The Sun. — London, England, 1849-11-10 00:00:00

roitt vtlitiort CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) (Before the LORD CHANCELLOR) IN RE SHREWSBURY GRAMMAR SCHOOL. This was an application, by petition under Sir Saanuel Romilly's Act, which gives jurisdiction to the Court of Chancery, in certain cases, over the management of endowments fur charitable purposes. The application was at the instance of the trustees of the Shrewsbury Grammar School, and they suggested that the charity, which was founded by King Edward VI, was such as to warrant the interference of the Court, and they asked the Court to give them direc tions how they ought to administer the trusts of the en dowment. The petitioners, therefore,asked for a scheme for the management of the estates, and the applica tion of the rents and profits to the purposes for which those rents and profits were originally given. They also asked for a scheme for the management of the school, and for directions as to the education to be given in the school. They merely asked for a refer ence to the Master, and no declaration of the Court at the present time. The annual income of the school is 3,0501. The salary of the head-master is 4631. besides a house, and some other benefits. The second master has a house and 1671. per annum ; the third master has 1001. per annum ; the French master, 501. per annum ; and the accidence-master, 2 51. per annum, besides 431., which he receives for teaching writing to the sons of the burgesses, making alto gether a total sum of 8481. 158., given as salaries to the masters of the school. The masters are required to teach in the school such boys as are legitimate sons of burgesses in the town of Shrewsbury, gratis, and without fee or reward. In 1836 the number of sons of burgesses in the school was 68, but in 1847 it had diminished to 15. The number at the present time is about 25 or 30. It was for the instruction of so small a number of boys that the sum of 8481. was paid to the masters. The SOLICITOR-Gaivartan (with whom was Mr. K , nyon) contended, on the part of the petitioners, that that was a state of things which called for the interference of the Court, with a view to extend the benefits of the school to a larger number of boys, though all that they asked for at the present time was to establish a case for inquiry before the Master. Mr. PAGE WooD, on the part of Dr. Kennedy, the head master of the school, submitted there was no case warranting the jurisdiction of the Court, but if there wa', that it would be very unwise to exercise it in such a ca,e. He deprecated also the funds of the school being frittered away by such a course as was suggested by the petitioners. The LORD CHANCELLOR took time to consider his judgment, stating he would deliver it on Monday Morning. FRAN CE. At tha sitting of the National Assembly yesterday, M. Benjamin Raspail laid on the table the following proposition, directed against M. Fould, Minister of Finance No citizen, exercising the profession of banker, can be appointed Minister." M. Betting de Lancastel, Member of the Legisla tive A:seer - 161y, has laid on the table of the House a proposition for the appointment of a committee of fifteen Members, who will be charged with the pre paration of a Bill for the execution of the 6Gth Article of the Constitution as follows :—" The number of Ministers and their attributes shall be fixed by the Legislative power." The proposition has been re• fereed to the Commission of Parliamentary Initiative. The Commission of Parliamentary Initiative met on Tnursd2.y. M. de Larochejacquelin has been named president, and M. Godelle secretary. The Commission took into consideration a proposition of M. Desmousseaux de Givre, to the effect that hence forth the National Assembly shall Desist at no public ceremony, nor send a deputation there. The Com mission unanimously rejected the proposition, and M. Piscatory was named reporter. The Commission for the examination of the propo sition of M. Charms, relative to the nominations and promotions in the order of the Legion of Honour, has named M. Mole president, and M. Ayme secre• tery. The proposition was negatived. M. Etienne has made his report, in the name of the committee appointed to examine the proposition of M. I)'Arblay, having fur object the formation of a statement, under the direction of the Minister of Fi nance, of all the sums voted on account of the bud get of the present year. The committee has agreed to the proposition, and given it, with some slight mo dification of detail, a permanent character. M. D'Havincourt has presented his report on the proposition relative to a tax on dogs. The report, which was favourably received by the committee, mentions the following facts :—" Fifty-two Councils- General have demanded a tax on dogs. It has been approved by the Council•Ceeneral of Agriculture. In England the tax produces 4,000,000. It exists in Belgium. In England the principal result of the tax has been to reduce the number of cases of hydro phobia from twenty-four in 1838 to five in 1842." It has been decided the, a medal is to be struck in commemoration of the installation of the magistratum on Saturday last. The Government have also ordered that a grand historical picture shall also be painted commemorative of the same solemnity. The part of the ceremony selected for the pencil of the artist will be that of the celebration of the mass of the Holy Ghost in the Sainte•Chapeller. Xll. Dolaroche is, it is said, the artist to whom the execution of the picture will be entrusted. AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY. The Deutsche Zeitung states that General Hassfort had given orders to erect a monument in honour of the Hungarian war, on the• Chapel. hill, near Kron stadt. This monument, which was erected "to inform posterity of the successful union between Russia and Austria, and of the glorious victories of the Russian troops," bears the inscription "Russia et Austria unita, 1849." The same paper has letters from Schemnitz, stating that one of the officers of the garrison of Komorn has lately been executed in the city of Schemnitz, in direct violation of the terms of General Klapha's ea } itulati,n. The toilitf ry commander of Pesth and Buda has published a proclamation, enjoining the shopkeepers of the two cities to remove any tri- coloured ornament that may be found in and around their shops, and to alter the Hungarian legend on their sign-boards so as to give it a German translation. Those who refuse obeying this order are to be fined in the first instance. Thi same proclamation all but forbids the use of the Hungarim language, bec2use "it is spoken by the disaflictcd and rebellious." PERSIA. Tnrizish letters state that Persia was in a very disturbed state. The Shah appeared incapable of maintaining order, add an unfounded report of his death by th bowstring showed how precarious his tenure of the throne was considered. ITALY. Tho Venice Gazette of the 3.1 instant contains an lqaperial decree, ordering a levy of 15,000 recruits in the Lombardo•Venetian kingdom. TURKEY. Adeiuea from Constantinople, of the 25th ult., state that on the preceding day a Queen's messenger arrived at Constantinople on board the French war steamer Tartare. Ile WaS the bearer of dispatches from the French and English Governments to Sir StratiM. , l Canning and General Aupick. Those from Viscount Palmerston were dated the 9th, and those from Paris the 10th of October. This was the second message which had arrived from the Foreign (Alice within the week. The former dispatches (of the da'e of the 3d of October) brought to Constantinople by Lieutenant Bobbins approved the conduct of the Porte and the policy pursued by the English Ambas sador on the question of extradition. The instruc tims received by Sir S. Canning on the 24th o October expressed, still more clearly and decidedly. the determination of the English Government to grant material support to the Sultan in case of emergency, and to form a defensive alliance with the Porte in the event of the Czar attempting to carry into execution his menaces of aggression. As the first step 'to wards such a measure, orders had been sent to Admiral Parker to put himself in communication with Sir S. Canning, and the British fleet was already at the mouth of the Dardanelles. The tenor of the instructions of the French Go vernment to G-2neral Aupick was nearly to the same effect. France approved of the conduct of the Porte and of her Ambassador at Constantinople. But although there was an evident desire that France and England should act in concert, it was not certain that a defensive alliance would be formed with tie Sultan in the event of a declaration of war by the 1, ;; :rror of Russia. it wcss understood, however, f i rs t France would support Turkey « as long es the ( y r ,„ nti n Government acted with prudence." The was opposed to war, and desirous of pre ve• tin , ' it if possible. Nleptv.vhne the Sultan and his "Ministers were well ploa: , -.21 by the support granted by the two great w. stern Powers, they were still more gra tifi ed by Cie enthusisAicana(!)prl of their conduct by the public press of London and Paris. _ No communication ha , l ['eel) received from the Cz-sr relative to the reply of the Porte to the demP.nd of l'rince Radisivil. Matters remained in statzt q,70, and diplomatic intercourse was still suspended be twr,,n Turkey and the allied Governments of Austria and Four Russian men of-war sailed on the 25. h for the Black Sea, in order (as it was supposed) to announce the presence of the English squadron ; and the hourly expected arrival of the French fleet. would be impossible for the Czar to commence 1 hostile operations against Turkey by land before the month of May, 1850. IRELAND. