The Sun. — London, England, 1852-12-24 00:00:00

birbr Xtittim SUN OFFICE, Seven o' clock THI NEW MINISTRY. Just as we were going to press, we received the fo] Lowing list as likely to form the new Ministry : Lord Aberdeen—Premier. Lord John Russell—Foreign Secretary. Lord Palmerston—Home Secretary. Duke of Newcastle—Colonial Secretary. W. E. Gladstone—Chancellor of the Exchequer. : Sir J. Graham—Admiralty. S. Herbert—.Secretarrat-Wzir. Sir C. Wood—Board of Control. Duke of Argyle—Privy Seal. Lard Clarendon—President of Council. Lord Canning—Post-offree. Sir W. Molesworth —Board of Works. Lord Granville—Duchy of Lancaster. W. Gardwell—Board of Trade. Sir A. Cockburne--Attorney General. Mr. Page Wood—Solicitor General. w ila ils Y te on r }Secretaries to the Treasury. IRELAND. Lord St. German, Lord-Lieutenant. Brewster, Attorney-General. William Keogh— Solicitor-General. LATEST FROM FRANCE. The Senate met yesterday, at half-past one o'clock, pursuant to adjournment, to discuss the report of M. Troplong on the SenatuB Consultum for the modifica tion of the Constitution. M. Mesnard, as usual, in the ',hair. Another article has been added to the pro ject, so that it now consists of seventeen instead of sixteen clauses. The new article is to the effect that Lieutenant-Generals admitted on the half-pay list may be named deputies. The Commission, more over, has added a few words to the 7th Article, which specified that the French Princes, that is, the Princes of the Imperial family, were of right senators at the age of 18 years ; the words now added are, " with the assent of the Emperor." In v;rtue of another amendment, the allowance of the deputies is increased to 2,500 f. instead of 2,000 f, or for the year, independently of ex traordinary sessions. _ _ Some new suggestions have been proposed 4o the Minister at War, with the view of rendering the army " more efficient." The author of the plan, whose name is not made public, proposes to convert the 25 regiments of light infantry into rifle corps, but without the expense attending a change in the staff. The idea is to com pose those 25 regiments of three battalions each battalion to consist of six companies, four of chasseurs wearing the same uniform and armed in the same man ner as the Chasseurs de Vincennes, and two companies of Chasseurs-Tirailleurs, to be substituted for the existing carabiniers and voltigeurs. The author of this plan would further substitute the red trousers of the men for grey cloth, as better calculated for troops _employed as an advanced guard or as Hankers. ITALY. The Prince of Monaco has issued the following pro test :—" We, Florestan I, by the Grace of God, Sovereign of Monaco. By our protest of the 13th and 29th of Sept. 1848, we had informed the Foreign Powers, parties to the treaties of 1814 and 1815, of the events which had taken place in our principality, as also of the decree of the King of Sardinia, of Sept. 18, 1848, which stipulates that the communes of Menton and Roccabruna shall be occupied without delay by his Government, in order to be provisionally administered according to the laws in force. We have subsequently protested against s new decree of the King of Sardinia of the 20th of December, 4848, which subjects the communes of Menton and Roccabruna to the jurisdiction of the tri bunal of Nice ; as also against all the acts infring ing our Sovereign rights. Since then the tribunal of Nice, disregarding our rights, being called upon to pronounce on questions of expropriation on the ground of public utility, pronounced, on the 14th of July, 1852, a judgment to the effect that the town of Menton hav ing, by the law of the 18th of September, 1848, been subjected to the authority of the King of Sar dinia, the town of Menton was bound to apply to that Sovereign for the declaration of public utility, as being the successor of the Prince of Monaco. The judg ment pronounced in the name of the King of Sar dinia, and by magistrates named by him, implies the sanction of the S ar di n i an governmen t, an d obliges us to protest, not only against the pretension of Sardinia to ad minister justice in a country depending from our sove reignty, but also against the pretension of despoiling us of the said sovereignty, and giving us a successor in virtue of a treaty which can neither modify existing trea ties nor impair our rights. It behoves us, by the present protest, to defend these rights, which are not taken into account, and the principles which guarantee re spect and inviolability to established sovereignty against unjust encroachments. Hence we again protest against the occupation of the towns of Men ton and Roccabruna by the troops of the King of Sardinia, and against the intervention of the Sardi nian Government in the administration of these communes. We address ourselves with confidence to the powers who have signed the treaties of 1814 and 1815, which regulate the territorial 1 imits of Europe, and we pray them to defend and protect the principles of those treaties violated in our sovereign rights. " Done at our hotel in Paris, December 2, 1852. (Signed) " FLORESTAN I." THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) ST. JAMES'S PALACE—DEo. 22. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Dr. Henry Hol land, of Brook-street, Fellow of the Royal College of Phy sicians, and a Physician in Ordinary to his Royal Highness Prince Albert, to be one of her Majesty's Physicians in Ordinary, in the room of Dr. William Frederick Chambers, resigned __ _ DOWNING-STREET— DEC. 23. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of Belford Hinton Wilson, Esq., some time her Majesty's Charge d'Affaires and Consul-General to the republic of Venezuela, to be an ordinary Member of the Civil Division of the Second Class, or Knights Commanders of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath ; and of Wil liam Fenwick Williams Esq., Captain in the Royal Regi ment of Artillery, and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army, some time employed on a special service in Turkey, to be an Ordinary Member of the Cix 11 Division of the Third Class, or Companions of the said Most Honourable Order. DOWNING-STREET, DEC. 23. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Captain George Edward.,Tirade to be Civ;l Commissioner and Collector of Taxes for the Seychelles Islands, dependencies of the Island of Mauritius. WAR-OFFICE, DEC. 24. sth Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Captain John Digby Murray, from half-pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice Brevet Major Abraham Bolton, who exchanges • Lieu tenant Adolph us William Desart Burton to be Captain by purchase, Tice Murray, who retires ; Cornet Henry Hugh McNeil° to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Burton ; Cornet Richard G. Bomford Bolton, from the Ist Dragoon Guards, to be Cornet, `ice McNeile, Dec. 24. 2d Dragoons—Captain Wm. Boyd, from the 87th Foot, to be Captain, vice Robertson, who e xc h anges , D ec . 24. 11th Light Dragoons—Brevet Major John Douglas, to be Major, by purchase, vice Jon es , p romo t e d i n 3d West India Regiment; Lieutenant Arthur Brisco, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Douglas, Dec. 24. 7th Regiment of Foot—Captain Reginald Yonge Ship ley, from the 55th Foot, to be Captain, vice Verner, who exchanges, Dec. 24. ___ 10th Tor - at—Ensign Henry Henderson to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Maher, wh o re ti res, D ec. 24 . 12th Foot—Lieutenant Wm. Edward Crofton, to be Captain, without purchase, vice Hearn, deceased ; Ensign Thomas Edmund ]Miller, to be Lieutenant, without pur chase, vice Crofton, oct. 13; Serj ean t-M a j or George Gib son, to be Ensi gn , wiout purchase, vice Miller, Dec. 24. 20th Foot—Acting Assistant-Surgeon John Meane to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Cole, promoted in the Ist West India Regiment, Dec. 24. 55th Foot--Captain John Donovan Verner, from tho 7th Foot, to be Captain, vice Shipley, who exchanges, Dec. 24. T 9 tiFoot—Brevet-Colonel Horatio Walpole, from half VI 39th Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Honourabl: Lauderdale Maule, who exchange ; aor Emund Jame. laliot to be Lieutenant-Colonel, s by M pu j rcha d se, vice Wal pole, who retires ; Brevet-Major John Douglas to be Major ; landphase, vice Elliot ; Lieutenant Keith Ramsay Malt be Captain, by purchase, vice Douglas ; Ensign 11eroZliolford altland vice Stevenson to be Lieuten an t, by purc h ase, In , Dec. 2 en 4. Dr 87th °o t - --- - Captain And rew R o b er t son, from the 2d agoons, to 24. r I„, capiain, vice Boyd, who ex c h anges , D ec. 90th Foot—. Captain Tobias Purcell, from half-pay un attached, t o 1,, Bi evet MajOr7l C h a r'ta t in (repaying the difference), vice laquiere Mann, who exchanges ; Lieutenant. Thor n ° :, James Meredith to be Captain, by purchase, vice Purcell who retires ; Ensign Henry Hope Crealock to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Meredith, Dec. 24. 95th Foot—Major Jaines 'Webber Smith to be Lieut.- He,y purchaLe, . v i e , Walter who retires ; Captain nry Hume to he major ,: b— / purch'ase, vice Smith ; Lieu tenant James George ld , ngt on to be Captain, by pur- H Hume • Ensign Frecleri k 3 chase, vice 1 , • , e alines Taylor to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Eddi,,.. 4 .. ft E 5. , Dec. 24. Ist West India Regiment — Assist an t_ sur eo the 20th Foot, B ur n Robert John Cole, M.D., from John Edmondstone Stewart, M.D., who retires upon half pay, Dec. 24. 2d West India Regiment—Sergeant-Major • ea to Milner 11 " - 1ei, , ,, , h, from the let West India Regiment,l3eb.322Ensign, without purchase, vice Thompson, le Inigo 4. 3d West India Regiment—MajorWilliam Jones from th e 11th Li ght Dragoons, to b e L ieu t enant-Colonel ' , by purchase, vice Findl a y. w h o retires, Dec. 24. BREVET.