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L&W INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, August 3. (Before the LORD CHANCELLOR, at his private re,idence.) IN RE EDWARD VICARS, AN ALLEGED LUNATIC. Tnis was a petition of Hannah Vicars, of Liverpool, spinster, a sister and one of the next kin of Mr. Edward Vicars (the alleged lunatic), setting forth that the said Zdward Vicars, of Liverpool, wine and spirit merchant, now is, and for some time past has been, so far deprived of his reason and understanding that he is rendered al together unfit and unable to govern himself, or manage his affairs; and praying that a Commission in the nature of a writ Lunatic° Inquirendo might issue to inquire of the alleged lunacy of the said Edward Vicars. Mr. Bolt, Q.C., and Mr. Renshaw appeared on behalf of the petitioner; and Mr. Malins, Q.C., and Mr. Jolliffe represented the alleged lunatic. Mr. Edward Vicars, the ialieged lunatic, is 46 years of age, and the son of a small farmer and cloth manufac turer in Eskdale, near Wnitehaven, who recently died at the advanced age of 80 and upwards. The alleged lunatic served an apprenticeship to a spirit dealer at Broughton-on-Furness, in the county of Lancaster; and eventu illy, in the month of January, 1835, went into partnership with his brother, Mr. Matthew Vicars, and Mr. John Newby Moore, as soda- water manu facturers, distillers, and wine-merchants, at Liver pool. This partnership continued until 1845, dur ing the whole of which time Mr. Edward Vicars acted as traveller for the firm. In 1844, from the ex citing life he had been leading for some years, which compelled him to live somewhat freely, his health gave way; he was seized with delirium tremens, and having also had some domestic differences with his wife, he withdrew from the active part he had taken in the busi ness of the firm, and retired into the country, at a place called Holken Ground, near Broughton-on-Furness, a:few miles from his father's house, where, in the latterend of 1846, he had another attack of delirium tremens, from which, however, he shortly recovered. In February, 1847, he had spina still more severe attack,lwhich was of longer duration, and as he was then much excited and suffered under certain delusions, he was, under the advice of a Mr. Atkinson, his medical attendant, removed to the Walton Lodge Lunatic Asylum, near Liverpool, whence he con trived to escape on the 19th of March last, and has con tinued at large ever since. Mr. BOLT, in support of the petition, read the affi davit of Mr. Joseph Churton, a surgeon of Liverpool, who deposed that he had known the alleged lunatic for fifteen years, and had been his medical attendant. On the 25th of February, 1847 he, at the request of Mr. Matthew Vicars, his brother and partner, visited Mr. Ed ward Vicars, for the purpose of inquiring into the state of his mind, and found him labouring under strong mental delusions, amongst others, that he (the alleged lunatic) had no stomach or intestines. Mr. Churton then certified that he was of unsound mind, and upon that certificate he was taken and incarcerated in the Walton Lodge Lunatic Asylum, conducted by Dr. Lich field. On the 17th of January last Mr. Churton was again called in to visit the alleged lunatic, and found him labouring under mental delusions, the most conspicuous of which was, that electricity was a powerful agent in the production of insanity, that such agency was exercised upon himself by the magistrates and other design ing people .withow. .the asylum, aided by those within, for the purpose of keeping him in a state, of_ luuucy, - so as to, justicy his deten tion -in the, asylum., A great. number of a ffi davita teethe s ame eff ! w ere read by .Me. Bolt, frotie which h e ee atendeel "diet, in Vebruary, 1847, when he wits' taken to the lunatic asylum, the alleged lunatic was-not, of sound mind. Mr. MALINS said be should not dispire that. Mr. Rove said, undoubtedly the delusions, such as they were, of the alleged lunatic, had been very much modified by the treatment of Dr. Lichfield, but still they continued to some extant, and to such ex tent that his partners could not deal with him in reference to the affairs of the partnership, or to its dissolution, and that he could not be entrusted with the marrigement of his own fortune, now very considerable, arising out of the prosperous state of the firm of which he was a member. The partners of the alleg. d hineie. had offered that if he could produce cer tificates of his sanity by two eminent physicians, be tween whom there was no concert, they would at once treat with him with a view to dissolve partnership, and divide with him the capital and profit of the concern. Mr. Mc:iv:taw toll ,wed on the same side. He con ten led that the affideves showed a very strong animu- , on the part of the alleged lunatic towards lunatic asy lum., and that it was impoieible to say what that delu sion might drive him to do. The assassin, M•Naughten, believing that the Government of the country bad per secuted him in some way, was driven to take away the life, of Mr. Drummond, whom he mistook for the Prime Minister. It was idle to say that the alleged lunatic, Mr. E lward Vicars, was now a perfectly mild and sane man. M'Naghten was remarkably mild 'at home, in the bosom of his family, who had no idea that he laboured under any delusion, and see the awful catastrophe which resulted from his going at large. Toe business in which Mr. Vicars, the alleged hinatic, was a perm r, began in 1835, when each of the thie;e partnere subscribed a capital of 1,0001. That business had been eminently prosperous, and was now worth 16,0001. Ought a man, subject to a delusion such as had_ been described, to have the entire control of his property? He submitted that under all the circum stances the case was one which called for inquiry by a jury. The affidavit of Dr. Southey was read, who deposed that he had visited the alleged lunatic so recently as in July last, and that on all ordinary subjects he was sane and capable of managing his own affairs; but re specting electricity, and its powers of being applied in such a manner as to enable the keepers of madhouses to render their patients insane and to keep them in that state, he laboured under a delusion. The affidavit of Dr. Southey concluded in these words—" Now, although I am convinced that in bis present state of mind it would be an act of cruelty to place Mr. Edward Vicars in any asylum, or, indeed, to interfere with his free agency, yet I ern sorry to say that I would not assert my belief that he is of perfectly sound mind, in consequence of the above stated delusion re specting electricity." The LORD CHANCELLOR said it would seem from Dr. Smithey that a person may be of unsound mind, but yet capable of managing his own affairs. Mr. :Amazes said he appeared for Mr. Edward Vicars, the alleged lunatic. In the early part of 1847 Mr. Vicars was undoubtedly of unsound mind. That was the result of excessive drinking, induced by his habits of life, he being the travelling partner of his firm—that of wine and spiris merchants, and compelled to drink with their custom. rs. Though, in the first instance, he wee perhaps properly enough confined in a lunatic asylum, yet his delusi o n s peedily assumed al modified and harm less a form under the treatment he received there, that it amounted to a grievous and intolerable cruelty and ' wrong to keep him incarcrrattd there for a period of two years. It that place he was never visited by his friends or partners; they, on the conttary, stood care fully and coldly aloof, and never took any steps to ascertain what modifications his malady had undergone, or to procure his release from a place which he loathed and abhorred, and so to restoee him to the bosom of his family and the world. Tais treatment, added to his own consciousness that he was perfectly able to ma nage his own affairs, so excited and irritated his feelings as to induoe a degree of violence, in which his original delusion was to some extent merged and forgotten. It was under those feelings that he had effected his escape from the asylum in March last; and no sooner had he recovered his liberty than his delusion and vio lence left him, and his whole deportment assumed that mildness and intelligence by which he was chsncterized aforetirne. The Learned Counsel read A voluminous mass of affidavits to prove the alleged lunatic's sanity since his release, into which our limits will not allow us to enter. The LORD CHANCELLOR said, independently of the question, whether the alleged lunatic was of unsound mind or not, there was the position in which he stood with regard to his property. Mr. MALINS slid he understoml the issue which the other side raised was that there should be two indifferent medical men to report on the state of his mind. The LORD CHANCELLOR was much disposed to nomi nate two indifferent medical men, but he did not bind the parties to it. It seemed to him that it would be muoh better for the alleged lunatic if the partnership were put an end to. The delusions of the- party had certainly been very much reduced. He (the Lord Chancellor) bad seen proof of a very great improvement ; that was borne out by all the medical men, except one. The weight, however, of the medical testimony was, as to the degree of recovery, but as to there not being an entire re covery, the evidence was very conclusive. Under all the circumstances, his Lordship directed a com mission to issue, and within a week, it the paths could prepare themselves. His Lordship also directed that the sum of 2001. was to be advanced out of the partnership estate to Mr. Bolden, the alleged lunatic's solicitor, to enable him to prepare and conduct his case on the forthcoming inquiry, Mr. Bolden undertaking to account for that sum in such way as the Lord Chancellor shall direct. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. Aug. 3. BROGDEN v. THE SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY THE NORTH SENT LINE). This case was again mentioned. and his TioNoun made an order to this effect—viz: " The company, submitting to such order as the Court might mike us to giving up the line and the payment to the plaintiff of money due and to become due under their contract, and the order of the 16th of July, and to such accounts and inquiries a' might be directed, the Court ordered the company . to pay to Mr. Broaden, within a fortnight, the balances of all that was due, as ce rtified by the company's engineers in respect of th e work done under the contract; and the engineers were ordered to certify within a month what was due to the plaintiff tip to the 21st alt , and to pay the amount within a fortnight. was Master was directs d to inquire whether th railw ay com plete so as to be fit for the public use by twalj, o',.aock S ttur , tay, the eilsks it so 21st, and if not, what remained to be :o n fit, and to state any reasons for its non do ne 4 .to the 5,000/. expesit ; on money it mustZ et p a id , into ; As eourt to abide the result of the inquiries." ra— INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Aug. 3. (Befure Mr Commissioner HARRIS.) IN RE MATTHEW F. PEARSON. This insolvent, formerly the proprietor of the Satirist newspaper, was oppose d by Mr. Cooke, on behalf or the Duke of Brunswick; Mr. Birnie supported. A clerk to the opposing creditor's solicitor prcdnced the record of an action for libel instituted by the Duke of Brunswick against the insolvent, in which he re 30vered a 'verdict for 1,500/. The costs were tax , d at 2101., no part of which, or the damages, had been paid. In reply to Mr. Coomt, the insolvent state that he had now no interest in tthe Satirist, having disposed of it in 1146 to Mr. Carroll, To Mr. BIRNIE the insolvent said, in December, 1843, Mr. Gregory, the previous proprietor of the paper, ap peared as a theatrical performer, and a person was de puted to attend on behalf of the Satirist and criticise the performance. On Mr. Gregory's next appearance at the Haymarket Theatre, in June, 1846, the same course was adopted, Mr. COOKE said his Noble client sought the protection of this Court to put an end to a course of the moat vio lent, cruel, and malignant persecution, by means of libels, that ever any person had been exposed to. The Duke had suffered an inconceivable amount of annoy ance, and had tried all the powers of the law to protect himsell from the vile slanders, not one part of which had ever, in the course of the manifold proceeding•, been even attempted to be proved, although there was scarcely a single crime, not even murder, that had not been at some time imputed to him, and in this case the jury appeared to have fully appreciated the Duke's po sition by awarding extraordinarily heavy damages in hopes that the vile system may be stopped. During these proceedings his Highness had been put to enor mous costs, and doubtless the parties had expected that of the 15,0001. which he had expended in defending his character from their base attempts he would rather have" applied some part in a way more in accordance with their wishes and interests. The jury had by their ver dict recorded their opinion of the enormity of the of fence, and he (Mr. Cooke) submitted that the case was one meriting the application of th• full penal powers of this Court. Mr. BIRNIE contended that libels were not necessarily malicious; and, although a proprietor of a publication was civilly liable for the acts of an indiscreet servant, yet it was necessary to prove the existence of malice be fore calling on this Court to remand an insolvent. I❑ this case the majority of the libels imputed to the insol vent appeared in the Satirist long before he had any connexion with the paper at all; and the only two which appeared while he was exercising any control over it were critiques written by gentlemen on the establish ment in the ordinary course of their duty, who, having gone to witness the performance of Mr. Gregory, were disgusted with a scene most scandalous and un-English in its character, which, in the warmth of their indigna tion, they described in fervent t-arms. But those articles did not mention the Duke of Brunswick, nor was there the least allusion to him, and the verdict had been ob tained at the trial by an ingenious mode of fixing upon the insolvent the liability of articles which had appeared in the paper before his connexion with it. The Learned Counsel submitted that this Court, having the opportu ❑ity, which the jury had not, of hearing the insolvent's own evidence, and hearing his denial of any intention to libel the Duke, would consider this case to be one in which there was no malice proved, and consequently no ground for a remand. Mr. Commissioner lisaßts deferred his judgment until Monday. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD ClRCUlT.—Hereford, Aug. 2. _ Justice n in nLg a .) There-CRsN were C yRtTh COURT.—(Before cases ef° r remaining g for E trial eto day. This first was a charge against a farmer, John Price, of having, on the 4th of April last, at Medley, feloniously set fire to certain farm buildings in the possession of one John Smith. Mr. Skinner prosecuted and Mr. Cooke defended the prisoner. The fire, which consumed several farm buildings, and five cows and horses which were in them, was proved beyond doubt to have been the work of an incendiary, but the evidence was not sufficient to affect the prisoner with more than a strong suspicion that lie was the guilty party, and he was consequently Aequitfed:' Aasose—John Jones, an awkward-looking la * d, about 14 years of age, was ind cted for setting fire to farm premises at Preston-on-Wye, on the 23d of April. Mr. Cooke and Mr. Cripps appeared fur the prosecu tion. The prisoner was undefended. The present was a striking instance of the terrible amount of mischief which a revengeful child (for the prisoner appeared little more) might perpetrate. The premises were the property of the Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral of Hereford, and were tenanted by a Mr. Davis, the prosecutor. So rapid was the conflagration that although numbers were speedily assembled on the spot, it being not later than eight o'clock at night, the whole premises, consisting of two barns, several sheds, outhouses, stables, &c., were entirely consumed, the loss smounting to above 1,200/. It appeared that on the morning of the 233 of April, the prosecutor being dissati.fied with the prisoner, who was in his service, had taken away from him the care of his horses, and appointed another boy in his place, putting the prisoner to what he considered some lower occupation; and this prisoner, who had a few days previously gone over with another boy to see the ruins of the fire at Madley, for which the preceding prisoner, John Price, :had been tried, appeared immediately to have conceived the design of avenging himself on his master in the mode that had unfortunately been thus suggested. Some expressions were used by him during the day which were not attended to at the time, but 1 which were explained by what followed. It was proved that he was among the last party of workmen who left the premises, and after parting from them to go home he must immediately have run round to a barn at the other end of the buildings, and, after applying a lucifer match, of which he was shown to have pos sessed himself during the day, and running away for a little space, he himself, as so commonly happens in the case of an incendiary, was the first to give the alarm of fire. With the exception of some trifling matters of little weight, there was no evidence to connect hint with the offence. But he had subsequently mude a statement, amounting to a confession, to the siiBter of , he prosecutor, which, it appeared he had been induced to do by a promise made by her to endeavour to obtain pardon for him from her brother. The Learned Jutige seemed to be of opinion, that as the sister had no au thority to make any such promise, the statement would be receivable in evidence; but as the prisoner had sub sequently repeated a statement nearly similar to a po liceman' it became unnecessary formally to decide that point. The st itement so made was t i the effect that he had ignited the match in a stove, and applying it to the straw in the barn, the whole was instantly in a The jury found him Guilty, but recommended him to mercy:on account of his youth; and The Learned JUDGE, after commenting strongly upon the enormity of such an offence, sentenced him to be transported for fifteen years. James Williams, 21. was indicted for burglary, and his mother, Charlotte Williams, 52, for fel. niously re ceiving a quantity of silver plate, the produce of her son's alleged crime. Mr. Huddleston prosecuted; and Mr. Skinner defended the prisoners. It appeared that in October last, the house of two Quaker ladies, named Chandler, who live together near Hereford, was broken open and their plate stolen. Two brothers, named Morris, amid the male prisoner, were ap. prehended for the theft; the male prisoner was di-charged, hut the Morrises were committed, and being tried for the offence at the last assizes, were convicted and sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment. After their conviction they severally made statements implicating the prisoners, who were thereupon apprehended. The Morrises, who were brought from the gaol by a writ of habeas carpus, now swore that the burglary was committed by the younger Morris and James Williams, and that the elder Morris knew nothing of it until afterwards, when he endeavoured to dispose of some of the plate to screen his brother. They also swore that Charlotte Williams received the stolen property. On cross examination the younger Morris admitted that he had been flogged in prison since his conviction for misconduct, and that he hoped part of his sentence would be remitted if through his evidence the prisoners were convicted. He be haved, • however, with great levity in the box, and it was evident the jury attributed no weight whatever to his testimony. On the other hand, the elder Morris professed great repentance, which he attributed to the perusal of the Scriptures during his confinement . , and sirid he was quite willing to expiate it as far as he could, by suffering the whole of his punishment. He, however, admitted that he had previously taken a false oath, and his wife, who was called as a corroborative witness, also admitted she hoped the result of the trial would shorten his term of imprisonment. The other witnesses called to corroborate the Morrises spoke only to comp tratively trivial matters, while, on the other hand, some neigh hours of the prisoners, who were bail for Charlotte Williams, gave both of them an excellent character. Mr. Justice EELS summed up the evidence with cha racteristic care and lucidity, and The jury, after brief deliberation, returned a verdict of Acquittal. With this case (at five p.m.) the assizes at Hereford terminated. WESTERN ClRCUlT.