The Sun. — London, England, 1849-08-03 00:00:00

BANK RETURNS. (From the London Gazette of Tuesday.) An Account, pursuant to the Act seventh and eighth Victoria, zap. 32, of the Average Amount of Bank N , tes of the several Banks of Issue in England and Wales, in Circulation during the Week ending Satur day, the 21st day of July, 1849:- Average PRiVATE BANKS. amount. Andover Bank, Andover-Heath and Co 11,603 Ashford Bank, Ashford-Jemmitt and Pomfret 9,915 Aylshaai Bank, Aylaham-R. and G Copeman 5,459 Aylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury-Rickford and Hunt 30,628 Baldock Bank and Baldock and Bi gg leswads Bark, Baldock-Wells, Hogg, and Lindsell... 23,354 Barnstaple Bank, Barnstaple-Drake and Co 8,660 Basingstoke and Odiham. Bank, Basingstoke -- Seymour, Lamb , and Co. ....... Bedford Bank, Bedford-T. Barnard ............. 30,530 Ilxiford and Bedfordshire Bane ßedford- Trapp, Halfhead, and C o. Bewdley Bank, Bewdley-Nichols, Baker, and 12,190 Crane Bi ce ster and Oxfordshire Ba nk and Oxford Bank. Bicestor - Tubb a nd Co. .. .•.• Birmingham Bank, Birmingham-Attwoc ds, Spooner, and Co 22,485 Birmingham and Warwickshire Bank, Birming ham --J. L. Moilliett, and Sons ............. .• 13,102 Blandford Bank, Blandford-Bastard and Oak 8,002 Boston Bank, Boston - G arfit and Co ...........•• 55,122 Boston Bank, Boston - Gee an d Co. ............... Bridg ,v 8.055 iter Bank, Bridgwater-J. &J. Sealey 5,219 Bristol Bank, Bristol-Miles, Harford, and Co. 32,201 Broseley and Bridgnorth, and Bridgnorth and Broseley Bank, Broseley-Messrs. Pritchard 19,559 Buckingham Bank, Buckingham-Bartlett, Parrott, and Co. Bury and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, Stow- Market Bank, Bury-Oakes, Bevan, and Co. 62,506 Bantury Bank, Banbury-Gillett and Tawney. 25,862 Banbury Old Bank, Banbury-Messrs. Cobb 25.225 Bath City Bank, Bath-Moger and Son Bedfordshire Le i ghton Buzzard Bank, Leighton Buzzard -Bassett and Grant 31,997 Birmingham Bank, Birmingham-Taylor and Lloyds Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire-IL A. and W. M. Harris and Co 13,330 Brecon Old Bank, Brecon-Wilkins and Co 57,537 , Bridport Bank, Bridport-S. and W. E. Gundry Brighton Unidia Bank, Brighton-Hall, West, and Borrer Burlington and Driffield Bank, Burlington- Harding, Smith, and Co Bury St. Edmunds Bank, Bury St. Edmunds- J. Worlledge and Co. Bromsgrove Bank and Stourbridge and Broms grove Bank, Bromsgrove-Rufford, Biggs, and Co. Cambridge Bank, Cambridge-Mortlock and 16,909 Sons Cambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cam bridge-Messrs. Forste r% ........................ 38,555 Canterbury Bank , Canterbury-H a mmond and Co. ............................ . ......... • 24,480 Carmarthen Bank, Carmarthen-M.orris and Sons ..... . Chertsey Bank, Chertsey-Messrs. 149. Coate 3,103 Colchester Bank, Colchester -Round, Green, a nd Co. Colchester and Essex Bank, Witham and Essex Bank, and Hadleigh Bank, Suffolk, Colchester -Mills, Bawtree, and Co 31,213 Cornish Bank, Truro -Tweedy and Co Coventry Bank, Coventry-Little and Wood -6,655 cock City Bank, Exeter-Milford and Co 16,670 Craven Bank, Settle-Birkbecks and Co. Christchurch Bank, Christchurch-Tice, Welsh, 11,204 105 6,540 and Co Cardiff Bank, Cardiff—Towgood and Co Chepstow Old Bank, Chepstow Bank, Mon mouth Old Bank, Monmcuth Bank, Brecon Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Chepstow—Bromage, Snead, and Co. . Derby Bank, Derby—Messrs. Evans Derby Bank, Derby—Smith and Co. Derby Ok Bank and Scarsdale and High Peak Bank, Derby—Crompton, Newton, and Co— • 14 Devizes and Wiltshire Bauk, Devizes—Hughes Locke, and Co 9,310 Diss Bank, Diss—Oakes, Fincham, and Co lO,lOO Doncaster Bank, Doncaster—Leatham, Tew. 24,8&7 vntl Co. Doncaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster— Cook and Co. Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton on-Tees Bank, Darlington—Backhouse, &Co 69,889 Devonport Bank, Devonport—Hodge and Nor man Dorchester Old Bank and Dorsetshire Bank, Dorchester —Williams and Co. East Cornwall Bank, Liskeard—Robins, Foster, 85,403 and Co. East Riding Bank, Beverley—Bower, Hutton. and Co. ••• 47,419 Essex Bank and Bishops Stortford Bank, Chelmsford —Watford, and Co. 41.958 Exeter Bank, Exeter—Sanders and Co 27 ' 946 Fakenham Bank , Fakenham—Gurne y s, Birk- beck. and Co. 20,001 Farringdon Bank and Bank of \Vantage, Far ring,don—Barnes and Medley Farnham Bank, Farnham—Messrs. Knight Faversham Bank, aversham—Hilton and Co Godalming Bank, F Godalming—Mellersh and lieen .................. Grantham Bank, Grantham —Kewney and King Guildford Bank, Guildford—Messrs. Haydon Grantham Bank, Grantham —Hardy and Co Hastings Old Bank, Hastings—Smith, Hilder, 5.092 8.373 4,185 5,563 and Co. Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford— Matthews and Co. Hertford and Ware Bank, Ware—S. Adams 11,183 26,183 and Co Hull Bank and Kingston-upon-Hull Bank, Hull —Smith, Brothers, and Co. Huntingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting don—Rust and Veasey Harwich Bank, Harwich—Cox,Cobbold. and Co Hemel Hempstead Bank, Hemel Hempstead— Smith, and Whittingstall ..... Honitor. Bank, Honiton—Flood and Co. Herd° r shire, Ilitchen Bank, Hitchen—Sharples and Co. ............. kler..tford • Ross, and. Archenfield Bank, and Ross and Aschenfield Bamk, Hereford—Morgan, Hoskins, and Co Ipswich Bank, Ipswich—Bacon and Co. Ipswich and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk, Hadleigh Bank, Manningtree and Mistley Bank, and Woodbridge Bank, Ipswich— Alexanders and Co. Kentish Bank, Maidstone—Mercer, Randall, and Mercer Kington and Radnorshire Bank, Kington—J Davies and Co Knighton Bank Knighton—J. Davies and Co Knaresborough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank, Kna:esborough—Terry and Co Kendal Bank, Kendal—Wakefield, Crewdson, 22,660 12,898 14,152 18,619 35.620 5,024 24,233 33,068 21,109 18,211 58,062 11.084 and Co. Kettering Bank, Kettering-0 ot.:;h and Sons.. Langton Staffordshire Bank, Lane End—C llarezy and Son Leeds Bank, Leeds—Beckett and Co Leeds Union Bank, Leeds—W. Williams, Brown, 15.594 6 365 L 7,366 35,167 7,935 5.010 55,426 36,354 and C ). Leek and Staffordshire Bank, and Leek and Congleton B an k,Leek—Fowler,Gaunt , and Co. Lciftester Bank, Leicester—Pagets and Kirby... 21,554 Lewes Old Bank, Lewes—Nfolineux and C 0.... 27.643 Lichfield Bank, Lichfield—Palmer and Green... 18,543 Lincoln Bank. Lincoln—Smith and Co 77,028 Lampeter Bank and Llandilo Bank, Llando• very —David ,Tones and Co. Loughborough Bank, Loughborough—Middle tons and Cradock Lymirigton Bank, Lymington—C. and S. St 5,474 - Barbe Lynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynnßegis —Gurneys and Co. 33,012 Lynn Regis and Norfolk Bank, Lynn Regis— Massey and Co. Macclesfield Bank, Macclesfield—Broeklehurst 3,305 and Co 'Aanningtree Bank,Manningtree—Nunn and Co Marlborough Bank, Marlborough and Wilts Old Bank, Marlborough Old Bank, Marl borough Old Bank and Hungerford Bank, and Hungerford Bank, Marlborough —Tanner and Pinckney 12,230 Marlborough and North Wiltshire New Bank, Marlborough—Ward, Merriman, and Hilliet 7,313 Aierionethshire Bank, Dolgelly—Jones and 13,881 9,242 Wi11iam5......... Miners' Bank, Truro—Willyams and C o Monmouthshire Agricultural and Commercial —Baileys and Co Bank, Abemavenny Monmouth Old Brnk, Monmouth Bank, Brecon Bank, Chepstow Bank, Chepstow Old Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Monmouth —Bromage and Snead 11,730 Monmouthshire Newport Old Bank, Newport —W. Williams and Sons 7.620 Newark Bank, Newark—Godfreys and Hutton 21,391 Newark and Sleaford Bank, and Sleaforrl and Newark Bank, S . .eaford—Haudley, Peacock, and Co Newbury Bank, New bury—Bunny and Slocock 18, 054 Newtncnd. ark a e n t a s ßa o n n k, Newmarket—Eaton, Ham - m 18,230 Norfolk and S u ff o lk Bank, Diss—Taylor and Dyson Norwich—Harveys and 3,421 fio u r l i i c s h on C s r . o . Norwich and Norfolk Banlc *************** a u — r " . 38 ' 887 neys and Birkbeck ......... Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Balk, . 3 `' tingham—liart, Fellows, and Co . Nuneaton Bank , Nuneaton—Cradd. ... e... ********* 7,014 5,892 12,109 C 0............................................ . Naval Bank, Plymouth—Harris, Mudge: and 23,843 57,337 3,695 C 0.... ................................................. sew CUM Bank, SarumHetley, Everett, and S .......................... Co Nottine;ham — Smith and Co. 25,731 Nottingham Bank , Oswestry Bank and Oswestry Old Bank, Os and C o 10.814 IV E 9 Ws i, Oxford Oxor—J. and R. Morrell 9,616 • it tWoi'd Old B ank , Oxford —Robinson, Parsons, f ' s r -- --aid Co. . ‘4, Old Bank Tunbridge, Tonbridge and Tonbridge 31,361 L . " 7 I ;', s ~, i • Wells Old Bank, Tonbridae and Tonbridge Wells h and Sevenoaks Bank, Tonbridge -7‘ ..._ ii?g and Soot .. 7,669 !)1.. 3 .,,_ . 1 - Oeordshire Vfit ..., r jeY Bank Witney—Willianu, k , 012914 ink Will. 1014••• H., 21,315 Average Amount. Pease a Old Bank, Hull, the Hull Old Bank and Beverley Bank, Hull—Pease and Co 40,280 Penzance Bank, Penzance—Batten awl C 0... 9,274 Peterborough Bank and Oundle Bul , . Peter borough—Mesqrs. Yorke 8,595 Peterborough Bank, Peterborough—Simpso n, White, and Simpson Pemorokeshire Bank, Haverfordwest--J. and W. Walters Penzance Union Bank, Falmouth Bank, and Truro Bank, Penzance—Rickets, Enthoven. and Co Reading Bank, Reading—Simonas and C 0....... 