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1/PERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS-{YESTERDAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack At 5 o'clock. Lord CAMPBELL presented a petition from a place In Scotland, praying for the extension of County Courts to that part of the kingdom. MINISTERIAL CRISIS. The Earl of DERV said—My Lords, I have received la communication from the noble mil whom her Majesty has entrusted with the duty of forming a new Adminis tration, requesting me to move the adjournment of the Louse until Monday next, when the noble earl has reason to believe that his arrangements will be completed. I have therefore to move, my lords, that the house at its rising do adjourn until Monday. The motion was agreed to. STAMPS DUTIES ON PATENTS FOR INVENTIONS BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed, Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—{YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at five minutes to 4 o'clock, when there was a rather large attendance of members. PETITIONS. Sir J. WALMSLEY presented a petition from a mechanics' institution at Preston in favour of the trans- Fission of Parliamentary papers to literary and scientific institutions. Similar petitions were presented by Mr. J. M‘Gregor from Aberdeen, by Mr. Blackie, for the neighbourhood of Newcastle-upon• Tyne, by Mr. Tuffnell, by Mr. Ma caulay, fgr Edinburgh, by Mr. Cobden, for Yorkshire, by Mr. V. Smith, for Northampton. Lord D. STUART presented several petitions from Marylebone, praying for the interference of the house in the case of Edward Murray. KITCHEN AND REFRESHMENT ROOMS. The Earl of MULGRAVE moved that the standing committee appointed to control the arrangements of the kitchen and refreshment rooms in the department of the Serjeant at Arms attending this house have power to report observations from time to time. Agreed to. PETITIONS. Mr. LOWE presented a petition from Inddernainster, In favour of the enfranchisement of copyholds. Sir W. MOLESWORTH presented a petition from Southwark, pripg for the interf erence o f th e H ouse on behalf of - Edwa -Murray. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. Sir J. PAKINGTON brought up papers connected with affairs at the Cape. THE FRENCH EMPEROR. Lord D. STUART gave notice that after the recess he should move for a copy of all papers having reference to the recognition by this country of the establishment of the empire in France. MEMORIAL OF THE DUBLIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. In reply to an hon. MEMBER, Mr. HAMILTON said a memorial from the Chamber of Commerce, at Dublin, complaining 'of certain undue restrictions on the foreign trade of Dublin, had been re ceived by the government, and had been for some time under the consideration of the Chancellor of the Exche quer. POST-OFFICE (DUBLIN). Mr. BAIL asked the Secretary of the Treasury, whether, in filling up the vacant office of President of the Money Order Department in the Post-office in Dub lin, the usual practice of that department had been vio lated by the appointment to the vacancy of a person not previously engaged in the public service. Mr. HAMILTON said that no rule had been infringed by the appointment of the gentleman in question. It was true that he was not before in any way con nected with the department, but Lords Lichfield and Clanricarde when Postmasters-General, had both ap pointed gentlemen to similar situations to the Money Order-office in London, who were entirely unconnected with the public service. The in dividual alluded to by the hon. member was for eleven years the senior auditor of the Dublin Corpora tion accounts, and had repeatedly received a vote of thanks from that body for the ability and integrity which he had displayed in his office. RAILWAY ACTS, &c. Mr. G. H. WHALLEY gave notice of his intention to move for a series of returns of the expenses incurred in obtaining railway and other acts. ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO SUPPRESS FREE DISCUSSION AT GIBRALTAR. Mr. BRIGHT said a deputation waited on the Secre tary for the Colonies some time since in reference to the conduct of the Governor of Gibraltar, who, in March last, had pre ven t e d th e merchants and traders of that town expressing their opinion at a public meeting with regard to certain grievances of which they complained. The right hon. gentleman gave the deputation to under stand that he would make inquiries into the circum stance, and he (Mr. Bright) wished to know whether any answer had been received from the Governor on the subject? Sir J. PAKINGTON said he had addressed a letter of inquiry to the Governor, but he had not received the explanation which ho had oxpocted. MINISTERIAL CRISIS. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said— Mr. Speaker, I believe, sir, it will be for the conve nience of the public service that I should move that the house, at its rising, do adjourn until two o'clock to morrow. The motion was agreed to, and the house immediately afterwards adjourned. FRANCE. It is stated in well-informed quarters with re ference to the visit of the Pope to Paris, for the coronation of Napoleon 111., that the majority of the Cardinals continue adverse to the journey, and this feeling is encouraged by the counsels of the Austrian Diplomacy ; the Pope himself not hostile, and he as well as the Cardinals anxious to profit by the ambition of Louis Napoleon, and to secure advantages for the Church. It has sometimes been the fortune of the Papal Court to turn even the most adverse circumstances to account, and it will easily be believed that the earnest desire for the honours of pontifical conse cration is too good an opportunity to let slip. Whenever the subject is mooted at Rome, it is in timated that, previous to that important conces sion, an old account remains to be settled between Fiance and Rome. The organic articles rendered the church nearly as independent of the Papal authority as the Pro testant Establishment of Great Britain. The mo dification, if not the abolition, of these articles is what would be demanded, and, perhaps, as a con dition to the consent of the Sacred College to the Popelia journey to France. A nethew of the Bey of Tunis has arrived in Paris. It is said that he was secretly informed that in case of the death of his uncle, the Bey, it was intended by some parties to adopt certain de cided measures with reference to himself. He im mediately collected all the available property he could lay hold of, amounting, according to report, to 1 1,000,000 f., and came to France. He proposes to fix his residence in Paris, and has purchased a handsome house on the Quai d'Orsay, for which he paid 600,000 f. The house is being fitted up for his reception in the Venetian style. It is stated - Chat the Emperor signed a decree previous to his departure from Paris to Compiegne, commanding that the fortifications of Havre shall be rased, and replaced by detached forts. Such a measure has been long demande.d by the merchants of Havre, who find that the fortifications interfere materially with the improvements demanded by the increasing .o+mmerce of the town. It is said like wise that ail *tional docks are to be constructed at LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY—DEC. 23. (Before the Lords Justices.) THE OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVERHAMPTON RAI: WAY COMPANY V. THE SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY COM PANY.-THE SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY COMPANY V. THE OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVERHAMPTON RAILWAY COMPANY. This case consisted of two motions, one in each suit. That in the first suit was to discharge an injunction granted by the Vice-Chancellor Kindersley on the 7th of December, restraining the defendants from taking pos session of a certain piece of land, near Dudley, in Wor cestershire, the right to take and use which was in dis pute between the two companies. The plaintiffs' act having passed in 1845, the defendants, by their, act passed in 1846, obtained power to make a junction on the plaintiffs' line, and the contention between the parties related to the point where this junction should be made. The defendants having obtained possession of the land in question, were desirous of making a station there. The plaintiffs, who had already constructed a station at the same place, filed their bill to restrain the defendants from retaining possession of and using the ground. The ques tion before the Vice-Chancellor was reduced to the de fendants' right to take the land. The motion in the second suit, in which the parties were reversed, was to obtain an injunction giving effect to the claim of the South Staffordshire Railway Company. Mr. Rolt, Mr. Follett, and Mr. Speed, were for the South Staffordshire Railway