The Sun. — London, England, 1846-02-09 00:00:00

SUN, LONDON, MONDAY MORNINCL, FEBRUARY 0, 1846. A similar order was made in this matter with respect to the sum of 12,170/. THE MAYOR, ALDERMEN, AND BURGESSES OF LOUTH, v. THE WARDENS, AND AS SISTANTS OF THE FREE GRAMMAR SCHOOL OF LOUTH. The arguments in this important case were then re sumed. The suit is instituted by the mayor, aldermen, and burgesses of Louth, in Lincolnshire, against the wardens and six assistants of the free grammar school of the town who formed the old corporation before the passing of the Municipal Bill, praying a declaration of the Court that they are entitled for the benefit of the town of Louth to the several markets and the tolls and profits arising therefrom held therein, as follows, viz.:—the ancient market for beasts, held at the time of fairs and before the charter of Edward VI.; the Wednesday mar ket for oxen, sheep, and swine, created by the charter of Edward VI.; the piece of ground called " the Quarry ;" the maret extended to the sale of horses by charter of James 1., with the tolls imposed ; and the F r id a y market, established in 1802 , for the sale of sheep, cattle, and pigs, in spring and autumn. The de fendant, in whom they were vested before the Munici pal Corporation Bill, insist that the whole of the tolls and revenues of such as still remain vested in them at law, by virtue of a saving clause in the Municipal Act, are irrevocably devoted to the charitable purposes of maintaining the free grammar school and twelve alms people of the town of Louth, and that the surplus can not be applied to the general purposes of the borough. The case represented on behalf of the plaintiff's was, that in the year 1547, at the time of passing the statute of the Ist Edward VI., for dissolving all chanteries, colleges, and free chapels, guilds and fraternities, there was in the town of Louth an endowed chantry called " John of Louth's chantry," and three several endowed ,wilds-viz., the guild of the Holy Trinity, the guild of St. Mary, and the guild of the blessed Mary of Grain thorpe. The lands of the first guild were subject to a charge for providing a chaplain sufficiently qualified in grammar for the instruction of the boys of Louth and the neighbouring country in morals and polite literature, and to the payment annually of 6s. Bd. to six poor men or women of the town, towards their fuel and board, with a house called "the Trinity Bt de-House" for their habitation, and an annual stipend of Si. 13s. 4d. to the chaplain for life ; and the lands of the guild of St. Mary were subject to a similar payment for six poor men or women of Louth, with a house called " the Lady's Bede-house." There had also been immemo rially in the town of Louth two markets for wares and goods held twice a week, and three annual fairs, the tolls of which then belonged to the see of Lincoln, and also a vacant piece of ground called " the Quarry," which was used by the inhabitants of the town as a beast market, but was psrt of the possessions of the bishopric of Lincoln. By the statute of the Ist of Ed ward VI., these were all severally vested in the Crown, and a charter of incorporation was shortly afterwards granted, establishing a free grammar-school in the town of Louth with a master and usher, and it was ordained that a warden and six assistants should form the body politic, with perpetual succession, capable of purchasing and holding lands, who should be annually cho.sen by the inhabitants of Louth, and that certain of the lands therein set forth, with the rights, revenues, and posses sions of the several guilds, and the plot of ground called " the Quarry," in the occupation of the inhabit ants of the town of Louth for the time being for the beast market, should be vested in the warden and assistants. And, " for the better continuance and maintenance of the town and free school," his Majesty, of his " abun dant grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion," also granted the two weekly markets and three annual fairs, and all metier of tolls, customs, picages, stallages use• ages, and other profits, commodities, and emoluments whatsoever in any wise howsoever coming, arising, or growing from the said several markets and fairs, or any of them, in anywise belonging or appertaining, with full and entire power to continue, prorogue, and keep the fairs, and also a court of pie-poudre during their con • tinuance, "to have and hold the messages, lands, tene ments, fairs, markets, tolls, rents, revisions, meadows, feedings, and pastures, and all and singular other the premises, with the appurtenances, to the warden and six assistants of the town of Louth and free school of King Edward VI. and their successors for ever, to hold of us, our heirs and successors, in fee soccage, by fealty only, and not in chief." The annual income arising from these differ ent sources was stated in the charter to be 401., and out of that sum the King willed that one John Goodall, who was to be the first modern master or pedagogue of the free school, and there to serve for the time of his life, should receive 201. yearly, and that Roger Bonus should be the sub-pedagogue or usher, and receive a sum of 10/. annually for his life ; and it was further ordained, that the wardens and assistants and their successors should for ever sustain, feed, and maintain, in and by all things out of the issues and revenues of the lands and tene ments, and other the premises, twelve poor persons, to continue for ever in like manner and form as they were heretofore sustained, fed, and maintained by the dis • solved guilds of St. Mary and the Holy Trinity, and after the death of any such poor person, that another should from time to time be put in his place within a month after his death, so that there should be twelve in number. By another charter granted by Queen Eliza beth in 1564, the charter of Edward was confirmed, and certain other lands, also part of the possession of the late guilds, of the annual value of 521. Os. 111 d. and 26/. 13s. 5d., were granted "to the proper use and be hoof of the warden and assistants and their successors for ever in fee farm," rendering, therefore, yearly to her Majesty 8.4/. A third charter was granted by James 1., which greatly extended the municipal powers and privileges of the warden and assistants. It was ordained that the warden and one assistant should be justices of the peace for the town, and have power and authority to make any reason able statutes, c. eistitut i. us, and ordinances, for the good rule wet t;evernanee of the town and school, and of all the officers, al tifieke s, and inhabitants of the tea si It power to inflict and impose such pains and penis; i s by imprisonment of the bodies or atnereiaments •ip n a'i :rsns 7 ;sess , rs and delinquents against such laws is to them it e~l.l ecein meet and necessary, and also from tifne to time i.e.:- manly to tax and assess all persons who h:adcl be residents awl dwellers in the town. The an eient beast-market was also extended to the sale of holies, 'bit which the warden and assistants were to receive cer tain prescribed tolls," together with all liberties and free , ustome and all other profits, commodities, arid emolu awe ts whatever to such market pertaining or falling out." From that period the tolls and revenues of the Corpora tion appear to have greatly increased, and some of the Surplus was applied in the augmentation of the salaries of the master and usher of the school, but these appro priations having become very irregular, an information was filed by the Attorney-General in 1728, for the due administration of the charity, alleging that the reve nues of the Corporation devoted to the purposes of the school and almshouse were improved to the annual value of 100/., and in a few years would be advanced to 1501., " or some other great sum," and praying that the warden and assistants might discover the true rental of the lands, and the amount of the tolls. The annual value being admitted by the warden and assistants to be 1071. 3s. 9d., Lord Chancellor King decreed that such sum should be divided into fourths, two of which should be paid to the master, and one to the usher, and the other one-fourth to the twelve almspeople, and that the improved rents should for the future go in the same proportion. The plaintiff in the present suit alleged, that from the date of this decree the salary of the master was increased to the extent of nearly one-half of the income received by the warden and assistants from the char itycent o of one . revenues, enues, quarter, but and thtehs a a t la t r h y e ofi lo th w e an u c s e he t r o to the theex alms people, though considerably increased, a was not in creased in a like proportion. The municipal powers of the warden and assistants were again extended by a statute passed in the reign of George IV., under which they were appointed, with other p o e w rs n ons,.e d ommissioners f t o o r ma pa h v e ing hye ay la d ws lig f h o t r in t g he thet control authoriseda'ncllnsupervi s supervision of the markets and fairs, and the persons frequentingwarden them. apThissassi passed, et wda assistants t h h we e rhe s el state t i e tth o we f at Municipal e en n o n l ai d ecitpe ad Corporation,corporation,tha t n o otli i n A g 'Aa t -l h a e si Act should alter the effect of the letter-spatent granted by King Edward VI., f oun di ng a f ree gramm ar rs a e n h t o ed school at Louth, and creating a body corporate for the manage.. merit and regulation thereof, and for the benefit of twelve poor persons mentioned in the letters patent by the name of the ' Warden and six assistants of the town of Louth and Free Grammar-school of King Edward VI., it Louth ;' but that the warden and assistants should eon! tinue and be a hotly corporate, with perpetual succession, under the provisions of the letters patent for the manage ment and regulation of :he school, and the purposes aforesaid annually, and should remain and be seised of and be entitled to all lands, tolls, tenements, and here ditaments, then vested in them for the purposes therein, mentioned, in the same manner to all intents and pur poses as i f the Act had not been p assed." Under the general provision s of this Act, and an order in council , a mayor, aldermen, and councillors, had been dul y elected for the borough of Louth, and the plaintiffs, who now represented that municipal body, claimed to be en titled to all the esta tes, heriditament s , r i ghts , and pro perty belonging to the borough a nd the burgesses and i n h a bit a nts thereof, including s uch as had been pre viously vested in the warden and assistants, alleging that the warden and assistants remained at law seised only of the lands, markets, fairs, tolls, tenements, and SALMON FISHERY.