The Sun. — London, England, 1855-01-31 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE—(Tan. 3 0.) COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. TM MAYOR OF NORWICH v. THR NORFOLK RAILWAY COMPANY—P=II3 NT. In this case the facts were as follows :—The defend ants were authorised by their act to construct a bridge over the river Yare, at a place specified in the act. They prepared.to do so, but:were compelled, owing to the want of a good foundation, to abandon the attempt, and with out the necessary authority they commenced the erec tion of the bridge is a different part of the river by forming a pier in the bed of the river. The corporation of Norwich preferred an indictment against the company for a nuisance, on the ground that the pier obstructed the navigation of the river. The indictment was found by the grand jury of Norwich, and was removed into this court. While the indictment was pending a deed was entered into by which the plaintiffs covenanted to allow the pier to remain, and the defendants covenanted to execute the works and complete the bridge of which the pier was to form a part, so that the navigation should not be interrupted, and to use their best endeavours to obtain an act of Parliament to sanction the works. Whether the company obtained an act or not they were to complete the bridge within 12 calendar months, or in default they were to pay a sum of 1,000/., recoverable in the nature of liquidated damages. An action having been brought to recover the sem, it was pleaded that the stipulated works were not authorised by the act, to which there was a demurrer. The court had reserved their decision. The court b eing divided in opinion, the learned judges delivered judgment seriatim. Lord Campbell and Mr. Justice Erie (who, having heard the argument; came into court to deliver judg ment) were of opinion that the railway company was entitled tothe judgment of the court. Mr. Justice Coleridge and Mr. Justice Wightman held contra. BOBINEON AND ALTS v. PHILLIPS AND ANOTHER — ATTESTATION o WILLS.— IMPORTANT DECISION. Lord Campbell, in delivering the judgment of the court in this case, said that the plaintiffs claimed posses sion of a house and garden under the will of William Turner deceased, and the only question was whether the will had been duly subscribed by the three attesting witnesses. The case came under the statute of frauds. There had been no objection as to two of the witnesses, but there had been a serious diffi cult* as to the third. It was proved at the trial that one of the witnesses—the witness whose attestation was objected to—William Bevan, had been sent for by the testator to attest his will, and that he signed his name at the same table as the other two wit nesses. The learned judge at the trial desired the jury to say whether he saw the will executed by the testator, and signed by the other subscribing witnesses, and. whe ther he signed it at the same time as the eisizier subscrib ing witnesses. On the firling,g, •Jne - jury, the learned judge directed a verdjsJato‘be entered for the defendants, who claimed upstrzrihe heir-at-law, reserving to the plain tiffs /sasses's - 6 move this court on the point of law. The objection taken during the arguments was that there was nothing to show that William Bevan was a subscrib ing witness. The court thought that objection could not, hold good. A more important objection was, that from the place in which his name appeared it could not be considered that the will had been subscribed by him within the meaning of the statute. William Bevan had signed on one side of the will, and the other two wit nesses on the other side, under the testator's name. It was most remarkable that there was no case in the books from which it appeared it had been decided where the subscribing witnesses were to sign a will. The statute did not point out where a will should be signed. It was difficult to conceive that the legislature intended that subscribing witnesses should sign their names at the bot tom of the will, and that the testate: should sign at the top. The Court was now called upon in this most im portant case, to put for the first time a construction en the new Wills Act of William IV., which enacted that the signature of the testator should be signed in the pre sence of two witnesses, who should subscribe their names in the presence of the testator ; but neither in that nor in the amended act of the 15th of Victoria was any place indicated where the will was to be signed by the attesting witnesses. When satisfactory proof Lad been given that the witnesses had been called in by the tes tator to see the proper execution of the will, was the court to hold that the will was to be void because the name of an attesting witness was not signed under neath that of the testator I If the word subscriber were taken in its strict term, it would be a perfect nullity, but there wore many authorities for a less strict acceptation of the terns Suppose a will were drawn out on four pages, and the testator in the disposition of his property occupied three pages, and the witnesses signed at the top of the fourth page, would the will be properly attested, though they did not sign under the name of the testator ? Could it in such a case be intended by the legislature that the will should be void. Then, again, supposing that the will filled four pages, and a margin was left, and there was a regular testimonial clause on the fourth, or the first, second, or third pages, and the witnesses signed that testimonial clause, was a will so signed to be nullified I Was any difference to be made whether the testimonial clause was on the margin or any other part of the four pages of the will t In none of these cares the witnesses could have subscribed their names literally and strietly, but there was a difficulty in holding that the will would be void if the witnesses sub scribed the testimonial clause under the signature of the testator ; and if so there was a difficulty in saying it was void if they signed their names under any part of the same paper. Clear and satisfactory proof must iu all cases be required that the witnesses had been re quested by the testator to sign his will, and tbat they did sign it in his presence. The court was of opinion that a will was valid, though the cignatures of the wit nesses were not under the signature of the testator. The court did not overlook the danger of the result of their decision, but it would not be attended with such danger as the decision that a will written on several sheets of paper with but one signature of the testator would be sufficient. And it was also to be recollected that frau dulent wills were for the most part prepared in the most formal manner. Every presumption should be made by a jury in favour of a will, where there was no doubt of the testator's intention. If the legislature in its wisdom thought that the signature of the witnesses should be placed on the same footing under the testator's name they should say so in express terms, and they would venture to express a hope that when the proposed change was effected it would be more felicitous than it bad been by the Act of Victoria. They had now, however, only to express an 'opinion in this case, and they held that under the statute of frauds the will had been properly executed, and therefore judgment must be for the plaintiffs. Judgment accordingly. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Jun. 30. MANSION-HOUSE.—Robtrt Smith and William Warner were brought before the Lord Mayor under the following circumstances. There was a remarkable fact connected with this case. Warner had en the day be fore been examined as a witness against a person charged with having in his posssssion a quantity of linen of con siderable value, which had been obtained from the pre mises of Messrs. Chaplin and Horne, of upper Thames street, by means of a forged order, and is in the employ ment of the same extensive firm. William Luck, 430, said—About 7 o'clock this morn ing, I was iu Cheapside. I saw the two prisoners standing at the entrance of Fountain-court, in Cheap side, and I crossed to the opposite side of the way, and watched them. I saw the prisoner Warner at the cor ner of the Court. He had his hands up against a brass plate which was fixed at the corner of the house, No. 31, Cheapside and Fountain-court, and the other pri soner was close to him at the same time. They both stooped against this basket (producing a basket contain ing a plate.) In the course of a minute Warner lifted the basket on the head of Smith, and they walked up beside each other to the corner of Newgate-street, and Warner than stopped, and had a cup of coffee in the street. At that time I got the assistance of another police constable, and we went up to Smith and asked him what he bad get in the basket, and he replied "Nothing." Parr, the constable who was with me, said, "Let us look into the basket," and then Smith threw the basket down and ran away. Parr followed and took him into custody, and I took Warner into custody. On examining the basket I found this brass plate and parts of three screws. The prisoners were taken to the station-house, and searched there, and I found on Smith a screw-driver and a knife, and on Warner a knife and Bd. Smith refused to give Lis address. Warner gave his correct address. The prisoners had walked together from Fountain -court to the end of New gate-street. A great many robberies of this kind have