The Sun. — London, England, 1849-01-26 00:00:00

BANK RETURNS. (From the LondonT;azette of Tuesday.) An Account, pursuant to the Act seventh and eighth Victoria, sap. 32, of the Average Amount of Bank Notes of the several Banks of Issue in England and Wales, in Circulation during the Week ending Satur day, the 13th day of January, 1849: Average PRIVATE BANKS. Amount. Andover Bank, Andover—Heath and C 0......... 13,310 Ashford Bank, Ashford—Jemmitt and Pomfret 10 .4 80 Aylshain Bank, Aylsham—R. and G Copeman 4,75 Aylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury—Rie ktord and Hunt ................. 30,365 Baldock Bank and Baldock and B i gg leswade , Bank, Baldock—Wells, Hogg, end Lindsell... 26,816 Barnitaple Bank, Barnstaple—a:ake and Co 8,231 Basingstoke and Odiham Bank, Basingstoke -15,550 Seymour, Lamb, and Lei. ..... ... .............. ... . ... 3 0 ,192 Bedford Bank, Bedford —T. Barnard ... . Bedford and Bedto rdshire Banz, Bedford -6,502 Trapp, Halfhead, and Co. Bewdley Bank, Bewdley—Nichols, Baker, and 13,360 Crane Bicester and Oxfordshire Bank and Oxford Bank, Bicester — Tub b and Co. ....... ... 11,985 Birmingham Bank, Birmingham—Attwa is, Spooner, and Co 23,868 Birmingham and Warwickshire Bank, Birming ham--J. L. Moilliett, and Sons . 12,026 Bletaidtord Bank, Blandford—Bastard and Oak. 7,764 Boston Bank, Boston—Garfit and Co 53,870 Boston Bank, Boston—Gee and Co 10,676 Bridgwater Bank, Bridgwater—J. &J. Sealey 5,280 Bristol Bank, Bristol—Miles, Harford, and Co. 31,871 Broseley and Bridgnorth, and Bridgnorth and Broseley Bank, Broseley—Messrs. Pritchard 19,286 Buckingham Bank, Buckingham—Bartlett, Parrott, and Co.. Bury and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, Stow- Market Bank, Bury—Oakes, Bevan, and Co. 69,953 Banbury Bank, Banbury—Gillett and Tawney. 24,765 Banbury Old Bank, Banbury—Messrs. Cobb 24,879 Bath City Bank, Bath—Moger and Son . Bedfordshire Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leighton Buzzard—Bassett and Grant 30,661 Birmingham Bank, Birmingham—Taylor and Lloyds . Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire—H A. and W. M. Harris and Co Brecon Old Bank, Brecon—Wilkins and Co Bridport Bank, Bridport—S. and W. E. Gundry Brighton Union Bank, Brighton—Hall, West, and Borrer Burlington and Driffield Bank, Burlington— .- Harding, Smith, and Co Bury St. Edmunds Bank, Bury St. Edmunds — J. Worlledge and Co. Bromsgrove Bank and Stourbridge and Broms grove Bank, Bromsgrove—Rufford, Biggs, arid Co. Cambridge Bank, Cambridge—Mortlock and 11,640 54,200 33,996 12,887 2,937 12,359 Sons Cambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cam bridge—Messrs. Forsters Canterbury Bank, Canterbury—Hammond and Ca Carmarthen Bank, Carmarthen—Morris and 22,681 42,058 26,098 Sons Chertsey Bank, Chertsey—Messrs. La Coste Colchester Bank, Colchester—Round, Green, and Co. Colchester and Essex Bank, Witham and Essex Bank, and Hadleigh Bank, Suffolk, Colchester —Mills, Bawtree, and Co Cornish Bank, Truro —Tweedy and Co Coventry Bank, Coventry—Little and Wood cock City Bank, Exeter—Milford and Co Craven Bank, Settle—Birkbecks and Co. Christchurch Bank, Christchurch—Tice, Welsh, and Co Cardiff Bank, Cardiff—Tow good and Co Chepstow Old Bank, Chepstow Bank, Mon mouth Old Bank, Monmcuth Bank, Brecon Bank, and Ross 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. Locke, and Co Disc Bank, Diss—Oakes, Fincham, and Co Doncaster Bank, Doncaster—Leatham, Tew. and Co. Doncaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster — Cook and Co. Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton on-Tees Bank, Darlington—Backhouse, & Co Devonport Bank, Devonport—Hodge and Nor- 16,203 3,160 16,492 32,718 33,913 7,685 14,739 65,825 2,320 6,095 6,397 11,284 31,269 25,064 11,025 10,089 56,144 67,715 9,422 man Dorchester Old Bank and Thrsetshire Bank, Dorchester—Williams and Co. East Cornwall Bank, Liskeard—Robins, Foster, and Co. East Riding Bank, Beverley—Bower, Hutton, and Co. Essex Bank and Bishops Stortford Bank, Chelmsford—Walford, and Co. 41,580 Exeter Bank, Exeter—Sanders and Co 26,967 lakenham Bank, Fakenham—Gurneys, Birk beck, and Co. Farringdon Bank and Bank of Wantage, Far ringdon—Barnes and Medley 5,765 Farnham Bank, Farnham—Messrs. Knight 10,124 Faversham Bank, Faversham—Hilton and Co 4,550 Godalming Bank, Godalming—Mellersh and 40,551 80,259 5,753 Keen Grantham Bank, Grantham —Kewney and King Guildford Bank, Guildford—Messrs. Haydon... 9,668 Grantham Bank, Grantham—Hardy and C 0.... 22,503 Hastings Old Bank, Hastings—Smith, Hilder, and Co. 25,764 Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford — Matthews and Co. Hertford and Ware Bank, Ware—S. Adams and Co 22,665 Hull Bank and Kingston-upon-Hull Bank, Hull —Smith, Brothers, and Co. Huntingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting don—Rust and Veasey Harwich Bank, Harwich—Cox, Cobbold, and Cc 4,447 Hemel Hempstead Bank, Hemel Hempstead— Smith, and Whittingstall . .. noniton. Bank, Honiton—Flood and Co g e rtforslshire,Hitchenßank,Mtchen — Sharples and Co. Hereford, 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 and Co. Kentish Bank, Maidstone—Mercer, Randall, and Mercer Kington and Radnorshire Bank, Kington—J. Davies and Co Knighton Bank Knighton—J. Davies and Co 7,248 Knaresborough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank, Knaresborough—Terry and Co Kendal Bank, Ken clad k efield, Crewds on , and Co ........ Kettering Bank, Kettering-0 ot-h and Sons., 7,710 Longtoa Staffordshire Bank, Lane End—C Harvcy and Son Leeds Bank, Leeds—Beckett and Co 52,432 Leeds Union Bank, Le eds—W.Willia s, Brown, and Ca. Leek and Staffordshire Bank, and Leek and _ Congleton Bank,Leek—Fowler,Gaunt, and Co. 2...eleester Bank, Leicester—Pagets and Kirby 24,264 Lewes Old Bank, Lewes—Molineux and Co 30,659 Lichfield Bank, Lichfield—Palmer and Green 21,317 Lincoln Bank, Lincoln—Smith and Co 76,399 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 Lynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynn Regis —Gurneys and Co. 37,608 Lynn Regis and Norfolk Bank, Lynn Regis— Massey and Co. Macclesfield Bank, Ma ccl esfield — Broeklehurst and Co................................................ Manningtree Ba,nk,Manningtree—Nunn and Co Marlborough Bank, Marlborough and Wilts Old Bank, Marlborough Old Bank, Marl borough Old Bank and Hungerford Bank 12,797 and Hungerford Bank, Marlborough—Tanner and Pinckney ................ . Marlborough and North Wiltshire New Bank, 8,188 Marlborough—Ward, Merriman,. and Halle: Merionethshire Bank, Dolgelly--Jones and Williams ............. ..................... . Miners' Bank, Truro—Willyums and Co Monmouthshi re Agricultural and Commercial Bank, Abergavenny—Baileys and C 0.......... 23,87 Monmouth Old Btak, Monmouth Bank, Brecon Bank, Chepstow Bank, Chepstow Old Bank, and Roos and Herefordshire Bank, Monmouth —Broraage and S nea d 10,580 Monmouthshire Newport Old Bank, Newport Williams and Sons 7,945 Newark Bank, Newark—Godf re y s an d Hutton 21,111 Newark and Sleaford Bank, and Sleaford an d Newark Bank, Sleaford—Haudl ey , Peacock, and Co............. ................................. . 46,655 y —Bun nyc to d n S , loc H o a c m k : 20,170 Newbury Bank, Newbur Newmarket Bank, Newmarket— . Ham mond, and Son Norfolk and Suffolk Bank, Diss—Taylor and Dy50n................................................ 3 3 4 6 Norwich Crown Bank, Norwich—Harveysa nd 34,899 6,475 3,633 11,355 5,417 7,807 12,811 Hudsons 43 325 Norwich and Norfolk Bank , Norwich—Gur. ' net's and I3irkbeck Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Bank, Not tingham—Hart, Fellows, and Co 7,276 Nuneaton Bank, Nuneaton—Craddcock and ...................................................... Naval Bank, Plymouth—Harris, Mudge, and 64,315 4,671 C 0.... ............................... • New Se.rum Bank, Sarum—Hetley, Everett, and (Jo ................................. 11,407 Nottingham Bank, Nottingham—Smith and Co. 25,790 Oswestry Bank and Oswestry Old Bank, Os westry—Croxon and Co 9.765' Oxford Bank, Oxford—J. and R. Morrell 10,451 Oxford Old Bank, Oxford—Robinson, Parsons, and Co..— ............... Old Bank Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Tonbridge Wells Old Bank, Tonbridge and Tonbridge Wells and Sevenoaks Bank, Tonbridge— Beaching and Sons 8,052, Oxfordshire Witney Bank Witney--Williams, Clinch, and C 0..., 7,724 22,268 THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 26, 1849. Average .A.moant. Pease 3 Old Bank, Hull, the Hull Old Bank and Beverley Bank, Hull—Pease and Co 43,084 Penzance Bank, Penzance—Batten and C 0... 