Company; Mr. Bethell, Mr. Malins, and Mr. Bovill appeared for the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway Company. Mr. Bethell replied. The Lord Justice Knight Bruce—This case is a dis pute between two railway companies, and comes before the Court not upon a hearing, or as upon a hearing, as certain junction cases have recently by arrangement come; it is before the Court simply and merely on two motions, which cannot be dealt with in the same man ner as it would have been competent to the Court to deal with the controversy on a decree. It will be neces sary to a certain extent to keep the two cases which are before us, and the two questions separate. My obser vations will, therefore, now be confined to the first mo tion only, which is to discharge or vary an order made by one of the learned Vice-Chancellors, the effect of which is not to disturb any right of junction or any right to easement which the defendants may have, but to place the possession of the soil in effect with the plaintiffs, 'being the state of possession in which that soil at a certain former period was. Now, the land in question had been certainly acquired by the plaintiffs ; it was their own property ; but the defendants alleged that they, under the powers of an act of Parliament, had acquired a right to purchase it. The plaintiffs had `purchased it under the powers of their act of 1845 ; they had purchased it frdm Lord Ward. The defendants, under the act of 1846, claimed a right to purchase it from the plaintiffs, and, under this alleged right and the powers of their act, they caused the property to be valued, paid the money into Court, and gave the bond, as directed by the act, all which gives them a legal right to enter. Whether they have exercised this right of entry is immaterial, because the parties have so conducted themselves that they are entitled to treat the matter as if before the Court immediately after the proceedings which took place in 1849. It is a right claimed as sanc tioned by railway laws, and which is denied by the pro prietor ; but it has been the habit of this Court to inter fere by injunction against the exercise of the summary powers conferred on companies where there was reason able ground for dispute, otherwise the effect would be, that a company, by taking certain proceedings, might acquire a right against the will of the owner to enter on his property. Equity has never refused to interfere in such cases. Clearly it would not be sufficient in a case of this description, for the owner merely to say that he claimed the right, but he must show there is a reason able doubt or question to be determined at a proper period, either by this Court or by an action at law. Touching the dispute, as applying to the time I have mentioned, the only question is, whether the plaintiffs have shown there is a question of the defendants' right to take the property in this summary way. It appears that the plaintiffs were the earlier proprietors, and had acquired a right to pur chase, which they did from Lord Ward. Then come the defendants, and say that they have a right to acquire the fee from the first corporation, and to make a junction which their act allows to be effected. But how is this land to be crossed ? It is land which either was wanted and used, or might be probably wanted and used, for the plaintiffs' main line of railway and station. It ap pears to me a very improbable construction of the latter act that it should mean that under these circumstances the property should be taken from the earlier company, for to effect the junction it was not necessary to take the land. If, therefore, I had now dispose of that point, I should decide in favour of the contention of the plain tiffs, leaving the question of the junction unaffected. It is premature, for the reasons I have m en ti one d, t o d ec id e the point ; but can I say that there is not a question for :not taking the proprietor's land from him against his will ? There is only one answer to this. lam of opinion that the probability of right is with the plaintiff, and there fore the Court is bound to interfere, leaving the question 'of the easement unaffected. The order will therefore be, as to the first motion, the plaintiffs undertaking to abide by any order as to possession and damages which the Court shall make, to continue the injunction, either party be at liberty to take such proceedings at law as they may be advised, reserving all costs, with liberty to apply to the Court respecting the conduct or admissions - to be made in the course of such legal proceedings. The Lord Justice Lord Cranworth concurred. The Lord Justice Knight Bruce : The other motion is in another cause in which the parties are reversed, and the motion seeks to disturb, and not in fact and sub stance to maintain a possession ; for there being a dis pute between the two companies as to the place where the junction is to be made between the two railways, the plaintiffs upon an interlocutory motion desire what will be a complete adjudication of that matter, such an order as would prevent the defendants from joining the rail way at any spot the plaintiffs choose. This would be a very strong thing to do where the cause is not at issue. The right depends on the construction of several clauses of the second act of Parliament, not indeed very clearly worded. Over the manner of junction the defendants by their engineer have great control, not to be exer cised capriciously, but still a very considerable control, and the question is whether this is to extended to the the place as well as to the manner of junction. Now, considering how much the convenience and safety of all persons may be concerned in this question, I am not prepared to say that the defendants are wrong ; with out meaning to conclude myself on the point, I am rather disposed to think they are right. With this im pression it is impossible I could concur in granting an injunction. Whether, when the cause comes to a hear ing, this Court will decide upon the matter for itself, or will refer it to a court of law, I need not now say. I think, however, that the plaintiffs should not be pre vented from bringing any action which they may think right as to this part of the dispute. On this second mo tion, the order will therefore, be, the defendant's under taking to abide by any order which may be made as to damages, to let the matter stand over without prejudice to any question, and the parties be at liberty to take such proceedings as they may be advised, with liberty to apply. The Lord Justice Lord Cranworth having concurred their lordships rose for the vacation, and will not si again before Hilary Term. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORTHERN CIRCUIT-YORK, DEC. 22. TER HULL MURDER. The examination of witnesses for the prosecution occu pied the Court until nearly five o'clock in the afternoon. Mr. Dearsley, a few minutes before five o'clock, com menced his address to the jury, and spoke for nearly three hours. He said, however great was the respon sibility which devolved upon him when he had but one prisoner to defend, the obligation then rest ing upon him in having to advocate the cause of three prisoners, was of an almost overwhelming character. The learned counsel animadverted in severe terms upon the prosecution not calling a witness who had been examined before the grand jury, an omission which he designated as an injustice to the prisoners and the jury. He set forth the danger attendant upon placing implicit reliance on circumstan tial evidence, as the most erroneous conclusions were often arrived at with testimony of this description. After reviewing the whole case, Mr. Dearsley concluded by entreating the jury to decide in favour of the prisoners. The learned Judge summed up the case in the most careful and minute manner. After setting forth the duty which devolved upon the jury, as respected the prisoners and the public, his lordship read over the wlkole of the evidence, and concluded by telling the jury that be had done his duty to the best of his ability, and it remained for them to do theirs firmly and conscientiously. The jury retired at a quarter to eleven o'clock, and returned into court at twelve minutes to one in the morn ing, with a verdict of not guilty as respected all the four prisoners. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. 4CI. MANSION-HOUSE.