The Sun. — London, England, 1848-09-22 00:00:00

:tsrb Zbition SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. THE CHARTIST TRIALS. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) On the Court resuming, the Clerk of the Arraigns read the several passages contained in the books and papers found at the prisoner's lodging, and identified by Mr. Chubb as being in the prisoner's handwriting, and also a letter from the prisoner, addressed to his sister, in whioh the prisoner stated that the police had been en deavouring to take him into custody—that before:he engaged in the agitation: he had considered the conse quences, and had made up his mind to abide them. Thomas Powell was then called and examined by Mr. Booent—Witness, early in the present year, became a member of the Chartist society. It was after the 10th April that he became such mdmber. He continued to attend the meetings of the association in the months of June and July. lie belonged to the Cripplegate district. There was a council of management, consisting of five hersons, named Laths, Fowler, Carter, Owen Jones, and imself. He had entered under the name of Johnson, and was known by that name among the Chartists. That council had the general superintendence of the proceed ings of the association. They met at Cartwrigbt's coffee house, in Red Cross-street. On the 20th of July a committee was formed to meet at a house in Portugal-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields. That was called the secret committee. Witness was elected by the council to form one of that secret committee, and in that character be attended a meeting at the Black Jack, Portugal-street, on the 20th of Jelly. Fourteen persons were present at that meeting, among whom were Mr. Payne, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Mulflns, the prisoner, a delegate from Greenwich, and nine others. The prisoner attended as a delegate from the Irish confederates. Reports were given in of the feelings of different localities with respect to a phy sical-force movement, and a return was also given in by each delegate of theumber of men they could depend _ D upon, and w were Willing to fight. Mr. KneNWIN" objected to the reception of the evi donee, but Mr. Justice ERLE overruled the objection. The examination of the witness then proceeded—An other committee was then appointed for the purpose of drawing up five plans for action; and Mr. Payne, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Rose, Mr. Mullins, and the prisoner, were appointed on that com mittee. The meeting commenced at nine o'clock, and lasted till nearly twelve o'clock, when it was adjourned VI Dennisen's coffee-house, Great St. Andrew's, street, Seven-dials, on the following (Sunday) morning. When witness attended the meeting at the Black Jack, ho was (requested to produce credentials, which he had obtainer from a Mr. Vezer on their way to the meeting. Bettis was with them. Vezer, when he gave witness the credentials, told him they were going to get up a bloody revolution. Witness attended on the Sun day morning at Dennison's coffee-house, and the pri soner', together with Mullins, Rose, Brewster, and others, were there. The meeting lasted upwards of an hour, in the course of which Mr. Mullins took a map of London from his pocket, and laid it on the table. All the parties had papers, and among them was another plan of London, including the Seven dials. The prisoner told Mullins he thought it would be difficult for him to take the management of the Seven dials. Mr. Payne, who was in the chair, said that their object was to destroy the power of the Queen and estliblish a Republic, and in that sentiment there was a general acquiescence. There was also some converse tiomabout assassinating the police. M r . R ose sa i d we must first assassinate the police, burn down the station-house, and build barricades. That pro position appeared to him to be generally well re ceived. At the expiration of an hour other persons were admitted; among whom were Mr. Allnutt and others, and about three or four delegates from other places. The witness saw Mr. Mullins put the paper produced into his pocket, after showing it to those who were present. Mr. Mullins then told those who had been last admitted that he was sorry their plans were not quite matured for their in spection. The meeting then adjourned to Mr. Cart wright's the same evening. The prisoner was not at the meeting on the evening of the 26th of July. Another meeting took place at Hopkinson's coffee house in Saffron-bill. The prisoner was present and 17 other persons at that meeting. Among the others pre sent was Mr. Fernando, who was a delegate from the Hackney -road. Dy Mr. Justice ERLE—Made notes of these meetings the same night or the next morning. By Mr. BODKlN—Reports were given in at that meet ing from the different localities of the number of men they could depend upon. At that meeting an advertise ment was considered which had appeared in the Northern Star, calling upon parties to send delegates to the Dis patch Coffee-house, Bride-lane. Other meetings took place—one on the 30th, when the prisoner was present. A return was made at that meeting of the new dele gates of the number of fighting men that could be de pended upon. The committee that had met at the Black Jack resigned in consequence of the charges brought against Mullins and Rose of being spies. An ulterior Committee was then appointed, among whom were Mr. Mullins, Mr. Rose, and the prisoner. /rothing was said openly what the ulterior committee was appointed for. A resolution was passed at the same meeting that a meeting should take place on the follow ing Monday, at Mr. Cartwright's, if necessary, but no such meeting took place. One, however, took place on the Tuesday, at the Dispatch coffee-house, In Bride-lane, at which no less than thirty-four persons were present, among whom was the prisoner. Reports were produced from new dele gates of the number of the fighting men that could be Anpended upon, and a resolution was also passed, increasing the number of the ulterior committee to nine. Mr. Vezer, at the meeting on Tuesday, August 1, gave in his statement, that in his district there were fifty fighting men. Had often heard of the Emmett and Thomas Payne brigade. The names of the four added to the committee were Fay, Thompson, Lynch, and Donovan. Some person proposed that some one should bo sent to the north to ascertain the state of feeling ; but it was not adopted, as it was believed that no true intelligence could be ob tained. Darling proposed a demonstration in favour of Chartists and Confederates should take place on Primrose-hill, on the following Sunday, the 6th, in order to ascertain their strength, but there was a majority of five against him. A resolution was then passed that each delegate should go to his district and learn the state of feeling in each, and to instruct them, so that they might be ready for action in an hour, and at the same to bring as much money as they could collect. Mr. Mullins reported that he had seen Mr. Kydd that day, and that he had stated, that if they would come out with physical force he should not be backward in heading them, adding, that he entered into the execu tive of the Convention as a moral force man. The com mittee of my district (Cripplegate) had been in con nexion with the Convention. We next met at Cartwright's coffee-house, on Friday, the 6th of August; thif;rtwo:were present, the defendant being one of them. 'The propriety of wearing a red scarf on the day of action was discussed that evening. The de legates reported as before. A circular received by Mr. Kydd, asking what the feeling was with respect to send ing an emissary to the north, was discussed, and money was given by Rose to Bassett to send Lacy off to Man chester at once. A resolution pledging the members to submit to the direction of the committee was passed, in whom a vote of confidence was passed. A resolution was passed instructing the members to meet their constitu ents on the following Sunday at their places of meeting, and prevent them from going to a meeting announced to be held at Kennington-common that day, and to tell them to wait at their meeting places till the delegates returned froth the Dispatch Coffee-house, where they were all to meet. A resolution was also passed appoint ing four men to be stationed between Bride-lane and Kennington-common to telegraph what was going on. He (witness) had the appointment of these men, and could give their names. They met again, the prisoner being present, at Dennis's coffee-house, at seven o'clock the next night. The committee of nine resigned in con sequence of the reported arrest of Smith O'Brien. Mul lins said he had no confidence in the four new men, as he did not know their plans. A resolution was passed to elect a president, and that he who had the lowest number of