The Sun. — London, England, 1849-12-05 00:00:00

11,11 tit , 0 3 14 it4l3 ;. '3 - QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) TRAIL AND OTHERS V. GREY AND OTHERS. This was an action for an infringement of a patent , I possessed by the plaintiffs, for making sails. The inven tion consisted in strong bands being placed diagonally on both sides of the sails, in order to render them more able to resist the pressure of the wind, and to make them more durable. Captain Wright, one of the de fea.ients, had, whilst the vessel " John Gray," of which the defendants are the owners, was at sea, placed diagonal bands on the sails in order to strengthen them, which, it was held, was an infringement of the invention of the plaintiffs. A number of experienced navigators and sail makers wore called in support of the case of the plaintiffs, whe deposed that the invention was new and valuable, and one stated that the sails on the vessel of the defendants were strengthened according to the plan of the plaintiffs. Mr. HILL, who appeared for the defendants, con tended that the invention was not a new one ; but bad been long in use. The main invention contended for was the running of a cord under or interwoven with the bands, whereas Captain Wright had merely used dia gonal canvas bands to strengthen his sails whilst at sea. Witnesses engaged in sail making, proved that they had used diagonal canvas bands long before they saw the invention of the plaintiffs. It was also proved that the bands on the sails wero partly of old ,and partly of new canvas, and apppeared to have been done by a sailor, and not by au experienced sail-maker. Mr. Laing, sail maker at Stockton, proved that the sails for the vessel were not made in accordance with the plaintiffs' invention, but simply banded to strengthen them, dad the most simple and natural mode of doing so was selected. Mr. WHATELEY having replied on behalf of the plaintiffs, Mr. Justice WIGHT3IAN summed up, and the jury, after some deliberation, found a verdict against Wright, intimating that they considered the invention a new one. THE QUEEN V. MAHON. This was a prosecution at the instance of the Attor ney-General against William Gunn Mahon for bargaining with a person named names Paxton, to procure a clerk ship in the Ordnance-office fora sum of money. Another count charged him with having received 110/. Mr. COcienunN (who appeared for the defendant) said he was prepared on the part of his client to admit the charge against him; and, therefore, he would consent to a verdict of guilty bring entered against him. The ATTORNEY• GENERAL having consented, a ver dict of guilty was recut ded against the defendant. POLLET V. CHETERTON. This was an action in forma pauperis brought by Mr. Pollett against the Governor of Culdbath-fields Prison for false imprisonment and trespass. The facts of the case have beem much before the public, and excited much sympathy. Mr. JAMES stated the case. He said the person for whom he applied had not a farthing in the world—he was as poor as Lazarus—and he sought compensation for one of the grossest injuries that could be inflicted on a British subject —or, indeed, upon the liberty of the subject. Indeed, a great constitutional question was involved in the .case. The plaintiff had been sued in the Whitechapel County Court, by a person named Bidiegton, to recover a debt of 11. 19e. It appeared that there was a dispute about a guinea which had been paid to an attorney; and, indeed, the whole matter in volved itself into a mere cavil, instead of a criminal matter. The case occupied but three minutes in the hearing, and the plaintiff was adjudicated to pay 1/. on the 14th of iFebruary, land : , he rest jin March, the whole debt with costs, amounting to 11. 193. The instal ments were not paid, and the defendant was committed for contempt to Coldbath-fields Prison. The defendant was never re-summoned as specified in the 98th section; but was taken into cu,tody on the 6th of March, by two of the eflicers of the County Court. He was placed by the governor among the misdemeanants, had his hair cropped, his whiskers shaved off; and put to hard labour —having been compelled to change his clothes for those of a convict with a number. He was in treated as a felon, and was released on the recommendation of the surgeon, after being suejected to this treatment for 5 days. Ttie Governor, it appeared, asked the plaintiff what he had been sent there for, and if it was not for contempt? He replied that he was net there for contempt, but be cause he could not pay a debt. The governor said "he was committed for contempt—for correction, and correc tion he should have." The plaintiff remonstrated; but the governor told him to keep silence, as no speaking was allowed there. Now, under these circumstances, he considered that the plaintiff was entitled to substantial damages at their hands, for an outrage more gross or more opposed to the spirit of our law could not be con ceived. Evidence was then adduced to bear out the statement of the Learned Counsel. It appeared that Ridington applied and paid for an execution against the plaintiff, and that the plaintiff became so ill whilst in the prison, that he was liberated at the end of five days. The de fendant, it appeared, had refused, under the sanction of the Magistrate, to produce the warrant by which the plaintiff was held in custody (which Mr. James said was a gross violation of the liberty of the subject, to deny a prisoner a copy of a warrant by which he was held cap tive). The plaintiff was employed, with about 700 others, in the workroom. Mr. WATSON addressed the jury for the defendant, end contended that the defendant had only, as was his duty, followed out the instructions and behests of the Act of Parliament under which the plaintiff was com mitted. The action should have been brought against the witness Ridington, and not against Dir. Chesterton. If Mr. Chesterton were to refuse to act upon warrants that were sent to him, and were to decline to obey the order of the judges and justices, he would be liable to lose his office and to be indicted. The County Court Act said that a person not paying his instalments might be committed to the common gaol or House of Cot.- Jection. Mr. JAMES—This was only after the defendant had been summoned a second time to state the ground of his default. In this case nothing of the kind had been done. Mr. WATSON proceeded. The case had nut concluded when our report kit. EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) Sittings at Nisi Prins, in Middlesex, before the LORD CHIEF BARON and a Special Jury.) WOOD V. HUTTON AND ANOTHER. Sir Frederick Thesiger and Mr. Edwin James con ducted the case for the plaintiff ; and Mr. Martin and Mr. Cowling appeared for the defendant. This was an issue directed to be tried by the Vice- Chancellor of England, for the purpose of determining whether John Newman, the deceased husband of the plaintiff, was of sound mind on the 30th of July,: 1838. The plaintiff afirmed that he was insane at the time in question, whilst the defendants asserted that he was of perfectly sound mind. From the statement of Sir FRED. TIIESIGER, which was one of considerable length, it appeared that New man had been the captain of several vessels belonging to the defendants, and trading to the coast of Attica, and the question was, whether he was of sound mind when certain accounts between him and the defendants were brought to a settlement. In 1832 Newman was captain of the defendants' vessel the Industry, which sailed to the West Coast of Africa, for gold dust, pilm oil, and elephants' teeth, which were to be obtained from the natives in exchange for articles of dress, j ewellery, &c., but on its return from the voyage the defendants declared that it had been a losing expedition. It had been arranged between the captain and the owners that he should not only receive wages, but that he should have a stated share of the profits. Notwithstanding, however, the loss which had accrued, Newman was sent afterwards on several other expedi tions; and on his return on each occasion the defendants repeated what they had 'formerly said, that the voyage had been unsuccessful. From 1832 until his return from the last voyage there had been no settlement of ac counts between the parties, and it was only after repeated applications on his part that some arrangement was accomplished. An objection to this settlement was sub vstuently raised by his family, for the purpose of upset ting it, and a bill was filed in Chancery by the widow after his death. The question, therefore, resolved itself into this :—Were, or were not, the accounts to be re opened and investigated, with the view of ascertaining how they stood between the parties at the time of New man's death? It the jury thought he was of ursound mind when the settlement was made the verdict would he for the plaintiff, when, said the Learned Counsel, the defendants would not only have to restore 1,2501., which had been paid to them by Nea man, but to throw open their books and papers, in order that the real balance might be arrived at. On the second voy rge Newman was to receive five per cent. commission on the profits, and on the subsequent voyages the same arrangement was continued. When he returned from his last voyage, in 1837, he was much broken. in health and mind, and was subject to temporary derange ments of the intellect, to such as persons