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

„ 4,4” 'y •r mo , I ink the offal. , . . . • MARKET IN I.: WS.--(`r ii IS DA Y.) • 4.-- 01,:rihe:elt)aRea7 'EXCHANC...,E.__FRIDAY* e re4 , B ItirPly of English Wheat on sale was on the in /rivals this week having exceeded 5,000 quarters, thing ", which the trade was heavy, at barely, but _at 1 . 1 , 0 1 - 1 w hea quotable beneath, Monday's prices. Free fer n i, t, Ae re ~.t was held for previous rates, but the transactions in ettpreerY trifling. In Corn under lock nothing doing. , the r d Y °f . Barley was not large, vet it was quite sufficient. fur femend, which ruled hea . Vv, at barely late rates. Th_ id _for Malt was very slow, - and some difficulty was ex eti t iTc%: in effecting sales at late rates. Oats, Beans, Peas, --m r commanded very little alteration. -Ut ah ARRIVALS. , s ..• . Wheat. B ar l ey. L°tel.: • • • • ' l 4ll , • 5,030 qrs . 1,9 ' 0 qrs. . . 700 ••• .. 2,420 960 I Malt, 610 qrs. The . sinnrarxxxao. th e , w - tIPPIy of Beasts on offer to-day being extensive, and ILgl ' encl allue of buyers small, the - Beef trade was exceed •3' but The rk a, b • e few prime Scots, &c., on show, produced full f,sril:4l;,.tiwuiv,traonal other qualities were again somewhat lower.d kil ve . ° land, we received 370 Beasts, 1,460 Sheep, an fed uppi;,,qfst,t! Spain, 30 Oxen. The number of in home- , tl ePrea sA l r e small, yet the inquiry for them was a v t e i r i y e , at barely Monday's quotations. Calve b s, littiti o ':_ ° Wnich was limited, moved oti slowly, at are , l3 s . transarY Prices. In Pigs, comparatively little business was trek 161 to ,n.late rates. Milch Cows were very dull, at . lot 5s each. Ist, Per Sibs, to s s. d. to s. d. 54,,,,,,,,, Beasts .. 5. d. s. d quality ditto 4 0 4 4 p,.,PNellge,4,tl2tYdltto.. 82 3 2 0 6 C .e o c a ° r n se a -loolled ditto 4 6 4 10 I.utte kk:47,...` 'en.. 3 2 3 8 Southdown Went, 5 0 5 4 " coa t ' s , c '',,•_• 310 4 2 Ditto out ot s the wool 4 4 c rime e ni alldltZ, '" 3 8 4 2 Large ' , log , 46 4 8 t u . rig •• 4 4 4 8 Small 1 oiker . •• • erlO s he " •• 18 o uarter old Pigs • .16 018 0 D ** 3 8 28 100 Quarter old I'igs l6 0 18 0 3 310 Lambs •••• • • 0 0 0 0 Be asts. SUPPLY AT MARKET. 1 ,112 I Sheep. I Calves. I 380 pigs. 3,180 186 nWe 12147Q.A.TE .ND EADENECALT.- " °ll ary p 7. a Very dull l — Crad h ij ere to-day, at barely sta •tet:.__ Oats flour. 1,680 qrs. I 1,860 ski. 9,550 and 1,040 I 10,200brls 11e tt. ,... At Per stone, by the Carcase. a. U. to s. (.1 S. d to a. d. ... , ..,, I. retior.. U. 310 4 2 ......_ ..tie mi n . ••• 2 4 2 6 Mutton, inferior 3 4 3 8 - -. •• •2 8 210 ..., p ' t taela r • 4 6 p Drip ). 'go • 3 0 3 2 4 0 •441•••..°41411.• 3 4 a 6 3 4 ; ,=. ork , 1 a rl i e , •• 1::: : : : 4 2 4 8 middling .... 4 4 ....••••• 3 Lab. 0 8 s Od to 0 8 8 n 4d• 124 the fin.%040 f ITG7I HOP /„, -84 Y1 ~..- s ‘ Parcels of new hops, M th A e go . lt w E oT . which is not ttsuareit. -'3.`;`tivirusme:e(rd 17 o the? ar ei s ".,a fair amount of business is doing, at full prices. u o o f f tt e i n o t n 4 ,Y pr evio.. _ y ew . sa e . s bare taken place this w 3 eek, 2 a s t i 31. 18s. to 4/. 10s.; L id s d .— tto N , ew Sussex Pockets, gent ditto, 41. Bs. to 6/. 6s. per cwt. 1 1: l and 8% COLONIAL. tithe r tl -.411 e Market for British Plantati Sugar on has been have been th e , all, and the low and mid qualities of ga t rs t kr. Or he Barbadoes has been sold by auction at 53s 050 14,101t/cllcw, 49s to 50s 6d for mid, and 4i s ^ 6d to 48s Gd 4 / 44 ,,, Willi 41„%trk--Standard Lumps have been at 63s Gd to 645, p,_ vaerate transactions. t i o il.k3r ix„._ . much t a li 1 , 4 3 L4 - , In Mauritius there has not been . 50 4t 7 to 4 4 6s 6d at =newcrop , sold at 47s 6d for mid, and at w d 140 bags of the old c r 3 o s p s t 0 114 4 52 0 for good bright all , llow 47s Gd for imd, to 6 01 f f q ord f 3e mid ' brown, and 48s 6d It . or mi . o . ey and ll w In Bengal 9"bags 417eferti::1in?ehril;niirt 56s to o 5 . 8 s for tine grainy yellow, r(wn. Colo wer e i(i grai nY, and 40s to 42s for good strung s brawn. for Atir. 2MS b Madras rtly sold at 3 fo r -, pit i : 4 _ ags 38s 6d 4 good br .gi 46s to 485 for goodyell , ow and 38s to baskets 1,839 bags 411 We "' Khaur realised 38s ; 978 at re nears mi yellow, — Y all sold at 45s to 493 for low to Nib lo t2 s for for - low to 43 t0r 41t13 A dand fine at 35s Gd to 40s . , lat 4 .B °° t o ,4s for go , od and fine, and at 31 S - Gil to 01?0,,,Vt11P and sashed. • yellow' inlll.--The been scarcely any sactions. tran ooc 40 1olv -;-'ovad 11 54 are at 48s to 59s for mid and g 1 r u t 4 0 been sold - a L 4- 4s to 45s 6d for good and fine brown. xceed -11 1* --"--Ahe businessdone Beni rally has been e In e t 4 trai t ,„ i _ ~ been fully supported. . I' o l °a ab o a' ;up prices have not sold at 35s Gd to 79s . 6d t ille P o lsot mi n. ,:50 bags have been rr, being at 615. Fine 47 a t., b 4 gre;tl; c b " llri Pe a a s be at 3 s6s, and good ord n a d at‹._ t t t i v t- St. Domingo w has been sold at 29s fur s t o a t! en , la -Ns '"eilish Madras, at the 4d duty, has been k Par ew iitka jL ,, t. '6l2sztovprfara, 150 bags, sold at 33s to 34s per cwt, and 114X.i1l -- Iliti cl ..h e a were taken in at - t al7 i / N4 h demand. About b re has been scarcely so ,much at It tls ll - '''N't mid and mid dingy. IN „ (Id, Madras and yellowish Bengal sold Sp / " 4 to 1 7 and some of the good mid white li ht cp4. 4 , 1 „, a per cwt. little cheaper, fair 3,, grey -9-'5,444r Pepper has been a . "iad t o 3 ''' and good half heavy 3d to d b o d. PA. lb . s . 2 / 4 d per lb, in at 4d for mi ik,.. •tie,. sin white was taken perio bat ! , :'4' been a little business . done in Jamaica . tor 0 7° , ankh in Pimento, which is at about 4%d ~,, 0 110 1tg . .....0 l ~,...41144.,,th .there is not much doing. • -yatimies ° raarket hern steady, and business still 4064 rather act' v bee d to 1itit.,470.4„,„• I e• ile consumpti on is good. Or T.- cltoh,l,about 10d per lb ; Twankay good ord to apot74,o4,:iftd per lb. . 5 ' "'• Tallow is 48s to 48s 3d per cwt on the ICE CI itst__ (Befo- --,, A.N _cr HIS DAY.) re the .t.,. UERY.-1 "` -,-. )4 4 . 814.,.0RT v / - f r,NGLAND.) R.p,.,ELLoR 0 EBY . . • - .IS LI 11 -,---.-E IN THE COURT OF CHANC sat in 1 44 Nu onour tne "V ice-chancellor of England oint -1440 " d in lenc°ln's inn to day, pursuant to . p ItY interest 4 44.. an_ too.. motions N thin.. of , any public ht4etefore his 110 • n the usual dull routine h. of the court n w our, but somewhat changed, and t , i ttf e ra not a little a ul a secl,ba slight fracas among q, Which took place in the of N. LOYD V. FARQUHARSON, 44 WI fir. DETHELL moved that certain of the de- Itply4atits should be ordered to pay into court a sum of etls of 1,500/. t h ' 1) k some of ... ar er and Mr. Glasse appeared for was gentleman P l. o4;,tles in the case, and the formerg when _ 04,, ". o l ng to argue against the application, interrupted .4114 . ' 42I ELL, with considerable warmth, your sense . o 1 ' and • i t to %est said—Mr. Parker, put like this, a flagrant case made? a sh 3? and propriety whether, in . oug ht to be t t d e r making ought ience as you are now statement, and at such a . 4 tllii 0:1' i • PA felt indignant . 40 4 - c , th 111(Eit 11 bad any right to question the ~.tt, at Air. Bethel! the course he was pursuing. . A 4 y °7P Propriety of n then proceeded with his %P t; ' , earned Gentleman t litis, but wasinterrupted by again ddressing himself to Mr. Glasse, Nit , VETHELL, who, .a s 44t40 trusted that i h (Mr. Glasse's) name was nut .1,4",,at0 the original answer to the bill. 4 4. ' ` ll .O being thus personally called . . tt hi SE upon, stated, hel.Auarne was not attached to the original answer, „N,r - not draw it, but it was affixed to he supple "' air ,tllSwer, Notwithstanding, h( ever, the hopes ttpoti Caethell towards i h'in he had no objection to take He lulnalitlaself the responsibility of the first answer. He 0 _ 4 _ ll ' leu, - :"i that this course of proceeding on the part improper, ("°t(tll;lit eOnnSel in cause was highly bt : liaiustifi a calculated to forward the of ° `;''tgl, it itts able, and not . ''' lAitl•°f the Court, or increase it in Mr.11.... 11 e.the estimation ,the assw-`IItLI. i of the case designated 'II h " e r and i ls a a further stage 8 onest. el as evasive and "t. arguments of counsel ..)dr J . p ' 4l . option of th e with some warmth, deprecated the -11hrPrised - th tu e coarse pursued by Mr. Bethell, and was bar kl4-43111d tai that It gentle of his standing at the his - " t trsa ---' it d eeent to designate the arguments of . * ere z Ty as evasiv dishonest. Such assertions ot th e °t calculated teo and the dcency and decorum A ,_ Proceedings of promote Court. at'er this short, but e ttir warm, digression, the lir:ents were coUcludedr,aaned Ulm 10 Notr , a u , It ordered the matter to stand over in order Ca -m e further • furnished to the ou t er uiformation should be gllt EN,s B ENCH. —(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Justice ERLE.) Th' ILES V. ELLINGTON. Nove ls w as an undefended cause, and was brought to 14 1, 4 e.tt te°,lhpenation in damages for false . veterinary imoraclr4i aute,instance of the defendant, wh o . is a . a imprison .,4llleb Lieptford. He caused the plaintiff, who is 1,-.41igt11411 whitesnaith, to be taken into custo.dey waslate tat't,,ki ?II a charge of stealing some tools, but h ,„ , in hbout twent y minutes after his arrival at the action Ns b;•q°l,lBe, the char g e being unfounded. to wi,,Nat in order that the enabled cast IN W a w, aY the stain which the proceeding h ad . plaintiff might T be he n 01, '‘ character, alld the • gave him a verdict bl f e o d r Th e jury !MI f°ll°Nviag undefended cues were disp osed 1 .1.4 / „ c r a i se a verdict for the plaintiff being given:— P "Phillips lv v. g tilli n „Z r., Francis," 2571. 6s. 7d.; and e o n f, :_ in 4 P,C n, ' 50 /. 10s. 1.,.t1i5 - f 4 r°R PICT URES. —MOUNTAIN V. WILLMOTT. ' 44 a " as all action to recover 187/. 