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

FRANCE. The Union Bretonne announces that the publica. tion of the National de l'Ouest, of Nantes, has been suspended by a decree of the Prefect. The Municipal Council of la Chapelle-des-Marais, in the Loire-Infiirieure has been dissolved by a de cree of M. Maurice Duval, the Commissary-General of the department. The Etoile du Reassillen, a journal which was published in the Pyrenees-Orientales, under the direc tion of M. Paul de Lourdoneix, has been prohibited from further publication by a special decree of the Prefect of the department, the day after the Presi dential election. The Bishop of Gap has addressed a pastoral letter to his diocesans, requesting them to offer prayers for the safety of France and of society. In conclusion the Bishop recommends the following course of con duct to his clergy under existing circumstances : " You should recollect that the priest is not the man of a party, but the man of God; that he is equally accountable tor his ministry to all opinions ; that the first obligation imposed on him in those diffi cult times is to conduct himself with a wisdom and moderation truly pastoral, and which, whilst causing him to avoid everything which might irritate or offend the opinions of any, will conciliste the respect and con fi fence of all. Ut is qui ex adverse est vereatur nihil babeus malum dicere de nobis See, therefore, wy dear coadjutors, in the various parties which surround us only children of God, to be enlightened and to be cleansed of their sins, to be conducted to Heaven ; abstain from all that might be injurious to the divine mission. Never discuss the angry questions of human policy in the sacred pulpit, which should never echo with any but evangelical maxims. Let you r lan guage and your actions be so prudent, so reserved, so benevolent for all, that there may not be an individual in your parish that may not with confidence claim your advice or the assistance of your prayers. Sic nos existimet homo ut ministros Christi et disperautores tnysteriorum lei. The more pru dent and circum,pect you shall be seen under present circumstances, t h e more you will have a right hereafter t o show yourselves firm and in trepid when you have to defend the interests of reli gion or of the Church. The experience of 60 years of political agitation has proved to us that those priests who are too ready to meddle with political discussions have always lost a portion of the influence of their spiritual ministry. Penetrated with the grandeur and the sanctity of your mission you will thus pursue, my dear coadjutors, with the tranquillity and confi dence with which the spirit of faith inspires you, the exercise of that ministry of peace and charity, increas ing in zeal and in devotedness for all that can contri bute to the instruction and sanctification of the flock entrusted to your care. Receive, m y dear coadjutors, the assurance of our perf e ct and affectionate attach ment. " j - IstuNzs, Bishop of Gap." JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES. We believe that, during the last session of Parlia ment, a measure was prepared and actually printed, authorising in Ireland the establishment of joint stock companies with limited liabilities—a phrase well understood by lawyers, and one which we suspect, before long, will be equally well under stood by the public generally. The reason which induced the Government to sanction such an attempt was sufficiently obvious, namely, to promote the application of English capital for the development of the great natural industrial resources of Ireland, on a system which at once combined the great requisites of safety and convenience. We do not know why that measure was not proceeded with, for it was understood that if it had been successful in its pasaage through Parliament, a similar measure would also have been introduced at an early period of next session for this country. Perhaps the law offizers of the Crown were of opinion that a question of such general importance ought not to be treated merely in reference to one portion of the empire, and that it would be better to wait until they saw a fitting opportunity of introducing, with a reasonable prospect of success, some measure which would deal with the whole and complicated question of Joint stock Company law. A curious and an interesting article might be written, detailing the attempts which have been made by Par liament, at different periods, from the Bubble Act, 6th George 1., c. 18, to the recent Registration and Joint Stock Companies' Winding-up Acts, to check alto geth,er, or to regulate the growth of these associations or quasi corporations. Going back a liAle further, we might also mention the contention in the 3l institute, that, under the statute of monopolies, the inventor of an engine to do as much work in a day as might employ many labouring hands was not entitled to accept a patent, " because to deprive industrious manufacturers of their ordinary means of subsistence was considered a great inconvenience." How such a law would have suited an age which has been benefited by the ingenuity and skill of Watt, Rennie, and Stephenson, we need hardly say. But Lord Bacon appears to have entertained a notion some what of the Came kind, for he saes, "care must be taken that monopolies, which are the cankers of all trading, be Dot admitted under specious colours of public geod," and:Lord Eldon, speaking of the Joint- Stock Company mania of 1825, says—" Perhaps it thig!lt be of lit le e.n,equ,n,e that our ancestors struggled so strt nu , uzly against the powers of the Crown to grant rnonop,lies, for in the present day it w a s i n the p t e'er of individuals to monopolise not only in the mines of Mexico, whieb, for any thing he knew, tnigly be useful enoug i, but in every article of cotrumption and the time seemed tone approaching when people would neither be allowed to eat, drink, or weer cleen linen, except upon the terms these companies thought fit to impose. He would ask whether it was consistent with public credit that matters should remain in this state ? It might he worth considering, in the event of peeu- Diary diffi .ulties in which this country might be in volved, and in the event of the clashing of the in terests of these companies and those of the country at large, how far this state of things would be allowed to continue." Many of the evils here described by Lord Eldon have since been remedied by the Legis lature and by judicial decisions. The case of Van Sandan v. Moore, which rendered it almost impos sible for individual shareholders to exercise their commo n law right of dissolving partnership, con ferred upon these associations the quality of perpe tuity; the RegktrAtion Act next has conferred upon them a di-tinct corporate existence; and the Wind ing-up Acts, by a bold innovation on proce dure, have pro vi d e d means by which equity their al - Lairs can be readily dissolved and wound up—we wish we could add, with cheapness and j us ti ce. That great public good may be e ff e cted by small contributions of mon ey , forming, when collected to gether, a large aggregate capital, the public experience of our great railway and other p nies abundantly proves, and the Legislature havingecol te a. them a w,ll-defined legal status, the whether it would not be better to further, and to borrow from our continental lsetehp hours that principle of limited responsibility, nehr,eh pnreexcteeestioniveisa, under the name of Sociitis Commandite, news been found to work remarkably well. Our attention has been railed pointedly to this subject, because w e tee that several companies have recently been started with a foreign domicile, but appealing, nevertheless, to the speculative tendencies of English capitalists. The associations to which we allude believe that, by the clever trick of having a foreign domicile and a board of foreign directors, with an agency or board of super vision in this country, they will be enabled to avoid the provisions of the Joint-Stock Companies' Regis tration Act. The prospectus of one states, " that the liability of each shareholder is limited to the amount of his shares, and these shares being paid up in full on al lotment, and being to bearer, are not subject to any call or registration—and no deed has to be signed." Every lawyer is well acquainted with the various clever contrivances which have been suggested to avoid the usury and the morttnain laws, both by indi viduate and by companies, and how rigorously our Courts have always discountenanced such attempts. In the same manner, we have no hesitation in asserting that our Courts will view this neew contri vance to avoid the Registration Act. But perhaps these companies are not aware that there are already two decisions expressly against them. In the Madrid and Valencia Railway Company, ex party James, a company was formed for making a railway in Spain, with a board of directors both at Madrid and London ; the locale or domicile of the company being in Spain, and its affairs to be regulated by the cem , Dercial code of Spain ; two-thirds of the capital to b suhkicribed by Eoglish shareholders, and the re maining one-third by S p anish shareholders, and it was held that such a company