who had been long in hot climates were not unfrequently liable. There was an extraordinary change in his demeanour as well as his health, and on one occasion he took out a brace of loaded pistols and threatened to shoot his wife. The pistols were taken from him and it was found they were loaded. He also attempted to strangle himself, and in consequence of the strangeness of his conduct all razors and knives were kept out of his way. It would appear that on this last voyage he had appropriated to his own use some gold dust and palm oil, and some other things, and threats had been held out to him by his employers about a criminal prosecution, which no doubt preyed upon his mind to such an extent as to occasion fits of temporary derangement of intellect. He was under the impression that he was about to be transported, and his state was altogether such, that his wife, knowing that he had 2,1004 in his possession, took it from him gad had it invested in Bank stock. Newman, it ap peared, in company with his stepson, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Walton, his solicitor, and Mr. Child, met at the defen dant's office for the purpose of coming to some settlement, when, ultimately, Newman signed an agreerneet, which was drawn up by one of the defendants, and by which it was arranged that Newman should pay 1,2501. text day to the defendants on condition of their giving him a receipt in full of ail demands, and of his giving a similar receipt to them, The defendants immediately after the signing of the deed said, " Now you might as well settle the matter at once, as you have money With you." Nelson, the stepson, said he had not, and that the money could not be procured until next day. It was hen said to Newman "if you do not pay you will be arrested," and two sheriff's officers, who were waiting outside, were brought int) the room, and he was given into their custody, and taken to the lockup-house. lie was detained there all night, and Nelson sold out the stock which had been nvested, and on the following day paid 1,250/. in addi tion to the 41. costs to the defendants, in consequence THE SUN, of which Newman was liberated. Th stepson was anxious to get a written character to Newmsn from his I employers, but on applying for one, the defendants wrote a letter to Newman, saying that ho had been guilty of a gross crime, and black iegratitude, for six years; they found him a penniless and destitute mariner, and had from that time up to then fed and supported him, yet, for getful of their kindness, be had the " black heart end devilish object to rob them of their nicney." The letter also said that he owed it to their mercy that be was not made the subject of a criminal prosecution, and that he did not end his days in chains and imprisoumest, and concluded by stating that they were not to look to them for a cha racter. This letter had a great effect upon Newman's mind, and on the 2d February , 1838, he attempted to commit suicide by banging himself with a silk hand kerchief from the bannisters, but he was cut down, and after some difficulty restored to life. He continued in a disordered state of mind until April, 1841, when be succeeded in destroying himself by hanging. The Learned Counsel stated that there could be no doubt, from the period of his last return until the time of the settlement, the reason of the deceased had been impaired and shattered. These were the particulars of the case, and it would be for the jury to determine whe ther the deceased was of sound or unsound mind at the time in question. Several witnesses was called, who bore out the main facts as stated by Sir Frederick Thesiger, but the evi dence of the plaintiff had not concluded at the rising of the Court. FRANCE. The President of the Republic attended the Theatre des Varietes on Monday evening. A large crowd occupied from half-past six o clock the space between the rue Grange-Bateliere and the rue Montmartre, with the object of seeing Louis Na poleon, who arrived at half-past seven o'clock. He was accompanied by his aides-de-camp, the Secretary of the Presidence, and two or three general officers. They occupied the large stage box to the left of the stage. The first piece was in the course of performance when the President made his appearance, and nearly the whole house, particularly the pit, boxes, and stalls, welcomed him with rounds of applause. He acknow ledged the compliment with his usual courtesy, and bowed repeatedly on all sides. Immediately before the second piece was brought on the curtain rose and one of the actors read in a distinct voice, and with excellent emphasis, a copy of verses addressed to the President, and highly complimentary to him. The name of the author was repeatedly demanded by the pit and galleries, but without success. Louis Napoleon quitted the theatre at half-past 11 o'clock, and similar marks of respect were shown him as when he entered. The Gazette de France publishes the 'following absurd story, which was first inculcated at the soiree of the Princess Lieven, and which was most probably concocted there. According to the Gazette de France, on Saturday night last, four Cabinet Councils were held in Downing-street on the Turkish question; the whole of the Ministers, with the exception of Lord Palmerston, who resisted his colleagues with much energy, disavowed, and agreed to the recall of the English Ambassador at Constantinople; the squadron of Admiral Parker had received orders to return to Malta ; M. de Brunow had withdrawn the notes addressed in the name of the Emperor of Russia to the British Cabinet, and declared on the part of the Czar his entire and complete satisfaction. PRUSSIA. ACQUITTAL OF WALDECK. The Zeitung publishes the following tele• graphic dispatch from Berlin, of the 3d instant : "In the case of the King v. Waldeck and Obm,' the Counsel for the Crown has not followed up the prosecu tion against Waldeck and Ohm. The letters produced by Ohm Isere designated as forgeries in the speech of the Crown-Advocate. The jury gave a verdict of Not Guilty' for either defendants. Waldeck was at once discharged from custody, but M. Ohm was kept in the hands o: the police, the Crown-Advocate having indicted him for conspiring to deceive the Government by false information. " The Second Chamber of the Prussian Parliamen has adopted the report of the Federal Commission." HAMBURGH. The Hamburgh Borsenhalle of the 30th says— " The Danish mails of the 27th and 28th have not yet arrived, and that as postal communication by sea is so uncertain at this season, it ought to be substituted by a regular land communication. The London mail of the 28th has not been received. _ _ _ "The Elbe was covered with floating ice the whole of yesterday, both at Hamburgh and Altona. This morning it was stationary, but a passage was kept open till this morning. " No boats can enter the harbour. The steamer Patriot was able to coma in yesterday. " The ice on the Elbe was crossed by foot passengers this morning, between Newland and Wilhelmsburgh, and several hand sledges were also used." At Cuxhaven there was to ice on the morning of the 30th ult. The London mail had been landed, and was to be transmitted by land. Eighteen ships with their cargoes have been frozen in the Eider. If this severe frost continues the navigation must be looked upon as closed for the winter. A notice from Konigsburgh, of the 26th ult., says that twenty-five ships, under eharter-party, have been frozen up there. The greater number were destined for England, and several of them were laden and ready to sail. DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES. Letters from Hamburgh of the Ist instant state that the hopes for a favourable solution of the Schles wig question have been strengthened by the accession of the King of Denmark in his capacity of Duke of Holstein and Lauenberg to the Prussian League. The same news is stated in the Copenhagen papers. We find it added that the King of Denmark would not have joined the Prussian League if he foresaw the probability of another war with Germany. IRELAND. (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) DUBLIN, TUESDAY EVENING, DEC. 4.—There is not the slightest intelligence of interest astir. The markets are falling still throughout the country. A large house in this city advertises butter at fivepence per pound up to ninepence, bacon, hams, Sac., at a similarly low figure. HER MAJESTY'S Item CAR.