—Captain John Di g by Murray,of the sth Dra goon G uar d s, to be Major in the Army, Jan. 10, 1837 Brevet Maj or J o h n Digby Murray, of the sth Drago on . Guards, t o b e Lieutenant -Colonel in the Army, Nov. 11, Ms, 1851 ; C a pt a i n Tobias Purcell, of the 90th Foot, to be _ . - I jor in th e A rmy, Nov. 23, 1841 ; Brevet-Major Tobias flu cell, of th e 90 th Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army, Nov. 11, 1851. The under-mentioned Cadets of the East India Com pany's Service, to have the local and temporary rank of Ensign, during the period of their being placed under the , command of Colonel Harry D. Jones, of the Royal Engi- neers, at Chatham, for field instruction in the art of Sap- ping and Mining :—Salusbury Thomas Trevor, Gent. George Newmarch, Gent. ; Thomas Beckley, Gent. ; Cuth- i bent 'wail er Finch, Gent. ; John Lidatone Watts, Gent.; Irwin Montgomery Greig, Gent. ; John Norris Hunter, Gent. ; Joseph Bealty, Gent., Dec. 24. MEMORANDUM.— The Christian names of- Captain Meehan, of the Ist West India Regiment; are " George Walter," and not " Walker," as previously stated. ADMIRALTY—DEa. 17. The following promodo-_ s have this day taken place con sequent on the death, on the 16th instant, of Admiral of the Blue Sir Thomas Briggs, G.C.M.G.:— Vice-Admiral John Wight, on the Reserved Half-pay List, to be Admiral on the same list ; Vice-Admiral Wil liam Henry B. Tromlett, on the Reserved Half-pay List, to be Admiral on the same list ; Viee-Admiral of the Red Sir Samuel Pym, 8.C.8., to -beliAilruiral of the Blue ; Vice-Admiral of the White Troinai 'Brovrn to be Vice- Admiral of the Red ; Vice-Adthiral' of the Blue the Hon. ,Josceline Percy, C. 8., to be Woe-Admiral of the White ; rhear-Admiral of the Red James Whitley Deans Dundas, 0 .8., to be Vice-Admiral of the Blue ; Rear-Admiral of White Barrington Reynolds, C. 8., to be Rear-Admiral of the Red ; Rear-Admiral of the Blue Francis Erskine Loch to be Rear-Admiral of the White ; Captain Sir George Richard Brooke Pechell, Bart., to be Rear-Admiral on Reserved Half-pay; Captain Herbert Brace Powell to be Rear-Admiral on Reserved Half-Pay ; Cap tain the Hon. Henry John Rous to be Rear-Ad miral of the Blue ; and the following Captains on the Retired List to be Retired Rear-Admirals on the terms proposed in the London Gazette of Ist September, 1846, without increase of Pay :—Captain Henry Theodo sius Browne Collier, Captain John Brenton, Captain Wil liam 2,2.nasden, Captain Henry Stanhope, Captain John Townsend Coffin, Captain Edward Curzon, C. 8., Captain Septimns Arabin. Commissions signed by the Lord-Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire. George Dann, Esq.. to be Deputy Lieutenant; William Thomas, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, Dec. 18. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Leicestershire. Sir Frederick William Heygate, Bart., to be Deputy Lieutenant. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Middlesex. Benjamin Bond Cabbell, Esq., M.P., to be Deputy Lieu tenant ; Captain George Floyd uckett to be Deputy Lieu tenant ; Major William Elsey to be Deputy Lieutenant ; Henry Morris Kemshed, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant ; Charles Mills, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant ; Sir John Musgrove, Bart. to be Deputy Lieutenant ; Lodge Murray Prior, Egg., to be Deputy Lieutenant • James Rce, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant ; Joceph Turnley, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant ; Robert Crook Walford, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant. Commission signed by the Lord-Lieutenant of Westmore- landshire. James Gandy, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant, Dec. 4. Commigsions signed by the Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire. Royal Wiltshire Militia--Johu Elton Prower, Esq., to be Captain, Dec. 8 ; George Hodgson Wayte, Gent., to be Ensign, Dec. 7. Commissions signed by the Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset shire. Ist Somersetshi re Regiment of itiP,--Enstn Alexander William Adair to be Captain, vice Jones, resigned, Dec. 18; the Honourable Amias Poulett to be Ensign, vice Adair, promoted ; Lieutenant Herbert Butler Batten to be Cap tain, vice Ford, resigned ; Ensign Edward Clarke to be Lieutenant, vice Batten, promoted, Dec. 20. BANKRUPT. William John Kerridge, cheesemonger, Deptford, Kent to surrender, Jan. 4, at twelve, and Feb. §, at eleven, ai the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official - assignee, Ab. church-lane ; Pocock and. Poole, Bartholomew-close. BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap, 32, for the Week ending on Saturday the 18th day of December, 1852. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. £ Notes issued ........ 34,495,125 Government debt 11,015,100 Other securities 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 20,475,971 Silver bullion A:344495,125 434,495,125 d. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. 1852. Dated the 23d day of December, BANKING Dl X Proprietors' capital .. 14,553,000 Rest . 3,080,773 Public deposits (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ing's Banks, and . _ _ :PARTMENT. Government securities cincludg.Dead Weight Annuity) . . Other securities...... 13,356,03. Notes .. ............ 12,258,660 Gold and silver coin.. 670,099 Dividend Accounts) 8,648,726 Other deposits .. —.. 12,496,270 Seven Day and other Bills —.. .......... 1,468,714 £40,247,483 £40,247,483 rf. MARSHALL, Chief Cashiep Dated the 23d day of December 1852. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the returns made in the week ending the 21st day of December, 1852, is 255. id. per hundred weight, exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the im portation thereof into Great Britain. COITRSE OF EXCHANGE—THIS DAY. Amsterdam ......., .... 11 17 !Gibraltar .............. ....30 35 ....25 371. Ditto, three months .. 11 181( 'Leghorn .. Rotterdam . Antwerp .............. 25 30 Milan ...... . Mussels .............. 25 30 'Venice ........ Bamburgh 13 654 Naples ...... . Altona ................ Pe'ermo Parts •....... 25 10 Messina .. Ditto, three months • . 25 27% Lisbon Marseilles........ •..... 25 30 Oporto Bourdeaux Frankfort.on•Maine .... 119% Buenos Ayre5.......... Berlin . New York; 4 6ir clays' -sight Vienna .. .. 11 23 Philadelphia .......... Trieste ... ........ • • .. 11 24 PRICES OF BULLION, Pl.?. oz. Petersburgh.. 38 4 Foreign Gold in Bars £3 17 9 Madrid. .... 49% Portugal. Gold Coln .. 0 0 0 Cadiz ........ 50% Mexican Dollars .... 0 4 11 Barcelona.... . ..... New Dollars ...... 0 0 0 Seville .• • . Silver in bars ...... 0 0 0 STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER ; DEC. 23.—The Liverpool merchants and speculators appear to take much the same view as the Americans, respecting the probable yield of the cotton crop ; for, a rather better state of things with us does not enable them to quote any ad vance upon the rates of last Friday ; at which, however, they are decidedly firm. The prevailing opinion here is, that the quantity of the raw material is pretty sure to keep it moderate in price ; probably to bring it (with intermediate upward oscilla tions) to a lower range, by and by, than the present one. Should this be so, it must of course tend to modify the action of any circumstances which would raise the prices of our productions ; and this view produces a general feeling of caution amongst buyers. But the pro spects of demand for the coming year are good ; and this encouraging fact is inducing some increase of business, and causing spinners and manufac turers rather to harden in their terms. Speaking of yarns and goods at large, they cannot now be had at the lowest prices which the reaction from the high range of October caused them lately to touch. Do mestics are still flat ; but there are signs of approach ing business ; while T cloths and printing cloths are becoming dearer under an increasing call for them. The German and Mediterranean merchants are still out of the market ; but the India and China houses, influenced by favourable advices, continue their operations, under the action of which 40's and 50's mule yarns have gained id. per lb. of what they had lost, and water twist and 40-inch shirtings are becoming dearer. At the same time the greater demand for East ern fabrics and printing cloths is leading to purchases of suitable yarns by the manufacturers, and to a conse quent hardening in terms on the part of spinners of medium counts. The principal cause of anxiety respect ing the future is the long-continued fall of rain, whichis now felt to be of serious import.—From the Manchester Guardian of this day. M_ARKRT INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of this day.) SUGAR.—A further increase has occurred in the home trade demand for Colonial, and supply keeping moderate prices have advanced for nearly all descriptions, whereas opinion is favourable with respect to the future position of the market. In Foreign operations for all purposes are larger than for some time past, supplies keep much under the previous season, and rates have an upward tendency, although accounts from Havannah and Brazils are rather favourable relative to the crops. West India prices ad vanced 6d, low to fine brown realising 31s 6d to 33s 6d, yellow 338 6d to 39s 6d, and refining 32s 6d to 37s 6d. Purchases were 1.400 hhds, . &c., including at auction 432 hhds Barbadoes, which went at previous valuations. fine yellow at 38s to 38s 6d, mid to good 65s 6d to 375, and common 34s 6d to 35s per cwt. REFINED.—For home consumption large parcels of Re fined Sugar have been disposed of, indeed the market is nearly cleared, and there is a further advance. Sales of brown lumps have been made at 44s 6d to 455, tittlers com mon to fine 45s 6d to 495, double 50s to Ms, Hambro loaves 46s to 50s, double 51s to 525, and Standard lumps 46s per ca L. Several contracts have been entered into for delivery at similar terms, indeed a fu r th er I l s e i s an ti c ip a t e d, con sumption being farge. A free sale exists for wet lumps at at 42s to 435; and fine 43s 6d to 41s with a firm market. To-day refined sugar was in excellent demand for home consumption, and rates tend upwards, rvling at 45s for brown, and at 45s 6d to 48s for low to fine grocery lumps. —Several buyers of crushed sugar for shipping at previous prices. MAURITIUS.