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LAW INTELLIGENCE. VICE- CHANCELLORS' COURT, Dec. 16. (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.) The Court was occupied with unopposed petitions and short causes; it then took petitions by order, most of which came on to be spoke to, or had been part heard. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir J. K. BRUCE.) MORTON V. TEWART. The hearing of this part-heard cause was concluded this morning, and his Honour pronounced judgment. It appeared that Mr. Morton, who had married Mr. Curling's sister, was the tenant of a farm at a rental of 1,4001. a year, under Lord Tankerville. Failing into difficulties he assigned his property to trustees for the benefit of his creditors. In substance, therefore, the farm was relinquished to Lord Tankerville. The steward of the estate, in the execution of his duty, took steps for re-letting the farm. This was a great loss to Mr. Morton's estate, and the loss was heavier than it would have been, on account of the embarrass ments in-which he was involved. 'Mr. Curling com menced a correspondence with Lord Tankerville's steward, with a view to taking the farm himself, for the purpose of assisting his sister and her family. The arrangement was made upon the footing that Mr. Curling should be considered as the tenant, and be associated with himself in the manangement of the estate by a fanner of, the name of Bodmin, who, it appeared, was to hare a certain part of the farm at his own risk. In substance the arrangement made was, that Bodmin should have the benefit of the lease, and make what he could of it. The question was, whether the interest taken by Mr. Curling was to be considered as for his own benefit, and to be used at his own arbitrary discretion: That was the question in the cause. The letters which had been put in evidence appeared to afford sufficient evi dence of the tenantcy. Mr. Curling's intention might be changed by a great variety of circumstances. His Honour, after going at length into the ease, said he was of opinion that the mother and her children must be held to have been taken as joint tenants. His de cree would be to declare that all the benefits which Mr. Curling took under the assignment of the lease were taken as trustee for Mrs. Morton and her children. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir JAMES WIGRAM.) '' • OOLDSMID V. GOLDSMID. His HONOUR gave judgment this morning in this case. The question in the cause related to the moiety of ten-twentieths of certain property, the trusts of which were declared by a deed which was executed on the 25th of April, 1821. The deed was executed in pursuance of a power which was granted by statute to certain trustees, in relation to the estate of the late Mr. Abraham Goldsmid. To this deed Ann Gold smid, one of the persons interested in the estate, was a party, as were all the trustees mentioned in the statute. Moses Goldsmid, to whsm, by the will of Ann, a part of the property was appointed, had filed his bill, insisting that the trust deed of April, 1821, was void as against him, and prayed relief upon that footing. The argument for Moses Goldsmid was, that in the declaration of trust contained in the deed, the trustees had assumed a power to delegate to others the execution of a trust which was reposed in them selves, that they had no right to delegate that trust, and, therefore, that the deed was void. He also objected that the deed authorised a creation of estates, which was not warranted by the power. He thought the deed operated in two ways ; first, as the appointment of an appointee, and, secondly, as a settlement by the appointee of the property. All the cases bearing on the point led to the conclusion that if the estates to be created by the will of Ann had been inserted in the deed itself, instead of being left to be created by Ann, those estates would be good, though not given to the persons named in the act of settlement. In this case there was, first, the appointment of Ann, and then the settlement of Ann. It could make no possible difference whether the form was given to Ann in the form of an interest, or in the form of a power. The only shadow of distinction arose from the circumstance that Ann was not named by herself as a separate party to the deed; but he thought that was not sufficient to justify a departure from the ordinary rule. His decision, therefore, would be against the plaintiff. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Dec. 16. (Guildhall Sittings at Nisi Prius before Lord DEN MA.ZI and a London Common Jury.) WATTS V. DEVEY. This was an action brought by a cab-proprietor against a brassfounder for . damages done to his cab by defendant's truck. The collision took place on Black friars-bridge. The cab was going one way and de fendant's truck, loaded heavily with metal and lashed to a cart, was coming the other. A collision took place, and the wheels of the cab were carried away. The defence was that the accident had occurred from the carelessness of the cab-driver. The evi dence, as is usual in all cases of running down, was very contradictory. The Jury returned a_yerdict for the plaintiff—Da mages, 16/..95. 'The case lasted the whole morning. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Dec. 16. MILLS V. DYER. This was an action to recover compensation in da• rnages for injury which the plaintiff's vessel had sus tained by a collision with the vessel of the defendant. It appeared that the plaintiff's vessel, the Johanna, was a schooner employed in the coal trade between the coast of Sunderland and London. On the even ing of the 14th of October last, at about half-past seven o'clock, she was sailing from Walkworth with a strong gale and a heavy sea. The captain had sent his crew aloft to reef topsails, having, however, at the time Lsoried, at the distance of about a mile, a brig called the Lavinia (the defendant's vessel) coming in the same direction, and sailing from the same quar ter. The Johanna was nearly lying still; the La vinia bore down upon her, and a violent collision took place. The rigging of the Lavinia was in great part torn away ; and one of her crew was taken with it, and, by a very strange and fortunate accident, was landed on board the defendant's vessel, where he es caped unhurt. The plaintiff's vessel had sustained other serious injuries. It was stated in evidence that her crew, apprehending she was about to sink, called to the crew of the Lavinia for assistance; but the latter immediately went on, and in less than a quarter of an hour disappeared. The Johanna, how ever, was afterwards brought safe to port. It was stated that she had split upon a rock, and was totally lost on a subsequent voyage. The case for the plaintiff was that it was the duty of a vessel under management and in full sail to give way to a vessel which was lyi ng st ill . The defend ant's vessel was at the time in full sail. It was contended, on the other side, that it was not proVed that the plaintiff's vessel wa s lying still. She was, on the contrary, making some way ; and, u n d er those circumstances, it was stated in evidence, that the rule at sea was that a vessel on the starboard tack should keep the wind, and a vessel on the larboard should give way. The "essel of the defendant was on the starboard on the occasion in question ; and it was, therefore, submitted that she had a right to steer a straight course onwards. The Jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict for the defendant. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Dec. 16. CHEESE V. REDMAN. STRANGE CONDUCT OF A WITNESS. The plaintiff is a pawnbroker and auctioneer, carry ing on business at Bow, in Middlesex. The defendant is a shipowner and merchant engaged in the Turkish and African trade, and also a dealer in opium. The action was brought to recover the sum of 10t. 12s. 5d., for a quantity of umbrellas, linen, drapery, and other goods, which were shipped on board a vessel belonging to the defendant in the early part of the year 1840, and alleged to have been so shipped by the - defendant's order, and at his risk, for the Af rican market. The defence was that the goods were never ordered by, or had on the credit of, the defend ant. The case for the plaintiff was conducted by Mr. Sergeant Channell and Mr. Butt, and the defence by Mr. Sergeant Bompas and Mr. Marty n. Several witnesses were called, who proved the pur chase of the goods from the plaintiff, by Captain Her bert, of the Gil Bias, in the name of his owners. Captain Herbert, who was brought up in custody of one of the turnkeys of Whitecross-street prison, was called, and swore that he had purchased the goods in question by order and on behalf of the de fendant. In his cross-examination] by Mr. Sergeant Bompas, a book was handed to the witness, who said he could not swear that the writing and figures therein were in his handwriting. He would say upon his oath that he could not tell whether they w ere i n hi s handwriting or not. He had been several years act ing as captain in Recltnan's vessels. He also traded on his own account, until prevented from doing so by Redman. Could swear positively that he had never sent palm oil to Messrs. Hutton, with instruc tions to them to sell for him, and give the proceeds to Mr. Cheese, the plaintiff, in liquidation of the latter's claim upon him. A letter wash3re handed to the witness, who swore that he-was unable to say whether it was in his handwriting. He