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SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROX THE r.VENING PAYJRS OF YESTERDAY. (.;LOBE.—The titets brought to light by the pub lication of the First Report of the Commission, ap pointed by her Majesty to inquire into the con dition of the Children employed in the Mines and Factories of the United Kingdom, have made • a powerful impression on the public feeling. The information furnished by . the Commissioners letates exclusively to the mining districts, and spreads over 1,800 folio pages. A mass of appalling details, illustrated and confirmed by facts, verified by indubitable testimony, produce the heart-sickening consciousness that during a period, varying from twelve to eighteen hours, in the twenty-tour, num bers of very young children, and youth of both sexes, and of females arrived at womanhood, and either mothers, or about to become such, are employed in the coal, tin. iron-stone, and copper mines. The form and condition of the mines—the un healthy n a t ure of the employment—the physical ex ertion it demands, and the unnatural postures which, from the narrowness of the apertures in which the la bour is carried on, the poor creatures are compelled to remain for hours together; together with the sad moral results which follow the intermixture of the sexes under circumstances which prevent any thing like effectual superintendence and control — these facts, clearly told 'and fully verified, com bine to present a combination of extreme and exten sive physical suffering, associated with social and moral degradation, such :Li DO COMIDISSIOII issued by the. Craws on any former occasion has been the means of developing to the Legislature and the country. The evidence collected by the _Commissioners ap pointed to conduct the ihquiry in the different districts, e:,zahlishes a strong case for legislative interference. The early age at which children are taken by their parents to this severe, dangerous, and unhealthful 'la hour—the brutalizing influence of their almost entire separation from all intercourse with the other portions of the community—the cruel treatment to which they are frequently subjected—the almost total neglect of religious and moral instruction in which they are reared—resulting in habits of confirmed vice and awful . demoralization—these are the points of the cas,_t which claim immediate remedial legislative pro- yiAtals. COLT RIER.—Sir Robert Peel is, it must be eon fesA,(l, the most fortunate of Ministers, for he has succeeded, during his brief possession of official power, not only in satisfying the expectations of friends, but in extorting the approbation of opponents. e do not now refer to the eulogies or commenda tions bestowed upon his mode of meeting the finan cial difficulties of the country by such. sturdy Radi cals as Messrs. Roebuck, Currie, and Mitchell; nor to the praise awarded, though in a grudging and depreciatory spirit, by 'Whig financiers to fibs proposed tariff amendments—but, strange though it may appear, as coming from such a quarter, to an aek now ledgmen t of the "practical good" resulting from his measures wrung from the leading organ of the Opposition. The sense of the benefits accruing to the country front his measures must indeed be strong, when we find this attestation to their worth in the co l umns °four Whig- Radial contemporary ( f the Chro nicle. We need only place our contemporary's leader ot yesterday side by side with time lugubrious and mourn- ful lucubrations in which the writer was wont to indulge, immediately preceding and subsequent to the present Ministry's accession to power, to show the danger of political prophesying ; for while the one calididly admits the acemililishnie»t of great practical good, and the presence of important and desirable re sults, as the fruits of Sir Robert Peers government, the others predicted the most direful and disastrous consequences to the interests of all classes from such an event. We have seen Sir Robert Peel boldly grapple whh the Corn-law question, subdue its obstinacy, and yet not, as had been so confidently foretold, alienate any section of friends or supporters. Even they who constantly vilified him, as being afraid to meddle with that subject, lest he should provoke the hostility of tin , resentment of the agricultural interest—even they are now terced to admit the great superiority of the pr , sent over the late Corn-law ; and this beneficial improvement the country of course owes solely to Sir Robert Peel's Government. STAND A RD.—We yesterday showed from ex- . perienee that the New Poor-law has totally failed of all its professed objects. It may be Well to recapi tulate these objects and the several proofs of failure. They were—First—To diminish the number of pau pers. By Sir James Graham's confession the num ber of paupers has increased to more than one mil lion—to more than one-fifteenth of the popula tion. Secondly—To improve the condition of the labouring poor. Now, the factory reports and the Mining reports demonstrate that the labouring poor have been reduced, and by the direct agency of the • ew Poor-law, to a condition of degradation and mi sery such as no humane man would willingly place beasts in—a condition of degradation, misery, and danger to health and life, such as, less than a cen tury ago, our ancestors treated as a capital offence in those who caused it. Thirdly—To improve morals of the labouring classes, Sir James G wham has admitted , that the bastardy clauses of the law, the very - clauses that were, in the opinion of Lord Brougham . and others, to be the clii?f instruments of moral reformation, have had an c 31:3 , .!t precisely opposite-a depraving effect of fatal aid extensive influence. It is only necessary again to gitance over the factory and mining Reports—and a modest eye will but glance over theth—to see how the Poor-law, which forces young persons into fac tcries and mines, must affect morals. The prison returns of the last five years and the demand for a rural police tell very plainly how little the New Poor-law has contributed to improve what, as distinguished from the special impurities ol'factories and mines, we may call general morals. Lastly—The New Poor-law was to restore the characteristic attachment of the humblest of the people •to the laws and institutions of time country. • That a ldw which would make the people' happier and more moral would have this effect, cannot he doubted ; but as the New Poor-law has not made the people happier or more moral, we must lOok for some positive evidence of restored loyalty— for this, we lament - to say, we look in vain. Such, then, has been the experience of the law which it is proposed to continue, perhaps to perpetuate. ELECTION COMMITTEES. coMi. (COUNTY). The Committee met this day at eleven o'clock, Mr. Hatter in the Chair. • The ltev. S. G. .Parker. a clergyman of the Esta blished Church, was the first witness called, and stated that he was an elector for the county of Cork. He lived in the county Tipperary, at a distance of about sixty miles from Cork. He went to Cork to vote for Messrs. tesder and Lougtield. After voting he left the Ceur; house by the tirst entrance, and vent through High. str eel. Ile had not proceeded far when the erowd said, " There lie is, there he is." was then struck on the head with a sti c k whi c h cm him verb• much. -He staggered. but did not fall. He received a second blow, and found himself bruised in various places. Did not know a single person in Cork. Did not know the face of his own agent, who did busi ness for him in Cork ; he (the agent) did not knov, wit near. Cross-examined by Mr. AUSTEN—Arrived in Cork 011 Tuesday before four o'clock. Went immediately to the po ll ; h e was accompanied by a, person from the Con aervative Committee. lie re , gistered as a 501. freeholder. S. policeman seized one of die persons who struck him, ; ., Al d when he (Mr. Parker) had given his evidence before A:derma Gibbins, who is a Justice of the Peace, the nitoi was committed; he:was prosecuted; witness did not prosecute him. When the person was committed, ht ....4 , .ut to the hotel. He went with Captain Barry, the High Sheriff; he desired witness not to appear as if In' were under his protection ; he (witness) left Cork next morning. He got up about eight o'clock. and travelled to Limerick. which is a distance of 50 Irish miles ; slept at Limerick, and next morning went home, a distance of 16 miles. Re-examined by Mr. SMITH.—IIe did not decline the protection that was offered to him at the Committee room ; the soldiers and police did not form a protection for persons goin g front the Committee-room to th e Court House. On the following day he went home; lie WaS anxious to go there, as his family might hear that he .was badly treated. He saw the High Sheriff at the Cour-house. He accompanied witness to. his hotel. It was distant from the Court • h fuse about a quarter of a mile. Did not know whether a e polling was over at that time. Daniel :Murphy was next called, and examined by 14r. Sergeant WRANGHAM—Lives near Milleore, in the county Cork. Is a voter. Went with Mr. O'Sullivan ,n to Bantry on board a vessel. Landed at Bant r y. There were a number of people before the m on the shore.dov Stones were thrown at them. They c ame upon them like grass.—(Laughter.) There were mere people there than he could account of; there is the sign of it. (The witness here exhibited his head which was cir/. by a stone.) Every inch of him was beaten from tlie stones ; lie has still the signs of it. His hat wa, cut, and his head also. He received a blow on the arm, which prevented him from using it for some time. The :-..0p1e he was with were scattered. Witness was cut oil trom his friends. He was obliged to take refuge in a friend's house. Were it not for that he would be a gone man. Tie went next morning to have his head dressed. It his friend's house he was put in a room that l, ad, no window ; that was lest they should pull him out through, the window. He did nut proceed to Cork : II,: could n,,a.. A. woman named Shea was in the house : ;the was afraid to g o out to get him a drink of water. '''lie' was 411- aid of the people outside. Were it not for the violence that was used. he would have gone to vote at. Cork. tan tenant teLord Bantry. Cron:.