was within the scope of the Joint- Stuck Companies Winding-up Act, 1848, a s f ar as r e g arded;the English subscribers. In the Dendre Valley Willw 3 Y and Canal Com p an y , an Anglo-Belgian coin panv, constituted a sociitii anonyme, with domicile at Brussels, with a beard of directors there a n d i n London, was held on the peti tion of an English shareholder, to be within the operation of the Winding-up Acts. These cases are on all-fours with th e ca s e to which we allude, and we poi n t out the fact, merely for the purpose of sho w i ng that there is a growing inclination in thi s country in favour of the principle of limited liability, an d also for t h e pur pose of suggesting Weether it would not be better for the Government at once to meet that inclination, by Some carefully-prepared and comprehensive measure, rather than to leave such associations to have re course to expedients which wo u ld not stand for an instant in any court of law or equity. It has been said that it is doubtful whether the Registration Act , applies to companies formed for foreig n or colonial objects. Registration, as the first step in the consti tution of a company, is, no doubt, a matter of gr eat importance ; but it must not be forgotten that the stringent provisions of theWinding-upActsare matters of infinitely greater importance to the shareholders, and t h o t wo we t s which we have cited show this-- THE SUN, that even where there is no English registration, but a foreign domicile, with English shareholders, the provisions of the Winding-up acts attach. Annther of these companies professes an intention to carry on its business on what is termed the " cost-book prin ciple, until a charter of incorporation be obtained, and which it is intended shall be applied for upon the meeting of the States Congress in January next." The cost-book system is peculiar to the min ing districts of this country, and one of its prin cipal incidents is, that the money subscribed is entered in the cost-book opposite each subscriber's name, and the expenditure is entered on another leaf, and the balance of profit or loss, as the case may be, is divided amongst the adventurers, ge nerally about once in two months. The advantages of this system have been thus described :—" Any party can see at a glance, on inspection of the cost-book, who are the adventurers, whilst creditors can select either the purser or any adventurer to proceed against." We should like to know how such a system could be worked in California by a committee of management and shareholders in England ? In making these observations, it must not be in ferred that we entertain views at all hostile to these undertakings, or that we express any opinion whatever as to the advantag es which they offer as a means of investment. We have merely stated what we believe to be a correct view of the law; and we have felt it the more incumbent on us to do so, as rumours are a float that, with the new year, there will be a revival of Joint-Stock Company speculation in this country, by means of associations having their domicile in France and Belgium.-111orning Pest. PRICES OF SHARES IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER CODII. PANIES' STOCK. From the Official Liet. tUBLISFIED EVERY TUESDAY AND FILIDAY ZVENTIia LONDON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30. SOINT-STOCIL ZIALTSILIS. Dividend Amount ,'tame of Company. par 01 Paid. Pries. Annum. Abare. . - - --------- ------ -- A s. d. £ ~ d. Australasia • • ........ 41. per cant. 40 0 0 40 0 0 - BritshNorthAzieriean Si. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 39 Commercial of Loudon 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 - Colonial.. ........... 1 2.1 p p :r r o.t. cent. :. 100 0 - _ 0 25 0 0 - Gloucestershire •• .. •. lonian ••--•••• • • • • • • 61, pr cent. 26 0 0 26 0 0 - London and County .. 61. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 - Lon a. and Westnainstr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 - London Joint-Stock.- 61. per cent. 60 0 0 10 0 0 - Provincialef Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 45 Ditto, New.• ••• - • • 81. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 - National of Ireland .. 41. per cent. 50 0 0 22 10 0 - Nat. Provncial of Eng. 61. per cent. 100 6 0 36 0 0 - Ditto, New. •••• • • • 61. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 - Oriental Bank Corpora. - 25 0 0 25 0 0 - South Australia -- - 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - Union of Australia.... 61. per cent. 35 0 0 25 0 0 - Ditto •• •• .......... 61. per cent. - 5 10 0 - Union of London... • • 71. per Gent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 - Union of Madrid .•..• - 40 0 0 40 0 0 - INSUILANCE COSIPA.NIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. ----- ,--- Albion ••••••• • • • • • •• 31. 101. '5OO 0 0 50 0 0 80 Alliance Brit. and For. 71. 11s. 6d.bl. C 100 0 0 11 0 0 214 Ditto Marine. •• •• •• 61. p.c.& bo. 1100 0 0 25 0 0 4034 Atlas .•• •• Argus Lllb .• •• ••• •• 41. per cent. 1100 0 0 16 0 0 - British Commercial •• 7s. 60. 50 0 0 5 0 0 VA Clericl,3ledic GecLife Spr OA bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 27% County .. -••• • - - - 41. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - Crown 14s. 60 0 0 6 0 0 15 Eagle . Eqity and Law •. 434 per cent. 100 0 0 60 0 434 European Life .. - . 10s. 20 0 0 All paid. Is General ............ - 6 0 0 „ 6 Globe Guardian Imperi a l Fi re ........ 121. per ccnt. 600 0 0 50 0 • 215 Li d p e e m ri ni al ty Life ••• • • ' •'l2s. 101 0 0 10 • 0 Is Marine.... 11.sh.&1s. 100 0 0 20 0 0 46 t ow rire . .......... 21.86 2s. bs. 100 0 0 210 0 33i LAW Life •••••• • • • ' • • - 100 0 0 10 0 I 464 - Ms. Si be. 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 6 12 2 1 0 0 o e 20 4 % % Lo Leg n a d i o a n n F d i r G e e n . e . r . a . l . L . l . f . e London Ship •••• • • • • 108. 7 a bs. 25 0 0 12 10 0 20% Aarine -•• • • • ...... 15a.per share 100 0 0 15 0 0 154 vied. inviid&Gen•Life 4341. per ct. 50 0 0 20 0 2% Monarch •••• • • • • .... - 5 0 0 1 0 0 15s. national Loan Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 2% Palladium Life 5l. per sent. 60 0 0 2 0 0 - eh ce ni x .. ..... ... •• • • 31. p.Bll. &be. - - 160 Professional Life.. •• •• 51. per cent. 6 5 0 010 0 178.6 d Provident Life •••• • • • • 11. ss. & be. 100 0 0 10 0 0 30 Rock Life ...... .. •• • • ss. 50 0 010 0 6% Royal Exchange 6l. p.ct. & be. Stock, all 225 'Sun Fire ....... .. - 111 209 Tiittc Life . .. • . 11. • • ••• • • 11. 6s. - 45 United Kingdom , alversal Life.... - - 10% ct.&bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - .otoria Life. 5l. per cat. - 412 6 534 BRIDGES Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. prim Annum. Share. ------- A. s. d. A. I. 4. Ilungerford • • • • • • • • • • - - - lb Southwrk •-..•• • • • • - 100 0 0 - - Ditto Nw of 734 p.c. 70s. per cent. 50 0 0 - 16 Waterloo •.•••• • • • • • • - 100 0 0 - 3 Ditto Old Ann. of 81. 21. 83. Od. - 60 0 I 243( Ditto Nw ditto 0.71. 21. 2s. Od. - 40 0 0 22 Vauxhall -.. •• • Av. 21. 70 10 3 - 18 'WATER-WORKS 1 Dividend Amount Same of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. 6hare. ..........-- Last London..• •••• • • • : Si. Si be. 100 0 0 - - Grand Junction ••• • • • 41. per cnt. 50 0 I - 67 Kern...-. •..• •••• • • 4l. per cat. 100 0 0 - 81 Lambeth - 97 •Zew River Contpany•• 21.108. - - 60 Vauxhall .......... - 51. per cut. 100 0 0 - 97 tr. , * Nib - 1 , 41011ex , . 61.05. pr cnt. -- - 106 COORS. Dividend Amount 1,1 fio of ‘..;onipany. per of I Paid. Price. Annum. Share. - -- .£ s. d. £ s. d. Commercial ..........41. pr cent. Stock. - 85% East and West Ind'a... 61. pr cent. Stook. - , 145 East Country • ••• •• . 20s. per sk. 100 0 0 - - London .- • •••• • .. 51. pr cent. Stock. - i 121 Ditto Bonds •• • • •... 41. per cent. - - 1 - it. Katharine •• •• •• •• 334 per cc.ot. Stock. -- I SI Ditto 80nd5...... •• 4341. pr cent. - 50 0 0 ' 50 - - Southampton ........ - o 0 i - O.A 115. S Names of 2 Dividend s Names of i Dividend Companies. 1 per I Price. Carapanles. p er price. Al Annuni. c Annum. a ---- -- ---- £ A I Ashtn& Oldh 93 71. p. it, 14$ Macclesfield. 1001 21. les. '5O B arnsley •• • • 160 Neatk .... • • 1001 161. 11rknk&Abrg 150 51. 85 Oxford.... • • 100 , 13!. 135 Birmingham 40 , 41. 935 y Peak Forest. •ig 31. 18s, 70 Coventry.. •• 100 251. , 200 Regent's •• •• ggi 11. I s . 14% Derby , •••• • / 00 61. I 63 Rochdale.. • • gg , 21. 43 Ellsmre&Chs 69 2% p. et.l 3554 Somrset Coal 1 5 0 — .4randJunctn 100 3/. pr.ct. 48 i Do.Lk Fd St 121 Do., 6 pr. Ct. 10 61. pr. ct.' 11w Stffrd &Wore 1 40 281. 405 Grand surrey 100 21. Os. 32% Sbrewskury.. 125 1 ,rand Union 100 11. 10s. 24 Stourbrldge.. 145 1 201 ' 290 ffennt & Avn 39 48. 04, 354 Severn andl Lancaster . 100 Wye R a il. i 26 1 21. Os. 24 Leeds& Livrp, 100 201. 405 Warwick& Leicester ..•. 100 51. 66 Birmin g . 3 180 41 . 4 0 Leiestr &Nth 83 41. 44% Warwick/1 100 31. 28 Lou ghboregh I 142 701. 510 Naptoc Monmontlishj 100 Worcstr &} 78 31. 83 Nfritg•mrysh 100 I Birming. Mennmwbry: 100 wine & Brks —' 1 ls. 6d. 74 5, ags-MIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. P Dividend 1 Amount same of Company. per 1 of Paid. Price. . Annum. ; Share. a.....