The Sun. — London, England, 1855-12-13 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday a Court was held. There was a very large attendance of members. THE KING OF SARDINIA.. The LORD MAYOR, on taking the chair, said he bad received a letter, of which the following was a transla tion, from the Sardinian Minister, with the intention of its being communicated 23, to t P he corporation : " ark-lane, London, Dec. 8. ig M y Lord, —On his departure the King instructed me to present to your Lordship this letter, and the snuff box which accompanies it, his Majesty being desirous of offering to you a souvenir of his visit to the city of Lon don. (n ea r, hear.) "In visiting the Guildhall, the King has desired to g ive a solemn and public expression of his sentiments of admiration of the English nation and of its commerce. " The marked reception which has been given to him was offered, not to the King of Sardinia only, but to the enlightened Sovereign who has known how to win the public opinion of the world by the wisdom of his policy and by his administration of his own government in periods of great difficulty. The King has so under stood it ; and such an appreciation of his constant efforts for the public good has been most agreeable to hie Majesty, who desires me to convey through you to the Corporation of London the expression of sentiments which will never be effaced front his recollection. " Be pleased to accept my very sincere congratulations upon the entire success of the splendid reception orga nised under your care and that of the corporation. " I avail myself of this opportunity, my Lord, of offer ing to you the assurance of my high consideration. D'AZEGLIO. "To the Lord Mayer of the city of London." Mr, H. L. TAYLOR—My Lord Mayor, I am sure that the Court will have heard that letter read with a very great deal of pleasure and satisfaction, for it contains sentiments which do honour to the Minister who penned it, and which is almost a recital of the sentiments which pervaded the speech of the King. tHear, hear.) I think we should not do right if we did not enter the original letter on our minutes, which I beg to move. The motion was seconded by Mr. Yomm, and carried unanimously... Mr. 14, .114LEi • the chairman of the City of London School, brOught up a report from the committee for managing the affairs of the school, upon the subject of the appokiliment of second master. The professors of King's College and University College had certified that, of all the candidates whose testimonials had been before them, the best qualified to discharge the duties of second Master of the school were—Mr. R. D. Beasley, 8.A., Scholar of St. John's College, Cambridge, Mathe matical Tutor in Leamington College ; Mr. F. Cuth berton, 8.A., late Scholar of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge ; the Rev. C. F. Eastburn, M.A., Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge, Tutor and Mathemati cal Lecturer at St. Mark's College, Chelsea. In the course of a discussion which ensued, an opinion was given that the election ought not to take place until there had been an examination of the candidates. An amendment with this object was proposed, but re ected. The names of the three candidates were then called over, and Mr. Cuthbertson (who was formerly a scholar at the Institution) was elected by a large majority. THE COMNION SERGEANT. The Chairman of the Officers' and Clerks Committee brought up a report, recommending an allowance of 1,0001. a year for life to the Common Serjeant, who, on account of illness, was on the point of resigning his ap pointment. Mr. DE JERSEY—Has the Common Serjeant resigned or not ? Mr. OWDEN—The Common Serjeant has placed him self entirely in the hands of Mr. Recorder, and it is cer tain to my mind that so soon as the Court fixes the allow ance the Common Serjeant will place his resignation in the hands of the Court. (Laughter.) Mr. DE JERSEY—That is as much as to say, " If you will give me 1,0001. a year I will resign, and if you don't I won't." (Hear.) Mr. ANDERTON—And he is right in doing it. The Common Serjeant would be a great fool if he put him self in any other position. (Laughter.) A member having moved that the Court be counted, it was found there was "no Court." The proceedings therefore terminated. METROPOLIS LOCAL MANAGEMENT ACT. ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF WORKS. '.The elections took place yesterday. (CITY OF LONDON. " The proceedings of the Common Council, reported in at:other column, show that Mr. Taylor, Mr, Deputy Harrison, and Mr. H. Hall were appointed to serve on the Metropolitan Board. HOLBORN DISTRICT. The numbers were— For Mr. B. B. Seeley Mr. It. Scuttle° Mr. J. S. S. Hopwood 6 Mr. R. B. Seeley, of Powis-place, Queen-square, and Fleet-street, then declared duly elected a member of the Metropolitan Board of Works for the Holborn dis trict. ST. PANCRAS. The candidates having been proposed, a discussion ensued as to whether the votes should be taken by show of hands or by ballot, and On the motion of Mr. Bretlingham, who declared as a representative body, the ratepayers had a right to know how the vestrymen voted, the open voting was carried by an overwhelming majority. On the show of hands the numbers were :—For Mr. Corrie, 63 ; Mr. Josiah Wilkinson, 60 ; Mr. Echett, 43; Mr. Beard, 1. A division was demanded between Mr. Echett and Mr. Wilkinson, when the numbers wore -- For Mr. Wilkinson For Mr. Echett Majority for Mr. Wilkinson —9 The Rev. Chairman having declared Mr Corrio and Mr. Wilkinson elected, 57 48 Mr. Wilkinson returned thanks ; and Mr. Echett also addressed the vestry, which, after some other hubiness, terminated. ST. MARYLEBONE. At the close of the ballot, at 3 o'clock, the numbers for the respective candidates to represent the parish at the central hoard stood thus : Mr. Nicholay Mr. D'lffanger, jun. Mr. George Mr, ITutchons Dr. Sayer Dr. Babbage Mr. Unwia Mr. Smith Messrs. Nicholav and D'lffanger having been declared elected, the vestry broke up. . . .52 . . 44 . . 30 . . 27 . . 18 14 AD . f The special meeting D of the INGTON vestry for the el ec ti on o f the representatives to forwardtheinterosts of the pari s h place inthe y at the central board took estry Hall, ad joining Paddington green ; the rector, the Rev. Campbell, pre , ziding. Mr. Robins moved, and Dr. Thorneme seconded count ded the nomination of Henry Burslem, Esq., mag i s trates and an active member of the board, a nd that gentleman was unanimously elected, there being 49 ves trymen present, and not one dissentient among the Whale number. -- ST. GEORGE'S, HANOVER-SQUARE. The following was the result :—For Henry Arthur Mint, Esq., L 4 votes ; William Lyons, Esq., 34 ; Mr. Dowden, 23 ; Mr. John Lesley, 23 ; and Sir. J. Villiers Shelley, Bart., M.P., 11. The election was accordingly announced to have fallen on Messrs. Hunt and Lyons, and those gentlemen hav ing briefly returned thanks the proceedings terruieated. ST. GILES'S AND ST.GEORGE'S, BLOOMSBURY, At a special meeting of the district board of works in this parish, Mr. T. Bellamy, chairman of the board, prF- siding, Mr. A s h more , o f B e df or d-pl ace , m oved the nomi nation of Capt. Barnett, of 14, Woburn-square, as re presentative for that parish, at the central bard, and the motion having been seconded, Capt. Barnett was unanimously elected. ST. GILES'S DISTRICT. The numbers were—for Captain Burnett, 21 ; for Colonel Kennedy, 20. Whereupon the former was de clared duly elected. STAND DISTRICT. Last ni g h t the board of works of the Strand district held their meeting at the boardroom, 6, Bow-street ; Mr. J. S. Phillip s in the chair. Mr. C. Few, solicitor, Henrietta-street, Covent-gar den ; and Mr. C. Jefferys, music publisher, of Soho square, were proposed to represent the district at the Metropolitan Board of Works ; and on the sense of the members of the board being taken, Mr. Few received 23 votes and Arr. Jefferys 15, and the former was thereupon declared duly elected as the member of the Metropolitan Board of Works for the Strand district. Mr. F. Lewis, of the board, Strand, was unanimously elected toelerclerk ST. G EORGE TII E MALTY SOUTaw m , K The vestrymen of thin parish met yesterday et 6 in the large theatre of the Litera r y Insti tution, Boro ' u.l7 read; fox the purpose of electing one person from th e " bony of vestrymen to represent the parish of St,. Geo rge tke'Arartyr, Southwark, in the new Central Board of J; F en4t4 tie Rev. Rev. W. Cadman, M.A., the rector, in the :'”Thera was a very full attendance of vestrymen. ' The candidates having been proposed, 'lie Rev. Chairman put the question, when there ap peared— -1 - -For M r . C o Hi nson For Mr. Wilson Majority ... — 3 Whereupon Mr. CoDimon was declared to be July elected. PARISH OF LAMBETH. The Chairman announced the re3ult of the poll, which wd,3 follows :-- Doulton ....................................... 62 Tay10r............. .. . ............ , .... 's4u- Plews Pleas.... u . Redhead ......................... 18 Young ... The Chairman cor.sequently announced Messrs. Doul ton and Taylor to be duly elected as their representa tives at the Metropolitan Board of Works. Some routine appointments having been made, thanks were voted to the chairman, and the meeting dissolved. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD CIRCUIT.—GLOUCESTER, DEC. 12. (Before Mr. Justice Williams.) UTTERING FORGED NOTES. The trial of Mr. John Sampson, a surgeon, for uttering a number of forged Bank of England notes, at Berkeley, in August last, occupied the court up to 7 o'clock last night. Mr. Huddlestone and Mr. Somerset were counsel for the prosecution, and Mr. Skinner for th• prisoner. The case excited a great deal of interest on account of the respectable position and high character enjoyed by the accused up to the period of this transaction. The evidence for the prosecution was very volumi nous, and went to show that in the last week in August the prisoner, who had been in practice as a surgeon n Berkeley for some years, paid away to different parties and obtained change for four forged Bank of England notes, and that on being subsequently taken into custody, another forged note was found in his possession. The defence was that the prisoner had received a sum of 50/. in notes from a person named Evans, who, he alleged, owed him that sum on a bet on a horse race, and that he received the notes in a letter sent to him, addressed to the Berkeley-road rail way station. The station-master at Berkeley-road and his sister-in-law, who keeps a public house near, were called to prove that two letters were received at the sta tion for the prisoner, and that, on opening them, Bank notes were found in them. The jury, after retiring for about a quarter of an hour, returned a verdict of guilty. His lordship, addressing the prisoner, said he had been convicted of a very serious offence, and for which, a few years ago, men ended their days upon the scaffold. The law had since been mitigated in that respect, but still the safety of the country required that offences of this kind should be punished with great severity. The prisoner appeared to have held a respectable station in society, and to have borne an excellent character, but he (the judge) could not take that into consideration in mitiga tion of sentence. His lordship then sentenced the pri soner to 15 years' transportation. The prisoner bowed his head to the dock, and appeared surprised at the severity of the sentence. MIDLAND ClRCUlT.—NorriNonam, DEC. 12. (Before Mr. Justice Cresswell.) TER CARLTON MURDER. Johanna Dutton, aged 33, described as a dressmaker, married, and well educated, was indicted for the wiiful murder of her daughter, aged about three years and a half, at Gedlieg, near Nottingham, on Sept. 24, 1855. Mr. Boden, with whom was Mr. Bittleston, conducted the case for the prosecution. Mr. O'Brien was retained for the defence. From the opening statement of the learned counsel for the prosecution, and the evidence of the witnesses, it appeared that the deceased was the child of the prisoner by a former husband, and had been for a long time treat ed with frequent and gross ill-usage by the prisoner. The child did not sleep with the other children in a room, but was put in a passage on a bit of straw and sacking. The prisoner often wished it was dead, called it "dirty," and beat it very cruelly. On the 24th of Sept. deceased (according to the evidence given by Ann Parey, priso ner's servant) was down stairs alone with the defendant, Mr. Bunton being absent from home, and the other chil dren in the garret with witness. Prisoner had that morning been beating deceased i❑ a most cruel manner, and, while Parey was making the beds, she heard pri soner call to George, one of the other children, to look after little Polly, who had gone out with her bonnet, Witness went down stairs, and in a few minutes heard George say, " Mother, I can't find Polly ; she went out with you up to the gate." Prisoner told him if he said that again she would give him a good biding. He said, " You did, mother, for I saw you out of the garret window, and yon was close alongside her." She said a second time she would beat him if he didn't hold his noise. Mrs. Dutton called witness down stairs and told her to go and find Polly. Witness said, "The child must be in some place about, misses." Witness looked about the place and could not find her. Came back, and told the prisoner that it was very strange she could not find her. Prisoner said, "Do you think she has been near the pond, and fallen in ? " Witness answered, " No, I never saw the child ren in that part." The child was subsequently found in a pond near prisoner's house. Some suspicions were en tertained, and after the inquest the witness Parey re turned to Mrs. Dutton, who was in bed, and appeared very frightened and nervous. Mr. Dutton was also there. Between nine and ten o'clock witness was i❑ her bedroom settling the children. The door of her room was about four yards from theirs. Heard Mr. Dutton saying something like "Did you do it I" or "What made you do it ? Witness went to listen at the door, which was partly open, and heard the prisoner admit th 4 she had thrown the child into the pond, and that after doing so she (prisoner) regretted it, and tried to get it out, but it turned right over. Mr. Dutton caught witness li,ten ing, and fiuding that she had heard the whole conversa tion, tried t• bribe her to suppress her knowledge of the matter, and asked her if she was going to leave him a widow and his children orphans. He also said an oath was nothing. In cross-examination it appeared that Parey was given to drink, and was sometimes intoxicated. She had not mentioned the alleged conversation between prisoner and her husband before the coroner because she was " bullied." The defames was that, apart freai the evidence of one dissolute woman, there was nothing inconsittent with the hypothesis that deceased might have gone out of the house with the prisoner, unseen by her, and fallen into the pond. The learned Judge, in summing up, said it was ex tremely improbable that a woman would confess to her husband she had murdered her own child. The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty. YORK WINTER A SSIZES—DEc. 11. (Before Mr. Baron Martin.) Mr. Baron Marti❑ concluded the business at Durham en Monday, and having reached York proceeded this (Tuesday) morning with the trial of prisoners. UTTERING A FORGED BILL OF EXCHANGE BY A CLERGYMAN. Wee. Beres ford, 56, was indicted for having, on the 4th of Nov., 1848, at Bradford, uttered a forged indorse ment of a bill of exchange for• the payment of 1001., with intent to defraud Samuel Laycock. Mr. Blanchard and Dr. tower conducted the prosecu tion ; Mr. Hardy defended the prisoner. It appeared from the evidence that at the latter end of October, 1848, the prisoner called at the bank of the Bradford Banking Company, at Bradford, and said he was the Rev. Mr. Berestord. He then tendered a bill fur 100/. to Mr. Laycock to be discounted, the manager of the bank, who looked at the bill, and told the prisoner that he was a perfect stranger to the bank, and that bofore the bill could be discounted it was nece-sary that some one should be introduced whom the bank knew. The prisoner mentioned Mr. Kaye, of Maning ham Lodge, and Mr. J. C. Kaye, of Farfield Hall, his son, and Mr. Laycock replied that the introduction of Mr. Kaye, or his indorsement, would be perfectly satis factory. In a few days afterwards the prisoner again called at the bank to inquire if a letter was lying there for him, and as there was not he went away, and called again after wards a third time. I❑ the meantime a letter had arrived, out of which the prisoner took the alleged forged bill, and presented it to be discounted. In Octo ber, 1848, the prisoner was on a visit at Mr. Kaye's, and also at kis son's, the latter of whom he asked to discount the bill in question for him for 1001., but Mr. Kaye refused and never gave authority for his name to be inserted in the bill. In April last Mr. J. C. Kaye met the prisoner i❑ Regent-street, London, and said, " Mr. Beresford ?" The . prisoner replied " Yes," and Mr. Kaye then said, " I am afraid I shall have to place you in the hands of the police." The prisoner inquired Mr. Kaye's name, and on being told it he immediately said, "Have mercy upon me," and added that if Mr. Kaye would go with him to a Mr. Moss the money should be paid to the bank, but Mr. Kaye declined to accompany him. It appeared that after Mr. Kayo's name had been mentioned at the bank, the prisoner wrote to Mr. Kaye thaeking him for his hospitality, and inquiring whether he (the prisoner) had left a letter at his house. He required an answer by return of poet, and it was suggested on the part of the prosecution that he had done this in order to imitate more effectually