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LAW INTELLIGENCE. 1 COURT OF CHANCERY, Dec. 17. The Lord Chancellor took appeal motions and appeals to-day. His Lordship was occupied the whole morning with the appeal motion of Rugby u. Strongways. ROLLS' COURT, I)ec. 17. OOLEMAN V. THE DIRECTORS OF THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY COMPANY.—IMPORTANT JUDGMENT. His HONOUR delivered judgment in this case to-day, which came before the court upon a motion on the part of the defendants to dissolve an injunction that had been obtained by the plaintiff. The question at issue was one of the greatest importance to the public. There were five parties to be considered in this matter :—the Eastern Counties Railway Company, the Eastern Union Railway Company, the Harwich Steam-packet Company, the plaintiff, and the public. The plaintiff was a shareholder in the Eastern Counties Railway, which by its Act was invested with very extensive powers. Railways were of so comparatively recent an existence that neither the Le gislature nor courts of law had been able to consider those powers in all the lights, relations, and operations in which they should be regarded, to enable them to be correctly dealt with. However, general principles must be applied to them where such were appli cable. To look at a railway as a common partnership would be hardly sufficient to estimate , It, its powers being so vast, and the exercise of them so influential on private and public interests. The Act, in his opinion, gave no further powers to railway com panies than it stated, or, at all events, than were necessary for carrying out what was set forth, which latter was not always very clear. It had been stated that power was given to railway companies to enter into new trans actions, and it had been contended that they were em powered to use the funds of the company in any way they thought was calculated to increase the traffic of the undertaking. But in no Act on the subject was there power given of the nature contended for. lie did not mean to enter into the question of the advantage which the project, proposed by the defendants, might confer on the railway or the public. It' might even be a national benefit, but in effecting it the directors would bo 'sealing with millions of the capital of the railway under their direction. They would be applying this to the support of the Harwich Steam-packet Company to an extent of 150,0001. or 300,0001. But they not only proposed to do this by giving an interest of 5 per cent. out of the funds of the railway company, but they even guaranteed to secure, from the same source, those who should embark in this steam-packet company, against all loss in the event of its failure. Now, there was nothing in the Act of Parliament to authorise this. He did not attach much importance to the consent of the majority at a meeting to embark in the proposed undertaking, for it could not confer legality upcn that which they had no authority or power to perform. Be sides, it was well known that the motives which fre quently obtained acquiescence in certain speculators, were no other than an extravagant cupidity to obtain a larger return than they were at present realising, or a terror of entering into a content with those who were more powerful than themselves. From these con siderations he would not dissolve the injunction. VICE. CHANCE RY OUR T, Dec. 17. (Before the VICE•CHANCELLOR OF ENGLAND.) llis Honour the Vice-Chancellor of England took causes to-day, but no case calling for a particular report came before hia Honour during the morning. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir J. K. BRUCE.) ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. LUCAS. This was a petition on which exceptions were taken to the Master's report. The defendant, Mr. Lucas, had married the daughter of the petitioners (Mr. and Mrs. Jago), who was only 18 years of age, and entitled to property to the amount of 20,0001. The Master's finding would, if carried out, give the defendant a power over the property of the wife, which, it was contended, was at variance with the spirit and terms of the Act of Par liament, which provided, that a husband marrying under these circumstances should not derive any pecuniary bene fit from the estate of his wife, nor be placed in a situation to exercise any power over its disposition. The case turned entirely upon the construction of the Act of Parliament, which the defendant's counsel contended never contem plated an interpretation so stringent as that sought to be established by the petitioners, which, if carried out, would operate most injuriously, depriving the wife of the power of rewarding her husband for kind treatment. Mr. Homily appeared in support of the petition, and Mr. Tinney for the defendant. His HONOUR deferred judgment. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Dec. 17. The Court sat in . Banco to-day, for the purpose of giving judgment in several cases. The Judges preient were—the Lord Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Pattesun, Mr. Justice Coleridge, and Mr. Justice Wightman. THE QUEEN V. THE - PARISIT OF ST. PAUL'S, COVENT GARDEN.-JUDGMENT. Lord DENMAN gave the judgment of the Court in this case, which related to the settlement of a pauper of the name of Ann Sheridan. A rule nisi had bet n obtained for setting aside the order made by the magistrate. Their Lordships were of opinion that the order of settle ment was correct, ordered it to be confirmed, and dis charged the rule. THE QUEEN V. THE COMMISSIONERS OF SEWERS FOR WESTMINSTER.-JUDGMENT. Lord DENMAN also gave judgment in this case, in which a rule nisi had been granted for a certiorari to bring into Court, for the purpose of its being quashed, the presentment of a jury called by the Commissioners of Sewers, which amerced a gentleman of the name of Jenkins in a large amount, in consequence of his not carrying a sewer in the neighb )urhood of Westbourne• road, to the exact order; of the Court of Sewers. The COURT ordered the rule to be discharged, and with costs. THE QUEEN C. COMPERTZ AND OTHERS.-JUDGMENT. Lord PENMAN also gave the judgment of the Court in this case, which was argued sometime since before their Lordships upon a motion on arrest of judgment, and also for a new triaLi f: Their Lordships were of opinion that no ground had been made for arrest of judgment, that the v‘irdict with respect to Gompertz was correct, but entertaining some doubt with respect to its propriety as to the other defendants, they thought a new trial ought to be guntrd. DOE ON THE DEMISE OF PENNINGTON V, D A RRELL.- JUDG M ENT. Lord DENMAN also gave the judgment of the Court in this case, which came before their Lordships upon a motion for a new trial of an ac•ion of ejectment. The Court was •f opinion the verdict for the defendant was correct, and ought to stand, and ordered the rule to be discharged. BLACK V. THE BISHOP OF NORWICII.-JUDGMENT. Lord DENMAN also gave the judgment of the Court in the case, discharging a rule nisi obtained by the plaintiff for a prohibition, with costs. FORD V. BEACII.--'-iiIDC-31ENT. Lord DEN - 31Am also gave the judgment of the Court in this case. Their Lordships were - of opinion that the defendant's pleas had answered the whole case wade by the plaintiff; and that the verdict should be entered fur the defendant, on the plea of set off. BUSHELL V BOORD.--NTUDGMENT. Mr. Justice PATTISON gave the judgment of ti e Court in this case, Which had been argued before his Lordship during the last term, upon a motion to make a rule absolute which had been granted, calling upon the plaintiff to show cause why the judgment and the exe cution should not be set aside, and parts of the money levied returned. The Court ordered the rule to be discharged with costs. BOLAM V. SHAW.—JUDGMENT. Lord DENMAN gave the judgment of the Court in this case, which came before their Lordships upon motion for a new trial. The action had been brought by the plain tiff against the defendant upon a special agreement that he would instruct the son of the defendant in farming, for 1001. a year, to be paid half-yearly. The money had been paid regularly till tho last half year, when the defendant took away his son, and de clined to pay the money. Their LORDSHIPS were clearly of opinion that no sufficient ground had been bronght forward to induce the Court to disturb the verdict which had been pronounced in favour of the defendant. MURRIETTA. V. OLDFIELD.-JUDCMENT. Lord DENMAN gave judgment in this case, ordering to the rule that had been granted to be discharged. The Court then broke up. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, De c . 