The Sun. — London, England, 1849-01-23 00:00:00

THE GERMAN PARLIAMENT. In the sitting of the German Parliament, at Frankfort, of the 19th inst., the following impor tant resolution was adopted, in reference to the Supreme Head of the Empire. After various orators had spoken, the House proceeded at an early hour IN a division. The original proposal of the committee, viz., "The dignity of the Supreme Head of the Empire is vested in one of the reigning German Princes," was adopted. Ayes, 258 ; noes, 211. Rotenham's mo tion for a Directory was rejected. Noes, 361 ; ayes„ The motion of Schuler, Wigard, and others, which would make every German eligible to the supreme dignity, was also rejected. Noes, 339; ayes, 122. A correspondent adds— "We do not yot know whether the Supreme Power is to be hereditary or not; nor in what manner the Sovereign, for the first time, is to be elected. All motions bearing on these points will probably, according to a proposal of Linde's, be left in abeyance for the present. " The event of to-day is, of course, regarded as a victory gained by Prussia ; hut the Prussians do not ilc all fed sanguine as to the substantiation of an hereditary supremacy owl- the German State. " Tognorrow is the Administrator's birthday; there is some talk of a review on the occasion. Some military display was made before the Imperial Palace this evening; a Prussian hand playing. A very large crowd assembled, but tqe peace was not broken, as it has been once or twice lately among the soldiers themselves. The democratic papers would insinuate that these public-house brawls have something of a political colouring ; but this is utterly falsri." INDIA. The following extracts from letters, written by officers present in the late engagement when the gallant Cureton fell, will be read with considerable interest : (EXTRACT FROM THE LETTER OF AN OFFICER.) Camp, Ramnuggur, Nov. 27. We were engaged with the enemy on the 22d. It was only an affair of cavalry and horse artillery, but, for the time it lasted, our loss was very severe. On reaching the place where Brigadier-General Cure ton's division was encamped, we found all in readi ness to move. We marched for this place, expect- ing to find the enemy, and when about four miles distant halted for daybreak, and formed in order of battle—artillery and infantry in the centre, cavalry on both flanks, the Commander-in-Chief and staff in front of the line, skirmishers in advance. Just as the sun was rising we moved on. It was a beautiful sight, the troops as compact and steady as on a field day. We found the enemy had evacuated the pla4, but it was reported that a few horsemen were still on the banks of the river (Chenab). The river is dis tant from Ramnuggur nearly three miles, and the ground between very heavy and broken. The 3d Dragoons, Bth Cavalry, and two troops of horse artillery were ordered up, and went towards the river at a canter. The cavalry drove the enemy across the river, and the horse ar tillery immediately opened their fire from the banks, but after a few rounds the heavy guns of the enemy compelled them to retire, leaving a gun and two waggons almost buried in the loose sand. It could not he helped ; our six-pounders were not of much use across the river, against the heavy guns of the enemy, and the gun had got so completely embedded in the deep sand, that all the horses that could be brought down could not move it. The gun was spiked, more artillery ordered up; the enemy re-crossed the river, and skirmish ing went on all the morning. Shortly after, large bodies of the enemy again crossed, and Colonel Havelock was very anxious to have at them with the 14th Dragoons and the sth Cavalry. At last, the word was given, and Colonel Havelock advanced the 14th Dragoons and the sth Cavalry at a trot, in close column of squadrons, right in front. As soon as they came within range, the enemy pitched in their round shot well. The brigade got the word " form line to the front," and had scarcely got into line when they came upon a nullah full of men. The brigade charged most gallantly; they halted, re formed, and again charged large bodies of horse and foot intermingled, not less than 3,000 men, under shelter of their own batteries. General Cureton was shot through the heart, and Colonel Havelock fell at the head of the 14th Dragoons, in their last desperate charge. The troops were now taken out of fire, and skirmishers advanced to cover the field, but many of our poor fellows who had only been wounded were killed before they could be rescued. The enemy kept up a fire for the remainder of the day, whenever they could see anything to fire at. (EXTRACT FROM ANOTHER LETTER OF AN OFFICER.) Camp, near Bamnuggur, Nov. 30. The troops on the morning of the 211, under Beigaider- General Campbell, moved at three o'clock item , to attack a large portion of the regular troops of the enemy, who, with several guns, were stated to be on the banks of the Chenab, near this place. On gaining the high ground on the right of the town of Ramnuggur, it was discovered that the greater part of the enemy, with their artil lery, had crossed over to the encampment on the apposite side of the river, where the whole of their forces were in position. Several small par ties were seen retiring from the town of Ratnnug eur towards the ford in front of the enemy's encamp ment. Brigadier-General Cureton ordered two troops of horse artillery and the cavalry to pursue these parties, and open a fire upon them as they crossed the river. In their eagerness to attack the enemy the horse-artillery pushed on through the deal; :and heavy sand on the left side of the river, which extends to a great distance, down to the edge of the stream. The guns were only moved with the greatest difficulty, but their fire inflicted severe loss on the enemy at the ford, and the duty 'was performed under the fire of the whole of the enemy's artillery (28 heavy guns), posted on the high ground which overhangs the right bank of the river. On attempting to withdraw from this position, one gun and two ammunition waggons sank so completely into the sand, behind a deep bank, that it was found impossible to remove them. On observ ing that the gun was immovable, the enemy crossed over the whole of his cavalry, amounting to between 3,000 and 4,000 men, but they kept close to the river, under cover of the fire of their artillery on the other side the river. This body of cavalry was several times charged by her .Majesty's 3d and 4th Light Dragoons, and sth and Bth Light Cavalry, and were overthrown on every occasion, and fled to the margin of the river for shelter and aid from their artillery. It w a s in these desperate encounters that we have to regret the severe loss of Brigadier-General Cure. ton, commanding the cavalry, while leading a squa dron of her Majesty's 14th Dragoons to support the sth Light Cavalry. Colonel Havelock also fell. He was last seen charging the enemy at the head of his noble regi ment; and Colonel Alexander of the sth Light Cavalry lost his arm. The gun could, of course, have been recovered, had it been worth the expenditure of men and horses, but the Commander-in-Chief thought it was not, as the enemy had got the correct range, and would have done great damage. An attempt will doubtless be made to cast some blame upon the Commander-in -Chi e f for the result of these two affairs , but not j ustl y. The facts are, that General Cureton ordered in the first e r ried instanceout as both h e movemen ts, and if they ha d be en a had wished, they would have been attended with the happiest results ; but on both occasions mistakes in the execution, to a great degree unavoidable, marred the original plan. In both c ases the ardo ur of our troops was too great. It was a rush who should get at the enemy first ; but it must have been most gra tifying to the Commander-in -Chief to witness the brilliant conduct of the regiments engaged, and the intrepidity with which they were led by their officers. The following is a correct account of our loss : Killed —Brigadier-General Cureton, shot through the heart ; Colonel Havelock, 14t h Dragoons, miss ing, hu t subsequently found killed ; geralfl, 1 4th Drag oons , killed. Captain Fitz • Wounded—Lieutenant Hardinge, A.D.C., shot through the shoulder; Captain Scudamore, 14th Dragoons, sabred in the face ; Captain Gall, ditto, wounded in the hand; Lieutenant M‘Mahon, ditto, F hot through the head; Lieutenant Chetwynd, spent ball in the side. 14th Dragoons-3 privates killed, 9 missing, 23 wounded, 5 contused; 25 h orses wounded 7 34 3,1 Light Dragoons-5 privates wounded. sth Light Cavalry--Quartermaster-Sergeant killed by a round shot, which first took o ff the arm of Co'ono!. Alexander, and the n contuse d the foot o f Lieutenant Reily ; 12 pri vates killed, 15 ditto wounded ; AO horses killed and wounded. Bth Light Cfmalry—Subadar Major killed. 