The Sun. — London, England, 1849-12-13 00:00:00

COMMISSION OF LUNACY ON THE EARL OF ALBEM.XItLE. An investigation, in the nature of a writ de lunatico inquirendo, was gone into-yesterday at Far rance'e Hotel, before Commissioners Barlow and Winslow, and a highly respectable jury, to ascertain the state of mind of the Earl of Albemarle. Mr. Stinton attended on behalf of the parties pro secuting the inquiry, and Mr. Calvert watched the case for his Lordship. Mr. STINTON, in opening the case, stated that the present Earl was fifty-three years of age. At the death of his father he succeeded to some estates of considerable value in the county of Norfolk, yield ing about 9,0001. a year, but which were considerably incumbered. Messrs. Medcalf and Woodhorne had long acted as the solicitors to the Keppel family, and they had undertaken this inquiry on behalf of the Countess, to whom his Lordship was married in 1816. The question for the jury was, first, was or was not his Lordship of unsound mind ; and, secondly, if he was, when did he become so ? These were the ques tions the jury would have to decide after hearing the evidence; and without detaining them with a lengthened detail of 'the circumstances it would clis• close, the Learned Counsel mentioned one o r two of the chief ' features of the case, and then proceeded to call witnesses. The first witness called was Dr. Sutherland. He deposed as follows :—I have much attended cases of lunacy. I was called in on the 25th of July last to visit the present Ear!. I was called in by Lady Albemarle. Colonel Keppel, and Mr. Parkin and Miss Birne, were present when I arrived at his Lordship's house. I found his Lordship excited, and I found those physical symptoms which led me to be lieve that he was labouring under paralysis peculiar to people who are insane. There was a tre sibling of the upper lip. His Lordship was in an excited state from having burnt his clothes. On the 26th July he was received into my house (Blackland; House), under the usual certificate, si-vied by Dr. Southey and another gentleman. When he came into my house he had a frequent pulse, his head was very hot, and he was very much impaired in his general health. He told me he had killed a broker at the sate at Willow-bank ; he had attended and had knocked the nose off another. On the lit of August I met him in the garden at Blackland s, and • he was crying. I asked him what was the matter, and he said he had been up to heaven and there were a million persons in the world unrepented, and that his Saviour had commanded him to erect a guillotine on that spot for their execution. From that time to the 30th of October he had paroxysms of maniacal excitement, exhibited by the usual symptoms, such as hot head, quickness of pulse, uttering loco hereetly, and sleeplessness at - night.. It was suc ceeded by great emaciation and extreme exhaustion. On the Ist of November I told him that his father was alarmingly ill, with the view of breaking to him his father's death. He then said his father was fifty-five and he was twenty-five years of age. On the 31, when I went in'o the room he said he had just returned from Austria, and had sailed hundreds of times round the world. On the sth of November he said he could take- out live coals in his hands without hurting them; . that he could make watches out of dirt, worth 5001. each; that he could make valuable jewels out of pieces of paper; that he and Mr. Coke were the richest men in Eng and ; that they possessed Norfolk, Suffolk, \Vales, and Ireland. On the Bth I told of his father's death. He asked when he died. I told him, and he received it with great indifference, and then he said he must be proclaimed king, under the title of Charles the First. On the 10th of Novern'aer he said I must be mistaken as to his father's death for his tailor had brought him to life again. On the Ist of December he told me lie had large sums of money in different banks—he named one the Paradise Bank, and said his income was 490,0001. a year. He said also that he had valuable 'West India property. On the 4th he told me that he was 25 years old, and had been at the battle of Copenheg 7 % I asked him how that could be, if he was only 25, and he said he had died, and risen again. He said he had died three times, that he had been crucified, and had lived in the time of the twelve Apostles. On the Bth he said he had killed 150 men in fighting; on a former day he told me he had killed 70. He said, also that he was a very good winner, that he had ran against the Hero and Flying Dutchman, and beat them both. On the 11th he said he had ascended up to heaven, and baptised 50,000, all of whom he had thrown into the sea—one was a speckled child, which he had killed. He had seen him this morning, but he made no observations. He was decidedly of opinion that since the first time he had seen him he had been and still continues of unsound mind, and'unfit to manage his own affairs. The Doctor was cross• examined by Mr. CALVERT, Q.C.—lle had not seen the Earl before the day lie was called in, and before he removed him to his home he had only seen him once. The excitement under which the Earl was labouring might have resulted from a paralytic stroke. There was a clergyman pz.t'sent when he first saw the Earl, whom he believed to be the Earl's brother. When the Earl first came into his house he visited him every day, but since then his visits had not been so frequent, owing to an improvement in his state. Since the Ea-1 had been with him he had seen his brothers and sisters, Mr. Steer, and La ty Albermarle, but no one saw him without his knowledge. He did not kliche how often he had seen his solicitor. The Earl hay had access to newspapers and religious books, but he did not know V% bat the books were. His state was such that he might have access to books of la hich he knew nothing. Ile knew that the Earl had access to newspapers, because on One occasion he told him that Bolingbroke was the first fa vourite for the Derby. On the 6th of December, the Earl said to him, " I will put you in the way by which you shall make a million of money with the malicine you ordered me. It shall supersede cham pagne and claret." On the Bth he told him that he had won 100,0001. at billiards of one of the men at Blackland House. He was subjected to annoyances in circumstances that were likely to produce excitement. There were actions as well as expression on the part of the Earl to indicate insanity, for on one occasion he nearly killed his kseper. On the Ist of October the symp toms of violence began to subside, and since that time his excitement had been gradually subsiding. The symptonis had now assumed a chronic form. The Ein was dirty in his habits, and had a peculiar habit of rubbing his hair off his head. On re examination by Mr. STINTON, the Doctor gave it as his opinion that the symptoms the Earl was suffering from were of a permanent character. He fancied now that he was in a convent. By the COMMISSIONER—Is he here? Witness — No, he is not. By the COMMISSIONER—CouId he not be produced here ? Witness—Why, he has expressed a wish to get out of a convent, and it might be dangerous to bring him. By the COMMISSIONER—CouId he be seen in a private room, or at the Asylum ? Witness—He may certainly be seen in a private room ; but I am afraid of the excitement coming on again and resulting in paralysis. Mr. CALVERT said, under those circumstances he would be no party to his being brought there, and he would, therefore, suggest that the evidence should be taken as far as it could go, and then the jury should go, in company with the Commissioner, to see the Earl. at the asylum. By a Juror—ln consequence of his violence the Doctor said he had: more than once felt it to be his duty to severely coerce the Earl. Dr. Southey was the next witness eitamined—He said ' I have directed much attention to diseases of the brain:• On the 25th of July last I was 'called in to see the Earl, by his own brother, but 1 had little opportunity of conversing with him. I, how ever, saw sufficient of him, and of his actions to convince me that he was insane. I have since seen his Lordship at Blackland House, I saw him on the sth of November, and then he seemed to belabouring under extraordinary delusions. lam now decidedly of opinion from what I have seen and heard of him that he is of unsound mind, and wholly incompetent to manage his own affairs. Cross-examined—l have seen the Earl three times, the 25th July, and the sth and 19:h of November. On the 19th of November he laboured under the delusion that he was a fire-eater. He lit a piece of paper at the candle, arid twirling about, said he could make jewels with it. He spoke repeatedly of his inordinate wealth, and seemed to be quite lost upon figures. Property, however, did not appear to be the only subject of his delusion, for he talked of his travels, and seemed to have strange no ions of time, such as that to-morrow would be the first day of the year one. He talked frequently of hii skill in