--...... ........ - A. 4. d. A. e. d. British • • • • • • • • • • • • •• s 11. 40 0 18 0 0 1134 11 b1 81. 1 20 0 20 0 0 18 Si. 90 0 - - 61. 1110 0 150 9 0 180 . h Brighton City L r o r• o f n n c I 1 . 1 . . •• •. hOs. '75 0 31 5 I 39% 1 CG mlnental Consoil dat. e Equitable --•••• • • • • • bOs. 50 0 60 0 0 2734 18 Import 1 3/. 50 0 50 0011 68 . d Ina ° l3 ena3xt • ..•• Si. 40 0 40 9 0 46 London...- ••" • • - SO OSO 0 0 •-- P- Ditto.. • • • • • • • .• • • _ 50 0 50 0 0 - •• ....• Id Do., pan. i ref•erenCe 61. 25 0 710 0 - Phoenix • .• 4/. SO 0 49 0 0 2634 1- Ratcliff .... ".• •'." • • • ... al. 100 0 90 0 0 - le United General ....* ' • 50 0 50 II 0 1634 11. c Westisileet e , c kii . rt. • • • 30 0 - 42 3 ' Ditto, Now .. '" 4 31. 1- . 1.L.:" l2O. i5O 0 10 0 0 err v Ti.V. 4 .T Or Soo•rt z _ :4 ------ ------28 COMPANIES' PRICES is , 1: 1 111. ;0 .77 1 ° of Company* 7 1:: : ' :: : :: :4 :i t . 4 AShm1 : : ::: z ral f . d Price. i- ---..--........ --.- Bank of Scotland ir British Linen Company 81, per cent. 3. :;aledonlan Bank •••• • 81. per sent: -..." 1 0 0 leo 0 0 19 8 34 t i t 0 0 100 0 0 112 10 0 31.110. ... City of Glasgow Bank Si. per cent. It ( 4 , s 0 I 2 . Clydesdale Bank • • •• •• 64 per cent. 20 0 - " , I # o .0 0 112144 Commercial Bank -. • 71 • per cent. 506 o 0 .. v - --- - , 3 , Eastern Bank.. -- •• 61. per cent. 2 6 0 f , 100 0 0 177 Edinb.&Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. a 0 ; 10 0 0 Sit e Exehangeßnk of Scot 4l. per cent. 100 0 0 ' 0 0 3'4 e National Bank B% percent. 51 0 0 4 3 2 0 0 8 Nortleof Scotland Bank 51. p er cen t. 2 0 0 0 : 0 154 Boyalßank of Scotland 51. per o en t. 100 0 0 'lOO is •I 4 „ I N r Union Bank of Scotland al. per cent. 100 0 0 50 : ; 134 i Western Balk •••••• •• 71. per cent. 50 0 0 SO 0 0 - I P% Alliance Fire and Life :41.pr cent. 10 0 0 10 • 0 10 r ftritish Gaarantee 3 Caledonian Tire Dunn 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 -1,61 City of Glasgow Life 6l. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 817. ' Colonial Life .... - i a Edinburgh Life Insur 6l. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 ; 2-1,4‘ i Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 8 i 34 - Life Assoc. of Scotland 61. per cent. 10 0 0 110 0 31. 151 National Fire and Life 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 • 0 261.6 d ) North British Incur 6l. per cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 , 27% Scottish Union Insrace 641. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 I 0 313.6 d ' Standard Life ••• • - • p United Dep.Assarance Sl.per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 20s Cd i MISCELLANEOUS. Dividend I Amount Nxraw of C•anipaty. ' per of Paid. Pri ce . Annum. Share. £. s. d. A. I. 1. -- Assam Tea • • ...• .... - 20 0 0 20 0 0 9% Auction !dart •••• • • • • 21. ss. 50 0 0 - 5634 Anstrallan A;riculturi 11. 100 0 0 30 II 0 IS Australian Trust - - 61. per cent. - 35 0 0 201,i Anglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. 10s. 10 0 0 10 0 0 2434 Ditto. Half Shares.. - - 2 10 0 - British American Land - - 38 10 0 - Canada ... •• ........ 61. per cent. 100 0 0:32 10 0 49 Ds. 5 per cent Bends - - - - Ditto, 6pr ct. Bonds 61. percent. - - IC9 City Navigation Bonds Ei per cent. - - 93% Gen. Revers. & Invest. 5 p. 0.& bs, 2/ 100 0 0 100 0 0 95 Equitable Reversionry 5/ pr. cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 10734 Ditto Irew ......„ - so 0 0 710 0 - 1 Gen. Steam Navigation 10 p.ct. IS 0 0 14 0 0 27% ~ Hudson's 8ay.... •• • • - Stock. - 206 21. 50. H un gerford ...... •• .. - 100 0 0 47 ( London Institution .• . - - 78 IS 0 634 i Jew Zealand Company - 25 0 0 25 0 0 - 7.1 Ditto, New .. ••• • • , - 25 0 0 12 10 0 - ' assell Institution •• • • - - 26 5 0 -10eninslr& Orient.tm. 81. p. c.ic bs. 50 00'50 0 0 734 #, Reversionary Int. Soc. 4 34 1 . pr cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 0 100% ' 11 °7%1 Mail Steara • • • • 41. p. share. 100 0 0 60 0 0 803( n . reu th Australian ••• •• 11.pershare. 25 0 01 25 0 0 234 0 Y9llDieraa's Land.. r_.-. 194) 0 20 9 0 I LONDON, REPRESENTATION OF MONMOUTHSHIRE BOROUGHS. In consequence of the position held by Mr. Blew id, member for these boroughs, in the Monmouth shire and Glamorganshire Bank, he will shortly vacate his seat, and, in anticipation of the vacancy which will be thus occasioned, a stir is making in the political circles of the returning borough—Newport. One candidate, Mr. Lindsay, a London shipowner, is al ready in the field, and a second is talked of. Mr. Lind say has already addressed a public meeting of the electors in Newport in explanation of his political creed. He began by announcing himself as an in dependant candidate, and the nominee of no man. With reference to Sir Benjamin Hall, who was pre sent, he said he did not know him, and had never seen him until the previous day, but that the mea sures of reform and improvement in State and Church of which Sir Benjamin was the distinguished advocate should receive his most strenuous support. He told the meeting that he was not a man of high birth, but came from the people, and that, at fifteen years old, he left his home to push his fortune in the world as a common sailor, but he now held a high position in the maritime interest, having risen to that position by his own in dustry and exertion from an orphan boy. He was a Dissenter of the Scotch Presbyterian Church, and a member of Dr. Archer's congregation in London. He would support liberty of conscience, he would reform all abuses in the Church, and endeavour to prevent those abuses from rendering it the scoff of infidels; he would vote for a repeal of church rates as a fruit ful cause of strife, but, though in principle opposed to the union between Church and State, still he would not vote for the separation of that union at present. He would resist the encroachments of the Church of Rome to the utmost; he would not entrust it with power, nor would he trust Dis sent, which had also abused power. He would enter the house, if elected, not as a disciple of George Frederick Young, on the one hand, or of Feargus O'Connor, on the other ; nor as a follower of the Duke of Richmond, or of Mr. Cobden, but he would endeavour to reduce the expenditure of the country, and so lighten the burdens of the people. As a com mercial man he knew that great reforms and reduc tions could be effected in the royal* dockyards, and in the management of the Customs. As to the navigation laws, he was opposed to the views enter tained by Mr. Labouchere, and followed those of the late Mr. Huskisson. As to free trade, he was for real free trade, b u t h e c ou ld no t ca ll that free trade which gave to France privileges which France would not concede to us. He was for the extension of the suffrage and for the ballot, which had no connexion with universal suffrage, but would be a protection for a conscientious voter. A requisition is being got up in favour of Mr. Crawshay Bailey. LAW INTELLIGENCE. SECONDARIES' COURT, Dec. 31. (Before Mr. Secondary POTTER.) WYATT V. VESSEY.-ALLEGED - 14EOLIGENCH Or Ax ATTORNEY. 1 . This was a writ ofTnqul;yin assess damages in n action brought to r ecover c o mpensation from the d - fendant, Mr. Thomas V es s e y, attorney, of Cold Ha - bour-square, for negligence in the conduct of In action. Judgment was suffered by default. Mr. WlLims, solicitor, appeared for the plaintiff, and from his statement to the jury, the evidence of the plaintiff, and a number of documents put in, it appeared that in the course of 1850 a person named Smith brought an action against one Frederick Orchard, for goods sold and delivered, and the decla ration in that action contained two counts, one on a bill of exchange for the amount given by Orchard when the goods were sold, and the other in the usual form for goods sold and delivered. Orchard, being a minor, appeared by his next friend, the present plainj. tiff, to defend the action ; and he instructed Mi. Vessey as his attorney. The defence was a plea of infancy, but a person who drew the pleadings for Mr. Vessey, pleaded infancy to the first count of the de claration only, and the general issue as to the count for goods sold and delivered. The result was that Orchard succeeded as far as the issuei on the first count went, but :failed on the second; and a verdict was given against him for 1341. 