The Sun. — London, England, 1852-01-21 00:00:00

z IttlJ ITALY. the Genoa Gazette of the 16th inst. publishes the following document : " Whereas it is averred that of late ill-famed indivi duals, arriving from foreign countries, and deprived of means of existence, have clandestinely e ntered our city, where they have committed robberies and other offences; whereas several of them, usurping the respectable quality - .f emigrants, aro individuals who have fled from their country to escape the rigours of justice; and whereas it is of importance to the real emigration, and to the public tranquillity and order of this city, to put an end to such abuses, by subjecting to severe regulations all hcse who render themselves unworthy of the asylum granted to them, the undersigned orders that-1. All plitical emigrants, to whatever nation they may be long, and not permanently residing at Genoa, shall present themselves, within eight days, from the date of the oth instant, to the office of the Questara, where they shall indicate the period of their arrival nt Genoa, their domicile, their means of exist : ice, their trade and profession, and by whom they are employed; 2. All innkeepers, tavernkeepers, pro prietors of furnisher: lodging-houses, shall, in the course oiltwenty-four hriurs, give notice to the office of the Questara of the individuals they admit into, and of those who quit their establishments; 3. The individuals men tioned in th'e first clause shall receive from the office of the Que3tara a new permit of residence, containing the dr:tcppU.on of their persons and the indication of their d?tnicf.e, from which they shall not remove without giving the queator a previous notice of their intention, in order that their new domicile may be inscribed on their ii , rreit; 4. The emigrants shall always carry about them '.Lair permit of residence, and exhibit it on being sum moned to do so by the police. After the expiration of tha term assigned to the emigrants for renewing their declarations, the officers and agents of the public force shall effect rigorous searches in the inns, taverns, and furnished lodgings, and proceed to arrest the indviduals who have not conformed to the above prescriptions. (Signed) " The Intendant General and Coun cillor of his Majesty, " Genoa, Jan. 16, 1852." " PIOLA. ALGIERS. The accounts from Algiers are of the 15th instant. On the Bth, the new Attorney-General, M. La grange, was installed with great solemnity in the room of M. Achille Marrast, brother of the former m em ber of the Provisional Government. A Te Deum was chanted on the 11th, in the Cathedral of Algiers. Public rejoicings occupied the remainder of the day, which was terminated by a firework on the Government square. On the 13th, another file took place in the Grand Mosque, when the native popu lation asse m bl e d t o ass i s t a t th e distribution of prizes to the pupils of the French Arab School. Those prizes consisted in books and articles of dress, which were distributed by the Governor-General and the principal public functionaries. Clothes, given as prizes, appear at first something strange, and never theless it is the sort of recompense that flatters most the Arabs, who appreciate presents for their material value. A great number of native chiefs assisted at the ceremonv. M. Lautour Mezeray, Prefect of Algiers, delivered on the occasion a speech, which was immediately translated into the Arabian language by a native. The Prefect exemplified the solicitude of the French Government for the Mussulman popu lation of Algeria by the new institutions with which the colony has been blessed, such as primary schools, public lectures, regular tribunals, horse races, encou ragements to agriculture, charitable offices, hospitals, lectures on midwif e ry f or nat i ve m i dw i ves, registry of births, marriages, and deaths, &c. This speech elicited warm marks of a pp ro b at i on . Th e co l ony was tranquil, and field labours were favoured by a fine sun and a very mild temperature. KOSSUTH IN AMERICA. (From the Morning Post.) It would appear, by the intelligence from America, that our late versatile and brilliant visitor, Louis Kossuth, is likely to find American calculation even less productive in practical fruits than English enthu "Jinni. His reception by the authorities at Washing ton has, it seems, been of the most cautious possible character. The Senate did not trust itself to the effect of the illustrious Magyar's eloquence. The Ministers threw cold water on his most glowing plans and favourite prospects. The President is understood to have defined non-inter vention with a precision utterly destructive to the sense in which the self-constituted Regenerator of Hungary would have it received and acted on. Domestic politics, moreover, in America, are full of rocks and shoals, among which a foreign orator . must pass, and through which he seldom succee d s In steering his course without more or less of damage. Slavery and abolitionism—the great antagonism of North and South—present themselves as lions in the path of the stranger no less inevitably, glare upon him no less formidably, than they do in the case of the native politician, whether he be active for 'the sacred rights of free men to wallop their own Diggers, or is tarred and feathered as a lesson of common sense against his noble ambition to over turn the gigantic existing system of the Southern States. And see what will come of it. We apprehend that the peculiar character which we showed to be the distinguishing mark of M. Kossuth's harangues among ourselves would be very transparent to the keen eyes of our Transatlantic cousins. A country where every thing is so rapidly canvassed—where public discussion is so general—where public news is spread so fast and so wide —must be an unfavourable theatre for playing ... the character of " All Things to all Men." TWre is something definite and practical too, in the American temper whenever dollars come into the question which must sorely interfere with the somewhat vague magnificence of the Regene rator's projects. Taking steps to vindicate the violated law of nations—showing the deep sympathy and acknowledging the universal brotherhood of free citizens all over the world—are very pretty phrases to tickle the ears of the groundlings in New York, but they neither touch the clear heads of the senators at Washington, nor lighten the `vell-buttoned pockets of Americans anywhere. As to any political consequences, or pecuniary results, we a pprehend that the visit of Kossuth to America will be as utterly barren as his most determined opponents could have anticipated or desired. In spite of the din ners —th e speeches—the self-glorifications which our hospitable but very long-winded cousins delight to in flict on th • • their visitors the attraction, the rival of career of the latest great C' Powers eternal Jenny Lind and Lola Montes very evidently no such bette names mingled"), .has been conclusion to all the r than a lame and impotent of hope with which great flourishes of promise and he Started . The fact is, that our excellent friend have a pretty consid th e a r ti bl must be admitted to have been thaself. ing himself talk about weakness weakness for hear all, seems to Kossuth, after amiable peculiarity, very littlembette r than a conduit , through the to drain off the overflowing g reatness the most advanced peopl e i n the wo r ld and glory of The unhappy orator went to be heard, an d i s conde to hear. His mission was to lecturraned eternally e on Hungary and her misfortunes; his destiny is toe lectured without end on America and her grandeur. There f is something drolly appropriate in such a With the most wonderful talent for for fo such a man. r self-exhibition, we find him reduced by American ingenuity to ministering merely to the magnifyi ng of others. With the most singular tact, and th e most xnfailing flow of oratory, he is yet no match f or American audacity and perseverance. His most fer vent appeal and most glowing periods have no chance against the enthusiasm of American vanity. Truly that must be a great nation in whose school for De mocrats Louis Kossuth must be content to learn - ather than lecture ! .I.EALT fl OF I. ONDON DUREVG THE WEEK. (From the Registrar-General's Report.) In the week ending last Saturday 1,096 deaths were registered in London. In ten corresponding weeks of the years 1842-51 the average was 1,139, and if this be raised in proportion to the increase of popula tion, it becomes 1,253 ; compared with which the m or tality of last week exhibi ts a decrease o f 157. As compared with the results of the previous return (for week ending Jan. 10), the present table shows a small improvement in the mortality from some epi demic diseases, from diseases of the respiratory organs, fr-a u diseases of the nervous system, and those of the digestive organs; while there is an increase in the tubercular class and diseases of the heart. The deaths from consumption in the preceding week were 108, last week they rose to 123. On the other band the mortality from bronchitis has declined from 121 t o 105 : and that from pneumonia has fallen from 86 to 70. Amo ngst epidemics the mortality from typhus re- Ina ina nearly s t at i onary , an d amounted last w ee k to 45 deaths Small-pox carried of 20 children and three • personsof 20 ence to four years or upwards. 'With refer. are stated res e • Persons who died of it, and whose ages is d .. P ctively as 6, 14, 28, and 29 years,. it recor ea tladt the y Oa the IGth of had been previously vaccinated. street, north- January, a t 8, Lower Symons east sub-nistr . an errand boy, aged 1 4 years, '• ict of Chelsea, ~ days) after vaccination:' of !attendant that this lad .