The Sun. — London, England, 1846-10-21 00:00:00

HE MADRID AND VALENCIA RAILWAY. A special meeting of the shareholders in this Com p-toy was held, at one o'clock yesterday, at the London Tavern ; to hear a statement from the chaitman, William Chadwick, Esq., who has been recently in Madrid on the affairs of the Company. A considerable number of Lilian holders were present. Mr. FONVELI, the secretary, having read the advertise • meat convening the meeting, proceeded to read the re port as follows : " The directors have, through the personal interven tion of their chairman, Mr. Chadwick, made the most important and satisfactory a rrangements with the board held of the Spanish directors, at a meeting Madrid on the 25th of September last. "At which meeting it was resolved and confirmed by a written engagement of all the board, That 27,000 shares should be forthwith taken up and paid on at par, that being the proportionate number set apart rateably to those subscribed tor in England, in accordance with the sth article in the concession, as follows: . The Company is hereby bound to admit such Spanish capitalists as may require it, to a participation in this enterprise, to the extent of one-third of the shares of the Company.' " The Spanish direction have, in conformity with this article, met the terees of the concession. " His Excellency Senor Don Luis Mayans, the chair man, reported— " That by the advice of Mr Chadwick the members of their board hat felt it tt , eir duty to memorialise the Go vernment to authorise the Company to carry out the work of the whole line by sections. " This important modification having been conceded, the directors are satisfied that they can at once under take that valuable section of the line extending over 27i miles of the most productive portion of the country, con necting Valencia with San Felipe, and from the reports made by the engineers, and confirmed by the personal i nvestigation of Mr. Chadwick, the directors feel confi dent that the profits on this section will, in a short time, enable the Company to divide a very considerable dividend. " They likewise recommend the construction of that part of the line between Pinto and the Tagus. " In consenuence of the great facilities afforded by the, Spanish Greenment for carrying out the undertaking, the directors do not deem it expedient in the existing state of the money market to issue any more shares at present ; but those unappropriated will, at a future period, should their expectations be realised, be offered in the shape of a boon or bonus to the shareholders in rateable proportions. " The directors cannot, however, conclude their report without reiterating their undiminished confidence in the merits of this project, for, in addition to the pres -nt extensive local traffic to the port of Valencia, in corn, rice, and fruit, a /urge increase must arise from this being the through line for railway communication to and from France and Spain, as well as the main trunk line for the traffic, from the Mediterranean coast to Madrid and the interior. "The directors have the fullest confidence that the funds in hand will amply meet all engagements for the carrying oh the works of the sections alluded to during the next twelve months, consequently there will be no necessity for any call on the shareholders within that period." The report was received with loud applause and a few hisses. The Cerainerare said, when the directors last had the pleasure of meeting the shareholders it was thought desirable not to proceed with the undertaking until a further application was made to the Spaniards, in order to know what amount of capital they were willing to take up. The directors, however, upon a full consideration of the subject, thought there was one point fat' 'More important 'than that, namely, the possi bility of carrying out the works of the line by sections, and thereby showing the Spaniards if they once had a line in that company how to appreciate it. There was no doubt in the world, when the line was made, that there would be such an amount of traffic from other dis tricts of the country as would defray al cost any amount of outlay; but the difficulties of the country in malt parts were of such a nature as to prevent lines from paying an adequate sum for the large outlay neces sary for the construction of the works. Having recently gone over the country traversed by their line, he must say his previous opinions were confirmed, that it was one which would yield an ample return for the capital invested in it. But there was one feature which he begged t put strongly before the meeting; it was this—that he was deeply confident that the only line by which the capital of Spain could be reached from other parts of Europe, namely, through France, was by a coast line. It was quite impossible to surmount the difficulties of the !Pyrenees in going from Bayonne, they must ge along the coast of the Mediterranean. He was not pre viously aware of that fact, but he now found that it would miterially and beneficially affect their stock, especially when they considered that they should not only have the local traffic, but the prin cipal traffic from France, and consequently from any part of Europe, the traffic must pass along the coast from Valencia to Madrid. This was a fact which cer tainly added materially to the value of their company.— (Cheers.) He hoped they would believe that the direc tors had one fee:ing in common with the share holders. They (the directors) had embarked their capital in it, and had given up a great deal of time to the transaction of its affairs, and he and his friend s wou ld no t rema i n i n i t another day un less they considered it would ultimately yield them a fair return of their time and trouble.—(Hear.) In order not to take up time he would, as a matter of form, read two resolutions which he would submit to the meeting. The first was that the report be received and adopted, and the second that on the pay ment of 27,000 shares at par in Spain, the directors be empowered to carry out those sections which might appear to them best caleniated to promote the interests of the undertaking. i da reply to questions, the Cereeeeraer intimated that the etreution of the first section of twenty-seven miles would not occupy more than twelve months, but as railways of course were new in Spa'n, it was possible they might not get possession of the land so soon as they could in this country, not, however, more than twelve months after obtaining possession of the land. They should commence, at once if they had the land. Parties were now endeavourine to obtain a concession for a line between Barcelona and Valencia. They were aware that a line, under the auspices of Mr. Locke, had been commenced between Barcelona and Matera, which was a very fair line. The expenses up to that time did not amount to more than from 2s. to 3s. a share.—(Cheers.) Mr. RICHARDSON wished to ask several questions of the utmost importance. He wished to know if he was correct in supposing that they had paid 30,0001. of the property of shareholders in England to the Spauish Government ? The CHAIRMAN—NO ; but I will hear you out. Mr. RICHARDSON said it was of the utmost im portance that the shareholders should be set perfectly right on this point, because if they had paid the Spanish Government a large sum of money, he entertained great doubts if they would ever be able to get it out of their hands again.—(Laughter and cheers.) If they had paid it he apprehended the majority of the meet ing would be glad to get as much of it back again as possible. The directors proceeded upon the assumption that the line was a most desirable one; now he (Mr. Richardson) proceeded upon the very. contrary assumption.—(Cheers.) So bad an opinion did he entertain of it, that he considered they would he unable to complete the first section. If th 43 doubted this let them look to the state of opinion at the present moment—to the matrimonial alliances.—(" Quns tion, question.") It was the question; he was one of those who would ask a question of a chairman, and be satisfied with any reply he might think proper to give. He repeated that he wished to know whether a certain sum of money had been deposited with the Spanish Go vernment, and if so, what legitimate prospect there was of the,British public receiving a dividend ? He wished to God that the capitalists of England would not invest their money in foreign railways.—(" Why did you ?") Let them keep their money in their own pock, Gs, in their own country, and whilst they had 16,000,000/. in the Bank they need not fear a mo netary crisis.—(llear.) Every railway made in a te reign country was an injury to those at home.—(Laugh for ajja cries of " No, no.") He would not, however, dehtWthat question. If they could get their money back again, he, for one, would say, pay Mr. Chadwick, who had gone to Spain for the Company, and the di Vetere handsomely fur their trouble ; but, whatever you do, let us have some Etif,,,our money back again. The CHAIRMAN explained that 30,000/. had been de posited as " caution money. He apprehended that they had not met to consider whether they should go into a foreign railway, as they were in a foreign rail way relready.