The Sun. — London, England, 1848-12-16 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER l6, lB4B. THE MURDERS AT STANFIELD tiALL.—CPMMITAL OF RUSH. NORWICH, FRIDAY EVENING. — The magistrates' final examination of James Blomfield Rush terminated late last night in his commitesl for trial on the charge of hav ing murdered Mr. Isaac Jermy and his son. From the details which have already gone forth it has been diffi cult to conceive the motive which could have incited the assassin to destroy the lives of Mr. Jermy and his son, and attempt those of Mrs. Jermy, her daughter, and the lady's maid. The mystery attached to the rightful ownership of the Stanfield estate, the outrageous attack of a body of men in taking possession of the property, together with Rush's remarkable history, his transac tions with Mr. Jermy, and his publication to the land lords and others of Norfolk on the alleged usurpation by the elder deceased of the Stanfield estate, have all com bined to perplex the public mind as to what could have been the object of the assassin in contemplating so dia bolical an act. The discoveries, however, since made by the police of forged documents and deeds, purporting to have been signed by the late lamented Recorder, ap pear to supply the reason for the commission of the murder. At fear o'clock yesterday afternoon a communication was sent to the reporters from the magistrates, inti mating their intention of throwing open the court in the course of half an hour, when the whole of the deposi tions taken would be read over in the presence of the accused, and he would then be fully committed for trial. Accordingly, at the appointed time the court was opened, and was soon inconveniently crowded. After a lapse of a few minutes, Rush was brought into the room, and seating himself at the end of a table, drew from his coat pocket a large bundle of papers, and proceeded to arrange them with remarkable coolness, at the same time requesting to be supplied with pen and ink. He is a fine healthy looking man, with ruddy countenance, about 45 years of age, and his figure and gait exactly correspond with the description of the assassin given by the domestics of Stanfield-hall. Throughout the tedious examination he evinced the ut most composure. The magistrates having taken their seat, Mr. Cann, their clerk, r ea d th e d epos i t i ons , w hich had 3 in number. been duly signed, by the witn esses , no f e wer than 33 The first deposition read was that of James Watson, the butler, which confirmed in every particular _which the.has testi monynd he gave at the coroner's inquest, a been fully reported in our columns. Mrs. Jermy Jermy's statement was next read. Her deposition, it will be recollected, was taken on the morning f ollowing the murder. An unfavourable change in her condition had rendered that course necessary. The substance of her evidence has already appeared in The Sun. Being cross-examined by Rush, Mrs. Jermy said—l do not recollect what Eliza Chestney said to me. I think she said something. I met her at the turn of the passage leading to the staircase hall-door. Watson came up from the pantry. I do not know whether the man had a hat or a cap on. ply impression was that he had a great-coat on. I could not say if it was buttoned or unbuttoned. I have not been told what Watson or Chestney said. The evidence of Eliza Chestney, the lady's-maid, was then read, the substance of which has also been given. She was cross-examined by the prisoner, and said she did not see his face. Could not see him distinctly, be cause he appeared to have a mask on. Could not say whether he had a hat or a cap on. Saw that he had very broad shoulders. After she had been shot and fell down, the man said " Poor thing, poor thing." He looked like the prisoner Rush. Margaret Reid, the cook's, evidence was the same as she gave at the inquest, adding, " When I saw him I judged who he was. I felt sure it was Mr. Rush." The statements of Maria Blanchfore, Honour Holmes, Coller Clark, William Fuller and Pow (policemen), John Stanley, merchant, of Wymondham; Elizabeth Cooper, and Stephen Amiss, police-inspector, were then read. No new facts appeared to have been elicited from them beyond what they had given at the coroner's in quest, excepting the fact that the clock in Rush's farm —the Potash, was found a quarter of an hour faster than that at Stanfield-hall. The proceedings were here interrupted by the Rev. Mr. Wilson, who, observing that the reporters did not continue taking notes, asked them whether they were re porting from memory. The Rev. Gentleman was in formed that the evidence of the latter witness had already been disclosed to the public in the report of the coroner's proceedings. Rush leant forward, and, addressing the chairman, said—" Would you be kind enough to give me these gen tlemen's replies, for I certainly am at a loss to imagine why they should take one portion of the evidence, and not the other." The Rev. DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN informed him that the evidence had transpired at the coroner's inquest. Rush answered—" Oh! I am perfectly satisfied." The reading of the depositions was then continued. William Bacon, a sheriff's officer, spoke of being in possession of Stanfield Farm, at the suit of Mr. Jermy, in October, 1847. Rush wanted him to leave the farm, as he had paid the money once. Finding subsequently that the claim was enforced, he said, " D—n them; I'll do for them some time yet." The evidence of the surgeons, Mr. W. Nichol and Mr. R. J. Tunally, describing the injuries sustained by the deceased, was then read. The evidence of the most important witness, Emily Sandford, alias the widow James, was then read. The greater part of it has already been made public, but the following is new:—She stated that her real name was Emily Sandford, but she had lately been called by ano ther name, She had signed her former depositions by the name of Emily James. She felt obliged to do soon account of the respectability of her mother. She had written many papers for Rush. She had been in the habit of engrossing. She knew the paper then produced, and marked A. It was in her handwriting, and in the writing called " engr .ssing." The signature of " Emily Sandford" was her writing. The three papers then produced marked " B, C, D," were also written by her in the same hand; and the signatures of Emily Sand ford were her writing. On the 3d of October she was in London, and by the direction of Mr. Rush she wrote out the paper marked " D" on the same day that it bore date. She copied it from a rough draft given to her by Mr. Rush, in his writing. On the evening of the same day, at No. 2, Milne-street, London, Rush, Richard Read, Thomas Jermy, and John Lerner came in. The marks of John Lerner and of Thomas Jenny were affixed, in her presence, to a document. Read and she were witnesses. By Rush's direction, on the sth of October, she came into Norfolk by the railway; and Rush met her at the Norwich station. She expected, when she came down, that she was to lodge in Norwich. When be met her at the station he said, "I will take you to Potash to-night ;" and he drove her to Potash Farm. She left her box at the station. While g oing to the far m h e to ld h er he requ i red her to b e there f or three or four days, for he wished to have an interview with old Mr. Jermy in her presence. She stopped at the Potash Farm till the 10th of October, but she did cot during that time see Mr. Jermy. Mr. Rush kept her in -doors, saying he did not wish her to be seen by the workmen. Day by day he told her that he would see Mr. Jermy. On the 10th of October it was fixed that she should leave, as Mr. Rush said there was no likeli hood of Mr. Jermy coming. He also told her he ex pected Mr. Read to come from town. It was determined that Savory should drive her to Norwich. As they were about to start Rush said, "As Mr. Jermy does not come to Potash I'll go to Stanfield-hall, as I must see him be fore Read comes." She and Rush got into the gig, and the boy accompanied them on foot. They went the way to the hall across the fields. The road was so bad, that there was very great difficulty in keeping the pony on his legs. About two fields from the hall they were stopped by a great drain, and Rush wanted her to stop there with the gig. She remonstrated; and then he said he would go as far as the hall. When they got to the bridge close to the hall, Rush said, " go in, and if you are required I'll send out the butler, or come myself for you." Rush went in, and remained 20 minutes; she was not sent for. When Rush rejoined her, she asked him whether Mr. Jermy had come to his terms? He said, "We cannot agree!" They got into the gig, and proceeded onwards, and when they got to the turn to Potash, Rush left her, and Savory drove her to the Bowling-green Inn, at Norwich. The next day she went to the Swan, and there she wrote to Ru s h, and told him where she was. The next evening he Caine to her. She stayed there three or four cull- When they left the Swan, Rush got a fly, and they went to seek for lodgings , and got lodgings at try -thSetaeswr:L. inneaTdhweataare-street.. When Rush came ,5 a w avit o h him. After she had been at Dirs. Stacy her a rough copy of s ethin r ten days Rush brought which he told her to copy gin his own writing, on sstamped sheet, which he gave her. She made two cop ies, by his direction, both on stamps. The one prod " CS" was one that she so copied. After she had IC:tied them, Rush tore up the rough draft, and put pocket. The stamps were half-crown Btu : stam sh p e s i h n ea h r i d s no more about the papers till the following when Rush came to her