The Sun. — London, England, 1848-07-13 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, July 12. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) SUNDAY TRADING (METROPOIAIS) BILL. Mr. B. WALL then rose to move, as an amendment, that the House should resolve itself into a Committee that day six months. He complained of the conduct of Mr. Hindley, which, he said, was unprecedented, in moving the second reading of the Bill at half-past two o'clock on Saturday morning se'nnight, when there were not more than twenty Members in the House, and, moreover, when he knew that he (Mr. Wall) in tended to resist the Bill by a substantive motion. Although he was in the House at the time, and within twenty paces of the Hon. Member (Mr. Hindley), he never heard the motion for the second reading being put to the House. The Act which now regulated Sun day trading was that of Charles 11., the chief clause of which enacted that no person should purchase, or show forth or,, expose for sale, any goods, wares, or mer chandise, and that every person so offending should forfeit the goods so purchased or exposed for sale. He confessed he should have been glad to have bad the opinion of the Attorney or Solicitor-General, neither of whom were present, with respect to the exact state of the law ; he also regretted that the Hon. and Learned Gentleman the Member for Midhurst (Mr. Walpole) was not in his place, as the Committee on this subject, of which that Honourable Gentleman was a member, derived great advantage from his attendance. It was indeed a matter for extreme regret that, owing to -his duties elsewhere, he was not able to give that attention to the matter which his col leagues could have wished. Since the time of James the First the necessities of the times had rendered many departures from the law passed at that period absolutely necessary; for instance, water and hackney coaches followed the hawking about of mackerel on the Sabbath; yet very nice distinctions were drawn as to what was and what was not Sunday trading. In 1838 a confectioner was fined for selling a penny bun because it Was made of " dough," and not a cooked article like a " puff" or " tart," in which case he would have been ex empt from the penalty that was inflicted upon him. Pub. licans obtained their licenses on the understanding that they intended to retail beer at 4d. a pot; but if this Bill were passed, the small shops, not " Tom and Jerry" shops, but small general dealers and others who sold a poorer description of beer at 2d. a pot, would be prevented from supplying theipoor man with an article which accorded more with his purse than the higher priced article, for they must be closed if Sunday trading was sought to be suppressed altogether. He was prepared to support a Bill which would put an end to unnecessary Sunday trading, but he could not support a Bill of so stringent a character as that before the House. He wished to treat a subject of this kind without the slightest levity, but yet he could not for bear from stating some matters which might perhaps lead to the inference that he was not inclined to treat the subject with that gravity which it demanded. Since the examination of witnesses before the Committee with respect to the condition of Lambeth on Sundays, in eonsequence of Sunday trading, he had devoted some little time to inspecting its most crowded thoroughfares on the Sabbath, and conversing with some of the inha bitants on the subject.—(Hear.) One of the church wardens of Lambeth stated before the Committee that two-thirds of the shops were opened on the Sabbath, that persons of disreputable character were thereby induced to congregate in the streets, and that trading on that day was found so profitable, that the ,shopkeepers lost all sense of religion or morality, and the whole " Cut" (the New-cut) was paralysed—(Laugla - ter) —and that an Act of Parliament was'imperatively required to put the evil down. This person thought that no public inconvenience would arise if the shops that retailed ginger-beer, oranges, cigars, and fruit were closed until one. The principle, he said, might be car- Tled o ut with respect to a number of other occupations. He did not object to Sunday trading altogether, but to the extent to which it was carried in the early part of the day; he had some doubts whether the clothing establishment of Mr. Groves, in the New-cut, should be one of those closed in the early part of the day. Now he (Mr. Wall) could not understand these " nice distinctions, for if one shop was closed, all ought to be closed likewise, and what was done ought to be by police regulations. It was also stated in the evidence by a Mr. Charles James, that cheesemongers exposed bad goods at high prices on the Sunday; that no half penny eggs were sold on that day, though plenty were to be had in the course of the week, and that those sold at sixteen a shilling were sold for one penny each on the • Sunday. It wee said that many tradesmen sold at losing prices in the week, and that they made up for it for by what they sold on P gilnday.-(Hear, hear.) The conscientious tradesin •- (lid this came to the House and asked for a Bit. . . ress Sunday trading. ghee, Mr. Rutt, the sup oee, Lett of the police, con firmed him (Mr. Wall) is his opinion, that no further powers were required, as he stated that the Lambeth Improvement Bill gave a sufficient power to the inspec tor:: of police to deal with the matter; he said he should not IA , , to see any further power given, and he was one of the witnesses brought ley the Honourable Gentleman the Me.nber r Ashton-under-Lyme (Mr. Hindley), in support of the necessity for his Bill. The tailor he had mentioned had several shops, and he said though he should be a loser by closing on a Sunday, that he was quite ready to do so provided it became general. This certainly was a .high-minded and generous prin ciple ; but he came before the Committee in a far dif ferent aspect. It appeared, from the evidence of Mr. James, that this tailor made a profit of 1/. out of a 50 , ;. coat, sold on Sundays, and that if he were convicted in the usual fine of ss. for every coat he sold, he could well afford to do so.—(Laughter.) It was said by the same witness that he took 1501. on one Sunday morning ; that he should lose .500/. a year if he closed on Sundays ; that he had pur chased a country house ; but if this Bill were passed, as he wished, he would not give up all the profits he had made by Sunday trading. He objected to this Bill, because he believed it unnecessary, and totally impossible for any practical measure to be carried out upon the subject. The Hon. Member concluded by moving that the House should resolve itself into Com mittee on the Bill on that day six months. SLANEY seconded the amendment, believing the measure to be nothing more than an im proper attempt to interfere and meddle with the enjoyment and recreations of the lower classes of the country, while the amusements and recreations of the rich were not touched by the Bill.—(Hear, hear.) It was unfair when the lower classes had but one day to enjoy themselves, to throw every obstacle in their way on that day. If a Bill was to be brought in on this subject he thought it should be brought forward by her Majesty's Government, and some confidence might then be placed in it; but of this he was sure, that no Govern ment would ever countenance such a measure as the present. He admitted that some legislative interference was necessary, but not a measure like the present. He believed there was no country in Europe in which the Sabbath was observed so well as in England.—(Hear.) Mr. ALCOCI( supported the motion for the com mittal of the Bill. Sir DE LACY EVANS also supported the motion for going into Committee on the Bill. Colonel THOMPSON would support the Bill if the Hon. Member who had introduced it would pledge himself to do all in his power to prevent oppression under its provisions. He could not see how any objection could be raised to reading-rooms being kept open on Sundays, or the sale of periodical publications on that day; nor did he see how objections could be taken to allow bakers to carry on their trade on Sundays. Sir B. HALL thought the House ought to have some statement from the Hon. Member who had introduced the Bill as to what he intended should be its provisions. If the Bill was to operate upon the poor and not the rich, he objected to it altogether, and if he intended it should interfere with the rich as well as the poor, h e should advise him to withdraw it, as he felt convinced he would never be able to carry out its provisions as they then stood. Mr. HINDLEY said it was not his intention in the Bill to make any exceptions in favour of any class in the &immunity. He thought that in bringia and forward the Bill he had do ne no more than his dut y , it would be admitted that the provisions were neces eery to protect the regular trader.—(Hear, hear.) He was convinced that the feeling in the metropoli s against Sunday trading was so great that an election of a metropolitan Member would in a great degree depend upon the support which he gave to such a Bill as the present. The Honourable Membe r for Shrewsbury (Mr. S lane y ) had seld that the Bill was in favour of the rich and against the poor, but such he contended was not th e case, because the 11 00. Member for Salford (Mr. Brotherton), who was a great advocate for the poor, had given his support to the Bill. He was willing to admit that the Bill was capable of great improvement, and if any practical improve ment could be suggested, he would be h appy to aid in inserting it in the Bill.