The Sun. — London, England, 1842-10-08 00:00:00

SPECIAL COMMISSIONS. STAFFORD, WEDNESDAY.—The close of our last information on this trial left Mr. ALLEN addressing the Court on behalf of the prisoners Edge, Harris; Millington, Cartledge, Williams, and the two Hursts. The Learned Counsel, in concluding his address, re marked upon the evidence in the case of the other prisoners, pointing out the features of doubt and dis- crepancy that presented themselves in each. He would remind the Jury that the charge did not carry with it the punishment of death; but that should not prevent them from weighing every point of the case with the greatest caution an accuracy. They stood there as fathers, husbands, and sons, liable at the ver dict to be pronounced by the Jury to be torn from their families and friends—they stood there with all the wealth and influence of the Crown arrayed against them, with nothing but their poverty and the weak ness of the evidence to defend them. :limier these circumstances he left the case in their hands, with the fullest confidence that they woald give it, in all its bearings, their calm and deliberate consideration, and that they would, should any doubt arise in their minds, give the unfortunate per.oas at the bar the full benefit of that doubt. Mr. HUDDLESTON then addressed the Jury on be half of R. Wright. The Learned Gentleman com mented at some length upon the evidence against his client; and concluded by submitting that there were such circumstances of doubt and suspicion connected with the evidence of the two persons who had spoken as to Wright, that the Jury could not possibly find a ver dict upon it. The CIrIEF JUSTICE inquired whether the other prisoners had anything to say in their defence? Saunders declared his innocence, and said he had no means of obtaining legal assistance. Wagstaff, on being called upon, said there was a gentleman in Court who, he had no doubt, would give him a character. Sampson Whitehouse had some witnesses as to his character. Thomas Cotton declared that he was stopped by the mob, and when he got to Dr. Vale's the windows were all broken. Ile had got amongst these fellows, and they rushed him into where the liquors were, and forced him to drink. He was a hard-working man, and had been forced off from his work by the mob. Samuel Eaton said he was forced from his work at Lane-end. That he ran and concealed himself in an ash tree. He was afterwards sent by a clerk of Mr. Shepper's to go and assist in putting out the fire. William Bradbury, Josiah Gilbert, Thomas Banks, John Owen, and John Powell declined saying any thing. On behalf of Winston, Mr. Price called Mr. Owen, who knew the prisoner for 15 or 16 years, but had not heard much of him for the last three or four years, as he had gone to reside in an • other part of the district. He had never heard any thin; against him before. Charles Hackney—Knew him several years. He was always a sober steady man, and a member of the Methodist connection. Mr. Pool gave similar testimony. Mr. Nathan, of Point, innkeeper ; Samuel Swann, police constable ; and some others, gave Toft a good character. Phillips and Smith also received good characters. Thomas Hartshorn, Esq., Magistrate of the county, gave Shaw a good character. Jackson, Dimmock, Edge, Joseph Saunders, Cart leclze, Millington, Williams, Powell, James Hurst, Richard Wright, Whitehouse, and Bradbury, also called witnesses to character. The. examination of these witnesses on the part of the several prisoners lasted from three in the after noon till half-past six o'clock. The CHIEF JUSTICE inquired of the Solicitor-General whether he would then proceed with his reply, The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said he was in the hands of the Court. Th 3 CHIEF JUSTICE said it was not his intention to sum up the evidence that evening. He did not train': it right, in a case which involved the interests of so many prisoners, to go over such a lengthened examination at a time when the attention of the Jury mist be completely exhausted. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL would leave it to the Jury to decide whether he should address them then or in the morning. The Jury were unanimous in favour of an adjourn ment. The CHIEF JUSTICE did not think the interests of the Learned Solicitor-General would suffer by a postponement to the following morning. The Court then adjourned till half-past eight the following morning, and the Jury were again com mitted to the charge of the constables for the night. In the course of the day the Grand Jury came into Court with a large number of bills which had been found by them ; among others, true bills against William Ellis (whose case was referred to by the Learned Chief Justice, in his address, as having been committed upon a charge of high treason), for sedi tion, and against Arthur O'Neil, another Chartist orator, fir sedition. A bill has been also found, for the same offence, against Cooper, of Leicester. it is understood that the three Judges will preside in different courts to-morrow, and that one of the first cases taken will he the burning and demolition at Lord Glanville's, in which a large number of persons ara implicated, and which is said to present features of a much more serious character than that of Dr. Vale's case. THURSIY iY.—The.Tudg • es took their seats this morn ing at half-past eight o'clock. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL proceeded to address the Jury in reply, at great length, and went through the whole of the cases of the prisoners consecutively, I-e -n-Larkin.. upon the evidence as it affected each. He concluded by remarking that he had no doubt, what ever the verdict might be that should be given, it would be a verdict of justice. The CHIEF JUSTICE then summed up to the Jury. The prisoners were. indicted for riotously as sembling and beginning to destroy, and for de molishing and destroying, the dwelling-house of Dr. Vale. It was not necessary, in order to establish the guilt of the prisoners, that the act should have been fulfilled; but if they were proceedinc , in the work of destruction, and were interrupted in their wicked de sign, that would be sufficient to establish the guilt of the prisoners. The evidence was clear that as early ns twelve o'clock they were in the town, near Dr. Yule's, and, after committing some acts of violence there, proceeded to his house. The first question they would have to decide was, who were the parties who combined and acted in concert for the purpose of co mmitting these acts of destruction. They (the Jury) could have no doubt that but for the inter ference that had taken place, the house would have been utterly destroyed and demolished, and he did not think the Act made any distinction as to the mode in which that destruction was effected—whether by fire or by pulling down was equally within the meaning of the Act. They would say whether all or any of the prisoners were engaged in that demolition and destruction. Had the mob contented themselves with destroying the furniture and burning it in front of the house, it would be difficult to say that the offence had been made out ; but if with that original intent, they had, when on the spot, changed their minds and proceeded to destroy the house, then all who were present aiding and countenancing that act were guilty of the offence laid in the indictment. It was for them to say how far the parties who were engaged in feeding the flames outside the house were to be taken as participators in the guilt of those who were destroying the house and setting fire to the furniture within it. He would make one observation with re , ard to the evidence that had been called as to the character of the prisoners. Their guilt or inno• cence was to be, in all cases, established by facts ; but in some cases there was so much of doubt and un certainty in the evidence that the scale could not be said to incline either way. In such a case, where a man had borne a good character for integrity and honesty through life, that would be of some weight with the Jury; but where the evidence of guilt was clear and incontestible, the evidence of previous good character could be of little avail in their eyes or that of the law. He would now proceed to consider the cases of the several prisoners separately, and would ask the opinion of the Jury upon each case separately, which would very much lighten their labour. The Learned Judge then proceeded to read over the evi dence of the several witnesses, commencing with that of Mrs. Vale. After referring to the evidence of M r s. Vale, the gardener, and servant, he observed that was the evidence generally as to the conduct of the mob, and the object they had in view, and they would form a judgment whether the mob were riotously assembled, and whether the object was to demolish and destroy Dr. Vale's house. The first pri soner to whose case he would direct their attention was John Harris. The Learned Judge then read over the evidence of the several witnesses who had spok e , tc; the part taken in the proceedings of that day by Harris, and after referring to the evidence given as to his previous character, asked the Jury to turn round in the bo x , and consult among themselves whether, .supposing llarris was the onlr prisoner to be tried, they would be able to say if he was guilty of the charge or not. [The Jury havire , consulted