance previous to sailing for the South American station. The preparations making at the Royal Arsenal to complete the five ships of the line, eleven frigates, and six sloops, ordered to be made ready, and to be stationed at each of the outports, are fast progressing, and the whole of the vessels will soon be in a most efficient state. The twenty-two vessels, referred to above, are exclusive of the thirty-fire advance ships, also prepared for de fending the outports, and the war-steamers in her Ma je: ty's service at the several home stations. Orders have been given to prepare armaments for six additional large steamers, and it is expected the number of new large dais steamers of war will be extended to ten. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager has been pleased ,o contribute a third donation of 10/. to the Distressed Needle women's Society in Rathbone-place. MURDER IN JERSEY. - -Another dreadful murder was perpetrated at Seward's Cafe, Royal-square, on Fri day morning, at a quarter past two. The victim of this fearful deed is Mr. Abraham, optician, known for many years in the Channel Islands, which he visited occasionally. In the course of Thursday night, Mr. Nicollo, hatter, of King-street, visited Mr. Seward's cafe, and shortly after a dispute arose between them respecting two bottles of wine, charged to Mr. N., but which he refused to pay, using very high language towards Mr. Seward, and challenged to fight him then in the square; but Mr. Seward returned and joined the company in doors. Only a few minutes elapsed when a report of fire-arms was heard, the contents of which had entered the cafe, and in another moment its effect was visible by the almost instant death of Mr. Abraham, he having been struck in the back by three pistol bullets, one of which passed through his body, coming out about the centre of his breast. Several of the police kept a strict guard till half-past seven, when a watchman entered Mr. Nicolle's room, and found him with his child in his arms; he immediately surrendered himself. In the room was found a short piece, which had evidently not long been discharged. A post onortenz examination took place, when it was ascer tained that one of the bullets had penetrated the heart, and the other two had entered the right side of the back, and fractured two of the ribs. The name of the unhappy gentle man deprived of life is Samuel Levi, he having assumed the name of Abraham from a firm with which he was connected at Liverpool. All these facts were deposed at the inquest, which was held'the same day, and on Saturday the jury re assembled to consider their verdict, which was unanimously " Wilful murder." .MELANPHOLY AND FATAL ACCIDENT AT SHEWAL TON.—We regret to have to announce, that a malalicholy ant fatal accident occurred near Shewalton Colliery, on Sa turday last, about twelve. o'clock at noon. Two of the sons of the Lord Justice General were engaged in shooting, accompanied by John Richard, gamekeep er on the estate. When in the act of Peeking his gun, one Qf tlio gentlemen accidentally discharged it, and the shot took eflbpt In the back part of the left leg of the gamekeeper, just at the knee, Agsistanc 0 was im mediately procured, but it was sometime before the very profuse 141neding could be stopped. Dr. Allan, of Irvine, was upon the spot as soon as possible ; and by his directions, after the wound was caressed and ban aged the man was removed from the cottage, to which he had been previously conveyed, to his own house at the Mains of Shewalton. Dr. Maefadeean, f Ar Dr. Johnston, of Irvine, were also 4 in cira rt a te n L d an a c n e, and approved of the treatment which had been adopted Notwithstanding tha unceasing endeavour of the sur geons, .however, by the lippileation an 4 administration of stimulants, It was foundimpossible to remove the state of prostration and eollaPee Which had anperrened ; and although consciousness fully returned, the patleet padually sunk, and expired about six o'clock. The sad event has plunged the parties inmsecliatPly interested into the deepest distress. John Richards was a native of Perthshire, and about remarkablytwenty fiveand much fine e young y man, be ryehaorsnesoft,agane.d industrious,lle employees.,-,4yr oYereer. wasa THE IRON Vailm.---The finartnrly Ippetings of tisf,qctprily, The meeting at Wolverhampton on fronmasters held during the week, have pissed otf most Wednes daysa- , was *bry eemprously attended by the Shropshire and Staffordshire masters, and the enrIAIPIPPInent that the former had advanced the price of pig iron froth 57. (the rate fixed At the last quarter day) to 5/. 10s., gave a decided impetus to trade, the c onsequence of which was that Staffordshire pigs advanced in proportion. The 111@etillgat Birmillg. h f" on Thursday was still more numer o u s ly atiended z and amongst those present were manufacturers and merchants from L.44Qp ? Liverpool, Bristol, and also front the north. Several large orders were in the market for Fee, but in most cases the prices offered we r e rejected, notwithetariding the apprehensions which exist with regard to the threatened hf the Bank of England, and also the uncertainty which prevails as to the 14aPpIT in which Parliament in tends to deal with the numerous ItitilWay'll'illirte brought forward in the ensuing session. On the whole, the prospects of the tr4e was regarded as healthy and encouraging, and the general feeling atm l ,ig4t all parties, buyers as well as sel lers, seemed to be that present prices would, at all events, be &w i ly wiaintained during the present (Flirter, if they'di.lr,ot adyauce,—.&rmini*go.folft,!,4/:. CoLoNn nLIZIgY 7 O CHARITIBEL— , -The Whabitant§ of Cheltenham, Winchcomb, acid Tewkesbury are, like those of Gloucester, very properly bestirring themselves, to take the necessary steps for claiming the very munificent charitable legacies of 8,0001, left by thy late Colonel 011ney. At Tewkesbury a gentleman has genefou§ly 'given an eligible site for the hospital there, near the Abbey; at Cheltenham, pbspription has been entered into to purchase a site and, with yesAe.ct to Gloucester, progress has been made in the subscription list 010 glge Journal. icnirr§e here: Gloucester IMPORTANT EXPERIMENTS AT THE SUGGESTION OF LORD ELLENBOROUG IL Further experiments by Captain Chads, C. 8., of the Ex cellent gunnery ship, at Portsmouth, for testing the practi cability of destroying floating booms, and made at the sug gestion and by the order of the Earl of Ellenborough, the new First Lord of the Admiralty, have taken place this week in Portsmouth Harbour. Tuesday's trial was on a small spar, which was destroyed by the explosion. Yester day the experiment was made on a more extensive scale— ontwo large spars, the lower masts of the Thalia, 42, the diameter of each being about 27 inches and length about 90 feet. A strong chain cable was placed along the spars, and then both, with the chain, were strongly woolded together with a