The Sun. — London, England, 1849-01-18 00:00:00

NATIONAL PROVIDENT INSTI TUTION. A special meeting of the members of this successful Assurancerequi sition and Provide nt Institution was held by requi sition yesterday, at twelve o'clock, at the London Tavern, Mr. Lucas in the chair, for the purpose of considering the propriety of rescinding one of the rules, which ren ders retiring directors ineligible for re-election for two years. - Mr. LOCKHART, of Dunstable, proposed a resolution to the effect, that the rule be rescinded, and that retiring directors be eligible for re-election immediately on their retirement. He said the feeling of the members was altogether in favour of the immediate alteration of the rule, as at present they might lose gentlemen who had acquired experience in their service, and who might re tire at a time when their services were more than usually valuable. Mr. Bnowx, of Liverpool, seconded the proposition. Mr. BURR, of Rochester, intimated that ho represented 500 members, who were of opinion that the alteration was most essential for the benefit of the institution. Mr. RICHARDSON proposed an amendment negativing the proposition, on the ground that if it was carried they , shoula have a stationary directory; which was seconded by Mr. BuLLA.m, of Battersea. Mr. GAMMON (one of the auditors) said a 1 careful review of the accounts and proceedings of i the institution for the last few years convinced him that the greatest injury might result if the pre.ient rule continued in existence. Inasmuch as the institution had lent .300,0001. on mortgage, it was most desirable that those who had investigated the se curities. and who had conduced their affairs so success fully, should be retained, the members having the power, as now, to dismiss any directors who proved objectionable. After a prolonged discussion, in which Mr. Shaw, Mr. Alderman Wilson, and Mr. Tyler took part, the motion was adopted by all save six of the 200 members who constituted the meeting. Some formal business having been transacted, and a vote of thanks passed to the Chairman and directors, the meeting separated. LONDON AND WESTMINSTER BANK. The half yearly meeting of the proprietors was held yesterday at the Bank, Lothbury ; Charles Gibbes, Esq., in the chair. The meeting was a very large one. The CHAIRMAN said that the report was of a more satisfactory character than that which had been pre sented at the meeting in July last.—(Cheers.) They were now, fortunately, enabled to pay the usual divi dend of 6/. per cent., to restore to the reserve fund the amount which was taken away from it, and to make a little addition to it.—(Cheers.) He assured them that the bank was in a sound and healthy state, and that the business continued surly and steadily to increase. The following is the report of the board:— " The directors have to report that the net profits of the bsnk, during Vie last half-year, have amounted to 37.237/. 3s. Id. Out of these profits they now declare a dividend, at th 4 rate of six per cent. per annum. After the payment of this dividend, there will remain the sum of 7,237/. 3s. id. to be added to the surplus fund, which will then amolat to 102,723/. 16s. lid. " The three directnr , , who go out by rotation, are Thomas Chapman, Joshua Walker, Esq., and Henry Buckle, Esq., all of whom, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election." Mr. TITE suggested the expediency, as the rest or surplus fund amounted to neerly 100,0001., that some effort should be made on the part of the directors to in crease the amount of dividend during the life of the pre sent shareholders. It had been felt by many of the proprietors that the large amount invested in Govern ment Securities, 1,200,000 L, was unusual. He wished to inquire whether there we:e any circumstances which madeit necessary that so large au amount should be in vested in property producing so small an amount of in terest ? He also understood that it was thought unde sirable to present a statement of the accounts half• yearly.—(Cries of "No, no! ") When he proposed the resohi'ion for a h ilf yearly instead of a yearly meeting, it was in order that they might meet each other more frequently. He now thought it better that the dividend should be considered only once a year, but they might nevirtheless meet half-yearly. Mr. The concluded by proposing an amendment that the accounts should be submitted, and the divilend declared, at the meeting in January, and that the June meeting should be confined to the other affairs of the company. Mr. LEVY opposed the motion, seeing that the board had yielded to their wishes to meet twice a year, and the shareholders were satisfied with the arrangement, and if the directors thought it inconvenient they were surely not so mealy mouthed as to be afraid to say so. The CIAIRMAN stated that the - directors would leave the matter entirely in th• hands of the shareholders. — (Hear, hear.) As to the Government Securities, the directors thought that they should be of that large amount to answer the capital of the bank. They were the best possible security, and when they could be made available in times of panic the shareholders might be at their ease; whilst other securities realising a larger return could not be made available during the last panic, although quite good and bona fide. The amendment was ultimately withdrawn, and the report received and adopted. After some further suggestions with reference to the position and management of the bank, the following di rectors, who went out by rotation, were re-elected : Thomas Chapman, Esq., Joshua Walker, Esq., and Henry Buckle, Esq. After a suggestion that the salaries of the clerks should he increased, a resolution was proposed and se conded to reduce the allowance of the directors from 4,5001. to 3,0001., which was, however, negatived. A vote of thanks was then passed to the Chairman and directors, and the meeting separa ted, FRANCE. The Moniteur says:—" Several journals, in speak ing of a mission to Piedmont confided to General Pelet, have given it a character and bearing which does not belong to it. We hasten to place the facts in their true light. At the time of the election of M. Louis Napoleon Bonaparte to the Presidency of the French Republic, his Majesty the King of Sardinia sent a special agent to Paris to congratulate the Pre sident. Therefore, there is nothing more in the mission to Turin than sending a person in the name of the President of the French Republic to thank his Majesty Charles Albert, an act of courtesy in con formity with international usages." " Marshal Bugeaud, whose health is completely , re-established, will," says the Mick," take his depar ture at the end of the month for the army of the Alps. He will at first fix his head- quarters at Lyons, re moving them afterwards nearer the Alps should hos tilities be again renewed between Austria and Pied mont. Charles Albert shows himself more and more resolved to confide the command of his army to a French general." M. Duchatel is arrived at Havre. He has an • nounced (says the Corsaire) that he will not come to Paris, but will go to reside on his estate near Bor deaux. PRUSSIA. The Berlin State Gazette, of the 13th, contains a declaration of the Minister of Justice relative to the Members of the National Assembly, who are being prosecuted before the tribunals for having decreed the refusal of the taxes. The Minister denies the insinuation of several journals that the Go vernment has act e d in a spirit of persecu tion, or with the view to prevent the re-elec tion of the deputies. He says that the judges who are independent, and the _public prosecutors will only act according to their consciences, and the laws. The public prosecutors cannot, he adds, prosecute any one except in virtue of the law. And though it be true that the Minister of Justice can order an in vestigation against any one, yet he declares that he has not done so with regard to the deputies of the dissolved National Assembly. The New German Gazette of the 12th states that the cholera is again making great ravages in Berlin. according to this journal, 165 persons h a d di e d o f the disease since th e beginning of the present month up to the 10th. FRAN KFORT. The Frankfort Diet had not concluded the debate on the Austrian question when the post closed on the 13th. On that day, M. de Gagern again spoke, and in sisted on negotiations with the necessity of opening Austria, which, he said, he was convinced would have a 511640 . 