The Sun. — London, England, 1848-11-07 00:00:00

FRANCE. lowing appeared in our Third Edition of colonists from Paris arrived at 24th of October. Two _,e, and one woman was confined. There NI _re no other cases of illness through. out the passage. Each colonist has received his allot ment, and all seemed pleased with their new condition. The members of the Montagne were not the only representatives who voted against the Constitution. We find among the thirty opponents, by the side of MM. Pierre Leroux, Proudhon, and Felix Pyat, the names of five Legitimatists, MM. Benoit, Berryer, de Puysogur, de la Rochejaquelein, and de Sesmaisons, and those of M. de Montalembert and Victor Hugo. Others had abstained from voting because the Consti tution was not to be submitted to the sanction of the people, and six members of the Montagne, because "in voting against the project it might have been imagined that they rejected certain principles essen tially democratic inscribed in it; and that, on the other hand, by approving it, it would have been on their part a tacit adhesion to certain institutions they considered antipathic to the development of demo cracy." The four Bonapartes voted in favour of the Constitution. The; following was the situation of the Bank of Fran ce on Thursday morning. Nov. 2, 1848: died the vtrirap:, ASSETS. f. 131,404,797 28 102,379,364 00 4,024,838 .77 Ora.sh and ingots .Ditto in branch banks Bills over due ••• Bills falling due in Paris, of which 15,539,2501. 9c. are from the branch banks ••• ••• ••• ••• Bills in the branch banks .. Advances on coins and ingots... Ditto on French public securities ... Ditto by branch banks... ••• Ditto to the State on Bons do Tresor... Advance to the State on the lean of 150,000,0001. ••• ••• ••• Rentes of the reserve fund ... ••• Rentes, disposable funds ... ••• Investments of the new branch banks in the public funds ... ••• ... 12,806,741 39 Hotel and furniture of the Bank ... 4,000,000 00 Real property of the branch banks 2,524,450 00 Loan of 10,000,000 f. to the city of Paris 4,500,000 00 Interest in National Discount Bank ... 200,000 00 Ditto branch banks ... 230,000 00 Bills protested at Paris 13,969,459 67 .Ditto at the branches ... 8,467,643 00 Expenses of administration of the Bank 480,842 71 Ditto of the branches 313,633 00 Miscellaneous ... ...• 674,793 19 Consolidation of Treasury Bonds ... 7,061,332 50 61,718,791 79 110,633,736 63 14,203,800 65 33,378,295 00 1,381,270 00 50,000,000 00 25,000,000 00 10,000,000 00 34,786,288 62 f. 634,340,078 20 LIABILITIES. 0 9ital . . f. 67,900,000 00 Ditto of the new Branch Banks ... 23,350,000 00 Reserve fund ... 10,000,000 00 Ditto of the branch banks ..., 2,980,750 00 Reserve-immobiliere ... 4,000,000 00 Notes to bearer, in circulation 362,980,475 00 Ditto of the branch banks ... 34,952,025 00 bitto to order (post-bills) 580,643 20 Account-current with Treasury creditor 1,755,365 63 Various accounts current ... 81,053,753 39 Ditto in branches 26,739,299 00 Bills payable at sight ... ... 2,976,800 00 Ditto at branches 1, 684,283 00 Bills of the branch banks payable by _ the Bank 5,170,354 37 bitto of the Bank payable by branches.. Dividends payable ... . . Liquidation of the Algiers Bank Discounts, interest, and expenses Ditto branch banks ... Re-discounts of the last six months ])itto in branch banks Miscellaneous 2,132,586 00 208,120 00 503,809 04 2„ 890 336 72 2,177,183 00 422,932 27 ... 641,233 00 ... 192,160 18 E 634,340,078 20 DREADFUL CONFLAGRATION GREAT LOSS OF PROPERTY. On Friday night, between eleven and twelve o'clock, a fire broke out in Mr. Chadwick's wool mill, at Villafield. From some unaccountable misma nagement, intelligence of the fact did not reach the police-office; till half-past one on Saturday morning. Two engines were immediately dispatched. They arrived to see four huge, smouldering walls, where, yesterday, there was a busy and thriving worsted mill. Some delay occurred before the en gines were brought fairly into action, and then their agency was used for the purpose of preserving the outhouses attached to the main building. Other two engines speedily arrived. The building was a three-storied one, and, we be lieve, was filled with a large and valuable stock of wool and worsted. The fire, it is said, broke out in the first floor of the building, in proximity to the boiler, but no facts on this point are definitely ascer tained. It is said that the building is insured, but not the goode. An additional burden, we fear, is by this melancholy catastrophe, thrown on our unem ployed list. While we go to press the firemen are still direct ing their attention to the outhouses, which appear to be in considerable danger. The scene which the conflagration presented was grand. Large masses of the burning material were continually being thrown into the air, and the snow wreaths, which have been driving about all the morn ing, bad a beautiful appearance, reddened by the glare of the flames. A large concourse of people assembled during the height of the conflagration, but they have now dispersed. Mr: Chadwick, we believe, has a navy contract in hand.—Aberdeen Herald. The gross traffic on the railways included in the cal ' culation will amount to about 10,000,000/. for the year 1848; and the productive capital expended on them amounts to 131,000,0001. The working expenses during the first half of the present year amounted to 50 per cent. of the receipts; and if they should only amount to 40 per cent. for the latter half of the present year, the net profit will be about 5,530 000/., and allow of a divi dend of 4.23 per cent. per annum on the capital ex pended. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Nov. 6. (Sittings in Banco.) THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STEWARDS OF FRIENDLY SOCIETIES.--RAMDIOND V. BANDISH AND FENDALL. Mr. WATSON now moved, in accordance with the leave of the Learned Judge, to enter the ver lict, 81. 11s. for the plaintiff, first, on the ground that the distress was clearly bad, because it could not issue, looking at the 10th of Geo. IV., c. 56, without the stewards having been summoned to answer their disobedience of the ordar; si condly, because the magistrates had no power to award costs; and thirdly, because they had not nega tived two peculiar exceptions to persons receiving aid from the funds of the society. No discussion took place at nisi prius on the matter at issue. The Learned Judge who tried the case seemed to be of opinion that the question was clearly one for the decision of the Court. Th.. COURT granted the rule. SMALL V. NAIRNE. _ This was an action on a policy of insurance on the ship Susan, effected with the defendant, as one of several underwriters, on the same vessel. The policy was what is ordinarily called a time policy, commencing on the 25th of September, 1843, to terminate on the 24th of September, 1844. The vessel, at the moment at which the policy was effected, was in the Indian seas. In this policy it was agreed by the underwriters that the vessel was in a seaworthy state, the plaintiff stating that to the best of his knowledge and belief such was the fact, and the vessel was valued at 4,500/., the policy to which the defendant's name was attached being effected for one-third of that sum. It appeared that about the beginning of September the vessel sailed from Madras for the Mauritius with two hundred and eighty eight coolies, emigrant labourers, and some goods on board. In the course of the voyage the ship encountered some very bad weather, and was obliged to put into Trincomalee. It was not, however, allowed to enter the inner harbour there, as one of the persons on board was reported as ill of the small pox ; and after staying one day at that place, the captain was ordered to quit Trincomalee, or go into quarantine. lle preferred the former alternative ; and though when out at sea the ship had strained very much, and had made from 30 to 36 inches of water per hour, he quitted Trin comalee, and steered for Madras, where he arrived on the 25th of September. Madras is an open roadstead, and as the leak of 36 inches per hour still continued, a survey was held on the vessel, and, in accordance with the opinion of the surveyors as to what was necessary to be done, the captain set sail from Madras towards Co rings, which is a port where repairs were practicable. In making the attempt to reach Coringa the vessel en• countered very severe weather, and the leak increased; a council of those on board recommended the captain to cut away the mainmast, to ease the vessel, and he gave orders for that being done, and the operation was actu ally commenced, the starboard shrouds being cut away, when the storm became so violent that the mainmast went overboard. Being made of teak wood (for the vessel was American built), it was very heavy, and in falling overboard struck and sprained the mizenmast, which, and the foretopmast also, went overboard. Being unable to make Coringa, the captain put into Masulipa tam. There the ship was again surveyed, and was de cided to be so far injured as to require very extensive re pairs. These repairs could not be dune at Masulipatam, and as the monsoon had then set in from the north west, the vessel was without its main and mizen masts, and the crew had deserted it, and the coolies declaring that they would not again put to sea in it, the captain sold the vessel. It fetched nearly 1,2001. The plaintiff have notice of abandonment, and claimed as for a total loss. The defence was, that there had not been a total loss by any of the perils insured against, but only by the acts of the master. The case was tried at the London sittings after last