The Sun. — London, England, 1848-04-28 00:00:00

BANK RETURNS. (From the London Gazette of Tuesday.) An Account, pursuant to the Act seventh and eighth Victoria, rap. 32, of the Average Amount of Bank Notes, of the several. Banks of issue in England and Wales. in Circulation during the Week ending Satur day, the 15th day of April, 1848:- Average PRIVATE BANKS. Amount. Abingdon Bark, Abingdon-Knapp and Co - kndover Bank, Andover-Heath and C 0... 11,837 Ashford Bank, Ashford-Jemmitt and Pomfret 10,514 kylsham tsank, Aylaham-R. and G. Copeman 5,539 Aylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury-Rickford and Hunt Baldock Bank and Baldock and Biggleswade Dank, Baldock-Weils, Hogg, and Lindsell... 29,187 Barnstaple Bank, Barnstaple-D7ake and Co 12,196 Basingstoke and Odiha-a Bank, Basingstoke- Seymour, Lamb, an.lf-t. Bedford Bank, Bedford-T. Barnard Bedford and Bedfordshire Bank, Bedford- Trapp, Halfhead, and Co. lewdley Bank, Bevvdley-Nichols, Baker, and Crane Bicaster and Oxfordshire Bank and Oxford Bank, Bicester-Tubb and Co. Birmingham Bank, Birmingham-Attwoods, Spooner, and Co Birmingham and Warwickshire Bank, Birming ham -J. L. Moilliett, and Sons . 14,536 Blandford Bank, Blandford-Bastard and Oak. 7,271 Boston Bank, Boston-Garfit and Co 81,921 Boston Bank, Boston-Gee and Co 14,190 Bridgwater Bank, Bridgwater-J. &J. Sealey 8,888 Bristol Bank, Bristol-Miles, Harford, and Co. 33,276 Broseley and Bridgnorth, and Bridgnorth and Broseley Bank, Broseley-Messrs. Pritchard 19,198 Buckingham Bank, Buckingham -Bartlett, Parrott, and Co. Bury and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, Stow- Market Bank, Bury-Oakes, Bevan, and Co. 71,045 Banbury Bank, Banbury-Gillett and Tawney. 27,634 Banbury Old Bank, Banbury-Messrs. Cobb 38.021 Bath City Bank, Bath-Moger and Son Bedfordshire Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leighton Buzzard-Bassett and Grant 33,565 Birmingham Bank, Birmingham-Taylor and Lloyds Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire-H. A. and W. M. Harris and Co 11,218 Brecon Old Bank, Brecon-Wilkins and Co 52,483 Bridport Bank, Bridport-S. and W. E. Gundry - Brighton Union Bank, Brighton-Hall, West, and Borrer Burlington and Driffield Bank, Burlington- Harding, Smith, and Co 11,084 Bury St. Edmunds Bank, Bury St. Edmunds- J. Worlledge and Co. Bromsgrove Bank and Stourbridge and Broms grove Bank Bromsrove-Rufford, Biggs, and C 0................................................... 15,534 Cambridge Bank, Cambridge-e-Mortlock and 50n5............................. Cambridge • and •Cambridgeshire Bank, Cam bridge-Messrs. Forsters ........................ 45,756 Canterbury Bank, Canterbury-Hammond and Co ......... • Carmarthen Bank, Carmart hen -Morris and 15,005 Sons Chertsey Bank, Chertsey-Messrs. La Coste .., 3,134 Colchester Bank, Colchester-Round, Green, and Co. Colchester and Essex Bank, Witham and Essex Bank, and Hadleigh Bank, Suffolk, Colchester -Mills, Bawtree, and Co 32,449 Cornish Bank, Truro-Tweedy and Co, 37,677 Coventry Bank, Coventry-Little and Wood- 6,344 12,654 23.743 - 30,461 2,7 84 cock City Bank, Exeter—Milford and Co 17,265 Craven Bank, Settle--Birkbecks and Co. Christchurch Bank, Christchurch—Tice, Welsh, and Co Cardiff Bank, Cardiff—Towgood and Co Chepstow Old Bank, Chepstow Bank, Mon mouth Old Bank, Monmcuth Bank, Brecon Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Chepstow—Bromage, Snead, and Co. 6.325 Derby Bank, Derby—Messrs. Evans Derby Bank, Derby—Smith and Co. Derby Old Bank and Scarsdale and High Peak Bank, Derby—Crompton, Newton, and Co 25,965 Devizes and Wiltshire Bauk, Devizes—Hughes , Locke, and Co Diss Bank, Diss—Oakes, Fincham, and Co Doncaster Bank, Doncaster —Leatham, Tew 1,746 5,399 •••• 13 ; 020 9,497 9.nd Co. Doncaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster— Cook and Co. Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton on-Tees Bank, Darlington-Backhouse, &Co 76,170 Devonport Bank, Devonport-Hodge and Nor man Dorchester Old Bank and Dorsetshire Bank, Dorchester-Williams and Co. East Cornwall Bank, Liskeard-Robins, Foster, and Co. East Riding Bank, Beverley-Bower, Hutton, and Co. Essex Bank and Bishops Stortford Bank, Chelmsford-Walford, and Co. 44.329 Exeter Bank, Exeter-Sanders and Co 26,063 Fakenham Bank, Fakenham-Gurneys, Birk beck. and Co. Farringdon Bank and Bank of Wantage, Far ringdon-Barnes and Medley 5,80.5 Farnham Bank, Farnham-Messrs. Knight 12,045 Faversham Bank, Faversham-Hilton and Co 6,114 Godalming Bank, Godalming-Mellersh and Keen Grantham Bank, Grantham-Kewney and King 9,135 Guildford Bank, Guildford-Messrs. Haydon... 11.734 Grantham Bank, Grantham-Hardy and C 0.... 26,153 Hastings Old Bank, Hastings-Smith, Hilder, and Co. 25,017 Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford- Matthews and Co. Hertford and Ware Bank, Ware-S. Adams and Co 21,402 null Bank and Kingston-upon-Hull Bank, Hull -Smith, Brothers, and Co. Huntingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting don-Rust and Veasey flarwich Bank, Harwich-Cox, Cobbold, and Cc. 4,986 Hemel Hempstead Bank, Hemel Hempstead- Smith, and Whittingstall Honitor. Bank, Honiton-Flood and Co. - Hertfordshire, Hitchen Bank, Hitchen-Sharples and Co. Hereford, Ross, and Archenfield Bank, and Ross and ii rchenfield Bank, Hereford-Morgan, Hoskins, and Co 19,601 Ipswich Bank, Ipswich-Bacon and Co. Ipswich and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk, lladleigh Bank, Manningtree and Mistley Bank, and Woodbridge Bank, rpswich- Alexanders and Co. Kentish Bank, Maidstone-Mercer, Randall, and Mercer Kington and Radnorshire Bank, Kington-J. Davies and Co Knighton Bank Knighton-J. Davies and Co 7,145 Knaresborough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank, Knaresborough-Terry and Co Kendal Bank, Kendal-Wakefield, Crewdson, and Co. Kettering Bank, Kettering...(,Gten and Sons.. 7,635 Longton Staffordshire B an k, L ane End-. Harvoy and Son Leeds Bank, Leeds-Beckett and Co 50,089 Leeds Union Bank, Leeds-W.Willianas, Brown, and C. Leek and Staffordshire Bank, and Leek an d Congleton Bank,Leek - Pow ier,Gaunt,andCo. - Leit!ester Bank, Leicester-Pagets and Kirby._ 27,653 Lewes Old Bank, Lewes-Molineux and C 0.... 32,850 LichFeld Bank, Lichfield-Palmer and Green... 20,486 Lincoln Bank, Lincoln-Smith and Co 86,002 Lampeter Bank and Llandilo Bank Llando very-David Jones and Co. Loughborough Bank, Loughborough-Middle -, 7,766 tons and Craclock Lymington Bank, Lymington-C. and S. St. 3,033 Barbe -• Lynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynn R . e .. g . i s . 40,350 -Gurneys and C 0..... ...... ...- .. n .. n . .. R , e . ..... Lynn Regis and Norfol k Bank, Ly C 0......................... 13,644 Massey and Co. .......................... . . Macclesfield Bank, Ms.cclesfield-Brocklehurst 11,170 and Co ........................................... . . ~4 6,410 Manningtree Bank,Manning,tree-NunT andlts Marlborough Bank, Marlborough a Old Bank, Marlborough Old Bank, Marl borough Old Bank a nd Hungerford Ban , and Hungerford Bank, Marlborough-Tannerk 12,626 and Pinckney Marlborough aad North Wiltshire New Bank. Marlborough-Ward, Merriman, and Hilliet 6terio net h s h ire B an k, Dolgelly-Jones and 8,017 Williams 6,572 • Miners' Bank, Truro-Willyams and Co • 12,892 Monmouthshire Agricultural and Commercial Bank, Abergavenny B leys and Co 24,510 Monmouth Old Bank, -Baileys Bank, Brecon Banlc, Ch e p stow Bank, Chepstow Old Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Monmouth -Bromage and Snead, Monmouthshire N ewport Old Bank, Newport 12,975 -W. William s and Sons Newark Bank, Newark_6o(i.fr•i leaf ; aud•-•Eiioii 23,558 7913 S ord and Newark and Sleaford Bank, n Newark Bank, Sleaford_uancue and Co Y• Peacock, .................. a.... 4 ........... 48,918 Newbury Bank, Newbury-Bunn Slecock. 18,980 Newmarket Bank, Newmarket-Eaton, Ham mond. and Son 19,972 Norfolk and Suffolk Bank, Dis; ... Taylor and Dyson 2,144 Norwich Crown Bank, Norwich-Harvey s and . Hudsons , 42 771 Norwich and Norfolk Bank , Norwich -Gur neys and Birkbeck Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Bank, Not tingham-Hart, Fellows, and Co 9,460 Nuneaton Bank, Nuneaton-Craddcoek and 88,798 76,133 33,391 63,480 C 0...................................................... Naval Bank, Plymouth—Harris, Mudge, and 5,055 Co New Sarum Bank, Sarum—Hetley, Everett, and Co • Nottingham Bank, Nottingham—Smith and Co 28,442 Oswestry Bank and Oswestry Old Bank, Os westry—Croxon and Co 12,068 Oxford Bank, Oxford—J. and R. Morrell 10,946 Oxford Old Bank, Oxford—Robinson, Parsons, andC0...... — Old Bank Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Tonbridge Wells Cld Bank, Tonbridge and Tonbridge Wells and Sevenoaks Bank, Tonbridge-- Beeehing and 50123.... - 7,997 Oxfordshire Witney Bank Witney—Willistaa, Clinch, and c 9,„,.. 25,570 Average Amount. Pease s Old Bank, hull, the Hull Old Bank and Beverley Bank, Hull—Pease and Co 46,963 Penzance Bank, Penzance—Batten and Co 9,768 Peterborough Bank and Oundlo Bank, Peter borough—Messrs. Yorke Peterborough Bank, Peterborough—Simpson, White, and Simpson Pembrokeshire Bank, Haverfordwest—J. and W. Walters Penzance Union Bank Falmouth Bank, and Truro Bank, Penzance—Rickets, Enthoven. 