did not know that he had ever signed a letter in the name of G. C. Bethell. Would swear that he never did. Mr. Sergeant BOMPAS—Take him away. MY Lord, we shall prove that he wrote the letter. The witness instantly dropped down in a fit, and on being carried into the hail was promptly attended to by a medical gentleman, when the witness made so much noise, and worked in such contortions as to ra ise the suspicion in very one present th a t th lit was not altogether unfeigned. • - Mr. Sergeant BomPaslhensaid that he should prove that the pods in question were shipped without the defendant's knowledge, on the risk arid for the be nefit cf Capt. Herbert alone. They were never invoice d to the defendant, nor were they entered in the ship's manifest, or passed through the Cus tom House in the regular manner, but were mixed up with the Captain's chests and stores on board the Gil Bias. As to the palm oil, he could show that it had been surreptitiously abstracted from Mr. Red man's stock, and this action would never have been brought• but for his endeavours to recover it out of the hands of the plaintiff. He (Mr. Sergeant Bornpas) was grieved to be compelled to prove that the witness had perjured himself, and that he was in the act of perjuring himself at the moment of the awful visita- I tion the Jury and crowded Court had witnessed. Several witnesses having been examined to the effect of the Learned Sergeant's statement, Mr. Sergeant CHAISNELL said he could not think of carrying the case of the, plaintiff any further, and ac cordingly a verdict of nonsuit was entered. PRICE V. SEELEY.-SPECIAL JURY. This was an action brought to recover compensation in damages for a malicious prosecution. Mr. Sergeant Shea and Mr. Hayes conducted the case for the plaintiff, and Mr. Platt and Mr. Watson were for the defendant. The defendant in this action is one of the vestrymen of St. Dunstan's parish. In the year 1838, a new school-room and vestry-room were erected. When the school-room was finished, a wall was commenced en the north side against Clifford's Inn. The plain tiff's premises were on the west side. Two labourers were employed in clearing the foundation of a fence wall, as an old fence wall was standing at the time. While the labourers were engaged in this, the plain tiff came up to them, and said they should not go on, as it was an infringement of his property. As fast as the bricks were put up he kicked them down. As the workmen were attempting to put the bricks up, he pushed them (the men) clown, and otherwise es - milted them. Some of the vestrymen came and re monstrated with him, but he still persisted ; and a po liceman was called in, and the plaintiff conveyed to Guildhall Police Court, but the Magistrate would not entertain the complaint, as he said it must be the subject of a civil action. The plaintiff had com menced an action against the vestri, in which action the defendants obtained a verdict, and the cause was removed into the Court of Error, where it still re- The vestry, as the Magistrate refused to ad jndicate, then indicted the plaintiff for the assault on the workmen. He removed. the case by certiorari into the Court of Queen's Bench, and the cause was delayed for upwards of two years, when the plaintiff applied to have it decided one way or the other. When the case was called on in the Court of Queen's Bench, Lord Denman said the facts had already been stated in an action in that Court, and he thought it would be better not to waste the public time. In consequence of this, Sir F. Pollock, who appeared for the vestry, said he would not offer any evidence, and the plaintiff was acquitted. The plaintiff now brought this action to recover damages for malicious prosecu tion. _ _ _ Evidence was adduced to show that no assault had ever been committed; and, on the part of the defen dant, the two labourers were put into the box, toge ther with several of the vestry, who swore distinctly that the plaintiff had violently, and without any pro vocation, assaulted the two men. Mr. lIAvEs, in reply, contended at great length that these witnesses were interested parties. The CHIEF JUSTICE summed up the evidence, and said the only question they had to consider was whether there were just grounds for the prosecution in the plaintiff having assaulted the two men. The Jury retired ; and, after an absence of nearly two hours, returned into Court with a verdict for the plaintiff.—Damages 40s. CONSISTORY COURT, Dec. 15. DIVORCES.—GRAVES V. GRAVES. This was a suit for divorce instituted by Lord Graves against Lady Graves, on the ground of adul tery by her committed. The libel charging the offence has been admitted. A responsive allegation was now offered on the part of Lady Graves, which retorted the charge of adultery against Lord Graves, and accused him of introducing to the acquaintance of her Ladyship the person with whom she is charged with having committed the offence, and the person with whom she now charged Lord Graves with cri minal intercourse. The plea now offered also alleged that Lord Graves cohabited with the present Lady Graves during the lifetime of his first wife. The alle gations in both pleas are ex party, and to be proved. The allegation was opposed by Dr. Phillimore and Dr. ib. Phillimore on the part of Lord Graves, and supported by Dr. Addams and Dr. Robertson on the behalf of Lady Graves. Dr. LusunGToN—These proceedings were com menced on the part of Lord Graves, and a libel was given in, charging Lady .Graves with adultery with a person nameeDesmarest, and was admitted without opposition. The allegation now offered by _Lady Graves is responsive to the libel, and contains a denial of the adultery imputed to her, and charges Lord Graves with adultery with a Madame Breug not, otherwise Valmont. I do not think it can be said that Lady Graves dire , ltly charges Lord Graves with collusion at her own adultery ; it rather appears to be the character of the allegation that it states circumstances explanatory of the conduct of Lady Graves with respect to her alleged intimacy with M. Desmarest. The first article pleads that Lady Graves was in the service of the first Lady Graves, and whilst in her service, in 183, she was seduced by Lord Graves, with whom she cohabited, and it pleads the birth of a child. In enforcing the objection to the admission of this article, reference was made to the decisions of these Courts, as to ante nuptial infidelity. Perhaps the question has never been considered in all its various points of views, under different circumstances. I take it that a party commencing a suit in these Courts, whether husband or wife, has no right, in the original libel charging adultery, to plead that the party against whom the charge ;vas preferred was in the habit of leading a lewd and licentious life at any time before the mar riage. The doctrine is this—that a party, by entering into a matrimonial connexion, gives a final pardon to all ante-nuptial errors and offences. But the doctrine cannot be extended beyond the limits I have stated, so as to preclude a party frOm pleading and proving ante-nuptial infidelity under any circumstances, and prevent a wife from availing herself of such circumstances to support her defence because they cannot be urged by way of charge. If the case had rested here, I should be of opinion that such circumstances were admissible ; but there is another reason which appears to take the case out of the principle I refer to. There is an ex hibit annexed to the libel of Lord Graves himself (re • lative to the birth of the child), which proves the fact of ante-nuptial cohabitation. If Lord Graves was under the necessity of producing this exhibit, and thus proving his own misconduct, by the law of France, which required the legitimation of the child he had had by the person he married there, he must take the consequences. But I have some difficulty in respect to the allegation that Lady Graves was seduced by Lord Graves whilst she was in the service of the first Lady Grave s . The difficulty is, that I seem to be about to try th e quest i on w h et h er s h e was se d uce d or not—notat the e e e question e o s t f i ot ten o 3 f , ears c o lm a b f i t t e a r t i o i t n , t b o o u k t polfacsee,dauncd ' ti n__ it would be opentobethewhiubsbtanddto counterplead the seduction, though tion. It would be safer and g better rt therefore, fcohabita p,lead e that, eore, and .si not detrimental to Lady G raves, to tvi t in the service of Lady Graves, in the of 1833, she cohabited with Lord Graves during rrthe summer lifetime of her Lady shi p , a nd that a child was born. 'With regard to the second article, which pleads that whilst the present Lady Graves and L ord Graves were cohabiting together, in the year 1834, Lord Graves became acquainted with M. Desmarest, a musician, and also with Madame Breugnot, other wise Valmont, an actress on the French stage and the mistress of Mr. Ball Hughes ; and that he intro duced such persons to her (Lady . Grave s ) ; the ob jection is, that Madame Valmont is pleaded to have been the mistress of 111 r. Ball Hughes, and it might E introduce mucfi litigation, since the fact might be counter-pleaded. In " Harris v. Harris " I admitted such an averment, and that case created much anxiety in my mind ; but I am satisfied I was correct in ad mitting it, for it would go to sap the foundations of all morality if it were permitted to a husband to in troduce to his wife persons of bad character, to induce her to associate with them, and when she follows an example which - he held up before her eyes, to come here and demand a separation for a crime occasioned by himself. In this case how can I refuse to admit the averment ? It is pleaded that Lord Graves did introduce to his wife a person passing under the cha racter of the mistress of Mr. Ball Hughes; that she continued on terms of daily association with her. This may be a false averment ; I cannot tell that it is so, and the party has a right to plead it. I wish it to be distinctly understo9d that if the article had been confined to 1834, and if the association had not continued after the mar riage, very different considerations would have applied to it. 