12th Irregular Cavalry—Capt. _Holmes wounded. Horse Artiller7-1 private wounded, 2 Syces killed, 4 horses killed. THE LATE 2...5.A40R CUIZETON. We are indebted to a friend for the following little sketch of the late Brigadier-General Cureton'a ser- vices : " Colonel eureka° served in the Peninsula from 1809 to the end of the . war, and was . present with the 14th Light Dragoons in many actions and skirmishes that gallant corps was engaged in, including , the battles of Talavera, Busaco, and , x uente_ , s d Onor ; siege of battle of. Salamanca, capture Badajos, in April, 1812 ; of Madrid, and battle of Vittoria. He served with the 40th at Orthes, Tarbes, and Toulouse.. He was wounded in the right leg , by a rifle ball, in cross ing the Mondego, near Coimbra, October Ist, 1810 ; received a severe sabre eat on the head (skull frac tured), another on the left hand at Fuentes d'Onor, sth May, 1811 It 3 accompanied the 16th Lancers to India in 1822, al qd was present at the seige and capture of Bhurtpore. in 1825.6. Served as Assist ant Adjutant-Geners.,' of Cavalry in the campaign in Afighanistan under L ord Keene in 1839-40, and was present at the assault and capture of Ghuznee (medal) ; was specially selected to command the ad vance column of the army on its route through the Bolan Pass, and entrance into Affghanistan ; and was also selected to command a force of cavalry detached in advance of the army, to seize the enemy's guns, and secure possession of the citadel of Caubul, in August, 1839, which be accomplished. Commanded a brigade of cavalry in the action of Maharajpore, on the 29th of December, 1843 (medal), for which he was appointed a C.B. He again commanded a brigade of cavalry in the cam paign on the Sutlej, and was engaged at Buddiwal and in the battles of Aliwal and Sobraon ; in the two former he commanded the whole of the cavalry." " GENERAL ORDER TO THE ARMY OF THE PIINJAUB. " Head-quarters ' Camp Ramnuggur, Nov. 23, 1848. " Aware of the general esteem and respect in which Brigadier-General Cureton was held by the officers of all ranks who have enjoyed an opportunity of sf.rving under hii command, or been associated with him either on duty or in private life, the Commander in-Chief invites all so disposed to be in attendance, to pay the last offices to this excellent officer, whose de cease no officer in the army can more deeply lament than Lord Gough himself. —Mojussilite, Dec. 5. Lieutenant-Colonel Havelock, who fell bravely at the head of the 14th Light Dragoons, served in the Peninsula, from July, 1810, to the end of the war in l 814, including the battles of Busaco, Sabugal, Sala manca, and Vittoria ; pas-age of the Bidassoa, battle of the Nivelle, affairs near Bayonne, battles of Orthes and Toulouse, and in the campaign of 1815, and was wounded at Quatre Bras. THE SET /4, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 25, /8/10, ARMY OF THE PUNJAUB. We subjoin the General Order of the Commander in -chief, giving a " revised detail" of the troops form ing the army of the Punjaub " DETAIL. Artillery—Divisional Staff— Brigadier-General J. Tennant, commanding; Lieutenant H. A. Olpherts, aide de camp; Lieutenant and Brevet Captain J. Abercombie, deputy-assistant adjutant-general ; Captain C. Hagge, commissary of ordnance ; Lieutenant P. Christie, de puty commissary of ordnance ; Lieutenant H. Tombs, deputy-assistant quartermaster general. "Brigade Staff—Brigadier G. Brooke, C.B. ; Lieute nant C. V. Cox, major of brigade. " Horse Artillery—Head-quarters and 4th troop, Ist brigade ; head-quarters, and Ist, 2d, 3d, and 4th troops, 2d brigade ; head-quarters, and Ist, 2d, and 4th troops, 3d brigade. "Brigade Staff—Brigadier E. Huthwaite, C. 8.; Lieu tenant E. Kaye, major of brigade. "Foot Artillery-Ist company, Ist battalion (No. 10, 11. F. battery); 3d company, Ist battalion (No. 17, 11. F. battery); 2d company, 2d battalion (reserve); 3d and 4th companies, 3d battalion (reserve); head- guar thrs, and let, 2d, and 4th companies, 4th battalion (re serve); Ist company, 6th battalion (reserve); 2d com pany, 7th battalion (No. 6, ILI?. battery)* 3d company, 7th battalion (No. 5, H. F. battery); 6th company, 7th battalion (reserve). " Engineers—Divisional Staff—Brigadier J. Cheape, C. 8., Chief Engineer; Ist Lieutenant A. G. Goodwyn, Adjutant, Engineer department, army head-quarters; Ist Lieutenant P. Garforth, major of brigade. Brigade Staff—Major G. B. Tremenheere, Brevet- Major R. Napier, Captain J. Glasford, Captain J. R. Oldfield, Captain J. Anderson, Captain B. W. Goldie, Captains W. Abercrombie, J. R. Western, Ist Lieuten ant and Brevet Captain 11. Siddons, A Cunningham; Ist Lieutenants C. B. Young, R B. Smith, 11. Yule, T. S. Irwin, W. E. Morton, J. H. Maxwell, W. A. Crommelin, G. W. W. Fulton, A. Taylor; 2d Lieu t,nants A. Fraser, C. S. Paton, T. G. Glover, H. Hyde, S. Young, F. C. Grindall, W. W. H. Greathed, W. R. Oliphant, H. W. Gulliver, C. Pollard, C. T. Stewart, F. R. Maunsell. " Sappers and Pioneers—lst company Sappers, 23 cAnpany Sappers, 3d company Sappers, Ist company Pioneers, 2d company Pioneers, 3d comp- ny Pioneers, 4th company Pioneers, sth company Pioneers, 6th company Pioneers, 7th company Pioneers. " Cavalry—Divisional Staff—Major-General Sir J. Thackwell, K.C.B. and K. 11., commanding ; Lieut. E J. Thackwell, aide de-camp ; Captain E. Pratt, deputy assistant-adjutant-general ; Lieut. T. 'l'. Tucker, de puty-assistant quarter-master- general. " Brigade Staff-Ist Brigade—Brigadier M. White, C. 8., Captain G. Cautley, major of brigade. " Corps—Her Majesty's 3d Light Dragoons, her Ma jesty's 14th Light Dragoons, sth Regiment of Light Cavalry, Bth Regiment of Light Cavalry. " 2d Brigade—Brigadier A. Pope, C. 8., Lieutenant and Brevet-Captain S. F. Macmullen, major of brigade. " Corps—Har Majesty's 9th Lancers, Ist Regiment of Light Cavalry, 6th Regiment of Light Cavalry. " ad Brigade—Brigadier H. F. Salter, Lieut. E. C. Warner, major of brigade. " Corps-11th Regiment of Light Cavalry, 7th Irre gular Cavalry, 11th Irregular Cavalry. "4th (Irregular) Brigade—Brigadier J. S. Hearsey, Lieutenant N. B. Chamberlain, major of brigade. " Corps-3d Irregular Cavalry, 9th Irregular Cavalry, 1: - .1ih Irregular Cavalry. " lufantry—Divisional Staff—First Division—Major- General W. S. Whish, C. 8., commanding ; Lieutenant A. Need, aide-de-camp ; Captain J. C. Kennedy, extra ai.!e-de-eamp ; Lieutenant and Brevet Captain G. P. Whi,h, deputy assistant adjutant-general ; Brevet Major A. M. Becher, assistant-quartermaster-general. "Brigade Staff-Ist Brigade—Brigadier A. Hervey; Captain E. Wiggens, major of brigade. " Corps— Her Alajesty's 10th Foot, Bth Regiment of Native Infantry, 72d Regiment of Native Intantry. " 2d Brigade—Brigadier F. Markham ; Captain A. L. Balfour, major of brigade. " CurP3—:Her Maj ,7 sty's 32d Foot, 49th Regiment of Native Infantry, 51st Regiment of Native Infantry. " Second Division— , Major- General Sir W. IL Gilbert, K.C.8., commanding; Lieut. C. R. Colt, aide-de camp; Brevet-Major C. Chester, assistant adjutant general; Lieut. A. S. Galloway, deputy-assistant quartermaster general. " Brigade Staff-3d Brigade: Brigadier J. Fckford; Captlin W. C. Campbell, major of brigade. " Corps-31st Regiment of Native Infantry, 56th Re giment of Native Infantry, 73d Regiment of Native Infantry. _ _ " 4tl; Brigade—Brigadier C. Godby, C. 8.; Captain M. E. Shirwell, major of brigade. " Corps-2d European Regiment, 45th Regiment of Native Infantry, 70th Regiment of Native Infantry. " 5.h Brigade—Brigadier A. S. H. Mountain, C. 8.; Li2ut. C. E. Macdonnell, major of brigade. " Corps—Her Majesty's 29th Foot, 13th Regiment of Native Infantry, 30th Regiment of Native Infantry, 52d Regiment of Native Infantry. "Third Division.—Divisional Staff.—Brigadier-Ge neral C. Campbell, C. 8., commanding; Captain E. Haythorne, aide de-camp. Brevet-Major G. C. Pon sonby, assistant-adjutant-general; Ensign H. R. Garden, deputy-assistant quartermaster-general. " Brigade Staff.-6th Brigade.—Brigadier J. Penny cuick, U.B. and L. H.; Captain C. R. Harris, major of brigade. " Corps.—Her Majesty's 24th Foot, 22d Regiment of Native Infantry, 25th Regiment of Native Infantry. " 7th Brigade.—Brigadier N. Penny, C. 8.; Lieute nant and Brevet Captain J. D. Wrherson, major of brigade. " Corps.-15th Regiment of Native Infantry, 20th Regiment of Native Infantry, 69th Qegiment of Native Infantry. " Bth Brigade.—Brigadier J. Hoggan; Captain D. C. Keiller, major of brigade. " Corps.—Her Majesty's 61st Foot, 36th Regiment of Native Infantry, 46th Regiment of Native Infantry. " Army Commissariat Department.—Joint Deputy Commissary-General Captain J. Railton, general charge in the field. " Assistant Commissary-General Captain G. Newbolt, field office of accounts; Brevet Captain G. Thompson; Captain F. Lloyd, Moultan field force. " Depnty-Assistant Commissary-Generals —Captain G. B. Reddie ; Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel J. G. W. Curtis, Executive Charge C. in C.'s camp; Brevet-Major E. R. Mainwaring, 6th infantry brigade; Captain J. G. Gerrard, Commissariat Depot, Ramnuggur. " Sub-Assistant Commissary-Generals—Captain T. F. Hobdar, field depot; Lieutenant C. C. Robertson, Moultan field force; Brevet Captain J. Turner, ditto; Lieutenant F. C. Tombs, ditto; Lieutenant W. William son, 4th infantry brigade; Lieutenant E. J. Simpson, lit cavalry brigade. , " Officiatink Sub-Assistant Commissary-Generals— Lieutenant 11". Ramsay, field depOt; Lieutenant J. E. Gastrell, 2d cavalry brigade; Brevet Captain T. C. ; brigade e W. Brevet D . Bishop, Captain 7th ditto; Birch, artill ery di v i sion; Captain S. B. Faddy, 3d infan- L tr i y eu b te r n i Gordon, Lieutenant 5 th H di . tt c o . ; James, Bth ditto; Lieutenant J. I. Willes, Captain J. Cooper, Moultan field force. " Paymaster—Captain C. Campbell,' 66 I n Charge' of Military Chest, Moultan field force— Captain C. Cheape. "Deputy-Judge Advocate - General—Lieutena n t E. B. Johnson. Baggagemaster7Ensign S. Dpglss, unattached. • "Superintending Surgeon—Senior Surg,eon C. Renny. "Ditto ditto, Moultan force—Surgeon T. E. Dempster. "Field -Surgeon—Surgeon J. Menne. " Medical Storekeeper—Assistant-Surgeon F. Dou glas, M.D. " Ditto, Moultan field force—Assistant-Surgeon J. C. Graham, M.D. "Postmaster—Captain J. Lang. " Ditto, Moultan field force—Lieutenant F. M. Martin. "Chaplain—The Reverend W. J. Whiting, A.M. "Provost Marshals—Sergeant-Major S. Budd, Ser geant-Major W. Hills, Muultan fi. Id tutee. " Deputy Provost Marshal, ACtillg• Quarter•Master ",.rgeant It. C ux, art ill ery di v i s i on. "Ditto ditto, Sergeant J. M'Ewan, cavalry division. )i , tto ditto, Sergeant P. Gibbons, 2d infantry di tto ditto, Sergeant M. Foley, 31 infantry division. " Assistant Bagg age M as t Lieco Troop Sergeant- M..,jor J. Ryali” " ( r,_ LOUIS PIIILIPP F} ttoT Louts-PittupPE.