Trinity Term, before Mr. Justice Wightman, when a verdict was returned for the plaintiff. Sir F. THESIGER now moved for a rule to show cause why the verdict which had been given for the plaintiff should not be set aside, and a new trial granted He contended that the jury ought to have been told that if the vessel was capable of receiving partial repairs at a port which it had reached, after suffering damage at sea, it ought to obtain those repairs, and then pro ceed to a neighbouring port, where it could be com pletely repaired ; and that the master was not jus tified in selling because at the port which he first reached all the repairs required to make the vessel capable of undertaking a long sea voyage could not be executed. Here the vessel was at Masulipatam, and it might be conceded that the vessel could not, at that place, get all the repairs necessary to enable it to pro ceed to Europe; but at a comparatively small distance from Masulipatam was Coringa, where all the necessary repairs could be performed, and whither, he contended, the master ought to have taken the vessel. The master ought to have had the ship partially repaired at Masuli patam, for the purpose of proceeding to Coringa to get the repairs completed; not having tried to do so, the owners could not recover as for a total loss. Again, the jury had been told to consider whether a prudent unin sured owner would have sold the ship under the circum stances which existed in this case, whereas the question ought to have been, whether, in the estimation of the jury, the circumstances were such as to justify a sale. Lord DENMAN said the Court would grant a rule on the point of whether or not a partial repair should have been made at Masulipatam; but on the other points the Court would take time to consider. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. OPENING OF THE EAST AND WEST YORKSHIRE.— This new line, that for fifteen miles accommodates the east and west districts of Yorkshire, was publicly opened on M , nday, when three trains ran each way, connecting the adjacent districts with the York and Newcastle and Leeds and Thirsk system of railways. The line fur nishes facilities to the inhabitants of the beautiful neigh bourhoods of Knaresborough and Harrogate, and the trains touch at Allerton, Marston, and other places, in their transit. By means of it, the farmers of East and West Yorkshire will be enabled to convey their corn, cattle, and agricultural produce to market with double the rapidity and at half the usual cost. The line has cost between 200,0001. and 300,0001. Its chief works are, a tunnel under a portion of the town of Knares borough, over the river Nidd, 300 feet long and 80 feet above the river. Mr. Hudson has undertaken the work ing management of the line, to ascertain its probable income, prior to entering upon an expected leasing pos session.—Leeds Mereury. DUBLIN AND DROGHEDA.RAILWA Y Traffic for week ending 2d instant:-7721. 19s. 6d. dorresponding week of 14st year, 879/. 17s. On toe 29th ult. the railway from Barcelona to Ma- trao was inaugurated amidst the enthusiasm of the peopl e . It is the first railway yet established in Spain. - RAILWAY TRAFFIC. (From Herapath's Railway Journal.) Ott a period when directors seemingly think of nothing but c idling up capital from the shareholders to make railways, it may be as well to lay before those interested a statement of the amount of the traffic, and the miles opened at the end of 43 weeks of each of the years from 1842 to 1848 inclusive. Some allowance should be made for the increase of traffic on the trunk lines, independent of the increase of general traffic from the opening of so many new miles of railway. Assuming the increase of traffic oa the railways from 1842 to 1848 to be 5 per cent. per annum, the surplus would represent the traffic belonging to the new lines opened during each year, and show the advantage or the reverse, of continuing to make lines or branches. The facts derived from the actual working and re venge of the railways tell as powerfully against the heati'ong syst em o f driving on with the construction of new lines as the of railway shares present disastrous effect produced on the valee in the market by the con tinued demand on railway shareholders for calls. [Here follow s a table exhibiting the receipts during the first 43 we e k s of thee and the 1842, 1843. 1844, 1845, 1846, 1847, and 1848, the length in miles opened a t the end of the period s .] The table shows a gradual increase of traffic per mile 0 53 ctober, 1848, a rapid to October, 1845 , and thence t o decrease. At the former period miles d were op ene d in the course of three years, while :period of' three years 2,244 miles wereu Burin; the latter , being fta e times as much. Looking at the traffic, per mile clevqY this ed great fun the e ath er increase in miles o p ened and decrease , s hows that the directors are going too fast with their new lines, or that many o lines actually abs tract the traffic of the old li nes ; for ne it Ti will lase o b se rved, in 1845, when 53 8 additional miles wer e opened, the traffic rose from 2,410/. per mile, in 1842, to 2,711/. pe r mile in 1845 ; but during the next three years, when 2,244 miles of additional railway were com pleted and in operat ion, the traffic sunk from an aye . - Ta.e of 2,7111. per mile t o 1,9551., being a falling off of 28 ner cent. Again, the traffic derived from the open inic! new lines appeals to be nearly e q ual to that on the old- lines up to 1845; thus far the result was favour able ; but no sooner are 536, 8 26, a nd 882 miles o p ened *hats the traffic derived from these new successively '- , , ii . lines and bra, 'teems falls ,o 1,112/., 8941., and 4741. per Tf works are continued at the same miler espectivel)". - rapid rate until all :ha railways ssnationed are will L' . kewise continue to be made, the result' unsatisfactory—that is, a & c.rease in Thethe receipts amounted per mile per annum. on the railw,:Y!" a to , 48, 30,654/. cost per mile of the railways completed t 18 , 4 8 2 am a o y u e to 34,920!., and of those completed up t the cost of per t mile, so that it is not very robable la,: 30,000'. construction will be vet.) ' much reduced below the capital accounts are tos be per mile, partic ularl y if always kept open. the shareholders must loo) ! To the traffic on the lines times to decrease per mile n for a dividend, and i f that co reat many of them must as new railways are op ened, a Is .dividends. The facts go ultimately without interest of cation of pat reference 'sere gh rence 'sere presented do not favour th e C. o f money Sha."es to any extent, t he borrow" 6 • 1 ., a rate o. e. u calls, for the interest, or any extraordinary' sacrifice on the part of sL sarebolders themselves to pay p Purpose of ~,,l iking Ii nes, which, when made, cannot pay a dividend. Everything i s , agea'nst the present system of making, rapid calls a n d c t arryie , g on of works at an alarming and ea $r rate. THE SUN, . LONDON, KNICHIT V. THORNTON. This was an action on a policy of insurance effected on the freight of a vessel called the Puseyhall, of which the plaintiffs were the owners. The policy in this case was to the amount of 1,000/.; the voyage, on which the freight was to be insured, was a voyage to the coast of Patagonia for guano, and the vessel had been wrecked in July, 1846. The defendant pleaded that the policy on freight had never attached, that the ship was not in a sea-going state at the time of the commencement of the risk, there not being a sufficient quantity of provisions on board, that the captain had gone out of his course, and that the vessel had been employed for other purposes than those contemplated by the policy. The cause was tried at the last sittings la:lore Lord Denman, when, on the ground that the captain had ben guilty of deviation, the jury returned a verdict for the defendant. Mr. Sergeant SHEE now moved fJr a rule to show cause why this verdict should not be set aside on the ground that it was against the evidence. He went into a full statement of the facts to establish his objet. tion, but _ _ The COURT thought the jury warranted in drawing such a conclusion, and on that point refused the rule. BAIL COURT, ;Vol,. 6. (Sittings in Banco, before Mr. Justice PATTESON.) THE QUEEN V. ADAMS. Mr. 11. HILL, on behalf of Mr. Adams, an attorney, of the borough of Totnes, applied for a certiorari to remove into this court an indictment preferred against him for stealing a poor-rate book. It appeared that a Mr. Buckland had instructed Mr. Adams to appeal against a certain poor-rate. Fur the purpose of pre• paring the necessary documents it became necessary for him to inspect the rate book. With this view he called at the house of the overseer, who happened at that time to be from home. His wife informed him that he had gone to Torquay, and had taken the rate-book with him; but she showed him one f,r the year 1847, which Mr. Adams said was of no u-e for his purpose. On a subse quent day he called again at the house of the overseer, when the latter charged him with having taken away the rate book. Mr. Adams stated in his affidavit that he had really never seen the rate-book in quistion. Pro ' ceedings were taken against him tefore the magistrates, who being equally divided in opinion upon the subject, no decision was come to by them. At the last quarter sessions, however, an indictment had been preferred against him for stealing the rate•boek, and the bill had been found. The matter had been much discussed in the public newspapers of that part of the country, and much party feeling had been excite I in consequence, which was calculated to produce a most unrair prejudice against him. Mr. Adams, therefore, wished t,) have the case removed into a superior court, where he could have the assistance of eminent counsel who would be at the asiizes.