19s. for i is the t'ketlit.l:(l delivered, from the defendant, who b an '414 ,,„ turi t a l a person named Knight. Knight w as "'di ll c, Petaurious individual, and his appearance was ._s wt S t e lasitivelltll w,retched that people t often , gave him aim , D i ,„tel lt , ci f so ng the streets. He was only dirty and t h yetty r 1 choice, as he large Nis ; 4 „' and a house in Nassau-street, two possessed a good deal of in- . " which were crowded h with many pictures of t h e keilat Masters I N i s `, against : —not e— ac n h et oth n e n r ga floors.ll s , The but .housecloselythe or th t e hew bcat;:tushllle from dirt and he lived in it ttkii t seclusion ; lf and he kept no servants, and ha d in no batssev,atlte only inmates of the dwelling being himself and h e ~°tt,which he kept in a corner of the picture-room, trrf,, -I'Y allowed them sp are diet, and they were, t heale, sadly le veed them laintiff, it appeared, was In d -410 1a, 1 1 , t °f buying and selling pictures for Knight, an n ,ket,4„,"ge halsit of selling pictures to him on his oi . v . t hre a - r and ia this way he had supplied him with pic / Ike ?: tout three y ears before his death, which took t e•si al l • "(4embet, 1842 ; at his death the amou in_ elided rerhained unpaid. He left a will, which waa _ , 4 .. Wit ti l t saccoUnt o fithaving been properly attested. 4 ', l , l ettir ~113,,,arhed Stephens, a coach-smith, proved taking f Ze bil t i , f t _ix night from Mountain, and the delivery o f ~"?ald be" Tell Knight stated was correct, adding t hat ad en „P le atY of money for every one, and that he h wh ich h e Itn inhis will or care °f h • • I t leg a , and his wife had treated him, and he left him ts sael L Y Of„,l00/., which he had not received for the above Whieh• 4 h e witness identified the copy squawwpaB Produced. On being asked to descri be the of the .be bi a ll s , tiali the pictures as he could recollect, he s ai d as iiilwer e __ i ,, a swan and two boys; a naked lady, as l large s aa hief:'ugdovvn; a man feeding pigs; a man witht a the :bead,t and some men a beating of hien, called picture 10°R of Christ," which was a very 444 ‘ usie 1 , „ , ~ large p Cards;" I t - t-Y, and "A Lady Playing at . hiPll,ll',.;_,an with a Long Beard." In cross-examina-_ L i ettir , 1 44 t, the plaintiff onjoinpd the professiox . of oto e , - , l ea 'ing with the lo e ss elevating one of cobbli ,, , g r -ill tht li. j,„,.,!toos; he believed kept a large doe 1, ... "sailed' ," lie could not say, that he had a bill of 1 i t hak-vtged. Knight at his death which was afterwards kiiii--. l ie Was ill "all over," particularly during the i140,_ Illonthh, when he a eared more eager for pie ." 141 4" " e lk anti WO We re supplied by the plaintiff from that time to his death. • He was very ill; he • did not k: - .ow whether he was or was not afE:cled in his mind, but he was very cunning. Mr. Morley, a picture dealer, tor)ved seeing a picture of " Venus " reclining, " the Judgment of Paris," " A Contest between a Man and a Lion," " Lambeth Palace," by Morland, and several articles of vertu about six months before his death, sad his stating that he had purchased them from the plaintiff. He had supplied Knight with pictures, but not within five months of his death. A cheesetnonger, named Wrankley, proved that Knight was perfectly in posses sion of his mental faculties up to the time of his death, and that the expression referred to by Stephens was used in reply to a question from the plaintiff, " When am I to be paid for my pictures, sir ?" Many people called Knight " mad Knight." He even called himself so ; and had cards printed on which was engraved, " Mad Knight, Esq.—a renowned but harmless man." A young man, named Price, who had attended Knight in the capacity of a servant, had heard him, a few months before his death, say that he owed the plaintiff a good bit of money for several things, and that he should pay him as soon as he went to town. He had upwards of 3,000 pictures, which were numbered. and piled nearly up to the ceiling of the rooms, only sufficient room being 1,-ft to get to the fire-place. The dead inan's intention was to build a house, if he had lived, and to have a picture-gallery. The plaintiff was out of the way, or in prison, at the tim . Knight died, and this the witness con sidered the ma'am he did not receive his account. Joseph Patterson, the plaintiff's brother-in-law, proved that the plaintiff had borrowed various sums of money for the purpose of purchasing pictures for Knight. Mr. Taybraham, a vestryman of St. Pancras, and Knight's landlord, deposed to beiag present when a Mrs. Gill ham, who represented herself as a relation of the de ceased, said to him " Moreton (who was present) claims all of these pictures;" to which Knight turned round in his bed and responded, "No! a moiety I grant ;" ehe being under the impression that none of them belonged to the plaintiff. Knight was in a wretched state from neglect for two months be fore he died, and at his (witness's) request the clergy man of the parish visited him. This was the plaintiff's case. Mr. Whitehurst, Q.C., was for the plaintiff. Mr. CROWDER, Q.C., then addressed the jury for the defence, and had not concluded :when our report left. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. Thomas Henry Langford, an egg dealer, aged 34, was indicted for the manslaughter of Thomas Roberts, by running over him with a cart, between Greenwich and Woolwich. Mr. Ballantine was retained for the prosecution, and Mr. Doane defer_ded the prisoner. The prisoner, it appeared, in the course of his business, was driving between the two towns mentioned at a fu rious rate, on the 9th of the present month, and the principal difficulty in the case arose from the inability of the witnesses to identify him. The horse and the cart said to have occasioned the accident were in the yard of the Court, and several witnesses appeared to identify a pad and basket which were found on the road after it. This closed the evidence on the part of the prosecution. Mr. DOANE, in addressing the jury, said the question was not one respecting the accident itself, but upon the fact whether that accident was caused by the prisoner at the bar. It appeared that a number of persons had assembled at the Antigallican Tavern, to celebrate the birthday of Mr. Wheatley, the landlord. After the entertainment the party had broken up, and in a condition which would at least make them careless of any consequences, and certainly might subject them to danger in the event of any vehicle being driven rapidly up the road. The prisoner entirely denied any , participation in the offence, though offence there cer t:inly had been. The whole charge rested on circum• stancial evidence alone. To this evidence they must turn their attention. The pad produced was one for herrings ; and it was shown that a person of the name of Parr got into the prisoner's cart between eight and nine in the evening ; and as this person was a customer of Langford's, it was most probable that he would have ascertained what the cart contained. Now it was per fectly clear that there were no herring pads in the cart at that time. This was a most important fact, for it was stated in the evidence that several persons were passing down the road every day for the sale of herrings and eggs. The next important point was the time at which it was alleged he was returning to town. It was plainly put in evidence that he was seen on his road driving his own horse, about nine in the evening, about three miles from the place where the accident happened, that cir cumstance having happened certainly' after eleven, if not at nearly twelve at night. He contended that there was no case whatever made out against the prisoner. The following witnesses were then examined : Mr. Frederick Pearse, an egg dealer at Deptford, wbo had sold the horse to the prisoner, stated that he had ~ften tried to get the horse into a gallop, and had great difficulty even in making it trot. He did not believe that the animal could go ten miles an hour; certainly he had never seen it gallop more than ten yards at a time. Mr. Farrance, who kept a house in Worcester-street, in the Borough, deposed to the prisoner arriving about twelve o'clock in the night of the 9th of November. Thomas Parker, an ostler at the Lord Howick, at Woolwich, deposed to having given the prisoner's horse some hay about nine o'clock on the night in question. William James, an engineer, had frequently driven and ridden with the prisoner. He could not believe that the horse could be able to go so much as ten miles an hour. He had never been able to get him into a gallop, although he had frequently tried to do so. After hearing some further evidence, the jury re turned a verdict of Not Guilty, and the prisoner was immediately discharged. THE StIN, LONAON, FRIDAY EVENENG-s NOVEMBER 27, NEW COURT. GROSS ASSAULT ON A CUILD UNDER TEN YEARS OF AGE.—James Malls, a green grocer. was convicted of a gross assault on a female child, named Maton, little more than nine years of age, and was sentenced by the Recorder to one year's imprisonment in the Westminster Bride well. Elizabeth Baylis, remanded from last sessions, was indicted with receiving certain property, consisting of linen and other articles, well knowing them to have been stolen. The jury acquitted the prisoner. MARLBRO.-STREET.—(T HIS DAY) John Williams, a young man very respectably dressed, was, for ringing the private bells and alarming the neighbourhood of Jermyn-street, this morning, fined 40s. Frederick and Sarah Webb were both charged with stealing three Si. Bank of England notes from a room in Webb's Hotel. Piccadilly. James Salisbury, son of the proprietor of Webb's Hotel, said the male prisoner had been a waiter at the hotel, and had charge of the sitting-room occupied by Mrs. Andrews, from Northampton, on the day when the robbery was committed, Nov. 3. Mrs. Andrews put three 51. notes into a case in the room that morning, and in the evening of the same day she found that thy had been removed from their place. She asked her son whether he had used them, but he said he had not, and strong suspicion was a ttached to the prisoner, for he had been in the room and saw her put the notes in the case that morning. 