The Sun. — London, England, 1848-01-04 00:00:00

Vir INTEtLIGENCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Jan. 3. (Before Mr. Commissioner SHEPHERD.) IN RE J. GAISFORD. This bankrupt, who was a baker, of Gravel-lane, Southwark, came up to pass his last examination. He was supported by Mr. Duncan and Mr. Buchanan (Basinghall-street), and opposed by the assignees, on the grounds that there was no cash account, that there had been no regular books kept, and that there was an incorrect return of profits made by the bankrupt, he stating that he only had 3s. per sack. Mr. Duscax submitted that the accounts furnished by his client (the bankrupt) were perfectly correct, and with respect to his having kept no books, it was not the practice of the trade in which he was en gaged, so to do. The hard pressure of times and circumstances had taken great effect upon him, more particularly because he was an ignorant man. A further adjournment would not benefit the estate in any way, and under such circumstances he (Mr. Duncan) hoped that the Court would now allow the bankrupt to pass his last examination. The Learned COMMISSIONER adjourned the case sine die, with protection for three months. Adjourned accordingly. The other cases heard before his Honour were dis posed of by an early hour, but they possessed no fea ture of the slightest public importance. (Before Mr. Commissioner GouLBURN.) IN RE HEATH AND DANN. These bankrupts carried on the business of drapers at Canterbury, and to- day Heath applied to pass his last examination. No opposition was offered, and the bankrupt then passed. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Jan. 3. (Before Mr. Commissioner PHILLIPS.) IN RE JAMES TURNER POWELL. This insolvent, a clerk in the Paymaster-General's Office, Whitehall, was unopposed by his creditors under the new Act. Mr. Nichols supported. The aggregate debts were 10,6951., of which 5,018/. were entered more than once on bill transactions. Ihe debts for which consideration had been received were 3,941/. His HONOUR thought it was an enormous mass of debt for a person in his situation. Mr. NICHOLS said he had got into the hands of money-lenders, and hence his appearance. There were ten solicitors on the schedule and five discount agents. Mr. Commissioner PHILLIPS asked how it came that he got into such hands ? his wife had an income and he had a good salary. Mr. NICHOLS answered that the insolvent had not been free from such persons for years. Mr. Commissioner PHILLIPS observed that the in solvent should have lived within his income. Mr. NicnoLs said the insolvent proposed to give up 1201. a year out of his income, and had given up property to the amount of 7001. The COURT said that appeared to be the best answer to the case. Although creditors did not appear, a man was not to pass scot free under the indulgent Act on which the application was made. The Court named a day for the final order. IN RE JAMES LAVEY. In this case Mr. Plitnmer, a brewer, opposed, and the insolvent admitted that on the last occasion he had made a false statement respecting the payment of rent. The Court dismissed the petition. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. John Brown, 34, labourer, and James Rice, 32, hair dresser, were indicted yesterday, with ..'ames Nicholls and James Brown, who were out on bail, and did nut surrender, for a con; piracy to obtain goods by false pretences. Mr. Bodkin, with Mr. Ballantine, conducted the prosecution ; and Mr. Parry and Mr. 'lorry appeared for the defence. Mr. BODKIN, in opening the case to the jury, said he apprehended that when they had heard the evi dence he should lay before them, they would have no doubt that the prisoners at the bar and the other per. sons who had thought proper not to surrender to take their trial, were part of that numerous gang of swin dlers with which the metropolis was infested, and who were banded together to plunder tradesmen of their property. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to state that the prosecutors of the present indictment were Messrs. Cottam and Hallen, manufacturing ironmongers, in Oxford-street, and he went on to detail the circumstances under which they had been plundered of their property. On the 4th of November Nicholls called at the prosecutors' ware house, and represented himself as a miller, occupying the Pigeon mills at Stratford, in Essex, and he said he wanted a corn-crushing machine, a kitchen range, and some other articles. The kitchen-range was sent by his order to the Bell Inn, Holborn, where James Brown received it, and signed a receipt, and the nex day John Brown went to the prosecutors and obtained the crushing machine, representing that he was going to take it to Stratford, to Mr. Nicholls. Upon the occasion when Mr. Nicholls purchased these articles, he ordered a weighing-machine, which was ! - e) be got ready in about a week, and on the 15th John Brown brought a letter from Nicholls applying for this article, which was given to him, also under the supposition that it was to be conveyed to Strat ford, and Nicholls, in that letter, promised to call on the following Friday and settle the amount. Upon the 17th the prisoner Rice made his appearance, and produced another letter signed by Nicholls, and dated from Stratford-mills, in which he acknowledged the receipt of the former articles, and requested that some other fenders and fire-irons might be given .o his " friend," the bearer of the letter, who would look them out, and that he had an errand-cart at the Bell, Holborn, in which he would take the things to Stratford. At this time, it appeared, the prosecutors had some suspicion of the character of the parties they were dealing with, and they detained Rice in conversation, while an officer in plain clothes was employed to watch him. Some fenders were packed up and given to Rice, who left the warehouse and got upon an omnibus, and when he arrived at the corner of Farringdon-street he alighted, and after looking about for some time, he got into a cab, and proceeded to a house in Charlton street, Fitzroy-square, where he went in with the property. The house was watched by the officer, and the next morning Rice came out and walked to King's cross, where he met John Brown, and they went to several public-houses, and were at length taken into custody. Upon further inquiry being made, the story told by Nicholls, with regard to his being a miller at Stratford, turned out to have no foundation, and it appeared that some portion of the property obtained from the prosecutors was found in the house in Charl ton-street, and the weighing-machine was traced to the house of a person in Brewer -street, Somers-town, who, it appeared, had purchased it of Nicholls. The prisoners were found Guilty, and sentenced to be imprisoned for six months. NE ll' COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK and Alderman HUGHES HUGHES.) Charles Simpson, a respectable young man, aged 24, was indicted for stealing a carpet and a quantity of books from chambers in Clement's Inn, and Charles Palms, a bookseller in Union. street, Spitalfields, surrendered to answer a charge of receiving a por tion of the books, well knowing them to have been stolen. Proof was given of the property stolen being that of a gentleman named Hems worth. There was nothing against Mr. Palmer beyond the fact of the books being found in his possession (and it was shown he had rendered every facility for their restoration), s o the jury relieved Mr. Payne from addressing them, and acquitted Mr. Palmer. ,Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK summed up, and the jury. after twenty mi nutes ' consultation, found Sirup .ion Guilty. Formal evidence was then given of the prisoner 7 ; aving been convicted in 1842 of felony. The Learned JUDGE sentenced the prisoner to be k ep t to hard labour for twelve calendar months. ROCHESTER QUARTER SESSIONS At the Rochester Quarter Sessions, on Saturday last, held before J. Lspinasse, Esq., Rec or d er, among e the pri, one rs for trial was one Edward D ar li ng, at , agricultural labou rer, 20 y ears of age, chargedoorge with 'stealing a drake, valu e 25., the property of Harris, of Frinsbury, of which he was found Guilty, and proof having been adduced of two former con % ietions, the Learned Recorder told the prisoner that !te considered him a far too dangerous person to be ,uillred to remain in this country, and sentenced him to WI years transportation. On the sentence being pronounced the prisoner uttered a loud cry and fell heavily on the floor ; end at the same moment a loud cry was heard from ano ther part of the court, from a widowed mother, who exclaimed in an agony of despair, "Ohl my boy, my boy," and in this state both mother and son were carried out of court. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. lienry Hayes, a waiter at the Gresham Tavern, i Wood-street, was brought before Sir Chapman Mar?. shall, charged with robbing his employer. Devereux, a City policeman, who does not wear the police clothing, stated that he saw the prisoner walk ing through New Broad-street, about half-past 'eleven on Sunday night. lie was carrying a bag, and :his manner induced witness to ask him what he had Mere. The prisoner replied, "Nothing." Witness caught hold of the bag at the moment the prisoner was golog to let it drop. The prisoner started off. Wit .tess laid down the bag and overtook him, upon which the prisoner said, " I will square" it with you," and put a sixpence into his hand. Witness took him into custody, and at the station found on him a card of the Gresham Tavern. The prisoner then told the inspector that he was a waiter there, and was taking home a little beer. The bag, 11,)wever, contained a slice of butter, about half a pound of sugar, three drinking glasses, a bottle of Reading sauce, a bottle of ale, a bottle of stout, and a small bottle of gin. Johanna Bailey, the barmaid at the tavern, stated that the prisoner had been in the service of her mis tress only three days. He did not lodge in the house. He went home on Sunday night a few minutes before he was stopped. She saw him go out with the bag. He had his supper before he went. He had no right to help himself to the liquors in the bar, and he did not purchase the gin, ale, stout, or Reading sauce. She could identify the largest of the glasses as one of a pair, and one was now missing. She knew some of the ale glasses were missing, but could not tell how many. One of four bottles of Reading sauce, that used to stand in the window, was also missing. The value of all the property produced was about eight shillings. Sir CHAPMAN MARSHALL asked if the prisoner's lodging had been searched. The officer said it had, but he found no suspicious property there. Sir CHAPMAN MARSHALL asked the prisoner if he wished to explain how these articles came into his possession, The prisoner replied he had nothing to say. Sir CHAPMAN MARSHALL said he must send such a case of plundering an employer, as soon as he was admitted into the house, to the sessions. The prisoner was committed. WESTMINSTER. Elira Bastings, a miserable-looking young woman, the sister of George M'Koy, who is at present in Newgate, under sentence of death, for the murder of Mr. Bellchambers, was charged with attempting to commit suicide. James Buchanan, a policeman of the B division, stated that, between two or three that morning, he saw the defendant, who was intoxicated, attempting to get on the parapet of Westtninster•bridge. He desired her to go away, when she went a few paces, and then made a second attempt to get to the water. She had thrown a portion of her clothing into the Thames, when he secured her, and took her to the station. Mr. BRoDERIP inquired whether sho wished to say anything ? The poor creature hung down her head, and made no reply. Mr: bonagan, an Inspector of the B divisior, hav ing informed the Magistrate that she was M‘lioy's sister, and appeared to be in a very distressed state of mind, _ _ _ Alr. EIiODERIP observed that he should remand the unfortunate creature for a day, and directed the police to endeavour to ascertain whether she had any friends who would take charge of her. Edward and Charles Tierney, two powerful young men, were charged with violently assaulting the police. A policeman of the B division, named Milleman, was passing through Tothill-street on Saturday night, when observing the defendant Edward striking at every one who approached him, he took him into custody. The fellow, who was drunk, made a vio lent resistance, and repeatedly assaulted the officers, as did also the defendant Charles. Another constable, named \Vadhouse, came up, when he was so much injured by the defendant Charles, that he has since been unfit for duty. The defendants made no answer to the charge. Mr. BRODBRIP committed the defendant Charles for a month ; the other for fourteen days. Tg TM, LONDON, TringliA.Y 'V 3A ITANUARY 4 ism). MARY LEBO'S% E. James Meader was charged with having fired off a pistol and wounded, fortunately but slightly, John Hoare. The parties are both employed by the pa rochial authorities of St. Marylebone. The evidence went to show that on Sunday, at noon, as Hoare was standing at the corner of Night ingale-street, Lisson-grove, smoking his pipe, the prisoner fired off a pistol at him. One or more of the shots penetrated his ear, and the remainder of the charge perforated several windows in shops adjacent, thereby doing damage to the amount of 6s. It did not appear that there had been any quarrel between the parties, neither was there any reason for sup posing that the prisoner knew that the pistol was loaded. The prisoner, who denied having fired it, was fined 204.; in default, fourteen days' imprisonment. WORSHIP-STREET. A man named Thomas Young was placed at the bar before Mr. Hammill, charged with having stolen a chest of tea, during its transit in one of the com pany's cart 3 to the goods' department of the Eastern Counties Railway. It appeared that, as the cart in question was pro ceeding through John- street, Spitalfields, between five and six o'clock on Saturday evening, one of the railway servants, named Moore, who happened to be passing, observed the prisoner and another man at the back of it, the latter of whom deliberately lifted down one of the chests of tea with which the cart was loaded, and handed it to the prisoner, who rapidly made off with it. The witness Moore imme diate* raised a cry of " Step thief," and pursued the prisoner, whom he had almost overtaken, when the latter flung the chest down at his feet, and continued his flight until he was stopped by a man named Holles, who brought him back to the spot and handed him over to the police. The prisoner declined offering any defence, arid was fully committed to Newgate for trial. A well-dressed man, named Richard Mellish, was charged with committing a violent and unprovoked assault upon Mr. Samuel Andrews, landlord of the Three Crowns, at Hackney. The complainant stated that the prisoner had been drinking at his house until a late hour on Saturday evening, when he was desired to leave, which he re luctantly did, but immediately returned back and committed a disgusting nuisance at the door. Witness remonstrated with him upon his filthy behaviour, when the prisoner struck him such a violent blow upon his mouth that his lip was cut completely through The prisoner was then given into custody, and upon reaching the station-house Mr. Garrod, the divisional surgeon, was sent for, who found the wound to be of such a serious nature that it was ne cess-ary to sew it together, and expressed his convic tion that it must have been inflicted with some sharp instrument. The prisoner, in defence, a imitted the first part of the charge, but said that he had been drinking so freely that he had no distinct perception of what he was doing at the time. Mr. HAMMILL severely animadverted upon his dis graceful conduct, and ordered him to pay a penalty of 61., or in default to undergo two months' imprison ment in the House of Correction. SOUTHWARK. Mr. William James Daley, theatrical printer, of Coleman's-place, Lambeth, was brought before Mr. Cottingham, charged with furious driving, and en dangering the life of a young woman named Hod nett, a book-folder,l residing in Eagle-street, Red Lion-square. Sergeant Rowls, L division, said that on Saturday evening, between seven and eight o'clock, as he was on duty near the Victoria Theatre, his attention was arrested on observing the defendant in a gig, accom panied by a lad, driving along the New-cut at the rate of fifteen or sixteen miles an hour. Apprehen sive that some accident would occur in that crowded neighbourhood, he (the Sergeant) proceeded in the direction the defendant