The Sun. — London, England, 1855-01-12 00:00:00

GA TV INTELLIGENCE.--Jan. 11. In this case there bad been a disputed election to the office of coroner for the district of Hemel-Hempstead ; the rights of certain of the freeholders to vote being questioned, and two gentlemen claimed to have been elected. The matter came before this court on an ex parte application, and the sheriff was ordered to make a retarn. Mr. Surrage now appeared for one of the parties, and stated that a, return had been made, but it was not of such a nature as to decide which of the claim ants was elected to the office, and he asked le ave t o present a petition, which would have the effect of bring l-rig all the parties before the court, and decide the ques ion as to the rights of the different freeholders to votes. Leave was given, and the petition ordered to stand in the paper for Thursday next. THORNHILL V. THORYHILL. In this case it will be recollected that Mr. G. A. Ha milton Chichester, who had been committed to prison for contempt of court in attempting to induce Miss Clara Thornhill, a ward in Chancery, to marry him, was dis charged on certain conditions, one of which was the payment of the taxed costs. Mr. Bailey and Mr. Renshaw, for the young lady's guardians, now applied to the court to review the mas ter's taxation, lie having disallowed several items of costs as not being covered by the order of the court. Among others were the costs of the affidavits on which an in junction had been obtained in the first instance restrain ing Mr. Chichester from attempting to marry or have any communication with Miss Thornhill. This having oc curred previous to the commitment of Mr. Chichester for contempt, the Master disallowed the costs, on the ground that the order applied only to the costs of the commitment, and did not include those connected with the injunction, whiob, it was now contended, was in fact an integral part of the whole proceedings to which the final order of the court was directed. Mr. Cairns and Mr. Rowcliffe supported the decision of the Master, urging that the proceedings in the in junction were distinct from those which resulted in the commitment. The Lord Chancellor said that the Master had mis taken his duty in disallowing the costs. It was a fal lacy to suppose that the affidavits which were used in moving for the injunction were not connected with the proceeding for obtaining the commitment, for they were in fact used kr and were applicable to the whole proceedings, therefore the taxation must be reviewed. Some other items were mentioned as having been dis allowed, with regard to which his lordship thought the Master was right,and his decision would there fore stand. The court then rose. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir William Page Wood.) This being the first day of Hilary Term, the court sat at Westminster, about two o'clock. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. BRIGC4S. This was a motion for an injunction to restrain the defendant from proceeding with a building which he was erecting under the following circumstances :—The Birmingham and Oxford Railway, where it passes through th e t own of Birm ingham, - in part arched - over, and the company had put np for sale by auc tion a portion of the surface where the line was thus arched ever. The defendant became the pur chaser ; the conditions of sale provided that no build ing should be erected on the arch unless and until the plans for such building had been approved by the engineer of the company. Accordingly the defendant submitted to Mr. Hewitt, the resident engineer, the plans of his proposed building ; these were returned to him approved, and he had proceeded to a great extent before the conveyance was executed. The conveyance contained a covenant by the defendant not to proceed with any new building until the plans of such building were approved by the engineers of the company, but the conveyance had no reference to the buildings then erect incr. Shortly after the execution of the conveyance Mr. Erimnell became alarmed at the building which was going on, and considered that it might endanger the safety of the arched covering of the railway ; and con sequence he applied to the resident solicitor of the com pany to interfere. The latter applied to the defendant, who refused to stay his proceedings. The solicitor then endeavoured to induce the magistrates to interfere, who at first refused, but ultimately an arrangement was made under their advice, by which Mr. Briggs was to be allowed to proceed with one man only, so as to keep up his right. The Mayor of Birmingham then applied to the Board of Trade to send down an officer to inspect the works. This officer reported that there was no sign of any immediate risk, but that the arch must be strengthened before any greater weight was put upon it. Terms had been proposed to the defendant by the company, and the defendant had offered to resell the land to the company at the price given for it with com pensation amounting in the whole to 8,0001., with an indemnity against any claims which might be brought against him by the tenants to whom he had leased the prenaisee, or he had offered to accept compensation for his lose, and that the company should do all that was ne cessary to enable him to complete his building. These terms were rejected, others were offered by the company, and in the end the present information was filed at the relation of the company, and an injunction moved for to restrain the defendant from proceeding with the building. The defendant had given an undertaking in the terms of the notice of motion ; and then another in formation was filed, as was contended, really by the de, fendant, and a motion was made to restrain the company from running their trains over the line until the arch way was made safe ; the object, as was alleged, being, that the stopping of the trains would be so serious an evil to the company, that they would be glad to accede to the defendant s terms of purchasing the land. Mr. Rolt and Mr. G. L. Russell appeared for the com pany; Mr. James and Mr. Speed for the defendantßriggs. But after much discussion terms were arranged, and it was ordered by consent that until the hearing of the cause or further order, the defendant should not pro ceed with his building without the consent of Mr. Brun nell, that the company should be at liberty to enter upon the defendant's land for the purpose of doing such works as might be necessary to strengthen the foundation, so as to enable the defendant to complete the building ac cording to the original plan ; the company submitting to be bound by any order the court might make at the hearing as to the compensation to which the defendant might be entitled for any damage or loss occasioned by the proceedings of the company, with liberty to all par ties to apply, and the order to be without prejudice to any question in the cause. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. This being the first day of Hilary Term, Lord Campbell, Mr. Justice Coleridge, Mr. Justice Wight man, and Mr. Justice Crompton, having partaken of breakfast at the Lord Chancellor's, came down in procession with the other learned judges to West minster Hall, and took their seats on the bench at two o'clock. THE QUEEN (Ex PARTE THE JUSTICES OF MAIDENHEAD) v. PEARCE AND OTHERS.—ALLEGED LIBEL. Mr. Whately moved for a rule, calling on the de fendants, three of the town counc ill ors o f the b orough of Maidenhead, to show cause why a criminal inform.. tion should not be filed against them for a libel, im puting that three magistrates of the borough had been guilty of improper conduct as magistrates. It appeared that a gentleman named Richard Lovegrove, being in arrear as to certain payments alleged to be due to the Beard of Health, was summoned before the ma gistrates on the 24th of October, 1854, when both par ties were represented by counsel. The magistrates, after a full hearing, made an order of payment against Mr. Lovegrove, who paid the sum due with costs. They, however, refused to allow the fees of the counsel of the Local Board of H ealth, amounting to from 251. to 351., as they were informed by their clerk that it was not the practice to do so. On the 7th December, the three gentlemen against whom he moved issued a hand-bill, of which the magistrates complained as libellous, in the form of an address to the burgesses of Maidenhead. The learned counsel then read the alleged libel, which stated that the magistrates had refused to allow the coun eel's fees, "being overawed clerk, or t oo pu by the impetuosity of their sillanimous to face the frown of Mr. Lovegrove." Lord Campbell asked if the learned counsel had read the whole of the libel ! Mr. Whately replied in the affirmative. vuLteedr.d Campbell—Then I don't find any corruption im- Mr. 