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N ? am (Signed) 8 .:! es Hudson, E sq . 41-NA.TORy REGULATIONS ISSUED BY THE SU_ I'REME 140ARD OF HEALTH AT NAPLES. " Palermo, Nov. 30, 1846. i4t tee for Mana g ing b the Ato stAte, fffairsor the information of the follow - illB - a , • sanatory measures have been transmitted by the Su- Ire Board o f H ealth o f N ap l es t o the Supreme Board of e alth of this place. lat. To refuse pratique altogether, for the time being, to kileasels coming from the Canary and Cape de Verd Islands, gil "„ e jla, and the Azores. . . '`.`"Y. All vessels arriving from Spain, Gibraltar, Portu * e .ind Algiers, shall be received only at such ports where Pea l U d tente Board of Health exists. Pratique to be sns tskf Z". A circumstantiated statement to be laid before the • ,„,V. ll Pretne Board of Health, on the arrival of such vessel, ""eh said board will each time determine the course to rstted. th e 41 , virtue of the latter measure Naples and Palermo are th ere l l 'Y two ports whe vessels arriving f e countries th e 4 „ B Pecified will be received at all, andwhere it appears of fi t l" l have to abide the decision of the Supreme Board to a „th. where they will be admitted to pratique, subject a il u antitte, or refused pratique altogether. t ? lite:L a r"le that has led to these measures does not seem 4411 d-ureatiotlstated; we hope, however, that they will be of "W . r ) ,(Signed) " LLOYD'S AGENTS. `' l3o aon, Esq., Secretary, Lloyd's." -4 ItKET NEWS.—(THIS DAY.), CoD m Si — " - EXCHANGE.—WEDNESDA Y t laal r r e M onday the arrivals of English Wheat have been k rao ve ha o lul the sh ow o f samp l es was t r ifli ng . All descriptions Per • fr readily at fully the late improvement in value. elgll Wheat a good' business was doing at previous tle Nna For i n f er i or bonded Wheats, owing to an improve d money" }l aving sprung up for France and Ireland, more %l e w as asked, an d i n some i ns t ances obtained. The N 4 1 tr ade was firm a t ex t rem e fi gu res. The Malt trade I 4 Yet we can notice no in value. P eas, and Flour were held alteration at higher currencies. Oats, ARRIVALS. N h P4llll s - .411 I Wheat. . .. 1,210 qrs. Barley. 940 qrs. Oats I Flour 40 qrs. 1,040 sk, 3,220 I -- 4,790 -- 1,650 I 7,050 [alt. 70 qrs. !EC HAP E: le here at of ton, 3s 8d to to 4s 8d per OWe h ad WHIT to l 2 4 a 3 8t s ea 8 d d y trad arid Pork, ' 33 6d air quotations. Beef, - - - ) 4s - 8d; Veal, 3s 8d 810 s. by the carcase. Ebtril IZOtacin ZONAL PROVIDENT INSTI- Th e _ TUTION.—(THIS DAY.) Was ,_ ' l, ettal general meeting of this important society ..y.,... L' "Id, at twelve o'clock this day, at the London Of 11; 4 ", to receive and consider the general_ statement t lti e p r osnds and effects, and the report of the stateof of k Pects of the institution, and for the transaction kti Wh is ue r business. Charles Lushington, Esq., was 4 tt il ee -- "Isly voted to the chair. There was a numerous tialle e Thettitik advertisement convening the meeting baying been " d er b y' the secretary, Mr. MARSH, l ie &,;,CRAnuisx Proceeded to address the meeting. tiol l 7 '" --- Gentlemen, having no prominent offiO tn al a p y osi Pes,...l.athe direction of your affairs until now,l which e be Ltliatted to acknowledge the flittering vote to i ae h . 40,01,eonstitutes me your chairman, and also ! hai r edge the kindness of those who appointed me the 4 aD0,1 4°. of two former meetings—this being the third last twelve moat tart meeting held in the course of the (Ci l ;,''' over which I have had the honour to preside— ho f il .) And lam the more gratified because on the heet,-ast Occasions questions of unusual difficulty have a li - °looted, by which the discretion of your chairman ke: l lled into active exercise, your favourable judg (he, of which I was most anxious to receive.— elitii,r, hear.) I am disposed also to discover an th e peal kindness on your part. These . differences, rse Of to I.settssion of which I was called lip tr o u n ;t in. e h e e n co c u om. Net e l, d uty, to regulate havenever, he .) Youhave afforded me the N 054. neglected.—(C-- 04 tk g and happyopportunityer of congratulating you beijeie restoration , that harmony which I would fain ie was only(f. slightly and temporarily interrupted. " ar.) " ad . to I . been . called upon,year after year,. to duo -ht for the diminution ofbusiness, l 8 5 Ppo'must have felt th e intments, or to palliate f liilure,apologise for hi t vt abarrassmen% of my situation ; and I also feel em - re ft art now but source is an embarrassment sptrinegirnpg. 1Z- ens .r o ar diffe'rent —it arises , from ex li d . gge. ~._,no inl n . that I may be accused of facts bean tan rty - upon the I:11'14 i ns f t e l l tn ei ti t4 o tin g ""exuberant h Sgure my autho rit yli—uear' - ° ut e indisputab e hear)—but t..e l to th e,., report of l t 'app jus.tificat. as year you will find that our policies, '470 within the twelve months which endesdaucoc n uracy of ion. If you th r e e . f 2 c d r dieeetoveulher, amounted to 911, and I confess that 91e ~_a s rs thought that this annual aggregate, having in at _ ' its ed for three successive years, would have pause a d 1425tuttiii taortree, but on the contrary we might have been sanguine because the account made up to the hIlo,h" November last exhibits the: extraordinary mere—'rf 1,005 policies—(Loud cheers) —being 85 han those of the preceding year. These policies 1118aent assuran ces for 516,500/. The annual income vtliieisl39°l. With these, 1,005 strictly belong to class 9, thst ~i , 3 the most lucrative cf all. Nor let it be said, 4 04 of e have been too ready and eager for the acquisi- WC, Policies. But you will find by the report which atui_Presently be read to you, that we have declined. poli e s the counsel of our efficient medical officers, 128 Illitt„as•--(Cheers.) The deaths in class 9 have been lal,e.',lrle, and the amount paid on account of them has Itear"lit 15,000/, being 6,000/. above last year's.- 1111.,,,' n ear.) Now, as long as the deaths maintain a Nlebletage, and the sums which we have to pay are rea thtili I,' a nd Properly apportioned, I conceive that we hot 00 re no cause for regret, because we are enabled, ;kit e ti' sa v annate our own selfish interests, but to pro -411,1, e ge of society at large.—(Hear ) Itit ld a . always thought it necessary, on occasions of , this t o it `() enlari. e a 6 upon the advantages which may accrue 119 insurer' a husband, a wife, or an orphan, te e 4 tnlatiring their lives; and I have recently t eal life ,e showing the immense advantage of mu toaf L' . . e Insurance, in a little work called "-Hutchinson intallue Insurance." Two cases, illustrative of the d - hthi„ ta p of this snecies of insurance, are to be found 5 11 0% , - uook, With respect to which I am sure you will !tete rile to detain you for a few minutes. Two young . vesernorteledinto copartnership, and jointly insured their 410 ben e fi t' ° "°L; one of them died early, and of course e mount of the insurance came to the survivor, andt b 3 , ,t thus obtained enabled him to pay what was due Withojaltnership estate, and to conduct the concern, : ft e n o .l o l6e h u e lt l y vtlll a si n s d olib w fli i g th eout embarrassment. A yo un g and wh om se Pal.elits were in very narrow circumstances, libi_.nts, whit)°, and thus e h p h ar efb _re th in e stired l 000/. He died ten years d to support out of a small for otherwise would u w l d a s ' have enabledbeen hear(V state of destitution an annuity of 85L per annum. .) Surely we ought to disseminate these things, fri en le a knowledge of them could not fail to induce our te b ;ag, and others with whom we constantly come into 11,-; kunication, to have recourse to that which is pror te l ; t ,/ such immense advantages to mankind. Lastly,capital s ,i th '.erne n , I may mention tha ouy present cspiel 1 / 1 „, 111 a fraction of 300,0001—(Loud cheers)—being an ••1* ea . • 1 : 1 111. • q Se since l ast quarter of above 58,0001., and that tli o noonae, derived from . all sources, is 88,949/. Now,. ak itt p the subject of Life Insurance is not one which h uik t e j a men's minds like politics, and though it is very whom I see aer e - ,7 1 e - that the gentlemen of the pre th e ''' 1 1:18, may not think it worth while topromulgate t attydetails o f In y . announcement, yet the con.. I lesu. 01 the report, which you will presently ale,, - :, will be canvassed in other offices—it will be ths",,,led in the metropolis—it will be circulated l aktZthout the country, and grave men of business 14174 its affairs with steadiness—with a steady . and tto. t io t4ili aing attention, and will recommend this ins i .A, 04 ti t „. i account of its success and the excellence of its orsZ i PleB, to every person who is actuated by feelin l gs h o! be te and prudence.—(Cheers.) Gentlemen, e 1 he that is all in the shape of preliminary matter which_ hey itl 'a occasion to detail to you. The first thing l o th e , to do is to request your attention t t fort, ti lobi se and after that to a general . sta e- Witj, the funds and effects of the institution. t lle r - J °ll r permission I will call on the secretary to read institution. * `thi e l; MARsu, tbe Secretary, then read the report, it 1 11 Was as follows : tl t I leport of the Directors for 1846, presented to the 16th of Meeting of Members, held on the , -,,,_ ecember. afr o4 i The return of another anniversary of this institution t hei r s the directors the gratification of laying before t heir fe.llow members a highly satisfactory report, show- Yell i e ll i ( :" my a large increase of business during the past eetclicut e xhibitin g in its various details the prosperous for of of the institution, far excee ,ing that of any metl, l 4 E Period. It is with feelings of lively satisfaction th e hr,_ directors congratulate the members at large on reputation the institution holds in public esti itleeton. and on the extensive sphere of usefulness it has here.V,attained, including, as it now does, 4,372 mem- Pa.e k This number comprises members residing in all Of --(14. the tile the,_ country, a n d th ere i s every prospect h. *k ~oUreber being p rogress i ve l y i ncreased as of the society become more and 4 _ COAST RAILWAY-(THIS DAY.) B bush ed on the Sor Hougen Rock,' off:the northern end of widely realised , so that , at no dist ant da y , it ma y fully 1 - '4OO/. would be ample to cover every expense, and they j ra nd's Island, in order to guide vessels coming from accompli , b the design of its founders, in proving itself a l would gladly return their thanks to the meeting if they rn mel Fiord into Houge Sound. truly National Provident, Institution. voted that sum.