—Freoning Badoski was charged with having committed several forgeries upon the Bank of England. Mr. Thierry, boot-maker, of Regent-street, said—O n the nth of November the prisoner came to me in the evening, as we were about to close, and asked, an Eng lish, for some shoes. He selected a pair of button boots and tried them on. He asked for them in French. I spoke to him in French, and he then said, in English, that he did not understand me. My foreman spoke to him in German, and he pretended that he did not under stand that language. I asked him what countryman he was, and he said "Irish." (Laughter.) He spoke it very broad. The price of the boots was 245., and he paid me with a "five pound note," on the back of which he wrote " Roberte." I proposed to send the boots home for him, but he said that he would not give me the trouble. _ Mr. Wil son, watch and clock maker, of Mount-street, t er ie k r el ey - street, said—O n t h e 11th of December the pri g o wcaatniche h i n e to ha T i y in sh h o i p s , p a e n e d k , et af , a te n r d s a h s o k w h i ig ng m m e e th a e charge for repairs, bought a silver watch of me for 3/ 10s and paid f or i t with a " five pound " note. Ho spoke . to n z s a. E i be o n a t g n h li e.. Bll. jeweller), w e me i n lrlse b .r r; E k oi e fi stroeuetonsaidtictfen prisoner came in and asked in English for instant en Poulson, lem a the n r i ng . He selected one, and he then l e 7 M t a h r g . .00ked at a brooch and a vinegarette, the value of which together with the rina, amounted to 15s 6d. He asked ' whether I could give him change for I did not think that a 51. note. I s a id th at ; ' I could, He then said, ; I ITALY. The Opinione of Turin, of the 18th, publishes the following letter from Milan, of the 17th :—" W_ e w ere treated t o a s t range ph enomenon on the day of St. Ambrosius, whose ,fete is religiously kept by the Itililanese population. In the evening, a 3 b , a11(1 4f young boys traversed the streets, singing ''' e j 'ali'a Libera, and other similar songs. They had been evidently paid for the purpose of getting up a riot and bringing about a collision. Many assisted at the spectacle, but in silence. At the Cordusio, the sin aers whose num had con siderably i nereasect caln e to a stand.bers All of a sud den., patrols debouched from the n eighbouring streets, but perceivin g the crowd to be perfectly inoffensive, they withdrew. Shortly afterwards the singing ceased, and all was finished. The hand of the police was visible in this affai r ; but, seeing that the people y thought proper not to to disperse the crowd' by force. remained tranquil, the attempt SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S—Tritn, t ,, T. METROPOLITAN lIANDICAT. 30 to 1 agst Muscovite. 33 to 1 Terpsichore. 500 to 15 The Ratchet. 500 to 15 Wedlock filly. 1000 to 30 Coisterdale. 1000 to 25 Wedding Day filly. 1000 to 25 Lampedo. 1000 t 0.25 Llanforda. CHESTER CUP. 600 to 10 Nancy. 1000 to 10 Ireland's Eye. 000 to 50 DERBY. Orestes. 625 to 25 Hurworth. 4000 to 100 North Pole. IQOO to 25 Orinoco. 10.00 to 20 Pataplan. s. ithe above bets were taken in the course of the 9 4 444,aon,pahnadrocus,rrumeptil.yo_ffered at the close. 425 t o 25 oriel, and Cineas (taken). 6 2, ••--• • 1„) THE SUN, LONDON FT#IDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 24, 1850 GUILPHALL.-1 fr. Grafton, a watchmaker and manufacturing jeweller of Fleet-street, attended before Mr. Alderman Copela3 id, to answer the charge of Mr. George Alexander, a I gentleman residing in Warwick place, Pimlico, for deft; luding him, by selling to him as a gold link chain, one 3 nade of some other and inferior metal. Mr. Alexander statei 1 that, a short time Erince, in pass ing through Fleet-strei 3t, a chain, ticketed as " gold," for under 205., attract 3d his notice. He went in and looked at it. A very t ;mall key was attached, and he said he should like a la rger one. A bowl of keys was handed to him,! and he selected one. He asked if they were gold keys, and the defendant said they were, and that the ;rice of the key selected would be 30s. However, after some bargaining, Mr. Grafton agreed to La e 2/. for the chain and key. He (complainant) afterwai •ds showed them to a friend, who on examination alleged . they were not gold, and having by inquiry at several s hops ascertained that the key was a gold one, and the ch ain was not, he went back to Mr. Grafton's to insist it pon having his money returned. Mr. Grafton turned g sway, and, appearing to test the chain, returned it to the complainant with the remark that it was quite go, od enough. Complainant had it tested again, and cat led once more, but Mr. Grafton treated the matter wit h the utmost indifference, and re fused to return the mo ney. Complainant after that went to France, and seeing, upon his return, a report in the newspapers of the n Ise of the jewellers on Ludgate hill, who returned th e money they had received for a couple of spurious gO Id chains, he called again on Mr. Grafton, and referrix g him to the newspaper report, required him to talc(; back the chain and return the 2/. Mr. Grafton dec lined to accede to that, and com plainant then proposed to refer the decision of the Mr. A'Beckett asked the defendant why he did not have his bedclothes washed, as nothing could be more unwholesome, or more calculated to engender fevers and other infectious diseases, than allowing his lodgers to sleep amongst such filth and dirt as represented by the officer. The defendant, in a strong Irish brogue, said that in deed his bedclothes were not so dirty ; that they were of a very dark colour, and that made them look rather dingy when the sergeant visited the rooms. The bed clothes were old, and had had a good deal of wear and tear, and he supposed he must be at the expense of get ting new ones. He, therefore, hoped the magistrate would let him off easy. Mr. A.'Beckett said that he was glad to hear a favour able account of the manner in which the common lodg ing-houses in this district were conducted since these excellent regulations had been carried out by the persons appointed for that purpose, and that a marked improve ment had taken place in those houses, which previously were conducted in a disgraceful and filthy manner. The magistrate then inflicted the mitigated penalty of ss. and costs on the defendant, who was warned not to offend again. _ - A donation of 201. was received from the Grocers' Company for the poor-box of this Court. THAMES.—The Grocers' Company have forwarded a donation of 201. for the poor-box of this Court. fact as to whether the article was gold or not to a master and workman, and M] Grafton appearing to assent; the complainant called ni ext day with a, working jeweller, expecting Mr. Grafton t to call down one of his workmen. They, however, differs in limine as to what was to be determined, Mr. Gras :ton wishing the whole dispute to be left to their arbitration, while the complainant would only submit to them • the ascertaining whether it was a gold chain or not. Ir. Grafton, however, offered to take back the chain, a nd return only U. Complainant would not agree to tl ds, when Mr. Grafton's shopman proposed that it shout d be exchanged for a higher priced one on payment of tt Le difference, but the complainant adhered to his first I )roposition of returning both chain and key, and having l us money again. Mr. Blandford, a w orking jeweller, was then called, who deposed that the value of the chain was about 4s. Mr. Alderman Co: peland asked if witness new any thing of the rate of pr ofit laid on by retailers ? Witness said yes ; some would, be content with 75., and others might chus rge 14s. Cross-examined—B :e could make such chains for less than 15s. each ; peril aps for ss. The chain being neighed and found to balance 41 sovereigns, the witra ss said that a gold chain of that weight would be wor th 61. Mr. Weston, of (jhurch-street, Pimlico, stated that the articles in questi on were not pure gold. Mr. Alderman C opeland asked if the articles were electrotyed or plated L. The witness could l not say ; but he valued the key at 155., and always m •ked his own goods as cased or plated, if they were not go Mr. Alderman C o peland said that since he had heard the charge against ti to Messrs. Benson he had received from twenty to thiti ;y letters in a day, complaining of similar fraudulent t ransactions elsewhere ; and when shopkeepers had the . hardihood to ticket as gold, at 255., articles which they purchased by the gross at is. 6d. each, the whole question assumed such a serious aspect that he should not be: justified in disposing of this com plaint without consideration. It was sworn in this case that the ticket was ix larked "gold." The summons was • then adjourned sine die , on the un derstanding that all F parties were to receive due notice of the further examinati on. CLERKENWELL.—Five shllings were forwarded to Mr. Tyrwhitt for the poor-box from the Bloomsbury County Court; a 51. note, No. R. T. 29,577, 2d Nov., from "E. C.," was also se n t. Th e f o ll ow i ng l etter was also handed to our reporter, viz. :—" Grocers' Hall, Dec. 23. Sir,—l am directed by the Court of Assistants of the Grocers' Company to request that the accompany ing donation of 201. may be placed in the poor-box at the Clerkenwell Police-office.