The Sun. — London, England, 1848-02-14 00:00:00

TAT Or VALE RAILWAY AND DOCK., "Ale ordinary half- yearly general meeting of this Al conroany was held on Saturday, at twelve o'clock, at the ndou Tavern; Emanuel Cooper, Esq., in the chair. The advertisement convening the meeting having been tread, and the seal of the company affixed to the register eof proprietors, The SECRETARY (Mr. G. H. Harris) read the follow ing report : " Referring to the report made to the proprietors at the last half-yearly meeting in August last, your direc tors may state, that in consequence of the severe mone tary pressure of the past autumn, and in consideration of the present circumstances of the company, in refer arra@ to the unavoidable suspension of the Bill for leasing the railway to the London and South-Western Railway Company, your directors were of opinion that they should best consult the interests of the company and the -wishes of the proprietors by limiting the progress of the works, and thus avoiding the necessity of a call until the decision of Parliament upon the leasing of the Bill is ascertained. Your directors have; however, received the cordial aid of your allies, the London and South-Western Company and proprietors of this company connected with them, who have made advances in anticipation of calls, 'which has prevented an entire suspension of the worts. " Your directors will proceed with the Leasing Bill during the present session of Parliament, and the South-Western Company will also proceed with their suspended Bills from Salisbury to Exeter. The South 'Western Company have presented a Bill for a junction from their central station in Exeter to Cowley-bridge, on the Exeter and Crediton line; and also v. Bill for leasing the Exeter and Crediton Railway, both of which passed standing orders. " The report of the acting engineer, W. R. Neale, Esq., will inform you that the railway from the docks at Fremington to Barnstaple is completed, and the gauge of the Exeter and Crediton Railway has been re cently altered to the national gauge in, comformity with the reselutions of their proprietors, that the gauge of that company should be altered to adapt it to that of the Taw Vale Company. " Your directors suggest that a vote should be passed authorising an issue of 5,0001. debentures, under the powers of the Act Ist Victoria, cap. 27, the requisite amount of capital having been paid up. " Your directors are gratified to inform the pro prietors that the opening of an extensive culm mine near Bideford promises an unexpected source of income to the !company of considerable amount, so soon as the branch to that town can be formed. " Mr. Williams, one of the auditors, goes out by rota tion this year, but is eligible for re-election, and offers himself for re-appointment. 'Four of your directors, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Cory, Mr. Shetland, and Mr. Wheelton, retire by rotation, but are eligible for re-election, and offer themselves accordingly. " The Railway Commissioners are now considering the question of the gauge, which was left to their deci sion, and Your directors, impressed, amongst other reasons, with the importance of a cheap line to the proprietors and to the public, have strongly memorialized the Railway Commissioners to fix this part of the line on the national gauge, in conformity with that part already laid down, and with the recent alteration of,the Exeter And Crediton, since the moderate fares and moderate rates of tonnage which characterize the cheaper con struction and working of the national gauge can alone ensure a sufficient traffic to pay an adequate remunera tion to the proprietors. Memorials to the same effect have been numerously and most respectably signed by the influential parties 6f the district through which the railway is to pass, and have been addressed to the Rail way Commissioners. Under these circumstances your directors cannot doubt that the Commissioners will de cide in favour of the national gauge, more especially as the broad gauge would entail an increased outlay to the public and the proprietors of about 125,0002, an amount -which your directors would not in the present times feel justified in calling upon the proprietors thus unneces sarily to expend." The following supplemental report was also read : " Since your directors prepared their report, they have received with much surprise an order from the Commis• sioners of Railways, that the line from Crediton to Barnstaple shall be laid down on the seven feet gauge. This decision;is the more surprising, because the Com missioners appear to have overlooked the original Taw Vale Act, the line authorised, by which it is formed on the national g auge, and they appear also to h a v e over looked the Exeter and Crediton line, also laid down upon the national gauge ; thus, by this extraordinary decision, a, broad gauge line is placed between two national gauge lines, which will impose upon the passengers two changes of carriages in a distance of thirty-one miles. Under these circumstances, your directors considered it their duty immediately to place themselves in commu nication with the London and South-Western Board, in order that they might be enabled to inform the proprie tors whether, in consequence of this order of the Rail way Commissioners, the determination of the South- Western Company to carry into effect their agreement with this company, had undergone any change, and your directors have much pleasure in informing the pro prietors that they have received from the South-Western beard assurances that no effort shall be wanting on their part to fulfil their agreement, and to obtain the sanction of Parliament to the Leasing Bill." The engineer's report was also read, and detailed the progress which had been made in the works, as also the order of the Railway Commissioners. The engineer's report stated that a single line of railway between Barn staple to the wharf at Fremington Pill had been laid down, and that it could shortly be made available for transmission of coal and goods; considerable progress had been made in the line between Crediton and Tim berleigh-bridge ; the deep cutting at Barnstaple end was nearly completed, and two bridges, the heaviest on the line, were in a forward state. The Bideford branch had been set out. 2. An Account of the Balances of the Public Money remaining in the Exc ended the sth day of January, 1848 ; the Money applied towards the Works, &c., with the Difference accruing thereon ; and the Balances Whitehall, Treasury Chambers, February 3, 1848. LAW INTELLIGENCE, COURT OF CHANCERY, Feb. 12. The Lord Chancellor aat to- day in the Old Hall, Lincoln's Inn, at eleven o'clock. FORDYCE V. BRIDGES.-JUDGMENT. The LORD CHANCELLOR gave judgment at great length to-day on this case, which came before his Lordship in November last, upon an appeal from the decision of the present Master of the Rolls. The case, which was stated by his Lordship to be one of perfect novelty and great difficulty, has been in this court since the year 1833, and the facts of it may be thus stated :—The bill, which was filed by Alexander Dingwall Fordyce in July, 1844, prayed that it might be declared by the Court that a claim made in the year 1833 was not binding upon him. John Dingwall being possessed of large real and personal estates in Scotland and England, by a deed of entail in the Scotch form settled his Scotch estates on his grand nephew, John Dingwall, and on failure of his issue, he limited the estates to the other branches of his family in strict entail. On the 13th of January, 1808, he made his will, giving his English estates to trustees, for the use of his grand nephew, John Dingwall, with the usual remainder, in strict settlement to his issue, and with remainder over strict settlement to other branches of his family, on whom he had settled his Scotch estates. And the testator gave his residue and personal estate to