The Sun. — London, England, 1849-11-08 00:00:00

'-i_•!4, , birli %baton COMMON PLEAS _(THIS DAY.) BELL, PUBLIC OFFICER, V. WELCH. This action, which was brought by the plaintiff, a public officer of the :National Provincial Bank of England, against the defendant, upon a guarantee bond, was tried at the last sittings in London, before the Lord Chief Justice, when a verdict was found for the plaintiff for 1,0001. Mr. Sergeant CHANNELL moved, with the leave of the Learned Judge, for a rule to show cause why a nonsuit should not be entered, or why the damages should not be reduced by 11'9/. 10s., or why judg ment should not be arrested. It appeared that a Mr. Pinney, jun., got an advance of 1,0001. from the branch bank at Blandford, where he kept an account, upon giving a guarantee for the repayment of it, signed by the defendant and another person. The ver dict was not denied, and one of the grounds urged on behalf of the present application had reference to the indistinct nature of the guarantee. Upon the point of reducing the damages, it was contended by the Learned Counsel that they should be reduced by 1791., the amount paid into the bank by Pinney subsequently to the sum secured by the guarantee becoming due. The COURT granted a rule. MASTER V. BARRETTI. This action was tried before the Lord Chief Justice, in Middlesex, when a verdict was returned for 701. Mr. Sergeant BYLES moved, with the leave of the Learned Judge, for a rule to enter a verdict for the defendant. This was an action in as sumpsit upon a promissory note for 651., drawn by the defendant, and made payable to his own order. The note was as follows:—"Three months after date I promise to pay to my own order the sum of 651.—J. A. Barretti.' Under the writing, in the body of the note, was written " payable at Messrs. Walter and Peaces," and on the back of it the endorsement "J. A. Barretti." The note was paid away in a gambling transaction. The main points relied upon in making the motion were that the declaration was wrong in describing the note as payable generally, when it was only payable at Messrs. Walter and Pebber's, and that as the note was paid on a gambling account the transaction was illegal. The COURT, however, refused to grant the rule. SMITH V. HAMILTON. Mr. Sergeant BYLES also applied in this case, which was tried before the Lord Chief Baron in London, and in which a verdict was found for the defendant, for a rule to show cause why there should not be a new trial. The motion was made on affidavits, and on the ground of surprise. The action was brought to recover 1,5501. under a policy of in surance in the Sun Fire-office, the house of the plaintiff having been destroyed by fire. A person named Kapatick had been employed by the plain tiff to make out the claim, which he set down at 1,5001., but when called upon to give evidence at the trial he turned upon the plaintiff and said that the goods destroyed were not worth more than 9001., and that be had been induced by plaintiff to make out the fraudulent claim of 1,5001. Having been thus taken by surprise, they were unable to call witnesses in order to contradict his statements. The result of the verdict would be entire destruction to the plaintiff; he was a young man just entering upon business, and if he lost the sum of money he claimed, he would not only lose all, but his cha racter also. The COURT granted a rule. FRANCE. The Ministry has withdrawn the Bill for the regulation of Public Instruction which was intro duced by M. de Fallona, and which gave the priests power of controlling the education of the people. M. Rodat has presented to the Assembly the fol lowing proposition : " Art. 3 of the decree of the Provisional Govern ment of the 4th of March, 1848, suppressing the stamp duty on periodical publications, is abrogated. The LAWS abrogated by the said article are again brought into vigour, to be fully executed until the promulgation of the organic law on the press." M. Destnousseaux de Givre has presented a propo sition to the effect that the National Assembly shall not attend any public ceremony or send a deputation to it. The Evenement says : —" We are positively assured that the Minister of Public Works is about to bring fresh propositions before the Assembly on the subject of the Paris and Lyons Railway. These propositions will completely change the Bill presented by M. Lacrosse, and on which the committee on the budget bad been called on to deliberate. The proposition is to return to the principle of working the railroad by the State." La Presse mentions that a resolution is about to be moved in the Legislative Assembly to the following effect :—" The National Guards of all towns contain ing 12,000 inhabitants are dissolved and di-armed. The army on active service is reduced from 500,000 to 200,000 men." It adds, that this resolution is to be supported on the faith of the following assertion of M. Ferdinand Barrot in the Legislative Assembly on Monday, to the effect that the National Guard is an eliment of disturbance, and if the National Guards of Lyons %s ere organized it would be necessary to increase the garrison of that city from 10,000 to 25,000 men. A letter from Auxerre of the sth instant states that the Municipal Council of that town having been dissolved by the Prefect, a re-election had taken place, when 24 Republicans were chosen, and not one Legitimatist. The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on Wednesday at 55f. 65c.; the Five per Cents. at 801. 87c.; Orleans Railway Shares, 725 f. ; Rouen, 5251.; Havre, 2301. ; Great Northern, 427 f. 50c.; Avignon, 215 f.; Vierzon, 2971. 50c.; Basle, 1021. 50e. Bordeaux, 395 f.; Paris and Strasburg, 355 f.; Tours and Nantes, 281 f. 25c. DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES. We learn from our Hamburgh correspondence of the 3d instant, that:the last debates of the Schleswig- Hol,tein Diet have turned upon the question of the quarrels between the Stadtholdership and the Administrative Commission, which was appointed on the strewth of the late treaty between Prussia and Denmark. The debate led to no n.sult whatever. In the course of the discussion it was stattd by the friends of the Stadt holders that . ;no steps had as yet been taken toward the final conclusion of a peace, nor was it known whether a peace was likely to be made on the hasis of tae preliminary convention of the 10th of July la.t, but that the Duchies were prepared to renew the war, if compvlltel by dire necessity. The financial budget for 1850 showed an income of fourteen millions and an expenditure of eleven millions, thus leaving a clear balance of three millions in favour of the Duchies. MR. PIPS HIS DIARY. MONDAY, OCT. 27, 1849.—T0 the Zoologia, Gardens, the Regent's park, at 3 P.M., in time to see the Otter fed with live Fishes, which he do chase round his Basin in the Water, and dive after mighty clever. Ihen to the Wild Beasts, waiting for their Food in a terrible Rage, as I have seen others than Wild Beasts at the Delay of Dinner. Some of the Dens with Trees lengthwise in them for the Beasts to climb in ; and there Lions, old and young, Lionesses, He and She Tigers, a Jaguar, an Ounce, a Cheetah, a Sp ,tted and Black Leopard; and on the other side Ha mnas, and Pumas, and more Leopards, and Bears. Their Yelling and Howling for Hunger a most horrid Musique, and terrible to see the Tigers rear on their hind Legs, and dash at their Bars, and grin and glare at the Children outside. The Rampiag and Roaring doubled when the Keeper corn( with the meat, and, Lack ! how they did fly at it with Teeth and Claws, and howl and snort over it, and munch and crunch the Bones ! But one Hyaena droll, the Keeper passing him by, and he, thinking he was to go without his Meal, throwing himself on his Back, and moaning, and almost blubbering in Despair. Pretty, to see the Bears in their Enclosure climb up their Post for Buns; which the Visitors did hold to them on the End of a long Stick, and those below fighting for the Morsels that fell ; and their Clumsiness, and awkward Standing on their hind Legs, excee ling comical. The White Bear, also, swimming in his Tank, pleasant, being on the outside of his Cage. Did note a fine old Wolf and Cubs, but snarling and snapping over their Victuals, they seemed not a Happy Family. Saw the manner of Preying of the Eagles and Vultures, treading on their Meat, and tearin g it up with their Beaks ; the Eagles brave, but the Vultures base and ignoble. Yet fine the Sight of the Great Condor Vulture, when the Wind blew, stretching forth his huge Wings upon it; and glad, no doubt, would have been to sail away. The Parrots gay; but do so shriek and squall, that their ,Abode do seem the M a d h ouse of the Place. Much taken with the Seal swimmin g in the W a t er