12,344 7,133 and Co Reading Bank, Reading—iiimonas and Co 25,486 Reading Bank, Reading—Stephens,Blandy, and Co 24,620 Richmond Bank, Richmond—Stapleton and Co 4,580 Ringwood and Poole Bank, and Town and County of Poole Bank, Ringwood—Ledgard and Sons Rochdale Bank, Rochdale—Clement, Royds 8,075 and Co Rochester, Chatham, and Strood Bank, Roches ter—Day and Nicholson 9,859 Royston Bank, Royston—Fordham and Sons... 14,822 Rugby Bank, Rugby—Butlin and Son 15,461 Rye Bank, Rye—Curteis, Pomfret, and Co 18,124 Reigate and Darking Bank, and Reigate, Croy don, and Darking Bank, Reigate—Nash and 11,414 Co Ross (Ad Bank, Herefordshire, Ross—Pritchard and Allaway ....... 4,275 Saffron Walden and North Essex Bank, Saffron Walden—Messrs. Gibson ........................ 36,472 Salop Bank, Shrewsbury—Burton, L lo y d, and C 0....................................................... 11,596 Scarborough Old Bank, Scarborough—Woodall 21 723 and Co Shrewsbury Old Bank, and S hrewsbury and Ludlow Bank, Shrewsbury—Rocke, Eytons, and C 0.......... ........................... .......... . 28,344 Sittingbourne and Mitton Bank, Sittingbourne —Vallance and Son Southampton Town and County Bank, South -13,730 ampton—Maddison and Son Southwell Bank, Southwell—Wylde and Co 13,260 St. Alban's Bank, S t. Alban's—J. S. Story 2,005 Salisbury Bank, Salisbury—Messrs. Brodie Shaftesbury Bank, Shaftesbury— Brodie and 3,853 3,439 SoKiuthnamg ** * and **** pshire Bank, Southamp .llStMoore 5,510 d FWa Stourbridge —Raiford, otler—bßr j A a d n t g k h : r I t ß o a n a n n e 15,426 Sta W ffo ra rd gg ol a d n ß ci a C n o k, Stafford—Stevenson and Cc 13,954 Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford—Eaton, Cay-ley, and Co. Stourbridge Old Bank, Stourbridge—Bate and Robins Shrewsbury and Welshpool Bank, Shrewsbury —Beck, Downward, and Co. 22,325 St. Alban's and Herts Bank, St. Alban's—Gib son and Stuart Taunton Bank, Taunton—Messrs. Badcock 18,974 Tavistock Bank, Tavistock—Gill, Rundle, and Co Thornbury Bank, Thornbury—Rolph, Yates, and Parslow Tiverton and Devonshire Bank, Tiverton—Duns- ford and Barne Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northampton shire, Thrapston—Yorke and E1and............ Tring Bank and Chesham Bank, Tring—But cher and Son Towcester Old Bank, Towcester—J. and S Percival Union Bank, Cornwall, Heiston—Vivian and Co. Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge—Hull, Smith, and Co. Wallingford Bank, Wallingford—Wells and Co. Warwick and Warwickshire Bank, Warwick— Kelynge, Greenway, asd Co. Wellington Somerset Bank, Wellington—Fox Brothers West Riding Bank, Wakefield, and Pontefract Bank, Wakefield—Leatham, Tew, and Co Whitby Old Bank, Whitby—Simpson, Chap man, and Co 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 Ashbourne Derbyshire Bank, 9,891 6,940 10,188 12,975 8,629 Wirkesworth—Arkwright and Co. . Wisbech and Lincolnshire Bank, Wisbech— Gurney and Co. Wiveliscorcbe Bank, Wiveliscombe—P. and W Hancock Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton—Good- ricke and Holyoake. Worcester Bank, Worcester—Farley, Lavender, and Co. Worcester Old Bank and Tewkesbury Old Bank, Worcester—Berwick, Lechmere, and Co Worcestershire Bank, Kidderminster—Farley 7,290 18,038 8,046 25,806 3,248 42,997 14,572 18,954 4,602 11,939 33,105 54,490 6,128 12,116 9,819 71,160 10,112 and Turner Walsall Old Bank, Walsall—CharlesFoster and Sons Warminster and Wiltshire Bank, Warminster — Everett and Co. Wrexham Bank, Wrexham—S. Kenrick Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton — Messrs. Fryer Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank, and Halesworth and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth—Gurney, Birkbeck, and Co. Yarmouth, Norfolk, and Suffolk Bank, Great Yarmouth—Sir E. K. Lacon, Bart., and Co 11,522 Yeovil Old Bank, Yeovil—E. and J. Batten York Bank. York—Swann. Clough. and Co 42,607 12,787 8,578 46,834 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Bank of Westmoreland, Kendal Barnsley Banking Company, Barnsley Bradford Banking Company, Bradford 44,062 Bilston District Banking Company, Wolver- hampton v 9,240 Bank of Whitehaven, Whitehaven Bradford Commercial Banking Company, Brad- ford 13,311 Burton, Uttoxeter, and Staffordshire Union Banking Company, Burton-upon-Trent Cheeterfield and North Derbyshire Banking Company, Chesterfield 8,607 Cumberland Union Banking Company, Work- _ ington V Cheltenham and Gloucestershire Banking Com pany, Cheltenham Coventry and Warwickshire Banking Company, Coventry 22,514 Coventry Union Banking Company, Coventry 15,615 County of Gloucester Banking Company, Chel tenham Carlisle and Cumberland Banking Company __ ___ Carlisle 22,832 Carlisle City and District Bank, Carlisle 17,886 Dudley and West Bromwich Ranking Company, Dudley Derby and Derbyshire Banking Company, Derby. 18,050 Darlington District Joint-Stock Banking Com pany, Darlington East of England Bank, Norwich Gloucestershire Banking Company, Gloucester 138,065 Halifax Joint-Stock Bank, Ilalifax. 13,193 Huddersfield Banking Company, Huddersfield 32,840 Hull Banking Company, Hull 28,681 Halifax Commercial Banking Company, Ha lifax Halifax and Huddersfield Union Banking Com- pang, Halifax v 28,946 Helston Bankinc , Company, Helston 1,439 Herefordshire Banking 6 Company, Hereford 18,155 Knaresborough and Claro Banking Company, Knaresborough 25,810 Kingsbridge J o i n t-St oc k B an k, Kingsbridge 3,948 Lancaster B an ki ng C ompany, L ancas t er 57,598 Leeds B an ki ng C ompany, Leeds Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester Lincoln and Lindsey Banking Company, Lincoln 53,081 Leamington Priors and Warwickshire Banking Company, Leamington Priors Ludlow and Tenbury Bank, Ludlow B,OBO Moore and Robinson's Nottinghamshire Bank ing Company, Nottingham 22,638 Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Banking Company, Nottingham Newcastle, Shields, and Sunderland Union Joint- Stock Banking Company, Newcastle......., 8,090 National Provincial Bank of England, Birming ham, Head-office, 112, Bishopsgate-street, London ......... 382,840 North Wilts Banking Company, Melksham ....... 49530 Northamptonshire Union Bank, Northampton.. 71,574 Northamptonshire Banking Company, North- ampton North and South Wales Bank, Liver p001....... 16,243 Pares's Leicestershire Banking Company, Lei- cester.. .. .................................. S a ddleworth Banking C om p an y , Saddleworth 53 3 . 1 ,9 6 6 60 Sheffield Banking Company, Sheffield... 36 , 182 St a mford, Spalding , and Boston Bankin g Com- Company, Bristol Somerset ,Stßamanfokriciilg 48,538 S tu s hire Bank, and S omersetshire Bank, Lang- P :k n e Y ;s port ................................. : 270,557 Shropshire Banking Company, Shiffnall .., 36,545 Stourbridge and Kidderminster Banking Corn 50,589 pany, Stourb rid g e Sheffield and l i a ll ams hire Banking Co m p an y , Sheffield ...~.... Sheffield and Rotherham Joint-Stock Banking Company, ShPilield ................................ 52,869 Swaledale and Wensleydale Banking Company, 48,940 Richmond .. Storey and Thomas's Banking Com p any Shaftesbury ....... .................................. .. 9,183 ___P l :n h Y it lo nv ive j r , h , : n u: Sheffield and Retferd Bank, Sheffield ..• Wolverhampton and Staffordshire Banking Corn wlck and 36,785 ton Wakefield and Barnsley Union Bank, Wakefield 11,922 Whitehave w\Bavraan.:_ticriksetn.o. : el( Banking Company, Lewuif.gtou Banking Company, Nest ts Rao and adi E nD n go g . ur ia s . ne n i : o . ii " a e.. n i . A . : . i . n . S . g . o . c . u . 0 t . h . m .. p . W . a . n a . 1 . e . 5 . ... .... ..District . ... 3 : 5 : 7 84 : 2 Whitchurch and dersfield Whitchurch .. n Bank' . 1 . b <- 3., ,a is ury 62,J84 any , Hud r„re Banking Company, 24,672 Worcester City and d.- •••.•• • • • • • ~, pa"' York Unionpß.aDnkEtiinAi:e:CsO., .............................. • Bank Worcester..• •• ........ unty Bankii; . t_. York City and County Banking'n York g ompany, 4,869 69,880 Yorkshire Banking C g Company York 89,634 °TnPanY, Leeds ' 110,870 Stamps and Taus, April 22, 1845, 1141"Was* 3,155 RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE. o t f he th S e taff fir o s r t d p s a h r i t re of .Af o e u r r eu ownry.) The opening railway for the transit of p assen g ers is the p rin cipal home topic of the week. It is a most im p ort ant event in 1 (From the history of the Staffordshire Potteries, and has, consequently, been hailed with universal satisfac tion. The transition from the pack-horse " Dra gon =the horse that " bore the bell" at Fenton —to the " Dragon " with bowels of fire and breath of steam, that now whirls along the iron highway his living freight, has been achieved within the life time of some of our " oldest inhabitants;" and by its achievements this long neglected district is at length placed in direct communication with Manchester, Birmingham, and other kindred seats of England's manufacturing skill, and with Li verpool, the emporium where the greater part of our commerce is carried on, and is brought within less than five hours' distance of London, the metropolis of the empire. True, we shall for a few months to come be compelled to adopt a somewhat circuitous route northward ; but this is only shown to be an inconvenience by comparison with the future—as compared with the past it is a positive accommodation. , The preliminary inspection of the line took place on Friday last, when Captain Wynne, one of the Go- ' vernment inspectors of railways, traversed it, from Norton-bridge to Stoke, in company with Mr. J. C. Forsyth, Mr. S. P. Bidder, Mr. R. A. Peacock, Mr. Jones, and Mr. H. Wood. Captain Wynne inspected the works on the line, and expressed his entire satisfac tion with them,and &confident opinion as to their safety and solidity. He also inspected the principal station, erecting at Winton's Wood. The opening of the line on Monday last was not accompanied with the eclat that usually attends the commencement of the passenger traffic on a new line of railway. The directors, aware of the great amount of distress existing amongst the industrious classes of the Potteries, determined upon dispensing with the ceremony of a formal opening, and devoting the sum which would have been ex pended in decorations and other adjuncts to a day of festivity, to the relief of the destitute of the district. This resolve has met with the most general and hearty approval, and we do not hesitate to say that the opening of the North Staffordshire Railway— accompanied as it was by the announcement of this graceful act of benevolence on the part of its directors —will be long held in grateful memory by thousands of the inhabitants of the Potteries. The opening did not, however, pass unnoticed. At an early hour in the morning, numbers wended their way to Stoke from the different pottery towns to witness the starting of the first train from the tem -1 porary station at Whieldon's Grove. On the bridges, too, and along the line wherever a good view could be obtained, hundreds were assembled to enjoy the novel sight. At eight o'clock the first passenger train—drawn by the No. 1 engine, Dragon—started from the station at Stoke amidst the cheers of the as sembled spectators, and accomplished its trip to Norton-bridge, safely and satisfactorily, under the half hour—stopping by the way to set down and take up passengers at the several stations. The trains continued running throughout the day, taking with them each time a goodly number of passengers for London, Liverpool, and other stations on the North-Western line; the majority, were, however, parties on pleasure trips to Trentham, Stone and Norton Bridge. The weather in the afternoon was delightful, inducing many who had been deterred by the showers of the morning to fly from the smoke of the Potteries for a breath of fresh country air, and to see for themselves how the traffic on the new line was conducted. Upwards of 1,200 were booked at the several stations on the line in the course of the day. Stoke presented quite a holiday appearance through out the whole of the day. The bells rung merrily at intervals—on the tower of the church a flag was displayed—and in the vicinity of the station a number of standings were ranged, stored with all sorts of good things for the refreshment of the " inner man" of the thousands of visitors. The line from Stoke to its junction with the London and North-Western line at Norton-bridge, is 10. i miles long. It follows very nearly the course of the canal to within a short distance of Stone, where the canal is crossed. It is nearly straight for the fist seven miles; then, taking a rapid and beau tiful curve to the west, it crosses the canal near the Stone station, and runs on by Walton to Norton Bridge. The earth-works are not of more than average difficulty or magnitude. There are se veral cuttings through beds of marl, and a rather heavy one between Trentham and Stone through a rock of yellow sandstone. The most important embankment we noticed is that near Stone, forming the approaches to the viaduct which crosses the canal and turnpike-road near the station. The trains travel very smoothly, i with no perceptible shaking or jolting greater than that we have experienced on older and more conso lidated lines. The engine- driver invariably slackens speed when passing over a bridge or embankment— , a very proper precaution on a newly opened line. ' The country through which the railway passes , affords some pleasant views to the mere traveller for pleasure. After passing the station at Trentham— near to which, by the bye, was a sight seldom seen, a street formed of two rows of sod huts erected for the temporary use of the labourers on the line, with a little wooden church, surmounted by a bell turret—we pass through the Trentham estate, and have for some distance a fine view of the extensive domain of the Duke of Sutherland. A pretty little valley is seen on the west side of the line, and beyond it rise the " wood-crowned heights" of Trentham and the hill surmounted by the monumment to the late Duke. On the east we have a view of the seat of R. Adderley, Esq., Barlaston Hall, and a little further on we catch a glimpse of Tittensor heath, with a number of picturesque cottages and homesteads in!the foreground. Meaford, the seat of the Earl St. Vincent, may be descried on the west ; then a very fine sweep of the line takes us past the junction with the branch to Colwich, and shows us the town of Stone lying almost at our feet. Beyond this there is little needing notice. The stations are at present but temporary ; that at Whieldon's Grove is, howeuer, very conveniently arranged for conduct ing the traffic until the main line and the permanent station at Winton's Wood are completed and opened. The old station on the North-Western line, at Norton bridge—some half mile northward of the junction with the North Staffordshire line—is not now used. A new station and inn are about to be erected at the point of junction, where there is now in constant use a complete set of the " Semaphore signals." Here, too, there is in course of erection an extensive goods station, for the use of the North Staffordshire Corn pany. At Trentham there will be a rather extensive station, with a turn-table and carriage platform for the use of the family at the hall. The circular engine-shed at Stoke is rapidly ap proaching a state of completion. This immense building is 200 feet in diameter—one of the largest, if not the largest in the kingdom—and has accommoda tion for the stabling of 2,1 iron horses with their tenders. The turn-table in the centre—one of Ellis's patent ones—is certainly the largest yet constructed; it is forty feet in diameter—sufficiently large to turn an engine and tender at once—and so admirably contrived that the slight exertion of one man is sufficient to turn it in any direction. The centre of the building will be open, in order that the smoke and steam created by the engines may pass off at the top. The stock of locomotives at present in use is six, several of which are immensely powerful engines with double driving-wheels, built on Stephen. son's patent. Among the carriages at present in use on the line are two splendid first-class carriages with single coupees, beautifully fitted up, with gilt cornices at the top, and large plate-glass windows ; one of these was built by Brown, Marshall and Co., of Birmingham ; the others by Messrs. Wright, of London. There are also two carriages for second-class passengers only, and from 25 to 30 "composite" carriages, in which the first-class pas sengers occupy the centre compartments, and second class travellers the two end divisions. For third class passengers there are comfortable closed carriages with seats down the centre and the sides, and open " stand-ups" for those who prefer the fresh air on sunny summer days. On all the carriages are painted the words "North Staffordshire Railway," accompanied by the true Staffordshire Knot, which is seen on almost every article of the company's stock, and on the clothes and buttons of the policemen and guards. We were particularly pleased with the inspection of the carriages in use on the new line, which appear to have been built and fitted up almost regardless of expense, to secure the safety, comfort, and convenience of the passengers. We found, too. that all the latest improvements and inven tions had been adopted. Most of the carriages are fur nished with what are called " solid wood wheels." The tires and naves of these wheels are of iron ; but the interstices are filled up with pieces of English ash, first boiled in a composition and then forced into their places by a hydraulic pressure of 200 tons. The advantage of this construction is that the wheel is much strengthened, and there is no danger from the breakage of spokes. There is but little addition of weight, whilst the sound made by the wheels is to a great extent deadened. We noticed, too, that to the luggage vans powerful breaks b o r f ea t k h s e of h o a r s n e r b xe sthe com fortconstruction ; d been catered for by allowing them of the grooms were e that,at them seats in a compartme nt eing throuoi which they a of the same carriage with their horses, with op aicnhetdhe building six e lamps, on Bano's ass patent are lighted up with four Their wheels are 3 feet c an keep watch over their charges. ighThienspiadses,enagnedr carriages are general l y principle, in each carriage. that the are 3 feet. On the whole, we are ofopinion 6 inches in diameter; those of the luggage-waggons stock of locomotives and carriages is superior to those in use on any other line in the kingdom. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, April 27. 'Sittings at Nisi Priue, beFore Mr. Baron ALDERSON and Common Juries). ARNOLD V. RYAN. The plaintiff in this case was a Sheriff's officer, in the employ of Mr. L. Levy, The defendant was a short hand writer, residing at Enfield. The action was brought . to recover compensation in had mi" previously e ,t d hwe th i i p c l e a h e i damages for an alleged false imprisonment upon a charge of felony. Mr. Crowder,. with whom was Mr. Miller, appeared for the plaintiff; Mr. Sergeant Wilkins for the defendant. From the opening address of Mr. CROWDER it appeared that the plaintiff had been left in possession of the de fendant's premises under a writ of fi. fa. upon a judg ment debt Of 131. 10s., entered up at the suit of a Mr. Clubb. Upon• the day after his taking possession the defendant satisfied the execution oy the payment of the debt and costs, which he paid by n fi v „t , v i eit Ir e r7e p tt c ciad u eoe rid i. t r n filihe o od t p e s:e s an d g one ten pound note and the remainder in gold. Shortly after the plaintiff left the house the wife of the defendant p t e lq r e s o n h e numbers fou o n f d twhichhe three she notes, this the defendant pur sued e n s a charge ot stealing ;th e same. Th e p l a i nt iff was comm itt e d for trial by the magistrate, but upon the trial taking place was acquitted, and the present action was brought for the purpose of recovering com pensation for the damages thereby sustained. Upon reading throug h the evidence given before the magistrate and at the trial at the Old B a il ey , f rom w hi c h it appeared that the plaintiff on being arrested stated that he had received from the defendant the three five pound notes in payment of the debt and coats, 131. 103., the remaining .11..105. was given for the plaintiff's own use. Th e plaintiff had been seen i n company w i t h another person ; and it was suggested upon the trial that the prisoner had handed over that portion of the money paid him by the defendant. The Learned Coun sel now contended, that if the plaintiff was really guilty, he would have parted, not with the money which he had actually and fairly received, and for which he had given a receipt, but with the notes alleged to have been stolen. Mr. Baron ALDERSON wished to know whether the plaintiff had any further evidence tooffer than that given upon the tri al, as he did not think that the mere fact of an acquittal could give a right to an action for malicious prosecution: After some discussion upon this point, Mr. Baron ALDERSON said that he would take the opinion of his learned brothers upon it; and, after a short absence, returned into court and stated that the Court was of opinion that there was a scintilla of evi dence, and he should therefore allow the case to proceed. Several witnesses were then called, whose evidence was merely corroborative of that given upon the previous occasion of the trial. The Learned BARON, in summing up, told the jury that they could not find their verdict for the plaintiff unless they were fully convinced that both th e d e f en d ant and his wife had committed wilful and delib e rat e p er j ur y case. upon the trial, and no evidence whatev er h a d b een adduced to prove that suc h was the After a short deliberatio n the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff. —Damages 501. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. James lVarkani Alexander, of No. 3, Windsor-street, Islington, was again brought up before Mr. Alderman Finnis, on the charge of appropriating the sum of 301., being part of the proceeds of a cheque for 421., the said 301. being the property of Messrs. Hopkins and Wood, of Leadenhall-street, general agents. Mr. Langham, a solicitor, defended the prisoner. The main facts of the case have already appeared. The prisoner's defence was, that he offered to go to the Bank and get the money, when he would pay Mr. Sangster, and afterwards go with the 30/. to Messrs. Hopkins and Wood, but he was not allowed to do so. When the prisoner was placed at the bar, Mr. Sangster observed to the Alderman that the pri soner's friend was then in the court. Mr. Langham hoped the Alderman would not order the party into custody. Alderman FINNIS said that he had nothint: to do with the party; it was for the prosecutors to give him in charge if they thought proper. After a short consultation the case was proceeded with, without giving the person alluded to into cus tody. Mr. Sangster then entered the witness-box, and was cross-examined by Mr. Langham at great length. He said that when be was at Mr. Watson's offices to com plete the purchase he had not the dishonoured bill of 30/. in his possession. His bill of costs came to 101., and 11. he had lent the prisoner, so that atter paying Messrs. Hopkins and Wood the 301., and deducting his 11/., there would only be 11. due to him. The reason he did not consent to allowing the prisoner to go to the Bank was, that considering him in the light of a stranger, he was not certain that ho should get the money, but he offered to send for the solicitor who held the dishonoured bill, that he (the prisoner) should see it paid in Mr. Watson's office. He asked Alexander whether he would give up the cheque, and allow Mr. Watson to make out two others—one for the 30/., and the other for the 12/. ; but he would not consent to such an arrangement. Mr. Watson also offered to pay him his 11, and he refused to receive it. Witness remarked that he would not trust him with the 301., which belonged to his clients, Messrs. Hopkins and Wood, when the prisoner said, " Why, you are treating me like a child?" so which he rejoined, that he was only treatin,g him as an ordinary stranger. The amount of the purchase money was 57/., from which Mr. Watson was to deduct 15/. for expenses, thus leaving the amount at 42/. The prisoner took the cheque out of his hands, and appeared to consider that he had an interest in the 301., but which he (Mr. Sangster) contended he had not. Walter Henry Hobson, a clerk in the Bank of Eng land, produced the cheque alluded to, as having been paid. Mr. Hopkins was then cross-examined, and stated that he drew a bill on the prisoner about the Ist or 2d of February last, for 30/., on behalf of Hopkins and Co., payable at thirty days. The bill was dishonoured, and he had been threatened with law proce e di ngs by a Mr. Ring, solicitor, of Lincoln's Inn-fields. The prisoner had 20/. for his bill, the other 10/. being taken for dis count. He held the reversionary interest as security for the payment of the bill. He did not discount it with his own money, but got it done by Mr. Thomas M. Wood, Milk-street. It' the bill, when due, was honoured, he was to receive 41. 10s. back for himself and partner. Being re-examined by Mr. Sangster, Mr. Hopkins said that he should have charged five per cent. for the sale of the reversion. Alderman FINNIS wished to know if he received any thing out of Mr. Watson's expenses? Mr. Hopkins re plied that he had nothing to do with Mr. Watson. He should have returned the 41. los. to the prisoner if the bill had been duly honoured, but as it was, he owed 51. to Messrs. Rush worth and Jarvis, for putting the re version up for sale at Garraway's. Alderman FINNIS said, that although the complainants might think it a hard case, still no charge of felony was s ustained, and the prisoner was therefore discharged. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Thomas Ward, a person of respectable appearance, in the employ of .rlessrs. Hodge, Lowman, and Co., silk mercers, Regent-street, was brough up for final examina tion, charged with having robbed his employers. Evidence was given to show that the prisoner had obtained a pair ot silk stockings from the hosiery de pm Hodge it and Co.'s house, under pre tence posinss grso.f that them the pair of silk stockings had been a t was discovered of de partment ndii disposing n pledged. The pawnbroker produced the stockings, and identified the prisoner as the man who had pledged them. The prisoner was committed on this charge. The second case was for stealing 14 yards of satinet. The evidence was to the effect that the prisoner took some goods out to show to the housekeeper of Sir George Wombwell. On his return he entered in the book the 14 fourteen yards of satinet as having been sold to Mrs. Nash, the housekeeper. Eliza Nash said she was housekeeper to Sir George Wombwell, of 15, George-street, Hanover-square. She had never made any purchase of satinet from the prisoner. The prisoner was also committed on this charge. A third charge was f or embezzling the sum ot 21. 12s. Eliza Nash said she p urchased some paramatta from the prisoner, which cam e to 2/. 