— The Wakefield Journal states that a /Huns. St. .Hilaire, formerly editor of La France, in a lecture recently delivered at Wakefield on "The French Revolution," entered into a ;thy disquisition with the view of showing that Louis- Philippe was not Louis-Philippe, and asserted that he had seen documents which clearly proved that, two days after the birth of the real Louis, in Italy, he was exchanged for the child of an Italian gaoler, named Carpini, whose son the late Monarch of France was in reality, and not then of a Duke of Orleans. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. BRIGHTON.—The result of the half•year's working is, that there will be a dividend at the rate of 235. per 501. share, and the working expenses have been brought down to 264 per cent. on the receipt s . The dividend of the London and North-Western, to be declared at the next meeting, will be, we hear, at the rate of 7 per cent., leaving a surplus of 80,0001. We stated last week it would be 7 per cent., but we did not then know the balance to be carried forward. The divi dend of the Lancashire and Yorkshire will be 6 per cent.; that of the Berwick 7 per cent., with a surplus of nearly 100,0001.; the York and North Midland 7. The Eastern Counties is variously reported, from ss. upwards.— Herapath's Journal. THE MIDLAND BRANCH RAILWAY TO DESFORD.—A few days ago the viaduct made over the land near to St. Mary's Mill gags) way, owing to the injury done to it by the late heavy rains; and, in conseqnence, the progress of the works was impeded, as it was deemed unsafe for the earth waggons to pass over it. The bridge in course of erection on the Hinckley-road has also sustained in jury from the same cause, and, as the abutments have been disturbed, it is feared they will have to bo taken down and rebuilt.—Leicester Mercury. The works of the Colchester and Stour Valley line are at last approaching Sudbury, being within about three quarters of a mile, and as there are no particular cut tings or embankments required, it is expected, iti the s,ring advances so will the rapidity o f th e wor k s . It i s reported the line will be open in June. There is every probability of a severe contest between the railway com pany and the shareholders of the Stour navigation; the l !Ater having, at the expense of several thousands within the last few years, greatly improved the river, and do not seem willing to shut it up, but to stand the contest.— Norfolk Chronicle. RATING OF THE RAILWAY TERMINUS.—This subject once more occupied the attention of the guardians of the poor on Thursday. Mr. Peaty moved that the rating of the terminus be reduced from 1,7.501. to 1,4101., and that the rating of the coke ovens be reduced from 1601. to 100/., which was seconded by Mr. Degee, and carried, the whole of the guardians present voting in favour of it. These terms were accepted by Mr. Taunton, on the part of the railway company, and this long-contested matter is, now, therefore, settled, and the appeals which were pending against different rates are withdrawn.— Hampshire Independent. The proprietors of the Edinburgh and Northern, who have just broken off their agreement with the Aberdeen Company, are about to meet to determine on an aug mentation of their capital. SHREWSBURY AND CHESTER.—On Wednesday last an inquiry took place before a commission appointed by the Lords of the Admiralty as to the necessity of the works proposed by this company, consisting of two branches at Saltney, for the purpose of giving increased facilities for conveying goods and coals by rail. Evi dence was given as to the way in which they might be carried out with perfect safety to the river Dee, and to show that the increasing trade of Chester required them. The result of the inquiry is to be laid before the Ad miralty, who will report thereon to Parliament. During the week the company made an appeal against a rate in the township of Giversylt for a length of four miles. The rate was fixed by the parish at 1201. per mile. The magistrate assessed it at 301 RAILWAY COMMUNICATION FROM DUBLIN TO CAS TLEBLAYNEY.—On this day (Friday) the first trip will be made on the new line of railway from Drogheda. to Casleblayney. That part of the line from Drogheda to Dundalk is a portion of the Dublin and Belfast Junc tion line, and that from Dundalk to Castleblayney is a portion of the Dundalk and Enniskillen line. The di- DUNDALK AND ENNISKILLEN.—TDC directors of this company have announced their intention of forfeiting upwards of 1,500 shares. The amount of the share is 30/., of which the sum of 221. 10s. has been paid; the price in the market is a few shillings.—Newry Examiner. DUBLIN AND DROGHEDA.—Traffic OD this line for the week eliding Thursday, 18th January, 1849:—g- Passengers (5,430) and mail 5201. 15s. 5d.; parcels, 311. 178. 3d.; merchandise, 116/. 158. 2d.; total amount, 669 L 7s. 10d. Corresponding week last year:—Passen gers (5,637) and mail, 4881. 7s. Id.; parcels, 291. 169.4d.'; merchandise, 1291. 15s. Id.; total amount, 6471. 13s. 6d. WATERFORD AND LIMERICK (25 miles opened).-- Traffic for the week ending Saturday, 13th January, 1849:—Passengers, 1931. Bs. 9d.; goods and cattle, 701. 65.611.; total (exclusive of mails), 2631. 15s. 3d. ORLEANS AND BORDEAUX.—First Section—Orleans to Tours.—Receipt for the wei,k ending January, 12, 1849:—Number of pasaengers, 6,915; amount 24,786 f. 35c.; goods and cattle, 38,361 f. 55c.; total. 63,1671. 90c.; corresponding week last ear, 70,038 f. 59c. Total re ceipts from July 1, 1848, to January 12,1849, 1,894,700 f. 52c. SITTINGS OF THE COURT OF CHANCERY.—The Lord Chancellor has signified his intention that the Chancery sittings shall continue at Lincoln's Inn after the present term, until Easter term, when the old custom of holding the sittings at Westminster during term will again prevail. He has to this extent yielded to the wishes of the profession. It will be recollected that the petition from the members of the bar that the sittings should be held at Lincon's Inn extended only to the two winter terms, while the House of Lords should not be sitting. It was at the time acknowledged that the wishes of the bar extended still further, and that the whole of the profession, both barristers and solicitors, were desirous that the Chancery sittings should be held continuously at Lincoln's Inn; but, fearing that so great a concession could scarcely be expected, the petition was prevnted in the form most likely to be conceded. The Lord Chancellor, however, instead of agreeing to the wishes so universally expressed, decided that the Court of Chancery should hold its sittings at Lincoln's Inn only during the recess of the House of Lords, and at Westminster during the rest of the year, without reference to term. The effect of this decision would have been most seriously opposed to the interests and convenience of the profession, since it would have nearly doubled the duration of the sittings at Westmin ster. A meeting of the bar was subsequently held at Lincoln's Inn, with a view to induce the Lord Chan cellor to reconsider his decision, and the result was made known a day or two ago. As it is, however, the profession have at least gained all they asked for, although only half of what they desired. No doubt the new arrangements will be continued, and the Court of Chancery will for the future sit at Lincon's Inn every Michaelmas and Hilary term.—Observer. REVERSE OF FORTUNE.—VILE V. HARDINOE.—.• In this case, which was heard on Friday at the Palace Court, the defendant appeared upon ajudgment summons, to show cause why he bad not paid the sum of 51. 7s. Bd. debt, and 71. 10s. Bd. costs, an order for the payment of which had been made by this Court. It was stated to the Court, that the action had been brought upon a bill of exchange, given by way of security to a loan society. The party obtaining the loan had absconded, and the de . . fend:ant let judgment go by default, and, upon an execu tion being put into his house, in Park-place, his wife, who keeps her carriage, and lives in good style, clainsed the property under her marriage settlement. The defendant, a shabbily attired, but gentlemanly looking man, about the middle age, was much excited, and seemed most bitterly to feel the position in which he was placed. He said he was a near relation to Lord Hardinge, and deeply did he feel his present degrading situation. It was true that -he lived in Park place, fas had been stated, and that which had been stated about his wife living in style was correct, but he only resided with her upon suffrance, and was himself penniless, or he would have paid the debt, although he never received any portion of it. He would not trouble the Court with family matters, beyond stating that at one time he possessed thousands, but was now without a farthing, and that the property claimed by his wife he had made over to her under her marriage settlement. After some further discussion, Mr. Hewlett, the protho notary, arranged that the debt and costs should be paid, IL in fourteen days, and 2/. la month afterwards. The defendant left the court depressed, alleging that he did not know how he should be able to obey the order of the Court. NEW VARIETY OF WEEAT.