for a few minutes, turned round again, having privately pronounced their decision upon the case of Harris.] The ne x t case h e should take was Richard Wright. The evidence having been gone through which af feeted Wright, th e Learned Judge said it would be for them to weigh what the value of character was, taking into consideration the evidence that had been given as to the part he had taken in the proceedings. One of the witnesses had ind ee d po i nte d hi m o ut as having been the very origin of the fire. [The Jury deliberated for a few minutes, and again resumed their seats.] The next case was George Colclough. -After the evidence with regard to the prisoner had b e en gone through, the Jury in a similar manner consulted for a few minutes.] The Learned Judge 'then took the cases of John Williams, Jervase Phil lips, James Saunders, Joseph Whiston, Hamlet Jackson, and James Millington, in the same manner, and was proceeding with the other prisoners when the train left. CHESTER. TH URSD AY MonNING. - The Special Commissions for the trial of parties connected with the late dis turbances were opened yesterday afternoon. About half-past three o'clock a special train arrived at the Chester end of the Crewe railway, which contained two of the Judges, namely, Sir E. H. Alderson and Sir C. Creswell. The Lord Chief Baron (Lord Abin ger) arrived in a carriage and four, at the Judges' lodgings, a few minutes previously. At four o'clock their Lordships took their seat in the Crown Court, attended by Mr. E. D. Davenport, the High Sheriff, when Mr. E. Watson Lloyd read the Commissions, and the Court was adjourned to half-past ten o'clock this morning. There are two Commissions issued for this county—one of oyer and terminer, and the other a gaol delivery, but not a general gaol delivery. The calendar, therefore, only contains a list of those who are connected with the recent outbreak in the manu facturing districts. There are 67 prisoners for trial, of which number no less than 25 are charged with riot, breaking into the Stockport union workhouse, and stealing provisions therefrom. The rest are charged with riot, of which the most serious case is the attack on Mr. Shepley's mill, at Brookfield, near Glossop, the prisoners being committed to this gaol, although the offence was committed in the county of Derby, it being within 200 yards of the boundary of the county. A report of this case has already ap peared in The Sun. The Learned Judges will, if it be found necessary, hold three courts, as they intend to get through the business in the course of the present week. This morning their Lordships went to the cathe dral to attend Divine service, and will proceed from thence to the Court, where the charge will be deli vered to the Grand Jury. LA W INTELLIGEN CE. PALACE COURT, Oct. 7. FA.ULKNEB V. STANBOROUGH. This was In - action brought by Messrs. Faulkner and Mason, grocers, against the defendant, who is a horse-dealer, residing at 6, Wilton-street, Grosvenor place, for the recovery of the sum of 121. Os. 6d. for grocery, supplied to the defendant within the laEt nine months. The defendant allowed judgment to go by default, and the Jury, after evidence had been given of the delivery of the goods, assessed the da mages at the amount claimed-121. Os. 6d. STRANGE V. BLAGROVE This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a sur geon, against the defendant, who is a musical gentle man, residing in North-street, Portland-place, for the recovery of the sum of 6/. 9s. for medicine and attend ance supplied to the defendant. Since the action was brought the defendant had paid the amount claimed, and a nominal verdict, therefore, was taken by the plaintiff of one shilling. CRIPS V. CHAMBERLAIN. This was an undefended action, by which the plain tiff sought to recover from the defendant a sum of 19 guineas. It appeared that the plaintiff was a whole sale Tuscan and straw hat manufacturer, and the de fendant, Mrs. Chamberlain, who carried on a retail business in the same line, was a customer of his. Several dealings had taken place between them, and at the present moment there was nearly 301. due to the plaintiff; he had, however, confined his claim to 19 guineas, in order to bring the amount within the jurisdiction of that Court. The Jury, after evidence had been given of the amount of the goods, and their delivery, gave a ver dict for the whole amount claimed. ROGERS AND OTTIERS V. COYLE. This action was also undefended. The plaintiffs are veterinary surgeons, and the defendant a gentle man of fashion frequenting the clubs at the Wet-end. The action was brought to recover the sum of 15/. Os. 6d. for medicine and attendance. Several witnesses were called, who proved the deli very of the medicine and the attendance of the plain tiff upon the defendant's horses. A veterinary surgeon deposed that all the charges were most reasonable, and the Jury returned a verdict for the whole amount claimed. The Court was occupied the greater part of the morning with undefended actions on bills of exchange, that possessed no feature of interest. SECONDARIES' COURT, Oct. 7. SMITH V. PRATT. This was an action to recover the sum of 161. upon a bill of exchange. The bill was produced in Court, and the defendant pleaded that he did not accept the bill, which was a forgery. Mr. John Shiels stated that he had been connected with the Westminster Loan Society in Adam-street. He called upon the defendant, who admitted that the signature to the bill was his handwriting. Mr. Charles Kerry Nichols, the late manager of the Adam-street Loan Society, stated that he went with the last witness to the defendant, and he then admitted that the bill was signed by him. The insti tution with which he was connected had failed, as any other institution might. Mr. Westwood addressed the Jury, and said his client knew no more about the bill than the Learned Judge. He had, however, no witness to call. The Learned UNDER-SHERIFF then summed up the evidence, and the Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' GOURT, Oct. 7. IN RE JAMES STEWART. This case afforded a painful instance of the pressure of the law upon the poor man. The insolvent was described as a labourer. He had been arrested in the month of March last for a debt which originally amounted to 1/. 18s., but, after adopting the cheapest possible means of rendering him amenable, had been swelled up to 4/. 45., and upon the decree of the Manor Court, gained at an expense nearly equal to treble the original debt, was cast into King ston gaol, where he remained until this day, living during the intermediate period upon about 4/. He was now enabled to appear upon his petition to be dis charged, through the intervention of the Association for the Relief of Pauper Insolvent Debtors. Mr. Commissioner lIARRIs remarked that this was another painful proof of the delay and expense inci dent to the recovery of small debts. The poor man had been now almost seven months in prison for a very small debt, and he should, therefore, order his dis charge forthwith. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YESTERDAY.) MANSION-HOUSE. A young man, named William Joseph Darling, was charged before the LORD MAYOR with having plucked the feathers from a living fowl in Leaden hall-market. Mr. Howard and Mr. Brooks, sales men in the market, of excellent character, attended upon the occasion. Thomas B. Gibbins, Inspector of the " Animals' Friend Society," said that having seen in the Times newspaper paragraphs complaining that persons had been seen in Leadenhall-market plucking living birds, he walked round the market to make his observations, and he saw the defendant pluck three fowls, which were to all appearance alive ; one of them raised its head and fluttered. The LORD MAYOR—Did you examine any of them? Witness—No. He took care that I should not. Mr. Howard—My Lord, you will be good enough to allow me to question this man. We are particu larly interested in this subject. The LORD MAYOR—Certainly. You shall have fair play. Mr. Howard—Do you know whether their necks were broken at the time the young man was plucking them? Witness—l do not know; but I knew that I saw one of them draw up its legs and wings during the process of the plucking. A policeman stated that the inspector of the Ani mals' Friend Society requested him to go:and witness the plucking of the fowls, and he accordingly went to the market and saw the defendant with the fowl in his hand, three parts plucked. The bird drew up its legs and fluttered. Mr. Howard—Was the neck of the fowl broken ? Policeman—lt was. I examined it after it was plucked, and saw that the neck was broken. Mr. Howard—l am the employer of the defendant, and I saw the fowl killed. We always have their necks broken before a feather is taken from them, and after the spine is injured, according to the opinion of medical men, pain is out of the question, although there may be a muscular movement. The inspector of the Animals' Friend Society said that scarcely a moment elapsed between the taking of the fowls out of the basket and the plucking of them, so that the natural inference to be drawn was, that they were plucked alive. The policeman—The necks were certainly broken. Mr. Brooks said it was evident that the correspon dent of the Times was in error, and he trusted that as the effect of any paragraph in that paper was very great, the positive assurance made by