The Sun. — London, England, 1846-07-06 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PROMOTION& Mr. W. H. Broad, seniority August 1, 1832 ; promotei to 1 .eutenant July 3, 1846. Has had four years and one month's service afloat, and long and good service in the Coast tkuard. Mr. John C. Hughes, sen i or it y J une 5 , 1833 ; promo ted to Lieutenant July 3, 1846. H as hid t wo y ears and six months' service afloat as mate, and stron g ly recommended for his long service in the Coast Guard. Mr. Walter W. Morris, seniority June 13, 1834 ; promoted to Lieutenant July 3, 1846. Has had three years and eight months' service a float as mate, and highly recommended for his long service in the Coast fo l isard. Lieutenant Lord Frederick Kerr, seniority October 21, 1840 ; promoted to be Commander July 3, 1846. Was Mid shipman of Princess Charlotte during the operations on the coast of Syria, and was promoted into the Gordon steam vessel, in whice vessel he served at the bombardment of St. Jean d'Acre. He subseqaently served in the Thunderbolt, on the Cape station, when that vessel captured three slave vessels in one night, with 1,300 slaves on board. Afterwards joined the Winchester in April, 1844, and was lately paid oil in that ship ; the latter part of the time he was Senior Lieu tenant. APPOOTME'NT9. Commander Charles Starmer, seniority Dec. 23, 1842 ; ap pointed to Hecla, July 3, 1846. Served upwards of thirteen ears es midshipman and mate, and five years as lieut enan t. as iu the Pelican and Blonde in China, and commanded the small arm men of the latter ship on two occasions during the operations there, and was mentioned by Sir W. Parker for his gallantry on those occasions ; and for which he was promoted. He has made steam machinery his study, and passed his examination at Woolwich. Previous to going to China be served upwards of three years in a steam-ship in the Mediterranean. Clerk—G. H. Wise of the Cyclops, June 29, 1846, to be Paymaster and Purser of the Linnet, commissioned at De vonport. The Albatross arrived at Chatham on Thursday from the coast of Africa, to be paid off and recommissioned. PORTSMOUTH, FIRIDAY.—A court-martial, comprising Rear- Admiral Hyde Parker C. 8., president; Captain John Pasco, of the Victory; Captain the Hon. M. Stopford, of the Pique; Captain Sir Baldwin W. Walker, K.C.8., of the Constance; Captain G. Giffard, of the Vixen ; and Mr. G. L. Greetham, Deputy Judge-Advocate of the Fleet, assembled this morn ing at eleven o'clock, on board the Victory, to try Joseph Barnes, late able seaman of the Eurydice, 26, Captain George Elliot, on the following charge " For that the said Joseph Barnes, being then a seaman of, and belonging to, her Majesty's ship Eurydice, and i n actual service of her Majesty's fleet, did, on the 28th day of June, 1845, unlawfully desert from the said ship, and did then and there take away one of the boats belonging to the said ship, which boat has nut beenrecovertd, and has become lost to her Majesty." Lieut. Heathcote, First Lieutenant of the Eurydice, proved that on the evening of the 28th of June, 1845, there was a party of American officers on board the Eurydice, then at anchor off Pensacola, in the Gulf of Mexico. Between the hours of eight and nine o'clock P.m., a report was made to bins that the dingy had left the ship with two men ; he im mediately ran to the gangway, but could not see the boat; he asked the sergeant of i%Lsrinea, whom he suspected had left in the boat. The sergeant said two men, of the names of Barnes and Watts. Chace was made for three or four hours, but without success in finding the men or boat. A sergeant and two privates of Marines, formerly belonging to the Eurydice, proved the prisoner to be the came person who had deserted on the above occasion and taken away the ship's boat, which has never since been recovered. In defence, the prisoner denied having run away with the ship's boat, but confessed deserting from the ship in a boat brought off by an old shipmate, who had previously induced him to agree to desert. Ile had since volunteered at Liver pool for the Superb, 80, and being brought to this port to await her passage, had been discovered and identified as a deserttr from the Eurydice. He produced certificates of good char::cter, and said he had been ten years a petty officer in her Maj-sty's service. The COLTET declared that the charge had been fully proved, and adjudged the prisoner to receive 50 lashes on his bare back on board the Eurydice at such time as, the commander in• chief at Portsmouth shoud dii ect, and to be iinprizoned in Winchester gaol for the space of 12 calendar moeths, and {: wing that time to be kept to hard labour. The Nelson, 120, advanced ship, was masted to-day in the The Vixen steam-sloop, Captain Giffard, has not yet dis embarked her specie, and remains in harbour. The Eurydice. 26, Captain G. Elliot, is reported to be out of the dockyard hands on the Bth, but she will most probably be newly coppered before going to Spithead. The first Lieutenant (Ileathcote) has already got the ship in most admirable order, and her rigging is set up as it ought to be. The trial between the Eurydice and the Spartan is looked forward to with considerab:e interest. In Harbour—The Excellent, the Victory, the Pique, the Elm dice and Contest, the Victoria and Albert, the Vixen, the basher, the Comet, the Fairy, and the Echo steamers. At Spithead—The Constance. In the Basin—The Edinburgh, the Nelson, the Trinco malee, and the Amphitrite. In Dock—The Prince Regent, the Penelope, the Leander, the Cambrian, the Rifleman, and the Rattlesnake. CIATHAM. JULY 3.—The Albatross, 16 gun brig, Com mander R. Yorke, arrived at this port yesterday evening from the coast of Africa, to be paid off and re-commissioned, without any of her bulkheads or internal fittings being re• moved. The Trident, iron steam. vessel, was towed round from Woolwich on Wednesday, the Ist inst., by the Monkey steam-vessel, which returned the same day. The Trident is ordered to be fitted as a packet and to be commissioned, and to have a comptemeat of sixty-five men. The Columbine, 16 guns, Commander J. R. Booth, has her tops over the mast heads, and topmasts on end, rn.d the riggers are busily employed rigging the vessel. A detach ment of Royal Marines from this division, consisting of 1 sergeant, 1 corporal, 1 drummer, and 18 private:4, are under orders to join the ship._ _ _ _ Mr. George Henry L. Wise, clerk of the Cyclops, is to be paymaster and pureer of the Linnet, commissioned at De von port. Mr. Cotsell, foreman of smiths in Devonport-yard, is ap pointed master smith of this yard, vice Stonehouse, super annuated. Mr. Weekes, conductor of the lead mills in this yard. is superannuated on a pension of 901. per annum, and Mr. Bacon, master of the saw mills in this yard, is superannuated on a pension of 1661. per annum. The last two situations are to be abolished, and an enA;iuter appointed at a salary of 4001. per annum. ➢iir. Sturder, acting foreman of this yard, is appointed foreman of shipwrights in the dockyard at Bermuda, vice Moody. Mr. John Rich, acting inspector of shipwrights, is ap pointed inspector, vice Driver, promoted ; and Mr. George King, leading man of shipwrights, is appointed acting in spector, vice Rich. RAILWAY RETURNS. RAtLwaY TRAFFIC.—The following are the Total Receipts of Rail ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the date to which the respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the same week in the previous year : T's Week Last g. „4 ending NAME OF RAILWAY, week. Z 43.9 •••••••••• June 27 Arbroath and Forfar ••••••••••• •• •• 163 219 - Bristol and Birmingham ••• • • • - 26 Chester and Birkenhead .••..•• • • • • • • 659 700 25 Dublin and Drogheda. •••••••• • • • • • • • 970 1,129 30 Dublin and Kingstown ... •••••• • • • • • 1, 290 2,016 28 Dundee and Arbroath • • 324 291 27 Durham and Sunderland • • 487 542 27 Edinburgh and Glasgow . ...... .. 3,011 2,633 28 Eastern Counties and North Eastern • • 8,923 5,138 27 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr 2,115 1,969 27 Glasgow and Green0ck......... 1,076 1,156 - Gravesend and R0che5ter............ - 276 - Great North of England .......... - 28 Great Western. . 20,591 18,516 21 liartlepool . . • . . 758 27 London and Birmingham, &c. - • 39,188 37,162 28 London and Black wall.. . ..... 1,334 1,398 27 London and Brighton ••• • • • 6,149 5,416 30 London and Croydon ••. • .. 1,877 1,677 - London and Greenwich ..... ........ _ 28 London and South Western ......... 8,021 8,738 28 Manchester, Bolton, and Bury ...... 1,055 956 26 Manchester and Birmingham ........ 4,593 4,080 27 Manchester, Leeds, and Hull Assoc.. 6,749 6,968 27 Midland Counties •• •• 17,710 13,446 27 Newcastle and Darlington .• • ....• • • 3,971 2,914 27 Newcastle and Carlisle ..... ....... 2,010 1,839 28 Newcastle and North Shields 756 6,0 28 Nortnik •• . 27 North British .•• •• • - - North Union and Bolton and Preston - 29 Paris, Corbeil, and Orleans.-- •••• 7,096 5,848 19 P ar is and Rotten 27 Preston and Wyre • • ..•• •• •• 954 666 27 3heffield and Manchester........•• .• 1, 685 765 27 South Eastern...... 27 Taff Vale I , r3l 1,100 - Yarmouth and Norwich •• • • 127 York and North Midland ...... - Tng EAST AND WEST INDIA AND CHINA MAILS. SOUTHAUFTON, JULY 3.—The Rest India and China mails were dispatched this day in the Oriental Company's steam packet Montru..`e AS far as Malta, from whence they will be transmitted by the Iberia steamer to Alexandria, and the Montrose proceed on hqr voyage to Constantinople. She has a full cargo of bale goods and a number of passengers. The Royal West India mail packet Tweed left the docks yester day with the Mexican and West India mails, 580 bottles of quicksilver, and a full cargo of stores and packages on the company's account. ESCAPE FROM Dnowanac.—About eleven o'clock on Wednesday night Huddart, a post-boy employed by Mr. Foster, of the Crown Hotel, Penrith, and a young woman of the name of Raine, a native of Penrith, together with a pair of horses, moat miraculously escape d being drowned in the river Lamont , about a mile from Penrith. It appears that Huddart had been out with a carriage and four, and on returning to Penrith attempted to cross the river above the bridge, for the purpose of washing the carriage and the horses. The stream, however, being much swollen from the late heavy rains, carried the horses off their feet, and the cayriage was taken down under the front arch, and alighted against the abutment of the bridge. The horses were cut loose from the carriage by the postboy, who sacceeded in getting them and himself out of the water, leaving the young woman, who screamed for help, in the carriage, which was nearly tilled with water. The night was very dark, and the only person who was up in the village was Mr. Richard Ralph, the landlord of the Welcome-Here-in-Cumberland Inn, who lost no time in procuring ropes, and on reaching the spot he found Miss Raine had got out of the carriage, and was sitting on the top, which was just out of the water, A man then came up, who fastened one of the ropes round him, and taking another, plunged into the swollen stream, and swam to the carriage, when he fastened the rope round Mies Raine, and she was dragged out through the water. On landing she was in a most exhausted condition, but is likely to recover in the course of a few days. LORD WARD'S HEAD GAMEKEEPER Sitor.