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDET.) THE ENCUMBERED ESTATES COMMISSION. D U ;LTV, A.Y . —The first iistance of a proxi mate collision between the jurisdiction of this Com mission and that of the Court of Chancery occurred to-day, but was averted by the cautious proceeding of Baron Richards. The parties in the case were William W. Carr and Anne Carr; and the petition for sale having been on a former day dismissed, Mr. Napier, Q.C., and Mr. Lowry,fappeared to sustain it. It appeared that a cause had been instituted in the Court of Chancery, and a decree had been made by the Lord Chancellor, which decree it was sought under the provisions of the Encumbered Estates Act, to transfer to the Commission. The Commissioners were of opinion that the proper parties not having been all brought before the Court of Chancery, the petition could not ba proceeded upon under the Commis. sion. The Chief Commissioner stated that although the jurisdiction of this court had reference to the effecting of sales only, yet that whenever, incidentally, the question of a deed being fraudhlent or not arose the Commissioners would not shrink from disposing of it. In the present case, however, he did not think that the circumstances could justify the Comm's sioners in acting on the petition. He advised the filing of a bill in Chancery, in order that the opinion of that Court might be had upon the validity of a cer tain deed in question, and thus a conflict between the two juriseictions would be avoided, inasmuch as the parties having settled their rights in Chancery might then come before the Commission for the sale of the estate. His Lordship accordingly made no rule on the motion. _ _ _ Mr. LO WRY applied to the Court, on behalf of the solicitor for the petitioner, that the Court would order that the documents which had been lodged with the petition should be returned, for the purpose of carrying on the proceedings in Chrncery. The CommISSIONER stated that in this and similar cases all the documents,'except the petition itself, should br returned. IN THE MATTER. OF WILLIAM DUDLEY PEESSE. In this case the petition had been dismissed by the Commissioners in Chamber, and Mr. Vance, counsel for the petitioner, appeared to sustain it. The Oourt held that the petstion had been prolix, and had failed to set forth distinctly the title of the petitioner. Their Lordships suggested that a new petition should be filed, setting forth the rights of the petitioner in a more concise and perspicuous manner. Mr. Commissioner HARGRAVE called the attention of counsel in this case to the circumstance that the person stated to be the owner had been an insolvent, whereas either at law or in equity an insolvent could not be considered owner. The Commissioners directed that in such cases the assignee should be named, stating whose assignee he was. It is expected that an immense amount of litigation will take place on many of the cases now before this court, owing to complexity of title and the conflict of claims. In one case on the book—that of an M.P. —no less than 375 persons have a lie n on his almost imaginary possessions. In the great will case of Hon. Martin Ffrench against Lord Ffrench, in which an adverse decision was given on Saturday last against the latter, a rule for a new trial was this day granted in the Queen's Bench. Three townlands belonging to Lord Roden, in the county Down, are in the market. One of them is the celebrated townland of Magheramayo, on which the sanguinary outrage was committed on the 12th July last, by his Lordship's Orange brethren. Lord Roden is by no means embarrassed ; and the cause of the sale of this prosperous section of his property, by his son's consent, is quite a mystery. MINING INTELLIGENCE. (From the Mining Journal of this day.) There has been rather more than an average amount of business transacted this week, and our share market generally appears firm. In Devon Great Consols we find several transac tions have been done at less than our former quo tations, although we are advised that the mine in some important point has improved. An improvement has been made at Mary Ann in the 53 fm. level, south of Pollard's shaft, the lode producing about 8 cwts. per fm. Camborne Consols have been done at an advance, arising from a continuance of the recent discovery of silver. Carn Brea, Condurrow, Mary Ann, North Pool, Trelawny, South Frances, Levant, and South Tolgus, are among the shares sought for. Inquiries have also been made for shares in the Worthing Mine, South Australia. Bedford United shares have been in request during the week, and a great many have changed hands. From the sales of copper ores which have taken place during the past two months, we calculate a profit of full 5001. per month has been made, and as the balance in hand is 550/., after payment of last divi dend, we may fairly expect another dividend of from ss. to 63. will be made at the next meeting, which we understand will be held during the present month. Tincroft is stated to fully maintain the position so favourably represented at the late meeting. At Tamar Consols, we learn that some very rich silver-lead ores have recently been discovered, tending considerably to enhance the returns in value. Mendip Hills is reported to be progressing rapidly towards a profitable and permanent standing, inas much that the smelting department is now in full and satisfactory operation. At Alfred Consols, we learn that the improvement noticed last week is more than confirmed. The lode is the whole width of the shaft, and producing up wards of eight tons per fin., estimated worth from 401. to 501. per fin., and the lode in the 60 is produc ing about five tons per fm. At Holmbush, we are pleased to find that the flap : . jack lode continues good, producing six tons per fm.; and the cross-cut in the 120 can be driven from 10 to 12 fins. per month, the ground firm without timber. We hope Holmbush will again resume her position as a dividend mine. Bryn-arian shares we hear have been done, and still in demand, in consequence of improvements in Pen sarne lodes ; the 10 fm. level east is improved. At the East Wheal Ross meeting, a dividend of 251. per le.l2Bth share, amounting to 3,2001, was declared; a profit of 3,188/. was made during that period, and a balance of 2,7051. 2s. carried to credit of next account, At the Wheal Spern Consols meeting, a balance of 3771. 14s. 101 was found in favour of filo mine, and a dividend of 303. per share declared, leaving to credit of next account, 1851. 43. 10d. At the Balleswidden meeting the accounts showed a profit of 727/. 15s. In on the two months, and a dividend of 7s. per share, amounting to 5681. Bs. was declared, leaving a balance of 1751. 93. I Id. to next account. At the South Wheal Frances meeting, the accounts showed a profit of 1,5421. 10s. 7d. for the two months, which, added to the amount brought from last account, gives a balance of 2,1991. 14s. 8(1. in favour of the company. A dividend of 101. per 124th share was declared, leaving to credit 969/. 14s. Bd. The mine looks well ; 35,0001. worth of ore is now discovered, as we are advised, through the zeal and energy of Captain Pryor, who has been most inde fatigable in his exertions for the benefit of the share holders. We also learn that Captain .Pryor has re ceived an appointment in Wales, and resigns his pre sent agency, to the regret of the shareholders gene rally. At the Cwm Erfin meeting a call of lOs. a share was found necessary, and responded to immediately by some of the shareholders. At the Lelant Consols meeting the accounts showed a balance of 91/. 