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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, July 29. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) ADVERSE CLAIMS (IRELAND) BILL. TAXATION OF COSTS—COMPENSATION FOII, LAND (IRELAND) BILL. These Bills were read a third time and ps.:4sed. DRAINAGE OF LANDS BILL. This Bill went through Committee p , o forma, and the House having resumed, the report was received, and the Bill ordered to bye-committed on Friday next. SHANNON NAVIGATION BILL. On the question being put for the third reading of this Bill, Colonel SIBTIIORP said it was high time they bad some returns to set 'off against the millions of money being ex pended on thin navigation by Government after Government. In his opinion it was a gross job, and ought to be put an end to. It was renewed by Government after Government, and or no other purpose than to place extensive patronage in their own hands. Was this to be the last vote, or were they to go on granting money year after year for the Shannon Commission ? Mr. PIGOTT said the Bill was not for the purpose of voting money, but for carrying into useful operation funds which bad already been voted by the House.—(Hear. hear.) Mr. F. FRENCH said the assessment of tb.o Commissioners under their Acts was exceedingly disprorortionate and 11R just. For instance, the city of Limerick was only rated at 6,000'., while the adjoining county of Roscommon was assessed at 76,000/.—(Hear, hear.) It was manifestly unjust, an;; s ome check ought to be put upon the power of the Conunis sioners.—(llear, hear.) The Bill was tbn read a third ti me an d passed. Wr,,-.ECK AND SALVAGE BILL. The report. on this Bill was _brought up and received, a n d the Bill v; as recommitted, for the purpose of introducing cer • taro gtraendments. STEAM NAVIGATION BILL. This Bill went throulzh Committee, and was ordered to be read a third time on Monday next. SPIRIT LICENSES AND DUTIES BILL. This Bill wa read a second time. THE CONSOLIDATED FUND (4,000,0001.) BILL. This Bill was also read a second time. BATHS AND WASHHOUSES (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill was read a second time and ordered to be com mitted. NEWFOUNDLAND BILL. The report on this Bill wag received and agreed to, and it was ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. THE BURIAL SERVICE (No. 2) BILL. This Bill was read a 'tiecond time, and ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. MILITIA BALLOT SUSPENSION BILL. This Bill was read a third time and pused. EAST HEMPSTEAD UNION IN BERKS. Captain PECH.'ELL called the attention of the House to the petition of the guardians of the East Hempstead Union in Berks, complaining of the conduct of the Poor•law Com missioners, and hoping that steps would be taken to inquire into and restrain the authority of the officials at Somerset House. He would content himself at present with moving for copies of all correspondence that had passed be tween the rate-payers of that union and the Poor-law Com missioners.—Agreed to. EPISCOPAL REVENUER_ Mr. FREWEN obtained leave to brill!, in a Bill to provide for the better regulation of episcopal re - ienues and dioceses. The House then adjourned at Hal .c-past Four o'clock. RAILWAY COMMITTEES ESTERDAY) 110-1-ISE OF LORDS. Room C. WANT ATMOSPHERIC. The Committe , , re-assembled this morning, the Earl of Devon in the chair, 7.IPR-.1 • . — Mr.Cubit was examined at very great length on the gradients, and the eaveral features of the peculiar line of the Atmospheric ComesslY. At present there were thirty-nine trains per day ever the Croydon line. Considerable stress was laid upon the tact of Mr, Cubitt having laid down a line from Croydon to Ashford, the object being to shorten the distance between Tunbridge and Ashford, by using a part of the Reigate line. There had been some agreement with the South-Eastern Com ; any, which had passed off, but the differences had lasted for some time, and it was in consequence of those differences that Mr. Cakitt was induced to lean the service of the South-Eastern Company. An examination ensued on this point, and on the means of getting to Dover without going to Ashford. After some further details, 'Mr. Austin replied, and stated that if it was true, as stated by Mr. ISalkineon, that the South Easton Company hod stolen the lines, they were at least surveyed by their own engineers. Let him look through the course of the line. There was a common starting point at the Surrey Canal; front thence to Lewisham was a mile- and-a halt', and then there wail a double scheme, that of the North Kent and the Sad Kent Compaass, then there was a mile-and-a-half to Bromley. Now, it ha' occurred to his experience, that common sense was, in spite af engineering ability, actually the best guide ; And there commo'a sense showed that it was better to have an esta blished line on '4 good gradient ratter than bad. The Kent Atmo spheric Comr Any left the Croydon line in a cutting of sixteen feet on a gradient cf 1 in 100. Then there was the Tunbridge tunnel, where the Kent Atmospheric Company had committed the great sin on their li gro g and a sin committed with their eyes open. There, the tunne'-ins, of the South-Eastern Company was 1,100 yards longer than, the Kent Atmospheric Company, but then the gradient of the Smith-Eastern Company was only 1 in 102, while the gradient of the fattnospheric Company was 1 in 80. Then came the point of the Inverhead and the Sevenoaks station, and whether the inhabitants 'were going up or downwards, the accommodation was still better. My the South Eastern line, the station of Sevenoaks was only half-a mide, while on the other line it was three quarters of a mile. Then how slid the opposing Company propose to accommodate the other places on the line. Itiverhead was a most important station; and look at the country ; and if they did so, they would find that tam whole of the population was westward, in the trough of the country ; and if the Sevenoaks station were to be taken, the wnsaie of those people would have to go round by the high road. Mr. Stephenson, by throwing out this span to Sevenoak s , had given a better accommo to all parts of the country except Sennoaks? The Earl of Devon wished to a kv atav what difference there was be tween the two stations with r''airence to Sevenoaks ? Mr. AUSTIN continued by stating that there was to be no station at Sevenoaks, hut there would be a means of communication which would satisfy all the rer_ Attrements of the district. Then, with regard to the works, the taa ssings, and the tunnelling% they were quite in favour of the Se nth-Eastern line. A person who was secretary to the ComPa y :y, positively stated that the Sevenoaks trade had no conneZ ir sn whatever with any other place. Then, going to Tun brid'ie, they were four miles longer. Then, with respect to Mr. P:rown's evidence, he was well aware of the work which might have been made with that evidence. This vt as not the first time that he had met Mr. Brown, and he wal quite assured that if any one had been put forward competent to dissect that statement with rapidity, it would have been, as It had been in the Commons, quite upset to the knowledge of every man shout him, and ail the imputations against the South-Eastern Company would have been entirely neutralised. Then he came to Tunbridge, and the question presentee, itself which regarded the accommodation of the Mid Kent ollstrioS. To this the Atmospheric Company had no pretension what ever, while the South-Eastern Company had a station—an excellent 'me—at the principal town in Kent. From Maidstone the South pastern Company ran to Ashford. He had said that he would save the Kent Atmospheric Company from the indiscretion of leaving Maidstone out of the communication; that was the real reason for the abandonment of the line from Maidstone to Ashford; a point on which Mr. Talbot had very judiciously refrained from examining. The South-Eastern Company had put the town of Maidstone with North Rent, Dover, Canterbury, and all that part of the country, and then it was discredited ; but although it was like putting great things in comparison with small ones, yet he might as well say that the line to Liverpool from Manchester Ought not to pass over Chat Moss ; but he made the allusion because It was necessary to observe that it was often a matter of obligation to pass through a thinly peopled district to satisfy the want of places beyond them. Then, with regard to "the distances—this line would bring Maidstone 20 miles nearer Condon, and 15 miles nearer Dover. Maidstone was the most inunrtant town in Kent. The branch to Tunbridge would be 36 %,0201. Their then branch would be 170,0001., so that, as tba Noble Chaim/lan stated, by the expenditure man extra 200.0001., On whole of the AShferd district would be accommodated. Their dists ace te Tunbritiae would be four miles shorter, but on the South - Eaerarn line the gradients would be better, and this superiority would 'make the de i etance in time ab solutely shorter. Mr. Stephenson avid Mr. Bidder had shown that the saving in gradients wonid ove - talance the disadvantage of dis • lance. Mr. Cubitt had said that twelve carriages would pass over the South-Eastern line where ten weald pass over his ; and this was important, when he came to c a snsider the question of gradients. With reference to the t arick;ayer's.arms station, it was the pro perty of the South-Bast inn r onpany, so that the allegation of their being in connexion wl,h a .nat station was an absurdity. He would now contrast the grad: ents on these lines. The cost of the graliente on the Kent Par s from London to Ashford was on'y lin 102. Ile would !'" re. '" - sr to the gradients prestnned, but to those on the projectea Imes. s o had a gradl On the Maidstone line, the At mo mheric Company , of 4 1 ., miles in l ength of lin 80, and another of 8% miles in le' sath of 1 In 130, making thirte - n Mlles worse than 1 in 100. o* .i the Tunbrid g e line there was a gradient of 5% miles in 'meal, of linBo ; so that tillietech o: nearly one-half of the n'avoepheric line would be or, a vvelsee gradient than the whole of the south-Eastern line. Thus the worst gradient on the opposing line occurred in the twine), Where the apex of the line was placed. Looking at the ease as it stood before their Lordships, he was happy thet he had Mr. Stephenson on the side of the gond gradients, and he (Mr. Austin) could not help being of his opinion, for he should always be ready to Choose a gradient of 1 in 10 to 1 in 100. The South-Eastern Company had got a Bill this session for en larging the station at Ashford, as the grand depot ; the station in fact, as Mr. Ciiiiitt had stated, of the South-Eastern Company that had cost a quarteS of a million. Mr. TALBOT objected to any such subject authority of Lord Tehterden, being gone Into on the fir. AsasTiet believed he had a right to allude to it. Then, with regard ',a the crossing of roads on the level Mr. Cubitt had stated that these ware always bad thin gs. The Noble Chairman had asked w b . r a clime could not be introduced