-examined by Air. AttsTEN--ale came ashore, an d had liked to suffer from it. 'There were about a dozen :persons in th e b oat, or more. When he ..,:as coming out of the boat the stones were thrown. He was about 20 perches off when he was struck. He was running away when he was struck. hen's house, where' he took r e'uge tzar i e n the street. The stmes followed him, and ;ono; bim.----(Laughter.) Mrs. Shea came out, and , t , : h vertot h ik came the others fled. ' She said, "Damn your . s en l s 'e t his Murphy ?!' Cannot say if she frightened thoeum'bi; Iv i thak gentie , ,perch.--(ldauater.) ile supposes th 6. -. ;,,dt e )4102444; She shotild knoW them. He went to bli i . ic - .,..--_- - • :- - -- '-r -Zit ~ -• t -----".;..-_- Ir.. 1,40, • ( 4, 4 , 4 ,,.t c v ~ - :.• , . ' k..=!'t' ; 7,1 { r L,k ;:; 1 Young's. Mrs. Shea led him by the hand. After he came to Mrs. Shea's lie did not leave till he strove to ea) home ; the town was quiet on Monday ; might have gone to Godson's Hotel then ; did not do so ; did not inquire for Mr. O'Sullivan ; went straight home. Denis Smith was next called and examined by Mr. SMITH.—Is a voter of the county of Cork ; proceeded to Bandon ; was accompanied by others ; saw James Sul livan struck with a stone ; was struck himself ; his hat was taken away, and he was much hurt ; Mr. Payne was there ; he took witness on his car ; while in the car he got a blow of a stone which cut him ; he hen got put of the car, and was driven back towards Bandon by the people. He went to Mr. Payne's of Upton ; he remained there from Monday till Friday. His knee was very sore ; was not quite recovered for a tivtnight after. He intended to go to Cork to vote ; the injuries he received prevented him. By the CHAIRMAN—When you got the blow of the , tone did you stand or fall 2-1 stood. Would it be true if it were said that you fell oft' the car as if you were dead ?—lt would not. - Captain Barry, wlw was examined the first day, was ce-called and examined with respect to that part of the evidence of Mr. Parker which related to his being ac sompanied by Captain Barry to his betel. Captain Barry now stated that the polling was over when he saw Mr. Parker ; he saw him in the assessor's room ; he 'kinks Mr. Parker was examined before the assessor ; he (witness) offered protection to Mr. Parker, seeing that he was a stranger ; he wet with no obstruction in e al - king to the hotel with Mr. Parker. William Savage was next called, and stated that he was a Roman Catholic living at Kanturk. When the news arrived that Mr. O'Connell was to be a candidate, rho people became vcry much excited. Mr. Leader, the Conservative candislate, was the only person he thought oad of.—(Laughter.) The witness went on to prove that groat excitement prevailed during the election. Mr. William Allen, of Kanturk, was next sworn, and pis testimony went to corroborate the evidence of the iast witness. made about the time of the stoppage by a clerk of Mr. Benson, the accountant. I should imagine he was em ployed by the firm. I did not want the book fur any specific purpose when I took the leaves out. I never made a single entry in it, but believing it might be useful. I tore the leaves out, for we were always wanting blank books. Can you recollect whether you have burnt any of the papers ?—None of any consequence. I never burnt a paper of the slightest importance, nor did I ever burn any papers by Mr. .Mottram's direction. Each young man was settled with at the rate agreed on by Mr. Mottram and Mr. Williams. No doubt they had re ceived a similar yearly amount. There was no regular settlement made for twelve months previous. Ira young man wanted 101. or 15/. he drew it. A balance had not been struck in any young man's salary for twelve months previous. I believe the amount of salary entered in pencil corresponds with the entries on the leaves de stroyed, but I will not swear it. I destroyed the leaves entirely on my own responsibility. Mr. Commissioner )Ears—You did very wrong. Re-examined by Mr. MAYNARD—The entries in the cash-books are true accounts. To the best of my belief the entries made on the 2d of November were of sums paid on that day, and I say the same with regard to the other entries. I made the majority of the payments. I cannot say with regard to the payment to Mr. Drewry whether I paid it myself or not. I believe Mr. Mottram paid Mr. Bennett. The payment to Turner and Co. was made by Mr. Mottram on the 2d. By Sir. WRIGHT—I can swear that the goods were sent to Mr. Ainsworth, one of the assignees, a day or two before the stoppage, to the amount of 450/. It ex ceeded that amount. This was certainly a week be fore the stoppage. I. believe they were silk goods. The invoice was sent to Mr. Laekington, the official assignee. I have never spoken to him about it. I never told Mr. Williams that I had burnt the salary-book. That was the only parcel of goods sent back to Mr. Ainsworth, the assignee. Mr. Mottram asked nie about the invoice. I knew nothing of it. lie asked Mr. Quilter's clerk in my presence, and Mr. Quilter's clerk said he had had priers from Mr. Lackington, but he believed all had been returned. 1 have searched for it since, but have not found it. It was not sent back with the goods. I paid the clerks' salaries generally. By Mr. MtYN.%nD—The goods were returned, I should say, about the Ist of November, and the stop page took place on the sth. Mr. Ainsworth offered one per cent. discount for tell days. Mr. Mottram was of fended at that, and sent the goods back, as he would not hare them on those terms. The goods were sent back unpacked, and a letter was written. stating the reason they were sent back. _ _ On his cross-examination, being asked by Mr. Acts - TEN whether he ever before voted for a Tory or Conservative, u: said that he did nut understand those denominations, hut he always supported the Protestant Church. Mr. George Jones, stipendiary Magistrate, residing in Gantry, was examined by Mr. Sergeant WILANGHAM. "le was in Cork during the last election in his official ca acity. He saw great excitement prevailing. Saw several t iersons injured. Means, by several, from eight to c:welve persons. Their clothes were torn and .they .were abused. Saw two persons cut. Saw persons go ng into shops for refuge. Was generally employed, him ,elf, in the neighbourhood of the Court-house. Rescued several persons from the mob. Accompanied Mr. i'ayne with the dragoons. Missiles were thrown at item. Was struck himself by a missile. He believes :slr. Commissioner EvANs—With regard to the goods Aulen, the bankrupt ought to make out an account of all the goods purchased, and discharged himself from 'the r same. •.with a stick. Was obligt;d to turn round with the dragoons as if he were going to act on ;he offensive. Mr. Wallace requested him to accompany Ain a part of the way home, as he was afraid. Witness :lid so. Does not think there was safety for Conserva tive voters, except ►where they were protected by the military or police. Gave evidence before Mr. Collins, the assessor. Mr. MAYNARD—Such an account would be useful in many respects. Mr. Commissioner EVANS—If I had the power of making rules, I would make every bankrupt make out such an account for the year before his stoppage. Mr. Mottram—l got 60,0001. out of 70,0001. by the creditors to sign a composition ; and if it had not been fur Mr. Ainsworth, I It being after four o'clock when the direct examina tion of Mr. Jones was over, the cross-examination was postponed till eleven o'clock to-day. Mr. Commissioner EvA.Ns—Do be quiet, Sir. Mr. C. J. Kirby examined by Mr. MAYNARD—I was in the service of the bankrupt. The book produced was the entering book in the silk department. The altera tions appear to be in myfigures. I cannot tell you the meaning of them, it is so long since. The date, Nov. 4, might have been there. I can only say the figures are mine, but why they are-put there I cannot say. I should say that those goods entered to Mottram and Moore were sold to them. I.do not understand what those entries mean. • LYME REGIS. The Committee met at the usual hour, Mr , lIAwEs in the Chair. 'The scrutiny %Nes still proceeding with on tlic part of he petitioner. One vote was retained. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF B-INKRUPTCY. May 17 WILLIAMS AND MOTTRAM'S BANKRUPTCY. (ADJOURNED EXAMINATION.) The adjourned examination of these bankrupts took place yesterday at the Bankruptcy Court, Basinghall- Street, before Mr. Commissioner Evans. The case ,cemed to excite the greatest interest among the mem bers of the linendiapery trade, several of whom were present. The Court, however, was not nearly so crowded Is on the occasion of Hitchcock's examination. The meeting had been called to enable the bankrupt Nlottrain to account for the loss of a case of French goods, value 6151. ; to revise the private account of Charles Mottram ;to receive a statement - of the affairs of the concern in Lamb's Conduit-street, up to Jan. 1, 1840 ; and to receive C. Mottram's answer to the requi iition of the official assignee for further information. Mr. Maynard appeared on the part of the triule assig aces, and Mr. Wright appeared for the bankrupt Mottram. Mr. Bankes, the accountant having handed in the :bankrupts' balance sheet, Mr. MAYNARD asked if there were any vouchers for Mottram and Moore's payment. The Official Assignee— Ves. In whose writing are they ?—Mr. Mottram's. When did you get them ?