0 7 result. ; Austria could not enter the confederation with all her provinces, and she could not consent to a separation of them; so that negotia tions to define her position in respect to Germany were necessary. M. de Gagern, referring to the Chief of the Empire, said that his personal opinion was that the Chief should hold office with hereditary succession. RUSSIA The Memel Echo a nnounces that the movements of Russian troops continued in Poland and that the soldiers, who by die Emperor's positive or d ers were well clothed and paid , believed that th ey were to enter Italy in the spring. A letter from St. Petrriburgb of the 4th states that the Government had received intelligenc e of the total disappearance of the cholera from Moscow. At Bt. Petersburgh the malady still exists, but with only the small number of 6 or 6 cases a day. ITALY. We learn from Turin, under date of the 10th, that the Commission, in the interest of the Piedmentese Government for the Duchies of Parma, Placentia, Modena, Reggio, and Guastalla, having solicited Charles Albert to allow them to have a representative at Brussels for the purpose of aiding the Sardinian Charg d'Affaires by the information which he could give as to the affairs of Italy, the King has accredited Count Louis Sauvitali as the representative of the Duchies through the Sardinian Ambassador at the conferences at Brussels. The Opinione, of Turin, states that the Sardinian Government intends to form a foreizn legion, com posed chiefly of Corsicans, French, Poles, and Spa niards, and that the Government has the certainty of baying one of the best of the French generals, if necessary, as Carnmander-in-Chief of the army. The report of an insurrection at Modena turns out to be unfounded; but it appears that, on the 4tb, there was great excitement, owing to a rumour that the whole of the municipal body had resigned. The shops were shut up, in the fear of a general rising of the populace, and artillery was brought into the streets by the Government ; but the rumour of the resignation of the municipal body not being con firmed, tranquillity was not disturbed, and the artil lery was withdrawn. THE SUN, LONDON, SICILY. The Piedmontese Gazette of the 11th publishes official papers from Sicily, showing that, on the 28th ult., the Torrearsa Cabinet had resigned ; but that the President of the Sicilian Government, not having been able to form a Ministry, the former Cabinet, in obedience to a vote of the Chambers, had resumed their functions, and published a proclamation to the people, dated the 29th, in which, after stating their reasons for their resignation and their subsequent return to power, they recommended the people to observe tranquillity, if they would succeed in their struggle against Naples. FOREIGN FUNDS. BELGIAN FUN DS.—BstissEts, JAN. 13. Actual Debt, 2 per Cent •• • • — Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent .... •• • • —• Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent.• • • -- Ditto Three per Cent ••••••••• • • • • • • • • • Ditto Thirty-seven Millions,ditto ••• . • • Ditto,ditto,lB4o ••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • • 86% 34% Ditto,ditto,lB42 •••••• • • • • .• •• • • 86% Ditto, 1844... •••••••• .. • • . • • • ••• • •• • 73 73% Ditto, 1838 .. .. • • • . • • • • • .• „, Ditto of the City, 1832 . • • • . • • • • • . • — Ditto, 1843 87 Bank of Belgium .... • • •• • 65 64 Issue of 1841 • • Exchange on London, 25.42%. HAMBURGH FUNDS, JAN. 10. Bills. Money. Hanoverian New Loan, 5 per Cent. •• • • 10334 -- Ditto, 3% per Cent. .. • • ...... •• • • 91!4 . R--- ---- __ ussian 5 per Cent. • • •• .. •• • ...... HO% 10014 Ditto, Certificate .. ••..•.••.. .. .. .. .. 96 U 96 Anglo-Russian Loan -... •• • ... .... •• 9914 98% Ditto, Certificate • • .... • ... .. .... .. 92 Russian 4 per Cent. .• —•• • • ........ 81 80% New 5 per Cent., Hope and Co. ••• • • • Ditto Stieglitz ••••.• • • • • •••• • •• Belgian Loan .. • • ...• • • ............ 41 Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent •. •• 65 61% • _ Ditto, in 1001. skaress.... ••.. • • .... Anglo-Swcdish Loan .. • ............. 90 Ditto, Transport Loan ..... ....... 93 Norwegian l.oan, 1848 .... ••• .. .... 95 95 Spanish New 5 per Cent •••• . • . • ...... 9 831 Ditto 3 per Cent .•• • • • • • ........ 18% 18 Ditto, 1346........ ••..•••• .. • • .. . Anglo-Portuguese Loan, 2% per Cent • • Dutch Actual Debt, 2% per Cent...—••• Ditto 3 per Cent. ••••••••• • • • • • • • National Bank Shares ••••••• • • • • • • • American, 6 per Cent. .. •.•• •• .. •• •• 99 RAILWAYS. Ham!). Bergit •- .... • ........... 68 67% Ditto, Priority Shares .. • •• .. •• • • 98% 93 Berlin and Hamburg ................ 61y2 61 Ditto, Priority Shares .. ••• • • •• 933 93 Cologne and Minden • • ...... ....... 79 73X Ditto, Priority Shares ..... . 9331 Itecklenburg. 36 35 31 Altona and Kiel ..... .............. 89 8836 Gluckstadt .............. • • ...... •• 25 Hanseatic Steam Company .. • • 93 BOULOGNE v. CALMS. (From the Boulogne Gazette.) In our last number we stated erroneously that the 1:411, via Dover and Boulogne, had arrived at Bou ,gne, during the last year, " 46 times too late for the rain ;" it should have been 40 times. The fact tiler way appears at first sight to sanction the nerge of irregularity preferred against Boulogne by s too eager enemies. We hope, however, to be fa voured presently with such statistics, on the mail ser vice, via Dover and thulogna, as shall at once dis -3el the cloud of exaggerated and interested reports elder which it has laboured. It may he too late to epair the mischief that has been done, but truth is acceptable at ail tim.'s, and sooner or later will pre vail. The question is, not the late or non-arrivals of the mail at Boulogne, but the causes of thos e kite or non-arrivals. If the inadequacy of the pet of Boulogne were proved to be the cause, we should rejoice at the removal of the service to Calais, but, as we stated in our last, the night service at Boulogne was only attended by 46 (say now 40) de lays, while the day service at Calais was attended by no less than 38 for the same period. But there are many circumstances that may have prevented the due arrival of the mails at Boulogne, and over which the port itself may have had no possible control. For instance, if the mail cannot leave Dover, it cannot reach Boulogne ; if the captains of the mail packets choose to go to Calais, the mail at Boulogne may be expected in vain. Under the action of all or any of these contingencies, it is perhaps surprising that the irregularity of the port of Boulogne has not been greater than it has. We hope, however, to prove that by far the major part of th&se irregularities lie at any other door than that of the port of Boulogne. During the whole of last year, which was our year of trial, it is a fact that not one single day passed over without several steamers leaving the harbour of Boulogne, both by the day and night tides, while as many entered, except on Dec. 4, when, however, one left in the day time, and another in the night. Why then could not the mails come ? It is also a singular fact that, just at the time when Lord Clan ricarde visited Paris, the captains of the mail-packets visited Calais in preference to Boulogne. Their excuse was that it blew a gale of wind—and a long gale it was—bat not so severe but that the =steamers left and entered the Boulogne harbour as usual, and the boats carried off the mail bags to the packet in the roads as usual ! If we mistake not, Lord Clanricarde visited Paris during our September files, and it was then we fear that a parley to the preju dice of Boulogne took place. We maintain earnestly that never was a sea service more regularly main tained than at the port of Boulogne during the year 1848. Out of the forty delays occasioned to the regular transmission of letters to Paris, we hope to prove that 25, at least, are attributable to the port of Dover, the South-Eastern Railway, or the captains of the Boulogne mail packets. We know the disinclination of the cap tains for the port of Boulogne—we know their partia lity for the old beaten track of Calais. But it will be something new in these go-a-head times ifprej udice for a particular port be suffered to interfere with the public weal. Hitherto the mail via Boulogne has been the greatest benefit ever conferred on the commercial re lations of France and England—to-morrow that benefit might be greatly increased. Five hours is amply suffi cient for the transit from Boulogne to Paris, which, if the system were adopted, would allow the captains of the mail-packets such latitude, as to time of starting from port to port, &c., that the perilous boat service would be almost annihilated. Generally speaking, the boats might steam from port to, port without its intervention—and be in time. Greater regularity is not likely to be obtained at Calais, the same speed never can. Since writing the above we have been favoured with the following : _ _ _ STATISTICS OF TIE PORT OF BOULOGNE FOR 1848. The mail from London to Paris, via Boulogne, leaves London every evening (Sundays excepted) at half-past eight o'clock, and arrives at Dover at eleven, performing the distance in two hours and a half. About half-past eleven of the same evening it is put on board the packet in the Dover harbour, or sent off in a boat to the packet in the Dover roads, as the case may be, and ought to be landed on the quay at Bou logne before forty minutes past three in the morning, the train leaving Boulogne for Paris at fifty minutes past three. Deducting from the 366 days of the year 1848, 53 days for the morrows of the Sundays, and Christmas -day, it is clear that the mail has been forwarded to Boulogne 313 times. It L s arrived at Boulogne 305 times, and the remaining eight, namely, March 1, Oct. 26, Nov. 29 and 30, Dec, 2,5, 6, and 8, it was landed at Calais. Was this change in its direction justified by circumstances ? —We shall see. March I.