under the direction of the saoard of Trade, and there was no reason why such a clause should not be introduced. These crossings were certainly injurious, but they were easily obviated. With respect to the rate of toll, as it was a ere ss t) ; a ProspeCtive matter, it was r ea ll y a very amus i ng t hi ng, b ut ,! e ,_ausoslS ufle tO Mr. Wilkinson when th e t o ll s were re d uce d i n amoun t must be increased in quantity . With regar d t o w h a t M r. nill 'lusott had said about stealing the plans of the Croydon Company, all had to say was that if the Chairmanand Directors and Engineer of th e South-Eastern Company, had stolen the plit - hs, they were very mal-a-droit thieves, for they obohad stelen, it they had stolen at all, that which nsly would pick up In the streets. After referring to the allegations ageing the Sollthetastern Company, the Learned Counsel stated that the oppositinti Was neither more nor less than a Croydon opposition, and had reference whatever to public advantage. If this South Eastern branch were made there would be a distinct entrance from North F_ent into London, whereas if the reverse were to hold, the Whole, of that traffic would come over the Croydon line, and thus it ' , vauld form the drain to the whole county of Kent. After speaking 'Of the value of competition. and citing Ricardo's authority on the poli tical dogma of the value of competition, Mr. Austin alluded to the benefit of a united management. There was no doubt but that Mid itent must be accommodated, and he trusted that the Committee Would not lightly postpone the decision for another year, for he felt bound to remind the Cemmittee that the expense of these contests Were equal to the whole expense of working the line for one year. To the Ran of Devon the Counsel replied that the distance by the atmospheric line was 24 miles, and by the South-Eastern route 28% mi:es to Tunbridge. in Mr. Mr. . USTN Co hentinued 1 / 7 stetting that they hod the consent of the p l an —perhaps not the b es itof t district, at dt that t , e n promoters had given a good asasa be devised—yet a good plan, sa ti s f a ctory to the district, area in every way a workable plan. dshisa itot to postpone this Bill, he would, therefore, ask of their Lor the re-ad i but allow the preamble to be proved. m Watt of Duties The room was cleared. On The Cita lama N stated that the preamble of the, g o , nu_v h . bad not Seen proved, and the Bill is, consequently, lost. Lateen line Room D. GLASGOW, Dunn'luzs , 11111) "R1E87421 (continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) After au interval, b o th parties submitted clause s, in order to carry out the intention of the Committee in the resolution they had come to. An argument took place on the clauses of the respective parties, Mr. Sergeant WIttSGRAM contending that his clauses were In full accordance with the resolution of the Committee, while those sub mitted by the promoters of the Bill, if agreed to, would actually con travene its intention, which was to protect the through traffic of the Caledonian and would introduce a great deal of legislation that was foreign to the object sought to be accomplished. Sir T. PHILLIPS replied in support of the clauses the promoters of the Bill hal submitted. He maintain ed that unless the provisio ns of these clauses were admitt e d , the Gl asgow and Ayr Company would be placed In an injurious position, and would not be able to receive proper indemnity for the giving up to the Caledonian Company the least expensive and most profitable portion of the line. fr After some further discussion ou the clauses, the parties were ordered to withdraw. On our re-admission, The Cu tiastaN latimatel that the Committee were of opinion that Ur. Sergeant Wrangtiam's clauses did carry out the intention of the resolution coins to by the Committee. The preamble of the Bat, as altered in agreement with the amend ments made by the Committee, and the new clauses admitted, was then passed, and ths several clauses of the Bill gone through and agreed to. , The Hill with the amendments was then ordered to he reported, to the Rouge. The ComtniLtee then seperated, having terminated their labouri. Len H. 7/.; , ' a 2391703177ZGH AND GLASGOVIi AND .COTTIS CENTEA.X. TUNCTION. T: e Committee decided that the preamble of the Bill had not been proved. Tt e Committee then proceedol with the comileritiot of the Edii burgh and Glasgow Union Canil !int la sTfly Pill, anti ""era occupied bearing evil dice in support of it up to the hour of ad journ,:disnt. HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP LXX. This Committee met again this morning at twelye o'clock, Sir George Clerk in the chair. There were also present all the other members of the Committee, viz., Colonel Peel, lion. Captain Car negie, lion. Mr. Smythe, and Mr. Tower, DUBLIN AND SANDYMOUNT ATMOS.. PHERIC. The case having been resumed, Mr. Shi', after some discussion, stated that the opposition on the part of the Grand Canal Company had been withdrawn, the pro moters having agreed to pay that company the sum of 1,500/, as compensailon for the injuries which the construction of this line might inflict on their property. Mr. MALLET then said that there was no further opposition to the Bill, and the Committee were now in a position to declare the pre amble of the 8111 proved. The CHAIRMAN said that he did not think they were; the 0 1 ,;N;tion which had been raised by Mr. Murphy as to this Bill 'proposing to give land to this company which had already b en granted this ses sion to the Dublin and Kingstown Railwa:„ Company had not been removed. Mr. MALLET thought that that, objection might be easily got over, as future legislation Could of :.purse repeal a previously made law. The CIIAIRMAN MIS Of opinion that the House could not, in the same session, repeal 'part of a Bill that had received the royal assent. The C RAIRMAA v ',..hen asked whether the consent of the Board of Admiralty the Bill had been obtained I 1 7ADDT, the Parliamentary agent, said that they would be Pre'ared to produce the written consent of the Board before the Committee separated. Mr. MALLET !said that the difficulty as to the other point above, the land already given to the Dublin and Kingston Company, might be obviated by the insertion of a clause in this Bill compelling the promoters to carry their line over that of the other company at the point in question by means of a viaduct, which should afford no obstruction to the traffic on the Dublin and Kingstown Railway. After a lengthened discussion, the Committee adjourned (wallop having given any decision) till two o'clock to-morrow. DIRECT MANCHESTER AND LON DON RAILWAY COMPANY (RASTRICK'S LINE). A meeting of the shareholders of this Company took place yesterday in the London Tavern, under the provisions of an Act of Parliament entitled the Railways Dissolution Bill. Mr. J. Dillon took the chair, The CitaiRKAN said that their efforts to obtain a Bill had failed, in consequence Of the mere formal difficulties placed in their way by sae standing orders of the House of Com mons. It was said that an amalgamation existed between them and the Remington line, but such was not the case. They held 400,0001., and they were attempted to be forced into an implied amalgamation with a company which did not possess more than 7,000/. They had returned 31. 10s. a share, and they reserved a sum varying from 70,0001. to 80,0001. to preserve themselves against the risks to which they were exposed by threats held out against them of law proceedings—and they were now prepared to pay back the remainder of the money as soon as they were relieved from the danger of these proceedings. The Company was, therefore, dissolved before the Act under which they met that day came into operation, and they accordingly were not af fected by it. He considered that the whole meeting was illegal; they had not even sufficient to constitute it, as the shareholders who had received the return on their shares had retired from the Company, and no longer possessed any right to vote or be present at their meeting. Mr. PococK said that he repeatedly applied for informa tion whether an amalgamation existed or not with Remington's line, but his applications, either by letter or personally, were equally disregarded ; he was refused all information, and he considered that the conduct of the direc tors was most discreditable and disgraceful in withholding that information, and he should move the appointment of scrutineers. Mr. RiotAnnsox said that if the expenses amounted to twenty-five shillings a share, after receiving 42,000/. from Remington's line, he did not believe that the directors had acted as they ought to have done by the directors. An amendment was then put that the question be not now put, which was declared to be carried, and the original reso lution was then declared to have been lost. The meeting was then adjourned. LATEST PRICES OF SHARES IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM PANIES' STOCK. From the Official List, PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING LONDON, TUESDAY, JULY 28. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. • TIIE SUN, LONDON, THIIII.SDAY EVENING, JULY 30, 1846. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. WESTERN CMCWP.—Preter, jay 2t. The commission for this county was opened here ot Saturday by Mr. Justice Brie and Mr: Baton Platt. On Sunday both the !mimed jutiges attended divine service at the Cathedral. The husincsg of the assizes commenced this morning, JUstice Erie presiding in the Nisi Prius Court, and Mr. Baron Platt in the Crown Court, The business is rather heavy, there being 27 causes entered for trial, of which six are Marked for special juries. The calendar is heavy, there being 52 prisoners for trial, and itlany of the charges against them are of a Seriotts nttture. They may thus be classed:—Manslaugh ter, 4 ; rape, 2 ; arson, 4 ; unnatural, 1 ; assault with intent, 1 ; shooting with intent to murder, 1 ; burglary, 10 ; sheep stealing, 4 ; horse stealing, 1 ; bigamy, 1 ; false pretences, 1 ; embezzlement, 2 ; larceny, 20. Of these only 5 can read and write well, 27 imperfectly, 16 !Tither read nor write, and of 4 there is no account. CROWN COURT. BEFORE MR. BARON PLATT. them to be impounded in order that they might be pro duced oh any future occasion if they were required. James Brooker, the constable of West Grinstead, was then called, and he deposed that in April, 1845, the prisoner, whom he had previously known, came to his house, and after some conversation had taken place between them, he made a charge of a certain descrip- POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MAN SION- HO US E. Yesterday a great deal of interest was excited by the examination of a yonne man, named John Puce Hum phrey, who was brought before the Lord Mayor, charged with having uttered a forged acce stance, purporting to be the acceptance of Hugh Stamftsd, Esq.. for 181. 