lodgings, and said he slo S u i l l T d d a j , at the White Hart, and Mrs. Stacy and she would dine together as usual, and after dinner he would bring some dessert. He returned,land brought al small bottle of brandy, telling her that brandy would do her more good ; but she refused to take brandy, and the bottle was not uncorked. After a short time, he took from his pocket the two stamped papers that she had written, and said, " I want yon to pat your signature to these papers you wrote." She asked him whether she should sign her name James or Sandford? He said, write your own name and the word " witness;" so she wrote " Emily Sandford," and the word " witness." She looked at the papers, and they were dated the 10th of October; and she observed, "These are dated the 10th of October,the night we went to the hall." When she copied the papers she put in that date. When she wrote her own name she knew the name of "I. Jenny " was written to it. because Rush told her to write her name opposite to it. She wrote her name without thinking much about it. After she had signed, they had some words about sign ing, and she said to him, " I cannot be a witness, be cause I did not go to the hall." He said, " Nonsense; I did not want you to be a witness; it is a mere matter o f f o rm." He put both papers in his pocket, and went away in about an hour. The next day, feeling uncom fortable about these papers, she wrote to him, and told him she could not be a witness. She put the letter into the post on Tuesday evening herself. He came to her, and was very angry; he said, "It is very indiscreet in you to write on such a subject; you ought to speak personally, and not write letters." She kept a copy of the letter, and he asked her i f she had a copy, and made her fetch it. It was written in penc il. He took it, and tore it up, and put it in the fire. She remained at Mrs. Stacy's a fortnight; and when Rush came one evening, about tea time, it was arranged that she should go to the Potash Farm on the Friday fol lowing. Rush drove her to the farm, and when she got there she went up stairs immediately. About a week or so after she had been there Rush said, " I have more work for you to do; some more copies for you to make." Mr. Cann read the second agreement, marked " B," dated the 21st of November, 1848, which was to the effect, that it was thereby agreed by Isaac Jermy, of Stanfield-hall, that if James B. Rash gave up all those papers and documents he had relating to Stanfield-hall and the Felmingham estates, and did all that lay in his power to maintain and keep him, Mr. Jermy, and his heirs, &c., in possession of the said estate, he Mr. Jermy, would give up all claims upon the said James B. Rush, he would 'iv up all claim he had on him in respect to the Potash him a lease of fa p rin, and would burn the mortgages he held, and give years, on the samtheeterm uthe writings of the same to the said James B. Rush within twelve m o nths sa and from the date thereof, and give - h o e n l d e Felmingham dcondi f t a i r o m ns f a o s r he tw t e h n e t n y Jameseement from B. Bush agr the present claimant, Thomas Jermy. could in any way affect eed tth give up all documents that and promised to do all he e title of the said Isaac Jermy, him, his heirs, &C., i n posse Zed to maintain and keep Signed, James B. Rush. W itness, of the aforesaid estates. Emil Mr. Cann read a third agree ment Sandford. Oct. 10, 1848, between Rush on I l he marked a n C," dated Jermy, by which Mr. Jermy afreeed te ute t part, and Mr. B. Rush have 5,0001. on the Potash e said J ames In over and above the time mentioned ' , three ye ars the g deeds, at 4 per cent., computing th e three ars at mortga g e expiration of the ten years mentioned in thyee morte k y, the deeds. Signed " Jermy," and "J. Rai Witness, "Emily Sandford." The next document, marked " D," was an agre ement made on the 3d of October, 1848, between Thomas Jermy, of Upper Tooting, in Surrey ; John Lamer, sen., 9, James-street, Featherstone-street, City -road ; Charles Lamer, jun., of Wiltshire, on the one part ; and J. B. Rush, of No. 2, Milne-street, Pentonville, London; to the effect that T. Jermy, J. Lamer, and C. Lamer, jun., agreed for themselves, their heirs, &c., to let to the said James B. Rush, his heirs, &c., and he agreed to hire, all those two farms in Felmingham, Skeyton, and North Walsham, then in the occupation of the executors of the late Mrs. Mary Rush, and pre viously in the occupation of Mr. John Rush and the said James B. Rush, for the term of twenty-one years, com mencing from the 11th of October, 1848, and ending the 11th of October, 1869, at the annual rent of 2301. The aforesaid rent, after making the deductions, was to be paid to Thomas Jermy, John Larger, sen., Charles Lar- A few days after he brought her a sheet with a half- I ner, jun., their heirs, &c., as they respeetively came i n t o crown stamp, and gave her something he had written possession of the aforesaid property; and Rush, as soon roughly to copy. She did copy it, and found it referred as he could conveniently after the signing of this agree to the mortgage on the Potash Farm, and to giving up ment, was to put Thomas Jermy into the possession of some papers. The document marked "B" was the one the said estates, and do all he could legally to assist him she copied. She only made a copy of the writi. gat the in maintaining possession; and if he succeeded, then, time. There were no signatures nor date to it. He from the rent, as it became due, he was to reimburse said " Write another ;" and he gave her another stamped himself all reasonable expenses he might incur in keeping paper for that purpose, and she wrote ano her. He him, the said Thos. Jermy, in possession ; and of a ll rea asked her to make a third, and to do it nicer, and for sonable expenses in obtaining possession for the afore that purpose he gave her another sheet of stamped paper, said parties. Signed Thomas Jermy, his mark; John quite a new one. She copied one on that, and to the best Lerner, sen., na his mark. Witnesses Richard Read, of her recollection they were all alike, with the excep- No. 2, Red Bell-yard, Thames-street, London; Emily tion that in the third he desired her to leave out the Sandford. And it was further agreed, that the aforesaid latter part. He folded the others up, and put the last in parties should sign another agreement worded like the his pocket, and said, " I'm going to the hall to see Mr. above except as to the date, at Felmingham, the 12th of Jermy." He left the house, as she supposed, for Stan- October next. Signed; Thomas Jermy, pq his cross; field ; and all the papers were taken away. He returned John Lerner, sen., tsi his mark. Witnesses, Richard in an hour and a half, and then she asked him if Mr. Reed and Emily Sandford. Jermy had signed it ? This was in the bedroom, where Mr. Samuel Bignold, Mayor of Norwich, said—l am they were in the habit of dinin g , and where the cloth conversant with the si g n a t ure o f t h e d ecease d M r. I saac was laid for dinner on that day : He said, "No ; but I Jermy. lam satisfied the signature attached to the have appointed to see him again this afternoon, and I paper marked "A" is not in his handwriting. The sig shall see him on my way to Felmingham." This took nature to the writing "B" is not his handwriting. I place on the Thursday before the murders. Rush have looked at the signature "I. Jermy," in the paper laughed, and sa id, never saw suc h a strange fellow as marked " C," and lam satisfied it is not in the hand that Jermv is. He behaved as if we never before had writing of the late Mr. Jermy. words in our lives." He talked a good deal about his Mr. C. Clarke, jun., of Wymondham, clerk to Messrs. interview with Mr. Jermy. She and Rush dined Mitchell and Clarke, produced an indenture, dated together, and after dinner he took out papers, September 20, 1844, under the hands and seals of Rush and said, " I have some writing to do ; you had and the late Isaac Jermy, by which the Potash estate better take your walk." She used to take exercise in was charged by Rush with the payment of 5,0001. to Mr. the garden. She went into the garden, and remained Jermy on the 30th of November last. there half an hour. When she returned she found Rush The whole of the depositions having been gone in his bed-room with papers on the table. She had been through— in the room only a short time when he said, "I want The Rev. Mr. WeLsow addressed the prisoner,'and in you to put your name to these papers ;" and he handed quired if he had anything to say, at the same time telling her three papers. The paper written in the morning, him that whatever he did say would be taken down, and marked "B,' was one. The words, " Witness—Emily might be used as evidence against hire. Sandford," on the paper, were her writing. She saw the Rush here attentively perused, for a few moments, name of " L Jenny" on the paper, which she believed some notes he had taken on a slip of paper. He then, must have been written after she made the copy. After in the coolest manner, addressed the Court as follows: she had signed her name he took the pen and wrote his I have not a great deal to say. I have repeatedly own name to it. Th ere was another paper like that signed asked for copies of the depositions, and complain of them byher about the mortgage. He did not produce the being refused me. There has been such a multiplicity third he made ;it was in his pocket. He told her it of evidence taken, it was impossible for me to carry in was the original ; the paper marked "A" was the one my mind the most important points, to examine one wit- These papers had the