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LITERATURE. THE PRYINGS OF A POSTMAN. A humorous scrambling together of sarcasm and tlrollery are these" Pry ings of a Postman." The con ception is rather errant and unsystematic, but the realisa tion betokens no contemptible share of fu 12nd observa t ion in the writer. Whoever it be, he has an eye for the ludicrous, a tolerable amount of hatred forirneanness, and a decided affection for the natural, as evidenced in the actions and sentiments of others. The most inimitable story iu the English langu ige, told in the shape of epistles, is, without any question, Ma ame D'Arblay's first novel " Evelinu." Yet, notwithstanding that a greater amount of truthfulness and veracity is imparted to a fiction by- narrating in a very conceivable corre spondence between the various characters of the tale, that. style of composition always bears the appearance of over car, lessness*d want of symmetry.. This is the chief fauit in the volume before us ; its satire is frittered away in an idle and chit-chatty strain ; it loses much of its pint from a want of condensation. Many facetioul portraitures of s,,ciety may still, however, be gleaned from its pages. It is a book to be dipped into at the b eakfast-table. SKETCHES FROM FLEMISH LIFE. In Three Tales. From the Flemish of Her , drih Conscience, 2 Vols. By Ivan Golovine. A history of the vast.ltussian empire under the pre rent Autocrat, written by a native of that country, and one who has had remarkable opportunities of scrutinising matters in the neighbourhood of the capital and of the palace—these two volnews challenge the perusal of every Fermin interested in the welfare of his fellow-man. From the very constitution of our political system ; from that repugnance to despotism which appears to be almost in herent in the bosom of every Englishman ; from the liberty .of action which has incorporated itself with, and actuelly influenced the liberty and developmer.t of the national mind in Great Britain it is not surprising that we should turn with a degree of antipathy and loathing filen the consideration of a sovereign who, like Nicholas L. has been invested with supreme authority aver many millions of the human race, and has used that authority ‘6lll a cruel and unpitying hand. Hence the animus with which Ivan Golovine is inspired throughout this narrative a ill prove thoroughly acceptable to the ma rity of his English readers. He states everywhere the Lard truth, and he states it with an uncompromising pen. The subtlest secrets of one among the subtlest governments of Europe are uncloaked—the mysterious b-comes palpable —the bandages are torn away, and the it'c,rous wounds di•elosed. In the preface with which these disclontres are introduced, there is one paragraph worthy of especial comment. It is this : " On the Emperor Nicholas alone it depends to prove that my judgment of his merits is erroneous, and that he is worthy to reign over the people committed to his care. Let lim command his acolytes. Let him say to Orloff, that ha intends, henceforth, to govern by mildness, h i ncen ty, and cantidence, and to abolish his secret pace. Let him to say Bludoff, that after having co'l,:etel the Russian laws, he is convinced that tl:ey are only fit to be thrown into the fire, as being unworthy of the aril in which we live—unworthy of Ged and of man ; and. that in their place he will substitute laws of ju,tice and equity. Let him say to Penh), that robb:Ta shall no longer be in power, but S beria. Let him say to liwarof, that he will no longer t. lerste the charlatanism of civilisation, and thLt he desires to render it as pure as heaven. Let him say to Perowsky, that his name shall be allied to the greatest work of tt.e age, the emancipation of the serfs; let him declare that if the nobles have not enfranchised their peasants within a specified period, they shall be compelled to do so by the law, for that it is an anomaly to have slaves in a Christi in land. Let him say to Nesselrode, that France, the centre of civilisation, deserves his high esteem, and can no longer be his enemy. Let him also say, that the past sufferings of Poland shall suffice, and that Gut, having caused the scales to fall from his eyes, he at once relives Poland from her cruel chains." Th- sequ , l of this emphatic and impassioned sen tence is eminently mournful, when the historian—now for rv,•r banished from his country—exclaims:— • " And after haring said this, let him carry it into effect. Tlyni will history correct her sentence; and will say, that, after having sinned deeply,Nicholas has deeply repented ; and she will place his name by the side of those whom nations love to revere." Fervently must every ont particip.ste in these aspira tions. Thqy 'unit ultirnstely be accomplished: would that the present Czar would deprive his successors of the chance of obtaining the ere. it of a liberation so asto nishing and glorious ! The present work is copious in facts—its language is simplicity—its spirit candour. OVER-POPULATION AND ITS RIEME;-_,Y. By IV. T. Thornton. A theme of more vital consequence, nationally and individually, or one that has been more frequently mooted, could not possibly have been selected. Its importance is self-evident, as upon it depends the happiness or misery, the prosperity or indigence, of society at large; while, at the same time, it has so repeatedly afforded materials for the disquisitions of many sagacious minds as, to a very considerable ex tent, to have allayed the curiosity of plitical students and philanthropists. So many quacks have arisen and tenderei their nostrums as an infallible remedy to such t itibersnces of the human race, that men hive become somewhat chary of lending an ear to any near- corner in the same field. John Bull has so very often become unconsciously the jack-pudding of statistical jugglers of this nation, that he dremls some time wakening up from a second Malthusian (I,.ceit, to find himself a general laughing rtock. But John Bull may, in the present instance, approach without trepidation—he will here fi n d no fileta•itic or impossible theory—he will here find no vii, , .;ary of the imagination, but, on the contrary, a candid and enlightened effort of reason. Instead of adraneing s one novel and impossible scheme, Mr. Thornton has contented himself with a careful inves tLation of the opinions of his predecessors. On this he has built up a very sensible plan of affording remedy in case of over-population—a plan which is fourple I upon a substratum of facts, accounting for ths maladies which have to be eradicated. As a sen sible and cover essay upon this most interesting sub. .jcct, the present book deserves all possible attention ; and the tact of selection displayed by its author, is mil,. equalled by the ext reme mo d esty w i th which he otirrs his opinions. SONGOF THE CENTRAL SOCIETY (From Punch.) What makes our flag o'er distant seas, To brave the battle and the breeze, (Aside.) And lets us live at home in ease? Protection I What won the day at Waterloo, At Trafalgar, and Acre, ton, (Aside.) And helps us to put on the screw? Protection ! What is it saves ns from dissent? Whit rais?s profits cent. per cent., (Aside.) And at w•ar-prices holds the rent? Protection I "What makes our soil grow wheat and oats? What swells your pound to fire-pound notes, (Aside.) Besides securing county rotes? Protection What keeps down democratic views? What saves our isle from wooden shoes, ( Aside.) And lets us pay our mortgage dues? Protection! What, more than muskets, men, or mortars, spreads England's power through earth's four quarters, (Aside.) And portions off our sons and daughters? Protection ! 1 t sharpen'd Watt's and Arkwright's brains? What made power-looms and railway trains, t Aside.) And keeps down surly labourers' gains? Protection! What saves from continental meat, And gives as much of British wheat— (Asid`'•) As we can grow, not you can eat ? Protectio) N q WAR WITII AMERICA.— A Yunkeo skipp who arrived at Li verpool a few days ago, on being asked er by A Livery° 1 merchant if there was to be a war between ngland no and the United States, replied—" Can't gne ss . W e ,a n 't got nvy ; ITC an't got e no army ; ant i 1 II be if -we've :;•)t credit nowhe re . On thing s certain, if there is a war. oar whalers Win ail be picked= Op; ant i New York; and Boston, and perhaps Washington, will be smoked out ; but, ' ' ' t t'''. o b e':!1 mind, I feel my dand e r getting up, and I'll see if I let them take care of th e i r seventy - . 1 " t e Britisliers; fours." , _ F. n FM!: IN I.A.DENYIALL STREET. —O d n Thur . Ay early b e. tw: , :•11 tit , : hoar ; 01 five , ai t s i x , a fir, which ti e r th e spaee of IWO i!,191 - 5, l'AltS2.l OW gre itest alarm ire the neighbourhood, broke .ant mem the premises of Mr. Allred Nash, e inn - merchant, at No. 1.5 n, lAadenhall-street. The buibliug, which is a very large O ne , leljoi-s the Ball Ina. The issue of a dense body of smoke from the c.eilai's luster the tobacconist's shop belonging to Mr. Den, caused the first discovery of the out:ireak. Several engines of the London triga,le, with Mr. liraidwood, the supetinterulant, arrived, followed by the West of England engine, and a vast stream of water was soo:1 discharged Into the cellars, notwithstanding which the smoke continue i to increase, and it was feared, at One period, the entire build ing would have lien consumed. The patent smoke-proof dress, in tile Possession of the tire-brigade, having been sent for, Scott, the head engineer of the Watling.street station, put it on, and two engines !lei - leg ti&tn set to work, one to pump air into the dress, and the otticr to supra w t h. a er, .., descended into the cellars, when he found that the tiatufrs had caught the wooden partition, and would, doubt less, have ran h Immix tliseoeetredr°" i ) i , tite whole hous , had they not been so oppor- Men, the tire was co ving, however, to the exertions of the lim it ~,n enced; the d :tined to that portion of the premises In which able. The or of :ear done we understand not to be consider .heatedre is believed straw becoming over rend igniting have spon t a a r n is e e o n us f l r y o . m m so r m . N e , v , e s e: Is litaired in the Imperial Fi WOOD PAYING IN THE POLT• R Y. — Thursday labo urers in the Poultry, which commenced takitig up th e cart! O a f v C in h g e a to pside 11 al so to be repav is er I) a raplAced With stone. The wh4gele Scarcely any one is eogniz int of the fact, that Flan tlet s, with an idi , .tu exclusively its own, has also a literature of much power and of very considerable originality. Against the inroads of foreign languages, it appears that many of the - Flemish students are Tusking the most strenuous and patriotic exertions; and among the foremost of these brave spirits is a young author scarcely thirty years of age named Hendrik Conscience. A novelist, a sketcher of domestic