votes should retire to make room for him, and that a sum of 3s. 4d. should be levied upon the &embers of each district for his payment ; but nobody Knew who the president was till a letter was read from Lacy from the north, stating that the might expect a " good order." They agreed to meet at the Lord Denman on the 9th. They did so, to the number of SE, the prisoner being present. Mul ins, who acted as vice-chairman, called upon the members by their allegiance to abide by the declaration of the committee, and each solemnly declared that they ',would, some saying that they were ready to risk their lives. Payne read a letter from Lacy saying that all was going on well. They adjourned to Perry's coffee house, Bethnal-green. On the follo w i ng F r id a y th ere was 0 meeting because th e y were t o ld th e police had seized 124 'sb's papers.land that it was " all up," The next meet ing he attended was at the Orange Tree, Orange.street Red Lion square, on Monday, the 16th, where he found twenty-five was in Pe th rs e ° cubs The prisoner was not there. spoke , man on all air, and Mullins (who was the chief called 'Aeon us to occasions)give in was the spokesman. He a in a return of the number of ball car tridges we had prepared ; h e stated the number lie had hi mself ?reprael and th e num b er hi s men had p repared turn. The aggregate number was gave in a re- COO. The numb er o f me , was about 500 or stated to be 5,000, by Mullins., Ch art i sts alone, were what the men and the ammunitiontwwas gen era ll y k nown he s anted each delegate to select fou r e ofor. Coffey said men. He as asked wh at f or ? Ile replies of of his b es t houses, railway premises, trai ns , or L yti , ,i ' n ' For fi r i ng man was asked how many men h e could Each to " anything and every thi ng ," Ile depend said he could bring two, and the ot hers named th e i rs . A proposition was made:and c arr i e d that a de putations should wait upon the railway engineers of the North-Westeett, who were there at that time, to see if they ould aid them, and Is. 6d. was voted to pay their expenes. Dowling was not present. The meeting was adjourned to the Lord Denman, on the 15th, at half- Prlst seven. About forty attended. The prisoner wit there. Lacy was there, and said " the men of Birmingham would be up and doing." that night, adding that, he had been watched all day. A distribu. lion of eolour,s was made by Brewster, which were to be worn on the left arm, in order that the members might distinguish their members. He (witness) received one. The ennsmittee went to a coffee-house at hand to consult, THE SUN, LONDON, all the rooms in the house being occupied. They re turned in about three-quarters of an hour. Cuffey said to Mullins, who acted as chairman, that he had better give the requisite instructions. Mullins instructed them to " come out the next night and strike the blow," as Mr. Lacy had informed them that the men of Manchester and Birmingham would be up that night, and there was no reason to doubt his word. "It is necessary," he added, " that you must come out honestly and boldly, as there must be no flinching in the matter." Cuffey suggested that the question should be put to each, and require him to say " Yes " or " No." He appealed to all, and they all re plied in the affirmative, including myself, with the ex ception of Fernando. Another, whose name he did not know, also declined. Cuffey reminded the meeting of the four positions they were to take up. Clerkenwell was to be taken by Brewster, the Tower Hamlets by Payne, and the Seven-dials and Westminster by either Mullins or Bassett. Somebody inquired how they were to get their pikes there ? Mullins replied, " The best way they could ;" adding, " every man must be in hi respective position, armed, at twenty minutes past nine to a second." Ritchie was appointed to superintend the four men to be selected by each of the delegates to fire premises, &c. The " Orange Tree " was arranged to be their place of meeting. The pass-words were to bo " Frost and Mitchell," and " Justice " was adopted instead. After some other proceed. ings, Ritchie said, " May the bitterest curse of God light upon the man that betrays us !" The prisoner was there. It was arranged on the Tues• day night that the City, Finsbury, Cripplegate, and Clerkenwell delegates should meet at the " Crispin," at twelve o'clock;the next:day. He got there at one o'clock, and found Brewster and eight or nine there. Brewster said he intended to try and take the Artillery-ground, adding they should have to fight hard to take it. He said they should know: by four o'clock if the Government had received any intimation of their proceedings, and that a 'person who was with him would wait upon him at Clerkenwell-green when they were all assembled. He said they must not be alarmed if they did not see the signal (a bonfire) for a short while ; half-an-hour might elapse perhaps be fore it was seen. Ritchie, Brewster had told them, had said he would shoot the first man dead that flinched from his duty. Cross-examined—Never saw, Mr. Dowling at any of the Chartist meetings he had attended. Believed him to be a:Confederate and not a Chartist. He might have said, but he could not swear it, that the Charter was not worth fighting for, and that it might be peaceably obtained in two years. He should not have been surprised if he had heard him say so. He was a quiet and inoffensive young man. Could not recollect his saying that the Queen was one of the best sovereigns. He wls induced to join in the proceedings from curi osity, and with the intention of giving information to the authorities. He certainly found them a rum lot. —(Laughter.) He believed them to be capable of doing anything—of putting a piece of steel in him, if they thought it necessary. He did not join from pecuniary motives, but from a desire to serve his country.--(A laugh.) Commented in the public room after he joined the body. Should say the body had more than five pounds. Should say, from beginning to end, that they had a good deal more than twenty pounds. Worked at the bench during all the time. Did not make gun powder, but cast about fourteen or fifteen dozen bullets. which he gave to Gurney. He filled up 68 cartridges, which he got from Gurney, and which he (the witness) had still. He neither gave powder nor bullets to any man save Gurney. Since these prosecutions had been in stituted he had been partly living at the Queen's expense. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he received a pound a week. Examination resumed—Was not to receive anything if these persons were convicted. Did not expect anything except protection. Might have told the men that he was sick of their talking, and that they did nothing. Never told the men that they were going too slow, and that the best thing they could do was to set fire to London. The case for the prosecution had not concluded when we went to press. As there are nearly twenty witnesses the case is not likely to be concluded before to-morrow night. Beds have bean provided for the jury at the London Coffee-house. The body of the court and the gallery were crowded during the day. COURSE OF EXCIIi Amsterdam • • 12 1% Ditto, at sight ...... 11 19% it,tte rdain .... 12 2 A.ntwerp... ..... 25 75 liamburgh .... • • M.B. 13 1135 &Bona . Paris, 3 days'sight . • 25 35 Ditto, 3 months .... 25 70 Flarseilles . 25 75 Frankfort en Mains.... 121 Petersburgh, Sil. Rble .. 37 I • • • • Vienna, effec. f 10.... •• 10 55 Trieste, ditto.... • • .... 11 • Madrid . 47% Cadiz . • ............ 43% Barcelona •• •• .. •• • • wi11e.... NGE.-(THIS DAY.) Gibra1tar............ • • Leghorn .. 32 50 Genoa • 26 5 Milan ................ Venice ... • • • • • • Naples .... 33% Palermo, peroz Lisbon. ... ........ 51% Oporto .......... • • .. 52 Rio Janeiro ........ .. Messina ............ Buenos Ayres .. New York, 21 days'elght Philadelphia PRICES OP BULLION, PER 01. Foreign Gold in bars.. £3 17 9 Nsw Dollars .... • • 0 4 10% Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 'Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 Silver in bars ...... • • 0 4 II X BANK OF ENGLAND. (From this night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7tk and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32,1br the Week ending on Saturday, the 16th day of September, 1848. 1681:31L DEPAILTIKENT. X. Notes issued.... •• •• 27,198,740 Z. Government debt .. 11,015,100 Other securities .... 2,9 , 34.900 Gold coin and bullion 12,663,837 Silver bulliom ...... 534,903 £27,198,740 £ 27,198,740 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 21st day of September, 1848. BANKING DEPALTMEN T. Vroprietors' capital .. 14,553,000 'test 3,631,710 l'ublic deposits (In eluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ings -banks, and Di vidend accounts) • . 6,196,421 Other deposits •.• • .. 