watchmaking. and said he could make watches worth 5001. out of nothing. I 4th.ncqUitliited with that species of para lysis sleeken . in by Dr. SUtherland, and I am de ci iediv of opinion that it would be iiange re ro n u e s is to d brine- him 1 ere to day, since it might lead to e: citem nt that certainly eveul I retard hi s men t a l rera- cry, and iii'ght prove dangerous to his life. By the siuty—His Lordship has made some oh servetisns to me abut his solicitor, but on these o orisons they have been rather the reverse of ins di-est . ng insanity. I have not seen him since the 19th of al overaber. It; w. - IsifatangatitAittithevddetOr t'shhuld . go and see his Ler e bte e ash Atsd'ic:turn. Mr: "tingrle Henry Illu ,s surgeon, - detsect i m f•illows4ral am surgeon to aitunittitetiljltim. tv e of Alb:vii*pbent seven. months before the 25t1S th.the r t attethred Ins ladyy ,au.i bad fre -0,‘,-it"opportunities of - seeing him. I saw him n tl.e 25th of • Vuly, and with Dr. Southey I signed the cerefieate fur'hise goin to ifaskland House. On that day, having been sent for by his lady, I found him burning a portfolio and talking very incoherently THE SEW, LONDON, THEIRSDAN EVENING, DECEMBER 13 1 1849, about his immense wealth. He told me that he had knocked two men down. I never saw him so excited before, but I had always considered him eccentric. From the whole tenor of my observations with his Lordship I was then decidedly of opinion that he was of unsound mind. Cross-examined by Mr. CALVERT—I v.as with his Lordship on the 25th, about three-quarters of an hour. I attended Lady Bury. His Lordship did not appear to me to be a healthy man. I remember being called up on one occasion to his Lordship, who thought he had taken a black draught. It certainly was a black draught—it was a phial of ink. I administered an emetic to him, but how be took the ink I cannot say. By the Jury—lt never crossed my mind before the 25th that his Lordship was of unsound mind ; his conduct on that occasion was so entirely different to what it had been before. On the occasion of his taking the ink, which was in May last, he seemed quite conscious that he had been doing something wrong. Mr. William Crawley deposed as follows :—I am an attendant at the house of Dr. Sutherland and have been so for the last five years. On the 21st of July last I remember going to the Earl of Albemarle's house in Onslow square. I remained there all night, in consequence of his Lordship being in a weak and excited state. Ha was removed. the following morning, the 26th. He could not be persuaded to leave the house on the 25th. Since then I have repeatedly attended his Lord ship. I attended him for the first three weeks. The Sunday following bis removal to . Blackland House he became very excited, and on the Monday morning he got out of bed, and taking up a large water-jug, he said "By God I will kill you.' I sat up in bed, and caught the jug as he struck at me in my arm. The jug was broken into pieces. I then got up, and having dressed his Lordship, he was removed to another apartment, where he took off his coat, and wanted to fight me. On occasions when he was allowed to walk about the garden he always wanted to eat the leaves ; when I would not allow him to do so he became very excited. After I had attended him three weeks I was removed to an other patient, but I returned to him on the 18th of October, and have attended him since then down to the present time. On the Ist of November his Lord ship told me that be was at the battle of Bunker's hill and fought with Captain Brown. Captain Brown, he said, cut his head off and it fell on the ground, Captain Brown then picked it up, and stuck it on his shoulders, when he was taken home and placed in bed. The next morning his head was as firm upon his shoulders as ever it was, with the ex ception of its being rather shaky. On the 2d of November his Lordship told me that when his father died his youngest brother would be the Earl of Albemarle, he himself being Jesus Christ. On the 4th of November his Lordship said, 4,000 years ago, he was called the Fire King, he then performed at ihe Lyceum Theatre, and the Queen used to go and see him go through his performances, and when he used to jump into the flames the audience shrieked out. He used then, he said, to hide himself in the coal, and refuse to return people their money. On the following day after Dr. Sutherland had an nounced his father's death, his Lordship told me that he could bring him to life again, and introduce him to the world as Pope Pius. He said be had been round the world with Captain Cooke, and returned with savage., who robbed and pillaged the world. On another occasion he said he was in an engagement and had his head cut off, which rolled down a hill, and he ran after it, calling to people to stop it. On the 26th November he said he had come down from heaven after the flood to redeem mankind. After remaining upon earth, he ascended again to heaven. On the 2d Dec. his Lordship said, when his father died he met him going to the grave with his butler. On the 6th of Dec. his Lordship called me Alphonso. He said, Alphonso, I know what lam now. lam Jesus Christ. I was crucified after the flood. I have been dead three times, and brought myself to life again. Yesterday, the 11th, his Lord ship told the doctor in my presence that his income was 490,0001. a year. I have seen him this morning, and, although he is very quiet, he is certainly insane, and has been so since the 25th July. Cross-examined by Mr. CALVERT—On the first Sunday he was under my care I found it necessary to put a straight waistcoat upon him, but it did not remain more than half an hour. His Lordship has not committed any outrage since the occasion I have mentioned. About a fortnight ago, however, he commenced slamming the door violently, and on my requesting him to desist he came up to me with his clenched fist and raid he would knock me down if I interfered with him. On another occasion he kicked me, but since the 18th of October, except the incident I have just mentioned, he has shown no symptoms of violence. He is now tranquil, compared with what he was some time ago, but there is no change in his state of mind. Latterly a person named Charles Barrett has relieved me in sleeping in his. Lordship's room. I have fre quently asked his Lordship if he would like any books, and he always said no; the newspaper is enough for me. He has had one book since he has ben with us. It treats of consolation to sinners. Horse racing and money in the funds are tha topics he speaks of. He always seems anxious to know the state of the funds. He has told me that he was an officer in the army during the Penin sular war. and in the war he often saw soldiers have their heads cut off, and take up others in mistake. From his manner I think his Lordship believes what he states ; he laughs sometimes. One day he threw some stones in the fire and said they would come out watches. His Lordship has access to other patients in the garden, but I am not aware that any of them are excited upon subjects connected with the currency or the funds. Dr. Southey, having returned from the asylum, was recalled and examined—He said, I have seen his Lordship, and he seems more quiet. I spoke to him on the points of his delusion, asking him if he made watches. He said that was all humbug, but he made jewels. He said he was 25 years, and on the subject of his property, he said he had 30000/. in the funds, and had re peatedly made by buying and selling. He said he had been repeatedly engaged in battle, and had killed many men, one of whose heads he cut off, and he remem bered when he was a boy fighting and killing two boys. From what I have seen of him to-day I am decidedly of opinion that he is of unsound mind, and incapable of taking care of either himself or his pro perty. It is possible, but very improbable, that he may recover. Cross-examined by Mr. CALVERT—I believe that it is necessary that his Lordship should be kept per fectly tranquil to admit of any chance of his recovery. it would seem that he has overcome his delusion about the watches, but when I spoke to him of jewels he said he could make emerald drops. I asked him about his property, and he appeared particularly anxious to know the price of funds. He said he frequently fought in single combat, and always killed his man. By the Jury—l am quite satisfied at present he is not capable of taking care of himself, nor do I think it would be advisable to bring him here to-day. I am not without hope of his ultimate recovery, but it is highly improbable. Mr. George Steer, of 24, Great Queen Anne-street, the brother of Lady Albemarle, was about to be ex amined, when Mr. CALYEBT intimated that he was in a position to dispute his Lordship's insanity since the 25th of July, and he therefore hoped no circumstances would be alluded to anterior to that date. Mr. STINTON said, the evidence he was about to put in would trace the insanity to the 23.1 of July. The examination of Mr. Steer was