—Rule nisi granted. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nov. 6. (Siftings in Banco.) CORY V. THE NORFOLK RAILWAY COMPANY. This was an anion for money had and received to recover the deposits which the plaintiff hid paid to the defendants, in consideration of his (the plaintiff's) having secured to him certain railway shares, bearing a guaran 7 teed yearly interest of 51. per cent. out of the net profit of the railway company. It appeared at the trial at the last Surrey Assizes, before Chief Baron Pollock, that the Norfolk Railway Company and the Waveney Valley and Great Yarmouth Railway Company, on the 21st of October, 1846, agreed together to apply to Parliament for an Act to make a line of railway from Reedham to Diss, the two com panies having previously been unsuccessful in separate applications for the same purpose. The arrangements fora rrying On the joint intention were left to the dis cretion of the Norfolk Company directors; and, in order to raise the n ecessar y ca pit a l, th e y were t o crea t e new stock or subscription s for s n u n r shares,a bearing a guaranteed interest of 51. per cent. per proper powers and to commence from the day of the provisions It was also agreed that all re enitiiatlniedentto, Bill to applied for°tovit's should be inserted in the ing the eargeraeuta agreed upon into effect. The necessarysubfieribe for rr 20,000 shares Company Waveney Company w e 13, and ebsubject by the shares of 201. each in the said capital. October, 1846, the secretary thenf , it y Len th v e order of On the 27th of having been previously written to secretary to the Norfolk Company, his directors, wrote to each shareholder, arrangement, and statinr , expressly that the capital the to be raised by Norfolk Extension slew share ua W" .teed at 5.. per cent. per annum in perpetuity, to g b r e al. is sued to the holders of shares in both companies, &c. Th plaintiffs, as one of the Waveney shareholders, adopted the arrangement as to the raising of the capital, and i n 1 a few days after replied that he would accept 500 shares in the new line upon the terms proposed; and subse quently the plaintiff paid 8171. 6s. upon these shares, being a doosit of 30s. per share, and executed the par liamentary contract, Toe parliamentary contract recitc-cl the objects of the union of the two companies, and, amongst other matters, contained a stipulation to the effect that the members of the Waveney Company were to be shareholders in the said joint undertaking, upon condition of a fixed guaranteed rate of in terest of 51. per cent. out of the net profits of the Norfolk Company if the same were sufficient, and gubjeCt to such provisions, regulations, and restrictions, as Parliament might think proper to enact or impose with reference to the chute or clauses agreed to be in serted in the Bill for guaranteeing the 5/. per cent. in terest to the shareholders of the Waveney Company. At the time of entering into this contract the Norfolk Company's own Act, by its 20th section, provided that after the first of July, 1845, all profits of the Norfolk line should be divided amongst the shareholders of that line rateably, thus having the effect of rendering the above contract impracticable on the part of that com pany. Subsequently, the Act of Parliament for carry ing out the joint undertaking was obtained ; but in that Act there was a clause providing that the new shares should be subject to all the provisions in the before-men tioned Act incorporating the Norfolk Company, except in so far as those provisions might be modified by the provisions next therein contained, which latter provi sions only applied to the apportioning of the new shares to such shareholders only as had executed the subscrip tion contract according to the number of shares sub scribed for. But it appeared that in the Bill before Parliament there was a clause providing for the gua rantee of 5/. per cent., but only until the completion of the new line, and not in perpetuity. That clause, however, was rejected before the Bill passed into an Act. Under these circumstances the plaintiff contended that there had been a total failure of the consideration on which he had paid his deposits, and, therefore, that he was entitled to recover the amount back, in an action for money had and received. The Lord Chief Baron, at the trial, however, nonsuited the plaintiff, on the ground, first, that as under the new Act of Parliament for carry ing out the joint scheme, the plaintiff became entitled to be a shareholder in the joint undertaking, the considera tion had not wholly faile.l. And, secondly, that the Parliamentary contract had been entered into subject to any regulations, &c., that Parliament might make; and as Parliament had chosen not to sanction the guarantee arrangement, the plaintiff could not complain. Mr. Sergeant SHEE to-day moved for a rule nisi, to set aside the nonsuit entered, contending that under the circumstances the plaintiff was entitled to maintain the present action for money had and received.—The Court granted the rule. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Nov. 6. (Sittings in Banco.) THE DUTY ON BRICKS. - THE ATTORNEY• GENERAL V. WALKER. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved for a rule to show cause why a new trial should not be had in this case, which is one of considerable importance to builders, agriculturists, and others, who use bricks for draining and other purposes, on the ground of misdirection. An information had been exhibited against the de fendant to recover certain penalties for infringing the Acts of the 2d and 3d Victoria, which, for the purpose of promoting drainage, exempted bricks so used from the payment of the usual duty. The defendant had built several small bridges, or cul verts, over some drains he had constructed at Bard ❑ey, in Lincolnshire, and it was contended, on the part of the Crown, that this was a violation of the Act. The action was brought not for the purpose of putting the defendant to great expense, nor to recover exorbitant penalties from him, but in order to obtain a clear ex position of the meaning of the Act. The Learnt d Judge who tried the case laid it down that the bridges were part of the drain, and that the bricks used were exempt from the payment of the duty. To this the jury as sented, and found for the defendant. The Attorney- General held that the ruling of the Judge and decision of the jury were wrong. The COURT granted a rule. LAMPORT V. THISTLETHWAITE. _ _ _ Mr. CROWDER moved in this case fora new trial, on the ground of excessive damages. The action was brought for the plaintiff's services in mapping a large estate belonging to the defendant, situated in Hamp shire. It appeared at the trial, that the plaintiff was a young man in the service of the defendant's bailiff, a Mr. Hodder, at a salary of eighteen shillings a week; and in his leisure hours he employed himself during a period of two years in surveying and mapping an estate of the defendant's, consisting of about 8,000 acres. The defendant denied that he had employed the plaintiff at all, but the finding of the jury determined that ques tion, and the only point was, whether the allowance awarded by the jury was not excessive. It appeared that one shilling per acre was the charge of the first rate surveyor for mapping an estate, and out of that sum the surveyor found chainmen and other assistants, and paid all expenses, so that his profit did not exceed in any case ninepence per mile. In this instance the plaintiff was at no expense, for he was assisted by the de fendant's workmen, and the jury awarded him 4001., which was as nearly as possible a shilling per mile. If this verdict stood, the plaintiff would receive more than any other surveyor, and in point of fact he was no sur veyor at all. The CHIEF BARON suggested that as the defendant denied his liability altogether, that circumstance may have influenced the jury in awarding so large a sum for the plaintiff's services. Mr. CROWDER believed it was so. The CHIEF BeuoN—Take a rule to show cause. GOYMOUR V. BUSSELL. This was an action against a magistrate for assault and false imprisonment, tried before Mr. Justice,Maule at the last assizes for Suffolk, when a verdict was taken for the plaintiff, with 201. damages. _ _ Mr. (MALLEy now moved for a rule to show cause why there should not be a new trial. According to the Learned Counsel's statement, the plaintiff had been in the defendant's service as bailiff, and was discharged under circumstances which caused some litigation be tween the parties. After his discharge, however, the plaintiff persisted in coming to the defendant's premises, and it was suspected by the defendant's servants that on some of these occasions he had taken some articles which were removed from the defendant's yard, and thrown into en adjoining sink. The plaintiff was give❑ into the custody of a constable on this charge, but it was shortly afterwards withdrawn, and he was discharged, and for this imprisonment the present action was brought. The defendant pleaded " not guilty by statute," and it was contended on the trial that he acted bona fide in his character of a justice of the peace, and was entitled to notice of action. The plaintiff's counsel, on the other hand, submitted that there was no pretence for saying the defendant acted is his magisterial capacity. The Learned Judge left the question of bona fides to the jury, saying "that if they thought the