The Sun. — London, England, 1849-12-29 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE PALACE COURT, Westminster, Friday, Dec. 28. (Before Mr. W. BRENT BRENT.) The Court sat for the last time to-day for the transaction of public business. There were forty summonses under the Small Debts Act, in which several commitments were made for non-appearance and for non-payment. In one case a poor woman attended for her husband, a stonemason, who was unable to attend through illness. She stated that her family were in a state of starvation, adding, that the last article she had parted with to support her family was her bed, and she had the duplicate in her pocket for a. _ _ _ On the part of the plaintiff, who was stated to be a tallyman, an order was asked for, not so much with the view of sending the defendant to prison as to conwel payment of the instalments ordered of 2s. 6d. a week. The poor woman told the attorney's clerk that if he gave her ls. it would be a great act of charity. The Learned JUDGE declined to make an order against the defendant, and the poor woman seemed pleased with the result. There were no causes tried on the present occasion —there was no jury summoned, and not one of the four Learned Counsel appeared. The Court will be opened pro forma on Monday, and then finally close. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Dec. 28, (Before Mr. Commissioner PHILLIPS.) IN RE GEORGE WILLIAM DRUMMOND Her. This insolvent, a young man of twenty-two years of age, had been a lieutenant in the Royal Artillery, but was now a prisoner in Whitecross-street Prison. Mr. Nichols and Mr. Sargood opposed on behalf of several creditors, and Mr. Dowse supported. Mr. Collier, a watchmaker, at Dover, complained that on December 18, 1848, the insolvent had hired a gold watch and chain of him at the rate of half-a crown a week, but had never returned it. At the same time the insolvent asked the creditor to cash a draught upon Cox and Greenwood for 101., but he could only lend 71., which insolvent took, and had not repaid. The insolvent upon being examined by Mr. NICHOLS admitted that there were many creditors in the schedule for dishonoured cheques, upon which they had advanced money. He had accepted several bills of exchange, which had been discounted, and in part payment of one of these bills he had received a set of shirt studs, valued at sixty-six guineas. His commis sion in the Royal Artillery had been forfeited in con sequence of his being absent without leave. Mr. Harborough, hosier, of Cockspur-street, said the insolvent owed him 211. 16s. for goods supplied between August, 1847, and January, 1849. He would not have trusted the insolvent had he known at the time that he was so much in debt. Mr. Cater, army-cap-manufacturer, of Pall-mall, stated that on November 29, 1848, the insolvent called upon him, and after ordering an undress cap asked him to cash an order upon his agents, which he did not want presented until Dec. 1, as he was short of money and wanted to leave town directly. Wit ness gave the insolvent 141, the amount of the order, but the latter was never paid. The insolvent was then examined by Mr. SARGOOD —He said that when he gave the order upon Cox and Co. to Mr. Cater his account was overdrawn. He still owed his agents a balance of 15/. He supposed that he might have twelve creditors in his schedule for clothing supplied. (Mr. Sargood said they were eighteen in number.) He believed there might be eighteen creditors for borrowed money, whose debts altogether might amount to 2001. He owed a dressing-case-maker 421. for a dressing case costing 201. ; a dispatch box, 101. 103., and one or two other articles. Those articles were now in the possession of Mr. Eustace Murray, a graduate at Magdalen College, Oxford, to whom he had handed them on account of 231. which that gentleman had lent him and paid for him. Mr. Wilkinson, a creditor in the schedule, cashed an order upon Cox and Co. for 101. in April last. At that time his account with his agents was overdrawn. He wanted that money to pay the rent of a lady at Brompton. He owed one creditor 161. for cigars, to whom he had previously paid 461. Mr. Commissioner PHILLIPS observed that it was impossible to look at the schedule without being con vinced of the utter recklessness of the insol- Yent's conduct, which was only mitigated by the excuse—a poor one—of his youth. Mr. SARGOOD said, the corps to which the insolvent had belonged was the one in the British army which presented itself most rarely to this court. In reply to Mr. Down, the insolvent said he re ceived his commission in July, 1846, at which time he was between 18 'and 19 years of age. Some few of the debts in the schedule were contracted while he was under age, but not many. At the time he gave the cheque to Mr. Collier ha had not received his accounts from his agents. He knew he had over• drawn his account, but did not know that he had done so so largely as it appeared ; and he believed that Messrs. Cox would have paid Mr. Collier's cheque, as they had already allowed him to over draw. Soon after hiring the watch and chain from Mr. Collier he came to London, and in a scuffle in the streets at one o'clock in the morning, the watch was drawn out of his pocket, thrown down, trodden on, and broken to pieces. The remains he gave away, there and then, to a woman who was standing by. To some of the creditors he had paid money, but to many he had not. lie did not remember ever being questioned by any tradesman about his circumstances. Whcn he entered the Royal Artillery, in addition to his pay of 125/. a year, he received presents from his friends ; but these latter had been discontinued during the last year and a half on account of his extrava gance. He had been in prison since May, and had received very little assistance from his relatives. He had received 61. Prom his late brother officers a Woolwich. The insolvent's uncle was called to prove that the insolvent had a reversionary interest in some property under his father's marriage settlement. His father was the late Mr. D. Hay, Consul at Morocco. Mr. NICHOLS addressed the Court, and said the insolvent's conduct had been in startling contrast to that usually pursued by the officers of the gallant corps to which he had recently belonged—a corps whose members scarcely ever appeared in this court —a fact which reflected as much honour upon them as gentlemen as their efficiency in the art of war con ferred upon them as soldiers. The Learned Counsel submitted that the insolvent had been guilty of the grossest extravagance, and had contracted all his debts without any expectation of paying them, the debt of Mr. Collier in particular having been contracted with fraud. Mr. SARGOOD felt that the youth and inexperience of th 9 insolvent would be a great extenuation if the debts had the simple character of extravagance, or if there were any evidence of his simplicity having been practised upon by clever knaves, but the history disclosed by the schedule told a different tale—that the insolvent had evinced great tact and actual fraud in obtaining the means to pursue his reckless career. Mr. Dowsz admitted the imprudence and the reek les-ness of the insolvent, but urged that his extreme youth must be taken as a great mitigation for his indiscretions. When he joined his corps he was, be sides his pay, in the receipt of an allowance from his friends, which he considered would be continued. Those friends had paid his debts more than twice before, and the insolvent hoped that they would do so again. It was this expectation that had, perhaps, induced him foolishly to incur the present debts. The insolvent had been guilty of folly, but he had been more than six months in prison, and he (the Learned Counsel) hoped that that detention would be held a sufficient punishment, and spar. the Court the neces sity of pronouncing a remand. Mr. Commissioner PHILLIPS said the case was an extremely painful one. It was quite impossible for any one, himself a father, to look upon the young man before the Court without feeling sorrow. Such feelings, however, could not be allowed to intercept the course of public justice, and although he might regret the appearance in this court of a young man at the outset of life in the station of gentleman, yet that sentiment was mitigated by the circumstance that his appearance here was en tirely his own fault. He (Mr. C omm i ss i oner Ph i llips) always considered in these cases whether the debt had been incurred by the solicitation of the creditors, be • cause where such was the case he would never for a moment listen to the creditors' complaint, unless the insolvent's conduct had been tainted with fraud. Here, however, no such facts had been proved. It was not averred by the insolvent that he had been induced to incur these debts through the importuni ties of the creditors. The insolvent had arrived at a period of life when the law declared him able to manage his own affairs ; he had entered a respectable corps, and was in possession of a sufficient in come to maintain himself respectably in society. This was the case of a young man soliciting money