•,, " variola confluens (10 It is stated by the medical age ; only as vaccinated at two years of faintly. " I have not "e eicatri 3 z een w,a , s observable, and that In he adds, " many wor se 1 cases of confluent variola unprotected persons. In the sub-district of St, fa es's-square, both at 1 , Angel-court, Great Windmill pect i v s e tr l eet, on and 15th of January res the 16th - J o l i f and the wife of months, died of " variola years, vo y , , a girl, aged 7 a bootmaker, aged 28 " varicola (11 dais)." On application at the house the registrar b scertained that the infant had not been vacci nated, and that in the case of the oman vaccination two years old. had been performed when she w as IQ consequence of these deaths from small-pox and THE SUN, others in places not far from his district, and also many other cases of the disease which have not been fatal, Mr. Roberts states his intention to apply to his superintendent-registrar for printed circulars, which will be furnished to him for distribution in his dis trict, showing the necessity of vaccination, and giv ing directions with reference to the medical men who are appointed to vaccinate gratuitously in the parish. In the Town sub-district of Bethnal -green, at 4, Cross-street, Nelson -street, on the 11th January, the son of a cordwainer deceased, aged 4 years, died of " small-pox (tw o wee k s ), no t va ccinated. , ' Mr. Gre gory adds, " I am informed that in this case the father objected to vaccination in consequence of the deceased having an uncle who has been, and continues to be, a great sufferer from vaccination." In the sub-district of Borough-road, at 16, Grotto-place, on the 11th of January, a workman in the brewery, aged 29 years, died of " small-pox (9 days)." Mr. Elliott states that " deceased had been vaccinated when about 8 years of age. He had recently spent a few days in the country, and on his return visited a friend afflicted with small-pox, and was shortly after wards seized with the complaint." In the sub-dis trict of St. George, Camberwell, at 9, Neate- street, on 11th January, the daughter of a labourer, aged 2 years, died of " small-pox confluent (13 days)." It is mentioned that the child was not vaccinated because she was suffering from diseased eyes. In the sub-district of Camden Town, at 9, Cam bridge-crescent, Agar Town, on 7th January, a man, aged 70 years, died of "bronchitis (5 days)." Mr. 801 l states that "deceased was a labourer, residing at Greenwich, who came to town to be present at the marriage of a daughter. The house mentioned above, in which he died, and where his wife and family re side, consists of two rooms, and is so damp that they can scrape the water from the walls, and the bed clothes and wearing apparel of the previous day must be dried before they can be used again. There are 20 or 30 of these miserable hovels, composing the greater portion of Cambridge -crescent, which are in the same fearful state ; the rents average about 4s. 6d. per week. The Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's are about to resume the land, when it is to be hoped a better state of things will prevail." At 11, Catherine-wheel-alley, Bishopsgate, on 2d January, a labourer, aged 45 years, died of "chronic disease of the lungs (2 months), acute bronchitis (7 days)." Mr. Spencer reports that " this house is in a most filthy and dilapidated state, entirely let out in separate tenements ; a small yard is at the back, containing a great quantity of dirt and offensive matter, and the privy in a most filthy condition. The room where the person died is small, and has a sloping roof, being situated at the top of the house ; and here were a widow, who rented the room, her four sons, a female lodger, and the deceased labourer with his two daughters. Nine persons all lived and slept in the same apartment." At 10, Union-court, Saffron-hill, on 12th January, the wife of a labourer, aged 32 years, died of " con tinued fever." Mr. Cover states that " this house is situated in a narrow court, the room being very small and badly ventilated." In the sub-district of Kent-road, at 15, Maypole-alley, on 12th January, the son of a labourer, aged 5 months, died of " maras mus." " This alley," adds Mr. Fitch, "a court lead ing out of the High-street, is inhabited by the lowest class of Irish ; it is the most filthy place I was ever in." In the Royal Hospital, Greenwich, 11 pensioners died between the 9th of January and 15th inclusive ; the youngest was 60 years of age, and the oldest 87 ; and the ages of all averaged 75 years. One aged 79 years died of " cholera (the attack six months before death), diarrhoea, atrophia progressive." Four women also died in the workhouse, the oldest of whom was 94 years, and whose ages averaged nearly 80 years. The particulars of some cases recorded last week may be subjoined :—On the 11th of January, at 31, Henry-street, Kent-road, the son of a b r i c kl ayer, aged ten years, died of " phrenitis (7 day s ), suc ceeded by effusion and convulsions (24 hours). The deceased was one of the boys of St. George's paro chial schools." " The only cause that can be as signed for his illness and death is over -exertion at school to gain a prize of new clothes." In Battersea a boy, aged two years and eight months, died from " the accidental impaction of a pea in the larynx" (post mortem). It was shown in the previous week that four persons died of carbuncle (an unusual occurrence); last week the death of a female servant, aged 34 years, was registered, w ho died on the 14th of January of " carbuncle, febris." She died at Marylebone workhouse, to which she had been brought from 23, Carlisle -street. On the 10th of January, in St. Katharine's Docks, a mariner, aged 28 years, on board the Hamilla Mitchell, died of " scurvy (6 weeks)." In Somers Town a girl died of " disease of mesenteric gl an d s ; th e child, though 11 months old, did not weigh more than 51b. ; it had been dry-nursed" (post mortem, inquest). At 8, Caroline-plaee, St. James, Clerkenweli, a mendi cant died on the 15th of December of diseased heart and foul air of his room" (post mortem, inquest). Two persons died of intemperance. STATE OF THE WEATHER DURING THE PAST WEEK. SUNDAY.—The amount of cloud was very variable till night, when the sky became clear. Frequent showers of rain. MoNDAY.—The sky was overcast throughout the day. Rain fell generally. TunsnAv.—The sky was overcast. Heavy rain fell throughout the day. WEDNKSDAY.—The sky, with slight exceptions, was overcast throughout the day. TuunsDAT.---The clouds were broken near noon, otherwise the sky was overcast. Rain fell generally during the evening. FRIDAY. —The' sky was generally three-fourths covered with cloud throughout the day. SATURDAY.—Three-fourths of the sky were covered with cloud till the ev en ing, a n d the sky w as c l ear at night. ELECTRICITY.—NO electricity has been shown during the week. The mean reading of a thermometer placed on the main mast, and read each day at 9h. A.M. was 47'0° ; and the mean reading at 9h. p.m. was 45.8° ; the mean readings at the Royal Observatory for the same times were 45.78 and 44.9 Q respectively. The reading of the barometer decreased from 29 . 45 in. at the beginning of the week to 28'95 in. by 10h. AM. on the 11th ; increased to 29.15 in. by 9h. A.m, on the 12th ; decreased to 29.10 in. by noon, and to 28.92 in. by 3h. p.m., began to increase rapidly after sh. rom. ; was 29.22 in, at 9h. ; and increased to 29'64 in. by 9h. P.M. on the 14th ; decreased to 29.41 in. by 911. P.M. on the 15th ; and in creased to 30.10 in. by the end of the week. The rapid changes of readings on Sunday and Monday are remarkable. MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS. Is UMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JAN. 17, 1552. Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ...*207 Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... 45 Tubercular Diseases ... 187 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 117 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 60 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration 218 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other • Organs of Digestion... 63 Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. •• ." ••• 10 Childbirth, Diseases of th e Ut erus, &c. 11 Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles ... 10 Diseases of the Skin, &o. 2 M a lformations... 2 Premature Birth ... 42 Atrophy Old Age Sudden ... ... ..• ... ... Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance ... 30 Causes not specified ... ... ... ... ~,,,,„ 9 DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES ... ... 1,096 Population Deaths in corre- Deaths Enumerated, sponding week in the 1851. of 1851. Week. west Districts... 376,427 . . 134 ... 163 North Districts.. 490,396 .. 218 ... 226 Central Districts 393,256 ... 187 ... 165 East Districts ... 485,522 ... 198 ... 249 South Districts.. 616,635 ... 300 ... 293 Totals... -__ ..... 2,362,236 •• • 1 , 037 ... 1,096 - Males . ... 540 Females ::: "' " . 556 Males BIR TUS IX TELE WEEK' 762 ... ••• Females ... ::: ::: ::: ... 727 Total ... 