—l have the honour to be, sir, your very obedient servant, Henry Bicknell.—To the presiding magistrate at the Clerkenwell Police-office." Mr. Alderman Copeland acknowledged the receipt 9f 20/. for the poor-box from the Grocers' Company. WORSHIP-STREET. fan Parrott, a jobbing butcher, about sixty years of age, who stood charged with the wilful murder of his wife, Sarah Parrott, was placed at the bar before Mr. Hammill for final examination. Rebecca Beer, an intelligent little girl, nine years of age, the daughter of the landlady of a house in Spicer-street, Bethnal-green, in the upper part of which the prisoner and his deceased wife had occupied a room, stated that at an early hour in the morning of Wednesday, the Bth instant, she was alarmed by a violent uproar in the pri soner's apartment, accompanied by screams of murder and terrified exclamations from his wife, which conti nued without interruption for upwards of an hour, at the expiration of which time she was desired by her mother to proceed to their room to ascertain the cause of the disturbance. On reaching the first landing, how ever, she heard the p r iso ner ' s w if e , groan i ng i n suc h a dreadful manner that she was afraid to proceed any further, and entered the apartment of mother lodger. She had only been there a short time when the cries of distress were renewed with increased violence • but after lasting abo u t a m i nu t e , th e y su dd en ly cease d altogether, and immediately afterwards she heard the door open, and the prisoner rapidly descended the stairs and hurried out of the house. Everything remained perfectly quiet during the rest of the day, and nothing was seen or heard of the prisoner's wife until the same evening, when she was found lying in a corner of the room perfectly lifeless. James Ede, a lodger in the house, stated that on the night before the fatal occurrence he was disturbed by a low moaning from the deceased, who was lying outside the street door, and whilst the wife of witness was ques tioning her as to the cause of her evident extreme suffer ing, the prisoner suddenly made his appearance, and, after harshly ordering her to return to their room, ex claimed with an oath, " I will give you something to morrow for this." The deceased, who appeared greatly excited and terrified, then accompanied him up stairs, and witness never saw her again alive. Police-constable Chapman H 38, stated that after repeated unsuccessful attempts to trace the prisoner, who had absconded from his residence shortly after his wife's death, he at length accidentally met him in the street, and took him into custody. On asking him if his name was Parrott, the prisoner boldly answered in the negative, and having then charged him with the murder of his wife, he positively declared that he knew nothing at all about it. On their way to the station-house, however, the prisoner admitted that he was the man he wanted, and on witness remarking that "it was a bad job for him," he replied, "Oh yes, but I have got over all that at the inquest." The prisoner, who displayed an air of callous indiffer- ence, was committed to Newgate for trial. LAMBETH.—Mr. Fernandez, the keeper of a coffee house in the Waterloo-road, was placed at the bar before Mr. Elliott. on a charge of robbing Mr. Henry Allen of 11 sovereigns. The complainant, a young man of gentlemanly appear ance, who described himself as a surgeon, residing at Brighton, deposed that, on the day before, he had drank much more freely than he was accustomed to, and the consequence was that, about six o'clock in the evening, he became exceedingly drowsy and sleepy, and asked a policeman to procure him a lodging, where he could have a few hours' sleep. The constable took him to the house of the prisoner, and he was shown into a bedroom, where he lay down in his clothes. Before going to sleep he counted his money, and found that he had 14 sove reigns and 10s. in silver, and he subsequently heard the prisoner come into the room as often as four or five times. The last time the prisoner came into his room he asked him the time of night, and he replied one o'clock. He then asked him to get a bottle of porter, and on t a ki ng out his purse to give him the money for it he missed 11 of the 14 sovereigns. He instantly charged the prisoner with robbing him, and subsequently gave him into the custody of a policeman. In reply to the questions of the magistrate, The prosecutor said that, after counting the sovereigns he put them back into his left-hand trousers pocket. He was considerably affected with drink, but not so much so as to be totally incapable of taking care of himself, and bad he been able to distinguish that the house was a coffee-shop, he should not have gone there. He sup posed he went to sleep, but this he could not undertake to say positively, but was quite certain he saw the pri soner come into the room four or five times. In cross-examination Mr. Allen said that he was stopping at Miller's Hotel, in the Blackfriars-road, and that he was not aware that he was near his hotel when he asked a policeman in the Waterloo-road to procure him a temporary lodging. On leaving his hotel between eleven and twelve o'clock on Wednesday forenoon, he took fourteen sovereigns and some silver out with him. He had been in the company of two females from one to five o'clock, and during a part of that time he had stood in front of the bar of a public house, and treated them to drink. He had some soda and brandy himself, and sub sequently accompanied his companions to a house of ill fame. He parted with both at the door of the house, 1 and it was soon after that he met the policeman, and asked him to get him a lodging. He had his coat and 1 great-coat on while stayingat the prisoner's, and thought I the latter was buttoned up. Stephen Perrin, L 156, said that about six o'clock on the preceding evening he saw the last witness on his beat, leaning against a railing. He seemed much the worse for liquor, complained of excessive drowsiness, and asked i him to procure him a lodging, as he lived a long way off. 1 He then took him to the house of the prisoner, who offered him a bed, and he desired to be called at nine , o'clock, saying at the same time he was stopping at Mil- i ------- , " Then, I can't bu r s Rotel. - This witness and another constable, 70 L, He took a " five I g barge sufficient. Rive the prisoner an excellent character, and said his Flo, and P found -candgave it to i " ~ leather pocket-book, , ar ,use was very well conducted. pound note out of , I ?" He said, " Can t you The ros t • me. I said, "Isit a %good one v." I said I would see what I could ile , ecu or, in reply to the questions of the ac cused, denied that he had said that he did not want to und note 1 3 1 , k I read ?" I said I had i. W . t my tote, and said, " Can't y, 11l see ' five p h o prosecute, provided the deficiency was made right to bs -at he would Call again on. him a few pounds. The prisoner denied the charge in the e He then I of England ?' " and I gave' pointed to ',l e [ : P him, or that he would say nothing about it if he gave things. I never saw fin.. most solemn manner, and declared that he had not been ail • was returned to me as to nor touched the prosecutor's pockets. h g im lass t e h s. e c H a e ng nEglltihoettacdciudsendo,tanthdinakt o t n li c e e re di w sc a h s a a rg ny ed p h r i e m te . xt for said I owed him sixpc sa,ce, Tuesday, and buy som , e inore , th of cha 3l 4 " fi . since till this day. Thie note forged. St. George's-place, fans y repository, proven that on ine tit Them agistrate requested our reporter to acknowledge Marianne Nugent, a ,ssistaut to Madaiti for o receipt of 51. ss. from "B. G.," and Si. from "E, , e Charles , 11th inst. the prisoner uttered a fogged note 01 payment of the charge : for two brooches. C„" for the p oor -b ox . Mr. Wilhelm, tailor, in the Poultry, proved tbat the prisoner had called upo n him on the night of the I. s th of December and offered I him a Si. note, which, upon Com parison with a Bank of England note, he found to be' a forgery. The prisoner took him in a cab from place to place, and was at last , lodged by him in the station that he was aware of . 1 ,he spurious manufacture of the house, as no doubt rei rained upon the witness's mind note. A gentleman from th e Bank proved :that all the notes were forgeries, and the prisoner was comoitted for trial. The Lord Mayor r equested that the uress would acknowledge the receipt t of 201. from the Gl.overs' Com pany, and three sovereigns from G. S., for the poor-box, SOUTHWARK.