17. HOOPER AND ANOTHER V. TREFFEY In this case Mr. Gurn e y an d Mr. Baddeley• appeared for the plaintiffs ; Mr. Crowder, with whom was Mr. M. Smith, appeared for the defendant. It appeared that the defendant, w h o was a gentle man of considerable property, residing at Fowey, and the proprietor of a considerable extent of woodland, was anxious to dispose of a quantity of the bark from the trees upon his estate. A sam g , London, who waited upon the petitioner with the sample, and was referred by him to Purday's Tavern, Leadenhall-market, a house much frequented by per sons in the tanning trade. Upon that occasion, he met a person of the name of Thomson, who approved of the sample, and agreed to purchase a quantity of it for the plaintiff: A schooner, freighted with about 80 tons of the bark shortly after arrived at Leith, for the person who had agreed to purchase the article in London. The plaintiffs had previously given their acceptance to the defendant for the amount of the bark, which had since been paid. Upon the delivery of the cargo to the purchaser. Mr. Thomson, it was disco vered that it was not according to sample, and also that it was much damaged by the effects of the weather. Mr. CROWDER contended that there was no ground for the present action by the plaintiff against the de fendant. The sole party aggrieved, if any. was Mr. Thomson, the purchaser of the cargo, and he was the party who should have brought the action. The LORD CHIEF BARON said that he wou!d reserve that point. Mr. CROWDER then contended that the cargo was originally equal to sa m ple, and proceeded to call w it s s. It appeared, however, from the cross-examination of 'Me of th em, that the sample originally sent up was not of the same quality as t h e cargo. sumThcealunreydr.eturned a verdi c t f or the p l a i nt i ff for the COURT OF C C° . ll — liti PLEAS, D ec . 16 . R CAM ON onsoN v. RUDING. (Continued from our Morning yesterday.) After the examination of se/eErailitotiliTerorwitnesses, be regretted fur the Sir F. THESIGER, in addressing husancirettzdottat by de fendant, said it was very much to our law it was impossible fors diverse without going through the "ordeal of a ob tain trial before a jury. This was the anomilous—he had , almost said degraded—position in which a men was , placed who sought to be divorced from his wife. He was obliged to lay before a jury all those feelings which he ought to keep closely within his own heart, to prove the injury he has sustained, and to ask for compensation in damages. It unfortunately happened on some occa sions that, from the eagerness with which a husband pursues his object, circumstances may be accumulated together to attach suspicion to a particular party, and that upon such foundation may be built a case of cri minal intercourse, which it was essential on the part of the husband should be made clear to the jury, in order to enable him to carry out his ultimate views. The circumstances of such cases as the present varied ma terially in their extent, and in some instances the facts were of a much more serious nature than in others. They were now dealing with a case in which there were no aggravating circumstances, nothing to excite any feeling of indignation against the defendant ; no hospi tality violated, no friendship injured, no domestic peace, as far as the home was concerned, invaded—nothing but the simple case of the defendant's having, as was alleged, indulged in a criminal intercourse with the plaintiff's wife, on which fact the plaintiff had a right by law to found his charge against the defendant, and to obtain the verdict of the jury with damages. He (Sir F. Thesiger) thought they would be of opinion that if, in the ultimate discharge of their duty, they should find a verdict un favourable to the defendant, they would feel that there were many mitigating circumstances in this case, and that the plaintiff was not entitled to substantial da mages. If, as his Learned Friend, Mr. Sergeant Talfourd, had stated, a divorce was the ulti mate objct of the plaintiff in bringing this action, nominal damages would be sufficient for that purpose. Considering himself deeply aggrieved, he had resolved to obtain redress, and had selected the defendant for his aim. It behoved the plaintiff, therefore, to bring forward the most clear and cogent evidence of his guilt, before he could expect a jury to find a verdict against him. The jury would now see what these parties were. The plaintiff was the illegitimate child of a brave sol dier, and he was left in a dependent condition, having no means of advancing his fortunes in life. In order to facilitate his means of getting forward, an intimacy was effected between him and Miss Middleton, a young lady who had been left to the care of his stepmother. The result was, that a marriage took place under circum stances which reflected discredit upon those members of the plaintiff's family who had conducted themselves in the manner detailed in evidence. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to comment upon the evidence, and con te-nded that there was no proof that the adultery bad been committed by the defendant ; but that if the jury should be of the contrary opinion, the plaintiff was not entitled, under all the circumstances of the case, to more than the smallest amount of damages. The Learned JUDGE having summed up the case, The jury returned a verdict fur the plaintiff—Da in ages, 501. December 17. (Sittings at Westminster.) (Before Mr. Justice COLTMAN and Mr. Justice MAULE. DAVIS V. LOWNDES.-TRIAL AT EAR. This cause, the last writ of right to be 'lied under the old state of the law, was fixed for trial this morning at Westminster. The Lord Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Williams, having been enraged as counsel in the cause, which has been going on for fourteen years, did not sit, so that the bench was reduced to the two judges named above. The peculiarity of this mode of trial, now at an end, is, that the sheriff of the county from whence the cause proceeds, selects four knights of the shire, as the jury in the case, who choose twelve recognitors to sit with them, making sixteen in all. The functions of this jury do not differ materially from those of our special jury, being eropannelled to return a verdict on the facts submitted to them as to the rights of the party in the cause regarding the property dis puted, finding, according to the preponderance of evi dence on the one side or the other a verdict for demand ant or the tenant in possession. In thp present cause the demandant is Eliz ibeth Davis, and the party in possession Wm. Selby Lowndes, of Whaddon Hall, Buckinghamshire. The claimant to the property is a lady in moderate circumstances, resid ing in Pembrokeshire, and the tenant in possession a gentleman of extensive property. There have already been two trials, and the present was arranged as a final trial of strength. Mr. Sergeant Talfourd and Mr. Sergeant Bylrs were for the dmandant; Mr. Martin and Mr. Sergeant Channel for the tenant. On the call of the jury only three knights appeared, one of the four having died, since they were selected. Elch knight, as required in this form of trial, was girt with a sword. Five recognitors having been selected, Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD said he was happy to in form the Court that yesterday an arrangethent had been come to which would put an end to the case, and avoid a tedious and protracted investigation. It had been agreed with the claimant to the property to allow a ver dict for the tenant in possession, in consideration of some compensation which the defendant had consented to give; not because the defendant considered his title in the least degree in danger, but because the claimant was in poor circumstances, and thought she had a good claim to the property, and to save a course of litigation that might last seven years longer. Under the direction of the Court, and with the con sent of counsel on both sides, a verdict was returned, finding that the defendant Lowndes had a better right to the estates in question than the claimant Davis. The Court then broke up. SHERIFFS' COURT, Dec. 17.. (Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BonenELL.) NICHOLSON AND ANOTHER V. WALKER. The plaintiffs in this action are carpet manufacturers in Holborn, and the defendant is a house decorator in Black friars-road. The claim was for 71. 