—lt blew a gale of wind from the S.W. The Dover roadstead was impracticable, and the mail could not leave the harbour till about half-past four, consequently too late. But, why did it not come to Boulogne? It could have done so, for at the same moment that it quitted Dover, the Lord Warden left Folkestone for Boulogne and the Queen of the French left Boulo gne for Folkestone, both effecting their passages with the greatest ease—and yet the English mail could not do so ?—So much for that day. Oct. 26.—1 t was high water at Dover at half-past ten ; the mail therefore could easily leave at half-past eleven, and the wind being favourable, arrive at Boulogne at half-past one. Why then did it go to Calais ? It certainly was not on account of bad weather, and as a proof of the fact, a boat went out at three o'clock to the Onyx, in the Boulogne offing, with the mail destined for England. On that day the d an w d ho t s h e e t C he on f t a i u n l e t l was deprived o c f o m i t s m d e i r , c p e a t o e f li F e s r_a n :r ce ) 30, and Dec t . h 2 a . t — i T s, h t e he t y ide a s llo se w r e v d ed of bo th th e at Nov. pov 29, era and Boulogne , departure from the qu a y at Dover so as to arrive at the quay at Boulogne, without the aid of boat service in either roadstead. of the mails come from Dover to Why, then, dßidounlootgnthee, particu larly andtheirw b it r h ot a he le r ss ca f p a t v a o i u n from Boulogne to Dove r, Dec. 5,6, an d S.—Th e r e was plenty of water at Boulogne at the hours of the arrival and departure of the mail s favourable wind i ; those which carried to Dover the Frenc h mails went out of our port at the usual hour without difficulty, and immediately after the arrival of the trains, but the English mails did not reach Boulogne. The captains of the vessels declared that being de tained in the port of Dover, where the bad weather prevented the boat service in the roads for so long a time as to leave no hope of saving the Boulogne train of fifty minutes past three, they steered for Calais, in order to be in time for the six o'clock train on the Groat Northern. Out of the 305 times that the English mail arrived at Boulogne, there were 40 times that it arrived too late for the train of 3h. 50m., viz.:— January 1, 5. 7. 9, 18, 26. 28 ... 7 times February 4,5, 6, 10, 25, 26,27, 28 8 ~ March 2,3, 12, 23 ... 4 „ April 12, 13, 14, 18 ... 4 ~ May 17 ... • •• • .. 1 „ June 14, 28, 29, 30 ••• .. 4 „ July 22, 26 ••• ••• ... 2 „ August 22 ••• 1 „ October 10, 11, 20, 21, 28 5 __ November 7, 21, 26 3 December 7 ••• ... 1 „ 40 times. Out of these 40 delays, that of Jan. 9 was occa sioned by an accident to the Princess Alice-that of April 18 by an accident on the Dover Railroad-and that of Oct. 20 by an accident to the Undine (3). Jan. 1,7, Feb. 5, and May 17, a thick fog prevented the captains seeing the entrance to the port ; they prudently kept off, and were too late (4). Jan. 18, 28, Feb. 6, 10, 27, 28, March 2, 12, July 22, August 22, Oct. 21, Nov. 21, and Dec. 7, the road service at Dover was impracticable, the packets were compelled to remain 'in the harbour, and could not get out till it was too late to make Boulogne before the departure of the train (13). Jan. 26, Feb. 26, March 23, April 12, and Oct. 28. -The late arrival of the packets in our roads did not permit the disembarkation of the mails by boat, a service so easy in itself; in sufficient time. It should be remarked that the first five delays would not have occurred if the station had been then, as now, at Boulogne (6). Total, 26 delays, which , cannot evidently be attri• buted either tc the difficulty of access to the port of Boulogne, or to that of communicating by boats with packets in its roadstead. There remains, then, 14 delays out of 40, for which the port of Boulogne may be considered responsible ; and out of that small number we should not have had to reckon January 5, February 4, and March 3, if our port had been provided (which it was not for six months) with boats suitable to the road service. Since then two boats have been constructed (3). Finally, April 13, 14, June 14, 18, 22, 30, July 26, Oct. 10, 11, Nov. 7 and 26, the landing of the mail, by boats in the offing, was rendered impossible or dangerous by stress of weather (11). During the past year the mails landed at Calais have arrived at Boulogne too late for the eight o'clock train, 38 times, viz. :-8 times in January, 3 in February, 2 in March, 1 in April, 1 in May, 1 in June, 1 in July, 2 in August, 1 in September, 9 in October, 4 in November, and 5 in December. ‘v e cannot conclude this article without recurring o the singular coincidence that the last days of _Vovember and the Ist of December should see the mails go to Calais, and Lord Clanricarde come to France. To say the least of it, it afforded an argu ment in favour of Calais. We would also inquire, do the public reap any advantage by the mails going to Calais when the captains choose, or are compelled to be too late for Boulogne ? If the dispatches arrived at Boulogne too late for the 3h. 50m. morning train, they would go by the eight o'clock night train, reach Paris at four in the morning, and form part of the first delivery. If they go to Calais to save the six o'clock morning train they would arrive in Paris (according to the printed bills of the Great Northern line), at a quarter to eight in the evening ; hut coasidering that this arrival is only at the ter minus, and that it takes another half-hour to forward them to the Post-office, to say nothing of the time required for sorting, are they, or can they be de livered that same evening? If not, the public de rive no benefit whatever from these voyages de plaisance a Calais. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, TUESDAY.—Tho growing indisposition or buyers to accede to the recent demand of producers, leis been more manifest to-day than it was in the latter part of last week; and it is still felt far more de eel,dly in yarns than in goods. In tho former very little business has been done, and most of the counts and qualities that rose in price during the late excitement are found to have receded, in some degree, herever sales have been effected. Water twist, of the qualities known as "common to good seconds," from 12's to 24's, have. yielded more than the same descrip tions of mule. Spintings for home manufacture are less tiff,cted than those for exportation, but they betray a somewhat diminished firmness. Manufac turers, having still more or less of contracts to work upon, are adhering to the advanced quotations with gl eat firmness, in nearly all kinds of cloth, some of which are a good deal wanted, and difficult of purchase. Generally, however, the buyers are keeping aloof, in the expectation that, as orders run out, more favourable terms will become practicable; and, in some things, there are already slight symptoms of concession. In both goods and yarns, a struggle is now going on betwixt the producers and the buyers, in regard to prices. ROCHDALE, MONDAY.—Thero has been a flat market to-day. Few buyers have attended, and prices may be quoted a shsele lower. We have had more inquiries f ,r• wool, and those who have purchased have been obliged to give a small advance in price. HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY.—The market to-day can not be reported equal to that of last Tuesday ; neverthe theless, a considerable business has been done. During the week the wool merchants have been busy, and prices firm. Throughout the whole of our district the prospects of trade are now cheerful. HALIFAX, SATURDAY. —There was a better attendance at our Piece-hall to-day; and more inquiry for goods, both plain and figured. In some cases an increased price was obtained, though not equal to the advance which has taken place in the raw material. In the warehouses there is a considerable business doing; but there is an impression that many of the purcha,ses are on speculation, in anticipation of a rise in price. The activity in the yarn trade remains un abated; and some qualities are rather harder to buy. Much wool is changing hands; and there is still a ten dency to look up. The growers are more difficult to deal with, and are asking more than the staplers can sell it for. LEEDS, TUESDAY.-Our this day's market showed a decidedly firmer tone, and a good deal of business has been transacted. Prices of all descriptions of cloth are rising, and even the better sorts cannot be bought at the old rates.—Manchester Guardian. LAW IN TkLLIGENCE. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Jan. 17. (Sittings in Banco, before Lord Chief Justice DENMAN and Justices PATTESON, COLERIDGE, and ERLE.) OSTERMAN V. BATEMAN. This was an action on the case for maliciously, and without probable cause, causing the (plaintiff to be taken into custody and carried before the Lord Mayor, on a charge of riot, and afterwards preferring against him an indictment for a riot at the Central Criminal Court. The case arose out of a dispute as to the validity of an order made:by two Aldermen of the city of London, in the year 1840, under Michael Angelo Taylor's Act, for the stopping up of a court called Angel alley, in the neighbourhood of Bishopsgate. In the year 1843 the defendant had come into the occupa tion of some premises adjoining the court in question, and finding there the fence complained of he con tinued it; and being subsequently indicted for a nuisance, the indictment was removed into this court, by whom it was finally decided that the order of the aldermen was bad, ,and the fence a nuisance, the requisite number of consents not hav ing been obtained. But previous to the decision on that case the plaintiff went, with several other per sons, to destroy the fence, when the plaintiff, with another person, was taken into custody, and being taken before the Lord Mayor, an indictment for a riot was preferred and found against him at the Central Criminal Court. Before the trial of this indictment the decision of this Court was given, by which the fence in question was declared to be a nuisance ; and, in consequence, when the indictment for the riot came on to be tried, the prosecutor declined giving any evidence. Subsequently this action was brought, and was tried at the sittings after last term, before Mr. Justice Erle, when the jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff, with 2001. damages. Mr. GURNEY, Q.C., now moved for a rule calling 'upon the plaintiff to show cause why there should not be a new trial, on the ground that there was no evi dence to support the plaintiff's case, and that evidence had been improperly received. The evidence pro duced at the trial showed that the charge made against the plaintiff before the Lord Mayor was not that of a riot, but of maliciously destroying a fence ; and the Learned Judge had, as he (Mr. Gurney) submitted, improperly received parole evidence of the evidence given before the Lord Mayor by the defendant. That evidence had .been taken down in writing, which ought to have been produced. Mr. Justice ERLE—I admitted the evidence sub ject to the objection; but it turned out that the charge made by the defendant was neither one of felony nor of misdemeanour. Mr. GURNEY—The evidence was tendered in sup port of the allegation that the defendant had made a charge of riot. The COURT granted a rule nisi. GADSBY V. ESTHALL. l a w m h a i g c e h o was for o a ri n m a i c o t a io l n oo t o o ve r r e s c o o t v i e o r n cwomith p e s n a t t ihoins case,ln d the plaintiff's wife, the plaintiff had moved for a rule cs beoe against twicet h e groundtthretried , dw, e ag o nh f dt s o u on r f p b r to i ht s eh e , oe a cv n ci d da es i t no h en a es t . Theft o h r e av caseo n r e d w i ht a wd trial a the jury gave a verdict in the defendant's favour Lord DENMAN now said th e C ourt were of opinion that there should be a rule on the latter ground. Rule nisi granted. LOWE V. PENN. This was an action for the infringement of a patent for he manufacture of a screw-propeller which has b ,lic , .;.ssfully employed in steam - vessels. At the .1 the jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff, but sub sequently a rule nisi was granted for a new trial on several grounds. Lord DENMAN now said that the - Court were o f opinion that the rule should be made absolute. Rule absolute. SHERIFFS' COURT, Jan. 17. Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCHELL and a Special Jury.) WAINWRIGHT AND ANOTHER V. Tilt; GREAT NOUTIJE.RN RAILWAY COMPANY. This was an inquiry to assess the amount of com- THURSDAY pensation to be awarded for manorial rights of copy hold land at Holloway, required for the direct York line, and also for a small portion of freehold property adjoining the same. Sit. F. Thesiger and Mr. Bovil appeared for the claimants, and the Hon. Stuart Wortley (with whom was Mr. Denison) for the company. The case occupied five hours before the jury re tired, and they consulted for another hour. It was described in the opening address on the part of the claimants as an important and difficult inquiry, inasmuch as the claim was principally made in respect of manorial rights and for a small portion of freehold property. The.property was situate near the Hornsey-road, with one part to Duval's-lane. The copyhold land comprised four acres, one rood, and eighteen perches; and the freehold twenty-two perches, with a frontage to Holloway-road, which made the latter of great value, espcially for building purposes. The plaintiffs, Mr. John Wainwright and Mr. Kemp, were lords of the manor of St. John of Jerusalem, and held one undivided moiety of the pro perty as such, and the other moiety as trustees for a Mr. Jacomp. A gentleman named Jackson was the copyholder, and the company had paid him a sum of 3,5001. by way of compensation. The property com prised thirteen acres, only four acres of which with a little more were required for the purposes of the com pany, and the remainder would be determined by the line of railway about to be constructed. There was no principle to guide the jury in estimating the compensa tion to be awarded to the lords of the manor. Lords of manors were paid by fines on death and alienation. They were entitled to the improved value of the property when a life dropped, and, in the case of the manor of liennington, on which a sum of 2401. was formerly paid by way of fine on a death, on a recent occasion, in consequence of the great increase in the value of the property, the Crown, in whom it vested, bad demanded and obtained, by way of fine on a life being dropped, the sum of 75,0001. The property at Holloway was valuable, and the jury would not only consider the present value, but estimate the sum to be given to the lord for what was in effect an enfran chisement of the property required by the company. The plaintiffs had male a claim for 2,5681., which the company had declined to pay, and the jury were consequently required, difficult and important though the case might be, to assess the amount to be awarded. Several witnessed were called on the part of the claimants. The property required was extremely valuable for building purposes. An offer of 1,000/. an acre on it being enfranchised had been refused. Mr. Harrison, a surveyor, was of opinion that a lord of a manor was entitled, out of 1,0001. an acre, to 2701. There was no principle or calculation to be made; it was a matter of arrangement between the parties. Tha effect of the railway would, in his judg.. merit, be to damage the adjoining property to one third of the value. A death occurred in 28 or 30 years, and an alienation once iu about the same period. Mr. S. WORTLEY admitted that the question was a difficult one, to ascertain the amount to be awarded to the lords of the inanar. The entire claim made was 2,5681., and after deducting 3501. for the free hold, the sum demanded by the claimants was 2,218/, On the supposition that their right on fines and aliena tion would, on the property improved, eventually amount to that sum. Sir F. THESIGER stated that the value of the land in the whole was 3 024/., from which the value of an under-lease from Mr. Jackson, the copyholder, w as to be deducted. _ _ Mr. S. WORTLEY apprehended that the demand made for the manorial rights was very great, more than one.tnird of the sum awarded to the copyh o ld er , Mr. Jackson, who had made a claim for 4,500/. in respect to the property, but had accepted 3,5001. The jury had heard a good deal of the value of the land for building purposes, and a plan had been exhibited of intended improvements in that respect; but they would bear in mind that the plan was projected in the year 1845, when many melancholy failures occurred with reip?ct to schemes of presumed value. The; Learned UNDER-SHERIFF told the jury that they had to assess the value to be awarded in respect of the property in question, and also damage to the adjoining property. It was undoubtedly a difficult question. There were no principles to guide them, and they must " pick their way, as it had been de scribed in the best manner they could adopt. The whole. claim might be stated at 2,568/. 10s. The sum of 1,3001. 10s. was asked for the enfranchiaement, 9181. for the severance, or damage, and 3501. for the freehold. The jury would consider the evidence, and assess the sum to be awarded. _ _ The jury retired for an hour, and at five o'clock, on their return into court, assessed the value of the freehold at 275/., for the enfranchisement 9751., and 3061. by way of damage, or compensation ; making 1,5561. to be paid by the company. THE REV. RICHARD HARVEY V. THE SAME. This was another compensation case, in respect to property near Hornsey Church. Sir F. THESIGEZ informed the jury that 1,0001. had been agreed upon ; 7501. for the land, and 250/, by way of compensation. The jury accordingly assessed the amount at 1,0001. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (Before Mr. Sergeant ADAMS, Assistant Judge, and a Bench of Magistrates.) THE CASINOS. Yesterday morning the grand jury brought in true bills against James Ellis, Henry Laurent, Joh❑ Adams, and James Thompson, for illegally allowing• music and dancing at the Adelaide Gallery, in the Lowther Bazaar, not being licensed ; against the proprietor of the National Hall, in Holborn, for the same offence ; and against William Clements, for the like offence, at a certain room in Theobald's-road. The informations were laid by Thomas Stowell, of No. 11, Church-street, Trinity-square, Southwark, who stated that he was employed by a society of per sons who had had a license for music and dancing granted to them by the magistrates. A true bill has also been found against the Wal halla Rooms, in Leicester-square. The bill which was preferred against the Rev. Henry Charles Sellers, charging him " with unlaw fully and indecently assaulting Samuel Cooper, a soli&r," was ignored. TV. 'Smart was indicted for having stolen a quantity of furniture, the property of a person of the name of Groves. Mr. Payne appeared for the defendant. It appeared from the statement of the prosecutor that the prisoner had taken a lodging in his house about four months since, but he had left in con ,equence of some unpleasant words having passed between them. A fortnight ago he went out in the morning as usual, leaving his wife and four children at home, and on his return was much astonished at finding that his wife and One of his children had gone off, and that the whole of his furniture had been removed. In the course of a day or two he ascer tained that his wife was living with the prisoner at No. 5, Duke-street, and upon going there he dis covered that not only had his wife gone there, but that the place was fitted up with his furniture. On his arrival he was informed that his wife had left ; hut, by further inquiries, he learned that they had just taken up their abode at a house in Tabernacle walk. Thither he went about ten o'clock at, night. He found his wife in a bedroom, and she denied that the prisoner was with her. He however, searched the room, when he discovered him concealed under the bed. By the advice of his brother he gave the man into custody. Cross-examined—He had been married nine years, but his wife and himself had not lived happily to gether; so much so, that they had lived apart on several occasions. The Learned JUDGE intimated that the course which the Learned Counsel was pursuing in his cross examination was not at all necessary for the purposes of the present inquiry. The question was, whether the prisoner had committed the felony with which he was charged. Mr. PA.ENE said that upon that point he had a good answer in la w; but, as the crime of adultery had been imputed to th e pr i soner, h e h a d felt it to be his duty to attempt to release him from that imputation. There was not any adultery, but the truth was that the story wanted to rid hi mse lf o f the liability of supporting had been got up because the prosecutor his wife. The Learned JUDGE said, that as to the charge of adultery, such a supposition was not very difficult to arrive at when a man's wife having run away was found living in a bedroom with another man, and was found th ere as l a te as ten o'clock at night, especially when, the wife having denied that her paramour was th e re, he was discovered secreted under the bed. In his opinion there could not be much doubt as to the truth of the imputation. After some further c ross-examination, The Learned JUDGE told the jury that the charge of felony against the prisoner could not be sustained upon the evidence which had been brought forward, for doubtless the furniture had been removed with the consent, and in all probability by the direction of the wife. _ . . The jury therefore Acquitted the prisoner. - POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. Frederick Jaqies, the young man who was charged with intent to commit suicide, was again placed at the bar before Alderman Hooper. A gentleman stepped up and informed the Alder man that he had visited the lodging of the prisoner, which exhibited great cleanliness, and was certainly a great credit to his wife. The Chief Clerk said that the landlord had called. and denied pressing for his rent, as had been repre- Sented. .\!,ieramn IloorEß asked the prisoner if he wished A) uniwor to -'s• a charge a 9; that of attempting to destroy himself. Jaques replied, that he had nothing to say but that ETENING, JANUARY 18, 11849," he was exceedingly sorry for having contemplated such an act, and the worthy Alderman might rest assured that such a thing should not occur again. Alderman HOOPER, called the wife forward and asked her what rent she owed in her present lodg ings ? She replied that the first week was due on Tuesday last, and that she had been enabled to pay 2s. 6d., leaving Is. owing. The Chief Clerk informed the Alderman • that a person named Toplis, a grocer in Powis-street, Wool wich, had left his card, desiring that if the prisoner was discharged he should call upon him. Alderman Hooraa was glad to say that he had received a very favourable account of him, both from the chaplain and surgeon of the Compter, and, there fore, on receiving his promise not to offend again, he should discharge him. Since he was last at this court some bonevolent individual had forwarded 1/. towards his relief, which would be given to his wife for paying their rent, &c. The prisoner, who was deeply affected, gave the required promise, and was accordingly discharged. BOW-STREET. Thomas Waller, an elderly gentleman, was brought before Mr. Henry, by warrant, charged with having written and published certain false, malicious, and scandalous libels of and concerning John Edward 'Buller, of the firm of Smart and Buller, solicitors, of 65, Lincoln's Inn-fields. Mr. Rymer stated that the prisoner was formerly possessed of considerable property, and for many 3 ears prior to 1840 the prosecutor, Mr. Buller, acted as his solicitor. Owing to speculations in buildings or otherwise, his property was sunk or mortgaged, and at the. present time Mr. Waller had none what ever=although Mr. Buller, from having known him so long under more favourable circumstances, had very charitably allowed him a small sum to live upon (12s. a week). In 1840, when Mr. Buller ceased to be the prisoner's attorney, there was some dispute between them respecting accounts, and the matter was referred for arbitration to Mr. Gattie, then one of the Clerks in Chancery the result of a minute investigation i n t o th e whole particulars being that there was a balance due from the prisoner to Mr. Buller of about 1,3001., which remained un paid till the present day. Shortly afterwards the prisoner went through the Insolvent Court, and very close upon this occurrence he became a bankrupt. From this period the prisoner, although dependent upon Mr. Buller's charity for his means of support, had never ceased to annoy him in every possible way, imputing to him acts of dishonesty, injustice, and even felony; and latterly his language had assumed such a violent and threatening character that Mr. Buller went in danger of his life, and was, therefore, com pelled to take the present proceedings. lie was sure it was quite unnecessery to add that there was not the slightest foundation in fact for any of the libellous charges preferred against Mr. Buller by the prisoner, whose conduct towards that gentleman was as disre putable as it was unjust. - A letter, addressed by the prisoner from " Soho Chambers" to Mr. Buller, at his country residence, Chase-house, Enfield, and dated tbe 12th of January, and another addressed by him to his brother-in-law, Mr. C. Smith, of the firm of Daniel Smith and Son, auctioneers ; together with a printed placard which had been enclosed in each, were then put in and read. The letters referred to the alleged injuries sustained by 'Waller at the hands of Mr. Buller, and threatened the latter gentleman with immediate exposure of the placards in all the courts of Westminster, the Chan cery Courts, clubs, &c., if some redress were not af forded him. It was also stated that copies would be or had been sent to Lord Denman and Lord Brougham, the latter of whom was partially ac quainted with the particulars of the case. The prisoner said he would not put the parties to any trouble as regarded the author of the libels, for he readily admitted the fact. He had no notion, how ever, that the magistrate had jurisdiction in such cases. His object had been to induce Mr. Buller to put him to the proof before one of the superior courts. He was taken at six o'clock on Tuesday night and had been kept in custody from that time, or he