been lately committed in the neighbourhood of Cheap side. A gentleman here stood up in court and said that he was one of the managers of Chaplin and Horne's establish ment, a n d th a t h e k new Warner to b e i n the employ ment of th e fi rm upwar d s o f 6 y ears , an d to be consid ered one of their best men. The prisoner r Smith said—l never saw this man (allud ing to Wa rne H. West 42 1 ;3tere I was taken into custody. yesterday morning said-4 saw the prisoners together inneny a e t r. 2 a o tio ix in Mutes to 7 o'clock, in the Old Jewry, Cheap side and down Lino -street, as l f f a o r ll a o s w l e d could them usee them. About that time a very l arg e plate was stolen. lam positive that they are the whom I saw together. Warner—l was not in Fountain -court, nor in Cheap side till I was taken into custody, Luck answer to questions by the Lord P ( 4 3 0 ), Mayor, said—l never lost sight ofthienpriFsotanetragcn_aez were about 2 or 3 minutes together When I first saw them, the basket was on the ground, and I saw bo th of them stoop towards it. Afterveads they lifted up their hands towards the brass plate. It was sufficiently light for me to see. There is other evi dence to prove that they have been seen together before this day. quarter to 7 yesterday E. Williams 473) said—At a morning, I was close to Gresham-street, and I saw the two prisoners pass up Gresham-street, towards l Alders gate-street. Smith was carrying a basket. am cer tain that Warner was the man who was with Smith. I identify Warner by his dress. I thought it was fish they were carrying. I heard of the loss of a plate soon afterwards. Warner (who was stated to be extremely punctual in his attendance at the wharf) denied that be bad been i n the neighbourhood of Chcapside on Monday morning, S "and said he had gone from his house at the west end of '''.. 1,-4 ty- to Hari:Abr.' wharf his place . of bnsiness, by 0 t 4 ' ' , : et t 4.8.0 ," „... • q ut & •,,h en route on that day. 2,. ,: _ ,, 7scrg ia , Vp .ay said—l . Sell coffee in Newgate-street Us ' s., i . veil' 1 11,4,15, sla pi era i a i , 1 . At six minutes to 7 o'clock this morn si:l-,:‘ E ...,55,i..-'- 4iv4-• loner cross over from Cheapside_ to my '1" - Alkt . ?c - ^. . - , t , corner of Nevegate-street, ' .......? 4, He came up, 47 1-Altf 7, g'S ic a jl,l THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING-, JANUARY 31, 1855: seemed confused, and asked me for a cup of coffee. As soon as he had got the cup of coffee, the police constable came up and said he wanted him. When I had served Warner with the coffee Smith pa3sed me, with a basket, towards Newgate-street. ' The gentlerian who said he was one of the managers of the Hanabro' Wharf establishment, here said that Warner was the second foreman in the concern, and that the greatest confidence was placed in his integrity. The Lord Mayor then consented, under such circum- stances, to take bail for Warner in the sum of 801., on that prisoner's own security, and two sureties to the amount of 401. each. Smith was sent to prison, and the case was remanded for a few days. BOW-STREET.—Toseph , Ilarford, a cab driver, was summoned before Mr. Henry for using abusive language and refusing to show his badge. Mr. Christopher Freer, of 17, Gloucester-crescent, stated that he engaged defendant's cab on the afternoon of the 2Zd inst., opposite the Senior United Service Club, in Pall-mall, and was put down at Somerset-house, in the Strand—the distance being within a mile. He ten dered a two-shilling piece, desiring the cabman to give him is. dd. change ; but he said he bad only a shilling about hire. Witness procured change and gave him six pence, upon which the cabman called to a crossing sweeper, and said, in an impudent tone, " Here my boy, here's sixpence for you," at the same time giving the lad the money. Witness asked him what he meant by such conduct, when defendant put himself in a threat ening posture, and said, "Yon sweep." Witness then demanded the man's ticket, which he reluctantly de livered ; but en asking to see his badge, to ascertain if the number on the ticket corresponded with it, he ut tered an oath, and refused to show it. Accordingly he (witness) took the number of his cab. The defendant admitted that the distance was proba bly just within the mile, but he thought the gentleman might have given him a shilling, considering the weather. He denied that he called complainant a sweep, and with respect to the badge, he merely said that it was hanging where he always wore it, and the gentleman might look at it if he liked. Ho admitted that he of fered to give the crossing-sweeper the sixpence, bat he did not do it. Mr. Henry fined hire 31., or a month, for using the abusive language, and 11., or ten days, for refusing to show his badge, with the costs of both summonses. The cabman was committed in default. SOUTHWARK. —Joseph Whitty and Thomas Murray, salesmen, in the employ of Mr. George Winter, iren merchant, Bankside, were charged with the .following artful system of robbery : Thomas Heath, a worYrri:ln in the employ of Mr. Cyremius i';oachbuilder, Westminster-road, said hit Master dealt with the prosecutor for iron, and on the 12th inst. he went to the iron yard at Bankside, and saw the prisoners, and requested to be supplied with a certain weight of bar iron. They put the quantity in the scales, when Whitty asked him whether it was for himself ! Witness replied that it was, when they wrote something on a board and took it to the clerk. He saw the iron weighed, and he was sure there was Sibs. more than he paid the clerk for. Whitty then followed him out and asked for half-a-crown, which witness gave him, and he treated both prisoners to a pot of beer. On the morning of the 19th, having informed his master what bad occurred, and, by arrangement with his master, he on two other occasions went to the prosecu tor's iron warehouse, when the prisoners acted in the same manner. On the last occasion witness gave Murray three marked shillings, and a constable was then called in to take the prisoners into custody. Witness was cross-examined at some length by Mr. Dines for the prisoners, with an endeavour to show that he acted in concert with the prisoners, but he clearly proved, that he acted ander his master's orders, and with the knowledge of the prosecutor, who marked the shil lings in his presence. The prisoners, who declined saying anything in their defence, were committed for trial. HEALTH OF LONDON DURIATG THE WEEK. (From the Registrar-General's Return.) The present retina shows that the high mortality an nounced in recent reports has undergone a further in crease. In the first three weeks of the current month the deaths registered in London were 1404, 1466, and 1549 ; in the last week they rose to 1630. Of males whose deaths aro now returned the number is 791 ; of females 839. In the four weeks that ended Jan. 27 the ' mean weekly temperature was 45.5 deg., 39.3 deg., 28.9 deg., and (last week) 29.3 deg. In the corresponding weeks of the years 1845-54 the average number of deaths was 1102, which if raised in proportion to increase of population becomes 1212. Hence it appears that there were recorded last week 418 deaths more than the rate of mortality that prevailed is the fourth week of the last ten years would have pro duced. The mean temperature of the corresponding weeks of 1845-54 was 39.5 der. Last week it way considerably lower than in any of those weeks, except that of 1843, when it was 29.1 deg. Seven hundred and eleven persons under 20 years of age, 205 at that age and under 40, 289 aged 40 years and cinder 60, 347 who were 60 years old but under 80, and 77 octogenarians, died last week. If those numbers are compared with the numbers at the same ages in the pre vious week, it will be seen that the increase is confined entirely to persons who have completed their fortieth year, the deaths of those in the earlier periods showing a decrease. Death arising from diseases of the organs of respiration increased from 386 to 427 in the last two weeks; the average of the ten weeks corresponding to last week is only 264. Bronchitis was fatal in 2:30 (-a.. pneumenia in 1 . 37. }looping-cough and influenza, whi c h stand in the epidemic class, were fatal is 73 and 23 cases ; 174 persons sunk under phthisis. Scarlatina destroyed 75 lives, measels 63. This last complaint rages in Norwood workhouse, where 6 children died of it last week. 1 travelling newsman, who had lived in Church-lane, St. Giles's, died iu University College Hospital, on the 26th inst., at the ago of 56 years, of " bronchitis and congestion of liver and kidneys, from cold and want of food." A boy, aged 3 years, died in the same hospital of " stone in the bladder and phimosis ; lithotomy (6 weeks), perinea' fistula, diarrhcea.' , Last week the births of 830 boys and 822 girls—in all 1652 children, were registered in London. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1845-54 the average number was 1466. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.829 in. By 9 h. a.m. on Thursday the read had increased to 29.96 in. The mean temperature of the air in the week was 29.3 deg., which is 7.7 deg. below the average of the same week in 38 years. The mean daily temperature, which was below the average on every day of the weok was 14.1 deg. below it on Sunday, and 10.5 deg. below it on Monday. The highest temperature of the week occurred on Thursday, and was 37.0 deg. ; the lowest on Sunday, and was 18.7 deg. The mean dew-point temperature was 26.6 deg., and the difference between this and the mean temperature of the air was 2.7 deg. The temperature of the water of the Thames was 37.5 deg. The general direction of the wind was north north-east. The amount of rain or melted snow was 0.44 in. MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JAN. 27 Zymotic Diseases Diseases of Uncertain Scat Tubercular Diseases Diseases of the Brain, Nerves and Senses Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 5B Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of Respiration . .. ..,. 427 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. Diseases of the Joints, Bores, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. Malformations 3 Premature Birth and Debility 3O Atrophy 49 Old Age Sudden Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance v 36 Causes not specified DEATHS FROM ALL CAUXILS Population Deaths in corre- Deaths Enumerated. sponding week in the 1851. of 1853. Weeti. West Districts North Districts 490,396 Central Districts 393,256 East Districts 485,522 South Districts Totals Males 791 Females 839 RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. whilst their traffic went on increasing, until they thought fit t• have their dividends reduced for the next eight or ten years to 3or 3 per cent., for the benefit of posterity. He did not wish to prophesy what the Crystal Palace would become, but he could not contem plate, whatever might be the result to the proprietors in that undertaking, that it could fail to pay the railway, unless, indeed, it was reduced to ruins, and the gardens become a wilderness. That was not theiplace for him to enter into speculations of what the Palace would pro duce, as it would be only placing his opinion against that of Mr. Maudslay, and a year or two would pro bably decide between them. All that was really gua ranteed to them was, that the Brighton Company should receive the first 6,0001. out of the joint booking ; the Crystal Palace Company the next 6,000/ ; and the fur ther produce !being afterwards divided between them in stipulated [proportions ; and seeing that 80,0001. was received in the first seven months, he did not think it very likely for the present to fall to only 6,000/. or 8,0001., and he believed even if the Crystal Palace ceased to exist altogether, the line would pay by the local traffic which would come upon it. He had been asked what was the meaning of an adver tisement put forward by the Brighton Company for water pipes, and whether they were for the use of their own company. The fact was, that they paid 5001. a-year for water at New Cross and a like sutra at London-bridge ; the water being of an inferior quality which fouled the engines. Their object was to bring good and pure wa ter, which they could readily do from East Croydon, and, thereby, at the expenditure of 5,0001., including forcing pumps, &c., save a large portion of that 1,0001. a year. They did act propose to serve the Crystal Pa lace with water, but it!it were required, and they had an excess beyond what they wanted themselves, he would not object to do so, on their receiving a fair price for it. With regard to the expenses, they had been obliged to oppose some hills in Parliament, in justice and good faith to their neighbours ; and he was happy to say they had been successful, or otherwise they might themselves have suffered very severely in their property. After entering into one or two minor explanations, the chair man put the report, which was adopted. The dividend was then declared, and the retiring di rectors and auditors re-elected. Mr. YOUNG then brought. for7Lici his usual motion for putting an end to Sabbath travelling, excepting in cases cf necessity and mercy, but it was of course nega tived, only three hands being held up in its favour. A vote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceed ings. THE LONDON GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT . WAR-OFFICE, JAN. 26. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Don Joaquin Pardal as Consul at St. John's, Newfoundland, for the Queen of Spain. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. F. B. Wells as Consul at Bermuda for tho United States of America. The Queen has also boon pleased to approve of Don Adolfo Patxot as Consul at Gibraltar for the Oriental Re public of the Uruguay. WAR OFFICE, JAN. 30. Esq., to be Captain ' Jan. 9. 2d Regi men t—J o hn Hale well Carew, Esq., to be Captain, vice Dunboyne B. Moore, resigned, Jan. 9. Rifles Regiment Royal Cornwall Rangers—Lieute nant John Fincher Trist to be Captain, vice Andrews, re signed, Jan. 24; Edward Collins, Gent. ' to be Lieutenant, vice Trist, promoted, Jan. 24. To be Ensigns—William Courtney Vyvyan, Gent., Henry Sotheby Blake , Gent., and James Murray, Gent., Jan. 24. Herefordshire Regiment of Militia—Ensign Edward Williams to be Lieutenant, vice Griffiths, resigned ; James Henry Hothersall Landon, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Dunne, resigned ; Thomas Millard Bennett, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Rickards, resigned. Royal Cumberland Regiment of Militia—Wm. Henry Weston, Gent., late Lieutenant in the 77th Regiment, to be Lieutenant, Jan. 15; Maurice Hartland Mahon, Esq., late Lieutenant in the 86th Regiment, to be Captain, vice Pennington, resigned, Jan. 5, 1855; Fielding Trimmer, Gent., to be Ensign, Jan. 23, 1855. Dumfries, Roxburgh, and Selkirk Regiment of Militia —William Jardine, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Ruther furd, appointed to the Ceylon Rifles. Dumfries, Roxburgh, and Selkirk Regiment ef Militia —Lieut. George James Lennock to biiCaptain, vice Scott, resigned, Jan. 22. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. Charles Bradley, iron dealer, Tipton and Great Barr, Staffordshire. BANKRUPTS. Robert Desmond Sulivan, shipowner, Great Yarmouth, to surrender, Feb. 8, at half,past twelve, and March 8, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street-buildings ; Watson and Son, Moorgate street Chambers. George Boys, wine merchant, Balitha-villas, Barnsbury park, Feb. 8, at. half-past one, and March 9, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Ba singhall-street ; Shearman and Slater, Great Tower-street. James Daniel, coal merchant and licenied victualler, Bugbrook, NorthaMptonshire, Feb. 10, at half-past twelve, and March 16, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Melton, Jii4d ford-row, Holborn. William Robert Schwonke, commission merchant, City, Feb. 9, at one, and March 13, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sainbroek-court ; Hughes, Kearsey, Masternaan, and Hughes, Bucklersbury. William Raven and John Raven, wholesale - sationers, Fish-etreet-hill, City, Feb. 10, at twelve, and March 21, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official as signee, Basinghall-street ; Dyte, Temple. Thomas Masters, hotel-keeper, Norwood, Surrey, Feb. 5 and March 21, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall-chambers ; Moorgate-street. Thomas Hodson Hodson, cattle and sheep dealer, Peck forten, Chester, Feb. 13 andi March 5, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool ; Banner, Liverpool. James Sidebotham, grocer and tea dealer, Manchester, Feb. 13 and March 6, at twelve, at the Manchester t.)istrict Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester; Harding, Manchester. William Rennie, James Johnson, and William Rankin, shipwrights, Liverpool, Feb. 9 and March 8, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assignee,, Liverpool ; Yates, Liverpool. - John Phillips, baker, Drimpton, Dorsetshire, Feb. S and March 8, at one, at the Exeter District Court. Hirt zel, official assignee, Exeter; Lowman, Crewkerne ; Stogt don, Exeter. John Harris, grocer, Torquay, Feb. 8 and„- - 11.A:i . ch -8; at one, at the E'Xeter District Court. HiftzSl, official as signeo; - Exeter ; Daw, Eieter. Thomas Rnmsden and William Bradford Baxter, manu facturers, Bailiffe Bridge, Yorkshire, Fc b.. 20 and March 20, at eleven; at Leeds District Court. . Hope, official assignee, Leeds . ; Wavell, Philbrick, and Foster ; Halifax. George Hall, upholsterer, North-street, Brighton, Fob. 3, at two, and March 17, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall-cham bers; Linklaters, Sise-lane. William Hughes, builder,. Shelton, Staffordshire, Feb. 16 and March 9, et twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham ; Smith, Birmingham ; Meson, Hanley. John Latimer, draper and tea dealer, Newcastle-under- Lyne, Feb. 12 and March 5, at half-past ten; at the Bir mingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham ; Hyatt and Dutton, Newcastle-under-Lyne ; Hodgson, Birmingham. George Bailey, innkeeper, Walsall, Staffordshire, Feb. 16 and March 9, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham; Wat son, West Bromwich ; Hodgson, Birmingham. William Grainger, builder and licensed victualler, Dud ley, eb. 12 and March 5, at half-past ten, at the Birming ham District Court. 'hitmore, official assignee, • Bir mingham ; Watson, West Bromwich ; Hodgson, Birming ham. Edmund Lloyd Owen, mineral merchant, Tettenhall road, Wolverhampton, Feb. 15, and March 8, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, offi cial assignee, Birmingham ; Hoyle and Marsh, Rotherham ; Hodgson, Birmingham. , John Richardson, umbrella manufacturer, Manchester, Feb. 15 and March 8, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hernaman, official assignee, Manchester ; Cobkett and Wheeler, Manchester, SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. John M‘Glashan, merchant, Glasgow. Donald 111‘Failane, baker,'Oban. W. and J. B. Low, drapers, Arbroath. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. W. Skinner and M. Walker, cattle salesmen—L. Free man and T. H. Bothamley, Coleman-street, solicitors—J. Scragg and W. Thursby, Monks Coppenhall, Cheshire, drapers—W. and H. P. Pontey, Kirkheaton, Yorkshire. nurserymen—E. R. Dann, and A. Hebb, Nottingham, lace manufacturers—J. Rhone and R. Ainsworth, Man chester, size manufacturers and drysalters—J. C. Martin and T;Beach, Darlington, joiners and cabinet makers— J. M. Allan and T. R. ebb, Leek, Stsff , rdshire, silk manufacturers—W. and T. Lea, Grosvenor-street West, Pimlico, plumbers, painters, house decorators, and builders—H. Turner and G. Eltoft, GainsbWrough, mercers and drapers—J. and W. Chade kir, J. Hargreaves, J. Barlow, and J. Townsend, But terworth, Lancashire, colliers—G. Foster and H. T. Moore, Leeds, painters—J. A. Sharp and T. Withers, Manchester, wine and spirit merchants—J. R. A. Keiley and F. Austin, Tlnoo.dneedlo roat. ale, porter, and wine merchants— W. Crook and T. Shackleton, Bradford, York shire, wool and waste dealers—E. Whitaker, C. Parkinson, and J. Robinson, Rochdale, cotton-spinners—H. and R. Nicholas, Bridgnortb, Shropshire, painters, plumbers, and glaziers—R. Rymill and J. S. Gower, Barbican, horse and carriage auctioneers—A. Casson and J. Wilson;Liverpool, ironmongers and ship-chandlers. DECLARATIONS OF DIVIDENDS. 'J. Richardson, J. S. Wicks, and H. Smith, Upper Queen's-buildings, Brompton, upholsterers—first div. of lls. 4d. in the pound, Thursday, Feb. 1, and three sub sequent Thursdays, at the office of Mr. Graham, Coleman street..J.'SWicks, Upper Qneen's-buildings, Brompton, up holsterer—first div. of 20s. in the pound, Thursday, Feb. 1, and three subsequent Thursdays at the office of Mr. Graham, Coleman-street. 0. E. Teasel, Norwich, timber merchant and sawyer— first div. of 2s. 60. in' the pound, Wednesday, Jan. :) . 1 , aid three subsequent Wednesdays, at the office of Mr. Ed wards, Sambrook-court. W. Bate, Manchester, baker—first dir. of ls. 7d. in the pound, Tuesday, Feb. 20, or any subsequent Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester. E. B. Green, Bilston, ironmonger—first div. of 13s. 6d. in the pound, any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Christie, Birmingham. H. B. Bray, Coventry, grocer—first div. of 2s. 100. in the pound, Thursday, Jan. 25, Thursday, Feb. 8, and two subsequent alternate Thursdays, at the office of Mr. Bittle sten, Birmingham. E. B. Thomas, Leominster, wine and spirit merchant— first div, of Ba. 3d. in the pound, Thursday, Jan. 25, Thurs day, Feb. 8, and two subsequent alternate Thursdays, at the offiee of Mr. Bittleston, Birmingham. J. Osborne, Kidderminster, tailor—first div. of 3s. sd. in the pound, Thursday, Jan. 25, Thursday, F, b. 8, and two subsequent alternate Thursdays, at the office of Mr. Bittleston, Birmingham. H. Sanderson, Liverpool, broker and merchant—first div. of 6s. Oad. in the poiand, on new proofs, Wednesday, Feb. 7, or any subsequent Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Morgan, Liverpool. BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males Females.. Total .... 1,G5; PROGRERS OF CITILIZATIOY IV CALLPORYIA: We received :the following unique announcement, en wrapped in one of our exchanges published in Calaveras county, California : _ A. grand bull-fight, and a fight between a bear and a jackass will take place on Sunday next, December 10, at Mekeluinne-hill. The proprietors regret that the ex hibition last Sunday was not satisfactory to the public, but they P l e d ge themselves that on the coming occasion they will give entire satisfaction. The performance will commence with a fight between two bulls ; next, a woman will be introduced, who will fight with and kill one of the wildest bulls that can be obtained from the Posada Ranch. The whole to conclude with a fight be tween a bear and a jackass. Doors open at 12, and performance to commence at 2 o'clock, p.m. Tickets, Si 50. Cheerful sign s of progression these! Women's rights, it seeme, are acknowledged in California, forth 3 "woman" a bove alluded to must have been net on l y strong naindc,i, but strong handed. Another auspension in the Cape and Außtralian trade was announced yesterday, the firm being that of Messrs, W Viney, and C o . The amount of their liabiliti es has not transpired, but it is supposod to bo raodorate. LONDON AND BRIGHTON. The half-yearly meeting of proprietors was held yester- I day at the Bridge-house Hotel, London-bridge ; Mr. S. Laing, the chairman of the company, presided. The ad vertisement by which the meeting had been convened having been read by the secretary, Mr. Slight, the report of the directors, which was published in The Sun of Thursday last, was taken as read. The CMAIRMAN then said he had to move that the re port, together with the half-yearly statement of accounts, be received and adopted, and ,in moving that resolution he would trouble the proprietors with a very few obser vations. They were aware that the Brighton meeting, corning the first of the half-yearly meetings, did, to some extent, strike the key-note to which the others were gene rally all attuned. Now, in the present case, the state of things shown to the Brighton proprietors in'the report already issued was not so encouraging as those which they had been accustomed to see for some time past. But it must be manifest to every one who paid attention to these matters that railways were, in common with most other branches of business at present, feeling the effects of the depression which invariably resulted from war, dearness of provisions, and the state of the money market. The first fact which must strike them was, that the large increase of receipts on the Brighton line for the last half-year—upwards of 30,0001.—was not at tended with any increase of dividend ; and when they come to look closely into the figures stated in the report, they would, he thought, see that the reasons for such a result were sufficiently apparent. It was evident that during the past six months the increased amount of traffic had flown from a new source—viz., the Crystal Palace opening ; while, with respect to the traffic of the Brighton line proper, the increase which had been going on for some years past had, during the period referred to, been arrested, if, indeed, it had not become quitelstationary. That was a result which, he thought, could be reasonably anticipated, and of which they had no reason to complain. The war must affect the traffic of the Brighton Railway more than that of most other lines ; and when they looked at the additional income tax, and the in creased prices of all means of life, they were not to be surprised that the traffic of the main line was stationary. What surprised him was that, under such adverse cir cumstances, the receipts of the Brighton line should hare so kept up for a long period past. It was mani fest to him that, as soon as the tide turned and peace should, with God's blessing, be restored, a similar state of prosperity to that which marked the increase of their traffic between 1848 and last year—viz., from 450,000/ to upwards of 700,0001., would be realised ; but while the present state of things prevailed all he could say was, that it would be unreasonable to expect any further increase of traffic, and that they must make up their minds to some degree of suffering in railway as well as in other &scriptions of property. If they could keep up their dividend to 5 per cent., which it attained in 1853, they might consider themselves very fortunate. It must be equally apparent to the proprietors that, while their receipts had become stationary, the expenditure had increased. The reason of that was very plain to any one who understood the progress of the railway system. The effect of high prices in material s, and the rise in wages which they experienced some time ago, and the effect of an increased establishment necessary to meet the demands upon an increase of traffic, all led to an augmentation of expenditure, which could not, of course, produce for some short period a commensurate increase of traffic, so that the increase of expenditure was naturally in arrear of the receipts. He would mention a few articles on which a material increase in price had taken place. In the single article of coke, consumed for the past six months, as compared with that used for the correspond ing period of the previous year, the increase had not been less than 5,5571. ,This was a result which had inevitably followed, for instance, the rise in the cost of freight; for whereas the cost of carriage had been tie. or 78. per ton only, they had had it, during the last half year, as high even as 13s. or 14s. per ton. In fact, he found the same observations would apply to all other materials used by them. In the locomotive department the expense of stores had increased from 7,7001. to 10,0001.