The Sun. — London, England, 1848-01-21 00:00:00

00° ...o" 1 ti , t 1 t.' 'i 1 I 1 r ) i I 1 I 1 i 1 , c 1 ''''. I, 1 E I 1 1 I 1 dF ~r '. 1 t 1 B ANK RETURNS. a lkora the London, Gazette of Tuesday.) Au Account, pursuant to the Act seventh and eighth Victoria, aap. 32, of the Average Amount of Bank Notes, of the several Banks of Issue in England and Wales. in Circulation daring the Week ending Satur day, the Bth day RI Jan., 1847:- Average PRVATE BANKS. Amount. ,Abingdon Bank, Abingdon -Knapp and Co - Andover Bank, Andov er-Heath and Co 8,381 Ashford Bank, Ashford-Jen:mitt and Pomfret 9,340 alylsharn Bank, Aylaham-R. and E. Copeman 4,388 Aylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury-Rickford and Hunt Baldock Bank and Baldock and Biggleswade Bark, Baldock-Wells, Hogg, and Lindsell 27,343 Barnstaple Bank, Barnstaple-Drake and Co 9,945 Basingstoke and Odihate Bank, Basingstoke- Cole, Seymour, and Co. Bedford Bank, Bedford-T. Barnard Bedford and Bedfordshire Bank, Bedford- Trapp, Halfhead, and Co. 3ewdley Bank, Bawdley-Nichols, Baker, and Crano icester and Oxfordshire Bank and Oxford Bank, Bicester-Tubb, Wootten, and Co 15,493 3irmingham Bank, Birmingham-Attwoods , Spooner, and Co 20,181 girmingham and Warwickshire Bank, Birming ham-Lewis, MoiHiatt, and Co ............. 12,5 41 Blandford Bank, Blandford-Bastard and Oak • 6,844 Boston Bank, Boston-Garfit and Co Boston Bank, Boston-Gee and Co. Bridgwater Bank, Bridgwater-E. &J. Sealey 7,058 Bristol Bank, Bristol-Miles, Harford, and Co. 29,142 Broseley and Bridgnorth, and Bridgnorth and Broseley Bank, Broseley-Messrs. Pritchard 19,988 Buckingham Bank, Buckingham-Bartlett, 13,728 Parrott, and Co. Bury and Suffolk Bank , Sudbur y Bank, Markat Bank, Bury-Oakes, Bevan, and Co ....... ...•. 67,321 Banbury Bank, Banbury-Gillett and Tawney. 24,623 Banbury Old Bank, Banbury-Messrs. Cobb... 37.505 Bath City Bank, Bath-Moger and Son . 2,020 Bedfordshire Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leighton Buzzard-Bassett and Grant 29,299 Dirrningham Bank, Birmingham-Taylor and Lloyds . Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire-H and A. Harris Brecon Old Bank, Brecon-Wilkins and Co 57,816 Bridport Bank, Bridport-S. and W. D. Gundry - Brighton Union Bank, Brighton-Hall, West, and Borrer Burlington and Driffield Bank, Burlington- Harding, Smith, and Co Bury St. Edmunds Bank, Bury St. Edmunds- J. Worlledge and Co. Bromsgrove Bank and Stourbridge and Broms grove Bank, Bromsgrove-Itufford, Biggs, arid Co. 15,720 Cambridge Bank, Cambridge-Mortlock and 20,352 Sons Cambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cam bridge-Messrs. Forsters Canterbury Bank, Canterbury-liammond and 25,608 C 0................ • Carmarthen Bank, Carmarthen -Morris and Sons Chertsey Bank, Chertsey-Massrs. La Cost Colchester Bank, Colcheater-ltound, Gra a en, and Co. Colchester and Essex Bank, Witham and Essex Bank, and Idadleigh Bank, Suilblk, Colchester Bawtree, and Co Cornish Bank, Truro-Tweedy and Co a 41,189 Coventry Bank, Coventry-Little and Wood cock City Bank, Exeter-2diifard and Co 12,690 Craven Bank, Sattla-13irkbecks and Co. Christchurch Bauk, Carista!, arch- Tice, Welsh, and Co 1.757 Cardiff Bank, Cardar-To•.vgood and Co Chepstow C);(i Bank, Cliepstaw Bank, Mon mouth Ohl Bank, ,room( nth Bank, Breams Bank, and Ross and Ileraforlsnire wank, Chepstow-Broniage, Sniaal, and Co. Derby Bank, Derby-I'vlaasrs. Evans Derby Bank, Derby -;;:pith and Co. Derby Old Bank and Scarsdale and High Peak Baiik, Derby-Crompton, Newton, and Co 24,231 Davit:es and Wiltshire Bank, Devizes-llughea, Locke, and Co 9,516 Diss Bunk, Diss-Oakes, Finchain, and Co 10,403 Doncaster Bank, Doncaster-Leatham, 'few. v.nd Co. Doncaster Bank and lletford Bank, D on c a ster - Cook and Co. Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stock ten on-Tees Bank, Darlington-Backhouse, &Co 59,573 Pevonport Bank, Devonport-Hodge and Nor man Dorchester Old Bank and Dorsetshire Bank, Dorchester-Williams and Co. East Cornwall Bank, Liskeard-Robins, Foracr , snd Co. East Riding Bank, Beverley—Bower, Hutton, 84,915 45,483 and Co. itssex Bank and Bishops Stortford Bank, Chelmsford—Watford, and Co. :exeter Bank, Exeter—Sanders and Co •Fakenham Bank, Fakenham—Gurneys, Birk beck, and Co. Yarringdon Bank and Bank of \Vantage, Far ringdon—Barnes and Medley 3,70.3 Varnham Bank, Farnhatn—Messrs. Knight fr'aversham Bank, Faversham—Hilton and Co 4,913 odairning Bank, Godahning--Mellersh and Keen Ilrantham Bank, Grantham—Kewney and King 17.045 I ;.uild ford Bank, Guildford—Messrs. Harlon... 9.773 Lrantham Bank, Grantham—Hardy and C 0.... 21,989 llastings Old Bank, Hastings—Smith, Milder, and Co. 23,510 Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford — Matthews and Co. Ifertfordshire Bank and Ware Bank, Ware— s. Adams and Co. hull Bank and Kingston-upon-Hull Bank, Hull —Smith, Brothers, and Co. guntingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting don—Rust and Veasey liarwich Bank, Harwich—Cox, Cobbold, aad Co Lome! Hempstead Bank, Hemel Hempstead— Smith, and Whittingstall Molitor. Bank, Honiton—Flood and Co. jlertfordshire, Hitchen Bank, Hitchen—Sharples and Co. 29,317 ilereford, Ross, and Archenfield Bank, and Ross and Archenfield Bank, Hereford—Morgan, Hoskins, and Co 19,206 Ipswich Bank, Ipswich—Bacon and Co. Ipswich and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk, Hadleigh Bank, Manningtree and Mistley flank, and Woodbridge Bank, Ipswich— Alexanders and Co. Kentish Bank, Maidstone—Mercer, Randall, and Mercer Kingtoa and Radnorshire Bank, Kinaton—J Davies and Co Knighton Bank Knighton—J. Davies and Co 5,949 linaresborough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank, Knaresborough—Terry and C o Natidal Bank, Kendal—\\akeq 0. —reva.son, 42.502 19,414 39,026 4,468 and Co. 39,174 Kettering Bank, Irettering—C3ot,b and Sons 6,065 Lane End Staffordshire Bank, Lane End—C, Harvey and Son Leeds Bank. Leeds—Beckett and Co 49,672 Leeds Union Bank, LeedS—W.Williams, Brown, 29,485 and Leek and Staffordshire Bank, and Leek and Congleton Bank,Leek—Fowler,G a un t, andC o. Leicester Bank, Leicester—Pagets and Kirby 23,785 Lewes Old Bank, Lewes—Molineux and Co 29,385 lA - Afield Bank, Lichfield—Palmer and Green 17,858 I.!neoln Bank, Lincoln—Smith and C 0......... 85,534 "andovery Bank and Llandilo Bank Llando ,. v a er7—David Jones and Co. a•°. ghborough Bank, Loughborough—Middle rmens and Cradock Lymingt on 6,585 Barba Bank, Lymington—C. and S. St. Lynn Regis and Lincolnshire —Gurneys and I.) s acolnshire Bank, Lynnßegis 3,009 Lynn Regis and . 37,917 Massey and Co, Norfolk Bank, Lynn Regis— Macclesfield Bank, .... Macclesfield—Broeklehurst and Co............... Manningtree 9,784 Marlborough Bank, Marlboroughtr"— Nunn and Co. 5,985 a n n k d , Marl borough Old Bank, Marlborough 4 Ba erford Bank, borough Old Bank and It a rgo and Hungerford Bank, Marl and Pinckney .................... ugh—Tazk. Marlborough and North Wiltshirleisijoe'll'N'e.3;;;i:.l 107:920425 arlborough—Ward, Merriman, and Merionethshire Bank, Dolgelly Wi11iam5....... ........................ and "diners' Bank, Truro —Will y ams and Co. ..,•„ • 7,965 Monmouthshire Ag ricultural and Commercial 16,403 Bank, Abergavenny—Baileys and Co . 25 '4 " Monmouth Old Bank, Monmouth Bank, Brecon Bank, Chepstow Bank, Chepstow Old Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Monmouth —Bromage and 5ne ad......... • 9 ,391 Monmouthshire Newport Old Bank, Newport W. Williams and So ns 7,650 Newark Bank, Newark—Godfroys and Hutton 25,123 Newark and Sleaford Bank, and Sleaford and Newark Bank, Newark —Handley, Peacock, and o 44 , ,335 C Dawbury Bank, Newbury—Bunny and Slocock. 19,:324 .3wrnarket Bank, Newmarket—Eaton, Ham mond, and Son . N~ Dyso and Sutlolk Bank, ...... IN orwich Crown. .......... .... .. ... a . ;;;;;..; ........ 5 2215 11adsons ..... rorwieh and ... ....... . ......................... 33,480 nays and Co ........... ank, Norwich—Gur- N N ottingham and amshire . 6(), , 592 Lingham—Bart, Fellow and Co Nuneaton Bank, Nuneat' *; ....... 8 137 ant ........................ . ............ 4 3SO Myst' Bank, Plymouth—Harris . . and ' Ce New Sarum 1 Bank, Sarum—ll,4 an d 17,420 c o ,ey, ....vereo . „,ana Vottingtram Bank, Nottingham—Smit h l and C o 26 7'o" 7 Oswestry Bank and Oswestry)ol(B anii3Os: ' 67 westry—Croxon and Co Oxtord Bank, Oxford—J, and IL Morrell.... 9.706 Oxford aftd Bank, Oxford—R o bi nson , r arsons, 10,625 and Thompson . 31,828 Old Bank tonbriclge ' Tunbridge and T on b r id e , Wells Old Bank, Tonbridg'e and Tunbridge Walls and Seronoaks Bank, Tonbridge_i_ 'Beeching e a;d 4 (*ford:aro Witney Bank Witucy—Vvrilliamti Clatich; and 1,.10.. 