10,715 Peterborough Bank and Oundle Bank. Peter borough—X/029.5. Yorke .. Peterborough Bank, Peterborough—Simpson, White, and Simpson 10,863 Peznorokeshire Bank, Haverfordwest—J. and W. Walters Penzance Union Bank, Falmouth Bank, and Truro Bank, Penzance—Rickets, Enthoven and Co Reading Bank, Reading—Stmonas and Co 25,528 Reading Bank, Reading—Stephens,Blandy, and Co 27,136 Richmond Bank, Richmond—Stapleton and Co 5,865 Ringwood and Poole Bank, and Town and County of Poole Bank, Ringwood-, Ledgard and Sons Rochdale Bank, Rochdale—Clement, Royds, and Co 5,163 Rochester, Chatham, and Strood Bank .Roches ter—Day and Nicholson 9,796 Royston Bank, Royston—Fordham and Sons... 12,949 Rugby Bank, Rugby—Butlin and Son 11,360 Rye Bank, Rye—Curteis, Pomfret, and Co 15,634 Reigate and Darking Bank, and Reigate, Croy don, and Darking Bank, Reigate—Nash and Co Ross Old Bank, Herefordshire, Ross—Pritchard and Allaway Saffron Walden and North Essex Bank, Saffron Walden—Messrs. Gibson Salop Bank, Shrewsbury—Burton, Lloyd , and Co 13,188 Scarborough Old Bank, Scarborough—Woodall and Co 22,474 Shrewsbury Old Bank, and Shrewsbury and Ludlow Bank, Shrewsbury--Rocke, Eytons. and Co .. . 32,614 Sittingbourne and Milton Bank, Sittingbourne —Valiance and Son 3,162 Southampton Town and County Bank, South ampton—Maddison and Son Southwell Bank, Suuthwell—Wylde and Co. 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 3,189 Stourbridge Bank, Stourbridge —Rufford, Wragg, and Co 10,478 Stafford Old Bank, Stafford—Stevenson and Cc 14,597 Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford—Eaton, Cayley, and Co. .„ 25,932 Stourbridge Old Bank, Stourbridge—Bate and Robins Shrewsbury and Welshpool Bank, Shrewsbury —Beck, Downward, and Co. St. Alban's and Hefts Bank, St. Alban's—Gib- son and Stuart Taunton Bank, Taunton-Messrs. Badcock 19,503 Tavistock Bank, Tavistock-Gill, Rundle, and Co 7,383 Thornbury Bank, Thornbury-Rolph, Yates, and Parslow Tiverton and Devonshire Bank, Tiverton-Duns ford and Barne 7,829 Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northampton shire, Thrapston-Yorke and Eland 10,761 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. 8,274 Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge-Hull, Smith, and Co. Wallingford Bank, Wallingford-Wells and Co. 6,342 Warwick and Warwickshire Bank, Warwick- Kelynge, Greenway, and Co. 24,092 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 14,392 Winchester, Alresford, and Alton Bank, Win chester-Bulpett and Co. Winchester and Hampshire Bank, Winchester -Wickham and Co 4,576 Weymouth Old Bank and Dorchester Bank, Weymouth-Elliott and Pearse Wirkesworth and Ashbourne Derbyshire Bank, Wirkesworth-Arkwright and Co. Wisbech and Lincolnshire Bank, Wisbech- Gurney and Co. Wiveliscombe Bank, Wiveliscombe-P. and W Hancock ... Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton-Good ricke and Holyoake.. 13,664 Worcester Bank, Worcester-Farley,Lavender, and Co. 10,079 Worcester Old Bank and Tewkesbury Old Bank, Worcester-Berwick, Lechmere, and Co 70,332 Worcestershire Bank, Kidderminster-Farley and Turner Walsall Old Bank, Walsall-CharlesFoster and Sons Warminster and Wiltshire Bank, Warminster- Everett and Co. Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton- Messrs. Fryer Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank, and Halesworth and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth-Gurney, Birkbeck, and Co. Yarmouth, Norfolk, and Suffolk Bank, Great Yarmouth-Sir E. K. Lacon, Bart., and Co 12,513 Yeovil Old Bank, Yeovil-E. and J. Batten York Bank, York-Swann. Clough, and Co 41,075 IRELAND. DESTITUTION IN MAYO. At a meeting of the Roman Catholic clergy of the Deanery of Westport, held on the 18 th of January, ' Rev. Peter Ward, P.P. Aughagour, in the chair, the Rev. Thomas ilardiman acting as secretary, the fol lowing resolutions were unanimously adopted:— " Resolved—That we feel ourselves reluctantly obliged to come forward to tell the Government and the Imperial Parliament, and to proclaim in the face of Europe, that the poor of our respective parishes are reduced at present to the most shocking extre mity of destitution, and are, nevertheless, for the most part left to die of hunger, or prolong a wretched existence by eating the half rotten garbage which they can pick up in the fields and highways. "Resolved—That we saw with pain and bitter disappointment that the Irish ' Executive' when lately appealed to by a very influential meeting of the district, at which the Marquis of Sligo presided, leave held out no hopes of relief to the starving population of this union, but that truly forlorn hope, ' the Poor law,' the Lords Justices declaring, through their secretary, that ' no peneti need die of hunger, as the Poor-law made ample provision for such emergencies ;' while, on the other hand, the vice-guardians protest to the thousands who shiver, and cry, and gasp with hunger at the workhouse door, that ' they have no means whatever of releiving them ;' that, therefore, we consider this unheard-of anomaly as a virtual decla ration that there is no law to protect the lives of her Majesty's subjects in this union, who are thus sacri ficed between both parties. "Resolved—That we cannot conceive the utility of boards holding their stated sittings, and so-called reliev ing officers, dragging thousands of half-starved crea tures week after week, from a great distance, for the ostensible object of relieving them; since, according to themselves, they have it not in their power to give relief —that at all events the fact is patent, that the people are dying of hunger, and in many instances have ac tually died after applying repeatedly in vain for relief! " Resolved—That the system pursued in this union at present (we suppcse by the order of the ' Poor law Commissioners'), of refusing relief to every able bodied pauper and anaily, though otherwise legally entitled to it, simply because he is an able-bodied man, is most unnatural and cruel, and exposes this unfortunate class to inevitable death, since they can get no employment, though willing to work for any wages. " Resolved—That even those creatures who are said to be receiving out-door relief in this union are, generally speaking, in reality being starved to death by degrees, for there are instances wherein a family of five get but 141h3. of bad Indian meal per week, and even where ten in family are allowed but 211bs. per week; this, of course, without lodging or cloth ing of any sort! That we do not know whom to blame for this treatment, but cire state facts. " Resolved—That from our intimate acquaintance with the condition of the Westport Union we are fully convinced it is in vain to expect that the local rates will be sufficient to support the poor, considering the total prostration of all classes, including the land lords themselves; and, on the other hand, the awful and wide-spread misery which covers the length and breadth of this populous mountain district. The three-fourths of the cess-payers (save the mark !) are absolutely worse off than the beggars—almost with out a morsel of human food, and with scarcely a rag to cover them by night or by day. "Resolved—That, consequently, under the present circumstances, the Government is bound to contri bute to the support of the starving poor of this union from the Imperial resources, since th9y form part and parcel of the United Kingdom ; and we have it even on the authority of .his Excellency the Earl of Cla rendon himself, that it is ' the paramount duty of every Government to save the lives of the people.' " Resolved—That we, therefore, in the name of the poor of our respective parishes, humbly implore of her Majesty's Ministers to come forward at once, as they are bound to do, and rescue those helpless crea tures from starvation, and save the nation from dis grace. That it can be no extenuation of the conduct of her Majesty's Government to put forward, as has been recently done by the Irish Executive, an exag gerated report of their munificence to this union du ring the last awful year of famine, if, after all, they suffer the people to die of hunger this year, and abandon them to their fate as they have hitherto done. " Resolved—That we loudly protest against that most insidious change in the present Poor-law con templated by the landlord class, and disguised by them under the specious phrase of ' amendment'— namely, the substitution of townland taxation instead of the present system. That this ' amendment,' if carried, would finish the destruction of the popula tion, by holding out a premium to every heartless exterminator, and encouraging him to clear off even the miserable remnant of tenantry which still escaped the vile machinations of their persecutors, and the cruel operation of the ' Gregory