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• SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. - FROM TIM MORNING PAPERS OF SATURDAY. • POST.-s-What do the gentlemen now think of themselves who refused to say' or do anything decisive in support of the principle of protection till they had heard Sir Robert Peel? They.have heard him. How much wiser are they? They worsist slot believe it possible, after what they had heard him .earia former years, that ha could really mean to abandon iin of protection. They have now heard his open in of-1546 ; let us ask them now what they believe? 174136114 titan to endure this as if they were the menials and, nor the POliamentary supporters of the Minister? Do they nieal We-Lord Irrancis Egerton and Mr. Beckett Denison,' to dethe'ilitty work of this man who has betrayed the landed inters*? -Uri - Minister, indeed, showed his usual craft in the selection at the Noble Lord and the Honourable Gentleman. Hew minnyieorn fields are there comprised within the vast wealth of the Noble Lord? How much is the , interest of either mover or seconder involved in the interests of. British agriculture? The speech of Sir Robert Peel is, in the greater part. of it, nothing better thin an attempt to get up or revive a sort -- of es post facto panic on the subject of fa . mine. Whether he was really frightened out of his wits two months ago, or only pretends to have been so, in order_ to get up an excuse for his falsehood and treachery, we can not. tel.!, nor is it worth while to inquire. We are now to have legislation founded on a bygone panic, and a Minister comes down with an air curiously compounded of the pon derous and - the lachrymose, to revolutionise long-settled in terests as -a . cure for a desperate attack from which the ,country - happily recovered some weeks ago. It is provoking enough 10 read the solemn nonsense about letters From Lord- Lieutenant Heytesbury and Lord Spring Rice Monteagle, and "scientific" reports from professor this or pro fessor that. It was, not in this way that Air. Pitt went to work when he wanted to know low practical matters stood. We do not know whether it was. folly or dishonesty which prevented the Minister from taking the plainest and directest course to obtain in formation as to the probable supply , of food in the country ; but had he acted like a man of sense—had he acted as Mr. Pitt "mirk! have done under similar circumstancee, he 'Quid have sent for some of the leading corn- Merchants of. London, and asked for their informatum. It.is their business to know, ,as accurately as careful m vestigation can informs th e m, what are the probabilities of supply and ,demand both at home and abroad. From every part of the world in which information on the subject of supply and probable demand can be had, they have letters intended to regulate their business. The state of business in Mark-lane:showed clearly enough that the panic had not reached them, and bad Sir Robert Peel asked them how that happened, they could have shown him very satisfactory reasons. But either Sir Robert Peel was so overcome with vulgar terror (which is not at all impossible), or so bent upon making the panic of November a foundation for long 'premeditated fraud and treachery (which is extremely pro bable), that he did not seek for good information where he -might have found it, but jumped straightway to the con • elusions of Cobden and Bright. But suppose the panic pre :text to have been well founded, was there not the sliding scale? Did Sir Robert Peel believe that in the face of scarcity prices would remain low, or did he forget that as soon as they became high the existing law would take sway the import duties ? But he may have thought .11 snore sudden remedy was needful. He should, how 'ever, have- known that a more sudden remedy . than that which the sliding-scale would- have afforded was impossible. Irish Meetings might resolve with habitual Irish absurdity that the ports should be at once thrown open, but the Mi nister ought to have known that this would have increased, and not removed, the dangers of scarcity. Sir Robert Peel seems to think it rather an affront to his high dignity to say that the protectionists put him in office. He thinks he owes it wholly to his great talents that he is in office, and this is not least apparent, when in his own peculiarly nauseous manner, he affects to talk of himself with great humility. -We will, however, ask this question. If he had, in 1841, *vowed opinions such as he avowed on Thursday night, or if -he had not avowed-opinions almost directly opposite, would she have achieved the position of Prime Minister? He knows that be maid not. And yet now, using the power and in .flaence derived from the profession of opinions diametrically opposed to, free trade, he attempts to force free trade upon the.country, and to revolutionise the landed interest. The men who can believe that such conduct as this is honest, may next believe any extravagance of intentional fiction or Mad fan'aticism. HERALD.—We have a peculiar sort of dread of Lord Francis-Egerton. -He is to Sir Robert Peel's Government - what the present Earl Fortescue, when a Member of the Ilonee,of. Commons, was to the Whig Administration from -1830 t 0,1841. Both of these Noblemen, from their high and amiable characters,. independence, talents, and general esti [unions were sure tabs called forth on.any remarkable emer gency. The appearance of either of them in the front rank , signified to the practised eye the existence of danger. Hence, As we. beve said, we beheld the employment of Lord Francis • Egerton, on Thursday, with a kind of trepidation. There was else something almost delusive in making him the first annunciator of the .Ministerial intentions. He comes for ward,- it is true, as a member of um of the highest branches . of the aristocracy ; and hence is imagined, by a cursory observer, to speak on behalf of the land. But the fact is , pot so. The land of England, so far as it is employed in . agriculture, is comparatively a matter of indifference to Lord Francis Egerton. He ' has large property in mines; but chiefly, and beyond all others, he is a great carrier. He is a sort of leading partner in the firm of Pickford and Co.— he finding the canals, and they the boats. Thus it is, after • ail, manufacturing prosperity on which he chiefly depends; and while he speaks as a county Member and the brother of a Duke, his bias, .so far as interest can bias an honourable man, is mainly with the Lancashire manufacturers. There is another reason why we dread Lord Francis Egerton, and that is,. his, constitutional failing, his liberality of disposi tion and amiability of character. He is the sort of per son to give a kingdom away, if he had it, out of pure good nature. He is also romantic and enthusiastic. We remember his once saying to a friend of ours, " I am worth, I believe, about 70,000/. a year ; and 1 would give it all to be the author of Waverley.' " Is this the sort of man whom the directors of the Bank of Eng land would like to entrust with a difficult financial negotia tion ? Ilia Lordship has discovered that agriculture is no thing else than a great.marmfacture. We rather think that it was Mon.te , qulen who made the same remark a great many years age, caning it, we believe, "the universal manufacture." Hew/seer this may be, we are quite willing that agricultur. . --should be dealt with on the footing of other manufactures : we ask no more, we expect no less. Now, we are aware that some of the principal members of the League, who are engaged in the fabrication of extremely simple com modities—pieces of cotton cloth, chiefly produced by machinery, and into the cost of which human skill and labour very slightly enter—are ready to exclaim at once, " We want no protection ;—we are ready to compete with the_world, and so ought the farmers to be. " We humbly submit, however, that to leap to such a conclusion would be an exceedingly hasty, super fi cial, and unetatesman • like proceeding. Rather let Lord Francis Egerton ask him self, how he would deal with the cotton manufactures of Lancashire, if they did require protection ? Suppose, for in .stance, it appeared that there were, near Hamburgle a great number of large cotton factories, which, from some favourable •circumstances, of situation,. or • cheaper labour, &c., could *easily produce cotton goods some 30 or 40 per• cent. cheaper 'than any of the mills in Lancashire. Would Lord Francis Egerton then say, as he seems to havesaid on Thursday, that " It was time to depart from that principle which had been here tofore maintained, of endeavouring, by protective duties, to restrict the importation of foreign commodities ?" • Would Pie, in a word,. say, that it was a matter of little importance whether or not 200,000 or 300,000 hands were thrown out of 'employment? We are confident that he would say no such thing. 'We are perfectly certain that he would earnestly maintain that this circumstance was a most important fea ture iu the questiom And we ask no more on behalf of the :agriculturists. It is a fact , asserted, we believe, by very credible portions, that in the provinces near Odessa there are - *capabilities of raising for the English market millions of ; quarters . Of . wheat, at an average of less than 20s. pei:, , , quarter. It is undeniable, we fancy, th a t in the markets of New Orleans wheat is, otters, for months together, sold at an average of from 2s. 6.1. to 3*.fid.,per Jrstel, Add the freight to England, and it, is clear that the Price is still far below what similar grain can be rodoced at in this country. Is it not worth Lord Francis ,Egerton' while, before he rushes to a conclusion on th e pre creme (it:region, JO: search carefully into these facts, and to see ;whether it is quite certain that neither Europe nor America can send.iisto England after a year or two's notice, such supplies ef.cerit. as Insist effectually di scourag e i ts growth i s a ro ng lee, ' and thus, .'aa Lord Brougham and Lord John Russell hirce both predicted in other days, " throw million. of the - labourers of England out of emplo3ment." The Unnting Season in Leicestershire has been peculiarly.good. The fine open weather drew a full attend ancs, of sportsmen, and the runs have been most brilliant. The hoepjtalities have been as profuse as usual, and the ladies 'who accompanied their lords to Milton, have by their pre sence greatly added to the agremens of the place. Lord and Lady Newport, and-Colonel and Mrs. Anson occupied the house of Lord Wilton,, and by their frequent dinners made the absence of the Eirl and his amiable ,Counters less felt. In Derbyshire, too, the hunting has been excellent. Mr. Mey nell's hounds afforded admirable sport, and the horsemanship of the-Earl of Chesterfield's son, the young Lord Stanhope, excited general adthiration. It is a subject of regret in Derby shire, that . Sir Robert tiurdet, the master of such fine pos sessions there, is no sportsman, and therefore contributes nothing-to the amusement of the county. A OGItENTATIoN or TUE ROYAL ARTILLERY.