4i. 61. against the adventurers, and a call of 3/. per share was made. It appears that a profit has been made on the operations; but some necessary work having been performed, and some old liabilities discharged, the debt had been increased. At the Wheal Mary Emma meeting there was shown a balance against the mine of 561.45. Bd., when a call of 2s. 6d. per share was made. Shares in the following mines have changed hands :—Devon Great Console, East Wheal Rose, West Caradon, South Wheal Frances, West Provi dence, East Buller, East Pool, Bedford United, Trehane, South Tamar, East Tamar, Callington, Condurrow, East Wheal Crafty, Tincroft, Stray Park, Kircudbright, Camborne Colsols, &c. _ In foreign mines, 'the transactions have been rather limited. The principal have been St. John del Rey, Copiapo, United Mexican, Alten, Imperial Brazilian, National Brazilian, and Australians. From the Linares Mines further advices have been received, the progress of forking the water still con tinues satisfactory, and the portion of the lodes in view are still highly encouraging. THE ARMY AND NAVY. (From the United Service Gazette of this day.) THE NEW BOARD Ot ADMIRALTY.—The new patent appointing the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, which, independently of a change a members, is necessary on account of the promotion of Rear-Alniral Mrlseley, C. 8., M.P., has not yet ap peared in the Gazette, nor, indeed, have the promotions consequent upon the deaths of the Admiral of the Fleet and of Sir S. J. B. Pechell, Bart., been gaz-Ated. We believe it is Purposely delayed, in order to fill up the vacancy caused by the retirement from the Board of Lord J. llay. Nothing is yet definitively known as to who is to he Lord John's successor, but we feel assured that it will either be Captain Houston Stewart, C. 8., at present the Comptroller-General of the Coast Gaard ; Captain Sir James Stirling, com manding her Majesty's ship Howe, in the Mediter ranean, or Captain Lord Clarence Paget. The first is the favourite in the field, and w ill named, however, THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVEN iNG, NOVEMBER 10, 1849, most likely be the officer selected to fill the dis tinguished but very onerous post. It is confidently reported that whoever may he th 3 ufli3cr appointed he will not be required to become an M P. THE COAST GUARD.—It has been suggested that in the event of Captain Houston Stewart being ap pointed a member of the Board of Admiralty, the appointment of Comptroller-General should - be abolished, and the gallant officer should still continue his relations with the Coast Guard as a Lord of the Adinir.lty—the Coast Guard Service, in which about 4,000 men only are employed, and all of them seamen, being re-transferred to its legitimate department of the public service—that of the Navy, from which it ought never to have been detached. The Coast Guard Service might, under such an arrangement, be attended to by a senior officer, with the title of Captain- Superintendent. CAPTAINS' GOOD SERVICE PENSION.—A Captains' Good Service Pension is vacant by the promotion of Sir David Dunn. Among the names mentioned as candidates for the distinction we have heard those of Captains D. Price, Mingaye, Rich, Lambert, H. B. Martin, C B. H. Smith, C. 8., J. W. Watling, Hind marsh, and S. C. Ross. In this list there are, doubt less, many other deserving officers, but there are others between them on the list of equal claims and merit. Rumour, with her hundred tongues, is, as usual, regardanticipating the the vacant CommC omm c a o n l odne e c Commander-in-Chief's i e-sC ande s t h Governor shipin of Chelsea Hospital. Major - General Bourchier is named for the 4th Dragoon Guards, and poor Sir Joseph Thack well is, of course, thrust forward by some most injudicious " d—d good-natured friend," as the probable successor to the 16th Lancers. Sir Peregrine Maitland is talked of "at the clubs"—the grand source of absurd gossip —as the new Governor of Chelsea Hospital. Sir Peregrine is in Germany, and probably knows nothing of the new dignity the quidnuncs are providing for him. THE VICE-ADMIRAL OF TIIE UNITED KINGDOM. —Notwithstanding that Sir T. Byam Martin, G.C.8., has been appointed Admiral of the Fleet, he con tinues to hold the appointment of Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom. We again most earnestly enter our protest against officers of the navy monop lising the superior appointments ! Surely " Admiral of the Fleet" is a title high and lucrative enough for Sir Thomas Byam Martin's personal ambition or professional servitude, highly distinguished as all must acknowledge it to be, and Sir Byam might well spare the Vice Admiralship, to be conferred upon another equally distin guished, but neither so rich nor so fortunate a flag officer as himself, seeing that he cannot receive the emoluments of the post, inasmuch as his pay as Admiral of the Fleet, and superannuation as Comp troller of the Navy, already exceed the amount limited to any officer to receive, by Act of Parliament. We trust, then, that the Gallant Admiral of the Fleet does not intend to lay himself open to the charge of being a selfish pluralist, but that he will gracefully yield to a brother officer that appointment which, being relinquished by him, will not detract from the high and honourable distinction with which he is at present vested as the professional head of the naval service. THE ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT (NAVY).-.-It has been suggested, more as an economical arrangement than anything else, that as Bear-Admiral Berkeley has the entire charge of the Orenance of the Navy, the extensive and expensive staff at Pall-mall and rower hill, so far as the Navy is concerned, is superfluous, and that it might, with very little in conveni,nce, be transferred to Somerset House, and, like the Steam Department, become a branch of the department of the Surveyor of the Navy, a captain or commander, or even a lieutenant of the navy, or a civil officer of the Ordnance, being associated with Sir Baldwin Walker as an assistant, bearing the same relative position to the surveyor as Messrs. Lloyd (of the engineering and steam branch) and Messrs. Watts and Edye (of the naval architec tural branch). There is little doubt that such an arrangement would be a most economical one, and we are not prepared to deny that it would materially increase the efficiency of the public service. THE ROYAL NAVAL SCHOOL AND THE CITY OF LONDON.—The President,Vice- President, and Council of the Royal Naval School, have petitioned the cor poration of the city of London for a grant of money from the rich corporate funds in support of this esta blishment, and the petition has been referred to the Coal, Corn, and Finance Committee. Staff-Surgeon Pool arrived last Saturday from Jamaica, and Staff Surgeon Hawkey from Barbadoes. The Secretaryship to the Board of Ordnance is, it is now said, to remain in abeyance until the meeting of Parliament, when the question of the necessity for the office, under any circumstances, will be enter tained. By the recent introduction of a rule, at the instance of Lord Grey, a reference to the Lords of the Treasury, or a Secretary of State, is an indispensable preliminary to the filling up any vacant office. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, Nov. 9. Tom: EXCHANGE.—The share market was more firm and active to-day as regards prices. The transactions were as fol. low:—Great Western, Old Shares, 62—Ditto, Halves, 29 Ditto, Quarters, 113 dis.—Ditto, New 17/. shares, 7z% dis. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 9. SrocK EXCHANGE.—The share market was dull to-day at the quotations. The transactions were es follow : Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire, 16 1 4 dis. Ditto, (late C. and B.), 6 per cent. till ISSO, 22/, Shares, 9 3 4 dis.— Caledonian, Preference, 8/. 3s. 9d.—Lancashire and York shire, Consol. Fifths, 61. Bs. 9d. dis. —London and North- Western, 114 1 / 2 c. Ditto, New Quarters, I Is. 3d. p. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, Preference, 104 Midland, 48 Ditto, Halves, 21% dis. Shrewsbury and Chester (N. W. M.), New 131. 6s. Bd. Shares, 24 dis— Dutch Rhenish, 6 3 % dis. MANCHESTER, Nov. 9. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day were a - - follow :—Manchester and Birmingham (C ), Quarters, 1% p.—East Anglian, 6 per cent, 1 1-16—Ditto, Scrip (341.), 7 per cent., I—Old Sheffield,l9 l ,4 Sheffield, Preference,lo— (No. 4), Scrip, 6 1 4 e. bat() (Registered), c.— Caledonian, Preference, 8 1 / 4 --London and North-Western, 114 —Eastern Counties, 7 Grimsby, Quarters, 10 dis. BIRMINGHAM, Nov. 9. S TOC K EXCRANGE.—The share market was weak to-day, and prices lower. YORK, Nov. 8. &root( EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day were a? follow :—York, Newcastle, and Perwick, 17 1 / 2 —Ditto (New castle Extension). 11 1 , 2 :Eastern Counties, 7—Great North ern, 71. 3s. 9d.—North British, 11—York and North Mid land, Preference, 5 3 / a . GLASGOW, Nov. 8. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day were as follow:—Edinburgh and Glasgow, 61 :y 4 —Scottish Midland Junction, 814. A FATAL BAPTISM.