12s. She paid him the amount, and obtained a recei p t for the money. Mr. Orchard said the prisoner had not accounted for this sum of money to any one in his establishment. The prisoner was fully committed on this case also. TV 0 RS HIP- STREET. Jane Mills, a young woman, was placed at the bar be fore Mr. Hammill, was c har g ed with feloniousl y cuttin g and wounding her husband, Cbarlas Mills, a labourer, living in Wiliow-walk, Floxton. The kusband, whose arm was in a bandage, and his head strapped with adhesive plaister, stated that ho re turned home with his wife between ten and eleven o'clock on the preceding night, and upon getting in doors asked her to prepare his supper. His wife, who was in a bad temper, positively refused to do so, flew into a violent passion, and a fter smashin g almost everything in the room, and loading him with the foulest abuse, seized a dinner knife from the table, and declaring that he should not be there much longer, fer it was her intention to do for him, made a furious stab at his head with the knife. Witness put up his arms to protect his temple, and so warded off the blow from the part 'she aimed at, but the blade, in descending, struck his hand, and inflicted a gash the whole length of his fingers, and penetrating to the bone. On finding herself thwarted in her object, she then seized a large crockery jug from a washhand stand, and hurled it with such force at his head that the missile was shivered to attonis, and his head laid open to the depth of half an inch. As it was evidently her intention to renew the attack with the knife, he caught her by the arms, and endeavoured to wrest it from her, but after a desperate struggle Between them, he found himself too exhausted f rom t h e bl o od he had lost to obtain posses sion of th e weapon , an d a fter a second fruitless attempt watched an o pp or t un ity to escape from the room, and running d own sta i rs, made his way to a surgeon's in the neighb our h oo d , b y w h om his wounds were dressed; but he wa s so terr ifi e d a t the vindictiveness the prisoner had display e d towards him, that he was afraid to return home, and having wandered about the streets all night, gave directions for her apprehension in the morning. When called upon for her defence, the prisoner, who produced a handful of her hair, said that it had been torn out of her head by her husband in the struggle be tween them, which had been produced by his taking , some money out of her pocket. Ho struck and knocked her about most cruelly, and thosp - ,11 she admitted having taken up a poker to defend herself from his violence, she positively denied that she had struck him with a knife. The husband as decisively contradicted his wife's assertions, and said that another woman was then in at tendance to prefer a second charge of violence the pri soner bad inflicted upon her also; but Mr. HAMMILL considered it unnecessary to enter upon th , :t at the present stssi.fe, as a far wore serious charge was involved, and ordered the prisoner to be remanded, to afford time for ascertaining the result of the injuries her husband had sustained. SOUTHWARK. John Verrier, who recently held an appointment in the Dover Police, was brought before Mr. Seeker, charged with eloping with Mrs. Sarah Silk, the wife of the land lord of the tap attached to the Ship Hotel, at Dover, and stealing seventeen sovereigns, six half-sovereigns, a watch, a coat, and some other articles. William Henry Howell stated that he keeps a lodging house in the Maz', Tooley. street, and that about three weeks ago the prisoner, accompanied by the female now in attendance, called there, having with them a large box, which, from its weight, appeared to be full ; that the prisoner had a brother previously lodging in the house, with whom he had a conversation, and after a short time the former left with the female, taking with them the box, and that he had not seen either dthern since, until the preceding afternoon. About a week after he had first seen the parties a Mr. Silk, who de scribed himself as the landlord of the tap to the Ship Hotel, Dover, called, and represented that the prisoner, who was in the habit of frequenting his house, had run away with his wife, taking with him the money and arti cles above enumerated. That he (Mr. Silk) had, from certain information, traced the prisoner and his (Silk's) wife from Dover to London, and that he had discovered they had been at witness's house. He then proceeded to describe the parties, which answered the descrip tion of the prisoner and Mrs. Silk, whom he was in formed had quitted the house in the Maze, and gone elsewhere. Mr. Silk then requested witness to give the prisoner into custody on the above charge if he should call again at his house, adding, that when he was in formed of the circumstance he should immediately come up from Dover for the purpose of preferring a charge of felony against him. The witness added, that on the preceding afternoon the prisoner called at his house, and that he at once sent for a policeman, and gave him into custody. Policeman 24 M stated, that having received informa tion of the alleged robbery, he set about making in quiries for the fugitives; that, learning they had been at the last witness's house in the Maze, with luggage, and had gone from thence, he then traced them to another house in Russell-street, Bermondsey, which they also bad quitted in a very sudden manner, and having lost all clue to them afterwards he heard no more of them until the preceding afternoon, when he was sent for to the kouse in the Maze, and there took the prisoner into custody. The policeman added that be had every reason to suspect the coat the prisoner then wore belonged to the landlord of the tap at Dover and that he brought it away from that place with the money and other articles. That he (the policeman) saw Mrs. Silk; that she admitted having accompanied the prisoner from Dover, and that when she found he was about to be taken into custody, she said that he had nothing to do with her husband's property, and that whatever she brought away from Dover was done of her own accord, and not under the directions of the prisoner, who had merely accompa nied her as a friend. _ _ _ Mr. SECKER inquired if the watch or any of the pro perty had been recovered ?—The policeman in reply said that Mrs. Silk had the watch then in her possession, but that she refused to divulge where the box contain ing the bulk of the property was concealed. Mr. SEEKER inquired if the watch could be identified ? —The policeman said that Mr. Silk described it to him — that it was a plain silver-case watch, with a silver dial plate, and that it had a chain attached to it. The MAGISTRATE desired Mrs. Silk to produce the watch, which she did, and it answered the above de scription. She, however, said that the watch was her own pro perty, that she had brought it away with her from Dover, and that she considered whatever was her hus band's was also her property, and that the prisoner had nothing to do with any of the things. Mr. SEEKER said that be must ordefher to deliver up possession of the watch, which she reluctantly complied with, at the same time saying, with emphasis, that it would be remembered that it was her own watch, and that it was never in the prisoner's possession since they left Dover. The prisoner, a tall, fine-looking man, with an enor mous pair of whiskers, said that it had been stated that the coat he then wore belonged to Mr. Silk, but he de nied that such was the fact, that it was his own pro perty, and he could prove the fact by a reference to the tailor from whom he purchased it at Deal That with regard to the money and other property belonging to Mr. Silk, and which he was charged with stealing, he domed it, and although he had accompanied Mrs. Silk from Dover, yet that he was in total ignorance of the nature of the property she brought away with her. Mr. SECILER said that if Mrs. Silk refused to divulge where the box of property was, that the policeman was to use his best exertions in discovering it; and that, with a view of giving Mr. Silk an opportunity of corn ing up from Dover, he should remand the prisoner until Saturday. LAMBETII. John Rawson, who has been in custody for some days on various charges of obtaining goods by false repre sentations, was again placed at the bar before Mr. Norton. From the publicity which the apprehension of the prisoner and his mother had obtained, the court was completely crowded. Several cases in which the pri soner had obtained pattern shirts to be sent to different lodgings at which himself, his mother, and sisters had been stopping, promising at the time to give an order for half a dozen of such as fitted and was approved of by his mother and sisters, but which, it is needless to say, were never returned, were taken, and on each was the prisoner committed to take his trial. While the prisoner was at the bar, several persons in the court, and a number of respectably dressed females seated at the table, identified him as the person who hadjengaged apartments at their houses for himself, his mother, and sisters, and who, with his relatives, absconded after living sumptuously at their expense for various periods. Mr. NORTON remarked