—On Tut %day last Mr. Xorri 4, head gamekeeper to Lord Ward, was ,shot in the preserves at Hanley, near Dudley, b; an wake gamekeeper of the name of Hall, whom Mr. Norris bad just rebuked fur having dogs with him in the preserves, whert• the game was very young. A portion of Norris's left aim was blown to pieces, and a quantity of shot lodged in his ,aide, next to his heart. Hall left Norris in this state, but haring told two men in an adjoining field that he had shot Norr:s, they repaired to the spot, and had the wounded man cormayed home. Yesterday Norris's depositions were taken, and ne now lies without hope of recovery. Sciemi SEA HOUSE.—On Friday a quarterly general court of proprietors of South Sea stock was held at the core. pany's hors :; in Threadneedle-street, Charles Franks, Esq., the sub-govern; t; in the chair. The minutes of the last court were read :lid confirmed. The secretary read the accounts which are ,always submitted to the proprietors preparatory to the deem , •ation of a dividend. The Chairman then moved that the usua I dividend of one and three-quar ters per cent. be agreed to. The motion having been car ried, and there being no cat% business before it, the Court adjourned. DEATH OF AN AUTHOR. On Monday last died Matthew Henry Barker, the author of between twenty and thirty volumes, chiefly naval novtla and sketches o , lite at sea. He was better known, perbiip, as the "Old Sailor ;" and those who bad the pleasure of hi acquaintance esteemed him as a highly warm-hearted, open spoken, honest-minded man. He was the son of a dissenting minister, who for nearly half a century preached in the same chapel at Deptford, and brother of a schoolmoster in the same place, who contributed some papers on astronomy to "Time's Telescope," and reported on the same subject in the early days of the Literary Gazette. When quite a boy he took a fancy for a sea life, and the war being then very brisk, there was no difficulty in getting afloat. For many years the fu ture author endured the vicissitudes of a naval career in times of peril and difficulty. He was in several actions, and sailed in various parts of the globe ; and the scenes of blood shed, shipwreck, and captivity he witnessed and endured, became in after-life the subjects for his pen. He first entered on board an East Indiaman, and was afterwards in the Royal Navy, where, having no influence, he never rose beyond the rank of master's mate. Towards the end of the war he commanded a hired armed schooner, chiefly em ployed in carrying dispatches to our squadrons on the southern coasts of France and Spain. He was for some time a prisoner of war, and used to describe very graphically the sufferings of himself and his companions. At the conclu sion of hostilities he took up the pen as a profession, and obtained an engagement as editor of a West Indian news paper, and subsequently accepted and retained for many years a similar engagement upon one of the • Nottingham journals. Whilst in that town he made many friends, and though a firm supporter of liberal principles, employed his iiifluence to check the wild delusions and criminal efforts of the physical force Chartists. At Nottingham he wrote some of his best books, and for a series of years afterwards plied his pen with great zeal and success. He wrote a "Memoir of Nelson," which Sir Harris Nicolas, in the "Nelson Dis patches," commended very highly. His chief novels were— " Night s at Sea," which appeared in Bentley's Miscellany ;' " The Victory," " Hamilton King," "The Jolly Boat," and " Greenwich Hospital." Some of these were illustrated by George Cruikahank, who became his friend, and continued so till the last. When on his death-bed he sent for that artist, to receive his latest wishes—a summons promptly and kindly obeyed. Like most writers below the chief rank, he was forced to labour in his vocation after failing health had warned him that rest of mind and body were requisite, and up to the Wednesday before his death he struggled at his duty as the naval editor of the United Service Gazette, and as a writer in the paper which now pays the deserved tribute of this notice to his memory. Peace to his manes!— Pictorial Times. THE CATCH CLUB.—On Friday evening the noble men and gentlemen members of this celebrated convivial club gave their annual entertainment to the ladies, at Willis's Rooms, King-street, St. James's. The Duke of Beaufort took the chair, and Lord Saltoun discharged the duties of vice-president. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge honoured the meeting by his presence, and among those pre sent we observed the Duchess of Beaufort, the Countess of Westmoreland, Lord Wrottesley, Lord William Lennox, Sir Richard and Lady Bulkeley Phillips, Sir H. Mildmay, Sir Edward Hartopp, Mr. Fitzherbert, Mr. Tudor, Mr. Bowes, Air. Hall, Colonel Hawkins, Mr. Palmer, Major and Mrs. Gage, Hon. Mrs. Portman, Mrs. Milner Gibson, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Campbell, Miss Dormer, Mr. R. Errington, Mre. Langford Brooke, Mr. J. Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. Salomone, &c. The professionals in attendance 'comprised Miss. M. B. Hawes and Miss Marshall, Messrs. Elliott, Hawkins, Hobbs, Machin, Taylor, Kench, Francis, Turle, Goss, Walmisley, Spencer, Horsley, Bennet, Moxley, and King, assisted by the boys selected from the choir of Westminster Abbey. The dinner was of the most recherché character. On the removal of the cloth, " Non nobis" was sung by the whole strength of the professional corps. A choice selection of glees and catches ensued, and it was after eleven o'clock when the har mony of the meeting terminated. The dinner took place in the superb room familiar to the beau monde as the ball room of Aimee's. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge remained to the:close of the festivity. NEW METHOD OF FINISHING BRONZE STATUES.— The bronze statue of Huskisson, just completed in the royal brass foundry of the Bavarian capital, deserves an especial notice, on account of a new method of chasing which has been resorted to in this case. It is known that newly-cut brass possesses a strong lustre, which destroys the mellow aspect of the work; on which account artists have resorted to the expedient of producing a sort of artificial patina by the use of mineral acids. For the sake of imparting to the above work an uniform mellow appearance without using acids, .In spector Muller has resorted to the method of dead chasing. This has been perfectly sueceesful ; and the uniform tone which has been obtained in the whole work bids lair that the patina, as it will appear in due course of time, will be also uniform. By the use of different sorts of files, a really dif ferent grain of the metal has been cut out, which the artist was able to produce in accordance with the nature of the part thus treated. This method is said to be a real advance in the mechanism of the bronze founding process. BIRMINGHA3I FESTIVAL.—Our readers will be grati fled to learn that the Musical Festival Committee have, after much difficulty, succeeded in inducing the great German basso, Herr Staudigl, to accept an engagement at the forth coming meeting. We understand that he comes expressly to Vas country for the purpose.— /Midland Counties Herald. FAIRLOP FAIR.—On Friday, this once celebrated pleasure fair was held, at which there seemed a great lack of that rural animation and mirth which used to prevail at by- gone fairs. It has been the custom to keep open the fair on the Sunday succeeding the first Friday in July, the day on which the fair is proclaimed. This year the fair has been restricted to the one day only, and the thousands of persons annually frequenting the fair were on Friday reduced to hundreds. PAINTING ON LAVA.—A painting on lava, by Jollivet, the subject taken from Holy vVrit, and destined for the porch of the church of SL Vincent de Paul, at Paris, has lately attracted the attention of connoisseurs and artists in the Prench capital. One of the eminent advantages of paint ing on lava is its brilliant effect, and its resistance to the in temperance of the seasons, as it offers all the consistenc of mosaic, without requiring the labour i n it s execution -de manded by the latter. The principal difficulty to be over come in enamel painting is the glassy appearance, which de teriorates the effect of opaque objects. This difficulty has been completely set aside, and the painting on lava presents all the eflect of the most highly-finished enamel. M. Jollivet'e painting is on a surface of ten metres (about thirty-three feet), consisting of four plates of lava. MOST REMARKABLE DISCOVERY.—Last June, says the Kingston (Canada) Chronicle, a man named Edmund Dou g al, residing on lot 17, in 4th concession of the township of Nottawasaga, in the county of Simcoe, discovered on the lot he occupies a sunken hole in the earth, having the resem blance of a small pond of water, or low fen. It was situated on a rising ground in the forest which he was engaged in clearing, preparatory to cultivation. The roots of the trees had spread over the marsh, and many of considerable thick ness were cut away by the occupant of the lot and his assis tants. Dougan's son on stooping down to drink out of the hole discovered some bones in it, which caused a further ex amination, which ultimately led to the discovery of a very large Quantity of human bones, including b e t ween fi ve hundred and six hundred human sculls! They also found about 401bs. of brass; several brass kettles, in a decayed state, and several hatchets. In about a month after the occurrence above narrated a similar hole was discovered by Mr William Thompson on the third lot in th e same con • cession and township, which, being examined by Mr. Thomp son and his neighbours, was found to contain eleven copper kettles, each of which would hold about nine pails of water. Eight of the kettles were found as perfect as when made, and the other three were much ccrroded. In this hole was also discovered ten or a dozen sea shells, and a large quantity of pipeclay buttons. The holes are situate about one mile and a half from each other, with the north branch of the Notawasaga River dividing them. IMPROPER FIXING OF BALCONIES.