17s. 6d. Execution was issued, his goods were seized, and he was arrested and is at the present time , in Whitecross-street Prison. It was alleged in the; declaration that this was through the negligence of the defendant in not pleading " infancy" to both; counts, and on the part of the plaintiff the jury were, asked to give a verdict for the amount recovered against Orchard, and for a sum of 17/, which the plaintiff had paid out of his own pocket as the action was going on. The action against Orchard was tried at the summer assizes at Guildtord in 1850. The plaintiff, in cross-examination, said Orchard was his nephew, and was now of age. He was in his twenty-first year when the action waa brought against him by Smith. Tha action was brought for furniture supplied. The greater portion of the goAs seised under this execution were paid for; the whole of them certainly were not paid for. Orchard was in busi ness ac the time as a tarpaulin manufacturer. Witness knew the person who took the active part for Mr. Vessey in defending the action. Had never offered to settle the whole matter if Mr. Veasey would pay him 71., but had offered to settle it for that sum inde pendent of any claim Orchard might have against Mr. Vessey for redress—that sum being part of what he (witness) paid-to Mr. Vessey's agent, as the proceed ings were in progress. Mr. Vessey had admitted his liability for the whole, and had said an adverse ver dict, if be was proceeded against, might compel him to go through the Insolvent Debtors' Court. Mr. W. CoorEa addressed the jury for the defend ant. He made some stringent observations upon Orchard's defence to the action brought against him to recover for goods sold and delivered to him as a tradesman, and said that by a fortunate slip for the creditor, but an unfortunate one for Mr. Vessey—a n attempt to evade the payment of a just debt bad been defeated. Mr. Vessey had not drawn the pleadings himself. The goods, or a portion of them, taken under the execution had never been paid for. Mr. Or chard, it was ti I2e, was in Whitecross-street, and be thought the utmost extent to which the plaintiff ought to recover against Mr. Vessey was the 71. which had been talked of between them. The LEARNED SECONDARY having summed up. The jury found for the plaintiff —damages, 1411. 17s. 6d. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION -HO USE. Levi Tobias, who was a few days ago charged with having had in his possession, well knowing that they had been stolen, a large quantity of gloves, the pro perty of M essrs . Wilson, the hosiers and glovers, in was brought before Alderman Wilson for final ex am ina tion upon that charge. The prisoner had been followed from his own house in the London-road to a public•bouse in Prince's street, in that neighbourhood, by Trew and Webb, of the City Detective Police, and in a bag which he carried were found gloves which were identified as part of the plunder taken from the premises of the prosecutors by thieves. The additional evidence in the case was the follow ing :—lt will be recollected that Mr. Solomon, the solicitor to the prosecutor, said in defence that the gloves had been purchased as a "job lot" at one of the sales of Mr. Bailey, the auctioneer." Mr. J. Malson, clerk to Mr. Bailey, of Wood street, Cheepside, was called for the prosecution. He said—l superintend the delivery of articles sold at Mr. Bailey's auction-rooms, and have examined the gloves in question, and my firm belief is that they were not sold at Mr. Bailey's. We do not sell " job lots." We only sell by auction. If a job lot had been sold to the prisoner I would have been aware of the fact. I have been with Mr. Bailey 23 years, and know the prisoner as an occasional buyer. He b ought some gloves at our rooms on the 28th of November. They passed through my hands, but were quite dif ferent from those produced. Cross-examined—l have known him some time. He deals but little. The articles he deals in are dra pery goods, clothes, and gloves. Mr. Solomon—Has he not always paid for the goods he bought ? Witness—Yes ; he pays always before he takes the goods away, as every one else does. Alderman WILSON having read the usual caution to the prisoner and told him that his words would be taken down and used, if considered necessary, against him, The prisoner said the glove s were purchased at Mr. Bailey' s , as I was informed. The party of whom I had them told me so. Mr. Lloyd, solicitor to Messrs. Berens and Blum berg, w h ose town trave ll er had been examined on Tuesday Upon charges of rob bin g his em p lo y ers, then stated that he bad been instructed by his clients to g prosecute the pr i soner under very serious circum stances ; the o ffi cers who h a d been engaged in the preceding ca se havin found in Levi Tobias's house 14 clocks, w hi c h had been stolen from the house of the firm in St. P au l's-churchyard. Trew, the officer, said —I produce 14 clocks which I found on th e ta bl e in the front room of the first floor of the p r i soner ' s house on Saturday, the 20 th of December. " I said t o him, Where did you get these clocks ? He repli e d , "They are all right; I bought them and p a id for them. " I said " If you bought them, show me th e invoice, and I shall not take them away." H e sa id , " I h ave none ; I bought them as a job lot.' " I also f ound there fi ve go ld watches and six s il v er w a t c h es , and a great quantity of other property. One of the gold watches has been identified by a gentleman who was robbed of it a short time ago. Cross-examined by Mr. Solomon—The goods were standing on the table as they are here. I have been making inquiries, and have found no claimant for any of the watches except the one I have spoken of. Mr. Solomon—My client has no invoice. I expect to be able to prove that he bought ten our of the eleven watches at public sales, at Debenham's, Thompson's, and other auctioneers. The clocks were also bought as a "job lot." _ Alderman WlLsox—Of course you will prove of whom you bought them. Mr. W. H. Taylor—l am in the employment of Messrs. Berens and Blumberg, and have the manage ment of the clock department. I have examined the fourteen clocks produced and can swear I never sold them. We have recently, upon taking stock, found that we have been deficient sixty clocks of this kind. Mr. Lloyd said he could not on that occasion pro duce any more evidence. Alderman WILSON—There is quite enough to jus tify a remand. . . _ Mr. Christie, watchmaker, Cannon street, said—l have examined one of the watches produced by the officers. It bas my private mark upon it. I cleaned and repaired it for a Mr. Gosnell some time in last June. The private mark corresponds with the mark in my book. M. H. Gosnell—l believe this watch to be my property. It was stolen from me on the night of the 2d of this month. I had it repaired by Mr. Christie. The number and maker's name correspond with the information I gave. A female took it out of my pocket in Hoaton, between eight and nine o'clock. The chain bad been broken or cut by her, and is in my possession. I never saw her before, and I should not know her again. Cross-examined by Mr. Solomon--I bad been drinking a little. I never said that I had lost the watch three months before. I had mentioned that I had lost it amongst a set of " Bloomers," because I did not like to say where and how I lost it. Alderman WiLsort--I suppose it does not signify whether the lady who stole it was a "Bloomer" or not ; it is quite evident that you were robbed of your watch. The prisoner was then remanded upon the two latter charges. THURSDAY _ EVENING, GUILDHALL John Barker alias Murphy, was brought up on remand, charged with defrauding Henry Joseph Brock, glass manufacturer of Bartlett's-buildi ngs . It appeared that in July last a person, named Samuel Turner, applied to Mr. Brock for some goods, and referred him to a Mr. Stanley and to the pri soner, who gave the address William-street, New ington-causeway. On being applied to, the prisoner stated that he had known Turner for ten years, that he was moat respectable, and that he would be secu rity for him to the amount of 2501. The prosecutor then drew two bills for 1001, and 1501., which were accepted by the prisoner. Mr. Lewis now appeared for the prosecution, and said that he charged the prisoner with a conspiracy, with Stanley and Turner, to defraud the prosecutor. There was in point of fact no such person as Stanley, that being a name assumed by the person in question. At the last session at the Old Bailey five persons were convicted for a conspiracy to defraud tradesmen, and this very so-called Stanley was the referee of several of them. With regard to Turner he had obtained 3001. worth of goods from Mr. Brock, the greater part of which were immediately pawned. The police would have both Stanley and Turner in custody in a few days if there was a remand. He could also prove that the prisoner's name was not Barker but Murphy. George Quinnear, the police sergeant, said he bad no doubt he should soon be able to apprehend Turner in consequence of information he had received in the last twenty-four hour s . He had ascertained that part of the goods obtained from Mr. Brock had been pledged by the prisoner's daughter. He had known him for ten y ears , and knew he kept a beer-shop in Charles-etreet, B randon -street, \Val worth, in the name of Murphy. The prisoner said the charge was only a trap to get him taken in execution, the sheriff's officer having been in wait at the office ever since he had been in custody. The case was again remanded. -ROW-STREET. been Edward Cha r l es nearl Mastorton, a youn g ' man who has y five years a clerk in the General Post office, was charged with stealing two letters contain ing money, the property of the Postmaster-General. The prisoner is a married man, having six children, the youngest being under ten years of age, and hi s father held a confidential situation i n the 'Foreign office for many years. Mr. Peacock, Jun., attended to conduct the prose cution. John Forbes, a messenger employed,in the inland department of the General Post-office, in which the prisoner was a clerk, stated the cause by which on the