—I had an opportunity to day of visiting the extensive coach factory of Mr. Nugent, of Denmark-street, in which the much talked-of " Irish car," made for her Majesty, remains at present. It is a very simple, but most commodious conveyance—an imitation, on a very large scale in deed, of those dos a-dos vehicles;which erstwhile have been the wonder and subject of joke of and to the uninitiated travellers from Cockaigne. To any one who expects a mere fac-simile of the common " out side" car, this monster imitation will prove a great disappointment yet, everything, saving :its exceeding convenience, is a very counterpart of its diminutive brethren, each of which only holds " six and the driver," whilst this will carry fourteen adults and three juveniles, beside the carman, (if the royal au riga will not consider the application of the Irish generic term an insult). The car "is a low-bodied vehicle, with seats on each side—the " well," as in the common outside car, in the middle, separating the company, who sit with their backs to each other. At the upper and lower end of the " well " are cushioned seats for the youngsters ; and in their absence these seats may be removed, and the entire " well" can be closed by a cover, the de partments of which remain pendent at each side within, and can be raised in a moment by a spring. In front of the driving box, which is made to contain four, there is a huge dashboard of patent leather, and at the back of the vehicle, neatly hollowed into the body, is a seat, with a broad step for a " tiger,"; or any little fellow who may be brought about to open gates, &c., as the royal party pass through pleasure grounds , for which kinds of excursions solely the carriage has been con structed. The cushions are of a delicate drab colour, of Venetian cord, the body is of a dark green,: picked out with black, no ornament, royal arms, &c., but all simple, constructed and coloured exactly to the model of the one with which her Majesty expressed herself so well pleased when visiting at Carton the last autumn, the Duke of Leinster, who then obtained permission to make her Majesty a present of a similar one. The cost of the vehicle is eighty guineas, and there are hooks fur four horses, although the Duke of Leinster only used two, when in August last his " outside car" bore the august burden through his grounds, of the Queen, Prince Albert, the Duke and Duchess of Leinster, Lord Clarendon, Sir Edward Blakeney, Sir George Grey, and sundry other notables—Prince George, from a spirit of fun, acting the part of " tiger," and taking post behind. These vehicles are coming into great note. Lords Egmont, Salisbury, Lucan, and Mr. Ricardo, have already procured them from Mr. Nugent, who also built a splendigkspecimen, emblazoned with the Bourbon arms, r Louis Philippe, just immediately before the eventful February of'4B ; and from its form and consists ncy there can be little doubt the " Irish Outside Car" constituted a formidable item in the composition of those model barricades which either then or in June engaged the revolutionary industry of that hot-blooded hydra, called " rtgged Paris." TILE FUNDS.—STOCK ;,EXCIIANGE t ree n Stock, 95; Consols, 9.48 ; Three-and-a Quarter per Cent. 95; Bank Stock, 1994; National Bank, 18. Patriotic Insurance Company, 6i; Dublin Consumers' Gas , 4 1 . 9 Great Southern and ‘Vestern 31. ROYAL EXCHANGE.--Four per Cent.. City Debe n tures, new of 021. 6s. 2d., 72i ; Midl an d Great Western and Royal Canal, 221._ DUBLIN CORN EXCHANGE.-Our market continues to be but moderately supplied, and was today dull for every description of grain except grinding barley, which was taken by even distillers at a triflinz advance. We do not alter our general quotatiAls of Friday last. In dian corn is held firmly, but the purchasers are few in retail. White Wheat, 18s to 225; red ditto, 16s to 20s; oatmeal, 103 to barley, 105 to 14s; oats; 83 6d to 9s 6d; LONDON, Its 63; M'Cann'3 meal, 113 6d; baker's flour, 12s 64i 'to 16s; Indian corn, per 480 lbs, 25s to 28s. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian of this clh,y.) MANCHESTER, TUESDAY. — An increased tiuiness has come over the cloth market. The business of the day has been exceedingly limited, ape, only effected, for the most part, through some furl her re duction of price. There is the most giving Ray in the lower descriptions of 40-inch shirtings ; s vhile, in 60 reeds and upwards, some degree of fir mness is shown by the producers. Long cloths, T cl oths, and domestics, may be said to be stationary ; tiie manu facturers (whose production is greatly reduced) feel ing no such anxiety to sell as would incline them to make any concession from the ruinous prices which are current. Printing cloths are more easily dis posed of, on slightly altered terms, than perhaps any other articles. As regards yarns, both spinners and manufacturers have shown a greater indisposition for business than they did last Tuesday, and the transac tions have been individually small, and quite inconsiderable in their aggregate amount. Spin ners have manifested a 'growing anxiety to sell; the general quotations are consequently reduced, though not in any material degree. The prevailing dt pression is felt even in the finer counts. The state of business to-day furnishes another evidence of the sensitiveness of our market to any change in that of cotton. From the accounts by the Cambria it appears that in the United States the estimates of the crop were being somewhat enlarged, and confidence in the maintenance of prices rather shaken, in con sequence of which there was a decline of to 1 cent per lb. At once the buyers of yarns and goods, apprehending a further reduction in those articles, cease to .operate ; and to some extent their anticipa tions are fulfilled. The giving way to-day has, however, been inconsiderable, Producers are not weighed down by heavy stocks, and the offers that are made prove the existence of orders in the mer chants' hands. MACCLESFIELD, TUESDAY.—We have no new fea ture to notice since our last, trade here remaining in the same satisfactory position we then reported it, accompanied by a better demand for manufactured goods generally. The dyers, we understand, are pretty full of orders. The position of the silk market is firm, with a tendency to improvement. A. large business is reported in Italian and China silks since our last, and we may add that a rise of 4s. to 6s. pi-r lb. is now fairly established upon the latter, from the low est point. - LEIGH, MONDAY.—We are glad to learn that ma nufacturers have begun to give out large quantities of work to their weavers. It is many years since weavers were so brisk in the month of December. We understand that one or two new warehouses are about to be opened in Leigh by Manchester firms. It is to be hoped that the present favourable state of things will continue. ROCHDALE, IYIoNnAT.—The demand for flannels continue very brisk, considering that it is the time of the year when the flannel business is usually flat. We have had a fair business doing at former prices. There is very little change in the wool market : the demand is limited, and prices firm. HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY.—The market has been dull, as might be anticipated at this season of the year. A few buyers from Ireland, and some from London, are in town, but we have heard of no im portant purchases. After the results of the present wool sales are known, there is every reason to hope that we may expect greater briskness. Much com• plaining in the fancy trade. HAuritx, SATURDAY.—There was not much ani mation in our Pic ce Hall to-day; but there is not, on the whole, any diminution in the amount of business done ; and prices, especially for so:ne descriptions of fancy goods, are struggling upwards, though not at a pace equal to those of the raw material. Tha spin ners continue extremely busy ; and the orders for export are so extensive, that the home manufacturers can scarcely obtain supplies, even at slightly advanced quotations. The upward tendency of wool is main. tamed, and there is a fair amount of business doing. LEEDS, TUESDAY.—The business to day and on Saturday has been only small, but still a fair average for the time of year. We have no change in prices. Business dull in the warehouses, the object being with all to keep down stocks. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, Dec. 4. (Before Mr. Sergeant ADAMS, Assistant Judge.) The December general session of the peace for the county of Middlesex commenced this morning, at the Sessions House, Clerkenwell, before the Assistant Judge and a full Bench of Magistrates. There were sixty-nine prisoners charged with felony, and seven with misdemeanors for trial. The Learned JUDGE very briefly addressed the grand jury after they had been sworn, and they hav ing retired, the Court proceeded with the ordinary business. THB (WENN P. WILLIAM WATSON. 1 Mr. BALLANTINE, addressing the Court, said he had to make an application in a case " The Queen on the prosecution of Alexander M'Dougal against Wil liam Watson," which was a prosecution for an assault under somewhat extraordinary circumstances. Mr. M'Dougal was a highly respectable gentleman, a soli citor, residing at No. 3, Charles street, St. James's square, and he had some time ago had some pecuniary transactions with the defendant, who was a wine-mer chant, and those transactions terminated in a very unpleasant manner, in consequence of the peculiar line of conduct pursued by Mr. Watson.