--Ap *cation Was made Some time ago for an increase of the Itasal Pegiment of Artillery to the • extent of twenty. two men to each company, and it has been decided that an in- Crease will take.place to the .extent often men to each com p/my. There are seventy-two companies of Royal Artillery sithome and on foreign stations, consequently the number of Jam to be added to the regiment will be 720. With the ex- Ception of Liiburn, Ireland, where Lieutenant Clerk has oh tamed twenty-six recruits ready to-lie sent to head-quarters, the recruiting in other parts, especially in Scotland, is very unsuccessful, and it is the general opinion of those acquainted with that branch of the service, that the only effective plan to insure fine young men to enter the service is to grant a pen sion of Is. per day after twenty-one years' service, as in that ease there would be 6 difficulty whatever. N AXv:FIELD CORN MARKET, JAN 23.—The arrivals of V all grain are moderate this week. There is a much better feeling in the Wheat trade this morning, and a fair business was transacted in all descriptions of Wheat, at fully late prices. .Barley, exceP title finest qualities, in li mi t e d reques t, without alterati on i n Beans scarce, and in good re quer- Oats and each maintained the price s of Fri day last.- M a l t as before. His High oe re ' ss • Prince Nicholas Esterhszy left the Earl orJersey's residence, in Berkel ey-square, OR Friday, on his return to-Middleton Par s k ince e r n u „ e d The Countess of Jersey, 'who had been in town Viscount Villiers and the Hon. F. svillyi last ' accompanied by erss yesterday left for circle. The Earl of Jersey 'Middleton Park to join the family is expected to leave on -Monday. . ROBBERY AT A ROMAN CATHOLIC C p On Friday informations wasforwarded to the TsltsetthrotlinoibtitaaEnni: police that during the night of the the—n d Ca' holic 'chapel of St. John, it'Wigan, was ent ered thief or thieves, who stole therefrom the silver articles be longing to the communion service. *REPEAL DEMONSTRATION AT LIMERICK. —By an ex traordinary tdition of the Limerick Reporter, webave received copious particulars of a banquet given to the city and county Members in . the theatre. Besides the various toast-s, all the sentiments which fell froin the lips of the speakers breathed As strongly as ever an aspiration for a repeal of the Union. Amongst. those who addressed the meeting were Counsellor Devitt 'and Mr. William Smith O'Brien; the former in a very flowery, the latter in a somewhat argumentative speech . About 500 sat down to dinner; and only separated at mid night. ltowING MATen.--BenjaMin Allen, of Greenwich , and William Liley, of Gravesend, are matched to row, in wager. boati, •for 50/. a side ; the match to take place in February, and the distance seven miles, between the Lobster a side was made at Mr, Lightfoot's, Gravesend, and a final deposit of 401. is to be made 2d Feb. If the friends of Allen are disposed, it is added, the match can be made for 1001. a side. SEA Gurta.s.—On Friday several of these birds were observed on the river near Battersea, and having hovertd round for some time, they took their flight. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, Saturday, Jan. 24. PRESENTATION OF THE ADDRESS TO RE : MAJESTY. The House met to-day at one o'clock, for the purpose of proceeding in state to Buckingham Palace, with the Address in answer to her Majesty's Speech. The at tendance of Peers was scanty in the extreme, for when the Lord Chancellor took his seat on the Woolsack there were' only present the Earl of Home, Viscount Hawarden, Lord Monteagle, the Earl of Shaftesbury, and the Earl of Redesdale. At two o'clock their Lord ships left the House, and proceeded in state to Bucking ham Palace. The House adjourned till Monday, at half-past Four. HOUSE OF COMMOIVS, Satnrday, Jan. 24. The Speaks r, in his state robes, took the chair at half-past one o'clock, at which time there were about sixty Members present. There were only three Mem bers in uniform, the mover and seconder of the Address, and Mr. Cardwell. Lord Francis Egerton and Mr. Cardwell were dressed in the Windsor uniform, and Mr. Beckett Deniton as a THE A Depu DDRESS.ty Li« utenant. Colonel _DAWSON DAMER appeared at the bar of the House, and said her Majesty bad been most gra ciously pleased to appoint half-past two o'clock for the reception of the deputation of the House with the Ad. dress. RAILWAY BILLS. Several' petitions in favour of railway Bills were then presented, and ordered to lie on the table. Amongst them were several in favour of the North British Rail way Bills, Nos. I, 2,3, and 4. Mr. CARDWELL moved that copies of the army and navy estimates be laid on the table..--Ordered. SUPPLY. Mr. CARDWELL then moved that that portion of the Address relating to supply be read. This being done, the HoN. GENTLEMAN said, on Mon day night he would move that a supply be granted to her Majesty. The Speaker, in his state carriage, accompanied by the movers and seconders, and the Members, left at two o'clock precisely for the Palace, and the House was ad journed till a Quarter to Four o'clock on Monday. LAW INTELLIGENCE. (SATURDAY.) COURT OF CHANCERY, Jan. 24. CHRIST'S HOSPITAL V. GRAINGEH, AND OTHERS.-JUDG DENT. The LORD CHANCELLOR gave judgment this morning in this case, which was argued before his Lordship a short time tince, upon an appeal from the decision of the Vice-Chancellor of England, giving the plaintiffs liberty to amend their bill a second time, after the expiration of the time prescribed by order of the Court. The bill was filed by the governors of Christ's Hospital on the nature of a cross bill to an information by the Attorney-Gene ral for the better administration of a charity, founded by a person named Kenrick, in the town of Reading. The bill filed by the governors of Christ's Hospital, claimed the whole estates belonging to that charity, under a clause of forfeiture in the will of the - founder, on the ground that those estates had not been ad ministered according to his expressed intentions. Kenrick by his will, dated in 1684, ciirected that a sum of 75,0001. should be invested in the purchase of land, and that the income should be applied for the better em ployment of the poor of Reading. When new trustees were appointed in the place of the Corporation, who had managed the estates up to the pass ing of the Municipal Corporation Act, an information was filed for a new s cheme, and then it was that Christ's Hospital Was advised there had been a forfeiture, because the income had not been properly applied, and a claim was made in their behalf for the whole property, which now produced upwards of 2,000'. a-year, in addition to a sum of 10,0001. in the public funds. 'l'o the claims of Christ's Hospital, or rather to the will put in by that body, an answer was put in by the trustees, the corporation of Reading and the Attorney-General, who were all made defendants. The answer was pro nounced sufficient, and such being the case there was a limited time, according to the order of the Court, within which the plaintiffs would be at liberty to amend their bill should they think it necessary. The plaintiffs took from the 20th of February, 1845, to the 4th of December, in the same year, and they applied to the Vice-Chancellor of England for leave to amend on the affidavit of the clerk of their solicitor, in which it was known that it had become necessary to go through above 21,000 papers and deeds ; that he had at various times occupied twenty days in that examination ; that it had become necessary to vary and limit the case made by the bill; and that the amendments so required to be made were material. The Vice-Chancellor, in conformity with the practice under the 13th and 15th of the orders of 1828, as modified by the orders of 1831, and still further modified by the 68th of the new orders of May 1845, gave the plaintiffs leave to amend a second time, and from that order the defendants appealed. When the case came before his Lordship it was argued on behalf of the appellants that the Vice-Chancellor had no jurisdiction to make such an order of amendment ; and that even if he had, that his Honour had violated the exigency of the 68th order, by giving leave to amend an insufficient affidavit sworn by a clerk, instead of by the solicitor of the plaintiff himself, that affidavit not stating any grounds for amendment, or averring or showing that any reasonable diligence had been used to procure the means of making the amendment earlier. The raised by the appeal, although one of mere practice, was of vast importance to the profession, be cause if the new orders of M a y l as t, w hi c h h a d b een framed with so much care and attention, were not strictly maintained, it would be much better that they should be abrogated at once. The words of the 68th of the new order were—" After the plaintiff has filed or undertaken to file a replication, or after the expi ration of four weeks from the time when the answer or last answer is deemed sufficient, a special order for leave to amend a bill was not to be granted without further affidavit showing that the matter of the proposed amendment is material, and could not with reasonable diligence have been sooner introduced into such bill. The amendment had not been made in compliance with that order, because the proper course for the plaintiff would have been in the first instance to have gone before the Master. In support of the decision of the Court below, it was submitted that the new orders had not superseded, but merely modified the old ones, and that the Court, under the 21st of the new orders of May, had an express leave to exercise its discretion. With respect to going before the Master, the plaintiffs had merely adopted the practice as it ex isted under the old order, by coming at once to the Court, when after the expiration of the ordinary time they asked for extraordinary indulgence. The LORD CHANCELLOR, this mm ping, at considerable length gave judgment, reversing the decision of the Court below. ROLL'S COURT, Jan. 24. His LORDSHIP sat at ten o'clock, and resumed the hearing of motions, which were quite uninteresting. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, Jan. 24. . NORTH WALES RAILWAY COSIS'ANY V. ARCHER. This was a motion to dissolve the injunction, prohi biting the defendant from prosecuting the works at a port called Porthdynllaen Harbour in North Wales, under- an .agreement entered into in May, 1845. The ground upon which the motion - was made was the imputed suppression of material evidence at the time of applying for the injunction. The facts of the•case appeared to be these :—" In the year 1805 a person of the name of Parry, since deceased; bad obtained from the Legisla ture an Act empowering him to'construct a harbour at Porthdynllaen. In the year 1844 Mr. Archer and some other . persons projected a railway company, to be called the North Wales Railway Company, which was to commu nicate with the harbour: In 1845 Mr. Archer entered into an agreement with Mr. D. Williams, of the firm of Williams and Breeze, solicitors of the executors of the late Mr. Parry. The letter, dated May, 1844, in which this agreement was contained, stipulated for the sale of the rights conveyed by the Act of Parliament of 1806 to Mr. Archer for a sum of 6,0001., the agreement to be void unless the terminus and the port should be com pleted within three years. The North Wales Railway Company obtained their Act in June, 1845. In con sequence of some disagreement Mr. Archer entered into negotiations: with another company, upon which the company obtained the injunction, upon the ground that 1 Mr. Archer had only acted as trUstte. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Jan. 24. (Sittings in Banco.) • COOK} V. WETHERELL, CLERK. This.was an action brought by:the plaintiff to recover compensation for the damages sustained by him in con sequence of the criminal conversation between the de fendant and the plaintiff's wife. The action was tried on the 15th of August, 1845, at Croydon, before the Lord Chief Justice of this Court. The circumstances of this horrible case are, no doubt, fresh in the recollection of our readers. Sir Thomas Wilde havinr, during the la 4 term, ob-' tained a rule to show cause why that verdict should not be set aside, and , a new trial had on the ground of sur prise, that rule came on for argument this day. The LORD. CHIEF JUSTICE proceeded to read the evi dence given before him upon the trial at Croydon, after which,: • • _ - Mr. Sergeant SHED, as counsel for the plaintiff, rose to show cause ngainst the rule, and contended that the defendant was not in any manner taken by surprise, for he perfectly well knew, the charges to be br oug h t aga i nst him, and the times and places where the crime had been committed, The defendant bad ten days for procuring evidence to rehut,these charges, and might have brought up witnesses from Byfield, Chepstow, and the other places. He had not done so, and the general statements hy the witnesses had not been impugned. He had actually been in communication with the landlady at the Beaufort Arms, where it was said he had slept with the plaintiff's wife, and yet no evidence was brought , to rebut these facts. No witnesses from Chepstow had been subpoenaed, although the defendant well knew he would be charged with adultery at that place. No stigma was cast upon the character of Williams, and yet if her evidence were true, the defendant's guilt could not be denied. No new trial could be granted, according to the rule of this Court, on the ground of surprise, unless it were shown most distinctly to have been so. At Byfield the affidavits were all made by the defendant's servants. Why had they not been called at the trial? Some of them had actually been. at Croydon during the trial. .At any rate none of their statements contradicted the positive evidence on the trial. The further hearing of this case was t hen postponed till Tuesday. • BALL COURT, Jan. 24. (Sittings in Banco, before Mr. Justice WiLussts.) Mr. CLARKSON applied for a writ of certiorari to re move a certain indictment from the Court of Middlesex Quarter Sessions. The Learned Counsel said, that the indictment on which this application was founded was of rather a novel character. The party was charged with exposing his person, and the first count charged him with " exposing his person in a certain public p.a ce the view of a child of tender age—to wit twet The second count charged him with exposing, &c., in a certain public place in the view of several of her Ma jesty's subjects ; and the third, charged a common assa ult. Mr. Justice WlLlA.tais—A common assault ? Mr. CLARKSON—Yes, my Lord, a common assault. It would not be necessary to detail all the circumstances, as they were of a very indecent character, and his Lord ship would see them in the eepositions. It would appear that a party in Paddington churchyard had beckoned to a girl on the footpath outside, and when she came he hid exposed his person to her. A gravedigger had followed, and had seen the party expose his person to the girl, who did not appear to be at all unwilling to submit to the treatment to which she was subjected. Ile (Mr. Clarkson) was aware that the first count had often been held valid in the " junior courts," as he would term them, but he had frequently had great doubts as to its legality. A girl of the age of twelve years was not by th• English law one bit more protected than any woman of full age, except in the case of mar riage or abduction, where the party had money, and was in fact under some sort of legal guardianship. The second count was wholly unsupported by the evi dence ; and the third was an absurd one. The question he wished to raise before the Court of Queen's BercL was one of considerable importance, as under the cir cumstances it would be necessary to make a new law to meet these cases. His Lordship was quite aware that juries in the courts of quarter sessions (and he said so with great respect to the persons who presided over those courts), in such cases as the present, with a sort of natural teeing..., omitted to notice both law and tact, and it was rather difficult to obtain for such cases anything like a legitimate legal deterniination. The application was granted. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Jan. 24. (Sittings in Banco.) EX PARTE THE DERBY,* UTTOXETER , AND STAFFORD• SHIRE RAILWAY. Mr. J•atits said he had to move their Lordships for a rule nisi to show cause why the plaintiff in this case should not deliver to the defendants a further and better particular of the nature of his demand. The plaintiff was an engineer, and the defendants provisional com mitteemen of the Derby, Uttoxeter, and Staffordshire Railway, and the claim, which amounted to 3,7741. 45., was alleged to be for preparing the necessary levels and surveys of that Hue. The cause of action set forth in the declaration was simply for work and labour done, and upon no special contract, but the particulars of the demand, which consisted of six items, were of so general a character that the defendants had some diffi culty in shaping their defence. One item, for instance, was for surveying 36 miles of the proposed line, 1,4601, and another was for preparing and delivering books of reference, &c., 630/., but the terms of these items were so general and indefinite, that the defendants had no means of ascertaining either the amount of the work done, or whether the charges for it were fair and reason able. The LORD Cum. B.i.rtorr—The particular is similar to that of an electioneering agent for conducting the pro ceedings of a contested election. Mr. JAMES agreed that it was, but the cause of action being simply for work and labour done, and not upon a special contract, the particulars ought to be more defi nite arid explicit of the (xtent and nature of the work and labour done. Mr. Baron Pews—You gave the plaintiff his instrue tions, and ought to know whether he has followed them out or not. Mr. JAMES said the defendant could not gather from the particulars whether he had or not, and neither the defendants nor their solicitor had seen any of the work alleged to have been done, because from the in definite nature of the particulars they were at a loss %here to look for it. In the first item there was no rata per mile specified. The CHIEF BARON—If you divide the amount charged by thirty-six you will easily ascertain that. If a doctor charges a hundred guineas fora certain cure, can you call upon him to divide his demand into charges for medicine, attendance, &c. ? Certainly not. Mr. JAMES differed from the opinion of his Lordship, bnt the case his Lordship had put was not analogous to the one they were discussing. The doctor's case would be on the general contract, but here it was for work or labour done. Not knowing, however, the nature and extent of the work and labour done, the defendants could not ascertain, by appealing to other engineers, whe ther the charges were usual and fair. The LORD E'IIIEF BARON—Doed your affidavit state that the defendants are ignorant of the nature of the work and labour done ? Mr. JAMES said he had no affidavit made by the de fendants themselves, but they were certainly unac quainted with the amount or extent of the work alleged to have been done. The LORD CHIEF BARON—You had better, then, pro vide yourself with such an affidavit, and make your ap plication to a Judge at Chambers. Mr. JAMES thanked his Lordship for the suggestion, and promised to act upon it. BANKRUPTCY COURT, Jan. 24. An insolvent named Manning, who had been a general shopeeker in York-street, Westminster, was opposed by Mr. Curtis, a cheesemonger, and supported by Mr. Lucas. The complaint was, that the insolvent had defrauded the creditors who opposed out of some goods when he was about to dispose of his business. The evidence established the fact that on the 15th of December last, he sold the business (having a short time before been paid a deposit) for 119/., and on the 19th December (only four days after) he petitioned this Court. To account for the disposition of the money, he stated that he paid his landlord 601, paid 251. into court for his crediVrs, paid his attorney 141., and had " frittered away," it was termed, the remainder. Just four days before be sold the business he obtained goods from Mr. Curtis to between 41. and Si., promising to be more punctual in future. The creditor had not heard of the intended sale of the business. Mr. Commissioner GOVLBURN said he considered a gross fraud had been committed on the creditor. The principle involved was to be considered, and not the amount. It was a gross fraud to get goods from trades men when he knew that in three or four days he should sell the business. The Learned Commissioner asked the amount of dividend