—(Hear, hear, and cries of " No, no.") The ion. newer stands in s lat. 59 deg. 25 min. 15 sec. N., and feet abo g "Int he course of the year just terminated the large The motion of Mr. Angell (the other propositions and . 15 min. 13 sec. E. of Greenwich, and, being i 2 number of 1,005 polices have been issued, the annual amendments having been withdrawn) was then put to 12 ._ ve the level of the sea, may be seen at the distance of . Miles. premiums on which amount to 18,4411. 55. 3d., and the meeting, and d. Glared to be carried unanimously. The Swedish - . • one hundred and twenty-eight proposals for life as- The CHAIRMAN then said, the next subject for the f__ Government has given further notice, that, formerevartt,t.o_ coal fires on the Nidingen Rock • in the Catte- surance have been declined as ineligible. consideration of the meeting was the remunera -7 last October, nxe"The accounts have, as usual, been made up to the tion of their medical directors. Hitherto they had fixed lights, by lamp., were substituted on the Ist feetratitude2oth of November last, and, from the auditors' report, paid them at the rate of one guinea and a half lif i lits stand in latitude 57 deg. 19 min. N., and the capital stock of the society on that day appears to be for each attendance, which made three guineas a week deg. 56 min. E. of Greenwich. They are 100 299,6751. 12s. 4d., being an increase, since last year, of each. Now, the directors were not quite satisfied, con ko,areaFt, on an E.N.E. and W.S.W. bearing (by compass), 58,2141. 19s. Id. sidering the long standing of the medical directors in tC o mg 66 feet above the level of the sea, may be seen at " The annual income is now 88,940/. Bs. 2d. their profession, and the immense advantage the insti ue di stance of 12 miles. " The claims paid on account of deaths during the tution bad derived from their services, that sufficient ALTERATION,,. IN ANCHORAGE DUES IN BRAZIL. year amount to 15,0011. Is. 4d. remuneration had been given to them, and they thought t h ‘,,?lspatch has been received at Lloyd's from the office of the close of the ensuing year the ass< ts and that, without anything like impropriety, the amount et .'`•;e Committee of Privy Council for Trade, enclosing a copy liabilities will be investigated by Charles Ansel!, 'Esq., might be increased from three to four guineas.—(Rear ) the subjoined notification:— actuary to the institution, fiT the purpose of apportion- He believed that the medical directors had lost the at " Brazil, Department for Foreign Affairs. . ing such surplus funds as may have accrued since the tendance on several families, because they had acted "August 24, 1846. ' d " Th Minister of Finance, having on the 26th May last last division of profits, in 1842; and from the large in ' conscientiously in . giving advice to the institution stem, j uh , i tied that, in addition to the regulation of the 20th crease of business since that period the directors enter- with respect to the lives offered .. for insurance, and re for '4 1 ,0 44 , vessels which shall enter the port of the empire tarn sanguine expectations of a satisfactory result. fused to barter the good opinion of the society for the ca rze ". er f (franquia), whose manifests declare a part of the "In September last a special meeting of the members sake of serving interested parties.—(Hear, hear.) He .i._.liew.e,•le, ri‘.' , a `tve destined for a foreign port in which they may ar- was held t o consider certain proposed a lterations in the would, therefore, move that two guineas be given to the a re p e a e r ii t i a n l g so destined for a foreign rodent without, I rules and nqula , ions, which, with some variation, were medical directors for every meeting they attended, in any cargo for their ulteri ination, I adopted by the members then present. The rules stead of a guinea and a half..—(Hear, bear.) Z i e l k after discharging the part destined for the port they at, onl pay half of the anchorage dues. thus altered . have been certified by the barrister The motion having been seconded, was declared by ion, "And r this . I have the honour to communicate to J. ILIA. as required by the Act of Parliament relating to friendly the CHAIRMAN to be carried unanimously. th e i," ( 1., in order that he may bring this deliberation of although tht the directors didnot ' in all Dr. BEVAN returned thanks on behalf of himself and societies; acquiesce onit.teperial Government to the knowledge of his Govern-He was the alterations . n made,. yet, now . they have become the Dr. Conquest, whose absence he regretted. - laws of the society, the directors will rejoice to find them proud of the countenance their exertions had always re a • r ___ am (Signed) " Baron CAYRU. conducive to the efficient management of the affairs of ceived from the societ y , and could assure the meet- J ames Hudson, Esq. the institution, being most anxious that the confidence ing that the kind. course the y had p ursued 4-NA.ToRy REGULATIONS ISSUED BY THE SU- and harmony (which from the commencement has sub- that day would never be forgotten by him T'REME WARD OF HE A.LTII AT NAPLES. titceir,—We - _ sisted between the directors aial the members at large, or his colleague. It was most gratifying to find that aO. " Palermo, Nov. 30, 1846. and to which much of the success that has attended the their exertions had been attended with such success, that beg to state, for the information of the Com- instituti.,n justly to be attributed) may be uninter- the mortality among the members of the institution was la g e for Managing the Affairs of Lloyd's, that the follow- ruptedly maintained. The mutual good feeling between far less than that of any other in the metropolis. tion m easures h ave been transmitted by the Su- th ose t o w h o m th e management of the very important Mr. TYLER then moved a - vote of thanks to the di tZt!, Board of Health of Naples to the Supreme Beard of concerns of the society are entrusted and their fellow rectors for their great . exertions on behalf of this so rim, of this place. members is essentially needful to its permanent stability ciety. 4111, 4 To refuse pratique altogether, for the time being, to and prosperity. The motion having been seconded, was declared by the kg at i e vaae ir ls coming from the Canary and Cape de Verd Islands, " The following statement shows the progress of the CHAIRMAN to be carried unanimously. .42, a, and the Azores. institution since its commencement:— Mr. LUCAS, one of the directors, returned thanks. He gal , gq. All vessels arriving from Spain, Gibraltar, Porto seand Algiers, shall he received only at such ports where No.of I Pe Ti e r enle Board of Health exists. pratique to be sus- Amount of more than their words, the interest which they took in Years ending. Policies' Annual Income ' Capital. kid r• A circumstantiated statement to be laid before the the present institution.—(Hear, hear.) Da ~,,I . l P reine Board of Health, on the arrival of such vessel, issued. A vote of thanks was then moved, and carried by bt u leh said board will each time determine the course to P u rsued £ s. d. £ s. d. acclamation, to the Chairman. a 1 .. . . 20th Nov., 1836 616 8,021 12 2 10,736 3 0 The CHAIRMAN returned thanks. It had always been flit ,„, 19, rtue of the latter measure Naples and Palermo are „ 1837 I 435 14,600 0 0 31,592 10 5 his most anxious wish to do his duty, and he was de therei'y two ports where vessels arriving from the countries „ 1838 ! 459 19,934 19 4 46,855 010 lighted to find, from the unanimous vote of thanks that llie v ~l!Pecified will be received at all, and where it appears I 1839 490 25,497 4 2 64,959 10 10 had been passed to him, that he had accomplished his tiffi.:,", l have to abide the decision of the Supreme Board t, to a Zit; where they will be admitted to pratique, subject 71 1840 494 31,031 10 10 90,545 13 9 most earnest wishes. „ 1841 357 36,357 1 4 114,993 2 4 Loalrioantine, or refused pratique altogether. „ 1842 364 39,360 9 7 139,806 1 7 The meeting then broke up, all appearing delighted 1 hav t e 411 84 that has led to these measures does not seem with the prosperous condition of the institution. alt hav e 9, 1843 703 44,219 17 0 167,079 11 2 abort dur • , n stated; we hope, however, that they will be of 1844 . 722 55,037 9 2 202,162 1 9 EAST .no n. ~ 4 W. d) " LLOYD'S AGENTS. a 1845 I 911 ; 0,819 14 5 241,460 13 3 INDIA-HOUSE--THIS DAY , t Dobson ~ 1846 , 1,005 83,940 8 2 299,675 12 4 A quarterly general Court of Proprietors of East Esq., Secretary, Lloyd's." _ India Stock was held this day, at their house, in t M A v._ '' Total .. EAST INDIA-HOUSE.