18s., there being no such person as Hugh Stamford, Esq., in existence. Mr. Vyner, solicitor, of Ironmonger Hall, attended for the prosecution, and a solicitor, appared for the prisoner. Mr. R. Knight, clerk to Mr. D. Birkett, jun., of Bill court, Mincing-lane, wine-merchant, stated that, on the 11th of March' he received from the prisoner the bill of exchange produced, dated 7th of March, drawn by him and purporting to be accepted by Hugh Stamford, Esq., Ivy-cottage, Hampton Wick, and made payable two months after date, at 78, Park-street, Grosvenor-square. The prisoner endorsed the bill in presence of witness, who received it on behalf of his employer, in part pay ment for goods sold, either wine or guano. When the bill became due, witness sent a letter directed to Hugh Stamford, Esq., Ivy-cottage Hampton Wick, Middlesex, but the letter was returned, endorsed "no such person of that name at Ivy-cottage." Upon his cross-examination the witness said he could not swear that he received the identical bill from the prisoner, for he had received a great many bills on that very day, but he believed that such was the case. It was certainly paid into the house. The prisoner's solicitor—There is no question as to its heine: uaid into the house. Mr. Vyner, solicitor to Mr. Birkett, jun., then gave evidence—He had, in consequence of instructions from Mr. Birkett, applied to tin alleged acceptor for payment, and upon the return of the letter unopened, he went to Ivy Cottage, but could get no information about Hugh Stamford, Esq., either there or from the postmen or some old inhabitants of the place. 'I he prisoner, he learned, was known in the neighbourhood, having dealt in guano and other articles there. The prisoner's solicitor said he could prove that the acceptance was no forgery; that it was in the hand writing of Mr. Hugh Stamford. Mr. Arthur Burke, clerk to a solicitor, proved that he knew a gentleman of the name of Hugh Stamford, and swore via; the acceptance was in the handwriting of Mr. Stamford, who was what was formerly called a sharebroker, but what was now called a stag. — (Laughter.) Witnes: knew the prisoner, but had never done business with him. Mr. Hugh Stamford went by the name of Thorn in London, and Stamford in the country. Witness took persons to him who wanted to sell scrip letters, and get a commission upon the business. " I never," said he, " work without being paid for it." I have an impression that his name was Thorn. Before this business, my impression was that his bond fide name was Stamford, but now my impression is that his name is Thorn. When I introduced parties to him for the sale of letters, the name of' Thorn was on the counting-house door. I al ways treated Mr. Stamford as the principal. There was a grey-headed man there whom I considered to be his clerk. Lien against Mr. Percy Burrell, and at the same time said he would make him pay dearly fur what he had done. _ _ _ _ Mr. Baron PARKE said that this evidence did not carry the case any further. The statute, in his opinion, only applied where the charge was made directly to the person accused of the offence, and that it would not do where it was made to a third party. He would, how ever, take the opinion of Dir. Justice Coltman upon the point. His Lordship accordingly retired to the other court to confer with his learned brother, and upon his return he said that Mr. Justice Coltman concurred with him in the opinion that the present indictment against the prisoner, as principal, could not be supported, and that the course that ought to have been adopted was to indict Bowyer as the principal and the defendant as an ac• cessory before the fact. The prisoner must therefore be acquitted on the present indictment ; but he should order him to be detained, so that another indictment, charging him as an accessory before the fact, might be pref . : rred against him at the next assizes. Mr. Wishaw inquired whether the Court would give any directions with regard to Bowyer. Mr. Baron PARKE said he should make no order with regard to him. Tne parties would proceed in the ordi nary way before the Magistrates. Mr. Bodkin said that the grand jury had returned a bill against Bowyer and the prisoner Steer, for con spiracy, and he now applied to the Court to fix the amount of bail to be entered into by the defendant Bowyer. Mr. Baron PARKE said that the amount must be larger than in an ordinary case, and the defendant Bowyer must enter into his own recognisance in 2001., and find too sureties in 1001. each, and give 48 hours' notice to the prosecutor's attorney, in order that the sufficiency of the bail might be inquired into. Boyer, who had been in Court during the trial of the other defendant, was then called upon to plead, and. having pleaded not guilty, he was ordered into custody. James Hill was indicted for having feloniously stolen a ram, the property of William Manning. There was a second count charging him with killing the same with intent to steal the carcase. Mr. Cole conducted the prosecution ; Mr. Cox de fended the prisoner. From the evidence adduced on the part of the prose cution, it appeared that the prosecutor was a farmer, re siding at East Ansty, in this county. On the 3d of May last, his shepherd saw his flock of sheep safe in a field near to a road, but on going to the field on the morning of the 4th, he found the gate of the field unhung, and one of the flock (a ram sheep) missing. Upon this the prose cutor went to his field, and on examination found tracks of where the sheep had been caught and killed. Tracks of blood were then found, together with the footsteps of a man, leading along the road towards a cottage where the prisoner lived, and one drop of blood was found on the stairs in front of the cottage door. A search-war rant being obtained, the house of the prisoner was searched, and in a jut in the cupboard some ram's mut ton fat was found, and also two pieces of mutton. Fur ther examination of the premises being made, tracks of a man's footstep were found leading from the back of the cottage across the garden into a ploughed field, and over the hedge into a furze brake, and under a furze bush was found a bag containing about thirty pounds' weight of mutton, which had been recently killed, and which appeared to be ram's mutton. Of this one piece matched exactly with one of the pieces found in the cottage, and a witness was called, who identified the bag in which the mutton was found as a bag belonging to the prisoner, and which had been left at his master's house by the prisoner for some days. The constable who apprehended the prisoner also proved that one of the marks of the footsteps found where the sheep was killed corresponded with a track made by the boots which the prisoner wore, and was also precisely similar with the track which led to the furze hush from the prisoner's cottage. Mr. Cox then addressed the jury for the prisoner, and Mr. Baron PLATT having summed up, the jury found the prisoner Guilty. A former conviction for felony was then proved against him, and he was sentenced to be transported for ten years. This is the only case worthy of report in the Crown Court, and nothing of the slightest public interest has been taken at Nisi Prius. The LORD MAYOR said the witness just examined had proved the ca , :e for the prosecution. Mr. Thorn was the acceptor of the bill. The prisoner's solicitor submitted that it was clearly shown that his client had committed no offence. Mr. Hugh Stamford, as the prisoner knew the gentleman, was the acknowledged acceptor of the bill. The LORD MAYOR—Produce your other witness. Mr. Herbert Wall, of No. 4, Cross Keys-square, Little Britain, was then called for the prisoner. He said, lam now out of business. I was in the wine trade some years ago. I know a Mr. Hugh Stamford. I knew him when he resided at Chapel-place, Poultry, and after wards at No. 21, Nelson-street, City-rOad. He is a dealer in shares. I have seen him write many times. This acceptance is his. I have known him by the names of Stamford and Thorn promiscuously. Cross-examined by Mr. Vyner—l have seen him write in the name of Thorn. I have seen him both ac cept and indorse bills in that name. He is now at Good wood races. He is a. sporting man, and has been very fortunate this year on the Derby. Ido not know that he had any christian name, for he was never baptised. The prisoner's solicitor said the evidence of Mr. Wall confirmed the fact of his client's innocence. If it pleased Mr. Stanford, he might have gone in the name of Thomas Williams, or John Thomas, but he accepted the bill in the name by which he is known to Mr. Humphrey. There was no pretence for saying that the prisoner had uttered a forgery. Mr. Wall's cross examination was continued —Mr. Hugh Stamford first came up to London in the name of Thorn. I was not aware that he then used another name, but he came to my office as a clerk in the name of James Thorn. I was then a wine-merchant in !Tart street, Mark-lane. It was seven or etsht years ago. He was with me seven or eight years ago about a couple of years. I have known him, in the share market both as Hugh Stamford and Thorn. He took a manor in Kent last year, and I always addressed letters to him then as Hugh Stamford. I called upon him in Chapel place. He went by the name of Thorn in London, and by that of Stamford in the country. I have addressed letters to him at Lurbiton and Hampton Wick in the lat ter name. They were letters which I re-addressed or put in an envelope, which had been t-ent to his country house in the name of Thorns or Thorne Brothers. Never - received' any letters from him from Hampton Wick; The lindlOrd took possession of the`- premises I believe, for rent, either in December 1844 or 1845. The body of the bill is one in my handwriting. I drew it at 78, Park -street, Grosvenor-square. The LORD MAYOR—Knowing that he went by two names, did you not ask in which he intended to accept ? Witness—The prisoner asked me to draw the bill, and I did so by his dictation. I put the address, Ivy Cot tage, Hampton Wick, by the prisoner's direction. and I saw Mr. Stamford sign the bill in the prisoner's pre sence. I did not see any money pass at the time. The LORD MAYOR—And you knew at the time that bill was accepted in the name of Stamford, that it was accepted by your old clerk Thorn ? Witness--I did. I knew him in both names. I heard him say that he was not baptised, and that he might take any name he pleased.