that the money in court (251.) would pay. Mr. Lucas said it would pay 2s. 6d. in the pound. He could not justify the getting the lest supply of good.;, but if the case were adjourned the amount should be paid. The creditor asked the Court to dismiss the petition. Mr. GoutnuaN said he should not dismiss the peti tion, but would make an order to punish the insolvent for the gross fraud he had committed, which would at the same time benefit the creditors. By dismissing the peti tion the money in court would revert to the insolvent ; but by adjourning the case sine die, the money would be divided among the creditors, paying them 2s. 6d. is the pound, and leave the insolvent without a protection. The Court adjourned the case sine die, and ordered a memorandum to be made on the proceedings, to the effect that the adjournment had been made on the ground that a debt had been fraudulently contracted. EDMONTON PETTY SESSIONS. (Before Mr. BUSKE, Chairman, and Dr. ROBINSON. ) On Friday Win. Suminerfieg A drayman, in the service of he Messrs. Whitbread, the brewers, appeared to a summons, upon the information of Murray, a common informer, that he, on the 9th January, was driving a dray with reins con trary to the 3d Geo. IV., c. 126, and the 4th Geo. IV., c. 95, which inflict a penalty on all persons driving a vehicle with reins, such not being intended to be used with reins. Mr. Norton, a solicitor, was engaged for the defendant. Robert Harwood, the informer's witness, said that on the day in question he was near the Seven Sisters-road, when ho saw a dray, which was loaded with empty casks, and drawn by three horses, two of which were abreast, by the side of the shafts. The defendant, with whom was another man, was driving with reins. He spoke to them, upon which, after some delay, they both got down, but after walking a short distance, they again got in the dray and rode in it all the way to Shoreditch Church. By Mr. NOLTO2I—.I have a weekly salary from Murray. I give him an account of all informations that are necessary to bs laid against persons. , Mr. NORTON said he trusted that when the Bench saw the source from whence the present information emanated, that they would be inclined to- dismiss the summons. The case was not introduced with atiy circumstances of aggravation, and he tlrought that, on looking at the 132 d section, of the 3d Gen. IV., they would find his client had come within the interpretation of that clause, as by that it provided a penalty' against a driver who. had not the government of his horses, which in this cue was not attempted to be shown. The defbndant was fined 20s. and 6s. 6d. costs, which were paid. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. 111 ANSION-ROUSE. Joseph Thompson, charged with having' stolen a banker's receipt for 1201., the property of Mr. Hitchin, which amount had been paid as the first deposit upon 40 shares in a rail way company, called the British and Irish Union Railway, which shares were at a . premium of 2 per cent.. was brought up for Anal examination. , The evidence of several of the witnesses having been read over, The prisoner's solicitor said, be had a question or two to put to Mr. Ebenezer Pell Brown, who had given his . testi mony on -the last examination. It will be recollected that the letter of allotmeht for the shares in the Company had been directed to a Mr. Joseph Fletcher, the exigence -of which individual the prisoner's solicitor altogether denied, thereby arguing that the affair was, from beginning to end, a "stagging" concern, and that the prosecutor must have been aware of the necessity of having somebody to represent , a person of that name before the deed could be executed. The prisoner's solicitor—Did you direct that any letters should be sent to your place directed to the .Rev. Mr. Fletcher? Witness—l am not aware that I did. The LORD MAYOR—You must know whether you did or did not. Witness—l do not know. Not to my recollection. The prisoner's solicitor—l must have a direct answer. Witness—l say Ido not recollect anything of the kind. 'I he prisoner's solicitor—Can you positively say that you never desired that letters directed to the Rev. Mr. Fletcher should be left at your chambers ? Witness—l cannot posi tively say that I never did. Mr. Humphreys, for the proSecution, said that Mr. Hitchin wished to say a word or two in explanation of part of the evi dence he had given. Mr. Hitchin said he had mentioned in his former exami nation that hehad nevergone by the name of Gibbons. He meant when he said so, that he - had never gone by that name with respect to his transactions in Capel-court. He had, in consequence of some family disputes formerly; gone to live in lodgings by that na me , and Mr. Pyle, who was then his attorney, knew of the circumstances under which he adopted that name. The prisoner was then committed for trial at the Central Criminal Court. Mr. Buller, who stated that he resided at eilisbury- terrace, Walworth, complained to the Lord Mayor of the conduct of a railroad company. He had, he said, got some shares in that company, upon which he paid the sum of 40/. 12s. on the 4th of October, and from what he had learned he could come to no other conclusion than that the company was insolvent at the very moment he had paid the deposit. In fact, he had ascertained that the scrip was issued subse quent to the loss of the Bill in Parliament. The LORD MATOR—Then the Bill was lost last session ? Mr. Buller—So I believe. At all events, the officers of the concern state that the concern is altogether at an end. Now the receiving of money after the whole business was at an end looks very like obtaining money under false pretences. The Goat) MAYOR—Gs over to the Lord Mayor's Court, in the Old Jewry, and see whether they cannot do something for you. GUILDHALL A sailor, about 24 years of age, named Thomas Bingley, was brouga before Sir Peter Laurie charged with forging and uttering a cheque for 12/. on Messrs. Freed, purporting to be drawn by the Hon. Mr. Grey, of Charles-street, Berkeley-square. Mr. Weldon, on behalf of the banking house, stated that the Hon. Mr. Grey kept an account with the firm, but the cheque was so unlike his writing that nobody could mistake it for a genuine document. The prisoner was the son of a bailiff, who was for a time in Mr. Grey's service, and he had been relieved several times upon writing that he was in distress. The last of these donations was made In a letter which had been partly copied in the forged document. The genuine letter, dated Jan. 14, ran thus:— " I fear. from your letter of this morning, that you are very idle and discontented. I have nothing more to say to von, and send you my last assistance of 11. The forged letter, dated the 21st of January, began : " I fear, from your letter of this morning that you are very wilds and discontented, and I send yoti my last assistance of 121., hoping it may do you more good than the last." It had an order on Messrs. Praed for 121., written at the foot, was dated from 43, Charles -street, Berkeley square, and had passed through the post, addressed Thomas Bingley, 101, New Grivel-lane, Shadwell." The com plainant said the prisoner was toe ignorant to do any mis chief, and he was not disposed to press the case to trial if the prisoner could give a reasonable account of the matter. Ile produced a letter written by the prisoner since he had been in custody, and the writing appeared to be dissimilar to the forgery. Sir PETER LAURIE said it showed great art if the pri soner bad caused this letter to be written and sent to himself by post. The prisoner said he knew nothing of the letter, except that he received it by post, and supposed it to be genuine. Sir PETER LAURIE thought the examination should not be proceeded with till further inquiries had been made about the prisoner. It was of importance to all bankers and their customers, as well as tb the public, that no attempt to utter forged cheques should go unpunished. The severity of the law had been relaxed to increase the certainty of prosecu tion ; and, without adverting to the result of that ameliora tion of the law, he would say that every act of forgery should be rigidly prosecuted. Whether the imitation of the signa ture was good or the prisoner intended to cheat hlessrs. Praed of 121. The prisoner was remanded. A man who had the look of an artisan, but who refused to give his name or any particulars whatever, was charged with attempting to commit suicide. John Eve, a City policeman, said he was informed about eleven o'clock the previous night that a man had leaped from Blackfriars bridge into the Thames. About th ee hours after he met the prisoner in Chatham-place. His clothes were thoroughly wet, and as he would not an swer any questions he detained him. Sir PETER LAURIE asked him his name and occupation. The prisoner declined mentioning either. He was, he said, a little excited. Sir PETER said, he took care to swim on shore. He might be trusted with the care of himself; it was a trick to excite compassion. _ _ The prisoner was immediately liberated. __ CITY POLICE COMMITTEE. Yesterday Mr. Bradley, of No. 9, Parsonage row, Newington-butts, was summoned before Aldermen Hooper and Musgrove, at the instance of George Fletcher, the City toll-collector at Moorgate, for unlaw fully using a chaise cart, on the 15th instant, without the owner's Christian and surname painted thereon. The defendant did not deny the truth of the complaint, but the vehicle being only used by him as a chaise, for which he paid the regular duty, he did not think that he was bound to have his name painted on the back of it. Mr. Alderman Musgrove told him that he was very much mistaken. All chaise-carts, like the defendant', travelling within five miles of London, in accordance with the Metropolitan Stage and Carriage Act were bound to have the owner's name upon them, although the usual duty of chaises might be paid for them. The defendant evidently had no wilful intention of infringing the Act ; his neglect was apparently the result of igno• ranee, and he should dismiss the summons on payment of costs ; but he trusted that the press would take notice of the case, as it might prove of the greatest importance is cautioning the country people travelling near London, in having their chaise-carts in accordance with the Act, when within the five mile circle of the metropolis. BOW-STREET. A man of respectable appearance, named Edward Bryant Garey, aged fifty-one, a solicitor, residing in Southampton-buildings ' was charged on a warrant be fore Mr. Twyford, with forging and uttering a certificate, purporting to be an office copy of a certificate of the Accountant-General of the Court of Chancery, and also a cashier's receipt of the Bank of England. Mr. Clerk, the barrister, attended for the prosecution, and stated the facts of the case. It appeared that Mr. Bellamy, of Montpellier-row, Brighton, and Mr. Foster, of Stone-buildings, Lincoln's Inn, had been co-trustees of the Rev. Edward Franks, a lunatic, deceased, and the prisoner was employed by them as solicitor. Mr. Bellamy was required to pay into the hands of the Accountant-General of the Court of Chancery a sum of 2,596/. 