signatures of "I. Jermy" and "J. ness with regard to what others had said in their state- B. Rush." That paper (produced) was one of the three ments. I have also repeatedly requested that my keys she had written in the morning, and she now saw that it and papers might be given up to me, as the magistrates was not of the same purport as the other two, but they did not consider they were of use to them as evidence all referred to the mortgage. About two d a y s a ft er against me, but have always been refused when applica- Rush said " I want to let you into a secret." He led tion has been made both by me and my family. .1 also her into a closet in the parlour, and showed her a little complain that locks have been broken that you had the place in the closet, and a chisel, and how he could raise keys of, and where property of the greatest importance it. He said—" This is a place made to keep all my to me as regards this charge has been kept back, not papers; my poor mother was the only one that knew of produced ; and up to this time I am not aware whose it, and now she is dead I will let you into the secret." custody they are in. And I now request to know of The papers sbe signed in Rush's bedroom she signed be- you, Mr. John Cann, (the magistrates' clerk), where cause he told her. She always did what he told her, are the three keys you had when you were at the Bride- These papers (produced) are copies. The cloak pro- well, Wymondham, on the Saturday I was taken to the duced was taken to London by her. It was a bright Castle? scarlet colour, and she had it dyed for him. It was an The CHAIRMAN—You had better continue your obser old-fashioned woman's cloak; one with a hood. After vations, and reserve your questions till the close of the it came from the dying, she got her dressmaker, proceedings, when they shall be answered, if it is possible a Miss Francis of Goswell-road, to make it into its for us to do so. present shape. The hood of the cloak was made into Rush—Well, I'll go on so, if you like. I also now the cape ; Rush asked her to get it made for him. It say that your conduct and your father's (Mr. Cann, the remained in her lodgings till the sth of October, but magistrate), and Mr. Wilson's,' has been most villanous Rush never wore it there in her presence. She brought in the way they have conducted the examination, as far it from London with the other things, and she took it as regards obtaining the ends of justice, and particularly to Potash Farm when she went there the'last time. The as regards their conduct in obtaining the evidence of cloak remained with her other things 'under the bed Emily Sandford; that such means have been resorted to some days. She complained to Rush of the things being to obtain such evidence as was never before used by any there, and they were taken out of the box; and Rush other magistrate in England, and that my firm opinion took the cloak and hung it up with the other things in is, that both you and your father, of your own know the bedroom closet. The only time she saw Rush wear ledge, know the greater part of the two last examine this cloak was when he fitted it on when the dressmaker tions or depositions, whichever you like to call them, to had altered it, and the morning after the murder. The be false; and I now charge you with professing to act as closet where it was put was locked, and Rush kept the my solicitor from Wednesday, the 29th, inclusive of that key. She had seen his keys hanging at the door in day, up to the day (Monday, the 4th inst.) when I was first the day-time. On the first and second occasions of Rush examined here, and having, by so doing, precluded my going out after poachers, they were living up-stairs, and taking any one else to act as such; that you also took the he locked the door of the passage, so that she could not watch I had, so as you might be paid any charges that go down stairs. When he returned, he said, " Where might have been charged for so acting; and that I had are you ?" and she told him, "lam in your room." He not the least idea but that you were so acting till Mr. then said, " Step into your room." On the night of the Pinson told me he thought I must be under some mis murder, when Rush came down stairs, he must have take.—(Rush here refreshed his memory by taking a few had boots or shoes on from his tread. He had his coat minutes' perusal of his notes.)—l now want to know off while he was speaking. On the night of the 28th as when I can have a copy of the depositions. I also want lighted g to et k ti n n o g w su i c f h l pa c p a e n rs h a a s re ar t e he ne samecessa necessary e f a o n r s the door of the bedroom was a little open, she saw a fire my oal d w e f e e d n c lu e , e t h o e f in the room, which she concluded must have been li some time from its appearance. They had left off living same as a solicitor, with the exception of my liberty. I in the bedroom from the Sunday night before. She have only one more observation. I also request to have had the keys to the bedroom generally. There was no the watch and appendages, which you took with it, given fire on the Monday. On the night of the 28th there were up to Mr. Pinson, on his paying you whatever charges only Rush and herself in that part of the house, as Savory you have against me in visiting me at the Bridewell, in slept at the back. Rush had a pair of boots he was in the presence of Mr. Waugh, and at other times, and by the habit of wearing, and she saw them drying by the being paid the usual charges for making a copy of the fire in the bedroom on Saturday. These boots came up depositions. That's all, sir. as high as the ankle. They were rather thick, and open The clerk here handed the statement for the prisoner at the sides, with a strap behind to put the finger in. to sign. He signed it in a bold style of handwriting. She would know the boots again. The wig produced CHAIRMAN.—Prisoner, you now stand committed for was Rush's property. He had it in London last April trial at the next assizes on the charge of murdering Mr. to wear on an occasion when he was going to visit some Isaac Jermy and Mr. Jermy Jermy. friends to transact some business, and he wanted to know Rush—Very well, Sir, that's all right. (On rising from what they were about without being recognised. his seat he jocosely remarked to the reporters who were Rush's mode of cross-examining Emily Sandford, sitting near him—" All will be out by and-by; time will otherwise Mrs. James, was violent in the extreme, and show.") it was evident that he was endeavouring to intimidate He was then removed, still protesting against the great her. The migistrates frequently int e rf ere d, w i t h a v i ew injustice done him by th e mag i strates, an d t h e i r detain of inducing him to proceed in a more- rational manner; ing his keys and papers. but without heeding the rebuke he proceeded in the Mr. Cann, the clerk, then addressed the bench, and same strain. She was under examination several hours , said, he need s carce ly assure t h em that there was not a and during the whol e o f th e ti me was convu l se d i n gr i ef, particle of truth in the charge the prisoner had made but he failed in shaking her testimony. At the conclu- against him, in respect to acting as his legal adviser. sion she was conveyed to Wymondham Bridewell, in the The Rev. Mr. POSTLE said, the magistrates were quite custody of Mrs. Bryant, the matron, where she is con- satisfied as to the unfounded nature of the charge. fined in default of obtaining sureties to ensure her ap- The examination terminated at a late hour. pearance when called upon. Mr. George Pinson, the Governor of Norwich Castle, took the cloak now produced on the 4th of December from the prisoner. He said, I was present when Emily Sandford was brought in as a witness on the 13th of December. As she was about to be examined the pri soner made a violent speech, complaining of the conduct of the magistrates. I removed him by order of the ma gistrates. I brought him back, and he persisted in the same language. He said, " The magistrates were all a set of villains, and he would show them up to the judge as such." Rush said to the magistrates, " I ask no favour at your hands, and I'll prove it such before I have done with you." Witness again removed him from the room. lie said, " Let me see, shall Ibe quiet?" I told him I thought he was pursuing a very wrong course. He said, " You don't know." After a pause he said, " No; let them go on and do what they like." On the 14th of December I was present at the prisoner's cross examination of Emily Sandford. At the conclusion ho said, If she signs them (the depositions) I hope her hand will rot off, and if she bear a child by me I hope it will be born with a brand upon it, for she has done all she could against me." Mr. Superintendent Witherford, of the Norfolk con stabulary, said—On Saturday morning, the 2d of De cember. I examined the closet in Potash-farmhouse in the parlour. I went down on my knees and examined the boards in the right hand corner. I saw a board not nailed down. I took it up, and saw s - ime papers. Mr. Cann was in the c'oset with me. I saw him take some pipers and a box from beneath the flooring. The box was locked. I placed the board in the same place where I found it. Mr. John Cann placed some papers in the closet again, and it was locked up. I found a " wide awake" hat on the bridge on the Wednesday morning after the murder ; it has been owned. Mr. John Csnn, Berk to the magistrates of the Forehoe Hundred—On the 2d of December I went to the Potash-farm, in compeny with Mr. Cann, the ma. gistrate. Superintendents Hubbersty and Wither ford joined us there. Search was made in the parlour closet. I saw Witherferd take up a board, and from under the floor take out some papers and a box.' The box I now produce. Its was locked. I procured a key and unlocked it. I had then in my pos session a bunch of keys which I had from one of the police-officers. None of those keys fitted the lock of the box. I unlocked the box on the following day. It con tained sundry papers, among which were four agree ments on half-crown stamps. The first, marked "A," was made on the 10th of October, 1848, between Mr. Jermy and Rush, by which Mr. Jermy agreed to let to Rush all those two farms lately occupied by Mr. John Rush, and Mr. James B. Rush, for the term of twelve years from Michaelmas, 1848, at the annual rent of 3001.; and that a clause should be inserted in the said lease that his (Mr. Jermy's) son was to have the right of shooting over the said farms, and to have a sitting-room and bed-room provided for him when he should require the same in the shooting season, and that he should be boarded in the farm-house, and pay what was reasonable for the same. The document was signed by the parties. Witness, Emily Sandford. LAW INTELLIGENCE. VICE CHANCELLOR'S COURT, Dec. 15. (Before Vice - Chancellor WIGRAM.) 