The Sun. — London, England, 1849-01-05 00:00:00

BANK RETURNS. (From the LowionGazette of Tuesday.) An Account, pursuant to the Act seventh and eighth Victor:a, zap. 32, of the Average Amount of Bank N,,t,p,; of the several Banks of Issue in England and Wales, in Circulation during the Week ending Satur day, the 23d day of December, 1848: Average PRIVATE BANKS. Amount. Andover Bank, Andover—Heath and Co 12,866 Ashford Bank, Ashford—Jemmitt and Pomfret 9,064 Aylsham_sank, Aylaham—R. and G. Copeman 5,241 Aylesbury Old Bank. Ayl esbur y — Riek and Hunt 27,866 Baldock Bank and Ba.ldock and Bigglesurath: I3ank, Baldock—Vfells, Hop, - g, and Lindsell... 28,852 Barnstaple Bank, Barnstaple—Drake and Co 8,644 Basingstoke and Odiham Bank, Basingstoke— Seymour, Lam b, and Co. 14,568 Bedford Bank, Bedford—T. Barnard Bedford and Bedfordshire Bans, Bedford— • rrapc, Halfhead, and Co. P.ovvdley Bank, Bewdley—Nichols, Baker, and 5,695 12,593 Crane Bicester and Oxfordshire Bank and Oxford Bank, Bicester—Tubb and Co. ••• 13,38 5 Birmingham Bank, Birmingham—Altwoc ds, Spooner, and Co 20.813 Birmingham and Warwickshire Bank, firming ham--'J. L. Meilliett, and Sons ...• 11,549 Blandford Bank, Blandford—Bastard and Oak. 6,054 Boston Bank, Boston—Garfit and Co 56,194 Boston Bank, Boston—Gee and Co 12,305 Bridgwater Bank, Bridgwater—J. &J. Sealey 5,505 Bristol Bank, Bristol—Miles, Harford, and Co. 27,795 Broseley and Bridgnorth, and Bridgnorth and Broseley Bank, Broseley—Messrs. Pritchard 19,357 Buckingham Bank, Buckingham—Bartlett, Parrott, and Co Bury and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, Stow- Market Bank, Bury—Oakes, Bevan, and Co. 68,266 Banbury Bank, Banbury—Gillett and Tomney. 25,177 Banbury Old Bank, Banbury—Messrs. Cobb 26.421 Bati - . City Bank, Bath—Molter and Son Bedfordshire Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leighton Buzzard—Bassett and Grant 28,899 Birmingham Bank, Birmingham—Taylor and Lloyds . Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire—S. A. and W. M. Harris and Co 11,263 Brecon Old Bank, 'Brecon—Wilkins and Co 57,713 Bridpbrt Bank, - Bridport—S. and W. E. Gundry Brighton Union Bank, Brighton—Hall, West. , and Borrer Burlington and Driffield Bank, Burlington — Harding, Smith, and Co • 10,216 Bury St. Edmunds Bank, Bury St. Edmunds — J. I ,Vorlledge and. Co. Bromsgrove Bank and Stourbridge and Broms grove Bank, Bromsgrove—Rufford, Biggs; arid Co. 11,461 Cambridge Bank, Cambridge—Mortlock and Sons Cambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cam bridge—Messrs. Forsters Canterbury Bank, Canterbury—Hammond and 2,5:7 Co. Carmarthen Bank, Carmarthen—Morris and 23.769 Sons ehertsey Bank, Chertsc,y—Messrs. La Coste , .. , Colchester Bank, Colchester—Round, Green, and Co. Colchester and Essex Bank, Witham and Essex 15.725 2,804 14,912 Bank, and Hadleigh Bank, Suffolk, Colchester —Mills, Bawtree, and Co Cornish Bank, Truro—Tweedy and C 0:... Coventry Bank, Coventry—Little and Wood- 29,689 30,099 cock . . .... City Bank, Exeter—Milford and Co Craven Bank, Settle—Birkbecks and Co. Christchurch Bank, Christchurch—Tice, Welsh, and Co Cardiff Bank, Cardiff—Towgood and Co Chepstow Old Bank, Chepstow Bank, Mon mouth Old Bank, Monmcuth Bank, Brecon Bank, and itoss and Herefordshire Rank, Chepstow—Bromage, Snead, and Co. . Derby Bank, Derby—Messrs. Evans Derby Bank, Derby—Smith and Co. Derby Old Bank and Scarsdale and High Peak Bank, Derby—Crompton, Newton, and Co 'Devizes and Wiltshire Bank, Devizes—Hughes Lo :•1:c, and Co Disc Bank, Diss—Oakes, Fincham, and Co Doncaster Bank, Doncaster—Leatham, Tew. and Co. 7.188 13,769 66,243 Doncaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster — Cook and Co. D ar li ng ton Bank, Durham Bank, and Stoet(ton on-Tees Bank, Darlington—Backhouse, & Co Devonport Bank, Devonport—Hodge and Nor- 2.040 6,376 6,958 11,189 33,506 23,042 10,343 10,540 52,338 66,873 8,088 =mark .... .... . . Dorchester Old Bank and Dorsetshire Bank, Dorchester—Williams and Co. East Cornwall Bank, Liskeard—Robins,Fostez and Co. East "Riding Bank, Beverley—Bower, Hutton, anti Co. - Essex Bank and Bishops Stortford Bank, Chelmsforcl—Walford. and Co. Exeter Bank, Exeter—Sanders and Co Fakenham Bank, Fakenhs.m—Gurneys; Birk beck, and Co. Farringdon Bank and Bank of `vantage, Far ringdon—Barnes and Medley Farnham Bank, Farnham—Messrs. Knight Faversham Bank, Faversham—llilton and Co .Godalming Bank, Godalming—Mellersh and lieeu Grantham Bank, Grantham—Kewnend King 'Guildford Bank, Guildford—Messrs. Haydon. Grantham Bank, Grantham—Hardy and C 0.... Maitings Old Bank, Hastings—Smith, Hilder, and Co. Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford — Matthews and Co. Hertford and Ware Bank, Ware—S. Adams and Co dull Bank and Kingston-upon-Hull Bank, Hull —Smith, Brothers, and Co. iluntineon Town and County Bank, Hunting , don—Rust and Voasey Harwich Bank, Harwich—Cox, Cobbold, and Co Hemel Hempstead Bank, Hemel Hempstead— Smith, and Whittingstall Honitor. Bank, Honiton—Flood and Co. Hertfordshire, Hitchen Bank, Hitchen—Sharples and Co. Ileroford, Ross, and Archenfield Bank, and Ross and Archenfield Bank, 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.sn3 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, Knaresborough—Terry and Co Kendal Bank, Kendal—Wakefield, Crewdson, and Co. Kettering Bank, Kettering—Gotch and Sons... Longton Staffordshire Bank, Lane End—C. Ilarv. - 2y and Son Leeds Bank. Leeds—Beckett and Co Leeds Union Bank, Leeds—W.Williams, Brown, 74.121 44,657 39,597 21,791 21,362 9,194 4,282 4,398 8.253 25,043 20,861 13,555 22,200 16,901 39,968 3,874 17,728 33,469 19,275 18,839 65,113 10.681 7,770 17,457 35.i21 7,600 5,109 37,543 32,845 and C 0.......... Leek and Staffordshire Bank, and Leek and Co- , .gleton Ba,nk,Leek—Fowler,Gaunt, and Co. Lc-Acester Bank, Leicester—Pagets and Kirby... Lewes Old Bank, Lewes—Molineux and C 0.... lAi3liFeld Bank, Lichfield—Palmer and Green... Lincoln Bank, Lincoln—Smith and Co Lampeter Bank and Llandilo Bank, Llando very—David Jones and Co. Loughborough Bank, Loughborough—Middle tons and Cradock Lymington Bank, Lymington—C. and S. St Barbe L ynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynnßegis —Gurneys and Co Lynn Regis and Norfolk Bank, Lynn Regis— Massey and Co. Macclesfield Bank, Macclesfield—Brooklehurst and CO .................... , ........................... . 9,772 Manningtree Bank, ManningOrce—Nunn and Co 4,893 Marlborough Bank, Marlborough and Wilts Old Bank, Marlborough Old Bank, Marl borough Old Bank and Hungerford Bank, and Rungerford Bank, Marlborough—Tanner and Pinckney 13,135 Marlborough and North Wiltshire New Bank MarlboroughL.W a rd ' Aferriman, and Millet 7,524 Merionethshire B an k, Dolgelly—Jones and Williams 8,619 Miners' Bank, Truro— Willyams and C 0......... 13,039 bionmouthshire Agricultural and Commercial Bank, Abergavenny—Bailey s and C o .. 20,650 Monmouth Old Bank , M onmouthßank, Brecon u Bank, Monmouth Bank, Chepst ow Bank, Chepstow an d Ross and Herefor d shire Bank, —Brornage and Snead .............. Monmouthshire New p ort Old Newport ...... - —W. Williains and Sons .......... 12,384 8,269 Newark Bank, Newark—Godfreys and Newark and Sleaford Bank, and Sleaford Hutton 2 ' 566 Newark Bank , S leaford—Handley, peacock, and Co ................................................ . 43,890 Newbury Bunk, Newbury—Bunny and Slocock. 15,246 Newmarket Bank, Newmarket—Eaton, Ham. mond. and Son ......... 20,761 Norfolk and Suffolk Bank, ......a for and Dyson Norwich Crown Bank, Norwich —flarveys and lludsons • 39,334 Norwich and Norfolk Bank, Norwich—Gur neys and Birkbeck Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Bank, Not tingham—Hart, Fellows, and Co Nuneaton Bank, Nuneaton—Craddeock and 26,558 28.673 20,305 74,524 23,349 8,983 2,867 34,412 13,223 2,929 63,127 7,436 Co Naval Bank, Plymouth—Harris, Mudge, and C 0.... .................................................. New Serum Bank, Sarutn—Hetley, Everett, and C 0................................ . . .................. 8,516 Nottingham Bank, Nottingham—Smith and Co. 25,813 Oswestry Bank and Oswestry Old Bank, Os weAtry—Crox Dn and C o 9,902 Oxford 'Bank, Oxford—J. and R. Morrell 10,360 Oxford ()MBank, Oxford—Robinson, Parsons, and Co Oki Bank Tonbrid ge Tonbridge and Tonbridge Wells Old Ba n k, Tonbridge and Tonbridge Wells and Sevenoaks Bank, Tonbridge— Beeching and Soot 7492 Oxfordshire Witney Bank Witney—Williams, Clinch, and C 0... 7,975 4,059 18,460 THE SUN, LONDON, Average Aram!: Pease 3 Old Bank, lull, the Hull Old Bank and BeTerley Bank, Hull—Pease and Co 41,288 Penzance Bank, Penzance—flatten and C 0... 