'With respect to the 17th article, the effect of it is, to plead that from December to April, 1841, Mr. Ball Hughes and Madame Valmont were living toge ther in Paris, and that, during some part of the time, Lo• d Graves resided in the same apartments, and it alleges the habitual commission of adultery, without specification. Now all questions, where habitual adul tery is Veaded, are attended with a certain degree of difficulty, and in almost every case the same objection is taken. But I should not be justified in rejecting the averment. Here are four months, during which the habitual commission of d 1 a u tery is pleaded, and the witnesses produced on the article may be cross examined as to the particular time and place ; and it is alway open to the party, even after publication, to counterplead the adultery, so that the party giving in in an article of this kind does it at her own peril. The 18th article alleges that the parties were seen id the fact of adultery, or all but the fact, in a certain room, the doors and windows of which were closed. when I read this article, the objection suggested itself to me, and I wrote opposite to the word " seen," the word " how ?" Dr. ADDAMS—I am ready to say, through the key hole of the door. Dr. LUSIIINGTON — Then it is better to plead it so. With these observations I admit the allegation. JAMES V. JAMES. This was a suit for divorce, by reason of adultery, by Captain T. James against Rosanna, his wife. No appearance was given by the wife, against whom the proceedings were in pmnam. The libel pleaded that Captain James and his wife, shortly after their mar riage, proceeded to India; that Mrs. James, on ac count of her health, returned to England in the early part of this year ; that on her passage in the Larkins, she became acquainted with a Mr. Lennox, with whom she cohabited at the Imperial Hotel, Covent-garden, and in lodgings in St. James's. After hearing Dr. ADDAMS for the husband, Dr. LUSIIINGTON said he was quite satisfied with the proof, and pronounced for the divorce. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Dcc. 16. IN RE HENRY MILLS. The insolvent had been a cab-proprietor, and attri buted his insolvency to a severe accident by being run over at Westminster on the day the Queen proceeded to open Parliament, in consequence of which he was confined to his bed for several weeks.—Discharged. IN BE WILLIAM ABBOTT. The hearing of this case had been adjourned from the 27th of November, to enable the insolvent to produce certain deeds and a warrant of attorney exe cuted in favour of his brother. • It appeared that the insolvent, who was a surgeon, was the inventor of some important improvements in the ventilation and heating of buildings, and was en titled to a large property by right of his wife, in Kent, which it was alleged he had made over to his brother without consideration, and merely for the purpose of defrauding his creditors. The case was again adjourned, in order to get the evidence of his brother, a.; to whether the transaction was bona fide or otherwise. IN RE THOMAS COLEMAN. - LOAN SOCIETIES. The insolvent described himself w.s a grocer, carry ing on business in Leicester-square. Mr. Commissioner "'Aunts, upon looking over the schedules, said he perceived the names of about forty different loan societies. The fact of incurring reck lessly such liabilities was most inexcusable, and could not be sufficiently .reprobated. The case was adjourned to enable the insolvent to lodge some papers in Court. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 17, 1342. that about half-past seven o clock this morning, as he was proceeding on duty along High-street, St.Giles's, he saw the defendant and two other men attempting to goad on a bullock that hal fallen from being over driven; the animal was bellowing with pain, and, al though it made several efforts to get up, it was unable to do so from its very exhausted state. As witness was hastening to the spot, the defendant set light to a heap of hay placed underneath the bullock's nose, and its head became entirely enveloped in flames. Witness directly ran up and took the defendant into custody, the beast was removed to the Green-yard. Mr. John Gosling, a licensed victualler, residing at No. 106, High-street, stated that he observed the de fendant from his window most shamefully and cruelly ill-treat the beast. The defendant and another man had sticks, with a sharp nail stuck in the end, and with which they repeatedly jobbed and goaded the animal in some of the tenderest parts of the body. By the defendants' direction an arm full of hay and straw, mixed together, was brought and placed under the animal's nose, and just previous to setting it on fire, he thrust, with great force, the pointed end of his stick into one of the bullock's ears, and the blood" in stantly spouted out like a fountain." The poor beast writhed with the torture and moaned piteously. On seeing the defendant set light to the hay and straw witness rushed cut of his house as quickly as possible, and kicked the fire away. The hair was - singed corn pletely off the greater part of the head of the beast, and large blisters rose on the skin. Mr. HARDWICK asked the defendant what he had to say in answer :o such gross and wicked cruelty The defendant said he did not think he Was doing any harm : the bullock would not go on, and he was an swerable for getting it home some how or other. Mr. Iltanwicx inquired of - Mr. Fitzpatrick, the chief clerk, the highest penalty the Act of Parliament for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals authorised him to impose ?—Mr. Fitzpatrick said 405., or 14 days' imprisonment, r.nd to hard labour. Mr. HAnuwicK---Then that I impose upon the defendant, and I only regret that the extent of punish ment is so inadequate to the enormity of the offence. The usher of the Court asked the defendant if he could pay the fine ? when he replied that he could not, but he supposed that his master would: he added that he was employed by Mr. Somers, the butcher. THE LATE DREADFUL FIRE. ADJOURNED INQUEST. The inquest was resumed before Mr. Baker, yes terday, at two o'clock. Charlotte Summers, wife of John Simmons, of 17, Little Prescott-street, said, her husband was a labourer, and lived in the back attic of the said house. She, her husband, and three children were there on Wednesday night, when two children, were. burnt, the youngest being saved by her husband. The age of Chaves was five, John was seven. She heard a dreadful scream proceeding from Mrs. Hol land's baby, in the adjoining room. She was un dressing and going to bed, and opened the door imme diately, but the smoke was so dense that she could not see out. Her husband was gone to bed, but he opened the window and got out, dragging her after him. He went to the next house by the tiles, while she remained there. The gutter broke at last, and her clothes were on fire. A ladder was brought, and she was rescued by a man there. Ihr husband, after saving the one child, made every effort to save the others, but could not. Had not seen the bodies of the children, but her husband had. Knew nothing of Younker, and had not seen him since the fire. John Summers, husband of the last witness, was next called, but he merely confirmed the statement. of his w iii: Phoebe Moss, wife of Abraham Moss, said that she lived on the first floor of No. 17, Little Prescott street. Her husband was a general dealer. Th e other room °tithe same floor was occupied by the Dutchman, Younker. Witness was out when the fire happened, and did not return till the worst was over. Found her children in the streets, two young men having saved their lives. Ann Moss, last witness's daughter, said that about a quarter at ten she beard a s udden explosion, and her sister rid—" Oh, the Dutchman's Dutch drops have boiled over ;" and the candle looked all manner of colours. She rushed to the door, which a young man forced open, stairs ; another young man doing the same to ,her sister. She could not account for the fire in any other and hiehedraegxgrieodsiowni,tnessusppdosoiinvgn way than, judging by that " the drops" had boiled over. The s mell was was nrofiurse beforenatur w it nes s and her sist er gote, such as she had often smelt before from Y oun k e r's room. The Dutchman'sorof a room out, and he was down stairs. John Younker, or Vandyke , was then sworn, and was told, by the Coroner that he was not bound in law to say anything to criminate himself, if he should have been engaged i n any ,illicit occupation. A Juror, of Dutch extraction , acted as interpreter, and explained the preceding remark to the witness, adding that what he sa id would be t a k en d own . The witness said he wag a licen se d h aw k er, an d a dealer in Dutch