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LAW INTELLIGEN CE. PRI V 1 COUNCIL, April 4. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat again to day, for the purpose of hearing petitions, Sic., for the ,xten lion of patents. The Lords present were the Lord Presi dent, the Vice-Chancellor Wigram the Judge of the Admiralty Court, and the Chancellor of the Duchy of CornwalL EC THE MATTER OF STEAD'S PATENT. This case was heard yesterday, upon the petition of Mr. Stead, for the confirmation of this patent. Their Lordshirs this morning gave judgment, dismissing the petition, with costs, thereby refusing to confirm the patent. Iv TAE MATTER OF LOWE'S PATENT. This case came before their Lordships, upon the petition of Mr. Lowe, praying the extension of his patent for increasing the illuminating power of coal gas. Their Lordships, after hearing Counsel and the evidence of Sir Jams Clarke, Dr. Reid, and Professor Brands, ordered an extension of the patent f ,r five years. L'S THE MATTER OF BELL'S PATENT. This case came before their Lordships upon the petition of Mr. Bell for the extension of a patent for making wax taper matches, ignited by friction, and the machinery and apparatus used in their manufacture. Their Lordships, after hearing Counsel, and examining witnesses, stated their opinion to be that no case had been made for the extension of the patent, and ordered the peti tion to be dismissed. CO VPT OF BANKRUPTCY. April 3. (Before Mr. Commissioner FoNBLANQCE. ) RAILWAY SPEC lILATIONB.—LN RE COLLINS. The bankrupt in Luis case is the secretary to Pilbrow's Atmospheric Railway Company, and has also been a provi sional committeeman in several railway companies, and he came up to-day to pass his last examination. Mr. Lowrance, solicitor to the bankrupt, said a question might arise as to whether the bankrupt was bound to furnish an account of certain railway companies i n which he had been engaged as a provisional committeeman. Mr. Commissioner Fosimasclug—There must be a general statement a 4 to the liabilities and profits. Mr. E. James said he appeared as counsel for the assignees, and wished to put a few questions to the bankrupt. Had you at any time the custcdy of a cash book connected with Pilbrow's Atmospheric Railway ? Bankrupt—Yes; I gave it into the custody of my brother about the early part of November, because the directors were divided on an opinion as to whether certain sums of money received should be en tered in it. Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE—IS he a partner in the concern ? Mr. James—He is, your Honour. Mr. Lowrance—Are you a partner? Bankrupt—No. Mr. Lawrance—ls there any objection to hand this book over to the official assignee for safe custody? Bankrupt—l am merely the servant of the gentlemen of this company, and if they wish it to be delivered up it will be so. Mr. James—We do not wish to keep it from the company. How could you make your balance-sheet up without it ? Bankrupt—From my recollection. To what amount does the book contain entries?—About 3,000/. I had shares in Pilbrow's Atmospheric Railway, the Concentrated Essence of Tea and Coffee Companies, and others, for which I paid money, and an account of which is contained in the book that is missing. Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUR—It will be difficult to induce me to pass the examination until this book is pro duced. Mr. James said it was fearful to see the way in which ba lance-sheets were sworn to. After some further discussion the case was adjourned. April 4. (Before Mr. Commissioner GOULBCRK.) IN RI PIZILSON. To-day was appointed for the choice of assignees of the estate of this bankrupt, who had petitioned for a fiat in bankruptcy by the description of a scrivener and banker. The bankrupt was also an attorney residing in the vicinity of Leeds. An application was made on behalf of a creditor residing at Leeds, that the choice of assignees should be adjourned until after a petition presented to the Court of Review had been heard; the facts of the case were rather peculiar. The bankrupt had lived in the country up to the 16th of March last, when he came up to London, and forthwith filed his petition for a flat. The country creditors considering that their interests would be greatly injured by the fiat being worked in London, presented a petition to the Court of Review for an order to stay proceedings under the present fiat, and that another fiat should be issued, di rected to the Commissioners of the Leeds District Court. The Court, however, was doubtful whether it could inter fere with the right of the general body of creditors to proceed to the choice of assignees on the present fiat, but it would, at the same time, grant an ceder for a country fiat, and, on znaiee being given to the ether side, they would proceed at th-ir peril. The ether parts of the petition stood over. The Learned COM3ITSSIONER said it was a very strong case, yet he de i not see that he could adjourn the choice in order to transfer the ease to the Distriet Court. He inquired what was the nature of the property, and whether it was of a nature requiring the attention of a trade assignee ? The Attorney said it principally consisted of bills of costs not in ide out, and securities tor money lent by him. There was very little tangible property, except some houses in London. The Learned COMMISSIONER said it was for the interest of all p.rties that the proceedings should be carried out with as little expense as possible, and that teerefore it would be b. tter to let the choice take place rather than have the delay and expense of another application to the Court of Review. There was a special provision that the examina tions might be taken by the Commissioners in the country. The hinkrupt'e attorney said that they could not appear to oppose the petition. The suggestion of the Learned Commissioner was adopted, and the choice took place. INSOLVENT DEBTOLS' COURT, April 4. (Before Mr. Commissioner PoLLocx.) IN UR a. S. COBHAM. The insolvent in this case was opposed by a Miss Such, who had been plaintiff in an action for breach of promise of marriage, in which the damages of 1001. were awarded her, and fur the recovery of which she now opposed Gobham's re lease. Very minute evidence was gone into, during which it was alleged that the insolvent was the father of a child which the opposing creditor had given birth to ' • but the plea put in by the insolvent in the action was , that he was not the father, and that the plaintiff's character being stained, he could not keep his engagement with her. The Learned COMMISSIONER was firmly convinced the child was the insolvent's, and the plea recorded with respect to Miss Such's character was most wicked and malicious. lie considered this a case in which a long remand Nc,:s called for, and he felt himself bound to delay the insolvent's discharge for twelve calendar months from the vesting order.—Remanded accordingly. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK.) FICTITIOUS ArronnEys.—John Uahham, aged 48, stood in dicted with obtaining money under false pretences, with in tent to defraud James Smart. The prisoner pleaded guilty. He was charged with being one of a number of persons who infest the vicinity of the Court, with a view to extort money from the friends of unfortunate prisoners, under the pretence that they could ;;;et up a defence, and would employ counsel. Such had been the conduct of the prisoner on the present oc casion to the prosecutor. The Court animadverted in strong terms upon the conduct of the prisoner, and sentenced him to twelve month's im prisonment with hard labour, and intimated that the offence was punishable with trenspertation. (111.4iire Mr. Justice COLTMAN.) CHARGE OF MURDER.—Jess* Bridyer, aged f.'B, stood in dicted for the wilful murder of his wife, Jane Bridger, by giving her a kick. It appeared from the evidence, that deceased was seen in a state of intoxication, in the Borough-road, on the 20th of February ; the prisoner was seen to run after her, strike her on the face, and kick her in the abdomen, and sw..ar he would knock her eyes out. She fell, and was subsequently carried home, and from thence to tie holAtal, where she died on the fifth day after the occurrence. On the cross-examination it appeared that deceased bit one of the men who was carrying her home, which compelled him to let her fall, and she came to the ground with considerable violence. On the cross-examination of one or two witnesses, it ap pearel that the deceased was a most inveterate drunkard ; that she was in the habit of going to public houses and get.ing drunk in the absence of her husband, and had been Mural reeling about the streets drunk ; and was brought home to her husband in that state, with her head cut, &c., upon several occasions. The Surgeon who made the post mortem examination, de posed, that dec aced died from a rupture of the bladder, which was aused by some external violence, and which might have been the result of a fall against any projecting substance ; and that the prisoner called frequently at the hospi rat to see deceased, and appeared very anxious about her. The prisoner bore an excellent character, and was said to be a man of sober and industrious habits, and never ab sconded, or went out of the way, during his wife's illness. 'the jury acquitted the prisoner of the charge of murder, and found him Guilty of Manslaughter ; but recommended him to mercy upon the ground of the great provocation he had received. The COURT said that in consequence of the recommenda— tion. the sentence would not be a severe one ; it was, that he should be imprisoned for twelve months in the House of Correction. Richard Thorpe, coal porter, stood indicted for cutting Jane Thorpe, with intent to do her some bodily harm, on the 17th March. This was a case somewhat similar to the last in some of the particulars. It appeared from the evidence of his wife that she asked him for a penny to get bread for the chid, which he refused her, and knocked her down ; she remained in the streets all that night; the next morning he met her again and knocked her down. He subsequently induced her to go into a public-house, gave her 4ome beer, put his left arm round her neck, and with his right drew a knife across her throat ; she then gave him in charge to a policeman. Several witnesses deposed that the prosecutrix was a woman of drunken and other depraved habits. The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and he was sentenced to six months' imprisonment. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. On Saturday, Mr. Jones, the chairman of the Joint Committee of Shareholders of the Metropolitan Rail way Junction Company, for pursuing certain complaints against a portion of the provisional committee men, again appeared before the magistrates to support three informations to penalties under the Joint Stock Com panies Registration Act. The first information was for not registering, with the other documents, the list of subscribers, within one month after they had become such ; and, by a clause in the Act, the solicitor of the company was liable to the penalty for the neglect. Mr. Wire, for the defendant, and Mr. John Bar ber, of Furnival's Inn, the solicitor to the company, raised an objection that railway companies were not within the scope of the fourth clause of the Act, which requires the list of subscribers to be filed. In the case of " Young r. Smith," decided laA term, the Chief Baron said the second clause excepted railways from the provisions of the Act, except as here inafter specially provided, and in the 26th clause there was no reservation in respect of railways, therefore the Act applied to all Joint-stock Companies except ra. ways. Oa the other hand it was urged that as the ra) way Companies complied with the various other clauses in the Act, it clearly showed that they were public bo dies within the meaning of the Act, and therefore could siot be exempted from any particular clauses ; also than the Attorney-General would never have permitted penalties to be sued for unless he had considered that Act exr<mded to railways. Sir Pirrzia LAURIE said they must take especial care thit tire* did not arrive at a decision contrary to that oi L. theindges. Ho had bad nothing to do with railways, .~ IL MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Edward David Veasy and Wm. Maule, gentlemen, of Trinity College, Cambridge, were charged with having disturbed the audience and interrupted the performances at the Princess's Theatre, on Friday evening, by violent conduct and language, and also with having broken a plate of glass, value 50s. The boat race between the students at Oxford and Cambridge, which took place in the morning, had the effect of bringing to town a large party of collegians. In the evening a batch of Cambridge men went to the Princess's Theatre, and many being, as asserted by the police, Bacchi plenus, a disturbance ensued under these circumstances. Mr. Maddox, the lessee, acid, about ten o'clock his attention was called to a party of young gentlemen who were conductine themselves in an outrageous manner, and who were using very bad language. Ile went up to the party to remonstrate on the impropriety of their behaviour, when he was asked what he had to do with the affair, and called an opprobrious name by one of the party. Another of the party said he would show them what Cambridge lads could do, and this was followed up by the defendant Vesy and others making a resistance against the constables who were in attendance at the theatre, and who had been called to sup press the disturbance. The defendant Veasy broke a plate of glass in one of the doors before he was secueed. The reason alleged by the defendants and their party was that they could not get seats in the dress circle. There was quite sufficient room in the boxes, hut the defendants, though they came in after half-price had commenced, would not be satisfied with the vacant places, but expected to have those seats which an early visit to the theatre could only entitle them to. The defendants, who wished to be accommo dated with seats together, were told that this was im possible, but that they might have a private box or stalls it they chose to pay the difference. This the defen dant refused to do, and as their conduct disturbed the audience, the police were employed to take the most riotous into custody. William Massingham, the boxkeeper, said a party of sixteen or seventeen gentlemen came to the theatre about half an hour after the half price had commenced. The party paid their money, but in a short time they all returned, complaining they could not get such ac commodation as they approved of in the dress circle, and demanded a return of their money. There was sufficient room in the hazes, but of course the best plaices were occupied by those visitors who oame earlier. The de fendants and their friends were very riotous and abusive, and Veasy broke a glass plate in one of the doors. Police-constable Sheppy, A 1, proved that the de fendants and their party were very violent in their con ' duct, and used very foul language. The defendants made resistance when given into custody. The acting-manager, Walton, said he was behind the scenes when his attention was attracted by the noise in the box part of the theatre. He went forward, and he heard a number of gentlemen, friends of the defendants, abusing Mr. Maddox, the lessee, in language that would have disgraced a costermonger. One of the party called out as soon as the police were summoned, that they had taught the police at Cambridge their duty, and they would give the same lesson to the London police. The conduct of the party had the effect of stopping the per ;ormance and alarming the audience, In defence Maule said there were no seats to be had in the boxes. They demanded the return of their money, when they were called a pack of schoolboys, and that led to an altercation. Veasy said his friends and himself could not see the performance, and this induced them to ask to have their money returned, which was refused. He denied break ing the glass in the door. Both defendants also declared they were not intoxi cated. The police, however, said that the party were more or loss under the influence of drink. Mr. HARDWICK lectured the defendants on the great impropriety of their conduct. It could not be for a mo ment endured that persons of the rank of gentlemen should enter a theatre, and conduct themselves in such a manner as to put a stop to the performances, and to ter rify the timid portion of the audience. It' the defendants chose to demand the return of their money, and if the demand was resisted, they had a remedy, and they must then fore not attempt to effect their purp se by violence and abuse. Veasy fined 31, and 2L los. damages; Maule fined 31. LAMBETH. John Tapon, a smartly-dressed young man, was placed at the bar before Mr. Elliott, for further ex amination, on a charge of stealing a portmanteau, co-i -taining a variety of valuable property, from the terminus of the iireat Western Railway Company. Mr. Justins, from the office of Messrs, Maples and Co., solicitors to the Great Western Railway Company, attended to prosecute, and Mr. Collard, the superin tendent of police on the Great Western line, was also in attendance to watch the case. The first witness, Henry Weatherdon, an intelligent little boy, stated that on Tuesday or Wednesday last, the prisoner, who lodged at the house of his father, asked him to go with him to see the railways. Thy prisoner called a cab, and they proceeded to the Great Western Railway terminus. While there the prisoner went up to one of the carriages on the line, picked up a portmanteau, which lay inside, looked at the address, and desired the witness to lay hold of one of the handles. He did so, and they carried the portmanteau to the cab, and drove home with it to his (witness's) father's house, 16, Palace New-read, Lambeth. Soon after, the prisoner left the house with a large bundle. James Ayres, a shopman to a pawnbroker in the Westminster-road. deposed that on Thursday morning the prisoner offered to him in pledge a fashionably-made lady's satin dress, and a polka of the same material, both of the best quality. Suspecting from the account which he gave, that he had nut become honestly by the property, witness sent for a policeman, but while the messenger was in search of one, the prisoner went away. monteeyhiasd sister,vance upon it, and then' d In the afternoon h e returne d, an d i nsiste d on h av i ng t h e p st r a o t pe ed rt t y ha ba t back belonged or the who resided at St. John's Wood. Witness again sent for a constable, who took the prisoner into custody. Francis J. Harrison, shopkeeper to Messrs. Whistler and Edwards, pawnbrokers, in the Strand, produced a variety of articles which the prisoner had pledged at the shop of his masters, on Wednesday last, for six shillings. Mr. Justins severely censured the conduct of the witness for having tsken such a quantity of valuable articles from a perfect stranger for so small a sum of money. Harrison said that the prisoner had told him he bought the things from an invalid at an hospital. Mr. Justins observed that he should not be satisfied with such a representation, and at his (Mr. Justins's) request, The /IitGISTRA.TE ordered the property to be handed over to a constable, and bound the witness over to attend at the next examination. Police c astable Redford, 52 L, deposed that he went to the House No. 16, Palace New-road, where the pisoner lodged, and there found the portmanteau and the articles then produced. Mr. David Williams, a draper of Brailth, in Breck nockshire, said, that on Tuesday last, he was a passen ger by the afternoon train on the Great Western Rail way, and hi:, luggage consisted of a carpet bag and a portmanteau, and which was put into the luggage wag gon. On arriving at the Paddington station, the carpet bag was found safe, but the portmanteau could not be found. It belonged to his daughter, who accompanied him, and contained besides a variety of dresses, a purse with from thirty to forty shillings in silver, and an old fashioned and valuable gold watch belonging to a c'egy man, and which he brought to town to have repaired. Miss Sarah Williams, the daughter of the last witness. identified the whole of the property produced as hers She also identified the portmanteau found at the pri solve, lodging. Mr Collard here said he had every reason to believe, that should be able to get some further important in it the prisoner was remsnie . d for a - . few days, .he formation. day. remanded to a fu ture The prisoner, who offered nothing in defe n c e, was ac cordinglySOUTH WA /t/r. Just as Mr. Traill was about to quit the sty,be a widdlv-aged,tespectabkploking you I!'Nplaced ip ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. Olt THE RN CIR CUlT—Liverpool, April 2. (Before Mr. Justice PArresoN.) George Pearson and Robert M' Connell were indicted for cutting and wounding James Barlow. Mr. Whigham and Mr. Baxter conducted the prosecution ; the prisoners were defended by Mr. Sergeant Wilkins and Mr. Monk. It appeared that a quarrel had arisen between the pri soners' party and a number of persons employed at the gas works at Heaton Norris, whe had met at a public-house there called the Crown Inn. The prisoner and his party were turned out, but waited for the others, and a scuffle then ensued, in which knives were drawn, and the prosecutor re ceived two cuts, one in the shoulder and one in the neck, from a person of the name of Taylor, not in custody. The evider.ee of the witnesses, however, failed in showing a parti cipation in Taylor's act on the part of the prisoner, and they were Acquitted. James G arrag an was indicted for the manslaughter of Henry Sherlock. Mr. Arnold conducted the prosecution ; the prisoner was defended by Mr. Atkinson. This indictment also arose out of a public-house squabble. The deceased, his brother, and another person had, on the 9th of March, met the prisoner and a numb r of others at a beer-house at Kensington, in Liverpool, kept by a person of the name of Hughes. Some quarrel took place about a glass of ale, and blows were exchanged until the landlord turned them out of his house. In the street the quarrel was re newed, and several on one side and the other were knocked down. When it was over the deceased was found to be bleeding from his temple, and complained of being hurt in the side. He continued ill for some days, but afterwards went to his work for a short time. He was at last obliged to discontinue his work, and died on the 22d. On a post mortem examination there was found a large coagulum of blood upon the brain, sufficient to cause death. It appeared also that the liver was slightly lacerated, and there was a small perforation of the gall-bladder, which, of itself, would finally have been fatal. The principal evidence against the prisoner to connect him with the violence which caused the death, was an observation which, it was alleged, he was over heard to make while passing down the street after the affray, namely, " Did you see me jump on trim when you were kicking him in the public-house?" There was, however, no evidence to show that the deceased had been knocked down inale ... house at all, or been kicked by any one. The violence which caused his death had taken place after he went out, and seemed as likely to have been caused by a fall as a blow ; nor was the actual participation in that as.