2s. 5d , for gods sold. The defendant had pleaded that he was not indebted, but a judge's order was now put in, re• quiring him to admit his handwriting to a letter sent to the plaintiff, in which he acknowledged the debt, and the excuse he made for non-payment was a heavy loss by the severe storm a few months since. The plaintiff's attorney said the object of putting in the sham plea was to obtain time, and put the plaintiffs to additional expense. The jury gave a verdict for the am•nunt claimed. GREEN V. HAIG. This was an action brought to recover the stun of 8/, for work and labour done for the defendant, who pleaded hat he was not indebted. The plaintiff is a carpenter in Seymour-p'.ace, and de fendant is a smith and engineer. In February, 1845, he went to plaintiff and took a smith's shop, of which plaintiff was tenant. Defendant said at the time that he was taking it for a person named Medhurst, but after he got possession of the premises he said that he was in reality the person who was to carry on the business, al though the name of " Medhurst and Co." was over the door. During the earlier part of the tenancy a person of the name of Medhurst was thsre, but only acted under the orders of the defendant, who gave orders for the work which was now charged for, altivsugh the plaintiff had made out the bill in the name of " Medhurst and Co.' Witnesses were called who proved that defendantgave the orders, and it was contended that there was no part nership, and that if there had been it ought to have been pleaded. Mr. THOMAS said, after the evidence the defendant would consent to a verdict, and it was accordingly re corded. THE SUN, LONOON, FRIDAY MORNENG, DECEMBER 18, Fill at liberty the whole time, his own recognizance having been taken for his appearance.) The injured man was now for the first time able to appear, or even to leave the hospital. He walked on crutches, and appeared very weak. Two witnesses were called to prove the facts of the case, which are simply as follows :—On the 13th of July the defendant was riding a hone at a furious rate through Holborn, and not being able to see, knocked down and rode over the prosecutor, and broke his leg. Defendant immediately stopped on being desired to do so. Denham, being himself sworn, said that he was standing by his horse's head, and heard the cry of " hoy," but before he could turn round he was knocked down and trampled on. He did not hear the horse gal. loping, as there was wood pavement there. The defendant denied that he was riding very fast. He was not going at more than eight mils an hour. The horse would not have hurt the man so much hut that he was newly shod, for he had just brought him from the farrier's. Mr. HALL said, that what astonished him most in the whole case was the audacity of the defendant's asser tion, that he was " only " goirg at eight miles an hour t Eight miles an hour was a scandalous pace to go at in such a crowded place as HA born. He (Mr. Hall) had power to commit the defendant to prison at once, without a tine, but he would not du that, as Denham would then get no com pensation for the injuries he had suff-red. He would fine him 21. for the furious riding, and order him to pay 81. as compensation to Denham (101. in all), or in default sentence him to two months' imprisoritn:. MARLBOROUGII-STI?EET. Tom Ready, the prize-fighter, was charged with com mitting an indecent assault on the wife wik. of Sydney Taylor in the rublie street. Mary Ann Taylor, the complainant, living at 28, New-street, Covent-garden, said about ten o'clock on Friday night last she was in Cranbourn-street, Liecester square, with her nurse, looking in at a shop window, when the prisoner came along the street and laid hold of her by the shoulder, and pulled her violently round. She remonstrated with him, when he commenced abusing her in the most obscene and disgusting lan guage, still retaining his hold, and continued to be grossly abusive, till she said she would give him into custody, when he assaulted her in a most indecent man ner, and tore her dress. He then moved off, but she was determined not to leave him without giving him into custody, and followed him along Cranbourn-street into Castle-street, where the prisoner became very abusive, seized her by the wrist, twisting her about, and then raised up his fist to knock her down. Just then a policeman came up, and she gave him into custody. The prisoner did not seem very drunk; at least he knew what he was doing. Maria Wyse, the nurse, corroborated the complainant's statement. Thomas Charrington, who keeps it coal-shed in Castle street, heard the prisoner abusing the complianant, and at the request of the nurse, went for a polic, man. Police-constable, F 37, took the prisoner into custody. In reply to the prisoner's agent, the policeman state;: that the case came before the magistrate the following morning, and was dismissed because the complainant was late in coining; but the magistrate having heard his evidence, said if the complainant came, she might have a warrant to bring up the prisoner, which was ac cordingly applied for and obtained that same day. The agent fur the prisoner .called two witnesses. to show that the complainant was the aggressor, but their evidence bore only on the latter part of the case, when the lady was following the prisoner to give him into custody, and corroborated the statement made for the prosecution. The solicitor submitted, on the part of the prisoner, that he was drunk when he committed the offence alleged against him. . , Mr. IlariowicK said the, evidence produced by the prisoner had not shaken that 'of the complainant, who of course took every means' in her power to obtain re dress for a most aginviated assault. The excuse of drunkenness was abstws The Prisconer must pay 51., or go for two months to —the Houle Of Correction.—The money was paid. CLER KENWELL. Isabella Hart wa;charged with stealing a roll of Orleans cloth, from the shop of Mr. Hibbett, draper and silk•mercer, in Leather•lane. _ _ _ The prosecutor's shopman stated, that last night the prisoner rushed into the shop, and snatched the roll of cloth from a shelf. Two other females, observed lurking about the shop for some time, ran off with the prisoner. After a sharp run, the shopman came up with them, and secured the prisoner ; the others escaping. The prisoner was fully committed for trial. A female named Mary inn Connor, and three ruffianly looking men, named Grai.t, Nicholls, and Connor, were charge 1 with robbing Mr. John Hawkins, of Albani place, Regent's-park, in a house in Chenie.i-row, King a cross. It appeared that the prosecutor, who had only recently arrived in London, met the female prisoner in the New road, by whom he was inveigled into the house in Cheines-row, which the police described as a most in famous and dangerous locality. Finding out the character of the place where he was, Mr. Hawkins en deavoured to make his escape, when he was stopped by the three male prisoners, and the female in the hall who tried his pockets, and made him give up what money he had about him. The constable, who took the prisoners into custody, about four o'clock that morning, gave an account of the circumstances under which they were arrested in the sleeping-rooms of the house, which is too revolting for publication. Mr. COO MBE said he had no doubt as to the character of the prisoners, as the evidence of the police showed that ; however he thought the proof in support of the robbery was not sufficiently strong to induce a jury to convict. He should, therefore, discharge them for the present, but if again charged for the same offence they miviit depend upon it that transportation for life would be their fate. THE DREADFUL. FIRE AT SALONICHI. FURTHER PARTICULARS. The following particulars are furnished by the Impar tial of Smyrna, of the dreadful fire at Salonichi, in Macedonia : A dreadful catastrophe has just plunged our city in despair. and reduced an immense number of the inha bitants to the utmost distress. Fire, that frightful scourge which has so often and so cruelly visited us, has again spread its ravages in the midst of o u r p o p u lation. No exertions were able to check it. The day before yesterday (Tuesday), at eight o'clock in the morning, a gun fired from the fortress gave the alarm, but at that time, in broad daylight, but f ew p ersons enterta i ned any serious apprehensions. WI:o could foresee what has happened ? The fire had b egun i n the Jew ' s quarter, in a small bazaar situated between the palace and the mosque of St. Sophia. The fire had broken out in a small old house, the proprietor of which was absent. In an instant the surrounding habitations were enve loped in flames, and when the fire-engines arrived the devastation had already spread to a fearful extent, the furious wind, which increased to a hurricane, spread the devouring element. Yacoub Pacha and the beys of the surrounding country were the first to come to the scene of disaster. The houses passed away, the men were exhausted with fatigue, and a want of water was exp e ri ence d, an d unhappily the cold was intense. Turks and Christians were praying in the mosques and the distant churches, but the fire, far from decreasing, became every moment more furious, and was burning in four or five quarters at once. The crew of the Ottoman bri g apt/ that of the steam-boat, the artillerymen, &c., laboured in demo lishing some houses,. which was t h e only chance of setting a limit, as far as possible, to the extent of the fire. At length the wind abated, at nine o'clock in the evening, and the workmen succeeded in extinguishing the flames, which had raged with the utmost tury for some time. 860 houses are destroyed, anion ! : which there are only about 20 Greek houses near St. Sophia and St. Elerupa, 1500 families are houseiess. The misfortune has fallen this time on the lower el.isses; most happily the merchants have been spared ; and have been able to relieve the most urgent wants of the poor ' sufferers. The day after the disaster a- committee, composed of the most respectable merchants, was formed, and made an eloquent appeal to the public bene volence. In one day 70,000 piastres were subscribed ; but however great public charity may be, it can afford but slight relief to so much misery. We therefore appeal with confidence to the other cities of the empire, and to foreign countries, in favour of our unhappy population. The committee having waited on the Governor, he promised that two large camps should be furnished fl,r four days with bread and fuel, at his expense, and his Excellency further promised to do for them iu the sequel. The members of the municipal council have subscribed 13,000 piastres. The Europeans, Greeks, Turks, and Jews have all manifested a like sympathy and ardour in relieving the urgent distress occasioned by this fearful calamity. in a search A SUPPOS ED I MPOSSIBILITY .