clause,' in order that he might thus, in due time, reap the fruits of his benevolence by being totally exempted from the necessity of contributing to the support of the paupers himself had made. " Resolved—That we petition Parliament, praying them not only to reject this amendment, but moreover to impose a double tax on grass lands, and a three fold tax on those from which tenants have been ejected during the last three years. Resolved—That the foregoing resolutions be pub lished both in Ireland and England, and that a copy be forwaded immediately to Lord John Russell. " PETER WARD, P.P., Chairman. " THOMAS HARDIMAN, C.C., Secretary." THE COGGESHALL GANG. We have the pleasure of informing our readers that John Brand, the only member of the Coggc shall gang who has hitherto eluded appraliension, and who it was long since said had gone to America, was cap tured en Saturday night last, and is now in safe custody. Brand was, it may be remembered, in the service of Mr. Joseph Skingley, as bailiff or looker at Monk downs, near Coggeshall, and about the time of the spirited inquiry which took place into the Coggeshall robberies, suddenly left his home one Saturday, taking with him the proceeds of a cheque which his master had giving him for the purpose of paying the men ; whereupon a warrant was issued for his apprehen sion, but it was supposed by many that he had, as we have stated above, long since reached the shores of the Atlantic. We believe the following may be relied on as an accurate statement of the particulars of his apprehension :—On Saturday night, about nine o'clock, Mr. Corder, of Witham, received a telegraphic communication from London, request ing to know whether John Brand, of the Cogges hall gang, was really wanted, and whether there would be any and what reward for his appre hension. To this Mr. Corder promptly re- . plied as follows :—" The police hold a warrant for the apprehension of John Brand for felony—keep in custody." At this very time Brand was being de tained in the borough police station, whither he had been taken under the following circumstances : eLr. Frederick Haslitt now residing in Tooley-street, but who for several years lived at Coggeshall, and to whom Brand and all the facts of the Coggeshall robberies were well known, was passing on Sa turday evening along the High-street, Borough, when to his surprise he met Brand. From what Haslitt had heard, he was induced to turn back and follow Brand, when he perceived that he had changed his walk into a run. Haslitt continued.the pursuit, and calling a police-constable he passed on his way, briefly told him the circum stance, and asked him to take Brand into custody. The policeman, on coming up with him, tapped him on the shoulder, and asked Brand if he was from Coggeshall ? He replied, no. Haslitt then went up to him, and challenged him as being the John Brand, of Coggeshall, who stood charged with arson and robbery. Brand, finding he was thus recognised, said, "I should not have thought this of you, Has litt," and offered him his hand, which Haslitt re fused to take. Brand was then conveyed to the borough police-station, where he objected to his proposed detention on the ground that there was no evidence against him. The inspector on duty, however, decided to keep him in custody until a telegraphic message should be sent to Witham, and hereupon the message to Mr. Corder before adverted to was dispatched, and on the answer being received the inspector determined to keep Brand in custody. On Sunday morning Mr. Haslitt repaired to Witham, and communicated to Mr. Corder that Brand was safely lodged as above stated. But inspector Ward, acting under the direction of his superintendent, Mr. Cooke, to whom Mr. Corder had communicated all that had occurred, was then on his way to London, for the purpose of bringing Brand down to Witham, in the event of his finding him, as he expected to do, in custody. Great credit is due to Mr. Haslitt for his conduct in the matter, and the public are entirely in debted to nim for Brand's apprehension. Essex Herald. LAW INTELLIGENCE. PREROGATIVE COURT. Jan. 25. (Liaor, , Sir JoraN DonsoN.) Lvilcs v. DUTTON. Dr. R. PHILLIMaRE applied to the Ccrtrt to grant ad minisq'ation to Susan Evans, niece of Mrs. Dutton, who made a will, dated the 19 July, 1840, bequeathing various sums to different parties, the whole of which did not exceed 2001., and desired all her debts, funeral ex penses, &e., to be paid by her executors hereinafter named. These were not named in the body of the will ; but under her signature and the attesting clause, she nominated her brother, James Dutfoo, and Mrs. Evans, her executors. The Learned Civilian contended that this was not good in law, and quifted the case of Thomas Owen, in vol. 2, Curtris's Reports, page 242. Therefore the parties could not prove the will. Dr. lIARDING, for the exii eututs, opposed the appli cation, and held the case above quoted not to be the point, but referred to that of Esther Powell, vol. 1, Robertson's Reports, page 421 ; also Grant v. Les ter, vol. 3, Phillimore ; and Ferans v. the Marquis of Hertford. If, said the Learned Advocate, a will is mado, and therein the testator desires that its provisions shall be carrier out by his or her exe cutors, who shall not be named in the body of the will, but " whose names," it shall be stated th-rein, " will ho found on a slip of paper in my bureau," this would be in corporated as part of the will, and probate could not be be refused to such executors. The COURT Would not consent to grant probate, but would allow the paper to be propounded. The COUNSEL, on the part of the executors, declined doing this, and in consequence the application of the niece of the testatrix was acceded to, the costs to be paid to the executors out of the estate. WRIGHT V. WRIGHT. The testatrix, Rebecca Walker Wright, .aied in Au gust, 1841, leaving a will, appointing her three sons executors, but neither of these had proved the will, but one of them being now dead, his widow applied to the Court to grant her administration, or compel the sur viving executors to prove the will. The Learned JUDGE said he had no proof of a will being in existence, and the applicant's husband, having been one of the executors, he should not have suffered so long a period to elapse before coming to this court. Under all the circumstances it must stand over for the present. CATHARINE LOUISA IRVINE, DECEASED. Dr. HAGGARD applied for probate to be granted to the will of the testatrix, who died in July, 1846, with its alterations, some in pencil, and others in ink. It ap• pared her property amounted to 1,6001., which was due on a bond from her brother, and, among other legacies, she gave 3001. to her elder brother, which was after wards altered to 2001., and which made the begat sts amount to the exact sum of the testatrix's property, but the witnesses could not say whether this alteration took place before they attested the will, or after. The Learned JUDGE could only grant probate as it originally stood. SIMON SILVESTER ANSELL, DECEASED. Dr. ROBINSON said this was a will drawn up on one side of a sheet of paper, and in consequence of there tic t being room enough for the signature, it was attested n the opposite side, and asked for probate. The Learned JUDGE thought there was sufficient space, and after so many decisions of the Court on this point, he would not consent to grant probate, but would let it stand over. Mr. BALLANTINE contended that the drill was an alien, and it wa elcan rkough thr stwir ,11;,h the order iiia lot expt , ,,s • " that it could only t.ppiy to ctriltlren born in _England and Wales," for even Scotland was excluded from its operation. •• Mr. MAYNARD followed on the same side, and con tended that the Act only a ppli e d t o c hildren born in England and Wales; besides, where was the evidence to show that the child produced was that of which the re spondent was delivered? Tn.