27,195 Reading Bank, Reading—Stephens,Blandy, and 26,135 Co Richmond Bank, Richmond —Stapleton and Co 5,180 Ringwood and Poole Bank, and Town and County of Poole Bank, Ringwood, Ledgard and Sons Rochdale Bank, Rochdale--Clement, Royds, and Co 4,986 Rochester, Chatham, and Stro od Bank ,Roches ter—Day and Nicholson 7,293 Royston Bank, Royston—Fordham and Sons.:. 13,120 Rugby Bank, Rugby—Butlin and Son 14,283 Rye Bank. Rye--Curteis, Pomfret, and Co 11,660 Reigate and Darking Bank, and Reigate, Croy don, and Darking Bank, Reigate—Nash and Co 9,508 Ross (yld Bank, Herefordshire, Ross—Pritchard and Allaway Saffron Walden and North Essex Bank, Saffron Walden—Messrs. Gibson 31,266 Salop Bank, Shrewsbury—Burton, Lloyd, and Co 12,193 Scarborough Old Bank, 3carborough—Woodall and Co Shrewsbury Old Bank, and Shrewsbury and Ludlow Bank, Shrewsbury—Rocke, Eytons and Co 30,043 Sittingbourne and Milton Bank, Sittingbourne —Valiance and Son Southampton Town and County Bank, South ampton —Maddison and Son ... 11,495 Southwell Bank, Suuthwell—Wylde and Co 13,097 St. Alban's Bank, St. Alban's—J. S. Story Salisbury Bank, Salisbury—Messrs. Brodie Shaftesbury Bank, Shaftesbury— Brodie and King Southampton and Hampshire Bank, Southamp ton—Atherly and Fall Stone Bank, Stone—W. Moore 3,007 Stourbridge Bank, Stourbridge —Rufford, Wragg, and Co Stafford Old Bank, Stafford —Stevenson and Co 13,438 Stamford and Rutland Bank, Staniford—Eaton , 24,935 Cayley, and Co. .......... ""'Bate and ....... Stourbridge Old BITIIt Stourbridge--Bate Robins Shrewsbury and Welshpool Bank, Shrewsbury —Beck, Downward, and C 0.20,366 St. Alban's and Herti Bank, St. Alban's—Gib- son and Stuart Taunton Bank, Taunton—Messrs. Badcock 18,637 Tavistock Bank, Tavistock—Gill, Rundle, and Co Thornbury Bank, Thornbury—Rol ph, Yates, and Parslow Tiverton and Devonshire Bank, Tiverton—Duns ford and Barne 7,321 Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northampton shire, Thrapston—Yorke and Eland 8,455 Tring Bank and Chesham Bank, Tring—But cher and Son Towcester Old Bank, Towcester—J. and S Percival Union Bank, Cornwall, Helston—Vivian and Co. 6,391 Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge—Hull, Smith, and Co. 16,351 Wallingford Bank, Wallingford—Wells and Co. 6,075 Warwick and Warwickshire Bank, Warwick— Kelynge, Greenway, and Co 22,483 Wellington Somerset Bank, Wellington—Fox Brothers West Riding Bank, Wakefield, and Pontefract Bank, Wakefield—Leatham, Tew, and Co. Whitby Old Bank, Whitby—Simpson, Chap man, and Co 11,681 Winchester, Alresford, and Alton Bank, Win chester—Bulpett and Co. Winchester and Hampshire Bank, Winchester —Wickham and Co 3,518 Weymouth Old Bank and Dorchester Bank, Weymouth—Elliott and Pearse Wirkesworth and Ashbourne Derbyshire Bank, Wirkesworth—Arkwright and Co. Wisbech and Lincolnshire Bank, Wisbech— Gurney and Co. Wiveliscombe Bank, Wiveliscombe—P. and W Hancock Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton—Good ricke and Holyoake. Worcester Bank, Worcester—Farley, Lavender, and Co. 8,750 Worcester Old Bank and Tewkesbury Old Bank, Worcester—Berwick, Lechmere, and Co 69,793 Worcestershire Bank, Kidderminster—Farley and Turner Walsall Old Bank, Walsall—CharlesFoster and Sons Warminster and Wiltshire Bank, Warminster — Everett and Co. Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton— Messrs. Fryer Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank, and Halesworth and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth—Gurney, Birkbe , 2k, and Co. Yarmouth, Norfolk, and Suffolk Bank, Great Yarmouth—Sir E. K. Lacon, Bart., and Co 11,5R7 Yeovil Old Bank, Yeovil—E. and J. Batten York Bank. York—Swann. Clough. and Co 40,283 READING, GUILDFORD, AND REIGATE RAILWAY. The half-yearly meeting of this company was holden at its offices, in the Royal Exchange-buildings, yesterday, at twelve o'clock, David Salomons, Esq., the chairman of the company, being in the chair. There was but a thin attendance of shareholders. At the request of the Chairman, Mr. BAILEY, the secretary, read the following report : " The directors of this company are happy to announce to the shareholders at the present meeting that the works along the entire line of railway which this company is empowered to construct—viz., from Reading to Ash, being 20 miles, and from Shalford to Red Hill Station, being l2f miles, are completed, and ready for opening ; a certain portion, forming part of the main line, viz., from Shalford to Ash, being 6i miles, is under construc tion by the South-Western Company; but the directors have every assurance that such portion will be ready for opening within the present month, thereby completing the whole of the line. " The two extreme parts of the line, viz., from Read ing to Farnborough, and from Dorking to the Red Hill Station, were opened for traffic by the South-Eastern Company on the 4th day of July last. " The directors observe with regret that the Brighton Company intend to assist the Direct Portsmouth Com pany in their attempt to make a line from Epsom to Leatherhead. Situated ai that place is, midway between Epsom and Dorking, such a line would necessarily have an injurious effect on the interests of this company and its lessees. The Brighton Company do not hesitate to avow in their report that their assistance to such a scheme is for the purpose of diverting the traffic from the Reading, Guildford, and Reigate line. The directors feel assured that this project will fail; that neither Parliament nor the Courts of Law will sanction such an unwarrantable proceeding, and it is the duty of this company to protect their own property and that of their lessees by every means in their power. " The half-yearly accounts, which have been duly au dited, are annexed. " The directors have to ask of the proprietors their sanction to the issue of such an amount of debentures as may be required to fulfil the engagements of the com pany beyond the capital of 600,0001.; for this purpose the directors propose that such sanction be given tor a sum not exceeding 50,0001. " The directors have pleasure in testifying to the great skill displayed by Mr. Barlow as a practical engineer in carrying out the works of the line. "The directors have every reason to hope that when the line is completed and opened for traffic it will prove remunerative to the South-Eastern Company. (Signed) "DAVID SALOMONS. Chairmln." The accounts annexed to the above report, and made up to the lath of July, showed the aggregate amount of receiprs to be 154,524/. 16s. 5d., including a sum of 48,321/. 12s. 10d., the balance in hand at the time of the last report. The expenditure amounted to 137,8191. ss. 111., leaving a balance in band of 16,705/. 10s. 6,1. The CHAIRMAN said, in asking the meeting to adopt the report, he had but a few observations to make beyond those contained in the report itself. The small attendance there to-day was an evidence, he presumed he might say, of the confidence of the shareholders in the direction. At the same time it showed that there was no difference of opinion or feeling among the proprietary, where the interests of all were guaranteed, and therefore though the proprietary itself was relieved from the superintendence and responsibility which necessarily attached to all the shareholders embarking in a railroad undertaking; yet the report this day presented some subjects of interest. In the first place, they were arriving at a termination of their labours. It was three years since they got their Act of Parliament, and in the midst of difficulties and trying times they had expended their capital advantageously and economically ; they had com pleted their line up to the South-Eastern Company, who would hereafter be responsible for the guaranteed expenditure on the line. There was a committee of the South-Eastern Company who superintended all the outlay, providing therefore for the best audit that could be introduced. They had approved of the expendi ture on the line, and therefore, he thought, no difficulty whatever could arise as to the amount of expenditure which had been incurred ; and the shareholders would henceforward be relieved from all responsibi• lity as regarded the outlay on the line. The meeting would observe in the report that the directors had thought it fit to notice in strong terms an attack which was about to be made on the company by the Direct Portsmouth Company, in league with the Brighton Company, for the purpose of making a line of four miles from Epsom to Lea therhead, by which the traffic on the Reading, Guildford, and Reigate line would be greatly injured. The Direct Portsmouth Company had had a Bill for three years for making a direct line of railway from Epsom to Portsmouth ; yet they had not even put a spade into the ground with a view to carry out their undertaking ; but on the eve or the Reading, Guild ford, and Reigate line being opened they had connected themselves with the Brighton Company in an unhandsome rivalry to deprive this line of the traffic from Dorking to Reigate. He was in a pecu liar position; he had the honour to be the chairman of this company, and it was his duty to watch over its interests; and although the shareholders were guaranteed from loss by the South-Eastern Com pany, yet a moral duty was imposed upon them to protect, as far as in them lay, the interests of their lessees.