—On Saturday night last, a person of the name of Ann Griffiths, of Castle Forogate, was about to be initiated into the society of Morrnonites, for which purpose she was taken down to the river near the Horse Boat, Underdale, to bo baptised. There were only four or five persons present. One of the " elders," named Thomas Lloyd, took the female into the river to immerse her, and nfter he had completed the ceremony, and was about returning with her to the shore, his foot slipped, and they wore both plunged into about six feet water. One of the persons on the bank, named James Bishop, succeeded in rescuing the female, but the man was drowned, and the bAy has not yet boon found.— Shrewsbury Journal. SIIIPIRTILDING IN THE PORT OF SUNDERLAND.— The number of ships on the stocks roady for launching and in the course of being built 87. Many of those are of the burthon of 400, 500, 600, and 700 tons, and claseed.A. 1 8 years, 10 years, 12 y ears , and 13 years. And this in spite of the prophesied impending ruin of navigation law repeal!—Sunderland Ile:uld. , . FOREIGN SUPPLIEi.—The arrivals from foreign ports at the port of London, on Tuesday la t, were the most limited which have occurred fur a great length of time. The only vessels which reported at the Custom house on that day were the Johanna Cornelia, from Ghent, with en entire csrgo, comprising 86 tons' weight of potatoes; the Neptune, from Nieuport, with 236 cases and 20 casks of apples ; and the Helen Cook, from Abbeville, with 40 bushels of apples and 98 tons' weight of potatoes on board. DISCOVERY OF A ROMAN AMPHITHEATRE AT RICII BOROUGIL—Mr. Rolfe, of Sandwich, well known for his antiquarian pursuits, in conjunction with Mr. Roach Smith conjec dt a eu n pr d red Mr. Fairholt, have di s cover e d the sit e an d part of the wa ll s o f a R oman amp hi t h eatre. Th e cir cular essbiyonsotunkeiy the hilltu be eat the a l s i i t t t e l e uf distancehad b amphitheatre,een and by the excavations now made this is proved beyond tt un er d i tdr o ilis u ysh b et t ol . The jicehafdiameterbei feet. os suhit o ogAc f , a t td h it eo i h s snec, rlli fine a b,sertd. Rolfemabeoe vt meeting upon n amphitheatre announced of t the his the hill on the left of the road from Sand w i c h t o t h e R oman castrate. Mr. Rolfe, by the leave of M r . S o ll y, t h e tenant, has tested the truth of preceding opinions by e xcavating the ground, and the result proves that the hollow was correctly cal led an am p h itheatre , The work is still in active prog ress, and further discoveries are daily expected. Mr. Roa ch Smith described parti culars relative to the discovery of nearl y twent y earl y Saxon graves, in a field called Goss field , at C o p -s treet , near Goldstone, Kent, the property of M r. Becker. The two hundred by atui oRg graves, which were found by workmen employed in land draining, were covered with flag-stones, and contained skeletons more or less perfect, with which were the remains of weapons, urns, Roman coins, glass vessels, beads, and other objects very similar to the contents of the graves at Osongal, which is about seven miles distant from the Cop-street cemetery.—Kent !Jerald. WAREFIELD.—Tho following are the results, con sequent upon the Guy Faux celebration in the town, and the collisions between the people and the police, already noticed in this paper:—William Dawson, for assaulting Constable Burton, was fined 215., or one cslendar month; Philemon Johnson, for aiding and abetting the above, was mulcted in the same penalty; John Murray, for assisting in the bonfire, was fined 165., or fourteen days, and James Roebuck, for a similar off, nee, 2 Iv., or one calendar month. A WHALE IN Tra CHANNEL.—One morning last week a whale was observed off Dover, travelling from the westward in the Channel. After playing some antics, spouting vast jots of water, and taking a view, no doubt, of our far:famed castle, having reached oppo site East Cliff, the monster turned round without bidding farewell to the few spectators who had arrived on the beach to witness its majestic actions, and retired towards the Atlantic. --Kent Herald. DAY OF GENERAL THANKSGIVING. FORM OF PRAYER. A. Form of Prayer and Th! - -nk9giving to Almighty God, to be used in-all Churches and Chapels; in England and Wines, and in the town of Berwick-upon-Toecd , on Thursday, the 15:h day of November, 1849, being the day appointed for a General Thanksgiving to Almig;hto God, to acknowledge His great goodness and mercy in removing from us that grievous disease with which many parts of this Kingdom have been lately visited. BY 11E11 MAJESTY'S SPECIAL COMMAND. The serviee --- ,,1ih,7 - ci;y shall ba the Same uilh the ffice, except where it is in this of he otherwise ppointed. THE ORDER FOR MORNING PRAYER. him that ministereth read wilt a loud voice these sentences of Scripture ; and after them the Exhcrtu tion, "D*atly beloved Brethren," Rejoice in the Lord, 0 ye righteous ; for it becometh well the just to be thankful. 0 let us magnify the Lord our God, and full down before His footstool, for He is holy. The Lord hath done great things for u!=, whereof we rejoice. Instead of the Venite exultenius. O give thanks unto the Lord, and call upon His name: tell the people what things He hath done. 0 let your songs be of Him, and praise Him; and let your talking be of all His wondrous work. Rejoice in His holy name; let the heart of them re joice that seek the Lord. For His mercy is greater than tho Heavens; and His truth reacheth unto the clouds. In the time of our trouble, we called upon the Lord; and He heard us. The Lord heard our petition; th 3 Lord received our pra3er. When fearfulness and trembling came upon us, awl horrible dread overwhelmed us, Ho delivered our souls from death, and our feet from filling; that we might walk before the Lord in the land of the living. Therefore will we give thanks unto Thee, 0 Lora, among the people; we will tins. unto Thee among the nati 0)5. Unto Thee, our strength, will we sing : for Thou, 0 God, art our refuge and our merciful God. Glory bo to the Father, &c. As it was in the beginning, &c. Proper Psalms, sci. ciii. First Lesson, Jonah, iii. Te Deum laudamus. Second Lesson, St. John, v. to ver. 15. Benedict us. The Creed, &c., to the end of the Lord's Prayer. Inst cad of the Collect for the Day, the following shal be mei Accept, we beseech Theo, 0 merciful God, the praises and thanksgivings of Thy people, whom Thou has gra ciously relieved from the sore judgment of grievous sick ness and mortality which has lately afflicted our land. Incline us to devote to Thy service the lives which Thou hast spared; and so enlighten our understandings and purify our affections by Thy Holy Spirit, that we may learn from Thy judgments to fear Thy wrath above all things, and may be led by Thy goodness to love Thee with our whole heart, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 'F hen shall follow the Second and Third Collects for Morning Prayer, and the Litany. After the Prayer " We humbly beseech Thee, 0 Father,' shall the following too added. Almighty God, our Father and Judge, whose power no creature is able to resist; who hest in Thy dispket • sure brought us down to tho gates of death, and in Thy mercy halt stayed the course of that pestilence, for which there was no help in man; to Thee alone we ascribe our deliverance; in Thee only do we trust, to preserve us both in body and soul. And now, 0 1, - )rd, we entreat Thee to make the chastisement which Thou has &Jilt effectual to produce in us a more lively faith in Thy word, and a more entire obedience to Thy command ments. ➢lake us so duly sensible of Thy mercies to thi= nation, in maintaining our domestic tranquillity, and in granting a plentiful return to the labours of our hus uandinen, that v.•o may show our thankfulness by an ,nruest endeavour to conform to Thy will, and to ad vance Thy glory. And may tho frequent instances of mortality which we have beheld remind us all of the nearness of death, and dispose us co to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom ; that, who th,r living or dying, we may be found faithful disciples of Him who has talon away the sting of death, and opened the gate of everlasting life to all believers. Hear us, 0 Lord, for Thy goodness is great; and ac cording to the multitude of Thy mercies receive these our petitions, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Then the general Thanksgiving, to the end of Morn. log Prayer. THE COMMUNION SERVICE. After the Collect for the Queen, "Almighty God, whose kingdom," ?Lc., shall be read the Collect used in the Morning Prayer, " Accept, we beseech Thee," &c., and then shall follow, For the Epistle. Numbers, xvi., v. 42 to 48. . . And it came to pass, when the congregation was ga thered against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tabernacle of the congregation; and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the Lord appeared. And Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congregation. And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Get you up from among this con gregation, that I may consume them as in a moment, and they fell upor. their faces. And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto the congregation, and make an atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from the Lord; the plague has begun. And Aaron took as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the congregation; and, behold the plague was begun among the people: and he put on incense, and made an atonement for the people. And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed. The Gospel. St. Luke, xvii., v. 11 to 19. And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar of: and they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go show yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed. And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, and fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks ; and he was a Samaritan. And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed ? But where are the hill() ? There are not found that re• turned to give glory to God, save the stranger, And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way, thy faith hath made thee whole. Then the Nicene Creed, and after that the Sermon. Then shall be read the following sentences: Whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do unto them, for this is the law and the prophets. 