—(Hear ' hear.) He could not sufficiently impress upon the House the anxiety of tradesmen in the metropolis.. who now, for the sake of sieing, were slaves to the custom of opening their 'Shops on a Sunday, as to the result of the debate in this House ; and happy would they be if the Bill should pass, and ultimately re ceive the royal assent. Business was now carried on to such an extent in the metropolis on Sundays, that the Act of Charles 11. was not at all sufficient. Very great good bad resulted from the passing of the Police Act, which prohibited the sale of liquors in London before the hour of one on a Sunday after• noon. In consequence of a vast number of peti tions having been presented to the House of Lords, a Bill had been brought into that House, and would shortly be brought before the house of Commons, for the purpose of extending the provisions of the Act to all parts of the country. The licensed victuallers of the town he represented (Ashton-under•Lyne) had requested him to give his support to that Bill. His object in hringint , in the present Bill was to endeavour to p u t d own a grea t grievance, which pressed heavily upon a great number of her Majesty's subjects, and be trusted, therefore, that his motion for going into Committ ee wou ld b e acceded to. Mr. HUME said ho thought the Hon. Member, on his own showing , oug ht to have made the Bill a general Bill.--(Hear, hear.) He said that all classes called for the Bill, but if that were so, it was the duty of the Go vernment to provide a remedy for the evil complained of, and not the Hon. Member for Ashton-under-Lyne. He must say that he did not like to see a gentleman from Ashton-under-Lyne coming there to legislate for the people of London.—(A laugh, and hear, hear.) The llon. Member had assum ed to himself the position of a monitor to the people of Lond on,whom whose mora was ls, and he he said, were very lax, desirous to keep in order. If a Bill was brought in at all on the subject of Sunday trading, it ought to be left to the charge of the Secretary of State for the Home Department. He was as desirous as any one to advance the morality and religion of .the people, but he did not think such an object could be attained by troublesome, partial, and interfering acts of parliament.—(Hear, hear.) It was absurd and unfair to pass Acts for certain communities, as if they were worse than other commu nities, and the House ought not to legislate upon such a system. The majority of the working classes did not leave their employment until too late on Saturday evening to purchase the necessa ries they required for themselves and their families, and they were compelled, therefore, to make their purchases on Sunday morning. The higher classes were placed in a different position, and it would be unjust, therefore, to the labouring classes to pass such a measure. More good might be done by example in doing away with Sunday trading, than by an Act of Parliament which visited pains and penalties upon the people. He opposed the Bill, be lieving that, instead of doing any good, it would be very mischievous in its operation. Sir G. GREY said he was very much disinclined to oppose going into Committee on this Bill, but after a careful perusal of the provisions it contained, and after the discussion which had taken place, his mind was strongly impressed with the difficulty, if not the impossibility, of legislating upon this subject.— (Hear, hear.) He thought that the object sought to be obtained by the Bill would be better effected through the moral and religious feeling of the country than by any legislation of the House.—(Hear, hear.) If there were really any necessity to suppress Sunday trading they could go back to the Act of Charles H. He entirely agreed with the opinion that Sunday was one of the greatest blessings which a community could enjoy, and he would be happy to concur in any practical measure which was likely to promote the observance of Sunday as a day of rest ; but, looking at the repeated failures which had attended previous attempts of the House to legislate on this subject, he considered that the present Bill would be altogether inoperative.—(Hear, hear.) The observance of the Sabbath, he was happy to say, had been of late years much more at tended to than it had previously. Taking into account therefore, the difficulty of legislating on the subject, the previous failures, and the late period of the session, he earnestly advised the Hon. Member not to press the fur ther progress of the Bill during the present session.— (Hear, hear, and cries of " Divide.") Sir E. N. BUXTON would not discuss the matter as a question of religion; but simply as one of public neces sity. As the majority of the traders of London ought to be protected against the minority of their class who persisted in trading on Sunday, and by competition caused their neighbours to do so, he considered this Bill ought to pass.—(Hear.) Last Sunday 246 shops were open out of a total of 386 in the New Cut ; in Lambeth-walk 130 were opened and thirty-eight closed, exclusive of public-houses; and Spitalfields, with which he was connected, presented a similar result. He regretted that he had received a number of peti tions from these neighbourhoods in favour of the Bill too late to present them at an early period of the day.—(Hear.) The majority of the traders of London wished to see Sunday trading in general put an end to, in order that they, and the per sons in their employment, might have one day of rest during the week.—(Hear, hear.) He considered that his Honourable Friend had done well in confining the Bill to the metropolis, because its effect would be so salutary that it would be soon found essential to apply it to all parts of the country.—("Divide.") Mr. CRAVEN BERKELEY said much might be done in the way of example by the higher class of trades men. The Hon. Gentleman then read an extract from the evidence of a person named Boggy before the Com mittee, to the effect that a poor boy without shoes was threatened to be taken into custody for selling figs if he continued to do so, while the brewhouse of Messrs. Hanbury, Buxton, and Co., in Brick-lane, close by, was in full operation, as evidenced by the clank ing of chains and the steam from the chimney.—(Dear, hear.) Other breweries, it appeared on inquiry, did the same.—(Hear, hear.) This showed that this Bill was another instance of class legislation—the fram ing of one law for the poor and another for the rich— (Hear, hear)—and whilst he was of this opinion he should strenuously oppose the Bill. Sir E. N. BUXTON wished to explain. No work was done in the establishment referred to on Sundays, except what was absolutely necessary.—(Laugh ter.) The clanking of chains referred to by the Hon. Gentleman no doubt arose from the movements of the horses—(Cheers)—and the steam no doubt arose from the necessity of keeping hot water in the coppers to prevent them from cracking.—(Hear.) He would not say that no work was carried on on the Sabbath. — (Hear, hear.) Men were required to attend to the horses; but they were enabled to spend as quiet a Sunday in the brewery as elsewhere.—(Laughter.) Everything that could be done to render the work of the 300 men em ployed in the brewery as little oppressive as possible was done. If the Hon. Gentleman would visit the brewery on a week day, he would find that the clanking of the chains referred to arose from the movement of the horses as he had stated.—(flear.) Mr. BROTHERTON said, though his name was on the back of the Bill, he had not taken an active part in bringing it forward—(Hear, hear)—but, believing that it would tend to a better observance of the Sabbath, he had felt it right to lend the humble weight of his name in its introduction.— (Hear, hear.) Whilst he possessed a mill ho never allowed any work to be done on the Sabbath, believing that no gain accrued from working on that day. He should not be deterred by the sneers of those Mem bers who felt pleasure in teaching the people that there was no difference between right and wrong from sup porting the Bill, believing as be did that it would not interfere in the slightest degree with the liberties of the people.—( Hear.) Mr. SPOONER heartily concurred in the observations of his Hon. Friend the Member for Salford. He thought much good would accrue to the country if the House possessed the moral courage to take up such subjects as these in the proper spirit, and to discuss them on reli gious grounds.