in every quarter, a young man utterly reckless in hi s expenditure, perfectly indifferent as to his means of repayment, and whos e sc h edule presented itself covered with the most frightful extrava gance, in debt to every species of tradesman. In the course of eighteen months be had incurred bona fide consideration debts to the extent of 1,0111. How was it possible such conduct could be excused ? He (the Commissioner) would be altogether neglecting his duty to society, and to the creditors, who appeared to be in nowise to blame—he should be neglecting the duty imposed upon him by the Act of Parliament, were he to shut his eyes to such delinquency. The insolvent not only had no expectation of being able to pay the debts, but seemed to have been utterly care less about paying them at all. His friends had twice before paid his debts, so that he had in fact been twice before i nso l ven t, and yet when the generosity of his friends had been compe ll e d to cease, he persisted in continuing the same careless system of extrava gance. Taking all the circumstances of the case into consideration, he felt bound.to award to the insolvent THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 29, 1849. a remand of eight calendar months from the date of his vesting order, at the suit of the complaining credi tors, for contracting their debts without reasonable expectation of payment. This judgment would keep the insolvent about six months longer in prison, and it was to be hoped would teach him in future to avoid such ways as would lead to this court. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. A butcher, named Tunnage, was summoned before the Lord Mayor by Mr. Fisher, Inspector of Meat of the City of London, for having exposed for sale a quantity of beef which was not fit to be eaten by human beings. The complainant—At nine o'clock on Saturday night I walked into the shop of Joseph Gardner, No. 53, Aldgate High-street, and saw two quarters of beef hanging upon a nail there, and seized them as unfit for human food. I saw the defendant, who admitted that they belonged to him, and said he had purchased them of a wholesale butcher in White chapel. I then took them to the greenyard, and brought them to the Mansion-house on Monday, and received an order from the magistrate to destroy them, which I accordingly have done. The defendant rents the front of the shop of Mr. Gardner, and was selling on that night, and the Whitechapel butcher said he had sold the meat to him for 4d. per stone. It was in a high state of inflammation, and had probably an ticipated the knife. The defendant said he had purchased the meat in broad day, in the open market, for dogs' and cats' meat, and not for human food. Mr. Fisher—lt was hanging along with other meat, and Whitechapel market is not a place for the sale of dogs' meat. The defendant said he was in the habit of selling an immense quantity of stale tongues, bullocks' hearts, and other parts of the animal for dogs' meat. Mr. Fisher—lt is my duty to seize all exposed meat which is unfit for human food. The LORD MAYOR Certainly. I fine the de fendant 20s. and costs. Mr. Fisher—These men seem to think that the inside of the shop is not the open market, and that they can do whatever they please within doors with impunity. It would be of service to them probably, and I am sure it would be serviceable to the public, if they were convinced of the contrary. The LORD MAYOR—Bring all here whom you find acting as if they entertained that foolish opinion. Charles Cowland, a young fellow who was five years ago taken as an apprentice into the house of Messrs. Causton and Jones, printers and stationers, of 47, East Cheap, was brought up in the custody of Haddington the officer, charged with having robbed his employers, whose practice it has been to take lads into their employment without fee as apprentices. Mr. Causton had for some time observed deficien cies in the till, and proceeded towards the detection of the thief upon the advice of the officer, who one day went into the shop, and purchased two reams of paper for 165., which he paid for in a half-sovereign, two half.crowns, and a shilling, all of which he had marked. The prisoner's duty was to pay over all he received into the hands of the clerk, and of that money he had paid over only 10s. Subsequently the marked money was found in his pocket. It is believed that his plunder, of which he had laid aside a considerable sum for future comforts, must have amoanted to between 4001. and 5001. The prisoner gave &confused, unintelligible account of the manner in which he became possessed of the marked money, and was committed for trial. GUILDHALL. In the course of the morning Sir Peter Laurie entered the justice-room, and begged the sitting magistrate to allow him to express his thanks to the press for the kindness with which it had assisted him in tracing a poor man who was missing, and was supposed to be drowned. The notice taken by the press had elicited that the man was alive. He bad written to his brother, Mr. Petrie, of Dun dee, from Kent, and had removed the anxiety for his fate which had arisen in his family. He (Sir P. Laurie's) correspondent wrote, " I know not all you have done in regard to the matter, but your giving publicity to my letter has been the means, under God, of meeting the eye of the object sought for. Accept, then, of my tribute of thanks for your great kindness in answering the prayer of an entire stranger." Mr. Nelson deposed, that about a fortnight ago the prisoner entered his service, end up to the preceding evening nothing occurred to cause himself or his daughter to complain of her conduct. About four o'clock on the evening before his daughter, on find ing the coal-cellar filled with smoke, gave an alarm, and on his (witness's), with some difficulty, making his way through the dense smoke into the cellar, he found a box in which shavings, wood, and turf were in names. The latter had reached the flooring, and ignited the joists, and had the fire not been disco vered so opportunely, and extinguished so promptly, the house and those adjoining must have been de stroyed. Supposing, however, that it might have occurred by accident, by the prisoner being in the cellar with a candle, end a spark falling into the box, he did not say anything to her, but allowed her to at tend to her business as usual. At about 6 o'clock,while at tea in the drawing-room, something was heard to fall on the landing-place of the next floor resembling a candlestick, and, on going out to see what was the matter, he found the whole of the lobby of the upper part of the house in flames. By a good supply of water he was enabled, after much exertion, to subdue the flames ; and then discovered that the fire had evidently been caused by a light having been applied to some silk and other dresses hanging up there, and all of which, to the amount of 151., had been destroyed. lie subsequently found that the prisoner had also set fire to the curtains to the bed in which she slept, and which were completely destroyed. Mr. ELLIOTT—Did the flames from those curtains extend to anything else ? Mr. Nelson—No, Sir ; they seemed to have exhausted themselves on con suming the bed-curtains. Mr. ELLIOTT—Is there any part of the building, the flooring, or pictures burnt ? Mr. Nelson--Oh, yes ; the joists in the cellar are much burnt, and the bannisters and flooring of the top landing are also much injured. Mr. ELLIOTT—Did you see the prisoner at the time the upper landing, as you have stated, was on fire ? Mr. Nelson—l did :not, Sir; she absented herself for about a quarter of an hour, or, at least, she was not to be seen for that time, when her ser vices were much required to carry up water to extin guish the flames. Mr. ELLIOTT—Has she said anything to you about either fire ? Mr. Nelson—Ne, she has not ; but I understand that she has to the policeman. In con clusion he (witness) said, that had it not been for the alarm caused by the slight noise resembling the fall of a candlestick, the room, and perhaps the whole house in which it was placed, must have been destroyed. Five or ten minutes more would have given the flames such an ascendancy, that it would have been impossible for him Ito subdue them, or pre vent their spreading all over the house. The constable who took the prisoner said that at the station house the prisoner was asked why she did it, and her reply was that she did not like to be out as a servant, and she did it to get home again. The prisoner, after receiving the usual caution from the magistrate, said the thing was quite accidental. She was remanded to a future day. HAMMERSMITH. On Thursday just before the close of the court, a young man named Edward Davis was brought before Mr. Beadon, in the custody of Inspector Drake, V division, on numerous charges of burglary and robbery. Inspector Drake said, he bad no doubt the magis trate would remember that on Monday last a middle aged woman named Anne Perkins was charged before him with having been concerned in a robbery that bad been committed on the premises of Mr. Salmon, the landlord of the King's Arms public-house, Fulham