—Advices from St. Petersburgh mention that a new variety of wheat has been recently discovered and cultivated in Bessa rabia. It is called the Kolus, or large-eared wheat, on account of the peculiar beauty of its ears. At present it is limited to mere seed-wheat, and fetches twice the price of the ordinary Arnautka. One other and more important peculiarity of this grain is, that it is less affected by drought than any other varieties. At the same time, it possesses several other features, being distinguished by its greater fertility, is deep amber colour, and its early ripening. This important discovery was made by a peasant of the name of Bulatowisch, in the village of Troitzk, in the district of Bender, who, being a strict observer of nature, detected in his crops certain ears which were longer and became ripe earlier than the rest of the crop. These were collected, and sowed se parately, and the result was an abundant harvest, and the introduction of a new and valuable variety of wheat. The Russian Government, it is to be hoped, will not let such an opportunity pass of rewarding one so deserving of a substantial mark of its favour. The event has created a great sensation amongst the agriculturists and dealers in grain, and the new wheat well merits being named after the discoveer. FATAL ACCIDENT AND SINGULAR PRESERVATION, —On Monday last an inquest was held at Clydach on view of the body of John Jenkins, collier, aged 28. It appeared that deceased and a young lad were employed together at the Garth Colliery, and were working in a heading at some distance from the other colliers. About three o'clock on Friday last a sudden slip of coal, rub bish, and stones took place, covering both the deceased and the lad, the latter of whom was about two yards nfoeamr fell er a t c h a e vve m as o ru u tlfa t y h of the heading than the former. With respect to th e b o y, i t f ortunate l y h appene d t h a t a l a r g e atone r coienettlyhelewrgagegfoenr, thein su be ch y,e a hweadyy. n as to said that he breathed freely, was not hurt by pressure, but he could not move. Re heard deceased ask wit ness if he could get out, and whether the pressure upon him was great. Witness said that he could not get out, but that ho was free from pressure. Deceased then said there was great weight upon his head. No further conversation took plac but he heard the deceased pray. A second fall of earth took place, subsequently to which he did not hear the deceased's voice. Witness remained in this position until four o'clock next morning, when Thomas Fianeis, the man who worked the " day turn" in the headin g , Came to h i s work. He, with the assistance o f oth er colliers, cleared away the rubbish, and released the boy. About two yards further on they found the deceased, who had evidently been dead for some time, probably by suffo cation, the only perceptible injury being a slight bruise c a ,a w el i b f ri e, a b n u . t no childr en . v on er t d h i e et, fa . e , e A . ee D id e e c e e t a e s l ed de h e a t s h: left ,_ ST. JOIIN DEL REY COMPANY, JAN. 20.-- Dispatches have been this morning received from Mr. Keogh, dated the Bth of November. Produce for October, 1991b5. gold; cost for ditto, 3,7962 Profit for the mouth, 3,4881. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Jan. 22. (Sittings in Banco.) THE QUEEN V. THE JUDGES OF THE PALACE COURT. The Court made the rule absolute fora mandaumi to the Judges of the Palace G.urt, in reference to the ad mission of Mr. Jaquet to be an attorney of that Court, Mr. Hill declining to take the writ against Mr. Brent only, a point upon which he had a day or t•• - o to consider. SHAW V. THE YORK AND NORTH MIDLAND RAILWAY COMPANY. Mr. MARTIN showed cause against the rule which had been obtained for a new trial. The question at issue wag, whether the contract on the part of the def, ndants to convey a number of horses in safety, from York to Watford, was a speCial contract, and supported the pleas. The plaintiff had nine horses to be conveyed by rail way in three boxes, payiEg 25/. 4s. as the charge. At the bottom of the receipt the defendants stipulated for exemption from the consequences of any injury which might be sustained by the animals whilst travelling. One of the horses was killed from a protecting partition hav ing given way, owing to the fastenings being insufficient, which caused him to fall out. An action was brought at the York assizes to recover compensation, and the verdict given for the plaintiff. A rule to show cause on behalf of the defendants had been obtained. Mr. MARTIN, in arguing against the rule, contended that the acting was one of those which involved such a degree of carelessness on the part of the carriers as ren dered them liable for the damage. It was not one of those accidents which would happen notwithstanding the greatest care. As to the effect of the exemption claimed by the defendants, he asked if a similar notice placed at the bottom of a passenger's ticket would exempt them from the consequences of an accident proved to arise from the employment of an obviously insecure carriage? All the cases showed that the carrier could claim no exemption but for unexpected misfortunes; and that he was bound to use care and diligence in the performance of his duty. The giving of a notice of non-liability was itself an anomaly. The carrier's liability was established at common law. Mr. DEARSLEY followed. The defence set up for the defendants involved a contradiction in terms. It amounted to this, that the defendants undertook to carry, but not to carry safely and securely. Mr. KNOWLES, in supporting the rule, contended that the defendants were not common carriers, and that the law applicab!e to common carriers did not apply to them. The defendants were not bound to carry horses at all, and if they agreed to do so they were entitled to specify the conditions, and it remained with the other party to agree to the conditions or to refuse them. The arguments were not concluded when the Court rose, COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Jan. 22. TINTER V. BULLA.M. The CHIEF BARON, on taking his seat on the bench, intimated that the Court thought it unnecessary to hear counsel further in this case, being of opinion that the plaintiff was clearly entitled to the verdict of the jury. The rule obtained in the case was therefore discharged. The Court was occupied during the remainder of the day with the demurrer papers. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Jan. 22. POWELL V. BRADBURY AND EVANS. The arguments in this case, as to whether or not there should be a new trial, were resumed this morning. Mr. Hugh Hill was heard on the part of the plaintiff, Mr. Sergeant Wilkins and Mr. Huddlestone having been heard on Saturday. It will be recollected that the plaintiff was formerly sub editor of the Daily News, and that the present action was brought to recover damages for an alleged improper dismissal from that situation. The action was tried be fore the Lord Chief Justice, at Guildhall, when a verdict for 5001. was found for the plaintiff, the jury express ing an opinion that the report was not garbled. The rule had been obtained by the defendants on the ground that the verdict was against evidence, and that the da mages were excessive. The Attorney •General and Mr. Wells were then heard in favonr of the rule. Mr. Justice MAULE said, the Court were agr ee d i n . opinion upon one question raised the case, viz., that the second plea put in issue nothing else except t h e fact of dismissal. They considered that wrongfully, and without sufficient cause, dismissing the plaintiff was not material in this action, which was one for breach of contract. But in respect to the other question, viz., the verdict being against evidence, they were n o t qu i te agreed. There was some doubt in the minds of the Court; but as the Learned Chief Justice, who tried the ease, felt dissatisfied with the verdict, they thought it proper that the case should go down, upon the u sua l terms of payment of costs, for a new trial. The rule for a new trial was, therefore, made absolute. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Jan. 22. (Before the Chief Commissioner.) REPEATED APPEARANCES.—IN RE JOHN YEATES LUCY. This insolvent, who had made repeated appearances in the same character, again applied. CHIEF COMMISSIONER—Why, you can't live out of this court? Insolvent—No, sir; I can't, You were a bankrupt in 1825?—Yes, sir. Your first appearance in this court was in 1815? Yes, sir. Then in 18271—Yes, sir. Then you came in 1833?—Yes, sir. CHIEF COMMISSIONER—Again in 1839, and now you come again. In the name of wonderment what brings you here so often?—The insolvent said he was a hay salesman. Re had, on the present occasion, neatly as much owing him as he owed. CHIEF COMMISSIONER —When do you mean to come again. Next year or the year following? Insolvent— Never again, sir. The Court discharged the insolvent for the " fifth" time. IN RE JOHN POWELL. In this case a point of considerable importance re specting the County Courts was raised. Mr. Cooke op posed the insolvent, who had been a builder at South ampton, for Messrs. Chambers, ironmongers, Bishops gate-street. The debt was 131. 