The Sun. — London, England, 1841-12-01 00:00:00

MORNING SUN ~uH - viY, and COMMERCIAL NEWS. ere CITY, TUESDAY EVENING. and wer e a great many sales in the Stock Market to (4 re , . all ruled lower, though the reduction was ttteB4BlY, material extent. Consols for present transfer i iil s t l%. _ B 9 e , %lid for the Account 89f to .. EXCh?- er to 10s. premium, and East India lat tO a.1_,,25.' premium. Bank Stock was heavy at i ati a "ta Stock at 248 to 247 k. The New Three ts, wtrlrrents. were 99 to 98i, and the Three per n latlo "4: the Foreign Market received no check l`to I t i t ,the flat ness of our own Funds. The accounts 11%,...,uentinent a l mar k ets continue to act in favour r 4t . 3 1 ° 3 1 .1. 1 t for a rise. Portuguese New Five per Cents. ranged ' and the Thr ee p er C ents . a t 20. Sp anis h •ik xi from 24i t o 25t ; t h e P ass i ves were 5i t o 2 5:1 to 1 8 251 ; Colombian 20 to 19f ; Mahan, k7 se , l an, 113 to 1134 ; French Five per Cents., , • and Dutch Two-and-ii=llalf per Cents., 52 to t o e _ . 4 1 ) rattons in Shares call for very little remark. th e rern Railway brought 154 to 14 ; the New, 8; ~"utk Western, 17i premium ; Brighton were tt e ' e l, and Manchester and Leeds, 13 discount. k es. tpo alteration of moment in the Foreign Ex ; v,i.eils on Paris were taken at 25E 72ic. 3 to 4.,kit,larnburgh, at 13 lot ;on Antwerp, ut 12 ; eurri e!rt, at 150 ; on Amsterdam, at 124 to 4% ; s 9 50 to 52. in g stth. e a l r ,e or t t he or offi Lo c n ia dn l o re , turns of the exports of iy for the week ending, to Rotterdam liar Rambergh 3 t° Hamburgh 51.482 '• Rotterdam * Calais 150,000 4t t (Fro m 16 , 001. The Sun of Last Night.) r) tt , )l l CO TTON , MARKET, NOV. 29.—The sales t4I (C 4 raY are 5,000 bales, 500 of which have t! l t illtl er „,° r export, and 300 on speculation. Prices 0 00 ":ne no alteration.' '11.1}4--"t• SHARE MARKET, Nov. 29.—The trans jrted at the close of the Stock Exchange are, 4,; ditty unctions 191 ; London and Birmingham, , t), 91 1 • ditto 321. Shares, 53. ~,tll,lavNts;ct-tarter Shares, __, , A , h Nyd R STOCK EXCHANGE, Nov. 29.—Although , but Ba tt v ery little business doing to-day, yet kit NC on tinues firm, with the exception of Lon haiNtli Western, w hi c h are f ree ly o ff e red 10s. be rth e ; 9u otation, Manchester and Leeds, Quarter rj % 91 014 ,8* 6d; Manchester Assurance, 91. ss. t ril lf 7 lv a 4' 3 ecurities o p ene d stea dy thi s morn i n g, with '4,'e I 1 in pri ces , an d . not hi ng d o i ng . Con 441j4theY may now be quoted 884 89, and for the Ite'llaif- . %; Thr ee per Cents. Reduced, 87i 88; Th ree p.;:•liatt. Per C ents. Reduced, 971 ; New Three- It a 1 . 13 er Cents. 98 , 4 ; Exchequer Bills, 8 10 Stock, 1634 1644. 4 ,4: 4 , 44 (14: 1 ;?ign Market it is settling day, and the Bro keotin eers are principally engaged in adjusting At t i t the e i os t s• There is no change in the quotations I ;? St mt e . of the busi ness of yesterday. Spanisll 10114.4 ' s now 254 •, Deferred, 121 ; Passive, Five per Cents., 334 4 ; Colombian, 204 ; ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., • ' ' , ye per Cents., 99/ k2teeht.aY Shares there is nothing doing, and with Er t s it 'etf, i b t °ll nc e? Great Western, which have slightly Nti o4 l 6 now quoted 15 • to 16 premium, there is I,,th kit , • London and Brighton are 36 to 364 ; Ve 4," tlackwall, 9 to 94. kl N 'e lnbur gh mail has just arrived, bringing the 1/4,11'0414de lower. The rates on London were for PTht4ad two month s ' 13 5. In gold there was k,t er • e hts tin e been but little busi ne ss doing in the English riv e ,,,`" early part of the morning. The Markets h eavy• Three per Cents. Reduced are 4 11, 1, klire,r-e-and-a4lalf per Cents. Reduced, 974 ; I \ l B 10 - .. a , ati- a - Half per Cents., 988 ; Exchequer 1 4 ' ' Co nsols for Money 89, and for the Ac /, tit Pore . k rth Igln Market there is nothing to notice be 41;4st don" I mprovement. - in 'Spanish Stock, which i ‘Bt ire, t at 25 1, both f o r M one y and the Account; data, , and Deferred, 124 ; Portuguese Three Yeteet:4 Mexican Stock, 2.54 ; Colombian, 20A. plO c)f the Account is going on favourably, Vu Present time no defalcation has been an- V har e \ kai °ti e at ~-larket is inanimate. Great Western were rti e „, ° „°. London and Brighton have declined, I ) i t isol s, 1 ; 5 4. London and South Western 56. ` 111 ,251. ° ,6 e Y, 884 89 ; Ditto, Account, 894 4 ; y Ant ; Spanish, 254 I. BU 11G BORSENHALLE, N0v.26. 4atlk gh a t Per Cents ........ 107% 107 ieri ir Ce „ 4;,;a7, 10D1, 162 nit % Ra s+4, l. sper .......... . .... . . .... . ..... nt ' noPe and Co, 3d 4th PS tch Per Coat ( .46) 861,; 86. N ......... ebt ' 2 PC; ..... tl, "'lda ....... 5 per C .4 1 , 1 te ke , ............. ................................... ent — 161 •••• et tan a a Lo h, .... ...................... se 76 757 i ' h. N ew . t r U er't l o 2k Per ce , nt Per Cnt. ...... - 111?, 4 1110, N n t&Ctl AN '' l5 NON, 2 6V OK LONDON. T hree \‘ 1 4.—Two months, 13 5. itft4 l l9. 7 _i e nth s , 39 r,.16. Air I , l 3 4 ‘ l,lty 7 five days. St, Bch 4ly g s , N0v.23. Bl & Money. ~.,ch,nee Lo an 10th /QA "Pru nia °ll L°ndO n l4 ,, B , 4 per eent 102% 100 54 n Shire Ga l: t te iree months 6 1 63 w 4 1 •ock .. BRITI SH FUNDS. • R;d••• ..... 163 India Stock r ,sk , rit ......... 881, Ditto Bonds A , te ht ‘',in .......... 88; !Ditto Old Annuities - C e nt 97t, 'Ditto New Annuities... 86 i Ce 991 j Ex. Bills, 1,000/....2}d 1 0 pro nt 4Bi , Ditto 5001.... lO pra l k ,"les to expire Ditto Small. . pm 1' 1 ' , 10....... 1 2J. 'Bank Stock for Acct... 6. 'lndia Stock for Acct.... -6° ' . ......... lo 11-16 Consols for Acct 894 i s th l4kl44l , ............... FUNDS. ,) Per cent.... Portuguese, 5 per cent. 1/441k41er Cen t Ditto, New Ditto 33% . Prussian, 5 per cent. 1/4 4 LNG per e . e . ; . Russian, 5 per cent ll3 41 \ 1 11 7r cent.... 71+ , Ditto, Metallic 4 41 1 82' "Per cent Spanish, 5 per cent 254 194 Ditto, Deferred .. 124 v s lki s,rkeen'i .. ....... French, 5 per cent.llsf. 75c. 1, 1 , I " Per cent. Exchange —f. —c. t l ,O NPer cent... 25/ French, 3 per cent —f. '4l ce nt, 1825 Dutch 21 per cent 52 825 , • t per et. Ditto, 5 per cen . SHARES ‘ternl)i, Counties Railway (23 pai) "* 9 behentur ( mid) .......... 91 6s 8d o n est e ! ".. a R ailway( 65 paid) 79 do seaters B r i g h ton (50 pa i d) , 364 )4 %2 and South W es t ern pariTester a and Leeds (70 p a id) 57 eo‘ac thp .41 114 Rouen (12 paid) lO4 tt e , ltet and Dover (43 paid)... , EXCHANGE —(YESTERDAY). 4r(c,itiwe~Od;a..."' P. 12 8 Gibraltar ... ............. 12 5 Leghorn 40 , 11 411 ):,'' ... '" 2 1 ./. 12 81 Genoa ••• 25 R 5 li t oht . ....... .12 7 Milan a ..... kn. 13 131 Venice ktt o , ....... 13 14 Naples 39% )10 4 41: 4 °14 1814 ••• 25 60 Palermo, per oz 118% 4 % 4 a g, t ' 25 85 Lisbon ''''• ••• • 25 90 Oporto 52 ,et t rt o ... 27 ! '3l l Mai ..... 25 90 Rio Janeiro TiNit, a li a . e '•• 150 Bahia na,•.. .. •• 37% Buenos Ayres - 11,7t e . n •••.... 7 New York, 21days sight 464 . 9 53 Philadelphia tl 1 . "" ....... .... ". 9 55 PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ. Itp ......... ..... 36 Foreign Gold, bars £3 17 9 , t,71e . 0 . " ............... 36 Portugal Gold 0 0 ` 1 ie . ........ 36 New Doubloons OO 0 ................ •36 New Dollars... 0 4 104 36 Silver Bars... 0 0 0 kt1:4 0 1 11, 14 Z, It s: 41 0 COURT-MARTIAL. v,, , !te4,„ on Nov. 27.—A court-martial ""aY morning, at eleven o'clock, in the h t4 ',, Q u i n Martial Room, Chatham Barracks, to try fi re ',, a Private of the 16th Regimnt of Foot, ofo ie a Pistol loaded with ball t e a non-cora c„r, o f the same corps. th: Pip o ,,"` ° , t iel Weave, 1C.11.P.8. rb t A-1:1., Deut Judge-Advocate, then il ll sel °4 .11 g charg e against the prisoner : For ber g l ~ about the night of Tuesday, the 2d of 4 in a public-house, near the town of , te d acti g orp I William Rain, of the 12411Ztint-:nt? by then and there wilfully and maliciously bYlPer4--iPtstol, loaded with powder and ball, at the ear e sa ying at the time, 'Do you see this inl 4 or Words to !hat . effect, and thereupon ttt:d_d at t t h ll e gg . e.r of the said pistol so presented and !I said corporal, with intent to murder him, „,li tt ! t , th e ~s ur ne bodily harm, and the said pistol snap ditra.,ll and failing to go off' the said private John e 4 a 4 i d a wilf u lreupon deliberately re-cock the said pis -1:11er co rnn Y i and malicio us ly di sc h arge the same at r o b table " ll '' , by then and there firing the same 11 1 , 3 ' wo utt , a , i which the said corporal was sitting, and S Q Pri % „ wing the said corporal in the foot. to kt ,er a l wl',er pleaded Not Guilty. whe'nrnesses were examined in support of the I: ll rt t hti ~14 JUDGE-ADVOCATE intimated to the a ,. e expected several civilians who saw the TO f ro the public-house; they, however, had not 4 111 Cou rt . ver. o ttt , t qa s at atliourned at three o'clock, and assembled Se t . %lai n ar day morning at eleven o'clock, when, the Ng%ar, t C g Witnesses had not arrivetl, they called ►ktl, ll lintn an °n who, being sworn, said he had served Tore atri nses; one on Elizabeth Spratt, Sarah 114:3' r i .' d awl William Richards. The summonses a `Uly,.,` silk) of ,the Court to attend a court-martial. - r us es Were under the authority of the Judge . 4 inst, served them personally on the parties on 1, ) , r I); 4 tii l krti es v 'ENI said he believed the grounds of excuse t • het b al ade were, that they had not the means to i P eft bi g d it f ir asked the prisoner if he had anything to 'lll "nee ' He " N 6:" The prisoner k On e Co urt under answered n or has b a military escort. It appears the „ sk. t k , -ia r ?" two years in the service, and has borne ti the aster. It siAbitttention.of Major Pi en to write to Lor.l Hill the Jest those Wit who would not attend. bianDkruptcy Court yesterday, on the final hl,, lt , r eet i ,",,_or George Dorrington, a printer, in Perci- S Cin, % or),well-road, application was made for the ‘44 Ot ~ q , l4 lir u p t "ie whole or a part of the premium paid to t , oY the parents of a youth who had been Yt erd e ,,.