the handwriting of Mr. Kaye. When the bill was presented to Mr. Laycock that gen tleman was scrutinising the signature of Mr. Kaye, when the prisoner stated that he was ill, and had writ ten the indorsement in bed, which would probably ac count for the signature not resembling very exactly his usual handwriting. The prisoner then received 991. fia. in cash, Mr. Laycock retaining 14s. for interest and commission. A cheque was subsequently sent to the bank by a Mr. Fayne, for the amount of the bill and interest, but the manager declined to avail himself of it. On this feet being stated Mr. Baron Martin said it was quite immaterial, the question being whether this was a forged bill or not. It was stated during the trial that the prisoner is brother to General Beresford, now Adju tant-General in India, and the cousin of Lord Decies and next heir to that title. Mr. Hardy addressed the jury on behalf of the pr . Boner. His Lordship briefly summed up the evidence, and the jury, after a few moments' deliberation, found the prisoner guilty. Mr. Baron Martin, in passing sentence, said the pri soner had been most properly convicted, on the most clear and satisfactory evidence that could well be ad duced, of having uttered the endorsement of Mr. Kaye, knowing it to be forged. And it was highly important that the people should understand that the station of life of a man who committed a crime of this sort should be no protection whatever to him ; and it would indeed be a subject of complaint by the people of this country, if, when a person of the prisoner's station committed such a crime as that of which he had been found guilty, he should be treated in a different manner, either by 1 the jury or the court, to the meanest person who might be so charged. The prisoner was a gentle man of education and station, and he must know upon bills of exc h ange b eing pre served llusiness could not b e carrie d on that the prosperity of this cou n t ry i n a great most severe punishment were not e a re. measure rheo inviolate.tr dependedifth iu flicted for these offences. Within a few years from the time art which he was now speaking, if the prisoner Lad been convicted of this offence, as sure as he was standing there ho would have been executed. There was not a doubt about it ; but the law had since been altered, but the alteration had been made upon the understanding that the judges would do their duty, and would not be misled from inflicting the proper punishment when an offence of this kind was brought home to anybody. The circulation of bills of exchange in this country mast be protected ; and so far from there being acy excuse, it was a great aggravation that a man of the prisoner's appear ance arid station should go to the bank, where his ap pearance would probably deceive, and thereby succeed in robbing them of a sum of 991, odd. It was no excuse THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EYKIVI.Nri, DECEMBER 13 1855 whatever that when this matter was about to be brought before a criminal court, some friend came forward and proposed to pay the amount, and thereby compound a felony, and prevent his being tried as persons in a lower station would be. This was a case in which he deemed it his duty to treat the prisoner precisely ns be would any other person, and the prisoner best knew whether or not this was the first forgery he had uttered. The sentence of the court was that he be transported for the period of his natural life. The prisoner, who appeared surprised at the severity of the sentence, had to be assisted from the dock. find bail in. Preston, as I am net known to many here. If you will allow me t return t , 13irr, I shall be enable:l to produce a satisfactory letter !rum the bishop. It is really very hard that I should be subjected to this per secution. I gave up 6001. a year in the Church of Rome, and have now been fourteen years a minister of the Church of England. It was only because there was no endowment to my church that I came to England to collect a few pounds towards that object, and it is quite shameful that Protestants should persecute me in this manner. The prisoner, unable to find bail, was removed in custody, INQUEST ON MDLLR. JULIE. On Monday afternoon an inquest was held by J. Till monde, Esq., at the Guildhall, Plymouth, on the body of Mdlle. Julie, the actress, whose death, the result of burns received on the stage of the Plymouth Theatre, has already been reported. The jury, after having viewed the body, and inspected the scene of the fire, heard the following evidence-- _ _ Winnefred Henderson, nur,e, said—Oa Tuesday, 20th November, in the evening, I was called on to attend deceased. She was much burnt from the hips down to the ankles, from her shoulders to her wrists, across her shoulders and chest. Mr. Fox and Mr. Whipple, sur geons, attended her. At one time she seemed to ral . y, as if she would recover, but on last Thursday morning the symptoms became worse, she became convulsed, and yesterday she died about half-past eight in the morning. The surgeons were constant in their attendance on her, and she had every requisite for one in her situation. On Thursday morning I dressed one of her wounds a, usual, but since that time she was in such racks of pain that her wounds could not be dressed. John Riley Newcombe, lessee of the Plymouth Thea tre, said—The deceased was 19 years of age last birth day ; she was by profession a dauseuse, and first appeared on the Piymouth stage on Monday evening, November 19th. She danced in an introductory ballet entitled the Woman in the Wood. She was very well received. On the following evening she was to dance between the pieces. Her dress was tarlatan. and she was to perform a dance she had herself arranged in the morning. She came at the left side entrance. There was a group formed on the front part of the stage by ladies with scarfs, and the deceased bad to pass through the group under the scarfs on the points of her feet. At the back part of the stage there was a row of gaslights running from the left to the right, to give effect to the scenery. Those lights burned in green chimneys, and the light was allowed to rise to about half the height of the chimney, because, had the light risen above that point, the bright light would have prevented the desired effect ; outside the row of lights, and towards the audience, was a board or fence 22 inches in height, which separated the lights from the persons on the stage. When she entered, she stepped back a short distance from the group to give impressment to her advance. She stooped before springing forward, and in doing so her dress caught fire at the gas-lights. I was then in front of the house. I saw her on fire. I rushed immediately behind the scones. When I reached them I found she was on the stage, but I understand she had previously left it. I threw her down, and lay on her to keep her down. The flames had by this time expended them selves. She was taken to my private room. I sent three cabs in different directions for surgeons, and one brought Mr. Whipple, and Mr. Fox also came. They both saw her in my room. Her person was very much burned, although Mr. Fox at the time said the wounds were more superficial than he bad expected to find them. She was removed to her lodgings, in George's-place, where I have seen her several times every day. Every attention has been paid to her by the medical men and nurses ; three of the la ter attended on her alternately day and night, and one of them was had specially from the Mount Edgcumbe ward of the South Devon Hos pital. The day after she was burned I telegraphed to her ?nether in London, and she arrived in Plymouth the same night. I went to the office to telegraph the same night the accident occurred, but it was too late then to do so, and Mr. Radcliffe did it for me at an early hour the next morning. Her mother did not leave her daughter's bedside from the time of her arrival till yes terday morning. Deceased was engaged with me for one week, and on the 26th Nov. was to have been iu Dublin, there to fulfil an engagement. There was no occasion for her to have retired so far back on the stage to go through the dance. I cannot acconnt for her doing so. I noticed on the previous evening that she danced very wildly, and with extraordinary power. I do not think it is possible that the lights could be better protected. I went to Drnry-lane Theatre lately, and noticed the stage arrangements there. The lights are in a similar position as in my theatre, only that where I have one light, in the London theatre there are 20. One of the jurors suggested that a wire gauze might be used to cover the light. Mr. Newcombe said that could not be done, because it would have to be so thick tc be of any effect, that it would obscure the light. A Juror—Why not have a wire guard across the stage ? Mr. Newcombe observed that it would be an awk ward thing to have a wire-work between the scenery and the