'Whately—Th laskestrates were charged with failing to do their doh ° Lord Campbell— '.` u c reecreertee of intimidation. courts of law in this nou n a r l opezt • -" the judges of the benefitiolto comment, and are commented on, without ' for anything I know to theof the law, and don't see why the magistrates. of M.aidtehnehePtladbt towbee exempted from that to which the judges of the laud are liable. (Laughter.) Mr. Whately—You see, my lord, it is impute the magistrates had not done their duty, as that overawed by the impetuosity of their clerk, or we were pusillanimous to face the frown of Mr. Lovegrove. ° Lord Campbell—No doubt these magistrates are highly honourable men, but I think they are rathe r thin skinned. We most anxiously protect magistrates in the discharge of their duty, and if any specific offence had been charged we most certainly should have called on the party preferring the charge either to re tract or substantiate it. There is not one member of this court who thinks that this is a caw in which we should interfere. These magistrates may very well trust to their character without putting the criminal law into cff,;ct. Mr. Whateley was sure that this expression of hie lordship would be highly satisfactory to the gentlemen for whom he appeared, Ind who bad only taken this course for the purpose of showing that they had not failed in their duty. The other learned judges having concurred, The application was refused, The suspension has been announced yen, Broth ers, an old and well-known firm in of Me the ssrs. Keste ven, Brothers, Their liabilities amount to 40,0001., and their assets are estimated to yield only 7s. in the pound : A little boy named Ryran DUKeon residing with his parents at Bo nag h er, fell into a boiler' of hot Sunday last, and was scalded to death. .At Thorns!. tours, on Monday, a child, four years of age, was am' water on dentally burnt to death during the absence of its parents. EQUITY COURTS. (Before the Lord Chancellor.) His Lordship, accompanied by the three Vice-Chan (sellers, took his seat in court shortly before 2 o'clock. Mr. Bagshawe, haring been recently her Majesty's counsel, W invited to take his c 1 ") acv within the bar. freAti. one of was RE THE CORONER OF FIEMECL-HglirgTEAD. GUILDHALL.—Mr. IL F. Wood applied to Al derman Carter, on behalf of a poor woman of the name of Freakes, Mr. Wood stated that about a month ago the woman's husband came up from Staffordshire, and was obliged to go into St. Bartholomew's Hospital, where he died on Saturday week last. As soon as the widow was ap prised of the fact, she wrote up to request that they would not bury the body until she had seen it, and im mediately started for London, but having to come by canal she was three days and three nights performing the journey of 200 miles. She proceeded to the hospital on her arrival, and applied to see the body of her hus band, but her request was peremptorily refused. Why, he could not say, but he had sent his clerk down to the hospital, cautioning them not to bury the body until the complainant had seen it. The messenger of this court had presented himself in his uniform, to support the poor woman's request, and it was still refused. The authorities had informed the widow that the body would be buried to-morrow (this day). Alderman Carter asked if the body was screwed down. Groves, the messenger, said the authorities refused to give him any information on that point, alleging that it was against the rules of the hospital. Alderman Carter said it appeared very extraordi nary, and if no reason was assigned for the objection complained of he would give the poor woman all the assistance in his power. In a short time Mr. Wood's clerk returned with the information that the body of the deceased was dissected, consent having been obtained of one Richard Coburg, who represented himself as a relative. Alderman Carter asked applicant if she knew the man Coburg ? The widow said she knew no one of that name. Alderman Carter said ho understood that a pose mor 'elft examination had been held o n th e b o d y , which, being now in a state of decomposition, if she were allowed to view it, would only tend to barrow her feelings and dis pel all the pleasing reminiscences of her last parting from her husband. He therefore advised her to refrain from pressing her request. The widow said she would be satisfied if her brother was allowed to view the body. Alderman Carter thought that a better arrangement, and very kindly gave her brother a letter to the trea surer in favour of that object. Alderman Carter requested the press would acknow ledge the receipt of 101, from the Leathersellers' Cum. pany for the poor box. SOUTHWARK. —Mr. Charles Reginald Gibson, a solicitor at Dartford, and clerk to the magistrates at that place, was summoned before Mr. A'Beckett for unlaw fully obstructing James Lineham, an officer of the South Eastern Railway, while in the execution of his duty. Mr. Church appeared for the railway company, and the defendant was accompanied by a number of gentle. men residing at Dartford and other places. The complainant, on being sworn, stated that he was a porter in the employ of the South Eastern Rail way Company, and at eight o'clock on Wednesday evening, the 3d instant, he was placed at a barrier close to a train that was about to start. The chick had struck and the signal had been given to him by a man at the booking office when witness closed the gate. The outer door had also been closed at the North Kent entrance where he was placed. The defendant came in by another door, and asked whether the train was gone. He told him "No ; but the signal had been given." .After that defendant asked him to open the gate and let him through. He refused to do so, as his orders were otherwise. The defendant then said, " Oh ! nonsense, I have got my ticket ; let me go." Witness told him that he could not go as the signal had been given. The defendant then went to the right of him and jumped over the iron railing which was placed as a barrier. Witness went up to him and laid hold of him to bring him back outside the barrier until the train had started, when defendant struck him with his umbrella on his head and face. Witness used no more than necessary force to bring him back, and while doing his duty he mado two desperate charges at him with his umbrella. It was his duty to prevent passengers passing the barrier after the clock had struck and the signal given, and u n til th e t ra i n h a d started, George Tilley, also in the company's service, and Mr. John Weatherhead, station-house master, gave evi dence confirmatory of the previous witness's statement, and said that defendant had no right to enter at the door by which he got admission. Mr. Gibson, in defence, positively denied striking the officer. It was highly important to him that he should have proceeded by that train, as the next did not leave until two hours afterwards. Ho had his return ticket, giving him authority to travel by the company's train, and he o ug ht t o h ave b een a ll owed to proceed on his way, as th e t ra i n h a d not started. The company had nothin g in their bye-laws to withhold him, and the seonueeral act gave th em no power to act as they had quently us e d b e Way that he entered the station was fro The complainant u nn ecessary renient to the a. r eturn-ticket holders, and it was con a great deal of "'ay company, as it saved time and it away it might hav e touted manner, and took his u him by the throat in a ruffianly trouble to the servants. crieilla from him. In wresting 0 enter the train before' n ain ah an le t solemnly denied wilfully u as , ed ui l t i .ini slightly, but he must Into the station the clock h a ad not hlOl. thatand h h a e d ah n o o u t ld u h le av c e om b evel When he got had no right to do, ltn, which he After considerable argument on each side, Mr. A'Beekett said that defendant wa c obstructi ng the officer in the execut i on ofs his h data vl4l, officer's duty was to prevent passengers pasei y. ' l tobarrier. H e h ad not done so, for defendant haaingastslel the barrie r b e f ore ho was interfered with. The question W 2.3, whether th e o ffi cer then took the proper course. He thought not. The alleged offence was not proved against the defendant, and the summons must be dis missed. As a train of the Left Bank Versailles Railway was on Wednesday coming to Paris, one of the guards, a man named Albert, imprudently stood up as it approached the bridge of Vergen. The consequence was that the man's skull striking against the bridge was broken in, and he fell dead. Several accidents of the same kind h ave occurred at the game bridge,--awignani. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-Aut, 11. MANSION-HOUSE. —Benjamin Hooper Spier, who was some days ago corninited for trial upon the charge of having uttered a forged cheque for 3701., with intent to defraud Messrs. Spooner and A.ttwood, was brought before Alderman Wilson on the charge of having ut tered a forged order for the payment of 581. Bs. 6d. upon the same establishment. Mr. Muliens, of the firm of ' Mullens, appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. the defence. "• clerk to the prosecutors, said— respondent of Messrs. Val "`-. the 6th of April last directing us `'on, 581. Busn Wontner for Mr. F. G. Newhoa., Our house is the London Co. lance's bank, of Sittingbourne. taa the letter produced was received from tn,.. to pay to Mr. Henry Stretton, upon applica.. Bs. 6d. It is our practice in such cases to fill up a to._ of cheque to be signed by the applicant, but if a per. son applies for the money and brings a cheque properly signed, we mark it for payment. On the same 6th of April a person presented to me the cheque I pro duce, for 501. Ss. ad., signed Henry Stretton. It states " money from Sittingbourne." I compared the cheque with the advice, and marked it for payment. The prisoner was at that time a clerk in the house. Mr. Alfred Selman, also clerk to the prosecutors, said—On the 6th of April, the draft produced was pre sented to me for payment, and I paid in a 501. note, number 69,803, dated 6th October, 1853 ; a 51. note, number 6!,292 ; and 31. Be. 6d. in money. The 501. note produced is that I so paid out. Mr. R. J. Sykes, clerk in the issue department of the Bank of England, said—On the 6th of April the 501. note was brought to use for change, and I gave for it ten 51. notes, all dated Ist of February, numbered 96,687 to 96,696, both inclusive. The name and address, "Thomas Thomson, 14, Edgware-road," was on the note when it was brought to me. Mr. N. J. Carman, licensed victualler, of No. 3, Chis well-street, said—On the 10th of April I changed the 51. note produced, No. 96,696, dated the Ist of February. The person for whom I changed it wrote on it Frederick Jones, 14, Edgware-road. I asked him to write the name and address on it. I believe that person was the prisoner. I saw him again in three or four months afterwards, at Messrs. Spooner and Attwood's. I saw the prisoner there. He was not pointed out to me. Cross-examined—lt was two or three months ago that I went to Messrs. Spooner and Attwood. I went there with Brett, the detective officer. I went to change a Si. country bank note. I went in alone to see whe ther I could identify the person from whom I received the bank note. I saw the person write his name on it. Brett did not tell me what part of the counter to go to. The prisoner was atanding by the Window talking to two more gentlemen. I told Brett that I had seen him, only 1 thought his hair was a little darker. I swear that I knew the prisoner was the man when. I went to the bankers, and that I told Brett so. H. Wright said—ln April last I was in the service of Mr. Ford, of the Poultry, hosier. On the 7th of April the prisoner came to the shop, bought a pair of gloves, and paid me with the 5/. note produced, No. 96,689. At my request he put the name, "Fredk. Jones," on the back. I did not see him again till I went, on Tuesday, Jan. 2, to Nowgate, where I saw him in a yard with 6 or 7 others, an d I identified him at once. He was not pointed out to me in any way. The turnkey of the gaol was the only person who went with me. Cross-examined—l know the date by an entry in our book. I recognise the note by the name on it, which the prisoner wrote in my presence. There were four or five persons in the shop who were in the habit of serving in it. I had never seen the prisoner before, but it was unusual to change a note for a pair of gloves. I went to Newgate with men who did not give me any description of the prisoner, or of his dress, or his age. Re-examined—l was first applied to iu April to give some information about changing the note, and I then gave Brett a description of the person who changed it. Mr. H. Stretton, of No. 8, the Terrace, Turnham green, collector of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, in Lincoln's-inn-fields, said—ln the early part of April the letter produced was received, advising the sum of 581. Bs. 6d. to my credit at Messrs. Spooner and Attwood's, from Sittingbourne, through the bank there. I did not receive that money till recently. The cheque produced was not written or signed by me, or by my direction or authority. Brett, the detective officer, said—ln April I went to No. 12, Edgware-road, but could not find any such per son as Thomas Thomson or Frederick Jones. The prisoner, who said he would reserve his defence for his trial, was then fully committed. There are, it appears, several other cases against the prisoner, but Mr. Mullen ; did no t thi n k i t necessary to proceed' with any others. TffE SICK OP THE HIMALAYA. THE PROGRESS OF BIRMINGHAM. At tIAO veinal fortnightly meeting of the euardians of The year that has passed affors no sant the poor poor of the Portsea I s l an d U nion, held at the Poor- trospect so far as th e soc i al and sa d nitary unilea improvement house, Kingston, Portsmouth, on Wednesday evening and the material progress of Birmingham is concerned, last, the 10th last,, at which w ere present, Mr. J. F. There have been f ew parallels to it in the old wo r ld a t Pratt, J.P. (chairman), Mr. Alderman Levy (vice-chair. least. Within the last half century the town has al man), and Messrs. Dore, Hannam, Batchelor, Kin g , J. most increased in size fourfold. ..When the nine. Jolliffe, White, Saunders, Rout, Parker, Daw, Newlyn, teeuth century began, Birmi ng h am cons i sted of only and Howell (guardians), and Mr. Devereux, solicitor some 15,600 houses; its population was about 73,000. (clerk to the board), attention was called to the death of During the first 40 years after there were many John Williams, a seaman, who had been landed from the' alterations of prosperity and adversity, bad trade, Himalaya. This seaman had died seven hours after his l ' and poverty. But, taking the average, we find that the admission into the workhouse, and his death, according I yearly increase of houses, was about 608, with an addi to the record s of th e house, had taken place from " ex. tion of 3,000 to the population per a t n h n e m haustion and ne g l ec t." years ending March, 5 in a . st cFeonrsuths was In ans wer t o M r. L evy, M r. Mi ller, the governor of taken, Ithe average increase of houses was about S9O the union-house, stated that the deceased was admitted every year, and an annual augmentation of the popula secoreance with an order from the relieving officer, tion of nearly 5000. Si nce that period our progress has in A_a 5 was a Welshman. been more rapid still. In 1852 nearly 3000 houses and that a- T should like to ask w h y th e coroner were erected, equivalent to an additional population of Mr. - Fr ___owell—e - air inquest on the body, about 15,000 souls ; in 1853 no less than 3784 houses said old er he saw no necessity were built, giving an increased population of about 14,000 persons ; andnow that 1854 has passed away we Howell—Did you write to him on the subject' are enabled to show that although the great increase of Mr. 'ller No • I hed a personal communication the two preceding years is not altogether maintained, foofri‘tiihtr.i.s Miller — gh Th d e id co n r o o t n , Mr. , with him in reference to the matter. yet that our progress is steady, and very satisfactory. Mr. Howell—What was the answer he gave you, or A return of the building plans registered with the the reason he assigned for not holding the inquest 1 borough surveyor, according to the Improvement Act, Mr. Miller—He said he saw no necessity for it. from the Ist of January to the 31st of December, 1854, Mr. Howell —And the medical officer said that the shows this ; and for the sake of contrast we give the man had died from exhaustion and neglect ? corresponding statement of the year preceding : Mr. Miller—l shall bring you the book and show you 1853. 1854. the medical officer's report. Houses ................................. 