should have bad a professional gentleman present to consult with. At any rate, he hoped and presumed the ma gistrate would not dispose of the case summarily. Mr. HENRY explained that the offence imputed to him was an indictable one, and all that he had to do in the matter was to send the case to the Old Bailey Sessions. • The prisoner said that would answer his purpose equally well. Mr. Buller, the prosecutor, proved that the letters addressed to him and to Mr. Smith, and containing the placards referred to, were in the prisoner's hand writing. On being asked if he had any defence to offer, and at the same time cautioned in the usual way, The prisoner said—ln 1827, Mr. Buller, upon the recommendation of Mr. C. Smith, my brother-in-law, became my solicitor, and received from me, between that date and the year 1830, sums of money amount ing in all to 15,0001., for which he has never ac counted. Between 1830 and 1839 he received a further sum of 10,0001., and no account of that sum either was rendered, until I applied to Mr. Justice Gazelee, and obtained an order to compel the production of an account. During the inter val Mr. Buller allowed all my furniture and library to be sold by auction in my absence, and by a bill of sale; having at that very time, according to his own admission, 3,0001. of my money in his hands. From 1839 till the present year, 1849, Mr. Buller has received every shilling of my income of 1,200/. or 1,400/. per annum, rendering no account of it to any one. True, I have been unfortunate ; I have creditors ; but Mr. Buller is not my only creditor. He says my property is all mortgaged ; but the charges upon these mortgages are not more than 6001. per annum. What, then, is done with the balance of my income ? Then as to the bankruptcy spoken of, it was a friendly brankruptcy effected for the purpose by my sister, my best friend. tin Buller knows that neither of the courts would take cognizance of my case. I did not owe enough to enable them to do so. All I want, all I seek, is an account of the disposal of my money by Mr. Buller. This I have sought by every legitimate means in my power, but in vain. lam too poor to compel him by a bill in Chancery. lam perfectly in his hands. For the last four or five years Mr. Buller has allowed me 12s. a week for my support out of my income. He calls it charity. I pay 3s. 6d. out of it for my lodging, and 2s. for my poor child. I have been reduced to a state bordering on starvation — humiliating to conceive, dreadful to suffer. A short time back, whenmy bed and everything was taken from me, I sent a young person to implore Mr. Butler to give me 6/. That request was refused, and have that witness here to-day to swear, if you will permit her, that Mr. Buller told her the reason why he did not give me more money was, because " he should then be supplying me with weapons against himself." lam worn out and destitute, and if the 12s. a week is now withdrawn from me I have only the workhouse for a refuge. In conclusion, the pri soner repeated his avowal that he could prove every allegation he had made against Mr. Buller, and anxiously waited an opportunity of doing so. _ _ Mr. Rymer presumed that it quite unnecessary to repeat his former assertion, that the prisoner's statement was totally false. Mr. HENRY said that, even if true, there could be no doubt that the placard was a libel. His course was, inevitably, to commit him for trial. His wor ship asked if the allowance of 12s. would be continued to the defendant ? . Mr. Buller replied, certainly not. The prisoner was then committed for trial, his Worship consenting to admit him to bail, on pro viding two sureties in 401. each. The prisoner thanked his Worship, and said he should have no difficulty in finding sureties, he be lieved. Shortly after the disposal of the above case, Sir Francis Knowles, Bart., waited upon the magistrate and said that, hating just had his attention called to the libellous placard, ho was anxious to state in pub lic that he did not authorize Mr. Waller to append his name to it as a referee. He had the pleasure of knowing some members of Mr. Waller's family, and had occasionally conversed with him respecting the disputes with Mr. Buller, but he had never made himself sufficiently acquainted with all the documents or particulars of the case to justify him in giving any advice upon the matter. He repudiated all sanction or knowledge of the libel in question. The prisoner, on being again placed in the dock, admitted that he had inserted Sir Francis's name without consulting him, and apologised to him for so doing. __ MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A foreign gentleman yesterday addressed Mr. Hardwick, in French, stating that he was the owner of the picture produced in court some short time ago, in the proceedings against persons who were endea vouring to dispose of a large quantity of diamonds and other valuables alleged to have been stolen from the palace of the Tuileries and the Chateau de Neuilly, after the abdication of King Louis Philippe, and that this picture was detained from him by the Baron de Bassagnes. When the charge against Baron de Bassagnes, and Madame Delorice, and M. Saulnier, was undergoing investigation, he had been summoned from Paris with other patties, to give evidence of the fact of the Baron de Bassagnes having become lawfully pssessed, by purchase, or otherwise, of all the property found in his possession, and seized by the police on the plea that it was the private property of King Louis Philippe. The picture in question he (appli cant) had bought in Paris after the abdication for 35f., and he had intrusted it to M. Saulnier to dispose of in London. When the proceedings were com menced against the Baron de Basssgnes and othors his expenses were l!aitl over to this country, and he cd it.-o:.ifs that he wx, of the rooms occupied i)y toe Baron. The proceedings had terminated, as the Ma-. gistrati was aware, by the Custom-house officers tak ing possession of all the property until it could be satisfactorily proved that it had paid duty on being brought over. The picture in question had paid the regular duty, and it was now in the possession of the Baron de Bassagnes. When he applied for its re storation, the Baron, who was a most honourable man and a man of large property, had refused to deliver it up, and consequently, by way of reprisal, he had seized a valuable Cashmere shawl belonging to the Baron, which he intended to keep possession of until he got back his picture. . Mr. Ham:mica asked the applicant if he was aware General Chabannes had stated that the picture had been cut from a larger picture in one of the Royal palaces of France ? The applicant said, so he had heard. He had bought it at the time on speculation, as there were bargains of the same kind to be picked up after the revolution in February, and he had intrusted it to M. Saulnier, who was going over with the Baron de Bassagnes to England, to dispose of some valuable property which the parties had disposed of at a sacri fice in consequence of the then unsettled state of affairs. The picture he expected to be able to sell for about 600 f. in England. As soon, however, as he heard that, among other things, this picture had bee❑ claimed as the private property of King Louis Phi lippe, he had written to the King to say that, pro vided he were repaid the 35f. he had given for the picture, he would at once restore it. He had received a reply from General Chabannes, referring him to Mr. Humphreys, the solicitor. The applicant here produced the letter and answer, in corroboration of his at a-ement. Mr. HARDWICK said, if the Baron de Bassagnes was the liberal and honourable man which the appli cant said he was, bow was it that he detained the picture from the presumed owner ? The applicant said, this was not the least curious part of the affair. The fact was the Baron was com pletely under the control of the woman Delorice. About twelve years ago the Baron became paralyzed, and meeting with Madame Delorice, who was the daughter of one of his slaves, she persuaded him that his infirmities were the result of an " evil-eye ;" that he was bewitched; and that she knew the secret of baffling his enemy and restoring him to his bodily faculties. The Baron took Madame Delorice to live with him as companion, and since that period she had assumed an empire over him that would appear to border on romance, were he not prepared to authenti cate his assertions. It was Mdme. Delorice who made the acquaintance of M. Saulnier, a cashmere manufac turer, and who had introduced him into the Baron's household as the Baron's secretary. Mr. LlAnnwics. said, the ownership of the picture was very questionable ; and he did not see how he could interfere. The applicant would do best if he waited until the Baron went back to France, and then the question of ownership could be submitted to a French tribunal. The applicant thanked the magistrate and with drew. WORSHIP-STREET. A respectably-dressed woman, whose name, fbr