—Bridgewater, Aug. 2. CIVIL SlDE.—(Before Mr. Justice WILLIAMS and a Common Jury.) MELMJIBII V. COLLIER. Mr. Cockburn, Mr. Sergeant Kinglake, and Mr. Leigh, were counsel for the plaintiff; and Mr. Crowder and Mr. Smith for the defendant. This was an action brought to recover compensation for an assault and battery. The plaintiff was a girl who had lived s=rvant to the defendant, who was a farmer near Wellington, in this county; and it appeared that he had two servant girls, and that he was in the occasional habit of kissing these girls, which made his wife jealous, and created unpleasant feelings in her mind. Upon one occasion, the defendant was endeavouring to push his wife up the stairs, when the plaintiff and the other girl went to the protection of their mistress, and the defen dant struck the plaintiff on her breast, which had pro duced a tumour which was described by three surgeons. The first said it was as large as a bantam's egg, the se cond described it as being the size of a walnut, and the third said it was not bigger than a filbert. For the defendant, it was urged that the tumour might have been produced by other means, and that the matter had been brought forward upon an expectation that the defendant would pay some money rather than allow the case to c ,, me into court. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 50/. PRATT V. HARDISTY. lake and counsel for the plaiht.—, and Mr. Mr. Crowder, Mr. iCirkburn, ti Mr. were Mr. Smith for the defendant. seduction of the p 1 iintiff's daughter , This was an action to recoveren ha Pratt that she t appeared from the evidence of Mart 1111Pa;tphscsati°Pnrafiotr. thel was p2B,2riyieharresiole. The ffageHmerotmheort,hetrh(wmagsh poor.awidowha, the best s h e cou ld for her family. Her eldest daughter had done receiv ingwas servant to the defendant's mother, and the girl in question had been apprenticed to a dressmaker when she was 14 years old. She had for the last 'our or five years employed herself in making dresses for different persons, and, among others, for the defendant's mother; but she lived with her ovvti mother, who was 60 years of ege, and made the beds and did the household work. The defendant was a silk-manufacturer, residing at Shep ton Mallett with his mother. When the girl was there at work he used to take every opportunity of speak ing to her. On the 12th of August she had been to ' take her sister a frock, and as she was coming out of the house, between nine and ten o'clock at night, she saw the defendant standing at the gate. As she was about to pass him, he, without saying a word, seized her, took her in his arms, and carried her into the counting-house. He then put bor down, and closed the first door and fastened it. He then took her into the inside counting-house, and fastened that door. She reasoned with him but the injury took place. She then reasoned with him on the case, and dared him ever to interrupt her again, and told him she was not the girl he supposed her to be. He said he knew that, and he liked her the better. She said he had ruined her, and she did not kn►►w how to get out of the house. He said he would go and see if there were any one about, and he left the counting house. She then found he had put sums silver in her pocket. She took it out and placed it on the desk in the counting-house, and went Away. In about a month, as she was coming out of the house of the defendant's brother, the defendant seized her again and repeated the conduct he had before prac tised; He would not let her have any peace ; he was Always terrifying her, and tried to repeat his conduct. several times, but she would not let hi►n. In January she found herself in the family-way, and she told her mother, and such was the effect upon the old woman :that she was ins , -nsible for a night and day, and in a most ,ad state of distress, and it was necessary to have a dolor to attend her. The girl swore she was virtuous up to that time. She was confined in May. The girl gave her evidence with great propriety and modesty. For the defence it was untended that this was an attempt to tur❑ a case, which was only one for an order of affiliation, into an action of seduction, that all the elements of seduction were wanting, and that it was the most worthless action ever brought into a court of justice. Mr. Justice WILLIAMS, in summing up, observed that there was sufficient proof of service, and if the jury be lieved the girl there was proof of the seduction. The girl's character had not been impugned. The plaintiff had produced witnesses to prove the good character of the girl, but the defendant's Counsel had objected to their being examined. The task they would have to perform would be to award the damages. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Da mages 1501. THE St)N, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 4, 1849. NORTHERN CI R C T.—Newcastle-upon• Tyne, Aug. 2. CIVIL SlDE.—(Before Mr. Justice WIOHTMAN.) SPOWA RD u. YORK, NEWCASTLE, AND BERWICK RAILWAY. This was the only record left this morning to try. The action was brought under Lord Campbell's Act to ob tain compensation for the death of a relative of the plaintiff by a railway accident. The parties agreed that a verdict should be entered for the plaintiff for 351., the sum to be apportioned as agreed to by the respective Counsel. CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice PATTESON.) Join Hayes, Robert Bowey, Alexander Alexander, and Robert Codling were indicted for conspiring falsely, fraudulently, and feloniously toembezzle the sum of lot, the property of the York, Newcastle, and Berwick hail- way, their masters, the said money having been received by the said John Hayes by virtue of his employment for and in the name and on the account of his masters. Mr. Otter and Mr. Digby Seymour conducted the pro secution; Mr. Sergeant Wilkins, Mr. Grainger, Mr. Gray, and the Hon. A. Liddle defeaded the prisoners. It appeared that for some time past the York, New castle, and Berwick Railway Company had been sur prised at a great diminution which had taken place in the receipts on their branch line, which runs from Newcastle to Tynemouth, which they did not conceive was warranted by the state of the traffic. . Tne pri soners were all in the employ of the company on that branch. Hayes was the station-clerk at Newcastle, Alexander held the same position at the Percy Main station, Codling was ticket colector at North Shields, and Bowey was guard on the trains which run from Newcastle to Tynetnouth. How any fraud could be com mitted it was difficult to ascertain; for the manner of ar ranging the tickets which were issued prevented any fraud being practised. All the tickets which are de livered to passengers are stamped in a machine at the audit-office of the company in York, with consecutive numbers, and are theta made up into packets and sent. to the different station clerks, who have orders to place them in tubes kept at the different stations, in such u manner that the ticket with the lowest number may be at the top of the tube, that with the highest at the bot tom; and then by machinery inside the tube, the tickets can be pushed up to the top of the tube one by one, num bered consecutively. In this manner they are deliveree by the station clerk to the passengers, who deliver them up to the ticket•collectors at the stations where they alight. and it is the duty of the ticket-collector at each station to make up into packets the tickets he receives, anti to deliver them to the station clerk, who forward., them the next day by the ten o'clock train to the audit office of the company at York. The station clerks send the account of the tickets they issue, the account of the amount they receive, and the amount itself, at the close of each day, to the olliee at York, and the correctness of the receipts is tested by the amount of money received agreeing with the tickets collected by the ticket collec tors. A fraud could not, therefore, be practised unless several servants of the company should combine toge ther. A watch was placed on the traffic of the New castle and Tynemouth line the first few days of April last by the agents of the company, and the third-class passengers ware made to show their tickets to an officer of the company as they proceeded to take their seats; this was done in the morning and also in the afternoon of several days, and it was then discovered that tickets issued in the morning were re-issued in the afternoon at the Newcastle station, the number on the tickets being the same. Agents who went down the line I.kewise saw the prisoners Codling and Alexander deliver small tete - ceis of tickets to the prisoner Bowey, which was contrarj to their orders, for the purpose, as suggested by tin prosecution, of being conreyed back to the pristine' tloyee, to be re-issued by him, so that the money received by him frotn the passengers holding the re-issued tickets might be embezzled. Upon these facts being diecovered all the prisoners were given into custody, and their per. soils and houses were searched; upwards of 50 ticket. were found on Hayes, on Bowey's person and in hi house were found upwards of 4001. In Alexander's house were found 501., and in Codling's 15/. 