The Sun. — London, England, 1846-12-18 00:00:00

Ink the offal t... •• • . I)—r t m k aling " P Ma l e l uge .• Lamb. Os Od to Os Od. L er e is n OROUGH HOP MARKET. th e "rerY little business doing here in any kind of diffi eu rlPPlY of which is large, and previous rates are dtll4 supported.—Sussex pockets 31 12s to 4 / 1 0s; ata 8 et s, 4/ Rent pocket s , 41 t o 4/ 12 s; Mid and East Kent to 6165; Mid Kent bags, 4/ to 4/ 18s; East 43 to 51175. tbtrzy Mouton SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. ittt A - ‘ , T PRICES OF SHARES, , ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM PANIES' STOCK. htk asittal From tie Official List, • t ox , , , E VERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING ON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, JOLT-STOCH BANES. -• or e ; 1 14 Iti s i iSts4, 4 1 , 4 ; 1 won Lit3:llslolTioktrrcil:risi; ;t7kCi4l44 kb Nu W.. I•• • t ' ' ttlani • • or / '••.... bi ts. * rov t .l'el lid ° ii t ;7 l Of Xn . g . \ % 4l,, f t kle r_ •• •••-...." u k1 a • • on. Dividend per Amount of Share. Paid. Annum. 6/. per cent. 51. per cent. 5/. per cent. 51. per cent. 6/. per cent. 61. per cent. 81. per cent. Si. per cent. 51. per cent. 51. per cent. 51. per cent. 61. per cent. 5/. per cent. I !lei ktth of COmAanq. i N4 44 4 14.: 4.4 1 i i;;; ...... ea. h erelai .* 4 1 14 ) N11 4 4 4 i th ri tii . : • : Life ilhenerai Lice • • • .... NII4 .8 • • • I\ Le tu , r• Life 1 . 1 4 1 ,t C114, ) ,' • • t4i tt l 4. — anie lit• • • • • • 'CE CI Dividend per Annum. ka t D 4 7. l 4 . . . l t k gi k t l cpb, t 4st I k k4 tll4;• " • • : • • 14 °4 •• . 3 1. per cent. 61. pr cent , , _ • U. per sh. 5 L Pr cent. 5 Per cent. 411• per cent. a „ . per 4 :it eNt.44 4: It . 4 -`• ~.., kt et ,.... I , Annum. ,—_________ )r,Np,„ . ... - •°4 . ** 81. ' , kr o i i :; , :* .: :: : ' ! 31. 10s. .........: _ _ 21. 10 s . . pB. pr eree c n u t t: . . :L5 "ii.Tl3ll-: 44 t h, teoirTisli k' Ne , of c .,,, - N, -.Pliny. Dividend per Annum. !titl 4 , l o 4k —AN l il t lt olitiki LineZ e tatland 'IaD iti4 an " . l a , • • 3 : Zit:Pi <4 za a le Wa nt ~t nk an t1.11:1,4114:„Iank m on ank • Nrit?„l . 4 Bestln d .° : S 4 qtA II I Plrk ir • • • Lif e 1 nr. ko, o y i latu.. N 1,144 41 14 w aY 144 'es... tah %TIC (4 4e liir 11 : , 141,411 1 p lirtah. nek LINZ: I 4w. "1114 .1 bi VIA GI. per cent. 61. per cent. 81. per cent. 61. per cent. 61 . Per cent. Pr cent. 6/ cent • e e • 61. De . nt. 51. a C ent. 7hi Per e ent. u ▪ Per cer • Pr cent. St Per cent. F. Per cent. a• Per cent. Q. per cent % i.pr cent.. 1 , 01 . Per cent. 1108. Per cent. 1 Pere. ~.1• 8.6 d. p. e. 1 20 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 200 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 12 10 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 71. per cent. 2 1. per cent. per cent. Per cent. per cent. ao 6 6 Cgitz Compani es. Of ,ompaniec Monmouthsh Mntgom r y 3 h Macclesfield . Neath • • • • • • Nottingham . Peak Forest. Regent's • • • • Rochdale .. • • Shropshire • • Somrset Coal Do.Lk Fd St Stffrd &Worc 'Shrewsbury.. Stonrbrldge.. Strtfrd on Av 'Sevens and 1 Wye Rail. Trnt & Mr- 7 sey, M sh. i ; Thaws &Med 'Worcstr &1 Binning. Wilts & Brks 4‘i.44.4.ei1• low 4i. • ..:. 141. 10 0 1 41. s 4 3 1 61. , •• to o t 4/. f rl i „ pV:(11 00 i 324 4 W i `lll oo l l i t b:lP l°l3 11 7 f. i 43 : 1 1:t il !! , L 4 I ktit t A 7 l 121 7 s -- 64 ISti,i,;;!l47i 11:10 S'4< t ;. 341 /. S. 10 5t t 4 ....__ 1 ( 1 4t 7 4 :1 . 71. 10s. 61. p. c. 281. 151. 201. 1/. 10s. 1/. Bs. 5% 522% . , .......... Si e I oTt A NCERY—(THIS DAY.) N.l44,tib CHANCELLOR disposed of severa l unop tlPpeoas'. Petitions to-day, and then proceeded to ‘i t ill Tex , 1A ,,,_ .. tk t ease eanujo,Eit or TAYLOR, A LUNATIC. " SODS o f () T ., ) his Lordship upon the petition that th e the lunatic, who died last Monday, kt 44 Q%, as 00 1 4'7 'gilt be at liberty to open a box, ift16. 12 4 . r es4; 4l pg the will of the lunatic, for . the pirtiona with lt, to ascertain whether it contained kOht b e 4 1 respect to his funeral, and also that Va g „__;_b . erty to tali , e it to a proctor, in order 111 440abte'Ittpre CLlDtvoorradeC ommons. _. firthsSt t TRAILL V. B ULL . Pray prayed. his !. ° arguments in thi s part-h ear d application, j'a I rdship the remainder of the morn i ng. Ir tief or 'e HAN CE RY .—(T HIS DAY.) 5 000i tt o .. e the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.) tige_ur the Vice-Chancellor of England took l tfck t i l ttLse petitions, short causes, petitions, and , 3' 4 5...4„. 11,N'me cit . BRAY v. LAYCOCK. I tt _tit or _ t tee before the Court, upon the petition of Ltth4,prayuir_s_avealthy gentleman who died at Lea -3 4 t f 4 8 :S 1 (y a reference to the Master to inquire 4 to,„erareo! 5001., or what other sum ought to be It h t oar ed .iPenses. t ki, bu r i ed "'et the testator died at Leamington, 1 ti 4 40 1 . 4er : at York, and that the undertaker, with ,ht o ' and fr aln the executor, had incurred great qth aent in bill > 4 , e p re . a for upwards of 500 L The 0 . f%o 1 4 :e_ta petition was to justify the executor o h Neet.e } p . a sum for funeral expenses. Oli t that y _OCELLOR, in directing the reference, htitlelaytar2d Hardwick had ordered on one occa e ' 4 of 600/ for funeral expenses , although tli clie'r o - r t e he,d. deceased was insolvent. vice.eb 11 J . Ur 4, 4 th, 13 4 , :w . anceuor S ir vy IGRAM.) Igti. ' l lo o `' l3 I'. BETTS.—JUDGMENT. Net goi n g dthelivered judgment in this cause to-day, 111 tip rough all the facts of the case, which 412 1 sz l 4PPeared in this journal, said that the evi- Oke PPort e ( 4 , a b el the osti, entire! plaintiff's case had not been at ‘ ll' h ad 3r the st ate in h d . ments the answer, and t e e- Vt of a nd h Y ta!led in proving certain facts which , t t l i i __ the bi% which alone the direct evidence in ti li l Y4 tb " Could be rebutted. He had looked petits' e a g re etne t which contained a series of 'l4 t 44 c 1 he w 11 ' I L e the 8 _ . a 5 of opinion that the plaintiff was ' l loVefe rre P d e e t lfie performance of the contract. It the Master, before whom the plain tith4l,-%lletnis.ho-his title ; and when he should have N *ere would then be entitled to so much of the `il Pert i ncurred e t , etta a by the resistance of the defendant It ee. nee of the contract. He would make ) 14 ttnNtilLEv .. 1 . . 10 -0. FRAMPTON —JUDGMENT. 1 •11 $ tlr t delivered judginent in this cause to "eraber, 18 32, the testator, Mr. Frampton, I kt to------'----- • . 1 b' B.43' heavily supplied with Beasts, the general quality bevlt-ich was by no means first-rate. Prime Herefords, ti o : 1 ; R Lints, and Scots sold readily, at Monday's quo,t,a -114412.1it all other kinds of Beef were a dull inquiry. 1 oe. int et i.: s of Sheep were not large, yet the Mutton trade was t eas, le, at unaltered currencies. There we sak g owi r-9 , 820 Sheep, and 1 Calf from abroad. Calves were in rlides4Py and heavy demand, at late rates. The Por b ilt was tolerably steady, at our quotations. Mulch Cows e ilt ver Y dull, at from 16/ to 181 each, including thEir small ktei r 33., Per Sibs. to Si 0tg1,,„ -- .„` - ''. 3 • • • • 3s. d. r 3• B d. S d uality (Pito p,, , 11ie 47 0 t9 ditto 3 8 j 310 Coarse-loolled ditto Ze 34 ° len •.. 4 0 4 2 Southdown Wethe. Coa re a l veS 43 8 4 2 L ll a lt r to e oll i t o o g f e th . e . w .. o . o . l 3 - 8 4 4 ~,knell (14'4._ 4, 48 Cal; .. .. 4 4 4 8 Small g Porkers •.. . 4 6 4 8 tee"' s zes •• •18 0 29 0 Quarter old Pigs ..16 0 19 0 ''''' ee P • • •3 10 4 0 Lambs ••• • • ..... 0 0 0 0 l east t Pigs. SUPPLY AT MARKET. 1,37 6 • I Sheep, I Calves. , AMIN. 3,963 190 I 250 Tie pa AD LEADENNALL. Q"ueral demand was N very steady, at fully prices. At per stone, by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. 2 8 210 Mutton, inferior • 3 0 3 2 middling.. 3 2 3 4 prime •• .• 3 6 a 8 i Pork, large. •••• • • • 3 6 4 8 i small •• • s. S. d. 42 4 4 46 4 8 4 10 5 2 s. d. as. U 36 3 8 3 10 4 2 44 4 6 36 4 2 42 4 8 ' l e mt a h _or P r i ce. Alueurn. 111 L 1',541:C44h 1 14 , z il l 51. 5 4 s i p e 1(6)(0), 12i. N b re 150; 57. = 15 1 . (_)1 14, 81. 10s. 6 per cent. 61. per cent, 13s. 6d. pr sh. 7s. per share 51. per cent. 10s. 6s. 51. per cent. 5 % per cent. 51. per cent. Si. per cent. 5 1. Per cent. 6/. and bonus 12s, 11. sli. & bs li. Ss. los. 1 Os. pi. Per cant. /• per ct. 01 . Per cent. 8 1• per cent. 51 . per cent. .. P. et & bs. 51 • Par cent. 11. ss. 4s. w. Per cent. 6/. los. 11. 6s. I °3o. pr cnt Dividend Per Annum. X s. d. 40 0 50 0 100 0 too o 0 100 0 50 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 X s. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 7 10 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 35 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 1 111P.ANIZS. Amount of Share. Paid. X a. d. 50 0 0 11 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 2 10 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 All paid. 3 0 0 36 10 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 5 13 1 10 0 0 2 0 0 12 10 0 12 10 0 15 0 0 2 0 0 2 10 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 6 15 0 Z s. d. 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 Stock. 100 0 0 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 5 0 0 Stock. 00 0 Amount of I Paid. Share. X s. d. X s. d. Stock. Stock. 100 0 0 Stock. Stock. 50 0 0 50 0 0 'ORES, of Share. Paid. X 8. d. 100 0 0 41 13 4 100 0 0 100 0 0 63 12 9 Amount of Share. X s. d. I. PIC'. Paid. X s. d 100 0 0 100 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 2 10 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 All paid. 10 0 0 10 0 0 12 10 0 50 0 0 All paid. 110 0 0 All paid. All paid. All paid. All paid. 2 10 0 Dividendl per I Annum. 11. ss. 41. 