The Sun. — London, England, 1846-11-27 00:00:00

MARI( PT NEW S.-(THIS DAY.) 194 15% 18% CORN EXCHANGE.—FRIDAY. Th e suPPly of English Wheat on sale was on the in 0-„,e.ase, the arrivals this week having exceeded 5,000 quartere, I ng to which the trade was heavy, at barely, but at fLo la quotable beneath, Monday's prices. Free forFig . n wereat WaS held for previous rates. but the transactions in it i verY trifling. In Corn under lock nothing doing. The th i e )P 'S °f Barley was not large, yet it was quite sufficient• for demand an, which ruled heavy, at barely late rates. The „_ for Malt was very slow, and some difficulty was ex rnie_leed in effecting sales at late rates. Oats, Beans, Peas, ‘ 4(l Flour commanded very little alteration. Nli s h I 5)3 3q Wheat. r Irish ..... Foreign • Oats I Flour. 1,680 qrB. I 1,860 sks. 9,550 I and 1,040 10,200brls ARRIVALS. IBarley. 1,9 ;0 qrs. 700 960 Malt, 610 qrs. The s srarrarizzal. the att 1113'111Y of Beasts on offer 'to-day being extensive, and i4i enoance of buyers small, the Beef trade was exceed rie3e' 4411 . The few prime Scots, &c., on show, produced full 4,..;_bout all other qualities were again somewhat lower. e it u i ll ! II Nand, we received 370 Beasts, 1,460 Sheep, and 14 Sh ee e s. From Spain, 30 Oxen. The number of home-fed dep r 4: w !re small, yet the inquiry for them was . ti a very Ratio.' °f Stip p i v " e " state, at barely Monday's quotations. Calves, the which was limited, moved off slowly, at barely tr a ,CarY Prices. In Pigs, comparatively little business was f ro _ eted, at late ra tes. Mulch Cows were very dull, at l et d, 18/ 53 each. . i 1 )5, --A 2,420 ... si 64 114 3241 4* Per Sibs. to Sl_ ,y s S. d. I. d. s. d. to s. d. Pri„2 T ia asts .... 2 4 2 6 Second qualltyditto 4 0 4 4 1 4 0 , ..elit Yditto. 2 8 3 0 Coarse-woo 4 6 4 Pri me iarge ° zen•• 3 2 3 8 SouthdownWetlie. 5 0 5 Ltt ''l Scots ...... 310 4 2 Ditto out of the wool 4-4 P r i' !Miss Calves 3 8 4 2 Large Hogs •••• •• 3 8 4 8 t i ', 4l all ditto .• 4 4 4 8 Small Porkers •• • • Neu ''‘ C alves .18 0 28 0 Quarter old Pigs ..16 4 0 18 0 611"13 •• • 8 310 Lambs •••••• • • .• 0 0 0 0 Pew s. SUPPLY AT MARKET. Pigs. 1,112 I Sheep. I 186 I Calves. 1 3.180 380 We ItIFIVGATE AND MEA.DENII.II.I• I 6. 'Onai, prices-" Very dull trade here to-day, at barely sta .J :-- ink the offal. At per stone, by the Carcase. IlettiriF. d. to s. d n , le „,. 9. d. to s. d. i - %Ia '• •• 2 8 210 Mutton, iuferior 3 4 3 8 --..... - -(llin g ** middling•• 310 4 2 Prir, • ---- ----- v 1441 1 '1 Prime •• •• 4 4 4 6 N .... Must' •• 3 4 3 6 Pork, large.. • • 3 4 4 0 '•• •• •• 3 6 4 8 - sna!ll 4 2 4 8 Lamb. Os Od to Os Od. 4 ,, i n th e ZIOXOUGH HOP MARKET. Isaw I' in est parcels of new hops, the show of which is not old er a fair amount of business is doing, at full prices. 4. 81- ,U 5 very f ew sa l es h a ve taken place this week, at k t ,4l.ff e ntLas quotations :—New Sussex Pockets, 3 1 . 12 s. .v.43t /C,LI Weald of Kent ditto, Si. 18s. to 41. 10s.; Mid and '" ditto, 41. Bs. to 6/. 6s. per cwt. COLONIAL. ,Q A3t. ,„,. ", t her d„,,`"'ille market for British Plantation has been tleap ee . arid the low and mid qualities of Sugar have been for ;* Barbadoes has been fordssol by auction at 53s to 55s dik fo r 14 Y e llow, 49s to 50s 6d d, and 47s 6d to 48s 6d Adard Lumps have been at 63s 6d to 645, ‘nsactions. n Mauritius there has not been much ;s new crop sold at 47s 6d for mid, and tor low; and 2,140 bags'of the old crop at Ind bright yellow, 47s 6d for mid, 35s to foxey and mid brown, and 48s 6d to grainy yellow. In Bengal 976 bags lily at 56s to 58s for fine grainy yellow, and 40s to 42s for good strong brown. bags Madras partly sold at 53s 6d for to 48s for good yellow, and 38s to 38s 6d Bhaur realised 38s; 978 baskets 1,839 bags \II sold at 45s to 49s for low to mid yellow, ;00d and fine, at 35s 6d to 40s for low to s to 44s for good and fine, and at 37s 6d to washed. re have been scarcely any transactions. las been sold at 48s to 52s for mid and good to 45s 6d for good and fine brown. business done generally has been exceed prices have not been fully supported. In 50 bags have been sold at 35s 6d to 79e 6d oTts, coloury peaberry being at 61s. Fine sh bulked was at 565, and good ord at A. Domingo has been sold at 29s for sound, lh Madras, at the 4d duty, has been taken ,50 bags, sold at 33s to 34s per cwt, and were taken in at 32s to 353 per cwt. tits been scarcely so much demand. About were mostly taken in by auction at 17s lid and mid dingy. Madras and yellowish some of the good mid white Bengal sold !I' cwt. • Lr Pepper has been a little cheaper, fair 2 3 4 d per lb, and good half heavy 3d to igapore white was taken in at 4d for mid been a little business done in Jamaica such in Pimento, which is at about 4%d = is not much doing. tet has been steady, and business still tive. The consumption is good. Ord to I about 10d per lb ; Twankay good ord to id per lb. ' O . Tallow is 48s to 48s 3d per cwt on the N., tb :;utitki.on SUN OFFICE, VIO Seven o' Clock. (THIS DAY.) -E-CIIANcERY.—, - e I (Before the Viet-cHANcELLoit O' ENGLAND.) 'b.- SLICIIT Ay 1 a ~- EEZE IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY. . 'le Vice -Chancellor Joln's Inn to dap, pursuant public interest app sa o t in i t n_ et ttb,e , )k motions. Nothing of England t o and the btlsi "fore his Honour, but th u e of u a s n ual 'Pett it e court NN, • . sliffh ' lles ' of the was p somewhat changed,dull routine c 04 4, rs not a httle amued, 13 ‘ ) C a se a ~), Which took place in ill:. A a_ _ox, t fracas among lo ~ BOYD 2.,. FAnQuil Rs Iv"' h B moved fh, .aJr.BET HELL ELL ~, int o sum of -, au t - 1 l 1 be ordered to I, athe de b, s.lou (.. pay certain of v i v i a r rd s of 1,500/. and Mr. Glasse r gentleman was il l , •J. Parker the forme appeared for some of the ]r ' , ' the case, and K ( .. ~''s In argue ag ainst the ,iet(ing to application, when ti ll , t. BETIIELL , with considerable warmth, interrupted f t o ,' and said—Mr. Parker, I put it to your sense . . tto qy and '' propriety whether, in a . flagrant case like this, n on t, the ,-; f „ nt e as you are now making ought to be made? and 4, 11 ' 4 . 1 ' 4 . I - . i'ARKER felt indignant . _ at such a to sta ti t n e e m st e .i b one d that Mr. Bethell had any , /,' l ,'tY Cr propriety of the course he was pursu w ilg th . his ttrß-iile ,Learned Gentleman then proceeded mreuts, but was again interrupted . by said i,IIETIIELL, who, addressing hitn , s s e ) lf n t a o m M e r. w G as las n s o e t , attatir trusted that his (Mr. Gla t s h s e e hi l. trust the original answer to I th,ttmk,LASSE being thus personally called upon, stated, ‘4 l ' cli,j t ale was not attached to the d or t ig o i t n h a e l answer, suppie. roental '4,t. draw it, but it was affixed however, the hopes n o , f Il r• 4 1 ; \ l ''„I'• Notwithstanding, - e n a hi tit e.lll,_toNvards him he had noob . j t e a c n ti s o e n e t r o . take e sabnUtted t ' l responsibility of the . flr.. total' nig cot this cause was highly improper, a led* th at this course of proceeding on the part of se it in the estimation of th e ,-, . ' , I the Court, or increase Ijr " ° " 3: AZ i e ns _ ti , fi ahlP, i a n nd a not . calculated to forward the li r. polie. , th e seattLIIIELL, in a further stage of the case e d r e as si i g v n e a a t n ed d mi abor ie .'er 44d the arguments of counsel as kr t. em; ' PARKE with some warmth, deprecated w th a e s me, Bethel-, litir i ; nil of the C O ' ursued by a t n h e bar thorlitied that gen'tlemp an of his standing adv,rsathiak it decent to designate the argum h e a n t ts of his assertions Ivere do r Y as evasive and dishonest. of th _ t talc evasive to e Proceed' 4fte lugs of promotet t. he decency and decorum ‘rguao,rit short, but rather warm, digression, i lia 1 , a were concluded, and that Rome"totllt ordered the matter to stand oye h r e i d n t o o rd th e e r Cot further information should be farms 4 1/LEN'S iiiTcw._7rHlS DAY.) (Before Mr. Justice ELLE.) xr..,Es V. ELLINGTON. 0!:411:!„,.%14 an undefended cause, and was brought to "lesit tt co an in damages for false . im 441.._ t the ins [ ante of the defendant, who is a veterinary isa ine t „ - na at Deptford. He caused the plaintiff, who prison- It t n..ltnatl whitesmith to be taken into custody late as Il he - r:t.. 141 la ,, a a charge oestealing some tools, but he w 4 441 0 7 43, about twenty minutes after his arriv h a e l at the action le t , ,_ house, the charge being unfounded. to e i rught in order that the plaintiff might T be h e a riabled d cast 11PontawaY the stain which the proceeding 10/. character, and the jury gave him a verdict for use fnh of, in g undefended cases were disposed . ....4,7" a verdict for the plaintiff being gi.v.eT—v. A t Ze l'• Francis," 257/. 6s. 7d.; 4 1 4 7 1 1 : 11 ," 5 0/. 10S. I tili s -I °li ZOR PICTU RES. —MOUNTAIN V. WILLMOTT. ; 0 .i.. and "Phillip link andwas an action to recover lii 71. 19s. for . g goods me ntor delivered, from the defendant, who is the a 'ke.e ht Yof a person named Knight. Knight was ewas ao ditpo, penurious individual, and his appearance ' t4 Ile Pass ed (l wretched that people often gave him alms *retoi"i along the streets. He was only dirty and 111,1.cPerti fro choice, as he possessed a good deal of two large ciot o , s ~ and a house in Nassau-street . , 0,, the tib-ii,c,:l2. Which were crowded with many pictures ofi w al k ed Pac;' Riasters—not hung on the walls, but closelyse i zgainst each other 'on the floors. Tire hous e ,r e alest from dirt, and he lived in it in the Y ti,ecliCal ; he kept no servants, and had no 1 4 rer tt i a `le only inmates of the dwelling being himself and but h r „ .c.,...8,whih ! he kept in a cor ner o f th e pi c t ure - room , thelleref, e, salt nnl Y allo wed them spare diet, and they were, eft e, lean. The laintiff, it appeared, was In d acs in it of b o _ t _ g. Yul and selling pictures for Knight, an aceolti,the an d snit of selling pictures to him on his s ovyn . har t , f ` , atul in this way he had supplied him with pie pi,,, ?r about threeyears before his death, which took elaiker Novemer, 1842 ,_• at his death the amount ,laid, o,renlabaed unpaid. He left a will, which was in t, Wit tl , - , account of not having been properly attested.. ty Viettlret4 na med Ste hens, a coach smith , proved taking th e bill! V C. night frpom Mountain, and the deliveof 6, W ould b w"loh Knight stated was correct, adding talte4 here Plenty hat of money for every one, and that he had th / Thieh °l him in his will for the kindness with . tiO z t l t l : : ,` : , aey o a t u i d oo li L i ,s Which he had not received for the above e q w witness identified the copy of the bill, kany w as produced. On being asked to describe as 0 ' th e i/nhieets.. P-atures as as lir ,i"ere---0.8 as large he could recollect, he said the , wan and two boys ; a naked lady, bo re n 0 h is l!i . n A g"CN n; amen feeding pigs; ama with thorns 4 0 . 