6s. 6d., and the costs 5L 3s. 10d. Judgment was signed before the insolvent petitioned the Court. Mr. CooKE called the attention of the Court to several clauses in the County Courts Act, and expressed himself of opinion that, in cases where judgment was signed before the petition in this court, the adjudication would not benefit the applicants. The point was certainly an important one, and his clients would, in his opinion, have their remedy. The COURT required some further evidence, and the case was adjourned. The point mooted by the Learned Counsel will affect numerous cases in the court, especially under the Pro• tection Act. It has been decided that an order of com mitment made by a county court, before a petition in this court, is operative; but no case has been determined respecting a judgment by a county court before a petitio❑ under either of the Acts of Parliament. MIDDLESEX. SESSIONS. Yesterday the Court sat at Westminster for the dis posal of motions and appeals. There were ten appeals entered upon the paper, all having relation to the settle ment and removal of paupers. Mr. Sergeant Adams, the Assistant Judge, presided. THE CHARGE AGAINST A CLERGYMAN. Mr. BODKIN said he had an application to make on behalf of the Rev. Henry Charles Sellers, who had re cently been charged with an indecent assault upon a man named Samuel Cooper, a private seller in the Fusiliers. The grand jury, at the last sessions at Clerkenwell, threw out the bill against Mr. Sellers, in consequence, as he understood, of the prosecutor's absence. But the friends of Mr. Sellers, as well as Mr. Sellers himself, were most anxious that the case should go to trial, having entire confidence in the result; and the applica tion sow was for the Court to continue the defendant's recognizances till the next sessions. Mr. Sergeant ADAMS said the adjutant of the regiment in which the prosecutor was serving had called upon him since the bill had been thrown out by the grand jury at Clerkenwell, to say he was not aware of the bill having been sent before the grand jury at those sessions, and further, that the prosecutor was at that time under arrest for a military offence. The bill could be preferred before the next grand jury. Mr. BODKIN asked whether the second bill would be preferred before the same grand jury who had ignored the first ? Mr. Sergeant ADAMS replied in the negative. Under the circumstances he should at once assent to the appli cation, and continue the defendant's recognizances till the next sessions. RACING SWEEPS. At a former sessions a person named Thomas Casey appealed against a conviction by Mr. Henry, the magis trate at Bow street, who had adjudged him to one month's imprisonment, as a rogue and vagabond, for having kept an office in the Haymarket for the sale of shares in Derby and other racing sweeps. Mr. CLARKSON, on behalf of the defendant, now ad mitted he had no grounds for prosecuting the appeal. The defendant had further acknowledged, in a memorial to the Government, that he had no defence to the charge. Under these circumstances the Government, as he was informed, would be satisfied by the defendant entering into his own recognizances to appear to receive the judg ment of the court when called upon. Mr. BODICIN, who appeared in support of the convic tion, said the prosecution had been instituted against the defendant, who moved in a respectable sphere in life, for being concerned in the keeping of an office for the sale of chances in racing sweeps. This was an offence under the Lotteries Act, and the parties con victed of it were liable to imprisonment as rogues and vagabonds. After his conviction the defendant gave no tice of appeal; but subsequently he memorialised the Secretary of State for the Home Department, acknow ledging that he had no answer to the conviction, and throwing himself upon the mercy of the Executive. This being the first case of this description, the Govern ment were not unwilling that leniency should be shown; consequently he had no objection, upon the conviction being confirmed, to the defendant being only required to enter into his own sureties to appear to receive the judgment of the Court when called upon. This course had been adopted with the sanction of the Attorney- General, in the belief' that this prosecution would have the effect of checking, if not altogether preventing, the practices of which the defendant had admitted his guilt. It mu-t not, however, be supposed that the leniency now shown would be extended to any future cases. On the contrary, the authorities were determined, in all future cases, to proceed against the parties with the utmost rigour. _ _ _ The coTiviction was then confirmed, and the defendant entered into his own recognizinces in the sum of 80/, to appear to receive judgment when called upon. Among the victims to the ravages of the cholera in Glasgow we regret to announce the name of Professor Thompson, who has long filled the natural philosophy chair in that University.—Athencrum. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. ESTMINST'ER. After the disposal of the night charges, yesterday, Mr. BrIODERIP said—With reference pc, the distressing case of destitution in York-street, which has excited so much sympathy, I feel it my duty to state that informa tion has been sent to me by a brother magistrate who had been extremely kind to the family when they were in hii district, that their character has been the reverse of good. 'lt is static' that the eldest girl had been brought before him for felony, but the prosecutor, taking com passio❑ upon the wretched condition of the parents and children, declined to prosecute. Two of the other chil dren and the father, it is added, were afterwards brought before the same magistrate, charged with felony, and committed for trial, and the father was acquitted, and the boy and girl found guilty and sentenced to a light punishment, the case exciting such commiseration that a subscription was made for them in court. I am very unwilling to trespass upon editors of news papers, whose time is so much occupied, and to whom space is so valuable, but I have no means of communicating with most of the numerous benevolent correspondents who have so liberally come forward on the occasion, excepting through the medium of the public press. I hope, by the aid of those journals which have noticed the case, and caused the tide of charity to flow, to ascertain whether the contributors still wish their donations to be applied to the relief of the family, or when, or how their money is to be re turned. Of the extremity of distress in which the family was found there is no doubt." The eldest girl, who was in attendance at the court, admitted, in answer to questions from Mr. Taylor, the chief usher, that she and the other members of the family had been charged with felony, as described, but declared that they were innocent. She also admitted that the magistrate before whom she was charged had taken an interest in the family and relieved them ; and with respect to other points referred them to her mother. Catherine M'Bride, a stout hearty• looking woman about 30 years of age, with a ragged child in her arms, was charged with begging. William Wadlowe, 238 A, said that on Sunday afternoon he saw a carriage driven up to the door of a house in Wilton -crescent, Belgrave-square, when de fendant immediately hastened towards it and begged of the lady inside. Defendant (in an insolent tone)—l suppose you know what I got, don't you ? Constable—She then thrust her child in at the window. Defendant—l wonder I did n't send it home with her; don't you? The constable continued—After the servant returned from the door of the house, where he had just been to knock, the lady ordered him to give her a penny. Defendant—l wonder you ain't afraid of being struck dead, standing there telling such lies. The constable then concluded his statement without further interruption. The footman having told him that the defendant had repeatedly annoyed him, witness, who knew her to have been often charged with drunkenness and disorderly conduct, told her she must go with him to the station, when prisoner, having declared that she would beg in spite of him, put the child down on the pavement, threw herself by its side, and caught hold of some iron railings. After a great deal of trouble she was induced to walk a short distance, when she sud denly turned round and struck witness a violent blow on the mouth, which had given him much pain ever since; she then threw herself down again and kicked and bit him. tier language all the way to the station-house was most indecent and horrible. Another constable proved that she assaulted him vio lently on his going to the first witness's assistance. Defendant in a sullen dogged manner, said she wasn't begging; the lady called her to the carriage and put a penny into the child's hand. BRODERIP observed, that the public complained, and with much justice, of the intolerable nuisance of beggars, which rendered it impossible for pedestrians to walk the streets, or those in carriages to stop at the shops of tradesmen or at the doors of their own private residences. Those who obtained alms by their impor tunities—to be rid of which the public but too frequently relieved them, while in other cases they submitted through intimidation —were, with very rare exceptions, most unworthy of charity; and he (the worthy magis trate) felt confident, that those who gave money to street beggars gave an encouragement to vice and immorality, and bestowed upon worthless objects what, to the de serving, would be of great assistance. The defendant was then committed for three months. WORSHIP-STREET. Mrs. Mary Anne Bedwell, stated to be the wife of a fruit salesman in Spitalflelds, was charged with violently assaulting and seriously injuring a broker named West, and two of his assistants, named Pilgrim and Bleene. In consequence of the defendant's husband being in arrear for rent, the complainant West received instruc tions to levy an execution upon his goods fur the amount due, and for that purpose, accompanied by two of his mon, proceeded to the house at six o'clock on Saturday evening. The defendant was out at the time of the levy, but on her return, and learning the object