-THIS DAY. A quarterly general Court of Proprietors of East India Stock was held this day, at their house, in Leadenhall-street. The chair was taken at twelve o'clock by Sir J. W. Hogg, M.P., the chairman of the board of directors. The minutes of the last Court having been read by t h e Secretary, The CHAIRMAN said it was his duty to lay before the proprietors, in compliance with the Act of Parliament, an account of the amount of superannuations granted since the last meeting ; and also letters which had been received by the Secretary, from the Governor- General, Lord Hardinge, and from Lord Gough, in acknowledgement of the resolutions passed by the Court of Proprietors for rewarding the services of those distinguished individuals. The first was from Lord Hardinge, and was dated Sinde, July 10, 1846. It was addressed to the secretary, and acknowledged the receipt of a letter from that officer, containing the resolutions ; and further expressed the gratitude of the Noble Lord for the liberal mark which the proprietors had given of their approval of his exertions in respect to the Seikh war. The second letter was addressed from Lord Gough to Lord Hardinge, dated Sinde, July 17th, 1846, and acknowledging a similar communication of the proceedings of the Court of Proprietors, requested Lord Hardinge, as Governor- General, to convey the noble writer's thanks to the directors. There was another letter from Lord [lardinge, dated Simla, July 21st, 1846, enclosing the latter. The CHAIRMAN then stated that he had received a letter from Mr. D. Salomons, postponing to the next quarterly court the motion of which that Hon. Pro prietor hadsiven notice on the subject of the native army. The CHAIRMAN having declared the regular business of the Court at an end, Mr. GORDON brought forward a motion, to the effect that the minutes of the last court should be printed and disseminated amongst the proprietors. He complained that the proprietors were not allowed to have anything like an adequate knowledge of the proceedings of the directors and the Government, or of the financial affairs of the Company and its territory. The motion was not seconded, and fell to the ground. The same Hort. PROPRIETOR gave notice that, at the next quarterly court, he would call the attention of the proprietors to the circumstances under which he (Mr. Gordon) had been last week arrested, and dragged like a felon through the streets to the Mansion-house, by order of the Chairman. Sir J. W. HOGG said that he should take care that the Hon. Proprietor's notice should be laid before the next Court. After some immaterial conversation the Court ad journed. LONDON, BRIGHTON, and SOUTH A special general meeting of the proprietors of the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway, was held this afternoon at the Lon,lon-bridge -station, for con firming the agreement of peace come to with the South Western Company, and authorising the directors to apply for certain lines, branches, and extensions in the ensuing session of Parliament. Mr. Charles Pascoe Grenfell, chairman of the board of directors, in the chair. The CHAIRMAN having opened the business of the meeting, said, the first scheme was for lines of railway to Tunbridge, Maidstone, and Canterbury, to be called the Kent Railwoy. There was another scheme for ex tending the present line to London-bridge, and, jointly with the South-Eastern Railway to enlarge the London bridge station. The third Bill would be for autho rising a joint amalgamation of the Direct London and Portsmouth Railway with this company, and also to enable the South-Western Com pany to participate in the part of the Direct Portsmouth Railway lying between Dorking and Ports mouth. The fifth Bill was to enable this company and the South-Western Railway Company to purchase, jointly, part of the Chichester and Portsmouth Exten• sion of the Brighton and Chester Railway, situate be tween Havant or Cosham, and Portsmouth. The capital for the Kent Railway, it was proposed, should be 1,900,0001., and raised in stock to be called Kent Stock, the holders of which should participate only in the profits arising from such railway, one moiety of stock, in shares of 201. each, to be offered to the Kent Atmospheric Company. Another Bill would give them power to increase the capital, if it were necessary, of the Kent Railway. Those were the schemes the Brighton Company would submit to Parliament next session if the proprietors desired. The policy of the Company might be comprised in the simple word "Peace." Struggles had hitherto been going on between this Company and its neighbours, which had always resulted in disappointment and loss, and therefore the directors had determined to protect themselves—Parliament taking good care, by restricting tolls, to protect the public —by effecting amicable ar rangements with other companies. They were at peace with the South-Western Company, and they might confi dently expect good result would arise from the agree ment which had been come to with that company. He wished he could say as much with regard lo the South- Eastern Company ; but although they had made over tures to the South-Eastern Board they had been met wish so little show of friendship on their part that terms of peace could not be come to with them. Still they were prepared to South- Eastern Company the olive l - d branch, but the if they insisted the meeting might depend upon it th e as little injury on their proprietors . i t. fight would be conducted, ontheirpar e ts rd , s t o he as p t u o b i l n ie fli a c s t g sp a ee r i e fi s e o d u . ion approv ing of the sc . t d in the strongest terms any l i Mr. L. LEVY depnca e possible. Hheeciroeneclhuedehdadb show of ght w y already ovln attempts should be made to nego (Hear, hear.) He would furtherrecom mended the South Eastern Company. nego tiate a peace wit ,: aid they were quite ready to shake The CIiAIRMAN Southhatever.— '' Eastern Company, but thay could cudgelled at the same time. not do so and T be id the South-Eastern Company was Mr. Si`LiAUREN justified ; sa the policy they were pursuing. He perfectly .n fight wit eth-Etobjected to having another Bot h p that company hands mende d withtha that the while they were promoting to be at peace with them E stern's ? paralles lines to the South- a the Hon. Gentleman The CnstamAN said the lines into existence by the ern Company. How could they ex had alluded to had been called attempts of the South-Eastern Comp,. 20,0001. worth of traffictheir main line. Mr. me. about peace Mr. SMITH said the only way to bring ked for. was to give the directors the power they as any to extract recording the ob . t . jec ion of ' tors to fight the the preprie . Mr. LEVY moved an amendment, for the purpose of 1 Parliamentary contentions between neighbouring I com panies. Mr. WISHAW seconded the amendment. Mr. SCH EWSTER, a director, said they had invited a conference with th e South Eastern Company, which subsequently took place ; and at that conference the Brighton deputation stated that all they wanted was to maintain their own existing lines from further attack, but the South-Eastern Company refused to give such undertaking unless the Brighton Company would con sent to their making another line to Croydon, which of course they could not give, and therefore the negotiation fell through. Mr. CASH suggested that the matters in difference be tween the two companies should be referred to the arbi tration of some disinterested person. Mr. BROGDEN said Mr. Shenster had only ttl half the story. The Brighton C om p any required t at the South-Eastern Company should pay the same toll as they did at present, notwithstanding they might get their Mid-Kent line, and in additi on t o that, it was re quired of them to give up the Tu n b r id ge and Hastings Railway. The amendment was then withdrawn, and the original resolutions put from the chair, and carried with only three dissentients. A vote of thanks was then passed to the Chairman, and the meeting terminated. The skaters were very numerous at the Surrey Zoological Gardent. yesterday, Vesuvius being still standing ; and the ladies promenading the borders of the lake, and the ornamental bridges, had a most pleas ing effect. ' -4, 126 1 ;4 383 i 23, 141 I Y~ 1 3 /i P r 46~ , 0 Il' 3 , ,os The financial statement was then read in detail, and exhibited a nett balance of 299,6751. 12s. 4d. on the 20th of Novemter last, to which period the annual statement was made. The CHAIRMAN proposed the adoption and printing of the report and accounts for circulation amongst the shareholders. Mr. CASH seconded the motion. _ Mr. TYLER wished to say one word with respect to the report. He had waited for some gentleman to rise and propose its adoption, because he thought it was the most gratifying report they had ever had the pleasure of receiving from their directors.—(Cheers.) Those who had paid any attention to the subject of life policies, and to the progress of societies of this kind, could not fail to be struck with the extraordinary progress of this institution. He had given bis attention to the matter, and he thought he was perfectly justified in saying that no society in his experience had progressed with a ra pidity at all equal to the progress of this provident in stitution.—(Hear, hear.) It had only been established eleven years ; and it would hardly be believed, but he had the figures to show it, that it had issued in that period nearly as many policies as the Great Equitable Insurance Company had issued in 80years.—(Cheers.) The motion was carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN said, in accordance with the third rule, two directors—namely, Mr. Joseph Hargrave and Mr. Richard Shortridge—went out of office, and that the two candidates who had offered themselves were Mr. William Millar Christie and Mr. William Tyler, whose election he proposed, and they were accordingly elected. Mr. CHRISTIE briefly returned thanks. Mr. TYLER, in returning thanks, congratulated the meeting on the improved condition of the Institution. The conduct of the chairman at the three great meet ings had been most praiseworthy. If every any poor, unlucky wight required a fair and candid hearing from any meeting ho did that time last year, and he wished to express his sincere obligations to the chairman tor the fair hearing which he obtained for him on that occasion. He (Mr. Tyler) was placed in a po sition of extreme difficulty, but the straightforward and honourable conduct which distinguished the chairman irn that occasion, though he stood almost alone, enabled him to furnish a satisfactory statement to the meeting. If at a time when he was little known he received kind ness from the members of the society, he did not hesitate to accept office now, when he was more used to its af fairs, and could, besides, be of more service to it. The institution was only beginning to emerge from comparative obscurity to a position of consider able importance, and - therefore he felt much honoured by being solicited to take a seat at the board. When he found that in its eleventh year it had issued 1,005 policies, and that the Equitable, which had been established eighty years, with its 9,000,000/. ot capital, bad only issued 162 i n the course of last year, and when he looked at the prin c ipl es on w hi c h i t was established, he thought he ought to predict for it the most unbounded success.