then proceeded with. I have known his Lordship for thirty years. During that time he has been married to and lived with my sister.. On the 24th July I remember his dining with me in Queen Anne•street, and on my coming home I found him in my drawing-room reading a religious book to my mother. There was something peculiar in his manner which I had not observed before. I repeatedly - called him to come down to dinner, but it was some time before he would do so. At dinner he talked very. strangely upon religious subjects, and repeated the Lord's Prayer aloud three times. It was so peculiar that I asked him what induced him to do so, and he imme diately got up and said, " I will tell." He stood for some time in an erect attitude, and then rushed out of the room. I went home with hiw, and on the way a boy ran by, making a noise. He rushed at the boy, and said, if I had not been with him he would have murdered the lad. I gave the lad into the charge of a policeman, to protect him from his Lordship's violence, and then I got his Lordship into a cab, and drove him home. After he had been up stairs for some time his Lordship came down in his waistcoat, and began talking in a wild manner about his friends and his property. On the following day 1 went up stairs to him in his bedroom, and found a fire in the grate, and the room full of smoke. I asked him what he had got a fire for. He said, Oh, I don't know !" and on turning round 1 found him wi. bout his shirt. I asked him what he had done with it, and he said it was burning in the fire. I asked him why he had put it there, and he said, "Because it did not fit me." Cross-examined by Mr. CALVERT—I was of Opinion that on the 24th he was in a dangerous state, and I suggested that some, one should sleep in his ;houte to protect it. Up to that time I hail uni formly treated Lord Albeniarle as a person of sound mind. ' o ' 3 l3y the Ifiry—We had not finished dinner when his L'Qrilship hacl finished. Id o not k now that he has been 4t. the hab,it of buS7ing in and selling out funds. By the COMNISPIONW-He has never had an income equal to thiteh9ibsefl has been mentioned.: He had 5,0001. a year as Lord Bury, but I do not know the amount of his present income. Re.eram. 4 nsaw his Lorthhip a f . ew days ago, when he told , me that his inco:ne w 440,0001. a year and that the late E,rl had left the Dowag-'r Countess 100 race-ho des. lam satisfied that his Lord-hip is insane. Miss An a Beale, lady's-maid to the Countess of Albemarle, stated that she had many years been in the service of the Countess, and knew his Lordship well. On the 23d of July his Lordship cut up a great num'ea• of pieces of piper, and pasted them on the furniture in the drawing-room and his study. He said he was going to buy some more furniture, and these he marked must be taken away. He was much excited, and the same morning he burnt a coat and some boxes of his own, in his bedroom. He went out, and on his return he said he had seen Mr. Fleet who could build a house like that he had mentioned in a fortnight. From what I saw I believed he was in his right mind on that day. Cross-examined by Mr. CALVERT—On the evening of the 231 Mr. Edward Keppel slept in the house in Onslow- square. Mr. John Lear, the servant and valet of the Earl, was next examined.—On Sunday, the 22d of July, he told me to get a cab, and when I did so, he went out, with th 3 view of going to Merrington House, and shortly after returned. I was at Alerriegton House, but I did not see his Lordship there. On the same night he spoke to me differently to what he had previously done before. On Monday, the 23d of July, I remember the wife of a coachman coming with a bunch of keys, which I gave to his Lordship, and at his directions I got a cab and we drove to Merrington Home. The first thing he did was to search for one particular dog —there were four in the house. He found the dog under a bed, and his Lordship ordered me to kill it, which I did in his Lordship's presence, and then by his Lordship's direction I buried it in, a particular spot while his Lordship went for a rose-tree which he afterwards planted over the dog's grave, and said he should call it " his dog rose." He then directed me to pull down the looking-glasses, which he assisted me to do. He said he should get rid of all the furniture, as he intended to have it replaced with new. I then returned to Onslow-square, and when his Lordship came back he wanted to know what had been done with the other dogs. I said, they are all taken to the stable excepting one, and then, by his direction, I destroyed two other dogs. I did not do it at first, his Lordship seemed so very strange ; but he requested me to do so a second time, and I did as he wished. I killed two dogs, and set a larger one at liberty. I returned then to his Lordship, and found him in bed. He asked me what I had done with the dogs, and I told him. He seemed very much pleased, and laughed in a strange incoherent manner. Some time previous the first dog had bit him, his Lordship said, and his reason for killing the others was that he knew it would displease another party. Cross-examined by Mr. CALVERT—His Lordship was in the habit of having a fire in his room in July, but I ant not aware that clothes were burnt on the Monday. By the Jury—Merrington House was not his Lordship's own house. On Monday the 23d I told some of the servants .1 thought his Lordship was insane. I was afraid not to disobey his Lordship's order about killing the dogs. Mr. Woodhouse, the solicitor, stated that he was acquainted with the circumatancFs of the Earl of Albemarle. During his father's life he had 9001. a year. The estates he had succeeded to were valued at 9,000/. a year, but they were considerably en cumbered. This being the whole of the evidence, the jury now retired for an hour, to enable a portion of them to rep kir to Blackland House to have an interview with the subject of the enquiry. The jury having returned, The Learned COMMISSIONER summed up the whole of the evidence, and after a short consultation the jury came to the following verdict : ",Tbat Augustus Frederick,. Earl of Albemarle, Viscount Bury, and Baron Ashford, is of unsound mind, and is incapable of managing himself and his affairs, and has been so from the 231 of July, 1849, and ever since." IRELAND. (FROM OUR COARESTONDENT ) DUBLIN, TUESDAY EVENING, DSC. 11.—The only thing just now occupying concern amongst the quidnuncs here is the case of Captain M‘Manus, an ancient Lothario, of seventy-two, who, after swind ling (as alleged, for the trial is not yet over) a young industrious woman out of her virtue and money, afterwards endeavoured (as alleged) to drive her from the country by a series of de famatory persecutions in the shape of letters. The case occupied the entire of Friday, and was then adjourned until to-day, one of the juryman (Alderman Tagart) being obliged to hold a court for election of town councillor yesterday in the Castle Ward, at which Mr. Martin Burke was returned without opposition, vice Mr. John Reynolds, M.P. The country papers received to day are but two or three. A Cork paper of this morning, and two Belfast ones, are the only " provincials" that came this evening, and they do not bring a particle of news. THE FUNDS.—STOCK EXCHANCrE, DEC. 11.- i'hree per Cant. Consols, 961—Ditto for opening, 961 — Three and-a Quarter per Cent. Stock, 96k—Bank Stock, 1203—Royal Bank, 11 t=-'National Bank, 18i — National Insurance Comrany, 19 Midland Great Western and Royal Canal, 241—Waterford and ',idle rick, Bf. ROYAL EXCHANGE. —Mining Company of Ireland, 5 —Midland Great Western and Royal Canal, 24k. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian) We stated in our last that although extremely little business had been done during the week, and the tendency of prices had continued unfavourable, yet on Thursday and Friday offers were made for yarns and goods, in some instances for considerable quantities of the latter, which showed that the buyers were beginning to think the time at hand for the advantageous execution of their orders. Indi cations of the same kind have been more general to day, imparting an improved tone to the market. The appearance of a little more life in Liverpool has, no doubt, had some effect on our exchange; as have also, and in a greater degree, the advices by the recent Overland Mail, which, on the whole, are of fair promise. Though the transactions in yarns have been of very limited amount, they have certainly exceeded those of last Tuesday. Some purchases have been made for India, and even for China, both , in mule and w a te r t w i s t ; in th e f ormer u p t o No. 50.'s inclusive. For Italy there has b een rather moreinquiry ; and the Greeks have shown them s'-Ives a little in this department ; while the home manufacturers have been accepting some of the lowest offers they have met with. The Germans have been the least inclined to operate ; as, at this season they can ship but little. On the whole, there is an evident increase of firmness in all kinds and numbers, except, perhaps, those above No. 6). 