The Sun. — London, England, 1842-11-17 00:00:00

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENiNG PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. GLOBE.—The case of the shirt-makers of the metropolis, which we alluded to in a short article yesterday, is we are glad to see, beginning to excite attention. A meeting was held last night at Stepney, when it was resolved that a Committee should be ap pointed " to collect further information, to make re presentations to the persons engaged in the trade, and if necessary to call a public meeting on the subject." We frequently hear bitter complaints against the manufacturers, for the lowness of the wages they pay to those whom they employ : and it is true enough that industry gets but a very inadequate reward — though the mono polits and the free traders are at issue as to which deserves to be considered the cause of the dis tress that is the lot of the workman. With reference, however, to the very numerous class of individuals who are compelled to work at their needle for a liveli hood, there can be but one opinion as to their being shamefully under-paid; and no political question can be raised, leaving them to starve while their well wishers of opposite parties are disputing about the different theories or lines of policy for relieving them. At the meeting to which we have alluded, it was stated that a shirt which it took a good hand fourteen hours to make, the workwomen was paid only sixpence for making, and that there were many thousands em ployed, who, by labouring all the day and a portion of the night, could earn only fourpence-halfpenny. The saving effected by the public through this odious system of grinding down must be so insignificant, even if the public had the benefit of it, that no one who could afford to purchase a shirt at all would object to pay one penny more, which is all the addi tion that the workwomen ask for making it. The truth, however, is, that the public saves nothing whatever, but loses a great deal in inferior workmanship, which is rendered necessary by the miserable rate of remu neration that is paid for it. It is not only as a ques tion of humanity and justice that this matter deserves to be considered, but it may be regarded also as one affecting, in a great degree, the morals of a large proportion of the community. We have before us a letter from a correspondent, in which he states an instance of " a female of respectable family and great personal attractions," having been finally lured from the path of virtue, after having for a long time undergone the greatest privation and misery in an attempt to earn a scanty subsistence by needle-work. This is a case, unfortunately, of every day occurrence, and there is no doubt that many fall into a career of vice through the grinding system that is put into practice towards needle-workers, for the benefit neither of the public nor the vendor, but of an intermediate class, who traffic on the necessities of their fellow-creatures, regardless of the misery or crime that the victims of oppression are plunged into. STANDARD.—The Morning Chronicle of this day commences a long and vehement solicitation to contribute to the "League Fund" rather oddly, by the following proposition :—" Whether agitation shall exist in the country, in consequence of the Corn-laws, is not a question. Those Jaws make agitation." Now, if the laws by themselves make the agitation, what need is there for a League, or a League fund ? Why, indeed, does our Contemporary bestow daily so many columns of its eloquent writing in blowing up a fire already in a blaze with out its assistance ? We may add a retrospec tive question. If the laws make the agitation, where was the necessity for employing Messrs. Sidney Smith, Acland, Thompson, and Company, to deliver 2,000 agitation lectures, and to compose 5,000,000 of agitation tracts ?—to what purpose was expended the 100,0001. said to have been already expended ? Men do not usually take so much trouble and squander so much money in doing what they find done to their hands. If the proposition quoted be true, the subscribers to the League have not been fairly dealt with; and alas ! that we must say it, all the fame which Messrs. Sidney Smith, Acland, Thomp son, and Company, have acquired by the supposed success of their displays, and all their wages too, must be assigned to the description of goods and money obtained under false pretences. This proposi tion, it must be admitted, exhibits the League in a somewhat awkward light. That respectable body says nearly in terms, "We have collected 100,0001., of 85,0001. of which it is not convenient to render any account whatever. We have collected this sum of 100,0001. generally from very poor people, and in a time of admitted public distress, in order to agitate against the Corn-laws, and we want 50,000/. more for the prosecution of the same abject." The Morning Chronicle turns sharply round upon its friends, and says, while affecting to recom mend their scheme, in this blunt remark, whether true or false, " Your efforts are not wanted. Your demand for more money is unreasonable, and imper tinent. The laws against which you propose to agi tate by the help of other people's money, them selves 44 make agitation." Our Contemporary proceeds to explain the process, beginning of course with those among the parties nearest to its heart—the capitalists ; that is, being translated into English, the great rich men. These objects of a just and natural compassion, poor fellow, are, it seems, in a state of suffering that dis orders the mind :—" Capitalists, alarmed at the ab sorption of their profits, reeling under the still in creasing; pressure, and seeing no prospect of a wiser policy being so promptly realised as to avert their ruin, would assuredly not remain tranquil as the surface of some inland lake on a summer's evening, but even without concert give those signs of agitation which precede the shifting of commercial prosperity from one region to another." This poetical passage comprises both the essential requisites of the genuine tragedy—pity and terror. Who must not be melted at the contemplation of rea son reeling, and ultimately sinking under an un wieldy ascites of stagnant cash? or who can look without alarm at the rebellion of the bags ?—the meek hosts of Mark-lane allied with the eager batta lions of the Stock Exchange and the heavy ordnance of the mill country. Mason had some such horrid movement in his head when he penned the war of money-lenders and aristocrats in his " Heroic Epistle." MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. PROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. TIMES.—The premium on gold at Paris is 11 per mille, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 10. A. per ounce for standard gold, gives an ex change of 25 43, and the exchange at Paris on Lon don at short being 25 60, it follows that gold is 0.68 per cent, dearer in London than in Paris. By advices from Hamburgh, the price of gold is 4324. per mark, which, at the English - Mint price of 31. 17s. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13 81, and the exchange at Hamburgh on London at short being 13 101, it follows that gold is 0.68 per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburgh.l By accounts which have been circulated this morn ing in the City, it appears that there was much exag geration and misrepresentation in the first description of the circumstances attending the loss of the trans port ship Waterloo, off the Cape of Good Hope. We refer principally to the statements, that within half an hour after the Waterloo struck " she parted in two," and that within an hour and a half "not a vestige was to be seen—she had literally gone to pieces." This is effectually contradicted by a fact very material in such a case, that the public sale of the wreck took place on the 2d of September, five days after r the gale, and realised the sum of 6301. The underwriters at Lloyd's, whose judgment in such matters is not to be impugned, are so far satis fied of the seaworthiness of the vessel, that they have agreed to settle for the loss at once. The relative position of the Abercrombie Robinson and of the Waterloo is considered, by those conversant with the subject, to explain sufficiently why one vessel was able to weather the storm, and to save nearly all on board, while the other was totally wrecked with so dreadful a loss of life. By the letter of Captain Young, the commander of the Abercrombie Robinson, it appears that he went ashore at half-past three, A. M. on the 28th of August, at the top of high water, while the Waterloo did not go ashore till three quarters past ten, A. m., when consequently it must have been near low water, The Abercrombie went ashore with her bead on, but the Waterloo went broadside on, her anchors still holding her, and the action of the sea t ear i ng her to pieces. The lament- ' able loss of life in the convict ship arose from their being no life-bdats on the s h ore to send to her assist ance, and the necessity which exists in such vessels of keeping the convicts under hatches to prevent there escape till the last moment. Whatever imputations, therefore, may attach to the mo d e i n which the performed, they do not apply to transport service is the Waterloo. POST.