the same trustees, whom he appointed his executors in trust to lay out the same in the purchase of lands in England and Scotland, as they should think proper, and to settle the lands purchased in England to the same uses as his English estates were limited by his will, and the lands purchased in Scotland in the same mariner as he had settled his Scotch estates. And power was given to appoint new trustees who were to have the same discretion, power, and privileges, as was given to the old trustees. The testator died on the 28th of April, 1812. J. Dingwall entered into possession of the English and Scotch estates, and the executors proved the will and administered the personal estate. They had in their hands a large residuary personal estate to be laid out under the trusts of the will, in lands in England or Scotland. An unlimited discretion, in this respect, was given to the trustees. After the testator's death they laid out 172,4431. in the purchase of lands in Scotland, and only a small sum in the purchase of lands in England. For twenty years and upwards the estates were enjoyed by the grand-nephew, during whose life all the trustees died, the last survivor being Alexander Crombie, whose personal representative became the trustee of tho will. John Dingwall, the grand-nephew, died in January, 1833, leaving an only child, John Duff Dingwall, an infant, seventeen years of age. There was at that time a large unin vested portion of the residuary personal estate. As things then stood, John Duff Dingwall was entitled, as tenant in tail of the estates purchased in England and of the estates purchased in Scotland ; he was the first heir substitute without power or alienation, with remainder to other persons in succession. As to the uninvested residue of the personal estate, J. D. Dingwall was entitled to have it invested, and the trusts of the will executed for the benefit or himself' and those entitled in succession, according to the laws of the two countries respectively. lie having no guardian, and the representative of the last sur viving trustees being desirous of being discharged from the trusts, it became necessary to apply to the Court. Accordingly a bill was filed on behalf of the infant by his maternal grandfather. The bill alleged that the trust had not been properly performed by the trustees, who had invested a larger portion of the personal estate in lands in Scotland than they ought to have done, and it asked for inquiries respecting this, and for investment of the rest of the personal estate in lands in England, and for the appointment of a guardian and new trustees. A. Dingwall Fordyce, who was entitled as heir-substitute in remainder, and as tenant for life under the will, was a party to the suit, and in his answer he insisted that the purchases had been properly made, and ought not to be disturbed. In 1833 the cause was heard on bill and answer be fore Sir J. Leach, then Vice-Chancellor, and a guardian was appointed, and the representative of this last personal trustee was discharged from the trust, and it was referred to the Master to approve of new trustees; and it was declared that the residuary personal estate, which had been brought into court, ought to be invested in the purchase of real estates in England, having regard to the purchases already made ; and that the new trustees and guardian of the infant were to be at liberty to lay proposals before the Master on the investment of it. The plaintiff alleged that this decree was not binding upon him, as he was no party to the suit ; and that he ought to be relieved from the effect of it. The proceedings were carried on with notice to A. D. Fordyce, who died in April, 1834; and a few days after his death the Master made his report, from which it appeared that the residuary estate was of large amount; that he had approved of new trustees; but that no proposals had been laid before him for investment in real estate. By the order on further directions of the Ist of June, 1834, it was referred to the Master to approve of conveyance to the new trustees. On the 15th of October, 1836, John D. Dingwall attained 21, and he executed a disentailing deed, and petitioned the C our t f or a t rans f e r o f th e f un ds to him, which was ordered on 21st November. This order, it was admitted, must follow the fate of the decree. J. D. Dingwall died in October, 1840, without issue, having,estate h o y thhise w d e i f l l e , n g d i a v n e t n , all Sir his t, e r n e r a y l B and d g e personal i proved his will. Arthur Ding wall Fordyce, the I elder brother of th e plaintiff, having become heir substitute, filed hi s bill to have it declarednext i the that he was not bound by the decree. But he having died, the present plaintiff then b ecame h e i r- su b stitute, and he filed this bill on the 22d July, 1844 . The 1 Master of the Rolls, in giving judgment in the case, which had been argued befo re him at great le ng th, question was, whether the pl a i nt iff was I boundtheundb first by the decree ? and if he was not, then, whe ther he had endeavoured to obtain relief in the proper form. He was of opinion that he was not bound his and interest w as! n not pro. w material at at t d b e e nr d e a e t , date o perly protected, and that the bill was in a p ro p er form . a f nd the th d a e t cree , The plaintiff did not seek to alter a decree made against himself, or those under whom he claimed. The testator had given a discretionary power to his trustee s , and he was of opinion that new trustees 'night have been appointed with the sanction of the Court, and that they would have had the same dis cretionary power as the original trustees. But the power given to the trustees was such as the Court ought not to have executed without the trustees. The only person having legal authority to act as trustee was discharged, and no provision was made for the appointment of new trustees in the manner directed by the will. The Court took upon itself to exercise a dis cretion which the testator intended to be exercised by the trustees alone. He must, therefore, declare that the plaintiff, and other persons interested after him, were not bound by the decree. The defendant must pay the funds into court, and if he did not admit assets of J. D. Dingwall, he must account in the usual way. And he must also declare that the trustees were not pro perly appointed, and that new trustees ought now to be appointed, according to the directions of the will. And there must be an inquiry as to what part of the funds transferred consisted of capital, and what of interest. From this decision the defendant appealed to this branch of the Court, and upon that appeal his Lordship now gave judgment. The Lord Chancellor, after going at considerable length into the case, st ,ted his opinion to be that it was impossible that the decree in its present shape could stand. He was of opinion that the parties were bound by the decree of 1831 upon the merits ; that the discretionary power given by the testator ceased to exist in 1833 ; that the Court had no right to exercise it, and that half of the surplus fund ought to have been invested l in lands in Scotland, and half in lands in England; and that the plaintiff had the right to say that upon the separation of the two estates the discretionary power did not exist. IN THE MATTER OF UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, OXFORD. His Lounsuir stated that it might be convenient to parties in the country to know that he intended giving judgment in this case on Wednesday next. The statement of the receipts and expenditure for the half-year ending on the 31st December showed the following result:—Receipts, 119,189/. 7s. 3d.; expendi ture, 117,5591. 18s. 10d.; leaving a balance of 1,6291. Bs. sd. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Feb. 12. (Middlesex Sittings at Nisi Prius, before Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN and a Special Jury.) THE DUKE OF BRUNSWICK V. CROWLE. The CHAIRMAN briefly addressed the shareholders. He considered that they would approve of their conduct in reducing the expenses as much as they could, and with a view to such end they had reduced the allowance so liberally given to them (the directors) one-half.— (Hear, hear.) With regard to the unpaid calls, he had to state that they had received about 1,0001. since the last meeting ; and that 1,3901. on the first, and 2,4302 on the second, remained unpaid, which was a very small sum. The culm mine mentioned in the report promised to yield a considerable revenue—upon a moderate calculation they would re ceive 30,000/. in tonnage. He invited their serious at tention to the extraordinary decision of the Railway Commissioners at the eleventh hour, and to consider the most advisable course to be adopted under the cir cumstances. The directors waited yesterday on the South-Western directors, when the company unhesi tatingly expressed their intention to carry out the agreement into which they had entered fairly and honourably, and the directors of this company would do the same. They considered the terms satisfactory at the time they agreed to them, and though the line now presented more promising features than it did at that time, and was, therefore, more valu able as an ally, they intended strictly to adhere to those terms. The decision of the Commissioners was most extraordinary, as a person travelling from Exeter by the line, starting at Cawley Bridge, was carried six miles upon the national gauge, which, at that part, would be opened in tea days or a fort night ; he then would ride thirty-one miles to Barnstaple on the broad gauge; then four miles fur ther, to Fremington Pill, upon the national gauge; then to Bideford, ten miles further, which he supposed would be on the broad gauge; being thus, by the wisdom of the Commissioners, obliged to ride in four different carriages over a distance of forty-nine miles.—(Hear, hear.) Ile concluded by suggesting that the directors should be entrusted with power to use whatever means might seem meet to them to obtain a reversal of the decision of the Commissioners. This case was to have been tried on Thursday last, but was postponed in consequence of the indisposition of Mr. Cockburn, who appeared as counsel for the defendant. On that occasion the plaintiff intimated that if the defendant would withdraw the libels and pay all the costs, he had no objection to discontinue any further proceedings against him. The offer, however, Mr. Cockburn was not instructed to accept, and the trial was postponed until yesterday, the Learned Judge intimating that, perhaps, in the mean time, the parties would come to some arrangement, but which, it appears, they did not do. His Highness, as on the former occasion, con ducted his case in person, and occupied nearly four hours in stating it to the jury. He stated that the action was brought against the defendant, who was formerly the publisher of the Satirist newspaper, for the publication of two libels in that journal in De cember, 1845, and August, 1846, both of which purported to be a criticism on the performance of Mr. Barnard Gregory, on one occasion at the Strand, and on the other at the Haymarket Theatre, on which occasion there was a great disturbance ; and Mr. Gregory, it said, on the first occasion stepped forward and stated that he was persecuted for having spoken the truth ; and, in allusion to the second performance, it was stated that Mr. Gregory was persecuted thus because he exposed the vices of the rich, and that all the statements he had formerly made were true. He then read no less than 46 articles, which he com plained of as libellous, and said that the two publica tions of which he now complained had reference to them. _ _ Mr. COCKBURN addressed the jury at great length on the part of the defendant, and said he was not sur prised at the indignation the plaintiff felt at the re peated attacks that had been made upon him by Mr. Barnard Gregory, or that he had compelled him to answer for them in a criminal court of ,justice; but with Mr. Barnard Gregory the defendant had nothing whatever to do. The Learned Counsel then contended that the articles which the plaintiff complained of were nothing more or less than fair criticisms on the theatrical performances of Mr. Gregory on the occa sions therein referred to. That no person on reading thorn could suppose that they had any reference whatever to the plaintiff, whose name was never once mentioned in either of them. He concluded a very powerful speech by calling on the jury to return a ver dict for the defendant. Mr. Justice WIGIITMAN having summed up the evidence, The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff — damages 2001. In reply to several questions, The CUAIRMAN stated that the whole of the shares of the company (26,000) were allotted, but only 22,040 had been taken up; they were not compelled to issue the whole of the shares, and at present they could not say whether they should require them all. The number not taken up appeared extremely small. The deposits upon all these shares had been paid. It was right to state that th e y were 10,000/. or 12,000/. in debt s Payments in anticipation of calls to the amount of 3'. per shar e had been made by many shareholders. The directors would delay the next call as long as possible, with a view to the interests of the company. Mr. ROWE said, doubtless secret and sinister interest had been used with the Commissioners for crushing this line, and an swer i ng the ends of several Noble Lords ' and others in daily c ommunication with the board, and he trusted the directors would demand of some influen tial Member of Parliament copies of all documents and memorials sent to the Commissioners. Ater much discussion, in which Mr. Badham, Mr. Rowe, Mr. Davey, Mr. Thorne, and others, took part, the report was received and adopted, the directors and auditor, who retired, were re-elected, the directors were invested with power to adopt any course they m i g h t think proper to o btain a reversal of the order, andhe usual complimentary vote havin g been passed,. the meet ing separated shortly after two o'clock. COURT OF _EXCHEQUER, Feb. 12. (Sittings before the LORD CnIEF BARON and Special Juries.) MAYOR AND BURGESSES OF ROCHESTER v. LEE AND ANOTHER. This was an issue directed to be sued by the Vice- Chancellor, for the purpose of ascertaining the rights of the Corporation of Rochester to levy a toll of 4d. per chaldron on all coals brought into that port. The Attorney-General, Mr. Martin, Mr. Peters dorff, and Mr. Lewis for the plaintiff. Sir F. Thesiger, Sergeant Shee, Mr. Deedes, and Mr. Bovill for the defendants. The ATTORNET-G . EXERAL, in opening the case, stated the Corporation of Rochester had been en titled from a period beyond that of legal memory to receive the tolls upon all coals brought by water into the port of Rochester. The city and port of Roches ter had been incorporated before the reign of Richard I. The corporation were by prescription owners of the port, the limits of which were stated to ex tei:d in the old charters from Sheerinass to Hawkwood along the waters of the Meadway, and that in this character they were entitled, to receive the tolls which were now disputed. 