—(A laugh.) The prisoner's solicitor said it was quite impossible that after what had been stated his client could be sup. posed to be guilty of having uttered a forged acceptance. The LORD MAYOR said he should remand the case till Saturday, and refused to take bail for the appearance of the prisoner. His Lordship directed that Mr. Wall and Mr. Burke, the witnesses, should attend upon the next examination. HOME CIRCUIT, Lewes, Tuesday, July 28. The Commission for Sussex was opened on - Monday. The calendar and cause list are both very light, there being only twenty prisoners for trial, and fourteen com mon jury causes on the civil side. CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Baron PARKE.). Daniel Steer, 28, was indicted under the statute, for having feloniously threatened to charge Percy Burrell with having committed a felonious assault, with the in tent thereby to extort money from him. Mr. Clarkson, Mr. Bodkin, and Mr. Johnson con ducted the prosecution. The prisoner had no counsel. Mr. CLARKSON stated the case for the prosecution, and the circumstances appeared to be of rather an ex traordinary character. The prosecutor is the eldest son of Sir C. Burrell, M.P., and is also related to the family of Colonel Wyndham. The defendant is the son of one of the lodge-keepers to Colonel Wyndham, and the transaction which led to the present prosecution was re presented to have taken place in Paris three or four years ago. It appeared that Mr. Percy Burrell had been travelling on the Continent, and while at Paris met the prisoner, who introduced himself to him as having formerly been connected with the establishment of Col. Wyndham ; and, upon his representing himself to be in distress, Mr. Burrell gave him a small sum of money to help him home, and soon after this a person named Bowyer, who acted as an attorney at Petworth, made a communication to the solicitor of Sir C. Burrell, as from the prisoner, to the effect of charging Mr. Percy Burrell with the offence in question, and it appeared that upon the prisoner being subsequently confined in gaol upon another cause, he confessed to the chaplain that the charge against Mr. Percy Burrell was without founda tion, and that he had been instigated to make it by Mr. Bowyer for the purpose of extorting money from Sir C. Burrell. Mr. Clarkson, in the course of his address, said that of course all along the family had scorned any idea of compromise, and the moment they obtained the neces sary evidence, they instituted proceedings against the defendant, and also against Mr. Bowyer, but he at the same time told the jury that there was reason to doubt the truth of the story told by the prisoner as to Mr. Bowyer having been the original instigator of the of fence; and as the share taken by that person Li the transaction would no doubt have to be investigated by another jury, who would form their own opinion upon the evidence that would be adduced, he should refrain from saying anything that might prejudice that inquiry, and would merely observe that doubt was entertained whether the prisoner told the truth when he stated that Mr. Bowyer was the person who incited him to make the charge. The Learned Counsel having concluded his ad dress, the following evidence was adduced:— The Rev. Mr. Langshawe deposed that he was chap lain at the Petworth gaol. He remembered the prisoner being brought there to undergo a sentence of six months' imprisonment. Shortly after the prisoner came into the gaol he made a communication to him in reference to the charges he had made against Mr. Percy Burrell, and ultimately, after having been cautioned with regard to the serious effect of the admissions he had made, he per sisted in them, and witness took his statement down in writing, and the prisoner signed it, and the same paper he now produced. The statement was then put in and read. It was of great length, and commenced by a solemn declaration that the charge he had made against Mr. Percy Burrell was utterly false, and a most wicked fabrication. He then went on to give a detailed statement of the share Mr. Bowyer had in the transaction, and asserted that he had first instigated him to make the charge, assuring him that it would be the means of getting a large sum of money from the Burrell family, and sufficient to make them both " gentlemen." He also declared in the state ment that Mr. Bowyer had written letters for him to copy as from Mr. Percy Burrell, in the feigned name of John Smith, and that, in fact, all he had done was by his advice and instigation. The prisoner likewise admitted that nothinc , more took place at Paris between him and Mr. Burrell,' except that he received 15 francs from him, upon his representing to him that he was in great dis tress, to assist him to return to England. Mr. C. Coppard deposed that he was a solicitor at Horsham, and acted as the local agent and attorney for Sir C. Burrell. In the month of January, 1845, he was at Petworth, when Mr. Bowyer made a communi cation to him, and afterwards handed to him two letters which be now produced. Mr. CLARKSON called upon Mr. Bowyer to produce the letters in question, and he did so; and they were handed to Mr. Straight and read as evidence. The first letter was dated Paris, December 23, 1844; and the second, December 29, in the same year, and the latter distinctly made the charge against Mr. Burrell referred to in the indictment. Mr. Coppard's examination was then proceeded with —He said that Mr. Bowyer also produced a third letter, signed " John Smith," which he represented to be the name assumed by Mr. Percy Burrell in his communica tion with the prisoner. He also asked witness if he was sufficiently acquainted with Colonel Wyndham to get an interview with him, and be told him he was not. Mr. Bowyer then asked him if he knew Mr. Percy Burrell, and he replied that he did, but not intimately. Witness communicated what had taken place to Mr. Walter Burrell, the brother of Mr. Percy, and subsequently had an interview with Sir C. Burrell. Mr. JOHNSON asked the witness whether at this inter view anything was said by Mr. Bowyer about the um of 1,000/. ? Mr. Coppard said he did not recollect that any par ticular sum was mentioned, but Mr. Bowyer said that the matter was one of very great importance, and the sooner something was done to hush it up the better. Tie also suggested the propriety of his being aunt to Paris to see Mr. Percy Burrell, and he said that he thought Sir Charles had better entrust him with some money, and he believed the sum mentioned was 1,0001. Ile also said that if when he saw Mr. Burrell at Paris he was not provided with sufficient money of his own, he (Mr. Bowyer) would propose to advance the money out of his own pocket, and would take his note of hand or pro missory note for the amount, which he would endorse to Sir C. Burrell upon his return to England, for him to hold as security against his son. Witness mentioned the proposition to Sir C. Burrell, omitting that portion of it respecting the advance of the money, which he was quite sure would not be agreed to, or even listened to, and Sir Charles repudiated it altogether, and said he did not believe the charge, and he would not give the tenth part of a farthing to hush it up, and the whole matter should, on the contrary, be fully investigated if any charge was made. The witness then stated that Mr. Bowyer distinctly represented that the letter signed John Smith was written by Mr. Percy Burrell. Mr. Baron PARKE here interposed, and expressed an Bowyer re a w nd as th m e opinion that u p on th e ev id ence as it s t oo d a t presen t, Bo s o d o e l3 o . u s t h t a o re b t e ho th p e ris p o r n i e n r ci a p p a p l eianrothdetotrhaanvse acttaken was that of accessory before the fact. Mr. Bornarf said that the case for the prosecution was, that the prisoner's statements with regard to his being instigated by Bowyer, were all false, and that he had merely acted as his agent. Mr. Baron PARKE said that did not alter the facts. The charge was made by Bowyer by the production of the letters, and he also suggested the advance of money to enable him to go to Paris, as he said, to hush up the business ; and if the evidence amounted to anything it made him a principal. Mr. CLARKSON explained that a difficulty had been thrown in the way of the prosecution by the letters being withheld by Mr. Bowyer until that moment. As it was uncertain, therefore, as to the course that - might be taken, he begged to apply to the Court to order the letters and all the other documents that had been produced, to be impounded. Mr. Baron roxE laid certainly he should 9rder Name of Company. Austrttlasla • • • . • • • • • • Itritsh North American Commercial of London Colonial .. ... •• • • • .. Londn and Westininstr London Joint-stock ... Metropolitan Provincial of Ireland.. Ditto, New... .... National of Ireland .. Nat. Provncial of Eng, Ditto, New... Union of Australia • ... Union of London. Dividend per Annum. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. V. per cent. V. per cent. 51. per cent. 51. per cent. 51. per cent. 61. per cent. Si. per cent. X s. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 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 INSURANCE 0 Name of Company. Dividend per Annum. Albion • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Alliance litrlt. and For. Ditto Marine.. • • • • • Atlas • • • • • • British Commercial .. Clerici,Aled.&Geu.Life 2ounty • . • • • • .• • • •• • • Eagle • • • Eng. & Scot. Law European Life •..... Freemasons' . • • Globe • • .• • •• • • • • Guardian ••••• • • • • • Imperial Fire . • • • • • .. Imperial Life Indemnity Marine • Law Life.. • • • ... • ... Legal and General Litt London Fire London ship .... Marine.. .. Med. Invlid& Gen. Life National Lean Fund.. National Life..... Palladium Lilt Phcanix • • Protector Life • . Provident Life........ Rock Life............ lloyal Exchange Nun Fire.. Ditto Life Universal Life • • ..... CANALS. i Dividend i Names of ;,, ( Dividend Names of . Companies. '. l 1 per Price. Companies. ‘ ,l aa Ann e :in. Price' co I Annum. cn 1 X 1 I X Ashtn& Oldh, 97 51.55. pe' 70 Monmouthsh 100 81. 160 Ashby-d-la-Z'll3i 4/. ' 70 Mntgomrysh 100 51. 98 Barnsley.... 160, 121. 180 Macclesfield. 100 - 38 Basingstoke.. 100' - - Neath ...... 100 171. 340 Brknk&Abrg 150! 5/. 85 Nottingham. 150 12/. - Cromford....!loo, 14/. 150 Peak Forest. 78 31. 40 Dudley 'lOOl 41. - Regent's ...• 33 I/. ss. 25 Derby ... •• • ilOO 6/. 73 Rochdale ..•. 85 41. 77 Ellsmre&Chs 133 41. 55 Shropshire .. 125 81. - Erewash •• • 100 321. 300 Somrset Coal 150 71. 10s. 130 Forth & Clyd 100; 4/. - Do. Lk Id St 12 6/. p. c. 11 Grand.runctn 100 71. 95% .Stffrd &Wore 140 281. 295 ~rand Union 100' 1/. 10s. - Shrewsbury.. 125 15/. 230 Glamorgnsh . 172 13%1. 210 Stourbridge.. 145 20/. 315 instr&Brk_ly, , 00' - - Strtfrd on Av 79 1/. 10s. - Grantham • .!150; 12/. l 100 Severn and] 26 I/. Bs. 32 Huddersfield. 57: - - 1 Wye Rail. K.ennt & AVII I 39 7s. 6d. 93. z Trnt& MI 50 301. Lancaster I, 47: 11. 10s. - 1 sey, 'A sh• - Leeds& Livrp;loo; 341. 520 .Tha.ms &Med 19 - - Leicester 'l4 o. 101. 105 tWorcstr Sc I,eicstr &Nth , 8.1: 41. 60 1 Dimling.i 78 2/. 44 Loughboroghl 142 701. 850 Wilts& Erks 67 1/. 11 DOCKS. Dividend Amount 1 , Name of Company. per or Paid. Price. Annum. Share. i I II X a. d. 4 a. d. Commercial •• •• East and West India East Country . I/. per sh. 100 0 0- I.3ndon ...... •..•... 51. pr cent• i Stock• St. Katharine •• •• ••. • ' 5 per cent. ' Stock. Southampton •••• • • .. 4/. per cent. 50 0 0 , 50 0 0 lIVATER-VIORSI3. Dividend Name of Company. per ' Annum. East London.... •• ' N. Grand Junction •••• •• 3/. 106. Kent•• •• •• •• 21. 10s. Vauxhall .... •••. • . • • 51. per cent. West Middlesex ••• . • . Si. ss. pr cnt. LIST OF SCOTTISH CO: Name of Company. Dividead per Arinum. Amount of Share. Amount of i Paid. Share. 