—(Hear, hear, and uproar.) They should consider what was best to be done under the circum stances which the directors had detailed to them ill their report. They did not dictate to the shareholders, but were ready to adopt any course they might think proper to prescribe, Dr. BOwRING, .11 P., said that they were involved in this undertaking, and they had met the directors, who had furnished t`.ein with reasons for proceeding or not proceeding. He should base been glad of some more information from the chairman and the directors.— (Hear, hear.) He did not complain of the deposit, be cause it was usual for foreign Governments to render the deposit of a large sum of money necessary as a pledge of the good faith of the Parties negotiating with them. They were exacted by foreign Governments, wh interfered snore in these matters than the Government at home. Had the Spanish '.4overnment offered any interest on the money so deposited ? Mr. WALET, a director, said the Spanish Governmen had not received a farthing of the money which was de posited in the Bank of England in the name of the Chair. man, the ccntcessionaire, and the Duke Sotomayar. Mr. RICHARDSON said, supposing the money was pail into the Bank of England in the name of the Spanish Government, how were they to get it out ? The CHAIRMAN Said the Spanish authorities herd would wait until they received instructions from the 'Court of Spain before they released the money. A SHAREHOI.DER wished to know if the Company was broken up what they would get? Tie CHAIRMAN said ftb' cut 12s. per sh are , a f ter de ducting th e cexpensi.s. Another SHAREHOLDER consideredc that those who wished to withdraw from the and receive the residue of their deposits, s?lrriP4 nY' have the op tion of doing so. The directorosrowwnieltdrbedbound in honour to afford such the opportunity Dr. I3owaiNG understood that the arOa,ienilg.,was bond c n t o , rder money, deposited in the Bank of England give security to whatev& arrangements the might enter into with the Spanish Government.— (Hear, (Hear, hear.) If they did not proceed they would lost" this money, as it was a pledge which they bad given for the execution of the works. And then they cam e to the consideration, whether, all matters weighed,:it was hitter to proceed or withdraw. The report reflected great credit on those who drew it up, but it would have been more satisfactory if a financial statement had been attached to it. Having passed many years of his life in Spain, he considered that there was no country in which railways would be more prosperous if well and economically constructed. He had known many instances in which the price of commodities bad been increased from 50 to 60 per cent. on account of the enormous expense of conveying them over short distances. He knew no country the resources of which were more capable of development than Spain, and therefore he had a good opinion of the undertaking. But if there was a large amount of discontent amongst the shareholders, he earnestly recommended the directors to adopt some means of allowing them to withdraw. A SHAREHOLDER said the shares were selling at one• half their original cost, and therefore he saw no reason d-.y those who chose to withdraw should have so much advantage ; he was anxious to have the undertaking proceeded with. Mr. BIGG said the name of the Chairman was a guarantee that the undertaking was one which stood great chance of success; but since the last meeting, the political and commercial phase of Spain, had undergone great changes; its condition was of a precarious cha racter; it was not as if they were about to embark their capital in a country with which Great Britain was likely to remain in amity. The Spaniards had not yet paid on the 27,000 shares, although the Chairman had said, four months ago, that it would be paid before this. He was neither sufficiently chivalric or Quixotic to desire to embark his capital in a company when their copartners in the undertaking held back with so much tenacity. With respect to political documents, it was said that brevity was the soul of wit ; but in their case they might say with truth, that the report was so brief as to be little better than the skeleton of a report. This was the more strange, as the chairman had been to Madrid, where he had been feted, and feted others in return! He had a high opinion of the direc tors, but for the reasons he should mention, he was desirous that the Company should be dissolved and the residue paid to the shareholders.—(Cheers.) Of course the 30,0001. would be forfeited if they did not go on. The CHAIRMAN reminded the Hon. Proprietor of the words of the motion, " that on the payment of the deposits on 27,000 shares at par in Spain, ex the direc tors, &c." Mr. RICHARDSON moved that the company be dis solved, which was seconded. Mr. MASTERMAN wished to know if there was any .. REVIEW OF THE CORN TRADE BRITISH. the east coast of Great Britain was ss. 9d. to 6s. 3d., and to Liverpool 6s. 6i. to 7s. per qr. At Stettin, on the 10th instant, prices of wheat were nearly nominal, little or nothing having been done there during tho week, in consequence of the scarcity of the article. The stocks of old are represented to have been reduced into a very narrow compass, whilst of the new crop supplies had scarcely begun to come to market. The accounts from Rostock are of a precisely similar character ; but, though the actual transactions had been so unimportant, this had in no degree lessened the con fidence of holders, who had demanded 53s to 555. per quarter free on board for wheat. The important rise which has taken place lir the value of wheat within the last two months, in 'consequence of the extensive failure of the potato crop, has drawn gene ral attention to the cor❑ trade, and led to some very sin gular remarks from writers for the daily press. Most of these gentlemen appear to overlook the real cause alto gether, and attribute the advance in prices of provisions solely to undue speculation. That well-informed com mercial men should have foreseen that the effect of a loss of one-half or three-fourths of the potato crop would be to enhance the value of grain, we are quite willing to admit. The result of this foresight naturally led them to make investments in an article which was likely to yield a profitable return ; but, so far from this being an evil, we are disposed to look upon it as a positive good. The prices may, perhaps, have been run up somewhat more rapidly than would have been the case had there been no speculation ; but if the failure of potatoes be, indeed, so extensive as it is believed to be, the rise which has been established in prices of wheat must prove bene ficial in a variety of ways. In the first place, it will be the means of causing economy in the consumptii n of wheat, and lead to less valuable substitutes being em ployed ; whereby ultimate want may, in a great mea sure, be prevented. This alone we view as a desirable object under existing circumstances; but the benefit does not cease here. About the middle of July, before the potato murrain had manifested itself in its full force, such exaggerated notions of the probable productiveness of the harvest were entertained, that the price of wheat became depreciated to an unnaturally low point ; so low, indeed, as to render the English markets the cheapest in Europe. This would have been very well, had the abundance talked of been real instead Of ima ginary. The evil of this state of things was the export from this country not only of bonded wheat, but, in some instances, of that of our own growth, to France and Belgium. Our false position was luckily discovered before any great quantity of a commodity we now find we are likely to stand so much in need of left our shores. By whom was this important discovery first made ? By intelligent and enterprising individuals, who, in commercial parlance, are denominated speculators. We do not mean to say that these parties had any but their own advantage in view when they were induced to buy up corn at the different foreign ports ; but in a case like the present, private enterprise may be the means of doing a national good. Whilst wheat re mained more valuable in France, Holland, and Belgium, than in England, there was no chance of any portion of the surplus growth of more favoured countries being sent to Great Britain; hence we maintain that the advance which has been established was highly necessary, and we must deprecate the terms employed by some of our contemporaries when they meddle with a subject they evidently do not understand. Our paper is more devoted to the interest of the agricultural than any other class ; but we can, nevertheless, see the injustice, as well as the folly, in any portion of the press stigmatizing parties engaged in a legitimate commercial operation (which we consider the purchasing of any commodity with a view of realising a pr( fit thereon to be) by such terms as Mark-lane miscreants, robbers, &c. No very marked change has occurred in the position of the trade during the week ; the farmers have kept the markets in the agricultural districts tolerably well supplied with wheat, but the quantity brought forward has not been more than adequate to the demand, and prices have rather tended upwards than otherwise. Buyers from the north ern parts of the kingdom have appeared in many of the