'The Learned Counsel in support of his case cited numerous ancient authorities, showing that it was customary for the King to receive dues or tolls upon all coals imported into any port in the kingdom, and to let the same to any cl mporate bodies, either by a free grant for ser vices :rendered, or upon payment of an annual sum for the same, which was called ." a fee farm rent." Customary dues had been required, according to Lord Hate, with respect to the measuring of commodities; this had . been called " bushelage," duties had also been clamed by the Archbishop with respect to the anchorage . of all vesse l s i n th e wa t e r s o f Hull, and by The Jiang himself at Plymouth from all vesseia anchoring in the waters of Plymouth. Lord Hale also said that the King was usually answered for '2d. upon every "chaulder" of coals delivered into any port. By a statute passed in the 9th of Henry V. it was enacted "that every keel of a ship from Newcastle should contain the amount of twenty chaulders, and be payable upon them a custom of 2d. per chaulder to the King." From the various Acts passed in those early times, it appeared that a con siderable quantity of coals was imported from New castle. An Act was passed in the SSth of Edward 1., in the year 1308, which prohibited the use of sea borne coal in London, and the reason given for the prohibition was, " that it did so create a nuisance by corrupting the air by stink and smoke, so that nice dames of London would not come into their rooms, or eat meat therein." It appeared that a combination had of late years taken place among the coal-mer chants of Rochester to resist the payment of these dues, and the present action was the consequence. The case was not completed when the Court rose, and it was understood there were upwards of twenty witnesses remaining yet to be examined. The LORD CHIEF Bratorr stated that, considering the importance of the case, he would appoint next Wednesday for hearing the further evi,lence in the case. As be would have to sit in London upon that day he would be able, no doubt, to get one of his Learned Brothers to sit for him there, leaving the present case to be decided at Westminster. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. On Saturday Lieutenant Peregrine Bower, of her Majesty's navy, was brought before the Lord Mayor, charged with having forged a will. The case was one of avery peculiar character. The prisoner, who was a lieutenant in the navy, and had the command of one of the mail packets be tween Liverpool and Dublin, appeared to be between fifty and sixty years of age. The facts of the case, as stated for the prosecution, were these :—That the brother of the prisoner, Lieutenant William Bower, R.N. went abroad some time ago and died at Zaipa, in China, at the age of thirty-two, in March, 1846. Before he left this country he made a will, which was proved by the executor. That after this will had been admitted to proof another will was produced by the prisoner, purporting to bear date the 16th of March, 1846, by which all the property of the tes tator was left to the prisoner. The second will ap peared to have been made in China, and was attested by two witnesses, John Bell and John Wood. The prisoner made a claim as sole legatee, and in the course of the proceedings at Doctors Commons he himself appeared and represented that he was John Wood, one of the above-named witnesses to the will. Mr. Charles Ford, clerk of the Registry-office, Doctors' Commons, produced the second will, and also an affidavit made by the prisoner before the Surrogate, in which he declared that the will pro duced by him was made by his brother in China and sent over to England by a person who had been his companion abroad. Mr. John Mundell, proctor at Doctors' Commons, and Mr. Edwin Edwards, examiner, gave evidence that they had seen the prisoner examined, and that he had signed the name of the witness, John Wood, that at the time he personated John Wood he was dressed as a common sailor, and appeared to have a great deal more hair upon his face than he had at present. A paper was then produced, which was found in the possession of the prisoner, and which after his apprehension he endeavoured to destroy ; on this paper some une had been practising the signature of John Wood. Joseph Ileadington, a City policeman, deposed that in consequence of information he had received he followed the prisoner after he had been at Doctors' Commons, where he had perionated John Wood, and saw him go to the Cross Keys, in Wood-street. He came out in a short time, dressed in a different manner, and kaving a carpet bag in his hand. The prisoner got into an omnibus, and witness followed and sat beside him. He then managed to form an acquaintance with the prisoner, and continued it afterwards in the railroad train until they reached Liverpool, where he took him into custody. Upon being told that he was charged with having forged a will for property to the amount of 2,000/„ the prisoner said the charge was very serious but he knew nothing about the offence. Various letters were taken from the prisoner. The proceedings in the ease were adjourned. SUBSIDENCE Or THE GLASGOW CUSTOM-HOUSE QUAL—On Thursday evening an extensive subsidence took place of the quay or breast wall opposite the Cus tom house. The whole extent from the Glasgow Bridge stairs to opposite the foot of Maxwell -street being about GOO feet, has gone down six or eight feet, forcing out the piling into the river, and carrying with it a consid era bl e portion of the causeway. The immediate cause of this disaster was, of course, the breaking up Ithbecnictew. weight whole of that day the river, from Glasgovy to Stockwell bridges, was one mass of fixed broken ice. Glasgow Bridge being jammed up, the huge masses of ice, as they floated down, were forced above other masses, which pro. cess was repeated until, by their superinc the lower blocks caught the bed of the river, and thus became immoveable. At this alarming juncture the second northernmost arch of Glasgow Bridge alone re mained open, and to it the whole current of the river was narrowed, and through it the current and the i ce came down grandly and irresistibly. Nothing could withstand its impetuosity; and catching the brea s t ivor k higher up than where it is pile d in front, it appears to have scoured the foundation from under it,_causing its subsidence as stated above. The vessels were fortunately all rescued.—Glasgow Citizen. A poor man named Shea, died on Tuesday last at Liscahane, from want of food. His wife and three young children went from home two days before hedied to try and procure some for themselves and him. On her ret urn s h e f o und him scarcely alive. Upon his eating a few morsels of bread, he fell back and died. He repeatedly with his family went to the workhouse for relief, but could obtain none. —Kerry Examiner. SPEAKING: OUT.—The United States House of lepresentatives have passed a very truth-telling resolu tion--" That the war with Mexico was unnecessarily and unconstitutionally begun by the President of the United States." AMERICAN Furt.—" Mrs. Grimes, lend me your tub." " Can't du it—the hoops are off—its full of suds — w a b u e t s s i —besides, uses,lb neverte tub ui3 had washesone l7 - bestd e s I've a lentba rrel,it to and a neighbour, who hasn't returned it." ELECTION COMMITTEES. GREAT YARMOUTH. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of Saturday.) Hog Cooke, one of the Yarmouth postmen proved the delivery of a bulky registered letter to Lord Arthur Lennox, the day previous to the election. It appeared to him that the letter contained notes. Mr. Charles Slowman, printer, of Yarmouth, proved that he printed the addresses of the sitting Members for which he charged 341. He sent his bill to Corey, the agent, a n d a f terwar d s rece i ve d pa y men t from a party whom he did not know. He voted for Lennox and Coope. Mr. Sergeant linrc,LANE then summed up the evi dence, and called upon tue Committee to unseat the sit ting Members. The Committee then adjourned till Monday morning at eleven o'clock. LVICRSTER TitADE.--There is no sensible improve ment in the demand for hosiery, and but very few more workmen are as yet employed. Wools remain the same. Yarns are very low, without any immediate probability pf an advance. We 'trust, however, th-it the worst is past, and that we shall have the agreeable task of re porting more favourable business news, when the effects of the late monetary and commercial disasters are passed away.—Leicestershire Mercury. BRISTOL SUGAR ISSISRHET, FEEL 11..