—Our attention has been directed to an accident which happened at No. 52, Man chester-street, a short time ago, when a lady and gentleman were precipitated into the street by the failure of a balcony in the front of the house. It was wholly of iron, of light con struction, and was put up, as too many of them are, in the most careless and reprehensible manner. It is to be hoped that the surveyors will enforce proper precautions in this respect. We could point to a range of houses at this moment, provided with iron balconets to the first floor win dows, every one of which are insecure. The ends of the top bar and of the bottom bar are simply driven into the brick work two or three inches, with plugs of wood, and if no ac cident happen, it will be through God's mercy, and not the builder's care.— The Builder. A3IERICAN BITTTER.—Among the numerous importa tions of articles of food which have taken place from Ame rica during the week, two importations of butter may be especially mentioned ; one in the Great Britain steam-ship, of 205 packages, the produce of the States, and the other by the Rory O'More from Montreal, of 127 packages, the pro duce of Canada. The supply of butter from so great a dia. tance is very remarkable, and is a proof, if any were want ing, of the greatly increased advantages afforded by the rapidity in which a communication or passage is now made, beyond what was formerly the case, by steam ships, and not unl'requently at an equally quick rate by sailing vessels, be tween the two countries. Considering the immense advan. ... —.. . _ _ tages now afforded by the liberal measures which have re cently obtained the sanction of the Legislature, and are now in active operation, it is difficult to say to how great an extent these advantages may or may not be made available and subsidiary for the purpose of giving them full and com- plete effect. bYSToN AND PETERBORMIGH RAILWAY.—The works on this railway have been commenced with great spirit on the west side of Stamford. Workmen are engaged on the meadows in filling up that part of the river over which the railway is intended to pass, and also in opening a new channel for the water, in the room of the one which will be filled up. The line will cross the river on an embankment of about seven feet. A number of hands are also engaged in excavating and embanking between the meadows and the ' George close. On the line east of Stamford they have been engaged during the past week in laying down the second line of rails. The great delay in promoting this line is understood to have been wholly occasioned by the unflinch ing opposition ofLeuorduHrearrbeomroouvgedh: and d t t t h h i e s cause of y o m f a dela b y e is now in a grea t m a ex vi p d e i c t3 ted t La agn i n i consequence t i o de. be carried on with increased INDSOR, JULY 3.— The hay harvest is completely finished in this vicinity, and a most abundant crop has and aabeen laid in. The wheat, oa t s , and barley are ve ry forward, promise well fur an abundant harvest, though the straw is likely to be short. Turnips, especially Swedes, are languish ing tar want of rain. FATAL ACCIDENT AT CHIGWELL RACES.—Daring heat at these races, on Tuesday, one of the horses bolted, broke away from the end of the course, and, running amongst some fallen timber, killed a man named Spooner, of Abridge, broke the leg of another individual, and injured several other parties, SIMPLE FILTERING VESSEL.—On a email sca l e , an efficient filtering-vessel may be formed of a common garden pot, well burnt, and with holes is the bottom; the lower part to be filled with round pebbles, then some smaller pebbles, then some coarse sand, and finally a stratum of pounded charcoal three or four inches thick. The use in large filters of broken shells interposed between the gravel and sand is a great improvement, inasmuch as the frag. went a, being flat, overlap each other, and counteract the tendency of the sand to settle amongst the gravel, thus pre serving a free percolation through the lower strata.— The Builder. DEGREEs OF HARDNESS IN WATER.—Dr. Clark, of Aberdeen, says a correspondent of the Builder, has stated the hardness a water for various towns as follows :—Aber. deen, 1 deg.; Glasgow (about), 44 ; Edinburgh, 5; New castle-upon-Tyne, 5; Pipe -water of London, 11 to 16; ditto Manchester, 12 ; Paris, harder than any of the above. Wells in London, 40 to 80. He considers that a water COWS to be agreeable for washing when it is above 4 orb deg., or that 16 deg. the utmost point that can be convenietly used, to get a proper lather. SALMON FISHING.—The fishing on the Nese was re. sumed on Monday night, when several grilse and some fine trout, weighing from 121 h. to 141 b.. were captured. No fewer than 212 grilse were killed in the Beauly in one day day lately, and it is expected that the Ness, which is m ild led the latest river in Scotland, will be also very pro ductive when the season is some further uarinced.—lnver. nets Courier. LAW INTELLIGEN CE. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, July 4. (Sittings at Guildhall, before Lord DENMAN and a Commo Jury.) NICHOLSON AND OTHERS c. BREWS. This was an issue directed to be tried under the Inter pleader Act, by virtue of an order from a judge of the Court of Bankrtiptcv, to determine the right of the defendant to 1001., claimed by him as an executive creditor out of the estate of Mr. Burford, late landlord of the Mason's Arms public•house, Horsemonger-lane. The plaintiffs are the assignees of Mr. Burford, who was made bankrupt in 1844, and that alle gation against the defendant is, that his claim was fraudulent and untrue, and got up for the purpose of depriving the other creditors of their fair share of the estate ; and further, that the defendant had acted collusively with the bankrupt, by which the former became an executive creditor at the time the fiat in bankruptcy was issued. A number of witnesses ware examined, the evidence of whom was of a very contradictory character. Its tenor strongly supported the allegation that the transaction of the defendant, on which he founded his claim for 1001, and in virtue of which he had put in the execution, was of a collusive and fraudulent character, and done for the purpose of saving a portion of Burford's effects from passing into the hands of the assignees under the fiat of bankruptcy. His LORDSHIP went minutely over the evidence, and parti cularly commented on that for the defence as of a very sus pici.us and unsatisfactory nature. After which, The jury immediately gave a verdict for the plaintiffs. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, July 4. (Sittings at Nisi Prius. before Mr. Justice EuLe.) HARTLEY V. CUMMINGS ANN °THINS. This was an action brought by Mr. Hari ley, glass-manu facturer, of Bishop Wearmouth, against Mery, Cummings and Company, also glass-manufacturers, residing at Gates head, to recover damages for enticing away four workmen, who had been in the employment of the plaintiff under a contract. The damages were laid at 1,304/. 13s. 4d. Sir Thomas Wilde and Mr. James appeared for the plaintiff; Mr. Sergeant Allen and Mr. Fry for the de fendant. Evidence was called to prove that the workmen in ques tion had been engaged under a written contract, and that they had been enticed away into the employment of the de fendant, by which the former had suffered great loss and in convenience. For the defence it was urged that the contract was not a good one in law, being deficient in mutuality, as, while it provided that the workmen should do certain work for a given time at a specified price, it did not provide that the employer should find the workmen with regular employment. His LORDSZIP thought that there was mutuality in the contract, and that the men under it would have had a good ground of action for any deficiency of employment that might arise. Sir. Sergeant ALLEN addressed the jury at some length in denial of the allegation, that the defendants had used any enticement to take away the workmen from the plaintiff, and in support of the point that the contract was of a de fective character. A verdict for the plaintiff was given by the jury for 652/. 6s. 8d , with leave to move the full Court to enter a nonsuit, on account of want of mutuality in the contract, should their Lordships so interpret it. There was another case precisely similar, for enticing other four men away, for which a verdict of 6521. 6s. Bd. damages was also given —being 1,304/. 13s. 6d. in all. COURT OF BAN KRUP ICY, July 3. (Before Mr. Commissioner FON)LANQUI.) SMITH, HOLT, AND NEALE'S BANKRUPTCY. The bankrupts in this case were the proprietors, printers, and publishers of the Iron Times, and carried on their busi ness in Fleet-street. The sitting to- day was for the choice of assignees and the proof of debts, and a great number of creditors were in attendance. As a contest for assigneeship existed, opposition was raised to the proofs on both sides. Mr. E. James appeared for the bankrupts, and Mr. Cross for Mr. G. Berry, the petitioning creditor, and late editor of the paper. Mr. Berry's proof for 791. 6s. 10d., balance of salary, was objected to, and he was examined at some length respecting his claim. It appeared from his evidence that he was first engaged at a salary of two guineas per week, which was ad vanced in progression by Mr. Holt till it reached six guineas per week. Subsequently, when the paper was not so pros. perous, he consented to reduce his salary to four guineas per week ; but, on the meeting of Parliament, it was again ad vanced to six guineas, he undertaking to write a summary of the debates in addition to his other editorial duties. He received regular payment up to the month of December, 1.845, but not since, and hence this amount was the balance of account from that period to the date the paper stopped, which was in May last. The tendency of the examination was not so much with the view to show that there was no claim at all, but that overcharges had been made. The paper, it seemed, actually stopped to the public on the 25th of April, but Mr. Berry charged for services up to the 9th of May. This he ex plained by stating, that though the paper was not issued to the public, it was nominally printed ; and, hopes being enter tained of a "resuscitation," he continued with it till he saw there was no further prospect of success. He never received an) notice of dismissal, and therefore, had he been so in clined, he could have made a larger claim than was now before the Court. He would not swear that he had per formed full editorial duties after the 26th of April. He could point out what he had done, if a file of the paper were produced. Mr. JAMES then examined Mr. Berry on certain payments made to him on account of his claim, and inquired how it was, if he kept (as he admitted) no detailed statement of his receipts from Mr. Holt and other parties connected with the paper, that he could arrive at the balance named. Mr. Berry said that every week he struck a balance of what was owing him by the paper, deducting the gross amount received from the gross amount due. Mr. Commissioner FONBLANOUR thought that the claimant had answered in an honest and-straightforward manner. All he said was very clear, and though he (the Commissioner) might have been inclined to censure his (Mr. Berry's) con duct in reference to his accounts had he been a trader, still, it was not in the least unlikely that an editor of a paper, re ceiving a weekly salary, would merely carry a memorandum, from time to time, of what was due to him. Mr. JA3IES submitted that the charge, up to the 7th or 9th of May, ought not to be allowed. Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE—iny, it appears that it was in " mercy" to you that he relinquished his claim as early as that date. He never received notice of dismissal. One of the bankrupts (Thomas Lyttleton Holt) was then examined by Mr. James relative t o hi s c l a i m . He entered into the full partioalare of the claimant's first engagement, stating that he was put upon a rising salary of two guinea per week, which was subsequently increased to three, an then to four guinea-R. Mr. Berry had previously been en gaged on the Stock Exchange Express, at 30s. or one guinea per week ; and, not being satisfied with that, applied to him (Holt) for employment. He told Berry that if the paper succeeded he should be advanced, and the paper succeeding he was accordingly advanced. In November or December last, when they were down in Cambridge together, a convex sation was entered into respecting the paper, and then Mr. Berry suggested tilling up the back pages with markets concerning oil, tallow, cotton, indigo, and drugs, which he said would not cost much, and generally be standing matter. It was then arranged be Ives to take the management of that, and he was raised to six guineas a week. The railway panic was then on, there was a " subsidence" of advertise ments, and, affairs not presenting the most promising ap pearance, it was thought unman to do this—the paper being a great expense. Mr. Berry was a hardworking and attentive man, and, being well acquainted with mercantile affairs, was intrusted with them. The last time the whole of the establishment was paid was on the 6th of December. He recollected that well, because the reporters and all were paid, and " that did not always happen." Previous to that time they were in an " El Dorado" (if he might so term it) of 600/. to 400/. a day for advertisements ; but as the money was on the books he could not collect it fast enough, and the limited means at his command through other channels were not sufficient to support the expenses. The bankrupt was here about to show that assets had existed which would pay 80s. in the pound, referring to claims on provisional committeemen and others, but he was checked by Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE, who begged a him to confine himself to the question of the debt of Mr. Berry. The bankrupt then stated generally that Berry had con sented with o' hers, in the period of difficulty, to reduce his _alary, w hich it was understood should be again increased . 1 the pape r revived. The Parliamentary career of the paper was sh or t, and Berry, he believed, wrote the summa ries. After the 25th of April his services were little re quired, but it w as not supposed that he was to receive six guineas per week. There had always been a good under standing between him and Berry up to this time, Berry being much pleased with his (Molt's) conduct towards him; but he thought, after what Berry had told himself, that the present was an attempt to place Berry is the assignee ship, in order that parties connected with the Great European Railway, who owed the paper 1,4001., might com promise that claim. Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUR said he would not sufl'sr ouch matters to be discussed now. The inquiry was Bern 's debt. If Berry was put forward as an assignee, then that objection could be urged. After some further discussion, His Hosoun said he felt inclined to admit Mr. Berry's debt, subject to further inquiry as to actual amount. There could be nu doubt that there was a debt, and he thought, as far as he could see, for the sum claimed. Mr. JAMES asked Mr. Cross what he proposed to do further. Mr. Caoss said he feared there would be no chance of concluding the choice of assignees. A great number of other proofs would be opposed, and long examinations must ensue. Mr. JAMES said, if that were the case, a private sitting had better take place. This proposal being agreed to, the choice was adjourned to Wednesday, the Bth instant. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, July 4. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goutasutuv.) l IN ZE ORRIDGE AND PRITCHETT. To-day was appointed for a dividend under the estate of these bankrupts, who had carried on business as glove ma nufacturers at Charlbury, Oxfordshire. The Learned COMMISSIONER, in the course of his proceed ings, expressed great satisfaction at the conduct of the bank rupts, which he said had been unusually honest and fair. As their losses were made apparent they lessened their ex penses, which had always been on a moderate scale ; the consequence would be that the creditors would receive a very large dividend. Mr. Orridge having died shortly after the bankruptcy, 31r. Pritchett had made up the accounts, which were of a peculiar nature, from Mr. Orridge having kept the books. The Learned ComatissioNEß allowed Mr. Pritchett eight guineas for his trouble. The amount of the dividend will be named in a few days. IN RE CHAMBERS'S BANKRUPTCY. In this case the 1 spalirupte are the well known bankers late of Bond-street ; and this morning Mr. Groom, the official assignee, announced that the first and final divi dend .if 20s. is the pound would be papable next weak. The fiat is dated es far back as the 19th of November, 1825. consequently the creditors (half of whom are de'ad), have been kept out of their money upwards of twenty years. The amount spent in expenses has been enor mous, and yet 20s. in the pound is left for the creditors. Warrants for payment may be obtained at the official assignees' office on Saturday next and two following Saturdays, at which time all securities exhibited at the proof must he produced. Mr. Groom also stated that executors and administrators of deceased creditors would be required to produce the probate of will or letters of administration. The final result of this bankruptcy must prove what severe sufferers the Messrs. Chambers have been in the matter. LORD WILLIAM RussELL.—Letters were received OR Friday morning by the Duke of Bedford and Lord John Russell, from Genoa, giving more favourable accounts of the health of Lord William Russell. Mr. and Lady Elizabeth Auadell are staying with the Noble Lord. LONDON QUARTER SESSIONS. Mr. Charles Lamb, a solicitor, said to be residing at 19, Earl -street, Blackfriars, was on Saturday indicted for committing a most unprovoked assault on a young man named Manley. Mr. Plrry attended to prosecute. The defendant pleaded Not Guilty, and conducted his own defence. The prosecutor stated, that hav 4 ng seen Mr. James Ilasell, the landlord of the Angel Inn, America-square, Minories, four or five times, he was induced to cash him an I. 0. U. for 1-10/., to pay a brewer's accuunt, on the understanding that it was to be repaid in forty-eight hours Mr. Ilasell never met the payment, and he im mediately commenced proceedings against him, when an agreement was made to defray the amount by monthly pay ments of 51 The first instalment was duly paid, and on the s(cond becoming due only 3/. was handed in. At the suggestion of his solicitor he went to Mr. Nasell'e house on Sunday evening the 21st of June, to inform him that if the remaining 21. was not paid an execution would follow. A conversation arose, in the course of which several observations were made, pro and con, whereupon he was seized by the arms, and thrust out of the house, and as he was going out he was struck violently on the eye by the defendant, and knocked down. The defendant, after cross-examining the prosecutor, addressed the jury. and said he was lvd to comiiit the assault, owing to the prosecutor refusing to be quiet, and continuing to create a disturbance in the house, to th. serious injury of Mrs. Has 11, who was ill at the tune. The jury instantly found him Guilty. The RECORDER fined the defendant 51.. and ordered him to enter into recognisances to keep the peace for the next twelve months. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. Mr. Moxhay, of the Hall of Commerce in Thread needle-street, appeared before Aldermen Sir C. Mar shall and Moon, upon the complaint of Mr. Mountague, the surveyor of the north district of the City, for unlaw fully taking Clown and rebuilding a piece of wall in In ner Cushion-court, Old Broad -street, without giving previous notice to the complainant, whereby he had in curred a forfeiture of thrice the amount of the surveyor's ftes, and a fine not exceeding 201. Mr. Montague said he made this complaint, not to recover his fees, which in this case he renounced, but to show that the New Building Act must be attended to, and that the consequence of disregarding it might be the incurring of serious penalties. He should press for the infliction of a fine by way of warning to others. This wall was declared to be dangerous, was shored up, and Mr. Moxhay was required to repair it. It had been re paired, and no notice had been given to him. Now the law required him to sign a certificate that the repairs had been made properly, according to the Act, but how was he to do this when he knew nothing about it till the work was covered in and finished ? By the 13th section, no tice was to be delivered at his office two days before any wall should be altered. In this case, his fee fur attending to survey, &c., was 31. 