175., and the defendant in June last inclosed to him checks for this amount, which he (Mr. Bellamy) signed, and forwarded to Mr. Foster, his co-trustee, for his signature. The check was drawn on Messrs. Coutts and Co., and was crossed by Mr. Bellamy to the account of the Accountant-General ; that crossing was afterwards struck out, and Mr. Goth ing's name inserted instead. Mr. Bellamy hearing after wards that the money bad not been paid, wrote to the defendant to ascertain the cause, when Garey inclosed to him papers purporting to be a certificate from the Accountant-General, and the cashier's receipt for the amount, dated June 24, 1844. It was afterwards proved by the clerk in the Accountant-General's office, that there had been no original certificate and receipt in that office, but that the papers produced were believed to be forgeries. The prisoner, who made no defence, was remanded till Wednesday. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. On Saturday Stephen Melsfead, a journeyman wheel right, was charged by his employer, Mr. H. Snell, wheel right, No. 1, Dean-street Soho, with having neglected to perform a job of work within - the stipulated time. Mr. Snell proved that he gave the defendant an order to make a pair of wheels, and contracted that the order should be finished within a particular time. The de fendant obtained money on account ; but complainant had never got the wheels, nor had he been able to trace out the prisoner, except by using great perseverance. Mr. HARDWICK sent the defendant to prison for 2 days. CLERKENWELL. Miss Susan Allen, a young lady, residing with her mother in Pearl Crescent, Bagnigge Wells-road, was summoned by John Gunn, the driver of the cabriolet No, 123, on a charge of refusing to pay his fare. The complainant said that the defendant, engaged him, and he conveyed her in his vehicle to several pawn. brokers about the metropolis, and she kept him so em ployed for several hours, until his fare amounted to 4s. On her alighting at his own residence, he was requested to call again on the following day, which he did, but all the money he bad obtained was Is. Miss Allen, in answer to the c ha rg e, sa id th a t it was a gross attempt to extort money, adding that she had paid the complainant considerably more than his just fare. She engaged him, she said, to take her to some pawnbrokers in Oxfurd-street, in the first instance, in consequence of having lost upwarda of 601 worth of property ; but having gained no tidings of it, she desired to be driven to a relative's near Covent-garden, where he was kept about twenty minutes, and from thence he conveyed her home. It being very cold, she asked him in doors and gave him some spirits, and, at his request, she allowed him to go into the kitchen to warm , himself, and while there she gave him 45., which, however, he said, was insu ffi cient, and demanded double that amount. Having refused to accede to such an imposition, the de fendant deliberately : seized a decanter that was on the table, and dashed it into the fireplace ; tifter which he walked away. For several days afterwards the com plainant came to her mother's residence, demanding money in the most threatening and abusive manner, and to get rid of him, on one occasion, a shilling was given him. • • - Mr. GREENWOOD, after hearing attentively the ex traordinary explanation, asked the defendant whit he had to say to it ?—kie replied that the lady's state ment was altogether untrue, and persisted that his version of the affair was the correct one. He moreover observed that a person who was present when he demanded his fare, wished Miss Allen to take a gold chain from her neck, amid raise money on it to enable her to pay him. Mr. GREENWOOD (surprised) • Is that true ?—Miss Allen answered that it was utterly false, and said that she had a witness to the whole transaction. The witness, a lady, was then called, and\ examined by Mr. Greenwood. She said she accompanied Miss Allen in the cab, and saw him paid 4s. She also witnessed his gross conduct in Miss Allen's kitchen. At the conclusion of this evidence Mr. Greenwood in dignantly told the cabman that he had been guilty of gross perjury in an endeavour to rob Miss Allen, and discharged the case, Mr. Page, the solicitor, who attended to watch the in vestigation, remarked that he should Most assuredly indict the cabman at the sessions. Mary Anne Anson, and WESTMIIVSTER Charle,s Tudor, two middle aged persons, of very respectable appearance, were placed at the bar, before Mr. Burrell, charged, the former with stealing, and the latter with feloniously re ceiving, a sovereign and a half. The case was one of a peculiarly distressing character, and should serve as a caution to persons to be exceed ingly careful with respect to matters of identity. It appeared from the statement of John Bates. the pro secutor, a carpenter, living in Blenheim-street, Chelsea, that he was p ass i ng through the King's - road , Chelsea, at about s even on t h e prev i ous even i ng , when he was accosted by th e f ema l e pr i soner , w ho " decoyed" him away into a dark place in Lower Sloane-street, pretend. ing that that was her residence. She stopped at the , door of the house ' and put her hand into his pocket and took out 1L 10s. As soon as she had done so she ran away, and at th e same moment t h e ma le prisoner cam e up, and in qu i re d of h i m the way to Cheyue-walk. had no sooner turned away than another wan made his appearance, and inquired the best road to Jew's-row, and at that moment he missed his money. Prosecutor went in search of the accused, and, shortly afterwards, first met with the woman. fo und the male prisoner walking backw'Ards and for wards near th e pl ace w h ere h e He watched the male prisoner for two e...r three minutes, when be was joined by the female, I,nd they walked away arm-in-arm. He followed, and gave them into custody, when they pretended to be very ignorant about the robbery. A policeman who took the accused into custody said that the female only was given in charge by the prose. tutor in the first instance, and the male prisoner followed down to the station, where he was accused of having fe loniously received the money alleged to have been stolen. The prisoners were searched, but nothing found upon them ; a little boy, however, who was in company with them, had eleven shillings in his pocket. The constable, in answer to an inquiry, said that pro secutor, before he met with the prisoners and charged them, in describing the fi mak, said she was very pr: tty and fair ; and on complainant being asked by the magis trate, his description of the man, he said he waa dark. Both these were very unlike the appearance of the ac cused, a 5 the female, who appeared to be nearly ty years of age, was dark, and the man, instead of being of that complexion, had earotty whiskers. In answer to a uratier inquiry, the policeman said that the prosecutor appeared to have peen drinking freely, but was not drunk. The accused, who appeared much distressed at their situation, gave a perfect and most satisfactory answer to the case.. The person who described herself as a widow with three children, with a trifling annuity, said she went to a shop, in company with her son, in the King's road, and having transacted the business that took her there, joined Mr. Tudor (the male prisoner), who had been waiting outside for her, and was proceed ing towards home, when the prosecutor came up and ac costed them. She did not hear what he said, but Nlr. Tudor having spoken to him, prosecutor said he was mistaken, and begged their pardon. Shortly aftsrwards he gave them into custody. The male prisoner, who is an intimate frien4 of Mrs Anson's, confirmed this statement. And a fine intetli. goat boy, fowl, en years of age, was put into the wit ness-box. and deposed to the truth of the account ; the fact being, that his mother, with whom he had left flume, and been in company with that evening►, had never seen the prosecutor until arrested by him as described, when he apologised. Mr. BURRELL said that there was not the slightest doubt that the prisoner was mistaken in his identity. The prisoners were discharged, and left the Court with out the slightest imputation upon their character. The accused complained of the unjust imprisonment and disgraee they had suffered. WOOL WICH. A pretty-looking modest young girl, dressed as a ser vant, applied to the Magistrate for advice under these circumstances :—She stated that she had taken a situa tion at. Lady Penwick's, of Bellevue House, Woolwich common ; but she soon discovered that it was impossible for any servant to live with her, as she was in the habit of accusing them all of robbing and plundering her. Applicant left the house, and upon applying for another situation she referred to Lady l'enwick, who wrote back a most injuriou; letter, calculated to prevent any one from taking her. She wished to know how she was to act, for by this means she might be kept out of a situa tion for ever. The Chief• Clerk said the lady was so well known for similar conduct, that he wondered at any servant going near the house, or any lady applying to ber for a cha racter. He had no doubt if the applicant stated this fact to the lady who had refused to take her, she would alter her determination THAMES. Mr. Pelham, a solicitor, accompanied by Mr. Brown, the Registrar of Seamen, who holds his appointment from the Lords of the Admiralty, applied to Mr. Batten tine for summonses against two persons, named Charles Bolder and Robert Uride, of No. 3, Albert -street, Shad well, for an infringement of the Merchant Seamen's Act, the Bth and 9th Victoria, cap. 11G, which was passed to protect seamen from the extortions and frauds of crimps. It appeared that Charles Bolder, who was a licensed man, met two seamen, and asked if they wanted a ship. They replied in the affirmative, and he put them on board the Barossa, bound for Bombay. The articles were signed by them at Bolder's house, in the presence of his clerk, Uride. Two-and-sixpence was demanded and paid by them to Uride. The Bth clause of the Act prohibited