31‘GREGOR V. TUE DERBYSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, AND WORCESTERSHIRE JUNCTION RAILWAY. The VICE-CHANCELLOR, in giving judgment in this case, said it was a bill to establish a lien upon money paid by way of deposit. The plaintiff was the solicitor to the East and West Junction Railway, which subse quently amalgamated with the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway, and the bill al leged that a contract was entered into between the East and West Junction Railway and himself, whereby a lien upon the deposits was created for his costs and expenses as solicitor. Upon the amalgamation, a large sum of money arising from the deposits passed to the new com pany, and the plaintiff now sought to charge them with the payment of his bill of costs. The plaintiff had en tirely failed t•o establish that lien by evidence; nor was there any admission in the answer to supply that defect. It was clear no trust could be established against the new company unless the contract for the lien to the first company were proved. The plaintiff must pay the costs of the suit, and by consent he should refer it to the Master to tax the plaintiff's bill of costs, the defendants new offering to pay the amount when taxed. COURT OF QUEELV'S BENCH, Dec. 15. WALFORD V. PAYNE. This was an interpleader issue, to try whether certain property, seized by the: Sheriff of Middlesex, at the suit of the defendant, a grocer, in Regent-street, was or was not the property of the plaintiff. It appeared that the plaintiff, Mrs. Watford, an aged lady, had been for many years the confidential servant of the Baroness Dillon, now deceased, and that its consequence of her having been in that capa city since 1801, and on account of back wages, and the loan of a sum of 2001., she assigned to her the unex pired lease of the premises which she occupied in Quebec-street, and the entire furniture of the house. Subsequently the defendant distrained upon the pro perty tor rent and for sums owing by the Baroness. The original agreement was p u t i n , and evidence adduced to show that the property really belonged to Mrs. Watford. Mr. Montagu Chambers and Mr. Ball appeared for the plaintiff. Mr. HUMFREY, who appeared for the defendant, stated that the case of the defendant amounted to this, that the assignment was a friendly one, and was adopted for the purposs of preventing the property from being taken under a Chancery suit then pending. The evidence, however, did not support the defence. The jury found for the plaintiff. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Dec. 15. (Before the CHIEF COMMISSIONER.) IN RE JOHN D'MONTE ARBUTHNOT. This insolvent, a young man, who had been a member of the firm of Arbuthnot, Latham, and Company, mer chants, of Great St. Helen's, was opposed by Mr. Stur geon, for a Mr. Wood ; and Mr. Sargood appeared for the trustees of the Albany for the possession of some chambers ; Mr. Coke supported. The ease occupied sum. hours. The d.bte in the ag gregate were upwards of 19,0001., but the consideration debts were under 5,0001. The insolvent had won on "play" and betting transactions about 3,0001., and had lost about 5,0001. ; whilst on railway matters his losses exceeded 12,0001. When he became of age, about four years ago, he had 22,800/. under his father's will, and whilst he was in partnership his sharp of the business was 12,0001. a year. He left to follow the " turf." His stud of horses had cost about 6,0001. After the last " Derby" he received about 1,0001., and paid away a good deal more. He had about a dozen betting books, which he had not filed. The COURT said the insolvent had answered the ques tions very fairly, and eventually the case was adjourned to file the betting books.—Adjourned accordingly. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of Dec. 15.) SUGAR.-The demand was brisk to-day for West India for home trade purposes, and the rates paid are 6d per cwt. above those of last Friday; the market also h as a firm aspect. At publi c sa l e 107 hhds Barbadoes went at stiffer rates; fine yellow fetched 40s to 40s 6d, good 37s to 395, and middling 35s 6d to 365; 52 hhds Trinidad, low yellow 33s 64 to 34s per cwt. The purchases to-day are 505, making 3,745 hhds and trcs for the week, which is a large quantity for the time of year. On Tuesday 315 hhds 125 barrels Porto Rico Sugar, 150 hhds Barbadoes, and 115 hhds of Demerara chrystalised will be offered at public sale. REFINED.-To-day Refined Goods were in excellent demand for home trade purposes, brown lumps at 46s 6d to 475, and Standard Lumps 47s 6d to 48s. In Bonded Crushed Sugar there is no variation to notice. MAURITIUS.-This afternoon a good demand was ex perienced for Mauritius Sugar, and 3,990 bags at auction sold readily at fully former rates ; good yellow at 37 s to 37s 64, middling 34 s 6d t o 3 5s 6d, low 33s 6d to 345, fine brown 32s to 335, good 31s 6d, middling 30$, out of condition 30s to 36s per cwt. EAST INDIA.-This afternoon Bengal Sugar was dealt in with greater freedom, and 3,403 bags at auction went at very full prices; fine strong grainy yellow at 40s to 425, good 38s to 39s 6d, middling 35s to 375, fine white Benares 42s to 435, good 41s to 41s 6d, damp 408 6d to 41s. FOREIGN.-At public sale yesterday 3,498 bags of Pernambuco Sugar were offered, when a part only sold at 36s to 37s for yellow, low to fine white was taken in at 38s to 41s per cwt. To-day there was no public sale of Foreign Sugar, but privately much inquiry existed. For the week 1,900 bags yellow Havannah have been sold at 19s 6d to 20s 6d; 1,000 bags white Pernambuco 38s to 39s 6d, and several parcels of low Java, Manilla and China at firm rates. MOLASSES.-There is at present not much demand, yet holders remain firm, the rates asked are 14s to 17s for West India, 13s to 14s for East India, and 15s for Bengal Treacle ; the purchases made are, however, still of little moment ; at auction 14 puns of ordinary St. Vincent's were taken in at 14s per cwt. COCOA. -This afternoon at public sale 3,113 bags Guayaquil Cocoa were offered; the sound was taken in at 29s to 303, but damaged sold at 25s to 26s 6d per cwt. COFFEE.-This afternoon Ceylon Coffee was in excel lent demand, and 944 bags Plantation at public sale sold at stiffer rates; middling 503 6d to 525. low middling 46s to 495, fine and fine fine ordinary 355 6d to 455, triage 29s 6d to 30s, and pea berry 48s to 525. 45 bales Mocha went at stiff rates; ordinary old yellow long berry 57s to 59s 6d, middling greenish, not long bean 528 64, low middling 48s to 48s 6d, damaged 45s to 50s, and triage 15s to 225. The value of good ordinary Native Ceylon is 29s 6d to 30s per cwt. TEA. -There has been little passing in Black this week, and sellers are willing to accept former reduced rates; bid to 7d is the value of common Congou, and 74d for good ordinary. Green met with little attention, and can be purchased upon rather lower terms. For Scented and Pekoe Teas there is a dull sale, and quota tions tend downwards. Public sales are declared to take place on Thursday; at present the quantity advertised is 3,000 packages. SPICES.-To-day at public sale 125 bags Bourbon Cloves sold at 6i 1 to 7d for middling and good, and or dinary 6d; 1,524 bags Malabar Ginger 255, damaged 17s to 20$ 6d; 1,722 bags Malabal Pepper sold at stiffer rates-shot 30 to 3/d, half heavy 2-ad to 2d, damaged 24d to 34d; 41 bags of White, sound 44d; 50 bags of Pod taken in at 50s to 565; 114 boxes Preserved Ginger sold 10d to I Id; 53 cases of Preserved Nutmegs 2s to 2s 14; 27 packages Malabar Cinnamon sold 3fd to 4d; 96 boxes of Capenne Pepper, damaged 2d to is 1r1; one lot sound is 8d: 5 packages Nutmegs taken in at 2s to 3s 4d for brown, and middling 2s 6d; 4 cases of Mace sold at is 104 to Is I Id, and mouldy is 10d. SALTPETRE.-To day rough Saltpetre was in excel lent demand, and 2,748 bags at auction were nearly all sold at rather higher rates; Calcutta, 2, per cent refrac tion went at 27s 6d, 44 to 41 do at 26s 6d to 275, 61 do 26s to 26s 61, 9f to 9 do 253 6d to 265, and damaged 20s 6d to 255; a portion was taken in at,27s to 27s 6d for 51- to 7 per cent refraction. A public sale of 1,000 bags Calcutta is declared to take place on Tuesday. RICE.-To-day the demand was not brisker for East India Rice. At public sale 2,699 bags Bengal only in part sold at lOs 6d and I Is for good white, and damaged 8s 6d to lOs per cwt, which are full rates. SAGO.