4 s. d. 100 0 0 41 13 4 100 0 0 100 0 0 63 12 9 .:11.11TIES' Pall X s. d. Bank of Scotland Royal Bank of Scotland British Linen Company Commercial Bank • . • • National Bank Union Bank of Scotland Western Bank North of Scotland Bank Clydesdale Bank Eastern Bank. • • Caledonian Bank Edinb.& Glasgow Bank City of Glasgow Bank . Scottish Union Ins. Co. Hercules Insurance Co. Insur. Co. of Scetlnd North British Insur. Caledonian Fire Insur. Ediniturgh Life Insur. Edin. & (Haag. Railway Ditto, lA Shares • • . • tc• Grantn Masew & A.yrshir Rail. Glass. to Gresackßail. Glsgw to Garntirk Rail. Dtuidee& Arbroth Standard LifeAssarnce.' 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 81. per cent. Gl. per cent. 61. per cent. 7341. pr cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 734 I. pr cent. 61. per cert. 51. per cent. 51. per cent. 71. per cent.' 51. per cent. 534 I. pr cent. 101. per cent. 61. per cent. 1/.los. perc. 75.6 d. p. s. s. d 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 19 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. 20 0 0 All paid. All paid. All paid. Ail paid. 2 10 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 1200 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 50 0 0 71. per cent. 21. p.r cent. 61 . per cent. 6i. per cent. 161, per cent. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT GLASGOW. it is our p ainful c duty to announce one of the most disastrous a taken place in connexion with this locality fur som e t hat has viz., the destruction of the lar g est of the cotton mills at 'run e : tocher, belonging to William Dunn, Esq., of this city. The mill, which forms half a square, and is six stories in height, was discovered to be on fire about seven o'clock last night (Sunday), and intelligence having been received in this city between eight and nine, the IVest of England and city en gines, including the new engine " The Clyde," were instantly dispatched, drawn by four horses each, and accompanied by some of our police force, to the scene of the fire ; but by the time of their arrival it was evident that their efforts could only be of use in saving the adjoining property, in which we are glad to say they were in a great measure successful. On our arrival t arr ival at the fire almost ell the floors had fallen in, and, from mtapapeccaormanpacneioefd by the flames through the windows of great extwenats, the roaring of the devouring element, th e e ff ect beer. most terri fi c. When we left, the fire had, to a n : got under. By this sad occur rence, we beli eve , about empl oy ment; n 3 hundred individuals will be thrown out of but those to whom we spoke seemed as much con ce rned a bout the effect th e di sas t er m i g ht have on their. vene ra bl e an much-respected master as about their own fate in being thrown totally idle.— Glasgow A rid John Russell left town yesterday, for the Priory, Stanmore. His Lordship procteds from the Priory to , Cheney's, 31. 10s. 6 per cent. 6/. per cent, 13s. 6d. pr sh. 78. per share 51. per cent. 10s. 6s. 5/. per cent. 5% per cent. 51. per cent. 61. per cent. 5/. per cent. 6/. and bonus 12s. 11. sh. & be It. Ss. 10a. 10s. 5/. per cent. 141. per ct. 51. per cent. 81. per cent. 51. per cent. 3/. p. ct. & bs. 51. per cent. 11. 53. 45. 51. per cent. 61. 10s. 11. 6s. 105(/. pr cnt Amount of Share. Paid. I Price 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 17/IPANIES. Amount of Share. 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 1 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 5 0 0 Stock. 100 0 Paid. 4 a. el. 50 0 0 11 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 2 10 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 b 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 2u 44 23% 1G 27% 14% WORSHIP-STREET. EXTRAORDINARY NV ES rIGATION.—Ten persons, names Thomas and Mary Fitzgibbon, Dania and Margaret White, Edward Clarke, Patrick Shaughnessy, William Lynch, William Cummings, and Thomas and Sarah Boden, were charged with having been concerned in stealing a large quantity of household furniture, under the following peculiar circumstances : Sergeant Lambert, of the N division, intimated to the magistrate that the property in question had been clandes tinely removed by the prisoners from a house in North-place, Kingsland-road, which had been recently occupied by a widow named Dean, who died on Monday last in such a sudden and mysterious manner that the police had felt it necessary to communicate with the coroner of the district, in order that the circumstances attending her death might be fully investigated. Ellen Conney stated, that she had been for twelve years in the service of the deceased, but left her on Wednesday se'nnight, and the female prisoner Baden was engaged in her place. On Monday last she went to the house to apply for the wages that was due to her, and was answered by Mrs. Boden, who desired her to call on the following day. On calling at the time ap pointed the door was opened by the male prisoner, Fitz gibbon, who told her that her mistress could not be seen at present, and slammed the door in her face. On returning back the same evening, she met a woman in the front of the house, who informed her that her mistress had died suddenly on the preceding day, and that the house was in possession of some Irishmen and their wives, who had removed nearly all the furniture. Witness then made her way into the house through the front window, and on entering an inner room she observed a coffin containing the dead body of her mistress, at which she was so much affected that she hastened back to the street and gave information to the police. Sergeant Gilliver, N I, stated that having been applied to by the last witness, he knocked several times at the door, which was at length opened by the female prisoner, Fitz gibbon ; and on searching the different apartments, he found that all the furniture had been removed except two chests of drawers and a large box, which had been broken open and rifled of their contents. The only persons in the house were the two women, Fitzgibbon and White, and he took them both into custody. From information subsequently received he proceeded to a house in B Irton's-sourt, Hoxton, and afterwards to one in John's-row, St. Luke's (occupied by the prisoner Boden), at each of which he discovered a large quantity of valuable furniture, which had been since iden tified as the missing property ; and all the other prisoners, who were found in possession o f it, were taken into custody. The sergeant added, that, from the inquiries he had made, he had reason to believe that no surgeon had attended the deceased, and that her death had not been registered. In answer to the charge the prisoner Fitzgibbon said that he considered himself legally entitled to the property of the deceased, as he was nearly related to her, and all the other prisoners had acted under his directions. The witness Conney was here recalled by the magistrate, and stated that she had repeatedly heard her, late mis tress disavow all connexion with Fitzgibbon, and that she had forbidden him her house ; and another woman, named Ann Vaughan, deposed to the same facts. Mr. BROUGHTON said that he should order the prisoners Shaughnessy, Lynch, Cummings, and Margaret White, to be discharged, as there was not sufficient evidence to affect them, but he considered that a strong prima facie case of felony had been made out against all the other prisoners, and should remand them until that day week, for t he production of further evidence. THAMES. EXTIENSIVE R9BBERY:—Yesterday J o seph Davies, aged 22, late clerk to Mr. David Gadsden, colonial agent, Great St. Helen's, was brought befo re M r. Broderip, for re-examina tion, charged with stealing 8001. from his employer. Mr. Humphreys attended for the prosecution. The pri • soner was defended by Mr. G. Wells and Mr. Pelham, jun. It appeared that the prisoner was entrusted by his em ployer on the 22d of June to pay over to Williams, Deacon, and Co., the bankers, the sum of 8501. in notes, a cheque for 82/. 175., and cash to the amount of 13s. 2d., to the ac count of J. Gadsden and Son, sugar refiners. On the same day he was entrusted by the firm of Wainwright and Gads den, jun., sugar refiners, who occasionally employed him, with two cheques, with directions to fill them up for the sums mentioned, in the event of the two firms of Simpson and Co., and Truman and Co., not being able to fur nish him with the invoices ; but, otherwise, he was to in sert the amounts according to the invoice, less the discount. He filled up one cheque to the amount of 3501., and the other to the amount of 500/., but, instead of calling upon Truman and Cook and Simpson and Scutt, he paid the cheques into the banking-house of Williams, Deacon, and Co., for Mr. David Gadsden, and retained the m mey fur nished hint by that gentleman, which he appropriated to his own use. Wainwright and Gadsden, jun, were subsequently called upon by Truman and Conk and Simpson and Scott for their accounts, the fraud was discovered, and the prisoner 'was given into custody. He delivered up 570/.,' including three of the notes for 1001. each, delivered to him on the 22d of June, to Mr. David Gadsden, and 201. more was taken from him by the police. His defalcations are supposed to be 'very great. lie supported a large totabliiihnieut /Et the London-road, where he kept a woman named Stafford; which name he adopted, in first-rate style. Inspector Scot!, A, Se . geant Eves 14 H, and Peck, a constable, 87 H, havj, since the last examination, recovered property of the value of 1;2001., including a chaise and two horses, which he had recently purchased. His salary was only 501. a year. The prisoner was again remanded till Wednesday next, when it is expected other charges will be preferred. COMMITTALS FOR, FORGERY AT BIRMINGHAM. (Before Mr. Alderman JAMES and Mr. CHARLES SHANY, Borough Magistates.) On Wednesday morning, two persons, hitherto moving in respectable spheres of life, were brought up at the public office charged with two separate and distinct forgeries. The first case gone into was against a man named Row bottam, formerly a clerk to one of the most respectable carriers in the town. It appeared from the evidence that a few weeks ago the prisoner went to the warehouse of Mr. Pitt, at Baskerville-place, and purchased some japan goods, in payment for which he tendered a bill of exchange, pur porting to be accepted by a person named Brown, an agent, residing at Dudley. The prisoner obtained the goods, but not the difference between their value and the amount of the bill, which was for about 10/. On inquiry it was ascer tained that there were no assets at the bank of Rogers and Co. ' of London, to the credit of Brown , and that , in fact, the bill was a forgery. After an ineffectual attempt to prove that the bill was not a forgery the prisoner was committed to Warwick Assizes. The next charge was against a respectable man named Charles Taylor, a brush_manufacturer, residing in Great Charles-street. The warrant against him set forth that he, knowingly, offered a forged acceptance to a c,rtain bill of exchange, drawn by himself, bearing date the 14th day of April last, for the payment of 291. 