7,065 7,057 !!F--- - -- -- THE MN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING,_ JANUARY 21, 1848. Average Amount. Pease's Old Bank, hull, the Hull Old Bank and Beverley Bank, Hull—Pease and Co 44,613 I Penzance Bank, Penzance—Batten and Co 10,898 Peterborough Bank and Oundle Bank, Peter borough—A(loms. Yorke Peterborough Bank, Peterborough—Simpson, White, and Simpson 10,185 Pembrokeshire Bank, Ha,verfordwest—J. and W. Walters Penzance ' Union Bank, Falmouth Bank, and Truro Bank, Penzance—Rickets, Enthoven and Co Reading Bank, Reading—Simonas and Co 20,698 Reading Bank, Reading—Stephens,Blandy, and Co 20,689 Richmond Bank,:Richmond—Staple ton and C 0... 2.118 Ringwood and Poole Bank, and Town and County of Poole Bank, Ringwood—Ledgard and Sons ............................................. 6,203 Rochdale Bank, Rochdale—Clement, Royds, and Co................................................. 3,295 Rochester, Chatham, and Strood Bank, Roches ter—Day and Nicho lson 7,781 Royston Bank, Royston—Fordham and Sons... 12,253 Rugby Bank, Rugby—Butlin and Son 12,839 Rye Bank, Rye—Curteis, Pomfret, and Co 14,902 Reigate and Darking Bank, and Reigate, Croy don, and Darking Bank, Reigate—Nash and •. 8,145 Co Ross Old Bank, Herefordshire, Ross—Pritchard and Allaway Saffron Walden and North Essex Bank, Saffron Walden—Messrs. Gibson Salop Bank, Shrewsbury—Burton, Lloyd, and Co 10,909 Scarborough Old Bank, Scarborough—Woodall and Co Shrewsbury and MarketDrayton Bank, Shrews bury-Adams, Adams, and Co Shrewsbury Old Bank, and Shrewsbury and Ludlow Bank, Shrewsbury-Rocke, Eytons, and Co • .. 24,212 Sittingbourne and Milton Bank, Sittingbourne -Valiance and Son 2,950 Southampton Town and County Bank, South ampton-Maddicon and Son Southwell Bank, Suuthwell-Wylde and Co. St. Albau's Bank, St. Alban's-J. S. Story 933 Salisbury Bank, Salisbury-Messrs. Brodie Shaftesbury Bank, Shaftesbury- Brodie and King Southampton and Hampshire Bank, Southamp -2,676 ton-Atherly and Fall 5,722 Stone Bank, Stone-W. Moore Stourbridge Bank, Stourbridge -Rufford, 13,703 Wragg, and Co Stafford Old Bank, Stafford-Stevenson and Co 13,613 Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford-Eaton, Cayley, and Co. .„ 28,387 Stourbridge Old Bank, Stourbridge-Bate and - Robins Shrewsbury and Welshpool Bank, Shrewsbury -Beck, Downward, and Co. St. Alban's and Ilerts Bank, St. Alban's-Gib son and Stuart Taunton Bank, Taunton-Messrs. Badcock 18,847 Tavistock Bank, Tavistock-Gill, Rundle, and Co Thornbury Bank, Thornbury-Rolph, Yates, and Parslow Tiverton and Devonshire Bank, Tiverton-Duns ford and Barne 7,190 Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northampton shire, Thrapston-Yorke and Eland 9,699 Tring Bank and Chesliam Bank, Tring-But- che,r and Son Towcester Old Bank, Toweester-J. and S. Percival Union Bank, Cornwall, Helston-Vivian and Co 8,932 Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge-Hull, Smith, and Co 16,896 Wallingford Bank, Wallingford-Wells and Co 5,610 Warwick and Warwickshire Bank, Warwick- Kelynge, Greenway, mid Co. Wellington Somerset Bank, Wellington-Fox, Brothers West Riding. Bank, Wakefield, and Pontefract Bank, Wa.:efield-Leatham, Tew, and C 0.... 36,310 Whitby 011 Bank, Whitby-Simpson, Chap man, and Co 13,533 Winchester, Alresford, and Alton Bank, Win chester- Bulpett and Co. Winchester and Hampshire Bank, Winchester -Wickham and Co Weymouth Old Bank and Dorchester Bank, Weymouth-Elliott and Pearse Wirkesworth and Ashhourne Derbyshire Bank, Wirkesworth-Arkwright and Co. . 29,725 Wisbech and Lincolnshire Bank, Wisbech- Gurney and Co. Wiveliscombe Bank, Wiveliscombe-P. and W Hancock Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton-Good ricke and llolyoake. Worcester Bank, Worcester-Farley, Lavender, and Co. 8,316 Worcester Old Bank and Tewkesbury Old Bank, Worcester-Berwick, Lechmere, and Co 63,213 Worcestershire Bank, Kidderminster-Farley and Turner Walsall Oki Bank, Walsall-Charles Foster and Sons • Warminster and Wiltshire Bank, Warminster- Everett and Co. Wrexham Bank, Wrexham-J. and S. Kcnriek 1,735 %Vol verbal!) p ton Bank, Wel verham p ton- Messrs. Fryer Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank, and Halesworth and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth-Gurney, BirkbeA, and Co 51,295 Yarmouth, Norlblk, and Suffolk Bank, Great Yarmouth-Sir E. K. Lacer:, Bart., and Co 12,975 Yeovil Old Bank, Yeovil-E. and J. Batten York Bank. York-Swann. Clotzli. and Co 39,041 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Bank of Westmoreland, Kendal Barnsley Banking Company, Barnsley Bradford Banking Company, Bradford Bilston District Banking Company, Wolver hampton Bank of Whitehaven, Whitehaven Bradford Commercial Banking Company, Brad- 7,670 6,030 36,517 8,984 25,600 ford Burton, Uttoxeter, and Staffordshire Union Banking Company, Burton-upon-Trent Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Banking Company, Chesterfield .. Cumberland Union Banking Company, Work- 11,523 54,036 ington .. Cheltenham and Gloucestershire Banking Com pany, Cheltenham Coventry and Warwickshire Banking Company, Coventry Coventry Union Banking Company, Coventry.. County of Gloucester Banking Company, Chel- tenham Carlisle and Cumberland Banking Company 6,637 26,600 9,047 19,424 11,553 85,170 21,580 14,969 Carlisle Carlisle City and District Bank, Carlisle Dudley and Wept Bromwich Banking Company, Dudley Derby and Derbyshire Banking Company, Derby Darlington District Joint-Stock Banking Com pany, Darlington 13,978 East of England Bank, Norwich Gloucestershire Banking Company, Gloucester 118,775 Halifax Joint-Stock Bank, Halifax 12,691 Huddersfield Banking Company, Huddersfield 29,969 Hull Banking Company, Hull . 26,973 Halifax and Huddersfield Union Banking Com pany, Halifax 24,329 Helston Banking Company, Helston 1,640 Herefordshire Banking Company, Hereford 13,545 Knaresborough and Claro Banking Company, Knaresborough 24,651 Kingsbridge Joint-Stock Bank, Kingsbridge 2,990 Lancaster Banking Company, Lancaster 47,458 Leeds Banking Company, Leeds Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester Lincoln and Lindsey Banking Company, Lincoln 47,659 Leamington Priors and Warwickshire Banking Company, Leamington Priors Ludlow and Tenbury Bank, Ludlow 7,970 Moore and Robinson's Nottinghamshire Bank ing Company, Nottingham 21,752 Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Banking Company, Nottingham Newcastle, Shields, and Sunderland Union Joint- Stock Banking Company, Newcastle 30,992 Nallonal Provincial Bank of England, Birming ham, Head-office, 112, Bishopsgate-street, London North Wilt:. Banking Company, Melksharu 39,130 Northamptonshire Union Bank, Northampton 65,560 Northamptonshire Banking Company, North ampton North and South Wales Bank, Liverpool Pares's Leicestershire Banking Company, Lei cester caster Saddleworth Banking Company, Saddleworth 1,755 Sheffield Banking Company, Sheffield 34,387 Stamford, :)tuSic_c. Spalding, and Boston Banking Com . MY, Stamford. a. k .t i it n : g ll g. c ..co. I p p ana..)n:.:l3: .: i ii s . iti.:f1n..1.ak5.i.j0.i.n.m...g.e.e..05..ern....t: - 42,506 s hpr oc : rp r t e s Y h ' B i. s ::n ..ii k all . , and Somersetshire Lank, Lang- Stourbridge and Kidderminster Banking Corn S h P e a ffi n e Y l d' S a t n o r b l I r .i i '''''''''''''''''' Banking Company, 49,420 Sheffield ...., Sheffield and Roth.Crha Joint -Stock Banking i S w e 'a ° le na d P al a e llY aal l' N " v r. e '''' n i, : l 4 o . • i e ... n . a . .................... 49,426 Richmond ........ . ........ . . ' i ' kin g Company, Storey and ThOmas's Banking... . r . , Shaftesbury .•. ................... 'QmPanY, Sheffield and Retfertl Bank, Sheffield ............. • lAr r o a l t i e y r , h l a v in o p i v t e o i n l a d . i i n d r S to ti n ifl:o . r . ... 5 . h .. i . 7 . ...... Walceiield and Barnsley Union Bank, Wakefield Whitehaven Joillt,•Stock Banking Comp an y. 0 Wlaitehaven .. ...., Waro , iek and L,;-,,liii;_gton Banking Company, Leamington West of linglata: 20 , '1 SouLTI Wzlies District Bank. Bristol . Wilts and Dorset Banking Company, Salisbury 45,205 West 'tiding Union Banking Company, Hud - 2:3,580 . .................. ‘ ‘ lf v -d w.. ll o, e i r :t ch ' el ri l ti ts i e u: hp i r i r c u l h reel a .itly i d Ellesme r e 2,011 and County Banking Company, ‘ioreester... 3,625 Company, aßnaatikei(n,eo:., :o .t. r , k .. YyYtoonr;kik,,,Ctltii;ntr-,i4,un County Ban,:ing Company, York 89,040 P-T1::,4 NjStl,l;lutaerg'yiisici.ri 1 C, 8 1 . 