2'784 Mr. Howell said he knew the usages on board some Chapels .............................. .. 3 of the merchant ships, and he thought it highly fleece. Synagogues ........................... 1 Schools . .............. 5 nary that such a case as the present should be fully in- Manufactories ........................ 22 vestigated. Warehouses ........................... 23 The dispensary book was here produced, and the Workshops ............................ 38 chairman read from it the following ent signed by Sets of offic,es..., ...... 4 ................. Joseph Bull, the house surgeon of the union:— Foundries ~,. .......................... 3 ... " January 3.--John Williams, aged 24, admitted at 8 Casting shops ........................ 1 New shop fronts ..................... 37 p.m., and died at 4 a. m. of January 4 from exhaustion and Show room ................. . ...... ,„ 0 neglect on his passage from the Black Sea, and while on Saw-mill ............ 1 board the Himalaya. Allowed 3 ounces of wine. Other- Bakery ................................. 1 wise he bore the appearance of a fine strong man, and or- ganically. healthy. Machine-houses ..................... 2 Dancing-room ........................ 0 Mr. J. Jolliffe—How soon did the surgeon see the man Lecture-room ........................ 0 after his admission to the house ? Music-hall .............................. 0 and Mr. Miller—The surgeon was immediatty sent for, Savings-bank ........................ 0 he saw him within an hour. Baths a. .......................... 0 ...... 1 Mr. Dore—l have seen the burial certificate of the Slaughter-houses ..................... 0 ..... , 4 medical officer in reference to the deceased, and it says Stables ................................. ...... 17 that the man died from exposure on land and likewise Coach-h0u5e5,...,,.,.., 0 ...... from neglect daring his passage home. The certificate Alterations aid additions is signed by J. Bull,* and (addressing Mr. Miller) did The number of houses built during the last year, there not the man say he had nothing during the last two fore, is equivalent to an additional population of about days—that the only thing he had was a drop of cold 11,000. Taking the number of houses, then, altogether, water? as the basis of data, we find that the population of Bir- Mr. Miller—l can't say that. He presented, however, mingharn at the present time must be upwards of a most wretched appearance, and I know that his clothes 272,000 persons. And while alluding to the material were in the most filthy state. If h e h a d b een a tramp progress of the town, it must not be forgotten that he could not have been worse, there have been hundreds of houses springing up on Mr. Howell said that after the statement which had every side beyond the limits of the borough, which are come from their medical officer, it was only right that excluded from the above return. Probably we should the public mind should be satisfied with regard to the not be far wrong in estimating these at an additional way in which this man had come by his death. The 1,000 dwellings. We find also that industry has not man was a Welshman ; he had no friend to look to him suffered to the extent which had been apprehended by here ; his friends knew nothing of him, and under the the disturbing influences of the war. In warehouses circumstances the guardians ought not to let the mat- and workshops, and premises for retail trades, there ter rest, He (Hr. Howell) should move that appli- had been a marked increase. cation be made to the coroner of this borough to hold But it is not merely in material wealth alone that the an inquisition. (A Member of the Board—" The man vitality of the community has been developed. Chapels is buried,") Well (continued Mr. Howell), I beg to and schools are making progress ; that higher education move that the coroner give us a perfect statement in than mere elementary instruction is being imparted by an writing of the reasons why he did not hold an inquest. institute, the complete organisation of which we hope by Here is a man, a Welshman, far from his home and his this time next year to be able to record ; and while sonic friends, and he dies under circumstances which certainly attention has been paid to the cultivation of the intellect call for investigation. I wish to know how, and by and the improvement of morals, there are indications what means, he came by his death, and if Mr. Cooper, that the amusement of the people will not be forgotten. the coroner, will satisfy my mind as one of the public, I Sanitary measures have not been neglected; and the will have done with the matter. I cannot, however, charities of Birmingham have been neither few nor insig after the statement of the medical officer, allow the case nificant. The year that has gone has been one of great 'to pass over without inquiry; and I move that applica- mutations and some privations. This community has tion be made, by letter, to the coroner, to know his well sustained its individual part among the other great reasons for not holding the inquest. towns of the kingdom. The year that has dawned brings Mr. Dore—l think it quite right that we should have with it, however, many things to be accomplished, which some explanation en the subject. We ought to know should have been done in that which has passed away. the reason the coroner had for refusing to hold the in- Amongst other things, w h re a re the p ar k s f or t h e people, quest, and I theref ore secon d Mr. Howell's motion, and heir free library ?—.Birminaltant Jouraca. Mr. Levy said the coroner was a public officer, whom they did not think they could interfere with. The coro ner ought to know his duty - . Mr. Hannam—But if he don't do his duty ? Mr.'J. Jolliffe—l think that this matter touches the Board of Guardians as much as anybody. The man dies from exhaustion and neglect ' • he is buried out of thi s house ; of the cir cums t ances his friends know nothing, and it is quite right that the coroner should give some explanation to us. Mr. Levy said he only gave it as his opinion that they had no power to call on the coroner to give any explana tion which he did not think it proper to give; the man had been buried now for 6 days, but no matter how long, they could dig him up, and if the coroner had not done his duty there were means which might be adopted in such a case. It might be all very true that was said, but, really, the coroner had to come to the conclusion that it was necessary to hold an inquest. This man, John Williams, had been admitted at eight o'clock on the evening of the 3d, and had died at 4 in the morning of the 4th from exhaustion and neglect, according to the statement of Mr. Joseph Bull. Now, Mr. Bull was not near the Himalaya, was not present en any occasion, and could not give evidence as to how the man was treated; but yet he jumped to the conclusion that he had died from exhaustion and neglect on board of a vessel which bore the British pendant. That was more than their officer should have done. The Chairman observed here, that Mr. Levy's re• marks with regard to the medical officer were ill-judged. Mr. Levy —I make these remarks in consequence of the report of the raoclioal oEfioor that the man died from exhaustion and neglect which he had suffered on board the Himalaya, and this, I say, the medical officer could not speak to. The Chairman.