—Money continues very cheap for commer cial purposes, but business is dull and bad, and although the interest obtained for the discount of hills is so u n _ preeedentedlv low, the brokers complain that there is a greater difficulty in doing this description of busi ness than is commonly found to be the cas3 when a higher rate prersits. At present none but the very first class paper meets with the smallest favour from parties known as lenders. The St. John del Rey Mining; Company have re ceived f rom B raz i l, by the Challenger, which a rrived yesterday at Cowes, 150 lbs. of gold, 6,000 t. worth about The tea market has not., for the moment, exper rienced any change. The loss of so large a quan tity as that advised as having been put on board the Reliance would most probably have been felt 'in a greater or less degree, but there is at present no pub lic sale on hand, nor will there be any till next week, to furnish an accurate index to the impressions of the trade. om 's steam pany -The General Steam.Nrivigation C it n i ri b ow , that left Londorr.on Sund a y,, arr i ve d, notwithstandimr the boisterous state of the weather, at Antwerp, at her usual time, on Monday morning. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Nov. 16. (Sittings in Banco.) CASE OF CAPTAIN DOUGLAS. IN THE MATTER OF ARCHIBALD DOUGLAS, A PRISONER IN THE CUSTODY OF COLONEL KAY. The prisoner in this case, Captain Archibald Doug las, was, this morning, brought up under a writ of habeas, in military custody, in order to have the cause of his imprisonment inquired into. Captain Douglas entered the Court at ten o'clock, and he was accom panied by Colonel Kay, an officer of the staff, in undress uniform, as his guard. He took his seat on the bench under the box. His attorney, Mr. Nobler, was in constant communication with him. The Attorney and Solicitor-Generals, and Mr. Clarkson appeared in support of the return to the writ, and Mr. Chambers appeared for Capt. Douglas. The Judges took their seats on the bench at five minutes after ten o'clock. _ _ . The return to the writ stated that the prisoner was an officer in the 49th regiment, in the service of the East India Company, and had been committed by John Hardwick, Esq., one of the Magistrates of the metropolitan district, to Tothill-fields Bridewell, as a deserter from the East India Company's service, from whence, by authority of the Secretary of War, he had been transferred to the custody of the officer com manding the depot of the East India Company's forces at Chatham, in whose custody he was now brought up. The return having been read, Mr. KELLY said he appeared for Captain Douglas, and moved that he be discharged. He also sub mitted to the Court an affidavit from Captain Douglas not contradictory of but explanatory of the return, which affidavit he trusted the Court would permit to be read. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL submitted that it was contrary to all rule to admit affidavits, either contra dictory to or explanatory of a return to a writ of habeas. If they were received on one side, they must be on the other. Mr. KELLY apprehended that there was no objec tion to receive affidavits in such a case. Lord D.Ernunx--It is not the usual: course ; per hap3 you will tell us why you wish us to receive an affidavit ? . _ Mr. KELLY said the case differed essentially from the common order of cases. Captain Douglas was not committed for trial for any offence—he was com mitted under the Mutiny Act. He was committed to the custody of Colonel Kay, to be kept for a time, and then to be sent to India. Under these circum stances he proposed to put in Captain Douglas's affidavit, setting forth that the rank he held and the circumstances under which he had been placed in the custody of Colonel Kay, in order that the Court might judge if Colonel Kay was authorised, under the provisions of the Mutiny Act, in keeping him in custody. The Learned Gentleman then quoted from " Bacon's Abridgment" to show that affidavits might be re ceived when a person was brought up on a return to a habeas corpus. He begged to call the attention of the Court to the 22d section of the Mutiny Act, under which Captain Douglas was committed, in order to show how necessary it was to admit the affidavit of Captain Douglas, in order that many parts of the re turn which appeared obscure might be made plain and understood. The section authorised• the com mittal of soldiers, who ought to have been with the corps to which they belonged, by a Magistrate. The foundation of this proceeding was, that it must be shown that he was a soldier, and ought to be with the corps to which he belonged. If he ought not to be with the corps to which he belonged, that the Magistrate had no jurisdiction. He should show where that corps was, and also that Captain Douglas ought not to have been with the corps to which he belonged, and under those circumstances he submitted that the Magistrates had no jurisdiction, and that the affidavit must be received. Lord DENMAN thought that argument went rather to show that the return was insufficient. The Court did not think that affidavits could be admitted. It might be argued that the return was insufficient. Mr. KELLY asked if the depositions were in Court ? Lord DENMAN—That depends on your certiorari. It appeared that the depositions were in Court. Mr. KELLY then, on the part of Captain Douglas, moved• that he be discharged. Capt. Douglas had served the East India Company with credit for more than twenty years, and he was certainly much asto nished at being charged as a deserter. He was a captain in the 49th regiment of Native Infantry at 'Madras. He was with his regiment in India, and had obtained leave of absence, and was in consequence at liberty to dispose of his person as he thought proper during the time to which that leave extended. Capt. Douglas was apprehended in London in October, taken before a Magistrate, committed to Tothill fields on an order obtained from the Secretary of War, in consequence of which he was transferred to the custody of Col. Kay, to be sent to the East Indies. Capt. Douglas submitted that he was no deserter, that he had committed no breach of duty which gave Colonel Kay a legal ground for detaining him and it was for their Lordships to decide whether he was legally detained or not. The first legal instru ment which formed the foundation for the detention of Captain Douglas, was the warrant of Mr. Hard wick, in which he was charged with being a deserter from the Hon. East India Company's 49th Regiment. He trusted he should show to the Court that no Magistrate possessed any authority to commit him under such circumstances. The Secretary at War then issued his warrant to Colonel Kay to receive Captain Douglas into his custody, and the return alleged that Colonel Kay had received him into cus tody by virtue of the said warrant. The facts then were, that Captain Douglas was charged before a Ma gistrate with being a deserter. He denied that he was a 4serter, and he was committed on a warrant, stating that he had been committed charged on oath with being a deserter, and the Secretary at War made the most extraordinary order under which Captain Douglas was now detained—an order which he never would have issued if his attention had been called to the circumstances of the case. He (Mr. Kelly) sub mitted that there was no power under the statute either in the Magistrate to commit Captain Douglas, in the Secretary at 'War to order him to be sent to Madras, or in Col. Kay to obey such an order. The Mu tiny Act related almost exclusively to the management of the army of her Majesty, but the 32d section ex tended some of its provisions to the East India Com pany's forces. By the Act a power was given, not as regarded the commissioned officers, but as regarded the common soldiers of the British army, that sol diers charged with desertion, on being brought before a Magistrate, and its being proved that they were soldiers, and that they ought to be with their corps, the Magistrate might commit them to civil custody. He (Mr. Kelly) submitted that the Act related solely to common soldiers, or non-commissioned officers, and not to commissioned officers ; and, secondly, that it was not made to appear that the prisoner was a per'- son who ought to be with the corps to which he be longed. It was not so stated in any of the documents referred to in the return, because it would have been untrue, as the prosecutor well knew. He also sub mitted that the Act did not apply here at all, be causeforme formed the h n e o r regiment eonft the e w E hl a c a h t I C n a d p i t a ai c si o D m o p u a g n l y a , s s belonged s ge in d this country, and that, consequently, the Act did not apply. 