The Sun. — London, England, 1848-01-19 00:00:00

~• ~, IF -f Ainemessmones.noraftesip.- FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF TUESDAY. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Merionethshire. Royal Merionethshire Militia—Edward Barker, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, Aug. 12, 1847. Commission signed by the Lord-Lieutenant of Notting hamshire. Royal Sherwood Foresters, or Nottinghamshire Re gimost of Militia—Thomas Need, Esq., to be Captain, Jan. 8. Com missions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Southampton shire. North Hants Yeomanry Cavalry—George Sclater, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Allen. deceased, Deo 28. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. John Nash, coat hm Aker, TaPTSunton, Somersetshire. BNRU. Thomas Williams, licensed victualler, Jermyn-street, Westminster, to surrender Jan. 26, at half-past two, and March 1, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman street-build ings, Moorgato-street; pardon and Prichard, Christ church-chambers, Newgato-street. John Brown, cheesemonger, John-street, Edgeware road, Jan. 27 and March 3, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Birchin-lane ; Parker, St. Paul's-churchyard. David Duthoit, upholsterer, Moorgate-street, City, Jan. 27, at twelve, and March 3, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Chidley, Guildhall-chambers, Basing • . hall street. John Morgan Rodolph Deere, lithographer, White Cottages, Homerton, Middlesex, Jan. 25, at two, and March 3, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee; Hensman, Basing-lane, City. 28, Joseph Rhoades, grocer, MitchamiStlr o re r y, of J . -t aniank at tsii t elve, and Feb. 3, at two , at the u ruptcy. Pennell, official assignee; Waring, White Lion court, Cornhill; Mitcham, Surrey. George Marsh and Edward IC:r n k Marsh, drapers, iarch Carnaby-street, Golden -square, Jt 3, at eleven, at th e Court of Baank 2 7 and rupt . cy. Pennell, official asignee; Ashurst and Son, Cueapsid e. Edward Weddell and Jose p h Edward Shelton, book sellers, Bridge-place, City-road, Jan. 25, at half-past welve, a March 3, at the Cout of Bank truptcy. B nd elcher, official twelve, assignee; at Tomlins, r Barnard's Inn, Holborn. James Bell, fish factor, Lower Thames-street, Jan. 24, at two, and Feb. 29, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Guild hall Chambers, Basinghall-street; Elmslie and Co., Moorgate-street. Alexander Warrand, money scrivener, Skinner-street, Snow-hill, Jan. 25, at one, and Feb. 28, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Guildhall-chambers, Basinghall-street; Emp son, Bucklersbury. James Mainer, saddler, Southampton, Jan. 24, at one, and Feb. 28, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Guildhall-cham bers ; Burkitt, Curriers'-hail, London-wall. George Clay, woollen warehouseman, Queen-street, Cheapside, Jan. 28, at half-past twelve, and March 5, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Gale, Basinghall-street. William Spencer Clarke, printer, Dorking, Surrey, Jan. 28, at two, and Feb. 26, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Waugh, St. James's-street, Bedford-row. Frederick Pinder, tanner, Bishop's Stortford,Hertford. shire, Jan. 28, at half-past two, and Feb. 26, at half past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, offi cial assignee, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street; Ring, Bread-street, Cheapside. John Binmore, coffee-house-keeper, Lower Brook street, Grosvenor-square, Feb. 1, at twelve, and Feb. 25, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane ; Davies, Son, and Campbell, Warwick street, Regent•street. James Rogers, oil and Italian warehouseman, Nor thumberland-street, Strand, Jan. 28, at two, and Feb. 25, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane, Lombard-street ; Crosby and Co., Church -court, Old Jewry. Thomas Tullidge, brewer, Beaulieu, Hants, Feb. 1, at two, and Feb. 25, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry; Paterson, Bouverie-street, Fleet-street. John Thompson, stone mason, Wells-row, Islington, Jan. 28 . and Feb. 22, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Edwards, official Assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry; Jaques, Edwards, Jaques, and Layton, Ely place, Holborn. (t - Richard Goulding, cabinet mater, Gainaborough, Lincolnshire, Feb. 9, and March 1, at ten, at the Leeds District Court. Stansfeld,.official assignee, Hull ; Scott and C 0.., Lincoln's. Inn-fields, London ; .Plaskett, Gains borough. John Mawson, druggist,' Runcorn, Cheshire, Jan. 29 and Feb. 19, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, ufficicial assignee,. Manchester ; Milne, Parry, Milne, and Morris, Temple ; Christian and Jones, Liverpool. Joseph John Moody, cotton doubler, Stockport, Jan. 27, and Feb. 18, - at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, offieial assignee, Manchester ; Abbott, Lincoln's Inn-fields; Atkinson, Saunders, and Atkinson, Manchester. • James Anning White, draper, Stoekland, Devonshire, -Feb. 1 and 29, s.t.eleven, at.the. Exeter District Court. Hernaman, official assignee, ,gxeter; Stogdon, Exeter; . Reddell and Ce., Lime-street, tendon. Joseph Yates Ashton, builder; Liverpool, Feb. 1 and 23, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. . Ceze rove, official assignee, Liverpool ; Cornthwaite and Adams, Old Jewry Chambers, London ; Pemberton, Liverpool. Joseph Sidebottom, plumber, Derby, Jan. 28, and March 3, at eleven, .at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Nottingham ; Winston and Sons, Derby; Bowley, Nottingham. John Meads, grocer, Nottingham, Jan. 28, and March 3, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittle ston, official assignee, Nottingham; Bowley, Nottingham John Leyshon, ship-builder, New-dock, Carmarthen shire, February 1 and 29, at twelve, at the Bristol Dis trict Court. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol; Grove. Llanelly. Edwin Whitehall, watchmaker, Newport, Monmouth shire, Feb. 1 and 29, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol ; Philpotts, Newport. James Stockham, licensed victualler, Bristol, Jan. 31, and Feb. 29, at twelve, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol; Trevor and Sons, Bridgewater. John Wilson, jun., timber merchant, Ogle, Northum berland, Feb. 7, at half-past ten, and Feb. 29, at half- past ouc, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. VS ak ley, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Chater, Newcastle; Bell, Broderick, and Bell, Cheapside, London DIVIDEN DS. At the Court, Basinghall-street. IT. Elkington, Maisla-hill East, chemist and druggist, Feb. 8, at one-J. Gray, West Smithfield, saddler, Feb, 8, at twelve. the In Country. G. Shuffiebottom, Macclesfield, coach builder, Feb. 11, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester—J. England, Bath, grocer, Feb. 10, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—C. Curme, Hilperton, Wiltshire, common brewer, Feb. 29, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—N. J. Reid, Marlbo rough, common brewer, Feb. 15, at e l even , a t th e C ourt Bristol—J. BroadbentSaddleworth, Y or k s hi re , woo ll en : manufacturer, Feb. 22, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds— T. Barraclougb, Halifax, Yorkshire, woo ll en c l ot h ma nufacturer, Feb. 22, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds—T. J ac k s on, Halifax, Yorkshire, Feb. 22, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds—J. Wilkinson and Z. Wilkinson, Brad ford, Y rkshlre, worsted stuff manufacturers, Feb. 22, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds—L. A. V. Rudolphi, Sunder land, general merelmt, res. 8, at twelve, at the Court, Newcastle- up )n-Tyne,—..1.1.:.; Wjanstall, Durham, grocer, Feb. 8, at one, at the Court, Newcastle-upon-Tyne— W. D. Hay, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, bread and biscuit baker, Feb. 10, at one, at the Court, Newcastle-upon- Tyne —T. Bowser, Morpeth, Northumberland, linen draper, Feb. 10, at half-past one, at the Court, New. castle-upon-Tyne. PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. T. Pye, King's-road, Chelsea, timber and coal mer chant, 15. 