15, Henrietta st reet, Man- George Bentley, dairym an, chester-square, said the female prisoner came with a 5/. note to his shop for change some ten or twelve days ago, The note produced was the one he had received from Mrs. Webb. James Lewis Ashman, 119 F, said he had been em ployed on the 3d November, by Mr. Salisbury, the pro prietor ef the hotel, to trace th e robbery, and after several inquiries he traced the note produced from the Bank of England to the last witness. It was one of the lost notes, No. 1,034, and bore Webb's name and address on the back. Mrs. Webb said she had received the note produced from her husband at Guildford. The male prisoner said he gave his wife the note when he was in Guildford, which was some six months before he was engaged by Mrs. Salisbury; and this robbery happened to be committed before he was to have his situation in the hotel. Mr. Haanwicn examined the note, and asked whe ther the female prisoner said it was five or six months' ago since she received it? Mrs. Webb—Three or four months ago; I can't be sure. Mr. Ilaanwacn then informed the prisoners that the note had not then been issued from:the Bank; it bore date the 2d of October, 1846. He remanded the prisoners till this day week for further inquiry. Ann Richards, servant at the Red Horse Tavern, 10, Old Bond-street, was charged with robbing her master to a very great extent. John Garton, proprietor of the Red Horse, said he had occasion to suspect his servant, the prisoner at the bar, for some time, and on coming down this morning at eight o'clock, he was informed by the boy, that while taking down the shutters they watched Ann, and saw her go to the till. The boy said to her she had been at the till, and she offered him the coppers she had taken if he would hold his tongue. Mr. Garton, on hearing this, determined on searching her room. On going up he met the prisoner coming out of the rooms with a bottle of port wine in her hand. He went into the room and pulled the drawer of the bateau and fbund there a quantity of biscuits and sugar, the sugar being from a quantity that he had received in on Mon day last, and therefore must have been stolen this week. He observed her bed was in a very confused state, and asked her the reason. She said she had been making it. He pulled the bed from off the mattress, and found a stone bottle containing a quantity of gin, seven bottles of port wine, nine bottles of brandy, three bottlesand of gtwo in, three bottles of rum, one bottle of whiskey, pounds of cigars. Mr. Gurton explained that the cigars were tied up in small quantities, and had been stolen at different times ; and that he had small racks for different wines within the bar into which he brought quantities from the cellar for the convenience of his wife, and out of these racks the extensive robberies had been c ommitted. The prisoner only denied havirg taken any money. 11151 r. HARDWICK committed the prisoner for trial at the Central Criminal Court. The parish authorities of St. James's summoned Mr Co;!hrane, Secretary to the London Library, Pall-inall, before Mr. Hard wicke, to show cause why the institution refused to pay the vestry rates. Mr. HARDWICK, having heard the argument on both sides, read the words of the Act, " Provided always they 'lre supported wholly, or in part, by ~nutial volun tt ry subscriptions." And said it had been ade.itted by the parish authorities, that the library was in part so supported ; and as the proceeds of the :apartments let out to other societies had been applied to the objects of the institution, which were purely literary, he was of opinion that the library was exempted by the Act from the parish rates. CLERKEN WELL.-( T HIS DAY.) A case of Emmons was heard this morning before • Gnenwood, in which a point Of some interest •to the colle:qors of parochial taxes was successfully raised fur ti.e defence. - David Samuels appeared to answer a summons, iesued at the instance of Mr. Mills, the collector of paving and lighting rates for St. Pancras parish, to show cause for refusing payment of last half-year's paving rates. After Mr. Mills established the amount of the claim, which became due on the 29th of September last, The defendant produced in Court his schedule as an insolvent debtor, dated on the day after, and said this was his answer to the claim. He had no available assets, as he was already deeply indebted to the Queen, on account of certain duties returnable at the time of his insolvency. Mr. Mills complained that on the premises, on ac count of which the rates became due, there were a quan tity of articles, such as large boilers and other utensils necessary for carrying on the insolvent's trade, which had been removed without his knowledge, and they now appeared in the insolvent's schedule, and he therefore trusted that he would have a prior lien. Mr. GREENWOOD said, with respect to this point, he could afford the nlaintiff no assistance. In cases of this kind the matter was - generally so skilfully managed that but little apparent property was left for any creditors, whether the Queen, the parish authorities, or the traders. No official assignee had been appointed, and he (Mr. Green wood) had no power. WORSHIP S'i REET.—(T HIS DAY.) A mechanic, named Jan Turner, was charged by Mr. Samuel Veasey, proprietor of the Elephant and Castle, Kin2sland-road, as follo‘N s : Mr. Veasey deposed that the prisoner, in c , )mpany of several others, came into his house last evening for something to drink, but perceiving that he had already taken more than was sufficient he refused to serve him. The prisoner, in consequence, became exceedingly violent, making use of the foulest language, and when witness was about to turn him out of the house, the pri soner put himself in fighting attitude, and at length gave witness so tremendous a blow as to knock him with violence to the ground. The prisoner, in his defence, said he was wholly un conscious of having committed the alleged assault upon Mr. Veasey. He certainly was the worse for liquor last evening, and was very sorry for it. Mr. BINGIram spoke in high terms of commendation of the conduct of Mr.Veasey, in refusing to serve a person who had perceptibly had enough already. The prisoner must find one surety in 201. fur his good behaviour for three months. SOUTHWARK.--(THIS DAY.) James Cox was placed at the bar, charged with break ing into the premises of J. Armstrong, Esq., at Peck ham, and stealing six carriage lamps and four cushions. It appeared that, at an early hour that morning, the prisoner was met in Kent-street, Southwark, carrying the above articles, and not giving a satisfactory account for the possession he was taken into custody. Inspector Campbell, P division, stated that, within the last week. the premises at the rear of Mr. Arm strong's dwelling at Peckham, were broken into and rubbed, although they are inclosed by a wall eleven or twelve feet in height. Information having been given at the station-house, a policeman was placed inside the premises on the previous night, with a view to detect the parties if an other attempt was made to plunder the place. Not withstanding the policeman's vigilance, the complainant's coach-house was entered the very night, the thieves having succeeded in carrying off the coach lamps and the cushions of the vehicle. The inspector added, that he had no doubt the articles found on the prisoner were the produce of the robbery. The prisoner, who appeared perfectly careless, and laughed while at the bar, was remanded, as he is sus pected to belong to a gang of housebreakers, who have entered several houses in the outskirts of the town. TRETOIL MINING COMPANY.—A meeting of share holders of this company was held yesterday at their offices, George-yard, Lombard-street, Mr. Thomas in the chair, at which a report was read, giving by no means a favourable account of the condition of the company. It appeared that there was a balance against the company, in the accounts, of 2,1001., and that the creditors were very pressing. There remained, however, about 1,2001. of arrears of calls unpaid, which . would reduce the net balance against the company, if paid, to 900/, and a re solution was agreed to, empowering the directors to enforce those arrears, after which the meeting separated. ACCIDENT ON THE ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY. — An accident of a fearful nature occurred on Wednesday morning, to a poor aged fellow, named Gale, employed as a labourer, between the Annerley and Sydenham stations. He was at work on the line, when the fast at mospheric train came up, which knocked him down, and so dreadfully fractured one of his legs that, in the opinion of Dr. Cox and other medical gentlemen, unless he submits to amputation, which at present he refuses to do, his life is in the greatest danger. ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB.—Yesterday there was a special general meeting of members at their club rooms. Mr. Whalley's motion of contributing a sum of money from the club funds towards the erection of a monument to the memory of the late Earl of Yarbo rough, was taken into consideration, and 501. was pro posed. A ballot for new members was proceeded with, and Lord Graves, Davenport, Boyce, Harvey Cootnbe, Eq., and Robertson, Lyon, and Pinney, Esqrs., were elected members of the club. SUICIDE BY LAUDANUM.