-At public sale 351 chests of Pearl Sago sold at 24s to 25s 64 for fine, and inferior 17s 6d to 18s 6d; 23 brls Tapioca 6/c1 to 74 per lb. A public sale of 866 bags Sago Flour is declared to take place on Wednesday. INDIGO.-For Madras rather more demand has been experienced this week, and the rates paid are 2d per lb above those of the last quarterly auctions. At public sale this afternoon 22 serons of Guatemala Indigo sold at 2s. 64 to 3s 2d. COCHINEAL.-Buyers have made purchases with in creased freedom this week ; for low and silvers prices must be quoted 14 higher, whilst better sorts and black fully sustained the previous value. At auction the qu entity offered was large, still the whole sold. SPIRITS. -The operations in Demerara Rum have been to a fair extent this week, and at stiffer rates. The sales are 250 puns; 33 to 35 per cent over proof at is lid to 2s, 31 to 36 over 2s t) 2s Id, fine 35 over 2s 4d. In East India an extensive business has been done, the sales are 1,400 puns at is 3f d proof. Leeward Islands is held fur stiffer rates, business in consequence has been restricted to 100 puns at is 4d to is 5d proof. Jamaica is held with firmness, plain quality 30 to 33 per cent over proof at 2s 8d to 2s 10d, mAlling and good middling 33 to 36 over 2s 11 d to 3s 24, good 3s 3d to 3s 6d, and fine 3s 8d to 4s 2d. The amount of business done in Brandy has been small this week, and at rather lower rates. Deliveries de not fall off. Cognac, best brands of the vintage of 1845, can be bought at 5s to 55 2(1, ditto 1846 4? 84 to 4s 10d, ditto 1847 3s 3d to 3s 104, inferior 33 to 3s 44, Bourdeaux 2s 3d to 2s Bd, Spanish 2s to 2s 4d, and French 50 per cent over proof 2s to 2s Id. Geneva is little wanted, the value of ex port sold is is 104 and of fine for duty 2s 4d to 35 per gallon. For British-made Spirit the price has been re duced to 10s per Feurr.-On Tuesday there was a public sale, consist or innocence of the prisoners, leave out of their minds anything which they had either heard or seen in print to the prejudice of the prisoners. At the same time, he trusted, that if in the opinion of the jury, the evidence wen t to the full proof of the guilt of the prisoners, the jury, u' regardless of consequences, would not fail in returning a verdict of guilty. He should be in a condition to prove that some time prior to the 14th of August some arrangements were made in the town of Ashton-under-Lyne, which resulted in an or ganisation of a most formidable character. What was the precise object of these arrangements he would leave the jury to discover ; but he thought it right to state, that on the 14th of August, a sort of simultaneous rising took place in the district near Ashton-under-Lyne. Between eleven and twelve o'clock on that night a large number of men collected in Catherine-street, armed with pikes, guns, pistols, and other weapons of offence. He would trace these parties from Catherine-street down Bentinck-street, which runs across Old-street to Stamford-street. At this point a police officer, named Smith, was stationed near the corner of Moss-street, and ho, it appeared, had been paced in a position of great jeopardy, for a pistol was presented at his head, and, fortunately for himself, missed fire. When the parties got to Brook -street, some of the parties who were there said that Bright, the policeman, was coming, upon which a fellow named Sigley, who had since absconded, went down the street, followed by Bright, who was afterwards dragged along Bentinck street, where he was heard to say that he knew the persons of his assailants. Upon this one fellow (Ratcliffe) thrust a pike into his thigh, and imme diately afterwards the poor man was shot, and died. It would be proved that Ratcliffe presented a pi s t o l at Bright's head, and attempted to shoot him, but the pistol missed fire. Si g l ey a f terwards ab sconded to America, and Ratcliffe was taken on board the Ocean Monarch, of which the jury had a vivid re collection. Ratcliffe, after being taken into custody, ad mitted that he had struck Bright with the pike, but he denied having shot him. The testimony of the wit nesses would go to fix Radcliffe with the murder, and Constantine with having aided and assisted in the mur der. This latter circumstance would be proved by one witness only; but he would ask the jury to watch the evidence with all the jealousy naturally arising from the knowledge, of course, that that witness had been some what implicated in the matter himself. But on this ac count they were not to believe or discredit the man be cause he might be considered in the light of an accom plice. If they could conscientiously discharge their duty by pronouncing a verdict of acquittal for the prisoners, no one would rejoice more than himself; but if, on the other hand, they thought that the prisoners were guilty, not only he, but the public also, would look to them for the legal and proper discharge of their duty. Witnesses were then called, and their examination was proceeding when the train left Liverpool. ing of 109 butts 136 crtls Patras, 116 butts 128 crtls 141 brls and 30 bxs Zante ; all the Patras sold—the butts at 35s to 375, and the crtls from 37s to 38s, which was fully Is under the market price ; the Zante were taken in at 355. There has been very little busi ness doing by p r i vate treaty t hi s week ; but not withstanding the reduction in price, and the panic caused continue Raisins arsus t ; r i_ a sbfi d i;gr e , mrembet brought ;toTtgfivtis, very mrrrs former rates eeSl y r, sp ' aa s panrrridienc sale,getnhsl sparingly t t fp h rTro e i hmceep sustained s r sfi i 6t n rosn i c c i tk p oa a otfB l of34r i 6s m v.: p ai o ine r ssn t e e utei r lds : ta . na Raisins are selling freely from 60s to 68s. Turkey Oil, although a good home demand has existed, whilst exporters have been buyers to a fair extent. Olive has been dealt in with more readiness. Palm is yet only in limited request, and prices are receding on account of an increased stock. The value of good to fine is 30s to 31s, and for low to mid 27s to 295. The moderate rates are likely to extend consumption. Of Cocoa Nut further parcels have come to hand, and much dulness exists in the market. Of Fish Oils imports have been trivial since this day week, whilst deliveries are to a fair extent, .still no im provement is apparent in the position of business. To day at auction 99 casks of Palm Oil sold at from 25s 6d 28s 9d per cwt. TALLOW.—This afternoon not much demand existed for Russian on the spot, and the rates taken are 43s 9d to 44s for fine P.Y. Candle; at auction 1,012 pkgs of South American sold at 39s 3d to 435; 294 pkgs Austra. Tian 39s 3d to 48s; 31 ditto North American were with drawn; 50 ditto of Cape sold at 43s 9d to 445; 40 csks of Italian at 41s per cwt. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. WAKEFIELD, DEC. 15.—The supply of wheat is only moderate, but liberal of other articles. Wheat being in bad condition, the trade is inactive at last week's prices. Barley goes off slowly at a further decline of is per quarter. Nothing doing in oats, and shelling at nomi nal prices. Beaus as before. New. WHEAT, per qr. 8 bushels 601 b s. Old. Suffolk, Essex, and Kent, red ... 50 to 52 51 to 5 . 4 Ditto, white ... ... 52 —53 53 —57 Norfolk and Hunts , red ... 48 —5l 50 —52 Ditto, white ... ... 51 —54 52 —54 Lincolnshire and Cambridge, red ... 48 —5O 50 —52 Ditto, white ... 50 —54 52 —54 Yorkshire, red ... ... 47 —5O 50 —52 Ditto, white ... .. 50 —54 52 —54 Dantzic and Konigsburg, white .. 52 —56 54 —56 Lowerßaltic and Hamburgh, red... 49 —52 49 —52 Mediterranean, red ... ••• —— 36 —45 BARLEY, per purter of 8 bushel. • .Norrout and Suffolk... 30 33 Lincolnshire and Yorkshire .. 30 33 Scotch ••• ••• ••• ••• 31 34 BEANS,Foreig n per quarterB bushels per 30 stone .s . bushels 32 ... 25 26 Small, fine ... ••• ••• 32 —34 36 — 3B Ticks ... 31 —32 34 —3 6 Foreign ... ••• ••• ••• 29 —3l 30 — 32 OATS, per stone : Mealing ••• Feeding ... Foreign •• SHELLING, per load of 261 MALT, per load of 6 imperial PEAS, per Imperial Quarter Blue and white boilers Grey and Feed 10d to lid —d to —d ... 9d to 10d --d to —d ... 9d to 10d —d to —d llb ... 26 —27 -- .1 bushels 38— 40 —— ... 36 - 46 ... 30 - 33 ARM 'ALS. Qrs. Wheat ... ... 7,850 Barley ... 7,840 Oats ... ... ... 1,2 t 9 Beans... ... 2,612 Peas ... ... ... 873 Tares ... Rapeseed. • • Qrs. • ". 107 Shelling ••• ••• .. • ••• 242 Linseed ... ... .. 30 Malt •• • ••• • • ••••• Flour .•• ••• •. • ••• ..• ...... AVERAGES FOR THE WEEK ENDING DEC. 7. Qrs. Q s. d. rs. Wheat ... 3,136 47 9.1 Beans ... 118 36 Gi Barley ... 1,867 31 B, l i Peas .. 7 38 10i ... 74 18 8 R ye ... ... 24 32 0 LIVERPOOL, DEC. 15.