3s. Mr. Moxhay asked him how he could pretend to be ignorant of the matter, when he had himself caused an official notice from the Court of Aldermen to be served on him, requiring him to repair the wall within fourteen days? Mr. Montague said he had nothing to do with the. notice produced. It emanated not from him, but the office of the City Solicitor. Mr. Moxhay proceeded to interrogate Mr. Montagu with some heat, on this point, as he thought Mr. Mon. tague was knowingly denying a fact. Mr. Montague explained that he received a letter from Mr. Brown, of Cushion-court, calling his attention to the dangerous state of this wall, which was rotten, loose, and bulging. He went and looked at it, and reported to the official referees that he considered it to be highly dart gerous. The referees gave notice to the Court of Alder men, who directed the City Surveyor to immediately. by hoarding in and shoring up, secure the wall. -and the City Solicitor was instructed to give notice to the owner to begin to repair the same within fourteen days. He knew, therefore, that the wall required to be repaired and that somebody would have notice to repair, but he did not know when the party would begin the re. pair, that Le might attend and see what was being done. The party who r. paired the wall was required to give him two days' notice before they began, in order that he might be p-event at the proper time. Mr. Mexhay said he did not consider that the wal beleinged to him, but it had been decided that it did. had, to the extent of three yards, been loosened, le) driving wedges against it, in the course of some repair , going forward at the premises of Mr. Brown, who madi the original complaint of the unsoundness of the wall He maintained that, in fact, there could be no want of knowledge that the wall was to be immediately repaired. as Mr. Montague himself helped to put the law in me tion ; and, secondly, that as the City authorities ordered him to Make the repair, it dispensed with the necessity on his part of giving notice of his intention to repair. The one notice must override the other. The magistrates called in the City Solicitor to advise on the question, who was of opinion the builder or owner was not relieved from the obligation to give notice to the district surveyor of the precise day of commencing the repair, and that the penalty had been incurred, but Mr. Moxhay had not omitted to give the notice in de fiance of the law, or to evade any lawful fees, and thi: should be considered in fixing the amour.t of the fine. Mr. Alderman Moon and Sir Chapman Marshall con curred in the compliment paid to Mr. Moxhay, and miti gated the fine to 40s. At the same time they compli. mented the surveyor on his disinterestedness in renounc. ing the treble fee of nine guineas. Mr. Montague surrendered the penalty of 40s. t( the poor-box. Junes Boulter, a young man in a workhouse garb, wtn. charred by Mr. Mortlock, the master of the East Lon don Union workhouse for males, with being a rogue and vagabond, and neglecting to maintain himself. Sir C. MARSHALL asked it the prisoner was not ill, a , soon as he saw him put to the bar. Mr. Mortlock said he was not. He always had the same s allow look. He had been in the workhouse twelv years, and wished to be lodged and clothed by the union with liberty to range the streets all day picking pockets under the pretext of looking for work. He had dis charged himself twenty-two times this year, and whet, he was discharged at the weekly board, at his own re quest, this week, he was told he would not be re-ad mated till the,next board day, notwithstanding which he. had returned already, and demanded admission. He, therefore gave him into custody as a rogue and vagabond Sir CHAPMAN MARSHALL said there was no ground for such a charge. He asked Boulter where he had been seeking work?--The prisoner said, faintly, at the docks. Sir CHAPMAN MARSHALL thought his eyes did not deceive him. The poor fellow was too ill to work he the docks. They would not employ such a man. Mr. Mortlock said he was not ill. He had been twice committed for misconduct in the workhouse, and mu, press for his committal again. Sir CHAPMAN MARSHALL said, stay : let me see. Young man, are you ill or not ? The poor fellow attempted to speak, but sunk in a swoon from exhaustion or 'line.% Sir CuArBtAN insisted that he should be irnmedia•el re-admitted to the workhouse, and taken proper care BOW-STREET. A countryman, named George White, was charged with obstructing the footway in Covent garden Market. A gentleman, who did not give his name, attended to watch the case for the prix mer, as he considered that hf had been roughly used by the police. F 140 stated that, at half-past one o'clock, he tan the prisoner in an excited state in the market, and he refused to go away; he then took him into custody. He was very abusive to witness. The prisoner, in his defence, said he was sorry for what had occurred. He would have gone away, but the policeman handled him roughly. Mr. JARDINE said he deserved to be roughly handled for his insolence. He ought to have gone away at once. when ordered. Ile had rendered himself liable to a penalty of 40s. by his misconduct, which, however, hi should rot inflict, as he said he was sorry. Gentleman—lf you had, I should have paid it. Mr. JARDINE—You have no right to interfere. The gentleman said he considered gross injustice had been done, and the police were guilty of perjury. Mr. JARDINE—If you interfere again, I shall order you to be put out of the room. Gentleman—l can go out without bEing put out. Mr. JARDINE (to the prisoner)—l shad order you to be discharged at present ; but I caution you against being found there again. In the middle of Mr. Jardine's address to the prisoner, the gentleman stepped up to the latter and handed him, apparently, a sovereign, as he said, to compensate him for his ill-treatment. Mr. JARDINE—How dare you, Sir, interfere when I am addressing a prisoner ? Your conduct is most un warrantable. To the usher—Put that person out of the Court. trouble of u s i ng force, and walked out, The gentl eman said he would save th e u s h er t h e saying as he went, I shall indi ct the constables for perjury . Mel RLBOROUGH-STREET. Messrs. P erry and Lance, who carry on the t rade of y pawnbrok ers i n Wardour-street, were summone d b e f ore Mr. Ha r d w i c k , for having taken more th an th e l ega l *Cu interest on a pl e d ge. The infor mat i on was laid b DPCullern, who brought forward a n approver of the na me of Johnson , and who stated in ev id ence that he pawned a shirt belon g in g to lomin llom at th e defendant'sg it to rema i n in pledge for one mo nth, he went to take it out, w h en he was charged one penny interest. This bei ng M‘Cull e m sa i d that the Pawnbrokers' A ct em p owered them to cha rge 20 per cent. upon a ll moncy advanced the case aainst the defendants , g upon goods, which would be found to be nine-tenths of Now as there was no coin of the realm a penny on 4 s . for a month, instead of the s um char g ed. which repre sented the tenth of a penny, he had filled i n his inform ation as " taki ng one half of a farthing more than the legal interest." Mr. Humphrey s , wh o eared for the d efence, said app there was, from t h e informer's own statem ent, an error in the informati on , as one-tenth o f a penny was the sum stated to b e Overcharged, an d one -eighth was the amount put in th e i n f ormation. M'Cullem, in r e pl y, stated that the mag istrates of Bow-street had r u l e d that half a fart hi ng might be put in under the circum stances, and also t h a t the Court of Queen's' Bench h a d d eci d ed that pawn b ro kers were not entitled to take a penny for a mont hs interest on 4s. lie further said that lie acted for the good of the poor, and not for his Own interest. Mr. HARDwrcx--I dismiss the information. M'Cullein—Will your worship tell me your reasons for dismissing the ififorinution? Mr. Hinnwicx—l do not think it necessary for me to give my reasons. I sure my reasons when I think such a course is requi s it e , it is necessary to give a reason. but in this case I tie not think A second information, on the same grounds, was dis missed without being heard. IV6RSHIP:STREET. George Billvolzgh. a ' d and well-dressed man, was charged by Mr. Edward Green, a coal-mer chant in the City-:,gad, under the fotlowing circum stances : —lt appeared that the defelid,nt had been in Mr. Green', employmert for the last twelve months at a salary of 30s. a week, during which time he had col lected various sums of money for his employer, which it was his duty to pay over daily. About a week since, Mr. Green di-chargrd him, and upon looking over his books, and making inquiries, he discovered defalcations to the amount of 300/.. which the prisoner had received from customers without rendering any account whatever. The prisoner having admitted his guilt to a policeman, and three cases ly.iving been clearly proved against him, he was remanded for a week, in order that further proofs might be brought fore ard. SOUTHWARK. Albert Carl, a gentleman, native of Prussia, was charged with having attempted to jump overboard, on his eetss•'ge from Hamburgh. Captain Strannaek, of the John Bull steam vessel, stated thit the youne man. on the voyage, showed a% mp toms of insanity by deliberately proceeding to undress, and would have thrown himself overboard inw the sea, it he had not been prevented in time, by his orders. On the vessel arriving in the river Thames he again made the attempt, and was a second time prevented. The young man was a perfect stranrer to him, and he only knew him by his passport. The Prussian Consul, to whom he had applied. had told him he must dispose of him as well as he could, having brought him out. He now solicited the magistrate's advice. The Magistrate said he could afford him no help, the person having committed no offence. As the young man laboured under mental derangement, and was a foreigner. the captain was bound to take him back to Hamburgb, unless the Prussian Consul undertook the task. As a Nlagistrate he could not send him to any poor-house, as he could claim no parish in this country. If the captain had permitted the young man to land at the Tower with the other passengers, he would not have been troubled with the case; and if the captain now allowed him to go 4 large, with a knowledge of his insanity, the respon sibility upon him would be heavy for any act the person might commit. Captain Strannack said that in Hamburgh a foreigner, under such circumstances, would be differently treated. The States would order him into an asylum till he should he ready to be returned to his native country. He com plained of the great hardship he was placed under. The Magistrate expressed his regret, and Captain Strannack then le' t the court, accompanied by the alleged insane person, who showed no symptoms of a distem pered mind. WANDSWORTH. Mr. James Chapman Butcher, of the High-street, Wandsworth, pawnbroker, attended, upon an adjourned summons, charging him, under the Police Act, with exposing goods for sale on the foot pavement in front of his shop, and thus creating an obstruction. The summons was taken out by Mr. Robert Newans, living next door to the defendant. Mr. Clarke appeared for the complainant, and said his client's business, as baker and confectioner, bad much deteriorated, in consequence of the defendant's placing furniture, hardware, and other articles on the pavement to the depth of six or seven feet, the consequence of which was, his shop was shut out from view, and many adies would not inconvenience themselves by pushing oast a lot of furniture to get to the shop. Mr. Newt ns !tad complained to the defendant in a friendly way, but the nuisance, instead of being diminished, was increased. Mr. Butcher objected to the form of the summon.