'With regard to the first objection, he submit ted that the word soldier, in the Act, commonffi soldier, and did not apply to a commissioneda o Lord PENMAN—Mr. Attorney, dyootiyoiumargeliynescoetl:layt on the 22d section of the Act as your authority solely detaining Captain Douglas, or do section is explained by any other section ? The ATTORNEY-GENERAL . apprehended that the 22d section, and the 32d section of the Act, were the only parts which had reference to the case. Lord DENMAN—Then we certainly are much struck with the objection that the warrant does not state that he is a soldier, and that he ought to be with his regiment. I put it to you, if you do not think it necessary that under the 22d section such a statement should be made upon the face of the warrant, in order to give the Magistrate authority'to commit. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL—The return was formed, nay Lord, upon those materials alone which were placed before the advisers of the East India Company. I wan not before the Magistrate who committed him, and therefore, I cannot state what passed on that occasion. Lord DENMAN—Does it not appear necessary to you, that in order to give the Magistrate jurisdiction, that fact should be mentioned. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL—If your Lordship puts it to me, I am bound to admit that it does appear to me to be essentially necessary in order to authorise the Magistrate to commit, and that it ought to have been stated in the commitment. Lord DENMAN—That is precisely the answer the Court expected from you. The ATTORNEY-GENTaAL—PerhapS I maybe per mitted to say that until it was pointed out now by my Learned Friend in the warrant of commitment, we were not aware of what objections would be - made to the return. My Learned Friend did not communicate to us the objections he intended to take to the legality of the commitment. Mr. KELLY—I do most fully give my Learned ' Friend, the Attorney-General, credit for what be has stated, but the objection was distinctly stated to the Magistrat e at the time of the committal. The ATTORNEY -GENERAL—I was not present at the committ a l, an d Ido think that my L earne d F r i end ought to give me credit f or my statement, after the manner in whichlhave acted on the present occasion. , dro T p l:e an C d ou c liT ap tsauigngeDstoeualdtas was that the matter had better ordered to be dis charged. The Attorney-General then le . aned over the bar, and whispered something to Captain Douglas. Mr. KELLY immedhitely rose, and exclaimed with seine warmth —My Lords, the „Attorney-General has desired Ciqitain Douglas not - to leave the' Coml. I apprehend that by your Lordship's order he is dis charged, and I ask if your Lordship desires that he should remain. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL---I have an application to make to the Court relating to Captain Douglas, and I was certainly desirous that he should not leave the Court until after that application should have been made. Mr. KELLY.—I wish to know if it is your Lordships' orders that Captain Douglas should remain ? The ATTORNEY-GENERAL--I apply on behalf of the East India Company, that Captain Douglas be detained as charged with having extorted large sums of money, amounting to more than 12,0001., in the East Indies, and I move that he be detained to take his trial on that charge in this country. Mr. KELLY—And, in the mean time, I wish to know whether Captain Douglas, who it appears is now detained here, and on whom something almost amounting to a personal assault has been committed in the face of the Court.—l wish to know if it is your Lordships' desire that Captain Douglas should not leave the Court. Lord DENMAN—I apprehend that the effect of the decision to which we have just come to is, that Cap tain Douglas is at this moment as much at liberty to leave this Court as any other person in it. Captain Douglas then left the Court, accompanied by his friends. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL hoped, after what had occurred, that the Court would give permission to his Learned Friend to state what had passed before the Magistrate. Mr. CLARKSON begged to state that the question had been raised before the Magistrate, and that the Magistrate had given it as his opinion that Captain Douglas was a soldier, and that he ought to have been with his corps. How the statement came to be omitted from the warrant, he could not explain. Lord DENMA.N could easily imagine how such a mistake should arise. The officer of the Court then called on the next case, but before the Learned Counsel engaged in it had commenced his argument, Mr. KELLY rose and said—My Lord, I have just been informed that Captain Douglas, as he was leaving the Court, was arrested under a Sheriff's warrant for a large sum of money. Under these circumstances, I apprehend your Lordships will order his immediate discharge. Lord DENMAN—We must have proof in the usual manner. Captain Douglas, accompanied by Mr. Hobler, shortly afterwards entered the Court, in order to pre pare affidavits setting forth the circumstances of his arrest. We understand that as soon as Captain Douglas emerged from the doors of Westminster-hall, a Sheriff's officer stationed in Palace-yard arrested hin, and endeavoured to take kim to the King's Arms Hotel. Mr. Hobler, who was with him, directed immediate information to be conveyed to Mr. Kelly of what had occurred, who in consequence made the above appli cation to the Court immediately. At a later period of the morning., Mr. KELLY rose and said—Will it be convenient to your Lordships to dispose of the question of the arrest of Captain Douglas now ? Lord DENMAN—If you please. Mr. KELLY then stated that he moved an affi davit that Captain Douglas be discharged from custody. Captain Douglas had been arrested, as he was leaving the Court, by an officer of the Sheriff of Middlesex, on a precept claim ing penalties amounting to 12,8001. This pre cept had been issued on the information of her Majesty's Attorney-General, which he submitted should be read by the officer of the Court. The Officer of the Court then read the warrant, which was for the arrest of Capt. Douglas for the recovery of penalties incurred by him, amounting to 12,8001., on an information filed by her Majesty's Attorney-General, under the provisions of the Act 33 Geo. 3, cap. 62, sec, 14, charging the defendant with a misdemeanour, and claiming the penalties. Mr KELLY said that the proceedings had been so unusual in this case, that it was difficult to say whether the arrest had taken place on a civil or a criminal process, because if he had been arrested on a charge of misdemeanour, a ca pias would not be issued. It appeared that he had been arrested for penalties amounting to 12,800/., and that, therefore, he would have to give bail to that amount before he could be discharged. This, there fore, was merely a civil process. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL -- The information is before the Court. Mr. KELLY had not had an opportunity of see ing it, but it was quite clear that the defendant had not been arrested upon a warrant issued out of this or any other Court, but upon a civil warrant issued by the Sheriff. The defendant having appeared in the Court to clear his discharge under a writ of habeas, and having been by the Court discharged from what the Court had decided to be illegal custody, had on his way to his home, been arrested by an officer of the Sheriff of Middlesex, upon the warrant which had been read. Now he (Mr. Kelly) submitted that Captain Douglas was entitled to his privilege redeundo, and that their Lordships would protect him from any arrest like the present until he should have reached his home in safety. The East India Company having thought proper to cause the defendant, one of their own officers, to be taken into custody illegally, could not take advantage of their own wrong to have him arrested under this warrant. He was entitled to his privilege redeundo, and he trusted that their Lordships would take care that he should freely reach his own residence. This had been decided in 'the case of the King and Delaval, 1 Blackstone 416, in which Lord Mansfield had laid it down, that per sons discharged by habeas corpus were entitled to the privilege redeundo. In the present case Captain Douglas had not had an opportunity of returning home ; he was desirous of returning home, and he had been arrested on this process for the recovery of penalties. He would not then go into the question as to the legality or illegality ofthis information, but he would rest his case on the fact, that Captain Douglas having been discharged by