—Th ere i s no alteration in the duties this week. The arrivals from Ireland and coast wise since Tuesday are very limited, and comprise 315 quarters of wheat, 8 quarters of barley, 781 quarters of oats, 86 quarters of beans, 3,717 loads of oatmeal,'and 396 sacks of fl ,ur. From Canada there are 877 quarters of peas, 50 loads of oatmeal, and 6,588 barrels of flour; and from foreign p , rts 3,403 quarters of wheat, 232 quarter; of barley, 2,491 quarters of Indian corn, 1,367 sacks and 9,193 barrels of flour. The exports in the same time amounted to 476 quarters of wheat, 7,001 quarters of Indian corn, 73 barrels of corn meal, 78 sacks and 1,593 barrels of flour. There has been a moderate consumptive demand for the leading articles of the trade, and wheat, flour, oats, and oatmeal have com manded the extreme rates of Tuesday. Barley, beans, and peas, probably in consequence of the mild weather, have been in slow request, at about previous rates. A good deal of inquiry has existed for bonded wheat and flour, and several parcels of the latter have changed hands, at 25s to 25s 3d for Baltimore, 26s 6d to 25s 9d for Western Canal, and and at 26s for a superior sam ple of Ohio. At this day's market there was a middling attendance of dealers, and a moderate demand for wheat, both for local and country consumption, without any material change in prices. Oats, being scarce, were ra ther dearer; but there was no improvement in the de mand or value of oatmeal. Barley, beans, and peas con tinue in slow request, and without change in prices. Flour did not move off fra-ly, but previous rates were supported, 28s being realised for Western Canal. Indian corn was in less request, and the few buyers that ap peared had a slight advantage. We did not hear of much bonded wheat being offered, but there were a good many inquiries for it, and the few sales made were at Id to 2d per 701:3 advance. Bonded flour was dearer, 26s being realised for Western Canal. AVERAGES FOR THE WEEK ENDING DEC. 12. Wheat, 775 quarters ... 52s 5d NEWBURY, DEC. 14.—The quantity of wheat cn offer to-day is extremely moderate, and the condition of the new is very indifferent. Old and selected lots of new sold readily at fully late rates; other descriptions more slowly at prices equal to the rates of last week. Barley moderate supply, and we had a fair sale at the prices of last week. Beans and peas short supply, but equal to demand at unaltered rates. Oats large supply, princi pally new, which are quite a drug, and could not be placed without a reduction of is to 2s per qr.—Averages: Wheat, 1,127 qrs., at 46s 10d; Barley, 1,057 qrs., at 31s Oid. SCARBOROUGH CATTLE AND PROVISION MARKET, DEC. 14.—The attendance at our cattle market to-day was good. Bacon and pork pigs sold at from 5s to 5s 9d per stone; beef; 5d to 7d; mutton, 6(1 to 7d; veal, 6d to 7d; bacon, 6d to 8d; hams, 9d to 10d; pork, 6d to 7d; lard, 6d to 7d; butter, lld to 12d per lb. Duck, 3s 6d to 4s; fowls, 2s to 3s ; a n d ra bbi ts , 2s to 2s 4 d per couple; turkeys, 4s to ss; and geese, 3s 6d to 5s each. Eggs, 10 to 12 for ls; onions, 8d to 10d; apples, 10d to 20d; and potatoes, 10d to 20d per peck. SCARBOROUGH CORN MARKET, DEC. 14.—We have a limited quantity of wheat on offer to-day, moderate of other articles. The price of each varies little from last week. Wheat, 5s 9,1 to 6s 9J per 5 stones; barley, 30s to 325; grinding ditto, 28s to 29s per quarter of 32 stones. New oats, 9d to 10d, and old ditto, ltd per st. Superfine flour, 45s to 463, and seconds ditto, 39s to 40s per sack of 20 stones. DARLINGTON, DEC. 11.—We had a very large supply of grain to-day; sales unusually dull, and prices a shade lower. Wheat, 12s to 12s 6d; oats, 4s to 6s 4d; beans, lOs to lOs 6cl; peas, 8s; barley, 7s 6d to 8s 3d per boll. The market is to be held on Saturday, the 23d inst., on account of Christmas-day falling on Monday. EXETER, DEC. 15.—Cattle—The supply of bullocks was of course small, coming so immediately after the fair on Wednesday, although there was a greater number driven in than is sometimes the case on these days. Beef and store cattle remain at about late rates. A moderate supply of sheep, but a very dull sale, 6d per lb was asked for fat wethers, but sales could not be effected at more than sid to 50 ; ewes, 5d per lb. The su pply o f s t ore pigs was small. Pork Carcases—A smaller supply than last week, with an advance in price. Sales ranging from 7s 9d to 8s 9d per score. Pannier—Turkey, 4s to 12s each ; geese 5s to 63 6d ditto ; ducks 4s 6d to 5s 6d per couple ; fowls, 2s ed to 5s ditto ; pheasants 6s per brace; partridges, 3s ditto ; woodcocks, 5s ditto; hares, 3s each ; rabbits, le ditto ; butter, is Id per lb ; eggs, ten for Is. Corn Exchange.—The attendance has been very slack, and but little business has been done. Eng lish wheat is firmer. Foreign remains the same as last week. Flour is from is to 2s per sack dearer, the quo tation being 40s to 42s per sack. Barley and oats the same as last week. EXETER FAIR.—The ancient fair of St. Nicholas, re nowned for the mighty s p ec i men o f b u ll oc k s , the glory of the Bovine race, and the admiration of all beholders, was held on Wednesday. Bat there was a falling off, both in number and quality of the beasts exhibited, especially of the former, there being only 275 beasts driven in, whilst on some occasions there hare been as many as 500. There were, however, some few good animals to keep up the reputation of the fair. The most noticeable was a " sparky bullock," fed by E. A. San ders, Esq., of Stoke-hill. It was an immense heifer, a mountain of flit, of symmetrical proportions and good breed, and having almost lost the power of locomotion, the beast was drawn in Mr. Wippell's waggon. It was estimated to be about 70 score, and had, we believe, been purchased by Mr. England previous to the fair. Mr. George Turner of Barton, had two very splendid fat oxen, which were much admired. Mr. Wm. Pidsley of Moor Farm, had five very good oxen, the best, weigh ing about 14 score the quarter, was sold at 12s per score, by weight, but we have not heard what he will give back "to luck," a mode of dealing, we believe peculiar to agriculturists, by which the conscience of the dealer and butcher is satisfied, the latter being able to testify to his customers that he has given a very high price to the farmer, and if ho sells dear it is not there fore his fault, but this bonus returned to him in the shape of" luck money," being an impenetrable secret, to be discovered only, if at all, by a reference to the profit side of his ledger. Of Mr. Pidley's other oxen, two, weighed about thirteen, and two twelve score per quar ter, and the five sold at prices varying from rather under los to 12s per score. Mr. Mortimore, of Exwell, had five heifers and four oxen, which he sold at about lOs per score. Mr. Davy, of Topsham, ten heifers, which met with purchasers at 9s to 103 per score. Mr. A. Smith, of Traiesbeare, sold nine very fine oxen and, heifers at from 10s to lls per score, and the sales gene rally of Christmas beef were from lOs 6d to 12s 6d per score; very good beef sold at from 9s 6d to 10s, and of a more ordinary quality, from 8s 6d to 9s per score. Neither working oxen nor store cattle generally were in request. Working oxen made from 121 to 181 each; steers, 9l to 101; and barreners about 5s per score.— Western Times. NEWTON, DEC. 13.—Beef, 6d to 6,0; veal, 50; mutton, 6d to 60; pork, 6sl to Od per lb; dead car cases, 8s to 8s 6d per score; ducks, 3s 6d to 4s; per couple; turkeys, 4s to 6s each; geese, 4s to 4s 6d; fowls, 4s; butter, is to is 2d per lb ; eggs, is 2d to Is 4d per dozen; potatoes, is 2d per score. Oats, 6s to 6s 6d per bag. The sale of wheat and barley was very dull. The sale of bullocks, sheep, and pigs was very brisk, particularly fat bullocks and sheep for the Christmas market. Great praise is due to Mr. W. Lnunble ' the lessee of the m ar k e t, f or t h e manner i n which he has laid out the cattle market fur the accom modation of agricultural gentlemen. WETHERBY, DEC. 14.—1 n this day's market we have a good supply at full last week's prices:—white wheat 20s to 225, red ditto 18s to 20s per load; barley 30s to 353 per quarter; oats 10d to 12d per stone. Beef 5s to 7s; mutton 5d to kid. RIPON, DEC. 14.—The supply at this day's market exceeded the demand. Wheat 2s per qr lower on last week's prices. In other descriptions of grain no altera tion. White wheat 7s to 7s 6d, red ditto 64 3d to 6s 9d per bushel; barley 32s to 365, oats 21s to 26s per qr beans 4s 9 1 to 5s 3d per bushel. DERBY, DEC.ls.—With a small demand, we note wheat and barley fully as well done. No change in other things except flour, the price of which is reduced Is to 23 per sack. Wheat, 52s to 56s per 36 stone; ditto, white, 48s to 553. Barley, 32s to 345. Old oats, 26s to 30s per 24 stone. Beans, old, 44s to 48s per 38 stone. Flour, 40s to 44s per 20 stone. DERBY CATTLE MARKET, DEC. 12.—The number of beasts this morning which was offered for sale was con siderably larger than on any preceding market for some months past, yet there was a great deficiency in quality; there were several lots of Scotch bullocks and heifers, but the demand for them was flat, and many beasts left unsold. The supply of sheep was good, but little doing; there was a good show of fat pigs, but the demand was fiat, and prices a shade lower. Beef id to 50; mutton si-,1 to 6il; lamb Od; veal 6d to 60 per lb; pork 9s per score; rough fat 4s 3d per stone; hides lid per lb; calf skins 2d to 30. NOTTINGHAM MEAT MARKET, DEC. 13.—Best beef, 6s to 6s 3d; inferior, 5s to 5s 6d; best mutton 6d; in ferior, 50; calves, 5i to 6d; hides, is 6d to 2s; rough fat, 4s 3d; skins, 3d to 4d. SALFORD CATTLE MARKET, DEC. 13.—The supply at this day's market was very large, and of good quality— prices about the same as last week. Beef, 4d to 50; mutton, 5d to 6d. Beasts, 1,260; sheep, 6,740. NEWARK CATTLE MARKET, DEC. 13.—We have had a very small stock market to-day, the show of sheep being very small, and not many beasts. A fiat market, and not much business done. 32 sheep, 98 beasts, and 186 pigs penned. NEWARK, DEC. I2.—A very good supply of grain, prices similar to last week, if any change it is in favour of the buyer. Wheat, new 503 to 525; old, 52s to 545; red, new, 46, to 50s; old, 52s to 563; barley, malting, 303 to 335; grinding, 28s to 30s; beans, 403 to 445; rye, 3.1.4 to :sae, esess, CO. to 64. ; malt, ObS tu 00s per qr. SHREWSBURY SHEEP AND PIG FAIR.