% hut this was overruled. He then contended that the ;round on which the goods were placed was his own :.rivate property, and therefore he had a right to oc cupy it. Iv:tr. CLIVE said a portion of the pavement might be •he defendant's property, and might have been enclosed formerly, but it was now open, and there was no doubt that the public had a right of way over the whole of it. Therefore, by exposing these goods for sale, he had emu initted an obstruction, for which he would pay 40s. and .3osts, or go to prison for a month. The defendant at first said he would go to prison, sut he afterwards paid the money, at the same time de •laring it was the vilest con-piracy ever concocted. Mr. CLIVE recommended the defendants not to use such harsh words in the absence of all proof. MYSTERIOUS MURDER OF A POLICE-CONSTABLE IN ESSEX. A most mysterious murder, attended with circum stances of great brutality, was committed within the last few days, in a farm near Dagenham, in Essex. A oung man, named George Clarke, of the K division of he metropolitan police, No. 113, who had been lately !rafted from Mile-end to Dagenham, went out to his :vat at three o'clock on Tuesday morning. Not return ing et the usual time, considerable alarm was occasioned. .vhich increased with every hour of his absence. At length, about halt-past eight o'clock, on Friday even ing, the body of the deceased was found in a corn field helonging to Mr. Collier, at East Brook-end, Dagenham, in a state of decomposition. About twelve yards from 'be corps, his truncheon was discovered concealed in a 'ledge, and his cutlass, which was all smeared with llood, and which doubtless seas used in dispatching him, -vas found about six yards distant. The motive of the murder is at present hidden in the deepest mystery. Had he fallen in with midnight marauders, they would oubtless have added robbery to murder, but such was lot the case, for his watch was found safe in his fob, tnd there was 14s. hi. untouched in his purse ; his ;rat is the only article missing. The corn for several yards round the body was all trampled down, showing that a dreadful struggle had taken place. The corpse vas removed to an empty hou-e, where it was examined by the medical gentleman who attends Mrs. Collins', "amily, and who found it dreadfully mangled. There • ere no less than seven wounds, five of which were so erious that any one of them must have proved fatal. In addition to this he must have received a heavy blow rom some blunt instrument, as his left eye was nearly 'orced out of the socket. Every effort is being made to 'et some clue to the murderers. The deceased, who was t fine s•oung man, twenty-one years of age, was a native Beafordshire, and had not been above eight or ten months in the force. THE INQUEST. On Saturday afternoon Mr. C. C. Lewis, one of the cqroners for the county of Essex, and a respectable jury, assembled at the ♦illage of Dagenham, for the pur •ose of inquiring into the circumstances attending the leath of the unfortunate man, of whose brutal murder -he subjoined evidence leaves no doubt. On the jury `)eing duly empannelled, they proceeded to view the re (mins of the deceased. They laid in an uninhabited house about a quarter of a mile distant from where the tiry met. The body was in a high state of decomposi tion, and the frightful mutilation of the head showed the Brutal viol nee that bad been used. This painful cere mime being gone through, the following witnesses were called •-- Thomas Kimpton, police constable K 350, said the de ceased belonged to the same division as himself, and was I, , iout 20 years of age; he was stat i oned at Dagenham. 0.1 Monday evening, at nine o'clock I last saw him alive, when we left the station to go on duty; the deceased A.oceeded on his beat towards Romford, and that way the last I saw of him. Between two and three o'clock •sn the following (Tuesday) morning it was his duty to tare met me at the cross roads to take on reports to a village called Chadwell, on the road to Ilford. On my 4 rrival at the cross - roa d s I was surprised at not finding . and I called his name and hallooed, but it was of no avail, he was nowhere to be found. On going off duty, necessarily reported the circumstance, and the absence ~f the deceased. The neighbouring ponds then, on the same day —an impression being entertained that h. , might have accidentally fallen in, were dragged—with no better success; the search was continued until between seven and eight o'clock on Friday evening, when, on e'oing through a corn-field belonging to Mr. Collier, near Dagenham, 1 discovered a staff (the one produced). Meeting with such a discovery, we renewed the search in the same track, and at about half-way up the field hank a short distance from where the staff laid, saw the deceased's cutlass sticking in the hedge, covered with blood from the hilt to the point. (The weapon was pro duced and fully corroborated the evidence of the:witness.) Six yards from the cutlass the body of the deceased was discovered lying in the corn, and near the verge of the field, rot more than three yards from the ditch. His left hand grasped a quantity of wheat, and the situation of the corpse was a quarter of a mile from his usual heat. Abia Butfey, 140 K, was next examined—On Monday evening, I last saw the deceased alive, and heard on Tuesday morning that he was missing, and with the rest went in search of him until the finding of the body. By the Coroner—During the month of March last I was on the same beat as the deceased, when I met a . man named William Walker, a m ar i ne s t ore -d ea l er , residing at Romford. He was carrying a sack, and I asked him what it contained. He replied, "It was no business of mine. I proceed to take hold of him to inspect the sack, when he dropped it, disentangled himself from me and ran away, at the same time remarking, " That he would do for me some day." As to finding. the body, he de posed to the same facts as the first witness. William Parsons, police-sergeent, K division, stated that he placed deceased on duty last Monday, and met him, on going his rounds at one o'clock on the following morning, at the cross roads. At that period he seemed perfectly collected, and to his questions gave satifactory answers. At three o'clock he again went to the cross roads, but could not see the deceased. On the body being found, be discovered a rattle in the deceased's coat pocket. There was a large wound on the back of the head, a cut on the right of the head, and a stab on the right shoulder. Did not examine the stock then minutely. He had since more carefully inspected it, and had traced two corresponding cuts with those in the throat. In two places the stock was severed. The de ceased appeared to have been dead some time. To ap pearanee he had had a severe seuffle. Near where the body lay, witness picked up four pieces of the deceased's skull Mr. Collins, surgeon, of Ito:Ilford, said—l was called between eight and nine o'clock in the evening in question to the deceased. Found his body lying in the field lie was discovered in. I examined his head, and saw a large opening in the skull of six or eight inches, entirely dividing the scalp. On the side of the head I found an extensive wound, and I believe those injuries quite sufficient to have caused death. The truncheon produced might have caused such a wound. The de -1 ceased could not have inflicted them himself. The wounds in his throat extended from the "borax to the spine of the back, and there was a wound under the right ear. Those in the throat must have bt•en done by a sharp in'trument. The forefinger of the left hand was cut through at the joint. The divided portion of the scalp was lying close to tip, body. Ex:mined the gromnd and f quid pieces of th- skull presied da:vn in the earth. Sergeant Parson here dated that on watching the body, he found in the pockets 14s. 6d. in silver, and a silver watch, which bad stopped at three o'clock, The Coroner here remarked that there could be nil doubt that the deceased had been bru..ally murdered, and thrrerore he should adjourn the inquiry for the collection of further evidence. The inquiry was accordingly adjourned. No hing eau exoeed tFe sensation in the villages ad joining the scere of tie murder. It was intimated that Government, issued directions for a reward of 2001. being offered for the apprehension of the murderer or murderers. TERMINATION OF THE STEAM BOAT WAR ON THE THAMES. The two long anticipated causes for trial respecting the Black friars and Paul's Wharf Piers, stood fo- t-ial on Thursday last. in the special jury nsper of the Queen's 1 - 4-mch. Upon the application of the Solicitor-G. nera), who led for the City. Saturday was specially appointed, n account of the number of public officers an 1 eminent professional men who were engaged as witnesses on either a id e . At the opening of the Court, there were pre , e t great numbers of persons, who appeared to take a ly interest in the result. The jury, who had previously taken a view of the locus in quo, were sworn, and the ;ticige (Lord Denman), and every other person in Court, seemed to have made up their minds f r a long trial, when a pause took place, and the Attorney-General and the other Counsel against the City were observed in close confabulation for a few minutes. At length the Attorney-General, addre4sing the Court, stated he bad taken upon himself, in the exercise of his discretion as counsel for the prosecutors, the responsibility of recommending them not to off-r any evidence in support of the prosecution ; the consevenee of which would be, that a verdict of Not Guilty would would be entered up for the Lord Mayor, commonalty, and citizens of London, the defendants on the record. The Solicitor-General stated that he bad the honour to represent the Corporation of L. , ndon, who, in the course they had pursued, had acted only in discharge of their duty as conservators of the river, desirous to afford the public all the facilities in their power for the enjoyment of steam navigation in the river ; and, he must say, he thought the Attorney-General had exercised a very sound discretion in the course he had pursued •, where upon the judge smiled and the jury smiled ; the public looked astonished. A verdict of Not Guilty was duly recorded ; and thus ended the steam-boat war, which at one time appeared likely to be attended with very serious results. After the trial, we made it our business to inquire amongst persons supposed to be behind the scenes, and I to know the springs and wires of City politics, as to the mode in which this casur l'elli had really been dis posed of, and as to the mode by which the indictment against the proprietors of Paul's Wharf Per had dis appeared from the cause list. We learned, upon what we considered good authority, that the defendants in the latter indictment have pleaded guilty, and undertaken to remove the floating pier, which, it is rumoured, is found to be an unprofitable speculation, being so close to the preferable piers of Blackfriars and Old Swan Piers. The Waterman's Company, whose boats had been ex cluded from the use of Blackfriars Pier for some weeks, on account of their non-conformity with the regulations of the Corporation, have been re-admitted, upon their signing an agreement to observe these regulations in future : and it is generally supposed, if the defendants, who have been convicted in respect of Paul's Wharf Pier, remove all cause of offence, that they will not be called up for judgment. Amongst the members of the Corporation there was a very current rep'rt that if the cause of the Blackfriars Pier had been decided against the City, the Lord Mayor would. as conservator of the river Thames, have em ployed a vast number of men to cut away, not only every pier from Yantlet Creek to Staines, but actually every mooring in the middle of the river in his jurisdic tion, 'so that the public might whistle for river accom modation after Monday. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY of CANADA (From the Montreal Courier.) Subjoined we give Mr. Logan's narrative of the ope rations in Gaspe and the neighhourheod. The whole report is too lengthy for us to republish, and we must content ourselves with giving the results arrived at. After a patient and thorough examination of the strata of this district, the provincial g ,, ologist found no beds or coal, although a seam of half an inch thickness was dis covered. It is the opinion of Mr. Logan that the narrow margin of the north shore of the Bay of Chaleurs is the imit in that direction of the great eastern coal field of North America. Biteminous shales, some of which yield a bright flame nn being burned are abundant, and these have led to the erroneous belief that coal was in the vicinity. Bitumi nous limestones were also found. Blood red and other coloured jaspers in masses of some pounds weight were found in considerable quanti ties, and also a variety of beautiful agates. Two petroleum or naphtha springs were exa mined ; one is situated on the south side of the St. John's River. one mile and a half above Douglass Town, and issues through a sub-stratum of clay, and a super stra torn of vegetable remains, and becomes apparent among the mud and shingle of the beach. and appears to be connected with a bituminous deposit of a solid nature found in small nodules embedded in the rock, at the distance of 20 miles. Pits being dug in the beach, the naphtha collects upon the surface of the water. The quantity, however, is not considerable, from 12 pits only half a pint was obtained with difficulty, in tour hours. It is not said whether any means might nor be taken, such as the sinking of the pits to a greater depth, to increase the product to such a degree as to make it of commercial advantage. The second spriny, is situated about 200 yards up a small fork of the Silver Brook, a tributary of the South West Arm falling into it six or seven miles above Gaspe Basin. TWD sulphur springs of the same charac ter as those whish exist in many parts of the province were also noticed. Many fossils were discovered, and among them, one supposed to be new, of the order Brontes, to which it is proposed to ap )1y the term Canadensis. Two veins of galena were discovered ; the one is situated in Little Gaspe Cove, and measures in the thick est part one inch width, but gradually terminates both ways in a few yards, from a fault; the other is in the Indian Cove, close to the fishing stage of Messrs. Pierre and Antoine Simon, consisting of a lode 12 yards wide, in which the principal vein measures two inches in width. Upon assay the galena crystals were found to consist :of more antimony than lead, existing in combina tion with sulphur. It is not probable that either of these veins are worth the working. Argillaceous iron ore distributed through a rock of very hard structure exists in a greater or less degree, over the whole district, but in no locality was it found in sufficiently large quantities for mining purposes. Upon assay the ore yielded 26 per cent. of pure iron. There was also found, upon lot 37, in New Carlisle, belonging to a Mr. Thompson, a small vein of micaceous iron ore, coming up to the surface, so that the plough turned up lumps of it. The extent of capability of this vein was not investigated. This is the sum of the discoveries made, and it must be admitted that they are of a negative character. The question of the immense mineral resources of Gaspe Is, however, set at rest for ever, by the establishment of the fact that such do not exit; and the Legislature will be saved the trouble of incorporating any more mining com panies in that direction. We trust that Mr. Logan's next tour will be threugh the copper region of Lake Superior; his observations on that locality will be of great service to the country. ST. ASAP!! AND BANGOR AND MANCHESTER Mc,- cEsEs.—The following is an outline of the Bill intituled " An Act to enable her Majesty to make certain provisions for pre venting the union of the sees of st. Asaph and Bangor, and for the appointment of a Bishop of Manchester" (just intro duced into the House of Lords by the Earl of Powis) : " Whereas an Act of Parliament was passed in the seventh year of the reign of his late Majesty King William the IV., intituled ' An Act for carrying into effect the reports of tile commissioners appointed to consider the sate of the Esta_ blished Church in England and Wales, with reference to the ecclesia..tical duties, revenues, and patronage.' And whereas after the passing of the said Act, and under and by virtue of the provisions thereof, a certain order was made by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty in council, bearing date on or about the twelfth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight, for the purpose (amongst other things) of uniting the sees of St. Asaph and Bangor, and constituting the same one diocese. And whereas it is expedient to enable her Majesty, if she sh-ll see fit, to revoke and annul so much of the said order as relates to the union of the paid sees, and to make and substi tute other orders instead thereof, and further to act in the manner hereinafter mentioned. Be it therefore enacted." &C. Clause 1 enacts that her Majesty may revoke Order in Council as to the union of the see. of St. A saph and Bangor, , and revocation shall be published and . reg istered.. Clause 2 h r e e n vo v ca ac t a i n on t. , h c e i r a ll u l s a e je 3 st3 e - n m ac a t 3 s , t np h roo a nl t lnd i s c te c t le ht si t a! i t hn i e ea cji3 l 7B C eh l oPfr m i; : us ss e r h oners may propose other plans relating to the said dioceses, or that of Manchester, and her Majesty may make Orders in Council thereupon. The fourth (and last) clause proposes that no Act or Order in Council shall be affected, except as to the purposes in the said Act mentioned. BENEVOLENCE. —Friday evening a lady, who refused to give her name, and somewhat reluctantly gave the initials J. E. D., waited on Mr. Norton, at Lambeth Police-cou r t, and handed him 51. for the wife and family of the unfortunate author and actor who, had been brought to this Court some days ago in a state of insanity, brought on by the destitute state of his family. Mr. Norton expressed his thanks to the benevolent donor, and added that it was always delightful to him to witness so much benevolence in all deserving cases. DREADFUL INCENDIARY FIRE IN BRITTANY.—IO the night of the 20th ult. the small village of Kerlabosse, on the road between Baud and Pontivy (Morbihan), was entirely destroyed by fire—houses, furniture, live and dead stock— but happily no lives were lost. It is attributed to the wilful act of some of the refractory recruits, who continue to lurk about this country, and are known to be constantly commit ting depredations of all kinds. _ [ADVERTISEMENT.] MEDICAL TESTIMONIALS. -- SIGHT AND HEARING.—The Messrs. S. and B. Solomons' newly-In . vented Spectacle Lenses afford astonishing relief to extremely Imper fect vision. We give them the decided preference to every orb, kind of Lens. The clearness of the transparency brings every ob ject very distinct, and enables individuals to view the most minute particle with perfect accuracy. They are p , rticularly pleasant by candlelight, as they appear cooling to the sight, and soften bright and brilliant lights.—J. I3luudell, Esq., M.D., 1, Great George street, 'Westminster; T. J. Pettigrew, Esq., F.R S., 8, Saville-row ; J. Ramsbsttom, Esq., M.D., Broad -street-buildings; A. White, Esq., Surgeon, 3, Parliament-street; George Cursham, 5, Saville-row ; Frederick Leighton, Esq., M.D., 7, Vpper Gower street; 11. Golburn, Esq., Surgeon, 28, Ilarleyforthplaoe, Kenning ton ; Alexander Farquhar, Esq., Surgeon, Itl, Cadogan place, Bel grave-square; W. Day, Esq., Surgeon, Isleworth; John Hooper, Esq., Surgeon, 21), Xewington-place, Kennington, &e., Scc. Messrs S. and 11. SOlomons, Opticians and Aurists, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly (opposite the York Hwel). Invisible and, OA ktthas of their newly-invented and imi,ro zed hicoustte I.oqm:twits, to enable individuals at an ad vanced age, and nu forty( and ncty years' stand ing of extrem e d ealnee, and to catch th e sound of a o,litanc instantly ti 111 general conversati on , ow speakcr at church, theatre, , They pi nr the 4111V-PrAtltitlll into the ears to such an extent, thslt 1.11 411•04 §eyer.e. cases ileatheas ea .not he observed. Al o the 410 4 Powerful newly-ikvented Achroinatb , Opera Telescopes. Caution.—. Messrs. S. and it Solcitl te, Opticians and Aurists, are not in any way conneeled with a person of the sane name in their Immediate neivhbonrhood, nor in any part of the cow try. To pre ven t mistakes be e•ailtintls, tnid Observe—Only to b e had at 39, 410ettifirit - Ottgeti ricottclik (opposite the York.11oto1). THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY MORNING, JrLy 6, Is4e. LATEST PRICES OF SHARES IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER VOSI PANIES' SToCK, F•om Plc Officill Lis', PUBLISHED EVERY TuEsDAY AND FRIDAY EVENI.Na LONDON, FRIL)AY, JULY 3. 303NT-STOCIC Name of Comi Div,clend per Annum. Amount of share. Instralasla .......... I,rcsh North _American min ;mai ut Lulidon .10111 al • • • • .. L nd aid Westiniostr L. ndou Joint-Stuck ... ‘ietropolitan ......... rovwcial 01 Ireland • • Dato, N National of Inland .. Nat. Proviicial of Ens. Ditto, 5ew......... Union of Australia-- llnJon ct London... INS a: :Vadte ei t,ouripany. !Albion •.. .. •• •• •• Alliance trit. and For. Ditto Marine... •• •• Atlas .... • .. British Commercial .. Gen. Life ........ • • • . Eagle . • Eng. &. Scot. Law •• • • European Life Freemasons' .. • Globe Guardian Imperial Fire . • • • • • • • Imperial Life .. • • • • • • Indemnity Marine • • • • Law Life • ... • ..... Legal and General Life London Fire •••• • • • • London Ship ...• •••• Marine.• Med. Invlid & Gen. Life National Lean Fund.. National Life.... Palladium Life Phoenix .• Protector Life• • .. Provident Life Rock Life • .• aoyal Exchange ;tin Fire.