—O ne o f " our peoples," h o ldi ng up a pair of spectacles, placed himself " i in the wkness-box, an d i nvo k e d j us ti ce at th e h an d s o f Jr. Hardwick, the sitting magistrate of Marl'iorough street, on a Ch r i st i an who had, as he asserted, just over reached hi in p of argain." Mr. Hardwick professed his willingness to le n d ass i s t ance , b u t a b serve d th a t th e case, if true, Was one that certainly did not happen very often. The applicant sa id, w hil e on hi s m orning peram bulations " pargains," he was hailed by a linendraper's wife in Park -street, who offered to sell him a pair of gold- irli)llllted spectacles. He expressed a doubt about the article, but on receiving a verbal war ranty that the spectacles were such as was represented, and on being referred to a neighbouring doctor who gave the article the most auriferous of characters, he con sented to pay 265. for its possession. He showed his " pargain ' to a brother dealer, who, instead of con gratulating him on his pennyworth, hinted his strong suspicion that the article was only inferior metal gilded. Alarmed at the intimation, lie tried a couple of pawnbrokers, but they wouldn't have the spectacles at "no price." He went at last to a refiner, and c mused the article to be tested. The result clearly proved that the spectacles were only silver gilt. He went back to Park-street immediately, and demanded the return of his money. The imposition, as he alleged, was not denied; but the seller, so far from exhibiting the least degr T of compunction for his case, absolutely considered the fact of having "done a Jew" a matter for congratulation, and worthy cf being permanently "chalked up." Under these circumstances he had come to the court for advice. Mr. Hardwick said the caution conveyed in the adage of cat:Cat erapter had manifestly been disregarded in the present instance. lie certainly could give no assistance as a magistrate; and the only advice h' could- niter Was to try a summons, but even that 1w believed could give no effectual redress. RAILWAY SHARE MARKEFS. LIVERPOOL, DECEMBER IG. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Edinburgh and Glas gow, 75 —Ditto, Halves, 10% p.—London and North-West ern, 19-1 1 /,—Ditto, Quarters, 20 3 / 4 p.—Ditto, ditto, New, 12 3 4 p.—London and Manchester, and Birmingham, 75—Ditto, Quarters (A),7 1 / p.—Ditto, ditto (B), p.—London and South-Western, New, 501. Shares (scrip), 3/4 p.—Ditto, Tenths, Ditto, New 501. Shares (scrip), 4,1 p.—Man chester and Leeds (late Huddersfield and Sheffield, 41.:i p. —Ditto, Extension, 1 1 / s p.—Ditto, Halves (late L and B.), 4 1 / p.—Ditto (l a te Manchester, Bolton, and Bury). Fifths, 5% p.—Ditto, Extension, 7 4i p.—Midland, 127—Ditto New, 1:}, p.—Newcastle and C ar li s l e , N ew , 1034 p.—N ort h British, 38 —Ditto, Quarters, 2% p.—Ditto, New, 18s. 9d. p.—Ditto, Thirds, 2 1 / s p.—North Union (B), 155—Sh e ffi e ld and Man chester, Quarters, No. 3, % dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, 381,.,—Ditto, New, No. 4, K p.—York and Newcastle, Ex tension, p —Ditto, Preference, .5 p —York and Selby, Preference, 1011 p.—East Lancashire, New, 3% p —Ditto, New (scrip). Bs. 9d. p.—Huddersfield Canal and Railway, 4 p.—Leeds and Dewsbury, Halves, 444 p. ex new—Leeds and Thirsk, New, Preference, p.—Shrewsbury and C - ft-f.- ter (late N. M. W.), Halves, 2% p.—Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester, 1 di s.—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction, 1 p.—Birmingham and Oxford Junction, 79 , (, p.— Glasgow and Dumfries 1 1 4 p —Great Northern, Nos. 108.1101 and up., cum int., 3/4 Dumfries, Hereford, and Aber. gavenny, I dis.—North Staffordshire, 3 1 / 4 p.—North-Weqern, 13s. 9d. p.—Shrewsbury and Ilereford.shire, flit --hrews bury and Birmingham (A), 2 p.—Ditto (11), 18s. 91. p.— Shropshire Union Railway and Canal, 9 die —West Riding Union, 31s. 9J. p.—Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, p. —Dutch Rhenish, 1 1 / dis —Great Luxembourg. G3s. 9d. ths. MA'NdIESTER, DECEMBER 16 STOCK EXCHANGE. —The sales are— Birkenhead, Lanca shire, and Cheshire Junction, 11 % p.— Birmingham and Ox ford Junction, 7 11-16 p.—Birmingham, NVolvcrliampton, &c., p.—Direct Northern, % c. dis.—East Lancashire. 3 p.--Ditto, New (scrip), 1 1 / 2 p. —East Lincolnshire, , -Y ri p. —Glasgow and Dumfries, I j p.—Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction, c. dis.—Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, 32—Ditto, Thirds, 1 5-16 p.—Leedi and Thirsk, New, par c. n.—Liverpool, Manchester, and New castle Junction, 1 A c. dis.—London, Manchester, and Bir • mingham, 75 1 A—Ditto, Quarters (C), 6g p.—London and South Western (scrip), 3 4 p.—Manchester, Bolton, and Bury, Extension, 7, R p.—Manches t er and Southainpton, lls. 6d. dis.—North Staffordshire, 3% p.—North-Western, I j Q p. —Northern Counties: Union, 14 dis.—Oldham Alliance, % c. p.—Preston and Wyre, Half shares (A), 2 1 4 p.—Ditto, Sixths, 4%—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), 1 15-16 p. —Shropshire Union Railway and Canal, 5 -16 dis.—South- Eastern and Dover, No. 4, 17 / 2 p.—South Yorkshire, Doncas- . ter, and Goole, % p.—Trent Valley, Midlands, % p.—West Riding Union, 111-16 p. LEEDS, DECEMBER 16. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—East Lancashire, (Blackburn and Preston), 3 1 ; 4 p.—Ditto, New, 3 1 4 n. p.— Ditto New Scrip, 1% p.—East and West York s hi re , 16 s . dis. - 2 . East Lincolnshire, 15s. n. p.—Leeds and Bradford, 45 1 4 p.—Leeds and Dewsbury, 10% p. c. n.— Ditto, Half Shares, 6 p. c. n.—Leeds and Thirsk, 2 dis. c. n.—Ditto, New, par n. c. n.—Ditto, Preference, 18s. 6d. p.—Malton and Driflield Junction, 21s. n. p.—Manchester and Leeds, Half Shares (late Huddersfield and Sheffield, 43- H n. p.—Midland, New, 4 p.—North British, Extension (scrip), 20s. p.—North Staffordshire, 3 1 4 p.—North-Western, 12s. 6d. p.—Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole, 15s. p.—Wharfdale Junction, 12s. c. dis.—Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 1 Is. dis. SHEFFIELD, DECEMBER 16. STOCK ExcliANGz.—The sales are—Great Grimsby and Sheffield. Docks, 2/. dis.—Huddersfield and Manchester, 4 1 A p.—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 1/. p.— North Staffordshire,3 , h, p.—North-Western, 1 4 . p.—York and North Midland, New, 104 p.—Leeds, Wakefield, and Mid land, 12s. dis.-:-South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole, Is. p. • HULL,' DECEMBER 16. STOCK ExcHANGE.—Our market to-day is without VAria• tion from yesterday, with the exception of North British stock, which has improved. The amount of business done still continues limited. The sales we-✓ North British, 36% —Ditto, Half Shares, 16s 3d.—Ditto, EXteAsicin (scrip), 20s. 9d. p.—Ditto, Thirds, 2/. 16s. p.—Ambe►ttate; Nottingham, and Boston, % dis. —Northern Counties Union, 235. YORK, DECEMBER 16. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Eastern Counties, York Extension, 3:ii—East Lothian Central, 2 1 4—Ipswich and Bury, 10%—Loodon and York, 21. 4s.—North British, Thirds, 3/. 17s.—Ditto, Quarters, 3/. 18s.—Ditto, Extension, 11. 14s.—York and Newcastle, New, 12 1 / 2 —Ditto, Prefer ence, 71. Is. 6d.—York and North Midland, Preference, 12%, /IT GLASGOW, DECEMBER 15. STOCK EXCIIINGE.—The sales are—Aberdeen, 23 T s —Ayr and Galloway, 27s.—Caledonian, New, 455. 6d.—Caledonian and Dumbartonshire, 365. cum int.—Direct Bombay and Madras, ss. 9d.—Dundee and Arbroath, 45/. —Eastern Coun ties, York Extension, 725. 6d.—East of Fife, 41s.—Edin burgh and Glasgow, Halves, 201.—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 38: 4 —Ditto, Halves, 81. 12s.—Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 61. 7s.—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossau, 455. —Glasgow, Airdrie, and Monkland Junction, 43s.—Kilmar nock and Ayr Direct, 37s.—Manchester and Southampton, 295. 3J.—North British, Thirds, 80s.—Ditto, New Quarters (scrip), 33s.