life, and the editor of an illustrated history of Belgium, Con science has already enshrined his name in the hearts and atf...cti tns of his countrymen. In his truthfulness of co!ouring he resembles De Foe ; in simplicity and purity ofstyle, Goldsmith ; w hile i❑ tenderness of thought and excellence of purpose he bears some analogy to Dickens. The three tales which are mow first offered to the Eng lish public, " Siska. Van lloosemael," "The Progress of a Painter," and "What a Mother can Endure," are possibly the most finished and complete among the pro ductions of Hendrik Conscience. The present version is extremely elegant, the text is crowded with fantastic illustrations, and the whole forms a most choice and fascinating volume. As a .pecimen of a literature quite unlcn , w n in this country, and as a sample of the many admirable peculiarities of that literature, we know no more interesting or entertaining book, of the same elm n.cter, than these " Flemish Tales." RUSSIA UNDER .AICHOLAS THE FIRST. MR. DYCE SOMBRE. The following remarks respecting the imputed lunacy of this gentleman appear in the Delhi Gazette "If such of our readers as are interested in the fate of Mr. Dyce Sombre will have the goodness to turn to our journal of the 9th of March, 1844, they will find the translation of a document prepared in Paris by a Committee of Medical men at the request of the Prefet de Police,' and at the instance of Mr, Sombre, when endeavours were being made to seize his person, and once more bring him within the jurisdiction of the tribunal by whose fiat the Commission of Lunacy had been issued. The result was, as stated in the place in dicated, that Mr. Sombre was pronounced entirely free from the malady imputed to him by the London Com mission. Circumstances, to which it is needless to advert at any length, induced Mr. Sombre to revisit England, where he was treated, it appears, in a manner so totally at variance with the exp:ctations he had entertained, that he again ssithdrew himself from the jurisdiction of the British Courts. In the course of his travels he proceeded to the Russian capital, and there became, as ;night naturally have been expected, anxious to establish, by further exami nations, the real state of his mind. To thiS end he made an application to the Russian Minister of the Interior of St. Petersburgh (we write on the authority of official documents before us), the result of which was that between Jan. 2d and Feb. 20, 1845, he was subjected to a series of inquiries, directed, as the Parisian Council had been, to the subjects most likely to require investigation ; from this the ten me dical men of standing, who conducted the same, declare bins to have come out quite as untainted by insanity as any of themselves, and Mr. Sombre must have enjoy, d in an extra. ordinary degree the cunning, with which those afflicted with the disease attributed to him are endowed, if he mane ged to elude the vigilance displayed and detailed in the docume , •ts before us, and which carry conviction to the mind. Mr. Sombre, armed with the testimony of the Russian Medical Council, soon after quitted St. Petersburgh, and arrived at Brussels, where he also solicited the intervention of the authorities to obtain a medical examination,. which was granted, and four physicians and surgeons, having been ap pointed to the duty, and investigated the Ms with the signedce closest attentice., calling in to their assistance two gentlemen, directed Messrs. G t o u i casesla ln and o f pii reD° Crommelinck,tls . l , , a whose certificate, studiesea the,a hav e nbaenein mously expressing their conviction of the soundness of Mr. Sombre's mental faculties, which certificate is dated the `2lst of June, and is equally strong with those previously drawn up in Paris and St. Petersburgh. It is undoubtedly a mar verous circumstance that five Parisian, ten Russian, and six Belgian practitioners, many of them of repute, should have come, unanimously, to a conclusion so diametrically op posed to the declarations of the London physicians, and one which time may explain. -We do not pretend to do so. We give the facts as we find them, and leave our readers to draw their deductions." It appears that the facts stated here have wade a strong impression in certain quarters, and that the affair will in a few days come before the Lord Chancellor, on a petition for suspending the verdict of the jury. The petition has been lodged aid Counsel engaged ; among others Sir Thomas Wilde in its support, the object of which is to prove that the delusions under which Mr. Dyce Sombre laboured are now completely removed, and that hejs capable of managing his own affairs. It is said that Lord Metcalfe, from his acquaint ance with the family in India, and also the personal regard he has for the petitioner, takes a deep interest in the question. NORTHERN CIRCUIT. This circuit is the only one yet appointed. Mr. Justice Patteson and Mr. Justice Coleridge have timed the days for holding the Assizes in the respective counties on this cir cuit, viz., for the Northern Division of Lancashire} Monday, Feb. 16. at Lancaster Westmoreland, at App1eby......... Thursday, „ 19. Cumberland, at Carlisle Northumberland, at Newcastle Wednesday, ~ 25. Newcastle and Town Dnrham, at Durham Monday, March S. Yorkshire, at the Castle of York Saturday. „ 7. City of York, at Guildhall .. Same day. South Division of Lancashire, at} Saturday, ~ 21. Liverpool ....... . LAW INTELLIGENCE. VICE-CIIANCRLLOR'S COURT, Jan. 23, (Before Vice-Chancellor WIGRAN.) RIGBY V. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. MB Honour in this cause granted an interim injunction in favour of the plaintiffs. In May, last year, a bill was hied by the Messrs. Rigby for this object ; the defendants pat in a demurra-, and the cause was argued before his Honour, who over ruled the demurrer, and sent the case to be tried by two actions at law. In 1841 covenants were entered into between the Messrs. Rigby and the Company about the erection of refreshment rooms at the Swindon station ; the Messrs. Rigby taking a lease of the premises on express terms for 99 years, and agreeing io erect refreshment-rooms ; the Company, on their part, expressly stipulating that all trains, up or down, except goods trains and express trains for a special purpose, should stop for ref, eshment at the Swindon station. But the Company, in May last, advertised and began to ran what they celled "express trains" be tween London aid Exeter: without stopping at the Swindon station, except for the exchange of passengers and taking in a supply of water, which did not s•ccupy more than from one to three minutes. The plaintiffs estimated their loss arising out of this arrangement at 1,3001. a-yea:. liis IfoNotta said that all the facts of the case, and the poinis of law raised in argument, had been decided in favour of the plain tiffs, bnt consldeting the relation of both parties in the suit to each other, and at the stage at which the suit had arrived, he granted only an interim injunction, with liberty, if the defendant wished it, to raise another action at law. BAIL COURT, Jan. 23. (Sittings In Banco before Mr. Justice WILLIAMS.) HOLMES r. CROSBY. Mr. HEATH appeared to show cause against a rule nisi obtained last term by ➢!r. Crompton to set aside the award made by an arbi trator in this case. The original action was brought in consequence or Mr. Crosby selling to the plaintiff as guano, a composition, not only useless but injurious. The parties agreed t• refer the matter to arbitration, and Mr. Harwood Barrow an accountant was chosen. From his state ment it appeared that after a due and earetni consideration of all the facts of the case, and an examination of the witnesses, he had deter mined that Mr. Holmes should pay to Mr. Crosby the' sum of 167/. 6s. 2d., and should also bear all the costs of the proceedings. Mr. Crompton had obtained a rule nisi to set aside that award on the ground that the action was net decided by It—that it was not decided which of the parties had been entitled to proceed in the action, arid which party was liable to pay the costs, and also that the ground for the payment of the sum by Mr. Holmes was not.specifled. and that it might have been awar.'ed to Mr. Crosby on some matter et difference between him and Mr. Holmes, independant of the action which was then left undecided. Mr. limn argued that if there was any separate matter of dif ference between Mr. Crosby and Mr. Holmes, on which the award could have been made, the onus lay on his Learned Friend to show that such was the case, as a mere assumption of the fact was 'mufti.- cient. Ile also cited a great number of cases in which the circum stances were similar to the present one and in which the award of the arbitrator was considered to be final. Mr. CaomrToN was hsard at some length against the validity of the award. Mr..Tustice WILLIAMS said that it did appear to him that some part of the case placed under the consideration of the arbitrator had not been decidesi, and, therefore, the rule nisi obtained by Mr. Crompton must be made absolute. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Jan. 23. HALLEV. VIGNE. This was an action of trespa ss brought by the plaintiff against the defemidant, to recover compensation in damages for the injury he had received, by reason of the defendant having illegally thrown down one of the fences on his property. The plaintiff was the occupier of a close on the borders of Waltham Forest ; and the defendant, who was a distinguished sportsmen, threw down the fence which Sur rounded lt, while he was engaged in one of his hunting excursions. The plaintiff feeling himself greatly injured and aggrieved by this act, instituted the present action In the Court of Common Pleas, to compel the defendant to make him some compensation in the shape of damages for the committal of what he considered an illegal and wrongful act ; but the dethmalant pleaded that he was not liable at law to make the plaintiff any compensation for what he had done, because a forest lltense to hunt, hawk, and fish in and about the neighbourhood of Waltham Forest had been granted to hint by the Crown, and by that license he was prtVileged to commit the act which the plaintiff complained of. The ATTORNET-GENEIIAL now moved this Court for an order to have the pleadings which had been delivered in the cane el the Court of Common Pleas removed into this Court, on the ground that the close was not the fee-simple of the plaintiff, but of the Crown, which the plaintiff controverting the me Involved a question affect ing the rights of the Crown," and Ito other Court but the Court of lexelsequer had jurisdiction over it. Mr. Wita.s, on the ether side, admitted that the plaintiff time freehold of the close but deeied that the case'involvtel ell}' ques tion affecting the rights of the Crown, became the plaintiff," while lie claimed the fee-simple of