1,489 b *ln this number are includ e d 29 by Scarlatiaal 45 y Typhus Fever, 22 by Diarrhcea, and by Cholera. person e s ° CLEVER DETECTION OF c7R NERs. h n considerable r: e b e l n e For some time past there has b quantity of base coin in circulation I ' : information which within the last twelve months several nisT:ttingham, and convicted of uttering it. Prom infer Caine to the knowledge of the police the; railway from London to a man named trans mitted that packages of counterfeit coin weerree led t o Railway' in the lower part of the town. On Satu dil fimeiltdt,edlivbiyng morning last a small parcel, directed for ~ w! a y . Dixon, at Mr. Litchfield's, Cherry-place, c o m pit _ lane Nottingham," was received at the Nottingham station, from London, and between three and four o'clock in the afternoon it was taken by a porter to the suspected man's house, where he found Litchfield and his wife. , He told them he had a parcel for " Mr. Dixon, " and the woman relied "lie's up stairs; call him dow n;" but her husband exclaimed, " Oh, it's all right; I've been expecting this." He took possession of the parcel, paid the carriage, 9d., and then went up stairs. The porter left the house, when Inspector Raynor and two other officers, who had been watching, entered; and on going up stairs i they found Litchfield and another man, who gave his name as Thomas Walker, standing against a table, on which was an unopened brown paper,pereel. They apprehended the two men, and took the parcel to the i superintendent, who found it to contain 25 counter feit halfcrowns and 40 counterfeit shillings, the former bearing date 1844 and the latter 1846. They were taken before the mayor yesterday, when the depositions of the witnesses were taken and ordered to be forwarded to the Solicitor of the Mint previously to their committal for trial at the as sizes. In his evidence the porter stated that on the 7th inst. he delivered a similar parcel, with the same handwriting, at the house of the prisoner Litch field. The men declined to sa y anything in answer to the charge, rese rving their defence for a Nry, LONDON, THE LONDON GAZETTE, Jan. 20. DOWNING-STREET, JAN. 20, 1852. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Major-General the Hon. George Cathcart to be Governor and Com mander-in-Chief i:- and over the settlement of the Cape of Good Hope end its dependencies, and to be her Ma jesty's High Commi ss i oner f or th e se ttling and adjust ment of the affairs of the territories adjacent or contigu ous to the eastern and north-eastern frontier of the said settlement. WHITEHALL, JAN. 20. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. Thomas Leishman to the church and parish of Collace, in the presbytery and county of Perth, vacant by the death of the Rev. John Rogers, late minister thereof. PRINCE OF WALES' COUNCIL CHAMBERS, SOMERSET HOUSE, JAN. 16. Sir Colman Rashleigh, of Prideaux, in the county of Cornwall, Bart., has been appointed Sheriff of the county of Cornwall. ADMIRALTY, JAN. 14. Corps of Royal Marines—First Lieutenant Julius Bunce to be Adjutant, vice Harrison, promoted. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Somersetshire. West Somersetshire Regiment of Yeomanry Ca valry —Major the Hon. William Henry Berkeley-Yort man to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Sanford, resigned ; Captain Augustus Pulaford Brown to be Major, vice Portman, promoted, Jan. 16. WHITEHALL, JAN. 14. _ _ The Lord Chancellor has appointed Edward Sargent, of Birmingham, in the county of Warwick, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTS. Francis Rufford Hewlett, cowkeeper, Leyton, Essex, to surrender, Jan. 31 and March 11, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Alder manbury ; Butler, jun., Tooley-street, Southwark. George Collier, draper, Landport, Southampton, Jan. 30, at half-past one, and March 5. at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Sole, Turner, and Turner, Alderman bury. George Marsh, carpenter, Church-street, Minories, Feb. 4, at half-past eleven, and March 2, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee; Marten, Thomas, and Hollams, Commercial Sale Rooms, Mincing-lane. Robert Youngman, miller, Waterbeach, Cambridge shire, Jan. 31, at half-past eleven, and Fob. 28, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall-chambers, Basinghall-street; Coles, Adelphi terrace, Strand ; Pike, Old Burlington-street. John Amery, hotel keeper, Chelmsford, Essex, Feb. 3, at two, and March 2, at eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street; Linklaters, Size-lane, Bucklersbury. James Potter, mill manufacturer, Birmingham, Jan. 31, and Feb. 21, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birming ham ; Duignan and Hemmant, Walsall ; Smith, Bir mingham. William Haywood, grocer, Birmingham, Jan. 31 and Feb. 21, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham; Ry land and Martineau, Birmingham. Joseph Ketton, grocer, Middlesborough, Yorkshire, Jan. 30 and March 5, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee, Leeds; Tolson, Clough, and Taylor, Bradford; Blackburn, Leeds. John O'Donnell, grocer, Sheffield, Feb. 7, and March 6, at twelve, at the Leeds District Court. Freeman, official assignee, Sheffield; Fretson, Sheffield. Mary Ann Keell, coffee-house keeper, Liverpool, Feb. 2 and March 2, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool; Forshaws, Liverpool. Richard Hansell Bell and Errington Bell, paper ma nufacturers, South Shields, Feb. 4 and March 3, at twelve, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. Wakley, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Law rence, Crowdy, and Bowlby, Old Fish-street, Doctors'- commons; Griffith and Crighton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. INSOLVENT DEBTORS. R. Bycroft, organ builder, Hamilton-street, Camden-town. E. Hannan, Wormwood-street, Broad-street, London, G. H. Hall, clerk, Poland-street, Oxford-street. R. Knight, clerk, Plaistow, Essex. W. ;Coleman, stock maker, Hemming's-row, St. Mar- tin's-lane. J. Smith, cabinet maker, Bayham-terrace, Camden-town. L. Zox, selling goods on commission, Great queen street, Lincoln's Inn-fields. J. S. Williams, civil engineer, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall. C. Gildersleevees, licensed victualler, Minories. W. Porter, plaisterer, Capland-street, Lisson-grove. F. Groves, carman, Tower-street, Waterloo-road. H. P. Barlow, wine merchant, London Wall. G. Woods, baker, Dalston. N. M. Pignatorre, gentleman, Grove-terrace, Kentish- town. E. Jones, wine merchant, Grove, Highgate. L. Fish, chemist, Blackburn. J. H. Goddard, commission agent, Lancaster. J. T. Hobson, commission agent, Liverpool. W. Harriman, chemist and druggist, Greenwich. B. Hall, licensed victualler, Cocker-hill, Staly Bridge, Lancashire. W. Lymer, boot and shoe maker, Liverpool. T. Kay. labourer, Bury, Lancashire. J. Moffatt, clog and patten maker, Manchester. J. Pimm, landscape gardener, Salford. Elizabeth Redfearn, Hollingwortb, Lancashire. J. C. Taylor, merchant, Lancaster. J. Thomas, mariner, Llangenncch, Carmarthenshire. G. Walmsley, stonemason, Blackburn, Lancashire. G. Taylor, architect, Aston, Warwickshire. J. J. Keyte, builder, Birmingham. J. Kershaw, retailer of Leer, Leeds. M. Booth, fancy waiscoat piece manufacturer, Kirkbur ton, Yorkshire. W.Stowton, retailer of beer, Greenwich. R. Cottam, journeyman moulder, Blackburn, Lancashire. W. Brown, patent yeast seller, Mapperley, Derbyshire. C. Jackson, draper, Dudley, Warwickshire. T. Little, journeyman joiner, Tow Law, Durham. J. M. Sheraton, grocer, Sunderland. J. --- W - ragg, cattle salesman, Aston Manor, Warwickshire. E. Scholes, beer-house keeper, Longeight, Lancashire. D. J. D. Bennet, journeyman hatter, Sunderland. G. Bailey, mason and builder, Bristol. W. Liddle, journeyman joiner, Hartlepool. N. G. Johnstone, Warwick. P. Frith, boot and shoemaker, Staveley, Derbyshire. J. Wharton, steam-engine maker, Huddersfield. J. Thompson, coal agent, Birthwaite, Windermere. DIVIDENDS. At the Court, Basinghall•street. C. May, Great Yarmouth, soap manufacturer, Feb. 12, at twelve—W. L. Metcalfe, Great Yarmouth, soap manufacturer, Feb. 12, at twelve—G. Laws, Waltham Abbey, Essex, linendraper, Feb. 3, at one—R. Seymour, Downham, Cambridgeshire, grocer and farmer, Feb. 10, at twelve. In the Country. T. Tordoff, Pudsey, Yorkshire, woollen-cloth manu facturer, Feb. 19, at twelve, at the Court, Leeds—P. Rufford, F. Rufford, and J. C. Wragge, Stourbridge, Worcestershire, bankers. Feb. 16, at half-past ten, at the Court, Birmingham. PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. H. Canniford, Ottery, St. Mary. Devonshire, inn keeper, 2s. sid., on any Tuesday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Hirtzel, Exeter. J. Buttrey, Woolwich, hotel-keeper, 3s. id., on any Tuesday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Nicholson, Basinghall-street. A. S. and G. S. Breese, Aylsham, Norfolk, iron mongers, 35., on any Tuesday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr . Nicholson, Basinghall-street. M. Pattison, South Shields, Durham, ironmonger, 45., on any Saterday, between ten and three, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. R. Pettigrew, jun., Woolwich, tailor, a fourth divi dend of 9id., on any Wednesday, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Basinghall-street. E. Benton, Tottenham-court-road, pawnbroker, a third dividend of Vid., on any Wednesday, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Basing hall-street. E. Clay, Sandwich, Bent, linendraper, 2s. Cid., on any Wednesday, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Basing,hall-street. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Basinghall-street. R. W. Jearrad, jun., Oxford -street, carpenter, Feb. 10, at two—J. Clark, Upwell, Cambridgeshire, miller, Feb. 11, at one—J. Grimble, Sydney-square, White chapel, builder, Feb. 12, at half-past eleven—G. Cook, Tottenham-court-road, furniture dealar, Feb. 12, at half past one—W. Jones, Castle-street, Finsbury, cabinet maker, Feb. 12, at two. In the Country. C. Ward, Liverpool, miller, Feb. 12, at eleven, est the Court, Liverpool—J. Llorrocks, Liverpool, coal, flag, and stone merchant, Feb. 13, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—J. Y. Smith, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, ship and insurance broker, Feb. 10, at one, at the Goan, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. CERTIFICATES GRANTED. C. Isaacs ' Bristol, furries, certificate of the first class M. Hadley, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, corn and pro vision merchant, certificate of the second class, after a suspension of six months—J. Harrison, Great St. Helen's, drysalter, certificate of the second class—J. Wylde, Wood-street, flock, wadding, and mop manufac turer, certificate of the first class—T. E. Slate, King's Head-court, bookbinder, certificate of the second class —A, Gibson, Lower Mitcham, Surrey, calico printer, certificate of the second class—T. Buckland, Queenhithe, wine merchant, certificate of the second class—T. Barber, Cambridge, schoolmaster, certificate of the second class Hubbard, Crutchedfriars, hop merchant, certificate of the third class—J. Lane, High-street, Marylebone, tailor, certificate of the second class—J. Ta y lor, Long acres, Lancashire, cotton spinner, certificate of the second class, a fter a suspension of twelve calendar months, from Jan. 15.—D- 11. Waldron, Birmingham, grocer, certificate of the first class—J. Fletcher, Nether ton, Worce s t ers hi re , p u blican, certificate of the secon d slags—J, Crowther, Buslingthorpe , Yorkshire, stuff dyer, !essor, and finisher, certificate o f the third class, suspending the issue thereof for three years, from Jan, 13. and C. Pa P ARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. and J. Taylor, Rochdale, ironfonnders—J. Parker green, umbrella makers —J. W. and J. Biggs, Leicester, Biggs)—F. Partridge G. H • Fletcher, manufacturers regards Joseph of hosiery (so far as Page, Great Bacon-street, Brick-lane, Bethnal green, J. 11, Thompson, and . C. Powell, Liverpool, merchants —S. Morris and Wif Loader, Landpo!t, Portsea, shoemakers —A. Hatfield 'H. Back, F. Wil liamson, and G. Hatfield, Minorie; City, tobacco M. Sparke, A. mer chants (so far as regards F. Williamson)—Deborah and S a rah Eeaton, Liverpool, s h oemakers—L. Cooke an d E. R o binson,Manchester, t ea and coffee dealers—W.,a, and J. Morris, Griffin-street, York -road, Lambetb, iron founders (so far as regard s G . Morris) C. A. and F. 11. Pope, Bristol, coal merchants —T. Whiteley, G. Ward, W. whitoley, auci j. Stevens, Stapleford, Nostinghamsbir©, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 21, 1852. lace manufacturers (so far as regards J. Stevens)—J. Reddish and P. Bramley, Manchester, wholesale drug gists—J. Hobson and A. Oakley, Derby, ropemakers— J. J. Flitch and J. Close, Leeds, morocco leather ma nufacturers—R. and R. D. Williams, Carnarvon, braziers —T. Pearson, J. Pearson, and J. Rowlands, Liverpool, millwrights (so far as regards T. Pearson)—W. Cramer and 11. G. Dance, Brighton, musicsellers—J. Nayler and T. Roberts, Hunslet, Leeds, glass bottle manufac turers—J. Thompson, E. Thompson, R. Daglish, son., and R. Daglish, jun., St. Helens, Lancashire, ironfoun ders—H. Bates and H. Williamson, Warley, Yorkshire, brewers—A. Louisloux and P. Deprez, Church-street, Soho, ormolu and bronzists—J. Green, G. Sergeant, and E. Pepper, Shelton, Staffordshire, brickmakes (so far as regards G. Sergeant)—A. R. Bird and G. Rushton, Poppin's-court, Fleet-street, sugar refiners—C. Vicars, T. Trueman, and W. Greaves, Leeds, commission agents —H. Woodhouse and C. J. Dickman, Wood-street, City, furriers—G. J. Humphreys and J. Moule, Crown-court, Old Broad-street, City, insurance brokers—W. Kirk, W. B. Kirk, and J. Ripley, Leeds, cloth finishers (so far as regards J. Ripley—ll. E. Emberlin and T. Claridge, Leicester, grocers—F. and T. Simpson, High street, Southwark, cutlers_.. U, Hildyard and J. Clegg, Rio de Janeiro, Brazils. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. Joseph Pullin, Newark-upon-Trent, grocer. Joseph Freeman Morcott, Rutlandshire, farmer. ast Sheffield, r slater. George Liddell , Boxmoor, Hertfordshire, grocer. Nottinghamshire, hatter. JWoh n G N a v r r a e l k t t e , r E , SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. A. Anderson, Macduff, shoemaker, to meet Jan. 24 and Feb. 14, at twelve, within Gill inder's llotel, Banff. W. Murchie, Glasgow, hair-manufacturer, to meet Jan. 23 and Feb. 19, at twelve, within the Glasgow Stock Exchange, Glasgow. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT O 1: EXCHEQUER, Jan. 20. (Sittings at Nisi Prim, before Mr. Baron MARTIN . and a Common Jury.) TOY V. LAMENAUDE. This was an action of debt, to recover the sum of 951. for a number of brass l etters used to be fixed on glass, supplied during the last year to the defendant, who car ried on the business of selling such letters. Mr. Lush appeared for the plaintiff; Mr. Humfrey.and Mr. Pigott for the defendant. It appeared that the defendant ordered of plaintiff about 35,35 of these letters, in anticipation of their having a large sale at the Great Exhibition building and elsewhere during the Exhibition year. Re ,after wards, however, informed the plaintiff that he did not want so many, but the plaintiff said that as ho had gone to great expense in having tools made for the ma nufacture of the letters the defendant must take them, but if it would be any accommodation to the defendant, he would not deliver them for a month. Defendant did not assent to this, but plaintiff did send the lett ers from Bi rm ingham, where he carried on his business, to de fendant, and he paid for the carriage. He did not re turn the goods, but after the action had been brought he required the plaintiff to take them back again. Mr. HUNYREY contended that these facts did not enable the plaintiff to recover as for goods sold and delivered. The defendant had repudiated the sending of the letters, and had not accepted them. The plaintiff ought to have sued him specially for not accepting. Mr. Lusu ask e d hi s Lordship to amend by inserting a count for goods bargained and sold. After some discussion it was arranged that the plain tiff should be nonsuited, with leave to move to enter a verdict for the amount claimed, if the Court should be of opinion that the Learned Judge ought to have allowed the proposed amendment, and that the plaintiff would have been entitled to recover under it or without it. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Jan. 20. (Before Mr. Commissioner EvsNs.) IN RE JOHN LOUIS BATTYE BUCKLAND.-JUDGMENT. His HONOUR said this was an application by the bank rupt for a certificate, which was opposed on the ground that the case c ame w i t hi n th e 201st section, 13 and 14 Vic.t 106, and a l so t h a t he was guilty of reckless trading. In support of the first objection it was admitted by th e bankrupt that he had lost within a year before his bankruptcy more than 2001. in contracts for the purchase of Peruvian Bonds, and also more than 2001. in the purchase of railway shares, and that such contracts were not to be performed within one week after the contract, and that the stock and shares were actually transferred or delivered in pursuance of such contract. It was contended on behalf of the bank rupt, that the Peruvian Bonds being foreign stock were not within the word stock in the clause referred to, and many cases were cited, proving that under the 7 George 11. it was not held to include foreign stock. I have looked at those cases, an d they establish that mint. I had considerabl e doubt as to whether the 201- , section could be considered similar to the 7 George - 11., se e _ tion 8, but I find the opinion of tho majority of the Commissioners is in favour of such construction, and as this clause is highly penal I think I ought to de cide in favour of the bankrupt on this point. I under stand that shares are not considered as stock on the Stock Exchange., and consequently they do not come within the 201st section. But although I decide that the case does not come within the 201st section, I am of opinion that the bankrupt has been guilty of reckless trading, that he has traded to the extent of thousands when he had no capital to meet losses. To trade when a man's creditors must necessarily bear the loss and ho keep the gains, is most unjust. The fre quency of such conduct is no excuse, but proves the ne cessity of visiting it with severity when proved. I therefore shall suspend the bankrupt's certificate for one year, then to be of the second class. The following eases were cited by Mr. Lawrence for the bankrupt:— " Wells v Porter," Scott, 141; " Oakley v. Rigby," id., 194; " Elseworth v. Cole," 2 Meeson and Welsby; " Robson v. Fellowes," 2 Bingham, N. C. 332; " Hen derson v. Bise," 3 Starkie, 158; " Hewett v. Price," 4 355 ; " Morgan V. Pelisa," 3 Bin g ham, N. C. Manning and Granger, IN RE AUGUSTUS R. DAVIS. The examinati on of this bankrupt, a wine -merchant, of New-court , Bow-lane, was adjourned s i ne die. POLICE INTELLIGENCE, GUILDHALL. Yesterday Sarah Saville, alias Low, apparently a re spectable young woman, was brought before Alderman Wil so n, charged with attempting to commit suicide by throwing herself off Blackfriars-bridge. It appeared from the evidence that about half-past three on Monday the prisoner mounted the parapet of Blackfriars-bridge, and was in the act of throwing her self from it w_ h en a young man, named Danes, rushed f orw ard and seized her__ e just in time t o p revent h er com mitting the crime. il then gave h er i n custo d y . The prisoner pleaded that she was intoxicated at the time, and knew not what she was doing. H e r husband was at sea. She hoped the Alderman would forgive her. Alderman WILSON said he should have her kept i n custody until her sister, or some other person, came for ward to be bail for her good behaviour in future. The worthy Alderman ordered the sum of ss. to be given to Danes for his prompt assistance MARLBORO° GII-STREE . T. EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF \d ri ONS PIR ICY.