4 , h e . a with 4 A Stour of eltr,t," which was a very large picture ; ore ' Se°n -"."') slid ' , mac inena beeting him n , called the M e • Mid i ti e Fart ' lion, A. I% ,Y, and 'A Lady Playing at Cards;" . 0 1 a Long Beard." In cross- examina l 131l'are l aid the plaintiff conjoined the profession . ot - ( tlincr • b With thQ lest) elevating one of cobbling --.. "4 6 ,4 a !h; 164 1 51 / / 4 / 1.) A vl 13 0 ' web 'j fr ottl I le 01 ‘ ) "; 0 64 01 1 '0 t 3l; 03 a - jo ir► ..•••• 'or 14".• 7 el low, 49s 3 .', P a 1;, . I tith ~..1 -\ ! 13 . - -Stanc a .k.s.'r(lerate tran 131 o'. 1131 LA.—It 4as zci 1,643 bam e to sr ° 46 s 6d 50 1 5, 1 --- 4 , 3 _ for gooc 4 for for erd f we]. r raid ( ' is et to in chief . T here " N(.l g;ain ef i f , (l r gso rY d l ' i t , e: .' 463 t & No, we re 2 I' , $ /tVa, , ° re ,v n . E at , were n "r l Y a , tloci zto t 24 for - 453 or r° ,, w n , at go f3i, ~arap and S ii.C.N.---The'r, '''L'acCrrado ly and at 413 ; I nfo . .-t ;%....... „„ . , e 6 %,•' 1141 ited e b ~... f ,„ ..os el , , and 1 • vit s44l Zr . pi ain u°l l t 1,350 Ob , .....j u kard b ati ° ll sort , 78 64 r 2 lll greyi s j . 0 Illk" l itii — e r ,, ew t• - St at 5 6 , gre ems • h / to 4 8 Per ewt, / ti l ~ . ......p., A 4ags Trinidad4ra 1! 3 14 ) • , ..-f i NI t o 17, c 'egi l e e r n e 1 1 1 f . et at lir low".i. , 16, ,(,54s cd, and ;'l ees p,gre.---mataba, , ,..,, L 7,, per i ' Vt l Per lb 25 /sd t •,*- .14 . r lb. ° I . %age th ere pings Ae r, tat r I f t sot fi ) (•„..._o o r R ow. 1,1 11 , i 4 -4 ..,..i" - Ther e , I ., llt tl iat e t r e s ,114(:,mart• . but 4 ,4 1 t-` o „ 4 g 'r act Tkx. ~' to 1 1 4 is ' / 3 POt • LC'W .- '"A , - -- i.t 1 4 J i t $ rr S I e - 1 -, / th -U.A.O R A 4. ‘Zefore th e I ,4814'con itoc.ntio'rur th 4 ~, 1 5 ti r 1 .-. 4 s u BRE , b le rin T . / lit, a .. 4-4nec / , lam e k il l took nu THE SUN, LON,JON, FRIDAY EVEN INC!, NOVEMBER 27, i,16. boots and shoes; he _believed kept a large doer for Knight, but he could not say, that he had a bill of 171. against Knight at his death, which was afterwards settled. He was ill "all over," particularly during the last six months, when he appeared more eager for pic tures than ever, and more were supplied by the plaintiff from that time to his death. He was very ill; he did not know whether he was or was not affected in his mind, but he was very cunning. Mr. Morley, a picture dealer, proved seeing •-a picture of " Venus " reclining, " the Judgment of Paris," " A Contest between a Man and a Lion," " Lambeth Palace," by Morlend, and several articles of vertu about six months before his death, and his stating that he had purchased them from the plaintiff. He had supplied Knight with pictures, but not within five months of his death. A cheesemonger,"named Wrankley, proved that Knight was perfectly in posses sion of his mental faculties up to the time of his death, and that the expression referred to by Stephens was used in reply to a question from the plaintiff, " When am Ito be paid for my pictures, sir ?" Many people called Knight " mad Knight." He even called himself so ; and had cards printed on which was engraved, " Mad Knight, Esq.—a renowned but harmless man." A young man; named Price, who had attended Knight in the capacity of a servant, had heard him, a few months before his death, say that he owed the plaintiff a good bit of money foe several things, and that be should pay him as soon as he went to town. He had upwards of 3,000 pictures, which were numbered, and piled nearly up to the ceiling of the rooms, only sufficient room being left to get to the fire-place. The dead man's intention was to build a house, if he had lived, and to have a picture-gallery. The plaintiff was out of the way, or in prison, at the time Knight died, and this the witness con sidered the reason he did not receive his account. Joseph Patterson, the plaintiff's brother- in-law, proved that the plaintiff had borrowed various sums of money for the purpose of purchasing pictures for Knight. Mr. Tajbrsharn, a vestryman of St. Pancras, and Knight's landlord, deposed to being present when a Mrs. Gill ham, who represented herself as a relation of the de ceased, said to him "Moreton (who was present) claims all of these pictures;" to which Knight turned round in his bed and responded, "No! a moiety I grant ;" ehe being under the impression that none of them belonged to the plaintiff. Knight was in a wretched state from neglect for two months be fore he died, and at his (witness's) request the clergy man of the parish visited him. . This was the plaintiff's case. Mr. Whitehurst, Q.C., was for the plaintiff. Mr. CROWDER, Q.C.,` addressed the Court at some length in behalf of the defendant. He said, notwith standing the evidence that had been adduced, he was jus tified in characterising the claim set up by the plaintiff as fraudulent. If it was a just claim, was it likely that the plaintiff would have allowed so many years to elapse, during which he was in very poor circumstances, before making any demand, save for the 171., which was paid ? He made no demand for the amount he now claimed until January last. Assuming that the pictures had been supplied, what evidence had been given to show their value, or that they had all been supplied ? The plaintiff did not pretend to make any claim beyond six months previous to the death of Knight, but he should produce evidence to show that all the pic tures spoken to were in his possession for more than six months before his death, thus proving, by the evidence of the plaintiff, that they must have been paid for. The inference to be drawn from the whole of the matter was that the legacy of 1001. was intend( d by Knight to cover the whole of his claim. It appeared that the plaintiff was rather employed in the capacity of an agent to go about and purchase pictures, and for which he was supplied with money, than as a seller. In applying for the 100/. legacy, in July, 1843, through Mr. Johnstone, his attorney, nu mention was made of what the plaintiff wished the jury to believe was a bona fide debt, and in a letter subse quently written, he sought leave to take into his possession pictures belonging to the deceased at Jones's sale-rooms of the value of 171., which he wished to be deducted from the legacy, nit from the 1871., as might be inferred. Was it not more probable that the claim was a fictitious one, tramped up after his rpplication for the legacy had proved ineffectual ? Mr. Linton deposed to the plaintiff informing him that Mr. Knight had had some pictures from him for approval, and that he had not had them returned to him. A person named Davy proved that the plaintiff pur chased pictures for Knight, and that he was not in a conditition to give credit for even 51. He was imprisoned for six months with the plaintiff on a conviction for manslaughter, but he (witness) was inno cent, as he held Mountain back in order to save a fellow creature's life, but the Jews finding he would not give evidence against Mountain, they swore falsely against him. Alfred Moore proved that the plaintiff told Mr. Gill ham that his bill had been settled, that he had no further claims whatever, and that he thanked him for the facilities he had afforded him to obtain its settle ment. Mr. CROWDER having replied. Mr. Justice ERLE summed up, and the jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for 1001. Mr. CRoWDER applied to the Court for leave to the defendant to enter a nonsuit on account of a technical mistake in the declaration. Mr. Justice ERLE said he would consider the appli cation. EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) WEEKS V. ARGENT. This was an action to recover 1201. on a promissory note. The defendant was formerly the proprieter of the Rain bow 'l'avern, Fleet- street. A person of the name of tt betw Clarke was waiter at the tavern. During the time of his living money transactions f our thou sand took place n th th t e h m e defendanto the extent of three o pounds. In the course of these transactions, defendant gave the plaintiff an accepta nce for hundred pounds, which was dishonoured, and on which judgment was obtained. In the mean time the defen dant became bankrupt. Upon the morning of his final examination, the solicitor to Clarke waited upon and in formed defendant, that unless some arrangement was come to with reference to his claim he would oppose the granting of his certificate. In consequence of this threat, two promissory notes of 1201. each were handed over by the defendant to Clarke or his agent. Of these notes one was at twelve months, the other at twenty four. It was upon the first of these that the present action was brought. By an Act passed during the pre sent reign it was enacted, that if any bankrupt should give any promissory note or other security to pievent any creditor from opposing his final examination or ob taining his certificate, such notes or security were to be considered as null and void. It was under the provisions of this Act that the defendant set up the plea to the present action. Mr. 010NTAGUE CHAMBERS, having stated the above facts, proceeded to call witnesses in support thereof. Mr. CHARNOCK then called Mr. Valiance, the attor ney of Clarke, who conducted the arrangement above referred to, and in the course of his examination asked him several questions, which he objected to answer un less desired to do so by the Learned Baron, on the ground of the communications that he had with the parties being privileged. Mr. HUMPHREY contended that the witness could not be compelled to divulge any circumstances connected with those transactions. The LORD CHIEF BARON ruled that the witness should answer the questions. A note was taken of the objection, and the witness proceeded to give evidence corroborative of the state ment above made. The proceedings in the Court of Bankruptcy were then put in to prove the bankruptcy of the defendant. This evidence was considered not sufficient by the Lord Chief Baron, and a verdict was accordingly re turned for the plaintiff for the sum claimed. Leave was given to the defendant to move to enter the verdict for the defendant if the proceedings were considered by the Court sufficient ; and leave was given to the plaintiff, in case such proceenings were considered sufficient, to move for a new trial, on the ground of the tmadmissibility of the evidence of Mr. Valiance. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.] OLD COURT. Thomas Henry Langford, an egg dealer, aged 34, was indicted for the manslaughter of Thomas Roberts, by running over him with a cart, between Greenwich and Woolwich. Mr. Ballantine was retained for the prosecution, and Mr. Doane defended the prisoner. The prisoner, it appeared, in the course of his business, was driving between the two towns mentioned at a fu rious rate, on the 9th of the present month, and the principal difficulty in the case arose from the inability of the witnesses to identify him. The horse and the cart said to have occasioned the accident were in the yard of the Court, and several witnesses appeared to identify a pad and basket which were found on the road after it. This closed the evidence on the part of the prosecution. Mr. DOANE, in addressing the jury, said the question was not one respecting the accident itself, but upon the fact whether that accident was caused by the prisoner at the bar. It appeared that a number of persons had assembled at the Antigallican Tavern, to celebrate the birthday of Mr. Wheatley, the landlord. After the entertainment the party had broken up, and in a condition which would at least make them careless of any consequences, and certainly might subject them to danger in the event of any vehicle being driven rapidly up the road. The prisoner entirely denied any participation in the offence, though offence there cer tainly had been. The whole charge rested on circum stancial evidence alone. To this evidence they must turn their attention. The pad produced was one for herrings ; and it was shown that a person of the name of Parr got into the prisoner's cart between eight and nine in the evening ; and as this person was a customer of Langford's, it was most probable that he would have ascertained what the cart contained. Now it was per fectly clear that there were no herring pads in the cart at that time. This was a most important fact, for it was stated in the evidence that several persons were passing down the road every day for tho sale of herrings and eggs. The next important point was the time at which it was alleged he was returning to town. It was plainly put in evidence that ho was seen on his road driving his own horse, about nine in the evening, about three miles from the place where the accident happened, that cir cumstance having happened certainly after eleven, if not at nearly twelve at night. He contended that there was no case whatever made out against the prisoner. The following witnesses were then examined : Mr. Frederick Pearse, an egg dealer at Deptford, who had sold the horse to the prisoner, stated that he had often tried to get the horse into a gallop, and had great difficulty even in making it trot. He did not believe that the animal could go ten miles an hour; certainly he had never seen it gallop more than ten yards at a time. Mr. Farrance, who kept a house in Worcester-street, in the Borough, deposed to the,prisoner arriving about twelve o'clock in the night of the 9th of November. Thomas Parker, an ostler at the Lord Howick, at Woolwich, deposed to having given the prisoner's horse some bay about nine o'clock on the night in question. William James, an engineer, had frequently driven and ridden with the prisoner. He could not believe that the horse could be able to go so much as ten miles an hour. He had never been able to get him into a gallop, although he bad frequently tried to do so. After hearing some further evidence, the jury re-- turned a verdict of Not Guilty, and the prisoner was immediately discharged. NEW COURT. GROSS ASSAULT ON A CHILD UNDER TEN YEARS OF AGE. James Mellis, a green grocer, was convicted of a gross assault on a female child, named Maton, little more than nine years of age, and was sentenced by the Recorder to one year's imprisonment in the Westminster Bridewell. Elizabeth Baylis, remanded from last sessions, was indicted with receiving certain property, consisting of linen and other articles, well knowing them to have been stolen. The jury acquitted the prisoner. MARLBMY-STREET.—(THIS DAY) John Williams, a young man very respectably dressed, was, for ringing the private bells and alarming the neighbourhood of Jermyn-street, this morning, fined 40s. Frederick and Sarah Webb were both charged with stealing three 51. Bank of England notes from a room in Webb's Hotel, Piccadilly. - James Salisbury, son of the proprietor of Webb's Hotel, said the male prisoner had been a waiter at the hotel, and had charge of the sitting-room occupied by Mrs. Andrews, from Northampton, on the day when the robbery was committed, Nov. 3. Mrs. Andrews put three 51. notes into a case in the room that morning, and in the evening of the same day she found that thy had been removed from their place. She asked her son whether he had used them, but he said he had not, and strong suspicion was attached to the prisoner, for he had been in the room and saw her put the notes in the case that morning. George Bentley, dairyman, 15, Henrietta-street, Man chester-square, said the female prisoner came with a 51. note to his shop for change some ten or twelve days ago, The note produced was the one he had received from Mrs. Webb. James Lewis Ashman, 119 F, said he had been em ployed on the 3d November, by Mr. Salisbury, the pro prietor of the hotel, to trace the robbery, and after several inquiries he traced the note produced from the Bank of England to the last witness. It was one of the lost notes, No. 1,034, and bore Webb's name and address on the back. Mrs. Webb said she had received the note produced from her husband at Guildford. The male prisoner said he gave his wife the note when he was in Guildford, which was some six months before he was engaged by Mrs. Salisbury; and this robbery happened to be committed before he was to have his situation in the hotel. Mr. HARDWICK examined the note, and asked whe ther the female prisoner said it was five or six months' ago since she received it? Mrs. Webb—Three or four months' ago; I can't be sure. Mr. HAnDwica then informed the prisoners that the note had not then been issued fromithe Bank; it bore date che 2d of October, 1846. He remanded the prisoners till this day week for further inquiry. Ann Richards, servant at the Red Horse Tavern, 10, Old Bond-street, was charged with robbing her master to a very great extent. John Garton, proprietor of the Red Horse, said he had occasion to suspect his servant, the prisoner at the bar, for some time, and on coming down this morning at eight o'clock, he was informed by the boy, that while taking down the shutters they watched Ann, and ittw her go to the till. The boy said to her she had been at the till, and she offered him the coppers she nad taken if he would hold his tongue. Mr. Garton, on hearing this, determined on searching her room. On going up he met the prisoner coming out of the rooms with a bottle of port wine in her hand. He went into the room and pulled the drawer of the bureau and found there a quantity of biscuits and sugar, the sugar being from a quantity that he had received in on Mon day last, and therefore must have been stolen this week. He observed her bed was in a very confused state, and asked her the reason. She said she had been making it. He pulled the bed from off the mattress, and found a stone bottle containing a quantity of gin, seven bottles of port wine, nine bottles of brandy, three bottles of gin, three bottles of rum, one bottle of whiskey, and two pounds of cigars. Mr. Gurton explained that the cigars were tied up in ,mall quantities, and had been stolen at different times ; and that he had small racks for different wines within the bar into which he brought quantities from the cellar for the convenience of his wife, and out of these racks the extensive robberies had been committed. The prisoner only denied having taken any money. Mr. HARDWICK committed the prisoner for trial at the Central Criminal Court. The parish authorities of St. James's summoned Mr Cochrane, Secretary to the London Library, Pall-mall, before Mr. Hard wicke, to show cause why the institution refused to pay the vestry rates. Mr. HARDWICK, having heard the argument on both sides, read the words of the Act, " Provided always they are supported wholly, or in part, by annual volun tary subscriptions." And said it had been admitted by the parish authorities, that the library was in part so supported ; and as the proceeds of the :apartments let out to other societies had been applied to the objects of the institution, which were purely literary, he was of opinion that the library was exempted by the Act from the parish rates. LATEST PRICES OF SHARES, IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM PANIES' STOCK. From tie Official List, PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING• LONDON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27. JOINT-STOC/E BANKS. CLERKEN WELL.