• point was one of so much importance that he trusted, should the decision of the Court be adverse to Colonel Blane, an opportunity would be afforded of having that decision reviewed. The Learned ASSISTANT-JUDGE said that at first he was under the impression that the Court had no juris • diction, but now he was of the same opinion as his triend Mr. Witham, who sat oa the bench beside him, that the Court had jurisdiction. It was not birth that gave the jurisdiction. There was nothing in the statute upon which it could be held that if the birth took place in a foreign country an English Court had no jurisdiction; but it was indispensable that when application was made to the Court below, the child should be within the juris diction. The objection was utterly beside the merits of the case. Mr. BALLANTINE then addressed the Court upon the merits. He said that Colonel Blane knew best whether he was the father of the child, and it could not be sup posed that if he was, that he would have incurred the enormous cost he had done in resisting the demand and bringing it before that Court. Colonel Blane believed that he was the victim of an artfully concocted scheme, and denied that there was the sli,;htest pretence for the claim made upon him by the young Frenchwoman. The Learned ASSISTANT-JUDGE, in delivering judge ment, said here was a colonel iu the army, living in Grosvenor-street; he saw a pretty little black-eyed French girl going in and out of an opposite house; for six months he followed her about in all directions, and at length he induces her to visit him at his chamber. For what purpose did the colonel follow that poor girl about? Did he try to persuade her? Was there any man in that court so much of a monk or an anchorite as not to know for what purpose he adopted such a course? No one could doubt his object. In 1847 he got the girl into his rooms, where she continued to go on every Sunday even ing when he was in town, and he had written a number of letters to her of the most endearing nature, clearly proving the character of the intimacy which existed be tween them. Taking all things into consideration, there could be very little doubt of the intimacy. The girl's own story had been fully corroborated, and that proof was anything but creditable to Colonel Blane. He had clearly seduced the girl, and subsequently, when the fruits of the intimacy were indicated, ho heartlessly de • serted her; and in reference to the cousin, at the colonel's instigation, his victim had taken him to the theatre—he, the seducer, turns round upon her, end ac cuses that cousin as being the father of her child, and in the end deserts her. Under these circumstances he would affirm the order, and direct the costs to be paid by the colonel forthwith.—Order confirmed. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSIOA-HOUSE. Joseph Cushway, the diminutive person who shot Emma Tyler with a pistol on Wednesday week, was brought, or rather carried, before the Lord Mayor for final examin ation, for be was in a most exhausted condition, from mental suffering as well as from bodily debility. Emma Tyler arrived from St. Bartholomew Hospital, attended by one of the nurses, and was placed in a chair close to the table of the chief clerk. Her head was bandaged. The following is a condensed acccount of the investiga tion, which lasted a considerable time. Emma Tyler, of No. 5, Angel-alley, Bishopsgate street, said, I remember Wednesday week. At a quarter to seven o'clock on that evening I saw the prisoner, whom I have known about eight months in Angel alley, going to the shop w h ere h e worked. He said he would be back in about an hour, and upon his return he seemed rather angry. I asked him what was the matter; to which he replied, that he had had some angry words at the shop. I said, it you have had angry words at the shop, you have no occasion to be cross with me. He said that he was not cross with me. Eliza Graves, who lives in Angel-alley as well as he sad myself . , was standing with me at the time, and at the same time a young man, named John Somers, came by. I called to John Somers, and we talked to gether for ten minutes, but the prisoner was not near enough to hear the conversation. When Somers lett me I went over to the place in which Eliza Graves was standing, and found that the prisoner was gone. I soon afterward went into Skinner street, and saw the prisoner sitting on a stone at the corner of the alley, and Eliza Graves standing by him. The witness here mentioned several similar indiffe rent matters of conversation which, with some intervals, occurred between them, and then proceeded :—He had his hand in his pocket, and his looks frightened me. Eliza Graves asked him why he looked so wild, and he replied it was enough to make him. I laughed, and asked him, " Why is it ?" Ho said, " Never mind." I then heard the report of a pistol, or something of the sort, and I felt that I was wounded. I fell to the ground, and I found that I was wounded on the left side of the head. I tried to rise, but I fell again. The prisoner was then gone. I did not know what happened till I got to the hospital, where I have been ever since. The LORD MAYOR—Has the prisoner been courting you? Witness—He has, my Lord, these six months. I. am nineteen years of age, and he is a little older. The LORD MAYOR—Do you consider that he was jealous of John Somers? Witne>s—l do, my Lord. I apprehend it was jealousy that made him do it. The LORD Melton—Have 3 ou anything to add to your statement? Witness—Nothing, my Lord, but that Ido not believe he was in his senses when he did it, and I should not wish at all to hurt him. The witness, who appeared to be deeply affected during the examination, then retired. John Somers, a lad about 18 years old, was then called. lie stated that he had been talking to Emma Tyler on the evening she was sh , ,t. He saw the prisoner in Angel• alley, but had no conversation with him, atiltdid not ob serve anything particular in anything that had occurred. He knew nothing of any courtship between the prisoner and Emma Tyler, and had had no quarrel with the pri soner at all. - The prisoner, who, during the whole of the investiga tion lay across a chair, and appeared to be in the mo-t bitter agony, said " No" upon being asked whether he wished to say anything. The prisoner was then committed for trial. The superintendent of the Wesleyan school in the neighbourhood in which the prisoner resided begged to be allowed to say a few words. It was, he said, with great surprise that he had heard of the occurrence, as Cushway had been always known in the school as a mild lad, of very kind disposition; and there was good rea son for believing that he had been excited by the ro mantic trash which filled the penny publications about town. The LORD MAYOR advised the gentleman to be so good as to attend the trial, and describe the unfortunate prisoner there. GUILDHALL. A tall powerful young man, named William Barrett, who said that he was a regular cab driver, but who, in reality, is what is generally termed a " buck," that is a person attending the cab ranks to take care of the vehicles, and occasionally to execute a job if the right cabman was taking his dinner, or play ing a game at drafts, &c., was placed at the bar on a warrant for com mitting a violent assault, in conjunction with another not yet in custody, on a police-officer. John Butler, City police constable 115, said—About half-past six o'clock, on Tuesday last, I was on duty in Finsbury-pavement, and found Alfred Coe (the man not in custody) standing on the footway smoking a pipe. I required him to leave the pavement, and go to his rank and smoke, and he replied, with an oath, that ho would not. The prisoner, William Barrett, then came up, also smoking a pipe, and said they would stand there, and no one should move them. I said to them that they knew the regulations, that in consequence of the numerous complaints my instructions were not to allow them to be there, and that if on my return from the end of the beat they still remained, I should convey them to the station house, upon which Barrett flung his pipe into the road, and said " You —, you shan't have a chance of that ; I have been waiting for an opportunity to serve you out, and now I mean to do it." He then struck me in the left eye, knocked my hat off, and seizing my hair with one hand, struck me in the face several times with the other, until I fell with the prisoner on the top of me. He then jumped up and commenced kicking me about the head. Coe laid hold of me and prevented me getting up, while Barrett struck me twice more in the face with his clenched fist. I then managed to get up and drew my staff, and made several blows at the prisoner; but did not strike him, as Coe caught hold of my arm, and Barrett, after giving me several blows, wrenched the staff from my hand and felled me to the ground with a blow at the back of the head, and while down, I was still ill-treated by the prisoner, Coe crying out, " Give it him, Bill, don't spare the —." I called out murder, when both Coe and Barrett ran away, leav ing my staff and hat. I am now under the surgeon's care, and unable to do duty. Alderman SALOMONS asked the prisoner if he wished tosay anything? The prisoner replied that he was struck first, and certainly returned the compliment; but deni. d using the truncheon, which, he said, was used by a la bouring man who was passing by. Alderman SALomoxs—Why did you not prevent that assault? Prisoner—Because he (the officer) is a com plete vagabond and scoundrel. If he had been a man, I would have assisted him; but he will not let us get a living. Alderman SALOMONS—He has a duty to perform, and when he tells you what his orders are, you have a right to obey them. I shall send you to prison for dne month. Prisoner (laughing)-_j shall go for one month with great pleasure, and then (turning to the officer) said, with strong emphasis and a malicious grin, " Mr. Syntax." JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Bank of Westmoreland, Kendal Barnsley Banking Company, Barnsley Bradford Banking Company, Bradford 48,592 Bilston District Banking Company, Wolver- hampton v 10,430 Bank of Whitehaven, Whitehaven Bradford Commercial Banking Company, Brad- ford .... 