of their visit, she flew into a violent passion, and declaring that, sooner than her goods should be taken away, she would smash everything in the place, immediately snatched up a poker, and laying about her in all directions, very speedily covered the floor with the fragments of all the glass, crockery, and furniture she had power to demolish. She then smashed out the glass and framework of one of the windows, and having unavailingly ordered the men, Pilgrim and Bleene, to quit the place before they also sustained kjury, commenced a furious attack upon them, and exerted her strength to pitch one of them through the broken window into the street. A violent struggle ensued between them, in which the man's clothes were literally torn to pieces, and the defendant having been foiled in her object dealt the man a blow with the poker which stretched him upon the floor, and continued beating him so furiously, that the second man (Bleene), in his apprehension that murder would be committed, rushed out for the assistance of the police. Bei ore they arrived, however, West himself entered the place, but had no sooner got in at the door than the de fendant caught up part of a bedstead she had previously broken, and dealt him such a blow across the face with it as to break out one of his teeth, and followed this up with such vindictive determinatioa that he was obliged to make his way out of the house as rapidly as he could. Police-constable 191 H stated, that upon enterieg the house to take the defendant into custody be found her then engaged in smashing one of the windows to pieces, and that the room presented undeniable evidence of the outrageous nature of her conduct, almost everything in it boing broken to pieces, and the fragments lying about i❑ the utmost confusion. Pilgrim described the attack upon him as of so furious a description that he considered the woman must have been either drunk or mad at the time, and after exhi biting his clothes, which were torn into tatters in the defendant's attempt to pitch him out of the window, stated that he had sustained such serious injuries from the violence inflicted upon him that he had been obliged to keep his bed all the preceding day. Bleene described the defendant's conduct in similar terms, and West complained that, in addition to one of his teeth being knocked out, he had suffered such ago nizing pain in his side ever since that he felt satisfied one of his ribs had been fractured. The defendant generally denied a great portion of the violence attributed to her by Phe various witnesses, and pleaded in extenuation of the rest of her conduct the dreadful excitement she naturally laboured under at seeing herself likely to be very shortly without a home. Mr. HAMMILL said that the case was one of far too serious a character for him to deal with summarily, end he should, therefore, order the defendant to be re manded for a week, to afford an opportunity for ascer taining the result of the injuries the complainants had sustained. CLERKENWELL. Robert Be?grave, who was attired in the uniform of the East India Company, was #placed at the bar before Mr. Combe, charged with begging. Sergeant Harvey, 118 G, stated that on S a t ur d a y night last, about ten o'clock, be saw the prisoner in Goswell-street, with a written paper pinned on his breast, soliciting charity, representing that ho was a discharged soldier in a state of distress and starvation. He saw several persons relieve him, when he took him to the station-house. On searching him 3s. 10d. were found in his possession. The prisoner, on being put to the bar, was recognised as having been at this Court on Thursday last, on a charge of begging under exactly similar circumstances, when ho said he had been a private in the East India Company's service. He had received wounds, and was discharged at Madras, in May, 1847, without a pension, and, although he had used efforts, he could not succeed in obtaining one. He had served seventeen years, and in consequence of the impaired state of his health and his wounds he was unequal to hard labour, and his ob ject was to raise a trifling sum of money to enable him to purchase some stationary to sell again, the profits upon which would enable him to live and avoid begging in the streets. He produced his discharge from the company's service, and, there being nothing stated upon it to the prejudice of his character, Mr. Combo was induced to believe that his story was true, and ordered, Mr, Mallett, the clerk, to give him 10s. out of the poor-box funds; and several persons subscribed towards his assistance before he left the court after he was discharged. Mr. COMBE now asked the prisoner what he had to say for himself, when he hung down his head, and said nothing. Mr. Mould, the clerk, said it was evident, from there being nothing written upon his discharge, that there was something wrong; and there was no doubt after what had happened, that he was a thorough impostor. It was stated that an officer belonging to the East India Company's servive had given information at the station-houses that a man, dressed in the regimentals of the service, was going about begging, and had been for a length of time imposing on the public, and that he was a complete impostor. Mr. CONDE regretted that such a fellow should have imposed upon him and others as he had done, and com mitted him to the House of Correction, with hard labour, for fourteen dad s, intimating that the money found in his possession, which was no doubt the produce of his vagrancy, would be appropriated towards his support during his imprisonment. THAMES. John King, a labourer, of 70, Lambeth-street, White chapel, who has bet-n in custody for a fortnight, was .brought up before Mr. Yardley for heal examination, charged with assaulting and wounding Mr. Thomas Heigh way, the landlord of the Crown public house, in Ruper:-street, Whitechapel. Mr. YARDLEY inflicted the highest penalty, 51., or two mouths' imprisonment. The prisoner was committed. James Darcy, a big Irishman from Cork, attired in a faded suit of black, and as dirty as possible, was brought up in custody of Wigley, a police-consti:ble, 141 H, and charged with seeking alms near the Virginia-street Catholic Chapel, Rateliff-highway, where it was stated that . the congregation had been greatly annoyed by the hordes of Irish mendicants, bogging previous to and after the coneiwsion of the mass on each sueccediag Sabbath. Mr. YARDLEY asked Wigley if the prisoner was apro fessional btggar? - Wigley—ire is, sir. I have sun him lying dr,v, , n on the stones al.Tealiog in piteous accents for mercy and charity for a p , or cripled starvh;g man, but whenever he see, me or ally other polic man approaching he is off quickly enough. The prisoner nab] had left Cork three year; ago. Mr. YARDLEY—How many days' work have you dune since then? The prisoner, in a whining tone, said he had hf en at work harvesting, hopping, and doing other work since he had left Ireland, but now he was starving. Mr. YARDLEY—Starving? You appear the reverse of a starving man. Your occupation is begging. You are big enough and strong enough to work, but you won't do it. Wigley said he had frequently Leen the prisoner act ing the part of a distressed and disabled cripple in the streets during the last five months, and that he was an arrant irnp,stor. Mr. YARDLEY knew the prisoner had a great objec tion to work, but he would send him where he would be made to work. He sentenced him to eight days' inapri sonment and hard labour, and if the prisoner was ever brought before him again for a similar offence, his sen tence would be a severe one. EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF FRAUD AND FELONY. An amount of excitement almost unparalleled has pre vailed i❑ the city of Bath, in consequence of the appre hension and examination of Messrs. Warren and Fuller, two of the largest gold and silversmiths in that city, upon a charge of forging the hall mark of the Gold smiths' Company upon various articles of plate. The arrest is understood to have been made in consequence of information given to the Goldsmiths' Company by a man named Brattington, who had formerly been an appren tice of a principal workman of the firm, and the previous high respectability and known wealth of the parties charged have invested the affair with a peculiar degree of interest. An examination of the accused took place yesterday, at the Guildhall, which building and all the approached to it were crowded by the gentry and tradesmen of the city, anxious to be present at the investigation. The prisoners were brought to the Guildhall in custody of the officers, the magistrate having refused bail to the amount of 10,000/., which, it is understood, has been tendered by their bankers. The examinations were private, and Samuel Henry Fuller and Horatio Warren were charged with having, on the 9th of January, feloniously, and without excuse, had in their possession two silver ladles, having thereon the marks of the Goldsmiths' Company, London, which marks have been removed or transferred thereto from some other wares of silver, they knowing the same to have been so transferred contrary to the statute. The first witness examined was Mr. Thomas Hough, a weigher in the Assay-office of the Goldsmiths' Com pany, who deposed that on the 30th of December, in consequence of information he received, ho went to Bath by direction of the wardens of the company. Went to the shop of Messrs. Warren and Fuller, silversmiths, in Westgate-street, and saw the prisoner Fuller in the shop. Parches( d eleven articles of silver ware which bore no stamp or mark of any description. Went again on the 6th of January, and purchased thirty four articles not stamped as required by law. On that occasion saw a silver soup ladle, which was pointed out by Mr. Warren. Also saw a great quantity of articles not marked as required by law. Saw at once that the mark on the soup ladle had been transposed. Saw also another article on which he believed that the mark had been transposed. Reported the facts to the wardens, and on the 9th of January, went to the shop under the authority of a search warrant ; and, on that occasion, took away the silver soup ladle and gilt ser vice spoon produced. Found a quantity of plate amount ing to 120 ounces, which he seized and took away. There was a great quantity of plate there —some 3,000 or 4,000 ounces—which was regularly marked. The plate taken away was all unmarked except the two pieces upon which the marks had been tran sposed. Took the service spoon to Goldsmiths' Hall, and then ascertained the mark to have been transposed and soldered on. The date of the mark was 1774 An assay was made in witness's presence of the spoon. The bowl was four pennyweights worse than the standard, and the handle one pennyweight better than the standard. The loss of duty to the Government on the soup ladle and serving spoon was 1/. 