—(Hear, hear) He had an interest in the Brighton Company to the extent of 9,0001. ; therefore in the observations he had made he could not be supposed to be animated by any emnity towards that company. It became, he thought, a great public question, whether those contentions among railway companies ought not to cease, and whether railroads, like other property, ought to be based upon the principle of public con venience, and whether, affording as they did to the public great accommodation, they should not be entitled, under the sanction or Parliament, to a fair remuneration for the capital which they had laid out. —(Hear, hear.) With those observations he begged to move that the report which had been read be adopted and printed for cir culation among the shareholders. Mr. MOCATTA seconded the resolution. Mr. CRADDOCK, a shareholder of the South Eastern Company, could not help thinking that this line would he a loss to the South-Eastern Company. He consi dered it right to ask what steps were to be taken for the purpose of reducing the expenses of management ? The CHAIRMAN said that was rather a matter for the South-Eastern Company themselves to answer than for him. All that the directors of this line wished to do was to wind up their affairs as soon as possible, and to leave the matter in the hands of the South-Eastern Company. The resolution was then put and carried unani mously. A vote of thanks to the Chairman having been moved, seconded, and carried unanimously, the meet• ing separated. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVER HAMPTON. The adjourned meeting of this company was held, pi o forma, yesti rday, at the London Tavern, to receive the report of the committee of investigation, Mr. Rufford, M.P., in the chair. The advertisement canvening the meeting having been read, The CHAntistax stated that, in consequence of the com mittee of inquiry not being prepared with their report, and certain negotiations at present going on, the meeting would be adjourned to the 31st of August, at which time the half-yearly meeting of the company would also be held, for the convenience of the shareholders, on the same day. A resolution to that effect was then psssed, and the meeting separated. THE SUN, LONDON; JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Bank of Westmoreland, Kendal ... Barnsley Banking Company, Barnsley Bradford Banking Company, Bradford 45,402 Bilston District Banking Company, Wolver hampton Bank of Whitehaven, Whitehaven Bradford Commercial Banking Company, Brad ford .. . . . Burton, Uttoxeter, and Staffordshire Union Banking Company, Burton-upon-Trent Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Banking 16,165 _ Company, Chesterfield Cumberland Union Banking Company, Work ington . Cheltenham and Gloucestershire Banking Com pany, Cheltenham Coventry and Warwickshire Banking Company Coventry Coventry Union Banking Company, Coventry 12,192 County of Gloucester Banking Company, Chel tenham Carlisle and Cumberland Banking Company Carlisle Carlisle City and District Bank, Carlisle 18,946 Dudley and West Bromwich Banking Company, Dudley 36,895 Derby and Derbyshire Banking Company, Derby 16,698 Darlington District Joint-Stock Banking Com pany, Darlington 5 8 East of England Bank, Norwich Gloucestershire Banking Company, Gloucester 128,174 Halifax Joint-Stock Bank, Halifax Huddersfield Banking Company, Huddersfield 36,259 Hull Banking Company, Hull 25,297 Halifax Commercial Banking Company, Ha lifax Halifax and Huddersfield Union Banking Com pany, Halifax Helston Banking Company, Helston 1,453 Herefordshire Banking Company, Hereford 16,433 Knaresborough and Claro Banking Company, Knaresborough 20,195 Kingsbridge Joint-Stock Bank, Kingsbridge 2,988 Lancaster Banking Company, Lancaster . 58,670 Leeds Bankine , Company, Leeds Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester Lincoln and Lindsey Banking Company, Lincoln 43,404 Leamington Priors and Warwickshire Banking Company, Leamington Priors Ludlow and Tenhury Bank, Ludlow 9,227 Moore and Robinson's Nottinghamshire Bank ing Company, Nottingham 26,718 Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Banking Company, Nottingham Newcastle, Shields, and Sunderland Union Joint- Stock Banking Company, Newcastle D •• National Provincial Bank of England, Birming ham, Head-office, 112, Bishopsgate-street, London North Wiltb Banking Company,,Melksham 44,053 Northamptgushire Union Bank, Northampton 62,248 Northamptonshire Banking Company, North ampton North and South Wales Bank, Liverpool - 19,646 Pares's Leicestershire Banking Company, Lei cester . 46,664 Saddleworth Banking Company, Saddleworth... 1,673 Sheffield Bankillg Company, Sheffield 33 ,448 Stamford, Spalding, anti Boston Banking Com pany, Stamford 48,390 Stuckey's Banking Company, Bristol Somerset shire Bank, and Somersetshire Bank, Lang- 9,095 1,851 ort - 542 Shr p opshire Banking Company, Shiffnall ... ..... 270 40 , ,853 Stourbridge and Kidderminster Banking Com pany, Stourbridge Sheffield and llillamshire Banking Company, Sheffield ... Sheffield and Rotherham Joint-Stock Banking Company, Sh4ilie?cl Swaledale and Wensleydale Banking Company, Ri c hmond ... Storey and Thomas's Banking Company 8,755 Shaftesbury . • • Sheffield and Retfercl Bank, Sheffield ... Wolverhampton told Staffordshire Banking Com ' 32,073 pany, Wolverhampton Wakefield and Barnsley Union Bank, Wakefield 11,077 Whitehaven Joint-Stock Banking Company, Whitehaven .. 21,319 Warwick and Lewnit_gton Banking Company, Warwick 31,837 West of E ng l ani 3 aud South Wal e s Distr i ct tvßilatsnka.riintoorise West Riding Union Banki n g tßankigComs o a n n ip y ;in S y a , lisbury 6 6 2 9 ,7 0 4 5 0 8 Banking Company, Banking Hud dersfield Whitchurch and Ellesme re . 27,242 Company, Whitchurch ..... Worcester City and Couniylaukii.ig Company, 3 '437 York, 10. 7: 6 9 8 4 , Worcester..... York Union Banking Company, Yor City and County Banking Company ... lF"' Yorkshire Banking Company, Leeds ..- ' °lit 75 ' 545 P. DEANS, Registrar of .. Bali; . iie inlaid lieTeaUe) - '9l23eS:e; House, July 28, 1849. " ST. HELEN'S CANAL AND RAILWAY. The annual meeting of this company was held on Tuesday, at Liverpool, Mr. Gilbert Greenall, M.P., in the chair. The report of the directors congratulated the share holders on the result of the traffic on the canal and rail way during the past half-year, the increase in the re ceipts over the same period in the previous year being 2,1691., while the working expenses have decreased 1851. The accumulated surplus fund was now 9,5131. The directors had let the contract for the Blackbrook branch much below the original estimate, and the contractors had led them to expect its comple tion early in October. The management had undertaken the reduction of the Widnes inclined plane, as well as the formation of a branch to the Royal Colliery and the Ravenhead plate-glass works, together with a short ex tension of the line into the town of St. Helen's. Exten sive progress had been made in the execution of all these works. The report concluded:— " The directors find it necessary to announce their in tention of making a further call on the 6 per cent. shares. The paid up capital, being now about the amount at which the borrowing powers can be exercised, the di rectors propose to avail themselves of the same. It will then be competent for the directors to carry the present surplus fund rateably to the credit of each shareholder as a loan, bearing interest at 5 per cent." The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report. The statement of the capital account showed that the total amount paid up was 412,9571., whilst the balance applicable to loans and dividends was 8,5364 He thought they had every reason to be satisfied, as this re presented an earning upon the total capital of rather more than 4 per cent. per annum. Mr. C. HOLLAND seconded the motion, and reviewed at length the financial prospects of the company. The Blackbrook extension he stated, from which they might naturally expect so great an increase of traffic, would not cost in construction more than 13,0001. The motion was unanimously carried. Mr. W. C. FO BERRY moved a resolution empowering the dirt ctors, so soon as one-half of the capital of the company bhould be raised, to borrow such a sum as they might deem expedient. This resolution was seconded, and carried nem. c on . Mr. C. HOLLAND moved— " Tha t a dividend of 31 . per s hare u p on the old shares :iiio a t nd n to of 31. per share up on the guaran tee d t o h f e l L pr l e O f z e . rt u n p e o e n t s h h e a h re a h a r s lf ( s ina e d s dividend of 5 per cent. secured to the latter), s h ou ld b e paid. The divc4ends if unpaid after September next, to bear interest at the rate of 5 per cent." This was unanimously carried. The five retiring directors were re-elected, Thanks were voted to the auditors, and also to the directors and secretary; after which the meeting broke up. CORK AND BANDON.—The st section of this line was opened for public traffic yesterda), from Bandon to Btllinhassig, a distance or 94 miles. The remaining di•tancii (9 miles) from Ballinhassig to Cork is per formed by omnibuses. The fares for the whole distance between Cork and Bandon-181 miles —are, first class, 35.; second class, 25.; and third class, Is. 41.; and for re turn tickers, 55., 3.., and 2s. respectively. NORTHERN AND SOITTHERN CONNECTING. —The Mai ter has appointed Mr. Goodchap, accountant, officiil manager to wind up the affairs of this defunct scheme. A sum of 33,6501. was received by the projectors and provisional committee in the shape of deposits of 21. 