13!essed be the man that provideth for the sick and needy; tne Lord shall deliver him in the time of trouble. After the Prayer the whole State of Christ's Church &c., the following shall be used. A Prayer for this Church and Kingdom. 0 Gracious God, who art kind to the ungrateful and the evil, we humbly acknowledge that we have not manifested a duo sense of the numberless t>lossingi, both spiritual and temporal, which we and our fathers have received at Thy hands, and of the mighty deliverances which thy power bath wrought for this Church and Kingdom. Through our neglect of Thy ordinances, and misuse of Thy bounties, offences have been multiplied in the land; and in our prosperity we have not sufficiently honoured Thce, the Author and Giver of our blessings. Yet forsake us not utterly, 0 Llrd, our Redeemer, but continue Thy loving kindness to illy servants as in the days of old. Send Thy heavenly blessing on our Sovereign Lady the Queen, and on all that are in authority under her, and direct their proceedings to the advancement o f true reli g ion and piety, and to the peace and prosperity of the reaLD. Pour forth the gifts of Thy Spirit on all pastors and teachers of Thy fleck, that they may be clothed with righteousness, and that Thy word spoken by their mouths may never be spoken in vain. And to all orders and degrees of men amongst us vouchsafe such a mea sure of Thy grace, that righteousness may flourish in our land, with abundance of peace; and that, being re conciled to Thee through Thy Son Jesus Christ, and united with each other in charity, we may be an accept able people in Thy sight, and make known to the ends of the earths the riches of Thy mercy in Christ; to whom, with Thee and the Lloly Ghost, be all honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen. Almighty God, who has promised to hear the petitions of them that ask in Thy Son's name, we beseech Thee mercifully to incline Thine ear to us that have made now our prayers and supplications unto Thee; and grant that those things which we have faithfully asked according to Thy will may effectually be obtained, to the relief of our necessity, and to the setting forth of Thy glory, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of His Son Jesus Christ our Lord; and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, bo amongst you and remain with you always. Amen. THE ORDER FOR EVENING PRAYER. Let him that ministereth read with a loud voice these sentences of Scripture; and after them the Exhortation, " Dearly beloved Brethren," &e. Rejoice in the Lord, 0 ye righteous; for it bocometh well the just to be thankful. 0 let us magnify the Lord our God; and fall down before His footstool; for He is holy. The Lora hath d.me great things for us, whereof we rejoice. The Hymn appointed to be uzed at Morning Prayer, in stead of Venite exultmus, shall here also 133 used before the proper the proper Psalms. 0 give thanks unto the Lord, &c. Proper Psalms, xxxiv., cxvi. First Lesson, 2 Samuel xxiv., v. 15 to the end. 0 sing unto the Lord a new song, &e, Second Lesson, Romans xii. God be merciful to WI and bless us, tir. Then the Creed, &c. ' to the end of the Lord's Prayer. Instead of the C o ll ec t for the Day, the Collect used in the Morning Prayer shall be reed. Then th 3 two Collects for Evening Prayer , &c. , to the end of the Prayer for the Clergy and People. Then tho Prayer used in the Morning Service, " Al mighty God, our Father and Judge," &0., and the Prayer for this Church and Kingdom, "0 Gracious God, who art kind," BcJ., as in the Communion Service. Then shall follow the Prayer for all Conditions of Men, the General Thanksgiving, ece., to the end of the Ev, n ing Prayer. LAW INTELLIGENCE. VICE-CHANCELLORS' COURT, Nut,. 9 Thfore Sir J. K. I3aucE.) .N TiU MITTER OF TUE JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES ' WINDING-UP ACT 3, 1848 AND 1849, AND THE TONTINE LIFE ASSURANCE COI:IPA/CY. Mr. W. T. S. DANIEL and Mr. Roxnuncu sup ported the petition of Sarah Dee, a contributory to the liabilities of ,the above company, which prayed the absolute dissolution and winding-up of the corn pany under the former Winding up Act, and the Winding-up Act Amendment Act of last session. In June, 1845, the company was registered provisionally ;1 on the 30th of June, 1846, the deed of settlement of the company was executed; and on the 17th of Au gust; 1849, a meeting was held, at which the disso lution of the company was resolved on, and on the 21st.of the same month a circular was issued stating the transfer of the business of the society to some other company. Mr. J H. PALMER appeared for the Hon. Edward Cecil Curzon and several other directors, and said that those gentlemen had, with a view to the winding up of the company, succeeding in bringing its affairs into so small a compass, that the expense of the in• terference of the Court was unnecessary. Ha siso suggested that the impossibility of bringing the out standing policy holders into any compulsory arrange ment was a practical difficulty in the way of winding up an insurance company, which might take it out of the Winding-up Acts. These directors were never theless ready to submit to any order the Court might think it fit to make. Mr. DANIEL said that the directors had not paid their calls. Mr. PALMER wholly denied this. Those for whom he appeared had in fact contributed by far the largest proportion of the fun,:s, and there was no evidence of any default on their part. His HoNoun observed that there was not even an allEgation to that effect in the petition. He thought the difficulty suggested as to the policy holders was not sufficient to prevent the application of the Wind ing-up Acts, and he should, therefore, make the com mop order for the dissolution and winding-up of this company, as prayed by the petition. IN THE MATTER OF THE WINDING UP ACTS OF 1848 AND 1849, AND OF THE I LIT RIC LEN SILVER LEAD MINING COMPANY. Mr. HETHERINGTON appeared in support of the petition in this case of Mr. Henry Crockford, which was unopposed, praying the absolute dissolution and tAinling up of the affairs of this compiny. His HoNouß made the order as prayed. IN THE MATTER OF THE LOYAL PRIDE OF THE THAMES LODGE OF ODD FELLOWS. Mr. ELMSLIY applied for a restraining order under the s:h Victoria, c. 5, to restrain the transfer of two sums of 1001. and 50/. stock, standing in the names of the trustees of the above lodges. The application was supported by an affidavit stating that the trustees had declared their intention of selling out the stock and applying the proceeds con trary to the rules of the society. His HoNona, after asking whether the application was with a view to a future suit, and being answered in the affirmative, made the order. COURT OF QUEEIV'S 13IENCH, Nov. 9. STRUTT V. WHITCOMBE AND OTHERS. This was an action to recover the price of certain advertisements inser►ed in the Bucks herald and Windsor and Eton Journal. At the trial, which took place at Westminster, before Lord Denman, at the sittings after last term, the defendant obtained a verdict. Mr. EDWIN JAMES, fur the plaintiff, now moved for a new trial, on the ground that the verlict was apinst die evidence. The plaintiff, a solicitor in London, was the proprietor of the Bucks Herald, and the defendants, who were solicitors at Gloucester, were the promoters of the Forest of Dean Railwv. The defendants pail money into court, and the simple question vva, whether the plaintiff was entitled to be paid, as he contended, at the rate of is. a line for certain advertisements, or at the rate of 61. a line, as contended for by the defendants. The agent of the defendants had called at the plaintiff's office, and was thin distinctly shown a card, in which the charge for Parliamentary notices was stated to be ls. a line ; notwithstanding which, the jury gave a verdict for the defendants. Mr. Justice COLERIDGE said, the Court would com municate with Lord Denman on the subject. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nov. 9. (Sittings at Nisi Prins, at Westminster, before Mr. Justice CRESSWELL and a Common Jury.) DRAPER V. TIIE COUNT DE TORII'. In this case, which was partly heard ,on Thurs day, Mr. Ball appeared as counsel for the plaintiff, and Mr. Sergeant Byles and Mr. Parnell for the defence. Mr. BALL stated that the action was brought to recover damages for an assault and false imprison ment. It appeared that the plaintiff was an uphol sterer and broker, carrying on business in Newman street, Oxford-street, and in his capacity as a broker was applied to on the 18th of May in the present year to go to the house of the defendant, in Gordon street, Gordon-square, for the purpose of taking posses sion of the goods and effects under a bill of sale. He received his instructions from a Mr. Braham, who is a medical man, residing also in Newman-street. On arriving at the defendant's house he found a person named Myers, and some policemen, together with a clerk of Messrs. Wire and Child, solicitors, there, and on stating the object of his visit it became evi dent that resistance was intended. He, nevertheless, under the authority of the bill of sale commenced his duty, by attempting to remove the dining-table from a room on the ground floor, when he was given into custody of the policemen present on a charge of stealing the table, and conveyed to St. Giles's police. station, where he remained locked up for the night. The defendant followed in his carriage, accompanied by his legal adviser, and the charge was duly entered by the superintendent. Next morning ha was taken before Mr. Henry, and by him discharged. It appeared on behalf of the defendant that the parties to the bill of sale were Myers, who was de scribed as a medical man, with which profession he united the somewhat incongruous occupation of a furniture and general dealer, carrying on his multi farious occupations at 73, Arlington-street, and a Mr. Braham, who was unfavourably known to the medical profession as advertising under tha name of Messrs. Liston and Co., Newman street, in cases of a peculiar description. By the bill of sale the property was made over by the former of these persons to the latter. It appeared that the transaction was entered into between these two parties solely for the purpose of extorting money from the defendant, who was a nobleman both of rank and fortune ; and that there was not the slightest ground for Myers' claim on the Count's furniture, nor had he any right or authority to dispose of it. It was proved that Myers had some time since endeavoured to induce the Count to retain him as his secretary, at the salary of 1,0001. per annum, and had made three several attempts to obtain his signature to certain agreements, all of which applications the Count thought proper to refuse, and had, in consequence, been subjected to many attempts at extortion. It was admitted that the plaintiff was entitled to a ver dict; but, as there was gaol reason to suppo3c that he had acted not altogether without knowledge of the circumstances, the smallest amount of damages would he a sufi►cient compensation for the injuries he had sustained. In reply it was contended that the plaintiff acted merely in his capacity of a broker, under the autho rity of the bill of sale, and had no further interest in the matter. The jury, after sotne hesitation, returned a verdict for the plaintiff—damages 201. BARWICK V. FULLER. Mr. Sergeant Byles and Mr. Pigott appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Montague Chambers and Mr. J. Brown for the defendant. _ _ The claim was for the sum of 2501., alleged to be due to the plaintiff for twelve months' service, as secretary of the Wiltshire and Gloucestershire Junc tion Railway Company, from the defendant, as one of the directors. The scheme was one of the numerous abortive speculations of the year 1845. The plaintiff failed in proving more than three months' service with the committee, and obtained a verdict for .501. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, Nov. 9. (Before Mr. Sergeant ADANIS, Assistant• Judge, and a Bench of Magistrates.) . _Elizabeth Barkely, a lame old woman ' was brought up to recei ve th e j u d gment o f t h e Court for keeping a hcuse of ill fame. The defendant, it may be in the recollection of some of our readers, was convicted of the offence imputed to her as far back as the month of March last, upon the prosecution of the London Society for the Protection of Young Females, when she was ordered to enter into recognizances to come up to receive judgment when called upon to do so; the meaning of that course of proceeding being, that if she desisted from carrying on her disgraceful occupa tion, and gave up the house in which she had hitherto followed her vocation, she would not be called upon to appear to receive sentence. however, the defen dant not only did not abandon the house, but she renewed her hateful traffic in a worse manner and more extensively than before, and therefore notice had' been served upon her to come up for judgment. The Learned JUDGE, in addressing the defendant, told her that if she had not been a cripple she might rely upon it that the sentence the Court would have passed upon her would not have been for a smaller period of imprisonment than nine months, in conse quence of her having violated the understanding .upon which so - ranch consideration had been exhibited towards her at the time of her conviction. As how-• ever, she was now suffering from a fractured arm, the Court would only sentence her to three months' imprisonment and hard labour. Dennis Donovan was indicted for having stolen a coat, the property of William John Moscow. Mr. O'Brien appeared for the prisoner. It appeared that the prisoner, who is a labouring man, with two others, hired a boat to tike them across from Deptford, after the termination of their day's work, to Wapping, and the prisoner sat upon the coat in question, ivhieh belonged to the waterman. Soon after the men had been landed the waterman dis covered that his coat had been taken away, and sat on foot some inquiries, which resulted in the lost pro perty being traced to the possession of one Moses Jacobs, an old clothes' dealer in Petticoat-lane. Jacobs said that he now produced the coat, which he had purchased in the regular way of business, but which coat had been claimed by the prosecutor. The Learned JUDGE—WeII, now what we want to know is, from whom was it that you bought that coat ? Jacobs—l'll tell you what it is, my Lord, they say that a Jew cannot ever be done; but I'll tell you this, upon my word and honour, that I was regularly done, aye, regularly taken in in this busi ness. I never was so done in all my life.—(Laughter.) The Learned JUDGE—WeII, it is not often that we hear of persons of your persuasion being " done," as you call it. But now t e ll u s f ro m w h om y ou b oug ht this coat? Jacobs (holding up the coat in a very excited state) —Look at it your Worship, look at it; why I gave 3s. for it, and it is not worth 2s. 6d. You'll see if you only look at it that the transaction was a regular " do." Why, I'll tell you what it is, I'll forfeit 50/. if you can find any gentleman who understands what business is in 'my line, who would give more than half-a crown for the coat.—(Roars of laughter.) Oh! I was done, I was done !—(lncreased laughter.) Upon my solemn oath, my Lord, I have lost at the very least sixpence by the deal.—(Continued and up roarious laughter,) Oh, I was let in nicely in this business, wasn't I ? Why, I never was let in before in such a manner in all the days of my life. I never was done before in such a way by any man living. I was " done !" Now, just look at the coat (holding it out towards the Bench) ; look at it, your Lordship, do, and you'll soon be convinced that I have been done in the matter.—(Roars of laughter.) Look at it, your Worship, do. The Learned JUDGE, who was scarcely able to utter a word from the state of convulsed laughter into which he, as well as every one else in court except the witness, had been thrown by the manner of Jacobs, said—No, thank you, I don't want to look at the coat. All we are anxious to arrive at is whom did you buy it of?—who was the person ?—was it the prisoner at the bar ? Jacobs (with increased vehe mence)—Why, you see, your Lordship, I have been 33 years in business; oh, so I have, 33 years, and in all that time, s'help me God, I've never been done before this deal.—(A. burst of laughter.) No, I was never done before, in all the dealings I have had in all my life. Oh, wasn't I done !—(Great laughter.) Do look at the coat, your Worship, do, and then you will see that I gave more than it was worth. Oh, wasn't I "done brown" by him? Oh, God knows that I was.