—The salmon fisheries n or th o f t h e Tweed opened on Monday. Th ose i n the 'l and south thereof, open on Monday, the 16th of February. The seaso n is expected to be a good one. O w i ng to the open state of the weather, there has'not be es , as yet, ice housed for the use of the fisheries at Ile singlerwe cart load o . THE FISHERY CONVENTION.—This important a treaty, brought about by the perseverance of th e g tive for Brighton, has just yielded most valuablelt represent a first fruits. About ten days ago, during a violent gal e off Beachyt) ? Head, one of our boats, the Sir Robert Peel, the Henry Pocock, parted with twenty-nine of . nets.herr er of T ese 11.. were subsequently picked up by a Dieppe fishing-boat, taken i to the French port, and in obedience to the Fishing an tion were given by the crew into the custody of the Douat v le n at Dieppe. The number attached to the nets, as required by the provis ions of the Convention, informed the French autho r i ties that they belonged to a boat sailing from the port of Shoreham, communication was instantly made to the Eng lish Consul at the French port, who, in his turn, sent intelli gence of the recovery of the nets to this country; and I have the satisfaction to add that the whole of them, which are valued at upwards 70/., have been restored to Mr Pocock, who has only been required to re-pay a very trifling sum, which had been disbursed for parting and drying them— an expense which he must have incurred, had the nets been recovered by the boat from which they parted. 'lle good faith displayed as well by the French fishermen as by the gentlemen of the Douane at Dieppe, and the sere prom s l e fM. Chapman, our Consul at that port, are ding arse, and prove incontestably the entente ear &ale which exists between the two great nations. — Brighton Guardian. PEEL'S DIFFICULTY.—APPOINTMENT OF BREWSTER. —ln the course of his. cam eir as Prime Minister, Sir Robert Peel must often have seen exemplified his own remark able saying, that Ireland was his " great difficulty." But in our opinion it was never more strikingly illustrated than by the appointment of Mr. Brewster as the Soli citor-General—a man the most unpopular at the bar — a second-rate lawyer—one of inferior mind, imbu ed with thy. bitterest prejudices, and only remarkable for his ac quired as a coarse taste, and the unenviable distinction he has ac have that Sir publt e prosecutor. It is scarcely possible to be of governing R°. ireimi rt , TV,viho must see that his only chance willingly have selected subcTt conciliation and justice, could tion. The fact is, he i s f a man for so responsible a posi land through a now worn tdadcarrY on the affairs of Ire of selection is very.lienit e d, an d party. rem il ai i n s s po r w re er_ Pre mier, however wise may be his policy in he :England, however anxious he may be to conciliate Ireland, it be hie fate, through his appointments to produce discontent and &antis faction.—Cork Southern Reporter. hereditaments vested in them by the charter of Edward VI. ; but, nevertheless, that th e warden and assistants held the ancient beast market, and the Wednesday's market for oxen, sheep, and swine (extended by the charter of James to the sale of horses), and the land called " the Quarry," and the Friday's cattle market, and the tolls and profits arising from them, upon trust for the plaintiffs for the purposes of the borough of Louth. The plaintiffs, therefore, asked a declaration of the Court to that effect, and prayed that the warden and assistants might render an account accordingly. Mr. Stuart, Mr. Wilcock, Mr. Rolt, and Mr. Adams, appeared as counsel for the plaintiffs, contending that the true construction of the Municipal Corporation Art was to create a new municipal body, in whom all the municipal property, rights, and revenues were to vest for the benefit of the borough, and that the saving clause in the Act was not intended to continue vested in the warden and assistant any right or property which wes not included in the statute of Edward VI. With regard to the municipal property not included in the statute of Edward, the defendants had no claim whatever, and such as still remained vested in them at law, by virtue of the saving clause in tie Municipal Corporation Act, they could only hold in trust for the new corporation after the exigencies of the charity were satisfied. The principle which regulated the Court in such cases, origi nally laid down in the Thetford case, and adopted in the cases of the Bristol Charity, and "The Attorney-Gene ral v. the skinners' Company," was that where on the en dowment of a school or chapel lands became vested, either by grant or charter, in any corporation or body of persons, with a direction out of the rents to make a definite provision for the sustentation of the school or chapel, if the amount of that provision did not exhaust the rents and profits of the land vested in the corporation or other body, the surplus being, by the terms of the original grant, undisposed of, and dedicated to any other purpose, became the property of the persons in whom they were vested without any trust whatever. That rule strongly applied to the present case,—as it was alleged by the Bill that the inhabitants of the town were entitled, by prescription, before the charter cif Edward VI., to the right of holding the beast-market in " the Quarry" at the time of fairs, and that it was pert of the waste belonging to the King as lord of the manor, and that the land, the market held there, and the tolls arising therefrom, and also the Wednesday market fur oxen, sheep, and swine, were by the charter of Edward VI. confirmed and granted to the warden and assistants for the use of the inhabitants for the better maintenance of the town. Upon the right construction of the charters and the Municipal Corporation Act, the Court must, consistently with its known principles, pronounce a decree for the plaintiffs. Mr. Bethell and Mr. J. Parker, for the defendants, the warden and assistants of the Free Grammar School of Louth, submitted that on either of the following grounds the bill could not be maintained :—first, upon the true construction and effect of the 136th section of the Municipal Corporation Act; secondly, upon the in terpretation of the charter of Edward VI., taken per se; thirdly, because the effect given to the charter, and the enjoyment under it, as manifested by contemporaneous usage, conferred a title to the school and the property in contest which the Court could not disturb; fourthly, because the right of the warden and assistants to all the property was established by the decrees of the Court in 1702 and 1729; and fifthly, because, independently of every other consideration, the usage which had pre vailed and the enjoyment had of the property, not having been proved to have originated in any breach of trust, had been of such duration and consistency that the Court would not suffer the right of the defendants to be questioned—that it was repugnant to the true construction of the 136th section of the Municipal Corporation Act to declare that the warden and assistants of the grammar school could hold tile property in dispute upon trust for the purposes the borough, or any other trust than the benefit of the school, The true intent of the Act was to continue in the wardens and assistants everything that was vested in them by the charters, and it left it in them beneficially for all purposes of management, disposition,. and enjoy ment without any trust, either express ed, implied,. o • resulting, and capable of being declare d in favour of any other body or individual, and that all the property, with the rights, privileges, and advent •ges which had been granted to the wardens and assistants at various times, had been granted solely for the benefit and purposes a the school, and not for any other municipal object what ever. Mr. M. QUEEN was heard to day , following Mr. Bethell and Mr. James Parker in behalf of the defendants . Mr. WRAY appeared for the Crown, and at the con - elusion of the Learned Counsel's arguments the further consideration of the case was postponed to Saturday next, when Mr. Stuart will reply upon the whole case. His HONOR does not sit again till Wednesday, which is the first seal after Hilary Term. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Baron RoLFE and Mr. Justice CRF_SSWELL.) hits POWERS OF MONEY.—Janws Thomas, aged 50, who was described in the Calendar as a labourer, but who is really the rector of a parish not many miles north-west from London, and George Green, a private in the Grenadier Guards, were placed at the bar, charged with the commis sion of a nameless offence. Mr. BALIANTINE, who appeared for the prosecution, in formed the Court that he had every reason to believe that the witnesses in the case had been, through the agency of one of the persons accused , conveyed out of the country, and consequently could not be forthcoming in the present session. If the case were further remanded he had no doubt that he could produce evidence to prove this fact; and perhaps he might suggest that the depositions be read over in the mean time to justify this procedure. Mr. Baron ROLFE asked if the prisoners were defended? Mr. PitEispEnGasT said that he attended for the defence. The prisoners were anxious to be tried, and if no witnesses were forthcoming, to be, of course, discharged. Mr. Justice COLTMAN asked if no efforts had been made to discover the witnesses. Mr. BaLLANTINE said that it was well known that the vitnesses had been conveyed beyond the jurisdiction of the Court, and there was not the slighte , t hope that they could be brought, or would themselves come forward at present. 'I he witnesses were then called by name, and failing to ap pear, their recognizances were declared forfeited. Mr. Baron ROLFE then-directed the jury to acquit the pri soners. There was no proof before them (however little moral doubt might be entertained) that the witnesses bad been kept out of the way by the prisoners' agency. There remained, under these circumstances, but one course open for them, namely, to pronounce a verdict of acquittal. The jury then returned a verdict of Not Guilty, and the prisoners were removed from the bar. It has been pretty clearly ascertained that the witnesses, who are under the care of the reverend gentleman's butler, have had 5001. each as " hush money." The rector is mar ried, and has a large family. William Gary, aged 47, a shoemaker, was indicted for wounding his daughter Celia, with intent to kill or murder her. There were other counts in the indictment, varying the charge. Mr. Bodkin conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Parry was engaged for the defence. The facts of the case were in themselves very simple. The daughter, a child of 13 years of age, was sitting nursing the baby, when the prisoner entered, and, without speaking a word, took the poker from the fire, and inflictod a severe wound upon the girl's head. He was subsequently taken into custody. Mr. Rannv's defence was that the prisoner had for a con siderable time been labouring under severe illness, which had induced a temporary insanity. He was prepared to prove this statement by competent witnesses. Dr. Maynard, of Horsemonger-lane Gaol, and several other witnesses, were examined on behalf of the prisoner. Mr. Baron ROLFE summed up, and the jury found him Not Guilty, • a the ground of insanity. THE KNlFE.