—By private contract many parcels have been sold at full prices, indeed, best refining and grocery sorts realized an advance of 6d per cwt. At auction 4,800 bags were disposed of, fine and superior yellow at 36s to 395, good 35s to 35s 6d, low to mid 33s to 34s 6d, fine brown 32s to 32s 6d, common to good 28s to 31s 6d, low to mid refining 32s to 345, and better sorts 34s 6d to 37s per cwt. The value of grainy is, yellow 35s to 41s, white 42s to 445, and brown 33s to 34s 6d. To-day several parcels of Mauritius sugar were sold privately at a small advance. EAST INDlA.—lncluding parcels at auction, operations for the week are 9,000 bags ; Benares low to mid white at 37s to 38s 6d, good to fine 39s to 40s, soft brown 26s 6d t o 28s, yellow ditto 28s 6d to 33s 6d, fine ditto 34s so 355, fine grainy yellow 39s to 41s, common to good 35s 6d to 38s 6d, white 41s 6d to 44s 6d, brown 34s to 355, and Mauritius descriptions at 32s to 37s for common to fine. Stock cf Bengal is 2,000 tons smaller than last season. Penang mct with much attention, and realised 6d per cwt. advance. To-day many purchases were made in brown and ord soft Bengal sugar at 27s to 29s per cwt. Madras was sold to some extent at similar rates. ...............a a 4.41 ‘,..,0 , • mand for d u ty p ai d parcels FOREIGN.—A furth er inra o so f f h o a r s eigu take s n ug p a l r a , ce an in d t r h a e th d e c i - . higher rates have been obtained for all sorts. The private transactions are 10,000 chests yellow Havannah at 35s to 40s 6d for common to fine, 30,000 bags Manilla at 30s 64 to 31s 6d for unclayed, small parcels clayed 33s to 34s 6d ; i2OO loads Porto Rico, fine yellow 39s to 41s, other sorts 34 s d to 38s 6d, bro wn 33 s to Us ; 300 chest s Brazil, whit e 68 to 40s, yell ow 34 s to 358 6d, brown Ps to 33s 6d ; fo r onoign Muscovado, l ow t o fine yellow 348` 6d to 395, brown 1-8 6d to 36s to 34s ; 3000 bags Chin a 30 s t o 32 5, grey and white 328 and small parcels white Havannah in bond 27s to 31s for commo n to fine. The rates offered are equal to last week, that is to say for brown Havanah 20s to 20s 6d for numbers 9 to 10, yellow 21s to 24s 6d, for 10 to 16, and brown Pernambuco 17s 3d to 17s 6d. Bahia 2 cargoes have been disposed of at 17s 9d to 18s for brown, whilst white is held for 20 s. to 22 s 6d per cwt. To-day Foreign Sugar was much sought after, both for shipping and home vented business of moment consuption, but a smal l advance being demanded pre- COCOA. -- Holder s are firm, and have offered none at pub- lib sale, but privately transactions are limited Trinidad, fine red at 40s to 445, middling to good 35r to 30s, common 33s 6d to 34s 6d, grey 30s to 335, and Grenada 30s to 37s per cviL. MOLASSES.—Ithe scanty supply of West India much in terferes with busi 'mess ; there s ail; buyers of Antigua at 16s 6d to 17s ; Demez era, 15s 6d to 16s, and other sorts, 14s 6d to 15s. Cuba and. Porto Rico wanted at 15s 6d to 16s 6d ; Bengal and Mauritius, 13s 6cl to 14s per cwt. COFFEE.—Although purchases have been on a small scale in Native Ceylon, still merchants are firm, and require 46s 6cl to 47s for new, and 46s per cwt. for old impart. At auction the sound of 1,100 bags was taken in at 475, damaged selling at 43s to 45s 6d for third to first class. At auction 444 haaf frazils and 117 half bales were sold, mid to good clean garbled small berry at 72s to 765, un garbled 55s to 635, and triage 44s to 50s. Privately, fine yellow can be obtained at 80s to 83s, and long berry from 74s to 85s. Stock is 1700 bales greater than in the former year, but rates show some decline. We quote Malabar and Atmore at 42s to 58s, Madras 43s to 645, Singapore Java 44s to 4175, Company's 50s to 525, Sumatra and Padang 40s to 12s, Tellicherry 48s to 70s, and superior 72s to 725. Foreign Coffee is held with firmness, and stocks are light, few nuyers are however to be met with for shipping or ho me trade purposes. The value of Costa Rica is—good t o fine ord 48s to 51s, fine fine ord 52s to 545, low to ' mid 55s to 625, good to Imo 648 to 90s. Since Wednesday there has been an improved demand for coffee, chiefly from home dealers, and fu'l rates are ob tained. Privately 800 bales Mocha sold at 74s ; 3,000 bags Native Ceylon at. 46s 6d, and several parcels of plantation at 50s and 59s ;per cwt. TEA.—In congou purchases have been on a limited scale, with sellers', at rather lower rates for inferior, but in the value of the better kinds there is scarcely any change at present. For low to good common prices range at 10c1 to 104 d, rather blackish leaf to blackish leaf lld to is, strong and Pekoe sorts is Old to is Bd, and fine of the new crop is 9d to 2s 2d. Pouchong is held for 8d to 9,4 d, few buyers are, however, to be met with. Oolong has been operated in with caution, and more desire is evinced to sell, good to fine at is 2d to is &I, low to mid 10d to is ld. Fine and good Souchong wanted at is 4d to 2s, but in com mon and mid purchases have been small at 10d to is 3d. The value of low to mid Hyson is is 2d to is sd, good to fine is 6d to 2s 10d, choice 3s to 3s 4d, young Hyson Can ton 10d to is, Hyson kind is 2d to is Bd, fine to superior is 9d to 2s 3d, Twankay 10d to is id, gunpowder Canton 10d to is id, Hyson kd is 2cl to 2s 10d, fine 3s to 3s 6d, Imperial Canton 1s to is 2d, Hyson sort is 3d to 2s, Hyson skin 8d to 9d. 'To-day there was more inquiry in the tea market. . SPICES.-Th ere is no further decline for Cassa-Lignes, yet little has been done privately, the currency is for low to mid 104 s to 112 s, good to fine 113 s to 117 s. Rum.—There continues to be an active demand for Lee ward Island ruxa, and prices keep on the rise, ruling at is lld to 2s per gallon proof, and stock in first hands is much reduced. There is a good demand for East India, and the currency is firm at is 10d to is lld ; indeed, sup ply is not sufficient for dealers' wants. - Fuurr.—With Valentia raisins the market continues to be abundantly supplied—there are sellers at 42s to 435, and tender 38s to 41s, still no business has been done since our last, as a decline is looked for, the grocers holding large stocks. There are sellers of Denia at 33s to 345, and red Smyrna 44s to 455, but few buyers are to be met with. Cu/rants are not pressed for sale, prospects being unfa vourable for nest season's crop. RICE.—To-clay several purchases were made in Anican and Madras rice for arrival at previous rates. On the spot there is rather more doing—white Bengal lls_3d to 12s. TALLOW.—In. the early part of the week there was an improved demand for Russian, and prices advanced to 46s 3d to 46s 6d for yellow candle on the spot. OILS.—The demand for cod continues, and there are few sellers under 341 per tun ' • pale is 351 5s to 351105, and other sorts 321 to 341155. The market is dull for sperm, 84110 s to 861 having been accepted for fair to fine, and for headmatter 861 to 871. ON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 24, 1 1852. INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS. 41M 124 1 % 124 k. 53?', 53U The principal papers read during - the past session were recapitulated and commented on, and the following premiums were then presented :—Tel ford Medals —To Captain• Mark Huish, Colonel Sam Colt, Messrs. Braitliwaite Poole, FrederiCk. Richard Window, Charles Coles Adley, EugLe Bourdon (Paris), Pierre Hippolyte Boutigny (d'Evreux), and George Fre derick White. Council Premiums of Books—To Messrs. John Baldry Recl.ma- - 1 (for the third time), Wm. Thomas Doyne, William Bindon Blood, George Donaldson, Christopher Bagot Lane, and William Bridges Adams. Many presents of books for the library were mentioned, and two valuable donations from Mr. H. A. Hunt and Mr. W. Radford, were particularly noticed. Attention was directed to a portrait of the past president, Sir John Rennie, painted for and presented to the institu tion, by Mr. Jan es Andrews ; and also to a bust by Mr. E. H. Bally, R... 4., of Mr. Robert Stephenson, M.P., one of the vice-presidents ; a cordial vote of thanks was offered to these artists for the truthful portraits of two valuable and highly--esteemed members of the institu tion. The condition and progress of the institution were described as most satisfactory, the expenses dimin ishing, so as to enable more volumes to be published, and the new members increasing fast—the number of members of all classes being now 746. Memoirs were read of F.M. the Duke of Wellington, Major-Gen. Colby, and John Geo. Children, honorary members ; Messrs. John Barnes, David Bremner, Robert Brur On, William Tierney Clark, Frank Forster, Thos. Grainger, and Wal ter Hunter, members ; Sir John Josiah Guest, Bart., M.P., John Sylvester, and Henry Vint, associates ; and Henry Charles Rawnsley, graduate. The main characteristics of the civil life of the duke were pointed out, and the cordial assistance he had frequently afforded to engir ors and their works was alluded to with feelings of warm gratitude ; the valuable services of General Colby on the trigonometrical survey were detailed, and the scientific skill of Mr. Children recognised. The great tale - ats, theoretical knowledge, and practical professional skill of the other deceased members and associates were alluded to with pride, and the untimely loss of Mr. Forster, under peculiarly distressing circumstances, was feelingly noticed. The resignation of lir. J. Miller from the council, in consequence of long-continued _illness, was accepted with regret ; and at the ballot the following members were declared to form the council for the ensu ing year :—James M. Rendel, president ; I. K. Brunel, J. Locl.:e, M.P., J. Simpson, and R. Stephenson, M.P., vice-presidents ; G. P. Bidder, J. Cub'tt, J. E. Erring ton, J. Fowler. C. H. Gregory, J. Hawkshaw, J. R. M'Clean, C. May, J. Penn, and J. S. Russell, mem bers ; and T. Brassey, and T. R. Crampton, associates. Votes of thanks were unanimously offered to the presi dent, vice-presidents, members and associates of the council, and to the secretary, and the meeting adjourned until Tuesday, the 11th of January, 1853, when it was announced that the following paper would be read : "On the nature and properties of timber with de scriptive particular of several methods now in use, for its preservation from decay," by Mr. H. P. Burt, Assoc. Inst. C.E. £415 LOST AND FOUND.