10s. This beinz the case for the prosecution, Mr. GRAINGER took objections to all the counts of the indlettnent. rise principal one was, that there was no embe-zzlement shown by the evidence adduced on behalf of the prosecution, as no money was proved to have been received by Hayes for the tickets oa the second time o their issue, which was the money be was accused of em bezzling. His .Loapeutr said, that that was so. He did not see that there was any evidence to show that the passengers who had received the tickets on the second occasion of their issue had ever paid any money. His Lordship also said that the evidence did not support the other count.. Tue jury was therefore directed to find a verdict of Not Guilty. Their Lordships proceed to Carlisle to-day. NORTH %VALES Aug. 2. The commissions of assize were hero opened yester day bel)re Mr. Justice Maule, and the business com menced this day. There were only 13 prisoners and three causes for trial. The Learned JUDGE, in his charge to the grand jury, congratulated them on the highly creditable state of the country. CROWN COURT. David Hughes, 30, was arraigned on seven coroner's inquisitions for minslaughter, in seven deaths that oc curred! by a colliery accident at Flint. The accident occurred last week. It appeared that, by some means, in raising the seven colliers from the pi', they were drawn above the trill, and, losing their hold, the whole number were thrown precipitately down the shaft- Six of them were killed on the spot, and the other man died in a few hours_ afteiwards from the effects of the injuries he sustainei. The prisoner was the person in charge of the machinery. Mr. WELSBY, for the prosecution, said the grand jury had ipnored the bills beture them. He should not offer any evidence. It was due to the prisoner to say that he was not inexperienced in the management of steam-en gines, and that the unfortunate occurrence was the effect of accident. The JUDGE said he had read the depositions, and ap proved of the course taken by Mr. Welsby. The grand jury were of opinion that the mouths o coal-pits might be protected when the workmen were as• tending and descending. Verdicts of Argititral wera taken in all the cases. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MAR YLEBONE. Mr. Thomas Pritchard, who described himself as a gentleman residing at Ni. 3, Canterbury Villas. Maids vale, Paddington, was charged before Mr. Broughton with having committed violent assaults upon Charles Kay, conductor of one of the Atlas omnibuses, running from St. John's Wood to Camberwell-gate. Complainant's evidence wag, that on the previous evening, between five and six o'clock, he took up defend ant near Charing cross, and that on arriving at the cor ner of Baker-street he saw the defendant's foot upon the cushion. lie said nothing to him then, but on getting into the Alpha-road, after putting down several passen gers, he asked defendant to take off his foot, when he replied, " I shan't." Complainant told him that if he permitted him to keep his foot where it was he should run the risk of being discharged by his employers, and on finding that his entreaty was of no avail he opened the door of the vehicle, when he laid hold of the toe of defendant's boot and removed the leg from the seat. Defendant then gave him several blows of a most violent description upon the face and chest, and on the vehicle reaching the corner of Little Earl street the defendant was given into custody and conveyed to the station house. The defendant's answer to the charge was given by him at some length ; the purport of it was, he had his leg up, not on the cushion, but merely on the frame, and that he was spoken rudely to by the complainant, who caught hold or his leg, and he then struck him. Mr. BROUGIITON, after remarking upon the excellent manner in which the Atlas omnibuses were conducted, Sned d f,ridzint 60s. ; in'default of payment, one month in the House of Correction. The penalty was paid. Mr. - David Williams, a chemist and druggist, resid ing in the Edgware-road, was charged, at the in stance of the Excise, with having on his premises an illicit still. Evidence was gone into, and it was shown that on an examination of the premises being made, the officers found in a room on the basement story a private still, complete in every part. There was some wash in a state of fermentation, and spirits, partly manufactured, in bottles and jars. The officers took possession of all, and defendant was given into custody. A fine of 301. was inflicted ; in default of payment three months' imprisonment. LAMBET H. _ _ John Perry Henning, who asserted himself to be Se- eretar y to the AnimaLe Friend Soei.!ty, alleged to have offie at IS, Strand, and Henry Roberts, his collector, we' brought before the Hon. G. C. Norton, for further eY..unupttion, charg. d with obtaining mosey trout na l' neroui la lies and gt ntl,,neu in the metr:,p ,lis, under ti►lso and frau talent pretenc,!s; there ti:irer hav►n4 been ach a socioly in existence Captain Wood, It N., Secretary to the Mendicity So cl'ety, with Mr. F •rgason, his chief clerk, were in at ta n•iancc, to conduct the prosecution. The prisoners are men of very respectable appearance, e4nd from their plausible demeanour were likely to impose upon the public to a great extent. They were appre-• betide& in the first instance by Horsford, chief c instable o f ow ilenilicity Society, for imposing on Mr. Hick- , , the SWord Bearer of the City of London, from whoa B )b?rts -obtained sq. The receipt was signed by both of them. Horstorti hail since ascertained tact both of them had obtained money from various other gentlemen, and that they had nooks containing a vast number of sham re port., and to which was attached the names of a number of intiwtnial gentlemen as trustees, patrons. and com mittees. He had inquired and found they were inserted without th , lir authority, and that the gentlemen in ques tion were u 'nit ware of the existence of such a society. Mr. Now-row (t.o Ilorsford)—Have you any other charges a4ainst them for obtaining money? Horstord—l havo a gentleman present from whom Roberts obtained five shillings, and from whom Henning attempted. to extort money. Mr. NORTON—L4t mo have all the evidence you can produce. as I shall thoroughly investigate the case, which is ono of gre at imposture. Mr. John Frazer, surgeon, said that on the sth June, 1848. R)bet called upon him, and solicited subscrip tions in aid of the Animals' Friend Society, at 18, Strand. He produced a book containing reports of cases before the tnagistrt,tes, and perceiving the names of several gentlemen be knew on the supposed committee, he gave him five shillings, when he received the receipt pro duced. Henning called upon him a month ago, and sus pecting the society was not all right, he told him to call Bain. Mr. NORTON askei Horsford whether the prisoner Henning ever had an office at 18, Strand ? Horstor I re plied that the landlord .of that house was p resen t, an d h e could answer the quest ion. Mr. Thomas Atten was then called, and said he rented 18, Strand. An Animals' Friend Society was hfld there by Mr. Gompertz, in 1846, but that gentleman lett in the latter part of tha t year. O n th e 21st of May la,:t the prisoner Henning and another called on him, and said that as Mr. Gompertz had given up his society, they intended carrying it on, at the same time asking him to receive subscriptions for them as he had hereto fore done. lie agreed to do so at a nominal price of a pound a quarter, but he never received any money. In fact, it was such a nuisance to him that .he would have nothing to do with them. Parties iuquirei about the committee, and other things connected with the society, which raised his doubts. Henning here stated that he was about having a por tion of Mr. Allen's shop, and while the affair was before the committee he agreed to pay him a nominal rent of 11. per quarter for receiving letters. Mr. NORTON —Did Henning ever hire any office of you, or had he asy room in your house? Witness—He did not at any time. Joha Murray, 403, Strand, was next called, and said that he knew Henning some time last year, as calling at hie shop, and representing himself as secretary to the " Animals' Fricnd Society." He had offices in his house tor some weeks in the early part of the present year. He had no office there in June and July, 1848. Henning—l alwa3s paid you the reisc, and owe you nohing. Mr. Murray—Yes; you paid me the rent for the time you were there, that is perfewly right, but you had not atiees there in June and July, 1848. Henning—l have acted honestly in all the transactions. I could stow by my books 35 eases of cruelty that I have taken before th magistrates in the metropolis, and ob tained convictions. My books are kept away from me, or I could explain all liUtis fae torily. Horstord informed the Magistrate that ho had all the prisoner's bo:,ks and papers found at his lodgings, which he could hire access to, but none of them related to cases before Magi,trates. Horsforcl further added, that he had called on Mr. Gilbertson of 21, South Elolley-street, whose name was not only down in the orison' r's book as a vice-patron, but as a liberal supporter of the society. That gentleman d. nied all knowledge ~f it, and at some future day would come Forward to give avid nee. Mr. Stevens of Limier Grosvenor -street, had also byen gro'sly imposed upon by Henning, who salad on him and toll him the soci ty was establi-.had, but he refused giving any money unless some of the. conirniVee called on him. He was much surprised at his name being in the list of the committee. Witness—l saw Mr. Stevenson, and he directed me to place his name on the committee. He could not deny it if he was present. Horsford—H , has got among bis constables the name of William Adfield, the officer employed at Covent. 