4 . B B4pic 1-4.43t 9 Ur 7 L 0 . 9 Stamps and 34,894 17,705 19,898 25,573 10,201 862 LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Jun. 20. (Sittings in Banco.) lIES.ELTINI3 V. SIGGEUS. This was an action brought to recover a sum of money as loss sustained by the plaintiff in conse quence of the defendant not giving up, within a reasonable time, a certain quantity of Spanish bonds, which he had sold to the plaintiff. The case was tried before the Lord Chief Baron at Guildhall, in the last term, and a verdict passed for the plaintiff, subject to several points reserved. A rule had been obtained ,by Mr. Crowder to set aside the verdict for the plaintiff and enter a non suit, or for a new trial, on the ground that the de claration was not good, inasmuch as it did not de clare that the defendant agreed to deliver, it only reciting " that the defendant agreed to sell, and sold." Mr. Watson, with whom was Mr. Hill, was heard against the rule, Mr. Crowder in support thereof. The Court took time to consider. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Jan. 20. (Before Mr. Commissioner Evaxs.) IN RE THOMAS WOOD. To-day was appointed for the last examination of Mr. Alderman Thomas Wood, described as of Corbet court, Gracechurch-street, in the city of London, attorney-at• law, dealer and chapman. Mr. D. WIRE appeared on the part of the as signees, who expressed themselves perfectly satisfied with the accounts, which contained a detail of the transactions of the bankrupt with the Talacre Coal Company, and which showed a balance deficient on 31st December,lB4s, of 1,956/. Is. 33. APPENDIX ACCOUNT OP LOSSES ON TUB TALACRE COMPANY: Debts and liabilities bona fide paid by Alderman T. Wood from the corn mencement of the company up to his bankruptcy £4,823 13 8 Claims arising thereunder and charges incurred, at present in liquidation 587 0 0 Alderman Wood's professional bill against the company, 1,128/. 75., less the sum of 2001. received for stamping the deed of settlement, which was the only money that ever came to his hands from the company, or through any other source on his behalf . ,„ 928 7 0 Total loss The bankrupt passed his examination without the slightest opposition, and a day was fixed for the certificate meeting. SHERIFFS' COURT, Jan. 20. (Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCHELL.) LAWRENCE V. BRADBURY. The plaintiff is a farmer at Harrow, and defendant is a farmer at Eastcote, near Pinner. The action was brought to recover the sum of 251. on a promissory note. The defendant pleaded several special pleas ; and it was urged on his behalf that, the action being for 251., the Under-Sheriff had no jurisdiction to hear the cause. The Learned UNDER-SHERIFF said that he could not refuse to execute the writ which had been sent down from the Court above ; hut if the writ had been improperly directed to him, the defendant must apply to the Court above ; but it appeared to him that he could hear the case, as the writ was only for 201. It was then urged that if the claim had been re duced the action should have been brought in the County Courts.---This objection was overruled. The case was of no interest, and a verdict was returned for 8!. 16s. 6,1, but The UNDER SHERIFF said he did not consider that he had any power to certify as to the costs. There was only one other case, not of the slightest interest. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Jan. 20. (Before the CHIEF CoMMISSIONER.) IN RE JOSEPH WHITFIELD COLLIER. This insolvent, who described himself as a comedian and licensed victualler, appeared to undergo his first examination. Mr. CamswEi.r., on behalf of a creditor, objected that the petition was untrue, inasmuch as in that document the insolvent stated that he had not charged his estate in any way within the space of three months prior to the filing of such petition ; whereas the fact was, that he had in October delivered up possession of his public-house, the Compasses, in White Hart street, Drury-lane, to his landlord. Mr. Brunis, the landlord, was examined, and stated that the insolvent, on the 6th of October, being una ble to 'fulfil his agreement for the payment of rent, had yielded to him the property as it stood, receiving an acquittance for the debt then due to him (Mr. Brunis). Upon the application of Mr. Dowse, the insol vent's counsel, The COURT consented to adjourn the case for the production of the original agreement with Mr. Brunis; which it was suggested might show that the insolvent had only acted in accordance with its terms. The CII IFS COMMISSION ER said the statute enacted that if a petition was not drawn up in the form pre' scribed it should be dismissed ; but here the form had been adh !red to, although one of the allegations con tained iu it was untrue. It therefore was worthy of consideration whether the Act rendered it imperative on the Court to dismiss a petition under such circum stances. _ . . A poor women, who had been servant to the in solvent, said she was a creditor for 1/. 2s. for wages. The CHIEF COMMISSIONER asked the insolvent what his salary was ? Insolvent replied that, for the last six weeks, he had been receiving 51. per week at Drury-lane, and his wife was also getting 61. per week at the Lyceum. The Learned COMMISSIONER said it would be better for the insolvent to settle this poor woman's claim before the next hearing. The case was then adjourned. (Before Mr. Commissioner LAW.) GRANLEY U. BROWNE. _ _ This was a summons under the Small Debts' Act against Mr. R. D. Browne, M.P., for 15/. The defendant did not appear. The plaintiff's SOLICITOR said the summons had been left at the Reform Club, but as the Act required personal ser►ice, he should pray the Court to grant a fresh summons, which, as Parliament was about to re-assemble, they might, perhaps, be able to serve. The COURT granted a fresh summons. these boys had pursued, there was the slightest chance of their reformation whilst they continued subject to the influences and the tkreatenings which it was known they had existed under from those who were far more experienced in crime than themselves. By being sent to another country, there was some reason to hope that, by their own propriety and improve ment of conduct, they might be reclaimed from their present evil propensities, and ultimately become good members of society. Transporting these boys, then, would not simply rid London of three confirmed thieves, but would afford even them an opportunity of reforming. They would be removed to another land from all their parents, relatives, friends, and bad connexions, many of them, probably, they might never see again, to a land where they w ould have an opportunity of com mencing a new life. Each of the prisoners, young as they all were, had been in prison many times, and it had been ascertained that they were under the in structions and within the fangs of men who had long been known to be old in crime—a species of Fagin— whom he trusted some day the officers would succeed in catching and bringing to justice. The apprehen sion and the fear of these Fagins executing their feel ings of vengeance upon these boys would seem to have disabled them, even had they been so disposed, from releasing themselves from their clutches ; but by their removal to another country they would be beyond their influence and beyond the pernicious and wicked instructions of such men. The sentence upon each of the prisoners was that he be transported for the term of ten years. fortune-teller told her that that was the person who had stolen the watch and chain. This circumstance, added to her former suspicion, perkcbly confirmed her in her opinion that Miss Turford vms the guilty party, and she therefore, notwithstanding the injunc tions of her father, gave her into the charge of a constable for stealing the property. Turford was subsequently tried for the offence at the Old Bailey, convicted, and sentenced to six months' hard labour at Brixton House of Correction. In her cross-examination, Mrs. Ward admitted that she was the chief witness, first against the young woman Mary Ann Turford ; next against her own son, who pleaded Guilty to the charge, and was sen tenced to seven years' transportation ; now prosecuted her own brother; and all for the same watch and chain. She positively denied having had any infor mation of the innocence of Turford and the guilt of her son, until after the conviction of the former, and said, that the next day after she became convinced of it she gave her son