—About three o'clock yesterday. Mr. Commissioner EVANS—I see in this account an entry of goods furnished. Mr. Mottram—Yes, they are goods furnished to my own family. The books show the history of the transaction. Mr. 3IAYNARD—The bankrupt takes credit for some goods that have been stolen. Now I do not wish he should take credit for those goods twice, which suspect he has done ; once in the profit and loss account, and again as goods stolen. Are you prepared to show that that is not the case ? Mr. islottrant—l shall be happy to give any explana tion in my power. I have given over all the invoices, and I cannot find any relating to those goods. No doubt they were lost. Mr. MAYNARD—I have every reason to believe that there were some goods stolen, but what I want to as certain is, whether the same goods have been taken credit for twice over ? Mr. Commissioner EvAss—How have you made out your account of purchases ? Mr. Mottram—l cannot tell what they were—l know they were French goods, but Ido not know what they were. I know they were lost, from the information I received from the person em ployed in that department. Every one on the premises knew it. Mr. Commissioner EVANS—Have you made out an lceount of all the goods purchased ? Mr. Mottram—l believe wel have. I have gone through the books. I know nothing but what is in the books. I never knew ,what goods they were. Mr. Commissioner EVANS—If they had been paid tor, there must have been some account of them. kr. MAYNARD—And if they had not been paid for, there could have been no loss sustained. Mr. Commissioner EVANS—Do you mean to say that you lost goods to the amount of 6131., and made no in luiry about it ? Mr. Mottram—lt was some person in our employment who told me. Mr. MAYNARD—Whe? Mr. Mottram—Mr. Hersley, who was at that time in our employ. Mr. MAYNARD—Where is he now ? Mr. Maynard— Ido nut know, _ _ Mr.MAYNann—Another circumstance which requires , xplanation, is the fact of the bankrupt appearing to .lave paid to the clerks various amounts of salaries im nediately prior to the stoppage. It appears they settled ,with all the clerks. The amount paid for salaries in Oc ober is 6701 The peculiarity of the transaction is this, ;hat, assuming these payments to have been made, the bankrupt, for some reason or other, made a large in crease in the amount of the salaries which the clerks had up to that time been in the habit of receiving. It will be , etnembered that the bankrupt Williams had stated that e had been informed by Mottram that the salary-book lad been destroyed. Mottram charged 'Williams with awing m.vde an mat ue statement, and producci the book ,Which he stated to be the salary-book, which the other iad Said had been destroyed. It is evident that the wok in its present state is not the salary book, and I :hall call Mr. Thompson, who was formerly with the bankrupts, and also other evidence, for the purpose of showing the state in which the book was formerly. Call Mr. Thompson. Robert Binney Thompson, of 108, Wood-street, examined—l was formerly in partnership with the bankrupts. My connection with them ceased on 7th August, 1840. My brother was at that time their chief clerk ; he left their service on the last day of December, the same year. Do you recollect if there was any book kept by the firm in which was entered the names of the clerks and the amount of salaries at which they were engaged am quite . sure there was a book of that ' sort. The book produced was purchased by me. One end was intended to enter the orders given to manufac turers, and the other to place the amount of salaries. I placed the names of the young men with the salaries at one end—that has disappeared. I made entries in it respecting the salaries, but those entries no longer appear. By Mr. Morra.m—lt is the book, is it not ?—Yes, but those entries are not there. Mr. Raiford Jones examined ,by Mr. MAYNARD—I succeeded Mr. Thompson's brother as the principal clerk to the bankrupts. I have seen that book before. I have seen it in a different state from that in which it now appears. Three or four leaves have been torn out, which I myself tore out between two and three months before the stoppage. Those leaves contained the me morandums which stated the amount of salaries at which each of the young men were engaged. I cannot say what became of them, whether they were torn up or burnt. This book was useful as a guide, as long as we had thirty or forty young men. Afterwards, when the numbers were reduced it was no longer of any use to me. I knew the young men's salaries as well as I did my own, and wanting a book for some other pur pose, I thought myself justified in tearing out those few leaves, and using the book produced. I recollect Mr. Mottram settling the salaries of the young men about the time of the stoppage. To the best of my recollection those settlements were ma d e upon t h e f oot i ng o f t h e corrected ent r y, ma d e i n the leaves torn out — t h ere having beau, a t var i ous times, alterations made in the amount of the salaries by their being advanced. The leaves torn oat, showed in some instances, not only the original engagement s , b ut the alterations. In . of mine. that, I mean to say the b oo k was not kep t properly saying like e another book, er rgular entries it was a m ere memorandum-book always made in the cash hook. :11r. Mottram settled with me at the rate of 300/. a-year. I had received that rate before. My salary was assumed to be that from the time I took Mr. Thompson's situation. The amount of salary I received as secon d clerk, was 130/. at-year. I entered the bank rupts ' set -- vice in 1840, in May Or June. This entry of 300/. a-year, made in pencil, was made nine or ten mouths ago. That entry was made at the same time that I de stroyed the leaves. I have put in pencil the salaries of most of the young men in this book. I should say of all. I think they were all done at the same time, with in a day or two of the destruction of those leaves. I should imagine they would correspond ,with the entries in those books. I have not the least doubt of. it. . I do notthink the entries now in it, w ere in it then. At the time I took the leaves out, the book was blank. The entries now appearing in it are not in the hand-writing of any one in our employment. I should say they were Mr. Commissioner EvAxs,---Do you not know what you meant by that entry ?—I cannot say ; I do not know. I consider I put thew there because they are my figures ; but why I put them there I cannot say. Ido not recollect who told me to make the entries. I thought this was the entering silk book ; but I see it is not. I should have put down anything I was told, without in quiring why. This entry, Gouger, Wood-street, is in my writing. Mr. Gouger, I believe, is still in Wood-street. the letter of the bankrupt, Mottram, to the official assignee, in reply to his requisition for further informa tion, was read, and admitted to be satisfactory. The bankrupt Mottram was then examined relative to various bill transactions with Faucit, with Parish, and ith Mottram and Moore. With regard to Faucit, the bankrupt admitted that there was a mistake in his ac counts, and he was told he must correct the mistake in his account before he swore to it. With regard to the bill transactions with Parish and with Mottram and Moore, be offered the following explanation :—He had drawn a bill for 1,500/. on his private account on Mottram due, Mottram and Moore paid Parish 5001., and he consented to renew for the remainder, if Williams and Mottram would become security. They joined in the second bill, and therefore Parish came upon the estate. All the bills given to Faucit were accommodation bills. Mr. Brierly explained with regard to the payment to him, that he wrote for 1001. on the 30th of October, to gether with certain bills for amounts due to him. Mr. Mottram said, that the letter enclosing the bills was posted on the 3d of November, but that, being put in too late, it did not reach Mr. Brierly until the sth of November. Mr. Brierly had, in the interval, come to London, and had had other bills given him. While Mr. Brierly was in London, Mr. Brierly's son bad paid away the bills remitted in the letter to the parties for whom they bad been intended consequently Mr. Brierly had been overpaid. Mr. Commissioner EVANS—If the bankrupt puts in that account of purchases to which I have alluded, I think he may be passed. Mr. Bankes, the accountant, said that an account of purchases had already been furnished. Mr. MAYNARD admitted that he thought it would be all but impossible for the bankrupt to furnish the account required. All he wanted to know was whether credit had been taken for that parcel of French goods twice. Do you find any entry relating to them ? Mr. Mottram—lt never can be found out. Depend upon it, the goods never came into our warehouse. Mr. Commissioner EVANS—AII I can say is, that any account the creditors require must, under the circum stances of this case, be furnished before I can let you pass your examination. Mr. MAYNARD would not press for the account. With regard to the entries in the book, as to which he had examined Kirby, be would ask Mr. Mottram a few questions. Mr. 3lottram—l know nothing about them. I be lieve them to relate to goods sold to Mottram and Moore, but I never sold Mottram and Moore a piece a goods in my life. I gave no directions to have those entries made, and I know nothing about them. With regard to his transaction with a certain house in Manchester (we understood the name to be Godfrey), which had since become insolvent, Mr. Mottram gave the following statement :—I had been purchasing goods in Manchester, and these parties requested me to deposit the goods I had so purchased in their warehouses until I should require them, and they would see if they could not purchase a portion of them of me. They purchased 1,100/. worth, and gave their acceptances for the amount ' - there was 4,000/. worth in their hands ; I got nothing for the goods ; the acceptances were dis honoured, and they are now indebted to my estate in t hat sum. A Creditor said that the house in question had since compounded with their creditors, and had paid 6s. in he pound. He wished to know if they had got a release from Williams and Mottram. Mr. MAYNARD—The