road, Little Chelsea, on the 19th instant. The evi dence against her was, that she had pledged on the morning of the 20th instant, the day following the night of the robbery, at the shop of Mr. Wolsten holme, a pawnbroker in Liquorpond-street, Gray's Inn road, a lady's paletot, a green velvet scarf, a blue scarf, and a gown for 1,,5. ' all of which were identi fied by Mr. S a l mon as having formed a portion of the property stolen. On that evidence the prisoner was remanded until Saturday next. From informa tion which he had subsequently received, be had ascertained that the robbery in question had been committed by the prisoner at the bar, whom he had that day succeeded in apprehending, after much in. quiry. He had also ascertained that the prisoner had been likewise concerned in several daring burglaries recently committed in the neighbourhood of Battersea. If the prisoner were remanded for a day, he should be prepared with the necessary witnesses to prove four clear cases of burglary against him as well as the above robbery. Mr. BEADON said, that as the principal charges against the prisoner had occurred in the county of Surrey, he thought the cases bad better be taken at the %Yandsworth court than on this side of the water. The inspector had therefore better bring him up the next morning before him (Mr. Beadon), when he would either go into the cases or remand him to a future day. Yesterday the inspector informed the magistrate that on the previous day the prisoner Davis was removed from the court to the Milman's-row, Chelsea, station of the division, for safe custody until his re moval in the morning to the Wandsworth police court, but he was sorry to say that shortly after he had been placed in one of the cells of that station, and left alone for a few minutes, on his being again visited, it was discovered that he had committed sui cide by hanging himself, and, although the body was still quite warm, and a surgeon was immediately in attendance, life was quite extinct. Mr. BIADON said it was to be regretted that the matter had terminated in the manner it had, but of course it could not be further proceeded into. An order was then made for the discharge of the female prisoner, who would have been admitted as a witness in the case. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From last , night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for the Week ending on Saturday, the 22d day of December, 1848. 1581111 InEMILTIUNT. Notes i55ued........ 3C,284,630 X. Government debt • • 11,015,100 Other securities •• • • 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 16,007,503 silver bullion • •• • • 277,077 A 30,284,630 ► £ 30,284,630 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 27th day of December, 1649. BANKING DEPAZTIONT. Z. Proprietors' capital 14,553,000 Rest • •••• • • • . 3,114,159 Public deposit. (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ings- banks, and Di- Government securt. ties (including Dead Weight Annuity) .. 14,350,880 Other securities .. .. 10,860,265 Notes ........ • • • • • • 12,421,220 Gold and silver coin.. 796,012 viaend acemints)... 10,263,704 ()pier deposits ••• • • • 9,463,380 Seven day and other bills •••••••• •• • • • • 1,069,234 £33,488,677 I A 38,488,677 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. ir, 1849. Dated the 27th day of Deeembe] GRANTON PIER.—To protect this pier from the mud and sand which wero gradually accumulating around it, the Duke of Buccleugh has found it neces sary to construct a breakwater on the western side at a cost of about 70,000/. We un derstand that a similar breakwater will have to be erected on the eastern side, involving a similar outlay of 70,000/. These outlays were, of course, never contemplated, and the necessity for them is a cause of considerable regret.—North British A GANG or BURGLARS.--Soon after twelve o'cock on Friday night, four men went to the farm-house of Mr. Taverner, who resides between Moreton and Fyfield, and having awoke the occupants of the house, - requested an audience with Mr. Taverner, stating that they were members of the constabulary, and wanted to speak to him. Mr. Taverner, however, suspecting them to be in pursuit of a very different object to that represented, fetched his gun and advised them to retire peaceably, or threatened to fire upon them. At first they only ridi culed him, and seemed beat upon effecting an entrance; but at the first discharge the miscreants thought it beat to decamp. The same party then proceeded to the house of Mr. Smith, of Moreton, and three of them having laid in ambush, one of them aroused the inmates, imploring their assistance, and stating that his horse had fallen down in the road ; the son of Mr. Smith having opened the door, four men with their faces covered with black crape rushed in, demanding money. Seeing that he must be overpowered by numbers, Mr. Smith, who is an aged man, offered no resistance, and the burglars ransacked the room, taking from the hutch a 5/. note of the Essex Bank, with about 31. in gold and silver; they also took away a silver watch, a hat, some bread and meat, and effected their escape. There is no doubt that these men form members of a gang of desperadoes who have been the terror of the neighbourhood for a long . time.—Esses Standard. THE MANCHESTER COMMURCIAL ABSOCIATION.--- A meeting of the directors- of the above association was held on Thursday, at the offices, York Hotel-building, when Mr. James Aspinall Turner, Preiident of the Association, occupied the chair. Mr. Leone Levi, Hono rary Secretary of the LiterPoel Chamber of Commerce, attended to explain his views on the expediency of amalgamating this association with the Chamber of Commerce, and co-operating with the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce to obtain from Parliament an Act to establish in all commercial towns tribunals of commerce, to be composed of commercial men, with a legal judge as pre sident, permanently sittingto decide all cases of com mercial disputes. Mr. Le vi also suggested the propriety of adopting some mode whereby the President of the Board of Trade would be enabled to obtain the constant assistance of mercantile mei in the formation of all enactments affecting our trade and commerce. A long discussion ensued, and the subject was ultimately ad journed for future consideration. On Saturday last a four-oared punt left the shore for the purpose of putting a man on board a vessel bound up, having accomplished which they were return ing by the west side of the jetty, when a heavy sea struck the boat, and upset it. With difficulty the men gained a footing on the rock, and were immediately assisted in without further damage than a soaking.—Kentish Observer. Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Colonial-office, for the Governor* of the North American Colonies. ri)trXt Wtittion COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' SCHOOL. Mrs. ROWE begs to return her sincere thanks to these La dies and Gentlemen who lent their aid in securing the Election of her SON to the Schools of the above Institution, for which kindneis she will ever feel grateful. Camberwell, December 29, 1849. Up to the time of our going to press the French papers of yesterday had not arrived, owing to the stormy state of the weather. THE ARMY AND NAVY. (From the United Service Gazette of this day.) OUR NAVAL FORCES. The following is a statement of the Naval Forces afloat of this country in ships, guns, and men, at the present moment : Stations. Ships. Guns. Men. Portsmouth Devonport Falmouth Packets Sheerness 5 108 958 Woolwich 8 61 638 Deptford Chatham .. P. mbroke 2 12 44 Queenstown 8 111 1,164 Lisbon Mediterranean 2B 800 8,222 West Indies Pacific Coast of Africa South east Coast of America 11 152 1,694 Cape of Good Hope 6 68 827 Discovery and Surveying Store and Troop-ships 4 26 372 Admiralty Packets Total 199 2,718 2! ; 217 This gives a total of 199 ships, 2,718 guns, and 29,217 officers and men. There are, however, about 1,000 su pernumeraries not included here, and this number is ex clusive of marines ashore at their respective divisions. Arrests or NICARAGUA.— We announced a few weeks since that Rear-Admiral Hornby, C. 8., Com mander-in-Chief in the Pacific, had been ordered to proceed from Valparaiso, with all the men-of-war he could collect, to Nicaragua, and place his squadron at the disposal of the British Charge d'Affaires, for the protection of British interests against the designs and encroachments of the Yankees in that quarter. W e have now also rea son t o believe that Vice-Admiral Lard Dundonald, Commander-in-Chief in the West Indies, will also assemble all the ships he can get together on that station, and proceed to the Mosquito shore with the same view.' ROYAL MARINES.—It is rumoured that Colonel Powell retires early in the ensuing year. The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have given direc tions for the men of the Royal Marines to be in future paid three times a week, instead of twice as heretofore.