into custody. In reply to the questions of Mr. NORTON, Mrs. Ward said, the prisoner had seen the watch and chain at her house on the night before they had been stolen. She then produced the watch to settle some argument between the prisoner and her husband, about the difference between opening an English and a French watch. The prisoner on that occasion took the watch into his hand, and attempted to open it, but she (wit ness) requested him not to do so, observing that it appeared somewhat difficult, and told him it belonged to their father, who had left it to have a glass put in, adding, that he (the prisoner) knew what a particular man their father was. After the examination of some of the witnesses called on the preceding day, John Ward was sworn. He deposed that" he was the husband of Harriet Ward, was a shoemaker, and resided at No. 40, Brandon-street, Walworth. Recollected the prisoner being at his house on the night before the watch and chain had been missed, and saw the watch in his hand when his wife produced it to settle the argument between them, and Mrs: Ward then told him it belonged to her father. The watch was of so peculiar a description that any person seeing it once must know it again. "Witness recollected the prisoner coming to his house on the night of the 28th of Octo ber, and, in conversation , asking " I-low do they get on about the watch affair ?" Witness replied that on that day the young woman, Turford, had been committed to take her trial on the charge. The pri soner then said it was a bad thing to punish any one's child ; that his sister had children of her own ; and asked if he agreed with his wife in the course she ha , - 1 adopted in prosecuting Turford. Witness replied that he certainly did—that if persons were guilty 0! such offences they deserved to be punished for it The prisoner then said that Turford would go seven years of it for the offence ; but le (witness) said that her punishment would not at the most exceed six months, and they made a bet of a pot of ale on the result. He (witness) did not see the prisoner again until the night of the 15th or 16th of November, when he called at his house. On that occasion his (witness's) wife sent for him and, on his coining down stairs, she told him, in tin prisoner's presence, that her son " Jem" had stater; a; the station-house that his mother had parted with the watch and chain herself; and then charged Mary Ann Turford with it. The prisoner upon this observed, that this was about right, and that the things hn passed through his hands. Mrs. Ward begged of him to state all he knew about it, and the prisoner said that the fact was the boy had taken the watch and chain and brought them to him, saying that in mother had sent him with them to him to sell, foe that she wanted the money worse than them, and he (the prisoner) had disposed of them for 50s , handing over the money to the lad. His (witness's) wife way much affected on hearing this, upon which the prisoner observed that they had better keep the matter ease, and the boy might go to sea. His wife said she could not allow a person to be punished innocently when she knew the guilty party, and said her son " Jet)" should never sleep under her roof again. The b - ty en that night went to the house of the prisoner, and the following morning was given into custody. For the prisoner two witnesses were called, one a woman, who, it was alleged, lived with him as his wife, and the other her mother. The former said she was at the prisoner's house when the lad Ward came there and acknowledged he had stolen the wat.2h and chain, and that they belonged to his grandfatle and the latter said she was present when the pri,teeer paid over to the boy Ward the sum of 50s which he hart received for the watch. Mr. Solomons submitted that there was nothing in the evidence adduced that could lead any jury to convict the prisoner. The case was evidundy got up on the statement of a convicted person, and with the intention, no doubt, of getting a commnt2tion of the lad's sentence by implicating the prisoner in hi:, guilt. Mr. NORTON observed that he had before him the statement of the boy Ward, made, as far as ho (Mr. Norton) could see, without the slightest motive, in which he declared that he had been induced to take the property by his uncle, and that all he had re ceived out of what they had been sold for wa3 53. IL (Mr. Norton) was aware that there would be no probability of convicting the prisoner on the uni;up ported testimony of the boy, but he found that the statement was corroborated in many important points. Lord Denman's Act admitted the testimony of con victed felons, and he (Mr. Norton) should take the necessary means to have the boy brought before him to hear his testimony on oath. In the interim he should remand the prisoner, but had no objection to accept good bail for his appearance on a future day. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. V , .. , tcrday a Court was held for the dispatch of r, , 01 , 1ic business. The committees for the ensuing Year were appointed. • ABOLITION OF GRAND JURIES. Mr. IT.UMPIIRBYS rose to move " That it be re ferred to a committee to consider and to report as to the expediency of presenting a petition to Parliament, for an Act to give power to the Central Criminal Court to try persons charged with offences within its jurisdiction without the intervention of a grand jury; and, further, to consider and report whether such trials could not be most bensficially had by informa tion, or by some, and 'a hat other mode than by indictment." He said his object was to get rid of what was neither more nor less than a complete nuisance to the community, and to propose some thing to supply its place with security to that com munity. It was well known that grand juries were instituted at a time when the administration of jus :lce made the introduction of such a system ne cessary. The argument in their favour no longer existed. Formerly there was no police magistrate before whom a charge could be brought. The pre sentment of the grand: jury was sufficient authority for putting a man upon his trial. The evil was that . after o the remedy h as b een app li e d to t h e correc on of the system, the system was itself in full exis tence. Under our present criminal legislation everything connected with the accusation of an individual took place before a magistrate. The man was charged, taken to a station-house, accused pub licly before the magistrate, and all that could be said gainst him was publicly brought forward and sup ported by evidence, which determined the magistrate either to discharge or commit him. What followed ? I.n inquiry took place before the grand jury in secret upon evidence merely in support of the prose cution. It was brought forward behind the back of the accused, who was denied the advantage of the presence of a single friend, professionally or other wise, to aid him in the monstrous difficulty of a secret attack made before an irresponsible tribunal, sworn not to divulge the facts sworn to before them. —(Hear, hear.) Now, if 'sufficient evidence were given before the magistrate to send a party for trial, what safeguard to the accused, or what advantage to the public, could a grand jury, whose inquiry was regulated upon the dangerous principle of concealment, afford ? If he could not show that the institution was wholly useless as regarded the public or pri soners, he would at once give up the question. The time was coaes when the profession of the law and the people thennelves thought there should be a change. The press exercised its powerful influence io the complaint that nothing was done. An inquiry had taken place before a Committee of the House of Commons into the subject of the institution, and two out of three of the numerous witnesses examined had riven evidence in favour of the complete abolition, while several had expressed themselves the advocates of an accomnioiation or modified plan. He wished to have the question before a committee, because in a committee the whole merits could be considered, and a deliberate recommendation could be given to the Court, upon the result of the most minute inves tigation.—(llear, hear.) The injury inflicted by the operation by grand juries was very extensive and very material. There were, as was well known, to pro fessional men especially, numbers of persons in this po pulous metropolis, who were constantly employed in deriving pecuniary advantage from false charges, which they prepared themselves to support by false evidence. With that sort of evidence these wretches were ready to go before the grand jury at Clerken well, an I accuse innocent persons of keeping gambling houses or brothels, or of other offences to which great opprobrium was attached, and bills were euddenly `band without the ceremony of notice.