—Yesterday an inquest was held before Mr. Bedford, at the Green Dragon, Villiers street, Strand, on the body of Alice King, aged 20, a domestic servant. The deceased had left her situa tion on Saturday last, and went to reside at a friend's house in Poland-street, Oxford-street. On the following day she appeared unusually dull and low spirited, and on being spoken to she acknowledged that a something preyed heavily on her mind, but she refused to reveal what it was. On Monday morning she complained of being very ill, and on attempting to walk she could scarcely stand. She was conveyed to her aunt's in Duke-street, Adelphi, who, suspecting she had taken poison, had her removed to the Charing-cross Hospital, where on searching her pockets a phial, labelled " Lau danum—Poison," was discovered. The stomach pump was immediately applied, and some laudanum brought from the stomach, but the poison having been taken some time it had got absorbed into the system. She expired the same evening. The inquiry was eventually adjourned to obtain further evidence as to her state of mind. AGED PILGRIM'S SOCIETY.—The annual meeting of this society was held last evening at the London Coffee-house, Ludgate-hill. Thomas Thompson, Esq., in the chair. The meeting having been commenced with singing and prayer, the chairman briefly stated the objects of the society, and presented its claims to the audience, at the same time congratulating them that the society's asylum was now free, after an effort of six years, to pay off a debt of 1,0001., and seven years' in terest thereon. The institution of the society is situ ated at Westmoreland-place, Camberwell, and was erected in 1834, ati a cost of 6,000 L, for the purpose of afford ing an asylum to poor and aged members of, Chris tian! churches of all denominations, the building being capable of receiving forty-two inmates, Mr. Box, the secretary, read the report, which stated the sum of 1,400 L had been raised by voluntary contribution, to pay off the debt and interest on the asylum, which purpose had been effected, and a balance of 71. 10s. left in the treasurer's hands ; this had been done independ ently of the annual subscriptions and donations to the society, which, during the past year had amounted to 1511. 16s. 6d., and the expenditure had been 151/. 10s. 7d., leaving a balance of ss. 11d. The report closed by an earnest appeal to Christians of all denomi nations to aid so excellent an institution; and the meet ing was subsequently addressed by the Rev. Mr. Milner, the Rev. Mr. Hunt, Mr. Allen. and Mr. Marshall, who urged the importance of the erection of similar asylums in the metropolis and large country towns. It was stated that there was a vacancy for one inmate, which is to be filled up in January. NATIONAL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.—The an nualplaee elelection a y o of at pensioners a into s ()n s T t h a i s v e r i n n , s t i i T t . 0 t p i o o n w 1 1 : Esq„ in the chair, when, out of h a sh l o i w st e o d f th 9O at, ca a n t didates, Christ mas,as 1845, the number of persons 22w pillinge r e a report elected . w Previous read the w t h o ie r : i commencem ent ving pensions f the f eing since 244,ge ageof whom b . 16 were upwardsmales, o f The total sum disbursed in pensions 73 years. 201. or o 2 r ,B 3o4 to a a y ie e s a , r their average a w v a e s ra from the previous Sep tember 30, 1846, including a balance disbursements trrhheefoeromtiaretiorneeeoipf tstlfiriosmsocity'is Septemberup a3Ror;dslcBf4sl,ot4o,22it. 8,719/. I ls. Bd., namely pens' 6s , _ _ d and expenses, funded property, 2,513/. 1 . 3 year, were 9,6601. 19 s . lld . , and os the m t ;pch as e o f. 784/, 15s. sd. The report w as votes of thanks were awarded to Family for their patronage of the institution ; and to the President and other officers of the society. The received an t d he ado ß pt o e 3 ti acknowledging Chairman he e u urged ebdy upon ovote thoseof than ks, assembledln the necessity of the institution receiving increased sup port, as the number of applicants was annually increas ing. The poll then commenced, and at its conclusion the following persons were declared elected. Fifteen by the votes of the day :—Mrs. C. Baker, 9,910 ; Mr. G. Fox, 9,720 ; Mrs. D. Bringloe, 9,420 ; Mrs. White Smith, 9,120 ; Mrs. M. 9,120 ; Mrs. S. Mil ls, 8,780 ; Mrs. M. M a y, 8,730 ; Mrs. S. Skutt, 8 , 700 ; R o b er ts, Mr. J. Minasi, 8,540 ; Mrs. H. Grenville, 8,260 ; Mrs. B. Lukey, 8,180 ; Mrs. J. Morris, 8,140 ; Mrs. J. Knightsbridge, 8,020 ; Mrs. A. C. Keeling, 7,990 ; Mrs. M. H. Knipe, 7,830. Five by aggregate votes :—Mrs. C. Simpson, 13,302 •, Mrs. A. Bloye, 12,240 ; Mrs. A. O'Connor, 11,709 ; Mrs. M. Redgrave, 11,637 ; Mrs. .T. H. Lawrence, 11,472. Two by rotation :—Mrs. H. Stockeld ; Mrs. J. Parry. IMPROVEMENTS IN ST. JAMES ' S.—The devisees of the late Francis Duke of Bridgewater have given notice that it is their intention to apply, early in the ensuing session of Parliament, for a Bill to authorise them to take and appropriate a portion of Cleveland-square, near the palace of St. James's, in length, from east to west, about sixty-five feet, and in breadth about eighteen feet, for building and other purposes, in exchange for certain new streets and approaches made by them into the square, viz., widening and improving Little St. James's street and the mews leading from thence, and further additions proposed to be made for widening and improv ing the square and approaches thereto. DARING STREET ROBBERY.—On Wednesday night, abut eleven o'clock, a gentleman, named Gordon, was coming from Astley's Theatre, when he was beset by two men, who, after knocking his hat over his eyes, stole from his waistcoat pocket a gold watch and a purse con taining five sovereigns, with which they made their es cape, notwithstanding the police were called and pur sued them immediately. THE DUTY ON SUGAR. On Satu - ..day last a fleputation of Livelpool East It din merchants, consisting of Mes=srs. Crooke, Brocklebank, and Tore, h , lcl an interview with Lord John Russell ar d the Chancellor of the E xc h equer , in Downing-street. i Their object was to pr o t es t aga i ns t the late impositon . of a duty higher than 14 s . p er cw t. o n Bengal sugar of the soft Benares quality, it h av i ng been deemed exempt from the duty on white c l a y e d f rom the passing of the Act in March, 1845, up to 30th September, 1846, and the merchants having purchased the sugar crop of this year, which is now importing, on the understanding that no duty above 14s. could or would be attempted to be claimed by Government, they claimed exemption under the Act of 18th August, 1846, 7th clause, 9th and 10th Victoria, cap. 63, " That no sugar shall, as re2ards the payment of duty, be deemed or taken to be white clayed sugar, or sugar rend e red b y any process equ al in quality to white clayed, unless it should, with reference to colour, grain, and saccharine matter, equal the standard samples so respectively provided by the said . Com missioners." The deputation urged that in the most essential quality of grain their Benares sugar was totally deficient; that had it grain, its value would be increased 4s. to 55. per cwt.; in proof of which, Jamaica and Porto Rico sugar, having good grain, but being yellow Muscovado, had sold in London last week higher than the very finest picked lots of white Benares ; and again, that it was illiberal in the Government attempting so suddenly to alter the reading of the Act, after allowing duty to be paid for eighteen months at 145.; under any circum stances they claimed a year's notice of such alteration, to enable them to disposa of the purchases of the season, and to countermand late orders sent out to India. In defence of the imposition of the higher duty, it was alleged that the sugar of Benares quality might be superior to what it was deemed in 1845. Again, that the sugar importing as Benares might be another quality; that the merchants must prepare to abide by the Act, and nothing but the Act, and to pay extra duty, if the Act should be read so as to allow it ; that they must me morialise the Government through the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who would consult with the Customs, and decide. The deputation 'urged the injury the merchants are sustaining by the stoppage of the trade, in abeyance of a settlement of the question, that in Liverpool several weeks had passed, and they could not sell their better sugars without submitting to the higher duty, and that if the market fell, the loss would to them be severe. -- ----- The Chancellor promised that as little delay as pos sible should occur, and that the merchants should have the benefit of a doubt in the decision of the Government. The Liverpool memorial was presented yesterday, ac companied by a certificate, signed by all the leading East India merchants of that city, and by all the wholesale sugar dealers and some of the principal sugar brokers, to the effect that— The standard class of sugar imported from Bengal is termed and known by the name of Benares sugar ; that there is one characteristic peculiar to this class of sugar which greatly detracts from its value, namely, the total absence of crystalisation or grain; that owing to this it is generally used for mixing with Muscovado sugar, to improve its colour; that it is not used by refiners; and that did it possess the essential quality, grain, it would be worth 4s. to 58. more in the market, The certificate proceeds to affirm that the attesters have never been called on to pay a higher duty than 14s. on any quality of Benares sugar from the passing of the Act in March, 1845, up to the 30th of September, 1846, in any one instance. A COMMERCIAL PERPETVAL ALMANAC. AND TABLE FOR VERIFYING DATES, By Samuel Maynard, Editor of Keith and Bonny castle's Mathematieal Works, &c. &c. This is one of the most ingeniously-constructed and useful calendars ever published, showing as it does, by the day of the week, and its corresponding day of the month, for any given time, past, present, or future, either according to the old or according to the new system. It is composed of two distinct tables, the one being with, the other without, the Sunday letters—the one serving as a test to the other. This calendar will be found invaluable in settling all disputed points of chronology, and the possessor of it will have a perpetual almanac that will last him his life. COGHLAN'S POCKET PICTURE