9,593 Peterborough Bank and Oundle Bank. Peter _ __ _ _ borough—Me-rs. Yorke Peterborough Bank, Peterborough—Simpson, White, and Simpson 10,441 Pe:enrokeshire Bank, Haverfordwest—J. and W. Walters Penzance Union Bank, Falmouth Bank, and Truro Bank, Penzance—Rickets, Enthoven and Co Reading Bank, Reading—Simonas and Co 24,347 Reading Bank, Reading—Stephens,Blandy, and Co 26,332 Richmond Bank, Richmond—Stapleton and Co 5,125 Ringwood and Poole Bank, and Town and County of Poole Bank, Ringwood., Ledgard and Sons Rochdale Bank, Rochdale—Clement, Royds and Co 3,928 Rochester, Chatham, and Strood Bank .Roches ter—Day and Nicholson 8,544 Royston Bank, Royston—Fordham and Sons... 13,364 Rugby Bank, Rugby—Butlin and Son 10,703 Rye Bank, Rye—Curteis, Pomfret, and Co 12,260 Reigate and Darking Bank, and Reigate, Croy don, and Darking Bank, Reigate—Nash and Co .• 8,423 Ross (,ld Bank, Herefordshire, Ross—Pritchard and Allaway 3,618 Saffron Walden and North Essex Bank, Saffron Walden—Messrs. Gibson Salop Bank, Shrewsbury—Burton, Lloyd, and Co 11,712 Scarborough Old tank, Scarborough—Woodall and Co 20,867 Shrewsbury Old Bank, and Shrewsbury and Ludlow Bank, Shrewsbury—Rocke, Eytons. and Co Sittingbourne and Milton Bank, Sittingbourne —Valiance and. 50n...., 3,001 Southampton Town and County Bank, South ampton—Maddison and Son Sou thwell Bank, Southwell—Wylde and Co 11,087 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 3,089 Stourbridge Bank, Stourbridge —Rufford, Wragg, and Co ..... 10,931 Stafford Old Bank, Stafford—Stevenson and Co 13,389 Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford—Eaton, Cayley, and Co. .„ . 25,760 Stourbridge Old Bank, Stourbridge—Bate and Robins Shrewsbury and Welshpool Bank, Shrewsbury —Beck, Downward, and Co. 18,945 St. Alban's and Herts Bank, St. Alban's—Gib- son and Stuart — Taunton Bank, Taunton—Messrs. Badcock 19,279 Tavistock Bank, Tavistock—Gill, Rundle, and Co 6,348 Thornbury Bank, Thornbury—Rolph, Yates, and Parslow Tiverton and Devonshire Bank, Tiverton—Duns ford and Barne 7,651 Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northampton shire, Thrapston—Yorke and Eland 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. 6,934 Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge—Hull, Smith, and Co. Wallingford Bank, Wallingford—Wells and Co 5,866 Warwick and Warwickshire Bank, Warwick— . Kelynge, Greenway, and Co. 20,457 '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 13,525 Winchester, Alresford, and Alton Bank, Win chester—Bulpett and Co. Winchester and Hampshire Bank, Winchester —Wickham and Co 4,130 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- 1,.934 ricke and Holyoake.. Worcester Bank, Worcester —Farley, Lavender, 9,560 and Co. Worcester Old Bank and Tewkesbury Old Bank, Worcester—Berwick, Lechmere, and Co 67,250 Worcestershire Bank, Kidderminster—Farley and Turner Walsall Old Bank, Walsall—Charles Foster and 3,110 Sons Warminster and Wiltshire Bank, Warminster— ' Everett and Co. Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton— Messrs. Fryer Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank, and llalesworth and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth—Gurney, Birkbeck, and Co. Yarmouth, Norfolk, and Suffolk Bank, Great Yarmouth—Sir E. K. Lacon, Bart., and Co 13,028 Yeovil Old Bank, Yeovil—E. and J. Batten York Bank. York—Swann. Clough, and Co 40,825 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Bank of Westmoreland, Kendal Barnsley Banking Company, Barnsley Bradford Banking Company, Bradford 42,960 Bilston District Banking Company, Wolver hampton Bank of Whitehaven, Whitehaven Bradford Commercial Banking Company, Brad ford ......... Burton, Uttaxeter, and Staffordshire Union Banking Company, Burton-upon-Trent Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Banking Company, Chesterfield Cumberlana Union Banking Company, Work ington . Cheltenham and Gloucestershire Banking Com pany, Cheltenham Coventry and Warwickshire Banking Company Coventry Coventry Union Banking Company, Coventry 11,285 County of Gloucester Banking Company, Chel tenham Carlisle and Cumberland Banking Compaay Carlisle Carlisle City and District Bank, Carlisle 16,664 Dudley and West Bromwich Banking Company, Dudley Derby and Derbyshire Banking Company, Derby 18,215 Darlington District Joint-Stock Banking Com pany, Darlington East of England Bank, Norwich • 25,040 Gloucestershire Banking Company, Gloucester 120,733 Halifax Joint-Stock Bank, Halifax ... 14,465 Huddersfield Banking Company, Huddersfield.. 31,485 Hull Banking Company, Hull Halifax Commercial Banking Company, Ha- lifax .._ - - 8,378 Halifax and Huddersfield Union Banking Com pany, Halifax Helston Banking Company, Helston 1,484 Herefordshire Banking Company, Hereford 16,954 Knaresborough and Claro Banking Company, Knaresborough 22,400 Kingsbridge Joint-Stock Bank, Kingsbridge 2,790 Lancaster Banking Company, Lancaster . 45,776 Leeds Banking Company, Leeds Leicestershire Banking ,. Company, Leicester Lincoln and Lindsey Banking Company, Lincoln 47,687 Leamington Priors and Warwickshire Banking Company, Leamington Priors Ludlow and Tenbury Bank, Ludlow . 8,510 Moore and Robinson's Nottinghamshire Bank ing Company, Nottingham 22,229 Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Banking Company, Nottingham Newcastle, Shields, and Sunderland Union Joint- Stock Banking Company, Newcastle 2,202 National Provincial Bank of England, Birming ham, Head-office, 112, Bishopsgate-street, London North Wilts Banking Company, Melksham 42,684 Northamptonshire Union Bank, Northampton 63,240 Northamptonshire Banking Company, North- - - ampton North and South Walas Bank, Liverpool 24,707 Pares's Leicestershire Banking Company, Lei- tester - - • Saddleworth Banking Company-, Saddlew or th... 41 1, 1 8 5 7 7 5 Sheffield Banking Company, Sheffield 34 509 Stamford, Spalding, and Boston Banking Com pany, Stamford. Stuckey's Banking Company, Bristol Somerset shire Bank, and Somersetshire Bank, Lang port Shropshire Banking Company, Shiffnall ... Stourbridge and . Kidderminster Banking Com 49,468 g a e mshire Banking Company, pang, Sheffield Sheffield •••• ••• • S a t n o d u r i ly a i l d i 18,435 Sheffield and Rotherham Joint-Stock Banking Company, St o .ilield Swaledale and Wensleydale Banking C om p a ny , Richmond . . Storey and Thomas's Banking C om p an y _Sheffield_ and Retferd Bank, Sheffield ... Wolverhampto n a, lO,OBO Wakefield and Baray n ‘,lStaffordshire Banking Com pany, Wolverhampton Whitehaven Joint-Stock Whitehaven ...... .... . 20,351 Warwick and Le.mir_gtoa B • Warwick ..... ..... ... nuking Company, "'9 777 West of Englane. mud South Wales ..... .. - ' lank. Bristol ................. Wilts and Dorset Banking 0 -nmpan), sal : .... ... 62,607 West Riding Union Banking Company, ury 58,369 Company,Wakefiel 32,59110002 Had. dersfield - ......... 24 530 Banking any, , Whit c h u rch and Ellesmere Comp Whitchurch •••• 3,593 Worcester City and County Bankin g Com p an y , Worcester / 4,264 York Union Banking Company, York 63,779 .Yor City and County Banking Company, York 82,580 Yorkshire Banking Company, Leeds P. DEANS, Registrar of Bank Returns. 1 Stamps and Taxes, December 30, 1848. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Lieutenant Howard Moore's death has been reported. He was Master of the Alcesto at the capture of the French frigate Pomono, t.nd was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in 1814, for his gallantry in the boats of the Alceste at the capture of five armed feluccas in the Adriatic. Ho was most seriously wounded in this ser vice, and was in the receipt of a pension of 711. ss. per annum for bis wounds. Surgeon—Obadiah Pineo (1805), on the retired list, died on Sunday morning last, suddenly, at Southsea, of disease of the heart, aged 68. He was one of those officers who had served 30 years afloat, and was in receipt of 15s. per diem. Latterly he was employed as superin tendent in charge of a convict-ship. ROYAL DOCKYARD BRIGADES.—The Admiralty have ordered that the staff of the dockyard brigades is to be reduced one-half; that the adjutants be retained; and that one-half the drill-aerjeants be dismissed on the Ist of April next. The most efficient of those now em ployed are to be retained. THE BASILISK 'STEAM-SLOOP.