had taken, and on arriving at the corner of Charlotte-street, Blackfriars-road, seeing a crowd collected, he hastened to the spot, and saw a young female lying on the ground bleeding profusely from a wound on the head. He lost no time in procuring a cab, and had her conveyed to Guy's Hospital, where, on examination by the house , surgeon, the young woman, who was in a state of utter insensibility, was pronounced to have received a concussion of the brain, and still remains in that institution, in a very precarious condition. The Sergeant added, that when the defendant first passed him he was jerking up the reins as if to urge on the horse quicker than he was going at the time, and that he was under the influence of liquor. Hannah Foster said that she was standing at the corner of Charlotte-street at the time the defendant came along in the gig from the New-cut, and she saw the young woman who sustained the injury knocked down by the horse as she was in the act of crossing from Blackfriars-road to Rowland Hill's Chapel. She also observed that as the defendant approached that part of the road where the young woman was crossing, that he pulled back the reins of the horse, and tried all in his power to avoid the acci dent. The animal, however, proceeded forward, and having knocked down the young woman, galloped along until the defendant was out of sight. James Illackmore a workman in an emery manu factory, stated that on the evening in question as he was standing at a butcher's shop, in Union-street, the defendant passed along at a gallop in his gig, the wheel of which caught a wheelbarrow, close to which he (witness) was standing, and knocked him down. He added that he was taken up and conveyed into a shop, and that it was found he had sustained serious injuries on both his legs. A policeman stated that he went in pursuit of the prisoner, and came up with him near his house in Coleman's-place, and took him into custody. The prisoner's servant boy, who was with him at the time in the gig, said that the horse started off, and that his master had no control over him, when the young woman unfortunately happened to be cross ing the road. The prisoner denied the imputation of his being at all intoxicated on the occasion ; that the facts were his horse started off, and although he used every exertion in his power to pull him up he faired in the attempt, and on proceeding acrosB the road the young wotnan was unfortunately run over. He deplored the accident, and felt severely for the misfortune that happened, but said that he was ready and willing to render every pecuniary assistance that was considered just and fair, in order to alleviate the sorrows of those whom he had unintentionally so seriously injured. Mr. COTTINGIIANI said that he was happy to per ceive the accused exhibit so strong a feeling as re garded the accident by which the young woman was so seriously injured as to place her life in jeopardy. At present it was impossible to say whether or not she would recover, but that he should call upon him to enter into his own recognizances of 1001., and find two sureties of 50/ to appear on Monday next. LAATBETH. Mary and Louisa Moore, sisters, were charged, the former with stealing, and the latter with receiving, a quantity of property. It appeared that the prisoner Mary had got into the service of Mr. Kedge, a draper, at Brixton, by means of a false character, and immediately on entering the service commenced a system of plunder. On Sun days, when going to church she used to freight herself with a quantity of property, which she carried to her sister, who received it from her. On the day befure she was given into custody on her way to church, when a quantity of property belonging to her master was found upon her. Both prisoners were remanded to a future day. HAMMERSMITH. Three young men, named Frederick Thomas, Frederick Butler, and Thomas Livermore, were placed at the bar before Mr. W. F. Beadon, the sitting ma gistrate, for final examination, on a charge of stealing from the residence of Frederick Pratt Barlow, Esq,, No. 24, Kensington-square, a quantity of valuable property, and a fourth young man, named Joseph Hollis, was also finally examined, on a charge of having received a portion of the same. The depositions were most voluminous, and occu pied nearly three hours in taking. The substance of the evidence was as follows :—Mr. F. P. Barlow has been absent from home for the last sixteen weeks, during some repairs which have been going on, leav ing Mrs. Mary Boland, the housekeeper, in the house, to take care of it. The prisoners Thomas and Liver more, were workmen employed in the house, the latter as plasterer, for six weeks, and the former as paper-hanger. On Saturday, the 18th instant, Mrs. Boland asked. Thomas to come for an hour on Sun day, the 19th (next day) to mind the house while she went out, which he promised to do. On the Sunday forenoon, the prisoners Thomas and Livermore met at the lodgin;s of the prisoner Butler, and there the robbery was concocted, Butler saying it would be a good chance to get in. All three left there about one o'clock, and Thomas went and stayed in the house for about an hour, when Mrs. Boland returned, and after he hail had tea he left. About half-past five o'clock Livermore returned to Cottage-court, with a bundle, and said they had got in, and he had left Butl-r under a bed at Mr. Barlow's, and Thomas had let him (Livermore) out at a side door. The bundle contained a satin scarf and handkerchief, three knives, a pair of trousers, a telescope in a red velvet bag, a valuable Masonic jewel. Butler and Livermore soon afterwards came home with the rest of the plunder, consisting of shirts, a shooting jacket, three waistcoats, shoes, trousers, shirt studs and pins, a gold chain, and other articles. On the Monday evening the prisoner Livermore brought the fourth prisoner Hollis, a hawker of writing paper, living at No. 3, Pye-street, Westminster, to whom the things were sold, with the addition of a pipe and about a pound and a half of cigars, when Hollis told Liver more he ought not to have kept the pipe, as it would be sure to betray them, and he broke it into three pieces across his thigh, and threw them into the fire. On Tuesday Mrs. Boland missed the timepiece from off the library mantelpiece, and from an examination of the premises which resulted, a number of shirts and the other property already named, which belonged to Mr. Arthur Pratt Barlow, one of the sons, was also missed. The matter was then placed in the hands of Serjeant Hogan, No. 23, Lowe, No. 63, and Brad shaw, No. 130, three active officers of the T division, who succeeded on the Friday in apprehending all the prisoners, and subsequently in recovering the major portion of the property. The first three prisoners declined making any de fence, and the fourth prisoner (Hollis) declared his innocence. All the prisoners were fully committed to New gate for trial. THAMES. Thomas Fraser, a seaman belonging to the New York packet-ship, Prince Albert, was charged on a Custom-house information with being on board that vessel with 6Glbs. of Cavendish tobacco in his pos session, the same being in a package less than 5001bs. weight, by which he had incurred a fine of 1001. Mr. Pelham appeared for the prisoner, who pleaded not guilty. It appeared that Mr. Richard Keefe, a tide surveyor, received information that an attempt would be made to run contraband tobacco from the Prince Albert, and he went on board soon after her arrival on Saturday evening, and upon entering the fore castle he found the prisoner with his hand on a bag, containing part of the contraband goods he was in search of. The prisoner, believing the officer to be the person who was to fetch the tobacco, exclaimed, "Is it all right ?" "It is," replied the officer, put ting his hand on the bag which contained 661bs. of the best Cavendish tobacco, subject, like all tobacco of foreign manufacture, to a duty of 9s. sd. per lb. The officer seized the tobacco, whereupon the pri soner, who was taken all aback, stammered out that he knew nothing about the tobacco at all. Fraser was immediately taken into custody. Mr. Pelham asked the officer if he knew the to bacco to be foreign ? Mr. Keefe—lt is. Such to bacco is never manufactured in England, and it is seldom imported, except by smugglers, in consequence of the very high