assignees have given no release. A Creditor complained that some of the meetings had been private and that he had been refused admittance at them, while at the same time the evidence taken at those meetings had been published. Mr. Commissioner EVANS denied that the meetings had been private ; he disliked private meetings ; if gen tlemen were to be witnesses of course they would have to leave the room, as in courts of justice witnesses were ordered out of Court ; and with regard to the publication of the proceedings, he thought it of the greatest pos sible advantage that everything that passed should be published. The same Creditor then complained of having been refused summonses for meetings at the cost of the estate. Mr. Commissioner livaNs—lf you think you can benefit the estate, have meetings. If you benefit the estate, the estate shill pay—if you do nut, you must pay for them yourself. A Creditor believed that if it had not been for the solicitor, they would already have had ss. in the pound, which they had been offered. Mr. Commissioner EVANS—I think it would be wrong to let you go without stating, that if such an offer had been made to me, I, as a creditor, would never havo'ac eepted ss. in the pound. The statement of the bank rupt, when he made that offer, was so monstrous, that I do not think the creditors would have been justified in accepting it. I believe the creditors will now get as touch as was o&red. A Creditor did not like the one-sided way in which the thing had been arranged. He did not like the conduct of the official assignee, in suffering documents tobe taken from his office to Mr. Quitter's. . . Mr. Commissioner fVANS—That was incorrect in the official assignee. Mr. Lackington (the official assignee)—lt was merely with a view to assist the investigation. Mr. Commissioner EVANB-1 wish no documents to go out of the official assignee's hands. A Creditor—Mr. Lackington will no doubt be paid for his trouble. I do not think the estate ought to be charged with two accountants. Mr. Commissioner EveNe—You should attend at the audit. You may depend I will not suffer the estate to be, charged for two accountants, unless good reason can be shown me for their employment. Mr. Mottram stated in answer to various questions that all the:acceptances of the firm falling due the begin ning of November had been honoured. Mr. Commissioner Evass—lt appears that the bank rupts' expenses amounted to 28,000 L, while their profits amount to 5,0001. only. However. that is a matter for the consideration of the creditor& If they'd° not wish for any further explanations, as far as I am concerned, I mmt pass the bankrupts. Mr. Mottraui could assure • the Commissioner and his creditors that In) had not done wrong intentionally. He felt much fur his creditors—he felt that it was his duty to do all in his power to, make up their • losscs to them, and he trusted that at some future day he should be able t" do so. No exertion should be wanting on his part to suable him to make it up to them hereafter. The balance-sheet having been corrected, the bank rupts were sworn to its accuracy, and were then both declared to have passed their final examination. On Sunday last, the tower of the Church of Epoye, near Rheims, was struck by lightning. The electric fluid descended in to the body of the church, where a con gregation was at vespers, affected four or live persons ; , ligitly, and escaped without doing any further damage. HIE SUN. LONDON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 18, 1842. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. (Before the RECORDER.) . . W . Bruce and Mary Ann Behan, were convicted of assaulting Jane Lucas on the loth, of April list, and taking from her person a bonnet and shawl of small value. The COURT, the prisoners having been previously con victed, sentenced them to 15 years' transportation. Caroline Amelia Fletcher, a girl only 15 years of age, was convicted of stealing five sovereigns and several articles of wearing apparel, the property of a poor woman named Catherine Harvey, who, out of compassion, had sheltered her in her house. The prisoner, who, though young in years, appeared to be old in vice, was sentenced by the Court to ten years' transportation. Charlotte Drake, 17, was indicted for stealing six silver spoons and other articles, the property of Samuel Syred, and William Gowland, 70, and Margaret Berry, 43, widow, were indicted for feloniously receiving part of the property, knowing it to have been stolen. Mr. Doane conducted the prosecution, and Messrs. Phillips and Payne appeared for the prisoners. The case in itself was of an ordinary character, except from what transpired in the course of it, in reference to the conduct of a man named Tolhurst, one of the constables of the D division, who appeared to have acted in a most unjustifiable and improper manner in the transaction. The prisoner Drake lodged with the prosecutor, and she took an opportunity to open her box and remove the property mentioned in the in dictment. The other prisoners were alone charged with receiving a watch, and the only evidence against them was admissions alleged to have been made by them to the officer, Tolhurst. L pun his being closely cross-examined by Mr. Phillips, he was, after some demur, eompelled to admit that when Gowland and Berry were locked up, he went to their lodgings and took away a great quantity of valuable property that had nothing to do with the charge made against them, and that with respect to any great portion of that property he made no mention of it to his Inspector, or in any other manner, and that it was still in his possession. The RECORDER, in addressing the Jury, commented with some severity upon the conduct of the policeman, and left it for them to say how far they could rely upon his evidence, as affecting the prisoner, charged with re ceiving the property. The Jury convicted the prisoner Drake, and acquitted both the alleged receivers. The RECORDER then directed that no expenses should be paid to the witness, Tolhurst; and he added, that in his opinion his conduct ought to be made the subject of inquiry by his superiors. He thought he was not en titled to go to the prisoners' lodgings, and take a quan tity of valuable property, which had nothing to do with the charge against them ; and it looked still more sus picious, when it appeared that he had given no list of the property taken to his Inspector, or-any other person. He could only speak of the ease as it appeared before him, and he did not wish to prejuiice the constable's conduct, bat could not help expressing his opinion that it was a pro ceeding which ought to be inquired into. The Inspector on duty at the Court said, he would take care that the matter was reported to the Commissioners. The RECORDER said, if that were done, he had no doubt a proper investigation Would take place. The pre sent conduct of the police was most praiseworthy ; and it was necessary, for the sake of their character as a body, that where individual cases of misconduct were discovered, that they should be rigidly investigated. The policeman intimated that he could explain his conduct. The RECORDER said, he should not enter into the inquiry, but when it took place he would remind him, that it would be important for him to show that, having taken a quantity of valuable property from a prisoner's apartments, he mentioned the circumstance, and gave a list of the articles he had taken to his Inspector, to show that they would be forthcoming. Francis .Corney, aged 26, was indicted for stabbing and wounding Mary Anne Jones, with intent to do- her some grievous bodily harm. The occurrence took place in a public-house, where both parties were drinking. A quarrel took place, and the prisoner was struck by the prosecutor with a poker, and upon this he struck her with a knife. He was found guilty of an aggravated assault, and the Recorder sentenced him to be imprisoned, and kept to hard labour for twelve calendar months. Samuel Lewis, 29, was convicted of a similar offence, and he was also sentenced to twelve months' imprison ment. John Summons alias Gillingham, who was convicted at a former session of obtaining money by falsely pretend ing that be bad some Reading sauce to dispose of, the article being, in fact, a spurious composition, was brought up for judgment, and after some consultation with the Counsel for the prosecution and the prisoner, the Re corder ordered the defendant to pay a fine of 20s; , The business of the session terminated shortly after wards. LITER A ItY INSTITUTIONS, dragged back, and with difficulty saved. It was afterwards ascertained that she was discharged from her situation in consequence of her incorrigible addiction to drunk enness. In answer to questions from the Magistrate, the pri soner said that her father had been a Portuguese mer chant, but he died long ago, and she was without a friend. She was remanded to the New Prison, in the hope that she would profit by the admonitions of the chaplain. PRICES OF CANAL, DOCK, ASSUR- ANCE COMPANY SHARES, &c. Suy`&c. LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 17r . Number I,)ivi4end Price of per CANALS. Per Shares. Annum. Pain. Sham. i 766 7 p 4l er y.d cent. Ashton& Oldham...Merage9 7l .l l3 s.sh. 14 482 . Ashbe.le.Zouch ATcragell3l.sh. II 1,260 Basingstoke... 1001.0 h. 5 1,0h5 51. arecknock and Abergavenny ...150f.sft. 92 8000 1..16th. 101. Birmingham, 1. 16 th share ....W.& 711. 194 4 , 000 "..... Ditto & Liverpool .1 une).1 2 41. sh.loo pl 21 600 • 31. Bridgewater and Taunton.loo l, oh. all p 3 - MO 5!. Cher:nor and 131aekwater l6Ol. SOO 321. Coventry 1001. sh. bO5 Croydon... ..... .• AVErag e 311.2.5.10 d. sh . - 2,060 51. Os. Dudley 1001 sh. 94 1001. sh . 124 600 13!. Derby .... 20,000 4 Percent. 13anutie and 7.1..-ne . 41 1 .1 25. 4 a.pd 36 3,3751 4 , Ellesix.J.re and Chester Avert,/ e 133.. A. 61 231 621 Erewasu .. ...„1001...... 735 6,485 .811. Forth and Clydo WO/. at. 1001. pd It 9 1.453 7s. Grann Junction ........... ..... ..... ..11.0J.8.