—(Convulsions of laughter.) The Learned JUDGE—Witness, attend. I cannot allow the time of the public to be thrown away in this manner. Tell me whom you bought the coat of. Jacobs, who had never taken his gaze from the coat, said—Why, a coat like this—oh, it isn't worth more than Is. 6d. at the utmost outside. Why, I assure your Worship that I think I should be ashamed to ask any one in the trade even Is. 6d. for it. Oh, was not I sold! Oh, I never was so much sold in all my days.—(Great laughter.) The Learned Jul:me—Witness, you must answer the question ; whom did you buy the coat from—was it the prisoner ? Jacobs—Why, you see, your Lord ship, that it was just at dark, and so I could not see the lace very well ; I cannot tell who it was. I'm a very careful man, you see, your Worship, and I cannot for the reason I have just stated, say who it was. I cannot say who the gentleman was that brought it. Oh, but wasn't I done ! I was clean done out of " 6d." by the deal.—(A burst of laughter folloWed this exclamation, which was uttered in the most de sponding and pathetic tone of voice.) There was no witness who could identify the pri soner as being the man who had sold the coat; and therefore the jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. A respectably dressed man, who gave his name as Henry James, aged 62, but who refused to give his address, was charged before Mr. Alderman Carden with stealing a silver spoon from the parlour of the Dr. Butler's Head Tavern, White Rose-court, Cole man-street. Thomas Grimbly, waiter at the Dr. Butler's Head, said, that on the previous day the prisoner entered the dining-room, took up the newspaper, and began to read it. Witness's suspicions were aroused in consequence of missing some plate a short time since from a table which he (the prisoner) had occupied, and accordingly he went up to him with a bill of fare. The prisoner, on its being presented to him, said that he did not want anything at that time, as he .expected a gentleman every moment from the Bankruptcy Court, and went on reading. He (wit ness) watched, and presently saw the prisoner lay down the paper and take a silver teaspoon from a sugar basin lying on the mantlepiece and put it into his pocket, after which he was leaving the place, when he (Grimbly) met him in the passage and accused him of the theft. The prisoner immediately pulled it out of his pocket and begged for mercy, but he was given into custody. Frederick Shipton, 114, deposed to receiving the prisoner in charge, and on searching him he found an eye-glass, a pair of silver spectacles, and 2s. Oil When he took the prisoner's hat off a wig fell out. Alderman CARDER—lndeed. Why, the 'prisoner has plenty of hair without using a wig. Prisoner—l have been letting my hair grow. Alderman CARDEN—No doubt. You have got a fair average already. Put the wig on. The prisoner did so, and looked quite a different person. Alderman CARDEN—Now let me see you with your spectacles on, in addition to the wig. These were likewise put, on, and they also gave him another appearance. Alderman CARDEN—I see you can effect a complete disguise of your person, and I shall remand you, not doubting that several other persons will have charges against you at the next examination. Prisoner—Will you not allow me my wig to wear? Alderman CARDEN—No. If you want a covering (which you do not), it will be supplied at the Compter. Prisoner—Then let me have my spectacles, as I can't see without them. Alderman CARDEN—The officer must keep them likewise. Prisoner—But I want to write to a friend, and cannot see to do so without them. Alderman CARDEN—Yes, and I want to see some friends who know you with and without your wig ; and, no doubt, when the report gets into the news papers, we shall have plenty of persons to recog nizeyou.. The prisoner was then remanded until Tuesday next WORSHIP-STREET. Thomas White, a weaver, was placed at the bar before Mr. Harnmill, charged with cutting and wounding a young woman named Sarah Bayes. The complainant, who exhibited a severe gash across her nose, stated, that while engaged that morning at a loom at the home of the prisoner's wife's father, the prisoner entered the workshop in an excited manner, and accused her of having slandered him. She denied that she had done so, and attempted to go on with her work, when the prisoner advanced to her in a threatening manner, shook his fist in her face, and exclaiming, " You -, I'll give it you now," struck her such a terrible blow in the face that she was felled to the ground, and whilst lying there wrenched a pair of shears used in the business out of her hand, and struck her so violently across the face with the blades of them that the blood poured from the wound in profusion. The blow was so severe that she was completely stunned by it, and upon recovering her senses she found the prisoner had left the house, having previously flung the shears down beside her. The prisoner the complainant of threaten • ing him with the shears before he had struck her, but she positively denied having done so, and he was thereupon remanded for a if week, the m ag i s t ra t e con • renting to accept substantial bail f or hi s f uture ap pearance, he could procure it. An enormous chimney has been erected for the Counterslip Sugar Works, Bristol. According to the newspapers, and which our own observation of the work in progress leads us to believe correct, the foundation of the stack is about 25 feet square, with piles driven to a depth of 20 to 25 feet from the level of the ground, the 5 feet nearest the surface being a bad of concrete, about 23 feet square. The diameter of the stack at the bottom is 20 feet; and it tapers gently to a height of over 200 feet, the diameter at its summit being 4 feet 8 inches. In the construction of the stack 220,000 bricks were used, and the entire weight of the mass on the piles is 580 tons. " With such almost unprecedented nicety," adds our authority, "has the stack been con structed, that the final trial with the plumb did not show a deviation of an eighth of au inch from the true perpendicular." It may be useful, however, to add to this account a notice of the circum. stance that this is the second time the chimney h as been put up; the work failed on the first occasion before it was quite finished, and was taken down, of course, at no small cost. Tbis disastrious accident was ascribed, we believe, mainly to the prevalence of wind and rain from one quarter; we should ourselves rather attribute it to the fact that no architect was employed.— The Builder. AN OLD OFFENDER.-At the Edinburgh High Court of Justiciary, on Tuesday, Mary Donochue, or Murphy, pleaded guilty to the crime of theft, and having been nine times previously convicted, she was sentenced to seven years' transportation. Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Colonial-office for the Governor of Canada, and also for the Governors of the other North American colonies, THE COUNTRY MARKETS. NEWBURY, Nov. B.—Our supply of wheat is only moderate; the humidity of the atmosphere has rather affcc'i - ed the condition. The best lots of both new and 91,1 wheat realized about Is per quarter advance, and other descriptions are a better sale, at fully the rates of ,act week. Barley a large supply, and, in the absence of any distant buyers, exceedingly dull sale, at barely stationary prices; in many instances, to effect sale, lower prices were submitted to. Beans, Peas, and Oats, moderate supply; but more than sufficient for the demand, sales proceeding very slowly at about late rates. LIVERPO;_ , L, Nov. 9.—At our Corn Exchange- this morning good qualities of Irish new Wheat brought an advance of is per bushel on the price of Tuesday. Thera was no alteration in foreign Wheat, either old or new, with a steady sale. Choice brands of American Flour still command full prices, but Irish manufacture i 3 diffi cult to move. Oats and Oatmeal were both in fair re quest. B irley, Beans, and Peas, were without change in value. The demand for Indian Corn is still very slack, and the value was considered 6d per quarter worse than on Tuesday. EXCTER; Nov. 9.