15,088 Burton, Uttoxeter, and Staffordshire Union Banking Company, Burton-upon-Trent Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Banking Company. Chesterfield Cumberland Union Banking Company, Work ington . .. Cheltenham and Gloucestershire Banking Com pany, Cheltenham Coventry and Warwickshire Banking Company ._. Coventry Coventry Union Banking Company, Coventry.. 11,729 County of Gloucester Banking Company, Chel- tenliam Carlisle and Cumberland Banking Company Carlisle Carlisle City and District Bank, Carlisle 17,913 Dudley and West Bromwich Banking Company, Dudley Derby and Derbyshire Banking Company, Derby 20,814 Darlington District Joint-Stock Banking Com pany: Darlington _ 15,665 ,d _. . Dist Of England Bank, Norwich Gloucestershire Banking Company, Gloucester.. 126,760 Halifax Joint-Stock Bank, Halifax 14,424 Huddersfield Banking Company, Huddersfield 38,269 Hull Banking Company, Hull 27,765 H a lifax Commercial Banking Company, Ha- _ lifax . 9,752 Halifax and Huddersfield Union Banking Com pany, Halifax 32,056 Helston Banking Company, Helston 1,549 Herefordshire Banking Company, Hereford 15,557 Knaresborough and Claro Banking Company, Knaresborough Kingsbridge Joint-Stock Bank, Kingsbridge 2,755 Lancaster Banking Company, Lancaster . 46,910 Leeds Banking Company, Leeds Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester Lincoln and Lindsey Banking Company, Lincoln 46,746 Leamington Priors and Warwickshire Banking Company, Leamington Priors Ludlow and Tenbury Bank, Ludlow 8,504 Moore and Robinson's Nottinghamshire Bank- ing Company, Nottingham 21,536 Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Banking Company, Nottingham Newcastle, Shields, and Sunderland Union Joint- Stock Banking Company, Newcastle 2,125 National Provincial Bank of England, Birming ham, Head-office, 112, Bishopsgate-street, London North Wiltt• Banking Company, Melksham 42,753 Northamptonshire Union Bank, Northampton 60,742 Northamptonshire Banking Company, North ampton North and South Wales Bank, Liverpool 22,159 Pares's Leicestershire Banking Company, Lei cester....., . .... 45,565 Saddleworth Banking Company, Saddleworth... 1,945 Sheffield Banking Company, Sheffield Stamford, Spalding, an d B oston Banking 33'549 Com pany, Stamford. 45,483 Stuckey's Banking Company, Bristol Somerset_ portshire Bank, and Somersetshire Bank, Lang_.. 38,252 262,495 StOt 1 r Shropshireridg Bankinge and .•. mshire Banking Comp any, Sheffield ..., ................ : ................... : ... and ou r I b T r a i l d i g 4 e 16,510 Sheffield pany, S t Sheffield and Sl- Rotherham liJd Joint-Stock Banking 48 577 Company , ' Wensleydale Banking Company, 65i 38, Swaledale and Richmond ••• 10,134 • Sheffield ... Storey and Th omas's Banking Company Shaftesbury . Sheffield and Retfercl Bank, . Wolverhampton 3.l ,l Staff" d- sh lre Banking Com - 37,950 pany, Wolverhampton Wakefi e ld and Barnsley Union Bank, Wakefield 10 , 51 6 Whitehaven Joint •Stock Banking C om p an y , Whitehaven Warwick and Lew uhgton Banking Company, . Warwick West of Englane, nu=t South Wales District Bank. Bristol ... Wilts and Dorset Banking Company, Salisbury 5 8 , 830 West Riding Union Banking Company, Hud dersfield ..... Whitchurch and Bilesnaere • Banking Company, 26568 Whitchurch 3,310 Worcester City and County Banking Company, Worcester 3,531 , York Union Banking Company, York 68,165 Yor City and County Banking Company, York 87,519 Yorkshire BankingDEACs, Registrar of Company, e( l 5 113,048 P. ....... . ite turns. Stamps and Taxes, January 20, 1649. HIGH SHERIFFS, 1849. His Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant has been pleased to appoint the under-mentioned gentlemen to the office of High Sheriff for the following counties, and counties of cities and towns in Ireland,for the year 1849 Antrim—James Stewart Moore, Esq., of Baldivitty, Dervock. Armagh—Richard Blackiston Houston, Esq., of Orangefield, Belfast. Carlow—William F. Burton, Esq., of Burton Hail, Carlow. Carrickfergus Town—Stephen Richard Rice, Esq., o Carrickfergus. Cavan—Henry Theophilus Clements, Esq., of Ash. Cootehill. Clare—Sir Edward Fitz Gerald, Bart, of Garrigoran, Newmarket-on-Fergus. Cork—The Viscount Kilworth, of Moore Park, Kil worth. Cork City—Thomas Ronayne Saarafield, Esq., Cork. Donegal—James Hamilton, Esq., of St. Ernans, Donegal. Down—William Leon, Esq., of Ballydergan House, Downpstric.k. Drogheda Town—Francis W. Lealand, Esq., Drogheda. Dublin—John Ennis, Esq., of Merrion-square. Dublin City—William Digges La Touche, Eq., of Stephen's-green. Fermanagh—Paul Dane, Esq., of Killyhevin, Ennis- killen. Galway—John Martin, Esq., of Tullirs Castle, Gort. Galway Town— Michael Morris, Esq , Lenahoy Galway. Kerry—Peter Fitzgerald, Rig., of Knightstown, Va lentin. Kildare—Edward J. Beaman, Esq., of Furnace, Naas. Kilkenny—William Lloyd Flood, Esq., of Farmley Castle, Callan Kilkenny City—John Newport Greene, Esq., of Lake view, Kilkenny. .... _ King's County—Thomas Homan Mulock, Esq., of Bellair, Ballycomber. Leitrim—William La Touche, Esq., of Harristown, Kilcullen. Limerick—Samuel F. Dickson, jufi., Esq., of Kil keedy, Limerick. Limerick City—David Leahy Arthur, Esq., of Shana kiel-house, Cork. Londonderry City and County—James Johnston Clark, Esq., of Lurgantogher, Maghera. Longford—Anthony Lefroy Esq , of Carrighglass, Longford. Louth—Sir John Stephen Robinson, Bart., of Dunleer. Mayo—Anthony Ormsby, EN., of Ballinamone, Ballyglass. Meath—William Hartley Blackburne, Esq., of Tan kards-town-hall, Slane. Monaghan—Colonel Henry Edward Porter, of Car rickm across. _ _ Queen's County—Richard Warburton, Esq., of Garry hinch, Portarlington. Roscommon—John Irwin, Esq., of Leabeg, Ballimore, Sligo—Charles William Cooper, Esq., of Cooper Hill, Riverstown. _ . Tipperary—Sir John Craven Carden, Bart., of the Priory, Templemore. Tyrone—Robert William Lowry, jun., Esq., of Po meroy-house, Dungannon. Waterford—The Honourable S. Carew, of Nroods town, Waterford. Waterford City—Robert Thomas Carew,. Esq., of Ballinamona, Waterford. Westmeath—Colonel John Caulfield, of Bloomfield, Mutlinger. Wexford—James Power, Esq., of Edermine, Ennis certhy. "Wieklow—Robert A. Gun Cunningham, Elq., of Mount Kennedy, Newtown Mount Kennedy. ETRUSCAN VASE. --One of the most remarkable and beautiful wcr k s f modern art which we have ever witm ssed, or which it is possible to conceive, is now Poi inches h n v e c i s e e s i w - n s t r Il e t e t. height,the traoniodsmassoi of partakingeisrleosrfes,t, halieb about r a u n s d 3 Roskill, form. twenty-three reartc isti It is, however, chiefly remarkable f or the tru genius which has conceived, and the dexterous mani pulation which has executed, such an extra e o ix r a d nte i t n s a o r r. y variety of beautiful ornament on the exterior. The war of Jupiter with the Gigantes, or g the subject illustrated, the mighty Jove being seated' is on his eagle on tha lid of the vase, and hurling his thunder bolts against the monsters w ho on all sides assail him. This is worked in alto relievo. The most accurate ex. pression has been thrown into every countenance, and the idea of muscular action is conveyed with the utmost fidelity. Various other subjects, in basso relievo and alto relievo, cover the vase. It is the workmanship of a German, named Antoine Vechte, and has been made to the order of Messrs. Hunt and Itoskill. It is valued at 2,oool.—Manchester Examiner. WILLIAM LITTLE, DECEASED. The testator died on the 30th of May, 1845, leaving a will and codicils. The will was written on three sheets of paper, and each sheet was signed. The property was between 9,0001. and 10,0001 The seal was placed to the signature on only one sheet; and a question arose hether the other two sheets had not hien changed. The Letancd JUDGE thought the will and codleils were original papers, and granted the probate. SARAH ANN TUCKER, DECEASED. The tetatrix made a will in her own handwriting, and signed it without any attestation. On the 15th of June, she having some workmen employed about her house, and having been informed that it was necessary 'or her to have two witnesses, called two of them into her kitchen and re-executed it, pointing out to them the previous signature, which she acknowledged. The Learned JUDGE granted probate to the executrix, Sophia Tucker. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (Before the ASSISTANT-JUDGE.) CHARLES COLIN BLANE V. A CONVICTION OF P. BINGHAM, ESQ.—This was an appeal by Col. Charles Colin Blane, against a conviction of , the above named police magistrate, adjudging him to be the putative fa ther of an illegitimate child. Mr. PARRY , in support of the conviction, said that the respondent, arbe Sophia Mertz, was a young French woman, who had been in the millinery establishment of Madame Davies, in Grosvenor-street, and the appellant, Colonel Blane, was a military man, of ripened years and considerably older than the respondent. She first be came acquainted with the colonel by meeting him in the streets, in 1845, and without going into detail of the as signations made and kept by the respondent, he (the counsel) would at once say that this intimacy resulted in the birth of a male child in the month of April, 1848, at a town near Lisle; in France, and this child was the subject of the present inquiry. The Learned ASSISTANT-JUDGE said that a very nice question of law arose as to the putative father's liability, from the fact of the appellant being an Englishman and the child having been born in a foreign country. Mr. BALLANTINE (who, with Mr. Maynard, appeared for the appellant) said that would be the point upon which the case mainly rested. Mr. PARRY then called the respondent. Barbe Sophie Mertz, a very neatly-attired and pretty young woman, with a chili in her arms, stepped into the witness-box, and deposed as follows :—The child was born in France, at therhouse of Victoire Danny, near Lisle, in the month of April, last year. Colonel Blane was the father of that child. She had lived in England twelve or thirteen years. Her mother lived at No. 14, Suffolk-street, but she (witness) lived at Madame Davies'e, in Grosvenor-street, Bond-street. She first knew Colonel Blane in 1845. He lived at No. 16, in the same street, facing Madame Davies's, and he could easily see her as she in went and out of the house. He first accosted her in the street, at Madame Davies's door, and subsequently he used to speak to her whenever they ,met. About eight months afterwards she used to call upon him at his chambers, usually on a Sunday evening, and she remained with him alone three, four, and five hours at a time. She was confined on the 4th of April, and she returned to England on the 21st or 22d of the same month, leaving the child in the care of a wet mine. Before she went to France, she applied to the colonel for assistance, but he refused to render her any. She had received a great many letters from him, and those produced were .the same; they were in his handwriting. She did not mention to him the fact of her pregnancy till two months and fourteen days be fore she was confined. When she returned to England, she waited upon the colonel, in company with her cousin, Ferdinand Muller, and told him, in her cousin's presence, that she bad been delivered of a child, and that he (the colonel) was the father of it. The colonel asked Mr. Muller to retire, which he did, and then the colonel told her that it was much more likely that her cousin was the father of it. She then called her cousin back, and repeated what the colonel had said, when her cousin, of course, denied the charge. Colonel Blane had seen her at Jullien's concerts, with her cousin, F. Muller, on the 15th October, 1847. Muller did not arrive in England until July, 1847. She challenged the colonel to deny that he had received her in his rooms for three or four years, but be did not deny it. He hau asked her how much money would set her up in business as a milliner; he also asked her what money she had, she replied enough for the present; he said that he would not forgive her for letting her family know what had occurred. A number of letters were here put in, to show that the appellant was in corr. spondence with the respondent during the years 1846, 1847, and 1848. They contained very warm expressions of affection, and generally com menced with " Ma there Sophie—Ma tres there Sophie." They were written in English and French, and each bore the signature of " Charles." In cross-examination the witness stated that she first went into the colonel's rooms in 1846, but nothing im proper took place between them until fifteen months before the birth of the child; she never sat on the sofa in the sitting-room. The colonel was always very kind and attentive to her, and used to read and amuse her by telling stories. He was twice her own age. Muller was her junior by a few years. She first told the colonel that she was in the family way in January, 1848, and after that he refused to see her upon any terms. Whilst she was in France Colonel Blanc wrote some insulting letters to her. Muller did not support herself and the child, but be gave her a little money on her return from France. She and her cousin Muller forced their way into the colonel's presence, because the porter refused to admit them. Muller pushed the man aside and went up to the colonel's room. She went to Jullien's became Colonel Blane gave her a private box on purpose, as he had heard her speak of Muller, and he wanted to see him. The colonel was on the promenade; she took Muller on purpose for the colonel to see him. She denied that she went to the Princess's Theatre with Muller. She was not aware of the amount which was demanded of the colonel as expenses; it was, she thought, above 100 L, but not 180/. John Cottrell, the porter, proved that he had ad mitted Miss Mertz frequently to the colonel's chambers, and that on these occasions she remained with him for some time. The Learned ASSISTANT•JUDGE said that he saw in one of the letters this passage, " I send you two tickets for Saturday night, of which I trust, my dear Sophie, you will be able to make use." What did this refer to?— Miss Mertz replied that they were tickets fur Covent garden Theatre, which was just then opened as an Opera-house. Mr. Muller, who said that he was a commercial man in Mincing-lane, was called, and he corroborated that part of the evidence of Miss Mertz which referred to him. Miss Sophie Lambert was examined in French by Mr. Parry, and she stated that before Miss liertz went to France she was reported to have been enceinte. Miss Mertz went to Madame Lubret, a sister of witness, who resides at Lisle. Thomas Davies, a porter at the Senior United Ser _vice Club, proved the appellant's handwriting in the letters produced. Mr. BALLANTINE, in behalf of the appellant, sub mitted that the Court hid no jurisdiction to deal with the case, and in doing so he was aware that he also questioned the jurisdiction of the magistrate who made the order. The child was born in a foreign country, in France, and that child was unquestionably a French subject. The ASSISTANT-JUDGE said it seemed to him that the jurisdiction attached at, the time of the ay plication to the Court below—the jurisdiction was clear—but if the jurisdiction attached at the time of birth, the main point as to the jurisdiction of the Court would be dubious. IMPUDEN T FRAUD. AN UNIVERSITY GRADUATE IN DIFFICULTIES.— At the Borough Court, yesterday, before Mr. Maude, a young man of by no means prepossessing appear ance, who gave the name of Bradley, was charged by Mr. Beswick, chief s uperintendent of police, with the following; impudent fraud :—On Monday he called at the shop of Messrs. Simms and Dinham, booksellers, Exchange.street, and requested to be shown a copy of Macaulay's " History of England," and also a copy of Moore 's works. Approving of them, he requested that they might be sent to the Guardian office with an invoice, and then left the shop, directing the shopman to make them into a parcel, and to address them to Mr. Sinclair. The books were packed, and the invoice, amounting to 31. 