drops and shawls. He had occupied the premises in Little Prescott-street for about twelve months. He could no t state how th e fi re or i g i nate d . He He was sitting a d with w hich was in th e room h a d gone four other person s , t a ki ng coffee. near the fire, and, a spark falling up an hi m , h e ran to the corner where the straw and glass was, and in an instant the whole place was on fire. e had, about an hour before, put some labels on the Dutch drop bottles, which were not then packed in straw. He found the dog this morning in the same corner, burnt to death. The materials of w hi c h th e d ro p s are com itspos composed contactwould wi t not h ignite broughtthem. honieresnrhkeing;and the smoke came bottles and straw were There were none of theall at p a e r t n y c e i in r t e h m e room lying. The drops are composed of oil, saffron, and turpentine. He had gold, silver, and diamonds in his room at the time. Mr. BAKER suggested that it was possible some of him might have set the place ete some of these valuables t e h n e fi p r i e 7t w ie i s th ci a ili v in ie g rt up to on se in the confusion. Examination continued--The people who called upon him were customers, and from his own country. He found yesterday five small diamonds, and some silver clasps, used for Dutch pockets. He had about 300 bottles of the drops in his room at the time. He lost about 50/. in money and 2001. in valuables. The remainder of the property recovered was here shown to the Coroner. it consisted of bits of silver and some small stones. John Isaacs, Wellclose-square, fireman, of the London Brigade, said he was at the fire about twenty minutes past ten,.and a whole posse of engines were at the place in a short time after. The flames were bursting from the first floor windows in solid jet of three or four feet. Got the pipe into the passage, and the water was conveyed up stairs. The fire was considerably abated in half an hour, and altogether exhausted in an hour and a half. The sulphurous smell was overpowering. When the fire was subdued, he (witness) found in the second floor back two little children at the foot of the bed quite burnt. Found in the third floor back two more children in each others' arms, and burnt to a cinder. Went to search for more, and found a female in the third floor front room, and two more females in another corner of the same room, close beside her. They had not been in bed,. as the' turned up couch in the corner had not been doWn. Had no doubt the fire was accidental. The fire enveloped the-houS6 almost instaneously, and though they knew that son e. persons were in the house, they could not for a time render assistance. He however thought that life in most of theni would be extinct serg e e a r n e t th the engines arrived. Wm. Leach, No. 15 of the H division, said that after he had got to the scene of the fire , he saw a policeman come out of the house, and a female on the second floor throw her leg over, and fall in a sort of rolling way over th e window. Witness ran to break the female's f a ll, b u t ere he reached she was on the ground. The f ema l e was Julia Holland. She was lifted up, but died in a few minutes after. This being the Whole of the evidence adduced , M r. BAKER addressed th e J ur y, pointing out that the whole evidence appe are d t o co ntradict any supposition that the fire had a felonious origin, and the Ju r y unanimously retur ne d a ver di c t o f " Accidental death" in each of the eight cases. • were T threatening Dutchman, he of the police, a s a crowd of 20 0 or 300 persons outside venge ance upon him. The Y oun k e r, claimed the protection summary inquiry lasted about five hours. It is proper to ob serve that the general opinion in the neighbourhood i s , render that assistan ce w hi c h might be naturally ex pected from them. Mr. Classen, a high t ly respectable man , residin g at hat the police - officers d i d n o t 30, Great Prescott street, states, that when he went up stairs to endeavour to save some of the inmates, he saw several officers round the door, and called on them to assist him ; they, however, declined to do so, and he went up alone, and brought down one of Proud foot's children.: Mr. Classen' says that when he reached Younker's room he endeavoured by kneeling down on the floor to close the door, but was unable to do so in consequence of its being entangled in the carpet. Ile then. went to the second floor, and look ing into Proudfoot's room saw a little boy sitting up right in bed, whom he took in his arms and carried down stairs. He saw no other children in the noun:). The Hollands were a very industrious family, and followed the occupation of waistcoat -makers. oit.tliti had only her nightdress on, when she threw , herself from the window. . Younker is a man o f som e property. ,Ho. _was in the neighbourhood d ur i ng the morning,. and, about 1i o'clock, while looki ng ove r the ruins, discovered a box partly burnt, cont a i n i ng diamonds valued at 2 00/. The greatest com m i se ration is felt by the inhabi tants of the locality for their afflicted neighbours, and a subscription will be immediately set on foot for the survivors. IN RE RICHARD HUNTER. In this case the insolvent was in such a bad state of health as to preclude the possibility of his attendance in Court, and a inedic7.l certificate to that effect having been put in, the hearing was ordered to stand for the 20th of January. IN RE LOWE. The insolvent in this case was a surgeon. He ascribed his insolvency to the circumstance of having been induced to take a large professional establish- Ment in St. James's-street, relying upon the fact of his having gained considerable notoriet when Ox ford fired at her Majesty, he (the insolvent) being the person who first seized the miscreant after his villainous attempt. He incidentally mentioned that Prince Albert had bought some trifling articles from him to the amount of about 701. The solicitor employed by the insolvent having grossly neglected to observe the forms necessary to enable him to pass the Court, the case was ,ordered to stand over till to-morrow, the Learned Commissioner observing, at the same time, that he should order the solicitor's name to be struck off the roll. Eliza Bruen Hewson, Albert Egerton, Joseph Jas. Sexton, John T. Hudson, William Buck, Sylvia Green, and Robert I'izzalla, were heard during - the clay, and were ordered to be discharged forthwith. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT SENTENCES AND SESSIONAL RESULTS. On Thursday the session unexpectedly terminated, when several prisoners were brought up to receive judgment, and others to have their instanter sentences revised. Subjoined are the principal adjudications. The undernamed were sentenced to be transported beyond the seas for the following periods: — For Life—A. Neale ' Charles Donovan, H. Stan hope Winkworth alias Stanton. For Fifteen Years—John Arnold. For Ten Years—W. Ryleston, Deborah Hawkins, W. Allen, and Robert Allen. For Seven Years—Elizabeth Avery alias Avern, J. Harrington, B. Bailey, T. Branan, J. M‘Alister (boy's ship), J. Baker, R. Mahoney, Hannah Hop kins, Ann Lowe, E. Dykes, W. Hughes, Peter Hughes, J. Davison, Wm. Jones (after six months' labour in the House of Correction), J. Highmarsh, Cr. Oles, W. Wells, T. Holmes, and P. Adamson. IMPRISONMENT AID LABOUR. The following convicts were sentenced to various terms of imprisonment, with the adjunct of hard labour in the Houses of Correction for the Counties in which their offences were alleged to have been committed, viz.,— For Three Years—J. Garner. For Two Years—Henry Belstead, J. M'Hardy, M. Flynn (without labour), and B. H. Nelson. For One: Year—llenry Keen, W. Kelly, Mary, Ann Duncan, Mary Ann Dunn, and W. H. Burrowes. For Nine Months —Elizabeth Kirby, J. Fenton, and William Hall. _ _ _ For Six Months—J. Coleman, J. Chater, J. Jack son, W. Smith, F. Webber, J. Tillett, R. Mountain T. Rason, W. Davy, E. Taylor, J. Brown, Emmeline Sheppard, Eliza Smith, J. Murphy, T. Westley (and privately whipped), Johanna Bryant, S. Skearsley, C. Harris, J. Smith, J. Ayliffe, J. Pope, and J. Sullivan. For Four Months—J. Walker, W. Wilkinson, Wm. Sharp, Geo. Lees, J. Lade, Geo. Spencer, and J. Lawler. For Three Months—J. Currie, Mary Lock, T. Sharp, J. Lock, T. M'Grath, J. Bush, T. Rippon, M. Porter, G. Pincott, W. Burdell, Ann Corsan, G. Ruffell, Elizabeth Baker, Barnaby Smith, W. Tan tony, J. Palmer, P. Driscoll, J. Wilson, and J. Howard. L" or Two Months--Geo. Gay, J. Bully, S. T. Fry, J. Pluckrise, W. Knight, and W. Goodrick. , Several prisoners were sentenced to minor terms of hard labour, many acquitted, and others discharged by proclamation. The Court adjourned to the 2d of January. MIDDLESEX COURT OF RE - QUESTS. NONE SO DEAF AS THOSE WHO WON'T HEAR.--- COMMISSIONER.—Mr. Peters, do you owe the Sum of 1/. 18s. 9d., claimed by Mr. Nicholson? Mr. Peters.—l've done business with Nicholson this ten years.—(Laughter.) COMMISSIONER.—Do you owe the money, Sir? Mr. Peters.—Tolerably well, Sir, with my glasses and a little eye-snuff. COMMISSIONER4—I don't ask how you can see, Sir— (elevating his voice)—Can you hear me, Mr. Peters? Can you hear me? Mr. Peters (angrily)—Sir, I can see as well as you can ; and, give me leave to say, I don't understand what—(the roars of laughter here fairly drowned the old gentleman's voice)— CommissioNEa. (warmly)—Sir, ,I shall make you understand directly. I ask you once more, Sir, do you owe Mr. Nicholson the sum of 11. 