The Sun. — London, England, 1841-01-18 00:00:00

MORN ING EDITION. posed to have been losers by their transactions. The report prevalent in Paris, that the Sultan had agr::::1 to the seeming to Mehemet Ali the hereditary Paellalie of Egypt, favourably influenced prices. HERALD.—The advance in Consols toelay tray be considered as perhaps a more important indication of improvement in money affairs than taken by the mere event might be imagined. For the fact is, that large deliveries of stock took place on the part of those wbo had subscribed for corresponding amounts of Triuity Bonds, or the Trinity Loan, on which p merits had to be made. The advance in value of stock securities in the face of sales for realization and invest ment elsewhere is a proof of the abundance of unem ployed capital. It may he noticed besides as a singu larity that money, which has been so extremely easy for sevtral days past, has actually become rather tight notwithstanding the plethora generally produced by the payment of dividends. The contradictions apparently involved by such conflicting circumstances are, how.. ever, susceptible of explanation, although, generally speaking, nothing more is pretended under this head than an accumulation of facts for the information and digestion of the reader. For, it will be recollected, on closing the books for transfers, preparatory to m iking then, up for the payment of dividends, the usual Bank notice was issued for making advances on the deposit of bills of exchange and other securities. Without pretending to anything like a precise estimate, . may be mentioned, as the understanding among those eseaversant with such matters, that the advances made under that head, repayable on or before the lBth cur tent, amount to something like 4,000,0001. Now those brokers or merchants who have availed themselves of the facility thus granted by the Bank do not wait, except by necessity, to the last day, but so soon as they are themselves in receipt of the needful, or are able to raise it, they are careful to make the earliest repayment possible to the Bank and retire their securities. The y }lave the so much stronger inducement to this punctu a;;,v or anticipation of their debits, inasmuch as their luture credit with the Bank is dependent on the fact. So i t i s , is consequence, that a large portion of the ad vances so made by the Blink have been already re &eine& and the more readily as the Money Market, in the way of diecount, has been so easy of late. In this •muncr, therefore, it happens that a part of the over 6t. money consequent on the payment of dividends Inas been abs74ed, and that money, in despite of the saaturel aeticipation from that overflow, has actually become aiwsstt as scarce and as dear as before. The argument of Lbc tending to excite the liaok to increase issues upon the strength of certain speculations of improving trade, was noticed and re yesterday, although not at the length or so forett..' , yus :7stti_tioteable , The truth is that the Bank, :as the legalised regulator Of the currency to a certain extent, hu e tar ought to havd, no concern with prices ter trade. The circulation, if it is to represent money, sl:ou:d have a certain fixity, for prices high or low, or trade prosperous or adverse. If hank notes are to be a standard equal to gold, the quantity shou ld be, like ,;(1 determinable, and no more variable than whet f e e eeine supply should effect. The Times is extremely i ncou g h .rent with itself, in reality, in advancing a pro !position • et because trade is improving the Batik should increitao- its issues, for its argument has always been th At the itarl - , for the sake: of divi:lends, has 'Always been inclined it, t7yer-issues, and that it shou!'. l its paper .irculat'ms t)y ,q,,,;re in hand. The truth is that the ....hank should not look tee pries or to the cond ition of trade as an absolute rule ,v ell In loft first place the issue or am ount of paper steinev should be ;on-elate under all circumstances, ma tes. whtn reduced or etrqslitied by the infloiving er out poorine of gold, that is, !lee regulator should be the on foreign exchanges, and the ret,'''cci" or amplific t :ootemporaneous with and conting:' the stool: stool:sl bullion in hand. This results na,"'"°7-.,,, the pisitiou, financially as commercially, t. " country. For it is very easy to make laws de claring hi.iik of England paper legal tender, and in vesting other bank paper more indirectly with the same privilege, but however stringent may be these laws here they are entirely inoperative in all other countries with which exchanges have to be made, and gala ch exchanges of values have to be determined and measured by the common law of conventional agree in tat about the money standard. There must be fixed principles about paper money, if it is to represent value, as there is about gold and silver, whose value is contingent on quantity and production. The only basis for paper 'Loney is the amount of gold which is its and the criterion of the comparative value of gold is the product of the gold mines above or be lo.v the waste or luxury of the country. Mr. Gilbert, in his essay on Banking and the Currency, in the Weeltininster Review, sticks to the unlucky theory of the advantage of paper money in the sense of its easy contraction and expansion, according to circumstances or bank interests. The city editor of the chronicle 'peculates in the sense that the Bank should " force" up ur force down prices, as a principle of action. Ex pansion or contraction of currency, however, dependent ou individual or corporate will, is about as mischlevous as the idea of a bank charged with the management of the circul ition, regulating its issues with a view to force sip or force down prices is eminently absurd and would ba most disorganising. CH RON ICLE.—The favourable turn in the Fo reign Exchanges manifested in the early part of the week has, on the whole, been maintained to-day, and expectations are entertained that a considerable im portation of the precious metals will be received from ilamburgh when the navigation is re•opened. It is further anticipated that our export trade will evince unusual animation this year, causing a material increase in the revenue. These anticipations have led to the belief that the Chancellor of the Exchequer may be enabled to dispense with a loan, and that the Bank of England will relax their stringent action on the ,currency. The sales of the Saving Bank money, ,which we have noticed lately, are said to have been made on account of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and it is probable that he may, from time to time, supply his wants from that source, until he sees how the important negotiations with the Chinese empire are likely to terminate. These favourable circumstances have been much looked to, and have induced a strong impression in favour of spe .culatians for the rise. They arc no doubt flattering, .and by no means unlikely to be realized ; but until the bullion in the Bank is more than 5,000.0001., instead of 3,311,0001., we do not see that the Directors could, with propriety or safety, encourage an advance in prices by an expansion of the currency. We must not shut our eyes to the fact that various foreign states are watching our Money Market narrowly, ready to come forward with proposals for new loans so soon as they tint a suitable opportunity. A private letter from China has been received by an eminent house connected with the Canton trade, of the 15th October, being several days later than any other despatches brought by the last overland mail. Thi, communication confirms the intelligence that CommiJ sinners had been appointed by the Chinesa Govern ment to proceed to Canton, in order to enter into acgo uations with Captain Elliot for an amicable adjustment ad the difTerehces with Great Britain. _ . This was settling day in the Consol Market, but although the extreme fluctuations have amouoted to about 3 per cent. during the Account, it was by no means a heavy settlement. The continuation to-day ,fell-otf to a-lochs to 4 per cent. for the February Ac s.!oulit, showing_ pretty clearly that the jobbers were 'sßears of stock. Supposing that a clause in the Act of renewal of the Charter of the Bank of England, binding the Directors t o manage the national currency on fixed principles would be effectual ; that there would be no departures From it on account of extraordinary circumstances ; and that uo bills of indemnity on account of extraordinary aid to commerce under pressures would be sought for from Parliament, we ask the people of this country, Aiould such an arrangement be approved of by their re- Pietatives in Parliament? Would it be conducive to the n prosperity of the trade , and commerce of this f e c ountry that the Ban k of England should retain i:s privileges as the national bank of issue ? or should e those privileges be enlarged by . making it the sal bank sil issue ? If the first question be answered in the ale 4 dive, it solves the second ; therefore we shall con fine our observations to the first ; and we say that the functions of the Bank of England, as a bank of national issue, ought not to be continued, because they would more prudently and beneficially exercised by ufficers under delegation from the Crown, subject to the supervision and control of the people through Par liament. Why should the country or the Crown abdi .cate the sovereign right of furnishing the coin of the realist to individuals, and allow those individuals