17s. Mr. Thomas Evans deposed that he was clerk to Messrs. Moiliett and Sons, bankers, of Birmingham, and that he knew the prisoner to have been a customer of the firm. On the 16th of April last he received from the prisoner the note then produced. It was in the handwriting of the prisoner, and also a bill of exchange and cheque then produced. When the prisoner drew a cheque he was in the habit of sending a bill of exchange for the same amount. The bill before the Court was drawn by the prisoner upon Mr. James Berry, brush manufacturer, Duke-street, Birmingham, fur 29/. 175., and accepted, payable at Jones, Loyd, and Co.'s Bank, London. Mr. James Berry stated that he knew the prisoner, and had had dealings with him, but they always settled their accounts in cash. He never gave the prisoner a bill. Ile never signed a bill in his life, and the signature of James Berry upon the bill before the bench was not in his hand- Mr. ° Arthur Ryland, attorney to the above bank, stated that on the 20th or 21st he received a note from the pri soner, which he then produced, and which was in the follow ing words :—" Charles Taylor's respectful compliments to Mr. Ryland, and will thank him to get Mr. Berry's other bill from the bank this morning, and he will call to-night or to-morrow morning and take it up ; as he is going out of town early this morning, and will not return till evening, he prefers handing the money over Limself." He knew the prisoner's handwriting. The bill referred to is the same as that then produced. Mr. Glossopp, inspector of the detective force, depose - . to the apprehension of the prisoner that morning, and that when he told him, in the station, the nature of the charge against him, the prisoner said, " Now, I know what it is for." The magistrates committed the prisoner to Warwick assizes. UNITED MEXICAN MINING AS SOCIATION. A meeting of this Association was held yesterday, at the London Tavern, but reporters were refused admission. ROYAL BANK OF AUSTRALIA A general meeting of the proprietors was held yesterday in the board-room of the Company's premises, No. 2, Moorgate street, at twelve o'clock. John W. SUTHERLAND, Esq, having taken the chair called on the secretary to read the advertisement and notice 2onvening the meeting. The CHAIRMAN then said, it was matter of great gratifica 3on to him and the directors to have such a statement of the Company's affairs as that for the past year to lay before the proprietors, as he was sure it would give them satis faction. Ile felt it would be unnecessary for him to gi through the details, as they would be fully read to them by the Secretary. He read a most able and satisfactory letter from Mr. Benjamin Boyd, late Member of the Legislative Council of New South _ Wales, and Chairman of the Pastoral Association, upon the general affairs and prospects of the colony, addressed to J. W. Sutherland, Esq. It stated that stock was steadily advancing in price; sheep with stations in Port Phillip had changed hands at 16s. immediately after shearing, with the expectation that they would reach 20s. A large military and naval expedition to New Zealand had created a demand for slaughtered meat and live stock ; cattle sold at from 121. to 15!. sterling, and sheep at 20s. to 255. eacla; besides which cattle were daily driven to South Australia for the use of the mines; and as it ap peared that the mineral resources of that colony were inex haustible, it was impossible to r ay to what extent the de mand might.grow for draught and fat cattle. The colony had received nearly 40,0001. last year from India for horses. Foreign whalers and other shipping were rapidly increasing in the ports for the purpose of refurnishing. Such, the Chair man said, was a view of the state and prospects of the colony with which the interests of the Company were identified, anti it must be satisfactory to the proprietors. They were aware, he had no doubt, that steam naviga tion had been extended to India, and the Company were in hope that it would soon reach beyond Sin gapore to Australia, and give to the trade of this colony a new impetus. The Company would make every effort to induce the Government to this. A report on the subject was, dram tip, and would be laid before a public meeting Previous to its being submitted to the Government. From the recent changes in the Colonial-office, they had good reason to hope that this desideratum would be attained. The recent appointment also of a new governor, whose conduct had given great satisfaction in the West Indies, was also a source of expectation to the committee, who had waited on the governor prior to his going out, and found him every way inclined to make himself acquainted with, and to promote the commercial interests of, the colony. He concluded by calling on The SECRETARY, who read the report. It stated that there was a gross profit on the operations of the year of 36,6701. 13s. 9d.; that the dividends, interest, and charges, for the corresponding period, amounted to 19,5941. 9s. 7d., leaving 17,076/. 4s. 2d. to be added to the balance of profit in profit and loss account of last year, viz., 26,873/. 9s. Bd., thus in creasing it to the sum of 43,949/. 13s. 10d. From this, how ever, was to be deducted 1,0001., proposed to be now written off against preliminary expenses, and 24,1001. deposit notes already paid. That the forthcoming dividend would further reduce the amount by about 7,0 001 . That the affairs of the establishment, consequent upon the greatly improved position of the colony, coupled with the judicious and able superintendence of Messrs. B. Boyd and J. p. Robinson, fully justified an increase in the Company's dividend; and in anticipation of continued prosperity, the di rectors recommended the adoption of this measure to the share holders. That meanwhile, they considered it would be more satisfactory to form a reserve fund, than to add at this time more than one per cent. to the dividend hitherto paid. They there fore proposed that the half-yearly payment for the current year should be at the rate of six per cent. per annum, free income-tax. The CHAIRMAN, in answer to a question from a proprietor, stated that the accounts were made up its the colony to the 31st of January, and at home to the 30th of June. Mr. BRUCE moved that the report read be received, adopted, printed, and circulated among the proprietors. Mr. REID seconded the motion, which was carried una niincusly. Mr. S. PLINN moved that the following gentlemen, retiring from the board by rotation, should be re-elected directors for the ensuing year, viz., John W. Sutherland, Esq., Mark Boyd, Esq., and Joseph Phelps Robinson, Esq. Mr. TEESDALE seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. Mr. SUTHERLAND and Mr. BOYD being present, both ac knowledged the honour and the confidence which the proprie tors had been pleased anew to bestow on them, and assured them of their strict attention to the interests and the affairs of the Company. Mr. REID moved that the thanks of the proprietors should be given to the manager, J. H. Rae, Esq. Mr. PLINN seconded the motion, which was carried unani• mously by the meeting, and acknowledged by Mr. RAE. Mr. REID moved that a letter should be sent, conveying the thanks of the proprietors to Benjamin Boyd, Esq., and J. Robinson, Esq., in Australia, for their exertions in the interests of the Company. A PROPRIETOR seconded the 'Motion, and the meeting passed it unanimously. A vote of thanks to the Chairman having been passed, the meeting' was adjourned. :NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY.— The Eurydice, 26, Captain Elliott, was towed out of harbour to Spithead this morning by the Echo tug. She saluted on passing out. and presented a very beautiful appearance. Much credit is due to her master (Mr. Pascoe) for the very efficient trim in which the vessel now is, and for many advantageous improvements in her rig. We have no doubt but that the Eurydice will, thus well handled, achieve a victory over her competitors,in the forthcoming trial of sailing. The Neptune, 120, advanced ship, was docked yesterday, to have her copper overhauled and cleaned. The Comet steam-vessel, Commander Pretyman, returned from Plymouth on Sunday evening with supernumeraries. The Pique, 36, was taken out of dock yesterday, to be laid up for the present, it having been determined to lengthen her by the bow 30 feet, for which purpose another docking will be necessary, but which cannot be l given her until the ships now under process of refit are comp etFd in this dockyard were regaled last evening at the Kin n. the men engaged in the block machinery departmen . t head Point, at a sumptuous supper, given by Mr. Brewer, the inventor and patentee of the new block, to commemorate the adoption of that mode of manufacture by the Lords of the Admiralty for the use of the Royal Navy in future. The occasion afforded the patentee an opportunity of ex pressing his deep obligations to Mr. Joseph Hume, M.P. for Montrose, but lor whose more than fatherly and inde f3saltri.gßahrleeweexresratiidor bi i s n m h e i t s ie b f m applications sbu tec manufacture might o n % e 'e v r e n r m b e s i v i t o , M cheer e nl - b b e e e e n s a b d e o e p u t b ed w i es n h d e ru r n lla w je i s th ty t 's hr d e o e c t k i y m - a e r s ds t . bre T e h a e nd Ho e n n . e MOM The Seafiower cutter, Commander Roepel, arrived to-day from Jersey. The Agincourt, 72, Captain Johnstone, flag of Rear-Ad miral Sir Thomas Cochrane; the Irie, 26, Captain Mundy; and the Spiteful steam-sloop, Commander Maitland, were at Penang on the 4th of June. Mr. G. A. Stabb, late second master of the Volcano steam sloop in the Mediterranean, tried by a court-martial and dis missed his ship, on account of getting ashore with the Indian mail on board a few months since, has been appointed to the Trident steam-sloop at Chatham. Workmen from the establishment of Messrs. Cooke and Wheatstone, the inventors, commenced to-day to lay down the wires across this harbour from the Clarence-yard to the Port-Admiral's office in this dockyard, necessary for the pur pose of establishing an uninterrupted electric telegraph com munication from London into the Admiralty-house at this port, for the use of the Government. AN IRISTI NOTION OF ROGUERY.—Edward Lonergan was found guilty and sentenced to fifteen years' transporta tion at Waterford, last week, for burglary and robbery. The prosecutor, a poor farmer, stated that two men, the prisoner and another, broke into his house at night and demanded his money. One of them went over to the bed where his wife lay, and took a spraneen (a little purse) from under her head ; but not satisfied with what it contained, fell to beat ing the piOsecutor with a stick to force him to discover where the rest of his money was concealed. The other thief, who was armed with " a bitinderbush," went 4 , mouching about" till he found in a bole in the wall 5/. 