'We are glad to note that the spinners of 20's water, the most de pressed of all counts, will not not sell at their own quotations of a week ego. The improvement in goods exceeds that in yarns. The finer printing cloths are firmer at previous rates; while the quotations for the lower qualities are I id. higher. At lid. under the current prices the shippers would operate freely in 40-inch skirtings, up to 60 reed, which marks a fair improvement since this day week. If the terms offered some days back were submitted to, the sales' of low jacconets would be considerable. In the light fabrics here enumerated some operations of fair extent have been effected. In domestics, the slight advantage previously gained is fully supported ; and for T cloths there is rather more inquiry.-- ROCHDALE, MONDAY.—We have had less business transacted to- day than on the preceding Monday, with little change in prices. The wool dealers are asking better prices for the raw material, and in some in. stances have obtained them. MACCLESFIELD, TUESDAY.—We have only to reiterate our report of the satisfactory condition of trade in this town, which is working well for the oper atives, who are fully employedand earning good wages. The manufacturers have made fresh progress in the sale .of their goods, and there appears every .probability of a good spring trade at fair remunerat ing prices.' We understand that there are houses working on orders which extend to some months hence. The dyers are plentifully supplied with work and busy. A steady business is doing in the raw silk 'market at late rates. The stocks of thrown silk are lighter than they have been for some time past. HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY. -- The principal busi ness that has been done was with a few buyers of job lots. The wool market continues firm, and the business of the district may be considered healthy for the season. HALIFAX, SATURDAY.—The demand for worsted goods, both plain and figured, continues steady, with out any material change in prices. The spinners are still full of orders, and most descriptions of yarn sell freely at improved rates. The sales of long wool are considerable, and prices are very firm, with an upward tendency. There is also more inquiry for short wools at rather advanced quotations. LEEDS, TUESDAT,—Fair market both on Saturday and to day. More aone to-day at the Whits Hall than for some weeks past. Manufacturers pretty well employed and stocks low. Prices very firm, and in consequence ofthe advance in price, wool will probably go higher. PRIVILEGES of THE BAIL-Mr. Sergeant Dowl ing, the Judge of the York County Court, has submitted a somewhat important question "to the Attorney- General, respecting the claims of barristers, in insol vency cases, to " exclusive audience," - as it is termed— that is, to oppose and support insolvents, tu the exclusion of attorneys. Tae decision of the Attorney-General will settle the point, which has occasioned a good deal of dis cusAon in the several county courts. LAW INTELLIGENCE. JUDICIAL COMMITThE OF THE PRIVY GUUNCIL, Dec. 12. GORIIA3I V. THE BISHOP OF EXETER. (C ntinued from our Afternoon E lition of yesterlay. Mr. TußNt:a cuatinuA to say he efil not mean to contend f one moment that their Lordships had not the fullest right to examine into the doctrine, but the distinction which he drew trim that subject was, that they were to examine Mr. Gorham on the doctrine which was contained in the Articles. It the Articles of the Church of England did, as he had ven tured to submit, constitute the code of faith of the Church of England, he then submitted that it was not competent for the Bishop in his examination to constitute another standard of faith. The Learned Counsel then took a rapid review of the sentence pro nounced by the Judge in the Eectesiastical Court, with the view of showing that he had proceeded exclusively and erroneously on the expressions used in the rubric at the foot of the baptismal service, and the declarations of the Church of England, as the Learned Judge had called them, in the sacrament and in the baptismal services. Having dune this, the Learned Coun sel concluded by saying he trusted their Lord ships would arrive at the conclusion that this judgment wes erroneous, and would decide in favour ut the appellant. Tee Learned Coutkel then resumed his seat at a quarter to tw o'clock, having spoken yester day and to-day eight hours and a half. Dr. LUSHINGIoN asked Mr. Turner if he (Dr. Lush ington) had understood him to say that spiritual re generation was a change of nature and not of condition; and was the gift of the Almighty; thkt it might be given before or after baptism, as the Almighty should think fit; that if infants received it rightly, in that case they may have rt ceised the grace tit God before or in bape ,ism; that baptism wa-i the sign ot regeneravon; that in such a case infates were' ngr:fted into the Church, ac cording to the 27th Article; that if infants did not re ceive baptism rightly, the baptism had no immediate spiritual elf ct; and that he (Mr. Turner) maintained these doctrines to be pmited by the Articles, and required immediate acceptance? Mr. TURNER replied that Dr. Lushington was sub stantially right. Dr. BAYFOILD followed Mr. Turner on the side of the appellant. In his apprehension, of the case all the 1, gi timate arguments had been brought forward at length, and most ably by his Learned Friend Mr. Turner, that; could possibly he brought under their Lordships, attention ; and he (Dr. Bay:ord) should not therefore detain their L.Rdships at any length. This was the first time in our history since the days of the Reforma- tion, and since the Articles of the Church' of England were established fur promoting sound religion in these realms, in which a clergyman had had an adverse sentence passed against him for holding unsound doctrine, when he had professedly grounded all the doctrines which he had,set out on the Articles of the Church, when he had been defended explicitly on that ground by his counsel, and when the adverse sentence went upon the assump tion that he had not entertained any unsound doctrine, judged by the Articles of the Church of England. The Church of England had been inclusive and not exclusive, and her desire had been to spread her arms as v.idely as possible, and to embrace as many of the inhabitants of this country as she possibly could. . The Learned Civilian then quoted a great number of ancient ecclesi astical writers, with the, view of fortifying the arguments employed by Mr. Turner to show that the benefits of baptism were conditional on the exercise of faith and repentance on the part of the recipient of baptism. Dr. ADDAMS then rose-to address the Court on the part of the Bishop of Exeter, the respondent. He said he had not anticipated that the arguments of counsel on the other side would have concluded to-day. He was, therefore, but ill prepared to proceed, having in fact none of his books by him at that moment. Under these circumstances, would their Lordships expect that he should proceed with his argument this afternoon? The COUNCIL signified their wish that Dr. Addams should proceed. Dr.-ADDAMS would do so, and advert to such parts of the case as he could without the aid of his books. his Learned Friend Mr. Turner had protested it was unnecessary for him to enter into the circumstances out of which this question arose. True it was he did not go into the particulars which led to the institution of the present proceedings by Mr. Gorham against the Bishop of Exeter. But he (Dr. Addams) must say that Mr. Turner had contrived to allude to those cit.