a profit upon the paper money which they put into cir culation ? It is giving encouragement to the absurd principle of allowing those individuals to create capital at their pleasure, to increase or diminish it as they may tieetu e xpedient, and, by merely fixing the proportion which their paper shall bear to their bullion, we should on ly put a limit to their power of mischief ; we should not eradicate it ; it is a false principle of action alto lather, hat of allowing individuals to issue paper MiolleV. The coin of the country is made at the Mint. ',rho bank of England must send their bullion there to be coined, and the Mint should be the place from which all the money o f t h e realm, whether gold or paper, p a y. able in gold, should take it. origin. Reduce, th e „, the allowance to the Bank of England for plyin g the di vidends within moderate terms ; pay off the debt due to the Bank by the Government ; constitute an elti .cient Crown board of issue, and the whole business of coining and issuing money might be consolidated, and better and more economically managed, under the di rection and eyes of Parliament and the public. It may., perhaps, sound rather unpleasant to cars polite to men tion such a work as the " Black Book." We never theless, take the following extract from its pages. The author, alluding to the benefits expected from a reformed Parliament, says—" A national currency would be Is sued under the control of the Legislature. Private ,individuals, who offer no security to the public, would um longer be permitted to issue bits of paper as repre _oAntatives of real property. Fluctuation in the cur rency would be guarded against, and the value of money rendered secure and uniform. But this is not all: an immense saving would accrue to the commu nity. We have seen the bankers gain three millions annually by the issue of their notes. The same clearly belongs to the State rather than individuals. If a paper currency be unavoidable, let the public have the benefit of it." There is much strong sense in these remarks, and they point clearly to the true quar ter—the additional security and uniformity which would be obtained by a national currency, issued under Parliamentary control ; we should no longer be alarmed with mysterious accounts of runs for gold upon this hank or that bank ; panics from such causes would cease ; the country banks would have no issues except the legal money of the realm, and if they should over trade, or enter upon speculative transactions which caused them to declare insolvency, there would be no ruined holders of their notes to swell the list of bank ruptcies. Every banking company of the country would issue the Queen's coin, or the Queen's note, the repre sentative of, and convertible into, coin, and no other ; the country would enjoy additional security ; commercial enterprise would bo entered into with increased confi dence ; and trade would be more prosperous and safe ; we should no longer be racking our brains in vain con jectures as to the policy of the Bank parlour ; that se cret and really irresponsible tribunal would no longer exercise capricious control over the property of their fellow-countrymen ; everything connected with the ma nagement of the currency would be open and above board ; and the proceedings of commercial men would have fair play. POST.—The Hampshire Banking Company, a joint stock bank, having its head office at Southampton, is, we understand, on the point of coming to an arrange rnent, if, indeed, it has not done so already, with the Bank of England for the withdrawal of its own notes, and the substitution of those of the latter establishment. The precise conditions under which this arrangement takes place need not be stated. The present case of junction, or coalition, between the Bank of England and a joint-stock company is worthy of some attention, as it appears to be the first in which a bank in an exclusively agricultural district has been concerned. This was account day in the English stock market. It proved a decidedly hear account, and the differences of the speculators and jobbers being disposed of, all of them satisfactorily as far as we can learn, the quotations improved materially. Money was found to be suffi ciently easy for all purposes connected with the opera tions of the market, though in Lombard-street it cannot, in the existing state of affairs, be over plentiful. The intelligence received in the course of the day from Madrid, respecting the good intentions of Senor Gamboa, looks flattering, more particularly for the holders of the indemnity bonds, but nothing was done in those securities that we are aware of, and the decline which occurred in the Actives, in the face of his Ex cellency's promises, seems to indicate but too plainly that no great faith is placed in them. The knowledge that Senor Gamboa has the well-known trickster, Men dizabel, at his elbow, the author of the dishonoured Treasury hills, and issuer of spurious securities during a suspension of payment of the dividends, is certainly more than enough to explain the excessive distate that has been created for Spanish securities, whatever their denomination. . Tho correctness of the announcement made by the managers of the telegraph at Brest, with respect to the settlement of the Buenos Ayres question, being confirmed by the French Government, a hope is ex pressed by the holders of Buenos Ayres stock that the respectable house of Baring, Brothels, and Co., as the contractors of the loan, will lose no time in pressing their long-neglected claims upon the attention of the Government of the Republic. The aggregate of these claims, independently of the interest due upon them is, as iN the case of Chili, less than a million sterling, and, considering that the dividends on the home debt have always been Wended to—always punctually paid—as ''..c641110 due, as, again, in the case of the Chilians, they ‘, ._ he add, in that of our own Consols also, and, we be the fact, on the authority of for such is stated Sir Wathen Parish , our late Consul in the Republic, we do think the claims in question are entitled to the immediate attention both of lklessic,, Baring, Brothers, and Co., and of the President, General ii i;4s, It is a grievous hardship upon men who have ach vanced their moneys, perhaps, in many Poem their-all, upon the faith of a Government, and the first commer cial house in Europe, that they should have been kept out of their revenue, arising from the interest accruing triton such advances, for the period of thifteen years ; but, on the other hand, it must be consoling to them to know that, amidst all his difficulties with the French, General Rosas has not entirely lost sight of these nil= tional obligations. In one of his recent manifestoes, or State documents, the English debt is referred to in the following terms : Notwithstanding the embarrassments of the public Treasury, arising from so great a complication of diffi culties, the claims upon the loan negotiated in England are not forgotten by the Government. No opportunity of placingponed these upol the most whicheciu equitable b h l e a have been footing ee n thatua v: i r d c ay u b m i i stances at all admit of, will be lost." W,th this assurance, as well as the examples of Chili and Mexico before them, Messrs. Baring, Brothers, and Co., may, we should hope, call upon the Argentine Administration, in behalf of their unfortunate clients, with a very great chacce of success, especially as the claims are so limited, and they are sure of being effec tually backed by Mr. Robinson and the committee of Spanish-American bondholders. \Ve may be permitted to intimate that a very small appropriation of Custom-house receipts, as made by the Mexican Government, would be adequate to the dis charge of the interest on the original claim, the ar rears being left to be disposed of upon some fair and easy principle of adjustment. UNSOUND ANNUITY AND ASSU- RANCE COMPANIES. (From the Scots Times of Wednesday.) Extract from a letter dated London, Jan. 7, 1841, received by a gentleman in Edinburgh : " Tbe Independent and West Middlesex Annuity Company, have stopped, and the Acting Managers are off. It is said upwards of 200,0001. has been invested with them. "I do not say stopped on report. I was in their office in Baker-street to-day, and I was told the above by the clerks." We understand that a meeting of parties in this quarter who have sunk money on annuities with the above concern, is to be held in Glasgow to-day.—Glas gow /lrgus ,f yesterday. By a letter from one of our London agents we learn that the " Independent West Middlesex Assurance Society" suddenly suspended business on Tuesday last. Our agent expresses great alarm as to loss on the part of those who placed confidence in this Society.—Leeds Intelligencer. [ln reference to the above, we learn that a meeting of the annuitants in Glasgow, of whom there about a dozen, was held yesterday in the Black Bull ; that Mr. Livingstone, late agent of the Company here, appeared, and wished authority to employ an accountant for them in London, which was declined, and the meeting adjourned without any farther proceedings being gone into. There are, we understand, about 350 annuitants altogether, and the Company, it is said, have lifted upwards of 98,000/. of annuities. Comparatively a small sum of this is out of Scotland.] CLERICAL INTELLIGENCE. PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS. 