- Lieutenant-General Sir Andrew Barnard, G.C.8., and G.C.H., recently appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Chelsea Hospital, attended a meeting of the Com missioners on Saturday last, and took his seat at the board, of which he is now a member by virtue of bis appointment. UNITED EAST INDIA SERVICE CLUB.—Upon the recent election of secretary to this club, Major R. D. White had 115 votes; Major Crafton, late of the Bombay Army, 18 votes; 8 fell to a Mr. Biscoe, and 2 to the former secretary to the Free-trade Club. There were fifty-six candidates for the office, among whom were many retired and half-pay officers. SPIKE ISLAND, CORE.—The Government having directed that 300 additional convicts shall be sent to the convict depot at this place, a strong detachment from the 41st Regiment, under a Field Officer, will embark for the island, as a reinforcement to the guard already stationed there. THE PRESENT STRENGTH Or THE ARMY IN IRE LAND.—RoyaI Artillery-2 Troops Horse Brigade, 10 Companies of Battalions and Detachments, 1,160 Gunners and Drivers ; 10 Dragoon Regiments, 4,000 Rank and File ' • 24 Infantry Regiments, 10 Infantry Depots, 24,000 Rank and File ; Officers of Royal En gineers, and Recruiting parties, 610 ; together with 21,800 Enrolled Pensioners, and 12,000 Constabulary Horse and Foot. TDB NEW LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY AND DE• vorirowr DOCKYARD.-It is now reported that there will be no vacancy created for a Lord of the Ad miralty, by appointing Lori John Hay Superinten. dent of Devonport Dockyard, before the meeting of Parliament, when his Lordship will accept the Chiltern Hundreds, and then succeed Sir John Louis: In the meantime the Vice-Admiral remains at Devon port Dockyard. MINING INTELLIGENCE. (From the Mining Journal of this day.) Although the holidays of the present season may have caused an interruption to the general business of the stock and share market, yet we find that the inquiries for shares in our leading mines continue firm and active. The metal market, and the favour able prospects of the mining interest generally, are important adjuncts in the promotion of that support which capitalists have of late manifested by the many investments in this long overlooked section of our national wealth. South Basset, Bedford United, South Tamar, South Tolgus, Mary Ann, &c., continue in demand. Heingston Down Consols and South Tamar con tinue to improve, and inquiries are being made for shares at advanced prices. Cook's Kitchen has also been in request, from the improvements recently made. Shares in the following mines have changed hands since our last :—Devon Great Consols, East Wheal Rose, Treviskey and Barrier, South Frances, East Tamar, Trelawny, South Tamar, Tregorden, Tin croft, Tamar Consols, East Buller, Heignston Down Consols, West Providence, Fortescue, Cook's Kitchen, Condurrow, Herodsfoot, Stray Park, Trehane, and Holmbush. At Wheal Trehane hi -monthly account a dividend of 30s. per share was declared for July and August, the balance in hand, after payment of wicb, amounted to 6761. 14s 2d.; and a parcel of silver•lead ores, estimated 58 tons, has been sold since the meeting, realised 231. 2s. 6d. per ton. The mine is progressing in a highly gratifying manner, the lode in the deepest level being now richer than any other part of the mine. The West Caradon adventurers met on the 21st, when the accounts for the months of October and November were audited, showing a -profit of 7051. 4s. 6d. for the two months' working. A dividend of 50s. per share was declared, leaving a balance in hand of 1,2651. 18:.4d. Gonamana bi-monthly account was also held on the 21st inst. ; a balance of 1491. ls. ld. was found in favour of the adventurers. The back of the 60, on Gilpin's lode, had been productive, and the cross cut, to cut the same lode in the 80 fm. level, had been driven 30 fm. At the Wheal Blencowe meeting the intention of ( giving up the mine was abandoned, and instructions given the agent to drive a cross-cut at the 15 fm. level, to intersect some promising lodes north, which have not been seen under the surface. The financial statement shows a balance of 1101. 16s. lid. against the mine, and a call of 10s. per share was made to pay off the same. At Craddock Moor twe monthly account, a balance of 811. 83. ld. was found in favour of the mine, and a call of l Os. per share was made. A new engine -shaft bad been commenced, and the engine will ce removed as soon as more favourable weather sets in; when completed, the operations would be commenced under more promising auspices. At the Condurrow meeting a dividend of 31. per share was declared, leaving a balance in band of 2861. las. 2d. At the Lamherooe Wheal Maria meeting a call of 2/. per share was made, payable in four instalments of 10g. each. In foreign mines the transactions have been chiefly confined to St. John del Rey, National Brazilian, Copiapo, and United Mexican, in which limited bu siness only has been done. THE COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS SOCIETY. Last evening the anniversary dinner of this long established and useful society was held at the Lon don Coffee-house. The Lord Mayor in the chair, supported by Sheriffs Lawrence and Nicoll. Amongst those present we observed Sir Chapman Marshall, Mr. Moore, Mr. Hewitt, and Mr. Anderton. After the usual loyal and patriotic toasts had been drunk, Sir CHAPMAN MARSHALL said he had great pleasure in proposing the health of the Lord Mayor, who had kindly consented to preside on the occa sion. His Lordship, upon his accession to of fice, when applied to to discharge the duties of chairman at their anniversary dinner, immediately acceded to the request, and the society must feel deeply indebted to him for the readi ness with which he consented to take the chair, and the efficient and a bl e manner i n wh i c h h e had dis charged the duties imposed upon him. It was also gratifying to him (Sir Chapman Marshall) to see the sheriffs present on that occasion, and he was sure the company would appreciate the conduct of those gen tlemen in honouring with their presence the anniver sary of the Commercial Travellers' Institution.— (Cheers.) With these few remarks, he begged to propose "The health of the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor."—Drunk with three times three. The LORD MAYOR said, that in rising to acknow ledge the compliment which had just been paid to him by the company and so flatteringly proposed by Sir Chapman Marshall, he wished to express to them his sympathy with the objects of the promoters of the institution, and his sincere wish that it might pro gress in usefulness and prosperity—(Cheers)—and he would conclude by proposing "Increased prosperity to the society,".-.Drunk with all the honours. His LORDSHIP next proposed the health of Sir Chapman Marshall, paying a well-deserved compli ment to that gentleman for his efforts in promoting the interests of the institution. For a long period Sir Chapman had been one of the most active and most indefatigable promoters of the society, and had been mainly instrumental in raising the society to its present state of usefulness.—(Cheers.) _ _ Sir C. MARSHALL, in acknowledging the toast, entered into a history of the institution, and stated the good which had been effected by its agency. Of those which had been original members few now lived, but the widows and orphans of many of them reaped the benefit of the excertions made by the ori ginal promoters of the institution in founding it. The LORD MAYOR then proposed the health of Messrs. Sheriffs Lawrence and Nicoll, and in doing so eulogised those gentlemen for the manner in which they had conducted themselves in their im portant offices, and, in particular, for having been such liberal patrons since their year of office of the charities of the city of London.--(Cheers.) Drunk with all the honours. Mr. Sheriff LAWRENCE, in replying, stated that it afforded him great gratification to be present to enjoy the company and conversation of so many commercial travellers, a class of persons intimately connected with the welfare and prosperity of the city of London. An institution having for its object to support, in the hour of adversity and distress, the widows and chil dren of deceased commercial travellers had great claims upon the community, and should receive that support which its useful and charitable purposes de manded at the hands of all who were connected with the commerce of London, and particularly of those City firms who were so much indebted to the ex ertions of the intelligent class of persons comprised under the denomination of commercial travellers. Mr. Sheriff NicoLL said that he had felt it his duty, in consequence of the official position which he had the honour to hold, to attend the anniversary dinner of the Commercial Travellers' Society, and it afforded him great pleasure to learn that the funds of the society were in a prosperous state. lie thought the society had great claims upon commercial men, and he hoped it would continue to receive that aid which it so richly merited. The LORD MAYOR bad much pleasure in proposing the health of the treasurer, who had so long and beneficially exerted himself to promote the interests of the institution. Mr. BARNARD, in acknowledging the compliment, said that whatever services he had rendered to the society had been given from a sincere wish to promote an object in which all commercial men should take an interest.