OF LON- DON. A New Edition, revised by Alexander Cooper Lee. This is by far the most complete edition that has yet appeared of this popular guide book. Mr. Lee has added upwards of three hundred pages of addi tional matter, by adding a short description of the early history and progress of each building or insti tution, to the description of their present condition, furnished by the former editor. The book is neatly and clearly printed, and is illustrated by a map of London and a view of Westminster Abbey. A TECHNICAL DICTIONARY; explaining the Terms of the Arts, Sciences, Literature, Professions, and Trades. By W. M. Buchanan, Editor of the Practical Mechanic, and Engineer's Magazine, and lately Mast-r of the Philosophical Department in the High School of Glasgow. The object of this work is fully explained in the title-page, and all the promises therein contained are performed to the very letter. Mr. Buchanan has been engaged for more than twelve years in compiling this volume, which is by far the most complete technicological dictionary that has ever yet been pub lished. It is admirably arranged and printed in small but beautifully clear type. It is altogether a most useful and valuable book of reference. FINE ARTS. THE CHRISTIAN IN PALESTINE. Part VIII. If four such exquisite illustrations as these, from original drawings by W. H. Bartlett, do not elicit our most unqualified approval, we shall not have faithfully expressed our real sentiments. The en gravers must unquestionably have derived many of the beauties which are here given by their instru ments from the pen c il o f th e accomplished artist, but , they have most cert a i n ly a dd e d t h ere t o exeellencies of their own. In th e p l a t e represent i ng the valley of Sichein and Nablous, as viewed frGm Mount Gerizim, the perspective is i n i m it a bl y g i ven , an d the purity of the oriental atmosphere i s b eau tif u lly indicated by the crispness of outline to the remotest objects. Jezreel, Mount Gilboa, and Bethshan, form a delicate and lux urious picture, with the stooks of ripe corn in the fore ground and the irrigated plains in the distance. Mount Hermon, situated in the upper valley of the Jordan, is not merely picturesque with Arabs and goats, but is glimmering in the sultriness of noon. Tiberias, however, is la plus belle des belles gravures —the limpidity of the water laving the ancient but tresses of the ruined castle—the dusky shadows of the broken walls—and the tranquillity of the whole landscape—are admirably delineated. Dr. Stebbing has penned sortie appropriate commentaries upon the scenes in Palestine above-mentioned. ROYAL GEMS FROM THE GALLERIES OF EUROPE. Part IX. Not a single engraving in the present number of this series is at all compatible with the valuable plates already published by the proprietor. " The Flower Girl " of Murillo, th o ugh o riginally of some m erit when inserted in the Art-Union Journal, is here worn out and fad e d. Th e re -issue is most injudi cious in such an am biti ous an d generally meritorious publication. " Alfred dividing the Loaf" is again but a formal repre sen t a tio n o f the striking painting of Benjamin West. Neither is the copy from Henry Warren's " Arabs of the Bishareen Desert" any as tonishing masterpi ece . Th e lit e rary portion of this ninth part, from the pen of the editor, Mr. S. C 5 Hall, is undoubtedly the best portion of the contents. MUSIC. THE FOREMOST FLIGHT. A Hunting Song, By Harry Hicover. This sprightly and rollicking ditty is certainly about the most legitimate hunting song , we remember to have met with. It is easy to perceive that the writer has not unfrequently cleared a fence in the track of Master Sly-boots ; that to his ears " Stole away " is a familiar cry, and the baying of the hounds not the least welcome music. The words and run of the song render his sportsman-like enthusiasm contagious. Lord and Lady Brougham have arrived at Grafton street,i metropolis the fares has o s f from Paris. CHEAP METROPOLITAN TRAVELL ING.—The re dmuacntyionofwhthicehomhansibruecseens tl r y ly ta in k g en in place n the t na their original byeach journey th an w hen amount. On Wed ncompletely answered , in a p ecuniar y s ense, the views of the proprietors. The omnibuses runni ng between Pad dington and the Ban k, which have red uced their fares t one li e - h e h a l a f t , g d e r s a w w e m r e o r a e tonomnibuses carried in Bank, stoppages consequent onthe extraordi nary e s i d o a u y r , journeys one toe cheap and passengers.fro theig n The only drawback which proprietors, ppag who h ave re d uce d thei their number fares, tho s e omnibus have a o v f e 't t 3 to 5 complain of in c onnex i on with the experiment ttie the fare frequent e Burt 4 uen t o the horses' necks, owing to their collars p ressin g a g ainst their ski n. In Liver pool a number o f new omnibuses have been started on is reduction the principle of charging. one penny per m il e , an d i t i s tha o t f said that the same principle will soon be introduced into London, so that persons going any distance along the leading thoroughfares short of a mile, will only be charged a penny, and any distance under two miles two pence, and so on for the whole length of the journey. THE ARMY —THE STAFF APPOINTMENTS.—The officers who vacate their stuff appointments by the late brevet promotion will continue at their posts until the end of the year. Major-General Sir Thomas H. Reynett, K,C.H., will be lieutenant-governor of Jersey, in the room of Lieutenant General Sir Edward Gibbs, pro movd. Major-General Lord F. Fitzclarence will com mand at Portsmouth and in the south-western district of England, vice Lieutenant -General Sir Hercules Pa kenham, promoted. Colonel Cochrane will be deputy adjutant general at Dublin, in the room of Major- General T. E. Napier, promoted. Colonel Sir Richard Doherty will be inspecting field-officer and . superinten dent of the recruiting department in London, in the room of Major- General Pitt, K.H., promoted. Lieutenant- General fir Charles Napier and Major General Thack well, lately promoted, will, it is thought, continue on the staff in Dublin. The Hon. E. F. Young, Government secretary at Demerara, has arrived in London. FALL OF THREE HOUSES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Wednesday night thfee now houses in Bayham-street South, Camden Town, just ready to roofed in, fell down; fortanate;y no person was injure d. A gang of men are now employed pulling down the ruins to prevent further accident. What are the district surveyors about to allow houses to be run up in such an awful manner? AN OBSERVER. IRELAND. THE NEW SECESSION MOVEMENT. DUBLIN, Nov. 25.—The Earls of Shannon and Ennis killen, and a whole host of influential gentlemen, Whig and Tory, have sent in their resignations as members of the Royal Agricultural Society, on the grounds already set forth by the Marquis of Downshire and the Duke of Leinst, r. STATE OF THE PROVINCES. The accounts to-day from the country districts con tinue to be extremely unfavourable, particularly from the south and west, where there is no doubt the pre valence of distress affords a pretext for the wholesale system of plunder and outrage, which, for sometime past, renders it unsJe for the peaceably disposed t, pursue their usual avocations, even in the broad glare of day. Tipperary, of course, leads the way. The follow ing are taken almost at random, from the catalegu( furnished by the repeal local organ:— " On Friday night a shot was fired into the kitchen of Mr. Alfred G. Richards in, justice of the peace, of Rath beg, near Sharavogue, the residence of the lion. Colonel Westenra, M.P., which had nearly terminated the existence of that gentleman, who happened at the moment to be in his kitchen, giving orders to his ser vants. He had most providentially just sat down, for had he been standing, the effects of the shot, which lodged about two feet above his head, would have in all probability proved fatal. Five panes of glass were broken by the shot. He escaped unhurt. " ROBBERY AT DROMINEER.—The premises of the Inland Navigation Company, at Dromineer, on the Shannon, within three or four miles of Nenagh, were entered by several persons, at an advanced hour on Saturday night, who having forced open the locks of the gates, proceeded to a short canal which communicates between the stores and the river, in which boats laden with flour were moored, preparatory to the shipment of the flour in steamers at Williamstown on Monday morn ing. The flour was the property of Mr. Malachi Ryan. of Tyrone, a gentleman whose extensive liberality as a contributor to the relief of the poor we have on several occasions had an opportunity to commend and praise. The persons engaged in this plunder were provided with crow-bars, hammers, and ripping tools, and appear to have used them with great dexterity. Mr. Shaw, the company's agent, Mr. Shaw's son and family, who reside immediately contiguous, did not hear them at work, so stealthily did they perform it. They first, it seems, opened up the hatches of a large boat, in which very many sacks of flour were deposited; and being pro vided with a boat of their own, they placed in the latter about 501. wortk of flour, as much, it is conjectured, as it could contain. In their haste they left after them one of the crowbars they made use of on the occasion, but no means by which they could be identified. They then, it would appear, put off from the Tipperary to the Galway shore of the lake, making in the direction of Dean Holmes' fishing-lodge; but in doing so they left the hatches of the company's coat open, and, rain pour ing all the night in continuous abundance, the large and valuable portion of the cargo which they did not carry off, was much if not wholly damaged by the extreme inclemency of the weather. In the morning the com pany's agent and his son were alarmed at perceiving what had occurred, and immediate intimation was im parted to the authorities; but no clue was discovered of the perpetrators cf this outrage on the property of a gentleman who deserves so well of the poor as Mr. Ryan." DUTCH MAIL. FRANKFORT, Nov. 22.