spectators ; besides, it would impede the move ments necessary in the shifting of scenery, which had to be done very rapidly. The Coroner —Was any person the cause of the de ceased being caught on fire ? Mr. Newcombe—l cannot attach blame to any one, either in the arranging or setting of the scenes. The Coroner—Could not the fence in front of the gas lights have been raised higher ? Mr. Newcombe—The screen is 22 inches high, and WAS used as a part of the sea shore scenery ; it would appear to the audience to represent 20 or 30 yards of ground, and if it were made higher it would, in appear ance, extend the ground too far. I think the event was purely accidental. The green glass chimneys are nine inches in height, and the screen is a foot above that ; the lights are also a foot behind the screen. Alexander APOlown, carpenter at the Plymouth The- atre, said—l have been accustomed to theatres for 30 years, and the lights in the Plymouth Theatre were very properly protected, much more so than in many other theatres. No other better plan could be adopted, in my opinion, by Mr. Newcombe. By Jurymen—l had a (laughter burnt i❑ Edinburgh just in the same way, but not so severely. The lights were well protected. This was the last witness called. The Coroner, in directing attention to the evidence, said the great question for the jury to consider was, whether the death of the deceased was occasioned by the negligence of any person whatever. If they thought any person was guilty of culpable negligence in the matter they would place him on his trial ; hut, if not, then they would return a verdict of accidental death. It would also be in their province to make any sugges tion they pleased to Mr. 1-Teweembe with respect to pre caution against the repetition of such an accident for the future. Mr. Newcombe said he should be happy to listen to any suggestion of some practical way in which to guar,' against such accidents. He always, when in town, vi sited the scenes of the London theatres, to observe if any improvements in arrangements, &e., had been made, because when he saw an improvement he endeavoured to introduce it into his own establishment. In reply to the coroner, he said it was hardly his province to inter fere with the dressing of the ladies, or dictats the mate rial. They would wear light dresses. It was well known that if the dresses were steeped an alum and water after being "got up" they would not be liable to ignite, but the corps de ballet, while knowing the effi cacy of this precaution, refused to adopt it, because they said it spoilt the colour and set of the dress. The Coroner said the steeping of their dresses in alum water ought to be insisted on. The jury consulted, and returned a verdict of "Acci dental death." A subscription list is still open for the pecuniary assist ante of Midi°. Julie's family. Sporting Intelligence. WOLVERHAMPTON RACES AND STEEPLE- CHASES. WOLVERHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY NIGHT. Weather permitting, this meeting will take place on Friday and Saturday next ; but, should the frost con. tinue, it will be further postponed to the Monday and Tuesday following. EXTENSIVE SEIZURE OF TOBACCO.--At a special meet ing of the magistrates at Halesworth, on the 30th ult., George Butcher jun., of Wenhaston, corn and coal merchant, and 'William Forman, of the same place, were charged by William Weale with having evaded certain payments due to the revenue on 1,4201b5. of unmanufactured tobacco, valued at 4041. 4s. 9d. The principal witness was a farmer named Blomfield, at present a prisoner in the county gaol, Ipswich, who had been induced by the defendants to assist in removing the tobacco to a barn, from which it was afterwards taken away by Butcher and another. After a long investiga tion the magistrates, having deliberated for a conside rable time, convicted the prisoners in the penalties of 7791. Os. with costs ;In default, nine months' imprison ment. The whole of Ihe tobacco seized weighed 1,420 lbs, the duty on which would be 3s. per lb , and 5 per cent. extra, the treble value of which the Customs claimed, viz., 1,2121. 14s. 3d.—Bury and Norwich Pont . . 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Share. £ s. d. £ s. d. East London Grand Junction .... • • 4'. per ent. 50 0 0 all Kent .... • • Lambeth ...... New River Company 21.103. - - Southwark & Vauxhall Si, per cut. 100 0 0 89% West Nfiddiesei BRIDGES. Dividend Amount Name of Company, per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. X s. d. X s. d. liiingerford .... • • Southwark I)itto New of 7% p.c. 11. per cent. 30 0 0 Waterloo ..... .... _.. 100 0 0 Ditto Old Ann. of 81 11. 14s. Bd. 60 0 0 Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 11. 10s. 4d. 40 0 0 Vauxhall DOCKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. - Xs. d. Xs.d. li Commercial ..........5i. pr cent. Stock. Stock. East and West India.. 6/. pr tent. stock. East Country • . London .... , Ditto Bonds 4l. per cent. it. Katharine outhampton Victoria .......• • l5l, percent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 b% ST. OLAVE'S DISTRICT. There were two candidates for the office of member of the Board ofWorks—viz., Messrs. Miskin and T. Evans, jun. The result of the poll was as under : Miskin Evans l9 Mr. Miskin was then declared to be duly elected, and the proceedings terminated. CLERKENWELL. Mr. Pascall was elected unanimously. ST. LEONARD'S, SHOREDITCH. At a meeting of the vestry of this parish, Church warden Death in the chair, Messrs. W. C. H. Howes and Jos. Ware were duly elected members of the central board, by a large majority, over three other candidates. ST. LUKE'S, MIDDLESEX. At a meeting of the vestry of this parish, Mr. Joseph Morland, one of the churchwardenF, was duly elected member of the central board. ST. JOHN'S, HAMPSTEAD. Thomas Turner, Esq., one of her Majesty's justices of the peace for Middlesex, was yesterday unanimously elected to represent that parish as a member of the Me tropolitan Board of Works, under the Metropolis Local Management Act. IRELAND. DUBLIN, Dec. 12.—1 n consequence of the feel ing of alarm produced in the northern portion of the King's County, by the extent to which crime and agrarian outrage appear to be spreading, the Earl of Charleville has addressed the following let ter of advice to his tenantry and dependents on the estate of Grogan Hill : "I have heard with very great pain that there is an appearance of a bad spirit rising up in your neighbour. hood. As your landlord, wishing and anxious for your prosperity, I feel it my duty to give you my advice. Be lieve me that crime is always punished, even in this world. The law of the land, framed for the protection of all, the poor as well as the rich, is stronger than those evil•disposed persons who wish to put down your pre sent prosperity. If you take my advice you will act with wisdom ; if you do not, you will bring destruction on yourselves and families. You probably will be prose cuted by the very villains who bring you into wicked. ness. You will have a large body of police brought on you, who you will have to pay out of the sweat of your brow, and you will forfeit your own respectability and the confidence that is now reposed in you by your land lord, and by all other persons whose good opinion is of value. I therefore warn you not only to desi,t from crime yourselves, but to prevent others from going into it. lam informed farmers' servants—and I fear some of the younger branches of your families—are to blame. Take care of them. Make them avoid nightly meetings. Prevent them from indulging in spirituous and fermented liquors. Keep them from bad company. Show them that they should not turn the gift of God (a good har vest) into an instrument of evil. If you take my advice you will be happy; my anxious wish and prayer is that you should ; but if you will not I have the pleasure of thinking I have raised my voice for your good, and the fault, the misery, and all their consequences are caused by yourselvera.—l am your sincere well-wisher, landlord, and friend, " CHABLEVILLE. "Charleville Forest, Dec. 1855." The expected conference of the Irish Tenant League took place yesterday at their council rooms. The attendance comprised the following Irish re presentatives—viz., Mr. T. Kennedy, M.P., Mr. J. F. Maguire, M.P., Mr. P. O'Brien, M.P., and Mr. M. Corbally, M.P., together with a large number of the Roman Catholic priests, Dr. Gray, Mr. J. M. Cantwell, Mr. C. Hosey, Mr. Brodigan (of Piltown House), Mr. Algernon, &c.