8,730,767 Seven day and other Government securi ties (Including Dead Weight Annuity) 12,675,613 Other securities •• • • 11,492,376 Not •• • • •••• • • • • 9,511,270 Gold and silyer coin.. 623,911 991,401 £34,303,299 A 3 -I , 3 0 3 , 2 9 9 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. r, 1838. Dated the 21st day of Septeml RUSSIA. The Gazette des Tribunaux publishes a letter dated St. Petersburgh, 10th instant, which give an account of a disturbance which occurred in tha city in consequence of the cholera having recom menced its ravages with increased severity, and particularly amongst the poorer classes. A report was circulated amongst the people that the aris tocracy had employed poison to cut them off. They immediately constructed barricades. The troops were about to attack them, when the Emperor arrived on horseback, attended by a single Aide-de-camp. The Emperor ordered the troops to fall back, and, ascend ing the barricade, he addressed the insurgents as follows : " The cholera, my children. is a chastisement which God inflicts on men, and to whi c h th e y must submit with resignation. All the reports of poisoings are pure falsehoods, ivented by ill-minded persons, who are the enemies of the people." The insurgents, who had cast themselves on their knees, and raised their hands, as in the attitude of prayer, when they perceived their Czar, remained silent with the exception of two who commenced a reply. The Czar ordered the insur gents to arrest those two men, and then commanded the troops to return to their barracks. Th e insur gents immediately seized their comrades and delivered them up to the police. They demolished the barri cades and separated peaceably. VENICE. The Corriere Mercantile of Genoa, of the 16th inst., mentions that Admiral Albini had retired from Venice, after obtaining a positive assurance that the neutrality of that city should be respected. He re fused to listen to any other arrangement, until he was informed that an Anglo-French diplomatic note insisted on the maintenance of the status quo, and that the Consuls of Great Britain and France had joined in a protest against all further delay on the part of the Sardinian squadron to put to sea. The Risorgimento publishes a letter from General DELLA MARMORA to the Austrian General, WEI, DEN, announcing the evacuation of Venice by the Piedmontese troops. We learn from Ferrara that the Austrians have evacuated Stellata and Ponte Lagoscuro. ROMAN STATES. The Patria, Florence journal, of the 13th inst., quotes a letter from Bologna of the 12th, stating that the Austrians had thrown two flying bridges over the Po, with a view evidently to march an army into the POPE'S dominions. A French frigate arrived on the 11th at Porto Cortino, the captain of which, a c _ compan:ed by 20 marines, repaired to Ravenna to visit the Prolegate. SICILY. The Sicilian Government is taking the most ener getic measures for the protection of the island. Seven camps are being formed at Milazzo, Taor mina, Catanea, Syracuse, Girgenti, Trapani, and Palermo. The armed forces are organized in National Guards, regular troops, and legions of volunteers, under the command of experienced Sicilian officers. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (Pram the London New Price Current of Sept. 22.) Suc.k.a.—Today the market presented a more favour able appearance for raw Sugar, whilst for nearly all sorts th.v.er rates were obtained, and buyers generally ap peared desirous to get into stock. West India Musco vado realised an advance on former rates of 6d per cwt, and was in excellent request, both for the pan and scale. The quantity sold amounted to 766 hhds, &c., including a public sale of 106 hhds Barbadoes, which went off at stiffer rates, fine yellow fetched 41s, good 38s 6d to 39s 6d, middling 37s to 38s, and one lot very low brown 338 . .38 barrels a n d 1 t i erce o f S t. N ev i s so ld f u ll y 6 d g(.5,r8 cwt highe r , goo d yellow went at 37s 6d to 38s, mid 6d, low 34s 6d, and middling brown 34s per cwt. For the week the total sales are 3,100 hhds &c, and the market closes with a firm appearance. REFINED. —To-day refined Sugar was dealt in with greater freedom for home trade purposes, and prices are firmer, brown grocery lumps selling at 48s 6d to Os, and Standard lumps 50s per cwt. For Bonded SPIRITS.—There aro sellers of East India Rum at Is 54d to is 6d proof, still the purchases made have been of little moment. For Leeward Island the market is dull, and prices keep on the decline, they rule at ls 6id to is 7d for proof. Demerara is little wanted, and sellers are disposed to accept 2s 2d to 2s 8d for 24 to 38 per cent over proof. Jamaica is little wanted for home trade purposes, and the export purchases made this week i❑ all kinds have been trifling, whilst the tendency of prices is to recede. The value of 28 to 33 per cent over proof of plain middling quality is 3s 2d to 3s sd, 34 to 38 over, good mid and good 3s 6d to 3s 9d, fine 3s 10d to 4s, choice marks 4s 2d to 4s 4d. There are further arrivals of Rum, and deliveries keep of a❑ unsatisfactory nature. Brandy continues in excellent request, and former rates are well kept up, as deliveries keep large, with small arrivals. Cognac, best brands of the vintage of 1846 is selling at 4s 10d to ss. INDIGO.—A steady home and export demand has been experienced this week for all kinds, whilst the rates paid axhibit a small advance on the last quarterly auctions. There is decidedly an improving demand for all pur poses, and prices are looking up. In Spanish the business concluded this week has been upon fully former terms, and only a small quantity is on offer. SALTPETRE.—For public sale on Tuesday 1,000 bags of Saltpetre are declared. Oils.—This afternoon, at public sale, 42 tuna of Southern Oil sold at 251 to 27 15s for ordinary to fine, which are higher rates; 9 tuns Sperm—good 691 to 691 10s, and 17 (tusks Lard Oil 43s to 43s 3d per cwt. TALLOW.—This afternoon the public sales of Tallow went off with spirit, and at firm rates, 193 casks of South American were sold at 45s to 475; 474 casks New South Wales 45s 6d to 47s 6d; 100 casks of Odessa 46a 6d to 46s 6d; and 58 casks of Australian at 46s per cwt. THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire. Nicholas Adamson Rock], Esq. to be Deputy Lieu tenant, Sept. 9. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Ist Regiment of West York Militia—Patrick Francis Durham, Esq., to be Captain, Sept. 6. ADMIRALTY, SE.r.r. 1 . Corps of Royal Marines. To be' Second-Lieutenants—Arthur Croft Critchell, Gent. ; Edward Fitzgerald Pritchard, Gent. ; Charles William Carrington, Gent. • John James Douglas, G en t. ; Robert William Bland Hunt,f Gent. ; Francis Robert Newton, Gent. ; John Frederick Hawkey, Gent. ; Ed ward Spry, Gent. ; Frederick George Pym, Gent. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. Charles Salisbury, hatter, Hull. BANKRUPTS. Edward Withers, musical instrument seller, Coventry street, Ilaymarket,; to surrender Sept. 30, at one, and Nov. 2, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. John son, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Smith, Temple chambers, Fleet-street. Henry Martin Bowden, merchant, Lime-street, Leadenhall- street, Sept. 29 and Oct. 31, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official as signee, Abchurch-lane; Scarman,.Greshamißooms, Ba singhall-street. Thomas Massey, grocer, Burslem, Staffordshire, Oct. 10 and 26, at half past ten. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham; Williams, Hanley, Staffordshire. Samuel Wilson, draper, Hill 'lop, Staffordshire, Oct. 3 and 31, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham ; Hodgson, Bir mingham. James Morris, licensed victualler, Bath, Somerset shire, Oct. 3 and Nov. 2,•at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol ; Hellings, Bath ; Jones and Co., Crosby-square. George Braund, jun., land-surveyor, Exeter, O c t. 5, at one, and 25, at: leven, at the Exeter District Court. llirtzell, official assignee, Exeter ; Floud, Exe ter ; Pearson, Strand, London. John Green, wine and spirit-merchant, Liverpool, Oct. 4, and 30, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Cazenove, official assignee, Liverpool ; Oliver, Old Jewry, London ; Evans, Liverpool. William Maury, merchant, Liverpool, Sept. 29, and Oct. 30, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool ; Gregory and Co., Bedford-row, London ; Duncan and Radcliffe, Liverpool. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the returns made in the week ending September 19, 1848, is 235. 2d. per cwt. FRATERNITY EYEMPLIFIED.