his Stomach, with hi s T a il and Plap' and wa ddling on Wager.pers, like a Fellow with his Legs ti e d f or a Diverted by the Gambols and Antics of the Monkeys and Apes; yet almc , st sick to see such vile Likenesses of ourselves : and the Apes especially loathsome and ugly; and to see the Crowd of Women and Ladies gazing at them ! With great Pleasure, yet Horror, did view the Snakes and Lizards in the Reptile House, and glad they could not get at me ; but hoped to see the B o a Constrictor swallow a live Rabbit : but did not. Bought Gingerbread Nuts to feed the Elephant, eost me 2d., and he did please me, hut I wished he had been bigger; but the Rhinoceros did give me great delight, and with Mirth heard a Countryman standing by call him the Hog in Armour. Well c on t ente d a l so w i th the B i son, that with his huge shaggy H ea d and Mane, Horns, and fiery Eyes, do look the m os t lik e a D emon I eve; did see. To the Camel-Leopards, graceful creatures ; after the Bison and the Rhinoceros. Then about the Gardens to watch the People and the Children stare at, and feed, and poke the Animals. Did mark some pretty Damsels, but gazing so intent at the Beasts that I could hardly well gaze at them. So home, and described to my Wife what I had seen, except the Damsels, and did discourse with her of Natural History ; which the Zoological Gardens do breed a pretty Taste for among the People.—Punch. THE SUN, ALARMING FIRE AT BIRKEN- HEAD LIVERPOOL, WEDIQESDAT.—One of the most serious fires that has for some time taken place in this neigh bourhood happened this morning at Birkenhead, upon the premises of Messrs. Henry Foster and Co., in Cleveland-street, by which we regret to say that a large amount of property has been de stroyed, and a considerable number of hands thrown out of employment. About a quarter-past twelve o'clock this morning, as a party of gentle men were approaching the extensive premises of Messrs. Foster, they perceived a dense volume of smoke issuing from the lower part of the building, and in a few minutes afterwards the whole of the lower part of the premises became suddenly enveloped in flames, which raged with the most violent fury, threatening serious consequences to the surrounding property. The wind was blowing exceeding strong at the time, which served to facilitate the rapid progress of the flames. As soon as the fire was perceived information was immediately conveyed to the authorities at the police-station, but the fire being nearly a mile from the station, it was not less than half an hour after the alarm was first given that the engines were able to be brought to play upon it. At this time the fire had got a firm hold, having communicated to every part of the build ing, and the flames illuminating the district round about. A plentiful supply of water was at once found, but it soon appeared evident that the fire had already attained too great a height to prevent the entire destruction of the building and its contents. The hi gh wind, for it was blowing a seve re g ale at the time, added to the combustible nature of the materials on the premises, combined to accelerate the entire de. struction of the whole of the property in an in credibly short space of time. The whole of the en gines played upon the building with all possible force, but without having the slightest effect in subduing the fiery element. The different floors of the building fell in in quick succession, and in less than an hour from the time when the fire was first discovered the place was completely gutted, and the property is now nothing more than a smouldering ruin. No person was on the premises at the time when the fire broke out, and as all was apparently safe when the place was left for the night, the origin of the fire is altogether a mystery. The fire was distinctly seen raging from the Pier-head on the Liverpool side of the water, and from the very high wind which was blowing at the time it ap peared as if the property in the immediate vicinity of the fire was in the most imminent danger. Some narrow escapes took place amongst those present on the occasion, and in one instance a young man was knocked down by a huge piece of burning timber which had been carried away by the wind, striking him against the body. He was insensible for some minutes. The buildings and machinery are insured, we understand, in the Royal Exchange office for 5,0001., and the materials in the soapery for about 2,0001. FREEHOLD LAND SOCIETIES AND THE COUNTY FRANCHISE. The general disinclination evinced by the House of Commons to enlarge itself by the creation of new constituencies, or to alter its old-fashioned character by means of an extension of the franchise to indi vidual voters, is at present so unquestionably strong, that if a change is to be effected at all in the repre sentative system, it can only be done by an energetic popular battle out of doors—a sharp struggle in the Courts of the Revising Barristers. The present season, therefore, is one of great interest to all persons having an eye either to a county or borough vote. Various are the modes by which the defec tive machinery of our political representation in the lower House of Parliament is sought to be repaired ; and not the least prominent engines are the recently established institutions known as Freehold Land Societies. Several claims arising through property acquired by their instru meutality (and especially in Middlesex) have been made during the last few days, most of which have resulted in rejection. We refer to the case of William Norris, before the revising barrister for the Enfield division of the county, whose claim was struck out, and properly so, we must admit, on statutable grounds—namely, the absence of proof of beneficial interest in the property made the subject of the claim. in so speaking, it must be understood, we take a legal view, however desirous we may be to promote and witness an extension of the franchise amongst the people. We may add it is impossible, under the pre sent law, that the members of Freehold Land Societies (constituted as they are at present) can obtain the county franchise immediately on their receiving their allotments of lands. Such a property, indeed, must first be proved to be of the sufficient value of 40e. yearly, and then return to the mortgagor that annual sum clear of all charges thereon. Of the legal question, indeed, there can be no possible doubt; that the value required must be one clear of all charges ; and that a property mortgaged to a Freehold Land Society, where the repayment of the incumbrance is a present, and not a future, charge, and so, absorbing the rent or profits of the estate, cannot give an immediate, though it in; y an ultimate, valid claim to the county franchise. The language of the Learned Judge, pronouncing the affirmation of the Barrister's decision, is too clear to be misunderstood or misapplied. "If a man re ceive 20s. e ith one hand, and had to pay 30s. with the other, what interest in the 20s. had he left ? Under the statute 28 Geo. 3, c. 36, a man was bound to make oath that he had a 40s. freehold free of all charges. How could the voter make this declaration ? and, if not, how could the Revising Barrister say he was en titled to be registered ?" The promoters of Freehold Land Societies should, or ought to know, that their rules, as they n ow stand, are inadequate to afford the object they pro mise to afford immediately to their members. These societies, however, may be so constituted as to attain that end ; and, although we are compelled to give our honest and truthful opinion of their existing defi ciencies (so far as touching an instant enjoyment of the franchise to an allottee of land), they will, of course, if their subscribers continue their connexion with them for the requisite period, obtain their desire. "Perseverance and patience" must be the motto of the poor but industrious man who seeks to purchase the elective privilege by his hard-earned pence and shillings. We can only repeat the suggestion offered in our September number, that the directors and officers of freehold, land and building societies should, before the meeting of Parliament, assemble and determine as to the adoption of some decided course in the pre sent extremity; for unless freehold land societies en dow the members with the franchise—that being the leading object—they may as well be classed among the things that have been. CONFERENCE.—A conference of the managers of Freehold Land and Building Societies will be held at Birmingham on the 13th, to consider what steps should be adopted to endow the members of these societies with the franchise, the recent decision of the Common Pleas, that they could not vote unless they possessed a clear annual interest of 405., in effect altogether disfranchising the members until their mortgages are cleared off by their subscriptions, which cannot take years.place h f e or ßeporte. r A. full report will appear in our next.