—(Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN next proposed - the health of the trustees; which was responded to by Sir CHARLES Pang. Sir CHAPMAN MARSHALL said he had a toast to propose which he was sure would be acceptable to them all. They were aware that the late Mr. Chapman and Mr. Dennison had been the founders of the society, and had contributed to the funds of the Society more than ten thousand pounds. Since Mr. Chapman had ceased to be connected with them, Mr. Ridgway, who succeeded him, had evinced the same goodwill towards the society, and had most liberally subscribed to its funds. He had therefore much pleasure in proposing—" The health of Mr. Ridg way."—(Cheers.) Drunk with all the honours. The LORD MAYOR next proposed the health of the Stewards ; to which Mr. STOCIEDALE, in a neat and appropriate speech, responded. The next toast proposed was that of the Subscribers and Visitors; to which Mr. ANDERTON, in a very neat speech, replied. The LORD MAYOR said that he had now to propose the healths of the gentlemen composing the general committee, to whose service in the promotion of the objects of the society, and in the judicious distribution of its funds, they all owed a debt of gratitude ; and he would couple with the toast the name of their active and philanthropic friend, Mr. Hewitt.—(Cheers.) Drunk with all the honours. Mr. HEWITT expressed his thanks to the company for the honour they had done him and the members of the committee. He assured them it was a source of pleasure to himself and his colleagues to do all in their power to promote the interests of the charity, and to distribute the funds judiciously. He knew of no society more entitled to support from commercial men; and when he remembered the benefits which had been conferred upon persons in other walks of life by means of similar institutions, he could not but think and hope that the commercial community would come forward, as it was their duty to do, in support of so excellent an institution. Mr. Tilomrsox, the treasurer, then read the list of subscriptions. After several other eomplimentary toasts had been proposed, and enthusiastically received, the com pany, after passing a most pleasant evening, sepa rated. Mr. Broadhurst, Mr. Hobbs, and other favourite vocaliA., were present, and delighted the company with their harmony. The dinner and wines were of the best decoiption, and gave great satisfaction to the company. We are authorised to state that Parliament will meet for the dispatch of business on the 31st January, 1850. THE METROPOLITAN POLICE.—Sir Charles Rowan having resigned his place as one of the Commissioners of the Metropolitan Police, Mr. Richard Mayne be comes Chief Commissioner in his room ; and Captain William Hay, the Assistant Commissioner, succeeds totheplaceof resig ti Commissioner, naon. rendered vacant by Sir Charles Rowan's The Admiralty have issued orders to all the dock yards, that in future iron vessels alongside or in proxi mity to vessels that are coppered shall be removed, in consequence of the galvanic action likely to arise. THIS NOTTINGHAM SAYINGS' BANK.—With refer ence to a letter from Nottingham, signed " Veritas," in our paper tt-day, complaining of an imputati3n against the Nottingham Savings' Bank, contained in a commu nication in The Sun a few weeks ago, we have to state that the word " Nottingham" having, by a mere slip of the pen, or by a typographical mistake, been written or printed for " Northampton," in that communication, has alone given rise to the complaint of " Veritas." THIS DEAD or 1849.—The following distingnished personages have died during the present year :—Ex- President Polk, Madame Recamier, Lady Blessington v Signor de Begnis, Marshal Bugeaud, Ex-King Charles Albert of Sardinia, King William of Holland, Ibrahim Pacha, the Shah of Persia, Maria Edgeworth, Marquis D'Aligre—the French millionaire, Professor Carmichael of Dublin, Robert Vernon—patron of art, Dr. Cooke Taylor, Frazer Tytler, the Queen Dowager. The late Queen Dowager's stud has been removed to Carlton House stables, and will be exhibited on Fri day at Tattersall's previous to being brought to the hammer. ENLARGEMENT OF ST. NICHOLAS CHURCH, WOR• OvEesStTrE— yß.of this A m c e h e u t r i n eh g of on the r parishionershuriday,atw wh i chas j held i . n L t e h a e , Esq. (Mayor), presided, to determine the mode in which the munificent sum of 2,5001., lately presented to the rector, should be appropriated. Some little discussion ensued as to the best mode of enlarging and improving the church, after which resolutions were carried, ad mitting the necessity of further accommodation, more especially for the poor, and a committee, consisting of thirteen gentlemen, was appointed for the purpose of making the necessary preliminary inquiries, obtaining plans, estimates, &c., which are to be laid before a meeting of the parish prior to applying for a faculty from the ordinary, authorising the enlargements and alterations that may hereafter be determined on.— Wor cester Journal. Two EISTEDDFOD FOR 1850.—The arrangements or the Royal Eisteddfod, to be held at Rhuddlan Castle n the ensuing year, are rapidly progressing. Her Ma esty the Queen and their Royal Highnesses the Prince Consort and the Prince of Wales, have extended the ho nour of their patronage to the Eisteddfod. The Right Hon. Lord Mostyn (President) has presented 50/., and Viscount Fielding (Vice• President) has presented 25/. to advance the objects of the festival—namely, the eleva tion of the character of the natives of the principality by encouraging Welsh arts, manufactures, and agriculture, and promoting the literature and music of the country. The list of patrons contains many of the leading names in the principality, and ♦arious premiums and prises are already offered to induce competition among the Cam brian bards and minstrels. A premium of 301. is offered for the chair prize. The list of subjects intended for competition will be published on or before January 1, and competent and impartial judges will be appointed. It is thought that the Liverpool Cymreigyddion Society will transfer to the Rhuddlan Eisteddfod those medals and subjects which were not awarded at the Gordovigion Royal Eisteddfod in 1840. BELGIAN HOPS.—The steamship Soho, arrived from Antwerp, has brought 12 bales of hops as a portion of her cargo, consigned . to a house in the metropolis, the growth of Belgium. THE NEGRO EMPEROR.—My first view of him was as he was riding through the city, as his custom is on every Sabbath morning, after having reviewed the army. He colour is the most thorough coal black, but his nose, lips, &c., are more Europe an than one would expect from his colour. From his fore head to the top of his head he is entirely bald. He rode a grey horse—very good for this country— was accompanied by a hundred or more of his life guards on horseback, preceded by cavalry music, and passed through the principal streets of the city, un covering his head and disposing freely his bows and his smiles to the crowds as be rode rapidly past them. He was dressed in full military uniform, of a very rich cha racter; the entire front of his coat, as well as other parts of his dress, being overlaid with heavy golden trimmings. His age is a little above fifty, his form large and erect near six feet in height, weighing about two cwt., and well proportioned, with the exception of some corpulency. His horsemanship is of the most perfect character. This attracts the at tention of all foreigners, and their universal remark is that in this respect he is rarely equalled. He usually rides to the Bureau of the Port, the Custom-house, End through some of the streets of tha city, attended by a few of his guards, twice during the week.—New York .Enquirer. k FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF FRIDAY. DOWNING-STREET, DEC. 28, 1849. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Rev. James Burrowes to be Colonial Chaplain for her Majesty's settlements in the Gambia. Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint the Rev. Reginald Robert Bradley to be Colonial Chaplain for her Majesty's forts and settlements on the Gold Coast. WHITEHALL, DEC. 26. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. William Corbet Le Breton, M.A., to the deanery of the Island of Jersey, void by the death of the Very Rev. James Hemery. WAR-OFFICE, DEC. 28. Royal Regiment of Horse Guards—Captain Francis Sutton, from the 6th Dragoons, to be Captain, vice Brevet Major Hanmer, who exchanges; Cornet Alger non Massingberd, from the 13th Light Dragoons, to be Cornet, vice Sackville George Lane Fox, who Ex changes, Dec. 28. 6th Dragoons—Brevet Major Wyndham Edward Hanmer, from the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards, to be Captain, vice Sutton, who exchanges, Dec. 28. 