—On Tuesday, the represen %five of a Leeds house, who was attending the Hudders field market, lost a small brown paper parcel, about twelve o'clock, between Northgate and John William-street, con. taining 4151. in 201. and 51. Bank of England notes. On discovering his loss, he immediately repaired to the police office, and informed the officers of the circumstance. Th e bellman was sent round, and bills immediately posted stating that the finder of the parcel would be handsomely rewarded on taking it to Superintendent Thomas. Winin ten minutes of the bills being posted, Joseph Beaumont, cart driver to Mr. Joseph Preston, dyer, Holmfirth, pre sented the parcel of notes at the police office, and was re warded with 101. for his honesty and trouble. He had found them coon after they had been lost, and on hearing where the owner could be,met with, proceeded with them as directed in the bills. The gentleman, on recovering his notes, complimented Messrs. Thomas and Townend, the police-officers, for their activity in aiding him to recover his property. A NEW ENGLISH PRIMA DONNA.— A young English lady, who. has lately appeared on the continent under the name of Mdlle. Normani, promises to be one of the great est celebrities of the day. From accounts which we have received from Stockholm, where she now is, we learn that she is creating an extraordinary sensation in the arduous character of Fides, in the " Prophete," of Meyerbeer, which she had performed to excessively crowded houses ten nights successively, without any diminution of its attrac tion. She has enabled herself to act and sing in Swedish, having acquired a perfect command of the language. H er first opera sung in Swedish was Mercadante's 4 Gi ure . mento ;" and she has also appeared in Flotow's opera, "Die gross° Furstinn," and inVerdi's " Macbeth," in all of whi c h (as well as in the " Prophete ") she has had the most bril liant success. Mdlle, Normani is described as possessing a voice of great power and beauty, a pure Italian style, and all the qualities, mental and physical, of an accomplished actress PREVENTION OF FORGERY.—A new act has just been printed to amend a former act for the further prevention of forging bank notes. In consequence of doubts which have arisen, it is now enacted that the signatures of the cashiers of the Bank of England may be impressed on all notes, Bank post bills, and Bank bilk, and Bank bills of exchange, by machinery instead of being written, and they shall be good and valid as if they had been subscribed in the proper handwriting of the cashier., and shall be deemed and taken to be Bank notes, &c., within the meaning of a ll laws, and may be so describd in all indictments and other criminal proceedings whatsoever, any law, statute, or usage to the contrary notwithstanding. A CHANGE POR THE BETTER.—TWO young men went out to Australia in the Penisular Company's steamer Chusan last May—one a Clerk in the South-Western Steam Packet Company, and the other a letter-stamper, named Whetcher, in the Southampton Post-office. The latter was a carpenter by trade. His Post-office salary was 15i. a week, for which he worked nearly the whole of the night. Both these young men settled in Melbourne. A letter was re ce ived i n South ... ampton yesterday from the steam packet clerk, stating that Whetcher had constant work in Melbonrne as a carpenter at four guineas a week, and that he paid 30s a week for his board and lodging. The packet clerk wrote word that he was just going to the gold diggings. At the annual general meeting, on Tuesday, Decem ber 21, James Rendel, Esq., President, in the chair, for the election of president, vice-president, and other members of council for the ensuing year, and for re ceiving the annual report of the retiring council, the medals and premiums, which had been awarded, were presented. The report attributed the present extraor dinary activity in public works and private enterprises, in a great degree, to the discovery of those auriferous deposits of the other hemisphere, which had been, appa rently, beneficently designed to bring into 'active utility the humbler, but more permanently useful, minerals of the parent country. It alluded to the general demand for the improvement of the sanitary condition of towns, the completion of the branch lines of railways, the ex tension of the electric telegraph to the Continent and to India, and the vast revolution it was producing in com mercial and social relations. The augmented size of steam-vessels, and the creations of docks of proportions to receive them ; the rapid accomplishment of the rail way across the isthmus of Panama, with the recent sur vey for a projected ship canal, in the same region ; and the numerous other works, in all parts of the world, confided to the skilful conduct of English civil engineers, were briefly alluded to ' • and the good wishes of the pro fession were demanded for the re-establishment of the building, in which the specimens of the world's wealth had first been exhibited, and which was now to be devoted to the recreation and instruction of that valuable portion of society, the productive classes. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY —Du. 23. (Before the Lords Justices.) THE OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVERHAMPTON RAILWAY COMPANY v. THE SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY Cott- PANY.—THE SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY COMPANY v. THE OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVERHAMPTON RAILWAY COMPANY. This case consisted of two motions, one in each suit. That in the first suit was to discharge an injunction granted by the Vice-Chancellor Kindersley on the 7th of December, restraining the defendants from taking pos session of a certain piece of land, near Dudley, in Wor cestershire, the right to take and use which was in dis pute between the two companies. The plaintiffs' act having passed in 1845, the defendants, by their act passed in 1846, obtained power to make a junction on the plaintiffs' line, and the contention between the parties related to the point where this junction should be made. The defendants having obtained possession of the land in question, were desirous of making a station there. The plaintiffs, who had already constructed a station at the same place, filed their bill to restrain the defendants from retaining possession of and using the ground. The ques tion before the Vice-Chancellor was reduced to the de fendants' right to take the land. The motion in the second suit, in which the partie3 were reverse; was to obtain an injunction giving effect to the claim of the South Staffordshire Railway Company. Mr. Rolt, Mr. Follett, and Mr. Speed, were for the South Staffordshire Railway Company; Mr. Bethell, Mr. Malins, and Mr. Bovill appeared for the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway Company. Mr. Bethell replied. The Lord Justice Knight Bruce —This case is a dis pute between two railway companies, and comes before the Court not upon a hearing, or as upon a hearing, as certain junction cases have recently by arrangement come; it is before the Court simply and merely on two motions, which cannot be dealt with in the same man ner as it would have been competent to the Court to deal with the controversy on a decree. It will be neces sary to a certain extent to keep the two cases v. hich are before us, and the two questions separate. My obser vations will, therefore, now be confined to the first mo tion only, which is to discharge or vary an order made by one of the learned Vice-Chancellors, the effect of which is not to disturb any right of junction or any right to easement which the defendants may have, but to place the possession of the soil in effect with the plaintiffs, being the state of possession in which that soil at a certain former period was. Now, the land in question had been certainly acquired by the plaintiffs ; it was their own property ; but the defendants alleged that they, under the powers of an act of Parliament, had acquired a right to 'purchase it. The plaintiffs had purchased it under the powers of their act of 1845 ; they had purchased it from Lord Ward. The defendants, under the act of 1846, claimed a right to purchase it from the plaintiffs, and, under this alleged right and the po-ners of' their act, they caused the property to be valued, paid the money into Court, and gave the bond, as directed by tie act, all which gives them a legal right to enter. . Whether they have exerciced this right of entry is immaterial, because the parties have so conducted themselves that they are entitled to treat the matter as if before the Court immediately after the proceedings which took place in 1849. It is a right claimed as sanc tioned by railway laws, and which is denied by the pro prietor ; but it las been the habit of this Court to inter fere by injunction against the exercise of the summary powers conferret on companies where there was reason able ground for lispute, otherwise the e ff ec t wou ld b e, that a company, by taking certain proceedings, might acquire a right against the will of the owner to enter on his property. lquity Irs never refused to interfere in such cases. Clearly it would not be sufficient in a case of this descriptien, for the owner merely to say that he claimed the riglt, but he must show there is a reason able doubt or question to be determined at a proper period, either by this Court or by an action at law. Touching the dispute, as appliing to the time I have mentioned, the only question is whether the plaintiffs have shown there is a question of tie defendants' right to take the