„ him a 'short time back, when the Commis of the fir:three-fourths of the premium to be paid t • Moneys realised from the estate. AMERICAN NEWS ARRIVAL OF THE PATRICK HENRY. LIVERPOOL, MONDAY. By the arrival of the packet ship Oxford, Capt. Rathbone, last night, and the Patrick Henry, Captain Delans this morning, we have received papers from New York to the 10th inst., the Patrick Henry having made a rapid passage of nineteen days. The Halifax and Boston Mail Steamer Bri tannia arrived at the latter port on the 7th, after a stormy passage ; she sailed hence on the 21st. The Great Western, which sailed from Bristol on the 23d, reached New York on the Bth, at night. The commercial news by this arrival presents no new feature; there was only a mode rate demand for drafts on the South. Theunusual delay of the Cotton Bills this season had had an unfavourable effect upon the domestic rates of Exchange on the Southern States, and previous to the arrival of the steamers, the purchases of Foreign Bills were unimportant. The rate on the 9th is quoted 10 9 to 11 101 prem., and on Paris sr. 20c. to sf. 181 c. We learn from the Montreal Gazette, that a Court-martial has been held by direction of Sir Richard Jackson, the Administrator of the Government and Commander of the Forces, on Mr. Johnson, of Colonel Dyer's corps of militia, for participating in the capture of Col. Grogan, within the territory of the United States. The prisoner pleaded guilty, and after addressing the Court in mitigation, he was sentenced to be dis charged from the corps. There is no other news from Canada of im portance. CANADA. The citizens of Quebec have agreed to present the following address to Sir Charles Begot on his arrival from Halifax : " We the Clergy, Magistrates, and citizens of Quebec and its vicinity, most respectfully congratulate your Excellency on your arrival in this part of the Govern ment assigned to you by our Sovereign. " Your Excellency's experience, acquired in the long and successful discharge of the high and important trust of representing the Royal authority and watching over the interests of the Empire in different parts of the world, in positions requiring the exercise of the soundest judgment and discretion, are to us additional grounds of that confidence which is due to the Royal prerogative, under which you have been appointed to the general Government of these impoqant possessions of the Crown. " We beg leave to assure your Excellency that it is our anxious d 'sire that your residence in this country may be agreeable to yourself personally, and that your administration of the Government may be prosperous and happy, reconciling the interests of the Empire, with those of the colonies, and securing among the inhabitants of both that reciprocity of affection and confidence which form the surest bond of their connection. " Quebec, October 23, 1841." TEXAS—RENEWED INVASION. The Austin Centinel of Sept. 30, contains an account of a Mexican invasion, or rather foray, committed in Refu gio county, on the night of. Sept. 18. The invading par ties consisted of about fifty Mexicans; the name of their commander was not ascertained. They made a sudden descent upon the town and took possession of it, helping themselves to every thing they could lay their hands on, and carrying off eight prisoners, amongst whom were the District Clerk, the late Sheriff, and a Justice of the Peace. Henry Riol, one of the captives, made a despe rate resistance, killing one of the Mexicans and wound ing two others, before he was overpowered. It is be lieved that he was afterwards killed. The Centinel says about :500 in silver was taken from a window, and also 12,000 worth of dry goods, household and kitchen fur niture, &c. Chief Justice Neill and two other men made their escape to a neighbauring wood, and next morning li returned to see the desolation of the town. It wore a frightful appearance ; women and children were in great distress, having lost every thing moveable ; and their husbands and fathers abducted and carried away into foreign captivity. FIRE AT CHITTENANGO.—A few days since a great portion of the village of Chit tenango, Madison co., was destroyed by fire. The property was insured. BROKE JAlL.—Charles Moore and Tom Smith, two finished villains, effected their escape from the Buffalo jail on the night of the 2d inst., by striking down the keeper just as he opened the door for the purpose of letting them have some water which they had solicited. They also robbed the jailer of what money he had about him. It is now said that the " shower of blood" was nothing more than putrified beef's liver placed on the leaves of plants, by some negroes, for the purpose of humbugging their master, who had become very religious. STEAMBOATS SUNK.—The Zephyr, and the Vienna, bound up the river, from New Orleans, are reported snagged and sunk. It is thought the latter may be raised, but there is no hope of the Zephyr. Deaths in New York, for the week ending October 30, 164-35 men, 41 women, 44 boys, 44 girls-116 of the number were natives of the United States, 35 of Ireland, 3 of Scotland, 4 of England, &c. DEATH OF THE HON. ROGER VOSE.—The Hon. Ro ger Vose died at his residence in 'Walpole, N.H., on the 28th ult. His age was about 75. He had filled the office of State Senator, Representative in the House, Member to Congress. and Chief Justice of the Common Pleas Court for the western circuit of New Hampshire THE FRIGATE RARITAN.—A meeting is to be held in Philadelphia on Wednesday evening next, for the pur pose of urging upon the Navy Department the propriety of immediately completing and launching the frigate Raritan, which has been upon the stocks at the Philadel phia Navy-yard for twenty-one years, having been laid down in 1820. FROM AFRICA.-The schooner Herald, Capt. Gold smith, from Princess Island, sth Sept., arrived at Boston on Friday morning. Captain Goldsmith reports that her Majesty's sloop of war Iris, Capt. Tucker, touched about Ist Sept., for water, &c., and sailed again on a cruise. A short time previous she had an engagement with a large slaver in the Bight of Benin, and was beat off with the loss of several men killed and wounded, among the latter was the commander. AN HONOURABLE MEMENTO.—The Texas Congress have directed a marble bust of Senator Walker, of Mis sissippi, who made the motion in the United States Senate for the recognition of the Independence of Texas; and a portrait of Senator Freston, who seconded the motion, to be placed in the capitol of that Republic. Commodores Stewart, Biddle, and Reed, says the Courier, had a narrow escape from being drowned on Thursday morning. They had just landed at the Fulton Ferry when the ferry steamboat ran into the boat they had left and smashed her to pieces. INDIAN AFFAIRS.—Hon. T. Hartly Crawford, Com missioner of Indian Affairs, and Major D. D. Mitchell, Superintendent, arrived in the city on Saturday - evening, from the Sac and Fox Agency, on the Des Moine river. We learn that the Commissioners were unable to treat with the Indians, notwithstanding the liberal offers that were made. The Sacs and Foxes promptly and posi tively refused to sell a single acre of their lands. A correspondent remarks, that "this will be a sad disap pointment to the people of lowa, who were exceedingly anxious to enlarge the boundaries of the territory, and furnish an outlet to the emigrants that are daily pouring in from the neighbouring States. A company of United States Dragoons are stationed at the Agency, for the purp?se of keeping off tresspaascrs, and so long as they remain all will be well ; but serious apprehensions are entertained for the peace of the frontier, so soon as the troops are withdrawn.— St. Louis Bulletin. FROM JAMAICA. The Ambassador from Kingston, Jamaica, brings us files of Jamaica papers to the Bth Oct. Several shocks of earthquakes had been felt in various parts of the.island. In Spanish Town the scarlet fever was raging, and it is stated in one of the papers that out of a population of about 7,000, there have not been less than 1,500 cases of that fever within three months. WEST INDIA MAILS.—Among the arrivals at Port Royal, Oct. 1, we notice that of a vessel from England, with coal for the new Royal Mail Steam-ship Line. TRINIDAD, OCT. I.—The number of immigrants ar rived during the past month is 329, of whom 189 have come in under the Immigration allowance. The quantity of sugar shipped to the Ist instant, is 18,058 hhds., which is 3,042 more than were shipped up to the same period of last year. The excess does not arise from a difference of crop, but from the facility of carting afforded by the season ; and unless the weather in October (the Indian summe-) should be dryer than usual the crop will not exceed, but, if the weather be un favourable, it may fall short of the crop of last year. In Tobago, also, the sugar crop is still very deficient —that of 1841 being only 2,460 hhds., 225 trs., and 222 brls., against upwards of 4,000 hhds. of the year preceding. CROP OF BARBADOES.--FFORI the returns published by the Barbadian, it would appear that, of the whole crop, 16,781 hhds., 1,456 trs., and 995 brls. have been ex ported, equal to nearly 18,000 hhds.; " adding the quan tity of sugar consumed in the island, we may say the crop -eded twenty thousand hogsheads." has excel jog' FROM BEnmuDA.