— T e I NEW ORDERS IN CHANCERY The following orders relating to the practice on the common law side ,of the Court of Chancery, dated the 29th of December, 1848, have been amended since the last statute, by order of the Lord Chancellor and the Master of the Rolls, dated the 3d of August, 1849 ; and by which order the 11th and 12th of the general orders of the 29th of December, 1848, are abrogated and discharged. The amended orders are as follows :- 1. All former rules and orders regulating the practice and proceedings of the Petty Bag-office, so far as the same are now in force, and are consistent with the said Act of Parliament and with those orders, are to remain in full force and effect. 2. These orders as to all suits, matters, and pro ceedings pending, or hereafter to be commenced, are (so far as the same is applicable to the state of such matters and proceedings) to take effect on the Ist day of January, 1849. 3. In the office of the Petty Bag, the office is to be open and closed on the same days ; the vacations are to be observed at the same time, and the clerk is to attend in the office during the same hours as are for the same purposes, and in relation to the same matters appointed by the general rules of the Court of Chan cery in the office of the Clerks of Records and Writs, subject, nevertheless, to such alterations as for some special reasons may be at any time made by the Lord Chancellor, with the advice and assistance of the Mas ter of the Rolls. 4. The Clerk of the Petty Bag is to have the careuse and and custody o f th e common l aw sea l , an d i s to employ the same for sealing such several writs and all such documents and writings as are by the said Act authorised to be sealed with the same seal. 5. Affidavits, affirmations, and declarations to be used in any proceeding on the common law side of the court are to be sworn, affirmed, or declared be fore the Clerk of the Petty Bag, or before a Master Extrao'edinary of the High Court of Chancery, and are t(1 be filed in the office of the Petty Bag. 6. Every writ, rule, or document issued or de livered out of the Petty Bag-office is to be tested or dated on the day on which the writ is sealed or the rule or document is made. 7. Every writ returned by the sheriff is to be im mediately filed, and thereupon the day and hour of the filing are to be endorsed on the writ. 8. The Clerk of the Petty Bag, upon receiving the re turn of the transcript of the verdict of the jury and proceedings or judgment of any court of common law upon any issue in law or in fact, is to file the same in the Petty Bag-office, and is to cause an entry to be made of such verdict and proceedings or judgment, and such transcript is to be annexed to the original record in the Petty Bag-office, and thereupon the judgment of the court of common law is to be en tered on orAnnexed to the same record, in conformity with the judgment of the court from which the tran script is returned. 9. Every solicitor whose name is duly enrolled as such in the high Court of Chancery may act as an attorney in any action, suit, or proceeding penditg on the common law side of the same court, and is to be therein named and treated as the attorney of the party by whom he is retained. 10. Any party changing or ceasing to employ his attorney in the course of an action, suit, or proceed ing is to cause an entry of such change or cessa floe of employment to be made and entered with the clerk of the Petty Bag, and to cause notice of such change or cessation of employment, and of such entry, to .be served on every party to the action, suit, or proceeding; and until such entry and notice shall have been made and served the former attorney is to be deemed and taken for all purposes of the action, suit, or proceeding, to be and remain the attorney , of the party. 13. The proceedings and trial in an action of scire facias may take place and be had in such one of her Majesty's superior courts of common law as may be chosen by the party applying to have the writ sealed. 14. A writ of scire facies to revoke letters patent is not to be sealed-1, until the fiat of the Attorney.- General is filed in the Petty Bag-office; 2, until the name of some one of her Majesty's superior courts of common law is endorsed or written thereon ; 3, until a true copy of the writ and of any drawing or plans annexed thereto (to be verified by affidavit) has oeen filed in the Petty Bag-office. _ _ _ 15. If such writ bas been sealed before the Ist of January, 1849, and the record of the action has not been carried or transmitted into the Court of Queen's Bench, the name of florae one of her Majesty's uperior courts of common law is to be endorsed on the writ, and a memorandum thereof entered with the clerk of the Petty Bag-office before any subse quent proceeding is taken in the action. 16. The trial and any proceedings in an action of scirc facias are to take place in the court of com mon law, the name of which is endorsed or written on the writ. 17._ A bond of indemnity against costs to be in curred in the prosecution of an action of scire facias may (if so desired by the Attorney-General) be taken in the name of the clerk of the Petty Bag, but the same is not to be deposited or filed in the office of the Petty Bag unless the intended obligers, and the sums for which they are to give security, be named by the Attorney. General. 18. A bond of indemnity filed or deposited in the Petty Bag- office may, at the request of the Attorney- General, be put in suit under such circumstances and upon such terms and conditions as the Lord Chancellor or the Master of the Rolls may approve of. 19. An appeal is to be entered by or on behalf of any defendant who has been summoned by the sheriff within eight days after the writ of scire facies has been returned and filed. 'The clerk of the Petty Bag-office is, until further orders, to receive and take the several fees which are set forth in the schedule hereunder written, and is to account for the same, and pay the amount thereof Into the Suitors' Fee Fund, in the same manner, and at the same times as the clerks of records and writs receive and pay the fees received by them in their office. (Here follows the schedule of fses abovere ferred.to.) TATTERSALL'S—THIS EVENING Stx o'CLocK. DERBY. 24 to 1 sgst Deicoon 25 to 1 agst Cyprus 33 to 1 apt the Nigger CHESTER CUP. 1000 to 15 agst Peep-o'-Day Boy 1000 to 15 agst Whim colt 1000 to 15 agst Essedarita 1000 to 10 agst Melody 1000 to 10 agst Canezou 1000 to 10 agst Kennington 1000 to 15 agst Lady Evelyn 1000 to 10 agst Cocktail 1000 to 10 agst Surplice 1000 to 10 agst Legerdemain 1000 to 10 apt Flatcatcher 1000 to 10 agst Osterley THE HOP DUTY. An account of the Duty on Hops, of the growth of the year 1849, for the undermentioned districts, distinguishing the o:d from the new duty ; Districts. Barnstaple Canterbury Cornwall Derby ••• Essex ... Duty. Gloucester Grantham ••• £lO 13 91 - 27,197 10 3i 2 11 10 ••• .•• 10 1 2i ».35 10 3 P•• 5 0 1 DOG 4 6 ii Hants ... ... Hereford ... ... Isle of Wight ... ... 6,622 3 6i ... 11,344 13 11 .. 2,510 1 9 ... 253 13 24 .. 69,947 18 7* .. 0 9 1 Lincoln Rochester ... Salisbury ... Stourbridge Suffolk Sussex Wales (middle)... Worcester .. ... 653 7 7$ ... 351 8 01 ... 35,250 9 6 ... 1 3 3} ... 2,002 11 111 £145,703 14 7i Old duty at 1 12-20 d. per lb. ... 79,791 7 1 8-20 New duty at i 8-20 d. per 1b.... 58,976 4 ili 12-20 Additional duty of 5 per cent. per Act 3 Vic., c. 17 ... ... 6,93; 3 li £145,70314 7; CHARLES S. HAWTHOBISE, Assist. to Acct.-Gen. Inland Revenue-office, Broad• street, Nov. 8. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian.) MANCHESTER, TUESDAY.--The dullness that per vaded our market at the close of last week, has rather increased with the diminished business in the raw material. To-day complaints of the difficulty of sell ing have been heard on every hand; and, both in yarn and goods, the transactions have been inconsiderable. As regards goods, we may state that longcloths and T cloths are little inquired fbr, and domestics still less, while in none of them are prices entirely firm. Jacconets and madapollams are not quoted any lower. Printing cloths are perceived to be not quite so scarce as they lately were; and the buyer has, there fore, in the present state of things, some more ad vantage over the seller. Shirtings are dull, with a tendency to decline ; upon the wider makes, a con cession of 3d. per piece has been made. In yarns there has been a general backwardness to operate on the part of both shippers and manufacturers; the day has passed off in a heavy and spiritless manner ; and, fer the most part, a somewhat reduced range of prices has obtained. ROCHDALE, MONDAY.