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MORNING SUN LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY.. Jan. 19. NEW QUEEN'S COUNSEL. Mr. Purvis, Mr. Walker, Mr. Kenyon P ar k er , and Mr. James ussell, were, this morning, called within the Bar by the Lord Chancellor, having been appointed Queen's Counsel. IN THE MATTER OF TINNIE, A SUPPOSED LUNATIC. This case came before the Court about a week ago, upon a petition, praying that a Commission of Lunacy might issue against Mr. Tinnie. Upon that occasion the Lord Chancellor was of opinion that the Commission should issue, but the place where the Commission should be executed being in dispute, one party asserting that the domicile of the lunatic was at Liverpool, while the other considered it was in London, the case was ordered to stand over to this day, for the purpose of obtaining fur ther evidence on the subject. Mr. WAKEFIELD, with whom was Mr. M‘Christie, submitted that the domicile of the lunatic was at Li verpool. Mr. WUITMABSU and Mr. ATKINSON contended from the new evidence adduced that it was London, and therefore that the Commission should be executed in Middlesex. The LORD CHANCELLOR was clearly of opinion that. the commission should be executed at Liverpool, and ordered accordingly. THE ATTORNEY -GENERAL v. THE EARL OP STANFORD. The arguments were then resumed in this part-heard, information which, our readers will recollect, relates to the Manchester Grammar School. The arguments commenced before the Christmas recess, and were or dered to stand over to this day for the convenience of Sir Charles Wetherell. The arguments, which had not concluded when his Lordship rose, will be resumed on a future day, to-mor row (this day) being appropriated for motions. ROLLS' COURT, Jan. 19. WRIGHT V. MAUNDER. This case was instituted for the purpose of compelling the performance of a contract upon the defendant, torthe purchase of a certain estate belonging to an insolvent, to whom the defendants were assignees. The property in question had been put up to sale, with the provision on the part of the assignees, that a reserved bidding should be made for the said property of 3251, but at the sale, this resolution was not adhered to by the vendor, and a con tract was entered into between the plaintiff and the vender, conveying the property to him for the sum of 3101. This suit, therefore, was instituted for the purpose of compelling that contract, although it was contended on the part of the defendant, that the provisions of the sale bad not been complied with. His LORDSHIP decided in favour of the plaintiff, the costs to come out of the estate of the assignees, although a resolution had been passed by the assignees amongst themselves this could not be binding on the plaintiff. VICE-CHANCELLORS' COURT, Jan. 19. (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.) POTTS V. piNNIGER AND OTHERS. The plaintiff in this case prayed that the accounts might be taken of the legacies devised by the will of a gen tlenam named Broome, ` dated in 1798, for the purpose of enabling the plaintiff-to recover certain arrears of in terest due upon a sum of 1,5001. The case having been before the Court during the whole of the morning, an objection was taken to its being proceeded with, in consequence of the representative of a party interested not having been brought before the Court. The objection was admitted, and the case was ordered to stand over until the plaintiff had amended his bill. (Before Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.) LOUD-MAYOR OF LONDON v. COOMBE—EXCHEQUER CAUSE. In this cause the Lord Mayor and the Corporation of London, the commonalty, citizens, and certain other per sons, members of the Company or Fellowship of Porters of sillingsgate, were the , plaintiffs, and Mr. Harvey Coombe and Co., brewers, of Castle-street, Long-acre, in the county of Middlesex, defendants. The counsel engaged were, for the plaintiffs, the Soli citor-General, lin - Spence, Mr. Richards, and Mr. Ran dall. For the defendants, the Attorney-General, Mr. Simpkinson, and Mr. James. The bill prayed that it might be declared, by a decree of the Court, that the exclusive right of por terage and carriage of all corn, grain, salt, and other articles landed from or carded into any vessel within the port of London, or delivered and conveyed from any such vessel to any place within the limits of that port, was vested in the plaintiffs, to be exercised in their behalf and for their benefit ; that an account might be taken cf all the malt belonging to the defen dants which had been landed by workmen not members of the Fellowship Porters, at the Savoy Wharf, in Mid dlesex ; and that an account might be taken of the sums of money due to the Fellowship of Porters, in respect of such malt landed and delivered. The bill stated that the City of London was a very ancient city, and that its citizens were incorporated time out of mind, and were for an equally long period possessed of exclusive rights and privileges, which had been from time to time, con firmed by Charter and Acts of Parliament ; that the porterage of all coals, corn, and other grain, merchan dise, &e., brought into the port of London, or going out of it by the river Thames, in arty barge or vessel what soever, or delivered or remaining on the banks of 'that river, within the limits of the port of London (which port extended from Staines Bridge, in the county of Middlesex, to Yenland, alias Yendele, in Kent), be longed to the plaintiffs, and that those rights are executed by the corn and salt porters, freemen of the city, at certain rates of wages ; that by an act of the Common Council of the Corporation, made i n the 18th year of the reign of James the First, the corn and salt porters were incorporated into one company, to be called by the name of the " Porters of Billingsgate"—that no person having corn, &c., to unload within the limits of the port of Lon don, was accustomed to do so without giving notice at the office of the Porters of their intention to so unload, &c., and upon the receipt of such a notice that a competent number of- porters attended to un load, &c.— that the Fellowship consists of three thou sand persons, all freemen of the City of London, and that, from time immemorial, certain rates of porterage, carriage, metage, &c., were received by the porters ; that the defendants were in the habit of landing out of vessels from Hertfordshire and other places, by means of hired workmen not belonging to the Company of Porters, large quantities of malt ; that several porters had been present when the defendants so landed malt, and had offered their services, which were refused. The amount of rates were also set forth in the bill, which the defendants, on being applied to, re fused to pay. , Mr. JAMES, for the defendant, stated that their answer, without disputing the prescriptive right and title of the City of London to be considered an ancient and opulent one, &c., denied the right of the Corporation to the claim of porterage on merchandize landed, &c., from the Thames ; they denied that the right of porterage had been from time immemorial exercised by the Com pany of Porters; that they believed that such a right did exist within the City of London; 'but did not extend be yond the limits of the City nor to private wharfs; that if it did it would greatly restrict the trade of her Majesty's subjects ; they believed that the porters had exercised a right claimed to some extent of late, but that it is an usurpation and one of modern date. The defendants also believed that many persons having corn and other mer chandise in vessels coming to be delivered within the Port of London, not only have been permitted to unload, without having notice, as mentioned in the bill, but also that those persons had unloaded the same without giving no tice. They also believed that when such notice was given, a number of persons belonging to the Fellowship of orters were accustomed to attend, but they denied that the practice of giving notice was pursued by any traders, except through ignorance or through fear of the power of the Corporation of London. 'The answer went on to state that the rates of porters were not reasonable, and that at private wharves such rates had been refused and successfully resisted ; that the defendants took the Savoy wharf, which belonged to the Duchy of Lancaster, and which was not within the limits of the City of Lon don, and which wharf was their private property ; they admitted that on two occasions in the year 1833, after they had commenced using the private wharf „they gave notice to the meters appointed by the Corporation of their intention to land-malt, and requiring them to come and measure the same. The defendants did so, under the impression that they were bound by , law to employ those meters, and to have such malt measured, but they did not require it to be men enrol for their awn use. They never gave notice to the Fellowship Porters to attend at their wharf. The porters having received notice from the meters, came to the wharf on theabove occasions, and claimed the right of carriage and porterage, and on these two occasions they did admi t the porters. The defendants alleged that the por ters were incompetent and inefficient men compared with their own workmen, and that the rate of wages charged by the porters was a hundred per cent. higher than that paid to their workmen ; and the defendants had accord ingly since these two occasions employed hired labourers. That the malt manufactured by the defendants was imported by them in bulk; but that the malt purchased by them on those two occasions above-mentioned, was measured by the meters. They admitted that certain porters since the year 1833 had pre sented themselves at the wharf, and interfered with the landing of goo& thereon, and that in consequence the defendants had put up a notice directing them to be treated as trespassers. Several other statements were made in the defendants' answer, setting forth the exorbi tarn, of the rate of porterage claimed. his HONOUR observed that there must be a very clear cltse made ou t on one s id e or th e o th er , t o ena bl e hi m to decide the question without sending it to a Court of Law. The SOLICITOR-G in