---Joseph Einns, a common lodging house keeper, in Kent-street, was summoz,ied for ne glecting to furnish his lodgers with clean and wholesome bedding, to avert disease. Sergeant Wright, inspector of common lodging -houses in this district, stated that he visited the defendant's house between three and four o'clock in the morning, when the lodgers were in bed. There were six sleeping rooms, each of which contained a number of occupants, and on examination he found that the bedding on each bed was in the most ragged and filthy condition, quite sufficient to engender disease. The stench arising from such a multiplication of causes was of the most intolera ble description, and he was glad to make a precipitate retreat from the place. He added that the defendant had another house which he let o u t as a common lodg ing -house, and which was generally occupied by a class of persons denominated " trampers," who travelled about from place to place, and had no settled home of their own. BANK RETURNS. (From the London, Gazette of Tuesday. Rye Bank, Rye—R.- C. Pomfret and Co. Ross Old Bank, Herefordshire, Ross—Prich ards and Allaway Saffron Walden. and North Essex Bank, Saffron Walden—Gibsons and Co. Salop Bank, Sh rew sbury—Burton, Lloyd, a n d C Scarborough Old Bank, Scarborough—Woodall and Co. Shrewsbury Old Bank and Shrewsbury and Ludlow Bank, Shrewsbury—Rocke, Eytons, and Co. Sittingbourne and Milton Bank, Sittingbourne —Valiance and Co. Southampton Town and County Bank, South , ampton—Maddison and Pearce Southwell Bank, Southwell—Wylde and Co Southampton and Hampshire Bank, Southamp ton—Atherley, Fell, and Co. Stone Bank, Stone —W. Moore Stafford Old Bank, Stafford--Stevenson and Co. Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford—Eaton, Cayley and Co. Shrewsbury and Welshpool Bank, Shrewsbury —Beck, Downward, and Co. Taunton Bank, Taunton—H. and R. Badcock Tavistock Bank, Tavistock—Gill and Rundle Thornbury Bank, Thornbury—Rolph and Co. Tiverton and Devonshire Bank, Tiverton— Dunsford and Co. Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northampton shire--Thrapston, Yorke and Eland Thing Bank and Chesham Bank, Tring—But cher and Son Towcester Old Bank, Towcester—Percival and Co Town and County of Poole Bank and Ring wood and Poole Bank, Poole—G. W. Led gard and Sons Union Bank, Cornwall, Helston—Vivian and Co Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge—Hull, Smith, and Co Wallingford Bank, Wallingford —Hedges, Wells, and Co, Warwick and Warwickshire Bank, Warwick— K. Greenway and Co. Wellington Somerset Bank, Wellington—Fox, Brothers, and Co West Riding Bank, Wakefield, and Pontefract Bank; Wakefield-- Leatham, Tew, and Co Whitby Old Bank, Whitby—Simpson, Chap man, and C 0... 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—Eliott and Pearce Wirksworth and Ashbourne Derbyshire Bank, Wirksworth—Arkwright and Co Wisbech and Lincolnshire Bank, Wisbech— Gurneys and Co Wiveliscombe Bank, Wiveliscombe—P. and W. Hancock Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton—Good ricke and Holyoake Worcester Bank, Worcester—Farley, Laven der, and Co Worcester Old Bank and Tewkesbury Old Bank, Worcester—Berwick, Lechmere, and Co Worcestershire Bank, Kidderminster—Farley, Turner, and Co Walsall Old Bank, Walsall—Charles Forster and Sons Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton —R and W. F. Fryer Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank, and Halesworth and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth—Gurneys, Birbeck, and Co Yarmouth, Norfolk, and Suffolk Bank, Great Yarmouth—Sir E. H. K. Lacon, Bart., and Co York Bank, York—Swann, Clough, and Co Account, pursuant to the Act seventh and eighth Victoria, cap. 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 11th day of December , 1852 : Average PRIVATE BAKS. Amount. Andover Bank, Andover—Heath and Co. Ashford Bank, Ashford—Jenunitt and Pomfret 11,843 Aylsham Bank, Aylsham—G. and T. Copeman 4,061 Aylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury—Z. D. Hunt 24,788 Baldock Bank and Baldock and Biggleswade Bank, Baldock—Wells, Hogge, and Co 24,511 Barnstaple Bank, Barnstaple—Marshall and Co 8,358 Basingstoke and Odiham Bank, Basingstoke-- Seymour, Lamb, and Co. Bedford Bank, Bedford—T. Barnard and Sons 34,930 Bewdley Bank, Bewdley Nichols, Baker, and Co Bicester and Oxfordshire Bank and Oxford Bank, Bicester—H. M. and G. Tubb Birmingham Bank, Birmingham —Attwoods, Spooner, and Co Birmingham and Warwickshire Bank, Bir mingham—J. L. Moilliet and Sons 10,245 Blandford Bank, Blandford—Oak and Co. 6, 945 Boston Bank, Boston—Garfit and Co 69,149 Boston Bank, Boston—H. and T. Gee and Co 14,247 Bridgwater Bank, Bridgwater—J. and J. L Sealey Bristol Bank, Bristol—Miles, Miles, and Co Broseley and Bridgnorth and Bridgnorth and Broseley Bank, Broseley—Pritchards, Boy cott, and C o . 18,595 Buckingham Bank, Buckingham—Bartlett, Par rott, and Co. Bury and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, and Stowmarket Bank, Bury St. Edmunds-- Oakes, Bevan, and Co. Banbury Bank, Banbury Gillet, Tawney, and Co. 32,933 Banbury Old Bank, Banbury—Cobb and Son 27,396 Bath City Bank, Bath—G. Moger and Son .. 3,723 Bedfordshire Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leighton Buzzard—Bassett, Grant, and Co Birmingham Bank, Birmingham —Taylor and Lloyds 30,644 Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire —H. A. and W. M. Harris and Co. 12,440 Brecon Old Bank, Brecon—Wilkins and Co 69,686 Brighton Union Bank, Brighton—Hall, West, and Borrer Burlington and Driffield Bank, Burlington— Harding, Smith, and Co Bury St. Edmunds Bank, Bury St. Edmunds— J. Worlledge Cambridge Bank, Cambridge—Mortlock & Co Cambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cam bridge—Messrs. Fosters Canterbury Bank, Canterbury—Hammond and Co, Carmarthen Bank, Carmarthen—David Morris and Sons Chertsey Bank, Chertsey—La Coste and Son Colchester Bank, Colchester —Round & Green Colchester and Essex Bank, and Witham and Essex Bank, and Hadleigh, Suffolk, Bank, Colchester—Mills, Bawtree, and Co Cornish Bank, Truro—Tweedy and Co Coventry Bank, Coventry—Little & Woodcock City Bank, Exeter—Milford and Co Craven Bank, Settle—Alcocks, Birkbecks, and Co Cardiff Bank, Cardiff—Towgood and Co Chepstow Old Bank, Chepstow Bank, Mon mouth Old Bank, Monmouth Bank, Brecon Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Chepstow—Bromage, Snead, and Co Derby Bank, Derby—W. and S. Evans & Co Derby Bank, Derby—Samuel Smith and C 0... Derby Old Bank and Scarsdale and High Peak Bank, Derby—Crompton, Newton, and C 0... Devizes and Wiltshire Bank, Devizes—Locke and Co Diss Bank, Diss—Oakes, Fincham, and Co Doncaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster —Cooke and Co Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton on-Tees Bank, Darlington—Backhous e &Co 78,085 Devonport Bank, Devonport—Hodge and Co 9,206 Dorchester Old Bank and Dorsetshire Bank, Dorchester—R. and H. Williams East Cornwall Bank, Liskeard—Robins, Fos ter, and Co 103,128 East Riding Bank, Beverley —Bower and Co 49,083 Essex Bank and Bishop's Stortford Bank, Chelmsford —Sparrow, Round, and Co Exeter Bank, Exeter—Sanders and Co Fakenham Bank, Fakenham—Gurneys, Birk beck, and Co Farringdon Bank and Bank of Wantage, Far ringdon—Barnes, Medley, and Co Farnham Bank, Farnham—Messrs Knight Faversham Bank, Faversham —Hilton and Co Godalming Bank, Godalming—Mellersh and Keen 4,140 Guildford Bank, Guildford—Messrs. Haydon 5,853 Grantham Bank, Grantham —Hardy and Co 27,439 Hastings Old Bank, Hastings—Smith, Hilder, and Co. 33,005 :IFfitroforci City and Cksunty Ranh , Unreford— Matthews and Co. Hertford and Ware Bank, Hertford —S. Adams and Co. Hull Bank and Kingston -upon-Hull Bank, Hull, Smith, Brothers, and Co. Huntingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting don—Rust and Veaseys Harwich Bank, Harwich—Cox, Cobbold, and Co. Hemel Hempstead Bank, Hemel Hempstead —Smith and Whittingstall Hertfordshire, Hitchin Bank, Hitchin Sharples, and Co. Hereford, Ross and Archenfield Bank, and Ross and Archenfield Bank, Hereford— Morgan and Co Ipswich Bank, Ipswich—Bacon and Co. Ipswich and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk, Hadleigh Bank, Manningtree and. Mistley Bank, and Woodbridge Bank, Ipswich— Alexanders and Co. Kentish Bank, Maidstone—Mercer, Randall, and Co. Kington and Radnorshire Bank, Kington— Davies and Co. Knighton Bank, Knighton—Davies and C 0.... Knaresborough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank, Knaresborough—Terry and Co. Kendal Bank, Kendal—Wakefield, Crewdson, and Co. Kettering Bank, Kettering —J. C. Gotch and Sons Lane End Staffordshire Bank, Lane End—C Harvey and Son Leeds Bank, Leeds--Beckett and Co. Leeds Union Bank, Leeds—W. Williams, Brown and Co. Leicester Bank, Leicester—Pagets and Kirby, Lewes Old Bank, Lewes-IVlolineux and Co Lichfield Bank, Lichfield —Palmer and Greene Lincoln Bank, Lincoln—Smith, Ellison, and Co. Llandovery Bank, Lampeter Bank, and Llan dilo Bank, Llandovery—D. Jones and Co Loughborough Bank, Loughborough —Middle ton and Cradock Lymington Bank, Lymington—St. Barbe and Co. Lynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynn Regis—Gurneys and Co. Lynn Regis and Norfolk Bank, Lynn Regis— Jarvis and Co Macclesfield Bank, Macclesfield—Brocklehurtt and Co. Manningtree Bank, Manningtree—Nunn and Co. 10,484 3,581 22,272 4,794 32,323 20,923 65, 669 32,173 .... 