— Henry Adams, a pug ili s t, was b rought up for further examina tion, charged with !attring conspi re d , with other pers ons not in custody , to defraud James Jackson, landlord of the King's Head, King-street, Park-lane, of 341. 10s., under very singular circumstan ces. The case bad the effect of attracting to t h e court a grea t c oncourse of that class of men known as connected with the lower grades of the ~ Fancy." Th o c i rc umstances detailed a t the former examination called forth mach merriment from the way in which the complainant, a Yorkshirem an , described the p l an by which he was taken in, and which is as follows: — The prisoner called son the pros ecu tor, who was an i , acqua i n t ance , and told him who -e had obtained the patron age of a gentleman nad lately com e into between 3,000/. and 4,00 01 ., and who wished to take some les sons in the art of self-defence, As the gentleman would pay liberally for accommodation, and order a bottle of wine at each lesson, it might be worth the prosecutor's while to find them a room, r to do prosecutor agreed so, and the prisoner and the gentleman came, and had a sparring bout. At the second or third visit the gentleman brought the sparring went on, two friends ; and, while a challenge was given to one of the friends t o fight with the gloves the prisoner, 10/. to 301. put down the money (The friend asked prosecutor to for him. The prosecutor did so, and the match was r on d o• public-house in Cumberland-market All parties whereadjourned to a there was a larger room. The fight d before it was Commenced, an . concluded prosecutor vs 25/.10 Ass induced to put down s. more, making in all , 34/ 10s f the friend who was glove fighting with tne p r i • ' or money the other friend. _soner. The was taken up by The prosecutor seeing that the com batants were only h am ming a n d fouling, demanded the was a robber return of his money' on the plea that the whole affair e was threatened with chastisement by some of they tri p a rty, but he would not give up his demand, and after follow' Lamb's Conduit lug the party into a public-house in after the ' oth, street, and seeing them leave him one the same road 'b e prevented the prisoner from following The defence set guiving him into custody. his own account 1' was, that the prosecutor betted on ' and that he lost his money fairly. Mr. Lewis, for the p rosec ution, applied for a remand. CHARGE ___ ~. Saturday. and Joseph t h :3 acLeay.—John Biggs, Michael Foy, tio ta, charged !e.%, were brought up for final examine with having committed a burglary in Ma:shall-street 5/. bank-notes and d stolen a quantity of watches, two John Metcalfe'other property. 29, Marshall r a watchmaker No. , th e prosecuto , , . -street, Golden-square. proved that his house was robbed Sunday fortnight of eight watches, one gold case, t on and , wo gold lockets other jewellery, two 5/. notes, and 81 . los. in gold. Entrance had been ef fected by was - -"nR through a panel in the shop-door. The propertywas R.f o f at twelve the previous night. After the apprehension of the prisoners prosecutor went to the House of Detention and saw Biggs, his brother-in law. Biggs admitted the robbery, and said the pro perty had been sold to a person in Parker-street for 201 John Munro stated, that after the robbery Fo y told been to a watchniners shopthe him he had k ' night be- fore; that Masse y opened the street door , and the y went in and conce a l ec i t h e mselves in a coal-cellar, and wait sd for t. • auout three hours, until the people were in bed. Biggs th en went upstairs to the shop - door, but found it fa s t ened. Massey forced the panel out with a chisel,. The bolt inside was then withdrawn, and ad mitta nee gained into the shop. Biggs went behind the counter and handed the things out. Afterwards they went, to their lodgings in Currier - street , and em p l oyed a man to try to sell the property. Tho man could not effict a sale, but ultimately all the property, except two watches, which were given ' to Foy's mother to take car e of; was sold. I _ liugh Munro said Foy sent for him to the House of J?ote Miens and atiked him to take a menage to hi mother in Ham-yard to put the two watches out of the way. Foy said nothing but money was found upon him, so they could not do anything, except, perhaps, give him six months on suspicion. Witness afterwards saw Massey, and Massey told him to tell Mrs. Foy to sell the watches, in order to obtain funds with which to fee counsel. Police-constable Swanson, G 62, apprehended Foy, who denied all knowledge of the robbery. Upwards of 51. were found upon him. On the same night appre hended Massey, who had a new suit on him. Witness had previously seen all the prisoners together in War dour-street, dressed very shabbily. Police-constable Moore, R 341, said he apprehended the prisoner Biggs at Greenwich. Biggs denied the robbery, and said he had been at Maidstone fourteen weeks, and had only arrived the night before. Biggs said his name was Watkins. Biggs declined to make any defence. Massey said Munro came to him and asked him to say he gave Mrs. Foy the gold watch. Foy said the elder Munro came to him and told him if he did not tell about the watch and other things he would do what he could for him. Munro promised to get him a counsel.—The prisoners were fully committed. THE FRENCH AND PRUSSIAN FIRE-ARMS. We recently published some extracts from Colonel Chesney's " Observations on the Past and Present State of the Army," which must have forcibly impressed our readers with a sense of the culpable negligence which has allowed other nations, especially the French, to dis cipline and equip a description of force to which we have at present nothing to oppose. We shall not here enter into any technical description of the dif ferent kinds of muskets which have lately been adopted on the continent ; but referring those who desire a scientific knowledge of the subject to Colonel Chesney's work, we shall offer a brief popular account of the nature and probable consequences of the new mode of armament referred to. Tne object of a musket or rifle is, of course, to throw a ball to the greatest possible distance —or, in other words, to pro duce the greatest possible propellent power by means of the explosive force of a given quantity of powder. The difficulties to be overcome are three—the imperfect ignition of the powder, the resistance of the air, and windage, or loss of explosive power. Now, in all these respects, the common English musket is in the highest degree faulty. In the first place the powder is ignited from behind, so that the ball leaves the barrel before it has received the fall force of the explosion ; in the next place, a round bullet slot only meets with very great resistance from the air, but is also liable to a mis placement of the centre of gravity ; and lastly, it is im possible, with balls of the ordinary construction, to avoid a great loss of power, in the shape of windage, inasmuch as it is hardly practicable to make them fit the musket barrel very closely. Let us, then, see how these defects have been remedied by the French and Prussian inventions. The French rifle (M. Minio's) is loaded, as ours sire, at the muzzle. The ball resembles in shape an acorn, round the cup end of which are cut two deep grooves. The reader must further suppose that the stalk of the acorn is extracted, and that, in the hollow so left, is inserted the end of a small iron thimble of somewhat larger diameter than the hollow itself. A piece of greased paper is wrapped round the thimble and the grooved end of the ball, and the whole is rammed down as easily as the charge of a common musket. When the gun is fired, there is, of course, an indefinitely short period during which the force of the explosion is not sufficient to move the ball. During this instant the thimble is driven into the hollow; but the introduc tion of this foreign body causes the ball to expand in such a manner as to " force the lead into the grooves of the bore so completely that the whole base of the bullet is exposed to the action of the powder without allowing the slightest windage, or any diminution of the explosive force of the powder, by which so much of the impetus is lost in common rifles." The Prussian Zundnadelyewehr, or net dle musket, is so compli cated an instrument that it is not very easy to explain its construction. The distinctive peculiarities of this weapon are the followingt—lt loads at the breech; the ball is "conical at the point, cylindrical in the centre, and round at the larger end: it becomes rifled in pass ing through the barrel, and is propelled with much greater force than the ordinary rifle ball, on account of its having a suitable centre of gravity, and also on account of the more perfect ignition of the powder, which takes place in front"—the latter being effected by means of a needle, which is darted, by the action of the trigger, through the powder, and into some explosive compound forming the head of the cartridge. The range of these weapons is perfectly terrific. In a series of experiments detailed by Colonel Chesney, the French musket, at a distance of 655 yards put 25 balls out of 100 into a target two yards square—whilst the common musket did not reach it, and a field piece struck it only six times out of 100. At a distance of 218 yards the new musket struck the same target 100 times in succession—the common musket only hit it 44 times out of 100. But the most extraordinary result attained was at a range of 1,093 yards. At this dis• tance a field-piece generally diverged six or eight yards from its object, but an experienced marks man, with the new weapon, hit a