—Mr. R. Bafmwell, J.P., in the chair. The proceedings, which occupy some nine or ten columns of the Freeman's Journal, assumed an angry and discor dant tone from the commencement, and the tem per in which the conference broke up may be gathered from the following concluding portion of the report. Dr. Gray, commenting on some obser vations that had fallen from Mr. C. Hoey, of the Nation, said— I tell Mr. Hoey that it is not the first time he has seoffed and sneered here at my reference to the sufferings of the people ; and you, sir, his colleague (pointing to Mr. Sullivan) had to comment on it. Mr. Sullivan—l beg your pardon. (Chair, chair.) The Chairman—l appeal to the meeting. (Cries of "chair.") Mr. Hoey—l appeal to the chair. (" Order, order," —" chair, chair.") The Chairman—l will leave the chair if lam not sup ported. (Hear, hear.) I must say this is going beyond anything I could bare expected. Mr. Cantwell—Those kind of expressions are not to be borne. (Hear, bear.) Mr. Hoey—l appeal to you, air, did I use this lan. guage (Order, order.) Mr. Cantwell—l think it was impossible to mistake either your language or your intentions. (Hear, hear.) Dr. Gray—You did sneer at what I said. (Hear ) Mr. Ho:y—l did not. (Chair, chair.) Dr. Gray—You did, sir. It is false, and I repeat it. (Cries of " Hear, hear—chair, chair.") The Chairman—This is a most unpleasant termination of what a few hours since promised to terminate so quietly. Mr. lloey—l did not intend to sneer at the sufferings of the people, either this day or any other time, when spoken of by Dr. Gray. (Hear.) _ _ Mr. Cantwell—This express disclaimer of Mr. Hoey is such as I think Dr. Gray ought to be satisfied with, though I must repeat that I thought with Dr. Gray in his observations that he bad been improperly sneered at. (Hear.) But now lam bound to say, as a gentleman, that when Mr. Hoey says he did not mean it, we must all say to Dr. Gray that ought to be enough. (Hear.) Dr. Gray—lf Mr. Hoey had assured me he did not mean it, and said that he did not mean it, I would not have used language which now, under the circumstances, I withdraw. Mr. Hoey—The charge made by Dr. Gray was that I sneered at the sufferings of the people. (Cries of " Order, chair.") Dr. Gray—No ; but of what I said of the sufferings of the people. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Hoey—l said no such thing ; I said that while I heartily sympathised with the people, I thought the in troduction of the topic irrelevant. (Hear, and order.) Mr. Cantwer—Dc. Gray did not complain of that. Dr. Gray—lf Mr. Hoey withdraws the statement tbat he did not intend it, then I stand by what I have said—(hear, hear, and " order")—th a t i s , th a t b e did use language which could be interpreted by ne sane man into anything but a jaunty sneer at what I had said. (Hear. hear.) If Mr. Hoey says he did not mean it, then there is no I inguage I could use would be too strong to show my anxiety to withdraw it—(hear, hear) --but if he does not say that, the matter stands as it was. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Hoey—l wish that some gentleman who was not directly concerned would state his opinion whether the language I have used could by any possibility convey such imputation. Mr. Maguire—l am sorry I was not allowed to rise before. My impression of what Mr. Hoey said was, that no doubt the people did suffer, and that he sympathised with it, but that it had no connection with the present question. I do not think he could be so far discourteous as to sneer at Dr. Gray—(hear) —which would be a very great per-onal insult. (Hear, hear.) I think that wal never meant by Mr. Hoey. (Hear, hear.) Mr. o'l3rennan—l have stated that Mr. Hoey did sneeringly allude to the observations of Dr. Gray. The litia airman—You are not throwing oil on the troubled waters. (Hear, hear.) Mr. O'Brennan—But this calls my veracity in ques tion, and I repeat it. I say that Mr. Hoey did sneer at Dr. Gray's observations. Mr. Cantwell—l think the statement of Mr. 'Joey, that it was not intended—no matter how it appeared— ought to be quite sufficient for Dr. Gray, and there ought to be nothing further about the matter. (Hear.) An action for libel, which has excited some inte rest here, was concluded yesterday in the Court of Common Pleas. The plaintiff was Colonel Henry White, D. L., of Woodlands, and the defendant Mr. Tyrrell, of Kildare-street, an attorney and solicitor, and the alleged libel arose out of an application from the defendant to the plaintiff for a commission in the Longford Rifles for a friend. The applica tion was made at a time when the family of Colonel White were in great domestic affliction, and was therefore neglected, and the angry letters of Mr, Tyrrell written under fe n eli a ng p s a o m f p d h i l sa et p s p h o a i p n e tt , n c e o u n t, i and published by him stituted the ground of complaint. The jury gave t a iff. verdict of 300/. damages and cos ts for th o plain lastT h h e as sli si a n r c p e fr r o a s t t he w r inehet increased in t ° ll l l a than lessened aturday in nightits severity. The Viceroy of Egypt, wishing to take part in the subscription for the benefit of thowonnded and the widows and orphans of the army of the East, has presented to Prince Napoleon, through M. Jomard, member of the Institute, all the articles sent from Egypt to the late Exhibition. A. Paris letter, in the independancc of Brussels, an nounces that several members of the Institute arc about to be raised to the dignity of senator. To the namo of Anber, the distinguished composer, are added those of M. Alfred de Vigny, member of the French Academy, and MM. Ingres and Delacroix, members of the Aca demy of the Beaux Arts. MELANCHOLY EvENT.—The A fricain, of Constantia, of the Ist inst., gives an account of a melancholy event which had just occurred in the neighbourhood of that city. Eight men belonging to the engineers of the 99th Regiment wore exigaged in making an excavation for a large reservoir, and had already reached to a depth of about 15 feet, when a vast quantity of the earth at the side suddenly gave way, and buried thorn beneath it. An alarm was at once given, and prompt means were resorted to for their deliverance. Two of the men who were at work at the edge and fell in with the earth were released i n a . short_ ,without a n y very serious in jury ; but the others, who were at the bottom, were not got out nntil two hours after. One of them was still alive, and though seriously bruised, is not considered in danger, but the other five were dead, MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. Henry Gawthorne appealed against a conviction by Mr. Bingham for indecent exposure. The adjudication was 3 months hard labour as a rogue and vagabond. Mr. W. J. Payne appeared in support of the convic tion ; Mr. Parry for the appellant. It appeared that the exposure took place in Hyde. park, and the principal witness was a married lady - named Nicholson. Evidence was now called to dhow that the appellant was suffering from ul cera t e d i n fl amma of the cornea of the right eye, which rendered it neces sary for him to wear deeply-c o l oure d g l asses to prevent the light reaching it, and deprived him of the power of discerning objects at more than a few yards' distance. It was contended that at the time he was not aware of the presence of any female, and, therefore, that there was an absence of that intention and motive which really consti tuted the offence. After the case had been fully argued, The Assistant-Judge said the court was of opinion that the conviction must be quashed after the evidence which had been given, and not adduced before the magistrate ; but they considered that the decision of the magistrate was quite correct upon the case as it stood before him. Conviction quashed. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—Dec. 12. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Phillips.) IN BE WILLIAM DAVIES. This insolvent, a commercial traveller, who applied under the Protection Act, was opposed by Mr. Sargood for a creditor, named Jackson, and supported by Mr. Dowse. The insolvent, some years ago, was traveller to Mr. Jackson, who was a draper in the City. The insolvent was deficient in his accounts to 1001., and gave his ac ceptance, but of which 201. bad been paid, and 101. fur law costs. He had been arrested by Mr. Jackson, and discharged under the Protection Act. A question arose whether the present was a case to he entertained under the Protection Act. It appeared that the insolvent was holding a situation of 1501. a-year, and had to pay 101. a-year income tax. All be could set aside, he said, was 201. a-year, and the sum required by the other side was 301. Eventually it was arranged that 301. a-year should be set aside, and the protection was renewed. Mr. Commissioner Phillips was of opinion that, under the Protection Act the principle of condonation could not prevail. He told the insolvent he was wise in setting aside 301. a year, and he would be wiser still if he made the payments. BETTING ON HORSE RACES-IN RE JOSEPH R. MATLIN THEI YOUNGER. This insolvent, a fishmonger, in the Southwark-bridge. road, applied under the Protection Act. Mr. Sargood opposed for Mr. Forge, a licensed vio• tualler. Mr. Sargood drew the attention of the Court to the schedule. He said the debts