—We receive from different quarters accounts of the impression made all over Ger many by the resolution of the three Powers for the in corporation of the republic of Cracow with the Austrian empire. Letters from the Russian capital say that the news had caused a panic on ChangC, and that all the funds, which had latterly risen a little, had fallen con siderably. Accounts from Vienna of the 18th are of the same tenor. This state of uncertainty has had an un favourable effect on various branches of commerce. There is a letter from Hanover which says :—" The un certain state of things at present has, we are sorry to say, a very unfavourable influence on our manufacture , ; and especially the jewellers complain that their commis sions are much inferior to what they usually are at this season of the year. There is, unfortunately, but little prospect that matters will be better in the succeed ing years. STUTTGARD, Nov. 19.—The Chamber of Commerce in this city, in a report to the Minister of Finance, has stated the disadvantages of the commercial convention between Holland and Belgium to the manufactures of the States of the Zollverein, and requesting that mea sures may be taken to put an end to those disadvantages, particularly by imposing differential duties on Dutch co lonial produce. FRANKFORT, Nov. 21.—We learn that the Prussian General Post-office, has the plan of forming a general German postal convention, for the purpose of bringing about an agreement to impose one uniform rate of postage in all the German States. For this purpose it is proposed to place all the German post-offices under a central administration. THE HAGUE, Nov. 24.—The Netherland's Staats Courant publishes officially the treaty of Commerce and Navigation concluded at St. Petersburg on the 13th of September last, between the Netherlands and Russia. It fIIIS eleven columns of the journal. The Grand Duke of Schwerin has just addressed the following rescript to the heads of the Israelite congrega tions :—" In answer to the petition of the heads of the Israelite community, which was presented to us on the 25th of March, this year, we inform him by these pre sents, that we shall in future be, as we have hitherto been, always ready to favour with the greatest good will every thing that may contribute to the amelioration of the con dition of the Israelites in our country, and that we shall invite the confirmation of the States on this subject. The head of the Israelite community may judge how much we have at heart the welfare of our Israelite subjects by the annexed copy of this edict, by which we have jnst suppressed, after midsummer, 1847, the annual tax hitherto paid by the Israelites. K FRANCIS." " Given at Schwerin,NFoßv.E9D, FREDERICK —Dutch Papers, Nov. 25. ACQUITTAL OF M. JEUNE. The trial of M. Jeune or Yung, of the Rue Mont martre, for the murder of M. Jay, took place on Satur day, before the Court of Assizes. On the witnesses' bench was Madame Jay, covered with a black veil, and holding a handkerchief to her face, in order to conceal it and stifle her sobs. The prisoner, on being brought in, was at first calm and sell-possessed, but on seeing his wife, who was in a retired part of the court, burst into tears. The indictment stated all the circumstances of the case, with the greater part of which the public are fully acquainted. It appeared from it that Jeune had for some time suspected Jay of having improper inten tions towards Mme. Jeune; be hesitated, at first, to forbid him his house, on account of the advantage he gained from him as a customer, but, at length, provoked by his too flagrant conduct, desired that he would never enter the door again, and told him that if he did, he would find him, Jeune, armed to receive him. Jay re plied that he too carried arms. Notwithstanding this, Jenne soon afterwards was informed that Jay came to his house while he was absent, and he thereupon deter mined, on August 17, to pretend to go to Senlis on business, butt emain at home concealed with a pistol. Jay, about eight o'clock, came, and was heard by Jeune conversing with his wife, who seemed to resist his ad vances, but was at length induced to go into the bed room. Upon this Jenne came from his hiding-place, and finding the two parties in an unequivocal position, fired at Jay, but though the powder singed his left eye brow, he was not wounded, and it was doubtful whether the bullet, if Jenne put one in the barrel, had not dropped out. Jay turned upon him, and struck him with a knife, and at the same time kicked him. Upon this Jenne drew his own knife, and stabbed Jay through the heart and lungs, and killed him. The indictment notices the rumour of Jay having been entrapped to the house by Madame Jeune, in concert with her husband, but declares that there was no evidence to give proof or credence to this supposition. After the indictment was read, and the witnesses had been called and sworn, the court was cleared of the audience, and the doors closed. The details of the evidence, therefore, cannot be given. At half-past five, the doors were re-opened and the public admitted. It had been expected that the widow and son of Jay would come forward and sue for da mages, but no such claim was made. The jury, who remained in deliberation only a very few minutes, came into court, and pronounced a verdict of not guilty, and the prisoner was thereupon immediately discharged. On hearing the result, the wife of the prisoner, who had agai❑ entered the court, fainted. She was removed into the open air, where she recovered, and was taken to her husband, who was then at the Conciergerie, but at liberty.—Paris Paper. THE PCST OFFICE.—We have heard, on what we believe to be good authority, that Colonel Maberley is about to retire, on his full salary, from the office of Secretary to the' Postmaster-General; and that he will be succeeded by Mr. Rowland Hill, whose claims to the office are, in case of a vacancy, perfectly irresistible.— Manchester Guardian. DON COLON, THE PRESENT CORREGIDOR (LORD MAYOR) OF MADRID.—It may not be generally known that the present chief magistrate of the Spanish capital, Don Colon Portugal Duke de Verazua, is a descei.dant of a Geneose sailor, we mean Christopher Colon. The erratic, adventurous, nay, indigent life of the great dis coverer, up to an advanced age, are generally known. But scarcely was the deed done than a whole host of Dukes, Counts, and all sorts of Hidalgos (nobles), crowded around the family of the once neglected. Co lumbus made three wills, in 1497, 1502, and 1506, which have produced a number of lawsuiti, one of which took place as late as 1792, end the acts of which are printed, and to be found in the library of the British Museum, under the title, "Hecho del Pleyto." The present Don Colon, however, got clear of all that, and is a nobleman in affluent circumstances. SUDDEN DEATH.-11r. Alderman Banister, Pur veyor to her Majesty at Windsor, an old and highly re spected inhabitant of that town, who had served the office cf mayor three times, was found, yesterday morn- Lig, dead in his bed, upon one of his daughters entering his room, between seven and eight o'clock. The de ceased, who had been ill for some time previously, ap peared in better health than he had been for some days, and in excellent spirits, on his retiring to rest the even , ing before. Ile was in his 68th year. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY.—The Mutine, 12, Com mander Ro e:t Tryon, arrived last evening from Sheer ness, and saluted the Commander-in-Chief this morning. The Belieisle troop-ship, Captain J. Kingcomb, an chored at St. Helen's to-day, having met light and baf fling winds on her way down Channel to Plymouth from the Nore. The Rattlesnake surveying-ship, Captain 0. Stanley, hauled off from her hulk, the Dryad, to-day into Block house Hole, to complete her painting and other minor arrangements; her crew shifted over to ber yesterday. and bent sails. She is expected to leave the harbour on Monday next. The Paying off the Resistance all standing has turned out, as we anticipated, a complete farce. No sooner was she re-commissioned than the work of stripping began, and we fully expect she will be stripped to her girtlines before any progress will be made in her re equipment. The Apollo troop-ship, Commander W. Radcliffe ar rived this morning from the Cape of Good Hope. Lieutenant Thomas Heales (1827) died on the 22d instant. The gallant deceased was midshipman of the Rota in the Walcheren expedition and defence of Cadiz, and served in the boats of that ship at the capture of the French privateer off Belleisle ; also at the capture of an armed American brig; taking of St. Mary's, Georgia; and in theconflict with the General Armstrong, iitneriCan privateer, at Fayal; served in the Infernal bomb at Algiers. WooLwicH, Nov. 26.