morning of the 31st inst. he traced the possession of the purloined property to the prisoner. Mr. George Graham said that, being informed by the last witness, be went to the prisoner as he about to leave th e office, was requesting he would ac company him to a private office adjoining, which he did ; and after th e l e tt ers were found upon him b y the officer, h e sa id, " I am sorry you see me in su c h a position; I do n 't k now what I shall do. This will be the death o f m y w if e . I belong to o ne of the Most ra.rootablo Lmilies. I don't know what could have induced me to do so, except that it cv2B infatuation." The prisoner having received the usual caution, ad mitted the truth of the evidence as to the findin g the letters, and was ordered to be remanded after ,the witnesses were bound over to protecute. It was stated that his salary was 901. a year. WESTMINSTER. James Chiserton, the proprietor of the Duke of appeared to a sum accommodation e h him with neglectiti g to afford proper to two soldiers quartered upon him. thereind. w Marlborough beer-shop, Chelsea, for two privates of the Rifles, and was George Sutherland, a sergeant of the Bth Hussars, stated that on the 231 ult. he served a billet upon de fendant's wifethey would have proper accommodation. t f o en ld dan th t men, to inspect In an hour or two afterwards he was sent for, in con the bed upon which they were to sleep for the night. He found it was not fit for any person. It consisted sequence of the complaint of the two of two small mattresses placed next to each other, apparently stuffed consisted of a small thin blanket. withb iwr. straw, hic AßNOLDth doird something i n n o rt t u i e r x e a d c t o l yf whetherthat e meet, kind. The covering The sergeant replied there were some thin rags, tolerably c l ean , but they were light, ets there was little were no sheets. of them, and a small thin rug, or something in place of it. The wen, in consequence, did not sleep there. Witness told the landlady about the bed, and she raid if they did not like it they might go without. Police-constable George Close, 221 13, said that he also inspected the bed. It was quite clean, but ap peared very hard. Defendant, in reply to the charge, asured the magistr a t e that a s itting- room and Abed -room, the former with a fire in it, were offered the two sol diers, wh o conducted themselves i n a very offensive manner. The bed them elves which be was in the habit of letting nihtl to mechanics or others who might need a lod g in g ; and SO f ar fro m th e s h ee t s being thin or wor n out, they we re nearly ne w, and put on clean for the soldiers. They rang the bell two or three times for coals in the midst of defend ant's business, and wanted a shilling and a pint of porter given them, and were very emich put out be cause he refused to accede to their request. Mr. ARNOLD inquired whether the bed had been slept in about the 25th ult. Defendant replied only a night or two by two hard- wor kin g m en , whoe previously xd tives perfectly satisfi e d, a s a l so had manpry oth esse ers. hemse Indeed be and his wife bad slept on the bed formerly, and it had been let all the season at a Shilling per night up to the night before last. Surely it was not ex pected that a man was to ; give up his o wn f eat h er bed to two private soldi ers billetted upon him. There was, as he bad said before, a ; o f pair nearly new clean sheets upon the bed besides two blankets, and the bed was quite good enough for respectable hard working men, and he thought for soldiers too. Mr. ARNOLD expressed some doubt whether beer shop-keepers were liable to have soldiers billetted upon them, and adjourned the case for a few days, when, he said, if defendant liked to produce any witnesses in his behalf, he would hear them. SOUTHWARK. John Stowell and Thomas Stowell were on Saturday week last examined at this court on charges of per jury, conspiracy, and subornation of perjury, alleged to have been committed by tham, and a man named John Howson G arnett, at the 'Southwark County Court, in an action brought by John Stowell, person a connected with th e metropolitan stage departme, against Mr. Kennett, the landlord of the Hoop ant nd Grapes Tavern, Broadway, Westminster, to recover 301. 10s. on two 10 U's for money lent. The action was tried before a jury, and Kennett, having proved that the money had been paid, a verdict for him was returned. He accordin-i -g y charged the three parti es above named with wilful and corrupt perjury, and conspiring together, by m a ki ng fal se oaths, to extort money from him under a false action, The particulars of the case were fully reported at the time, when Mr. Combe, the magistrate, held the two Stowells to bail in 501. each, to atewer the charge at the next sessions. Garnett absconded, and a war rant was issued for his apprehension, but the officer had not been able to find him. Mr. Kennett, accompanied by his solitor, Mr. Preston, now attended the court, and informed the magistrate that at the termination of the examination of the Stowells, on Saturday the 13th, a warrant was placed in the hands of Guest, one of the officers at tached to the court, for Garnett's apprehension. That officer had been very indefatigable in his exertions, but Garnett could not be found. Believing that he was either kept out of the way by some parties, or secreted in the metropolis, Mr. Kennett had offered a reward of 51, for his apprehension, as he was deter mined to bring all parties to justice. Mr. Kennet Wroduced a handbill, a number of which he had for arded to the Metropolitan police stations, and dip tributed about the metropolis, which he considered would likely be the means of finding him. He is about 45 years of age, five feet five inches in height, shabbily dressed, and was last seen in Thomas-street, Oxford•street. LAMBETH. A middle•aged female, of gipsy appearance, was placed at the bar on the following charge of im position : Sarah Stamp, a simple-looking country girl, deposed that on Saturday last the prisoner, at about one o'clock in the afternoon, came in front of her master's house and stood opposite the kitchen window, and, be lieving her to be in want she gave her some broken meat. While doing so the prisoner asked if she wished her fortune told, saying she would tell her fortune truly. She (witness) at first refused to have her fortune told, but the prisoner having repeatedly pressed her, and declared she would tell her nothing but the truth, she consented to give her a sixpence to have ber fortune told. The prisoner then came down into the area, and, pulling out some cards, told her (witness) to put a sixpence on one of them. The prisoner also said the witness must hold 4s. 6d. in her hand, and she did so. After a little, the prisoner said she must put the money on the cards, and on her doing so, she (the prisoner) took it, and put it into ber mouth. Witness asked her for the money, but the prisoner said she could net give it her hack until after three o'clock, as she bad to take it to her master, Mr. Churchill, that she had a licence to go about telling fortunes, and that she had a half sovereign for a girl at Clapham. common, who had called a policeman to give her into custody for impos ing on her by telling fortunes ; but she presented her licence to the constable, who on seeing it told the girl she must be the loser of the money. The pri soner then went away, and she saw nothing more of her until Tuesday, when she called again, and asked her for 4s. more, saying that she wan t e d th a t amoun t to make up th e half-sovereign for the young woman at Clapham, and that she should return and pay her the Bs. 6d. Witness, feeling a dread and horror at the awkward position she had placed herself in, gave her the four shillings, but subsequently communi cated the whole of the circumstance to her master, and on her calling that day, at twelve o'clock, the prisoner was given into custody. In reply to the questions of the magistrate the witness said that the prisoner told her her fortune, which was " that a dark woman was very envious of her ;" that she must be aware of this " dark woman," and that she would shortly receive a letter with some money. Mr. ELLIOTT remarked that there was no class of offenders productive of more evil than that to which the prisoner belonged, and commited her to the tread mill for three months. THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION. EVIDENCE OF CAPTAIN AUSTIN, C.B. The Chairman (addressing Captain Penny, who was present) said—Before we commence the pro ceedings I must inform you the committee have de termined on allowing you to be present during the examination of Captain Austin and his officers. We think it is rather a stretch of fairness, as no accusation is brought against any of the officers in your expedi tion ; but it is proper that all parties should be in a position to correct any misrepresentations that may be made, and we therefore allow you to be present. The Chairman (to Captain Austin)—Are you pre pared to go into your evidence now ? Captain Aus tin—l am perfectly ready to answer any questions that may be proposed to me, reserving the privilege, which I may hereafter have occasion for, of referring to my notes and to