- 1414 2,494 255. Grand Onion looi. sh 27 ',500 .... ..... . Grand 5urrey.......... 1001.sb. 15 1,000: 41. percent. Ditto (optional) Loan...-. lOOl. • 396 ..... ..... Grand Western 800 13 12.. sld. Olam,rgairtire, Av:r. cost 172/.135.4d. 210 749 12/. OranthaNn lsol.sh. 2•.:41 6 . 238 2..35. Huddersfialdi A.Terag e 3 /1. 65.6 d. en 19 100 ... ...... Keneingto a lOO sh. allpd 10 2 3%321 11.10 s. Kennet and Avon, Av. 39/.19.1.10d. st 18% 11,6991 11. 10s. Laney ter Average 471.65. 9d 27 2,9971 30/. Leed S and Liverpool i01i1...1) 710 5451 1. 1. 10s. Leicexter 1401. al ISO ,897 5/.lle Leicester & Nor tkampton Av er 931.10: 72 2,409 101. Monmouthshire lOOl •sl 200 230 131. bielton Mowbray 1.00 25/. Mersey and lrwel I I 001. sh . 510 5,000 11. 10s. Macclesfield lOOl. sh. all pd 16 217 171. Neath lool.sh. 31.5 MOO 51. Peak Forest A v ea.ge about 761. sh. 93 1,418 Bs. Regent's (or London) Av. 33/.165.8d. oh. I 1 5,699 81. Rochdale Average cl6l.*h. 62 500 I 91. Shropshire .........12 5 1.5h. 137 SOO 111. 10s. Somerset Coal ..,...... .1501. sh. IT. 3,6001. 6 p,-r cent Ditto Lock Fund Stock lth. 108. sh. 11 St 700 361. Stafford and Worcester. 140/.sh • 696 500 .51 Shrewsbury MO 91. 3tourbridge ..- ........ 1451.eh. 396 3,647 21.05. Stratford.on.Av. , .. A ..er....791. ifs. t.d. sh 33 533 1211 Sw,nsea .ool.sh. 265 3,702 2/. 12s. Severn and Wyc & Railway Av. 291.95. sh. 45 9,.60i111i. . 021. 10s. Trent and Mcrscy, 1 share lOOl. eh. 473 4,149 1 . 03 ° 3h 1 111. Warwick sad 13'rrniggham lool.sn 200 I,ooolsh. 990 10, Warwick and tiapt..e. tOW•sh. 1 1 9 7,000 4/ Worcester & Birmingham Av.7B/.81.5h 55 5,000 365. Wilts and Seeks Average 67/. 10s Bd. sh. 284 i eon 6., W yilev and t.55ingt0n......... 1251. sh '74 .26 ........ WiSOCACn • ....... s. ....... ••••••••••• : 351. sh. 615 90S la Wey and Arum 1101. en. 20 DOCKS. 2,60031 106518 h. 3p. c. Commerc al 5 per rent. East and West India ...Stock 105 1,239,31013. 311. p.c t. London ~....Stock 81 Ditto Bonds 2,209 3/. Os. sd, Bristol . . ..... ........ Average 14"1.95. sh. 75 68,324/. 5!. per cent. Dittotrotes, various amounts lOB 3F2,752 5 ;ger cent. St. Katharine Stock 97 50C,C 0 1 4i per cent. Ditto Bonds 200,000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds tor 10 years ... Deptford Pier .. .....201. sh. 20/. pd 10 BRIDGES 1,600 11. Harnmersmitl sol.sh. 21% 7,231 Southwark, Old Av. €31.23. Bd. sh. 35, 1,700 H. 151. Ditto, New, of 7i per cent., 501. sh. 15% u,OOO 5,000 225. H. Ditto, Old Annuities of 81 60/. pd 21 5,000 19s. 30. Ditto, New Ditto of 7!. 4Ol. pd 18 40,000/ 5!. per cent. Ditto Bonus 5,848 27s Vauxhall ........Average 701. 101. 3d. sh 27 ASSURANCF COMPANIES. 2,000 3 / 10. Albion 5OOl. sh. 50/. pd 70 50.000 16 It n e t ci..^sV.] Alliance British &Foreignlool.sh. 111. pd 13% 40,000 6 per cent. Ditto, 111.trine lOO/. sh. 51. pd 5% 24,000 11. per sh. Atlas 5Ol. sh. W. pd 14% I.2ooish. 5/. Birmingham t ire..• 250/. 5h.:55/, pd 107 90,000 41. percent. British Fire 250/. sh. 501. pd 41 12,000 61. per cent. British Commercial 5O/. oh. 5!. pd 6 5,000 5/. percent. Clerical & Medical Lite, lOW. sh. 21103 pd 0% 4,000 31 Os County lOOl. sh. 10/. pd 10 9,000 ss. Eagl- 50!. oh. 5/. pd 4% 200 1 5 per cent anti 30/ bs:l Economic Lite 10001.01 2101. pd 400 2,271 22s.per cent. European Li , ' O W. sh. all pd 22 50,000 2s. Ditto, Nem .01. sin 2/. pd 1X .000,0001. (/.per ct Globe Stock 125 20,000 5/' Guardian 30,000 do. 02. Hope ....' . .... • 50!. sh. 5/. pd 5% 2,400 5/. 123. lid. Imperial Fire 5OO/. sh. 50/. pd 140 7,500 101. ed. Imperial Life 100!. sh. 10/. pd II 13,459 5/. percent . Indemnity Marine .........10/. sh. 81. pd 31% 2.020 31 101 Kept Fire .50/.sh. all pd 91 3/. Ditto Life 5O/. pd 10,000 25s Law Life lOOl. sh. 10/. pd 32% 5.000 10s. London, Fire 25/. oh. 121. 10s. pd 16% 3,900 10s. London, Ship ....« 251. sh. 121. 10s. pd 16% 1,000.000/. ... ..... Minerva Life 1 00 /. sh. 21,000 54 per cent. National Loan Fund... 201 sh 21. 104. pd 2% SONO W. per cent. Palladium Lit SDI. sh. W. pd 50,000 5/. per cent. Protector I /CI .20/. sh. 2/. Fd 17e ed 10,000 4 per cent. Protestant liissenters ....160/. sh. Si. pd 5% VW 11. Provident Lite lOOl. sh. 10!. pd 20 200,000 4s. Od. Rock Life .•.••..... .......... .•....... 21,,pd 4 89,220/ 51. percent. Royal Exclhuige Stock 170 6,000 5 per cent. University Life 1001. oh. 5/. pd 11 10,000 4 per cent. United Kingdom Life. 1001. eh. 51. pd JOINT STOCK BANKS. 25,000 .....0.. Agric. and Com. of Ireland2sl. sh. 101. pd I'o9o ti percent. Australasia 401. sh. 401. pd Al 10,005 10 per cent. Bant of Birmingham 501.8 h. 10/. pd 13% 10,009 10 per cent. Birmingham Bank 5O/. sh. 101. pd 1 31,000 6 per cent. London & Westminster 1001 sh. 201. pd 22% 60,000 5/. London Joint Stock 50/. sh. 10/. pd 12% .I,ooe 4 per cent. Lancaster lOOl. sh. 261. pd A 25,1100 Ifi per cent. Liverpool 100/ sh. 121/. pd 19 50,000 7f percent Manchester and Liver-} 50/.311. 151 pd 104 pool Dis'onnt 23,000 7 percent. Manchester loo4.sh. 104 pd 4% 20,000 8 pet eent. Provincial Bank of Irelandlool. sh. 25/. pel 40 10,000 per emit National Bank of Ireland 501. sh. 171/. pd /5 3 4 10,000 0 per cent National Prov,oclal Eng.lool, sh. 35/. pd 35= 10,000 .• Ditto New 10i. sh. 101 pd 1 0 10,000 Gloucestershire 501. sh. 10/. pd 32 6,000 10 per cent. Hampshire moo.. 5Ol. sh. 54 pd it% GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIE.. 2,500 16s Ad Bath 901. eh. 16/. pd 29 5,000 British 401. sh. 16/. tad 19 a.OOO 1 5 4 1 :1 3 e s. e gi Ditto Provincial 2Ol. sh: 1511. pd 5.3 . 928 51 10s Birmingham 50 , sh. 101 4,250 2! Os Bristol *O/. sh. 36 2,250 31 lOs Brighton 2Ol. sh. 13% 750 31 les Ditto, New "01. sh 16/. pd 9 2,471 4i per cent Brighton General 4 :1/. sh. all pd 9% 4,000 71.165. Continental Consolidated .. -751. 6211 pd 110 1,000 101. City of London.. ....... . .1001. sh. all pd 195 1,000 61. Ditto, New 1001. sh. 751. pd 1 5 0 4,000 31.05. Equitable 561. pd 20 10,000 Al. per cent. Imperial sel. 611. 60 54 800 5/. per cent. Isle of Thattet 251. sh. 201. pd 19 9,350 6/. per cent. 1 ndependent 90/. th. all 14. 56 9,000 51. per cent. Phenix 5Ol. sh. S9l. pd 3054 1,000 41. per cent. Ratcliff IOW. sh. SOL pd el 4,000 South Metropolitan 501. sh. 1354/. pd 18 8,000 5/. per cent. United General 501. sh. 471. pd 30 240 51. per cent. Warwick- 50/. sh 50 400 U. per cent Wakefield 251 . sh . . 22 2,000 3/. Westminster Chartered 6,000 125. Data New ;....„..N 1. ;h. 10/. pd 11 54 780 3 per cent. Yarmouth 2Ol. sh. 181. pd WATER WORKS 1,800 als. Birmingham 25!. sh. 25/. pd 21 4,433 7/. East London 100/. sh. 165% 5,500 2/ 15s. Grand Junction Average 411. 13s. 4d. sh. 56 1,000 21. Kent 1001. sh. 52% 372 1131. Liverpool Bootle 220!. sh. 825 1,500 2116 s New River London Bridge Water Ann... 60 0,486 2/ lie Manchester and Salford . ,1001. sh. 54 1,000 5 per cant. South London • 1001. sh. 418 8,294 4i/. West Middlesex Average 631.1125. Ad. sh. 04 1.360 1114. York Building Co. Lessee Prop. 1001. sh. 35 IRON RAILWAY 6. 6,300 21. Os. Birmingham and Derby .... lOOl pd 4854 9,500 3 pet cent. Birmingham and Glouces ter 1 (0/. pd M 15,000 4 per cent. Bristol and Exeter .... ..... 1001. sh. 70 pd 44 7,500 . ..... .... Cheltenham& G. Western 100/.0.74,1. 19 54 3,000 Clarence 100/. sh 100/ pd 2.1 8,000 00.006 ...... ... Eastern Countis. 25/. sh. 23/ pd 9% 10,000 5 per cent. Great North of Englandloo/. eh. leo/. pd 85 10,918 12 per cent. grand Junction 1001.4h. all pd 189 25, 1, 00 4 per cent. Great Western IEOI. eh. 65/. pd 13% 25,000 3 per cent. Ditto New 501. sh. 50/. pd 64 6,000 5 per cent Gosport Junction.. 5Ol. sh. 50/. pd 59 2,000 8 per cent. Hartlepool 1001. sh. 100/. pd 14554 8,000 Hull and oelby ........„.....501. sh. 50/. pd 40 2,100 4 per cent. Leeds and Selby 160 sh. 65 5,100 10 per emit. Liverpool& Manchester 10( Lsh. 100/.pd 18854 7,908 10 per cent. Ditto Half Shares All. pd 91 11,495 10 per cent. Ditto Quarter Shares 25/. pd 45 38,000 .... ..... London and Brighton 501. sh. 50/ pd '36% 94,000 00,000 3 per cent. London and Greenwich ...201. sb. '2O/. pd 5% 25,000 Of per sh. London & Birmingham 1001. sh. 90/. pd 184 2 25,000 Is ed. DittoDito Quarter Shares ....251. sh. 51. pd 37% 31,250 sc. :,. e. 4d. 36,000 3 per sh. London and S. Western Ay. 381, 17s. 9d. 03% 33,000 ......... London and Croydon] Av. isk 153. pd. 134. Ditto New Scrip... 13 1 % 13,000 4'. per sh. Manchester and Leeds...lool. sh. 702, pd 82i1 i 3,000 Ditto Half Shares ' [ol. 3 0 1. pd 57% 10,000 ..... 0.. Manchester and Birmingham 70/.sh. 40/. :8 Ditto Extension 7l. pd 2 10,000 2L 105. Midland Counties 'OO/. sh. 1001 pd 7rl 15,000 3/. Os. North Midland 1/.los. Ditto New 40/. pd 325{ 1 10,8'5 1/.los. Northern and Eastern.... 501. sh. 451. pd 43% 1,6e0 Preston and Wyre 5Ol. sh. 311. pd 16 29,000 4 per cent. South Eastern and Dover 1,000 101. per ce,,t. Stockton and Darlington lOO/.sh. 265 9,000 Thames Haven 6.000 taper cent. York and North Midland 50 . sh. 501. pd 23% MINES. ' l ,OOO Albion Copper 51.1 o 61/. pd 19 4,000 11. Si. Alien l5l. sh 121 its pd 13( 10,000 ... Anglo Nl6xican,iss. 5/. pm.lool. sh. a' •(d 2 Ditto Subscription 25/ pu 2% 2,060 Bolano3 l5O/. sh all p'l 114 10,000 51. 10s Brasiliatarnp. los. 51. pm 151.6 h. 21/. pd 9 6,000 .... ..... Macaibas & Locae3 United 251 5h.25/. pd 4 5 4 :1,000 ...... ... Ditto St. John Del Rey 2Ol sh. 141 pd l 3 10000 Bolivar Copper Company 20/ sh. '2O/. pd 1 10,000 ........ Ditto Scrip lO4 sh, 10!. pd 2 20,000 British Iron lOOl. sh. 70! pd 8 b ooa British Copper 51. sh. 4f/. pd 1% ~ ..... .. Cat - I Branca fifl. IA 514 Candouge ..,. :0,000 1 / Copiapo ..... 2Ol. sh. 13/. pt 4 0 8,500 .. 2,850 tti. English 20,000 Gei,eral MiningAssociation2ol sh.lBl. pd 3 54 6,155 Mexican Company 100/. sh. (11 1 / pd 3,000 Polbernu Console .. lO/. sh 8/. pd 4 :1,500 Real del Monte, Unregistered 2 1% Ditto Loan Note' l5O/. pd 50 50,000 ...... ... United Mexican, iss. 2 pin 401. eh. all pd 1% Davi. Scrip ii% Ditto New Scrip 4/ pd 3% West Cork 5Ol. sh 50/. pd 38 I 000 ......... London , with Bronze iiCket...7sgs. sh. 13 l'sllo ... ...... London University lO O/. sh. all Id 7 '7O 0 ... ...... Russell 0 5gs. sh. 6 King' College lOOl. 1954 M ISCELL A NEO US 10,00 351. Ati,tralil 1 A.licrilturA.loo/. sh 281 pd 37 6,(61) 1. per cent. British American Land Company 3 , 4, pcl 9 10,060 61. per cent. Catuada Company 100/. sh. 32j/. pd 30 :0,100 Si. per cent. Upper Cana-a Loan City Bonds, 4 p.r cent ICO 20,000 11. 