'File Rev. Wm. Jackson, D.D., Rector of Lowther, Westmoreland, to the Rectory of Cliburn, in the same county, void by the death of the Rev. John Ro binson, D.D. The Archdeacon of Wells has appointed the Rev. Joseph Ditcher, M.A., of Hutton, to be his official throughout the Arclideaconry of Wells. The Rev, Edward Tottenham has succeeded to the ministerial duties of Laura Chapel, Bath. The Rev. W. C. Frampton, M.A., to the Rectory of Moreton, Dorset, vacant by the resignation of Wil liam Butler, Clerk, on the presentation of James Frampton, Esq., of Moreton. The Rev. W. North, M.A., Professor at St. David's College, to the Rectory of Llangoedmore, Cardiganshire, vacant by the resignation of the Very Rev. the Dean of St. David's. Patrons, the Prin cipal and Professors of St. David's College. The Marquis of Cholmondeley has appointed the Rev. William Tilson Marsh, incumbent of St. Mary, Leamington Priors, to be ono of his Lordship's domestic chaplains. The Earl of Carnwath has appointed the Rev. Wm. Tilson Marsh, incumbent of St. Mary, Leamington, Priors, to be one of his Lordship's domestic chaplains. His Grace the Duke of Leinstor has presented the Re r. George Blacker to the prebend of Maynooth, vacant by the death of the Rev. Thomas Tisdall. The Lord Bishop of Cashel has instituted the Rev. John \Vhitty, of the Cathedral of Cashel, to the living of Gal bully. OBITUARY. In the 8-vil year of his age, the Rev. Thomas Coney, ,50 years Rector of Bstconrbe and Upton Noble, Somersetshire. At the vicarage house. in the 7.2 d year of his age, the Rev. John Dodd, Vicar of Newcastle. DISTRESS OF THE POOR INT MARYLEUONE. —There are at the present time no fewer than 1,691 per. sons in the workhotise, who arc fed, clothed, and lodged at the expense of the ratepayers, and 5,000 receiving out• door relief, partly in bread, which is made in the house, and of th e fi nest qua li ty . Th e d eman d o f thi s species of relief has been so great that during the past week 21 batches have b een b a k e d , consum i ng 64 sac k s o f fl o ur, making 4,708 loaves; the total weight being 18,8321b5. The distress of the poor in consequence of the inclemency of the weather increases so much that at the meeting of the Board of Guardians on Friday 300 new applications were made to them for relief. The number of deaths has also increased to a frightful extent in the workhouse, for during the last seven days no less a number than 34 paupers have died, being double the number of deaths at the same period of last year, THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY. .JANUARY 18, 1841. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, JAN. 16. DANIEL V. DUDLEY. The further arguments in this part-heard appeal, occu pied the Court the whole morning. ROLLS' COURT, JAN. 16. J UDOMENT.-BIEDERMANN V. SEYNIOUA. The MASTER of the ROLLS gave judgment this morning upon a question which he had reserved for cornide7ation, namely, whether certain real estates devised by the testa tor in the cause to his heirs-at-law, were to be taken as assets for the payment of debts in priority to the real estates devised by the same will to other persons. His Lordship was of opinion that although the creditors had a right to resort to the estate which bad descended to the heir in priority to the other estates, yet that the heir would be entitled to contribution from the other devises in pro. portion to the extent of the debts. PLATT V, ROUTH. His LORDSHIP also gave judgment in this case, in which a question had arisen respecting the amount of probate and legacy duty, payable on the property bequeathed to Judith Judith Ann Platt, 40,0001. 31 per cent. reduced annuities had been carried over to an account, iutitled " The Claim of Probate and Legacy Duty Account," and a case had been submitted for the opinion of the Judges of the Court of Exchequer, with whose certificate both the Attorney- General who claimed the probate and legacy duty on the part of the Crown, and the party interested under thu will were dissatisfied. The Judges having decided partly in favour, and partly against each, His LORDSHIP confirmed the certificate, and di rected a reference to the Master, to ascertain the amount of duty payable in respect of it. ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. DULWICII COLLEGE. The a7—nents of Counsel in this C33C were then re sumed, ~ot finished, at the rising of the Court. VICE CHANCELLOR'S COURT, JAN. 16. IN TILE MATTER OF A WARD-ADAMS V. NIXON: Mr. K. BRUCE said he had an application to make in the case of a ward of rather a singular nature. No peti tion had been presented, and therefore he was obliged to make the application in the nature of a motion. From the instructions he had received, it appeared that the young lady, who was a ward of that Court, had gone a short time since on a visit to a respectable family, about eight or nine miles from town. During that visit an acquaintance and intimacy took place b”tween .n le of the sons of the family and ..he young lady. It was fair to state, that though there was great inequality between the parties in point of fortune, there was none in point of station. It seemed, howeVer, that without the knowledge of the young gentle man's family the parties were married in the parish church of the place where the friends of the young gentleman, who was a Lieutenant of the line, resided. The parties whom Mr. Bruce represented did not; at present be lieve that the father and mother of the young gentle man knew anything about the matter, but it was sup posed one of the brothers did ; and what he had therefore to ask was for an order directing the sup posed husband (for he believed it must be considered the marriage was legal) and the ward, together with the bro ther, to attend the Court upon a cortain day. The Learned Gentlemen did not apprehend the Court would in the first instance direct the clergyman to attend. The VICE-CHANCELLOR—Why not? It appears to me there is a great laxity on the part of clergymen in these marriages. Mr. K. BRUCE observed that the case in the present in stance was very singular. The marriage was by banns in the parish church where the family of the young man lived, and it was therefore rather extraordinary that the father and the mother knew nothing about it. The VicE CHANCELLOR thought the case so singular that he should require the attendance of the clergyman, as well as that of the brother, the ward, and her husband, at 10 o'clock on Thursday next. Mr. K. BRUCE said that they could not serve the ward and her supposed husband, personally, because they did not know where they were. His clients had thought that the young lady and gentleman had gone to Scotland, but, singular to relate, it appeared that they were quietly mar ried within 100 yards of the place where the parents of the young gentleman resided. The VICE. CHANCELLOR then ordered the clergyman, the brother and the two young delinquents to attend him in his private room on Thursday next at ten o'clock. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, JAN. 16. (Sittings in Banco.) THE QUEEN V. TIIE INHABITANTS OF THE COUNTY OF DERBY. This was an indictment against the defendants for not repairing a bridge over the river Trent, for which it was contended the county was liable. The jury found a ver• dict for the Crown, subject to the opinion of the Court upon a case stated. Mr. WHlTEnuatiT appeared in support of the indictment, and described the structure, which was somewhat peculiar. It uonsisted of a series of 42 arches, connected by two continuous walls throughout its entire length. There were first five arches under which the Trent flowed ; after nn interval of some 80 or 100 yards, there were 29 arches, under the greater portion of which there was generally:some standing water, and then, after another space, there were eight arches, under which there was flowing water. The bridge had all been built at the same period of time, and the county had been in the habit of repairing the entire structure. In the present case they had put the five Arnhcs through which the Trent flowed into repair, but as regarded thP remainder they contended that they were not liable, it not being p bridge within the meaning of the Act. The Learned Counsel having referred to several authorities in support of the indictment, Mr. WILMORE was heard on behalf of the defendants. , The COURT took time to consider its judgment. 11 4 .11i COURT, JAN. 16. (Befal) Mr. 4140iim Wit4rIAMS.) CASE OF TEII7. SHIP DEljAp. THE QUEEN v. P. S. WALLACE AND NI. a. S. WALLACE, This case, in which a rule bad been obtained, calling on the prosecutor to chew cause why the defendant should not be brought up by habeas eorpus, or otherwise dealt with according to law, and why the proceeding; before the Magistrates should not be removed into this Court by eel-, tiorari, came on for argument this morning. Mr. Jeavts and Mr. C. PHILLIPPS appeared to support the rule, and the ATTORNEY-GENERAL, Mr. CLARKSON, Mr. BODKIN, and Mr. Lame, to show cause against it. The affidavits, which were of great length, having been read, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that in opposing this ap plication it was not his intention to enter into the merits of the case, so as to prejudice the prisoners when they should come to their trial. Could it be said that thew parsons were not legally in custody ? There were warrants against them. Patrick was legally in custody on 12th November, and on that warrant he had been since remanded. Michael had been apprehended, while endeavouring to escape, and on that he had been since remanded. On the 14th Ja nuary another warrant had been issued against them, which would, he supposed, be admitted to be valid. If the Court should be cf opinion that they ought to be immediately tried, the Court woutd commit them, not discharge them. Mr. Justice WILLIAMS-1:90 cloeht, it' a warrant is bad, yet if there should appear on the deposition; pests tg send them to trial, the Court would commit them. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL thought that, looking to the circumstances of the case there was pito sufficient to send them to their trial. The offence with which they were charged was a felony, punishable with transportation, and if such an offence had been committed, it was of the ut most importance the parties should be brought to justice. There were insurances to a taiga at otant effected by the prisoners on goods shipped on board the Dryad for CuLa, These goods were never shipped. An attempt was made to east :hr ship away on the coast of Hayti; she is sub sequently lost tm the past pf Cuba; large sums of money are paid for i!le insurance, and 1.1.ca,:t tiotT,;; ;re need into the hands of prisoners ; one of them leaves his place of business in London, and is found in a sea-bathing village in Lancashire. The faet,of the ship being cast away could hardly admit of doubt, and ha thought sufficient had been shown to put these pasties on their WO! None of the facts stated in the depositions were denied in the prisoners' affidavits, and, therefore, the only ground of the application could be the delay which had taken place, and some irregularity in taking the depo sitions. Now no irregularity in tablet; the depositions could entitle the prisoners to their discharge. The toms. tion was whether there was not reasonable evidence given upon oath stacient to warrant the putting of these indivi duals on their trial, There could be no reason for dis charging them under these circumstances, 4nd admitting any irregularity that might have taken place, how could that entitle them to be admitted to 6211 ? The only re maining point was the delay, and he contended that not an hour of unnecessary delay had occurred, It had been discovered that a seaman who had been on board the Dryad was now on board ono of her Majesty's ships in the Mediterranean ; application bad been made to: the Ad. miralty, a special messenger had been despatched after him, and he was now on his return to give evidence. What reason had these individuals to complain. If the offence had been committed in the country, they would not have been tried until the Spring Assizes. /sL,w, what lashes or delay could be attributed to the prosecutor. They certainly ought not to have been discharged—it would have been unsafe to commit them for trial, unless they bad pro. cured evidence of the actual loss of the £ hip—and it would have been imprudent and unsafe to admit them to bail. On these grounds, he submitted there was no reason for this application. Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Bodkin followed on the same side, and Mr. Laurie on behalf of the remanding Magistrates. Mr. JERVIS replied. Judgment postponed till Monday. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, JAN. 16. HARRISON V. GOODWIN. _ . This was one of the important cases lately tried in this Court, relating to the liability of administrators to the covenants upon the estate to which they administered. The action was brought to compel the defendant, as ad ministratrix, to effect repairs, under a lease held by the testator, whom she represented. She pleaded first—belie administravit ; second, that she had not administered upon the conditions of the lease ; and thirdly, that the testator had died insolvent, and loft no assets out of which the conditions of the lease could be fulfilled. Upon the first and third pleas the Jury found for the defendant ; and last term Mr. Serjcant Bompas obtained a rule nisi to set aside this verdict, and enter judgment for the plaintiff upon the second plea, on the assets quando accessit—(that is, to the amount of the assets of the testator, at the time of the administration) — Mr. Poacock showed cause against the rule on the 23d of November last, when the argument was adjourned. Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD this day showed cause against the rule, and contended that the plea in question was fully made out in the evidence that the defendant refused to adminster until she was persuaded to do so by the plaintiff, who solemnly promised that if she did so, for the purpose of facilitating his recovery of certain claims upon the estate, he would not attempt to enforce against her the condi tions of the lease in question. Mr. Sergeant BOMFAS, in reply, argued that as the covenant was by lease under seal, a parole un d er t a k in g or promise, could not be pleaded in answer to an action thereon. He Pubmitted that he was entitled to have judg ment entered on the first plea, and to have a verdict the first plea. The COURT held that the parole promise was rot a suflicient answer to the action upon a covenant under sc,l, and therefore the plaintiff was entitled to judgment on that plea : but their Lordships refused the other part of the rule, being of opinion that the verdict so far was croud. This decision, upon the only substantial plea, is in effect equal to a verdict for the plain,iff on the whole case. COMMISSIONER LIN.-SAMLEI. V. RAWSON. Sir WILLIAM FOLLETT moved for a rule to appoint 2 commission to examine witnesses at Macos, Canton, and Chusan. There had been already two commissions is sued for the examination of witnesses on the part of the defendant at Glasgow, Batavia, Calcutta, and Canton; but neither of these had been carried into effect. In one of them, issued in 1639, the name of a commissioner was improperly spelled, and the gentleman intended re fused to act. The commission was accordingly returned to the Court and amended. But on its being sent out in 1840, it could not be acted upon at Canton, on account of the proceedings of Commissioner Lin. The LORD CHle JUSTICR—You have not included him in your commission now ?—;A laugh.) Sir W. FOLLETT—No, my Lord, certainly not. The COURT was of opinion that the parties applying had not been in fault for the delay, and granted the np plication. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, JAN, 16. CLARK v. THE HAM, OF 11411RINOTON, Mr. KELLY ( with whom was Mr. Cockburn) applied for a rule nisi for a new trial in this case, which was tiled before Mr. Baron Rolfe yesterday, when a verdict was found for the plaintiff, damages 141/. 15s. The I.4.mrned Gentleman said it was a verdict which reflected much dis credit upon the administration of justice, and he was asto nished that twelve gentlemen could be found to concur in it. The evidence was that Colonel Lincoln Stanhope had been wishing for some years to dispose of Putney House, and, as usual, it was put down in the books of many house agents, and among others in those of the plaintiff. By the death of the Colonel in 1840, the house became the property of the noble de fendant as heir-at-law. He also W 33 anxious to dispose of the property ; and the plaintiff wrote to him for particulars, which were furnished to him and many others by Colonel Leicester Stanhope, all upon their own applications. In May the Colonel entered into negotiations with Mr. Ogle, as Counsel for the College of Civil Engineers, and eventually, in July, 1840, it was sold to that body for 9,000/. It appeared that the plaintiff had given a card to view the house to a Mr, Clark, the Secretary to the College, and probably one or two other parties; that was all he had ever done, yet he sent in kis claim for 10s. fur registering the pro perty, although that was at his own request, and 1411. ss. for commission upon the 9,0001 , for which the property was sold by the brother of the defendant. If the plaintiff could recover this demand, then the 20 others who upon their own request had been furnished with particulars, were equally entitled, but he was certain such an unfounded claim could never sue - ced. _ Mr. Baron RoLFE—I was not only dissatisfied with the verdict, but had great doubts whether I ought nut to have nonsuited.—Rule granted. IN RE THE LAND-TAR OF THE PARISH OF UTLEY. IN THE DISTRICT OF SAFFRON WALDEN. Mr. WORDSWORTH showed cause against a rule obtained in November last, calling upon the Land-tax Commis sioners to show cause why they should not make a new assessment of the land-tax upon all property in the above parish in an equal manner. The appl►cation was made on the part of Mr. Lake, a gentleman residing in London, but holding property in the above parish. Lie complained of the inequality of the rate last made, 293 acres belonging to the Rev. Mr. Raymond and other pro. perties, were wholly omitted from the assessment, in con. sequence of which inequality he and other occupiers in the parish were compelled to pay more than their just pro portion. The COURT said it was perfectly clear from the affidavits on both sides that the Commissioners bad not come to any decision on either the first or second occasions, they de sired information and gave time for its collection, at the last hearing the appellant did not appear, and the appeal was dismissed. Under such circumstances the Court had no power to interfere.—Rule discharged. SECONDARIES' COURT, Je.v. 15. HILL V. INNEI. _ _ In this case Mr. MATTIIEWi appeared for the plaintiff, a solicitor ; and Mr. Fouzascue, appeared for the defend ant, who is brother-in.law of Mr. Stockdale. _ The action was brought to recover 7/. 