the most respect able butchers, that there was no real foundation for the report, would be attended to. They had already been called monsters and brutes, in consequence of the paragraph s w hi c h h ad a ppeared ; and the statement o f a clergy man , who laboured under misapprehension on this subject, was calculated to aggravate the public feeling against them. The LORD MAYOR said he was convined the Times would most willingly insert the explanation. He (the Lord Mayor) was sure, from the respectability of Mr. Howard and Mr. Brooks, who voluntarily appeared to vindicate the practice of the market, that the case wa s exactly as they represented. Mr. Brooks—The practice has existed for ages, I dare say as long as fowls have been brought to mar ket. We have long ascertained that with the break ing of the neck all pain is at an end. The defendant was then discharged. Mr. Nobler said the noise that had been made about THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 8, 1842. the plucking would do no harm at all. He knew perfectly well that the respectable butchers would not countenance su3h a practice as that which was sus pected to be in existence, but he believed there were some who would pluck without taking the trouble to break the neck at all. A Mr. Smith, who resides in the neighbourhood of King William-street, was summoned for having re fused to pay the firemen who attended for the purpose of extingishing a fire, which was said to have taken place in the chimney of his house. The parish firemen stated most distinctly that, upon arriving at the house, they saw smoke and fire issue from the chimney, and they pulled down some soot which was on fire. Mr. Smith—There was nothing at all of the kind. I can prove satisfactorily to your Lordship's mind that there Ivas no fire at all. The LORD MAYOR—What ! Was there no soot on fire ? Mr. Smith—None at all. There was no reason whatever, for supposing there was a fire. Mr. Cowton, a parochial officer of the district, was then called by the firemen. He said that he went into the house, and, upon looking up the chimney, saw the soot on fire. He then took a broom and brought down the soot, which was burning. The LORD MAYOR—What have you to say to this evidence, Mr. Smith? Mr. Smith—l say I can con vince your Lordship that there was no fire at all, nor anything like a fire.—(Laughter.) Why these men offered to compromise the matter by taking less than they said they had a right to claim. The firemen said that rather than be at the trouble of attending before a Magistrate they had offered to take less than they were entitled to, and they were always disposed to do so. Mr. Hobler informed the Lord Mayor that such was very often the case. Mr. Smith—l say there was no fire. There was only some smoke. The LORD MAYOR—NOW here is Mr. Cowton, a disinterested witness, and a man we have long known as a respectable person, and he says he actually swept down the soot on fire. Mr. Smith—They are all perjured.—(Great laugh ter.) Why should not my word be taken as well as theirs ? The LORD MAYOR—They are all sworn, and amongst them is a man who has no interest in the business. Mr. Smith—There were other persons there who said their demand was a common robbery. The firemen declared that Mr. Smith had paid the men he alluded to. Mr. Smith—Oh, I can explain all that. The LORD MAYOR—I adjudge you to pay these men their full demand, and I will not hear of a com promise. To refuse to pay men under such circum stances is by no means creditable. The particulars of the case hive already appeared in the columns of The Sun. The policeman Cross, now stated that six other cases had come to his knowedge in which the prisoner had unlawfully dispod of various articles of wearing apparel and jewelery, the property of gentlemen with whom he had lodged, but who de clined to prosecute him. The depositions in three distinct cases having been completed, the prisoner was committed for trial. LOSS OF THE FRENCH )3ARQUE L'ADOLPHE. Letters received at Lloyd's, from their agents I at Nevis and St. Croix, under date the 24th and 17th of August respectively. give accounts of the I destruction of the above vessel, from which it I appears that on the 29th ult. L'Adolphe, commanded by Captain Brodeau, left Nantes for Martinique, with a cargo of coal. Haring arrived there and discharged them, she left that port on the 29th of July, bound to St. Domingo, and on the 31st of the same month struck on the reefs of the little sandy island Ayes, or Ares, at the southern extremity of Saba Bank, and soon be came a total wreck. The crew were enabled to save two quarter boats, a small quantity of pro visions, a little vinegar and claret, but little or no water. They landed on the island of Ares, which is uninhabited, and only about four feet above the level of the water. The small quantity of water saved front the wreck was soon expended, and none could the crew pro cure by digging. In such an exposed situa tion, without the means of shelter, and a scarcity of provisions, the sufferings of these men can be better imagined than described. On the 3d of August, their situation becoming alarming, and no vessel in sight, the Captain dispatched the chief mate and five men in one of the boats to the northward, in the hopes of making St. Kitts or Montserrat. On the 9th Captainßro dean consented to the second mate and three men taking the second and remaining boat, giving them directions to make for St. Croix. The Captain was then left upon the island, with the boatswain and cook, with a dreary and un certain prospect before them, in the height of the hurricane season, and on a desert island. The first boat, containing the chief officer, Mons. Billard, arrived safe, but in a very exhausted and attenuated state, at Nevis, on the 4th August, and received every attention. On the following day he started with a fresh crew and two naviga tors, on board a small schooner, with pro visions and other necessaries, for his help less companions at the island. But she re turned to Nevis on the 10th, having been unable to find the island. She was then dispatched to Guadeloupe for the assistance of a French vessel of war. The second boat, under the charge of the second officer, arrived at St. Croix on the 11th of August, and were received into the hospital. Fortunately, his Danish Majesty's brig-of-war St. Croix, Captain Sealer, was in port at the time, and departed under the special orders of the Governor, for the island of Ares on the following day (the 12th of August), where they arrived on the 15th, and rescued from a miserable death Captain Brodeau and his re maining companions, the boatswain and cook. Captain Brodeau gave a melancholy detail of his and fellow-sufferers' privations. They had used vinegar mixed with salt water for want of the greatest blessing of life, and for animal food sucked the blood of birds, with which at night the island was numerously frequented and easily captured. No vestige of the wreck remained on the 15th. The St. Croix returned and gave the tact of the safety of the crew to St. Croix, and bore up afterwards, having on board the second boat's crew, in addition to the three men rescued from the island, to St. Thomas, where she would, land them. The poor cook was not expected to survive. BO R'-STREET. A respectably attired young man named Adolphus Stone, who has been several times brought up at this Court for similar offences, was charged with brutally and wantonly assaulting Sarah Rudd on the 3d inst. The prisoner has been remanded three or four times upon the Doctor's certificate that it would be at the peril of her life if the complainant were moved. The prosecutor, who appeared to be labouring under very great suffering from :pains in the neck and chest, and whose face and head exhibited marks of the most brutal ill-usage, stated that on the 3d inst., about twelve o'clock in the evening, she was proceeding along St. Martin's-lane, in company with her sister and a Mrs. Royal. They had all been to fetch their supper beer. They were laughing together when some female passed them, and applying a disgusting epithet to them, asked them what they were laughing at. Mrs. Royal was about to reply, when the complainant told her to come on and have no words with her. Just at that time the prisoner and another man came up ; the girl before mentioned said something to him, and he at once advanced close to the side of the prosecutrix, and struck her a blow upon the eye, so violent that it felled her to the ground in an instant, and blackened both her eyes. - Witness immediately became quite senseless, and remembered nothing further till she came to her senses at eight o'clock on the following morning, when she found herself at home in bed, with severe bruises all over her head and body. She was not conscious of having been struck by the prisoner whilst on the ground, but she had been in the greatest pain awl agony ever since, and had vomitted a great dea of blood, &c. She never saw the prisoner to her know ledge previous to the night of the assault. Mary Royal, a married woman, residing at No. 3, Goodwin's-court, St. Martin's-lane, corroborated the testimony of the prosecutrix. The certificate of the doctor stated that the life of the prosecutrix was not yet out of danger, and in con sequence Mr. Twyford remanded the prisoner again till Tuesday. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Sir R. Douglas, of Cambridge-terrace, Hyde-park, summoned the driver of one of the Paddington om nibuses, before Mr. Hardwick, for having driven against his carriage, in Oxford-street, a few days ago. From the evidence of Sir R. Douglas and his coach man, it appeared that the collision took place in con sequence of the negligent driving of the defendant. On the part of the defendant, it was asserted that the accident was owing to the want of due care on the other side. Instead of the omnibus having been driven against Sir R. Douglas's carriage, the carriage was driven against the omnibus ; and in proof of this, he (defendant) would appeal to the plaintiff's coach man, who had called upon him and asked to be al lowed to settle the matter. The coachman admitted that he had called on the defendant, and had offered to settle the matter ; but he did so because he thought it was better to spend a few shillings than have anl further trouble. Sir R. Douglas complained that he had been sub jected to much abuse by a large crowd of persons, which the transaction had caused to assemble. The coachman corroborated the statement of the abuse on the part of the mob. Mr. HARDWICK, after a patient investigation of the evidence on both sides, dismissed the case. IMPORTANT TO LODGERS IN ST. JAMES'S.—MT. Roberts summoned a person lodging in a house in Poland-street, for poor-rates, under these circum stances :—Mr. Roberts, the parish collector, said the landlord of the house in question was about taking the benefit of the Insolvent Act, and therefore it was useless to require payment of the poor-rate from him. By virtue of the 7th and Bth clauses in their local Act, the parish authorities of St. James's were em powered to proceed against either owner, landlord, or lodger of any house, as the case might be, for payment of parish rates. Acting under this power, the de fendant had been summoned. It was the first instance of the kind, he believed, which had taken place, and it was doubtful if persons occupying lodgings in the parish knew that such a power existed. Mr. HARDWICK looked at the clauses in the local Act, and intimated his opinion that the collector was perfectly correct in his statement. Mr. Roberts said the remedy which the lodger pos sessed was to stop the amount of the rate out of the rent due to the landlord. _ _ _ The order for payment was made on the lodger ac cordingly. Mr. Belcher, the Official Assignee to the Court of Bankruptcy, was summoned by Mr. Roberts, under the 73d clause of the Paving Act, for paving rates on two properties in the parish to which he had been ap pointed assignee. Mr. Belcher pleaded, in the first instance, his non liability. Mr. liannwicn looked at the clause exhibited by the collector, and then decided that Mr. Belcher was liable. Mr. Belcher said the clause provided that payment of the rates should be made out of the first assets collected. Now in the instances in question there were no assets. Mr. Roberts said he must call upon Mr. Belcher to produce the balance-sheets, to substantiate his plea. Mr. Belcher said, if the Magistrate insisted on his liability, he would pay the rates. Mr. ILtunwicx said he had no doubt of Mr. Beicher's liability in his character of official assignee. The rates were then paid. WORSHIP-STREET. Lewis Jennings, landlord of the Skinner's Arms public-house, in Skinner-street, Bishopsgate, was charged with insulting two respectable young females. It appeared from the evidence that two young girls, named Mary Ann Fryfold and Sarah Vickers, were engaged in nursing some children in Charles-street, City-road, when the prisoner crossed over from the opposite side of the street, and having placed himself before them, he deliberately committed the offence with which he stood charged. The lady of the house in front of which the outrage took place, happened to be at her window at the time, and on observing the prisoner's abominable behaviour, she commmuni cated the circumstance to her husband, who immedi ately went out and detained the prisoner until the arrival of a policeman, when he gave hi in into custody. In his defence, the prisoner said that he was inno cent of the charge, and that the witnesses must have mistaken him for some other person. Mr. BROUGHTON said that a clearer case had never been established in a Court of Justice, and the public was very much indebted to the lady rho had sacri ficed her own feelings to a sense of duty, in causing it to be brought forward. To spare her the pain, however, of appearing in another et urt, he should deal summarily with the case, and sh ould commit the prisoner to the House of Correction„ to be kept to hard labour, for three calendar month s. The prisoner, who appeared astoun .ded at the sen tence, was then locked up. Frederick Hawkes Nottage, the author of an un published work, entitled " An A(ldress to Youth," was finally placed at the bar, cl large d with having fraudulently obtained possession of.' an immense num ber of books belonging to the prwrieto, rs of different circulating libraries, &c. PRICES O 1 CANAL, DOCK, ASSUR- ANCE COMPANY SHARES, &c. &c. &c. LONDON, FRIDAY, OCT. 7. Dumber Dividend of per CANALS. Pm( per Paid. Sham Shares. Annum. 1,74 6 7 pet cent. Ashton& Oldham...Averag e971.185.5h. 93 1,4 , 12 41. Ashby.de-le-Zouch Arcrage 1131.5 h , '7l e.6a Resingstoke.... lool.sh. 5 1,065 51. Brecknock and Abergavenny lsol.sh. 92 3,010 1010th. 101 Birmingham, (.16th share ...,811. & 711. 181 1.000 Ditto & Liverpool Juncelool. sh .100 pti 21 330 31. Bridgewater and Taunton.lool.olo all pl -- 409 51. Chelmer and Blackwater soo..sh . 101 500 321. Coventry ........... ....... .. .... .. . . 1001.511. 305 Cr0yd0n........,... Average3ll.26.lod.sb. .- 2,060; 51. Os. Dudley 1001.,h. 99 600 131. Derby lool.sh . 120 ),1(10 4 per cent. Danube and Mayne 411.135. 4d.pd 31 3,5'75i 4' Ellesmereand Chester Averegel33:.slB. 67 231 601 Ercwasn . . ....1001.5n. 715 5,445 811. Forth sad Clyde lOO/. sb. 100/. pd. If 2 11,458 7s. Grand Junction 1001. s n 118 2,8401 255. Grand Union lool.sh .27 1,500 .. ...... Grand 5urrey............ 1001. sh. 15 1,0001 41. percent. Ditto (optional) Loan 1001. 3,090 ~,".... Grand Western 800 13 125.841. Glamnrganahire, Aver c05t1701. 1 38.44. 210 749 121. Grantham .. ... 1501.8h. 220 6 138 100 .. ...... Kenaingtoe lOO sh. all p d 10 2":0 0 3 0 1.15;. Kennet and Avon, Av. 391.185. 10d. sh lei 11,6991 11. 10s. Lancaster Average 47/. Gs. 8d . 27 1 1 ,807 e 301. Leed sand Liverpool ...............1001.sh 680% - 5.151 11. 10s. Leicester 1401. It, 145 1,097 51.45. Leicester & Non kamptonAver 031.100 20 '7lO 2,409 11)1. Monmouthshire 1 0 0 i .111 el. 117 250 131. Melton Mowbray ,1001.,11. 510 100 251. Mersey and Irwell ... ...... .. ..... 3,000 11. 10s. Macclesfie ld lOOl. sh. all pd. 30. 155 247 171. Neath 1001. sh 2,400 5.4. Peak Forest Ave' ego about 7111.5 h. 55 1,419 %1. Regent's (or London) Av.331.165.8d. sh. 14 5,660 fit. Rochdale Average 4361.5 h. 1350. 513 500 81. Shropshire 125 /. 800 111.10 s. Somerset Coal .. . .... -.... ...... lsol.sh. 170 3,600/. 6rr cent Ditto Lock Fund Stock 121.105.5 h • 11% 700 301. Stafford and Worcester. 1 I.sb . 680 40 Lao 15/, Shrewsbury 338 91. 3t3urbridge ....es. 1451.5 h. 396 3,047 11. Os. Stratford-on. Avon A ver....791. 9s. 6d. 6hsb . 33 533 1211 Swansea lOOl.. 265 3,762 21. 12s. Severn and Wyc &Railway Ar. 2431.95. sh. 45 2,6010, 321. 10s. Trent and Mersey, 1 share lOOl. sit. 8,149 Thames and Medway Av. 191. ss. Bd. sh. 2 1,00031 141. Warwick and Birmingham 1001.sh• 18 I,ooolsh. 900 101. Warwick and Name' 1001. sh. 117 7,000 41 Worcester & Birmingham Av.7Bl.Bs.sh. 52% 5,000 365. Wilts and Berk; Average 671. 10s. Bd. sh. 19 800 6. Wyrlev and Essington......... 1251. sh . 74 .26 Wisueacn ... :051. sh. 30 905 It Wey and Arun. 1101.1 n. 20 DOCKS. 0,600 & 13p c. Commerc.al ... ................. . 1001.1 h. 61 1,065j5h. * 5 per cent. East and West India ..........5t0ck 110 1,238,31011. 311.p.ct. London .........Stock 152% Ditto Bonds 2,200 fie 6s. sd. Bristol Average 1471.95. sh . 75 60,324/. M. per cent. Ditto Notes, various amounts lOB 252,752 5 percent. St. Katharine Stock 100% 500.000 4! per cent. Ditto Bonds ... lOl 200,000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds f or 10 y ears .... Deptford Pier 2Ol. sh. 201. pd 10 BRIDGES. 1.600 1/. Hammersmith 501.115. 21% 7,231 Stuthwark, Old . . ... ...Av. 631.2 s M. A. 1,780 1/. 15s. D terlooitto, New, of 71 per cent., 1 501.5 0. h. 1 9 9 ,000 5,000 225. (18. Ditto, Old Annuities of 81 601. pi 18% 5,000 19s. 3d. Ditto, New Ditto of 71. 4Ol. pd 1431 50,0001, 51. per cent. Ditto Bonds 5,849 27. Vauxhall ........Average 701. 102.3 d. sh 28% ASSURANCE COMPANIES. 2,000 3/10s Albion 5OOl. sh. 50/. pd 69 51,000€6 per cent. 1 and 15s. .1 Alliance British &Foreign lool .sh. 111 . p d 14 % 51,000 6 per cent. Ditto, Marine 100/. sh. 5/. pd 5% 24,000 IL per sh. Atlas 5Ol. sh. 51. pd 14% 1,20014 h. 51. Birmingham fire 2501. sh. 551. pd 107% 21,000 U. per cent. British Fire 2501. sh. 50/. pd 41 12,000 01. percent. British Commercial 5Ol. sh. 51. pd 6 5,000 5/. per cent. Clerical & Medical Life, 1001.5h.21105 pd 0% 4,000 210 s County lOOl. sh. 101. pd 10 20,000 55. Eagle. 501. sh. 51. pd 4% „„„ r an s pd 301 er cent..l Economic Lite 10001 . sh. 2501. p d 400 `" Ibs 2,271 22s.percent. European LI.O .................:20 1 . sh, all pd 22 50,000 2e. Ditto, New 20/. sh. 21. pd lee 1.000,0001. f /.per ct Globe Stock 122 20,000 5/* Guardian 30,000 4s. 01. Hope 501.1h. 51. p 8 5% 2,400 51. 