—We learn from the Bermuda Ga zette of the 26th that a very severe .gale had been expe rienced on the 21st at those Islands, which destroyed several buildings and did serious injury to the growing crops. The arrow-root plants, it seems, have suffered considerably, and it is much feared, should they not re cover, that the approaching crop will be a short one. It would appear that the eastern edge of the gale only passed over the Bermudas ; for the brigantine Charles HesseltiEe, of New York, then about twenty miles to the westward of the land, had it sooner, more severe, and it continued with her for a greater length of time. This vessel arrived off the land axd received a pilot on the previous evening, and landed some of her passengers; she was deeply laden with an inboard cargo, and had on deck six oxen, 80 sheep--the requisite quantity of hay and water for the stock—and some other articles. So violent was the gale with her, that she was pressed down till her lee quarter was completely under water, and her oxen, some of the sheep, hay, &c., was washed overboard. After this she behaved admirably, though her position was perilous from her falling into the old sea, as the wind shifted; being compelled to lay on the larboard instead of the starboard tack, in con sequence of her proximity to the land. The schr. Jane was driven on shore from her moorings, in St. George's Harbour, but has since been got off, with the loss of rudder irons, &c. COMMERCIAL NEWS, Nov. 8. The weather is so unfavourable and stormy to-day, that all out-door business is suspended. The rate of Exchange on Philadelphia has suddenly changed for the woise, and it is now selling at six per cent. discount. The rate on that city has affected the price OA 1341timue and nearly all the South. They THE S stand as follow :—Philadelphia, 5-1 6 ; Baltimore, 3+ 4; Virginia, 6 6+ ; North Carolina, 4i 4:i ; Charleston, la- ; Savannah, 21 21 ; Augusta, 24 3 ; Columbus, 111 12 ; Macon 13 131 ; Florida, 494- ; Mobile, 7/ 8f ; Montgomery, 81 84 ; Tuscalosa 8 9 ; Newi Orleans, 3+ 3+ ; Nashville, 11 ; Louisville, 6/ 71 ; St. Louis, 9i 10 ; Cincinatti, 111 12 ; Interior of Ohio, 12 13 ; Treasury Notes, 61 prem., 51 / 5 12 I+ dis. ; Indiana, 91 101 ; Illinois, 11 12. This change on Philadelphia is deeply to be regretted. The cause, no doubt, is the distrust that prevails, that the banks in Philadelphia are so cramped by their connec tion with the United States Bank, that the day of re sumption is very distant. The probability is, that the indebtedness of Philadelphia is less to this city, and smaller altogether, than it has been for a long time. Ca pitalists here have kept their balances close, and the banks there have been for a long time curtailing and drawinc , in. The drawing of Georgia, in his recent Message, dis cusses the subject of the currency at length—presents his objections to the banking system generally, and the U.:S. Bank in particular. The issue of the old notes of the Bank by the Pennsylvania institution, he regards as frau dulent, and its resort to foreign loans and speculations in cotton, as schemes of unjustifiable speculation. The loss of the institution, the Governor thinks, cannot be less than $25,000,000. With such an experience before the country, it is asked, how can it be pretended that it is wise to establish such an institution to aid in managing the financial concerns of the Government, or to regulate the currency between different sections of the Union ? On the subject of the State Banks, he says he is satisfied that the public interest would be promoted if there were but a single bank, located at our principal sea-port, with a capital adequate to all commercial purposes, and re quired to establish a branch at each point at which bank ing facilities are needed. He recommends the central bank for this purpose, and that no other bank be char tered, or present charters be renewed. On the Ist of January, the Governor issued his pro clamation, requiring the several banks in that State, their branches and agencies, on and after the Ist day of Fe bruary thereafter, to redeem their liabilities with specie, in conformity to the provisions of an Act of the last Ge neral Assembly. Some of the banks have failed to comply with the requisitions, and inforMations have been lodged, in proper form, against the Georgia Rail road and Banking. Company, the Bank of Columbus, the Planters' and Mechanics' Bank of Columbus, and the Chattahoochee Railroad and Banking Company, sus tained, by due proof of their failure, to comply with the provisions of the statute, arid judicial proceedings have been ordered against them. It appears from the Report of the Chief Engineer of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, that the amount ex pended upon that work thus far is, /2,181,272 6c. on ac count of which a public debt has been incurred of about /1,490,000. The Quebec Mercury says of the " French half crowns," that the attempts at Montreal to get rid of these coins in expectation of their ceasing to be a legal tender, should the Currency Bill be sanctioned in Eng land, has alarmed some people as to their value. They were seling at New York, at the end of October, at half a dollar, and half a dollar and one cent. Lower Canada Bank notes are at four per cent. discount in New York ; so that for any payment to be made there, they are nearly of the same value as bank notes. Some of them are much worn, but they are purer silver than either Spanish, Mexican, or United States dollars and half dollars, and are more valueble as bullion for silver smiths' use. Some pieces that are called French half crowns are British half-crowns, and they still remain current as the legal value. Statement of Cotton in Augusta and Hamburgh, Nov. 1. Augusta. Hamburgh Stock on hand, Ist Sept. 1841 2,576 1,716 Receipts from Sept. 1 to Oct.l 1,760 931 " " Oct. Ito date 10,666 7,417 Total supply and receipts 14,982 10,004 Exports since Sept. 1 10,732 7,261 Stock on band, including all on board railroad and boats, not cleared on 31st October Stock in Augusta 4,350 2,803 ... 4,250 Total stock in Augustiand Hamburgh •• • 7,053 Receipts since Sept. 1 12,426 8,348 Receipts in Augusta ... 12,426 Total receipts in Augusta and Ham burgh, since Sept. 1 SHIPMENT. 20,774 To Savannah via boats, since Oct. 1.. To Charleston, via railroad 4,111 Previously to Savannah and Charleston 2,287 Total shipment from Augusta and Hamburgh. . 17,998 STOCKS.—MONDAY.— There is a slight advance in Delaware and Hudson, and in Farmers Trust Co., Can ton, and in Mohawk. Illinois Bonds, 11,000 at 42. being an increase of about half per cent. Paterson is a little lower than Saturday. RATE OF SALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE. NOVEMBER 8. $3,000 Indiana Bonds . 43i 2,000 Illinois Bonds s6O 42 1,000 Ohio Sixes 1860 ' s9o 88 3,000 Philadelphia Exchange 94 5 Shares Delaware and Hudson cash 1071 5 Ditto Bank of Commerce full ' 92 10 Ditto Farmers' Trust cash 351 25 Ditto Vicksburgh Bank 150 Ditto Canton Co. .s 3 26 25 Ditto Mohawk Railroad s 10 63i 50 Ditto Paterson Railroad... IY 150 Ditto Harlem Railroad 25 Ditto Stonington Railroad 20 Ditto Long Island•lnsurance Co 15 Ditto North American Insurance Co. B9 THE MARKETS, Nov. B.—FLoun..—The price of corn mon brands is very firm to-day, at $6. Rye is selling a 70c., which is an advance of 3c. Corn is withou change. Northern, 70c. Cotton—The Market is with out alteration, and the sales exclusively spinners. ..b 30 26, SHERIFFS' FUND. A meeting was held yesterday, at the London Coffee House, Ludgate-hill, of the members of this Fund, for the purpose of receiving the Secretary's Report, to elect a Committee, and a new Trustee, in consequence of the loss of a valuable member of this institution. Mr. Under-Sheriff PRITCHARD took the chair, and briefly stated the objects of the meeting. The SECRETARY then read the Report, from which it appeared that a balance was remaining in his hands, after paying the expenses of the year, of 901. 16s. 9d. • It further stated that arrangements had been made with Miss Need, who had established an institution for the reception of unfortunate females, to receive annually a number of these females from this Society, for 3001. per annum. The females to be selected were those be tween the ages of 13 and 30, in order to arrest the progress of crime in its early stages, by being placed under the care of experienced matrons, the time of probation being two years. The institution was conducted by . Miss Need and a Committee of Ladies, who were experienced in prison discipline. The inmates were taught to read and write after the duties of the day. The Chaplain at tended them twice aweek, and at the end of their probation they are sent back to their friends when they lived at a distance, or were provided with situations as servants. jMany families who had received servants from the insti tution had made repeated applications for more. The report then went on to state, that they had to deplore the loss of Mr. Richardson since the last meeting, whereby a vacancy occurred in the trusteeship. The Committee felt confident that the Society was only to be known to the public to at once enlist its warmest sup port and sympathies. Mr. ANDERTON rose to move that the report be ap proved, and entered on the minutes of the Society. He could not but regret that the meeting was so thinly at tended. That great metropolis abounded with philan thropists, and he was quite sure that this charity was only to be made known to them, and they would imme diately come forward to assist it.— (Cries of " Hear, hear.") He would ask, what could be mere ad vantageous to the public than that of endeavour ing to rescue from crime those , who had taken the first step in it. They knew that when men or boys, or women, had been committed to prison, on their re lease their character was gone, and unless there was helping land to rescue them they had no other means whatever but to resort again to the commission of crime. The Society's object was to afford assistance to un fortunate individuals who had been thrust from the paths of honesty by the pressure of distress, and who might by their situation be driven to commit fresh crimes ; to enable others to return to their relatives and friends, and thereby prevent this evil; and to supply clothes and necessaries to females sent abroad. Another im portant object of this fund was to relieve poor debtors, and, supplying them with a small amount, enable them to surmount their difficulties. Therefore this Society was not only instituted for the purpose of reseal ing the criminal, but also for restoring to society the man pressed down by misfortunes and pining in gaol. He did not know of an institution in this great metro polis that was more entitled to the support of the phi lanthropist than that which they had that day met to support.