ten-inch cable. This was moored at some distance from the Excellent, and then a breaker, in which a long copper fuze was fixed, and which contained r 6 pounds of powder, was lashed in a very short space of time under the boom. At about twenty minutes past eleven the fuze was fired by Lieutenant Jenner, of the Excellent, the boat in which he was pulled was rowed out of danger, and in five minutes and a half from the lighting of the fuze the explo sion took place. It was a grand spectacle ; the water along the whole line of the boom being thrown up to a considerable height, forming a dense mass, above which the fragments of the spars were seen in great quantities ; one large piece of at least fifteen or twenty feet in length, the entire substance of one of the spars, was thrown to a height of at least 100 feet. The demolition was most complete ; not only were they splintered, but they were broken short off in a variety of places. The chain of course sank, therefore it was not immediately ascertained whether or not it had been broken. A number of naval and military officers of all ranks at tended this interesting experiment, amongst whom we ob served Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, the Commander-in-Chief ; Vice Admiral Warren, the Lieut.-Governor the Hon. Sir Hercules Pakenhara, Captain Ogle, Captain Sir Richard Grai t, of the St. Vincent ; Captain Collier, C. 8., of the Rodney, &c. This experiment has completely and satisfactorily proved that booms, &c., placed across the mouths of rivers and har bours may be easily destroyed by means of a very simple process. As we have before observed, this has been tested by order from Lord Ellenborough. The experiment of firing at a steam-boat funnel will take" place to-morrow. The funnel stands erect on the platform of the old target stage, which has boarded sides, equal in height to the paddle-boxes of a small steamer. It was towed up the lake to its position to-day by the boats of the Excellent. DETERMINED SUICIDE DT A CHANCERY SUITOR. —Last evenin g , Mr. Wakley, M.P., held an inquest at the Robin Hood, Holborn, upon the body of Mr. James Ede, aged sixty-three, late an extensive tanner at Byrinck, Sussex, and for the last thirty years a suitor in the Court of Chancery for property said to be to the amount of 100,000/. The jury viewed the body, which presented a most appalling spectacle, the throat being cut twelve inches across the spinal bone. Mary Wheatley, chambermaid to the Robin Hood, stated that about nine o'clock on Tuesday morning deceased rang for his clean linen. She answered his bell, and told him that it was not ready. A sheriff's officer was then with him. She had scarcely got down stairs when she was recalled by the: officer, who said, "Go in, I think the man has cut his throat." She went in, and saw deceased with both hands working at his throat. A large quantity of blood spirted from the wound against the wall. Mr. William Arthur Ede, eldest son of deceased, said that his father had been a Chan cery suitor for a large amount of property, which grestly af fected his mind and depressed his spirits. He was exceed ingly reserved, and never let his friends know the exact state of his circumstances. Mr. Willis, sheriff's officer, ar rested deceased about ten o'clock on Tuesday morning, under an execution obtained by Mr. Thorpe, proprietor of the Robin Hood, for 180/. When he told deceased under what circum stances he arrested him, deceased replied, "Impossible ; I gave him a judgment, but never thought he would take such steps. It was foolish for him to do so, as be was certain of his money, for an estate would be soon sold which would re alise 20,000/., that would be divided amongst five creditors." He then desired witness to call Mr. Thorpe, and witness was so doing, when, hearing a noise, he turned round, and, seeing that deceased had cut his throat, called for assistance. Mr. Thorpe, landlord of the Robin Hood, stated that he issued the execution at the desire of deceased, in the hope that it would induce the solicitors in the case to pay his demand. Verdict, " Insanity." THE RECENT FIRE AT CAMDEN-TOWN.—Upon instituting inquiries yesterday on the spot sufficient informa tion was obtained to satisfy every party that the fire, which broke out on the preceding evening, in Hawley's - fields, was the work of an incendiary. It appears that none of the workpeople bad been upon the premises since twelve o'clock at noon on Tuesday, consequently the outbreak could not have occurred from any accident or negligence on their part. Whilst the firemen were examining the buildings after the flames were extinguished they discovered quite sufficient to convince them that the fire had been wilfully caused. Under the floorings of the stairs, belonging to the house that was the least burnt they found the remains of a wooden candle stick, such as is used by carpenters, and at the side of it was discovered about an inch and a half of a candle-wick, the tallow having become melted, had run away. A similar dis covery they made in the next house, and from the fact of layers of shavings having been found crammed under the floorings, there is every reason to believe that some one had entered the buildings at an early hour of the evening, and had laid the trains of shavings and placed in each a lighted candle in the expectation that the whole four houses would become ignited at the same moment. Such, unfor tunately, was the case, and had it not been for the timely dis covery made by the police, and the early arrival of the en gines, the four buildings must have been consumed. Mr. Mathew Marshall, builder, of Hustridge- place, Portland town, is the owner of the property, and it appears that he had recently received a threatening letter from some one, and from a variety of circumstances which had previously transpired, it is expected that the guilty party will ere long be apprehended by the police and brought to justice. APPOINTMENT OF A SALARIED SECRETARY TO THE MANCHESTER ATHEN.EU3I.—The Directors—after long and patient examination, by a committee appointed for that purpose, of an enormous pile of applications, testimonials, &c., from about four hundred candidates, together with a voluminous correspondence with referees and others—last night came to a unanimous determination as to the indi vidual to be appointed. We may premise that the list was first reduced to 30 of the most eligible candidates ; this number was again carefully reduced to five, and of these five the gentleman who appeared to every one of the committee and also to the directors, to be in every respect the most eligible, was Mr. John Baxter Langley, of Blackburn. Mr. Langley is the son of the Rev. John Langley, rector of Wallingford, Berks; was educated for the medical profession, and was in practice at Blackburn; but some distaste for his profession, and a strong bent towards literary avocations, have led him to resolve to quit practice as a surgeon, His testi monials were of the highest character, and as honourable to him as they were satisfactory to the directors of the Athe nteum. Mr. Langley originated and established the Black burn Mechanics' Institution, and on that occasion delivered an opening address, which has been published at the request of the directors of that institution. In a testimonial which they forwarded to the directors of the Athenwum, they ex press in the warmest terms their sense of his unwearied zeal and arduous labours, as indicating the deep interest he took in their institution, and their conviction that these qualities, with his love of literary pursuits, would render him eminently eligible for the office, to which he was last evening appointed. The salary is 150/. a-year, and we believe Mr. Langley is to enter on his duties forthwith.