—This steam-sloop, de signed by Mr. Oliver Lang, the experienced master shipwright of Woolwich Dockyard (the constructor of the Terrible, Medea, Black Eagle, Comet, and other celebrated steam-vessels), with engines by Miller, Ra venhill, and Co. (the engine-makers of some of the fastest and most economical vessels in her Majesty's service, as well as of many vessels of approved character in the mercantile marine), was tried down the river yes terday for the first time, Lieut. Robertson in charge, and several Government officers on board. The vessel is of 990 tons, and she has oscillating engines of 400-horse power. The trial, which was only a preliminary one, was most satisfactory to every one on board. At the measured mile at Long Reach she attained a speed of about 12 knots or 14 statute miles an hour. Suffi cient was ascertained in this trip to establish _her class character as that of first-rate, and to enhance still further the fame of Mr. Lang. For her engines we may aay that every one admitted them to be most excellent — so much so, that no further trial will be necessary be fore she competes with the screw-sloop Niger. She has a stroke of six feet, and without any heating or disar rangement of the slightest kind of any portion of the machinery, she made from 20 to 22 strokes per minute. If the squadron of steam-sloops in the service were all like the Basilisk the very estimate would not be so heavy as they are. The relative advantages of the screw and paddle-wheel now remains to be tested in the forthcoming trials between the Niger and Basilisk, ships of the same tonnage, and constructed by the same architect. A very handsome smart little craft, called the Express, also went down the River yesterday, with the Basilisk, both vessel and en gines by the firm of Miller, Ravenhill, and Co. She has been built for the Edinburgh and Northern Railway Company, and is a sister vessel to the Old Reekie and Thane of Fife. She has two 60-horse engines, is 150 feet long between perpendiculars, 24 feet beam, 12 feet deep, and 4151 tons old measure. With an extraordi nary small consumption of coals, she attained a speed nearly equal to the fastest of the Gravesend boats. It is a high compliment to Thames naval architects and engineers for Scotch companies to order vessels and engines of Miller, Ravenhill, and Co., of Blackwell. The seaman of the Wellesley, 72, flag-ship of Vice- Admiral the Earl of Dundouald, G.C.8., who deserted at Halifax, taking with him the book of gunnery in structions, &c., has been captured, and is, we believe, in custody at Portsmouth. The Sanspareil, at Devonport, is not to be converted into a " block ship," but is to be made a regular sea going screw steam-ship. The It resistible, 80, ordered to be built at Chatham, has had the keel laid on the blocks, and is to be ad vanced a stage in building. The Majestic, 80, building at Chatham, and in frame, is ordered to be advanced a stage, and hands are again put on her for that purpose. The Vernon, 50, is still waiting at Chatham the deci sion of the Admiralty. The greatest probability is that she will be repaired. _ _ The Adventure, transport, has been recommissioned at Devonport, by her former commander—Mr. Welling ton, master. Her complement is to consist of a master commander, a second master, an assistant surgeon, a clerk, a master's assistant, a boatswain, a boatswain's mate, 22 seamen, and 2 boys—total, 31. Her crew are made up by volunteers from the general service-men of the flag.ship, who, having been paid off from various ships with " very good" and " good" certificates, entered on board the flag-ship, and availed themselves of the privilege of six weeks' leave of absence. The Netley, tender, has been out of commission at Devonport, and her crew has been absorbed with the flag-ship Impregnable's complement. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 3.—Tbe Apollo troop ship was commissioned on Monday by Lieutenant W. H. Stain forth. Her marines embarked yesterday. Her corn hoisted his flag on board ple A m d e m nt ir is al t s o ir be W l i l l B lia m m en. Gage the Impregnable on Monday. The San Josef will serve as a hulk to the Impregnable before she is ready, which will be about the end of the month. The Teazar steamer was paid advance on Monday. Some marines were embarked iu her yesterday. She took her mail on board on Monday, and is now ready to sail for the Coast of Africa. The Havannah, 20, Captain J. Erskine, ran the dis tance (13,987 miles) from Plymouth to Sydney, in 56 days (sailing.) The Havannah left Plymouth Sound on the 6th April, 1848; remaining at Lisbon 18 days, Ma deira, four days, and at the Cape, 44 days; arriving at Sydney and the Bass's Strait on the 7th of August fol lowing; making 164 f miles per day from Plymouth to the Cape, and averaging 200 miles from the latter place to Sydney. She expedenced several gales, but had not a single accident. THE ARMY. Mr. Brian Hodgson has resigned Ithe appointment of Barrack Master at (Canterbury, which he has so wor thily held fur the last twenty years, possessing the es teem of both military and civilians in the highest de gree. The latter will lose a kind resident, as Mr. Hodgson intends leaving England: Mr. Hodgson is suc ceeded by Captain James Murray. Canterbury barracks, being unoccupied during the last six months, has produced a most disastrous effect on the trade of the city, which depends to a large extent on the service. The inhabitants have recently memo rialised the Horse Guards for an order of residence for troops, but it is understood the barracks will be fully occupied in the spring, by arrivals from India, Canter bury barracks being deemed peculiarly suited for that purpose. SOUTH SEA COMPANY. The half yearly court of this company was held yes terday at the South Sea House, Threadneedle-street ; Mr. Charles Franks in the chair. A statement of accounts was laid before the meeting, from which it appeared that the revenue of the company for the half year ending the sth of January last was 156,4411. 4s. 7d., and the expenditure 91,679!. ss. 2d., leaving a balance of 64,7611. 18s. 10d.. out of which it was proposed to pay a dividend of 13. 4d. per cent. for the half year on South Sea Stock, amounting to 64,098/. 145. 6d., and leaving a balance to the credit of the com pany of 663/. 4s. 4d. It also appeared that the assets of the company amounted to 814,951 L 4s. 11d., and its lia bilities to 775,211/. 1 ls. 10d., leaving a balance in the company's favour of 22,644/. Ils. Id. In answer to questions, The CHAIRMAN stated that during the past year the company had sold out 37,3911. 16s. 6d. Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities, and had purchased at the prices of the day 12,500 L Old South Sea Annuities; 23,495/. New Annuities; 1,1211. of - Three per Cents. of 1751; and 8001. South Sea Stock; that was the only purchase of South Sea Stock, there being very little in the market. As the money was always re invested immediately, it was sold out of the Government Securities, it would be impossible to state what proportion the price of one stock bore to the other. He did not think it would be advisable to fix a price at which they should purchase stock, but they should continue to obtain it at the most reasonable rate. The value of their stock was 116 Z 13s. 4d. per 1004 and if ever they were paid off by the Go vernment, it must be at that rate. The dividend was unanimously declared, and thanks being voted to the Chairman, the meeting separated. LIVERPOOL THEATRE Rorm..—We have much pleasure in receiving from our correspondent in Liver pool a communication stating that Mr. G. Bennett's new play, the Justiza (of which we gave a notice as having been produced with great success some weeks ago at Birmingham), was played to a Liverpool audience with a success as complete us the author could well desire. The frequenters of Sadler's Wells will be delighted to know that an actor of such sterling merit is likely to attain one of the highest ranks in dramatic literature. It has been matter of surprise to us that he has not long ere this attained the topmost position in his profession, knowing, as we do, his attainments as an actor and a scholar. We trust ere long to witness on e of his plays produced at one of our leading theatres. ANTI- °Arm ASSOCIATION.—A public meeting of the members of this novel association took place last night, in the Calton Convening Rooms. Tho object of the association is " to plead the rights of conscience, and to sympathise with those who suffer for listening to her dictates." The friends of civil and religious liberty were invited to attend, but they did not respond very warmly to the invitation, the numbers present not being great. John Wigham, jun. Esq., was in the chair; and he along with the Rev. Dr. Ritchie, Rev. Mr. Knox, Mr. Crowe from Honduras, in Central America; Mr. Brown, teacher, Nicholson-square; Mr. Mushet, merchant, and Mr. James Letham, tobacconist, Shore, Leith, took part in the proceedings. The drift of all the speaking was to show that a-simple "yea" or " nay" was all that Scrip ture required of us to give, and that a solemn affirmation or negation was equally binding as an creth—that a per son who would tell a lie would as readily perjure himself —and that oath-taking was one of the most grievous burdens under which a peOple could labour. One of the speakers stated that he had been in correspondence with the Duke of Argyle upon the subject, and his Grace stated that he had not turned his attention much to the question of oaths, and was not prepared to introduce a Bill into Parliament, in regard to it, still if Lord Jus tice Denman should see fit to re-introduce his Bill of 1842, which went the length of not putting the oath to any party who objected to it on religious grounds, he would, in all likelihood, give that proposition his cordial support. Various resolutions were submitted to the meeting, and a petition, founded on the resolutions, was read, with the view of being signed by those of the inha bitants of Edinburgh who approve of the object of the association, and then to be intrusted to a Member of Parliament for presentation early next session.