135., enclosed, and a boy was dispatched with the parcel to the Guardian office, receiving in structions not to leave the parcel without the cash, unless he found that Mr. Sinclair was con nected with the office. When the errand-boy reached the Guardian office he was met by the prisoner, who came from behind the office counter, without hat, and appeared to belong to the establishment, and, taking the parcel from the boy, he pretended to have forgotten a book which he wanted ; and, slipping a written memorandum into the lad's hand, sent him back for a copy of "Brydge's Algebra." The boy re turned to his employer's shop to obtain the work on algebra, but on his return to the Guardian office, in about five minutes afterwards, Mr. Sinclair had disappeared with the parcel. It then turned out that the fellow had not the slightest connexion with the Guardian office, but that he had simply called to write out an advertisement, and that the whole affair was a mere ruse. Some half-hour afterwards the prisoner called at the shop of Mr. Weatherley, old bookseller, Exchange Arcade, where he offered the books for sale for 345. Supposing that he had not come very honestly by the books, Mr. Weatherley felt some hesitation in buying them, but ultimately he advanced 12s. upon them, requesting the young man to call again for the balance in the evening. Mr. Weatherley, on close inspection, discovered the label of Messrs. klimms and Dinham inside the books, and was induced in consequence to apprise them of what had taken place. In consequence of some previous information Mr. Beswick, on hearing the circumstances, dispatched an officer to a low lodging-house in Spinning-field, off Deans-gate, where the prisoner was apprehended. When brought up before Mr. Maude, the facts were stated in evi dence ; and Mr. Fox, a gentleman connected with the Guardian office, stating that the !prisoner was not employed there, he was committed for trial at the ses sions. From a copy of his advertisement, left behind him, it appeared that he was about advertising for a situation as " private tutor," or "classical and mathe matical teacher in a school," stating that he was a univereities.—Manchester graduate courier in one of the . A RELIGIOUS IMPOSTO R . Yesterday, at the Greenwich Police-court, a miscreant, who gave the name of William 'Thompson, was charged with indecent be haviour to a child. lie stated that ho lived in High street, Camberwell, and was of no occupation, but it was subsequently discovered that he was in the habit of calling at respectable houses, and stating that he had been " a minister of the gospel" for a number of years, but had latterly been prevented from preaching by a palpitation of the heart, and was therefore obliged to ob tain a livelihood by the sals of a book of family prayers, composed by himself. It appeared that the prisoner took the girl, Caroline Abbott, into a public-house at Greenwich, and called fora pint of beer. He was after wards observed, through the muslin curtains of the par lour window, taking indecent liberties with the girl, upon which the landlord sent for a policeman and gave him into custody. The child confirmed the evidence of the landlord, and said he had given her a penny. The prisoner denied the charge, and said there was another girl molesting the child at the time, and he merely stopped to protect her, when he asked her to have some porter. She went with him freely and voluntarily. Mr. Jeremy—What, for a child eleven years old to go with a man of your appear ance, with prayer-books in his hand, to a public-house! It is a most lamentable thing and too apparent. Mr. Jeremy repeatedly asked the prisoner who and what he was, but could not obtain a satisfactory answer. Mr. Inspector Mark handed up some volumes of family prayers found on the prisoner. They consisted of four vo lumes of family prayers by the Rev. W. Dranfield, and published by Aylott and Jones, Paternoster-row. The prisoner said he knew Mr. Dranfield, and canvassed for subscribers to his works. Mr. Jeremy again asked who Mr. Dranfield was, and where he lived. Prisoner eva sively replied several times; at last he said—" Mr. Dranfield is a gentleman with a palpitation of the heart" (patting his bosom), and he had taken a glass or two of ale that morning. The officer said the prisoner was quite sober when brought to the station. Mr. Jeremy said it was a most scandalous affair. He should certainly communicate with the authorities, and recom mend the Treasury to prosecute, to ensure a trial. He should therefore remand him for a week, and order strict inquiries to be made in the meantime. AN UNNATURAL PARENT.—On Monday a man was brought before the Gorbals Police-court, in company with a woman, implicated in the charge of having thrown his own daughter, a child of tender years, out of the window of his dwelling-house, under circumstances of peculiar atrocity, by which she was seriously injured. The case has been remitted to the sheriff. From the facts which have transpired, it appears that on Saturday night became into the house, accompanied by the woman referred to. As he was considerably under the influence of liquor at the time, his daughter, who is an interesting girl, not more than ten years of age, remonstrated with him; but all the rejoinder she received was a command to have the house, or he would throw her out of the win dow. The poor girl, terrified at the threat, endeavoured to leave the apartment; but, as her brutal parent bad unconsciously locked the door, she could not open it, and told him so. With an oath, the wretched man ran for ward to where the child was standing, and lifting her in his arms, carried her towards the window, and thrust her out, shutting it down upon her. The girl, in her agony, caught hold of the window sill with her hands, and hung there as long as strength held out. In this effort her fingers mere cut and blistered, and her feeble strength was soon exhausted, and she fell heavily down on the pavement, where she was picked up. Had she fallen in any other position than she did, the result, in all p ro bability, would have been immediate death, the window from which she was thrown being on the second lit h w y a tshe f floor. It is not k nown yet w h et h er her inj ur i es are likely to pr ove of a serioue kind. If t h e s pi ne , as t h ere is too mu c h reason to fear, has b een i n j ure d, h er ult i • mate recovery is v , ry doubtful. —Glasgow Chronicle. w g e i r f e d killedtiat Seven sheep out of a flock w hi c h h a d s t ra y e d upon the Rendal an d Windermere lino on Thursday evening week a nomailfound e f s r s o a m r y B t i o r t hw slaughterait e or so m Wm.—Cumberland Pacquet. SOUTHWARK. William O'Brien, the man alleged to be concerned with Duncan and his wife in conspiring to defraud the London and North-Western Railway Company of 1201., by pretending that they had received serious injuries owing to a collision near Leighton Buzzard, was brought up on that charge. Duncan and his wife have before been under exami nation, the details of which have already appeared. O'Brien, who is a party also implicated in the charge, has kept out of the way since the warrants were applied for and issued, until the preceding day, when he was taken into custody at a lodging-house in Allen-street, Barwick-street, Soho. _ _ The policeman, in describing the particular 3 of O'Brien's arrest, said that when he was informed of the nature of the warrant issued against him, he said that Duncan was a traitor, or words to that eff, ct. COTTINGIIAM said that if the prisoner wished to state anything on the subject of the chargo he would hear him, but that he was not called upon to do so; and as the other prisoners were remanded, and wou ld be brought up again on a future day, rerhPrs he hn.rl I,t!er . _ Ld to t The prisonir s:id that he should decline, fur Lile pre sent, saying anything with reference to so serious a charge; and he added that he wished to correct -the policeman's statement as to the words he used in refe rence to Duncan. What he did say with regard to that person was, that " ho was a man capable of saying or doing anything," Mr. CorriNcuam then informed the prise ner that as the offence with which he was etataged wits a b:iiable on he should not dt-prive - him of his liberty if he en tered into his own recognizance in the sum of 2001., and found two sureties of 100/. each, for his appearance at the next examination, and that he should require twenty four hours' notice of bail. The priscner, who said he was not in a condition to find such heavy sureties, %%IS then cointottted i❑ default. THE CoUiNTRY MARKEtS. BIRMINGHAM, JAN. 25.—At Gloucester and Worcester market., on the 20th, wheat was unalkred in value, with a slow trade. Barley firmer, at previous rates. Oats were offered at a reduction of 61 per quarter.. Beans and peas, both rather cheaper. Dating the present creek the transactions in wheat have again been on the most limited scale, at barely previous prices. Barley unaltered. Oats are only taken in retail. Beans, again is per quar ter lower. Peas held for rather more money, which buyers will not submit to. At this day's market there was a fair supply of wheat from the growers, which rea lised quite as much money. Lower prices were not sub mitted to on barley of any description; and English was the turn dearer. Oats duel, and scarcely maintained their value. Beans. sold slowly, at the above decline. Scarcely any inquiry for peas. LOUGHBOROUGH, JAN. 25.