defend ant acted in his character of magistrate, the verdict should be for him; but as he was not certain whether he ought to leave that question to the jury on the evidence, he directed them to assess their damages, to prevent the cause coming down again for trial." The jury retired and the next cause was proceeded with, and during its pro gress the jury in this case returned, and were asked as usual if they found for plaintiff or defendant, and the foreman answered " for the plaintiff, 201. damages," and the verdict was so entered. In the course ot a few mi nutes the jury again returned into court, and stated that there had been some mistake, that they had only stated the sum at which they assessed the damage, and ex pected to have been asked if they found the defendant had acted bona fide as a magistrate, which question they had resolved to answer in the affirmative. This intima tion was conveyed to the Learned Judge, who declined to interfere, and the verdict stocd for the plaintiff. There was now an affidavit made by nine of the jurymen, de posing to the facts, and the, Learned Counsel submitted that these facts showed there had been a miscarriage of justice, which the court should interpose to prevent by granting a new trial. The CHIEF BARON said the Court would inquire from Mr. Justice Maule if he thought there had been any miscarriage of justice. Mr. O'MALLEY did not anticipate that a reference to the Learned Judge would much assist the Court, but the affidavits he now tendered clearly proved that the verdict was contrary to the intentions ot the jury. Mr. Baron PARSE—Upon your own statement it does not appear there was any pretence for saying the de fendant acted in his magisterial character. Mr. Baron ALDERSON—The jury seemed to have given a right verdict by mistake.—(A laugh.) The CHIEF BARON—We shall consult the Learned Judge who tried the cause before we determine whether we sh.ll grant a rule.—Judgment postponed. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MARLBOROUGH-ST.REET. COMMITTAL OF RECEIVER AND THIEF. - Joseph Edward Buck, porter t:) Mr. Leach, printer, Greek street, Soho, and John Huddart, grocer, Owen-street, Soho, were brought before Mr. Bingham, the first charged with having stolen a ream of music paper, the property of Charles James Jeffreys, music publisher, 21, Soho-square, and the latter with having received the paper, well knowing it to have been stolen. Mr. Jeffreys said the prisoner was porter to his music printer, and had been in the habit of f tching the paper on which the music was printed from his shop for the last two years. The prisoner came the previous day for some p• per, and prosecutor noticed as he was going out of the shop that he had two reams on his shoulder. Having a suspicion that something was wrong, he went out after the prisoner, and crossed over the square out of the prisoner's view. The prisoner turned round and looked back at the shop several times, as if to see whether he was watched. He then went down a street not in the direction of Greek-street, and prosecutor lost sight of him. Prosecutor immediately went to Mr. Leach's shop in Greek street, and waited in the passage for the arrival of the prisoner.. After a short delay the prisoner made his appearance, but as he had only one i s s s na ho ea u n ld ? e , r, , p f r h o e se p cu ri t s o o r ne c r al p le r d om ou p t t — ly a, r , e nw a s m whear o te f dd, p o s e, p ,s e cia r lhl o , n y th o ht u mean about the other ream of paper; I have just dropped a ream in the street, and I knowing taken into where h a e r s tradesman'sthepaper s a h m op g . o ” i ng was, and the prisoner then begged for mercy on account Prosecutor h aek fo r insisted as it w on as of his family. The prisoner admitted that he had sold the paper to Huddart. Prosecutor accompanied the prisoner to Huddart's shop, and there found Huddart serving a customer. On telling him what he came there for, and asking him if he knew the prisoner Buck, the prisoner Huddart said he knew the prisoner, and then pushing away a tub, he produced the ream of paper, which, he said, had just been left at his shop. Prosecu tor asked him how ho could encourage such a system of theft. The prisoner begged he would walk into a back said as they were co a m t illg room and talk over the matter. Prosecutor refused, and called in a constable, and gave both prisoners into cus tody. mess. Huddartyfurthertostwaaterddstthhaet _ e The paper was worth about 15s. The police-constabl e who t Huddart into custody, tool: Another constableuck dart swore bitter] in Huddart's shop, pack pounds of sugar in. for bringing him into . such police-courth he had in H d ud dart per lb. for the paper. produced whic a quantity of paper found h he had principally used to Mr. Jeffreys said he had not the least doubt that this paper had also been stolen from his wa re h ouse . Huddart de n i e d any gui lty knowledge of the paper baying been stolen, Buck was fully committed, as was IluVa7t; but bail to be taken in thr_ latter case. WORSHIP-STREET. ELOPEMENT AND ROBBERY.—A young man, named 'J/wmas Hall, was placed a: the bar before Mr. II charged with having stolen a quantity of wcarilv apparel and other articles, the pronerty of Mr. Charlei E'ox, an ear:hcnwttre-dealer, in Red Lion-street, Kings land. The prosecutor, who gave his evidence with consider able emotion, stated that upon returning home on Satur day evening, he found no one there but his two children, who were crying bitterly, and ascertained from them that their mother had packed up a quantity of property in two or three bundles, and gone off with it. Oa search ing the place he found that, in addition to the whole of her own wearing apparel, numerous article's belonging to himself had also been taken ; and feeling satisfied that she had abandoned her home with the prisoner, who had been teen in communication with her upon numerous occasions during the prosecutor's absence, he proceeded at once to his lodgings, where he found them together, with the whole of the missing property, and having re proached his wife with her unnatural conduct in aban doninz her children in that manner without producing any effect upon her feelings, he called in a policeman and gave the prisoner into custody. Upon being called upon for his defence, the prisoner, with the most imperturbable coolness, replied that in the course of his conversation with the wife before she left her home, he particularly warned her of the conse quences that must ensue if she abstracted any property belonging to her husband; but she positively assured him. when he questioned her as to the contents of the bundles she had brought with her, that they solely con sisted of her own personal c l o thi ng , an d h e rema i ne d under that impression until the abrupt entrance of her husband, who claimed them as his property. The prisoner was ordered to be remanded, but the magistrate consented to accept substantial bail for his future appearance. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN THE CELLS.—In the course of the morning a determined attempt at self-destruc tion was made by a lad, named George Jervis, seven teen years of age, whom the magistrate had re manded to afford time for inquiries to be made re specting the ownership of a quantity of horsehair which had been discovered in his possession. He had only, however, been locked up a few minutes in one of the cells when Alderman, the gaoler, opened the door for the admission of another prisoner, and found him suspended in the agonies of strangulation by his handkerchief, one end of which he had twisted tightly round his neck, and secured the other to a portion of the ironwork in the upper part of the cell. He was instantly cut down by the gaoler, and a surgeon was promptly sent for, who suc ceeded after the lapse of some time in partially restoring him to consciousness, and having directed his imme diate removal to an hospital, he was forthwith conveyed, under the care of two officers, in a cab to the Home of Detention, with a request that he should be placed in the infirmary. SOUTHWARK. Yesterday Alfred Moor, alias Johnson, alias Matthews, Thomas Birch, Charles Downing, Ambrose Jacobs, Thomas Bates, and Henry Hodgson, alias Captain Hodg son, of the East India Company's service, were brought before Mr. Cottinghana for re-examination, charged with conspiring to defraud a great number of tradesmen of their goods. The court was thronged during the exa mination, which excited more than ordinary interest, particularly that portion of the proceedings which re ferred to Hodgson, who, it now appears, had carried on a system of fraud for a length of time, by pretending that he was a man of property, and possessed of influ ence with the Government. Mr. Charnock attended for Hodgson; the other prisoners were defended by their respective solicitors. In addition to the charges already preferred against the accused parties, who appear to have been all acting in concert for the purpose of obtaining various descrip tions of goods of tradesmen in the metropolis, and which have obtained publicity, A Mr. Moon, a watchmaker, of Holborn, was exa mined.