that, since the apprehension of the prisoner and his mother, he had received, owing no doubt to the extensive publication which their ex amination before him had obtained, several letters from Brighton and various watering-places, from per sons who had been imposed upon by Mrs. Rowley and her family ; so that it was quite apparent she did not confine her practices of imposition to the metro polis alone. After the last examination, he (Mr. Norton) had consented to take her own recognizances to appear there that day ; but instead of Mrs. Rowley complying with the terms of these recognizances and ap pearing, she sent him a note merely to state that she was unwell and unable to attend. Whether she was ill, as she represented, or not, he (the magistrate) could not say, but the usual course in such cases was to forward a surgeon's certificate. In answer to some remarks from a sufferer, Mr. NORTON confessed that it did appear to him very extraordinary that in this country persons like the prisoner and his friends could go about and continue to live, year after year, by false representations, and vari ous devices ; and the case, he thought. was one in which the evidence should be drawn up, and placed before the Home Secretary, with the view of obtaining some alter ation in the law. The mode by which Mrs. Rowley and her family managed to get into the houses of many of the complainants was very ingenious, and much calcu lated to throw unsuspicious persons off their guard. In the majority of cases it appeared to be this—on a Sun. day, one or the other of her sons called at the houses of the complainants, and represented that himself, his mother, and sisters, had just arrived by railway from Worcester, that they had come to town to settle a Chancery suit, and dispose of property that had been for some time litigated, and had determined upon taking a private lodging. Such a representation, made on a day on which the parties to whom it was made had no op portunity of making any inquiries as to the truth or falsehood, was, as he had stated before, calculated to throw unsuspecting people off their guard, and he doubted whether in any case it had not succeeded. It was really distressing to find that the number of persons in attendance, who were the keepers of lodging-houses, and who, he doubted not, could ill sustain their loss, had been so shamefully duped, and were left, comparatively, without redress from the law. In cases where goods were obtained by false representations, the law gave ample redress against the offenders; but, as in the pre sent case, where board and lodging were obtained by similar means, the law gave no such redress. In Scot. land the law was different, and sufficiently strong to punish all offences of this kind. and he (Mr. Norton) could not see why the law should not equally protect a lodging-housekeeper and a warehouse-keeper, as well as equally punish those obtaining board and lodging as haberdashery by false pretences. Mr. Norton then re manded the prisoner for a week, and remarked that if his mother, Mrs. Rowley, did not attend on that day, he should send his warrant for her. WANDSWORTH. David Ridgly, an elderly and decently-dressed man, who was described on the police-sheet as a beehive maker, was brought before Mr. Beadon charged with stealing a few sprigs of broom, the property of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge. Police-constable Varrien, 327 V, proved that on that morning, between five and six o'clock, he detected the prisoner cutting the broom growing in Combe Wood, Kingston Bottam, which is a preserve belonging to the Duke of Cambridge. The damage done amounted to a shilling. The prisoner said he was a very poor man with a family of four young children, and only just recovered from a long and severe fit of illness. He had at present no work, and he only cut a little broom to make a few besoms for children, sd he had no idea that he was doing any harm. Mr. BEADON told the prisoner that he was liable to a penalty of si, but under the circumstances he should only fine him 55., with Is. the amount of the damage. The prisoner had no money, but some of his friends mustered 4s. 6d., which the Magistrate consented to re ceive in lieu of the original fine. THAMES. Mr. Charles Garland, the landlord of the Sun public house, in Sharp's-building, Rosemary-lane, appeared before Mr. Ballantine to answer a summons at the in stance of Inspector Forbes, of the II division, for refus ing a billet. This was a proceeding under the Mutiny Act, the 9th Vic. cap. 11. and the object of the defendant was to ascertain whether freemen of the Vintners' Company were exempt from the liability of receiving soldiers or recruits billetted upon them. Mr. Garland is a free vintner, and he was summoned for refusing a billet a few days ago, but owing to an informality the case was dismissed. Inspector Ellis subsequently drected another , billet to be made out, and on Good Friday he sent a soldier, named James Saunders, of the 3d Regiment, to the defendant's house. A policeman, named Walker, No. 132 H, accompanied him, and on producing the billet, which was properly made out, the defendant's barman refused to receive the soldier, on the ground that his master was a free vintner. The soldier retraced his steps to the station-house in Spitalflelds, and was quartered on another publican. Mr. he did ;1-1 - n , '.11 ATrr any frctioui opposition to the laws of his country, and was sure he might rely on an impartial consideration of his case from the worthy magistrate. He had been led to believe that free vintners were exempt from the billetting of soldiers upon them. He and his family had kept the Sun public house for twenty years, and no billets had ever been sent there until three weeks ago. He then put in a copy of his freedom. _ _ _ Mr. BALLANTINE said the law did not exclude free vintners who kept public houses from the liability. The exemption extended to free vintners who kept taverns only. lie would read for the information of the defendant the proviso, which was to the following effect:—" Pro vided that no officer or soldier shall be billotted in Eng land in any private houses, or in any canteen, held or occupied under the authority of the Ordnance Depart ment, or upon persons who keep taverns only, being Vintners of the City of London, and entitled to their freedom of the said Company in right of patrimony or apprenticeship, notwithstanding such persons who keep such taverns only have taken out victuallers' licences." Mr. Garland certainly could not say his house was a tavern only—it was a public-house in every sense of the word. Mr. BALLANTINE inquired if any inconvenience was sustained by the refusal of the billet ? To which In spector Ellis replied that the solider was only detained till another billot was made out. The MAGISTRATE then said the full penalty was 51., but as the billet had been declined from no bad motive, and only for the purpose of maintaining the privileges of the Vintners' Company, which the defendant had a most undoubted right to support, he should mitigate the fine to 40s. and costs. Mr. Garland immediately paid the penalty. BURGLARY AND ROBBERY. SHAFTESBURY, APRIL 26.—At about the hour of two o'clock this morning, the dwelling of the Rev. Robert Wm. Blackmore, known as the Rectory of Donhead St. Mary's, near Shaftesbury, was found to have been bur glariously entered by thieves, and a considerable amount of property, stolen therefrom. On going to the Rectory the following particulars were obtained :—Miss Black more, sister to the Rev. Gentleman, was awoke about half-past one in the morning by hearing a loud noise as if some one was breaking open one of the inner doors of the house. She lay listening for some time, till she found that her fears were not unfounded, on which she hastened to alarm the family, in doing which she frightened the thieves, who hastily decamped with such booty as they had already collected. On Mr. Blackmore and his servants going down they found that the burglars had broken a pane of glass in the front dining room window, through which they pushed back the inner shutters, and thereby entered; they then broke open two other doors until they arrived at the breakfast room, where the plate and other valuables were kept, including the communion service belonging to the church at Don head St. Mary's ; they forced the locks of a cupboard, and also the iron chest in which the communion plate was deposited, packing up and taking the whole away. The contents of the sideboard the thieves did not get; it is supposed their being heard prevented further depre dations being committed. Miss Blackmore distinctly saw four men leaving the place hastily, but was not sufficiently near to discern their features or dress. The police were, as soon as possible, made acquainted with the burglary, and instant pursuit commenced, but up to the present time (12 o'clock, A.m.) no clue has been obtained as to where the thieves went, what road they took, or who they are; yet it is hoped they cannot escape detection, so little time having elapsed between their being heard and the information baying been given to the A reward of 501. is offered for the appre hension and conviction of the burglars. THE ART OF FIGHTING A DITEL.