12s 6d. on 12,725 shares. Of this 15,5381. was lodged with the Accountant. General, but subsequently with drawn and distributed in the form of a 10s. return among the contributors. The remainder was expended on plans, surveys, engineers, and solicitors, the bills of the latter amounting to 7,0001. There are una , certained assets said to be at different bankers, but insufficient in amount to liquidate still outstanding liabilities, the exact anaiiun , of which it is the object of the present inquiry to dis cover and defray. There are Chancery suits also amongst the directors to be settled. THE ROYAL RAILWAY CARRIAGE IN IRELAND —This vehicle, intended for the Royal travel over the Irish rail ways. has just been finished. It is a grand saloon, with sofas, flower-stands, mirrors, and gilt mouldings within, the panels being of . a rich blue, striped in white through out. It is all of Irish manufacture, and lined with light blue Irish tabinet. There are ante-rooms at both ends, with the Royal and Irish arms in juxta-position. FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 3, 1849, RUSSIA. The Polish pavers state that a traveller, recently arrived from St. Petersburgh, has brought news of a grand conspiracy and intended insurrection, which was headed by M. Piotrozewski, one of the members of the Czar's Privy council : two hundred and eighty persons had been arrested when the tra veller left the Russian capital. Officers with lettres de cachet have been sent to Moscow and to other cities to arrest the members of the conspiracy, which was intended to overthrow the reigning dynasty and establish a republic. A Provisional Government had already been designated by the conspirators, and the plot had spread almost over the whole of the empire. Their pans were betrayed by a secretary of the Count or Prince Orloff. ITALY. Accounts from Genoa of the 27th ult. state that con siderable fermentation existed in that city, and that General de la Martnora was obliged to employ troops in the suppression of an incipient agitation. A ma nifestation of an unfriendly nature was, according to other accounts, made against the French Consul, and the people extended their to all who made use of French manufactures of any kind ; the very name of France being, it is added, held in horror by the unruly populace of that city. The French Assemblee Nationale has the fol lowing : " 1Y e receive officially through our private correspon dence the compl.te confirmation of the treaty of peace be tween Piedmont and Austria. The conditions are as fol low:—' The pecuniary demaeds of Austria have been reduced to 75,000,000 L, 20,000,000 to be paid down, and the remainder in annual sums of 11,000,000. (It is believed that M. de Rothschild consents to a loan which serves as guarantee.) Piedmont renounces all sovereignty over, and even all claims to, the Duchies of Parma and Placentia. Austria consents to an amnesty in favour of the Lombards who, having taken refuge in Piedmont, wish to return into the Austrian possessions of in conforming themselves to the general police regulations.' The treaty has been sent to Vienna to be ratified. It is to be presumed that there are secret con ditions attached to this public treaty, and that an offen sive and defensive alliance has been agreed upon between Piedmont and Austria, in which all eventualities are provided tor. It is also known that the Radical party is actively at work in Piedmont, and there is reason to believe that Austria has engaged to assist the King of Sardinia in case the revolutionists should again endea vour to compromise the safety of the country." LAW INTELLIGENCE. ARCHES' corm'', Aug. 2. (Before Sir HERBERT JENNER FUST.) GORHAM v. THE BISHOP OF EXETER. The arguments in this case were concluded in the Easter term, and judgment was given to-day. The Learned JUDGE stated that this question con cerned the religion of the Church, and had excited therefore more than ordinary interest in the public mind, besides imposing great responsibility upon him (Sir H. J. Fusty. The case had been elaborately argued, and it was deeply to be regretted that. any misunderstanding between a clergyman and his diocesan should ever occur. The facts of the case were—that Mr. Gorham bad been presented by thee Lord Chancellor to the living of St. Just in January, 1840, and in consequence of the testimonials of winch Mr. Gorham was possessed, the Bishop did not think it necessary to examine him. Suiisequently Mr. Gorham was presented by the Lord Chancellor to the living of Bampton Speake, in the county of Devoe. This was in November, 1847. Mr. Gorham wrote to the Bishop, and several letters passed between him and Mr. Barnes, the secretary of the Bishop. Whether rightly or wrongly the Bishop sus pected that Mr. Gorhatn did not entertain sound doc trines on the subject of baptism; and after an examina tion of Mr. Gorham had taken place, the Bishop was of opinion that he did not entertain soured doctrines on the subject of baptism. Upon his translation to the living of &leapt= Speake, three beneficed clergy men certified to the Lord Chancellor that Mr. Gor ham entertained sound doctrines; and the testimonials ot these three clergymen were forwarded to the Bishop, wh,., after the examination of Mr. Gorham, endorsed upon the testimonials that he was of opinion that Mr. Gorham did not entertain sound doctrines. The testi monials were then forwarded to Mr. Gorham, and the Bishop communicated the circumstance to the Lord Chancellor, and his Lordship wrote to Mr. Gorham, saying that he would still sign the fiat for the presenta tion, notwithstanding what had been written by the Bishop, because he could not take upon himself to give any opinion as to the doctrine of Mr. Gorham, and in doing so the Lord Chancellor had acted with pro priety, and upon that there could be no doubt whatever. Whether the Bishop exceeded his authority or exercised his discretion soundly, was not for the Court at present to enter into. It may be doubted whether he did not go somewhat farther than was usual, but be that as it alight, Mr. Gorham was subsequently examined on several days for a considerable period, and ou the 20th of March, 1848, the Bishop delivered a certificate to Mr. Gorham of unsoundness of doctrine, and the matter rested until June, 1848, when Mr. Gorham stated that he was willing to subscribe the three articles required by the 36th canon, and a monition to that etfe-it was presented to the Court, and requiring the Court to admit Mr. Gorham to the living. The i3i , hop appeared by his Proctor to that monition, and both parties having been heard by the Court, it now stood for its decision. As the case came before the Court it was impossible for the Court to offer an opinion as to the manner in which the examination of Mr. Gor ham had been conducted, or to decide whether or not :he doctrines he entertained were according to the doc trines of the Church of England. On the part of the Bishop a book was laid before the Court which contained the aoctrines of Mr. Gorham; that was a most inconve nient course, and left. the Court to find its way through the book as it best could. The proceeding should have been by plea and proof instead of the course whi , th had been adopted by the Bishop, and the same irregularity had been tollowed on the part of Mr. Gorham. In the petition of the Bishop the averments were loose and vague. In the course of the discussion a question had been raised as to who was to be considered the originator Hof the proceedings, and on whom the onus probandi lay. Now, although Mr. Gorham was nominally the origt na•or, still Mr. Gorham had made out a prima facie case, which the Bishop was bound to answer; and the onus probandi therefore lay upon the Bishop. Upon exami nation it appeared to the Bishop that Mr. Gorham held unsound doctrines on the point of baptism, which he did not consider to confer regeneration, and the Bishop, therefore, refused to institute him, and he had already decided that that was a ground of refusal to admit Mr. Gorham. Now in the proceedings the Court had not pointed out to it what the doctrines of the Church of England on that point were, and the Court was left to gather them for itself. Mr. Gorham stated that he had beena ofmemtbhee Church uthreh since eUnive 1812, rsi and hadtyforeigh heldteenyears,and a priest livings in six several dioceses, and that was a prima facie case of qualification. The Bishop maintained that in the exa mination of Mr. Gorham that gentleman held unsound doctrines on the subject of baptism, and Mr. Gorham, on considerable doctrines the oth er h and, conten d e d t h at h e did not do so—and on that point th ey were a t i ssue . Both t h e c h arge and de nial w ere , h owever, l oose an d vague. The particular n u unsound points betw een t h e parties,l nd would should then have havebeen beenspe cific specifi cally stated, anal g which l h w t t h e u r o p e e a n al so . H e thought the Court had a r i g h t to com plain th a t t h e case had not been so spe c ifi ca ll y l a id be fore it. Th e argumen t s of counsel had, h owever, thrown and great learning and ability had been displayed by the learned counsel on both sides. A good deal was said upon the conduct of the Bishop in requiring an examination at all; and it certainly was not a common course to pursue with respect to a gen tleman who