were 1541., and there were 16 creditors. The insolvency was attributed to losses by betting on horse races. There was an entry of 2001. as having been paid for losses o n various horse races. He submitted that this was not a case for the Protection Act, which act recited that persons who had become in debted by culpable negligence" were not to participate in its benefits. _ Mr. Commissioner Phillips intimated that it was no a case for the Protection Act. It appeared from the insolvent's statement that be sides 2001 paid for bets, which he got from his father, to whom he was assistant, he owed about 401. for bets, which be had not inserted in the schedule. He also said the debt of Mr. Forge was partly a gambling debt. Mr. Forge was called. He had lent the insolvent 411., of which 251. was lent to pay a debt, a❑d the insolvent told him he could get 100/. He had had only one bet with the insolvent, some years ago, on a horse called "Nancy," fur 101. Mr. Commissioner Phillips was fully of opinion, he said, that the Protection Act was not intended for gentlemen of this description, and he should dismiss the petition on two grounds—the first was, that he had no right to come to the Court with the debts in his schedule, having paid 2001. for gambling transactions ; and the next was, that debts for bets bad been omitted from the schedule. The petition was accordingly dismissed. IN AI THE REV. DAVID BROWN MOORE. This insolvent, minister of St. Matthew's, St. George's-in-the-East, applied under the Protection Act. Four creditors appeared in person, and Mr. Sargood supported. Mr. Sargood applied for an adjournment to carry out an arrangement for the benefit of the creditors. The in colvent and the trustees of the church where he officiated were desirous that a sum shoull be set aside for the cre ditors, but it could ❑ot be done under this Court. It. would be necessary for a private deed to be executed, and he had to apply for an adjournment of two months. The creditors objected to an adjournment of two months. They thought one month was enough to carry out an arrangement. It appeared that the insolvent's income was about 3001. a-year. It had been as low as 601. Ha had a wife and two daughters, and had had seven children. Mr. Sargeod was willing to take an 'adjournment for six weeks, to which the opposing creditors assented. Mr. Commissioner Phillips said he deeply felt for the underpaid working clergy, and he laid the emphasis on the word "working" clergy. It seemed that the in solvent had at one time only 601. a-year. The case was adjournel to the 23d Jan., with protec tion. CHARGE OF SWINDLING AGAINST A PROTESTANT CLERGYMAN. On Wednesday, an elderly gentleman, respectably dressed, ca lling himself th e R ev. Michael Crotty, was brought up at the Townhall, Preston, on a charge of ob taining m oney from numerous p ersons un d er f alse pre tences. The court was crowded by many of the gentry and inhabitants of the town, who represented themselves to have been swindled by the rev, gentleman. M r . Ascroft, solicitor, appeared for the prosecution ; and Mr. Blackhurst, solicitor, was retained for the de fence. M r . Ascroft stated, that from inquiries which bad re cently been instituted, it had b een ascertained that the prisoner was ;formerly a Roman Catholic priest, but having been converted some years ago, he became a minister of the Church of England, and was institeted to the Church of St. Brandon, .Parsonstown, King's County, Ireland. He was there licensed, but the licence was subsequently withdrawn. The prisoner—The licence has never been withdrawn. Mr. Ascroft continued —Upon the withdrawal of the licence it weud appear that the rev. gentleman paid a visit to this country. In Liverpool, in February, he was found collecting money for enlarging and endowing his church in Parsonstown, representing at the same time that his cousin, William Crotty, acted as his curate in Ireland during his absence. In that town, it ap peared from the subscriptio k book produced, that no less a sum than 2001. had bees collected. Early in Oct. last the rev. gentleman came Preston, and there ob tained numerous sums of money, varying in amount from 1/. to 55., from many of the respectable inhabitants. Several discrepancies having been detected in the state ments made by the prisoner to different persons with respect to the object to which the subscriptions were to b e applied, suspicion was aroused, and the rector of Birr, in whose parish the church sf St. Brandon is situ ate, was communicated with. The following letter was received in repty:— "Rectory, Birr, Ireland, Dec. 5, 1855. et My dear Sir, --I really feet oblited for the trouble yon are taking to prevent Mr. Crotty collecting money in England for no other purpose tbak for the support of himself and his family. His licence hie been withdrawn by the bishop of the diocese, he having disappointed us all in our anxiety to have seen him ksefully employed as a clergyman of the Church among OA people to whom he formerly ministered as a Roman Catoolie priest. His wife, who is a native of Birmingham, atd the children, are residing here, and, as lam informed , receive const an t supplies of money from Mr. Crotty. It 41 time that a stop should be put to this state of thing?. The chapel, which was built about 20 years since by the sub- scriptions of those who were interested in the progress of the Reformation in this country, is slut up, and Mr. Crotty has been an absentee ever since he obtained his licence, with the exception o f a few flying visits which be paid to his family. I ckn have no objection to your making use of my name, btt at the same time would wish to avoid an y collision with Mr. Crotty. I have advised him in t his matter, and he gave me a distinct assurance that he d id not intend to remain here, and that he would discontin ue his visits to Xogland for the purpose of collecting money, and endeavour to obtain a curacy. His cousin, William Crotty, i s a Presbyterian chrgyman in Galway, and I do not think that he has been in this town for twenty years. "I am,. &c., yours, faithfully, "L. Clark, Esq., Preston." "MARCUS M. CAI:ISLAND. On the receipt of this letter, information was given to the police, and that ( Wednesday) morning Mr. Gibbons, superintendent of the borough constabulary, appre hended the rev, gentleman on the platform in the rkii. way station as he was about to leave Preston by train. Mr. P. Park, C.E., and Mr. Watson, solicitor, wer e then examined, and deposed to having, at the solicitatio n of the prisoner, given him 11. and 10s. towards enlarging and improving his church in Parsonstown. They would not have entered their names in his subscription-book if they had been aware that the money was intended for the support of the rev, gentleman and his family. Mr. Gibbons, superintendent of police, said he took the prisoner into custody at the railway station, at ten o'clock that morning, and charged him with obtaining money under, false pretences. In the course of conver sation the prisoner said he had transmitted the contri butions he had received to his wife and family in Ireland for their support. Mr. Ascroft then applied for a remand for a week. Mr. Blackhurst—Of course, the bench will admit Mr. Crptty to bail ? A. Ibe M-ayet-rWe shall require tie prisoner to enter into recognThances, himself in 200/.-a;nd two sureties in 1001. each, for his appearance next iTednesday. The prisoner —it will be totally out of iny power to PRIOgR ITS IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AM) OTH El( (A)2 PANIES' STOCK. From the Official List. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING' LONDON, TUESDAY, DEC. 11, 1855. GAS-LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. Dividend i Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. I Price. Annum. j Share. X s. d. X s. d. British .. • • • • .. .. • • .. Ditto Provincial •• • • 71. 20 0 0 20 0 0 23 Brighton City of London .. •• •• 41. Os, 100 0 0 150 0 0 Continental (4th Cap.) . 80 0 0 20 0 0 j Equitable •••••.. • • • • 2/. 10s. j5O 0 0 all 33% Great Central Imperial ...• .. •• •• • . 101.8 c bonus. 50 0 0 all 85 Independent ....... •• 51. 40 0 0 f 9 -... London• • .......... „ ____ 50 0 0 PI - Do., Parl. Preference 61. per cent. 25 0 0 •• PLcelis . ...... •• •• .. 41. per oent. 60 0 0 52 j. , 0 I Ratcliff •••••.. • • •• • 51. 100 0 0 16 0 0 16 United General .. •• .. 2/. 10s. 50 0 0 all Westminster Chartered 4/ per cent. 50 0 0 Ditto, New ........ 50 0 0 10 0 0 ' 10 IFISURANCE COMPANIES. l, L... EDINaTE,GII MEAL MARKET—DEc. 1 1 . There were iu the market to-day 16 sacks oatmeal, each weighing 280 lbs imperial, which sold at 475. 9d. EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET- DEC. 11. Oat straw, from 9s Od to 13s Od per kemplo of 16 stones tron; wheat do., 7s 6d tol3s Cd; barley do., 6s 6d to 70. 