—Manchester Guardian. IT'S AN ILL WIND THAT BLOWS NOBODY GOOD. —The fishermen on the Pembroke coast are reaping a good harvest, the consequent effect of the late gales. Immense portions of wreck are continually being washed on shore.— Carmarthen Journal. SERIOUS CAB ACCIDENT.—On Wednesday after noon, between one and two o'clock, as John WilHams, Esq., a gentleman residing in Queen Ann -street, Cavendish-square, was crossing Harley-street into Great Marylebone-street, a kackney cab came up at a moderate pace, but before he could reach the footpath he wasknocked down with great violence. He was immediately taken to the nearest surgeon's, where he remained some time insensible, having sustained a severe laceration of the scalp, besides a dreadful wound in the right temple, and we regret to add that he continues in a very precarious state. APPREHENSION OF THE CARFIELD-HOUSE THIEVES. —Wednesday morning, from information received by Bardell and Rivers, the two police-officers who have been on the look-out since Thursday, they were enabled to apprehend two of the principal parties concerned in the late impudent robbery at Colonel Wayde's, by pretended railway surveyors. The police, in the first instance, came to town, and in a court near Drury-lane they found the wife of the individual who represented himself as the surveyor. The woman expressed her willingness to give every information, and by her infor mation they proceeded to Chelmsford, and on Wednesday morning they were enabled to secure Mathers, the principal of the gang, and one of his companions. A large portion of the property was found on the premises. THE ATTEMPTED MURDER AT BRENTFORD.—The deposi.ion of John Lowe, the man who was stabbed by his father, was taken yesterday by the magistrate, of which the following is a copy :—" John Lowe, on his oath, saith, I am the son of Thomas Lowe, and carry on the business of a shoemaker at Brantford-end. My father lives in Old Brent ford. About half-past ten o'clock yesterday I was in the back parlour talking to Mr. Mallard. I heard my father come in and ask if I was at home, and my wife said I was at home. I came forward, and my father said to me that he wanted his account, and I told him that I had it not ready just then, but that he should have it in an hour, and then came into the shop, and my father asked me if I had a pair of lasts that were his, Some further conversation about the lasts took place. I then went towards some last-racks, and on stooping I found my father had followed me, and I observed him to make a motion as if he would strike me, and I found then something pressed against ray side, and I was wounded, and the blood flowed down. I saw a knife in his right head ; I then went into Mr, Mallard's parlour, who lives in the same }muse, and my father appeared to be following me, and his cornitenance looked dreadful. I have aince seen the knife I think my father stabbed me with," VI41; IN D4l4ty-T,ANI4.—On Wednesday night, be tween the hours of eight and nine o'clock, a fire, which at one time threatened very serious consequences, broke out on the premises of Mr. Masey, carpenter and builder, in Drury lane: When first gisepvere the illinea hsd Ohtained a strong hold of a qtiantity of vepeers and other sorts of tim ber in the stares on the ground floor, and immediately under the workshops of Mr. Gray, which were on fire last Sunday evening. When the alarm was raised two escapes belong ing to the Royal Society for the Protection of Life from Fire arrived, and so did several engines, An inlMealate supply of watef herrig qt hand, two Af the engines were set to amid the water being judiciously distributed, the dames were confined to that portion of the premises in which they com menced, but they were pot entirely extinguished until con siderable damage was done to the valuable stock, and also to the building. The origin of the fire is wrapped in mystery. Mr. Masey, unfortunately, was uninsured, FATAL p ALT ., TN Tu g SwimaT,.--,On Wednesday afternoon Mr. Redford held an inquest in the board-room of theSt.Jaes' aged Workhouse,thirtyseN:to.enin3l,eauirres, Theintthe death of Joseph Walters, (l sided at 3Q, great Dulteney-st - peet, dolden• squaree,°.saTld re sided foimerlY held a situation as clerk in a railway office. lle had been out of employ for the last eight months, and fre quently complained of vertigo, he also suffered much from indigestion. On Saturday- morning, about twelve o'clock, he was proceeding along uoropt.on-streec winsii is:ris' denly attacked with his disorder, and in a moment lie fell down in a fit, striking his head against the stones. He was picked up insensible, an d conveyed into a neighbouring sur reon's, and ultimately to the above institution, where be died rl - cm the injuries upon conseouert the fall on Monday last , . NT&dict; " Accidental death.:'. An I•TEw-*ektlt' - flow PA I n. The annual New Year horse fair was hold here, at the Fauldbacks, on Thursday last. This fair is always the best of our annual fairs, and the present was altogether unequalled of late years. —Ayr Observer. Ordnance g s U ti r i t a f c o e yrs ha% 9 e lll) 9 N egt c ed E !' H T u h d e der O sfi r e d ld n , for the etereria time. 'Finding it:alight mistake on their see- , tions, they returned a distance of 4 0 miles to correct the ;Iror.