—(" IN A PARLIA MENTARY SENSE.")—Be valiant. Don't weigh your insult. The heavier it is the better. Throw it boldly at your opponent, and if it floors him, be quick and fling another. The legal time for the duel is uncertain. It is according to the sport and comparative skill of the opponents. Sometimes it is interrupted at the first shot. It you are very smart, you may load and fire several times. It is best, however, after an exchange or two, to get some friend to cry " Orden"- This is the more necessary if you are getting the worst of it. The House will soon take up the cry. The Speaker next in terferes. He will appeal to you as a gentleman. You must not be surprised at this, but talk of your honour. Leave the House instantly, first telling your man, with a pair of duelling eyes, that "he ' shall hear from you." You will be pursued, of course, by the Sergeant at-Arms. Don't be foolish, but follow him quietly, and be grateful to him for the opportunity. You will be conducted to the Speaker. He will remind you, in the most pathetic manner, of your insult. He will tell you it is very wrong. He will insist that it does not go any further. You will say you never meant thatit should. If you insulted your opponent, it was not personally. No : you have the highest opinion of him—you always had, and you only intended to insult him in a Parliamentary sense. You will be cheered for this manly confession. Your opponent will rise, and say the very same thing. He will be cheered. You will cross over, and shake hands with him. You both will be cheered tremendously, and if you are very forgiving you can retire arm-in-arm to finish the duel at Bellamy's, or you can adjourn it till the next house dinner day at the club.—N.B. By fol lowing these simple rules, you may fight your six duels every session, and kill your six men easily, and be per fectly alive to resume the sport the following year.— Punch. GOODRICH COURT.—This beautiful residence, with all its antiquarian treasures, which it was the labour of a life to collect, passes (we understand) to a near rela tive of the late possessor. The collection of arms and armour was ostensibly that of Mr. Llewellen Meyrick, the son and only issue of the late Sir Samuel, and who died in the prime of life in 1835, and it is noticed as his in one of Scott's novels, but it was 'almost en tirely, we believe, the fruit of the research of his father, the late possessor. Sir Samuel made his will, we heard, only a month or so before his decease; and, subject to the payment of a limited amount of legacies and annuities, the property devolves to the deceased's se cond cousin. Colonel Meyrick, who, we believe, married Lady Laura Vane, sister of the present Duke of Cleve land. The domain on which the court is built is of limited extent, and was formerly a small farm, called Giddis, but the late Mr. Samuel considerably enlarged it, only a few months prior to his decease, by the pur chase of an adjoining property, the two estates nearly encircling the ancient castle of Goodrich. The acquire ment of the adjoining estate must have been the more pleasing to Sir Samuel, from its antiquarian associa tions, as it comprised the remains of the ancient priory of Flans-ford, or Landsford (Church - ford) , founded for Augustinian monks in 1 34 7. These remains now form part Pencraig, on part of which Goodrich Court is built, i s remarkable for scenic beauty, and this, combined with of the farm buildings. The high ground called its contiguity to Goodrich Castle, seems to have indu ce d the late Sir Samuel to fix his abode in that neighbour. hood, with which he was not otherwise immediately con nected. A large sum was laid out by him on the erec tion of the mansion, and he, no doubt, fondly hoped that the building with its varied contents, would go down to his posterity. But Providence ordered it otherwise, for Sir Samuel had only inhabited his favourite abode for a few years, ere a fatal malady began to develop itself in his son, and which soon carried his chief hope to an early grave.—Hereford Times. REWARD FOR GOOD CONDUCT.—.OII Monday morning the whole of the battalion of the Royal Ma rines of the Chatham division assembled on the parade ground of the barracks to witness the presentation of a silver medal to private Joseph Bell, for good conduct and long service. The battalion being formed into a square, Colonel Charles Menzies, KII., second in com mand, attended by the adjutant and other officers, en tered it, when private Bell was called from ;,he ranks, and the colonel addressed the battalion in the following words :—" I have so frequently of late had the gratifi tion of addressing the men of this division on the presen tation of medals, and pointing out to them the line of conduct that is to be pursued in order to rewards mi)oeurint de f r r i o iei t sh o oa u na r odu gracious ei el I S d o a s y s eedrr duty, i at g ya n : s , t.o a t the Nhv eed h ave recom haevel a a s tl sworn fidelity and a ll eg i ance to that Sovereign, and we obtain one of those proud di s ti nct i ons , t h at on this occa sion I shall confine myself t o o b serv i ng t h at they are the mendation of the Lord s C omm i ss i oners of the Admiralty, are to e drop of our blood in defence of her throne and dignity against all foreign as well as domestic enemies. It now only remains for me to present you, private Joseph Bell, with this high, honourable, and dignified badge, which any one of us may well be proud to wear." The colonel then handed the medal to Lieutenant anti Adjutant Rodney, who placed the medal on the man's breast, and the colonel, with considerable feeling said " Long may you live to wear it." The square was then formed into line. This soldier also received the gratuity of 51.; and on his discharge, besides his pension for 21 years' service, he will receive 2d. per day. The medal was tho admiration of all present. MAILS I'OR MADEIRA, &C.—Notice was issued yesterday at the General Post-office, St. Martin's-le- Grand, that mails will be made up in the evening of the Ist prox. for Madeira, San Nicholas (Cape de Verdes), Sierra Leone, the Gambia, and the Island of Ascension, to be conveyed by her Majesty's sloop Waterwitch, which is appointed to sail from Devonport on the morn ing of the 2d of May. Letters for Madeira will bo charged ls. 10d. postage per half ounce. and so on, and newspapers 2d each. Letters for Sierra Leone:and Ascension ls. per half ounce; newspapers free of charge. must be i Specially sinst., Liverpool, po addressedol As no rate of postage has been fixed by l a w f or l etters or newspapers conveyed to the Cap e d e V erdes by packet, letters, &c., for San Nicholas will b e f orwarded free of charge. Letters and newsp a p ers i nten d ed to be ‘ ll ‘b a y lif l a i x er , Majesty's sloop Waterwitch." Th e C am b r i a steamer for the British North American an d U n i ted States' mails and New York. The private letters f rom P • o se r n t t li b i y s 28th t e h v i e s ni v n e g ss , e t l he a aris yesterday mention that the rise in the shares of the Bank of France from 1,200 francs to 1,330 francs had been occasioned by a rumour that Bar on R othschild had arranged for a supply of silver to that establishment to the amount of 2,000,000/. sterling. The Railway Market was weaker, as to doubte being entertainedthe appearance of the anticipated decree for the absorption of the lines by the Government. Pieces of one centime are now b e i ng co i ne d at t h e Mint at Paris, and it is said that half a million aro to be struck. CHARTIST CONVENTION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sia,—You reported the o ther da y that one of the Chartists at the Convention stated he had b een in New York for four years, and during that '1 time he had never seen a beggar in t he streets. Holy 3 " lightfullto represent a republic , a s such a governmeA that under it poverty and destituti on does not exist. I think it would have been but candid had the srenkr r stated tlytt the Americans su with a very high hand, but that the poor and desti• tute are provided for, not only by hospitals forthe sick, the deaf and dumb, lunatics, &c., as well as by ppress vagrancy means of workhouses, &c. As few parties, I believe, are aware of the extent of pauperism in America , perhaps you will allow the following extract from the Anzerzcanlillmanac for 1845, page 226, published at Boston, and to be had of Messrs. Wile y and Pu ld be tnam, London, to appear in your publica tion. It shou particularly noticed that the statistics relate s olely to the state of New York. I am, Sir, yours, &c., A. J North Devon, April, 1848. " PAUPERS IN NEW YORK. the (From the returns of the Superintendents of Poor.) - ved " In 1843, the number of country paupers r el ie ved or supported was 78,233; the number of town 4,521 Whole number of regular paupers, 82,76,: or about 1 to 30 of every inhabitant in the But, in addition to these, there were 62,047 PallP e „ n temporarily relieved by Ihe public officers, mallinB' "; f • aggregate of paupers in the state of NeW Yor k 144,801, or about 1 to 18 of the inhabitants. The whole of the expenditure of the poor 592, 35$ ditt 4 o , during 1843 is • • •• But the value of the labour of the paupers, 58,669 amounting to ... ... • • ' ' .....