7s. 9d. Had also ascertained that the mark on the soup ladle had been soldered in; about three inches of the shank had ken spliced. Should say that any person in the trade would see where the joinings were made. The bowl was half a pennyweight worse than the standard, and the upper part of the handle a pennyweight and a half better; the shank next the bowl was barely a pennyweight bet ter than the standard. The witness was cross-examined at some length. He knew that the marks had been transposed by his obser vations as a workman, having (as bis office in the Assay effice required) been brought up as a silvennift, and being versed in the trade. Had seen the transposition of the marks on articles purporting to be silver before this. Saw them about six months ago in London. Meant by transposition the removing of the mark from one article of plate and affixing it to another. John Ralph, an apprentice to Mr. Cousins, jeweller, who worked for the tradesmen of that city, and among others for Messrs. Warren and Fuller, de; osed that he had seen the gilt service spoon produced. When it was first brought io Mr. Cousins's shop the bowl was not joined o❑ to the shank nor was the figure. There was a piece put on the shank to make it stiuter. When witness first saw it the shank was in two pieces; there was a mark upon one piece but none upon the other. Believed that the Apostle's figure was made by Mr. Cousins, but was not certain. This might be a twelve month ago. Hulbert Sawyer Cousins, son of Mr. Cousins, and who assists his father in his business, proved that they had worked for the prisoners for six or seven years. Had seen the gilt spoon now produced before, and recognised it as having been manufactured for Messrs. Warren and Fuller. The piece which contained the mark was brought to the workshop as a skewer, for the purpose of being made thicker, so as to form the handle of a spoon. I see on the spoon a line, which I suppose to be the place where it was soldered in. I believe that the mark has been soldered on. I saw the figure before I saw the skewer. The bowl I saw separate, and it was added eterwards. Believe it was Mr. Fuller who directed Mr. Cousins to put the pieces together. The examination was proceeding when the last train left. THE TOOTING DISORDER. Although the reports from Tooting yesterday describe the disease of cholera, so far as Mr. Drouet's establish ment is concerned, entirely to have subsided, it is to be regretted that such is not the case with regard to some of the children who have been removed from Tooting. It appears that the cholera has again made its appear ance in a malignant form amongst the children removed from Tooting to St. Pancras Workhouse. When Dr. Arthur Farre and Mr. Grainger, the two medical super intendents of the Board of Health, visited St. Pancras Workhouse on Saturday night, there were only one or two cases, and a very few cases of low fever in the cholera wards. The children who had been removed all underwent examination by the medical superinten dents of the Board of Health, and in no fresh case were the premonitory symptoms detected. On Sunday night, however, a very considerable change in the state of affairs took place, as will be seen by the follow ing official report, issued yesterday by Mr. Bird, the medical gentleman specially appointed by the directors of the poor of St. Pancras to attend the children since their arrival from Tooting. " Temporary Hospital, St. Pancras, Jan. 22, 1842. " I regret having to make an unfavourable report to day, especially as everything appeared progressing so well. Yesterday (Motility) evening, however, one of the boys was seized with cholera most severely. During the night six more boys were taken up to the infirmary with low fever, and this morning ono of the girls also, severely attacked with cholera. These two cases of cholera are in a state of collapse. One of the two chil dren I have previously reported as in a dangerous eon- Lion died last evening, at eight o'clock, the duration of attack being nine days. Cases of cholera. . Deaths ... Collapse ... _-- - Low fever Deaths ... 0 (Signed) " HENRY BtRD, Surgeon." In addition to the investigation being pursued by the Board of Health, its to the condition of the children in every establishment to which they have been removed from Tooting, it appears that up to yesterday the Poor law Board had also determined on an official inquiry. In consequence, however, of the rigid proceedings in stituted by the Coroner for Middlesex, the Poor-law Board have now altered their determination, and have resolved to suspend their inquiry until after Parliament meets, and the opinion of the Legislature has been taken in the matter. ... 130 ... 10 The children now in the Holborn and Strand Unions are reported as going on favourably, but it must be re marked, that not only is roast beef and mutton given them every day fur dinner, but even wine and other stimulants are administered, to sustain the stamina of the children. [ADVERTISEMENT.)--CARRIAGE FREE.--Families and economists residing in the country will derive con siderable advantages by purchasing their Teas and Coffees at the wholesale warehouse of Mansell and Co., 2, Bucklersbury, Cheapside, an establishment expressly devoted to the interests of large consumers, who are supplied at the lowest wholesale prices. Six pounds and upwards delivered free of expense to any part of Eng land. Lists of prices and samples forwarded free on application. Where parties are unknown to the firm, a reference expected. TRH STRAND UNION.—At a meeting of the board of guardians of the Strand Union, held yesterday eve ning, the following resolution was agreed to:—" That in the opinion of this board the pauper children of the Strand Union ought not again to be farmed ow ; an d therefore, in order to pro4ide an establishment appro priated for thew, a committee of nine guardians be ap pointed to obtain information, and report to the board what to them may appear the best steps to be taken in the matter." rADVERTISEMENT.j—THE EARL OF ALDBOROUGH AND HOLLOWAY'S PILLS.—An astounding care by this miraculous medicine, aster every other means had failed. See extract from lii Lordship's letter, dated " Villa Messina, Leghorn, Feb. 21, 1845. Professor Holloway—Sir : I beg to acquaint you that your pills have ef fected a cure of a disorder in my liver and stomach which all the most eminent of the facility, at home and all over the continent, had not been able to effect; Day, not ever the waters of Carlsbad or Ma rienbad. (Signed) " ALDBOILOVOR." These wonderful pills will cure any disease of the liver or stomach. —Sold (also Holloway's Ointment) at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, and by all medicine vendors throughout the civilised world. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. CHELASFOIW, JAN. I9.—There was an ample suppli, of wheat at ou r market to -day, but the condition 01 vt , ry many of the samples was by no means first-rate; the buiness du)l, and last week's prices were barely Atl other things unaltered, with but. little 'Per Quarter. Wheat, White, 0i1... New Red, old New Barley Chevalier Grinding Oats _ s. s. Per Quarter s. 5 ; 51 55! Peas, Partridge - ... 31 3 1 50 54 1 W bite 41 47 D un 40 46 Beans, "Tick (new) 24 27 27 31 Old 27 31 . 29 33 Harrow Ti c k s ( new ) 26 24 ", 25 28 Old 23 3 1 : 17 24 Mazagan (new). 22 2° Malt Chevalier COLCHESTER, JAN. 20.—V ditto, 423 to 46i; barley, 26s to 25,; middle and small di 36 per quarter, 01d... 26 -0 irhes.t, white, 46s to 525; red , to 325; beans, Mazacan, 24 9 At°, 30s to 355; peas, 303 KIIIKALD Y . , JAN. 20.—We had here to-day moderate supp'ies of wheat and barley, and very large of oats; for wheat and oats we had a great many buyers, and the market was readily cleared at fully la,t week's rates. Barley sold slowly—the fine qualities at about 6d Per quarter advance; middling and inferior at last weeks prices. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans. PesS., First 49s Od 28,4 6d 203 Od —s Od I—s ' , ..eeond 4Bs Od 278 Od 18s 6d —s Od —s 01 1 Third Oatmeal, per bag of 280Ibs. imp., 24s to 265. DALKEITII, J.N. IS.—Th(Te was a good supply of grain at this day'; market; sales brisk. Wheat dews on the top 2e per quarter, but the average is 8d VP Oats up on the top, and current price 8d per quarter. Barley 6d up on the top. Peas and beans up 2s 6 d to la per quarter. Quart . .ere. 320 W heat ... 1,107 Oats ... 493 Barley ... 