southern markets: which, with a good local inquiry, has enabled farmers to obtain very full terms. The inroad already made in the new crop must be enormous; last year a large proportion of the supply consisted of old wheat up to Christmas, whilst, liberal as have been the supplies of late, nearly the whole has consisted of new. It is, consequently, pretty clear that stocks had been worked up close before the new crop was harvested; and the consumption of the latter having commenced much earlier than in ordinary seasons, it has become the more necessary to endeavour to guard against future want- This cannot be accomplished by legislative interference, but must be brought about by such means as we have before pointed out, viz., holding out the inducement of high prices to those countries who have a surplus, thereby drawing the supplies which might otherwise be directed to France and the Netherlands to Great Britain. Notwithstanding the boisterous weather experienced during the greater part of the week, we have had large arrivals from the east coast, and the receipts of wheat have amounted to 11,994 quarters up to this (Satur day) evening. The quantity exhibited at Mark lane by land carriage sansples from the neighbouring coun ties has, however, been small. On Wednesday the show consisted of a few runs left over from previous supplies; and the demand being somewhat more active than in the beginning of the week, factors succeeded, in par tial instaaces, in obtaining slightly enhanced rates for their finer qualities. On Friday the Essex, Kent, and Suffolk stands were nearly bare ; the transactions were consequently of a restricted character; but the con fidence of the sellers had evidently increased, and the little business done was at prices fully as high as those previously obtained. The effect of the rise which has lately taken place in the value of wheat is now mani festing itself in the averages; the last general weekly return for the kingdom (565. 10d.) shows an advance of 2s. 10d. per quarter, and the duty will fall to the mini mum point a week earlier than had been calculated on; it is already down to 55., having receded 2s. per qr. on Thursday ; and on the 22d instant all kinds of grain, meal, and pulse will be admissible at the lowest rates of duty under the existing law. The stocks of wheat and flour in bond in the kingdom are, however, so trifling, that the liberation of the whole cannot be expected to produce any effect on prices. Indeed, it may be questioned whether holders may not pre fer to leave their property under the Queen's locks, so as to be in a position of availing themselves of any foreign demand. In the early part of the week there was not much doing in free foreign wheat, but both on Wednesday and Friday the market was visited by country buyers; and though the sales were not particularly extensive, the parcels which changed hands brought fully former terms. The very wet weather which we have recently experienced is likely to cause an increased demand for old wheat. Nothing of interest has occurred in bonded wheat, the rise which prices have during the last few weeks undergone here having brought our quotations to a level with those in the French markets, and stopped the shipments to that The accounts from Hamburgh, of Tuesday, are not so lively as the previous advices from thence ' • in wheat the operations appear to have be en principally for local consumption, for which purpose equal to 565. to 58s. per quarter seems to have been paid for the best qualities of red. Barley had maintained its previous value, and fine Saab had been in fair request at 345. to 355. per quarter free on board. For oats, to be shipped from Denmark, as much as 21s. to 225. per quarter has been paid ; and for white boiling peas, irom the same destination, 425. had been realised. At the principal ports in the Mediterranean atten tion has of late been more directed to Indian corn than to wheat, and large purchases of the former ar ticle have been made at Trieste, Leghorn, &c., at from 345. to 365. per quarter for good Galatz corn.—Marh lane Express. THE ST. PANCRAS POOR. On Monday afternoon a vestry meeting of the parish of St. Pancras took place at the rooms in Gordon-square, for the purpose of adopting some measures for the amelioration of the condition of the poor. The chair was occupied by the Rev. Thomas Dale, M.A., vicar of the parish. Mr. Churchwarden HowenTH proposed, in a length ened and elaborate speech, the following resolution : That the vestrymen present avail themselves of the opportunity offered by the attendance of the Rev. T. Dale, M.A., vicar of this parish, in vestry this day, to make known to him the satisfaction with which they regard his appointment to the high and important office which he fills in this extensive and populous parish; and whilst they are well assured that he will zealously and efiLiently discharge all the spiritual duties of his office, they are disposed to believe that he will cordially support Valt beneficial system of local self-government n 0.. ., esta blished in this parish, in connexion with the election of vestrymen freely chosen by and responsible to the whole body of rate payers." The resolution having b♦en carried nem. con., The CHAIRMAN said he could not receive this mark of their kind confidence without endeavouring to ac knowledge it. He felt that the position which he had the honour of occupying involved duties of a most ar duous and responsible character —he hoped they would allow him at all times to throw himself upon their can • dour and good intention—he had come amongst them without any previous knowledge of the affairs of the parish, but he found them a body of gentlemen to whom the management of those affairs were entrusted. With regard to the principles of self-government he could not but admit that it was the only just and fair government. —(Much cheering.) They were perhaps aware that he was not there merely from his own choice; the act of the Legislature which had consti tuted them for the management of parochial matters had likewise placed him there, and it afforded him great encouragement to be amongst a body of gentlemen by whom he had been so kindly received. He regretted to find the ecclesiastical affairs of the parish in so unsatis factory a state. All, however, that he would say at present on the subject was, that he trusted to bring a scheme for the promotion of the spiritual interests of the parish, and he hoped he should receive the support of all those who wished well for the spiritual and temporal welfare of the parish.—(Hear.) They must do all in their power to ameliorate the condition of the poor of that parish, and he (the Chairman) spoke necessarily as one altogether untried, but he had left a parish in per fect peace which he found in a state of division and irre gularity. After some further remarks the Rev. Chair man resumed his seat amidst much cheering. After some further discussion the meeting adjourned. thing in their constitution which gave them the pcWer to dissolve the Company. He was willing to proceed under the skilful management of the directors. Not withstanding the efforts of the press to cause dissatis faction in Spain, the marriages had happily taken place, and no doubt would have that happy effect which the marriage of oar Queen had had.—(Loud cries of " No, no," " Question," and disapprobation.) He ad vised them to take legal advice with respect to their dissolution. A SHAREHOLDER inquired if there was not some ar. rangement that the Government should take 30,0001 Spanish stock, instead of 30,0001. of English money. The CHAIRMAN said that was in the course of arrange ment. Mr. KEDDEL, the solicitor to the - Company, explained that the Company, as it then existed, was but a branch of the former Madrid and Valencia Railway Company, and that all they could do to-day was to express their opinions, as any resolution which was not in conformity with the statutes of Spain would be useless. The pro spectus set forth that the Company would be formed according to the commercial code of that country. It was not possible for a branch s to dissolve the whole Com pany. -15 r. BOWRING, M.P., with a view to bring the meet ing to a decision, proposed the following amendment:— " That this meeting do now adjourn in order to give the directors an opportunity of considering whether any legal means can be found to enable discontented share holders to withdraw from this undertaking." The motion was seconded. Mr. WALEY defended the directors, and contended that they had conducted the affairs in the most econo mical manner. They had surveyed fifty miles, sent three embassies to Spain, kept a secretary, and but one clerk and a porter, and were ready to show any account, and every part of their transactions, to any one who might wish to see them. They had spent a good deal of their time in' its affairs, and had not charged for a single glass of wine or a biscuit.—(hear, hear.) If the com pany were dissolved to-morrow they would experience a release rather than pain. Mr. GEORGE briefly addressed the meeting, and sub mitted some propositions, which he afterwards with drew in favour of Dr. Bowring's amendment. Some further discussion occurred, from which it ap peared that by converting the caution money into Spanish stock, some 10,0001. would be saved ; that if they proceeded, the 30,0001. would be available for the construction of the first section; and one shareholder inquired if they could pay in Spanish " bonds," which excited some merriment, but no response from the chairman. HAMBURGH MAIL. HAMBURGR, Ocr. 14.