100 100 100 100 150 THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 18, 1846. agreed to give plaintiff a lease of certain lands for a term of sixty three years. These lands were the property of the lord of the manor (the testator), and as such it was not legal to * , rant a /ease for more than twenty-oueyears. The testator died, and the plaintiff filed a bill to compel his trustee, the defendant, to the fulfilment of the specific performance of this contract, and the matter was re ferred to the Master, who proposed that the defendant should sign a covenant, binding himself to renew the lease at the end of twenty-one years till the expiration oF the term mentioned in the original lease. However, the defendant declined to enter into this covenant, which appeared to him strange, as it was by no means disad vantageous to him. The question was, whether he could compel the trustee to enter into anything but a legal covenant. Now, he was of opinion he could not, and he would therefore make no special order about it. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir J. K. BRUCE.) TAYLOR v. FARMER. This was a motion for au injunction to restrain the defendant from copying labels which the plaintiff used in packing cases of cocoa.—The injunction was granted. The remaining cases at this Court today were of no general interest. The LORD CHIEF BARON—Was your language such as to provoke a duel? Witness—Certainly not, my Lord. By Mr. WATSON—I accused him of his perfidious conduct to my daughter. Mr. WATSON—That I believe would amount to a cases Belli in the Rifles. Witness—lt would. Examined by Mr. WATsost—l told the defendant that the affair would not end there. By the LORD CHIEF BARON—My daughter's outlay for the purpose of the marriage was between 601. and 701. Several witnesses were then called to prove the order of the defendant to finish and furnish the house in question. The LORD CHIEF BARON, in summing up. observed that the jury would endeavour to do their duty between the parties, notwithstand . ng the absence of evidence for the defendant, and the Learned Gentleman who was re tained to conduct the defence. The jury retired, and after a short consultation re. turned a verdict for the plaintiff, damages 400/ PACIFIC 6TEAIII NAVIGATION COMPANY V. LEWIS This was an action on the part of the plantiffs, a chartered company, to recover from the defendant the sum of 1,536 L 135., for a breach of contract on the part of the defendant in supplying a quantity of coals for the use of the vessels of the company. The Attorney-General, Mr. Martin, and Mr. Phipson, appeared as counsel for the plaintiffs; and Mr. Watson, with whom was Mr. Butt, for the:defendant. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, that the plaintiffs, being desirous of procuring Wallsend coals for their steam-vessels, had purchased a quantity of the defendant, a proprietor of the Llanelly Coombe mines: in the south of Wales—the plaintiff, in his advertisements—having stated, that four tons of his coals would go as far as five of any other kind ; that they would burn without smoke, and would easily ignite, and leave but few ashes. A quantity amounting to 485 tons of these coals was shipped in the company's vessel, the Portsea, to be conveyed by it to Valparaiso. The coals were of so easy ignition from the vast quantity of sulphurous matter which they contained, that it was discovered that they had ignited on board of the Vessel from their own spontaneous combustion, and that upon two separate occasions the crew of the vessel were compelled to throw overboard a large quantity, amounting together to 70 tons. When, however, the coals were required to burn, they would not, except at the mouth of the furnace, and that igni tion would not proceed upon their being pushed into the furnace, or poked. The grit from the coal had spoilt the machinery, the fumes had spread sickness and diar rhoea among all the passengers, and they were altoge ther totally unfit for the purpose of generating steam in marine engines. Evidence was then given of the above facts. Mr. WATSON then contended that there was no proof of the contract between the parties to supply coals of any particular nature._ _ Mr. Burr followed on the same side. After hearing arguments at considerable length, the LORD CHIEF BARON said that, in his opinion, as a mat ter of law, the contract had not been made out, and he thought plaintiffs ought to be called. TirC ATTORNEY-dENERAL said that he hoped the Court would allow him to amend his declaration. The LORD CHIEF BARON refused, and it wa; finally arranged that a verdict should be returned for the de- fendant, upon the grounds of non-assumpsit, with liberty to move to set aside the verdict, should the Court be of opinion that there was evidence to go to the jury as to the existence of the contract. The jury then returned a verdict accordingly. COMMON PLEAS-(THIS DAY.) The Court was engaged all the day with an action brought by the assignees of a bankrupt to recover cer tain property in the possession of a brother-in-law, alleged to belong to the former, but the case presented no feature of interest to the public. but the prisoner continued to abuse him. Complainant went on in the direction of Chancery-lane, until he saw a policeman, to whom he was about to make his com plaint, when the prisoner witicipated him, by debirmg the policeman t o ta k e him ,niplainz...n.) in charge for following him in the street and annoying him. Com plainant then told the policeman what had occurred, but the latter refused to take either charge, because he had not seen either the assault or the annoyance. He then went on, followed by the prisoner, who struck him again, when they had got about five yards from the spot where the poli ceman stood. The latter having seen the assault committed, consented to take this charge, and took the prisoner to the station. Policeman F 71 corroborated the greater part of this statement. The prisoner admitted that he had struck the com plainant, but said that he was provoked to it. The com plainant had attempted to stop him by getting in front of him and standing across the footway, holding the iron railing with one hand and the lamp-post with the other. He certainly did strike the complainant then, but it was in self-defence. Mr. JARDINE said he would fine the prisoner 51., the highest penalty he had power to enforce ; but Mr. Henneker said that he thought the penalty in sufficient, and hoped the Magistrate would send the case to a superior court. Mr. JARDINE accordingly consented to send the case for trial, and the prisoner was committed, being bound over in his own recognizances for 201. and two sureties in 101. each, or one in 20/., to appear at the sessions on Monday. Bail was immediately put in, and the prisoner was liberated. Henry Carman, the lad who on the 7th inst. charged a boy named Wallace, of robbing him of 1/. Bs. in a coffee-shop, was brought before Mr. Jardine this morn ing on a charge of stealing 2/. from his father, William Carman, a cab-proprietor, at Westminster. It will be remembered, that on a former occasion the prisoner (then the prosecutor) said that his father had been dead for some time, and that since his death he had been in the employment of a farmer in Hertfordshire, that on coming to London he took a lodging at a coffee shop in Queen-street, and while he was taking his tea there on Tuesday, the 6th inst., he was robbed by Wal lace. Wallace was committed, tried, convicted, and sentenced by Mr. Sergeant Adams to six mouths' impri sonment. Meanwhile, Moore, th e b ea dl e o f Covent garden Market, obtained a situation for the prisoner as errand boy to Mr. Hughes, fruit salesman in the market, and he remained there until last night, when his father, having with some difficulty traced him, gave him in charge for robbing him of 2/. The prisoner's father stated that the prisoner had robbed him of several sums of money from time to time, and on Saturday week he had decamped with 2l The whole of the story he had told when giving his evidence was false. The account given by Moore, of the manner in which the prisoner had passed his time since he came under his care was highly amusing. Having got the " place," he had by his steadiness and good behaviour got into the good graces of his master's family, and not only used he to take his meals with them, but he read prayers with them every evening. He could read and write well, and was considered a very clever lad. He used to talk a great deal about his de ceased parents, and he was very anxious that Moore should go with him " some day when he had time to see his father's grave in Paddington churchyard." He said that his father had been a livery - stable-keeper, and was buried by a subscription of the omnibus and cab proprietors, drivers, &c., with whom he was acquainted. However, on Sunday evening, after going to chapel, be went out, by Mrs. Hughes's permission, to take a walk in the Park, where he met his father, and very unwil lingly consented to go home with him, but artfully con triving to slip away, he returned to Mr. Hughes's, and said nothing of what had occurred. He continued to do his work, read prayers, &c., as before, until last night, when his father having " found him out," gave him in custody. Mr. JARDINE left it to the father to decide whether he would press the charge or not. The father said that if the prisoner would go home with him, and promise to behave better in future, he would forgive him ; and the prisoner having been with great s d e i ty was s e i t n induced e t r o ty c . o n s T e t e , a p n a d r tie s give t the hen required p pra Court, Moore observing, as he went out, that the prisoner was " the artfulest young devil he ever knew." CLERKEN WELL.