- curnstaeces in a way rather calculated to give a colour of grievance to the character of the proceeding on the part of the Bishop of Exeter. Then, with regard to the obstacles and delay of which Mr. Turner had complained on the part of the Bishop, in the mode of conducting the examination of Mr. Gorham, on his being presented to the living of Barnpiord Spoke, that had arisen not so much from any conduct of the Bishop's as from the evasive and circuitous way in which Mr. Gorham had chosen to answer the simple questions which the Bishop had put to him. Now, with respect to - the question at issue, whether the ben( lit received at baptism consisted of the remission of original sin, or whether it went to a further infusion of grace ; and, if sJ, to what extent, or under what limits,—that was not the ques tion. These were open questions on which the members of the Courtin of Eagland might entertain ve•ri different, or even opposite opinions. Mr. Gorham's unsound doctrine•, of which the Bishop of Exeter com plained was this—that he separated the benefit and the grace from the sacrament altogether ; and he did not admit there was any connexion between them. In fact, lie utisscrementia•d the sacrament. It was not the question whether the doctrine mrint•tiued by she. Bishop was or was not a true doctrine ; but the question was, whether it was or was not the true doctrine given in the Prayer-book ? It' it was not th, true doctrine that was a very good reason for alterinA the Prayer book, but it was no reson for reversing this sentence. The doctrine itself, as tested by the Scriptures, was not in question. The question wit; whether it was the doctrine of the Church of England? and their Lordships bad to consider that and no other question whatever. The Learned Civilian was proceeding with his argu ment When the Court adjourned at a quarter to four o'slock until ten o'clock on Friday morning. make, truating rather to the advice that the jury would give him such nominal &images as would not carry costs, a Lope in which he (Mr. Cockburn) trusted they would disappoint him. The Learned Gentlemen then proceeded to call witnesses. Philip Pride, a City policeman,. examined by Mr. DACENT, deposed that he knew the defendanr, who resides at 33, Great Tower street. Remembered that on the 18th April, about ten minutes before six in the evening, the defendant addresied him, and told him to follow him; that he was about to give a person in charge. Witness followed, and Mr. Dean said, " Take that young man into custody." Mr. Dean's daughter was leaning on Mr. Coppleaton at the time, and witness, mating on the desire of Mr. Deli], took the young man by the arm, saying he was desired by Mr. Dean to take him into custody. There were numbers of persons passing at the time. The plaintiff said, " Don't handle me; I'll walk with you." They proceeded to the station house, the young lady leaning on the plaintiff' s arm, the complainant follow ing behind them, and several persons passing. On arriving at the station•house, the plaintiff was placed in the dock, where the young lady also went, still leaning on his arm. The defendant on entering was asked by the inspector what he charged plaintiff with, and his answer was, " For encouraging my daughtar away from my residence, and keeping her out at late hours." He added, "Heis a scamp, and a worthless scoundrel." The inspector asked Mr. Dean what the young lady's age was, and he answered, " Three and twenty ;" on which the inspector remarked, "She is capable of taking care of herself'," and !hen discharged the Cross-examined byMr..llurarany—Miss Dean had hold of Mr. Coppleston's ann all the time, and ac cotnpanied him in -that posilon to the station-house. The plaintiff was not detained more than five minutes in the station-house, when he was discharged. Mr. Norton, of the firer of plaintiff's attorneys, proved the professional correspondence on the subject, and slid that the plaintiff was most desirous not to proceed to extremeties with Mr. Dean, and that it was stated if he (Mr. Dean). would merely express his regret for what had taken place it would be per fectly satisfactory to the plaintiff. That proposition was not acceded to. Cross-examined by Mr. HUMFREY—Mr. Boyd, de fendant's attorney, at first said that he had not had a definite answer from his client ; and at a subsequent time he said that the defendant had done no more than he ought to have done for the protection of his daughter, and felt himself warranted in giving him into custody. Mr. Boyd added that Mr. Dean had repeatedly warned him against keeping company with his daughter, to which he had a strong objection. Re-examined by Mr. COCKBURN—Witness had, on that occasion, expressly stated to Mr. Boyd that the plaintiff would be satisfied with a proper explanation; but Mr. Boyd did not accede to that mode of arrang ing the matter. Plaintiff was town traveller to Grey and Robinson, wine merchants, and was now about eight .and-twenty years of age. This closed the plaintiff's case. Mr. lIUMFREY, Q.C., then addressed the jury for the defence. The defendant was a respectable man, carrying on the business of a cheesemonger in the city of London, and was master of the Haberdashers' Company, a situation which, the jury was well aware, he 2ould not get, unless he were a proper and respect able tradesman. He (Mr. Humfrey) had not the experience of that omnipotent power of " Love," with which his Learned Friend (Mr. Cockburn) was so well acquainted, but which he (Mr. Humfrey) had now forgotten.—(Laughter.) l ie hoped the jury, as fathers, would enter into the feelings of the defendant, who, having previously repeatedly forbidden the plaintiff from visiting his house, and from keeping company with his daughter, felt naturally, and as a father, excited at seeing, on the occasion in question, that he (plaintiff) had induced her to leave her home, and thus influenced, had given him into custody. Undoubtedly in thus acting he had violated the law, and must pay some penalty for his error; but he (Mr. iiutnfrey) hoped it would be no more than that " nominal" penalty which his Learned Friend alluded to, and had, he hoped, a just apprehension that the jury would only give. In looking calmly at this case, and in considering the feelinga of a father in relation to the child whom he loved, he (Mr. Hum frey) was reminded of a beautiful passage, expressed by one of their most charming poets— " Some feelings are to mortals given, With more of ..arch in them than heaven; And if there should a human tear From passion rise, refined and clear, A tear so gentle and so me, k, That 'twould not stain an angel's cheek, It is the tear that tethers shed Upon an obedient, lov'd child's bead." Mr. Justice COLERIDOR, in summing up, said he feared Mr. liumfrey's lines were not at all applicable in this case ; because it was quire clear the child here was not exactly a dutiful dat4,-hter.—(Laugh'er, in which Mt. Hurnfrey joined) That Mr. Dean had acted wrong in giving the plaintiff, into custody there could be no doubt ; and it would be for the jury to say what darniges the plaintiff was entitled to. Undoubtedly, they would not be heavy da mages; but then they ought to be such as, without bAng excessive, would mark the case, and satisfy the law. The jury conferred together, and returned a ver dict for the plaintiff 35/. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Dec. 12. (Sittings at Nisi Prias, in London, before the LORD CHIEF BARON and Special Julies.) VALLEE V. DUMERQUE. This was an action to recover a sum of 272,767 francs principal, together with 49,247 francs interest, amounting together to 322 014 francs, or 14,000/. at the exchange of 23 francs to the pound sterling, and wai brought upon a judgment delivered in December 1847, by the President of the Cour de Commerce of the Seine, at Paris. _ _ _ The Attorney. General and Mr. Phipson were coun sel for the plaintiff; and Mr. Martin, Mr. thvill, and Mr. Needham, for the defendant. The defendant, it appeared, was an English gentle man of property, who had purchased the equity of redemption of a share in a company, called the Army Bed Company, which had entered into a contract with the French Government to supply beds to the French army for a term not less than twenty years. On the termination of the partnership in 1842, the defendant, as standing in the place of an original shareholder, was called upon for his share, and was sued by attachment according to the French law. A summons was served upon him at the domicile he had elected, in pursuance of the requirements of the French law, at the banking-house of Callaghan and Co., at Paris, and the suit proceeded until the final judgment was pronounced in it, upon which the pre sent action was founded. The defence was that this judgment had been re covered in France whilst - the defendant was absent, larthout any notice to him, and not according to the French law; that even supposing the defendant to have elected a domicile at Callaghan and Co.'s horve, it was for a different purpose, and that the proceeding was, in fact, extinguished by the death of one of the parties in 1832, the domicile having been elected in 1829. The law of France recognised three ways of serving a summons for such a prucess. One was at the bar of the King's (now the President's) Attorney- General ; another was at the elected domicile of the defendant ; and the third was, at the house of some of his neighbours, who were to attest the service in a particular mariner. None of these formalities had been observed, it was contended, in a manner to bind the defendant by the French law. The defendant's counsel proposed to give the evi dence of several eminent French advo3ates upon these and other collweral points of foreign jurisprudence, but this was opposed on behalt of the plaintiff; and the whole day was pass-d in arguing the question of admissibility, reading the material articles of the French code, and in futile attempts to terminate the action in its present stage, having its final decision to the full Court. Ultimately it was settled that a special verdict should be taken by consent, subject to terms to be assigned by the full Court of Exchequer, and either party to be at liberty to tender a bill of exceptions to the ruling of the Court, ►o that its decision, if necessary, might be reviewed by the Exchequer Chamber. As the funeral of the Queen Dowager has been appointed to take place to morrow (this day), the Court at its rising adjourned until Friday. SECONDARIES' COU;.7' Dec. 12. (Before Mr Secondary POTTIIIR.) PEWTRES3 V. DIXON. This was an action to recover the sum of 271. 