any person from receiving remuneration for the hiring of seamen from any one but "the master of a ship ; and the 6th clause made it unlawful for any licensed agent to employ an unlicensed person to engage er provide sailors. The prisoners had, therefore, been guilty of a double offence. Mr. BALLANTINE then asked if the seamen were British registered seamen, for otherwise the Act would not apply to them. Upon being informed that they were, he immediately granttd the summonses. WANDS WORTH. A number of casual poor having been brought before Mr. Paynter, charged with refusing to work, breaking vs indows, and destroying their clothing, Mr. Paynter asked the ptirter what food was given to them, and was told six ounces of bread and one of cheese. Mr. PArs TER then addressed himself to Mr. King, master of the union, and said he was satisfied that there would be no diminution in these charges if the guar dians persisted in making these men work at night when they came in cold and worn out, and then required a further task from them in the morning. lie did not wish to say anything harsh, but l►e thought that too much labour was exacted from them. Then the food was not such as ought to be given; a bit of bread and a morsel of cheese were not alone sufficient for a hungry man. He was sure that it had never been intended by the Legislature that labour should be cheaper in a workhouse than elsewhere. The guar (flans ought to give the paupers broth or warm gruel, and by not doing so they were treating them very badly. At Kensington, and four other unions' hat came under his notice, they had no cases of this sort, and the reason was that the applicants were better fed and not compelled to work at night. He had lately been in conversation with a very intelligent and an humane master of a union, where no worst was exacted at night, and where broth or gruel was given, and this person said that the paupers rarely refused the work, which was breaking stones. It was very evident that something must be done, and that speedily, or attention would be drawn to it in another quarter, for the xpense incurred by the county in the committment and maintenance of these paupers was enormous. Mr. Sheppard and Mr. King, the master of the union, promised to bring the subject under the notice of the board of guardians, at their next meet ing. They then retired. BRENTFORD. Thomas Kent, a well-known desperate character, un derwent a final examination before the magistrates for an outrage, the particulars of which will be explained by the evidence. Mr. Trimmer deposed that he was a farmer living at Wargrave, and was 78 years of age. On the afternoon of Christmas eve he was returning home on horseback about one o'clock from Henley market, when, while pro ceeding along along Grove-lane, leading from the Henley-road, through witness's own property, to War grave, he saw a man standing, whom he now identified to be the prisoner. On coming up to him, the prisoner addressed him by name, and said, "Mr. Trimmer, souse one has been stealing wood here in the lane—l think it belongs to you. If you will go with me, I will show you." 'Witness got off his horse, fastened him to the gate, and went with the prisoner across the field to see the wo d; but, after they had gone some di-tance, the prisoner suddenly said to him, "It's not the wood that I want you about ; it's your money I want ;•' and before witness was aware of his intentions, he struck witness on the back of the head, but whether with his fist or a bludgeon he could not say. Witness instantly fell to the ground insensible, but what took place after • wards he could not tell. When he came to, he found the prisoner gone. Witness's face and head were terribly cut and covered with blood, and he found that his double cased silver watch and a bag containing 4/. in silver had been sto'en. It further appeared he was a native of the town, and that, after being absent some years, he was seen in the neighbourhood upon the day in question, and that he was discovered at Hammersmith, where he had pawned the watch for 30s. He was fully committed upon this charge, as well as another of having stolen a pig five years since, and sold it at Henley market the following day. DESPERATE CONTEST BETWEEN THE CITY AUTHORITIES AND THE WA TERMAN'S STE.' M-BOAT COMPANY. A contest of a eery dangerous character is in w being carried on between the water-bailiff's men, joined with the police, under the City authorities, and the Water man s Steam-boat Company. It is, indeed, matter of sur prise that many lives have not been lost in the struggle which has already taken place, and we have every rea son to believe that if a prudent course had not been adopted in a remarkable emergency, we should now have to record the particulars of many inquests, t , rmi• nating, in all probability, in verdicts of wilful murder. The Navigation Committee having succeeded in their efforts to prevent the vessels of the Waterman's Steam-boat Comi any from landing or embarking passengers at the new pier constructed at Blackfriars bridge, the managers of that company resclved to have a pier of their own somewhere in the neighbourhood, and selected Paul's Wharf, which lies between Black friars and Southwark bridges, as the spot in which to place floating barges for the accommodation of their cus tomers in landing and embarking. A warrant having been procured from the Lord Mayor by the water bailiff for the removal of the barges, that officer went, accompanied by some of the City police, for the purpose of executing the warrant, to St. Paul's-stairs, and found that the steam company were perfectly aware of their intention, for one of their steamers lay there with seve ral men on board, apparently prepared to resist any at tempt to interfere with their pier, which they considered they were as well entitled to use in their business a- - ; the corporation were entitled to construct a pier for the ac commodation of others of the public, and of which the Company wera debarred the use. It was between seven and eigl.t o'clock on Thursday morning, when the water-bailiff s steam-tug approached, carrying a number of carpenters and other mechanics to remove the pier, and the moment the array appeared, the company's steamer drew across the stairs, and the captain, aided by several men, some armed with hatchets, adopted violent measures to prevent the City authorities from carrying their object into execution. One of the burp is having been removed the water-bailiff proceeded to separate the other barge, fastened with chains, which w as more difficult to remove. He was not long engaged in this job when the captain of the com pany's steamer drove her with considerable violence between the waster-bailiff's tug and the barge, and the water-bailiff was then obliged to board the steamer with some of his men and the policemen, and to seize upon the wheel, Bot'a barges were then taken off by the tug, and deposited, as it was supp ose d b y t h e v i ctorious party, in a pla ce t,. "om which it would be no easy matter to transport them. The opinion formed by the city authorities was, how, ever, rather premature. At about twelve o'clock on Thui •sday nigh:, which was excessively dark, two steamers below ging to the company approached the place in the neighlito urhood at which the barges which had been carried aly . ii, ) v in trium p h were m°9l*(l' for the purpose of re-capturing the Waterman's pier. There were between forty and fifty men on board these steamers, armed with hatchets, bludgeons, and other weapons, and they jumped from the steamers into the barges, shouting and swearing that their object was to carry them away, and that no power should prevent them. The pers:ets who had been appointed et watch and prevent a reprisal, if such an indignity could be averted without danger to life or limb, finding that the enemy were not only powerful but desperate, aban doned the. barges, a hich were, therefore, fastened by the company's men to the steamers, and tugged back to there old position at Paul's Wharf, to form once more a p;er for the accommodation of the customers of the Waterman's Company's cone, rn. Thus remain things at the present moment The business has been resumed at Paul's Wharf with great spirit, and we understand that the matter is to be submitted to the Goveinment, as it has assum d much too serious an aspect to be meddled with by the city police, or any otter power under the control of the city authorities. It has been asserted by men who witnessed the extraordinary cir cumstances of the recapture of the barges, that it was evidently the intention of the captain who commanded the men to drive his steamer between the tug and the barge, to sink the pel ce who were stationed upo : the barge in the Thames. The nocturnal expedition Nes, we understand, conducted in such a manner as was cal culated to excite the utmost apprehensions for the lives of any who should oppose the attempts of the captain to regain the captured pier, and the success of his effot t was announced by shouts and rears of exultation, and by the brandishing of torches, with which the steamers and the barges were illuminated. MURDER OF THE EARL OF MOR ' LEY'S GAMEKEEPER. SALTRAM, THURSDAY.