-(THIS DAY.) William Gibbs was charged with stealing two loaves, of the value of Bd. and 71d., the property of Samuel Slade. The prosecutor's servant said ho was out with the barrow serving customers, when the prisoner stele the bread during the time he was in the area of one of the houses he stopped at. Mr. GREENWOOD inquired the cause of the prices of each loaf being different ? The witness replied that the high-priced bread was what was called " home-made," and they always charged fram a halfpenny to a penny more for it than they did for the other hind. The prisoner was fully committed for trial. John Francis was charged with stealing a loaf of the value of 6id., the property of Edward Burge, baker, of No. 5, Alpha-place, Chalk-road. The facts of the case were of the ordinary description, the prisoner going to the prosecutor's shop in theeven ing, about five o'cl oc k, an d sna t c hi ng f rom the window the loaf, with which he ran off. Mr. GREENWOOD, upon examining the loaf, which was of the SUM e nine, and apparently of the same quality as that valued at Bd. in the last charge, inquired of Mrs. Burge, who appeared to prosecute, how it was that there was such a difference between the price of a loaf in the Kingsland-read and the Chalk•road ? How could Mr. Burge sell it so cheap as Gid.? Mrs. Burge said, please your worship, the reason we can sell it so cheap is because it is .‘ home made," and we always charge less for it than we do for the other. Mr. GREENWOOD pronounced himself as unenlight ened as before with respect to the causes of the rise and fall in the price of bread. The prisoner was fully committed for trial on this charge, but was ordered to be brought up again on Mon day, in consequence of some property being found upon him which was suspected to have been stolen. ITALIAN OPERA. When M. Gardoni made his first appearance at the AcadCnie Royale two years ago, we recollect we stated that he had gone to the wrong side of the Boulevards, and that his place was at the Italian Opera. His brilliant debut at this theatre on Thursday, proves the correctness of that opinion. His fine pure tenor, cramped and dis guised by his singing in French, came out in his native language with a fulness and beauty of tone which seemed to take the ptiblic here entirely by surprise, and, aided by his gallant youthful figure and hand some features, at once established him a favourite—a judgment which, we must remark, the fairer part of the auditory assisted in ratifying with unusual zeal and animation. The opera selected for the occasion was L'Elisir d' Amore, which had the merit also of introducing another novelty, namely, Ronconi, in the part of Dulcamara, and in which, though succeeding the inimitable Lablache, he was brilliantly successful- keep ing the public in continued roars throughout the whole part. His great predecessor is more spontaneous in his humour, but it is difficult to imagine a more perfect picture of an Italian charlatan than Ronconi in this character. He was immensely applauded. Mine. Persiani sang with all her usual exubrance of ornament, and was encored in the duo with Ronconi, whose imitations of some of her fiori lure convulsed the house with laughter. Tagliafieo's Sergeant is by many degrees his best character, but, with Coletti in the theatre, why was such a part confided to a secondary artiste ? The opera went off admirably, and we have to congratulate the (Erector on the posses. sion of a tenor who relieves 113 from all apprehensions of disappointment in future. Gardoni's first air drew down vast applause, and in the duo e ith Tlgliafico he was even more successful, for he was compened to repeat the principal passage, by an irresistible demand from the entire assemblage. At the close of the piece the calls for the Mutant were loud and general, and ho appeared to bow his thanks, accompanied by the principal performers. SALE OF RAILWAY SHARES BY AUCTION.—(THIS DAY.) At the sale of Railway Shares, to-day, at ISlessr.F. Lamond and Co.'s, a good business was done. The fol lowing are a few of the principal sales : Waterford, Wexford, and Valentia ...... ,EO 3 9 London and Manchester (Remington's) 0 9 0 Yorkshire and Glasgow Union 0 17 0 Leicester and Bedford South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4 South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole 2 5 6 Eastern Counties, York Extension ...... Newport and Abergavenny 0 17 6 East Indian ... Derby, Stafford, and Worcestershire,New 0 12 6 Northern and Southern Connecting Vale of Neath 1 9 0 Northern Counties Union .... ... ........ Taw Vale Extension and Dock .. North British, Halves ... l5 16 0 North British, New Thirds ... Liverp. blanch. and Newcastle-upon-Tyne 2 6 0 Great Western of Bengal 0 5 0 Belfast and County Down Cork and Waterford BANK OF] (From this Nig An Account, pursuant to the Act 7 the Week ending on I Saturday, SSUE DEP, ENGLAND. ght's Gazette.) 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, tot the 12th day of December, 1846. ,ARTMENT. gotes issued ...... .. 28:410,735 X. Government debt . • 11,015,00 Other securities .. . • 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 11,935,818 Silver bulliou —„ .. 2,474,917 £28,410,7 35 I X 2 8,410,735 m. MARSHALL, Met' Cashier. 1846. EPAZTXXX T. Dated the 17th day of December BANNING Dl Government securt- , Proprietors' capital . • 14 Rest .............. 3,43,537,378 Public deposits (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Say ings-banks, and Di vidend accounts). • 9,185,471 3,000 other deposits .. .. • • 7,991,126 Seven day and o th er bills ••••••• • •• • " • 886'095 ties (Including Dead Weight Annuity)„ 12,807,417 Other securities •• • • 13,879,960 Notes Gold and silver coin.. 742,778 X 36,053,970 £36,053,970 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. 1846. Dated the 17th day of December, At the meeting night before last, at the City Hall, for the benefit of the starving people of Ireland, an ex ecutive committee was appointed ; also a committee of four to make collections in each ward of the city.— New York Herald, Nov. 27. MARKET INTELLIGENCE, (From the London New Price Current of December 18.) SUGAr —Tr-day importers of West India Sugar insisting upon a further advance in prices, operated against business, and the private purchases amounted to only 150 hhds and tierces, making the total sales for the week 1,180, and the advances during that period Is per cwt. There were many buyers at the rates of yesterday. None of any sort was of fered at auction to-day. EAST INnu.—Prices, at present, cannot be quoted higher for Bengal, but holders have manifested more firmness, and the supply has fallen off considerably. A brisker demand has prevailed; and by private contract many parcels of white, brown, and yellow have been sold at fully former rates. At auc tion only 741 bags of white Benares have been offered, which were disposed of. Madras has been in much better request and brought prices Is to 2s per cwt above those of last Fri day. The large parcels sold privately consisted chiefly of low brown and middling yellow, and brought 38s to 43s per cwt. Penang is wanted, and would bring better prices; but little is to be had. REFINED.—To-day refined goods were largely dealt in by the home trade, and prices further advanced—brown lumps selling at 62s to 635. and standard lumps 63s 6d to 645, The market is scantily supplied. For Bonded Crushed the trade is firm at 33s to 33s Gd for first quality. MAURITIUS.—AIthough the stock shows an increase over that of this time last season of 12,787 bags, still merchants manifest firmness, and refrained from offering any at public sale. Buyers have been mere inclined to operate, and of all qualities several parcels were taken by grocers and refiners at prices showing an advance, on those previously current, of 6d and Is per cwt. Arrivals of the new crop are, however, near at hand, and the quality is represented to be very good. FOREIGIC—HoIders of the descriptions available for home consumption have displayed more firmness this week, and there has been a falling off in the supply of all kinds brought to market. The trade operating with more freedom, prices have assumed an upward tendency for every sort. In Havan nah a good business has been transacted privately, at prices showing an advance, on those previously current, of 6d per cwt. Brazil has been sold to a fair extent, and rather better prices have been paid for all qualities. The parcels of Porto Rico disposed of were at stiffer rates, and the supply small, especially of the better kinds of yellow with colour. All other sorts have been more largely dealt in at stiffer rates. Although there are sellers of all sorts of Foreign, for exportation, upon previous reduced terms, still the purchases made privately have been extremely limited, and none has been offered at auction. MOLASSES.—The demand has been brisker for West India, but any Improvement in prices has been prevented from taking place by the market having been well supplied with all descriptions. COFFEE.—Of West India none has been submitted to public competition during the week, and by private contract:few pur chases have been made, although there are sellers of all de scriptions upon previous low terms—good and fine middling Jamaica has been sought after, and fair market rates are offered; but there is scarcely any remaining undisposed of. CocoA.—There has been little desire evinced to operate in the lower qualities of West India, although there are sellers rather under previous rates; but good and fine red sorts are wanted, and command very full prices—the value of red is 36s to 455, and grey 34s to 445; none at present has been submitted to public competition, but there is a fair stock. RICE.—To-day there was a good demand for East India Rice privately, and holders insisted upon very full prices. At public sale 1,350 bags of Bengal were in part sold, at 18s 6d for good middling, fine white was taken in at 21s to 2:18 per cwt, being above the value. SPlCES.