—Scottish Grand Junction, 15s.— Strathern Junc tion, 78s. MURDEROUS PIRATICAL AT TACK ON A LEITH VESSEL, IN THE MEDITERRANEAN. (From the Leah Herald.) From the declaration of the master, mate, and one of the seamen of the schooner Jane Innes, of Leith, be longing t Robert Innes, Esq., shipbuilder, emitted be fore her Majesty's Vice-Consul at Constantinople, we learn the following particulars regarding an attack on that vessel by Greek pirates, off the island of Tenedos, on the 1 lth of October last. The Jane Innes sailed from Cardiff on the 9th of September, with a cargo of iron for Gaiety.. After passing Gibraltar the vessel en countered very severe weather, in which she sustained some damage ; on the 10th of October they came to anchor, between Tenedos and the main, and remained there a ll r. the following day. At eight p.m. on the 11th the watch was duly set, that duty being assigned to Wm. Forbes. an apprentice ; the captain went to bed about half past eight, all the crew, with the exception of the watch, having previously turned in ; about ten o'clock he was awakened by a noise on deck, on which he jumped out of bed, and called to the mate. Immediately after, three men, apparently Greeks, ran down the cabin stairs, each armed with a drawn cutlass, a brace of pistols, and a dagger. One of the pirates seized the captain by the throat, and holding the cutlass to his breast, made signs for money. The captain en deavoured to make them understand that he had none, on which he was struck twice on the face, and caused to 'open his chest and turn out the contents, from which the pirates took a purse with a few sovereigns and a variety of articles of clothing. Not satisfied with this, one of them held a pistol to the captain's head, and de manded more money, but being satisfied that he had no more, they proceeded to ransack the cabin, and carried off the chrtinometer, a watch, telescope, knives, forks, &e., together with a large quantity of stores. The pirates then tied the captain and mate with their hands behind their backs, each in his own berth, and after having fastened the cabin doors with a rope, they went on deck. While these proceedings were taking place in the cabin, the hatch was nailed down on the crow in the forecastle. They were awakened about the same time as the captain by a scream from the watch, and one of the men was going on deck to see what was the matter, when he saw two cutlasses over the hatchway; he was imme diately thrust back, and the hatch fastened down. The crew then broke through the bulkhead into the hold, and getting near the cabin, they asked the captain if they should break in there, but were told not to do so as the pirates were all well armed. After remaining on board from an hour to an hour and a half, the pirates departed, and the captain and mate then managed to release each other, and went on deck, when they saw - what they con ceived to be the boat with the pirates under sail standing in shore. On going forward they found that the apprentice on watch had been murdered, and on examining the body they found two deep wounds on the breast, and an exten sive one on the back of the head. They then released the crew, and discovered that the decks had been cleared of every portable article, including sails, old canvas and spun yarn, all the studding•sail-haulyards. tacks, spare lines, compass, binnacle cover, all the ropes off deck, a helf cask of beef, and another of pork. They had, in fact, helped themselves to almost everything except the standing rigging. Afraid of another visit from the pirates, the Jane Innes was got under weigh, and dropped down within a quarter of a mile of an Acneri can vessel that was lying close in to Tenedos. The vessel arrived at Constantinople without further mis hap, except that they were put into quarantine off the Dardanelles on account of their communication with the pirates. We would suggest to the merchants of Leith, that a memorial, founded on the case of the Jane Innes, be drawn up, and forwarded to Lord Palmerston. calling his attention to the piracies so frequent among the Grecian Islands, and the vast amount of British property annually exposed to the depredations of the lawless in. habitants. ' MESMERISM APPLIED TO TOOTH- DRAWI N G. — Wa witnessed, the other day, the extraction of a toothfrom a young woman, who underwent the operation w the mesmeric sleep. The tooth, "h and its lower part quite f r esh, did not w tyieldas a large one, until after a wrench, which would have caused most a waking subject. The girl's countenance,st intense agony to however, did not undergo the slightest c hange, and no indication o f sensibility was given. She slept o n after the op-rati on was concluded, and when awakened in a few minut es , did not seem to be for some timeT arder. aware that the t oot h had been extracted —Norther n W arder. CHEAP OMNIBUSES I N M ANEIESTER. We are likely to have omnibuses established i n Manch es t er on the penny a mile system, found, which has been to answer in London. This is to be effected b y means of a company with a capital of 250,0001. We cannot d ou b t that the sc h eme will answer; it is one th a t h as never yet had any approach to a trial, with the ex cept i on that low f are s have been found to pay well on many line s o f roa d out of Manchester, in cases where with - high fares the parties could do little more than pay the expenses. The adoption of a good plan of intersection, together with frequent accommodation, will, we are persuaded, show the speculation to be a highly successful one.--Courier. FATAL ACCIDENT.—Wi:IiaIII Stokes, a labourer, in the employment of Messrs. Buttress and Co., met his death ou Wednesday under the following melancholy cir camstauees.—lle was engaged in grinding colours fur his employers, who are oil and colourmen, at Assembly passage, Mile-end-road, and while occupied in the vici nity of the heavy mill -stones, worked by a one-horse power, he got forced into a corner, and one of the stones working round pressed his head against the *all and fractured his skull in a most frightful manner. llis cries brought instint assistance, and he was extricated.- The injuries, however, were so serious that the unfOrtti nate sufferer expired in five minutes. lie was 77 years of age, and bore an excellent character. Mr. Eaton, M.P. for Cambridgeshire, has returned to his residence in Chesham• place, from Malta, somewhat improved, though by no means convalescent. According to the recent census taken at Vienna the population of the capital is 410,047 souls . CHEAPNESS OF POULTRY AND GAME IN THE METtioi.ous.—Notwithstanding the high prices of pro visions generally, yet poultry and game is now selling in London unusually low prices, Pheasants are being solti•at =.40,91, brace ; hari's at Is 81. etteh ; geese at as. each ; an G 4014 at Bs. a COMA: . Ye, k.rday ti.ere was a large arrival in London of live ducks and k;eese for the poultry markets at Christnias, LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LONDON, DEC. 17.—Wind N.N.W., moderate breeze and fine. DEAL, DEC. 16.—Wind W.N. W. to N.N.W.—SId. Briton, Atkins, Mauritius ; Victoria, Stark, .New York ; Emma, Packwood, St. Ilelena. WErmouTir, DEC. 15.—Arrd. Recovery, Miramichi. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 16.—Wind N., moderate.—Arrd. Acadia steamer, Boston, left Ist inst., and Halifax 3d. Sid. Osprey, Brown, Lima; Sardinia, Crocker, New York. It blew a heavy gale in the St. Lawrence, from the eastward, 20th ult. The Scotsman, Jamieson, for this port, went on the Rock off the Island. was forced off, and sunk in deep water; one man caved. The Marquis of Wellesley, from Quebec for New Ross, was dismasted off St. Simon. As several ves sels only discharged their pilots on the 19th, it was feared this further disasters would be re ported. The Cambria, Birnie, and Favourite, Craw ford, both from Montreal to the Clyde, were otf Green Island on the 19th u!t., with a fair wind, in compa.y with about 120 vessels, some of which had been at anchor in the neighbourhood for a fortnight. The Caledonia steamer, Lott, arrived at Halifax, took off the crew of the Princess Char lotte, of Guernsey, from Lisbon to Cork, which was attt r wards taken into Waterford a derelict. The Marion, for Cardiff, and CkTatra,' f(1- Devonport, have put back to Quebec, with damage. The Zenobi, Kenney, from New York to this port, put into Newport, Rhode Island, ou the 29th ult., leaky, having struck on the Bar of Sandy and would return to New York. The Sr. Petersburgh, Murdock. from Boston to this port, put back on the 29th ult., leaky, with cargo shifted, and part t h rown over b oar d . Martn.onT, DEc. - 14.—Thc lielvoir Castle has been got off shore wit bout dam , ige. BRISTOL, DEC. 15.—The Mayflower (schooner), of Liver pool, was passed, abandoned, with loss of rudder, hatcies, &c., Ist inst., by the Highland Lad, Prewett, arrd. at Bor deaux. 16th, sld. Miranda, Margrate, Cape de Verd. Off port, Acadia, Josse, Quebec. OFF SWANAGE, DEC. 15.