volved in th e r ENERAL said, that the question in jouersv case had been in effect already decided the of Lan, and cited the case of Zac keily L. Wiltshire porting his view ; also th e cases of Milbourne 3 Strang e ' s Reports, as sup v. Fisher, end Layburne After a long discussion between the Counsel engaged on- both sides as to why the oenawueaseezhould not 'be brought before the Courts of Law than issue, it was agTeed . eventually that the plaintiffs had not a clear right to obtain a decree directing an action. His floNotnt confirmed that vie w o f the case, and d e creed _ claimed F i rst, an issue as to the custom in the terms of the bill ; secondly, an issue to the same effect, , leaving out the term rii The 'third and fourth issues referred to t he reasonable_lf ness of the amotlnt charged for porterage, carriage, and the decree further or dered that if the Jurahottla find that the sums set forth in the third and fourth issues were not of reasonable amount, that they should find what was a reasonable amount, a nd the Judge to be at liberty to advise any special matter. It was then fixed that the trial should take place at the next Winchester Summer Assizes. (Before Vice-Chancellor WIGRAM.) The V. TIM AANK OF ENGLAND. this caso was fil4 f" account tau= of the purpose ofhavint estate of the late Dr. llislop. t being admitted by the Counsel for the plaintiff that the testator died insolvent, the bill was dismissed with costs. THE NEW APPOINTMENTS OF QUEEN'S COUNSEL. Mr. Fergus, Mr. Walker Kenyon, Mr. Parker, and Mr. Russell, took their seats within the bar. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Jan. 19. HOME V. BOOTH AND OTHERS. The defendants are the well known distillers Sir'relix Booth, and Co., and this action is brought upon an agreement for the payment of an annuity. It appeared that the plaintiff communicated to the defendants a secret receipt for the making of British Brandy, for which they agreed to give him in the first place, an an nuity of 150 L, with a per centage on the profits arising from the use of his secret—with this condition, that his annuity should cease as soon as, or be suspended as long as, the per cent age amounted to 4001. per annum. Subsequently an annuity of 3001. was agreed upon in lieu of the first. The contingency upon which the former annuity was conditioned to deter mine having occurred—that is, the per centage having risen to 4001., the defendants refused to continne the annuity granted in the second instance, thereupon this action was brought. In the declaration the plaintiff set forth a letter from the defendants consenting to give the increased annuity without mention of the con dition, and he alleged that it was otherwise understood that the new annuity was not to be affected by the per centage. Mr. Sergeant CIIANNELL was heard this morning in support of the demurrer to this declaration, and argued at great length, raising many technical points on the authority of cases on the books, but chiefly contending that the terms of the letter were legally sufficient' to limit the second annuity, by the conditions of the for mer one, for which it was substituted. Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD supported the declaration, And the COURT took time to consider. Several causes of minor impOrtance were tried before Mr. Justice COLTMAN and a Middlesex Common Jury, at the Sessions House, St. Margaret's Church-yard. GURFORD V. BAYLEY. The plaintiff, a brewer's clerk, employed the defendant (a stock-broker), to invest the sum of 9421. in the pur chase of a Government annuity. The defendant, how ever, purchased an annuity from the Royal Pension Fund Society, which was subsequently broken up, and this action was brought to recover the sum originally entrusted to him, with interest. The defence was, that the plaintiff approved of the , dis position of his money in the manner preferred by the defendant, on account of the larger amount of the an nuity than what could be obtained from the Govern ment. But the witnesses for the defence admitted that the plaintiff expressed a wish to get back his money as soon as he heard of the investment. The Jury without any hesitation found a verdict for the plaintiff—Principal and interest, 9751. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Jan. 19. The Court took the special paper this morning. HORNE V. RAMSDALE. The plaintiff in this action sued in his capacity of Clerk to the Commissioners of Staines Bridge, and sought to recover damages from the defendant for not executing a bond according to agreement. The Commissioners had, under the provisions of their Act of Parliament, let the tolls of the bridge to Mr. Taylor, for 1841; at 2,0001. He gave in the names of - Simpson and the defendant, as his sureties, and the three signed an agreement to execute a bond of surety when the Com missioners had prepared a valid lease to Taylor. The defendant had pleaded that at the time he was called upon to perform the agreement, his co-surety was not present, and that when the bond was tendered to him for execution, the co-surety was dead. The plai n tiff s had demurred to this plea. Mr. CLEASLEY now supported the demurrer. If the plea were to be held good, • an agreement to sign a bond would be wholly void and of no effect, because each of the sureties had only to refuse to meet the other, and the agreement would be valueless. It was impossible for the plaintiff to oblige the sureties to meet; it was enough for him to have prepared a valid lease to Taylor, and tendered the bond for execution to the sureties. All that had been done, and he submitted the plea was bad. Mr. ERLE submitted that the plea was good. •He pleaded first that his -co-surety was not present when he was called upon to perform the agreement, and that when it was tendered to him the co-surety was dead. He contended that the Commissioners ought, like the trustees of a turnpike-road, to have withheld the lease from Taylor until he produced his two sureties. In place of doing so they chose to give the lease to Taylor with the bond, signed only by Simpson. They were satisfiedwith that security, until the lessee of the tolls be came insolvent, and Simpson died ; it was not until the circumstances were so altered that they tendered the bond for executors by the defendant, thereby wishing to throw all the responsibility on his shoulders. He sub mitted that the Commissioners had committed a mistake in giving the lease to Taylor , upon an improper security, and they had no right to throw the onus of it upon the defendant. The COURT were of opinion that they must construe the contract as it was meant at the time it was entered into, and that was, that each of the sureties agreed to sign the bond separately, and the events made no alte ration in its meaning. This case showed the truth of the adage that " Delays are dangerous." Judgment for the plaintiff. HORNE D CLERK TO TRUSTEES, V. RAMSDALE. This was a similar action brought by the trustees of the road leading to this bridge. The objection was the same.—Judgment. for the plaintiff. BAIL COURT, Jan. 19. After having heard a few motions of a purely hrmal character, his Lordship sat at Nisi Prius, with a Middle sex Common Jury, and disposed of several undefended causes. In the case of Harding v. Johnson, a verdict was re turned for the plaintiff, in consequence of the absence of the defendant's attorney. At the request of Mr. Hug gins, who appeared as Counsel for the defendant, a short delay was granted, while the Usher went to the differ ent Courts to seek the attorney. On his return, how ever, no attorney made his appearance, and the verdict was consequently entered for the plaintiff. In another case, in consequence of the absence of th e attorney for the plaintiff, while the defendant was ready, the Counsel for the plaintiff was obliged to withdraw the record. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Jan. 19. IN THE MATTER OF WILLIAM MAY. The insolvent was described as a horse-jockey, and dealer in horses on commission. He was opposed by Mr. Nicholls, on behalf of a Mr. Clark. The grounds upon which the opposition rested were, that the insolvent had, in the month of June last, sold horse to the opposing creditor in Smithfield market, which subsequently was found to be affected with the glanders at the time of sale. Mr. WOODROFFE, for the insolvent, said, after the horse had been returned it was sold to a gentle man, named Beasley, for the same sum as that given by the opposing creditor, and that the insolvent imagined the horse was only affected by a peculiar kind of disease called influenza, marked by symptoms in some degree like glanders, which had lately appeared, and carried off a great number of the cattle on the western roads. The Learned COMMISSIONER ordered that the name of Mr. Beasley should be inserted in the insolvent's sche dule, to afford an opportunity of inquiry whether be bought the horse, and, if so, upon what terms. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-ROUSE; A case, the peculiar circumstances of which caused much curiosity, was brought before Sir Chapman Mar shall yesterday. A Custom-house officer was charged by City police man George Hyde, No. 615. Mr. nobler, jun., appeared for the defence. The policeman said that on Sunday evening at eight o'clock, while on duty he saw the defendant coming along the street by the Custom-house, and perceiving that the man had something very bulky about him, ask e d what it was. The defendant replied that he had a few toys ; not many. Witness went with bim to the corner of St. Dunstan's-hill, looked at the toys, of which he had several, and took him to the station-house, where in , a few minutes bottles of wine of very bad quality were found upon his person. The defendant said be had found the wine on the wharf at Galley Quay; and as for the toys, he knew nothing about them. Mr. Nobler. jun.—Did he not tell you before you took him tothe station-house that ho was a Custom-house officer, and that be bad made a seizure ? The policeman—CerTainiTno;. Mr. Hobler, jun.—Was he not going towards the Custom-house? The policeman replied that he appeared to be passing by the Custom-house n ear the Western entrance. _ _ Sir CHAPMAN MARSHALL—Does any one claim the property ?