documents, some of which I shall refer to with great reluctance if it become necessary. With that privilege I am ready to go into the exami nation. Chairman—The first qtiestion the committee wish to put is in reference to your opinions respecting re ports contained in your letter of the 11th August, 1850, as to Adam Beck. Do you continue to consider that the exarninition'at that time was a full and suffi cient one, and do you still entertain the same opinion as to that story ? Captain Austin--I do, precisely. I consider that everything was gone into, and that every one who was present agreed that the conduct of Adam Beck was most discreditable. Chairman—To what circumstances do you allude that have not been detailed in reference to Adam Beck ? Captain Austin—Everything has since been borne out by the conduct of Adam Beck. Chairman—What do you allude to ? Captain Austin—l allude to his stopping back, and to what passed when he was landed, which Captain Omman ney can speak of better than I can—to his conduct when with Sir John Ross. He was a man in whom no faith could be placed, from his irregular conduct, and I believe drunkenness. I think he was about the worst description of a civilized savage I ever saw. Chairman—Do you consider that from Ponds Bay on the south, to Cape Warrender on the north, have been properly searched, and all the points as far as Lancaster Sound ? Captain Austin—Yes ; I believe it has all been thoroughly examined. Chairman—And you extend that answer both north and south as far as Lancaster Sound ? Captain Austin—Yes ; I believe that from Ponds Bay to Port Leopold has been thoroughly examined. Searching and examination are two different things; this coast has been most satisfactorily examined. Chairman—Do you consider that the whole of the south coast as far as Port Leopold and Ponds Bay has been thoroughly examined ? Captain Austin—Yes, most thoroughly examined. Ch-irman—What were your proceedings after pass ing Port Leopold ? Did you get to Cape Riley and find the first traces of the expedition ? Captain Austin —We proceeded to Cape Riley, rounding Beechay Island. where I was detained. Chairman—Give an account of your further pro ceedings. When did you receive information of the discovery of Sir John Franklin's winter quarters ? Captain Austin—The moment I reached the fast ice at Union Bay where the vessels were lying, Com mander Phillips came out 'and assisted in leading Resolute in, and from whom I heard of the graves. I was up all night, and was unequal to go on shore. At length Captain Penny and I went together to the graves, and then considered that here were the winter quarters. Chairman—ln fact you discovered undoubted traces] of the missing expedition? Captain Austin — I saw that there were traces of the expedition having wintered there. Chairman—What was the next step you took ? Captain Austin—l accompanied Captain Penny and some other officers to the top of the hill at Beechay Island ; while there we went to a cairn, took it down, and examined it to a certain extent, but not in a way we were satisfied it should be examined. We then returned to the ship. Both of our searches were made at this cairn. Nothing do I recollect being found at this moment more than a few shot. I beg to hand in my report. Chairman—ln paragraph Bof your letter to the Admiralty of the 14th of July, 1851, you state that you consider that the departure of the expedition was somewhat sudden ? Captain Austin—Yes; lam of that opinion. There were a number of coal bags and other materials left about, which it is not probable would have been left unless the missing expedition had gone away suddenly, or if they had been prose cuting. There was a great deal of burning material, coal bags, and other things, which evidently proved to me that they had gone out rapidly, or were not advancing. Chairman —What quantity of coal bags was there ? Captain Austin—Perhaps a dozen altogether. Chairman—All empty ? Captain Austin—Yes. I brought away four. There might have been more than a dozen. Chairman —What were your further proceedings afterwards? Captain Austin—l will go on with my narrative. .1 proceeded as far as was in my power. I will explain what I mean by the word power. I con sidered it was my duty to go to the westward, looking to the westward position as being one of difficulty, and that if any thi ng should have to be done in the Wellington Strait I could return ; and further, that it was necessary then, from what I saw of the state of the ice, to be prepared for making arrangements for the forthcoming season for action, the present season of navigation being evidently closing very fast. As soon as possible after opportunity offered we proceeded to the westward. Admiral Fanshawe—When you speak of proceed ing to the westward, was it in pursuance of your orders to use every possible exertion to get to Mel ville Island? Captain Austin—Yes, most un doubtedly it was. I used every every exertion to get to Melville Island. Captain Austin continued his narrative—We were stopped at the south end of Griffith bland, and there the expeditions were together, with the exception of that of Sir John Ross in the Felix. After reaching this spot Captain Penny came on board, and con versed upon the matter fully, the subject being the operations that should now be entered into to insure the accomplishment of our object, at the same time offering to convey Captain Penny or one of his officers to examine an apparent lead to the south-west. I refer to my circular which I addressed to Lieutenant De Haven, in command of the American expedition. I think you will find that Captain Penny did not receive it. Chairman—ls it dated the 11th of September, 1850 ? Captain Austin—Yes, it is. The substance of it was a conversation between Captain Penny and myself when he came on board. Chairman —You had better read it, and it will be come part of the evidence. Captain Austin—The substance of this circular was gone into in conversation with Captain Penny. Captain Ornmanney came on board, and there was a question about some dark clouds in the south-west, near Cape Walker. Looking to the state of the ice, which was drifting to the southward, and the weather generally, I thought it would be anything but the duty of an Arctic navigator to proceed. Captain Penny's vessels were moving about fr o m orie pert of JANUARY 1, 1862. the ice to the other, and towards the evening they were at some distance from us. Captain Ommanney left early in the morning, with directions from me to give Captain Penny an opportunity to proceed to the south-west. When Captain Ommanney reached the brigs were adrift, under sail, and there was a kind of race between Captain Penny's two brigs and the In trepid. Shortly after this the weather changed, a thick fog came on—it was very severe weather—and the Intrepid returned. I shall have to refer to Cap tain Ommanney's report as to what passed on that occasion. He came back with difficulty, and from that time until 1 sent a party out to examine if the ships were fast, and preparing themselves for the winter, I did not know where the brigs were, although I had certain apprehensions about them. The Intrepid returned. We had very severe weather at this period, and were drifting with the ice to the southward. The first moment that admitted of it we cast off—that is, our expedition and one of th e Ame rican vessels, the other having broken adrift during the severe weather; and after as severe a day as ever I experienced in my life, we got into open water under the lee of Griffith Island. I considered that our situation at this moment was a very serious one, for everything depended upon our reaching to the west of Griffith Island, and I thought that unless we came upon the remains of our fellow, country men be tween that and Melville Island, nothing would have allowed me to have returned to England as long as I existed, for my orders were Melville Island. We thus arrived under the lee of Griffith Island. Se,-ing, from the state of the season, the lowness of the temperature, that I had no dependence upon the steamers on ac count of that low state of the temperature, as the injection of water from the sea could not be regu• early supplied, which I wish to be kept in view— seeing that if they stopped there was no moving again, and it would be sailing ships on which I should have to depend —under th. , se circumstances I must say that I felt very anxious. There was no ice to keep us off from Griffitn Island, and therefore it was necessary to push for something in the shape of security. But to the eastward I would not go; I called for Captain Ommanney on board to inquire as to the state of the ice between Griffith Island and Cape Martyr, his report being that there were hopes of some fast ice being found there. We continued under a press of sail to make that ice. Whilst doing so the American vessels hoisted their colours, and bore up, and I was much pained at the moment by a supposition that they must be for America, and that they would have no report on board from me. But I felt at that moment that nothing would justify me in keeping the expedition without some holdfast. We pushed on, and reached the fixed ice at Griffith Island, which eventually be came our winter quarters. As will