3s. 6d., for money lent to the defendant, to enable him to release Stockdale out of the custody of the Sheriffs of London. William Chapman, a Sheriff's Officer's assistant, esta blished the plaintiff's case. Mr. FORTESC UK contended that the only undertaking Mr. Inaes gave Mr. Hill to re-pay the money was of a collateral nature, inasmuch as he promised to pay if Stockdale did not. Stockdale, however, it had not b,en proved, had ever been applied to, and that even if the undertaking was of a positive character, the Statute of Frauds required that it should be made in writ ing. Ile (Mr. Forteieue) would be able to show that there was a collateral undertaking in writing given, which lie submitted would at once put the plaintiff out of Court. The Learned Counsel then commenced reading a docu ment, but was stopped by The SECONDARY inquiring how the paper could get into the defendant's pose.,sion, if it was given to the plaintiff? Unless the defendant could pr3ve that it had been in the plaintiff's possession, he could not be affected by it. Mr. FORTESCUR, not being prepared with proof of such a description, he proceeded to argue that the Jury trust be fully satisfied that the money passed from Mr. Hill into the defendant's own hands, and that it was a bona file loan, to enable the plaintiff to recover. The Learned SECONDARY summed up, and the Jury re turned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 7/. 3s. (id. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, JAN 12. GOING TO LAW.—William Hall, a newsvendrr, bookseller, &c., was opposed by Mr. Woodroffe, on the part of Mr. John Cumberland, the well-known pub lisher of plays, and supported by Mr. Cooke. This case shows the result of going to law, and the enormous expense incurred by a creditor in attempting to recover a sum of 131. It appeared that Mr. Cum berland was the holder of a 12/. bill of exchange drawn by Mr. Berger, the publisher, of Ilolywell.street on and accepted by the insolvent, who owed him the money . The bill was in the cou!se of business paid away to the present holder, and an action was brought against the insolvent to recover the amount, when, by hitiss,a,atitoarn accommodation l' ee pleaded, and one of th e pl eas was , th a t mmodation bill. The action being un• der 201. could be tried before the Sheriff, but that pro , pnOil was resisted, and, on appoont of the pleas, it was tried in the svipoi'ior i.tourt. 4t wan tried hefore Mr. Baron Gurney, and he turned it a ' 4 disgracerul defence." A verdict was obtained for 121., the amount claimed, and it was proved that in getting the barren verdict the taxed costs of Mr. Cumberland amounted, 1, 4 m- 4 lese a stiff} than f' thirty-seven pounds," the ouly satisfaction dprived ve4, thq; been taken in eaecntion, The cogs, if the delvridln , hid not plzadad, would have been under t3i., and now they were 37/.; Mr, Berger stated that the bill was pot qu aeoommo . dation one, The insolvent owed hi m the money, and it whs w 'icfleVV4l, - - The insolvent confessed that there was no pretence for saying it was an accommodation bill. He left the business to his attorney who had pleaded, A long inquiry was made respecting the insolvent's business, which was carried on by his wife. He bad been out on bail. Mr. WOODROFFE MAC Some strong observations on the conduct of the attorney who had pleaded to the actlan, The Court could not touch him, and could enly romand the insolvent. The Chief CoustisstoNEß, in giving the opinion of the Court, said that the defence was tot vexatious. and when the case was petlnot, the insolvent would be remanded at the suit of Mr. Cumberland. The case was adjourned, and the insolvent ordered to be taken to prison. _ _ _ It was subsequently proved that his wife .was seri onsly ill, and said to he dying, The COURT, under the circumstance, humanely ol lowed him to remain out on bail, and adjourned the case to the 15th February. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILD HALL. CIIARGE OF FORGERY.—•-Mr. Nun. LaihtMl, an ex tensive draper, residing at Halifax, in the county of York, was brought up by Inspector Harrison, of the city police, before Aldermen Pirie and Farebrother, to answer a charge of having forged the acceptance to a bill of exchange for 173/. 135., and with uttering the same, knowing the instrument to be forged. Mr. Lloyd, a solicitor in Cheapiide, appeared for Messrs. Leaf and Co., the prosecutors, and the senior clerk of Mr. Hum p..ireys was in attendance for the prisoner. Before the w'tnesies were examined the bill was put in. It was dated Sept. 15th, 1840, drawn by the prisoner for 173/. 135., at three months after date, and purported to be accepted by Thomas Pearson. The prisoner as the maker of the bill, was also the first indorser. John Wesley Barrett deposed that he is clerk to Messrs. Leaf, Smith, and Co., extensive silk mercers in Wood-street, Cheapside. He took the bill now pro duced from the prisoner several months back, in liquida tion of a debt of more than 300/., which was owing to the firm. It is drawn on a ss. stawip, and is in the same state now as when he took it, excepting the addi tional indorse and the notary's ticket. The body of the bill and the indorsetuent were doabless in the prisoner's hand-writing, but lie was not prepared to say that the name " Thomas Pearson" (the acceptor) was his. Mr. Alderman PIRIE-1s not the charge that he has forged the acceptance ?—ls the acceptor here ? If not, how are we to proceed ? Mr. Lloyd said that the prisoner was only given into custody on Friday night, and owing to distance they were not prepared to get the acceptor, but he (Mr. Lloyd) had some letters, which he put in. Alderman FAREBROTHER—You must get Pearson the acceptor up here, and then he will be bound to swear whether it be his acceptance or not, oil that the charge hinges. .The prisone r ( w h o was a ll owe d to stand at the table) sand he hoped that he should be admitted to bail, with which lie was quite prepared ; he requested it, because he had an ext ens i ve b us i ness w hi c h re quired his atten tion.—The Magistrates could nut agree to the request. Mr. Inspector Harrison said he had 30/. in bank-notes ! and a gold watch which he had taken from the prisoner,, and he requested to know whether he was at liberty to return the property. Mr. Lloyd said he had no objection, when the watch and notes were given to the prisoner. The Inspector then said he had a pocket-book which contained a great nun•Aber of bilis of exchange, and va rioui memoranda. He was requested to hand them to the Bench, where the papers were closely examined, and appeared to be of some importance, particularly as there were sow, other bills over due, which were ac cepted by Thomas Bennett, and which appeared not to have been negotiated. The prisoner declared the acceptance to be genuine, and said that he had given 300/. in good cash for them, and others of a similar description. He said that Mr. Lloyd presented an assignment of his (prisoner's) estate and effects to the prosecutors for the benefit of his cre ditors, and because he did not sign it, the threat which had been held out was carried into execution, and he was dragged to a police station. Had he signed an in struu►ent he had not read or was prepared to expect, this charge would not have been made. He considered that he had been harshly dealt by. Mr. Lloyd denied that the prisoner was menaced, but he admitted that an assignment was requested, and that proceedings had been instituted against Yea► son. Mr. Alderman FAREBILOTHER said that being the case, he thought that if the prisoner was committed without stronger proof, no jury would convict him. Prisoner—Mr. Lloyd said, " Unless you sign this paper, I'll give you in charge of an alien.," and one of the Mr. Nevilleg, of Carey-street, was present at the time. He proceeded to state that he had been in busi ness at Halifax nineteen years, and that his stock in trade at this moment exceeded -1,000/., beyond a large sum in book debts. One of his objects in coming to town vas to request a little time, but to ask no favour by offer of compromise. It was finally arranged for the case to stand over till Thursday next, in case Pearson arrived in London by that day. Mr. Borridale, attorney, whose office is at No 20, King's Arms-yard, Coleman -street, came into the office with his face discoloured, and said he had been violently assaulted a few minutes ago in his own office, and he expected that his assailant was forthcoming to answer the charge. Mr. Nlortimore, and several gentlemen connected wish the London Lila-stock Bank Company, soon made their appearance. Mr. Borridale stated that he and the defendant were shareholders in the London Joint-stock Company Bank, and Mr. Mortimore came into his office this morning, and closed the door after him, and then coming up to witness, said, " Now, Sir, I shall punish you for in sulting me." I said, " You don't mean to assault me ;" and he said, " Yes, I do ;" and he gave me me two, three, or four violent blows on the nose and mouth (the marks were apparent). I grappled with him, until my clerk came to my assistance. By Mr. Baker, solicitor for the defendant—He did not come and demand an apology. I remember meet ing him and a Mr. Nicholson some time since, when they solicited my vote for the election of a director to the bank company alluded to. I remember putting some questions as to whether be (defendant) had