— Scotsman. The congregation of All Saints' Church, Rother hithe, have presented to their minister, the Rev. Robert Jones, 8.A., a very handsome set of robes, as a mark of their respect and esteem for him, and that his great and continued exertions in his church are appreciated. The robes were presented publisly in church on Monday last as a New Year's gift. , FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 5, 1849 . THE WAR IN HUNGARY. VIENNA, DEC. 29.—A courier his just arrived from the head-quarters of Prince Windischgratz at Raab. He brings the intelligence of the defeat of a strung party of Hungarians by the brigade of Major- General Ottenger, whom the Prince had dispatched in pursuit of the retreating Hungarian army, after the occupation of Raab on the 27th instant. General Ottinger led his troops a forced march to Babolna, where he arrived at five o'clock in the morning of the 28th. He found the enemy's rear guard occupying that town, and proceeded forthwith to attack them. The main body of the Hungarians continued their retreat, but a body of horsemen of the late regiment, " The Prince of Prussia," were surrounded by two divisions of the Wallmoden dra goons, who cut part of them down and captured the rest. The Austrians made altogether 700 prisoners, 200 of whom were wounded. THE POPE. The following is the protest of the Pope, made at Gaeta on the 17th ult., against the creation of a Junta at Rome:— "Raised by Divine dispensation, in a manner almost miraculous, in spite of our unworthiness, to the Sove reign Pontificate, one of my first cares was to endeavour to establish a union between the subjects of the tem poral state of the Church, to make peace between families, to do them good in all ways, and, as far as depended upon us, to render the state peaceable and flourishing. But the benefits which we did all in our power to heap upon our subjects, the wide founded insti tutions which we have granted to their desires, far, as we must in all candour declare, from inspiring that acknow ledgment and gratitude which we had every right to ex pect, hive occasioned to our heart only reiterated pain and bitterness, caused by those ungrateful men whom our paternal eye wished to see daily diminishing in number. All the world can now tell how our benefits have been answered, what abuse has been made of our concessions; how, by denaturalising them, and pervert ing the meaning of our words, they have sought to mis lead the multitude, so that these very benefits and insti tutions have been turned by certain men into arms, with which they have committed the most violent outrages upon our sovereign authority, and against the tem poral rights o f the Holy S ee . O ur h ear t re f uses t o repeat in detail the events which have taken place since the 15th of November, the day on which a Minister who had our confidence was barbarously murdered by the hand of an assassin, applauded with a still greater barbarity by a troop of infuriated enemies to God, to man, and to every just political institution. This first crime opened the way to a series of crimes committed the following day, with sacrilegious audacity. They have already incurred the execration of every upright mind in our state, in Italy, and in Europe; they have incurred execration. in all the parts of the earth. This is the reason why we can spare our heart the intense pain of recapitulating them here. We were constrained to withdraw from the place in which they were com mitted, from that place where violence prevented us from applying any remedy, reduced to weep over and deplore with good men those sad events, and the still more lamentable want of power in justice to act against the perpetrators of these abominable crimes. Providence has conducted us to this town of Gaeta, where, finding ourselves in full liberty, we have, against the authors of the aforesaid attempts and acts of vielence, solemnly renewed the protests which we issued at Rome at the first moment, in the presence of the Re presentatives accredited to us of the Courts of Europe, and of other and distant nations. By the same acts, without in any manner departing from the institutions we had created, we took care to give temporarily to our states a legitimate governmental representation, in order that, in the capital and throughout the state, provision should be made for the regu lar and ordinary course of public affairs, as well as for the protection of the persons and pro perty of our subjects. By us, moreover, has been pro rogued the session of the High Council and the Council of Deputies, who had recently been called to resume their interrupted sittings. But these determinati ons o f our authority, instead of causing the perturbato rs an d the author's of the acts of sacrilegious violence of which we have spoken to return into the path of duty, have urged them to make still greater attempts. Arrogating to themselves the r i g ht s of sovereignty, which belong only to us, they have, by means of the two Councils, instituted in the capital an illegitimate govermental representation, under the title of Provisional Supreme Junta of the State, which they have published by an Act dated the 12th of the present month. The duties of our sove reignty, in which we cannot fail, the solemn oaths with which we have, in the presence of God, promised to preserve the patrimony of the Holy S ee , an d to transmit it in all integrity to our successors, obliges us andraise a nand dn o u r oti ne ofvafocoierc sacrilegiouscee of attempt. ttrht solemnly, rewpeth t. inTe laht:nenwrdi Therefore allfeoprotest,rseteh,w the acts gadca tei snc a lswat e hrfeoi this crthoe grand t b o e n God, null .have followed th e v i o l ence comm itt e d upon us, protest ing above all that this Junta of State established at Rome is a usurpation of our sovereign powers, and that the said Junta has not and cannot have any autho rity. Be it knowi then to all our subjects, whatever may be their rank or condition, that at Rome and throughout the whole extent of the Pontifical State there is not and cannot be any legitimate power which does not emanate expressly from us, that we have, by the sovereign motu-proprio of the 27th November, in stituted a temporary Commission of Government, and that to it alone belongs exclusively the government of the nation during our absence, and until we ourselves shall have otherwise ordained. " Pius PAPA IX." THE PENINSULAR. AND ORIRNTAL STEAM NAVI- , CATION COMPANY.—The subjoined circular has been issued by the Peninsular and Oriental Ste a m N av i ga ti on Company, announcing to their shareholders the completion of a contract with the Government for continuing the con veyance of the India and China mails between Southamp ton and Alexandria, the termination of the contract en tered into Sept. 1, 1840, taking place this day :—" London, Dec. 29, 1848.—1 am instructed by th e di rec t ors to ap prize you that, since the presentati on o f t h e i r annua l report to the proprietors, on the 13th instant, the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have made a proposal, and an agreementhas been enter e d i n t o accor di ng l y , f or a con ti nua tion of this company's contract for the convey ance of the India and China mails between Southampton and Alexandria, on the terms of an offer made to their Lordships by the directors, in consequence of their Lord ships having opened the service to public tender in May last —namely, for aperied of n o t l ess t h an f our y ears , and afterwards , until notice shall be given by either of the contracting parties to discontinue it. Payment, 24,0001. for the first year, with an abatement of 5001. per annum, for so long as the contract shall continue thereafter —a condition which the directors consider the gradual d e velopment of th e com p any ' s passenger an d commerc ial traffic will enable them to afford, and which will tend to insure the permanency of the company with the service.—l am, &c., C. W. HOWELL, Secretary." A Goon HlNT.