—The supply of wheat and barley was about equal to last week, for which there was a better demand at is advance. In oats and beans no alteration. BOSTON, JAN. 24.—With a limited surply of wheat at market to day, we had a more brisk trade, at is ad vance. New beans also realised is more money; very few old offering. We note no improvement in the oat trade, which remains dull and inactive Wheat, red 38s to 443, white 48s; oats, new lOs to 18s; old 21s; beans, w 25s to 3us, old 36s par quarter. Return of corn for the week ending Jan. 20:—Wheat, 3.836 qrs, 4 hush, 8,1461 16s 6d (aver 42s sd) ; barley, 12 qrs. 151 18s (aver. 26s 6d); oats, 923 qrs, 6241 7s 6d (aver. 13s 6d); beans, 114 qrs, 15118 s (aver. 26s 6d); peas, 13 qrs, 20 53 (.Iver. 3ls id). SPALDING, JAN. 23.—At our market to-day we have had a good number of wheat samples, and in improved condition. The trade was slow at late prices. New beans made rasher more money—in some instances is per quarter. Oats 6d to Is lower, but few selling. Wheat, 17st, 384 to 40s, 17ist, 40s to 425, 18st, 43s to 455; oats 12s to 17s; bean', new 24s to 30s, old 34s to 36s per qr.—Return of sales fur the week ending this d q:—NV heat. 1,321 qrs 401 9d; beans, 18 qrs 28s; oats, 104 qrs 12s I Id. SLEAFORD, JAN. 22.—The market to-day was rather fi:mer, and business moie brisk, though prices were about the same. Wheat, white 45s to 475, red 44s to 455; barley 258 to 288; oats 15s to 18s; beans, old 38s to 40s, new 28s to 30s per qr. GRIMSBY.—Return of sales to Jan. 29:—Wheat, 275 qrs. 5851 10s (aver. 42s 61d); barley, 110 qrs. 1251 15s (aver. 22s 141); Oats, 50 qrs, 381 (aver. 153 24 1). ALFoßD.—Averages tor the week ending Jan. 22: Wheat, 45s kid; barley, 26s bid; Oats, 14s per quarter. MARKET Regale, JAN. 23. W heat to-day barely .. suppr rued last week's prices. Barley was in good de o and at late rates. Beans and peas dull, but not cheaper. Oats &dined in price is to 2s per qr.—Re turn of sales up to Saturday last:—Wheat 195 qrs, 42515 s (aver. 43s 74d); eat , ', 20f'grs, 126/ (aver. 12s 6d); beans, 10 qrs. 211 lus (aver 438 61). LOUTH, JAN. 24.—There was a very sluggish trade to-dsy in corn, for the farmers would not submit to the reduction from last sse ek's prices which the merchants oft.red, and c assequently tew sales w.re effect' d, yet the tendency was evidsetly downwards el. all descriptions.— Wheat, 37s to 435; barley, 23s to 28,; oats, 14s to 17s; beans, 33s to 38s per quarter.. LYNN, JAN. 23.—The supplies of wheat and barley were much the same as usual; but excepting in cases of immediate want, little disposition was shown to purchase, and the few sales effected were at late rates. Wheat 38s, 40s, to 445; fine 46s to 495. Barley 2As to 265, fine 285 to 30s per quer ter. NEWARK, JAN. 24.—The supply of wheat at this day's market was moderate, barley good, oats fair, and of new beans plentiful. From the improved condition of wheat generally, higher rates were obtain,d—for fine hite full 15 to 2s, and red is per qr. Prime malting barley realised 6d per qr over last week. Oats, beans, " and peas very firm. The release of bonded grain on the Ist Feb. ceases to influence the prices of the markets • generally in this nei g hb our h oo d. Wh eat, wh i te, 49s to , 525; red, 47s to 495; barley, malting, 30s to 325; grinding, 25s to 28s; oats, old, 22s to 265; new, les to 18s; beans, old, 403 to 425; new, 32s to 34a ; malt, 54s to 565 per quarter.—Averages for the week ending Jas. 17. wheat, 658 qrs, aver 47s sd; barley, 1,888 qrs, aver 28s 8d; oats, 64 qrs, aver 22s 4d. OAHHAM, JAN 22.—Wheat 40s to 455; barley, 23s to 275; oats 16s to 20s; beans 40s to 43s per quarter. UPPINGHAM, JAN. 24.—Wheat, 44s to 48s; barley', 24s to 30s; oats. 15s to 23.; beans,39s to 44s per quarter. Butter Ild to 12d per lb. Eggs, 15 for Is. MELTON MOWBRAY, JAN. 23.—We have had a good supply of all kinds of corn offering at this market, and much improved in condition, but not in nrice. We must quote prices the same as last week.—Wheat, old, 48s to 50s; new, 44s to 4 - s; barley, 278 to 295; oats, old, 25s to 28s; new, 18s to 225; beans, 403 to 45s per quarter. Butter, 13d to 14d per lb. Eggs, 14 for Is. GAINSBORO', JAN.'23.—Our market was well supplied with grain. The wheat trade ruled very firm, amid last, week's prices were well supported, with no disposition to press sales. In other articles no change.— Wheat, 43s to 48s; 442 qrs, 1,0011 18s (average 45s 4r1); bar ley, 277 qrs, 3811 12s (average 27s 61d). ROTHERHAM CATTLE MARKET, JAN. 22.—We had a' good supply both of beasts and sheep of an excellent quality. The attendance of buyers was pretty nu merous, which caused the beef trade to rule brisk, at a shade better in price. The mutton trade was dull; although lower prices were asked, purchasers were not to be found to take the stock away. Beef, 6s to 6s 6d; prime, 6s 9d per st; mutton, 5d to 6d per lb. EDINBURGH, JAN. 24.—We had an average supply of. grain in market to-day. Sales brisk. Both wheat and barley were in very inferior condition. The quantity of %beat brought for war d t o . c l ay was 80 4 qrs., being 66 qrS. more than last week. Top price down Is, and the ave' rage 9d-143 qrs unsold. The quantity of barley brought forward was 726 qrs., being 217 qrs. less than last week. Price on the top 6d down, and the average la up-26 qrs. unsold. Ot oats we had 1.164 qrs. brought. forward, or 174 qrs. more than last week. T o p price up Is 4d, and the average 6‘l-38 qrs. unsold. The quantity of beans to-day was 152 qrs., or 9 qrs. more than last week. Prices on the top 2. down, and the ave rage Is 2d up—all sold. TOil of Wheat „ Barley 91 Oats Beans ••• 6403. 53s Od ... 58 lb. 315 03 ▪ 451 b. 24s Ot_ , • 6511 b. 32s Oa EDINBURGH CATTLE MARKET, JAN. 24.--The supply' of cattle this morning was 402, being 43 less then lass week. Sales were very dull. Top price 7s 6d per Dutch stone; current, 7e; middling and interior, 5s to 6s. 11. considerable number uns , Id. Toe supply of sheep th l9 morning was 2.202, being 601 less than last week. Sales were again very dull, and prices down from Is to is a head. A very fine lot of biackfaced wethers from Ovenshall brought 335. Top price of the best mutton sid pet; lb; current, 4id to sd; middling and inferior! from 3i-cl to 4d per lb. A great number unsold. DUNBAR, JAN. 23,—We had a good supply o f grain to-day. Sides were rather quick, and prices higher. Wheat, weighing 631 b, brought 48s, and prices to 3 2 " barley, weighing 5741 b, brought 29s 6d, and prices to 20s Od; oats, weighi ng 43 4 1 b, b roug h t 21s 6d, and prices to 15s Od; beans and peas, weighing 6541 b, brought 29 9 t and prices to 255. Wheat. Barley. I I Oats. Beans & Peas . First 4Bs Od 29s 6d 21s 04 29s Od Second 47s Od 23s 6d I I 20s 9d — 8 04 Third 32s Od 20s Od I 15s Od 2ss Od CORE, JAN. 24.—Flour—Firsts, 14s 64 to 159 64 ; extra, 16s 6d; seconds, 138 64 to 14s 6d; households , lls to 13s; thirds, 8s to lOs per cwt. I%l:ml—Oatmea l ' lis 04 to lis 6d; Indian meal, 8s 04; wheat meal, 1 Is Od per cwt. Indian corn, 71 to 71 10 3 p er ton. B ran , 5 1 per ton. Hay—Farmers', 30s 04 to 44s Od; average, 38s ; dealers, 42s to 48s per ton; average, 46s per ton- Straw—Farmers', 18e Od to 28s 04; average, 22 5; deal' ers, 30s 04 to 00s 04 per ten. Bread—Wheaten loaf , 7d to lid; household loaf, 64 to 6d per 41b. Coals Newport, 17s; Lydney, 183; Landore, 17s; best Neath culm, 16s per ton. Tallow. 48s 64 per cwt. Whiskil 25 over proof, 6s Od per imperial gallon. Meat—Beer' 4d to 7d; mutton, 5d to 6id; veal, sid to 7d; pork, 4 ° to Sid; bacon, 7d to 8d; sausages, 6d per lb. 11 °P 5 ' 6/ lOs per cwt. Bangor slates, 312 s 6d to 315 s per ton. Bark—Barbary, 61 to 71; V slonia, 11l to 131; French , 6/; English, 6/ per ton. Fleece wool, 106 to 125 P o et stone. Hemp, 35/ per ton. Fish—S cotch h err i ngs , 11 to 00s; red ditto, 25s to 27s per brl ; N ew f oun dl an d, l ‘ i d to 121 lOs per ton. Timber —N ew Al e i ne l, 4/ lO s; scarce red pine, 31 15s; yellow pine, 3/ per ton;_ de a l s ' first quality, 20/; second quality, 171 per 1 20. Hides - "" Market, 11s to 16s; salttd, 1 Is to 16s per cwt; calf 2id to 2id; market, 21d to .2id per lb. G uano —Peru' vian, 101 10s; Ichahoe, 91 pe r ton . P otatoes, w hi te , lu to 12d; Minions, 18d. Tar—Archangel, 18s per brl. BMWS. 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