—He stated that Moor called upon him, and representing his name to be Matthews, obtained two valuable watches of him, after having given a reference as to his respectability to a Mr. James Barclay, of No. 50, St. Alban's-terrace, Kennington. The latter person did give a most favourable character of the prisoner, who, it was since proved, sold the watches immediately he got them for less than their value, and both he and his referee absconded, and were not heard of again until Moor was recently taken into custody. Witness had never been paid for his watches. Mr. COTTINGTIAM said that it was his intention to commit all the prisoners for trial, and that two of the charges against Moor assumed that of felony, while that of his companions at present was for conspiring together to defraud tradesmen of their goods. The magistrate added, that since the last examination a communication had been received from Messrs. Walker and Co., cabinet makers and upholsterers, of Holborn, describing that Hodgson gave an order to the firm for 1501. worth of furniture, part of which was delivered at a house in the Southwark-bridge-road. The remainder would have been delivered the following day had not a letter been received by the firm from a female whom he had victim ised and ruined, which had the effect of preventing them from completing the order. A Mr. Jenkins stepped forward and stated that he had been induced to take Hodgson's acceptance to a bill which remained dishonoured to that day. He had since ascertained that Hodgson was connected with a gang of swindlers, and that they took houses to which they had the property sent, and were in the habit of referring to their associates, in order to obtain their goods. Mr. COTTINGII,II4I said that he had letters and papers placed in his hands with reference to the prisoner Hodg son, one of which related to his having made a promise of marriage to a Mrs. Fitzjames, a widow, and promising to settle 500/. a year upon her. Now it appeared that he was a man of straw, and not at all in a condition to keep his promise ; indeed, it had been ascertained that having stripped the widow of all she possessed, he then cruelly deserted her. The following is a copy of the epistle to which the worthy Magistrate alluded:— " My dear Mrs. Fitzjames,— Since I have had the pleasure of your acquaintance I have been much pleased with your person, manners, and accomplishments in every way, so that I have made up my mind to marry you, and at the same time I promise to be a good father to your dear little ones, and also to settle 500/. a year on you and yours, and if you prove an affectionate wife, at my death you shall have a proportion of my pro perty. I further agree, should I not marry you, to give up for your own use one-third of all my effects here and in the United States of America, " Witness my hand this 19th day of June, 1848. "HENRY HODGSON." Sergeant Berry, A division, stated that he had seen the female alluded to i n t h e above letter since the last examination, and that she gave a heartrending descrip tion of the manner in which she had been treated by Hodgson. That when first she met him he introduced himself as Captain Hodgson, of the East India Company's service, at which period she was in possession o f considerable property. That he had induced her to part with everything under the pro mise that he would marry her and be a father to her children, and that when he had reduced her to a state of beggary he then abandoned her, and left her and her children in a state of the utmost destitution. The Ser geant added, that from inquiries he had since made, he discovered that the "captain," at the very time he was in communication with Mrs. Fitzjames, inhabited a miserable lodging in Gun-alley, Tower hill, for which he paid a weekly rent of ls. 61, and that he (the Ser geant) also ascertained that he had never been in the East India Company's service. Mr. COTTINGEIA. N said that he was also in possession of letters from Downing -street, addressed to the pri soner, and that it appeared he was in the habit of ex hibiting them in order to induce a belief that he was a person of consequence, and in communication with the First Minister of the Crown. Sergeant Berry stated that Hodgson upon all oc casions represented himself as being in the posses sion of largo landed estates, and having by his interest secured the return of Lord John Russell as Member for the city of London. The Sergeant also produced another letter which was found in Hodg son's possession, and from the contents of which it would appear that he had formed an acquaintance with another female to whom he was about to act in a si milar wavier as he had previously done in Mrs. Fitz• James's case. Sergeant Barry said that he had made inquiry, and discovered that the female who had written the letter was served in a similar manner by Hodgson to that which he had previously done to Mrs. Fitzj ames. Mr. CoTTINOHAM observed that the documents and papers before him showed that Hodgson was more deeply engaged in fraudulent transactions than was at first s u p. posed. It was quite manifest that he had been for a length of time carrying on a system of fraud on trades people, aided by his fellow-prisoners, to a very great ex tent; added to which it now appeared, by the letters produced, that he had practised the most gross decep tion upon women for the purpose of depriving them of the little property they were possessed of, and rendering them by his baseness completely destitute. He (the magistrate) deemed it indispeniably necessary, for the sake of public justice, to sift the charges against all the prisoners to the bottom, with a view that such an organ ized gang of swindlers as that to which they all belonged should be broken up, and that they should be punished according to their deserts. He should, therefore, re mand all the prisoners until next Monday, when the depositions should be taken, and they be committed for trial. TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 7, TRIM LAMBETH. WHOLESALE FRAUD. —Yesterday Wm. Griffin alias Barker, a well dressed young fellow, was further ex amined before Mr. Elliott, on various charges of swind ling, and also on a charge of forgery. On the former examination it appeared that the pri smer had obtained from an oil and colourman in Gib son-street, Lambeth, a cask of colouring to the amount of 171., by giving a false reference; and, in addition to this, Mr. Francis, a house-agent in Mile-end, deposed that the prisoner had obtained possession of a house and premises near Beaumont-square, by actually giving re ference to himself. When arranging for the premises he gave the name of Barker, and gave a reference to Mr. William Griffin, so that on his (Mr. Francis) writing to a different person, as he supposed, he actually received a letter in the prisoner's own handwriting, giving him self a high charact , :r.—(Laughter.) Not suspecting the trick, he gave him possession of the house and pre mises, but before the quarter's rent became due he dis appeared, and the next thing he heard of him was a proposition, on his part, to dispose of the key and some fixtures on the premises (which he had sot put up or p lid for) at a moderate sum. Mr. Barnard, an artists' colourman, in Oxford street, said he had let the prisoner have goods to the amount of 71., on his representing that he was an artist by pro fession, and wanted them for the use of his pupils. He person named Turner, had also given a reference to a who gave him a capital character, but who was just as bad a 3 himself. Mr. Palmer, a carpent?r and builder, at Mile-end, pro duced a bill of exchange for 55., which thc prisoner had accepted in the name of William Barker. Mr. German, a coffee-house-keeper in Dean-street, Holborn, deposed that some time ago he let a coffce nous in Lambeth-walk to the prisoner, for 601. For this he gave him two bills of exchange for 301. each, and soon after disposed of the house to some one else. Toe bills, which were drawn on the National Bank of England, were both dishonoured, so that he was completely swindled out of his property. Police-constable John Jenkinson, G, who appre hended the prisoner, said that on searching the prisoner he found on his person letters and documents from which it was apparent that he meditated the most ex tensive system of swindling. The prisoner, who seemed to treat the matter with the greatest nonchalance, was remanded for another week. ROBBERY AT THE BRICKLAYERS' ARMS RAILWAY STATION.—Martin Cook, a sail-maker, in the employ ment of the South-Western Railway Company, and Eliza Cooper, who had lived with him as his wife, were finally examined, the former on a charge of stealing, and the latter with receiving various articles of jewel lery which had been forwarded by the railway, and re mained at the Bricklayers' Arms station to be called for. The articles found at the lodgings U . the prisoners, by Mr. Shaw, the superintendent of the luggage depart ment, were identified by the owner, and amongst the witnesses called to prove the charge against the pri soner, was A man, named Daniel Hayes, who had been dis charged from the company's employment in consequence of being himself suspected of stealing the very property. fie stated that one Sunday morning, some time ago, he went into the prisoner's room, and there saw the box from which the property had been taken, as well as the property itself, and Cook said he had carried the for mer away from the station in some canvass he had used in his work. Another witness, named Stillwell, said he heard the prisoner say something about a quantity of cigars, and threaten that, if " Tom" said anything about him, he should say something about the cigars. Mr. Shaw informed the Magistrate that latterly a quantity of cigars, a quantity of tobacco, and a portman teau had recently been stolen from the terminus, or Bricklayers' Arms station, and he had every reason to believe the prisoner Cook had formed an active member of the gang by whom these robberies had been com mitted. He had also every hope of bringing the other partners in the prisoners' guilt to justice. The prisoners were fully committed for trial. THE SUICIDE OF VISCOUNT MIDLETON. GODALMING, MONDAY NIGHT.