written a letter (anonymous) reflecting on a Mr. Philpotts, a candidate ; and whether it was him who had brought forward a Mr. Farrant to succeed the director who was going out by rotation ? He replied in the affirmative ; and then 1 said, " It's dirty, shabby conduct, and VII have nothing to do with those who are a party to it." I did not say, " You are a dirty, shabby fellow, and I'll not associate with you." I never had an apology de manded, directly or indirectly. Farrant, whose cause Mr. Mortimore espoused, was the successful candidate ; so, after " licking " me at the election, he must come and lick me at my own office. Thomas Collison, clerk to the prosecutor, stated that he obeyed his master's call, and when he entered the private office he saw the two gentlemen scuffling, but he saw no blow struck. He could not tell who struck the first blow. He heard Mr. Mortimore say, after he (witness) went into the room, " I'll teach you to call me a dirty fellow." Mr. H. Nicholson, of No. 7, Shoreditch, was called on the part of the defendant. lie stated that they were out canvassing for Mr. Farrant, and happened to meet Mr. Borridab; in the street ; and, knowing him to be a large shareholder, they solicited his vote. Some questions were put and answered (as already stated), and Mr. Borridale said to Mr. Mortimore, " You are a dirty, shabby, shuffling fellow, and I will not associate with you publicly or privately." I afterwards saw Mr. Borridale, and besought him to retract the words, as Mr. Mortimore I know to be a high-minded and inde pendent man ; and I expressed a fear that something unpleasant would occur after the election was over. By the defendant—At the election he (Mr. Borri dale) used similar expressions in a general way, and threw out insinuations. Mr. Mortimore begged to state that be did not deny the charge ; but he telt himself grossly insulted, and as he had waited long enough for an apology, lie went tins ►corning and had an interview, which led to the ren•. contre. Ile said that when he found Mr. Borridale he (Mr. Borridale) put up hi►s arm as if to strike. He (Mr. Mortimore) knocked away his guard, and then some blows followed, in which Mr. Borridale was worsted, but had he (Mr. Mortimore) been vanquished, the Magistrates rould have had no trouble. Alderman PlatE said that if the blows bad been struck in the street when the words (which were, to say the least, ungentlemanly) were spoken, the case would have been different ; but here four teen days had elapsed, and one gentleman goes to the house of another, and takes the law into his own hands ; as he had done so he must take the conse quences, but it was a pity they did not meet together before, and mutually explain what had been inadvertently said in the effervescence of an election contest. Ile (Alderman Pirie) wished to know whether the defen dant would like to go to the Sessions ? Mr. Mortimore —l'd rather it should be disposed of at once in a sem ►nary way. A second Alderman was sent for for that purpuo, but ere his arrival, Mr. Alderman Pixie ( a lw a y s a peace-maker), said he gaped it would meet the ..-- b4tigq of both if ontlemou that Mr, iNifs.' to iotue charity. ...anore pay 2/. The defendP.'at bower] miont, and the prosecutor elected : that suou,, uo given to the fund for the houseless poor,. 11.1 P ii*ilclant.'s solicitor said as there bad been no eciAviOitm, Mr, 130; riddle, perhaps, would bring his ac -41" for as‘7,ault and battery. Alderman no, no. Mr. liorridale—Certainly not, that I pledge, and take care not to meet Mr. Alortimorc again except on " dividend day."—(Laughter.) IJO TV-STREET. William Smelling, a young man, was charged with forging a cheque for 501., with intent to defraud the trustees of the London and Westminster Bank. Mr. Pecinger, of the firm of Westmacott and Co., solicitor's, Gray's-inn, stated that the prisoner had been clerk to the firm for about two years. The cheque produced, which was signed W. Peninger, was not in the hand-writing of witness. He had never authorised the prisoner to sign his name to a cheque. Mr. Scholfield, one of the cashiers at the Lon don and Westminster Branch Bink in Holborn, stated that on the Ist instant, the cheque in question was presented for payment by the prisoner, and witness cashed it for him, giving him a 20/. note and thirty sovereigns. The prisoner, who protested his innocence, was re manded for further examination. Lewis Frcd. Ilavegit was charged with stealing a 20/, note, two 51. notes, a gold watch, a gold chain, and other articles, the property of his master, Mr. Rosseau, a trunk-maker, in the Strand. The prisoner had been some time in the service of the prosecwor, but absconded about a month since, taking with him the above property. The robbery was men tioned in the Police Gazelle, and a description given of the prisoner's person, which led to his apprehension at Portsmouth, when 12/. only was found in his possession. The prisoner was committed for trial. MARYLEB ONE. John Jones, whose head was bound round with a handkerchief, and with all the marks of violence upon him, was tharged with stabbing his father, Charles Jones, in his cheek, and inflicting other injuries upon him. Police-constable 45 S said that about half-past six o'clock on Friday evening, he heard loud cries of mur der from No. 21, Brewers-place, Somers'-town. He tient into the house and saw a man bleeding profusely from his face. This man said his name was Charles Jones, and that his son John Jones had done it, at the same time pointing to prisoner, who was in the room. He then inquired of the wounded man what the wound bad been inflicted with, who informed him that it was with a dinner knife, and that it had been carried below stairs and concealed. He (witness) then searched, and found the knife (which he produced in Court, stained with blood) in a table-drawer in an adjoining room. He took the knife (which was a coarse blunt table one) and showed it to the wounded man, who said that the stab had been inflicted therewith. After this he was not able to speak, and had not that morning regained the power of utt erance . H e ( t h e consta bl e ) t h en too k t h e prisoner, who all this time sat sullen and still, into ens ioly, and returning, saw the wounded man to the Uni versity Hospital. (A certificate was at this stage of the prosecution read, signed by the surgeon of the University College Hospital, stating that Charles Jones (the sufferer al luded to above) had been admitted in consequence of a stab in the cheek and other wounds inflicted with great force, and which rendered his attendance impossible. He had never spoken since his admission so as to be understood, and his attendance, therefore, would be useless. Mr. HAnDwicK—Well, prisoner, what have you to say ? Prisoner—Please your worship, I had been drinking all day with my father, and we were a little overcome with liquor. I went home to his house, and we were grumbling and jawing together. llAnowicK—But how cause you to stab him ? Prisoner—Why, sir, I was sitting before the fire with seine bread and cheese, and eating it quietly with a knife, the knife which has been produced, when sud denly, in consequence of come word, he jumped up, and took hold of tne and struck me on the head with the ranker. We then strugglid and roiled oa the bed, and by this means the wounds were inflicted. Mr. HARDWICK—How came you to stab your own father with a knife in the cheek ? Prisoner—Why, Sir, I had no intention of doing it ; it was quite an ac cident ; I had no intention whatever of injuring the old man.—Remanded for a week. UNION-HALL, Stephen Berry, a powerful man, with a severe cut over the forehead, was charged with an assault on Mary Lacy, whereby her life is pronounced in danger. From the evidence of a woman named 'Weaver, it appeared that she was a lodger in the same house with the de fendant and Mary Lacy, who cohabited together as man and wife. On the preceding evening the defendant and the woman, both of whom had been quarrelling with each other the whole of the afternoon, went out and returned between twelve and one o'clock in the morn ing, at which hour they .began to fight. They were both under the influence of liquor, and the witness (Weaver) hearing a noise, proceeded to the defen dant's room, and saw hie) knock down the woman L4ey with a desperate blow of his clenched fist between the two eyes. While she was on the ground the de fendant, who was in a state of phrenzy from drink, in flicted two severe kicks on the head of the unfortunate woman, who was subsequently lifted off the floor in a state of insensibility, covered with blood. She was in such a dreadful state that the police were compelled to send for 111 r. Hawes, a medical man, who, on examining the extent of the injuries she received, pronounced an opinion that she was in a very dangerous cond i tion, and quite incapable of attending to give evidence before the Magistrate. A quart pewter pot, nearly doubled up, was produced, which it was stated was used as a weapon in the hands of the defendant during the outrage. Mr. TRAILL said that the medical certificate produced described that the woman was in great danger, and he should therefore remand the defendant until her ultimate condition was pronounced. BA TTON- GARDEN. A young man, named Thompson was brought before Mr. Greenwood,charged with breaking a square of glass. Inspector Penny, of the G division, stated that on Friday night he saw the defendant take up a stone, and smash the glass around one of the