12s. 68. Imperial Fire 5OOl. sh. 501. pd 141 7,500 10s. fd. Imperial Lite lOO/. sh. 101. pd 11% 13,450 5/. per ceet. Indemnity Marine lOOl. sh. 81. pd 34% 2,020 3110, Kent Fire 5O/.sh. all pd 91 31. Ditto Life 5Ol. pd (0,000 25s Law Life lOOl, sh. 101. pd 33 Sem las. London, Firo 0 51. sh. 121. 10s. pd 17 3,900 10s. London, Ship .......251. sh. 12/. 10s. pd 17 1 . 00 0 001 . ... ..... Minerva Life 100/. sh. 25,000 5/. per cent. National Loan Funo_,... 201. sh 2/. 10s. pd 2% 30,000 5/. per cent. Palladium Life 501. sh. '2l. pd 50,000 51. per cent. Protector life 201.5 h. 21. pd 18s Od 21,000 4 per cent. Protestant Dissenters ....14101. sh. 5/. pd 5% .4,500 11. Provident Lite lOOl. sh. 10/. pd 20 !01,6410 4s. Od. Rock Life 649,020/ 51. per cent. Royal Exchange Stock 170 6,000 5 per cent. Untvcrsity Life 100/. sh. 51. pd 11 10,000 4 per cent. United Kingdom Life 1001. sh. 51. pd JOINT STUCK BANKS. 25,000 Agric. and Corn. of lrelantl2sl. sh, 10/. pd 15.000 g per cent. Australasia 40!. sh. 401. pd 53 10,000 10 per cent. Bank of Birmingham 50/.Bh. 10/. pd 13% 10,000 10 per cent. Birmingham Bank 50/. sh. M. pd 13 31,000 6 percent. London & Westminster 1001. sh. 201. pd 22% 60,000 51. London Joint Stock 501. sh. 101. pd 1554 3,000 4 per cent. Lancaster 100!. sh. 10/. pd 30 25,000 If; per cent. Liverpool 1001 sh. 121/. pd 19 50,000 71 percent. Manchester and Liver- 1 50/.sh. 151 pd 191,4 pool Disconnt 20,000 7 per coat. Manchester 1001.6h. 10/. pd 4% 20,000 8 per eent. Provincial Bank of Irelandlool. sh. 25/.pd 41% 10,000 6, er cent National Bank of Ireland 501. sh . 171/. pd 15% 10,000 6 per cent National Provincial Eng.lool, sh. 351. pd 35% 10,005 Ditto New 101. sh. 10/. pd 10% 10,000 Gloucestershire 501. sh. 10/. pd 32 6,000 10 per cent. Hampshire 5Ol. sh. 51, pd 9% GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. 1,500 (Os Od Bath 201. sh. 161. pd 22 5,000 British 401. sh. 161. pd 194¢ 000 r 5/.eer cent} Ditto Provincial 2Ol. sh. 191. pd 23% land Bs. 6s. 1128 51 10s Birmingham 50/. sh. 101 1,250 2/ Os Bristol 2O!. sh. 86 2,250 3/ 10s Brighton 2Ol. sh. 14 750 31 lOs Ditto, New 2O/. sh. 181. pd 9 2,471 41 per cent Brighton General 2Ol. eh. allpd 9(4 1,000 71.102. Continental Consolidated -.751. 62//.pd 110 1,000 101. City of London.. ....... .... 1001. sh. all pd 195 1,000 61. Ditto, New 1001..h. 751. pd 150 1,000 3/.os. Equitable 5Ol. pd 23 19,000 Si. per cent. Imperial 5O/.Bh. 04251. 800 51. per cent. Isle of Thanet sh. 20/. pd 19 2,350 61. per cent. Independent 30/. sh. all re 56 9,009 51. per cent. Phcenix 5Ol. sh. 39/. pd 31 I,(610 41. per cent. ltstcliff 1001. sh. 80/. pd 64 4,060 &nail Metropolitan 50/. 5h."03%1. pd 18 9,000 51, per cent. United General 501. sh. 471. pd 29 240 51. per cent. Warwick 5Ol. sh. 50 400 51. per ceet Wakefield 2,000 3/. Westminster Chartered .... .....501.5h. 50 6,00 12s. Ditto New 511. sh. 10/. pd 1154 760 3 per cent. Yarmouth 2Ol. sh. 181. pd WATER WORKS 1,000 345. Birmingham 251. sh. 2SI. pd 21 4,433 Br. East London 1001. sh. 150 5,500 21 15s. Grand Junction Average 411. 13s. 4d. sh. 62 2,000 2/. Kent 1001. sh. 51% 220/. sh. 325 372 1411. Liverpool Bootle 1,509 2 1105 New River London Bridge Water Ann... 60 6,486 2110 s Manchester and Salford 100/.sh. 54 1.(100 5 per cent. South London lool.sh. 98 0294 43/. West Middlesex Average 5314125. 1,360 11 145 York Building Go. Lessee Prop. 1001. sh. 36 IRON RAILWAYS. 2,800 2/. Os, Birmingham anti Derby .... lOO/ pd 26% 9,580 ...... .. Birmingham and Gloucester KO/. pd 40 15,000 4 per cent. Bristol and Exeter ....AGM. sh. 70 pd 46 7,500 Cheltenham &G. Western ...1001.sh. 80/. 20 3,004 Clarence 100/. sh. 1001 pd 5 8,000 Dublin and Drogheda lOW. sh. 51. pd 30,090 Eastern Counties 25 1. eh. 23 /. pd 8% 10,000 21 per cent. Great North of Englandlool.sh. 100/. pd 55 10,018 12 per cent. Grand Junction lOOl. sh. all pd 172 25, 0 00 4 per cent. Great Western 1001. sh. 65/. pd 6 244 25,000 3 per cent. Ditto New 50/. sh. 501. pd 80 2.000 8 per cent. Hartlepool 100/. sh. 100/. pd 145% 8,000 1 per cent. Hull and Selby 5Ol. sh. 50e, pd 37% 2,100 4 per coat. Leeds and Selby 100 sh. 05 5,100 10 per cent. Liverpool& Manchester 10(1.sh. 100/.pi 188% 7,968 10 per cent. Ditto Half Shares 561. pd 91 11,495 10 per cent. Ditto Quarter Shares 25/. pd 45 36,000 London and Brighton 501. sh. 501. pd 36% 24,000 10,000 9 per cent. London and Greenwich -20/. sls. '2Ol. pd 5 25,000 91 per sh. London & Birmingham 100/. sh. 90/. pd 163 25,000 Ditto Quarter Shares...2s/. pd 4.4 31,250 31. as. 4d. Dit t o New Shares 32/. eh. 32!. pd 31 40,200 3 per sh. London and S. Western Av. 4:31,155. Od. 58 33,000 ....... London and Croydon/ A v. 13/. 155.u0 es . in 19 Ditto New Scrip... 13,000 31,13 s per sh.7Manchester and Leeds...loo/. sh. *7Ol. pd 72% 13,000 Ditto Half Shares 5O/. 30!. pd 31 10,000 41. Manchester and Birmingham 70/.sh. 40/. 21% Ditto Extension 7l. pd 0,000 21.105. Midland Counties :OM sh. 1001. pd 594{ 15,000 2f. Os. North Midland 100!. sh. 100/ pd 60 11. Os, Ditto New 40/. pd 20% :13,2 1/.los. Northern and Eastern.... 501. sh 45/. pd $ 5% 2,660 Pr:.ston and Wyre 5O/.5h. 3(11 . p 8 :16 8,000 4 per cent. South Eastern and Dover 5O!. pd 225( 1,000 10/, per cent. Stockton and Darlington .. .. . lOO/.sh. 265 0,000 ... Thames Haven 5 0 !. sh 51. pd 6.000 10/....... per cent. York and North Midland 50 . sh. 501. pd 90 MINES. 8,000 Albion Copper 4,000 11. ss. A ltcn l5l. sh 12/. ltk pd 1% 10,000 ... ..... Anglo slexican,iss. 51. pm.lool. sh. al Ird 2 Ditto Subscription 251. pu 2% 2,060 Bolanos . 150/. sh all pd 554 10,000 11. 10s BraziltanlmP.iss.sl. pm...25/.5h.21/.lpd 11 6,000 11,000 Ditto St. John Del Rey .401. sh. 14/, pd 14f 10,000 Bolivar Copper Company. 201.5 h. 20/. pd I 10,000 .......« Ditto Scrip lO/, sh. 10/. pd 2 20,000 British Iron lOOl. sh. 701. pd 8 ,009 British Copper 51. sh. 41/. pd 1% C it - t Br oleo fill. pd 514 Candonga ..... 10,000 1 I Copiaposh l3/. pd 0 1 8,500 .. Columbian, iss. 52. pm....55/.sh 551. pd 1 2,550 41. Eisglish l4/. Cs. pd 2 20,000 6,155 Mexican Company 1001. el. Cl'! pd I 3,0013 Polberon Console .... ...10/. sh. El/. pd 4 11,500 Real del Monte, Unregistered 9% Ditto Loan Notes. 150/. pd 40 0.000 Ditto Scrip l% Ditto New Scrip Si 2s. pd 241 West Cork 5Ol. sh 50/. pd 3 LITERARY INSTITUTIONS. 1,000 London, with Bronze Ticket ...75gs. oh. 14 1,510 London University lOO/. sh. all psi 7j4 79 0 King' College 1001. 18 MISCELLANEOUS. , 0,0 0 0 351, Australian Agricultural.lool.lsh. 30/. pd 2654 6160 1. percent. British American LandCompany3sl/. pd 9 10,060 61. per ova. Canada Company 100/. sh. 3211. pd 30 10,000 51, per cent. Upper Cana ,;a Loan City Bonds, 4 per cent lOO 20,000 1/. 6s. GencraiSteam Navigation 15/.5h.941.pd 25 , r 10/. per sent. Hudson's Bay Stock 11. London Com. Sale Rooms ....Av. 751. sh 195 Caoutch sue Company 12{!. pd 123 New Brunswick Land Compawy...so/ pd 12 .927 4/. per cent. lteversionary Int. 50c... 100 /. sh. 100/. p d 95 2,033 51. per cent. Ditto New 100/. sit. 1001. pd. 107 4,000 10,000 Ss. Van D ie.ner.'s Land.... 100/. sh. 19/. pi b% LIST of SCOTT OCT. CO 842. MPANIES' PRICES T. 4. 1 BANKS. I,o'o,ooP' 61, p. et. Bank ot Citl4rid...ll3l. 6s. tlif.sh . all pd 155 1,000,0601 V. p. ct. licyal of Scotland 100/. sh. 2110 156 500.000/. 81. p. et. British Linen Company 100/.sh. all pd 201 600,0001. 7L p. ct. Commercial 5001. sh. 1001. pd 150 500,0004 6n. ct. National lOO/.sh. 101. pd 14 500„0061. St. p. et. Glasgow Union 5Ol. sh. 501. pd 75 4000,0001. 6p. ct. Western of Scotland 2OOl. sh 40/. pd 67 INSURANCE COMPANIES. 250,0005 h. R 1 p. ct. Scottish Union 20/. sh. 1/. pd 24s Od. 7,500 lo p. ct. Hercules lOOl. sh. 10/. pd 12 1 mom to p. ct. Insurance Co. of Scotland .101.:h. all pd I% 50,000 10 p. ct. North !Selfish ' , OO/. sh. 10/. pd 10% 1,000 10 p. ct. Caletioni2n Fire 100/. sh. 10/. pd 20 5,0n0 11./ p. ct. Edinburgh Life 100/. sh. 10/. pp! 15 100,000 310. ct. West of Scotland lO/. pd I,IISCELLANEO US. 4,818 ... ..... Edin. Ind Glas. Un. Canalso/. sh. al Ipd 10 Ditto Allocated' .. ... ......„..!16/. sh. all pd 41 125,40( 0 1 per cent. Edinb. Joint Stack Water.2sl. sh all pc! 31 I,ooosh 21 per cent. Shotts Iron 1• 0undcrv......50/ sh 48/ pd 30 0,000 3 per cent. Edinburgh FS Leith Glass.2o/.1111 l6l. pd 3g 4,500 toper cent. Edinburgh Coal Gas 031. s h. all pd 50 1,450 10 pet cent. G!ascow Gas '5l. sh. all pd 52 750 71 per cent • Leith Coal Gas ...... 2ol.sh. all pd 21 1.154 ......... Edinburgh and Dalkeith Re; way 501. sh 25 ANTIQUITIES AT WESTMINSTEII.—III the Course of some excavations which are at present in progress in Dean's yard, Westminster, for the formation of a sewer, the men came against the foundation of the walls which formed the building which was called the granary. It was connected with the monastery, and erected above 800 years ago. The walls, which are about three feet wide, are composed of flint, chalk, and mortar, and are very solidly put together. The build ing, which subsequently to the dissolution of the mo nastery became the dormitory to the Westminster School, was pulled down in the year 170, when the improvements took place in Dean's-yard. CHURCH OF SCOTLAND. At a.meetingof the Glasgow Church Defence and Anti-Patronage Electoral Association, held on Monday, the 3d October, to consider what steps they ought to adopt in reference to the approaching municipal elections, the following resolutions were moved, seconded, and unani mously agreed to—namely : Resolved-Ist. That the present Government have deceived the Church and people of Scotland, and have coolly and faithlessly broken their promises; and as they are using all their power and influence to cor rupt and undermine the Church, and are aiming at its destruction as a free and independent institution, they ought now to be regarded as the most deter mined and inveterate enemies of the Church of Scotland. 