duty. Mr. Pelham—Do you know if it is part of the de fendant's sea stock ? Mr. Keefe—What, 661 b.? I know it is part of a capital stock of tobacco. Mr. Pelham said he knew it would be futile to offer any observations to the magistrate, and he would petition the Board of Customs, who alone had the power of mitigation. Mr. YARDLEY fined the prisoner 100/., and in de fault of payment committed him to the House of De tention till the same was paid. Maurice Hardy, an Irish labourer, was charged without an information with smuggling 21b. 6oz. of Cavendish tobacco from the Prince Albert. It was found concealed about his legs, under his stockings, as he was leaving the dock, and the magistrate fined him 255., and in default committed him to prison for ten days. Another seiaure of 201 b. of Cavendish tobacco was made on board the Prince Albert. George Fidler, aged fourteen, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with beating Elizabeth Fidler, his mother. The young ruffian was proved to have frequently beaten his mother, and it was stated that he had been sent to prison twice on account of those assaults. On Wednesday and Friday last he beat his mother in a most violent manner. Mr. YaanLET said be should again fine the pri soner 31.. and in default of payment commit him for six weeks to the House of Correction. ILFORD PETTY SESSIONS. (Before 0. MAsiiiTEß ' Esq., and a full Bench of Essex Magistrates.) Three women, named Mary Nokes, Jemima Staines, and Eliza Mudbribge, were placed at the bar yesterday, charged with stealing a certain quan tity of wood of the value of 35., the property of her Majesty. Thomas Lavers, one of the keepers of Waltham Forest, stated that in consequence of depredations in the forest, her Majesty's Commissioners had issued a notice cautioning people not to break down the trees. On Monday, the 20th of December, he was on the look out in the forest, when he heard a cracking of the bushes, and on going in the direction saw the three women pulling down a holly bush. He ordered them off. They pretended to go, but in a short time after he again saw them, having a bush in their p )ssession seven feet in length. He then took them into custody. The CHAIRMAN said the offence must be put a stop to, and fined Nokes, who had been four times before in custody on a similar charge, 14s. ; Staines, who has been three times, 11s.; and Maubridge, 7s. In default of payment the two first were sent to Ilford House of Correction for 14 days, and the latter for seven days. CONSUMPTION.—Sir James Clark, physician to the Queen, enumerates, as the exciting causes of consump tion, " long confinement in close, ill-ventilated rooms, whether nurseries, school rooms, or manufactories;" he also says, " if an infant born in perfect health, and of the healthiest parents, be kept in close rooms, in which free ventilation and cleanliness are neglected, a few months will often suffice to induce tuberculous cachexia" —the beginning of consumption. Persons engaged in confined close rooms, or workshops, are the chief suf ferers from consumption: thus, of the 233 tailors who died in one district in London, in 1839, 122 died of dis ea,es of the lungs, of whom 92 died of consumption. Of 52 milliners, dying in the same year, 33 died from dis eases of the lungs, of whom 28 died from consumption. Dr. Guy reports, that in a close printers' room he found 17 m.n at work, of whom three had spitting of blood, two had affections of the lungs, and five had constant and severe colds. After reading these sad facts, who can deny that the chief cause of consumption is the respiration of bad air? — Ventilation Illustrated. PLIGHT FOR LIFE.—On Tuesday, as a flock of Christmas geese were being driven down the High street, Edinburgh, for slaughter, about forty of them suddenly soared into the air, to the great amazement and cmisternation of the persons in charge, and purs ue d their course, at varion, altitudes, towards the Canongate. Many of them, from their great weight, were soon com pelled to descend, were promptly secured, but a few of the younger and more active birds winged their way over the houses, uati were speedily lost is the distahee, THE CHOLERA CURED byETHER. The Courrier des Etats- Unis quotes the following from the Gazette des HOpitaux :—" M. Bruno Taron, surgeon-major of the Ottoman army, and formerly inspector of health in Bulgaria, Syria, &c., was a physician at Marseilles at the time of the second period of the prevalence of the cholera in that city in 1837. In the midst of his care of his patients and his service at the hospital be was one day himself seized with the epidemic and had no doubt of the symptoms. The following is M. Taron's description of his situation It was midnight, I had been in bed an hour, when suddenly a general chill seized me. This chill was soon accompanied by vomiting and other symptoms of the cholera, including the cold sweats. An hour after, these were followed by violent cramps in the extremities.' These are cer tainly symptoms of cholera. M. Taron was alone, his family having fled from the scourge, and he had no servant. lie found himself without help in the middle of the night, overpowered by the disease, and by the terrible certainty of a near approaching death, and without any remedy, he says, but a large bottle of sulphuric ether which happened to be in his chamber. Having no other resource, I seized this large bottle,' says M. Taron, and I inhaled it freely. Immediately my respiration, which had been oppressed because snore free, and I felt a sen sation of relief and general comfort. After wards the perspiration, which had been cold and wearisome, became warm and gentle. The functions of my senses were soon suspended, and I slept pro foundly. All these happy ameliorations took place promptly under the influence of the inhalation of sulphuric ether. I slept without pain or disturbance for six hours, after which I awoke feeling all over me great weakness. I had unconsciously been in a perspiration through the night. This day and the following I had some blackish alvine evacuations. My strength retuned by degrees. I was completely cured.' M. Taron finished his letter by confessing that not knowing at the time the power which is exercised by ether over the nervous centres, be did not attribute to this agent the honour of his sudden cure, but that he referred it entirely to one of those fancies, those caprices of nature for which it is im possible to account. It is a pity, adds the Gazette des Il6pitaux, that the observation of our brother should be isolated and unique, but it is important, as being the first point from which experiments may start. Heaven grant that we may not have an opportunity among ourselves for experiments of the% kind. The Gazette du Midi says, that a physician of Mar seilles, a friend of the editor, has confirmed by his testimony the observatious of M. Taron. Experi ments of this kind have been made with success in the countries of the East, where the disease had made its first ravages. Academies of medicine will doubtless gather positive information on this subject, and order new trials with all conditions which may render them decisive for science. DREADFUL DEATH FROM STAR VATION IN PRISON. A long investigatibn took place before Mr. Bedford, on Saturday, in the IVestminster Bridewell, as to the death of George Brown, a prisoner, aged 30, who died in that prison, under the most shocking circuin stances. Mr. John Mathison, the clerk to the prison, stated that the deceased was admitted on the Bth December, having been sentenced to six weeks' confinement and hard labour, by Mr. Hardwicke, of Marlborough street police-office, for having in his possession six loaves of bread supposed to have been stolen. George Lockyer, one of the warders of the gaol, deposed that he received the deceased on the day stated. He appeared starved, and witness gave him some gruel and a loaf of bread, and placed him in a warm room. Other warders gave their testimony in succession, and they were also surprised at his attenuated form. He was put on first-class diet. He made no com plaint, and slept in the infirmary ; neither was he put to work. Ferguson, another of the warders, said, that at seven on the morning of the 30th, one of the infirmary warders called to him, and the deceased was found to be lying dead in his bed, as if asleep. Mr. John Lavies, the surgeon