—Helen M‘Fielden, Willi, New York, for Antwerp. CLYDE, DEC. 11.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Sarah Botsford, M‘Dowall, Demerara ; Tom and Jessie, Porto Rico. CORK, DEC. 14.—Wind N. W.—Std. Ireland Morton, Ha vannah. Off port, Finella, Jones, Africa, for Liverpool, with loss of sails, and short of provisions. WELLS, Lbw. 16.—The Orwell, Martin, of Hull, from St. Petersburgh, is ashore on the Woolpack Sand, with loss of stern-post and rudder ; crew landed, with the exception of one man, who would not leave the vessel HARWICH, DEC. 16.—About five quarters vf linseed, taken out of a brig whilst on shore on the Gunfleet, 13th instant, have been landed here by the Benevolence, of Colchester. The Caledonia steamer is fro2en up at Altona. SUICIDE OF MAJOR R. F. EAMES LATE or TRR 47TH FOOT—MADRAS ARMY. Lait evening the adjourned inquest on the body of Major Richard Fairfax Eames, aged 50, who committed suicide by shooting himselt through the heart, on the morning of Wednesday last, under circumstances which were given in this journal of Saturday, .was resumed be fore Mr. Bedford, the coroner, at the Prince Albert Hotel, Leicester-place. Mr. Hamlyn Nott, assistant-surgeon in the Madras service, said he knew the deceased intimately. About 18. months back he embarked with him from India, on board ship. He found him at tunes highly excited; so much so, that, in conversation, all persons were obliged to be very guarded. He had retired from the service, having been invalided on account of an affiTtion of the brain. Ii he took the smallest quantity of wine or spirits he became so excited as almost t o amount to insanity. During the voyage he frequently shot himself in his cabin, and was heard muttering and making all sorts of remarks on his fellow-passengers. On one occasion the captain of the ship, in the course of conversation, mentioned " Dutch courage," upon which the major became considerably excited, and said he would nut allow such language in his prsence, as he was an officer and a gentleman. The last time he saw him alive was about a fortnight back, when he appeared most cheerful, and told him • that he was about purchasing a shooting-box near Reading. He was a native of Ireland, and was generally most cheerful. Mr. William Day, solicitor, of No. 1, Queen -street, Mayfair, said he was applied to by the deceased, who was introduced by Captain White, to negotiate for the purchase of a small estate near Maidenhead. He then appeared of a very nervous temperament. Witness only saw .him twice. The night before he committed the act of suicide witness received a letter from him, in which lie requested - him, if lie had not gone too far, to break off the purchase. Inspector Whall, of the C division, produced the fol lowing letter, which was found in the room where de ceased shot himself. It was in the deceased's hand writing, and was addressed "James Clarke, Esq., Post office, Dublin : " Prince Albert Hotel, Leicester-square. "Dear James,—Long before this reaches, the hand that penned will be closed in death. From insinuations and inuendos thrown out at various times that I have sacrificed my honour and reputation in some way or the other, why I know not, I find this world no longer worth living in, and throw off the mortal and become an immortal. The rest who knows? You must take care how you break the news to my dearest sister, whose fondtess and goodness of heart I have so little deserved. On you must devolve the task of breaking it out to all. M 7 things you will find at 61, Jermyn-street, and my body, I suppose, will remain here. I have been suffering much in body and mind for the last three days ; in fact, from fancy or some demon or another, I am more like a man beside himself. Coutts and Co. are my bankers, and the ch,que-book is at my lodgings. I have 10,000 rupees ; let 5,000 re main at interest for my daughter. Now, God bless you aid yours. I do not know what my poor dear brother Benjamin will say. Kiss them all for the sake of their unhappy uncle. Yours affectionately, The inquest was again adjourned. F. EAMES." CURIOUS TRIAL FOR MURDER IN FRANCE. Several menths ago a shepherd who was tending a flock in a wood near the village of Corneilles (Seine•et- Oise), saw a piece of blue printed cotton on the ground, and taking hold of it, met with a resistance which in duced him to rake up the earth, on doing which, he found part of the body of a female which had been buried. The authorities were apprised by him of what he bad discovered, and the body, which was in. an advanced state of decomposition, was taken up and examined by some medical men, who declared that it was the remains of a female of about 17 or 18 years of age. As a girl of that age, named Hoyer, was missing, and it was known that she had been last seen with a young man named Drouart, he was arrested on a charge of murder, and thrown into prison, where he remained for some time, until, fortunately for him and the cause of justice, the girl, who was not dead but had removed to another part of the country, came forward and he was set at liberty. As a mistake had taken place in the identity of the body, the pia. lice began to inquire whether any other female was mis sing, and ascertained that a woman named Catherine,who had been living a s a s ervan t a t a f arm i n the neigh bourhood, where she had served between 200 and 300 francs, had quitted her s e rvi ce i n com pany with a man named Quenneville, a servant at the same farm, and of about the same age, who had lures? her away under pre text of having procured her a better place, and had him self quitted his service, and that part of the country, This woman had not since been heard of. S . everal per sons who had kn o wn her swore to the dress in which she was found, and near the spot had been found several other articles of dress, the contents of ' the bundle which she carried when she left the farm. The only circum ,aance which would warrant any . doubt as t o h er identity was the evidence of the medical men w h o h ad xamined the body. This, however, they exp! a i to - d, prese'nt by stating that the body of . a person Of 3 5, of that of' a female of liMited intellect, which Catherine was, to such an ex llect. Ott the other tent as to be considered almost an idiot, would the half same that r t. aeter sound a ? t t: hand, the charges again-t Quenneville, who was arrested ale ph y p s o i L a e l s possessed almost as soon as th• holy had been identified, were very strong. It was proved on the examination before the examining magistrate, that he had told his fellow ser vants that, he would one day get h o ld of the savings of Catherine by pretending to tinif a pl ace f or her, aud, on her accompanying him, getting her money and quitting h e r. They left the farm together, Quennev:lle carryin g me of her bundles. He was traced from place to place, ,pending much more money than he could account for: his knife was found nearethe spot were the body was buried. It was proved—that he had dropped near that s p o t, and quite out . of; the road w hi c h h e pretended to have taken, a certificate of se rv i ce wh i ch he had ' returned to claim. The d eat h or the fem a l e was cause d b y stran gulation. It appeared that Quenneville had in the first in stance ha!,ged her to the branch of a tree, with the view of having it supposed that she had committed sui cide • but , when some days had elapsed, and he !view that . the body had not b een di scovere d , h e returned and hnrnd it. In orde r t o procure, w i t h out exciting sus picion, the tools required for this purpose, he pretended that he was about to go to work with some paviurs, , and pur c h ase d a spade, pickaxe, &c., for ten francs. The night after this purchase he was seen near the wood, and on the following day he sold the tools for one half the sum that he had paid for them, and then left the neighbourhood for good. He could not on his ex amination account for the way in which he had passed the night on which, according to the indictment, he had interred his victim, except by stating that he had slept under a haystack. As he had money in his pocket, howevor,,.and had been at two public houses in the course of the 'same evening, at either of which he could have had a bed, this explanation was not at all satisfactory. The prisoner was brought to trial on the 10th before the Court of Assize for the department, and the trial, from the im mense number of witnesses called, lasted three days. In his defence Quenneville denied that he had ever ex pressed an intention of robbing Catherine of her money, and attempted to account for his having spent more than he was known tc possess, by stating that he had saved three hundred francs, which he had concealed in a stable until he quitted his service. He admitted that he had told a falsehood in saOng to the poor woman that he had obtained a place for her, but asserted that he had only accompanied her a short distance, when they had a dispute and separated. This defence against a host of strong circumstantial evidence was of no avail, and the jury brought in a verdict of guilty without extenuating circumstances. He was consequently eewancesi to death. A regiment of rats, who had made choice of a stack of corn upon the premises of Mr. Graham, of the Hos pital, near Penrith, for their winter quarters, were very unceremoniously ejected from their well lined domicile on Saturday week, by the servants of that gentleman. There were ample outward and visible signs in the stack that a lodgment had been made within by a numerous and destructive company, and it was therefore deter ; mined to house it as the only means of getting rid of the plunderer,;, This step having been decided on, all the terrier dogs in the neighbourhood were accordingly mustered in the Atm:lc-poi, and before the half-tiestrgyed pile had been removed, no less than 200 young rata, and 75 old ones, had b een numbered 1140 dead I—Ct4rn• hrland l'acguet. - - MARKET NEWS.