—(Hear, hear.) The Honourable Gen tleman deserved great credit, and ought to be supported, even though he had brought it forward on the comparatively lower ground of public necessity ; but, looking at the statement of the Right Hon. Baronet (Sir G. Grey), at the great blow which would be given to the Bill, if negatived by a British House of Commons, he advised his Hon. Friend to withdraw it, to mature its principles during the recess, and re-introduce it during the next session. —(Hear, hear.) If his Hon. Friend determined to divide, of course he should vote with him; but he thought the end his Hon. Friend had in view would be more advanced by his withdrawing it for the present. Lord D. STUART suggested that they had better go into Committee pro forma, and take the discussion on a future day. Mr. HINDLEY said he had no objection to adopt the suggestion of the Noble Lord. Mr. MUNTZ said the Sabbath was as much broken by the rich as tho poor, and before he consented to legislate upon this subject, the Bill must aim at a higher class of the community than it did at present. The Hon. Baronet below him told them that nothing was done in his brewery on a Sunday but that which was absolutely necessary. Now, had the Hon. Baronet asked the boy who sold the figs why he Tended them on Sun day, no doubt he would hare told the Hon. Baronet that it was absolutely necessary that he should do so. The House then divided, when there appeared -7 For going into Committee 75 Against it Majority in favour of going into Committee —2B Mr. HINDLEY proposed to go into Committee pro forma. Mr. SMITH said it was a waste of time to go on dis cussing this Bill now, seeing that there was no prospect of carrying it this session. It would have been much better had the Hon. Gentleman withdrawn it altogether, but if they were to go into Committee let them do so with the view of going into the clauses at once. Mr. ELLIS did not think the Hon. Gentleman would be justified in proceeding with the Bill at this period of the session. Sir G. GREY said he understood that after they had gone into Committee pro forma the Hon. Gentleman in tended to withdraw it with the view of introducing a new Bill next session, and he hoped the House would go into Committee at once, and waste no further time upon the measure. Mr. SLANEY hoped the Hon. Gentleman opposite would state positively what course he intended to pur sure in respect of the Bill. For one, he confessed, he thought the Hon. Member would exercise a sound dis cretion in surrendering the Bill intu the hands of the Government. Mr. HINDLEY said he wished to go into Committee pro forma now, and on Monday he would state whether he intended to go on with the Bill this session or not. The House then went into Committee pro forma, and the House having resumed, the Chairman reported ac cordingly._ Mr. BERKELEY moved that the report be con sidered this day six months. The motion having been seconded, Mr. V. SMITH supported the motion, and in doing so called upon the Hon. Member who had charge of the Bill to state what he intended to do with it this session. Mr. GLADSTONE aho appealed to the Hon. Gen tleman to state now what he proposed to do with the Bill. Mr. HINDLEY said he would state on Friday what he intended is do. The motion was then withdrawn, and the Committee re-appointed for Friday. QUALIFICATION OF MEMBERS BILL. Mr. MOFFATT, in moving the second reading of this Bill, told the House that it involved no principle - . The rule of the House was, no Member should have an in come of less than 3001. a year, and of course this Bill would not be applicable to those Hon. Members who had conformed with that regulation. It was notorious that many gentlemen had endeavoured to secure seats in the House to protect them from arrest--(Hear, hear)—and, the simple object of this Bill was to give the creditors of such Hon. Gentlemen a remedy against the protection which the rules of the House threw around every Gentleman who had the honour of a seat in it. Mr. NEWDEGATE thought the measure was ex ceedingly imperfect, and calculated to lead to a good deal of annoyance and injustice. (Hear.) He trusted that at this late period of the session the House would not accede to the Bill.—(Hear, hear.) If it went into Committee, like the Bill last before the House, it must be withdrawn for great amendments. Sir GEORGE GREY said as soon as the Bill was printed, he placed it in the hands of the gentlemen ap pointed for that purpose, and he considered the Bill was one which required great amendments. Considering the necessity of those amendments, and the late period of well to the session, he thought the Hon. Gentleman would do postpone it. He should not like to see this Bill rejected on a division, and therefore he advised him to acc A e l d r e . to his E said advice. all his Hon. Friend wanted to know was whether i nso l vents should. be allowed to sit in the House or not. It was a question of principle, and one of much importance. Sir W. HEATHCOTE said the question was one of so much importance that he trusted his Hon. Friend would not heed an adverse decision.—(ll - ear, hear.) It was incumbent that the House should clear itself from the just reproach pronounced upon it, in consequence of persons in insolvent circumstances seeking the protection of the House against their creditors. He did not think any public right would be violated by removing persons of this class from the House. This would not punish those who had been compelled to become bankrupts. After a few words from Mr. MACKENZIE and Mr. FOWLES, Mr. MOFFATT said he wished simply to get the House to affirm the principle of the Bill; if so, he should not press it into Committee. Mr. BERNAL advised the House not to be in such a hurry to vindicate its purity.—(Hear.) Were there not persons out of the House who resorted to dishonest ex pedients to thwart their creditors from their due. He challenged his Hon. Friend to name five Members out of the whole number of which the House consisted who had rendered themselves amenable to such a Bill as this. Let them not be in too great a hurry to become jurists. The Bill was full of matters which he might turn to ridicule; but he should forbear from doing so; for instance, no power of appeal was given. Mr. E%VART advised his Hon. Friend to withdraw his Bill till next session. He had attained his wish, namely, an expression of opinion in favour of his Bill. He was in favour of its principle ; but the objections to this Bill were insuperable.—(Cries of " Divide," and " Withdraw.") Mr. MOFFATT withdrew the measure ; but inti- mated that he should renew it early in the next session. TITHE RENT CHARGE BILL. The order for the second reading of this Bill was dis charged on the motion of Mr. HAMILTON. PLACES OF WORSHIP SITES (SCOTLAND) BILL. The report was brought up and received after a short discussion. The further discussion stands deferred until Friday. JUVENILE OFFENDERS (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill passed through Committee, after the intro duction of some verbal amendments by Mr. BAINES and Mr. NAPIER. ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION. On the motion of Sir G. GREY, leave was given to bring iu a Bill to continue cPrtaln temporary provisions concerning ecclesiastical jurisdiction in England. The Right Hon. Baronet subsequently brought in the Bill, and it was read a first time. The House then adjourned. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (YESTERDAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. GROUP No.: 3. CHESTER AND riOLYHEAD (Power to purchase Stearn-boats).—Preamble proved, clauses agreed to, and Bill ordered to be reported. LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST (Power to Purchase, &c., and Amendment of Acts).—The chief object of this Bill is to enable the Brighton Company to become the proprietors of steam-boats to ply between Brighton and Dieppe and Havre. It was opposed by some of the shareholders and one or two steam-shipping companies. The case was opened to-day, and evidence taken in its favour. GROUP No. 4.— MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLNSHIRE (Humber Ferries Improvement at Hull and New Holland).—Preamble proved, clauses agreed to, and Bill ordered to be reported. LEEDS ♦ND THIRSE AND CLARENCE AND HARTLE POOL AMALGAMATION.—The Committee threw out the Bill for amalgamating these two lines. GROUP No. S.—GLASGOW, PAISLEY, KILMAR NOCK, AND AYR (Amendment of Acts, &c.)—Pre amble proved and clauses considered. LONDON AND BLACKWALL (Branches to East and West India Docks).—Preamble proved, clauses agreed to, and Bill ordered to be reported. ELECTION COMMITTEE. DUBLIN. The scrutiny into the validity of Mr. Reynolds' ma jority was resumed yesterday. Upon entering the list of voters, who are defaulters in payment of the grand cess, a lengthened argument arose as to whether it was necessary before a notice could be struck off on that ground to prove that payment had been demanded before the election, and the Com mittee decided that it was. The petitioners attacked the votes of two electors, whom they alleged to be de faulters in payment of the cess; but as they did not succeed in either case in establishing the demand, the votes were ordered to be retained. FRAN CE. [The following appeared in our Third Edition of last night]:— M. MARRAST, the Mayor of Paris, has addressed the following letter, dated yesterday, to the ilfessager : " Mr. Editor,—You are strangely mistaken, in an nouncing in your journal, that I have sent in my resig nation, because there have been placed in the municipal commissioa a certain number of former councillors, who had shown themselves most hostile to my administration. If I had quitted the post of the Hotel de Ville, while there was attached to it less honour than danger, I should have failed in all my duties. Were Ito abandon it now, before I had rendered an exact account of the funds of the city, I should commit a dishonest action. This is the reason why I have not sent in my