—Mr. F. S. Sell, Superintendent of Galley Quay, claimed the property upon the part of his em ployers. He stated that his attention having been called to two cases of toys which had been broken open, he exa. mined them and found that they contained toys precisely similar to those produced, The cases had been broken open between Saturday night and Monday morning, and he supposed that those produced were part of the original contents. Mr. Elford Foote, Landing Waiter at the Custom house, stated that on Thursday last he examined some toys for payment of the duty on the Wharf of Galley Quay. They had been landed three or four days, and the toys produced appeared to 'be like them, but it would be impossible to swear to their identity without the wrappers in which it was the peculiar practice to enclose toys of the description, and which had been removed from those in possession of the officer. Mr. Hobler—Would it not be the duty of the accused, if he saw a parcel of toys concealed in a corner, for the purpose of being removed upon an opportunity, to seize them ? Mr. Foote—Certainly, and to deposit them in the Queen's warehouse. Sir C. MAnsuALL—But it would not be his duty to take them off with him elsewhere ? Mr. Foote—By no means. He would have to deliver them .to the Custom house authorities. _ An Inspector of the watch in the Custom-house stated, in answer to a question from Mr. Hobler, jun., that a Custom-house officer, who had to deposit goods which he seized, would have to enter at the western gate, and that he was justified in putting the goods seized in any way he pleased about his person. . Mr. W. Holmes, a searcher of the Customs, stated that he had been given to understand that eight casks of wine, of very bad quality, had been detained on the wharf at Galley Quay. lnd that an attempt had been madk, to get a drawback of the duty, they . being not worth the duty. lie tasted some of the wine, which was of the worst kind, and some of the wine produced tasted like it. This witness stated, in answer to a question from Mr. Hobler, jun., that if a Custom-house officer saw bottles, of wine and to y s in a : place of concealment, he would be justified in convoyi ug fbe lz away in the best way he could. Mr. Sell, the superintendent of Galley Quay, said, that a Custom-house officer would not be justified in making this seizure in the wharf at Galley Quay. The goods which were there were to be considered as the property of the wharfingers, and the duty had been paid upon them. There was no 'justification whatever for such a course. Sir CHAPMAN MARSHALL said that the officer certainly had no right to seize, as the duty had been paid. Mr. Hobler, jun., stated that his client had perceived the toys and wine together in a corner, and considering them contraband seized them, and was carrying them otf to the warehouse in the Custom-house, when the police man approached, and took him into custody, just as he was about to go in at the western entrance. Mr. Sell—He ought to have stated the circumstance to our watchman if such a thing occurred. A Tide Surveyor stated that the defendant was a Cus tom-house watchman. Mr. Hobler, jun., then called William Bodle, a revenue officer, upon the part of his client. The witness said that he had watched on the wharf at Galley Quay on Satur day and Sunday last, and he observed a case of toys in an insecure state, there being a hole in it sufficiently large to admit a person's head. He mentioned what he had seen, and covered the hole. The men who worked on the quay were often detected in committing depreda tions there, and it was by no means unusual to find toys of no value loose about the warehouse. Witness added, that the defendant had been five years in the force, and that there never was anything against him; that, in fact, he was a steady officer, and attentive to his duty. Sir CHAPMAN Mensiuda—You-consider that he acted properly on this occasion? Witness—l should have done the same thing myself. Sir CHAPMAN MIRSHALL—I have looked into the circumstances of this case with particular care, and I hope that the defendant came into possession of the pro perty honestly. It appears that the gate of the Cus tom-house, at which officers enter at night to deposit the seizures they make is the western gate, and it appears that he did not pass that gate before he was apprehended by the policeman. -If he had passed it before he was seized, I should have made up my mind as to his crimi nality; The policeman acted very properly in taking a man under such suspicious circumstances into custody, and I trust that I am acting properly in dis charging the accused. The toys and wine, which were declared to be of very little value, were then given up (as we were given to un derstand) to the superintendent 'of the wharf. Mrs. Rachel Samuels, the wife of a respectahle trades man in Bury-street, St. Mary Axe, was summoned for haring assaulted a young woman, named Mary Sullivan. Sir CHAPMAN MARSHALL-I understand that this matter is a misunderstanding between a mistress and her servant. Now, I am always anxious to have such dis putes settled without the interference of a Magistrate. Cannot an arrangement take place on this occasion ? N r. Isaacs, solicitor to Mrs. Samuels, said that he had made a proposition to that effect, but without avail. - The father of the young woman said, with great warmth, that an arrangement was quite impossible, as Mrs. Samuels had not only beaten his child, but at tempted to destroy her character, by stating that impro per familiarities had taken place between her and Mr. Samuels. _ Mr. Isaacs declared that Mrs. Samuels had laboured under a complete misconception, and that the character of the young woman was most excellent. The father of the girl said that neither he nor his child could rest while there was such an imputation upon her character. If that was gone she was lost for ever, and if justice was to be had on earth she should have it. Alderman MAGNAY, who was sitting in the justice room at the time, suggested to Sir Chapman Marshall, who still counselled an agreement, that it would be ad visable, for the sake of the young female who complained, to go into the merits of the case of assault. Mary Sullivan, who stated that she was in her 18th year, was then sworn. She said that she had been in the service of Mrs. Samuels until last Thursday morning. On Wednesday night, or Thursday morning, her mis tress, followed by her mistress's father, rushed into her (Witness's) room, and beat her about the head and face, and afterwards kicked her in the stomach. Mr. Isaacs—You made no complaint of a kick in the stomach, when you came here for the summons ? Mary Sullivan—l did not. Alderman MACNAY—Did you give her any provoca ,, tion ? Mary Sullivan=-Not the least. Mr. Isaacs—As I said before, Mrs. Satnuels had some wholly unfounded suspicions of irregularities between her husband and this young woman, and she is convinced of her mistake. Alderman MACNAY said it appeared that the lady had, in her jealous passion, used words against the poor gir which must be retracted. Sir C. MARSHALL—The assault has been clearly proved here, at any rate. The father of the girl—Your Lordship can deal with Mrs. Samuels for that, according to your own judgment. Alderman MAGNAY—I should be glad to know what character Mrs. Samuels will give to the young woman, if she should be referred to ? Mrs. Samuels—She is a most honest, sober girl. Alderman MACNAY—WiII Mrs. Samuels give her such' a character as will secure to her another place ? Mrs. Samuels—Certainly. Mr. Isaacs—The girl deserves no other character. My client's suspicions, she admits, have been wholly unfounded. Sir C. MARSHALL—Then, as to the assault, my brother Alderman and I agree in the opinion that Mrs. Samuels pay the fine of 21., and this young woman goes away with a perfectly clear character. Alderman MAGNAY—" There is not the slightest taint of any kind upon it." The father of the girl said that he was perfectly satis fied with the decision of the Aldermen and, bowing re spectfully, left the Justice-room with his daughter. The fine was immediately paid. GUILDHALL. A wretched looking man and bis wife (the latter carrying an infant in her arms) of the name of Weston, were placed at the bar before the sitting Alderman on the following charge. Police oonstable 253 said, about half-past nine o'clock on theprevious evening, he was called by Mr. Well s , a baker, in Long-lane, who told him that the male prisoner came into his shop and taking up a piece of bread which was lying on the counter, walked out of the shop with it to where the female was standing, and•divided it with her, when they both devoured it ravenously. They then said they would prefer being taken to the station-house, as they had neither food nor shelter. He (the constable) this morning called on Mr. Wells, who declined attend ing, as he thought the unfortunate prisoners were more to be pitied then blamed. The prisoners said hunger alone induced them to commit the theft, and were ordered to be discharged, as no one appeared to prosecute. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A sturdy looking young man, who gave the name of Charles Smith, but who was identified by the police as having been before in custody in the name of Godfrey, was placed at the bar on suspicion of burglary : Frederick Enington,,footman in the service of Mr. Richard Bentley, of No. 8, New Burlington-street, Re gent-street, the publisher, stated that between seven and eight on Tuesday evening, as he was entering . the hall from the lower part of the house, he saw the pri soner ascending the drawing-room staircase in a very stealthy manner, and stepping as softly as he could. On reaching the first landing-place he took up a lamp that stood burning in a niche, and proceeded to the drawing room, and opening with great caution one of the folding doors entered and raising the lamp was examining around him, when witness pounced in and seized him by the collar. He at first made a show of resistance, but finding it of no avail, became passive, and was given in charge to the police. On searching the prisoner at the station-house, a small amount in money, a pawnbroker's duplicate, and a skeleton key, were found in his pocket. The prisoner could give no satisfactory account of himself, and was remanded until Friday next. MARYLEBONE. On Tuesday four young men were brought before Mr. Rawlinson, charged with disturbing the inhabitants by knocking at their doors. The names, addresses, &c., given by the defendants, were as follow:—George Doug las, gentleman, No. 41, Edgeware-road; Edward Turner, 1 . gentleman, No. 14, Portman-street, Portman-square; Joseph Brittlebank, Alscot-place, Grange-road, Bermond sey, surgeon ; and lames Williams, gentleman, No. 17, Berkeley-street West, Connaught-square. Turner and Brittlebank were fined 40s. each, for knocking at the doors ' • and Turner and Williams were also fi ned 20s. each for being drunk ; they were further required to enter into their own recognizances for their good behaviour for 12 months. A young man, who gave his name Edward Acres, was placed at the bar before Mr. Rawlinson, charged with the following cruel robbery : It appeared that on the previous night a house belong ing to Mr. Marlet, proprietor of the Bee Hive, in the Harrow-road, was burnt to the ground, and that yester lle *-e a r l t lold'kh e a s t ao c iff h d , which yester day morni ng , a b out n i ne o ' clock, the prisoner was ob served to pick u p ,eirv‘ aanrdd s thee a r rr but had was bee soo ndu n afterwards of with i c i l t e , a i in his posse ss i on. n u os r .ff e wit h Mr. Marlet identified the watch, and said that its ap pendages were a gold chain and two gold seals. These were now missing, and had no doubt been handed by the prisoner to a companion, who was with him, and who made his escape before he (prisoner) was taken. He was committed to Newgate for trial. CLERKENWELL. About three weeks ago, William Henry Overton, a fine looking lad, aged sixteen, was brought before Mr. Combe, charged by Mary Smith, a chandler -shopkeeper, residing in Wellington-square, St. Pancras, with having stolen an apple, value one halfpenny. The prisoner, it appeared, entered the shop of the pro secutrix, on the Saturday evening, and committed the theft, K hen he was given into custody, and l oc k e d up until Monday morning. On being placed at the bar, the prosecutrix declined prosecuting, as she had discovered that the prisoner was in great distress, and had stolen the apple through hunger, and that his mother was a poor, but honest woman, with a large family, residing in the same neighbourhood with herself. Mr. eosins questioned the prisoner, who said that hunger induced him to steal the apple. His mother was a widow with three children besides himself, and they had not tasted food for 'some time. He was out of a situation, and could get no work. He was anxious to go to sea, but his mother was unable to purchase him clothes, or fit him out. Mr. COMM discharged him, but ordered the mother to leave her address, which she did, " No. 15, Wellington square," a place, although bearing so respectable a title, is inhabited by very poor hard-working people ; and he .directed Sergeant Lester, No. 10 E, to proceed and. in vestigate into the case, and report the result to him (Mr. Combe) which he did forthwith, and subsequeatly re, turned and informedthe Court that he found the prisoner's mother, children, and her idiot sister (the latter afflicted' With dropsy), in a miser Ole apartment, destitute of fur- I /l iv e or a n y coixtfort,. to ilOte t bed to jid upon, TLIS THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1842. sister was evidently in a dying state, and they were without the least means of providing any nourishment for themselves. He made inquiries, and ascertained that they were deserving, honest people, who had been reduced by misfortune to their present poverty, and that the whole of the family were deserving objects. He also added, that they were indebted at their lodgings, and there were numerous duplicates in their possession, and they had received notice to quit the lodging. This distressing report having been made on the 7th instant, Mr. Combe sympathised for the unfortunate family, and ordered 21 to be given from the poor-box of the Court for immediate necessaries, and that every attention should be paid to them from time to time; and he deter mined also to use his influence in order to procure a ship for the boy and fit him out, for which purpose he instantly communicated with Mr. Evans, of the Thames Police. Subsequently 21., and 7s. 6d., were handed over to the family in separate payments; and eventually a ship was procured for the boy, who was on Tuesday placed on board the Isabella Sarah, a Newcastle collier, which sailed to her destination, the poor fellow leaving with tears of joy and gratitude. WORSHIP-STREET. MISCONDUCT OF OMNIBUS DRlVERS.—Yesterday John Barker, jun., of Hackney, proprietor of the omm has 4,903, and William Wicks, of Lea-bridge, proprie tor of the omnibus 4,915, were summoned before Mr. Bingham, the sitting Magistrate, by Inspector Harris, •of the H division of police, to answer for their omni buses having been wantonly and furiously driven on the 10th instant, to the imminent danger of passengers upon the road. Both these defendants, however, now pro duced their drivers, viz., Richard Lanaway, badge 4,388, Barker's driver, and Richard Brown, badge 4,287, Wick's driver, who were, accordingly, placed before the Magis trate as defendants. Mr. Humphreys, the solicitor, defended them. Policeman 21 , stated that about eight in the even ing of the 10th instant he was at the corner of a street in Hackney-road, speaking to another constable, who had just met him, when he heard the rattling of ap proaching omnibuses, and the voices of the drivers swear ing at, and abusing each other. They came in sight nearly abreast of each other, and as they neared the turnpike-gate, the driver of the omnibus belonging to Mr. Wicks, lashed his horses right and left, and cut across, to prevent the other from getting before him, which the other was using his utmost exertions to effect. They went rather slower through the gate, and then went off again as fast as the horses could gallop, and so continued until they came to Shoreditch Church. The witness, in cross-examination, said the corner of the street where he was standing was about four yards from the gate, and there he took down the num bers of the omnibuses. He did not think it possible for the horses to gallop faster than they did. Some of ,the inhabitants and passengers along the road spoke to the witness and his brother constable, and asked them if they had taken note of the dangerous conduct of the drivers, and they replied in the affirmative. Policeman 105 H corroborated this evidence. Mr. Humphreys, for the defendant, complained of the length of time that had elapsed before the defendants had notice that such offences were alleged against them, which - made it impossibli for them to produce witnesses. Directions were given-that in future notice should be given to the proprietors as soon after the affair as possible. Mr. Mr/Quern then; after commenting upon the dan gerous conduct of the drivers, sentenced each of them to pay 40s. and costs, or to be imprisoned; and assured them that for any future offence he would impose the full penalty of 51 He expressed a hope, however, that they would now take warning against the repetition of such misconduct; and in that expectation, as they were men of previously good character, he did now enter the present conviction upon their licenses. The defendant Brown, and another driver named George Parry, badge 3,086, had just before been con victed of " unlawfully loitering" upon the road, upon the information of the well-known John Byers, who has for several years past given up the general business of a com mon informer, and derived a handsome income by the employment of time-keepers on the different roads, to watch the drivers and conductors, for which he receives an annual payment from the different omnibus proprie tors. The two defendants he now, brought before the Magistrates were fined 40s. each, as they had been twice before fined in smaller sums for similar offences. The defendant Brown was fined, in the whole, 41 and costs, for the two opposite offences of " loitering" and " furious driving." • CIITTINa ANDWOUNbING.—MaryAnn Flanagan, aged 16, was finally examined upon a charge of feloniously cutting and wounding Margaret Neal, her mother, and Elizabeth Neal, her young sister. The prisoner, who is leading a depraved life, went home on the night in question, and wanted bread and butter, which her mother told her she would presently cut for her. She used a vile expression, and said she would cut it herself, but upon her going to the cup board for the purpose, her mother gave her a slap on the head and pushed her away, and she then seized the tin cover of a saucepan, and with the sharp-ed'ge wounded her mother severely upon the forehead, and afterwards wounded her younger sister also, who had interfered. The mother was for some time afterwards iu the London Hospital, the wound having divided an artery, but she now appeared quite cured, and free from danger. The prisoner was summarily convicted of the assault in the penalty of 205., and in default to be imprisoned one month, including 'the week she had already - been in con finement. ST. KATHARINE'S DOCKS. Tuesday the half-yearly meeting of the Proprietors of this Company was held at the Dock-house, Tower bill, for the purpose of receiving a report from the Court of Directors, for the declaration of a dividend, and on other affairs. Mr. Thomas Tooke, the Chairman of the Company presided. The CHAIRMAN stated that, in compliance with the provisions of the Dock Act, the purpose of the meetin was to consider the amount of dividend to be declared upon the fixed capital stock of the Company, fyr the half-year ended the 31st December last. From the ac counts, it would appear that the credit balance on the 31st of December, 1840, was 119,4431. Ils. Bd. ; whereas the balance at the like period in 1841 amounted to 120,5261. 