—This morning an inquest was held at the Union Inn. Underwood, by Mr. A. B. Roney, on the body of Edward Tot hill, the gamekeeper, whose unfor- tunate death in an affray with poachers has been already mentioned. Application was made for the admission of the prey, but the Coroner refused to allow any but the witnesses to be present at the proceedings. It is, however, understood that the evidence of Mr. Belvin, the head-keeper, was, in substance, as follows :-- "At four o'clock on the morning of Wednesday, the 21st inst., I was out in Earl Morley's preserves with a party of as sistance, nine in number. The deceased, Edward Tothill. was the second keeper. The first intimation we had that there were poachers out was from reports of guns in the Morefield preserve. We proceeded in that direction, and came up with the poachers, who were armed, and had d ogs w i t h t h em. In the hope of deterring the party we fired upon the dogs, and they ran away. I then challenged the poachers to stand, which they refused, ar.d three shots were fired at us. One of the keepers, named Belevin, was struck in the shoulder. though not seriously injured. Judging from their number and daring character that our lives were in danger, I ordered the keepers to fire in the direction from whence the last two flashes appeared, and after discharging their guns to rush in upon the gang. They did so, and while I was reloading my gun, I heard one of the keepers call to me for assistance. I ran towards him, and found him struggling with one of the poachers, named William Foote Read, whom the keeper had by this time got down. My assistant, Timothy Loper, was endeavouring to wrest from Read a double-barrelled gun. In the struggle Read got away and discharged the gun at Loper, but fortunately without effect, as the charge passed • over his head. I was not near enough to render any assistance, but Loper imme• diately knocked Read down, and he was secured. I then called to Tothill for the handcuffs, but receiving no answer I became alarmed for the man's safety. I afterwards heard another shot further down the planta tion. Calling the men together, we went in search of Tot hill, and found him lying on his face; he had either a gun or pistol wound in the breast, and was quite dead. Next morn ing, when sufficiently light, I proceeded with some assistance to the place, and close to where the body of Tothill lay, we found three bats belonging to the party who bad escaped ; one of the hats had several shots through it, so that I have no doubt but that some of the party were wounded." Several witnesses are still to be examined, and it is pro• habit: that the inquest will last for at least another day. It appears that the man in custody, who was not actually pre sent when the murder was committed, was formerly a sur veyor, but has latterly kept a butcher's shop. He has re ceived some small shots in the head, but is not considered in danger. LOSS OF A FRENCH DIVISION IN AFRICA, FROM A SNOW S fORM. A letter from Setif, dated 10th instant., gives the following details of the disaster which has befallen the column under General Levesseur : " On December 12 or 13 Colonel Herbillon, of the 61st, Commandant of the circle of Batna, left this point with two battalions of his regiment, to put a stop to the insurrection which threatened, to extend to this country. lie moved into the middle of the Ouled Soltan, and his presence alone was sufficient to impose respect. He arrested twelve chief's, and sect them to Batna. The Ouled Salems, neighbours of the Ouled Soltans, refusing to listen to the voice of the Caid placed over them by the French, retired into their most inaccessible mountains, fancying that they would thus be sheltered from the action of Colonel Herbillon's column, which contented itself with &lowing the goums of the submissive tribes to plunder until the arrival of General Levasseur, who has the command of the province of Constantina, in the ab sence of General Belleau. A few days after General Levasseur arrived from Constantina with 1,200 men, and effected a. junction with the column of Coloml He was atterwards reinforced with a battalion d'elite from Setif, which increased the force to 2,500 men, which were divided into two corps, one under Colonel Ilerbillon, and the other under Colonel Conelle, of the 43rd, and the cavalry commanded by Lieut.-Colonel Bouscarins, of the Spuhis. On the 16th all the troops, without their knapsacks, excepting a few companies left in charge of the baggage, were sent in pursuit of the Ouled Salems, and came up with them by twelve o'clock. By two all their herds and baggage were captured. the Arabs, after 1 using abou t 100 of their men, having fled to the crests of their moun tains, leaving part of their women and children behind them. The success was compete, and the chastisement severe. The troops returned to their bivouac without having sustained any loss. From the Ouled Salems the troops moved upon the Bou Thalebs, at the entrance of the plain of the Oued Na, in order to punish the Ouled Tebennes, who had risen at the voice of the Scheriff Sisaad. On the 25th December they entered the moun tains, slew about twenty of the revolted Arabs, plun dered a village, and emptied the silos. Captain Bea siere, of the tirailleurs of Constantina, received two balls in the thigh. In the nights of the 26th and 28th the Arabs made attacks Upon the bivouac, but were re pulsed in both. On the 29th Bou Thaleb, a chain of very steep mountains, was traversed, and the column esta blished itself on the north side of them, with the design of reaching the centre of the villages of the Ouled Tebennes. Here the column was awaited by the Arabs with a standard. But a few howitzers put them to flight, and being pursued by a batta lion they lost their flag. On the 30th these villages were burned and their silos emptied by the auxiliary goums. The enemy lost at least thirty men. On the Ist Ja nuary the battalions moved on beyond the burned . vil lages, and carried all the positions of the Kahyles. ! his lesson was the more severe as this tribe has no tents, and is therefore not only entirely ruined but left with out a shelter. No one could foresee, however, the mis fortune that was about to fall upon us. On the 2d January, at ten in the morning, the weather being beautifully fine, the column marched towards the l)o -nairs of Nisaoud, our ally, where they were to encamp ; but about three o'clock the snow began to fall, blinded our,eyes, and rendered the ground wholly impassable for the mules. At five a bivouac was formed, but the baggage did not come up till eight o'clock, and then a part of it had been left behind in some of the narrow defiles. On the 3d, after a night of continual snow, the column renewed its march. As it went on the snow still came down, and covered the roads to the depth of eighteen inches, so that the troops could no . longer find their way. At midnight they were in the middle of a vast plain without a morsel of wood for firing, the men eying with cold, and the Arab guides completely lost. We ought to have been with in a league of the smala of Msoud, but lie himself was obliged to abandon all hope of reaching it. The men continued to sink under hunger, cold, and fatigue till a feeling of desolation pervaded all hearts, and order and discipline were at an end. / The few tents there were became so crowded that the men stifled each other, amidst the groans of the dying. N e ver was so afflicting a spec tacle seen since the Russian campaign. The dawn of the 4th came on at last, and all the men and baggage that could be mustered and coil >cted moved on, the cavalry taking the lead, towards Setif, which was about 10 leagues off. The men had been two days without food, and fell every moment from weakness, and became frozen. At four in the afternoon the cavalry reached Setif, and gave the sad news to the inhabitants, who hastened out to the assistance of the exhausted men; taking all their cattle and conveyances to bring in those vt ho were no longer able to march—finding at every step unfortunate soldiers without shoes, and dying with cold and hungeir. From the 4th up to the present day, we are every minute seeing men brought in by the inabitants, but between two and three hundred are still missing. To find and rtcover these every measure is taken. The inhabitants have shown a noble humanity, but the Arabs of the plain have stripped the helpless sufferers." SELLING A WIFE.—A. few days ago, a labouring man named Lyon, resididg at Woods Ede, left his home with his wife and child for the purpose of visiting some relations at Warrington. On reaching the station at Lime-street, they were too late for the train ; and Mr. Lyon, being a thirsty soul, immediately went to a pub lie-house in the neighbourhood to compensate himself for his disappointment. While they were there, a gentle man Lamed Tyrer, who had also been indulging rather freely in Sir John Barleycorn, took great notice of Lyon's wife and child, whose ruddy cheeks were the very personification of health and contentment, and at length offered to purchase them for no less a sum than 5001. Lyon immediately agreed, and 51. was paid as a deposit, with which the happy husband liberally treated every body in the house with drink. Mr. Tyrer called a car to convey his purchase to his own wifeless and childless home, not to be so much longer, as he thought ; but, to his great surprise, the lady refused to acknowledge the right of her husband—lord and master though he might be—to transfer her allegiance as he liked ; and, after a long altercation, Lyon walked off with his wife and child, together with what was left of Mr. 'ryrer's 5/. Lyon, who tells the story as ago id joke, says he knew very well that his wife would never agree to the bargain ; but that there is no dealing with " the pride and conceit of his wife," since the gen tleman valued her at so large a sum as 5001.—Liverpool Courier. Several militia clubs are being formed at Merthyr. The general rule appears to be subscriptions cf twenly shillings payable on or before the Ist of April. Of this five shillings is paid as a deposit on admission, which, in default of the full payment of the remainder, heceines forfeited to the e!ub. Surpluses, should there be any, are to be divided equally among the member s . Th e r e i s a very respectable club of this sort o p en he Lamb Inn, Grlebeland; LLOYD'S SHIPPING. by S. ,- LONDON, JAN. 24 —Wind this day at noon, Tr 0 1 0 and hazy. .1 Sing WHITBY, JAN. 23.—The Melrose, of Sunderla n., f r oi the morning of the 21st, and foundered, about forty In Us ' turd ; crew, except the carpenter, saved. OFF DUNGENESS, JAN. 19.—Gerardorta, Witsch, Batavia. 00 DunLIN, JAN. 21.—514. Lady Mary, Scott, Trinidad„ct Coss, JAN. 20 —Arrd. Adirondack, Shiply, li - eV r Cannon, St. John's, New Brunswick. t Rig ht ' l6 rzronn, JAN. 22.—1 t blew a very heavy gale I" ----I A early part of the day from S.S.W. to W.N.W. The t hat Rees, hence to Bristol, dr ,ve on the rocks off Pell Point, nu got off. mend "pi JERSEY, JAN. 2l.—The schooner Aurore, of this por t jo t. Janeiro, broke Nom her moorings on the sight ot the 11 1, , d g od fallen over and bilged, and fills with the tide, and is suPP` received considerable damage. gvliDl from SWAWEA, JAN. 22.—The Reliance, Alexa nder, Cork to Antwerp, has put in here with considerable dttiv is LlVER exected must discharge. POOL, JAN. 23.—Wind S.E., light.—Arrd. Ayres, shl. 29th October ; Harwan, Carless, Mobile; 1 , ,,0ve ling, New York ; John Baring,. Sherman, 4 „,, 91 1,0 , Burnett, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Chieftain ditle, , rP - 1 ,6 May ; Mayflower, Crabtree, New Orleans : Oregon , t,„oll ,l, ;Ket ton; South Carolina, Hamilton, ditto ; As ".""., for w a ster) , 0, York ; Concordia; Dorr, Boston.* Put back 23d Gambia. CLIME, JAN. 21.—S1d. Juno, Gibbs, Newfoundland ; , o Lyon, Trinidad ; Ilynford, M'Alpine, Savannah. e 01? DRAI„ JAN. 23. —The ship Tulloch Castle and baffl u rth yo London, are reported to have been in contact off the and to have put back to the River with damage. Aviv C FALMOUTH. JAN. 23.