-(THIS DAY.) A case of summons was heard this morning before Mr. Greenwood, in which a point of some interest to the collectors of parochial taxes was successfully raised for the defence. David Samuels appeared to answer a summons, issued at the instance of Mr. Mills, the collector of paving and lighting rates for St. Pancras parish, to show cause for refusing payment of last half-year's paving rates. After Mr. Mills established the amount of the claim, which became due on the 29th of September last, . _ . _ The defendant produced in CourChia schedule as an insolvent debtor, dated on the day after, and said this was his answer to the claim. He had no available assets, as he was already deeply indebted to the Queen, on account of certain duties returnable at the time of his insolvency. Mr. Mills complained that on the premises, on ac count of which the rates became due, there were a quan tity of articles, such as large boilers and other utensils necessary for carrying on the insolvent's trade, which had been removed without his knowledge, and they now appeared in the insolvent's schedule, and he therefore trusted that he would have a prior lien. Mr. GREENWOOD said, with respect to this point, he could afford the plaintiff no assistance. In cases of this kind the matter was:generally so skilfully managed that but little apparent property was left for any creditors, whether the Queen, the parish authorities, or the traders. No official assignee had been appointed, and he (Mr. Green wood) had no power. WORSHIP SI REET.—(T HIS DAY.) A mechanic, named John Turner, was charged by Mr. Samuel Veasey, proprietor of the Elephant and Castle, • Kingsland-road, as follows : Mr. Veasey deposed that the prisoner, in campany of several others, came into his house last evening for something to drink, bnt perceiving that he had already taken, more than was sufficient he refused to serve him. The prisoner, in consequence, became exceedingly violent, making use of the foulest language, and when witness was about to turn him out of the house, the pri soner put himself in fighting attitude, and at length gave witness so tremendous a blow as to knock him with violence to the ground. The prisoner, in his defence, said he was wholly un conscious of having committed the alleged assault upon Mr. Veasey. He certainly was the worse for liquor last evening, and was very sorry for it. Mr. BINGHAM spoke in high terms of commendation of the conduct of Mr.Veasey, in refusing to serve a person who had perceptibly had enough already. The prisoner must find one surety in 201. fur his good behaviour for three months. SOUTHWARK.—(THIS DAY.) James Cox was placed at the bar, charged with break ing into the premises of J. Armstrong, Esq., at Peck ham, and stealing six carriage lamps and four cushions. It appeared that, at an early hour that morning, the prisoner was met in Kent-street, Southwark, carrying the above articles, and not giving a satisfactory account for the possession he was taken into custody. Inspector Campbell, P division, stated that, within the last week, the premises at the rear of Mr. Arm strong's dwelling at Peckham, were broken into and robbed, although they . are inclosed by a wall eleven or twelve feet in height. Information having been given at the station-house, a policeman was placed inside the premises on the previous night, with a view to detect the parties if an other: attempt was made to plunder the place. Not withstanding the policeman's vigilance, the complainant's coach-house was entered the very night, the thieves having succeeded of the robbery.suuccceededincarring off the coach la m p s and the h the cushions of the vehicle. The inspector added , that he had no doubt the articles found on the prisoner were the The prisoner, who appeared perfectly careless, and laughed while at the bar, was remanded, as he is sus pected to belong to a gang of housebreakers, who have entered several houses in the outskirts of the town. TRETOIL MINING COMPANY.—A meeting of share holders of this company was held yesterday at their offices, George-yard, Lombard-street, Mr. Thomas in the chair, at which a report was read, giving by no means a favourable account of the condition of the company. It appeared that there was a balance against the company, in the accounts, of 2,1001., and that the creditors were very pressing. There remained, however, about 1,200/. of arrears of calls unpaid, which would reduce the net balance against the company, if paid, to 900/., and a re solution was agreed to, empowering the directors to enforce those arrears, after which the meeting separated. IMPROVEMENTS IN ST. JAMES'S.—The devisees of the late Francis Duke of Bridgewater have given notice that it is their intention to apply, early in the ensuing session of Parliament, for a Bill to authorise them to take and appropriate a portion of Cleveland-square, near the palace of St. James's, in length, from east to west, about sixty-five feet, and in breadth about eighteen feet, for building and other purposes, in exchange for certain new streets and approaches made by them into th e square, viz., widening and improving Little St. James's street and the mews leading from thence, and further improv ing a dditions proposed to be made for widening and the square and approaches thereto, Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. 111 " Annum. Share. ---- -- -- - instralasia • • • • £ s. d. X s• d• -•• • • 6/. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 - Britsh Mrth American 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 - , Jommercial of London 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 2Ct, '9 ( 1, - - '.lolonial . 5/. per cent. 100 0 fr .7' '2r 0 O Londn and Westrninstr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 - London Joint-Stock ... 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 15 M Metropolitan Provincial of Ireland- Si. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 - Ditto, New... - National of Ireland .. Si. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 - Nat. Provncial of Eng. 51. per cent. 100. 0 0 35 0 0 3 5 % Ditto, New... Union of Australia .. . • 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 25 Union of L0nd0n..... 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 17 % INSUMANCE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. ------ X 0. d. X a. d. Albion .............. 31 . 10 x. 500 0 0 50 0 0 75 Alliance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 18% Ditto Marine. -- -6/. per cent, 100 0 0 50 0 5% Atlas 138.6 d. pr sh. 50 0 0 5 0 0 15% British Commercial .. 7s. per share 50 0 0 50 0 7% Clericl,Med.&Gen.Life 51. per cent. 100 0 0 210 • 0 10 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0 10s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 - Eagle 6s. 50 9 0 5 0 0 OW Eng. & Scot. Law - - Si. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 3 European Life ... •• • 5% per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. 20 Freemasons' ......... 51. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0 Globe 6/. per cent. Stock. - 135 Guardian •••••• • • • • • • 51. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 47% Imperial Fire •• •.• • • • 6/. and bonus 500 0 0 50 0 0 230 Imperial Life ........ 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - Indemnity Marine- • • 11. sh. & bs. 100 0 0 513 1 31 Law Life. •••••• • • • • • 11. 55. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 20 0 6% London Fire ........ 10 s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 15% ,ondon Ship ........ 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 15% Marine • • •• • •• • • •• .. Me Invlid& Gen. 4 I.ler cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 - d. p National Lean Fund.. Si. % per er cent. 20 0 0 210 0 - National Life • Calladium Life 5l. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 21. Os. Phoenix 3/. p. ct. & bs. - - 205 Protector Life •••• • • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 - Provident Life. ... -• • U. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 23 Rock Life.. •••. • . • qoyal Exchange 5l. per cent. Stock. - - Sun Fire . • • • .• • • • .. - 210 Ditto Life . - - 49 Jniversal Life - s LIST or SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ a. d. X s. Bank of Scotland - 100 0 175 Royal Bank of Scotland 6/. per cent. -_ 100 159. British Linen Company 81. per cent. - 100 0 220 Commercial Bank •• • • 6/. per cent. - 100 0 162% National Bank 6l. per cent. - 10 0 141.148 Union Bank of Scotland 7%1. pr cent. - 50 0 92% Western Bank ...... • . SI. per cent. - 50 0 85 Northof Scotland Bank 61. per cent. - 5 0 7% Clydesdale Bank. ••• • • 6/. per cent. - 10 0 13/. 88 Eastern Bank •••• • • • • 5/. per cent. _ 10 0 11% Caledonian Bank ••. • • 7%1. pr cent. - 2 10 4/. 118 Edinb.& Gla.sgow Bank 61. per cert. - 5 0 71. is City of Glasgow Bank . Si. per cent. - 10 0 13/. 6s Scottish Union Ins. Co. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 245. 6d Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 14% Insur. Co. of ScotLnd. • 51. per cent. 10 0 0 All paid• 10 North British Incur. ••5%/. pr cent. 200 0 0 10 0 0 27% Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 22% Edinburgh Life Insur. 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 18% Edin. & Glasg. Railway 11.10 s. per c. 50 0 0 50 0 0 75% Ditto, % Shares •. • . 78.6 d. p. s. 12 10 0 All paid. 18 Edin., Leith, & Grantn - 20 0 0 20 0 0 18% A AII II 2 71 . .p p e e r r c c e e n n t t .. 50 25 0 0 0 0 91 & Garnklrk Rail. 51. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 39% Dundee & Arbroth Rail. 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 37 Standard LifeAssurnce.l Si. per cent. 50 0 0 I 2 10 0 9 G G las as gw gw tG AYr ree s n in eVß a a j i l l paid. pajd. 6169)1 CANALS. g Divi. _ pe d r end i Price. C N oin am pani es o e f s. z e Div i Ld r end rect. c N om am pani es o e f x. v: Annum. .a Annum. cn - - - X I £ Ashtn& Oldh 97 51.55• p c 70 Monmouthsh 100 81. - kshby-d-la-Z 113 41. 70 * MntgomrySh 100 51. _ 3amsley •- • • 160 121. 180 Macclesfield. 100 - - dasingstoke.. 100 - - Neath ••• • • • 100 171. 340 tirknk&Abrg 150 5/. 85 Nottingham. 150 121. - Cromford.... 100 141. - Peak Forest. 78 31. 40 Dudley lOO 41. - Regent's • - 33 11. ss. 2034 Derby . lOO 61. 73 Rochdale.... 85 4/. _ Ellsmre&Chs 133 4/. 55 Shropshire .. 