—Summary list of ships of all nations which passed the Sound in the month of Sep. tember, 1846: From the North Sea 1,230 „ Baltic 993 2,223 Of these the English were— From the North Sea „ Baltic The report was received. Dr. Bowring's amendment was then put and carried, and a vote of thanks having been awarded to the Chair man and directors, the meeting broke up. country. Home-manufactured flour has moved off rather tardily, and the millers have not been enabled to establish any further advance. Free American flour has been in fair request at the full currency of Monday last ; and for bonded parcels there has been a speculative inquiry, which has led to a rise of Is. per brl., 355. having actu ally been paid for a parcel of fine United States flour in bond. The arrivals of barley coastwise have been quite mo derate, and the best malting qualities have been held at enhanced terms. An opinion is fast gaining ground that this grain is to be much dearer, and in some parts of the country higher rates have been paid than have as yet been current in the metropolitan market ; the top price at Mark-lane has not, as yet, exceeded 465. per qr., whilst 475. to 48s. has been paid in some parts of the country. Grinding barley has been in fair request, and has realized 325. to 355. per qr., according to weight, condition, &c. The upward movement in the value of barley has had more or less effect on that of malt, and towards the close of the week holders refused to sell at last Monday's cur rency. Tile market has been sparingly supplied with oats, only 16,832 quarters having arrived during the week, inclusive of 440 quarters from abroad. The principal dealers have conducted their operations with even greater caution than before, and have determined to work up their old stocks before they consent to pay the rates now demanded. Tolerably good Irish oats have been held at 30s. to 315., and the finer kinds of foreign at 235. to 305., whilst English and Scotch, of which the quantity in the market is very small, have been held still higher. The enormous rise which has lately taken place in the price of Indian corn at Liverpool, has had more or less influence on the value of the article here ; but, for the want of stocks, comparatively little business has been transacted. Beans of home growth have been taken in •mall quan tities, at fully previous terms. In Egyptians there has not been much doing, either on the spot or in floating cargoes. This article is at present relatively cheaper for feeding than any other. The high terms demanded for peas has had the effect of causing economy in their use ; and, for some weeks past, the demand has been very restricted. FOREIGN. By the steam-ship Cambria we have advices from New York of the 30th ult., and accounts of corre sponding dates from other parts of America. On receipt of the English letters by the Great Western, flour rose immediately half a dollar per barrel at New York ; but the Cambria left so shortly after the arrival of the Great Western that time had hardly been allowed to ascertain the full effects of the exciting accounts from hence. During the week end ing 30th September about ton thousand barrels had been brought up for shipment, besides which nearly doubled that quantity had changed hands on speculation ; the price in both cases having been five dollars per barrel for good brands of Genesse, and corresponding terms for other sorts. Subsequently, holders advanced the price of Western canal to 5 d. 50 c., at which a s sle or two were made on the day of the departure of the packet. The exports of flour had amounted to 81,744 barrels from the Ist to the 29th of September ! whilst, within the same period, 144,444 bushels of wheat, 74,929 bushels of Indian corn, and 50,374 bushels of rye had been shipped. Stocks of grain and flour on the spot are represented as small ; and the arrivals from the interior had not kept pace with the demand. The accounts from the other American markets are of very little interest, as the news from England had not yet been received at Baltimore, Philadelphia, &c. ; and quotations from those places are consequently much lower than those from New York. (An impression seemed to be general on the other side of the Atlantic that the wants of Great Britain would not, in reality, prove so great as represented; merchants were, therefore, not di-posed to consign on their own account, and it is clear that comparatively little will reach us from that quarter except what may be brought by the British speculator. All over the continent of Europe the value of wheat continues steadily to advance, but there does not appear to hive been much business done at any of the Baltic ports at the enhanced rates demanded. From Dantzic we learn, under date of 10th of October, that about 9,000 quarters of wheat had changed hands during the week, but our letters do not inform us of the particulars of these transactions. Fine high-mixed qua lities were then quoted 58s. to 60g., high mixed, 555. to 57 5., good to fine-mixed, 535. to 555., ordinary sorts, 51s. to 525. per qr. free on board. Freight to London and THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 21, 1846. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, October 20. The Rev. R. P. Burton, A. 8., clerk, now acting as curate at Somersham, near Ipswich, and formerly of St. Peter's, Stepney, obtained his final order to-day under the Insolvency Act. His debts are stated at 4,0461. 7s. Bd., and his credits at 1,000/. lie ascribes his difficulties to pecuniary liabilities incurred for his brother, Arthur Burton. A bankrupt of the name of R. Francis Barber, described as a publican, lately conducting business at the Sir Paul Pindar, Bishopsgate-street, was adjourned for unsatisfac tory accounts. Mr. Cooke opposed, and Mr. Lawrance supported. The debts of the bankrupt are not large, but his con duct seems to have been very profligate. He could give no clear account of a sum of 3/. per week charged in his balance-sheet for extra expenditure. further than it went in pleasuring, attendance at theatres, and other nocturnal amusements. He admitted that he frequented a " private lodging " occasionally, the rent of which he paid, besides remunerating the person who domiciled there. The bankrupt's conduct in court was marked by the greatest levity. SURREY QUARTER SESSIONS. The general quarter sessions for the county of Surrey were held yesterday at the Court-house, Kingston. The magistrates present were E. Penrhyu, Esq., Chair man; J. Trotter, Esq., M.P.; J. I. Briscoe, Esq.; Sir IL Frederick, Colonel Challoner, J. W. Freshfield, Esq.; R. A. C. Austen, Esq.; A. K. Barclay, Esq.; G. Best, Eiq.; C. Barclay, Esq.; J. E. Johnson, Esq.; G. T. Nicholson, Esq.; H. M. Parratt, Esq., &c. It appeared by the reports of the governors of the dif ferent houses of correction that their establishments were not sufficiently capacious to contain the unusual number of prisoners committed to them, and that during the in tensely hot weather three and four prisoners had been confined at night in one small cell. Mr. JOHNSON moved that a committee be appointed to take the subject into consideration, and report upon the best means to be adopted to provide adequate gaol ac commodation in the county. The motion was carried unanimously. Mr. PARRATT said he should be glad if Mr. Sibley, the keeper of the House of Correction at Brixton, would give some explanation in reference to the charge that bad been made against him in the public prints, of having ill-used one of the female prisoners in his charge. The case referred to will be fresh in the recollection of the public, as having been heard at the Lambeth Police court, when it appeared that a woman named Maria Roast had been kept for 24 hours with her hands hand cuffed behind her back Mr. PARRATT inquired whether it was correctly stated that the woman bad had two pairs of handcuffs on? The governor replied that it was the fact, but he was not aware of it. The turnkey, without his knowledge, had put on a second pair, finding that the first were much too large. The CHAIRMAN said that, by rule 80 of the gaol re gulations, the governor of a prison had the power given him to handcuff a prisoner, but it could be only done when he considered it absolutely necessary, and then he was bound to report the circumstance, and to make an entry in his book; and he could not keep a prisoner in that state over 24 hours without the order of one of the visiting justices. Mr. BRISCOE said that at all events this rule had been violated, for the power was only delegated to the go vernor himself, and not to a turnkey. Mr. A. R. BARCLAY acquitted the governor of the charge of cruelty, but must express an opinion that it was very improper to use handcuffs in this manner, and he considered it little better than a species of torture. He believed that in the present instance, what had been done was absolutely necessary for the peace of the pri son, but he hoped that before long the use of iions in prisons