-500 hbds. West Indian have been; sold in the raw sugar market this week at about former prices, but the market closed with a ver y dull appearwo.—DriArt Moitury. 1 ~::~, ~..,...... 151 PUBLIC INCOME AND EXPENDITURE.- BALANCE-SHEET. 1.. n Account of the Net Public Income of th United Kingdom of Great B r it a i n an d I re l an d i n th e year en ded the sth day of January, 1848 (after abating the Expenditure thereout defrayed by the several Reve nu e Departments), and of the actual Issues or Payments within the same Period, exclusive of the Sums applied to the Redemption of Funded or paying off Unfunded Debt, and of the Advances and Repayments for Local orks, &e. INCOXE OR RETEXUB. Total. EXPENDITURE. , — - X s. d. X s. d. O RDINARY REVENUE AND RECEIPTS. £ S . d. Funded Debt.—lnterest and Management of the Permanent Debt Customs :20,024,431 1 9 Terminable Annuities 3,905,973,18 2 Excise • 112,883,677 12 1 Stamps 1 7,527,543 210 Total Charge of the Funded Debt, exclusive of 10,015 i. 13s. 10d., the Interest Taxes (Land and Assessed)..... Property-tax 5,450,800 7 7 Post Office 923,000 0 0 Unfunded Debt.—lnterest on Exchequer-bills Crown Laids j Is. and 6d. and 4 s. in the £on Pensions and Salaries 4,720 17 4 Civil List 393,952 10 0 Small Branches of the Hereditary Revenues of the Crown surplus Fees of Regulated Public Offices i 106,880 5 2 &c., charged by various Acts of Parliament on the Consolidated Fund.... 529,804 6 7 Salaries and Allowances '51,340,801 17 4 Diplomatic Salaries and Pensions 171,345 18 6 Courts of Justice Miscellaneous Charges on the Consolidated Fund 310,976 6 3 OTHER RECEIPTS. - 2,713,515 18 2 Army Navy 8,013,873 1 6 Imprest and other Monies Money received from the East India Company 60,000 0 0 Miscellaneous, chargeable on the Annual Grants of Unclaimed Dividends (more than paid) Distress in Ireland 151,546,264 14 2 23,588,213 11 7 Excess of Expenditure over Income Unclaimed Dividends more than received .•• 54,502,948 2 3 I 54,502,948 2 3 lequer on the sth day of January, 1847; the Amount of Money raised by the Additions to the Funded or Unfunded Debt in the Year Redemption of the Funded or paying off Unfunded Debt; the Total Amount of Advances and Repayments on Account of Local n the Exchequer, on the sth day of January, 1848. £ e. d. £ s. d. ISSUED. 4 s. d. I s. d. 131LA.Ircza in the EXCHEQUER on the sth day of January, 1847 applied to the redemption of the Public Debt : By issues, per Act 10 George IV., c. 27 By interest on donations and bequests MONEY RAISED IN THE YEAR ENDED THE STEE DAY OF JA.NUARI, 1848, BY 1,858,305 5 0 , THE CREATION OF FUNDED OR UNFUNDED DEBT . , Deduct sum applied not in redemption of Funded Debt, but of Con solidated Fund Deficiency Bills 638,305 5 0 To the Paymasters of Exchequer-bills for payment of Unfunded Debt : FUNDED DEB.T. Money out of Consolidated Fund for payment of West India Relief Bills, 2 and 3 Will. IV., c. 125 Contribution to Loan of 8,000,0001., per Act 10 Vict., c. 9 ••• ••• 7,963,574 10 5 Ditto, ditto, 6 and 7 Vict., c. 63 and 87 Money out of Ways and Means, Grants applied to payment of Sup ply Exchequer-bills Exchequer-bills for payment of Supply Bills UNFUNDED DEBT. Advances for Local Works, &c., under various Acts of Parliament 906,247 13 6 Exchequer-bills, 18,380,2001., per Act 2 Victoria, c. 15, charged on Special Advances for Local Works, &c., in Ireland, under Act 9 Supplies Exchequer-bills, 18,310,700/., per Act 10 Victoria, c. 19, charged on Total amount of Advances for Local Works, &c 5,845,247 13 6 Supplies 18,009,500 0 0 Excess of Expenditure over Income Balances in the Exchequer on the sth day of January, 1848 .... ...... ••• ••• 8,457,691 9 01 35,104,356 18 3, 35,104,356 18 34 J. PARKER. LATEST PRICES OF SIIARES, EN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTUER COM PANIES' STOCK. From the Official List, PUBLISHED EVERY TIII , M)AT AND FRIDAY EVENING. LONDON. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11. TOTNT-STOCK BANKS. Sims •f Company. lostralasla .... • • • • • • .iritsh North American Ceylon • ..... • • • • • • • • :lomraercial of Loadoa `,lolonial.. ..• Glencestershire .. .• • • lonian • • • ..... • • •• • • Londn and Westminstr London Joint• Stock .• • Provincial of Ireland.. Ditto, New......... Natimal of Ireland .. Nat. ProYncial K Eng. Ditto, New. • • • • • . • • South Australia • . . . . . Union of Australia.. • . Union of London LTaion of Madrid flank of Scotland British Linen Company Caledonian Bank • • .• • City of Glasgow flank . Clydesdale Bank •• • • Commercial Bank • • • • Eastern Bank.. • • • • • • Edinb.h Glasgow Bank Exchange fink of Scot Isle of Man. Company National flank. ..... • • Sort h of Scotland Bank North L•riiish Bank Royal 'lank of Scotland Union Bank of Scotland Western Ilaok Abel-leen Fire and Life B. Accord. Life and Fire British Guarintee Ins. Caledonian Fire Insur. Church of England Ins. City of Glasgow Life Edinburgh Life Izmir East of Scotland Life Eng. & Scot. Law Life liercules insurance Co. Insur. Co. of Scotlnd Life Assoc. of Scotland Mercantile Life National Fire and Life North British Incur. • • North & West of Soot. Scottish Lifo and ; uar. Scot. M a.. and Gun. Life Scottish Union Inarnce. Stan hard `.ife ..... . United Dep. Assurance INSUR. Name of Company. Alliance Mrit. and For. Ulttl Dlarine.• • • • • • Atlai •••• • • • Britisii Commercial .• Clericl,Mcd.St Cien.Life Cmtity • • • • • • • • • • • • •• Eagle • • • EnK•lk Scot. Law •• • • European Life •••• • • Family Endowmnt Soc. Freemasons' •••• •• Dividend per Annum. per cent. 61. p:r cent. 61. per cent. bl. per cent. 151 per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 81. per cent. V. per cent. St. per cent. 6/..per cent. St. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent 71. per cent. 81. per cent. 8/. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 71. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 71. per cent. 61. per cent. 71. per cent. 67. per cent. Si. per cent. 81. per cent. 121. per cent. lel. per cent. 51. per cent. &l. per mkt. N. per cent. 7i. per cent. Al. per cent. 5/. per cent. 51. per cent. 15%/.pr cent. 5/. per cent. pr cent. M. per cont. 51. per cent. .NCE C, Dividend . per ..ittanlian !mperial Imperial Life indemnity Slarine•• • • Law Firs Legal and General Life bondcn Fire •••••• •• London Ship •.•.• • • • Marine .. • •• •• Med. Inviid&Gen.Life National Lean Fund•. National Life.. • • Palladium Life Pelican •• • •• • • Vhcenix .• •tector Life.... ... rovident Life • • Rock Life Royal Exchange Fire.. Ditto Lite . ... Universal Life.... • Victoria Life .... Amount of Share. £ a. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 British • • •• • •• • • Annum. 31. 10s. 6 per cent. 61. per cent, 1118.6(1. pr sh. 7s. per share 51. per cent. 31. 13s. .£ s. d. 100 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 10 I I 20 0 0 1 000 0 0 20 tr • Ditto Provincial—. Bristol •• ••••••• •• •• Brighton •• •• .• •• City of London Continental Consolldat. Ditto. New ..... Eqaitable ..... Imperial • ..... Independent . London•• •• •• •• •• Phoenix. • • .. • • • • •• • . Ratelift •• • ........ 'United General ...... Westminster Chartered Ditto, New •• • • - • .. 51. per cent. 5% per cent. I s. d. 40 0 0 51 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 5 4 100 0 0 10 I 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 59 0 0 12 10 0 20 0 I 10 0 0 100 0 I 20 0 25 0 0 100 () 10 0 I 50 0 I 100 9 0 100 I 10 I I 10 0 0 10 0 0 200 0 0 10 0 20 11 0 Nam, of Company. ir. & bs. N. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 12 per cent. 12s. 11. sit. & bs. It. 45. Canada Australian Avicultarl Anglo -M ex i ca n Mint., Dittos, Half Shares.. Canada ... • • • • • • • • • • 15 : P b Comp. Cppr Mars Eng. Gen. Revers. & Invest. E.l Bondi .. .. City enry Gem. SteamNaTigation London Institution Peninslr & Orient.Stm. Reversionary Int. Sot. Royal Mall Steam.... South Aastrallan . • • . Yan Diemaa's Land.. Universal Salvage.... i tPlatroin.d v r 447. per ct. 51. per cent. 81. per cent. 51. per cent. 31. p. et. SG be. 5/. per cent. 11. ss. 4e. 51. per cent. 6 1 1. . 