to the prison, said, that on the 10th of December he saw the deceased, as described by the other witnesses. He at once said to him, "➢iy poor fellow, you are half starved;" and the prisoner replied, " Indeed I am." He immediately ordered him the first-class diet, to be kept in a warm room, and to have every possible attention. On the 26th of December diarrhoea came on, and he was ordered beef tea and arrowroot, which he had, but he died on the 30th. On a post mortem examination of the body, he found no disease existing, but the integuments and muscles were entirely absorbed, as though ho had been starved. The CORONEIL—What, then, was the cause of death ? Mr. Lavieg—l hare no doubt at all that he died from starvation. The jury consulted for a short time, and then re turned the following verdict :—" That the deceased died from want of food previous to his admission to that prison." And the Foreman further said, the jury could not separate without tendering to Mr. Lavies their thanks, on the part of the public, for the great kindness and attention he had paid to the unfor tunate prisoner. Mr. Lavies thanked the jury, and said he had been five hours in the prison that day attending the nume rous sick in the infirmary. THE BANK OF FRANCE. The Moniteur of Friday contains the following quar terly account, ending the 27;11 of December, published by the Bank of France, in pursuance of the law passed on the 30th of June, 1840 : Dravoß. Fr. Cts Bank notes outstanding 234,180,423 30 Treasury account current 65,342,280 35 Sundry accounts current ... 49,335,135 13 Receipts payable at sight 706,500 0 Capital of the Bank .. 67,900,000 0 Reserve, pursuant to the law of the 17th of May, 1834 10,000,000 Reserve in landed property ... 4,000,000 CP Dividends payable ... 6,700,629 46- Draughts of branch banks on Bank 858,722 19 Sundry accounts due 1,450,471 84 440,474,162 21 M ILl'' (From the Unit riegimentsand Carps) Ist Life-Guards ... Id d 0... .......... Royal Horse-Gds... Ist Dragoon- Gds... 2d do 3d de 4th d 0... .. sth do.. 6th do ...•... 7th do Ist Dragoons 2d do 3d do.. 4th do 6th do 7th Hussars Bth do 9th Lancers 10th Hussars 11th Hussars 12th Lancers.. 13th Light Dragoons 14th do 15th Hussars . 16th Lancers 17th do • Gren. Gds. lot bat 2d b_t , 3d bat Coldstream ' f Ist bat Guards 12d bat Setch Fusi- Ist bat lierGds. 2d bat Ist F00t.... Ist bat 2d bat 2d do. ......... 3d do. 4th do. sth do. 11st bat 12d bat 6th do. Ist Bat Reserve Bat 7th do. ....... Bth do. 9th de. 10th do. 11th do. . 12th do. Reserve Bat. .. ...... 13th do. 14th do. 15th do. 16th do. 17th do. 18th do. 19th do. 20th do. Reserve Bat. 21st do. 22d do. 23d do. . . Reserve Bat. 24th do. 25th do. 26th do. .. 27th do. 28th do. 29th do. 30th do. 31st do. 32d do 33d do. 34th do. 35th do. 36th do. st 2d bat 37th do. 38th do. 39th do. ......... 40th do 41st do. 42d do. Reserve Bat. 434 de. 44th d 0... ..... Reserve Batt.-- . 45th do. ....... Reserve Bat. 46th do 47th do. 48th d 0...... . 49th do. 50th do. 51st d 0.. .... 52d do 53d do. 54th do. 5 • 55th do. 6th do. J . Ist bat. 2d bat. 57th do. 58th do. .. 59th do.. 60th do. Ist bat. 2d bat. 61st do. 62d do. 63d do. 64th do. 65th do. 66th do. 67th do. . Reserve Batt 68th do. 69th do. Reserve Batt.— 70th do. ...... 71st do. It, tserve Bat 72d do. do 74th do 75th do. 7tith do. eierve Batt. 77th do 78th do. 79th d 0... ...... 80th d 0.... 8 Ist do 13.2c1 de. 83d do. . 1:5 4th d 0... 85th do 86th do 197th do. both do. 89th do. 90th d 0...... 91st do Reserve Bat 92d do 934 do. 94th do 95th d 0.... ...... 96th do 97th do Reserve Bat. . 98th do 99th do Rifle J Ist bat Brigade{ 2d bat Reserve Bat 111aiii9tone Maidstone Maidstone Nlaidatone Maidstone slaidstone Paisley Chatham Dublin Chatham Chatham Chatham Isle of Wight [ Chester Youghal Chatham Castlebar Isle of Wight Chatham Chatham Isle of Wight Chatham Chatham Fort George Chatham Chatham Chatham Stirling Castle Waterford Jersey Isle of Wight Chatham Boyle Isle of Wight I.le of Wight I - Guernsey Chatham ,Chatham Chatham Exeter Isle of Wigh t Chatham [Chatham Chatham Chatham Kinsale Isle of Wight Paisley Birr Nenagh Chatham Mullingar Chatham Brecon 'Chatham Chatham I Trale• Sheerness Gosport !Aberdeen Chatham 'Naas !Chatham Isle of Wight 'Chatham 'Chatham Bristol ilsle of Wight 'AItY STATIONS. ted Service Magazine for January.) Troops or Service Companies. Depots. DEVONPORT. Advanced Ships ready for the Pendant—The Royal William, 120; St. George, 120; Royal Adelaide, 104; Nile, 92; Calcutta, 84; Bombay, 84; Clarence, 84; Indus, 78; Foudroyant, 78; Wellesley, 72; Implacable, 72; Dublin, 50; Portland, 50; Tweed, 20; Arachne, 18; Linnet, 6. In Ordinary—The Impregnable, 104 ; *Centurion, 80 ; *Lion, 80 ; *Hindostan, 78 ; Cambridge, 78; Kent, ; Armada, 72 ; Agincourt, 72 ; Cornwallis, 72 ; In vincible, 72 ; America, 50 ; Lancaster, 50 ; Nemesis, 44 ; Stag, 44 ; Hotspur, 44 ; Hamadryad, 44 ; Cerbe rus, 42 ; Leda, 44 ; *Flory, 40 ; Sybille, 40 ; *Ame thyst, 26 ; *Creole, 26 ; Tyne. 26 ; Pilot, 16 ; Racer, 16 ; *Camilla, 16 ; *Atalanta, 16 ; Savage, 10. Building—The Aboukir, 90 ; Exmouth, 90 ; St. Jean d'Acre, 90 ; Sanspareil, 60 ; Indefatigable, 50 ; Liffey, 50 ; Niobe, 26. SHEERN EBB. Advanced Ships—The Waterloo, 120 ; London, 92 ; Monarch, 84 ; Russell, 72 ; Achille, 76 ; Hawke, 72 ; Cornwall, 50 ; Conquestador, 50 ; llavannah, 26 ; Rose, 18 ; Stir, 10. n Ordinary—The Royal George, 120 ; Wellington, 72 ; Ganges, 84 (commissioned as a sea-going ship with full armament, on Saturday) ; Boscawen, 70 ; Revenge, 76 ; Worcester, 50 ; Chichester, 50 ; Curagoa, 24 ; Leonidas, 42 ; Vestal, 26 ; Satellite, 18 ; Larno, 18 ; and two cutters. CHATHAM. In Ordinary- 7 -The Goliath, 80; Cumberland, 70; Defence, 72, Black Prince, 72; Southampton, 50; Glou cester, 50 ; Devonshire, 50; Wargpite, 50; Isis, 44; Africaino, 44; Unicorn, 42; Venus, 42; Mermaid, 42; Mercury, 42; Boadicea, 42; Latona, 42; Active, 40; Castor, 36; Samarang, 26; Iris, 26; Aigle, 24; Pearl, 20; Daphne, 18; Terpsichore, 18; Wolverine, 16; Elk, 10; Heron, 10; Waterwitch, 8. Building—The Cressy, 80; Irresistible, 80; Mars, 80; Majestic, 80; Severn, 50; Chesapeake, 50; Co quette, 20; Despatch, 16. PEMBROKE. Building—Victoria, 110 ; Windsor Castle, 110 Brunswick, 60; Colossus, So; Sutlej, 50. WooLwicn. Building—Royal Albert, 130 ; Nankin, 50; Basilisk steamer. DEPTFORD. Building—Hannibal, 90; Phaeton, 50 ; Leopard, steam frigate of 560 horse power. STEADIERS IN ORDINARY. At Portsmouth 3,650-horse power. At Sheerness ... 885 At Chatham ... 1,180 At Woolwich ... 4,180 At Deptford ... 1,810 -- Total ... 11,705 ready, preparing, and in order for commission. The following list contains the total number of officers on the navy list of January, in each of the years men tioned, from 1816 to 1848:-1816, 10,487; 1831, 8,885; 1837, 7,921; 1843, 8,111; 1847, 7,926; 1848, 7.882. There are at present four descriptions of officers on the list more than there were in 1816, namely, naval instructors, mates, second masters, and clerks ; these amount to 518 persons, which added to 2,605 officers less in 1848 than in 1846, will in reality make a dimi nution of 3,123 persons receiving half-pay. Altogether the navy is in a most admirable working condition ; the steam-works added to the dockyards are in a most forward state—those at Portsmouth will be ready for working in the spring, and those of De vonport are very rapidly progressing. The ports are all being well fortified, and their approaches guarded by batteries and similar new works ; and we trust we shall see on the re-opening of Parliament a measure proposed and adopted for increasing by favourable means the number of seamen for the fleet, in the event of their services being suddenly required. - - - - Those markt d (*) are new ships. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTEL LIGENCE. MALTA, Disc. 24.