reasons which will be apparent, we forbear from giving, was pl ace d at th e bar before Mr. liarnmill under the following disgraceful circumstances:— . Mr. Daniel Pepper, landlord of the King's Arms, in the Whitechapel-road, stated that on the preceding afternoon the prisoner, whom he had not seen before, presented herself at his bar, and called for one penny worth of gin, with a request that she might be per. mitted to look at the newspaper. She was furnisheci with both articles, and, sitting down on a bench, pre tended to be perusing the advertisements; but pre sently afterwards, when she thought she was unob served, he distinctly saw• her stealthily secrete the gin-glass beneath her shawl, from under which at the same time she took a second gin glass and unconcernedly placed it upon the counter. She then returned the paper, and, thanking him for the loan of it, left the house ; but, suspecting she had " rung the changes," he at once examined the last glass, and, finding upon it the name of another publican, it was evident that she had stolen that also, an'd that, not being able to sell it so marked, she bad changed it for his own, upon which there was no thing by which it could be recognized. It was obvious, from the dexterity she had shown, that she had been in the habit of such practices, and he there fore closely followed her down the street until he met a policeman, when he gave her into custody, and the officer, upon searching her, found the witness's glass still underneath her arm, where before he had seen her place it. The constable who apprehended the prisoner stated that, from inquiries he had made respecting her, he found that she belonged to a highly respectable family, but that they had been obliged to discard her, from her vicious and degrading propensities, and that upon searching her at the station-house a letter was disco vered upon her person, addressed to her by her father, a solicitor, formerly in extensive practice, and couched in the most affecting language, reproaching her bit terly for her habits of drunkenness and crime, which had compelled him, after repeated forgiveness, to turn her from his roof and abandon her to the world, and, warning her that if she did not reform she would end her days in a prison or penal settlement, expressing his intention to refuse her all support after that week, and concluding with a conviction that he should shortly descend into the grave disgraced and dis honoured, leaving her to penury and starvation, solely in consequence of her infamous and heartless conduct. The prisoner witnessed the reading of this letter with the most callous indifference, and upon being questioned by the magistrate, merely replied that her family were desirous of sending her to South Aus tralia or some other place out of this country; and that she was determined not to comply with such an unreasonable exaction. Mr. HAMMILL said it was melancholy to see a person so respectably connected, and on whom so much care and kindness had been lavished, 'but in vain, placed in so disgraceful a situation; but as it was a deliberate act of robbery, and, appeared not - to be the only one she had committed, he felt it his duty to remand her, in order that the police might have time to make further inquiries about her. THE CHOLERA AMONG THE PAUPER CHILDREN AT TOO LING, &c. OFFICIAL REPORTS. Yesterday the following official statements were received by the Board of Health, and the other authorities, with respect to the state of the children still remaining at Tooting, and who have been re moved therefrom : " Surrey-hall, Tooting, Jan. 17. " We have much pleasure in reporting that matters here are progressing favourably. Th ere h as b een no fresh case o cholera since Sunday, and the cases under treatment are so rapidly improving as to leave no doubt but the health of this establishment will in the course of a few days be perfectly restored— Number now under treatment ... 65 Died New cases... 0 Convalescent ... ••• ... 16 " W. HOME POPHAM, Surgeon. " WILLIAM J. KITE, Resident Surgeon." The following were received by the authorities of St. Pancras at the sitting of the Committee of the Board of Directors yesterday : " Temporary Hospital,. St. Pancras, Jan. 16. "- The night has again passed over without any fresh cases or deaths occurring among the children, but I regret to add my head-nurse t (Blake) was at tacked last evening, and now remains in extreme dan ger on account of her age (74). Two of the females are not quite so well this morning, having experi enced a slight relapse. "HENRY BIRD, Surgeon." " Temporary Hospital, St. Pancras, Jan. 17. " The children generally are quite well and exceed ingly cheerful. There have been no fresh cases or deaths, and poor old nurse Blake I consider rather better, but; of course, she has age to contend against. The two children alluded to in my report dated yes terday remain in nearly the same state. " There are two cases of diarrhoea amongst the boys, but not of that character to justify me in calling them even of a premonitory appearance. "HENRY BIRD, Surgeon." The reports at the Holborn Union and Strand Union last evening were that the condition of the children removed from Tooting to the Royal Free Hospital, and to the Refuge tor the Destitute in Ogle-street, Marylebone, was favourable, only a few cases of diarrhoea having occurred since the last reports. LITTLE STORIES FOR LITTLE POLITICIANS, IN WORDS OF ONE SYLLABLE.—There was a small boy, whose name was John Bull, and he felt much pain from a rod; not that he was a bad boy who ought to have the the rod, but that those who did rule him did love to lay it on to him so hard that he could not bear it. Now one day John did find the rod, and when he saw it, he was much struck by some twigs, which he did twig as thft,:e which had much struck him, and struck him too much, as he thought. tIn:1 he had good cause to think so. So whsn he saw the twigs which did bear on him too hard, he did make up his mind to pull at them till he should pull tht•m quite out, and make an end of them. So a friend did chance to call on him, whose name was Dick Cob, who said if John would lend his own hand to pull out the tv,iz that stung the most, he, Dick Cob, would lend his hand too, and he had no doubt that tl , ey would both gain their end if they both gave a long putt, a strong putt, and a pull at the right time. S Joh n Ball and Dick Cob did give the long pull, and the strong pull, and the twig came out quite well; so that the rod did not hurt poor John Bull half so much as it once had done, and his back could now bear all that for his good it was right to put on it.—Punch. EXTRAORDINARY BIRTH.—On Sunday morning tho wife bt a p slywin , ,ker, residing in Ruch:sste , r-row, wiv; dellvenld, by 11r. C. ‘!.Z.tls64-11, surgenb, Jr ..f in born chihiren. We nre happy to say the pour woman is doing well. The mother is 23 years of age. THE CUUNTRY MARKETS. EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET, JAN. 16.—There were in the market to-day 69 sacks oatmeal, each weighing 28010 imperial, which sold thus:- 11 at - 1/ 9s Od 2at ll 7s Od 36 at 17 at ll 7s 6d Average price of the whole, 11 7s lld 3-12ths. 13 sacks flour, whereof 2 sold at 335, 2 at 325, and 8 at 30s; 7 sacks barleymeal, whereof 1 sold at 265, and 3 at 255; 2 sacks peasmsal, which were not sold; 24 sacks not-barley, whoreor 21 sold thus:- lat l/ lOs Od lat l7 6s Od lat lat 2 sacks brosemeal, whereof 1 sold at 295, and 1 at 28s. EAST LINTON, JAN. 15.—T0-day supplies were small and slles dull. Top of wheat, 50s, weighing 64ilb per bushel. „ Barley, 29s 561 ditto „ Oats 21s 6d 444 ditto Beans 00s 00 ditto New ditto 00s 00 ditto AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTER. Wheat... ... 21 5s 111 Oats ... 11 Os 5,i Barley ... 1/ 9s 0 Beans 0/ Os 0 DUBLIN, JAN. 16.—There was a small supply of wheat at our corn exchange to-day, which met a dull tale, without any alteration in price. Oats and barley me 3d lower; Indian corn ls. Foreign wheat might be Nought on low r terms, but buyers for the present hold off. Flour is without any material alteration, and difficult of sale even at a reduction. Coarse flour and meals are only selling in a trifling way. CORK,JAN. 15.—Flour--First quality, Iss Oil to 16s Od ; second ditto, 14s Od to 15s Od; household, lls to 13s; third ditto, 9s to lOs per cwt. Oatm , al, lls 6d to 12s per cwt. Indian corn, 71 lOs to 815 s o,i; Indian meal, 91 to 915 s per toe. Bran, 51 5s to 01 03 per ton. Hay— Fanners', 25s to 44s Od; average, 38s ; retailers , 42s to 50s per ton; old hay, 45s to 60s per ton. Straw—Far mers', 15s to 325; average, 265; retailers', 30s to 32s per ton. Whisky, at the Distillery, 25 over proof, 01 per imperial gallon. Bread, 6d to lid per 41bs. Fresh butter, 10d to 12d per lb. Beef, 4d to 7d; mut ton, 5d to 6fd ; veal, sid to 7d; pork, 4d to sid ; bacon, 7d to 8d ; sausages, 6d per lb. Coals—New port, 17s; Lydney, 18s. Culm, 16s per ton. Potatoes, white, 10d co 12d; Minions, 19d. Hides—Market ditto, II ei to 17s; salted ditto, 12s to 17s per cwt; market skins, 2d to 21d; calf ditto, 2d to qd; veal skins, 3d to 3id per lb. Tar—Archangel, 18s per bl. Timber—Quebec red pine, 31 15s; yellow ditto, 31; deal, 171 to 201 per hundred ; Bangor Queens, 3/ 2s 6d per ton. Scotch herrings,lBs to 00s per barrel; Norway ditto, 00s. New foundland dry cud fish, 11/ to 121 lOs per ton. Tallow, 464. Wool, lOs to 12s per stone. BELFAST, JAN. 12.