10 e .s. 1 6 11N1. pr 1 0 6 21 0 0 50 •11 10 0 11 ~MPAN Amount of Share. £ s. d. 500 0 • 100 0 0 100 • 0 50 0 0 1 50 0 0 1100 0 0 'lOO 0 • 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 • 20 0 0 1/. Bs. 101. per cent. 5/. per cent. 101. 925. pr share, 85s. pr share Ms. pr share 6/. per cent. GI. per cent. 2%1. pr cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 5/. and bns. 4%1. pr cent. 12s. Dividend per Minttm. Name of Company. 11. 4s. 61. per cent. 51. per:cent. 3}41. pr cent. id. per cent. 5 p. c. 14. bs, 2/ 43y 1. pr cent. 11. 21. per cent. 341. pr cent. 341. pr cent., Gl. per cent. '.dTZIZ-' Dividend per Arimun. Birmingham. • • • • • • • • East London • • • • • • • • Grand Junction • • •• • • Kent ,Tew Riyr Lndn Brdgs West Middlesex . . . 185. 81. V. les. 31. 31.105. Z. N. d. 40 0 0 20 I 0 20 0 0 20 0 I 100 0 50 0 * AV o 0 . 60 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 I 58 0 0 b 0 I 50 0 0 100 0 I 50 0 0 SO 0 0 60 0 0 (51.156.prent. 1 :ouS. 25 0 0 20 0 0 13 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 22 10 0 35 0 0 10 0 0 22 10 0 2.5 0 0 2 10 0 10 0 0 40 0 0 ' PAI Paid. rric. :CES Price 11 Is 4 1 OS 'ES. 6? Oa raid. tStt 5 % 143 Amount of Share. 68% 8111.6 d. 2/. 8s 17 Sy 12s. 21,4 11% 1/ X. s. d. 100 • • 1• • • £ s. .1. 50 0 0 11 0 0 5 • 0 5 6 $ 5 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 6 0 0 5 0 • 2 12 6 All paid. 4 0 0 3 0 0 245. 23 11. Is ' 4 108.0,1 1/. Is 4 12s. IN • • 36 11 A 50 0 • 10 0 0 5 13 1 2 1• 0 10 0 • 2 0 0 12 II 0 12 10 • 15 0 • 2 0 0 2 10 0 5 • • 2 0 0 Prie, 6xd 1011 • • 1011 • • 190 • • 15 • • 5% 20% 01, 2 xd 1 0 • 10 0 • 0 II e 214 14;et, 21. Is 33 165 4% 186 Paid. Price. s• • • I•• • • 100 0 • 25 • • 100 • • 25 • • 'ORZ.S, Amount of Share. Z. a. d. 18 e 0 17 19 0 0 23 .£ a. d. 25 • 8 100 • 0 41 18 4 100 • 0 100 0 • 63 12 loi e 0 290 39 5 • 37 19 9 50 • 0 3 50 0 0 75 40 0 • 64 50 10 50 0 0 25 45 0 I 31: 90 0 80 00 • 0 j 17 10 • • Paid. Price. s. d. 30 0 0 10 o 0 16 I 2 1• 0 32 10 0 31 85 70 10$ II • 95 • I 14 • • 24% 50 • • 19 IGO 0 • 95 60 • 0 25 • • 23 II • • • A I. it. 25 0 0 Price. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 14, 1845. LIST OF SCO' Name of Company. GAS-LIGET Nam• •f Company. 25 0 • 100 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 SO 0 0 1(10 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 1H COVIPILNI: Divideu& per Annum. Amount of Share. 4 0 20 0 0 Stock. 100 0 0 500 e 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 • 0 50 0 0 25 11 0 25 0 • 100 • 0 60 0 0 20 100 0 0 60 0 0 20 0 0 100 • 0 15 1 1 Stock. 100 • 0 AND COKE CO Dividend Am ount per of annum. Share. CELXCALS. Names 01 F, lDlvidemdl Price. Names of Dividend Companies. .2 per Price. cr Annum. 4 1 per Companies. Eil ~... ~-, (Annum. -.---- - -,-- - - _----- _--. 1 X , X lehtn& Oldh 97 , 71. p c 110 facelesficid . 100 21. 10s. - Barnsley •. • • 160' 121. 180 Neath .• •• • • 100 201. 210 Irknk&Ahrg 1501 Si. i 85 Oxford.... • • 100 201. 200 Birmingham 35, V. I . 74; Peak Forest. 781 31. 10s 68 Coventry .... 100, 257. 270 Regent's .... 33j 11. 4s. 18 ',env ••• • • 100! 6/. 63 Rochdale..• • 85! 41. 54 Ells rre&Chs 133 41. 48 Somrset Coal 150 71. 10s. 130 Eno ash •.• 100 1 32/. - Do.LkFdSt 12 6/.. c. - Orand,Junetnloo 51. 80 Stfill&Were 140 281. 275 OrandSurreylloo' - 40 Shrewsbury.. 125 , 151. - Urand Unioulloo. 11. 10s.', 24}4 Stourbridgo.. 145' arantliam ..1150. 121. - Severn and l 20/. 285 26 11. Bs. 30 &emit & Avn! 39 7s. 6d. SIA Wye Rail. j ' Leeas& Livrp 100' 341. 430 Warwieldcl Leicester ..•. : 140 101. 75 Birming. i 'OO 51. 65 Leiestr &Nth' 83 41. 36 Warwick& 1 1 1 :,on.fhhoroght 142 701. 530 Napton.. - 46 sfonmouthslr 100 8/. - Worcstr &1 78 21. 39 Nlntgontrysti 100 51. - Binning. j MeltnMwbrylloo 10/. - Wilts & Brks 67 11. 11 BRIDGES Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. X, s. d. ,X. s. d. nungerford • . • ... • • .. - - - 45 iouthwrk, NwSub.Av. - 632 12 8 - 2) 9 Ditto NW of 7% p. c. 355. per cent. 50 0 0 - 16 Waterloo ............ - 100 0 0 - 5 Ditto Old Ann. of 81. 11. bs. 48. - 60 0 0 27 Ditto NW ditto of 7/. 1/. 2s. 2d. - 40 0 0 25 Vauxhall .... ... Av 11. 16s. 70 10 0 - 26 DOGS. Dividend Amount Name of Company, per of raid. rrlee. Annum. Share. ---- - - X s. d. X e. d. Cammercial .... ••.• • 4/. per cent. Stock. - 70 East and West India... 6/. pr cent. Stock. - 117 East Country - 21 Landon ...... • ...... 51. pr cant. Stock. - 98 Ditto Bonds •• • 41. per cent. - - - 111.1: &Uterine .... •• • • 5 per cent. Stock. - - Ditto 80nd5.... - - - Sauthampton -..•• •• 21. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 22 RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 12. STOCK Exclintion.—The sales are —Birkenhead, Lanca and Cheshire, 311. Shares, Ph i dis.—Ditto (late C. and B.), 141 X —Eastern Counties, 15 3 4—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, p.—Leeds and Dewsbury, Halves, 3 dis.—London and North-Western, 147—Ditto, New Quarters, 5 p.— Midland,ll4%—Ditto, Halves, IN dis. —North Staffordshire, % p.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham ( B), 2 1 ,E dis.—Shrews bury, Oswestry, and Cheshire, 5t4 dis.—Ditto, Preference (guaranteed 8 per cent.), p.—South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4,1% dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (N. and B Extension), No. 2,3% c. p.—Ditto (G. N. E. Purchase' 2% p.—Midland Great Western, 23 dis. MANCHESTER, FEB. 12. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Glasgow and Dum. fries, VA—Great Northern, 5% dis.—Huddersfield and Man• cheater, Thirds, 1 dis.—Lancashire and Yorkshire (We*- Riding Union), 2 7-16 dis.— : North Staffordshire, 13-16 p. LEEDS, FEB 12. STOCK EXCHANGE.—Prices of shares have receded during the week, and a downward tendency is yet apparent. The uneasiness of shareholders has been increased by the issue of a very unfavourable report by the Brighton Company, which in announcing a dividend for the half-year of only 20s. on each JO/. share, contains the remarkable expression, " such dividend if it haue not the merit of being large, has at least that of being just." Rumours regarding the divi dends of other companies are also prevalent, which show a decline on former earnings, and do not speak favourably for the prospects of the expensively worked old companies. 'lhe tendency of the existing feeling is to limit purchases, and to check speculation. The sales are—East and West Yorkshire, 6 1 ,4 dis.—Great Northern, 5/. 18s. 9d.—Lancashire and Yorkshire (West Riding Union), 50s. 6d. dis —Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, &c , 445. n. dis.—North British, Thirds, 3s. 6d. dis.—North Staffordshire, 12e. 6d. p.—North- Western, 5 1 4 dis.—Sheffield, Rotherham, and G001e,3% dis. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF FRIDAY. DIVIDENDS. At the Court, Basinghall-street. G. Sandman, York-street, Southwark, ironmonger, March 3, at eleven—l. Bass, jun., Ipswich, painter, March 3, at twelve—W. Thomas, Catherine-street, pubiisher, March 3, at two—R. Flatman, Saxmundham, Suffolk ' d raper and grocer, March 3, at half-past eleven —W. Bristow, Marchmont-street, Brunswick-square, grocer, March 24, at half-past eleven—J. F. Cork and J. L. de Carle, New Bond-street, coach builders, March 6, at half past twelve. In the Country. G. T. Rollason, Birmingham, glass and china dealer, March 14, at eleven, at the Court, Birmingham—W. Stone, Matlock, Derbyshire, builder, March 3, at eleven, at the Court, Nottingham—j. Hatfield, jun., Sout k well, Nottinghamshire, victualler, March 3, at eleven, at the Court, Nottingham —J. Farmer, Brampton Bryant Herefordshire, cattle dealer, March 4, at eleven, at the Court, Birmingham—F. Smith, Manchester, Lancashire, innkeeper, March 10, at twelve, at the Court, Man chester—S. Riley, Pilkington, Lancashire, and Man chester, cotton manufacturer, March j, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester. PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. W. Sykes, Old and New _Catherine-wheel-yards, Bishopsgate street, and Saville-place, Mile-end, carrier, 55., on Wednesday, Feb. 9, and two following Wednes days, between ten and two, at the office of Mr. Tur quand, Guildhall-chambers, City. E. S. Me) er and T. G. B. Smith, Bedford-street, Covent-garden, fringe manufacturers, 4s. 10d., on Wed nesday, Feb. 9, and two following Wednesdays,lbetween ten:and two, at the office of Mr. Turquand, Guildhall.. chambers, City. G. Murton, Longfleet, Poole, innkeeper, 6s. Bd., on Wednesday, Feb. 9, and two following Wednesdays, between ten and two, at the office of Mr. Turquand, G uildhall-Chambers, City. S. R. Toms, Bow-churchyard, Cheapside, commission agent, 6d., on Tuesday, Feb. 29, or any subsequent Tuesday, between eleven and one, at the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester. T. Crosfield, Kirkham, Lancashire, linendraper and spirit merchant, 55., on Tuesday, Feb. 22, or any sub sequent Tuesday, between eleven and one, at the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester. G. Frost, Leadenhall-street, cutler, 4s. 3d., on any Wednesday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Graham, Coleman-street, City. J. and J. Boyd, Wellington-chambers, Southwark, hop, seed, and guano merchants, 6d., on any Wednesday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Graham, Coleman -street, City. C. L. Roberts, Manchester, and New York, merchant, 2s. 6d., on Tuesday, Feb. 1.5, and following Tuesdays, at the office of Mr. Hobson, Manchester. J. Dixon, Carlisle, grocer and butcher, Is. 6d., on Saturday, Feb. 12, or any subsequent Saturday, between ten and three, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle upon-Tyne. 1). Hague, Horsforth, Yorkshire, paper manufacturer, Is. lid., on Tuesday, Feb. 15, or any subsequent Tues day, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Stalls feld, Leeds. J. Morris, Walsall, Staffordshire, saddlers' ironmonger. 7s. on any Tuesday, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Birmingham. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court,Basinghall. street. Ann Collyer, Stoke HammOnd, Buckinghamshire, cowkeeper, March 3, at half-past eleven—A. Anderson, Great Titchfield-street, pianoforte maker, March 3, at one—F. Nevill, Little Love-lane, City, commission agent, March 6, at half-past one—T. Orpwood, Bear street,J4eicester-square, coach currier, March 6, at one-- R. Shakespeare, Banbury, Oxfordshire, tailor, March 6, at half past twelv e —J. Ed war d s , U pper Stamford-street, Blackfriars, corn merchant, March 3, at twelve—C. Stevenson, Howley-place, Paddington, builder, March 3, at half-pastjeleven—J. Clark and E. Goalie, North-end, Fulham, maltsters, March 7, at twe—W. R. Barton, Davies street, Oxford-street, oil and colourman, March 10, at eleven—R. M. Joslin, Stanbourne, Essex, cattle dealer, March 7, at half-past eleven—P. Pattison, Corn hill, tailor, March 7, at eleven. In the Country. F. C. llusenbeth, St. Nicholas, Bristol, wine merchant, March 9, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—R. M. Brown, Sheffield, merchant, March 3, at ten, at the Court She& field—C.:Gream, Painswick, Gloucestershire, acrivener, March 13, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—T. Creswell, Twining, Gloucestershire, butcher, March 7, at half-past twelve, at the Court, Bristol—T. Westall, Manchester, auctioneer, March 3, at eleven, at the Court, Manches ter—G. P. Tunney, Bursiem, Staffordshire, draper. March 6, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester—M. S. Synnot, Liverpool, merchant, March 6, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—M.:Archer and T. Halsall, Liverpool. joiners, March 7, at twelve, at the Court, Liverpool - ---J. Law, Birkenhead, bookseller, March 7, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—W. Fitzpatrick and W. Tew, Wal sall, Staffordshire, brick makers, March 4, at eleven, at the Court, Birmingham—A. Alsop, of Bonsall, Derby shire, lead merchant, March 3, at twelve, at the Court, Nottingham. At the Court of Review, March 3. J. White, St. Benet's-place, Gracechurch-street, wine merchant —H. D. Luckman, Hulme, Lancashire, hosier—R. Thomas, Bridgewater, Somersetahire, coal merchant— J. Cramond, Lime -street, City, agent---• O. Evans, Inster-pla(;e, Regent's-park, surgeon. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED W. Kingham and J. Jenson, Barbican, City, varnish manufacturers—E.Ambler and H.Tammadge, Compton street, 'Clerkenwell, bookbinders—J. Ludlow and 8. Baylis, Birmingham, land surveyors—W. Goward and 1). Sharp, Colnbreok, Buckinghamshire, and Harlington, Middlesex, omnibus proprietors —G. Bowers and J. Acaster, Liverpool, civil engineers —G. Southern, G.W. Southern, and A. Lucas, Dunston, Durham, fire brick manufacturers—D. Midgeley, C. Lomax, J. Lomax, and J. Lord, Farnhill, Lancashire, coal proprietors, (so far as regards the said D. Midgley)—G. Baker and J. For dred, Maidstone, linen drapers —J. Thomas and R. Hernstoek, Manchester, mercers—J. P. Steains, R. Tan ner, and S. Bateman, Manchester, wholesale teadealers J. Motteram and T. Knowles, Birmingham, attorneys-- G. Simco and J. Simco, Tunbridge-wells,. Kent, drspers—J. Barbour and J. P. Duff, Liverpool, commission agents —J. Bullough, J. Fish, and R. Watson, Stonebridge, Lancashire, power-loom cloth manufacturers (so far as regards the said J. Bullough) J. Griffiths and J. H. Griffiths, Hereford, attorneys— C G. G. Hougton, T. C. Burnett, and W. Houghton, Mark lane, City, merchants—M. Hart and Elizabeth Hart, Cheshire, drapers—H. Engel!, L. Lowenthal, and J. Lowenthal, Huddersfield, woolstaplers (so far as regards the said J. Lowenthal)—C. Birch and W. Greensil, Bilston, Staffordshire, coal masteri—Mary Woodhouse and J. Caterer, Sheffield, saw manufacturers —J. Whaley, F. S. Gerard, and B. Westall, Ince, in Mackerfield, Liverpool, and Manchester, master coal millers (so far as regards the said B. Westall)—W. Taylor and J. Townend, Milnsbridge, Yorkshire, wool len yarn spinners —R. Hutchinson and J. Whitehead, Rochdale, woolstaplers—J. Hunter and J. Edwards, Cornhill, chronometer makers—J. Matthews and J. L. APR ae, Arthur-street West, City. attorneys—S. Cleaver, H. Watson, and J. Cleaver, Pimlico, Sittingbourne, Kent, and Harwich, cement manufacturers—M. Mar shall and D. Denson, Leeds, tailors-- H. Spink and D. M. Spink, Kingston-upon-Hull, house painters. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. Bartholomew Smith, Mirfield, Yorkshire, tanner. William Hanson, Batley, Yorkshire, dyer. Mark Brooke, Batley, Yorkshire, labourer. William. Makepeace, Stroud, Kent, stationer. Charles J. Thompson, Stafford, cabinet maker. James Osborne, East-hill, Staffordshire, farmer. William Clearer, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, tailor. John Allen, Rugeley, Staffordshire, assistant hairdresser. NI.;;WCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, FEB 12. STOCK EXCH ANGlLLThesales are—Caledonian, New, 3 dis.—North British,26%. LIST OF SHERIFFS FOR 1848. (From a Supplement to the Gazette of Friday night.) BEDFORDSHIRE.—Thomas Abbott Green, of Paveu ham, Esq. BERKSHIRE—John Hopkins, of Tidmarsb, Esq. BUCKINGHAMSHIRE—WiIIiam Lowndes, of the Bury, in Chesharn, CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND HUNTINGDONSHIRE— John Mover Heathcote, of Cennington Castle, Esq. C - UMBERLAND—Henry Dundas Maclean, of Lazonby, Esq. CHESHIRE—Henry Brooke, of the Grange, Esq. DERBYSHIRE—Sir Robert Burdett, of Foremark, Bart. DEVONSHIRE—John Sillifant, of Coombe, Esq. DonSETSHIRE—John Goodden, of Over Compton, Es D q. URHAM—Sir William Eden, of Windlestone Hall, Bart. ESBEX.