—A dreadful accident occurred on board her Majesty's steamer Oberon on her pas sage out. She twice caught fire, and the men were beat to quarters ; her decks were cut up round the funnel, which became red hot, and she was in some danger. She is obliged, of course to repair damages. A man on board, in rendering assistance, and not knowing that her engines were oscillatory, by acci dent placed his foot on a part of them, and he was carried with the engine below and crushed to death. The dreadful news was not communicated to Lady O'Ferrall until her arrival here. The Oberon made a splendid passage out, having been only eighteen days, of which two were spent at Lisbon, rwo at Gibraltar, and three at Algiers. At the last named port his Excellency arrived out the evening when his Royal Highness the Duke d'Aumale held a levee, which he attended, and was on the following day received with every honour, having been most hospitably treated by the Royal Duke, and saluted on landing. The India mails, vid Southampton, due here on the 13th and 14th, did not reach, on account of the Erin putting back from bad weather and another steamer being ordered on, till the 22d inst. It is greatly to be feared that they will not reach Suez before the mailboat for India leaves that port, though they were forwarded without loss of time by the Ariel. It is reported as certain that the fleet of Sir W. Parker will not return till the second week in January. The portion of her Majesty's 69th Regiment which reached Malta by the Blenheim, and is enduring quarantine from a case of smallpox on board on her outward passage, is likely to suffer a long er p e riod than that originally fixed upon, as other cases, thougb fortunately not fatal, have been reported since the companies hare been in Fort Manoel. We have heard of three during the last week. Her Majesty's 64th Regiment will embark on Monday next for their new destination, on board the Belleisle troop-ship. Such, at least, are the orders at present issued. It is probable, h ow ever, that the vessel will not sail until Wednesday at the soonest. Her Majesty's steam-frigate Sidon arrived this morning early from Alexandria. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Sultan, from C o nstantinople, also arrived, and the Pacha left on her return to Southampton. DRCEMBER 25.—8 y the arrival of the French steamer from Constantinople to-day, it is said the dis pute between the Porte and Greece is settled, but no particulars have yet arrived in detail. PORTSMOUTH, MoNnar.—The Modeste, 18, Com mander E. J. J. G. Macdonald, arrived at Spithead this morning, and saluted the Commander-in-Chief. She left Valparaiso on the sth of October, at which date the Collingwood, 80, Captain Smart, flag of CREDITOR. Cash on hand ••• ••• Commercial bills discount e d Ditto, by branch banks Advanced on deposit of bullion Advanced on deposit of public secu rities 11 , 769,802 90 Accounts current debtor ... 84,289,089 51 Capital of the branch banks ..• 28,000,000 0 Reserve, pursuant to the law of the 17th of May, 1834 ••• Lodged in public securities... ... Balance of Government Stock sold, but still unpaid ... • Hotel and furniture of the bank Sundry credits ... 109,642,350 '35 ... 156,614,04 E 46 ... 26,491,410 50 ... 442,100 0 ... 111,000,000 0 2,773,992 19 6,348,408 39 4,000,000 0 102,959 97 440,474,162 27 OPERATIONS REALIZED. Commercial bills discounted ... 327,791,600 0 Ditto, by branch banks ... ... 124,714,700 0 Advanced on deposit of bullion „. 1,476,600 0 Ditto, on deposit of Government securities ... ... •.. ... 6,577,300 0 Treasury bonds discounted ... ... 751,500 0 Received from sundry accounts ... 1,465,020,100 0 Paid sundry accounts ... ... 1,465,396,000 0 Received from the Treasury ... - 147,512,800 0 Paid ditto ... ... 148,767,000 0 Cash received ... ... .. 120,847,600 0 Bank notes r ece i ve d ... ... 598,074,000 0 Cash paid ... ... ... ... 107,741,800 0 Bank notes issued ... ... .. 694,992,900 0 Certified by the Governor of the Bank. Count D'ARGOT. FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT IN THE BLACKFRIARS EaAD. —On Saturday night an accident occurred in the Di ack friars-road, close to Rowland Hill's Chapel, which it is feared will terminate fatally. About eight o'clue k Mr. Daley, printer, in the New -cut, came dashing out of Charlotte-street, in a chaise drawn by a spirit& , horse, and knocked down a well-dressed young wonvir a. Mr. Daley did not stop, but pursued his course till he reached his own home, near the Marsh-gate, where :he was apprehended by a policeman who knew him., and who witnessed the accident. The unfortunate worn an, who is not known, on the recommendation of Mr. Jones, surgeon, was removed to Gay's Hospital. HINTS TO LODGING-DOUSE-ILFEPERS. —On the afternoon of Saturday, the 11th instant, a person in the garb of a gentleman, caned at a respectable lodging house, in St. Helier, Arad after looking at the rooms, secured the best parlour and bed-room for at least three months, intimating %'nat as he was related to som.e of the first families in ;he island, except at breakfast lie would seldom be at hip lodgings, and that if the lady of the house would prow ide that meal for hires he would settle the expelise of it and of his lodgings weekly. All pre liminaries being settled, the gentleraa,n was to be at his lodgings at nine o'clock. The 'flour arrived, and the lodger came, an; 1 having a pain i n his chest he thought a little brandy an d water might of service to him; this the landlauy dilly provided, glad to be of any use to the " poor gentleman;" ithe ckserved that he brought no luggage of any kind wit.,ll him, but as he informed her that it would arrive 'on the following day, she was satis fied. Next morair ,g he felt himself better and ordered and dispatchod ar excellent breakfast ; after which he took his depaztu r e, intimating that his intention was to dine that day it the country with his friends, who most probably v"Jultl, send their carriage for him, and that his return to ',own that night was uncertain. Next day the lady, on her wa y to church, met with a friend, who was also in the ha' bit of letting apartments, who informed her gnat she t ladithe previous evening let hers to a very resr . .. ecta bi o p srs on. On comparing notes, however, the two deseripti on:; tallied so exactly, that, much to their astonishment, tii.ey could come to no other conclesion than that t' ae two lodgers were one and the same individual.— ,Guern.ley Paper. Regent's Park Hyde Park Windsor Birmingham ......••• Newbridge Edinburgh Nottingham York ... Dundalk Cape of Good Hope Cahir Athlone Bengal Dublin Nenbridge ..... Dublin Ballincollig Bengal Bombay Coventry Hounslow Longford Bengal ... Madras Brighton , Dublin Windsor.. St. George's Bar Portman-at. ..... ['Chichester Wellington Barracksl l Tower St. John's W00d.... Antigua Newry Athlone .... Belfast Madras Mauritius Mauritius .... Cape of Good Hope Hudson's Bay Barbadoes Bombay.... Winchester Bengal New South Wales , Mauritius Mauritius 8irr...... Plymouth Ceylon .... Corfu Dover.•• 000000000 .••• Bengal St. Vincent Canada Canada Madras Bombay Halifax, N. S Canada ... Bengal Madras Butte Taut Cape of Good Hope Bombay ••• Bengal ... Newcastle.on-Tyne Manchester Bengal New Brunswick Corfu Mauritius ... Corfu Cephalonia Ceylon .... Jamaica ... Gosport Galway Clare Clastle Bermuda . Bermuda Newport, S. W. Armagh Armagh Cape of Good Hope Cape of Good Hope Halifax, N. S Clonmel Enniskillen Dublin Bengal ... Madras . ... Portsmouth Bengal Malta Templenaore Gibraltar .... Gibraltar Hull New South Wales Templeinore Bombay Bury ....... Winchester Chatham.......... Limerick . .... .. New South Wales Gibraltar Cork 'Cork. Mullingar Malta Malta Cork Glasgow Canada ... , Gibraltar. Cape of Good Hope Dublin . Dublin Portsmouth Portsmouth ... Canada Bombay Gibraltar Bengal De v onport Halifax, N. S Kilkenny Madras Dublin Bombay Weedon Barbadoes ..... Ashton-under-Lyne Cape of Good Hope Cape of Good Hope Cape of Good Hope Limerick Canada .Madras China... New South Wales I Malta Malta Bengal .. New South Wales ' Cape of Good Hope Canada... Quebec . COLONIAL CORPS. Ist 'West India Regiment Jamaica 2d do .... ..... Nassau 3d d 0... ... Demerara—S. Leone. Ceylon Rifle Regiment Cape Mounted Riflemen Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment Canada St. Helena Regiment Royal Newfoundland Companies Newfoundland Royal Malta Fencibles ... Malta. SUDDEN DEAT H of COL. PEEBLES. Colonel Peebles, who succeeded to be second in command of the Woolwich division of Royal Marines on the appointment of the late Colonel Mercer to the comma.nd of the Plymouth division, died suddenly yesterday (Monday) morning, at two o'clock. The late ga l itant Colonel was in his usual state of health on Sunday, and attended Divine service with the officeru, non-commissioned officers, and men, and in the ev e'ning retired to rest without any complaint