2s. 104., showing an increase ; a result which, under all the circumstances as connected with the state of trade during the past year, was to be considered satisfactory. With respect to the t ea t ra d e, w hi c h f orme d a most important branch of foreign commerce, there had been some improvement in it, notwithstanding the in terruption to the intercourse with China during the last year ; but the arrivals had been protracted beyond the usual period. The number of packages of tea imported into London during the past year was 401,481 ; in 1840 only 363,928 —showing an increase during the last year of 37,553 packages ; of which increase, more than one half em eie3ir Thegla st s t o ck2(,2 was landed by the Com pany. warehouse on the 31st of December 69,515 tons—rather less than e ( (b e ing l l. e la orf p wasgacoldagses in at the corresponding period in 1840 ; but it was to be observed that since the first week of the present month the quantity in warehouse had gradually increased, and that now it exceeded the tonnage in warehouse at the like period in 1840. As respected the shipping that frequented these docks during the last year, there had been an increase over the preceding year of 114 ships, of the aggregate register tonnage of 21,316 tons, as would appear from the following statement :- 1840. 1841. Ships. Tons. Ships. Tons. Entered with cargoes...s3s 132,062 605 149,478 Ditto light to load 296. 37,729.-340 41,629 Total 831 -169,791-945—.191,107 Exceeeding in 1840 114..... 21,316 over 1841 945—.191,107 Of this excess there were with cargoes -70 ships 17,416 tons and to load 44 „ 114 „ 21,316 „ And during the same year no less than 10,354 lighters entered the docks with goods and to load. The returns of shipping that entered the port of Lon don with cargoes during the years 1840 and 1841, showed an increase in British ships of 71,493 tons, and a falling off in the foreign tonnage o f 35,487 tons, leaving an in crease in the year 1841 over the preceding of 26,006 tons. The Court of Directors recommended to the Proprie tors the declaration of a dividend of 21 per cent. upon the capital of the Company for the half year ending 31st December last. _ _ The resolution was carried, and the thanks •of the meeting were voted to the Chairman, the Deputy.. Chai rman, and ,the Court of Directors, for their attention to the aftairs of the Company. It was moved by Mr. POYNDER, seconded and carried unanimously, that the thanks of the meeting be given to Sir John Hall, th e S ecre tary, for the zeal, ability . , and persevering att ent i on h e h a d continued to show in the management of th e D oc k s . The thanks of the meeting were passed t o Si r J o hn and he expressed his ac knowledgments, after which the meeting adjourned. --;`,-- EXTRAORDINARY OC CURRENCE.—A few , days ago, as Mr. Butler, farmer, who resides near Whit , well, was returning home from York, in a spring -cart. he was accosted by an apparently well-dressed lady, who wore a muff, veil, 84c., and who desired him to let her have a ride, as she was benighted. Mr. Butler agreed to do so, and after they had proceeded some distance, and had arrived at rather a secluded spot, the lady desired him to get out, as she had lost her glove. The farmer, however, declined, he being suspicious that all was not right. The fair one then alighted from th e ve hi c le, and Mr. Butler immediately put his horse i n t o a ga ll o p. He had no sooner done so than several sh o t s were fired after him, but without taking eff ec t. O tt arrivi accident occurred near th e y. in his cart, an d discovered at, home he found the m u ff within it a`brace of load e d pistols and a c l asp k n i fe. _ Y or k Courant. LAMZNTAZ LE O C CURRENCE. —'-011 Wednes. day eveni ng , a deplorable Stone Clough s t at i on, K ears l e The train, which l e f t th e sf lrd p s g of the ab ove stat i on, failed, he f e ll, an d station, Tri n i ty - street, i n t hi s town, at fi ve o ' c l ock, for Manchester, w a s etwithinac act, his few hi when a person attempted to get into one of th e carr i ages, but, in the i mpru g n the wheels of th carriages of the whole train went over both of his 51 between the knee and the 4ncle. Both limbs. -Were dreadfully mutilated. It was ascertained Ithat he had come from Manchester, and that his name was Bentley, and he was a warper or sizer. It was stip posed that ho was anxious to get on the train, and was ignorant that it stopped at the station at. Stone Clough.— Bolton Free P ress ,. , Lord Ashburton, accompanied by Mr, }fiigo Mildmay, willrealeßath House, Piccadilly, on the 28th inst., to embark from LiverpoOl for New York. They then go to Washington, where a mansion has- been taken , for three months. His Lordship will afterwards visit r enasYlva4tia. and is =voted to return to this coun t r y About the and vf J u l y . ) 4.. , .-• ~'!~! ~~ ~ PRICES OF CAN AL,DOCK,ASSUR. ANCE COMPANY SHARES, &c. &c. &c. LONDON, TUESDAY, JAN. 18. Number Dividend Prim of per CANALS. per :hares. Annum. Paid. Shire 1,766 7 per cent. Ashton& Oldham...Average97l.lBl.lh. "98 1,482 41. Ashby.de-lv.Zouch llicrage 1121.5 h. - 72 1060 1,00 sjl . Brecknock and Alm gav enny 1504.5h. 92 E,009 1-16th. 101 Birmingham, 1-16th share —Bll. & 711. 194 4,000 ......... Ditto & Liverpool Junct.l29l. eh . 100 pi 21 . _ St. Bridgewater and Taunton.lool.Bl, all p 3— 51. Chelmer and Black water lool.e . 105 500 321. Coventry 1001. sh. 300 ... . .... Croydon .. Average 311.2 s 10d. sh . - 2, 60 51. Os Dud1ey.............. 1001. sh. : • 92 600 lel. Derby ....... ...".. ............. . ... . 20,000 4 per cent. Danube and M ayne .........411 .13.. 4cl.pd 30 3.575 k 4 , Ellesmereand Chester Averegel33..sb. 75 231 621 Erswash .. 6,485 8 1 1. Forth and Clyde lOO/. Bb. 1001. pd. Itil 11.453 7/. Grand .ounction 2,849 i 255. Grand Union 1001..h 26 ',500 . ........ Grand 5urrey...................... lool.Bh. 15 1,0001 41per cent . Ditto (optional) Loan 1001. .896 ... ... Grand Western 600 131.12.. Id. Glamorgan:hire, Aver. cost 1721.130.4 d. 130 749 Ph. Grantham ...... ..... ... . ... ..1501.8h. 220 6,238 21. Os. Huddersfield Average 5 /1. 6s. 6d. sh. 21 % 100 .. . ..... Kensington loo sh. all pd 10% 2%328 11.10 s. Kennet and Avon, Av. 391. 18s. 101. sh 18 11,694 11. 7s. Lancaster Average 471. 6s. Sd 27 2,8972 301. Leeds and Liverpool lOOl. s h 730 545 f lU. Leicester .... -........... ...... .. l4Ol. :1 150 ,897 5/. Os. Leicester & Northampton Av er 631.10r 71)4 2,409 101. Monmouthshire lOOl.Bl 200 250 10!. Melton Mowbray . ....... lOOl. eh. 117 SOO 251. Mersey and Irwell .... .... . -1001. sh. 540 3,000 21. 108. Macclesfield lOOl.. sh. all pd 23 247 171. Neath .. 1001. sh. 365 ',400 5/. Peak Forest. A ver..ge about 761. sh. 71 1,418 6s. Regent's (or London) Av. 331.16g.8d. sh. 10 5,669 61. Rochdale Average 851.5 h. 12 500 81. Shropshire 1251.5h. 137 :1300 111. 10s. Somerset Coal 1501.811. 17E 3,600/. 6 per cent Ditto Lock Fund Stock 121.108. sh. 114 700 361. Stafford and Worcester. 1401.5 h. 686 SOO 151 Shrewsbury 300 91. 3taurbridge.....................~... . 3,647 21. Os. Stratford-on-Avon Arer....791..98. ki. sh. 33 533 1211 Swansea .. ... 1001,,h. 265 3.762 21. 12 .. Severn ancilNyc &Railway Av. 261.95. sh. 45 2,6001 oh. 39/. 10s. Trent and Mersey, I share lOOl. sh. 500 6 .1 49 .... ..... Thames and Medway Av. 191. As. Bd. sh. 2' 1,0005h.1 ~, 1,0000 h. i '"'• Warwick and B;rmiggham lool.sh 203 960 . 13s. Warwick and hapsva' 1001. sh. 117 7,000 41. Worcester & Birmingham Av. 781.85. sh. 55 6,000 365. Wilts and Berks Average 671. 10s. Bd. sh. 28% 800 6., Wplev and E55ingt0n.......... 1251. sh 74 .26 ". Wisoeacn ......... ........ .............13:A. sh. 30 $ 1/ Vey and Arun. llOl. en. 20 DOCKS. `' o6o& I,o6sisk i 3p. c. Commerc al ft..... 1001. eh. 61 -. . ....... . . - 5 per cent. East and West India :,...........5t0ck 102% 3,238.31011. 31. p.ct. London Stock 74% Ditto Bonds 2,209 31.65. sd. Bristol Average 14'1.95. eh. 75 68,3241. 51. per cent. Ditto Notes, various amounts lOB 952,752 5 per cent. St. Katharine Stock 92 50(1,(VO 41 per cent. Ditto Bonds ......•..” 100% 200,000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds for 10 year); ... 4...4 ••••••••• Deptford Pier NI. sh. 201. pd 10 BRIDGES, 1,800 1/. Hammersmith 50/.lh. 21% 7,231 Southwark, Old Av. 631.21. Bd. sh. 35. 1,700 11. 15s. Ditto, New, of 7i per cent., 50/. sh. 15 3 4 ,1,000 .... .. .. Waterloo 1001. sh. 3 5,000 221. Ocl, Ditto, Old Annuities of Si 601. p 4 21 5,000 19a. 3d. Ditto. New Ditto of 71. 4Ol. pd 18% 10,0001. U. per cent. Ditto Bonds .. .. ....... ........ .. .. . ... . ..... ... 99% 5,848 27s Vauxhall .........Average 701. 10s. ... sh. 26 ASSURANCE COMPANIES. ----- -- -- -- 2,000 3110 s Albion .5001. sh. 501. pd 72 6 er..eentlAlliance British &Foreignlool.sh. 1 1/. pd 144 50,000 [ Ind 155. 10,000 6 per cent. Ditto, Marine lOOl. sh. 5/. pd 514 24,000 ff. per sh. Atlas - 501. sh. 51. pd 14 1,20015 h. 5/. Birmingham I' ire 250/. sh. 55/. pd 10734 20,000 4/. percent. British Fire 2501. sh. 50/. pd 40 12,000 61. percent. British Commercial ... . .. .501. Oz. 5!. pd 6 5,000 51. per cent. Clerical & Medical Life, 1001. sh.2llos pd 634 4,000 2/ Os County lOOl. sh. 101. pd 11 2,000 be. Eagle 501. sh. 51. pd 4% 200 I's per cent. 1 to 301 b5..3 Economic Life 10001. sh. 250/. pd 409 2,271 226. percent. European Li 0 0/. sh. all pd 22 50,000 2s. Ditto, New 201. sh. 21. pd 134 1,000,000/. (1. per et Globe Stock 119 20.000 51* Guardian 30,000 41. 03. Hope 5O/. sh. 51. pd 54 2,400 5/. 123.6 d. Imperial Fire 5OOl. sh. 501. pd 135 7,500 Its. Imperial Life lOOl. sh. 10/. pd 11 13,459 W. percent. Indemnity Marine lOOl. sh. 81. pd 2934 2,020 91 10s Kent Fire 5Ol. sh. all pd 92 31. Ditto Life 5Ol. .pcl 66 10,000 16s. Law Life lOOl. sh. 101. pd '31% 5,000 108. London, Fire 251. sh. 121. 10s. pd IM. 3,1)00 10a. London, Ship ........251. eh. 121. 10s. pd 18% 1.000,0001. ... ..... Minerva Life 1001. sh. 21,000 5/. per cent. National Loan Fund... 201. sh 21. 10s. pd 2% 30,000 51. per cent. Palladium 1.11" 5Ol. sh. 21. pd at Os 50,000 51. per cent. Protector Wiz 201. sh. 2/. pd 1760 d 10,000 4 per cent. Protestant insventers ....MO/. sh. 51. pd 5% 2,500 U. - Provident Lite ........ ..... 1001. sh. 101. pd 20 10 0 ,600 4s. Od. Rock Life.............. ........ ............ 21. pd '3% 69,2201 51. per cent. Royal Exchange Stock 170 6,000 5 per cent. University Life 1001. eh. 51. pd 6% 10,000 4 per cent. United Kingdom Life 100/. sh. 51. pd 75( JOINT STOCK BANKS. 