would be altogether abolished. In answer to questions put by the Court, Mr. Sibley, the governor of Brixton, detailed the conduct of the woman, which appeared to have been of the most violent and outrageous description. The explanations given by the governor appeared to be satisfactory to the majority of the Court, and a reso lution to that effect was carried, the Court at the same time expressing regret that two pairs of handcuffs had been made use of; it did not appear that the additional pair had caused any increase of punishment. FLOGGING IN GAOLS. Mr. BRISCOE then made a motion, in pursuance of notice he gave at the last session, that the recom mendation contained in the last report of the prison inspectors, that the practice of flogging boys under fourteen years of age with the cat-o'• nine tails in the gaols should be discontinued, should be carried into effect. Mr. AUSTEN seconded the motion, and only regretted that it did not go to the extent of abolishing such a punishment altogether. Mr. C. BARCLAY said he was sorry to be compelled to oppose the motion. In his opinion nagging was a most proper punishment for boys, and it was much better to punish then in this manner than to send them to un dergo a lengthened imprisonment, which might have the effect of entirely contaminating them. He did not see that any case of cruelty had been made out to call for their interference. Colonel CIIALLONER said they should not forget that this degrading and horrible punishment, as it was called, was very freely made use of at Eton and their other public schools, as many gentlemen he saw around him could no doubt testify.—(A laugh.) They had very strong reason to remember the black rod and the right urm of the master, after they had been guilty of driving a tandem or hunting a badger.—(Renewed laughter.) He agreed with Mr. Barclay, and thought that many a boy would have been saved from ruin if the magistrates had the power to order a flogging instead of sending a young lad to undergo the form of a trial. If the boy Jones had been well flogged at first, he would never have gone a second time to the Palace.—(Roars of laughter.) Mr. BRISCOE replied, and the motion was then put ; but as the only magistrates who held up their hands in favour of it was the mover and seconder, it was of course lost by a large majority. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION -HOUSE. Charles Churrell, an exceedingly smart-looking boy, aged fifteen, was brought before Alderman Wood, charged with having picked a woman's pocket of four pence, in a very adroit manner. The prosecutrix was followed by the prisoner, who was in the company of two other boys, by whom his movements were covered. He slipped one hand under her pocket, and held it up, so that with the other hand he emptied it with ease. He then slipped the contents into a side pocket in his coat, and walked off; evidently to look after more victims, Upon being taken into cus tody, upon the evidence of a boy, about his own age, who had been sharply observing him, he was searched, and in the pocket pointed out by the witness, were found penny pieces and halfpence, amounting to fourpence. In his trowsers' pocket were found tour shillings, of which he had, as it appeared, a short time before, plundered a person, who did not attend to prosecute. The prisoner, who put on a crying face, out of which he was not able to wring a tear, said the woman was mis taken. The whole of the money was his own, shillings as well as half pence, and he hoped the Alderman would not deprive him of it. Alderman WOOD asked the woman whether she re membered exactly the kind of money she had had in her pocket ? The prosecutor—l do, my Lord ; there were three penny pieces and two half-pence. Alderman WOOD—You are correct. There is the money that was found in his coat pocket (handing the money to her). The prisoner looked quite confused at the unanswer able detection. Alderman WOOD—Well, sir, what have you to say now ? how did her money get into your pocket ? The prisoner —I never put it there ; there were some boys about, I don't know what they might have done. Several of the police force stated that the prisoner was constantly about the streets, in the company of young thieves. Alderman WOOD —You shall go for three months to he House of Correction for this, and the four shillings shall go towards your support. WORSHIP-STREET. Anne Sinner, alias Rnffey, alias Turner, the wife of a .German eating-house keeper in Keate-street, Spital fields, wa s placed at the bar before Mr. Broughton for final examination, charged with the wilful murder of a young Irish labourer named Daniel Crawley, by stab bing him with a carving-knife. The evidence now given, which was of a much more conclusive character than any before elicited, was to the effect that as George Brown, an acquaintance of the prisoner, was assisting her in her business, at eleven o'clock on the night in question, the deceased entered the shop, and requested to be served with a quarter of a pound of meat, which witness supplied to him and told him it came to 2id. The deceased offered 2d., saying that he had no more, and witness handed the money to the prisoner, who objected to receive it, as it was a half penny short of the price. The deceased, however, in sisted upon having the meat for the money . he had tendered, when the prisoner wrapped it up in some paper, and, placing it on a shelf behind her, called the' prisoner a blackguard, and told him to leave the shop, as she did not want his custom. During this altercation another man entered and likewise called for some meat, which the prisoner was in the act of cutting for him, when the deceased, who was leaning forward upon the counter with his head resting upon his arm, continued his importunity, and the prisoner, who was much excited, suddenly seized a large cutting-knife, and exclaiming. " There, you —, that's your halfpennyworth !" stabbed him in the breast with it. The prisoner instantly flung the knife out of her hand upon the floor beyond the counter, and the deceased, who screamed out " Oh ! I am stabbed to the heart, save me, save me !" and who tightly grasped his side with both his hands, through the fingers of which i the blood was flowing in great profusion, was n the act of reeling to the ground, when the witness carried him to a chair, in which he was supported until the arrival of the police and a neighbouring surgeon. The surgeon at once pronounced the wound the deceased had received to be mortal, and directed his immediate removal to the London Hospital. Francis Van Spielenberg, a German skin-dresser, cor roborated the last witness's evidence in all its essential particulars, and deposed to some expressions towards the prisoner from the . deceased, which, th oug h not of such a nature as to induce her to lose all control of her temper, were of certainly an aggravating tendency. Mr.. Holman, a surgeon of the London Hospital, de scribed the nature of the injury deceased had sustained, from which he gradually sunk for the period of a week, and then . expired.. The knife had caused an incised wound, dividing the cartilage of the sixth and seventh ribs, and puncturing the pericardium so seriously that it exhibited . extensive inflammation and was filled with fluid. The cavity of the chest also was gorged with blood, from three pints to two quarts; and all the other 348 210 558 GALICIA LIMBURG, OCT. 6.—A1l those persons who have endeavoured to spread reports in the Vienna Gazette, and the Augsburgh Allgemeine Zeitung, that the disturbances among the peasants in Galicia were long since terminated, are at length completely refuted. Count Stadian publishes, in the Polish Limburg Ga zette of this day, an ordinance which has long been expected, by which the whole of Galicia, with the ex ception of the Bukowina, is put under martial law. Count Stadian having convinced himself of the state of things in Galicia, went to Vienna to obtain more corn • prehensive full powers for his conduct in Galicia. These were granted by the Emperor on the 15th of September, in consequence of which two ordinances were issued, one for the application of martial law to persons guilty of treason in Galicia, with the exception of Bakowina, and a second containing more severe mea sures with respect to the superintendence of strangers by th e police. BERLIN, OCT. 10.—Mr. Wensel, lately appointed Commissioner, is gone to-day to Posen, in order to pre. pare for the great trial of the conspirators, er at least to arrange on the spot the course of the proceedings, ac cording to the materials which have been collected there. Up to this period 84 Poles, who have hitherto been confined in Sonnanberg and Posen, have been brought hither. As it was to be expected, it is not thought ad visable to place them for the pr esent i n t h e j ust com pleted wing of the new prison, and they will, th ere f ore , in all probability, remain during the whole winter, or at least while the preliminary proceedings, and the trial continues, in the city pris on . T he trial itself will, it is said, be conducted in the hall of the county tribu nal. The criminal court of this city, by a proclamation of the 6th of this month, has determined or made known the punishment which those persons incur who do not obey its summons to appear as witnesses, which is a fine of 20 rix dollars, or 8 days' imprisonment. It is well known that the appearance of witnesses is of the greatest importance, and, in fact, indispensible in oral proceedings, and it is, theref ore, especially recom mended to the attention of the friends and pr omo t ers o f expeditious judicial proceedings. GOTTINGEN, OCT. 12.