—(Hear, hear.) In such eases the first intimations received wore from die warrants upon which the individuals accused were apprehended and taken before the judge or magis trate, who had no alternative but to commit. In various instances that horrible species of intimidation led to pecuniary arrangements. An individual got a hint to inquire whether an information was not laid against him, and finding that such was the fact, although there was not the slightest ground for accusation, lie was glad to get rid of the charge by satisfying the sordid demand of his unknown enenas'a In other cases, by the intervention of the grand jury, justice was altogether defeated, and guilty parties escaped. He spoke of facts con stantly occurring. It was only last year that a re spectable female was charged with keeping a house of an infamous description. The grand jury found the bill, but her friends would not listen to any terms of compromise; and what was the consequence? She came to take her trial, but no prosecutor appeared. There was no charge whatsoever against her.— (Hear, hear.) Now, if that resolute course had not been adopted, the proeeedings would have been stopped by compliance with an extortionate demand. —(Wear, hear.) The mischief he described arose from tlo, practice of preferring indictments without investigation before a magistrate, and there were numbers of men who profited by the vile practice which this obsolete institution promoted and fostered. If magisterial inquiry took place, the very magis trates who presided at the investigation would be present at the trial, and have before them the witnesses upon whose evidence they committed, and who would be deterred from prevarication. But the grand jury forming the intermediate ,authority, and bound to find upon the evidence before them, are frequently obliged, by the inten tienid absence of the most important witness, to ignore a bill, at the same time that the committing magistrate and every one who heard the case, were convinced of the guilt of the accused.—(Hear, hear.) It was clear, then, that the grand jury undid what was well done.—(Hear, hear.) He was anxious that the question should undergo the strictest and most public investigation, and he therefore had altered the terms of his original motion. Indeed it was his desire to have the investigation made by the whole Court; but he knew that, from the very nature of the subject, it was impracticable. 'With respect to the second part of the motion, he would say, that bad as grand juries were, he would not ask for their removal without pointing out a substitute. lie would suggest a constitutional remedy, which was known:to the law and to the country. If a man hail to complain of a grievance amounting to a misdemeanour, he could go to the Queen's Bench without the intervention of a grand jury, and proceed by criminal information. What could be the difficulty of adopting a similar course in all matters connected with the Central Cri minal Court ? The clerk could prepare the information with the necessary formality, and all that would be necessary to be done then was to step from the magistrate to the court, and with the strongest proba bility of justice. He could not, however, help allud ing to a case which occurred about 18 months ago, in which a party was charged with having forged a cheque for 5,000/., and although the magistrate, and every one else who heard the evidence, believed the accused was guilty, the bill was thrown out by the grand jury.—(Dear.) Upon the subject of expense, he did not think that where justice was to be ren dered that ought to be any object, but he thought it would be an additional argument in favour of his position if it could be shown that a great nuisance could be got rid of, and that ten shillings in the pound would be the profit to the country upon its removal. —(Hear.) Instead of waiting about the Central Crimi nal Court from day to day, as was the inevitable lot of prosecutors and witnesses under the existing sys tern, they would be directed by a list of cases regu lated by the clerk of the court, under the authority of the judges, as to the particular periods fixed, and their time would not be wasted, nor their ears offended, nor their health injured, by their o bligation to wait amongst crowds of the lowest of mankind, in a place little better than a cold, damp, underground cellar.— (Hear, hear.) Mr. Hum ph reys' speech was through received with the most unquestionable evidence of approbation. Mr. WIRE seconded the motion. He knew that in advocating the removal of grand juries he had to con tend against the prejudice which attached to a v er y ancient institution ; but he knew, too, that that Institution was formed when it was absolutely neces sary for the protection of personal liberty. The times and circumstances had essentially changed. When the grand jury system was established, the o bject was to protect the innocent—to prevent any one from being put upon trial in the absence of a prima facie case of guilt. Such was not now the case. Grand juries were now used for the gratifica tion of revenge, or the base purposes of extortion.-- (Hear, hear.) What could be done for an innocent person when prosecutor and witnesses, all prepared, went before a secret t r ib una l w i th statements unexa- , mased, and, necessarily, uncontradicted ? As Mr. Humphreys had said, a bench warrant was ften the first intimation which a man had that he was charged with an offence. The case, then, was precluded from coming before a magistrate for in vestigation. The magistrate's duty was limited to the absolute, unconditional committal of the accused; $o that the tribunal, instead of operating as a saield over the innocent, became a delusion and snare.—(Hear, hear.) The police magistrates super s,aled the grand jurymen by the performance of more tssential duties. If, upon the examination of the vidence brought forward in open court, under the eye of the magistrate, and in the presence of all ac quainted with the grounds of a charge, it appeared that those grounds were not substantial, an immediate dismissal of the case was the consequence—no com mittal took place. Before the grand jury, who were obliged to deci,h upon ex parte evidence, the ends of justice, were oh the contrary, completely defeated. Grand juries were constantly throwing out bills in cases were guilt was as certain as innocence was in many instances in which true bills had been found. Io his under-shrievalty forty-seven bills, all of which ought to have been found, had been ignored, and thus a nu:nerous gang of pickpockets and ruffians of ail (I._ , ::criptions was let loose upon the public.—(Hear.) Ile pail seen the depositions, find from his experi ence, he was qualified to judge that they were all guilty ec erfei ess w;fl , whie , tl - ey were charged. It ee;ee . lees, ever, that the 'tore man of the grand jury then& himself a lawyer, and in every case in which the demeanour of a witness did not hit his fancy, the bill was thrown out. In other; cures it was well known that witnesses, whose evidence was conclusive before the magistrate, were bought off before they appeared before the interme diate tribunal, and it was no unfrequent complaint that grand juries were made, unconsciously, the in struments of injustice.—(Hear, hear.) Who could for a moment doubt, that for all the purposes of jus tice, a public examination before a public magistrate was not superiOr to such a secret, irresponsible tri bunal ? He contended that by the existence of grand juries a denial of justice was inflicted upon the public. Who, he would be glad to know, after having once prosecuted at the Old Bailey, after having undergone the contaminating trial of attending in the avenues to the Grand Jury-room, did not regret that he had not allowed the offender to escape ? Mr. Wire then called the attention of the Court to the useless con sumption of the time of the public, to the inconve nience visited up on th e J u d ges , an d to the enormous expense occasioned by the system of which he com plained, and which, if it were abolished altogether, would lead to a rapid, strict, and economical adminis tration of justice.