-ault by the pri soner clearly shown.—Verdict, Not Guilty. On the civil side the Court was engaged with the case - of "Toulmin v. Hedley," tried at the last assizes. It is an ac tion for not accepting guano, and the particulars have been already before the public. WESTERN ClRCUlT.—Taunton, April 2. CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Baron ROLFE.) John Sampson was indicted for embezzling three several sums of 201., 241., and 101., which he had received for the churchwardens and overseers of Bedminster, he being their clerk. Mr. Stone and Mr Edwards were counsel for the prose cution, and Mr. Cockburn and Mr. Slade defended the pri soner. From the evidence, which was very long and complicated, the following facts were elicited :—ln the year 1836 the pri soner was appointed collector of the rates for that part of the parish of Bedminster which is in the county of Somerset; but some doubt arising as to the legality of his appointment, in the year 1839 be was made assistant-overseer, and he continued to collect the rates until tile end of the year 1845. He had a salary of 1501. a year. The amount he had to collect was about 5,000/. The prisoner also collected the borough rates. The prisoner was ordered to keep a cash book, wherein he was to enter all moneys collected by him. The overseers were to check the cash receipts weekly. On the 15th of September, 1844, the prisoner received 201. of Richert Hunt; on the 9th of November, 1844, he received of the same person a sum of 24'. 3s. 3d. ; on the Bth of De cember he received of Mrs. Jefferys 101., but no entry of those sums appeared in the cash book. In the latter part of the year 1844 the prisoner was several times remonstrated with for not paving over the balances of his accounts. On the Ist of January, 1845, a special meeting of the overseers was called, at which the prisoner attended, and attention was called to the smallness of the weekly collections by the prisoner. He expressed a wish to have time to make up his rate-book, as he had been told that he had not entered some sums he had received, and that in other instances he had only entered sums as then received which it had been disco vered had been received months before. The prisoner was told at the meeting of the Ist of January that there was a balance of 2401. due from him. He said he would pay it, and on the 3d of January he did pay that amount. On the 2d of January there was a vestry meeting, and on the Bth of January all the books were taken from the prisoner, and from that time the prisoner was not seen, and his house was shat up. Search wag afterwards made at Brighton and other places for the prisoner, but eventually he was apprehended at his own house in December, to which he had returned. The case for the prosecution having closed, Mr. COCKBURN took an objection that the indictment charged the prisoner as being the clerk of the overseers, whereas by the evidence it was shown he was an assistant overseer. Mr. Baron ROLFE said that the prisoner was expected to perform all the duties of an overseer. No doubt formerly he had been a collector of the rates, and acting as the ser vant of the overseers; that appointment, however, had been cancelled, because the vestry had appointed him assistant overseer, therefore be could not be considered a servant. It would consequently be the duty of the jury to acquit the prisoner. The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty. John Williams and John Ward were indicted for a burglary in the house of Thomas Bunn, at Frome-Selwood, on the 20th of February, and stealing therefrom a silver salver and other articles. Mr. Stone conducted the case for the prosecution, and Mr. Saunders defended the prisoners. On the morning of the 21st of February the prosecutor and his family were alarmed by a noise in the house. The pro secutor got up, took his sword, and went down stairs. He found a fire had been lighted in the drawing-room grate, and bottles were on the table. The drawing-room window had been broken in, a silver salver and a watch, which had been in the room the night before, were missing. Early that morning the prisoners were seen at the Tiverton station with bundles in their hands. Some persons who saw them looked closely at the bundles, and seeing they contained some silver articles, instantly gave them into custody, and upon search ing them several housebreaking implements were found upon them. The silver articles were identified as being the pro perty of Mr. Bunn. The jury at once found the prisoners Guilty, and they were sentenced to be transported for ten years. Daniel North and John North were indicted for stealing an ewe sheep, the property of Mr. Dampney. Mr. Salmon conducted the case for the prosecution, and Mr. Edwards defended the prisoners. This was a very simple case. The sheep was missed from the field, the entrails and blood were found in the field, the foot-marks of two persons were traced from that spot to a pond, in which a sheep skin was found. The foot-marks were then traced to the house where the prisoners lived, and from thence to a rick, where the carcase of a sheep was disco • vered. The prisoners' boots corresponded with the foot-marks. Verdict—Guilty. John North was sentenced to ten years' transportation, a former conviction having been proved against him; and Daniel to fifteen months' imprisonment. NORTH WALES CIRC Ul T.—Chester, April 2, CIVIL SlDE.—(Before Mr. .Justice WILLIAMS.) RAILWAY CA SE.-CHAMBEJL LAINE V. THE CILESTIE AND BIRRENNEAD RAILWAY COMPANY. Mr. ViTEISBY opened the pleadings, to the effect that the action was on the case, that the defendants were bound by statute to make a railway to Tranmere Ferry, before con ducting their railway further than Grange-lane ; and that they had not done so, to the injury and damage of the plaintiff; to which the defendants pleaded not guilty, and denied the plaintiff's right. The damages were laid at 20,0001. Mr. JERVIS stated the case to the effect, that Mr.Chamber laine is tne owner of Tranmere Ferry, which had been long es tablished and was of long legal existence, sad of great yalus THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY MORNING, APRIL 6, ISM. thank Heaven, and nothing gave him greater p leasure than the recognition of the p rinci p le on the judicial bench that those who held out their names to lure the public to purchase should be personally responsible for the result. The magistrates reserved their decision on Mr. Wire's objection. and proceeded to receive the evidence. Mr. Thomas Reynolds, the high constable of the Tower Hamlets, proved that he was a subscriber. He wrote for fifty shares, received forty, and obtained the scrip on signing the subscribers' agreement and parlia mentary deed. Mr. James Matthews, of Bexley Heath, applied for and received 200 shares as a provisional committee man, but had not paid anything for them. Mr. Wire said it was such conduct as Mr. Mat thews's that had brought the concern to its present state. Several other persons proved that they had been sub scribers. No list of subscribers had been filed, but Mr. Barber's acceptance of the office of solicitor to the com pany was registered. Mr. Alderman Gibbs and Sir Peter Laurie consulted, and deferred giving judgment for a fortnight. The second complaint was against Mr. Barber, as so licitor to the Company, for neglecting to register the form of the letter of allotment. Mr. Wire said the Bth requisition of the 4th clause was, that a copy of every circular should be filed that was addressed to the public, or to the subscribers, as to the formation or modification of the Company. The form of letter of allotment did not answer that descrip tion. It was not addressed to the public, and no per son was a subscriber till he had paid his deposit. The magistrates postponed their decision on this case. The third complaint was against Mr. T. R. Kemp, for acting as a director, he not holding at least one share in the company. Mr. Wire submitted that this was substantially the same complaint as had been dismissed last week, and a new fiat ought to be produced to show that the Attor • ney General sanctioned the proceedings. Mr. Jones said the defendants had committed from twenty to thirty offences, and the fiat was intended to cover the whole proceeding. Mr. Alderman Gxnns called for Mr. Kemp's written consent to become a promoter, registered on the 15th of October. This also contained an agreement to take one or more shares. Sir PETER LAURIE said the principle of the last de cision must be applied to this. Here was an engagement to take a share entered into before he acted as a director, and at the time he became a promoter. He was, in effect, a shareholder, and saddled with all the liabilities of one, as he ought to be. Alderman GIBBS said he should concur in that deci sion, and they dismissed the complaint. The magistrates stated that, pending the considera tion of the reserved points, no new information would be received. bar, charged with embezzling large sums of money, the property of his employers, Messrs. Tate and Co., coal merchants, Bankside. Mr. Stephen Nelson Tate said that the prisoner had been in their employ as collecting clerk about two years. It was his duty to receive money and pay it over to him every evening. In consequence of some of the out standing accounts not being paid, inquiries were insti tuted, and it was soon discovered that several consider able sums of money had been received by the prisoner, which he had not accounted for. The prisoner, finding that inquiries had been made, absconded, and had not been heard of until he was taken into custody by a City police-constable on the previous evening. He was, con sequently, taken before the Lord Mayor at the Man sion-house, who sent the case to this court. In answer to Mr. Trail', witness added that the defal cations have all occurred since January, 1846. He wished the prisoner to be remanded, as he had not been able to get the witnesses together ; there were, how ever, two in court who bad paid the prisoner 701. which he had not accounted for. Mr. TRAILL asked the prisoner whether he wished to say anything at the present stage of the inquiry ? He replied, in a very desponding tone, that he had nothing to say, only he hoped they would not send him to a cold cell. He was now completely wet through, and so weak, that he could hardly stand. Mr. TRAILL remanded him until Wednesday, and directed the officer to convey him direct to Horsemon ger-lane gaol. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. Before Mr. Sergeant ADAMS, Assistant-Judge, and a full Bench of Magistrates.) Robert Baker. William Taylor, and Thomas Jones were in dicted, on Friday, charged with having committed a violent assault upon James Allen. Mr. PRENDERGAST appeared for the prosecution. The defendants, it will be recollected by our readers, are privates in the Grenadier Guards, and on the evening of the 18th of the last month they went to the Cock public-house, in Tothill-street, Westminster, and having been there a short time, left, saying that they should quickly return, when they would " turn the house inside out." This threat they carried into execution, for in half an hour they came back, with about thirty of their comrades, when they commenced annoying and assaulting various persons who were at the time in the house. Amongst these was the prosecutor, the pot-boy, who having entered the parlour and en deavoured to quell the disturbance which the defend ants were causing, they knocked him about without re morse. During this part of the transaction, there was another man, who, being alarmed, ran up stairs, but on being pursued by the soldiers he jumped out of the first-floor window. On these men coming down stairs again, they knocked about a person of the name of Flexton. This dis turbance, it was stated, collected a mob of at Jeast 300 per sons around the house, and it was some time after the de fendants had left before anything like order could be restored. The defendants each denied having been in the house on the evening in question, and called witnesses to prove an alibi. They, however, failed in establishing the fact of their presence at another place, and The jury found them all Guilty. Jones then pleaded "Guilty" to an indictment againsthim for a second assault. It appeared, in this instance, that a man of the name of Allen, one of the witnesses on the former indictment, had, on the day after the assault, gone up to the barracks for the purpose of identifying the parties who had committed the offence, and upon his pointing out Jones as oee of them, he at once knocked him down. The Learned JUDGE, in passing sentence, said, that the offence was of a very serious character. He should, there fore, award the following punishment : to Jones four months', to Taylor three months', and to Bakcr six weeks' im prisonment. The other cases were destitute of interest, except to the parties concerned. before the Chester and Birkenhead Railway was made. He had expended above 10,000/. on the landing-place, and 7,0001. or 8,0001. in bolts, all of which had been rendered valueless by the conduct of the defendants. In 1836 and 1837, it was proposed to make the present railway. bir. Chamberlaine had also a scheme of giving facilities to all the ferries, as well as his own. They were both before Par liament ; and it was suggested that some compromise should be made ; and the two lines were referred to Lord Sandon and Mr. Patten ; and the Legislature sanctiored the present line stopping at Grange-lane; and they introduced a clause in that Act, that the Company should not go beyond Grange lane to the Woodside shore. The Learned Counsel then read the eleventh section of the Act, to show that the object of the Act was, that the ferries of Woodside and Traumere should be kept equal ; and the Company were not to go to Woodside Ferry, unless they went also to Tranmere, without they had the sanction of the proprietor of the latter. He then went on to advert to the establishment of the Monk's Ferry, which two trials stamped as an usurpation of the rights of the Woodside Ferry. The parties connected with the railway then bought Monk's Ferry, the lease of Wood side Ferry. and Mr. Price's freehold in it, for 50,000/. or 60.0001., and then they ran their railway to Monk's Ferry, which had been proved in the Court of Exchequer to be part of the liberty of Woodside Ferry, and which consequently was an evasion of the obligations of the Company under the Act of Parliament, to the injury of the rights of the plaintiff: The recital of the Act proved that all the ferries should be equal, and be both supplied. He should show from the reports of the Company the fraud that they had prac tised. The object of the parties had always been to evade this contract; and in April, 1840, the Committee of the Company reported to the effect, that they had made inquiries into the purchase of Woodside Ferry, and that the object of making the purchase by the directors did not appear very clear, as the Company were precluded by Act of Parliament from taking the railway to that place; and the Committee expressed their disapprobation of the purchase. It appeared that 32,0001. had been paid for the Woodside Ferry, subject to an annual rent of 15,000/. ; and that they had given 25,000/. for Monk's Ferry, without any legal right to take passengers from that terry to Liverpool ; and that purchase was also censured ; but it was stated that inasmuch as the Company had bought Woodside Ferry for ten years, nobody would interfere with their use of Monk's Ferry. The Company then smuggled a clause in one of their Bills to relieve them from their obligation to the plaintiff, which, being detected, was struck out. The Court of Chan cery had been appealed to, but had decided that it was a fit question for a jury. He should prove Mr. Chamberlaine's title, which had been denied. He should prove the liability of the defendants. He should show they had rendered the ferry utterly useless, and in fact ruined the property. Mr. Chamberlaine has lost the cost of his improvement, and also his boats, his property, and the rent of his hotel. There could be no question but that Mr. Chamberlaine was entitled to damages. He did not wish to persecute the Company, but if his claim was not acceded to, he should call upon the jury to give him ample recompense. The case having been proved by evidence, Mr. CROMPTON addressed the jury for the defendants, and said the only question was, had the defendants really done what they were prohibited from doing by Act of Parliament? There was no ground for saying that damages must be given. This was a mere question to try a right ; and when that was 'lone, they would see what would be done upon it. To call for damages was an attempt to frighten the Company out of giving him something approaching to the 20,000/. at which the damages were laid. He contended that a railway to Tranmere would be of no advantage ; and if the plaintiff suc ceeded, then the Monk's Ferry Railway must be put down until the Tranmere Railway was made. It was ridiculous to ask for the value of the pier, the boats and the estate ; the most the plaintiff was entitled to was his right to this rail way. He contended that the clause in the Act of Parlia ment ought not to be construed strictly ; and he contended at length, that in point of law, the defendants were entitled to a verdict. The JUDGE said that point was to be reserved for the opi nion of the Court above ; and, therefore, Mr. Crompton had better go to the jury on the question of damages. Mr. Chosusrox said he could net sepa rate the two ques tions in his address to the jury, as special dam a g e was out of the case. Mr. Jaavis said the better way would be for the jury . to assess the damage; but if Mr. Crompton could substantiate his legal points, to strike the damage off. Tranmere was valuable for docks, and it was of the utmost importance to have a railway. He had no objection to leave it to a gentle man of the I.)r to say what should be done, and to fix a penalty to ensure it being done. A conference then took place on the recommendation of the Judge, and the parties agreed that the plaintiff should have a verdict for the damages in the declaration, subject to the opinion of the Court above on the clause in the Act of Parliament, and an arbitrator to decide what shall be done. Verdict for the plaintiff, subject as above stated. OXFORD ClRCUlT.—Monmouth, April 2. The Commission for this county was opened yesterday by Chief Baron Pollock. The civil business is light and uniti tereting. The calendar contains the names of . ,eventy four prisoners. The Chief Baron took his seat this morning at ten o'clock, and in his charge to the grand jury alluded to the large number of prisoners presented . in the calendar, owing to their having held no adjourned session prior to the assizes. Not expecting such an increase, and their time being limited, arrangements had been made with his Learned Brother Platt, who would commence assisting him in trying prisoners as soon as bills sufficient had been returned into Court by them. Samuel Jones, 34, was indicted for stabbing and wounding William Jones, on the 23d September. It appeared from the evidence of the prosecutor, that him self, the prisoner, and others, had been dining at the Church Inn. Prisoner began jumping and dancing about, and did not seem like a man ; he was preaching and praying ; then he talked about fighting, said he was the champion of Eng land and Wales, and would have a ploughing match for a sovereign. Prosecutor and another man took him out with them. On prosecutor coming up, he stabbed and cut him on the right thigh with a knife. The poor fellow fell down, and was carried into a neighbour's house. He was perma nently lamed from the injuries he received. In cross-examination, witness said prisoner was 'a tidy man, and had sustained an injury on the head. He said that he repented having married the woman he did.— (Laughter.) Mr. HUDDLESTON—That's no proof of derangement or in sanity, you know. CHIEF BARON—It may be all very well for single men to say so.