22,910 11,228 2,271 16,415 39,403 31,043 21,850 2,980 15,645 29,170 44,232 7,103 19,040 70,857 6,873 8,061 9,611 37,815 26,44 8,970 10,480 66,211 41,106 40,942 27,278 9,483 6,422 .2,777 5,333 17,360 19,874 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Bank of Westmorland, Kendal.. Barnsley Banking Company, Barnsley Bradford Banking Company, Bradford Bilston District Banking Conaliany, Wolver hampton Bank of Whitehaven, Whitehaven Bradford Commercial Banking Company, Bradford Burton, Uttoxeter, and Staff or d s hi re U nion Banking Company, Burton-upon-Trent Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Banking Company, Chesterfield Cumberland Union Banking Company, Work ington Cheltenham and Gloucestershire Banking Com pony, Cheltenham Coventry and Warwickshire Banking Company, Coventry Coventry Union Banking Company, Coventry County of Gloucester Banking Company, Chel tenham Carlisle and Cumberland Banking Company, Carlisle Carlisle City and District Bank, Carlisle Dudley and West Bromwich Banking Company, 7112.ey Derby and Derbyshire Banking Company, Derby Darlington District Joint Stock Banking Com pany, Darlington East of England Bank, Nor ..... ,h „midi ...... 25,496 Gloucestershire Banking Company, Gloucester 143, Halifax Joint Sto c k Bank, Halifax 178 1992 7 Huddersfield B an ki ng C ompany, Huddersfield 29,406 Hull Banking Company, Hull Halifax Com merc i a l B an ki ng Company, Halifax 12,826 Halifax and H u dd ers fi e l d Union Banking Com pany, Halifax ...... Helston B an ki ng C ompany, Helston . .......... ........ Herefordshi re B an ki ng Company, Hereford... Knaresborough and Claro Banking Company, • Knaresborough .................... 28,815 Kingsbridge Joint-Stock Bank, Kingsbridge... 3,640 Lancaster Banking Company, Lancaster 54,003 Leeds Banking Company, Leeds Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester 170,841 Lincoln and Lindsey Banking Company 51,874 Leamington Priors and Warwickshire Banking Company, Leamington Priors ... .......... Ludlow and Tenb ur y B an k , Ludlow Moore and Robinson's Nottinghamshire Bank ing Company, Nottingham .................... Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Ba . nkin Company, N o tti n gh am. g Newcastle, Shields and Sunderland._ Union Joint-Stock Banking Company, Newcastle upon-Tyne National Provincial Bank of England, Birming- , ham, Head-office, 112, Bishopsgate-street, London North Wilt s B an ki ng Company, Melksham 379,926 Northampt ons hi re Union Bank, Nort hampton 42,905 63,797 Northampt ons hi re Banking Company, North ampton North and South Wales Bank, Liverpool Pares's Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester Saddleworth Banking Company, Saddleworth Sheffield Banking Company, Sheffield...... Stamford, Spalding, and Boston Banking Com pany, Stamford ................ Stuckey's Banking Company, Bristol Somerset shire Bank, and Somersetshire Bank, Lang port 3:36,080 Shropshi re B ank i ng Company, Shiffnall ......... 44,602 Stourbridge and Kidderminster Banki ng Com pany, Stourbridge ............. ............. g • Company, Sheffield and Hallamshire Bankin Sheffield .............................................. Sheffield and Rotherham Joint Stock Banking Company, Sheffield ............................... Swaledale and. Wensleydale Banking Company, .. Richmond ......................................... Storey and Thom as ' Banking Company, 5hafte5bury............................................ bury............................................ ..... Wolverhampton and Staffordshire Bank . in •. Company, Wol ver h ampton ............... Wakefield and B arns l ey Union Bank, Wake field Whitehaven Joint-Stock Banking Company, Whitehaven Warwick and Leamington Banking Company, Warwick West of England and. South Wales District Bank, Bristol Wilts and Dorset Banking Company, Salisbury 6 7,051 West Riding Union Banking Company, Hud der5fie1d.............................................. Whitchurch and Ellesmere Banking Company, Whitchurch ........................................ Worcester City and County Banki ng . Com pany, Worcester ................................... 4,795 York Union Banking Company, Yo r k 6'5,857 York City and County Banking C ompany, 00,985 P DEANS Yorkshire Banking Company, Leed s 1:113,719 . Registrar of Bank Ret urns . Inland Reve nue , Somerset House, December . 18, 1852. 34,00: 18,499 19,758 58,055 17,429 .... 25,959 9,417 19,47: 40,395 1,470 16,180 42,466 7,839 8,863 11,911 5,345 51,376 35, 740 27,124 32,136 13, 020 87,607 31,625 16,729 26,436 6,758 1,230 3,355 32,098 12,177 21,144 34,490 47,250 2,105 36,074 14,26 Z'3,486 Marlborough Bank, Marlborough and Wilts Old Bank, Marlborough Old Bank, Marl borough Old Bank and Hungerford Bank, and Hungerford Bank, Marlborough —Tan ner and Co Merionethshire Bank, Dolgelly—Williams and Son Miners' Bank, Truro—Willyams and Co Monmouthshire Agricultural and Commercial Bank, Abergavenny—Bailey and Co Monmouth Cld Bank, Monmouth Bank, Bre con Bank, Chepstow Bank, Chepstow Old Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Monmouth—Bromage, Snead, and Co 14,567 Newark Bank, Newark—Godfrey and Riddell 27,683 Newark and Sleaford Bank, and Sleaford and Newark Bank, Sleaford—Handley, Peacock, and Co 46,815 Newbury Bank, Newbury—Bunny & Slocock 21,958 Newmarket Bank, Newmarket—Eaton, Ham mond, and Co Norwich Crown Bank and Norfolk and Suffolk Bank, Norwich—Harveys and Hudsons Norwich and Norfolk Bank, Norwich—Gur neys and Birkbeck Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Bank, Not tingham, Hart, Fellows, and C 0.......... Nuneaton Bank, Nuneaton—Craddock and Co. Naval Bank, Plymouth, Plymouth—Harris and Co. New Sarum Bank, Sarum—Everett and Co Nottinghamßank, Nottingham—Samuel Smith and Co. Oswestry Bank and Oswestry Old Bank, Os westry—Croxon and Co. Oxford Old Bank, Oxford—Robinson, Parsons, and Co. Old Bank, Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Ton bridge Wells Old Bank, Tonbridge and Ton bridge Wells and Sevenoaks Bank, Ton bridge —T. H. and S. Beeching Oxfordshire Witney Bank, Witney—J. W Clinch and Co. Pease's Old Bank, Hull, the Hull Old Bank and Beverley Bank, Hull—Pease and C 0.... Penzance Bank, Penzance--Batten and Co. Peterborough Bank and Oundle Bank, Peter borough—D. Yorke and Co. .................. Pembrokeshire Bank, Haverfordwest--J. and W. Walters Reading Bank, Reading—Simonds and Co.. Reading Bank, Reading—Stephens, Blandy, and Co. 65,832 ;23,469 :52,176 150,374 9,875 35,878 28,644 L%220 25,331 80,308 80,514 17,847 44, 432 58,286 [ADVERTISEMENT]—DEAFNESS—.NEW DISOOVE ItY.- 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, observe, opposite the York Hotel. The Organic Vibrator, an extraorc linary powerful, small, newly-invented instrument for deafness, entirely different from all others, to surpass any thi ng of the kind th at h as been, or probably ever can be, pro duced. Being of the same colour as the skin, it i s not perceptible ; it enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at public assemblies ; the unpleasant £ lensa tion of singing noises in the ears are entirely removed ; and it affords all the assistance that possibly could be desired. 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TEE CHOLERA.--The Journal de St. Petereburg/ an nounces that on the morning of the 7th there we re 4 66 cholera patients under treatment ; 56 new cases were re ported during the cases besides 21 cured and 20 deceased ; the total number of being in the evening 481. 2,430 22,590 10,623 25,375 11,911 34,237 9,203 8,731 38,868 10,773 8,074 ... 12,239 •• :24,870 Richmond Bank, Richmond—Roper and Co. Rochdale Bank, R,ochdale—Clement, Royds and Co. ............................................. ' Rochester, Chatham, and Strood Bank, Roches ter--Day and Nicholson Royston B an k, R oys t on —F ordham and Sons Rugby Bank, Rugby—A. Butlin and Son 29,243 6,085 .. 