— (Cheers.) This would be the more evident when he stated that they had 5,926 policies, and that the Equitable had only 6,1-10.—(Cheers). This was an inducement to the friends of the Institution to make its advantages known, because additional policies could not be otnerwise than beneficial to all. He had done so, and would continue to do so. He thought he was the first member that had been returned to their House under the Reform Bill.—(Cheers.) He would do all he could to benefit the Institution, but when he ceased to do, he should not continue to fill the office to which they elected him.—(Hear.) Mr. REED proposed Mr. Aleaander Scrutton, Mr. William S , nith, and Mr. Robert Ganneron to fill the office of auditors for the ensuing year, and to have a fee of 10/ 10s. each, which was seconded by Mr. HARDWICK and adopted. Mr. SCRUTTON briefly returned thanks, and in doing so stated that the accounts from the commencement ot the institution had been kept with the greatest accuracy, and that vouchers for every payment were produced. lie had not had occasion to make any complaint during the whole of that period. Mr. SMITH also returned thanks. Mr. REED returned thanks for Mr. Ganneron, who was absent. to the airectors was one o ex reme e The CHAIRMAN then introduced to f the t meetin d g r a subject which llo ß t y th t e h i e r caamceyn, amended rulesremunerationther for d theirservices. eea d so. The alteration meeting to i w ( a H s e t a h e r. re . for: a t s he on p e ro m vi o n s c t e accept able etphte own remuneration; able to the directors. — % usually attended the ine the average number was A GENTLEMAN inquired the number of directors who The CHAIRMAN replied nine or ten, but as the thattw'o t of residing in the drawn seldom attended, on account t attend the future country, the number they gentlemen who had with expecte meetings would be twelve or thirteen:), ex medical members. Orioinally they had o c n lu e si m ve ee o u f ng the a w. ek, but the i ncrease d b us i nes s made two necessary. The re munerat i on at t h ese meetings averaged 14s. or 155. each. Considerable discussion ensued on the matter ; one gentleman proposed 80Z each, whilst another submitted that 1,0001. should be voted to them as a body, and its division left to themselves. A no th e r held that t he y should be paid a certain sum . each as often as they at tended. It appeared that they had received l du A ri t n r g . t H he oL p ß a o st nNo year. cnsidered th at t h ey oug ht to give muchLaaty eartrie ample remuneration t o t h ose who had conducted t h e i r aff u they had d ao on m ly u r c e h ce advantage o o ol l l . o ~ b Equitable gave 2,0001. to their directors for the the a t irs the instit ution. with so ability amendment that they same period. He moved as an en should be paid IL Is. each for every attendance A GENTLEMAN seconded the mot i on, re onerous th an purco earn:des p e. eri observed ty t h e by b s that as the institution was incre as i ng in y duties of the directors would b ecome mo at present, and that they ought to be compensated. Mr. BARCLAY considered th a t the remunerationa osedwa shardl yinadequate sufficient for "such to h valuablepay their services, n instanced it as coach fare. d paltry Such terms. T services nu remunerationought not to " measured theyreceived was smaller than that awarded to the directors of any simi lar institution of the kind. The CHAIRMAN explained that they were frequently offered mortgages, in order to ascertain the value of the property. It was necessary for the directors to be most correct in these matters, to go into the count r y t o ascer tain its value. As this entailed great expenses• upon them, they were allowed 31. 3s. a day whilst out of town. Mr. ANSELL said that his avocations led him to be acquainted with institutions similar to the present, and also the remunerations given to directors in several in surance companies, and from that knowledge he felt bound to say that the remuneration given by this society to their most efficient and skilful directors was far less than that of any other institution of a similar description in the metropolis.—(Hear, hear.) Looking to the large amount of the receipts of this institution, he thought the society ought not to consider whether their directors got a guinea or 255. for every meeting they attended, but thLt their best course would be to vote a certain sum for the directors, leaving it to them to divide it among themselves as they thought best.—(Hear, hear.) He thought that the sum of 1,500/. at least should be voted for the directors.—(Hear, hear.) He would, therefore, move that that sum should be given to the directors for their services for the ensuing year, Mr. HAYWARD seconded the proposition. The CHAIRMAN begged to inform the meeting that the remuneration they were now calling for was for the ordinary directors; they would have at a future stage to ask the meeting to remunerate their medical directors. —(" Hear, hear ;" and cries of " We know that.") Now, with respect to the proposition for giving the directors 1,500 L, he had to state, after a short con sultation with his colleagues, that, although they were highly gratified with the unanimity that appeared to prevail in the meeting with respect to it, they did not require so large a sum.—;Hear, hear.) He thought that 1,2001. for the directors, and loot, for the occasional deputations, would be quite sufficient.—(Hear, hear.) The directors, however, had no hesitation in saying that THE SUN, _LONDON, WEDNTESDAY fI,TyNING, DECEMBER 16, 1846. EXCHEQUER-(THIS DAY.) VOLLANS V. FLETCHER.-LIABILITY OF DIRECTORS TO PAY CASH DEPOSITS. In this case Mr. Martin and Mr. Hoggins appeared for the plaintiff. Mr. Crowder (with whom was Mr. Ball) appeased for the defendant. The plaintiff in this case was an attorney, carrying on business at Hull ; the defendant was a director of th( Birmingham, West Bromwich, and Walsall Railway. The plaintiff, it a p peared, had ma d e application to the secretary Subsequently 10 s h ares were allotted to h i m, t h e d epoby of this c ompany, f or an a ll otment o f 30 s h ares . upon which was 211., which sum was paid by the plaintifi into the Hull Banking Company, on account of the com pany. The number of shares of which the compan) consisted was 10,000, all of which were allotted, and of this number 4,840 had been paid upon. The surveys of the line in question were completed, and were deposited ; but the deposit of 10 per cent. with the Accountant-Ge neral of the Court of Chancery, never took place, and in consequence the scheme was necesarily abandoned. It was n o t proposed to go on with It in the ensui ng session, although the company still remained in existence. The plaintiff had never received any scrip in exchange for the bankers' receipt for the dep os it s . I n the month of February the directors of the Company resolved upon returning the sum of 7s. 6d. to each of the shareholders sho had paid up the deposit of 21. 2s. The plaintiff now brought his action to recover back the full amount of his deposits, upon the ground that it was paid for a particular object, viz., to make the dep os i t in compliance with the standing orders of the House of Commons. The LORD C HIEF BARON, at the conclusion Of the plaiatiff's case, said, that in his opinion the plaintiff was entitled to r ecover the sum of 191. 15s. or nothing. The directors had p ower to reserve 2s. 6d. per share for pre liminary expenses, but they had no legal right to reserve any more. Th ey ought not to have applied money paid for the spe c ifi c o b ject of depositing with the Houle of Commons for any other purpose whatever. Mr. CROWDER, on the part of the defendant, con. tended that the a greement on the part of t h e plaintiff was not binding, on account of its not being stamped, and that the compa n y were perfectly rea d y to d e l iver scrip, which the plaintiff refused to take. The LORD CHIEF BARON said this case differed most materially from the cases of Nocke l s v. C ross l y, an d Walstab V. Spottiswood ; in those cases the directors refused to issue scrip. The defendants in this action were ready and willing to deliver scrip, and had cer tainly some ground for complaint of the conduct of the plaintiff in refusing to take the scrip; his conduct might in all probability have tended to en d anger t h e i nterests of the company by preventing other persons from taking up their shares also. After some discussion, it was finally arranged that the plaintiff should be nmsuited, with liberty to move to enter the verdict for the sum of 211., or 191. 155,, should the Court be of opinion that the plaintiff was en titled to recover either of those sums. COMMON PLEAS-(THIS DAY.) CRIM CON.-ROBSON V. RUDING. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a Lieu tenant in the 3d Buffs, against a gentleman residing in Bishopsgate-street, London, to recover damages for the seduction of his wife. Mr. Sergeant Talfourd, Mr. Sergeant Wilkins, and Mr. Bovil appeared for the plaintiff ; Sir F. Thesiger and Mr. Sergeant Channel for the defendant. Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD opened the case, going over the particulars he intended to prove in evidence. He said the plaintiff was a young gentleman, an officer in the 3d Buffs Regiment of Foot, and the defendant a merchant in the city of London, residing at Salvador House, Bishopsgate-street ; and the action was brought to recover damages for the seduction of the wife of the former. The intimacy between the defendant and the plaintiff's wife commenced in 1841, when the plaintiff was called away to India The Learned Gentleman then went on to explain several circumstances at which the alleged criminal intercourse had been consummated. The result was a miscarriage, and a train of events through which the plaintiff became aware of the injury that had been inflicted.on him. The Learned Gentleman concluded by reading a correspondence which had taken place between the plaintiff and his wife, while the former was in India, exhibiting a gradual decadence of the tone of affection in the wife's letters until the final rupture which had led to the present action. The Learned Gentleman then proceeded to call his witnesses. Mr. Theobald, clerk to Mr. Barrel, the plaintiff's at torney, produced an entry from the registry of Stoke Newington, of the marriage of plaintiff and his wife. George Shadbolt examined—l am a merchant in St. Martin's-lane, City. I know the plaintiff, Mr. Robson, well. He is a son of Major Robson. I saw Mrs. Robson shortly before the marriage, at the time the marriage settlement was made. I was one of the trustees under the settlement. The settlement was made on the 10th of October, 1837, and a few days before the marriage. I did not see them together after the marriage before Licut. Robson went to India. I saw the latter after he returned from India. In 1841 the other trustee re. turned, and I then invested 1,6001., belonging to Miss Middleton (now Mrs. Robson), in the Three per Cents. She held the property in her own right. This was on account of being sole trustee, and it was invested in my name. Cross-examined—Plaintiff had, at the time of the settlement, no property to arrange. The settlement was of Miss Middleton's property alone, and it was secured to herself after the marriage. Richard Sargent said—l was the solicitor employed to prepare the marriage settlement of Mr. and Mrs. Robson. I produce the settlemf nt, also another subsequently executed, in 1838, securing to Mrs. Robson a certain amount of property there set forth, which in the interim had accrued to her. Cross-examined—Was acquainted with the plaintiff's aunt, a mintier in Maddox-street. I was paid some time after by Mr. Freshfield, solicitor to Colvil and Co. I did not know why it was he paid me. Alexander Dawson proved the investment of various sums in the names of the trustees of Mr:. Robson, and sundry payments made out of the fund. Miss Ellen Shadbolt—Miss Middleton had been living previously with her aunt, Mrs. Kearney. After the marriage the young couple lived for a short time at Mrs. Kearney's. I visited them several times there, and they appeared to be very much attached to each other. Ido not know where they resided after leaving Mrs. Kearney's, thou g h I saw them on v i s i ts a f ter th a t time, and they still seemed much attached. Cross-examined by Sir F. TIIESIGER—I did not know Miss Middleton before the marriage, though I bad seen her once or twice. Lieut.-ColonelThomas Dobbin, formerly of the 19th Regiment, examined—l knew the father of Miss Mid dleton well, and also knew the plaintiff. I also have been acquainted with Miss Middleton. Before rand after the marriage I was confidentially consulted by both parties in all their affairs. They appeared after the marriage very happy, and much attached to each other. After the plaintiff procured an ensigncy, and went to India, Mrs. Robson still consulted me on all her pecu niary affairs. I was consulted on the purchase of a lieu tenancy for the plaintiff. It cost 270/., and was paid out of a moiety of Mrs. Robson's property. which was coming to the plaintiff, the arrangement being that one half of the property should be secured to each. I re collect calling, on the sth of March last year, on Mr. aud Mrs. Robson, at Middleton-square. This was after the plaintiff had returned from India. I called by appoint ment. Mrs. Robson was living there at the time, but I do not know where Lieutenant Robson was staying. I was not aware before that visit that there were any differences ; but I learned there was on a second visit. Cross-examined—I have been well acquainted with the plaintiff since a child. He was, I believe, the ille gitimate son of Major Robson. Ido not know whether Mrs. Robson was illegitimate. I visited Mrs. Robson first at lodgings belonging to Mr. Dimewell, and subsequently in Edgeware-road. These visits were during the absence of the plaintiff in India. I did not . see Mt s. Green, the landlady of the house in Edgeware-road, at the times I called there. The first time I called at Middleton-square, after the return of the p b l u a t i n s h t i, eff af t erwards did not complainedlearn of an any of personal dispute violence e f them, rom the plaintiff, of his throwing her down and abusing her. I heard alf:o a statement from the plaintiff accusing his wife. I tried to reconcile them, but failed in my attempts. She refused all reconciliation, and though urgently re quested by the plaintiff to go with him to Chichester, she would not. She bad been accused of having a child, and that under such an aspersion it was impossible she could again live with him. 'Re-examined—The plaintiff denied in toto the allega ion of violence. Colonel McDonal examined, said--I have known the father of Mr. Robson for twenty years ; I also know the plaintiff, and have seen him and his wife together on several occasions, but cannot speak as to anything be• tween them. During the plaintiff's absence in India, I called twice on Mrs. Robson, at the house in Edgeware road. I called there as a friend of both the plaintiff's father and himself. Harriet Kearney said I am the sister of the late Major Robson. Major Robson died in 1836. He married Miss Patten, the aunt of Mit s Middleton. I was present at the marriage of the plaintiff and his wife. She was then ee l e iwr t o i en n tg t t h oa e gn then. . m Ie nSkt knew wla thinkl someso visited about timei3ou tmh before occasionallynurgeus thet T h e living with her aunt, the widow of Major Robson. The latter is now Mrs. Cox, having married since. Mrs. Robson had partments in Regent-street, and I used to see mar riageamMtaiSsrsrtioMaokgfeiedtShdtook place in October. Just before the mar riage Miss Middleton came to my holm, and she lived there after the marriage. I think they lodged with me till the following January. They seemed v ery d evote d to ea ch other. After that they went of tolivea m t A th i e r. re, and they seemed Timewell's, i s nE m ci ed greatly gewtue-road. I ten saw them there, t o eac h o th er . They yb lodging ada dispute in that wi th Mr.Timewell, and removed to another neighbourhood, from which they rinhuthsbatain Maddox-street. 1833, Mrs. Robson had a child, to which she became much attached, as did also the plainti ff. I saw them from time to time down to his joining the regi ment, and they still seemed very much attached to each slunbsseoqvueemnhtleyr,removed to my sister's, ment, at Chatham, she miner. The letter ° showed much feeling, and addressed a letter to me, in s h e might have had a home at my was put in and read. . in continuation — I expected she would have Witness, remained with me during her husband's absence, but she w t h h i e c r h . lest. At any to lodge at house. I knew she went . Mrs. Greene's, in the Edgewaie-road, and she remained there, as she s h O e n ex p p a r r e ti a n se g d w h i e t r h se h l e f stated, because they treated her kindly. She, some time after went to another longing. I did not see any thing more of her till ray nephew' return in March, 1845. In the meantime Mrs. Robson had been to Italy and returned. My nephew went to lodge at Hampstead, and she was lodging in Islington. About time this time she called on me, but she could not be pre vailed on to come in. She said she might be seen at 4, Middleton-square. I subsequently called on her with my nep h ew ; an d h a d tea there, lin conduct on that oc- casion was very strange, as after tea she said to the plain tiff, " A you not going to Hampstead, sir?" He seemed much distressed at this, and left the house along with me. I saw her at Hampstead shortly afterwards, ai.d her husband was there. Her manner there also was quite changed towards the plaintiff. After that her husband went to join his regiment at Chichester, and he wished her much to go with him, but she refused. I was not present at any time, either at Middleton-square or Hampstead, when letters from the plaintiff were four d. Cross examined—Knew that some time prior to the marriage Msss Middleton clandestinly left Mrs. Robson, and came to live with me. I admit also that Mrs. Robson came to me about three me, ks before the marriage inquiry for Miss Middleton, and that I said I did not know anything about her. She was at the time under my roof, and that the banns of marriage were ordered to be proclaimed. I never at any time commu nicated ;with Mrs. Robson about the marriage of her ward with the plaintiff. I received after the marriage a sum of money for the board and lodgings of the plaintiff and his wife, but I cannot say whether the board for Miss Middleton prior to the marriage was included. recollect, in settling the property of .Mi , s Middleton before marriage, that it was agreed she should live a ith me, and that I should be allowed 801. a year for board. Roth plaintiff and Miss Middleton were under age at the time of the marriage. Captain Blair, of the 3d Buffs, examined—At the time the plaintiff joined the regiment it was in India. He joined it the latter end of 1839, as ensign. The regiment was not on active service at the time, nor till some time after, though it had orders from time to time to be ready. In 1842 the regiment was en • gaged in Sinde, and was present at Ferezepore. It was not possible, during this time of the regiment being in the upper provinces, for an ensign or lieutenant to save much out of his pay. I know this as a married man. In 1840 I recollect the plaintiff ob taining leave of absence to go to Calcutta in expectation of his wife coming out. The distance is one thousand miles, and is considered a three months' journey. He rejoined the regiment at Karnaut, and continued with it till it was ordered home. Mary Ann Green examined—My husband is Thomas W. Green, a rope and mattrass warehouseman, in Fen church-street, and resides at Michael-square, Hackney road. We formerly lived at 10, Portman-place, Edge ware-road. Mrs. Rohson, the plaintiff's wife, came to live with us in 1839. Her husband came with her, and arranged to pay 504 a-year. Mr. Robinson left in about six weeks. I and my husband accompanied them to Chatham on the embarkation of the plaintiff to India. Their parting was very affectionate. Mrs. Robson con tinued with me np till June 1840. While