4d on Monday, Jan. 24, and two fallowing la ol L n e d a,l B 2.. bet . w , een the hours of eleven and three, at the T. u ‘ i lt n Cannan, Birchin-lane, City. victualler, 1,,,e3 7 , Panton-street, Haymarket, licensed B, 2 b d p - t , on Monday, Jan. 24, and two follow ing Monday the office of Mr: b etween the hours of eleven and three, at Birchin-lane, City. J. Keay and j, 3d., any Satur ß. it a Yi Mark-lane, wine merchants, hi Green, the hours of eleven and two, at the office of J. Reny, Mark-l al aue . , Green, Ald erman b ur y. wine t ine merchant, 3d., any Satur day, between the hours ele ven an d two, at t h e of fi ce of Mr. Green, Alderman')ur T. Peirson, Warwick-co ur Nio t t)orn, money scrivener, Is. 6d., any Saturday, between hours of elevon and abury. two, at the office of Mr. Green, Ai d % eri.em,endraper, 4 d., any T. Lawrence, Reading, Berksheii Saturday, between the hours of office of Mr. Green, Aldermanbury, coal and and two, at th e C. E. Neate , C reak Wharf, H tal ammer s • t corn merchant, Is. 10 d. , o n Mond ay , Jan. 24, , and two following Monday s, i between the hours of ele ven three, at the office o f Mr. Cannan, Birchin-lane, City. J. Kirkland, New-street, Covent-garden, 2s. Gd.,y.011 Monday, Jan. 2 4 , an d two following Mondays, b etween the hours of eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Cann an , Birchin-lane, City. H. J. Bellars, Whittlesea, C a mbridgeshire, money scrivener, Is. 6d., on Monday, Jan. 24, and two following Saturdays, between the hours of eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Cannan, Birchin-lane, City. J. Marshall, Birchin-lane, City , merchant, 6d., on Satur day , Jan. 15, and two fallowing Wednesdays, be tween the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Turquand, Guildhall-chambers, City. W. Dieken, Brentford-end, Isleworth, grocer and cheesemon ger , 2s, 61, on Wednesday, Jan. 19, and three following Wednesdays between the hours of ten and two, at the office of Turquand, Guildhall-chambers, City. W. H. Osborn,jun., St. James's -street, Piccadilly, sil versmith and jeweller, I Id., any Saturday, between the hours of eleven and tw o , at the office of Mr. Green, Aldermanbury. H. C. Broom, Lawranco Ponntney-h , grocer, W., any Saturday, between the hours ili of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Green, Al dermanbury. si the Wednesday, A. Tunstall, Bristol, merchant, ss. 2d., on Jan. 19, or any subsequent Wednesday, between boars of twelve and two, at the office oMr. Acraman, Bristol. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Basinghall-street. .• W. 'Butcher, Belle Sauvage-Yard, Ludgate-hill, cap manufacturer, Feb. 8, at eleven—J. Cramond, Lime. Street, City, ship broker, Feb. 4, at half-past twelve-- 0. Evans, Grove-lane, Camberwell, surgeon, Feb. 10, at, bid 11+""D. klaYhew and F. brim, 13mley Now LTD, . Bow-common, brewers, Feb. 9, 't eleven—J. Murray, Edgeware-road, stationer, Feb.lll, at one—J.:Jones and Alice Brown, Shoreditch, licensed victualler, Feb. 11, at two. In the Country. J. Ashcroft, Toxteth Park, Lancashire, timber broker, I at the Court, Liverpool, Feb. 8, at eleven—J. Bates, Leeds, share broker, at the Court, Leeds, Feb. 22, at eleven—R. Scholes, Bury, Lancashire, grocer, at the Court, Manchester, Feb. 8, at twelve—F. Smith, Man chester, innkeeper, at the Court, Manchester, Feb. 10, at eleven—G. Bradford, Bridport, Dorsetsbire, baker, at the Court, Exeter, Feb. 15, at eleven. At the Court of Review, Feb. 8. P. W. Smith, Bristol, currier—J. Lee, Coventry, watch manufacturer—T. G. Brownamith, Bedford-street, Covent-garden, fringe manufacturer —H. C. Timpson, Woolwich, surgeon—W. H. Gratrix, Nuneaton, War wickshire, silk manufacturer—G. Sancleman, York street, Southwark, ironmonger—T. Moore, Tipton, Staffordshire, grocer—R. J. Jones, Basingstoke, Hamp shire, tailor—W. Sampson, Sheffield, wholesale spirit c m a e s rc h hirea n ts ,hat —M m an r y u f W a t a u r r b e u r r_t o A n F L i r r e a e e t y o n s h in e ffißeul d r , s L h e a enp shear and cut nail manufacturer —J. .Kirkland, New street, Covent-garden, grocer—H. Brewer, Great I Waltham, Essex, draper—R. Hutchinson, Jewry-street, Aldgate, leather seller. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. Jane Dodgshon, W. Hayhurst, Agnes Hayhurst, and Ann Hayhurst, Milnthorpe, Westmorland, drapers— T. Myerscough, J. Steele, and J. Ferguson, Man chester, counterpane manufacturers (so far as regards the said J. Ferguson)—J. Worley, W. G. Ireland, and B. Worley, Philpot-lane, ship agents—J. Worley and B. Worley, Philpot-lane, ship agents—J. D. Hass and J. C. Moore, Chancery-lane, translators—J. 11. Balfour, and C. E. Moreton, Railway-place, ship agents—J. Hughes, E. Hughes, J. Hughes, and T. Ward, Man chester and 'New York, merchants, (as far as regards the said J. Hughes)—J. Smallpage, J. Lord, and N. Smallpage, Burnley and Haberghani Eaves, Lancashire, cutton-spinners--W. T. Moule and R. Makin, Liver pool, insurance brokers—A. Duke and A. Duke, Chichester, surgeons—G. Goble and J. E. Bennison, Stockwell, Surrey, coach builders— W. Arthur and 11. Essery, Blackburn, Lancashire, leather cutters—D. Haughton and J. Haughton, Chorley and Blackburn, Lancashire, iron and brass founders—G. Graham and J. Hartley, Whitehaven, Cumberland, mercers—l. Ben jamin, G. Benjamin, and S. Benjamin, Montreal and Quebec, dry goods merchants (as far as regards the said I Benjamin)—G. Kent and E. J. Talbot, Falcon-square —W. Eagles and J. Grattidge, Birmingham, gun implement makers—J. Smith and J. Righton, Wal brook, auctioneers—T. tSurr, W. Bradley, E. Conder, and J. Thorn, Queen-street, Cheapside, coffee merchants —H. Birch and P. Deacon, Stalybridge, Lancashire, tin plate workers—W. 11. Neale and C. Neale, Ronaford, Essex, butchers—A. Roper, S. Tetley, J. Roper, and T. Roper, Bradford, Yorkshire, woolstaplers—J. Cooper and H. Lister,kManchester, joiners—C. Kohler and 11. Schmidt, Dublin, and Clifford-street, Bond street, tailors —J. Anderson and J. Fostor, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, millers—R. Boyne and B. Seamen, Hatton•garden, tobacco manufacturers—G. Rowe, J. Lee, E. Lloyd, and D. R. Newall, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, Bays-hill Estate Company (as far as regards the said D. R. New all)—J. Wilson and T. Wilson, cross-hills, linendrapers —E. Edye and E. Farmer, Montgomery, attorneys—J. Fowler and T. Fowler, Totnes, Devonshire, railway contractors—J. Browne, C. Wilson, and W. Kingdon, Bedford-row, attorneys (as far as regards the said C. Wilson)—J. Russell, J. Douglas, W. Douglas, J. Law, and R. Thomson, Bradford, Yorkshire, stuff merchants (as far as regards the said J. Douglas)—W. Wright, A. Large, and W. Lottimer, New York and Nottingham, merchants (as far as regards the said W. Wright). INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. Catharine Parkinson, Gloucester-place, Purtman-square, St. Marylebone, teacher of music. Thomas Cook, Liverpool, grocer. James Gutheridge, Liverpool, licensed victualler. John Rasbridge, Merthyr Tydfil, rail striker. Henry Isaac Neild, Worthing, Sussex, attorney. Jacob Grigg, Treneath, Cornwall, farmer. William Searle, Lansallos, Cornwall, innkeeper. George Downes, Sheffield. William Powell, Sheffield, saw handle maker. _ _ - - - - - Septimus Godbeher, Sheffield Moor, Yorkshire, edge too: forger. Henry Andrews, Amersham Common, Buckinghamshire, brick maker. John Stockwell, Dudbridge, Gloucestershire, baker. George Norwood, King Stanley, Gloucestershire. James Edwin Davis, Stroud, Gloucestershire. Charles Robert Lee, Ensham, Oxfurdhire, farming bailiff. John Sc well Johnson, liing's Lynn, Norfolk, pastry- cook. Thomas Moody, Brighton, boot and shoe maker. William Francis Boyer, Long 6ntton, Lincolnshire, concluded privately, but upon rather lower terms, and 29s is the highest quotation. At public sale 65 tons went at 29s for fine, and at 27s 6d to 28s per cwt for good quality; the market .is still well supplied, but the consumption continues to be satisfactory. In Rapeseed Oil the purchases may have been upon a larger scale in consequence of holders acccptiug rather lower rates. For Linseed there is no improve , ment to notice in the value, notwithstanding the large purchases made by the home trade, and a fair extort demand existing. In Olive several purchases have been made, and the deliveries still exceed the arrivals, yet prices do not improve. beerseller. William llolmesby, Maidstone, beerseller. SCOTCEI SEQUESTRATIONS. John Cairns, Glasgow, clothier ? to meet within the Black Bull Inn, Gl.tsgow, Jaii.,24, and . Feb. 14. at one. D. Robertson, Glasgow, merchant, to meet within the Albert Tavern, Glasgow, Jan. 24, and Feb. 21, at two. J. L. Blaikie, Glasgow, publisher, to Meet within the Star Hotel, Glasgow, Jan. 21, and , Feb. 11, at two. J. M.Gregor, St. Andrew's, painter, to meet within the City Hotel, St. Andrew's, Jan: 25, and Feb. 15, at' one. . _ _ • W. Greig, aimly, innkeeper, to meet within the Inn of Thomas Mackenaie.,.l3eauly, Jan., 25, and Feb. 16, at A. Christie, Crie-fr, ironmonger, to m , -et within th(, house of IV. Ferguson, innkeeper, Griefi,'• Jan:'26, and: Feb. 23, at twelve. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF Q UEEN'S BENCH, Jan. 18. (Sittings hi Banco.) INTI3W TRIALS. The Court gave judgment in the following cases this morning : J. at.d A. Leslie. Edinburgh, victual dealer, to meet within the Royal Exchange Coffee-houfe, Edinburgh, Jan. '4,.atid Feb. 26, .at two. J. Taylor and Son, Peterhead, ship builders, to meet within the New Inn, Peterhead, Jan. 21, and Feb. 11, at twelve. A rule. Rule refused. JACKSON V. COLLINS. STEVENS V. GREENE. WILKINS V. WOOD. A rule. GEORGE V. THE MARQUIS OF CONYNGIIAM. A rule. Rule refused. A rule. GALT V. RAYWORTII. --- COLSON. PADWICK V. BALDWIN. Rule refused. lating to payments purporting to have s been made by the prisoner to the London and We stminster Bank, on the 14th of July. The g ross amo/ ant of these pay ments was represent ed as 8401. Os. 5 3., includin g an item of 505/. On the 3d of January lust, t p h a e n r y e , c a ei n p d included receipt ro together with a secution, Gproducedlynan a d - p c ' 3 a o9 s . ,0 lon.handednote. accountto-witness rho f e a prisoner railway b y the prisoner to the Bank, and the p a p ers therein had been h an d e d t o the solicitors for the p paper on which the prisoner, on being pre s sed, had given an anon' : t of defalcations to the extent BAIL COURT, Jan. is. KILLICIL V. LLOYD. This was an action for a breach of contract. The plaintiff was a dealer in railway shares, and the defen pant a member of the firm of Lloyd and Co., bankers, Birmingham. In 1845, the defendant was the allottee and holder of a banker's receipt for 60 shares in the Toronto and Lake Huron Railway Company, which he sold through the instrumentality of a stock broker to the plaintiff at par. The defendant, however, upon signing the contract deed neglected to hand over the scrip certificates to the plaintiff; and the consequence was, the plaintiff,having sold the shares,at three-eighths premium, was compelled . to purchase other 50 shares at the same premium, in order to be in a condition to complete the contract, and the present action was brought to recover from the defendant 121. 103., the price at which he agreed to sell his fifty shares—the three-eighths premiumiwhich the plaintiff had paid on the second purchase, and the broker's commission for negotiating the purchase, the three items amounting in the whole to 341. For the defence it was contended, first, that the sale was not legal, inamuch as at the time it was made the company was not completely registered ; and, secondly, that at the time the plaintiff made his second purchase the share certificates had not been issued, and therefore it was impossible the de fendant could deliver them. Evidence was adduced to prove that the certificates were not issued till subsequent to the;date of the second purchase, and that immediately after they were issued the defendant tendered his certificates, together with a deed of transfer, to the plaintiff, who refused to receive them. Mr. Justice COLERIDGE said it was for the jury to decide whether the certificates were tendered within a reasonable time after they were issued. The jury decided in the affirmative, and The LEARNED JUDGE directed the Verdict to be entered for the defendant, on the plea of illegality as well as upon the plea of tender. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Jan. is. (Sittings in Banco.) ENTWISLE AND OTHERS V. DENT. The LORD CHIEF BARON gave judgment in this case. The Court considered that the verdict for the plaintiff for the full amount claimed ought to be re duced ; but, instead of making the rule absolute, he thought it would be better for the parties t• appear before the judge and arrange as to what amount the verdict should be reduced. Sir F. KELLY suggested that the Court should settle he amount, as that would avoid considerable difficul.ty which might arise between the parties. The LORD CHIEF. BARON thought that the Learned Counsel was only anticipating difficulties which might not arise. The COURT would not interfere further in the matter, and declined to make the rule absolute. the London Joint- s t oc k a bill-book, containing an o B f a Johnn 7 k ,o : oo / No. 34,425. ra y lfm az a e l r l: p e r l o e d rk uce i . y entry in his own hand-writing,datedlotthheBetnhyof July last, of the receipt of 3001 . , No, 74,255, Feb. 3d, a 1 8 1 4 0 7 0 .1., O d n at t e h d e 9 5 t t h h J of uly ja t h h u er a e ry a 18841847,er entry Also on the 12th of July, in the waste. -hook, of a 50/. note, dated May 6th, 1847, No. 20,80. And on the 13th, a further entry of the receipt ot' a 50/. note, No. 34,713, dated Bth of October, 1846,. Wit ness had examined the cash-paid books, and had ascer tained that none of these notes had been paid out of the Bank between the dates of their respective receipts and the 3d of January. John Stock, clerk at the bank of Glyn and Co., Lombard-street. —On the 10th of July witness re ceived 7691. Bs. 6d., on account of the Belfast and Ballymena Railway, and gave the receipt produced. Witness also received on the sane day 121. 12s. 5d., on account of the 'Waterford Railway Company, for which he also gave a receipt. These payments were made in bank notes, amounting to 8001., and one of these notes was the 3001. Bank of England note, dated Feb. 3, 1847, deposed to by the last witness. The notes had the name of " Wheeler" written upon them. clerk in the issuing depart- Joseph Reese Adams , ment of the Bank of England, deposed that on the 16th of July the 1001. note, dated Jan. 5, 1847, was brought into the bank by Joseph Charles Ridge, Notting-hill, in London, and witness gave other notes in exchange for it. Richard Mullens, solicitor to the prosecution, deposed that on the 7th of January instant he received from Mr. Robinson, at the Joint-stock Bank in Pall-mall, a large number of papers which were taken from a desk in the bank; and among these papers was the receipt produced and a strip of paper, on which was written, in the prisoner's writing, an ac count of the notes referred to by the witness Frazer. Also an account between " Charles 'Wheeler, Esq., and J. C. Ridge." Robert E. Little, a stockbroker, of 11, Warnford court, Throgmorton-street, deposed that he knew a Mr. John C. Ridge, from whom he received 851. and 601. on the 14th of July last. It was paid to him in bank-notes, and were placed in Brown and Janson's bank, Abchurch- lane. James Mee, clerk to Brown and Janson,' proved the receipt, on the 14th of July, to the account of Mr. Little, a 50/. note, No. 34,713, dated Bth Oc tober, 1836. This was the case for the prosecution. Mr. HENRY then committed the prisoner for trial. ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. SIMPCOX. The COURT delivered judgment in this case. The question raised was, whether certain lands demised by will to trustees for the benefit of certain parties, which were either to be divided, in the discretion of the trustees, in certain portions to the respective parties, or be sold, and the proceeds thereof divided, was liable to pay the legacy duty. The Court were of opinion that the duty was payable, and the judg ment must, therefore, be fur the Attorney-General. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (Before Mr. WALESIIT and a Bench of Magistrates.) The Jatuary:..arljourned sessions commenced yes terday at the'.Sossioni House, Clerkenwell-green, before Mr. Walesby, who presided in the absence of the AsSistant—Judge. The calendar contained the names of 96 prisoners for trial, 25 of whom stood charged with felony, and 11. with misdemeanour. Only ,two _of the whole calendar were described as being able to read .and write well, '39 were imper fectly instructed in these acquirements, 15 could read only, and 38 were destitute of both. The Grand Jury having been sworn, the Learned Chairman addressed them briefly on the nature of their duties, and they then returned to thier room. John Poole, John Smith, John Barrett, Thomas Williams, James Johnson, and Thomas Miles, railway labourers, were indicted for stealing a loaf of bread, value 3id., the property of Charles Butler. Poole and Smith pleaded guilty. The prosecutor clearly proved the fact with respect to Smith and Poole, whom he said came right into his shop, 64, Marylebone-lane ; Poole took the loaf, and immediately joined the other four prisoners, who were waiting outside the door. These men, however, denied that they had any knowledge of the theft. The Learned CHAIRMAN, in laying the case before the jury, said that it was a most painful spectacle to see six men reduced to such a state of distress as to be compelled to take 3id. worth of bread to appease the cravings of nature. There was no doubt that they were hungry, and he repeated, that it was la mentable to think that in London, where so much wealth existed, and where luxuries of every descrip tion abounded, these poor men should be driven by want to commit crime. A case came under his notice as a visiting justice of the Westminster House of Correction, in which a poor man was convicted of a similar offence. -He was at once admitted into the infirmary in consequence of his exhausted condition. He had not, however, remained there / long when he died. A coroner's jury was summoned to inquire into the cause of death, and they brought in a ver dict, "Death by starvation." The offence with which he was convicted was for taking a loaf of bread. This, he said, was enough to make one's heart bleed, and he would not trespass on the jury with these observations but for the purpose of calling the public attention to the matter through the me dium of the press. They did not sit there to admi nister justice only, but to listen to the voice of humanity, as well as for the protection.. of the public. The jury found them Guilty, but strongly recom mended them to mercy. The Learned CHAIRMAN then said the worst feature in the case was the fact of their going about in parties of four and six, to the terror of the peaceable in habitants. Such proceedings must be suppressed, because if they were in want of bread they could have applied to the proper place for administrating relief to those in want. One of the prisoners hereupon said that they had been wandering about for two days without tasting a morsel of food, and soaked through with rain. They had been taken to the Marylebone police station by a policeman, but they were told there that there was only one relief ticket for disposal. The Learned CHAIRMAN said this was not the first time he had heard charges of this sort made by pri soners, but which were afterwards found to be in correct and unfounded. it was, therefore, necessary that these charges should be made public whenever they were made in open Court. lie then said that the Court would take into consideration the recom mendation of the jury, but nevertheless it could not deviate from that course most consistent with its duty, Justice as well as mercy should be exercised, and they must be taught that whatever was the state of destitution to which they were reduced, that they were not to seek or obtain relief by illegal means. The sen tence on each was one month's imprisonment with hard labour. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREEI: Charles Wheeler, a clerk in the London Joint-stock Bank, Pall-mall, was placed at the bar for further examination, charged with stealing a 5001. note, a 3001. note, another 5001. note, and several other large sums, belonging to his employers. Mr. Mullens attended as before for the prosecu tion ; and Mr. Clarkson appeared for the prisoner. Charles Buttlar, clerk to the London and Westmin ster Bank, in St. James's-square, deposed that on the 14th of July last he presented a charge at the London Joint-stock Bank, in Pall-mall, amounting to about 3401. 9s. sd. He had no draft to the amount of 5051. on that day. Mr. Robinson, clerk in the Western Branch of the London Joint-stock Bank, repeated his _•former evi dence, that the prisoner was a clerk in that establish. c a p :et i n o u ta a n ' r( t l e o s i nr o t e f r e i je t e h i le :s int a t o i n e j e e : Y e i a o h a o cr i r k Y s a o sa i t h th e ;e b e j o r et o t i u' e s 1 amountsgri There nddu t w y r e keep e r t e . ~i~.. 7 f`;. ~i~n.~ ~4, , ,"! t,.• COURT OF ALDERMI 3N. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY _ EVENING, JANUARY 19, 1848. Yesterday a Court was held for the dispatch of public business, and to receive the ret ;urn of the election of an alderman for the ward of Tower, in the room of Mr. Matth4s Prime Lucas, d :ec eased. The attorney in waiting stated the subst tr ice of the proceedings at the wardmote, which was, that Mr. T. Q. Finnis had been elected alderman unar imously. Alderman Finnis was then introduced by Mr. Simpson and Mr. Clark, and a number of the most respectable inhabitants of the ward, to the C ourt. Mr. SiursoN said that he and his colleague came to the Court, accompanied by the elite of the: ward of Tower, who were interested in the busin ps s of the day. They regretted and condoled with i 1 e Court upon the death of Alderman Lucas, hetwe( m whom and them it had pleased Providence to put m end to the connexion, and they now attended to i n troduce an individual well qualified to fill up the g 1p made by the loss of that able and efficient office r. The ward had, as was meet upon such an occas ion, se lected one of the most eligible of its men in Mr. Finnis, than whom no man had ever been more unani mously chosen. He was a gentleman of goo. i family and education, and fitin every respect to bet ae com panion of the aldermen of the City of Londc in. H e was one of the leading members of the tradii ig com munity of the ward of Tower, which -was go dis tinguished for its commercial respectabil'ity, and qualified by experience, and knowledge,, and habits, and manners, to do credit to the choice of the electors. Mr. CLARK wished to add a few word s to what had been said by Mr. Simpson. Nothing, h e assured the Court, could have been more spontaneot u t and unani mous than the election of Mr. Finni s .—(Cheers.) He considered the cause of Mr. Finnis 1 u td grown up amongst them. They had seen him for 34 years rising amongst them, and distinguish e d for high moral integrity. Without moral integ r ity the per severing industry, the aptitude for bush u ;ss, and other qualities for which he was remarkably , would have been nothing ; but, possessed of all ti it 'se, no man could do more credit to the situation , t v hich he had been elected to fill.—(Cheers.) Alderman Finnis was then sworn at t he table, and all the usual formalities were gone tll rough. The following gentlemen accompanied the n ew alderman on his presentation :—Mr. Deputy S e lson and the common council of the ward, and tl to ward-clerk, Mr. Geddes Mackenzie Simpson (p 3poser), Mr. Matthew Clark (seconder), Mr. Joseph Barton, 111 r. Thomas Banning, Mr. John Ruck, sen., , Mr. Thomas Bennett, Mr. James Hunt, the Rev. 111 r. Letts, the Rev. Mr. Hamilton, Mr. R. B. Postal, Mr. Charles Skipper, Mr. Allen, Mr. Thomas Howell,,, Mr. Keeling, Mr. Barkley, and Mr. Farrow. STATE OF THE DEBTORS' PRI si )N. The sheriffs presented the following ;report of the Debtors' Prison : _ _ Men. Wo cc. len. Total Middlesex side 127 ...t . . 134 Prison of Ludgate ... 5 ) 6 Poultry Ward . , 19 .. L .. 20 Giltspur Ward ... ... 17 .. 0 .. 17 Total ... 176 " The Governor respectfully reports to your wor shipful Court that the average numb' 3r of commit ments for the past quarter are about t /10 same as the preceding one. The new regulations :Teconimended by the Secretary of State, and ordered, to he carried out in the Debtors' Prison by the Com .t of Aldermen, will in time produce much benefit, in; is.much as that the certainty of fraud being now ms irked and pu nished may have a salutary effect in c hecking it, and will show that the law makes a distinction between the fraudulent debtor and one who from misfortune is obliged to seek protection in the Insolvent Debtors' Court." and after the transaction of some unimportant busi ness the Court adjourned. TIIE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. We`have received papers from the Cape of Good Hope to the Ist November. They bring no further news respecting the surrender of Sandilla than that of the 20th December. We take the following from the Cape Frontier Times of October 26 _ " There is no intelligence from the front, except that the troops would cross the Kei in a few days, on their errand to Kreili and Pato. "We understand that Mr. J. H. Delport, com mandant, will be at Fort Beaufort on the Ist of No vember, with a considerable number of Dutch farmers, for the purpose of co-operating with the troops ih the Kei expedition. Mr. Delport has had assurances of support from several districts, but he fears that in consequence of a report that, now that Saudilla was taken, no further movement would be made by the Government until the arrival of Colonel Smith, fewer persons will muster than would otherwise have been the case. " The so-called rebel chief Sandilla was escorted to Graham's Town on Sunday afternoon by a detach ment of dragoons under command of Captain Bisset. He was accompanied by one of his brothers and some councillors—in all twelve people—who are confined in a detached building situated in the Drostdy field. When it was explained to him that an attempt to escape might bring death upon him, he coolly asked, Why he should attempt to escape when he had vo luntarily surrendered himself ?" The following memorandum is published in the Cape papers : , 4 11. M. HIGH COMMISSIONER AND MR. PRETORIUS. " GOVERNMENT NOTICE.—Her Majesty's High Commissioner, &c., is pleased to direct the publication of the annexed memorandum, which has been this day sent to A. W. Pretorius, Esq., in reply to a letter addressed by that gentleman to his Excellency, on the affairs of Natal and the north-eastern frontier. (By order) " RICHARD WOOSNAM. " Graham's Town, Oct. 21, 1847. " MEDIORANDUM.