4,400 6,811 9,718 9,313 THE FATAL COLLISION AT HARROW. sources : A passenger by the train has furnished the following statement, whioh corroborating the foregoing, adds some details of interest. Re says :—As the train had arrived nearly opposite Harrow, a sudden and violent concus sion was experienced amongst the passengers, when the train came to a stop. on getting out, the engine was perceived to be off the line, and in a ditch at the left side a heap of ruins, as if a large wooden house had fallen, was in the front of the train, and in the way, at the right hand side, was a smashed and overturned pas senger carriage. Just tt the moment when this scene presented itself, the whistle of another train was heard, and it was seen approaching. Shouts were raised, the night was dark, the lights of the f a ll en eng i n e had buried been in the earth ; the other tr a i n came f orwar d, an d ran into the fallen carriage across the road. Some pas sengers foreseeing this collision. ran down the bank, jumped over a rail, and here, it being dark, got them selves into a pond, fortunately not a deep one. After a little time, every inquiry was made as to who had been hurt. Except bruises, it became a matter of congratu lation that no serious injury had occurred ; how ever, in about an hour, and searching amongst the ruins of the front carnage, the legs of a man were per ceived. They proved to be those of the unfortunate guard. Some wheels and heavy iron were upon him, and it was evident that life must have been instantly extinguished. The chief efforts were made to remove the mass above him. He was found t. have been " smashed to pieces" The remains were put into a tarpaulin, and removed to the side. There was a single passenger in one of the smashed carriages ; he, finding it givi ng w a y, had grown himself instantly flat on the floor, and had thus escaped. On the way a jerki l g, jumping motion of the carriages was noticed, as if tley were loosely held together, and the roads were rougi. On a search the large tyre of one of the driving Niheels was found. It appeared to have been fractured, and flung off, and to have been the immediate cause of the engine running off the line. On examining the fracture it clearly appeared that the joint was a bad one, only a small part of the iron being bright as by a fracture, the rest being black. THE DUKE OF MONMOUTH.—Referring to the decapi tated body recently discovered at King's Nuneham, correspondent of the Notes and Queries writes as follows : —"I have strong suspicion that the decapitated body will turn out to belong to no less a personage than the Duke of Monmouth, who was beheaded on Tower hill in 1685; and . although, according to Burnet, he was, soon after his execution, b ur i e d in the chapel of the Tower, his body m ay h ave b een a f terwar d s removed, and privately deposited i n th e qu i et c h a p e l of Nuneham Re gis, at that time, as now, the property of the Buccleuch Monmouth married Ann, the daughter and heir of Francis Scott, Earl of Buccleuch ; and though in estrangedsome measure estranged from him by his improper con nection with Lady Ann Wentworth, yet the tender in terview that is recorded between Monmouth and his wife previous to hit execution, gives countenance to the idea that she may have procured his remains for deposit privately within h er own f am ily rece ptacle; and, und er such circumstance s , it may re adily be conceived that such secrecy would he used as not to leave any memento with the corpse as to whom it might belong, the very circumstance of d ecap it at i on b e ing thought, probably, quite sufficient the n , as now , f or designation. THE DUKE'S BENEVOLENCE.—A young man, well known to us, the s on o f a minister of the Church of Scotland, about 21 years ago was very anxious to obtain a commission in the army. He left his mother's house, lin the south side of Edinburgh, and walked to London, ! resolved, if possible, to see the duke, and obtain the ob ject of his ambition, He was admitted to an audience, and told his simple story—that his father had been a minister, that his mother was a widow. The Duke said very little, but asked the young man's address. The youth walked back to Edinburgh, uncertain if he had made any impression on his grace. On reach ing his home, what did he find ?—His commission signed and sealed on his mother's table. Glasgow Consti tutional, Yesterday we published an account of this lamentable occurrence. The following is a fuller statement of the facts, which have been carefully collected from various The Liverpool express, which was clue in London at half-past 10, was late when it arrived at Rugby, and had there attached to it the Midland train, which ought to have come on to London by the Birmingham express, but was too late. The train, which was drawn by en gine 289, an entirely new express train engine, and which has only been at work upon the line for a month, manu factured by Messrs. Sharp, Stuart, and Co., of Man chester, consisted, on leaving Rugby, o f 15 carr i ages and the three guards vans, the first being that of the Midland express attached to the engine tender, and those of the Manchester and Liverpool guards, Long staff and Hattersley, stationed at the tail and other parts of the train. This train passed the Harrow station at its usual speed, upwards of 40 miles an hour, and on arriving within about three-quarters of a mile from that station, the tyre of the right-hand leading wheel of the engine few off. The engine, after the tyre of the leading wheel was off, kept on the line for nearly 400 yards, until it came to a slight curve, which it would not go round, in consequence of th e flange of the wheel being ofE It here left the line, ploughing up the road for some distance, and then ran acro ss th e li ne an d turned over on its side, but not before the engine had embedded itself completely up to the smoke-box in the left bank. In consequence of the jerks of the engine and tender when it got off tie line the coupling irons between the tender and the guard's van were broken, and as the engine and tender was crossing the line, the gutud's van, urged on with tornfin volneity, in ~..onrsoq uence of the impetus of the heavy train of carriages behind it, dashed into the tender, and immediat e ly turned over on to the right embankment, smashed to atoms. At this moment, unfortunately, the 11 o'clock down goods train, with 40 or 50 goods vans, was close on the express train, and before the driver could receive any signal, dashed into a first-class carriage, which had been by the previous shock thrown across the line the down line. Another collision thus took place, and although the carriage in question—a "composite" carriage, the centre being a first-class compartment —was frightfully smashed, singular to relate two passengers who were in it escaped from the window without any injury. Three carriages were thrown off the line, and the second colli sion caused both lines lo be blocked completely. The body of the poor guard Bartholomew was found amongst the fragments of the break van crushed into an almost indistinguishable mass. George Grace, the driver of the express engine, was found on his back in the field on the left hand side of the line, but owing to the softness of the soil from the heavy raits, he was uninjured. His stoker jumped on to the line, and also fell on hi s b ac k, an d h a d a narrow escape, as he states that the whole train of car riages passed over him, The driver of the goods train it is believed jumped oft and it is stated that the only signal 'he had of the express being near was one of the passengers whistling to him with his fingers. He shut off his steain and reversed his lever, but he was to close to stop the impetus on so heavy a goods train 17,96 40,940 5,785 1,932 7,919 9,860 2,972 23,692 36,637 2,700 11,562 13,726 3,550 405 10,513 30,150 24,037 10,939 6,320 8,700 11,78: 12,413 8,475 9,293 0,012 13,725 7,448 5,346 45, 647 14,019 18,9' 5,992 4,845 35,759 40,667 6,255 11,35' 6,915 65,747 8,785 ,891 37,673 12,089 41,922 9,146 8,995 50,506 9,549 30,482 9,371 51,660 8,205 30,122 9,198 25,032 11,328 96,038 23,971 17,887 85,698 20,140 9,272 COUNTRY MARKETS. 18,456 4,665 28,280 3,315 DERBY SMITHFIELD—DEc. 21. 6 a r Beef, 4id to 5d ; mu tt on, 6d to 6hd ; veal, 5d tC' s 6(1 Per A lb. ; pi gs , 7 s 6d t o 7s 9d per score ; rough fat, ' 141bs. ; hide s , 2d per lb . ; calf-skins, 2d to 3 d pe r lb. EDINBURGH GRAIN—DEC. 22. t orV i; We had a good supply of grain in to-daY's ,--, JO. the demand for all sorts dull, and prices fell ccus''';,:, l lo Wheat on the top 2s Od and the average 3s 9d down; " t 0 og on the top is Od, and the average ld up ; l e tap the top 2s, and the average Is 5d down ; beans o n t rhea 3s, and the average i s 4d down. Unsold, 655 qrs' ilk 44 qrs. barley 808 qrs oats—and 37 qrs. beans. Od Top of Wheat . 6411 b 58s Barley 84 - - Oats 45 lb 24s od ;.,-,. Beans so lb 370 .. . Total Supply and Sales. Wheat '1,429 qrs sold 77 4 cl r° Barley 1,257 qrs sold 1,0 13 cl r° Oats 1,780 qrs sold 97 2 c l,l Beans lOB qrs so ld 734 AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTER. Average of wh ea t Ditto of Barley -12t14 Ditto of Oats £2 10 3 0-1211° 1 9 1 1 6 1.1200 Ditto of Beans ....... ..... DUBLIN—DEc. 21. f, O , We had a s t ea d y mar k et at mu Corn Exchange .410 Without any quotable alteration in the currencies of 111 0 0 but towards the close the prices of oats and Ind were scarcely supported. OP ; White wheat, 26s Od t o 31 s Od ; red ditto, 25s Od t° d, barley, 12s Od t o 15 s 9d ; oats, 10s Od to lls 9d; 21s Oct to 23 s per b r l ; oatmeal, lls Oct to 12s 6d ; '74000 flour, 14s 6d to 18 s Oct per cwt; Indian corn, 31s 6 d to per 480 lbs. CORK—DEa. 22. Br Curren c3r ;tone --White wheat 00s 9d t o OO s Od Os Od -2' 226 Redwheat 23s Od to 25s 63 101 Ditto 25 s 6d to 26s 6d 255 6d- 20 clo• Ditto OOs Od to 00s Od 182 Barley l3s 8d to 14s 3d 49 Ditto 14s 3d to 14s 10d} 14s Ditto 00s Od to OOs Od 9 Bere l2s 8d to 13s Od Os 767 Oats 834 Ditto lOs 8d to lOs 10d} lOs 376 Ditto lO5 10d to ll s 2d 367 Pigs 32s Od to 37s Od Ms Quantity sold at the ghe st prices : 33 0 barrels whit e wheat ; 17 r hi ed ; 21 barley ; - 7 be n ' oats ; 23 pigs. Quantity of grain an number of pigs sold last wee — q Wheat, 1,367. B ar l ey, 1 ,865. Bere, 0. Oats, " Pigs, 955. 