property in this summaKi, way. It appears that the plaintiffs were the earlier proprietors, and had acquir e d a r i g ht t o pur chase, which tley did from Lord Ward. Then come the defendants, and say that they have a right to acquire the fee from the fiat corporation, and to make a junction which their actallows to be effected. But how is this land to be crosed ? It is land which either was wanted and used, or be probably wanted and used, for the plaintiffs' rain line o f ra il way an d stat i on. It ap pears to me a Nary improbable construction of the latter act that it shoild mean that under these circumstances the property sbuld be taken from the earlier company, for to effect the junction it was not necessary to take the land. If, therefore, I had now dispose of that point, I should decide ii favour of the contention of the plain tiffs, leaving tb question of the junction unaffected. It is premature, fir the reasons I h ave men ti one d , to decide the point ; bin can I say that there is not a question for not taking the proprietor's land from him against his will ? There is only one answer to this. lam of opinion that the probalility of right is with the plaintiff, and there fore the Courts bound to interfere, leaving the question of the easemert unaffected. The order will therefore be, as to the fist motion, the plaintiffs undertaking to abide by any cyder as to possession and damages which the Court shal make, to continue the injunction, either party be, at lberty to Stake such proceedings at l aw as they may b e rdvised, reserving all costs, with liberty to apply to the Court respecting the condrct or admic-sions to be made inthe course of such legal proceedings. The Lord Justice Lerd Cranworth concurred. The Lord .7ustice Knight Bryce : The of motion is in anotlier cause in which the parties are reversed, and the motion seeks to disturb, and not in fact and sub stance to maintain a possession ; for there being a dis pute betv'een the two companies as to the place where the junction is to he made between the two railways, the plaintiff; upon an interlocutory motion desire what will be a conplete adjudication of that matter, such an order as world prevent the defendants from joining the rail way 0,6 any spot the plaintiffs choose. This would be a very strong thing to Co where the cause is not at issue. The right depends on ;he construction of several clauses of tie second act of Parliament, not indeed very clearly worded. , Over the nnnner of junction the defendants by their engineer have great control, not to be exer cised capriciously, but still a very considerable control, and the question is vhether this is to extended to the the place as well as tc ~he manner of junction. Now, 'El . :tering how mad he convenience and safety of all persons may be concerned in this question, I am not prepared o say that he defendants are wrong ; with out meaning to ooncude myself on the point, I am rather disposed to thick they are right. With this im pression it is impossibe I could concur in granting an injunction. Whether when the cause comes to a hear ing, this Court will decide upon the rnr ter for itself, or will refer it to a courtof law, I need not now say. I think, however, that the plaintiffs should not be pre v,,nted from bringing any action which they may think right as to this part ol the dispute. On this second mo tion, the order will tlerefore, be the defendant's under taking to abide by an; order which may be made as to damages, to let the fitter stand over without prejudice to any qv es'ion, anc the parties be at liberty to take such proc:ed:ngs as they may be advised, with liberty to apply. The Lord Justice Lord Cranworth having concurred their lordships rose for the vacation, and will not s again before Hilary Perm. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORTHER CIRCUIT—Yonic, DEC. 22. gtiE HULL MURDER. The examinati•n )f witnesses for the prosecution occu pied the Court anti nearly five o'clock in the afternoon. Mr. Dearsley , a tw minutes before five o'clock, com menced his address to the jury, and spoke for nearly three hours. He mid, however great was the respon sibility which iev►lved upon him when he had but one prisoner to defend, the obligation then rest ing upon him in taxing to advocate the cause of three prisoner 3) was of an almost overwhelming character. The learned counsel animadverted in severe terms upon the prosecution not calling a witness who had been examined before the grand jury, an omission vhich he designated as an injustice to the prisoners and the jury. lie set forth the danger attendant upon placing implicit reliance on circumstan tial evidence, as tic most erroneous conclusions. were often arrived at Rith testimony of this description. After reviewing the whole case, Mr. Dearsley concluded by entreating the jury to decide in favour of the prisoners. The learned Judge summed up the case in the most careful and minnte manner. After setting forth the duty which devolved upon the jury, as respected the prisoners and the public, his lordship read over the whole of the evidence, and concluded by telling the jury that he had done his duty to the best of his ability, and it remained for them todo theirs firmly and conscientiously. The jury retred at a quarter to eleven o'clock, and returned into Court at twelve minutes to one in the morn ing, with a vexliet of not guilty as respected :dl the four prisoners. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSIONPOUSE.--Freoning Badorki was charged with having ccannitted several forgeries upon the Bank of England. Mr:Thierry boot-maker, of Regent-street, said—On the 9th of Ncvember the prisoner came to me in the evening, as wo were about to close, and asked, in Eng lish, for some :hoes. He selected a pair of button boots and tried theta on. He asked for them in French. I spoke to him in French, and he then said, in English, that he did no; understand me. My fireman spoke to him in German, and he pretended that he did not under stand that langua, g e. I asked him what countryman he No. , A, and he s►id "Irish." (Laughter.) He spoke it very broad. 'The price of the boots was 245., and he paid me with a" five pound note," on the back of which he wrote " Roberts." I proposed to send the boots home for him, lut he said that he would not give me the trouble. Mr. Wilson, watch and clock maker, ofMount-street, Berkeley-street, said—On the 11th of December the pri soner came into my shop, and, after showing me a gold watch he had in his pocket, and asking me the charge for repai , e, bought a silver watch of me for 3/. 10s, and paid for it vith a "five pound " note. He spoke to me in broken English. Mrs. Elizateth Poulson (wife of Mr. Poulson, jeweller), of Shane-street, said—On the 7th instant the prisoner cam,: i t and asked in English for a gentleman's ring. He seletted one, and he then looked at a brooch and a vinegantte, the value of which together with the ring, amoulted to 2/. 15s 6d. He asked whether I could give Jim change for a 51. note. I said that I did not th,nk that I could. lie then said; WORSHIP-STREET. John Parrott, a jobbing butcher, about si x ty y ears o f age, who stood charged with the wilful murder of his wife, Sarah Parrott, was placed at the bar before Mr. Hammill for final examination. Rebecca Beer, an intelligent littl e g i r l, n i ne years of age, the daughter of the landlady of a house in Spicer-street, Bethnal-green, in the upper part of which the prisoner and his deceased wife had occupied a room, stated that at an early h our i n th e morn i ng of Wednesday, the Bth instant, she was alarmed by a violent uproar in the pri soner's apartment, accompanied by screams of murder and terrified exclamations from his wife, which conti nued without interruption for upwards of an hour, at the expiration of which time she was desired by her mother to proceed to their room to ascertain the cause of the disturbance. On reaching the first landing, how ever she heard th e p r i soner ' s w if e, groan i ng in such a dreadful manner that she was afraid to proceed any further, and entered the apartment of another lodger. She had only been there a short time when the cries of distress were renewed with increased violence • but after lasting about a minute, th e y su dd en l y ceased altogether, and immediately afterwards she heard the door open, and the prisoner rapidly descended the stairs and hurried out of the house. Everything remained perfectly quiet during the rest of the day, and nothing was seen or heard of the prisoner's wife until the same evening, when she was found lying in a corner of the room perfectly lifeless. James Ede, a lodger in the house, stated that on the night before the fatal occurrence he was disturbed by a low moaning from the deceased, who was lying outside the street door, and whilst the wife of witness was ques tioning her as to the cause of her evident extreme suffer ing, the prisoner suddenly made his appearance, and, after harshly ordering her to return to their room, ex claimed with an oath, " I will give you something to morrow for this." The deceased, who appeared greatly excited and terrified, then accompanied him up stairs, and witness never saw her again alive. Police-constable Chapman H 38, stated that after repeated unsuccessful attempts to trace the prisoner, vilo had absconded from his residence shortly after, his wife's death, he at length accidentally met him in the street, and took him into custody. On asking him if his name was Parrott, the prisoner boldly answered in the negative, and having then charged him with the murder of his wife, he positively declared that he knew nothing at all about it. On their way to the station-house, however, the prisoner admitted that he was the man he wanted, and on witness remarking that "it was a bad job for him," he replied, "Oh yes, but I have got over all that at the inquest." The prisoner, who displayed an air of callous indiffer• ence, was committed to Newgate for trial. LAMBETH.