—There a re th ousan d s an d thou sands of acres in England overrun with a plant of native growth, the value of which as a forage crop is not hypo thetical, but has been established by experience in the limited area to which it is cultivated for a larger sum than the finest crop of wh ea t. I t requ i res no manure and no cultivation except during the first year; it is not particular about soil, provided it can have a dry bed, no mattter whether of loam, sand, ',gravel, or rubly rock, in which to strike its roots. That plant is gorse —or, to use a name more familiar in th e sou th o f E ng l an d, where we would urge its cultivation—furze. If such a plant were imported from the Falkland Isles or the Cape of Good Hope, what a treasure it would be deemed! It covers our own waste, and th ere f ore i t i s d esp i se d, t h oug h the Royal Agricultural Society have set their seal to its value. In one number of their journal they have told us that in Ireland land not worth 3s. the acre yields a rent of more than 5/. as gorse ground, applied to the feeding of young cattle. They h ave s h own w h a t a p ower f u l engine it furnishes for the improvement of better soils, more worthy of surface cultivation. And yet, notwith standinginfluential members of the Royal Agri cultural Societythis, hesitate to reco m mend its cultivation for laughed at.. W e s h a ll, on a f u ture occa fea rofb e all ing his occa sion, point out an extensive district in the south of England, lying at present in a state of nature, large por tions of which are as capable of improvement as the once poor soils of Norfolk, whi c h h ave b e en so lar g ely in creased in value by cloying and marling, and by artificial - and animal manures. G orse flourishes on it in large quantities, without any cu l ture , and in the greatest luxuriance, and only requires to be applied to the feeding of cattle to become the motive power in improvement, and the means of gener a ti ng o rganic manures, which are essential au x ili ar i es to i mprove ment by claying and marling. —Agricult ura l G aze tte. REGULATIONS OF THE LONDON BRIGADE IN CASE OF FIRES.—On Wednesday the London Fire. engine Estab lishment issued to the police a code of regulations for the better guidance of that force and the public generally in the event of the outbreak of a fire within the metro politan district. It is printed on thick cards, and a copy will, in the course of a few days, be within the hands of every police- consta bl e i n the City and metropolitan dis tricts. O n one s i de o f t h e ca rd is printed a list of the several fire-engine stations, and the names of the com panies formi ng the brigade. On the other side is printed the following :—" It is found very useful in praventing the spread of fire to keep shut the doors and windows of the premises (after the escape of the inmates) till the water is ready to be thrown, as nothing causes a fire to burn so rapidly as the admission of air. Any police constable who first discovers a fire without having his attention called to it by any one, is allowed a sum not exceeding 10s., provided no human lives are lost ; and it will generally be more prudent for one policeman to re main on the spot, and send another person to call the engines. A any of the eng i ne stat i ons , i s a ll o wed Is. for each s t at i on , Any person giving the first call to a fire at which will b e pa i d by the eng i nee r. Cab hi re or ot h er ) expenses i ncurre d b y a po li ce -constable, for th e sa k e o f expedition, will b e repa id, on the charge being certifi e d by his supe r i nten d ent —(Signed JAMES Blm:m oon , Superintendent 67, 68, and 69, Watling-street, City, Tan. 1, 1849." FATAL ACCIDENT IN A COTTON MILL AT ASHTON. —On Tuesday forenoon an accident, which terminated in loss of life, occurred at Messrs. Stanley and Chad• wick's cotton-mill, Ashton, a young girl having been taken round an upright shaft and literally dashed to pieces. From the facts which we have ascertained at the mill, it appears that a girl of the name of Hannah Dearden, fourteen years of age, whose parents reside in Charlestown, was employed at the above mill as a setter-in for a jack-frame ; that, while at work, putting in some bobbins behind the frame, her clothes were caught by the shaft, which is about two feet from a wall and revolves at the rate of a hundred and sixty times a minute: On finding that the shaft was taking her round she gave a loud scream, which attracted attention and created the greatest confusion. The next moment she was a corpse.—Manchester Courier. - LAW INTELLIGENCE. , SHERIF,T , 'S' C')URT. Jan. 4. (Before Alr. Under-Sheriff Bußcn ELL.) HOLES V. THE SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. In this care, which had not concluded when our report left, the jury returned into court with a verdict for the defeodants—adding, "that thvy considered the plaintiff had been very harshly dealt with indeed by the company." PROCLAMATION OF OUTLAWRY. The following persons were called on to surrender at the suit of their respective creditors, or to be out lawed :—Matthew B. Rennie, at the suit of William Strachan and another; John Robert Hohuer, suit of James Arding, the elder; Sir William Massey Stanley, Bart., suit of William Jones ; Thomas Par ker, the younger, suit of Henry George Robinson ; Edward Fennell, suit of Charles Cancellor; Fre derick Thomas Mullins, suit of Charles Addis and another; William Ward, at the suit of John Carlow and another ; 'William Hanham, at the suit of Ber nardo Goldshead ; William Gravener, suit of Joshua Mayhew and another ; T. P. L. Cross, suit of Va lentine Elkins ; Frederick E. March, suit of John Brydie ; Joachim Hayward Stoqueler, suit of Henry Levy; Thomas Deserneaux, suit of William John M‘Beth ; James Lang, suit of Edward Lewis ; 11. J. Janney, at the suit of John Punk ; Charles Beau clerk, commonly called Lord Charles Beauclerk, at the suit of George S. Harcourt ; Thomas Boulten, suit of George Lees ; John P. Beavan, at the suit of William Cox; C. E. Synge, suit of Richard Kirkman ' Lane • and Lord Algernon Chichester, suit of Charles Smith. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Jan. 4. (Before Mr. Commissioner EvAiss.) IN THE BANKRUPTCY OF WILLIAM PRICE. This bankrupt formerly carried on business in copartnership with Frederick Mangles and Henry Talbot Moore, in New-Broad-street. They were East India and general merchants. In 1845 the bankrupt withdrew from the concern, having assigned over his interest to the other two partners. He has lately resided in the Strand. This was a meeting for the last examination. Mr. Lawrance supported, Mr. Sargood appeafed for the creditors. The following are the main items of the joint balance-sheet, which was obtained, notwithstanding the interdict of his Honour : The balance-sheet commences on the Ist of January, 1845, and ends on the 27th of September, 1848. Sundry creditors, 7,3331.; profits, IT ,93 2 / ; amount subsequently brought into the firm by Mangles, 18,250/. ; ditto, by Moore, 15,676/. ; ditto, by the bankrupt, 3,069/. ; amount advanced by Mangles and Co.; 28,4851.; capital on the Ist of January, 1845, 15,138/. ; an 3 on the credit side, good debts, 88/. ; doubtful ditto, 2,358/. ; bad ditto, 2,378/. ; property, 8,342/.;' amount drawn out of the firm by Mangles, 1,2521.; by Moore, 1,2931.; by the bankrupt, 1,8281.; interest, 8,078/. ; office expenses, 756/. ; losses, 68,7661. Amongst the " property" set down in the joint balance-sheet are the following items :—the ship Claudine of 480 tons, the cost of which was 5,232/. ; estimated to realise 2,5001. Shares in the Union Bank, which cost 2231., and now estimated to realise about the same amount. 100 acres of land in Aus 'trails, which cost 1141. The separate balance-sheet of the bankrupt has " Sundry creditors, 5091. Capi tal, 2,5941. Amount of dividend of profits; received on shares in the Australian and Colonial Assurance Company, 221. 10s. Amount of gifts from relations, 2,9171. Amount of annuity under marriage settle ment, 1701. Doubtful debts, 351. Property, 1301. ; ditto in the hands of Mangles and Co., 1201. Ex penses, 1,4961. Losses, 1,9931. Amount paid into the firm of Mangles and Moore, 3,0691. Amount paid for losses and averages, 1,1981." A claim was made by Mr. Sargood, on behalf of Messrs. Mangles and Moore, the bankrupt's former partners, for 21,000/. It appeared that the whole partnership trading up to June, 1845, at which period Price went out, has, through the depreciation of the produce in which they dealt and bad debts, resulted in a loss of 68,0001. The partners, Messrs. Mangles and Moore sought to prove against the estimate for the bankrupt's proportion of that loss. Mr. LLWRANCE resisted the admission of the proof, on the ground that it did not appear all the partner ship debts had been discharged, and, therefore, the partners could not prove in competition with the other creditors. Mr. SARGOOD said, that u p t o thi s ti me , no ass i gnee had been.chosen, and no debt had been proved, and, therefore, the ease was not yet ripe for discussion. The bankrupt had failed to debit himself in his balance-sheet with the sum claimed by the other partners, or any part of it. Finally the proof was ordered to stand over. One debt of 1801. was proved, and Mr. Lattraile, clerk to Messrs. Mangles and Moore, was appointed