be seen from my circular, I made up my mind that the Assistance should not advance; but I was anxious that she should remain to the latest moment, to see if we could get round Griffith Island. And again it re quired some little time carefully to think over the instructions necessary to give to Captain Ommanney, to ensure the operations being carried out to the utmost next spring. In the meantime a tender was dispatched to look to the south end of Griffith Island, in the hope that there might be something in the shape of water that would admit of fifty miles more to the westward being obtained, as I must say that I had made up my mind that, having the Assistance in her place, the Resolute should become a forlorn hope. However, as my report will show in de tail, there was no hope, and the Assistance and her tender were sent off in the execution of her in structions to get into port. She made the attempt, but with her tender and her steam she became in, such a helpless position that Captain Ommanney felt that the sooner he could get back into a channel of water to join us it was his duty to do so. The As sistance having returned, the temperature fell consi derably. There was much ice, and very little open water, and this state of things continued some days. At last I felt that there was no hope of getting this fifty miles, and in that case that both ships had better be together, for then we should have joint operations, which would be more successful. The ice had formed so strongly, and become so pressed, and the tempera ture so low, that I determined that both ships should go into winter quarters. I saw there was not the slightest hope of getting westward, and I began to cut through 300 and 400 yards in extent between us and the channel, which promised to lead us into a little bay to the eastward of Cape Martyr, but the ice again made so fast that I felt it was necessary to give up further operations in that direction. We then, considering the ships fixed, dispatched parties in the hope of doing something, at the same time with the view of giving them some idea of what travelling would be. One of the party discovered the position of Captain Penny. I must say that the weather was so severe, that the tempera ture being down to 17 below zero, that our advance parties were driven in. I would refer to their journals for the sufferings these people under went at this period. Captain Penny came over in his dog-sledge, and he cheerfully undertook to com plete the search of 'Wellington Strait. He was two days' march nearer than we were. This brings us up to the commencement of the winter. We then commenced our operations for the health and exer cise of the men during the winter season. Chairm to—lf you refer to your report of July for the proceedings of the winter, you can proceed at once to the spring, when you sent your parties out. Captain Austin—Yes. These papers will be pro duced. I have nothing to repeat further in that re spect. Captain Austin continued—Winter com menced, and our great object was to establish health, improvement, and happiness amongst the men. So soon as the weather would admit of it we commenced training, which I consider a most important thing. It was most beneficial in this instance. It gave us; in the first place, confidence in the men; and, secondly, by testing their strength, it enabled us to form an opi nion as to the extent of labour they could endure this was continued as far as the weather would admit. Previous to this I assembled all the officers together and gave them the plan of operations, which I take the opportunity of saying were wholly my own ; for my occupation during the winter was having my in structions before me, as well as all the best works which had been written on the subject of Arctic travel. All the officers to whom I communicated my opinions appeared satisfied with their destinations, and I called upon them to give me their views and their anticipations, to name their sledges, select their men, their flag, and their motto, and they were to be brought to me on a certain day. This was done and received my approval. I never met with so much earnestness as was exhibited on that occasion by the officers and men in training for that work. At the same time I consulted all the authorities as to the time I could ensure safety in departure, because I f e lt t h a t we could not g o away too early; first, that we should avoid the risk of the ice being disrupted in the strait on our return, and second, because as the season ad vanced the labour of proceeding would become so much greater. Everything worked well, and was highly satisfactory. During the period of detention from the weather, seeing that there was great anxiety, I addressed one of the best petty officers of the division and asked him how he felt about the weather, and he said he thought the sooner we were off th e b etter. M y attention was rather called to this remark of his, and I asked him why ? His reply w a s, I feel assured that we shall find it much worse as the season ad vances than the severity we have now. That con vinced me that the men were reasoning and reflecting, and I derived considerable satisfaction from the cir cumstance. The time had arrived for an inspection of the parties as arranged for departure, and I must say that I never witnessed anything equal to it in my life. The earnestness, determination, and general conduct of all afforded me the highest gratification. I addressed them on the spot and issued a memoran dum. I felt it due to them to embody my opinions in a document, so that they might stand on record as a public document; that document will be amonest the papers to be produced. They departed, and from that time until they returned not one of the arrange ments we had made failed. When they returned they did so, just as was anticipated, and the greatest confidence existed in the abilities of all to accom plish what they had undertaken. I had almost forgotten to state that as the parties came in I again dispatched what I considered the limited and auxiliary parties ; first, in order that in the event of anything happening to the distant parties, they should be there to bring them in ; and second, in order that what had been discovered should be satisfactorily laid down—that is, th a t the positions should be fixed, an d that all should be sur veyed that could by any possibility be accomplished. Captain Penny reached the Resolute, and communi cated to me that be had discovered a large space of water up the Wellington Strait. At this time I really had no assista nce to give to Capta i n P enny, b ut I am by no means prepared to admit that Captain Penny asked me for it. My impression is, that I observed to Captain Penny that I regretted that I had not the means, but that we must have a boat in that water. What I meant by that was, that Captain w Penny and my se lf, that i s , with my assist a n ce , s h ou ld have a boat in that water, and I recollect also that Mr. Allen, the master of the Resolute, said to me, I "Why, sir, I should be glad to go under Captain Penny, if it is only to do the astronomical part.' I said, " You have gratified and pleased me much; we must talk that over." This conversation occurred after our dinner, on, I believe, a royal birthday. I have no very full recollection of this, but I may refer to my notes, and, if necessary, I will' return I to the subject hereafter. Previous to this, in the afternoon, Captain Penny and myself were walking before dinner, and I desired to elicit from Cap tain Penny, if I could, what really was the state of the case as to the water ; for round about me there was nothing but ice, and I could not well un derstand that he had been in an open sea, circum stanced al We were. I pit Owe close Taegu:s to Ceptain Penny, but not by any means so close as should have put to Captain Ommenney, or any of his rank who had come to me with that report. I found that Captain Penoy was angry, and I felt that he would not allow me to make such inquiries. My ob ject was most certainly not to create any bad feeling, and therefore I can say little more about the ques tions. We went to dinner then. I have related the conversation before dinner. In the evening, finding Captain Penny in conversation with my officers, as he was my guest I did not wish to interrupt his con versation with them, consideiieg it was not in good taste to do so. I descended the cabin two or three steps, and it cccurred to me I must say good night to Penny. I went up and asked him if be would take anything ? Knowing him to be a very abstemious man, I might have asked him if he would take a glare of water. The conversation proceeded and I went away. , To my astonishment —for I must ray I was looking forward to the Sabbath passing with a view to some determined arrangement as to what was to be done in the Wellington Strait— to my astonishment the bombardier came to me at twelve o'clock at night to say that Captain Peony had gone. I think he said to the Assis'ance, but lam not positive. I know that Cap taM Penny had an invitation to dine on board the Assistance on Sunday, for I was invited to meet him. I never made it a practice to accept invitations on Sunday, but out of compliment to Captain Penny, I determined on going. I