—I have read Mr. Pretorius' letter and its accompaniments with attention. The perusal of these has only strengthened the resolution 1. had previously formed of not attempting to inves tigate the matters to which they relate. " I am indeed surprised that Mr. Pretorius, who is evidently a gentleman of great good sense and strong reasoning power, should have imagined that such a step was passible in my present position. He, and every one else who choose, to think about it, must know that my duties as Governor of this colony, and her Majesty's High Commissioner, are so onerous at the present time, that it is only by exertions which few men either could or would make that I can get through them; and, therefore, to add to those duties such an inquiry (admitting I saw ground for it), as Mr. Pretorius', letter called for, would be perfect mockery. Besides this primary, and in -my eyes sufficient reason, it is now understood that I am shortly to leave this colony, and therefore I should deem it to be only delicate and proper to leave a mat • ter of this serious nature, which must occupy months in references, &c., to the discretion of my successor. " I observe that Mr. Pretorius strongly urges the necessity for the inquiry not being ex parte. I should be glad to know how it could possibly be other wise at this time.. Mr. West is not on the spot to explain his views, and even his dispatches, written since my arrival, have been sent to Cape Town. Moreover, I have had no time to look narrowly into what hap pened at Natal before I came to the colony. " I have had dispatches from the Lieutenant Governor of so late a date as the 27th last month, and I am able to detect from memory some important discrepancies between their contents and what is set forth by Mr. Pretorius, especially regarding Panda's convention with the emigrant Boers and others. I do not mean to insinuate that Mr. Pretorius has in tentionally distorted facts, but were I to give implicit belief to his statements, I should be obliged to acknowledge, at least tacitly, that I doubted those of his honour the Lieutenant-Governor. " however ascribe those discrepancies chiefly to differences of opinion. Mr. West does not at all wish to conceal his policy. He writes to me as he proclaims to the world, and all his acts and measures are specially submitted to her Majesty's Government. Mr. Pretorius must know, from his practical acquaint ance with the nature of all Governments, that, even supposing I saw cause for doing so, I could not set Mr. West's acts aside without calling for his rea sons., rHe may be quite right, though I may differ from him. Look at the discordant, and, in many cases, absurd views and opinions entertained and put forth in this colony respecting the Kafir war. One adviser 'recommends the immediate demand of the surrender of all the Kafir chiefs (from whom is not stated) ; and their being sent to St. Helena, as state prisoners. Another suggests my treating the Kafirs as Lord Hardinge did the Seikhs (a nation with a standing army.of 100,000 men, and and a revenue of ~six , or seven millions of pounds sterling), and sub-' stituting, the word cattle for rupees, in other terms requiriegtibem . to pay 1,500,000 head of cattle. A third advises my taking possession of all the 'country as far as Delogoa, Bay, and a fourth confines himself to extending that conquest so as to include Natal, aid the expulsion or extermination of all the present native population. " adduce these recent instances to show how men allow their judgment to be carried away by a -favourite theory. I am far from meaning to apply those instances to Mr. Pretorius personally; but he has his plan and so has. Mr. West, and no one can or should hastily pronounce on them. "' If Mr. Pretorius wishes it, I will send copies of his papers to -her Majesty's Secretary of State, and also to his honour the Lieutenant-Governor of Natal. They will of course be put into the hands of my successor. " I see Mr. Pretorious complains of my declining . to see him. I think he will be convinced, when he reads this paper, that my doing so would have been of no use. I cannot devote time to personal interviews, and, besides, it has been a rule with me through a long public life, that written 'communications are to be preferred, as utterly obviating misunderstandings. In no part .of the globe is that rule more necessary than in the colony of the Cape of Good Hope. " With respect to the complaints of the emigrant Boers, and other persons residing beyond the north eastern frontier, I may remark that I had long de termined to visit, the moment my other duties would allow me, that part of the country, for the purpose of inquiring personally into the conflicting accounts and contradictory statements which are contained in the voluminous papers transmitted to me from Cape Town, forming a very large volume, but of course this de termination is no longer feasible, and all I can do is to recommend the matter to the early attention of my successor. HENRY POTTINGER. "‘ Graham's Town, Oct. 21, 1847.' " SOUTH AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY ' JAN. 18. By the Swordfish, Captain Gr een , we have advices from Rio de Janeiro to the 23d of November, Bahia to the 30th of 'November, and Pernambuco to the 27th of December. Exchange on England at Rio, 27i to 271. The screw steam-ship Antelope arrived at Bahia on the 27th of November, after a passage of 31 days. EXPORTS. PERNAMBUCO, DEC. 26, 1847.- Cotton - Our market has been tolerably well supplied of late, and in consequence of the continued disastrous accounts from home, prices have fallen to our present quota tions, at which the article seems to be in some re quest. First quality, 5,200 r. to 5,300 r. per arroba, or Sid. to 50. per lb.-on board, including 5 per cent. commission, ex freight, and exchange, 27d. Sugar-No sugars of the old crop left ; the supply of new in bags increases daily, but of cases the arri vals are yet small. The price of whites in bags opened at 2,280 r. to 2,300 r. per arrobl for common assortments; muscovadoes, at 1,750 r. to 1,700 r. per arroba; cases, whites, at I,ooor. to 900 r. per arroba above ferro ; muscovadoes, at 900 r. to 800 r. per arroba. N ew cases, whites, 900 r. per arroba above ferro, in usual assortments, and according to quality, equal to 19s. 6d. per cwt.; muscovadoes, 800 r. per arroba, bags, whites, firsts cwt.; barrel s an d equal to 1 3 s. 2 d. firsts to seconds alone, 2,400 r. to 2,500 x. per arroba, equal to 21s. Id. to 235. per Cwt.; ditto, common , as sortments, 2,300 r. per arroba, equa l to 21s. d. per cwt. ; ditto, low whites, 1,950 r. to 2,000 per arroba, equal to 18s. td 18s. Gd. per cwt.; ditto, superior muscovadoes or yellows, 1,700 r. per arroba, equal to 15s. 9d. per cwt. • itto quality, 1,600 r. to _ muscovadoes, average 14s. 10d. to 14s. 4d. Or. per arroba, equal to cwt.; ditto, muscovadoes, ordinary, 1,500 r. per ar p ro er ba i equal to 13s. 11d. per cwt-on board, including five per cent. commission, ex freight, and exchange, At. our quotations 00 to-day there are still buyers , as several yet to be completed before the Christmas cargoesholi holidays. have s In January we shall most probably see lower ayprices, and more particularly so if no better accounts are re ceived from Europe by the December packet. Hides-Dry salted continue in little request, some small lots have been purchased for the Mediterranean during the last few days at 102 r. to 105 r. per lb.; dry salted, 150 r. per lb., equal to 30. per cwt., on board, including 5 per cent. commission. Rum-22 per cent., 42,000 r. to 45,000 r. per pipe on board, including 5 per cent. commission. Exchange on London, 27c1. Freights-Cotton to Liverpool, and 5 per cent. per lb. ; sugar ballast, 30s. and 5 per cent. for cases, 15 per cent. less for bags. Two first-class English vessels have obtained 50s. to 515., and 5 per cent. for sugar in bags, 15 per cent. higher for cases, to dis charge at a port , in the United Kingdom, additional rates if sent to Continent. For Trieste the rate is 3/. to 3/. 3s. and 5 per. cent, for bags, 15 per cent. higher for cases. There are only one or two disen gaged Winds in pm MARKET I.*ELLrGtNCE. (From tho London Neti; Price Cui7i6t of Jan. IS.) SUGAR.—To-day importers of Raw Sugar manifested morn firmness, and there was a falling Off in the supply of all kinds at market. The home trade were desirous to do business, and there was likewise more inquiry from exporters. An improvement in the value of most kinds took place. All kinds of West India Muscovado were in excellent request, both fur the scale and relining purposes, whilst the rates obtained are 6d to Is per cwt above those of Friday. The private sales amounted to 1,000 hhds, &c., and would have been upon a larger scale had holders taken last week's quotations. At public safe 102 hhds of Barbadoes went off with more briskness, and an advance on former rates of 6d per cwt. REFINED.—To-day the purchases in refined goods by the home trade were limited, and the progress of prices is downwards, brown grocery lumps selling at 535, and standard lumps 53s 6d to 545. Bonded Crush Sugar is dull of sale, and the best is offered at 30s per cwt. For Loaves there is less demand. _ FOREIGN.—To-day a fair amount of business was concluded privately iu Foreign Sugar, and in some cases stiffer rates were obtained, but the demand was chiefly confined to grocers and refiners working under bond. None was submitted to public sale, and privately there is a less quantity on offer. EAST IN - DLL—This afternoon Bengal filet with little attention, and which was to be attributed to prices uling above those current for other sorts of sugar. Of 3,542 bags offered at public sale a part only found buyers, yet full rates were obtained. 31Aunmvs.—This afternoon there was no public sale of Mauritius Sugar, but privately several parcels were taken, and the rates obtained are rather above those that existed previously. The chief holders decline to sell for the present. COFFEE.