was removed from one living to another in the same diocese, but such a course might be necessary, and instances of it had occurred. Mr. Gorham denied that the Bishop had the right to make the examination, and complained of .the mode in which it had been con ducted; but that was a matter in the discretion of the Bishop, and upon which the Court was not called upon to give any opinion, nor was it for the Court to deter mine whether there was a greater or lesser degree of courtesy shown on the one side or the other in the course of the examination. It was not for the Court to give any opinion upon an expression attributed to Mr. Gor ham, as to whether or not the Church was the National Church, nor to expressions attributed to the Bishop with respect to Tractarianism in the course of his charge. The real question was as to the efficacy of baptism in the case of infants only, and had no relation to the question of the efficacy of baptism generally, or in the case of adults. But although that was the real pint, still, in the examination the efficacy of baptism in the case of infants and in the case of adults, had been so much mixed up, that it was difficult to separate them. He was not going to give an opinion upon the theological question, since that was not the duty of the Court —the duty of the Court was to ascertain what the Church had decided upon the point, and to be guided by that decision. Toe first question, therefore, was, whether or not the Church had pronounced any opinion upon the point? And that :gave rise to a second ques- Lion, which was, how that was to be ascertained? Mr. Tham founded himself upon the articles ot the Church, and beyond that he would not go. Upon that, and that alo ,e, he took his stand. The Lamed Judge com mented at great length upon the questions put to and and answered by Mr. Gorham. The Bishop asks, " Does our Church hold, find do you hold, that every infant baptised, by a lawful minister with water in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, is made by God in such baptism a member of Christ, and an inheritor of the kingdom of Heaven?" " Does our Church hold, and do you hold, that such children, by the laver ot regeneration in baptism are received into the number ot the children of God, and heirs of everlasting life?" "Does our Church hold, and do you hold, that all infants so baptised are born again of water and the Holy Ghost?" To these questions Mr. Gorham ( - lid not give a direct answer, but refers to the thirty-nine Articles; and it was used in argument, that this was sufficient with the services performed. Mr. Gorham says:—" In reply to these propositions, being stated in the precise words of the Ritual Services, or of Catechism, undoubtedly must be held by every honest member of the Church to con tain in these nothing contrary to the Word of God, or to sound doctrine, or which - a godly man may not with a good conscience use and stibmit unto, or which is n tt fairly defensible—if it shall be allowed such just and favourable construction as in common equity ou4ht to be allowed to all human writings, especially such as are set forth by authority ; " and said that the first impor tant point which was raised was, that Mr. Gorham was of opinion that in placing a construction upon the articles and formularies of the Church it was necessary to consider their meaning with reference to the opinions of the Reformers by whom they were framed. Now all the writers who had been quoted went to say that the doctrines of the Church were to be found in the Thirty nine Articles alone; but if they were silent upon any point then they were to inquire to what authority they were to refer, and he found that Bishop Burnett laid it down that they were to refer to the formularies of the Church and the officers of the Church. S.iveral other writers laid down the same doctrine. He thought that doctrine was the doctrine of common sense, and it was the doctrine laid down in a decision of Lord Brougham's in the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ; they were not therefore to lay any stress or weight upon the opinion of any private individual, however eminent. He thought that by the 25th article no one could receive baptism efficaciously who had it not by worthy reception; and then they had to consider what worthy reception was, and the article said in was by faith and repentance; but young children could have neither faith nor repen tance at the time, although they might have them after wards. Mr. Gorham admits that children who die before they commit actual sin may be saved, but they must be regenerated by a prevenient :act of grace ; he denie, that the regeneration is conferred by the act of baptism. After going through the whole of the service of bap tism, the Learned Judge said that what the child was to receive by it was spiritual regeneration according to the plain construction of the language used. He was of opinion, therefore, that Mr. Gorham was wrong in dis puting that regeneration was effected in and by baptism. Has then the Bishop shown sufficient cause for not in stituting him in the living of the Church. He (the Learned Judge) considered the Bishop had, and in consequence was entitled to be dismissed with costs. Notice of appeal was then eiven. SHERIFFS' CuUit7, August 2. (Before Mi. Under-Sheriff BuncuELL.) DUCKWORTH AND OTHERS V. ENGLISH.--SMITHFIELD BANKERS. The plaintiffs in this action are salesmen in Smithfield market, and defendant is a butcher, and the claim was for 6/. ss. 3d., the value (if five lambs supplied. This was a case arising out of the custom of Smithfield market. Mr. SIDNEY SMITH appeared for the plaintiffs, and said that the defendant had pleaded payment. It would therefore be unnecessary for him to adduce evidence. That there had been some mistake there could be no doubt; but he was far from imputing any ill intentioh on the part of the defendant, who was a highly respect able tradesman. Mr. CROUCH, for defendant, stated the custom of the market, which was, that after cattle had been bought the purchaser went to the salesman's bankers and paid in the amount, but no receipt was given, the amount being merely entered to the account of the salesman, who be fore the animals were delivered sent the drover to the bankers to ascertain whether the amount had been paid in, and if the reply was in the affirmative the animals were delivered up, and that course had been pursued in the present instance. The qu-stion, therefore, was whether the money had or had not been paid to the bankers, which, from the peculiar mode of doing bu-i -ness, might have been done, but entered to a wrong account. Another curious fact was the mariner in which the communication was made to the salesman that the money was paid, which was by the drover telegraphing by holding up his hand and calling " All right." Walter Pemberton was called to prove the custom, and in answer to questions by the jury, he said that some times there were fifty or sixty butchers in the bank at the same time, and there were as many books on the counter; no receipt was given, and the person paying did not always s•e the money entered. He was drover on the present occasion, and swore positively that he did not remove the lambs until the drover returned and said the money was paid. _ _ The UNDER-SHERIFF asked the witness why it was necessary to call " All right," and wave the hind also? The witness slid it was a custom, he did not know why, but the drover sometimes could not get near the told. The UNDER-SHERIFF— Then sometimes you cannot hear. I suppose these is a noise occasionally in Smithfield. Witness—Yes, what with the bellowing of the cattle, the barking of the dogs, and the shouting, there is a good deal of noise. Mr. Gibbs, a butcher, was in company with defendant when he bought the lambs, and afterwards saw him go Challis's bank to pay in according to the custom of the bankers. The UNDER-SHERIFF said they could not go into the matter as a custom of bankers, for hankers in Lombard street, or elsewhere, did not give receipts by sending out their customers to wave their hands. He asked whether Challis's were regular bankers or for this purpose ? Mr. Smith said they were regular bankers. Witness in cross-examination said, that such dealings were for ready money, and he did not know that the salesmen were in the habit of giving credit to butchers. The UNDER-SHERIFF said it was a very loose way of doing business. Mr. SMITH denied the truth of this statement, and submitted that it was beyond all probability that any man would pay money in without seeing it entered, but he should prove that the animals were delivered in this case before the drover returned to say that the lambs had not been paid for. This occurred in consequence of the market being about to close, and defendant being known to be a respectable man. There was another feet, that defendant, on being applied to, said he had paid the money into the bank, and saw it entered in the book. The book was in court, and defendant might call fur it, but plaintiff could not make it evidence for himself. Stokes, the plaintiff's drover, proved the delivery of the animals, as last stated. Sometimes they were deli vered by mistake, but as soon as it was discovered they were sent after; but in this case that was not done, as Mr. English was well known. Popjoy, the drover, who went to the banker's, swore positively that he did not make a signal—he had been seventeen years in the market, and always made a re port by word of mouth. Mr. Gooding, clerk at the bank, proved that there was no entry of payment in any of the bank books; entries were always made in the presence of the partie• paying the money. Credit was given to the amount of 20,000/. on Monday. Thq money turned was 100,0001. a d4y. The salesmen's accounts were made up with them every evening, and an entry made in error would be detected. Mr. Jobson, another clerk, proved the same facts. Mr CROUCH replied, and said that if the jury iound a verdict for the plaintiff, it would be imputing con• spiracy and perjury on the part of the plaintiff and his witness. He complained that the case had not be-:n brought in the County Court, where defendant himself might have been examined. The banker's book was put in, and on the day in question there was an entry of 61. ss. for five lambs to a Mr. Hannah, of Cambridge-heath, and it was somewhat singular that it was the only instance where the address was inserted in that account. Mr. Jobson, on being recalled, said he remembered making the entry. The UNDER. SHERIFF asked if Mr. Hannah was pre sent, and was answered in the negative. The UNDER-SHERIFF summed up. The jury, after consulting a considerable time, said they were not likely to agree, and were locked up, and on their return gave a verdict for the plaintiff for 61. ss. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. Inspector Mikhell, of the City Police, was summoned before Alderman Gibbs to show cause why he detained in his possession a gold watch, the property of Mr. John Inman. The circumstances were remarkable. Mr. De Jersey, who attended as solicitor to the com plainant, briefly stated the case, which was borne out by the following evidence:— Mr. John Inman, of No. 40, Cloth-fair, said—On the 19th of July I purchased for 101. a gold watch, which was made by Messrs. Widenham and Adams, at the auction rooms of Messrs. Debenhan? and Storr, in York • street, Covent-garden, to whom it appeared to have been sent as an unredeemd pledge, and I took it on the same day to the makers, in Lombard-street, to be repaired. I told Mr. Widenham that I should call again on Tuesday, and I accordingly did call, and paid him I2s. for the repairs. When he handed me the watch, I asked him the value of it, and he said it- had cost 35 pounds or guineas there. I ob served that at that rate I should not be a loser by it. He smiled, and I was on the point of departing, when a policeman (Storey) stood by my side and asked me where I got the watch. I told him where I had pur chased it, and what amount I had paid for it, and he then informed me that it was stolen property and that I must accompany him to the station-house. I went with him, considering myself to be in custody, an d t h e c h arge was regularly entered into. The watch was taken from me by Storey, and it was given by him t o I nspector Mi tc h e ll, in whose possession it still remains, for it was never re turned to me. I had to go with him to Covent-garden, to Messrs. Debenham and Stores, whence he took me to the shop of Mr. Attenborough, the pawnbroker, in Pim lico. We then went to the house of Mr. Cubitt, in Bed ford-square, and then returned to the station-house in Bow-lane, where I was discharge d and told that I should bear from the police the following day. Inspector Mitchell here handed to Alderman Gibbs, the watch which Storey had taken from Mr. Inman, and placed in his possession in the course of his duty. Mr. William B. Storr, of the house of Debenham and Storr, auctimers, of York-street, Covent-garden, said, —Oa the 19th of July we sold a watch (lot 131) by public sale. It was A gold lever watch, made by Widen ham and Adams, and we received for it the sum of 101. It was the fourth day's sale of valuable forfeLed and other property, as expressed in the cwalogue. The watch cami into our possession from Mr. Attenborough, of Pimlico, as an unredeemed pledge, and we put, the 10/. down to the credit of his•account, In answer to questions from Mr. De Jersey, Mr. Storr said," The money has not been paid to Mr. Atten borough. We do not itiqttire whether property is an un redeemed pledge or not. No ticket was produced We have a list of the go ids furnishel by the pawnbroker for sale—the original manw , cript of the catalogue. Ido not know the watch. It is marked as sold for money, not by name, and Mr. Dabenham sold it." George Lawes said—l am in the employment of Mr. Jag Attenborough, pawnbroker, of Pinalico. I bought a watch of a lady on the 25th of Nl.trch. I believe it to be the watch produced. It was very much like this watch. Ido not like to swear that it is the same, but I believe it is. It was given over to the auctioneers in my presence. Mr. Att nborough has it enter• d as pur cha,ed for 71. He enrered it, I having bought it for that sum. Sometimes I enter things in the hook. Mr. Attenborough was out at the time I made the purchase. Alderman GIBBS Di) you in,quently purchase things in this way? Witness—No, not frequently. We some times do. The watch was given to air. I)ebenham by Mr. Attenborough to be sold. I should not think it wss given as an unre.teensed pledge. It was given along with others which were unredeemed ple:lges to be sold. They all go together in a eatAl, egue headed " Forfeited goods, and other effects." lam not aware that there was a re served price. Alderman GIBBS—From a horn do you say you pur chased the watch? Wirn-ss—From a lady. Alderman GlBBS—Nutt' take care what you say. Have you seen any one , since about this watch? Wit ness—[ have ✓seen Mr. Cubit 's lemale servant since the inquiry was instituted. The inspector took me to Mr. Cubitt's house in Bedford-square and I there saw that gentleman and the servant girl. Alderman GIBBS—Had you seen that woman before? Witness—l firmly b-lieve that I never saw her before. Never to my knowledge. Alderman GIBBS —Was she the lady who sold you the watch ? Witness—No ; she certainly was not. She was a perfect stranger to me. Alderman Gunts—What were the name and ad ress of the lady who sold you the watch? Witnet-s—Sht told me that her nam , , was Courtn-y, and that she wanted to sell the watch for a friend of htrs, her late governess, Mademoiselle ,Charton, who was in distress, and she said her friend resided in " Lee River-lane," in Paris. Alderman GIBBS—What way the ad tress of the lady herselt ? Witness—She did not 1 ke to give her address, but she said she was a perfect lady. Alderman GIBBS —Was there anything attached to the watch ? Witn-ss—Yes ; I believe there was a gold guard .chain attached to it. Alderman GIBBS—What became of that gold chain ? Witness—lt was sold with a miscellaneous lot of jewel lery to a jew. Alderman G IBBS —A n d the gold chain wa included with the watch in the price of 71 ? Witness—Yes ; but I am not sure it was gold. Alderman Ginns-bid you give the lady any ticket ? Witness—No. Mr. Lt.wis Cubitt, of Bedford-square, brother to Mr. Cubbit', M.P. for Andover, said, !his watch belonged to my daughter Agnes. On the 26th of March she missed it, and we supposed it was lost, and I went on 'he fol lowing day to the watchmaker in Lombard-street, got an accurate description of it, and offered a reward of 51. for its restoration. (Mr. Cubitt here read the descrip tion, which agreed in every rspect with the watch ) About five years ago it was purchased by my brother, and presented by him to my daughter. I more particu larly identify it by the dial, which, being silver, became black, to alter which I got it gilt. We have had reason to suppose, since the watch was missed, that it was not dropped in the street, as was at first conjectured, for two or three things have been missed since. There was, at the time it was lost, a gold chain, about two yards in length, to which was appended a small chain, with a seal, for which I had pail 81. 17s. in Cornhill. Alderman GIBBS—My impression is, that the conduct of Mr. Attenborough's assistant was anything bui what it ought to have been, and that therefore Mr. Attenbo rough ought to sustain the loss; that the watch should be returned to Mr. Cubitt, and that Mr. Debefliam is hound to give up the ten pounds he received trom Mr. Inman. I advise the parties to abide by that opi nion. It is my view of the question; but if those who are interested do not submit to such an arrangement, another course must be adopted. The solicitor who attended to watch the case for Mr. Attenborough declined, upon the. part of his client, to accede to such terms. Alderman GIBBS —Then I trust the case will be car ried as far as possitile; and I shall grant any suminonsi!s which Mr. Cubits may require for further investigation. Mr. De Jersey and a professioaal gentleman who at tended for Mr. Cutaitt said that nothing could be more equitable than the view which the Alderman had taken of the whole transaction. Mr. Cubitt satd, that when the officer (who had made extraordinary' exertion* in the invest►gation) brought Mr. Attenborough's assistant to his house in Bedford square, there was something very remarkable in the con duct of the latter. When brought into the room in which the suspected woman was he held his hand before his face, and would not look towards her; and, upon being spoken to on the subject of her identity, he *aid that he had instructions not to sly a e orti unle*s Mr. Attenborough was indemnified from any 1054. The idea of indemnification