—On Tuesday the supply of sheep was small, with a most heavy de mand for fat animals. The greater part of those penned were driven home unsold. The average price may be quoted at 6d per lb. There were but few pigs in the market, and few customers; only good fresh stores being wanted. Bacon and pork pigs very flat of sale; 5d per lb. being the top figure. LIANGESNI, DEC. 14. Wheat, 503 to 51s ; barley, 27s to 28s; oats, 15s to 15s 6d per quarter. Butchers' stalls—Beef, 3} to sd; mutton, 6d to 7d; veal, 4d to 5d per lb; fresh butter from 12d to 13d per lb; fat geese, 2s 6d to 3s each; fowls, 16d to 18d pea coup l e; eggs, fro m s i x t o seven f or 64 fat pigs, 3fd to 3fd per lb; stores are in good demand, and fetch better prices. There was a large number of store cattle standing in the market this day, but not much business done. LLANERCHYMEDD —At this market, held last Wednes day, the show of cattle was but middling, and the prices on the decline. One year old calves sold at 2/ to 21 10s; two years old, 3110 to 41; three years old, 71 to 8/; milch cows, 61 to 8l; and fat beasts, 11l to 141 each. At the corn market, oats sold at 15s; barley, 28s to 295; wheat, 50s to 51s. At the butchers' stalls, mutton was from 5d to 6d; veal, 5d to 6d: and beef, 4 to 5d per lb. Young pigs, 8s to 103 each ; st ores , 18 s to 25s each; fat pigs, 3d to 3-id per Ib; geese, 2s 9d to 3s each; and butter from lld to 12d per lb. DENBIGH, DEC. 13.—The corn market was very well attended to-day, and good business done. Prices were a turn in favour of the buyer. Wheat, 17s 6d to 188; good malting barley, lOs 6d to. I ls; oats, 6s to 7s; salt butter 8d to 9d; fresh ditto, in pounds, lld to Is; bacon 70 per pound WII& On the 11th i ns t., a t Old Str W atford, near Stoney Stratford, Mrs. Henry Warner Purdue, of a daughter. On the 1 . 0:h inst., at the Rectory, St. Mary Abchnrch, Mrs. Robert B. Gibson, of a daughter. At Bulgarvie -house, Cupar, Fife, on the 11th inst., the wife of Major Richard Gardner, of the East India Company's Service, of a daughter. On the 12th inst., at Mansfield -street, the Hon. Mrs. Hall, of a son. At Holbeach, on the 12th inst., Mrs. Edward Kay, of a daughter. On the 13th inst., the wife of Dr. Bowman, of the Middle ton-road, Dalston, of a daughter. On the 12th inst., at Lansdowne-cottages, Cavendish -road, Mrs. T. N. Harrison, of a son. On the 13th inst ,at Fishmongers'-hall, the wife of W. B. Towse, Esq., of a sou. ARRD. On the 12th inst., at B M righton, lE Charles Fran c i s B am f or d , Esq., of the In ner emple, London, to Ann, youngest daugh ter of the late J. Ri c h ar d s , E sq. , of Bank-buildings, London. On the 12th inst., at Harbury, near Leamington, the Rev. Thomas Lee, rector of Tadmorton, Oxfordshire, to Menrietta Catharine, 'eldest daughter of the Rev. Clement Newsam, vicar of Harbury. On the 12th inst., at Tormoham Ch urc h, T orquay, Edward Laws, Esq., of the Royal Dockyard at Pembroke, to Eliza forme beth, second daughter of the late Rev. W. Griffith, M.A., rly rector of Llandwrog, Carnarvo ns hi re , and chaplain of the dockyard at Pembroke, On the 14th inst„ at St. Peter's, Eaton-square, by the Lord Bishop of Worcester, Philip Henry Pepys, Esq., his Lordship's eldest so n , t o L ou i sa El eanor Anne, only daug hter of Colonel and the Hon. Mrs. Disbrowe. DIED. At Harrogate, on the 22d ult., the anniversary of his birth, Mr. T. Wormald, aged 52. On the 12th inst., at Albion-street, Hyde -park, Frederick, youngest son of the late John Newton, E.sq., of Alconbury house, Huntingdonshire. On the 12th inst., at Westwood -hall, Staffordshire, aged 84, John Davenport, Esq., a deputy-lieutenant of the county, and late Member for the borough of Stoke-upon-Trent. On the 13th inst., at Southcot-house, Berks, C. Lutvens, Esq., Deputy-Commissary -General 6f her Majesty's Forces. On the 13th inst., at Englefield-green, Surrey, the Rey. Christopher Rawlins, aged 72. On the 14th inst., at Robert-street, Hampstead-road, aged 87, Mrs. Lowry, celebrated for her acquirements in the sciences, but more especially in that of mineralogy. RUTIIIN 'FAIR, DEC. l L—At the cattle market the show was much inferior to what is usually exhibited, both in numbers and quality; and there being but few buyers, little business was done. The number of sheep penned was considerable. Those which were sold had to be parted with at reduced prices. In the pig fair the . show was of the usua l average , b ot h i n s t ore s and f a t pigs, which were on the decline, especially small stores. Fat ones, alive, realised from 21d to afd per lb. The horse fair was a miserable concern; very few shown, and those of an inferior sort, with scarcely a buyer in the fair. The corn market was tolerably well attended by farmers, butchers, and dealers, but the business ap. poured far from brisk,•and what transactions took place London: Printed and Published by mURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at 7714 San Office, No. -112, StranJ, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of Middlesex, Saturday, December 16, 1848. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY.—Last night James Kelley, who pleaded Guilty of h av i ng mur d ere d Eli za b e th Faulk ner, at Heaton Norris, was sentenced to be hanged. THE MURDER BY THE ASHTON CHARTISTS.—TO dayc Joseph Ratcliffe, 31, Joseph C o n s ta n tine, 20, an d Thomas Tassiker, 34, were indicted for the wilful mur der of Joseph Bright, a policeman, at Ashton-under- Lyne, on the 14th of August last, by having first stabbed him with a pike, and afterwards shooting him through the breast, Ratcliffe with having committed the murder, and Constantine with aiding and assisting. Sir John Jervis, her Majesty's Attorney-General; Mr. C. J. Knowles, Attorney-General for the County Palatine; Mr. Welsby, Recorder of Chester, with Mr. Crompton, appeared for the Crown. The counsel re tained for the prisoners were Mr. Sergeant Wilkins and Mr. Joseph Pollock. Upon the three prisoners being brought u p f or ar raignment, The ATTORNEY -GENERAL intimated that ho would not proceed against Tassiker on the serious charge, and accordingly that prisoner left the dock. The other two prisoners pleaded Not Guilty. The ATTORNEY- GENERAL then rose and stated the case to the jury. He said, that when he reminded them of the serious nature of the charge against the prisoners, namely,that it was a charge of murder, putting in jeopardy the lives of the two prisoners at the bar, he felt quite certain that it was unnecessary for him to request that the jury would, in considering the question of the guilt NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. At Gibraltar—TbeFolyphemus. At the Pumas of Athens—The Volcano, Lieutenant J. 11. Crang. At Constantinople —The Tartarus, Commander Sir G, Webster. At Corfu—The Spitfire, Lieutenant Commander Wines. At Alexandria—Th e Sidon, Captain W. H. Hen. derson. MAIL STEAM-PACKETS. At Malta—The Triton, Lieutenant C. J. P. Glinn ; the Oberon, Lieutenant Gardner; the Modusa, Lieute nant Bathurst. En route to Marseilles from Malta, the Merlin, Lieute nant J. H. Turner. En route to Corfu and Trieste from Malta, the Ardent, Lieutenant Commander W. Nowel. En route to Naples from Malta, the Medina, Lieute nant A. Darby. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COM PANY'S FLOTILLA. At Southampton—The Hindustan, the Euxine, and the Ripon. En route to Gibraltar and Southampton from Malta, the Sultan. En route from Southampton to Malta, the Indus. En route to Constantinople and ports of the Black Sea from Malta, the Tagus. ND PACILETS IN PO RT . At F Constantinople — The Ps si la , The French steamer Tancrede, the Royal Yacht cutter Sapphire, the Sicilian steamer Giglio delle Onde, the Russian brig Theseus. PORTSMOUTH, FRIDAY.—The Sharpshooter screw schooner, Lieutenant-Commander Bailey, is reported by the Shipping Gazette of last night to have got ashore on the grass bank between Worthing and Lancing, on th e coast of Sussex. No report of this circumstance had been received at the Commander-in-Chief's office to-day at one o'clock. It is expected, nevertheless, to be correct. The Sharpshooter left this harbour between three and four o'clock yesterday morning to cruise on the coast of Sussex for the protection of the fisheries. The Myrtle steam-tender took the Commander-in- Chief, Admiral the Hon. Sir Bladen Capel, K.C.8., to Cowes last evening, whence he proceeded to Osborne, to dine with her Majesty and the Prince Consort. The Admiral returned in the Myrtle this forenoon. The Driver steam-sloop, Commander C. R. Johnson, sailed at an early hour this morning with convict priso ners to be employed on the Portland breakwater. The Princes Royal transport, Lieutenant W. C. Har ris, agent, sailed this morning for Cowes, to embark soldiers from the Parkhurst Barracks for the West Indies. The Echo steam-tug went to Cowes this morning to put troops on board the Amity Hall, freight ship, for the Mediterranean, to fill up vacancies from in►aliding. It has been blowing a gale from S. by E., with thick weather and heavy rain, all the morning. About noon the wind shifted first to S. by W., and about an hour afterwards to S.W. by S., with every appearance of a continued gale. Sir C. Napier's squadron remains as yesterday, having got topgallantmasts on deck as soon as the heavy weather came on in the afternoon. Any attempt at moving now would be little short of insanity. IN PORT AND FITTING. The Victory, 22, fi ig-ship ; the Illustrious, 10, ordi nary guardship ; the Excellent, gunnery practice-ship ; the Blenh im, 56, guardship of steamers ; the Su perb, 80 ; the Victoria and Albert Royal yacht ; the Rolla, exercise brig for naval apprentices ; the Fire Queen, the Fairy, the Myrtle, the Echo, and the Bee steamers ; the Fanny and Portsmouth, Admiral's yachts. At Spithead—The St. Vincent, 120, flag-ship; the Prince Regent, 92; the Powerful, 84; and the Orestes, 14; the Stromboli, the Reynard, and the Plumper, steam-sloops; and the Rifleman, steam-schooner. In Dock—The Princess Chariotte, 104; the Coiling wood, $0; the Pembroke, 72; the Vindictive, 50; and the Flying Fish, 12. In the Ship Basin—The Leander, 50; the Defence. comet unix ; and the Malabar, coat depot. In the New Basin—The Termagant, the Retribution, and Centaur, steam-frigates; the Birkenhead, the Devas tation, the Phoenix, the Cormorant, and the Salamander, steam-sloops; the Octer, the Jackal, and the Urgent, steam-vessels. ,At Cowes —The Princess Royal, transport. Wind—S.W. by S., fresh gales and hazy, with rain. THE LONDONDERRY STEAMER.