- • • . • . • • • • Ditto Life ..... Universal Life • • 61. per cent. 5/. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 81. per cent. M. per cent. 5/. per cent. 51. per cent. 51. per cent. 6!. per cent 5/. per cent. .NCE C thvtlend per Annum. 3/. 105 6 per cent. per cent, 13s. Id. pr 511. 7s. per shars 4. per cent. 10s. Gs. 51. per cent. per cent. 51. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 61. and bonus 12s. 11. sh. & IL Ss. 10s. 10s. 5/. per cent. 416/. per ct. 51. per cent. Si. per cent. 51. per cent. 3/. p. ct. St Us. 5/. per cent. 1/. ss. 45. Si. per cent. 61. 10s. 1/. 6s. 10%/. pr cnt X s. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 2-5 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 50 (1 (1 LIST 01' SCO' Name of Company. Bank of Scotland Royal Bank of Scotland British Linen Company Commercial Bank .. • • National Bank Union Bank of Scotland Western Bank ...... • • North of Scotland Bank Clydesdale Bank.... • . Eastern Bank Caledonian Bank .. Edinb.& Glasgow Bank City of Glasgow Bank . Scottish Union Ins. Co. Hercules Insurance Co. Insur. Co. of Scotlnd North British Insur Caledonian Fire Insur Edinburgh Life Insur Edin. & Glasg. Railway Ditto, 4 shares Edin., Leith, & Grantn Glasgw & Ayrshir Rail. Glasgw &Greenck Rail. Glsgw & Garnkirk Rail. Dundee & Arbroth Rail. Standard Life Assw rnce, Name of Company. Commercial ... East and West India East Country ... Lmdon ••• • • • St. Katharine ........ Southampton •• .. Name of Company. 'ISIZ CO: Dividead per Annum. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. Si. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. pr cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. Si. per cent. 7%1. pr cent. 61. per cert. 51. per cent. 51. per cent. 71. per cent. 51. per cent. 5% 1. pr cent. 101. per cent. 61. per cunt. 11.10 s. per c. 7s. 6d. p. s. :PAN': Amount of Share. 8. d 1 20 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 200 0 0 1100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 12 10 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 45 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 7d. per cent. 21. per cent. 51. per cent. 6/. per cent. 51. per cent. DOCKS. 15' PAZ raid. s. 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 10 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 All paid. 10 0 0 10 0 0 12 10 0 50 0 0 All paid. 20 0 0 All paid. 11l paid. All paid. All paid. 2 10 0 Dividend I Amount per of i Paid. Annum. Share. 4 •. d. 31. per cent. Stock. 61. pr cent. Stock. IL per sh. 100 0 0 pr cent. Stock. 5 per cent. I Stock. 41. per cent. 50 0 0 WATER-WOUKS. 4 s. d. 50 0 0 Dividend I Amount per of ' Paid. Annum. Share. iS 154 163. 404 64 4 1207 P., s. d. East London... ...... . ; 81. 100 0 0 Grand Junction • • 31. 10s. 41 13 4 Kent . • ••• • • • 2/. 10s. 100 0 0 Vauxhall .• • ••••• • • 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 West Middlesex • • 51.53. pr cut. 63 12 9 CANALS Names of E ( Dividend Names of i lAvidendl ... 40 , r' . Companies. .4 Price per per 1 Companies. . 1 Annum. x ! Annum. cn .= .-••••••"° __. ---- X 1 X Ashtn & Oldh 97,51.55. pc i 70 Monmouthsh 100 81. i g Ashby-thla-Z 113, 41. 70 Mntg omr y s h 100 51. 31 Barnsley.. • • 1601 121. 180 Mac c lesfield. 100 - 40 Basingstoke.. 1450 - -. Neath ...• .. 100 171. , ......, nrYnlcecAbrg 150 M. R 5 Nottingham. i5O 121. s CromMrd.... 1100 141. 150 Peak Forest., 78 31. Dudley 1100 1 4/. I - Regent's ... •33 1/. 50. 77 Derby .•• • • !100 61. '73 Rochdale.... 85 41. .... ELlsmre&Chs l l33 , 41. 55 Shropshire . • 125 81. 10 Erewash •• • 1001 321. 300 S omrset C oal 150 71.100. 11 Forth & Clyd , loo 41. - Do.Lk Fd St 12 6/ . p. C. 2 95 GrandJunctnloo 71. 95h StArd &Wore 140 281. . 3 0 Grand Union 100 11. 10s. - Shrewsbary.. 125 151. 3 1 Glamorgnsh .1172 13%1. 210 Sto ur b r id ge .. 145 201. ..... Glstr & Brklyi .00 - - Strtfrd on Av 78 11.100. Grantham • . 'l5O 121. 100 Severn and} 26 11. Bs. 32 Huddersfield. 57 - - Wye Rail. Kennt & .4,vii 39 7s. 6d. 9% Trnt & Mr-} 50 301. .... Lancaster 47 11. 103. - s e y, U sh. Leeds& Livrp 100 341. i2O Th ams &M e d 19 - ~.. Leicester ..• • 140 101. 105 Worcstr &"/ ..„, 2i. 44 Leicstr &Nth 83 41. 60 Birming. j • Loughboregh 142 701. 850 ,Wilts & Arks 67 11. 1 -,a 1 I MARKET NE WS.—{SATURDA Y.) cOVENT-GARDNIN. New Potatoes, 7s to 16s per cwt; Pines, 7s to lOs per lb! Strawberries, 3d to 8d ; and R asp b err i es, 4d to 8d per pott,lb; Hothouse Grapes, 3s 6d to 6s, and Cherries, 2d to 8d per Oranges, 4s to 12s, and Lemons, 7s to 103 per 100; Asparag t T 2s to 6s per bundle ; Kal e , h t o 2 s 6d per punnet; Frenc h " Beans, 8d per basket; Cabbages, 6d to is per dozen ; Orel ) , Is 6d to 2s per dozen bun c h es; C e l ery, l s, an d Horseradisr, 2s to 3s per bundle; Spin ac h, 6d to 6d per j un k ; flowers, Is to 2s 6d per dozen; Cucumbers, 4d to 2s 6d Wm . ; Carrots, 3s to 4s, and T urn ip s , is to 2s 6d per dozen Niacin. Gooseberries, Is 3d to 2s, and C urrants , 2 s 6d to 5 5 half sieve. NEWCIATE AND MEADDNIZAT.I. je, Prime Beef, Mutton, and Veal commanded a steady at full prices. In other kinds of Meat only a moderate pir o d ness was doing. Beef from 2s 4d to 3 s Gd ; Mutton, 2L to 43; Lamb, 5s to 6d; V 1- eal, 3s 6d t o 4 s 6d ; and ' t irt ; 3s 10d to 4s 10d p er 81b s , b y the carca-e. Geese, 4s 0 . 4 Ducks, Is Bd. to 2s 6d ; Pi geons, 4d to 8d each ; Sud"o-or Fowli, Gs to 10s; ditto Chicke ns , 5 s t o 6 s; and Barn:, P. Fowls, 31 to 5s per couple; Fresh Butter, lld to is 2d r NEWPORT. nibt Beef from 2s 6d to 3 s 6d ; M u t ton , 2 s 1 0d to 4s; T., ~,s 5. 5s 4d to 6s; Veal, 3s 8d to 4 s 6d ; an d P ork, 41 ''' per Blbs. BILLINGSGATE. • 0 Full average supplies of Fish we re on o ff er here, while general demand ruled heavy, at barely late rates. WHITECRAPEL. Beef from 2s 4d to 3s 6d ; Mutton, 2s 8d to 4s ; Lam b , 55 to 68; Veal, 33 8d to 4s 6d ; and Pork, 48 to 5s per 8114. U GERPORD HN . Our market was again fairly supplied with most article s produce, the dem a nd for which was in a very sluggish gat* at but little variation in prices. 8UZ33.11.1). The prices of Wheaten Bread in the metr o p o li s are - fre ts 8d to fq.id ; of Household Ditto, 614(1 to 7%d per 41bs 1 011 HIDE MAILEZT. Market Hides, 561 b to 641 b, 3d per Ib ; .do. 641 b to 7211 2 .3d; do. 721 b to 80Ib, 3d to 3!vd ; do. 801 b to 881 b, _7l O to 4d ; do. 881 b to 961 b, 4d to 4%cl ; do. 961 b to 1041/ , , 4 " fy sd. Calf Ski ns , eac h , 4s to 6s• Horn Hides, 133; Lain Skins, 2s to 2s 6d ; Shearlings, 10d to NI.A.st,GLISTar. ditto, NMITRFl3l.l).—Meadow Hay, 3/ t.. 4/ ; clover Wing 41 5s to 5/ 15s ; Oat Straw, 1/ lOs to 11 125; Straw, 11 12s to 11 14s per load. Both Hay and Straw ulo' dull sale at barely stationary prices. veit CuatßEßLAND.—Meadow Hay, 3/ to 4! 4 s $ bei ditto 4! 4s to 5/ 13s; Oat Straw, 1/ 103 to 11 128; NV _ A, Straw, 1/ 12s to 11 14s per load. Supply moderately goy" and trade rather dull. WHITRCHAPEL.-Sieadnw Hay, 3! to 4/ ; Cl ov er ditt o ' 41 4s to 51 15s; Oat Straw, 1/ lOs to 1 / 12s; Wheat Stol l°, 1/ 12s to 1/14s per load. A f u ll average supply, demand. New Meadow Hay 2/ . s s. to 31. s‘. per load. PUNISHM and a boll -ENT FOR GAMBLING ON THE CoHriNzze o : -A letter f rom P esth states that twenty members belongi°3 co one of the gam bli ng clubs of that city had been fours guilty of inf r i ng i ng t h e laws against games of chance, d were fined 100 golden florins each. The sentence also ed 7 3.. that whoever cannot pay the fine must undergo an impels° a ment of six mo n th s w i t h two d ays per week of fasting, 6111 . i g will receive thirty s t r i pes w i t h a cane. The Governmen t determined to put down gam bli ng by inflicting not only heavy fines, but corporeal punishment and imprisonmen" as the evil of the rouge e t no i r, the roulette, and other ger no ~g of hazard, had rec ent l y b een most serious, several y°ll4 men of high famili es h av i ng committed suicide a ft er leaves the g ming-table. DRUMMING OUT.—The amusing proceedings et: nected with drumming out" an i ncorr i g ibl e scamp frOn 3 2 a t honourable ranks o f th e 37th, was gone through this wee' e, the Newp or t B arrac k s, and caused much fun to the comParifa few regrets to th e escape d man. and great merriment to 1 " lookers - on.---Monmouthshire Merlin. lIIRTHS. On the 2d inst., in Park street, Lady Rob er t O rosyenor, o f t Bolls. On the 11th ult., at Funchal, Mad e i ra, the wife of Joseph S. Clair topliers, Esq., of a son, which survived only a few hours. ,e-• On the Ist Inst., Ernestine, wif e o f W . E. Swalne, M.D., of place, of a daughter. On the 30th ult., Mrs. Richard Ward, of Tuffnell-park ad 11° loway, of a son. w ife Or I. On the let inst., at Ber nar d -street, Russell square, the Cockeli, Esq., of a son. On the tat inst., in E a t on-place, the lady of C. R. Pemberton, 044 of a sou, MARRIED. "OW On the 31st of Dece m b er l ast W Cllr' ton, St. Australlnd, Western AO — tit‘' Marty H. Johnston, E sq., to Mary, youngest daughter of M. ' ton, Esq., late Chief Commissioner of that colony. Or ° On the 24th ult., at the National . 4 cotch Church, Regent's -141 —AD London, Alexander B ro di e Mackintosh, F.sq., to Mrs. • 111" widow of the late Francis Harris, Esq., of Khulboalyab, On the 30th ult., at St. Amlrew's-place, Regent's-park , St)f°' Jessie, datuzitter of Thomas Denman Whatley, Esq. ar g° On the 30th ult., in Blandford-street, Manchester-squar e . Ellrlbeth Kerb, aged 68. On the let inst., in the Boys' Artillery Barracks, woo- - cod 5 • James Staats Forbes, Esq., Quarter. Master, Royal Artillery., If* l II° London: Printed and Published by WURDO YOUNG. of - 1 ;0006 .7 0 Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112 , Strand, in the r K the Savor. Ls the Ootulti of 0 21 4 11 / 4 0 111444 vzo. Price• 85 714 13% 11 131 !O. 9( '` 144 r raid X 3. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 7 10 0 25 (1 0 10 14 0 20 11 0 35 0 44 10 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 lIIIIPANIZS. Amount of Share. X s. d. 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 Stock. 100 0 0 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 5 0 0 Stock. 100 0 Paid. X s. 61. 50 0 0 11 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 2 10 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 All paid. 3 0 0 36 10 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 5 13 1 10 0 0 2 0 0 12 10 0 12 10 0 15 0 Q 2 0 0 2 10 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 6 15 0 Frio. Price 5% 136 48% 240 16; G% 144 14% toss V. O. 205 1/. 39. 4% 198 210 _ E' :"--__ * 'l s )IPyp TOrt 130111. exer enez Ve.rt ever :Mos a po, cusi of b tu , th e t corm Of el 'rola T 4 Ay; r t on le, a cie, Ch an Walk lies& atre, `` 11 tlanci ne w a vontiL: or ten Xto;ter, Pole s , Ord attr4ti " N( certai L rni bes. b s l l , 3llt Num t Rick 1/1,. „ Earl 'Nit Z l$ fbra nis sa hi 9 do his A dl7ect forwl, 2c ( rri(t t, genTu N. on t h Bo] C tnen ktri tr y 094