in such a case was, as a • matter of course, altogether rejected; and the young man sidled Out of the room without once looking at the woman. Inspector Mitchell—Mr. A , tenborough's as , ,istant re , fused to give us any name or any information we con sidered necessary. Alderman GII3 - 139—1 again repeat that my advice to Mr. Attenborough ought to be take❑ by him. No answer having been giv- n to the Alderman, sum monses were ordered to be issued, at the desire of Cubitt, requiring the attendance of Mr. Attenborough and other persons to give evidence, and private direc tions were given to the inspector, in whose hands the watch is to be kept until the inquiry shall have assumed a still more serious complexion. MAIiYLEBONE. Cornelius Hearne was brought before Mr. Broughton, charged with having stolen from the pocket of Mr. Mackworth Praed a silk handkerchief. The constable Giluert, 177 1), who t,ok the prisoner into custody, produced the property, which was identified by the prosecutor. It may here be remarked that the prisoner and a c tm panion of his are the persons who, about six months go, were committed from this Court for attempting to plek the pocket of Mr. Mark Lemon, who at the period alluded to was walking with his friend Mr. Charles D.ck• Its, in the vicinity of Cumberland market ; upon that occasion he (prisoner) had the audacity to state that both the gentlemen who appeared against him were no better than they ought to be, tor that he knew one of them to b. a " tence," and the other to have been sent to " qu.;d" for robbery for six months. It was shown that the prisoner, when taken into cus Cody, told the constable that he couldn't get work, and that that was enough to make a man do what he other witt, would not. Mr. BROLIGIITON (to prisoner)—You will go for trial for this offence. Prisoner—l should like to g) to the Old Bailey, Sir, if you phase. Mr. tiaoumuroN—Why? Prisoner—Because if Igo there I shall stand a chance of getting a fair trial. _The Magistrate did not think fit to comply with the prisoner's request, and therefore sent him to I lerlten -4ell, where in s.ll prob tbdity he will be recognised as an • old offender," and dealt wiih sec trdingly, LAMBETH. Henry William Dewhurst alias the Rev. Dr. Delohurst, who was stated to be a clergyman of the Church of Eng land, was brought before tke 11,11. G. C. Norton for final examination, charged with stealing e we blank , -ts, wo tumblers, and other articles, the property of Thomas Beavan, residing in the Lower Marsh, Lambell, at whose house be lately lodged. He was also charged with obtaining money from a vast number of individuals all over the country by means of begging letters. .„. Captain Hood, lt Si., Secretary, and Mr. Parsons, Assistant Secretary to the olendicity Society, were in attendance to watch the case, and Mr. Solomons de fended the prisoner. Mr. NORTON inquired of Romaine whether he had .tny further evidence to offer besides that already taken down? _ . . . _ Romaine replied in the negative. Since the last exa mination he had been to a number of places where the prisoner had 'edged, and ascertained that he had robbed them all, but the persons declined to come forward. One wom in who had promised to come forward had been robbed of a looking glass, which the prisoner pledged for 28s. It had since been redeemed, and returned to her, and the Rev. Mr. Geary, of Salem Chapel, had engaged to pay that sum for the prisoner. The woman, conse quently, refusd to appar. Mr NORTON remarked that since the last examination he had received an immense number of letters from all parts of the kingdom, which showed that he had carried on a great game, and had robbed everybody. The prisoner, (with some vehemence-)—lt is ell false. Mr. NORTON (holding up a large bundle of letters) — Da you mean to say these are all false? I have a letter from a banker at Wakefield, from whom you ht.ve ex torted money, and attempted to get more. Your letters to him were that you had published a religious work, and would forward it on receipt of the money. You have never kept your promise. The prisoner—l sent it, and if he did not get it, it is not my fault.: Mr. NouToN—They are principally clergymen from whom you have extorted money by your begging letters. You stated in your communications that your wife was lying dead, and that you were suffering from ill-health, and that you merely wanted to raise a few pounds to purchase desks, stools, &c., to enable you to open a boys' school. Such is all a tissue of f ilsenee ds, and made 110. of to carry on your nefari-tus system of plunder, under the aesumed garb of religion. Prisoner—l am really suffering very acute pain from disease. Mr. NORTON—YQS, I have no doubt you are suffering from a swindling complaint.—( Laughter.) Prisoner (rather sharply)—That may he your opinion. Mr. NORTON—I want to hold no conversation with you, as I have many letters before me that I am en tirely disgusted with your villanous conduct. The banker whom I have alluded to have forwarded me three letters, supposed to be sent by your sons to his tanaily. Now, I have no doubt they were written by yourself. I have received a letter also from a solicitor in Bedford-square, attempting to extort money. Another letter had been sent to his mother, and when hg arrived at his office he found two other letters, addressed to his partners, mak ing four begging letters to one family. There was no end of letters from el parts of the coantry since the case WM' had bey,., reported in the newspapers, many complaining of honks not being sent after forwarding to him the easti ; and what dis , - , usted them more than anything was the superscription being marked " private" and 6 , imme and all unpaid letters. Mr. Ferguson, of the Mendicity Society, informed the magistrate that they had received upwards of 200 letters from the country respecting the prisoner, and exposing his nefarious system. Mr. S,lomons said that the letters had nothing to de •wi.h the present charge. The prisoner had acknote 'edged pledging the articles, and had stated his intention of redeeming them. There was nothing to show false pretences, as many had received their books. Mr. NortroN—But a vast many have not, whi c h yes see by the huge pile of letters before me. lam real sorry I cannot punish him for the latter, although he has swindled a n um b er o f p eop l e a ll over t h e countr y. have ro doubt his hitherto thriving trade is LOW put on end to by the publicity given by the press. Mr. Solomons—l don't think it very thriving. Mr. NORTON—But I do. This week, since he hi° been in custody, a sovereign has been sent to his lodr ings. Is tt.e woman Mrs. MeavAn in attendance, as I can punish him for robbing her? Romaine—She hes been taken very ill with the cholera, and is not able to be examined. I have therefore sent her home in a cab. Mr. NORTON said that, as such was unfortunately the case, he should not send him for trial, although he se richly deserved it. H e cou ld punish him under th e Pawobrokeis' Act by inflicting a flue fur unlawfully pledging the prosecutor's property, but he would paY that, and be immediately set at liberty to carry on hia begging system with impunity. He should, therefore. take advantage of the Police Act, by committing hi° to prison, with hard labour, for is o months. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. - BRISTOL, Auo. 2.—At the Bristol market to-day the supply of English wheat was rather large, and the trade for it was decidedly dull at a decline of fully Is. per quarter. Englis.bi both red a n d w hit e , so ld at f rom 40 s to 48s per i nv erts quarter. The trade in foreign wheats, of every description' was also dull, at a decline of is per 4801bs. Dantzic, Konings* berg, &c., white 48s to 52s per 4081bs; foreign red, in s qualities, 45s to 48s; foreign red, ordinary qualities 405 to 43s ; ditto, ditto, h ar d, 37 s t o 40 s . Fl our was i n plentifu l , supply, and met with a s l ow sa l e a t I s per sac k . E n eliss seconds selling at from 32s to 40s per sack ; French superfine' 3.5 s to 37s per 2081bs ; United States, &c., sweet superfine' 24s 'to 26s per 1961b5. All spring corn must he noted as having been in langild demand at about previous values, vii' barley: English wialiing, 27s to 30s per imperial quarter; Irish prep are d, dit to , num i ns l ; foreign, 25s to 275; Englisb, distillery and gr i n di ng , 23 s to 25s ; foreign, ditto, ditto, 2d,"5 to 23s per 4001b s . O a t s : W e l s h an d D evon feed, 18s to 1 1 per imperial quarter ; I r i s h kil n d r i e d w hi te fi ne and fine an d feed, 20s to 21s per 3201bs ; Irish black, 17s 6d to 18e 6d; foreign, none. Beans : foreign, 26s to 30s per 4801bs; English, 30s to 36s per imperial quarter; Indian corn, none' The Gloucester market was also tolerably supplied ssi t 'i English Wheat, but tl.e millers were very cautious buyers, so previous rates wire barely supported. There was little pas, s ; mg i 1 Foreign, but the few sa l es re p orte d were on a b o ut lit, terms of last week. Barley was unaltered. Oats were of sl°" sale, and full 6d per quarter cheaper. Egyptian. Beans were scarce, and clean parcels were hi ld for a n a d vance o f Is pe r quarter. The averages for the week have been, by the cor inspec . or's weekly returns—Wheat : Bristol, 42s sd; Glottal: ter, 48s 4d. Oats : Bristol, 17s Bd. Barley and Beans o' returns. BIRMINGHAM, Auc. 2. At Glou c e s t er an d Worces-te r markets on the 28th, the wh ea t tra d e ru l e d dull, but 1 0 % prices were not submitted t o f or any d escr i pt i on. B ar ley I t improved demand, e nd fully as dea r . O ats i n f a i r reque st or former prices. On beans and peas :he turn was in favour s the seller. liuring the present week some quantity of wl os and barley have changed hands at rather under the prices to' viously obtained. Oats firmly held for quite as much moot Beans meet a good consumptive sale, and are unaltered ter value. At this day's market there was a goo d su p p ly from t' r farmers, and he trade ruled dull at a red uc ti on o f I s to 2 6 P e 0 4 qr. Barley in fisir request at rather lower prices. We b very little inquiry for oats. Beans unalt ere d. P e as wore ii den I and. • ; BOSTON, AUG. I.