—Mr. Fernandez, the keeper of a coffee house in the Waterloo-road, was placed at the bar before Mr. Elliott. on a charge of robbing Mr. Henry Allen of 11 sovereigns. The complainant, a young man of gentlemanly appear ance, who described himself as a surgeon, residing at Brighton, deposed that, on the day before, he had drank much more freely than he was accustomed to, and the consequence was that, about six o'clock in the evening, he became exceedingly drowsy and sleepy, and asked a policeman to procure him a lodging, where he could have a few hours' sleep. The constable took him to the house of the prisoner, and he was shown into a bedroom, where he lay down in his clothes. Before going to sleep he counted his money, and found that he had 14 sove reigns and 10s. in silver, and he subsequently heard the prisoner come into the room as often as four or five times. The last time the prisoner came into his room he asked him the time of night, and he replied one o'clock. He then asked him to get a bottle of porter, and on taking out his purse to give him the money for it he missed 11 of the 14 sovereigns. He instantly charged the prisoner with robbing him, and subsequently gave him into the custody of a policeman. In reply to the questions of the magistrate, The prosecutor said that, after counting the sovereigns he put them back into his left-hand trousers pocket. He was considerably affected with drink, but not so much so as to be totally incapable of taking care of himself, and had he been able to distinguish that the house was a coffee-shop, he should not have gone there. He sup posed he went to sleep, but this he could not undertake to say positively, but was quite certain he saw the pri soner come into the room four or five times. In cross-examination Mr. Allen said that he was stopping at Miller's Hotel, in the Blackfriars-road, and that he was not aware that he was near his hotel when he asked a policeman in the Waterloo-road to procure him a temporary lodging. On leaving his hotel between eleven and twelve o'clock on Wednesday forenoon, he took fourteen sovereigns and some silver out with him. He bad been in the company of two females from one to five o'clock, and during a part of that time he bad stood in front of the bar of a public house, and treated them to drink. He had some soda and brandy himself, and sub sequently accompanied his companions to a house of ill fame. He parted with both at the door of the house, and it was soon after that he met the policeman, and asked him to get him a lodging. He had his coat and great-coat on while staying at the prisoner's, and thought the latter was buttoned up. Stephen Perrin, L 156, said that about six o'cicck on the preceding evening he saw the last witness on his beat, leaning against a railing. He seemed much the worse for liquor, complained of excessive drowsiness, and asked him to procure him a lodging, as he lived a long way off. He then took him to the house of the prisoner, who offered him a bed, and he desired to be called at nine o'clock, saying at the same time he was stopping at Mil- "Then, I can't buy." I sa id I wou ld see w h at I could do, and I found change sufficient. He took a " five pound" note out of a leather pocket-book, and gave it to me. I said, "Is it a good one ?" He said, "Can't you read ?" I said I had not my glasses. He pointed to the note, and said, "Can't you see five pound note, Bank of England ?' " and I gave him the change. He then said I owed him sixpence, but he would call again on Tuesday, and buy same more things. I never saw him since till this day. The note was returned to me as forged. Marianne Nugent, assistant to Madame Charles, of St. George's-place, fancy repository, proved that on the 11th inst. the prisoner uttered a forged note for Si. in payment of the charge for two brooches. Mr. Wilhelm, tailor, in the Poultry, proved that the prisoner had called upon him on the night of the 15th of December, and offered him a Si. note, which, upon com parison with a Bank of England note, he found to be a forgery. The prisoner took him in a cab from place to place, and was at last lodged by him in the station house, as no doubt remained upon the witness's mind that he was aware of the spurious manufacture of the note. A gentleman from the Bank proved that all the notes were forgeries, and the prisoner was committed for trial. The Lord Mayor requested that the press would acknowledge the receipt of 201. from the Grocers' Com pany, and three sovereigns from G. S., for the poor-box. GUILDHALL.—Mr. Grafton, a watchmaker and manufacturing jeweller, of Fleet-street, attended before Mr. Alderman Copeland, to answer the charge of Mr. George Alexander, a. gentleman residing in Warwick place, Pimlico, for defrauding him, by selling to him as a gold link chain, one made of some other and inferior metal. Mr. Alexander stated that, a short time since, in pass ng through Fleet-street, a chain, ticketed as " gold," for under 205., attracted his notice. He went in and looked at it. A very small key was attached, and he said he should like a larger one. A bowl of keys was handed to him, and he selected one. He asked if they were gold keys, and the defendant said they were, and that the price of the key selected would be 308. However, after some bargaining, Mr. Grafton agreed to take 2/. for - the chain and key. He (complainant) afterwards showed them to a friend, who on examination alleged they were not gold, and having by inquiry at several shops ascertained that the key was a gold one, and the chain was not, he went back to Mr. Grafton's to insist upon having his money returned. Mr. Grafton turned away, and, appearing to test the chain, returned it to the complainant with the remark that it was quite good enough. Complainant had it tested again, and called once more, but Mr. Grafton treated the matter with the utmost indifference, and re fused to return the money. Complainant after that went to France, and seeing, upon his return, a report in the newspapers of the case of the jewellers on Ludgate hill, who returned the money they had received for a couple of spurious gold chains, he called again on Mr. Grafton, and referring him to the newspaper report, required him to take back the chain and return the 2/. Mr. Grafton declined to accede to that, and com plainant then proposed to refer the decision of the fact as to whether the article was gold or not to a master and workman, and Mr. Grafton appearing to assent, the complainant called next day with a working jeweller, expecting Mr. Grafton to call down one of his workmen. They, however, differed in limine as to what was to be determined, Mr. Grafton wishing the whole dispute to be left to their arbitration, while the complainant would only submit to them the ascertaining whether it was a gold chain or not. Mr. Grafton, however, offered to take back the chain, and return only 1/. Complainant would not agree to this, when Mr. Grafton's shopman proposed that it should be exchanged for a higher priced one on payment of the difference, but the complainant adhered to his first proposition of returning both chain and key, and having his money again. Mr. Blandford, a working jeweller, was then called, who deposed th a t th e va l ue o f the chain was about 4s. Mr. Alderman Copeland asked if witness new any thing of the rats of profit laid on by retailers ? Witness said yes ; some would be content with 75., and others might charge 14s. Cross-examined—He could make such chains for less than 15s. each ; perhaps for ss. The chain being weighed and found to balance 41 sovereigns, the witness said that a gold chain of that weight would be woz di 61. Mr. Weston, of Church-street, Pimlico, stated that the articles in question were not pure gold. Mr. Alderman Copeland asked if the articles were electrotyed or plated. The witness could not say ; but he valued the key at 155., and always mark e d hi s own goo d s as cased or plated, if they were not gold. Mr. Alderman Copeland said that since he had heard the charge against the Messrs. Benson he had received from twenty to thirty letters in a day, complaining of similar fraudulent transactions elsewhere ; and when shopkeepers had the hardihood to ticket as gold, at 255., articles which they purchased by the gross at ls. 6d. each, the whole question assumed such a serious aspect that he should not be justified in disposing of this com plaint without consideration. It was sworn in this case that the ticket was marked "gold." The summons was then adjourned sine die , on the un derstanding that all p ar ti es were t o receive due notice of the further examination. Mr. Alderman Copeland acknowledged the receipt of 201. for the poor-box from the Grocers' Company. ler's Hotel. This witness and another constable, 70 L, gave the prisoner an excellent character, and said his house was very well conducted. The prosecutes., in reply to the questions of the ac cused, denied that he had said that he did not want to prosecute, provided the deficiency was made right to him, or that he would say nothing about it if he gave him a few pounds. The prisoner denied the charge in the most solemn mariner, and declared that he had not been to nor touched the prosecutor's pockets. Mr. Elliott did not think there was any pretext for charging the accused, and at once discharged him. The magistrate requested our reporter to acknowledge the receipt of 51. ss. from "73. G.," and Si. from "E. C„" for the poor-box. SO UTHWARK.