—Prices have been maintained for Nutmegs, al though the market has been abundantly supplied. Mace met with a ready sale at previous improved prices. Black Pepper has been in good request privately in consequence of merchants accepting previous low rates. Fine white is wanted, but the supply is small. Pimento is wanted, and in consequence of the scanty supply buyers are compelled to pay stiff rates. Ginger is wanted and the supply having become small, the parcels sold privately were at rather higher quotations. Cassia Lignea met with very little attention. Cloves have been sparingly dealt in. Cinnamon is to be obtained upon lower terms, but few purchases have been made; there is, however, but a small quantity on offer. Prices rule firm for Cassia Buds, the stock being light. SPIRITS. Leeward Island Rum has been sparingly dealt in this week, although there are sellers upon rather lower terms. For East India the market is in a quiet state, and prices are not so firm. Demerara has been only in limited request. In Jamaica little business has been trans acted in ay kind, but holders for the most part are unwilling to lower their price. Brandy is little wanted, and holders are inclined to sell. Geneva has met with more attention for exportatation. British Corn Spirits have been in excel- lent request. OILS.—The market has presented a quiet appearance for Linseed Oil all the week; the home trade operating with caution, and few parcels having been taken for exportation, althouglthere are sellers upon further reduced terms. For . _ forward delivery the husine - ss transacted has been limited, Rape Seed Oil has been in much better request, and prices have improved. For Olive prices remain much the same as those previously current, but there has been a large business transacted. There has been much inquiry after Cocoa Nut Oil, and the rates offered are equal to those of this day week. Holders of Palm manifest firmness, and a good demand pre vailed. Seal has been in excellent request, and brought ad vanced rates. Of Cod many parcels have been sold, and prices are firm, Southern has been disposed of to a fair ex tent, and an advance in the value took place. Sperm has been in much better request, and holders have obtained prices they could not previously. Lard Oil is rather more in request at 37s to 42s per cwt., but the supply is good. TALLOW.—This afternoon at public sale 177 lihds East India Tallow 50s 3d to 51s; 6 casks South American 495; 163 casks St. Petersbnrgh Candle 46s 6d to 49s 6d, very low 43s 6d to 44s 9d ; 23 barrels Italian 50s 3d to 50s ad : 14 casks Australian 49s 9d to 50s. COURSE OF EXCIL Amsterdam ......C.F. 12 4% Ditto, at sight ...... 12 1 Rotterdam .... •• 2U. 12 5 Antwerp... ...... . . 25 95 Ham burgh .. .. • ..11 . .13. 13 12 Al tona . Paris, 3 days' sight ...: 25 65 Ditto, 3 months...... 25 90 Marseilles •••••••• .. • • 25 95 Bourdeaux ..... .. 25 95 Frankfort on Maine.... 121 Petersburgh, 3 U 5...... Berlin ..... • • Vienna, effee.flo•• •••• 10 5 Trieste, 10 5 Madrid 35% Cadiz .. •.. : 8i1ba0................ LNGE.-(THIS DAY) Gibraltar ..... ......... . - Leghorn ........ ...... 30 55 Genoa •• .. 26 Milan • • • • • • Venice........ •.. Naples .. .. .:• • .. .:.: 40( Palermo, per oz.. .. .. . 120% Li5b0n.......... Rio Janeiro .. .. .. .. p Ne his Buenos Ayres .. .... • • w York, 21 days'sight Philadelphia .......... PRICES OF BULLION, PER or.. Foreign Gold in bars.. £3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin • • 0 0 0 New Dollars ••. . • • 0 4 103( Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 Silver in bars ...• •• •• 0 5 OS Barcelona • • •• . ...... . 4evllle.. .... .... .. THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) WHITEHALL, DEC. 17, 1846. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a baronet of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto the following Gentlemen, and the respective heirs male of their bodies lawfully begotten, viz.:— Henry Robert Ferguson Davie, of Creedy, in the county o f Devon, Esq., Colonel in the Army; Frederick Currie, Esq., Secretary to the Government of Bengal; and Anthony Rothschild, of Grosvenor-place, in the county of Middlesex Esq., with remainder, in default of such issue male, to his nephews, Nathan Meyer Rothschild, Charles Alfred Rothschild, and Leopold Rothschild, Esqrs., sons of Lionel Rothschild, Esq., brother of the said Anthony Rothschild. WHITEHALL, DECEMBER 17. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Rev. Robert Lee, D.D., to be one of her Majesty's Chaplains in Ordinary in Scotland. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, DEC. 18. Royal Regiment of Artillery. Major-General James Power to be Colonel Commandant, vice Dickenson, deceased. Dec. 6. ADMIRALTY, DEC. 7. Corps of Royal Marines Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Peebles to be Colonel and Second Commandant, vice Scale, deceased ; Captain and Brevet Major James Whylock to be Lieutenant. Colonel, vice Peebles; First Lieutenant John Hoskin Wright to be Captain, vice Why lock; Second Lieutenant John James Douglas Barclay to be First Lieutenant, vice Wright. ADMIRALTY, DEC. 9. Corps of Royal Marines—First Lieutenant Robert John M‘Killop to be Captain, vice Morrison, retired on full-pay ; Second Lieutenant George Sheddon Dunbar to be First Lieutenant, vice M'Killop. ADMIRALTY, DEC. 16. The name of Captain the Honourable George Rolle Wal pole Trefusis is to be included in the list of Captains of the Royal Navy, having accepted the retirement of their rank on the terms proposed in the London Gazette of Ist September, 1846, on the half-pay of eighteen shillings per diem. Commission by the Queen. Dumfries-shire Regiment of Militia.—Lieutenant and Ad jutant Robert Compton Noake, from 44th Regiment, to be Adjutant, vice Captain Swanson, retired on full-pay. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Dumfries. Dumfriesshire Regiment of Militia—Lieutenant and Ad jutant Robert Compton Noake to have the rank of Captain. WHITEHALL, Dm 9. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Joseph Brodribb Sherring, jun., Gent., of the city of Bristol, to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. WHITEHALL, DEC. 11. The Lord Chancellor has apPointed Frederick Baker, of Derby, Gent., to be a ,Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTS. Charles Robert Sauerbrey, ship broker, Fenchurch-street, to surrender Dec. 22, at half-past tea, and Jan. 26, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee; Messrs. Gole, Lime-street. Thomas Tappenden, tailor, Friendly-place, Old Kent-road, Dec. 26, at twelve, and Feb. 6, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee. Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street ; Walsh and Thomson, Lincoln's Inn-fields . Henry Farman, baker, Pulham St. Mary Magdalen, Nor folk, Jan. 12, at two, and Feb. 12, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane L om b ar d-street ; Messrs. Abbott and Wheatley, Roll's-yard , Chancery-lane; Messrs. Miller and Sons, Norwich. James Dixon, millwright, Spa-road, Bermondsey, Jan. 5, at eleven, and Jan. 26, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Edwards , offic i a l assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry ; Holmer and Son, Bridge-street, Southwark. George Combes Bignell, stock jobber. Leeds, Jan. 6 and Feb. 2, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, offi cial assignee, Leeds ; Naylor, Leeds ; Sudlow, Sons, and Torr, Chancery-lane, Lohdon. Henry Brook, clothier, Loagley, Yorkshire, Dec. 28, and Jan. 26, at eleven , at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee, Leeds; Broadbent, Sheffield; Tattershall, Great James-street, Bedford-row, London. David Rees, grocer, Swansea, Glamerganshire, Dec 31, at twelve, and Jan. 29, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol; Smith and Son, South ampton-street, Bloom.bury , ; Franklin, Bristol. John Newby, haberdasher, Leicester, Jan. 1 . 1 and 29, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleson, offi cial assignee, Nottingham ; Hoskins, Loughborough. Edwar d Thomas Bradshaw, stock-broker, Manchester, Jan. 4 and Jan 26, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester; Johnson, Son, and Weatherall, Temple, London; Bagshaw, Stevenson, and Lycett, Manchester. Isaac Sharland, jan., tailor, Bath, Jan. 5 and Feb. 5, at twelve, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol ; Mansford, Bath. William Smith Dorsett, iron dealer, West Bromwich, Staf fordshire, Dec. 30, and Jan. 20, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham ; Hicro, Stafford ; James, Birmingham. SUICIDE OF MAJOR R. F. EAMES, LATE OF TILE 4 7TH FOOT—MADRAS ARMY. Las!: evening the adjourned inquest on the body of Mi.jor Richard Fairfax Eatnes, aged 30, who committed suicide by shooting himself through the heart, on the morning of Wednesday last, under circumstances which were given in this journal of Saturday, was resumed be fore Mr. Bedford, the coroner, at the Prince Albert Hotel, Leicester-place. Mr. Harnlyn Nott, assistant-surgeon in the Madras service, said he knew the deceased intimately. About 18 months back he embarked with him from India, on board ship. He found him at times highly excited; so much so, that, in conversation, all persons were Obliged to be very guarded. He had retired from the service, having been invalided on account of an affection of the brain. If he took the smallest quantity of wine or spirits he became so excited as almost to amount to insanity. During the voyage he frequently shut himself in his cabin, and was heard muttering and making all sorts of remarks on his fellow-passengers. On one occasion the captain of the ship, in the course of conversation, mentioned " Dutch courage," upon which th e major became considerably excited, and said he would not allow such language in his presence, as he was an officer and a gentleman. The last time he saw him alive was about a fortnight back, when he appeared most cheerful, and told him that he was about purchasing a shooting-box near