---Perhaps the man stated so to the medical officer, who saw the state of the body, and could judge as to any statements made by the man, touching the cause of his wretched condition, Mr. Miller then stated that the man had got an order of admission to the house from the relieving officer ; he (Mr. Miller) had ascertained that deceased was first taken to the Sailor's Home, Queen-street, near the dock yard, where he was refused admission, on account of being sick. He was then taken to the hospital (the Royal Portsmouth, Portsea, and Gosport Hospital, at Landport), and there refused admission for want of an order. He was next taken to the offices of Messrs. Garratt and Gibbon, the agents to Lloyd's (at Point, Portsmouth), and they advised that he should be con veyed to the union-house. The relieving officer was applied to ; he at once granted an order, and deceased was admitted into the house. The Chairman—The man has been carried about in a way far from proper. In answer to Mr. Howell, Mr. Miller stated that the medical officer had given it as his opinion, when he first saw the man, that he could not live long. He added that deceased had first of all been taken to the relieving officer at Portsmouth, but that the officer had been out at the time. Mr. Howell said that the poor unfortunate man had been placed in their custody before his death ; be had died in the house, and they, as guardians, were bound to see how he had come by his death. The coroner was appointed by virtue of the powers vested in the town coun cil; he was responsible to them; and if he (Mr. Howell) did not prevail on the guardians to agree to his motion, he should certainly bring the matter before the corpora tion. The man had been "hawked" about; he had been refused admission into the Sailors' Home—a place in connexion with the meetings of which he saw the names of right reverends, and nobles, a n d gen t ry ; b ut if a Briti s h sa il or knew hat he was liable to be treated in this way, what would he think ? He had been re fused admission, too, into the hospital, to the funds of which so many gentlemen contributed, and where many medical gentlemen attended, and yet, after all that was known of the man's treatment, no inquiry had been made as to the cause of death. He (Mr. Howell) held that upon the report of the medical officer, such a report as had been read, it was the duty of the coroner to held an inquest. It was his duty to do so to satisfy the public mind, even if no ground appeared to him to call for it. If the board did not agree to his motion, he should certainly to-morrow put a notice on the paper and bring the subject before the town council at its first meeting, and then he should immediately for ward a copy of the resolution to the Home Secretary. The Chairman (to Mr. Miller)—Did the coroner see the report of the doctor ? Mr. Miller—l copied the report myself, and took it and showed it to him. Mr. Levy was not opposed to calling on the coroner for an explanation, if he thought the coroner would con descend to answer their note ; ho thought it would place this board in a very awkward position. Mr. Howell submitted that Mr. Levy was not in order ; it was not fair that Mr. Levy should make fur ther statements after he (Mr. Howell) had replied. He hoped they would see the propriety of agreeing to the motion ; if, however, he brought the subject before the town council, he would "let out evidence to show the necessity of applying to the coroner," If he (Mr. Howell) went there he would make out a stronger case than some gentlemen expected. Mr. Levy was satisfied--perfectly satised—that they had nothing to do with the coroner ; to show them, however, that he had no objection to their receiving any explanation they could from the coroner, he should vote for the motion--"although it was ridiculous he should vote for it." , Mr. Devereux ' the clerk, then r oa d th e motion, which was couched in the following terms : "That au application be made to tho coroner to inform the board why ho declined to hold au inquest on the body of John Williams, late a seaman on board the Himalaya, who died in the union-house ; and from the report of the medical officer, and the circumstances, appearing to require investigation." Tho motion, as above, was put to the vote, and carried by a majority of nine to four. W e copy the following from the report and journal of the governor of the union-house : of" Thureday, Jan. 4.—Reported to the coroner the death ie e a u l'aan named J o h n Willi ams, a seaman landed from rea ss i en ra l'la7a, who died about seven hours after his ad of the ,_ ..., s ea, inrothe recorded op and neglectinion of the"medical officer __eus m exhaustion . * Th- SPURTING INTELLIGENCE. .ie following is a copy of the burial cortificate ref orm d y to b Mr. Dore : . I hereby certify I attended Alm Williams, a sailo aged 24 • I saw him on Janua 55 ; that ho died on Jan. 4, at 4 a.m., at the PorticolslandUnion-honse, and the cause of his death Was exhaustion and exposure, and hating been landed from the Himalaya whhen unable to walk to proper shelter; ho hats also been mile neglected during the passage. "JOSEPH BULL, Medical Office passage rcosea Islanc), IlLtiort-11911$9." 11,113 46,873 12,755 41,211 G, JANUARY 12, 1855, TATTERSALL'S—TRUE:3"UL The room was thinly attended, and only a limited amount of business was transacted. The principal bets were 900 to 100 agst St. Hubert for the Derby, 6,000 to 200 agst Polydore, and 3,000 to 500 agst St. Hubert and Oulston coupled, Closing prices : CHESTER Cap. 1000 to 20 agst Calamus (taken) 1000 to 20 aget Llanforda (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Lurley (taken) DERBY. 9 to 1 agst St. Hubert (taken) 11 to 1 agst De Clare (taken) 20 to 1 agst Dirk Hatteraick (taken) 22 to 1 age'. Cruiser (25 to 1 taken) 25 to 1 aget Wild Dayrell (taken) 30 to 1 agst Polydore (taken) 6 to 1 agst St. Hubert and Oulston coupled (t) MIDLAND STEEPLECHASE ; DHRBY.—We have authority to state that Potter tnd Spring pay forfeit. PATRIOTIC FUND.—The sub3criptions from Mr. Saun ders's training establishment at Hednesford amount to 131. 13s. DERBY RA.CESA.ND ST] Weights for tho Midland miles and a. half. Forfeit the 17th of January. EEPLECHA.SES—FEn. 13. Steeplechase. About three to to be declared on or before at lb Trout ll 5 Peter Peter Simple ll 0 Spring Morning Star Lamianne Tom Gurney .. lO 3 Potter lO 2 British Yeoman lO 2 Rosa Escape May-day 9 12 The Hero Weights for the Selling Si ances, &c. About thre Glared on or before the I'l IL st Toll-bar Quickstep Maria Day ll 1 2 1 Weights for the Selling audio Race. Selling allow ances, ikc. One mile and a half, over Ei ix flights of hurdles. Forfeits to be declared on or before the 17th of January. st lb Free-trader .. .a. `1 Maria Day 9 .. 9 Star of England Laura 9 7 Columbine 9 7 Sailor . 9 6 Theodine Taffy Royal Blue Gradeley Lass Seaman Warwick Old Misery eeplechase. Selling allow. miles. Forfeits to be de. ;h of January. I st lb Nfassaroni Labyrinth 1 1 s 1 2 t 1 1 2 Ib OI D E i m s i i , g u t t a e n t Half-and-Half 10 12 Alias Talbot 10 10 Voucher ll 12 Lincoln Westwood ll 10 Skit Salopian ll 7 Dangerous lO 7 May-day ll 2 i RACING FIXTURES FOR 1855. MARCH. Coventry Salisbury Doncaster 13 I Northampt on Thirsk l5 Croxton Park APRIL. Newmarket C 9 Malton Cat terick Bridge 11 Newmarket F S York Spring 17 M. Chester Spring 1 Newmarket S S 8 "Shrewsbury 10 .Y. Bath Epsom. *Mancheiter JUNE. Ascot 5 Stockbridge ...... Hampton Bibury ! 20 Newcastle JULY. Newmarket Carlisle Worcester 5 1 Nottingham *Lancaster. AUGUST. North Staf f ordshire 7 I *Lewes Brighton Brighton Club 10 *E„rbygham *Wolverhampton*Wolverhapton 13 *Derby *Reading l4 SEPTE W arwick 4 Doncaster ... * Leicester ... MBER. 1 Newmarket F 0 . 1 *Nerthallerton .... 22 27 29 19 23 ~30 ..22 ..26 _ll ...17 22 28 28 -.25 ...27 . OCTOBER. *Chester ..................... 2 I *Warwick Autumn 16 *Wre x h am .................. 4 *Richmond l7 Bedford .................... 4 I Newmarket H 22 Newmarket S 0 NOVEMBER. *Liverpool 6 I *Shrewsbury l3 Tho meetings to which an asterisk is prefixed arc gives in accordance with the periods at which th e y usually take pl ace , b ut kave not been officially an nounced. IRISH RACING FIXTURES FOR 1855. APRIL. Curragh Apri1............ MAY. llowth and Baldoyle 15 I Confy Castlo. .30 ...24 JUNE. Curragh Jina 26 JULY Monkstown Bellewstown Carlow .10 AUG Galway 5 Trainor° Band Tuam 14 1 SICPTEMBICR. Curragh September 4 Tramore Strand lB Jenkintown Park 11 Kai° lB Cahirciveen l7 Limerick 25 OCTOBER. Johnstown 2 DownßoyalCorporation.23 Irish Metropolitan Carragh October 14 DownßoyalCorporation 17 Balleigh 23 Heath of Maryborough 30 UST. Roscommon 21 Kilcock 28 1 B3AIC 1? ETURN S, An Account, pursuant to the Act seventh aid eighth Victoria, cap. 32, of the ,Average Amount of Bank Notes of the several Banks of Issue in England and Wales, in Circulation during the Week ending Satur day, the th day of Jan., 1855 :- Average PRIVATE BANKS, Amount. Andover Bank, Andover"-Heath and Co. Ashford Bank, Ashford-..a.Tommitt and Pomfret 19 ,702 Aylsham Bank, A.ylsharada.-G. and T. Copeman 4,559 Aylesbury Old Bank, A.ylesbury-Z, D. Hunt 80,316 Baldock Bank and Baldock and Biggleswade Bank, Baldock-Wells, Hogge, and Co 29,290 Barnstaple Bank, Barnstaple-Marshall and Ce 9,491 Basingstoke and Odiham Bank, Basingstoke- Seymour, Lamb, and Co. 20,490 'Redford Bank, Bedford -T. Barnard and Sons 82,959 lewdley Bank, Bewdley - Nichols, Baker, and Co %caster and Oxfordshire Bank and Oxford Bank, Bicester-H. M. and G. Tubb Birmingham Bank, Birmingham -Attwoods, Spooner, and Co - Birmingham and Warwickshire Bank, Bir mingham-j. L. Moilliet and Sons 10,965 Blandford B an k, Bl andford-Oak and Co. Boston Bank, B os t on - Garfit and Co 6 ,289 .. . Boston Bank, B os t on -H . and T. Gee and Co 13,972 Bridgwater Bank, Bridgwater-J. and. J. L. 5ea1ey.................... Bristol Bank, Bristol-Miles, Miles, and Co Breseley and Bridgmirth and Bridgnorth and Broseley Bank, Br oseley - Pritchards, Boy cott, and Co. ............ ......... ........ Buckingham Bank, Buck ingham-Bartlett, Par rott, and Co. ....................................... Bury and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, and Stowmarket Bank, Bury St. Edmunds- Oakes, Bevan, and Co. Banbury Bank, Banbury Gillet, Tawney, and Co. • - ' 32,799 Banbury Old Bank, Banbury-C o bb an d S on 27,778 Bath City Bank, Bath- • G. , Moger and Son ~. 2,555 Bedfordshire Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leighton Buzzard-Bassett, Grant, and Co Birmingham Bank, Birmingham -Taylor and Lloyds Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire-H A. and W. M. Harris and Co. • 10,510 Brecon OH Bank, Brecon-Wilkins, and Co 66,303 Brighton Union Bank, Brighton-Hall, West, and Borrer .... 22,696 Burlington and Driffield Bank, Burlington- Harding Smith, an d C o Bury St. Burlington- Harding, Bank, Bury St. Edmunds- J. Werlledge Cambridge Bank, Cambridge--Mortlock & Co Cambridge and CaMbridgeshire Bank, Cam ' bridge-Messrs. Fosters Canterbury Bank, Canterbury -Hammond and Co Carmarthen Bank, Carmarthen -David Morris and Sons 22,698 Chertsey Bank, Chertsey-La Costs and Son. 3,000 Colchester Bank, Colchester -Round & Green 15 ) 5 33 Colchester and Essex Bank, and Witham and Essex Bank, and. Hadleigh, Suffolk, Bank, Colchester-Mills, Bawtree, and Co 30,210 Cornish Bank, Truro-Tweedy and C o 46,571 Coventry Bank, Coventry -Little & Woodcock 6,057 City Bank, Exeter-Milford and Co 13,832 Craven Bank, Settle--Alcocks, Birkbecks, and • Co Cardiff Bank, Cardiff-Towgood and Co • Chepstow Old Bank, Chepstow Bank, Mon month Old Bank, Monmouth Bank, Brecon Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Chepstow--Bromage, Snead, and Co Derby Bank, Derby-IV. and S. Evans &Co Derby Bank, Derby-Samuel Smith and Co " , Derby Old Bank and Scarsdale and High Peak Bank, Derby-Crompton, Newton, and 90 Devizes and Wilt s hi re Bank, Devizes-Locke and Co Diss Bank, Diss-:Oakes, Fincham, and Co Doncaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster - Cooke and Co 7 Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton on-Tees Bank, Darlington-Backhouse &Co 84,000 Devonport Bank, Devonport--Hodge and Co 8,640 Dorchester Old Bank and Dorsetshire Bank, Dorchester -R. and H. Williams 45,724 East Cornwall -Bank, Liskeard-Robins, Fos ter, and Co • 100,068 East Aiding Bank, Beverley-Bower and Co 51,550 Essex Bank and Bishop's Stortford Bank Chelmsford-Sparrow, Round, and Co Exeter Bank, Exeter-Sanders and Co Fakenham Bank, Fakenham-Gurneys, Birk beak, and Co • Farringdon Bank and Bank of Wantage, Far ringdon-Barnes, Medley, and Co Farnham Bank, Farnham - Messrs Knight Faversham Bank, Faversham -Hilton - and Co Godalming Bank, Godalming-IVlellersh and Keen 5,416 Guildford Bank, Guildford -Messrs. Haydon 7,049 Grantham Bank, Grantham -Hardy and Co 27,692 Hastings Old Bank, Hastings-Smith, Hilder, and Co. Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford- Matthews and Co. Hertford and Ware Bank, Hertford -S. Adams and Co. Hull Bank and Kingston -upon-Hull Bank, Hull, Smith, Brothers, and Co. Huntingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting don-Rust and Ve aseys Harwich Bank, Harwich-Cox, Cobbold, and Co. 5,258 Hemel Hempstead Bank, Hemel Hempstead -Smith and Whittingstall Hertfordshire, Hitchin Bank, Hitchin - Sharpies ' and Co. Hereford, Ross and Archenfield Bank, and Ross and Archenfield Bank, Hereford- Morgan and Co 22,357 Ipswich Bank, Ipswich-Bacon and Co. Ipswich and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk, Ila,dleigh Bank, Manningtree and Mistley Bank, and Woodbridge Bank, Ipswich- Alexanders and Co. Kentish Bank, Maidstone-Mercer, Randall, and Co. Kington and Radnorshire Bank, Kington- Davies and Co. Knighton Bank, Knighton-Daviea and Co Knaresborough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank, Knaresborough-Terry and Co. • 20,929 Kendal Bank, "Kendal-Wakefield, Crewdson, • and Co; 39,180 Kettering Bank, Kettering -J. C. Gotch and Sons Lane End Staffordshire Bank, Lane End -C Harvey and Son Leeds Bank, Leeds-Beckett and Co. Leeds Union Bank, Leeds-W. Williams, Brown and Co. 36,744 Leicester Bank, Leicester-Pagets and Kirby, 31,175 Lewes Old Bank, Lewes-Molineux and Co.._ 28,885 Lichfield Bank, Lichfield -Palmer and Greens 8,903 Lincoln Bank, Lincoln-Smith, Ellison, and Co. 93,404 Llandovery Bank, Lampeter Bank, and Llan dfio Bank, Llandovery-D. Jones and C 0... Loughborough Bank, Loughborough -Middle ton and Cradock Lymington Bank, Lymington-St. Barbe and Co. Lynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynn Regis-Gurneys and Co. Lynn Regis and Norfolk Bank, Lynn- Regi!-- Jarvis and Co 12,792 Macclesfield Bank, Ma6clesfield-Brocklehurst and Co. 1 14,416 Manningtree. Bank, Manningtree-Nunn and Co. Marlborough a n d Wil ts Marlborough Bank, Old Bank, Marlborough Old Bank, Marl borough Old Bank and Hungerford Bank, and Hungerford Bank, Marlborough -Tan ner and Co Merionethshire Bank, Dolgelly-Wi lliams and 5 0n............... ..................................... Miners' Bank, Truro-Willyains and C 0...... Monmouthshire Agricultural and Commercial Bank, Abergavenny-Bailey and Co 29,226 Monmouth Cld Bank, Monmouth Bank, Bre con Bank, ChepstoW Bank, Chepstow Old Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Monmouth-Bromage, Snead, and Co 15,110 Newark Bank, Newark-Godfrey and Riddell 25,772 Newark and Sleaford Bank, and Sleaford and Newark Bank, Sleaford-Handley, Peacock, • and Co 49,297 Newbury Bank, Newbury-Bunny & Slocock 21,21" Newmarket Bank, Newmarket-Eaton, Ham mond, and Co Norwich Crown Hank and Norfolk and Suffolk Bank, Norwich-Harveys and Hudsons... Norwich and Norfolk Bank, Norwich-Gur t neys and Birkbeck Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Bank, Not tingham, Hart, Fellows, and C 0..... Nuneaton Bank, Nuneaton-Craddock and Co. Naval Bank, Plymouth, Plymouth-Harris and Co. New Sarum Bank, Sarum-Everett and Co INottinghamßank, Nottingham-Samuel Smith and Ce. Oswestry Bank and Oswestry Old Bank, Os westry-Croxon and Co .................. Oxford Old Bank, Oxford-Robinson, Parsons, and Co. Old Bank, Tonbridge, Tonb r id ge and Ton bridge Wells Old Bank, Tonbridge and Ten bridge Wells and Sevenoaks Bank, Ten bridge-T. H. and S. Beeching, Oxfordshire Witney Bank, Witn ey_-4..W Clinch and Ce. Pease's Old Bank, Hull, the Hull Old Bank and Beverley Bank, Hull-Pease and Co Penzance Bank, Penzance-Batten and Co Peterborough Bank and Oundlo Bank, Peter borough-D. Yorke and Co. Pembrokeshire Bank, Haverfordwest--J. and W. Walters Reading Bank, Reading-Simonds and Co Reading Bank, Reading-Steph ens , Blandy, and Co. Riolmonal Bank, Richmond-Roper and Co 6,491 Rockdale Bank, Roehdale-Clement, Royds, and Co. 4,690 Rochester, Chatham, and Strood Bank, Roches ter-Day and Nicholson Royston Bank, Royston-Fordham and Sons 13,53_1 a u 81 27 Baal. Rugby... 4. Bain and Sm v . , 861 Rye Bank, By4---..R, rOlilitet and 01) .... i 11,378 14,084 23,253 6,451 38,126 22,447 67,240 86,20 35,155 11,618 2,928 16,636 48,880 82,166 9,13 9,90 2,572 45, 353 27,114 19,992 7,810 12,750 5,924 53,163 17,514 21,383 31,5' 85,233 16,114 . 24,426 9,106 9,185 5,260 63,014 23,372 7,246 3,253 2,475 8,000 16,395 19,011 48,793 67,185 10,264 8,379 22,887 11,224 30,534 ... 12,326 83,430 7,581 10,175 44,758 10,312 7,5'49 12,835 27,102 Ross Old Bank, Herefordshire, Ross Mac dougal and Allaway ............. ... .. . . Saffron W a ld en and North Essex Bank, Saffron Walden—Gibson and-Co. .......... . ........... Salop :Bank, Shrewsbury—Burton, Lloyd, and Co . :Ban .. . ..................... . ....... .... ........ Scarboro ugh Old Bank, Scarborough -7-Woodall and Co. ................ . ..... : 5hrew5bury....................... "Old Bank and Shrewsbury a Ludlow , rury—, ns, and .......................................... . Co Sittingbourne and Milton Bank, Sittingbourne —Valiance and Co. ............... Southampton Town and County. Bank, South ampton—lVladdison and Pearce Southwell Bank, So-athwell—Wylde and Co Southampton and Hampshire Bank, Southamp ton—Atherley, Fell, and - Co. ..... Stone Bank, Stone —W. Moor. ... ........... ... . . . Stafford ()Id. Bank, Stafford—Stevenson and C 0... Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford—Eaton, Cayley and Co. ......... ............. . Shrewsbury and Welshpool Bank, Shrewsbury —Beck, Downward, and Co. Taunton Bank, Taunton —a. and R. Badcock Tavistock Bank, Tavistock—Gill and Rundle Thornbury Bank, Thornbury—Rolph and Co. Tiverton and Devonshire Bank, Tiverton DunsfOrd and Co. Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northampton shire—Thrapston, Yorke and Eland Tring Bank and Chesham Bank, Tring—But cher and Son Towcester Old Bank, Towcester--Percival and Co Town and County of Poole Bank and Ring wood and Poole Bank, Poole —G. W. Led- Union Sons Union Bank, Cornwall, Helston—Vivian and Co Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge--Hull, Smith, andCo Wallingford Bank, Wallingford—H e d ges, Wells, and Co ................................. Warwick and Warwickshire B an k, Warwick— . K. Greenway and Co. ...................... . Wellington Somerset Bank, Wellington—Fox, Brother* and Co West Riding Bank, Wakefield, and Pontefract Bank, Wakefield-- Leatham, Tew, and Co 46,904 Whitby Old, Bank, Whitby—Simpson, Chap • man, and Co Winchester, Alresford, and. Alton Bank, Win chester—Bulpett and Co ......... . . . . Winchester and Hampshire Bank, Winchester '—Wickham and Co Weymouth Old . Bank and Dorchester Bank, Weymouth—Eliott and Pearce Wirksworth and Ashbourne Derbyshire Bank, Wirksworth—Arkwright and Co Wisbech and Lincolnshire Bank, Wisbech— Gurneys and Co Wiveliscombe Bank, Wiveliscombe—P. and W. Hancock Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton. Good ricke and Holyoake Worcester 'Bank, Worcester—Farley, Laven der, and Co - Worcester Old Bank and Tewkesbury Old Bank, Worcester—Berwick, Lechmere, and Co • 27,852 24,750 24,495 8,193 4,217 11,955 14,645 20,970 13,700 19,831 85,86 57,096 6,06 11,980 6,433 Woreestershir4 Bank, Kidderminster —Farley, Turner, and Co - Walsall Old Bank, Walsall—Charles Forster and Sons Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton —R ' and W. F. Fryer Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank, and Halesworth and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth—Gurneys, Birbeck, and Co Yarmouth, Norfolk, and Suffolk Bank, .Great Yarmouth —Sir E. H. K. ',aeon, Bart,, and Co York Bank, York—Swann, Clough, and Co 70,523 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Bank of Westmorland, Kendal.. Barnsley Banking Company, 8arn51ey........ Bradford Banking Company, 8radf0rd........., Bilston District Banking Company, Wolver hampton • Bank of Whitehaven, Whitehaven Bradford Commercial Banking Company, Bradford Burton, Uttoxeter, and Staffordshire Union Banking Company, Burton-upon-Trent Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Banking Company, Chest er fi e ld 10,153 Cumberland Union Banking Company, Work ington • Cheltenham and Gloucestershire Banking Com pony, Cheltenham • Coventry and Warwickshire Banking Company, Coventry 23,514 Coventry Union Banking Company, Coventry 12,193 County of Gloucester Banking Company, Chel tenham Carlisle and Cumberland Banking Company, ' Carlisle 23,145 Carlisle City and District Bank, Carlisle' Dudley and West Brdmwich Banking Company, Dudley Derby and Derbyshire Banking Company, Derby 19,794 Darlington District Joint Stock Banking Com pany, Darlington East of England Bank, Norwich 24,708 Gloucestershire Banking Company, Gloucester 153,180 Halifax Joint Stock Bank, Halifax l7, 4117 Huddersfield Banking Company, Huddersfield 84,324 Hull Banking Company, Hull, 27,151 Halifax Commercial Banking Company, Halifax 13,459 Halifax and Huddersfield Union Banking Com pany, Halifax Helston Banking Company, Helston ..... _ Herefordshire Banking Company, Hereford ... Knaresborough and Claro Banking Company, Knaresborough Kingsbridge Joint-Stock Bank, Kingsbridge.., 3,785 Lancaster Banking Company, Lancaster 55,788 Leeds Banking Company, Leeds 23,405 Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester 76,550 Lincoln and Lindsey Banking Company 47,190 Leamington Priors and Warwickshire Banking Company, Leamington Priors Ludlow and Tenbury Bank, Ludlow .... . Moore and Robinson's Nottinghamshire Bank ing Company, Nottingham Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Banking Company, Nottingham . Newcastle ' Shields, and Sunde r l an d U n i on Joint-Stock Banking Company, Newcastle upon-Tyne -- National Provincial Bank of England, Birming ham, ' Head-office, 112, Bishopsgate-street, L0nd0n........................................ , ... . North Wilts Banking Company, Melksham Northamptonshire Union Bank, Northampton 77,225 Northamptonshire Banking Company, North-. ampton. North and South Wales Bank, Liverpool ....... Pares's Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester ............................ Saddleworth Banking Company, Saddleworth. Sheffield Banking Company, Sheffield Stamford, Spalding, and Boston Banking Com pany, Stamford - Stuckey's Banking Company, Bristol Somerset shire Bank, and Somersetshire Bank, Lang port' 349,657 Shrqpshire Banking Company, Shiffnall 46,219 Stourbridge and Kidderminster Banking Com pany, Stourbridge Sheffield and Hallamshire Banking ,Company, Sheffield • Sheffield and Rotherham Joint Stock Banking Company, Sheffield 52,086 Swaledale and Wensleydale Banking Company, Richmond Storey and Thomas' Banking Company, Shaftes bury Wolverhampton and Staffordshire Banking Company, Wolverhampton 83,508 Wakefield and Barnsley Union Bank, Wake field Whitehaven Joint Stock Banking Company, Whitehaven 27,591 Warwick and Leamington Banking Company, Warwick West of England and South Wales District Bank, Bristol 77,904 Wilts and Dorset Banking Company, Salisbury 71,925 West Riding Union. Banking Company, Hud dersfield Whitchurch and Ellesmere Banking Company, Whitchurch Worcester .City and CountY Banking Com pany, Worcester 6, 636 York Union Banking Company, York • 67,721 York City and County Banking Company, 90,732 122,115 Yorkshiro Bankin g C om pany, Leeds 9,122 9,369 46,739 9,405 29,635 18,392 54,734 *3,607 9,328 37,796 ... 41,878 1,426 21,254 11,611 24,518 46,200 54,009 2,039 22,270 51,284 58,998 21,675 50,385 9,418 12,503 29,582 82,285 5,710 P. DEANS, Registrar of Bank Returns. Inland Revei,ue, Somerset House, Dec. 23, 1854. ,RAIL WAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 11. STOCK ExMAN.:M.—The market this morning opened firm, and closed without much business. East Lancashire, 18 3-16 • Lancashire and York s hi re , 75t 3 ; London an d North-Western, 102 ;'ditto, 8 shares, id. ; Midland, 698; Leeds capital stock, 13 ; South-Eastern, 178 ; Man., Shef., and Lincoln, 10/. Pref. shares, 124. MANCHESTER, JAN. 11. STOOK EICOHANOIL—A moderate business effected, with but little fluctuation in price. East Lancashire, 18 Leeds, 754 Sheffields, 21,f ; ditto, new Pref., p. • Do ; vers, 17i ; Chester and Birkenhead, 221. shares, 7a die. ; Midland, 69k; London and North-Western stock, 102. BIRMINGHAM, JAN. 11. STOCK EXCHANGE.—There was less business to-day. London and North' Westerns, 1021 ; Groat Western Bir mingham Guaranteed Stock, 728 ; Great Western, Stony Valley ditto, 61i; Midlands closed at,69i LEEDS, 3 - 2. N. n. STOCK EXOITANGAL—The tone of the market has been sorrow at Ratter_ this morning. Midlands, 601; Leeds Northerns, 13. The letters from Paris state that - bills on London were almost unsaleable, owing to the demand for money for the deposits on the new loan. Meanwhile lam amounts of gold continue to be gent from the bank of England. 88,694 30,879 15,430 23,935 41,954 2,692 13;483 3,382 360 9,726 8,125 0.99 7,849 3,698 t,278 COUNTRY MARKETS. 7,638 DERBY SMITHFIELD.—JAN. v• rice. There was a bettor .supply of fat beasts to•ds9' full attendance of buyers, but no alteration of P Id. 1) number of sheep large, and a few pens left uno,fy supply of fat pigs was numerous and lower in price. calves were again scarce and dear. d to The following were the quotations :—Bee 4 , 6i sok mutton, 7d to Od • lamb, Od - to Od ; veal► site lb. ; pigs, 9s 6d to 'los Od per score • rough fat, 5 4d 0 per 141 b.; hides, 34d to 4id per ; calf •A lllB ' per lb. ,11,44 EDINBURGH GRAIN.—.T.tm 10 ,,.. od, a Wheat on the top p r i ce s s, an d the average " - 1 Barley on top as before and average is 2d d ow L;; ,on th e t op 0 3 8 d up, andthe average 10d dosill. '- the top 3s, and the average is ld, up. Total Supply and Sales. Wheat.......... 1163 qrs sold 8454 - 1 sold 134 0 V . : Barley ............... 1 , 82 qrs sold 130 0 V . : W Ba h r e le a y t . .. : .. :: ... .. ::. ...... ............ Oats ............... . . 1584 qrs sold 89 4" Beans Ol Top of 98 qrs ... ..... ...... ..... 