§On the day named in the indictment, be believed the Bth of November, as Mr. M'Dougal wss leaving the Par thenon Club, the defendant rushed at him, and used a whip with a considerable degree of freedom about Mr. M'Dougal's shoulders. The defendant was taken into custody, and of course was examined upon the charge of assault before a magistrate, and in answer to that charge the defendant made some assertions respecting the tran sactions he had had with Mr. M'Dougal of a most unwarrantable, and, he was instructed to state, utterly groundless nature. The magistrate sent the defendant to this court for trial, but in the interim inquiries had been made by his friends, the result of which would, he apprehended, relieve the Court from the necessity of trying the case, for most unquestionably Mr. Watson was a lunatic. During his imprison ment in the House of Detention, Dr. Sutherland, and Mr. Wakefield, the surgeon, had examined him as to his state of mind, and they were satisfied that he was insane. He was under most strange delusions with respect to various members of his own and the prosecutor's family, and he was under the impression that Mr. M'Dougal was engaged in an intrigue against him, but he was bound to say, in justice to Mr. M'Dougal, that Mr. Watson's friends were thoroughly convinced that the reflections thrown upon his character by Mr. Watson were unjustifiable and entirely devoid of truth. Dr. Sutherland and Mr. Wakefield had given a certificate that Mr. Watson was insane, and upon that certificate Mr. Watson was now confined in a lunatic asylum. Under these circumstances, he apprehended there would be no obstacle to the immediate discharge of the recog , nisancea of the defendant's bail. Mr. PAYEE said he appeared on behalf of the pro secution, and he consented to the application being granted. The prosecutor's recognisances might be discharged at the same time, and he might say the prosecutor was perfectly satisfied with the withdrawal by the friends of the defendant of the offensive asser tions he (defendant) had made. The Court granted the application. Louisa Levain, 18, convicted of felony at the last session, was brought up for judgment. The Learned JUDGE told the prisoner that she had repeatedly been in prison, and on one occasion in this court, she had been sentenced to nine months' hard labour for a robbery from the person of precisely the same character as that of which she was now con victed. She and several other women, accompanied by " bullies," accosted the prosecutor in the street at night, and, having pulled him about, robbed him ; and the other women and the " bullies" were watching, in order, in case of alarm, to maltreat and use violence towards him. These were very serious cases, and the sentence of the Court was that she be transported for ten years. fames 111'Cormack was convicted, upon his own confession, of a very impudent robbery in the dwell ing-house of Dr. Charles Mackay, No. 21, Lirecknock onths' hard labour. cressceenntet,nCceadmdthent-htroewenm. PAYMENT OF POSTAGE UPON NEWSPAPERS FOR THE UNITED STATES COMPULSORY:—The tollowing notice has been issued by command of the Postmaster- General:—" A considerable number of newspapers ad dressed to the United States having lately been posted unpaid, there is reason to fear that many persons are under the impression that the payment of postage upon newspapers intended to 'be sent to that country is optional. The public, therefore, are again informed that unless the rate of postage upon these papers—namely, one penny—be paid in advance, they cannot be for warded to their destinatioe. It is desirable that post masters should give the utmost publicity to this notice.% THE NEW DRAW ING O F FICE AT THE BANK ON ENGLAND.—Yesterday the office for the private banking establishment of the Bank of England, which will be known as The Drawing-office," and which has been some months in course ,of construction, was completed, when the phole of the books connected with this de partment were removed from the old office—a temporary wooden building adjoining—preparatory to the com mencement of business there this day. The flesh of animals which feed excursively, is allowed to have a higher flavour than that of those which are cooped up. May there not be the same dif ference between men who read as their taste prompts, and men who are confined in cells and•colleges to stated tasks?—Eliza cook's Journal. _ _ _ A letter from Philadelphia sap that a box of gold dust, directed from San Francisco to New Yolk, bud been tapped with an augur by some ingenious and cu rious rogue, and 10,000 dollars' talue abstracted from it. POLICE INTELLIGENCE GUILDHALL. Yesterday George Alt rantkr Collie, of 40, Ber mondsey square, Was pgain brou.ht up, charged with stealing a number of. shares in the Friesland Gas light Company to the amount of 1,0001., and also certain sums of money, the property of Mr. George Ogle, of No. 4, Great Winchester-street, solicitor ; and John Ab,whains, of 12, Charlotte-street, Caleto- Dian-read, Islington, was likewise charged with re ceiving 15 of the ,hares, knowing them to be stoles. Mr. Ogle conducted his own case ; and Mr. Norton defended the prisoner Abrahams. The evidence taken on the previous occasion, which has already appeared, was of great length ; but the facts were that the prisoner Collie had been in the prosecutor's service about six years, and he had first stolen 48 shares in the Friesland Gaslight Company; be next appropriated a cheque for 24155. Bd., drawn in favour of a client named Butler; the third charge was for using a cheque for 11/. .ss. 2d., entrusted to him to pay to the Atlas Assurance Company ; and the last, that of using a policy of insurance for 100/., by depositing it as a security for a 30/. bill. The pri soner Collie was admitted as evidence against Abra hams, and at the conclusion of his statement, in consequence of the examination lasting nearly five hours, a remand of a week took place with the under. standing that Mr. Norton would commence his cross examination on behalf of his client. Mr. Norton accordingly proceeded to cross -examine Collie, who said—l have been in Mr. Ogle's employ five or six years, and during that time I robbed him on three occasions. I first commenced at the begin ning of last year, when I stole the 48 shares, and took them away from my master's office. The next time was about two months before I left, when I took the 241. cheque. The third time was the 11/. odd to pay for a policy of insurance. I applied to Mr. Abrahams to get a 301. bill discounted, and deposited in his hands the policy of insurance and ten Friesland shares, as a security. I told him they were not mine, but that they belonged to some one in the office ; but did not say I stole them. Abrahams did not say he would give me no more money, because he supposed he should have to take up the bill ; nor did I ever say I would say anything to get him into the mess. Abrahams went with me to Mr. Ogle, for the pur pose of trying to make some arrangement about the 241. and 11/. cheques. Sir JAMES DUKE—What did Mr. Ogle say ? Collie—He replied that I had better get the money as scion as possible, and manage to pay them. This was a few days after I was discharged, and before I was given into custody. By Mr. Norton—l did not state to Abrahams that I wanted the money as I was deficient in my accounts, but I said I was in difficulties at the office, when he proposed to advance money if I could give security. I did not say I should like to give evi dence, nor has any inducement been held out to me to do so. The coupons were all, or nearly all de stroyed. There was a dispute between me and Abrahams respecting another 301. bill as security for shares. I gave Abrahams leave to have five shares that were at Mr. James's, and that person accused Abrahams with having got a second 301. bill from me, and advised me not to give up the shares, as the latter intended to take up the two bills and get the shares into his possession. Mr. James also called Abrahams a scamp, for keeping 201. out of the 301. bill, and he said he had paid me. This I denied, fur I only received 61. out of the 301. I afterwards got the five shares from a Mr. Harris, and gave them to Mr. James. Sir JAMES DUKE thought there was an end of the charge respecting five of the shares. Mr. Norton—With regard to the 10 shares in Mr. Wallis's hands, who discounted the 30/. bill for Mr. James. The Chief Clerk observed, that the charging 41. interest, and keeping 201. for himself, showed they were acting together for a common purpose. Mr. Horwood, principal clerk to Mr. Ogle, remem bered Abrahams coming to see Mr. Ogle, and that he afterwards came into his (witness's) room, and asked if he knew what Collie was doing with some Dutch bonds, and a life policy for 1001., by the name of Burge. He replied that he had no knowledge of either sort of security belonging to Mr. Ogle, who was engaged in getting up a Roman Company, but that was not sufficiently advanced for the prisoner to do anything with it. Witness, in fact, did not know the precise description of shares which Captain Bris tow had deposited with him, nor did Mr. Ogle recognise them by that description when he mentioned to him what Abrahams had said to him. Abrahams called a second time, and Mr. Ogle mentioned that he had sustained a heavy loss, and reproved Abrahams for having anything to do with Collie's transactions. Abrahams then said the transaction had been all fair on his part, and that he had called a week before to ascertain that it was so. Witness remarked to him that, on that occasion, he said "he knew something was wrong about them." Abrahams said "he did not believe he could have said so." and proceeded to disclose what he knew about them. lie also said that he was afraid Collie would get into another mess. Mr. Norton cross-examined the witness, to show that the prisoner bad given every information in his power throughout the transaction. Samuel Smith, 19, Great Russell-street, Covent garden, keeper of the British Coffee-house, deposed to the prisoner Collie taking a room in his house, and to Abrahams being in the constant habit of visiting. The former commenced running a bill, and on being pressed for money he first gave some valueless rail way shares, but afterwards five Friesland Gaslight shares, as security. Witness locked them up until Mr. Ogle called and said they had been stolen from him, upon which he gave them up to that gentleman. Mary Collins, servant to the last witness, said that Collie and Abrahams were often together in the coffee-room, and on one occasion the latter came and borrowed from her a pair of scissors, which he re turned when he had done with them. This was to confirm the evidence of Collie, that the coupons were cut off with a pair of scissors bor rowed by Abrahams, as it would be suspected there was something wrong if the shares were offered with overdue coupons attached. Mr. Solomon Harris, proprietor of an oyster shop in the Haymarket, said that about three weeks ago the two prisoners, with a Mr. Hunter and a lady had supper at his place, which came to 1/. 