assignee. IN THE BANKRUPTCY OF THOMAS JORDAN. This bankrupt, who was a brick and machine maker in Jewry-street, and at Hammersmith, came up on the question of passing his last examination. No balance-sheet has as yet been filed, the bankrupt alleging, as the cause of his non-compliance, inability to obtain his books, which a bookseller named Jones held as a guarantee for the payment of a claim. Several creditors in person opposed the bankrupt. One of them stated that Jordan had not only "done him out of his rent," but cheated him out of 501. in the following mansier :—He went to him (the cre ditor) at five o'clock on •a Saturday, evening, and asked him to cash a cheque on a certain bank for 501., saying that he wanted to pay his men their week's wages. Supposing it was all right, the creditor ad vanced the money; hut, as it was after banking hours, could not get the cheque cashed on that evening. When the cheque was presented at the bank on the following Monday, the presenter was informed that " Mr. Jordan had had no money there for three weeks." Another creditor said the bankrupt had obtained from him a quantity of double-barrelled guns. lie alleged they were for the purpose of exportation to France; but in a few days after their delivery they found their way to the pawnshop and to the auc tioneer's. The bankrupt denied both these and many other charges, and declared that his creditors had perse cuted him in the most unfeeling and cruel manner. His estate would, if well managed, pay 20s. in the pound. Several of the creditors exclaimed that there would not be sixpence. The meeting was adjourned, the Commissioner granting protection from week to week to Jordan, so that he might file his balance-sheet. The certificate of a bankrupt named Nathaniel Bowdler, who carried on the trade of victualler in Cotton-street, Poplar, was suspended for six months. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Jan. 4. (Before Mr. Commissioner PHILLIPS.) IN RE JOHN NUMERICS. LODRR. The insolvent, a musician, applied for his final order, and was opposed by three creditors. Mr. Dowse supported. It appeared that the insolvent had, about the time he petitioned the Court, separated from his wife, who was a teacher of dancing, and the question was raised whether her receipts for the Christmas quarter should not he set forth in the schedule and accounted for to the creditors. His Horzoun remarked that, under the new Act, there was a power given to the Court to examine the wife of an insolvent, which provision did not exist under the other Act, and he was disposed to exercise it in this case. The three creditors stated their complaints, and it appeared that several debts had been omitted from the schedule. Mr. Commissioner PHILLIPS made some observa tions on the carelessness of insolvents who swore to their schedules, omitting debts that they owed. He was inclined to dismiss the petition ; but as a lenient course, he would adjourn the case for a month, and if an account was not procured from Mrs. Loder, he should certainly compel her attendance under the Act of Parliament. Adjourned to the Ist of February. IN RE J. P. KEELING. In this case the insolvent obtained a rule to strike his former attorney off the files, because he had not delivered his bill according to the rule of Court. Mr. DOWSE supported the rule. Mr. CooKE, in showing cause, said it was a mon strous application, and resorted to because the attor ney had sued for his bill of costs. The COURT held that the rule could not be sus tained, and it was dismissed. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. John Mitchell was brought before Alderman Meon charged with having committed a burglary and rob bery in the house of Mrs. Heppel, of No. 76, Corn hill, before twelve o'clock yesterday. Higgins (City policeman 661) stated that he was called into the house to take a thief into custody, and upon entering he found the prisoner scuffling with some gentleman, and took him into custody. Soon afterwards a small housebreaking instrument, called a jemmy, and a skeleton-key, which were found in one of the rooms above stairs, into which the prisoner had made a forcible entrance, were handed to him. The marks on one of the drawers, which had been broken open and plundered, corresponded with the application of the jemmy, and the skeleton-key had been recently broken, a part of it being supposed to be in the lock of the door. John H. Millns, clerk to Mr. Clare, of Size-lane, stated that he lived at No. 76, Cornhill, the upper part of which was let out in chambers. At about a quarter to twelve o'clock he had occasion to go up to his room, which was on the third floor, and was kept locked. Upon reaching the door he found it open about three or four inches, and, to his surprise, he aaw the prisoner busy at a chest of drawers. The bottom drawer, which was the only one kept locked, had been freed open, and close to the pro;oner„ on the ground, lay a stuff gown and a satin shawl, the property of , he witness's wife, packed up in a condi tion to be, taken away. Wittie,,s laid hold of the prisoner, who i.ictively eluded his grasp, and ran down stairs. The cry of •• stop thief" in some de gree impeded the progress of the thief, some gentle men having caught hold of him on the stairs, but he contrived to slip through their hands, and was rapidly descending, when be fell, and was secured by the policeman, who arrived at the critical moment. Wit ness found upon returning to his room the skeleton key and the jemmy produced. It was his impression that the prisoner had not been in the room many minutes. When he had left the room in the morning to go to business he had locked the door and left the key below stairs, and upon trying the key after the detection of the prisoner, he could not turn it in the lock, and he had no doubt the prisoner had broken the skeleton-key in forcing the lock. The jemmy was found to be ingeniously made, to be used as a file as well as a lock-forcer. • The prisoner appeared to be quite unconcerned. Alderman MOON —Prisoner, is it your wish to say anything ? The prisoner—Why, sir, 1 have only to say that I went up-stairs, but I know nothing of the clothes or of the implements. I have nothing else to say. ' Alderman MOON—The case 'is complete; but if it be considered necessary to remand the prisoner in order to ascertain whether he may not be required for some similar instances of plunder, I shall .willingly order him to be brought up on a future day. . The depositions were then ordered to be made out, and the prisoner was committed for trial. MARLBOROUGH-S7'REET. Two children were brought before Mr. Bingham, charged with having been found by the Mendicity Society's officers begging about the streets. The story of the eldest, a girl about eleven years of age, was this :—Her father and mother, who, with a shoal of paupers of all ages and sexes, had been sent from Ireland to beg in this country about six months ago, were apprehended about a month ago for begging. and had been committed for a month to the House of Correction. The girl, her sister, about eight years old, and her brother, about six years old, were left in the streets totally destitute. They had, according to the story of the, girl, made application to the parish authorities of St Giles's to be taken into the house until their parents carne out of prison s but they had been peremptorily refused shelter. For nearly a month they had wandered about the streets, begging by day, and sleeping in doorways or on staircases at n i ght. None of them had known the comfort of a bed during the late inclement weather. That morning her little sister was taken ill from cold, want, and exposure, and a charitable person at the house where they had been permitted to lie on the stairs took her into her room and gave her some coffee. The girl and her brother went out to beg for their day's subsistence. Mr. .13INGITAM said, if the girl's statement was true it was a case that ought to be attended to. Hera were three Irish children, whose father and mother had been committed to prison for vagrancy, wander ing about the streets without a home to go to or any means of obtaining support except by begging. He really thought the parish in which the parents had been apprehended ought to have taken the children into their house at once. The Mendicity officer was then directed to take the children to the workhouse with a request for them to be admitted. From " Sir Richard Sutton," 51.; from " J. G.," 2/. ;" and from " J. R.," 11., for the poor-box, have been received. WESTMINSTER. William Henry Jones, a young man described as a labourer, was brought up for re-examination, charged with uttering a forged note for 51. on the Bank of England to Mr. Ridler, the proprietor of the Duke of York, Regent-street, Westminster. The prisoner was remanded for a week. The annual contribution of 101., being part of a subscription of the members of the Union Club for the poor-box, and Si. from Sir Richard Sutton, have been received, an acknowledgment of bath of which was requested. CLERKENWELL. Several poor creatures in wretched distress applied to Mr. Tyrwhitt, for advice bow to proceed in order to obtain relief from their parish, St. Andrew's, Holborn. One woman said that her husband had died in the workhouse, and she had been relieved by the overseer of St. Andrew's, Holborn, and was well known there. On Wednesday morning last she went to the work house to ask for relief, and she remained there from an early hour until five o'clock in the evening without any sustenance, and perhhing with cold, when she was admitted into the workhouse, but nothing was done for her, and she was turned out into the street. Mr. TYRWHITT said if her statement was true it was too bad, and he ordered' Mr bite, the usher, to proceed to the workhouse immediately, and request the attendance of Mr. Wilkes, the relieving-officer, who shortly afterwards made his appearance. Mr. TYRWHITT explained to him the nature of the application. Mr. Wilkes knew the applicant, and said that her case could be answered in one word. She knew the rules of/the establishment as well as he did himself. 