the land, did test deny the privilege 'of the Crown to derive revenues from the Close. Now, the right of the Crown, therefore, to these revettUeS not being in the slightest degree involved in the case, there Was only one other ground which would justify its removal into this Court, and that ground wee this- - - - ePid the defendant, In throwing down the fence, do that width Wite fled by the privilege which the Crown had ensiled he hilt. Now he jllstl contended that he (lid not, for although the defendant had the pri vilege of hunting over the close, ho had no right to injure the fences attached to it. The case, then, did not in any way involve the pre rogative of the Crown, but simply a question of right between sub• Sect and eubject, and as the case was ready fer trial, the lieltened Counsel humbly submitted that it would be an act of great injustice to the plaintiff if the Court delayed the trial h Receding to the pre sent motion. Mr. M. CHAIM/IRS, on the earn* ekle, alluded to a number of eases on the subject, and partiettkerly to "Cawthorne v. Campbell," tried before Mr. Justice V A yee, in which the law on the matter was fully entered into. by that case it was laid down that Where the Crown can interpose Its prerogative to an action between subject and sub ject, ft should he shown that the Crown was immediately concerned or interests(( in the m. 0.. A remote Interest would not authorise the Court of Excites:Mee to remove a case out of another Court. Thee ATTitttNtr-GENERAL was about to reply, but he was stopped by The Loan CHIEF ltaaoe, who said it was quite clear that the Crown was interested in the case, and of course, as the Court of Exchequer was the only Court which had jurisdiction in it, the mo tion must be granted. The other judges concurring In this opinion, the order for the re moval of the case from the Court of Common Pl-as Into this Court was granted accordingly. SECOIV.DARIES' COURT, Jan. 23. (Ilefore Mr. Secondary Jemes.) NEELAND V. MAUD. 'hits an action to recover the sum of 71. for a quarter's rent . . The defendant said that he was net indebted. Mr. Atkinson, the attorney for the plaintiff, said that, In his opi nion, the case was simple, although a Learned Counsel appeared to support the defence. The fact was, the defendant had occupied a house in Barclay-street, Somers town ; and, in January, 1845, defen dant having refused to pay, a distress was put in for 71. for one quar ter's rent. The amount was paid; and, therefore, there could be no doubt as to the amount of the rent. It would be shown that the de fendant remained in the house after the quarter-day, and was, conse quently, liable for the rent !iv that quarter. Mr. UHARNOCK, f , r the defendant, said that there might be many grounds for leaving premises and absolving the tenant horn liability. This was one of the cases. Ile should prove that the ?tense had been let to a previous tenant, who had used it for improper purposes. Defendant was not aware of it at the time, nor that the place was out of repair. Ile, however, spoke to plaintiff es to the repairs, and she promised to set to them, but on defendant taking possession, she refused to perform her promise, but teal defendant that she would have her rent for that quarter, and he might then leave as soon as he liked. Witn-saes were called to prove that statement, and the jury with out hesitation gave a verdict for defendant. ROLL'S COURT, Jan. 23. The Mater part of the day was occupied in the hearing of motions which were quite devoid of public interest. WIIICICER V. Hume. This was a motion for a further order in this case against the de fendants, who refused to comply with a former order. Mr. l'Eavis stated the case, from which it appeared that Mr. %% Thicker was the heir-at-law to Dr. Gilchrist, the testator, who died on the Bth of.fannary, MI, possessed of an estate of HO acres, near the town of Sydney, IteNew South Wales, an estate in Scotland, be tween 17,000/. and 18,0301. stock in the Commercial Bank of Scot• land, end 10,0001. stock In the Bank of England. The testator, after devising several legacies, bequeathed the residue of his property for the purposes of education, as far as it was possible. The plaintiff, as hflied , tr-at.l.uv and next of kin to the testator, under these circumstances, his hill, and the will having been proved In this country, a ques itti m arose with ref erence to the property in Scotland, which rendered necessaryda:etlitt.eo, requisitepA o u v w, answer ~es,towerri steps taken tiatnktephh, put tw t llcountry,nthby respect teh w e i x i t i eo c i : t ruht w e. a res s s, t a aa c tn c cd o i r ne d n i N n done,gly South at; ew q the 4::the,StiootrtenwitaJesr, r r ti t e 2 d , a u cros t s o bil t i h w e u tlteeslitarsht,rt.inwieha. asdotimieiclilew when the m th ade refer , it:.;wat stated had died in France. An ()r o de rim: the matter to the Master to ascertain the domricl'ileasof a t e e r s t t a h t e o t r a , who was his heir-at-law, and who were next of kin. Under circumstances the probate of the will had seen obtained ex parts.. Mr. IVhicker, finding that the question about domicile had been raised, and that the law of Scotland was quite inadequate to pass the estate, °therm 3essary proceedings were had recourse to, and subsequently an order against the trustees was obtained, to which the defendants refused to accede, and the present motion waa made for the payment of the costs and the hinds in the hands of the trustees int* Court. An order for the payment of the money out of the Consols into Court, by consent of the parties. without prejudice to any other proceedings In the case, was granted. AMSTERDAM, JAN. 20. —The statement giv an by many Belgian journals that the negotiations between the. Nether lands and Belgium are resumed, we aro able to contradict op geed authority. POLICE INTELLIGEN CE. CLEPICEN WELL. BURGLARY AT ISLINGTON.—.Iames Waylett, . alias James Stephens, and Humphrey Hemp, alias Pratt, wiTe placed at the bar before Mr. Combe for final examiint- Lion, charged with having been concerned in breaking into the dwelling-house of Mr. Thomas Beakensall,: of No. 5, Park-street, Islington, and stealing therefrom a Taglioni coat. Information having been received at the. station-house that three men were going about committing robberies of a dating description, the officers were on the alert, and on Friday morning, the 16th inst., whilst Benjamin Judd, a constable, was in Gerrard-street, Islingtn, he ole.erved the prisoners under suspicious circumstances. They were taken to the station-house, when the Tag lioni coat which Waylett had on answering the descrip tion of that stolen from Mr. Beakensall's house, that gentleman was sent for, and he identified the article. Mr. Beakensall deposed that on Friday morning, the 16th inst., at six o'clock, he was in his bedroom asleep, when his wife awoke him, being alarmed by a noise - in the back parlour. He requested her not to make a noise, but the thieves being alarmed made their escape. Waylett. in his defence, said he bought the coat. Hemp denied all knowledge of the robbery, and said he could prove an alibi. There being no satisfactory evidence against him he was discharged, but Wit) lett was committed for trial. Hemp was again placed at the bar, charged with steal ing a coat, value four guineas, the property of Mr. Francis Foxwell, tailor, of Liverpool-road, Islington. It appeared from the evidence of a boy named Churchill, in the employ of the prosecutor, that on Thursday evening, last, between six and seven o'clock, a man entered his master's shop, and inquired whether they . had. any "coat s t u d i ." H e engage d w itness's at tention, when the prisoner entered the shop, and seized a coat from a block in the shop, and ran off. The other prisoner left the place immediately, and both escaped. Information was given of the robbery at the station house. The boy positively identified Hemp as the per son who stole the coat. The garment not being traced, the prisoner was remanded until yesterday, but the officer bad not succeeded in tracing the property. The prisoner declared most positively that he was not the thief. and the boy was mistaken on his identity. Ile wore a different dress to that described by the boy; and he could produce a constable of police, and several other witnesses, to prove that he was at the Bricklayers' Arms, Borough, at the time the robbery was said to have been committed. The boy again being closely questioned, said he was quite positive the prisoner was the thief. Mr. COWIE ordered that Fe should be again reman ded until Tuesday next, to give him an opportunity. to pro duce witnesses as to an alibi. WORSHIP-STREET. VICE AND ROBBERY.—A dressmaker, who gave hyr name Mary Wrather, was finally examined before Mr. Broughton on a charge of stealing fifteen sovereigns from Mrs. Ann Roworth, an ()Wady, who appeared to be about 60 years of age, but confesses to only 43. Mr. W. Heritage attended fur the prosecution, and Mr. Vann for the prisoner. • The prosecutrix:said that she is the wife of a captain on the.half-pay of the East India service, but is living se parate from her husband, and carries on the business of a dressmaker in Chiswell-street. She has a little in • come besides, and on Thursday last went, in company with the prisoner, who works fur her, and another fe male, to receive her dividend at the Bank of England, where she received 37/., all in new sovereigns. In the course of the day • he spent about 31., and, after her re turn home at night, she handed her purse of money to the prisoner to put into a drawer for her, and about twelve o'clock the prisoner wished her good night and went away. In the morning she found only eighteen sovereigns in her purse, the rest haring been stolen, and she suspected the prisoner, who afterwards paid away and lent money, although, at the time in question, she was absolutely without money, and so much em barrassed for want of it that prosecatrix herself intended to lend her 51. The prisoner utterly denied the robbery, and said that, when she went home on the eight in question, she left a young man in company with Mrs. Roworth, as she did every night. The prowcutrix, on being questioned, admitted that the young man alluded to lived with her, Airs. Hayward, who searched the prisoner at the sta tion-house, found a new soS'ercign in her hand ; and Brown, the police constable, ascertained that she had paid 31. rent, and lent a sovereign. A male friend of the prisoner's, named Hull, alleged at the first examination that he had lent 4/. to her within a few days, but the constable proved yesterday that, since the robbery, the prisoner had paid and deposited at least 71., all .in new gold. She ITds committed. LAMBETH. LSCAPF:OF A POLICEMAN CHARGED WITII ADDUCTION. —A number of persons attended the Court in the hope of hearing the examination of James Grant, a police constable belonging to the P divisi on , aga