—Edward Jackson, aged 28, a cabman, was indicted for cutting and wounding Thomas Carter, with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm. Mr. Mellor conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Bal- lantyne the defence. It appeared that the prisoner and prosecutor had been drinking and sparring together in a public-house, and eventually quarrelled. They struggled, and some one called out to pros tutor, "mind the knife." He stepped back, and on putting his hand to his side, discos ered that lie had been stabbed. He did nut feel the blow at the time it was delivered. They had never quarrelled before, although they had been acquainted for some time. The prisoner was found Guilty. Mr. Justice CRESSWELL commented on the nature of the offence. lie said the act of drawing a knife in a quarrel, instead of fighting with the w, apons provided by nature was a very un-English as well as a very cowardly method of proceeding. The jury had convicted the prisoner very justly, and he was determined to make an example to show his abhorrence of such conduct. If there had not been a few extenuating circumstances, he should certainly have transported the prisoner ; as it was, he sentenced him to be impi isoned and kept to hard labour for twelve calendar months. PRESENTATION OF THE GRAND JURY —On Saturday the gentlemen of the grand inquest, after having been dismissed, entered the Central Criminal Court, and de ' livered in a paper, which was read by the clerk of the court, and its publication requested. The f 'lowing is a copy : " February 6, IM6. " The gentlemen of the grand jury beg leave most re spectfully to express their opinion to their Lordships, the judges, that a great number of the cases of crime presented to them have originated, or been materially encouraged by the facility afforded to persons of evil character to dispose of articles dishonestly obtained. No pains whatever have been taken by the pawnbrokers to inquire for the actual name and address of the persons pledging, but they are perfectly satisfied with any fictitious name and address they receive, although the ar ticles, as well as the circumstances, appear extremely suspicious ; spoons pledged with initials, articles with names at full length, new cloth, fruit knives. ivory han dled and silver headed, were received from a charwoman COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Feb. 7. This Court was occupied for a considerable portion of the day in investigating a case vs hich arose out of a book - account transaction, between a vender of ginger-beer and one of his customers ; the amount sought to be recovered was about 71. ; and the action might have been disposed of in half an hour. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Feb. 7. (Sittings at Nisi Prins, after Ililary Term, before the LORD CHIEF BARON and a Special ury.) THE ATTORNET-GENERAL V. ALLAN. This was information, filed by the Attorney-General, for the recovery of penalties alleged to have been incurred by de • fendant, fir a violation of the Excise laws in the article of soap. The Attorney-General, the Solicitor-General, Mr. Jervis, and Mr. Wilde, appeared on behalf of the Crown, but as a number of the jury were not in attendance, the Solictor- General refused to pray a tales, and the Court was conse quently adjourned till Tuesday next. The other Learned Judges, who were sitting in banco in the Bail Court, then removed to the Court of Exchequer ano took the new trial paper, which engaged their attention for the remainder of the day. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Feb. 7. THE FORTH MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY. (Before Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE.) This matter was again before the Court the whole day, and was now concluded. It was the first application against a joint stock company, under the Act 7 and 8 Vic., c. 3, "An Act f,r facilitating the winding up of the affairs of Joint Stock Companies, unable to meet their pecuniary engagements," under which the Court was called upon to make a report to the Board of Trade respecting the formation and management of the Company, with a view to ulterior proceedings on the part of the Government. The Act has applica tion to all joint bank companies. It enables creditors to obtain facts against companies (instead of going into the Court of Chancery) in the same manner as against individuals, and before the passing of the last examina tion a commissioner is required to make an examination, and afterwards to present his report. The evidence taken was voluminous. The points urged against the Company on the part of certain shareholders were these : declaring a delusive dividend, making unfair re ports, and giving preferential discharges to shareholders. Mr. Laurence (solicitor) appeared for a number of shareholders Mr. Ashurst for the estate, and Mr. Cooke (the barrister) on the part of the bankrupts. _ _ On the conclusion of the evidence Mr:LatatENcE ad dressed the Court, contending that he had made out the charges. Individually he had no complaint against the Company, but as a body he urged that they had been guilty of misconduct. Mr. COOKE repudiated the notion of individually ac quitting the parties, and condemning them as a body. tie claimed a free discharge from the imputations cast on their character. Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE gave his opinion that there was no imputation of dishonesty against the Company. There might have been imprudence, but, in his judgment there was no dishonesty of purpose, and he should make his report to the Board of Trade to that efft ct. The offici 4 assignee (Mr. Pennell) then read the re port. The debts and liabilities were 50,0001. The Com pany commenced business in London and Leith in May, 1839, and the fiat was dated in July last. The asset: , were about 7,0001., with an expectithm of further sums. The deficiency was calculated at 30,873/.; the actual losses were 108,670 L, and the total losses from under writing were somewhat above that sum. In 1841-2 they sustained severe losses from underwriting; in that period many shipwrecks had occurred ani their losses In one year had been to an immense extent. The COURT declared the bankrupts to have passtd their last examination. (Before Commissioner GOVLBURN.) IN RE STAFFORD. The bankrupt in this case had been a sharebroker in the City of London, and the choice of assignees had been ad journed, in order that the claim of the petitioning creditors, who had several railway shares and contracts for shares as security for a large debt of 400/., could be investigated. Mr. WoorroN, solicitor, of Tokenhouse-yard, now applied on behalf of Messrs. Field, Son, and Bayley, sharebrokers, the petitioning creditors, and said that notwithstanding Mr. Field had been examined touching the debt and securities, Mr. Tyrrell, who was on the opposite side, would not consent to the sale of the shares held by Messrs. Field and Co., the object of his application was to obtain an order of the Com missioner for the sale, so that the precise amount of the debt might be ascertained, and the creditors enabled to vote iu the choice of assignees. The Learned COMMISSIONER expressed his doubt as to his power to make any order, as he could not consider the de posit of shares or contracts for shares in the light of legal mortgage. The only way he thought safe was to apply by petition to the Court of Review, but be was afraid the time and expense would exceed the advantages. Mr. Woorrox said that Messrs. Field's debt was very large, and they would wish to sell the shares. They had advanced money on paying contracts and shares, and he therefore considered they held them as a lien. The COMMISSIONER said it appeared they claimed to hold them as security for a general balance on a running account, according to a custom of the city of London, by which a cre ditor might attach any property within the city of London. The . question, therefore, was whether these shares could be considered , as property ever w hi c h suc h a p o w e r extended. Mr. IN oorrox said, that if the Commissioner entertained any doubt th Lt. proof for the balance after the sale of the shares could be successfully made, if sold under the autho rity of the Commissioner, they would at once go to the Court of Review. The CommissroNEß—The question is, are you safe in sell ing? I will refer to case s . Th e Learned Commissioner then referred to several books, and said he could not find a point analogous quoted that was supported by reference. If the assignees and mortgagees could not agree on a sale of pro perty, then the Court might order it ; or the creditor could prove for the full amount of his debt by resigning his securi ties, which would go for the general benefit of the estate or the official assignee might purchase the property. Mr. Woorrox said that the official assignee declined doing so. The Learned COMMISSIONER said, that after reading the cases he was of opinion that Messrs. Field had a lien on the shares, and that a deposit of shares was such property as to come within the exceptions of the Act 108th George IV., giving right of proof. Under those circumstances he should make the order. The order was, therefore, drawn up. whom the pawnbroker knew ; and, in other cases, pawn brokers receiving pledges after the knowledge of a tarty for eight or nine years—meaning they never susp•cted them, when the actual pawnbroker gave the party in charge two or three years previously on a charge of felony, which afterwards was compromised. The num berless instances in which pawnbrokers have appeared to us to deserve mcre punishment than the prisoners, calls for your Lordships deepest consideration.—Signed on behalf of the grand jury, " JOHN GURNEY FRY, Foreman." The RECORDER told the grand jury that in cases where pawnbrokers had manifested flagrant want of caution, the Court was in the uniform habit of refusing to allow their expenses, and frequently to admonish them that they might congratulate themselves that they were not indicted as guilty receivers. The Court thanked the gentlemen for their expression of sentiment upon the subject, the effect of which he (the Recorder) hoped would not be lost, as most likely they would go forth to the public. The gentlemen then bowed to the bench, and withdrew. John Sumner, and Robert Watson, two sailors, were indicted, the former, for uttering an order for the pay ment of money, well knowing the same to be forged, and the latter with having incited, aided, and abetted him in uttering the said order, he also well knowing, &e. It appeared that the order in question was what is termed an advance -note—a document that is frequently issued by the captains of merchant vessels, tor the amount of the first month of a seaman's wages after he has signed the ship's articles, &c., to enable him to obtain the necessary outfit ; that the order in ques• tion purported to be given in favour of William Martin, who was therein represented to have joined the ship Albion, about to proceed to Jamaica, mad was for the sum of 2/. 