25,000 Agric. and Com. of I reland2sl. ,h. 10!. pd 15,000 8 per cent. Australasia 401. sh. 401. lad 53% 10,006 10 percent. Bank of Birmingham 501. sh. 101. pd 13 10,000 IA per cent. Birmingham Bank 5O/. sh. 10/. pd - 18% 31,000 6 percent. London & Westminster 1001. sh. 20/. pd 22;,. 60,000 5/. London Joint Stock 501. sh. 10!. pd 12% .3,008 4 per cent. Lancaster lOOl. 'h. 204 pd 30 25,000 10 per cent. Liverpool 1001 sh. 1211. pd 19 50,000 7g percent. Manchester and Liver } 50/.sh. 151 P d 19% pool Dironnt 20,000 7 per caw t. Manchester lOOl. sh. 10/. pd 4' 10,000 8 per sent. Provincial Bank of I relandlool. sh. 25/. NI 41 10,000 6 ler ccnt National Bank of Ireland 50/. sh. 1711. pd 17% 10,000 6 per cent National Provhiclal Eng.lool. sh. 35/. pd 34% 10,006 Ditto New 101 sh. 10/. pd 4 3 10,000 . ..... ... GlOlgestershire 501. eh. 101. pd 32 6,000 10 per cent. Hampshire 5Ol. sh. 5/. pd 9 GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. _ __ ...... _ 2,500 16s Od _ Bath ...... ..... 201. sh. 164 pd 22 5,000 British 401. sh. 161. pd 18 0.900 154/giel3ceri.3 Ditto Provincial 2O!. sh. 19/. pd 24M 928 51 los Birmingham 50/ sh. 96 4,250 210 s Bristol 2O/ sh. 36 . 2,250 3/ les Brighton 2Ol. eh. 13% 750 31 10s Ditto. New 2Ol. sh. 181. pd 9 2,471 4f per cent. Brighton General 2Ol. eh. 3110 934 4,000 71.105. Continental Consolidated ..75/. 62f /.pd 110 1,000 101. City of London.. ....... . SOO/. sh. all pd 195 1,000 ill. Ditto, New 1001. sh. 75/. pd 150 4,000 3/.os, Equitable 5Ol. pd 20 10,000 Si. per cent. Imperial 5O/. sh. 61 . 800 5/. per cent. Isle of Thailet 251. sh. 20/. pd 183( 2,350 1/. per cent. Independent 30/. sh. all p. 56 9,000 41. per cent. Phoenix 5Ol. sh. 391. pd 33 1,000 M. per cent. Hatcliff .......... ......... .....1001. sh. 801. pd 63 4,000 South Mstropolitan......sol. 5h."43%/. pd 17 9,00.0. 5/. per cent. United General 50/.31. 411. pd '4'9 240 Si. per cent. Warwick 5O/. sh. 50 400 51. per cent Wakefield 251. sh. 22 2,000 31. Westminster Chartered 6,000 lb. Ditto New 5 4 ./. sh. 10/. pd 1% 760 3 per cent. Yarmouth 2Ol. sh. 181. pd WATER WORKS. 1,800 344. Birmingham .......a 25' sh. 451. pd 21 1,433 71. East London 100/, sh. 1C2)4 5,500 21 15s. Grand Junction Average 411. 13s. 4d. ch. 55 2,000 '2l: Kent 100/. sh. 52% 372 ' 16/. Liverpool Bootle 2201. sh. 325 1,500 I /10s New River London Bridge Water Ann... 60 5,486 21 10s Manchester and Salford 1001. sh. 54 1,000 5 per cent. South London lool.eh. 98 3,294 4il. West Middlesex Average 631.t125. 9d. sh. 90 1.360 11 14s ,York Building (,o. Lessee Prop. 100!. sh. 35 IRON RAILWAYS. 6,300 2/. Os. Birmingham and Derby ...- ....... 100/ pd 54 9,500 ... ...... Birmingham and Gloucester ....JO/. pd 04 15,00 1/. 4s. Bristol and Exeter .........1001. eh. 60 pd 25 7,500 Cheltenham& G.Wcstern 1001. sh. 72*1. 15 3,000 Clarence 100/. sh. 1001 pd 20 8,000 ...... ... Dublin and Drogheda 1001. sh. Si. rid 60,006 Eastern Counties 25/. eh. 231. pd Sli 10,000 Great North of England lOW. sh. 90!. pd 6034 10,918 13 per cent. Grand Junction lOOl. sh. all pi 19:4 25," 06 3 per cent. Great Western l6Ol. sh. 65/, pd 84 25,000 Ditto New 50/. sh. 50/. pd 61 3 4 6,000 5 per cent Gosport Junction...-. 5Ol. sh. 50/. p.. 1 (,6 1 ,,, 2,000 6 per cent. Hartlepool MO/. Eh. 100!. pd 1453,, 8,000 Hull and Selby 5Ol. sh. 50/. pd 39 2,100 4 per cent. Leeds and Selby 100 sh. 0534 5,1110 10 per cent. Liverpool& Manchester 10(1.sh. 1001. ptl 199% 7,96,8 10 per cent. Ditto Half Shares 5O/. pd 90 11,495 10 per cent. Ditto Quarter Shares "5/. pd 45 36,000 ... ...... London and Brighton .501. sh. 501 pd 38% 24,000 London and Blackwall 25/. sh. 251. pd 1 1 34 tO.OOO 3 per cent. London and Greenwich l 2 Ol. sk. 201. pd 7 25,000 Piper cent. London & Birmingham 100/. sh. 901. pd 170 25,000 21. I's Ditto Quarter Shares -125/. sh. 51. pd 31,250 Dit o New Shares `3V. sh. 32/. pd 29 36,000 5 per cent. London and S. Western Av. 381,175. Vd. 5 1 134 33,000 ........ London and Croydon } Av. 13/. 15s . 9d. 12 •••••••.. Ditto New Scrip.... 13,000 5f pe rcent. Manchester and Leeds...loo/. !h. 701. pd 704 13,000 .......„ Ditto Half Sharm 5Ol. '251. pd 30 S 4 10,000 Manchester and Birmingham 701. sh. 401. tl+34 Ditto Extension 7l pd 2% 10,000 2/.1 , 1. Midland Counties 100/. sh. 10 , 1 pd 81 15,000 3/. Os. North Midland 11.11.5. Ditto New 401. pd 3`?; ; 10,256 ..... .... Northern and Eastern.... 50/. sh. 40/. pd S 3 :.,660 ... ...... Preston and Wyre 5Ol. eh. 30/. pd :36 49,000 ...... ... South Eastern and Dover 1,000 10/, per cent. Stockton and Darlington lOO/. sh. 265 0,000 Thames Haven 501. sh 51. pd 6.000 oo ..... York and North Midland 50 . eh. 501. pd 93 ____...._ MINES. 8,000 Albion Copper 5/.1 .., 3 } l, psi 19 4,000 11. bs. Altcn l5l. sh 121. 0b pd 10 10,000 ... . Anglo Mexican,iss. 51. pm.lool. all. al 1 d 134 Ditto Subscription ' 25!. iiii 134 9,080 101. riolanos l5O/. sh all pd 35 10,000 IL lOs Brazilian I rop. iss. 51. pm 251. eh. 201. pd 7% 6 , 000 „,,,,,,„ Macaubas A Cocaes United 25/.5h.251 . p d 4% 11,000 Ditto St. John Del Rey 2O/. sh. lit pd 146 IC,OOO ... ...... 13olivar Copper Company, 20/, sh. 20!. pd 1 10,000 .....•..... Ditto Scrip lO/, sh. 10/. pd 2 20,000 ... ...... British Iron lOOl. sh. 601. pd ,000 ...... ... British Copper 51. sh. 4}/. pd I% Citt Br.aica 6s!. pd 67 Candonga 10,000 11 Copiapo '2o4 sh. 13/. p 4 10 8,500 ~. Columbian, iss. 5/. pm 551. sh. 55/. pd ON 2,850 31. English l4l. Gs. pd 2 20,000 13,155 Mexican Company 100/. sh. Gel pd 3,000 .... ..... Polberou Consols lO/. sh. 8/. pd 4 11,500 Real del Monte Unregistered 3 Ditto Loan totes 150/. pd 160 30,000 ......... United Mexican, iss. 2 pm. 404 sh. all pd DIM. Scrip l% Ditto New Scrip 41 pd 3 West Cork 5Ol. sh 501. pd 36 LITERARY 1 NSTITUTIONS. 1,000 110.114.11 London, with Bronze Ticket ...75gs. sh. 143, 1,500 .... ..... London University lOOl. sh, all pd 7 00 King' College lOOl. 10 34 MISCELLANEOUS. 10, )09 15e. Au;tralianAgricultural.lool.'sh. 28/. pd 39 6,)00 1. per cent. British American Land Company 3511. pd 9 10,000 01. per Mit. Canada Company 100/. sh. 3211. pd 28 30,000 51. par cent. Upper Cana,a Loan City Bonds, 4 per cent l;9 29,000 1/. N. General Stearn Navigation 151. zh. 14/. pd 24 101. percent. Hudson's Bay Stock ,009 1/. London Corn. Sale R00m5....Av.151. sh 19% ,000 .... ..... Caoutcheue Company 121/. pd 12% New Brunswick Land Compsoty...sol. pd I'2 1,154 51. per cent. Reversionary Int. 50c...1001. sh. 1001. pd 93% Val 51. per cent. Ditto New 100/. sh. 100/. pd 107 4,000 ........, Thames Tunnel .501. sh. all y.ii 10 10,000 de. Van Diemen's Land...lool. sta. 181/. pd 7% LIST of SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES JAN. 15, 1842] BANKS. 1,960,0004. 61. p. ct. Bank of Scotland ...M. os, Md. th. aII pd 15434 1,000,0001. el. p. ct. Rcyal of Scotland 1001. sh. allpd 145% 500.0001. 8/. p. ct. British Linen Company 100/.sh. all pd :06 800,0001. 71. p. ct. Commercial 5OOl. sh. 1 00/. pd 150 500,000 1 . GP. et. National lOOl sh. 101. pd 13% 500,0001. 8/. p. ct. Glasgow Union 2501. sh. 50!. pd 84 1,000,0001. 6p. et. Western of Scotland 2001. sh 401. pd 60% INSURANCE COMPANIES. 250,000,h. 61p. ct. Scottish Union 201. sh. 11. pd :::14.0d. 7,500 10 p. ct. Hercules lOOl. sh. 10!. pd 13 100,000 10 p. ct. Insurance Co. of Scotland .101. sh. all pd 9 50,000 10 p. ct. North British 1301.5 h. 101. pd 1734 1,000 10 p. ct. Caledonian Fire 1004 sh. 101, pd 20 5,000 10 p. ct. Edinburgh Lito 100/. sh. 101. pd 15 100,000 3f p. ct. West of Scotland...... ...... ......... 10/. pd MISCELLANEOUS. 4,818 Edin. and Glas. Un. Canalso/.sh. all pd 8 Ditto Allocated 9sl. sh. all pd 45 122500( 8 per cent. Edinb. Joint Stack Water 25/. sh all pd 34 I,ooosh 21 per cent. Shotts Iron k0underv......501 sh 481 pd 40 0,000 3 per cent. Edinburgh & Leith Glars.?o/.sh. 161. pd 0 3 % 4,500 10 per cent. Edinburgh Coal Gas .251. sh. all pa 51 4,450 10 pei cent. G:asgow Gas 760 71 per cent' Leith Coal Gas „, 201.4h. all pd 1,154 Edinburgh and DalkelthrtsOway 50/. sh 3(1 RAILWAY FROM LANCASTER TO GLASGOW• —The survey of the contemplated line of railway be tween Lancaster and Carlisle is proceeding rapidly. On Monday last the survey of the portion of the line between Carlisle and Glasgow was commenced under the super intendence of air. - Lecke. A meeting was to be held in Edinburgh on, Friday, in favour of the east coast line ; but the gentlemen who, ate to take a part in it might as well spare themselves the trouble, seeingg. that the adtp -0;1.0: the line so strongly recorumend.wl'.4 . tl e C0n4115- . tipiteks IS .11N' Limon certain: l .-Carlisle Jortatd. • - - CASE OF DESTITUTION. Tuesday a lengthened investigation took place in the House of Correction, Coldbath-fields, Clerkenwell, before Mr. Waliley, M.P., on view of the body of David Green, aged 28, who died in the prison, having been committed by the Magistrates of Clerkenwell Court under the Vagrant Act. John Lambert, gatekeeper at the prison, deposed that the deceased was received on Friday week, having been committed by the Magistrates at Clerkenwell Court, under the Vagrant Act, for being found begging in the streets, by one of the Mendicity officers, for which he was sentenced to seven weeks' imprisonment. The poor man at the time was in a deplorable state of weakness and emaciation, and suffering severely from the incle mency of the weather, owing to the wretched manner in which he was clad. Colonel Chesterton, the Governor, said that when he was made acquainted with the deceased's condition he immediately ordered him into the infirmary, where he had sago, arrow-root, gruel, mutton broth, brandy and water, and in fact everything that was of a stimulating and nourishing quality. Stephen Allen, one of the nurses of the infirmary, said the deceased was so- weak as scarcely to be able to take any nourishment. The unfortunate man stated to wit ness that he had for some time wandered about the coun try in a state of starvation, and nearly perished with cold for want of shelter. He said he had been for weeks without having his clothes off. That before coming to London he had slept at Halstead and Yelden work houses, in Essex, where he received some bread as tem porary relief. The day before he was taken by the Men dicity officer for begging, he had applied to a brother, who lived near the Elephant and Castle, Newington, but who refused to relieve him. The Jury expressed