9s. They had no money to pay, but Abrahams handed over some Friesland Gaslight shares, at the same time saying they belonged to Collie, and that it was all right. Some days after Collie called with another person, and the money being paid they were given back to him. Mr. Thomas James, of 22, Great Russell-street, keeper of a cigar shop, said that about two months back Abrahams called upon him, and said he had just become acquainted with a person named Collie, who wished to get a bill discounted, as be was in want of money. Witness asked for a reference, when Abrahams said the other prisoner did not wish to do that, but would give security instead, but did not wish his friends to know he was getting a bill discounted. Abrahams first brought the lite policy for 1001. in the name of Park, and on being told it was not sufficient, he then brought ten shares in the .Friesland Gaslight Com pany. I left the policy and shares as a security, and got 201. from Mr. Wallis, of 24, Change-alley, agent to Mr. Scott. He gave the cheque for 201. to Abrahams. Witnsss afterwards received 61. more, out of which it was agreed he should have 21. for his trouble, and 11. that Abrahams owed him. The other 31. was to be spent by Collie in cigars. Abra hams said he bad given the money, which Collie denied, saying that he only received 61. out of the 30/. Sir J. DUKR asked what was the discount charged. Mr. James replied 80 per cent. per annum, or 20 per cent. for three months. Mr. Norton—That is 5 per cent. discount, and 75 per cent: for uneasiness of mind.—(Laughter.) Sir J. Dims here said that as the examination had lasted several hours, and mould many more, and there being a number of charges undisposed of, he should remand the prisoners until eleven o'clock on Thursday. 'WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 5, me that I must have fallen. - I do not recollect how I got to Lincoln's Inn, or whether I had been led there, as I was very much hurt indeed. 1 saw no person's face, and cannot therefore take upon myself to recognise anybody. In additien to the property I have before stated, 1 also lost a silk umbrella, atd the instrument with which I was struck, I wish to add, left a mark of six little points, with one in the centre, an exact impression of w hich I havo kept. Thoinai Barry, deputy landlord of the house IG, Short's-gardens, Drury-lane, said he knew both the prisoners, from their coming to his house to lodge on the 15th of last month, and their remaining there up to the time of their apprehension. On the morning of Tuesday, the 23d of November, the prisoners had no money, but said they were going to Greenwich to get some. On the same night they returned rather tipsy, when Sinclair exhibited 11. 12s. 10d., and the other pri soner 165., but neither said where they got it. He (witness) knew that the prisoners had no money on the evening of the 20th of November, as they had borrowed a sixpence from him. The prisoners never went out to look for work, and Sinclair told him that he was a pensioner, and was in the receipt of Is. 11d. a day. Heard the prisoners say to a third man, who came with them, that they hoped they had satisfied him, and that he was a very good fellow. On the first Saturday after the prisoners came to his home they stopped out all night, and on the 20th they told him they had been to Astley's Theatre, and had not returned that night until half-past 11 o'clock. John Wilson deposed that he lodged in the same house with the prisoners, and was there when they came. When there a few days Sinclair told hirr, as a secret, that he had been transported ; and, believing that the communication had been made in confidence, he did not mention it to either of the other lodgers. On the morning of Saturday week he (witness) heard Sinclair speak to Barry about some money he had the night before. Police constable Hardwick, 7 D, said he had made every inquiry about the prisoners, and found that a man answering in every particular the description of Anderson, had escaped from the Warrior convict ship, off Woolwich ; and he had no doubt, on a future day, of producing evidence of the fact. Air. ELLIOTT remanded the prisoners for another week. LAMBETH. John Sinclair and John Anderson, who stood re manded from Friday last, were again placed at the bar before Mr. Elliott, and charged on suspicion with being concerned, with a third person not yet in cus tody, in the commission of at least three highway robberies, attended with brutal violence. In addition to the evidence given on Friday last by Mr. Davis, a gentleman well known on the turf, and Mr. Condon, a young gentleman residing with his friends at Brix ton, which appeared in The Sun of Saturday last, Mr. Thomas Henry Hall, barrister-at-law, of No. 9, Old-square, Lincoln's Inn, and Tavistock square, said, on Tuesday night, the 23d of last month, at about a quarter to ten o'clock, I was passing along the south side of Lincoln's Inn-fields, and going to wards Lincoln's Inn-square, and on approaching the College of Surgeons, I was seized by some person from behind, who caught hold of my throat so tightly that I was quite unable to speak. At the same time my hands were secured, my head pulled back, and I received several blows on it and my face with someinstrument. My head was held back so that I could not see any person before me ; but I did, some how or other, get a glimpse of some person in woman's clothing, but whether it was a woman cr a man dressed in woman's clothing, I cannot say. My waistcoat was immediately torn open, my gold watch vi as taken out of the pocket, and my gold watch chain was also taken. One of the persons then felt the upper part of my trousers, and feeling my purse in the left-hand pocket, be tore away one side of my trousers, and carried away with it my purse, containing a sovereign and about Bs. in silver. Ido not recollect what took place immediately after this, for I was not sensible ; nor was I aware that I fell, or was knocked down ; but I afterwards found a bruise on my knee, which satisfies WORSHIP-STREET. James Pearce, a powerful young fellow, was brought up before Mr. Ilanamill, charged with the following brutal assault upcn a decent-looking widow, named Mary Anne Webb, living in Coventry-street, Spitalfields : The complainant stated, that while the prisoner's daughter was at her house on Friday evening she missed some money, and mentioned its loss to the girl, and whilst seated in her parlour on the next evening, at eight o'clock, the prisoner entered in a state of great excitement, and accused her of having charged the child with robbing her. She denied that she had done so, though no one but the girl was present when it disappeared, and the prisoner, without hearing anything further, instantly called her a most disgusting epithet, and struck her such a terrible blow in the face that she dropped to the ground, with the blood pouring over her dress. With some difficulty she recovered her feet, and, as he evidently intended to further maltreat her, clung to his clothes for sup port, upon which he again struck her violently, flung her out into the street, and she became so perfectly senseless that she had not the slightest recollection of anything else that subsequently occurred. A woman named Francis White stated, that while passing the complainant's house at the time in ques tion, she saw the prisoner throw the woman out into the street, and at the same time strike her such a violent blow in the face that she fell to the pavement perfectly senseless. Witness instantly ran up and raised her, and whilst she was lying in a state of thorough unconsciousness in her arms, the prisoner again renewed his attack upon her, and struck her three or four other violent blows, one of which so shockingly cut her eye that witness and another worx►an were obliged to support her to a neighbouring surgeon's, upon recovering her senses, to have her injuries dressed. A second woman, named Anne Smith, confirmed the evidence of those preceding, and described the prisoner's conduct as ferocious in the extreme. The blow she saw levelled at her was a " most dreadful" one, and struck the complainant down instantly, the blood flowing profusely from the gash it inflicted. The prisoner, in defence, said that his feelings be came very much exasperated at what he understood to be an insinuation of dishonesty against his daugh ter, and that on hearing its denial from the com plainant, he acknowledged he struck her, but he did so under strong provocation, and she struck him first. In support of this assertion he called a person named Langley, and his daughter, Jane Pearce, but the former described that the attempt to hit and scratch his face by the woman was not made until she had raised herself from the ground after recover ing from one of his blows, and acknowledged that he struck her three or four other blows afterwards. Mr. HAMMILL characterised it as a most brutal and unmanly outrage, and sentenced the prisoner to pay the highest amount of penalty it was in his power to impose—namely, 51., or in default to stand committed to the House of Correction fur two months. :the prisoner was unable to pay the penalty, and was thertfore carried off in the van. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF TUESDAY. WHITEHALL, DEC. 3, 1848. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Reverend Archibald Campbell Tait, D.C.L., to the Deanery of the cathedral church of Carlisle, void by the promotion of Doctor Samuel Hinds, late Dean thereof, to the Bishopric of Norwich. The Queen has also been pleased to present the Rev. Thomas Dainty, Master of Arts, to the Prebend of Uffcon, ex parte Decani, founded in the cathedral church of Lichfield,void by the promotion of Dr. Walter Augustus Shirley, since deceased, to the bishopric of Sudor and Man. The Gazette contains a notice from the Speaker of the House of Commons for a new writ fur the election of a Nlember for the borough of New Shoreham, in the room of the late Charles Goring, El. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Kincardine. The Right Hon. Francis Alexander Earl of Kintore to be Deputy-Lieutenant; Sir Alexander Burnett, Bart, to be Deputy-Lieutenant, Nov. 1. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Dorsetshire. William Lockyer Freestnn, Esq , M.P., to be Deputy- Lieutenant; Henry Ralph Willett, Esq., to be Deputy- Lieutenant, Nov. W. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Cheshire. The Earl of Chester's Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—Joseph Leigh, E to be Cornet, vice Wor thington, promo'ed, Nov. 30. WHITEHALL, Nov. 27. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Henry Webster, of Sheffield, in the county of York, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery, WHITEHALL, Nov. 29. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Peter Cox the younger, of Beaminster, in the county of Dorset, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTS. John Hawke, hatter, King William-street, City, to surrender Dec. 12, at half-past one, and Jan. 15, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, offit;ial assignee; Hubner, Bridge-street, Southwark. George Evans Baker, grocer, Deptford, Dec. 14, and Jan. 19, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assigned, Guildhall-chambers; Tilson, Squance, Clark, and *rice, Coleman-street. Joshua Evert Cooper, brickmaker, West Ham, Sussex, Dec. 10, at half-past twelve, and Jan. 21, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman-street; Bolden, Cfraven-street, Strand. James Bowler, hat manufacturer, Southwark-bridge road, Dec. 14 and Jan. 15, ut one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch -lane, Lombard- street; Frankham, Moorgate- street. John Peake, draper, Cricklade, Wilts, Dec. 14 and Jar. 15, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Jones, Size•lane, Bucklersbury. John Robinson, cotton spinner, Portwood, Cheshire, Dec. 17 and Jan. 7, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester; Makinson, M, nchester. William Lyon Bickley, innkeeper, Sheffield, ae. 15 and Jan. 26, at twelve, at the Leeds District Court. Freeman, official assignee, Sheffield; Bramley and Gains ford, Sheffield. William Storey, wool dealer, Leeds, Dec. 17 and Jan. 14, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds ; Corks and Cudworth, Leeds. William Weekesoedgetoolmakt r, Inwardleigh, Devon shire, Dec. 12, and Jan. 8, at tleven, at the Exeter D:strict Court. ilirtzel, official assignee, Exeter; Burd, Okehampton; Terrell, Exeter. DIVIDENDS. At the Court, Basinghall-street. J. S. Welch, St. James's -street, Westminster, print seller, Dec. 21, at eleven—W. Wood, Gravesend, Kent, carpenter and builder, Dec. 26, at half-past eleven—O. T. J. Stocken, Walham-green Middlesex, brewer, Dec. 21, at e l even —W. C usse , Southampton, grocer, Dec. 27, at half -past ono. In the Country. T. Swift, Monmouth and Chepstow, Monmouthshire, and .Brookvvear, Gloucestershire, and Bristol, timber merchant, ship builder, trowowncr, and carrier, Dec. 28, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—M. Burton and B. Sheen, Manchester, cotton spinners, End dealers in woollen and cotton waste, Dec. 31, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester —J. Lee, Manchester, paperhanger, Jan. 2, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester. - PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. W. Labrcy, Manchester, grocer, ss. 84?., on Tuesday, Dcc. 4, and every following Tuesday, between ten and one, at the office of Mr. Hobson, Manchester. T. Stother and W. ltichards, Manchester, joiners and builders, final dividend lid., on Tuesday, Dee. 4, and every following Tuesday, between ten and one, at the office of Mr. Hobson, Manchester. T. Stother and W. Iticha.rds, Manchester, joiners and builders, final dividend 3F. 7d., on Tuesday, Dec. 4, and every following Tuesday, between ten and one, at the office of Mr. Hobson, Manchester. 1849. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Basioghall-street. J. F. Everett, High Holborn, hydraulic engineer, D. c. 26, at eleven. In the Country. J. Skinner, jun., Bristol, linendraper, Dec. 28, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—W. Townley, Bristol, slate merchant, Dec. 28, at e•.even, at the Court, Bristol —E. Brien, Bristol, cabinetmaker, Dec, 28, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol. CERTIFICATES GRANTED. G. Burr, East Farlcigh, Kent, market gardener, cer tificate after 21 days from Dec. I—T. Hanson, Roch dale, Lancaster, cattle dealer, certificate of the third class, after 9 months from Dee. l—G. - Rait, Moorgate street, City, tailor, Nov. 30—J. M`Gill, Crimscott street, Bermondsey, victualler, Dec. 3—W. Springbett and T. Springbett, Leadenhall- street, and Charlotte-row, Walworth-road, wine and beer merchants, Dec. 3—J. Matthews, Gomershall, Surrey, tea dealer and grocer, certificate of the third class, Dec. 1. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. F. Pennington, J. Ryder, and T. B. Gunston, Maran• ham, merchants—F. Pennington and J. Ryder, Liver pool, merchants—J. Lunn and B. Lunn, Dunkinfield, Cheshire, smiths and mechanics—J. Woodward and C. Bond, Tiverton, Someraetshire, tanners—E. Eyes, jua., and H. P. flouter, Liverpool, architects and surveyors— R. Tetley, J. Glover, and J. Farish, Bradford, Yorkshire, worsted spinners—J. Lawton and J. Lawton, Warring ton, Lancashire, licensed victuallers—T. Cartisser, W. C. Pell, and G. Pamphilon, Caste street, Southwark, glass decorators—N. I). Morris and R. Davies, Here ford, hop, heed, and corn merchants—ll. Simmonds, jun., and W. Johnson, Maidstone and Borough, corn, seed, and coal merchants—W. Smith and W. B. Jackson, Manchester, fustian manufacturers and dealers—J. Ogle, A. Ogle, and J. Robinson (so far as regards J. Ogle), Preston, iron founders—G. W. Tickler and J. Lambert, Harp-lane, City, Custom-house and shipping agents H. Jetlory and M. Jeffery, Hampton's Farm, Kent, farmers—R. Gillam, jun., and B. Thomas, Birmiughain, attorneys. INSOLVENT PETI PIONERS. Robert Marston, Coventry, watch-manufacturer. James Ruh,. , rt Lucas, Coventry, baker. Edward Sergeant, Barrow-upon .Humber, Lincolnshire, farmer. Robert Noble, Bingley, Ydrkshire, labourer. Henry Miles, Coventry, ribbon weaver. William Lonsdale, IleWorth-moor, near York, woodman. Thomas Stephenson, West Rounton, Yorkdhire, brick- ayer. James Smith, Bedworth, Warwickshire. Thomas &Aland, Walton, Northampton, publican. Mary Ann Clarke, Mendlesham, beer-house ki (Ter. Abraham Rarnsbottom, Rutlesden, Suffolk, grocer. Richard Martin, Bury St. Edmund's, Suffolk. Edward Howorth Edwards, Ezning, Suffolk. John Furman, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, fringe maker. William Mapp, Tenbury, Worcestershire, labourer. John Davy I:46mer, Bu - ry St. Edmunds, Suffolk, baker. Samuel Walton, Old Swinford, Worcestershire, glass. maker. Williaw Whiffen, jun., Linton, Cambridgeshire, carpenter. Richard Talbot, Hallfields, Staffordshire, bricklayer. Henry Creek, Cambridge, publican. Matthew Moore, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, brewer. Henry Arton, Kingston .upon- Hull. Richard Thomas Horsley, Kingston-upon-Hull. William Robinson, Kingsto❑ upon-Hull, glue mann- facturer. Lawrence Jordan, Liverpool, porter. Henry Tovey, Bristol, beerseller. Robert Coombs, Bristol, brickmaker. John Collinson Perkins, Kinc , ston- upon-Hall, currier. William Marsh, Ashford, Kent, cabinet maker. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. P. and C. Gray, Eiiii;urgh, jewellers and watch makers, to meet within Kennedy's Ship Hotel, Edin burgh, Dec. 10 and Jan. 7, at two. James Gillespie, Port Glasgow, baker, to meet within the Saracen's Head Inn, Paisly, Dec. 7 and 28, at two. J. Murray, Glasgow, tea merchant, to meet within the Globe Hotel, Glasgow, Dee. 8 i,ad 31, at twelve. J. Meikle, Lamahagow, Lanarkshire, carrier, to meet within the house of Jam( s Teller, innkeeper, Lasma hegow, Dec. 12 and Jan. 2, at twelve. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the t.nwdon New Price Current, Dec. 4.) SUGAR.