—Joseph. Evans, a common lodging house keeper, in Kent-street, was summoned for ne glecting to furnish his lodgers with clean and wholesome bedding, to avert disease. Sergeant Wright, inspector of common lodging-houses in this district, stated that he visited the defendant's house between three and four o'clock in the morning, when the lodgers were in bed. There were six sleeping rooms, each of which contained a number of occupants, and on examination he found that the bedding on each bed was in the most ragged and filthy condition, quite sufficient to engender disease. The stench arising from such a multiplication of causes was of the most intolera ble description, and he was glad to make a precipitate retreat from the place. He added that the defendant had another house, which he let out as a common lodg ing-house, and which was generally occupied by a class of persons denominated " trampers," who travelled about from place to place, and had no settled home of their own. Mr. A'Beckett asked the defendant why he did not have his bedclothes washed, as nothing could be more unwholesome, or more calculated to engender fevers and other infectious diseases, than allowing his lodgers to sleep amongst such filth and dirt as represented by the officer. The defendant, in a strong Irish brogue, said that in deed his bedclothes were not so dirty ; that they were of a very dark colour, and that made them look rather dingy when the sergeant visited the rooms. The bed clothes were old, and bad had a good deal of wear and tear, and he supposed he must be at the expense of get ting new ones. He, therefore, hoped the magistrate would let him off easy. Mr. A'Beckett said that he was glad to hear a favour able account of the manner in which the common lodg ing -houses in this district were conducted since these excellent regulations had been can-led out by the persons appointed for that purpose, and that a marked improve ment had taken place in those houses, which previously were conducted in a disgraceful and filthy manner. The magistrate then inflicted the mitigated penalty of ss. and costs on the defendant, who was warned not to offend again. A donation of 201. was received from the Grocers' Company for the poor-box of this Court. THAMES.—The Grocers' Company have forwarded a donation of 201. for the poor-box of this Court. CLERKENWELL.—Five shllings were forwarded to Mr. Tyrwhitt for the poor-box from the Bloomsbury County Court ; a 51. note, No. R. T. 29,577, 2d Nov., from "E. C.," was also sent. The following letter was also handed to our reporter, viz. :—" Grocers' Hall, Dec. 23. Sir,—l am directed by the Court of Assistants of the Grocers' Company to request that the accompany ing donation of 201. may be placed in the poor-box at the Clerkenwell Police-office.—I have the honour to be, sir, your very obedient servant, Henry Bicknell.—To the presiding magistrate at the Clerkenwell Police-office." THE FATAL COLLISION AT HARROW. rain, A passenger by the train has furnished the following statement, which corroborating the foregoing, adds some details of interest. He says :—As the train had arrived nearly opposite Harrow, a sudden and violent concus sion was experienced amongst the passengers, when the train came to a stop. On getting out, the engine was perceived to be off the line, and in a ditch at the left side a heap of ruins, as if a large wooden house had fallen, was in the front of the train, and in the way, at the right hand side, was a smashed and overturned pas senger carriage. Just at the moment when this scene presented itself, the whistle of another train was heard, and it was seen approaching. Shouts were raised, the night was dark, the lights of the fallen engine had been buried in the earth ; the other train came forward, and ran into the fallen carriage across the road. Some pas sengers foreseeing this collision, ran down the bank, jumped over a rail, and here, it being dark, got them selves into a pond, fortunately not a deep one. After a little time, every inquiry was made as to who had been hurt. Except bruises, it became a matter of congratu lation that no serious injury had occurred ; how ever, in about an hour, and searching amongst the ruins of the front carriage, the legs of a man were per ceived. They proved to be those of the unfortunate guard. Some wheels and heavy iron were upon him, and it was evident that life must have _been instantly extinguished. The chief efforts were made to remove the mass above him. He was found ie have been " smashed to pieces." The remains were put into a tarpaulin, and removed to the side. There was a single passenger in one of the smashed carriage•- • he, finding it giving way, had thrown himself instan v flat on the floor, and had thus escaped. On the way a jerking, jumping motion of the carriages was noticed, as if they were loosely held together, and the roads were rough. On a search the large tyre of one of the driving wheels was found. It appeared to have been fractured, and flung off, and to have been the immediate cause of the engine runring off the line. On examining the fracture it clearly appeared that the joint was a bad one, only a small part of the iron being bright as by a fracture, the rest being black. THE DUBE OF MONMOUTH.--Referring to the decapi tated body recently discovered at King's Nuneham, a correspondent of the Notes and Queries writes as follows : —"I have strong suspicion that the decapitated body will turn out to belong to no less a personage than the Duke of Monmouth, who was beheaded on Tower hill in 1685; and although, according to Burnet, he was, soon after his execution, buried in the chapel of the Tower, his body may have been afterwards removed, and privately deposited in the quiet chapel of Nuneham Re gis, at that time, as now, the property of the Buccleuch family. Monmouth married Ann, the daughter and heir of Francis Scott, Earl of Buccleuch ; and though in some measure estranged from him by his improper con nection with Lady Ann Wentworth, yet the tender in terview that is recorded between Monmouth and his wife previous to his execution, gives countenance to the idea that she may have procured his remains for deposit privately within her own family receptacle ; and, under such circumstances, it may readily be conceived that such secrecy would be used as not to leave any memento with the corpse as to whom it might belong, the very circumstance of decapitation being thought, probably, quite sufficient then, as now, for designation. THE DUKE'S BENEVOLENCE.—A young man, well known to us, the son of a minister of the Church of Scotland, about 21 years ago was very anxious to obtain a commission in the army. He left his mother's house, in the south side of Edinburgh, and walked to London, resolved, if possible, to see the duke, and obtain the ob ject of his ambition. He was admitted to an audience, and told his simple story—that his father had been a minister, that his mother was a widow. The Duke said very little, but asked the young man's address. The youth walked back to Edinburgh, uncertain if he had made any impression on his grace. On reach ing his home, what did he find ?-11is commission signed and sealed on his mother's table. —Glasgow Condi_ ttutional. Yesterday we published an account of this lamentable occurrence. The following is a fuller statement of the facts, which have been carefully collected from various sources : The Liverpool express, which was due in London at half-past 10, was late when it arrived at Rugby, and had there attached to it the Midland train, which ought to have come on to London by the Birmingham express, but was too late. The train, which was drawn by en gine 289, an entirely new express train engine, and which has only been at work upon the line for a month, manu factured by Messrs. Sharp, Stuart, and Co., of Man chester, 'consisted, on leaving Rugby, of 15 carriages and the three guards vans, the first being that of the Midland express attached to the engine tender, and those of the Manchester and Liverpool guards, Long staff and Hattersley, stationed at the tail and other parts of the train. This train passed the Harrow station at its usual speed, upwards of 40 miles an hour, and on arriving within about three-quarters of a mile from that station, the tyre of the right-hand leading wheel of the engine flew off. The engine, after the tyre of the leading wheel was off, kept on the line for nearly 400 yards, until it came to a slight cu, - ve, which it would not go round, in consequence of the flange of the wheel being off. It here left the line, ploughing up the road for some distance, and then ran across the line and turned over on its side, but not before the engine had embedded itself completely up to the smoke-box in the left bank. In consequence of the jerks of the engine and tender when it got off the line the coupling irons between the tender and the guard's van were broken, and as the engine and tender was crossing the line, the guard's van, urged on with terrific volocity, in conse quence of the impetus of the heavy train of carriages behind it, dashed into the tender, and immediately turned over on to the right embankment, smashed to atoms. At this moment, unfortunately, the 11 o'clock down goods train, with 40 or 50 goods vans, was close on the express train, and before the driver could receive any signal, dashed into a first-class carriage, which had been by the previous shock thrown across the line the down line. Another collision thus took place, and although the carriage in question —a " composite" carriage, the centre being a first-class compartment —was frightfully smashed, singular to relate two passengers who were in it escaped from the window without any injury. Three carriages were thrown off the line, and the second colli sion caused both lines to be blocked completely. The body of the poor guard Bartholomew was found amongst the fragments of the break van crushed into an almost indistinguishable mass. George Grace, the driver of the express engine, was found on his back in the field on the left hand side of the line, but owing to the softness of the soil from the heavy rains, he was uninjured. His stoker jumped on to the line, and also fell on his back, and had a narrow escape, as he states that the whole train of car riages passed over him. The driver of the goods train it is believed jumped off, and it is stated that the only signal he had of the express being near was one of the passengers whistling to him with his fingers. He shut off his steam and reversed his lever, but 'le was to close to stop the impetus on so heavy a goods COUNTRY MARKETS. BOSTON—Dec. 22 An We had a l arge a tt en d ance at to-day's d considerable supply of grain. Wheat ex p e rienced • as of sale, at a furth or d ec li ne o f i s to 2s per or. All idij spring cor n were t a k en o ff freely at late rates, an d " 465, 3 5 s to os qualities m a d e ra th er money. Wheat, red, white, 46s to 48s, extra 51s ; barley, 25s to 31s ; 034 ' to 21s ; bean s , 33 s t o 40 s ; peas, 28s to 35s per qr. NEWARK —DEC. 22. We had a l arge a tt en d ance at our Corn Ethan'ffe The day, and a good supply of grain of all descriptions• rice dry wheat s fully maintai ne d l as t week's iv P h e but the inferi or samp l es were heavy of sale. ''B g to white, 46s to 565, red 46s to 50s • barley, -grinding , - 05 to 30s, maltin g 30 s to 33s ; oats, 24st' 24s to 265, 22st 2 600. 