—(Hear, hear.) And he did hope and trust that before many months were past that its use fulness would be generally circulated throughout the me tropolis, and that it would be upheld with that support which, in his humble opinion, it richly deserved. With these few observations, he begged leave to propose that the Report then read be entered on the minutes. This being seconded, Mr. JOHN JOSEPH STOCKDALE rose and said, that he took the liberty to make a remark upon one point in the speech of Mr. Anderton, which was that relative to the thinness of the meeting, which he (Mr. Stockdale) at tributed to their own advertisement, as it stated that the meeting would take place at one o'clock precisely. Now, they all knew what public meetings were, and they generally were called at one o'clock for two ; but the present advertisement left them in doubt as to what time the meeting would take place. He entirely attributed the thinness of the meeting to this. Last year there was but one advertisement, and there was a greater number at the meeting. Mr. ANDERTON said, that most likely it was accounted for by that day beint , the first Court of Aldermen, and he knew many gentlemen who were there, but who would otherwise have attended the meeting. This, too, would account for the absence of the Sheriffs. The SECRETARY said, the advertisement was the same as the former ones. The motion was then put and carried. Mr. TAYLOR rose and proposed that Mr. Thyselton Dyer be re-elected Treasurer to the Society, and that the thanks of the meeting be given to him for his assi duity in the cause of the Society. Mr. ANDERTON seconded the motion; He did not know any gentleman whose mind and whose hands were more open to .acts of charity than Mr. Dyer. At the same time he knew that there was no individual who would look better after the funds of the Society than that gentleman. [iN 5 3 LONDON WEDNESDAY" DECEILBER 1, 1841 t. ; 'LAW INTELLIGENCE COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Nov. 30. TAMMY JARS.—OSBORNE V. ROE. Mr. PLATT stated the case. It was an action brought by Wm. Osborne, a bricklayer and plasterer of College place. King's-road, Chelsea, against the defendant, a gentleman holding a situation in her Majesty's Customs, to recover the rent of a house in Lockwood-terrace, Chelsea, occupied by the defendant's wife. The ques tion the Jury would have to decide was, whether the defendant was liable for the use and occupation of the house occupied by his wife. It was admitted that the wife could pledge her husband's credit for necessaries, and the Jury would have to say whether the occupation of the house came under that class. It would be shoWn that the defendant visited his wife at Lockwood-terrace, and slept there occasionally ; and it could not be denied that it was with his knowledge and consent the house was occupied. It appeared that in 1837, the defendant and his wife being on unfortunate terms, she came from Ramsgate to London and took the house in question, and on going down to Ramsgate in 1839 to her husband she was turned out with violence. After referring to other facts of the case as they afterwards appeared in evidence, the Learned Counsel concluded by submitting that the plaintiff was entitled to the sum claimed, namely, 24t odd. Emma Atkinson—l lived with Mr. and Mrs. Roe at Ramsgate about five years ago. I always understood her to be his wife. At first they seemed very comfortable, and then they quarrelled. On the morning when we left Ramsgate he was very violent.. He said, if his wife did not go, he would turn her out, and if that would not do, he would kick her out ; that he was going for a con stable. I left the house with Mrs. Roe, and went to Margate, and next morning we went to King's-road, Chelsea, and afterwards to Lockwood-terrace, to Mr. Osborne's house. She had three of the children with her. I remained with her three months. Mr. Roe came frequently during that time, once or twice a week, and used to sleep there. Last time he came he d—d her, and wished the house would fall about her ears. Mrs. Roe and I went to the Mansion-house to see if her husband would allow her a maintenance. I left her because she could not afford to pay me my wages. The quarrel at Ramsgate took place about her going down to make his breakfast. The two servants went with her to London. Sarah Piper—l served Mrs. Roe with milk while she lived at Chelsea. Mr. Roe took two more of the chil dren to her, and shortly afterwards he took them away. Three remained with her, and when Mr. Roe was at Lockwood-terrace one of the children slept with me. I saw Mr. Roe at the house. Mr. Roe owes me 401. for money advanced for the children. I saw them walking arm-in-arm one day. Rebecca Hodgson, a laundress, saw Mr. Roe three times at Lockwood-terrace, and made the bed for him. Never saw him in bed with Mrs. Roe. Elizabeth Hodgson, daughter to the last witness, saw Mr. Roe frequently at Lockwood-terrace. Had known him stay there two nights at a time. John Butt, an appraiser, levied on the goods of Wil liam Styles Roe, at 1, Lockwood-terrace, for 151. 15s. A balance of 41. remained due. That was in January, 1840. Charles Lock—l know the defendant, who took a house of me at Chelsea, in 1836. His wife occupied it. Mary Anne Shervet—Was in Mrs. Roe's service in 1839, and accompanied her to Ramsgate. At that time none of the children were with her. The person who opened the door at Mr. RoYs tried to shut it again, but Mrs. Roe pushed it in and went into the parlour where Mr. Roe was writing. He asked her what she wanted. She said she.had brought the children some things. He said lie did not want her nor the things, and to go about her business. She refused to go, and he threatened to send fur a policeman, and she said she would give him in charge. After some altercation he kicked Mrs. Roe out of the door and myself also. We went back to Lon don. Mrs. Roe was not very violent or abusive. I saw him kick her. A lady who lived next door to Mr. Roe was present when Mrs. Roe was turned out. Several letters addressed by the defendant from Rams gate in 1837 and 1838 to Mrs. Roe at Lockwood-terrace were rut in and read. They were couched in very affec tionate terms, commencing " My Dearest Love," and ending, " Your Affectionate Husband," and in one of them he referred to having sent up some furniture for her house, and hoped she would have half a bed to bestow upon a weary traveller when he went up to London. Mr. THESIGER addressed the jury for the defendant. It appeared that he had not less than ten children, two of them by a former wife, and it was owing to these in a great measure that the unhappy differences arose. In consequence of her refusing to allow one of his daugh ters to go down stairs and make his breakfast, the de fendant had, in a moment of irritation, threatened, but without the slightest intention of carrying that threat into effect, to turn her out. On his return home he found that she had left his house with the two servants. After tracing_ her out, he and his brother went to her, and entreated her to return home, but she positively re fused to do so. Finding- that she was living in a very extravagant way, and likely to ruin him, he was com pelled to publish handbills in June 1838, and circulate them through Chelsea, cautioning them not to give her any credit ; he would show that the plaintiff had seen one of these handbills. The defendant's income was 440/. per annum, but he had a large family, and a certain station in society to support, and Mrs. Roe had in her own right an income of 901, a year, which the jury would admit was amply sufficient to support her if she chose to live apart from her husband. He trusted that the jury would take these circumstances into consideration, and say that under all the facts of the case, Mr. Roe was not to be called upon to pay all the debts his wife chose to contract. A deed of settlement of 3001. Consols was then put in and read. . Mr. MANGLES proved that since the separation of the defendant and his wife, he had paid the proceeds, 901. per annum to Mrs. Roe. A clerk of the Customs proved that the salary of the defendant was 400/. per annum, and he had a house, which was let for 60/, per annum. He has ten children. Mr. F. Roe, brother to the defendant, And a banker at Newport, Isle of Wight, deposed that in June, 1837, he accompanied the defendant to Chelsea. They shook hands, and defendant expressed a strong wish that she should return to Ramsgate, but she said nothing would induce her to do so. Defendant made use of the word " woman," and she got into a violent rage, saying she was no woman, but his lawful wife. Witness saw her next day, alone, but she still refused to go to Ramsgate. In 1838 or 1839 defendant received 1,0001., left him by his uncle. Some property devolved to him also on the death of his mother in December last. It consisted of some houses, and money in the funds. The houses were worth about 1,600/., and about 2,5001. in Consols. Defen dant was entitled to one-third only of that property. Miss Geo, governess to the defendant's children, ac companied defendant to Chelsea in September, 1838, and fetched away two of the three children then living with Mrs. Roe. In 1839 the third child was brought home, and shortly afterwards Mrs. Roe came down to Ramsgate. I opened the door and she walked into the parlour. Mr. Roe inquired what she wanted, she said she had brought some clothes belonging to the children, and to demand the quarter's money for the last child. He told her to go, and she said she would not go. He said he had orders from his solicitor to send for a policeman and turn her out, and she said she had the same orders from her soli citor. She seemed to be very cross. She had no clothes with her. Mr. Roe took her gently and pushed her out of the door. He did not kick her, nor did he use any violent language. It was about half-past nine o'clock at night. The children and servant were in bed •at the time. I did not attempt to close the door on Mrs. Roe. I remained in the passage with the servant. I am still in Mr. Roe's family. Mr. PLATT having replied at some length, Lord DENMAN summed up the case to the Jury, and said it was for them ,to say whether the defendant had, by his conduct, rendered himself liable for the rent of the house occupied by his wife. The Jury interrupted the Learned Judge by returning a verdict for the plaintiff for the sum claimed, 24/. 