55., payable at the house of Messrs. Newman, and Hunt, ship agents; that on the day named in the indictment, the prisoner Sumner went to the shop of an outfitter residing in Ratcliffe Highway, and l'aving made some purchases to the amount of IL 125., tendered in payment the advance-note in question, and received the difference, promising to call for the articles on the follow ing day. When the shopkeeper presented the note for payment he was informed that it was a forgery; and on Hibsequent inquiry it was ascertained that no ship called the Albion had or was aneut to pro ceed to Jamaica, and no sailor named William Martin was to be found in the docks named in the said note. Information of the forgery arid fraud was given to the police, who succeeded in tracing the prisoners to the Sailor's Home, the place of their temporary residence, and there took them into custody. When informed of the charge against them, Sumner said that Watson had given him the ncee ; and Watson admitted that he had bought the note for a penny, that he filled it up, and then gave it to Sumner, but he had no idea that he was going to utter it. The jury found both the prisoners Guilty ; and the Court sentenced each of them to be imprisoned two years in the Ilouse of Correction, and there kept to hard labour. Henry Frederick Williams, a young fellow dressed as a sailor, was convicted of stealing a variety of articles of wearing apparel from a house in which he had taken up a temporary residence. Ho stool further indicted for stealing two five-pound notes and three sovereigns, the moneys of David Craig. The prosecutor stated that he had served as a marine on board the Hecla, one of the Government steamers. She was paid off at Woolwich, on the 20th of last month. On that day he came to London by one of the Woolwich steam boats, and when he started had the above money in his possession. He met with the pri soner on board, who scraped a"quaintance with him, by telling him, that he also belonged so the service. On their arrival in town the psi soner induced him to accompany him to a public-house, whither they accordingly went, and drank a glass or two of grog together. They afterwards went to another house and took up their quarters for the night, the pri soner and he sleeping in the stele room together. The prisoner woke him in the morning, an I said there had been thieves in the house, and advised him to loek and sF e that his money was all safe. He did so, and finding all right, was about to replace it in his trouser,' pocket, when the prisoner took it from him, end hurrying him down stairs, said he would give him his money as soon as they got into the street. They left the house toge ther and proceeded a short distance, when witness de manded his forthcoming, moneyo and d e b p o r in is g or c i o er n , vi a n n e d ed fi f n r d o i t n n g th t e hati was pri soner's manner that he intended to rob him of it, he called for a policeman and gave him into custody. Policeman R. C. Smith stated that he took charge of the prisoner, and conveyed him to the station-house, While there, and previous to his being searched, he saw the prisoner throw a roll of paper away, and on picking it up he found it contained the two 5/. notes belonging to the prosecutor. On the way to the station-house, the prisoner told the prosecutor to mind what he was about, for he would bring an action egainst him for false imprisonment if he dared to proceed aey further in the matter. The jury found the prisoner Guilty. son N e l r r. a ß ,a a a ron ev ß id o e e l, e tl e y , a in about robbing every one who came in his wa y , The d p e '' s s. p s e i r n i g t t ciirct , i. r, sa isdv h the pri soner was evidently a desperate cii'ar..ct r, who wet-it sentence of the Court, therefore, up , n him was, that for the first offence, of which he had been conviced, he be imprisoned three months in the House of Correction - and that for the second offence he be, after the expire tion of su. h impris inment, transported for the term o eeveu years. ETV COURT. George Ma. tin, 18, was convicted of stealing twenty yards of woollen cloth, value 141., the property of Joseph Haynes, his master. The prisoner asked the Jute if he would transport him, but the Common Ser geant declined, and sentenced him to be imprisoned for twelve calendar months. Henry Claxton, 16, was indi c t ed for stealin g two pairs of candlesticks and a teapot, value 103., the p..0-party party of Richard Elsam; and Mary Gibson Freegrove was indicted for receiving the same, well knowing them to have been stolen. The jury found them both Guilty, and sentenced Claxton to six months' imprisonment, and Freegrove to eighteen months, with hard labour. George Samuel Abrahams, 58, a broker, was indicted apparently much better, but on returning home at six FREE-TRADE QUALIFI CATIONS o'clock he found her quite dead and cold , On th e cif- FOR SOUTH CHESHIRE. c u mstance being made known to him, Inspector Collier , ASRTON-lIINDER-LYNE,FEB. s.—The following is an aiithen he at once felt it to be his duty to acquaint the paris h tic and cor rect statement of the number of persons in t he officers, and also to forward word to the Coroner of the towns named w ho have purchased freeholdsin South Cheshtre, e shire, district, that an inquest might be holden upon the body for the p ur p ose of supporting a free-trade candidate at the of the deceased, and the circumstances of her death next general election:— properly investigated. Liverpool ... ••• Mr. NORTON thought the inspector had acted perfectly Oldham and neighbourhood Ashton under-Lyne right. Quite enough had been stated by Mr. Celli , rto Manchester ... ••• satisfy him that it was a proper case fur inquiry and in- Rochdale ... vestigatit tn. ••• Stockport ... Mr. Games, on the part of his client, Mr. Munton, Congleton . said he was most anxious lest any prejudice might be Chester ... attached to hi unfortunate case by the death of the eld Northwich lady, and that the whole of the circumstances attenthatt, Leek ••• upon her death should undergo the most scrupulous in. Bury ••• vestigafen. Nantwich Mr. Collier said that this should be done , and acid( d Macclesfield ... that, by the direction of his superintendent , he hall Mr. • randbach York Howett, a surgeon. to see the body ;X the deceased_ en that morning, and it was mot remarkable that the body, though life had been but a short time extinct, was in a rapid state of decomposition. Mr. NORTON observed that this fact formed an addi tional reason why a strict investigation into the causes of death should take place. Mr Games complained of the conduct of a police con stable, Steadman, 151 Pin (legging about a person, 01 whose behalf he had made the application. It appeared that on the day before, Steadman, by di rection of his superintendent, as he states, commenced following about to every place, a well known character named William Smith, but who is better known by the cognomen of" Billy-go firster," and the latter could not gE t rid of him until he met a well known playman in his gig, and having related to the latter the ch racter and object of his tormentor, the playman invited him to a seat in his vehicle. Yesterday morning Steadman sought out his man, and again commenced his task, and he, Mr. Games, considering such a system of surveillance not only illegal, but unconstitutional, requested his wor ship's order to suppress it. Inspector Collier admitted that, at the desire of his superintendent, he certainly had directed Steadman, the constable, to keep the party alluded to under close watch, but at the same time to avoid coming in collision with him. Mr. NORTON observed that he had no authority over the prerogative of the police, but when -a complaint was made against any member of the force it was his duty to hear it. The present, he thought, was a proper complaint, for, whatever might have been the character of the party, he did not think the means resorted to were legal, as they were likely to lead to a breach of the peace, and he should, therefore, recommend the act to be discontinued. The parties withdrew from the court, satisfied with this declaration of his worship's opinion, but in a short time after they returned into court, when Mr. Games a second time complained that, notwithstanding the strong opinion ex pressed by his worship so short a time before, Stead man in a disguise still continued the same conduct to wards his client. Mr. NORTON thought with Mr. Games, that the Com missioners would not be justified in issuing an order to have a person dogged about in the manner that the complainant was, and he did not think they had done so. He again suggested that the surveillance should be discontinued until the opinion of the Commissioners of Police was taken. Mr. Games observed that unless the proper suggestion of his worship was followed, he (Mr. Games) should not be accountable for the consequences. The constable Steelman seemed to treat the sugges tion of the Magistrate very lightly. He several times said he was acting under the direction of the commis sioner, and that even at one o'clock that day, Mr. Robinson, his superintendent, directed him to persevere 'n following his man. ~ 250 .. 125 .. 181 • Total ... ... ... 726 ,d fle TIilA diviiien of the county, up to the 30th ult., slothr e in the—hands of the monopolist 4. With regard tin or. Che , hire, the Council of the League only asked for 7 , .. 0 n der to place it entirely in their power. George 9 . 7 by. Leigh may, therefore, prepare to bid his supporters g°' LLOYD'S SHIPPING. land , t br sunder hi t ° b/ YARMOUTH, FEB. 6.- Arrd. George and Thomas, Lymingten, with main boom carved away, having been run '- a clipper schooner, off Beachyhead, 2d inst. diff ' It FEB. 6.—The Venus, llynock, from Cork to Car- ; ois strar d d on the hack of Northam Burrows last night ; car ti le charging. The Brothers, hence to Bristol, drove on eat ,, as' same time, but got off this tide, and came into the harbour to mined. ", • stin" ILtawrcn, FEB. 6.—A brig, supposed to be a collier , IS r d tween the Shipwash and Orfordness. with # - Coax, FEB. 4.—Arrd. Majestic, from Saldanha Bav, ct Jo lla% forcyard, and iio tons cargo thrown overboard ; Etianai a4 '.. . New Brunswick. N . 