public gaslights. Witness went up to him and asked hiin the reason he had so behaved, when he stated that he had done it to obtain an asylum in prison, as he was dying with hunger, not hiving tasted anything for four days, ❑either had be found a place wherein he could repose his weary limbs. Witness led him to the station-house, and after giving him some nourishing food, made him otherwise us com fortable as he possibly could. Mr. GREENWOOD inquired of the unfortunate man who and what he was. He said he was an engineer's assistant, and five weeks ago he left Birmingham with 21. in his pocket, in search of employment. He had been unsuccessful, and was now totally destitute. Mr. GREENWOOD-But you had no right to destroy property? Defendant (crying)—Certainly not, Sir ; I would not thieve ; my hands were made for honest labour, and I preferred breaking the glass to get myself into prison than doing any other act from which an un favourable impression might be drawn. Mr. GREENWOOD observed that he scarcely knew what to do in the matter. It was evidently a distressing case and deserving every attention. He asked the pri soner whether, if he were forwarded to Birmingham, it was likely he would find employment ? He said be had no doubt of it. Mr. GREENwooD directed that he should be sent to the Mendieity Society, where he was sure his case would be attended to. THE MAILS AND COACHES. (From our Evening Edition of Saturday.) j The effects of the snow on Thursday were more se verely felt on the railway trains and by the coaches than during the previous part of the season, and the only con siderable delay at the Post-office, in the delivery of let ters, occurred yesterday. The Dover mail arrived in due time bringing the French and Flemish bags, and the Jersey, Dublin, and Donaghadee mails also arrived, but those from Holland and Hamburgh remained due. The Brighton mail arrived at the Blossoms Inn, Law rence-lane, at ten minutes before seven o'clock, being but little after time, although in some places the water was up to the body of the coach. The snail would not carry any inside passengers, and the inte rior was full of water on its arrival in London, several parcels which it contained being saturated. The different coaches from Wales, Shropshire, and Kent belonging to this office were none of them delayed beyond half an hour. The Liverpool, Manchester, and Birmingham bags came in by railway at the usual hour, but without the Glasgow, Edinburgh, or Gloucester hags. The I.34thlrosil did not arrive until half-past twelve o'clock, and the guard was compelled to leave the coach near K , ;inett, where its further progress was impeded by a drift of fifteen feet of snow, and carne ...cross the fields with the bags on horseback. At the Bull and Mouth, the Melton Mowbray mill...which should have been re ceived at seven, did not arrive till hall-past nine ; the old Edinburgh mail, which should have arrived at six, did not come in till twenty minutes past ten ; and the Exeter mail, which should have been received at seven, and comes part of the way by railway, did not arrive till ten minutes past eleven. The Stroud mail arrived at the Cross Keys, Wood•street, one hour after its proper time. The Worcester mail arrived at the Post office a few minutes past two, being just in time for the afternoon delivery, which takes place at a to a. The Lynn and Cambridge snail arrived in time to.? the h„, delivery, as did the Norwich and itaawieb but the morning delivery was much batar than not take place till 10 usual, and did Ile Glasgow and Edinburgh bags, 4r6ved by tti time for tho soid•dav e Birmingham . rfki;:vitin to in railway in • ewes at two a'at - r) ..,;:iver;. The Bristol ar past ock. The Dutch mail arrived at half- ' -`" • ..iree o'clock, when two Hamhurgh mails were oue. On Thursday night no less than three engines were attached to the Birmingham mail-train, and it was brought up to town by a similar number yesterday morning. Extra engines were also employed in propel ling the mail-train on the South-western and Great Western lines. At the terminus of the South Western Railway there was no arrival from the two o'clock train on Thursday till the mail train of yesterday morning, and it was reported that an engine of one of the inter mediate trains had become imbedded in the snow some miles above the %Yoking station, and from which the united force of six engines could not extricate it. By the aid of workmen in excavating the snow , a free communi cation was restored, and the afternoon trains of yester day came in nearly as due. On the Birmingham and Great Western lines the trains were delayed, as, not withstanding the power of additional engines, the wheels of the carriages would not bite on the rails. From the accounts given by guards and travellers, it appears that the effects of the snow were principally felt in the western and south-western districts, and that a large belt of drifted snow extended over the country from Basingstoke and Andover to Devizes, including Salis bury-plain, and equally over the unprotected country of the chalk-hills beyond Marlborough. The Bristol mail to London was lett a few miles on the other side of that spot, the bags having been brought on by the guard by post horses across the fields where the snow had not accumulated. There was no delay in the arrival of the Portsmouth mail, but the Hull, Louth, and Yeovil. did not arrive till a late hour in the morning. At six o'clock yesterday evening the Devonport and Poole mails were due at the Post-office, and it is appre hended that the accumulation of snow on these lines of roads must be very considerable. From the Swan with-Two-Necks lon there were despatched yester day evening extra mails to Bath, Bristol, and Devon port, none of which had arrived during the day. On inquiry at the principal coach-offices it was ascertained that many of the ordinary coaches had been suspended. The Eastern Counties Railway trains came in as usual, and there was no delay in the arrival of any of the branch coaches connected with it. A great extra duty has devolved upon the clerks at the General Post office, on account of the delay in the receipt of letters, as also on the twopenny postmen, who have had to take charge of the principal part of the delivery, there being only two in the day by the postmen of the General Post-office. The twopenny postmen have suffered much by the inclemency of the weather and their extra duties, and, of thirty-five supernumeraries last week on the establishment, but two remained unemployed. From inquiries at the principal carriers' offices it appears that all canal navigation is stopped, whilst considerable de• lays in the transmission of goods have occurred, not only on the common roads, but also on the luggage trains of the principal railroads. POISONING BY MISTAKE.—On Thursday an tiquest was held at the Grapes, Dowgate-hill, before Mr. Payne, the City Coroner, on the body of John Robert Johnson, an infant five weeks old. It appeared from the evidence that the parents of the child were labouring people, and lived in Brewer's-court, Upper Thames street. On Monday the subject of the present inquiry was taken very ill, when the mother purchased some cas tor oil," with the intention of giving it to the infant at bed time. She administered a dose, after which the child was seized with convulsions. It was afterwards discovered that the mother had by mistake administered some liquid out of a bottle which she had purchased to whiten linen, in her business as laundress. It was a ";solution of pearl ash," and of a poisonous nature. The child died on Tuesday. It was proved by several witnesses that the parents of the child were attached to it. The grief of the mother whilst giving her evidence was excessive. Verdict, " Acci dental death." _ NVe regret to have to announce the destruction of the whole of that splendid building, Crum Castle, the seat of Colonel Creighton, by fire. It has just been re cently finished, and the munificent owner had but just completed its gorgeous furniture. We understand the building was insured ; but nothing in a mere return of money can reimburse the proprietor for the loss he has sustained. Colonel Creighton and his family are at pre sent sojourning at Brighton,—Dublin Evening Mail. MORNING P.EITIOv THE MARKETS-SATURDAY• WHITECHAPEL MEAT MARKET. There was an excellent demand for all kinds of }fea t ; prices advanced 8,1 for Pork, 4d for Veal, and 2d for Mutton and Beef on the rates of last imrket.day. HAY MARKETS. There was but a limited supply of Hay during the week: for the best sorts, a good• demand pr eva il e d at 51,. 1)11 ' ordinary and middling sorts met a slow sale. Clover sold freely and fine sorts fetched 61. Straw has been in °l' cellent demand. Clover Hay 41. to 61. ; Meadow 31. 1 210 to 41. ISs. TEA MARKET. Holders did not appear disposed to submit to any fa r ' ther reduction, but the market wore a dull aspect, La 1° dispose of a large quantity lower rates would have to be submitted to. PROVISION MARKET. Butter in good request, and prices firm, although t he A arrivals were large of Irish. Ba c o n , d u ll o f sale', a n " prices on the decline. Lard in fair request. TALLOW AIARKET. The demand for P. Y. Candle was steady 00 tb f, spot, and prices were firm at 46i 6d, to 46s 9d. rt delivery in the next tw o m on th s severa l sa l es wer e m a d' at 47s per cent. METAL MARKET. In Spelter a good deal of business was done, and peil i on the rise ; Iron firm, and in brisk request ; Lead oil to advance ; Tin dull of sale, hut prices firm. COUNT. Y CORN MARKETS, Wheat. Barley. I Oats.' Bean,, 'Vase' --- -- -- ii. Per °muter. s. to s. s. to s. s. to s. 1. to r. Is. Abing,lon 5l 611 30 41; 20 34 44 52 44 '''' Andover 5l 60 33 41 26 34 Banbury 52 60 2'7 NI 21 29 Basi gstoko - 0 64 127 SS 241 3? 