habeas corpus from illegalcustody, was entitled to his privilege redeundo, and that, there fore, he must be discharged. Mr. Justice COLERIDGE—There is a later case in the 2d Neville and Marriott, the King v. Blake. Mr. KELLY was obliged to his Lordship ; that case decided that persons who had been discharged by habeas corpus were privileged from arrest, until they should have an opportunity of returning home. He, therefore, submitted to the Court that Captain Douglas must be discharged from the custody of the Sheriffs' officer, and that their Lordships would interpose their authority for his pro tection until he should have had an opportunity of re turning home. Mr.RocEas and Mr. CHAMBERS followed on the same side. The ATTORNEY•GENERAL subillitted that Captain Douglas was not entitled to his discharge. He had been arrested not upon a civil, but upon a criminal process. By the Act 33 George 111., cap. 52, sec. 62, it was enacted that if any officer in the East India Company's service should be convicted of demanding and receiving any sum of money as a gift or present, either for his own use or for the use of any other person, from any other nation, he shall be deemed guilty of extortion, and of having com mitted a misdemeanour in law, and proceeded against and punished as such, and that the offender should also forfeit to the Crown the whole amount so received, or the value thereof, in addition to the punishment which the Court might award to him. So that their Lordships would that possibility iese()rtto ‘lvv a eh r ri i ec s h e r . see that he was arrested on a criminal charge, and that, therefore, no question of privilege could by s nide m a nu!. would el to al o nr t ge h fe e edr cred it thatth e ir cases oif Lord ships therdo-f ships to the case of the King v. Stevens and Agnew, 5 East, 244, to show thatinformation the which he had filed, and under which Captain been arrested, was strictly a t r h e i e: (l l , w eu r a t . e regular. Douglas had case an objection had been taken t thern that case form of the proceedings. The cas e had been heard before Lord Ellenborough, who had decided that the proceedings had been strictly l regu ar. Was it to be contended, that if Captain Douglas had been charged with murder, he would have been privileged from arrest, because he had been dis charged by habeas ? Certainly not. How then could it be contended that he was privi leged from arrest for misdemeanour ? He had been arrested in a criminal, and not in a civil process, and therefore the cases which had been quoted were altogetherinapplicable. He had filed the information as Attorney-General at the suit of the Crown, appre hending from the information which had been laid be fore him that the Crown had an interest, not only in the recovery of the penalties, but also in the pu nishment of the offence with which Captain Douglas was charged. That information he was willing to admit he had received from the East India Company, but it was in his official cha racter that he had filed this criminal information. He had done so merely in. the discharge of his duty, and a most unpleasant duty it had been to him to have imposed upon him. He submitted that, having been taken into custody on a criminal process, Captain Douglas was not entitled to his discharge. The Solicitor-General and Mr. Clarkson followed on the same side. Mr. Kelly having been heard in reply, Lord DENMAN said that there was no doubt that if any person had been discharged by the Court under a writ of habeas corpus, such person was privileged for arrest under civil process until his re turn to his home. The only question the Court had to consider in the case was whether Captain Douglas was in custody under civil or under criminal process, as there could be no doubt that any person arrested un der criminal process was not so privileged. Now although in this case there was a penalty to be reco- THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 17, 1842. vered, and a large forfeiture would take place in the event of his being convicted of the very grave crime with which he was charged, yet, looking at the whole Case, it was perfectly clear that this was a criminal and not a civil case. If the warrant had been issued out only this morning, still the arrest would have been a legal one. This was one of those cases to which the privilege never had extended, and never could he permitted by any principle of common law. Captain Douglas had been arrested under criminal process, and therefore was not entitled to be discharged. The prisoner was then removed in custody of the Sheriffs' officer. BAIL COURT, Nov. 16. THE QUEEN V. MANCHESTER AND LEEDS RAILWAY. Mr. BUTT applied in behalf on Mrs. Stansfield for a rule to show cause why a mandamus should not issue commanding the Company to issue their war rant to assess compensation claimed by her for injury done to her house in Halifax by the Company. The first Act of Parliament for snaking the Manchester and Leeds Railway was passed in 1836, which gave the Company power to raise embankments, &c., en making compensation to the parties injured. In the year 1837, the Company obtained another Act of Parliament, empowering them to alter the line of railway. The house of Mrs. Stansfield was near the second line, and the affidavit stated that its foundation was injured by the works of the Company, and that it sustained other injuries. Application for compen sation was made to the Company in 1840, but the Company refused to make any compensation.—Appli cation granted. IN THE MATTER OF - HAMMOND. Mr. Sergeant DOWLING obtained a rule nisi for the discharge of the defendant, who had been imprisoned on a criminal charge made by his own daughter. The Learned Gentleman now moved that the rule be made absolute upon giving bail. His LORDSIIIP, having read the affidavits, granted the application, the prisoner giving hail, himself in 2001. and four sureties in 50/. each. IN THE MATTER. OF THE REV. DR. DILT.ON. Mr. MILLAR stated that several parties were pre sent to make a return to the writ of habeas corpus ob tained in this case. He was, however, unable to serve the writ on the principal party, Dr. Dillon, himself. The returns of Mr. Goodyear, and others, were then read, but not being in the proper form they were amended, and all the parties stated that the child was not, at the time of the service of the writ, in their power, nor did they know anything about her. Mr. Justice PATTESON—Then you must be satisfied Mr. Millar. Mr. MILLAR—I suppose so, for the present, my Lord. SLATE V. THE EARL OP WALDEGRAVE. In this case, which was reported a few days ago in The Sun, Mr. PEACOCK moved for a distringas to pro ceed to outlawry against the defendant, which was refused, on the ground that a distringas to proceed to outlawry would not lie where the party was not liable to a capias, and the Court on that occasion expressed a doubt whether a distringas to compel an appearance could be granted, unless the affidavit set forth that the party had kept out of the way to avoid service. After the case had been argued at some length, Mr. Justice PATTESON said, under these circumstances you may have a distringas to compel an appearance. COURT OF .EXCHEQUER, Nov. 16. The Court proceeded this morning with the special paper. MEDINA V. NORMAN. This was a deMurrer to a plea. The declaration of the plaintiff stated that he hat entered into an agree ment with the defendant to let to him on lease a house in Fitzroy-square, the property of the plaintiff, at a rent of 1361. a-year. The lease was to have been given by the plaintiff, ac cording to the terms of the agree ment, on or before the 24th June, 1841. Some mis understanding, however, arose between the parties, and the plaintiff then proceeded to institute an action to compel the defendant to execute his contract. To the declaration of the plaintiff, defendant put in a plea to the effect that plaintiff was not ready to execute the lease upon the terms agreed upon, without specifying the precise condition which the plaintiff had refused to fulfil. Mr. MARTIN now objected, on the part of the plain tiff, to this plea, on the ground that it should have beenless general, and should have stated the particular condition with which the plaintiff had refused to comply. The COURT, after hearing the argument of the Learned Counsel, decided that the plaintiff himself should have been more specific in his declaration, and granted leave to amend the declaration, upon furnish ing an affidavit of merits. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nov. 16. PETITT V. MITCHELL. The arguments in this case, which occu pi e d th e whole of Monday, and involves a questi on o f some importance to auctioneers, were resumed this morning by Mr. Sergeant Channell, in support of the rule for a new trial. The action was brought by the plaintiff, an auctioneer, to recover 311., the amount at which the defendant had bid for, and bought, a quantity of cloth at a sale in the plaintiff's rooms. The question at issue was, whether, according to an alleged rule in auction rooms, the purchaser co u ld b e compe ll e d to pay for goods, before he should be allowed to measure them. Evidence was adduced on the trial to show that such a rule prevailed, and that be deficient defiacge was, when the measure was di scovere d to er payment, to ret urn a p ro portionate us ien lves af sum to the purchaser. On the other hand it was shown, on the part of the defendant, that the rule was not strictly enforced even in the sale-room of the plaintiff. The Jury, however, found for the plaintiff, and Mr. Sergeant Bompas, with whom was Mr. Ser geant Channell, obtained a rule nisi for a new trial. On Monday Mr. Sergeant Talfourd showed cause against the rule, and this day the Court, after hearing Mr. Sergeant Channel! in reply, discharged the rule, expressing, at the same time, an opinion that the rule set up by the plaintiff was perfectly reasonable, al though an auctioneer might, through courtesy, depart from it occasionally for the convenience of a particu lar customer. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Nov. 16. IN RE ABRAHAM HARVEY TRIMMER. Mrt QIIESSWELL appeared to move for the re-admis sion of the name of Mr. John Thomas Holt into the insolvent's schedule, under the following rather sin gular circumstances :—lt appeared that insolvent had taken the benefit of the Act in the year 1821, and he, along with a great number of the creditors, had since died. The name of Mr. Holt had been struck out of the schedule ; and some time back a solicitor named Young, had by Chancery proceedings realised from a property the insolvent was entitled to, and which had lain in abeyance for a l ong ti me , a s um sufficient to pay twenty shillings in the pound. Mr. Holt's claim was upon a joint promissory note, to which the in solvent was a party, and the former now put in affi davits by his Counsel,) to show that he had received no satisfaction for the money advanced upon this document. _ _ Several other applications upon grounds like the present were about being made in this matter, when Mr. Commissioner Halms said he had the oath of the insolvent, taken 31 years ago, which was at vari-. mice with that of Mr. Holt, and showed that he was merely a liability creditor, and had never paid 6d. upon the bill. lie should, therefore, refuse the application. LIVERPOOL DISTRICT BANKRUPTCY COURT, Nov. 14. Commissioners SKIRROW and PHILLIPS took their seats at eleven o'clock, and immediately after prO ceed-d to put several of the legal gentlemen of the town and neighbourhood into possession of the mode by which business would be conducted under the new Act. Mr. SKIRRow observed, that rules similar to those adopted in the London Bankruptcy Court would tie adopted in Li verpoo l , save an d excep t w h ere a n y new rules and r egu l at i ons h a d b een su b st i tu t e d . Mr. J. C. Thompson, solicitor, said he was con cerned in a case in which the bankrupt was ready to pass his last examination upon the following day, but that the balance-sheet had not yet been filed. He asked, whether the bankrupt could pass his final exa mination u n d er the c i rcumstances ? Mr. Sx l ßnow said, the Commissioners had not been left any di scretion in cases ' o f t h e ki n d, i nasmuc h as the 14th ru l e was to t h e f o ll ow i ng e ff ec t And the bankrupt' s balance-sheet must be filed in duplicate with th e d eputy reg i strar o f th e C our t t en day s a t least before the day appointed for the last examination of the bankrupt, or the adjournment day thereof, for that purpoSe (one copy for the official assignee, and the other for the proceedings) ; and the last examina tion of the bankrupt shall in no case be passed by the Court, un l ess his balance-sheet shall have been duly filed as aforesaid; office copies of the balance-sheet, or such part thereof as shall be required, shall be pro videdlurs said, the rule which had just been by th e proper officer." Mr. P Rt read comm an d e d t h e C omm issioners not to pas s th e balance-sheet until the same should have been filed ten days. The Commissioners were therefore bound by the words of the Act, although they felt the griev ance and hardship of the present case. Mr. Thompson promised to be prepared with the balance-sheet and papers relating to the bankrupt's estate on the following day. Mr. Sxfaaow availed himself of the opportunity to state publicly that himself and his colleague had been furnished by, a person of considerable experience in Liverpool, with some regulation with regard to costs, with a request that the question of costs might be left to the Registrar, subject to the approval of the Court. He (Mr. Skirrow) said it was the determination of Mr. Phillip s and himself to establish a uniform rate of costs if possible, with the view of preventing diffi culty and dissatisfaction, and contributing to the pro per administration of justice. The whole of the business under the late Commis sioners was transferred to the new ; and, after some . formal proceedings had been gone through, the Court adjourned at four o'clock until the following day. No new fiats were issued. BIRMINGHAM DISTRICT BANKRUPTCY COURT, Nov. 15. (Before Commissioners BALGUY and DANIELL.) IN THE MATTER OF RICE HARRIS ' S BANKRUPTCY. ThiS morning, the Court met for the first time, to proceed with the - regular business. Owing to the novelty of the proceedings the room was crowded with solicitors of the town and neighbourhood. The first case brought forward was that of Mr. Rice Harris, an extensive glass manufacturer, whose failure was recently announced. The amount of his liabilities proved to be greater than previously expected. The following is an extract from the bankrupt's balance= sheet : LIABILITIES. £ S. d. Sundry persons • ~ Loss by sale of property Liabilities on bills 11,049 18 10 Daniel Ledsame, balance of capital 6,091 3 8 Total 61,668 12 9 ASSETS. Good debts, stock, 7,632 5 6 Deduct excise, taxes... £5,662 18 9 The time of the Court was almost exclusively oc cupied in receiving formal proof of debts. The only question of the slightest interest which arose was as to a claim put in by Air. Bray, Solicitor ' on the part of a number of workpeople, f o r wages . The wages were fixed by a special agreement, and, as there were about 60 claims of this nature, the further consideration of the claim was postponed until the next meeting. Sir Edward Samuel Walker proved for 1,0511.8 s.; Owen Johnson, the late partner of the bankrupt, proved for 1,458/. ; Air. Charles Miles, of Matlock, proved for 4431. 17s. 10d ; Ur. John Bagnall for 5711. 13s. Bd. ; Mr. Joseph Wass, of Dudley, 3291. 125.; Mr. Alexander Harrison, solicitor, for 3001." In answer to questions from Mr. Fellows, solicitor, of Dudley, it appeared that the Birmingham Banking Company held securities to the amount of 15,000/. The further hearing of the case was postponed until the 13th of December. Mr. Perry, of the London Bankruptcy Court, was in attendance, for the purpose of rendering the Com missioners and other officers his valuable assistance upon the first opening of the Court. The following is a correct list of the officers of the Court of the Birmingham district : Commissioners—Mr. Balguy, Queen's Counsel, and Mr. Daniell, Queen's Counsel. Registrars—The Hon. Mr. Curzon, and Mr. E Wilson, of the Home Circuit. Official Assignees—Mr, F. Whitmore, Mr. Richard Valpy, Mr. Thomas Biddlestone, and Mr. James Christie. Official Messengers—Mr. F. Badhams and Mr. Bodell. WESTMINSTER SESSIONS. These sessions commenced yesterday before Mr. Sergeant Adams, and a bench of Magistrates. The Grand Jury having been sworn, • The CHAIRMAN addressed them, and said he need not detain them, as the cases coming before them at these sessions were all small cases of theft, which are not tried at the Central Criminal Court. After a few general observations as to the duties of Grand Jurors he dismissed them to their labours. The Jury returned shortly afterwards, but no case of interest was tried this morning. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YE STE RDAY .) BOW-STREE7'. ALICE LOW E AND LORD FRANKFORT.— Mr. Vaughan pawnbroker, of the St ran d, appeare d b efore Mr. Twyford yesterday, having been summoned by Miss Alice Lowe, to show cause why he refused to deliver up two snuff-boxes, which had been pledged by her with Mr. Vaughan. Miss Lowe came in a private carriage, with a fe male friend, and was attended in Court by Mr. Adol phus, her counsel, and Mr. Flower, her attorney. Mr. Charles Monta gue appeared as counsel on the part of Lord Frankfort, awl Mr. Lewis as his at torney; and Mr. John Scarborough appeared for Mr. Vaughan. M. Montague said Mr. 