—To-day bright grocery and strong refining qualities of West India Sugar, above 35s 6d, met with more attention, and a fair business was concluded at fully the terms of Friday. In all 530 hhds, &c., were disposed of, including a public sale of 150 hhds 6 tierces Barbadoes, which realised full terms; indeed in some cases better sorts were considered 6d per cwt higher, fine yellow fetched 403 6d, good 39s to 403, and middling 373 6d to 383 6d per cwt. REFINED.—To-day Refined Goods were in greater r( quest for home-trade purposes, and prices advanced to 47s 6d to 485 for brown lumps, and to 48s 6d to 49s for fair grocery. Crushed Sugar is wanted at former rates. MAIIIIITIUB.—This afternoon the quantity of Mauri tius submitted to public sale amounted to 3,110 bags, of which 2,349 consisted of the new crop, and sold at full rates; fine and superior yellow went at 39s 6d to 41s 6d, good 38s 6d to 393, middling 37s to 38s, low 36s to 363 6d, fine brown 35s to 35s 6d, inferior 32s to 34s 6d, low 29a 6d to 31s ; Sugar of the old crop went at 35s to 364 6d for low and middling grey, and at 36s 6d to 384 Gd for middling and good yellow. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon the public sales of Btngal Sugar were large, and comprised 6,025 bags, consisting chiefly of the better sorts: about one-half sold at the full currency; fine and superior white Benares at 40s Gd to 425, middling to good 38s Gd to 40s, good and fine 3 ellow, like Mauritius, 37s to 39s 61, in tt•rior and middling 34s 6d to 36s 6d, low and middling soft yellow 33s to 34s 6d. Cossipore Sugar was with- Foumost.—This afternoon there was little passing by priva'e treaty in Foreig❑ Sugar. At auction 131 bads 167 brls St. Croix were all sold at full terms; fine and superior yellow went at 41s 6d to 43. 6d, good 40e to 41s, low and middling 38s to 39s 6d, and good brown 37s 63. MOLASSES.—To-day 400 puns West India Molasses were sold by private treaty at 14s 6d to 17s, and a small part at lis 6d per cwt. COFFEE.—This afternoon the quantity of Plantation Ceylon Coffee submitted to public sale amounted to 427 casks and 2,090 bags. There was a good demand, and nearly the whole sold, whilst former advanced rates were well supported, or at a rise on the last auctions of 2s to 4s, especially for the better kinds ; fine and superior realised 65s to 80s, middling and good 60s to 645, low middling 58s to 595, good to fine fine ordinary 52s to 575, triage 44s to 50s; a mark of fine Coffee was taken in at 90g. Native met with much attention privately, but lower rates were not taken;, at auction 500 bags sold at 51s to 51s Gd fur good ordinary, and 184 bales 7 bugs Malabar at 53s to 54s for good ordinary yellowish. CocoA.—ln West India the sales have been upon a larger scale. At public sale 500 bags of Trinidad were all sold, red at from 39s to 50s 6d, and grey 38s to 42s per cwt. Purchases to a fair extent have been made in Foreign, and former rates are supported. At auction 100 bags of Para went at 26a Gd for ordinary quality. TEA.—There is still little disposition evinced to make purchases in the lower descriptions of Congou, and a desire is shown to sell, ordinary and good ordinary at 8d to Sid, Medium kinds 9d to Is 2d, but better descriptions have been in good demand at is 31 to Is 9d, at which the market is firm. The better kinds of Green Tea are only in limited request, and sellers are willing to accept previous terms; there is, however, still a good trade doing in inferior at the former currency. Scented Teas sustain late terms, but are not much in ri vest. HICE.—To-day East India Rice was in good demand, and the private purchases since Friday have been 10,000 bags at rather higher rates, cargo realised 8s to 8s 3d, and white Bengal at 9s to 103 6d per cwt. None has been offered at public sale. SPIcEs.—To-day at public auction, 105 chests Cassia Lignea were knocked down at lOs under late rates—first pile obtaining 113 s to 119 s per cwt, pile 2, 1063 to 11 Is, and pile 3,105 s, mouldy, 995, broken 90s to 92s ; three chests Cassia Buds taken in at 125 s ; three cases of Mace sold at 2a 6d for middling; 54 bags Cloves bought in at 8d for Zanzibar. Fur brown Nut melts there was a greater demand, although nearly the whole of 12 cases 6 bags were permitted to be nearly all taken in above the value; ord to good at from 25 7d to 2s Bd, a few lots sold at 2s 8d to 2s lid for mouldy, ana Sd to Is for worm eaten. 16 bags shelled Wild Nut megs were bought in at 9d to is 2d. Sesurrs.—ln East India Rum a good business has been concluded. The purchases since this day week amount to 300 hhds at Is aid per gallon proof. Leeward Island is held for is 4id to is 3d proof. Demerara from 2s to 2s 4d for 30 to 40 per cent over proof. Fate and good sorts of Jamaica warranted, both fur home consumption and exportation from 3s to 45 per gallon for 33 to 38 over proof. Inferior and middling met with little attention, and prices rule from 2s 2d to 2s 10d for 28 to 32 per cent over proof, but there are not free sellers. Foreign can be purchased at is 2d to is 21d proof. Fur Brandy holders are reluctant„to press sales. The value of Cognac best brands of the vintage of 1847 is 53 to 5s 2d, 1848 ditto 4s 4d to 4s 61, inferior sorts 2s 8d to 4s, and Bordeaux 2s 6,1 to 2s Bd. Geneva has been operated in with more freedom at is 9d to Is 10d, and home trade kinds at 2s 3d to 3s 3d per gallon. Operations in British made Spirits are upon a larger scale ut 9s 7d to 9s Bd, and Gin at 8s 3d to 8s 6d for 17 to 22 per cent under proof. FRUIT.—To-day there was less activity in the Fruit market. At auction 17,000 drums of Turkey Figs only in part sold at 48s to 755: 8,000 pkgs Muscatel Raisins 60s to 120 s; 1,000 ditto Sultana 67s to 705; 1,800 pkgs Eleme and Chesme 46s to 523 ; 100 pkgs damaged Valencia 475, and 40 ditto Patras Currants 37s ts 39s per cwt. CocnxNEAL.—To-day at public sale 57 bags Cochineal were in part sold, Mexican silvers at 3s 6,1 to 3s Bd, Tenerife 3s 10d to 3s I Id, and black at 4s 3d to 4s sd. SALTPETRE.—This afternoon there was not a more active demand for rough, and the public sales of 1,936 bags went off at lower rates; mid grey Calcutta 8i to 11 per cent refraction at 25s 6d to 265, good 61 26s Gd, low 91 per cent 25s Gd, fine bold white 31 per cent 27s 61 to 28s, 5 ditto 27s to 27s Gd, washed 24s 6d to 255, but the chief part found buyers. TALLow.—There was an active demand for Russian on the split up to Friday, and prices amounted to 38s Gd to 38s 9d per cwt for first sort. Since then there has been less activity in the market, and fine P.Y.C. can be obtained at 38s Gd per cwt. The value up to the close of the year is 38s 9d, and for the three first months of 1850 the rates asked are 38s 6d to 395, whilst purchasi s to a fair extent have been made. Home melted have sold freely at 373 6il to 38s per cwt nett cash, still the quantity on offer exceeds the wants of dealers. Prices ruled firm for other sorts of tallow, al though large parcels have been brought to unit ket. At auction 890 casks► and 20 semi of Syduey sold at from 34s 33 to 37s 6d; 322 casks and 630 boxes of `oath America:l 328 3d to 36s 91; 58 casks first sort P.Y. Caudle 37s Cl; 120 casks Soap Tallow nearly all Wien in at 343 to 35s 6d; 50 casks Archangel 86s 3d, Lut 430 skins Persian were all sold at 22s 9d to 275. For auction the quantity of T.llow declared is 1,800 packages. OlLS.—There have been large arrivals of Cocoa Nut, and sellers are willing to accept 348 to 35 3 for fine Cochin, and 32s to 348 for good end fine Ceylon. Palm, flue quality, at 323 63 to 333. Linseed Oil for clelivcry in January and three following months at 283 6d. The demand on the spot, however, has been limited from shippers and home dealers, whilst the rates taken have been 283 to 28s 7d. In Rapeseed Oil only limited pur chases have been made; brown is held for 41s Gd to 425, refined 423 Gd to 435, and foreign 45s to 45s 6d. There are sellers far delivery rather under there terms. Olive is firm; G illipoli at 441 lOs to 451 ; and other sorts et from 421 to 431 per ton. Ground Nut or Lard Oil no variation. The demand fr S :utherti has been good. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. IPSWICH, DEC. 4. Our market whs. only thinly supplied with wheat, which met a readier sale than could be ex p,,cted from the decline in London prices. It was the heaviest day experienced for several years as to the sale of barley; indeed, this part of the trade was parali zed, and being in large supply much reamined unsold. At the close of the market a few more samples of beans appeared than of late, which sold at about Is per quarter reduction in price, as did peas also. PER QUARTER. I PER QUARTER . Wheat, red 37s to 3961 Beans, old Do., mixed OO3 to 00s Peas.. 27s to 006 Barley... 26s to 27s Oats oos to 003 Da., very choice 28s to 00s Rye.. ....... Do., grinding... 