18s. od. ? Peters—Yes, sir, I've known Mr. Nicholson these ten years—(Renewedlaughter)—and, though I say it, I've b;en more than a father to him. [The question was now written down and submitted to the optics of Mr. Peters by the officer of the Court.] Mr. Peters—l don't think it is so much ; but I can not swear to it. COMMISSIONER—HOW will you pay it ? Mr. Peters —I don't d o b us i ness w i t h Ni c h o l son now, Sir. After some further attempts on the part of the Commissioner to make himself understood, an order was made out for payment at 4s. per month. As the document was handed to Mr. Peters, the officer said, in his usual manner—" You can go, Sir." " Thank you, Sir," said old Peters ; " Good morning." POLICE INTELLIGENCE. CLERKEN WELL. Mr. Wm. Palfitt, Secretary to the Friendly Bro thers' Society, Hatton-garden, was charged with un lawfully withholding the benefits accruing from the Society to John Dilly, one of its members. The circumstances of the case were rather singular. The complainant deposed that he entered the Society in the June of the present year. He was then suffer ing from a pulmonary affection. He called upon Doctor Raymond Levy Haynes to substantiate this fact. This gentleman came forward and did so, al leging that Dilly was then suffering from spitting of blood. After being three months a member the benefits of the Society begin to accrue. During these three months, that is, from June to Septeuiber, the complainant constantly paid in his instalments, and a week after the expiration of that time he was again seized with his old disease so violently as to be ren dered incapable of earning his bread. He applied to the Committee for relief, but they refused to afford him any on the ground that he was unsound at the time he became a member. The Secretary disputed the fact, but the com plainant affirmed that every member of the Com mittee knew very well he was not sound when he was admitted. Secretary—lf we did you should not have become a member. Mr. CoslnE—Yes; you might allow him to be come a member for the purpose of obtaining his money, presuming from his infirmity that he would die very soon. If the complainant can establish the fact of your knowledge of his disease, or of any member of the Committee, I will decide against you. The complainant promised to obtain a witness to prove the fact of the knowledge of members of the Committee of his infirmity at the time he entered the Society, and the parties left the office. MARLBOI?OUGH•STREET. John Avery, a Sornersetshire drover, was charged with the following acts of cruelty to a bullock:— Police constable, No. 82 p of the F division, stated, PRICES OF CANAL, DOCK, ASSUR ANCE COMPANY SHARES, &c. &c. &:. LONDON, FRIDAY, DEC. 18. Numl•er Dividend _ _ _ 01 r er 1 Shares. A nn um. Paid. Srhpare. 1,716 7 per cant. Ashton & o:dham...Avcrage97l.l9s.sh. t 2 1,432 41. Ashby.de.l4.Zouch .....Average 1151.5 h . 12 ,•:.60 Basingstoke.... 1001.6h. 5 1,01)5 51. Br ecknock and Abergavenny lsol.sh. 92 3,0001.16 th. 101 fliriningham,l.l6th share ....ISt!. & 711. 172 1.000 ......... Ditto & Liverpool Junct.l9 1. sh .100 pd 21 000 3/. Bridgewater and Taunton.lo l4 1 . all pi .- 109 51. Chelrner and 13lackwater .u...ih . 101 500 321. Coventry 1001. sh. 295 Croydon. Average3ll.2s..lod.sh . ;09c)•z 51. tis Dudiev 1001. sh. 93 600 131. Derby lool.sh. 120,... 1.000 4 rer cent. Dantine and Mayne 411.1 3 *. 4 d.pd 3111 ' 3,575 t 4' Ellesmaeand Chester Astir-gel:332.th. 69 231 621 Ercwasn 6,4-5 1311. Forth and Clyde LOU!. sh. 100/. pd. It 2 ,4153 71. Grand Junction • 1001.sn 118 7,1?491 255. Grand 1/nion lool.sh 26 !,5110 Grand 5urrey......... 1001. sh. 15 1,0001 t/. percent. Ditto (optional) Loan 1601. 3,006 .. ..... Grand Western ... li.sh. allpd 10 600 13 12x.6.1. Glarnorgan;bire, Aver cost 1721.135.31. 210 749 121. Gran then, 1501.0. 220 6 238 llndrierdi•6d Averaxe'sr /1. 6r. Rd. sii 10 1 4 100 . 2 5 .328 6/.15*. Kennet : , .tid Avon, Av. 191.18 r. 10t1. sh 1.34 11,6991 1/. 10s. Lancart , :r Average 471. Cs. 8d 27% 2,8071 341. Leed s and Liverpool lllol.sh 100 5451 1. 1. 10s. Leiceiter 140/.11 145 1,897 51.05. . Lc'ester& NomamptonAver 1.3/.lot 71 2,409 101. Monmouthshire , 00/.51 200 250 131. Melton Mowbray ......... WO/. oh. 117 500 25!. Mervey and Irwel 1 • 1001 sh. 530 3.000 11. 10s. Macclesfield lOO/. *h. allnd 15 24'1 171. Neath lool.sk. 365 9,41'0 M. Peak Forest N vet ..ge about 171.5 h. 55 1,418 %/. Regent's (or London) Av.:33/.164.80.A. 173 5,669 61. rochdale kverage 851 .sh. 58 500 (U. Shrop3hire „Mt./. sh . 1.35 600 111. 10s. Somerset Coal lt.ol.sh. 170 3,600!. 6 per cent Ditto Lock Fund Stock 121.105.5 h. 11'.4 700 361. Stafrord and Worcester 1 1.0/.sh . 686 WO 151. .2 w hrelotry 1251. Ah. 280 300 91. ataurbridgc ......... 1451.5 h. 390 3,647 21. Us. Stratford-on-Avon A i er....791. 9s. Iti. sh. 23 533 1211 Sw.,,nsea 1 COLsh , 230 1,762 2/. 125. Severn and Wye &Railway Ar.27/.91. sh. 45 ..Vmoisii. 321.10*. Trent and Mersey,. share IOU. Th. 6.149 1,0005 h./ 141. Warwick and 11rmingham ...... 100/.sn 169 i,ooolsli. 3 - PAO 10.. Warwick and Napton . 1001. sh. 117 7,060 41 Woleedst & 13imingh.am Av. 781 81. sh. 52 1 ,4 5.100 3(k. Wats ,19.1. Darks Average 67/. lOs Bd. sh. 16 00 6.. ‘NT) a lev and Essington 1•2:11. ill 74 .26 W . O.VtSCII 'n:/: Nil. :9/ 903 it Wcy and Avon. 1101..n. 20 DOCKS. CANALS. 1 • ,005a3h. • " 6 " 8 ' 13n c Coterrerc a' .......... 1001.0. 42 5 per cent. East and West India ....Stock 113% ,239,210/i 31/.p.ct. London Stock 0,4 Ditto Ilonds 2,209 3/. (is. sd. Bristol Average 14'1. its. sh . 75 00,3241.51. per cent. Ditto Notes, various amounts • 10S 2:4,752 5 i‘er cant. St. Katharine Stock 10434 .500.^ 1 0 4* per cent. Ditto Ponds 20:'.000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds for 10 years Deptford Pier .. NI. oh. 201. pd 10 131t1D0 ES 1,600 11. - Hammersmitl• 50/.lh. 214 7,211 Southwark, Old ...... ...Av. 03/. Os. Bd. sh. 1,740 It. 1.55. Ditto, New, all per cent., ..... 50/.0. 10 ~000 Waterloo IOU!. sh. 3 .0,000.1. 51. per cent. 5,000 225. Mi. 5,000 Ills, 3d.1,934 5,818 27s r l i i i i i t it t tt o oo , , B O No leidiw osDitto Annuities o 7 1 . 8/ 4 0 0 0 1 1 . . p p d 2 1 1 6 8 t , . Vauxhall ...Average 701. Ills. 3d. sit. `2B ASCURANCII COMPANIEs. 2,000 3/10s Albion 5OO/. sh. 50/. pd 19 51.0)13 r n e , l i T A I Alliance British &l creignlool.sh. 111. pd 14% 51,000 flier cent. Ditto, Sleriuc • 100/. sh. 5!. p 1 5 8 ‘ 21,000 fl. per sh. Atlas 5Ol. oh. 51. pd 14% 1,200 *sh. Si. Birmingham rirc 5O/. sh. 551 pd 107% 20,000 4/. percent. British Fire 12,000 0/. percent. rritish Commercial 5O!. Sb. 5!. pd fl' 5,000 W. percent. Clerical & Medical 1,ife,1001.51i.2/10s pd Oli 1,000 VOs County lOOl. sh. 10/. pd 10 200)00 • ds. Eagle ... , 50/. sh. 5/. pd 4)4 2(30 sand per - cent. norrie Lite 30, Its.] Et 3 1000/.sh. 2501. pd 400 2,271 225. percent. Eitropegn I,t • 50,000 2s. Ditto, New "01. ah. 21. pd IX, LWOW. (I. per ct Globe Stock 1: 4 20,000 5/' 0 u....r,l i :al 30,000 45. 03. Hope ',ash. 5/. pa •''A 2,100 5!. 125. ed. Imperial Fire 5OO/. sh. 501. pd 147 7,500 105. rd. Imperial Lite lOO/.0. 101. pd 13 '3,459 5/. per cent. Indemnity Marin- lOO/. sh. Pi. pd : -. 1 2,020 31 105 Kert Fire , .0/.sh. all inl ill 31. Ditto Life 5Ol. pd 10,000 255 Law Life lOOl. ,b. 10/. pd 31 5,00 n 10s. London Fire. 25/. oh. 12/. 10s. pd 17 3,000 103. London, Ship ... 951. eh. 121. lOs. pd 17 ,006,0001. ... ..... Minerva Life 100/. sh. 2'ooo 5/. per cent. National Loan Flute.. .201 oh 2/. li)s. pd 25, 10,000 5/. per cent. Palladium Lite 501.8 h. 91. pd 50,000 5/. per cent. Protector I; fe .11. oh. 1/. pd :B.od 2..1,000 4 per cent. Protestant Disrentcrs .... KW. sh. 51. pd 534 0,500 11. Prov Vent Lire INV. sit. 101. pd 20 /00,060 4s. Od. Rock Life 119,220/ 51. per ',mt. Royal Exchange Stock lin 6 lllti 5 per cent University Life 100/. sit. 5/. rd II 10,000 4 per cent. United Kingdom Life 1001. sh. 5/. pd JOINT STOCK BANKS. 5,000 Agric. and( om. of Irclant,2sl. sh. 101. pd I 15,000 8 percent. Australasia 401. sh. 40/. pd 54 10,001 10 per cent. Bank of Birmingham 501, sh. 10!. pd I$ 10,000 - 10 per cent. Birmingham Benk 5O/. sh. 101. pd 1:3 31,000 6 per cent. London & Westminster !COI sh. 201. pd C 2 60,000 5/. London Joint Stock 50/.Bh. IV/. pri 13 J,009 4 per cent. Lancaster ION. sh. 20!. pd no >.5.000 11: per cent. Liyerpool 1001 sh. 1211. pd 19 50,000 71 percent. Manchester and Livers} 501.5 h. 15/ p d Jo% pool Dissonnt 20,000 7 per cev t. Manchester lOO/.Bh. 10/. pd 4% 20,000 8 per eent. Provincial Bank of I reland lON. sh. 251.0 42N 10 . 050 6 I.er cent National Bank of Ireland SN. sh , 171/. pdls% 10,000 6 per cent National Provincial Eng.loo/. sh. 35/. pd 25% 1101)0 Ditto New... loi. sh. 10/. psi 11:ii 10,000 Gloucestershire 501. sh. 101. pd 22 0,000 lOper cent. Hampshire 5O!. sh. 5!. pd I % GASLIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. 2 ,50 0 103 thl Bath 20/. sh. 101. pd 22 MOO ii , ‘ r 51.perecnt.1 Ditto Prov i nc i a l 2O l. s h. 191. pd £l3 Land BS, 6s. A 23 51 lOs • Birmingham 50/. sh. 101 1,250 '2l Os B r i s t o l 2O/. sh. 26 2,250 :3/ 10s •• Brighton 2O/.lh. 11 750 31 103 Ditto, New 2O/. sh. 16!. pd 9 2,471 41 per cent Brighton General 2Ol. sh. allpd 9% 4,000 71. 19s. Continental Consolidated ..75/. o2ii.pd 110 1,000 101. City of London.. ......... .100/. oh. all pd 195 1,000 el. Ditto, New 100/. sh. 75/. y.tl 150 4,000 3/.03, Equitable 5O!. pd 23% 10,000 :3/. per cent. Imperial 501. sh. 69 800 51. per cent. Isle of Planet 2si. sh. 20/. pd 19 1,:350 61. per cant. Independent 201. sh . all f . 