—To-day there was more desire manifested to operate in Plantation Ceylon; holders insisting upon rather higher rates checked business. Of the parcels offered at public sale, amounting to 116 casks 270 bags, a small part only found buyers. Native is more in de mand, and realises better prices, good ordinary selling at 32s 6d to 33s per cwt. TEA.—To-day the reerket was in a quiet state for Tea, but on the part of holders there is firmness, and full rates were obtained. For public sale on Thursday the quantity declared is 10,000 pkgs. SPIRITS.—To-day the market for Rum was firm, but there was a material falling off in the demand ; proof Leeward, however, could not be obtained under is 7d, and East India is 8d per gallon. RICE.—To-day there was no public sale of East India Rice, but the private purchases made were of little moment, still holders declined to take lower rates. SAGO.—The better qualities are more in request, and prices are firmer ; 30 boxes at public sale realising 25s to 26s for fine small white pearl. There are sellers of the lower kinds at previous reduced rates, but few buyers are to be met with, and 383 boxes at public sale taken in at 17s for middling small pearl. Arrow Root is in large supply, and must again be quoted a trifle cheaper. Of 170 pkgs offered at public sale, a small part only sold. FRUlT,—Raisins are wanted, and the stock being small prices rule firm, Valentin at 33s to 40s, and Denia in baskets 30s to 325 per cwt. Currants are less in re quest; holders, however, are firm, and insist upon late rates. The chief part of the stock of Fruit is of inferior quality, and out of condition. delivueerel _ TaLLow.—The market for Russian has assumed a Griner appearance, and on the spot large purchases have 4;tl made by the town and country trade, whilst prices to 46s to 46s 3d for fine P. Y. Candle. For are „Jouill February and March, the operations per cw , a more extended scale at 45s 9d to 46s few ' e but for the last three months of the year buyers are to be found, whilst sellers would ams demand is more to 41s 6d. For home made the is a fair suppl active at 47s to 48s net cash, but there y. Other and a rise in the value • kinds are in brisker request, pkgs of South American apparent. At public sale 174 casks New South Wales, soldat 41s 6d to 52s 6d ; .790 and middling 38s to 428 d. and fine 43s to 465, low P. Y. Candle stranded 43s t 4 t 20534 casks of first sort auction 500 casks of Tallow are deeltasr9d per cwt. For Ons.—Southern has been tnueh hied.' stiffer rates' have been offered, bet the inquired after, and is scanty. The rates paid have been 301.0 0,3 13 7. f for sorts and fine, and 271. to 29/. for common and middlingr.gold auction 16 tuns of very ordinary dark went at 221. to 24/ 103. In Cod many purchases have been made. Seal met with attention, whilst on the part of holders there is firmness, and a good business has been concluded. At public sale 18 casks went at 24/. 15s. to 261. for brown and yellow. Sperm is wanted, and previous improved rates are well supported, while the supply is less plentiful. At auction 21 tuns fetched 80l to 82/ for good and fine quality, upon which terms several parcels have been sold privately. Cocoa Nut is brought more freely to market, and a decline in the value is apparent, 277 packages of fine quality alit he sale selling at to Os d'B - a per cwt. iii Qil a goal Waned& had bees al fyi,,,ia-zz. ruoiiietegalL4l SOUTHWARK: In the course of the morning Mr. Richardson, of the firm of Richardson and Son, provision merchants, Tooley-street, near London-bridge, attended before Mr. Cottingham to make a complaint of an alleged nuisance existing in the vaults under their pre mises. Applicant said, that for some weeks a horrible stench had arisen ;rom the vaults underneath their premises, so much so that the health of themselves as well as the neighbours was much endangered. There were five vaults underneath the house, which are in possession of Mr. Fenning, of Fenning's wharf, but by him let to another person, who dealt in salt pork. Finding that the effluvia did not abate, but rather increased, he sent for his plumber, Mr. Brighton, of Tooley-street, who went and examined the vaults. They then found that the, smell arose from barrels of diseased pork. The stench was so overpowering from one of the vaults, that neither himself nor Mr. Brighton was able to enter it. Mr. COTTINGIIAM--DO you really suspect that it is injurious ? Applicant—l do. The effluvium from the- vaults is so great, that unless it is instantly re moved, there could be no telling to what extent their health may be injured. Mr. COTTINGISAM-By a recent Act of Parliament the magistrates have the power to remove such nui sances. But, in the first instance, you must apply to the parish officers, who will send two.medical men to inspect the premises, and sign a certificate to that effect. They would then bring the occupier of the vaults before me, when I might order the nuisance to be instantly removed, or inflict a heavy penalty. I consider that it is a great pity you did not make com plaint. before, as the nuisance might have been abated much sooner. Applicant--,-I thought that it would have been abated, and that it was only temporary. Mr. COTTINGIIA-M—We hear the owner of the pre mises is highly respectable;' I should, however, like ,to have the occupier of the house before me, when I have no doubt he will consent to the removal of the nuisance. The Magistrate then directed Murray, one of the officers of the Court, to proceed to the premises with Mr. Richardson, and request the occupier of the vaults, to return with him. Murray then left the Court. with Mr. Richardson, and in an hour's time returned with Mr. Fenning. The officer stated that he had examined the vaults, and as certained that there was no truth in Mr. Richardson's statement. He wanted that gentleman to attend with Mr. Fenning, but he positively refused. Mr. COTTINGHAM said that he was very much astonished that a respectable tradesman should come before him and make such a statement. He had actually said that he had employed his plumber to examine the premises, and that the effluvia from one of the vaults was so great that he' dared not enter. He (the worthy Magistrate) believing that such was a fact, took the trouble to point out the Act of Par liament which gave him 'sewer to remove it. Mr. Fenning said that there certainly had existed for a short time a slight smell, which was caused by the removal of some barrels of pork, the brine of which had become sour, but he could assure the Magistrate that the meat was quite sweet and good. A tradesman, carrying on an extensive business as a pork and provision dealer, attended with Mr. Fen ning, and proved that the pork was sweet, although the brine was a little sour. Mr. COTTINGHAM said that from Mr. Richardson's absence it clearly showed that he was wrong. It was a great pity that he should come into a public court and make such an exposure, which,' if it had gone forth uncontradicted, might have injured Mr. Fenning in the estimation of the public. He cer tainly must express his disapprobation of his conduct for making such. an erroneous statement. Mr. Fanning thanked the magistrate and with• drew. LAMBETH. Joseph Parnell, a little fellow, whose head did not r( ach the top of the bar of the felons' dock, in which he was placed, was charged with stealing eight sovereigns, belonging to his parents, and Sarah Walker, a middle-aged female, was also charged with receiving a part of the money, knowing it to have been stolen, and further with unlawfully harbouring the child. From the statement of the mother of the youthful prisoner, which was corroborated by himself, it ap peared that on the sth inst. her son absconded, taking with him eight sovereigns, which herself and husband had, with the greatest care, saved, and did not re turn until the day before. From questions she had put to the boy, she elicited that on the day he took the money he met a boy belonging to the female pri soner, and accompanied him home, and from that time until the day before she harboured him at her house. It also appeared that in order to disguise the boy, and prevent the police, who had been made acquainted with the robbery, from knowing him, the female prisoner had caused the long curly locks of the boy to be shorn off; and, further, purchased a suit of coarse slop clothes and a south-wester, so as to make his disguise perfect, but on finding that all his money was gone, she turned him out, and de sired him to go about his business. The poor woman, who seemed almost broken-hearted, said she had eleven other children, six of whom were younger than the prisoner, that she worked hard at ironing from morning till night; that her husband had also been obliged to work hard to support their large family; yet the fruits of many years' labour, and that which they had accumulated by sixpences and shil lings at a time, was now gone. The only defence set up by the female prisoner was that her boy had brought her fellow-prisoner home, when the latter said he had got no father or mother, and that the money was his own. Mr. ELLIOTT very much regretted the loss of the prosecutrix, and admitted the robbery was in her case, and, with so large a family, one of great hard ship. He remanded the prisoners until Monday next, but as the boy was so extremely young, only ten years, he, on the application of the mother, allowed himto go home to the day of examination. MoNET-MtuxEr.