—This afternoon Mr. C. J. Woods, the Coroner for West Surrey, resumed at Peper Harrow Mansion, Peper Har• row-park, the seat of the late Right Hon. George Allen Viscount Midleton, the adjourned inquest re specting the death of that nobleman, some particulars of whose melancholy suicide appeared in The Sun of Monday. The first witness examined was George Caesar, who said that he had been in the service of Viscount Midleton for a period of ten years. He saw his Lordship last alive on Tuesday evening, the 31st ult. He was then in his bedroom, and it was about twenty minutes past eleven o'clock. Whilst there witness saw him take a wine-glass and pour something in it, which he drank. He could not tell whether it was brandy or wine. On the following morning (Wed nesday) witness went into his Lordship's bedroom at about a quarter-past eight o'clock with the letter-bag, but not finding him there, he went in search of him. After looking in several rooms he remembered that his Lordship had told him a few days previous to take a brazier into another room, and prepare some char coal, which he stated he wanted for lighting a fire to dry the paper on the walls. The paper in that room was peeling off. According to his Lordship's direc tions the brazier was placed in the room. The room was a very small one, and approached by a narrow staircase. On reaching that room witness found the door closed, but not locked. A wax-candle which had been in the candlestick was quite burnt out, and on looking round the room he found his Lordship dressed and lying on the floor. The brazier was , standing in the middle of the room. He examined the body, and found it stiff and cold. He left the room and called Robert Dodman, the under-keeper, who was in the house, and who returned with him. By the CORONER—He did not notice any unplea sant smell when he went into the room. He had been in the habit of seeing his Lordship daily, but never noticed anything in his appearance which led him him to suppose that his mind was affected. He appeared perfectly collected, but at times his spirits seemed depressed. Mr. C. A. Parsons, of Godalniing, surgeon, said that on Wednesday morning last he was called upon to attend deceased. On his arrival, at half past ten o'clock, he found him dead, and extended on the floor, with his head resting on a pillow, which was placed on a wooden step. On entering the room he expe rienced a strong smell of charcoal, so strong that witness could not have stopped in the place had the door been closed. There was an iron brazier in the room, with a quantity of charcoal in it. Witness did not think there was any necessity for a post mor tem examination, as the cause of death appeared so conclusive. Elizabeth Edwards, widow, said that she had been in his Lordship's service about six months. She never saw him more than four times, but generally received her orders from one of the other servants. The only persons in the mansion on Wednesday morning were herself and daughter, except Caesar, who had come to sleep there a few days since. By his direction she had taken the brazier into the room. She put a small quantity of charcoal into it. By the CORONER—She never saw his Lordship in that room before Wednesday last, when she saw him therein dead. Thomas Lee said that he had been in his Lordship's service ever since he came to his title, twelve years since. Of late he hai been sa depressed that he was afraid something would occur. Mr. James Steadman, surgeon, of Guildford, said that ever since his Lordship had come to his title, and had resided in Surrey, he had been his regular me dical attendant. In 1847, from March till the 25th of April, his Lordship complained of being depressed and uncomfortable, but witness was not aware that he was ill. He had been living much alone, and had not taken his usual exercise. Witness did not think it necessary to order anything for him beyond simple medicines. He, however, advised him to adopt some different mode of living. He wanted witness to see Mr. Robinson, a solicitor, of Essex-street, Strand, and make arrangements for his Lordship to travel. He, however, rallied, and no arrangement of the kind was carried out. By the CORONER—He had always considered his Lordship an eccentric man, and of very wayward disposition. William Bickerstaff, of Peper Harrow, park la bourer in the service of the late Lord Middleton, said he had known his Lordship for several years. lie was engaged to look after the woods and plantations, and frequently conversed with his Lordship. H e noticed that on Tuesday last he seemed to forget what he had been talking about. It was not usual- for his Lordship to do so. Thomas Lee re-examined—His Lordship had been in the habit of late of sitting up at nights. When witness had the fire prepared, he said it was too large, and he asked him to make a smaller one, which he did. William B one said that he had been in his Lord ship's service 20 years. He had lately seen him low spirited, and he complained of pains in his head. He was also very forgetful at time 4. The witness then alluded to an expression made by the noble deceased respecting the Rev. Mr. Thomas. Mr. J. Debenham, clerk to Mr. Henry Marshall, solicitor, said, that he was frequently in his Lord ship's company —sometimes for a day together. He often noticed that he was very low-spirited, and he seemed to suffer much in mind on account of a law suit he had with a Mr. Beaden. The last time he was speaking of something he wanted completed ; for, in the event of his death, he said it would be difficult to finish. He then burst out crying. He left the room, and on his return he noticed that he had been crying much. Mr. Parsons, the surgeon who had since the last court made a post mortenz examination of the body, described the cause of death, which was suffocation from charcoal fumes. _ _ The Rev. Lawrence W. Elliott, of Peper Harrow, said that he had known the deceased for many years. In July, 1847, he came to him and communicated the intelligence of her Ladyship having left him, and added that it was all his own fault. He was then in such a distressed state of mind that witness did not like to leave him by himself. He therefore tried to cheer him up. Two or three days afterwards he told witness that he was in such a distressed state that he had hardly been able to keep himself from laying violent bands on his person. He was then in a most unhappy state of mind, and witness thought it dan gerous to leave him. He could not attribute his state of mind to anything else than the separation between himself and Lady Midleton. About the middle of March, 1848, whilst conversing with witness, he said, Oh, my life is a hell on earth ;" and added, that he had had such a night that he would not have another like it for all the world ; and he concluded by saying, that he had been on his knees all the night. He was extremely violent in his language, and seemed to suspect his best friends of wanting Lady Midleton to set him at defiance. He often said he hoped he should be seized with a fit of apoplexy and die. During the last two months he had spoken of how he had disposed of his property, and what would be the result after his death. On the morning of Wednes day last he attended at his Lordship's late residence. In the room were he was lying were some verses and letters, with a document headed, " The last will and testament." Se7eral of the jurors here expressed a desire to inspect the writings, but,, The CORONER said he could not see what good would arise by examining into family aff.lirs, and, moreover, the letters had been sent to the parties to whom they were directed. Severalother witnesses were examined, who merely corroborated the main features of the above evidence ; one, however, stated that his Lordship felt most acutely the death of Lord George Bentinck, and Said he had himself a fit of a similar character when in France. There being no other witnesses to examine, The CORONER proceeded to charge the jury. He went over the evidence in a very careful manner, re marking on the most important features. He said there were three things for the jury to consider—the first was, did his Lordship wilfully destroy his own life? He apprehended that there was little doubt on that point. The next thing they had to decide was his state of mind. The Learned Gentleman was read ing several law cases bearing on the point, when the reporter was obliged to dispatch his report to catch the last train ; we are, therefore, unable to give the verdict until tomorrow. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. We adopted, yesterday, the error of the Hanzpshire Telegraph in reporting the death of Lord " Midle ton," as that of Lord Middleton, the naval officer. To Captain Lord Middleton's friends the mistake must at once have been apparent. The deceased nobleman was described as of Peper Harrow, county of Sur rey ; whilst the naval officer, it is well known, is of Middleton, county of Warwick, and of Wollaton House, Notts. His other names are " Digby Wil • loughby," he is a baron and a baronet, and spells his surname with " two d's." The unfortunate deceased is " Viscount George Alan Brodrick Midleton, and Baron Broderick of Midleton, county of Cork, in the peerage of Ireland ; and Baron Brodrick, of Peper Harrow, county of Surrey, in the peerage of Great Britain." SERVICES OF CAPTAIN HENRY EDEN.