—Lieds REVIEW OF THE CORN TRADE. In proportion as the time approaches for the meeting of Parliament, anxiety as to what alteration may be pro posed in the corn-laws has increased rather than di minished ; and, in the absence of definite information on the subject, all sorts of rumours have been in circulation. As all doubt must now shortly be at an end, it is scarcely worth while to mention the different reports that have been current ; but all confidence in the present amount of protection being maintained has long ago died away. Every circumstance having the remotest connexion with the all-important subject—the corn-laws—has been carefully examined, and the wording of her Majesty's answers to the deputations from the cities of London and Dublin has been closely criticised. The general opinion appears to be that those replies afford grounds for assuming that the measures likely to be proposed by Ministers will be of a sweeping character ; and it is certain that since the day they were delivered the tone of the trade has undergone a decided change. About the close of last week there were evident symptoms of a rise in the value of agricultural produce, many being then still disposed to think that the change likely to be made would not be of a character materially to reduce prices ; latterly, however, a contrary opinion has pre vailed, and holders, whether farmers or merchants, have certainly become more anxious to realise. On the other hand, buyers have shown the utmost unwillingness to enter into fresh operations ; and though no actual de cline of money has occurred, the upward movement has been effectually checked. Being, as we have already intimated, perfectly in the dark as to the nature of the laws by which the trade in grain with foreign countries may hereafter be regulated, it is almost impossible to determine with any degree of accuracy how prices are likely to be affected ; on the whole, however, we are still inclined to think that the value of wheat cannot, at least, for some time, even under the most adverse circumstances, be greatly depressed. Our reasons for this belief are, in the first place, the fact that all parties have become convinced that an important alteration is sure to take place ; the effect has therefore in a great measure been anticipated ; and further, it must be remarked, that the Premier, before he can attempt to recommend the repeal of the present laws, must make it clear to the House that there really exists such scarcity as to warrant so dangerous an experiment. This being proved, the quantity of wheat now in bond, even though immediately liberated, would not, we think, be likely to produce much effect on the markets ; and as no material supplies from the Continent can be expected to reach this country until the spring or summer, farmers might still have the opportunity of disposing of what they have on hand, without overloading the markets before the new order of things could come into full operation. The only circumstance, in our opinion, which could depress the value of wheat materially, would be a panic among the producers, but should the deliveries from the growers be as moderate as they have been of Me, the liberation of the wheat under lock in the kingdom would, we think, have no very great effect on quotations. At some of the principal markets sellers appear, how ever, already to have become alarmed; and at Liverpool a sale of bonded wheat by public auction produced a marked effect of Tuesday. Lat.r in the week the anxiety to make sales had not subsided, and at Friday's market the millers found no difficulty in securing what they re quired for immediate use at prices 2s. 3d. per 701bs. below the rates current on that day se'nnight. At most of the other principal consuming towns, as well as the chief markets in the agricultural districts, holders have generally declined acceding to low( r terms, and pur chasers having refused to pay the prices asked, business has been nearly at a stand. From Scotland the accounts are likewise very dull this week. At Edinburgh, on Wednesday, the attend ance of buyers was unusually small; but notwithstand ing the limited nature of the inquiry, sellers remained firm, and neither wheat of good quality nor the best sorts of barley or oats receded in value. The Glasgow ad vices are of a similar character, and the determination to wait until something definite as to the future shall have transpired, appears to be quite as general in the northern as in the southern markets. From Ireland we learn that the supplies brought for ward by the farmers had fallen off so greatly as, to a considerable extent, to counteract the effects of the dimi nished, demand and that prices of grain had rather tended upwards than otherwise. We hare again to report a moderate arrival of wheat coastwise into London, 6,649 qrs. having come to hand up to Saturday evening. The belief which prevailed last week, viz., that the shortness of the supply had been occasioned by the then boisterous weather, does not therefore appear to have been correct. It is conse quently fair to infer that farmers are not particularly anxious to sell at present rates, which is further con firmed by the scanty nature of the arrivals by land car• riage samples from the home counties. On Wednesday there was scarcely anything fresh up from Essex, Kent, or Suffolk; and though the demand was the reverse of active, purchasers were unable to buy below previous prices. On Friday affairs remained in nearly the same position, the extreme insignificance of the supply rendering sellers unwilling to submit to any decline; but from the cautious manner in which the mil lers conducted their operations, we are inclined to think prices could not have been maintained if there had been any increase in the arrivals. Foreign free wheat has been quite as difficult of dis posal as that of home growth, and towards the close of the week there were indications of a slight giving way on the part of sellers; this failed, however, to lead to business, and in the absence of transactions of import ance, quotations remained nominally unaltered. The belief that a considerable modification will be pro posed in the duties on the meeting of Parliament, has not produced much effect in the value of bonded wheat, and no disposition has been manifested to speculate in the article. Importers have, nevertheless, remained very firm; indeed, some holders have withdrawn their samples, preferring to wait until the intention of Ministers, as re gards the corn-laws, shall have become known, to parting with their property, at the rate now current. From the present state of the averages, it is pretty certain that the duty will rise to 16s. per quarter on Thursday next, but this is, under existing circumstances, regarded with in difference, as few parties now anticipate that the present scale will long remain in operation. The scale of flour has beets very limited, but as the metropolitan bakers have for some weeks past bought with the utmost cautiont it may be presumed that their stocks will not hold out much longer. As yet, however, there are no indications of an improved demand, and considerable difficulty has been experienced since our last in effecting sales at pre vious prices. The arrivals of barley have consisted of 1,156 qrs. from our own coast, 937 qrs. from Scotland, and 3,025 qrs. from abroad. The inquiry for this grain has not by any means improved ; and though choice malting samples have, in consequence of their scarcity realised full terms, all other descriptions have hung very heavily on hand. This was more particularly the case towards the close of the week, and on Friday the general runs were certainly obtainable a shade below the currency of Monday. The duty on barley is now 6s. per quarter, having risen Is. last Thursday. Of the trifling quantity previously under lock at this port, the greater part was released before the advance took place in the duty. The inquiry for malt has been of a retail character ; but factors have generally insisted on previous rates, and the little business dune has been at similar prices to those current last week. Though the wind has been favourable for making the passage from Ireland, the supply of oats from thence has not exceeded 2,970 qrs., which with 3,902 qrs. 