—This vessel, which has acquired such notoriety by the late lamentable ca tastrophe that occurred on board, is now lying at Lance field Quay, a few yards to the west of Mr. Napier's wharf, Glasgow. She is getting overhauled for the purpose of being again put on the passage between this and Londonderry. It is intended to ventilate the steer age in the most efficient manner, so as to prevent the pos sibility of such a painful occurrence being repeated.— North British Daily Mail. 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Her ajesty's steamer Medusa, with the outward mails for India, arrived here at an early hour yesterday, having made a rapid passage from Marseilles. By her we had London news of tho 24th ult. The Oberon is notified to convey the mails to the lonian Islands and Greece to-morrow, if the Indus, via Gibraltar, shall have arrived. She is now overdue, and has a stiff breeze from the north-west to encounter. The other packets have all arrived, and continued their routes, DISTRIBUTION OF THE MEDITERRANEAN SQUADRON. I❑ Malta Harbour—The Ceylon, receiving ship, bearing the fig of Rear-Admiral Edward Harvey, and Wee Pet, steam-tug. On a Cruise—The Hibernia, 104, Captain Peter Richards, C. 8., bearing the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir W. Parker, G.C.8., the Commander-in-Chief; the Qaeen, 110, Captain 11. W. Bruce; the Vengeance, 84, Captain S. Lushington; the Rodney. $O, Captain E. Collier; the Vanguard, 80, Captain G. F. Rich; the Howe, 120, Cap tain Sir J. Stirling; the Thetis, 36, Captain H. Cod rington; the Spartan, Captain Symonds; the Frolic, Captain J. Vansittart; the Mutine, 12, Commodore J. G. Palmer; the Harlequin, Commodore Moore; the Odin, Captain, the Hon. F. F. Pelham; the Porcupine, Lieutenant E. F. Roberts; the Locust, Lieutenant E. R. Power; the Bulldog, Commander A. C. Key; the Terri. ble, Captain W. Ramsay; the Gladiator, Captain Robb; the Antelope. Lieutenant F. Smyth. On Surveying duty—The Volage, Captain T. Graves, the Research, Lieutenant Lord J. Browne. were done at prices varying but little from our quotations of last week. MOLD, DEC. 13.—Rsther a good attendance at market to-day, probably increased by its being appeal day, and business pretty brisk. Wheat, l9s; barley, Ils per hobbet; oats little inquired after; potatoes very scarce. COAL MARKET.—YESTERDAY. Carr's Hartley Chester Main lss Od Braddyll's Hetton 173 3d Davison'sWestHartley 14s 9di Bell Dean's Primrose ...... 14s 6d,Lyons l7s Od East Adairs Main..... 13s 6d Hetton .... lBs Od Ilasting's Hartley l4s 9d Haswell ' 18s 3(1 New Tanfield 145 6d Jonassohns Original Tanfield l3s 6d Lambton Ravensworth's W.Hart 14s 3dtussell's Hetton Smith's Pontop ... ..... 13s 6d'Stewart's South Pontop .. ...... 13s 6diWhitwell ... Tanfield Moor .... ..... 15s 9dCaradoc ..... .. ....... Tanfield Moor Butes... 14s 6d:Kelloe ... 17s Od Walker's Primrose ... 13s Od,South Hartlepool Wylam .. Wall's End, &c. !South Durham l6s Od Acorn Close Clarke and Co. Framwell Gate ...... ... 16s 6d Cowpen Hartley Hedley South Killingworth Walker Wharncliffe ... 16s 3d Ships at market, 163. Eden Main RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS BRISTOL, DEC. 15. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The business done to-day was rather more brisk, and the sales were as follows: —Caledonian, Pre ference, 5 —Great Western, New Shares, 3 dis.—Midland, 6 per cent. (Birmingham and Gloucester), 119—South Devon, 12—South Devon, 6 per cent., 12—Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth, 16 dis. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 15. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market continues better again to-day. We have had a pretty good business doing, and improved market. The sales are—Birkenhead, Lanca shire, and Cheshire, 27/. 10s. Shares, 5 per cent. for 1E4748, 13: 3 4—Ditto, 221. Shares, 6 per cent., 1849, 8 7 4 dis.—Great Northern, 11 3 4 dis.—Ditto (B Shares), 3 dis.—London and North-Western, 120—Ditto, New Quarters, % p.—Midland Stock, 80—Ditto, New Halves, 10 dis.---North Staffordshire, 6/. ls. 3d. dis.—Shrewsbury and Chester (late N. W. 31.), 3 dis.—Ditto, New, 13/. 10s. Shares, dis. MNCHESTER, DEC. 15. STocK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—South-Eastern and Dover, No. 3,10% dis.—Ditto, No. 4, 6 15-16—Caledonian, Preference, par—East Lancashire, Quarters, 4—North Staf fordshire, 6 3 16 dis.—Grimsby Docks, 15% dis.—West Riding Union, 5 5-16 dis.—Grimsby, 20/. Shares, 12 dis.— Leeds, Preference, % p.—Sheffield and Lincol n , 14% dis. BIRMINGHAM, DEC. 15. STOCK EXCHANGE.— Tb e sales are—North Staffordshire, dis.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), 7 1-3 dis.— Shropshire Union, 3 1-3 dis. YORK, DEC. 14. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The business transacted to-day was as follows :—Eastern Union, Class B (late I. and B.), 54 — North British, Halves, .6/. ls. 3d.—York and North Mid land, Preference, 9 I. GLASGOW, DEC. 14. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The sales are--Caledonian, Prefer ence, 7!4 —Edinburgh and Bathgate, 758 .—Edinburgh and Northern, le i —Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 47 Ditto, Halves, No. 1, s—Great North of Scotland, ls. —North Bri tish, Thirds, 83s.—Scottish Central, 26—Scottish Grand Junction, 3a. Mr. Robert Chambers, of Edinburgh, in an in teresting account, given in his Journal, of a visit made by him to Paris, in September last, tells us that, at an evening party at Lamartine's, a Parisian gentleman present, by way of " doing the agree able" to the British stranger, expressed a hope that England might soon become a republic. " Not, I hope, till the English are Republicans," was the quiet an swer of the person addressed. " I could see," continues Mr. Chaml,r rs, " that the words told. They do, indeed, badinage its they were, touch the whole case of France at the present moment. It has the misfortune to be a republic, while not one fourth of the people have any affection for that form of government. Any Government, as we well know, with a small amount of cordial support from the people, must, in order to live, be a tyranny. France, therefore, being under a rule which rests on so narrow a basis, necessarily exhibits practical restraint, while nominally con ducted on the broad, st democratic principles. It is but the simplest converse to this fact, that a despotism which all are well affected to, might be practically more liberal than the reddest republic that ever breathed." The pertinence of these remarks to the present position of affairs in France requires no enforcement from us. The truth must out : France has become a Republic before the French were Republicans. As we do not dabble in predictions, we shall not venture to conjecture the issue of such a state of things. We are resigned to wait, not without solicitude, until Time shall further evolve the events of the great drama.—Liverpool Mercury. RESUMPTION OF PUBLIC Woass.--We are glad to learn that arrangements are now completed under which Mr. M'Cormick is to proceed with the completion of the long suspended dock works. This will not only infuse new life into the place, but will prepare it for commer cial operations.—Liverpool Mercury. SMASHING RAILWAY GATES.—About six o'clock on Monday morning last one of the engines of the Lan cashire and Yorkshire Railway Company smashed through two of the large gates which cross the line be tween Stockbridge and Shaftholme. It appears that the engine-driver, who was a perfect stranger to this part of the line, was bringing down an engine to Doncaster for the special train which was to convey Mr. Denison's friends to Wakefield. At ICnottingley the man inquired whether it was clear on the line to Doncaster, and, re ceiving an answer in the affirmative, he drove o n a t a rap id rate, expecting to mee t w i t h no obstruction. When he arrived at the part of the line above -mentioned the morning was so dark that he did not observe the closed gates, and consequently drove through them as though they had been gossamer. When he at length reached the station at Doncaster, he discovered that the project ing rod of the engine had been slightly injured, and he was at a loss how to account for it, being perfectly un • conscious of the damage he had committed. The man afterwards stated that he did not feel the slightest shock on any part of his journey. The gates, we understand, cost about 401. each.—Doncaster Chronicle. INCENDIARY FIRE AT HOENDON•ON-THE-HILL.—"' On lVonday night, about eight o'clock, a fire broke out at Mr. Holmes's farm, Horndon-on-the-Hill. The flames were fit st seen issuing from the top of a stack of wheat which was adjoining the barn. An alarm was immediately /given, when a great many persons, with Inspector Smith and six men of the Essex constabulary, were soon on the spot. 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