i ns t w h om a warrant had ben granted by Hr. Henry, on the day before, on a charge of abduction, but it appeared that Grant had effected his escape, and was not forthcom- - ing. It seemed that Grant had been left in care of the constable in reserve at Lock's-fields station. with directions that he should take care of him, but while the other parties were in attendance at this Court, he managed to effect his escape. The conduct of the constable who thus allowed the accused to escape, as well as ether policemen belonging to the same division, who were aware of the residence of the youn g w o ma n and Grant a f ter the abduction, but had concealed it from their superior officers, has been reported to the Commissioners, and it is said, form the subject for inquiry before a magistrate on a future day. A RELAPSED TEETOTALLER. - Mr. Isaac We is Wright, of No. 8, Harlyford-street, Kensington, who de , scribed himself as a surreyor and timber agent, was charged with being found in a helpless state of drunken ness, and lying down in the public street. The policeman who found the prisoner deposed that on taking him to the station-house, he was in such a dangerous state that it was deemed necessary at once to send for a surgeon to attend him. The prisoner, in reply to the charge, declared that he had been a teetotaller for some years, but having met with an accident on the day before, a quantity of brandy had been administered to him while_ he was in a state not able to resist it. The fact was, that he had been to the docks to purchase some timber, and while passing over a raft a"part of it gave way, and he became im mersed in the water. He was, however, soon taken out and carried to a neighbouring public house, when a quantity of brandy was medically administered to him. The consequence was, that on his way home he became so affected that he tumbled down and seriously injured his leg. Mr. HENRY remarked, that it appeared the prisoner had been bailed out from the station-house on the night before, and was so intoxicated on that morning as not to be in a fit state to be brought before him. The prisoner denied beingdrunk as stated, upon which Cook, the gaoler, was s . vorn, and deposed that the prisoner was so drunk when he made his appearance to be taken before his Worship as to be scarcely able to stand. Mr. HENRY' ordered him to pay 55., the amount or the surgeon's bill for his attendance on him at the station howe, and also hs. fur being drunk. The prisoner reluctantly paid the money, and was discharged. WESTMINSTER. DARING ROBBERY.—TWO young men, named Lewis and Woolfendon, were finally exsnained, charged with stealing eight gold rings. W. Grasssmith, shopman to Mr. Williams, a pawn broker, in Great Smith -street, Westminster, stated that at about six o'clock on the Wednesday evening, he ob served Woolfendon looking into the window. In a few minutes afterwards witness went into the parlour to tea, but he had not been there five minutes when he was in formed by a customer that the shop had been robbed lle immediately discovered that a piece of glass had been cut out of one of the panes, and a card of wedding rings, which he had shown but a few minutes previously to a lady was stolen. He followed the prisoners as far as the Palace road, Lambeth, before he succeeded in meeting with a police-constable, when he gave them into custody. At the time he commenced the pursuit the accused Were running, but they shortly crossed the road and walked, and whilst passing over Westminster bridge, he heard Lewis say to his companion " I think the young -- saw us." A very intelligent boy, about fourteen years of age, proved having , seen the prisoners tog e th er a t th e s h op window. Af ter a minute or two, he observed one of them place his hand through a broken pane, and snatch at the card of rings twice before he succeeded in drawing them out. Witness gave the alarm, and followed the prisoners, and never lust sight of them until they were given into custody. The accused denied all knowledge of the robbery, and caller a foreman engaged at Mr. Suggs, the gas meter. maker, in Westminster, who stated that b.,th the young men had been employed there about two years ago. Wcolfendon had continued to work for them up to the p...riod of his apprehension. At a quarter to six on the evening of the robbery he brought some articles be had manufactured to Mr. Sugg s, and rem a i ne d th ere un til a quarter-past six, when he left. Prisoners had whilst in the employ always borne a good character. The pawnbroker's shopman and the little boy were re called. The former declared positively that he say Wool feodon looking in at the window before he went to tea, and the latter was equally as certain of their identity,. repeating that he never lost sight of them. The rings had not been found, and the constable who took charge of the prisoners, said he was desirous of searching Woolfendon on the spot, but he would not permit him. The streets were very crowded, and the prisoners had an opportunity of throwing away the property. Mr. BOND said ho should not attempt to try the case, but should send the prisoners before a jury. The prisoners were accordingly committed for trial. Mr. BOND consented to take bail for their appearance, if it were offered. great attention to him. While he was below in the osbin of the steamer the prisoner handed him a stool to sit upon before the fire, and in the course of the convereatien which took place, said he had been in the naval service for many y ars, and should be most happy to assist him. He made a confident of his new acquaintance, and called for a bless of gin-and-water, and asked him to partake of it. That disposed of, he also called and paid for a second, of which the prisoner also partook. On the arrival of the steamer at Blackwell they proceeded to London by the train. On their arrival in Fenchurch street the pri soner asked him if he had any place to lodge, and on in forming him that he was quite a stranger here, the pri soner took him to a house close to Billiegealte- market, where he hired abed. The prisoner, after partaking, of some grog and supper at his expense, proposed a visit to the theatre. On leaving the playhouse they went to a public house close by, where the prisoner hired a bed for the eight. They "turned in" to the same bed, and he put his clothes under his head, and deposited his money in his right-hand trousers pocket. About half an hour after they had been in bed, and soon after witness had fallen asleep, he was aroused by the prisoner, who said there were thieves in the house, and advised him to turn out immediately. The prisoner get up with him, and, us witness had lost the use of his right arm, assisted him in putting on his clothes. While the prisoeer was doing so he said he had taken two 51. notes and three eeve reigns out of his pocket, and would take particular care of the money. Witness thought the prisoner was a very honest man, and allowed him to retain possession of the money, which he promised to give up on reaching the street. The prisoner tailed to do so, but took him to another public house, where they had another glees (1 grog. The prisoner then took him from one house te another, calling for drink at each, but never offer( d to part with the money. At last he got wearied out, and asked the prisoner to give him his money, which he re fused to do, and asked him the number of his notes. Witness could not recollect the numbers, and the pri soner said he had ro money of his, an -I threatened to give him into the custody of the police if he did not leave him. Witness then called a policeman, who took him in charge. The prosecutor, who gave his evidence with great ap parent simplicity, was asked if the prisoner paid for the liquor with his own money. The marine —No, sir, I paid for everything ; he paid for the liquor with my money. Smith, a police- constable, stated that about four o'clock that morning he was called into a public-house in Rat cliff-highway by the prosecutor, who said he had been rubbed of all his money, and gave the prisoner into custody. The prisoner was then treating a number of cabmen and prostitutes with liquor. On taking him into custody, he turned round to Craig in a very impudent manner, and said, " Can you tell the numbers of your notes ?" Craig said he was unable to do so, and the prisoner said he had notes of his own in his pockets, and knew the numbers and dates—that he had threatened to give Craig into custody for annoying him, and that he' was obliged to be cautious of strangers and bad charne -1 ters, for he had a large sum of money about him. He added th it ho knew the prosecutor wanted to rob him, and told a very plausible story of his respectability and connexions. Witness, however, insisted on his coming to the station-house, and upon reaching that place he was about to search him, when the prisoner said there arts no occasion to do that, for he would throw down ull he had got. The prisoner continued talking for some time, and declared that he had two sovereigns andsomnee,o.etrheareecn in hangheisaibiorietttilhlilmie, was and given into that he should certainly ente r an act i on aga inst the prosec u t or , w h om lie had cus tody. He then searched the prisoner, and took from him nine duplicates relating principally to stolen pro perty, ehi c h wou ld b e ma d e th e subject of another charge. While he was unloosening the prisoner's stock, the reserve man on duty opened the door of the station house, and the prisoner made a rush towards it., and at tempted to make his escape. He pulled him hack, and after the door was closed, found two Si. notes lying close to the door. The prisoner denied any knowledge of them, and directly afterwards asked the prosecutor not to proceed further with the case, and said he would make it all right with him. The prisoner was then locked np. In answer to questions by the Magistrate, the witness sail the prisoner thrust his hand towards the door, and he saw the notes lying on the floor directly he had done so. Tho prisoner made a long and plausible defence to the charge, and said he spent his own money with the prosecutor who got very drunk, and he was obliged to hire a bed for him. He took the utmost care of the marine, and prevented him being robbed. The money he had in his possession he hail received from the ems'er of the Commerce, of Liverpool, the day he yeas paid elf. Smith said if the prison+ r vies remanded, he should be able to produce other cases of robbery ngain..t him. Police-constable Peck, 87 11, said he wanted the pri soner for robbery in a dwelling-house, and breaking out of it aft. r he lied stolen the ear-rings and got dreps from a woman while she was asleep. Some of the dupli cates found is; oh prisoner related to the stolen property. Mr. RBODERIP had no doubt whatever the prisoner wen one of these persons who laid in wait for homeward bound seamen and strangers in London, for the purpose of robbing them. At one time there was a great many fellows prowling about on the watch for sailors, soldiers, acid marines who had just been paid off, but the vigilance. of the police, and frequent exposures of their 'tricks, had thinned their numbers. He should certainly com mit the prisoner for trial on this charge., but as other charges would be preferred, he should remand him till Wednesday next. The depositions were then formally taken, and the prisoner was sent to the House of Correction. • IV ANDSWORTH. OBSTRUCTION OF A HIGHWAY BY A RAILWAY COM. P&NY.