—Wheat, red 45 s to 49 2 Od, white 55 0 oats 14s to 22s ; beans, 32s to 35s per quarter. SLEAFORD, JULY 30.—Wheat, white 51s to 535; red 46 : to 50s ; barley 31s to 335 ; oa t s 15 s Od to 21 s; b eans , 346 t 35s per qr. LOUT+I, Au°. I.—Wheat is the principal and almost on l y article now on sale; the prices of whi c h may b e ca ll e d 455 `"„. 52s per quarter. LYNN, JULY 31.—Wheat 40s t o 44 5 , fi ne 466 W 48s per qr.; barley nominally as before. ALFORD.— Averages for the week ending July 30--Wh est 50s ; barley 25s Od ; oats ON Od ; beans 35s per quarter. to UrriNGHAm, I.—Wheat 49s to 535; barley 27 t . te s "Os ; oats 19s to 22s ; beans 35s to 37 s per q uar ter. na 10(1 to lld per lb ; eggs 18 for Is. red NEWARK, AVG I.—Wheat, white 52s Ms to 565, extra () Nal , 50s 53s to 545, extra Os ; barley, malting Os to Os, extra grinding 22s to 245, foreign OOs to OOs; oats, new 17s t° cos old 00s to oOs ; beans, new 32s to 365, old OOs to 00s, EgYP 5s ; 00s to 00s; peas 32s to 36s ; tares OOs to OJs; malt 51s to rye 384 to 40s per qr. ROTHERHAM. JULY 30.—Beef 6 3 Od t o 6 s 6d per ston er mutton, 5d to sitl per lb. Cattle 28ii, sheep 2,670. d s 01 GLASGOW, JULY 31.—The trad e i s d u ll f or a ll kin grain. meal, and flour, at about the rates of last week. w t. DEaBY, JULY 31.—The number of fat beasts to-dal "air not so large, the supply consisting of o nly our n ei g hbouring t he tricts • the quality generally was of the middling sort, bo o t, attendance of purchasers was large, yet the demand w O 4 OO l The supply of sheep and lamb s was o n ly mode r ate, wit i d es any improvement in the demand. The number of fat tot was large, and there were many left on hand. Fat pigs at j 75 an average. Beef, 5d to sid ; mutton, 41d to sd; to 21s; veal, 4d to 5d per lb; pigs, 8s to 8s 6d per ° I . jb.; Rough fat, 3s 61 per stone of 141bs. Hid es , lUd Pe cal f f ski 1 / 2 ns, 2d to 3d per lb. br°4 ll ,, t DINBURGH, Aua. I.—The quantity of wheat ees. forward to-day was 593 qr s , b e i ng 1 5 6 qrs l ess than l as t W ' Top price 2s down, an d t h e average I s Id up —l 74 qrs usts° itig The quantity of barley brought forward was 292 (Pi r i se 40 qrs less than last week. P r i ce on t h e top Is, and 0 average is 6d down-161 qrs unsold. Of oats we bad 63S?ce brought forward, or 205 qrs l ess t h an l ast wee k. Top P r ow Bd, and the average 6d down-210 qrs unsold. The 'l ee k, tity of beans to day was 60 qrs , or 29 qrs l ess th a n last sr r s Price on the top 2s down, and the average 6d up- -.4 ` unsold. Top of Wheat ... €3ilb 58 0 °d ... Barley ... 57§1b 31s 6 i Oats ••• 4441 b 23s II ... Beans .........66 lb 351 u",„ plf EDINBURGH CATTLE MA R K E T, A UG . I.—The s - P ee lo of cattle this morning was 308, being 62 fewer than last ss soc h The qnalry generally of a very interior description- of as were anything like really good fat sold Readily. Top P ri b, to the best beef 8s Od ; current 7s ; middling and inferior T o 6s 6d per Dutch at one . S a l es upon t h e who l e d u ll. , 2 /4 supply of sheep and lambs thi s morn i ng was 5 ,596, being 1%04 more than last week. Sales for sheep doll, and P r i s st still tending downward s . G oo d l am b s sold readily at about 5. week's prices. Inf er i or ki n d s a dull sale, at reduced Pr A l • Top price of the be s t mu tt on 50 per lb, current 4d t' "45 Lambs (top) 18s, current 14s to 16s, middling and inferior to I2s a head. DUNBAR, JULY 31.—Wheat, weighing 65ilbs, br, ° , /I St 53s Od, a n d prices to 40s. Ba r l e y, we i g h ing 52ilb s; b ro ngu" fali and prices to 27s Od. Oats, weighing 431bs, brought 215 b 1 and prices to 20s Od. B e a ns an d p eas , we i g hi ng 00Ibs, br""° (Y , s, and prices to OOs Od. DUNDEE, JULY J7.—Wheat, 46s Od to 49s Od. Fore 1~ ditto 47s Od to 50s Oil. Barley, 228 Od to 23s Od. 6d to 19s Peas and beans, 23s Od to 25s 6d. 0,4; CORK, AUG. 1. - Flour—Firsts 14s to 15s ; extra 1 - 6 0 10( seconds, 13s Od to 13s 6d; household s lO s t o 12 s; thirds.Botbeste per cwt. Oatmeal 13s 6d to 1:3s; Indian meal 7 s 3d t o 7 s 6d; 'L per meal, lOs 6d to 11s per cwt. Indian corn 71 Os to 7/5s u" ol e ton. Bran 4/ to 4/ 5s per ton. Hay—Farmers 15s to 255; afe f 20s; dealers 24s to 288; average 25s Od p er t on . St raw --F 4rn, 25s Od to 34s Od; average 00s; dealers 38s Od to OW; average OOs Od per ton. B rea d—Wh eaten l oa f 6d to„,i to household loaf 5d to sed per 4 1b . Fresh butter, ''`lss" 93 per lb. Eggs —4s 4d to 4 s 6d per hundred. %di Newport 14s; Lyd ney 16 s ; L andore 145; B es t e st. Culm 135 per ton. Tallow 40s Od to 00s pe r SO Whisky, 25 o. p., 6s Od per imperial gallon. , d to —Beef 4d to 7d ; mu tt on 5d t o 61d ; vea l b* d per 7 d ; cork 4d to 41:1; bacon 7d to ad ; sausages 6 pet lb. Hops 6/ 1(1s per cwt. Bangor slates 3/ 2s 6d to 3 1 ,4 0 0 ton. Bark—B ar b ar y 81 t o 81 Ws; Valonia 141 to 01; r o se , 7 / 1 03; English 01 per ton. Fleece Wool 10s to 12s per s . o il Hemp 34/ t 035/ per tor. Fish— Scotch herrings 17s to It / per ditto 26s to 28s per ba rre l ; N ew f oun dl an d 10/ lOs to I•",as/ ton. Timber—Memel, 85/ per ton ; deals, first quality, ;co second quality, 16 s per 100. Hid es— M ar k e t 10 3 to' salted 128 to 18s per cwt ; calf skins 14d to 20 ' Perdo/ Potatoes, whit e 10d to 1 3 d ; Mi n i ons 00d to 00c1 • Ga s- sel , Peruvian, 111 10 s; I c h a b oe 9 1 per ton; Tar—Arnbs °s 19s per barrel. MONTHLY MILITARY OBITUARY; ye Lieut. Colonels—English, Royal Engineers; 31 ' Geyt, late of Jersey Troop. ti Majors—Charles Campbell, retired full-pay 61st Fen wick, 13th Foot. V/ 6/1 CAptairs—Sorell, Royal Engineers; Powell, Ist p, India Regiment; D. Campbell, Royal A r tillerp, 0, Brown, retired full ply, Bth Veterinary Battalion; Baldwin, Unattached; John Parker, Unattached. D o ti Lieutennts—Persße, 12th Foot; Cassidy, 51st r," 13 0 Mikes, 61st Foot; Cleveland, half-pay 22d Dragr e d (Lieut.-Colonel North Devon Militia); Stobie, re r ti ni f full pay, 4th Veterinary Battalion; Mount, 11 31 4 0 1; Waggon Train ; Cameron, half-pay 27th M‘Donough. half-pay 34th Font; Austin, half-paY," Foot; D. Froger, half-pay 63d Foot; O'Sullivan, ,P 0 0; pay 911th Foot; Lyster, half-pay Bth Garrhionßlttoil Zerbi, half-pay Corsican Rangers. 0 0 1 Cornets—Kishee, Riding Master,jl6th:Lancers; 0 1 ' mann, half-pay 2d Light Dragoons, K.G.L. QuArtermaster—Magrath, 3d West India Regivi e° Assistant Commissary -General—Towesland. Surgeons—Birrell, half-pay Staff; W. Robertsovt pay 12th Foot. cr Assistant-Surgeon—Heimberg, half-pay Bruosifi Infantry. BIRTHS C AP Yorke, the 26th ult., at Waltham Abbey, the wife of wk Yorke, Royal Engineers, of a son. . 0 Of On the 27th ult., at the Rectory, Bow, Devon, the tiv Rev. Frederick Van der Meulen, of a son. On the 29th ult., th e w if e o f Ed mu nd G. R o be r ts, 9(' ' ' Turlake, near Exeter, of a son and heir. , On the 29th ult., at the Vicarage, Great Staughton , the lady of the Rev A. E. Julius, M.A., of a sor. MARRIED. • Jolt On the 31st ult., at St. George's, Hanover-Wary' jot't Higgon. Esq., of Fern-hill, Pembroke, to Chariot 54. , 0. youngest daughter of the late John Lort Phillips, P Haverfordwest, in the same county. uel . On the Ist inst.. at St. Mary's, Islington, Sitlllld Dudley, Eq., of Winslow, to Louisa Harriet, only cw the late William Wilson, Esq. DIED I goe On the 2'-;th ult , aged 73, Joshua Kearney, Esq., of ..- street, Dublin. .A Or On the Vth ult., at Green-bank, near Chester , egu " the Rev. William Pulford, D.D. „ I O f On the 27th ult., Robert Hughes, Esq., of the G re" Stroud. Gloce tershire, aged 69. act lll ' On the 30th ult., at Apsley, near Woburn, Be ds ' W. Asthfield, Esq., aged 58. __.- to c - t °tia4 N On the 31 st ult ,at Vittoria-place, Stoke owing Mr John I dwards, aged 47. iteg ir On the ' M ist ult., Sarah, wif e of John Barber, , -. 54 " trar of the Coalwhippers'-office Gt Lendon: Printed and Published by MURDO No 112, Strand, Printer, at Th e Sun Offi ce. m ot? • ‘'trand. in *h- Precinct the Savoy, 4 3 the Middlesex, Friday, August 3,1849, C 0 tl ootii be r( for s Dep tent and aqd IRtte With of th tlieii ties, attet ship, more P T Capii The I Geo, John cht Win. So( LANF SOLI( To from as re' sma'l every nilrk has b of 2/. 1101 V APi cit ors P3Nty, 144: OeTJorg legel IL El 11 . L. Charl J. Q. J. G. Thi the it INeco 'he su time that(] The Decer San Assur only ( suran Ev( Direci „. Tic rropr Ani Hal EXI Afa X.I Per ce Or an Ward, AdaIII Arc COI In Ch 3 118 Llo tuRE ttoy larp, of a 1t Trita CILTAI tnu Per For Unite Obtain 111 Lit irnme Th, to the Cr( Th; Loani EN on ate awn s ItA 10S. f Me Come Prc and a in till ... 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