—an inerease of upwards of 40 per cent. ; and in the carriage and waggon department the expenditure had increased from 8,7001. to 11,2001. If a period of permanent depression sheuld exist in the country, and the traffic of the line should suffer, the directors would apply a system of retrenchment with a vigorous hand, but he thought the proprietors would agree with him that until it was quite clear such a period bad come upon us it would he unwise to make any sweeping alteration in the accommodation afforded to the public. (Hear, hear.) He would now simply say a few words is reference to the working of the Cry. stal Palace traffic. He thought the figures given in the report must be satisfactory. - Mr. MAUDSLAY—No, no The CHAIRMAN—The hon. proprietor said " no, no," but the figures said that they had received from that source of income a total of 37,9381., er in round num bers, 38,000. The annual expenditure of working that traffic had been, as near as might be. 15,0001., including an alio wanes for depreciation of stock, &c. The actual money expended was less than 15,0001. Such was the result of seven months' traffio of the Crystal Palace. The ex penditure incurred in reference to the Crystal Palace branch and the enlargement of the London-bridge sta tion was 200,0001., which included 60,0001. for the sup ply of rolling, stock for working the traffic. The actual expenditure for rolling stock had been 58,000/., and the other expenditure was 114,0001. up to this time. Five per cent. on the 200,0001. would be 10,0001. (this would be for the year, not for the seven months), and this sum, together with the 15,000/, already mentioned, ranking together 25,0001., would have to be deducted from the total receipts of 38,0001., in respect to the Crystal Palace traffic of the seven months. This showed clear a profit of 13,0001.; and he believed that if they bad not had the benefit of that traffic, they would not have been able to pay the present dividend. He then moved the adoption of the report and accounts. Considerable conversation then took place, in which Mr. Maudslay, Mr. Herapath, and Mr. Bell were the principal speakers, but the tenour of their observations will be sufficiently indicated by the reply of The CneernetaN, who said it was true they had 51,000/. preference stock on hand, and it had not been issued because the shareholders did not take it all up at the time ; and the directors would not be now doing justice to the company if they wore to issue it at less than the market value, at which Mr. Hera path or euy other shareholder might have it. As re garded the suggestion of a proprietor for issuing tickets for the line in different parts of the metropolis the question should be taken into consideration, the di rectors being desirous of affording every possible faci lity to the public. He would now come to that most important question which regarded the West-end line. The only arrangement which existed on the subject was that with the - West-end Crystal Palace Company, whereby this company had guaranteed this 8,000/. for the use of their line when made. Since that arrange- Inca had been entered into, the state of the country and the money market had very materially altered, and here would probably be some difficulty in constructing the line, excepting upon terms to which that proprietary was not likely to consent. Another important bill had passed for constructing a 'Westminster terminas in Victoria-street. He did not think, however, that under present circumstances could be carried out, ex cept at a cost so frightful as not likely to be contem plated. They then took into consideration the alter native of forming a junction with the South-Western, and arrangemeuts had been entered into, upon which negotiations might perhaps hereafter be founded. There wag a large space of vacant ground facing the York road, and immediately abutting on Hungerford, Wa terloo, and the new Westminster bridge, which might be obtained for the purposes of a station. This spot would be peculiarly convenient for carriage traffic, though perhaps not quite so convenient for pedestrians as the other places. No specific arrangement had been entered into with regard to terms, or they would have been mentioned in the report. All that had been determined upon between the two companies was, that, if upon con sideration of the expenses, they were found such as would justify their recommending the proprietors to un dertake it, the Brighton Company should have a separate station, and pay the South-Western a mileage rate for the four miles of their line to be ran over. They had not been able to get any further until they knew what the expenses would be, and then nothing would be done without the opinion of a special meeting of the share holders being first taken on the subject. All that had really been done was to promote a bill in Parliament, which ho believed would be unopposed, to authorise arrangements hereafter being made between the London and Brighton, the South-Western, and West-end and Crystal Palace Companies, if deemed de,sirable—subject to the consent of three-fifths of the shareholders being obtained ; and the expense of ce.nrying the bill, if unop posed, was to be borne in 'equal proportions between the three companies. : 1- 2.3eyond that they had not gone. With regard to the arrangements with the East Grim stead and Bognor lines, he was sorry to find that ➢Zr. Maudslay ha;l forgotten what he (Mr. Laing) had said to him On. the subject. In the report of January, 1853, the directors had told them that they lad entered into an. agreement to rent the East Grimstead line at 2,000/. a-year —or, until the consent of Parliament was ob tained, legalising that arrangement, to work it on a traffic arrangement producing that amoant. After some discussion that report was adopted by a show of hands, and no ballot was demanded—consequently he consi dered it binding ; and the only way by which ho knew they could attempt to get rid of it, an even then he did not consider they would be successful, would be by changing their directors. This he did tell Mr. Maude lay, that whenever they went to Parliament to legalise the arrangement, it could be opposed on the Wharn cliffe order, but in the meantime it must be ad hered to. The gross earnings on the East Grim stead line were guaranteed not to fall below 2,000/., reckoning from East Grimstead to any place en the main line to which the traffic might go ; and to show that it was not likely to do so, lie might mention that ou the Horsham line, which was of the same length, and precisely similar, though on the opposite side of the main line, the gross receipts were 16,3401., and the ex pense of working 2,700/. ; and he had little doubt a similar result would be obtained on the Grimstead line, which he believed would be shortly ready for working. To avoid all mistakes, he might mention that a similar agreement had been brought before them and approved at the electing alluded to in January, 1853. With re gard to the po,ition and powers of the board, it might appear that sometimes they had too much power apart from the shareholders; but if the proprietors differed with them in policy, they ought to do as they did in the House of Commone, remove them from office. With regard to the 45,0001. expended from capital on new working stock, it had been required for the Crystal Palace, but was all applicable to other traffic when required. As regarded the closing of their capital account, it could not be clone NORTH/ STAFFORDSHIRE. The half-yearly ni`teting of proprietors was held yes terday, at the Eueton-square terminus of the London and North-Westerußailway—Mr. Ricardo, M.P., was in Use chair. The report of the directors, which we gave in our columns a few days since, was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN said he thought that considering the cold weather, they would not be sorry to hear he had very few observations to add to the report before them. The fact was, that they were in a transition state, and the directors really had nothing to report to them, ex cept that the dividend was regularly paid under the agreement (alrealy laid before them) with the Lon don and North-Western Company, and that it was now proposed to pay, for the past six months, a dividend at the rate of 31 per cent, per annum. He had some diffi culty in making any observations on the amalgamation bill which they had before Parliament, and which they intepdo to prosecute this veer, because he was per fectly aware that anything which fell from him would be taken advantage of by those who were still opposing the company, although lie was happy to say that the principal part of the opposition would not appear against them on this occasion. The fact was that the North Staffordshire line wet originally intended to be part and parcel of the London and North London Railway, and was made under the auspices of the Lon•ion and Birmingham Company ; and he did not think they (the North Staffordshire pro prietors) would, on the present occasion hear anything against the amalgamation, except from those canal in terests whose promoters thought the prosecution of the measure too good an opportunity to lose for attempting to benefit their shareholders. He believed that there was only one opposition on tine last occasion which gave him any concern, and that was the opposition of the Chamber of Commerce of the Staffordshire Potteries. He had represented that place for a considerable period, and was very sorry to find himself in the least degree in opposition to his constituents. He had, since the time alluded to, had several interviews with them, and he must say, that if they had not altogether changed their views on the subject, they had greatly modified them, and lie thought the majority