58 9,000 51. per cent. Phrenix 5O/. sh. 39/.pd ::.2 1,000 41. per ceht. Rateliff lOOl. sh. 80/. psi 64 4,000 South Metropolitan 50/. sh. 13 1 ,9/. pd 21 9,000 5/.per cent. United General 50/. sh. 47/.0 29 240 51. per cent. Warwick 5Ol. sh. 50 400 51. per celit Wakefield 251. sh. 22 2,000 31. .. Westminster Chartered 5,000 121. . , Ditto New rif Lib. 10/. pd 12 780 3 per coat. Yarmouth 2O/. sh. 181. pd WATER WORKS 1,800 34e. '. Birmingham 251 sh. 25!. pd 21 6,433 W. East London 100/. sh. 190 5,500 2/ 15s. Grand Junction Average 41/. 13s. 4d. sh. fig 6,000 21. Kent 100!. sh. (53 9 372 101. 'Liverpool Bootle 2201. sh. 325 1,500 2 /lei Near River London Bridge Water Ann... 60 6,486 21 lOs Manchester and Salford. 1001. sh. 54 1,000 5 per cent. 'South London 1001. sh. los 8,294 41/. West Midd!esex Average 631.1125.9 d. sh. 105 1.360 11 141 York Building Co. Lessee Prop. 1001. sh. 16 IRON RAILWAYS. 11.:100 2/. Os. Birmingham anti Derby .... 100/ pd 41 9,530 ........ Birmingham and Gloucester ICOI, pd 45% 15,000 4 per cent. Bristol and Exeter 1001. sh. 70 ptl 46% 7,500 Cheltenham& G. Western ...1001.sh. 801. 2016 3,000 .... ..... Clarence 1001. sh. 100/ pd 5 8,000 50,000 .. .... Eastern Counties 25/. eh. 23/. pd 8% 10,000. 21 percent. Great North of EnglandlOOl.sh. WO/. pd 58 91,918 12 per cent. Grand Junction lOOl. sh. all pd 191 25,^0C 4 per cent.. Great Western 1601. sh. 651. pd 90% 25,009 3 per cent. Ditto New 50/. sh. 50/. pd 6i4 2.000 8 per cent. Hartlepool 160/. sh. 100/, pd 145% 8,000 I pet cent. Holland Selby 5O/. sh. 504 pd :35 2,100 4 per cent. Leeds and Selby 9lO sh. 65 5,010 10 per cent. Liverpool& Manchester 101.1.5 h. 100/.pd 18136 7,908 10 per cent. Ditto Half Shares 5O/. pd 91 11,495 10 per cent. Ditto Quarter Shares 251. pd 45 30,(00 ...... .. London and Brighton 50/. sh. 50/ pd 25% 24,000 10,000 2 per cent. London and Greenwich -.201. s's, 001, pd 5% 25,000 91 per sh. London & Birmingham 100!. sh. 9114 pd 189 25,000 21.75. fid. Ditto Quarter Shares...2s/. sh. 25/. pd 40, 31,250 111. 2s. 4d. Dit o New Shares 1324 sh. 321. pd 33 0 4 40,200 3 per sh. London and S.Western Av. 43/, 15s. Od, 62 33,000 ... London and Croydon/ Av. 131. 15s 9d. 9'4 • Ditto New Scrip..., • 9 ii 13,000 5:.13s per sh. Manchester and Leeds-100/. sh. 70/. pd 7:3)9 .3,000 , Ditto Half Shares .. ..... . ....501. 30/. pd :31% .0,000 41 . s l anchester and Birminghsm 70/.sh. 4(1/. 20% Ditto Extension 7l. pd 0,000 mos, Midland Counties ~..101W. sh. 100/. pd 62 .5,000 • 21. Os. North Midland 1001. sh. NO/ pd f 2 1/. Os, Ditto New 40/. p 4 81% oxo 11.103. Northern and Eastern.... pd 36 2,6e0 Preston and Wyrc 5O/. sh. 20/. ri 80 8,000 4 per cent. South Eastern and Dovet ........ SOL pd 13 1,000 101. per cent. Stockton and Darlington ... .. ...lOW. sh. 265 9,001) Thames Haven 501. sh 51. pd 5,000 101. per cent. York and North Midland 50 . sh. 501, pd 949 MINES. ;3,000 Albion Copper 51. h 21/. p 2 12 4,000 11. ss. Allen l5/. sh 12/. il.s pd 1 34 (0.000 Anglo Iffsxican,iss.s/.pm.lool.sh. ai 1 d 1% Ditto Subscription .251. Po 2% 2,000 Bolanos .... .. 150/ , th all pd 9W 91,000 11. 101 Brazilian I mp. iss. 51. pm...35/.sh . 2 11.1 pd 9 6 , 000 ......... Macaubas & Locaes United 25/sth.23l. pd 431 11,000 Ditto St. John Del Rey ...29/. sh. 151. pd 3 1 ,9 10 , 000 ......... Bolivar Copper Company, 20/. sh. 2(11. pd 1 10 5 000 „....„,. Ditto Scrip 10!. sh. 10/. pd 2 20 , 000 ••••••••• British Iron lOOl. sh. 70/. pd 8 ,000 ..„ ..... British Copper 51. sh. 41/. pd 1% n« ,,.., •C 1 Branca 6l/. pd 5% A. • Candonga..... 10,000 1 1 Copiapo ..... 2Ol. sh, 1 3 1. p 4 0 8,500 .. ...... ColuMbia.n, iss. N. pm 55/. sh. 551. p 4 1, . 2,850 21. English 14/. Gs. pd 3 20,000 . ..... ... General Mining AssociationVOL sh./ W. pd 4 6,155 ......... Mexican Company lON. sh. 601 pd 1 3 , 008 ...„ ..... Polberou Consols . 10!. sh. 81. pd 4 11,500 Real del Monte, Unregistered 2% Ditto Loan Notes 1501. pd 50 30,000 „sm.. United Mexican, iss. 2 pm. 401. sh. all pd 1 Dittt. Scrip 134 Ditto New Scrip 2/ o s. psi 2 ?Si West Cork 5Ol. sh 50/. pd 3 LITERARY INSTITUTIONS. 1,000 .0.... London, with Bronze Ticket ...75gs.sh. 12 15 .....„ ,00 . London University 1001. sh. all pd 8 490 ... Russell 25gs. sh. 534 King' College ...... „..... ........ WO/. 15 MISCELLANEOUS. 10,000 355. Australian Agricultural:loo/.13h. 30/ pd 243 6,PeO 1. percent. British American Land Compan) 35i/.. pa 9 10,0G0 61. per evil. Canada Company 100/. sh. 32j/. pd 31 30,000 51. per cent. Upper Catut,:a Loan City Bonds, 4 per cent lOO 000 11. Os. • General Steam Navigation 15/. , ,h,[14/.pd 25% 10/.percent. Hudson's Bay Stock 11„ London Com. Sale Rooms ....Av. 751. sh . 194 Caoutch ou c Company 14/. pd 12% New nrunswick Land C0mpai,3....50/. pd 12 .237 4/. per cent. Ilenrsionary Int. 50c...100/. sh. lOW. pd 9 2,623 51. per cent. Ditto New 1001. sh. 100 i. pd 107 4,000 10,000 as. Van Die.ner.'s Land.... 100!. sh. 20/. pd 5% LIST of SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES DEC. 14. 1892. BANKS. i,010,000 , 61, p. ct. flank ot licotlancf...B3/. 6s. Bd. th .a I 1 prl 162 1,000,000/ CI. p. Ct. Royal of Scotland Wash. allpd 1613 500,0001. 8/. p. et. British Liaen Company I 00/.sh. all pd tit., 600,0001. 71. p. et. Commercial .5001. sh. 100/. pd 163 500,0001. G ti. e/. National IOC/.sh. 101. pd 14% 500,000/. 81. p. et. Glasgow Union ...... 250/. sh. 501. pd 81 1 ; 000,0004 6p. et. Western of Scotland 2OOl. sh 40/. pd 71 INSURANCE COMPANIES. 150,0005 h. &a p. ct. Si - Oiii - sh Union "0/. sh. 1/. pd tO .0 - 1. 7,500 In p. ct. Hercules 1001. eh. 101. pd PI% 0 1 000 10 p. ct. Insurance Co. of Scotlanrl.lo/. ih. all pd t% 50,000 1 0 p. et. Nnrth rtritish "00/. sh. 101.1x1 19 1,0011 10 p. a. Caledoni;ii Fire 1001. sh. 10/. pd 20 5,000 10 p. cf. /.:difiturgli Lire 1001. sh. 10/. p. 4 15% 100,600 Si 51. ct. We of Scotland 101.1.d 14 ISCELLA NEO US, 4,818 ... ditto Allocated - - - . - , nt. sh. all pd 89 e 25,40( ri per cent. &lint). Joint Sts , uk Watc r.ViSt. sh All pd I'l l,Oill/sh 2i per Cent. Shotts Iron I. °nudely.. .... :+Ol CI) 4S! pd 36 O,COO ;s per rent. Edinburgh & Leith (I lass.2o/. sh. Ili/. pit N 4,500 10 per cent. I.Minburgh Coal Gas 751. s h. all pd f,6! e i 1050 lo PC) Cent. Glasgow Gas Tie. sh. all pa f.? 750 71 per rent. Lei t h Coal Gas .' ... "0/. sh . all pd 27 4,154 ......... e.dinhurgli and Dalkeith tteisvay 50/. sh 25 His Majesty the King of Hanover has forwarded 100 L and his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge 501., to the Richmond savings bank, in aid of the subscription to make up the deficiency in the funds occasioned - by- the embezzlement and forgery of the secretary, Captain Belstcad. We are sorry to hear of the death of Mrs. Harris the wife of the Rev. Dr. Harris, President of Ches hunt College, and author of the well-known prize essay uri " Mammon." . Her death followed c o nfinement of a daughter on Monday last. • MARKET NEWS. - CORN-EXCHANGE—FRIDAY. We have had very moderate arrivals of English Wheat since Monday, and the stands here to-day were in consequence scantily supplied with samples ; still, howover, as the attendance of buyers was very scanty, the demand for that article was inactive, without the slightest alteration in prices. Only about 3,000 quar ters of Foreign Wheat have come to hand this week. For the best parcels we had rather more inquiry, but without any improvement in the quotations. Barley 'and Malt were again very dull, and the rates had a downward tendency. In Oats, Beans, Peas, and Flour, next to nothing was doing. ARRIVALS. Wheat. i-iarley. Oats. I Flour. English Irish I - Fureign - - SMITHFIELD. We had on sale here to-day a full average number of Beasts, the timo of year considered, while its gene ral quality was very superior. The primest Scots, Devons, and Herefords, for Christmas consumption, sold freely at Monday's. quotations ; but the middling and inferior descriptions commanded little attention. From Spain we received 11 beasts, and from Scotland, 179 horned and polled Scots. The number of Sheep was fully adequate to meet the wants of the dealers, yet late rates were supported. Calves, though rather numerous, sold freely, at im proved currencies. In Pigs a fair amount of business was done. Mitch Cows sold slowly, at from 15l to 19/ each. including their small Calf. Paters PEE. STONE OF BLEB., TO SINK Tllll OFFAL. s. d. to s. 4.1 t. rl to R. d. Inferior 8ea5t5.......... 8 2 3al lnferisr Sheep .... . . 3 4 a 6 Second quality ditto... 3 6 a 10' Second quality ditto... 3 6 310 Crime large Oxen 4 0 4 2 Coarso-woolled ditto.. 4 0 4 4 P•iine Scott, &c. Large coarse Calves l'rimc snail ditto 4 9 4 10; Small Porkers Snckling Calves, each 16 0 31 Ul Quarter old Pits, eachlb e 21 0 SUPPLY AT MARKET. P2asts. I I Sheen Calves.. gs 1,416 4 730 271 316 NEV,TaiITE /IND MEADE /THILTAII. We had a large supply of meat on offer he7e to day, whirls met a slow inquiry, at the following prices:— At per stone, li the Carcate s. d. toe d t s d. to s d. Peel', inkrior. . 3 0 3 2' Mutton, inferior -- middling ...... ... 3 2 34: - middling 1 6 3 8 -- prime large ~...:3 4 3 6, - prime 310 4 2 - prime mail . ..... 3 8 3 10i Pork, large 3 8 4 2 Veal -.----small 4 4 4 6 BOROUGH HOP IMOILIEET. During the whole of the present week, the demand for the best Kent bags has ruled firm, at full rates of currency; but otherwise, the trade has proved dull, with a large supply of Hops on offer. East Kent in pockets, 5/ lOs to 6/ 10s ; Mid Kents ditto, 51 5s to 61; ditto in bags, 4/ lOs to Si ss; Sussex, 41 lOs to 51 8s ; Farnhains, Si to 101; Old Hops, 3l to 4/ 10s. COMONZAZ. SUGAR.