—We have a large supply of grain forward at this morning's market, which met a slow sale at a reduction of 3d on wheat barley, ld to 2d on oats, and 2d to 3d on oatmeal. Jan 15.—Grain—The supply since Friday has beer, small, and prices same as them quoted. Wheat, 93 to lOs 3d; barley, 5s 6d to 7s; oats, 5s 6d to 6s 2d; and oatmeal, 9s 6d to lOs 4d per cwt. COAL MARRET.—YESTEILIDAY. Carr's Hartley Chester Main • 14s 6dShotten East Adairs Main..... 12s 9 d , Stewart's New Tanfield l3s 6.1 [cellos l6s Dd cantield Moor Walker's Primrose Wall's End, &c. !Anthracite.. Hedley Hilda l6s tid' aariley Belmont l6s 6d Llangennech 22s 6d Braddyll's Hetton l6s NI ..28 Ships at market, 244. RkILWAY friAlt - tE MARKETS. BRISTOL, JAN. 16. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The market to-day has been much more active, with prices tending upwards. Great Western, Quarters, were done at 2 1 4 dis. - Ditto, 171. Shares, 1% dis. —Eastern Counties, 11 5-B —Newcastle and Berwick (Ori ginal), 27 5 ,4—Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth, 13 di e .-- York and North Midland, 56%. - LIVERVOiSL, JAN. 17. ftoox ExcmArtoe.— We have hardly so brisk a market to-day. The speculators for the rise seem to be desirous of securing their profits. The sales are—Caledonian, Preference, 34 c. p.—East Lancashire, 19 - A —Ditto, 25/. Shares, VA dis. —Great Northern, 101. ls. 3d. dis.—Ditto (B Shares), 2 dis. Great Western, Fifths, 19—Lancashire and Yorkshire (late Manchester and Leeds), 19 -X, dis.—Ditto,Pifths, 58s. 9d. dis. —Ditto, 101. Preference, 1 1 % p. ex int.—Ditto, Halves (late Huddersfield and Sheffield), 13 Ms. ex int.—Ditto, Halves (late Liverpool and Eury), 13 1 1 dis.—London and North- Western, Fifths, 6 p.—Ditto, New Quarters, 3 5 4 p.—Man chester, Sheffield. and Lincolnshire, 54—Ditto, Quarters, No. 1,6% dis. —Ditto (late Great Grimsby and Sheffield), Quarters, 576 —Midland Stock, 89%—Ditto, New Halves, dis.—Shrewsbury and Chewer (late Shrewsbury, Oswes try, and Chester), 4% dis.— Ditto, New, dis.—South- Eastern and Dover, 25c.—Ditto, No. 4, Thirds, 7 3 A ex int. —Ditto, Registered, 7 5 4—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), 6s. 3d. p. MANCHESTER, JAN. 17. &ram Exonaltom—The sales are—North Staffordshire , 2 1 ,4 dis.—Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 4 3-16 dis.."' West Riding Union, 4% dis.—Leeds, 32/. Shares, 7 5-16 dis. Ditto, Quarters, t 5 dis.—Sh e ffield an d Lincoln, 12 1 4 dis.- - Wharfdale, 2 1 4 dis.—Man c h es t er an d Birmingbam,Quarters (C), p.—East Lancashire, New, 4 3 / 1 dis.—London and North-Western, New Quarters, 2 9-16 p.—Ditto, Manchester and Birmingham (A and B), 2X —Caledonian, Preference, 1 P. BIRMINGHAM, JAN. 17. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The following are the day's quota tions :—London and North-Western, 129 —Midland, 89-- North British, Thirds, 4/. 13 s. 9d. ---North Staffordshire, 3 dis.— Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), 5/. Bs. dis.—Ditto (R), 3% die. YORK, JAN. 16. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The business transacted to-day Was as follows :—East Lancashire, Preference, 61 4 —Great Northern, 9 ex int.—North British, Halves, 6/. 188. 9d.-- York, Newcastle, and Berwick (Extension), No. 1, 20%- - Ditto, No. 2 (late New Berwicks), 2O%—Ditto (G. N.B. Purchase), 8%. _ HULL, JAN. 17. STOCK EXCHANGE —The sales are—Blackburn, Damen , and Bolton, Preference, No. 1, 17 1 / 2 c. int.—Hull and Selby, 10 per cent. guaranteed, 100 1 —Leeds and Thirak, 25 North British, 16—Ditto, Quarters, 71s.—Ditto, aim% 925. 6d. GLASGOW, JAN. 16. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Aberdeen, 16 Clydesdale Junction, 62—Dundee and Perth, 26—Glasgon', Kilmarnock, and Ayr, Halves, No. 1, 5 1 4—Great Northern , 8% —North British, Thirds, 925. 6d.—Scottish Central, 261/2 [ ADVERTISEMENT.] —Another Important Cure by Holloway's Ointment and Pills, of a Wound in the Leg. —Mrs. Malcomb, wife of the light-house keeper at the entrance of the river Tees, near Redcar, had been a sef" ferer for upwards of ten years, with a severe wound ill the leg, which, during the last four years of that period was t•o bad, that it made her quite incapable of walking without crutches. To heal it many remedies had been tried in vain before Holloway's Ointment and Pills were used, but these excellent remedies being at last resorted to, effectual healed the wound in about nine weeks, and the patient is able to walk about, even without the support of a stick. Sold by all Druggists, and at pro fessor Hollimay's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. [ADVERTISEMENT.]. --CARRIAG E FREE.--Families and economists residing in the country will derive con siderable advantages by purchasing their Teas and Coffees at the wholesale warehouse of Mansell and Co., 2, Buekiersbury, Cheapside, an establishment expressly devoted to the interests of large consumers, who are supplied at the lowest wholesale prices. Six pounds and upwards delivered f ree,of expense to any part of Eng land. Lists of prices and samples forwarded free on application. Where parties are unknown to the firm, 11 reverence expected. DARING HIGHWAY ROM:liar IN WAREFIELD.--00 Wednesday evening Mr. Batiks, ore of the c l er ks of Messrs. Horner and Sous, Phoenix Corn Mill, Wakefield, was robbed of a bag of money, consisting of notes, gold, and silver, amounting in the whole to not less than 100/- The custom of the hou,e for some time past has been to remove the moneys from the counting-house to the pri vate residence of one of the partners each day, and this wa3 being done on the evening in question, at about eight o'clock, when as the clerk was passing Union square, which has an entrance from Kirk-gate (by a door usually locked) from what is called the Red Lion-yard , he was seized by two or three ruffians, who wrenched the money from his grasp, knocked him down, and . made their tee Ipe. The thie ves h ave not yet b een d?' covered, but a reward of twenty pounds is offered tor their discovery. From the precautions taken by the thieves in fastening the private door, and possessing themselves of the means of reopening it at their leisure, and from other circumstances which are as well not to mention at present, it is v( ry evident that the thieves or . their accomplices were in f u ll p ossess i on o f all the parte culars of the custom of the house, and had made fall preparations for their daring feat.— Wakefield Examiner BIRTHS. On the 14th inst., at Devonshire -street, Portland-place'. the lady of Charles M. Lushington, Esq.,of a son. On the 15th inst., the wife of F. Symonds, Esq., Beau' mont-street, Oxford, of a daughter. On the 16th inst., at Eccleston-square, the wife of J. Pit t Taylor, Esq., of a eon. On the 16th inst., at Devonshire -terrace, Mrs. Charles Dickens, of a son. bfAIiRIED. On the 15th inst., at Lewisham, Edward, son of S. Co lingwood, Esq., of Blackheath, to Anne, only daughter 0 the late T. W. Day, Esq., of Greenwich. On the 16th inst., at Randwi c k, R. F . We Esq., Artillery-place, Finsbury. square, t o S ara h Sophia, elde r " daughter of the Rev. J. Elliott, M.A., incumbent of Rana" wick. DIED. On the 4th inst., Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Fernie, 4 564 Regiment Bengal aged 63. On the 10th inst., at Oxford, Caroline Mary Lucy, fifth daughter of the late Re v . S amuel Woodfield Paul, v i ca r °t Finedon, Northamptonshire. On the lath inst , at Greenwich, aged 33, William 111ii ‘ banke Huskisson, of the Foreign-office, eldest survi c c i ing son of the l a t e Captain Toomai Huskisson, R.N.) ° l3 nephew of the late Right llon. W. Huskisson. en;the 14th inst., at West Brixton, aged 39, Sarah Dia r /' the wife of Lieutenant R. J. Morrison, R.N. On the 14th i nst., at Soutlyimpton-street, Strand, Arr . Morris, aced 88. On the 14th i ns t., a t C ar b ur t on - s t ree t, P ort l an d- roa d, Job ° Lq. , a l.ll.C.S.,aged On the 141 i Katherine Elizabeth, the wife o f Al,ho t. Esq., Critchill-place, Hoxton. A ce, On the 11th inst., G o.gd Cleeve, E sq ., o f D un saney-P I Wandsworth -read, aged 83. On the 15th inst. aged 40, Moses B. Gronow, only O i l, - ing son of the late Rev. J. Gron o w, W ee d on Beck, Nor am ptonshire. On the 15th inst., Mrs. El i zabeth Timbrell, of Chaon trr house, Bradford, Wilts, aged t. 6. Ellen On the 16th inst., at Bridgen-place, Bexley, Kent, Kate, younge-t daughter of C. Rawson, Esq. 1.., ~• 2, Sufic Odice, of Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the CQ Middleses,:rhursday, January_lB, 180. s 8 'o 1 Dap: h ka e e 'the 4 44 e