4arizkn market. That party denied ever giving his sancti. , n for such a proceeding. In fact, the whole of the names inserted in the books were falsely used to decoy the charitable. Mr. NORTON —I have no doubt that the whole con cern is a fiction, and that the prisoner Henning has been defrauding the public for a length of time. There ap aeareil to be a number of cases, and as I intend to send them for trial I shall dive the officer every opportunity of obtaining all the evidence he can. Under these eirc,imstances I shall remand the prisoners until Tnuraday next. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF FRIDAY. WHITEHALL, Auc. 1. 1849. This afternoon, at three o'd ek, her Majesty, accom panied by hi, Highness Prince Albert, embArkett. ac Osborne, on board her Majesty's yacht the Victoria and Albert, and imirLdiately proceeded on her voyage t) Cork. FOREIGN-OFFICE, Agra. 1. The Queen has. been pleased t,O approve of Mr. Saul as Consul at St. Helena, for his Majesty the Emperor of Austria. WAR-OFFICE, AUG. 3. Ist Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Cornet George Henry Warrington Carew to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vi .e F: , ser, who retires, Aug. 3. 3.1 Light Dragoons—Cornet Frank Chaplin to he Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Macqueen, whose promotion has been cancelled, Oct. 31, 1848. Cornet Thomas Clement Belmore St. George to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Chaplin, whose promotion, by purchase, cohranse has beau T bee h l , i ffn eancellet. Nov. iO, 1848. RickettsCornet to be Lieutenant, by e Sr. George, whose promotion, on the 20th puet vice Giceo of July, 1840, has been cancelled, Aug. 3. 7th Dragoon Guards—Cornet William Middleton to ba Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Plestuw, who retires, August 3. 10th Light Dragoons—Cornet Edward James Stqp ford Blair to tviLieuienant, by purchase, vice Wardrop, woo retires, Ati,:ust 3. 17th Light Dragoons—Cornet Joseph Haythorne Reed to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Andertun, who retires, Aug. 3. 6th R-giment of Foot—Lieutenant the Hon. Augustus George Charles Chichester to be Captain, by purchasi:, vice Finlay, who retires; Ensign Augustus Davies to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Chichester, Aug. 3. 12th Foot—Ensign Henry Cole to be Lieuteaaut, with out purchase, vice Persse, deceased, July 22. 23d Foot—Captain Harry George Chester to be Ma jor, by purchase, vice Granville, who retires; Lieute n int Peregrine L. Philips, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Cheater; Second Lieutenant John Cornwall Brady, to be First Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Phillips; Aug. 3. 26th Foot—Ensign Chamberlain Henry Hinehliff, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Count George liivarola, 'shu retires, Aug. 3. 30th Foot—Ensign Matthew Pennefather to beLieute nant, by purchase, vice Greene, who retires, Aug. 3. 34th Foot—Captain John Shiffner, from 53d Foot, to be Captain, vice Talbot, appointed to 53d Foot, Aug. 3. 36 , h Foot—Brevet-Major William Robert Haliday, from - 93d Foat, to be Major, by purchase, vice Smyth, who retires, Aug. 3. 45th Foot—Captain Isaac Elton, from half-pay Unat tached, to be Captain, vice Brevet-Major Charles Sea grain, who exchanges; Lieutenant Wyndham Edmund Hewes to be Captain, by purchase, vice Elton, who re tires; Ensign Charles Lewis Griffin to be Lieutenant, by purchase, v:ce Bewes, August 3. 48:h Foot—Lieutenant Frederick West to be Captain, by purchase; vice Ross, who retires; Ensign William Henry Cairnes to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Bain tingge, who retires; Ensign Henry Grattan Bushe to be Aeutenant, by purchase, vice West, Ang. 3. 53d .Fuot—Captain William Leopoli Talbot, from 34th Foot, to• be Captain, vice Shiffuer, appointed to 34 h Foot, Aug. 3. 65th Foot—Paymaster James Edward Boggis, from the Ceylon Rifle Regiment, to be Paymaster, vice War ren, appointed to the Ceylon Regiment, Aug. 3. 67th Foot—Acting Assistant-Surgeon John Duff, M. 1)., to be Assistant. Surgeon, vice Blatherwick, ap pointed to the Staff, Aug. 3. 74th Foot—Captain John Roberts, from half-pay Un attached, to be Captain, vice William M'Donald, who exchanges, receiving the difference; Lieutenant John Henry Burton, to be Captain, by purchafe, vice Roberts, who retires, Aug. 3; Ensign and Adjulant James Fal coner to have the rank of Lieutenant, Aug. 2; Ensign William West James Bruce to be Lieutenant, by pur• chase, vice Burton, Aug. 3. 89th Foot—Ensign William Drummond to be Lieute nal.t, by purchase, vice Williams; who retires; Ensign Edward Alleyne Dawes, from 62d Foot, to be Ensign, vice Drummond, Aug. 3. 921 Foot—Lieutenant Forbes Macbean to be Captain, by purchase, vice Gordon, who retires; Ensign Colin Campbell to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Macbean, Aug. 3. • 93d Foot—Lieutenant George Studdert to be Captain, by purchase, vice Holiday, promoted in 36th Foot; En sign William Gustavus Alexander Middleton, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Studdert, Aug. 3. Ist West India Regiment—Lieutenant James Aggas, to b 4 Captain, without purchase, vice eoweoll, deceased; Ensign Oliver George Stokes, to be Lieutenant, vice Aggas, May 6. 3d West India Regiment—Qaartermaster•Sergeant Allred Elfurd Grant to be Quartermaster, vice Magrath deceased, Aug. 3. Ceylon Rifle Regiment—Paymaster Henry Hyacinth Warren, from 55th Foot, to be Paymaster, vice Boggis, appointed to the 55th Foot, Aug. 3. _ -13 REVET,—CaptAill John Roberts, of 74th Foot, to be Major in the army, June 28, 1838. Captain Isaac Eltoo, of the 45th Foot, to be Major in the army, Nuv.9, 1646. HOSPITAL STAFF.—Staff Assistant-Surgeon Thomas, Roe Byte to be Staff-Surgeon of the SEcAid Class, vice Home, promoted; Assistant-Surgeon Thomas Blather wick, from 67th Foot, to be Staff Assistant-Surgeon, vice Dyce, promoted, Aug. 3. IlExouezinum—The following appointmenni, in. serted in the Gazette of the 13th July, 1849, hive been cancelled: HOSPITAL STAFF , —Assistant-Surgeon Henry Frank • lin, from the 3 , 1 Light Dragoons, to he Staff Surg , on of the Second Cia , s, vice Horne, pronalted. 31 Light Dragoons —Aisistan , -Surgeon Vere Webb, from 10th F rit, to be A.siistant-Surgeon, vice Frank lin, promoted on tht Staff. 10th Foot—Staff A , isistAnt-Surgenn James Lewis 119llowny to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Webs, ap pointed to the 31 I,i,;ht Dragoons. th;SPITAL STAFF.—Acting Assistant-Surgeon 'John Duff, NI.D., to be Stiff Assistant-Surgoon, vice Hollo way, applint , d to the 10th Foot. Thr, Chris:ion mimes of Ensign Purnell, of 31 \Vest India Regiment, are Paul Ouilm.ire." OFFI(E OF ORDN ANi lE. JULY 31. ORDNANCE I.EDICAL DEPARTMENT—Sur4eon Rieh,rdson, NU) , to be Senior Sur eon, vice Fogo, re tired. July 31; Aviistant•Surgwin Alston DlA sauvillo, M.D., to be Surgeon, vice Richardson, July 25. BANKRUPTS Edward Malian, dentist Newtngton-place, Kennington, to surrender Aug. 13. at half-past two, and Sept. 14, At eleven, at the Court of B Inkrup.cy. offi.4al assignee, C,deihati-street-buildings; Swan, Gl - ay's place. John Noak, salt manufacturer, Droitwich, Worcester shire, Aug. 11 and Sept. 11, at twelve, at the Birming ham District Court. Chriitie, official assignee, Bir mingham; Reece, Birmingham. John Rahn, jun., printer, Dudley, Worcestershire, Aug. 11, and Sept. 15, at twelve. at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Bir ihinizham; BoAdington, Dudley. William Cliff. draper, Northwitch, Chester, Aug. 16, and Sept. 6. at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool ; Sharpe, Field, Jwykson, and Newb,4ld, Bedford row; Rowe. Liverpool. Edmund Chadwick, cotton spinner, Oldham, Lanca shire, Aug. 16, and Sept. 4, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester; Clarke, Gray, and Woodcock, Lincoln's Inn-fields; Schofield, Oldham. DIVIDENDS. At the Court, Basiughall-street. J. E. Curtis, Newport Pagnel, Buckinghsm , hire, printer and bookseller, Aug. 24, at one—J. G. Fuller, St. Jamc,'s-street, and Streatham, wine merchant, Aug. 24, at twelve. In the Country. W. H. Hyde, Newcastle-under-Lyme, and Hanley, printer and newspaper proprietor, Sept. 18, at ten, at the Court, Birmingham—G. Hawkins, Bristol, victualler, Sep. 4, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—J. Jones. Chepstow, Monmouthshire, wine and timber merchant, Sept. 11, at twelve, at the Court, Bristol—R. wis, Wootton under-Edge, Gloucestershire, woollen manu facturer, Aug. 30, at twelve, at the Court, Bristol—W. Pickford and H. G. Clapton, Bristol, warehouseman, Aug. 28, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—J. P. Richard Liverpool, merchant, Sept. 4, at eleven, at the Court. Liverpool—S. Sill, Worcester, draper, Aug. 30, at twelve, at the Court, Birminghatn—T. Ru%hforth, Leeds, vic tualler, Aa g . 28, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds—J. Bannister, Almoreibury, Yorkshire, thread and cotton warp manufacturer, Aug. 28, at twelve, at the Court, Leeds—J. Pearson, Middleton, Yorkshire, miller and wra dealer, Aug. 28, at twelve, at the Court, Leeds— F. Stamp, Kingston-upon-Hull, stock-broker and auc tioneer, Aug. 29, at half-past ten, at the Town-hall, Kingston-u„oti-Hull. PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. J. Clegg, Manchester, licensed victusller, Is. 3d., on Tuesday, Aug. 7, or any subsequent Tuesday, between eleven and one, at the office of Mr. Pott, Manchester. J. Peck more, Liverpo,l, baker, 9d., on Thursday, Aug. 9, or any subsequent Thursday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Caz.nove, Liverpool. R. Rimmer ' Liverpool, tailor, 3p., on Thursday, Aug. 9, or any subsequent Thursday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Cazenove, Livtrpol. W. Whiting, Wallasea, Cheshire, landin; waiter, Is. Bd., on Thursday, Aug. 9, or any subsequent Thurs day, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr, Ca.