13th Light Dragoons—Cornet Sackville George Lane Fox, from the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards, to be Corner, vice Massingberd, who exchanges, Dec. 28. Ist Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards—Lieutenant Charles Thomas Lindow, from the 74th Foot, to be En sign and Lieutenant, vice A. H. P. Stuart Wortley, who exchanges, Dec. 28. 4th Foot—Captain John Henry Edward de Robeck, from the Bth Foot, to be Captain, vice Hext, who ex changes, Dec. 28. sth Foot—Lieutenant George Renny to be Captain, by purchase, vice Forrest, who retires; Second Lieutenant Albert Ernest Ross to be First Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Renny, Dec. 28. 6th Foot—Edward Cliffe, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice de Ruvigncs, promoted, Dec. 28. sth Foot—Captain Charles Staniforth Hext, from the 4th Foot, to be Captain, vice de Robeck, who ex ehanges, Dec. 28. 9th Foot—Lieutenant Henry Ralph Browne to be Captain, by purchase, vice Cubitt, wbo retires; Ensign Samuel Blakelock Moody Skinner to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Browne. Dec. 28. 22dFoot.—Captain the Hon. Perigrine Francis Oust, from half. pay 3d Dragoon Guards, to be Captain, ♦ice Browne Russell, who exchanges ; Lieutenant John Brennan to be Captain, vice Oust, who retires; Ensigr Duncombe Pleydell Bouverie to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Brennan; Ensign Thomas Young, from the 84th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Bouverie, Dec. 28. 48th Foot—Lieutenant Cam Sykes to be Captain, by purchase, vice Granville, who retires; Ensign Robert Ed ward Coote Coltburst to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Sykes, Dec. 28. 49th Foot—Lieutenant Charles Philip Joseph Stop ford to be Captain, without purchase, vice Montgomery, deceased; Ensign Theodore Houghton Platt to be Lieu tenant, vice Stopiord, Dec. 15; Ensign Joshua Walter Bond, from the 86th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Platt, Dec. 28. 51st Foot—Major Henry Reid, from half-pay 3d Ceylon Regiment, to be Major, vice Mainwaring, pro moted; Captain Percy John Rice to be Major, by pur chase, vice Reid, who retires; Lieutenant Richard Atherton Ffarington to be Captain, by purchase, vice Rice; Ensign Edward O'Callaghan to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Ffarington, Dec. 28. 17th Foot—Lieutenant David Edward Armstrong to be Captain, by purchase, vice Dawson, who retires; Ensign Edward Courtenay Geila Kenny to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Armstrong, Dec. 28. 72d Foot—Captain John Mullen, from half-pay Un attached, to be Captain, vice Brevet-Major William Henry Robinson, who exchanges ; Lieutenant Alex ander Dalton Thellusson to be Captain, by purchase, vice Mullen, who retires ; Ensign the Hon. henry War render Fitz Maurice, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Thellusson ; Andrew Cathcart Bugle, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Fitz Maurice, Dec. 28. 74th Foot—Ensign and Lieutenant Archibald Henry Plantagenet Stuart Wortley, from the Ist or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards, to be Lieutenant, vice Lindow, who exchanges, Dec. 28. 91st Foot—Ensign and Adjutant John Gordon to have the rank of Lieutenant, Dec. 27; Ensign Edward James Somers Rae to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Hors brugh, who retires, Dec. 28. at West India Regiment—Lieutenant llaydon Lloyd Cafe to be Captain, by purchase, vice Mackenzie, who retires; Ensign Frederick Mares Godden to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Cafe, Dec. 28 BREViT:— Captain the Honourable Peregrine Francis Cust, of the 22d Foot, to be Major in the Army, July 22, 1830; Major the Honourable Peregrine Francis Cuss, of the 22d Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army, Nov. 9, 1846. The under-mentioned Cadets of the Honourable the East India Company's Service to have the local and tem porary rank of Ensign, during the period of their being placed under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Sir Frederic Smith, of the Royal Engineers, at Chatham, for Field Instructions in the art of Sapping and Mining: —George Ayton Craster, Gent.; Henry Alexander Brownlow, Gent.; William Spottiswoode Trevor, Gent.; Joseph Rogers Soady, Gent.; Jasper Otway Mayne, Gent.; Henry Thomas Rogers, Gent., Dec. 28. ADMIRALTY, DEC. 24. The following promotions have this day taken place consequent on the death of Admiral of the White, the Right Hon. John Lord Colville . Admiral of the Blue, the Right Hon. James Marquis of Thomoud, to be Admiral of the White. Vice-Admiral of the Red, Sir George Alundy, K.C.B. to be Admiral of the Blue. Vice-Admiral of the White, Sir Charles Bullen, K.C.8., K.C.H., to be Vice-Admiral of the Red. Vice-Admiral of the Blue, the Hon. Frederick William Aylmer, C. 8., to be Vice-Admiral of the White. Rear-Admiral of the Red, John Ayscough, to be Vice- Admiral of the Blue. Rear-Admiral of the White, Charles Gordon, C. 8., to be R , ar-Admiral of the Red. Rear Admiral of the Blue, the Hon. Alexander Jones, to be Rear-Admiral of the White. Captain the Right Hon. George Anson Lord Byron to be Rear-Admiral of the Blue. Retired Captain Frederick Elward Vernon Harcourt has also been promoted to be a Retired Rear-Admiral, on the terms proposed in the London Gazette of the Ist of September, 1846, but without increase of pay. WHITEHALL, Dh.c. 21. The Right Hon. Sir Thomas Wilde, Knt., Lord Chief Justice of her Majesty's Court of Common Pleas at Westminster, bath appointed Henry Moore Griffiths, of Birmingham, in the county of Warwick, Gentleman, to be one of the Perpetual Commissioners for taking the acknowledgments of deeds to bo executed by married women, under the Act passed for the abolition of fines and recoveries, and for the substitution of more simple modes of assurance, in and for the county of Warwick, also in and for the counties of Stafford and Worcester. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. Hugh Hill, coach broker, Old Kent-road, Surrey. BANKRUPTS. Henry Smith, farmer, South Ockendon, Essex, to sur. render Jan. 9 and Feb. 8, at one, at the Court of Bank. ruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee; Rawlings, John. street, Bedford-row. John William Jackson, coal merchant, Colchester, Jan. 5 and Feb. 14, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Birchin-lane, Cornhill; Bull, Ely-place, Holborn; Abell, Colchester. Benjamin Brook, tailor, Ixworth, Suffolk, Jan. 10, at twelve, and Feb. 18, at eleven at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Graham, official assignee; Teague, Crown court, Cheapside. DIVIDENDS. At the Court, Basinghall-street. I. Argent, Fleet-street, victualler, Jan. 24, at twelve- W. Atkinson, Austin-friars, City, merchant, Jan. 19, st‘ eleven—C. C. Butterfield, Petersfield, Southampton, banker, Jan. 22, at twelve—L. Guilleaume, Burners street, Oxford-street, manufacturer of artificial flowers and dealer in lace, Jan. 21, at twelve. In the Country. J. Ellis, Pontypool, Monmouthshire, dealer in wines and spirits, Feb. 1, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—J. Fisher, Bristol, livery stable keeper, Jan. 28, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—G. Burdis, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, banker, Jan. 28, at eleven, at the Court, Newcastle upon-Tyne—C. Tabor and W. Clarke, Nottingham, lace manufacturers, Jan. 25, at ten, at the Court, Birming ham—T. Curter and G. Wharton, Gainaborough, Lin colnshire, engineers and wheelwrights, Jan. 30, at half past ten, at the Town-hall, Kingston-upon-Hull—T. M. Adams, Holton-le-Beckering, Lincolnshire, corn factor, Jan. 30, at half-past eleven, at the Town-hall, Kingston upon-Hull—C. H. Lambert, Kingston-upon-Hull, drug. gist, Jan. 30, at half•past ten, at the Town-hall, Kings. ton-upon-Hull. PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. W. Barton, Old Brentford, grocer, Is. 34d., on Satur day, 29th inst., and three subsequent Saturdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch lane, City. W. Line, Ealing, brickmaker and builder, 3s. on Saturday. Dec. 29, and three subsequent Saturdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchureh-lane, City. G.Ackland, Mooigate-street, merchant, 4d., on Satur day, Dec. 29, and three subsequent Saturdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch lane, City. H. Lister, Far Newland, Lincoln, miller, 25., on Fri day, Jan. 4, or any subsequent Friday. between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Carrick, Hull. S. Mann, Kingston-upon-Hull, merchant, lid., on Friday, Jan. 4, or any subsequent Friday, between eleven and two, at the o ffi ce of Mr. Carrick, Hull. T: Coates, underland, spirit merchant, is. 6d., on Saturday, Dec. 29, or any following Saturday, between ten and three, at the office of Mr. Wakley, Newcastle upon-Tyne. H. Allison and T. Allison, Dean-street, Soho, piano forte manufacturers, 11d., on Saturday, Dee. 29, and three subsequent Saturdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Edwards, Sambrook-court, Basinghall street. T. Wyatt. Oxford-terrace, King's-road, Chelsea, builder, 2s. 2d., on Saturday, Dec. 29, and three