—'l'he Rev. William Carmalt, one of the sur veyors of the parish of Putney, attended at this Court, and perceiving Mr. Krill, the contractor for the Rich mond Railway, was present, immediately served him with a notice, of which the following is a copy:— "To Mr. Knit% of Wandsworth.—Sir,-1 a pursuance of the direction , : given by an Act p asse d in the stk and 6th year of William IV., intituled an Act to consolidate and amend the laws relating to highway s in that part of Great Britain called England, I, William Carmalt, one of the surveyors of the parish of Putney, in the county of Surrey, do hereby give you notice forthwith to remeve the stone placed by you on a certain part of the Queen's highway, at the topeof the High -street of the town of Putney aforesaid, to the obstruction and annoyance of the said highway. " WILLIAM CARMALT. " Dated this 19th day of January, 1846." Mr. Knill having read the document, said he certainly should not obey it. Rev. Mr. Carmalt—Then you won't remove the stone and bricks ? Mr. Knill—Certainly not. lam going to commence building a bridge there to-morrow. Mr. Carmalt said in that case he should write to ob tain the opinion of the sitting magistrate. Mr. Fletcher read the meter to the magistrate, after which the Rev. Mr. Carmalt said he had to complain of the conduct of the Richmond Railway Company or its agent, in depositing large quantities of brick and stone in a public thoroughfare, much to the obstruction and annoyance of passengers. The Act stated that it tin as necessary to g ive notice, and he lead done so, but the contractor said he should not obey it. Ile now wished for the magistrate's advice on the subject. Mr. Ceeve said, the matter had not come before him judicially, and he was averse to giving advice. He pre sumed that the surveyor would act in the usual manlier if his notice was not complied with. Mr. Carmalt said he was Willing to allow the contractor time to remove the obstacles. Mr. Knill said he wanted no time. Under the Lands Clause Consolidation Act be had ample authority for what he had done. Mr. CLIVE thought it was better not to discuss the matter any further, The Rev. Mr. Trimmer, who had accompanied the parish sot veyor, observed that the contractor had acted illegally by stopping up a footway without providing a bridge or some other mode of transit. Mr. CLIVE again intimated that he was averse to these discussions, and it would be better for all parties to act in strict form. Mr. Carmalt said he would adopt the magistrate's sug gestion, and if the notice was not complied with he would apply again in a few days for a summons. HAMMERSMITH. HOCUSSING A CAIMAN.—A young man named Samuel Young was brought up before Mr. Clive, charged under the following circumstances:— Policeman Worden, T 21, deposed that soon after otm o'clock that morning he found the 4gfendant in King street, Hammersmith, driving the street cab No. 2,341. Defendant was very drunk, and quite incapable of tak ing care of himself, as he was lying down over the foot board of his box, with his head hanging down on the wheel. Two gentlemen were inside the cab, who, over it being stopped, got out and ran away. Witness took the defendant to the station-house. The defendant, in answer to the charge, said he was not the regular driver of the cab in question, but the driver having been taken ill he was on the previous evening put in charge of the cab by the proprietor. About eleven o'clock on the pro vi9us night, while on the stand in King William street, City, he was hailed by two gentlemen who desired him to drive them to Kew -bridge. When they got through ICenAing:on turnpike, they told him to pull up at a public-house on the right, which he did. The gentlemen went inside, and when they came out they gave ikig) a bottle to drink out of, which tasted of peppennifit, and in about five minutes afterwards a most extraordinary feeling came over him, and he had no dis tinct recollection of anything afterwards. He believed that they afterwards stopped at other houses along the road and had drink ; that at Kew -bridge his hat was km. cked off his head, but whether the gentlemen left him there, or he brought them back to Hammer smith, and they there got out and ran away, as stated by the policeman, he did not know, but he knew he had no money for their fare. Mr. CLIVE asked what had become of the horse and c3b, and if the proprietor had any charge to prefer against the defendant. Worden said the proprietor had fetched the cab away, and from what he had said there was no reason to be lieve but that the defendant's statement was the truth. Mr. CLIVE said under those circumstances he shou!d fine the defendant only ss. for being drunk. MAkLBonoUGH-STREET. William Johnson was charged with s tealing nine s d ings, under the following circumstances : —Last evening the prisoner went i n t o th e s h o p o f Mr. Copps, of No. 3 4, Norfolk-street, Middl esex H os pi ta l, and ordered a shit ling's worth of w oo d, to h e sent t o No. 30, Howland street, Fitzroy- square, with change for a half -sover e i g n . The errand boy, w h o was sent w i t h t h e wood and change, was met by th e pr i soner, who, g i v i i : g him a counterfeit half-sovereign, received the nine shillings. The boy die covered that it was a bad one, and gave him into custody. Inspector Clement, of the E division, said that he had received information from every division of the metro politan police force of a person, answering the deawip.. THAMES. ARTFUL ROBBERY OF A MARINE.-A man, who gave the name of Henry Frederick Williams, in appearance a seaman of the bettor class, who is suspected of having plundered several homeward bound seamen, was brought before Mr. Broderip, charged with stealing two 5L Bank of England notes and three sovereigns, the moneys of David Craig,4 marine, under very peculiar and aggra vated circumstances. The prosecutor. who has been thirty-five years in the service of his country, and who is nearly bald, stated that he was discharged on Tuesday from her Majesty's steamer Hecht, at Chatham, and at the same time re ceived the pay due to him, two 51. notes, two sovereigns, and some silver. H e i mme di ately proc eeded to Graves end, where he embarked on board a steamer for London, in order to present himself before the Board of Admi ralty for examination ou,the following day. The pri soner was also a passenger in the steamer, and paid very Von of the prisoner, havirg rased counted( it sovereigas and half-sovereigns under similar circumstances. Mr. HARDWICK ordered the prisoner to stand com mitted for trial on thepresent charge of stealing t.h© nit • shillings, but to be brought up this day week, in order hat the other charges may b brought against him. THE LATE' FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY. TUNBRIDGE, WEDNESDAY NIGHT.—This afternoon, at three o'clock, Mr. I)udlow. one of the Coroners for the County of Kent; opened an investigetien at the Aniel Inn, in this town, before a highly respeetaidejury, rolatire to the death of Charles Dolby. aged 27, the un fortunate engine-driver who lost his life by this deplor able accident. After the jury had been duly empannelled a discussion arose as to the propriety of viewing the bridge, the jury observing that . rumours were in circulation of its not being in a proper state of solidity. ' The Coroner considered such a course luite unneces sary, inasmuch as the Company's officer would lay before them such evidence as related to its construction, and the circumstances of the accident would be explained by par , ties competent to give an opinion. The jury. however, stated thst it would b • more satis factory ti their minds to inspect it, and accordingly the Coroner assented. The jury then proceed. d to the station, where an en gine and carriage wire in waiting, which conveyed them to the spot After the lapse of near an h.,ur they re• `urned, when the following evidence was adduced : Mr. P.W. Barlow, the engineer, Mr. Iberly, the .su perintendent of the locomotive department, and othfr officials, attended to watch the interests of the Company. Charles Linnard, a guard in the service of the South- Eastern Railway Company, was then called. He said the deceased was an engine-driver in the emp;oy of the Company. On %tenthly night, at eight o'clock, h e I. e t Dover with the luggage-train, the deceased driving the engine, which was a new one, numbered 120. There were seven waggons in the train, laden with goods. , It arrived safe at Tunbridge at about half-past twelve o'clock, and after waiting there a short time. and having the usual signals, the train proceeded. They had scarcely, however, gone more than a mile from Tunbridge before the accident took place. He was sitting on the last car riage and felt a severe shock, the train being brought to a sudden stop. He immediately got down, and found that. the bridge had given way. Saw the engine, tender, and carriages in the water. The train was not going fast, not more than eight miles an hour. Ile instantly put down a fog signal, and took a red signal-lamp down the line towards Tunbridge, in order to stop all trains from that station. lie also sent a man to that. station for the same purpose. On returning to the spot where the accident happened noticed the deceased lying on the bank alive. All he heard him say was, "Lay me on my belly; oh my thigh." The deceased's broiler, who was the stoker, was near him, holding him out of the water. Witness asked the fireman how it occurred. whO replied that he did not know, but felt the engine sink like into a hole and then turn over. Did not say if the engine had gone over the bridge. By the CORONER—Believed the engine to be heavi-r than the tender. After removing the deceased from the Bank and hiving got him upon the line, witness placed . him in the last carriage of. the train, and having pro cured a pilot engine, conveyed him on to Tunbridge, where he expired in the course of twenty minutes. Could form no opinion as to the cause of the accident. It took place about one o'clock on Tuesday morning. Did not know what additional evidence the brother of the deceased could give. Understood him to have dragged the deceased out of the engine and swam ashore with him. The CORONER here asked the condition of the stoker, the deceased's brother, who was lying at the house, with a view of learning whether