'Vaughan had been sum moned by Miss Alice Lowe to show cause why he refused to deliver up two snuff-boxes, pledged by her for 51.45. These snuff-boxes had been the subject of an indictment at the Central Criminal Court, upon which Miss Lowe was honourably acquitted; but that acquittal had, it appeared, led her and her legal ad viser into a misapprehension, as they seemed to sup pose it had given her a title to the property in ques tion, which was quite a fallacy. Mr. TWYFORD—I 'must have it proved that Lord Frankfort is the owner of this property, as the Act of Parliament says that the real owner of the propfirty shall give notice to the pawnbroker. Now, there is no proof of that notice before me. kr. Montague said that proof could be given if the case were adjourned for.two or three days. Mr. TWYFORD—There is sufficient doubt about the real ownership for me to hold my hand, and I there fore adjourn this case until the Ist of March next. Mr. Flower—l think it had better be the Ist of April.—(Laughter.)—The parties then left the Court. CLERKEIV W ELL. George Henry Wheeler was charged with embez zling 91., the money of Messrs. Cooke and Shoolbred, the great linendrapers in Tottenham-court-road. The prisoner had been in their employment as col lecting clerk. Last Monday another of the clerks ap plied to Mr. Last, trunkmaker, Oxford-street, for the payment of 91., the amount of his debt to the proSecu tors, but he had previously paid the prisoner, whoSe receipt he produced, and who had embezzled the money. Police-constable Dalglish E 3, deposed that he took the prisoner into custody and•put to him - several 41tes-' tions regarding the subj e ct of his . arrest ; su ch as what he had done with the moneywhy he took and how he Meant to replace it. Mr. GREmiWoon—According to my idea of these matters, policemen have no right whatever to put such question's' to prisoners, nor indeed any questions at all. They should first caution them, and on no ac count go further than to say that they were willing to hear anything which the prisoner wished to communi cate. Even a Magistrate did not presume to interro gate a prisoner, and always told him that whatever he said wouldbe written down. Any other course was il legal, improper, and unfair. The prisoner was committed for trial. MARYLEBONE. Richard Rogers, cab driver, No. 3,309, was placed at the bar on a charge of being drunk and creating a disturbance. Samuel Colley, a cab proprietor in Chelsea, said that the prisoner was engaged by him to drive the cab No. 1,173. A gentleman called upon witness yesterday afternoon, and said that his man (the pri soner) was so drunk at Charing-cross as to be quite incapable of driving. He got into a chaise and drove .to the place, but could see nothing of him. He traced him, however, through various streets, until he foUnd him in the neighbourhood of Bryanstc,n-square, where the cab was stopped, and the prisoner was drunk. •He would take the opportunity of stating that it was the duty of the Registrar, Mr. Wedgewood, to in quire into character, before granting driver's licenses. He had heard for instance that the man at the bar had driven over au oILI man and killed him, once before. Mr. Colley added - that the prisoner was tried for the offence, at the Old Bailey, and he believed sentenced to six months' imprisonment. The characters of cab men were generally so bad, that a stand at the top of the Haymarket was called "The Thieves' Rank." Mr. RAWLINSON sentenced the prisoner for two months to the House of Correction. UNION-,HALL. • • , . . Four men in a !destitute condition were charged with assaulting the porter of St. George's work-house. Last night fifty-six men in a state of destitution applied for admission into the 'work.honse, amongst whom were the defendants. There being 'Only room for forty out of the above number, the. remainder were informed of the fact, and they accordingly retired, except the defendants, who endeavoured to force their way into the house, declaring their determina tion not to be kept out in the street in such a night; Finding, however, that the porter opposed their en trance, they, according to his account, pitched into him, and gave him a drubbing." They were then given into custody. The defendants were committed for 21 days each to hard labour. THAMES-POLICE. On Tuesday twenty seamen and others, part of the crew of the West India mail steam-packet Isis, lost near Bermuda, made an application to Mr. Bro d erip for a summons against Capt. Smith, the master of the Medway, another of the mail steamers, in which they came to England, after the loss of the Isis. An intelligent old man, named Henry White, the spokesman of the party, stated that on the last voyage of the Lis she ran upon the rocks at Porto Rico, on her voyage out. This happened on the night of the 12th of September. After being an hour upon the rocks, during which time the vessel sustai ne d consi derable damage, she was got off by backing the en gines astern. The ship made so much water that it was necessary to keep all the pumps going until day light next morning, when she proceeded to Turk's Island, and thence to Port Royal, Jamaica, at which place some trifling repairs were effected, and she was considered qualified to convey the return mail to Turk's Island and Nassau. There were some doubts whether she could make the voyage home in safety, unless she was accompanied by another steamer ; and, by orders, he believed, of Captain Pager, commander of the Magnificent, 74, at Jamaica, the Medway steam-ship joined the Isis at Nassau. After the specie and mails had been transferred to the Mc way, that vessel kept company with the Isis until she arrived within thirty-seven miles of Bermuda, when the weather became so tempestuous that little hopes appeared of saving the Isis. The gale increased, and the water gained on the Isis to such an extent that the engines were stopped, the vessel was abandoned, and the crew and the passengers were transferred to the Medway. All were saved with the exception of a boy, who perished. The crew took with them their clothes and hammocks, but on coining alongside the Medway the Captain would not allow them to bring a single ar ticle of wearingapparel on board, and threatened to cut all the boats adrift if anything was handed up. The boats were eventually cut adrift, and the people:be longing to the Isis saved nothing but what they stood in. He and his shipmates considered they had been very harshly dealt with, and wished to summon Capt. Smith, of the Medway, for the value of their clothes. Mr. BRODERIP said the conduct attributed to the Captain of the Medway appeared very odd, but he was at a loss to know how he could assist the parties. The contract was made with the Captain of the Isis, and not with Captain Smith, of the Medway, who merely brought the people home after the Isis was lost. White said they were servants of the West India Mail-Packet Company, to whom both steamers be longed. Mr. BILODERIP said that made no difference. The contract entered into must have been with the Cap tain of the Isis, and the master of the Medway was not liable for the loss of the clothes, and might have had orders from the owners or agents not to re ceive them. White—You see, Sir, this was not an accidental occurrence at all. The Isis, when she left .Jamaica, was not considered seaworthy, and it was not ex pected she would ever reach England. We were as sured by Captain Paget, the Naval Commander at Jamaica, that the Medway would keep by us, or we should not have gone away in her at all. The Isis was actually expected to go down when she left Port Royal, and our clothes and hammocks, at any rate, ought to have been saved. The loss is a most serious one to us all. Mr. BnonEßlp—l have no doubt of it at all, and I wish I could afford you a remedy. The affair seems to me an extraordinary one altogether. Have you applied at the offices of the Company ? White —We have, Sir, and the reply to our appli cation was, " how can you expect anything of Captain Smith ?" The day after we left thtilsis the weather was very fine, she was still afloat, and boats were passing and re-passing to her, and every article belong ing to the crew might have been saved, if Captain Smith had allowed our things to come on board. Mr. BRODERIP repeated that he had no summary jurisdiction in the matter, and it was doubtful whether the crew had their remedy by action. They might apply to an attorney, who would advise them what to do.