moderate-sized target three times out of four. We pass over Colonel Chesney's remarks upon certain minor conse quences of the introduction of this musket; but the practical importance of the invention, and the arrangements which have been made by the French Government to give it full efficiency, are subjects of the very gravest interest. Such of our readers as have been in Paris will remember certain little square built men, dressed in dark green frocks and trowsers, and armed with a strange looking sabre bayonet—singularly thick at the back, and double. edged for the first four or five inches of its length— which fitted on to the end of a short and thick rifle, provided with a numerous array of sights. These men are the chasseurs, or carabineers. There are in the French army about 14,000 of them, and every tenth man in the line regiments is able, in case o f need, to do duty in the same capacity. A more for midable body of men it is hardly possible to imagine. They aro systematically trained to the practice of the whole art of sharpshooting. Instead of being subjected to that martinet drilling which seems to exhaust the re sources of our military officers, they are accustomed to judge of distances by the eye —to shoot at a mark at a distance of 600 metres—to keep up on foot with ca valry at a trot—and to practise all sorts of gymnastic ex ercises. During the siege of Rome their fire was so deadly that every gunner who show( d hire eel at his post was instantly shot down, and to the officers of Garibaldi, dressed in scarlet, it was certain death to visit the ramparts. These results were obtained at a distance of about one thousand yards— a distance at which the report of a firm-arm is almost inaudible, and the smoke almost invisible. We can only glance at the effects which this invention is expected to produce in military tactics. It appears, from Colonel Chesney'a book, to be the opinion of those who are best qualified to judge on the subject, that, with this weapon, the sharpshooter will become not only a most impor tant element in an army, but more especially a highly formidable antagonist to artillery and cavalry. The range of the now musket is certainly inferior to that of heavy guns loaded with case shot, or to that of rockets, but it is superior to that of ordinary field-pieces ; and there seems reason for believing that a field.battery would, if unsupported by a force of this description, be exposed to a very serious risk of being put entirely hors de combat before it could be brought into service. We have probably said enough to show the formidable nature of the enemy with whom we may some day be called upon to contend; but there is another side to the question—a side which Englishmen, as timid in the absence as they are brave in the presence of danger, are constitutionally indisposed to dwell upon, It is this—the invention in question in creases the powers of defence in a still greater pro portion than it does those of attack. Men standing behind loop holed fortifications with rifles which would kill at 1,000 yards distance, could nut be very safely attacked, and such a force would put no small ob stacle in the way bf an enemy wishing to land troops and cannon on our coast. General Jackson's raw militia, with their rifles and cotton-bag ramparts, were more than a match for the troops who had stormed Ba dajox and Ciudad Rodrigo, and who had defeated Mar ti:lout and Soult. Whatever accusations have been brought against Englishmen, whether by friends or by foes, no one has ever denied that we have the raw material of soldiers in the richest abundance. Physical strength and courage are not by any means rare qua lities in this country; and it will bo obvious that the chief qualities wanted for the particular service which this new invention will bring into prominence, are not so much those of a disciplined soldier as of a brave, active, and intelligent sportsman—viz., sound lungs, quick eyes, and strong limbs. Moreover, sharpshooters act not in masses, but in small bodies. Why, then, should we not drill, all over the country, small volun teer companies of riflemen? We have not a doubt that any number of persons who might be required would be found willing to learn the use of a gun and the use of their limbs. The hereditary maxim of " three French men to one Englishman" may be considerably beyond the truth, but we are very sure that, if a sufficient cause for fighting and an efficient method of fighting can be pointed out to our countrymen, they need not dread any force that any other nation can bring against them. One thing at least is clear —something must be done to give our army the advantage of this now invention , what ever may be its value. To lag behind in availing our selves of improvements of this kind is suicidal folly.— Chronicle. SEABORNE MAILS. [N signifies that the mails are sent front the General Post-otice by the nigh.—ar d M by the morning—dispatch.] When When made up in , From what rLAcEs. General Poet-office; port dis- , London: I patched. uue. --------- m°ca I Liverpool Ja n. 2 9 America (by U.S. p.•• AriA ri (by Brit. pkt.)N Jan 23 .. .. kt ) N Jan. 27 .. ' Liverpool • • Jan. 24 .. .. America (by U.S. Pitt) MI ISouthampt. A ca (West coast).. N,l4th of the month ;Ply mouth Feb. 3 ........ 1.7119 th & 30th of mo. Dover .. Jan. 28 :examine* Belgium •• .. •• N Daily • • • • .'Dover' .. Daily Brazil .. .. .. M 9th of the month ( So uthampt. Feb. 16 Buenos Ayres .. .. M 9th of the month Southampt. Jan. 1 California(viaChagres)M 2d & 17th of month, Southampt. Jan. 20 1 Cape of Good Ilopo N l l4th of mon th ( Plymouth.. Feb. 3 Constantinople* .. •• N 7th 17th 27th ef mo I Dover .. Jan. 30 Central America .. M2d & 17th of men. ;Southampt. Jan. 20 Channel Isles .. .. N Mon., Wed., &Fri ISouthani t. Tu Th. Sat Chill •• •• .. . M , l7th of the men th ' lSouthamp - t. Jai . , 20 France .. •• /51 &N Twice daily .. . ;Dover •• TwicediailY Greece* • • .• •• N •7th 17th 27th of mo Dover . • Jail. 30 Hamburgh .. .. N i Tuesday & Friday London .. Tees. Sat. Holland .. .. .. lid Wednes. & Satur. London .. MOR.Thur Honduras .. Ireland .. • N 17th of th e mouth Southampt. J a n. 20 • • —M& N' Twice daily .. .. Holyhead •• Twieedally Feb. India (via Sonthatnp.) M 20th of the month Southampt. } el ) 1 , India (viaMarsoilles) N, 8 th& 24th of month Dover " Jan ' I ' Mediterranean (Via Southarrnten) M 20th of the month South a mpt. Jan. 23 Mediten anean (Via I .. Jan. 18 Marseilles) .. .. N ,Bth& 24th o f month Dover Mexic o •• . .. 3,1 2d of the month.. Southampt. Madeira .. .• .. kt9th of Southampt. Feb. 5 hampt. Feb. 16 month I Dover Jan. 28 Malta* .. r 7th,17 tte m l 9ill ° ,th month Dover •• Jan. 21 Naples* 1,1 1 5 th 15th 2 2 , 5 5t i h h 0 0 f .0 .. .. .. & 30th of Dover .• Jan. 22 Papal States* .. .. N,51.1r 15t h h 27th of mo Southampt. Jan. 26 keninsular.. • • • • 51 34 717ththi7ott the month Southampt. Jan. 22 Peru • • • . • • .• N sth 15th 25th of mo Dover .. Jan. 22 Tuscan37* —•• •• West Indies •• -- m 17th of the month Southampt. J an. 20 .• West Indies (except Havanna & Nassau) M 2d of the month .. Southanipt. Feb, 5 * The mails to th ose countries thus marked (*) n o conveyed by 4- la Marseilles. French Pack ( ' v mail from London via Southampton during this upt th r ee ftrimomescaazerkniozlnya, itnhseteuadatotfeadtlyat.. The direct Havre month will be mate CALIFORN rA . ___M 3 0 are now despa t c hed and due by every American packs' [ADYEILTISEMENT.]—fore Cures by Holloway's this.—Mrs. Jemima Albert, widow of a naval officer, residing in Campbell-place, St. George's in the East, had been ill for a long t ime w i th a distressing cough, accom panied with much expectoration, great weakness of the chest, and continual headaches; besides this her digestion was greatly impaired, appetite completely gone, and always drowsy. She considered herself past cure ; yet notwithstanding her advanced age, she is restored to the highest state of health and vigour by the use of Holloway's Pills, declaring that she feels more like a young girl than ono of her years, being so hale and strong.---Sold by all druggists, and at Professor Rol lowAy's EstitWishmeut, 244, Strand, Lomtlon, THE COUNTRY MARKETS. IPSWICH, JAN. 20. The market was thinly attended the supply of wheat and barley small; wheat sold about is per qr. dearer, but the buyers acted with caution. Barley has become a very animated trade, and all descriptions-met a free sale at fully a shilling more money than last week. Beans and peas must also be noted is dearer. PER QUARTER, PER QUARTER. Wheat, red 4os to 44s Beans 2Bs to 30a Do., new oos to 00s Peas Do., white 4ss to 48s Oats Barley, malting 30s to 34 Rye.. ,. OOs to OOs Do., choice oos to 00s Malt . OOs to 00s Do., grinding 243 to 26. Flour, per sack.. 00s to 00s AVERAGES FOR THE WEEK ENDING JAN. 17. Wheat 1,625 quarters at 40s I Id. Barley Peas 25 „ 28s 6d. Oats Beans .. 55 „ 27s 2d. lIULL, JAN. 20. Messrs. Taylor and Bright's circular states :—We have again to repot t a firm market for all kinds of grain, with very small supplies troua abroad. To-day our lancers brought only a small supply of wheat, which went off at about is above last week's rates. Rather more in quiry for foreign, but the high prices asked by holders of lauded parcels check sales, and there is none offering from ship. Barley remains exceedingly scarce; both grinding and malting must be quoted fully is to 2s dearer. Beans have met a free sale during the week at our quotations, transactions being chiefly in Egyptian. Oats and peas in moderate demand at full prices. No change to report in linseed, but cakes are rather easier to buy, on account of mild weather, though we cannot lower our quotations. Very little doing in either rape seed or cakes, which latter may sometimes be bought 2s fid under the above currency. Bones without alte ration. The following are the present prices of grain s. s. Wheat, English, red 38 to 40 Do. white 4O 46 Dantzic and Ko- nigsberg 4l 46 Pomeranian and Hamburgh . 