6s. General Steam Navigation 151.: h. 14/. pd 454 101. per cent. Hudson's Ray Stock u. London Com. Sale Rooms ....Av. 75/. sh 1914 ......... CaoLtehotte Company 141. pd IN New Brunswick Land Compavy...sol pd I`2 5.387 41. per cent. Reversionary Int. 50c...1001. sh. 1001. pd 05 4,c33 51. per cent. Ditto New 1001. sh. 100!. pd 107 4,000 ......... Thames Tunnel , 50/. sh. all pd 7 10,000 es. Van Dic.ner.'s Land.... 100/. sh. 141. pd 10 LIST of SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES MAY 14, 1842. BANKS. 1,000,00 P, 6/. p. ct. Bank of Scotland...B3/. 61. Bd. sh, all pd :152% 1,000,0001 Cl, p. ct. itcyal of Scotland 100/. sh. allpd 151 500.0001. 81. p. ct. British Linen Company 100/.sh. all pd 21 1 5 600,0001, 71. p. ct. Commercial 5001. sh. 1 00/, pd :59 500,0001. C. n. ct. National lOO/.sh. 10/. pd 14 500,6001. 8!. p. ct. Glizsgow Union 250/. sh. 50/. pd 81% 1000,000/. 6 p. ct. Western ot INSURANCE SCOMPANIES. cotland 2001. sh 40/. pd 88 150.0005 h. 61p. ct. Acottish Union 201. sh. 1/. pd 241 Od. 7.500 10 p. ct. Hercules 1001. sh. 10/. pd 121 !GPM() .10p. ct. insurance Co. of Scotland .101. sh. all pd i• t,0,000 10 p. ct. North klritish 2001. sh. 101. pd 19% 1,000 10 p. ct. CaledoniAn Fint 100/. sh. 10/.14 20 5,000 10 p. ct. Edinburgh Lite 'OM sh. 10/. pet 15 100,000 Si p. ct. Wc.tt of Scotland lOl. pd MIXELLANEO US. 4,818 Ecicn7 , l - nd Glas. tin. Can - also/.sh. all pd In Ditto Allocated 941 . eh. all pd 4."% 225,40( $1 per cent. Edinb. Joins Stock Water 25/. sh all pd 34 I.ooosb 21 per cent. Shotts 1.( undcra ...... 50/. sh 481 pd 36 0,000 3 per cent. Edinburgh At Leith Glass.2ol.sh. 16/. pd 4,500 10 per cent. Edinburgh Coil Gas. ..... 25/.rh. all pd 50 4,450 in pc! Cspt , Glaigow Gas ...... 251. sh all pd 5 2 750 71 per cent • Leith Cral Gas ..... 2O/ sh all pd 25 1.134 ..««... Edinburgh and Dalielth rleiway 501.5 b 30 The ;large wasps seen flying about in April and May are the Queen wasps, and their destruction pre vents the birth of myriads of wasps. Earl Fitzwiltiam gives a shilling each for them, dead or alive. NEW COURT. Alexander Bean, 29, baker, and Wm. Ginhey, 34, milkman, were indicted for feloniously receiving ten pockets of hops, the property of Wm. Dunk and an other, well knowing them to have heen stolen. Mr. Ryland and Mr. Ballautyne appeared for the pro secution; and Mr. C. Phillips, Mr. Clarkson, and Mr. Doane appeared for the defence. The case was extremely long and complicated, but was of little interest except to the parties concerned. The prosecutors are hop and seed factors, residing in Counter-street, Borough. The prisoner Bean is a mas ter baker, residing in Short-street, Lambeth. The other prisoner is a general dealer. On the 26th of March last the hops in question were missed from the warehouse of the prosecutors, in Counter -street, but they were seen in the warehouse at a quarter before six o'clock on the same evening. The prisoner Bean subsequently engaged a loft in the Borough-mews, John-street, West, in which he placed the hops in question. The hops were identi fied by several witnesses as the property of the prosecu tors, and the prisoners were given into custody. Mr. PHILLIPS addressed the Jury for the defence, and called several witnesses. The COMMON SERGEANT summed up the evidence, and the Jury returned a verdict of Guilty against both prisoners ; and they were sentenced each to seven years' transportation. POLICE I N TELLWENCE. MANSION HOUSE. George Paris, the driver of one of the East-end om nibusses, was brought or rather attended before the Lord Mayor on account of the death of a child under the following circumstances : Mr. Malthen stated that he was sitting on the omnibus driven by the defendant at seven o'clock on Sunday evening, when he saw two children run into the road. The defendant called out to them, but they were be tween ;the horses' legs before he could stop the horses. 'Witness immediately afterwards saw the hind wheel on the breast of one of the children. The omnibus was going at the time, according to the bent of his judgment, at the rate of about five miles and a half an hour, and the de fendant did his best to stop the horses. The child died in about fifteen minutes. Mr. John Lannway saw the accident, and was con vinced that the omnibus was not going at greater speed than four miles an hour. Mr. F. Lucas, one of the Society of Friends, who also sat on the omnibus, stated that not a particle of blame attached to the driver, who did all he possibly could to avoid the accident. vv Corporal John Shirley, of the Ist Battalion of Grenadier Guards, saw the occurrence from the street. lie was standing on the pavement opposite to the place where the children were, and saw the defendant slacken his pace when the people called out to let the children get out of the way. Both children were knocked down. Over the body of one of them, a girl about two years and a half old, he saw one of the fore-wheels pass, and the hand which rested upon her chest. The omnibus backed off the body. The defendant declared that he did all he could to prevent the occurrence, and that he greatly lamented it. The LORD MAYOR said although he entertained not the slightest doubt that" the death of the child was occa sioned by an unavoidable accident, yet the defendant must be detained until the result of the Coroner's inquest should be ascertained. A man named John Smith, who has been marked as a contraband dealer, was charged with having had in his possession a quantity of tobacco, upon which duty had' not been paid. - _ The defendant was seen coming from the Belfast foreign steamer, by an excise office, who suspected that he had upon his person some smuggled goods. The defendant denied that he had any, but a handkerchief containing several pounds, was found concealed about him. He, however, contrived to fling it into the Thames. Convicted, and fined forty shillings. UNION HALL. Mary Thomas was charged with attempting to con mit suicide. A Policeman of the Thames Police stated, that at five o'clock on the preceding afternoon he saw the defendant throw herself off the steam-boat pier on the Surrey side of London-bridge. The water was upwards of twelve feet in depth, and she sunk ; but on rising to the surface the witness got hold of her clothes with a boat-hook and dragged her out of the water. When. she revived she said she committed the act through distress, and that the same mornin g s h e got an or der for admission into the City of London Union, but feeling a repugnance at availing herself of such an asylum, she determined on suicide. She was held to bail, and in default committed. CLERKEIVWELL. Maria Waylin was charged before Mr. Combe, under the following circumstance:—The prisoner was cook in the service of Mrs. Wilde, 32, L'prer Gower-street. On Wednesday morning, she suddenly gave her mistress notice of her intention to leave her; alleging that she did not get enough of food. Soon after her departure, which was on the same evening, it was discovered that she had embezzled a sum of 51., which she had received to pay a bill. The next day s he was apprehended, when a con siderable quantity of her mistress property, consisting of jewellery and lace, was found on her person. She was committed. There was no other night charge of any interest. WORSHIP .S TREET Mary Harper, a young Scotchwothan, of rather in teresting appearance, MIS charged with having attempted to drown herself in the Regent's Canal. At about six o'clock on Saturday morning, a police man of the N division, found the prisoner sitting on the step of a door in 'West-street, Ilackney. She was crying bitterly, and on being . asked the cause of her distress, she said that she was without any place of shelter, having quarrelled that morning with her mistress, who had turned her out of doors._ The policeman despatched a messenger with her towards Whiterhapel, where she said she had formerly lived, but as they were ..crossing the Canal-bridge she suddenly mounted upon the coping, and was on the point of precipitating heraelf into the water, - when she was FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. FOREIGN OFFICE, APRIL 12. Her Majesty has been pleased to appoint. Michael Linning Melville, Esq., in the room of Walter William Lewis, Esq., deceased, to he her Majesty's Commissary Judge in the Mixed British and Foreign Courts of Com mission established at Sierra Leone, under the Treaties and Conventions concluded with Spain, Portugal, Brazil, and the Netherlands, for the Suppression of the Slave4rade. WHITEHALL, MAY 11. The Lord Chancellor has appointed John William Fenwick, of North Shields, in the county of Northum berland, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Staffordshire. The Right Hon. 1). Ryder, commonly called Viscount Sandon, to be Deputy-Lieutenant, May 12. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Middlesex. The Right thin. G. If'. De Reale, to be Deputy- Lieutenant; Dc Ginitell Earl of Athione, to be ditto ; the lion. F. W. Cadogan to be ditto ; the Hon. C. L. Butler to be ditto; W. H. C. Plowden, Esq., to be ditto; G. Dodd. Evl., M.P., to be ditto; C. Elliott, Esq., to be ditto, May 9. Royal Westminster Middlesex Regiment of Militia— H. C. Sirr, Gent. to be Ensign, May 9. Commissions signed by the Lord-Lieutunant of Warwick. Warwickshire Yeomanry Cavalry —Cornet G. Unett to be Lieutenant, rice Unett, resigned ; the Viscount Fielding, to be Cornet, vice Lord - Brooke promoted ; G. F. B. C. Neel, Gent. to be Cornet, vice Unett, pro moted, April 27. • DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY. SAMUEL QUESTED,. corn-dealer, Harrow-road, Paddington, Middlesex. JOHN MILLS, ship. owner, Manor-street, Clapham, Surrey. CH ARLES . DENNIS BOWERS, comb maker, Can non-street, City. BANKRUPTS. THOMAS CHAPMAN, jun., dairyman, Chenies street, Tottcnham-court-road, to surrender May 27, at one, and June 28, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Copthall-buildings ; Wil liams, Alfred-place, Bedford-square. GEORGE GIiEENWELL, JOHN BENJAMIN DAVID . DEARBERG, and WILLIAM WHITE HALL, silk-manufacturers, Fore-street, London, May 27, at two, and June 28, at eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Alsager, Birchin-lane, official assignee ; Jones, Sise-lane. JOHN SMALLEY, corn miller, Duxberry Mill, near Chorley, Lancashire, June 8, at one, and June 28, at eleven, at the Commissioners'-rooms, Belton. Alcock and Dixon, Burnley ; Cragg and Jeyes, Harpur-street, Red Lion-square, London. CHARLES .PRATTEN, bootmaker, Bristol, May 31 and June 28, .at two, at the Commercial-rooms, Bris tol. Swain, Stevens, and Co., Frederick-place, Old Jewry, London ; Hassell, Bristol. JOHN DOCKNA.Y and THOMAS PINDER, ma chine-makers, Leeds, May 31, and June 28, at one, at the Commissioners'-rooms. Leeds. Lambert, Raymond buildings, Gray's Inn, London ; Snowden and Preston, Leeds. EDMUND WILBY, chth-manufacturer, Ossett, Yorkshire, May 24, at ten, at the Sessions-house, Wake field, and Jane 28, at two, at the Commissioners'-rooms, Leeds. Battye, Fisher, and Sudlow, Chancery-lane, London ; Stewart, Horbury. JAMES BARRAT, builder, Golden-square, Mid dlesex, May 24, at half-past one, and June 28, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Gibson, official assignee ; Beaumont and Thomson, Lincoln's Inn-fields. JOHN POLLOCK, merchant, Liverpool, May 27, and June 28, at one, at the Clarendon-rooms, Liverpool. Howard, Brazil•buildings, Drury-lane, Liverpool; Jenings Bolton ; Jenings, Elm -court, Temple, London. DANIEL HADINGHAM, linendraper, Cambridge, June 3, and 28, at eleven, at the Red Lion Inn, Cam bridge. Adcock, St. Mary-street, Cambridge ; Ashurst, Cheapside, London. WILLIAM WILKS, coal merchant, Bengewirth, Worcestershire, May 25, and June 28, at eleven, at the White Hart Inn, Evesham. Blower and Vizard, Lin coln's Inn-fields, London ; Workman. Evesham. EDWARD TOINIKIES and THOMAS TOMKIES, fellmongers, Shrewsbury, May 31, and June 28, at eleven, at the Shire-hall, Shrewsbury. Pinuiger and Westmacott, Gray's Inn-square, London. BEN WRIGLEY; woollen cloth manufacturer, June 7, and 28, at eleven, at the Commissioners'-rooms, Manchester. Spinks, John-street, Bedford-row, London; Redfern, Oldham. • JOHN SIMMONS, furnishing ironmonger, Welling borough, May 30, and June 28, at twelve, at the Lans downe Hotel, Leamington Priors. Blaine Lincoln's Inn fields. _ _ WILLIAM GILROY, ironmonger, Birmingham. May 28, at two, and June 28, at half•past two, at the Waterloo-rooms, Birmingham. Chaplin, Gray's Inn square, London ; Harrison, Birmingham. JOSEPH WOOD and JOHN HOWARD, mer chants, Leeds, May 31, at four, and June 28, at eleven, at the Commissioners'-rooms, Leeds. Payne, Eddison, and Ford, Leeds ; Wilson, Southampton-street, Blooms bury. THOMAS RENNY and WILLIAM BROWN, oil cloth manufacturers, Liverpool, May 27, and June 28, at one, at the Clarendon-rooms, Liverpool. Adlington, Gregory, Faulkner, and Follett, Bedford-row, London ; Atkinson, Liverpool. HENRY CHARLES MORETON DYER, merchant, Manchester, June 6, at ten, and June 28, at two, at the Commissioners'-rotnns, Manchester. Adlington, Gre gory, Faulkner, and Follett, Bedford-row, London ; Morris, Manchester. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. E. J. Stone, maker of playing cards, Belle Sauvage yard, Ludgate-hill, June 9, ac twelve—J. Sanders, baker, Manor-place, King's-road, Chelsea, June 9, at one. In the Country. W. Clare, watch-maker, Preston, June 11, at twelve, at the Town-hall, Preston—C. and S. Harrop, clothiers, Dobcross, Saddleworth, Yorkshire, June 7, at three, at the Commissioners'-rooms, Manchester—W .Dunn, mer chant, Southampton, Way 25, at one, at the Star Hotel, Southampton—W. Verity, jun., worsted manufac turer, Birstal,Yorkshire, June 28, at two, at the Sun Inn, Bradford—L. Knowles, L. Knowles, jun., and S. H. Knowles, merchants, Gomersall, Yorkshire, June 28, at twelve, at the Sun Inn, Bradford—J.. Wilson, victualler, Toxteth Park, Lancashire, June 11, at two, at the Claren don-rooms, Liverpool—R. Dawes, mercer, Drayton' in Hales, Shropshire, June 14, at twelve, at the Phoenix Inn, Drayton in Hales—W. Brown, stuff manufacturer, High-street, Manchester, June 11, at twelve, at the Com missioners'-rooms, Manchester—B. Gray, T. Gray, 11; Wilson, and J. Richardson, Liverpool, June 10, at one, at the Clarendon-rooms : Liverpool—J. Prothe roe, jun., iron merchant, Bristol. June 10, at eleven, at the Commercial-rooms, Bristol—l'. Snowdon, grocer, North Shields, June 6, at eleven, at the Commission rooms. Newcastle-upon-Tyne—S., J., and J. Chadwick, cotton spinners, Heywood, Lanca.shiie, June 10, at eleven, at the Commissiohers'-rooms, Manchester. CERTIFICATES—JUNE 7. _ _ W. T. H. Phelps, coal a ercliant, Newport—J. Mar shall, iron master, Wednesbury, Stafford:mire—R. Wil cock, banker, Lower Allethwaite, Lancashire—H. R. Biggs, carpenter, Brewer-street, Golden-square—J. M. Sperling, scrivener, Halstead, Essex—W. Parker, grocer, Hockley, Nottinghamshire--J. Anderson and W. Gar row, merchants, Liverpool. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. Pearce and G. A. Plowman, timber dealers, Chel sea. Buckinghamshire—J. Warren and T. Adams, china manufacturers, Longton, Staffordshire Potteries—T. Minshall and 1). Middlemiss, commission agents, Man chester—J. Poittevin, P. F. Page, F. Liardet, J. L. Clarke, and F. Faulkner, Patent Disinfected Manure Company, Thomas-street, Whitechapel—R„ Wynne, J. Y. Arrowsmith, and E. P. 0. Baines, surgeons, Shrews bury—S. and H. Jewell, surgeons, Tregoney, Cornwall —J. Melling, sen., J. Mehing . , jun., and T. Melling, iron founders, Rainhill, Latica , r4ire (so far as regards J. Melling, jun.)—C. Cassarini and J. B. Soldi, im porters of French shag trimming, Windsor-place, Southwark-bridge-road—G. A. Mills, and R. I)arch, coal merchants, Northumberland Wharf, Blackwall —T. B. and T. Herring, chymists, Aldi,rsgate street—J., J., and H. Wilson, cloth finishers, Lindley, Yorkshire (so far as regards ll.Wilson)—J. Puttock and R. Hill, soHtors, Epsom—S. B. yenning, W. A. Yen ning, and J. Busk, merchants, Old Jewry (so far as re gards W. A. Venning)—R. Stiles and S. Franklin, victualler, Gravel-lane, Southwark—T and C. Rother ham, millers, Coventry—R. Roberts and A. Hopkin son, fancy woollen cloth manufacturers, Huddersfield— J.Williams, J. Park, and W. Douglas, iron merchants, Liverpool (so far as regards W. Douglas)--4. Kiteley, and W. Fawcett, carpet and rug manufacturers, Kidder niinster—J. Throup and J. Butnby, graziers,. Riddles, den, Yorkshire—J. Beardshall and D. Webster, pawn brokers, Nottingham—R. Heywood and C. J. Darbi shire, cotton manufacturers, Bolton-le-Moors, Lanca shire—H. Bickford, J. Elisha, W. Elisha, and L. Biek fsrd, lace dealers, Lamb's Conduit-street—J. and E. Ramsbothatu, cotton spinners, Bolton-le-Moors, Lanca shire—T. Atkinson and J. Garfortb, worsted stuff ma nufacturers. Midgley, Yorkshire—J. Nicholson, IL Sparks, M. Green, and E. Lumb, Monte Video (so far as regards H. Spark.-3)—W. Rider and E. Johnson, linen drapers, Newport, Isle of Wight—E. Goodier,W. Krauss, J. Cooke, J. Goodier, calenderers, Manchester. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. CHARLES KENNEDY, surgeon, Edinburgh, May 23. and ,Tune 13, at two, at the Royal Exchange Coffee house, Edinburgh. RIGHT OF PROPERTY IN WIND.---Water-mill were at one tiny:, particularlyon the Continent, included among the regalia or rights of the Crown ; and, on the introduction of windmills, this assumed right was ex tended over air as well as water. A whimsical instance of the attempted exercise of this privilege is on record. It seems that the Augustine monks beonging to the monastery at Weindsheim, in the province of Overyssel, were desirous of erecting a windmill in the neighbour hood ; but the lord of the soil opposed their project, on the extraordinary assumption that the wind in that dis trict belonged to him. Upon this the monks applied to the Bishop of Utrecht, who decided, in a towering passion, that no one bad power over the wind in his diocese but himself And thereupon he immediately granted let ters patent to the good mouks.—Guide to Tiade. Mr. George, the English engineer, who was killed iu the frightful accident on the Paris and Versailles Railway, was formerly in the service of the Liverpool and Manchester Company. lie was an intelligent and trustw rthy man, and much respected by his employers both in England and France. THE PRICE OF CATTLE.—The price of cattle and sheep is rising as rapidly as it declined. There was a large supply at the Liverpool Market yesterday', but still the prices were very high. We stated, a fortnight ago, that the decline was the consequenc,i! of a mere panic, and that it would not continue,—Liveipool Times. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. TEA MARKET. The Market was dull, and former rates were barely sustained. Low Congou, is. 9d. cash, and Company's, Is. 9d.. TALLOW MARKET. A fair business was transuted at 475. 6d. on the spot ! sag 58s. 9d. for delivery in the last three months of the 'ear, WOOL MARKS A fair business was done in the English and Foreign Ma ri. at firm rates. The accounts from our colonies aro favours*, SPIRITS. . ,-,.A Rum was offered at lower rates, but with few buyers. ris"".` Calcutta, ls. 6d. per gallon ; in Brandy, a fair business/14 done at full rates. _ __— WM...., &A • Mb • 1. 0. WHI fECHAPEL HAY MARKET. The supply was plentiful, the fine and ordinary qualities we! in ' demand, but ordinary sorts were quite neglected. Clover '2l. to 5/. Ss. ; Hay, 2/. to 4/. 4s ; Straw, 1/. 10s. to 1/. 14s, ( From the London Yew Price Current of May . 17.) e SUGAR.