of being ill, at his usual hour, at his residence in the New Royal Marine Barracks, Woolwich. At a quarter before two o'clock on Monday morning he coral l.nined of being ill, and at two o'clock ceased to exist. Colonel Thomas Peebles had seen consider able service, having been in action with Spanish giAn-b oats in the Gut of Gibraltar in 1799, and in r e-cap turing the Lady Nelson cutter by the boats of his Majesty s ship Queen Charlotte. He was at the blockade of Malta in 1800, and at the capture of Admiral Peri«le's squadron ; and on board his Ma jesty's ship Queen Charlotte when that ship was burnt off Leghorn on the 17th of March, 1800. He debarked in command of the Marines of his Majesty's ships Santa Theresa and Mutine, in a successful attack on the town of Finale, and relief of the Austrian garrison. Storming the Prima Gulley (on the night of the 20th of May), chained to the Mole-head batteries of Genoa, in con junction with the Austrian army, and surrender of the city and French garrison under General Massena. On board his Majesty's ship Minotaur at the capture of Le Pax and Esmeralda Spanish ships from under the batteries of Barcelona (1801). lle was wounded in his Majesty's ship Caroline's boats off Ivica in action with a French zebeck and Spanish packet. At the blockade of Leghorn and defence of Elba, and attack of vessels in the Mole of Leghorn by the boats of his Majesty's ships Caroline and Salamine. Served in the blockading fleets of Brest, Rochfort, and Cadiz, and frequently engaged in boat actions on those coasts. In 1805, on board his Majesty's ship Blanche, in the West Indies, where he was severely wounded in the action between that ship and a French squad ron undr.r Commodore Banding. Served subsequently in the West Indies in 1830,.and in the same year in the Arc hipelago. Served several years on the staff as Adjutant and Deputy Judge Advocate, and had the gratification of receiving a reward from the Patriotic Fund. Colonel Peebles's period of service amounted to -16:j- years on full pay, and one year and one month on hal.f-pay, having entered the Royal Marines as Second Lieutenant on the 12th of June, 1799 ; was prom oted to First Lieutenant on the 18th of August, 1804 ;- Captain on the 19th of December, 1822 ; Brevet-Major on the 10th of January, 1837 ; Lieu tenan t-Colonel on the 26th of April, 1838 ; and Coloriel.on the 7th of December, 1846, " lIIs LAST LEGS."—A stoker on the Cambridge line of the Easter❑ Counties Railway, who met with an acc ident a, few months since, and had both his legs amputated above the knee, has recently been engaged at the company% station at Stratford, where kQ is learn ing to work 4he electric telegraph. THE STATE OF THE NAVirT --- 1 At the present time, when so much discussion has originated upon the topic of the national defences, in which the army and its augmentation have formed an engrossing feature, it may be as well to review our naval resources, in order to ascertain in what state of pre paration they are for offensive or defensive warfare. On the Ist inst., we find, on reference to the Navy List, there were 671 ships and vessels of all classes i❑ the royal service; of these 233 are in commission, in cluding 88 steamers for service of all classes. On the 4th of October last we gave the state of the navy in com mission as follows: — At Home and Fitting—Line of battle ships, 3; frigates, 2; steam frigates, 2; sloops, 5; steam sloops, 3; sailing packets and smaller vessels, 12; small steamers and packets, 35; store ships and stationary, 8. Mediterranean—Line of battle ships, 5; frigates, 3; steam frigate, 1; sloops, 3; steam sloops, 3; small steamers and packets, 7; store ship and stationary, 1. East Indies—Frigates, 7; steam frigate, 1; sloops, 8; steam sloops, 2; sailing packet and smaller vessel, 1; store ships and stationary, 2. Bread and Pacific—Line of battle ship, 1; Frigates, 6; steam frigates, 2; sloops, 5; steam sloops, 2; sailing packcts and smaller vessels, 3; small steamers and packets, 2; store ships and stationary, 3. North America and West Indies—Frigates, 4; sloops 4; steam sloop, 1; sailing packets and smaller vessels, 2; small steamers and packets, 2; store ship and sta- tionary, 1. Cape and Coast of Africa—Frigates, 5; steam frigate, 1; sloops, 21; steam sloops, 4; sailing packet and smaller vessel, 1; small steamers and packets, 2; store ships and stationary, 2. Particular Service—Line of battle ships, 6; frigates, 2; steam frigates, 5; small steamers and packets, 5; store ships and stationary, 4. Discovery Ships—Sloops, 2. Troop Ships—Line of battle ship, 1; frigates, 3. Surveying—Frigates, 3; sloops, 2; sailing packets and smaller vessels, 2; small steamers and packets, 7. Yachts—Steam frigate, 1; sloop, 1; small steamers and packets. 2. Lakes—Steam sloop, 1; small steamers and packets, 2. Total—Line of battle ships, 16; frigates, 35; steam frigates, 13; sloops, 52; steam sloops, 21; sailing packets and smaller vessels, 21; small steamers and packets, 64; store ships and stationary, 21: being a total of 243 ships in commission, including 98 steamers of all sizes, with a power of 22,122 horses. The present list gives no material augmentation or decrease in any point from the above items. An extra line of battle ship has joined Sir C. Napier's squadron, and Sir W. Parker's bas been similarly increased, whilst the latter has also been strengthened by the addition of three steam frigates detached from the former. An extra line of battle ship (the Prince Regent, 92) is at home and fitting. The disposition of the other figures may stand. There are in ordinary at Portsmouth— Advanced Ships—The Britannia, 120; Neptune, 120; Nelsen, 120; Powerful, 84; Pembroke, 72; Hastings, 72; Carnatic, 72. In Ordinary—Queen Charlotte, 104; Princess Char• lotte, 104; Camperdown, 104; Illustrious, 72; Melville, 72; Pitt, 74; Malabar, 74; Egmont, 72; Sultan, 72; Alfred, 50; Winchester, 50; Java, 50; Blanche, 46; Laurel, 42; Blonde, 42; Minerva, 42; Undaunted, 42; Sirius, 42; Thalia, 42; Pique, 36; Talbot, 26; Orestes, IS; Champion, 14; Hyacinth, 18; Lily, 16; Sappho, 16; Serpent, 12; Rolla, 10. Building—The Royal Frederick, 110; Princess Royal, 90; Leander, 50. Ordered to be Built—The Royal Sovereign,llo; Prince of Wales, 110; Shannon, 50. Steamers Building—The Arrogant, 46, auxiliary screw, and Plumper, sloop of auxiliary power of 60 horses. Ordered to be Built—The Argus, 360-horse power, and the Furious and Resolute, paddle-wheel steam sloops. •g.O '... -. . - . . Rear-Admiral Sir G. Seymour, C.D., G.C.H., Mat, inander-in-Chief, and the Carysfort, 26, Captain Sey mour, were et anchor there. The Admiral was living ashore, at a comfortable retreat, called Perro Algera, and, together with his family, was enjoy ing excellent health. The Sampson steam frigate, Captain Hen derson, had sailed the day before the Modeste left, for Callao. The Grampus, 50, Captain H. B. Martin, C. 8., sailed from Valparaiso for Callao and the coast of Mexico on the 30th of September. The Modest() arrived at Rio on the 12th of November, and found there the Eagle, 50, Captain Martin ' • the Fury steam-sloop, Commander Willcox; and the Griffon packet. The American 90 gun ship Ohio also lay there. The Fury left for Singapore direct on the 14th of November. The news from the River Plate brought by the Modeste we have given elsewhere. She brought also a small freight on merchant's ac count, which Messrs. ember, of this port, wine mer chants and freight agents, have conveyed to London. The Modeste was commissioned on the sth of June, 1843, by Commander Thomas Baillie, who was pro moted in 1845, when Commander Watkins was appointed to her. This officer was also promoted in the late brevet, when Sir George Seymour put his Flag-Lieutenant (Mr. Macdonald) in the vessel as acting-commander, to bring her home. Her First Lieutenant (Mr. Rooney) has been promoted to the rank of Commander, and Lieutenant Austen, of the Carysfort, has come home Senior Lieutenant of the Modeste. She brought heavy mails from the Pacific and River Plate squadrons. Commander Rooney; Mr. Gibson, surgeon ; Mr. Hobbs, master ; and Mr. Adam Gordon, assistant-surgeon, appear by the list to be the only officers who have served throughout the ship's commission. The Modeste has chiefly been employed on detached service. She is ordered to Sheerness to be paid off. The Birkenhead iron steamer, Commander Ingram, arrived this morning from Ireland. Her carpenter, it is reported, is about to be tried by court-martial. The Terrible steam-frigate, Captain Ramsay, bent sails on Saturday, shipped her gun carriages, &c., this morning, and hauled off from the dockyard this afternoon to complete her refit on the Gosport side of the larbour. A letter from the Vanguard, 80, at Malta, dated the 14th ult., says—" You will most likely see a report in the papers about this ship which is not true. Our main yard was landed and stripped to overhaul, but nothing of any consequence was the matter with it. The ship has been caulked outside, and certainly not before she required it, not having:been caulked now for many years. How it could have been said our sternpost was rotten, I know not; there is no foun dation for such a report ; and as to our going home in the spring, I fear that is too good news to be true. The Harlequin has arrived from Athens on her way to South America. The Amazon and the Flames. go home about the end of the year. Our foremast is not yet ready, when it is, report says we go to Athens." Wind, south; moderate breezes and hazy weather. PLYMOUTH, JAN. I.