15s. 2d., the balance of an account due for newspapers supplied by the plaintiff. The defrndant having suffered judgment to go by default, the jury were only to assess the damage. The plaintiff' carries on business under the old established name of Marlborough and Co., in Ave- Maria-lane, as general agents, and the defendant is a stationer and bookseller at Falmouth. The news papers were supplied on the written order of the defendant, but there was some difficulty in proving these orders, in consequence of the documents having been destroyed. The Learned Judge, therefore, allowed secondary evidence to be given. The wit ness proved that the orders had been destroyed, but he swore positively that he remembered the contents. A. letter was also produced from the defendant, in which he acknowledged the account, and enclosed a bank order for 10/. Tbis being satisfactory proof, the jury found for the plaintiff. Damages, 271. 15s. 2d. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Dec. 12. The cases disposed of before Mr. Commissioner FONBIANQUE were not of sufficient interest to merit no: ice. Before Mr. Commissioner GOULBURN there was a mecting IN THE MATTER OF DONALD MACLEAN. Donald Maclean was formerly Member for Ox. ford, residing at Wilton Castle, in the county of Durham. He failed for 140,0001., or thereabouts, and the available assets are adequate to only a la ry small dividend. The case has been rep , atedly before the Court. Mr. Lawrence upon several occasions urged the Court to postpone the last examination meeting, on account of the alleged illness of his client. The Cainutii , sioaer (Evans), in consequence of these representations, allowed the case to stand over for a considerable time, but at length the Court decided that, unless Mr. Maclean returned to this country and surrendered to his fiat on or before a certain day, he must be treated as a contumacious bankrupt. Mr. Maclean did not surrender, and he was consequently outlawed. It was stated that he is now in Italy witO his wife and niece, living upon their fortunes_ in splendid style. Lie was an extensive mine owner, and speculated largely aLd unfortunately in that description of property. Tnis meeting was held respecting the claim of Messrs, Balekow and Vaughan, of Middlesborough on-Tees, iron -masters, for the sum of 11 5001., on account of a contract for 4,000 tons of railway bar iron. Bills were given by the bankrupts, instead of cash, for 11,5001. Messrs. Bo'ckow and Vaughan at tempted to prove on them. sir. Uonimi,sioner Ev,ns rejected the claim, bring of opinion that it was one of unliquidated damages. The matter was then brought before Vice-Ctiancallor Knight Bruce, who thought the case was one of liquida(ed damages by reason of the bills having been given, and he referred it to air. Commissioner Goulburn to ascertain if any, and what damages had accrued by the non perform ance of the contract. Mr. Heather appeared for the claimants, and Mr. Cale for the assignees. • Evidence was gc , ne into to prove that in 1847 iron was Gl. per ton cheaper than at the date of the i•on tract (Frbruary, 1846), and therefore that 24,0001. was the amount of the damages, although, Messrs. Bo!cko* and Vaughan only claimed 11,5001., the amount of the bills. Mr. Cole said the assignees had no knowledge of the contract, which had never been performed ; that the goods had not been delivered ; and that Messrs. Bolckow and Vaughan had no legal or equitable claim. They had, in fact, incurred no loss_i and he called up.lri the Court to reject the proof. No notice had been given to the assignees of the contract. The COMMISSIONER thought notice ought to have been given to the assignees, and that Messrs. Bolekow and Vaughan had not sustained any damage whatever. Ile would report accordingly to the Vice- Chancellor. COURT OF INLAND REVENUE, Dec. 12. (Before HART DAVIS, Esq., Chairman ; C. J. HER• RIES, Esq. ; and CHARLES PRESSLEY, &q.) THE QUEEN V JACKSON. George Jackson, of Old i.treet, St. Luke's, was charged on an information, or rather a series of infor mations, embracing six different counts, with having in his possession illicit spirits, with removing and depositing the same, with retailing illicit spirits, and with destroying a quantity of spirits for the purpose of avoiding their legal seizure. The . penalties were laid at 1,0001. _ _ This (fay the court was completely crammed with chemists and druggists and oil and colourmen, either defendants in the cases to be heard, or anxious to learn the result of the first proceedings against a large and respectable class of persons, who have been to a great extent the receivers of the produce of illicit distillation. It appeared these prosecutions had been urged upon the Government by frequent applications to the Lords of the Treasury from numerous parties engaged in the manufacture of French and other poli,h, that they have found themselves so completely undersold in the markets by others that they were unable to compete with them, and that their trade was completely ruined. Dr. B4teman appeared for the Crown; Mr. Lang ham for the defence. Dr. BATEMAN stated the case at great length, the facts of which are contained in the following evi dence Mr. Robert East deposed that he was an officer of Excise, and that on the 2d of August last he went to the premises of the defendant, who is an oil and colourman. He saw a man in the shop, and requested to be furnished with half a pint of French polish and a gill of "finishing" (i. e., spirits of wine). Having been served with the polish the man inquired what " finishing" he would have ; whether he would have that at the same price as the polish, and brought down a bottle that smelled strongly of naptha. Witness not approving of this, the man then remarked that perhaps he wanted spirit finishing, at Is. the half-pint, to which witness assented. He paid 9.1. for the polish and 6d. for the gill of finishing, being at the rate of 16s per gallon. (Specimens of the articles sold were produced.) Believed the spirits to be of illicit ma nufacture, being spirits of wine 53 per cent. over proof. Raving seized upwards of forty stills since April last he had considerable experience in illicit distillation, and he had no doubt that this was made at a private still. The spirits must be more than 50 over proof, or they would not dissolve the guns. The duty would on siiirits of this strength, be 11s. 110. per gallon. Spirits of this strength could not be bought wholesale at less than 17s. per gallon. Licensed victuallers charge at the rate of 20a. per gallon. Went again to the house on the. 25th of Angue, when he saw the defendant himself. As before he asked for half a pint of polish and a gill of finishing," with which the defendant immediately served him. The spirits he now received were 51 per cent. over proof. Believed that these were illicit spirits also. On each occasion Mr. Elmy, another officer remained outside, having previously seen his empty bottles before going in, and their contents when he came out. On the 4th of September, Messrs. Pape and Dance, surveying-examiners general, went to the house with a search warrant, and acquainted the defendant that they had come to ascertain what spirits he had on the premises. He then took them upstairs, and in a room at the top of the house, under a heap of papers, they found a two-gallon bottle of spirits of wine. The cork was tied over with tape. a piece of sealing-wax being on the top, rudely placed. He had never seen spirits sent out in such a way before. The name of " Grimble, Albany-street, Regent's-park," was stamped on the bottle. He then cut the string, and examined the contents, which he believed to be illicit spirits, but of a very superior kind. On going down stairs, Mr. Jackson went behind his counter, and lifting down a bottle from a shelf, dropped it on the ground, and broke it to pieces. This bottle was taken from the back of the shelf. Witness examined the fragments of the broken bottle, and the liquor that had been spilled, and it was his decided opinion that this also was illicitly manufactured, ranky and very strong. He had not asked the defendant to take down any particular bottle. Mr. Pape remonstrated with him for breaking the bottle, and he then said it was an accident. Upon this, the defendant made an excuse for retiring, and shortly after was observed to give some directions to a boy, who immediately after left the house. He went into the street, and endea voured to pull from near the door a small hamper, into an adjoining house. Mr. Dance prevented him from doing so, and on examining it, it was found to contain French polish and spirit varnish. They searched the shop and also the back parlour, where they found a quan tity