—Captain Henry Eden, who succeeds Commodore Sir J. Gor don Bremer, K.C.8., as superintendent of Woolwich Dockyard, is the fourth son of Thomas Eden, Esq., Deputy Auditor of Greenwich Hospital, whose elder brothers were—first, Sir John Eden, Bart. ; second, Sir Robert Eden, Bart.; and third, the first Lord Auckland, and whose younger brother was Lord Henley. Captain Eden is cousin to the present Earl of Auckland, First Lord of the Admiralty, and is the brother-in-law of Lord Brougham. Captain Henry Edep entered the navy as first-class volunteer in June, 1811. His first ship was the Acasta, 40, Captain A. R. Kerr, and he served in her as volunteer and midshipman, cruising in the Bay of Biscay and on the north coast of America for three years. From the Acasta he removed to the Tonnant, 80, flag-ship, at Cork, for a few months, and in Feb ruary, 1816, was appointed to the Alceste, 38, Captain Murray Maxwell, and proceeded in her with Lord Amherst's embassy to China, and shared in the hazard ous service of the expedition and the disasters which befel the unfortunate ship on her returning. He passed for a Lieutenant in August, was promoted in October, 1817, and in June, 1818, was appointed to the Liffey, 40. After serving in her two years, he was appointed to the Rochfort, 74, in March, 1820, and continued in her as Flag-Lieutenant to the Com mander-in-Chief on the Mediterranean station until October, 1821, when he was promoted into the Chan ticleer, 10, and commanded this brig, and then the Martin, 16, for three years in the Mediterranean. As a Commander he also served in the Herald yacht, for six months, on the home station. He was promoted to the rank of Captain in April, 1827, and commis sioned the Conway, 26, in February, 1832, and com manded the ship for three years and a half. For six months he was cruising off the Texel and Scheldt, in the winter time, at the blockade of the Dutch ports in 1822-33, and for his zealous and judicious conduct there obtained the officially recorded approbation of that distinguished officer, the late Vice Admiral Sir Pulteney Malcolm. He then proceeded to Oporto, and during the siege of that city by Dom Miguel was senior officer there, in command of the Conway ; when, by the performance of the duties entrusted to him, he secured the written approbation of Sir Wil liam Parker, then commander-in-chief at Lisbon. He subsequently proceeded to the Pacific in the Conway, and returned to England after serving two years on that station. When Admiral Sir Graham Moore, his brother-in-law, was appointed commander-in-chief at Devonport, in February, 1832, he appointed Captain Eden his flag-captain. He served there three years in command of the Impregnable, 104, and Caledonia, 120, to the entire satisfaction of the gallant admiral, by whom he was officially commended for the high state of discipline and efficiency of the flag ships, as well as for the way in which the port duties were performed—they were then of an onerous character, arising from the reinforcements dispatched during this period to the fleet at China. On Sir Graham Moore striking his flag, Captain Eden went on half pay until May, 1844, when he was appointed to the Collingwood, 80, as flag captain to Sir George Sey mour, proceeding as commander-in-chief to the Pa cific. After fitting this ship out at Portsmouth, how ever, in a very creditable manner, and for which he received the highest testimonials from Sir George Seymour, for the good order which was apparent in the early period of her equipment, and the general good conduct which had been observed on board of her, he was obliged from ill-health, when the work was done and the ship on the eve of sailing, to relin quish the command, much to the regret of every one on board. On the Earl of Auckland being nominated to his present office, he appointed his cousin to be his private scretary ; and after faithful and efficient service to his Lordship for two years and a half—with what ad vantage to the members of the service, individually and collectively, distinguished officers have not failed to express personally and in writing to ourselves and others —the First Lord of the Admiralty has selected him, after more than twenty years' actual service afloat, and at the age of fifty-two, to be captain superintendent of Woolwich Dockyard.—li er ad . PLYMOUTH, Nov. 4.—Her Majesty's brig King fisher, 12, Commander Harvey, sailed yesterday with the monthly mail for the coast of Africa. Yesterday, after having a conference with Mr. Henderson, Master Attendant, the Admiralty Finance Committee visited the Earl of Morley at Saltram, where they slept, and this morning returned to breakfast on board the Black Eagle in Hamoaze. Early to-day they resumed their duties, and a second time examined the yard and inspected the frigate Phcebe, of 50 guns, and the sloop Niobe, 28, both constructing in the new ground. On IVednesday next the Committee inspect the Royal William victualling yard. The emigrant ship Marian came in this morning from London, whence she brought 180 passengers, who will be Increased by an addition of 60 here, bound to South Australia. On Sunday the Marian left the emigrant ships Lord Hungerford and Gle nelg, 1,500 tons, in the Gull stream. Wind N.N.W. Cold weather, with sleet. THE THREE GREAT RAILWAY COMPANIES. The proposed amalgamation of the London and North.- Western, Great Western, and South-Western Railways will, if effected , create ie most powerful combination ever kn.iwn in this country, and bring to one under taking an amount of capital larger than any of our great national undertakings. The total amount of the capital of the amalgated company will be 42,371,2391., divided as under:—London and North Western capital, raised by shares, 14,044,5731. ; by loans, 9,186,6721. ; total, 23,231,245/. The shares in this company are 10,184 original shares of 1001. each, which are paid up; 55,000 London and Birmingham 25/. shares, upon which 22/. have been paid; 168,380 new quarter (251) shares, upon which 71. only have been paid ; 66,879 fifths or 201 shares, on which 18/. have still to be paid ; 12,090 Lon don and Manchester 40/. shares, 231. paid and 151. due ; 30,000 Manchester and Birmingham 10/. shares, marked A, upon which 9/. are paid; 60,000 ditto, marked B, 9/. paid; 70,000 marked C, 11. paid; consequently the com pany have power to call upon -55,000 quarter shares, at 3/. each ... 168,380 new ditto, at 18/. each 66,879 20/. shares, at 181. each 165.000 • 3,040,840 ... 1,203,822 • 181,350 ... 30,000 • 630,000 120,090 401. shares, at 15/. each 30,000 101. shares , at 11. each 60,000 101. shares, at 91. each £5,251,012 The capital of the Great Western is 11,457,277 i.; 6,478,221/. being raised by shares, and 4,979,0561. by loan. The share capital is divided as under: 25,000 shares of 100/. each, 90/. paid up; 28,000 50/. shares, all paid; 93,000 25/. shares, ❑pou v hich 4/. are still due; 37,500 201. shares, paid up; and 69,700 new 171. shares, on which 13/. have been paid. This company has still power to call upon -25,000 original shares, at 10/. each 93,000 251. shares, at 4/. each ... £250,000 .., 372,000 ... 139,40) 69,700 171. shares, at 2/. each £761,400 The South-Western Company has raised from shares 6,075,3871., and by loans 1,609,350/. or a total of 7,684,737/. The South-Western shares may be classed as under:-25,840 50/. paid• up shares; 60,000 new 50/. shares, upon which 42/. 10s. have hem paid; 46,500 40/. shares, upon which 34/. have been paid; 9,2661.:501. con , olidated tenths, paid up; 12,000 40/. corbolidated tenths, paid up; 120,560 16/. 13s. 4d. third , , upon which 131. 6s. Bd. have been paid; 147,766 ne w 7 per cent. scrip upon which 11. 13s. 4d. only have been called up. This company has therefore power to call upon -6,000 50/. shares, at 7/. 10s. each ... £45,000 0 0 46,000 40/. shires, at 6/. each ... 279,000 0 0 120,560 16/. 13s. 4d. share , ', at 3/. 6s. Bd. each 281,306 13 4 147,766 16/. 12s. 6d. shares, atl4/.195. 10d, each 2,210,482 13 4 £2,815,789 6 8 The amalgamated companies will, by their present powers, be entitled to call up, within the time allowed by the Act for doing so, the sum of 8,819,201 L 6s. Bd. The entire weekly receipt of the three companies, should they not exceed their present average, will be 70,0001. per week, or 3 610,0001 per annum. The number of miles of railway over which the companies will have control will be nearly 2,000, upwards of 1,000 of which they will have ;in their absolute posses sioc. North Western consists of London and Bir.. ininghain 1121- miles, Birmingham to Newton 83 miles, Liv(rpool and Manchester 31 miles ' Manchester and 'Birmingham 31 mil es , Macclesfield branch 10 miles, Northampton and Peterborough 47i miles, Bedford and Bletchley 161 miles, Leamington and Coventry 9 miles, Aylesbury 7 miles, Bolton and Leigh 10 mile=, Chester and Crewe 21 miles, Trent Valley 49i miles, Dunstable 7 miles, a portion of the North Union and Preston 19 miles. The Great Western from Paddington to Bristol 1181 miles, Didcot to Oxford 10 miles, I.3%vindon to Gloucester 37 miles, Kemble to Ci rencester 4 miles, Bristol to Exeter 75f miles, Glou cester to Cheltenham 74 miles, Reading to Hungerford 25i miles, Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth 13 miles opened, Reading and Basingstoke 20 miles. The South- Western main line is 106 miles ; Bishopstoke to Salis bury 22 miles, Southampton to Dorchester 61 miles, Wey bridge to Chertsey three miles, Poole branch two miles, Windsor and Datchet 14 miles, Waterloo exten sion two miles. The Great Company will thus by means of their own and other lines, in which they are bene ficially interested, have the entire traffic from Plymouth to Perth.-- Times. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 6. STOCK EXCHANGH.— Mere is a fair demand, and prices are a point higher. The sales are—Eastern Counties, 12% Great Northern (A Shares), Deferred, 3 1 , 2 —Lancashire and Yorkshire (late Manchester and Birmingham), Fifths, 4% c. dis.