—(Bear.) Mr. Low said there was only one point on which he agreed with the mover and seconder on that most important question. He agreed with them that it was objectionable to allow bills to be laid before grand juries unless the parties accused had been previously examined before a magistrate, for such parties had no opportunity of defending themselves.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") All the rest of the objections were perfectly fallacious. He did not believe that the wit nesses in cases would, if no grand juries existed, hang about the court just as was their practice at present. The grand juries were obliged to wait for bills of in dictment, and were not themselves the cause of delay. It was true they ignored bills, and very justly ignored them.—(llear, hear). They never did so, however, without the strictest examination of the evidence, and the strongest grounds ; and he trusted that a power so beneficial in its operation would not be discontinued. —(Hear, hear.) He had no objection to the inquiry, for in the committee the true state of the case would be developed, and all the fallacies exposed. Mr. ANDERTON said the inquiry was the more - ne cessary, as the City Solicitor had given notice in Parliament of his intention to propose a change in the I system. lie instanced cases in which evidence which had been given before magistrates was reversed before grand juries, whom he considered to be a tribunal sitting in judgment:upon the committing magistrate. Mr. IL TAYLOR supported the motion, from a per suasion that the members by whom it had been brought forward would, from their full acquaintance with the subject, be able to bring before the committee abundant matter to assist the judgment of the Court. Grand juries had been viewed merely as a safeguard against the Crown for the protection of the innocent; but their history showed that they were originally intended for the opposite purpose'of bringing the guilty to trial ; and a Learned Judge bad pronounced it to he a popular mistake that they had been intended "in favorem vita:." It was no doubt an evil that the innocent should be put upon their trial ; but it was also a great evil that the guilty should escape, as they too often did, from the inter vention of a grand jury.— (Hear, hear.)l There was a strong feeling in sonic minds in favour of the grand juries as an ancient institution, but in the state in which it existed at present, it was not ancient, but had been greatly changed from its original purpose. Besides, formerly, until 1819, there existed a remedy against the evil to which he had referred, in the right of appeal, against the abolition of which that Court had then petitioned. That form of procedure gave the party injured the power of claiming redress, not withstanding the ignoring of a bill, an d h a d been held in high estimation by Chief Justice Holt, Lords Ashburton and Camden, and by Horne Tooke and Bentham. That the power of grand juries might be abused to favour the escape of the guilty had been fatally manifested, and in the case of the affair of the Manchester massacre, where the squires who had led on the yeomanry formed the grand jury, that frus trated all attempts to obtain justice. Mr. HALE said he was for inquiry, but he would not take for granted what had been stated in Court against the principle and practice of grand juries. Mr. HALL, as one who had served on grand juries, was surprised at hearing what had been statedlagainst them.—(Hear, hear.) He should, indeed, much regret to see the power of ignoring a bill, by which they could save an innocent person from danger and. disgrace, taken from them.—(Hear.) Mr. E AGLETON defended grand juries from the charge of improperly ignoring bills. The motion Was then carried, and after the trans action of some business of no public consequence the Court adjourned. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, JAN. 20. STOCK ExcuAsuE.—The market was firm, and prices were well maintained, although there was not much business done, except in the new shares of the Great Western Com pany. The sales are—Great Western, Quarters, 2 5-16 p. —Ditto, New 171. Shares, 1 7-16 p.—North British, Ex tension, 1 1-16 p. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 20. STOCK Exc iIANGE.—The sales are—Birkhenhead, Lanca. shire, and Cheshire Junction (late C. and B. ), 5 per cent. hi 1847 and 1848, and 6 per cent. in 1849, 16n—Ditto, 221. Shares, 5 per cent. in 1847 and 1848, and 6 per cent. in 1819, 7% dis.—Birmingham and Oxford Junction, 24 1 / 4 —Glasgow and Dumfries, 74—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Halves (late L. and B.), 9 dis.—London and North-Western, 152'4 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Preference, % p.— Midland, 115—Ditto, 401. Shares, 441—Ditto, Halves, 1 dis.—Ditto. Consolidated Birmingham and Derby, 88— North British, New llalves, par—North Staffordshire, % p. —North Union (A), 209 —South-Eastern and Dover, 31— Ditto, New, N 0.4, 1% dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), 1 3 / 4 p. MANCIIESTER, JAN. 20. STOCK ExciLoram.—The sales are—Birkenhead, Lan cashire, and Cheshire Junction, 5% dis.—Caledonian, 85% —Great Northern , 6 dis.— Lancashir e an d Y or k sh i re (West Riding Union), 2 3q —Ditto (Preston and Wyre), Halves (A), 2% c. p. —London and North - Western (Manchester and Birmingham), 60%—Ditto, Quarters (B), 4 p.—Man chester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 24 die.—Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Preference, 1-16 p.— North British, Thirds, % p.—North Staffordshire, % n.— South-Eastern and Dover, No. 1, 3 7 / 8 dis.—Ditto, No. 4,1% dis. LEEDS, Jaw. 20. STOCK ExcirmraE.—The sales are—Ambergate, Notting ham, and Boston, 265. ti. dis.—Eastern Counties, 16—Great Northern, 5'4 4 dis.—Malton and Driflield Junction, 4 3 4 dis. —North British, Halves, 13',4—Ditto, Thirds, 2s. 6d. Ditto, Extension, Is. dis.—North Staffordshire, 3s. Northern Counties Union, 3/. 18 s . dis.—North-Western, 41. 1 Is. 9d. dis.—South Yorkshire, Doncaster, &c., York, Newcastle, and Berwick, ; iNo. 2 (New Berwirks), 5624 3d. P. BIRMINGHAM, JAN. 20. STOCK ExcHANon.—So little business was transacted to-day that no official list has been published. North Staf fordshire closed at p. YORE, JAN. 19. STOCK Exen.tNGE.—The sales are—North British, Thirds, 2/. Is. 6d.—Ditt o , Quarters, V. 11s.—York, N ewcast l e , an d Berwick, 34,H—Ditto (Original Newcastle and Berwick), 31 3 4—Ditto (G. N. E. Purcinvie), 9% ex int. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, JAN. 20. STOCK ExcnANos.—The only sale was—North British, Thirds, ls. p. EDINBURGH, J. 19. Srrocx ExcuwiciE.—The sales are — Caledonian, 86—Edin burgh and Northern, 161. ss. —Ditto (Newport), New, 11. 103.—Great Northern, 87s. 6d.—N or th B r i tish, 26/. ss-- Ditto, Quarters, 51.55. 61—Ditto, Thirds, 41s.—Scottish Centrals, 29—Shrew s b ur y an d C hester, 8 per cent. Prefe rence, U. 15s. 6d. GLASGOW, JAN. 19. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The sales are—Caledonian, 35% Dunblane, Donne, and Callender, 13s.—East Indian Railway, 178.—Edinburgh and Perth, 135.—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 100—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 81s. —Monklaad and Kirkintilloch, 181.10 s. 6d.—Scottish Grand Junction, 10s. 6d. SERIOUS FIRE AT BERMONDSEY.—Last night, shortly before twelve o'clock, a fire, involving a serious destruction of property, and nearly attended with a lamentable loss of life, broke out upo n th ' - premises in the occupation of Mr:Crag°, a linendraper and silk mercer, carrying on business in the Spa-road, Bermond sey. After considerable trouble the residents, consist ing of two children and an aged female, were aroused, but not before the whole of the contents of the front shop were wrapped in a general blaze. The engines of the parish and .London Brigade were quick in their attendance, and under the direction of Mr. Henderson, the foreman of the district, they were worked until nearly one o'clock this morning, when the flames were extinguished, but not until the whole of the stock in trade was destroyed. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.—The extensive cotton-mills at Stanley, near Perth, belonging to Messrs. Dcnnis toun, Buchanan and Co., of Glasgow, took fire on Sunday evening, and a great part of the mills have been destroyed. The premises are said to be fully insured.