—We have bad a brisk market to-day, and a fair amount of business trans acted at ofhaving tlast we week's prices. The wool dealers still little to do, and at the limited demand there is for the raw material. MACCLESFIELD, TVESDAY.--The state of trade here with the throwsters is much the same as we have reported it for some time past. In the manufactur ing department slackness is the prevailing feature, except in the article of piece goods, which, we understand, are much in demand. Since our last, large and important public sales of raw silk have taken P lace ) at which considerable business was transacted, at an advance generally on previous prices. The market looks firm at the highest rates then current. HUDDERSFIELD ' TUESDAY.-The market has been dull, although we have had several buyers. It was expected to-day that we should have been more ani mated than last week, but this anticipation has not been fulfilled. Among the fancy manufacturers there are more complaints, but in the Holmfirth district the mills continue to be well employed. LEEDS ' TUESDAY.—We have had a flat market both to-day and on Saturday. Prices steady, and stocks low. Business in the warehouses is also quiet, the principal part of the wholesale buyers having laid in their stocks. Wno Is HAYNAU?—TiIiS is a question that we kayo often been asked of late. All we can say in answer is, that Haynau is one of the Emperor of Austria's hanger's on.—Putteh. A Fox HUNT IN NEWCASTLE.—A few days ago a fine fox was observed running about near the copperas works of Mr. Hunter, Ouseburn. The manager, Mr. Robert Rutherford, set a terrier after reynard, who soon took refuge under one of the fireplaces of the factory, where it was pursued by the dog and speedily drawn forth. As soon as it appeared, Mr. Rutherford at tacked and killed the intruder with a shovel which he had in his hand. It had all the appearance of a wild animal; but how it ventured into a densely populated place like Ouseburn, seems curious.--Newcastle Guar dian. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Nov. 7. \ Sittings in Banco, before Mr. Justice PATTESON, Mr. Justice COLERIDGE, and Mr. Justice EaLE.) LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING NOVEMBER 8, 1849. COOPER V. BLOXAM. This was an action for penalties under the Stock jobbing Act (the 7th George 11., c. 8, s. 8). At the trial, which took place before Lord Denman at Guildhall, at the sittings after last term, the plaintiff obtained a verdict upon two counts in the declaration, whereby the defendant became liable in two penalties of 1001. each. Mr. WATSON, Q.C., now moved for a rule, calling on the plaintiff to show cause why the verdict should not be set aside and a new trial granted, on the ground that the verdict was against the evidence, or wny the judgment should not be arrested. The action was brought against the defendant to recover penalties for negotiating the sale of stock knowing that the vendor was not possessed of such stock, whereby he be.. came liable to a penalty of one hundred pounds in respect of each sale. At the trial the Rev. Air. Cooper, a brother of the plaintiff, wa3 called as a witness, and proved that he had employed the defendant, who was not a member of the Stock Exchange, but what is termed an agent, to sell for him 20,0001. stock. The witness stated that at the time he was not possessed of any stock whatever; and on being asked whether he ever told the defendant that he had no stock to sell, he said that he had not, but added, on re•ex2mination, that he thought the defendant must have known it. That evidence he (the Learned Counsel) submitted was not sufficient to make the defendant liable under this penal statute. In the next place, the defendant was not a broker or agent within the meaning of the Act of Parliament. Ile did not negotiate the contract, but was mealy the medium of employing the broker by whom the contract was negotiated. The count also was bad in arrest of judgment, for omitting to allege that at the time when the defendant negotiated the sale knew that the vendor was not the owner of any stock ; it merely alleged that at the time the contract was made the defendant knew, &c. It was quite consistent with the allegation in the declaration that at the time when the defendant negotiated the sale he knew that the vendor was possessed of the stock, though at the time when the contract was made, he might have known that the vendor was not possessed of it. The Learned Counsel also con tended that the count was bad for not distinctly alleging that a contract had been in fact made, or that it had been made in England. The COURT took time to consider. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Nov. 7. (Sittings in Banco.) Mr. Baron Parke and Mr. Baron Alderson took their seats on the bench at the usual hour, the Chief Baron and the other Barons being engaged, with others of the Judges, in the court established for hearing reserved points in criminal cases. The Court was occupied during the day in hearing motions for new trials, to the exclusion of other busi ness. The following are the only cases appearing to deserve notice. PRATT V. II ARDISTT—SEDUOTION. This was an action for seduction, tried before Mr. Justice Williams at the last assizes for Somerset. The verdict passed for the plaintiff—damages 150/. Mr. Sergeant KING LAKE now moved, on behalf of the defendant, to set aside the verdict, and for a new trial, or to reduce the damages. It appeared from the evidence, as stated by the Learned Sergeant, that the young woman, Martha Pratt, whose seduction had occasioned this action, was a dressmaker, of the age of 22 years, and that she lodged with her mother, the present plaintiff, who is a widow, re siding at Shepton. The connexion between the defend ant and Martha Pratt appeared to have commenced in the most casual manner. The defendant met the young woman for the first time coming out of his mother's house, where she had been upon some dress making business, and induced her to accompany him to his counting-house, where she submitted herself to him without any considerable resistance. On this occasion the defendant gave the young woman some money, and subsequently, when the connexion was renewed, continued to give her money. Martha Pratt made no complaint to any one as to what had oc curred until she proved to be pregnant, and she then acquainted the plaintiff with her situation. Mr. Baron ALDERSON—In what situation of life was the defendant ? Mr. Sergeant KINGLAKE stated, in reply, that the defendant was represented as a silk-manufacturer, and it appeared he was living with his mother, but it was not proved that he was a person of property. Under all the circumstances, be submitted that the damages were excessive, and he had some reason to believe that such would be found to be the opinion of the Learned Judge who tried the cause. Ile now contended that the defendant was not only entitled to a new trial, upon the ground that the damages were extravagant, but also that the Learned Judge, in his summing up, had misdirected the jury on two points. In the first place, there was no evidence that the plaintiff incurred any loss of service by the seduction of her daughter. The daughter lived in the house of her mother as a lodger, paying for her lodgings, and carrying on the business of a dressmaker. It was said that she occasionally did something in the house, as any other lodger would do ; but the relation between Martha Pratt and the plaintiff was not that of mistress and servant, but the daughter lodged with her mother as any other person might have done. Baron ALDERSON—Very slight evidence of service has always been considered sufficient in these actions. Here it was admitted the young woman did some thing for her mother, arid the jury were rightly asked if it amounted to domestic service. Mr. Sergeant KINGLAKE—The second objection to the Learned Judge's ruling arose in this way :—lt having appeared that the plaintiff, soon after she heard of her daughter's pregnancy, was affected with a vomiting of blood, and a medical man having de posed at the trial that this attack might possibly have been occasioned by the anxiety and excitement caused by what had occurred to her daughter, the Learned Judge told the jury they were at liberty to take into account the plaintiff's sufferings, and to compensate her for the illness which she suffered, if they should be of opinion that her illness was caused by the seduction of her daughter. Mr. Baron ALDERSON—The jury are always told in such cases, that they must take into consideration the injury done to the parent's feelings, and if the shock to the feelings causes physical suffering, that ought not to be excluded. Mr. Baron PARKE—The Learned Judge's direction appears to me to have been right on both the points complained of. The only question i 3 whether the damages are not excessive. They d o appear to be large upon the facts as stated. It was then intimated that the Court would consult the Learned Judge who tried the cause, to ascertain whether, in his opinion, the damages were extravagant in amount, and would grant or refuse the rule an ordingly.