8., for Load OBAN, FEB. 4.—Arrd. Volante, St. Andrew's, derry, through stress of weather. On bee° LIVERPOOL, FEB. 6.—About 20 0 casks of rum and sugar - ho brought in here from the John. Horrocks, on shore ne ar Leas derio: YARMOUTH, FEB. 6.—The Rokeby, Raine, of an d from Su n wiste u for London, got en the Barber Sand this morning, but Iv° t 10 off apparently without damage, and proceeded. ~,,por-. 3 8 STROMNEss, JAN. 29.—The Agenoria, Bailey, from -' d isch' arrived here leaky, having tohched the ground, and Must oili er) part of her cargo. ALDBOROUGH, FEB. 6. - -The British Queen (no rth couittOcc ell was in contact off Orfordness this morning with the Pal e _„ °l 'f . . Iv" the latter sunk in ten fathoms ; the ship wa s to light bearing N., crew saved A -/1) MARKET NEWS.-(SATUR ere C G.A.RD Zig • ,„ ole 5 : Although the supplies of both Fruit and Vegetables o,',fttni extensive, the general demand ruled s eady, on the followl,"°'0.0 —Potatoes from 3s 6d to 7s per cwt ; Tarnips, is to 2.5; (P* o ; to 6s ; Greens, 2s to 2s 9d ; and Leeks, 10d to is 0 " . . r 55 0 6 ,1; bunches; I )nions, 2s to 2s 6d ; Apples, Is 6d to 4s ; Pe ace ' to P. 104 and tipinach, Is 6d to 2s per half sieve, forced Potatoes, i',ooys„l; Pine Apples, 6s to 85 ; and Filberts, to is 4d per lb to '29 . _' - e, to is 3d ; and Cauliflowers, 25 to 6s pgr dozen ; celery , 18 ,, 110-seradish, 2s to 5s ; forced Asparagus, 5s to 6s ; an d „ 10 , r 34 2s 8d per bundle ; Oranges, Gs to 12s ; and Lemons , 'T s ' e - n g, 2 ' S hundred; Sea Keil, 2s 3d to 5s per punnet; Turnip O re per bushel. t o HITNGERFORD. eg. Abe The supplies of most articles here were on l y modera general demand ruled steady, at fully previous quotationS• AO" ode NEWGATE AND LEADEN ga; Prime Beef, Mutton, and Veal sold steadily , at full 3. 5 ei wise, the trade was in a sluggish state. Beet from 2s SforX+,to Muttonyt 3s 10d to 4s 10d ; Veal, 4s 8d to 5s 8d ; an d , 24 ; to 5s 2d per 81bs by the carcase. Turkeys, 3s 6d to ' 6c i It 5s to 7s ; Ducks, is 6d to 2s 6d; Tame Rabbits, ls, ; „ z Osto. Wild ditto, 4d to 10d ; Pigeons, 10d to Is 2d ; and r0°:q1;65.L'6,1; to 9s each ; Fowls, 4s to 9s per couple ; Pheasants, 34 to •i",.8 1 , tridges, Is 9d to 2s 3d ; Leverets, 2s to 3s ; ~d; 'rev Woodcocks, 2s 6d to 3s ; Grouse, 2s ; Snipes, 9d to 1 0 ,„ 6d; vi to +- to Is ; Wild Ducks, is 6d to 2s ; Widgeons, is Plovers, 6d to 9d each. 4 NEWPORT. • Val' 1 Beef from 2s 10d to 3s 8d ; Mutton , 3 s Sd t o 4$ 8d 5s 10d, and Pork, 3s 10d to 53 2d per 81bs. ii BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 5s to 17s ; Brills, 2 s to 8 s ; Cod F ish, 35 to 10s , ai r d 4d to 10d; Mackarel, Gd to 10d ; Lobsters, is to 2s to Poil G,l to 2s each ; Soles, 6d to 3 s per pair , Smelts, 1 5 ,: i 0d to Thames Flounders, is 6d to 2s per, dozen; lb• per lb ; Eels, 6d to 16 3 d ; and Crimpe d S cate, 8d to vu A VTEITECIZAPEX.. esl 4. Beef from 2s 8d to 3s 8d ; Mutton , 3 s 4 d to 4s 8d ; 'ss 8d; and Pork, 3s Sd to 5s 2d per Sibs. • RIDE MARKET. g n, to 7211' ' S g ) do. d to 3 ^ THE SUSPECTED MURDER AT: GREENWICH. On Friday the inquiry into this mysterious case was re sumed before Mr. Carter, the Coroner. As the investigation proceeds, the case assumes a greater degree of interest in the public mind. The inquest-room was crowded, and amongst those present were a number of medical men. The jury having answered to their names— Mr. Wood, the surgeon, was recalled. He produced his book, containing the entry of the birth of the child on the 17th of September, which ran—" Mrs. Richards, delivered of a male child, 3 A.M." Also, the entry on the 25th (the day. after the child was taken with the violent screaming). It ran thus:" Mrs. Reynolds's nurse-child, six powders (mercury and chalk—oxyde of zinc)." This latter part of Market Hides, 561 b to 64th, 2N k d to 3d ; 3Ud ; do. 721 b to 801 b, 3d to 314 d ; do. 801 b to 881 b, 34 4 0; 0 # e o . 881 b to 261 b, 334 d to 4d ; do. 961 b to 1041 b, 4c l to s beeP , v„ , Skins (each), 3s 9d to 7s ; Horse Hides , 13 s ; Polled _ 1, 00 5s 9d ; Half Ends, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; Downs , 3s to 3s 10d ; to 4s. ° BREAD. 1,, a re for ° The prices of Wheaten Bread in the metro Po- Se 94d ; of Household do., 614 d to 8d ptr 4lbs loa f. 41 i# i if 4'l . HZ . f...V, T , tto, SM M ITIIFIELD.—eadow Hay, 31 85 to 41 8 s ; Clover di .„,+ to I II I , '' • 1 1 5112 s ; Oat Straw, 11 105 to 11 12s • Wheat titralY, 4 , 4 per load. A mederate supply, and a slturgish detmuld• v r dittoo I. CUMBERLAND. Meadow Hay, 31 10s to 41 103 ; Cl ° ,/ e lB.l t° ,01 to 5/ lOs ; Oat Straw, 1/ 1 is to 11 135 ; Wheat straw , ' 41 , ,A per I, , ad. Trade Steady, at late rates. 1. di tto o wurrEcnAmt...---Meadow Hay, 3/ 63 to 4/ 8 s ; ClO 7O O to 51 155 ; Oat Straw, 11 108 to 11 125 , Wheat Straw'i per load. iupply moderately good, and trade ra ther do. ~. . 4 e entry showed that there were excoriations on the mouth. there was not any entry of the borax and honey for the mouth, or lotion for the eyes. They might have been sent, but witness did not recollect. Charles Robins the undertaker, re-examined—Had as certained by reference to his books that the day on which he sold the " still-born coffin" was on Saturday, the 27th of September. He yesterday recognized the person to whom he had sold it as one of the prisoners at the bar (the prisoner William Richardson). Joshua Edmund K.ersey, apprentice to Mr. Riches, che mist, in addition to his evidence giv, n at the Police-court on the previous day, stated that on the occasion of tht prisoner William Richardson being served with the arsenic, he him self took the bottle containing the arsenic out of the cupboard, and handed it to Mr. Riches, who served it. Witness saw it weighed, but he could not state the quantity. Witness could state the time, as he left Greenwich to visit his friends in Suffolk on Saturday, the 23d of Augu t, and returned on Friday, the 12th of September, and this occurred about a fortnight after his return. It might have been a few days less. When Mr. Riches asked him for the bottle he used the scientific term, oxidum arsenici. Mr. Riches, apothecary, of London-street, Greenwich, de posed, that he had attended Mr. Richardson's family for years. When Richardson asked for the arsenic, thought he said it was for killing rats or mice. The quantity served was perhaps three-quarters of an ounce, or 360 grains, for which he might have charged 3d. Witness would not serve a stranger with evea tho smallest quantity. After the evidence of some other witnesses, it was at length arranged that an adjournment should take place until Thurs day next, at five o'clock. BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, FEB. 6.—The sales of the week are limited to about 350 hhds. West India. at very full pricts : in Mauritius and Bengals the transactions are uni uportant. Rum is very quiet, and prices quite nominal.— . STATE oF TitADB• Clf" g Th e m ENGLISH WOOL MARKET, LEEDS, FEB. ••••"• sse for wool is nithout alteration, and erices are stati c ; et io e e) FOREIGN WOOL TRADE, LEEDS, FEB. 6— Tea foreign wools have b + en somewhat less extens' v- A re than during the preceding one, but recent rate maintained.' , re is OA tfr A WAKEFIELD WOOL MARKET, FEB. 6.---Tu e. Or able difference in the value of either short or 10" eree° cry week, but, the market is less buoyant than thre e _ l eers_ t ,t. The Riding election has, however, brought forll gag or tomers, and rather more has been done than /ell previous weeks. the re 0 11 LEEDS.—Both on Saturday and on Tuesdad, re eks- ter, rather more goods sold than during the last few,; s ' g al 5,„ 0 ,3 11 prices are steady, and the stocks less than " serene season. season. Business has been more lively in , he this week, and more confidence is eXpreSSed t the OO that there is likely to be a good spring trade- __There F r HECKMONDWIKE BLANKET MARKET, FO ' few ' biel s di f not been much doing this . week, and yeti little car' tended the market to-day. There has been """ Ile, in prices for the last few weeks. sly Om' LEICESTER.—BUSiReSS still continues ettretn trsere among the London and country hosiers Th e i l tigb"; ll i weather for the season, but more especially, to e ., is b at 0 the money market, and tenacity with which reasoaso/ capitalists, till the railway crisis is over, are t he is e° tl°' signed for it. Yarns are steady in price, and w°° 'if firm.—Leicester Journal. ac „d, BRADFORD, T H URSDAY.—There is no increaS. tiPt the part of the spinners to purchase combing °toe quantity changing hands is somewhat less g i c itke beginning of the year; and until there is . li ste d, f yd in price, which at present is strongly reltioo not expect more to be done. The P° 4 o f ire'! ) o`'is spinners is still very discouraging, the Pri ce ‘ere ' 5, 16 tinuing very firm; and yarns not advancing, 11'1,0.0'11'J inquiry, and no increase in stock. The business d ° Fro,tePeci Mee- , goods is tolerably extensive, and as the ob° business with the Americans is favourable, W4: 13 1.1 , s toq„" no distant period to see still further activity. love 'et of the Leeds and West Riding Bank Wea r ! - ,, T ee 11 ,P op A a little gloom over the manufacturers , and have suffered considerable temporary ernbarrasb-oe In o sr) MANCHESTER, THURSDAY EVENING.---Wf, p ost „rerd little doing in our cotton market. The a : t s for3is operates extensively, and only small queeitit.- wants find purchasers. Prices are nominallY sdsaeat oa ;'y week. There is no expectation of any ame n r eft ,i ( o3t re money panic has subsided, Yarns are not ash 110- e es as on this day week, but prices are quite then -° The 0 GRAVESEND AND ROCHESTER RA- 10/1 ,4 0- ,,,,, lowing are the traffic returns for the week e s - 1 0/.lP' e ri . " 1846 :—Passengers,4,47o ; amount received, A i : tvoi 1 0 ARMAGH.—We I regr-t to state that te' e f - a tiesd` - 1( 1 ill' out amongst the depot of the 46th Regimen b a t's (Armagh) city, of which several of the men lit r la g UI the last few days, and there are still a null'ore ePp We have been told that the febrile svmptoess t , 1 0 lignant nature, and that the surgeon of the der e irjs l for its removal.— Ulster Gazette. . n .f e cti ( 4 V r. ( [A DVERTISEMENT.]—Deafness and -ivw n otri t h: Rellieved.—The undermentioned sent into the; ` 1 ; post. —39. Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, ancLlo4;sl - Edinburgh.—Acoustie Instrurnentsr" ...a. r i-' Conductors, when fixed in the cavity of comfortable, nor more perceptible than Wing o s i tlie l let:,l er wool in its place. They enable individuals at g l o reitsii , r and of extreme deafness of 40 and 50 yearsl, 0 1 ;e . ! to join in general conversation, and to es' lit tr, distant low speaker at church, theatre, tier• t hat s'" irrk . conversation into the ears to such an e xtent i a15, 0 401,,,1 11 ,, severs eases deafness cannot be nbserved.o Artie 7 , the el.;101 r l Cornets, French, German, and Span,tript i° ,:op and Improved Hearing Trumpets of every n e ' - nr ob,',,io. of those instruments have received the 87e 41. 