-There having been again large arrivals o' British Plantation Sugar have caused importers tonerbe desirous to realise, and thry have subleitted to a furt reduction of 2s, rnakillg the decline from further highest point of the market 4s prr s huLdrecl New Jamaica low yellow at 63i to 645, 11.1 d bright 4s 6d to 655, good 66s to 675, fine 685 to 695, strong g re) ,;' 62s 6d, good and fine brown 62s to 63s ; Trinitin low mid yellow 61s 6d, tine brown 60s 6d ; Antiguai low middling yellow with little colour 6 3 5 , IP s u t , middling 64s to 655, fine 66s t() .691. ; the Kitts, middling yellow 635. per cwt. ; i l LA:jes above quantity is excluded 154 hhds new Ba's , '"'" 6 oi, being strong and bright, fine bright yellow sold, gi.! to 69s 6d, good 67s to 68s 6d, good mids 66s to t v 33 a mil 65s to 665, low mid greyish yellow 63s to 6 , W t. : o The opening rates last season were several shillings 1 ":; 25 those, and were as follows :-fine yellow 71s to good 69s 6d. to 70s, low to mid 653 6d to 69s per cad. To. day the Sugar market was closed, but it will b opened to-morrow. The stock of West India has sidcrably increased, and exceeds that of last year at . 01 period. REFINED.-For Refined Goods prices have fart b .., e n il declined 2s. per cwt ; Standard Lumps at 81s, corn. br"i' lumps 78s to 795, good to fine 79s 6d to 80s 6d, Hainburg o a Loaves and Tittlers corn. 80s to 82s, mid 83s to 843, P A 85s to 87s, fine 88s to 975, and very superior SID; weigh t. sizes 99s to 100 s per cwt. Bastards,., fine, at 5 75 t. 595, good 54s to 565, low to mid 465:. to 52 s p er C " ' to Piece:3, fine at 69s to 71s, good 66s to 68s. ] o ' v mid 60s to 65s per cwt, being the apex. Tres:j common 275, Patent 28s to 295, best old .make 30 5, e a Golden Syrup 31s to 32s per cwt. Bonded Crus°lo Sugar at 28s for the best. Loaves at 30s Le 32 3 for it t and 14 lbs. Treacle at Ils to Ils 3d. ::Bastar dn vor 13s 6d to 16s, and Pieces at 17s to .24s per cwt . .4. Dutch Crushed Sugar, 25s 3d is the value on board. a To-day sales of Standard Lumps were nir,d'e at 0 5 , 41 0 to 81s. Treacle at 26s 6d to 31s 6d per cl 13011' Crushed Sugar at 28s for the best. p l iOn MAURITIUS.-Importers have submitted to : redo ",-, on former rates of Is to is 6d per cwt ; t an , ; ' I ) fine strong yellow at 65s to 675, good 62 s to 6 is 60, la to mid 57s 6d to 61s 6d, and fine brown 55 s to 565 per cwt. de' EAST INDIA.-White Bengal` tiugar has suffe red $ to e' cline of 2s per cwt ; fine white at 66s 6d to 6.75. Shed 65s 65s 6d to 665, mid 635 3d to 655, damps and w°6icl 63s 6d to 66s per cwt ; brown sorts at 41s to ‘0 5 ,:,;,1 44s to 465, good to fine 47s to 54s per cwt ; Mat air t 155 to 17s for mid to fine brown, and low at 14s .6a 5 1 owl. Siam at previous rates. For Java holders r et a firm. litl' FOREIGN.—YeIIow Havannah at 20s for fair qui white Hava,nnah, good and fine strong at 28s i.`o 29 5 6 4 cwt. A floating cargo of Bahia has been sold at 16 0. per cwt. Porto Rico of fair and good quality 18s tAY f a ll MOLASSES.—HoIders of West India have obtain( n 0 rates; fine Dominica 80s, Foreign Molasses at is to 8s 6d per cwt. 4 COFFEE.—The market for British Plantation has ' f ,{ot in a dull state; and although the quantity offer in g 'toy sale has again been small; still holders have been a 0 desirous to realize, and have submitted to a reductioi 14, last Tuesday's rates of 2s to 3s per cwt. ; notwithsta, 'O4 ing this the private purchases have been limited, ' only for the immediate wants of the trade. 110 're-day there was no public sale, and privately - I to business was done. We quote good ord Ceylon 71 :4 735, fine ord 74s to 76s ficl, fine fine ord 77s to Company's Java 50s to 51s per cwt. o f . COCOA.—British Plantation has suffered a decrige3; Is to nls 6d per cwt. ; Trinidad low greyish red at r ,:l 6d to 375, mid 38s to 395, fair and good mid dark 40s to 425, good fair grey 36s to 38s per cwt. TEA.—The public sales were brought to a concitP i° l , ll , .on Wednesday ; the biddings were very lam -nil throlof out the sales for both black and green 'Tea, V I 18,524 pkgs oGred, only 9,560 were actna4.selci' , : erY Since the sales the market for Tea has been a„ 0 0% dull state ; the large arrivals, together with the 6 "• desire that has been manifested - of late by impar ter - t he sell, still creates an unfavourable opinion among" bet' trade generally, and the prices accepted are - . .. 1 100 under those of the last auctions. Common ly 7d Trade Congou cash has been disposed of , at to is 7id, and Twankay is 71d, Company's 'Pt' be t nominal at is 9d per lb. Public sales of Te.i shortly declared. The deliveries however are last week amounted to 410,000 lbs. de SPICES. For Pimento prices have furl b fjaiisg dined id per lb ; 3d to qd for good L'4: l Z i oli , and middling' 21d per lb. Pepper is held in os common Sumatra at lid to 21d per lb ; for Cass ia L g. 1015 prices have assumed a downward tendency. GIAO . s t been in steady request ; common and good Beet 100 16s to 20s, Malabar at 15s 6d to 19s, and Jam 45 f o r to a to 130 s per cwt. Jamaica Ginger at 5 / common quality ; B ar b a d oes Gi nger at 455 for coated. Cinnamon has met w i t h a f a i r sale. Cl° 4 , easier rates. Nutmegs are firm in price. RlCE.—Bengal at full rates ; mid and good mid ito at 8s 6d to 10s, good bold pearly clean white 105 6 lot Ils. Rice Flour 4s 6d. Java at 9s 6d to Ils 6d ot white, and 8s 6d to 9s 3d for yellow. Carolina has I: 6 pe taken sparingly ; there is some talk of lowering Ot price. latna at 13s to 18s per cwt. To-daY business was transacted in Bengal Rice ; 10s Paw, 1 1 middling white, and 9s 3d to 9s 6d for low dusty, a° to 9s for yellow. Rum, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—The West hit , 0 Rum market has been in a dull state ; impor ter° r submitted to a reduction of id to ld per gallon . fer,,a wards, 2s 3-id having been taken for proof. Jamsjea d 6 if 3d per gal. cheaper; 30 to 32 per cent O.P. of corn quality at 4s 4d to 4s 6d, mid of .higher strength 4s pl to 4s 9d, good and fine sorts may be purchased st_ . „,'titts to 5s 6d per gallon. Strong • Demerara and Maw - ilt l upon easier terms. Calcutta Rum, at Is. 80 te.,„ 15 0 41, with, and at is 6i-cl to is 7d without certificate. Pr of is firm in price, Cognac first brand's of the vintatpli 1837, hhds at 5s 3d, puns 5s ld ; do 1838, Ws 164 0 c puns 4s lld ;do 1839, hhds 4s 6d, puns 4s 4d ; do {of hhds 3s I Id, puns as 9d per gallon. Geneva at gOk common, and fine fit for duty at 2s 6d to 2s 8d Pe %11011 lon. The English distillers are firm z'tt lOs pe r g cash. _ FRUIT.—This afternoon prices declined evellii‘ lings for Currants ; at auction 59 butts .40 30 brls Cephalonia were sold at 43s to 50 3 / 4 for very ord, and brls at 51s to 525; 83 casks Greell 42s per cwt. a is OILS.—For Linseed Oil prices have tleclit e s) cwt, 34s have been accepted for parcels OA I " Rape at 47s for pale, and brown 46s 6d per tit /I t ' Oil is firm in price, and in good reque.s at last week's rates. East India Coala at 40s to 41s per cwt. In common descriptiot t$ Oils this week scarcely an inquiry has existed. 31/ per tun. Pale Seal, 371 10s, and Souther r 311 per tun. Sperm Oil, 79/ to 80/ paid for fin , TALLOW.—The quantity of South American remaining unsold being very small, has compt trade to resort more to Russian. hollers of win taken the advantage, and have obtained an adv: previous rates of 9d per cwt ; on the spot 475.6 a, 9d have been paid for P.Y. Candle ; for delivery, i last three months of the year, 48s Od to Os South American 43s 6d to 464 for comma* quality. Town Tallow at 45s 6d nett cash. To-day holders were firm and obtained 47s Y. Candle on the spot, and 48s; 9d to 49s for the last three months of the year, at which a fair was transacted. Prices rule high at St. PetersburE are quoted at 113 to 114 roubles. The total the season is estimated at 120,000 to 130,000 STEAM-BOAT ACCIDENT.—About half on Monday night great alarm was maniteste between Waterloo and Btackfriars'-bridge, ii of a collision between the Vivid and Era From the statements of the Thames police that the Vivid was on her passage up fror loaded with passengers, and was making Ilk Waterloo-bridge Pier and Hungerford, whet .opposite Arundel-street, the passengers oy suddenly alarmed by a tremendous shock, crashing, as if the boat was going to pieces. alarm and confusion which prevailed a cow elapsed before the cause could be ascertains considerable difficulty exists, arising from dietory statements. It, however, appears which had been bringing down passengers worth Fair, had landed them at . 11ungerfo snaking for her moorings off Arundel-stree' struck the Vivid on her starboard bow, the V in the first instance, sent her stern into the the time at which the collision happened it advisable to put in shore, and the Vivid a' in the mud, and by means of boats landed gers, many of whom got a severe ciuckim at the same instant, came to her moorings, damage which she sustained, went down in the night. As far as can be ascertained lost, unless any person fell off at the time occurred. The members of the late Covent-gard( maple have subscribed to present Madame • Mr. Charles Mathews, the late lessees of tbia i 'd with an elegant candelabrum, as a testimon?si:,„ kindness and courtesy displayed by them to pang during their manaE=t.........0, •-• BIRTHS. )11* On the Ildi.tdt., at St. John's, New Brunswick, if, Parker St urdee, of a son. • orj °l° On the 13th inst. , at Black h e a t h- p ar k , the wife South, of Adelaide-place, London-1)1%4e, of a son- MARRIED. e OP' or On the 7th inst. , at Miekleover, near DerhY , Joubert, Esq.. of Paris , to Frances Amelia , el dsst • the late James Bennet, Esq., of Manchester. • hteAll D 0 clsol On the 14th inst., at Matlock Bath, Lucy.J ane ' s h ire , Hrnry Smith, Esq., of Wilford House, Nottmeally f ife .c thirteen. TT trA On the 14th inst., at Squire's-mount, nan 2 l 4 Jackson, Esq., aged 88. yo_ psi ; ; A: Londcn : Printed :Ind Published by MU 111) 0 0 b thN No. County ll , INi :Middlesex, es7ele, Sup. 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