—The men retired greatly dissatisfied. THE METROPOLITAN PRISONS FOR DEBT. CLOSING OF THE FLEET AND MAR SHALSEA. The metropolitan prisons for debt have within the last few days presented a different appearance to what they have exhibited for some time. The Fleet and Marshalsea prisons have been closed. The former was shut on Saturday, and the latter on Thursday last. There were seventy in the Fleet, and only three in the Marshalsea, and their removal took place to the Queen's Prison under an Act passed during the last session, authorising Lord Denman to issue his war rant for their passage from one gaol to another. From Tuesday to Saturday the removals took place from the Fleet. Some of the prisoners had been confined a very long period, and a few upwards of twenty years. An eccentric character, named Jeremiah Board, had been an inmate of the Fleet twenty eight years, having been committed in 1814. The case of this man, who has been removed to the Queen's Prison, is very singular. He was a farmer at a place called Newton Farm, and was committed to the Fleet in 1814, where he remained with out much disturbance except some Chancery pro ceedings until 1838, in which year the present Act for the Insolvent DebtorS' Court was passed, and in this Act an important" alteration was made, giving power to creditors to proceed against parties who preferred imprisonment to taking the benefit of the Act, by which proceeding they would be compelled to give up their property. The provision has been productive of considerable benefit —persons have been proceeded against in the Insolvent Debtors' Court, and compelled to disgorge, their property ; others have arranged with their creditors and gone out of custody. In the case of Board a gentleman named Richard son, as executor of Mary Chappell, filed a petition under the compulsory clause, and a vesting order was made, under which he was appointed assignee, and by a decisive act a good deal of property was obtained. A messenger of the Court was sent to the prison, and on the person of Board, and in his possession, a large sum of money and securities for money were found, which of course the assignee seized. Mr. Richardson claimed to be a creditor for 8,185/., andthe matter had been before Mr. Commissioner Harris. Advertise ments had been inserted to discover creditors, but very few 'were found. There was somewhere about 1,6001., and a dividend was declared. Board is now sojourning in the Queen's Prison, where he is of course a "character." At the present period there are in the Queen's Prison: about 280 persons, a very few in the rules, and those who had the privilege when the Act consolidating the prison was passed were al lowed to remain for twelve months. Day rules have already ceased, and the other privilege will be denied at the time mentioned. There are 228 rooms in the prison, and in some of these compartments by the re cent increase "chums" have been placed, that is, two have been lodged in one room. Some alterations have been expected in the classification of prisoners, which will now probably take place. In Whitecross street Prison there are about 360, and 120 in Horse monger-lane Gaol. The total number of prisoners for debt in .London may be now stated at about 760, and some years. ago there were as many in one prison. WO:OLWICH DOCKYARD. _ . TUiSDAY; Nov. 15.—At half-past one o'clock to day his Imperial Highness the Archduke Frederick of Austria, accompanied by Baron Lebzeltern, Colonel and Count Dumont, captain in the Austrian army ; and Counts Polte, Pauluni, and Karoly, captains, and Maveirovich, commander in the Austrian army, and Captain Fitzroy, R.N., arrived at the Woolwich Dockyard in two carriages with four horses each. His Imperial Highn ess was rece i ve d on alighting by Captain Sir Francis A. Collier, K.C.8., and K.C.H., Superintendent of the Royal Dockyard, the officers of the various vessels of war in the harbour, and 'the heads of all the civil departments, and the Austrian flag was hosted on the flagstaff during the whole time his Imperial Highness remained in the Dockyard. The first place visited by the Archduke was the test ing-room, where there is a powerful hydraulic ma chine invented by Bramah. On this occasion an anchor, made by Brown, Lennox, and Co., weighing 61 cwt., which had previously been placed on the testing-frame, was proved. His Imperial Highness examined the whole process very minutely, and the details were explained to him by Captain Fitzroy. On leaving the testing-room, the Archduke Frederick, accompanied by Captain Sir F. A. Collier, proceeded to view the frarnevvbrk of the Amphion, 36 guns, building on one •of the slips, the manner in which steam-vessels and : ships of war are docked when requisite to examine them, or for repairs, and the forg ing of a large mass of iron by powerful hammers set in motion by a steam. engine. His Imperial High ness appeared surprised at the immense power rand effect of the hammers in bringing the metal to the required shape in an incredibly short space of time. The boat-house was next visited, and on entering a detached part of the building where the very vene rable and substantial specimen of boat-building origi nally constructed for the use of Henry Frederick Prince of Wales, son of James 1., and at least 250 years old, is in progress of being renovated in the most elegant and highly-finished modern style, his Imperial Highness appeared struck with the beautiful symmetry and elegant proportions of this river boat, • and the gorgeous, yet chaste, keeping of the whole of the richly gilded ornaments. The boat is forty feet long, and is rowed by twenty rowers, for whom there is ample room, besides the steersman or coxswain, and immediate attendants on her Majesty • and from the manner and superior style in which it now appears, there is every reason to believe, her Majesty will next :season enjoy. many aquatic excursions on the river, as it is in progress of being finished in every way worthy of the patronage of the Queen of England. In another part of the boat-house is the boat in which Captain Ross and his enterprising companions were saved when wrecked near the North Pole. This interesting relic was also visited; after which the Archduke proceeded to the store-rooms, and' appeared gratified with their immense variety and the regu larity with which they are kept. His Imperial Highness afterwards visited the manufactory fi;r making boilers, and witnessed the whole of the power ful works in operation ; he then visited the store house, and appeared pleased to observe the Chapel in the upper part of the building. After examining the keel of the Royal Albert, 120 guns, and the progress made on that fine ship, the Archduke went into the interior of the Boscawen, of 70 guns, at present building on one of the slips, mid remained some fink. His Imperial Highness, after going over the dock yard for nearly two hours, proceeded to the residence of Captain Sir F. A. Collier, where he partook of re freshments, and then returned to town, evidently gratified with his reception, and with all he had witnessed. There are at present 1;100 prisoners in the gaol of the House of Correction. STATE OF TRADE. , (From the M anc h es t e r Guardian of _yesterdaY,j, The impr ove d d eman d for goods, to whiclf we extensive busi ness has been done during the last' few s till continues ; and a prettY alluded last w ee k days, at prices generally a shade higher th an those obtained a w e ek ago . In the yarn market also, a considerable amount of business has been done for Germany; the near approach of winter having ren dered the buyers anxious to close their operations'for the season. Previous rates have consequently been readily siren ; but no advance can be quoted. Generally speaking, the market, without being at all animated, is firm and healthy, and, from the general absence of stock, seems likely to continue so, u nless disturbed by fluctuations in the cotton market- ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY, N°V. 1 * —The flan ne l mar k e t h as been much like that of the preceding Monday,—a fair demand for goods , at low, prices. In the wool market, the dealers complain having little to do ; the manufacturer purcha ses as !I he expected lower prices; and indeed this article is better to buy than it was a short time ago. THE MARKETS.—(YESTERD AY,) CORN EXCHANGE. to our Although the arrivals of English wheat. up markets this week have been very scanty, an d a ll show of samples limited, the demand to-day, or ; descriptions of that article was slow, and the c.co-ni had, in some instances, a downward tendency. rthe abroad, very little wheat has reached us, Yet rises, sale for it was dull, at barely station ar y P Barley and Malt commanded scarcely any ate at late rates. tire had a large supply of Oats on otter, v ere which moved off slowly, and the inferior parcels.% Gd lower. In Beans, Peas, and Flour, scarcelf any thing was passing. Arrivals—English Wheaci3o r, Barley, 910 ; Oats, 380 ; Malt, 870, quarter's ; 1,880 sacks. Irish Oats, 5,780 q uarters. t'rel° Wheat, 4,660 quarters. WHITECH APE L. , of We had a fair average time of year suPP3,, slaughtered meat on sale here to-day, which we ~3 3 slow inquiry at the following prices :—Beef; , i ff°' 4 l , l l to to 3s 6d; Mutton, 3s 4d t o 3 s 10J; Yea], the 4s; and Pork, 4s to 4s 6d, p er s tone of 811)5, bY carcase. COAL MARKET. . o. d. Ships arrived since last market dab 2a3 20 9 . d. n ........ 