resignation; and be as sured that in not doing so, I have not considered either my reposs or my inclination. As to the mo tive you have attributed to me, you will appreciate it, when you come to know, that the list published iu the Moniteur was drawn up by me, and presented on the 25th May last to the Executive Committee, and was submitted again to the present Government,and approved without any additional modification whatever by the Minister of the In terior and the President of the Council. If then, there are in this list any men hostile to my administration, it is I who have presented them. I did not consider what might be their sentiments with regard to myself; it was enough for me to know their independence, their services and devotedness to the interests of the city. Your article attests, at least, that for this new municipal council the Mayor of Paris has recommended only upright men and not complaisant friends. Health and Fraternity!" The Echo du Nord has the following, under the head of Saint Quentin :—" Two thousands insur gents from Paris, who had taken refuge in this de partment, have by means of the combined efforts of the National Guards and the troops of the line, been arrested. They will be sent to Paris, unless a special prison in the department be assigned to them." PRUSSIA. In the Berlin Constituent Assembly on the 7th inst., the President of the Council declined to answer a question, having in view the ascertaining what mea sures were taken to protect the Prussian frontiers against Russia. The Minister of Finance declared that the funds in the national treasury, instead of diminishing during the last six or seven years, had increased. FRANKFORT. SERIOUS RIOTS-COLLISION WITH THE MILITRAY-BARRICADES. Serious riots occurred in one of the suburbs of Frankfort on Tuesday night. The suburb is named Sachsenhausen, and is situated on the opposite bank of the river Maine to Frankfort, the communication with which is kept up by a bridge. It appears that the populace of this suburb had thought proper to charivari a baker and to destroy his housel On the authorities sending the gendarmerie to arrest the rioters, so powerful an opposition was pre sented to them, that they had to fall back, and even when assisted by a party of military, were unable to quell the riot. Some firinz now took place, by which one of the soldiers was killed and several wounded. The rioters then drove the military out of the suburb, and erected a barricade on the bridge which connects Sachsenbausen with Frankfort. This was of so formidable a character and so strongly defended, that on the Burgher Guard coming up they did not judge it expedient to attempt to force it, but were content to protect the other end of the bridge, and prevent the rioters from invading Frank fort. Both parties maintained their posts all night, but withdrew in the grey of the morning, and as many of the " Sachsenhauseners" are market-gardeners, they thought fit, for the passage of their own carts into Frankfort, to remove the barricade. Several persons were arrested the next day in Frankfort, amongst others the President of the Mechanics' Union. According to the latest accounts tranquillity had been restored. The riot was totally devoid of political character. DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES. The armies remain in their positions on the Schles» wig and Jutland frontier, and no movement of the slightest importance has taken place since the Danes retired from Hadersleben. TURKEY. Intelligence has been received by the Levant mail 7rorn Constantinople to the 27th ult On the 25th most important changes took place in the Turkish Ministry, RESCNID PAcIIA being ap pointed a minister without portfolio; ALT PAcUA, President of the Council of Justice (superseding HA LIL PACHA) ; and ARIF PACIIA Keeper of Public Properties. Further alterations are spoken of. Sir STRATFORD CANNING arrived at Constantinople on the 14th. He was complimented on his arrival by the dragoman of the Porte. GREECE. We have received Athens journals to the 29th ult. The rebellion on the Turkish frontiers still con tinued. Sir STRATIPORD CANNING had had frequent interviews with the KING during his stay at Athens. Sir SrEATroRD sailed from the Piraeus on the 20th ult. SLIEERNESS.—It was re---ported here by some Deal pilots yesterday (Monday) that three German ships, be longing to Mr. Whicks, at Bremen, which started from the Downs on the Ist instant, have been captured by the Danes. The Prussian and German ships (nine in num ber), at present lying in the river Medway, are daily expecting to be ordered by their owners to their respec tive destinations. The commanders of these vessels ap pear to be a very intelligent class of men; most a them speck several langutsges.—Maidstone Journal, PRICES OF SHARES. IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COI• PANIES' STOCK. From the Official List, PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING, LONDON, TUESDAY, JULY 11. 3 - OINT-STOCIL BANKS. same of Company. Dividend per Amouat of Share. Annum. Aastralasia .......... Britsh N orth American Ceylon .............. Jomrnercial of London . .. Gloucestershire Londn and Westminstr London Joint-Stock ... Provincial of Ireland• • Ditto, New..... gational of Inland .. Nat„Provncial of Eng. Ditto, N0w.•......'. South Australia Union of Australia.. Unloß of L0nd0n..... Union of Madrid Name of Company. Charing-cross . • • • .. • • Southwrk, Nw Sub. Av. Ditto Nw of 7% P.C. Waterloo ............ Ditto Old Ann. of 81. Ditto Nw ditto of 71. Vauxhall .... ... A". 5/. per cent. 71. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 151 per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 81. per cent. 81. per cent. 51. per cent. 6/. per cent. Si. per cent. Si. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. BRIDG: Dividend per Annum. 1358. per cent. 11. ss. 4d. 11. 2s. 2d. 11. 173. INSURANCE c Name of Company. Albion ........ •• •• Alliance Brit. and For. Ditto Marine. • • • • • • Atlai British Commercial • • Clericl,Med.& Gen. Life County .. • • • • Crown .............. ...... • • • • Eng.& Scot. Law .• • • Europeaa Life • . • • Family Endowmot Soc. Freemasons' `l-uardi an Imperial Fire • • Imperial Life Indemnity Marina Law Fire • • Law Life • • • • Legal and General Life LJiiden Fire London Ship Marine • • •• • • Med. I nvlid & Gen. Life National Loan Fund.. \rational Life•..•. 1' um Li1a••,•,,,, Pelican• • • • • • • • • • .... Vrtumix • • • • • • ..... otector Life Provident Life Kock IZo.yal Exchange Sun Fire • • Ditto Life Universal Life....... Vitoria Life .. •...... Name of Company. Csmmercial •• • • East and West India... East Country London ...... Ditto 80nd5........ t. Katharine Ditto Bonds• • ..... . Southampton •• Name of Company. Birmingham. East L0nd0n.......... Grand Junction ...... New Rivr Lndn Brdge Vauxhall West Middlesex . GAS-LIGHT Dividend per Annum. 31. 10.. 6 per cent. 61. per cent, 133.6 d. pr sh. 7s. per share 5 pr ct,& be. 143. 6s. 5/. per cent. 5 % Per cent. 41. & bs. 51. per cent. Gl. per cent. 51. per cent. 12 per cent. 12s. 11. sh. & bs. 11. 16s. 4y. per et. 51. per cent. Si. per cent. 51. per cent. 37. p. eh. bs. 51. pQr cent. 11. 53. 4s. 5/. per cent. 61. 10s. 11. G. 10% pr 1 41. per cent. 61. pr cent. 255. per sit. 51. pr cent. 41. per cent. 4 per cent. 4%1. pr cent. 21. per cent. VITER.-' Dividend per Annum. 21. 10s. 1 21. 10s. 151. per cnt. 61.0 x. pr cnt. :PANIES. Paid. price Name of Company. British • • •• .... Ditto Provincial.... Bristol •• •• •• •• •• Brighton City of London ...... Continental Consolidat. Ditto, New ........ Equitab1e............ Imperial Independent ......... Phoenix . .. Itateliff United General Westminster Chartered Ditto, New Price Price. Price 115 441 A 441 i 41 Os. 36% 154 4 Si, 162 % Names of Companies. Dividend per Price. Names of Companies. Annum. Dividend per Annum. Price. kshtn& Oldh tarnsley .. • • rank&Abrg Birmingham Coventry.... dero • • • • • Ells•Vre&Chs e.::e%% ash • • • • irand.Junctn Grand Surrey "rand Union'[ 4ratitham .. Kennt & Avni be,is&Livrp Leicester .. • • iAeicstr &Nth 7,ou4hborogh Nfonmouthsh lintgarnrysh 3feltnMwbry, 71. pc 121. Macclesfield. Meath 0xf0rd...... Peak Forest. Regent's .... Rochdale.... Somrsct Coal Do.Lk I'd St Stffri.l&Worc Shrewsbury.. Stourbridge.. Severn and WYe Rail. Warwick& / Warwick& I Napton.. Worcstr Sci Birming. Wilts & llrks W. 53. 71. 10s. 61. p. c. 281. 161. 20/. 11. 10s. 121. 7s. 6d. 341. 101. 4% 410 It. Bs. t . isT or sCOTTISU COMPANIES' PE,ICEb Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. _----- --___ - £ s. d. £ s. d Bank of Scotland ••.• • 71. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 163% British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 195 Caledonian Bank City of Glasgow Bank . 61. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 11', Clydesdale Bank• ••• •• 634 per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 12 , !:, Commercial Bank •• •• 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 148 Eastern Bank •••• • • • • 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 C 91.19 s Edinn.t Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. 50 0 50 0 5 3 4 Exchange Bnk of Scot 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 41% file of Man. Company 71. per cent. 10 0 0 7 0 0 - National Bank. ..... • • 634 per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 131 q Northof Scotlandßank 71. per cent. 20 0 0 5 0 0 11.155. North British Bank .