55., with which they decamped, telling the lawful owner that he was " a devil of a rogue to hide his mosey is that manner," Price 19% 5,4 16% 7% 240 16% 14% 14% 10% 3 2% 9% 2/. Os. 205 11. 3s. 4U 198 210 113 101% 27 Price. :C ES. Price 171 158 223 164 14 92% 85 7th 133 245. 9d 14% 9% 28 1514 754 16% 4034 NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—Durham, July 27. CROii 7 lsf COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN.) Jelin Dell, aged 26, was Indicted fur having feloniously, and against her will, committed a rape upon Jane Ste venson, his own servant, a girl of 17 years of age. Mr. Otter appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Bliss and Mr. Matthews were counsel for the prosecutor, who is a married man, carrying on the business of master coachmaker, in the town of Barnard Castle. The prosecutrix, upon being examined, said that she came into the prisoner's service on the 23d of last May, and that on Sunday, the 28th of June, her sister, who lives at Staindrop, had been over to Barnard Castle, when, in the afternoon, at about four o'clock, the sister being on her return home, she, the witness, went about two miles with her on the way. Having lett her to come back to Barnard Castle, she met the prisoner, who had followed them, and he, after some persuasion, represent ing that there was a nearer road across some fields, caused her to accompany him that way. She soon found when they • had got some hundreds of yards from the road that he was leading her where there was no public path. He said, how ever that they should come to one a little way on, and that induced her to accompany him into some fields, where, taking anvantae . e of the loneliness of the place, he began to take liberties with her, and finally by violence accomplished his purpose. She said that she had a long struggle with him, which was perceptible from the state of the ground in a grass field where this happened, and in which the grass was beaten down for about five yards. He afterwards forcibly detained her there for upwards of half an hour. But in the mean time she had once made her escape for a distance, having ran into a corn-field, and there trodden down a good deal of the corn in her endeavours to get away. The girl, who was a person of most respectable ap pearance for her station, then said that she had men tioned the matter immediately on getting to the town, towards which the prisoner accompanied her. She had not told it to the first female she saw, but did to a Mrs. Raines, with whom she was better acquainted. That she Lad done so was proved by Mrs. Raines and others. A surgeon was called in to see her the same night, and an officer, sent to look at the spot, confirmed her as to the condition of the grass-field and the corn-field. In her cross-examination the prosecutrix admitted that she had stolen 25., about two years ago, from a Mrs. Railton, having, as she proceeded to say, obtained the money by breaking into the window of the house. She had also been charged with stealing 2s. in the same way from another person. She now admitted that she had Committed that theft also, and in the same way, by get ting in at the window. Mrs. Railton, one of the witnesses for the defence, swore that she would not believe the girl upon her oath. It had been asserted by the witnesses for the prosecu tion that the girl was much disturbed and distressed, and and that her bonnet and dress bore evident marks of violence, when she came home on the Sunday. Other witnesses, for the defence, denied both these, and several of the prisoner's witnesses, stated t'at they had pre viously seen the p;osecutrix and the prisoner upon such terms of familiarity as to occasion jealousy between the husband and his wife. After his Lordship's summing up, the jury were about an hour in deliberating upon their verdict, when they came in, returning a verdict of Not Guilty, adding, that they entertained a doubt, and gave the prisoner the benefit of it. MIDLAND CIRCUIT—Derby, July 28. CRIMINAL COURT. (Before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE.) DAMAGING A STOCKING FRAME. Samuel Scotlent, aged 42. was charged with having, on the 23d of June last, damaged, at Stretton, a stocking machine, the property of Messrs. Ward, at Alfreton. The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty. Nothing of importance had transpired on the Nisi Prius side up to the time of sending off our dispatch. IRISH ASSIZES. COUNTY OF DONEGAL.—Lifford, July 24. Judge Torrens entered the Court shortly att r nine o'clock, A.M. As the important libel cases against Mr. Houghton, agent Cpr the property of the late Mr. Mur ray, were appointed for trial, the Court was greatly crowded. LIBEL-HAMILTON V. HOUGHTON. Mr. NORMAN opened the pleadings. In this case Alexander Hamilton was the plaintiff; and John Hough ton the defendant. It was an action of libel. The li belous matter was a letter published in the Times paper, on the 6th of April, 1846. The defendant pleaded the general issue, a general justification, and also a special justification. The damages were laid at 2,0001. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, who was brought down special, stated the plaintiff's case. He said he was coun sel on behalf of Mr. Alexander Hamilton. Mr. Hamil ton was born in this county. He acts occasionally as chairman at the sessions in the barony of Banagh. He has been several times a grand juror of the county, and he derives a livelihood by acting as agent for several properties. He is agent to Mr. Brooke. He is agent, also, to one of the most extensive landed proprietors in the county—to Colonel Conolly, M.P. He believed that none appreciated the service of Mr. Hamilton more highly than Colonel Conolly ; but, high as he stands in his estimation, if he is guilty of the foul deeds laid to his charge in the I.bel, he would be compelled to scout from his service, with ignominy and disgrace, the individual so acting. Mr. Houghton was also known to them. He is an Englishman. He resides in England, but, having an agency in this county, he occasionally and periodically visits Donegal ; and, according to the statement in the libel, he is himself one of the largest occupiers of land in the United Kingdom. On the 6th of April last there appeared in the Times, in England, the publication which his client complained of as a libel. It was headed "Irish Jobbing," and it was addressed to the editor of the Times. [The Learned Attorney-General then read the letter.] The imputation appears to be distinctly this, that Mr. Hamilton has, as a magistrate, in conjunction with his principal, Mr. Brooke, drawn 651. a year of the public money for six years, for roads that were never in existence. Mr. Houghton also states that Mr. Hamilton and Mr. Brooke were unworthy of the commission of the peace. Mr. Hamilton was of course astounded when this appeared in the newspapers, and he thought it was the duty of a gentleman promptly to take notice of it. He, of course, immediately determined to take proceed ings. But he first endeavoured to ascertain if it was written by Mr. Houghton. Mr. Hamilton immediately consulted his law agent ; and, on the 11th of April, five days after the libel appeared, Mr. Wallace, the respect able solicitor, wrote to Mr. Houghton, to know if he avowed the authorship. There being no reply from Mr. Houghton, on the 27th of April Mr. Wallace wrote to Mr. Murdock, defendant's solicitor, desiring to be in formed whether Mr. Houghton was the author of the letter or not ; but there was no reply to that letter from that day to this, and though they were prepared to prove the fact, yet they were put to the enormous expense of bringing over from London persons connected with the Times office, to prove a fact which ought to have been admitted if Mr. Houghton's motive was an honest one. Up to the present hcur, nothing has been done by the defendant to indicate regret for his conduct. On the contrary, he has taken the course of perpetuating on the record the charge he has made. This is an additional aggravation of Houghton's guilt. His attention was called to the matter. He was threatened with two ac tions, and he puts on the record that he has said nothing but what is true. Several witnesses were then examined on the part of the plaintiff, amongst whom were Mr. A. Dobie, solicitor to the Times, and Col. Conolly, M.P. Mr. BROOKE then stated the case of the defendant at considerable length. The Learned Cnunsel canvassed the merits of the case very minutely, and denied that there was any imputation cast on Mr. Hamilton, except preferring Mr. Brooke's interests to the public good. He likewise read two or three petitions and memorials to Mr. Houghton, complaining of t he mannerwhich the nd c o o f nAtnhft the very vr e e e trh s y s e d w e a f s ee e t v p e ended stn examinationte of o i the wtheitnb er a se t. sa o ed n s sy. for o f th the Banagh, dae defence, f Judge Torrens charged the jury. The jury then retired, and after remaining in delibe ration for about twenty-five minutes, ret urned into court with a verdict for the plaintiff of 5001. damages, and 6d, costs. ROBBERY OF AN INSURANCE C OMP ANY. --The City and Metropolitan police have been for the last two or three days busily engaged in endeavouring to apprehend a clerk belonging to the Imperial Fire and Life Insurance Company, who has embezzled a very considerable amount of property from the Company. Up to the time of this discovery the accused had borne a most respectable character, and his absence from the office was the sole cause of the Company ascertainin their (yet unknovn) lose! TUESDAY NIGHTS GAZETTE. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. W'. Rogers, draper, Lewes, Sussex-a div. of B s . 3d. in the pond. any Friday, at the office of Mr. Follett , S am court, 13asinghall-street. T. Standeri, brewer, Maidstone-a div. of 49. sd. in the pound, any Friday'; at the office of Mr. Follett, St nt'aook court, Basinghall-stre€t J. Mirls, butcher, Salford.-first div. of 33. 40. in the pound, any Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Hobso n, Man chester. B. Sayle and T. Booth, ironmasters, Sheffield -third of &hit; of Is. 6d. in the pound, any Tuesday , at the office Kynaston, Leeds. 