'from our own coast, 1,689 qrs. from Scotland, and 2,663 qrs. from abroad, affords only a small weekly arrival. Notwith standing this circumstance, the trade has not maintained the firm tone it assumed about the close of last week ; which we think must in a great measure be attributed to the general doubt and uncertainty as to what may be done with the corn-laws. Many of the principal dealers appear to have deter mined to refrain altogether from purchasing until some thing positive shall have become known on the subject ; and buyers who hwe been compelled by their immediate wants to comae into the market, have taken just sufficient for present purposes ; it has, therefere, been difficult to sustain the recent slight advance. In our last number the quantity of foreign oats on which duty had been paid during the past year was, in mistake, stated to be 50,000 qrs., instead of 500,000 qrs. There has not been much doing in beans and Teas since Monday. The former article has been held firmly at the rates of that day; but the value of the latter has continued to tend downwards. Besides the rise in the duty on barley, the rate chargeable on oats and rye advanced Is. per quarter on Thursday. FOREIGN CORN TRADE. By the most recent adrices from the Baltic we learn that winter had set in, and that the navigation of many of the principal rivers had been rendered impracticable, in consequence of the ice. Letters from Dantzic, of the 30th of December, in form us that very little business had been done there in grain during the preceding fortnight, only about 150 lasts of wheat having changed hands within that time. Frost had set in there early in the month, and since the 15th December the navigation had been closed; up to the period named, fewcontraots for spring shipment had been entered into. The prices asked for moderately good qualities of (new) mixed wheat, weighing from fifty-nine to sixty-one pounds, had varied from 475. to 495, per quarter free on board. At most of the Lower Baltic ports business seems to have been quite at a stand, and nearly as much interest appears to have been felt on the Continent as in this country respecting the alterations likely to be made in our corn-laws. From Rostock we learn that, though the deliveries of wheat from the farmers had rather in creased, no disposition to accept lower terms had been displ a y e d, an d f ew merc h ants h a d b een willing to enter into engage.rnents to ship good qualities of wheat in spring below 455. to 475. per quarter, free on board. At Stettin, on the 3d instant, the grain trade was very quiet ; fine qualities of red Pomeranian and Ukermark were then held at 483. per quarter, free on board in spring, and secondary sorts at corresponding terms. Our Hamburgh advices reach up to Tuesday last, Since the previous cost-day thev.e had been a sharp fro s t and a good deal of ice had formed in the Elbe, so as, i n hone ii.easnre, to interfere with the Lavigation. In wheat little or nothing had been done for export, but holders of the artic;e had been very firm, and high rates had been paid by local buyers ; say 635. for the best 62 to 631bs. Waren, and from 50s. to 553. for fair to good parcels. From outporta theta were not many offers, and the 'prices - asked tot the few cargoes offered having been too high, the contracts closed for spring shipment had been altogether unimportant. In the Dutch and Belgian markets the value of wheat appears to keep up ; but prices, though r ther above those current here, are too ne ar a l evel with our own to admit of shipment from honor wiyh a fair chance o f. profit. 4t AM,weil Oil Tuesday last soft Polish gdessa wheat was se lli ng at prices equal to 48s. to 50s. per qr. i and at 4otterciana quotations were 4i44, From the Mediterranean ports there is no news of in terest, business having scarcely resumed its regular course after the Christmas holicßys. From Odessa we learn that the demand for wheat had slackened materially, without, however, producing any very marked effect on price, and on Dec. 19, fine quali ties were still held at 355. 6d. to 365. per qr.. free on board.—Mark-lane Express. THE COUNTY MAGISTRACY. The complaint in the country respecting magistrates' non-attendance to their publics duty seems to be spread ing rather widely. Latterly we have had occasion to notice this neglect in some parts—Leiceslershire the last; and now, according to the following, which we take from a Nottingham paper, complaint seems to have arisen in that county. This evil—for a serious one it is—must be corrected : " We desire, with all respect to the Mansfield bench of magistrates, to remind them of the desirableness, and we may add, the imperative duty of attending with more regularity to their official functions. Complaints are constantly reaching us on this very subject. Persons have to come miles over and over again, when one journey would amply suffice, merely because they can not obtain a hearing. To go no further back than last week, there was only one magistrate present ; and one person complains with respect to that day, that he shall have to attend a third time, merely because there have not for the last two meetings been enough magistrates present to dispose of his case. We are also informed that, a few weeks since, a large number of poor persons from Sutton-in-Ashtield, who were summoned for poor-rates, were sent back again without a hearing, the magistrates present refusing to stay and go into the business. Now, we are quite sure that these gentlemen would not willingly expose the public, more especially the poorer portion of the public, to any loss or inconvenience. and hence we are sure they will pardon our hinting that men occupying their position are bound to regard themselves as servants of the public, and that no business, no pleasure, no personal wish or inclination, should be allowed to interfere with the full discharge of those duties, which, by the accept ance of the office of magistrates, they have undertaken to perform." CONFLICT BET WEEN AN , EAGLE AND BIRD-CATCHER. The eagles are very ferocious and bold, and sometimes make desperate attacks upon the bird-catchers, flying at them as they descend the cliffs, with beak and claws, and directing their fury against the eyes of the intruders. To defend themselves against these formidable enemies, the men carry long knives; and a story is told of a desperate encounter that took place some six or eight years ago, between a bird-catcher and one of these sea