2d. That as the spiritual rights and privileges of the Church of Scotland, secured unalterably by solemn treaty, are infinitely dearer to us than all po litical considerations and attachments whatever, we are bound to give the Government, and all their sup porters, our most determined opposition, and to en deavour by every lawful means to drive them from the possession o ' that power which they are abusing for the destruction of the best, and most important .'uterests of the country. .3d. That while we will not support any candi dates, whatever may be their political opinions, who do not declare themselves decidedly friendly to the great principles for which the Church is contending, proof of their sincerity and attachment to yet r.t the same time we will require in addition to this a s a the Church, a public avowal of their opposition to the present Government, and their determination to oppose it to the uttermost of their power. 4th. Viet an address be immediately issued to the country, of the Church of Scotland throughout the upon them to oppose the present Government at all Municipal and Parliamentary elections, and by every competent means, till they be removed from office. JOHN WHYTE, Chairman. Glasgow, Oct. 3, 1842. REFUSAL TO PERMIT THE IM PORTATION OF CATTLE. (From the Guernsey Star of Monday, Oct. 3.) COURT OF CHIEF PLEAS, GUERNSEY, OCT. 3. Th 3 Assembly of Chief Pleas was held this day, his Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor, who has a de liberating voice, but no vote at the meeting, was pre rent during the whole of the sitting. The Court hav ing, at a meeting of the Royal Court on the 24th of SE ptember, heard counsel on the petition presented by the town Douzaine, praying for the repeal of several ordinances, some of them restraining, and one of them prohibiting, the importation into this island (Guern sey) of cows and heifers from France, passed the fol lowin g ordinances : "1. That no foreign—therefore no English—bull shall b e imported without the permission of the Court, under intin of a fine of 100 livres tournois, and con fication of the animal. " 2. That all foreign female calves, heifers, and cows, ii nported into the island, shall be marked with the lett n . F on the left shoulder and right thigh, by being branded with a hot iron. " 3. That on the arrival of such cattle to the island information thereof shall be given to the harbour master before they are allowed to quit the quay, un der a penalty of 30 livres tournois, and that they shall there be branded under his direction, the importer paying 10d. per head for the cost of the operation. 4. That such cattle shall be slaughtered within six months of their importation, under a penalty of 100 livres tournois. 4 ‘ .5. That all calves born of foreign cows in the island', shall be slaughtered within two months of their th." Our time will not permit us to notice at any length the pa r eedings of the Court of Chief Pleas in this, but we shall do so in our next, especially in regard to the spit indid piece of legislation which they have per formed .in regard to foreign cows. IVe must satisfy ourselvtis.. at present with assert - bog that the Act whicii they hav e passed will satisfy no one, and must either exist as a dead letter, or be speedily and uncondition ally rope: led. One thing, however, we cannot allow to pass without a word of reprobation. The Act directs tb, at foreign cows, landed in this island, shall be brande i. Now, this is an operation which inflicts great pain upon an animal, and which ought not to be for one in tant tolerated. Some years ago the Court forbade the practice of bleeding calves and oxen, be cause it wa s cruel, and yet, by their present ordinance, they give ti eir sanction to a much more painful prac tice. Let the members of the Court consult their own feelings, and then declare to which they would most object —to suffer a moderate bleeding, or to be branded with a red-hot iron. _ - - LuwEs.—DE.,..Eßmvam SUICIDE.—An inquest was held on Wednesoay at the Snow Drop (a house so called in consequence of its being the site of an ava lanche, attended with loss of several lives five years ago), before Mr. G-ell, Coroner for East Sussex, on the body of Samuel Ullman, bargemaster and collec tor of tolls in the Ouse Lower Navigation. From the evidence adduced, it a pp eared that about eleven o'clock on Monday roo rnict g the deceased was found hanging in a stable occupied by Mr. Cooter, in the Cliff Chalk Pit, and on the body being cut down, his throat was discovered to have been severely cut, but net sufficiently to destroy life. It would appear that, finding the first attempt at self-destruction ineffectual, he carefully fastened the stable-door by means of a rope, and. then suspended himself over the door by means of a handkerchief fastened to a nail. When cut down deceased was quite dead. It further appeared in evidence that the deceased had of late been very melancholy, owing to his inability to balance his accounts as collector to the Ouse Navigation Com pany. The Jury returned a verdict, that- " Deceased destroyed himself while insane." Deceased,-who is of a highly respectable family, has left a wife (who is dangerously ill) and ten children to deplore his end. THE MARKETS.—(YESTERDAY.. 77s to 79s per cwt. For Foreign prices have further CORN EXCHANGE. declined ; Friezland at 102 s to 104 s, and Kiel 94s to The supplies of Grain were inconsiderable. Every • 100 s per cwt. Bacon firm ; prime new Waterfall' article remained at Monde 's rices, with a slow landed at 55s to 58s, mid and low 44s to 5 0 s, new \-c, y p terford shipped at 54s to 555, and Ms on board for early trade. Flour met a rather better demand. shipment this month, 49s to 51s for November, Decen3- SMITHFIELD. ber, and January, 48s for February, March, and April' There was a middling supply of Cattle, and the Limerick on board at 45s to 46s for delivery from No demand generally was heavy, with a tendency to de- vember to May. In Middles prices have improved. cline in prices. Beasts, 477 ; Sheep and Lambs, Hams of fine quality at 70s to 80s. Bladdered Lard at 5,690 ; Pigs, 653 ; Calves, 218. Beef, 3s. to 4s. ; 68s to 70s for the best, landed. Mutton, 3s. to 4s. 2d.; Veal, 3s. 10d. to 4s. Bd.; TALLOW.—The market for Russian has presented * Pork, 2s. lOd. to 4s. Bd. ; Lamb, 3s. 4d. to 3s. Bd. lively appearance since our last report, and prices have COLONIAL MARKET. advanced 3d per cwt. The demand on the spot has been But few transactions took place in any kind of brisk both from soap makers and chandlers ; new P. Candle has been selling at 48 s 6d to 48s vo. merchandise, and prices were inclined to be lower. Candle old at 48s per cwt. For delivery pur The market was very heavy for %Vest India Sugar, chases have been made at 48s 6d for the las t t and the few transactions were a shade lower. Mauri - two months, and at 48s 6d to 4Ss 9d for spring, at which tins and Bengal sold slowly, but supported the rates merchants are firm, as the shipments from St. previous value. Some good White Bengal brought Petersburgh are small in comparison with those of 68s. per cwt. In the Coffee market the former years. Town 'fallow has been in good requ est greatest heaviness prevailed, and prices were in at 50s to 50s 6d nett cash. In South American several nearly all cases again lower. Good ordinary Ceylon purchases have been made at 43s to 48s for low to fine was sold at 625. to 635. per cwt. Cocoa very dull. quality. Some small sales were announced in Rice at previous This afternoon the market closed firmly at 48s 6a t it ° rates. Cotton very dull, with easier prices in some 48s 9d on the spot, with a steady business doing . vat , parcel of South American at public sale went off ' instance F. spirit at 31s to 31s 9d per cwt. OILS.—The demand for common Fish Oils has not been quite so animated this week, and but few trans° . tions have taken place ; the holders, however have r e ; mained firm, and the advanced quotations of last week are fully sustained, with a very small quantity on oll e i f of any kind. Sperm Oil has gone off in -0 6 quantities only, but former prices have been sps tained. Linseed Oil has sold steadily at 34 s o n the, spot, and at 32s 6d for delivery onward to the end 0,1 the year. For Rape Oil a fair demand has existed, an rather advanced prices have been paid, 44s 6 d is n° the value of refined. Palm Oil is dull of sale, and 6rl: quality is offered at 30s per cwt. Fine Ceylon C OOO- Nut Oil has been sold at 39s to 39s 6d per cwt. r This afternoon 160 tuns Sperm Oil and Headmatb.....e were offered by public sale, and partly disposed ofto Sperm at 76/ 15s to 801 15s, and Headmatter at 831 55 8415 s per tun. INDIGO.