subse quent Saturdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Edwards, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street. J. L. Norton, Birmingham, stationer and printseller, 2s. Bsl., on any Thursday, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Christie, Birmingham. J. Harper, Dudley, Worcestershire, and Walsall, Tipton, and Bilston, Staffordshire, mercer and draper, 50., and 4s. 5d., on new proofs, on Tuesday, Jan. 8, or any subsequent Tuesday, between eleven and one, at the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Basinghall •street. R. Knight, Albert-place, Mitcham-road, Surrey, licensed victualler and timber dealer, Jan. 26, at eleven —C. W. De Bernardy, Salisbury-square, bill broker, money scrivener, and commission agent, an. 21, at one —S. Leggett, Norwich, innkeeper, Jan. 9, at half-past eleven—R. Harris, Northampton, - arpenter, Jan. 19, a$ eleven—J. 0. Culyer, Edmonton, gasfitter, contractor. at,d engineer. Jan. 24 at eleven—J. C. Ives, Norwich, haberdasher, Jan. 18, at twelve. In the Country. W. B4trs, Tithby, Nottingham, horse dealer, Jan. 25 at t, n, at the Court, Nottingham—R. E. Saxton, Crich, Derbyshire, jeweller, Jan. 25, at ten, at the Court, Not tingham—J. Smith, Now Sleaford, Lincolnshire, w har finger, coal dealer and auctioneer, Jan, 25, at ten, at the Court, Nottingham. CERTIFICATES GRANTED. T. T. Clarke, Sunderland, baker, after 21 days from Dec. 20-8. A. Hart, Cullum-street, Fenchurch•stree t, merchant. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. Morse and D. Pace, Cork -street, Burlington gardens, tailors—W. Figgins, J. Halden, and J. W • Lees, Manchester, ale and porter dealers—R. G. Mg gins, and A. H. Godby, Newport, Shropshire, surgelinl C. Egg and 11. Egg, Piccadilly, gunmakers—T. Haig" and D. Hodgkins, Liverpool, general town carriers—. Furneaux and C. Furneaux, Brixham, Devonshire, ship builders—T. P. Teale and J. Teale, Le€ds, surgeons-- T. Druce and W. Deuce, Swan. walk, Chelsea, coal and timber-merchants—R. Stanton and N. Gosling, Lanoas; ter, drapers—H. W a ith man an d P. C. B ec ki e , 010. Broad street, City, silk-b ro k ers —J. B an d an d J. Rid r way, Woolley-bridge, D er b ys hi re, corn an d prov ision scalers—C. Lange and E. Kroll, Leicester-stree t, Leicester-square, hotel. keepers. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. Thomas Edward Couch, Giant's Grave, near Britton• ferry, l - ilamorganshire, sailmaker. Howell Morgan, Wick, Glamorganshire, publican. Joseph Turner, Worcester, boot and shoemaker. William Girdlestone, Tilney, Norfolk, plumber. William Clare, West Lynn, Norfolk, gardener. Peter Fields, jun., King's Lynn, Norfolk, musicseller: Sanuel Stokes, Dudley, Worcestershire, commission agent. Catherine Simmonds, West Bromwich, Staffordshire. Robert Lockie, Huddersfield, commercial traveller. Daniel Ward, Huddersfield, beerseller. Edward King, Brecknock, dentist. John Shenfield, Norwich, chairmaker. Edward Moss, Brecknock, baker. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. W. Barrowman Rawyards, grocer, to meet within the Old Exchange Tavern, Glasgow, Jan. 2 and 23, at one' A. Mackay, Easter Ardross, Ross-shire, ironmonger, and blacksmith, to me e t w i t hi n M ac k ay ' s C rown and Anchor Hotel, Tain, Jan. 4, and Feb. I, at one. W. Deans, Leith, merchant, to meet within Dowsll'e Room, Edinburgh, Jan. 3 and 31, at two. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, cow' puted from the returns m a d e i n th e wee k en di ng Decenlue" 25, 1849, is 275. 6 1 , 2 d. per cwt. RAILWAY Ai& MARKETS. BRISTOL, DEC. 28. STOCK EXCIIANGE.—AIthough the holidays have but just closed, the market was firm to-day, and the only alteration in prices we have to note are—Great Western, Quarters, 11% dis.—Midland, 50/. Shares, 22 dis. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 25. STOCE EXCHANWL.—The share market was dull t and little business doing. Prices tend downwards. T he transactions were as follow: Birkenhead, Lancashire, e nd Cheshire, 16 dis.—London and North-Western, 108—Ditto New Quarters, es. 3d. p. —Ditto, Fifths, % p.—Manchest er, Sheffield, and L'neoln, Preference, 7% Midland, 434 Ditto, Halves, 22% dis.—Nortb ritish, New Preference, 'i s 15s. 9d.—York, New cas tl e , an d B erw i c k ( G . N.E. Purc hase)9 6 per cent. till 1850, 4% dis. MANCHESTER, Dec. 28. STOCK EXCITANGE.—The transactions to-day were follow :—Lancashire a n d Y or k s hi re, F ifths, 7i4 dis. —Ditto 23/. Extension, 11 1 /s dis.—Ditto (H. and S.). H a l ves , 27th -- Ditto, West Riding Union, 7 1-16 dis.—East Lancashir e ; Preference, Quarters, 7 1 4 Great Northern, New. 5 p er cent., Preference, Scrip, 10 1 4—London and North-Weste rn, 109—Ditto, Manchester and Birmingham, Quarters (C 1 1-16 p. —Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Eight, list 1 1 ,4—Ditto, Grimsby 20t, 3 1 ,+,i—Ditto, Sheffield and D l ': coinshire, 3 3 %—North Staffordshire, 10 n. d.—South East er ' and Dover (No. 4), Scrip, 6 7-16. BIRMINGHAM, DEC. 28. rale STOCK Excluxos.—The quotations t o -d a y v ary -I from those of yesterday, The prospect of the lease of tl South Sta ff ordshire to Mr. M'L ean an d ot h ers, upon ame nd ed and improved terms for the shareholders, has decidedly " proved the value of that stock. Sh ares were i n d ema nd, bi l few sellers. YORK, Dzc. 27. STocn EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day wer e 111 follow : Great Northern, 71. 3s. 9d.—North British, II": SLeffield, Rotherham, and G oo l e , N. Di v., guarantee d 5 Per cent., 16. GLASGOW, DEC. 27. as STOCK EXCHANGE. -Th e t ransac ti ons t o -d ay w ere follow, : Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, Halves (No. 10%—Ditto (No. 2), 80. FATAL ACCIDENT AT SMITH'S DISTILLERY. —Ires ; terday afternoon a j ur y was empanne ll ed at St. G eo rge Hospital, before Mr. Bedford, the coroner, to inquir e into the circumstances attending the death of Th oo3Bl Clark, aged 32 years. the late engineer to the unforttr nate steam-boat C r i c k e t, w hi c h was bl own up o il the Thames some months Mace, and by which several per; sons were killed. Th e d ecease d was conv i cte d at the Central Criminal Court, charged on a coroner's introi t. tion with having fastened down the safety-valve belong' ing to the engine of the Cricket with string and therehY caused the boiler to explode. The deceased was sel l ; tcnced to six month s ' i m p r i sonmen t, on t h e exp i rat i o n °` nhich he was again taken into the employ of Mr. SOO' the distiller, of Thames-bank, and one of the proprietor s of the hal -penny steamboats. On Friday, the 3 011 ; ult., the dece a sed h a d b een emp l oyed in repairing one ° f the still-heads, and whilst descending a ladder with hi e back to it, he was suddenly seized with giddiness in th e head, and in order to save himself from falling, h e sprang off the ladder, and fell with considerable violence upon the ground. He was picked up insensible and was found to have recei ve d a f racture o f t h e l e f t thigh. n_a was subsequently a tt ac k e d w i t h d e li r i um tremens , 9" died on Christmas-day from the effects of the injuries." Verdict, accidental death. LEONARD NORMANDALE ; OR, THE TU BES BROTHERS.—This new novel of fashionable life, writte l/ by the ,Hon. Charl es St uart S av il e , son of the E a rl °, Mexborough, is attracting general attention on accoun t of the remarkable manner in which it enters into t he most private relations in th e domestic life o f t h e 11 1 1 5 ; e tocracy, and expos es th e a b uses w hi ch arise f rom the aggrandisement of eldest sons at t h e expensof the re s t of the family. Th e aut h or ' s i nt i mate knowledge atu subject has given an aut h or i ty to h i s revelations which they could not otherwise have received, and full,' ac' counts for the interest which the work has excited. (PEDESTRIANISM.—A walking match, ten miles' for 20 soya. aside, between John Thomas, the "Sal o P l l Pedestrian," and Sp ooner , o f T urn h am-green, cam e U I on Monday last, a n d a tt rac t e d a l arge concours e 0' spectators. The ground selected to walk upon was from Lord Hill's Column to the top of Emst f e e l Bank, near this to wn , one m il e i n length. UlDPlrei and a referee having been chosen, and all other prelims" naries duly adjusted, shortly after two o'clock the En! !! started, and perform e d t h e di stance as follows:--T'. first two miles was walked by Spooner in 15 min. 55 se e '' the second ditto, by Th omas , i n 17 rain. 28 sec.; 4t. ' l , third ditto, by Sp o on er , i n 17 m i n. 5 sec.; t h e f o urt h ditto, by Spooner, in 17 min. 38 sec.; and the fifth dial by Spooner, in 19 min. 31 sec . S pooner accom plish,e., the ten miles in 1 hour, 27 minutes, and 37 secon o " while Thomas was 1 ho ur , 30 minutes, and 30 secon oil The walking was co ns id ere d first-rate. On turni l3 % the fifth mile, Thomas was nearly three yards in Wei when Spooner put the steam on, materially increase; his advantage, and eve n t ua lly won eas il y, to the no sma ll mortification of the " Salopians," w h o bad backed th elg, man at odds, and booked his winning as a moral O r .: tainty. Spooner, who is only in his nineteenth year, t a promising sprig, and is likely to become a star in profession, Thomas is in his 27th year. We 11 !, 1 :: heard that Spoo ner can b e b acked to walk the ten mi l e in 1 hour and 26 minutes.