3d- 16 cl°. PRICES OF BUTTER. 6d do• Od per c`4. CANT. =RENO'. SO First quality B9B First quality ............... 759 Second quality Third quality Fourth quality Fifth quality 6ss Fifth quality ............... 4 50 Sixth quality s 4s Sixth quality ............... 1 5t 3 3 9 0 Return of cattle sold for week ending Dec. 18 ; Pigs, 628. Sh eep, 1 46. Cows, 188. CORK. -Flour—Fi rs t , 16 s Od to 17s Od ; extra, itiralf°6l seconds, 14s Od t o 15 s 6d ; households, lls to 13s 6d ; bu 9 d ; 8s Od to 11s per cwt. Meal--Indian meal, ts 3d to 80 f t. oatmeal, lOs 6d t o ll s; w h eat meal, lls to 12s Od Per e t , g Indian corn, 8/ 2s 6d t o 81 12 s 6d per ton. Bran, 5 ` 2s 6d per ton. Hay—Farmers, 23s Od to 33s Od ; a cep 28s ; dealers, 34s Od to 40s Od ; average, Os per ton. to Farmers, 16s Od to 238 Od ; average, 208 ; deal ers, 28s Od to OOs Od; averag e , O s . per toi. Bread—Wheaten loaf, 7 .h a te Od ; household ditt o , 62d Od per 41b.—F res h b u tter, I `', 4 12d per lb. Egg s , 6 s 8d t o 6s 10d per hundred. Meat-- Adeto 4id to 7d ; mutt on , 5d t o bi d ; veal, 4d to 6d ; pork, d. Od; bacon, 6d to 7d; sausages, 5d per lb.—Fish, Nevf°oo; land, 91. 10s to 101 O s per ton ; Scotch herrings , 26 s to Red, do., 30s pe r b r l . —P otatoes , white, 8d to9d • r' 149 lld to 12d.—Coals, Newport, 2ls ; Lydney, 21s ; (3 11 '°' Od per ton.—Whiskey, 25 0.p., 6s Od •per i mper i a l gau cin c o lf Hides, market, 22s t o 28 s ; Salted, 24s to 30s per cwt. skins, 34d per lb.—Bangor slates 21. 17s. 6d to 3/. per ton•__ 4 . Fleece wool, 15s t o 16 s per stone.—Hemp, 371. to 40yellow 7, ton—Timber, Memel, 3/. lO s ; red pine, 3/. 108 ; 3/. Os. per ton ; deals, 161. to 181. per hundred.—Bark , `" 0 , 71. to 81. 10s. pe r ton.—Tallow, 48s to OOs per ewt•—,ll„, at ° , 0 71. lOs to 0/. pe r cwt.—Tar, Archangel , 19s. per brl.-- 4 -T Peruvian, 101. 10e to 11/. per ton. BOSTON—Dec. 22. and We had a large a tt en d ance at to-day ' s ma rket ; a u . considerable supply of grain. Wheat experiennylis of sale, at a furthor decline of is to 2s per qr. -A-il ',l - fi ira° spring corn were taken off freely at late rates, alluit," qualities made rather money. Wheat, red, 353 4 04°' white, 46s t o 48 s , extra 51s ; barley, Zs to 31 s ; oaf, to 21s ; beans, 33s to 40s ; peas, 28s to 35s per qr. NEWARIC—DEc. 22. fir We had a l arge a tt en d ance at our Corn Dze' --° The' day, and a good supply of grain of all descripti° llB • r ices, best dry wheats fully maintained last weeks l bas t, but the inferior samples were heavy o f sale. ''Ss white, 46s to 565, red 46s to 50s barley, grin ding ' 20s t ° 30s, malting 30 s t o 33s ; oats, 24,5 t 24s to 268 1 22st o, 228 ; bean s 40 s t o 42 s ; peas 32s to 34a ; malt 568 to tare; 38s to 40s per quarter. _RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 23. 4. 4. 0 aft; STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market has been pile., --- 4 0. The following are the closing prices from the au thorl list :—Caledonian, 33 c. ; Chester and Holyhead, de s ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 84h ; London and North tern, 1251; Mk l land, 79i ; NOrth British, 19 13-16 ; c ',, i iiii Eastrn and Dover, 24i ; Cork and Bandon, 18i ; M l ' and Belfast Junction, 1f dis. MANCHESTER, DEC. 23. STOCK EXCHANGE.—There h as b een but little afinio tion in prices, and the market has been dull in rail 9 ?a stock, the princip a l b us i ness b e i ng done in mine, Quartet' bank, 9 ' other shares. M anc h es t er and Birmingham C 1 13-16 p. ; North Stafford, 3i d. ; Whitehaven and 1 6; ness, ; lovers, 248 ; London and North Western, East Lancashire, 19i ; Caledonians, 34 p. ; Sheffield, BIRMINGHAM, DEa. 23. STOCK EXCHANGE.—This market was rather m • hs° to-day, and pri ces were a fraction lower, Birming.,,j. and Stour Valleys were done at 10i ; ShrewsharY.:4 Birmingham (L on d on and North Western guaran i at 80. r• LEEDS, DEO. 23. STOCK EXCHANGE.—There is but little variation The iLt prices to-day, the turn being in favour of buyers. following are th e c l os i ng t ransactions :—Caledonian Da f ; . Hs. • South E as t ern an d Dover, 24i • North British) '5 Midland Stock, 80 ; North Staffordshire, 3•1 dis. SEABORNE MAILS. (N signifies that the mail s are sent from the General pos t.office by the night—and Mby the morning —dispatch.] Day when made up From what 100 1 5 COUNTRIES. in General Post- Port duo. Office, London. Dispatched. ------ --- America (byßrit.pack.N Dec. 24.......... Liverpool Dec. 28 America (by United Sts. ) packet) Dec. 23 . ..... .... Liverpool ... Dec. 2. 1 America (by U. States packet) ..........N Dec. 22 .......... Southampton Dec. 25 Australia (via South ampton) ..........M 20th of each month Fouthmpton Dec. 4 Ditto (via Marseilles N 24th of the month Dover „. Jos. 1 ' *Ditto (via Cape of Good H ope)February.... Plymouth .. Nov. 30 Africa (West Coast)..N 23rd of the month. Plymouth .. Alexandria* ........N 19th&30th of mon. Dover ~ Dec. 28 Belgium •Daily.. .. ...... Dover Daily 6 Brazil 9th of the month.. Southampton fan. Buenos Ayres....,, ..M 9th of the month.. Southampton Jan. iv California ......M & 17th of month Southampton lan. I f Cape of Good Hop e ..N I 4th of the month.. Southampton Dec. 26 : 6 Cape de Verds ......N I 4th o f th e month.. Southampton Dec. Constantinople*.... ~N mo.. Dover ..„ Central America .... M 2nd & 17th of mon. Southampton .ran• 1 gst Channel Isles ........N Southampton Chili. France ........ M& N Twice daily •Dover fwiced a r Greece* . - . ts, Hamburgh Tuesday Sc Friday L on d on ..... Cues. ' s Holland Wednesday & Sat London ..„ ion.Tha Honduras N 17th of the month. Southampton fan 18 01 , Ireland ........M Be,'N Twice daily Holyhead ... fwiced India (viaSouthampt.)M 20th of the month. Southampton OM 24 India (via Marseilles) N B th&24tlformonth Dover .. ram India (via Cape of Good • H0pe)..... M 14th of the month.. Southampton - 00 * 26 Mauritius • 14th of the month.. Southampton Mediterranean • (via Southampton .....M 20th of the month , zouthampton Pee. ? i Ditto (via Marseilles).N "th& 24th ofmonth Dover,— • . Tan' ; Mexico ............M Ind of th e mo n th.. S outhampton Tan. ,`g Malta*" Madeira ............M 9th&23d o fth emon. Southampton ran 7th,f7th 19th 27th, g j - &30th ofthe Month Dover ... . • .'ec• - Naples* sthlsth2sthormon. Dover lan* Papal States*........N ithlsth2sth o r mon. Dover ...• • • 711-P , l Peninsula * th l 7th27thormon. Southampton e i Peru . . M2d & 17th of month eouthamptcn TA. ir Tuscany* sthlstll2sthofmon, Driver ...... fan. )11 West Indies ........M Id & 17th of m on th Southampton fan.l Van Diemen's Land (see Australia) e are made * The mails for A us t ra li a v i a the Cape of Good Hop nP on the 2d of every alternate month. Those made up on the 204 ri and 24th of each m on th v i a S outhampton an d Marseilles are sent IV sailing vessels at present from Singapore, but next year they will D e sent in steamers. * The mails to those countries thus marked ( 3 9 are conveyed hi French packet to Marseilles. t Mails are also made up on the 2d of every alternate month of the Cape of Good Hope. BIRTHS. OF A SON. On the 22d inst., at Langley-lodge, Beckenham, the wif e of C. E. Goodhart, Esq. OF A DAUGHTER. On the 21st inst., at 5, Stanley-villas, Notting-hill, the wife of C. H. Tyerman, Esq. _ MARRIED. On the 21st inst., at St. G eorge ' s, Hanover-squar e, T. Tweed, Esq., of Upper Brook-street, Grosvenor to Emily Charlotte, secon d daughter of the late S. Jos e P Esq., R.S.A. vir• On the 21st inst., at St. John's, Notting-hill, -in r of Lewis, Esq., you nges t son of the Rev. J. Lewis, rec tor Ingatestone and R iven h all, to Augusta, widow of t h e E. Wells, Esq., of the Isle of Wight. DIED. On the 17th inst. , at 3, Norfolk-square, Brighton J• Taylor, Esq„ Commander, R.N , aged 72. a ne , On the 17th inst., Escria-villa, ne ar York, - Lady Middleton, widow of Henry, sixth Lord 31iddlet °O, aged 86. ;or • On the 19th i ns t., at Goff's Oak,, Cheshunt, . e O O Thorpe K.H , Secretary of th e F ore i gn Aid Sl 3cl Exeter-hall. On the 20th inst., at Sherborough-house, Stamford''' . W. W. Butler, M.A., aged 40. 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