—OnIy a very limited business continues to be (Line in British Plantation, at about the prices of last week. The transactions only amount to about 1,000 hhds, inclusive of 100 hhds Barbadoes brought to auction, which mostly sold at 60s to 69s for low to very fine quality. Molasses.-200 puns Bengal offered in public sale were all taken in at 26s for fair quality, but afterwards chiefly sold at 255, being about the comparative value. There has been scarcely any demand privately for West India. MAnarrtus.-375 bags brought to auction (chiefly of the new crop) sold at ,i3s, 68s for good to very fine strong yellow, and low to:goiid brown at 45s to 51s Gd, which is rather cheaper, but being so small a quantity, it affords very little criterion of the market generally. t, BENGAL.—The public sales have been very exten sive, amounting to 11,000 bags (nearly one .half con sisting of brown Khaur), wilth went off very heavily, but about two-thirds were disposed of at and after the sale at a farther decline, in most instances, of fully Is; low to very fine white brought 51s to 68s Gd, mid to fine greyish yellow, 5.5 s to 60s, and low to fine brown 43s to 545. Privately some parcels (Dhobah) have been sold at about correspond ing rates. For Foreign there has been scarcely any inquiry, for any description for exports, but for Re fining in bond there has been a partial demand, and extreme prices have been obtained. 100 chests of soft brown and yellow Bahia (of old importation) sold at • 18s, and 1,200 bags low to mid brown Manilla at 17s. 2,350 bags Manilla all found buyers (chiefly for re fining in bond) at 18s Gd to 20s for fine to good greyish yellow, -being comparatively cheap. Crushed continues in good demand, and an advance of fully 6€l has been obtained ; fine quality having been sold at 26s Gd, and at this price. there are further pur chasers. Grocery descriptions remain only in limited demand; although rather lower prices have. been ac cepted. CoFrxE.-207 casks, 98 barrels British Plantation,' chiefly Berbice, 2,351 bags Ceylon, and 32 hales Mo cha, have been offered, which mostly sold at 89s Gd to 102 s for mid to good mid Berbice, 8-1 s 6d to 95s 6d for fine ord pale to mid colory Ceylon, British Plantation. kind, good ord pale to fine ord, colory brownish ditto,. 61s to 625, and mid to good mid clean .garbled Mocha at 71s to 80s, being for the latter description, and the Berbice fully •2s to 3s lower, but other sorts can only be quoted is to is 6d lower. There has been scarcely any demand privately for any description admissible for home eon sumption. A large parcel, consisting of about 3,500. bags fine ord coloury Singapore Java has been sold at 355, being a further decline of fully Is. Foreign sorts remain neglected and almost without inquiry; 575 bags Brazil and St. Domingo, and 455 bags Sumatra, the former sold at 31s Gd to 32s 6d, but mostly at 325, for good ord quality ; good to fine ord Rio at 31s to 33s ; and 24s Gd to 25s for good ord brown Sumatra, and one lot ord at 23s 6d, all of which are pre vious prices. CocoA.--7Six hundred and forty-three brls and bags Trinidad, and 394 bags Para, most sold—the former at 29s 6d to 33s for ord grey to good mid red, and the latter at 30s for fair quality. Rust.—No transactions have taken place worth re porting. RICE.-3,163 bags Java, 1,940 bags Bengal, and 1,000 bags Madras, have been offered ; nearly all the former parcels found buyers at and after the sale at lOs to lls for ord to mid Java, and 11s Gd to 12s for mid to good white Bengal, being rather dearer. The Madras was all taken in at lOs 6d to lls for mid to good quality. Privately, only a limited business has been done. SALTPETRE.-585 bags sold at 27s to 27s 6d for 11 refraction, and one lot unrefracted at 255, which prices establish a further decline of 6d to Is. Some parcels have been sold privately at corresponding rates. Nitrate of Soda is likewise difficult of sale, and rather lower. SPICES.—The public sales have offered 926 bags Pepper, 179 bags Pimento, and 134 chests Cassia Lig nea, the former consisted chiefly of Sumatra, which mostly sold at 2id, to 2 1 4 1 d for mid to good black, and mid to good Pimento at 2-gd to 214. Only a portion of the Cassia found buyers at 81s to 86s for mid to good mid quality; good ord coarse was taken in at 70s, which prices must be quoted 2s to 3s lower, more particularly for the mid and inferior sorts. Privately 1,000 bags good Penang Pepper have been disposed of at 2id. COTTON.—The demand has now almost entirely subsided, and for the small quantity sold, a decline of id has in some instances been accepted. 288 bales Surat, 53 bales West India, and 243 bales Savanilla have been brought to auction, the former sold at 3id to 4d for ord to mid quality, 51d to 62d for fair West India, and 31d to aid for fair Savanilla, but specky, which are likewise rather lower prices. TALLOW—P. Y. C. is 48s 3d per cwt on the spot. The Tea sale passed off very heavily, the trade buying unwillingly; 1,500 packages sold out of 15,000 offered; Congou at a reduction of ld to lid, other kinds lid t• 2d. PRICE OF BREAD. the highest rrite of lite id in the Metropolis is 7%d. for the 41b Loaf. Good Bremi may he had at CO. PRICES OF SEEDS. Per Cwt. New nglish Iten Clover...6os 75s 1 St. Fein ... —s 288 44* Old Ditto Ditto —s —s —sißye Grass —s ‘2Bll 4tis Ncw Foreign Ditto......—s 56s 75s Pacey Grass —3 —II --P Ohl Ditto Diito —s —s —s!Linseed, fur feeding ...--s 50s 56s New White ( ovcr 50s ses 60s'Dit;o, for sowing —s 61)s 66s Old Ditto Ditto —s —a —slDitto, fur crushing ....—s Os sts New Trc' oil —s 17s 25sI1lern, , —s 42* 48* Old Ditto —s 12s lastanary —s 70s 9%.11, frEfolium —a —s —s Per Bushel. English Carraway —s 40s 45s White Mustard.... Ss Od to Its 04 Foreign Ditto —s 40s 46s'Brown Ditto 103 s3d to 12s ori Corian4er —s 14 s 203,Tares as SI to 5s 03 Per Quarter Palm.: OF um. Rape Oil, brown, per ton £4l 15 Ditto, refined . 42 11) Linseed Oil Lies, ed Oil Cake at the Mill (per IMO) ll 0 Kai e , ake, per ton 6 0 PRICE OF TALLOW, SOAP &c. pyr 112 Town Tallow ~. £2 11 filMelting Stuff .£1 14 0 Yellow Russia „ White.,...... ................. ti 0 t, Graves Soap Ditto 0 0 0 Good Dre g s PRICE OF RAW FAT, per stone of 6 .. 1 . 1) . : rice of fallow (as stated by the Tallow Meltcrs) ............ : :s. 104. COAL MARKET. Ships arrived since last maricet.day, 11. d. it A. [kiddie's West Hartley l7 e Walls End Harwe11.......... 9.0 9 Cliestor Main Car's Hartley Ilastings Hartlvy ... ..... ... 16 0 Walls End Morrison ... 19 3 Ord's lieillieugh lr. o Walls End fitewat Cs 2l 6 Wylam walls E. il Bewicke& C 0... 19 3I Walls End Ileugh Hall IN) b Wag End Baroard . ..... .... 13 0 %Valls End South Durham 19 6 walls End .4o.Nforlit ......... , 9 3 .Valle End Tees Baton ...„ pi 6 6 Walls End Hotspur .........17 o Wal aE.d 'I ees 'o 0 Walls End liilluntworth ... 18 0 Walls End West Tees la 9 W. E. Biadtlyll'sflutti u... 21 31 (From the New Pric London e Current of December 16.) S GAlt.—Alth ough importers of British Plantation U Sugar have submit:Rid to a further reclu2tion of 6d per cwt fur low, middling yellow and brown descriptions, still the trade have purchased With caution, taking only ample fbr their present wants ; but good and fine yellow sorts have been in good demand, and command full rates, on account of the short supply. To-day the transactions in the 'West India Sugar mar ket wore up, - .11 a small scale only, and at prices in favour of buyers, m aking the decline for the week 6d on the best yellow, and is upon all other sorts ; the market closed heavily, and the total sales for the week are only 1000 litnis and trs. This afternoon 81 hhds of J3a,rbadoes Sugar at pu blic sale went off heavily at 'a decline of 6d per_cwt ; fine , , •J 1,0.,, yellow selling at 675 . - 6d to 68; good 65 s to 675, middling 643 per cwt. • REFINED.— To-day Bonded Crushed was in excellent request, and cannot be had under 27s for present de livery. Loaves are in animated demand, and prices are improving ; :31s is now the lowest quotation. The home trade were buyers of Refined Sugar to a fair exte ch nt: paying 73s to 7 3 s Gd for Standard Lumps. Dutch Crushed Sugar more in • request at 24s 6d on board in Holland. MAuumus.—lmporters having supplied the market sparingly this week, have been enabled to obstain forme rre rates. This afternoon good and fine y ellow sorts we in demand privately at full prices, but inferior and brown kinds are (lull of sale. EAST INDIA.—An increased desire has been shown on the part of holders of Bengal to sell this week, and they • having pressed extensive parcels upon the market, have producad a fall in prices of is to 2s per cwt, the great" decline being on brown and inferior white sorts. This afternoon 585 bags Bengal at auction went off with heaviness and at rather lower rates, viz., gowod white at 65s 6d, mid yellow 53s to 533 6 d , damp 50s 6d to 535, low and raid 40s 6d to 483 per cwt. Form ;it - —Holders of Foreign remai n firm, and hale refrained irons offering any kind of yellow Havannah or Brazil at auction this week, and privately very few Par cels are on the market. To-day brown Brazil was sought a fter, and 130 chests old Bahia were sold privately at 18s per ewt ; at auc tion 3t) cases, 5 boxes, 20 brls Pernambuco, nearly all damaged, were offered, and sold at 20s to 21s, and badly damaged at 13s 6d to 18s 6d per ew t, being- the full value. A • MOLASSES.