22s to 24. Malt oos to 00 5 Beans 26s to 27s Flour, per sack.. 00s to 0011 AVERAGES FOR THE WEEK ENDING DEC 1. Wheat 1,227 quarters at 41s 9d. Barley Oats Beans 36 ~ 28s 3d. Peas..... 65 11 30s 21 Rye . HULL, DEC. 4. Messrs. Taylor and Bright's circular states:—W . have again good arrivals of all grain, and large of barley , peas, aid linseed. The trade has been very inanimate during the week; and although we do not report lower prices, yet the amount of actual business musthave been limited, except iu grinding peas and barley, which at the late noted decline, have found free sale. At to-day's market there was a moderate supply of English wheat, which was taken off pretty freely by millers at Is tie" cline on last week's prices, but farmers were very un' willing to make this concession; of foreign the show not so large as of late, and loss disposition shown to sell at late prices; but little remains afloat, aid the Elbe en principal Baltic ports being now closed, supplies must fall off considerably, particularly those by ,tesmerer which have so important an effect on this market. T he business done in spring corn was to a fair extent, at 4 . currency of last week. More inquiry for fine old beans' There is a large arrival of linseed, chiefly for crush" but the market is weak, and buyers have an advantage' Linseed cakes are unaltered; the return of frost is i ll their favour, but farmers are very cautious in their PO' chases, as they may well be, considering the low value o f all descriptions of agricultural produce. Nothing doing in rapeseed or cakes. Bones rather firmer. The following are the present prices of grain : 11 13. Wheat, English, red 34 to 86 I Peas, white and yel. 25 27 Do. white Dantzic and Ko- Linseed, Black Sea 43 3 nigsberg ... 42 —46 Do. Petersburgh 437 3 8 Pomeranian and Do.Riga&Archngl. 36 Hamburgh . 3B 40 Do. Konigsberg .... 3 5 -- 31 Danish, Holstein, & p e r too d . Friesland 3l —06 Linseed cakes, Hull 7 1 - asO r s Russian and Odessa 32 361D0. fine foreign ......... 61 0 , Oats, English Do. Danish.— ,10— 12 Rapeseed .. Do. Friesland l5 16 Rape cakes...7ss Od to 00s a l Do. Russ. & Odessa 12 —l4 Tares, English oos `1„ Barley, Do. grinding........ 19 20 Guano 6l to 91 1- ; Beans 26 32 Bones, do ...... 00s Od to 8 7 ' .. 61es Do. foreign ...... a-. 25 —3l Rye meal ... , n a LIVERPOOL, DEC. 4.—Tbe arrivals from Ireland coastwise during the past week have been inolera te. o t From foreign ports we have received a liberal supply • wheat, but limited of other articles; and from Cens us ,„,,, few small parcels of wheat, oatmeal, and flour have to m , forward. The exports at the same time have been u important. The trade has been languid, and the bu s i b ness done has been quite of a retail character. II l o f the exception of a slight improvement in the Tralun Lio Indian corn, owing to some speculative inquiry for tR,„, article of late, there has been no material alteration 31; the value of any article: At this day's market there rat a fair attendance of the town and country trade, Sn U to r the opening a rather better inquiry was experienced err both Irish new and foreign wheat, which, howegi; ended in little business being done, and the prices Of ‘,51 day week were barely maintained. Oats and oatou ro , were in moderate request at late rates. Barley, b e „ 6 . o and peas unaltered in value or demand. Extra quel j o of sack and barrel flour were taken to a fair extent Id prices, but inferior descriptions were quite unsaleable . LEEDS, DEC. 4.—We have a good supply of wheat " 0 market today ; good conditioned wheat meets ad° sale at rather below last weeks prices, and inferior qua' lilies are almost unsaleable . Barley and beans Is Fe" quarter, and oats Gd per quarter, lower. CORK, Dae.3.— Flour—First 12s 6d to 13s 6d; extra 1410 seconds, lls to 12s 6d • households 9s 6d to 10s; thirds, Ge t o per cwt. Oatmeal 9s 6d to 10s; Indian meal 6s 6d to 6' Od; wheat' meal. 9s 6d to lOs per cwt. Indian corn 125 s Od to 130$ 6(1 per t . ,. °11. Bran 3/ t Os to 3/ 12s 6d per ton. Hay—Farmers 25s to 361;!,° 30s; er dealers 34s to Os Od; average 37sper ton. Straw- - r *T ul a & 12s Od to 24, Od ; average 185; dealers 255 Od to 27‘ .. ,7 average OCs Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 6d toyiluti; household loaf 5d to bid per 41b. Fresh butter, 9d per lb. Eggs-6s 6d to Ge 8d per hundred. Ct i s ea th Newport 14s; Lydney 16s ; Landore 141 ; Best P oi e, Cahn 13s per ton. Tallow 39e Od to 00s per N e st Whisky, 25 o. p., 55 9d per imperial gallon. to —Beef 4d to 7d; mutton 4d to bid; veal 4 7 „„ t Od ; pork 4id to 5d ; bacon 7d to 8d ; sausage. s :'„ lb. Hops el Os per cwt. Bangor slates 3/ 2s 6d to 3/ ! o rd s ton. Bark—Barbary 715 s to 815 s; Valonia 141 to 01; Fi e ro , 715 a; English 01 per ton. Fleece Wool 105 to 12s per Hemp 32/ toCO/ per ton. Fish—Scotch herrings 18s to I o n s ditto 245 to 265 per barrel ;; Newfoundland 00/ 005 to to.'',' 3 , ; ton. Timber—Memel, 85/ per ton •, deals, first quality, ,; second quality, 16s per 100. Hides—Market 125 to Tb, salted 13s to 18s per cwt ; calf . skins 2d to 21 P e p e. Potatoes, white 64d to 9d; Minions lid to 12d; ; g el Peruvian, 11l 10s; Ichaboa 91 per ton; Tar--Are' s 19s per barrel. , tiw CITY COMMISSIoN OF SEWk;RS.—Yesterusj commissioners assembled in the Guildhall ; Mr. DeP u ps e Peacock in the chair. Mr. H. L Tay for said th u ", o f error had occurred in the report of the I rcceedinEeeo Tuesday last. Upon that day a complaint had r ittto made or the unnecessary interference of the MetroP ° Board of Health with matters which had referell ee t io the City sewers alone, and from mistake, no doub t, no s interference objected to was attributed to the roat r° ` o , Titan commissioners of sewers. He wished the ira r c uas sion should be removed, as the two metropolitan h e " o f were quite distinct from each other. The reP i eri b l e ea the inspectors stated that vigorous efforts had t old made during the week to improve the drainag e It cleanse the streets and lanes and alleys of the Cit'Y' ve at was resolved by the Court that the sum of 15 1 . n ' to r! should be added to the salary of each cf the insp ee ti p under the eommission, in consequence of the seve r A c t. ditional duties imposed upon them under the rie w ted There was no business of public importance trans- i.rteer, during the day ; but the commissioners gave ot proof of their determination to lose no opporttifuv sl carrying out the prominent points in Mr. Simon s ° lf report. Of AFFRAY WITH POACHERS.— On the nigh t to Thursday, the 29th u lt . , M r. Milli e, h ea d- game heei es ' the Earl of Winchilsea, of Haverholm-park, near by ford, Lincolnshire, was out watching, accompani ed l a ce some of his men, in the parish of Evedoti, at which P t he they were expecting a gan g of p oac h ers . Earl) . i n t to morning, three men made th e ir app ea rat.ce De e Mt , Millie, and commenced destroying the game, whe n oi ers Millie arose from. his hiding place, and after ti e ll scuffle, succeeded in capturing one of the three, 11 known poacher, named W. Hides, from a village c , st oll ckingtou, near Haverholni. Millie was dren hss beaten about the head and arms with bludgeons, o n ,il O not been able to attend before the magistrates t e 'of evidence against his prisoner, who was conveyed 1 1 of his men to the police station.at Sleaford. fa lsl Qm. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—A certified Cure of a te by Holloway's Ointment a nd Pills.--The following c ertifie s's ° from Mr- Alcorn, of Jerry's Plains, New South Wa le t, forwarded to Profes sor H o ll oway b y M r. Pi n k ey , ehemi ° , g et l the same place. " Thi s i s to cert i fy that my daughte r j 000 seven years, was afflicted with scrofula for three years, an. 000 after she had been attended by several respectable practititooeto without success, I was induced to try Holloway's ° in l a id,' and Pills, which remedies in about three months ecn i ,,,P ao cured her, and she is now in the best of health. Th lt idrl verified by various persons in this vicinity, where I have 1.18-49. for twenty-tiro years. (Signed) R. Alcorn. Jan. Sold by all Druggists, awl at 'Professor Holloway's "°°— merit, 244, Strand, London. tlae .111RTILS. On the 29th ult., at Otterston, Aberdour, Fiteshire' wife of W. 11. Mowbray, t'sq., of a daughter. ~„ o f tb s On the 29th ult., at Greenfield, Lancaster, the W u ' Rev. James Fle inst ~ min, ot a son. On the 2d g at Northampton-park, Mrs. Archibald MOn tontg oheme2o ry i cm a daughter. coo s inst., at York-villa, Gloucester-road , I le g park, Mrs. John Elam, of a daughter. On the 2d inst., at Bromley St. Leonard, Middlesa' bt wife of the Rev. A. G. How, of a daughter. cos , On the 4th inst., at Islington, by the Rev. • d Vik e D.D., L.L.D., A. M. Eidgood, Esq., of Kilburn an, 0 (l'a street, to Ann, r e lict of Sir J ames Williams, late of Gothic," Kentish-town. D i a ce te ; On the 3d inst., at St. George's, Blromsburv,JolTGsorb jun., Esq , Greenock, to Frances, third daughte r ° Hedger, Esq., of Rus ell-square. f T tl ir On the 20 inst., in London, Thomas Steel, E s g e . . la te° denham, Suffolk, to Anne, y o ungest daughter of t h W. Denton, Alnesbourn Priory., near DIED. The ra ° On the lst in -t., at Poole, Dorset, the Rev. lr Durant, aged 73. l S On the Ist inst, at Maidstone, Commissary-Geners Or Char:es Dalrymple, aged 71. ag e e%' On the Ist inst., at Stonehaven, North Britainddieset the Rev. James H Evans, of Hampstead-heath, fohirs:r and for more than thirty years minister of d IJ' Chapel, end n. Sa'v ue On lie L 20 inst., in Castle-street, Bevis Ma rks, Huber, aced 86, At Windsor. Mr. James Chater, aged 5 for 11 , attached to the Lord Chamberlain's departuical , 10vIrYcf Castle. - -- Th.*, - °fac London: DO e. Printed and Published by MUR so,tf 0 No. 112, Strand. Printer, at The Sun t h e ow -ligso r in Strand, in the Precinst of the SavoY• Middlesex, Wednesday, December 5, 1849