---The premium- on gold at Paris is 13 per mille, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 10161. per ounce for standard gold, gives an ex change of 25.47 ; and the exchange at Paris on London at short being 25.621, it follows that gold is 0.60 per cent. dearer in London. than in Paris. By advices from Hamburgh the price of gold is 434} per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 101 d. per ounce kit standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.91 ; and the exchange at Hamburgh on London at short being 13.121, it follows that gold is 1.14 per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburgh. The course of exchange at New York on London is 1104 per cent., and the par of exchanr between England and America being 109 23.40 per cent., it follows that the exchange is 1.19 per cent. in favour of England. But, the quoted exchange at New York being for bills at 60 days' sight, the in lerest must be added to the above difference., .‘ ; .Bulllitt) 7 :r jZI - D2 l -'Z'ZT\O Si ri THE LATE MURDERER SALE. Alderman WILSON wished to be informed by the Sheriffs why a custom which had been observed for some years iu the gaol of Newgate had been departed from in the case of Sale and M'Coy.. It appeared that the former had endeavoured, in the prison, to murder M'Coy and one of the gaolers, nod if the cus tom to which he alluded, of appointi ng two men to watch each person convicted of murder night and day, had been adhered to in that instance, rao such despe rate attempt could have been made. . _ Mr. Sheriff HILL satisfactorily answered the ques tion. The object of placing two men to watch a person convicted of murder was not to protect others from the prisoner's violence, but to prevent him from laying violent hands upon himself. It was not sup posed for a moment by any of the experienced officers about the prison that anything of the kind was con.: template(' by Sale or M'Coy, and the means of pre vention were considered quite unnecessary. It was the custom, he believed, to place keepers over con victs of such crime after the day of execution was fixed, but not until then ; and the attack described had taken plaCe before the appointment of that day.— (Hear.) The Sheriff' exonerated every one of the officials of the prison from the slightest blame upon the occasion; and he- expressed his wish that the au thority of the Sheriffs and the visiting magistrates were more nicely defined than it appearedto be.: Alderman WILSON said the ans;ver of the Sheriff was quite satisfactory. He thought that what had taken place showed how necessary it was to appoint keepers to watch persons convicted of murder from the very moment of conviction, and he should move that an order be made accordingly, that the practice be adhered to inviolably.—Agreed to. ELECTION PETITION. The Court having been informed that Mr. Joseph Arnold had withdrawn his petition against the elec• tion and return of Mr. W. Chadwick as one of the Common Councilmen for the ward of Bridge, Sir C. Mutsu - Am. said it was necessary to provide some remedy against such trouble and inconvenience as were produced by such a proceeding, and requested to know the Recorder's opinion upon the subject. The RECORDER said, it would have been more regular and respectful in the petitioner if he had attended at the bar of the court and asked permission to withdraw his petition ; as it was, it would be advisable in the Court to dismiss the petition at once. Petition dismissed. CITY SEWERS BILL. Alderman CHALLIS brought up the report of the committee on conferring with the Commissioners of Sewers on the Sewers Bill. It stated that the mat ters upon which it was supposed there would have been a disagreement between the two Courts had been accommodated in the conference.—(Hear, hear.) lie informed the Court that everything that appeared to be likely to be rugged had been made smooth upon the meeting of the deputation with the Aldermen. THE ORDINARY'S REPORT. The report from the Gaol Committee stated that the ordinary's report on the state of the gaol of New gate had been satisfactory, and was calculated to be beneficial ; but the committee recommended that the attention of the ordinary might be drawn to the sta tistical condition of the prisoners, with a view to classification.—The report was agreed to. STEAM-V 1 SS EL MODEL. A report of the General Purposes Committee was brought up " upon the inspection of Captain Smith's model for ascertaining the number of passengers on board steam-vessels." It stated that the plan was ingenious ; but, in the opinion of the committee, not exactly adapted to the purpose intendel. THE CITY ELECTIVE FRANCHISE. Alderman MUSGROVE had given notice of the fol lowing motion :—" For leave to bring in the Bill to extend the elective franchise for Aldermen and Com mon Councilmen of the City to every person being a freeman of London, renting and occupying, for a period of twelve months, a dwelling-house, warehouse, counting-house, office, chambers, or other premises within the ward, as a yearly tenant, at the annual rent of 101 and upwards." He had, he said, since he had given that notice, lent the subject the closest attention; but after having searched the records and consulted the law officers, he had not received the greatest encouragement to proceed in the course he had intended. A committee of the Corporation had, it would be recollected, some time ago ad vised that the elective franchise should be ex tended to all persons rated to the ward-rates, and rented at 101. a year and upwards; and the object was, to have a Bill to that effect originated in the Court of Aldermen. It appeared, however, upon reference to the 11th of George 1., that there were objections to the project not to be overcome in the opinion of the law authorities, and it necessarily fell to the grou.nd. The Alderman then alluded to the number of persons in his ward (Broad-street Ward), of high respecta bility, and possessing large property, paying from 1001. to 2001. a year each, and yet denied the privilege of voting at corporate elections. He observed upon the absurdity of allowing such a system of exclusion to exist. In the ward of Broad-street there were upwards of 909 freemen, and yet he had d been elected by 150 constituents. In Bassishaw and Cripplegate similar anomalies existed. Under such circumstances it was incumbent upon the Court to make some effort for the extension of the franchise. As he had in the course of his researches been dis couraged from pursuing the motion of which he had given notice, he should m ove that the subject be re ferred to a committee, with instructions to consult the law officers as to the extent to which it would be practicable to increase the privilege. If the decision of that committee were unfavourable to the idea of the practicability of a change likely to satisfy the public, he should then without hesitation propose an immediate application to Parliament. He was con vinced that the Legislature would willingly listen to an application of the kind, and he would rather the proposition came from the Corporation itself than from the Administration.—(Hear, hear.) He then moved for the committee. Alderman FINNIS seconded the motion in, a few words, expressi ve o f hi s op i n i on th a t th e extension of the franchise would greatly add to the respectability of the Court. The question was then referred to a committee, Exchange had advanced to 28d., at which it was firm, and would no doubt have gone higher ; but ow ing to the accounts from England, it has receded to 27d. to 27d., closing at the latter rate by the present opportunity. With the least more cheering accounts from home, it would, we think, again advance, as money is by no means abundant, and will be much wanted next month. Dollars.—Brazilian, 1,9G0r. to 1,980 r. each ; Mexican, 1,820 r. to 1,840 r. each; Spanish, 1,920 r. to 1,940 r. each. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 18.—The Stromboli steam.. sloop, Commander Lord Amelius Beauclerc, awaits sailing orders at Spithead. Mr. Stone, mate of the Excellent, is appointed to her, completing her staff of officers. The Cuckoo steam- vessel, Commander Dumaresq, was swung to-day to try her compasses for local attraction, and lett this afternoon for Jersey. The quarterly examination of the artisans of this dockyard by Rear-Admiral Prescott, C. 8., Superin tendent, took place this afternoon. The object of this examination is to ascertain the fitness of the men in bodily health for further service with a view to superannuate those who are from age or infirmity incapable of sufficiently discharging their duties. The Nautilus, 8, Lieutenant-Commander Rivers, went out of harbour this afternoon, and sailed to resume her station on the coast of Sussex, Wind S.S.W., light breezes and fine weather, but with strong indications of a change for the worse.