56 Peas, &c. Best. 2/ Ils 1/ 2s 1/ lOs I/ Ils Current. , Inferior. Od 21 8s Od 11 15 3 Od Od 0/ 19s 0,1 01 13s 4a 6d 1/ 7s 6€lo/ 19s 0, 0 , 111/ 9i OdJl/ 2s Od . _ . Average of wheat, 2/ 4s 9d per qr. The relative weight per four bushels of the three prices of wheat were 18st 71b; 18st 21b; and 17st 31b. OOP 12st 11113; 12st 11b; and 10st 01b. Barley, 16st 41b! 16st 21b; and 14st 111 b. Peas and beans, 19st 5 1 b , 18st 91b, and 17st 71b. GLASGOW PROVISION MARKET, JAN. 18. Cheeses 46; Oil to 52s Od per cwt; retail ditto, Sid to 6d per lb. Skim milk, 00s to 00s per cwt. Country fresh buttal 10d to lld per lb; Irish powdered, in lumps, 9d to 10d; country powdered, wholesale, Bid to 9d. Country egg i l Is per dozen; carried hen ditt o , 8 s 6d per h un d red, or 10' per dozen. Hens, 2s 6d per pair; ducks, 2s 6d. BERwICK, JAN. 18.—Wheat, 40s 51d; barley, 246 Id; oats, 18s 8d; peas, 00s Od, average per imperial tir' KELSO, JAN. 19.—Wheat, old, 38s to 40s; ditto, De vi ' 32s to 365; barley, new, 17s to 20s 01; ditto, old, —s; potato oats, —s to —s; ditto, new, 13s to 15s Oa; common oats, lls to 14s; ditto, new, —s to —s; pea': 24s to 255 ; b eans, 24 s to 25s per b oll of six imper ial bushels. HA WICK, JAN. 18.—Wheat, new, 36s to 425; ditto old, 46s to 48s; barley, new, 17s to 21s; ditto, old. ; potato oats, 14s to 15s; common ditto, 11s to 14 5 ; peas, 27s to 28s; beans, 27s to 28s, per boll of six for perial bushels.. PERTH, JAN. 18.—Wheat, 449 to 525; barley, 223 t 0 275; oats, 15s to 19s; peas and beans, 263 to 303 P er quarter; oatmeal 28s to 31s per sack. FALKIRK, JAN. 19.—The supply of grain in this (10 market was 642 bolls. Wheat at 19s 6d to 23s 6d Pe r boll; barley, 17s Od to 21s 3d; oats, 12s to 13s 6d; beavel 13s to 14s 6d per boll; oatmeal, —s to —s per load. STIRLING, JAN. 19.—Wheat, foreign, 26s to 295; ditto home, 00s to 00s; ditto ditto, new, 19s to 21s; barley' per boll of six bushels, 00s to 00s; ditto, new, 166 to 21s 3d; oats, common, 00s Od to 00s; ditto ditto, nety 9s 6d to 13s; ditto, Flemish, 00s to 00s; ditto dit to ' new, 00s to 00s; malt, distill ers , 38 s t o 4 0s; d i tto, b r e , ers, 39s to 41s; beans, per boll, ON Od to Os; ditto, ne W ,' 12s 6d to 14s 6d; peas, Os t o O s . Fl our, new, per saelr 38s to 40s; ditto, comm on di tto, 26s to 27s 6d. Ostme a; per load, 004 to 00 s; di t t o, new, 275 to 28s; ditto, Pei, peck of 7lbs, 8:1-(1 to yd. Fresh b u tt er per lb , 8d ,4t; 10d. Eggs pe r doze n , 9d to 10 d . Hay, per ton, 4'. to 465. COAL MARKE' Bate's West Hartley 14s 6d Chester Main l4s Od Holywell Main ..... 15s 6d New Tanfield l3s Od Original Tanfield Urd's Redheugh Smith's Pontop Tantield Moor \Vylam Wall's End, &c Hilda W barn eliffe Eden Main . 15s ei Lambton Primrose ... 14s 9d Braddyll's Hetton...... 15s 63 Lyon.; lss Od Hetton T.—YESTERDAY. Haswell l6s „ A 9j Hutton Lambton 1 a Russell's Hetton Shotten Stewart's Benson K 155 elloe Od a Adelaide Tees Seymour Tees Tees West Hetton 1 45 m u" Anthracite 245 ,7 1 Cowpen Hartley a.irwentwater Hartley 145 6j Sidney's Hartley Ships at market, 258. R 61 - I.AItE MARKETS' BRISTOL, JAN. 22. est STocx ExcnANGE.—Th e mar k et st ill continues a-hm, the same. Great Western, Quarters, were done at 1 3 / 4 _`` —Ditto, 171. shares, 156. Ll VERPOOL, JAN. 22. STOCK EXCHANON2.—The sales are—Bolton, Blackbilt Clitheroe, and West Yorkshire, Preference, guaranteed 6 P cent. (ii), 20—Caledonian, Preference, 1 p.—Great Northeroci 10'4 Lancashire and Y or k s hi re (l ate Manchester o rl ,, Leeds), t iftlis, 34‘, dis.—London and North- Western, 131 35 , Ditto, Sew Quart e r., ` p.—Ditto, Q uar t ers (C), 3, .1 ,Icl 9d. p.—Mancheste r , lieffield, and Li nco l n (l a t e Shein,,, and Lincoln), 12% dis.—Midland Stock, 91—Ditto, Halves, 6 dis.—North Staffordshire, 3 dis.—Shrewsbury aII Birmingham, 91. 12s. 3d. Shares (B), dis. Eastern and Dover, No. 4, Thirds, 71. I.ls. 3d. ex Newcastle, and Berwick (G.N. E. Purchase), IA p. MANCHESTER, JAN. 22. A VD' STOCK ExcnAwor;.—The sales are—Shrewsbury 4 mingham, Preference, 914 South-Eastern and Dover, M.," 7 9-16 South Yorshire, 4V 2 dis.—East Lancashire, 9, u ,:j ters, s!4—,Manchester, Bolton, and Burr, 20 donian, Preference, 15-16 p.—Ambergate, Nottingharn , Boston, 4% dis.— West Riding Union, 4 5.8 dis.—L e 7o), Fifths, 3% dis. —Manchester and Birmingham, Quarters u 3 1 4 p.—Ditto (A and B), 34 3 p.—East Lancashire, New , 1, dis.—Dovers, No. 4,7% di s .—Old Dovers, 25 1 4 She -- No. 1,5% dis. BIRMINGHAM, JAN. 22. STOCK EXCHANGE.— The foll ow i ng are the day's 6 1 -ttofP Ao r tions:—North British, Thirds, 4% e.—Ambergate, Not; i l ham, and Boston, 4 1 / dis.—North Staffordshire, 3 2l Shrewsbury and Birmi ng h am (B), 735. 9d. dis.—Sou Staffordshire, 3% dis. YORK, JAN. 20. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The business transacted to-daY, as follows :—Great Northern, 8% ex int.—Great . 11 .,„°;, , of England, 238—North British, Thirds, 4 5 /—York, 1 1, 1 ), castle, and Berwick (Extension), No. 2 (late New Berwic' 20)—Ditto (G. N. E. Purchase), 8/. Bs. 9d. ,r 0$ THE COMAIICSIONER S OF S EWERS.— EXAMIN , -A l t $ OF THE DRAINAGE A ND S EWAGE AT TOOTING,'"". meeting, convened by the Commissioners of Sewers, afl held last Friday at the Mitre Tavern, Lower Teotlern for the purpose of su rve yi ng t h e sewage and drainara. that neighbourhood, an d report i ng the best means orr.iie proving it, Mr. R a i mon di , ch i ef clerk of the St. '?, ment's Danes Holborn Estate, attended on the char iti r s behalf, for th e p urpose o f requesting the Commissieneio of Sewers to ac com p an y hi m to examine the open drB of and ditches which are s it uate d around the almshouse ° 0 • the charity to which he was clerk, and which have ° o f nexion with the drains in the neighbourhoq t be Drouet's establishment. M r . L evick, surveyor 0 ` tb Commissioners of Se wers , acqu i esced, and he, along vio"vi. the gentlemen eng age d i n surveying the districts, tief be panted Mr. Raim on di t o i nspect the actual state o„.,,eir drainage and s e wage roun d about the almshouses. .i.'„6o attention havin g b een part i cularly directed to the ee-es ditches and sewers in the fields at the back of pr olle t be house, and those which run from the brewery UP i° Surrey County Lunatic Asylum, Mr. Raimondi w.e s rie rs formed that at p resent t h e report of the Cotnniissl°-bet was to be strictly confined to the town of Tooting' 0 11 they have found t'iat it will be necessary at once t° fil 4 upon the pari s h o f W andsworth to remedy t h e e in arising from these open sewers, they in fact bel l:I to that palish. managers of the St. Clement D ii „e• Holborn Estat e Ch ar i ty h ave l ong suggested an in3Pr;ol4 ment of the drai nage i n t h ose parts, and they have of come to the conclusion that if the Commissiona l ; s et Sewers, and the three neighbouring parishes, will with them, they will carry a barrel drain from the i f ",.' o o Garret-lane down to Wandsworth Creek, and `,", r se thence into the Thames, thereby diverting the 03 t ."00 which the sewers at present take across the fields o t he Wandsworth pat isb. Mr. Raimondi, having thanked Commissioners for their courtesy, withdrew. if verf Count Schirnmelpenninck was at Blackwre-,, be early on Sunday morning, and at eight o'ele e ": 9 biP General Steam Navigation Company's mail stee fil gigb" Ocean arrived with the Dutch mail, and his Royal "- ness the Prince of Orange and suite. 81R7718. n ote , On the 12th inst., in Cumberland-street, Portman's' the lady Adela Ibetson of a dauhter. riff tile On the 15th inst., , at Eastbourne-terrace, g Hyde - P a lady of Captain J. L. A. Simmons, of a daughter. u . y .leit On the 17th inst , at Brighton, the lady of H. V . ' "."-- of Esq , of a son. ~In s ont On the 19th inst., a t Liverpool, Mrs. J. H. Die a daughter. of o On the 19th inst., a t Willenhall, Coventry, the w if e Rev. J. J. Wedge. of a son. Or e ' On the 20th inst., at Upper George-street, Portrnan' s4 the wi eofJ. C. Langtnore, M. 8., of a daughter. +bp the Oa the 20th inst., at Fenton-house, Hampstead-hell" lady of T. Turner, E sq . , of a daughter. f LoOr On the 20th i ns t, th e l ady of Mr. G. G. Nichols, ° bard-street, of a daughter. A MARRIED. 404 0: At. St. George's Church, Hanover-square, Thomag , son of the late Colonel Bulkeley, of Huntley-hall, S t 'i e t 0 ' shire, to Elizabeth Frances D'Oyley, youngest doe' the late W. Bayle Es, ayley, r.sq., of Stockton-on-Tees. cbaril On the 18th i ns t., at Stonehouse, Devon, the Rev . ' vstp ,"„ Torkington, youngest son of the late J. T or l l ingtolVa o gh Stuke 'Tao; in g d on , t o Ell en El i za, you ngest ter of the Rev. W. Cookson, LIED. ....,,,,,, a lOr e On the 14th inst., at Strewel-lodge, Roseneatb , .- - ,, -- te r 0 " ton hire, Sophy Dalrneny, Edmonstone, third daug h ter Colonel P. E. Craigic, C.li., and A.D.C. to the (211_,.een' v aittS 4 On the 16th in , t., at W or thi ng Sussex, Jacob w• ''''' Esq., M. R.C.S., I. A. C., aged 7° ' Ed ejj ' On the 18th inst., at G reenwich, aged 68, G e orge f l i er Esq , of the Admi ra lty . S omerset-house, and former Majesty's D;Tkyard, Woolwich. late °I On the 18th inst., at noxton, Mr. J o hn Green , Dudley, aged 63. . tro de, Oil the 19th inst., tit Cadsden-cottage, Bucks, Lucy Dl i the infant daughte r o f W . F . Robinson, Esq.. R• Isl; • ollan" On ttto 20th inst.. Joseph, th e on l y son of Mr.. J '— of Oxford-greet, aged 20. - .!' ..: • ()ri I _a. . ..__ ,..„.. , IS.VIP ~, London : Printed. and Published by MURDO Yl4, li l y No, 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun office, ty o i ' ' Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the G(413 Middlesex, Tuesday, January 23, 1849. li