-, nove, Liverpool. J. Hall, Shrewsbury, timber merchant, 9d., on any Friday, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Birmingham. J. Taverner, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, draper, 24 ld., may Friday, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Birmingham. J. I. Baker and W. B. Baker, Wolverhampton, Staf fordshire, iron dealers, 3s. 9d., on Thursday, Aug. 2. or any following day, until 14th instant, after which no iividend until o,+t. 11, or any subsequent Thursday, be tween eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Valpy, Bir mingham. W. Worrall, Worcester, woollendraper and tailor, 23. 3d., on Tnursday, Aug. 2, or any suhiequ.nt Thurs day, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Valpy, Birmingham. J. Parish, High-street, Newington, draper, ls., on Saturday, 11th inst., between eleven and two, and Wed nesday, the and 15th inst.. between one and three, at the office of Mr. Green, Guildhall-chambers. T. Brunker, Queen-street, Fin bury, wadding manu facturer, id., I Saturday, 11th inst., between eleven qnd two, and Wedned*y, Bth and 15th inst., between cue and three, at the office of Mr. Green, Guildhall chamhers. E. H. Browne, Peekham•rye and Beaufort-build ings, 6d., on Saturday, 11th inst, between eleven and two, and Wednesday, Bth and 15th inst., between one and three, at the office of Mr. Green, Guildhall. sham► ers. W. Simq Great Queen-street, Lincoln's Inn•fields, coach and Itri es maker, 4d., on Saturday, 11th inst., between eleven and two, and Wednesd4y, Bth and 15th inst., betwe, , n on and three, at the office of Mr. Green, W. Elliott, Petw•orth, Sussex, corn merchant, id.. oh Satu day next and following Saturday, between eleven and two, and Wednesday, Bth and 15th inst., between e and three, at the office of Mr. Green, Guildhall nbers. S. Carroll, Mincing-lane, broker, 55., on Saturday next and following Saturday, between eleven and two. .d Wednesday, Bth and 15th inst., between one and ;tin - e, at ch 4 office of Mr. Green, Guildhall-chambrts. 11. Clark, R.-dcross-street, and Piummer's row, White chapel, oil and colourman, 4J., on Saturday next and following Saturday. between eleven and two, and Wed nesday, Bth and 15th inst., between one and three, at the office of Mr. Green, Guildhall-chambers. W. Shnekell, Regent's-canal, St. Pancras, and Ham. mersmith, coal, tar, and naptha manufScturer, 4e. 31 , on Saturday. 11th inst., LAw.!en eleven and two, and Wed nesday, Bth and 15th inst., between one and three, at the: office of Mr. Green, Guildhall•ehambers.• S. Mobbs, Brompton, Middlesex, coal merchant, 7s. 6d., on Saturday, 11th inst., between eleven and two, and Wednesday, Bth and 15th inst., between one and three, at the office of Mr. Green, Guildhall-chambers. R. Salkeld, Morgan, Glamorgant•hire, shipowner and irontouuder, Is. 11d., on Saturday, 11th inst., between eleven and two. and Wednesday, Bth and 15th inst., be tween one and three, at the office of Mr. Green, Guild hall chambers. J. Wiggins, Greenwich, bookseller and stationer, 25., on Saturday, 11th inst., between eleven and two, and Wednesday, Bth and 15th inst., between one and three at the office of Mr. Green, Guildhall-chambers. F. and W. H. Chaplin, Bishop's Storttord, tanners, Id., on Saturday, 11th inst., between eleven and two, and Wednesday, Bth and 15th inst., between one and three, at the ale,' of Mr. Green, Guildhall-chambers. E. T. Andrews, Southampton, ironmonger, Is. 6d., on Saturday, the 11th inst., between eleven and two, and Wednesday, the Bth, and Wednesday, the 15th inst., between one and three, at the office of Mr. Green, Guildhall-chambers. W. Richardson, King-street, Covent•garden, wine merchant, 69. 11d., on Saturday, the 11th inst., between eleven and two, and on Wednesday, the Bth, and Wed nesday, the 15th inst., between one and three, at the office of Mr. Green, Guildhall-chambers. 11. Rogers, Southampton, draper, 2s. 61., on Saturday, the 11th inst, between eleven and two, and Wednesday, the Bth, and Wednesday, the 15th inst., between one and three, at the office of Mr. Green, Guildhall•ehambers. G. Row, Kingsland•road, and Gravesend, boot maker, on Saturday next and following, Saturday, between eleven and two, and Wednesday, the Bth, and Wednes day, the 15th inst., between one and three, at the office of Mr. Green. Guildhall-chambers. J. S. St. pry, St. Albans, banker, 5g., on Saturday next, or flllowing Saturday, between eleven and two, and Wednesday, the Bth, and Wednesday, the 15th inst., be tw,en one and three, at the office of Mr. Green, Guild hall-chanob. T. Mannington, Brighton, tobacconist, Is., on Satur day, the' lth init., between eleven and two, and on Wed nesday, the Bth, and Wednesday, the 15th instant, be tween one and three, at the office of Mr. Green, Guild hall .chambers. %V. Trapp, Warminster, Wiltshire, mason, Bs. 9J., on Saturday n ,, xt, aril following Saturday, between eleven two, and Wednesday, the Bth, and Wednesday, the 15th instant, between one and three, at the office of Mr. Green Guildhall-eh ambers. W. Quincey, Old-street, St. Luke's, tin plate worker, lid, on Saturdays, Aug. 4 and 11, and Saturdays, Oct. 13 and 20 between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch-lane. H. Roberts, Pwllheli, Carnarvonshire, draper, Is. 6d., on Thursday, Aug. 9, or any subsequent Thursday. between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Turner, Liverpool. G. L. Richardson, Liverpool, cutler, 35., on Thursday, Aug. 9, or any subsequent Thursday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Turner, Liverpool. J. Williamson, Glossop, Lanca3hire, 33. 2d., on Tues day, Aug. 7, or any subsequent Tuesd'y, between eleven and one, at the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester. M. Ryan, Bury, Lancashire, surgeon, 55., on Tuesday Aug. 7, or any subsequent Tuesday, between eleven and on". at the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester. H. Lavfield, Burnley, Lancashire, boilermaker, Bd., on Tuesday, Aug. 7, or any subsequent Tuesday, be tween eleven and one, at the office of Mr. Fraser, Man chester. . . A. Peters, Manchester, spirit merchant, 25., on Tuesday, Aug. 7, or any sulyequent Tuesday, be tween eleven and one, at the °thee of Mr. Fraser, Manchester. _ J. Tattersall, Over Darwen, Lancashire, cnal dealer, Is., on Tuesday, Aug. 7, or any subsequent Tuesday, between eleven and one, at the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester. J. Gordon, Manchester, merchant, final dividend of Bd., and 4s. Bd. on new proofs, on Tuesday, Aug. 7, or any subsequent Tuesday, between eleven and one, at the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester. H. Stdebotham, Manchester, cotton manufacturer, ss. Id.; on Tuesday, Aug. 7, or any subsequent Tuesday, between eleven and one, at the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester. _ Sidebotham and T. Lewis, Manchester and Hough ton, cotton manufacturers, final dividend, lid , and 3s. 6d., new proofs, on Tuesday, Aug. 7, or any subsequent In th© Country. R. Stocker, Bath, licensed victualler, Sept. 4, at eleven. at the Court, Bristol—C. Shackell, Bristol, tailor and driver, Aug. 30, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—R. T. Grundy, Bury, Linc-ishire, money scrivener, Aug. 22, eleven, at the C )urt:Manehester— P. G. N. Clarke, Man chester, sculptor and modeller, Aug. 22. at twelve, at the Court, Manche,ter—J. Wilkinson, Livervol, brass founder, Aug. 27, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool— %V. Dalgl , ish, Liverpool, spirit merchant, Aug. 24, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—J. Harrison, Lough borough, Leicestershire, clothier, tailor, and grocer, Aug. 24, at ten, at the Court, NottinghAin—T. Moore, Derby, coachmaker, Aug. 24. at ten, at the Court, Not tingham—G. Thorney, Wolverhampton, carrier, Aug. 28, at twelve, at the Court, Birmingham. At the Court of Review, Aug. 24. S. Keen and W. Langford, John-street, Pentonville, brewers —J. Jones, Holyhead, intik: eper —W. H. Higgitt, Wolverhampton, pawnbroker and draper—W. Jones, Manchester, stationer—W. Oakes, Oldham, Lan cashire, clock and watchmaker—E. Cato, Hartlepool, Durham, innkeeper—W. Forster, Livi rpm!, merchant— W. M. Hid Chariton-place, Islington, builder—J. Bas kerville, Ludlow, Shropshire, hncndraper—A. T. Webb, Great St. Helen's, wine tnerch..int—A. White, New castle-upon-Tyne: coal merchant__ PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. Clark and W. Edwards, White Lion-wharf, Upper Thames. street, wholesale rag merchants—R. 11. Perkin and B. Stonex, linendrapers, Parliament-street —C. Foster, jun., and J. B. Hampton, liuendrapers, silk mercers, and halyrdashere. Oxford—W. Swarbrook, and W. Pitt, silk throwsters, Badsey, Worcestershire—B. A. Tapp and W. Newbald, wharfingers and commission agents, Kingston-upon-Hull—H. Burdon and J. Ap pleby, jun., ironmongers, Newcastle-upon-Tyne J Towkins and J. Harris, mercers and drapers, Abingdon, Berkshire—J. Turner and J. Ariaitsge, Penistone, Yorkshire, fire-brick and drain-p;pe manufacturers— W. J. Sterland and IL O. Sterland, Kingston upon-Hull, outfitters and glovers—W. Stanton and J. Y. Stephens, Hereford, auctioneers and surveyors—A. Wright and G. W. Wright, Little Alie street, WhPechapel, bellows manufacturers—T. Bradbury and W. Cardwell, Birstall, Yorkshire, machine makers—E. Redocanachi and J. 'l'. Goodham, Great Winchester -street, insurer ce and exchange brokers—J. Deck and H. Newson, Bury Saint Edinuds, Suffolk, auc tioneers and estate agents—G. Sayce and J. Hargrave, Manchester. tca and c. , ffee merchants—Ann Catherine Willis and Elizabeth Mary Harris, Hammersmith, pro prietresses of a ladies' school—H. Welfare and M. D. Livarpaol, corn dealers—W. Oldham, J. G. Amory, and W. B. Smith, Kingston-upon- Hull, mill wrights—J. Broadbent and J. Broadbent, Wakefield, Yorkshire, common carriers—G. M. Frankham and J. B. Dixon, Moorgate street, City, attorneys and solicitors —J. llorneast'e and G. Stockhara,Charlotte•street, Old-' street road, chest and packing case ruanuracturers and sawyers—T. Hodgson and W. England, Sheffield, brass and German silver form - fors—S. Ethell and Ann Ethel!, Birmingham, cabinet makers—R. W. Cayme and W. G: Cayme, Brixham, Devonshire, druggists and grocers— W. Hodge* and S. Bates, Liverpool, general merchants-, C. Braun and F. Green, Wood-street. and London-wall„ City, Bless sad china dealers—G. Powell, J. Powell, E Powell, and T. Powell, Ramsgate, Kent, painters and, glaziers (so far as regards the said E. Powell). INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. Samuel Bra znall, Dudley, Worcestershire, carter. Henry Mascall, Southampton, draper. Thomas Beard, Heduesrprd, Staffordshire, farmer. George Tate YouNg, Leeds, commission agent. Joseph Connop, Coventry, shoemaker. Thomas Prewett, St. James and St. Paul, Bristol, baker. Charles Twaites, Coventry. Frederick Cordtroy, Toxteth,park, Lancashire, beer house keeper. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. _ . J. NPBraiti, Glasgow, tavern keel:wt., to. meet Aug. 6 and Aug. '2B, at twelve, within the Globe Hotel, Glasgow. A. M•Gilvray, Paisley, balt,r, to meet Aug. 8 and Aug 29, at one, within the Commercial Inn, Paisley. R. Adam, milliner, Eiinburgh, to meet Aug. 8 and Aug. 29. ut two, within Taylor's Rooms, Edinburgh. J. Crawford, Edinburgh, tailor, to meet Aug. .6 and Aug 23, at twelve, within Dowell's Sale-rooms, Edin burgh. Tuesday, between eleven and one, at the office of Mr. i in the price of wheat of from Is to 2s per quarter, and a Fras,r, Manchester. i very lull sa'e. Th e supp l y was hags , . The highest G. Cheetham, Frindsbury, Kent, ship build e r, 4 s . on ! price for r::(1 whets! was 23s a sack; best white wbeat, Wednesday, Aug. 1, and two following Wednesdays, 23s to 24,; best old red Wleats, 22s to 235; new-ditto, between ten and two, at the office of Mr. Turquaud, 21s 6d '0 22s 6d; second ditto, 18s 6d to 20s 6d; third Guldrialbcharnbers. ' ditto. 24s 6J to 175 6d; barley, 30s to 34s 6d; beans, G. Kidaaan, Long-alley, Worship-street, victualler, 169 to 20s; peas, 16s to 21s; flour, 35s to 40s; best 9s. 61., on Wednesday, Aug. 1, and two following Wed- brejd. lld rwr 8!b. nesdays. betwe, n ten and two, at the office of Mr, Tur. ' BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, AUG. 3.—Our market con quand. Guillhall-cha• hbeis. tinues extremely dull, and finer sorts have still a downward A. J.,,e, Guildford, banker, ls., on Thursday, 9th, tendency. The sales of the week are quite unimportant. and Friday, 10:11, Saturday 11th, and Monday, 13. h inst., at easier rates. The re fi ne d mar k et i s equa ll y fl at.— B r i s t o l on Wednesday, Oct. 24, and following Wednesdays, be- M ercury. c N E n.a2,z, Aug 2.—A goo d sof English wheat, . supply tw, en tr.n and two, at the office of Mr. rurquand, Guild and business b ris k, a t l ast week's prices. Wheat was 4ns to hall-chambers. 50s barley, 22s to 285; and oats 21s to 26s per quar ter. J. Gloge, Portsmouth, tat-or and draper. Is. Bd,, on- Beans were from 39 9d to 5s per bushel. Hay, 70s to 80s ; Monday, 6!.h inst., and following day, or the subsequent and straw. 40s to 42s per ton. Monday, between Eleven and three, at the office of Mr. INVERNESS, JULY 31.—New wheat, per quarter weighing C,,,tinaii, Birchin lane. 6211 b to 6411, per bushel, 45s to 47s ; barley, 541 b per bushel, E, J. Comes and J. Hillard, Bread str: et, Cneapside, 21s to 0 ,i.; oats, 4?.1b per bushel, 20s to 21s Od ; seed oats, pe Manchester, Lieer,.ool. Leicester, and Ne a. York, mer. qr, 421 b p er bush, o s t o Os Oatmeal, per imperial boll, 16s 6d chants, 7.1., on .NI intl ty, 6th inst., and I bllo wing day, or second, 15s ; barleymeal, lis 8d; peasemeal, 14s to 15s; bran : the subs( vent Monday, betwe e n eleven and three, the 4416- of Mr. () I ta l ian, Bi rc hi ti .l ane . at per stone, 6,1 to 8d; first flour, per 2 s Olb, 36 s t o 37 5; sec ond, the oatmeal best, per stone of 141 b i m p er i a l, I s 8d t o Os Od ' + second, Is 6d; barleymeal, is '2cl ; r easemeal, Is 6d; first flour .1. Bell. S , nth Shields, Durham, ship - broker, 6(1.. on 2s 9d cash. 3s credit; seem..., za 3d cash, 2s fid credit. Pots- Any day before tht , 16th in t., or any Saturday' attar Oct. toes, per stone, 9d to Od ; leef, per pound, 4d to 7d; veal, 4d 6. ty.t.ve,;.n t.n and three, at the office of Mr. Baker, t o 6d ; mutton, 54 to 8d ; perk, 4d to 6d; fowls, each, 12d to Newcastle-opon-Tyne. 14d; chickens, per pair, 12d to Oil ; ducks, each, 13d to NO LIVES OF CERTIFICATES. 14d ; eggs, pr dozen, 6d to Od ; butter, fresh, per lb, 10d to At the Court, Basinghill-street. Od; salt, lid to 12d ; croudie (curds) 21d to Od ; four-pound G. Morton, Nev road, Whitechapel-rcmd, draper, Aug, loaf, cash, 6d to 7d, credit, 6id to lid; coals, per cwt, 9d; 24, at one—l. Terry, Haymarket, watch and clock hay, per stone, 7d. maker, Aug. 24, at half-past eleven—J. Reid, Edgeware. road, and Bexley-heath, Kent, draper, August 22, at twelve. MINING INTELLIGENCE. COPPER ORES SOLD AT CAMBORNE, AUG. 2.—Total, 3,881 tons. Average produce, 71; quantity of fine copper. 280 tons 15 evrts ; amount of sale. 17,03712 s 6d; average standard. 98114 s Od. LAST SALE.—Standard, 100 Os; pro duce, 7i. Average price per 21 cwt, 4 , Bs. COPPER ORES SOLD AT SWANSEA, JULY 26.—Total, 2,537 tons; average produce, 138; quantity of fine c opper, 340 tons 13 cwt.; amount of sale, 24.3.:7/ Is 6d. COPPER ORES FOR SALE AT REDRUTII, Ana. 9.-- Carn Brea 773--Tywarnhayle and Nancekuke 4 1 2—Par Con sols /85—Levant 187—Wh. Tremayne 183—Wh. Agar 150 —West Wh. Seton 140—Wellington Mines 118—West Wh. Buller 99—Creegbraws 84— Wh. Penhale 45—Polberrow 35 South Wheal Fortune 22—Carthew Consols 16—Wh. Venture B—Wh. Caroline s—Wh. Friendly 3—Total, 2,595 tons. COAL MARK E' Buddle's W. Hartley 153 Od Carr's Hartley Chester Main 143 6d East Adairs Main 123 9d Hasting's Hartley lss 0,1 Holywell Main New Tanfield l2s 6d Old Tan field Ord's Redheugh Original Tanfield l2s Od Rayensworth's W.Hart 143 Od Tanfield Moor Tanfield Moor Butes l2s 6d Townley 1 Is Od. Walker's Primrose West Wylam 'W est Hartley Wall's End, &c. T.— YESTERDAY. Wharncliffe Eden Main Lambton Primrose Belmont l6. 9d Braddyll Retton Haswell l7s 3d Jonassohns Lam bton Lumley Russell's Hetton Stewart's Whitwell ... Caradoc lieugh Hall West Hetton l6s Od Whitworth l3s 9d tdelaide Tees Cownden Tees ... Denison ... 15s Od Richardson's Tees 145 6d Seymour Tees South Durham 155 9d St. Helen's Tees Tee. West Cornforth .. 155 6d West Pease Drlrwontweterilartley 159 Od F'lockton Coke .... l3s Od Bartley ......... Ships at, market, 189. Acorn Close Brown's l4s 60 Bewicke and Co. Gosforth . Gibson Hilda lss 9d Hedley Hotspur Killingworth lss 6d Northumberland Percy... Riddell's lss 6d Walker RULWAY 1 , 1 taKETS. BRISTOL, AuousT 3. Srack EXCMANGE.—The share nytrket continues quiet. The only transactions to-day:were in Great We tern, New Shares, which Were done at 4% dis., and Wilts and Somerset, at 14% dis. LIVERPOOL, AUGUST 2. STOCK Excassiox.—The share market was steady to-day. Th l sates are—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Consol. (13. and B.), 18 dis.— Ditto, Fifths, 314 dis.— Ditto, Preference, 12% —Leeds and Thirst Extension (1848). Halves, 14 p.—London, Brighton, and South Coast , 51. shares (guaranteed 6 per cent.), 61. 6s. 32.—London and North- Western, 132 - Ditto, New Quarters, c. p.—Manchester, Sheffield , and Lincolnshire, Preference, Midland, Halves, 12% Shrewsb iry and Chester (N. W. M.) Preference, guaranteed 8 per cent., 15% Shropshire Union (Railway and Canal), 2% dis. MANCHESTER. AUGUST 3. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day were a$ follow :-- Manchester and Leeds, 614 dis.— Great Northern, Preference, 1 c l , l !' — , iiinclester and Sheffield Preference, 11 9-16—Dover (No. d)t Scrip, 4 , 4 c. Ditto (Registered), 6 11-16—West Riding Union, 4% Filth 4, 3 1 A - Grimsby (OW),' 1714 —North Stafford shire, 557 5 dis.—Manchester and Sheffield Preference, 11 9-16. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, corn puted from the returns made in the week ending July 31, 1849, is 275. Id. per cwt. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. WA KEYIELD. Avis. 3.—The arrival of wheat is good, and there is a moderate business passing in fresh English at prices nearly equal to those of this day week ; whilst for foreign there is very little demand, at a decline of is per quarter. Oats and shelling realise late prices. Beans fully as dear. Grinding barley rather cheaper. WHEAT, per qr. 601bs per bushel:— a. s. Suffolk. Essex, and Kent, red ... 48 to 50 I Ditto, white ... ... 52 54 Norfolk and Hunts., red ... ... 43 —5O Ditto, white ... ... 50 52 Lincolnshire and'Cambridge, red ... 47 49 Ditto, white:— ... 50 52 Yorkshire, red ... 47 49 Ditto, white ... ... 50 52 DAntzic and Konigsburg, white .. 48 50 Lower Baltic and Hatuburgh,.recl... 47 49 Mediterranean, red •—• 38 42 BARLEY, per quarter of 8 bushels:— Norfolk and Suffolk... ... Lincolnshire and Yorkshire Scotch Grinding per 30 stone ... Foreign ... BEANS, per quarter of 8 bushels 631 b : Small, fine ... ... 32 —35 Ticks ... ... 30 32 Foreio ... 27 31 OATS, per stone:— Mealing • ••• 10d to lid —d to —d Feeding ... ... 9d to 10d —d to —d Foreign ... ... 8d to 10d —d to —d SHELLING, per loud of 2611 b ... 24 —25 MALT, per load of 6 imperial bushels 39 42 PEAS, per Imperial Quarter: — Blue and white boilers Grey and Feed New. Old. 8. 9. to ... 22 - 24 ... 24 - 28 ~ 30 - 33 ~ 26 - 28 ARSIVALS. Qrs. Wheat ... ... ... 11,812 Rapeseed ... Barley ... ... ... 1,007 Shelling ... ... ... 340 Oars ... ... ... ... 899 Linseed .. ... .. 20 Beans... ... ... ... 514 Malt ... ... • • ~. .... Peas ... ... ... ... 222 Flour ... •• • ... •••• Tares ... ... ... ... Qrs. NEWBURY, Auo. 2.—Our supply of wheat to-day is rather large for the time of year; there being but little flour made for either the London or- Bristol markets, the demand is principally limited to the supply of local wants, which, being circumscribed, occasioned a great difficulty in effecting sales at a decline of Is to 2s per quarter, a large quantity being left over unsold. Barley, beans, outs, and peas, short supply and in slow request, at about late rutes. LIVERPOOL, AUG. 3.