------ 533 694 must be deducted, and the net expenca is.. II- ; (Being upwards of 120,000/. British s tering . / P . O 611,' During 1842 the expense was .. **. 57, 134 Deduct pauper labour • • .. • • .....____... Total expence for 1842 ... •IP . 46 0 ) 6° f th e This shows an increase of pauper expenses 0 7al p year 1843 over those of 1842 of upwards of 3 ci or dollars, or an increase in a single year of over I cent. in the expenditure. lira The average weekly expense of each 1 - 1 pfi, per d d.); the year 1843 was 58 cents and 2 mills. ( 2 s• s l u i.). during the year 1842, 64 cents and 6 mills (2 5 . L o b This shows that the expense of supporting " - , 0 . pauper has decreased 8 per cent., yet the whole fig,V b ii gate of expense has increased 15 per cent. E -L so , solely arises from an increase in the number Vol pers. This increase was 21,314 over the Pr e e of or year ; yet it is proper to bear in mind that ab 01114104 third of this L increase occurred in the city (4 York. Of the paupers relieved there were: — Natives of England. Males 871 Females 63 3 An 4 .--- J.,...-- Ireland ...Males 4,442 Females 2,849 7,291 Scotland ...Males 178 Females 107 285 Canada ...Males 220 Females 159 37 9 Total British subjects .... „?,; (: 3 a f6n th e relieved as paupers in the State of New 3 - year 1843. l eg ro• RAILWAY SHARE MAR ' aerl LIVERPOOL, Artut. 27. , A l fas , e r, STOCK EXCHANGII.—The business done to-a$ , Y. - holl", e 'irs trifling indeed, little stock was offered. The Pri c ' e f forv - r o, were maintained. The sales are—Lancashire e 11 "' Wee° rg , (M. and B.), Fifths, 44 dis. c.—London and North - no rte , 127 c.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoloshirisn'a 51 14% dis. c.—Ditto, 10/. Preference, 1 4 dis.—g i t . ci da tere 97 c.—Ditto, New Halves, 644 dis.—Soutlr-1-'7_1111"-4 Dover, 22 c.—Ditto, No. 1, 10% dis. c.—Ditto. Ne•pja V. 3% c dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick 0 60 B.), 27% c.—Ditto (G. N. E. Purchase), 4, dis. MANCHESTER, APRIL 27. 0 ,3 I f ?l te STOCK EXCIIANGK.—The sales are--LancsiShw d shire (West Riding Union), 44 dis.—Leed 1 $ mind New, 21 dis.—London and North-Western (Lev'',. t hgolo'.'„.; bury, 12 dis.—Manchester, Sheffield. and ais• Eighths, 53i, dis.—Ditto ( Man. and Lin. Union) , North Staffordshire, 3 1 % dis. BIRMINGHAM, APRIL 27. 0 4 (111bP"' STOCK EXCITANGE.—The sales are—North - Ot 11 ;:; 635. 9d.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (B), 3 1 4 _ BRISTOL, AP' 27- arr. • . Th e ''' t • STOCK EXCHANGE . — The market is again fiat- we* have been—Bristol and Exeter, New, 10 dis.—GtSat em, Quarters, 2% dia. HULL, APPAL 27. Dari felb STOCK EXCHANGE —The sales are—Blackburn„ and Bolton, 13 dis.—North British, Halves, 936—Pw Quarters, 775. Ditto, Thirds, 15s. n. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, APRIL 27. it STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Great NortheiVi* ls.—Newcastle and Carlisle. 104 3 / 4 —North British, 403. dis. GLASGOW, APRIL 26. 23 1 ' STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The sales are—Aberdeen, Clydesdale Junction, 60 1 4—Dundee and Perth, 26N--1, 0 gow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 70 3 4—Ditto, Halves, l'o§atle 14s.—Ditto, ditto, No. 2,6/. 12s.—Manchester and "10 1 " ampton, 6s.—North British, Thirds, 153. Gd.--Yom castle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), 8/. , . , on °' ion FOR IDlOTS.—Yesterday the eL e- dace 1 1 six additional inmates to this institution too' Larg o the the London Tavern. Alderman Sir Georg!, o f the presided, and made a forcible appeal on behl l L e eel funds of the institution. There were upwards °J . ;,. einc„ applicants. It is hoped that at the next election " c i e y ' 4 ' greater number of vacancies will exist. Th‘' „ e° ,,i j ets l , ll ,, yet in its infancy, and only requires to be b" to °- known to be rendered adequate in its resouro°.l3ggeof melancholy wants of the community. III; l ' il r slll GilP. ili. the Rev. Dr. Reid, D. W. Wire, Esq., Air. 'Ywol‘" 11 and several other gentlemen were present, an - active part in the proceedings. cO Olll e tu a r r e l3 s , THE WEATHER.—The appearance of the o d P s n e is en most ough brilliant, f o r a go imsivseeroyf abundance. beautiful. T T he he gr: ,h e e n at of pi t a h n e t m is ea v d e e r : s tm ece hi P:l d j: a littl_el7aere: o s the oats are just coming through the grouild.„,,r ths - . , usual. Yesterday m ' orning the ploughs toau-oPs 0 0 were turning over the ground for the root or o il „ we are glad to say that the appearance of tbr A i of 01 ; very good. Although there has-great l' 3 " . W been a ._ ri has ,go during the last few weeks, yet the evaporate, t er li ,„0 so rapid, in the frequent intervals of fair Wen .g D'g'd carry off the superfluous moisture. There .1. ; ig ehe e-D promise of stone fruit and in • neig h —Liverpool Times. co t SP, odanedrotph,e tchoornugchrops all tEl. eu, il , [ADVERTISEMENT.] Holloway's Ointt, SP Pills.—A Dreadful Case of Rheumatism, of - r sio7 Standing, Cured in Ten Das —Mrs. Potte r' r P's'j at Leamington, widow of the fate James P ° a t° re 00 M.P., was, ,from long and excruciating p iiii ,r;Wil i ° ,, ga r flii to a mere skeleton. It was with difficulty sn"„.. 013 0 *A" 0 to move any of her limbs; in this state thes e ;ffeel e : o l medicines were used, and in ten days they ' vt - 00 perfect cure. In.rheumatic affections the Ottor b r e 3 , ,, fills, d if used together, will certainly cur e af f r o joi cperate cases, however lon standing they ili r v* -1 Sold by all dealers in medicing an d P rofss°- e, at v iet way's Establishment, 244, Strand, London., ad eta MAIDSTONE.—The l as t . wee k of cola - e h a 9 ii weather has rendered our hop plantation s r p 4 /l eitig, h ot gloomy in every respect. A cold, ungenis l ' ig t 0 " - , g o more to be dreaded in growing hops than r e , ~gertk . e i crops, and should this continue a few days '''" li r " b-r i ' g o . expect to see it show its effects on the Burong• oers dg , prices of this article, which are now below th e ; o po,',J of what they can be grown for. The shoots Ws" Pell have made are stunted, and in most cases will °II away as useless.—Maidstone .Journal. 13° F) BIRTHS. o el) t he On the 6th of March last, at Bowrah, K 1 oore , i oti, of Captain Paget W. Clarke, of a son. NorthatOr On the 1"t1 • ~,,• , i inst., at Ilarrowden House, , , lady of C. Hill, Esq., of a son. t; Pi a Pi ts On the 19th inst., at Pembroke, the wife of C ap ~e. to Thomas, of Greenwich, of a daughter. LO inst., On the 24th at ~ Wimbledon, Mrs. HenlerY go Ski ll of a daughter. OP' On the 24th • inst., at Cambrid c-street, Uydels o f F" the lady of Alfred B. Bloxam, Esq., of daughter. ,ifeo a ~, pr _, On the 24th inst., at Mu 11 s 1 - * ' swe - ull, HornseY,,' 0° BaY I Y , Esq., of twin daughters. 04 6516 4 0 On the 24 th inst., at Chesham-street, Belgra le : ru m lady Fitzmaurice, of aof the lion. W. E. daughte •• v" " On the 25th inst., a t I s l ewort h , t h e wi f e of thjulf, e A V Currey, of a daughter. f fi er- i On the 25th inst., at Ch • • wife 0 - i , Champion-hill, the ~i g , It °. Benecke, Esq., of a . On the ~ 6th inst., at B 1 da-- - Bloomfield-road, Mai ( 0 Angell, of a daughter. DI Pe On the 26th inst.,Dyrham-park, the e• -• t at ytham-park, Barnet, I gltt Trotter, of a son. 1 . . de , Co On the 2 ' 6th met at the ard -.-- ' Grove, Stra • t ~,.. ' / Alfred Fell, of " ad a ughter. ___.-----'- • I l v ey a le House, ja Gloucestershire. e s la piiergon MARRIED i w s lO a ti t ;D l On the 25th inst., Henry Lund. Es ~ of Linc ° ,::,, , P Lueina Maria, eldest daughter of N. S. Marling, .'"'. -- 0 0 /./. if 44 e 4) . DIED. On the 27th of November last, at Bendinine, --_. 0 0 ,1 late Sir George M. Grant, Bart , of Ballindallech. 00,r On the 22d inst., Mr. James . Skerritt, of B°lBl h', l°' ti , row, Chelsea, aged 68. v 0 , ag e ..00 1 On the 22d inst., at Blackheath, John Dan .- i — i v inl 3ll ,' On the 24th inst., at Southampton, Mar,' da„ Bllr house, eldest (laughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Ha"' tend e, crot.. Oa the 25th inst., Marv, wife of T..Binns , °,.,- ~der O❑ the 25th inst., Susanna, relict of John Da` -, 4' ,„ Esq., of St. Neot's, Hunts, aged 78. tro vipr On the 25th inst., Susanah, wife of Williaa l i ei°' ~ SO C ' , 4 of Milton-street, Dorset-square. i o ,r t a ß nc a i l s h p iiip On the 26th inst., at Upper Clapton, Dlr. - - ,_,/ Or sen., builder, aged 68. ,-, of r r jlfr On the 26th inst., Malcolm, the infants - n V it li' At Bennett-street, Blackfriars, Richard Daw ° Zt o. Jane, reli Lately, at Douro-villas, Cheltenham, l a 3 m rOo B k Gu e r , rr e aen . y ß t., . ci 5° Ali tenant-Colonel Urge,_ ,lP' London: Printed and P u bli s h e d by 11° ' or No. 112, Str an d, P r i nter, at th e Sun 4 0 • Strand, in the P rec i nc t o f t h e S a vob tl3 Middlesex, Friday, April 28, 1848. THE SITN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 28, 1848.