• • - 50 0 0 10 0 0 3/.ls. Royal Bank of Scotland 51. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 118% Union Bank of Scotland 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 80 `Western Bank.. ••• • • • 81. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 69% Aberdeen Fire and Life 121. per cent. 12 10 0 20 0 2% B. Accord. Life aud Fire - 20 0 0 011 0 - British Guarantee Ins. - 10 0 0 1 0 0 lOs Od :aledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 21 Church of Engiand Ins. - 50 0 0 2 0 0 - City of Glasgow Life 6l. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 21. 4s Edinburgh Lite Insur Gt. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 17 East of Scotland Life - 10 0 0 015 0 11/o.od. Eng. & Scot, Law Life 61. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 - Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 11 Insur. Co. of Scetlnd• • 51. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 7 Life Assoc. of Scotland 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 11. 7, Mercantile Life .. •• • • - 10 0 0 010 0 ss. Od. National Fire and Life Si. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 20s. North British Insur. •• s%i.pr cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 22 North & West of Scot. 6/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 17s.Gd. Scottish Life and Guar. - 20 0 0 011 0 ss. Scot. Mas. and Gen. Life 51. per cent. 1 0 0 015 0 10s. 0,1 Scottish Union Insrnce. 6il. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 11. Is Stan lard Life ........5i. per cent. 50 0 0 45 0 914 United Dep. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 128.0 d MISCELLANEOUS. 1 Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. ----, ----- s. d. . Australian Aericulturl - 10 X s. d. 00 0 Z 30 0 0 - Anglo-Mexican Mint., 11. 48. 1 0 0 0 10 0 0 17 Ditto, Half Shares.. - - 210 0 -- Canada ....... • • 6l. per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 28 Uppr Canada Bonds 51. percent. - - - City 80nd5....... 31.41. pr cent. - - 82 , Cm nP• CPer Mors Eng. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 70 0 0 - Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp. e. 14 ha, 2/ 100 0 0 ;100 0 0 - Equitable Reversionry 5/. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 95 Gen. Steam Navigation li. Bs. 15 0 0 14 0 0 18 London Institution . • • - - - 10 Peninsir& Orient.Stm. 8/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 51% Reversionary Int. Soc. 3%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 90 Royal Mail Stea m .... 3%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 60 0 0 45% South Australia n ..... - 25 0 0 25 0 0 16 Van Dieinc a U niversal Salvage.... - 25 0 0 5 0 0 .-- '8 Land.. 1/. per share. 100 0 0 23 0 0 - I THE MARINE GLUE.—Mr. Jeffrey, the patentee' who is said to have sacrificed his prospect of public support for the last six years to exclusive exertions in order to render his marine glue available to the British navy, appears to have reaped the ordinary reward of Government benefactors, namely, the consciousness of having made himself useful, enhanced by "the most fl attering and disinterested testimonials" from influential parties, t oget h er w i t h t h e most amp l e ac k no wledgments and hopeful promises from parties still more influential. In place of a remuneration equivalent to the admitted benefit and the permanent saving yielded and to be yielded to the country by the adoption of a glue admitted to be of " great durability," the Admiralty have had th e penny wise wisdom to offer the patentee, as their ultimatum, virtually a premium on its adultera tion, or a powerful inducement to deprive it of at least ' a leetle' of its" great durability," in the shape of "a price per ton for the quantity used,"—an offer equally munifi cent as wise, if Government wish to tempt the patentee to remunerate himself by lowering the intrinsic worth of the article and its economical value in the public ser vice, but certainly not otherwise, since, " from its great durability, it would yield but a paltry sum towards anything like a fair compensation for such a public benefit." —Builder. HOW TO MARE A BUDGET.—Reckon your expen diture half a million too low: reckon your income half a million too high; the country thus gains one million. Then take from the income of next year another half million, and add it to the income of this: the country will thus have gained a million and a half. Then give up a half million of projected outlay; and you may take to yourself the credit of having added two millions to the national income—if you can get it.—Punch. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, July 12. THE QUEEN V. THE COMMISSIONERS OF WOODS AND FORESTS. In this case a rule had been obtained for a man damus to issue to the defendants, commanding them ro assess compensation, under the 9th and l Oth Vic., 38. for land taken by them for the purpose of Vic toria Park. Lord DENMAN now delivered judgment. It was said that the writ did not lie, as it was in substance a writ to be directed to her Majesty, and therefore not capable of being enforced. But the Court was of a different opinion, looking upon the Commissioners as public officers invested with public duties. There was another objection, namely, that the Commissioners did oot take possession of the land, but had only given the applicant notice that it would be required. The Court thought that there was nothing in this objet tion, for the notice was equivalent in its effects to taking possession, since it deprived the party of the power freely to manage and dispose of his own pro perty, and, consequently, he became entitled to com pensation. The rule must be absolute. JUDGES' CHAMBERS, Julyl2. (Before Mr. Justice PATTESON.) THE QUEEN ON THE PROSECUTION OF THE DUKE OF BRUNSWICK V. BARNARD GREGORY. The indictment is one of a serie.-iOf indictments oreferred by the Duke of Brunswick against the de fendant, and was tried in the Court of Queen's Bench at Westminster-hall, before Mr. Justice Wightman, and upon which the defendant was found guilty, and, tfter a lengthened argument before the full Court in Trinity Term, 1845, he was sentenced to six months' imprisonment. A writ of error was afterwards is sued, and allowed, and the defendant, as to this in dictment, discharged out of custody, having under zone two months' incarceration upon the sentence. The writ of error has several times been before the judges, and the whole of the arguments of counsel having lately been heard, the Court took time to consider their judgment. It was now sought to amend the sentence and record, by inserting a judg ment and sentence on each count contained in the Indictment separately, instead of the judgment and .entence being as it at present stands, upon the in dictment generally. Mr. Justice PATTESON said it was quite clear he had no power to order the amendments required. The sentence and the record was the act of the full Court, and he could not disturb it ; he should, therefore, at once dismiss the summons. SECONDARIES" CULIII7', July 12. (Before Mr. Secondary POTTER.) TOWNSEND AND OTHERS V. SHOIILS. This was an action to recover the sum of 11/. 45., for goods soid. The plaintiffs were paper-hanging manufacturers, in Chiswell-street, and defendant formerly resided in Cul lum -street, City. Defendant pleaded that he was not indebted, but did not appear to support the plea. It appeared that the goods were delivered so long igo as 1839, and an action was brought, but defendant had been lost sight of for some years, but having agai❑ made his appearance the action was revived. Witnesses who were formerly in the service of the plaintiffs were called to prove the delivery of the goods; and the jury gave a verdict for the full amount claimed. WHITTEY V. LONG. This was an action to recover 15/. 14s. on a bill of exchange. Defendant denied the acceptance, although called upon to admit it by a judge's order. The ATTORNEYS said they had agreed to a verdict being entered for the plaintiff, subject to the decision of the Court above, as to the plaintiff's right to bring his action in the Superior Court, but the defendant's attor ney said he would not even now admit the acceptance. The Learned SECONDARY said he could not take a verdict by consent where one of the issues was left open in such a manner. He must have evidence of the hand writing. Evidence was then adduced. The Learned SECONDARY said it was a very salutary rule, that where a party refused to admit the hand writing, he should be liable to costs of proof if against him, although he might get a general verdict in his favour. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MAR YLEBONE. A respectably-dressed man, who gave his name Matthew Bell, and said that he resided at No. 16, Crown-street, Windsor, near Liverpool, was brought before Mr. Broughton, charged by Inspector Dalby, Gf the London and North-Western Railway Com pany's police, with having travelled in a second-class carriage from Birmingham to London, and not pay ing his fare, the amount of which was 15s. The offence was proved, and the prisoner, who did not deny the charge, was asked what he had to say. He then pulled from his coat pocket a large packet of letters, from which he was making a selection of some which referred more particularly to the peculiar position in which he was placed, in a pecuniary point of view owing to the non-payment of an alleged just claim of his upon a foreign power. Mr. BROUGHTON—It seems from the charge sheet that you were unable to pay your fare, for you had 110 looney in your possession. What was your object in coming up to London ? Prisoner—l come to seek for justice, and I hope I shall get it. The Rus sian Government is indebted to me a very large sum of money, and I have letters by me in reference thereto, which I should like you to peruse. Several letters were handed to Mr. Broughton, by whom they were read. Two of them were replies to the prisoner from the secretary of Lord Palmer ston, who informed him in one of them that his case was one in which he (Lord P.) could not interfere, and in the other it was stated that the claim should have been made long before. Mr. Hume's reply to him was that he could do nothing for him himself, and that his best course would be to apply to the Members of the borough (Liverpool), who would judge from any statement which he might make to them as to whether his case ought to be brought under the notice of Parliament or not. Prisoner said that he knew not the exact amount due to him, but the sum must be now immense ; it was for cargoes of gsods, consisting of tallow, &c., supplied by his father to the Emperor Paul, of Rus sia, forty years ago ; not long since (added prisoner) a person to whom the Russian states was indebted to the amount of 25,0001., under circumstances nearly similar to my own, obtained payment of every penny of it, principally through my instrumentality, and yet my claim remains entirely disregarded, and treated with contempt. Mr. Dalby said that, believing the prisoner was la bouring under a delusion, the company was not anxious to press for a committal. Prisoner—The Railway Company, your Worship, have almost ruined me; they have taken from me a portion of valuable land, and I can't get a single penny of recompense from them ; my claim for compensation has been put in, and for a long time there has been a dispute between the lawyers as to what I ought to have; while this is going on I am left almost penniless. Mr. BROUGHTON (to Mr. Dalby)—Has he, to your knowledge or belief, any claim upon the company ? Mr. Dalby—l believe not, sir. 11r. BROUGHTON (to the prisoner)—lf I discharge you from here, where will you go to? Prisoner—l have a cousin who at the time of the Queen's corona tion was in the office of Sir Robert Smirke, but where he is now I really can't tell. will you go then ? I risonerwhereknow, butA I I r. must see Lo rd ) BROUGHTON—If Palmerston youdon't really ii respectn find hidon'tm, to my have lately If his Lordship informs you once Mr. BROUGIITON— more that he can do nothing for you, what course will claim ; there is no good to be done without following y u o p u anything then that purs ue may ? p Prisoner—Why, s e : taken ner l i 1, , ii r. hy., hand .l 'I suppose I must work away a ga i n been painting, and. at that business. Mr. BROUGHTON (to Mr. Dalby)--Has he made use of any threats towards Lord Palmerston, or any one else, that you know of ? Mr. Dalby—He has not, sir. The magistrate then discharged the pris oner. SOUTH WARK. George Jarman, described as a merchant's clerk, was brought before Mr. Seeker, charged with exces sive cruelty to his son, a boy between ten and eleven years of age. Mrs. West stated that as she was passing over Blackfriars-bridge that day, h er attention was at tracted on observing the defendant seize his son by the ears, and after pulling them with great violence, fairly lifted him off the ground by them. When he set the boy down, the blood streamed from one of his ears on the ground, and when witness remonstrated against such an act of cruelty to a child, the de fendant became abusive, saying that she had no busi ness to interfere, and that he had a right to punish his son as he thought proper. By this time several per sons congregated about, who had witnessed the cruelty exercised by the defendant, who was ulti mately given into custody. The little boy was here called forward, and he ex hibited his ear, which was very much lacerated and bleeding. He said that his father treated him in the manner described owing to his having been at play with some boys while he was going on an errand. Mr. SECEER asked the defendant why he had punished the boy with such severity ? If he had acted improperly he ought to have used a cane over his back ; but to seize him by the ears, a tender part of the frame, a n d p u ll th em i n t h e manner described by the witness, and which was clearly evinced by the lacerated condition of one of them, was highly impro per on the part of any parent. The defendant complained of the boy's idle habits, saying that when he sent him on an errand that would only occupy eight or ten minutes, hec would stop away playing with other boys for an hour.On the present occasion he absented himself for a long time, and having met him on the bridge he felt exas perated, and certainly wrung his ears, but did not intend to inflict such an injury as he had done. He added that his object was to break him of his idle habits and prevent his playing the truant. X s. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 Amount of Share. X. H. d. 1 632 12 1 50 0 0 100 0 0 70 10 3 IMP.&N: Amount of Share. DOCKS. Dividend per Annum. Amount of Share. £ s. d. Stock. Stock. 100 0 0 Stock. Stock. 50 0 0 .4 a. d. 50 0 G AND CO. Dividend per A nnum. 11. Bs. 101. per cent. 51. per cent. 101. 925. pr share 859. pr share 453. pr share 6/. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. Per cent. 51. and bns. 4 ,4 1. pr cent. 31, 12s. CJk 1g 41.x.5. 'ORICS. Amount of Share. s. d. 25 0 0 100 0 0 41 13 4 100 0 0 100 0 0 63 12 9 M CO: Amount of Share. X. 8. d. 40 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 5 0 0 9 50 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 Z. e. d. 18 0 0 19 0 0 100 0 0 39 5 0 37 10 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 90 0 0 50 0 0 46 0 0 50 0 0 60 0 0 10 0 0 Paid. X s. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 13 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 22 10 0 35 0 0 10 0 0 22 10 0 25 0 0 2 10 0 10 0 0 40 0 0 Paid. £. s. d. 25 0 0 60 0 0 40 0 0 Pald. a. d. 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 4 0 0 20 0 0 Stock. 100 0 0 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 5 0 0 Stock. 100 0 0 £ s. 4. 50 0 0 11 0 0 5 0 0 5 6 8 5 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 2 12 6 All paid. 4 0 0 3 0 0 36 10 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 5 13 1 2 10 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 12 10 0 12 10 0 15 0 0 2 0 0 2 10 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 9 0 0 4 0 0 X s. d. 2 0 0 Mr. &CEEB, said that nothing could justify the defendant in exercising such a degree of cruelty, and inflicted a penalty of 40s. on him. The magistrate at the same time directed that the boy should be taken to the hospital to have his ear dressed, and he complimented Mrs. 'West for bringing the ease for ward. LAMBETH. Miss Maria Shury, a fashionably dressed young lady, was placed at the bar before Mr. Elliott, on a charge of having in her possession and offering for sale two pint pots, supposed to have been stolen. From the evidence it appeared that, on that morn ing, the prisoner offered tor sale, at the shop - of Mr. 'Mathews, a marine-store-dealer, in South Villas, Wandsworth-road, two pints bent together, butwhich still retained the names of J. Peckman and E. Grey, Carter-lane. Mr. Mathews refused to purchase them, and sent for police-constable 48 V, who went to the house of the prisoner's father, 7, Seymour place, Wandsworth-road, and the prisoner and her father went to the station-house, when the charge was taken against her. Miss Shury, in reply to the charge, said that th• pots had been knocking about the place as old rub bish, for some years, and that morning she took them to the shop of Mr. Mathews to sell them. Mr. Mathews, on looking at them, told her they belonged to the proprietor of the Bell public-house, Great Carter-lane, Doctors-commons, and said he should send them there, upon which she left the shop, and went home. Mr. John Shury, the prisoner's father, accounted for the pots being at his place by stating that in the years '44 and '4.5 he had offices in the vicinity of Great Carter-lane, and employed a number of men in his business as an engraver, who were in the habit of getting their beer from the Bell, and when he gave up the offices the pots, he supposed, were removed to his house in Wandsworth-road, with the other things. He (Mr. Shury) hoped his Worship would not sup pose for a moment that a lady moving in the sphere his daughter moved in would be guilty of so paltry an act as that of stealing two pint pots, or even dis posing of them, if she thought it improper. The constable engaged in the case, in reply to a question from the Magistrate, said he bad not been to the Bell, in Carter-lane, to make inquiries, a negligence which the Magistrate severely censured, and observing that there was no evidence before him to show that the property was stolen at all, dis charged the accused. THAMES. Two seamen, named Thomas M'Crum and James Wells, were brought before