6d. Hay from 10d to 15d. DALKEITH IIIEL MARKET—Dim 11. Oatmeal, per sack of 2801bs First. Second. Third. imperial Barleymeal, per ditto L'easeineal, per ditto Pour, pc- ditto Od —s Od Pot-barley, per ditto DUBLIN—DEC. 11. We had an extremely depressed market to-day, and, notwithstanding a small supply, the currencies of Friday were scarcely supported Gwen for the best qualities, while other descriptions of wheat, oats, and barley were 64 to 9d cheaper. Indian corn partakes in the general dullness, and was 6d lo er. White wheat, 42s Od to 44s 6d ; red ditto, 388 to 43. 0' ; barley, 16s Od to 23s 6d ; oats, 16s Od to 17s 01; rapeseses 40a Od to 44s 01 per brl ; oatmeal, 16s Od to 18 s ; bakers' flour, 25s 6d to 2930 d per owt ; Indian corn, 45s Od to 48e Od per 4801bs. COAL MARKE' Prices of Coal per ton at ti —Dzo. 12. a. d. Bate's West Hartley 18 Chester Main l9 ;H Howard's West Hartley ;he close of the market. '1 Willi:lnd, &o. Netherton lB t Elasting's Hartley lB 6 Holywell ..... ........... - 18 3 North Percy Hartley lB 0 'Canfield Moor l7 6 "Canfield Moor Butes 17 6 Walker Primrose . ..... l7 3 West Riding Hartley l7 6 Wylam 18 3 - - I. d. - Haswell 23 0 fietton 23 0 Gam bton 22 6 Lumley 21 9 Pensher 21 / Plummer 2l 6 Russell's Hetton 22 6 south Hetton 22 9 Caradoc Cassop 2l 0 Hartlepool 22 9 Hough Hall 2l 3 South Hartlepool 22 Tees N I! South Kelloe 21 7 Belmont 21 0 I Carr's Merthyr 23 6 Skiborwen Merthyr 23 6 Wayne's Merthyr 23 6 I Sold Wallsend, &o qosforth 2g 9 1 Heaton 2l 0 Heaton Eledley 2O 6 Riddell 2O 9 1 Eden Main 21 c Framwellgate 2l ( Ships at market... 31' SEABORNE MAILS. ,21 signifies that the mails are sent from the General Post °MC. y the night—and M by the morning—Aespatch.) Day wh.n sa a• le u. F rom When COUNTRITSo in General Post. Port duo 'a Office, London.* Dlspatcho Ergiand. --•••••••" ..merica(bylsrit.pack)l , Every Friday Liverpool Dec. lb . ncries. (by United Sts lacket) • • • • • • • • • Liverpool Dec. 2 4 ,norica (by U. States jacket) ••• •• • • • Southampt•- ,iistralia (via South ampton) M '•••• • • • •iSouthampfo Ditto (via Marseilles) N • • Dover litto (via Cape of Good i Hope) ******* • " • • • Clncertat trrica (West Coast) , „N rlad of the month .. , Dec.i 6 N 9, 24, & 30 of n.. Dover . & 20th of mo).. laitamas ......Mll7th of the month South:imp:of teigium DanY • • • • • • • • • • • • pover Daily i9th of the month.. Smtbsrm,' * Dec. lb 'uonos Ayres.-- 51 9th os the mont l ..• Southarnr.ton Dec. 1) 'ape of Good hope ..N Various port Uncertain ;ape of Good Hope ..N ;ape de Verds „N 9lb of th 3 month flouthampte, Dec. 18 leylon (see India) 1ey10n............ ihanael Isles ..N Mon ~Wed.,&Frll. Southarnifei Tu.Th•elli ..7.1 2d & !ith of mold! Bouthamptcr . Once a month.... , Jan• 4 ionstantinople 8,13, 18,23,&•48 of m Dover -. ';rtstantinopie 4th & 20th of mon.' gonthan,pt ot ;ont. of Europe M & N Twice daily • • Dover .... Tlll o44lll° ' &gypt (see India) Prance & [Twice daily.... •• Dover Twjoed 4 libraltar Ai 4,7, 17, 20, 27 • f m Southairtro, Irene (see India) Ireytown 2nd & 17th of mon.lBontharnptut damburgh .Tuesday et Fridayll i oßdon Savannah of the monti•lSouthaniptot 'Dec. 10 ' Tolland Daily donduras ..........M i 17 ta t l the month Southampton 16themv ndia(viaSouthampt.)3414th t 20th of mon Plymouth .. Dec. 2 0 India (via Marseilles)m i 9th&2sth of month Dover lonian Isles (see Indift)l7, 17, & 27 of mon D0ver...... Ireland ........M & N Twice daily Holy head ...iTwited Lisbon 9, 17, & 27 of m. S ou th amp t or . IDee. 1 8 it ade fr a i9th of the month Southampton Madeira 23d of month • • Liverpool ... Malta (see India) Cilia 18, &28 of mon. Dover . Dec. 2 0 Slauritius (see India) ttanritius 14th of the monti m ezko Ind of the month., Soathampten.De& 16 sthlsth2sthofmon. Dover ...... ieiv Granada .. ,2•18 c 17th of month Southampton flew Zea1and...... .. t... 13y private al ip Papal States Sthlsth24thofmon. Dover ...... Peninsula IA I thl7th27thofmon. Southampton Peru 8; 27th of mon. Southampton Port Natal „lc fly private ship Various ports Uneert.' Sicily sthlsth2sthofmon, Dover ...... Tuscany, sthlsth2sthofmon. Dover ...... Fe nn ,- e a 24111 c 17th ofuionth Southampton I it 16 Van r teineke Land (sec 4ustraita) West 2d2t 17th of month 15outbampten!1 1516 03. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. ---- 4 s. d. 4 a. d. Australasia........... 20/. per cent. 40 0 0 all 92 British North American 51. per cent. , 50 0 0 65% .. Commercial of London. 101. per cent. )100 0 0 20 0 0 30% Colonial .............. 5/. per cent..loo 0 0 25 0 0 lonian. •.. . 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 Lond. Char. Bk. of Ann 20 0 0 all 0 16U London and County .. 10% per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 41% Londn and Westminstr 141. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 48 London Joint-Stock ... 12/. per cent. ) 50 0 0 10 0 0 34% Frovincial of Ireland.. Si. p er cent.lloo 0 0 25 0 0 53% Ditto, New.•....... 81. per-cent. 10 0 0 all Nationr.l of Ireland.... i IP. per cent. 50 0 0 22 10 0 Nat. Provincial of Eng. 1 Ell. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 - Ditto, New .. ••• • • • 81. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 Orientui Bank Corpora. 8 7 . p. ct.&bs. 25 0 0 all 38% South Australia •.• • .. 114! p.ct.& bs. 25 0 0 f 1 - Union of Australia.... 30.% per cent. 25 0 0 Ditto ...... ........ 331. per cent. 2ib 0 Union of London ..... 1 20'. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 30% Union of Madrid ...•• I 40 0 0 all CANALS. r v Names of ii.): Dividend pri Names of nd . Diide Companies. A per '' ce Companies. ti per Price rn Annum. , A Annum. cil - , 1 Li A shin &Oldh 1 98 71. p. ct. 145 Macclesfield. 100 21. 10s. 51 BarnslAy• •.• i 160 1 Neath .. •• • • 100 161. Brknk6cAbrg 150 41. Oxford.... • • 100 Birmingham 40 4/. 90 Peak Forest. 78 51. Os. 76 Coventry.. • • 100, 251. Regent's .• • . 30 'I 14% Derby • •... 100 6/. 15s. 84 Rochdale.... g 5 11. 10s. 76 Ellsmre&Chs 69 2% p. ct. Somrset Coal 140' GrandJunctn 100 11. pr. ct. 37 Do. Lk FdSt 12 Do., 6 pr.Ct.l 10,61. pr. ct. 11% ' dtftrd &Wore 1 40 281. 420 Grand surrey, 1001 41. Shrewsbury.. 1 25 Grand Union' 1001 1/.os. Stoarbridge.. 145 121. 290 Kennt & Avn 39' 6s. Od. 6% Severn and 1 21. 28 Lancaster .. 100 Wye Rail. j 26 Leeds &Livrp, 100 251. 470 Warwick & 1 21 . 25 Leicester.... 'lOO 5/. 4914 Birming. j 100 Leicstr &Nth' 83 Warwick & 1 21. 10 Loughboroghll42 70/. 550 Napton.. 3 100 Monmouthsh 100 Worcstr &I 78 21. 21 Mntgmeryshlloo Binning. lideltnAiwbry 100 Wilts & Brks —10 s. Od. f3ontbampten di&t6oe! , ' - 1 - _____.--• Dividend Amount - Name of Company. per of Paid. Price When any of these dates fall on a Sunday, the mails will 1-4 11 { 6 ; ~,'", Annum. ( Share• patched on th e f o ll ow i ng d ay, with the exception of the Indic 1 I-- ' louthampton), and the Malta, both O f w hi c h will be despateh' d £ s. d. £ s. d. preceding day. Albion ..............Si. 10s. ,500 0 0 50 0 0 83 ..----- Alliance Brit. and For. 71. 14s 6d.bs. 100 0 0 11 0 0 163 - _______,.....4l Ditto Marine ....... 61. p.c. & be. 100 0 0 25 0 0 42 Anchor .............. 6 per cent. 5 0 Io 0 - RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. Atlas .. argue I.lfe ...... ..... 41. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 - British Commercial .. 71. lOs. 50 0 0 50 0 6N GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY,-T ra ffi c re t urn for tb d , i 't Clericl..eled.& Gen. Life spr et. & bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 21 week ending Dec. 2, 1855 £25,863 1' 1 3 County .... _ ........ 4/, 100 0 0 10 0 0 120 Crown ........„ „ „ 17s. Cd 50 0 0 5 0 0 isi , i; Corresponding week last year Eagle . - nu I'l LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY.---Trau.s-„ 6 Equity and Law...... 4 1 4 per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 5% turn for the week ending Dec. 9, 1855 £2o, 51 ' 4 , 7 European Life ...... ... 11. 20 0 0 all 18% Genera 1.........„ „ „ 6/. 5 0 0 •• 5h Corresponding week last year 18,606 1: 4 _....., for Globe •• ... 51. per cent. Stock. ~ 105 CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.-Traffic retu..- 0 Guardian ............ 51. per cent. 100 0 0 47 5 0 51 the week ending Dec. 9, 1855 £4,801 4 g Imperial Fire-. - .... 121. per cent, 500 0 0 50 0 0 , .340 4,442 Imperial Life .....! Indemnity Marine.... li.3 s & 3!. 100 0 0 20 0 0 77 ~ Law Fire .......... - 2s. & 2s. bs. 100 0 0 210 0 - Increase in 1855! Law Lite............. - 1 0 0 0 . 10 0 0 59 fa r 03° SCOTTISE CENTRAL RAILWAY.-Traffic return , i oi Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 9 534 week aiding Dec. 9, 1355 £2,472 15 g London London Ship.... - Correspoadinr week last year Marine........... •••• 18s.per share 100 0 3 28 0 0 39y, CORK AND BANDON RAILWAY.--Traffic * A .O return for ~,- i Med. Ir.vlid & Gen. Life 4% /. per ct. 50 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 , ending Dec. 8, 1855 -.£295 s 5 Minerva ............ sp. ct. & be. 20 0 0 2 0 0 6 Corresponding week l as t y ear 255 3 Monarch -..