Reading. He was a native of Ireland, and was generally most cheerful. Mr. William Day, solicitor, of No. 1, Queen-street, Mayfair, said :he was applied to by the deceased, who was introduced by Captain White, to negotiate for the purchase of a small estate near Maidenhead. He then appeared of a very nervous temperament. Witness only saw him twice. The night before he committed the act of suicide withers received a letter from him, in which he requested him, if be had not gone too far, to break off the purchase. Inspector Whall, of the C division, produced the fol lowing letter, which was found in the room where de ceased shot himself. It was in the deceased's hand writing, and was addressed " James Clarke, Esq., Post office, Dublin : " Prince Albert Hotel, Leicester-square. "Dear James,—Long before this reaches, the hand that penned will be closed in death. From insinuations and inuendos thrown out at various times that I have sacrificed my honour and reputation in some way or the other, why I know not, I find this world no longer worth living in, and throw off the mortal and become an immortal. The rest who knows? You must take care how you break the news to my dearest sister, whose fondness and goodness of heart I have so little deserved. On you must devolve the task of breaking it out to all. My things you will find at 61, Jermyn-street, and my body, I suppose, will remain here. I have been suffering much in body and mind for the last three days ; in fact, from fancy or some demon or another, I am more like a man beside himself. Coutts and Co. are my bankers, and the cheque-book is at my lodgings. I have 10,000 rupees ; let 5,000 re main at interest for my daughter. Now, 'God bless you and yours. Ido not know what my poor dear brother Benjamin will say. Kiss them all for the sake of their unhappy uncle. Yours affectionately, " R. F. EAMES." The inquest was again adjourned. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—In your journal of yesterday, I find a story, copied from a Worcester paper, which is calculated to prove a highly -seasoned treat for lay and clerical zealotry. It is a romance of the confessional, and told with mar vellous circumstantiality; but so closely analogous to a gross imposture practised in this town some time ago, that I deem it reasonable to request your readers to sus. pend their judgment until further inquiry be dispzssion ately made into the nature of the direful talc. A short time previously to the death of the Rev. Jas. Francis, late minister of St. Paul's Church in this town, (a gentleman much esteemed for kindness of heart and the possession, in an eminent degree, of clerical attri butes), he was visited by a lady of good address and prepossessing appearance, who announced herself as a Roman Catholic who was anxious to relieve her over ' burdened conscience from the perilous stuff which made her truly wretched, and then she sobbingly went (in to say that she had been seduced in the confessional—had lived with the wicked man, left her husband, and was then persecuted ! The amiable Mr. Francis commise rated the apparently penitent one; lodgings were taken for her, the " horrible fact " told around the town to good people who turned the whites of their eyes to offended Heaven, and invoked curses on the naughty tempter. Well, the current of sympathy went on ; money was raised to support the interesting Magdalen ; and she was living in clover, instead of bemoaning her sins in sackcloth and ashes, when, lo ! the murder came out : inquiries were made as to the real circumstances, in the neighbourhood which she mentioned, and it was clearly ascertained that the too credulous clergymen and parties in Newport had been the dupes of a vile impostor, who immediately decamped. Now, Sir, there are such striking similitudes in the Worcester and Newport romances, that I am induced to trouble you with this letter, as The Sun is very exten sively circulated in Monmouthshire, and it is well that people should not judge hastily. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, PHIL ALETHES. Newport, Monmouthshire, Dec. 17, 1846. We regret to announce the death of Mr. John Bellamy, which took place yesterday morning, at his house in Woburn-square. Mr. Bellamy had attained the age of 75 or 76 years, and will be remembered by a vast number of our Parliamentary readers with great re spect as housekeeper to the House of Commons, a situa tion in which he succeeded his father, and the duties of which he executed for many years to the entire satisfac tion of every one. In consequence of declining health he retired a few years since into private life, maintain ing, however, in that situation the character for hospi tality and kindness he had so well earned whilst üblicly employed; and, now that he is gone, he will b e followed by the regret of all who had the pleasure of his acquaint ance. On his retirement he was succeeded in part of his public duties by his son. POISONED SEA PIE. MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR. -'•-• HULL, DEC. 16.—The inquiry concerning the recent poisoning of a whole family by partaking of a sea pie, was brought to a close yesterday, at the Town-hall, be fore Mr. Thorney, the borough coroner. The brief par ticulars respecting this very mysterious affair are these : —On Sunday, the 6th inst., a man named Waites, who is the owner of a small vessel lying in the river, with his wife and four children, partook of a sea pie for dinner. Within a quarter of an hour afterwards they were all taken ill, and at three o'clock on the following morning one of the children, a sickly boy, named Lawrence Waites, was found to be dead. In the course of the day an inquiry was held, but the relatives being too ill to give evidence the investigation was adjourned. The body then underwent a post mortem examination, and sufficient was detected to show that death had resulted from poison. At the adjourned inquiry the mother of the deceased was examined, and described the circum stances that attended the making of the pie. The Co roner said the death of the deceased looked very much like design, but they could not suppose that any of the family were concerned in it. They had all partaken of the pie, and had nearly lost their lives. If the poison had been in the flour when it was bought, they would have heard of more families being poisoned. He recom mended an open verdict. The jury .found, "That the deceased died from the effsct of arsenic mixed in a sea pie, of which he had eaten, but how or by what means the arsenic came there, there was no evidence to show." RAMSGATE.—THE WEATHER.—The omnibus which runs between Deal and Ramsgate, and left the latter place last Monday evening at five o'clock, was upset in the snow storm about a mile from Sandwich. The driver missed the road, and got on a heap of stones, which caused the vehicle to turn over, and left it standing on the end, blocking up the doorway, throwing together, at the further end, the passengers, consisting of three adies, a child, and two gentlemen ; fortunately, no life was lost. One of the passengers (Mr. C. \Vhetham, of London) was bruised and cut over the left temple. He extricated himself by breaking the window and getting through the aperture, and the other passengers followed. Shortly after, another omnibus coming up, conveyed the passengers to Ramsgate.—Kentish Observer. SUDDEN DEATH IN A BAKER'S SHOP.—An inquest was held last evening at the Unicorn, Henrietta -street, Covent-garden, before Mr. Bedford, on the body of Theophilus Thomas Hill Cox, Esq., aged 58, of Hen rietta-street, Cavendish. square. Alexander Moore, baker, of No. 25, Brydges-street, Covent-garden, said, that on Tuesday last, the deceased came into his shop, and stating that he had been taken very ill, begged to be allowed to sit down a while. He then sat down, but in a few minutes fell back in the chair almost insensible. Mr. Davison, a neighbouring surgeon, was instantly sent for, but deceased died in twenty minutes. The surgeon attributed death to a sudden spasm_ of the heart, pro b a b ly caused by the severity of the weather. Verdict— " Natural death." The Prussian Government has, in order to check emigration to America, decided that the crown lands in Prussia and Posen, of which the leases fall in during the years 1847, 1848, and 1849, shall be set apart for persons who would otherwise be disposed to emigrate. M. Oppenheim, who has just been acquitted at Cologne, in the affair relative to carrying off the jewel case of the Baroness de Meyendorff, arrived on the 10th inst. at Berlin, and immediately tendered to the Mi nister of Justice his resignation as assessor at the Cour Royale of that city. The resignation was accepted. An otter, of unusual size and weight, was shot in the river Thames yesterday morning, near Clewer, by Mr. George Chapman, of Windsor. The animal was making for the bank with a large jack, alive, in its jaws, when Mr. Chapman fi red, and killed i t, close to the shore. measured from its nose to the tip of i ts tail between four and five feet, and weighed nearly thirty pounds. LATER FROM SOUTH AMERICA.—. LIVERPOOL, TRUEST/AV.—Late accounts from Rio, from Pernambuco to the 30th of October, and from Paraiba to the 14th of November, have been received by the ship Runnymede, at this port this morning. The steam-ship Antelope had arrived at Rio from this port. BRONZED IRON CANNON..--.lt will be remembered that somo months ago several iron cannon were bronzed by the galvanic process at Berlin, by order of the Prus sian government. They were tried on the 7th inst., in presence of Prince Adalbert and several artillery officers, and were found to answer admirably. Although one third less in thickness than the ordinary inn cannon they bore a larger charge of powder. THE NEW HOUSE OF Loans.