—We are looking forward to a melancholy winter; the distress among the p oor i s very great, and yet the harvest is but just over. Senator Berg, and other benevolent persons at Gottingen, are buying up potatoes, in order to sell th em to the poor at compa ratively low prices. But all su c h measures are insuffi cient to avert the impending distress, so long as the fatal brandy distilleries so wantonly destroy th e prec i ous food of thousands and thousands of indigent poor. A di s till er at Mortheim is said to have already bought up potatoes to the amount of 14,000 and 16,000 rix dollars, and at Gottingen immense cellars are at this moment filled for the same purpose.—Hamburgh papers, Oct. 16. BLOODY AFFAIR.—A CANAL BOAT CAPTAIN CUT TO PIECES WITH • BOWIE KNIFE.—On. Saturday evening last a most bloody affair occurred at Stoy's Landing, in New Jersey, six or seven miles from Cam den, between Captain Washington B. Swain, of a lime boat, and a negro man living in the neighbourhood. The altercation commenced between them on some trifling subject, when the negro suddenly drew a Bowie knife and cut and carved his antagonist in a most shocking manner. Several punctures were made, one of which entered the abdomen Just abOve the hip, and some thirty incisions on the face, neck, and back. One of the cuts is entirely through the lower lip and chin to the bone. One on the side of the neck, four inches long, separates the jugular vein, and one on the back of the neck, five inches long, is entirely through the muscle. One on the chest is five inches long, and one on the back, from the shoulders to the hips, twenty-five inches long. Nine are ten inches in length, many of them running through the skin, flesh, and entire integuments. Notwithstanding this horrid cutting and butchery the captain walked to the dwell • ing of Mr. Phillip Stay, about 150 yards distant. Dr. C. D. Hendry, at Haddonfield, was sent for, who, with the aid of one of his students, Mr. D. M. Stout, dressed his wounds, seventeen of which it was found necessary to stitch up. Though the doctor found his patient sinking and insensible from the great loss of blood, he left him about ten o'clock with some symptoms of reaction. Two men were present at the time of this bloody outrage, and stood paralised with fear, unable to afford the defenceless victim of the armed cegro the slightest aid, and permitted the scoundrel to make his escape. The neighbourhood, however, soon became aroused, and a vigilant search was set on foot to ferret out the offender. Captain Swain, we learn, resides at Norristown, where he has a wife and child. He was still alive yesterday, at three o'clock, though little hope was entertained of his recovery.—Philadelphia Paper. THE LIZARD. —.The fishermen of Cadgwith, who have this season been employed in the shell fishery, sus• tained a heavy loss on account of the late stormy weather. Their store pots were well filled with fish, ex pecting t o ma k e a good return ; but the violence of th e sea made th em a complete wreck, which blasted their anticipati ons and left many families to mourn over their loss. L ast week some very catches of hook fish were brought on shore, of an excellent quality, t % a a ,n e r d a d t a h y e m r t e b i n e were it ttes w o fo some ae r bs e l me a d at y lol s t hehsao a e fil A r yp . ss ho er het ie p ra r er e .d s s e n os t ene ns t h ian e il the bay, which encourages us to believe that they have not left the coast. There is an expectation indulged that when th eneather mod era t es the seans w ill b e put to sea again. Sande y night the sea ran so v i o l ent h ere that it was necessary to call many who had ret i re d to Packet. rest for the purpose of preserving the boats.—Falmouth . DEA TH OF THE HARBRON `''PITCH.-On the morn ing cottage in E ast nig of T hursday, th e B th instant, the window-shutters of .....nartburn which had b een occupied several' near Stockton-o n -T ees , years by an old woman I of theron name of Mary N ewton, a li as F enny, alias the Harb Witch, were obser ve d to be op en at t h e usual hours, who se f ears hour, but no witch made her appearance. H e r neigh were excited by the circumstance, shortly afterwards effected an entrance into the premises,. when they found the unfortunate woman lying dead upon the floor, having apparently d ro pp e d d own i n a fit and instantly expired. Deceased was eighty-nine years or age, of a very eccentric character, but remarkably in dustrious, and was possessed of money, which she ha , lput out at inte rest. Gold and silver to a consdrab ie amount are als o sa i d to have been found secreted in I .ler i , i : humble abode.—Durham Advertiser. COURT OF ALDERMEN. Yesterday a Court was held for the dispatch of bus) nest). CITY PRISON'S CO N TRACT . Sir CHAPMAN MARSHALL presented a petition from the baker who is now serving the contract to supply the City prisons with bread. It stated " that in consequence of the failure of the potato crop, which caused so un looked for an advance in the price of flour (nearly 11. per sack, and a further advance expected), the price to the petitioner now having amounted to little more than half the price now charged for bread at many baker's shops in London, in consequence of which he daily lost to a considerable amount, and he prayed that the Court would take the matter into consideration, and allow him an advanced price, so that he might be able to supply bread of the quality he would wish to keep up, and at the same time to lessen the great loss he was sustaining." He thought the application was a very rea sonable one, under the well-known existing circum stances of the high price of the commodity, and the fact that the petitioner, as well as his father, had per formed every contract they had taken perfectly to the satisfaction of the City authorities. Alderman FAREBItOTHER said he was anxious to do all in his power to remove the impression which had been very generally made, that a failure to a very fear ful extent had taken place in the potato crop and in the corn crop. He knew from the best authority that the grossest exaggerations had been made in the condition of these two articles of food, by, no doubt, parties in terested in raising the prices for the purpose of deriving an unreasonable profit from the public, which the ap prehension of famine could alone excite.—(Hear, hear.) It was cruel to excite alarm of the kind. The corn would prove to be, according to information procured from those well qualified to judge, an undoubted average crop, and the growth of potatoes, which was spoken of with such despair, would turn out to be very different from th 4 public expectation. The fact was that immense quantities of potatoes were kept back from the market last year until they were completely spoiled, in conse quence of the calculations of the monopolists. His ob ject in rising to speak was not to diminish any claim which the petitioner might have upon the consideration of the Court, but to prevent it from going forth to the world that scarcity was expected, without accompanying the statement with his denial.—(Hear, hear.) He felt s ,, afident that Providence would continue those favours which had been so graciously dispensed to this nation on all occasions. Alderman Lucas said he thought it was reasonable in people, when they found the price of grain and other necessaries of life had risen all over Europe, to feel some alarm for themselves.—(Hear, hear.) For his part, he hoped there would be enough for all, but cer tainly his opinion was that the cultivation of the soil did not bear a fair proportion to the increase of the po pulation.—(Hear, hear.) He believed that the price of grain was as high in Paris or Dantzie as it was in this country. He hoped there would be sufficient to carry all countries through, but he could not help expressing his fears, and be could nut blame others for entertaining apprehensions, although they were called upon to wait patiently, and they might calculate upon the result. It was rather hard to expect people to wait until they should have nothing to eat.—(A laugh, and " Hear.") Sir P. LAURIE said, that Alderman Farebrother and he had been lately visiting the Corporation estates in Yorkshire, and they had asc e rt a i ne d th a t one f arm h a d not one bad potato upon it.—(gear, hear.) The crops were very large. It would be found, upon the authority of the Edinburgh Review, that double the ordinary quantity of corn had resulted from the agricultural cub tivation. Alderman CHALLIS said, it appeared to him that the present question was not famine to the community, but famine to the contractor and his family.—(A laugh.) Sir CHAPMAN MARSHALL said he did not apprehend a famine, but he thought that the unexpected dearness 'ed gave a claim to the petitioner.