their astonishment that a poor miserable dying being like the deceased should be com mitted to prison by the Magistrates ; it was cruel in the extreme. The unhappy man ought to have been sent either to an hospital or workhouse. The CORONER said he perfectly coincided with the Jury. The Jury returned a verdict of—" Natural Death, pro duced from want of the common necessaries of life." DEATH OF A kOREIGNER FROM STARVATION. On Tuesday a long investigation was entered into be fore Mr. Wakley, M.P., and a respectable Jury, on the body of a man named Adam, apparently about sixty years of age, and stated to be a native of France, at the St. Pancras Workhouse, King's-road, Camden Town. The Jury having viewed the body, which lay in the said house, and which presented a very emaciated ap pearance, the evidence was entered into. Elizabeth Richardson, stated that she was a lodger in the house No. 25, Hastings-street, Judd-street, New road ; the deceased was lodging in the same house, and had done so for about a fortnight. He occupied the second floor' back room. He could scarcely speak a word of English, but said he was a native of France, and had neither a single friend nor relation in this country. On Thursday morning she heard a heavy fall in his room, and on going up she found him lying on the floor. In attempting to walk, when lifted up, he again fell from weakness. She never knew him have anything but a small piece of bread and some coffee the whole time he lived there. He was taken insensible about six o'clock, on Friday evening, and con tinued in that state until three o'clock on Sunday, when he died. It was her ISillef that he died for want of the common necessaries of life. Mrs. Sarah Jackson, landlady of the house in ques tion, said she let her room furnished to the deceased about a fortnight since. All that she could learn of him was that his name was Monsieur Adam, and that he was a native of France. By the CORONER—I made application for relief to the parochial officers of St. Pancras fur him' on Saturday. morning,. Thomas Tiffin, summoning officer, was then sworn. He said he was on duty on Saturday morning at that workhouse, when application was made •to Mr. Stewart, the relieving ovorseer, to allow the deceased to be brought there, or some relief to be given. By the overseer's order, he at once visited the place, and found the de ceased as previously described. He gave the landlady 2s. and a loaf of bread, and immediately informed the pa rish surgeon, Mr. Robinson, who at once attended, and saw the case. The CORONER—Did you find any food or property- in the deceased's apartment? Tiffin—No property what ever, and the only species of food consisted of about a handful of flour and chicory, and two raw potatoes. . CORONER—Is it not usual, in such cases, for the parish to send - a nurse ? There is no doubt but this poor creature wanted warmth and attention as well as sus tenance. Tiffin said it was not usual to send a nurse unless one was specially applied for. The CORONER said the principle was a very bad one. Indeed it was imperative on parishes in such cases, to send nurses as well as to afford relief. Several Jury suggested that the Coroner would re commend to the parochial authorities the necessity of providing nurses, as well as relief in all such cases. After some further discussion, a verdict was returned, " That the deceased died from exhaustion, produced from the want of the common necessaries of life." STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian.) MANCHESTER.—We regret to say that the Littering appearances of improvement, which presented them selves in our market a fortnight ago, have entirely dis appeared, and prices, both of goods and yarn, have sunk to the extremely low rates which prevailed about three weeks ago ; and even at those rates it was not easy to make sales yesterday, some of the purchasers demanding still further concessions in several descrip tions of yarn and goods. This decline occurring so shortly after a general impression that trade was about to revive, shows the extreme feebleness of the market, arising mainly from the inability of large numbers of spinners and manufacturers to hold their produce ; in consequence of which the slightest check in the demand causes a pressure to sell, and an immediate reduction of price. Nor can any substantial or durable improvement be expected without an extensive revival of credit and confidence throughout the country ; revival which, under existing circumstances, must ne cessarily be slow and gradual, and therefore any expec tations of rapid amelioration in the trade of the district cannot reasonably be looked for. ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY, JAN. 17. —The market has been dull and heavy to-day, and the business transacted very limited. Wool may be quoted at last week's prices. HUDDERSFIELD MARKET, JAN. 18. ----We have again to report as bad a market to-day as, perhaps, was ever known in Huddersfield. Buyers were few, and the purchases made were generally at a loss. In fact, the more business is done, under existing circumstances, the greater is the loss to the energies of an industrious people. Profit is out of the question ;to exist for a time seems to be the sole object of the present com mercial struggle. FROM THE FRENCH PAPERS. Belletoise, an hussar, lately condemned by Court martial for committing acts of violence in the military penitentiary at S'. Germain, for which he had to suffer two years' confinement, retained his propensity of destructivene,s in such a degree, that, on being conducted back to his cell, he broke nearly all the windows in the passage, se that his fellow-prisoners were much incommoded by the cold air. A gene ral tumult ensued, and the director of the house pro mised to apply to the proper authorities to have the damage repaired. This would require some time, and the prisoners avenged themselves, a few days ago, for this malicious act of Belletoise, by making him run the gauntlet. The result might have been tragical had not the keepers interfered, and taken Belletoise from them. They shut him up in a cell, where there was literally not a single article on which he could vent his rage, except his own clothing, which, however, he tore into shreds, leaving himself completely naked, and thus inflicted an additional penalty upon himself. His mania rages still with undiminished force. On being informed that he would be again brought to trial, and have to undergo a further sentence of confinement for six months, ho replied, "Oh I that will be nothing. I have made up my mind to ten years ; and if it goes on at this rate, I shall have to take five trials more." This desperate fellow was a volunteer from one of the faubourgs of Paris, is scarcely twenty years old, has been only eight months the army, six of which he , has passed in prison. Two brothers-in-law, residing at Noisy-le-Sec, near Paris, set out three days ago with the cart of one and the horse of another, to buy a load of wood, for their joint supply of fuel. As the distance they had to go was only two leagues, and they started early, they ought not to have been long absent, but they did not return till nightfal, and then it was evident that they had not dined without a superabundant quantity of liquor. While they were unloading the cart, the wife of one of them came out and scolded her hus band with such virulence, that the other, who was still in the cart, interposed, and endeavoured to conciliate the quarrel, but the infuriated virago seized one of the logs which were on the ground, hurled at the head of the mediator, and struck him to the ground with such force, that his skull was fractured, and he died almost instantaneously. Horrified by the act she had com mitted, she, unobserved during tho confusion it created, went into the house, ascended to the loft, and there hung herself. A letter from Corfu, of the 30th ult., in the Moniteur Parisien, says :—" Serious disorders have occurred here on occasion of the festival of St. Spiridion. The body of this Saint was removed hither from its tomb when Constantinople was taken by Mahornet IL Be ing in a wonderful state of preservation, it is placed upright in a glass shrine, enriched with gold and pre cious stoner, and numerous miracles are attributed to it. On the 24th Dec., every year, this shrine is carried in procession through the streets of Corfu, and a service is specially appointed in the church. On this occasion an American Biblical Missionary, nam d Brewer, while the s. rvice was being performed, distributed Protestant tracts, and cried out, ' Place not your Nth in idols or mummies, but believe in God alone!' The congre gation became irritated, drove the missionary out of the church, pursued him to his abode, and ill-treated him ; it was probably the saving of his lite that he escaped from their hands to the house of a friend, where the English authorities arrested and conducted him to the citadel. On Cttristmus•dsy the disturbance was re- Nivea, lied conflicts took place between the ihhabittate MORNING SUN and the British soldiers. On the 26th and 27th these disorders became more and more violent; staves aoll . knives being used, and on tue 28th the Lord Commissioner, having learned th a t the people of th e town, and also of the country, were arming themsell es with poignards and guns, f oun d him s elf compelle d_ issue a proclamation that, if the riots did not cease, At would be obliged to put Corfu u n d er martial law. e the same time the Commandant confined all the tro o p' to their barracks in the citadel. The public exasPerr tion against the English authorities is still great, in e e s g r . sequence of the measures it has taken to suppress Cher insurrection." We find the following from Tunis; of the 6th ult" i l the Magdeburg Gazette :—" When the French C eee l applied to the Bey for the emancipation of the slsve and as all the Christian States of the Mediterranese are here represented by Consuls, the merchants, who have commercial relations with Porto Rico and O le ( were permitted to purchase negroes for the purpose °' sending them to Cuba. Most of the Consuls o f tbs d Christian Powers, without excepting those of Spoil' " n i France, took part in this traffic. The Russian C oose abstained, as Russia has no mercantile relations w ith Cuba. France alone can now put an end to this ()JO: traffic by menacing the Bey of Tunis, who is keP t 1 , 6 awe by the garrison of Constantino. The other rol l ', who are interested in this affair seem to encourag e Bey, and promise him their suppart, for fear Fil l , n ; should one day take possession of Tunis. It is t "" that so revolting an abuse is tolerated in a regel which seems to be alarmed only at the proximity French at Constantine." THE MARKETS.