he was in a fit state to be examined. Mr. Gorair, a surgeon, who had charge of him, re plied that be did not think him sufficiently recovered to undergo the excitement which an examination might produce. There was a deep wound across his scalp, and froth the state he was in, any conversation might pos sibly be dangerous to his recovery. The ConoNEa then wished to know if the jury deemed it necessary to have the stoker's evidence. Was any one present who heard him mention anything relating to the accident ? A juryman remarked that the stoker, being a member of a benefit society to which he belonged, he waited upon him on the subject of the accident, when he observed that he could not tell how it took place. They were going at a a:ow and steady rate, when they felt the en gine falling, and were pitched into the river. The CORONER inquired of the juryman if he heard the stoker describe the engine to have gone over the bridge ? The juryman answered that he did net. Another juror observed that he had been told by the stoker that it was very likely that the engine would have safely gone over the. bridge, ha,' it not been for the car riages behind. He was informed by him that the tender sank with the bridge, pulling back the engine, and dragging the carriages after it. In consequence, therefore, of the dangerous state of the brother of' the deceased, it was determined, for the present, not to examine him. The CORONER then put it to the jury if they were de sirous of adjourning the investigation, in order to gain the opinion of the Company's engineer. The jury wished the C. to be cleared, so as to consult together on the subject, and eventually aereed to an adjournment. SIEGE OPERATIONS AT CHATHAM. CHATHAM. JAN. 20.—This day, Tuesday, the 20th inst , was witnessed an experiment of considerable inte rest in the field works of the Royal Engineers, near to the Casemate Barracks, Brompton, under the direction of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Frederick Smith, and in the presence of the Inspector-General of Forti fications, Sir John Fox Burgoyne, K.C.8., who c one purposely to witness the evolutions. There were also present Sir Thomas Willshire, Bart., Commandant of the Garrison; Colonel Wear°, K.EI., of the Provisienal Battalion ; Major of Brigade, Capt. O'Brien, and a numerous assemblage of the officers of th• garrison. The first military movement was that of breaching a stockade of a most substantial construction, consisting of a number of pieces of solid timber, united together with ribb,,ns of oak plank, top and bottom, firmly nailed ! with ten inch spikes. It was thirty feet in length, each piece of timber being a foot square, and about twelve feet long, and firmly rammed into the earth about three feet. This stockade had two rows of loop-holes for musketry firing, one so as to enab e soldiers to fire standing on the ground, and the'other near to the bottom to fire as if the (ten were standing in a trench. The whole had been so arranged as to represent the same sort of obstruction a; our troops encountered recently in New Zealand, when so many lives of British soldiers were sacrificed, in attacking with only their muskets and bayonets ; indeed every pains had been taken to make this stockade as substantial as it could possibly be put together. The first trial of waking a breach was an experiment or 301bs. of powder placed in a b;;g opposite to the top ribbon of the stockade, by slinging it at the end of two pieces of slight timber in the shape of a tri angle placed against the structure, and on its being fired it was found to have no other effect that' that of re moving out of their places at the spot a few pieces of the timber about four inches out of their line towards the top. A sec and charge of 30!bs. of powder in a bag was then laid on the ground in the centre of the stockade, closely clamped with four damp sand bags, and on being fired it made a breach of a space of two - feet nine inches, driving one of the . piles out of the earth, and breaking another asunder like a twig. To effect a total destruction of this strong-build stockade two charges of powder well tamped with sand hags were placed in hag, one consisting of a bag containing 701134. of powder and another of 501h5.. in equal distances close against the building, and on their being fired,. they ha': such an effect that it raked the piles of timber out o the earth, and drone some of them to a distance of 150 eel from the spot, scattering the timber to a very con siderable distance. The report was tremendous, and it produced a most magnificent sight. A pass having been made, a number of Sappers and Miners, to about 200, passed through, representing the taking of the place. ' The object of destroying the stockade was to ascertain the minimum quantity of powder necessary for that purpose, and from the result of those experiments, it is evident that a barrel o f gunpow d er containing 901bs. will destroy any stockade, however firmly put together, provided the action of the powder is confined by being surrounded by three or four bags of earth about the Lae of a bushel each. The next scene of attraction was that of the mining operations. The first was the firing of a countermine, containing a charge of 1501bs, of powder, lodged in a chamber of a gallery several feet under ground, and on being fired it produced an explosion with a loud report, causing a strikingly perceptible effect in the earth, felt by persons standing on the glacis on the opposite side of the trench, and throwing the earth up a considerable distance, and forming a crater of nearly twenty feet in circumference, and about three feet deep. This was followed in a few momenta by another explosion of a charge of 1701b5.. thereby causing an explosion of a most magnificent description. The earth and fragments were blown up into the air, forming a crater of 33 feet by 16 rest, and a depth of 6 feet. The earth seemed to tremble for some distance. To witness this mode of warfare, the troops of the line and the Royal Marines were present, besides a vast number of civi'iaus. The weather was particularly fine. At tho conclusion a few experiments were tried with globes of compression at the end of holes bored in the earth by means of a boring apparatus. with small charges of gunpowder placed at the end, and well rammed up with earth. These experiments were tried to ascertain the size chambers that small charges of powder would make in solid earth being applicable to dileusive mines. The whole of the arrangements commenced at two o'clock P.M., and closed at four o'clock P M. ANTI-CORN-LAW MEETING AT INVERGRY.—On Thursday evening, a public meeting was bad in the Tow n Hall, Inverury, for the purpose of taking into consideration the evil tendencies of the corn-laws. Mr. Gordon of the Commercial Inn, in the chair. Speeches were delivered by the chairman, Messrs. John Innes, Cock, Roy, and others. The audience was numercus and respectable. Resolutions condemnatory of the existing corn-laws were passed without a disentient voice; and a memorial to both Houses of Par liament is new in the course of signature in the district.— North of Scotland Gazette. PRO CORN-LAW PETITIONS —According to their usual tactics the Protectionists are resorting to all sorts of unconstitutional means to obtain signatures to their petitions in favour of the bread tax; force and fraud being resorted to to induce the labourers, and others dependent on them, to put their names to those precious documents. We have heard of several cases where threats have been made use of to iuduce labourers to sign, —where they have even been turned off for refusing,-.-and where the masters have taken the liberty of signing for their labourers. Let the gentry beware expo sure awats them. Truly the poor and dependent, who are thus dealt with, require " protection;" not such as they now receive, but to be protected against those who first deprive them of the naeansof living andthen coerce them to pray for fi continuo) of Duch persecu Wiltshit s Independent. LATEST OF SHARkS IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM- I'ANIES' STOCK. any further recline in pricY. Palm is not to b e bad ye lower terms, but the demand his b ee n small. Lard Oil heavy of disposal. Although Cod Oil can be obt ained St Ithlsi rate of 261 to 261 10s, still the business transacted been limited this week. From etc Official List, PJBLISIIED /NEM - TUFZDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING LONDON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 23. JOINT.STOCZ IMAMS. NORI HAAIPTON, BEDFORD, ,AND CAMBRIDGE RAILWAY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SH.N. Siu,—lncluded in the list of defunct s in your paper is the Northampton and I3edilird. . 1 " 0 I, a b r e;f a t u o e s n a? , t , h i i s s istieesosrir..)7t,ti:,spliv2ens,fuslelytiti;nnts,:bitiw Vilji„bee fer,nee deposited, tind quite prepared tvith money, when rE quired by standing oiders. I am, Sir, your obedient S.-rvan' , WM. J. IRWIN, S.crettiri• Company's Offices, 12, .B:dford Row, London, 23rd January. 1846. Dividend same of Company. per. Annum., Amount of' Share. AustrWasia .......... 6/. per cent. I;rit*lt North American 41. pet cent, Ceimuereia of London 51. per cent. • • •• • • • 1 51. per cent. S.endu and Ilre.qtninstr Gt. per cent. - -ondon Joint-titock •••• GI. per cent. Metropcditan ......... 11ovillelal of Ireland.. 81. per cent. Ditto, New......... 81 , per cent Sat!.)nal of Ireland .. 51. per'cwit Nat. Provncial of Eng. 51. per cent Ditto, .New......• • • 5/. per cent Upion of Australia.. Union of London - . £ s. d, £ s. d 40 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 1100 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 26 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 7 10 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 JO 0 .0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 35 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 TO THE EDITOR OF THE • poo r Sett,—fitly client, Mr. Gray, carver and gil der, lane,,having been shown an article in your PsP e l ; e el Thursday evening, th e 0211-instant, headed " 0 0 Inquest respecting the late Fire in Drury 'llw e ' c ar which it is stated that -" Mr. Samuel Gray "'n o r toned by the Coroner," and it appearing that h i ft ,, re' ment is err, neons, and totally at ‘ariance vvi!l l • ; ( 13Y; ports in the Times and Adrettiser of t ha or I have no hesitation, knowitn , the high c1 . ",1, ( e cor your paper for general necutac; in re queating He rection of what may be prej u dicial to one "'Du instrumental in causing the inquiry. I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, „ L ri. DANIEL LEIV r T 15, Cook's-court, Lincoln's Inn, Jan. 23, 184 r 51. per cent. INSURANCE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount une of Company per Annum, Share. A.I bi or. . .•• • • •• • Ailiance Brit. and For. Jitto Jlarinc....... 