—( Laughter.) Prosecutor said he did not think prisoner knew what he was doing at the time. A long argument ensued as to his intention. Mr. HEDDLESTON said he could not struggle against an p'sdguireiclttiyono,f au assault. the assault, and andpriTsohneejruorfyt,huenfedleornyTs Lrdsh Lordship's him He was sentenced to six months' imprisonment. FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE, DIVIDENDS DECLARED. C. IL White, draper, Gravesend —first div. of is. Bd. in the pound, on an y Saturday, at the office of Mr. Edwards, Frederick's -place, Old Jewry. C. T. Hicks, drug grinder, Upper Thames-street—first div. of 6s. in the pound, on any Saturday, at the office of Mr. Edwards, Frederick's -place , Old Jewry. C. Alderton, tailor, Brighton—first div. of Is. ld. in the pound, on any -aturday, at the office of Mr. Edwards, Frede rick's-place, Old Jewry. G. Sawyer, tailor, Lewes—first div. of 4s. 6d. in the pound, on any Saturday, at the office of Mr. Edward's, Frederick's place, Old Jewry. J. Spofford, linendraper, Chatham —first .div. of 7s. Id. iu the pound, en any Saturday, at the office of Mr. Edwards, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry. J. Lowther, builder, Queen's-row, Pentonville—first div. of 3s. in the pound, on any Saturday, at the office of Mr. Edwards, Frederick's •place , 'Old Jewry. C. Webb, apothecary, Oxford —first div. of 20s. in the pound, on any Saturday, at the office of Mr. Edwards, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry. W. Gibb, soap manufacturer, Liverpool —second div. of Is. sid. in the pound, on any Monday, at the office of Mr. Turner, Liverpool. J. Dyson, scythe manufacturer, Sheffield—a div. of 3s. 3d. in the pound for those creditors who were too late to prove for the first div. of 78. 6d., on airy Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Freeman, Leeds. G. Houldsworth, worsted spinner, Halifax, Yorkshire— a further div. of Is. Id. in the pound, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Freeman, Leeds. y W. Ibbotson , m erchant, Leeds— a div. of 3 s. 4d. in the p L o e u eds nd . J. Crich, moister , S heffield—a div. of 8 1d. in the pound, , on an y Wednesda, at the off ice o f M r . F reeman , on any Wednesday , a t the office of Mr. Freeman Leeds. J. B. Gillett, dyer , Eccleshill, Yorkshire—first div. of ls. Bd. in the pound, on any day after April 6, at the office of Mr. Young, Leeds. A. Parkinson, wine merchant, Leeds—first div. of Sid. in the pound, any day, at the office of Mr. Young, Leeds. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy. Basinghall-street. G. Olden,"grocer, New Sarem, Wiltshire, April 24, at half past twelve—A. Jameson, surgeon, Yarn, Yorkshire, April 24, at half-past twelve—G. Graham, T. Adams, and M. B. Mac farlane, calico printers, Cheapside, April 27, at one—G. Graham, calico printer, Cheapside, April 27, at one—J and J. J. Ashley, bankers, Regent street. April 25, at eleven —R. Stafford, share agent, Warnford-court, City, April 27, at half-past eleven—B. Galway, draper, Tooley -street, April 25, at eleven—E. Barnes, Aldhorough, Suffolk, April 27, at twelve—R. G. Fox, wine-merchant, Canterbury, April 28, at one—J. Fowler and G. Marsh, teadealers, Little Tower-street, City, April 29, at eleven—G. B. Brows, E. R. Denson, and C. Duncan, merchant, April 28, at twelve—J. W. White, Clerk of Accounts in the High Court of Chancery, April 28, at eleven —G. 0. Shields, Lambeth, April 28, at eleven—J. C. Parr, clerk, Parkstone, Dorsetshire, April 28, at half- past eleven— R. Pettit, bricklayer, St. Thomas's-square, Hackney, April 28, at half-past eleven — J. R y an, chemist, Chiswick, April 28, at half-past one. In the Country. R. Newhouse, plumber and glazier, Huddersfield, April 30, at eleven, at the Leed s Di s trict Court—J. Hill, currier, Bir- CERTIFICATES to be mingham, April 28, at eleven, at the Birmingham .District Court—J. Wright, cabinet maker, Birmi n g ham, April 28, at eleven, at the Bi rm i ng h a m District Court—J. Phipson, button manuf ac t urer, Birm i ng ham, April 27, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. granted, unless cause be shown to F.. Jones, wine merchant, Canterbury, April 24—J. Poal- Bundle ton, jun., straw-hat manufacturer, Luton, Bedforshire, April N o v n a , tho s spirit r t bo r o le s r e c l h l e a r n , 24—R. W. Cronk, grocer, Seal, Kent, April 24—S. B. Holder, merchant, London, April 28—W. A. Darby, builder, Charles- Street,. Westbourne-terrace, Paddington, April 28—M. But terfield and T. Archer, linendrapers, Royston, Hertfordshire, A.pril.2B—G. Goddard, tea dealer, Leicester, April 27—W. . cabinet manufacturer, Pollard's-row, Bethnall-green, t April 27 .7 A. Russell, builder, Greenwich, April 27—W. Ash ton, AYporrilks2h4Lre,WAprwil Wingfield, common brewer, Masborough. Yorkshire, April 28—T. Par nell, laceman, Manchester April 24—T. Findley, plasterer, Manchester, April 24—. W. Ward, farmer, Belton, Rutland 4GPatiec shire, April •i 4— J. a Kelsey, joiner, Manchester , A p ril 24—E. Edwards, f 1 1 --monger, Shrewsbury, April 25—G. W. Gee, linendraper, Leeds, April 24. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. R. Lyall, W. Lyall, C. L y all, R. Lyall, jun. , J. Lyall, J. Rennie, a n d J. Lyall, Cale Calcutta (so far as regards C. Lyall)—A. Lyall, W. Lvall, ' and C. Lyall, London (so far as regards C. Lyall —R. Ifolroyd and 13. Bander. wa r p sizers, Manchester —J. Whittaker O. Whittaker, R. W hittaker, S. Lees, and J. C oc k s, coal proprietors, Hurst, Lancashire—W. Underwood, sen., and W Underwood , jun. , woollen-drapers, Vere. street, Oxf or d-str eet—W. Bradley and H. Johnstone, coach-builders, Sheffield—J. Grierson, T. N. Swift, and E. Johnson, sharebrokers, Huddersfield —G. S. and F. S. tailors, Thornton -street. Horselydown—W. and J. Jackson, drapers, Longt o n, Staff or dshire—J. and S. Evans , milliners, Bristol—J. and T. H. Spencer, linendrapers, Hastings—J. and J. J. Galt. navy tailors, Portsmou th —W. Bennisort and W. Jones, cabinet -mak ers I ron b r idge, Shropshire—G. R. Dodd and W. Smith, a tt orn eys, Reading—J. Oldham, sen., and J. Oldham. jun., tailors, Wallin ford, Berkshire—C. Spencer and I Y, d. Vice, coal merchants, Leicester -4. Ormond, H. Opal- rod, and T. T. Ormerod, wine merchants, Brighouse, York shire—H. P. Maples and E. Bladon, commission mer chants, Old Broad. street—B. Wood, sen., B. Wood, jun., aid J. Alawson, peak! ife mAnufacturers, Sheffidd (.3o fur as regards J. Mawsou)—J. Hod and E. Bevan, coal merchants, Milford-wharf, Strand—J. Blaney and J. Jelly, colonial pro duce agents, Little. Tower-street—H. Verey, G. :Brown, and W. Macrorie, tailors, Princes-street, Hanover-square—W. Cooke, N. Cooke, J. Cooke, and W. Ellis, lace singers, Not tingham—H. Henderson, J. Arundel. jun., and T. Henderson, Gutter-lane (so far as regards T. Heinilerso un. n)—C. i get, W. Hollins, E. Hollins, 1. Paget, W. Paget, j. J. Jessup, and J. Kitching, cotton spinners. Pleaslev, Derbyshire. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. William Thomson Aitken, sharebroker, Glasgow, April 10, and May 8, at twelve, at the office of Mr. Tainsh. Glasgow. James Miller, coal merchant, Dundee, April 9, and May 7, at twelve, at the chambers of Mr. Kerr. Dundee. LLOYD'S SHIPI.3ING. LONDON, APRIL 4.—WindS.S.W., light airs, and rain. DEAL, APRIL 3.—Arrd. from the River, Jessie, Tydeman, Rio Janeiro ; Falcon, Davrson, Algoa Bay ; Thomas Crisp, Heart, Trinidad ; Switzerland, Wright, New York ; Caroline M' Lean, Camden, Armstrong, Leo, Holdforth, Liverpool, o , iver, and Mariner, Beckett, Quebec. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 3. Arrd. Jane Prowse, Williams, China. 2. Put back, Glenarin, Calcutta; Howard, Boston ; Norval, St. Petershurgh ; Casmopcditan, Africa, with loss of spars, &c. LYTHAM, APRIL 3.—lt blew a strong gale at W.S.W. from Taid night until six a.m., when it moderated.—The Brian Boru, Ellis, of and for Liverpool, from Fleetwood, came on shore on the Horse Bank at four ♦.M., wi;h keel broken, and leaky, but is expected off this tide. BRIDLINGTON, APRIL 2. —The Tutelina, of Stockton, from Hartle pool, in entering this harbour struck on the South t'ier this morning, and remains. WIVENHOE, APRIL 2.—The Robert Ingram, from London to Sutton Bridge, grounded on the sunk sands yesterday morning, but was assisted off and proc-eded. The Rhoda, Price, of this port, and Pilgrim, of Shields, was in contact in the Wallett, 30tk ult., and both received damage. PILL, APRIL 2.—bld. Ireland, Harris, Quebec ; Galatea, Williams, Quebec; Whitwell Grange, Quebec; Maria Grace, Guthrie, New foundland. McLean', APRIL 2.—Acrd. Meriginia, Stewart, Aliramichi ; Glen lyon, Forsyth, Thrall. Sld. Morgiana, Wheatley, Miramichl ; Springflower, Reynolds, Quebec. PORT TALBOT, Aram 2.—The Diligence, Phillips, from Mumbles, grounded on the Bar in coming in to-day, but is expected off next tide. THREATENED ATTACK BY INDIANS. MAY s.—On account of our animals, it was necessary to remain to-day at this place. Indians crowded name rously around us in the morning ; and we were obliged to keep arms in hand all day, to keep them out of the camp: They began to surround the horses, which, fir the convenience of grass, we were guarding a little above, on the river. These were immediately driven in, and kept close to the csmp. In the darkness of the night, we had made a very bad encampment, our fires being com manded by a rocky bluff within fifty yards; but, notwith standing, we had the river. and small thickets of willows on the other side. Sev eral tittles during the day the camp wa insulted by the Indians ; but, peace being our ol*ct. I kept simply on the defensive. Some of the Indiaus were on the bottoms, and others haranguing us from the bluffs ; and they were scattered in every direction over the hills. Their language being probably a dialect ef the Utah, with the aid of signs some of our i . eople eould comprehend them very well. They were the same people who had murdered the Mexicans ; and towards us their disposition was evidently hostile, nor were we well dis posed towards them. They were barefooted, and nearly naked ; their hair gathered up in a knot behind ; Fuel with his bow, each man carried a quiver with thirty or forty arrows partially drawn out. Besides these, each held in his hand two or three arrows for instant service. Their arrows are barked, with a very clear, translucent stone, a species of opal, nearly as hard as the diamond ; and, shot frem their long bow, are airtiost as effective as a gunshot. In these Indians, I was forcibly struck by an expression of countenance resem eling that in a beast of prey ; and all their actions are those of wild animals. Joined to the restless motion of Public Houses (Scotland)—Committee nominated:—The Lord Advocate, Mr. Fox Maule, Mr. Home Drummond, Mr. Cripps, Lord Dalmeny, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Bannerman, Mr. Francis Scott, Mr. Duncan, Sir John Hope. Mr. Youlett Scrope, Mr. Stuart Wortley, Mr. Richard Hodgson, Viscount Duncan, and Mr. Forbes Mackenzie. STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEE. The following Resolutions were reported from the above Committee De+ 1. That, in the case of the Oxford, Witney, Cheltenham,. and Gloucester Railway petition, the standing orders ought not to be dispensed with. 2. That, in the case of the Paisley, Barrhead, and Hurlet Railway ;petition, the standing orders ought not to be dis pensed with. 3. That, in the case of the Hamilton and Strathaven Rail way petition, the standing orders ought not to be dispensed with. 4. That, in the case of the Wilts, Somerset, and Wey mouth Railway petition, the standing orders ought to be dis pensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill on correcting the errrors on the sections; and that the Committee on the Bill de examine, m the first place, how far such order has been complied with, and do report the same to the House on the report of the Bill. Fourth resolution agreed to.