45 lb r e, Oats .. Beans 66i lb ' gi i l i b , s fl nB 6 : 601 BOSTON—JAN. 10. With only a limit e d supp l y of whea t , th e t i lt - Ill . : Ili , o,` ceedingly d u ll, a t a decline on the pr i ce s realiseg a bfr week of 4 s t o 5 s per qr, and-even a t this recta ce , merchants an d m ill ers operated with extreme taut t 9 ts, nchoatsminogrej. i3ustsaurrey, cieenattst,obseuapnps,lyantd peashepre,ws,eernat f 7 3, qr cheaper, with a very slow inquiry. Prices :—Wh ea t , red, 63s Od to 70s Od ; tee' 72s Od : e x t ra , 74 s Od. Barley, 80s Od to 365 4 tor' 22s to 28s. B eans, 42s Od to 48s Od. Peas/ 4v° per qr. NEWARK—JAN*. 10. tio) " At our corn exchange to-day we had a verY A an e t of farmers, and a plentiful supply o bo tAll grain. Trade was exceedingly depressed. tb 4s l and barley .2s per qr cheaper. 6 ) - ' Prices :—Wheat, white 74s Od to 713 s re d , Od,' to 72s Od. Barley, malting, 34s Od to 36s Od ; e m 3N Od to 32s Od. Oats, old, 32s Od to 34s n ; 4 6 j ed Od to 30s Od. Beans 46s Od to 48s Od. PC 3S ' 001 0 46s Od. Malt, 72s Od to 74s Od. Tares, 00s Od ait 4s.l (N signifies that the mails are sent from the Gene -al r by the night--and 31 by the morning—despatch.) SEABORNE MAILS. COUNIMIXN.I Day when made ui in General Post- Office, London.* i Every Friday . America(byllrit.pack)N Americp. (by tritted Ste. packet) .... • .....N America (by U States packet) • ••••• • • • IC Australia (via South ampton) Ditto (via Marseilles) N Ditto (via Cape of Geed Hops) •• •• • . • • • • ..N' Africa ( West Coast) ~N' Alexandria .....• • ... N Alexandria Bahamas Belgium .............N Brazil ..............M Buenos Ayres Cape of Good Hope ..N Cape of Good Hope ..N Cape de Verds N Ceylon (see India) Ceylon ..............N Channel Isles ...... China (see India) .. Constantinople ....N Constantinople ........ Cont. of Europe M & N Egypt (see India) France ........ 111 & N Gibraltar .... 4.....34 Greece (see India) Greytown Hamburgh ..........N aavanpah .....n t Holland ...... • • ....M Honduras........ India (vlaSouthampt.)M India (via litarsoilles)M lonian Isles (see India) Ireland . & N Lisbon...—. • . Madeira • Madeira ... ....N Malta (see Lndia) Malta .... .........N Blamitius (seelndia) Mauritius .. • .......N 14th of the month Mexico .. •• •• •• •e ••M 2nd of the month. Naples , ........N sthlsth2sthofmon. New Granada ......M 2d & 17th of month New Zea1and.......... By private ship .. Papal States ........N Sthl s th2sthofinon. Peninsula .... • ..... Ithl7th27thoftnon. Peru Port Natal ..........N, By private ship... Sicily .... ..N sthlsth2sthollnon, Tuseany s thl s th2sthofmon. Venezuela .......... M 2d& 17th of month Van Diemen'sLand (see Australia) . ...... West Indies 'Jan. 4 iJan. 9 •• oo •• ?3d of the month.. 8,9, 24, & 30 of m. 4th & 20th of mon. 17th of the month 9 th of the month.. 9th of the month .. 9th of the moon 2d & 17th of mono 8 ,18,18,23,8;28 ofm 4th 8; 20th of mon. Twice daily ...... Twice daily.... . 4,7, 17, 20, 27 an 2 2 a n d d & 0 1 f 7 t t h h e ° m t. ni° on:l . Tuesday & Friday Dai1y........... 17th of the month . 4th & 20th of mon: 9 th&2sth of month 7, 1 7, & 27 of mo, Twice daily „... 7,9, 17, & 27 of trl .• . 9th of the m on th 23d of month From wt at upierpopl ." Liverpool SouthanlPW 18outhanga u Dover ....*. Plymouth Dover ...." South=Pt o " l „SenthaniPW Igo 18, & 29 of mon, Dover Southampt on ,kmthaurt t _, ,o Various Pill 3outhamPt on 3outhanultcf 3 l SeuthamPW Dover .... • • SouthamPt o Dover • . • • • Dover ...• •• SoutharaP SoathamPt ci ' London ....• SoutliainP: o Dover ....• • Soutlianipt oi Plyin, , ntk •' Dover .••••',l Dover.• .• •• zoSElo:vuulerthlthipoglaaerniltt# !2d84 17th of month id; El: . 2> ;SO° !Dover ...... SontkaniPw Dover •• SouthamPtOn Various pert' Dover ... • • Southarnptol Southamp tor Yerisua portn' Dover .....- Dover ...... Southampton igouthampteD rig' 4 t 4 . JO' J31:16 fad. 4 ra l fan , , td t 4 When any of these dates fall on a Sunday, th e mails ypID I 1; spatched on the foll ow i ng day, with the exception of the ,„li ndio ed ' Southampton), and the M a lt a, b oth of which will be deSPI'.- preceding day. WIND AND , WEATIJEB B-EFOSII* 11 01 ' THURSDAY, er• oati 2 Stations. Co urse o f Wind. State of tr , Greenwich .......„ Ca1m......... Fog foggy Lothbnry . ry gy. does° Leicester H.E. ......... . Foggy. Derby 1 , 4A.M. cloudyNottingham Holyhead No wind.... Very dense fag' Liverpool • Dublin W. : .......... Fogg,y. Manchester Maryport . ............ Drizzly. • Lancaster ... Carlisle Whitehaven Brighton W ............ Frosty. Southampton E. Fine. Portsmouth ' w............. Fine—Cold. Poole ....... N. • ............ Fine. Bristol S.E. ......... Unsettled. Plymouth Exeter ...... Haverfordwest S. W.... .............. V el e o ry ud y Gloucester Swansea Cardiff .......... ... Fine. YLeeds armouth.., Lowestoft .... Ipswich Darlington........ :W. ........... Fine. Whitby Scarborough W... ......... Cloudy. York Hull W ............ Foggy , Hague Newcastle T ARN•OITT OP COLLIERS IN THE POTTEEIa tOf strike" among th e colliers in the northern dietrie the Potteries has taken place, but happily is lik,__ °ll „,t, be of short d ura ti on. I t is at present confined lull:':53 if not excl us i ve l y , to B urslem and Tunstal 1018 14 an advance of 6d. to er day was generally oo needeu. the colliery proprietors to the miners in those difft r f and during l as t y ear two other concessions of Too day were ma d e , accompanied with the granting 0141 hour's labour less per day. Then the iron and - , e 3 trades were fl our i s hi ng ; now they are in a depret state. The p r i ce o f i ron has been reduced consideram, i , and the fallin g o ff o f or d ers for potteryware has sened very materi a lly th e d emand for coal. Under Peeci circumstances, notice w as g i ven to the men emplo y ia at the Bycars, H am ill, J ackfield, Sneyd, and Stae'en% collieries and ironstone mines, Burslem, and die , Pint r and Clan way wo r k s , Tunstall who empl o y toget,P about 1,500 hands, o f an intention to inc rease the ti ~;0 of labour by one hour per day, or reduce the wages " 0 a-day, the men being left to choose between the tvi a propositions. The men refused to accept either, an many of them ceas e d t o work. They have held seir is meetings, and a pr ocess i on o f " turn-outs, " formal Burslem, proceeded on Tuesday through Hanley Longton, the p r i nc i pa l f eature of the procession bell3°o an empty wa ggon d rawn b y men. In the afternoon I , f procession, greatly reduced, returned to Burslem, rho waggon now loaded with coals, and drawn by men 613 lads. Two placards on the waggon called public atter tion to the "strik e ," an d men with boxes solicited 0 0 " .. subscriptions upon the line of road.' This latter cumstance caused the magistrates to issue a placer" stating that, it having been reported tq them that 01 merous persons did on the day i n quest i on to ',race% from house to house, begging, to the great annort6t of the housekeepers, it i s or d ered that after this noticl all persons se illegally acting 'shall be arrested ar i ci punished." Since Tuesday the " turn-Out" hatassuro B, a different aspect, and a large number of the colli er' have returned to work, accepting the alternative el f reduction of _6d. a day in preference to an additoie°: hour's labour ; and the strike is considered virtually 0 ' an end. BIRTBS. OF A BON. On the 10th i ns t ., at Hill House, Bridgewater, il l° Countess of Cavan. , OP DAUGHTER. On the 9th inst., a t Coventry, tho wife of 111 1 0 f Layard, Staff Officer. , MARRIED. On the 9th inst., at Wellesbourno, Warwickshi re , 00' Edward Ch ar l es R a l p h Sh eldon, second son of the late El' ward Sheldon, Esq., of Brailes House, Warwickshire, t ° Elizabeth, youngest daughter of the late Lieut.-General W. Bentinck Loftus. On the 10th inst., at Trinity Church, Bath, Robert re el Esq.,Floyd, Captain Ist Devon Militia, son of Major-Gen' • Sir Henry Floyd, Bart., to Jane Caroline, relict of e e l:act Charles Wm. Montgomery, Esq., of Clevelands, Daavlish, Devon. 68,914 0,840 8,025 9,836 39,625 24,759 DIED, r On the 10th inst., at Edinburgh, the •Honourab/e Lora Robertson. On the 9th inst., at Cla pham - park-terrace , Clapham) Wm. E. Wing, F.L .S., &c:, aged 27. On the 7th inst., at St. Andrew's; N. 8., Dr. J. Argyll Robertson, F.R.S.E., late President of the Royal Co/leg° of Surgeons, Edinburgh. Oa the 9th inst., at Woot on R ouse, Elizabeth Hood, aged 86, widow of Captain Rood, who was killed in the action between the Mars and l'Elercule, in 1798. 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