—A rather singular instance of Fraternity was exhibited the other evening, at the London station of the South• Eastern Railway by some members of the French National Guards• It appears that several officers and men belonging to the National Guards of Paris and other places had come over from the fete at Boulogne to have a peep at the Great Metropolis, ; and on their return went promiscuously into the same or second-class carriages ; but on the officers thus findi ng themselves on an equality with the men they suddenly jumped out and took the liberty of getting into the first-class carriages! This is another beautiful illustration of the difference between theory and practice ! THE CHEVALIER. JOHN MARTIN. Those who have visited the Polytechnic Institution of this town, and who have devoted a critical and well-matured judgment to the pictorial embellish ments of this magnificent exhibition, must have been charmed with the numerous works of art which decorate the various rooms set apart for this purpose, and which so proudly mark the progress of painting in this country ; amongst which must have been ad mired, as gems of the first order, those by the cele brated Chevalier John Martin, a native of our own locality, and whose well-earned fame, will, in due time, be justly appreciated, and claimed by his native county, as a portion of the laurels which wreath the history of Northumberland. And it is because we should love to see this laudable progression of the line arts fostered and promoted by all the natural and legitimate stimulants on which they subsist, and without which they languish, that we apologize for giving our readers the following extract from a me tropolitan contemporary, in the apposition of whose strictures, both on the score of justice and reproach, we must say we most heartily concur : "We have had the gratification, in common with many other lovers of the fine arts, of viewing a splendid collection of paintings, in oil and water colours, by the well-known and highly-esteemed Chevalier John Martin. That gentleman has lately removed from Alsop-ter race, New-road, where he has resided for nearly thirty years, to Lindsey House, a spacious mansion in Chel sea, on the banks of the Thames, with a splendid view up and down that river. This dwelling has been fitted up with great taste, and its walls are decorated with many of the paintings which have obtained for Martin a reputation which the world will not willingly let die.' There we saw the original of The Deluge, one of the most effective of modern compositions, with its marvellons combinations of colour and composition, its wonderful contrasts of light and shade. There is the fall of Nine veh—which (painted as it is on Titian's principle of the light from within) looked fresher and brighter than it did when we first saw it years ago. There we saw three of the paintings illustrative of early Scriptural story — The Prayer in Paradise; Eve tempting Adam with the Forbidden Fruit, and Our First Parent's Discovery that they were Naked. There, too, hangs that striking epe sode at the Coronation of Queen Victoria, when the aged Peer, Lord Rolle, hastening to pay homage to his Sovereign, stumbled almost at her feet, and the Crowned 'Lady of the Isle' yielded to her natural impulse of the courteusness, and hastened to raise him with her own hand. Nor, master as he is of Space, and wonderful as he combines minuteness of detail with breadth of execution—so that his historical paintings will boar close examination as well as that more distant Name of Company. Amount of Share. Paid. Price. British •• •• • • • • ••• • •• Ditto Provincial.• • • Bristol • • • • •• • • • • • • •• Brighton •••••. ••••• City of London .. • • •• Continental Consolidat. Ditto, New • • • • • • • • Equitab1e............ imperial •• .• .. • • • • •• Independent ....• • • • • L0nd0n.............. 11. 81. 101. per cent. 51. per cent. 101. 925. pr share' 85s. pr share, 455. pr share 6/. per cent. 61. per cent. 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GrandJunctn rand Surrey 100 100 61. 77 Stffrd&Wore 1401 2 81. 290 O • 35 Shrewsbury.. 1251 15 1. 26 11. Bs. 34 Urand Union 100 11. to , . 25 Stourbridge.. 145 201. 265 ,Irantham .. 150 Loeds&Livrp 1 3 00 91 7, 3 76 d. Severn and Kenn t & Avu 41. ar 100 41. Leicester .... 140 101. 75 litirming. Letcstr &Nth 83 41. 36 Warwick& ~„ ~, ,ougliborogh 1421 701. Napton—i "'" '" — 4% w Wy w el i t e liki Monmouthsh 1001 81. ___— Worcstr 141 73 V. 39 Mntgemrysla 100 firming. j MeltnMwbry 100 Wilts & Brks 11. 11 LIST or SCOTTISH CICIMPANIZS' PRICES. Name of Comp any. Dividend Amount per of Paid. Price. ------- Annum, Share. Bank of Scotland ..„, £ s. d. .£ s. d British Linen Co 71 , per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 163 Pang all, . per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 195 . •,,. Caledonian Bank 1 7e p er sent. 10 0 0 2 10 0 41. Os City of Glasgow Bank. 61 . per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 11% Clydesdale Bank ....., 6% per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 12% Commercial Bank .... a.. per cent. 25 u 0 10 0 C 91.195. Edinb.& Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. 60 0 S 0 0 5% Eastern Bank ........ Exchange link of Scot.. 6 1. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 27 Isle of 31an. Co d 7 2• per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 14814 PanY 71. per cent. 10 0 0 7 0 0 National 8ank ,,,,,,,, . 6% e r cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 13% Royal Bank of Scotland North of Scotland Bank 71 P p ercent . 20 0 0 5 0 0 31.155. North British Bank .. . 5O 0 0 10 0 0 1% ..._. 51, per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 118 % Union Bank of Scotland 01 per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 $ 0 Western 8ank......., 81. p er cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 69 Aberdeen Fire and Li fe 12; p r cent. 12 10 0 20 • 234 B. Accord. Lifeand Fire •- e 20 0 0 011 0 9s Od B 10 British Guarantee I ns. 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 98 Od Caledonian Fire Isis ur. 101 10 0 0 21 Church of Eng;a n d Ins. . per cent. 100 50 0 0 2 0 0 2 City of Glasgow Life., 6/. per t . 25 0 0 2 0 0 21 , 41 Edinburgh Life In cur. 6 1. per cen t. n 100 0 0 1 2 10 0 I 17 East of Scotland Life. 10 0 0 015 0 1 Is.od, Eng. & Scot, L aw Life Si. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 46. 6d Hercules Insurance Co. 71. er cent. 10 0 0 0 10 0 0 11 limn Co. of Scetl nd .. SI p er cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 7 Life Assoc. of S cotland 51. *ant. 10 0 0 1 0 0 11. 5. M Mercantile Life . per c 10 0 0 0 10 0 4s. Od. •• •• National Fire and Life Si. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 208.0 d North British Incur... 5% /.1) r cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 22 per North & West o f Scot. Cl. cent. 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1'7 5 .0d . Scottish Life and Guar. 20 0 0 011 0 58. Scot. Mas. and Gen. Life 1 0 0 01 5 0 103.0 d Scottish Union 'mance. 6341. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 11. Is Standard Life ....., .. 51. per cent. 50 0 0 45 0 1 1 24 , United Dep. Assurance Si. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 1125.0 d ARCADES AMRO.—A respectable Beadle calls the ThameslTunnel " the Exeter Change Arcade seeu under the water."—Punch. Mr. STURGEON submitted that, as an action had been brought and a judgment recovered upon this bill, there could be no doubt of Mr. Joel's right to oppose. Mr. Commissioner HARRIS said he intended to re quire the production of a bill of exchange in all cases where it formed the foundation of a debt. Mr. Joel's opposition was then refused. Mr. Morland, army tailor, Jermyn- street, com plained that the insolvent gave them a bill for 1601. in May last to cover a debt of 691. due by himself, and 941. from his brother who had gone out to India. The insolvent had stated that he expected to have a large sum of money paid into Cox's to his account. The insolvent, upon being examined, said the money he expected was a sum of 1,3001., which he had a power of attorney from his father to receive. He had paid 401. on account of the dishonoured bill. Mr. Commissioner Hamm said he saw nothing in Mr. Morland's complaint to prevent the insolvent being discharged. Mr. NicaoLs prayed the Court to . :adjourn the case for a few days, as Mr. Fumes, who was a material witness, was at present prevented from attending by reason of illness. After some discussion, the case was adjourned until Thursday next. IN RE GEORGE SUTHERLAND. This insolvent was opposed by Mr. Cooke, and was supported by Mr. Dowse. The opposition was twofold, on account of . a vexa tious defence whereby the creditors had been put to 401. law costs, and on account of a making away of property by giving a bill of sale to a Mr. Moir shortly before his arrest. The COURT considered the complaints proved, and remanded the insolvent for a period of 12 calendar months from the date of his vesting order. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice ERLE and:Mr. Justice WIL• LIA 1145.) Theodore Piedfort, the Frenchman who was con victed on Wednesday of a felonious assault upon a woman, was brought up for judgment. The prisoner addressed the Court in :French, and prayed their Lordships to have mercy upon him for the sake of his wife and children. He declared to God that he wa s i nnocen t o f th e cr i me. _ Mr. Justice ERLE said the jury had paid great attention to the case, and had considered it most carefully, and they had come to the conclusion that he was guilty of the offence imputed to him, and it appeared to him that it was of an aggravated cha racter. He had deliberately taken advantage of the defenceless position of the prosecutrix to commit the crime, and he (the Learned Judge) considered that he should be neglecting his duty if he did not pass a severe sentence. A very short time back the offence was a capital one, and at present any person con victed of it was liable to be transported for life. lie should not go to that extent, but taking into con sideration the character of the offence, he felt called upon to sentence him to be transported for twenty years. Wzlliam Stennett, the postman who yesterday pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a letter con taining money, was also brought up for judgment, and he was sentenced to be transported for ten years. Nary Ann West, 27, a married woman, was in dicted for the manslaught er o f h er mother, Elizabeth Shields, by striking her on the head with a brick, and by beating her, and casting her upon the ground. Mr. O'Brien prosecuted, and Mr. Prendergast ap peared for the prisoner. Martha Foster, a little girl nine years old, deposed that she lived at No. 10, Lower Marsh, Lambeth, and the prisoner lodged in the same house. The deceased lodged next door, and on the afternoon of the 30th of August she was in the back yard of her house, and the prisoner was in the garden of No. 10. They were quarrelling, and after they had talked some time, the prisoner picked up a brick and threw it at her mother, and it struck her on the back part of the head. The deceased picked up an oyster-shell and threw it at her daughter, and then went into the house. The prisoner followed her, and then there was a great noise in the passage, and witness went into the house and saw the deceased, and at that time her head was covered with blood. Cross-examined—The old lady called her daughter a very bad name, and said that she had robbed her of 101. Mr. R. Hemmings deposed, that he occupied the house No. 11, Lower Marsh, and the deceased lived in his back parlour. She was of very intemperate habits, and was continually drunk. Upon the after noon in question he heard a noise in the passage of his house, and on going down he found the prisoner and deceased struggling together, and the latter had her hand fast clenched in her daughter's hair. The prisoner appeared to be struggling to get away, and at length the deceased fell down heavily backwards, and her head struck against a step in the passage, the prisoner being dragged down on the top of her by her hair. He endeavoured to separate them, but found it: mpossible to do so, and he sent for a police man, and when the deceased got up he saw that her cap was completely saturated with blood. He sa w the deceased the next morning, and observed that h er face was very much swollen, and that her ey es were surgeon l a ri c g k e :n oinn e g blackened. ass usnSedhnaety, , for, and shedd s a h b e o asuwdtiaesdon theusual Thursday following put to; bed an d a afterwards. Cross-examined—When he first saw the prisoner and the deceased the former appeared to be trying to get away, but her mother held her fast by the hair, and dragged her down with her, and the prisoner repeatedly begged her to loose her hold. The de ceased was quite drunk at the time, and in fact she was constantly drunk during the period she had lodged with him. She was frequently quite drunk so early as six o'clock in the morning, and she would then stop in her rooms a short time, and when she got better she would go out and get drunk a second time. When she was in that state she would always aggra vate her daughter and call her bad names, and also charge her with robbing her. Norman, the police-constable who was called in, deposed that the deceased gave her daughter into custody for assaulting and robbing her, and upon in. spiry before the magistrate, the prisoner was ordered to find bail to keep the peace towards her mother. Mrs. Humphreys, the wife of the former witness, deposed that she never saw deceased sober, and that she was in the habit of falling down frequently, and she heard she had had a severe fall about a week be fore this affair happened. Mr. U'Shee, a surgeon, who saw the deceased on the Sunday after the occurrence, proved that her death was immediately caused by erysipelas. He observed marks of injuries upon the back of the head Thomas Pyle, aged 42, a smith, Was indicted for stealing a quantity of tools, valued at 71., the property of Thomas Jackson. Mr. Robinson defended the prisoner. Mr. PARNELL stated the following case to the jury : The prisoner was foreman to the smiths in the employ of the prosecutor, who is the well-known builder and railway contractor, residing at Pimlico. In conse quence of the slackness of trade the prisoner had been for some months past engaged in making tools, and, upon his receiving notice to quit the service, he was requested to give up the tools named in the indict ment, which, not being forthcoming, his lodgings were searched, and the things found. The prisoner then said that he was about to leave, he had taken the things to assist him when he set up in business. The prisoner gave up the whole of the property voluntarily, none of which had been defaced or made away with, and could not have been identified by the prosecu tors, but for his stating that it was their property. Mr. ROBINSON denied any felonious intention on the part of his client, and called a number of witnesses who gave him a high character for honesty for a great number of years. The RECORDER, in summing up, said the prosecu tors were quite right in sending the case for trial, but that however irregularly the prisoner had behaved, his subsequent conduct went a long way to negative the supposition that his intention was felonious, and as the tools were unfinished and the prisoner had a right to:keep them in his custody, he did not consider the charge could be sustained from the simple fact of the things being removed to his lodgings, especially a 3 the term of his service had not expired. The jury, after a short consultation, Acquitted the prisoner. Henry Curzon, aged 24, a labourer, was indicted for stealing nine sovereigns, the property of William Bennett, in his dwelling-house. Mr. Parnell prosecuted, and Mr. Payne defended the prisoner. Mrs. Matilda Bennett, the wife of the prosecutor, stated, that they lived at No. 3, Queen-street, Horse lydown, and her husband is the owner of the Clemen tine, a vessel trading between England and Ireland. The prisoner is their cousin by marriage, and lodged with them ; and upon the 10th of July witness gave to prisoner the money named in the indictment for the purpose of paying some rent that was due, she being about to accompany her husband upon his journey. They returned upon the 16th of August, and when witness got home the prisoner was absent. lie returned in the course of the afternoon, and then said that he was going out, and should be detained late, and wished to have the street-door key, which witness refused to let him have, and said her sister should sit up for him. She retired to rest early, and about 11 o'clock the prisoner came home, and made a statement to her sister which caused her to go down stairs ; and she then learnt from the pri soner that he had seen two men leap from the top of the street door, and that he had found they had been into the room he occupied and broke open his box. On the next morning she gave him notice to leave the house, and he then told her that he had not paid the rent, and that the money which had been left for that purpose had been stolen on the previous night. Miss Curtis, sister to the last witness, corroborated her statement, adding that no one could have entered the house as alluded to by the prisoner; and that two policemen (whom he fetched in to see the place that had been broken into) said no one had ever been in the place, and that the ,story was a fabri cation. The 'other evidence went to prove that when the landlord's agent called for the rent, the prisoner made a variety of excuses for not paying him, and that on the day previously to the prosecutor's return he had made .a similar statement about a robbery having taken place by which he had lost the money. Mr. PAYNE contended that the money having been voluntarily given to the prisoner, who was in the capacity of a servant, the fact of his having appro priated it to his own purposes would not constitute a felony. After some argument, the RECORDER left it for the jury to say whether the prisoner took the money with an intention of depri v i ng t h e prosecutor of it, or whether he only intended to appropriate it to his own purpose for a time, and whether they believed the prisoner had been robbed, as he stated. Eventually the jury returned a verdict, that they did not believe the story of the robbery, and that they thought, having appropriated a portion of the money to his own use, he was unable to make good the whole payment. The RECORDER said that, under these circum stances, a charge of larceny could not be sustained, and directed his acquittal. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. Yesterday William Nash was brought up for final examination on the charge of stealing a horse and gig, the property of Mr. Stapleton. A fresh case was entered into where the prisoner hired a one•horse britzska for the purpose of taking a drive into the country. The coachman drove him to the Eagle at Snaresbrook, as he wished to enjoy a dinner in the country. The dinner was ordered, and partaken of both by the prisoner and the coachman ; after which the former, as usual, said he was going to take a walk, and ordered tea to be ready, at the same time very considerately telling the landlord to let his servant have whatever he wanted. Before leaving, however, he went to the coachman and borrowed 2 5 ., prom i s i ng to repay him when he paid his bill. Mr. R. T. Peters, the landlord of the Blue Boar, Holborn, deposed to the fact of the prisoner entering his service about four or fire months back under the nome of Selvey. He was discharged about a month ago for irregularity. Alderman LAWRENCE said he should send him for trial to the Central Criminal Court. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Alphonse Pilion and Josephine Raoul were brought before Mr. Bingham for final examination, charged with being concerned in a robbery of 57 yards of silk, value 161., from the shop of Mr. IV. Pugh, silk mercer, No. 163, Regent-street. The woman Raoul has been long known to the police. It appeared that she was one of three French persons who went into the prosecutor's shop to make a purchase of silk. After the three French women had left the shop the silk in question was missed. Pillon was found to have pledged somepioertgioanvseofs'utchhe silk, and he slits taken intocusto(tio take R aou l i nto y. l Ic e , ti v ia i s d dt eo e nda m e y e s. as ailtl i a n o d u ir induced s t the the police identified i g t h 's o sh w o o p 14 , n n I h v a a d s women who phuadzstee.re(ll,oAllicre. p as one of th e threeu w sergeant G ray h av i ng received inf o r mat i on of the other instructed t o app l y to home-offic e for a warrant to follow these persons to Paris, where they had gone after the discovery of the robbery. Yesterday police -sergeant Gray stated to Mr. Bingham that he had made application at the Home office, but he had been unable to obtain a warrant to follow the two girls to Paris, as the international cover : rev " This is to certify that Eli za Wil son i s i n A P rious state, and I fear rapidly sinking. " W. CHAPMAN, Surg e°. "Norwood, Sept. 21." In reply to a question from the MAGISTRATR, t h Mr. Robinson, the superintendent of the WalviOr.o division of police, and who is taking much pain si d assisting in the investigation of this singular, T he highly suspicious ca se , sa id t h ere were some 0' 10 neighbours of Mrs. Linfield's in attendance whorl wished to have examined. Mr. Elizabeth Baker, the wife of a baker, here P r e into the witness-b ox an d s t ate d she resided nex t cl° ° to the house of Mrs. Linfield ; that she had seen..! number of women brought to the prisoner's house I ,r ' the family-way, and a ll, or a t l east the great mkinrilij of them, left in a b ou t a f ortn i g h t. T hey ge neral came in cabs, and wer e t a k en away i n s i m il ar 'Thiel"; some of them by gentlemen. Mr. NORTON—Have you noticed that some of the females were m o r e advanced in pregnancy that 'th e others ? Witness—l have, Sir. Mr. NORTON—And yet you say that all left OW ° in about a fortnight ? 'Witness—Yes, Sir, that about the time. Mr. NORTON—Have yeu noticed that infants 11 0 ! been taken from there ? Witness—No, Sir, I nevi saw a single baby removed from the house. (This answer produced a considerable sensatio° amongst the crowd in the court.) Mr. NORTON—Did you not observe any of dull numerous women take away their infants with than( r i Witness—Not one of them, Sir. As I have ms' before, I never saw a baby removed from NO' Linfield's. In her cross•examination by Mr. Games, the N 61' ness acknowledged that she had known Linfield for many years, and that she had once attended herself la her confinement, when she acquitted herself with skill and judgment. She (witness) was not aw.o o that Mrs. Linfield was a parish midwife, but believed she was engaged as such by some charitable institni• tion. She did not think it likely that women who weixt to the house to be confined pri va t e ly an d conce al their shame from their friends were likely to take their off: spring home with them, nor did s h e s it u p all night to see whether the infants were removed then or not. In conclusion the witness said, that she was not singe'' lar in her remarks, for that many of her neighbour; thought it strange and suspicious while women wen; evidently confined there, no infants should be seen. Mr. J. Clark, a tea-dealer, also residing next door to the prisoner Linfield, corroborated the testunoixf of the last witness as to having frequently seen men in a state of p regnancy b roug h t to t h e pr i s oner! house, and leave there in a few weeks, but he did no; take particular notice as to time. He had observe(' women at the back windows of the house while i& . was in his garden, but had never seen any infants, al, heard their cries. F or some considerable t i me himself and his family were annoye d b y a nuisance o f an Inv tolerable description, and having strong suspicions sal to the cause, he had a drain which led from the cess: . pool in the prisoner's garden, and passed under NO kitchen, opened, expecting to find something in?' proper there, but did not find anything of the descripo' tion he anticipated. He had a grating placed in thi , drain so a s t o prevent any substance passing t h ron e it, and since then the stench, as of putrid matter, Iv 0 4 not so bad. Another neighbour, a cow-keeper, described dist effluvium arising from Mrs. Linfield's premises, anal which he said was not of an ordinary description. , but appeared to him to be occasioned by the decom• position of some putrid matter, and was most intolir• rable. _ The next and last witness was the brother of the unfortunate girl, who said that he took a letter fr 01331 his sister to Linfield on that day week, when th at person told him she was merely treating his sister fot a liver complaint. The prisoner, who declined saying anything, was again remanded, and Mr. NORTON gave particular directions that the house, garden, and premises Linfield should be strictly examined. Mr. Robins, in reply to a question from Mr. Nos-' TON, said he had placed the instruments found at the , house of Linfield before Mr. Flower, the divisional. surgeon, and that gentleman informed him that they' were such as might be found with a midwife; but still, that in unskilful or improper hands a very dangerous and fatal use might be made of them. HAMBURGII GRAPES.—Yesterday, the Ocean Rr" rived in the river, from Hamburgh, with 8,000 basketk of black grapes, the produce of the vineyards in thi' vicinity of that town. This is the first arrival durim the present season. BIRTII3. On the 16th inst., at Wimple-street, Cavendish-sgsuures, Madame Soutien, of a son. On the 18th inst., at Larnberhurst-lodge, Kent, the wile off Rupert 11. Warre, Esq., of a daughter. At St. George's-terrace, Kensington, on the 19th inst., es* wife of D. S. Young, Esq., F.R.U.S., Madras Medical Service+;► of a son. . . - ATAlbyns, on the 19th inst., the wife of Thomas Nevill4' Abdy, Esq., M.P., of a son. On the 19th inst., at Ensemere-hill, Ullswater, thewic*J o J. C. Bristow, Esq., of a son. On the 20th inst., at Upper Porchester-street,CambridV" square, Mrs. W. Williams, of a son. On the 20th inst., at Kennington, Mrs. J. H. Florence, a daughter. At Canonbury-square, the wife of D. C. Aylwin, Esq., c' t. a daughter. S. A , On the 19th i nst., at St. Pet RRIED er's Church, Pimlico, K . —l. Cartwright, Esq., eon of the l a t e W. R. Cartwright. r' s g; ; M.P. for N or th amptonshire, to Mary, eldest daughter of t Right Hon. Si r Th omas and Lady Fremantle, of Swanbpu rfl Buckinghamshire. On the 20 t h i nst., at St. George's, Hanover-square, Be 6 0 Williams Wynn, Esq., youngest son of the Right Hon• b ti Henry Watkin Williams W ynn, G.C.H., to Marion, second,;# daughter of th e l a t e M a j or-General Sir James Limond,• of the Madras Artillery. On the 20th inst., at St. George's Church, Hanover-squfe,,,i. Mr. 11. Ch ow l er, to Betsy, only daughter of H. Worrall, of Turnhara-green Middlesex. DIED. On the 16th i nst., aged 13, Ann, the eldest daughter o r . Strother, Esq., of the Shrubbe, Shooter's-hill, Woolwich. On the 17 t h i nst., at Leamington, Lucy, relict of the 1101° Bev. \V. Brown, aged 83. On the 17th inst., at Clifton, Mrs. Burges, of Graille house, Leamington Priors. On the 18th inst., at Connaught -square, John Adams, E s q . ' . eldest son of Mr. Sergeant Adams. fAt Alvaston, on th e 18 t h inst., aged 71, Henrietta Octairie l' relict of the lite Charle s Poole, Esq., formerly of the Grover' Stanmore, Middlesex. On the 19th inst., aged 26, Mary Ann, only daughter or J. 