-- - - - 5 0 0 1 0 0 - National Loan Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 - Palladium Life .. Pelican .. .. -••-- •• - - ' - 4511 SHARE MARKETS. Pheenix - - - 1 80 •--.---40.---. Pmfess;enal Life-- .. W. per cent. 5 0 010 0 - Provideet Life . 11. ss. & bs. 100 0 0 10 0n 30% LIVERPOOL, DEL 12, Rock Life .......... 7s. 5 3 0 010 0 - Royal Exchange ...... 101. per cent. Stock , ea rl S 230 STOCK II EXCHANGE.-The ton e , o f th e mar k e t w as ;,60. Sun Firelos. - •• - steady, and a fair business done at yesterday's Pr, - 4 ,. Ditto Life . 1/ 14s. - f t 5 Lancashire and Yorkshire, 7713 B i i-Aberdeen, 1„ 1- %... United Kingdom' ...• 4/.p.et.&bs.? 20 0 0 4 0 0 5N Caledonian, 271-London and North Western 174 Universal Life ........ 5/. per cent. 'lOO 0 0 10 0 0 - 412 6 5% .11i.illands, 634 - - South Eastern, 17 3.9. - Manches,itaL° Victoria Life •• ...... 51. per cent. 1 - ----- - - , beffielii, and Lincolnshire, 23* 21-Dutch Rhenish, i "... MISCELLANEOUS. -North British, 7i-North Eastern, G.N.E. Purchs,vl 11 die. Dividend I Amount i Name of Company. per of ! Paid. Price. Annum. Share. MANCHESTER, DEC. 12. e r STOCK EXCHANGE.-The market to-day has b ee n ra , {h ,„ 4 a. d. I £ s. d. dull, but the prices closed easier. Great W es t ern , 513, Assam Tea •• .. •• ..., 5?. 50 0 0 20 0 0 - Leeds, 771-Sheffield:, 23-Dover, 17i-Midiands, 6N, Alcti.,n Mart•• •• .• .• 214 per cen t.l 50 0 0 - - Eastern Counties, 81-London and N or th W es t ern , vs Australian Avriculturt 1/. Is. 100 0 0 17 10 0 20% Sheffield Si. Prof., 7-16 prem. Australian Trust .. •• 81. pet cent. I - 25 0 0 - Austraiian Royal Mail 51. 10 0 0 all __ Anglo-Mexican Mint.. P. 10s. 10 0 0 all - DUBLIN, DEC. 12. British American l ss. - 40 0 0 - , u i. , y gig Do. 5 per cent Bonds 51. per cent. - - - , v Canada -Ditto, for Acco un t, J an . 8, 881 1-N ew Th ree per Cell . : 9 - '' Ditto, 6 per cent. .• 61. per cent. - - If 9 3 4 Stock, 881-Ditt o , f or th e A ccoun t , B t h January, - g 03 ' ilty Nt.vigation Bonds - - - - Midland Ct. Western and Royal Canal, (501. paid), n t. Electric Telegraph .. 6 per cent. 25 0024 0 0 2 14 -Great Southern and Western, 511 A-Ditto, 6 per 0 .,1 Ditto ~.... „„ „ - - - Pref., 7'` National Bank (221. 10s. paid), 32--D ° J o i Equitable Reversionry 71 pr. cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 -- Ditte New ..... - 50 0 0 17 10 0 - Bank, A-Dublin and Wicklow, 517-Waterford ,_,.%/ Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp.c. & be, 100 0 0 100 0 0 - Limerick, 191-Grand Canal, 38-Bank Stock, 225- - L' ' Gen.SteamNavigation 10 pct 15 00i14 0 0 26% of Dublin Steam Co., 58-Mining Co. of Ireland, 14i. tiudson's Bay.. - - •• - Stock. - - Hungerford .......... 2/. ss. , 100 0 0 100 0 0 - London Institution ... - - st..etlil ei London Reversionary 5/per cent. 115 - 0 0 I all - [ADVERTISEMENT.] - Holloway's Pills an 0.- I Russell Institution.... - - 12 to 0 - remedy for a pain in the side.-Mr. Roberts, o f Gre ll for Price'sPatenteand.Co 10/. per cent. 20 0017 10 20 % George's-square, Liverpool, states that he has been ts* Reversionary Int. Soc. 4%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 - come considerable time a severe sufferer from an WO ~ Royal Mail Steam.... 4/. p. share. 100 0 0 60 0 0 - South Australian Land i 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 all - rate pain in his side, for which he was under the treo; t Trust and Loan Comp. nient of different medical men, and he tried also a ar e ; , Upper Canada ...• - 20 0 0 , 5 0 0 - variety of means to rid himself of it, all without e ffec. i but by the use of Holloway's Pills for a very Sh° r LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES. period, he is now completely cured, after every othe r Dividend Amount remedy had Jailed.- Sold by all medi c i ne v enda ° Name of Company. per of raid. Price. throughout the world ;at Professor Holloway's at"' Annum. Rhare. `Blishments, 244, Strand, London, acid SO, Maiden-1 0° ' ---- X s. d. £ s. d. New York ;by A. Stamps, Constantinople; A. Guidioif Rank of Scotland .... 71. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 182/ 0 Smyrna ; and H. Hoods, Malta. British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 223/ 0 Caledonian Bank ..... 8/. per cont. 10 0 0 210 0 3!. 18s City of Glasgow Bank 51. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 11118 s Clydesdale Bank •• •• 5%1. p cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 2 15 , BIRTHS. C mmercial Bank .. 71. per cent. 51 1 0 0 0 100 0 0 21611's Eastern Bank.. •• •• •• 61. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 0 10/19s OF A HON. Edinb. & Glasgow.... 3%1. p cent. 5 0 0 5 0 0 1/ 19s E xc hange Bnk of Scot.. - - _ ... ' On the 11th inst., at Ryde, Lady Sinseon. National Bank •• •• •• 5% per cent. 100 0 0 0 0 0 174/0s On the Otis inst., at Maidstone, Kent, the wife of o 'o . Nortlaof Scotland Bank bt.percent 20 0 0 , 210 0 I/. 16 , , 11`11ahon, 14th King's Light Dragoons. Royal Bank oNcoti. .. 52. per cent 100 0 0 100 0 0 iritns On the 12th inst., at Lewisham-road, Mrs. Geo.V7i loo Union Bank of Scot. .• 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 92/ .5s Evans. Western Bank •....... 7/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 75/15s 11liance Fire and Life.. 8141. pr sent 100 0 0 11 0 0 18/ 2s OP A DAUGILTER. British Guarantee ... 41. per cent. 10 0 0 2 0 0 1/. 8s Caledonian Fire Incur, 10 i .p er cen t . 100 0 0 10 0 0 251 Os On the 11th inst., in Grosvenor -place , Mrs. Dodd. On the 11th inst , the wife of Hoary L. Raphael, 99 ' City of Glasgow Llle • 6/, per cen t . 0 0 20 0 4/. 10a - i, On the 10th inatat Woolwich, the wife of C a ptain ' , Co'onlill Life ......... 51. per cent. 50 0 0 1 0 0 5 / . 5s Edinburgh Life Incur. 61. nor cent, 100 0 0 15 0 0 26110 s F. Young, R.A. Eng. & Scot, Lals Life 51.,ur cent. 50 0 0 3 5 0 11. 8s MARRIED, Life Assoc. of i3eatiaild 61. per cent. 10 0 0 110 05/ lOs National Fire and Life 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 2/. Os North British insur... 71 per cars*. 100 0 0 20 0 0 331 Os On the 11th inst., atWandsworth, Thomas Oliver, , 4 1 ; 0 ' of Stratford-place, to Au.custa Emily, fifth daughter of ' Scottish Union Insrnc. 7y41. prcent, 20 0 0 1 0 0 1/. 78 Standard Life On the 11th tofl, inst., Chapel, Upper ClaP, o , United Dep. Assurance Si. per cent. 10 0 0 1 1 0 0 - John Garrett Morten, Esq., solicitor, younger son of 10 0 Egq• , of Amersharn, Bucks, to Margaret , r° r ° , 4 - -- - ..- • - Niorten, Quarrier, only daughter of J. Black, Esq., of the Po° ' THE REPRESENTATION OF MANCHESTER.-The sops- Lower Clapton, Middlesex. TUE REPRESENTATION OF MANCHESTER.—The oppo nents of the present representatives of Manchester appear to be anxiously looking out for suitable candidates, and the names of Sir John Potter and Mr. Oliver Heywood (of the firm of Sir Benjamin Heywood and Co., bankers) aro mentioned as those of gentlemen that are likely t , ensure good support. An anecdote is current to the effect that the deputation who went to ask Lord Palmer ston's assistance in finding candidates, c ,narnenced by asking the noble lord if he would allow his own name to be pe forward in the event of a dissolution of the pre sent Parliament. Lord Palmerston is said to Lave good humouredly exclaimed, "Me go to Manchester, to meet John Bright. I have quite enough of him in the House of Commons." Nevertheless there is said to be an in- tention of putting the noble lord forward without calling upon him to appear personally upon the hustings. MADAME TuSSAUD S EXHIBITION.—A perfectly new group has just been completed. It represents three in dividuals who have la tel y been declare d guilty by a jury of their countrymen, and are now serving their terms of servitude. The group is called the Fraudulent Bankers, The likenesses are so admirable that no dor.bt could for a moment exiAt for whom they are intended. DIED. On the 10th inst. : a t 39 , T orr i ngton-square, J. St e ve- 4 - , Esq., of 48, Lime street. Oa* On the 10th i nst., Mr. John Will i ams, builder, - f • Colonnade, Rimell-square, aged Bi. t On the 9th inst., at Maidstone, Keat, William, ' n "" son of Capt. M'Malmo, 14th King's Light Dragoons. , On the oth inst., at Sparehoit House, Berko, the John N e l son, D.D. and formerly Fellow of Queen's ` lO lege, Oxford, aged 81. ic t On the 12th init., at Brixton-hill, Maria Matilda, r ef 0 . of the late Thos. Tilson, of Brixton-hill, and of Cole o 2treet, London, aged 74. tt On the 11th inst., Mr. W. A. Hallows, of High - st ree Islington, and 24, Canonbnry-park, aged 50. On the 9tli inst., Mr. William Gill, of Bedale, - shire, aged 77. • LOITDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUSI'O of No. nz Stmcd, Printer, a t The Sun Office, N.: 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in tin county of Middiewas WilluodaY, Deavuabor 13,1805, r 1 a. t . ' • • i ~'~, y . 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