—lt was generally expected that their Lordships would meet in their new House on the assembling of Parliament, but it is now ascertained that the decorations aid embellishments, which are of the most magnificent description, cannot be completed in sufficient time. Consequently the Peers will for a short period continue to sit in the present House. LAW INTELLIGENCE. - ADMIRALTY COURT, Dec. 17. (Before Dr. LUSIIINGTON.) mu GAZELLE. COLLISION. This was a suit brought by the owners of the schooner Despatch, to recover compejlsation for the loss sustained by them in a collision between their vessel and the schooner Gazelle. The schooner (of 18 tons), laden with coals, on the 21st of January last, was steering S. and by E. about ten miles off the South Dudgeon Light. The Gazelle was bearing off N.N.Y. halt W. The wind was blow ing strong, the night dark and hazy, and the rate of the steamer was eight miles an hour. The steamer struck her: near the paddle-box, and she herself sunk almost immediately, and for this (total) loss the suit was brought. The course taken by the two vessels on near ing, and seeing each other, was that the helm of the Gazelle was put to port, the helm of the schooner hard a starboard. Th ese were the main facts, and the ques tions rais e d upon them were chiefly—Was the steamer justified in a dark night, in such a situation, in sailing at such a rate? Ought she not to have eased her engines? When the accident became inevitable, had each vessel adopted the proper course ? Drs. Jcnner and Doane were for the schooner • Dr. Addams and D r . Phil l i more for the owners of the' Ga zelle. Dr. LUSHINOTON was assisted by Captain Baynton and Captain Ferrer of the Trinity House, and in sum ming up to them the facts of the case, said that it was most important that the rule of navigation for steamers should be distinctly understood. The rule had been laid down that steamers should give way to :merchant ships, for they were considered in the position of sailing vessels having the wind fair, and such vessels were always bound to give way. That rule had been laid down, and unless the Trinity Masters thought it wrong its observance should be insisted upon. The first question, however, here was, whether the rate of the steamer in a dark night, in a sea crowded with colliers, was not too rapid? Ought not her engines to have been eased? If the col lision were attributable to her, she must bear the loss ; but if the schooner had also done wrong in starboarding her helm, the damage must be borne between them. The Trinity Masters held that the orders given to starboard the helm were given simultaneously with the accident. They exonerated the schooner from all blame. The steamer was to blame in going at such a speed in a thronged thoroughfare. The COURT accordingly pronounced for the damage, with costs. THE VANCOUVER—SALVAGE. This was a claim for salvage by the crew of a lugger, the Stag, and the owners of the steamer Robert Bruce, for services , rendered to the Vancouver. The latter (laden with timber), while - on a voyage from New Brunswick to the port of London, had been run into in the Channel by a French brig, the Union, of Dunkirk. She had received considerable damage, and her master employed the services of the lugger in consequence of his ship " being in a disabled state." On the 26th of August the service of the lugger commenced, but, making little way, the aid of the steamer was obtained, and from near the Seaford Roads the Vancouver was towed to London. The service lasted for four or five days, and the value of the ship saved was 5,0001. A tender of 2001. was cffered, but though subsequently raised to 2501., had been refused. Dr. Haggard and Dr. Bayford were for the salvers ; Dr. Addams and Dr. Robinson appeared for the owners. Dr. LUSHINGTON, thinking that be services of steamers ought, within reasonable bounds, to be encouraged, held that the tender was insufficient, tncl increased it by the addition of 1001. CURIOUS TItIA L 1. 01 - C. MURDER IN FRANCE. Several "months ago a shepherd who was tending a flock in a wood near the village of Corneilles (Seine-et- Oise), saw a piece of blue printed cotton on the ground, end taking hold of it, met with a resistance which in duced him to rake up the earth, on doing which, he found part of the body of a female which had been buried. The authorities were apprised by him of what he had discovered, and the body, which was in an advanced state of decomposition, was taken up and examined by some medical men, who declared that it was the remains of a female of about 17 or 18 years of age. As a girl of that age, named Royer, was missing, and it was known that she had been last seen with a young man named Drouart, he was,arrested on a charge of murder, and throw n into prison, where he remained for some time, until, rortunately for him and the cause of justice, the girl, who was not dead but had removed to anoth;-r part of the country, came forward and he was set at liberty. As a mistake had taken place in the identity of the body, the po lice began to inquire whether any other female was mis sing' and ascertained th a t a woman name d Catherine, who had been living as a servant at a farm in the neigh bourhood, where she had saved between 200 and 300 francs, had quitted her service in company with a man named Quenneville, a servant at the same farm, and of about the same age, who had lures her away under pre text of having procured her a better place, and had him self quitted his service, and that part of the country. This woman had not since been heard of. Several per sons who had known her swore to the dress in which she was found, and near the spot had been found several other articles of dress, the contents of the bundle which she carried when she left the farm. The only circum stance which would warrant any doubt as to her identity was the evidence of the medical men who had examined the body. This, however, they explained, by stating that the body of a person of 35, of limited intellect, which Catherine was, to such an ex tent as to be considered almost an idiot, would present the same physical character as that of a female of half that age possessed of sound intellect. On the other hand, the charges against Quenneville, who was arrested almost as soon as th e b o d y h a d been identified, were very strong. It was proved on the examination before the examining magistrate, that he had told his fellow ser vants that he would one day get hold of the savings of Catherine by pretending to find a place for her, and, on her accompanying him, getting her money and quitting her. They left the farm together, Quenneville carrying one of ber bundles. He was traced from place to place, spending much more money than he could account for: his knife was found near the spot were the body was buried. It was proved that he had dropped near that spot, and quite out of the road which he pretended to have taken, a certificate of service which he had returned to claim. The death of the female was caused by stran gulation. It appeared that Quenneville had in the first in stance hanged her to the branch of a tree, with the view of having it supposed that she had committed sui cide ; but when some days had elapsed, and he knew that the body had not been discovered, he returned and buried it. In order to procure, without exciting sus picion, the tools required for this purpose, he pretended that he was about to go to work with some. paviors, and purchased a spade, pickaxe, &c., for ten francs. The night after this purchase he was seen near the wood, and en the following day he sold the tools for one half the sum that h 6 had paid for them, and then left the neighbourhood for good. He could not on his ex amination account for the way in which he had passed the night on which, according to the indictment, he had interred his victim, except by stating that he had slept under a haystack. As he had money in his pocket, however, and had been at two public houses in the course of the same evening, at either of which he could have had a bed, this explanation was not at all satisfactory. The prisoner was brought to trial on the 10th before the Court of Assize for the department, and the trial, from the im mense number of witnesses called, lasted three days. In his defence Quenneville denied that he had ever ex pressed an intention of robbing Catherine of her money, and attempted to account for his having spent more than he was known tc possess, by stating that ho had saved three hundred francs, which he had concealed in a stable until he quitted his service. He admitted that he had told a falsehood in saying to the poor woman that he had obtained a place for her, but asserted that he had only accompanied her a short distance, when they had a dispute and separated. This defence against a host of strong circumstantial evidence was of no avail, and the jury brought in a verdict of guilty without extenuating circumstances. He was consequently sentenced to death. —Galignani. TRLAIMENT or PIGS.—A farmer made the follow gmsshbietfodt g ia e on t r h dt e h r : f ,me o l r sl e s iev e ae v rs e e, n da ‘ i d e r e .h k e s .. thk at d q: il l he r r e e e eex o op f ing experiment in th e t reatment o f p i gs. He put six pileft ooi r t a thi t le i e o mm n o he f ee the seven weeks the latter consumed five bushels of than the former, and weighed two stone four pounds more than they did. A remarkable meteor was seen on the evening of the 28th ult. at Christiana, in Norway. It appeared like a torrent of lire, with a shower of falling stars, and was visible for about twenty seconds. THE WEATHER.—A good old-fashioned winter has set in with great intenseness for the early period of the season. The Severn is already frozen over at several parts adjoining the town, and the adventurous juvenile skaters are practicing " the line of beauty" on the slender ice. The Holyhead mail, last night, arrived nearly two hours after its time, owing to the snow on some portion of its route. —Beddow's Shrewsbury Journal SALTED SALMON.