—The Preciesa, Jacobson, 'so Constantinople, put in here 21st instant, leaky and been surveyed, and will partly discharge. WREC S ' IIII FORTUNATE ESCAPES FROM SUIP -Ngs, ARKLOW AND BLACKWATgR B F " dbl During the last week two vessels had ha irbrea of being wrecked on the banks, when not a o ° l - been saved to tell their fate. from. x I The brig Lady Mary, of Dublin, Scott, maste.to pool to Trinidad, with general cargo, Put into e*' Bankleaky, having got on the Arklow an k in 1 . - th is 9elbt rainy weather, so dangerous to navigation a t res erce,, h o She struck violently, and was m iraculous P e'' being lifted with a tremendous surf over ti , ba Wa ter loss of rudder ; had she drawn a few feet 101. e would never have come off except in atoms o f GIF ° O The brig James Reid, Alexander Robin s on, 5 04 from Liverpool to Marichabo, with general ea,r,g e i o rtel lsli f f the Blackwater Bank at night, and was equa, ) : her preservation without damage, although t"" sured the writer, hope had almost vanished. fi n This bank is most dangerous, as there mast ' is 1 09 which carries vessels on it in dark winter nigh h ere f ed' lights are seen and therefore a light Pla ted .4 4 save many poor , fellows and valuable ships lot e‘ —Cork Examiner. .....arrmaamm•mmummeams.." . . A 3! MARKET 'NEWS.—(SATV OO j c i t OVElrirr- G.A.RD Ell • ~.ilita"" For the time of year th e su ppli es o f both l' - d el l s 0 tables were again abund an t, o w i ng to w hich tbe kplr in a sluggish state, but no material alteratio n WI prices. NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 8d; Mutton, 3s 6d to: 4s 6d to 5s 4d; and Pork, 3s 10d to 5s 2d per 8 to l BILLINGSGATS. 011 10 We bad fair average supplies of Fish ° i t b" Generally speaking the demand ruled inacti ve, variation in prices. ft WHITECHAPEL. 45 6d Beef, from 2s 6d to 3s 6d ; Mutton, 33 6d to 3s 10(1 to 5s 8d ; and Pork, 4s to 5s per Sibs- .. .,01,01 NEWGATE AND LEADV 2 " I " - eb ti. VO I Although the supplies of each kind of Meat LEADE N 4 . 111 /9, rate, the demand was somewhat inattive, a t " 4 - 9 'bfr,, Beef from 2s 6d to 3s 6d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to , 810 1 , 4s 8d to 5s 8d ; and Pork, 3s 8d to 55 2d P,c . 6 , 3 1,;jit1',1 carcase. Turkeys, 3s 6d to 8s ; Geese, 4s to v i s . 0 11 1 7 Is 3d to 2s 3d • Tame Rabbits,ls 6d to Is leh A ogy 6d to 10d ; Pigeons, 6d to 10d; and Roasti n g lei .10 4 to lOs each ; ,Fowls, 3s 6d to 8s 6d per c o 6cl; 6,1 ; us esants, 3s 6d to 4s 6d Partridges, 2s to l it 10 2s to 3s 6d ; Woodcocks, 2s to 2s 6d ,• Gro l 3 6d'lo Is 8d ; Snipes, 8d to Is ; Teal, is 3d to s od Ducks, 2s to 2s 8d; Widgeons, Is 6d to 2 s; 8d each. HVNGERPORD. For most descriptions of produce the dents° and previous currencies were not supported. bead aa). The prices of Wheaten in the raeiroP° ' 9d to 9id; of Household ditto, 7(4 to Bid per 4lb iood HIDE MARKET. A 64' it ,t Market Hides, 561 b to 641 b, 2id to 3d per 1b ;1101b 3d to 3 1 / i d ; do. 721 b to 801 b, 3d to 3 ;,1151L5A, 3 1 / id to 3 3 / I d ; do. 881 b to 961 b, 3 1 / 2 d to 4d ; 1 - , a` 5i 0 1„0" 3s 6d to 7s •, Horn Hides. 13s ; Pulled Sheet , gd; breds, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; Dowus, 2s 10d to 05 0 , 38 to 4s. ss; )i'td etT PTalguEETa. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 3/ 8s to ditto, 4! 8s to 5! 58; Oat Straw, 1/ 108 toPr / Straw, 1/ 12s to 1/ 14s per load. Trade rat w ' little variation in prices. 05, CUBE .RLAND.—Meadow Hay, 31 5s to 1.,. to ' M ditto, 4/ 5s to 51 12 3 ; O a t St r aw, 11 l''l,-0 1 " Wheat Straw, Il 14s to 1/ 158 per load. S u r' and trade somewh a t b r i s k. u , E., WitrrEcArEr..—Meadow Hay, 31 5s to 4 , 1 / i ditto, 4/ 8s to 51 16s ; O a t St raw , 1/ lOs to % d e Straw, 1/ 12s to 11 14s per load. A moderate steady demand. eT iir h , MARKETS FOR MANUFA-11shic:10 MANCHESTER, JAN. 23.—The suspense 019, public mind is kept, respecting the Mmister; s 4, has very much impeded business since our 's„ tbe .bt however, are firm, both for goods and y aro ; D 1 1 0:; some business has been done for India alw„ u titi r f 'l , the recent commercial accounts from those ,`"„ fi e ° o r, 'not considered very encouraging. The ",, - ,,e(ltor market to day, in consequence of the Pr °' lol . ' Parliament, was decidedly more f a vourable. -- Guardian. A (Of BRADFORD, JAN. 22.—Wool—The deco- t oy ing wool still conti nues l angu id, a nd the 0 0 , 5 1 401 of stock ; yet the pri ces soug ht act as 101 7 0 r animated business. Noils and Brakes are; to quest, and last week's prices fully maintaineu' he r eu Yarn—We regret that we cannot learn o f t he 9 of the spinners being improved, and whi le „ t itf „ I ' A low prices continue, no increase in the qu''''' o erin made; and we are sorry to add that th e u e bitl e arising from the large quantity of idle 113/1 1 0 15 ' i tr,, now very considerable, and great distress pr e oe,g , Piece.—There has, both to-day and durig yid been a full average business done, at pric e ' some weeks past.—Bradford Observer. d e NOTTINGHAM, JAN. 23.—We have satis...at° for the expectation of a good spring t il ' A ci fi e e . 1 17 yarns are somewhat higher, middle and ',. e o maintain their price, and the market is n" t ° t o J r in any department.—Nottinghant Mercury r l LEICESTER, JAN.. 22.— We have had soo the ' tb e r of in the wereh. uses, buyers still holding off ti l t , o lle gi l tions of the Cabinet are known. There is i l l ' o oo wor,hy of note in either the yarn or wow Leicester Journal. o, l l' BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, .JAN. good demand for sugars, especially for refi gi „ .- Oti t ,,,,' , f ) and the sales since our last r e port reach ab ( k to ob,/,e' West India, at prices not previously ob t* R . riA sales reported in East Indi a or M au ritius•-"'" el; ri curl. 1 1 Pt' QUESTIONS FOR CANDIDATES.—WiII in Parliament, vote for the following measur e vor t,'" e /,`,1 and by whomso e ve r b roug ht f orwar d?-Ist. el 0 immediate, and unconditional repeal of the co i r' re - pes,, i ' i l i f For the total, immediate, and unconditiona l fro ,l customs' duties on the import of the flesh of tiler flit fur human food, whether living, or dead, r ,e 1, 0 1 fresh ; also on lard, butter, cheese', or eggs.-- 3 r"„"refe'dh; peal of so much of all customs' duties as give ' 1 r s ctie" the produce of one country over that of another; ;go' i d produce comes from a British possession or a for —Leeds illercury. ie",/ Pfor AWFUL OCCURRENCE AT SPAXTON• - ",„, c , last the Rev. W. H. George, rector of the ou'i l i t te ifi ski , tered his pulpit with the intention of pre° IO,,YOf sermon on the death of one of his parishiool o 'iss fr i e i livered the following singular text, from Ecs, if ss;eJo " Then shall the dust return to the earth as 1 1 p rey o lf spirit shall return unto God who gave it" h u e e p 1i, e 8 419 comment upon it for about five minutes, 1 , iterp ll :l purpose dividing my subject into two parts' be srlo, upon uttering this sentence he reeled, and fe ll obt, o , the steps of the pulpit. Several p erso ns sittirjecl ~ diately came to his assistance; they rerf , °' bet 0 11, adopted various remedies for his rez-toratto v , , o effect ;he never sp o k e a ft erwar d s , a nd expire yv,All An inquest was h e ld on th e b o dy before 010 Esq., Deputy-C oroner , on t h e 18th i ns t., wh e „ - f _ turned a verdict of " Died by the vi,itation " 1 ., 3 0 ' deceased, who was much respected, is 50 Y e3 l o re has left a disconselate wido w an d family to deP Y i f den loss.—Somerset County Herald. 5 1614 # .. / 15i / [ADVERTISEMENT.] DEFECTIVB t opS K) C i i. HEARING RELIEVED.—SrECTACLEE AND IN 'S'l toO ir goOmi FREE, EV YOST, INTO THE COUNTRY,—TeSII.-0. the Hon. George Cavendish, to Messrs. S. ar_ d I r l' f ; 39, Albemarle.street, Piccadilly, opposite Sl e d r e el, Gentlemen—l approve very much of the speet ° ol ll,o' from you ; I have made use of glasses for e el obi never met with any to enable me to see equal tot of less inconveni ence to my eyes; I have sent j° l I 0 th please to put in a pair of yours, exactly the sam e „, and you will oblige, yours obediently, Ge °r 4 i tsr s d Leixlip Castle, Ireland. Major-General Sir P 1,150 0 stone begs to say, that the Spectacles he has ri d tnfr'e r time in use, have fully redeemed the assuranc e d bstiree S. and B. Solomons as to their excellence, a ° fsr,rei so much comfort and advantage from their use' 0 1 refi: to every other kind of glasses which he has " o ber t rs e i , stant habit of making use of for a great "‘ 13, Norfolk-street, Park-lane. General Bra bss .d ' v ot e desirous to express the comfort and advantage P o yerisrl p , his advanced age of 70 years, and after t, p oi/ of!',/ from the use of Messrs. S. and B. Solomon§ it t bsl;ol7 spectacles. Their valuable invention fully rarer Vi c Poo° they have received. Address, Adlington Improved Achromatic Telescopes, Opera 7 1 , ( 1,0 1 .9 1 r scopes, &c.—Caution--Not in any way connee' rbo od• bo lS of the same same in their immediate neight° u to be .1, , r O O vent mistakes be cautious, and observe- o nl r k fle' of 'OS Allsemarle-street, Piccadilly, opposite the [ADVERTISEMENT.]—SURPRISING , s P 1,04 RECOVERY OF HEALTH BY HOLLOW," t S i r dOr!„01 Roberts, a gentleman residing in New-str e e d e li f er , 4o l ll " t had been suffering for years 'from a disorder tb, ° , l sr: re i stomach, palpitation of heart, shortness of ?r e it : s oss' the hands, feet, and legs, lowness of. sr o s 0 1 % 8 1 9 0P1 t ot, o s i strength and energy ; which state of things 0001 ing up his constitution. Finding no benefit, „ n dolb t 8 0 ,1 0 . e, treatment at Birmingham, he proceeded to . I ",`: e oe' tho s t : j oie, resided for six months, in order to consult t so ot ,04 of the faculty, which he did to no adysotaglo, r . , t these t xtraordinary Pills, which, in three eie r „..oglo.,,dos I 0 ' to perfect health and vigour.—Sold by *l stro o, Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, ot or BIRTHS. T on , On the 11th inst., at Florence, the lady o f Forcett , Hall, Yorkshire, of a daghter. the On the 16th i n at liishopste u i gn ten, Dev.' , lady Lionel Place, R.N., of a daughter f:;t10 7 Tn On the 2(1 ult., at the MARRlED.Catledral, lll B °Mbsl o ' r t he°l°' Tanner, Esq., to Mary Catherine, eldest d augher E. Hook, Esq DIED. the 3d Inst., at Clifton, Anna M o nti", °f Hamilton, Minister of St. Mary's parish, Trinid London : Printed and Published by muum-affo, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, of the Savoy, in the County of bliddleeePt 2 6 1 1846. THE SUN, LONDON MONDAY MORN.ING, JANUARY 26, 1846 ~,