0 0 .e . Re al Society and Royal Institution o f Gret i . s r. / ` n t rlP newly-invented Spectacles, immediately they are "i,01,"; extremely %muerte& vision, it is brought to t he itsi ro t 4,4 and original stat e . Also, Achromatic s , se b $ ; ,,y Glasses. Microscopes, &c. Caution—Mess"' por; s' ;, noes, Opticians, are not in any way coonecLereoell,tisliill.., of the same name in their immediate neigh be 1' E a part of the country. To prevent mistakes, treet.treet, Observe—S)nly to be had at ' l 9, Albenttr,....serf opposite the York Hotel, and 25, South If L'''" , burgh. ft-, re-, I A DYERTISEMENT.] HOLLOW A F 1,105' tat ~du o lr OINTM ENT. —A REMA %ABLE C 1 78 20304 to 0 potoicor f e r e 4 r AND BEA RINGS-DOWN —A half-paY ] te at r p ding at St. Heliers, Jersey. whose I:o l "pil e tiitg,e' omitted, had for three years suffered friiistre'-orr;tb besides a general bearing down of the He had twice undergone an operation, bu t ot scidleta l , , at last gave himself up to despair. Y et' cieboroitie,:f complication of complaints, together wid t h ; 0 00 0, r stitution he was completely cured of all b ; 8 cafe restored to the fulled enjoyment of healt h ( r o r and Ointment.—Sold by all druggists l o g loway's Establishment, '244, Strand , Bristol Mercury. W KEFIELD CORN MARKET. FEB. 6.—The of all grain are moderate. We have a good attendance of buyers at our market to-day, and a fair extent of business is transacted in fine new and old Wheats, at a slight advance ; but for inferior sorts there is no inquiry. Good heavy Bar ley fully as dear and in request, other qualities slow sale. Beans Is. per qr. higher. Oats and Shang as before. Malt sells freely at former rates. UNDERGROUND Rooms.—A correspondent of The Builder, adverting to the contemplated revision of the Me tropolitan Buildings Act, draws attention to Schedule K, which will render tenantless the underground apartments of Dearly the whole of the small houses in London, after July, 1846, without remunerating the owners for the loss of rent for the same, although each of these houses has been built agreeably to the old Act, and under the inspection of the several district surveyors. Should Schedule K be not en tirely erased from the new Act at the expected revision, so far as existing buildings are concerned, some provision should be made to remunerate the owners of such property, who are generally small tradesmen and frugal mechanics, persons who ought to he assisted and not injured by Acts of Parliament. 20,000,0001. were not long since voted to re munerate the rich owners of human flesh whose property in the same was prohibited by Act of Parliament. FLAX GROWING IN IRELAND.—The committe of the Society for the Promotion and Improvement of the Growth of Flax in Ireland, met at Belfast on the 28th ult., when a most favourable report of the progress of the society in in troducing the growth of flax into the south-west and centre of Ireland was read. The secretary stated that ag,riculturists of the Es ciety had visited districts in the counties of Kil kenny, Colic, Kerry, Mayo, Roscommon, Longford, Leitrim, King's and Queen's County, and Westmeath. In all these they had selected land for flax, and their report was highly favourable as to the quality of the soil and the growth cf the crop. A letter was also read from an Engli-h flax grower, Mr Warner, of Tirmingham, Norfolk, in which it was stated that, owing to the abundant emi loyment to women aid chil dren created by the growing and preparing of flax, there were now no poor-rates in his parish. MA RYLEBf VESTRY.—On S.l t Urday a deputation composed of Dr. Cox, - Cochrane, Esq., and others, pre sented a memorial from the working classes, praying that the casual poor be placed upon the same footing as the poor of the parish in the mode of relief.—Mr. Cochrane said, it appeared th it the destitute poor were treated in a mot un feeling manner: they were allowed only dry bread and gruel and soup, and had to sleep in a common apartment, upon a long shelf, without a partition to separate their beds. Thou sands of destitute persons were relieved by the district asylums, and we, e nightly sheltered, and be could not see wiiy the parish authorities should not take measures for the better relief of their casual poor.—Mr. Wilson moved, that the guardians, and not the vestry, administered relief to the poor, and that they were equally attentive to the wants of their own and the casual poor. This motion was adopted, and read to the dep,aation, in answer to their memorial. A resolution was next proposed and passed for renewing the contract for wooden pavement for three years, after which the vestry adjourned. ROYAL HARWICH YACHT CLUB.—WiII-am Knight. Esq., the Rear-Commodore of this club, has just received a letter from his Excellency the Danish Minister at the Court of London stating that the yachts of the club shall be free from the charges in the harbours of that country. The Harwich Yacht Club now contains forty-four sail, in addition to a few on the stocks • the privilege now conceded by Denmark has already been granted to the club by eleven other powers, including Hanover, Prussia, Holland, Belgium, Portugal, &c. The Harwich regatta is fixed for July next. GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS.—The Government con tract for 100 tons of sugar was taken, on Friday, by Mr. Rowden, and that for 60 tons of Smyrna raisins by Mr. Witherby, at 121. per ton, on account of an importer, being good old fruit. Contracts were also taken for tobacco, and other articles required for the navy. NEW ITALIAN OPERA HOUSE.—Cover t-gard en Theatre has been taken for the purpose of playing Italian operas and ballets. An engagement was concluded rn the sth of last month, for three years certain, to open on the Ist of Novem ber next. THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON AND THE DOVER VOLUNTEERS.—Last week we noticed that active steps were being adopted by an influential class of our young and spirited townsmen, to constitute themselves into a body of volunteers, to avoid the less noble militia service in the event of the embodiment of that corps. Pursuant to this purpose, John Hunt, Esq., town corn - minor, last week addressed a letter to our Lord Warden, the Duke of Wellington, re questing his Grace, in the event of the militia behg called out, to allow the parties in question to act as volunteers within this ancient Cinque Port. To Mr. Hunt's letter his Grace has sent the following reply, which puts at rest the notion which had got abroad that it was the intention of the Government shortly to call out the militia : " London, Feb. 3, 1846. "Field-Marshal the Duke of Wellington presents his com pliments to Mr. Hunt. He has received his letter. The Duke is the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, and the Com mander-in-Chief of the Army; but he is not aware that in either capacity he has legal authority to enable him to orga nise and form b6dies of armed men in the Cinque Ports. He has no information upon the intention of the calling out of the militia. It has been stated that one of her Majesty's ser vants has given notice, in the House of Parliament of which he is not a member, of his intention to introduce a Bill for the amendment of the militia laws. The Duke has not heard that such Bill has been introduced. " John Hunt, Esq., Dover." „0 e I oßonffeo A , p ardan n etaderipa F racus; r k: i g d iohhsß a fttt y ,;) , In Store-street, Bedford ll - S gl - tu- -' 4 .0 .6.1.°1° ~,p "f o ' 0 it 0 On the 3d ini:srntntsso..t,.a.,t,aoGtflao:cester-road, 00° l'Srd °III ifP' On the 4thl t:e rs. of C$P 00 1%* 101 ~4,.f , ? s t? ' a n m . es Ditton, th e o re, ' • 01' 44 On the sth inst., in Park-street, Grosv -P gee' If of a ' Jc 0 near Bromley, sent, MrS. E P' • I: ei tie the , OS . i, AM RNED•.,,,..ryleb°l'ooo.o9 or ,# On the 3d inst., at Trinity Church , ' - ,,,e11 4, ' it.,e George I.ere.ford, to the Hon. Caroline . 3 - 1- , r tio 1 :0 r of the Right Hon. Lord Denman. ifillia.lifilli _gr, , On the 31st ult., at St. Clement Dan e . :; u ghte r ” t ielP' ol . I Esq., of Maltla.hill, to Frances, eldest . o t-Co g. , Fsq., of Birmingham. On the 4th inst., in Lon don, 3fr. Joseph%; .. seino" . Bristol, to Maria, youngest daughter a sell street, London. t ten ° et D/EP• ou tb, Li eu f orr i o f On the 3d inst., at Southsea, rartilll 000.,erv p , Yorke Brown, R.N. es, I ' O P 00 Middl e ' Cap ° n, ot On the 3d inst., at Hadley-green, ~te Ca Berson Fullerton, eldest daughter of tile '" .00 ° ' Madras Engineers. ~p toe' we it...o.• r. evio.i, On the 3d inst., at Aug Esq , E% et t e igh 'r i ve widow of the late T. H. Davis, Esq. tiott_piaeee•, /oline ii On the 3d inst., R. Hillcock, Esq., C f . , or k-P l , sc of l' deft' On the 3d inst., Mr. J. Schofield, 0 ,„ 00 ,1,car . " of '' ,' On the 4th inst., Mrs. Elizabeth ~ Es 4" tlO webbt of widow, aged 87. ~.,ie r fcX re lie t ,i , On the 4th inst at Brighton, e.— fa rl, " tte ) tO c4l Durham. eet C „ e rlo 00 0 On the 4th inst., in Curzon-str , e toe ia Sir George Pocock, art st Geo rg ,' I 4 At the Highway, Enfield, Mercer • , o t ii t fll l° ' ° a `a r John Jameson. , z 00 l '° e - i. ~li ti) f u-- stre- tel.+ , London : Printed and Published 5): „ to 02, 00 . olio , , Ai e sc 4 i 4 Strand, Printer, at TM 8 0 , mitio , . of the Savoy, in the County ot 1 i 9, 1846 - . . . . 9 or feloniously stealing a piece of silver, one ring, one brooch, and various other articles, value 71., the property of William Collins. The Jury found the prisoner Guilty. It was afterwards ascertained that the prisoner had collected the sum of 961. from the various brewers and licensed victuallers in the metropolis, stating the object as on behalf of the prosecutor, not a farthing of which he handed over, but appropriated it to his own use. The COMMON SERGEANT sentenced the prisoner to be transported beyond the seas for seven years. William Ward, a pot boy, 19, and Thomas Bennett, 28, were indicted for burglarieusly breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Mr. T. Cole, residing at Green wich, and stealing therein a coat and other apparel, a quantity of silver and other coins, his property. It was proved by several witnesses that the pri soners were seen together on the right of the 4th instant, when Ward was in possession of a coat, which he hint( d was not come honestly by. Olher property v as traced to Bennett. The COMM , iN SERGEANT told the jury to dismiss from their minds the charge of burglary; of the larceny there Was no doubt.