'York' J. Sugden, fancy cloth manufacturer , Springfica.. - shire-second and final div. of 3s. 90. in the po iA und, all Tuesday, at he office of Mr. Kynaston, Leeds. D. Sugden, t fancy cloth manufacturer, Springfield, Yor k ' shire-second and final div. of Is. ld. in the pound, enl Tuesday, At the office of Mr. Kynaston, Leeds. W. Wilks, builder, Leeds-first div. of 7s. in the P° ll°4 any Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Hope, Leeds. nd J. Pemberton, soap-boiler, Knostrop , Yorkshire-seccl...w and final div. of 6bd. in the pound, any T uesday, at to office of Mr. Hope, Leeds. J. Stainthorpe, brewer, Hexham - first div. of 2d. it.tiher pound, any Saturday, at the office of Mr. Wakley, ca,tle-up , n Tyne. S. Archer, woollen manufacturer, Rochdale-first div of Is. 3d. in the pound, Aug. 11, or any Tuesday - after Oct. ." at the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester. G. C. Green, wholesale stationer, Barge-yard, Th ick , le t r 4 bury-first div. of 2s. Id. in the pound, any Saturday, - office of Mr. Edwards, Frederick's-place, Old Jew* , t he S. Pursell, ironmonger, Strand-first div. of 2s. ' pound, any Saturday, at the office of Mr. Edwards , rick'a-place, Old Jew. R. G. Fox, wine me ry rchant, Canterbury-first div. of °A d :. in the pound, any Saturda aare y, at the office of Mr. BOW Frederick's-placO, Old Jewry. " P. W. carter, woolindraper, Brewer-street, Golden-5440 -first and final div. of ss. in the pound , July 25, end Golden-54 following Saturdays, at the office of Mr. Grown, '- church -lane. n „ m aer P. W. Carter and J. Jackson, woollendrePero , 'Del/ street, Golden square-fourth div. of Bd. in the 1 3 _ 000 :f Dir• 25, and three following Saturdays , at the OW "- Groom, Abchurch-lane. G. Dickinson, farrier, South Portman-mews, Pt' ..aree square-first div. of Is. 4d. in the pound, July 25, and following Saturdays, at the office of Mr. Groom , church-lane. E, Burnett, merchant, Riches- court, Lime-street- W.5 , -11 0 of 3s. in the pound, July 25. and three following S ates at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch-lane. T. Johnson, serf , ohnson, and C. Mason. ba n lo ll ‘ do Romford-final div. of 2d. in the pound, July 29, S t dia w-- White Hart Inn, Rumford, and following Friday., at office of Mr. Follett, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-streeta pf E. Clayton, licensed victualler, Edgeware-road-a 3d. in the pound, any Friday, at the office of Mr. Pr'" Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street. J. A. Dow, draper, Rumford-a div. of 9d. in the Pou t any Friday, at the office of Mr. Follett, Sambr ook -03 Basinghall-street. S. Roger, earthenware manufacturer , Dale-ball, Staff,(sll.o shire-final div. of Bd. in the pound, any Thursday, al office of Mr. Valpy, Birmingham. A dif' J. Rowles, worsted manufacturer, Leicester-sewn-, Ail% of Sid. in the pound, any Thursday, at the office of Christie, Birmingham. DIVIDENDS. lte e " J. Clarke, R. Mitchell, J. Phillips, and T. Smith , ban . Leicester, Aug. 24. at eleven, at the Castle at Leicester, :4 Marsden, linendraper, Brynmawr, Brecknockshire , Aug' et at eleven, at the Bristol District Court-J. Harrison,, chant, Liverpool, Aug. 21, at eleven , at the Liverpoo 27, at trict Court-W. B. Pattinson, currier, Liverpool, Aug. twelve, at the Liverpool District Court -R. Foulkes, c t he keeper, Soughton, Flintshire, Aug. 25, at eleven, ot Liverpool District Court. to CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be 01100 the contrary, on the day herein men ti o ned. 24 ...• N. J. Reed, malster, Marlborough, Wiltshire, Aug' err W. Dale, bricklayer, Liverpool, Aug. 18- S. WhatleY, rc,„er, William street, Lisson-grove, Aug. 18- C. Clarke, 'rreh Goswell-road, Aug. 18-3. Rowley , si lk manufactuor, Newton, Lancashire, Aug. 18-S. M. Latham, banker , 11° „ 0 01, Aug. 18-T. D. Brown, cortonission merchant, Hu t t o r Aug. 18-C. J. E. imonde, apothecary, Bluntisham, 119. donshire, Aug. 18-B. M. Ryder, g apcer, Hull. Aug. ERSIIIPS DISh'OLVED. re st, R. B. Girault and J. Richardson, manufacetu ton, Steward-street Spitalfields-W. Newton aod C. E. J. cabinet makers, Vernon- street, Bagnig•ge-wells-roa Nicholls, T. Hallum, and R. Cordon, earthe,nware tooth turers, Longton, Staffordshire-L. Lloyd an, stockbrokers, Manchester-J.Lees and S. Shor : e, chants, Liverpool-E. Mayger and W. H. Cowli: 4°l ; p uface wrights, New Brentford-G. and H. Case, button 11: SboQ turers, Slilbourne St. Andrew, Donsetshire-W. S., and W. A. Trill, lineedrapers, Blackheath-S. 1 1 " 1 !:,,rt.' and S. Sterling, schoolmistresses, Maida-hill East, Edg'i r d. road-F. and F. J. Searancke, brewers, St Albans, liert ord. shire-M. L. Phillipson and H. A. Joseph, perfumers , Il fi ar row, City-G. Harris and J. Redfern, stockbroker s, chester-E. J. Bertie and M. C. Cole, milliners,Hanov er-P Se , Park- road, Regent's-park-T. M‘Dougal, CO E. M. s am bo G iii,, Ov and R. Bell, warehousemen, St. Paul's-churchyard-SY % toth braith and J. Wilson, publicans, Manchester -T. yid C. Warwick, T. G. Ovington, and Al. Oving ton, Cheapa. G. Corbett and E. Lewty, timber merchants , StOUrporty P'- fordshire. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. er aao Donald Morrison and Company , booksellers, irivionesi; Aug. 4 and 25, at twelve , at tho Caledonian Hatol t in v At ig. g J a mes B. Maxton and Company, engineers, Loth, and 21, at three, at the Waterloo Hotel, Edinburgh. James Francis Dixon, banker, Edinburgh, Aug. 4 a" at twelve, at the Royal Oak Hotel, Alloa. OSTEND, JULY 29.—The Baron de PrornaY an the Count Brignol e arr i ve d to -d ay b y the General Steam Nsthe • gation Company' s s t eam s hip , Sir E. Banks, l eft Blackwall pi er , L on d on , i n the mor ning. b ee CUSTOMS.-- Sir Francis Hastings Doyle havingt C ap u p s o ß i ) n m te s d , in ß t e h c e ei r v o e o r;G o e f ne s r i a r l WanildliaCmloioerthboyf her Customs, in the room of Sir William oothby deceased, t principal officers of the several departments of the res t _ O 6 , in London, and the collectors and controllers of the th is ;;;( 1 rese. ter s at the various outports of the United Kingdom, hav e an official notification of the same, in order that their no and remittances on the part of the Crown in relation; fi; department may be addressed and made payable,oll Francis Hastings Doyle, in the same manner as theY7 his predecessor. m gr DESCRIPTION OF THE TROWELL TO BE - L . l a PRINCE ALBERT IN LAYING TILE FIRST STONE OF ir14 0 _ 4 4 ( POOL SAILORSHOME.—Itis made of silver, richty ornamented with gold and enamel • the shield at the, 0- the handel contains the arms of 'his Royal Highlvf:rel ir melled on gold in proper colours; on the centre oval br /fit; d sented a ship in dock, in gold on blue enamel • on the,o4r, shield is an anch o r in gold on blue enamel. ' The " 0 4 itself is a beautiful specimen of modelled scroll work, f d ait o i surmounted by the crown of his Royal Highness In g e h sse h enamel, resting on a crimson enamelled cushion. The fit' thy trowel is a perfect model of the stern of a Sh'te, l quarter-desk, men at the wheels, cannons, &c ; the ,000; presenting " white ensigns," are appropriately and ,ceefil' fully enamelled on gold. The blade, which is of iigrn'taingj form, is surrounded with a raised scroll border , a nd e°' in the upper part an engraving of the proposed building' Lnder it the following inscription : Presented • to Field Marshall His Royal Highness The P,:ince Albert, &c. &c. &c. &c. on the occasion of his laying the first stone of The Liverpool Sailers' Home, July 31st, 1846. On the back of the blade. and occupying the whole l e i 0 ‘borateVA4 bhe bottom, is a view of Liverpo'ol, iii . ost ela, , ur ,,eit!_ a tz eautifully engraved, showing the town, docks, sfairi &c., including. a very faithful representation of the se' tender, which is to be sent down for the use of b iB a 17 f Highness. This b b e ~ ..autiful work of art has been exec u te Mr. Dismore, Bold-street, Liverpool. The address to e . r i p. sented to his Royal Highness on the occasion will halo 0, seal of the Corporation attached to it, enclose 4 e silver box, with the arms of Liverpool richly , eulb°o44# on the top; the whole will be enclosed in a case of p. be o velvet, richly ornamented with gold , in the - Elizab%4ol style, and on the top the arms of his Royal Highness do r Albert, beautifully modelled and richly chased in 0, 8 1. This also is the production of Mr. Dismore of Bold-std itr SUICIDE OF AN ANTI-PREDESTINARIAN. --"" ' AI O:I°f quest was held on Saturday evening at the West ;i. °' Union workhouse, West-street, Smithfield, before 1 1 :,,O / Payne, the deputy-coroner, on the body of George OrJoit aged 62, a butcher. According to the evidence of tuvbil!e. nesses, he deceased was very fond of metaphysical or P ill , sophical argument, and not long ago, while engeqeo g controversy of this kind, one of the company argued 1 a 0101 port of the doctrine of " predestination," a ' doctrine;:esiii the deceased strenuously opposed with the principle of will." The discussion growing warm, a nd the ( 1 0 ,....t becoming excited, he pulled out his butcher's kti t t" - _,t Verdict, •a OX c F 0 It " D.Temporary JULY 2it:ovx.n l t—et( i dy t stoTaotnoxhipfeto stabbed himself in the side, in order to gain his p.n., pr 4 man was a " free agent." He had been for a long, tiv" o f 91, living with a weman of bad character, the w ife 0 1P - k , nephew, and on Saturday week stabbed himself in . _,,,,th ° tow e a glace as before, in consequence, as he said, of the wowr n ioi# 4 , bing him of all his goods and running away. He r :; c l 4 , then locked taken up i ton h tapff i hs, s rsLeor r xt nte o nci o seds m i unti I workhouse, Tuesday where withouthe died food , , i ~j . i c it 0 1 # 1 4h. : ,0 :0( 0?. :too ooinff August tt ii th is ies L cC o si If)] for from rop'd instructions eighty i o d a p es r pi conservator t frnn o rsnse r , e,emnr o rs ; at t otho h onte e ir . tN.LoScti the r do I ic c p .:::: i , : 1 4 : Thames. His Lordship and party, it is said, s'''' e t. 0-ford by railway, and return to London by the riv event will cause quite a jubilee in Oxford. Y. BIRTHS. f ._ fO ig On the 25th ins'', Mrs. Moore, of Maida-hill Wee; 10 )1 On the 25th inst., at Hamilton-place, New-roe'" t _ H e of Thomas Wakefield, Esq., surgeon, of twins. se lls ', oraP On the 26th it at., at Beetley, Norfolk, Mrs. },• 0% , of a son. C b el t On the 26th inst., at Highgate, the lady of 0- 011 G. Esq., of a daughter. A.- of D o P. co On the 25th inst., at Stoke Newington, the 10 , .. , 0 Parrott, of a son. On the 26th inst., at Whitehall-place, Mrs. Je lin .. 2 05 - of a daughter. of Y On the 26th inst., the wife of W. H. Smith, • F '''' '' 01) ° sell-square, of a daughter. A 00 11 On the 26th inst., at Sandgate, Kent, the la dy 10 d Y Peareth, Esq , of a daughter. ark , tile On the 27th inst., in Norfolk-crescent,Hy de " P ` of Alfred Keyser, Esq., of a son. °iv ..de Ce MARRIED. iir J dray' lj .ol- tsS' 11 On the 29th of May, at Fort St. George. D' a b D er Harding, Esq., surgeon on the Madras ge dic Atrol l° ' went, to Christina, daughter of Captain I I- C. WO' Majesty's 39th Regiment. • , a °. t Jord On the 11th inst., at Lismore Cathedral , L otto g a i t : ol tegambert, 62d Regiment, to Jane Vaughan he', daughter of the Venerable the Archdeaco n of CBB lED. On the 23d inst., at Cirenc D es'er, J. H. Whit e ' , i 5c1 r013.... , -,481 On the 26th inst., Mrs. Hagger, of Fodor', 1 3 e ... .. --- ,: j c, PP' On the 26th inst., at Rotherfield Rectory*, I '''' - ' md the wile of the Rev. Robert Gream, aged 63. o f Sprx - u . On the 26th inst., Arthur Tibsoia, Esq., surgeon O et, Im°l l r TToDer stre Sussex-gardens. On the 27th inst., Mr. Joshua Pattison, o f •-•- 'Coral sly' street, aged 27. On the 27th inst., at the Rectory, Cricc ieth, 4 John Russell, Esq., aged 59. • $0 ,a,e 0 London: Printed and Published by AfTIRD° YOU, mei. Stroud, Printer, at The Sus Moe, No. 112, Strandirtasilep of the, &MY. 111 the COW, Of *loo. o* . Of !PO . _2 i~ Paid.