—Ditto, 10/. Preference, 1 4 p.—Lancaster and Preston, Quarters, 9 1 ,4 2 —London and North Western, 116—Ditto, Quarters, % p.— Midland Stock, 80—Ditto, New Ilalyes, 10 3 ,4 die.—South-Eastern and Dover. No. 4, Thirds, 6%- -York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G.N. E. Purchase), 1 1 A dis. hiANCHESTEit, Nov. 6. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Birkenhead, Lanca shire, and Cheshire Junction, 311. Shares, c. dis.— North Staffordshire, 6 3 / 4 dis.—Leeds, Fifths, 4 1 4 dis.—Ditto, Preference, 5 16 p.—Caledonian, Preference, 1 dis.—London and North-Western, Quarters, % p.—South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4, 6 9.l6—Sheffield, Preference, 9% c.—Grimsby, 50/. Shares, 31 dis. BIRMINGHAM, Nov. 6. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Caledonian, Prefer ence, 1 , 4 i dis.—North Staffordshire, 6Y B die.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham, 4% dis. ex new—Shropshire Union,66s. 3d. dis. —South Staffordshire, 4V s dis. ex int. YORK, Nov. ; STOCK EXCHANGE.—The business transacted is - -day was as follows : —East Lancashire, 15—Great Northern, 3-- York, Newcastle, and Berwick, No. 2 (late New Berwicks), 12 3 4—Ditto (G. N. E. Purchase), 6. GLASGOW, Nov. 3. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Caledonian, Prefer ference, 82s. 6d.— Clydesdale Junction, 55—Dundee and Perth, 22—Edinburgh and Newport, 6A— Glasgow, Kilmar nock, and Ayr, No. 1, 575. 6(l.—Ditto, Halves, No. 2, 625.-- Great Northern, 73s.—North British, Thirds, 723. Scottish Central, 23 1 / 2 —York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), 6►,4. COAL MARKET.—YESTEaDAT. Bate's West Hartley... 15s 6d Belmont l7s 9d Buddle's W. Hartley.. 16s Od Braddyll's Hetton l B5 6d Chester Main lss 9d dell East Adairs Main..... 14s 3d Hetton . ilasting's Hartley lss 9d Haswell l9s 3d Holywell Main New Tanfield 153 6d Shotten North Percy Hartley.. 155 6d Stewart's Ord's Redheugh Pontop Windsor .... . 14s 9d Caradoc .. . Ravensworth's Pelaw. 14s 6d Hartlepool South Pontop .. ...... 14s 6d Hudson's Hartlepool 175 Od canfield Moor Townley l4s 6il Kelloe ~. 18 5 Od Walker's Primrose ... 14s Od South Hartlepool Wylam West Wylam West Hartley Wall's End, &c. Adelaide Tees Acorn Close 133vricke and Co. Brown's Elm Park Framwell Gate ..... 165 6d Heaton ...._ ~ ~. Hebburn 163 6d Iledworth Hotspur l6s Od Hilda Killingworth l6s 6dl Northumberland Peareth l4s 6d Percy Bensham l6s Od Walker i Eden Main ■ Tees West Tees ... 16s 9d West Cornforth '7B Od ...... l7s Whitworth l5B 9d Cowpen Hartley - 16s 6d DerwentwaterHartley 15s 9d Hartley Nixon's Merthyr ._ 2ls Od Sidney's Hartley Snapethorpe Whitworth Coke Elgin Skips at market, 425. BURKE'S HISTORY OF THE LANDED GENTRY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND, SUPPLEMENTARY VO" LUME.—This great work is a lasting monument of the industry, the research, and the scrupulous zeal of the author, and it will be an enduring and trustworthy re cord of the genealogies and family history of the untitled aristocracy of these realms. We have already expressed our admiration of the comprehensive plan of " ta r ke's Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary," and of the satis factory manner in which that plan has been carried out. We have only now to remark, that the supplementary volume before us adds some hundreds of families to the already large list; and seems to bring the undertaking as far as it can be brought at present. A general index of all the names occurring in the histories of the various families recorded in the work is in preparation, and when that is appended, the untitled gentry of Great Britain and Ireland will have as perfect a dictionary of their family connexions and heraldic rights as the peerage and the baronetage.—Morning Post. (ADVERTISEMENT.]--Liver Complaints and Pains in the Right Side, need not be endured. The Vegetable Restorative Pills, prepared by John Kaye, Esq., of Dal' ton-hall, near Huddersfield, speedily restore the healthy action of the Liver, carry off the redundant acrimonious Bile, and remove the consequent pains from the side and stomach. The following testimonial is in character with hundreds more: —" Mr. Lowe, of Newark. lodge. near Gloucester, was for some time confined to his bed, suffering from Liver, Bilious, and other complaints. He obtained some of Kaye's Worsdell's Pills, and in less than a fortnight he was restored to a degree of health greater than he had enjoyed for six years. He declares that the Pills have done him more good than all the media eines he ever took." The genuine Pills have the arms of John Kaye, together with a fac-simile of his signature, on the printed directions for use wrapped round each box. Sold at Is. lid., 2.9. 9d., and 4s. 6d. per box, to be had of all respectable Chemists and Medicine Venders. COURT MARTIAL AT SHEERNESS.--A court martial assembled on board the Ocean flag-ship at Sneeraesst on Saturday, for the trial of William Ellikin, a private of Royal Marines. The prisoner was placed sentry on the after cockpit to keep watch on the evening of the 25th Of October, from six to eight o'clock, and on Sergeant Rogers going round visiting the sentries, the prisoner was absent from his post, and the sergeant found him se creted behind some screens and drunk. The circute: stance was reported to Lieutenant George B. Heasty, of the Royal Marines, who was the officer of the guard, and that officer ordered him below to his hammock, and gave directions for the prisoner to be brought up next m orn' The prisoner struck the sergeant with his fists' and Lieutenant Freeland then ordered the prisoner to be put in irons. This-the prisoner resisted until he Nval overpowered—the pri soner 'cursing and s wear i ng; and on the morning of the 26th, Sergeant William Col , Royal Marines, went into the cockpit to take the pry soner before the captain, when the prisoner said, the first chance he had he wou ld ta k e t h e life of Sergea nt Rogers. Rogers. The Court, after a lengthened consideration , returned a verdict, that the first charge was not proved; the second, third, and fourth being proved, the sentence of the Court was, that the prisoner receive corporal punishment of fifty lashes on board the Ocean, and further be imprisoned in the county gaol at Maidstone fur two years, and to forfeit all pay. The Court then broke up. MONEY MARKET.—The premium on gold at Paris, is 17 pe r m ill e , w hi c h , at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 10Id. per ounce for standard gold, gives an ex" change of 25.57; and the exchange at Paris on London at short being 25 47fr, it follows that gold is 0.37 per cent. dearer in P ar i s t h an i n London. The course of exchange at New York on London is 1011 i per cent. , and the par of exchange between England and Arne' rica being 109 23-40 per cent., it follows that the exchange is 1.08 per cent. against England; but th°, quoted exchange at New York being for bills at 60 figs sight, the interest must be deducted from the aboYe difference. On the 31st ult., at Salisbury, Lady Roper, of a daughte r ' On the 2d inst., at Monmouth, the lady o f th e Rev. W'. Lendon, of a son. On the 3d inst., at Southampton, the lady of Bronght °ll Kingdon, Esq., of a son. on the 4th inst., at Oxford-terrace, Hyde -park, the lady of F. Hayes, Eq., Captain 62d Regiment N. 1., of a daughter . On the 4th i nst., at R ussell-place, Fitzroy -square, Mrs. S. Bennett, of a daughter. Oa the 4th inst., at Park-road-villas, tipper Holloway' Mrs. E. J. Cole, of a daughter. On the 4th inst.,. in New-park-road, Clapham -park, th e lady of W. L Oldfield, Esq., of a daughter. On the 4tn inst., the lady of Mr. C. Oxley, of Camberwel l ' of a son. On the sth Inst., at Charing-cross, Mrs. Charles Prater, °f a daughter. MA RRI ED. C On the 2d inst., a t Bath, Walter C . Jameson, of Bath, So n of the late C omman d er J ameson, R.N., to Sophia, eldest daughter of W. Green, Esq., of tha tame city. On the 3d inst., at Southampton, Richard, eldest son of ' 6. Ferrier, E , q., of Burgh Castle, Suffolk, to Jane Parket , daughter of Samuel P. Edwards, Esq, colle c t or o f her Ats- jesty's Customs at S ou th ampton. On the 4th inst., at Marylebone Church, William H. Ne s4r ; man, Esq., of South amp t on, to Mary, daughters of the let Captain W. Sargent, R,N. DIED. On the 28th ult., at Brussels, Martha, the widow of Lieut." C lonel W. Williamson, C. 8., late of the Madras Army- On the 31st ult., at Sion-house, Brighton, aged 57, A"' the wife of Dr. H. S. Byron. On the 2d in s t., at , B rompton, aged 28, Charles, the secona son of T. Jackson, Esq. On the 3d i nst., M r. R. Young, of Nelson-square, aged 70. On the 3d i nst„ at Menuden Vicarage, Bridget, second daughter of the l a t e T . Lode, Esq., of Donington, Lincoln shire, and wife of the Rev. St. John Wells Thorpe. On the 3d inst., at Richmond, Mr. J. W. Trage, formerlyof Claph am . On the 3d inst., Caroline, the wife of Mr. J. Bolton, ° I Albany-street, Regent-street, aged 40. On the 3d i nst., at Green-street, Park-lane, Captain J• S. Alston, 27th Regiment Bengal N. 1., second son of the late A. 'stewart, Esq., of Urrard, N.B. On the 4th i ns t,. at Brompton, Owen Thomas, Esq., late of Boulogne-sur-Mer. On the 4th inst., at Brighton, H. T. Windsor, Esq. , Of hluswell-hill, aged 52. London: Pri n t e d and Published by 141U11150 YOUNG, of No. 112, St ran d , P r i nter, at The Sun Office, Na 112, Of Strand, in the P rec i nct of the Savoy, in the cotultl " P l .id (1100 ; Tuc4dAYl &Tenter 7,1548. 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