—Shropshire Journal. APOTHECARIES' HALL.—The following gentletne rl e passed their examin a ti on i n th e sc i ence and practice °' medicine, and received certificates to practise on Tbur g : day :—Georg e Cl ar k e , B at h ; Ed ward G o l le d ge London; Charles Williams. Whitby; William Vaugbit" Jones, Festiniog, North Wales. [ADvEnnsEmENT.:l—Skin Diseasea.—Dr. Powel l Testimony of the Efficacy of Holloway's Pills and Ointreent.: - "" Extract of a letter dated "16, Blessington.street, Feb. 9, 1847 :—Professor Holleway,—Dear Sir: Having des voted my particular attention for some years to the treatm ent of cutaneous or skin diseases, I think it right to inform you o ur I have in a great many cases recommended the use of I ° gt pills and ointn.ent, and invariably found them to have the o°- ., perfect effect in removing those diseases, even when of a l e desperate nature. (Signed) W. E. Powell, M.D." Incas e ,• of scald heads, ringworms, pimples or teeters on the face, t h e effect of the medecine is astonishing.— Sold by all Druggil and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Stray London. BIRTHS. On the 23d inst., at Millbank-street, Mrs. G. F. White, of a daughter. ;r e of On the 25th inst., at Dave Ley s , St a ff or d s hi re, th e T. P. Heywood, Esq., of a son. On the 26th inst., at Porters, the lady of S. C. jeroise, Esq., of a daughter. At Derby, on the 26th inst., Mrs. F.J. Jessopp• o f daughter. In Dorset-square, on the 26th inst., the r if e o f air' W W. Havne, of a daughter. •t At Essex-house, Putney, near London, on th e 27th iri s Mrs. Cormack, of a daughter. MARRIED. At Monkstown Church, near Dublin, on the 18th ill a i t• George Sale Bedford, Esq., of the Treasury, Dublin CV t to Elizabeth Charlotte, relict of th e l a t e N. 0. D'Olier , of Ely-place, and daughter of Joseph Strong, Esq., of namuck, county of Dublin. on the 26th inst., Monsieur Henry B6er, of Faris, to r Esther, third daughter o f H enry D av i s, E sq., of VPPe Bedford-place, Russell-square. Esc'. On the 27th inst., at Mickleham, Surrey, J. E Cook, r to Mary Jane, only.daughter of the Rex. A. Burmcster, r e ' -‘) of Mickleham. DIED. ct At Hampstead, on the lath inst., aged 83, Susanna , reli ~ of the late G. P. Brietzcke, Esq., of the Secretary of State Office, Home L'epartment. . r . f„ o On the 24th in s t., J ane , w if e o f J osep h Fuller, 1-'s'l4 Goldwell-house, Speen, Berks, aged 59. he , of At Torquay, on the 25th inst., Annette, only davg" r Major Hood Richards, aged 14. i groir On the 26th inst., aged 80, Edward Ch err ill, E s q., 0— mersmith. On the 26th inst., in Gracechurch-street, Mr. DIO S. Sadwell, aged 45. minti On the 27th inst., in Eastb ourne - t errace , J os hua EN , aged 38. ..„.„ roe , At Widcombe, Bath, Charlotte, reli c t o f th e Rev. W . A.M., rector of Rampisham and Wraxall, Dorsetshire. (P London: Printed and Published by MURDO YOU— I AA No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, Nag y 4 1 " , trond, in the Precinct of the Savoy. in the Mum Middl , lex, Saturday, December 29, 1849. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Thomas Eagles, town-traveller to Mr. J. Rogers, tobacconist, 392, Oxford-street, was charged with having embezzled various sums of money belonging to his employer. The prisoner was fully committed. WORSHIP-STREET. Sarah Jane Smith was charged with robbing her landlady, Mrs. Anne Binkes, the wife of a mechanic at Cambridge-heath. The prosecutrix stated that the prisoner had occu pied furnished apartments in her house for aconsi derable time past, and always paid her rent with ex trtme regularity until about a week ago, when she fell a fortnight in arrear, and witness being in want L of the money, lls., pressed her for payment. On the following Monday (last Monday) she paid her the amount, but witness having received a private intimation that she had most probably been paid out of the produce of some portion of her own goods, she went up to the prisoner's apartment, and intimated her suspicions, upon which the prisoner at once admitted the fact, intreated her forgiveness, and promised, if she would afford her time to do so, to return all her property in a week or two. Upon examining the place, however, she found that not only had the sheets, blankets, pil lows, and other articles disappeared, but that even the bed itself had been taken, and as the value of the whole was about 51., and she could not afford the loss, she immediately called in a policeman, and gave the prisoner into custody. The prisoner burst into tears, and stated that she was the daughter :of a licensed victualler, who had formerly been in very affluent circumstances, hut had, through a series of misfortunes, been deprived of his business, and was now reduced to such distress, with a large family to provide for, that he could only allow her (the prisoner) half-a-crown per week for her support. She was a very good needlewoman, and therefore had recourse to that for a subsistence, and was for some time so successful that she was not only enabled to employ a number of other needle women under her, but also to respectably furnish a small house out of her earnings, and for some time was doing exceedingly well, when all of a sudden the work fell off, and then declined so rapidly that she was obliged to discharge all her hands, not having work enough for herself, and ultimately lost the whole of her furniture also. She then took the prosecu trix's lodgings, and after working hard for many weeks at needlework which produced her only half a-crown to 30. per week, and pawning all her wearing apparel and other articles to the value of 201., to pro cure food and pay the prosecutrix her rent, amount ing to 4s. per week, she had no longer anything to miffs money upon, and to save herself from starvation, and pay Mrs. Binkes the lls. she pressed her for, she was tempted to make temporary use of the prosecu trix's goods, without considering she was committing a crime, as she paid for the hire of them, and with the full intention of restoring them, unknown to her, as soon as she could again get employment, which she was promised in a fortnight by two houses in the City, for whom she had long worked, but whom she had daily called upon for some time past without avail. In proof of her assertion the prisoner exhibited to the magistrate her fingers, which appeared to be literally seamed with needlemarks, and offered, if the prosecutrix would give her time, to place in her hands as security duplicates for property to ten times the amount she was sued for-11. 155., and appealed to the pawnbroker then in attendance, whether he had not goods of hers in his possession alone to the amount of at least 201. The pawnbroker answered that he had no doubt be had, and also stated that the prisoner had always appeared to him to be a very respectable and well. conducted young woman. In answer to the magistrate's questions, the pro secutrix admitted that the prisoner's conduct, whilst in her house, had been of the most unexceptionable character ; she was constantly engaged at needle work the whole of the day, till lately, when she seemed to have nothing to do, and she knew that her connexions were very respectable. She, however, pressed the charge with much severity against her, though repeatedly appealed to by the prisoner not to send her to prison, which would be her ruin ; and the prisoner having stated that she had no friend in t own but her father, who had been running about all day like a madman, on hearing of her being in custody, to endeavour to raise the money, Mr. HAMMILL said that as the prisoner was ad mitted by the prosecutrix to have previously borne an excellent character, and had conducted herself in the most straightforward manner when accused of the offence, and it must inevitably ruin her reputation if she were committed to gaol, he would advise her to accept the security the prisoner had offered, and allow her the time she sought for the restoration of her property, which she certainly would not procure if the prisoner were committed. The prisoner was perfectly unjustified in the course she had pursued, but it was hard to say what a woman might do in a state of starvation, and he thought the fortnight ought to be allowed her, but he must at the same time tell the prisoner that she would certainly be committed at the expiration of that period if the prosecutrix were not then satisfied. The prosecutrix, but with great reluctance, ulti mately acceded to this arrangement, and the prisoner was in the meantime liberated upon a 201. recog- nizance. LAMBETH. Jfary Glennon, a girl fourteen years of age, was placed at the bar before Mr. Elliott on a charge of wilfully setting fire to the dwelling-house of Mr. John C. Nelson, No. 20, Church-street, Old Kent road. IsLiN( Notice is API'LIOATE day of Jane lotment. Wellington GR F. 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