of coloured spirits. While they were examining the back parlour they found a bill of parcels for spirits. Atnor;gst the items in the bill was one for two gallons of " thin" (spirits of wine), at 9s. a gallon. Witness asked whether any of the articles there came within the invoice, upon which the defendant pointed some out. The defendant also produced some permits for spirits from Messrs. Grinible, the rectifiers, for va rious quantities, but these did not agree with the quality of thespirits seized. . _ ross-exitninvd by Mr. LANGHAM—Believed the dropping of the bottle on the floor was not acci dental. Why he asked for " flnishin" was, because he knew that spirits of wine were sold by that name in the trade. . _ _ Mr. B. Elmv corroborated this evidence. Mr. Richard Pape, s urveying-examiner-general, said he went to the defendant's in eompany with Mr. Dance and Mr. East, and showed him the search a ar rant, which be read, and they then made the search as described by the lest wi:viess. On their return to the shop, he charged the defendant with deliberately breaking the bottle of spirits. He said he bought the spirits of a man named Pitchford. Mr. Dance also asserted that the bottle thrown down was a wilful breakage. Mr. Young, analytical chemist to the Board of Excise, said that he bad analyzed a bottle of French polish, which contained 9- 10ths of spirits 50 per cent. over proof. He had made these examinations by means of caustic potash, brought to the original bulk by water. The principal ingredient of this polish was spirit. Mr. T. Rose Hoare, of Cornwall-road, a varnish manufacturer, stated that he was a maker of French polish from shellac and other gums and spirits of wine. If the spirits were duty paid they were worth 17s. per Olen. Polishers use spirits of wine, that they term " finishing." Surreptitious spirits are in the market to a great extent. Mr. Clarke, of St. John-street, Smithfield, deposed that it was impossible to sell spirits at 9'. per gallon. He had declined the business in cons Arience of his inability to meet the competition. This was the case for the prosecution. Mr. LANGIIAM then addressed the Court for the defendant, and contended that his client was not aware that the spirits seized were illicitly made, and even if they were, his client wa at liberty to receive them, as he had no right to question the seller as to their legality. In support of his view he quoted the case of " The Attorney General v. Bailey," in the Ist volume of Welsby's Reports, upon • which the J u d ges h a d given their unanimous opinion in favour of the de fendant. _ _ _ Dr. BATEMAN reminded his Learned Friend that an Act was passed in 1848 on purpose to remedy this defect of the law. • Mr. LANGHAm, on being shown the Act. expressed his ignor...tice that such W 33 in existence, so quietly were exelie Ac's smuggled through Parliament. He tler, went on to argue that several counts in the in dictment were not at all sustained by evidence, tuli it those that wore he hoped a very mitigated pentaly would be given. Several witnesses were called for the defence, amongst the rest being A littk boy who could scarcely look ever the top of the witness box, being in the service . of the defendant, who admitted, on cross-. examination, having hold spirits, fur which ho was censured by his master. _ Dr. BATIMAN having rep Led at length upon the whole case, The COURT sail that they had given the most patient attention to the case, and they were unAble to discover that any of the counts were not proved. It had ben clearly proved that the illicit spirits had been brought from litchford'e, and they found no defect in the (cher parts of the information. There fore, helievivg that all the ctAints had Leen fully proved, the Court should give judgment in the full p..-oal,y of 1,0001. If the defendant should deem fit to pr sect a memorial to the Board for mitigation, it oul,f, of course, receive such attention as the case deserved. Johl Harris, chemist. 33, Beech street, Barbican, aaj chargird up- , n a ,imilar information, with having in Ens posse,sion and retailing illicit spirits Dr. B.ifeinun prosecuted; Mr. Child appeared for the defendant. The evidence went to show that the defendant sold to Mr. East, au officer, a q malty of illicit spirits . on two occasions, slightly impregnated with French polish and drsg,.•n's blood, Toe spirits were 50 per cent. over proof. He purchased the spirits below Of wholesae pri e. The witness was cross•examined b) Mr. Child at great length, who afterwards addressed the Court, contending that his client had produced a large num' her of permits for the spirits he sold, and that he bad no idea of evading tin. law. The Court gave judgmenL in the penalty of 2001. Several other cktes of a similar description we. then dispoE•ed of, the parties being fined in ♦arious amounts of penalties, amounting in the gross to upwards of 2,0001. At a very late hour the Court adjourned. THE () ,, uiv t tcl inARKETS. LIVERPOOI, DEC. 1 1.—There was a go d attendance and a better tune hi trade gent rally. Wheat, to a mode' rate extent, sold at full prices of this day week, and is some instances rather mire money was paid for neer Irish. Flour of good quality was scarce, and corn' mended extreme rates, but all inrrrior sorts were ahroa unsaleable. Oats sold more readily, and must be quoted id. per 451bs. dearer. Oatmeal was generally held for an advance, and in some instances per load over the rates o! last week was realized. Barley and malt were each most difficult to sell, although they were offered at lower prices. Beans and peas sold merely in retail, et former rates. LEEDS, DEC. 11.—Whi at is in moderate supply. The tone of trade is again r.tther firmer, and the prices of Friday are fully supported, with a fair business passing• Burley steady, and value unaltered. Beans, oats, and other articles, do not vary from last week. Wheat, 8,679; oats, 779; barley, 1,843; beans, 205; Rape seed, 1,358. NEWCASTLE, DEC. 11.—The supply of all description s of wheat at market thi* morning being very moderate* the trade ruled firm, and termer prices were fully Sur ported. For flour we had also more inquiry at full! late rates. Bailey is a very dull sale. In other article , no change. NEWCASTLE CATTLE MARKET, DEC. IL—The supply of beasts mode - late, abeut 200 more than on thin day week. Trade active, and nearly all sold. Quantity of sheep large, exceeding the numher exhibited 1 0 $ g market day by 1200. Trade sluggish, and part remain on hand. Beasts, 600; sheep, 4,500. Beet; 4s 6d l e 5. 9d per stone. Mutton, 4d to 5d per lb. EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET, DEC. 11.—There wer e in the market to-day 75 sacks oatmeal, each a eighing 2801bs imperial, whereof 63 sold thus:-14 at 11 6s Od. 8 at 1/5s 6d, 11 at 1153 Od, 20 at 114 s 6d, 9 at 114 s. an d latl/ 2s ; average price of the whole 1/ 4s lld 2.l2ths, 4 sacks flour, whereof 2 sold at 295, and 2 06 26s Gil. 16 sacks pot-barley, where o f 11 s old thus:-1 , 11 8s 01, 1 at 11 6s Od, 2 at 11 5* Od, 4 at 112 s 6d, 1 . 6 ' 1/ 2s, and 2 at 1/ ls 6 1. EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET, DEC. IL"' Supplies of all kind' large. Oat straw, from Ss 6 1 .C ° 9s 6d per kemple of 16 stones Iron; wheat dit t o, 8s Oa to 9s Od; barley ditto, 7s Od to 7s 6d. Hay, from " to 10d per stone. DALKEITH MEAL MARKET, DEC. 10.—There we" 202 bags of oatmeal, 4 of barleyineal, and 6 of pot; barley at this day's market. sales ready. °Mines' down 6d p(,r bag 01 the top, but up 9d to 6d per 10% on the s+cond quality; barleymeal 3d per bag 4 0 "; pot-barley 3d per bag down. Oatmeal, per sack, of 280 lbs. imperial Barleynieal, per ditto Peasemeal Flour Pot barley ... First Second 233 6d 23s Od 176 3d —6 Od —s, Od —s Od —sOd —sOd 213 Od —sOd Third 223 6 .. 4 —a va --s • od --3 Od COAL MARKET...—YINTERDAY. Bate's West Hartley... 158 911 Belmont Huddle's W. Hartley.. 16s Od;Braddyll Cares Hartley Chester Mein l6s Haswell Holywell Main ..... lis lieselden North Percy Hartley.. 15s 9d Jonassohns ...... Urd's Redheugb Ravensworth'sW.Hart 15s 9d , N. Hetton Lyons rantield Moor Butes... 14s 9d. Russell's Hetton l'own ley l6s Od,Stewart'e West Hartley Wylam ......... ...... 17s Od Hengb Hall Windsor's Pontop.... . 14s 9d Hartlepool . Wall's End, &c. - - Acorn Close Bewieke and Co. Elm Park .. 188 8d West Hetton Uosforth Hedley Marton ... 185 61 ... 19s 0 6 j 19. 91 • 195 61 1711 175 6 d , 195 v u 18s cd 19.0 d Fs 6 1 176 9 ' 113s' uu, Iss 4 , ▪ iss 9 " tss ••••• is, 6- 18 3 oi ••• ...130 id 1 § 9 : A 1 17i 7'. Hilda 173 6(1 Morrison lB3 6u Northumberland Riddell's l7a gd Washington Walker Wharnelitro Eden Main Lambton Primrose Bell South Durham lB9 ‘J d d r t.-A, Helen's Tees „ 6, Tees ..... Hircbg. Graigola, hdpk 190 „- Cowpen Hartley Nixon's Merthyr and .d Cardiff 211 .7,A 'Snapet horpe 179 Sidne3 's Hartley Ships at. market, 145. itAIILWAY ZiirtAttk., MARKETS BRISTOL, DEC. 12. STOCK EXCHANOB.