11s. SAMPSON C. ENGLAND. The motion was seconded and carried unanimously. Mr. DYER thanked them for having re-elected him, and assured them that his services were ever ready; anti this further mark of their satisfaction would induce him, if possible, to use greater exertions in their behalf. The CHAIRMAN said ,their next business was to elect a trustee. Mr.ANDERTON moved Sheriffflogers be elected. Mr. DYER said he had a conversation with Mr. Rogers, who had expressed his desire to assist the Society all in his power. The CHAIRMAN said he - had heard Mr. Rogers express his willingness to co-operate - with the Society. He was ever foremost in charitable acts, and this Society he con sidered to be peculiarly an adjunct to his office. This resolution was put and carried unanimously. Mr. ANDERTON said he holied Mr. Cooper would con tinue in his office as Honorary Secretary, and begged to propose a vote of thanks to hun. Mr. COOPER said he should be most happy to continue his services. The peculiar situation he held in the Ses sions House, had induced him to offer them at first ; and for the same reason now he should be most happy to con tinue them, and he hoped those services would be more frequently called into operation. Mr. DYER moved that the Sheriffs be requested to re ceive subscriptions on behalf of the fund. This was also carried. The followin g gentlemen were th en e l ec t e d as the Committee :—James Anderton, J. H. Capper, Samuel Gage, Robert Obbard, Thomas Saunders, James Taylor, Charles Pearson, and David Williams Wire, Esqrs., and the Reverends Samuel Wix and Henry George Watkins. Mr. ANDERTON, in proposing the thanks of the meet ing to the Chairman, said, that he thought the best way to benefit the charity was by having a dinner. These things generally did the most good. He, therefore, trusted the Committee would take means for such a pur pose. He was sure the worthy Under-Sheriff would give his assistance, and he doubted not that they would afterwards find the .Treasurer's purse would, be con siderably augmented. He begged to propose that the thanks of the meeting be given to the Chairman. With respect to the dinner scheme they would have an excel lent Carver in the Rev. Ordinary. —(Laughter.) The CHAIRMAN returned thanks. The meeting then separated. OPENING of the GOSPORT BRANCH OF THE SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. (From the Hampshire Telegraph of Saturday.) It having been announced that this important branch would be opened to-day, the terminus of the railway at Gosport, at a quarter before two o'clock, began to fill with visitors to witness the arrival of the Directors, and at twenty minutes past two they entered the station in four first-class carriages, drawn by the " Queen" engine, and were receivet: with loud cheers, and the band of the 73d Regiment playing " See the - conquering hero comes." The train left London at ten o'clock, with the Directors, Col. Sir Charles Smith, Mr. Locke, the engi neer, Mr. Tite, the architect, &c., who examined the line at various stations, and particularly the tunnel at Fareham, where they alighted and inspected the work minutely ; and we are informed the result is satisfac tory to them and the Government Inspector, Colonel Sir Charles Smith. At twenty-five minutes to three the Directors and other gentlemen took their seats, and a procession of carriages and omnibuses being formed, with a band of music at the head, passed through Gos port, over the Floating Bridge, and then through Ports mouth, &c., returning to Gosport to dine with a large party at at the Star Hotel, where a sumptuous dinner was prepared at five o'clock, to which they, as well as the friends who accompanied them in the train, and 11. Compton, Esq., one of the Members for this division of the County, Major-General Sir Hercules Pakenham, and other distinguished authorities, were invited by a large number of the principal inhabitants of these towns. The room was handsomely decorated for tho occasion, and about 140 persons were . present at the dinner. The band of the 73d Regiment occupying the orchestra, playing appropriate tunes at each toast. Dr. Quarrier presided, and was supported on his right by Sir John Easthope, Bart., one of the Directors of the Company, Major-General Sir H. Pakenham, the Venerable Arch deacon Wilberforce, Mr. Smith, Mr. Humphreys, Mr. Boothby, and A. Morgan, Esq., Secretary of the Com pany, Mr. Reid, R. Cruickshank. Esq., &c.; and on his left by Mr. Chaplin. the Vice-Chairman of the Direc tors, H. C. Compton, Esq., M.P., Captain Sir , Thomas Fellowes, C. 8., Captain Sir Richard Grant, Colonel Henderson, Mr. Drew, and Mr. King, Southampton Di rectors ; W. Grant, Esq., H. St. John Medley, Esq., John Garrett, Esq., &c. &c. Mr. Locke, the engineer, Mr. Tite, the architect, and Mr. Boothby, the contrac tor, were also present. On the removal of the cloth, the CHAIRMAN gave the usual loyal toasts, " The Queen," " The Heir Apparent," " Prince Albert," " The Queen Dowager," &c., which were drank with three times three. "The - Bishop and Clergy of the Diocese," followed. Archdeacon WILBERFORCE returned thanks in an eloquent speech, and in congratulating the Directors on the accomplishment of this branch of railway, as a great undertaking, suggested to them theconsideration whether all traffic upon the railway on Sundays might not be suspended. He took this opportunity, now the Direc tors were present, to press this subject on their minds. They had, to their great credit, determined to suspend the conveyance on the Sabbath-day of all merchandise, and he trusted that would be followed by a further re striction, by suspending all traffic whatever. The CHAIRMAN then gave the " Navy and Army." Rear-Admiral M‘lirtiLEv returned thanks for the former, and Sir HEacuLEs PAKENHAM for the latter. Rear-Admiral M'KINLEY then proposed the " Lord Lieutenant arid Magistrates for the county." H. COMPTON, Esq., M.P., returned thanks. The CHAIRMAN said the next toast he should propose was one the Company he was sure would cordially ac cept, for it was mixed up with the enjoyment they had to-day received. He was sure they would drink to the " Health of the Directors and Proprietors of the Rail way," and join with him in most hearty thanks to them for bringing the branch to Gosport. The toast having been drank with loud cheers, Mr. CHAPLIN, the Vice-Chairman of the Directors, in acknowledging this compliment said, this was truly a most glorious day for the Directors and Proprietors, whether they looked to the kind manner in which they had been met on their arrival —the brilliant entertain ment that had been afforded them—the attendance on the occasion of so many distinguished persons and wealthy inhabitants of these towns, or the inspiring toast that had been given and received in so cordial a man ner. Such a gratifying demonstration was quite enough to obliterate from their minds all the trouble they had encountered in accomplishing this.—(Cheers.) With regard to the venerable Archdeacon's suggestion as to suspending all traffic on the railway on :Sun days, he would assure the Reverend Gentleman that the subject should have the consideration ,of the Directors. Their only policy was that of affording the greatest accommodation, and it was only on this ground they . could expect to be supported. If any gentleman wished to suggest any proposition upon the subject of the time of departure of the trains, or of the price, &c., the Directors would be proud to receive it at all times.—(Cheers.) Mr. Chaplin then proceeded to say that the main line of railway had now been open a year and a half, and had exceeded the expecta tions of the Directors, and the -trade was daily increas ing. If the parent line was paying a revenue, there could be no doubt that this branch of it must do so, and benefit these towns., To Sir John Easthope the credit was due for proposing this scherne (the Gosprt Branch); he brought forth the plan as well as the money, and it is now at their door.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") The en gineer of the Company. had completed his work—he is the personal friend of most of the Directors, and has promised to remain with them to watch over their inter ests. He begged, in the name of the Directors and Proprietors, to return his thanks for the honour the com pany had done them. Sir JOHN EASTHOPE then briefly addressed the com pany, to express his gratification at the accomplishment of this branch, and to join in thanks for the kind manner in which the Directors had been received. The CHAIRMAN then gave, " The health of the .Com mending Officer of the District, Major-General the Hon. Sir Hercules Pakenham.' —(Cheers.) Sir HERCULES PAKENHAM, after acknowledging this toast, said he felt a great interest in the success of this great undertaking, and to show the confidence the Go vernment reposed in it, he had that day ordered a large detachment of troops to move from Winchester to this town on the branch on the first day it opened, on Mon day next.