—Cattle Market—The supply to day has been moderate, but the demand ha, been much briAter, eapecially for sheep, than his been the case for a considerable period. The price, howt•vor, has not much varied, although there seems a fair prospect of live stock generally becoming of more worth. The quality of the fat bullozks was nothing extraordinary, but they sold freely at 7s to 8s 61 per score. Barreners sold at about 4s 61 to 5s perecore; cows and calves, 8/ to 121 each. The sheep pens were soon emptied, nearly every thing driven in having been sold. Fat ewes must be quoted at 4d to 4id, and wethers 4id to 5d per lb. Store sheep also quickly changed hands, but we cannot say at a much higher rate than last week. There was a good supply of store pigs with a fair demand. Pork Carcases—Although the supply was moderate, and something less than last week; there was a further dimi nutiJn in prices. For the best pork, 75 per scoro was made, but good meat was sold at Cs 6d, and pigs of a more ordinary description, at Cs per score. Pannier— Turke3s, 4s 6d to Cs each; geese, 3s 6d to 6s each; ducks, 33 6d to 4s 6d per couple; fowls, 2s 6d to 45 ditto; partridges, 2s 6d to 33 per brace; pheasants, 5s to 6s ditto; woodcocks, 4s to 4s 63 ditto; hares, 2s 6cl each; rabbits, 10d ditto ; roasters, 3s 61 to 5s ditto; butter, lld to is per lb; eggs, twelve for ls; potatoes, Ed per score; turnips, 3d to 4d ditto; onions, 71bs for 61. Corn Exchange—One o'Clock—The market for all descriptions of grain is pretty near the same as that of last week. Ordinary samples of English wheat have fetched 53 per bushel, but for Very good quality, and warranted as to weight, 5s 3d to 5s 6d per bushel have been obtained. Scarcely anything is doing in foreign. Our own wheats being considerably cheaper than the importer can sell for, without submitting to a ruinous sacrifice—the nominal quotation is good red 42s per quarter; and .white, 46s 601bs to the bushel. Barley, 3s to 3s 6d for malting samples. Oats, 2s to 2s 2d per bushel. Fine Flour, 30s to 32s sack. WAKEFIELD, NOV. 9.—The supplies are less than for the past few weeks,• but yet good. The continued downward tendency in wheat is checked, and the finest samples aro rather higher than on this day week, whilst other qualities aro taken slowly at late prices. Good barley is saleable at a slight reduction in value, and ordinary descriptions go off slowly at a decline of is per quarter. Oats bring their previous value, and shel ling 6d per load cheaper. In beans and other - articles no change. New. Old. WHEAT, per qr. 601bs per bushel : s. s . e. a. Suffolk, Essex, and . Kent, red ... 41 to 44 41. to 43 Ditto, whita'... ... 46 —5O 47 —49 Norfolk and Hunts., red ... 39 —42 41 —43 Ditto, white ... 43 —45 44 —47 Lincolnshire and Cambridge, red ... 36 —49 40 -- 42 Ditto, white 42 —45 43 46 Yorkshire, red .., —39 40 —42 Ditto, white ... ... 42 —45 44 47 Dantaic and Konigsburg, white .. 45 43 44 —47 Lower Baltic and Hamburgh, red... 40 —42 39 —42 Mediterranean, red ... 31 37 BARLEY, per quarter of 8 bushels: Norfolk and Suffolk... .. 30 —32 —-- Lincolnshire and Yorkshire .. 26 —3O Scotch Grinding per 30 stone ... 21 —23 —— -- Foreign ••• ... 23 —25 -- BEANS, per quarter of 8 bushels.63lb : Small, tine ... 30 —32 32 —34 Ticks ... ..: .29 —3O 29 —2l Foreign ... —3O 26 —3l OATS, per stone : Stealing 9d to 104 SO to 101 • Feeding •.. 84 to 9d 8d to 94 Foreign .. —d to —d 8d to 91 SHELLING, per load of 2611 b -. 22 —23 MALT, per load of 6 imperial bushels 35 36 PEAS, per Imperial Quarter Blue and white boilers Grey and Feed _ _ __. ARAI' Qrs. Wheat ... ... 10,925 Barley ... 2,857 r jkLs. Rapeseed ... Shelling ... ... 76 9 Linseed .. Malt .• • •• • • • •• • "...a. Flour ••• •••• ••• ••• Oats ... ... ••• ... 169 Beans... ... - 932 Peas ... ... ... ... 273 Tares ... ... ... ... BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, NOV. 9.—A large amount of business has been done in raw sugars this week, at very full prices, but the market closes with rather less life. Refined goods are in comparatively shoit supplY and former rates are supported. Rum continued steady. —Bristol Mercury. • KNARESBOROUGIT, Nov. 7.—The market was barely supplied with grain, and prices continue nearly the samo as last week. Wheat, 4s 6:1 to 6s Od; beans, 4s Od to 4s 6d per bushel; barley, 2Gs to 295; oats, 16s to 20s per qr. _ - RIPON, Nov. B.—We had a good supply of grain at this day's market, and the demand slow; last week's prices with difficulty obtained. White wheat, 5s 6d to 5s 9d, red do 4s 63 to 5s 3d; beans, 4s to 48 lid per bushel; barley 25s to 27s ; oats 15s to 22s per quarter. SCARBOROUGH, Nov. B.—The.supply of wheat, barley, and oats is good to-day; the condition of the wheat generally is poor, what is dry readily brings last week%) prices. In barley and oats nu change. Flour trade l 5 very dull, and in some instances Is per - sack less money is taken. New wheat 5s to 5s 6d, old ditto 5s 9d to 6s 3d per 5 stones; new oats 7Nd to Bd, old ditto 9d to 10d per stone ; malting barley 23s to 245, grinding barley 21s to 22s per quarter of 32 stones; superfine flour 355 to 365, seconds ditto 29s to 30s per sack of 20 stones. WETHERBY, Nov. B.—White wheat 16s 6d to 19s 6d, red ditto 13s 6d to 163 6d; barley 25s to 28s par qr, beans 12s to 143 per load, oats 9d to lid per atone. BARNSLEY, Nov. 7.—An unusual amount of wheat was disposed of to-day at a reduction of Is per quarters and a moderate amount of business was done in barley, at rather lower rates. DENBIGH, Nov. 7.—Another dull market with very few transactions of any consequence. Prices of grail' the same as lust week. Wheat, from 13s to 14s; barley , 83 6d to 9s 6d; oats, 5s to 5s 6 . 1 per hobbet. A good deal of complaint respecting the potatoes rising much infected with the disease. Fresh butter, 10d; salt ditto, 7id per lb. LLANGEFNI, Nov. B.—Wheat, from 39s to 40s per qr.; barley, 20s to 225; oats, 13s to 13s 6i. Butchers' Stalls —Beef, from 3d to 4d per lb; mutton, 5d to 6d; veal. 3d to 4d. Fresh butter, 9d. Fowls, 14d per couple; fat geese, 2s 3d to 2s 6d. Store pigs, a great number selling at from 20s to 283; fat pigs, from 21d to 3d per lb. Eggs , nine for 63. LLANRWST, Nov. 6.—There was a trifling reduction in the price of the different sorts of grain at our market to-day. Wheat, from 135 to 14s Gd; barley, 8s to 9s 01 oats, 55 to 6s 6d per hobbet. Butter, 9d to 10d per lb. Irivitaxass, Nov. 6.—01 d wheat, per quarter, weighing Glib per bushel, 43s to 438; new ditto, ditto, 42s to 44s ; old barley, per quarter, weighing 541 b per bushel, 248 to 0)5; new ditto, ditto, 23s to 00s ; oats, 421 b per bushel, 20s to 21s Od. Oatmeal, per inwerial boll, 16e 6d, second, 15s; barleymeal, lls 8d; peasemeal, 143 to 13 5; brans per stone, Od to 8d ; first flour, per 2801 b, 36s to 375; second , 28s; oatmeal, best, per ston e o f 141 b i mper i a l , Is 8d to Os Od; second, Is 6d; barleymeal, Is 2d; peasemeal, Is 4d; first flour, 2s 9d cash, 3s credit; second, 2s 3d cash, 2s 6d credit. pota toes, per stone, 4d to Od ; beef, per pound, 4d to 7d ; Teal, Ad to 6d ; mutton, 5d to 8d; pork, 4d to 6d; fowls, each, OOd to 00d ; chickens, per pai r , 00d to Od ; ducks, each, OOd to 00d ; eggs, par dozen, 8d to 9J ; butter, fresh, per lb, 93 to 10d; salt, 12d to COd ; croudie (curds) 2id to Od ; four pound loaf, cash, 6d to 7d, credit, 6id to 7id; coals, per cwt, 9d; hay, per stone, 841 to 9d. COAL MARlig Bate's West Hartley 14s 9d Buddle's W. Hartley 14s 9i Carr's Hartley Davison'sWest Hartley 15s East Adairs w3iam Main— -14515 0d s Od East [lasting's Hartley l4s 9d Hedley's Hartley Holywell Main North Percy Hartley l4s 9d Ord's Redheugh R avensworth'sW.liart 15s Od Stewart's Hartley l4s Od Tanfield Moor TOW/11E3' lss Gd. ;T.—YESTERDAY. I Bell Belmont l7s 6d Braddyll 18s Od ['awell lBs 9 ,1 Hutton .............. Lumley ......... .. Lambton Russell's Hutton Stewart's Whitwell ..... Hartlepool lBs 6 1 South Hartlepool Whitworth lss 34 Cownden Tees ... South Durham • 16s 9 i I Tees • 18s GI Cowpen Hartley Howard's W. H. Neth l ss SI Lewis's Merthyr Llangennech 2oe Oa Nixon's Merthyr and Cardiff .... .... Sidney's Hartley CVylam lOW Tanfield arket, $O2. Wall's End, &c. Brown's ... rcs 9(l, Gibson Hilda l6s 3d Heaton Millbank Original Gibson 5eft0n............, lss 6d Eden Main Lambton Primrose Ships at in BIRTHS. On the 2d. inst.' at Bndmin, Cornwall, the lady of Sir Colman Rashleigh , Bart, of a daughter. On the sth inst, at Northwick-terrace, St. John's.woocr , the lady of Dr. Drury, of a daughter. On the 6th inst., at the Hermitage, near Epsom, the wife of Robert Altin, jun., Esq., of a son. JIARIZIE. On the 6th i nst., at Buckingham D , Frederick Bartlett, Esq of Buckingham, to Eliza Anne, eldest daughter of Thomas Bartlett, Esq., of the sane place. On the 6th inst., at Colwall, Hereford, the MaeGillycudds r of the Reeks, Killarney, to Anna; daughter of John John stone, of Alainstone-ceurt, in the same county. DIED. On the 4th inst., at 77, Cromer- street, Brunswick-squar e ' Mrs. Pardy, after a long and severe illness. On the 12th ult., at Plymouth, Mr. Nathan Joseph, aged 83. - On the 26th ult., at Nice, Mrs. Macdonald Galbraith, daughter of the Rev. Alexander Scott, of Bath, aged 24. On the 2d inst., Mr. John Henry Shearman, eldest son of the late John Shearman, Esq., formerly of Harpur-stree t, Bloomsbury, aged f:9. On the 4th inst., Felix Parkinson, Esq., surgeon-denti st, of Princes-buildings, Bath. On the sth inst., at setherclav, near Taunton, Hannah , re7ict of the late James Van Zandt, Esq., aged 86. ------- _f London I Printed' and Published by MURDO YOUNGt No. 112, Strand, Printe r , a t Th e S un Offi ce , No. 11., Strand, in the Precinct of the Savev. in the oNnil - Ailddlesei, Saturday, Noyetuber 10, 1849. ~ J 1 , ~ ', :.,