eagles, which was well nigh terminating fatally to the former. The man had been lowered from the top, and hung suspended from the overhanging precipice, when an eagle darted at him from out of a fissure in the rock, and com menced a furious attack. The bird-catcher drew his knife and defended himself; but his feathery assailant eluded for a long time every blow. At length, however, finding himself closely pressed, and maddened by re peated stabs of the knife, the enraged bird gathered up his powers for a last desperate dart at the man. The latter saw the impending danger; and, blind to every thing but the necessity of a vigorous effort to parry the attack, raised his knife, and aimed a furious blow at the eagle. It took effect but too well; the stroke that freed the bird-catcher from his fierce antagonist, severed at the same moment almost in twain the rope to which he was attached, leaving the unfortunate man suspended but by a single thread or twist of a cable over the yawn ing abyss. In this dreadful extremity, there was nothing left him but to give the signal by which his companions overhead would understand that he wished to be drawn up. Most providentially they perceived this awful predicament, and slowly and with the greatest precaution commenced pulling in the rope. It was so slender that there seemed scarcely a possibility that the almost severed thread could last until the wretched man reached the top; and with sickening suspense and dread, he felt the frail link that still bound him to life, and saved him from the hor rible gulf below, stretch and crack beneath his weight. It required, too, the utmost skill and caution on the part of those overhead to keep the fractured portion of the rope from chafing against the sharp knife-like edge of the projecting rocks; and between the agony of seeing the fragile thread gradually attenuate and become every moment weaker and weaker from the continued pres sure, and the necessity of drawing it very slowly, lest some unforeseen shock should cause it to snap suddenly and hurl the victim into the abyss, the men on the cliff were in a state of scarcely less suspense than the object of their anxiety. At length the unfortunate bird-catcher neared the brow of the precipice; his companions redoubled their effort-, for the rope was every instant showing increased symp toms of giving way. It snapped just as he was within an inch of the top; but not before one of the men had seized a firm grasp of his clothes, by which he was enabled to drag him triumphantly over the brink. At the sight of their comrade in safety, the men, among wham a breathless silence had hitherto prevailed, raised a loud shout, but he heard it not. The awful situation in which he had been so long suspended, was too much for the poor bird catcher; he lay stretched on the grass without sense or motion. For a long time, so profound was his insensibility, his companions thought he was dead; but he recovered at length, though he has never, it is said, completely gotten over the effects of that fear ful hour.—Scenes on the Shores of the Atlantic. ROBBERY AT CARFIELD HALL, HARLO W. A robbery, of a bold and ingenious nature, was effected at Harlow, on Tuesday. It appears that, since the 27th ult., Colonel Wayde had been in Paris upon business connected with the Rouen Railway, and was ex pected on Wednesday at his seat, Carfield Hall, Harlow. About three o'clock on Tuesday a person, accompanied by four men, made their appearance in front of the house, and commenced making preparations, ap parently for a survey. Having arranged his theodo lite, the leader of the party proceeded to inquire for the Colonel, sending in his name as George Plaxton, surveyor, Salisbury-square, Fleet-street. He stated himself to be well-known to the Colonel, having met him but a few days prior in Paris. On being informed that Colonel Wayde was not expected home till the next day, he appeared much disappointed, observing that he must have misunderstood the day, the Colonel being fully acquainted with the object of his visit ; that he (Plaxton) was now engaged surveying for a new line of railway, forming a junction between the London and Cambridge and the Eastern Counties Railway; and that he was anxious to make his survey, as, from a coversation he had with the Colonel, ho thought the line might be car ried out without interfering with Carfield Hall. The servant ultimately introduced him to Lady Wayde, who believed his statement. Subsequently he consented to put off his survey till the next day, when the Colonel was expected home. To an invitation from the butler to stop at the hall he objected, observing that he must return to London that evening, having unfortunately left behind him some articles which he could only get himself, and having taken some refreshment, he shortly after left. The first discovery of the true character of the visitors was made by the nursery-maid finding the lock of her box picked, and a portion of its contents scattered about the room. On going to. Lady Wayde's room, it was further dis covered that the thieves had been there, but fortunately a chest of drawers which contained the ladies' jewellery had resisted their efforts to force. One of the servants met two of the pretended surveyor's men upon the stair case, but took no notice, knowing their master had seen her lady. On the return of Colonel Wayde on Wed nesday morning, the story re4p ec ti ng t h e ra i lway turned out to be a fabrication, and he found himself robbed of property to the value of between 3001. and 4001. The following is a list of some of the articles:—A gold musical box, surmounted with a bird with an opal beak and diamonds for eyes—the bix plays twelve tunes, was the property of the ex-King of France, and cost 300/.; also a pair of silver-mounted pistols, engraved " C. C. H., Seringapatam, 1774;" and from the servant's box, a small silver watch and money to the amount of 21. 13s. —CO Uhty fierald. annual firm n circular b e o r f Messrs.T n T m Churchillu E and T R a s p:. -T a leading e trade, contains some interesting particulars relative to h this important branch of our national commerce. It ap pears, in the first place, from the document, that prices have varied considerably throughout the season, and that, while Canadian deals have been upon the advance, Baltic have receded in as great a ratio ; " timber," properly so designated. from all quarters, except St. John's, having risen to a high point towards the close of the importation. The stocks on hand of foreign deals and battens are large. There were of deals, in 1845, 862,936 pieces, whereas in 1846, there are 1,024,577 pieces, and of battens there were in 1845, 368,246 pieces, against 499,464 pieces in 1846. The stocks of colonial deals and batter.s, and of red pine timber, have dimi nished, but of yellow pine timber we find an increase, SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO JOHN JONES, JUN., Es Q OF LLANARTH.