—Report to lie on the table. SECOND READINGS OF RAILWAY BILLS. MONDAY, APRIL 6. Inverness and Elgin Junction. Dunblane, Donne, and Callender. Hull and Lincoln Direct. East and West India Docks and Birmingham Junction Railway (by order). London and Windsor (by order). TUESDAY, APRIL 7. Cameron's Coalbrook Steam Coal and Swansea and Loughor PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. ! LATEST PRICES OF SEIARES. (From the Votes and Proeeeirngs of the House of COMITIOAS.) 1 IN BANKS, ASSURANCE. AND OTHER e5....0N1 FRIDAY, APRIL 3. VAN I ES' . STOCK. The following Petitions for Railway Bills were reported, 1 --;--- and the Bills ordered to be brought in by the undernamed ont Hon. Members : London and Birmingham (Weedon and Northampton ,Y T Branch)—Colonel Anson and Mr. Currie. )N, Oldham, Manchester, Liverpool, and Birkenhead Junction— T. Mr. J. Fielden and Mr. Brothertom Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton—General Lygon, Mr. Pakington, and Lord M. Hill. Scottish Central and Caledonian Junction-!-Mr. Forbes, Mr. - W. Baillie, and Mr. Bouverie. Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Manchester (Whaley 61. per cent Bridge, and Hayfield Branches)—Mr. Parker, Mr. Bro- 51. per ccr therton, and Mr. Buckley. . 5/. per cci Cl. per cc Portbury Pier and Railway—Mr. W. Miles and Mr. H 61. par cer Berkeley. 6/. per c.ir l'ont tile Official List. kLIBLISHED EVERY TITFL;DAY AND FRIDAY EVENING LONDON, FRIDAY, APRIL 3. JOINT-STOCIL BANICS. Name of Company. Dividend I Amountper of Amlum ,share, the eye, there is a want of mind—an absence of th(inght —and an action wholly by itnpul-e, strongly expressed, and which constantly recalls the simil.rity. A man who appeared to be a chiet, with two or three others, forced him , elf into the camp, bringing with hull his arms, in spite of my order• to the contrary. When shown our weapons, he bored his ears with his fingers, and said he could not hear. " Why," said he, " there are n.)ne of you." Countitlg the people around the camp, and including in the number a mule which was being shod, he made out 22. "So many," said he, showing the num ber, " and we—we are a great many ;" and he pointed to the hills and mountains round about.. "If you have your arms," said he, twanging his bow, " we have these." I had some difficulty in restraining the people, particu larly Carson, who telt an insult of this kind as much as if it had been given by a more responsible being. " Don't say that, old man," said he ; " don't you say that—your life's in danger"—speaking in good English ; and pro. babl:/ the old Lean was nearer to his end than he will be before he meets it. Several animals had been necessarily left behind near the camp last night ; and early in th - e morning, before the Indians made their appearance several men were sent to bring them in. When I was begin ❑ing to be uneasy at their absence, they returned with information that they had been driven off from the trail by Indians ; and, having followed the tarcks, in a short distance they found the animals cut up and spread out upon bushes. In the evening I gave a fatigued horse to some of the Indians for a feast; and the village which carried him off refused to share with the others, who made loud complaints from the rocks of the partial dis tribution. Many of these Indians had lung sticks, hooked at the end, which they used in hauling out lizards, and other s►nall animals, from their holes. 'These belong to the people•who are generally known under the name of Diggers; and to these I have more particularly had reference, when occasionally speaking of a people whose sole occupation is to procure food sufficient to sup port existenoe.—Captuiu Freemont's Unifßd States' Ex ploring Expedition in Oregon and California. AN INTERIOR IN THE BACK WOODS. Mr. Willoughby looked at the western sun, which was not far above the dense wall of trees that shut in the small clearing ; then at the heavy clouds which ad vanced from the north, threatening a stormy night ; then at bis watch, and then at his note-book ; and, after all, at his predicament—on the whole, an un pleasant prospect. But at this moment a female face showed itself at the door. Our traveller's memory reverted at once to the testimony of Ledyard and Mungo Park ; and he had also some floating and indis tinct poetical recollections of woman's being useful when a man was in difficulties, though hard to please at other times. The result of these reminis cences, which occupied a precious second, was, that Mr. Willoughby dismounted, fastened his horse to the fence, and advanced with a brave and determined air, to throw himself upon female kindness and sympathy. He naturally looked at the lady as he approached the door, but she did not return the compliment. She_ looked at the pigs, and talked to the children, and Mr. Willoughby had time to observe that she was the very duplicate of her husband ; as tall, as bony, as ragged, and twice as cross-looking. " Mal viny Jane !"-- she exclaimed, in no dulcet treble "be done a-paddlin' in that 'ere water ! If I come there, I'll —." " You'd better look at Sophyony,-I guess !" was the reply. " Why, what's she a-doin' ?" " I guess if yLtilook, see !" responded Miss Malvina, coolly, as she passed into the house, leaving at every step a full impression of her foot in the same black mud that covered her sister from head to foot. The latter was sainted with a hearty cuff, as she emerged from the puddle ; and it was just at the propitious moment when her shrill howl aroused the echoes, that Mr. Willoughby, having reached the threshold, was obliged to set about making the agreeable to the mama. And he called up for the occasion all his politeness. " I believe I must become an Intruder on your hospitality for the night, madam," he began. The dame still looked at the pigs. Mr. Willoughby tried again in less courtly phrase. " Will it be convenient for you to lodge me to-night, ma'am ? I have been disappointed in my search for a hunting party whom I had engaged to meet, and the night threatens a storm." " I don't know nothin' about it ; you must ask the old man," said the lady, now far the first time taking a survey of the new comer ; "with my will, we'll lodge nobody." Th;s was not very encouraging, but it was a poor night for the woods ; so our traveller preserved, and make so bold a push for the door that the lady was obliged to retreat a little, he entered, and said he would await her hus band's coming. And in truth be could scarcely blame the cool reception he had experienced, when he beheld the state of affairs within those muddy precincts. The room was large, but it swarmed with human beings. The huge open fireplace, with its hearth of rough stone, occupied nearly the whole of one end of the apartment ; and near it stood a long cradle, containing a pair of twins, who cried—a sort of hopeless cry, as if they knew it would do no good, yet could not help it. The schoolmaster (it was his week) sat reading a tattered novel, and rocking the cradle occa sionally, when the children cried too loud. An old grey headed Indian was curiously crouched over a large tub, shelling corn on the edge of a hoe ; but he ceased his noisy employment when he saw the stranger, for no Indian will ever willingly be seen at work, though he may be sometimes compelled, by fear of starvation or the longing for whisky, to degrade himself by labour. Near the only window was placed the work-bench and entire paraphernalia of the shoemaker, who in these renions travels from he use to house, shoeing the family and mending the harness as he goes, with various interludes of songs and j k4n4 ever new and acceptable. This one, who was a little, bald, twinkling-eyed fellow, made the smoky rafters ring with the burden of that favourite ditty of the west— " All kinds of game to hunt, my boys, also th9 , buck and doe, All down by the banks of the river 0-h!-9 . and children of all sizes, clattering in all keys, completed the picture and the concert. The super table, which maintained its place i n the midst of this living and rest less mass, might remind one of the square stone lying bedded in the hostile' , leaves of the acanthus ; but the assoc i at i ons would be any but those of Corinthian ele gance. The only object which at that moment diversi fied its dingy surface was an iron hoop, into which the mistress of the feast proceeded to turn a quantity of smoking hot potatoes, adding afterwards a bowl of salt, and another of pork fat, by courtesy denominated gravy; plates and knives dropped in afterwards, at the discre'ion of the company. Western Clearings. SUDDEN DEATH IN A CHAPEL.—A thrilling sensation was produced at Laura Episcopal Chapel, Bath, on Sunday morning. During the offering of the prayer for the Parlament, Mr. Joseph Gregory, one of the occupants of a pew near tae organ, was heard by those near him to give two deep sighs, and was then seen to lean hack insensible. An alarm being given by Mrs. Greg.l7, the pew-opener, aided by Mr. Cottell, of the Market-place Bank, imit e. diately went to his assistance, and the sufferer, amidst tip intense sympathy of the congregation, was removed to the lobby at the top of the gallery stairs ; uttering on the way thither one deep groan. Both Dr. Cardew and Mr. Chilton, the surgeon, happened to be present, and they rendered the most prompt medical aid; the latter apirlied the lancet to either arm of the prostrate body, but with scarcely any success. In the course of his sermon the Rev. E. Tot tenham alluded in appropriate terms to the event, and announced that the object of the congr, gati•n's solicitude was then an inhAbi tvat of caQtter worm. --1/ffite matte• RAILWAY Ski \RE MARKETS BRISTOL, APRIL 3. STocx Excnanox.—The sales are--Birmingham and Gloucester, 125—Ditto, Quarter Shares (Issued 7% dis.), 31—Midland, New, 28%—North Staffordshire, 1N —South Devon, 324—Taff Vale, New Quarter Shares, 14—York and North Midland Extension, 31%. SHEFFIELD, Aran. 3. STOCK EXCRANGE.—The sales are—Midland, Sheffield and Ro. therham, 34—Sheffield, Buxton, Leek, Potteries, and Crewe, I Is. MANCHESTER, APRIL 3. STOCK EZCIIANGE.-The sales are-Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire, 13.16 p.--Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton, 1 1 4 dis.- Derby and Crewe, 1 1-16 p.-East Coast, I% dis.-East Lancashire, No. 1,13 h p. -.Ditto, No. 2, % p.-Essex and Suffolk, 1 die. c.- Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding, % dis.-Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, 1 dis.- Lancashire and North York shire, dis. -Lees, Dewsbury, and Manchester, 1 p.