6 Boddle's West Hartley l7 0 Walls End DOW' .. ° .. ........ „ n 9 Cat's Hartley ........ .",,,, Ii West Hart1ey ......... l7 I Walls End Casent..„.'n .... ,t ) ; 9 Walls End Acorn Close , West Wylam l6 3 Walls E n d Harder — . ...., . 6 Walls Did Bell and Brown 19 8 Walls End Barrett ..... 7 . ........ le 1 Walls End iloslirth Walls End Heaton l9 !I Walls End Brown' s Li i 7,,,ressi. 7 . 9 Walls End Hilda ... 1: 6 Walls End Richardisorco... i ? 9 Walls End Hotspur t ► r „,,n,... 1 , 9 , i Walls End 14,r , humberland 17 h I%alla F',,id West de" - ~' ... .., Walls End Todd's Bensham 14 6 Walls End West Tees.'"' .. WallsgEnd Hetton Q.I) 9 Kelloe ............. 10 6 K ETS. & NOi r .' ll. .be Week MA". Avelol. To n 0 From 0 3,063 Wheat,perbarrel2o (tone til 0 3$ 71 •"" 0 ger0 , ................ 16 stone — n - 0 Is. 16 IP 2,167 Barley 12,040 ()ifs LI stone 7 6 12 g le . 6 , Flour, per cwt ..„ Sew, — 0 -,- 1,472 Oatmeal 8 stone 9 6 12 -413 i • Sold to Bakers only. 10 0 7, le. 9,461 Cwt. Flour. ..... ......... .... . ... -., sac„, 0i Average price .ht Wheat and i Flour 46 , 1,11 l' e o l ‘ i Loll' odd - Fir -t• from 17 1 . to 151. 04 Receipts of Flour, 11,519 1 Fir- t• from 14L U. as 12. Bales of Do. 12,461 Seconds ........ ••--- .. ou. Thirds ,......1imn bu PRICE OF BREAD. .si d. Quarterr. Lost ...... 7d. i Hall Vatter n •• • 0 4, CORK MARKETS —NOT 12 . (if to le'' & • 6;,,, •• io - Wheat (per 205t.)20s 0,1. to2ss. Od.ltfats (per 14st. • 9 Barley (per 16st.) 8 0 13 0 IfJorr (per cwt ~.. 6 , Oatmeal (per cwt.).,, .. 9,. od. to 9. 4 6: , to 5d Beef, 6d. to &N.—Mutton, 5d tn Oct.—Veal, 4 1 '4,b, York, 4d. to 53.—Fresh Butte', 11d. to —d 1). countrf PRICE OF BUTTER. TO t h e ( 'O , . I To the Merchants. .....•••• t 4 First Quality ..,. ..... 5 7 Scrtmd "74 •••••,....... ..... ... ... Third 67 ...• ..... . ......... • • '. go ~ Fourth Fifth *N. •••••••• b 3 r••••••• @W. - ...... Sixth CLON NELL M A R 4 61; E 'l' : : 5 ... ...— :: 11 ..:0-.1: ... ":" " 44 '":•• Per Cwt. d. 0 si tc -- s. d. e. d. ~• 4 ,, 0 New Butter .98 oto 119 0 Hides (raw ) •••''' .. .. " 4 - 4 C' 0 Oatmea 1..... . Rendered Lard 0 32 'J Head 5.............. '" . 6 0 l'er Bob. 0 ' 0 .... Fleur,Second — 0 40 ef IFlourd. t.• ads...». 1g 0 •—Household _ 0 38 0 I ---- Fouxtto...«. 13 0 Per Barrel. . 16 Rapeseed 20 0 —0 j Barley ...w.f.... 4) We .......... Sere l3 0 IC. .""...' . . Ai KILKENNY MARKET„3* mi. 0 1 . to p 6 Wheat,perbarrel)2l3s.Od.to 338.0 d. Gee %ler ". • ____'-'" 0 5 , A 1 . Barley 12 0 19 0 Mutter' •••••-- 0 : 0 T lists ......... ..... l4 0 15 0 NO' ....ww•!':. o u n ) 0 Flour (per bag) 25 0 59 0 Vets' •- • r• •••T* -. 0 y 0 1( 1 Butter(per cwt.) 0 0 ..9.9 0 k rah 13 0( A" • ::: 0"„ u 0 Bacon Pigs 45 0 ' 46 0 Salt Dial' ..1" t ";) 1.1 0 Coals I 0 1 2 Potatocs(rer IRISH MARI DUBLIN MARKET NOTE for t, •ft . 110 • THE GALLANT MuDsrirrmAN. --Mr* - p h e e r r i l agi tin i d g s ; was honoured with an interview by his In) . ness the Archduke Frederick of _Austria on, ..,%dake, last, and was gratified with hearing from the - B •Z iou te. a full account of his son, Midshipman (nnl.n4iriesSi, mint) Hunt's heroic conducl at Sidon; his J'l6hiving with Major Maronivich (one of the Suite), woo been eye witnesses of the gallant, ra ce be.',„, t yS' the English midshipman (Mr. Hunt, of her 1 0 ,P:,. 0 0e ship Stromboli) and an Austrian officer, a. Chinca, to be the first to plant their respective ' l , - o ° o try's colours . on the walls of Sidon, and Wil ic "froe , noticed . in Commodore Napier's dispatches at as having been gained by the former, and tbri.l'ute he has since been so honourably promoted to a 1.1- nancy.— Oxford Herald. etle' A JEWISH BARRISTER.--A few days ag° s " e man of the Jewish persuasion was called to til e The by the Hon. Society of the Middle Ter . Th e gentleman alluded . to.is 11tr. John Simon, f of! usual forms were gone through in the Pre sen : Wit" numerous body of the benchers and. barrister..., f u il/ the exception that the new-made biwristc'which to be sworn on the Old Testament, an d l i od ! Li sacred volume,. writtenin the Hebrew tongile' lle f°!' be sent . for.. Another difficulty arose, lowing circumstances :—lt is the usual Pn. c h pet: „ wi der ' tie° 10 the courts of law for gentlemen of the Je‘ vl l s ) . suasion to take the oaths with their h ats w i „" - upon this occasion, owing to the size of t he which it was necessary that the head 01 not Gentleman should be covered, the hat COak' s goo! put on. In consequence the ceremony ‘ vii It through without that customary observani;orititg stated that Mr. Simon is the first Jewis h il l connected with the Middle Temple. it annn KINGSTON FAIR, Nov. 14.--This b•this mart for all descriptions of stock commence u was e 't and the supply of beasts, sheep, and p'g!„,. lart tremely limited. Of horses, the show w- ve ea h than usual, there being exposed for. sale ge l f o r s'i c re and 600, the quality in general good, 3 h t re .tfl e s. good prices were obtained ; inferior ones w e : a l Sn . o f drug. The beast market ruled dull, and i & re ssio l oo o Peel's tariff in full operation, caused a °lot 6, 3 from 25 to 30 per cent. upon last year. grou p 5 ;1 head of cattle'were distributed in the differentid nee d 'at prices varying as follows :—Three-year-°rid and Hertford steers, from 10/. to 16/. ;- twt g"eot•ch 3- e 5 ditto and second quality, from 71 to Ipi.; and ealv-r; Welsh runts, from Si. to 101. each; col thre e-Yli froth 161. to 21/. ; : in calf-heifers (two 51 , t i t ' old), from 101. to 16/. ; second ditto, : 0 "°" -- tio d We observed a quantity of French cows etti ely l ive which being of low quality, realized S uch pressed rates; such a quality exhibited at ke ool must raise the hopes of the British fariaerr:o3 t" to such animals cannot vie with the stoc k ref' ova 75 : 0 . country. The depression in sheep w 9 5 1, the 9 • I . os. per head upon last and altheagocuity 11° „„ to tity was one-third less, 4 4 ivere wit h ', til e rs, posed of at the following prices : w e tp to 0 5 , ro 365. ; ewes, 20s. to 30s. ; and lambs, 1 55 : A A to sC i e j e , head. In the pig market it was a novel 51 . 1 for waggon load of fine porkers from Scotlani4 to 35' e e the trade ruled dull, pork selling at frail ; tb . , r re per stone of 81bs. ; store pigs, from 1 5 S; t h e ple a ' to six months old, from Bs. to 15S• •I n and fair we observed the usual number of sh°" iro yailew keepers, but even in this a general dulnessl Irish Paper. On the 14th inst. in j3 G i ro li sv T en li ortq nsee, of Galloway, o o the Istot a o f da j u o g o h ' e t , e Coantesl the - to sa ge her 4 1 . a b oo , Sy()lnnetylleth6eth"iinfesto.f, He n ry a t oil. daugh ter. Harper,o b a u r r d g b t , h e lil T : r . i ii, al od , fi ei yf d no ey e 0 , t o g e joa c f , Esq., of a On the s l o 3 n d th: E in t s ti t . ., o in f a th d e Clgohsteol.Salisbnef, the led/ c) - 1 •,, G org e . B• O T n o twhnes 13th in s s o t o ., at West -Malting, the /,' H. Timins, of a t o 4 f th a d io a s u t g , h s te fi r . . s t he il l t L 1 eowne thely n , On the 13th inst., at Willow-walk, Kentish -torah htei. of Assistant Commissary-General Dinwiddie, of a da n . a ,f i ., - ..lA ° ' On the 14th inst., at - Vine House, Old Broinptn a, '- . : o f 1 son- On the 15th inst., at St. Marv's, MARRIED. r W . Ic." ' Esq., of Hackney. kinson, of Aldermanbury, to Sirah,issleincgotnnd*nd'iafAueig°rh:;6ll' • W. fLTrinder, than Barber, lrtA°e' On the 15th inst., at All Souls' Church, St. Mall as to, the Rev. William I'luckvett, Rector a Horsted. Solef,j).,' Sarah, fourth daughter of the late Rev. Samuel White, w incumbent of Hampstead. f D I ED. •, . H ire ° On the 13th inst., at Cranford, Harriet Angell'a, ~ il J. O W n'tl C ie ° 7l ' ; r h' i E ns 4 t q .., at Charles-Plac e ' VP' Waller, EA. cashier of the flank of Englan d ag ed th lsioe!fr On the 13 th of Acgust last, at Fcrozepore, 0° the e. ~,,,4, west Frontier ef Bengal, Lieutenant Alexander Jon 17 0 : ~ ~,_,„ Esq., of Marlborough-buildings, Bath. Cane le On the 9th inst.•, at Gravesend, Captain George R.N., aged 65. . int• , E s t On the 10th inst ,at Cork, Henry E. Reberts!..l f the I a l: Horton, Charles.q. . On the Ilth inst., at Goring, Oxon, Anne, Vll e ° , Johri H. Broome, aged 37. Rayne, Esq., aged 66. rt, A li° On the 11th inst., at Brunswick-terrace, Southanndell,-141° On the 11th inst., at Willow-walk, Kentish -tow Bureau. of ga nef. or of ,;0 0 5, ,r n rl.st th .B, e r evin,l l oj3 3 . rtttmilillt,iiinanngss.d: Smith,ta 21 r r . ,La J ra a nw m eit e : s Hri A o e l u e ri x tes a; Alexan d e r e r osbo r n et tar On the 13th inst., at Eton, Bucks, ilarrfioeut'r:lo,lcilladgal: of nary' , ~,,,,, the late Rev. George Dupuis, Rector of Wencliew--,• .-;1 -------,41500' . _ . London; Printed "and Published by Now Strand' 0 --------- 0 . No. 112, Strand, at The SUM ()fleet No- 1 1 `. 3 :,,, lee. the County of Middlesex, Thursday, Novollloll I"