said, "I think Captain Penny is it, want of meat for his dogs. I should not be at all surprised if he is gone towerds Griffi b's Island." I declare that from that time to this I have endeavoured to account for it. However, among other things, I atterwerds became impressed that Captain Penny was angry with me, perhaps, because I had not returned his visit. He had offered me his dog sledge, and I am sure I shauld have been very happy there. I am sure of that, for I have always considered him a very generous man, but there were a hundred of my people out. My mind was on the stretch, causing me great care and anxiety ; under such circumstances I could not think of leaving the ships. However, there was an interval between what may be called the limited and the ex tended parties. I determined to walk over to Captain Penny's, and found it a most tiresome journey—•a most laborious journey of from eight to nine hours. I thought of catching Captain Penny before he went out, but when I arrived unhappily I found that Captain Penny had gone up Wellington Channel. I was detained there. My intention was to remain there 48 hours, but in the hope of some one coming back my stay extended over six days at Captain Penny's winter quarters on board the Lady Franklin. During the time I was there the extended party came back a little earlier than they expected. I was away during the arrival of Captain Ouimanney, Aldridge, and Osborne. While on board the Lad. Prat klie. thinking that there must be some mistake between myself and Captain Penny, I wrote him a letter. I cannot recollect the substance of it, for I never in tended it to be produced at such an inquiry as this. I apologised to him, and desired that there should be no coolness between us for the good of the cause. I then returned to the expedition. Chairman—Had you not better say what you apo gised for ? Captain Austin—l think I said, "If you are offended, the desire of an honourable mind must be to make an apology. If I have offended you I never intended it." Captain Austin continued—l came back to the ship after another very laborious journey, and the parties came in unhappily without finding traces, having looked most carefully and minutely for any trace. Sir E. Parry—Will you state about the time of this ? Capt. Austin —All the parties were in by the 4th of July. I cannot, without notes, speak now ; but after minutely considering with my colleague, and receiving the officers' journals and reports, I felt satisfied that there was nothing more to be done to the southward and westward, and I decided ac cordingly. Chairman—You had better explain here what bad been done. Captain Austin—Notbing more could be done to the northward and westward by Lieutenant Aldridge and Lieutant M'Clintock, Mr. Bradford, the surgeon, and Mr. M`Dougall, the second master ; and to the southward and westward by Captain Ommanne t Lieut. Osb o r ne , Lieut. Browne, and Lieut. Mechain y i, and also by Mr Allen, who had s earc h e d L owt h e r Island and Garrett Island, ' and the ice generally is that direction, as shown in my outline chart. (To be continued.) THE CoUINTKI MARKETs LIVERPOOL, DEC. 30 —The atteudanee was good, and trade had a more healthy aspect. For wheat and flour more money was demanded, and in some lest *noes paid. MI kinds of spring corn were held firmly, and full prices realised. Indian corn was dull, and rates loner. Ar rivals—lreland and coastwise, wheat, 764; barley, 553; oats, 1,956; malt, 776; flour, 1,064; pease, 219. Foreign wheat, 6,515; &air, 1,780 sacks and 7,659 barrels; pease. 734. NEWCASTLE CATTLE MARKET, DEC 30.—The number of cattle this week was 710; the same .5a ek last year 645. The number of sheep this week was 4,180; the same week last year 3,620. The supply of cattle was larger at f than last w r at eek. 'I he b-tt er qua li t i es met a ready sale ormer es. For other sorts trade was slow. Sheep was a slow axle at drooping rata a, and part remain. d unsold; supply not so large as last week. Priees—Beefs 4s 6d to 6s; poik (small) 5s to 55 6d ; large, 4a 3d to 48 9d per stone ; mutton* aid to Sid p er lb. EDINBURGH M EAL MARKET, Dec. 30.—There were in the meal market to-day 4 sacks oatmeal, each weighing 2801bs. imperial, which sold thus at 1/ los Od, and 3 at 119 s od; average price of the whole 119 s 3d 0-12ths. 1 sack pot-barley, which sold at 245. EDINBURGH EAT AND STRAW MARKET, Dec. 30. — Oat straw, from 8s Od to 10s Od per kemple of 16 stones trop; wheat ditto, 7s I'd to 88 Od ; barley ditto, 61 Od to 71 6d. Hay, from 9d to 1 id per storm. DALKEITH MEAL MARKET, Dec. 29.—There were 93 bags of oatmeal and 17 of barleymeal at this day's market; sales ready. Oatmeal the same on the top and current prices, that sold at 26s per bag was of inferior quality ; barleymeal lid per bag cheaper; there was no pot-barley in market. Oatmeal, per sack, of 280 lbw. First becona flurd. imports! Barleymeal, per ditt o 28s Od 27 s 3d 26s Od Pease me 19s 6d —r Os Flour l Od —s Od — s Od ... Pot barley .•• —8 Od d I —8 Od I —3 ad ... 8 O --8 Od 00AL MARK ET.--YESTIMDAY• Prices of Coal per ton at the close of the market : Allsrdean Hartley ... 13s Od Lumley Carr'e Hartley .... ... 14s Qd Russell's Hetton Cahaessttinerglyslalitr..t.i.e.y......... .1.445 s pe 6 d a l g t c e a w rb a 7 t ,; s ug .. ll ... ... 1 7 , , , s 6 0 d d Newcastle Hartley..., 14s Od'Whitwell Howard's W. H . N eth. 14s od • Hool .. 6- Tyne Main artlep ............ 12s 9d Heugh Hall Ravensworth'sW.Hart 14s i d Kelloe ..... ........ .. Li 3d Redheugh Main ...... 13s Od South Hartlepool ....• 17- 3 ' l Troinwfinelledytrß utes... Canfield Moor ......... 14 s Od Thorniey 1 14 4 8 8 6 0 d d a W u h l i rw tw ic o k rth —14 s Walker's Primrose ... 12s €4l Adelaide Tees ...... 16 3 cd Wylam ..... lss 9d Maclean's Tees l4s 6d Wall's End, &c. South Durham.....,.,, 165 3d Bell and 8r0wn...... ... 15s 3d Tee! ..... ... ....... —.. 17 3 Park ...s West Cornf or th Elm Pa ..... .. ..... 15 3d 15s 3d Goeforth ..... .......... 15s 3d Cleveland Tees lss 6d Heatddell on Ri Burnhope l4s Od Coke . Eden Main ...... ...... 16s 3d Hartley .......... Lambton Primrose ... 16s 6,i,Nixon's Merthyr and Belmont ... 168 Od; Cardiff ............... 21, 0 Braddyll y - 's Hartley - 0 kietton Lambton Ships at market, 246 ----____ rA ...Sold. 101. ~...DVERTIsEMENT.] Holloway's Pills an extra ordinary Remedy for Liver Complaints.—:Extract of a letter from Mr. Robert James, of Tredegar, dated Dec. 16,1851. '' To Professor Hullo% ay. Sir,—With gratitude I write to inform you of the wonderful cure your Pills have effected on my daughter, who had been suffering from enlargement of the liver, palpitation of the heart, dropsy, and troublesome cough. Her case was given up by the medical attendants as hopeless. At this alarming crisis I was induced to try your Pills, and after taking them it was astonishing to see how rapidly she re gained her health. She is now perfectly recovered, and as well as a parent could desire."—Sold by all medicine vendors, and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. ROMAN C ATHOLIC STATISTICS.—By eta official re turn just ma d e of t h e present position of the Roman Catholic Church in this country, it appears that in Great Britain there are 708 churches and chapels; 12 colleges for the edu cation of ecclesiastical and lay stud-nts ; 17 houses of religious rnen,i ne the Benedic tines , Franciscans, D om i n i cans, Jesuits, Pig ling as i sionists, Cistercians, Redemptorists, Oratorians, Fathers of Charity, and Conceptionists ; 62 convents for fe males of different orders. The number of cle rgy, i ncluding i 1 archbishop and 12 bishops, s 1,032. From ihe same source it appears that there are between 40 and 50 Roman Catholic bishops in the British colonies. BIRTHS. OF A If. Parbury, Es q . 80 On the 29th ult., at Clapharn-park, the wife of Frederick On the 25th ult., at Holnwood, Mrs. Clark. OF • OAUGHTI A . 31st Regiment. On the 28th ult., at Enniskillen, the lady o f Major Edit. On the 28th ult., at Harleyford, the lady of Captain Bishop-Culpeper. M On the 29th u l t., the Rev A . RR lED. Henry Collison, rector of Ea B t Bilney, No r f o lk , to H arr i ett Mary, daughter of T. A. Ward , Esq., of Watford, Herts. On the 30th ult., at St. Mary's, Southwark, Edward Pur cell, Esq., o f G reenw i c h , to Elizabeth, second daughter of J. Johnston, Esq., of the Paragon, New Kent-road. DIED On the 25th ult., at Portsea, the Hon. Pownall F. Peßev', First Lieutenant , f her Majesty's yacht Victoria and Albert. On the 25th ult., at Ore, near Hastings, Sus-es, Thomas Newman Ward, Esq (formerly Thomas :Ohne), of Field• green, Sandhurst, Kent, aged 62. On the 26th ult., at the Rectory, Theale, Reading, Berks, the Rev. E. Ellerton, D.D., eged Bt. On the 38th ult., Margaret, wife of Joseph V. Lovett , Esq., of Belmont, Shropshire. On the 29th ult., Esther Fanny, aged 18, the only daugh ter of R Carrington, Esq., Sydenham-hill, Kent. On the 29th ult., at Litton Vicarage, Wilts, Jessie Ellen , only daughter of W. F. Beadon, Esq., of Stratford-place. London: Printed and Published by MURDO YOLINU. No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Thy Sun OfflOar ' 1%(4 1 Strand, in the Precinct of the S avoy . in i n. m ay Ot , Kiddie This January 1,1852.