—(YESTERDAY) Y DTAllitatieTs. 400, SminiFTELD.— Meadow Hay, 2/ 5 s to 4/ • Clover p o _ 3163 to 4/17s ; and Straw, 1/ 8s to 11115 per loan. '-' but moderate, and trade rather dull. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow Hay, 21 8 s to 4/ ; er tos.• ditto, 31 5s to 41 16s; and Straw, 11 lOs to 11 13s P Trade dull, at the above quotations. Al Cl OO WRITECHAPEE.—Meadow Hay, 21 5s to •tm% 1011. ditto, 31 8s to 5135; and Straw, 1 / 8 s to 11105 per A full average supply, and a sluggish demand. razaile ivlis.K.ICE l S. tozoy. m arks. , Sown' LL, DEC. 16.—We had a very la r g e telli s ; m o Hence the demand was heavy, on the following v , Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 35 10d to 5 8 ; to 4s oo t , o i 4 ,e s q B i d le : t and Pork, 4s to 4s 6d nett 8165. ..-oe ROMFORD, DEC. 16.—Prime Beasts and Sheep 7011 Beef, from 34; but all a 4d o ; t3hieurt Mutton, 4s of to fast, 52tdoc;Itirriuca.__restro, 41 8d; anti Pork. 4s to 4s 6d per Sibs. Suckling_ , so d o s to 18s, to 30s ; end quarter-old store Pigs, Mulch Cows, with their small Calf, 16/ to 19/ each. ti r oes, LEWES, Dr.°. 15:—The prize animals told at h i go t o 41 but all other stow k hung on hand. Beef, from Ba d For Os 4d; Mutton, 4s 2d to 5s 6d; Veal, 4 3 to 4s 6d; all to 4s Cd per Sibs. NEW GATE 4.7, , ,:a - s 3E.MILDEN--" ! l e o ; 25 — Rd We had a steady trade, at full prices. Beef; frot h 25 to 3s 8d; Mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 8,1; WA 3 3 10d to and Pork, 3s 8d to -Is 10d .per 81bs by the carcass. ..., 4 . ORN AVE RA Gr'°' ,005 e ciENERAI. NITER:IOE PRICES' O F BRITISH % ..rni of th cued V 1 For the Week ended Dec. 11 1446, inade up :roni the Re 4o Inspectors in the ditferedrCities and Towns in EgglO per Imperial Quarter. r os• . . SOO. ola WILEATTAKLEY.I 011. S. / 25-. I r Od I 4 4 PRICE I 60s 3,1 43s 111 26s 5d 425 lld 4.0 od 0 DUTY . 44 .4 2s Od Is 6d 25 Od 2 ' ::...., • M.. °. WOURS by ItOiIERT .1. CULVERWELL. - m •"' Au-- c. 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This was an action brought to recover the amount of a baker's bill. The defendant pleaded coverture. It was not stated who the parties were, and Mr. Tuomss said he should put the defendant's mother in the witness box to prove the marriage. Mrs. Clarke, of Mount Pleasant, Lewes, was then called, and said—l know the defendant. She is my daughter. She is a married woman. She married a Mr. Methold. I was present at the marriage at the sub deanery of Chichester on the 16th of May, about fourteen or fifteen years ago. , In crasE•2xamination she said she saw defendant's husband last August. Ile was then in company with defendant, but he had not lived with her fur eight or nine years. He made her an allowance. The Learned UNDER. SHERIFF said that could not affect the plea, which was, whether or not the defendant was married. The plaintiff's Counsel said he disputed the marriage, or that there was any evidence to go to the jury as to the identity of the defendant. The Learned UNDER-SHERIFF—The witness says, " defendant is my daughter;" that leaves a matter of fact for the jury. The jury said it would have been more satisfactory if the certificate had been produced. The UNDER-SHERIFF said that there could not be better evidence of identity than by the mother. The plaintiff elected to be nonsuited. WICHELO V. SCALES. This was an action to recover damages for false im prisonment. The plaintiff is a costermonger, and sued in forma pauperis, and defendant is a tradesman in Lam beth-walk, and suffered judgment to go by default. The facts of the case were these :—About twelve o'clock on the night of the 2d May, a pane of plate glass, in the plaintiff's window, was broken, and several persons hav ing pointed out the plaintiff as the person who had thrown the stick, he was given into custody, and was locked up at the station-house for upwards of an hour, until he found bail, but on the case being heard the nest day by the magistrates, it was dismissed. To prove the plaintiff's innocence, Thomas Waters was called, and swore that be was standing in Lambeth-walk on the night in question, when a man named Knight took an orange out of his basket, which made him very " wild," and he threw a stick after him and it broke the window. 'Witness "cut it " as quick as a shot. He was frightened, as he had no money, and he got out of sight as soon as he could. —(Laughter.) He wore a drab coat on that night similar to one worn by plaintiff. Was a general dealer. The UNDER•SHERIFF—What is a general dealer ? Mr. PARRY—Selling a little brandy, cigars, razors, or anything else which ought to be done in the dark. Witness—No, I never sell brandy, cigars, or razors by night ; only poultry, fish, and such like. 'Knight was called and admitted his share in the trans action, and that it was Waters who threw the stick ; it missed him. Mr. PARRY—Certainly ; or you would not have been here. (The stick was five feet lung and three inches in circumference.) Witness did not hear the crack of the window, as he ran too quick in order to get out of the way of the stick.—(Laughter.) Other witnesses were called as to the apprehension of plaintiff. - Mr. PARRY addressed the jury, and said this was a case of great hardship on the plaintiff. It was clear that the plaintiff and all the witnesses were in the habit of " larking" about to the annoyance of the. inhabitants. Under the declaration it was impossible fur the defendant to plead a justification, for whatever the damage d one t o the window, ;if it was d one by accident, the defendant was not juatified in giving the plaintiff into custody. He would, howeTer, show that he was morally justified in acting as ho bad done for the offynce had in fact een committed by the plaintiff, and if he proved that the jury would no doubt think that the smallest coin would be more than sufficient damages. If Knight had been hit on the head with the stick, the person who threw the stick would, in all probability, have had to answer a charge of felony at the Old Bailey, instead of bringing an action for being charged with throwing a stick ; besides the loss of 3/, for the glass, he narrowly escaped svrious personal injury. The Learned Counsel urged that the witnesses had sworn to clear the plaintiff and obtain damages and costs. Two witnesses were7called on Lelialf of the defendant, who proved that although the crash was very great, plaintiff walked along close to the shop very coolly, and did not take any notice ; but one of them swore he was the man who threw the stick. The plaintiff was taken into custody some time afterwards, and denied he had been near the place all day, but the policeman said, "Oh, yes you have ; I saw you larking in the after noon, and told you to leave off."—(The officer, in his exa mination, however, now said he was not confident as to the identity). _ _ Mr. PARRY said he was labouring under difficulty, as so many counsel had been engaged in the 2ace. The UNDER- SHERIF) —Only one at a time, however. Mr. PARRY—Just so, Sir ; it has been one down, the other come on. The UNDER-SHERIFF summed up, and the jury gave —Damages, One Shilling. Mr. 11.binson opened the case, Mr. Pearson examined plaintiff's witnesses, and Mr. Hawkins addresed the jury in reply. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. Henry Ford was indicted for a burglary in the house of William Sellers. R. Knight, policeman, said that he was on duty in Bread•street, Cheapside, on Wednesday the 2d Decem ber, where he observed the prisoner very early in the morning passing with a box under his arm, and that he followed him into Cheapside, where he stopped him. The prisoner said that he had a box which his master, Mr. Hazlidine, a bookseller, had given him the previous - evening to take to Mr. Jones in Clerkenwell early the next morning, but he did not know what it contained. On taking hold of the box to examine it, he found that it was unlocked. This excited his suspicions, and he detained the prisoner. On searching him at the station house he found upon him the articles produced. Sarah Sellers said that she is the wife of William Sellers, who keeps the Farnham Castle, in Little Trinity lane in the City, where the prisoner was employed as a potboy. She let him out to go home to sleep about half-past ten on Tuesday night, the Ist of December, and then retired to bed, leaving the doors and windows fast, and the cupboard in the parlour, where she kept her box and the other things stolen, locked. On coming down in the morning she found the, win lows open and the cupboard door forced, but did not discover her loss until the policeman came to ask her whether anything had been stolen from the house. On looking into the cupboard, she perceived that the things now produced had been taken away, although she had left them safe when she went to bed. William Brookes, a chimney-sweeper, who-lives in Little Trinity-place, at the back of the Farrdistru-CaStle, deposed, that on coming out of his house to go to work between five and six o'clock in the morning of Wednes day, he saw the prisoner standing new. 'she Farnham Castle, and asked'hini what he was doing ilicre so soon? to which the prisoner replied that he was waiting to get in. The parlour window was at that time open. On getting to his work in Watling-str e et h e h ear d the clock of St. Paul's strike six. Mrs. Sellers; on being recalled, said that there was a broken pane of glass in the window, through which a person could put his hand and unbolt the window. Ann Wood, the mother of the prisoner, who appeared much distressed, was called by him to prove that he did not get up till six o'clock. The JUDGE summed up, and the jury returned a ver dict of Guilty. Ttie prisoner was sentenced to be im prisoned for twelve months, with hard labour. Josef Toney, 22, an Italian itinerant organ player, was indicted for assaulting Elizabeth Edwards, in Hyde park, with intention to rob her. Mr. Clarkson was retained for the prosecution ; the prisoner :was undefended. As he was ignorant of Eng lish an interpreter was sworn. Elizabeth Edwards stated that as she was passing through Hyde park, from the Bayswater-road, about six o'clock on the evening of the 25th November, and when she had got near the trees, the prisoner took hold of her arm and assaulted her in an indecent manner. On her resisting he threw her down, and told her that unless she gave him all her money, and yielded to his wishes, he would murder her. She resisted with all her power, and at length her repeated cries of murder brought the park keeper and a policeman to her assistance, by whom the prisoner was apprehended. James limeii, one of the keepers whose duty it is to watch that part of the park which lies between the Magazine and Grosvenor-gate, stated that, on the night in question, he heard violent screams, of which at first he took no notice, but these were followed by repeated cries of murder, and he immediately hastened to the spot whence they seemed to proceed. When he got there he saw the prisoner and prosecutriz standing about a yard apart from each other, the former with his dress in a state of disorder. James henry Long, a policeman who was on duty in the park at the time, confirmed Emery's statement, and stated further that on his arrival at the spot he saw Mrs. Edwards evidently in a state of great alarm, and much exhausted. Her dress was torn, her hair in dis order, and her bonnet and cap lying on the ground so injured as to be unfit for further use. The pri,oner made the usual defence in those cases, viz , that the prosecutrix was a consenting party. He called no witnesses. The LEARNED JUDGE, in summing up, explained the Legal difference between a common assault and an assault with intent to rob. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of an assault, but not with an intention to rob, and the prisoner was sentenced to be imprisoned and to be kept to hard labour for eighteen months. William Brand, the landlord of the Brown Bear, in Leman-street, was indicted for making a vi9lent assault on Michael Petrowich, an Austrian sailor, with intent to do him some grevious bodily harm. Mr. Ryland was retained for the prosecution, and Mr. Prendergast, with Mr. Huddlestone, appeared for the prisoner. The prosecutor stated that, on the sth of December, he went to the Brown Bear with a f fend, where, after stopping some time, he was struck over the head and face with a staff, and so much hurt that he was taken to the London Hospital, where he remained nine days under surgical care. It appeared, by the evidence of several witnesses, that on the night in question a disturbance ensued in consequence of a glass being broken, for which Petrowich was required to pay. This he refused, and the landlord, in endeavouring to c_ear the,house, struck him on the head with a constable's staff. The policeman who took Petrowich into custody, at the instance of Mr. Brand, gave him an excellent cha racter for the quiet conduct of his house; but stated the neighbourhood to be such, that in public-houses there it sometimes required force to keep order. On the part of the prisoner, witnesses were brought to show that the disturbance arose in consequence 'of the prosecutor refusing to pay for a glass which he had himself broken, and that he was not struck until he had drawn a dagger, which he brandished to the evident danger of those around him, and especially of the pri soner, at whom he had made a rush with the naked weapon, and was only with difficulty restrained. After a lengthened trial, the jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty, to the very evident satisfaction of a crowded court. During the trial a witness, of the name of Nolan, was brought forward for - the prosecution, who entered the witness-box in a__stiste pf intoxication. After seve ral efforts to induce hits t 6 act with propriety he was transferred from the - box-;to-the. bar, and sentenced to one month's impri4onment, for contempt of Court. The pri:onersets and Scott, who pleaded guilty to a charge of stelft•plated goods, of the value of 461., were brought ip B ff)r - jiiclgment. The Learned JUDGE said that he had con sidered the application made yesterday, and had consulted with his Learned Brother. Is was agreed between them that the crime was a very ag gravated larceny, in which there were no alleviating features, but, on the contrary, one deserving a severe punishment ; and the sentence of the Court was, that they be transported beyond the seas for seven years. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. A boy, about 14 years of age, named Aldridge, was charged before Mr. Alderman Moon, with unlawfully entering the house of Mr. Beloe (the keeper of the well-known fish dining-rooms in Gresham street), and stealing therefrom property to a considerable amount; and a boy, somewhat older, was also placed at the bar charged with receiving part of the stolen property. Mr. Beloe stated, that the prisoner. Aldridge, was recommended to him by an old lady in Leaden hall-market for the situation of errand-boy, and was an object of charity, in being without father or mother, or any relative. The witness accordingly em ployed him, gave him a suit of clothes, board, Judging, &c. For some time the boy went on well enough, but about a fortnight ago, being sent to purchase some ar ticle for cooking, he absconded with the money. On Friday night last, the house was d.osed, and the street doors fastened and bolted as usual, but at six o'clock in the morning Mr. Beloe was aroused by the police in forming him the street-door was open. It was found some person must have secreted himself in the house till the family were asleep, and then unbolted the street door and decamped with the plunder, which it must have required a thorough knowedge of the place to find, and a good deal of patience and care to cul:ect, without alarming the house. It further appeared that the thief had regaled himself with a basin of cocoa, which he took time to make before he departed. Amongst the property carried off was a diamond ring, of the value f twelve guineas, a pair of silver-gilt spectacles, and seventy- nine shillings. Last night the prisoner was discovered concealed in the dust-bin as the house was about to close, and being conveyed to the station-house, he confessed that he had concealed him self in the house on Friday night and committed the robbery. He piste auch information respecting the dis posal of the property as led to the arresting of the other prisoner, upon whom, however there was only found a penknife, which he said he bought of Aldridge for a half penny. However, at the request of the police they were both remanded fur a week. BOW-STREET. " _ William Pigeon was placed at the barja4core" 3fr. having been remanded from time to tiTh since the t3th July, on a charge of riding over James Donham, a cab driver, and breaking his leg. (The defendant had been Lbti -It) lil i , A t , A ( 4 %; 1 Tht t A "9111 1 4 1 : 4 1441 : 411,10 e .:*;.tit ..I,_ q mx \ b Z :