36 40' Danish, Holstein, & Friesland 34 36 Russian and Odessa 30 34 Oats, English Do. Danish... . 17 20 Do. Friesland l9 21 Do. Russ. & Odessa 17 19 Barley, malting 25 28 Do. grinding 25 26 Beans 29 34 Do., foreign 9. 9 Peas, white and yel. 30 32 po. grey ,, .... 27 29 (Linseed, Black Sea. 44 46 'Do. Petersburgh ... 42 45 Do. Riga &Archngl. 38 42 'Do. Konigsberg .T 36 49 PQr ton. Lins. c,llull 7t 17 s6dtoB/ Os Do. fine for. 71 106 Od to 0/ Os Do. inf. foreign... 0/ to 61 15s Rapeseed ' 221 108 to 001 Rape cakes...Bss Od to 00s 01 Tares, English 323 008 Do. foreign —00 s Guano 5/ 7l to 101 Bones, do loos Od to Os Rye Meal ... 01 Os CORK, JAN. 19. Barrels. Currency. O White wheat 00s Od to 00s 04 00s Od-20 stone 64 Red wheat lB5 6d to 19s Od 00s Od-20 do 78 Ditto 199 Od to 20s 04 O Ditto 305 Barley 11s Od to 12s 04 108 Ditto l2s Od to 12s 34 00s Od-16 do O Ditto .. 00s Od to 00s 00 O Bere oos Od to Os Od Os Od 181 Oats .. 95 Od to Os 8d 280 Ditto 165 Ditto los Od to 105 44 84 Pigs 27s Od to 30s Od 281 Cd per old Quantity sold at the Highest Prices:- 0 barrels white wheat; 11 red ; 11 barley; 0 bere; 42 oats; 4 pigs. Quantity of Grain and Number of Pigs sold last week t Wheat, 860. Barley, 1,359. Oats, 6,306. Pigs, 1,147. PRICES OF BUTTER. CANT. CURRINCY. First quality Second quality Third quality Fourth quality Fifth quality Sixth quality Return of Cattle sold for week ending Jan. 10. Pigs, 660. Sheep, 171. Cows, 131. CORK. - 1 4 1our—First Its 6d to 133 Od; extra 141 Od; c3conds, 8s Od to 11s 6d; households 8s to 105 Od; thirds, 7s tont per cwt. Oatmeal 10s 6d to 1 Is; Indian meal6B IA to 7sod; wheat meal, Ps to 9s 6d per cwt. Indian corn 6155 Od to 6115. Od per ton. Bran 87s 6d to 90s per ton. Hay—Farmers 23s to 339; average 28*; dealers 34s to 40s Od; average 36s per ton. &law—Farmers 15s Od to 21, Od ; average 18s ; dealers 285 Od to 00s Od; average 00s Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 5d to 6d; household loaf 4d to 5d per 41b. Fresh butter, 8d to 10d per lb. Eggs -55 6d to 6s Od per hundred. Coals--. Newport 15s Od ; Lydney 16s ; Landore COs ; Cullus 13s Cd per ton. Tallow 381 Od to 40s per vie. Whisky, 25 o. p., 55 9d per imperial gallon. Meat —Beef 4d to 6d; mutton scl to 6d; veal 4d to 6d ; pork 44 to Od ; bacon 6d to 7d ; raussges 5d per It, Hops 618 s to 9105 per cwt. Bangor slates 21175 6d to 3/ Os per ton. Bark—Barbary 71 CJ to 8/ Os; Valonia 151 to 01; French 6/ Os ; Spanish 0/ per ton. Fleece Wool 145 to 15s per stone. Hemp 291 to 341 per ton. Fish—Scotch herrings 19s to 00s; red ditto, 24s to COs per barrel ; Newfoundland, 10/ Os to 11/ per ton. Timber—Memel, 70s per ton ; red pine, 315 s ; yellow ditto, 2/ 15s per ton; deals, 15/ to 18/ per 10. Hides—. Market 218 to 30s; salted 225 to 30s per owt ; calf skins 3d to 31d per lb. Potatoes, white 7d to 8d; pinks, 10d to 12d. Guanc— Peruvian, 11/ Os ; Ichaboe, 8/ to 910 s per ton. Tsr_Archangel, 195 per berreL RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, JAN. 20. STOCK ExcHANGE.—The share market has been fat to-day, and the amount of business done has been limited. A few shares of the Bristol and Exeter were disposed of at 84. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 2 0 . STocK Excitericia.—The business to-day was very mode' rate, and prices flat. The transactions were as follow : Caledonian (Greenock guaranteed), 13%—East Lancashire, 15j,—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, 7 3 4 dis.—London and North-Western, New Quarters, 2 3 4 p.—Midland,sBA-- Ditto, New Preference, 4 1 x, per cent., 7-16 dis.--INorth- Western, 151. Preference,l3% c.—South-Eastern and Dover 20%. MANCHESTER, JAN. 20. STOCK. EXCHANGE. —There was an improved feeling ex hibited in the, share market to-day, and a good busineall has been done at advanced prices. The transactions were es follow :—Eastern Counties, 6 13-16—Lancashire and York shire, Fifths. 73/4 dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, 20 1 / — West Riding Union, 51 h dis.—Leeds and Bradford, 102— London and North-Western, 115 1 ,,i—East Lancashire, 15 3 4-- Shrewsbury and Birmingham (B), 4 ~ ,—Manchester, Shef field, and Lincolnshire, 32 1 4—East Anglian, 3%. 13 IRMINGHAtd, JAN. 20. STOCK EXCHANGE,— The share market has been ex tremely flat to-day, and there was no business doing. Price s were a shade lower than yesterday. London and North- Western shares were quoted at 115 1 / 2 and 116. THE ANCIENT NORTHMEN. Christianity first began to be generally diffused in the North about 900 years ago. Up to that time, the people of the North were mere heathens, who acknow ledged a religion which chiefly excited them to conflicts and to deeds of arms. They believed that those heroes alone who fell in the field would go to Odin, the god of the brave, or enter into Valhalla, the abode of the blessed. Here they would pass their time in joy . and delight. During the day it was said the fallen glen" contended in a forest before Valhallah, until they fell beneath each others' blows, but towards evening they came to life again and rode back again to Valhalla. Wearied with the fight, they refreshed themselves here by a splendid banquet; and in common with the gods feasted on th e swine Sarimner, whose flesh constantly renews itself, n or did they forget to drink plentifully of the choicest b eer an d mea d. As valour was regard e d as the highest virtue, so cowardice was stamped as the,. basest of crimes. From his earliest youth the LIMIT° of the North sought for warlike fame. While a mer e strip ling the Northman practised the use of the sword, w hi c h when he had grown to manhood he never allowed ge rust in its scabbard. If there were no troubles at home to afford him the opportunity . of displayin g his coursgei he adopted the predatory lite of a Vikin g , an d eag erlY u ndertook warlike expeditions, or m a d e d escents u pon foreign countries, tor the p urpose of winning 'Dot!' glory and booty. In th e w i nter he sat at home in his hall surrounded by his retainers; but in the spring h o again took . to the sea, an d f requently encountered other Vikings, from the N ort h . Joining their forces, they visited with their terrors not only the countries of the Baltic, but also England and France, whose coasts wer e scarcely over f ree f rom the plundering visitations; and ,' even the count r i es l ying farther to the south, as Italy and Spain; and wherever they committed their ravages they left san gu i nary traces of their formidable swords.-- Antiquities of Denmark. FIRE AT BRlXTON.—Yesterday morning, atan early hour, a fire of an alarming character broke out in the pre mises belonging to Messrs. Clarke and Co., cheesemongera and butter merchants, at No. 2, Park-road, Brixton-hill. At the time of the disaster the whole of the inmates were in their beds asleep, but owing to the exertions of a gentleman's groom, who was passing, the residents were soon wade sell' Bible of their impending danger, and with the exception of Mr. Clarke, they effected a retreat, but almost stifled with smoke. Mr. Clarke, being confined to his bed by paralyse' was unable to make t he least effor t to save himself, and had it not been for the exertions of his friends, he must have perished. The engines extinguished the fire, but not until a considerable amount of damage had been done. How th 4; di sas ter originated could not be a scerta i ned. The load lc„" be covered by an insurance in the Guardian Fire-office. WES2 ; 4IIINSTER. An adjourned case, in which Charles Somers, pro pritor of the " Pensioners" public-house, Queen's-road East, Chelsea, had been summoned by the London Gas Light Company, was yesterday determined by Mr. Arnold. The prosecution was to recover 151. 159. 6d., alleged to be due by the defendant to the company for gas con sumed. The short facts abstracted from the volnmnious evidence adduced are these:—Defendant pleaded, in answer to the summons—and by the powers given by a recent Act of Parliament gave evidence to the same effect—that in the demand made there was a surcharge of 71. 63. for the quarter ending Lady-day last, and stated in support of this assertion that a woman left him the paper specifying the amount of gas he had consumed by meter in the latter end of April last, and in May a man called again to collect the amount due. He had delivered him the order paper, and placed the amount claimed upon the counter, being at the time busied in serving several customers; and, upon turning round, discovered that be had gone, and that no meter-ticket or receipt was left. He heard no more of the company until July, when a demand was made upon him for 31. 14s. for the second quarter in the year, and no application for the second payment of the 7/. 63. was made until he had complained of something extremely wrong in his meter, of the neglect of the in spector respecting it, and had stated to the collector that he had lost his receipt for the 71. 