- 5 p.m. CHATHAM, JAN. 18.—The Banshee Holyhead steam packet, commissioned by Mr. William Smithett, ar rived at Chatham at two o'clock yesterday afternoon, to be taken into dock and fitted for sea. The Meander, 44 guns, Captain Hon. Henry Kep pel, was towed from this port yesterday to the Nore by the Fearless steam-vessel. The Blossom Hospital ship which has been in use for some years in the quarantine service, Standgate creek, is ordered to this port, the vessel having been condemned as unfit for further service. The Worcester, 50 guns, is ordered from Sheerness to this place, to be taken. into dock, and to be fitted with the screw. The Plover, Commander Moore, which has been fitted for the expedition in quest of Sir John Frank lin's disccvery ship in the Arctic regions, ',which left Sheerness the Ist of this m on th, h as arrived at Devon port, and during her stay there the storeroom, where the crew's warm clothing is kept, was found to have been broken open and 59 fur skins stolen. Suspicion falling on the Sergeant of the Marines, who had taken temporary lodgings on shore, information was given to the police, when his lodgings were searched, and the whole number of skins was found concealed in the room. The sergeant was immediately placed under arrest, and will be tried by a court-martial. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. EXAMINERS' COURTS ON STANDING • ORDERS. COMMITTEE-ROOM, No. B.—Before Mr. SMITII. The standing orders were declared to have been complied with at the sitting of the Court yesterday, in the following cases : Leeds, and Thirsk Railway (Harrogate and Pateley Branch)—Ditto (Branch from Melmerb3r to North allerton, and Junction with York and Newcastle) — Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester (Ossett Branch, and Dewsbury and Morley Stations)--Furness Rail- Way—Londonderry and Enniskillen, for relinquish men of line between Omagh and Enniskillen—En largement of Londonderry station, and reduction and consolidation of capital—Londonderry and Coleraine (deviation of line and amendment of Act)—Drum pelle Railway ; object, to extend period for construc tion, and to revise compulsory powers for purchase of land—Midland Railway (alteration of line, and branches near Wellingborough). The Birmingham and Oxford Junction (Deviation from Leamington to Warwick) is adjourned until Thursday, on which day it will be proceeded with, should the decision of the Lord Chancelloi on the main question at issue have been given. COMMITTEE-ROOM, No. 11.—Before Mr. MAY. Standing orders complied with: Edinburgh and Glasgow, Nos. 1 and 2, for alteration and increase of capital—Ditto and Glasgow and Airdrie amend ments—Sailisbury and Yeovil, -and Exeter, - Yeovil, and ,Dorchester, suspended Bills last session.' Standing orders .not complied with as regards references, &c.: Dunfermline and Queensferry , Rail way, with a branch to Inverkeithing Harbour. TUE CALEDONIAN RAILWAY. -- We understand that there has been some subsiding, at one or two poiuts-of this line where embankme n t s had to b e ma d e over a mossy bottom, and that it will require some time to raise them up, and allow them properly to consolidate._ In consequence of these impediments the-opening of. the railway for traffic has been post poned, and , no definite day lan yet be named; although, with the exceptions mentioned, everything is ready for , working.—Caledonian Mercury. EAST LINC9bNSITIRE RAILWAY.--"The portion from New Holland, opposite to Hull, to Louth, will be opened on the Ist March next. We believe the length , is more than 30 miles. The carriages (built by Mr. Williams, of Gray's Inn-road) are ready for delivery. A communication by the guard with the engine -man has been contrived, which is as simple as i twell can be. It consists of a string or cord passing through a tube along the upper part of the side of the several carriages of e a train, • from the guard's carriage to the engine; it is intended that it shall be connected with the whistle, so us to blow it when pulled, or with a bell. - In order to pre vent the slackening , of the - cord between the carriages . (where, of course, there is- no tube), on their buffing, the rope is kept gently tightened by means of a spring, like the main spring of a watch, in the guard's rooni, et. the end of the train. The spring , necessarily is not sufficiently strong to pull the bell or blow the whistle, when called' into action by. buffing. Between each carriage the cord can be disconnected and fastened by a simple contrivance, in order that carriages may be added to or taken away from a train. It is scarcely so complicated as a common bell apparatus in a house.—Herepath's Jour nal. The Journal de la Somme announces that .the Amiens and Boulogne Railroad Company has applied to the Government for a cencession of the road between•Boulogne and Calais, whereby the two ports nearest the coast of England would be united in one line. The expense is estimated at 8,000,000 f. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, JAN. 18. < STOCK EXCHANGE. —The market continues in the same firm state which it has for the last few days, and prices have been maintained, The sales are—Bristol and Exeter, New Shares, 4 1 / 2 dis.—Caledonian, 14 dis.—Great Western, Quar ters, 2 p.-Ditto, New 17/. Shares, 1 7-16 p.—North Staffordshire, 1 / s p. LIVERPOOL, Lot. 18. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The sales are—Eastern Counties, 16 East Lancashire, 21 1 / 2 —Edinburgh and Glasgow, 44 Lancaster and Preston, Three-Quarter Shares, 7 p.—London and North-Western, 154—Ditto, Quarters, New, 5% Manchester, Sht , tlield, and Lincolnshire, Preference, 14 I) . — Midland, 114 1 / 2 —Ditto, Halves, 1 Ith dis.— North Stafford shire, 1 A Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester, 5 1 4 dia. South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4, 1 3 / 4 dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (N. and. B. Extensions), No. 2,2 3 1 Ditto, G. N. E. Purchase, 1% p.—York and North Midland, Preference, 7 p. MANCHESTER, JAN. 18. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Eastern Counties, 16. c.—Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, Thirds, % c. dis.—Lancashire and Yorkshire (West Riding Union), 2 15-16 dis.—Ditto (Preston and Wyre), Halves (B), 5-16 p.—London and North - Western (Manchester and Birmingham), Quarters (B), 4 c. p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Preference, 1-16 p.—North Staffordshire, par—South-Eastern and Dover, 31 c.—Ditto, No. 4, 1 11-16 dis. STOCK EXCJtANGE,L Tb EEDS e sales are—East Lancashire,, New, V. lls. dis.—Ditto, Quarters, 18s. 6d. dis.—Lancashire and Yorkshire ( West Riding Union), 575. dis.—Leeds and Dews sbury, n. dis.—Ditto, Halves, 555. n. dis.—Leeds and Thirsk, 15 3 j n. dis.—Ely and Huntingdon, 104 dis.— Malton and Driffield Junction, 4 3 / 4 dis.—North British, 28. a. p.—Ditto, Extension, ls. Gd. dis.--North . Stafford shire, Is. 3d. p.—South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4,1% dis.— South Yorkshire, Doneaster, and Goole, 2% dis.—Yoe} and North Midland, Preference, 7 p. BIRMINGHAM, JAN. 18. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are--Leeds and Bradford, 93 1 / 4 —North Staffordshire, 35. 9d. p.—Shrewsbury and Bir mingham (A.), 3V s dis. ex int.—Ditto (B), 435. 9d. ex int. c-- NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, JAN. STOCK EXCHANGE. —.The only sale was—Newcastle and Carlisle, 99/2. HULL, JAN. 18. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The sales are—Ambergate, Notting. ham, and Boston, 7s.—Edinburgh and Glasgow, 44—North British, Thirds, ls. p.—Shropshire Union, 50s. di,. BIRTHS. On the 11th inst., at Grange, near Milnthorpe, lira. W. Hargreaves, of a daughter. On the 12tk inst, at Denston Hall, Suffolk, the Lady Keane, of a daughter. On the 14th inst., at Kensington, Mrs. John Forbes, of a On the 15th inst., at the Parsonage, Upton St. Leonard's, near Gloucester, the wife of the Rev. J. Clements, of a son. On the 15th inst., at Derby, Mrs. F. J. Jessopp, of a son. On the 15th inst., at Marine-parade, Brighton, Mrs. F. George, of a daughter, On the 16th inst., at River-terrace, City-road, Mrs. Henry Grissell, of a daughter. On the 17th inst., the lady of F. Fowell Buxton, Esq., of a daughter. MARRIED. On the 15th i ns t., at Minster Sheppy, Thomas Chandler, Esq., of the Pi er -h ead, London-docks, to Ann, only daughter of Robert Edmeades, Esq., of Sheerness. At Sittingbourne, Kent, on DI t he morning of the 9th inst., Helen, daughter of the late Sir Alexander Jardine, Bart., Applegarth, Dumfriesshire. On the 13th inst., at Kenilworth, Mrs. Parr, the widow of the late Rev. Dr. Samuel Parr, aged 82. On the 16th inst., in Montagu. place, Bryanston-square, Elizabeth, relict of the late W. Wheeler, Esq., aged 87. London. Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, at No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in tits Precinct of the Savoy, in the emir o f BliddYNOi: Wednesday, 41111111 f 19, I#4B, t T