—In consequence of the near approach of the quarterly sales, which commence on Tuesday next , t o market has been very quiet, scarcely a sale having b 74 made either for export or home use, the holders 1 ,, however firm, and the late advanced prices are full maintained. The quantity to be offered at the .f or coming sales, presented a very good assortment. TEA MARKET. The large public sales were postponed till next week. Privately there was very little business done. The expressed accounts from China had not the least effect upon the market. TALLOW MARKET. The prices of Russian Tallow were again rather higher, and the market was rather more animated. P.Y.C. on the spot 48s. 6d., and for forward deliery about the same price. PRICE OF BREAD. lhe highest price of Bread in the Metroplis is sd. for the 41b. Loaf. Good Bread may be had at 654 d. S. 0„ COUNTRY MAR Wheat. i Barley. OAt• . p Beans. - Per Quarter. s. to 8. s. to s. s. t s. s. to a. a . I° 4l Bath Blandlord 46 52 20 27 LO 23 39 42 dridport 57 —•-• Chard 1 485623321420 36 44 32 Exeter aloucester 1 52 58 24 32 18 24 26 SS 40 I $ P t3uiltiford 48 62 27 31 24 28 36 39 J.: Newbury 44 82 26 29 22 30 36 38 Reading 42 65 26 32 18 20 27 33 S. Salisbury '27 18 42 50 Shtrborne 5O 56 21 32 120 24 40 44 Sheptonlidallet 58 70 28 32 20 36 38 44 J 2 40 Uxbridge 43 2.: 28 .0 Warminster.— 44 56 24 30 20 25 f 6 42 ci fill v. 2 31 ' 'pa 4'2 3 u ••• Guildford l4B 62 27 31 24 28 Newbury 144 82 26 29 22 30 Reading 142 65 26 32 18 20 Salisbury 46 27 —i 18 Shtrborne 5O 56 21 32 120 24 Shepton Mallet 58 70 28 32 20 t 6 , . Uxbridge I 37 43 2.: 28 Warminster Worcester...- 5l 60 32 Si 2t 20 ; 1,8 42 leovil 54 661 24 28 22 24 '32 44 CANTERBURY MARKET. o 6 1 ” Wheat, white........... —a. to 60s• ......... 01d.......... sth .. - -• t 5 , 3 , red.................. 4.63. to —5..•... 01d.......... 47e. 1 0 ms s , Barley, Malting ....... 31s. to 33s ..... Grnding„ —fi. to ....; : Oats ................-.•..,•................-.•..,• 215• to 255..•• , .. 0 141.0.1W00P ..." 10 Beans ..............--..... 31s to 325• ....... 01d.—........ s• t° ... ,„J. Pease ............»..w-. 40s. to —s. ......... Grey.....,.. 345. I° . CHELTENHAM MARKETS. Per Bushel. s. d. to s. d.I Pet lb. wheat C 9 79 1 Beef Barley 3 0 3 9 Mutton Oats 3 0 3 9 Veal Beans Pease 5 0 8 0 Lamb Hay 41.55. to 41. 103.00. per ton. CHELMSFORD MARKET. 0 t° st t Wheat, White 49 to 62 Oats 0 0 Red Barley 27 2) White . ............ ~?1 3' n Chevalier 29 31 Beans, Tick ................ r, Grinding LEEDS CORN 14 t RKET. Wheat, Norfolk and Suffolk, 601 b 'co te 61 15 . . ......,• 4§. York. and Lincoln. 601 b ..... , 49i. logo, 0 Barley, Norfolk and Sullblk Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Grinding Beans 631b..... 33 ‘' to 11 1, 0 205. Wl', i tall Oats, Potatoe —lllealing, For. 10d. to 1 lti. Slelling Eng. 1(1d.27..t.0t012,:t0" !,-(1/4" d 7 6 I 6 7 6 6 ,6 7 ---- SHOCKING MURDERS BY POISON. nv er)/ BOLTON-LE-MOORS, TUESDAY.—No recent )iich has produced so deep a sensation as the.cri toe we are about to describe. w ife The prisoner, whose name is Betty Eccles , the into of a man in humble circumstances, was br ou g ht Court in the custody of the police. • ife a The evidence adduced on the present oc casion to the following effect : the The first witness called was Henry B eel°l o husband of the prisoner. He said he ed per became acquainted with her in 1840, and tnerj l it th en in 1841, in the latter part of the year. S he , 11 : s ithi A ' three daughters, who all appeared verY, Shortly after that ' witness had a dispute wite!,; he did not go near her for about a month. vym,cere returned he found the two youngest chil' nge at dead and buried. She informed witn ess tile ale died of the measles, but did n o t sa y what c -- v i e d died of. In June last the prisoner had longing to James Hey woo d t o nurse, an d i rn iuD left home in the day, and on his return next fe e s r found the child dead. On Sunday, the 4th to tember, witness saw his daughter Alic e go e l 0 0 d well. Next morning he left home, and returnd, his the following Saturday, when he found her eatakee wife informing , him that she had 10 0 4 oe ill on the Tuesday with fits, and o`.4toess Saturday at noon. Last ' - '•unday but one• Oros 0 saw his son "William alive and well on his gioingl bed. He went to work on the following res'tornel: and afterwards heard he was dead. Witness re : o , A home on the Friday evening, and found it was "spect' little boy, aged twelve years, gave evidence r b e r :Allef ing the death of Heywood's boy, and his William, both of whom were well shortly, beferdajoei The apprentice to Mr. Mosscropp, druggs t ' n e r th to supplying the prisoner with a peneYtor arsenic, which she said she wanted to destr'd noseil he with. Mr. John Denham, surgeon, of Bolton , der examining the whole of the bodies in que stien. to' ' stomachs and bowels of these bodies were g ive 4 .. • de Watson. s• Mr. Henry Hough Watson, analytical cheiliti. IST I ' posed to testing the contents of the stoma" l es s the il iho Liam Eccles, from which he produced ne 1,0( 1 '1 twenty-eight grains of arsenic. The contee," 0 1, 01/ 0( stomach of Alice Haslam he found to cont el 'of thirty grains of the same poison. The storneviti their contents, of Nancy Haslam, the boy I t i e e 'ts,, 4 ll° o and Hannah, were also subjected to simile' . t he c r ie arsenic was produced, with the exception of, -e9 lO - of Hannah Haslam and Heywood, whole u u `" - much decomposed. James Harris, police inspector, deposed ' fnz r the prisoner into cust o dy. - She 'd e nied ha t p chased arsenic at Mr. Mosscrop's shop e ces e t , The CORON ER th en b r i e fly summeduP t 54 the Jury, who, aft e r a consultation of eir ti i o stb A " minutes, found a verdict of wilful murder prisoner, for having caused the death ef Eccles, Alice H as l am , an d Nancy Haslal m t o administration of arsenic. A td ' a She, on being committed, coolly tone ( ' o r Jury and thanked them for their kindne ss, then removed amid the hootings of the crovva' 0 0 § 0 f kV 10 " You ought to marry." " Never." O SI B,,he good girl alon e for you." "Let me al " • , 0 g be young.' , "Then she is sly." "BeautifT:Thelis," more dangerous." "Of good family." , ;, is proud." "Tender hearted." " Then spe — e • An " She has talents." "To kill me." Bred thousand dollars." " I will take her. , .r, ds, the -•" BIRTHS. On the 12th ult., at Widcombe-er.seent, 'P e ' i $ ts'" A. Colyar, Esq., of a son. ..., g e ld , l 'asos r- On the 2lst ult., at Gibralter, Mrs. I. M. Vt - fi jor.`" .; On the 2d inst., at Reading, the lady of a " - - .1 ,0)- ' TickeU, C. 8., of a daughter. ha, Oh i. , On the let inst., at Mrs. Gilliat's, Larkhell”-- joy ~,, of Mrs. John Jones, of a daughter. ts ,„ law _i i , On the 3d inst., at Thorpe House, Surrey, t"" Or" Stephen Robinson, Esq., of a son and heir. , n iitts'' A On the 4th inst., at th Rectory. Houghton - , fr — ~,,ptSl the lady of the Rev. Henry J. Rose, of ition- ,I. Of ‘ :jel lir On the 4th inst., at Melton Mowbray, the ro', - , floV Bernard Granville Layard, of her Majesty's 39- Ile 0 4 of a daughter. On the sth inst., M rs . Th omas Ll o yd, of Ho rn e, boll d daughter. the d On the sth inst., at Charleswood, Hertfordshire; $ 1 0 _, 11 ;., s'' C. R. Baynes, Esq ,of the Madras Civil service, e' rk , Dr" I, On the sth inst., at Kent terrace, Regent' s- P . o '''' 1 j ob Waithman, of a son. ,r,, o On the sth inst., at Highgate-hill, the o''''' Tatham, Esq., of Lincoln's Inn, of a soil. to its ! ' A r MARRIED. Libel' chi' ' On the 4th inst., at Chesham, Mr. Arthur 0 i Van. f al keen, younger daughter of Henry Lasenby , '-'" • ft/ , M s i ridge, Bucks. On the 4th inst., at Walsall. the Rev. A. M.A., Iccumbent of St. Peter's Churcb.. W .ball, S florle s i ji, t 04 ., s' Ann, only daughter of the late William fr' er '' Bessot Hall, Staffordshire. bt 'Or DIED. V ise At Chartley, Staffordshire, the Right gee' M e, d vl e e Earl Ferrers, Viscount Tamw o rth. Geo rge Oh , On the 2d inst., at Bromley College, Mr. 1 On the 3d inst., at Church-row, Hampstead, so, daughter of the late Samuel Rhodes. Esq. willisl e ot ,t / On the 3d inst., at Bitchett, in Seveno aks, f Esq., of Frederick'.-place, Old Jewry. the w ife e 4, On the 4th inst., at Hampstead, Franc es, I ,op 1 Stephenson, Esq., aged 39. T.OLnintsheell,4otfhpinrsots.p,eacet-tEerdrmacoen,tounit,,pJeurhn, eldes t ' Vet l ist , tollovi f s l Y tr ' t) , jaOS On the sth i , .st., Maria Sarah Jekyl l nYe' 4) • sst, i i. Captain P. Rye, R.N. pi h arg W illig! ole' On the sth inst., at Lower Clapton, ---,c h wo , Jen' oi l On the 4th inst., in Sussex square , 'O n g — the of the Rev. Dr. Laing, aged 57. J ane ' po ll° On the sth inst., at Stratford-grove, Essex, 1 0 , - dau o g n ht t e h r e of s J th oh i n ns K t„ n a o t wl i e , s o , r E k. s i q il . a , c a e g , ed 17' town, -ft ef rOe s ' ~t Hall. ,* f e. a Kcntisn of RI i ....... On the 6th inst., John Savage,E l q" il Islington, aged 7.4. -- - -i v, 1•11101111." • __.., n o 4 -------„4vR 01 ' ,50 . ' London : Printed and Published by 0, „, - 9 0% , ,,12. No. 112, Strand, at The Sun Office,: I `,.. ch r g o lig the County of Middlesex, Saturdaynuct4"-- rnicEs OF SEEDS. Per Quarter Per Cwt. Sew nglish Red Clover...6os 75s St. Foin —s 2 85 44 s Old Ditto Ditto —s —s —slftye Grass —s £Ss Cis New Foreign Ditto......—s 56s 75s'Pacey Grass —s —s ...... Old Ditto Ditto —s —s —siLinseed, for feeding ...—s 50a 56s New White Clover 50s 56s 60s Ditto, for sowing .—s 60s 66s Old Ditto Ditto —1 s —slDitto, for crushing ....—s Os 50s New Treroil.... ....... —s Is 26s Hew, ..