-Liverpol and Leeds Direct, 14 dis.-Liverpool, Ormekirk, and Preston, % p.- Liverpool, Preston, Manchester, and Stockport, 14 die. -Liverpool, Warwick, Manchester, and Southport, 21s. dis.-London and Man chester (Rem.), 38s. 9d. Ms.-Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, par -Manchester and Birmingham, 75%-Ditto, Quarters (B), 644 p. -Ditto, Quarters (C), p.-Manchester and Leeds, Fifths, 83 p. -Northumberland and Lancashire, 255. Gd. dis.-North Eastern, 1% dis. c.-North Staff >rdshire, 1 9-16 p.--Preston and Wyre, Halves (B), Gs. 6d. p.-Ditto, Extension, ra die. -Sheffield and Lincoln shire Junction, 14 dis.-Sheffield and Manchester, Quarters No. 3, Is. Gd. die. -Soutb Eastern and Dover, 34% -Ditto, Halves No. 4, 5-16 dis.-Trent Valley Continuation and Holyhead Junction, 7. dis. -West Riding Union, I p. LEEDS, APRIL 3. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Eastern Counties, 201i—Ditto, York Extension, 10s. p.—York and North Midland, East and West Riding, 7y¢ p.—Great Grimsby and Sheffield, 704. dis.--Hudders field and Manchester, ss. dis.— Huddersfield and Sheffield, 2% p.— Leeds and Bradford, 21— Leeds and Dewsbury, 1% p. -- Leeds and Thirsk, 70s. dis —Ditto, New, 645. dis. —Newcastle and Berwi_tk, 7 p. —Goole and Doncaster, 7s. 6d. dis.—London and York, 3ds. dis.—Li verpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 15s. p.—West Riding Union, 3/. 3s.— Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 255. dis.—Bradford Wakefield, and Midland, 225. 6d. dis. --Essex and Suffolk, 19s. 64 —Grand Union, 17s. 61. dis.—Leeds and Liverpool Direct, 7s. 6:1. dis.— Northumberland and Lancashire Junction, 245. dis.—North Stafford shire, li. 14s. 6d.—North Western, 3s. bd. dis.—South Midlands, 4s. dis. HULL, Aram 3 STocx ExcrtArgoz.-A great quantity of London and York shares was thrown on the market to-day, and it was with great difficulty sales could be effected at 245. ; prices generally range lower. The sales are-Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction, IN.-North Bri tish, Carlisle, 32s 6d.-Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, &c , IIA -Armagh Coleraine, and Portrush, 10s. 6d.-Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, 245.- East Lincolnshire, 18s. 64.-Grand Union, 9s. 6d.- Hull and Banisley Junction. 23s 6d.- North Staffordshire, 31. 17s. -Rugby and Huntingdon, 15s. 6d. YORK, Aritn. 3. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are -Great Grimsby, Louth, &c., 1/. 25.-London and York, 1% -West Riding Union, 3IA -York and North Midland, New (East and West Riding), 7%. EDINBURGH, APRIL I. STOCK Excmoroz.- The sales are -Airdrie and Bathgate, 391.- Ayr and Galloway, 29s -Banffshire, 205.-Caledonian Extension, 265.-Carnwath and West Linton. 21s. 6d.-Direct Northern, 325. 64.-East Indian Railway, Os.- East Lothian Central and ry ne Valley Junction, 28s. • Edinburgh and Bathgate, 398.64.-Edinburgh and Nonhern, 50s. 6d.-Ditto, Newport, 10s. 6d. - Ditto, Lochgelly, 145.-Edinburgh and Peebles, 21s. -Forth and Clyde Junction, 328. 6d.-Glasgow and Ayr, Quarters, 171. 10s.-North British, Extension to Carlisle, 328.-Perth and Crieff Direct, 295. -Perth and Inverness, 251. -Scottish Central, 131. 10s. Ditto, New, 51. 78. 6d.-Scottish Midland, 61. GLASGOW, APRIL 2. STOCK Excuanox. -The sales are - Aberdeen, Banff, and Elgin, 255.-Ayr and Galloway, 31s. - British and Irish Union, 365. 9d.-Caledonian, 73¢ --Ditto, New, 305.-Caledonian Extension, 265. 6d.-Caledonian and Ayrshire Junction, 395. - Caledonian Direct Northern, 365. 6d.-East Lothian Central and Tyne "Valley, 305.-- East Indian Railway, 11s. - Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dumbarton, 18s. 3d.-Forth and Clyde Junction, 338.-Glasgew General Ter minus, lON -Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 701. - Ditto, New, 2334 --Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 215.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ard ossan, 245. 6d. - Glasgow Harbour Mineral, 195.-Kilmar nock and Ayr Direct, 295.-Lanark and Lothian.4, 38s.- Lesma hagow, 325. 6d.-Scottish Central, 133( -Scottish Southern, 3.55.- South Midland, Us. 6d.-Stirling and Dunfermline, 245. RAILWAY RETURNS. RAILWAY TEAFFIC.—The following are the Total Receipts of Rail• ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the date to which the respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the same week in the previous year : Week ending Last week x“.C. WATEIV.-' Dividend same of Company. per Annum. East L0nd0n.......... Grand Junction •• •• •• 3/. 10s. Kent • • • • • • • • 21. 10s. Vauxhall .•• • • • West Middlesex .. •• .. 51. 58. Dr cut DRIES Amount of Pakt. Share. X s, d. 100 0 0 41 13 4 - 100 0 0 1 - 100 0 0 j - 63 I'2 9 ' rrice' 21 5 . 65 51 :30 . - C.E1.3Atti.1.15. _...-./ Dividend g Names of .; it) Dividend ' prin - Companies. , Names of E e. Companies. .., per i cd per Cl) Annum. Jo Annum. x on ....---/ £ I £ Ashtn &OW 97 50.55. p c 72 Monmouthsh 100 81. 160 Ashby-d-la-Z 113 41. 70 Mntgomrysb 100 Al. 99 Barnsley.... 160 121. 180 Macclesfield . 100 - 2, n i Basingstoke.. 100 - -- Neath ......100 171 . 4" Brknk&Abrg 150 57. 85 Nottingham . 150 12/. " -- , 8 Cromford.... 100 141. 150 P ea k F orest . 7 8 3 1 . Dudley lOO 41. - Re gen t' s .... 33 11 . ss. Derby Ellsmre&Chs 133 4/. 65 Shropshire . • 125 81. n , Erewash Forth & Clyd 100 4/. - D o .Lk Fd S t 12 6/. p. C. „,,' 0 GrandJunctn 1 100 71. 95 Stff r d &W ore 1 40 281. ,e",,) Grand Union l loo 11. 10s. - 'Shrewsbury.. 125 15L LI Gl ‘ amorgnsh . 172 133 , 8 1. 210 Stourbridge.. 145 201. - '7 . , Glstr & Brkly 'OO - - Strtfrd on Av 79 11. 10s. Grantham . • 150 12/. 100 !Sevens and - t 32 26 1/. Bs. Huddersfield. 57 - - Wye Rail. j Kennt & Avu 39 7s. 6d. i Trnt & Mr-1 Lancaster 47 11. 10s. - sey, % sh. 3 oO mu. ...• Leeds&Livrp 100 341. 520 ;Thams &Med 19 - Leicester ... • 140 10/. 105 rorcstr & 2 78 21. 44 Leicstr &Nth 83 4/. 60 Binning., 11 Loughboroghll42' 70/. 850 'Wilts & Mks 67 11. MARKET NE WS.—(sAT Y . ) cOVENT-GANDEN. ce We had large supplies of vegetables, yet a good cleargllar was effected at low figures. Potatoes from 4s to Ss Y g g cwt ; Turnips, 10d. to 28; Carrots, 3s 6d to 58 6d; SIT "to Onions, is to 2s; Greens, is 6d to 2s 9d; and Leeks, OA, Is 2d per dozen bunches; Apples, Is 6d to ss; and Spin a l ly; 4d to 10d per half-sieve; New Potatoes, 2d to 6d per Savoys, 6.1 to 10d; and Cauliflowers, is 6d t o 5 s per dory. Celery, 8d to 2s; Horse. radish, Is 6d to 4s 6d ; Forced As,j,; ragus, 4s to 6s; and Rhubarb, 4d t o i s 2d per buog es , Oranges, 7s to 16s ; and Lemons, 7s to lOs per 100; kale, Is 3d to 3s 6d per punnet; Turnip Greens, id to PO and Brocoli Sprouts, 4d to 8d per bushel ; Radishes, 4d to per dozen hands. NMWCIATE AND X2IB.I2I3IINEALL. tlt We had a very dull inquiry for each kind of Meat 0 11 following terms:—Beef from 2s 4d to 38 6d; Mutton 55 0 1 to 4s 6d ; Veal, 4s to ss; and Pork, 3s 4d to 5s per 8Ibso; the carcase. Turkeys, 4s 6d to 8s 6d; Geese, 4s to 6 3 01 Ducks, is 6d to 2s 6d; tame Rabbits, Is 6d to is 8I ; 90; ditto, 6d to Is; Pigeons, 6d to 10d; roasting Pig., 6s 0 4 d and Guinea Fowls, 2s 6d to 8s 6d each ; Fowls, 5s to 9g; Chickens, 3s to 6s per couple; Partridges, Is toll; Hareh o e, to 38 6d ; Woodcocks , 2 s to 2 s 6 d; Snipes, 6d to 10d; Gr e „ 18 6d to 2s; Wild Ducks , is 6 d to 2s; and Widgeons, to Is 6d each. - means A e o m u Although n a t ihvee theu ll pl g i lr e e s n N e o r f G a n l E i d o rt m l i d ß c l n l e n s :o d n ba t late rates. Beef, from 2 s 8d to 3N E s 8 WPOR. 0 11 heavy a e a l e vy w , e a r t e d•; Mutto T n, 3s 8d to 4s 6d; • 4s 4d to 5s 4d ; and Pork, 43 to 5s per 81bs. wurrEcia.a.rEL. " Beef, from 2 s 6d t o 3 s 6d ; M u tt on , 3 s 4d to Veal, 43 to ss; and Pork, 3s 4d to 5s per 81bs. BILLINGSGATE. 10 Turbot, 9s to 16s; Brills, 3s to 4s 6d ; Cod Fish, 5 1 0 0 9s; Whitings, 4d to 8d; Mackerel, 4d to 8d; Lobsters , s it; 3s; and Crabs, 8d to 2 s each; Soles, 6d to 3s pe„,, r Smelts, is 6d to . 2s 6d; and Thames Flounders, la ou per dozen ; Salmon, 10d to is 4d ; Eels, 4d to Is ; Crimped Scate, 7d to td per lb. BREAD. ft ° The prices of Wheaten Bread in the metropolis are 811c1 to 9d; of Household ditto, 6kfil to 8d per 41bs loaf RIDE MARKET. 11 1 " Market Hides, 5 61 b to 64 1 b, lid to 3d per ; do. 641 b to 11 Market 3d to 3 1 4 d ; do. 721 b to 801 b, 3 1 .4 d to 3lAid ; do. SOlb t0.,041t 3%d to 3 3 / 4 d ; do. 881 b to 961 b, 3 3 / 4 d to 4d ; do. 961 b to 4d to 41/ 4 d; Calf Skins, each, 3s 9d to 7s; Horn Hide!: Polled Sheep, 4s 7d to Gs 6d; Half-breds, 4s to Dlipe Downs. 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; Lambs, 2 s 9d to 4 s , ; S hear' 6d to Bd. , Eic.aar 1 1 /1451Z2LMTIII. pit ta SMITHIFINT.D.—Meadow Hay, 3/ 3s it. 4/8s; ClovErwe 4/ 8s to 5/ 10s; Oat Straw. 1/ 12s to I/ I4s; otte;; Sraw, 11 14s to 1/ 16s per load. Trade at barely !P e e CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 3/ 5 s t o 4/ 10 8 ; v o l e ditto, 4/ to 5! 15s ; Oat Straw, 1/ 12s to U 14s; ~, $ 0 Straw, 1114 s to 11 16s per load. A f a i r average s uPPY' a sluggish dernand. # W HITYPIIAPEL. —Meadow Hay, 3188 to 47 8s ; Col e " atO 41 8s to 61; Oat Straw, 1/ 12s to 1/ 14s ; Wheat 11 , 1114 s to 11 168 p er l oa d . S upp l y goo d , an d t r ade(' ( el BRISTOL SUGAR M ARKET , A PRIL 3.—Scare . 0 e business has been transacted in West-India sugar lb, !' er e owing to the want o f supply ; but for Mauritius t" to' been a good demand, and about 5,000 mats ha;: e i i buyers at extreme rates. For Bengal there has b e little inquiry.—Bristel Mercury. QUARTERT,Y NAVAL OBITU 4 -- 17X FLAG OFFICERS. —Vice-Admlral—Jamesßaton. Rear-A(—Edward S. Clay, Samuel Campbell Ham .rones id' 0 ifF A 6.6 __ ..e. Captains - John Clavell , Hon. William Keith, Thomas St Robert Tucker, William II alfour. „,..lef , Commanders —Thomas B. Y , ung, Francis C. A11'',,,,,e• M‘Douall, Edmund Rayner, Benjamin Leigh, Robert2 l ,7l,oo Lieutenants—Richard Corsbie, William Bowers. I' ,',,rt, Charles Turrell, William Macfarlane, John Norval Sn'A, 1 tiodby, Hugh L. Williams, George Hamilton Smith, •fr se j. I,ridge, James M'Cornish, Lionel Halliday, " 3 " 33 „, %g ur u, C j o , Charles D. O'Brien, Charles Clavell, Henry W...- 4- - pr lirickdale. P i Masters--Henry J. I.onclon, Henry Thompson (a)• Fd li.. i i,P . Second Master-- William Weatherley. u° Wl o* „O f MEDICAL OFFICERS --!napector of Hospitals - 1)• - Deputy-Inspector of Hospitals Isaac Royal. ~.,1,1106 ,i Surgeons -Samuel Sinclair, M.D., Richard L. Bill , ' bald Skirving, James Cook (). ne j SlO 'les Assistant -Surgeons -James W. Moffatt, SAM -- David Thomson (c), M.D., Hugh Gamble, M.D. ss ite,r Paymasters ani Fir ers —John Richards, J 01 11,42. 1, Wrigley, Thomas G. M`Murray, Thomas winey, Ho ' ' Vzit ; 1 ; 0 ,1 —....—.....-----. of Pi -- To i trl , i.ondon: Printed and Published by h'LIIDO 1 .01 • , the 4trand, Printer, at The Sun oftlee, No. 112, Stran d • r 4:os l ' of tt.s Savoy, in the Clonal of 311dd1ega , 0, latg, ... .STAME OF RALLWAY Mar. 2$ Arbroath and Forfar ••• • • •••• • • • • Bristol and Birmingham . . • • • • • • • Chester and Birkenhead . • • .......... Dublin and Drogheda • • • • • • • • Dublin and Kingstown • • • ....... • • • • Dundee and Arbroath . •••.