'l'. Brooks, Esq., of Flitwick Manor-house, Bedfordshire' On the 20th i nst., at R atusgate, Frederick, Polhill, Esil i r, of Howbu r y- par k, B edfordshire, and late ALE for t borough of Bedford. London : Printed and Published by MIIRDO YOUlia4" No. 112, St ran d, P r i nter, at The Sun Mite, No. 11 7 Strand, in the P rec i nc t of t h e S avoy. in the multi '2 bliddleaelt, Friday, September 22, 1048. Crushed there is less demand, and 26s to 27s is the value. MAURITIUS.—This afternoon Mauritius Sugar was dealt in with greater freedom by private treaty, and 5 9 4 bags 14 casks at auction sold at stiffer rates. Seve ral parcels were sold in the private market. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon there was a more active demand for all sorts of Bengal by private treaty, and 1,754 bags at auction mostly sold at 6d to is per cwt advance. Madras is in better request, and 236 bags at public sale sold 6d per cwt higher. FOREIGN. — To-day at public sale 55 hhds of St. Croix went at the full value, fine yellow with strength fetched 41s 6d to 425, and good 40s 6d to 41s per cwt. MOLASSES.—To-day there was rather more demand for West India Molasses, and the sales for the week amount to 240 puns, fine Antigua at 18s, and St. Vin cent's at 16s per cwt. _ _ _ COFFEE.—This afternoon two parcels of Jamaica Cof fee, amounting to 74 casks 182 brls and 51 bags were offered at public sale, which went off flatly and at low rates, as the quality was not esteemed by the home trade. The chief part sold mostly for shipping—middling went at 50s, low middling 40s, fine fine ord 33s to 36s 6d, fine ord mixed 29s to 31s 6d, good ord 24s to 28s, low ditto 21s 6d to 225, black 265, and damaged 12s to 25s per cwt. There was no public sale of Ceylon, and little business was done privately. The value of good and fine ord Native is 26s 6d to 288 per cwt. COCOA.—For West India the market has become quiet, and in consequence of an increasing stock. Hol ders experience difficulty in obtaining former rates. Only small pnrcels have been sold privately, and at auction 45 bags were only partly disposed of. Foreign is little wanted, and 150 bags at auctior were bought in at 35s for the red Bahia. TEL—Public sales will take place on Wednesday, when about 15,000 pkgs will be offered. Black Tea mot with little attention this week, and prices must be quoted rather lower. Congou of common quality has been selling at 7fd to Bd, and good ord Sid to Bid per lb. There is little disposition shown to do business in Green, and quotations tend downward. RlCE.—Holders are inclined to realize, and submitted to a reduction on previous rates of 6d per cwt; still spe culators refrained from operating, and all kinds have been dealt in with caution by exporters and the home trade. At auction 2,317 bags of Madras were sold, middling and good pinkey white went at 9s 6d to 103, good pearl barley 9s, and damaged 3s 6d to 9s. Pri vately only small parcels have been sold. SPICES.—To-day at auction 1,009 bags Malabar Pep per sold at steady rates ; shot at 3d to 31d, good half heavy 2id to 2id, and damaged 21d to 2jd; 36 bags White went at 4kd for good mid, and at 4id per lb for damaged. FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 22, 1848. view which brings out the illimitable perspective of his architectural effects—has Martin confined himself to these, in which, as by common consent, it is admitted that he stands peculiar and alone. The scenes from Paradise, which we have just named, show him to be a landscape painter of such merit and truth, that if he had confined his efforts to this department, he could not have failed to have been known in it as superior to to the other. There is the picture, a landscap* which obtained the Heywood gold medal at Manchester, and there we saw numerous water-colour paintings representing the beantiul and picturesque scenery with which this country abounds—from the windings of the silver Wye to the numerous and fair views along the banks of the Thames. In all of these we perceive a strong feeling for nature, and in them, too, we observe the effective manner in which, with his extraordinary management of light and shade, he has brought scenes palpably before us , b at h e d i n a b eauty which the poetry of painting can alone exhibit. But while gratified with the sight of those pictures, we could not reject the thought that the . best w or k s o f suc h an art i st should not be seen in his own dwelling. We lament that, with all the conventional talking and writing about art in the present day, so littl e h as b een actually done to increase it and its profession. Here, for example, is Martin, of an " imagination all compact" beyond any painter of our day and country. He has had compliments, presents, honou r , f rom t h e E mperor of Russia, the Kings of Prus s i a an d B e l g i um, t h e late Charles X., Louis Philippe, and members of the Napoleon family; but th e roya l ty of Br i ta i n has appeared unconscious of his existence. Not one of his paintings hangs in the National Gallery; nor though the world at large has recognised his merits, his high originality, has he yet received the doubtful honour of being allowed to put R.A. after his name. It is just the same with Lough, whose Shaksperian realisations so admirably illustrate the work of our greatest poet. A private individual (Sir M. W. Ridley) has employed him to those, and the . patron age conferred on him on behalf of the nation is actually nothing! The first of living sculptors has not received even one com mission to execute a statue for th e new H ouse of Par liament. Like Martin, too, he has not been admitted to the Academy. In a right state o f thi ngs suc h men would have been invited, pressed to become Academi cians, bestowing honour upon, rather than derive reputa tion from, the Academy. But inferior minds cannot readily forgive surpassing merit, which makes their own mediocrity more flagrant and apparent."—Newcastle Journal, Sept. 16, 1848. PRICES OF SHARES tist BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER CON PANIES' STOCK. From the Official List, PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. LONDON. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22. ZOTNT-STOCZ, BIiNHS. Name of Company. Dividend per Amouat of fihare. Jrinum. A 6. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 Prise iastralasia .......... Britsh North American Ceylon ..... ......... commercial of Loadoi ::lolonlal.. ........... Gloucestershire lonian ...... Land n and Westralnatr London Joint-Stock ... Provincial of Irela.nd.. Ditto, New.... 7. 7 . , •, National of Ireland .. Nat. Provnclal of Eng, Ditto, New......... 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Stock. 50 0 0 X s. d. 50 0 0 - 117% IikNIZS. Paid. X s. d. 50 0 0 11 0 0 5 0 0 5 6 1 5 e 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 6 0 0 b 0 0 2 12 6 All paid. 4 0 0 3 0 0 36 10 0 50 0 0 - 10 0 0 5 13 1 2 10 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 12 10 0 12 10 0 16 0 0 2 0 0 2 10 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 9 0 0 4 0 0 A s. d. 25 0 0 LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Sept. 21. (Before Mr. Commissioner EvANs.) 'HENRY SMITH ' S BANKRUPTCY. This ban - krupt, described as of East Malling, Kent, paper manufacturer, came up on the question of certi ficate, supported by Mr. Lawrance. The bankrupt was opposed on a former application for his certificate, on the ground of an alleged fraudulent preference in favour of a relative, and the further consideration of the case stood adjourned pending the issue of an ac tion. The balance-sheet sets down creditors at 8,2991, and those holding security at 11,4841. The available asserts are stated to amount to 3,8221. The assignees offered no opposition, and the bankrupt's certificate was allowed. HENRY KNAPP'S BANKRUPTCY. Mr. LAWRANCE, who appeared on behalf of the bankrupt, a banker at Abingdon, said his client's ex• arnination had been adjourned from the month of June last, in order that he might furnish certain accounts as explanatory of his Stock Exchange trans actions. These statements had only been filed ten or twelve days, and the official assignee (Mr. Johnson) required a month to examine them. If anythiHg arose within that time needing explanation the bankrupt would be happy to render all the assistance in his power, but would decidedly oppose any further post ponement. • Mr. 1 - IAwiLINs, as counsel for the assignees, was not instructed to object to the present arrangement. The bankrupt's accounts had occupied ten months in their preparation. Mr. LAWRANCE remarked that the bankrupt was only anxious to relieve himself and his family from the imputation of having concealed any portion of the creditors' money. Ultimately Thursday, Oct. 26, was appointed for the bankrupt's adjourned examination. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Sept. 2 (Before the CHIEF COMMISSIONER.) i IN RE WILLIAM WHITE. ..._. _ _ This insolvent had :petitioned under the Protection Act, and now sought to be dischorged from custody until the day appointed for his first hearing. Mr. COOKE opposed upon the ground that the in solvent had falsely described himself as a non-trader, and called a witness named Samuel Snook, who de posed that he had worked for the insolvent (a builder) prior to his bankruptcy in 1847, and also subsequently. Mr. NicuoLs, who appeared for the insolvent, re commended his client, after this evidence, to give up the present petition and apply under the Ist and 2d Victoria, c. 110. The Learned COMMISSIONER said that was un doubtedly the proper course to be pursued, and there fore he should dismiss the present petition. (Before Mr. Commissioner HARRIS.) IN RE J. G. STEWART. _ This insolvent, a lieutenant — inthe Ist West India Regiment, was opposed on petition to be discharged by Mr. Nichols, on behalf of a creditor named Fumes, by Mr. Sturgeon for Mr. Joel, and by two creditors in person. Mr. Cooke supported. Mr. Joel being a creditor on a bill of exchange, the Court required the production of that document, but it could not lee found. and face, but they were not sufficient to cause death in themselves; the death was occasioned by erysi pelas, acting upon a debilitated frame and broken constitution. The erysipelas, he had no doubt, was the result of the injury that appeared upon the face of the deceased. In answer to a question put by the Learned JUDGE, the witness said, that drunken and intem perate habits might in themselves produce erysipelas in the system, and in such a case violence would ac celerate its appearance. Mr. PRENDERGAST, in addressing the jury for the prisoner, expressed his opinion that they would hardly convict her of this offence upon the evidence that had been adduced. It was suite clear that the deceased was a drunken, violent person, and that she was constantly in the habit of aggravating her daugh ter, and although on this occasion there had been a struggle between them, all that the prisoner ap peared to be proved to have done was, to endeavour to get away from her mother : and the injuries upon the head of the deceased might have been the result of her own violence on this occasion or of her drunken habits. A witness was called who gave the prisoner a good character for humane conduct, and who also stated that during the illness of the deceased she waited upon her with the utmost kindness and attention. It like wise appeared that the deceased had frequently fallen down when drunk, and about three weeks before the occurrence in question she fell down stairs, when in that state, and hurt her head. Mr. Justice WILLIAms having summed up, The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty. FORGERY.—A young man, named Waddy, was in dicted for uttering a forged cheque for 101. upon the London Joint-Stock Bank, in the City. Frederick Roundtree, a publican, stated that the pri soner, on Saturday, the 21st of August, came to his house, and asked him to advance him some money upon a cheque until Monday morning, as the bank was shut up, and said, if he would do so he would pay off a por tion of an old debt be owed. He said the 101. was his share of some property belonging to his deceased aunt, and that in a month he expected to receive some more. Witness advanced him 21. Tho cheque purported to be drawn by E. Kealy, of Elm-court, Temple, but the bank refused to cash it on its being taken on Monday morning, and the forgery was discovered. Cross- examined by Mr. CLARYSON—The prisoner was not in a state of intoxication when he gave him the cheque. Several other witnesses having been called, Mr. CLARKSON addressed the jury for the defence, and called witnesses to character. The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and he was sentenced to seven years' transportation. The trial of Ann Trinham, the unfortunate woman who stands accused of murdering her child by leaping from a steam-boat in the river, was postponed until next session. NA'IV COURT. (Before the RECORDER.) Paid. .t s. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 26 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 13 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 22 10 0 3b 0 0 10 0 0 22 10 0 25 0 0 2 10 0 10 0 0 40 0 0 X. r. d. 25 0 0 co o o 40 0 0 Price Price. law did not give the right of pursuit in cases shoplifting. Mr. BINGHAM said he would have the deM lti°lls taken, and would send both the prisoners for trial. t Several pawnbrokers' assistants produced ahoy lengths of silk, which had been pledged with the by Pilion. The s ilk was id ent ifi e d by the fi' st witness. Raoul had nothing to say. Pillon said the silk had b een given him to p ledge by two ladies, but he was ignorant it had been stolen. The prisoners were folly committed. LAMBE TB. William Linfield, Richard Orpin, Mary Ann D i r den, and Spencer Linfield, who have been before life =lined on the serious ch a rg e o f en d ange ring the life of a young woman named Eliza Wilson, by i nducing o her to take steps to pr ocure a b or ti on , were again placed at the bar befor e th e H on . G. C. Norton. iNIr. Games attended on behalf of th e f e male Spen cer Linfield and the young man William Linfield, wh o had been described as her son, but who denied the claim to the character of mother. The evidence taken on the former examinations having been read over, th e d ec l ara ti on o f the young woman Eliza Wilson, taken in the presence of Alr' Samuel Elyard, a county magistrate, was handed 1 . 11 by that gentleman, who occ u pi e d a sea t on the bench' It was as follows : " I am in my 32d year, and having had criminal if nection with Richard Orpin, an d sus p ec ting n 3 Ys elt it the family-way, I mentioned my suspicions to him. replied, Stop till Monday, and w e w ill g o together t o woman in East-lane, Walw o rth, an d t h a t I need 1 ? () ) , trouble myself for three or four months. He went t me on Monday, the 4th of September, to East-lane , but we could not find out the woman, and on the following day I went by myself, but did not succeed in finding her . I saw Mrs. Dryden, who r es id es i n Y or k- s treet, W S.° worth, to whom I mentioned that I was in the family" way, and informed her I wished to get rid of it. S he 1 said it would be all right if I wou ld pay her 4a., whic7 i . gave her. She then gave me a b ox o f pills and a 12 1 1 1 - 0. of stuff, which did not have the expected effect. bir Dryden then went with me on the Wednesday to ors. Linfield's, in Prior-place, E as t-l ane , W a l wor th, I . 13 ! 1 '. shop. Mrs. Dryden said, I h ave got a f r i en d of sur l y come to see you. Mrs. Linfield, without asking a n d questions, said, ' I will take her upstairs directly , an d shortly afterwards did so, and told me to lay on they n on my left side. I did so , an d s h e t h en perforn3e operation with some instru men t. I went aga i n on _hl " 9th, and she used the instrument again, saying,-- - • slept there that night, and paid Mrs. infield 100 , °- the first day, and she gave Mrs. Dryden a few shilliolis for taking me there. I went to Mrs. Linfield'a a gain ° the 11th, when she again used the in s tr umen t, and viol I returned home I was very ill. I t o ld M rs . Linje' that my father thought I was ill, and she said, `l'd °n c : sense, you are all right.' Richard Orpin promised t o pay the 21. 10s., but has not done so. The young 0 (113 called Mrs. Linfield's son was present on each occs 9o , ll i I went, and was perfectly aware o f t h e b us i nes s whit° was on. " ELIZA WILSON:" The following certificate from Mr. Chapman, the medical gentleman who is in attendance on the 1111- fortunate young woman, wax al so p u t i n , a nd Mr. ELYARD, the magistrat e , remar k e d that bef ore . taking her statement the young woman had pressed to him her b e li e f th a t s h e wou ld notre Paid. Paid. Paid. 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