—The market to Any was tolerall firm for all descriptions of shares, although the AWL / o business c ncluded was not very considerable. only variations in prices were—Great Western, - natters - 11 dis. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 12. Ault STOCK EXCHA.NGK.—The share market was ranter- k he 3" to day. The transactions were as follow.—Bir en . • Lancashire, and Cheshire, 17 1 4 dis. East Lanceshi l a Quarters, 3 -Great Northera (A), Ler cashire afl Yorkshire, Halves, 20 dis.—Ditto, Fifths, 6 3 dis.-Lond . l and North-Western, 113 Ditto, New Quarters, % Ditto, Fifths, 1 3 / 4 p. Matlock, and Midland, 4% dig' Midland, 49 —Ditto, Halves, 21/. 3s. 9d.—South-Eastel and Dover (No. 4), 6i. I le. 3d. —South Staff o rdshire, 4, i dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. P o rchagee 6 per cent. till 1850, 41. 6s. 3d.— Waterford and Limeriem 38% dis. MANCHESTER, Dsc. 12. $0 STOCK EXCHANGE. -The trans ac ti ons t o -d ay we re follow:—East Lancashire, 11% c.—Dover (No. 4), 6 7-- I ,°, Shetliell, Preference, 9 7-16—M anc h ester an d Leeds, 1"„„r" ference, 121 A , —Ditto, Fifths, 9-16 dis. Caledonian, Fif ference, 8% —youth Staffordshire 44 dis.—North &Oa" shire, 9!4, cis,—Manchester and Leeds Stock, 59. BIRNIINGHAM, DEC. t 2. 'e/ STOCZ EXCHANGE. —The share market is steady, pri generally remaining firm. There is little diposition WO N tested ei! her to buy or to sell, and until more is known 115 ,', 0 the forthcoming reports of the several railway companies, t i 's quotations, in all probability, will remain, with trifling nations, the same as at pres,nit. GLASGOW, DEC. 11. STOCK Exert/LNG . The transactions to-day were :—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 464--AberclO or "' Preference, 71. Its. —Gives tale Junction, 18 Glasg ° _, and Greenock. 1534—North British. Scrip, 15/. Is. Scottish Grand Junction, 2s. 9d. York, Newcastle, I" Berwick (G. N. E. l'urchase), GRECIAN GRAIN.— the vessel San Sheridiany Gre-ce. has atrit.ed iu th.- docks from Aohens, on bourd 1,900 quarters ‘ , l wheat, comprising the Oil*" cargo of Gracious produce. Of [AuvERTISRMENT.]—The wonderful efficeo7 Holloway's Pills and Ointment in Curing an a. , ed lie/ 101 1;o Rheumatism.—Mr. John P i tt, o f Ki ng - s t ree t, ' Dudley, 1 :, has resided in that town for upwards of 65 years, with theo ception of ten years, when he serv e d i n h er , o l Majesty's -0 Regiment of Foot, began to suffer about four years ago 0111, severely from rheumat,sm, and at times was unable to 0 , 4 04 He was under various doctors, and took every kind of medici,d without deriving any bene fi t, and at latt was effectually et s e by Holloway's Pills and Ointment, and he can now Wal' is t well as ever he could in his life.—Sold by a ll D r u gg ists, Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, Lonion.,, BIRTH& hti On the Bth inst., at Walthamstow-house, the wife of .° Glennie Greig, Esq., LL.D., of a son. kir On the Bth inst., the lady of E. A. Sanders, Esq., of St° house, near Exeter, of a daughter. of On the 9th inst., at Bo ham V Si the WV vicarage, oussex, the Rev. 11. M itch( 11, of a son. th . On the 10 . h inst.. at the Vicarage, Maldon, the wife of Rev. J. L. Prior, of a daughter. MARRIED. _ ...... On the 11th inst., at St. Mary'Oslington, Walter 1 a Veasey, Esq., of her Majesty's Ordnance, to Sarsh Grace Nelme, only surviving child of the hum R. Nelme, IE h Ar l On the 12th inst , in St. Ja D mes' D. s-park, Sir Marc Is:an-yew- Brunel, Kai., Chevalier de la Leg on d'Honneur, sident of the Royal Society, and of the Institution of ". " Engineers, &c., aged 81. On the 9th inst., supposed to have been accidentall drowned, Louis Henry Shadwer, Esq., second surviving s° of the Vice Chancellor of England. Jd On the Bth inst., at Cheltenham, the Lady Cecilia Touche, aged 84. Williams t is Oa the Bth i:st. Thr in tae ~...._ .., a, ingston•upon- _times, Bentley, aged 8. 0 .1 I II; Oa the 9th 3 inst, at Canonbury-square, IslingtoOt Eyre Coote, E , q., aged Bt. sii On the 9th inst., in Charlotte-street, Portland-place' ad 90, Miss Coker. ~...-----"" -- a. el vi 1..., London:, Printed and Published by IVIURDO TO jiff No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Suit Office, 1 1 Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy. in ON Middlesex, Thursday, December 13, 1849. COURT OF CIL4iVCERY, Dec. 12. THE SHREWSBURY AND CHESTER RAILWAY COMPANY V. THE CHESTER AND HOLASIE iD RAILWAY COM- PANY; THE lIIRRENHEAD LANCASHIRE, AND CHESTER JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY; AND THE LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. This was an appeal motion from the order of Vice• Chancellor Knight Bruce, made on Wednesday last. Toe case has been previously before the Court, and the question at issue was as to certain rights claimed by the different railway companies included in the motion at the station in Chester. One of the principal points was as to the right of the plaintiffs to having omnibuses in the station for passengers, and on this point the Vice Chancellor declined interfering, think ing the matter was properly one for the regulation of the committee appointed by the different railway companies above-named for the management of the station, and from this part of the Vice-Chancellor's order the plaintiffs appealed. His Lordship, after noticing the arrangements and regulations laid down for the management of the station, and also the lan guage used in the affidavits, was of opinion that the order of the Court below must be reversed, and the appeal allowed. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Dec. 12. FALSE IMPRISONMENT—COPPLESTON V. DEAN. Mr. Cockburn, Q. 0., with whom was Mr. Decent, appeared for the plaintiff; Mr. Humfrey, Q.C., and Mr. Lush were for the defendant. Mr. COCKBURN stated the case. This was an action for false imprisonment, and would never have been brought by the plaintiff had the defendant made any sort of reparation in the way of apology and regret for the injury which plaintiff had suffered at his hands. Plaintiff was a respectable young man, acting as town traveller for Messrs. Grey and Robinson, wine mer chants, and in receipt, by his industry and abilities, of three or four hundred a year. He was on intimate terms with the family of the defendant, a wealthy cheesemonger, residing in Great Tower-street, and had formed an attachment to defendant's youngest daughter. The attachment was honourable, and was reciprocated by the young lady, who was 23 years of age. Plaintiff was most anxious to marry Miss Dean, although not desirous to take her from beneath her father's roof until he could ensure to her those domestic comforts to which she had been accustomed; but the defendant set his countenance decidedly against the proposed union, and affirmed to the plaintiff that he should never obtain his consent to his marriage with his daughter. Plaintiff's attachment was not shaken by the resolution of the young lady's father, and he trusted that time migat induce a change of that resolution in his favour; and he ac cordingly persevered in his suit, and had occasional interviews with Miss Dean, and it was in connexion with one of those meetings that the act arose which ' led to this action. Plaintiff, in the month of April, at about six o'clock in the evening, was in company with Miss Dean, who leant upon his arm, and was met by the defendant, who addressed some abusive language to him, and called a policeman, and gave him into custody. The evening was quite light, and the plaintiff was marched through the public street in custody, numerous persons passing at the time, and taken to the station-house, a distance of a quar ter of a mile from the place he was given in charge. He was placed in the dock at the sta tion-house, in his passage to which he had to pass a numerous body of police. The charge made against Lim by the defendant was that he was withdrawing his daughter from his house, and that he had repeatedly forbidden him from keeping company with her. The inspector saw the frivolous ness of the charge and dismissed it, setting the plain , tiff at liberty on the instant. Plaintiff was not desirous, notwithstanding the indignity offered to him, to take legal proceedings against the defendant, and offered to compromise - the injury if the defendant would only make such expression of his regret for the step he had taken as would satisfy plaintiff's friends that no imputation attached to his moral character; but defendant, through his attorney, refused to make any apology for what he had done, an 3 plaintiff had consequently no course open to him but to appeal to a jury for the obtainment of that redress which the de fendant, in the face of such an inquiry, refused him, and even now he would not press the action further if the defendant would make an expression of his regret in court and pay the plaintiff's costs ; but that ex pression of regret, it appeared, he was not disposed to I efth ruott4 will tract by ti or , With El linty Copp br a bow l Atria ........... agair. 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