—The revenue authorities having had under their consideration an application from cer tain parties, owners of a first-class sufferance wharf on the river side, requesting that salted salmon may be allowed to be landed at their wharf, and also the reports of the principal officers of the department thereon, re commending that salted salmon, as British taking, im ported from Newfoundland, may be added to the list of articles allowed to be landed at the particular premises alluded to, and that a similar privilege may be extended to all the first-class sufferance wharves ; orders have been isued for the same to be permitted in future ac oordingly. 4BREACH OF PROMISB IN FRANCE.—Actions for breach of promise of mat tinge are very rare in France, and they are still more rarely successful. On Saturday last the civil tribunal of the Seine was occupied with a suit by Mdlle. Ziuna, a young lady of a respectable fa mily, against a M. Emile, who, after repeated protesta tions that he would marry her, had married another lady. Mdlle. Ziuna had loved truly, and too well, for a child was the result of her weakness, and it had been baptized in the name of the father, who not only ac knowledged it, but even declared at the registry of the birth that it was his child by hi s legitimate spouse,the mother. The promise of the marriage, both verb ally and in writing, was clearly proved, but the counsel for the defence contended that Wile. Ziuna and her mother had taken advantage of the youth and inexpe r i e nce of . the defendant, wh o i s indeed older than the plaintiff, but it was argued that young ladies are much more clever than young gentlemen, and that Mdlle. Ziuna, although younger in years, was supeiior in tact to her seducer. The Avocet du Roi, in his address to the court, said that " if it was necessary to give reparation to the victim of seduction, it was quite as necessary to avoid holding out premiums to a sex who complain too frequently of being such victims." The court rejected the demand of Mdlle. Ziuna for damages. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the returns made in the weekending December 15, 1846, is 325. ld. per cwt. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) Price A HORSE CASE,.-SPINKS V. BARDELL. Mr. Humphrey and Mr. E. James were for the plaintiff, and Mr. Sergeant Wilkins for the defendant. This was an action to recover 271. 6s. from the defen dant for " horse meat," supplied to a horse, which he had bought from the plaintiff, under the following cir cumstances:—The plaintiff is a livery-stable keeper, and the defendant is the well-known omnibus proprietor. The horse was sent to Aldridge's Repository, and was sold to the defendant for twenty-nine guineas. The horse vs as sound, and in excellent condition. A few days after it was brought to the plaintiffs stables by a boy, but his appearance was so altered, he was such " a poor limping, miserable wretch," that those employed in the plaintiff's stables, who had known him before he was sold, scam ly recognised him. The boy left the horse, and said his master would call and speak to the plaintiff about it. He came, and in a conversation which ensued between them, the plaintiff said, if he allowed the animal to remain, he should charge him 1/. ls. a week for keep ing it, so that the defendant knew perfectly well that he was rendering himself liable for his keep. In suppoet of this statement, a number of witnesses were called, who were in the service of the plain tiff. They all agreed that the horse was perfectly sound ; that he had not been "nursed," "plugged," or " rowelled ;" that he was not affected with " farcy," that he had no "jog," no swelling in the glands, no " ulcers in the nostrils," no " mumps." It appeared, however, that he had a " rowel in his chest" when he came back ; and that he was now in high condition—so high that it had been found necessary to put him in a box by himself, as he had kicked down all the partitions in the stables. The plaintiff's veteri nary surgeon said he had treated the horse for a lameness in the hock. He was afflicted with farcy, which, in an advanced stage, was almost incurable; and no one would think of putting an animal so affected into a stable with other horses, as this horse had been placed, on account of the great danger of infection. Farcy was a morbid poison, which affected the whole system. The horse had had a " seton.' He did not notice whether he had been " rowelled." For the defence the very reverse was shown, and that the plaintiff well knew that the animal was afflicted with all these diseases. The defendant, it appeared, had kept the horse for a month, at the plaintiff's request, as he induced him to believe that he would soon get well, and that at the end of that time he sent him back as use less, and demanded the return of his money. A veteri nary surgeon saw the horse a week or two ago, and found he had recovered, but the veins were still " corded." As soon as the horse was brought from the repository, he %vas found to be in the diseased state alluded to. Mr. HumPHRET replied. (The jury had not given their verdict when we went to press.) EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) GOLDICIITT V. BEAGIN.-BREACH OF PROMISE. This cause was tried before the Lord Chief Baron on the 25th of February last, but a new trial had been since ordered. Mr. Watson and Mr. Lush appeared for the plaintiff ; Mr. Cockburn and another Learned Gentleman appeared for the defendant. The counsel for the defendant, however, retired from the cause, under the following circumstances : Last evening that Learned Gentleman made an ap plication to have the trial postponed, on the ground of some affidavits. The LORD CHIEF BARON said he had perused them, and it was his opinion that if the defendant should at tempt to call witnesses on the part of his defence, it would certainly be acting like an insane person. ll o f : e t a r r e n s e p d e c Judge f u u d g y e , but e r ne e rg c e K ti n ca u l n ly N ,lr l o Y te L st or a d i alinmstusat n m y, prejudging a case, and therebytporetjruychtchmegestuhsee.minldts oisf the jury who are summone d most likely that some of the jury are in any other e cause, had r and use d application to your Lordship, about an hour co s u in d c ' e, a sour Lordship th r say ies e n t waswhether the you ou next up would oi take' th Ie list. Af ter what has d rop p e d from your Lord shi p , e f the to present fear that it will be impossible to get a fair trial. The conversation then dropped. Upon the case being called on this morning, iu • Coexnuara said that, after what had passed last night, he should not wish the cause to be tried during whichthis sitting.c ul at all A warm discussi o n P BARON denied having The LORD CHIEF w O t r h a e te n t d h , e which minds ie • o• said anything Mr. CocksitraN Mr. WATSON thethdrawing from the cause. tiff. The present wnas opened the case of the plain eopfdethdeljnury. compensation in an action brought to reoover of marriage made to damagesthe • fo r a breach of promise pleaded that he never promised, The defendant had young lady had herself exoner ed, and secondly, that the ments. This was a • ated him ease Which from his engage that considerable damag es ought e the jury wou ld tee The first witness called was to be a warded. Mr. Plimpton, examined by Mr. P.. RENTIC mem ber of the Stock Exchange. H a d known E—W as a from the year 1844; she was a governess : Miss Goldicutt in sa y family. I know the defendant, he was f ormer l y a clerk he was so for four or five years. He commenced of mine ; busi ness on the Stock Exchange for hims e lf i 18 e 4 n 2 e ed about 26 years of age. The age of Miss Gold' Ifs is is about 20 ; she was a person of considerabl e twee icutt ments, and from her agreeable manners she was treated a member of the family. The defendant in the habit of visiting the house. I 0 1" served that an attachment had sprung up between the parties. When upon the Stock Exchange, the defendant called upon me, and said to me that no doubt I was surprised at the frequency of his visits latterly to his house. The fact was, that he had formed an attachment to the young lady, and should feel it his greatest happi ness to be united with her. Upon that, he was intro duced to the members of Miss Goldicutt's family as her suitor. (The witness then gave a detailed account of the conversations which had taken place, and which ended in a mutual acceptance of the defendant as suitor by the young lady, and his pledging himself to marry her as soon as he possibly could.) The defendant took a house on Maida , hill, which was unfinished at the time, and re quested the owner to get the house completed by the end of August; the rent was to commence from the Ist of September. The defendant some time after com plained that " he had been led into it," and wished to break off from his engagements; and upon the last occses sion of his visiting the plaintiff he rose from the table, and left the room without shaking hands with any person present, and said to Miss Goldicutt, "If you have any message you had better send it to-morrow by Mr. Plimpton." He was afterwards waited upon by the father of the plaintiff, sand in the presence of witness and others, said that he did not intend to fulfil his promise to his daughter, but at the same time he added that it was not in consequence of any impropriety he had seen in his daughter's conduct. Ile spoke to him on the subject of the expenses incurred, and he replied, " What ! is it is money you want, then?" By the Lon) CHIEF BARON—The defendant is now married. I do not think he ever saw the plaintiff's mother. Upon the former trial the counsel for the de fendant said that his client was ready to marry the plaintiff. Captain Goldicutt was formerly captain in the Rifle Brigade. Recollected what took place during the inter views already deposed to by the former witness. lie had waited upon the defendant to demand some expla nation of his conduct upon that occasion. Defendant told him that he certainly would not marry his daughter. Upon that occasion witness felt considerably annoyed, and used very strong language to :him, such as no gen tleman could mistake. BARDON V. BENTON.