—(Bear, hear.' The petition was then referred to the Gaol Committee. THE EXPENSES OF THE SURVEY OF THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF THE THANES. When the Court were passing the several accounts, Alderman MUSGROVE said he observed that one of those accounts was the 'Water Baliff's, and one of the items was 690/. for the expenses of the survey, by the Lord Mayor, of the Western District of the Thames. fie expressed a wish to be informed by whom that item had been paid. The WATER-BAILIFF—I paid it. Alderman MusGuovE—Upon whose authority ? The WATER-BAILIFF—By order of the Lord Mayor The Court was then cleared for the consideration of the communicaton from the Special Committee of the City Common Council, in relation to the erection of a new City Gaol. FOREIGN POTAtOES.—A vessel, arrived from Lima (South America), has brought, in addition to 1,412 p - ackagos of copper ore, and other productions, 23 bar rds of potatoes, the produce of that distant quarter of the globe. This esteemed description of article has before been imported from the Bermudas and other of the West Indian Islands, but we are not aware of a similar importation having taken place from the conti nent of South America, and therefore the one under r.otice is remarkable, and requires particular mention. S une other arrivals of potatoes have taken place during the past week from the continental parts of Europe, and as there were none for a considerable period, and this article is at present the subject of universal comment, the mention of them will be of interest. The James Watt steamer, from Havre, brought' lOO sack s , t h e pro duction of France • the Giraff e seven baskets, t h e Bata vier 20 b as k ets, and the Ocean three baskets, that Rot terdam, the produce of Holland. structures of the body being perfectly healthy, there could be no doubt that death was occasioned by the wound inflicted with the knife produced. Mr. Caywood Wordsworth, the house surgeon, who assisted the last witness in performing the post modem examination, entirely concurred in the previous wit ness's testimony ; and the dying declaration of the de ceased having been read over to t h e p r i soner , w h o , b y the advice of her solicitor, Mr. Bolton, reserved her de fence, She was fully committed to Newgate for trial upon the charge of wilful murder. The prisoner, who has throughout the proceedings exhibited a remarkable degree of apathy, was stated by Alderman, the gaoler, to have been several times in custody for various offences, and to have also been sen tenced to a long term of imprisonment upon a charge of felony. William Charles Clarke a middle-aged man of re spectable appearance, described as a wa t c h ma k er, wtis next placed at the bar upon two charges, the first of committing a capital offence upon the person of his own child, Anne Clarke, a little girl 12 years of age, and the second of a criminal assault, with intent, &c., upon another of his children, a girl two years younger. It appeared that the prisoner, a married man with four or five children, had separated from his wife in Apr it last, she residing with her children at a house in Bri tannia. street, City-road, and he with his father in Nelson-street, opposite. Notwithstanding the separa tion of the parents, the children were in the habit of visiting their father, ard according to the evidence of Anne Clarke, the victim of his brutality in the first case, having gone to see the prisoner about five weeks ago, he bolted her in his room, and perpetrated the charge alleged against him. She said she was afraid to cry out for help in consequence of his being her own father, and that he cautioned her not to inform her mother or any one else, or he would certainly be hanged for it. The child's dress, however, having exhibited symptoms of such a nature as to raise suspicions in the mind of her mother, she was closely questioned, and a full revelation of the prisoner's conduct having; been made by the little creature, information was given to the police, and the prisoner was taken into custody by Sergeant Lambert, to whom he declared that it was a conspiracy on the part of his wife, who had threatened to ruin him. Mr. Coward, the police surgeon, deposed to examining the child, and his evidence left not the slightest doubt of the full capital offence having been completed, accom panied by circumstances of great atrocity. The second charge was preferred by another of the prisoner's daughters, Sarah Clarke, a child only ten years of age, and though the circumstances of thi. owed b...n close affinity to those of the preceding, the surgeon's evidence did not bear it out to a greater extent than an infamous assault. The prisoner, who said he should decline offering any defence at present, was fully committed to Newgate for trial upon both charges. The greatest disgust and indignation were frequently displayed by the auditors in a very crowded court, and the officers had some trouble in repressing their ebulli tions of disapprobation. LAMBETH. Mr. James Galway, a cheesemonger in a large way of business in the Walworth road, and who is said to be a man of considerable property, was placed at the bar before Mr. Elliott, on a charge of having had in his pos session a parcel containing 71 pairs of expensive gloves, part of a bankrupt's stock, that had been stolen from the shop No. 17, Regent-street, on the night of the 14th of February, 1844. Mr. Games appeared for the prisoner. Mr. Inspector Haines, of the detective force, deposed that on the night above-mentioned property, amounting to 600/., and consisting of gloves, silk stockings, shawls, and other articles, were carried away from the shop, No. 17, Regent -street West. He had been employed to trace the property, and discover the thieves, but up to Thurs day last he could find not the slightest trace of either. On that day, however, Mr. Wright, landlord of the Horse and Groom, High-street, Newington, delivered to him a parcel which he said had been left at his house by the prisoner about 18 mouths before, and which contained 71 pairs of the stolen gloves. On the following day the prisoner called upon him at Scotland-yard, and address ing him said, " I understand you received a parcel of gloves from Mr. Wright last night ; if you want me for them, here I am." Witness told him he did not want him just then ; upon which he replied, " You can have me at any time." He then went away, and witness did not see him again until the evening before, when be told him to be in attendance at this Court at eleven o'clock this forenoon, and he was in atttendance accordingly. In reply to the questions of Mr. Games, the witness said, that instead of avoiding an investigation of the circumstance, he expressed his perfect readiness to attend at any time and place he (witness) wished. When the prisoner called upon him on Friday morning, he said, that nearly two years ago a parcel had been brought to his house during his absence from home, and left there ; the parties leaving it having also left a message that they would see him at Wright's. On examining the parcel, and finding that it contained a quantity of gloves, silk stockings, and other property, he on the following day carried it to Mr. Wright's, directing that if the parties who left it should call, they were to have it. On seeing the parcel in bis (Mr. Haines's) possession, the prisoner declared it did not contain half the property that had been in it when deposited with Mr. Wright. Mr. Wright was next called, and deposed that he was landlord of the Horse and Groom, High-street, Newing ton, and that about eighteen months ago the prisoner, whom he had known for four or five years, left a parcel at his house, the contents of which, from the paper being partially torn off, he believed to be gloves. Witness said nothing whatever of the parcel being in his possession until last week, when he and the pri soner had a quarrel, and the prisoner accused him with being a receiver of stolen property. He, in conse quence, sent for Inspector Haines on the following day, and delivered up the pr o p erty to him. He could not tell the prisoner's motiv e f or l eaving a parcel in his (witness's) house so long. All the time that it was there no person called for it, but the day upon which witness delivered it up to Mr. Haines, a man came to his bar and asked for it, but he then told him it was too late, as he had delivered it to an officer. Mr. ELLIOTT—Who was the person who called ? Witness—l don't know who he was, your Worship. Prisoner—lndeed you do as well as I do, and better, for the first time I met him was with you, and in your Witness—No such thing, the first time I saw him was with you. Cross-examined by Mr. Games—He did not help him. self or his friends to any of the gloves from the parcel, nor had he disposed of any other goods which the parcel contained. Had never offered valuable property, which, in addition to the gloves, the parcel contained, to Mr. Elgee, a publican in the Kent-road. The prisoner had frequently been at his house when there were police officers there, but it was not until they had quarrelled, and that the prisoner had charged him with having stolen property in his possession, that he thought of giving the parcel up. Henry Boor, assistant to Mr. Hamber, one of the messengers to the Bankruptcy Court, stated that on the 20th of January, 1844, he was put into possession of the stock of a bankrupt, named