residing with me her child died, while she was on a visit at Roehamp ton. It was buried from our house in February 1840. She was, during the time she lived with me, visited by a family named Allan, also by a Mrs. Boldon, from Pad dington. She liven at first a very retired life. On leav ing us she went to lodge with Mrs. Kearney. During all this time Mr. Ruding never visited. Mrs. Robson came back to lodge with us in January, 1841, and took the first floor, consisting of a sitting room and bed room, communicating by a single door. She partially boarded with us. Shortly after her return Mr. Ruding began to visit her. His visits commenced, I think, in April. He visited about twice a week, and generally in the evening. He often took tea with her, and I never knew the hour that he left. We usually retired to rest about 11 o'clock, and I never knew him leave before. The room we occupied as a parlour was below Mrs. Robson's bed room. I cannot recollect having heard the footsteps of two persons in the bedroom at the same time. The ser vant, Smith, generally opened the door for the defend and showed him up stairs. I do not recollect having remonstrated with Mrs. Robson in the presence of the defendant. I had a letter from Mr. Ruding, solicitor, but I have had no interview with any one off his account. I have seen the person who called himself Mr. Ruding a great many times, at my house, perhaps a hundred times in all. I recollect Mrs. Rob son being very ill one night in 1841. A pair of addi tional sheets were ordered that night. Emma Smith, the servant, ordered them. Prior to that I had noticed a great increase in the size of Mrs. Robson, but I did not, however, make any ob servation to Mrs. Robson about it. A nurse was called in. Some time before this a surgeon named Mr. Rugg had attended her, but on the present occasion Mr. Peed, Lisson-grove, was called in. He was sent for at two o'clock in the morning. The gentleman named Rnding called nett day. So I was told (the servant). Shortly after this illness Mrs. Robson had a fainting fit ; the defendant had just come in, and he assisted me, with the servant, in undressing her and getting her to bed. He called her by the name The policeman stated that the prisoner had confessed the robbery when be was apprehended. Captain GrimstOn identified the watch. Mr. Justice PArrEsoN summed up, and the jury im mediately returned a verdict of guilty. The prisoner was sentenced to one years' imprisonment, with hard labour. At the close of the case, Captain Grimstone said, that by Mr. Jardine's advice, ho applied to the Court to ascertain to whom he should give the reward which he had offered for the recovery of the watch. There were three persons claiming it,—the policeman, a gre nadier, and.the pawnbroker. IIisLORDSHIP intimated that he did not sit there to give advice on such points as this. Captain Grimston—l only obey my orders, my Lard. CLERKEN WELL.-(THIS DAY.) The Court was occupied during a considerable time this morning in hearing a counter-charge preferred by a female against Constable 240 G, under the following circumstances : The constable charged her with being drunk and dis orderly, and in answer she said the charge wits false, and had been preferred by the constable, because, after treating him and another to gin at the Pewter Platter public-house, in Charles-street, Hatton-garden, she re fused to allow him to take improper liberties with her. She stated that she was a person of respectable conduct and character, and worked for Mr. Winker, of No. 4, North-place, and other extensive shopkeepers. Mr. COMBE said this was a case which required in vestigation, and he should adjourn it to get the evidence of the other constable, and some person from the public house. of Marian at the the time. After she was put to bed I and the servant went out and left him there. I remarked at the time, to the servant, in de fendants hearing that "I did not consider bi:n In about an hour those parties arrived, and their evi dence having been taken, Mr. CoMI said he considered that the policeman had made out his charge against the prisoner, while she had failed in substantiating her's against him, and he should consequently fine her ss. for being drunk. John Orton was charged with stealing a quantity of grains from the brewery of Messrs. Reid and Co., of Liquorpond street. _ _ a proper person to attend a married lady, and that I - - was a more fit person to do so." He made no answer. Shortly after he went out, and returned with some medicine for her. He visited her after during her ill ness. She Rept her bed for about nine days, and he visited her in her sleeping apartment. On other occa sions, when Mrs. Robson was well, I have seen him from the garden standing at her bed-room window, I have seen him often there. Once subsequently to the illness Mrs. Ruding invited me to accompany him, w ith Mrs. Robson, to the theatre, but I refused. Mr. Rucling continued his visits till the latter end of IS4I, when Mrs. Robson left. About a year after this, when Mrs. Robson had gone to Italy, we received a letter from Mr. Ruding about a portrait that was in their pove,sion, and wishing it to be forwarded. I know the handwriting of Mr. Ruding and have a note from him in my pocket; it is art answer about an application made for a situation to my nephew. The postcript in answer to the first letter was addressed to Mr. ling, Salvador Housa, Bishopgate•street, and the letter of application to which the second lvtter is an answer, was also addressed in the same way. My servant cannot .read, but I have sf en letters lying on Mrs. Robson's table, addressed to Mr. lludirg. I have afterwards seen those letters in the hand of my servant, she having brought them from the drawing room to the parlour in order to be parted. They were in Mrs. Rob son's hand- writing. w. It appeared that latterly the system of pillage going on by lads like the . prisoner, who were continually on the watch at the grain•shoot when the dairy•carts were loaded, had very much increased, and several complaints had been made at the station•-house. The prisoner was observed last night in the act of taking avt ay a large hamper, which he had tilled from the shoot in Liquor pond-street, when he was apprehended. Mr. COBIBE said be understood all these grains acre contracted for, and inquired whether the contractor was in attendance. Sergeant Boyce replied that he was net. Air. CO3IIIE said if r oo f & made complaints; and then when the thief was discovered, did not ch lose attend to prosecute, the system was encouraged by thetas:ve:. only. As no one was present to prosecute, he should discharge the prisoner. Mr. Mallet, the chief clerk, stated that a benevolrc: individdal, under the initial signature C. V., had transmitted a donatien . of 51. for the r,:lief of such do• serving objects as the presiding magistrate might select. MARLBRff-STREET.--(THIS DAY. . ) John Burke was ,charged with committing an assault on James Corbet. Emma Smith, — the servant, proved the posting the letters. Cross-examined—l believe that on several occasions Mrs. Robson gave lessons in musi2. I was also told that Mr. Ruding was very find of Music. I never knew Mrs. Robson to be very short of money, though I knew that she sold an outfit she had purchased to go out to India. I do not recollect Mr. Pead or Mr. Wilkinson visiting. _ _ _ Mrs: Green re-examined—l have heard Mr. Ruding speak about the Buffs, and state that Mr. Robson was expected home in March in the year following Mrs. Robson's illness. I often heard Mr. Ruding speak about the five baths he had in Nottingham-place. Mr. Ruding represented himself to be Mrs. Robson's friend and benefactor, and had nursed her when a child. The complainant, an apprentice to a collier, said he went last night to the Queen's Theatre, Tottenham street, Tottenham-court-road, and arrived there before the doors were opened; but the prisoner, who was late, got upcn the rails at a private door in the neighbour- hood of the theatre, and jumped down on his shoulders, and when the complainant refused to bear him on his shoulders, the prisoner, still standing on them, lifted his hob-nailed shoe and stamped upon his bead so as to cut it open. The prisoner said he was thrown off the rails by another, and could not avoid getting upon the boy's shoulders. Myers, the officer of the theatre, said it was a conti nual practice followed by the young lads who were late in coming, to jump off these rails on any one, woman or man, no matter whom, in order to get in first. It was impossible to prevent it except by severe punishment. Mr. HARDWICK sentenced the prisoner to a fine of 205., or ten days' imprisonment. Luke Farrell, a most miserable looking wretch, was charged with stealing a pint pot. Joseph Silk, stableman ' Mason's Arms•yard, p rove d the taking of the pot by the prisoner. The prisoner said, when asked why he had done so, that his life was miserable, that he had been a soldier, and was discharged. He was born in the Isle of France; his father was there in the 87th Regiment. He had beets two years in London, and during all that time he had been gathering bones and rags, and trying to live ; but he was both naked and starving. His clothes were such, and his dirty appearance, that no one would now em ploy him or trust him ; and so wretched was he, that he would prefer being shot to continuing the kind of life he had been compelled to live. The Mendicity officers said they had seen hint about the streets begging and gathering rags Mr. HARDWICK sent him for a month to the House of Correction, for the unlawful possession of the pint pot. The examination of witnesses was still going forward when our report left, and the case, it is expected, will occupy the Court all day to•morrow. SECONDARIES'.