—SHARE DEALING. Mr. Bovill was for the plaintiff, and Mr. Humphrey for the defendant. This was an action to recover the value of a bill of exchange for 1001. 18s. 6d. and the value of several rail way shares, which the defendant had undertaken to sell for the plaintiff. The plaintiff had carried on business as coal agent at Wapping, and the defendant, who was a railway share-broker, had had offices in Nicholas- lane, but, to use the graphic words of Lord Denman, in summing up, " these parties had come to no good at all," as it seemed they had left their respective residences. The plaintiff, like most people in the autumn of last year, bad speculated largely in rail way shares, and the defendant had acted as his broker. In this way a small number of shares in the Eastern Counties ; the Exeter and Dorchester ; the Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester; and the Warwick and Worcester, were deposited with him for sale. The plain tiff gave the defendant the bill for the above sum on the understanding, that if the shares were sold, the defendant should take it up, but if the reverse occurred, that the plaintiff should do so. The shares a ere Tact sold by the defendant in the strict sense of the word, as the defendant had pawned some shares with a person named Stanley for 121, and with a person named Thompson for 81., but the plaintiff had not received even those sums, and he had been compelled to take up the bill, for which he had received no value. The defendant after the "panic" became a bankrupt, and in his exami nation he stated that a person named Somers had stolen the bill from him, and thlt ho had not therefore re ceived any value from it. The defence was, that the defendant did not undertake to dispose of the shares ; that the nanic came on, and that many of them would not have - brought more than one quarter per share. Lord DENDIAN said the question which they had to decide was, whether the shares were or were not depo sited with the defendant for the purpose of being sold for the plaintiff. He was bound to pay to the plaintiff whatever he received on account of the share', with the deduction of a reasonable sum for selling them. The bill, it appeared, was given to the defendant for value, but he had not given any. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for 1004 18s. 6d. Price s%xd 126 48k 8% 2 231. 6, 205 24/. 6d Price. Price, :ems. Price. 175 159 220 163 141.-s 18% 69U 16% 39% Price. BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY) IN RE NORRIS—BUILDING SPECULATIONS. This bankrupt, who had carried on business in Great College-street, Camden-town, as a builder, came up to pass his last examination. The Solicitor to the assignees said that the accounts rendered were very unsatisfactory, as there was not a single date throughout the whole, and they had only been filed at the la- t hour; the assignees, were, there fore, desirous of fully inquiring into the state of the bankrupt's affairs. He had contracted debts to the amount of 5,0001. in two years, and without having a shilling for his creditors he had sued out the fiat in bankruptcy. The bankrupt's Solicitor contended, that the ac counts having been filed in due time, the assignees ought to have been prepared. The Solicitor to the assignees said it had been impos sible fur them to ascertain the correctness of the ac counts. He said that two creditors had seized the whole of the property, and one had taken forcible possession with the aid of the police, and held in opposition to the authority of this Court. His HONOUR said the assignees were entitled to fur ther time, and, under the circumstances, he should ad journ the examination sine die, giving the bankrupt leave to come up at his own expense on giving notice to the assignees. SECONDARIES'.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Secondary PoTTER.) WARD V. HUNTER. The plaintiff in this action is a brick and tile merchant at Honduras Wharf, Bankside, and the defendant is a dlarpputor. The action was brought to recover the sum of SI. 65., for bricks sold. The defendant pleaded that he was never indebted beyond 71. 10s., which he had tendered, and now paid into court. The case lasted all the morning, but the simple ques tion was as to the quality of the brfcks, which were charged as the best, which the defendant . denied, but went to plaintiff and offered to " split the difi7erence," and pay 81. rather than go to law; the offer, however, wns re jected, and the present action was brougnt. The jury, after hearing the evidence,., which was un interesting, gave a verdict for the defendant. RIMINAL COURT.--(T.CIIS DAY.) OLD COURT. Thomas Scully, indicted for breaking into the George IV. public-house, at Brompton, was acquitted. J. Childs, C.Piper, Edward Parker, Thomas Oliver, James Pratten, and E. Childs, were indficted for unlaw fully entering upon, and taking possession of a piece of ground at Woodford Wells, in the parish of Woodford, in Essex, the property of Mr. William Wiggins. The ,pcint in dispute was, whether our not this land was the property of Mr. Wiggins. Mr. PAYNE, with whom was Mr. HOBBY, contended that it was the property of the prosecutor, and had been so since 1836. Mr. BALLANTINE, on the other hand,. who appeared for the defendants, contended that the *and was origi nally waste land, and that the prosecutor had acquired no right of property therein. Various. witnesses were examined to show the state of the land at different periods. . After the proceedings had continued some time, His LORDSHIP interfered, expressing his opinion that a clear legal right to excusive possession in the prose cutor had been established ; and he had a great objec tion to proceeding criminally where the civil process was sufficient. The right, be which way it might, was not worth contending for, and it seemed unwise to persevere in the case. Mr. BALLANTINE, under that advice,. - would withdraw he defence, ar.d _ _ His LORDSHIP then, admonishing the - prisoners on the illegality of their violence, directed tbte'm to enter into their own recognizances of 101 . each to appear for judg ment when called upon. On the counsel's advice Mr. Child and the prosecutor shook hands in Court, and thus gave a to rmination to the trial not often seen in a Criminal Court.. Frederick Webb, a waiter at Webb'm Hotel, in Pic cadilly, and his wife, were indicted fir stealing three 51. notes from the bag of a lady, name tit Andrews, who resides at Northampton, and who was stopping at the hotel on the 3d of November. Mr. Ballantine prosecuted, and Mr. Doane defended the prisoner. Mrs. Andrews deposed, that on Tuesday, the 2d of November she received one 51. note from tier son, and on the following morning three more. 'The last she put into her bag in the morning of the 3 d of November, and put the bag under a great coat in he•r sitting-room at Webb's Hotel. On her return in tbe evening, she saw the bag lying on, instead of under eat) great coat, and the money gone. stated that t T ha . , J o . n A ri nc I I r e e s w d a s y , , thee 2sodnofoNf o t v h e e rn tb 'fo e rm rT er w he gave e s t s o , the Male prisoner a cheque for 60/. upoin Messrs. Deni !°n's bank. The money was brought to him by the esnovatiedriwn:ieterro,casnd consisted of eleven 51 - more the following g a sG..eorge Bent.ley,a milkman notes r °igns• One of the h / note from thehewil: that day, three notes and five others t n h o a t t o h w e d shown to he paid to Messrs . IC (Custom House agents, and one Maccra in, m g gave ' Si. to his i s S ix nl o O f th th e e r Policeman 119 F, who statedmatnh f a e id of to th a e clerk in tf sac' change.post-ofli cTe This e to totAte her ' , a t de o p n os t e e d iiji tl m a g t A, h i e rs r Andrews' bag. be one of the notes token from Mrs. apprehended the prisoner on the 27th November, she had received from her h into custot ly, she said that which she got Mr. Bentley husband a 5/. 'note in a letter, Mr. BALLANTINE to change, against the woman. allowed that there was no evidence Mr. DoANE addressed the .ecWeivebedb pri soners, insisting thatthe jury on be h; I charge a • if of the soner must tall to the ground , against ; the female • Ft against her husband and that; the • was altogether • testimony Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK into nt3lusive. summed The jury returned a verdict up, and male prisoner, but • .ofGedi t a • acquitted his wif Y against the sen tenced to twelve months' imprisonment, with ' .--110 was Several minor trials were taken, vvith hard labour. public interest, and the business , f. vv' bitch were of no journed,,shordy before four o'clock,°t be Court was d Jan uary next. till' the, , lth of 8 a - Jan. BOW-STREET—(THIS, DAY). Mr. Buxtuble, a t a il or i n Wi ae Off il e e-court, Fleet street, was placed at the bar before Ur. ardine, charged with assaulting Mr. Henneker, barristt r, of 70 Chan cery lane. The complainant said, that last eveni , ag at about half past six o'clock, he was passing throut ;1) the Strand, on his way home, when he received a at :vere blow on the head from behind. Looking round, he 3 s;aw the prisoner behind him, and before he had time to say a word, the prisoner began to abuse him with volt laity, calling him a 44 - rascal," a " d--d thief," an• # (to use the com plainant's own phrase) " a thousand iratlexions of those expressions." He told the prisoner t itat if he did not let him alone, he (complainant) would Five him in charge,