Williams, No. 17, Regent street. On the Ist or 2d of February an assignee was appointed, and it was arranged that the stock, which was of the value of 1,3001., should be disposed of at a valua tion. Witness remained on the premises until the night of the 14th of February, when he went home, and on returning on the following morning, he discovered that the place had been robbed of about 6001. worth of pro perty. The property produced he believed to be a part of that stolen. George Hancock, at present a railway guard, but for merly a shopman to Mr. Williams, of No. 17, Regent street, deposed to all the property produced being a portion of the stock of Mr. Williams at the_time of his bankruptcy. Mr. Hamber, one of the messengers belonging to the Court of Bankruptcy, here requested to state that he was messenger in possession of the goods of Williams, in January, and the earlier part of February, 1844, and had, unfortunately, been held accountable for the loss, so that, in point of fact, he was the prosecutor in the present case. The prisoner, in his account to him (Mr. Hamber), said that when he had deposited the parcel at Wright's, there was a vast quantity of property in it, which was not to be found, such as silk stockings and other things, and that Wright, as he should be able to prove, had offered part of the goods for sale at different places. Wright, on the contrary, gave the prisoner the worst character possible, and the latter, retorting, paid him off with interest. Mr. Games addressed the magistrate at some length in reply to the evidence, and expressed a hope that his client wouldj not be kept in custody for one moment upon the testimony of such a witness as Wright had shown himself to be. Mr. ELLIOTT thought that there were two strong points in the case affecting the prisoner; the first was his recent possession of the property after it had been stolen, and his threat against the landlord of having stolen goods in his possession. In his opinion there was a prima facie case established, and as the case was one which would require a lengthened investigation, he should remand tho accused till that day week. Mr. Games applied for the prisoner's liberation on bail, but Mr. Elliott refused to accept bail. WESTMINSTER. Two fellows of notoriously bad character, who gave their names John Smith and Edward Watson, were charged with the following daring highway robbery. Robert Hurd, a pensioner from the British Legion in Spain, stated that at about four o'clock on the previous afternoon he met Watson, of whom he had some pre vious knowledge, and, on his representing that he was very unwell, took him into a public-house and gave him something to drink, in paying for which he exposed some sovereigns. On leaving the house, a few mi nutes afterwards, he proceeded up Pear-street, Westminster, but had not gone above a dozen yards when the pri soners came behind him, and Watson seized him by the throat, and, with the assistance of his companion, threw him on the ground. Watson continued his hold, pressing prosecutor's throat with such violence that the blood gushed from his mouth and nostrils, whilst the other fellow rifled his pockets of 8L in gold, some silver, and two watches, with which they immediately made off. John Thropp, a mason at the House of Lords, who was passing at the time, and saw the offence committed, very quietly followel the prisoners, and saw them jump into a cabin Peter street, and gave directions to be driven over the water. The mason ran after the cab until he met with a policeman, when the prisoners were secured, and the watches found under the seat of the cab, but no trace was discovered of the money. The prisoners, who admitted to the police that they had taken the watches, but denied all knowledge of the money, made no defence, and were fully committed to Newgate for the highway robbery. The Marquis of Lansdowne (Lord President), has re turned to his seat Bowood-park, Wilts, from a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle. ',41 • ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF 11;41T° A° nitaPll.44 MATURITY. WITH TWENTY-FIVE COLOURED EN--i an yele.,,- Just published, Twentieth Thousand, in a seale u ,,,;.oso ~ i la - fir 28. bd. or DgCt naid. ta anv.addresa. for 35- r. , uirect from tie Author s residence. diCal .IP- tifi ti 4g ELF- PRESERVATION: A Me ,se 11, 1.0 on the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Yet ll l, 4 l ot ", Illustrated with Twenty-five Coloured Plates •7 0:1 01 ,1 1 4 Physiology, and Diseases of the Urinary and Rep 0, yid lAw-1 explaining their various structures, uses, and functl_olots, flr',l the injuries that are produced in them, by solltarY h a at . 0 0° excesses. With Practical Observations en the Trea"" otto r Debility, Local and Constitutional Weakness, an d 14 the Urethra. lill a sO Ey SAMUEL LAWERT, CONSULTING S ; _, 0 0;I 9, Bedford-street, Bedford-square, London ni th 0 ..4 Matriculated Member of the University of Edinb piCee v. Member of the London Hospital Medical Soda'' , Apothecaries' Hall, London, Stc., &c. ; $lO4 11 1 .0. CONTENTS OF THE TREATISE- Its tio l o 6 Iwi is _, O o , CHAPTER 1. On the Philosophy of Marriage, and Obligations, and en Infelicitous and UnPNl c t i ; t e T o te; CHAPTER 2. On the Anatomy and Physiology e `,„ying,,,,.. -- Sely Organs, their functions, structures, and secretions, 1 1 . - „, e alr , fto s cti , Mental and Physical Power are dependant upon their e ( l ftec fs to —CHAPTER 3. On Solitary Habits; their vario o , the i 4 Animal Economy ; the concealed cause of Debility 0 '10 0 ; of the Stomach, Lungs, and Brain, and general whey.A ; r o, ~, Mental Faculties. CHAPTER 4. 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L000n: Printed awl Published by MURDO 1' U ate Strand, Printer, at Th e Sun Office N 0.112, 5trau . .2,,,•0114 5 of the Savoy , i n the County of 111ddlegiu, 01 1 W v " - ber 21, 1646. WORKS by ROBERT J. CULVERWELL, D 30"." „„o One Shilling each, by post One and F S, ON SINGLE and l MARRIED LI (An Original Medical HistorY. ) ' nestral et— ; 3fL :j CONTENTS: Analysis of the Affections—Early Conventional ,r a terog o direction—Marital Anticipations and Realities—La w V;f e ncitoi tS Matenial Influenee—Phe - tomena of Gestation — O,`,.,.,.;ages, en 1 2 Infertile Uniolis—lncongruous Alliances — La te lape Matches—Curiosities of Twenty-three Years' Medical &c. &c. 2. On CHASTITY and its INFRINGEMENTS. (An Essay for 1846.) "Of human ills and frailties I discours e, Those taught by nature, and by art ts Of griefs conceal'd, and disappointmen `,"„te, Which young and gentle, the matured and The lonely and the mated—all sustain. In kindly spirit, herein counsel's Oen , 0 0114 ° How health, how hope, how happiness 3. WHAT t• EAT, DRINK, and AVOI D With Diet Tables forall Complaint s ' u p 041411 0 P Contents :—How to ensure perfect digestion, tro, (l A. IV ' P il e . good night's rest, a clear head, and a contented 11 10 `; 10 . the e st servance eine instructions herein container the i ce „ 0 :411 1 ' vously delica e, even to the most shattered constitn"l a the greatest amount of physical happiness, and reach full period of fe alloted to man. w h at iih gn ' " How we li should live—what eat, what drink , --- s To reach in health full th reesco r e years andt en. obiv!';er These interesting little vol umes , a lthough bearing , nil of 1 1 74 y very delicate import, as th e i r titl es i m ply, will be 1°11 4 4 surable and general utility, f or t h ey t e ll o f matters eve.'loo • o osn' t e ture able to understand o ug ht t o k new , but vvhiehL D ,,ted O r. these enlightened times, exce pt th a t qu ality promu l o" questionable channels, is at a very terrible discount. Ad .. 0 19 ;01 In the exposition hereby offered of the till now ki ddie! , it i to nature, of human disappointments and their ways a re l „ ph)W, 0 contended that every reader rliall become his or her 0 / 4 " 0 "00 , 0 0 any more than their own lawyer, but it is Insisted 10„„, tf_t o r should know the simple principles of our *wit organis e 0t whereby our existence and the issue thereof in their 0- „ u ro,„0 states depend, the duties that are expected of us la m ' capacities in the family circle, and the terms on whic h to 7 0 0 , '; happiness of the present and future race of mankind ha; By such knowledge, and which is herein faithild baPPI/Si I health will be found to be in our own keeping , .„ 8- f 11 11 7, 1 0$ within the attainment of all ; by the availment ar our duty to ourselves, we secure the lilt e advantag eS ,,,°: 4' o , 1 1 ' . to follow, and finally by the cultivation If our faculties, consistent with degenerate health, the mind as well as exalted to the summit of perfection, as best beee""-- pe _de of God's creations. b P;atit e j i The author's justification for this seeming enb e g n .,Y -1 °ist i$ ings, and the avowal of their integrity of purpose , by their perusal—his accredited qualifications guaguTtrois, topics broached involve his legitimate study and P To be had of Sherw oo d, 23 , P ate rnoster-roWl v ea cenil l e ' Fleet-street ; Hannay, 63, O x f or d. s t reet ; Mann, Oes:, direct from the Author, he, Argyle-place, Regent -scree Great Marlborough-street), wh o may be advised perso n tin P.- matters daily till Three, and i n th e E ven i ngs from So,—