—s 42s 46s Old Ditto —s 12s lik'Canary .—s Ws 110. frefolium —s —s —s' Per Btishel. English Carraway —5 40s 45s White 51ustard....tOs Od to 125 Od Foreign Ditte —s 405 46s Brown Ditto 105 Od to Used Coriander —s 14s 9.0 s Tares 4s Cd to 5s e DEVIZES CORN MARKET. Per Narver. 8. d. a. d. Per Quarter. a. d. First Wheat 58 oto f 2 0 Oats 2 oto Second 54 0 59 0 Beans 36 0 0 Third darley 23 0 0 0 Bread (pergallon). 010 0 PRICE OF OIL. Rape Oil. brown, per ton £ 44 I 0 Ditto, refined Linseed Oil 34 1) Linseed Oil Cake at the Mill Rape ake. per ton (per 1000) lO 1 . 6 0 PRICE OF TALLOW Town Tallow .42 11 6 Yellow Russia White ii 0 0 Soap Ditto 0 0 0 PRICE OF RAW F . Price of fallow (as stated by the ' J COAL M . Ships arrived since • d. Adair's Buddle's West Hartley l6 6 , SOAP, &c. per 1121 b. 'Melting Stuff X 1 11 0 Ditto Rough 1 1 0 Graves . 0 10 0 Good Dregs 0 5 0 AT, per stone of Sibs Callow Melters) is. 10J. ARK ET. last market day, 93 T,IM I Chariot to lB 0 Car's Hartley Holywall Main lB 0 New Tantield M00r...... 1 t 0 Raven @worth West Hartley 16 f Taylor's Hartley Tanfield Moor Bute's l5 6 West Hart1ey........... IS 0 West Wylam l5 6 Wylam Walls End Acorn Close Walls End Barnard Walls End 6osforth Walls End Hadley 2O 0 Walls End Riddell's 2O 6 Walls End Ramsey W. E. Braddyll'sHetton N 6 s. Hetton 22 6 Walls End Lambton Walls End Morrison ...... 26 7 Walls End Stewart's 6 Walls End Shineliff 2O c Walls End Caradoc 22 C Walls EndiKelloe 22 6 Walls End Adelaide WallslEnd Brown's Deanery 24 6 Walls End Barret Walls Et d Evenwood IWalls End Hopper Walls End Hichardson'sTeesl9 tt Walls End Seymour Tees 2 . 9 Walls End South Durham 28 3 Walls End Tees Hetton 9 Wal.s Et d Tee:. .........—. 0 V‘alla,End West Hetton 19 6 Cowpen (From the London New Price Current of Oetober 7.) SUGAR.—Considerable heaviness has pervaded the market for all kinds of raw Sugar available for home consumption, and prices continue to decline, especially for the lower qualities, which age in good supply. The sales in West India sorts during the week have been con fined to the mere wants of the trade, and as the importers have continued to show a disposition to realize, the buyers have been enabled to make purchases at a further reduc• tion of 6d to is per cwt, but it should be observed that this depression can hardly be said to extend to the fine coloury samples, of which the assortment on offer is but small. A public sale of Barbadoes was brought forward on Tuesday, consisting of 102 hhds which went off very heavily, and a part was bought in • the remainder sold at 63s to 67s 6d for low to fine bright yellow. To-day there was very little inclination shown to pur chase West India descriptions, and not above 300 hhds and tierces were disposed of, but prices were not altered from yesterday. The total business of the week is esti mated at 1,300 hhds and tierces. REFINED.---The home trade have purchased Refined Sugar with caution this week ; brown melting lumps at 71s to 725, patent brown 72s 64 to 73s 6d ; Standard lumps 75s to 75s 6d ; Tittlers common 74s to 755, midd ling 75s 6d to 76s 6d, good 77s to 78s 6d, fine 79s to 83s ; Hamburgh Loaves, low 74s 6d to 76s 6d, midd ling 77s to 78s, good 79s to 81s, and fine 82s to 86s per cwt. For Bastards prices have slightly given way—common selling at 49s to 50s, middling 51s to 535, good 53s 6d to 555, and fine 56s to 595. Pieces fine at 69s to 735, good 66s to 68s, and low to middling 60s to 655. Treacle common at 23s 6d to 245, patent ordinary 24s 6d to 255, good and fine do 25s 6d to 26s 6d, best old make 29s to 29s 3d, golden Syrup 27s 6d to 30s, and Scum Treacle 20s to 21s per cwt. Bonded Crushed Sugar at 25s 6d to 28s 9d for the best. Loaves 101 b and 141 b at 30s to 31s 6d, and 61b 335. Trea cle at lOs 6d to 1 ls. Bastards at 14s to 17s Gd. and Pieces at 18s to 245. Dutch Crushed Sugar at 23s 9cl on board in Holland. MAURITIUS.—There has been little demand for this description, and although but one public sale has been offered, a further decline in prices of is per cwt is esta blished. No public sale was brought forward to-day, and so little was done privately, that prices were nearly the same as previously. EAST INDIA.—For white and strong yellow Bengal the inquiry has been very limited, and prices are is per cwt lower than last week. To-day there was no public sale of Bengal, and very few inquiries were made by private contract ; prices unaltered, This afternoon 137 hhds Porto Rico Sugar was offered in public sale, and all bought in at IGs 6d to 18s, being rather lower. FOREIGN.—The demand for Foreign East India Sugars continue very partial, and but few sales have been made since our last ; prices are, however, firmly maintained, and 1,627 baskets Java offered at public sale sold steadily at 15s to 18s for brown, and at 29s to 23s 6d for low white and grey. A parcel of 1,500 bags Manilla was also announced for sale, but withdrawn. WEST INDIA MOLASSES.—In the absence of a public sale of the article,• the market has been very dull, prices remaining much the same as last week. COFFEE.—The demand for West India descriptions continues very dull, the buyers being very cautious, while much anxiety exists amongst the merchants to realise, and although a large part of 190 casks 23 brls Jamaica offered by public sale was bought in, prices were in almost all cases 4s to 5s per cwt lower, and considerable heaviness prevailed ; a few lots of fine quality brought 151 s 6d, which price was considered high, but the re mainder went at 110 s to 116 s for low to good ordinary, at 80s to 103 s for fine and fine ordinary, and at 50s to 75s for ordinary and good ordinary . . This afternoon the market remained very quint, and prices of Ceylon wero again rather easier ; 850 bags of which were offered at public sale and chiefly sold at 603 to 62s for ordinary and good ordinary, and at 70s 6d to 82s for fine and fine fine ordinary coiory British Planta tion sort ; 170 bales Mocha were chiefly bought in at 80s to 85s for good ordinary quality. Cocoa.—Prices are still giving way ; Grenada sold at 35s to 36s 6d for mid and good red. TEA.—The dulness in the market has further in creased this week, and a greater desire has been mani fested on the part of merchants to sell, who having pressed large parcels on the market have caused a further decline in the prices of all sorts ; the trade have ope rated with caution in both black and green de scriptions, indeed the quantity brought forward has been greater than the demand has been enabled to take off ; at the public sales which finished on Tuesday the biddings were very languid, and of 27,000 pkgs offered only 11,000 were actually sold, establishing a decline on the rates of the last public sales of ld for Congou, d to 14d for Twankay, 14d to 2d for Pou f thong, id to 3d for Caper, 2d for Young Hyson and Hyson, and 2d to 4d for Imperial Gunpow der, and all kinds of Pekoe. The Market was in a very dull state to-day, scarcely a sale being reported by private contract, while the large parcels advertised for public sale were postponed till next week. SPICES.—At public sale this afternoon 90 chests Cassia Lignea were disposed of with spirit, at extreme prices, viz., 91s to 91s 6d for good fair quality ; 218 cases 144 bags 371 pockets fine Malabar Ginger at public sale realized 40s to 76s for ordinary to very superior quality. Pepper was in steady demand, and brought full prices ; 1,830 bags Malabar offered by auction sold at 3kd to 3111 for good fair bright, a few lots at 4fd per lb for fine heavy. RICE.—For Bengal Rice prices have further slightly given way ; the public sales since our last have consisted of 6,230 bags, which went off very heavily, and a por tion was bought in, the remainder sold at 11s 6d to 12s for mid and good mid white. For Java full prices are given to execute small orders. Carolina, for home con sumption at 26s to 30s per cwt. RUM, BRANDY, AND lIOLLANDS.—The Brandy market has continued in a lively state with further advanced prices :—Cognac of the best brands of the vintage of 1839. hhds 4s 4d, puns 4s 2d ; 1840, do Martel's hhds 4s ld, puns 3s lid ; Hennesy's of the same vintage, hhds 3s I Id, puns 3s 9d ; 1841, hhds 3s 10d, puns 3s 8d per gallon. The home trade . have been th e principal operators : opinion is more in favour of th e article. In Geneva a fair business has been transacted at Is 9d to is 10d for common shipping sort. British Corn Spirits in good request at 9s 8d to 9s 9d per gall on , cas h . The demand for Rum continues very dull, and prices have again given way Id to 2d per gallon, with a desire on the part of the holders to realize. The transactions of the week are about2oo puns Jamaica, 28 to 33 overproof at 3s to 3s 3d, and 34 to 36 over at 3s 4d to 3s 6d, about 180 puns Leewards proof at Is 9d ; 50 hhds Calcutta at the low duty, proof at is 5(1, and 50 bales at the high duty at is 3d per gallon ; i there are still se ll ers o r proof Lee wards at is 9d, hut tis difficult to find a buyer above Is 8d per gallon, which price is reported to have been accepted in one or two instances. No arrivals of Ruin this week. PaovisioNs.—There has been only a limited business transacted in the Irish Butter market since we last wrote, and lower rates have been accepted. Carlow, on board, 85s to 935, Waterford 80s to 83s, Carrick 865 tO 885, Limerick 70 to 78s ; landed, Carlow 865 to 945, Waterford 81s to 84s, Carrick 87s to 89s, and Limerick