125 81. -., 'Erewash - Somrset Coal 150 71. 10s. 130 Forth & Clyd 100 41. - Do.Lk Fd St 12 61. p. c. - GrandJunctn 100 7/. 83 Stffrd &Wore 140 281. 270 L.rand Union 100 11. 10s. - Shrewsbury.. 125 MI. - Glamorgnsh. 172 13%1. - Stourbridge.. 145 20/. 315 4istr&Brkly iOO - - Strtfrd on Av 79 1/. 10s. - arantham - 150 121. - Severn and 7 26 11. Bs. 32 Huddersfield. 57 - - Wye Rail. j Kermt & Avu 39 7s. 6d. 5 % Tmt &MI 50 30/. - Lancaster 47 1/. 10s. - sey , U sh. beeds&Livrp 100 341. 520 Thams &Med 19 - - Leicester 78 2/. 43 Leicstr &Nth 83 4/. 52 Birming. Loughborogh 142 701. 850 Wilts & Brks 67 11. 11 but there are not at present many buyers. East India has met with little attention, but prices keep up. Brandy is not offered at any further reduction, but the home and export demand has been limited for all kinds; the home deliveries continue large. Geneva has been only in limited request, and a farther decline in prices took place, the market being better supplied. For British made Spirits the demand is still as extensive as ever, and prices are firm. INDIGO.—This afternoon at public sale 68 serong of Gua temala Indigo were partly disposed of at fully former rates, and went at 2s 6d to 4s 9d. COCHINEAL.—This afternoon the quantity offered at public sale amounted to 137 bags Honduras ; the demand was active, and the whole sold at Id to 2d per lb advance—good ord to fine silvers fetching 5s to 5s Bkl per lb. SALTngin4.—To-day rough met with attention, and pri vately a fair business was transacted ; 400 bags of Calcutta at auction sold at stiffer rates, and brought 25s 6d for good mid grey rather damp small chrystal, 7 per cent refraction. OlLS.—This afternoon the quantity of Sperm Oil and Headmatter offered at public sale amounted to 140 tons, and sold at easier rates, viz., British of first quality at 861. to 871., and Headmatter 891. Southern is cheaper; 100 tons at auction selling at 281. 10s. to 291. ss. for good to fine. THE LONDON GAZ KITE. (THIS EVENING.) DOWNING-STREET, Nov. 24, 1846. The Queen has been pleased to appoint William a Beckett and Roger Therry, Esqrs. to be Puisne Judges of the Supreme Court of the colony of New South Wales ; Alfred Cheeke, Esq., to be Commissioner of the Court of Requests, and Thomas Callaghan, Esq., to be Crown Prosecutor in the Court of Quarter Sessions in that colony. Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint William George Knox, Esq. to be Puisne Judge for the island of Trinidad. _ . _ Her Majesty has further been pleased to appoint J. Hooper Dawson, Esq. to be Chief Clerk and Registrar of the Supreme Court, and Clerk of the Centzal Circuit Court, of the Island of Newfoundland. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Dumbartonshire. Sir Archibald Islay Campbell, Bart., to be Deputy Lieu tenant ; William Cunningham Bontine, Esq., to be Deputy- Lieutenant. DOCKS• Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. ------ X a. d. £ a. d. Commercial .. • .... —3/. per cent. Stock. 80 East and West India... 61. pr cent. Stock. 141% East Country Landon ............. 5/. pr cent. Stock. 113 qt. Katharine •• • • .... 5 per cent. Stock. 99% ionthampton •••. . . . . 4/. per cent. 50 0 0 0 0 WATER-WORKS . Dividend Amount Name of Company. ,' per of r a id. P r i c e. Annum. Share. I I s. d. East L0nd0n..... ••• • • 81. too 0 0 204 Grand Junction ••• • • • 3/. 10s. 41 13 4 90 Kent •••••••• • • • • • • • • 21. 10s. 100 0 0 Vauxhall •••••• • • • • • • 51. per cent. 100 0 0 I 108 West Middlese • • • 51.55. pr cut. 63 12 9 130 SALE OF RAILWAY SHARES BY AUCTION.—(THIS DAY.) The sale of railway shares, to-day, at Messrs. Lamond and Co.'s, went off flat ; an indisposition to buy existed. There was an absence of business among the speculators. A great many shares quote downwards. An average amount of business done, but at reduced prices. The following are a few of the principal sales : Great Southern of Madras £o 8 6 Great Western of Bengal 0 5 6 Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush Madrid and Valencia.. .............. •...... • 1 1 0 Shrewsbury and Heref or d s hi re ... ...... 013 6 Leicester and Birmingham ".." North Wales ...... Great Indian Peninsular ................. 0 4 3 Taw Vale Extension and Dock ......... 015 6 Oxford, Witney, and Cheltenham ......... 0 10 0 Shrewsbury and Birmingham . ........ 417 0 Madras . ............... 010 0 East Lincolnshire .... 1 10 0 Great Luxemb ourg Goole and Don cas t er ...... ... Shropshire Union and Canal ... 1 13 0 Leicester and Bedford . 0 14 6 . East Indian .... ................... COURSE OF EXCEN Amsterdam ......C.F. 12 5 Ditto, at sight ...... 12 2 Rotterdam .... •• 2 IT. 12 5% Antwe - p•-.. . 26 0 llamburgh • .11.8. 13 12% Altona. ..... .......... LNGE.—(THIS DAY) Gibraltar.. .........••• Leghorn .• •• •• •• •• 30 55 Ctenoa ...... .. 26 5 Milan .• •• ...... ....11..... ... Venice . • • • • • • • • • Naples • • • • • • • • • • • • •• 40% Palermo, per oa 120% Lisbon. • • •• 52% Oporto • • • • • • • • • • • • . . • Rio Janeiro • • • • • . . . • Paris, 3 days' sight .... 25 70 Ditto, 3 months. 25 95 Ntarseilles •• ........ •• 26 0 Bourdeaux.... ..... 26 0 Frankfort on Mains.... 121% Petersburgh, 3 Bahia • Berlin • • _ • ••••.. • - • • Vienna, effec•Lto...... 10 6 Trieste, ditto .......... 10 6 Madrid 35% Cadiz • • •• • : OS 36 Bilbao .. Barcelona • • • • • • • • •• • • Seville.. •••••. Buenos Ayres .. ••• • • • New York, 21days' sight Philadelphia .. • • • • • • • • PBICF.B OF BULLION, PER 02. Foreign Gold in bars.. £3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin • • 0 0 0 New Dollars ••.. • • 0 4 10% Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 Silver in bars .. .•.. • . 0 5 0% MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of November 27.) SUGAR.—To-day the market presented a dull appearance for all qualities of West India Sugar, and merchants were generally inclined to sell; the very small quantity of only 160 hhds and tierces, however, found buyers at easier rates, making the decline compared with last Fliday of is on in ferior and brown, and 6d per cwt on the better qualities of yellow and grey. REFINED.—To day no improvement occurred in the valie of Refined Sugar, although the home demand was good, there being several parcels on offer. The value of Bonded Crushed Sugar is 32s 6d to 33s per cwt, but there was not much passing. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon 402 bags of Bengal Sugar were offered at public sale, and sold at full rates ; good grainy yellow, like Mauritius, at 49s 6d to 508 6d, fine yellow Dobah sort 55s 6d to 56s 6d, good ditto 525, and damp 50s to 55s 6d per cwt. FOREIGN.—To -day there was no public sale of Foreign Sugar, and the private operations for the week are only 200 chests of yellow Havannah at 23s 6d to 24s in bond, and a cargo of white Havannah is reported to have been sold for arrival at 575, duty paid. MAURITIUS. —Although there are sellers of brown and the lower kinds of yellow and grey at a further reduction in prices of 6d to is per cwt, still few purchases have been made by . private contract, and the supply exceeds the demand, but bright grocery and refining qualities are still wanted, and, owing to the scanty supply, bring previous rates, but not above. COFFEE.—This afternoon Plantation Ceylon Coffee was purchased with increased freedom, and 3,389 bags at auction were all sold at fully former rates, and even, in some cases, Is to 2s per cwt above; mid colory brought 60s to Gls, low mid 56s 6d, good mid 74s 6d, mid greyish 62s 6d,10w mid 52s 6d to 545; fine fine ord 4956 d to 525, tine ord 478 6d, good ord 44s to 475, ord 40s to 42s 6d, low mid pale 558 to 565, pea berry 698, triage 30s to 40 s, damag ed 24 s to 648 6d. Native was only in limited request, and 555 bags at public Bala only Which chieti is the former value. y Plantation Ceylon, are declared. TEA.--TO-day but little business was transacted in the Tea market, but prices were well supported for all de gBolodcasokrds: pFaorrtlayuestoioldn a2t, 10307sbatogrs scriptions. at public sale 36 c h es t s o f M a labar SPICES.—To - d a y Ginger were sold at lower rates—small common scraped wormy at 22s 6d to 21s ; one lot, rather better quality, at 29s per cwt. RICE.—To -day there was little missing privately in any kind of East India Rice. At public sale 931 bags were only partly sold at a reduction on former rates of Is per cwt; fine yellow Bengal grain went at 14s to l 4 6d, good 13s 6d to 14s, low white thick grain Bengal kind taken in at 15s to 15s 6d, Bengal, low yellowish white small grain, like Madras, 15s 6d to 16s. 50 brls Tapioca sold at 4d to 4d per lb for fine white. FRUIT.—This afternoon at public sale 3,954 boxes and 1,400 half-boxes of new Valentia Raisins were sold at 465, out of condition 44s to 455, and damaged 41s per cwt. SPIRITS.—There has been only a limited business trans acted in any kind of Jamaica this week, but holders manifest firmness, and insist upon full rates, especially for the better qualities. Leeward Island is held with firmness at 2s 74 to 24 8d for proof strength, the supply being small; COURT OF EXCHEQUER. Michaelmas Term. Tenth Victoria. Wednesday the 25th day of November, 1846. This Court will, at the sittings already appointed to be held on Saturday, the 12th day of December next, proceed to give judgment in all the motions now standing for judg ment, and also in all causes now standing for judgment in the new trial paper. - BY THE COURT. Read in open Court, E. BENNETT. WHITEHALL Nov. 24. The Lord Chancellor has app ointed Christopher Carter Foottit, of Newark-upon-Trent,, in the county of Notting ham, Gent., to be a Master .Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. John Brett, sheep-salesman, Luton, Bedfordshire. Saul and Walter Samuel, woollen-drapers, Birmingham. BANKRUPTS. Alexander Russell, saddler, Ashford, Kent, to surrender Dec. 4, and Jan. 8, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee; Crosby and Compton, Church court, Old Jewry. John Bickerton, plait dealer, Luton, Bedfordshire, Dec. 10, at half-past twelve, and Jan. 7, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignea, Coleman-street-build ings ; Clarke, Fenchurch-street-buildings. John Borer, grocer, Exmouth-street, Clerkenwell, on Dec. 7, at half-past twelve, and Jan. 11, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. Graham, official assignee, Coleman-street; Ness, Dyer's-buildings, Holborn. John Garratt, licensed victualler, Copenhagen-house, Is lington, Dec. 9, at half-past eleven, and Jan. 7, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basing hall-street; King and Co., Queen-street, Cheapside. William Crosling, linen draper, Billericay, Dec. 10, at one, and Jan. 14, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street-buildings ; Jones, Size-lane. Richard Nichols, jun., bookseller, Birmingham, Dec. 8 and Jan. 2, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham ; Spyer, Broad street-buildings, London ; Spurrier and Chaplin, Bir mingham. Samuel George Burton, gas manufacturer, Sidmouth, Devonshire, Dec. 9 and 28, at eleven at the Exeter District Court. Hernaman, official assignee, ixeter ; Terrell, Exeter; Terrell, Gray's Inn-square. Abraham Huddleston, corn miller, Boston, Yorkshire, Dec. 9, and Dec. 28, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Freeman, official assignee, Leeds; Sudlow, Sons, and Torr, Chancery-lane, London ; Shackleton, Leeds. John Mintorn Vaughan, licenced victualler, Bristol, Dec. 11, at twelve, and Jiin. 8, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol ; Castle, Bristol. William Gawthorne, cabinet-maker, Liverpool, Dec. 7, and Jan. 19, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool; Gregory and Co., Bed ford-row, London ; Belshaw, Liverpool. Peter Jones and Edward Everett, joiners, Liverpool, Dec. 14, and Jan. 7, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Cazenove, official assignee, Liverpool ; Storey, Featherstone buildings, London; Ewer, Liverpool. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the returns made in the week ending November 24, 1846, is 335..10 thd. per cwt. BANK OF: (From this Ni, An Account, pursuant to the Act 7 the Week ending on Saturday, ENGLAND. ight's Gazette.) 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32,10? , the 21st day of November, 1846. 'ARTMENT. Government debt • . 11,015,100 Other securities .• .. 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 11,811,382 Silver bullion . • 2,508,458 I Z 28,317,840 11. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. :r, 1846. MPARTKENT. Government securi ties (including Dead Weight Annuity) 12,808,119 Other securities • • 13,353,675 Notes . . • • .. .. .. Gold and silver coin • £34,877,621 ff. MARSHALL, Chief Cas luci. 1846. ISSUE DEP. .votes issued.• ...... 28,317,840 £28,317,840 Dated the 26th day of Novembe] BANKING D , Proprietors' capital •• 14,553,000 Rest •••• • • • 3,482,689 Public deposits (In cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ings -banks, and Di vidend accounts) • • 7,876,390 Other deposits • • • • 7,975,058 Seven day and other bills • • • • • . • • .. .... 990,484 X 34,877,621 Dated the 26th day of November SUICIDE BY LAUDANUM.—Yesterday an inquest was held before Mr. Bedford, at the Green Dragon, Villiers-street, Strand, on the body of Alice King, aged 20, a domestic servant. The deceased had left her situa tion on Saturday last, and went to reside at a friend's house in Poland-street, Oxford-street. On the following day she appeared unusually dull and low spirited, and on being spoken to she acknowledged that a something preyed heavily on her mind, but she refused to reveal what it was. On Monday morning she complained of being very ill, and on attempting to walk she could scarcely stand. She was conveyed to her aunt's in Duke-street, Adelphi, who, suspecting she had taken poison, had her removed to the Charing-cross Hospital, where on searching her pockets a phial, labelled " Lau danum—Poison," was discovered. The stomach pump was immediately applied, and some laudanum brought from the stomach, but the poison having been taken some time it had got absorbed into the system. She expired the same evening. The inquiry was eventually adjourned to obtain further evidence as to her state of mind. AGED PILGRIM ' S SOCIETY.—The annual meeting of this society was held last evening at the London Coffee-house, Ludgate-hill. Thomas Thompson, Esq., in the chair. The meeting having been commenced with singing and prayer, the chairman briefly stated the objects of the society, and presented its claims to the audience, at the same time congratulating them that the society's asylum was now free, after an effort of six years, to pay off a debt of 1,0001., and seven years' in terest thereon. The institution of the society is situ ated at Westmoreland-place, Camberwell, and was erected in 1834, at a, cost of 6,0001., for the purpose of afford ing, an asylum to poor and aged members of Chris tianichurches of all denominations, the building being capable of receiving forty-two inmates, Mr. Boa, the secretary, read the report, which stated the sum of 1,4001. had been raised by voluntary contribution, to pay off the debt and interest on the asylum, which purpo s e had-been effected, and a balance of 71. 10s. left in the treasurer's hands ; this had been done independ ently of the annual subscriptions and donations to the society, which, during the past year had amounted to 1511. 16s. 6d., and the expenditure had been 1511. 10s. 7d., leaving a balance of ss. Ild. The report closed by an earnest appeal to Christians of all denomi nations to aid so excellent an institution; and the meet ing was : subsequently addressed by the Rev. Mr. Milner, the Rev. Mr. Hunt, Mr. Allen, and Mr. Marshall, who urged the importance of the erection of similar asylums in the metropolis and large country towns. It was stated that there was a vacancy for one inmate, which is to be filled up in January. NATIONAL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.—The an- nual election of pensioners into this institution took place yesterday at the Freemasons' Tavern, H. Pownall, Esq„ in the chair, when, out of a list of 90 candidates, 22 were elected. Previous to the commencement of the polling a report was read, which showed . that, at Christ mas, 1845, the number of persons receiving pensions of 201. or 301. a year each was 244, of whom 16 were males, and 228 females, their average age bei ng upwards of 73 years. The total su m disbursed in pensions since the formation of this society is upwards cf 104,2271. The entire receipts from September 30, 1845, to Sep tember 30, 1846, including a balance from the previous year, were. 9,6601. 19s. lid., and the total disbursements 8,719/. lls. Bd., namely pensions, 5,421/. ; purchase of funded property, 2,513/. 16s. 3d.; and expenses, 7841. 15s. sd. The report was received and adopted ; votes of thanks were awarded to the Royal Family for their patronage of the institution ; and to the President and other officers of the society. The Chairman was also rewarded by a vote of thank s , i n acknowledging which he urged upon those as sem bl e d t h e necessity of the institution receiving increased sup port, as the number of applicants was annually increas ing. The poll then commenced, and at its conclusion the following persons were declared elected. Fifteen by the votes of the day :—Mrs. C. Baker, 9,910 ; Mr. G. Fox, 9,720 ; Mrs. D. Bringloe, 9,420 ; Mrs. White Smith, 9,120 ; Mrs. M. Roberts, 9,120 ; Mrs. S. Mills, 8,780 ; Mrs. M. May, 8,730 ; Mrs. S. Skutt, 8,700 ; Mr. J. Minasi, 8,540 ; Mrs. H. Grenville, 8,260 ; Mrs. B. Lukey, 8,180 ; Mrs. J. Morris, 8,140 ; Mrs. J. C.si . m i p i s n o i n p , e, 1 7 3 , 8 ,3 3 0 0 2 . ; Fi m v rs e . A b y . B a l g o g y r e, iit e votes 2,240 7,99 M 0: . I ;'firs. M. lArr m. H Knightsbridge, 8,020 ; Mrs. A. C. Keeling, 11,637 ;MMrsr.s.Hj.. u O s tioCcoLkneaniwdorr,nlmcler,,7so.l93l:;4l.M7a2:rsy. T. M w . o ße b d y gra r v o e ta , DARING STREET ROBBERY.—On Wednesday night, about eleven o'cleck, a gentleman, named Gordon, was a s f t t l e e r y' k s n T oc h k e i a n t g re his w h h a e t n ov h e e r w hi a s s ey b e e s s , e s t to b l y e pocket a gold watch and a purse sovereigns,con t with which they made their nding the police were called and pur ,ftcsetrwallsocimeonmadiipmnntehghge:ensilfmfi,rwoovwtiamewmhisiomttA,hceosdat riately. THE DUTY ON SUGAR. On Saturday st a deputation of Liverpool East India merchants, consisting of Messrs. Crooke, Brocklebank, and Torr, had an interview with Lord John Russell and tho Chancellor of the Exchequer, in Downing-street. Their object wa s t o p ro t est aga i ns t th e l a t e imposition of a duty higher than 14s. per cwt. on Bengal sugar of the soft &mires quality, it having been deemed exempt from the duty on white clayed from the passing of the Act in March, 1845, up to 30th September, 1846, and the merchants having purchased the sugar crop of this year, which is now importing, on the understanding that no duty above 14s. could or would be attempted to be claimed by Government, they claimed exemption under the Act of 18th August, 1846, 7th clause, 9th and 10th Victoria, cap. 63, " That no sugar shall, as reards the payment of duty, be deemed or taken to be white clayed sugar, or sugar rendered by any process equal in quality to white clayed, unless it should, with reference to colour, grain, and saccharine matter, equal the standard samples so respectively provided by the said Com missioners." The deputation urged that in the most essential quality of grain their Benares sugar was totally deficient; that had it grain, its value would be increased 4s. to ss. per cwt.; in proof of which, Jamaica and Porto Rico sugar, having good grain, but being yellow Muscovado, had sold in London last week higher than the very finest picked lots of white Benares ; and again, that it was illiberal in the Government attempting so suddenly to alter the reading of the Act, after allowing duty to be paid for eighteen months at 145.; under any circum stances they claimed a year's notice of suck alteration, to enable them to dispose of the purchases of the season, and to countermand late orders sent out to India._ In defence of the imposition of the higher duty, it