—With unaffected regret we h ave to .an nounce that a lamentable accident has befallen this gentle man, the eldest son of John Jones, Esq., and heir of Llanarth. It appears that Mr. Jones, and several of the members of the f am ily of Llanarth, were guests of Sir Charles Morgan, and proposed remaining during the usual festivities of this season at Tredegar, and, on Friday last, a b r illi ant ~ Previouslyr. Jones,w h t h t o oeiu, composed o of the gentlemen and several ladi es f rom Tredegar, proceeded com mencementeo t o the ee t o o f f thetbo apartßup e rorfa the e u d e a d y s : M in conversation with a lady o f t h e party, unfortunately put his horse, a high-spirited animal, at a hurdle gate, that he supposed to be secured, but which was not the case, there being no fastening. In the attempted leap, the knees of the animal struck the top bar, throwing Mr. Jones with such terrible force, that his head sunk considerably into the mud. The ladies, terrifi e d at the accident, screamed for succour, and a medical officer of the Enniskilling Dragoons, Mr. Rolls, of the Rendre d ; any, Mr, Edmund Jones, brother of the sufferer, assisted in raising him, and a considerable number of 9.ther gentlemen were soon on the spot. Appearances were most alarming, and several feared that the accident was fatal. Mr. Jones was conveyed, in a state of utter insensibility, to Tredegar House, where Mr. William Brewer, surgeon, was promptly in attendance. We understand that upon exami nation, the symptoms indicated concussion, and a slight lace ration of a portion of the twain, with partial effusion. The pulse WAS Bowe to forty; the extremities cold ; the vitality alight ; the muscles that move the eyeball, the eyelid, as well as the pupil, were paralysed; and the general character of the case was alarming. Dr. O'Bryan, physician to the family, arrived on Saturday. Mr. Clarke, of Bristol, likewise came over; and, on Sunday evening, Mr. Liston, of London, for whom a special messenger had been sent, arrived at Tredegar Park. This eminent gentleman approved of the course adopted, and imparted much consolation to the family and friends ef the patient, by stating that although the case w4s a perilous one, he had every reason to expect a favour able termination. Yeatertleir the favourable symptoms were still happily progressing. 'hough he relapsed at intervals into a dreamy delirium, he recognised and spoke freely to those around him.—Monmouthshire Merlin. LAW INTELLIGEN CE. ROLLS' UI?T, Jan. 1 5 . ror tiorli His Hoxoun was occupied during the greater' the day in hearing the remaining petition& POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-BOUSE• 80 1 Brown and Charles Barton, remarkably sinister appearance, were charge' two Pe l l, 06 s rnw a aa id sn' th in ey ll : 7 i. Eliz,beth Sibley, daughter of a silk iv." /3 0 : 1 1)! s g h i e n d - l t a o n e p , h ‘ r ' h o a o s d e -s s t o r m e Wood-street, goods. alone in the warehouse, ,- walked ° d the prisoners boor, looked at some articles, Brown slip-ped a bundle ° s o. handkerchiefs under his cloak, and witnss, Wilbers and d td bef ,re that manoeuvre that they serebothr°4ol had kept her eye upon them, taxed blip/4%0e theft. He at once dropped the bundle on the,i_hitis, and decamped. It contained six dozen of b an value 5/. to to " I robber 3,Tihisosym.a s thltaftt:f 00 Brown—Oh, dear ! Why, I defy anYti upsoll ever thought of such a thing as strafing. I t'w,„ : handkerchi e f s an d told her I ;could ha ve thew n'tel handed them to her, and then she fancies 1 w s " steal them. Dir. 13°111' The LORD MAYOR—Where do you live, I t Brown—ln S italfi e ld s. The LORD M AYOR —Wh ere th e re? 1 3 E 9° 2. 1 1 I s .w see ; wher e th ere ? Wh y, I' ve li ve d there sl o w i el ors; The LORD MAYOR—Then you ought to kinoe, where. B rown -1 li ve at N o. 10, Abbey - Pi i bef 4l street. The LORD MAYOR—And where did .7 oica: 0 1, you went there ? Brown—Where ? WnY' r thst that 1 am o bli ge d to answer ques tions 01 What has that to do with this false charge B ? 130 ° ' R. et The LORD M AYOR —Wh at are you, o fse. d - Brown—What am I ? Why lam a silk rosti„ The LORD MAYOR—How many men t d : is Y y t l i s • 4 Brown-1 employ one man and all my 0 " o l oriLi The LORD MAYOR—And where is live ? Biown—l live in John-street, Leabrr.e" 0 , No. B.—(A laugh.) But that's nothing to th e nal The LORD MAYOR—No. You may or ewer, just as you like. Burton (to Miss Sibl ey )—Wh a t's that Yf 01 handkerchiefs were worth? bliss Sibley --5* joresi Burton—Nonsense, my dear, how could 0 ; $ VI handkerchiefs, at ss. 6d. a dozen, be worth 54 A i mistake, you see, my Lord. t or 8 0 70 The LORD M AYOR —A n d w h at are you, Pr,', o o Burton —Me ? I'm a d ea l er i n —in mieoe l "7 4 perty.—(Laughter.) bs jdi o 4 The LORD MAYOR—What sort of thing' s . 00 lately dealt in? B urton—l have dea lt in Plc do things of the kind. t thi S citi The LORD MAYO R —A n d w h at was the las o • bought or sold? B ur t on —l can ' t tell, rin o know I am in the general way. bet b ,,, w ite l The LORD MAYO R —I d are sa y you —e qv general way, but we sh a ll fi n d ou t m ore 00 1 0° you seem to know yourselves. • eir - Burton—l defy anybody to prove anytio n . oo oll Brown—So do I. We went to purchase% fboo Mrs. Sibley, the mother of the young !, s t L ist I° o l gave evidence, here came forward and said heard her daughter cry " thieves," sh e ,o - o see warehouse and saw Brown with a cloak, ao"„ e ssie ll 4o of him, whereupon he left the cloak in her 0 0 ',ikerrol ran. Under the cloak was the bundle of bane dosil Both prisoner s succee d e d i n gett i ng ou t at IP I were stopped in the street. lora eol Burton—l never ran . I was go i ng along 5 jp ff # the officer came and took me into custodl',, e rt was coming back to war d s th e ware house " buying the handkerchiefs. John Davies, policeman 413, said that fur t° Alp" ning at full spe e d, an d was overta k en i n Wo o d a state of great a g it a ti on . I 0114 Burton—No, no. I returned willinglY• only speak what actually did take 1 'e " o d The LORD MA YOR —I b e li eve you t o be Pc and notorious thieves. Burton-1 defy any one to say so,—(Laog , 10 0 The prisoners were r e mand e d till this daY•,,,, pe lt ) A soldier, named W. Sutton, alias Green, w"00,4 but just discharged f rom M a id stone gao l, a r ,, s e s ho for having stolen a s il ver co ff ee-pot ou t 01 Mr. Evans, ironmonger, of King William _ ao WORSHIP-STREET. Yesterday an eld er ly man, o f respec table 11 .0 r. named Henry Gibbs, was placed at the bar befor e t hely ham, charged with having embezzled moneys t ° e arjoo of between 5001. and 600/., the property of his Messrs. Smith and Sharpe, extensive coal aterclA rill' . Wharf, City-road-basin, and several other whatd troot Mr. William Sharpe, the junior partner, it, fOVIS prisoner had been in the employment of the J ia ualsl: ten years as an out-door collecting-clerk, at en — to ity" of 120/., and that it was his duty, every evening_ A ' "0711 to the cashier wh a t ever money he had recei"'"hod day on behalf of hi s emp l oyers. The priseneri been regarded as a most trustworthy person, a n c%tate: l o o? occurred to disturb this good opinion until el • o t e when he suddenly absconded, and on subseclue',,irf ing his accounts, it was discovered that he lo s ' t oeo l in arrear, and on application to numerous cust° _.sel f were informed that they had already paid the otr ot i amount of several large bills, for which he hal n riette t o o d e counted. The witness immediately addrasseu . ,; reSi A lr the subject to some of the prisoner's frien"''.