'The board of guardians sat on particular days ; Wednesday was a busy day, on which they had to pay pensions, and they could not leave off to attend the numerous applications made to them ; but an asylum was open for their reception, and it was the rule that inquiries should be made into each case before relief could be given. Mr. TYRWUITT said, he could not make it out why those belonging to the parish, applying.te the relieving overseer, should be told that nothing should be done for them, and be kept perishing the whole day in the street in such weather as this, and to be turned out of the workhouse and left to starve because it was their rule to snake inquiries. It was the fault of the board of guardians, who ought to have some addi tional force, in order that the poor might be properly attended to. Mr. Wilkes said, it was necessary to have their rules, and, if not attended to, they would be inun dated with such cases. Ile and the whole of the officers were engaged all the day, and they could do no mere than they had done. Mr. TYRWIIITT—Then poor persons belonging to your parish may starve on those days that you are engaged ! Would not the ratepayers in a body con demn such a practice ? Why are the poor-rates paid but to relieve the poor ? If they are not properly attended to it is nothing but an arbitrary tax upon the public. Mr. Wilkes—lf we did not adopt the practice of inquiry we should be liable to a series of impositions. Mr. TYRWHITT—Then what would be done if a person applied to you in a state of destitution and starvation ? Mr. Wilkes—Oh, if they were in absolute destitu tion and starvation they would be taken into the house directly. Mr.TrawnlTT—The fact is that the ratepayers are made to pay, and their pockets are heavily dipped into, and if the poor are not properly attended to, they in return might say, " Then we won't pay the rates." He again said they ought to have extra force for the purpose of paying proper attention to the poor, and it was too bad Ito suffer them to remain in the street near the workhouse all day in such an incle ment season, and then to have nothing done for them, but left to starve during the interim of making inquiries. He hoped this would be altered, and the present cases attended to. Mr. Wilkes promised to attend to them, and the applicants left the court. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. BIRMINGHAM, JAN. 4. At Gloucester market, on wheat was again is p er quarter l ower. At t e W 3O o th rce u s l t t., er, same day, the currency of the previous week was firmly maintained. Barley again rather cheaper. Beans nominally unaltered. Peas very un saleable. Oats realised quite as much money, and fine ones in more demand. During the present week wheat. has been in improved request, at former prices. Barley still neglected. Oats realise quite as much money. Only retail transactions are reported in beans. Some peas hare changed hands at a reduction of Is to 2s per quarter. At this day's market there was a limited supply of wheat from the farmers, and all qualities are fully as dear. Barley is to 2s per quarter lower. Oats maintained the currency of this day se'nnight. Beans rather lower. More inquiry for peas, at very low rates. BOSTON, JAN. 3 . —There was more firmness in the wheat trade today, and for finest qualities a slight ad vance was obtained. The supply was . limited. No quotable change in the value of oats or beans. Wheat—. red, 38s to 45s ; white, 48s ; oats, 12s to 22s ; beans — new, 22s to 30s ; o ld, 40s per qr. BRISTOL, JAN. 4 . —Wheat: English, new, has come to hand in an improved condition, and brings about is per quarter under last week's rats; old is slow and cheaper; for foreign, free, the inquiry is quite in retail, without variation in value. Bonded parcels are held with more firmness and at somewhat higher rates than were last week attainable. Flour in wood consumptive demand, at former prices. Barley, English malting : there is a large supply, with more expected, and mode rate; of foreign the trade is very slow, and lower prices by is to 2s per quarter are accepted; with distilling and grinding qualities in lessened demand. Oats, without improvement. Beans: foreign, about is per quarter cheaper. In peas very little has been doing. SLEAIORD, JAN. I.—There was little business doing here,to-day. The price of wheat was rather lower than last week, and other grain dull of sale. Wheat, white, 44s to 46a; red, 435 to 445; barley, 25s to 28; oats, 15s to 18s; beans, 38s to 40s per quarter. GRlMSBY.—lteturn• of . sales to Jan. I:—Wheat, 290 qrs, 6291 Is (aver. 43s 4.1 d); barley, 165 qrs, 2041 lOs (aver. 24s 9,1t1); oats, 4 qrs, 3/ 16s (aver. 19s). MARKET RASEN, JAN. 2.—Not much business was done; what little passed in the wheat trade may be con sidered at former quotations. Barley, oats, and beans stationary. Return of sales up ;,to Saturday lase, Wheat 120 qrs, 26706'er:44s td)e barley, 52s eirs,.:o4o (aver. 260. 8. • LOUTIE, JAN. I.—The weather io-rlay being fine, the , 4V- - -:o`fane , r a& ta,,rkw, w:,-I.s good; atiii Mark lane .. 0T) Mon day b To , g e,,u.ed the tartn , ,rs ask ruo;',ey tor that, ar;iele. The business done in all ki.ud, 01' ra;n Ives not I,trge, and priers rc-inained about the s.:air:e as quoted last week. Wheat, 37s to 445; baile•,,•, 24s to 28s; oats, 15s to 17,; beans, 34. s to 385 per quire NjAVARK, JAN. 3.—The supply of wheat was mode rate. of barley liberal, oats good, and beans and peas li mited. Fine wheat and barley were firm in prices, in ferior wheat a dull sa e; second and grinding barley is to 2s per quarter cheaper, Oats declined Is to 2s, and beans and peas were the turn lower.—Wheat, new white, 4Ss to 50s, red 46s to 49,; barley, malting 29s to 31s; grinding 24s to 275; oars, new 15, to 18s, old 22s to 265; beans, new 30s to 325, old 41s to 435; Peas, blue 42s to 445; Tares 60s to 645; Malt 548 to 56s per qr. Weekly Returns at Newark Msrket. Wheat. Barley. Dec. 13-1152 qrs 48s 9d D: c. 13-2486 qrs 34s 5d Dec. 20-1132 qrs 49s Ild Dec. 20-2782 qrs 32s id Dec. 27-387 qrs 49s o:id Dec. 27-1015 qrs 30s 844 RuTIIERIIAN CATTLE ALARKET, JAN. I.—We had a very large show or beasts but of sheep only a limited supply. The attendance of buyers was not so numerous as might have been expected, taking into consideration that a fortnight has intervened since the last general market. Prices for beef not so good as last quotations; in mutton no alteration.—Beef 6s to 6s 6d, prime 6s 9d per st; mutton, 5d to Gd per lb. . • LYNN, JAN. 2.—The supplies of wheat and barley to-day were moderate, and both articles being in better condition and meeting , with an improved inquiry, greater firmness was evine,d in the trade, at the prices of this day se'ttnight.—Wheat 38s to 425, fine 46s to 48s. Barley 26s to 28s, fine 29s to 31s per quarter. OAKIIAM, JAN. I.—Wheat 41s to 48s; barley 26s to 31s; oats 19s to 245; beans 40s to 43s per quarter. UPPINGHAM, JAN. 3.—Wheat 445 to 495; barley 26s to 30s; oats 17s to 24,; beans 40s to 43s per quarter. Butter lld to 12id per lb. Eggs 14 tor ls. MELTON MOWBRAY, JAN. 2.—We have had a large supply of all sorts of groin offering at this market, which sold full Is per quarter lower than last week.— Wheat, o'd 48s to ses, new 453 to 48; barley 27s to 30s; oats, old 26s to 28s, new 18s to 225; beaus 42s to 46s per quarter. Butter 12(1 to 13d per lb. Eggs 12 to 14 for Is. • GAINSBORO', JAN. 2.—Wheat 42s to 495-384 qrs, 8901 12s 6d (average 46s 4.1); barley, 185 qrs, 2241 7s 6d (average 27s 6(1). EDINBURGH, JAN. 3.