— Guilty. A former conviction having been proved agairw Bennett, he was sentenced to he transp,rted for ten years, and Ward to be imprisoned in _Maidstone Gaol for a period of twelve calendar months. William Smaley, 35, a returned transport, was con victed of stealing au iron grating, vain , : 405., the pro perty of Robert Go , dinan and another, aid was again sentenced to be transported for the term of t-n years. Matthew Gibson, 23, and Richard Fozull, were found 'Guilty of steeling four live tame fowls, the property of James Gardner. The prisoners belonged to a noto rious gang of thieves who in'est the neighbourhood c) Camberwell and Brixton, and who have for the last twelve months made sad havoc among the poultry yards of the above place , . Mary Rather, 37, was indicted for stealing fifteen sovereigns, the goods and moneys of Ann Rowarth, in her dwelling-house. The jury acquitted the prisoner. SHOCKING DEPRAVITY.—Elizabeth Buehler', 15, Ann Bennett, 14, Mary Ann Maley, 14, Catherine Giniran, 13, Catherine Smith, 14, were indicted for committing a burglary in the dwelling-house of John Andrews, and stealing eleven pairs of boots and twenty-four pairs of shoes, value 125., his property ; and Mary Ann Ryan, for receiving the same, well knowing the, same to have been stolen. The particulars of this ease was of that, nature that left no doubt of the guilt of the prisoners. The principal witness being the prisoner Smith, who was admitted evidence against the others. It seems that the five first named prisoners were connected with a gang of juvenile thieves and prostitutes, who were to be seen loiter ing about the avenues of Covent-garden Market during the night, and having ;_ommitted the robbery, they repaired with the fruits of their enterprise to the house of the prisoner Ryan, who became a toady purchaser at the price of 9d. for every dozen pairs, and which they afterwards divided amongst them. The prisoner Smith, upon being taken into custody by Pocock, the policeman, made a full disclosure of the whole matter, which led to the apprehension of the prisoners. They all pleaded guilty, Ryan excepted, and the jury found her Guilty. The LEARNED JUDGE then sentenced the juvenile prisoners each to three months' imprisonment, and Ryan ,o twelve months' imprisonment. THIRD COURT. Elizabeth Haggett, 21, and Mary Haggett, 48, were in dicted, the furme•r for stealing a silver spoon and a da mask cloth, value 21. 10s., the property of George Par kinson, her master, and the latter with receiving the same, knowing it to have been stoke. The evidence was very conclusive, and the jury found them both Guilty. Sentence. four months' imprisonment each. John Hawkins, 18, and Alfred Herring, 19, wet e in• dieted for stealing two coats, value-40 the property of James England, a set of harness, value 51., the property of William Woodthorpe Williams, and a coat, value 125., the property of Richard Scriven. The jury found them both guilty, and, being well known characters, the Learned Judge remarked that it would not be safe to allow such characters to remain in this country, and transported them both for the term of seven years. Discharge by Proclamation.—The following prisoners were discharged, the bills against them being ignored:— Ann Boyle, George Smith, R. W. IL,yward. Thomas Chamberlain, R. 0. Herbert, Thos. Wright, Tho:. Har wood, Thomas Allen, Dan. rd Certhy, George Holleman, George Sanders, Thos. Laws, Ann Wright, and Thomas Baylis. POLICE IN TELLIGEN CE MAULBOROUGH-STREET. On Saturday, Catherine Park, an elderly female, stated to be of independent property, was brought before Mr. llsrdwicke, charged with haviner, stolen a silver pencil case from a stand in the Pantheon Bazsar, belonging to Mr. Plumb, silversmith. 194, Oxford-street. The evidence was to this effect:— Mrs. Plumb said the - prisoner came to her stand on Thursday afternoon and examined some of the articles, in particular a tray, in which was. a number of pencil cases. She heard something drop on the floor, as if one of the pencil-cases had fallen or been thrown down, and immediately afterwards she saw the prisoner stoop down and pick up something with which she walked away. Witness looked at the tray and missed a silver patent pencil-case, worth about ss. 6d. 'Witness immediately went after the prisoner and stopped her just as she was about to leave the Pantheon, and accused her of having robbed her stand. The prisoner deni. d that she had taken anything, but in her hand was found the missing pencil case. The prisoner was given into custody, and locked up in the station house. The prisoner, in defence, said she did not steal the pencil-case. She saw it on the ground, and she picked it up. She was fully committed. The sister of the prisoner came into Court, and, ad dressing Mr. Hardwick, said she had just heard, to her great sorrow, of the situation of her sister, whose ab sence from home the previous night had caused the utmost alarm. It was hardly to be believed that her sister could have intended to commit the offence for which she had been sent to prison. Her sister was not of sound mind, and that could be proved by undoubted evidence. The trustees of their property would prove that her sister had been confined in a lunatic asylum ; and she could also bring forward witnesses to prove that her sister was not fit to be trusted alone, for on the very day when the alleged robbery took place sha had conducted herself in a way which showed that she was not in pos session of her proper senses. Mr. HARDWICKE said, under these circumstances, he would accept bail for the accused. He should recom mend the friends of the accused at the trial to be pre pared with evidence of her insanity. WESTMINSTER. On Soturday, William Forster, a poor, half-starved, miserable-looking boy, about sixteen years of age, was charged with wilfully breaking a pane of glass at St. Margaret's workhouse. Squib, a pauper, maintained in the workhouse, who is designated by the appellation of " superintendent of the nightly lodgers," said that the boy applied for admission 0:1 the previous evening, when he was refused. After remaining upwards of two hours at the door, the boy threw a stone at the glass of the lamp, and broke it, observing directly he had done so, " new you'll take me in." Mr. CLIVE—Why did not you take him in? The pauper—l took those in that I thought wanted it most. I was so full. Mr. CLIVE, to the defendant—What have you got to say? Buy—l waited there for more than two hours, and he wouldn't admit me. I asked him very often, and he said I might lie down and die for what he cared. Mr. CLIVE, addressing Ihe superintendent pauper— Did you turn away many who applied ? Superintendent pauper—Yes, eight or ten. Mr. CLIVE—Is this often the case with you ? Super int( ndent pauper?—Yes, every night.. Mr. CLIVE—Ia there any other place provided by the parish to receive them ? Superintendent p au per—No. I tell them to o away if I'm full, and th e y g o where they like. In answer to further inquiries as to how many of such casual nightly lodgers there was accommodation for at the workhouse, the witness said " that if they were st►wed away pretty tight, about twenty." Mr. CimrE—Did you give the accused any food ? Witness—No, we only give food to those we take in ; there's no food for the others. Mr. CLIVE—Are there any authorities frem the workhouse in attendance ?. Mr. Elliott, the master, stood forward and said that there was so much fever about that they were Jraid to press the people too close together (intending 'to imply, we presume, that less nightly lodge-rs are admitted than heretofore). Mr. CLIVE—How is it that further accommodation is not provided ? Mr. Elliott —The Poor-law Commis sioners are going to erect asylums. Mr. CLIVE—The supposition is that everybody who is destitute is relieved. The test of the necessity and de sert of the applicant is found in admitting and requirin him to do a certain portion of work; but if you do not admit him you ccnnot tell. Steps ought to be taken immediately to correct such an abuse as this. Ido not mean to say that the boy is at all justified in breaking the windows, but I shall give him a very slight punish ment. He is committed for three days. He will be consequently liberated on Monday morning. The poor boy, when locked up, complained that he bad not tasted food of any description since Thursday. He was immediately, by order of Mr. W. Taylor, th chief clerk, provided' with some. LAMBETH. On Saturday Inspector Collier, of the P division of police, addressing Mr. Norton• said that, seeing Mr. Games, who was engaged professionally on behalf of a person named Munton, charged with cutting his wife's throat, present, he felt it to be his duty to mention a cir cumstance of a distressing character, which occurred on the evening before, and which was intimately connected with that extraordinary case. The inspector stated that, on Munton's examination before Mr. Henry, the princi pal witness against him was Mrs. Susan Vesey, his mother-in-law, who lived in his house. Mrs. Vesey, in her examination before Mr. Henry, stated that, on hear ing a loud noise, she rushed down from her own room, and, on reaching the bottom of the stairs, she found her son in-law, Munton, standing naked, and spotted over with blood from head to foot. In the front parlour she found her daughter lying on the floor, with a deep wound in her throat A razor, deeply stained with blood, by her side, and her person, as well as the floor, covere with blood. She instantly exclaimed, " Who has done it ?" and her daughter, pointing at her husband, re plied, "He has." The old woman and her son conti nued to live at the house of Munton, and nothing parti. cular happened until the day before (Friday), when she complained of illness, and, accompanied by her son, went to the shop of a surgeon flatbed Young, in Ken nington-lane, and that gentleman having administered something to her which' she said gave her relief, she returned home. Her son left her at one o'clock at noon, ing at their minute-book, he could see nothing but blind di rection to some master mind, but on the 19th of December they plucked up something like a spirit, and they determined to call a meeting, but the same controlling power prevented their holding that meeting. They ought , to make it into Bushe's Direct Railway, from St. Mildred's-court, through the principality of Wales, into the temple of fortane.—(A laugh.) He would con clude by proposing the following resolution :—" That in accordance with the recommendation contained in the re port, the Company should be immediately dissolved, and a Committee appointed to carry out that object, and to procure for the Sharekolders the return of their money with all possible dispatch." A desultory conversation ensued as to whether the report should not be first received. Mr. BATES said he would not recommend the dissolution of the Company if he considered the scheme practicable ; he would; therefore, second the resolution for the dissolution of the Company. Mr. DAVIB said, as one of the committe of inquiry , that they would like to hear gentlemen on both sides. The CHAIRMAN rose to make explanations on several parts of the report as to the deposits. He said they were usually paid into the Bank of England. On drawing money, Mr. llanbury was in the habit of countersigning the orders, but at the time mentioned in the re port he was absent in the country, therefore it was that the chief secretary was called on to countersign the cheque. Again, the directors actually paid their money one month before the rest.