-(THIS DAY.) JONES U. BEULIENIER. The plaintiff in this case, is a cabinet-maker in Duke street, Aldgate, and the defendant is a tradesman resid ing in the same place. The action was brought to recover the amount of goods sold and delivered. Mr. Thomas appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Wilde for the defence. The facts were these :—ln May, 1845, defendant or dered furniture to a considerable amount, which was delivered. A dispute arose, however, about some chairs, and, eventually, they were delivered fifteen months after wards. The chairs were tendered on a Sunday morn ing, and refused. The goods previously delivered were paid for at the time, the question for the jury was, whether defendant had by his own act caused any delay. Several witnesses were called, those for the plaintiff making out the plaintiff's case " beyond all doubt (as Mr. Wilde said), unless defendant's witnesses beat them."—(Laughter. Defendant's witnesses swore in support of his case, but the . e 41. j 1 rs. ury found for the plaintiff for the amount claimed, TUB STATE OF THE RIVER.—The Thames already exhibits vast floating masses of ice, and a fall of snow, followed up by the existing severe frost will, in the opi nions of old and experienced watermen, render the navi gation of the river above bridge impossible. Yesterday numbers of men had to be employed in clearing away the drift ice that had collected round the various steam boat piers before the vessels could touch. The damage done yesterday to the floats of the paddlewheels in the above bridge steamers, by collision with the ice, was very great. The Putney boat was obliged to lay up yesterday afternoon, not being able to pass through Putney-bridge. Above that structure the river is ti field of ice. SHERIFFS' COURT.—(THIS DAY) A notice was posted this day at the Sheriff's Court, Red Lion-square, that the Court will not sit on Thurs day next, but the cases not tried to-morrow, will be tried on Saturdaa at ten o'clock, the Court sitting by adjourn ment, there is the unusually long list of 35 cases already exhibited. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURt. stkptwhheil inanietscths ge,eobo,ruyarotandbnse the f 0 u nn money. it ey . t o In the second editi;t7oftili; -- Calendar " issued this morning, ; there were the names of fifty additional pri soners, making the total number committed for this session a hundred and fifty-six. Abraham de Freeze, a general dealer, residing in Goodman's-fields, was indicted for receiving a large quantity of silver-plated goods, of the value of 46/., the being s .T a a b g o gd u , .t assistant to oepwena satosh3jofr.. property of Mr. S. Atkins, a Birmingham agent, know ing it to be stolen. Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Ballantine were retained for the prosecution, and Mr. Bodkin defended the prisoner. Mr. S. Atkins, the owner of the stolen property, stated that on Saturday, the 26th September, two persons came accompanied Atkins, b y stated th e s 0 n that oftht Ahe h ie e rgai. took o2otodtns to his warehouse, one of whom purchased a quantity of plated goods, to the extent of 461,, under the pretence of Miller, to o h is th eotrhpaelearpcsee person en w r e h w i which t t h h e ta, y )d db were erloiuv eg o ri r l ordered e r e d to be N b V e h e a n n he empty shop, at w b the ic h Miller soon after entered, and was joined almost imme diately by another person, named Scott. By one of these he was induced to go to a public-house in the neighbourhood, leaving young Atkins in the shop with the other, and in care of the property. His companion soon left him, and not returning his suspicions was ex cited, and on going to the shop he found the other man gone away, and the goods missing. Miller and Scott had since confessed to the robbery. B. Davis, a policeman, having learned to whom the goods were sold, went to Mr. De Freeze's shop, and inquired whether he had bought any plated articles ? He said that he had, on the 29th September, and had given 48/. for them. That was three days after the goods were ' stolen. J. Pike said that he bought the gocds of the prisoner• for 211. De Frecz , .t's shop was an open shop, like a broker's, and he saw them exhibited in the window. After a week's negotiation ho agreed to purchase them, and paid 21L for the lot on the 9th of October. He after wards sold several of them to different parties. Henry Bull, jeweller, of Goodman's-fields, stated that he had bought part of the articles produced in court of COLUMBUS SOClETY. — Yesterday a numerous meet ing of persons interested- in in geographic a l i nqu i ry was held at the London Library, St. James's-square, for the formation of a society under the above name, the object of which is the re-publication of ancient works and travels illustrative of geographical research. The chair was taken by Sir R. I. Murchison, the late Presi dent of the Royal Geographical Society, and several re solutions for the formation and conduct of the society were adopted. VVe can state from authority that the late scurrilous attacks upon the Duchess of Marlborough, which hal e appeared in some of the daily papers, respecting an al. leged violation of the game laws, aro wholly and mali ciously false.—Post. EXPERIMENTS AT WOOLWICH MAnsuEs.7—Mr. Lancaster, jun., carried on experiments yesterday (December 15th), with the rifle ball, submitted by him, in the form of a sugar loaf. The experiments were made in the presence of Lieutenant-Colonel Dundas, C. 13., who appeared highly satisfied with the result. About 40 rounds were fired, some at 1,200 yards, some at 900 yards and 600 yards. The whole of the firing was e'er.) good, and, at 1,200 yards, the balls entered the target to the depth of an inch. The first three rot:nds, at 900 yards each, entered the bull's eye, the aim being so correctly taken, and the form of the ball ensuring a correct course, at that considerable distance, for small arms. At the Insolvency Court, Liccoln Castle, the other day, a labourer named Sleight Hill, petitioned to be dis charged:; he had no means of paying beyond his daily wages as a servant in husbandry to his father, and had incurred no debts, except that for which he was sued. His brother was in a small way of trade in London, and bad induced him (the insolvent) to sign his name on a blank stamp, which he said would be filled up for 2007. ; the brother went into partnership, failed, and died soon after. The insolvent was sued on the note, which had been paid away, and was taken in jadgment. The Learned Commissioner sentenced him to six months' imprisonment for giving a false appearance of sequrity, where none existed, and would have *Bed aheavier sen tence but from the absence of certain Qvidence about the bankruptcy. c.;QUItT CIRCULAR. The Queen will hold ►i Privy Council at Windsor }le on Saturday next; tLe 19th inst., at half-past two the last witness, Pike. When brought to him they w in excellent condition. Mr. Atkins being recalled, said the marks had not been Cas:.. obliterated, and in some cases the wrapping paper had Ce lock in the afternoon. not been changed. He, w i tness , pa id f or t h em i n Jewel- Her Mjesty and Prince Alb er t wa lk e d i n • the plan lery the prime cost. tations of Osborne House on Monday afternoon. H. J. Wing, assistant to Mr. Herbert, of Queen's- Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince buildings, Brompton, identifi e d t wo of the spirit stands, I Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess APee, some nutcrackers, and a pai r o f candl es ti c k s , and stated i walked and rode yesterday in the pleasure grounds of that they were purchased of Pike for SI. 10s. Osborne House. - S. Holly, shopman to Messrs. Gant, pawnbrokers, of Her Maj, sty and her Royal Consort took their usual 42, Albany -gate, also identified part , of the property, early walk yesterday. . and proved that they had been bought of Pike for six- The Duke of Cambridge visited her Royal Highness teen shillings. the Mr. S. Atki ns , o n b e i ng reca ll ed, said that part of HousDuchess of Gloucester yesterday at Gl oucester these goods were of his own manufacture. He estimated The Earl of Devon had an interview with the Chan the value of the goods at 461. Mr. BODKI N a dd resse d t h e j ury f or the prisoner, con- cellar of th e E xc h equer y es t e rd a y at his official resi tending the pr o b a bilit y t h ere was of the go g ods bein g dente in D own i ng - s t ree t. bought in the ordin ar y way o f tra d e. ' He would show The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a by the open way in which they were exposed for sale by committee meeting yesterday at the o ffi ce iu Whitehall theplace. prisoner, who had been, in the first instance, sum- Sir John Rlly hod interview with the Chancellor maned as a witness, and in that capacity had appeared .of the E.::clicquor yesterday. ' Mr. Strutt had also an in two or three times before the magistrate, and also had terview with the Eight Hc). Gentleman yesterday. given every information in his power. . ~ The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yes- Several witnesses were called to character, all of whom terday. The Lords present were the Master of the had known the prisoner for fourteen years, cad several Ball_, Lord Brougham, the Chancellor of the Duchy of of them more than twenty years, and who spoke in the Cornwal), and the Judge or the Admiralty. Court. The highest terms. Mr. Justice P.ATTESON summed u The appeal Crawford v. Spooner, from Bombay, verd was p . concluded. • 1 h ic e jury, after a a very brief consultation, returned Wigram, Queen s Council. and D r . Addams, were heard The Queen's ' Advocate, th e A ttorney General, Mr. t of Not Guilty. There was a loud expression of approbation a t th e ver- on au appeal from the Vice Admiralty Court of the diet, bat it was instantly suppressed. The goods were Cape of Good Hopes, " Banters v. the Queen respecting ordered to be given up to Mr. Atkins. the Dom Pedro." At the conclusion of the trial Mr. ROBINSON made an The Queen's Advocate was heard on a motion respect application to the Court in favour of Miller, under the ing the Brazilian v esse l ‘• Aquila." plea that he had given a ll th e i n f ormat i on h e possessed, Viscount and Vicountess Met and had been very instrumental in the recovery of the l rance's Hotel, Upper Beigr• property. Lconards-on-Sea. The JUDGE replied that he would take the matter int - consideration, and consult the Recorder, before when both Miller and Scott, his accomplice, had pleader guilty last session: John Orchard, aged 23, a drummer in the Coldstream Guards, was indicted for stealing a gold watch, the pro perty of the Hon. Captain Grimstone, from the guard house at Buckingham Palace, on the 26th of November. Captain Grinston deposed to having left his watch in the barrack-room, about eight o'clock in the evening, stud on his return shortly afterwards found it was gone. The corporal of the guard and the sentinel on duty at the time, deposed to the prisoner having been seen about the guard room, and the girl with whom he co habited willingly allowed that she had seen a gold watch in his possession on the night the robbery was com mitted, and stated further, that he had requested that it might be pawned. Thomas Walton, a pawnbroker, stated that the watch had been pledged with eim him for 4/. 