6s. He further added that a witness who had seen him pay the money was keeping out of the way, because he owed him a large sum of money, but he produced a second, who however could not prove having seen him pay the money, but merely that as he entered the defendant's house he met a person having the appearance of a collector of the company, with a book of their description in his hand, and was told by defendant that he had paid the collector. On behalf of the Gas Company, it was alleged, and supported by evidence, that no demand had been made for the Lady-day quarter until after the Midsummer one was due, and that it had never been received by the col lector of the district. It was declared that it was impossible it could have been, from the reason that the clerk, in making up the Lady-day accounts had, by some inadvertency, omitted to enter in his book the amount to be claimed until after the Mid summer quarter, when the omission was discovered and the demand made upon defendant—not separately, as had been stated, but for both at the same time, when defendant said he had paid the Lady-day account, but lost the receipt. Defendant had then called in the wit ness who had been put in the box, and who had then de clared that he saw the money paid. Defendant had also declared that the man who left the meter ticket was the person to whom he paid the money, and the lamplighter, who was in the habit of leaving the meter tickets or ac counts, was called, amongst other witnesses, to prove that he had never received it. After a great deal of evidence and cross-examination by the defendant, mainly in support of the above state ments, Mr. ARNOLD observed that there was not the slightest doubt that the money had never been paid to any officer of the company. By a series of negative proofs they had established that fact beyond contradiction. Whether it had ever been paid to anybody else was another ques tion. There was nothing to rely upon excepting de fendant's own statement, partially confirmed by the wit ness he had called, who was himself contradicted by one of the witnesses for the company. Ho (the worthy magistrate) confessed that he could not conceal a strong impression on his mind that the money had not been paid at all, and he should have ordered the defendant to be indicted for perjury but for the degree of confirmation, slight us it was, afforded by his witness's statement. The company, however, were at liberty to indict him should they be so advised. After adverting at some length to the various points of the evidence in support of his judg ment, Mr. Arnold ordered defendant to pay the whole amount claimed within 24 hours. THE ENGINEERS' STRIKE. Last night a meeting of the Executive Council of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers, &c., took place at the offices, Little Abe-street, Whitechapel, to receive reports from the different branches, and determine upon any steps which it might bo necessary to take conse quent upon the present state of affairs in the society. Mr. ALLAN, the general secretary, stated for the infor mation of the council, that although the time originally appointed for the returns of votes upon the co-operative grant of 10,0001. from the general fund of the society had that day expired, returns from only 72 branches out of 120 had arrived at the office; he was, however, glad to state that, with the exception of those from three small branches, the returns received were in favour of the pro position of the council; in fact, the votes in G 9 out of the 72 districts referred to were returned as almost unani mous upon the point. No active steps, it was understood, could be taken with regard to the establishment of the co-operative shop until the receipt of the returns from the other branches, which are expected to eTrive in a few days. Mr. ALLAN also stated that he had received informa tion from Liverpool that the firm of Fawcett and Co. had given notice of their int en ti on to di sc h arge the soc iety men in their employ at the end of the present week; and further, that Mr. M'Gregor, of the Vulcan Works, had issued a document, pledging his workmen to renounce all connexion with the Amalgamated So ciety, and that those who refused to sign it would be dis charged on Saturday. The result of these notices, we understand, will be to throw out of employment many additional hands, A donation of 10/. from Mr. Coningham, a gentleman of fortune, residing at Brighton, accompanied by the following letter, was handed in by the secretary:— " 20, Sussex-square, Brighton, Jan. 20. " Sir,—l am convinced that you will have the moral support of the public, whatever may be said to the con trary, in a movement to limit tho hours of toil for the operative, whose bodily strength is his only patrimony. "An adjustment of the system of piecework is a more complicated question; but if the employers as well as the employed be sincere in their desire to arrive at an equitab:o solution, then a fair adjustment may be made. " When the 'masters' in their statement' say—' We claim, and are resolved to assert, the right of every British subject to do what wo like with our own, they appear to have forgotton that property or capital has its duties as well as its rights; and that the rights of the poor and the rights of the rich are reciprocal privileges; the former being the condition on which the latter are enjoyed. _ _ " As a proof of my sympathy for your cause, I beg to forward 101. to the fund of the Amalgated Society of Working Engineers, &c., and to state that, if a co-opera tive association be formed, I shall be prepared to take some shares in it. " I am, Sir, yours obediently, " Wm. CONINGHAM. " To Mr. Allan, Secretary of the Amalgamated Society, &c." Reports were received from various branches, show ing the memb ers t o b e fi rm to th e ir previous determina tion to uphold the movement, and the receipt of a large amount of contributions was announced. It was also determined that a public meeting in con nveencteidonin the with themovement esnvail s e h h o le ul h d u n il e d x in t g w in e e t k he be con largt metro polis. LIVERPOOL, T I UESDAY.— n addition to the men con- nected with the Amalgamated Society in the employ ment of Messrs. Fa wce t t an d P res t on , th e em inent en gineers of this town, who last weer received notice to quit their work, those of Messrs. Forrester and Co., Vauxhall Foundry, were waited upon, on Saturday, by Mr. M'Ciregor, the manager, requiring them to sign a memorial pledging themselves to abstain from giving any countenance or aid to the parties on strike in other districts. The men in Liverpool, it must be borne in mind, have taken no active part in this dispute, the evils complained of elsewhere not being practised in this dis trict. In accordance with Messrs. Forrester's demand, the following memorial has been resolved upon, and a meeting of the society was held la st ni g ht at their club room for the deputation who had waited upon Messrs. Forrester to communicate the result. " TO W. L, M'GREGOR, ESQ. " Sir, —We the members of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers, in your employ, beg a state that wo have no intention or wish of altering the present rules and regulations between ourselves and our employers, nor is it the intention or wish of the Amalgamated Society, of which we are members, to ask for w.ny alteration in the present rules which govern the shops of the Liverpool district, owing to the peculiar situation of this port re specting West Indian and shipping orders. " We are, Sir, &0., " MEMBERS OF THE AMALGAMATED SOCIETY." It was announced to the meeting last night that Messrs. Forrester were not satisfied with the memorial, but required the men to leave the society altogether. This demand was held, however, to be unreasonable, as compelling them to give up benefits in cases of want of work, sickness, old age, or death, for which many of them had been paying during the g rester part of their lives; and unless the employers re-consider their deter mination—which, from the good ft 'cling existing, it is hoped they will do—the men must b Savo work at the end of this week. A deputation was anointed to present a similar me morial to Messrs. Fawcett and Co. t.)-day or to-morrow. Sixteen men in Messrs. Forrest3r's, and eighteen in Messrs. Faweett's employ, are deeply interested, with their families, in the result. Of about sixty workmen in the employ of Messrs. Ransomes and May, who are memb 2rs of the Anialga' ted Society, thirty still remain at work.- I Psw" Express. An innkeeper at Yarmouth h ;Teen committed for trial on a charge of cheating at care ha in his own house. When detected, he wa3 pl ay i ng at „ i bb age for 161. the game. BIRTHS. of On the 18th inst., at Vi ctoria -road, Hollowiy, the wife T. C. Vipan, Esq. On the 17th i nst. , at Eastbo urne -t errace, H y d e - par k, the wile of Edm un d F. Ffarington, Esq. OF A DAUGHTER. On the 18th i nst., the wife of Ilerbert Davies, E4q,Do Finsbury -square. On th e 18 th inst., at the British M u s eum , th e wife of J. Robert Kenyon, Esq. MARRIED. On the 17th i ns t . , at St. James's, Paddington, „fTheresa Caroline, d aug ht er o f t h e l ate John Bishop, of Ser w "i, house, Middlesex, to Hugh, thi r d son o f t h e late HercuTi'° Lord Langford, of Summerhill- house, Ireland IIT cOn the 17th inst., at Camde n Ch urc h , Cam b erwe ll, T. ',„ t o Janson, Esq., of Peckham, t o S ara h Ann, widow o f the B. J. Whitrow, Esq., of Woodford-bridge, Essex. DIED. cona On the 15th inst., at the Lod ge , L udlow, Henry . se- 9 d son of T. C. Bridges, Esq., and En s i gn i n h er M a j es ty ' 3 Regiment, aged D. On the 17th inst., at Brighton, Elizabeth Martha iLL 3- widow of the late John Martin, Esq. D eb. On the 18th inst., at Hackney, aged 77 , late of the 44th Regiment. er On the 18th inst., William No r th age, E sq ., of VPP Gower-street, aged 81. Captain Wre On the 18th inst., at the Elm s , Clapham.eonlina °`' W M. llutton, Esq of Watling-street, London, aged s v*,,pr of On the IGth inst., aged 27, Eli za b et h , secon d dangu''' the late Jacob Webb, Esq, of Tetbury, Gloucestershir. London: Priattd and Published by , BULAIDO YOL''' Or, No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, l' 4 ___ ° " 4/1 01 Strand, in the Prixinet of th e S avo y. 'Ti the co ld s 1llidd1030; JanUitty 21, 1842. r,41 46.„ SCI .371