—(Hear.) The engineer had deceived them ; he had gone off to Belgium, and left the directors to defend him as they could.—(Laughter.) Mr. Wright had positively said he could construct one of the prettiest of railway lines, and at an expense of 12,000/. a mile. The surveyors' report was incorrect ; the length of tunnelling it was found would be much greater than reported; and instead of a gradient cf 1 in 100, there was often lin 50 and lin 75. He would not defend the engineer's, nor would he the solicitor's account.—(Hear, hear.) He believed that when they heard a case, which would be read in the course of the meeting, they would ap prove of the directors paying in the deposit to the Ac countant-General. The Company had not lost anything by so acting; for, last week, their Exchequer-bills would have been sold at 205., this week they would bring 40s.—(Hear, hear.) He sat down with thanking the meeting for their attention. Mr. COURTEICAY then moved that the report of the com mittee should be received, which was seconded by Mr. SAMUEL, and carried unanimously. The resolution moved by Mr. Courtenay at a previous stage of the proceedings was then read, which was that the Company should be di•solved and the money returned to the shareholders with all expedition. Mr. BATES considered that the undertaking would not re • turn them 2 1 4 per cent. during the present generation. He referred to the fact that Mr. Wright, who had surveyed the line, and the solicitor, who was resident in the district, Lad neither of them taken the shares reserved for them which he (Mr. Bates) considered a fact demonstrative against the project. The tunnelling and the gradients on the line were extravagant. Mr. Wright's estimate of the tunnelling had been 351. a yard, but was not certain that, from the absence of materials and masonry for the con struction of tunnels in that district, it would cost less I than 50/. Mr. Bates was proceeding to speak of the ' traffic to be expected, when he was interrupted by several calling out to " be short !" He was certain they would break, down before Parliament, on the traffic returns.—(Cries of " Oh, oh ! we don't intend to go there.") Parliament had reduced the rate of toll, and be:ides, he was certain that no line could pay by luggage traffic. The gentleman sat down by seconding the re solution. Mr. HOPGOOD said, as one of the committee, he wished to impress on the minds of the meeting how much the com mittee wished the directors should have every opportunity of reply. He had adopted the report as true, but though he had done so he was very anxious to hear any defence or explanation the directors had to make. Mr. J. RUSSELL, one of the directors, stated that at great inconvenience to himself he had attended this meeting, and he challenged any person present to impute to him anything but what was perfectly honest and straightforward in his conduct with reference to this Company. He said that his avocations in life. led him to acquire as great a knowledge of railway making as any member of the direction, and he con sidered tht the scheme would be of a profitable nature. He had pressed upon the engineer to send in his plans and sec tions. When he saw them, he was astonished at the amount of earthwork which was necessary to be removed. He then told the directors his fears, and proposed to call the shareholders tegether.—(Hear.) For some reasons which he did not know, his suggestion was not carried out'. •Sub atquently, at a meeting of the committee held in London, a paper was put in concerning the necessity of every member present qualifying himself as a director. He then stated that, whether the scheme proved profitable or not, he , knew the worst of 100 shares. He said he had promised to take shares to that amount; he would do so, and those shares lie would keep. He was willing to do everything that was re quired of him as an honest and honourable man. Mr. Busing proceeded to re ,d the statement of the facts of the case laid before counsel for advice, as to whether the directors should proceed under the deeds to pay the deposits necessary over to the Accountant-General, whether they should proceed with a petition to Parliament, and prose cute that application, whether if the directors did not pro. evil and prosecute such application they would incur under the deeds any and what liabilities, and, lastly, whether A majority of the shareholders could dissolve the Company. Sir John Bayley gave it as his opinion that ' the di rectors were bound to pay the deposits, and to proceed with and prosecute the application to Parlia ment, and that in case they should not do so tl.ey would incur great liabilities, and be resronsible to all the shareholders for all the expenses incurred. Lastly, that a majority of the shareholders at the present stage of the proceedings could not dissolve the Company.—(Cries of dis approbation.) Mr. Bushe proceeded to remark on the report of the committee. He did not think the expenses incurred by the Company were extravagant—not even equal to those of other lines, and he desired that his own accounts might be taxed to the last shilling. The CHAIRMAN of the Committee said the question before the meeting was, that under the state of things mentioned in the report, the Company should be dissolved. The committee had not complied with the request of the directors that morning to meet them to hear Sir John Bayley's opinion, because they wished to come with clean hands and render his account to the meeting.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) He would put it to the chairman and to Mr. Bushe, whether, in all the instances of railway meetings, the directors had not bowed to the majority. A legal opinion had been read to them that the directors ought not to give up the affairs of the Company. Ought the meeting to submit to that ? (No, no.) He begged to ask the directors whether they would abide by the legal opinion, or proceed to dissolve the Company ?—(Cheers.) The question was then put to Mr. BUSHE, who rose and said that, with the opinion of such an authority in his hand, he could not, and would not, contradict his professional su perior.—(Cries of " Oh!" and disapprobation.) ' Mr. COURTENAY then put the question to the directors in dividually, whether they would abide by their legal adviser, or go with the majority ?—(Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN of the Directors said he would not answer the question individually.—(Cries of disapprobation.) Mr. Counmstny was sure Mr. Russell wotild give an answer. Mr. RUSSELL said he would.—(Hear, hear.) He as a di rector would ge with the majority; but he legged they would consider the position in which they were. If it was possible to suggest any mode of extricating themselves he for one would adopt it. Mr. Russell as an individual suggested the sending of circulars to the shareholders, and requesting them to assent to a dissolution. After some interruption, Mr. DUNLOCK suggested that those who wished to retire should have their money, and those who were for going on should have the power. He begged Mr. Courtenay would add that alteration to his re solution. Mr. CounemisAy thought that such a negotiation would be perfectly impracticable in such a meeting as that. He would rather press his resolution as it was. Mr. COURTENAY sat down, but immediately after rose, and said a most important communication had been made to biro, which showed him the evil of not having the deeds sub mitted to them. Mr. Pritchard was in the room, and had made a pencil extract from the deeds.—(Read,, read.) Mr. PRITCIIARD said that the deed, in defining the powers of the directors, maintained that they should have a power to determine how and to what extent the project should be car ried, or deferred, or abandoned.—(Cheers.) Mr. CoußTENAY—Wherefl,re the opinion they had had read to them?—(Cheers and confusion.) Mr. BUSHE rose and said, the expressions alluded to had been submitted to Sir John Bayley's attention, specially under- scored. tc 'The CHAIRMAN said he and the directors had no wish go against the shareholders, but they naturally wishedt a i, to i cover their own responsibility. What ki n d of apo would they be in if the resolution were carried? H esal( 1 1 t: could not put such a resolution, and left the chair, a i Mr. Laurance was called on to preside. He then read the resolution, which ran as follows : " That, in accordance with the recommendation contained in the report, the Company be immediately dissolved, and a committee appointed for the purpose of carrying out this im, portant object, and to procure a return of the money to the shareholders with all possible dispatch." ! 'rhe resolution was put and carried unanimously. Other resolutions refiectingontheconductof the directors of the Company, and to give effect to the one fi,r dissolving the Company, were agreed to, when the meeting, which was a very stormy and excited one throughout, brake up. T.ll LAW INTELLIGENCE. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, Feb. 7. THE MAYOR AND BURGESSES OF LOUTH V. THE WARDENS OF THE FREE GRA MMAR-SCHOOL OE LOUTH. (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR Of ENGLAND.) His Honour the Vice-Chancellor of England sat to-day in his Court at Lincoln's Inn for the purpose of hearing the further arguments in the part- heard case o the Corporation, which has already occupied the Court se veral days. In the course of the morning several appli cations were made in railway matters. THE MANCHESTER AND BIRMINGHAM CON TINUATION AND WELSH JUNCTION RAIL WAY. On the motion of Mr. ABRAHAMS, a sum of 37,8471., paid into Court in this matter, was ordered to be laid out. EAST AND WEST OF ENGLAND RAILWAY. Mr. ABRAHAMS moved that a sum of 31,7001. paid into Court in this matter should be laid out.—Ordered. OXFORD, SOUTHAMPTON, GOSPORT AND PORTSMOUTH RAILWAY. Mr. ABRAHAMS moved in this matter that a sum of 51,060/. paid into Court should be laid out.—Ordered. NORTHAMPTON, BAR A NBURY, AND CHELTEN HAM ILWAY. On the motion of Mr. MONTAGU, a SUM of 43,6001., paid into Court in this matter, was ordered to be laid out. NORTHAMPTON AND BANBURY RAILWAY. Mr. MONTAGU moved in this case that a sum of 31,6001., paid into Court in this matter, should be laid out —Ordered. WINDSOR, SLOUGH, AND STAINES ATMO SPHERIC RAILWAY. qoD • • Intn 4et .