10s., by a young man whom he had never seen before, who gave the name of Thomas Wilson. and arrived at Far o-street, yesterday, from St. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS. The Ethiopian Serenaders made their first appearance for the'season here last evening. They gave divers old favourites, and one or two new pieces. Among the latter " Mary Blanc" was the most noticeable. It is one of those little tragic domestic dramas of slavery which go further to produce in the mind of any right-minded nan an utter hatred and repugnance to the atrocious system, than any speeches or arguments. Mary Blane is a negress who is married. lier owner separates her from her husband, and sells her to a distant plantation. She runs away, and dies in the woods of want, and the husband dies of a broken heart. Mary Blane and Lucy Neal, as sung by the Ethiopian serenaders, will better serve the purposes of the abolitionists than all the speeches that have ever been delivered on all the platforms in England and Amezica. They appeal at once to the heart ; and, in such a cause, an appeal, to the heart is irresistible ; it disarms sophistry and is superior to all the reasoning in the world. Pell, the bone player came— out in great force, His crescendo is most artistica!, and the more frequently we hear him the more are we convinced that the bones would be a most efficient aid to an orchestra. The first composer who shall introduce them will make a fortune From his (vela. But it is not only as a musician that Pill is great. He is great also as a comic actor. Let any of our first rate comedians—Lur professional " makers of fun"—try to be comic, seated in a chair, and they will at once be compelled to yield the palin to Pell. He has the humour of the legs— there is not a kick of the heels, not a cross ing of the legs, not a motion of the arms (and who can give such eccentric motions to the arms as Pell), but what has meaning in it. He is the foun der of a new school of humour, in which, doubtless, he will have many tblbvvers ; but to him is due the honour of being the ori g inator of the school. Before we con clude, one word of advice to the Ethiopian serenaders. Gentlemen, your school is essentially national. Beware how you attempt to make it otherwise, by ingrafting on it the slang of the lower orders of the English. We thought we observed a slight tendency to do this in some of your new songs. Avoid it altogether. As much nigger slang as you like, the more the better. American nigger slang can never be vulgar in England, because it is not the slang of the English vulgar ; but for your own sakes keep up to the hi g h es t pit c h the in tense American nigger nationality which has hitherto constituted the great charm, because it is the great novelty of your performances. The house was crowded to excess in every part, and the performances went off admirably. ASTLEY'S AMPHITHEATRE. A grand equestrian comic fairy pantomime, entitled "The Forty Thieves; or Harlequin Ali Baba, and'the Rob hers' Cave," will be produced on a scale of unlimited gran deur,- embodying novel scenic and mechanical effects, with Mr. •Batty's trained steeds, and extensive resources, for which his establishment posseszes alone the capability of producing—commencing with the silver lake, with the fairies of the waters, and their coursers of light, entry of the queen, and her winged steeds of the grotto ; the fairies' charm, to protect Ali Baba and his son Canna; the vision, and departure of the fairies on their mission, whilst the sylvan grot fades away to the forest of Bag dad, With the robbers' cave ; the woodman at the tree ; the horn :founds, and apprermh of the forty thieves on their horses with plunder; the thieves represented by the most notorious characters—highwaymen who have been resuscitated .expressly for the purpose ; the celebrated charm of "Open !_:',e,atne ;" Aii Baba learns the secret ; descent of Otcobrand, the forest foe; his pledge to pro tect Hassarac ; inaner:ze r of raiN takes place, and comic flight of the n•bb, z ; Ali E: tLi's eettLge; the starvin-family, and naligiet..l cpper.riiLec of the Gull in tge 1 . 0.4 Y 'ternpfe t street in Mul.tapha's :tall ; the cc,bbler ; ru;:lict:vrts with tiie reLber's horse_ ith comic Si iwer ; CC ng oil over them f joy, with f y rt,,, ind Hussar,' 'own and j, 3anern, and et& bine from ,c, a e realms lustapha c gum from The comic bit ness commences with vario us hits at the times, and the tianar comic struggiei of the clown, & leading to a grand scene oi" the panoramic procession of the W tiling ton statue, conveying it along Park - lane to the arch, by the Life Guards, dray-horses, &c , realising his tribute tb' England's hero. l'airlop fair is introduced, with a variety of gymnastic novelties, forming a varied change to the other attractive scenes, leading to a last grand scene of fairy tallkau.r, illuminated rose circles of million, jets, or revolving stars of light. This beautiful mechani cal wheel will occupy the entire width of the stage, and presents a new feature in pantomime, made at great expense, for Mr. Batty, by Mr. Hinehley, gas-fitter, Westminqer-road, from hi own designs and arrange nn!nts. Clown. Mr. Ikelitz, Pantaloon. Mons. Saperini, Columbine, Loui., , a. Waite, Harlequin, Mr. W. H. Harvey. The pantomime is written by Nelson Lee, Esq., expressly for Mr. Batty, and the whole arranged and p:oduced by Mr. W. D. Broadfoot. RECAL OF THE FRENCH CONSUL FROM MAURITIUS. There is every reason to believe that the French Consul at the Mauritius, M. Barbet de Jouy, has, on account of his unwarrantable letter to the English Ad miral Dames, been recalled by his Government. The following are the circumstances of the case:— Admiral llacres was invited to a ball by the officers on the station. According. to etiquette a list of the guests were laid before him, and on the name of the French Consul meeting his eye, he observed that that gentleman had omitted to pay him his respects according to usage. Thereupon two officers waited npon the French Consul to withdraw the invitation, with a courteous explana tion of the cause. The Consul, so tar from apologising, wrote an insulting letter to the Admiral, which the latter enclosed to his Government. Lord Palmerston laid the case before the French Government, and the latter hare decided in the way we have just intimated. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—TUESDAY. CHESTER Cur.-50 to 1 agst Crim. Con. (t), 50 to 1 agst Erin-go-bragh, 1,000 to 15 agst L'liirondelle colt (taken), 1,000 to 15 agst Burgundy, 1,000 to 15 agst Mickey Free, 1,000 to 15 agst Fitz Allen. DERBY.-8 to 1 agst Van Tromp, 15 to 1 agst Epirote, 18 to 1 agst Planet, 25 to 1 agst Glentilt, 28 to 1 agst the Sister to Cobweb colt, 33 to 1 agst Ltmedale, 40 to 1 agst Johnny Armstrong (taken), 40 to 1 agst Miss Martin co lt ( taken), 40 to 1 a gs t Red Hart (taken), 40 to 1 agst Horn of Chase (taken), 6 to 1 agst John Day's lot. SUSPICIOUS DEATH OF A SAlLOR.—Yesterday Mr. W. Carter held an adjourned inquest, at the Swan Tavern, Battersea-bridge, upon the body of a man un known, who had been found drowned. The body had been picked up on Thursday last, as it floated up with the tide, and conveyed to the above house. It had been in the water some time, but there weremif some arlis ligature eo e f ill-usage. The neck wa s discoloured, as had been fastened round it, and there were two incised wounds on the face. The circumstances were so sus picious, that the coroner adjourned the inquiry for a post mortem examination. Yesterday Dr. W. Connor deposed to having examined the body. From the ap pearances, his opinion was that deceased died from im mersion in the water, although there were marks of some violence, but not sufficient to prove fatal. Two young women, living in the neighbourhood of the Commercial road, were examined with regard to the identity of the deceased. They both stated their belief, but refused to swear positively, that his name was Robert Pepper, and he had been a boatswain. He was last seen alive about two months since, when he joined the Pestonjee manjee, which was lying off Woolwich with convicts for Sydney. Pepper bad, it appeared, been shipped by a Jew named Solutions when intoxicated, and when ho knew the vessel he was going into he became very dis pirited. The witnesses, however, had believed him to be on his voyage to Sydney. The jury returned the fol.. lowing verdict:—" That the deceased was found drowned in the Thames; that he had no maths of violence as to cause death; but who he was, or by what means he came into tho water, the jury have not sufficient evidence to determine." SUDDEN DEATH IN TEE STREETS.—Yesterday an inquest was held before Mr. B a k er , at t h e Bell, in Petti coat-lace, Whitechapel, on the body of Jacob Mormon, aged seventy years, a sugar baker, in the employ of Messrs. Martineau and Co., in Whitechapel. On Sun.. day evening last the deceased was proceeding along Petticoat-lane, when he suddenly staggered and fell to the ground. He was immediately raised from the ground by a City police-constable, who discovered him in a state of insensibility. He was conveyed to the above house. but he expired beforche reached there: Verdict , " Na. tural death." THE LATE CATTLE SHOW.—The-number of per sons who visited the late Annual Smithfield CIO Cattle Show, during the four days the exhibition was open for public inspection, exceeded 40,000.