—Judgment deferred. EXCHEQUER G'HAMBER, Nov. 7. THE QUEEN V. HARRIS. Henry Harris was indicted under the Bankrupt Act for not having disclosed or discovered that he had transferred certain property at the time of his exami under the fiat. It was objected that it was not stated upon the face of the indictment that there ever was an examination—that upon the face of the indictment the allegation that he had disposed of his property was repugnant—and that making a wrong statement amounted, if to anything, to the offence of perjury. The objections were reserved, but the trial was pro ceeded with, and the prisoner was convicted. Mr. HUDDLESTON was now heard in support of the objection on the part of the prisoner. Mr. Coosa supported the indictment. The LORD CHIEF BARON said that for all that appeared upon the indictment the bankrupt might have surrendered—might have been examined the whole day upon one head—the examination might have been adjourned, and the prisoner might still have had the opportunity of making the disclosure when the indictment was preferred. Mr. CooKE contended that this was matter of evidence. The LORD CHIEF Beitorr thought it very doubtful, if the bankrupt submitted to be examined, and no party chose to put a question relative to some part of his property, and he said nothing about it, whether he committed a felony. The oath taken by the bank rupt was, that he would " true answer make to all such questions as should be put to him." The indict ment did not state that the party had been asked a question relative to this particular property. Mr. Justice COLERIDGE would throw it out whether the bankrupt was not bound to discover all his property when he attended before the Commis sioner, although no question should be put to him. Mr. CooKE contended that such was the duty of the bankrupt. The indictment averred that the prisoner had been duly declared a bankrupt, and had been sworn and had not disclosed that ;he had dis posed of his property at the time of his examination. The COURT was of opinion that the indictment was insufficient, and judgment must be arrested. Mr. HUDDLESTON said the prisoner had been in gaol ever since March. Mr. Baron PLATT said it was no great hardship, for it was a most scandalous fraud. The Court will sit again on Tuesday, the 20th inst. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nov. 7. (Sittings in Banco.) WESTROVP AND OTHERS V. SALOMON. This was an action of assumpsit, tried before the Chief Justice of this Court on the 27th of February, 1847, at Guildhall, when a verdict was entered for the plaintiff for 1,3001., subject to the opinion of the Court upon a special case, which was to•day argued. The plaintiffs are stock and sharebrokers, and members of the Stock Exchange, and the defendant is a bill discounter, but not a member of the Stock Exchange. On the 9th of March, 1846, a person applied to the defendant re questing him to advance money on certain documents, purporting to be scrip for 500 shares in the Buck inghamshire and Oxford and Bletchley Junction Railway Company, one of which the defendant took to the plaintiffs, one of whom told him it was good, and the defendant advanced the money. On the 27th of March, 1846, he employed the plain tiffs to sell the shares for him, which corn mission they executed and paid the proceeds to his account. Shortly afterwards the scrip was found to be forged, and a committee of the :Stock Exchange was appointed, who re solved that the holders of the spurious scrip should have a right to demand of the sellers genuine shares, or until such could be procured, to pay for them at the rate of 2/. 12s. per share. The plaintiffs, as brokers, acted in accordance with this resolution, and called upon the defendant to reimburse them, but he declined doing this, contending that all he was bound to pay was the sum he had received for the scrip, and this amount he paid into court. The question now raised was, whether the plaintiffs were entitled to recover any amount exceeding that paid into court. Mr. Hoggins appeared fur the plaintiffs, and Mr. Cowling for the defendant. The Court decided that the resolution of the Stock Exchange committee, which was passed after the liability to which the defendant was subject had been incurred, could not affect the matter. This being so, the defendant, in law and justice, would be liable only to return the money which be had received for the pur chase of the scrip, and not to the additional sum which the plaintiffs had paid in accordance with the resolu tion of the committee. Judgment for the defendant. COURT OF INLAND REVENUE, Nov. 7. 'Before HART DAVIS, Esq., THOMAS HARRISON, Esq., and C. J. HERRIES, Esq., &c.)..... _ . James Calthorpe, of Thomas-street, Newington, Surrey, was charged with illicit distillation, and also with having illicit articles in his possession, with intent to defraud her Majesty of the duty chargeable thereon. The defendant did not appear to answer the infor. mation. Mr. Benjamin J. Elmy, an officer of Excise, de posed that on the 12th of April last, he went to the premises of the defendant, in Thomas-street, Newing ton. He was accompanied by Mr. Brown, the supervisor, and by Mr. East, another officer. The front part of the premises had the appearance of a cooper's shop. They passed through this to the back, where they found two large stills fitted up, and at full work, with a quantity of spirits, and about eighty gallons of molasses wash, in a state of fermentation, for the purpose of supplying the working of the stills. In addition, there was the usual stock in trade of illicit distilleries. The defendant Calthorpe said the spirits were for the purpose of making spirits of nitre, which possibly might have been the fact, as he found a large pan of saltpetre in the room ; but the spirits he seized were plain spirits. Wit ness told the defendant that he should seize the whole, and make him a prisoner, whereupon he made a most violent resistance, and attempted to run away, stating that he would fetch his master. He was, however, prevented by a man, when he caught up a large hand-saw (produced) which he wielded about with great velocity, three times drawing it over witness's arm, inflicting each time serious wounds , and also on Mr. East's temple, who came to his assist ance. This weapon was, with great difficulty, got from him, when he immediately seized a two-handled knife (used by coopers), about two feet in length, and remarkably sharp, with which he made several blows at the officers, who being unarmed, were compelled to retreat to obtain assistance. During this time the defendant upset nearly the whole of the manufactured spirits, close to the stills that were at work, passed into an upper room, and finally escaped by a hole in the roof. He subsequently obtained the assistance of the police, and the whole of the implements were taken possession of. The stills were capable of pro ducing each 20 gallons of spirits per day. The defendant was subsequently arrested after consider able difficulty, and the supervisor, Mr. Brown, was severely injured. At the time of his capture he made the most violent resistance, forcing his hand into Mr. Brown's mouth, and attempting to tear his cheek asunder. He was convicted by the magistrate in the penalty of 301., and in default of payment, was com mitted to prison for three months, with hard labour. The COTIAT gave judgment against Calthorpe in the penalty of 2001., with the condemation of the seizure. Several wholesale wine-merchants were fined for the non-renewal of their licences. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, Nov. 7. (Before the ASSISTANT-JUDGE. TIM ESTIMATED RECOGNIZANCES OF LOLL MONTES'S BAIL. Immediately before the rising of the Court, Mr. BODKIN entered, and, addressing the Learned Judge, said he had an application to make on behalf of two gentlemen, named Davies, who, a short time since, became bail in a considerable amount for the appear ance bef.re one of the magistrates at Marlborough street Police-court of a certain party (Lola Montes, Countess of Landsfeldt), against whom a charge had been preferred, of the circumstance attending which accusation nothing need now be said. At all events, the accused party, in contravention of the terms of such recognizances, did not appear, and an application was made to Mr. Bingham, the magis trate, to enforce the payment of the amount of the recognizances entered into by the bail--viz., 5001., as regarded each of the gentlemen for whom he now appeared. Accordingly a summons was issued re quiring the attendance of the two gentlemen, and he (Mr. Bodkin) appeared on their behalf, when it was arranged between himself and the legal representa tives of Mr. Wray, on whose behalf, as receiver, the application for the enforcement was made, that the matter should be placed in such a position that the question of the legality of the recognizances might be raised before this Court. Under these circumstances, Mr. Bingham did not give dis de cision under the statute known as " Jerve's Act," under which recegnizances estreated before magis trates were returned to the sessions with a certificate of default, and thereupon to be treated by the Court of Sessions as if the estreat had been imposed by it ; but he adopted a course of proceeding under the Metropolitan Police Act, which gave the magistrate the power of making a summary order for the pay ment of the amount of the estreated recognizances, and at the same time gave the person against whom the order of estreat was made a power of appealing against it at the quarter sessions. With the view, therefore, of enabling the parties to bring the question before the Court, Mr. Bingham made an order for the receiver, immediate p a y men t o f th e money t o M r . W ray , th e an da t s ha th t w e te c n t under an erwh o i r c der hth w e as or a d p e p r eaed was l made required against, the party intending to make the appeal must give notice of such intention within 48 hours of the making of the order, to the magistrate who had made the order, the Messrs. Davies immediately required notice to Mr. Bingham, who thereupon required the Messrs. Davies to enter into sureties for the due prosecution of the appeal at the next ensuing session of the peace, for the county of . Middlesex, and accordingly the Messrs., Davies were bound, themselves in 5001. each, with four sureties of 2501. each, to enter and try the appeal. The parties were bound by the terms of the recog nizances to appear at the present sessions, to try their appeal; but that, as the Court would in a moment see, was quite an impossibility, for as yet no order whatever had been served on the Messrs. Davies, and therefore there was nothing to appeal against. The order was made on the 24th of October, and instructions were at once placed in the hands of ' counsel to draw the order, and he (Mr. Bodkin) was prepared with an affidavit to show that the order bad not been returned by the counsel engaged,to draw it up. The question was a very complicated one, and surrounded by many difficulties, but perhaps the greatest was one which arose under Baines's Act, which came into operation, as the Court was aware, on the Ist 'of November. Under that Act a clear and distinct notice of fourteen days was required in every case of appeal, to the party who was placed in the position of respondent, but how could that notice be given in a case where the order appealed against was made on the 24th of October, and the appealing party bound to try the appeal at the sessions com mencing before the required notice of fourteen days had expired. The order was not served, and no one could tell what its contents would be ; but he sup posed it would bear date the 24th of October as the day on which it was made; were that so, to enter an appeal now would be futile; but here the parties were, pursuant to their recognizances, to bring the question to trial. Under such circumstances, as he had stated, he thought the Court would not object to enlarge the recognizances to a future session, when perhaps the order would have been served upon his client. The Learned Gentleman then handed in two affidavits, sworn by Henry Reeves, clerk to Messrs. Davisson and Campbell, of 21, Warwick street, Regent-street, which set forth in the usual way the facts which he had detailed in addressing the Court. He said he had been considering whether it would not be advisable for his clients to enter their appeal now, and then move the Court to respite the appeal as well as to enlarge the recognizances. Per haps that course would obviate all the difficulty. The Learned JUDGE thought if the appeal were entered now the objection as to the notice of fourteen days would be tenable; besides, there was nothing before the Court to appeal against; still, everything required by Mr. Bodkin should be done, but it would be at the risk of the parties by whom the application was made. Mr. BODKIN Said Mkt notice of the present applica tion had been given to the opposing party. His friend Mr. Clarkson, who was retained for them, had informed him that they would concur in any order the Court might make upon the subject. He had thought that it would have been better had the appeal been entered now (as it might have been abandoned subsequently), but after what had fallen from the Court he would confine his motion to a respite of the recognizances of his clients until the next general quarter sessions, and he hoped that the Court would see that his clients were not harmed by the difficulty in which they were placed, for they had appeared according to their recognizances. The Learned JUDGE said there was no fear of that, and granted the Learned Counsel's application. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. Mr. Hugh Swan, who refused to give any address, but who lately carried on the business of a draper in Hanway-street, Tottenham-court.road, and High street, Camden Town, was again brought up for final examination, on the charge of having, by his own confession, destroyed certain accounts relating to his sales of goods previous to his becoming a bankrupt. The main facts of the case have already appeared ; and additional evidence having been given, Mr. Alderman CARDEN said he considered it to be proved by the prisoner's own confession, that he had destroyed the documents relating to the sale of cer tain goods, and it was to be inferred that he did so for purposes of concealment. The fact being proved he should not venture to decide the question of law, whether certain words operated as a repeal of the punishment of indictable offences under the Act. The presumption was, that the Legislature did not intend to do anything so mischievous to the interests of society; and he should therefore send the case for another tribunal to decide upon. Mr. Parry applied for the bail to be mitigated, as it was very heavy. Mr. Alderman CARDEN did not feel inclined to reduce it; and it still remained as before, namely, himself in 3001., and two sureties in 1501. each. There only being one surety in readiness, the pri soner was conveyed to Newgate. Mr. Samuel Miller, the relieving officer of the West London Union, Smithfield, was summoned to show cause why he refused to give relief to several wretched creatures who had made application to him. Edward Smith said that he had a wife to support, and for some time past he had worked in the stone yard, and earned a shilling a day and a loaf on Saturday. The guardians had, however, sent orders that no one should be allowed to earn more than 9d. per day, which he and his wife could not live upon, and he accordingly applied to Mr. Miller for relief, which he refused to give, but, on the contrary, said that if he did not leave the place, he (Mr. Miller) would give him into custody. He accordingly applied to this court, and obtained a summons. Alderman CARDEN asked Mr. Miller what answer he had to give for refusing relief to a person in such want ? Mr. Miller said he had no power to do so. The board of guardians had sent instructions to the stoneyard that for the future 9d. per day was all the men would be allowed. He bad nothing to do with the stoneyard, and was likewise ordered not to relieve any person coming from that place. Alderman CARDEN—That has nothing to do with it. You are the servant appointed by the Poor law Commissioners, and not the servant of the guardians, and therefore, as relieving officer, you are responsible for refusing the applicant, and I could inflict a penalty of 51. Mr. Miller—l am not to blame. Mr. Alderman CARDEN— Yes, you are. Here is a man who has a wife to support, and only gets ls. per day, which is now reduced to 9d. Do you think that sufficient for them to live upon ? Mr. Miller— You see, Mr. Alderman Carden, the awkward posi tion lam in. I have every feeling to help the par ties, but am forbidden. I will give an order if you wish. Mr. Alderman CARDEN—Then you refuse relief. As you are the responsible officer and independent of the board of guardians, you ought to have relieved this person last night ; and, to