of his constituents would, at all events, believe that in prosecuting this amalgama tion he was acting for the.r interests, and that if he had to choose between theta and the enrichment of the North Staffordshire Company, he should not hesitate a moment to leave the railway. Ho would not lend himself to anything in opposition to the welfare of his constituents, and it was because he believed it was to the interest of the towns in his district to be brought in connection with the great highway to Man chester, and to have additional accommodation afforded to them and to the trade of North Staffordshire, that he was anxious to effect the amalgamation, quite indepen dent of any pecuniary advantage which some people might think the shareholders would obtain by it. He was satisfied that the members et the Potteries Chamber of Commerce were men whose high position and charac ter forbade the idea of their lending themselves as tools to those who thought they would advance their own in terests at the exoense of the North Staffordshire Com pany. He made these observations because he thought they would go forth to his constituents, and he had no thing further to add, except that he believed the direc tors would, at the next meeting, ask their permission for the passing of the Amalgamation Bill, which would then be placed beyond delver. He concluded by moving the adoption of the report and accounts. The motion was, after a shOrt conversational discus sion, carried unanimously. The dividend at tie rate of 3i per cent, having been declared, the meeting broke up after a cordial vote of thanks to the chairman and directors for the able manner in which ties had couducted the affairs of the cOmpany.. RAILWAY AND OTHER BILLS ON STANDING ORDERS. Yesterday the extminers of the House of Commons declared the standing orders complied with in the fol lowing cases :—MaLchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway (Lincoln blanch) ; London and North-Western and Lancashire and Yorksh.re Railways (enlargement of station) ; South Wales Railway Consolidation ; Corn wall Railway ; Dundee, Pesth, and Aberdeen Railway Junctio❑ ; Cork and Yougial Railway ; Oxford, Wor cester, and WolverLampton Railway (completion of nar row gauge) ; Wicklow Mineral Railway (no appear anc2) ; Commercial Road Trust ; Rotherham Gas ; Hyde Original Gasworks ; Over Darwen Gas ; Sheffield United Gas ; Glossop Gas ; Newport (Monmouthshire) Corporation ; Chesterfield Waterworks and Gas ; Phoe nix Gas Light and Coke Company ; Metropolitan Gas Light and Coke Company London Gas Light Com pany ; and Surrey Consumes' Gas -Company. LONDON AND SOUTH-E&STMIN RAlLWAY.—Traffici re turn for the week ending Jan. 27, 1355 £11,732 11 (3 Corresponding week last year... 1:3,083 11 3 Decrease in 1 • 5 1 '1,350 19 9 LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SMITH COAST RAILWAY. — Traffic return for the week ending Jan. 27, 1355 £8,351 6 6 Corresponding week last year... 9,147 7 8 Total of the half-year to this (into, 1855 37,200 4 3 Total of the half-year to this date, 1854 34,921 10 10 GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WES7ERN RAILWAY.—Traffio re turn for the week ending Jan. 27, 1855 ,t5,036 0 1 Corresponding week last year --- Increase in 1855 RAILWAY SEIARE .MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 30. STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The market this morning has been inactive, although it is first day for the new account. Prices generally firm. Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Che shire, 11i ; ditto, Chester alai Birkenhead, 17{ ; ditto, 22/. shares, G d.; Caledonian, 31 ; Chester and Holy head, 13 ; Eastern Counties, 11 ; Midland, 7N ; Lanca shire and Yorkshire, 75 ; London and N.-Western, 1014 ; Man., Sheffield, and Lincoln, 243 ; S.-Eastern, 17g. MANCHESTER, JAN. 30. STOCK EXCHANGE.— The maiket was rather flat, but prices wero very firm. Groat Northern Five per Cent. Strip, 3-16 p.; Man., Sheffield, and Lincoln, 24a ; Mid lands, 70i ; Divers, 17i ; Leeds, 75k- BIRMINGHAM, JAN. SO. STOCK EXCIIANGE.—Tho ton; of the market has been langaid to-day, with little business doing. Groat Western closed at 661 671 ; London and North-Westerns ►ere done at 1011, LEEDS, JAN. 30. STOOK EXCHANGE.—The market was less aetive, and transactions chiefly for the account, middle of Feknary. Midlands, 70i ; Dovers, 17i ; Great Northern 4i per Cent. Pref., IW. 2s. SNOW-BALLING IN LIVERPOOL.—The late heavy fall of slum in Li►erpool gave an opportunity for a repetition of the celebrated snow-balling of last year on the Ex change flags of that town. The melee commenced on Monday, about three p.m., by some lads taking posses uion of one of the large heaps if snow which had been scraped off the flags and deported in the various corners of the area, who commenced throwing balls of snow at some of the clerks of the offices in the vicinity, who promptly returned the balls, The interchange soon be came pretty general, and was conducted with good feel ing en both sides until the arrival of the police, who were set upon by both parties, and, after making one or two arrests, compelled to leave the area. The com batants then resumed their place;:, and for some time the firing was continued with great spirit, and to the great detriment of the windows in the Exchange News room, ftc. The mayor, at four p.m., accompanied by Mr. Alderman Bald and several of the merchants, ap peared on the flags, and hostilities were suspended—the mayor addressing the belligerents in a quiet, good humoured manner, and the large assembly soon dis persed, cheering loudly for his worship. WILFUL MURDER OF AN INFANT.—Last night Mr. William Payne, the coroner, resumed and concluded an inquest, at the Castle Tavern, Gibraltar•row, St. George's road, Southwark, on the body of a fine male child, that was left almost in a state of nudity at. the door of a house in Mansfield•street, Borough-road. The Jury returned a verdict of "Wilful 'murder against some person unknown," BREVET. In consequence of the deaths of the following General Officers, the undermentioned promotion to take place, in accordance with the provisions of her Majesty' s warrant of the 6th October, 1854, viz. : General Sir Gordon Drummond, died.Oet. 10, 1954; General Viscount Lorton, died Nov. 20, 1854; General Sir James Kempt, died Dec. 20, 1854 ; Lieutenant-General Henry D'Oyly to lie General, Jan. 30. Tho - undermentioned promotion to take place consequent on the death of the following Goneral Officers, viz. : Lieutenant-General J. F. Evart, died 23d Oct., 1851 ; Lieutenant-General Lord F. Fitzclaronce, died 30th Oct., 1354 ; Lioutenx . nt-General R. Egerton, died Nov., 1854 ; Major-General Mildinay Pane to bo Lieutenant-General, Jan. 30, 18.55. _ The undermentioned promotions to take place conse quent on the deeth of thefollowingGemeral Officers, viz.:— Lieutenant-General Archibald Maclachlan, died 29th Dec., 1854 ; Major-General Adams, died 19th Dec., 1854; Major-General Sir James Dennis, died 14th Jan., 1855; Colonel John Bloomfield Gough, C. 8., half-pay 3d Dragoons, Aide-de•Camp to the Queen, Deputy Quarter master-General in Ireland, to be Major-General, Jan. 30, 1855. Lieutenant-Colonel Honourable Charles G. Scott, of the Scots Fusilier Guards, to be Colonel in the Army, Jan.3o, 1855. Major Hector Harvest, half-pay Unattached, to be Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army, Jan. 30, 1855. Captain Richard Clement Moody, of the Royal En gineers, to be Major in the Army, Jan. 30, 1855. WAR-OFFICE, JAN. 30. BItEV T. The under-mentioned Officers on the Retired Full-pay List of the Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers, in conse quence of the promotion of the officers who stood next below them on the effective establishment at the time of their retirement, to receive a step of Brevet promotion, in accordance with the 21st clause of the Royal Warrant for the Ordnance Department, of the 3d Nov., 1854, viz.:— ROYAL ARTILLERY RETIRED LIST. TO BE MAJOR-GENERALS. Colonel Joseph Darby, in consequence of the promotion of Colonel Crawford, Nov. 28, 1851. Colonel Richard Thomas King, in consequence of the promotion of Colonel W. D. Jones, Dec. 13, 1854. TO BE COLONEL IN THE ARMY. Lieutenant-Colonel George Hooton Hyde, in consequence of the promotion of Lieutenant-Colonel Flude, Dec. 30, 1354. ROYAL ENGINEERS RETIRED LIST. TO BE MAJOR-GENERALS. Colonel Charles Dixon, in consequence of the promotion of Colonel Slide, Dec. 13, 1854. Colonel Sherburne Williams, in consequence of the pro motion of Colonel Blanshard, Dec. 16, 1854. The undermentioned ,officer having completed three years' service as a Regimental Lieutenant-Colonel of Ar tillery, to be proMoted to the rank of Colonel in the Army, viz. : Lieutenant.Colonl Thomas Peters Flude, Deo. 30, 1854. The undermentioned officers having been permitted to retire upon the full-pay list of the Royal Artillery and. Royal Engineers, under the provisions of the Royal War rant for the Ordnance Department of the 3d November, 1854, to be promoted to a step of honorary rank, in ac cordance with the regulations established by the said war rant, viz. : • RETIRED FULL-PAY ROYAL ARTILLERY. TO BE MAJOR-GENERALS. Colonel Irwin Whitty, Jan. 6, 1855. Colonel Charles Dalton, Jan. 6, 1855. Colonel Richard Burns Rawnsley, Jan. 6, 1855. TO BE LIEUTENANT-COLONEL. Brevet-Major Alexander Graham Wilkinson, Dec. 27, 1854. RETIRED FULL-PAY ROYAL ENGINEERS. TO BE MAJOR-GENERALS. Colonel Philip Barry, Jan. 13, 1855. Colonel Frederick Wm. Whinyates, Jan. 13, 1855. TO BE COLONEL. Lientenant-Colenel Thomas Hosmer Rimington, Jan. 13, 1855. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, JAN. 29. ROYAL REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY. Erratum in the Gazette of Jan. 23,1855. For Captain Thomas Beckett Fielding Marriott to be Lieutelian t- Colonel, Read Captain Thomas Beckett FeiMing Marriott to be Lie utenant-Colonel. ADMIRALTY, JAN. 29. In consideration of the services performed by the offi cers of the Navy, in co-operation with the Army, in the trenches before Sebastopol, the following promotions have taken place, dated the 13th Nov., 1854 : TO BE CAPTAINS. Commander William Farquharson Burnett. Commander Henry Shank Hillyttr. TO BE COMMANDERS. Lieutenant William Henry Bridge. Lieutenant Joha James Kennedy. Lieutenant John Norris Norman. Lieutenant Charles Keats Jackson. Lieutenant William Luke Partridge. Lieutenant Richard William Courtenay. Lieutenant Arthur Wilmahurat. - Lieutenant Edward George fore. Lieutenant George Agar Ellis Ridge. Lieutenant William Montagu Dowell. TO BE LIEUTENANTS. Mr. Henry Lowe Holder. Mr. William Alfred Cambier. Mr. William Derenzy Donaldson Selby. TO BE SURGEONS. Dr. John Traill Urquhart Bremner. Mr. John Ward (b). Dr. John Cotten. Mr. James Wilkinson Elliott. TO BE PAYMASTER. Mr. James Richard Greenaway Browne. The Board have also directed the promotion of the nn dernamed officers, contingent on their passing the neces sary examinations and being duly qualified : TO BE LIEUTENANTS. Mr. Archibald St. Clair Mr. William Moriarty Mr. Francis Grant Suttie Mr. John Henry Upton Spalding Mr. William Melancthon Sanctuary Mr. Henry Wentworth Mist. TO BE SURGEONS. Dr. George Mason Mr. John s Wallace. The Board have further, in consideration of the general services performed by the officers of the Naval Brigade on shore, before Sebastop o l, di rec t e d th e promo ti on o f th e following officers, their commissions to bear date the 27th , November, 1854 : TO BE CAPTAIN. Commander Lord John Hay. TO BE COMMANDER. Lieutenant Henry William Hire. TO BE LIEUTENANT. Mr. Philip Brock. TO BE PAYMASTER. Mr. John Hill. And the . undernientioned, contingent on their passing the neceßgary examinations and being duly qualified : TO Br LIEUTENANTS. - Mr. Henry Theodore Marsden. Mr. William Leyland Wilson. Mr. William Fitz James Legh. And, in consequence of the meritorious services of the detachment from the fleet in the defence of Eupatoria, the Board have directed that the following promotions shall take place, to be dated the 27th November, 1854: TO BE COMMANDERS. Lieut. John Fano Charles Hamilton. Lieut. Arthur William Acland. Hood. TO BE LIEUTENANTS. Mr. Charles Cecil Mitchell. Mr. Lindesay Brine. The latter provided he shall pass the necessary exami nation, and on being duly qualified. COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE QUEEN. - - East Suffolk Militia—Artillery Corps. - James Cliambre, Esq., to be Paymaster, Dec. 19, 1854. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD-LIEUTENANTS. Royal Sherwood Foresters or Nottingham Militia—Elias William Dixon Gray, Gent. ; Albert Pelgnie Gray, Gent., to be Ensigns. The Royal Radnor Militia—Edward Williams, Gent., to ba Ensign, Jan. 18. 2d Regiment of the Royal Surrey Militia Major Hillebrant Morideth Paratt to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Lord Cranley, resigned, Jan. 29. To be Ensigns—Thomas Heatliceate Traggett, Gent. ; Seaton Ralph Foster, Gent.; Joseph Brackenbury, Gent, Jan. 27. King's Own Rifle Regiment of Staffordshire Militia— James Gerrard King, Gent., to be Ensign, Jan. 27. Dorset Regiment of Militia—Ensign Frederick Charles Henning to be Lieutenant, vice Hounsell, resigned ; George William Harison Truman, Gent., to be Ensign, Jan. 26. Artillery Battalion of theßoyal Sussex Militia--Second Lieutenant James Hayes Sadler to be Lieutenant, vice Bayntun, resigned ; Thomas Newham, Gent., to be Sur geon, vice Weekes, resigned, Jan. 24. , Royal Pembrokeshire Artillery Regiment of Militia--- Henry Ackland, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, Jan. 24; Henry Lyons Walcott, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, Jan. 25. Bedfordshire Regimeit of Militia--Albert Jackson. Har court, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Caulfield, resigned, Jan. 24. East York Regiment of Militia--Frederick Franklyn, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Ferguson, .promoted, Jan. 23 ; Henry Mant Gilby, Gent., to b e nsign, vice Bell, pro moted, Jan. 24. Artillery Corps of the Royal Lancashire Militia—Charles Blaydes Molyneuz, Gent., to be First Lieutenant, Jan. 24. 4th or Duke of Lancaster's Own (Light Infantry) Royal Lancashire Militia—Ensign Thomas Boyce, to be Lieu tenant, vice Irwin, Jan. 25. sth Regiment of Royal Lancashire Militia—James Edward Ford, Gent,, to be Lieutenant, Jan. 25; Thomas Arthur Mills, Gent., to be Ensign, Jan. 25 ; James Nolan, Gent,, to be Ensign, Jam 26, 6th Regiment of Royal Lancashire Militia—John Greg= son Harrison, Esq. M.D. to be Surgeon, Jan. 27 . Royal Wilt s Militia—Arthur Austin Moultrie, Gent., to be Lieutenant Jan, 12 ; Frederick Adolphus Som erse t , Gent., to b e E ns ign, Jan. 13 ; Francis Frederick Pinkett, Gent., to be Ensign, Jan. 16. Ist Somerset Regiment of Militia—Ensign William George Villiers Villiers to be Lieutenant, vice Langdon, resigned, Jan. 23 ; Herbert Parker Owens, Gent., to bo Ensign, vice Villiers, promoted, Jan. 24. Royal Cardigan Militia—Thomas John Hughes, Gant., to be Ensign ; Sylvanus Lewis, Gent., to be Ensign ; Atbelstone Owen Powell, Gent., to be Ensign, Jan. 24. lst Regiment of Derbyshire Militia— , John Buckfield Frizell, Gent., to be Ensign, Jan. 24. Worcestershire Regiment of Militia—Redmond Browne Clayton Daubeny Daubeny, Gent., to be Ensign ; Robert John Villere, Gent., to be Ensign ; Henry Shirley, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon. MEMOIiANDII3I.—Tho date of Lieutenant Samuel Skey Burton's Commission has been altered, so as to place him next below Lieutenant Sanderson in the list of Lieutenants. Warwickshire Regimentr—Robert DortkWiok, DIVIDENDS. Feb. 21. P. Cattoll, Long-acre, coachmaker—Feb. 20. B. Witt, Wimberne &fluster, brewer and wino and spirit mer chant—Feb. 20. T. Waghorn, Rochester, draper—Feb. 21. H. J. Steuart, Jermyn-street, hotel keeper—Feb. 21. J. Brown, Winchester, carpenter and builder— Feb. 21. H. Whitmore, Stockport, tailor—Feb. 21. T. Manson, late of King William-street, City, and Lloyd's Coffee-houso, tin derwriter—Feb. 21. R. Bindloss, Manchester, silk manu facturer—Feb. 20. J. Clegg, Liverpool, licensed victualler —Feb. 27. R. C. Wilson, Seaham Harbour, earthenware manufacturer—Feb. 28. J. Entwisle, Carlisle, builder. CERTIFICATES TO BE GRANTED. Feb. 21. C. Gooda, Great Yarmouth, baker and con fectioner—Feb. 21. W. Watts, East and West Cowes, chemist and druggist—Feb. 21. S. Eastwood, Gray's-place, Mile-end-road, licensed victualler—Feb. 23. G. Bethell, Welstead's-yard, Seymour-place, Bryanston-square, smith and engineer—Feb. 21. J. H. Goodere, Merthyr Tydvil, scrivener—Feb. 23. W. K. Stock, Manchester, manufac turer of cotton goods—Feb. 22. R W. Wyllie, late of Exeter, flax-scutcher—Feb. 21. E. Warhuret, Ardwizk, timber merchant—March 5. T. W. Lindop , Ca nnock, Staf fordshire, cattle dealer—Feb. 20. H.. 11. Hitchcock, Ilke ston, Derbyshire, miller—Feb. 22. A. Wilkinson, Crose mere, Shropshire, i nn k ee per—March 1. R. Ginks,_Hartle bury, Worcestershire, wheelwright—Feb. 23. J. Mitchell, Morton, Yorkshire, worsted spinner — Feb. 21 . G. R. Waistell, Noble-street, City, commission agent. CERTIFICATES GRANTED. Jan. 25. H. Brett, Portsea, grocer (first class)—Jan. 25. J. Hart, High-street, Wapping, baker and jobmaster (second class)—Jan. 25. S. Bailey, Davies-street, Berke ley-square, hotel-keeper (second class)—Jan. 26. J. C. Brant, Shoreditch, oil and colourman (second class) — Jan. 23. J. H. Banks, Little Queen-street, Holborn, en graver and printer (second class)—Jan.'2s. E. W. Tusot, Harley-square, Cavendish-square, lodging-house keeper (third class)—Jan. 25. G. H. de Rusett, Birchin-lace, merchant (third class)—Jan. 25. J. B. Godfrey, Taun ton, coachmaker (second class)—Jan. 24. J. White, Orms kirk, builder (second class)—Jan. 24. Deane and F. Tonle, Liverpool, merchants (first, class)—Jan. 25. J. - Wovenden, Manchester, eating-house keeper (second class) —Jai. 26. W. Chesworth, Manchester, merchant (third class)—Jan. 25. J. Berry, Coventry, lic ;used victualler (second class)—Jan. 26. W. H. Barlow, Lee is, hatter (first class)—Jan. 26. J. Ro w bottom, Halif ix, boiler maker and millwright (second class) —Jan 26. J. Dyson, Huddersfield, draper and milliner (third class). POST-OFFICE AND MAIL TRAINS.—An important ai rangement tas been made for night trains by the Great Western Railway between Paddington and Liverpool, each way, via Oxford, Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Shrewsbury, Chester, and Birkenhead, whereby the public service between these towns will be much bene fited. This arrangement commences from the Ist of February.—Liverpool NO2 therm Times. FAIRS AND MARKETS IN IRELAND.-4 bill has been brought m by Sir J. Young and the golieitor-Genen I for Ireland for the regulation of fairs Ltiid markets in Ireland. It empowers the .Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland to appoint two or more " coannissioners" for the pur poses of the aot. These functionaries are authorised to summon witnesses and administer oaths, &c., to revise and alter copies of tolls levied at fairs and marketq, and to increase the said tolls, if they think prop(r. The owneN of the tolls are privileged to appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. Full provision is made for the making of by-laws and the regulation of fairs and markets in matters of detail. 830 822 COUNTRY MA.RUURTS• • LIVERPOOL—JAff. 3CI, oftli The dull report received from iffark-laile had Ife ,t o of checking business. Holders of our dirvini'lle'deco were indisposed to press sales, and the follovii9g7l-10; from this day se'nnighb may be considered m ore , u i ' s than substantial, viz. :—About 2d per bushel oa,el sack on fine now wheat and flour, andder b 3 pTi'ogss Pri 2s per sack on secondary descriptions. n 3 l dper, l4.l and good barrel scarce, and not lower. Oatuiet,osir and beans J.s per qr. oheapor. No change 36 r°6— articles. IPSWICH —JAN. 30. better 47 :1 h o w illerg 0 , f, ), 0 The supply of wheat, although not large, Nr lls wets' M anzioas buyers. The sale was slow, we have had for the last fortnight. T 3 per qr. Barley in large supply, chiefly of secl i 4 , 1 0 J ordinary quality ; a reduction of 2s per qr• on, % a s 11 1 was submitted to, to make sale. Beans and F - OW nally as of late. ' .O a - I ru QIIARTER.I' 5 9 " 1 'riding •• ' 40 t ,l at a declinendlets )0, Wheat, red (old) 66s to 728 Barley, fin' - I gi Pi Ditto (new) —B too —s Beans ............... ~„ to Ditto, white (new) 74s to 768 Peas .... .. . ........... if, tot" Ditto (old) Barley, malting AVERAGES FOR THE WEEK ENDING JAN. 21► ~,, Wheatquarters, A 655 14`; 879 ....-a Oats --S , ---- " 443 5' _ _ - - oci • Peas 6 Bears 2241 25 • 49s 3 Barley s, ........P.m". 0 1 N HULL—JA. 3 1 t to'd sl i: We had a tolerable supply of English ivbelojeso'; a fair sprinkling of Foreign samples. Th e , t f r om .s farmers were equally surprised at the reP ° t :, OE3 II " Ir ;s: lane, but the latter seemed determined .tea, st,,ii,, " uppish" markets. The business was mgar nal - decline pf 38 to 4s per qr. No alteratlllo Little business in spring corn. Linseed s u are without alteration. bl3c l ' Peas, gray d s . v Linseed, 1310,A.„bex Ditto peters On i a ' A r e:ll' to g Ditto Rigs an 5' angel .... ;: r "; ..... , A to Pitto Konig 3 " .. °",13: 1 . Memel ..... " ... 4(I so t ° /f ll 11/ bins. a., 1 1/ 05 , to Ditto fine , 0/ o ° l Pt Ditto inf. 1 1): * 0 01 Os t° 0 , • : itapesee(l•••••:l376 64r, t,,5 0 Rape eal;• 05 .• , 40' 00,0 to i 5 Tares, Enn D itt o foreig';, 'l'o;s l° ,o ,guano ...••• oj to , !Bones ...... .... .„... gy-e Meal • ....... s a Wheat, English, red 68 to 72 Ditto white 74 to 76 Dantzic and Konigs berg PomeranianandHam- _ burgh Danish, Holstein, and Friesland 6B to 70 Russian and Odessa 60 to 70 Oats, English Ditto Danish Ditto Friesland Ditto Russian 2B to 30 Barley, malting Ditto grinding 2B to 31 Beans Ditto foreign Peas, white and yel 44 to 461 . • COURSE OF EXCHANGB. -- .• A 1 4,lll3lerdarn • • •• • • 11 I N (W 0.% ~ Ditto, three months .. 11 18 1 ,4 Lew oro • • • • ••'',. Rectord&m .. • . ........ II 184 y Genoa ''''' Ad - were ••••• • . • . .25 30 Ai ilan •• • • . • , s O4 Brussels .. •••• • • .....• 25 30 Venice .• • • tiambitrgh..........13 6 Naples •• " %it Palermo • • • '' PS,TI3 .•• • .. ••..• . 25 lessilla ••• • „ „ Dida, three months .. 25 3 5 Lisb o n •• • • Marseilles ............. 2 . 5 37%, Oporto . - • • • • „ Boardeaux •. • • . Rio 3 sirleir ° ' '..• Flankfort-on Maine •.. 17% I;uenoS . NOV York 6 's ) . • ; kierlin Or! Vienna ......... 12 41 Philadelphia •iiii:lo7'ol,, trief , te • ••• 12 42 Fasces I !_.. 00 0 Petersburg ...... 36% Foreign Gol 4 i oio ; Madrid ............... 60 1 ,4 UP , • Me.Vcan Mara . # Barcelona .. •.•• • • • • .Iyr Dolmas Seville ...• •• •• •• .- Sliver ix ' -Portugal Gold 'lO SEABORNE MALLS. 1 0 Cl° $a i (N signifies that • the mails are sent fro m the by the night—and :AI by tile morning--despatch.) ria.y when in tiP n General Post- Office, London.- COUNTRIZi. America(byßrit.paek)glEs cry FrldaY • • merles.. (by United Ste. packet)• America (by U. States packet)•Australia (via • South ,,ll4 Jan. 4 ampton) ...• • • • • • Ditto (via Marseilles) .N.Jau. 9 ...... • Ditto (Via Cape of Good Hope) ............N ••• • • " • Africa (West Coast). ac,23d of the moat!. . Alexandria.... • . NlB, 9, 24, &30 of Alexandria ~m, 4 th & 20th of mol , • Bahamas bi 17th of the mouth Belgium Daily.... .. • • •• Brazil ....... ...... .511 0 th of the MOl;th • • Buenos Ayres ....., „M 9th of the most[ t • • Cape of Good Hope ..N Cape of Good Hope ..N Cape de Verde ......N Bth of the month Ceylon (see India) Ceylon.... • • • .......N Channel Isles ........N,Mon.,Wed.,&Fri a • Chili.. • • • • ..........M , 2 d az 17th of month China (see ladia) Constantinople .... , 8,13,18,23,&28 of ra Constantinople 4th & 20th of moo. Dont. of Europe M& N Twice daily .. • • " Egypt (see India) France 41 az N Twice daily • • o ••, ". Gibraltar ........ ~Ml 4, 7, 17,20, 27 re' Greece (see India) 1„ Greytown ..........M 1 . 7t h Td; a s n nathblirgh • • • • • . ....N;T uesday month fl izi a d v iL anfah 2nd of to •• rtou 4th gt .20th of Iv AT' Dailr.*:,.;; i n . nuth• tiondtuas m 1 7 t h 0 „ India (via htariminespstpttokuhth of thOnth &lan isles (see Ind,a)l7, t 7, & 27 of moo Ireland & N Twice d ally 7,9, 17, &, 27 of ni. Madeira ur tne month Ifadeira ............ N 23d of month • • ••1 ' , Ulla (see India) Malta ............ . N l B, 18, &28 of mon . Mauritius (see India) Mauritius ........ .N 14th of the montin Mexico •••• ........ ..M 2nd of the month. Naples . . , ....... N sthlstll2sthormon . New Granada ......M ,2d & 17th of mallth i ?New Zelland By private ship • • Papal 3tates N 5 thls th2hthofre on,' Peninsula •.• . • . 51 7th 17 th 27 thofir °al Peru . . Port Natal By p ivate ship•• • Sicily • - •• ..........Nsthl 6 th2 s thotrno n, Tuscany ............Nlsthisth2 s thofmcm . l Venezuela ....M 2d & 17th of•nonth Van Diemon'sLand (see Australia) .. canathO P'4o rest Indies . 2 ,C1 A; 17th 0 rr o 11 0 v.,. poet 7,tts' sour' , p tO ° I SOO tiL4nt Dover 7 3 ; w 3) SoUtt Ui ri l ritgioltlarie° 10‘nit" uw s."l sotit' i ', o 3Poil s.to. Li •• , 40' 11° ' 4oti oiarr';l,,, ( D owd. sts ittiww. I IDO 1;;X IP. 80t 1 t biUl 4 ,1 ;.....: .••• 1ov`; 0 . ,1 , 1 golY: 01 0 ,; 5 09 'aul t° ISouth r Doir° - ; r :iry 30'161 lD~veT t ~ ut yatoe Do ver : ;.,; t oo , o o south oe vsrou' r l;`;rle ban e. rt !, D over :• opt , Is0::,f0;posi e 010,%; ,tes fall'ol a Sunday,t h ot Lif day, with the eaceP!lb, delta, both of which When any of these di spatched on the followii Soathampton), and the preceding day. ar WIND AND FrillTriElt - .111 le ....._............- 1 , . i /. TUES ° vi Stations. Coarse of Wind. Mate of Greenwich • E. t, Lothbury Southampton N. Snow*. Portsmouth Poole Cowes Winchfield... ..... N.E. Hague N.B. Hard ',,A r CF F F lii r °nn o uee s -c i l .: : °,‘ Leamington N.E. Hard 1110.. Holyhead Dublin N.E. Bard froP,. Liverpool Lowestoft N.E Cloudy' Shrewsbury E. Brighton N Harwich E. Leicester N Derby N.E Har d fro' Nottingham ...... N Ipswich ,„... E• Yarmouth. S.E. Bristol E. Plymouth Exeter .. . E. Gloucester Swansea N.E Frost. t C ar diff N.E. Hard fr° . Haverfordwoet Manchester Carlisle Whitehaven Maryport Stoke-on-Trent Sheffield N.B. Snow. ~., Leeds Aberdeen .. N.E Siaow. Dundee P er th Edinburgh S. Glasgow l E v .5.E....... Hard 1 .0 Berwick Darlington N. Frost. Whitby Scarborough York Hull E. Sunderland Newcastle Dover E. Tunbridge Strood N.E......... Snow. `►' ' f ; r :it li 7 , i ... 1 0 , 1 ' ,:--- - - ii. b oo, 11 Luxpolt : Printed and Published by uOl of No. 112, &rand, Printer. r.t The 5 11// , flif Strani, in the Pre net of the Save' i sis. 31 :" 1(11989 Za Wednefidny, 1 Muir/ 1 , , •"' IP ; At t t fe lUs •'P ( ~r e c a 1713 44 H e ci ON rr 44 % s chntl e ,, tttts beforej"'se at ' 11 ') „ ft , all , witl ie:3 l tztrl r t lit I ‘ l lV %Nat e ~,lcrrn -0 rec t 4.114 t'tbis tlerp, all. 11 ALI .1 4 4' kik; 4 ALF o - th t 4 °1.c°,1 1 ° " qoi tt4, Itintb kov Thi 'Tta 4 1-1 k b rn, the i tc : / , 4 1 44 1 c : 1 : 11 : 441 b 8 o C E t ~Ty e kti "ts t % d to tiseo ;tlth. l esA 4 ,..ncl e 6l: 4.ges si . B kk4 t''T i c l ) 4°4 ; -ar( A 1 1. 11.6. cArc. BIRTHS. tY Y OF A SON. On the 26th inst., at No. 9, Grosvenor-SV Louisa Mills. , ~A OP • DAUGHTER. IP" On the 27th inst., at Court of Hill, 06 Lowe. On the 27th inst., at Court of Hill, t.:_ ._. ' ,J Lowe. it Il i / MARRIED. Ott PI, On the 29th inst., at Beckenhasr, . fl ii i d diall? Reeder, of 145, Minories, to Elizabeth o , e „ oi lne e j i f ;) Thos. Cooper, Esq., late of the Fleece, T'l r " v ,41 City. , Ch i i y r On the 30th inst., at Hampstead C11 11 ; c 7-1 3 i> 11 Godby, Esq., of Clifton-road east, entlben l Catherine, youngest daughter of the late Esq., of Hampstead, Middlesex. 111 DIED Of ife e l , oly 0 0 On the 3d inst., in camp before SebeeldeSt 0 , jor William Swinton, Royal Artillery* , ' As / late Colonel Wm. Swinton, Bengal Arin1:010 1 " if ' On the 28th inst. at Albury, near G F u l . , ,„e Carlyle, Esq., of the Scottish Bar, aged .',„ t rec"' l" On the 30th inst., at Upper Hamilton"' viLli Berry Brown, Esq., aged i 6. „ , t he y* On the 27th inst., at Boulogne-sur - . 31 t1 0 0 4 of ' Arthur Henry Kenney, D.D , rector of 1 " y: 0 11 0 ' wark, late Dean of A.chonry, and formerly - 1 - Collego, Dublin, aged 78. _, .41,:i ' ;yx