-(YESTERDA Y4 CORN EXCHANGE. e The fresh arrivals of Grain were moderate, And fat foggy state of the weather prevented business, s° many articles were nominally as on Monday. Flour Ye dull of sale. COLONIAL MARKET. Prices were firm for all the principal article, with a good demand from the home trade a nd 7; 1 pers. Raw Sugar in good demand at firm cc ra o i li 60s. is the lowest rate for Brown West India. C ° ,el o o good demand, and prices firm. Good ordinary , i e Y 2B5 , made 68s. 6d. to 71s. per cwt. Saltpetre 25a 6d. to per cwt. Rice dull of sale, and prices declining. TEA MARKET. The market firm, with a good demand ; low cow — Congou Is. lod. a Is. lOid. per lb. cash. TALLOW T. Tne demand good, and prices MAßK firm, E at 48s. 3d• the spot, and 48s. 6d. for arrival. OL MARKET. Prices firm, with a WO fair demand for both Englil spd - h Foreign. SPIRIT MARKET. fe d Rum in good request, and prices fully - sliPl X) dell Brandy held firmly, with few buyers. Corn Spintia. at 9s. 10d. COAL MARKET. Ships arrived since last market .day, 8. 0. 9 d. Adair's dell, Robson & Co. Hartley 18 0 Walls End H e tton ............ A 0 . Holywed Main l7 6 Walls End Lambton ....•"" ,70 0 , Original Windsor's Pontop 18 0 Wahl; End Pemberton •••••• 0 ; Townley... Walk End Hilda. ... 18 1 Walls Et d Evanwood ••"... si Walls End Killingworth ... 19 f W a l. s E t . d le es . „.. ...... 0.! Walls Endßelmeitt IRISH MARKETS. OUBLIN MARKET NOTE for he Wcel Ar;_, From 417 Wheat, per barrel u, iLame..... 21 U 322 Bere 731 Barley l6 5t0up...... 14 0 b 34 Oats l4 stone 9 ending .1 3.4 - 0 14 17 0 Aye"! 14 1 15 10 0 ‘.• 4) Flour, per cwt.., 0 ig • 427 Oatmeal 8 stone ll 6 14 6 • Sold to Bakers only. 77 9,612 Cwt. ....... nlO 0 25 •, . Average price Jf heat and our 55. Od per sac 245. ,04! 7 Firm from 225. Od Receipts of Flour, 9,69 ' /Secant), from 18s. Od. s Od Sales of Do. ,9 od. to I Third, front Os. Piller tAt 8R.5.41 , . Quarterr. Lot l,` ; ‘,d, Halt Quattern ....434d. , o' COlth MARKan 15. ~, I Wheat (per 20e.)16* fkl. t 0354 Ots.juats (per list. . es a, too Barley (per I6st.) 8 6 lit 0 IFlor'r (per cwt ~ 7 " Oatmeal (per errL).............3.. Od to 14s Od Beef, Gd. to 6jd.—Muttnn , sd. to 6d.—Veal, 4id 40.,:'''' Pork, 4d. to sd.—Fresh Buttes, lid , to 12d per "" PRICE OF NUTTER. f u liff To the Merchants. To the C fl ue s i ~ Bast Quality. •• .. 000000 ..."..... 87. ...............“.• ••••... •;4, , Second 000000 .......•. 000000000000 0 .. 83 ... ......." 6$ ' • Third ... ....... ............. ... 73 ."......."*" ** .......................••• 54 F0urth . ..:.......... . . 63 •••• • ..•••••••••••••_,..._••. ••• ~ _ F if th .......• 50 .............n.... ..... •••'!". 50 Sixth ... 40 1.0. W. 111.. ....... -. CLONMELL Ilf A RKETS...Jan. 15 0. Per (wt. , A i s. d. s. d. s ' P. g• 4 W ad New Butter 98 oto 99 0 Hides traw)..........." .! 4 Oatmeal 0 14 6 BaconPhrs....... .44 ~; -.• Rendered Lard 0 62 0 Heads . ". ..25 ' 0 _ _ ............... 01 Pe; 13131,. 0 0 Fleur, Second ....- 0 40 0 I Flour,Trurds.. .....• 0 .... --Houseliold 0 38 0 I —...—... Fouriba,....lo 0 Per Barrel, ~ 13 0 Rapeseed. 20 0 .... 0 1 Barley ............ .. u Sere.... ...... ..... - 13 0 Gnats ••••••••••••1111Zie . 10 , KILKENNY MARKET W 8 ' Wlleat,perbarrel)2Bs. Od.to 338.0 4 . Beef (per 11 S.- ..... 0 1, . 0 1 Barley 12 0 19 0 Muttc0...........: ,6o . 0 0 1 0 f (sate 14 0 15 0 Pork .............. 6 4 0 0 Flour (per bag) 25 0 49 0 Veal.... ..,„„., 0 6 Buttcr(percwt.) 0 0 98 0 kraal But . Zer ...... 0 0 01 , Bacon Pigs 45 0 46 0 Salt Dkto ........... 0 0 0 • Coals 1 0 1 2 Potaton(per et.) 0 9 j PRESBYTERIAN MARRIAGES. As wa,— t° olo expected, the decision of th e I r i s h J u d ges aga;° , -/Pr validity of marriages between a Presbyterian an" . 7011 0 testant Episcopalian, whe n ce l e b ra t e d by a PresbY clergyman, has excited both surprise and alarm a bad the Presbyterian body. Consultations have be e° igl", among Presbyterian clergymen of different part s we understand that already steps have been take.,olo submitting to the Government the provisions of n, Bill as ought instantly to be passed.—Northern / NEW" COMET*—(From a Correspondeutai);ccr Mr. J. Jennings, of South Pool, Devonshire, f t he vered a comet in the constellation Leo, on Fridays,,o. 14th. The place of its perihelion is in 27 deg- S " A -- c00 5 ,4" Leo, its 'hetiocentric motion is retrogade, an tpf quently its orbit is inclined towards the no rth-ea s te val l of the heavens ; its parallax is very small, cons e q„ jet 1 ,, the atmosphere must be exceedingly clear to r e- o log'; visible to the naked eye. It has a small aPP h e „ f old which proceeds from its atmosphere, reflecting ty rays, and will disappear in a few evenings. b (be The mortal remains of Dr. Sh u ttlewor" 0 o d late Bishop o f thi s Di ocese , were interred Atr.iratil,eer Saturday at the ca s t en d o f th e cat h e d ral. Dr. v fi lsof: 4 (the Dean) performed the burial service; allt i hr , i' orbi body of the clergy of the city and the neignvi,deso: 4 were in attendance. Dr. Hook of Leeds, Areof f Wilberforce, and Archdeacon Manning are *en - e a tbj likely to succeed to the vacant see; and it is an,, i ity the Rev. Mr. Wilberforce has the Court fa Brighton Guardian. j,ouv A very serious accident happened at a Pt' Green Quarry, on W e d nes d a y l ast . T wo Y ° ,. o " s e ; (brothers), na me d Th omas an d M att h ew of Mr. Matth ew Wi g h am , of Vause, were blas ri n„„i° e ecle ' " stone, one of their shots missed fire, and they P r ' - o t eS to bore out the charge ; and in doingit'!; ploded, and severely hurt them both. Thomas ' c od 11 !, out hope of recovery, both his eyes blown out ,. ,; t her i ' f face cut and burnt in a dreadful manner. Th e ;-"he ode severely, but not dangerously hurt. They we re support of a poor and very infirm old m an " Mercury. --=-----bp V pv ' NS PLATE.—A. B. SAVORY and SO- 3 , t e r factoring Silversmiths, Ne. 14, Cornhill, London (01,esisil% Bank of England).—The best wrought Fiddle-Pat t . ern s rO t' s r Spoons and Forks, at 7s. 2d. per ounce. The follow hot weights recommended, but the articles may be haa fig 6, heavier at the same price per ounce : s , 6 os . 4. d. 10 1?, 4 12 Fiddle Pattern Silver Table Spoons 30 at 7 2 ... 7 .10 12 ditto Dessert ditto 20 at 7 2 .•. , (0 0 4 12 ditto Table Forks 30 at 7 2 ... `, 30 12 ditto Dessert ditto 20 at 7 2 ... 1 1 0 2 ditto Gravy Spoons 10 at 7 2 ••• 5 1 1 1 ditto Soup Ladle... 10 at 7 2.. 5 1 6 0 4 ditto - Sauce ditto... 10 at 7 8 ••• 1 0 4 ditto Salt Spoons(gilt strong) li ° i 1 ditto Fish Slice l6 3 h 0 12 ditto Tea Spoons... 10 at 7 8 ..• 0 1.', 1 4 1 ditto Pair Sugar Tongs (strong) to teti o , N.B. A price current, stamped as a newspaper, into t he P a t drawings, and containing every information relative tn sti o, , chase of silver or Sheffield plate, may be had on aPP l 2`" e r t ° will be sent into the country, free of postage, in a" paid letter. ______-----------/ BIR THS. rP rtil On the 15th inst., at Gillmore-hill, near Give' . f ' r , Britain, the lady of Willi am G ra h am, E sq., o f a s°n. so f° On the 15th inst., at the Parsonage, Wi t h a m Friar}' te n set, Mrs. Charles George Festing, of a d aug hter. stoc' - On the 16th inst., at Guy's Hospital, M r s. Jones r I‘ , of a daughter. of l lie On the 16th inst., the wife of Joseph Arden, LA" fi ge mansworth-park, fleas, of a daughter. the On the 16th inst., at Wanstead Rectory, the lady 01. 0, 4 W. P. Wigram, g ton , On the 17th inst., at Nelson House, Stoke Neo n • 00 lady of G. Gabain, Esq., of a son.•On the 17th inst., at. the Vicarage, Shudy CanY al ; g lite r t i, ' ; bridgeshire, the lady of the Rev. G. Perry, of twin ° t , ,,ps On the 18th inst., at Cumberland-terrace, Beg ° the lady of Pedro de Zulneta, jun., of a son. .._ _ MARRIED. 1, vete r :, On the 13th inst., at St. Pete r ' s Episcopal Char e to Jil o of head, William All ar dyc e , E s q., merc hant, of Aberdeen , Rasa eldest daughter of Robert Arbuthnot, Esq., of 31000'4 of and Blockhouse. ~te s t t:° - it- On the 18th inst., the Rev. Joseph Mansfield, e' d c lal, the Rev. R. Mansfield, vicar of Risley, to Emily' th ` f g. o ' ter of the late Hon. Sir Robert Le Poer Trench , o f K. T. S., Lieutenant • Colonel of the 74th Regiment. no dsor l ' i he On the 18th inst., at the parish church, Joseph' - te r' of Tottenham, Esq., jun., to Mary Ann, youngest daug;„,bsini;4l late Thomas Williams, of White Hart-lane, Esi., 3 l i: t r t ,. - 1 4, 0 1 6 b oti ps , On the 18th inst., at St. Andrew's, Holborn, son of J. M. Richardson, Esq.. of Blackheath.-park' tl. g a it° Elizabeth, eldest daughter of J. E. Terrey, Esq' ° er garden. i‘itai . o _ ,i On the 18th inst., a t L ew i s h am Ch urc h, John ftivrsl Goodwin, Esq.. of Streatham, to Eliza, daughter of ____, Thomas Bunn, Esq., of Sydenham. ----------- ~- DIED. Of tb e On the 29th ult., M a j or Willi am Middl e ton Po sner, P4' 28th Regiment. eban',.4 On the 30th ult., at Philadelphia, John Va ti v pd c" . ,e , Treasurer of the American Philosophical Society, ngi; Lieui t .,, On the 15th inst., at Southwick place, Ilyde - r a , r l si a tive ' n..nt. Willi em Baillie, of the 47th Regiment Bengal '''. or fantry, the s o n of Lieutenant-Camel A. Baillie. of Pe t On the 15th inst., at Acton, Eli za b et h, the wi r e - oh Grant, Esq. S urrey, ~ eEr a° the 16th inst., at Lower T ooting , Geo r g e b, Esq., aged 59. 50 53°11 ' On the 16th inst., at Warmleybury, Her% daughter of the late J. Hare, Esq.. I'd. P. of • London : Printed - ,ind Published by 511111 DO I r ,_."; :No. 112, Stran.., at 7hr Sun (Alice, No. 111, the Coat)/ of Middlesex * Thersisy, Jazfur7 2° ' '` Air ) 4 1 . IQ A al, Rge. i L Y i t.. rt• , to.. uers 11 ( 1 11 ' 1 % Yeg p et. 44 1 Pori et •t et t4 1 s tot That