— Scctsm an. 81R711,53. On the 14th inst., at Chichester, thu lady of Captain G. T. Johnson, Coldstream Guards, of a daughter. On the 17th inst., at Burn-hall, Durham, Mrs. l'.farma duke Salvin, of a daughter. On the 17th inst., i n Alb emarle-street, Mrs. Reid, of the Node, near W(lwyn, of a son, still-born. On the 18th inst., in Cadogun-place, the wife of John B. Lee ' Esq., of a so li . On the 19th ins-., the wife of John Murdoch, Esq., of Al bion Cottage., Holloway, of a daughter. MARRIED. On the 18th inst., at St. John's, Hampstead, James Sluife, Esq., of Edinburgh, to Caroline Matilda, eldest daughter of the late G. Niblett, Esq., of Bow, Middlesex. DIED. On tha 15th inst., of Influenza, Anna Moses, the beloved wife of Mr. G. Johnston, aged 22. On the 13th inst., Major John Staunton, of the Ist Royal Veteran Battalion, aged 71. On the 18th inst., Mr. James IVllltelintr, of Lichfield street, Soho, aged GS. London : Printed and Published 17, , MURDO YOUNG, at No. 112, Strand, Printer, at 7. 'he Sun Office, No. 114 Strand, in the Precinct of the avoy, in the county of Middlesex, Friday, January 2) , 18413. THE GRAND JURY. The Learned CHAIRMAN, in the course of his ad dress to the grand jury, told them that, after much jury, so far as that C ou rt was consideration, he had come to the conclusi on th a t the s c e o r n v c i e c rnd, es e of a grand might, without the least danger to the liberty of the subject, be altogether dispensed with. The Foreman, last night, when the gr a nd j ur y we r e about to be discharged , said, that he bad been re quested by his brother members of that body to state, that, in consequence of the observations upon the subject which had fallen from the Learned Chairman, they had talked over and well considered the matter, and they begged to inform the Court that the conclu sion they had arrived at most fully concurred with the opinion of that Learned Gentleman. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. WORSHIP-STREET. A middle-aged woman, named Margaret Ives, ap plied in great distress to Mr. Arnold for his assistance under the following circumstances : About three months ago the applicant's husband, who was in the employment of the Road Trustees or Paving Board of the Whitechapel district, at fourteen shillings per week, was shifting some rubbish in the Bethnal-green-road, when two fellows named Crutch ington and Kemp, one of whom was a returned transport, and the other had been repeatedly in cus tody for similar outrages, rolled insultingly against him. Ives, who had given them no offence, com plained of such wanton conduct, and was imme diately struck down by two blows in the face from Crutchington, while Kemp seized a large shovel or spade from his hand, and, dealing him a terrific blow in the side, effected his escape. Both men, however, were taken, after a violent contest with the police, in which two of the officers and a gentleman who assisted them were severely injured, and Ives, who had been conveyed to the London Hospital with four of his ribs crushed in, being at length enabled to attend against them, they were committed from this court to stand their trial at the Old Bailey for an aggravated as sault. Ives lingered fora long time under his sufferings, did not recover, and after his home had been stripped of everything that would procure a shilling to sup port him during his illness, at last died. An inquest was then held upon his body, and these facts having been detailed, the jury returned a verdict of " Man slaughter" against Kemp and Crutchington, who are now in Nee/gate, and against whom a second in dictment will now be preferred for the more serious offence. The applicants means had been so exhausted by the protracted illness of her dead husband that she had no power to bury him, and the parish, therefore, performed that office for her; but this was the only assistance she had ever asked of them, and as she was now entirely destitute, with an affection in the eyes, which rendered her incapable of helping herself, and and the whole of her children confined to their beds in the worst stage of fever, she trusted the magis trate would give her some relief from the poor-box, as, from the kind feeling displayed towards her in the neighbourhood, she felt satisfied, if she could muster two or three pounds to start her with a small stock of green grocery, she should be able to support her family in future without becoming a permanent pau per upon the parish. Mr. ARNOLD said it was certainly a most distressing case, well worthy in his opinion of every commisera tion, and having expressed his regret that the funds at his disposal would not enable him to do more, handed the poor woman 10s., which she received with the warmest indications of thankfulness. CL ERKEN WELL. James Doddridge, a middle-aged man, was charged with having plundered his employers, Messrs. Ham mond, ironmongers, of Old-street. Mr. Hammond, jun., said, that he recently took stock, and finding a considerable diminution in it not accounted for, made inquiries, and having discovered that the accused, who had been in his service up wards of twelve years, was living in splendour and considerably above his means, he advised with Serjeant Brennan, of the G division, when it was arranged to mark two half-sovereigns, and employ a Mrs. Black well to make purchases in his shop. Accordingly, on Wednesday evening last he entrusted her with that sum for that purpose, and in about two minutes after she had come out of his premises he entered and examined his till, and there being no gold in it he gave the prisoner into the charge of Brennan for felony. He was then searched, when 241. 4s. ld. were found in his various pockets; but as the marked money was no amongst it, witness asked him what he had done with two half-sovereigns which had just been paid into the shop, and he replied that they were in a desk at the end of the counter. He proceeded to it and discovered two half-sovereigns and a sovereign wrapped up in a piece of paper, and he at once immediately identified one of the half-sovereigns as one of those he had handed to Mrs. Blackwell. The other he had not yet discovered. The desk, which the prisoner had the key of, was locked, and was not the deposit of cash for goods sold, the till being alone the proper place. On making a remark about the amount of cash taken by Bren nan from the prisoner, the latter remarked that he had received it from his lodgers, and always carried it about him. Witness afterwards proceeded with Brennan to the prisoner's house, 13, Somerset-place, Hoxton, which was furnished and fitted up in the most costly style, and inhabited only by the prisoner, his wife, and three children. They searched it, and seized in an iron safe, which they opened with a key taken from the prisoner, 1371. in gold and silver, seven gold rings, four gold guard chains, a silver chain, and other articles of jewellery, three Spanish bonds, and the lease of a house; and in various other parts of the house they found a quantity of brass and other goods similar to those in witness's stock. In the possession of the prisoner were also discovered bread and coal tickets, which Mr. Hammond, sen., who is a guardian of the poor, claimed, at the same time ask ing the accused how he came possessed of them, to which he replied that he did not know. Mrs. Blackwell and Sergeantßrennan having given evidence in confirmation of the foregoing, Mr. TYRWIIITT remanded the prisoner. Application was made for him tobe admitted to bail. Mr. TYRWIIITT observed that the case appeared to him to be of extreme magnitude; and he asked if it was known if the prisoner had any private property from which he could accumulate so much wealth ? Mr. Hammond, jun., answered that he had none whatever. He was only entitled to his weekly wages of 18s. and his board. Mr. TYRWIIITT after much consideration, con sented to take bail, the prisoner in 2001., and two sureties in 2001. each, but he must give forty-eight hours to inquire of their responsibility. LAMBETH. Henry Wenman, a stick manufacturer, who had been remanded from Monday last on a charge of re ceiving and disposing of a watch and guard-chain, the property of his father, well knowing them to have been stolen, was placed at the bar before Mr. Norton for further examination. Mr. Selomons, an attorney, attended on behalf of the accused, and at his request the evidence given before Mr. Elliott on Monday was read over. Mrs. Harriet Ward, the sister of the prisoner, and the principal witness in the case, in addition to her former evidence, said that having missed the watch and chain on the night of the 12th of October last, she on the following morning proceeded to the resi dence of her father at Enfield, and informed him of