begin, I shall fine you 20s. for not; doing so. The board of guardians may make what regulations they like, and may reduce the wages of men from ls. to 9d., 6d., or 3d. per day, but when those persons apply to you for further relief, you are bound to give it, whether the guardians have ordered otherwise or not. Another fine of 20s. was inflicted in another case. After some conversation, Mr. Miller said he would relieve; and then left the court. BOW-STREET. John Duncembe, of 10, Middle-row, Holborn, was charged with exposing obscene prints in his shop window. Mr. Clarkson appeared for the Society for the Suppression of Vice, and Mr. Bodkin defended the accused. William Ealden, verger of 'Westminster Abbey, living at 4, Vincent-square, stated that, after an in terview with Sergeant Chadwick, of the F division of police, he accompanied an officer to the defendant's shop, in Middle-row, on Friday the 12rh of October ult., where he saw exposed in his window the coloured frontispiece of the book now produced, which was of an obscene and indecent nature. It was openly ex posed with other prints, similar in character. Wit ness went in and inquired for the book, and it was delivered to him on payment of sixpence. The book was a copy of the one in the window, and in every respect similar. He saw other indecent prints there, He afterwards went back to the police station with Chadwick. Sergeant Chadwick stated that he stood outside the defendant's shop-window, and saw the last witness go in and purchase the book in question, copies of which he saw exhibited in the window. Witness saw that Ealden had no such book in his possession before he went to the shup. John Scott said that he lived at 2, Southampton buildings, Holborn, and was assistant-collector of the assessed taxes. He knew the defendant, who paid the taxes of the house in Middle-row. Wit ness did not think, however, that he resided there himself. George F. Heath, toy dealer, 8, Middle-row, Holborn, knew the defendant's shop, and had fre quently seen him there. Mr. Bodkin admitted that the house in question was occupied by the defendant, although he did not reside there. If his worship thought that the print produced was of such a nature as to make the de fendent liable to the present charge, it only remained for him to express the extreme regret of the defend. ant that it had been exhibited or sold, and to make, on his behalf, a pledge to the society that he would immediately place every print of the kind in their hands, and discontinue the sale of such things in future. Upon inquiry it was found that the defendant had been convicted of a similar offence about twenty years ago. Mr. HENRY consented to suspend his judgment, to see what steps the defendant would take. THE SPA-FIELDS BUEIAL-GROUND.—A committee has been formed for the purpose of presenting a testi monial to Mr. R. Watt, for his unremitting exertions to effect the closing of this burial-ground. STRANGE AFFAIR AT THE NOTTINGHAM BAR RACKS.—That gallant regiment the 3d Dragoon Guards seems determined to supply all the g o ss ip s o f th e t own with constant employment for their peculiar talent. The hero of this week's incident is a dashing young subaltern belonging to the regiment. The quarters of this gentleman were on Tuesday night visited by a fair yourg damsel, who, we are informed, has not latterly been quite so welcome as she was formerly. Having suspicion that some other " Ladye Fayre" had usurped the share of the gallant officer's friendship, that she formerly considered her own, "green-eyed ji alousy" was aroused, and with all her soul she sought for revenge, and found the means of it in her scissors. These she was forgiving enough to use in improving the condi• tion of his wardrobe. This kind office she continued without any interruption for some time. At length, however, she came to the conclusion that she had carried her kindness to a sufficient extent. She then left the room—the uniform of the bold dragoon having been converted into a much more romantic one than the regulations of the Horse Guards generally allow them to be. Mr. returned to his quarters a short time afterwards, and there, to his g roat surprise, instead of the neatness which so generally characterises a single gentleman's apartment, were to be seen on every side taw rs of gold braided trousers, sashes, epaulets, em broidered vests, linen, sections of oil paintings, and many other articles, which had fallen before the shears of this modern Atropos. For come time he stood speech less with amazement. No one could inform him who was the cause of the havoc he beheld. At length, how ever, he was told that Miss had been in his room for some time, waiting patiently for his company. He then immedidely , recognised the band that bad perpe trated the mischief; but no steps have yet, we believe, been taken to bring the offender to justice. The da mage altogether will amount to almost 1001.—.Nutting ham Journal. TRICXS PLAYED UPON NEGROES.—There is a bush story of a negro who, for a bottle of rum, agreed to strip to the waist, and lie on his face, to be bitten for a quarter of an hour by the mosquitoes at the Joggins of New Brunswick. He endured his pests manfully, and had nearly won his prize, when one of the lumbermen who stood b y laid on him a small pie ce of live charcoal, when the negro wriggled and twisted about frightfully: at last, unable to hold out any lot:ger, he jumped up, calling out "W is ooh! not bargain for dat; dat draagon fly!" Lumbermen play sad tr icks to the negroes sometimes; at a coloured tea drinking, a lumberman slipped "a plug" of tobacco into the kettle, when an old negress who presided called out "M . o water! mo wat er ! t oo 'trong for missa 'tomach."—Sir. J. Alexander's Acadie. [ADVERTISEIdENT•]—Captain Kramer, of the barque Wilheimer, cured of a dreadful Scorbutic Complaint by Hol loway's Ointment and Pills.—ln this astonishing case the who;e of the body and legs were covered with lumps nearly the size of Tonquin beans, acd had been so for the last thirty years ; sur prising to relate, this terrible disease completely disappeared from the system in the course of a month, by having large quantities of the ointment well rubbed in every night and morning, and taking the pills in copious doses. This cure is clown to many respectable people, as the vessel was discharg ing her cargo in the Thames only about a fortnight since.— Sold by all druggists, and at Professor Holloway's Establish ment,2l4, Strand, London. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 6.—The market has closed firmly. Old wheai, has realised last week's prices. Irish is Id lower. Flour has sold to moderate extent at full rates of wheat last week. Oats rather lower. Oatmeal no change. Beans and peas the turn dearer. Barley an malt dull and rather easier. Indian corn is per quarto cheaper, and in moderate request. LEEDS, Nov. 6.—We have good arrivals of grain. There is a fair trade for wheat, and prices for best wheat are fully at Friday's prices. Barley steady, and fine qualities the turn dearer. Oats and other articles as before. Arrivals—Wheat, 13,814; oats, 440; barley, 536; beans, 205; shellings, 108; rapeseed, 268; lin seed, 24. NEWCASTLE, Nov. 6.—Since Saturday we have had a fair arrival of wheat coastwise, also a few vessels in from abroad. The attendance this morning has been good, and trade firmer at Saturday's currency. Barley at former terms, other articles unaltered. NEWCASTLE CATTLE MARKET , NOT. 6.—The supply of beasts small, being below the number at last market by 100 head; quality inferior. Trade dull, and a great quantity unsold. Sheep in more active demand; quantity less than last week by 1,500. Mutton, 4d to Sid per lb.; beef, 4s 6d to 5s 6d per stone. EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET, Nor. 6.—There :were in the market to-day 77 sticks oatmeal, each N sighing 2801bs imperial, whereof 72 sold thus:-0 at 118 s, oat 1/ 7s 6d, 42 at 1/ 7s Od, 6 at 11 6s 6d, 20 at 116 s Od, and 4 at 115 s 6d; average price.of the whole 11 6s 7d 2-12ths. 5 sacks flour, whereof 2 sold at 31s, 1 at 295, and 2 at 28s. 1 sack peasemeal, which sold at 20s. 13 sacks pot barley, whereot 12 sold thus:-1 (Pearl) at 11 12a Od, 1 at 11 6s 01, 2at 1/ 5a Od, 1 at 11 4s 6d, 1 at 1/ 4s Od, latl/ 3s Od, 4atll 2s 6d, and lat 112 s Od. 1 sack brosemeal, which was not sold. EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET, Nov. 6. Supplies of all kinds large. Oat straw, from 8s Od to lOs 6d per kemple of 16 stones Iron; wheat ditto, 6s Od to 8s Od; barley ditto, 6s Od to 7s Od. Hay, from 7d to 9d per stone. DALKEITH MEAL MARKET, Nov. s.