31. 10.5 6 per cent. • 6/. per cent, pr sli! 7s. per share 51. per cent. 31. I 9s. and 1 61.55. bs. 05. s per et., } t&3os.bs. Si. per cent. - sy, per cent. 5/. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 121. per cent. d. 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 .100 0 0 100 0 0 British Commercial Cleriel,slcd.&Gen.Llft County 4 :rov‘ - n •• f• •• O• f• •• . 40 0 0 ,• . . 80 0 0 Economic Life... Eng.& Scot. Law. !?ironwin Life .. I t ' IRON AND THE IRON T-Jt 10 (From the Builder.) The quarterly meeting of the ironmssters w as de° he'd at Birmin g h am . I t was not so nu merous!) . s '' f i le c el as heretofore. Thi s ma y h e attr ib u t e d in skit tle a es to dispute now wag i ng between ,the great los,seefit rt . the one part and a number of small factors siding in IValsall and Wol ver h am pt on on the 0111,100 respect to the exact dlys on which the gwateN,had e ingi are due. The prices, however, remain firm , ° l o a f eided tendency to a rise in all descriptions of iro",. ere , ton for bar iron is firmly maintained ; indeed , 1 ,%, e 'OO little inclination to sell at this price, and but e were effected. There was an advance of ' l- 5 / li p ton on Shropshire pig-iron, which now stands tb There was no advance on Staffordshire , pig . ; r° s 4 l price of which may be quoted at from 5/. to s `; ‘ , eel!, ton. The Glasgow pig-iron trade has exPer'f e ek' rise of late; nearly 4,000 to s were sold 13 ' t ii , - 6 .,) 80s. to 82s. 6d., after which 1,000 tons re''' ‘ ,le_,l` Several of the makers are open for contracts 01',"3-,60,' immediate delivery At 855., but it is believed thfi tw ier prompt cash, would buy from makers 8,000 to tons. h tri 7 „ To show how cheaply iron is obtained, an ( ;,,tP; mechanical skill and labour expended upon it (I_ l o overshadow the original price, the last numb c r s to ps British Quarterly Review g ives the folio sing C° instructive eaicula,tion;— , Bar-iron worth 11. sterling, is worth, when 1000 0' 0 !reeinitson - e V 50 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 Stock. Globe -.: Guartlian Imperial Fire 'lmperial Life ........ Indemnity Marine.... Law Life.. Legal and General Life London Fire 100 0 0 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100. 0 0 N 0 0 25 - 0'• 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 12s. 11. eh bs, 11. Ss. London Ship Marine.. • Med. Itivlld & nen. Life National Loan Fund National Life.... Palladium Life Plittnix • • Protector Life • . • • • • . Provident Life........ Rock Life • . • • Royal Exchange Sim Fire.. Ditto Life Universal Life .. 108. 10s. N. per cent 51. per cent. Si. per cent. 51. per cent. 4/. p. ct. & bs, 51. per cent. 11. 58. 4s. Si. per cent 61. 10s. 11. 6s. 10141. pr att. 20 0 0 100 0 0 6 0 0 Stock. LIST Or SCUT' Name of Company, Bank of Scotland Royal llank of Scotland British Lincn Company Commercial Bank National Bank Union Bank of Scotland iVeStern Bank . North of Scotland Bank Clydesdale 8ank...... Eastern Bank Caledonian Bank 61. per cent. 6/. per cent. $1• per cent. 6/. per cent. 6/. per cent. 7►~l. pr cent. 6/. per cent. 61. per cent. 6/. per cent. Si. per cent. /. pr cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 51. per cent. 71. per cent. 5/. per cent. 5% 1. pr cent. 101. per cent. 61. per cent. 6/. per cent. 61. per cent. into — Horse-shoes. Knives (table) Needles Penknife blades Polished buttons and buckles 897 0 ..trJ Balance springs of watches 50,0 e0 o fer Cast-iron worth 14 sterling, is worth, when c° into— £4 n 0 Ordinary machinery Larger ornamental work Buckles and Berlin work. 0 Neck chains, &c Shirt-buttons 826 tiA Thirty-one pounds of -hropshire iron has be ,i r into wire upwards, of 111 miles in length; was the fabl that a part of it was hurnonrou're, verted, in l;eu of Oe usual horsehair, into a i n f lii o l wig! The process followed to effect this extn w ls.f l tenuity consists of heating the iron, and P a a t; at; through rollers of eight inches diameter, P in lo ll . 4 . rate of 400 revolutions per minute down to IC°• l3 iroo t i wire gauge. It is afterwards drawn cold, at ,hO/(1 ham or elsewhere, do vn to the extent of 38 on gauge, and so completed to the surprising 111 miles. t Of the quantity of iron manufactured in Gr eil si South Wales produces 2721 thousand tons, shire, 219 f ; Shrup'hire, 811; Scotland, 371; lt° 33; Derbyshire, 22k; and North Wales, 25. GA - Ediiib.& Glasgow Bank city of Glasgow Bank . Scottish Union Ins. Co. Hercules Insurance Co. Insur. Co. of Scotlnd.. North British Insur... Caledonian Fire Insur. Edinburgh Life, Insur. Edin.&Glasg. Railway Ditto, shares.— Edill, Leith, & 0 rantn Glasgw & Ayrshir Rail. Glasgw & Greenek Rail. llisgw & Garnkirk Rail. Dundee& Arbroth Rail. Standard Lite Assurnce. 1 20 0 0 100 0 0 10 - 0 0 200 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 12 10 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 51. per cent. 2/. per cent. 5/. per cent. 6/. per cent. 5/ per cent. DOCIE.S. Dividend j Amount Name of Company. per j of Annum. ! Share. COUNSEL to tbe ANT - I-SLA: Cf SOCIETIES. .00 The last advices from the United States the line of Texas is to be extended, and Calile l fer: chased from the Mexicans, if th e y w ill se ll ; a n t ; o '4, of course it will be, if they refuse the money gross, a.gentleman who would be re c kon e d inn - A America, but is quite suitable for that republic , .0 1 ' gested the purchase of Cuba, and will offer r est ' s n on the subject. Spain Deeds money, and t he byl holders of the Southern States have defiers ; at e . , ,the people at Madrid will not sell, it is easy t ° ;! c liP ff with them. The t'ndency of . a ll these' P. e slitt i '? is apparent. The members .of the Societies here may see in it the frustrdtion o f thel for s —benevolent views they are—but unsuitable interests or th e passions of the United Stete;odt:/ advise them to checkmate the slave•drivers. , i ° ll b y" comes into few but de c i s iv e words : —Buy California. Mexico an d Sp a i n nee d mone y. Te,rete4 offer ten millions of d o ll ars f or C a lif orn i a . G t i ,7 l or sixteen —it is a cheap purchase, an d y ou wil l region to liberty that would otherwi se be sh ° , tyranny . and the vilest oppression, while irr i . dividend will be payable on the shares. will the money be obtained? All the P, ° „ 0 1i,.4 money is not requisite. Buy up Mexican i,";',l ere 5 home, or compound with the holders. Cuba, and pay it in Spanish bonds, of which t,, e s, A; rather too many in this co untry. Liberate its s'Lle'rtr those of the Briti s h 'Vest India Islands were and the nob . est action ever performed by 11 , 05 joint-st oc k company wi ll .b e completed. A n d it 14 ) joint-stock company will de the work; and 0 °,; 5 , Britain and Fr ance wou ld p rotec t th e ne w i sle should greatly rejoice to see President POT, regimentals, ch ec k mate d by J ose ph S turge in end pacific costume. tisfit Theve are practical measures; and far mor e h ,l'i l l than any numb er o f quarre l s amongs t those; f ;ify in a perfect hatr e d to s l aver y, w hil e th e y dine' mode of sap e ression.—Glasgow National .£ a, d. 1100 0 0 - 46 11 4 100 0 0 - 100 0 0 - 63 22 9 - -- ,i.oor, ELECTRIC TBLEGRAPII ON TUE EDINR--cj i GLASGOW RAILWAY.— TRANSMISSION OF THE Sli fi "" - .or pvcfli t ' ,OF THE EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW STOCK .----„ di p 4. The Electric teleg. apheinvented by Mr. Bain, of f'.,,dvot is now laid along the entire line of the .Edinburgh '" e d z i gow Railway, an d i ts operat i on , . w hi c h co mmel' be tii p e week, has-itttrodced a new era in the communicatio n s t ‘ lie, s l the two cities, which, we predict, will lead to the 1 0 0 's ficial results. Although at present this extraordio' co el: 4 ) ingenious instrument is chiefly ad ipted to busineis 4 10 0 1 nications connected with the railway, it has been e ' se s ,y for the transmission of a- great variety oeniesslbvis 'e , , information of a more general character, and ' ,d vieusly applicable to almost every purpose r s er.sl e mi lar nature. Accordingly, when we had the P'' il l # witnessing the telegraph in operation on ThursdV cs ' tilt mediately occurred to us that a most valuable apo, e ll t s the machine would be to convey the result of t r ,7,elf. t s actions of the Stock Exchange, in either city, imme‘, L t , (PO the close of the business. We had no doubt that 1 0 d 0 c ,( t o At (From the London Year Price Current of Jan. 23.) could be accomplished with the utmost accuracy' , „ I vo'," SUGAR—The purchases made in raw Sugar for home con- the speed nearly of thought itself. The ingenious . : t , i !'1 1 ,. 1 sumption have been upon rather a larger scale than they concurred in the propriety of making this experitre_t: o o o l o ol were last week ; prices advanced for West India, but any appeared to afford the means of such a perfect illos` pr e, the practical utility of the invention. Scarcely a co , improvement' in Bengal, Mauritius, and Madras, has - been prevented by the extensive parcels ' that importers continue arrangement was found necessary to secure this oilyit elss.' to offer at public sale. machine itself sufficiently meeting every requireMe` he v e , Accordingly, we had yesterday the . whole of t „fv,of REFINED. -There has been more activity in the market ca e s s e s . transactedduly " a d a : n c u cu r T e et s ) . t a r ce an a s f m r t e t n te rn d i b n e u t t o es 'e7fier ects this week, and a good demand has prevailed from the town t i lturgh and Glasgow in n and country trade for Refined sugar: more especially for the closing of the Exchange.. In short -I :the prices, incluel,f e t s! low and middling descriptions, the rates paid have been in sale of each stock, as quoted in Edinburgh and Glog: d fl o i some instances rather above those previously quoted. thus known at the same time in both Cities- 4- 1"e This afternoon thole were sellers of Mauritius Sugar by pri- a h n a d ve de b a e l e e n rs , i o n f course, equally in the hands of all the tbe',l vete treaty at rather lower rates, still few buyers are to be met with. This afternoon Bengal Sugar met with little fm,_, in Edinburgharid Glasgow. Practicabno!",, e so far as regards the purchase and sale of ernie co°,, art attention, and 2,419 bags at auction were only in in all other respects where communication is Ina l ", ( l 6 ;ri part sold at a decline on former rates of is to Is 6d per cwt cerned, Mr. Bain's talegraph has made Edinburgh "' e ed." n fr gow one city. In a commercial point of view, We s she ae fo-day there was more desire shown to purchase all kinds of Foreign Sugar privately; but business of moment was pre- dwell upon the value and importance of this fact. '‘, P" vented by holders insisting upon an advance on former rates lilies afforded by such an invention will, we h ve " bi e ' of is per cwt. itt think I c e an correct t b i e rendered s e a n tno d cd e k r r ear E e i40 :: ,00 ,j 0 1 , a As 1 s ab i ne o y n exi L uer in P)sn t i e sv l ne l i la g 'ye e p n em c n e P . dii°n3 B g'ed u n t 'pansn COFFEE.