—Beale Blackwell Colvin, of Mangham's Hall, Waltham Holy Cross, Esq. GLoucEsTF.nsnuts.—William Capel, of the Grove, Painswick, HEREFORDSHIRE.—Robert Manikin Lingwood, of Lystone House, Esq. HERTFORDSHIRE.—WiIIiam Parker, of Ware Park, Esq. KENT.--John Ashley Warre, of Westcliffe, St. Law rence, Thane, E- q. LEICESTERSHIRE. Henry Freeman Coleman, of Evington Hall, Esq. LINCOLNSHIRE. Richard Ellison, of Sudbrooke Holtne, EAq. MONMOUTHSHIRE.—Edward Harris Phillips, of Tros nant cottage, NORFOLK.—WyrIey Birch, of Wretham, Esq. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE.—The Hon. Henry Hely Hut chinson, of Lois Weedon. _ _ _ NORTH UM BERLAND.—George Burdon, of Heddon House, Esq. NOTTINGHAMSHIRE.—John Henry Manners Sutton, of Kelham, Esq. OXFORDSHIRE. Matthew Piers Watt Bolton, of Great Tow, Esq. RUTLANDSHIRE.—The Hon. Charles George Noel (commonly called Lord Viscount Campden), of Flitteris Perk. - _ SHROPSHIRE.—WiIIiam Henry Plowden, of Plowden, Esq. SOMERSETSHIRE.—Edward Ayshford Sanford, of Ninehead Court, Esq. STAFFORDSHIRE.—The Hon. Frederick Gough, of Perry Barr. COUNTY or SOUTHAMPTON. —John Wood, of Thodden Grainge, Alton, Esq. SUFFOLK.—Charles Andrew Lord Hunting&ld, of Haveninghatn SURREY.—Lee Steere, of Jayes, Dorking, Esq. Sussxx.—Sir Sotherton Branthwayt, Peckham, Mick lethwayt, of Iridge-place, Bart. WARWICIESHIRE.—Thomas Dilke, of Maxtoke Castle, Esq. WILTSIIIRE.—John Henry Campbell Wyndham, of the College, Salisbury, Esq. WoncEsTEnsiunx.—Joseph Frederick Ledsam, of Northfield, Esq. YORKSHIRE.—Yarburgh Greme, of Sewerhy, Esq. \V A LES. ANGLESEY.—Sir Harry Dent Goring, of Trysglwyn, Bart. B R EcoNsinnE.—Penry Williams, of Penpont, Esq. CARNARVONSIIIRE. — George Augustus Huddart, of Brynker, Esq. C A RMARTLIENSIIIRE.—Sir James Williams, of Ed winsford, Bart. CARDIGANSIIIRE.—James Eowen, of Twedyraur, Esq. DENBIGHSHIRE.—Simon York, of Erthig, Esq. FLINTSIIIRE. — Sir William Henry Clerke, of Mertyn, Bart. GLAMORGANSHIRE•--Thomas William Booker, of Velindra, Esq. MoNTGommasimE.—William Leutener, of Dolerw, Esq. MERIONETIISHIRE.—Hugh Junes, of Gwernddelwa, Esq. PEXIMOKESHIRE.—Ovren Owen, of Cwmgloyne, Esq. RADNORSHIRE.—John.Abraham Whittaker, of New castle Court, Esq. TOTAL WRECK OF THE PHOENIX OF GREENOCK, AND ALL THE CREW LOST. —We regret to have to announce the total wreck of the brig Phoenix, Captain Kerr, a fine vessel, not more than 16 or 17 months old, and the property of Messrs. James Hunter and Co., of Greenock. She was bound from Bahia for the Clyde, with a cargo of sugar, and had put into Cove of Cork for orders. She left Cove on the 3d inst., but had not proceeded far when it came on to blow a tremendous gale from the S.S.W., accompanied with rain; and it is presumed that the Phoenix was running back for the harbour when she struck the rocks on the western shore, outside the point which is opposite the lighthouse. The vessel has gone entirely to pieces, and there is no trace of her crew, from which it is conjectured that they must all have perished. A piece of the stern, with the name Phoenix on it, has been picked up, and a portion of ti. cargo. The exact number of the crew is not yet known; but they would likely be from 12 to 14 hands, and there is only one of them who is known to have belonged to Greenock. Captain Kery's wife died some time ago, and he has left no family.—Daily Mail. EXTRAORDINARY I NVESTIGATION.—BIRMINGHAM. —A very painful sensation has prevailed during the past few days by the circulation of a report that a child only eight years of age had murdered another by placing it upon the fire. The following is a summary of the evi dence taken before the borough Coroner:— The name of the deceased was Rosanna Morris, a weakly child, be tween twelve and thirteen fears of age. On Sunday, the 19th of last month, the deceased, her brother, and the accused (a girl named Caroline Perry), were together in the upper room of the house belonging to the deceased's parents, when the attention of the inmates was attracted by screams proceeding from the apartment. A young woman ran up stairs arid found the clothing of the de ceased in flames. She put the fire out, but not before the deceased was most frightfully burned. She vi as taken to the General Infirmary, where she expired from the effects of the injuries on Friday se'nnight. The deceased gave the following account of the transaction,: —She stated that she was dividing some sucks (swt at meats), and was about dividing one for the accused, when she swore at her, and said she would have the whole; if not, she would burn deceased to ashes. The deceased told her brother to go and call her mother up stairs but the accused interposed ; having pulled the stool from under deceased with one hand, she pushed her against the bars of the grate with the other, and her clothing speedily became one mass of flame. James Morris the brother of the deceased, gave a precisely similar account of the transaction. The jury returned a verdict, " That deceased came by her death from having fallen into the fire whilst engaged in a struggle with Caroline Perry.' Mr. Mitchell paired off in favour of the Jewish Disabilities Removal Bill with Mr. Knight against. S IS • 4 0 II ZANIES. SCOTCH . SEQUESTRATIONS. J. lierdman, Edinburgh, baker, to meet within Ste venson's Rooms, Edinburgh, Feb. 17 and March 16, at twelve. W. Hamilton, Lounsdale, Paisley, bleacher, to meet within the Saracen's Head Inn, Paisley, Feb. 18 and March 17, at one. W. Bowie, Falkirk, grocer and spirit dealer, to meet within the Crown Inn, Falkirk, Feb. 16 and March at one. D. Robertson, Aberdeen, ship and insurance broker, to meet within the Lemon Tree Taverk_Aberdeen, Feb. 17 and March 9, at twelve. _ _ M. G. L. Meason, Edinburgh, insurance broker, to meet within Stevenson's Sale Rooms, Feb. 17 and March 17, at two. A. APLaren, Glasgow, fish curer and provision mer chant, to meet within the Eagle Inn, Glasgow, F e b. 18 and March 10, at twelve. J. Macarthur, Glasgow, merchant, to meet within Comrie's Hotel, Glasgow, Feb. 15 and March 7, at twelve. C. Robertson, Porthill and Gailowgate, Aberdeen, china, glass, and stoneware merchant, to meet within the Lemon Tree Tavern, Aberdeen, Feb. 16 and March 10, at twelve. SINGULAR BIRTH.--On Tuesday last a heifer in the posession of Mr. Smith, farmer, of the Cross Acres, Northern Eccles, gave birth to three full sized calves. The first was a milk white bull calf, the second a rod and white cow calf, and the third a milk white bull calf. The whole were brought forth in the space of an hour, and are hearty and well.—Stockport Mercury. BIRTHS. On the 27th ult., at Naples, the lady of Richard Torii], Esq., of a son. On the Bth inst., at Upper Tooting, the lady of James Hamilton O'Beirne, Esq., of a daughter. On the 9th inst., at Ballechin House, Perthshire, the lady of Captain R. Scott, of a son. On the 10th inst., in Park-village East, Regent's-park, the wife of the Rev. B. Webb, of a son, still-born. On the 10th inst., at Addington-place, Camberwell, the wife of Robert Jaques, Esq., of a daughter. On the 11th inst., in the Boundary-road, St. John's-Wood park. Mrs. Henry Blake, of a daughter. On the 11th inst., at Park-road, Stockwell, the wife of A. Scot t, Esq., of a son. MARRIED. On the 10th inst., at TrinWaurch, Marylebone,Mon• tague David, second son of Sir David Scott, Bart., K. 11., to Margaret, only daughter of the late James Briggs, Esq. DIED. On the 10th inst., at Avisford, near Arundel, Lieut. - General Sir Thomas Reynell, Bart., K.C.8., Colonel of the 71st Regiment Highland Light Infantry. On the 11th Inst., at the Rectory, Bread-street-hill, John Valentine, infant son of the Rev. J. V. Austin. On the 11th inst, in the Haymarket, Emma Jane, the wife of Henry Hemming. At Wellington-street, Islington, Mr. F. H. Groom, aged ow' London : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG. 14 No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the count, • Middlesex, Monday, February 14, 1848. f s~