„ o l o , Norwich, and in answer received a c0mm..... tie Pi prisoner himself, in which he penitential.' he lose ledged his guilt, and enclosed a list of tha moneys s iso? propriated to his own purposes, which, in the W ia°l rsta e a the sum above stated. The witness, 0 11 _,t i l l i t.:f• osi ld i, in proceeding t o N orw i ch, but on his arrival '"'"" to V ni the prisone r h a d started that m • g for Lyn n ' f erlior place he also pu r s ue d hi m, and having a ccidental l y 0 as soon as he h a d qu i tte d the railway train, gr t t° ° , custody, and he wa s f or th w i t h remove d ybe charge of the local police. The witness added, the ,ehtt wholly et a loss to account f or th e manner in wpw-otierl sonar had dissipated the la rge amount o f his deot rs ocai he was a single man, without any kind of e ncuiti had always been remarkable for his strictly ee° ll°lD 1 0 indeed penurious habits: ssi ds Inspector Peck, of the Norfolk constabilleo,4 s oo o oo l l while on the journey to town in his custody the P h ', ' ol4.l, him that he was so sensible of his guilt that he 5 „'",411 1 ' no attempt at any defence upon his trial, but S" A ti unresistingly to take its course. „ r0 06:0 In answer to qu es ti ons f rom the M ag i stra t e , thef r eteyl! stated that he had not had Sufficient time since 11.l' tc o f town to procure th e necessary evidence in enP,Tono one n oi r numerous charges h e h a d to prefer against the P"folle must request that the magistrate would allow hin t tunity for that purpose. t ot/ On being staked if he h a d any answer to makttu° sation, the priso ner , i n a very downcast and snu'h-o voice, replied in the negative, and was ordered t° up again next week, 10 1 THE LATE E ARL G RANVILLE.—At 9 . 'Ol yesterday morning the mortal remains of the iet e ia villa were removed from the family residence ol d o sti!l, street, to be conveyed by railway to Whitmore , t bs m t , to Stone Park, Staffordshire, to be interred te tllV vault in Stone Church. The funeral was condo i c Vsoo most private and unostentatious manner possi° l6. 1 1:b i f,o/e' terment was to take place yesterday afternoo,,,n• Granville, the Honourable Frederick Leveson, Mr. Stuart. and Dr. Veredav left town by the a yesterday morning, to attend the solemn obsequ',—., AFFSCTION.—Among o th er things WT./ 0 1 . 3 i on shore near Sangatte, was a box containing tu e , lore, female child ab ou t t wo years old. It was e ll . O . e fer e l cotton ; and on it was a purse containing tvie to7jr with a letter. The following were the contents %bk . , V fectionate note :—" The charitable Christian WO„ r ouerilf this body is i n t reate d to bury it in consecrated e r gir the deceased was a Christian." The prayer Tie s 11 , complied with.--Boulogne Gazett e . AT OfV # TILE F RUGAL I NVESTMENT AssoCl-1 00 0 instil ° 4 131 , fifth monthly meeting of th e mem b ers o f t hi st held last evening at R a dl ey ' s H otel, Bridge stre friars, for the admission of new members and forts, firod shares. Mr. Neale, of St. George's-terrace, Islingf u lst o l o the chair.' The object of the asso c i a ti on to soca" to V as 1 ;9 employ tie savings of the industrious classes, se doe those who may require immediate pecuniarY, ll l . o_lo' carry on their pursuits, or to promote any otu„ e et w"„t!, object. Each member subscribes it. per share i' do loo, e '' and he continues such subscriptions until 01 ', o c,i7de 1001. per share, which limits the duration of the o r fe la the period of eight years and four months. ThelbetY the meeting was of a purely formal character. Nub' par, admitted, and they paid their respective subscriP‘` - or' i f which, five 1001. shares were put up . for auction, gl ee - tioi chased at a premium, averaging 761. odd. The separated. BIRTHS. On the Bth i nst., at Coblentz, the lady of - 1 • cl Esq., of a son and heir. On the Bth inst., at Crewkerne, Somersetshire, tbo • John Sparks, E sq., of a son. : be jrj On the 10th inst., at Wirksworth, Derbyshire, t Af` Alfred Arkwright, Esq., of a son, still-born. tbel P On the 10th inst., at Bushey, Hertfordshire, d° Charles Adamson, Esq., of a son. tO On the 11th inst., at Greenwich, Mrs. GAY daughter. for aOn the 11th i ns t ., t h e l ady of Andrew H . 11t" ....."/ Streatham-commo n , o f a d aug ht er . MARRIED rk' sChto a On the 12th of Novembe r , 1845, a t St. ••ff.,,,00 a 0 Bangalore, Lieutenant an d Adj u t ant R o b e rt " o f tb s Regiment M. N. 1., to Is a b e ll a A gnes , daughter yliet Captain G. I. Hutchin s o n , o f th e Madras armY.,., ho l•o, On the 3d inst., at St. J ames ' s , Cl er k enwe ll, o f Woolley, of Pentonville, to Miss Eleanor Magri"' str At t, ey.ee Hackn Poonah, Captain John Heatley, of her Mll,lo4lter . 1 Regiment, to Julia Mary Aim Fearon, eldest of Major-General P. Fearon. ii . so ? ho e On the 13th inst., at St. Pancras Church, Wi, l „ CP' f son, Esq , of Conduit-street West, Hyde-park, _ 4 ( e l Tow i* younger daughter of the late T. Moon, Esq. in the 5 0 sr• On the 13th inst., at the Royal Chapel, L . foril toi t London, Robert Mortimer Esq., solicitor, of 0 ~1 Devon, to Miss M ar y G er t ru d e P orrett, o f t h e Ter' DIED. EI JI of° On the sth of November last, at Soobhatoo,on, Nathaniel Barna r d, e ld est son o f M r. J. V . Brought Je ° ford-street. line is de - On the 15th of November last, atCastries, St-„ ee psi Thomas, the son of Mr. T. Ely, of King-street , L ieu On the 21st of November last, at Jubbulpoor, Thomas Blayds, 58th Regiment N. I. Fit fe l° On the 4th i ns t., a t N antes, I' . H. Ri c h ar d so n ' be t • On the 13th i ns t., a t N ort h- end, Fulham , Eliza ;dr of the late J. G oo d er i c h Goslin , Es q, +be On the 13th inst., at Ampthill House, Be'" .411" daughter of the lion. W. Petre. Ou the 13th Inst. at Sussex-gardens, Hyue'r ej, t tr' 1 P the wife of Christopher R. Read, Esq. gr • On the 13th inst., Sidney, theyoungest son of - 1 0 ' of Pimlico'. On the 14th inst., Charles Jeffery, third son of Cary, of Woodford, Essex. On the 14th inst., Elizabeth, the wife of /41r. Jo ll° Paddington-greet, St, Alarylebone. et 5 6 Vt London : Printed and published by 'KURD () ' N.. 112 , Stranel, triater, at The Sun Ot." Coll° Strand, in the P rec i ne t o f t h e S av oy, in to' Middle*); Friday, January 16, MC tvci ton " ha l • •At • ''ltte. 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