Mr. Ballantine, charged with assaulting Mr. George Matthews, the landlord of the White Swan public-house, High-street, Shad well. Mr. Pelham appeared for the prosecution, and stated that he was desirous of addressing the magis trate on a subject of some importance to the licensed victuallers of the district. His Worship was well aware of the difficulties under which the trade laboured in the district of the court, with its ever shifting populatin. The complainant in this case was Mr. Matthews, who had conducted his business for some time with much credit, and whose character was unimpeachable. He was, however, bound to admit there had been causes of complaint arising out of dis turbances in the house, over which the landlord had no control. The Court must be aware that in such a peculiar neighbourhood as Shadwell it was quite impossible for the landlord of a house of public entertainment to conduct his business so quietly as the landlord of a house at the West-end. Every body was aware of the peculiarities of sailors, and that it was impossible to apply those nice rules of propriety to seafaring men which regulated the con duct of others. The police would, if any doubt were thrown on the subjeet, give the house a good character, and state that Mr. Matthews had done all in his power, and at some great pecuniary sacrifice, to comply with the terms of his license. Mr. BALLANTINE—He would have some difficulty to do that in my district. Mr. Pelham—You are quite right, sir; and it is a source of much gratification, that I am addressing a magistrate of so much experience, who is well aware of the difficulties of licensed victuallers eastward of the Tower. Mr. Matthews was desirous of being in good repute with the magistrates of the district, and availed himself of the opportunity of bringing bofore the Court two riotous and disorderly fellows, who had entered the White Swan, apparently in concert, to annoy Mr. Matthews and his customers, and to create a disturbance outside the house. If the evidence adduced would justify a con viction, that evidence would be deposed to by Mr. Matthews and his waiter, and he should then ask the Magistrate to deal with the case summarily, or send it to the sessions as he might deem it best for the furtherance of justice. Mr. Matthews would not shrink from the expenses of a prosecution at the sessions, and he was requested to state that that was the general feeling of the licensed victuallers in the district. Mr. BALLANTINE—I have no doubt of it, Mr. Pelham. I know better than you do the diffi • culties of the trade. There are orthodox irregu larities here which it is difficult for the licensed vic tuallers, the police, and the magistrates to upset. Mr. Pelham—ln this case it will be proved that the prisoners were the aggressors. Mr. Matthews and his waiter were assaulted, and, but for their in trepid conduct, the consequences would have been most serious to the peace of the locality, and in the end, in all probability, further animadversions might therefore follow on the head of Mr. Matthews, if he had not acted as had done. Evidence was then given of the disgraceful con duct of the prisoners, who assaulted Mr. Matthews and his waiter, tore their clothes, and made a desperate resistance, when the police took them into custody. Several policemen said that Mr. Matthews and his waiter were much ill-used, and the latter was bleed ing from the mouth: Mr. BALLANTINE—I am quite satisfied with the conduct of the complainant in this case, and 1 have no reason to be dissatisfied with the conduct of the licensed victuallers, in this the most troublesome district in England. I fine the prisoners 40s. each for the assault on the publican and his servant; and if they do not pay it, they will go to prison for 20 days. I will protect the licensed victuallers in the enforce ment of good rule and order. Christopher Graham, who was charged last week with stealing 151., the property of William Jenkins, during a card party, appeared for further examina tion ; when the Magistrate was informed by Air. Pelham that the prosecutor did not intend to appear to press the charge. Mr. BALLANTINE immediately discharged the pri soner. William Warren, a powerful-looking man, em ployed as a labourer, was brought before Mr. Bal lantine on remand, charged with assaulting Mr. Wil liam R. Goodfellow, the landlord of the Waterman's Arms, Lower Shadwell. On the 6th instant the prisoner entered the above house and commenced quairelling with a man who was standing in front of the bar. He was remon strated with, but still continued to be very noisy, and he was eventually removed from the house. He returned and said he would go in ; but was prevented by Mr. Goodfellow. The prisoner was very much excited, and succeeded in lifting the prosecutor in his arms, and afterwards threw him violently upon the ground. The prisoner was taken into custody, and on the following day was remanded, in consequence of Mr. Goodfellow being confined to his bed from a fracture of the spine, caused in his fall. To-day the prosecutor attended and was sworn to the above facts. He was still suffering from the injury. Mr. BALLANTINE fined the prisoner 205., or ten days' imprisonment. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF TUESDAY. DIVIDENDS. At the Court, Bssinghall-street. C. Morgan, Warminster, Wiltshire, maltster and hair manufacturer, July 29, at eleven—L. S. Butler, Ludgate hill, and City-road-basin, stationer and coal merchant, Aug. 1, at twelve. In the Country. B. Walton, Wolverhampton, japanner, Aug. 11, at eleven, at the Court, Birmingham—J. Burbury, Leek Wootton, Warwickshire, maltster, July 25, at eleven, at the Court, Birmingham—D. Hardie, Liverpool, mer chant, Aug. 4, at twelve, at the Court, Liverpool—J. Blake, Liverpool and Dublin, soap manufacturer, Aug. 1, at twelve, at the Court, Liverpool—J. Blackburne, Liver pool, tailor, Aug. 2, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool— P. F. M•lKenna, Egremont, Cheshire and Liverpool, wino merchant, Aug. 2, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool —H. Dutchman, Liverpool, merchant, Aug. 2, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—J. Wilson, jun., Walton, Northumberland, timber merchant, Aug. 3, at eleven, at the Court, Newcastle-upon-Tyne—N. Batho, Manches ter, machine maker, Aug. 4, at eleven, at the Court, Manchester—S. Stocks and M. L. Tait, Manchester and Heaton Mersey, bleachers, Aug. 3, at eleven, at the Court, Manchester. PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. H. Orbell, Romford, Essex, victualler, 2d., on Satur day, July 8, and three subsequent Saturdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abehurch lane. W. Bainbridge, Oakle) Et3rrace, Old K en t- roa d , grocer, . Is., on Saturday, July 8, and three subsequent Satur days, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abcburch-lane. J. P. Carpenter, Drummond-street, Easton-square, baker, is. I Id., any Wednesday, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Basinghall• street. J. Garrett and F. H. Phillips, Cambridge -street, St. Pancras-road, saw mill proprietors, 3s. 81d., any Wed nesday, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Basinghall-street. J. M. Stark, Gainsborough, bookseller, first and second dividend, being final, of ss. 6d. and 4d., on new proofs, on Friday, July 14, or any subsequent Friday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Carrick, Hulk W. W. Cooke, Denton, Lancashi re, h at manufacturer, 3s. Bid., on Tuesday, July 11, between ten and one, at the office of Mr. liobsoD, Mucheiter. T. Bunker, Queen-street, Finsbury, wadding-manu facturer, 6d., on Wednesday, July 12, or any subsequent Wednesday, between twelve and three. at the office of Mr. Follett, Sambrook -court, Basinghall-street. W. Aspdin, Northtleet, Portland, cement manufac turer, 3s. Hid., on Thursday, July 13, and three follow ing Thursdays, between twelve and three, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, King's Arms-yard, Moorgate-street, W. G. Jones, Notting. hill, draper, 3s. 4d., on Thurs day. July 13, and three following Thursdays, between twelve and three, at the office of Mr. Stens&ld, King's Arms-yard, Moorgate street. A. S. Tipper, H. R. Tipper, and A. Tipper, Upper Thames-street, paper manufacturers, Bd., on Thursday. July 13, and three. following Thursdays, between twelve and three, at the ace of Mr. Stansleld, King's Arms yard, Aloorgate-street. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Basinghall-street. T. Wright, Poland street, Oxford-street, builder, Aug. 3, at twelve—R. Fletcher, Great Winchester street, City, manufacturer of steel, Aug. 3, at twelve— W. C. Banks, Lee, Kent, builder, July 31, at one— T. Page, jun., Banhay, Norfolk, gig maker, Aug. 3, at eleven. In the Country. Martha Serle, Aberavon, Glamorganshire, publican, Aug. 3, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—lL E. Harries, Dowlais, Glamorganshire, draper, Aug. 3, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—T. Swift, Bristol, timber merchant, Aug. 3, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—C. E. Penrse, Bodmin, Cornwall, grocer, Aug. 2, at eleven, at the Court, Exeter—G. Wood, Liverpool, druggist, Aug. 1, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool —C. Codrington and C. Southall, Tipton, Staffordshire, ironmasters, Aug. 8, at eleven, at the Court, Birmingham—AL Colledge, Brincklow, Warwickshire, coal merchant, Aug. 2, at half-past ten, at the Court, Birmingham—T. Hulm, jun., All Saints, Herefordshire, grocer, Aug. 2, at half past ten, at the Court, Birmingham—T. Patchett, Man• chester, wine merchant, Aug. 3, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester. At the Court of Review, Aug. 1. J. T. Wheatley, Commercial-road, Lambeth, lighter man—J. Pasley, Cannon-street, St. George's-in-the-East. ship owner—J. and T. N. Swift, Huddersfield, chemists —J. Greenwood, Bradford, worsted spinner —J. David son, Leeds, coach builder—T. Pasco, Chichester, uphol sterer—G. Garton, Sheffield, stockbroker—A. Morison, sen., Cheltenham, hotel keeper—E. Tatham, Union street, Southwark, hat manufacturer—R. Cubbins, Beb• bington, Cheshire, builder. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. F. Pennington and W. B. Burrowes, ostrich feather merchants—D. Morse and J. W. Smith, Fenchurcb street, tea agents—H. Hilton and W. Norris, Manchester, small ware manufacturers—R. S. Davies, W. Cole, and W. Davies, Stonehou Se-mi Ils, Gloucestershire, clothiers —T. Whiffin and J. W. George, Rochester, music sellers —T. Taylor and J. Taylor, Ovenden, Yorkshire, worsted spinners—F. Caiger and L Lipscomb, Win chester, solicitors—Mary Ann Turner and Elizabeth Barrett, Leeds, confectioners—W. H. Woodcock and E. J. Woodcock, Warwick-lane, City, printers—T. Adams and J. Ede, Fleet-street, robe makers—Louisa South, W. Crowther, and G. Kershaw, Wandsworth, brewers— R. Betteson and W. Osborne, Bath, brewers— J. Campbell - and D. Smith, Bristol, ironfounders—S. Pizzey, and F. Whettam, Whitechapel-road and Kings land-road, grocers—R. Donald and R. Donald, jun., Goldworth, Surrey, nurserymen—J. Agate and P. Stepney, Horsham, Sussex, mercers—E. Evans, M. Humphreys, and J. Ashton, Carno, Montgomeryshire, grocers—S. L owent h a ll an d A. Baukart, Bradford, York shire, stuff-merchants—S. R. Rodwell and E. S. Creese, Coventry-street, St. James, Westminster, bootmakers— J. Naysmith, H. Gaskell, H. Garnett, and G. Humphrye, Pairicroft, Lancashire, engineers, (as far as regards the said G. Elumphrys)—J. T. M'Murdie and G. F. Den ning, Bucklersbury, City, stationers—W. Parker and R. Bonsor, Sheffield, millers—J. W. Browne and C. Bell, Liverpool, commission agents—E. Jones, and G. Leake, Bristol, tobacco-manufacturers—W. Levett and W. A. Cooper, Arundel, Sussex, mercers—H. Moore, C. Moore, R. G. Barrow, and J. H. Donnelly, Barbadoes, West Indies—C. Swainson, W. Birley, sen., S. Ryley, W. B. Swainson, W. Birley, jun., and E. Birley, Fishwick mills and Manchester, cotton-spinners—J. Beale and W. Cooper, Osnaburgh-street, Regent's -park, grocers— J. Matthews, J. Phillipps, and F. H. Matthews, Here ford, bankers, (as far as regards the said J. Phillipps). INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. John Duncan, Gloucester, newspaper editor. John Savage, Chatham, boot-manufacturer. James Osborne, Leamington _Priors, Warwickshire, shoemaker. James Potts, Liverpool, printer. Samuel Dring, Liverpool. Thomas M'Alister, Liverpool, upholsterer. George Hodgman, Ramsgate, furniture broker. William Tattersall, Whalley, Lancashire, publican. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. P. Bisset, Dundee, china merchant, to meet July 15. and Aug. 10, at twelve, within the British Hotel s Dundee. T. Rusk, Wallacetown, Ayrshire, merchant, to meet, July 17, and Aug. 3, at one, within the Commercial Hotel, Ayr. T. Edgeley, Glasgow, manufacturer, to meet, July 18, and Aug. 8, at two, within the Globe Rotel, Glasgow. J. Jack, Kirkaldy, merchant, to meet, July 14, and Aug. 4, at twelve, within lil 4 Glashan's George.lnn, Kirkaldy. D. Fraser, Inverness, carpenter, to meet, July 14. and Aug. 4, at two, within the Caledonian Hotel, In verness. T. Fenton, Glasgow, slate:, to meet, July is, and Aug. 10, at one, within the Red Lion Hotel, Glasgow. W. Geddes, Glasgow, commission agent, to meet, July 19, and Aug. 9, at one, within the Star Hotel, Glasgow. G. - Birrel, T. E. Giraud, and J. Dickson, Dumferm line, table cloth manufacturers, to meet, July 17, and Aug. 12, at twelve, within Hutton's Inn, Dumtermline. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, JULY 12. STOCK EXCEIANGE.—The only transaction effected in tha share market to-day was Taff Vale, Quarter Shares, at 2W A. LIVERPOOL, JULY 12. STOCK EXCHANGE.—Prices of all kinds of shares and stocks are unchanged. The amount of business done is trifling. The sales are—Eastern Counties, New 10/. Shares► 13s. 9d. p.—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, 1% c. Ditto, 10/. Preference, 6 per cent., % p.—Midland. Stock, New Ilalves, 5% dis. ex int.—North Union (A), 202% South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4, Thirds, 2% dis. MANCHESTER, JULY 12. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Birkenhead, Lanca shire, and Cheshire Junction, 31/. Shares, 7 7-16 dis.— East Lancashire, 18—Ditto, Preference, Quarters, 3-16 Manchester, Sheffield, and :Lincolnshire (Grimsby), 50k Shares, 20% dis.—North Staffordshire, 2 dis.—North Union (A), 202. BIRMINGHAM, JULY 12. STOCK Excsu sales are—Birmingham, Wol verhampton, and Stour Valley, W m dis. ex int.—Nro.-01 Staffordshire, 48s. Dd. dis.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), 5 dis. ex int. - South Staffordshire, dis. YORK, JULY U. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The business transacted to-day was as follows: - Great Northern, 6 ex int.—Great North of England, 233—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E- Purchase), 9A ex int. GLASGOW, JULY 11. STOCK EXCHANGP:.—The sales are—Airdrie and Bath gate, 95s.—Dundee and Perth, 25%—Edinburgh and New' port, B, 4—Glasgow, Barrhead, and Neilson Direct, 20-- Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 61. 6s.—Glasgow, 'Omar' nock, and Ay, Halves, No 1, 7 3 / 4 —Ditto, No. 2,7 L 135..." Great Northern, 5/. 19s —North British, Thirds, 535. THE NEW BUILDINGS ACT.—At the anniversfol dinner of the Master Carpenters' Society, held ou We - nesday in last week, at Blackwell, Mr. H. Biers, press' dent, in the chair. The president said he wished he could foretell a future and improved edition of the Build . ings Bill, In October last he was sent by the society ss its representative, to work upon a committee appointed by Lord Morpeth to examine and to report up on the, emendations nece ssar y i n t h e present absui:d sou obnoxious Metropolitan Buildings Bill. From. October to February last the committee met at least once week, and gave to the s u bj ec t t h e most persevering attention for six or seven hours at each xneeeting• In February last, a report of the committee waS sent to Lord Morpeth, but from that time to this not a word of communication had been forwarded to any one of the Committee either by or on behalf of his Lordship. At the commencement of the labours of the Committee, it was agreed that until after the report of the Committee had been sent to Lord Morpeth, the Committee was not to report to their respec: Live constituencies, and he (the Chairman) had since understood that it was s till th e w i s h of Lord Morpeth that for the present the recommendations of the Committee should be prevented from being laid before the public. About 79 of the clauses in the present Bill are altered, amended, or expunged; the schedules are also altered most materially, and a large proportion are recommended to be entirely removed.— The Builder. BIRTHS. On the 7th inst., at Hertford -street, May-fair, the wile of Mr. Harry Wilde, barrister, of a daughter. On the Bth inst., at Radnor-place, Hyde-park, Mrs. James Crowdy, of a son. On the Bth inst., at Goodrest-lodge, Barks, the lady of g• Chamier, Esq., of a son. On the 9th inst., at Frognal, Hampstead, the wife of E• Watson, Esq., of a daughter. On the 10th inst., at Maize-hill, Greenwich, the wife of the Rev. P. Kent. of a daughter. AIdkRIED. This morni ng , at St. Mark's, Kennington, by the Bev . Charlton Lane, M.A., Edward, youngest son of Garland, Ez.q., of Camberwell, to Matilda, eldest daughter 01 the late John Hester, Esq.. of Vassall-road, Brixton. On the Bth mat., at St. George the Martyr, Queen-square' Jonathan, eldest son of Benjamin Brookes, Esq., Bedford" street, Covent. garden, to Marianne, third daughter of the late H. Lee, Esq., Taunton. On the 10th inst., at Wickham Market, John Stanley, E 5 44 of the Clapham- roa d, L on d on, to M at ild a , secon d surviving daughter of Mr. J. P. Barnes, of the former place. On the 11th inst., at Christ Church, St. Marylebone, t 1 32 Rev. F. R. Mill s , M.A., cura t e o f W a lt on - on -Th am es,'" Elise, daughter of the late M. Roth, of Seedorf, canton of Bern& DIED. On the l(th inst., at Haverholme Priory, Emily Georgian* the beloved wife of George William, Earl of Winchelsea• On the ith inst., at Pitcorthia House, Fifeshire, aged 8 :" George Simson, Esq., of Letham and Pitcorthie. On the t-th inst., Richard Fitz George, Due de Stacpnol e j of Montigny-Lencoup, in the department of the Seine ill Marne, France, and of Glasshayes, Hants. On the Bth inst., at Dunkerque, the Rev. C. Harwoo d • aged 59, British Chaplain at Dunkerque, late of BOP ° House, near Cullompton, Devon. On the 9th inst., at Leamington, E. T. L ee ds, EC of ~ - Eyebury, Peterborough, aged 45. 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