—We were well supplied with all kinds of grain to-day. Wheat was in excellent condition, and sales were ready, though a further fall in price took place. The quantity of %heat brought for ward to-day was 691 qrs.. being 19 qrs. more than last week. Top price down is, but the average also down 3d-54 qrs. unsold. The quantity of barley brought forward was 1,167 qrs., being 356 qrs. less than last week. Price on the top the same as last week and the average down 5(1-196 qrs. unsold. Of oats we had 862 qrs. brought forward, or 184 qrs. less than last week. 'lop price the same as last week, and the average down sd -59 qrs. unsold. The quantity of beans to-day was 169 qrs., or 12 qrs. less than last week. Prices on the top 2s, and the average 5d down-24 qrs. unsold. Top of Wheat ... ••• 6411 b. 53s Od 99 Barley ... ••• ... 58 lb. 33s' 6d Oats ••• 43i1b. 22s 4d 91 Beans 66- 4 4 -Ib. 30s Od EDINBURGH CATTLE MARKET, JAN. 3.—The supply of cattle this morning was 324, being 60 more than last week. Sales brisk, and prices had a downward ten dency. Top price 8s 3d per Dutch stone; current, 7s 6d to 8s; middling and inferior, 6s to 6s 6d. Nearly all sold. The supply of sheep this morning was 2.170, being 183 more than last week. The quality generally superior. Sales more readily effected than for some weeks past. Top of best mutton 6d; current, 5d to Sid; middling and inferior, from 3id to 3d per lb. A good clearance was effected.; GLASGOW. JAN. 3.—With the exception of a few sales of wheat in bond at 41s to 48s per quarter, for 621 b to 631 b fine red Baltic, the transactions during the week were unimportant. This day's market was thinly attended. Wheat and flour were a slow sale, at rather under last week's rates. Barley was neglected. Oats and Oatmeal sold in retail at about last Wednesday's prices. Beans and peas were 6d cheaper per boll. DUNBAR, JAN. 2.—Wheat, weighing 631 b, brought 50s, and prices to 335; barley, weighing 001 b, brought 30s, and prices to 20s 6d; oats, weighing 45i1b, brought 21s 6d, and prices to 17s 6d; beans and peas, weighing 63i1b, brought 27s Od, and prices to 00s. DUNDEE, JAN. 1.--Wheat, 40s to 50s; foreign ditto. 53s to 555; barley, 25s 6d to 275; oats, •21s 6d to 22s 6d. CORK, JAN. 3.—Flour—First quality,lss 6d to 16s 6d; second ditto, 14s Od to 15a 6d; household, Ils to 14s; third ditto, 9s to lOs per cwt. Oatmeal, 12s to 12s 6d per cwt. Indian corn, 71 55 to 8/ lOs Od; Indian meal, 91 to 915 s per ton. Bran, 41 55 to 515 s per ton. Hay— Farmers', 25s to 485 Od; average, 44s ; retailers , 42s to 50s per ton; old hay, 45s to 60s per ton. Straw—Far mers', 20s to 335; average, 20s; retailers', 00s to 00s per ton. Whisky, at the Distillery, 25 over proof, 6s 3d per imperial gallon. Bread, 6d to 7id per 41bs. Fresh butler, 10d to 12d per lb. Beef, 3d to 6d; mut ton, 3i.cl to 5d ; veal, 3id to 4id; pork, sid to 7d ; bacon, 6:3-d to 9d; sausages, 5d per lb. Coals—New port, 17s; Lydney, 18s. Culm, 165 per ton. Potatoes, white, 10d to 14d; Minions, 20d. Hides—Market ditto, lls to 17s; salted ditto, 12s to 17s per cwt; market skins, 2d to 2kd; calf ditto, 2d to 24d; veal skins, 3d to 3id per lb. Tar—Archangel, 18s per bl. Timber—Quebec red pine, 31 15s; yellow ditto, 31; deal, 171 to 201 per hundred ; Bangor Queens, 31 2s 6d per ton. Scotch herrings,l9s to 20s per barrel; Norway ditto, 00s. New foundland dry cud fish, 11/ to 121 lOs per ton. Tallow, 475. Wool, lOs to 12s per stone. RAILWAY ShAl MARKETS. BRISTOL, JAN. 4. STOCK EXCHANGE. —Great Western, Quarters, were done at 2 3 4 dis.—Ditto, 171. Shares, 2 dis.— South Devon (New), 13 1 / 2 per share. _ LIVERPOOL, JAN. 4. STOCK EXOIIANOR.—This day's market was firmer, and in some instances higher prices were paid. The business was rather limited. The sales are —Blackburn, Preference, guaranteed 6 per cent. (B), 17 1 /, ex int.—Caledonian, Pre. ference, 3 ,4 p.— Great Northern, 9% dis. ex int.—Lancashire and Yorkshire (late Manchester and Birmingham), Quar ters, 5 dis.—Ditto, Fifths, 3 1 A 3 dis. —Ditto, 321. ,hares (late Extension, dis.—Ditto (late West Riding Union), Fifths, 1 / 2 dis.—Lancaster and Preston, 7 1 % c.—London and North- Western, 125%—Ditto, Fifths, 5% p.—Ditto, Quarters, 2% p.— Midland Stock, New Halves, 6 3 / 4 dis. ex int.—North Staffordshire, 3N, dis.—Scottish Central, 26—Shrewsbury and Birmingham, 151. 7s. 9d. Shares (A), 6 dis. ex int.— Ditto, 91. 12s. 3d. Shares (B), 3f4 dis. ex int.—Ditto, Preference, 8 per cent. guaranteed for ten years, 9%—South- Eastern and Dover, I'o. 4, Thirds, 71. 13s. 9d. dis.-- York, Newcastle, and Berwick (N. and B. Extension), No. 1, par—Ditto, No. 2, % dis.—Ditto (G. N. E. Purchase), LA; pi ex int. MANCHESTER, JAN. 4. &mac EXCHANGE.—The sales are—South-Eastern sod Dover, No. 4, 7 11-16 cum int.—Great Northern, 10 dis.— North Staffor..shire, 3 n. dis.—Grimsby Dock, 12% dis. —East Lancashire, Quarters, s—Old Grimsby, 25 LAdis. Sbfield and Lincoln, 12% dis.—Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorset shire, I is dis —Leeds, 321. Shares, U, n. dis.—London, New Quarters, 2 3-16 p.—Wharfdales, 2 1 / 8 dis. BIRMINGHAM. JAN. 4. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The following are the day's quota tions:—Midland (Continuation Birmingham and Derby), 64—Ditto, 6 per cent. (Bristol and Birmingham), 124—North British, Thirds, 41. I Is. 3d.—Shrewsbury and Birmlnghani (B), 4 dis.— Ditto, Preference, 21s. 3d. p.—Shropshire Union, 565. 3d. dis.—South Staffordshire, 4 1 % dis. YORK., JAW. 3. STOCX EXCHANGX.—The business transacted to-day "II AS follows :—Great Northern, 9 1 / 2 —North Briti s h, Q u artet* 31. 1 ls. 3d.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. Pur chase), $ ex int. GLASGOW, JAN. 3. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Caledonian, Pre ference, 8 1 /—Dundee and Arbroath, New, No. 3, s2s. 6d. —Dundee and Perth, 26—Ditto, Quarters, 30s.—Edinburgh and Glasgow, Halves, 15 1 4—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 5 per cent, guaranteed, s%—Ditt o , Halves, No. 1, 5 70 —Ditto, Halves, No. 2,5/, 9s. 6d.—Gl asgow and Greenock, Preference, 7 1 / B —Great Northern, 9 1 4—North British, Thirds, 92s.—Scottish Central, 25%. Dispatches were received yesterday, at the Colonial Office, from the Governor at Malta. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—A Remarkable Cure of Drops,' of the Chest by Holloway's Pills.—Extract of a letter from Mr. Munday, farmer, Kennington, near Oxford, dated Dec. 2, 1848, to Professor Holloway ; Sir, —Hal ing on a former occasion apprized you 01 an extraordi nary cure upon myself by your invaluable medicine, it gives me great pleasure to testify again to its efficacy in a case of dropsy of the c hest, with which my shepherd was air icted, to whom, the moment I was informed of the nature of hi 4 complaint, I recommended a tr i a l 61 your pills, which advice was adopted with complete success, for by taking a few boxes only he was cured and is now in sound health. -- Sold by all Drug gists, and at Profe s sor Holloway's Est a bli s h men t, 244, Strand, London. perfectly BIRTHS'. On the Ist inst., at Charlton Adam, Somersetshire, the lady of the Rev. J. Barney, of a daughter. On the Ist inst., at Stepney Causeway, Ratcliff, Mrs. Df• Warton, of a daughter. On the 2d inst., at Ryde, Isle of Wight, the lady of Sir C. M. Wade, C. 13., of a son. On the 2d inst., at Earl's-terrace, Kensington, the lady of T. C. Campbell, Esq., of a daughter. On the 2d inst., at Bexley .heath, the lady of Stevens Tripp, Esq , of a daughter. On the 2d inst., at St. Mary Abbott's terrace, Kensingtorir the wife of J. E. Bowman, Esq , of a son. On the 3d inst., at Bedford-house, Tavistock-square, the wife of J. B. Cardale, Esq., of a daught .r. On the 3d inst., at De Crespigny-terrace, the wife of F. H. Thwaites, Esq , of a son. MARRIED. On the Ist inst., at St. Mary's Church, Paddington, John Francis, only son of Captain Hyde, of Hyde-end-hou se, Berks, to Eliza, relict of J. W. fudge, Esq., barrister, and only niece of the late Major Collins, Assistant Adjutant' General of the Royal Marines. On the 2d inst., at Bailiwick Church, the Rev. Edward Whrtehead, Chaplain, H. E. I. C., to Charlotte, youngest daughter of the late Rev. Edward Willes. DIED. At. Brussels, on the 30th ult., R. W. Brandling, Esq., 0f LoW Gosforth, Northumbei land, aged 74. On the' Ist lust., at Bi ighton, Charlotte, the wife of General Sir Charles B. Egerton, G.C. M.G., aged 60. Oa the Ist inst.. at Clarence-place, Camberwell-road, Louisa Susannah, the wife of C. Morgan, Esq. On the Ist inst.,..at Cambridge, B. Newby, Esq., aged 64. On the 2d inst.;l4n Connaught-square, A. Stert, Esq- On the . .:2d at'" Fitzroy-park, Highgate, ile 3r / w egu ipi, the intilMt sotliof W. Gladstone, Esq. On tle;N inst., at Y:earl-crese*Aentotiville, Mr. Johll Hudson, aged 83. „- L o ndon: Printed and IIi , ';'01IIRDO yopNtz, ./ No. 112, Strand. Printer, at The , san Office, No. ti? Strand, in the 4 Pracinct of the Saitniiin, the'ocksal Middlesex, JantArt 5, 1849. G