—The Grappler, steam vessel, LieutenaLt-Commander Lysaght, lett Woolwich at an early hour this mornirg, for Greenhithe, to have her compassess adjusted by Captain Johnson, and will then proceed to Portsmouth to be paid advance for service on the coast of Africa. Mr. Dennen, of the engineer depart ment in the Woolwich dockyard, went down the river in her to give a final report upon the working of the engines and speed of the vessel. On arriving at the measured mile in Long-reach, the time was taken, and it was found chat, with the tide, and her engines making 20i revolu tions per minute, the mile was accomplished in four mi nutes andls3 seconds. The average with and against the tide was 9i knots per hour, and by Massey's log about 10 knots per hour, which will be her average speed. the engines worked well, and had a pressure of 51b. upon the square inch. Lieutenant Lysaght, who commands the vessel, earned his promotion in China, and had the misfortune to lose his right eye by an accidental ex plosion while lieutenant of the Spartan, 22 guns, in the West Indies. The Rhadamanthus steam-vessel, Master-Commander Aylen, arrived at Woolwich to-day, from Portsmouth and the coast of Ireland. VISIT OF THE LORDS OF THE ADMIRALTY TO WOOLWICH DOCKYARD. The Right Hon. the Earl of Auckland, G.C.8., First Lord of the Admiralty; Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Adam, K.C.B-, First Naval Lord; and Rear-Admiral J. W. Deans Dundas, C. 8., and the Hon. W. F. Cowper, Lords of the Admiralty, arrived at Woolwich Dockyard to-day, at 20 minutes past 11 o'clock, and were received by Rear-Admiral Sir Francis A. Collier, lint., C.B. and K.C.H.; Captain Williams, of the Amphion steam-fri gate: Captain Denham, of the Avon; Commander Smith, of the William and Mary yacht; Commander Foote, of the Rosamond; Commander Brown, of the Geyser; Commander Hammond, of the Medea steam vessels ; and the authorities of the dockyard. Their Lordships accompanied Sir Francis Collier to the Am phion steam-frigate, 36 guns, in the East Dock, and remained nearly three-quarters of an hour on board, ex amining the various details of that fine vessel. Their Lordships also went on board the Medea steam-vessel, in the basin, and inspected the plan of having a port-hole immediately under the bow of the Geyser, the suggestion of Lord J. Hay, C. 8., one of the Lords of the Admiralty. At half-past 1 o'clock their Lordships went on board the Sidon steam-frigate, Captain Henderson, C. 8., and were accompanied on board by Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Napier, on whose plan she has been constructed. The Sidon has her steam up, and will leave Woolwich about 3 o'clock P.M. for Greenhithe. The Black Eagle steam vessel has also her steam up, and will convey their Lordships down the river to witness the progress of the Sidon. APPOINTMENTS. Lieutenant—H. D. Rogers, to the Vengeance. Lieutenants and Commanders—G. Morris, to the Torch ; E. F. Roberts, to the Myrmidon. Commander—P. Cracroft, to study at the Steam Fac tory, Woolwich. Midshipman—W. H. Nurse, to the St. Vincent. Naval Cadet—J. S. Murray, to the Queen. Captain Superintendent—Sir J. G. G. Bremer, to Woolwich-yard. _ PROMOTIONS. S. H. Ussher, to be Captain. J. Deyse, boatswain of the Astrea, to the first class. W. Williams, carpenter to the Astrea, to the first class. D. Hamm, gunner, to the second class. W. A. B. Wright, boatswain of the Iris, to the second class. ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS. SormuirroN, Nov. 26.—The Portugal mails ar rived here at half-past twelve last night, in the Oriental Company's steam .ship Royal Tar, Captain Hamilton, and were forwarded to London by the mail train at one A.x., this day. The Tar has eighteen passengers, a full cargo of fruit, eggs, and twelve oxen. Her dates are—Gibraltar, November 16th ; Cadiz, 17th ; Lisbon, 201 ; and Oporto, 21st. _ _ • DISTRIBUTION OF SHIPPING. Gibraltar—Her Ma jesty's steamer Virago, Flower of Yarrow yacht; her I Majesty's ship Vanguard sailed for Carthagena; a French war steamer arrived on the 15th, and sailed on the forenoon of the 16th. At Cadiz, in the bay—A Spanish brig of war. Arrived on the 17th, a French steamer of war, saluted with twenty• one guns. A Spa nish steamer, Sello, got on shore on the night of the 14th, and was not off when the Tar left on the 17th. It was reported that she was breaking up. The experi mental squadron was in the Tabu, also French brig Cygne, and the usual Portuguese squadron. The Gibraltar packet Queen, Captain Weeks, will leave the docks at three r.iu., with outward mails, a full cargo, and usual number of passengers. The Transit steamer, belonging to the South-Western Steam Company, arrived here this morning from Co runna, which place she left on the 21 st instant, and landed forty very fine Spanish cattle; also a full cargo of fruit. FATAL BURSTING OF A STEAM-BOILER:LISDURN, MONDAY, Nov. 23. This day an inquiry was held in the Court-house at Lisburn, before Thomas Johnson Smith, D.L., Henry T. Higginson, William Gregg, and R. Johnson Smith, Esqs., justices of the peace for the county Antrim, on the bodies of Hugh Fleming and William Rafferty, deceased, and after a lengthened and full investigation, the bench came to the conclusion, from the evidence, that these two persons came by their death on that morning, in consequence of the bursting of a steam-boiler (cause unknown), in the boiler-house of Mr. William Barber's sewing linen thread manu factory, at ililden, near Lisburn, but that no blame was attached to any person, nor did it appear to have taken place through neglect. Four young girls were also seri ously scalded by the accident, and now lie dangerously ill in the county hospital. NEWPORT, MONMOUTHSHIRE, Nov. 26.—A fine schooner was brought in here last evening's tide, called the Rowena, of Jersey; she was towed in here by a large schooner. She is loaded with palm oil and nuts from the coast of Africa, and she was picked up off Ilfra combe. There were three men dead on board, one in the cabin and two on deck ; one was lashed to the mast. The Custom-house authorities have been on board of her, and there were two boxes of ship letters, which were forwarded to the General Post-office, London, this evening. She fills with the tide.—From a Correspondent. RAILWAY NOTICES.—A daily issue of the London Gazette is taking place, in order to enable railway com panies to comply with the terms of the standing orders directing the publication of their respective Parliamen tary notices therein. The Gazette of yesterday contains 51 notices of intended applications for railway Acts next session. The majority of the current notices appear to be from existing companies, who are desirous either to construct new branches or works, or to sell or lease their lines to the directors of other companies. CANNING'S REMEMBRANCE OP A VOICE.—One peculiarity he possessed, which is but partially known, —his thorough remembrance of a voice, and his ability of connecting it at any interval of time with the party to whom it belonged. More than one instance of this faculty is remembered at Hinckley. lie was dining with a large party at Mr. Cheshyre's, the medical gentleman before referred to, when a note was brought in and handed to the host, with an intimation that the bearer begged to see him for five minutes. Mr. Cheshyre left his party with reluctance, and was absent some time. When he returned he prefaced his lengthy apologies by observing, he had been detained by one of the most re markable men of the day; that the gentleman was by accident passing through Hinckley, and he could not pause on his route; that he purposed placing one of his family under his (Mr. Cheshyre's) care, and that he (Mr. Cheshyre) was obliged to listen to all his arrange ments. " I will name him," said Canni ng , gaily, " and then drink his health." " The latter point Diay be very easily managed, but the forme r w ill, I believe, baffle oven your acuteness, Mr. Canning." This was said with some degree of tartness; for, among other affectations which the wealthy quack indulged in was that of pro found mystery with respect to the most trivial occur rences. " Your visitor, Sir, was Wilberforce," said Canning, stoutly. "How could you possibly discover that?" cried his annoyed host. "We conversed with , closed doors; he sent in no card; as we parted he spoke but five words." "Of which I heard but two." " What were they !" " Conventional arrangements," said Can ning, imitating Wilberforce's distinct enunciation, and dwelling on each separate syllable.—Stray Leaves by a Suffolk Bettor. THE GRAVE-YARD NUISANCE.—WC are glad to • F find that the agitation against the grave-yard nuisance is now commenced in earnest. Mr. Walker, whose pub lications on the subject of the grave-yards of London are well known, commences a course of lectures on the present condition of metropolitan grave-yards this even ing,, at half-past eight o'clock , at the Mechanics' Institu- ' tion, Southampton-row. We hope that a similar course will be delivered at every institution in the metro polis, and that public meetings will be held on the sub ject for the purpose of petitioning Parliament ; for all other sanatory measures will be comparatively useless so long as large centres of corruption shall be suffered to diffuse their pestiferous exhalations over the length and , ' breadth of the metropolis, polluting the wholesome air, , and rendering it a wholesale propagator of deadly ' disease. The Gazette de Vos states that the Prussian Go vernment has forbidden railway companies to construct electric telegraphs on their own account, and preserves to itself this mode of forwarding intelligence. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen, and their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice left Osborne House yesterday morning for an airieg. Her Majesty, accompanied by the Prin cesses, taking a carriage drive on the Newport Road, and the young Princes proceeding to the sea-beach, where their Royal Highnesses took walking exercise. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge, and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz, and his Serene Highness Prince Frederick of Hesse honoured the Adelphi Theatre with their presence on Wednesday evening. His Excellency Count Schimmelpennm . ck, the newly appointed Minister of the Netherlands to this Court, arrived on Wednesday at Batt's Hotel from the Hague. The Marquis of Clanricarde (Postmaster-G eneral), has returned to town. The Noble Marquis had an inter view with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-. office from the Governor of Gibraltar. _ - The Chancellor of Exchequer and Lady Mary Wood had a di nner party on Wednesday. Among the company were Prince Lowenstein, the Farl and Coun tess Granville, the Earl of Auckland and the Hon. Miss Eden, Vhcount and Viscountess Palmerston, the Right Hon. E.. J. Stanley, the lion. Captain Grey, Mr. C. Greville, &c. Sir George Grey left town yesterday, on a visit to the Right Hon. th e :Speaker of the House of Commons, at his seat lleckfield-Mice, Hartford Bridge. THE CONDE DE MONTEMOLIN. Yesterday his Majesty walked out for some time at an early hour in the morning, entirely unattended, and was subsequently employed in the transaction of business. In the afternoon his Majesty received visitors, amongst whom were Viscount Palmerston, Viscount Ranelagh, and several gentlemen who take an interest in the affairs of Spain. _ His Majesty dined in private with the officers of his suite. We believe it is his Majesty's intention, on a very early opportunity, to visit the various public establish ments and institutions for which England has become so celebrated.