—(Cheers.) A large body would then come down by it, not for any light occasion, but to embark for China, there to uphold the honour of this nation. Several other toasts were given and the meeting broke at a late hour. This was a feigned issue to try the right to certain goods and chattles which had been taken into execution by the defendant. It appeared that a person named Hunt, was indebted to the plaintiff Sampson, for goods to the amount of 731, and Hunt made out a bill of sale of the property in his possession to Sampson, and gave him possession under the bill of sale. A man named Holditch was put into possession, and in the meantime the defendant England, to whom Hunt was also in debted, sued out an execution, and seized these goods. The question for the Jury to decide was, whether the property at the the time the writ of execution was sued out, was that of Hunt or Sampson. Mr. PLATT stated the case, and called some witnesses in support thereof. Mr. TIIESIGER having addressed the jury for the de fendant, and the Learned Judge having summed up, the jury found for the defendant. HORNE, V. GRIMBLE AND ANOTHER. Mr. THESIGER stated the case. It was an action brought by the plaintiff to recover compensation for an assault and false imprisonment under very unjustifiable circumstances. It appeared that the plaintiff had disco vered some improvement in the distillation and rectifi cation of spirits, and he communicated that discovery to Sir Felix Booth and Co., the distillers, who agreed to give him an annuity of 3001. and a sum of 6d. per gallon upon all the spirits sent out of the distillery. The de fendants, however, one of them a partner in the distil lery, and the other the cashier , being possessed of conti the secret, would appear to have been unwilling tocontinue the payments to the plaintiff; and in reply to an oapplica tion from the plai n t iff to in s p ect the books, i wrote a n rder to a scertain the quantity of spirits s ent out, they letter, stating that the books were lying at their so licitors, and would be shown him and the sum due paid, on his giving a receipt. The plaintiff objected to going to the solicitors, the office of the d the _examine ti llery ' being, he alleged, the proper place t the books. S ome further letters passed, an plaintiff having intimated that he would call at the premises, and receive the amount due to him, he received a letter from the defendant Grimble, stating that any application made by him at the premises would be treated as a trespass. The plaintiff went there, and on ringing the bell was given into the custody of a policeman and carried to th e station-house. From thence he was brought before the police Magistrate, who at once dis missed the case. The plaintiff, smarting under the in dignity, and feelin g that it would seriously injure his just claim for compensation, brought the present action. The complaint of Huggins was, that the plaintiff rang the bell and spoke very loudly, saying that money w as due him, and that he gave him into custody, although he a dmitted at th e time that he was certain there wa s 9602 due to Mr. Horne by Sir Felix Booth and Co. John Satchel, the attesting witness to the deed of agreement between David Horne, William Grimble ' and Sir Felix Boot h, p roved his si g n ature. The deed was dated 17th July, 1835. The letters that passed between the defendant and plaintiff were then put in and read. William Jacobs said—l know the plaintiff, and attend hia 501166 tutor. On the 224 April last I went to So. PROMISSORY NOTES. 1 go nd , vh (From Last Night's Gazette.) haveo fPr o b m e i e s n s ory in An Account of the Aver a g e Aggregate Amountjeh Notes Circulation payablei n to. Be ar Uniteder o ni(Di Kingdom, distinguishing those circulated by the Bank of England, by Private Banks, and by Joint Stock Banks, in England and Wales, by the Banks in Scotland, by the Bank of Ireland, and by all other Banks in Ireland, and of the Average Amount of Bullion in the Bank of England, during the Four Weeks preceding, the 13th day . of November, 1841, pursuant to the Act of 4 and 5 Victoria, cap. 50. ENGLAND. Bank of England . . ..................... 81 7,065,000 Private Banks ..... , ... . 6,286,703 Joint Stock Banks 3,421,135 SCO TLAND. Private and Joint Stock Banks 3,383,036 IRELAND. Bank of Ireland 3,333,375 Chartered, Private, and Joint Stock Banks ... 2,611,314 Total ......... £36,102,583 Bullion in the Bank of Englind 1 1 EN~Y R-1,218,000 11ENRY L. WICKHAM Stamps and Taxcs, Nov. 29, /841. "Five fCap y ta c i a n rs P i a n n ll : li just which OVERLAND PASSAGE TO INDIA. -- This mode of communication' with our Indian p ossess i ons h as l a tely, from various cause s , attracted so much interest , and yet so very little is g enerally k n own abou t its dc pub- f u rnishes a minute descrip tion of them, w ill doubtless be i t i a s i h ls e , d th u a n t der the the Journal welcomed by a ll trave l lers to India. This, how ever, is but one out of th e man y hi g hl y intere sting fe a, tures of Captain Pane' s. volumes. The y in clude a re sidence in the Himalaya mountains, an, official visit to the Court of Runjeet , Singh, a journey through the Bengal Presidency . with the Commander-in Chief, to whom Captain Pane was aide-de-camp, a voyage down the Indus, and, above all, a daily record of the eventful campaign which ended in the brilliant capture of Ghuz nee, in which Captain Fano acted a distinguished part. THE CANTERBURY BANK.—The last proof of debts acrainst the estate of Messrs. Halford and Co., amounted to 25,0001., ma king, with about 70,0001. proved on the former occasion, a total of 95,0001. Felix Booth's distillery with plaintiff and his son. He went gently to the gateway and pulled the bell once. A little boy came out, and returned immediately to the counting-house, when Mr. Huggins came out and told him, in a rather animated way, to go away directly, or he would send for a policeman. Mr. Horne said he had come for the money that was due him, and to inspect the books. Huggins crossed the road, and said, " Policeman, I give this man in charge." The policeman said he had seen no disturbance, Hug gins said, "Do your duty or. I will report you." Mr. Horne had only rung the bell. He went then, accompa nied by the policeman, to the station-house. Mr. Hug gins made his charge, and the inspector hinted that it did not amount to a charge, but Mr. Huggins insisted. Mr. Horne said he would rather go than be dragged, and he went to the Marylebone Police-office. The policeman accompanied us, and the case was dismissed by the Ma gistrate. Mr. Huggins said he had found it a great an noyance to have Mr. Horne coming to his premises. I hare gone with plaintiff three or four times in the course of a week after a quarter became due. I have known him ring a second time, when a party has come to the gate, and gone away without giving an answer. I have sometimes seen a crowd c o ll ec t e d, and have heard Mr. Horne say something to them about his claims. Two or three days after being brought before the Magistrate, the 260/. was paid Mr. rue. He was admitted to the dis tillery two or three days afterwards. I never was before the Magistrate but once. John - Champncys, police sergeant, 'recollected the plaintiff and defendant Huggins coming to the station house on the 22d April. Mr. Horne was charged with treating a disturbance by ringing a bell. Witness directed he constable to take the parties to the police-office. James Fell, clerk to the Marylebone police-office—Mr. Huggins made his charge, he said there was no crowd. That there was no doubt the 2601. was due, and that he preferred givint him in charge to applying for a sum mons. Mr. Horne was discharged. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL then addressed the Jury for the defendants. He denied that there had been any attack upon the respectability of Mr. Horne,, or any desire to defeat his claim by the charge that bad been made against him. He complained that the plaintiff, in stead of taking the advice that had been given him to go to the defendants' solicitors, and if he had any just claim to bring an action—he regretted he had not done that, instead of taking the law into his own hands and creating a disturbance at Sir Felix Pooth's premises. If Mr. Horne had any legal right , to go to the distillery and to inspect the books, and that the parties there thought fit to exclude him, he had a legal remedy, and should not have resorted to such a method of obtaining his object. The defendants certainly conceived themselves justified in calling a policeman to put an end to the disturbance and annoyance, and if they were wrong the Jury must find a verdict against them. He submitted, however, that the defendants were justified in what they had done, and that the Jury must find their verdict for the de fendants. The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, Damages 20L ADMIRALTY COURT, Nov. 30, THE LONDON- SALVAGE. This was a suit instituted to gain recompense for ser vices rendered to the brig London, on her way from Stockton-on-Tees to London. _ _ . Dr. ADAMS appeared on behalf of the salvors, and read the affidavits on which the demand was grounded. It appeared that on the night of the 14th of October, the brig, when in Gravesend Reach, came into collision with a steamer, by which her bowsprit was carried away, and she received considerable damage otherwise ; in consequence of which she was compelled to be run upon the Chapman Sands, to save her from sinking. A steam-tug was passing through the reach at the time, the master of which, seeing a signal of distress, flying from the London, Dore down upon her, and, having boarded, a sum of 71. was offered •' to take her up." At the time there were several feet of water in the hold, and the offer was refused by the master of the tug, who returned to his own vessel, but was signalled back to the London, when he took her in tow and brought her up to London. The cargo was worth about 1,4001., and the brig was 173 tons burthen. Dr. ROBERTSON followed on the same side. The QUEEN'S ADVOCATE, for the owners, denied the allegation attempted to be maintained, that this was a case of salvage. It was merely one of towage. With regard to the term " take her up," which was first used by the Captain of the brig, that meant to take her to London, instead of off the sand-bank, as the salvors wanted to have inferred. The Learned Advocate then read several affidavits denying the statements contained in the salvors' allegation, and concluded by saying that he thought 10/. quite sufficient to be awarded to them. Dr. LUSHINGTON, after commenting on the affidavits, said he could not exactly look upon the master and crew of the tug in the light of salvors ; however, the London was in some danger, and the sum of 10/. was too little for the services rendered. He should, therefore, award the sum of 35/. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Nov. 30. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. FAWCET. This was an information filed against the defendant, who is a malster, for an infraction of the Revenue-laws. The defendant appeared in person, and said be had no defence to snake. He had been wrong in his construc tion of a clause in the Act of Parliament. He must con sent to a verdict, but he hoped some leniency would be shown him. Verdict for the Crown on one count, with a penalty of 200. TRODD V. FARNFIELD This was an action brought to recover damages for in juries done to the horse of the plaintiff. The parties were near neighbours at Woolwich, and in August last the defendant borrowed the horse in question. While driving him he had the misfortune to throw him down. As usual in such causes the evidence (riven for the plaintiff differed exceedingly from that produced by the defendant. For the former several persons deposed that the value of the horse before the accident, was between 21/. and 23/. ; that it was very much damaged, having both knees broken, an incision on the hock, and had re ceived several injuries on the head. That it was so deteriorated in value as to be worth no more than from 101. to 121., and that it had actually been sold to a Mr. Parsons for 41. 10s., and another horse valued at twelve guineas. The defendant had . paid 5/. into Court as the full compensation for all the injuries done to the horse, and he produced witnesses who proved that the horse was not worth more than 121. before the accident ; that they were very slight, and that making full allowance for the few days he would be off work, for the farrier's charge, &c., 3/. would be ample remuneration. It was also given in evidence that after the transaction between plaintiff and Parsons, the latter expressed his dissatis faction with the horse he had got in exchange for his own, and wished to annul the bargain, but the plaintiff refused, saying he would not have his cob back again on any account, because he had a law suit about it, and he meant to get 20/. for it. After an elaborate charge from Baron Gurney, the Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, with damages 51. beyond the 5/. paid into Court. Mr. Erie and Mr. Peacock were Counsel for the plaintiff, Mr. Petersdorf appeared for the defendant. BRAUDE V. TODD. Mr..KNowLEs said the plaintiff in this case was a hair-dresser, occupying a shop and parlour in Charlotte street, Fitzroy- square. He entered upon the premises in August, 1840._1n the following November the ground landlord and the plaintiff's immediate one were anxious to make certain alterations. They wished to remove the shop door from the private door, and asked the plain tiff's leave to make them. There was no compulsion upon the plaintiff, but, being willing to oblige his land lord, he consented, on condition that the whole alterations should be completed within a week. The alterations were commenced, but in place of being over in a week, they were not completed within five or six weeks, during winch period the plaintiff was totally unable to carry on his business. He was sorry to occupy - the time o the Jury with such a case, bat as all recompense was re fused, he had no other tribunal to which to appeal for redress. Mr. Ravenscroft proved the case. The alterations were extensive; all the inside of the shop was pulled down, and no business could possibly be carried on. It would be but a small business in the hair -dressing line that did not take ten shillings a day, which was all profit. lie went to the premises frequently and heard the plain tiff ask the defendant for compensation. Cross-examined—Plaintiff was the father-in-law of witness's wife. Knew that the defendant had put in a distress for three quarters rent, the present action was brought since. Mr. IIUMFREY said that was one of the most impru dent actions ever brought, for these alterations were made at the frequent and urgent request of the plaintiff, made to Mr. Stoddart , th e original landlord, whose hair he was in the habit of cutting, te alterations were made by M r . customers t t Stoddart, they were ma de as soon as p ossible w ithin a fortnight. Nor was that action ever heard of until th e applied the d e f en dant took steps to c om p el the p a y ment of his rent. - Mr. Stoddart be lieved that it litwashniemss who pp lied to nl the alteration should be made because all the were much liable to a drau g ht. Witness eet a n nd te was iits defendant, bu t he said he had no mone y , would have nothing to do with it, but he had no objection being done. It was done at witness 's expense, night, and done in ten days; the front was put u p e very the plaintiff carried on his business as usual, lie was very frequently there, and had seen persons plaintiff wanted persons dressed while the alterations were going on. The the inside painted and papered, but he would have nothing to do with it. Cross-examined—Had not said that defendant ought to allow plaintiff some abatement. He the saidalte alterations emight were him the rent durin g the time going on. The alterations he paid for cost him 10b and were confined to the outside alterations; never heard that plaintiff had been obliged to take lodgings during thediarle mpros Pocockvements. superintended the alterations Mr. Stoddart, who h a d the men to work full time forwith candle light, in order to get the job done. The car penters were there only nine days, and the shop front was down only one day. Richards.—He and his father were employed by Mr. Dodd to do some inside work in the shop. They finished in three and a quarter days ; and no customer who called when plaintiff was present went away unserved. Mr Knowles having replied, and his Lordship summed up, the jury found for the defendant. FEAVER HARRISON. cods This was an action for th e recovery of 4121., for goods sold and delivered. Mr. Rn ican ns stated that te plaintiff was a woollen w are houseman, in Friday-stree h t. 1' ie defendant carried on business in that line and others, in Manchester and London. In July, 1840, the defendant called at the warehouse of the plaintiff, s howed a list of firms upon which he said the plaintiff might draw for any goods he purc hased. Inquiries were made upon the subject, and a large quantity of goods, called " Coloured Con servatives,' were sold to him.--(Great laughter.) It seemed by that that even Conservatives might be bought and sold. However, the plaintiff sold his goods, and he MORNING SU . N selected to draw upon Loup, Godbere, at, 'd Company. The defendant did so to the amount of 2671, Which bill was duly paid. In the December following seine nego tiations took place respecting another lot of L i te hand kerchiefs. They were sold, and amounted to 412 L 108.; the goods were again sent t o L oup , G o db ere, and f 3:1131.. pany. Application was frequently made for the bill agreed to be given in payment, but excusas were made, and it was not given. The plaintiff' mad. complaints to Messrs. Loup and Co., which seer ned to give offence to the defendant, for he wrote from Man chester asking whether he was to be considered as the principal or as agent ; they knew that he had only- 1 per cent., and ought not to be troubled on the matter ; and as they had made themselves so busy calling upon _Loup and Co., they Might draw upon them. A bill was then drawn by the plaintiff upon Loup and Co., but, after accepting it, they refused to give it up, except through the defendant. Upon the bill arriving at maturity, Loup and Co. were bankrupts ; it was of course not paid, and the plaintiff now sought to mike the defendant pay it, as most undoubtedly he was throughout treated as-principal in both transac tions ; and he had no doubt, under the authority and ad vice of his Lordship. they would find for the plaintiff. John Seville, clerk to the , plaintiff, proved the facts as stated by the Learned Counsel, every possible objection being taken by Mr. Watson, Counsel for the defendant. The order for the goods was in these terms—" Gentle men, I can sell 1,500 pieces of handkerchiefs at ss. 6d.