22s ; bean s 40 s t o 42 s ; peas 328 to 345; malt 568 t 0 tares, 38s to 40s per quarter. DERBY SMITHFIELD—DEc. 21. per Beef, 43d to 5d ; mutton, 6d to 6id ; veal, sd. to "Z i ' v er lb. ; pigs, 7s 6d to 78 9d per score ; rough fat, "" 141bs. ; hides, 2d per lb. ; calf-skins, 2d to 3d pe r lb. EDINBURGH GRAIN—DEC. 22. e t ; We had a go o d supp l y of grain in to-day ' s mark l i/. the demand for all sor t s dull, and prices fell considne Wheat on the top 2s Od and the average 3s 9d down ; b o y on the top is Od, an d the average ld up ; top the top 2s, and th e average i s 5d down ; beans on th e 3tr, 3s, and the average i s 4 d down. Unsold, 655 qrs. w he n 44 qrs. barley 808 qrs oats—and 37 qrs. beans. Tip of Wheat Barley 57 lb 34s Od -- 0,..:A -.- Beans Total Supply and 5 a 1 e ;.646514b b 1,429 qrs so ld 774 4 24 1,257 qrs so ld 1,013 cl r° 1,780 qrs sold 97 2 q t __, li 108 qrs so ld 73 cr lb 3 2 7 4 0 0 081 AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTER. Average of wheat £2 10 3 0-1 2 t h5 Ditto of Barley 1 9 9 8 -12°19 Ditto of Oats - 104 Ditto of Beans ......... 1 15 11 6-12011 Wheat. Barley. Oats..., Beans .. DUBLIN—DEc. 21. V' +D We had a st e ady mar k e t at our Corn Exchange • ( .1 yr without any quot a bl e a lt era ti on i n the currencies of Fricosrlt but towards the cl ose th e pr i ces of oats and Indian were scarcely supported. White wheat, 26s Od to 31s Od ; red ditto, 25s Od t o barley, 12s 6d to 15s 9d ; oats, lOs Od to lls 9d ; rap es er' s 21s Od to 23s p er b r l ; oatmeal, lls Od to 12s 6d ; u 3-4964 flour, 14s 6d to 18s Od per cwt ; Indian corn, 31s 6d to 31 per 480 lbs. CORK-DEC. 22. Brix. Curren* n o White wheat 00 s 9d t o 00 s Od Os Od-204° 226 Redwheat 23s Od to 25s 63 101 Ditto 2ss 6d to 26s 6d 25s 6d-20 do• Ditto OOs Od to 00s Od 182 Barley l3s 8d to 14s 3d 49 Ditto l4s 3d to 14s 10d 14x 3d-16 do. Ditto oos Od to OOs Od 9 Bere 767 Oats 834 Ditto lOs 8d to 10s 10d lOs 6d do ' 376 Ditto 10s 10d to lls 2d 367 Pigs 32s Od to 37s Od 35s Od per 0 4 ' Quantity sold at the highest prices : 33 0 barrels white wheat ; 17 red ; 21 barley ; 7 bete oats ; 23 . pigs. Quantity of grain and number of pigs sold last week 71 Wheat, 1,357. B ar l ey, 1 , 865 . Bere, O. Oats, 7 Pigs, 955. PRICES OF BUTTER. CANT. CURRENCY. SO° First quality Second quality Third quality 77s Third quality ............... Fourth quality Fifth quality 6ss Fifth quality ............... 4 5, Sixth quality s4s Sixth quality .......... .... Return of cattle sold for week ending Dec, 18 Pigs, 628. Sheep, 146. Cows, 188. Come. -Flour—First, 16s Od to 17s Od ; extra, 18 1 0 p. °4 4 seconds, 14s Od to 15 s 6d ; h ouseholds, lls to 13s 6d; tP . a d ; 8s Od to lls per cwt. M ea l —lndian meal, 8s 3d to 50 ",t, oatmeal, lOs 6d t o ll s; w h eat meal, lls to 12s Od per Indian corn, 81 2s 6d to 81 12s 6d per ton. Bran, 5 1 ° fi , 2s 6d per ton. H ay —F armers, 23s Od to 33s Od ; avert, 288 ; dealers, 348 Od to 40s Od ; average, Os per ton. art' to Farmers, 16s Od to 23 s Od ; average, 20s ; dealers, 28s °`'' OOs Od; average Os. per too. B rea d—Wh eaten loaf, T tO OO Od ; household ditto, bad to Od per 41b.—F res h b utter ,' 12d per lb. Eggs, 6s 8d to 6s 10d per hundred. Meat--n e ' to 4ad to 7d ; mutt on , 5d t o bi d ; veal, 4d to 6d ; pork, *„"" j. Od ; bacon, 6d t o 7d ; sausages, 5d per lb.—Fish, N e yrfOU2 ; land, 9/. lOs to 101 O s per ton ; Scotch herrings, 26s to oQ °' Red, 4, do., 30s per brl.—P o t a t oes, w hi te, 8d to 9d; riu lid to ld.—Coals, Newport, 2l s ; L y d ney, 2 1s; Cu, ";1 Od per ton.—Whi s k ey , 25 0.p., 6s Od per imperial gall°1';„, Hides, market, 22s t o 28 s ; Salted, 24s to 30 s p er c wt. 'l_, skins, 34,1 per lb.—Bangor slates 21. 17s. 6d to 31. per ton' r Fleece wool, 15s to 16s per stone.—Hemp, 371. to 40/. P e ton—Timber, Memel, 31. lOs ; red pine, 31. 10s; yellow c i f; 3/. Os. per ton; d ea l s , 16 1. t o 181. per hundred.—Bark, 71. to 8/. 10s. per ton.—Tallow 48s to OOs pe r ew t.- 11° r' 71. lOs to OZ. pe r cwt.—Tar, Archangel, 195. per brl.—Gua l3° ' Peruvian, 101. lOs to 11/, per ton. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 23. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market has been quiet to-4 The following are the closing prices from th e au th o list :—Cal e d on i an , 331 0 . ; 'VT Chester and Holyhead, 23s' Lancashire and Yorkshire, Eli ; Lond on an d N or th VI tern, 12515; Midland, 79 / ; NOrth B r iti s h , 19 13-16 ; Solt Eastern and Dover, 20 • Cork and Bandon, 184 DubP and Belfast Junction, 1 dis. MANCHESTER, DEC. 23. STOCK EXCHANGE.—There has been but little fluctO tion in prices, and the market has been dull in ra ilo4 .l stock, the principal b us i ness b e i ng done in mine, bank, 31'1' other shares. Manchester and Birmingham C Quarto* 1 13-16 p. ; North Stafford, 3 4 d. ; Whitehaven and Ff. ness,Dovers, ; 248; London an d N or th Western, 12" East Lancashire, 194 ; Caledoni ans , 34 p. ; Sheffield, 31• BIRMINGHAM, DEC. 23. STOCK EXCLIANGE.—This market was rather 1 1011 to-day, and prices were a fraction lower, Birmingh" Di and Stour Valleys w ere d one at 10/; Shrewsbury an d Birmingham (Lond on an d N or th Western guarantee " ' at 80. ' LEEDS, DEC. 23. STOCK EXCHANGE:—There is but little variation prices to-day, the tu rn b e i ng i n f avour of buyers. '-"; following are the closing transactions :—Caledonian Pre, • ", lls. • South Eastern a n d D over , 244 ; North British, 9g' Midland Stock, 80; North Staffordshire, 3 dis. SEABORNE MAILS. (N signifies that the mails are sent from the General Post-og lee by the night—and Mby the morning —dispatch.] _... Day when made up From what whe n COUNTRIES. in General Post- Port • due. Office, London. Di s p a t c h ed. 3 America (byßrit.pack.N Dec. 2 4.......... Liverpool Dec. 2 8 America (by United Sts. packet) ....... Dec. 28 Liverpool Dec. 24 , America (by U. itates packet) ..........N Dec. 22 .......... Southampton Dec. 25 Australia (via South. ampton) ..........M 20th of each month Southampton Dec. 2 1 Ditto (via Marseilles N 24th of the month Dover Jan. 1 *Ditto (via Cape of Good Hope) . ..N 2d of February—. Plymouth .. Nov. 3 0 Africa (We.:: Coast)..N 23rd of the month. Plymouth .. Alexandria* ........N 19th&30th of mon. Dover Dec. 28 Belgium ..N Daily.... . • Brazil 9th of the month.. Southampton Jan. 16 Buenos Ayres .. 9th of the month.. Southampton Jan. 16 California id & 17th of month Southampton Jan. 1 teape of Good H0pe..1•7 14thof the month.. Southampton Dec. 2 6 Cape do Verds I4thof the month.. Southampton Dec. 2 6 Constantinople*......N 7 thl7th27thof mo.. Dover Den. 30 Central America ....IV 2nd & 17th of mon. Southampton Jan. 1 Channel Isles ........N Mon.Wedlorrida • Southampton Tugh...s2' , d& 17th of month Southampton Jan 1 France .. M & N Twice daily Dover Twicedau. 7 Greece* 7 thl7th27thofinon. Dover ...... Dec. 30 Hamburgh Tuesday & Friday Lond on Tues. , gat. Holland 31 Wednesday & Sat London ..... Stm•Thtifo' Honduras .......... N 17th of the month. Southampton lan 16 Ireland ' M BiN Twice daily Holyhead Twirledaur India (viaSouthampt.)M 20th of the month.. Southampton Dec. 2 4 India (via Marseilles) N Bth&24tlief month Dover Jan. 1 India (via Cape of Good Hope).. Mauritius 14th of the month.. Southampton Dec. 2 6 Mediterranean (via Southampton ......34 20th of the month., Southampton Dec. 24 Ditto (via Marseilles).N fith& 24th ofmonth Doverj...... JAIL 1 Mexico 2nd of the month . Southampton Jan. 1 Madeira ...... M 9th&23dofth emon. S outhampton Jan 1 6 Malta*7th.l7th,l9th,27th, &30th of the month Dover ...„ Dec. 8 Naples* ... N sthlsth2sthormon. Dover ...... Jan. Papal States* N s thlsth2sthofmon. D0ver)...... IA n. 2 Peninsula M I th l 7tll27thofinon. Southampton Dec. 2 6 Peru M 2d & 17th of month couthampton Jas. 1 . Tuscany* sthlsth2sthofmon, Dover .. Jan. . 2 West Indies ...... M2d & 17th of month South am pt on Jan.l Van Diemen's Land (see Australia) * The mails for Australia via the Cape of Good Hope are made up cn the 2d of every alternate month. Those made up on the 21:nil and 24th of each month via Southampton and Marseilles are sent bf sailing vessels at present from Singapore, but next year they will be sent In steamers. * The mails to those countries thus marked (*) are conveyed by French packet to Marseilles. t Mails are also made up on the 2d of every alternate month for the Cape of Good Hope. BIRTHS. OF A SON. On the 22d inst., at Langley-lodge, Beckenham, the wife of C. E. Goodhart, Esq. OF A DAUGHTER. O n the 21st inst., at 5, Stanley-villas, Notting-hill, the wife of C. H. Tyerman, Esq. 3fARRIED. On the 21st inst., at St. George's, Hanover-square, G' T. Tweed, Esq., of Upper Biook-street, Grosvenor-squar e, to Emily Charlotte, second daughter of the late S. Joseph, Esq., R.S.A. On the 21st inst., at St. John's, Notting-hill, B. f Lewis, Esq., youngest son o f the Rev. J. Lewis, rec t o r o f Ingatestone and Rivenhall, to August a , w id ow of the 1 048 E. Wells, Esq., of the Isle of Wight. DIED. On the 17th inst., at 3, Norfolk-square, Brighton) Taylor, Esq„ Commander, R.N., aged 72. • On the 17th inst., at Eserick-villa, near York, Jan e ' Lady Middleton, widow of Henry, sixth Lord Middleton' aged 86. •On the 19th inst. at at Goff's Oak, Cheshunt, 3 f , n r S • Thorpe, K.H., Secretary of the Foreign Aid Societl Exeter -hall. On the 20th inst., at Sherborough-house, Stamford' h ill W. W. 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