—Post. THE SALT MONOPOLY IN INDIA. MANCHESTER, THURSDAY AFTERNOON. In conse quence of a requisition presented to Elkanah Armitage, the mayor of this borough, by the presidents of the Chamber of Commerce and the Commercial Association, a meeting of the bankers, merchants, manufacturers, and other inhabitants of this borough was held this forenoon, at eleven o'clock, in the Town-hall, for the purpose of taking into consideration the oppressive and injurious tendency of the salt-tax and monopoly in India. Shortly after the appointed hour the mayor took the chair, and amongst the gentlemen present we noticed Alderman W. B. Watkins, late mayor; Robert Gardner, Esq.; Thomas Bexley, Esq., J. A. Turner, Esq., Robert Stewart, Esq., Lewis Williams, Esq., William Peel, Esq., James Atherton, Esq., and other gentlemen. Rowr. GARDNER, Esq., rose to propose the first resolu tion,which was as follows:—" That, in the opinion of this meeting, the present administration of the salt revenue in India is indefensible in principle, oppressive to the people of that country, and ought to be abolished." In pro. posing the resolution, Mr. Gardner said that it must be quite apparent to any person who had taken the slightest interest in this subject, that the administration of the salt revenue was oppressive, inasmuch as it absorbed one fourth of the earnings of the labouring classes of India, than whom a more oppressed race could not possibly be conceived. If the importation of salt to India were freely permitted, it would employ a great amount of British shipping, a circumstance which would be advan tageous not only in a commercial point of view, but also to the ships themselves, for nothing did a ship so mu ch good as being employed in carrying salt. It was an un doubted fact that ships, when employed solely in carry ing salt, would last twice or thrice as long as when they were employed in any other traffic. He called upon the meeting to support the resolution on the grounds of mo rality and Christianity.—(Applause.) Alderman WATKINS, late mayor of the borough, se conded the motion. He could not have believed; until he had read the pamphlet of Mr. Aylwin, that such gross inhumanity had been perpetrated upon so many millions of the most abject people on the face of the earth. He was surprised that the subject had not come under the notice of the Honourable the Court of Direc tors of the East India Company, and at least under the notice of the humane British public. The resolution then passed. Mr. SAM. FLETCHER briefly moved the second resolu tion, which was as follows :—" That this meeting holds it to be the first duty of a Government to provide that no obstruction exist against a sufficient and cheap supply of the first necessary of life to its subjects. That the insipid nature of the principal food of the people of India gives to salt the character of the first necessary, and ren ders an abundant use of it indispensable to health." In moving the resolution, he said that salt was a first ne cessary in India, for the purpose of preventing disease among the natives, and ought therefore to be plentifully supplied to the natives. Mr. ROBERT STEWART (of the firm of Gladstone and Co.), seconded the resolution • and, in doing so, drew attention to the fact, that the salt which was now sup plied to the natives of India was not pure in quality, for in the course of its transit from the sea coast it acquired such a variety of impurities, that Europeans could not possibly eat it. This was a state of things which the Honourable the East India Company must have been aware of, and which they ought long since to have abolished. The resolution, on being put from the chair, passed. Mr. E. SHAWCROSS moved a resolution to the eff , ct, that the system under which salt is now distributed in India causes a deficiency in the supply, great enhance ment in price, great deterioration in quality, and much ' consequent deprivation and suffering ; that it encou rages smuggling and dishonesty, and in many ways re tards the development of the resources of the country. Mr. W. PEEL seconded the motion, which was passed. Mr. Alderman MAysosr moved a resolution to the ef fect, that the East India Company's monopoly in salt was not only unjust and cruel towards the people, but was a direct contravention of the company's charter of incorporation. Mr. JAMES OwEN seconded the resolution, which passed mem. dis. It was then resolved that a petition be prepared to the House of Commons, embodying the substance of the re solutions, and that it be presented by the Members for the borough. A committee was also appointed to draw up the peti tion, after which the proceedings terminated. REDUCTION OF TIIE DUTY ON TEA. A requisition to the Mayor of Manchester, requesting him to call a meeting to petition for the reduction of the duty on tea, is in the course of signature, and will be presented in a day or so. FIRE AT WALWORTH.—This morning, between the hours of twelve and one, a fire, that did considerable damage, broke out in the extensive premises belonging to Mr. G. Austin, tea-dealer and grocer, carrying on business at 3, Black Prince-row, Walworth-road, near the Elephant and Castle. It appears that whilst a neighbour was passing, he discovered smoke issuing from the window-shutters ; this satisfied the party that the place was on fire. Having raised an alarm, police-con stable, 181 L, came up, and having roused the inmates, they succeeded, at some trouble, in effecting a safe re treat from the premises. The information having been sent to the engine stations, in a space of time, almost incredibly brief, the brigade engines from Southwark and Waterloo-bridge-roads, with Mr. Henderson, the chief officer of the district, and Mr. Connorton, with the West of England engine, reached the scene. At that time the shop and its contents were completely enveloped in flames ; the mains of the Lambeth works, however, yielded an immediate supply of water, from which the firemen set to work, and by one o'clock, or a little after, they succeeded in entirely extinguishing the flames. By trade,that p period, however, and other e the greaterffects w p e o r r e tio n n ea o r f ly thestock destroyed, and the furniture and upper portion of the premises were extensively damaged by heat and smoke. The cause of the fire could not be ascertained. Had it not been for the timely discovery, and for the police having kept the doors closed, a most fearful conflagration, and probably loss of life, must have been the result. Fortunately the sufferer was insured in the Sun Fire-office. REPRESENTATION OF WEYMOUTH.—On Monday evening a meeting of the friends of Mr. Robert Gordon, who has flatly declined the honour of representing this borough, was held at Luce's Hotel, for the purpose of adopting measures to persuade him to become a can didate. Mr. R. H. Swaffield took the chair, and Mr. W. Hodges proposed Mr. Gordon as a candidate, when ever a vacancy should occur. This proposition having been assented to, a committee was appointed to wait on Mr. Gordon, and obtain his ultimate determination. A correspondent says—" It is quite evident that therebowill be a struggle for the representation of this r borough whenever Georgegh whenever a general election arrives. wi Whieldon th a gentleman i a abou t w t h o c, b a e l broughtnanl name is notf o forward w y a e r dt known)( in conjunction hyh t e Conservative party. If Mr. Gordon is prevailed on to stand, there will then be thre e parties to the contest, v iz., Mr. Christie and Colonel Freestun o n th thee e Conservative in terest; Mr. Whieldon and anot he r , o n stand, there will then be thre e parties t Libera Liberal iz morning, at o a r a n in politics—the h matters, but hardly understood po i ics —t e religious interest; and Mr. Gordon, on an interest well known in Independent." y of m th or e ni g • specialllo s general 'rAL.— Y m e e s e t t e i r n d g a held at the board-room of the establishment, for the pur poseand supporters of this extensively useful institution was early MIDDLES EX hour, a of electing an assistant physician, and on other general business. The chair was taken by Thomas Haviland Burke, Esq. The report, read by the secre tary, Alexander Shedden, Esq., was of the mcst satis factory nature, and some preliminary business having been disposed of; the election was forthwith commenced. The candidates for the vacant office were Dr. Robert Gordon Latham and Dr. J. W. Woodfall. After a very animated and close contest of four hours, Dr. Latham was chosen by a majority of 21 over his opponent; the numbers being, at the close of the poll, for Dr. Latham 190 votes proxies. tesand9 93 prToxhiees,raeliusdlft appeared t orDr.Woodfao be highly ll2oOvotes and 62 satisfactory to the meeting, which shortly afterwards broke up, having paid the customary compliment to the chairman. IMPUDENT ROBB ERT. — Yesterday morning two fellows walked into the house of Mr. William Brown, Prospect-place, Sulthill, during the absence of the in mates, and after dressing themselves in suits of clothes belonging to Mr. Brown, walked quietly off in their new habiliments without exciting the suspicion of the next. , door neighbours. The thieves, who are supposed tc• be a couple of we ll k nown b eggars f requen tin g the neigh , , bourhood of Slough and Eton, left their rags behind them. i 0