—This afternoon the market was abundantly sup. plied with Mocha Coffee; three parcels, amounting to 1,192 bales, and two half bales, were submitted to public competi- be the first parties to avail w t e hemselves le of so useful 1 ...A '; v tion. The principal part found buyers, the lower kinds at and we expect ere long to see it habitually employ t ,I , full rates, but the long berry sorts went 23 to 4s. per cwt .. ducting their operations —Scottish Railway Gazette. re, cheaper. CocoA.—Holders of British Plantation are less inclined to [ADVERT'S ratENT.]—Deftfriess and Defect realise, realise, and have refrained from offering any at auction ;by Rellieved.—The undermentioned sent into the conel r d i t b„ l ,9' private treaty the operations-have been upon a more extended post.--39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, and 25. T: a s. ! o r scale, but not at better prices. tie-street, Edinburgh.—Acoustic Instruments. —bow - pe , o 4 TEA.—lmporters have confidence, and still refrain from Conductors, when fixed in the cavity of the ears, PI v ole, submitting any to public competition ; there is not a large comfortable , nor more perceptible than having a sew.. c til t lt quantity of black or green offering privately, notwithstands wool in its place. They enable individuals at an ad' a" 0 ,0 0 4 I Mg the stock is heavy. None has been received since this day week, whereas the deliveries since that time has been and of extreme deafness of 40 and 50 years' standing , ' op ricot to join in general conversation, and to catch the ° ., 0 0 1 6 0 wardhi submit ()uel SPlRlTS—lmporters s Island i n] ried. upon a large scale. Mot.AssEs.—West India are still held with firmness, but- distant low speaker at church, theatre, &c. Thai roe ''',,,t the demand has been limited; previous rates are however oonversation into the ears to such an extent that 111 f rig." l severe cases deafness cannot be observed. Ala ° ' 4 ) 1 '.O Jamaicapriellor but u a t re sh n i o p t pe in rs cl a in n e d d th to e sustained. .anyfnrrherdeocflineiriEar Cornets, French, German, and Spanish Artig el *do and Improved Hearing Trumpets of every deScrigtio?•o .1,4, i tthh L eas a nnd v i e mills. been cettlDil: , yei tmici supported.ea little r u a t r i a ou i s i attention, l littlet F b their Ir w 1 3 p abrn r au c it Brandy eadcey,adnaipnnnrgoid. prices e . bfsoe r L mh e ae e -dr of those instruments have received the approbatic ; 0 1 Royal Society and Royal Institution of Great Brits_Lj be so t newly-invented Spectacles, immediately they are Er/10 ° 1 0 extremely imperfect vision, it is brought to its Tout 01 : 01 1 r u v l rates s r o b r n c al term, o Es r ew ..... 1 anti ro . d a larger Bla c kpt r c ha , s r es ep h p a e v re was been purchased rule Caution—Messrs. with more 1110r , S, Opticians, are net in any way connected with o r te i o freedom, and 256 bags at auction were sold at. full rates. of the same name in their immediate neighbourlined!. t okolf. . Nutmegs are little wanted, and three chests at auction went part of the n country. To prevent mistakes, be ceu v i e sto• a little cheaper. . Observe—Only , to be had at 39, Albemarle-street , ! t >P!''"" COCHINEAL. — This afternoon at public - sale 100 bags of opposite the York Hotel, and '25, South Castle-stile ' 0., Honduras were all sold—middling to good at 5s 50 to bur gh. silvers CO P og e et , , 558.1, being from last sale's rates to lit advance; black fetched [ADvßaTtsustEsr.] — WHEEZINCIS ox VI I , C , ,f 0 Gs 3d to 73 6d, which is rather higher; 51 bags of Mexi can Sinner:ems O 1 BREATH - , ASTIIMAS, COUGHS 0 01, , P 0 0' silvers sold at 5s 4d to 5s sd, and black 5s 6d to 68 3d per lb. IP)WEVEE BAD, ARE EFFECTUALLT CURED BY 1 , 1 000 0 , itiOf SA LTPETRE.—To-dav there was little desire shown to put , Pmts.—There is :no longer any doubt but that _„,,,plere chase Rough, and 2,559 bags Calcutta at public sale were derful Pills are an eflectual cure for any of then ° 0 yr only in part sold, upon rather lower terms. even though they may be of several years' statio 4 t E e es ti r i e TALL. iw.—This afternoon at public sale 139 pkgs 63 hds relief may be obtained in a few days. Such ar e le sell' o e South American Tallow were only in part sold at 41s 6d to ordinary powers of these Pills, that many PeV res tbr fre t( l eared to be almost at death's door, gasping for 'well t heir 425; 46 casks North American all sold 39s to 425; 440 casks P New S. Wales only in part s , ,ld at 40s 60 to 42s 9d, and low been so relieved in their breathing, and so c ramp and 0110' 3es 60 to 39s 60; 25 chests East India taken in at 455; 50 from their coughs, their cold-, their wheez , ing' a i s o 1.:24 4, casks Petersburg!' Yellow Candle sold at 41s 63 for second spitting, as to astonish all their friends —S( lo ,4 o l,o!, te ia° sort; 46 casks Odessa Sheep 41s 9d to 42s per cwt. way's Ointment) at Professor Holloway's Estahl , '_ f l ee' INDIGO.—To-day during the progress of the sale 405 Strand, and by almost all respectable vendors u* chests were withdrawn, and 735 chests have passed the throughout the civilised world. --4 , hammer. The biddings were rather more animated, but '------ --- . . -- _ .a••••••ommpa___,___ _4l . , s e l tel there is no alteration to notice in the prices. 4,970 chests DIED. r , 6 fun , r` l r , to have,now passed the sale, of which 2,917 are cold. I On , the 18th ult., suddenly, Whils . t preaching : ,as vete ~,r the ptr..h church of Spaxton of which place P al' Outs.—Although there are sellers of Linseed Oil upon further reduced terms, still the operations have been upee William Henry George, in the 51st year of hies ff , e - ,_ D opy. a On the 20th inst., in Westbourne-street, Mi l al , _ < -11. small scale. Rape Seed Oil has been put chased with cau- of the lute Sir Herbert Pakington, Bart., aged 83 * _ - -- Ci 1 -ct or GIP tion, and prices are with difficulty kept up. In Olive Oil only --- • - r- ---- ""'s been transacted, but holders are , London : Printed --- vov ich e rs ui sr/ Tutpo - m ai , AA and rublished by ble s tra nd. a moderate business has Strand, Printer, at The Sun (Mice, No. 112, o ,_r u prevented from pressing sales by the smallness of the stock. 1 of the 'Savoy, in the County of liiiktelll6 l l Pa l Ncoi N u t has been sparing!' dealt in, but not offered 4/ 34, Igo • X s. d. 50 0 0 11 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 2 10 I 10 0 0 5 0 0 b 0 0 260 o o 2 0 0 •All paid. 3 0 0 35 10 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 5 13 1 10 0 2 0 12 10 12 10 15 0 2 0 2 10 5.0 2 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 o 10 0 6 15 0 IS' PRI, Paid. TSB co Dividend per Annum, :PANT Amount Share, d X a. d 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0. 10 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 2 10 0 5 0 0 8 15 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 All paid. 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 All paid. 20 0 0 All paid. ;11 paid. All paid. All paid. 2 10 0 Paid. -- ----;-- , .£ 0. d. .£ s. d. Commercial •• .. ••.• • 3/. per cent. Stock. E and West India... 514/. pr cent. Stock. E Country •• . IL per sh. 100 0 0 Lmdon ... • St Katharine .. —••• • 1 5 per cent. Stock. Southampton ••.•• • • • 41. per cent. 50 0 0 , 50 0 0 :crs Price Price. 13.514 116% 108% 30 CANALS. a 1 , ti Names of . , i) Dividend 1 Dividend Price Names of Companies. ' ^ per . - Companies. `a per per Price. '7, Annum.' c .m c Annum. - - •C , • £ Ashtn& 0161 h ,97 5/.55. pC I 70 Monmouthsh 109 91. 160 Ashby-d-1a4'113 41. ' 72 Mntgomrysh 100• 5/. 98 Barnsley.. • • 160' 12/. 180 Macclesfield . 100 - 95 Basingstoke.. 100 - t- Neath ••• • • • 100 k 201. 340 Brkilk&Abrg 150 54, 185 Nottingham. 150 121. 260 Cromford.... 100 181. 150 Peak Forest. 78 31. 40 Dudley lOO 41. - Regent's .... 33 1/. 26} Derby Ellsinre&Chs.l33 l 4/. .65 Shropshire .. 125 81. - Erewash • • •1100! 321. 300 Somrset Coal 150 71. 10s. 130 Forth & Clyd.lool 4/. - Do. Lk Fd St 12 6/. p. c. 11 Grand , Tunctnlloo, 71. 100 Stffrd& Wore 140 281. 300 Grand Union , lo( l ' I/. 10s. - •Shrewsbary.. 125 15/. 230 Glamorgnsh; 172 1 3%1. 210 .Stourlridge .. 145 . 201. 270 Gistr& Brkly 001 - - Strtfrdcn Av 79 11. 10s. - Grantham .• 150 121. 100 Severn and} 26 1/. Bs. 32 Huddersfield. 57 - 20 Wye Rail. Keunt & Avn 39 7s. 63. 22 Tnit &MI 50 30/. - Lancaster .. • 47 U. 10. 40 sey, 4i sh. Lemls& Livrp 100 341. 520 Than is &51ed 19 - 10 Leicester ..• • 140 10/. 105 Worestr & } 78 21. 44 Leiestr &Nth 83 41. 60 Binning. Loughborogli [142 701. 850 . Wilts & Bits 67 1/. 1 I -- - WATER-WORKS Dividend 1 Amount Name of Company. • p er of- Paid. I Price. Annum. Share. East L0nd0n..5........ 81. grand Junction ...... 31. Kent • •• 21. IQs. Vauxhall ...........• 51. per cent. West :%11(Idlesett ...... 41. 16s. pr et, 111 A 11 KE T NE WS.-(YESTER DA Y.) CORN-EXCHANGE. During the present week very little English Wheat has come to hand from any quarter. AltUough the show of samples of that article was limited, the demand for it, arising from the proceedings in the House of Commons last evening, was heavy, and prices were almost nomi nal. Of Foreign Wheat, both free and in bond, the quantity on offer was by no means large ; nevertheless, the sale for it was unusually depressed, without, hoerever, alteration in the quotations. The best malting . Barley was quite as dear, but all other kinds were a mere drug. In Malt very few a -les took place, at about stationary figures. Oats, Beans, foes, and Flour dull, but not cheaper. AltdtlTALS, Wheat. Barley. I 2,030 qrs. 6,800 qrs. English ...... Irish Foreign . Oats Mann b6O qrs. 2,240 sks 8,100 720 I 570 I - Iklalt. 2,530 ors. smiTaramx.D. Notwithstanding the supply of 8.-asts here to-day was very limited, and of full average quality, we have to report a dull in quiry tor that description of stock at barely Monday's quotations. We had on sale 110 Feasts, 260 Sheep, and 17 Calves from Holland For Sheep we had a heayy demand, but prices ruled about stationary. Tke Veal trade was active at an improvement in value of font 241 to 4.1 per I,lllDs. l'iza steady at full prices. Milch Cows very dull at from 161 to 181 15$ each ; Suckling Calves, 18s to 119 s; and Quarter old store-p•gs, ids to 19s each. Beasts, 589; Cows, 114; Sheep, 2,240 ; Calves, ilo ; 250. ZI - 211.VGATH AND LEADENHALL. The demand was rather inactive, yet prices were supported. XSO:LOUGH HOP MILIMET. Although the supply of most kinds of flops on offer were by no means large, the general demand must be considered inactive. Nevertheless East and Mid Kent bags fully support last week's quo tations. 100 0 l'ricc l'rice 21. 28. 205 1/. 33. 4U 180 210 XU, 1,(4,;1 4-$ AN El Alt Y 24, 1816. Lt Z A N l lll rn onl 4 Ppe a , The .....: 1 04; Iq b tu , 11, 4 taeh r be ( e , th e i t ° , 4l Lon, D a h ' 2