49 52 42 4 Cirenc-ster 52 61 1 34 36 29 32 40 42 . Coventry — 62 ,' 35 2 , 1 35 40 40 "''. 1 Daventry Derby Ilowden — 72 24 40 42 Hullgerfo rd 50 632 50 25 33 44 Y.? 314 a Malton - - 7. Mai • enhead 5! Ti 35 40 25 34 43 50 42 "- Nottingham 54 67 26 36 :4 32 47 10 \Vantage 6i 80 3 i 46 26 32 36 46 .- "'• War wick Winchester 70 30 29 4 3 0 York — 130 32 46 28 30 .... Per Bushel s.d. s. 41 ! s.d. s. 0. s.d. s. d., s. 0, s. d,. s. 0. ?.,. t Birmingham '7 0 8 4 3 9 53 40 49 56 68 166 ' DEVIZES CORN MARKET. Por Sack. s. il. s. d. Per Quarter. s. 0. 1. 0 eirst Wheat 3l oto 3 ,, 0 Oats... Second 29 0 31 0 Beans (per sack)... 22 .2 0 1 , Third darley 2O 0 41 6 Broad (pergallon). 1 9, •-• CORNWALL MARKETS. (Calculated at 24 gallons to the bushel,► --- Wheat. Barley. Oats. 4. d. to s. d. s. s. d. s„ d. to b.. Truro U 7 8 0 3 8 0 2 tlch.tHne ~,r4 St. Austell 0 . '7 5 0 3 6 0 Botinun 0 89— 0 40— 0 iskeartl C 6 7 6 3 0 3 G 0 .„ (17,n,i, Launceston 6 8 — 0 8 7 8 • 364 2 4 0 . 0 g —0 Penzance, 6 6 7 4 4 0 4 4 2 4 - q HAMBURG MARKETS. GRAIN. .t 3,1 MARKETS. AIN,. i g Barley, 3ilecklenbitrgh 151 t9 lOl, -- Magileburgh I',B No --- Holstein ,o -__- Summer ln to Oats, Eider . 12 5 to 1 0 ) M ecklenblirg ,„I'3B t. 01 -- Holstein „, 1-- E,st .Frie• ~,,,t , d l, 5 to d i 'Pease, Meckler.c urg .., 310 , 10 , Beans . - ... ... .. , ......... Buck Whr a t 16.2 t o 0 Rapeseed, Hanover „, tli3 0 ' 01.) Malt Tares riM. 80 `daranliani Madras 4% ~ Surats 4% 1 Domingo FEE. !Domingo ..., ............ , 48 0 Lk Guayra .......... ......- 4 ii i Porto Rico 5% 0 Davannah 4% ~ Wheat, Marks 324 to 354, ----- Magdeburg -- An halt, white 330 to 1i54 - red -- Brunswick 524 to 341 ---Mecklenburg 2 7 ,i to 354 -- Polish -- liolitein Rye, Mecklenburg -- Dautzie -- Elbing and Ko nigsburg - Upland - Riga 2lO to 240 cor Carolina and Tennessee 7 1 ,it0 c.'corgia. Ist suit 2d Ck (144 lld and 4th SY COF Mucha to I 3 Batavia Sumatra Rio 4% 5% Bahia SUGAR.— (WIC llavannah o White 1 Ai 8% Discount.) l ' Bahia, %Vliitu 5 % i° 4 i Brown 5 , 0 Pernambuco, AViiite s7t 54 BrOWII 5 .. Brown. s 634 Rio, White 54 634 Brown Manilla. Broi rn. 5 to 65 _ S ' ll London : Printed and Publi,shed by AIIIRP ifO st ow • y o , 11°, Strand, at Th, Sun U ses, 1:•• I the county of Middleoz.--m on d a y, , Jan LAST FRIDA the L 0 -: 0 be E 13 Pposi Per !bar( c o 1 4E conitiun loco ill i)) knetion' 41 1 to i ArthUr %air 1 ,,, ".11 . !An t i, I Pt* t. Vitfi po 11 0;r 1 .1 R S —oLicil c are THE WEATHER IN THE NORTII.—oe. frost and snow continue still to reign paramoulst i io the north, and have not only " hushed the music of :of year," but have well-nigh suspended business iv d fria o communication. Th e l owest po i nt of d epres -. ion I thermometer has been 8 degrees of Fahrenlstit, at it stood on Saturday the 9th ; the day previous it O . 9 degrees. The capacious basin of the Caledonian C ap is wholly fr ozen over , an d o f course a ll thu mounta i n lar d (except Loch Ness, which, from its extreme depth, s' oI well known, is never touched by frost) are now shee t 4 ice. The snow see ms t o li e d eepest on the Highills Road. From Inverness to Moy, a distance of 1 10. miles, the passage i s so f ar open t h at t h e mail-PL, can be conveyed in a post-chaise, drawn by six 101 - Thence to Blair Atha they are carried on horseback - ', 0 long and dreary journey of about sixty miles. O ne part of t ' P „ road, a narrow passage has been cut through depth. Considering these disadvantages, it is creditaiJle p 9110 W 14 fcrit; the parties concerned that the mail has not hitherto (exceffii ing one day) been above thirteen or fourteen hours be&ii` i ro t stattd time. The Aberdeen mail coach has, by exertion, been kept en the road, On Monday it ar r , at half.pas t s e v en a . m . i nstea d of seven o'clock the,,rfclt vraus evening. Th e nor th roa d i s open for ti.e msi c—s. as far as Tam ; b ut t hi s morning (Tuesthry ) n o Suti'epi land or Caith ness letters are.ved. There h as since be r• additional snow, and it is ranch feared that farther „- ruption will take place in our means of communicell:4l From Strathspey, rJa.denoeli, and the West Highlit o g (where su c h storms. 'are rare), we have information st s !!, that such a heavy lull o f snow—un if orm and immovaing has not been, cr perienced for a long series of yea"' to the pastoral diriaricts it cannot fail of proving injuricuisol the flocks or. the hills ; but as the sheep were in. exec 0 0 condition, previous to the on full, we trust they will two trC s r'iesent season of privation. --Inverness Courier. los ALGIERS. The French Government ' O ,, 70,000 soldiers in Algeria, of whom 12,000 are. in b b er pital, and of whom 1,500 died in the m o nth of Ocr alone. M. Blanquy says—" The army of Afri , .la °p vided into two pottions of which o ne rema i ns p risoP e ti f o p its camps and dies of the fever ; whilst the ot.F.er poi t bo , is decimated by dysentery, gained in ruunin g a long: rs roads to get news of the first portion. Aft er ten occupation of Algiers, it requires 300 men to carry a ' e ft and 3,000 to protect a convoy. SUPERIOR LONDON-MADE WATC",;S' —A. B. SAVORY and SONS, Watchmaker -4, No. 9 , - hill, London (opposite the Bank of England), submit f° ,- ~,,10 lection a very large STOCK of Highly-finished London ( lef ATCHES, the whole of which b e ing ma.nuf ac tured ° at" their own inspection, on their own premises, they can &O err sell at least 251. per cent. below tins usual trado price fora 0 ,) title of the same quality. A printed warranty is given each NVOch. PRICES MOUNTED IN SILVER CASES. Fine Vertical Watches, jewelled, with. d ou bl e - 4 9 backed engine -turned cases, warranted , £4 Patent detached Lever Watches, capped, jewelled in four holes, maintaining power, with seconds hands, 6 and double-backed cases, warranted._ . ...... 6 Either of the above in silver h u nti ng cases , 10 s . 6d. 0'1 3 .' r 04 A large variety of second-hand Sit verlWateltes, -which es clP been carefully examined,:and can be warran t e d at £2 ' 2ll ' GOLD CASES, SIZE FOR LADIES. Fine Vertical Watches, jewelled, in engine -turned $ gold cases, and gold dials, warranted Fine Vertical Watches, jewelled, wisis double-backed 9 engine-turned gold eases and gold dials, warranted 1 2 1r Patent detached Lever Watches, jewelled in four holes with double-backed gold cases and gold dial 49 14 1 4 warranted GOLD CASES, SIZE FOR GENTLENIES• Patent detached Lever Watches, jewelled in four holes, seconds, and double-backed gold cases, war 4. ranted Patent detached Lever \Vetches, capped, jewelledin six holes, seconds, double-backed gold eases said g enamel dials, warranted Patent detached Lever Watches, capped, jewelled in six holes, seconds, double-backed gold cases and ° gold dials, warranted Either of the Gentlemen's Watelie. may be had iu gold 11 ' cases, for 31- 3s. each extra. N.B. Second-hand Watches purchased fe, exehangeV; SECOND HAND SILVER W I EATCI - A variety of some dozens, may be selected from, Frig' fik lt :, ui neas each ; some rather more modern, Two and 3 ,fbe , l Guineas each; and an assortment quite equa l to new' Guineas each. The whole have been carefully exarnin e a printed warranty will be given. T. CO SAVORY'S re le Watchmaker, 47, Cornhill (Seven doors , from Gracee -° street), London. N. B, Second-hand Watches purchased in excirao, p PAPIER NI ACHE TEA TRAYS, 60s. the 'doll of FULL SIZED GOTHIC SHAPE. Superior 1 130 0 , Table Knives, with ivory handles, 14s. per dozen ; foo t' Poles for Window Curtains, f inch diameter, Is. 3d. po 9j .-' 2 inches, Is. Bd. per foot ; bronzed fenders, 4 feet lonP 0 6 ' Catalogues gratis, containing the prices of stoves, fende ll 'irole irons, kitchen utensils, anti every article in furnishing mongery. RIPPON and BURTON, Wells-street, Oxford-s.treet Established lno. • • -- B IR TH S. Pfr ifr On the 11th inst., at Gunton park, Norfolk, the 11°°' Of Sanderson, of a son. the WV On the 29th of October, at Cawupore, Bengal, W. Muir, Esq., Civil Service, of a son. u S° l° On the 11th inst., at Islington, the wife of W. ••• Esq., D.C. L., of a son. a Re ( ' On the 13th inst., at Woodhall, Norfolk, the lady 0' th St. Vincent 'levelly, of a sou. MARRIED. &Pe On the tith of October last, a t G ra h am 's Town. , obi s Good Hope, J. G. Franklin, E rg ., t o E m ily, second ea . the of .1. Atherstone, Esq., District Su rgeon . On the 14th rust., at St. Mary's B r y a nston-squ 4l- 00 1 r, Rev. A. Cameron, Perpetual Curate Of Hurst, Berke, to 1e youngest daught er o f L. Currie, Esq., of Great Cu,mb"' place. DIED. On the 9th i ns t., a t Gl ouces t er , th e R e v. J. "- M.A., Rector of St. Mary de Crypt, in that city. vow: On the 10th lust., Mr. T. Debney, Cromer-Wee CI wick-square, aged 75. 30' On the 3th inst., at Lee, Kent, Lancelot Loat, r25q.,,2 s ge 11 0 o! On the 12th inst., Sirs. S. Smith, widow Mr. "' formerly of Long-lane, Smithfield, saddler./ fag. ,00 , On the 12th inst., in Bedford-square, J . saddler./ P On the 12th inst., at the Pavilions., li sro pton-c °- M. Hamilton, aged 85. f Si g° On the 13th inst., at Richmond, S'. trr ey, • C llll# widow of the late D. Nicole, Esq., ag y,i id 86. Qarali Ott the 13th inst., at Camberwell,..weeen, Mrs. maid, aged 85. t 11.11, SOLI(