—The weather is fine, and we have a dull uninteresting trade in corn. The business at to-day's market was very moderate. The best quality of wheat and good brands of flour were not to be had ander Tuesday's quotations, but secondary. samples were easier to buy. The price of Indian corn was irregular; 25 4 for 4801ns was accepted for the best yellow corn, *Mist fine white brought 27s to 27s 6d per 480%5, and a good clearance was effected at those rates. Oats and oatmeal were both dull. Grinding barley declined id per bushel, and peas is per quarter. Egyptian beans were 64 per quarter cheaper. EXETER, JULY 3.—Cattle—The supply was moderate, but fully equal to the demand, and business generally was slack. Good fat beef could be purchased for 8s 6d per score, but 9s was obtained in a few instances. Cows and calves were not plentiful, and none were of very su perior quality. Prices ranged from about 8/ to 121 each. Barreners sold at 5s to 5s 6d per score; steers were not very numerous, a good pair was sold for 191. There was again a large supply of sheep and lambs, but the market was very dull. The best :at wethers were not worth more than 54 per Ib, and many sold ut a lower figure; ewes,4id per lb; butchers' lambs, sid per lb; store hogs, 24s to 30s each; store lambs, 155 to 18s ditto. Pork Caresses—The smallest supply for the year, which sold at 8:; to 9r per score. Pannier—Turkey poults, , 53 to 6s 64 each; geese, 4a 64 to 6s each; ducks, 3s Gd to 5s 64 per couple; fowls, 24 6d to 4s ditto; pigeons, is 8d ditto; roasters, 3s 64 to 4s 64 each. Butter, Ild to is per lb; eggs, 16 to 18 for ls. Potatoes very plentiful at 84 to 9d per score. Corn Exchange—The fine ness of the weather, the prospect of abundant crops being saved in good condition, and the dulness at Mark lane on Monday, have all had 2111 effect on the market to-day. The attendance of growers has been large, with a great desire on their part to reduce their stock of wheat on hand, which appears to he far greater than is generally supposed. The millers, however ; have not been eager buyers, and act with great caution. One or two parcels have been sold at 6s 24, but most of the dealers refuse to exceed 6s; and some will not give that figure. English barley has not been much asked for, and must be quoted at 3s 64 to 3s 91; oat=, 23 64 to 2. 91; foreign red wheat has been offered at 423 to 44s per quarter, and white ditto, 48s; foreign barley, 26s per quarti-r; flour has met with a very dull sale, none of the takers buying more than is necessary for immediate want; fine flour must be quoted at 33s to 353 per sack of 280:b!.. DEVIZES, Ave. 2.—We hare again to note a decline BIRMINGHAM, AUGUST 3 STOCK EXCHANGE. , The transactions to-day were a folloW:• -• London and north-Western, 133 North Staffordshire, 5 dis. YORK, AUGUST 2. STOCK ExcnaNGE.The transactions to-daj, have been as fol" low: Great Northern, 930 North. British, Thirds. 4 Ditto , Quarters, 3 1 —Ditto Proference, 2/. Us. 6d.Yor,, Newcastle, 04 Berwick, 204—York ant North Midfitnd, Preference, 7%. ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.—The monthly general meeting of this society was held on Thursday,De' Gamble in the chair. The following candidates for the Fellowship were balloted for, and d dared duly elected: —Messrs. L. B. Foster, DINH Ivan, 'John Hunt, Jame! Poday, James Tennant, S. C. Baker, H. D. Wolff, gn u Mr. R hrs. The report of the council announced that the number of visitors to the gardens during the munc h of July was 37.789; and that the total increase of the nunab,r of visitors since the Ist of January, as compare d with the corresponding period of 1848, amounted to 18:397. The report contained an interesting li s t ()I": nations to the menagerie received since the last m eet l 4 o including a specimc.n of Boa divinilogna, from St. Lucia, presented by Lieutenant Tyler. RE.; and a large Iguanas (Cyclura C,lei.) presented by Dr. A. Smith. It also announced the completion of a wing to the Giraffe house, which had been rendered indispensable by th° increased numbers of large mammalia recently added to the collection. ITALIAN MEETING.—A meeting was held last, evening, at the Literary Institution, Leicester-square, of the " Italian patriots" who are at present residing London, for the purpose of expressing opinions con . dt mnatory of the tenets and practices of the Roman Church, and of calling on their countrymen to embrace the .Protestant faith. Signor Vignati occupied the;chairt and the meeting was addressed by Signors Mapei, Tor sett, Bucalossi Lusanna, and Father Gavazzi. The to' lowing resolution was finally agreed to:—" That title meeting, condemning as tyrannical, infamous, anti anti', evang, Heal the impious acts of Pius IX., invites all Italian patriots to follow the true religion of Jesus , , Christ, that of our ancest ors , th row i ng as id e t h e P a r° Church, which is a snare and conspiracy against till liberties of nations." The greatest unanimity prevails' among the tnalmity of the meeting, but a few persons who expressed their dissent fron the opinions of th e , speakers were met with loud cries of di sa p pro b at i on , a nd one of them, who had succeeded in obtaining a hearing. was conducted to the door at the conclusion of his s peech by two of his audience, and ignominiously kicked frocit the room. THE LATE DEATHS or A HUSBAND AND WIT.S.'"' Yesterday, Mr. William Carter, the Surrey Coroner , held an inquest at the Artichoke, New-cut, Lambeth, °a the body of Henry Hopping, aged 49, and Jane. 1111/ wife, aged 48, who were found dead in bed, at the ir lodgings, No. 35, Lower Marsh, the particulars of which have already appeared in this journal. Mr. John Sewell' surgeon, of No. 9. Lower Marsh, said that he found nothing to lead him to suppose that they had cause d their own deaths. He had since opened both bodies, and wa s satiatied that the dec ease d h a d died from Asiati c cholera. Verdict—" Deaths trona Asiatic cholera." How small a number are there of the comparative', few favoured by capricious fortune, who do not, with sh obstinate ingratitude for the benefits bestowed upon them, throw life's best and dearest treasures in a vats and often fruitless chase after blessings often existing 01 imagination! Even when tangible and attained, thl serve only to show their ine ffi ciency for happi ne ss ; am" as if in revenge for this, we often observe but small per , sessors of the world's best treasures enjoying a content and happiness beyond all price, vainly grasped at bi, fortune's most brilliant f avour i tes. —Eli za Cook ' s Journ ah GREAT NORTH OF SCOTLAND..—We are glad to . learn that the probability of this important line• of rail' way being speedily commenced grows every dsi stronger. For some time past a number of engineers have been busily engaged in making a survey of the a tered route of the hoe, by the pass of Sourden, and along the opening of the glen of Rothe% past the mansion' house of Auch inroth Banffshire Journal. Letters from the interior of Austria furnish verf satisfactory accounts respecting the harvest, bat in some parts the locusts had done a good deal of damage. [ADYERTISEMENT.]—An established Fact that Holloway's Pills are a Certain Cure for Dropsy. —Mrs. Jane Thomas, housekeeper to a nobleman, residing in the West-ens, had been predisposed for years to this insidious disease, and al' though she had received the best advice from the most skilful of the faculty, yet all their efforts proved fruitless in checking its baneful effects on her constitution, which appeared to b e ' rapicly declining. In this hopeless state she commenced talc :, ing Holloway's Pills , arid, to the utter astonishment of hers eli and all the family, this wonderful medicine has effected a per' feet. cure. Females at the meridian of life should always hale recourse to these invaluable Pills. Sold by Druggists and P Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. BIRTHS. On the Ist inst., at Camberwell-green, the lady of Mull Schmidt, Esq., of a son. On the 1-t inst., at Worthing, the lady of H. Joseph Smith, Esq., of a son. On the Ist inst., at Chalcot- villas, Adelaide-road, Mrs. Bird, of a son. On the Ist inst., at Arborfield Rectory, Berks, the lady of the Rev. J. W. Hayes, of a son. On the 3;st ult., Mrs. Leon Solomon, of Maddox-stree t s Bond-street, ( f a son. _ _ On the 31st ult., at Gloucester-terrace, Hyde-park, MX Edwin Gower, of a son. On the :30th ult.. at Alnwick, the wife of the Rev. Chart. Charlton, of a son. MARRIED. On the <d inst., at St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, the Thomas Prater, M.A., rector of Hardwicke and Tustoor," ; Oxon, youngest son of Charles Prater, Esq., o f Portlaaa place, to Hyacinthe, second daughter of Dr. Golding, . 4 On the 2d inst., at St. Michael's Church, Chester -iglu' John Scott Bankes Esq., eldest son of the Rev. E. Bank,e,r and grandson of the ' late Earl of Eldon, to Annie, daugh ter of the Attorney-General and Lady Jervis. DIED P il On the 2d inst., at Pall-mall, aged 80, William Jos e Denison, MP. for Surrey. of On the 20th ult., at Grange, James Macho'', E*' Newby-bridge, Lancashire, aged 56. On the Ist inst., in Grosvenor-street, Edward Christopbq Dowdeswell, D.D., Canon of Christchurch, Oicord , rector of Stankrd Rivers, Essex, aged b 6. r* On the Ist inst., at Albion-road, Holloway, aged 102, Anne Webb. PP tir, London: Print©d and Published by MIIRDO YO, v S 02, N 3 112, Strand, Printer, at Th e SUFI Office, in tb. Precinct the s w . , e v, in the 0 011 "". 1 Middlesex, Saturday, August 4, 1849, • the Mty lette With of tb no p Lay stool have or bj of Lc son eatii 38,0 E Year; Th ing ( tensi Th In th busir, raent cost I will 1 "IV: a Th Prop] Mo Tw An Ha Ex Mo Prc or an `ward, 8' I Adini At Arj In si LI( FIRE the AR tioi LIFE of: RAII ml CHJA tru Per the Poi Xrnitl fohtail Ll] 41nErte Th to the Leans EN Oti MI Sam j RA lts. f Me COnnn Prn and a in the th, Powe ecur per A 10th 're] posed Lond iii tlon a .to Thep Of del Cal Sol Charl 215,( lious( tine Be