was alleged that the sugar of Benares quality might be superior to what it was deemed in 1845. Again, that the sugar importing as Benares might be another quality; that the merchants mast prepare to abide by the Act, and nothing but the Act, and to pay extra duty, if the Act should be read so as to allow it ; that they must me. inorialise the Government through the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who would consult with the Customs, and decide. _______ The deputation urged the injury the merchants are sustaining by the stoppage of the trade, in abeyance of a settlement of the question, that in Liverpool several weeks had passed, and they could not sell their better sugars without submitting to the higher duty, and that it the market fell, the loss would to them be severe. The Chancellor promised that as little delay as pos sible should occur, and that the merchants should have the benefit of a doubt in the decision of the Government. The Liverpool memorial was presented yesterday, ac companied by a certificate, signed by all the leading East India merchants of that city, and by all the wholesale sugar dealers and some of the principal sugar brokers, to the effect that— The standard class of sugar imported from Bengal is termed and known by the name of Bcnares sugar ; that there is one characteristic peculiar to this class of sugar which greatly detracts from its value, namely, the total absence of crystalisation or grain; that owing to this it is generally used for mixing with Muscovado sugar, to improve its colour; that it is not used by refiners; and that did it possess the essential quality, grain, it would be worth 4s. to ss. more in the market. The certificate proceeds to affirm that the attesters have never been called on to pay a higher duty than 14s. on any quality of Benares sugar from the passing of the Act in March, 1845, up to the 30th of September, 1846, in any one instance. A COMMERCIAL PERPETUAL ALMANAC. AND TABLE FOR VERIFYING DATES, By Samuel Maynard, Editor of Keith and Bonny castle's Mathematieal Works, &c. &c. This is one of the most ingeniously-constructed and useful calendars ever published, showing as it does, by the day of the week, and its corresponding day of the month, for any given time, past, present, or future, either according to the old or according to the new system. It is composed of two distinct tables, the one being with, the other without, the Sunday letters—the one serving as a test to the other. This calendar will be found invaluable in settling all disputed points of chronology, and the possessor of it will have a perpetual almanac that will last him his life. COGHLAN'S POCKET PICTURE OF LON DON. A New Edition, revised by Alexander Cooper Lee. This is by far the most complete edition that has yet appeared of this popular guide book. Mr. Lee has added upwards of three hundred pages of addi _ tional matter, by adding a short description of the early history and progress of each building or insti tution, to the description of their present condition, furnished by the former editor. The book is neatly and clearly printed, and is illustrated by a map of London and a view of Westminster Abbey. A TECHNICAL DICTIONARY; explaining the' Terms of the Arts, Sciences, Literature, Proftssions, and Trades. By W. M. Buchanan, Editor of the Practical Mechanic, and Engineer's Magazine, and lately Master of the Philosophical Department in the High School of Glasgow. The object of this work is fully explained in the title-page, and all the promises therein contained are performed to the very letter. Mr. Buchanan has been engaged for more than twelve years in compiling this volume, which is by far the most complete technicological dictionary that has ever yet been pub lished. It is admirably arranged and printed in small but beautifully clear type. It is altogether a most useful and valuable book of reference. FINE ARTS. THE CHRISTIAN IN PALESTINE. Part VIII. If four such exquisite illustrations as these, from original drawings by W. H. Bartlett, do not elicit our most unqualified approval, we shall not have faithfully expressed our real sentiments. The en gravers must unquestionably have derived many of the beauties which are here given by their instru ments from the pencil of the accomplished artist, but they have most certainly added thereto exeellencies of their own. In the plate representing the valley of Sichem and Nablous, as viewed from Mount Gerizim, the perspective is inimitably given, and the purity of the oriental atmosphere is beautifully indicated by the crispness of outline to the remotest objects. Jezreel, Mount Gilboa, and Bethshan, form a delicate and lux urious picture, with the stooks of ripe corn in the fore ground and the irrigated plains in the distance. Mount Hermon, situated in the upper - valley of the Jordan, is not merely picturesque with Arabs and goats, but is glimmering in the sultriness of noon. Tiberias, however, is la plus belle des belles gravures —the limpidity of the water laving the ancient but tresses of the ruined, castle—the dusky shadows of the broken walls—and the tranquillity of the whole landscape—are admirably delineated. Dr. Stebbing has penned some appropriate commentaries upon the scenes in Palestine above-mentioned. ROYAL GEMS FROM THE GALLERIES OF EUROPE. Part IX. Not a single engraving in the present number of this series is at all compatible with the valuable plates already published by the proprietor. " The Flower Girl " of Murillo, though originally of some merit when inserted in the Art-Union Journal, is here worn out and faded. The re-issue is most injudi cious in such an ambitious and generally meritorious publication. " Alfred dividing the Loaf" is again but a formal representation of the striking painting of Benjamin West. Neither is the copy from Henry Warren's " Arabs of the Bishareen Desert" any as tonishing masterpiece. The literary portion of this ninth part, from the pen of the editor, Mr. S. C,I! Hall, is undoubtedly the best portion of the contents. MUSIC. THE FOREMOST FLIGHT. A Hunting Song. By Harry Hieover. This sprightly and rollicking ditty is certainly about the most legitimate hunting song we remember to have met with. It is easy to perceive that the writer has not unfrequently cleared a fence iu the track of Master Sly-boots ; that to his ears " Stole away " is a familiar cry, and the baying of the hounds not the least welcome music. The words and ru n o f th e song render his sportsman-like enthusiasm contagious. Lord and Lady Brougham have arrived at Grafton, street, from Paris. CHEAP METROPOLITAN TRAVELLING.—The re duction which has recently taken place in the fares of many of the omnibuses plying in the metropolis has completely answered, in a pecuniary sense, the views of the proprieto.rs. The omnibuses running between Pad dington and the Bank, which have 'reduced their fares one-half, d raw more money by each journey than when the charg es were at their original amount. On Wed nesday, one of the cheap Paddington omnibuses carried in four journeys to and from the Bank, the extraordi• nary nunibisr of 135 passengers. The only drawback which those omnibus proprietors, who have reduced their fares, have to complain, of in connexion with the experimeut is, that the fre.,quent stoppages consequent on the red uc ti on o f fares., hurt the horses' necks, owing to their collars pressine; against their ski n. In Liver pool a number of new , omnibuses have been started on the principle of cha•rging one p en ny per mile, and i t is said that the same . principle will soon be introduced i into London, so that persons going any distance along the leading thorow, ,hfares short of a mile, will only be charged a perm y, and any distance under two miles two pence, and so o a for the whole length of the journey. THE ARM' f.-THE STAFF APPOINTMENTS.—The officers who vacate their staff appointments by the late brevet proro, otion will continue at their posts until the end of the yriai Major-General Sir Thomas H. Reynett, be lieutenant-governor of Jersey, in the room e,f Lieutenant General Sir Edward Gibbs, pro moted.. ajor-General Lord F. Fitzclarence will com mand 'At Portsmouth and in the south-western district of England', - vice Lieutenant-General Sir Hercules Pa ken'm, pr emoted. Colonel Cochrane will be deputy ad:jutant-ipe neral at Dublin, in the room of Major- Cieneral T.. E. Napier, promoted. Colonel Sir Richard Doherty ma 11 be inspecting field-officer and superinten dent of thce recruiting department in London, in the room of Major General Pitt, K.H., promoted. Lieutenant- General Mir Charles Napier and Major General Th4cli. well, la' i lly promoted, will, it is thought, continue on the staff in Dublin. The Hon. E. R Young, Government seeretf yat Demerara, has arrived in London. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GREENWICH: Yesterday William Darts, a ,fireman in the service 0 the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Com pany. was placed at the bar, before Mr. Traill, charged with neglecting his duty, and thereby endangering the lives of the public, and causing great injury to the pro perty of his employers. Mr. Sutton, solicitor, who appeared to support the complaint, stated that the offence with which the pri soner was charged came under the 17th section of Lord Seymour's Act, which provides certain penalties for any person in the employ of the company who did or neg lected to do any act whereby the lives or limbs of per sons might be endangered. Mr. May, solicitor, of Deptford, defended the prisoner. Andrew Stiven, being sworn, stated that he is fore man of the engineers at New Cross. The prisoner was directed to get the steam up of No. 20 engine, to go with ballast at nine o'clock. The duties of a fireman are to get the steam up, to oil the works, and stay by the engine. Cross-examined—It would take two or two hours and a half to get the steam up. It was the duty of the pri soner to keep the regulator shut; its being open would cause the engine to move on. The prisoner was a sober and attentive man; he had been under witness's charge for three weeks, but had been employed by the Croydon Company seven weeks. Re -examined—It was the prisoner's duty to have the breaks on; if they had been, the engine could not have gone along the line. George Simpson, a switchman at New Cross,"stated that it was his duty to look to the points, to keep the main line clear, and to put engines coming from the wharf to the sidings. He saw the prisoner's engine on a siding. The prisoner came to the switchman's box about half-past eight. Witness asked him if the steam was nearly up? as witness had another engine to put into the sidings., Prisoner replied that the water was only luke warm, and remarked that that engine took a long while to get the steam up when cold water was put into the boiler. It was not unusual for persons to come into that box whilst in charge of an engine; and he never heard a complaint made of their being there by the last wit ness, or any other person. He had seen Stiven come to the box for an engineer or stoker, and take no notice of his absence from the engine. _ _ By Mr. TRATT-L—Hehad known firemen and engine.. men come to the box when the steam was up. The dis tance from the prisoner's engine to the box was about forty yards. The engine started at a quarter past nine, while the prisoner was in the box. When the engine started he said to the prisoner "Is that your engine moving?" Prisoner replied, " No, I don't think it is; there is one in front of mine." The engine was at that time going on. As soon as he found the engine was going, he remarked to the prisoner, there was an engine going without giving a signal, and that he did not think there was any one on it. The prisoner then went look for his engine. By that time the engine was mak ing a little speed. An engine had just come down from London, and, as soon as the engineman had changed his lights he went in pursuit. If the prisoner had been on his engine it could not have happened. He had not to move the points to let the engine out. Stiven being re-called, said he never knew an instance of an engineman or fireman being in the switchman's box at the same time, when in charge of an engine. The ballast engines had no one but the fireman to get the steam up. By Mr. May—lf the fireman had left his engine in a proper position there would be no objection to his going off for half an hour. By Mr. Sutton—He should consider it great neglect on the part of the prisoner to be in the box at a quarter past nine, when his steam was to have been up at nine o'clock. Prisoner would not have started with the bal last engine till the quarter past nine train had passed; the engine starting as it did might have caused great injury to persons and property. Witness knows the parcel office at London-bridge. There are buffers at the end of the line, and a platform of three yards wide between the buffers and the parcel office. The buffers have been smashed to shivers, and the wall of the par cel office is obliged to be propped up to prevent its fall ing. There was a horse-box in the way, which broke the force, but it is completely smashed. The engine went up on the proper line. Robert Jobson, an engineman, who had just returned to New Cross from London, stated that he was in the switch. box, when he heard an engine going. It had at that time gone 10 or 15 yards, and was going at the rate of about three miles an hour. He said to Darts, " That must be your engine going." But the prisoner said it could not be. Witness told him he had better see ; upon which the prisoner ran off, and came back, saying it was. There was an engine on the line at the time, and witness spoke to Hopkins, the engineman, to go after it. Hopkins then changed his lights, and with the prisoner and witness went after the prisoner's engine. When they came near the Bricklayers' Arms junction the whistle was blown, and the signalman put up that they must go on that line. The whistle was again blown to reverse the signals, and they were ordered to stop. They then went up at a slow rate to the signalman, and explained that an engine had gone up without a driver. They were then allowed to go on, and came - with the runaway engine within 300 yards. When' approached the signal lights at the Spa-road sta they were again ordered to stop, which they did, having also explained to the signalman there, again went on, and did not reach the engine till the damage de scribed by the last witness had been done. When they started in pursuit from New Cross the engine was about 400 yards ahead. The runaway engine could not be going at more than ten miles an hour. By Mr. Manx—Thought there must have been a little action on the break, or the engine would have made more way. Brought the engine back to New Cross, arid did not go on it till it came there. Saw that the tender was smashed, and the wheels doubled up ; the breaks were also destroyed, the regulator was open, but he thought it might have been opened beyond its usual position by the concussion. Should consider it a serious offence to leave an engine without the regulator shut and the breaks on. Mr. Sutton said the published rules; - of the company ordered it not to be done. Mr. TRAIL', remarked that this was a melancholy case. People in the capacity of the prisoner, although they had rules to guide them, put their own construction, on them in practice, and it was quite providential that serious injury to lire and property had not resulted. The prisoner urged that he had seen no rules since he had been in the service of the company, and the practice of the Croydon Company was not for the fireman to get the steam up. Mr. Tamil. said that was the only mitigatory circum stance in his case ; and, as he had hitherto borne a good character, it would have some effect in his fav our. He should, therefore, only commit him for one month to the House of Correction. Mr. May applied for a fine instead of imprisonment ; but Mr. TRAILL said he had taken the most lenient 'view of the case, and it was necessary to protect life and property. The damage is estimated at upwards of 3001. EMEUTE at BOULOGNE-SUR-M:ER. On Wednesday last, about two o'clock in the afternoon, our peaceful little town was a scene of complete commo tion, occasioned by a shipment of oxen and potatoes for England. The mob would not allow them to be em barked, and a violent altercation took place between them and the police, during which time the sous-prefet, en grande tenue, the mayor, and authorities arrived ; they were received with a volley of stones and potatoes, several of which fell heavily upon some of the great men in office. The sous-prefet had his order torn from his breast and was nearly killed. During the • tirxe the authorities were parleying and seeing the potatoes put on board the Britannia steamer, a ludicrous farce took place ; some boys and women cut the rope to. which twenty-five cows were attached, and the beasts beeli:ng set at liberty, some were driven into the water, and others_ were hooted and pelted about the tow n, t o the t s:r ror of the inhabitants. The mob, about seven o'clock in the evening, p sraded the streets, singing the " Marseillaise," and whe n they arrived in the Rue de l'Ecu, opposite the Mayor's. house, they began breaking his windows ; which alarrc,ed his worship so much that he became emporte, and ran out of his house sword in hand, threatening destru c every one. If the National Guard (Horse) had not suddenly come up, the worthy mayor would hat've pro bably received a severe chastisement from the int'l ariated mob. M. Adam, the mayor, has for some time past re ceived anonymous letters, stating, that unless he prev.en is the exportation of potatoes, he must take the come quence, and about ten days ago an incendiary fire took place on one of his farms. Some of the poorer classes presented themselves to the may.. with children in their arms, demanding bread for them, and saying it was a dreadful calain'ity to be afflicted with a potato disease; but, to see the staff of lif (potatoes) shipped off in face of a starving people, more than human nature could stand. The may ar repli . the law did not forbid the exportation, and trade could not be interfered with; but that be, had that morning written to the Minister of Commerce; to allow American flour to enter front England, upon Tayment g ar cfa e certain duty, it being proh ibited from ? Ir arisntO lance is not un l ess b roug ht direct from America . the exportation , it is feared it will produ ce p serious pu an to d, perhaps, fatal consequences. Now This (mTohrunrisndgaY h severale townof t he iP qu r le in t gleaders w ere ar rested. Tun ScnoLawric PnOYESSION.—The first public examination for admission into the recently formed Col lege of Preceptors, and for ,:: ertificates of qualification, is appointed to take place in January. The examination is to be conducted by gradwites, in honours, of Oxford, Cambridge, Dublin, and London, together with ex perienced and well-known professors of the French and German languages. The candidates themselves are to select the branches of learning in which they desire to be examined. ACCIDENT ON THE ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY.— An accident of a fearful nature occurred. on Wednesday morning, to a poor aged fellow, named Gale, employed as a labourer, between the A nnerley and Sydenham stations. He was at work on th ,e line, when the fast at= mospheric train came up, which. 'knocked him down, and so dreadfully fractured one ot his legs that, in the opinion of Dr. Cox and other 1 n edical gentlemen, unless he submits to amputati on , w hi.ch at present 'he refuses to do, his life is in the greatitst , danger. ROYAL THAMES YACHT 'Cum.—Yesterday . there was a special general meeting of members at then. club rooms. Mr. Whalley's motiot aof contributing a sum of money from the club funds ; towards the erection of a monument to the memory of f the late Earl of Yarbo rough, was taken into consid' eration, and 501. was pro posed. A ballot for new mt :mbers was proceeded with, and Lord Graves, Davenpo rt, Boyce, Harvey Coombe, Esq., and Robertson, Lyon, and Pinney, Bsqrs,, were elected members ig the chila . 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