••. • • • • • . Durham and Sunderland Edinburgh and Glasgow •• . •••• • • • • Eastern Counties and North Eastern .• Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr • • • • • • Glia;ow and Greenock.. • • • • • Grand Junction • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Gravesend and Rochester • • • • Great North of England • • • • • • • • • • • • Great Western .. • • .............. Hartlepool •• London and Birmingham, &c. •• • • • - • London and Blackwell •••••• • • • • . • London and Brighton . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • London and Croydon . • • ....... . London and Greenwich . • • • • • • • • • • • • London and South Western Manchester, Bolton, and Bury .... • • Manchester and Birmingham ••• • • • Manchester, Leeds, and Hull Assoc. • Midland Counties • • Newcastle and Darlington .... • • • • • • Newcastle and Carlisle • • • • • • • • .• • • Newcastle and North Shields• • • • • • • . Norfolk •••••••• • • • • .• .• • • • ..... North Union and Bolton and Preston Paris, Corbeil, and Orleans•• •••• •• •• Paris and Rouen . •••• ..... •• •••• •• Preston and Wyre•• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• Sheffield and Manche5ter............ South Ea5tern...................... ' Ulster. .. Yarmouth and Norwich •• •• •• •••• York and North Midland. •••••••• 603 853 297 711 2,822 7,06 G 1,859 808 16,518 920 34,3.50 760 3,519 1,271 5,617 1,024 4,210 5,702 14,822 2,496 1,808 425 1,2:10 April 2 Mar. 28 2,190 4,091 1,498 726 5,817 5,594 14,315 548 1,591 5,361 1,157 646 29,897 4,908 996 3,601 1,072 STATE OF TRADE. - FOREIGN WOOL TRADE, LEEDS. APRIL 3.—The fo reign wool market continues in about the same state as last week. The business done is comparatively small in amount, and prices are stationary. E NGL ISH WOOL MARKET, LEEDS, APRIL 3.—Sales have remained dull this week, and late prices are with difficulty maintained. WAKEFIELD WOOL MARKET. APRIL 3.—There is no alleviation to the dull state of the trade, which rela tively continues in the same position as we reported last we-k, and consumers merely supply immediate re quirements. LEEDS.—We scarcely ever witnessed less business done at our Cloth hall than was the case both on Saturday and Tuesday. There wa a complete absence of specu lation, the merchants confining themselves to purchasing only to order ; prices continue much the same as for some time past, and the stocks in the manufacturers' hands are very small for the season, and no disposition is evinced to inerease them. In the warehouses business has been very dull diving the week, and the few buyers nin who visit the market purchase with much less quantities than they have usually d trade this year is season. On the whole, the p duller hitherto than it great cautioonne, ata and in AV.—We regret that BRADFORD MARKET, an . T rve me II t in the state of the ha , beensßfstrpTi7everal )ears past. we can n. ,t notice staple manufacture o fsh ould town. Some hopes, however, are entertained that the next news from America be of a favourable c h ara cter, there will be an increas e d me's for the markets► f th t ; and that when th N Tariff • • a e ewßill is passed intocountry lw , both the home and the German trade will be demand of complete g better. MANCHESTER, THURSDAY EVENING.—Though it is expected that the late glorious news from Lelia will re vive the state of trade in that hemisphere, still it has produced no sensible operation for the better in those articles considered as especially suitable for the East. The cloth market has been dull all the week, and the market closes very heavily to-day, at scarcely last week's currency. The home market is very dull, and no signs of improvement appear. Yarns are without change iu value, and perhaps rather better to sell. BARNSLEY.—The trade of this town is considered dull at present ; in fancy drills the summer orders being nearly completed, it is generally flat at this period, but the other branches of the linen trade experience more than ordinary depression at this time of the year. LEICESTER.—There is not the slightest alteration for the better in the market this week, both the London and country houses being equally flat, and but little doing in shipping for the season. Worsted yarns are reduced a halfpenny per lb , at which sales are with difficulty ef fected, although the spinners state they cannot buy wools to meet this reduction. Long wools are flat, without alterotion in price. Short sorts are brisk, and cotemaild good latices. —Leicester .lournal. NOTTINGHAM—The several branches of the hosiery trade continue in the same stagnant state. The fancy bobbin trade has not in the least improved ; many ma chines ari standing. and some hundreds of good work men are half perishing for waist of food. Tie warp lace trade, late so flourishing, to use the words of &consider able master warp lace maker, is half annihilated The exception is to warp mitts and gloves made by the jaceLuard and some few by slide bar s , w hi c h are brisk. —,,Yottinghem .Review, Paid. I Price .£ s. d. 1 .E s. d. 1 Australasia •• •• —••• • - ..... , .14000 40 0 0 t 26% liritsh North American 51. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 U 44i Conunercial of London 151. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 1 29 7olonial.• . Londe and Westminstr 61. par cent. 100 0 0 1 20 0 0 , ',. - 6% London Joint -Stock .• • ! 61 . per cant. 50 00100 0 1 14 Metropolitan —. rrovincial of Ireland— i Si. per cent. 1100 0 0 125 0 0 1 tik yi Ditto, New... ..... . ' el. per cent. 10 0 0 1 10 0 0 1 17 National of Ireland .• 151. per cent. 50 0 0 120 0 0 I 18 Nat. Provncial of Eng. 1 51. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 $ 35% Ditto, New.• •••• • • • 1 51. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 i Union of Australia.. • . 1 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 I 26 Union of London. •... ' 51. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 1 12 • SATS LT/LANCE COMPANIES. .dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. X s. d. X s. d. Albion ••••••• • • • • • • • 3/. 106 500 0 0 50 0 0 74 Chance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 19% Ditto Marine • • 6/. per cent, 100 0 0 5 0 0 6' Atlas . 13s. 6ti. pr sh. 50 0 0 5 0 0 1634 British Commercial .. 7s. per share 50 0 0 50 0 7% Clericl,Med.& Gen. Life 51. per cent. 100 0 0 210 0 6% Liounty .............. 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0 f Irowu ••••••• • • • • • • • 10s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 - liagle • • • , Economic Life. •••• .• • 5 per ct. 1.8,308.,81 1000 0 0 250 0 0 Eng.& Scot. Law ••• • • • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 2% European Life ••• • • • 5 36 per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. 20 . Freemasons' .. •••• • • • • 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0 , globe • • 6/. per cent. Stock. - 138 Guardian .... •• • Imperial Fire •••• • • • • 6/. and bonus 500 0 0 50 0 0 240 imperial Life •• •• •• • • 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 17 indemnity Marine.... 1/. sh. & bs. 100 0 0 513 1 29 Law Life.. •..•• • • • • 1/. 46. 100 0 0 10 0 0 50 Legal and General Lite - 50 0 .0 2 0 0 6% London Fire ........ 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 1534 London Ship .... .... 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 15% Marine .. Med. Invlid & Gen. Life 434 /. per ct . 50 0 0 20 0 3 National Lean Fund,. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 234 National Life.. •••• •• • 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 9% Palladium Life ...... • . 51. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 2/. 2S• Phoenix ••• . • • ..... • • 3/. p. et. tk bs. - - teos Protector Life.. ••• •• 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 1/, 45. Provident Life ........ 11.53. 100 0 0 10 0 0 23 Rock Life ............ 43. 50 0 010 n 4% tioyal Exchange Si. per cent. Stock. - 180 Sun Fire. - - 210 Ditto Life - - 49 Uniersal Life .. 100 o J 6 15 0 DOC. Dividend Amount per i of Name 8I Compaxy Paid. Pricc, Annum. ! Share, X s. d. £ s. d. Commercial • East and West India ' 61. pr cent. ! Stock. i 140 East Country L mdon • • ; 51. pr cent. Stock. 116 St Katharine ••••• • • • , 5 per cent. ! Stock. 1044 Southampton ••••• • .. , 41. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 30 TT OT• SCOTT: I =ll CO ' Dividend per Annum. :PANI: Amount of Share. S' PRI. Same of Company Rank of Scotland Royal !tank of Scotland British Linen Company Commercial Bank • • • • ti rational Bank Union Bank of Scotland Western Bank . . North of Scotland Bank Clydesdale Bank ...... Eastern Bank .. • ..... Caledonian Bank ..... Edinb.& Glasgw Bank Oity of Glasgow Bank . Scottish Union Ins. Co. Hercules Insurance Co. Incur. Co. of Scotlnd . • North British Incur. • • Caledonian Fire Incur. Edinburgh Life Incur. Edin. & Glasg. Railway Ditto, y 4 shares • ... Edln., Leith, & Grantn Glasgw & Ayrshir Rail. Glasgw & Greenck Rail. ilsgw & Garnkirk Dundee & Ar broth Rail. Standard Lite Assarnee. 61. per cent.l 6/. per cent. 8/. per cent. 61. per cent. 6/. per cent. 7%1. pr cent. 6/. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 7%1. pr cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 51. per cent. 71. per cent. Si. per cent. 5% 1. pr cent. 101. per cent , 61. per cent. 11.10 s. per c. 7s. 6d. p. s. 51. per cent. 21. per cent. 51. per cent. 61. per cent. hl per cent. A 3, d £ s. d 100 0 0 100 0 0 1100 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 2 10 0 5 0' 0 10 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 All paid. 10 0 0 10 0 0 12 10 0 50 0 0 All paJd. 20 0 0 All paid. All paid. All paid. AU paid. 2 In 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 200 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 12 10 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 15 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 Price BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, APRIL 3.—Scarce i " o ol; business has been transacted in West-India sugar tb,, i ' 4 ,, f e owing to the want of supply ; but for Mauritius t' - foo' o t been a good demand, and about 5,000 mats ha` e,. 03 buyers at extreme rates. For Bengal there has b y 2 little inquiry.—Briatel lllercur y. BIRTHS so ° On the 2d of February, at Ahamadabad, the lady of Jo Morgan, Esq., Bombay Civil Service, of a daughter. vse 4 On the Ist Inst , at Upper Brook-street, the Hon. MO' _ d oe of a son. On the lst inst., at Norwich, the lady of Archdeacon O— a son. n s DIED. e is On the 30th ult ., in Beaumont-square, Cecelia Rebocce ,111 On the 30th ult., in Bryanston-square, Maria, wife °` g i s o Bigge, Esq., aged 73. On the list ult., James Richmond, Esq., of 31Mb:tot-Wl' minster. On the 31st ult., at Winchester, W. N.Wickham.F- 434 * R OFTARTERT,Y NAVAL OBITIM-A- 4 FM'