—There were 199 bags of oatmeal, and 5 of barleymeal at this day's market. sales ready. Oatmeal up on the top 6d per bag; the parcel sold at 23s per bag was of inferior quality; barley meal down 6d per bag. _ _ Oatmeal, per sack, of 280 imperial .. .. Barley meal, per ditto Peasemeal Flour ... First I Second ... 26s Od 25s Od ... 195 Od —s Od ... —s Od —5 Od ... —5 Od —a Od ... —5 Od —5 Od Third 235 Od —8 Od —5 Od —2 Od —.5 Od Pot barley T.—YESTERDAY'. Braddyll Eletton Haswell lBs 9d Jonassohns Lumley Lam bton V. Hetton Lyons .. 17s 6d Russell's Hetton 18s Od Stewart's Whitwell - 16s Dd Howdon Kelloe South Kelloe l7s Od South Hartlepool West Belmont Whitworth lss 3d Cownden Tees Maclean's Tees l6s Od South Durham l6s 9d St. Helen's Tees Tees Cowpen Hartley Nixon's Merthyr and _ _ _ _ Cardiff Sidney's Hartley arket, 198. COAL JUARKE' Buddle's W. Hartley 15s Od Carr's Hartley Hasting's Hartley lss Od Old Tanfield Urd's Redheugh Ravensworth'sW.Hart 15s Od lanfield Moor lss Od Townley lss 6d W est Hartley Wylam . Wall's End, &c. Brown's... . Gibson Hedley .......... . 165 9d Heaton Millbank Northumberland Percy... Riddell's ..... ...... 16s 3d South Willington l6s (id Washington Eden Main Lambton Primrose Bell Belmont l7s 9d Ships at m RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, Nov. 7. STOCK ExCBANOE.—Tbe share market was much better than for the last few days, and a considerable amount of business was transacted. The prices were—Great Western, Quarters, 12 dis.—Ditto, 171. Shares, 8 dis. —Bristol and Exeter, Thirds, 12 dis.—Caledonian, 12j a —South Devon, Preference, 7 Taff Vale, New, lA p. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 7. STOCK EXCHANGE.— The share market was much de pressed to-day at the quotations, which are rather lower. The transactions were as follow:—Caledonian, 11%—East Lancashire, Preference, Quarters, 7 1 % —Lancashire and York shire, CAasol. Fifths, 61. lls. 3d. dis.—London and North- Western, 114% c. Ditto, New Quarters, % p.— Ditto, Fifths, 2 1 % c. p.—Ditto, Quarters, (C.), I/. 13s. 9d. p.--• Midland, Halves, 21 1 , 4 dis. l!d ANt El ESTER, Nov. 7. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day were as follow :—Manchester and Birmingham (C ), Quarters, 1 3 4 p. North Staffordshire, 'IA Manchester and Leeds, Fifths, 6 9-16 dis. London and North-Western, 115— Sheffield, Preference, 10 1-16—Sheffield (No. 1), 13 dis.— York and North Midland, 19%- Dover (No. 4), Scrip, 64 —Edinburgh and Glasgow, 31—Brighton,Preference,614. BIRMINGHAM, Nov. 7. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The only transaction to-day was— South Staffordshire, 3% dis. YORK, Nov. 6. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day were as follow:—York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 171.4—Leeds and Thirsk, 10/. 18s. .od.—North British, Thirds, 3%—North Staffordshire, BM. DREADFUL STEAM BOAT EXPLOSION IN BELGIUM. —A deplorable and fatal accident took place last week, at Bois-le-Duc ' in Belgium, by which many lives were sacrificed. The boiler of the steam-boat Jan Van Arkel, blew up just as it was leaving the pier; the shock was so great that it was felt all over the town, and the inha bitants rushed from their houses, fearing that an earth quake had taken place. The steamer was literally de molished. Eight corpses have been found, and nine persons have been mortally wounded; it is feared more lives are lost, as several persons are still missing. The boiler blew up with such force, that a portion of it, weighing upwards of a ton, was thrown over the houses on the quay; another portion was thrown to a distance of 200 paces. Three persons were blown into the air, and fdl in different directions, horribly mutilated. It is not known how the accident originated. lA' POST URE. —A most glaring and heartless fraud, of which a newsvender, residing at 17, New-street square, Fetter-lane, is the victim, was committed a few days since, although the imposture was not discovered until yesterday. It appears that the abave-mentioned person has an only son in the 10th Hussars, serving in India, from whom he has not heard by th e last three mails, and feeling great anxiety made inquiries at some of the houses in Westminster, where he now supposes he must have inadvertently mentioned his name and resi dence. Some few days after a tall, respectably dressed young man, of military appearance, called and repre sented himself as having been recently discharged, and as having been a comrade of the newseender's son. Many inquiries were made, which baying been answered with much apparent truthfulness, the father was induced to give him not only a hearty welcome, but likewise present him with half-a-crown on his departure. Two days subsequent to this affair he met the supposed soldier, who told a plausible tale of his having lost, or been robbed of his money-bag and its contents, the only means he had of proceeding to his relatives at Sheffield, and being unknown to any person in London he was unable to go, upon which his too con fiding victim lent him sufficient to defray the expenses of his journey, on his promising that on his arrival the money should be forwarded by post-office order. No letter having been received after several days of sus' pense, he yesterday ascertained that a sergeant of the regiment was in London recruiting, of whom inquiries were made, and he at once pronounced the party an im postor, no person having been discharged lately, neither could he recognise the handwriting nor the name of the systematic plunderer. FORGEBT.—At the county magistrates' office at Rochester, on Monday, the sth instant, before a ful bench of magistrates, William Williams, alias Ammonia, a man about fifty years of age, and having the appear ance of a warrant officer of the Royal Navy, was com mitted to take his trial at the ensuing Maidstone Assizes, upon three separate charges of forgery. The first was for personating one John Oliver, a gunner on board her Majesty's ship Dolphie, on the coast of Africa, and representing to Mr. Solomon, a navy agent at Chatham , that he had been discharged from the Dolphin on the 2d of May, 1849, and was entitled to prize money to the amount of 3001. The prisoner produced what purported to be a certificate, signed by the commander of the ship, and executed a letter of attorney to Mr. Solomon to re ceive his prize money, on which Mr. Solomon advanced him the sum of 501., and 351. in goods, with a gold watch, &c. The _signature to the power of attorney given by the prisoner to Mr. Solomon was proved by John Oliver, third-class gunner, recently paid off from the Dolphin, to be a forgery; and the Hon. R. F. Boyle, also from the Dolphin, proved that the signature at tached to the certificate produced was not his handwritivik The prisoner declined saying anything on being asked by the bench. NOVEL SHIPMENT TO AMERICA.—A correspondent of the Liverpool Mercury says--`. As a sign of the ire' proving taste of our Transatlantic brethren, we are glad to have to chronicle a rather curious shipment, made e few days ago to America, in the shape of 500 casts of the, bead of Shakapere, taken from the monumental bust of the poet in the Church of Stratford-upon-Avon, by Wilt Warner, the artist, of that town . They are consignee to an eminent firm in New York, and, being designed and got up in a very artistic manner, they will, we bele,. nu doubt, meet with great demand on the other side 0' the water." BIRTHS. On the 29th ult., at Oporto, Mrs. John R. Thomson, of I I daughter. On the 30th ult., at North Brixton, the wife of the Rev' J. B. Brown, A. 8., of a son and heir. On the sth inst., at Brixton-place, Brixton, Surrey, IV' Henry Knight, of a son. On the sth inst., at Bibury, the wife of the Rev. H. Snow, of a daughter. On the sth i ns t., a t L eytonstone, M rs. T . R . Bartrunl, of a daughter. On the sth inst., at Grove. end-road, St. John's-wood, t he w le of D. W. Dowling, Esq., of a son. MARRIED. r On the 7th inst., at th e by n6gegu e, Eli z a, eld es t daugh t e r of the late Mr. Emanuel, of Wigmore-street, Cavendish square, and granddaughter of M. Emanuel, of Portsea, to , Leon, Esq., late of Antwerp.' DIED. On the 17th ult., at New York, F. Salmonson, Esq. , 2 On the 23d ult., near Algiers, on the passage to Malta, •"" Boy 11, Esq., of Mark-lane and Wandsworth. On the 3d inst., Miss Markby, of Croydon, aged 56. On the 3d inst , at the Priory, Little Malvern, Worcester shire, R. R. Tichborne, Esq., of Bath, aged 57. On the 3d inst., Mr. T. Chapman, of the Cock vrt telt Stony Stratford, aged 4.5. John On the 3d imt. aged 21, Henry Martin, eldest son of Marsden, Esq., of ? Wakefield. a London ; Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG t 1 No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, Igo. f Strand, in the Precinct of the SAVOY. in the couety ALddleees, Tharglay, Noyerabin 8, 1849. l llii Sen biti Of 1 Coe fon 2], Eita kal