—The remains of Colonel- Commandant Mercer, Royal Marines, who expired on the 24th ult., were this day removed from his quarters at the Royal Marine Barracks to the Royal William Victualling-yard, Stonehouse, preparatory to shipment by steamer, via Dublin, for the family burial-ground at Lisburne, in the north of Ireland. Prior to the removal, the Commander-in-Chief of the Western District, General Murray, issued an order requiring the attendance of all officers in garrison off duty at the time Unfortunately the weather was inauspicious, and the imposing ceremony was interrupted by frequent showers, which renderea the roads very unsuitable for the occasion. Colonel Mercer is the first commandant in Stonehouse who has died in command, and suppose ing them all here, his remains were entitled to be attended by the full complement of the division -2,280 men. In consequence, however, of the state of the weather, and the short distance to be marched, only 400 were present. They were headed by Adju tant Jackson, and soon after the appointed hour, two o'clock, they commenced their mournful duty by marching through the main entrance, six abreast, with arms reversed, in slow time, to the music of a funeral dirge admirably executed by the united bands of the 14th and 81st regiments. All the officers and sergeant-majors wore silk hatbands and scarfs, having on their left arms bands of crape, with which material the colours of the division were also encased. The party were commanded and followed by Colonel Waring, the field- officer of the week. Next the two assistant bands came that belonging to the Royal Marines — their drums muffled, and instruments covered with crape. On entering Durnford-street they commenced the " Dead March in Saul." Two clergymen, with Drs. Yonge and Millar, and Messrs. Elliott, Dyer, and Radford, the undertakers, preceded the body, which was in a plain black coffin, covered by a velvet pall, over which was thrown a union jack, with the undress cap and sword of the deceased. The pall bearers were Captain Sir Henry J. Leeke, R.N.; Captain Superintendent Toup Nicholas, Royal William Victualling-yard ; Colonel Barlow, 14th Regiment; Colonel Creagh, 81st Regiment; and four other officers of similar rank. The Colonel's body was drawn on a 12-pounder gun carriage by four black horses, with plumes and velvet cloths, led by Artillerymen, and followed by his charger bearing his boots and spurs. Three of the Colonel's sons were chief mourners ; one of them is an officer of the 94th Regiment, one in the Royal Artillery, and the third in the Royal Marines. Immediately after came a number of officers of all ranks, in full uniform, on foot, and in reversed order ; among them were Major-General the Hon. Henry Murray, Colonel J. Oldfield (Royal Engineers), Brigade-Major Captain Nelson, Mr. West (Flag-Lieutenant to Port-Admiral Sir John West), Mr. Woolcombe (Flag-Lieutenant to Admiral Superintendent Sir John Louis), Major Watson, Captain Protheroe, Adjutant M`Donald and officers of the 14th Regiment, Major Creagh and officers of the 81st Regiment, officers of Artillery and Royal Engineers, Captain Toby, Captain Wright, Adjutant Polkinghorne and officers of Royal Marines ; Naval officers, on full and half-pay, including Admiral Mau. rice, Admiral Arthur, and others, &c. Several car riages closed the procession. At the Royal William Victualling-yard arrange. ments were made by Mr. J. W. Armstrong, master attendant. At the main gate, and on board all the Go vernment and merchant vessels of the establishment, colours were hoisted half-mast high. After entering the yard, the Royal Marines opened into two column. to receive the body, which was drawn to the grand store on the eastern side of Melville-square, where an apartment suitably fitted, and hung with the na tional flags, was prepared for its reception. Here it was deposited and will continue (under charge of a corporal's guard) until Monday morning, when it will be conveyed by the Royal Marine barge to the British and Irish Steam-packet Company's steamer City of Limerick, Captain John Moppett, and thus will conclude the last duties of the Stonehouse divi sion of Royal Marines towards the remains of their honoured chief. Her Majesty's ship Asia, 84, Captain Stopford, with the flag of Admiral Phipps Hornby, having re paired defects, is now in the Sound, ready to sail f or her destination, South America and the Pacific. Captain J. H. Bowker, R N., expired at his resi dence, West Emma-place, Stonehouse, this morning, at seven o'clock. The American ship John Dunlop, Captain W. Norris, from .Liverpool, having been as far as 14 west longitude, put back to this port on the 31st ult., leaky. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 3. STOCK EXCHANGE..—The sales are—Ambergate and East ern Junction, 465. 3d.—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Che shire Junction, 15%—Ditto, 22/. Shares, 7 dis.—Caledonian, Halves, 2%—East Lancashire, New, 4 dis.—London and South-Western, New 50/. Shares, 5% dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, New, No. 1,3% dis.—Ditto, No. 4, Thirds, 1% dis. ex int. MANCHESTER, J♦W. 3. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—East Lancashire, New, 1 dis.—East Lincolnshire, 3 / 4 dis.—North Staffordshire, 1 ,4 dis. —South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4, 1 3 / 4 dls. LEEDS, JAN. 3. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—East Lancashire, 3% dis.—Ditto, New, 4/. Is. 3d. dis.—Lancashire and Yorkshire (West Riding Union), 3 1 ,4 dis.—Leicester and Bedford, 4e. 6d. dis. —North Staffordshire, 10s. n. dis.—North-We stern, 41. 13s. 9d. dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick, Ne. 2 (New Berwick), 365. 3d. p. BIRTHS. On the 30th ult., Mrs. Thomas Bull, Albion-street, Hyde park-square, of a daughter. On the 31st ult., at Jewry-street, the wife of Henry Had low. Esq., surgeon, of a son. On the 31st ult., in Upper Gower-street, Mrs. John Hodge, of a son. On the 2d inst., In Connaught-square, the lady of Lieute nant-Colonel Everest, of a daughter, still-born. On the 2d inst., at Clarence-villas, Kingsland, the wife of Mr. D. W. Low, of a daughter. On the 2d inst., in Woburn-place, Russell. square, Mrs. T. Stephens, of a son. HAWED. On the 29th ult„ at St. John's Church, Paddington, Cap taian Hugh Smith Baillie, Royal Horse Guards, to Ev• Maria, widow et the late Edmond Henry Viscount Went worth. DIED. On the 29th ult., at Minster, Isle of Thanet, Thomas Lock wood, Esq., aged 78. On the 30th ult., Emily, the eldest surviving daughter of Mr. A. H. Dry. On the 31st ult., Mrs. Alfred Dorrell, of Northampton. On the 31st ult., at Palace.gardens, Kensington, Laura, the daughter of Anthony Wilkinson, Esq., aged 9 months. Ou the 31st ult., at Lewes, Anne, the wife of Inigo Golf, Esq., solicitor, aged 22. On the 31st ult., in the Borough, Mr. John Atkinson, hop factor, aged 71. On the 31st ult., at Bath, Thomas Andrews, Esq., aged 87 London: Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, at No. 112, Strand, l'rinter, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the gouty of laiddlosex, Tuesday, January 4, 1848. .. : ' ~ `i ~M;: ~ ~ :r~' I i.:.. ~•