— four months' bill from Ist December—if you will allow me 9-t- per cent. commission. You can invoice the goods to the parties in your own names." In his cross-exami nation he said the defendant had only a counting-house in London, and he had been paid 11. per cent. on both transactions ; he had not called for the other 11 per cent., which was agreed to be given him. Mr. RICHARDS called for a copy of the invoice sent to Harrison in December. Mr. WATsoNcoainc,i ; they never hid it. It was proved to have been delivered, and a copy put in and read. James Smith, in the employ of the plaintiff, had made repeated applications to Harrison about the goods. Ha saw him on one occasion, and he told him to tell the plaintiff he would be sure to have the bill to-morrow. George Shepperd delivered the goods to Loup and Co. ; gave a delivery order w ith them, on which they wrote a receipt. It was proposed to read the order and receipt. Mr. WATSON objected ; it was a matter altogether behind their back. After much sparring between the Counsel, the other two letters, completing the correspondence upon which the sale was founded were produced ; they showed that the goods had been sold by defendant on a commission of 2 per cent., and he again repeated that the invoice was to be made out to Loup and Co. His Lonnsnie refused to receive in evidence the deli very order, and the receipt of Loup and Co. Mr. WATSON submitted that the plaintiff must be non suited—it was clear upon the letters that it was a strong case of principal and agent. Mr. litcHAnDs—The first business done between the parties was clearly a sale, and it was in evidence that all future transactions between then were to be on the same footing. It was therefore clearly a sale, the in voice was made out to Morrison, and delivered to him at the time of sale, and kept by him until after the bankrupty of Loup and Co. Had it been a sale upon commission, why should the defendant feel angry at the plaintiff making tiMself busy with Loup and Co. Could he find fault with him dealing or making him self busy with parties whom he considered as the prin cipals in the transaction. It was clear, then, that he asked whether he was principal or agent, because of the plaintiff interfering with Loup and Co., and asking why th©y had not given Harrison the bill. His LORDSHIP refused to withdraw the case from the Jury, but he reserved leave to defendant's Counsel to move to enter a nonsuit. Mr. WATSON then addressed the Jury for the de fendant, relying upon the letters. His LORDSHIP summed up at great length, and strongly in favour of the defendant, and the Jury imme diately found accordingly. SHERIFFS' COURT, Nov. 29. Before Under• Sheriff BURCHELL and a Common Jury.) SEWELL V. FARMER. CnIM. CON.—DADIAGES, 2,oool.—This was an action brought to recover compensation in damages for criminal conversation with the plaintiff's wife. The damages were laid in the declaration a 2,0001. Mr. Stock and Mr. Butt appeared for the plaintiff, and the defendant, who had suffered judgment to go by de- fault, was not represented in Court. - Mr. STOCK having briefly opened the pleadings, Mr. Burr observed, that the Jury had already col lected from his Learned Friend the nature of this in quiry, and that they would have to direct their attention to the amount of compensation which the plaintiff was entitled to receive fer the very serious injury which the defendant had inflicted upon him. He regretted to say that this was one of those actions of which gentlemen in their station had of late been too familiar with ; but without exaggerating the many aggravated circumstances with which the present actionlwassurrounded, he would proceed to state the case briefl4 , to them. The plaintiff, 'Thomas Sewell, is a Captain in the Bengal Native In fantry, and also holds a Staff appointment in India. The defendant is a gentleman of no profession, and about seven or eight years ago he went out to India with re commendations to the house of Mackintosh and Com- pany, extensive merchants at Calcutta, with which he subsequently became connected. The house, however, soon after failed, and the defendant, having some talent for acting, he obtained the situation of Secretary to the Calcutta Amateur Theatre, which was supported by the officers, and at which they were in the habit of getting up amateur performances. The defendant frequently took a part in the plays that were performed, and upon one occasion he received an injury upon his head from the sword of a friend of the plaintiff. In consequence of that misfortune the plaintiff paid the defendant great attentionstand extended to him the most generous hospitality ; and he continued to visit the plain tiff, and to be received into his family for five or six years. It might be necessary to mention that the wife of Captain Sewell, Margaret Su sannah Sewell, is the daughter of Major James Hay of the 66th Regiment of Native Infantry, and that at the time of her marriage with the plaintiff she was about eighteen or nineteen years of age, and he was between twenty-nine and thirty. The union took place by the consent of all parties, and promised the greatest bless ings. For about ten years they lived in India upon the best of terms, and the fruits of their marriage were four children, namely two boys of the respective ages of about eleven and ten, and two girls about nine and eight years of age. The marriage took place on the 6th of May, 1828. The lady had been born in the East Indies, but had been sent to England when very young, and after receiving her education in this country, she re turned to her father in Calcutta in 1826, with whom she continued until her marriage with the plaintiff. In the year 1838 she was ordered into this country for the bene fit of her health, and she sailed for England about the middle of that year with her two daughters, the plain tiff's sons having been previously sent to this country to be educated, a practice that was common amongst Eng lish residents in India in consequence of the unhealthy and dangerous effect which that climate produced upon children of tender age. Up to the departure of the plaintiff's wife, nothing had occurred in India to:give him the least suspicion that she was faithless, that her purity had been assailed, and that her affections were shaken. Upon her arrival in England, she went to reside with her uncle, Mr. Kerr, of Oxford-terrace, and here he (Mr. Butt) might remark, by way of showing the con fidence which her husband placed in her—the affection and regard which he had for her, that he allowed her during her absence from him no less a sum than 8001. per year, and which he afterwards increased to 9001. So large an allowance was more perhaps than he could afford, but he was desirous of making her ample provi sion. Mrs. Sewell had not been many days at the house of Mr. Kerr, when she quarrelled with him for reasons h that e afterwards appeared she had been o b u v n i d o e u r s , th a e n de eye, e quittedthe ear, t andhe the guardianship, as it were, of a respectable man, and a near relation. She then took a furnished house at 26, George-street, Manchester-square, from which it appeared sh e h a d removed to Blandfo'rd-street, and subsequently to Charlotte -street, Portland place. It Eng land previous at to the would be proved that the defendant, who came to Eng- India, had, the t a h e e veral departure of Mrs. Sewell from placesat which in London, carried on anadulterous intercourse with Mrs. Sewell ;that he had kindness ofthe Pain forgotten the she had resided tiff, and outraged every tie of gratitude that ought to have bound him to Captain Sewell—not only t h o se ties that related t o th e higher observances of life, but those also of a secondary degree. At length, however, ru mmionroalshfeeetlinol to ex- reached the husband's ear that his wife Ir . s conducting herself improperly, and he immediately stituted an inquiry, and soon found that such children po were but too true ; that the comforts of e his a rrupted ; were neglected, and that their morals and it was, continued the Learned Counsel, day's experience, that when once a woman conisideration in their ca broke every a sacred obligation all those of a in this followed in succ , ession; unhappy woman s m i n d f e ll henceaw in a short space of time cessive drinking, and became degradation and profli a most lamentable instance of charges fell against the gacy. The weight of all these he (Mr. and fathers, away when defendant, and, both as husban ds Butt) trusted the Jury wo uld properly estimate what punish such de amount of damages could a dequately de pravity. There was no t one mitigating circumstance— notlNt of • by to pa e t h e co n ductth e one point here defendant. With reference to the means of the latter, he would observe that it had been laid down by one of the most eminent Judges of the land , that in the as sessment of damages in cases of this description, Juries were not to consider the means of the defendant, but what would compensate the plaintiff. One remark he would make on the unhappy situation of the children. Had the mother died before she had fallen from her high position in society ; had she died prematurely, yet in the possession of her fair fame, they would have merely have had to have mourned her as a virtuous mother, and deplored her loss as affectionate children naturally would do. Painful indeed was the contrast ! In this sad scene of degradation and of debauchery into which that mother had fallen, the children had not only lost their natural protector, but would in after years be covered with her shame, and must alike suffer with the plaintiff. He would mention one fact more. It was that the de fendant had from time to time obtained large sums of money from the plaintiff's wife for his own purposes, and to aid himself in carrrying on this system o f debauchery with the wife of the plaintiff. He should put into evi dence severalletters written by Mrs. Sewell and the de fendant to the plaintiff, which would present such an in stance of hypocrisy and di s graceful duplicity as had rarely before been disclosed in a Court of Justice. Un der these circumstances, it would be for the Jury to say what damages would sufficiently express their abhor' rence of the despicable conduct of the defendant. r , f ~ ,~, ~ 4 - )1t $ r ' i it t t ,s It is