the loss, and also of her suspicion against the young woman Mary Ann Turford, who, she told him, had been to tea at her house on the preceding evening. She also informed her father that while at tea Mary Ann had taken up the watch from a tray upon which it was placed, and examining it, said, " This is your father's," and put it back again. Soon after she was gone the watch was missed, and no doubt whatever rested on the witness's mind that Miss Turford had taken it. Her father, however, having some doubts on the subject, desired her not to give Miss Turford into custody on the charge, re marking at the time that time would develop whe ther she had taken the watch and chain or not. On her way homo to Camberwell she (t[rs. Ward) called on a fortune-teller, whom she had been in the habit of consulting in matters of mystery, and having re lated the particulars about the loss of the watch, re quested to know the thief. The fortune-teller having " read the cards," asked her if she was acquainted with any person the initials of whose name were 'l‘l.T., and on her answering in the affirmative, the MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (Before Mr. WALESIIT, Chairman, and a full Bench of Magistrates.) Yesterday Edward Gay was indicted for having stolen a pair of boots, of the value of 6d., the pro perty of H. Chambers. The prisoner pleaded Guilty. The Learned CHAIRMAN desired the prosecutor to stand forward, and then addressing him said, he had looked through the depositions, and found that these boots which had been taken by the prisoner had been hung outside of the shop in order to attract public attention. Now, if a tradesman thought proper, with a view to his own emolument, to run the risk of ex posing his goods in such a manner as that from the very position in which they were placed they should act as a temptation to the common thief, or to those who might chance unhappily to be in pressing dis tress, to take them, such a tradesman, he was of opinion, would not be at all justified in calling upon the county to give him any remuneration in a pecu niary sense for the loss, which, to a certain extent, he had courted, and by his own act of imprudence had brought upon himself. In every case, therefore, that came before that Court in future, under similar circumstances, the Court would not grant any ex penses to the prosecutor. It was not to be tolerated that the county was to be called upon to pay for the protection of the goods which a tradesman impru dently exposed. It was a temptation to theft. In the present instance there was a poor half-starved Spitalfields' weaver, who would doubtless have ab stained from the commission of a theft had it not happened that there had been this temptation thrown in his way. Ile had no hesitation in declaring it to be hi opinion, that one great source of crime had its origin and was attributable to the improper expo sure of property by tradespeople on the outside of their shops. This exposure of goods operated as an encouragement to the thief, and threw an irresistible temptation in the way of those whose natural disposi tion would not have permitted them to commit crime under less inducing circumstances. The expenses of the prosecution, in the case now before the Court, would not be allowed. The Couar then sentenced the prisoner to one month's imprisonment and hard labour. C. Treble, aged 16, Daniel 11 , PCarthy, aged 17, and .Frederick Goode. ve, aged 16, were found Guilty of having stolen a pocket handkerchief from the per son of John Fisher Kennell. The Learned CHAIRMAN said it was absolutely im possible that these boys could be allowed to remain any longer in ibis country. He found, from the in quiriesnd which had been made respecting them , that for the last seven years they had run a course of crime. Th e y h a d during that period commenced from a d the p r i son th ey h a d returned to the commis sion of crim e ; an d f rom c rime they had again found e t y pen b t ack for to the a their l p as r t iso s n e . ven Th yar u e s s, r at least, in the commission of crime and as the in mates of the public gaols. It was out of the question that such persons, youthful as they were, could be allowed to prey upon i t su h es e utu E nb t t i er g y l s i , s e h intt p ‘ u vez. b ibs l r i o c t,t,l any longer, looking at th e co u rse o f lif e c r a e e i invt hey n that,th i totally l 1 y I i f m esy sNavi anti t t to h o e r er et:1:o THE SPRING CIRCUITS. Yesterday morning the Judges met and arranged their respective eircuits as follow: Home—Lord Denman, Mr. Justice Coleridge. Midland—Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, Mr. Justice Maule. Norfolk—Lord Chief Baron, Mr. Justice Coltman. Northern—Mr. Baron Alderson, Mr. Baron Rolfe. Oxford—Mr. Justice Patteson, Mr. Justice Cress well. Western—Mr. Justice Wightman. North Wales—Mr. Justice Erle. South Wales—Mr. Justice Williams. Mr. Baron Parke will remain in town. A MAN WITH TWO WIVES. An extraordinary case was heard at the Manchester police -court on Tuesday. A man named Joseph Cooke, apparently a mechanic, was summoned for an alleged neglect of family. Some years ago, it ap peared, Cooke was married at the Rornish chapel, Preston, by a Rev. Mr. West ; and about four years ago he abandoned his wife, and married another woman. For so doing he was apprehended, and tried at the Chester assizes, on a charge of bigamy, in the year 1844 ; but, as the prosecution failed to show that the registrar Of Preston was present at the first marriage, the judge gave it as his opinion that the. marriage was not legal, and Cooke was acquitted. Subsequently he was brought up before Mr. Maude, of Manchester, and, on being told that he would be sent to prison if he did not support his first wife, he entered into an arrangement to pay her and her two children 7s. a week. The money was paid until within a month ago, when Cooke determined to dis pute his liability, and hence the present case. Mr. Roberts, solicitor, appeared for Cooke, and urged the illegality of the first marriage, on the ground that the registrar was not present when it was solemnized. Mr. Walker, of Preston, was in court and pro duced a copy of the register ; but all that he could say was he had no doubt that he was present, from the fact of his having found his name affixed to the entry of the marriage in his books. The brother of Mrs. Cooke stated that the regis trar was in the vestry when the certificate was signed; but he could not swear that the gentleman was pre sent at the marriage. At this stage of the case it was intimated that Cooke had admitted his liability to support his first wife by allowing her the 7s. per week, but Mr. Ro berts argued that he had done no such thing. He said the man had been brought before - Mr. Maude, who said " I'll send you to prison if you don't maintain your wife," and by the sale= way in which he (Mr. Maude) had said it, he frightened the poor fellow, as he had done others before. The clerk to the magistrates referred to the Act of Parliament, and cited a clause enacting that a mar riage should be null and void if the parties " know ingly and wilfully" were married in any other place than the Church of England, without notice to the registrar, and without the presence of the registrar. From this he inferred that the onus lay on Mr. Roberts to show the neglect had been wilful, sup posing it had existed. Mr. Roberts disputed this interpretation, and pointed out that if the Nagistrates decided against his clier.t, they would be setting aside the decision of a court oflaw; they would be pronouncing a marriage legal which a judge had declared illegal, and they would decide that the second marriage, which w as now held to be legal, was illegal. After a consultation, Mr. Hodgson said that the bench were satisfied that the requirements of the law had b ee n complied with, and th a t th e marriage had been proved. The prisoner was then told that he might, if he chose, make an arrangement with the overseers ; but ultimately the matter ended by his giving notice of appeal against the decision recorded. TATE or TRADE.—The nail trade here is very depressed, many of the inferior workmen employed by the small masters are in want of work, and in the course of the last fortnight 69 persons, most of them nailers, have been admitted to the workhouse, which never was so full before, except on one occasion.— C it'orcester Chronicle. IMPORTATION OF VERMIN.---A stuarn-ship arrived yesterday from Boulogne has brought a cargo of live foxes, consigned to order. - _ ..•-- -