---West India at rather lower'rates ,•• go"' Ig D .,,ol e or m de e ig r c a np r i a italti al2 s 6 se s fsjuatt ßengal Molasses taken in at 2t.' , 3 for: sold afterwards COFFEE,—lmporters of West India have been desire a6fste6rdw:paerrdscwatt. 255. per ewt. to sell this week, and have submitted to a reduction (.l1!. former rates of is to 2s per cwt. Foreign Co o a.! descriptions has been in much better demand this week, and a fair business has been transacted at full rates. This afternoon 512 bags Padang, 406 bags Rio, rind 795 bags Ceylon, were offered at auction ; Padang , s 01( . 1 at 29s for ordinary pale' mixed, brown 28s, sea dama,,,(:d 23s Gd to 255, being steady rates ; Rio went at 335 for tine ordinary coloury, being the full value ; Ceylon co6ll_-,, sisted of good Ordinary quality, and sold at 603 to 60s ti being a further fall of 6d per cwt.nc COCOA.—The maket for Foreign has become dell prices have declined. Fct West India form er rates,lpthl: keen sustained and 'the demand has been good. 30s aftenoon 49 bags Para at auction were taken in at per CWI. TEA.—Te-day the market presented a heavyl d aPr er- . ante for Tea, and prices further gave way for alescry- tions ;' the public sales, consisting of 15,300 pael"g es ' green sorts want off heavily. were thinly attended, the trade evineed little inclination to purchase, mid the dcmand for bleat Tea was litnited in su eh a dull state fur a long time. . , i ► i Bum, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—Jamaica ILum this week at rather lower rates, 2s 9d to 3s 8d accepted for common to good. 3e 9ti to 4s 2d for fine, and 4s 40. to The market has not been 4s 6d for very fine. Leewarcls rather lower, is Bcl to is 9d accepted for proof. East India Rum rates. For a parcel of 100 hhds Foreign Rum a verY lew price has been accepted. The demand fora Cognac Brandy has b( ea extensive at 2s to per gall° 11 " 4s Best brands of the vintage of 1838, hhds at ss, Pu ns 10d ; ditto 1839, hhds 4s 7d, puns 4s 5d ; ditto 1840, hlids 4s 4d, puns 4s 2d ; ditto 1841, lihds 4s, puns 3a 10d per gallon. Geneva at is 9d to Is 10d for common shipping sorts, and fine, adapted for home consumpton, at 2s 6d to 2s 9d. English Corn Spirits at 93 8( 1 P er at lower gallon cash. SPICES.—This afterupon 171 cases Cassia Lign" , 2 t cases of Nutmegs, and 401 bags Pimento were offered a auction : Cassia Lignea sold at a further decline of 2s to 3s per cwt ; mid quality selling at 763 to 763 6cl, 655, broken 60s ; Nutmegs fetched 4s to 4s 6d per lb Pimento fetched 2id to 2-1 d for mid mixed, being 111 u extreme value. FRUIT.—OId Currants are cheaper,. but in the value . - of new there is little variation. Raisins have been taken .. freely. At auction 1,800 packages Imperial Frenichi, Plums partly sold at .51 is to 121-12 s peeset, 3 cartoons at 20s to 22s each ; 70 packg Fran° 403 25s to 33s for 1-barrels, 26s for if-barrels, for chests, and 39s for half chests ; 100 tapnets Faro Fig m ouldy at 30s ; 148 baskets Malaga Figs at 26 ,_.• Vale cas i.. Dates were bought in at 455, and 83 boxes Valentia A monds went at 90s for sound. The exportation of Cur . - ~ Cur rants from Cephalonia up to the 12th November, ba se • been 3,411,209 lbs. Rice.—Bengal, mid white at 123 to 123 6d, l o w Mil lls to lls Gd, fair yellow 9s, sea damaged white 7s 6 '-' to lOs 6d ; one lot very fine sound bold clean w hite, re sembling Carolina, 225, and damaged 19s; privately seve ral parcels have been disposed of at 115 to 135 for low to fin e . white. Java, low mid and broken white at lOs to lls, se: damaged 8s to 10s, 1,000 lAgs Madras good bold yellow ls 6d to lls, and sea damaged 5s to 9s per cwt. (2111.° ; lin O aat 25s to 30s, and Patna 15s to 21s. Ri c e Meal a 6s to 7s, and_Riee dust at 4s to 5s per cwt. SALTPETRE.--To-day buyers of Rough came for" " 3 . l. _ d __ more freely . , and the public sales of 3,729 bags went off with better spirit at full rates, and sold 1 . 1 per cent refraction, mid damp white at 25s 6d, 12 per c o l, very low damp grey 255, 9 1 -d damp . g ''• • 4 per cent o, , . b i te • to 25s 6d, 91 a6l per cent. low damp yellowish w r 25s 6d 9 a 61 per cent low damp grey 25s to 26 ,, 4 d Pe to cent . ti l ne white, small crystals rather damp 26s 6 26 275, i-, a 7-, per cent. middling damp grey 25s . 6 d t „ fi s t per cwt, the principal part was taken on Goverul l)— .. _ account. - kC 4 TALLOW T . here has been less activity in the mar t , . u • : for Russian Tallow this week. Merchants have st,_ .. witted to a reduction on former rates of 3d per cwt. t . ,.'' the spot 48s have been the current accepte.l for I'. -'• '.. Calcu,N, Candle of first quelity, at which there sellers for deliveary: up to the end of the year. For snring Months at 48s . : per cwt. South American of common and niid qualities at 42s to 445. Town Tallow at 48s 6d to 49s per cwt , „ nett cash. • . rY• This afternoon there was a fair business in • _. Candle on the spot at 48s to 43s 3d, but for deliveg there was little passing ; 48s 3d is asked for spvirt 1" r .. months. South American at 41s to 50s 3d for lo fine quality. 40/ I°s ' OILS.—Cod Oil 31/ lOs to 321. Pale Seal 401 to . _, d. bsn' the Southern, good to fine 38/ lOs to 411, common Tl, d 4 ' dling 361 to 371 lOs; at auction 16 tuns of O. ~ 5 . , .• Hudson Ba Company were sold„ -good quality at 351 10 middling 331 ss, and common 231 103 to 05 _ t i r o per tun. Sperm has been in good demand, and . _ 7 f f 6 61 79/ paid for large parcels of British. Linseed 011 3U 5 ~ 00' 6 on the .spot ; for delivery at 303, but WI 1 30 ,0 thereat; Rape Pale at 41s to 41s 6d, an A 3 , 2 s to at 40s to 40s Gd per cwt. Palm is wanted, anutioity. 33s paid for large parcels of good and fine t j ) ii has Cocoa Nut Oil at 38s 6d to 40s per cwt. Olive 31 jos ; been in brisk request. Gallipoli, 53/ to ' Spanish, 501 to 511; and Barbary, 49/ to 49155 per tun. ,pantsn, .. -----,-------------- ------- ' -nn.-- The over'''. - Tit E BLASPHEMOUS ment has at length determined upon taking tho h . e r c e e c s t : vary steps to put down the nuisance in Hol which fin. some time past has scandalised WO' id- the minded person passing that thoroutrbfare, an . iie , continued existence of which was felt to reflect fir. grace on the rulers of a Christian countrY• eive a Maule, the Solicitor to the Treasury , ha s re e n and , instructions to proceed against the men Patters° ti in Ryall, and the police are at present eng a g e o e to procuring such evidence as shall bring home 11, 0 de , ywell-.iabt.. these offenders against public morals and pithuinter ce.ney. Mr. Maule's principal clerk had a log „ ro . at ub J i view with Mr. Hall, the chief Magistrate ect; sheet on Thursday afternoon, upon the Wile S._ this and we hope that the next time we have to nottcu matter, it will be to inform the public that th nation has been put down. he vv° ria In every civilized country throughout t t cec t of the human hair is always found to e s all_ iiro . peculiar attention. Of the numerous compoifter7 f l oc fessing to promote or reproduce the ha h',; 31 , 05 0 survived—even in name, whilst Ilowlandd., is still on Oil, with a reputation already unparallelfe t, together the increase in public estimation , w hich le the pro with innumerable testimonials (for perusa lacy+l dulous prietors) is sufficient to satisfy the T ilos- _ __ in r e.. as to its sovereign virtues so repeatedly s . h_° .l 7 lo hair. storing, preserving, and beautifying the I n' a l the e aboini effects In dressing the Hair, nothing can equ of "Rowland's Macassar Oil, 6n either Artificial Hair, rendering it so byeuifi flow. will lie in any direction ; it produces b eat it imparts, in g curls, and, by the transcendant lustre it pre renders the head-dress truly enebantingi; re 0 _ f the serves the coiffure in the heated atEl l°l3 e aro j4soafttturtia)latoitt ball-room, and neutralises the effects of a damp sphere, or violent exercise. _ _—_ ____— C. ' BIRTHS. On the 30th ult. , it Cadiz, the lady of Willi s Cogr Brackenbury, Esq., of a son. of the B ev 11 1 e l On the 12th inst. , at Erwarton, the lady ' Bement, of a daughter: s W' T. On the 14th ins t., at Turnham-green, the ili-e o f Leigh, Esq., surgeon , of a son. the W I/ On the 1 5 th ins t., at Gordon House, Kentish- Coin, of Mr. S. T. Bull, architect, of a son. MARRIED. , job! , On the 10th inst., at St. Paul's, Southsea, Hap' s ' viten Miller, Esq., M.D., surgeon of the 66th Regiment, to P, 4., Mary, only daughter of John Williams, Esq., surgeon, g• of Soutbsca. 'll' rit 1-I ° r " . On the 13th inst ,at Barbican daughterMr WI ilt Charies of Purtsea, to Sarah Elizabeth, eldest of Mr. Freeman, Drug-mills, Seward-street, London. I% listr a On the 15th inst., at St. George's, Hanover-square, —t ~ rt Francis Jenner, Esq., fourth son of the Right Hon. Sir Her, l l, l , Jeimer Fust, to Elizabeth Teresa, only child of the late slum Sanders, Esq , of Reigate. On the 15th inst. , a t Trinit y Church, Upper Chels owea. the Hon. Spencer Dudley Mon ta g u, to Anna L0U133, wid of t late J. Jekyll, Esq., of Wargrave-hill, Berks. DIED. On the 16th inst., at 261, Regent-street, Mr. Robert 1 4 :. . Durham, of the late State Lottery Office, in the 65th year ot his age. On the Bth inst. , Richard Barry Slater, Esq., M., .D of Ilig h Wy co mbe, Bucks. near - Ric On tl - .0 till, i n st., at Middleton Tyas,hmond, Yolk shire, Gsorgc Miln es, the infant son of GHealey, ard, E,q. Oa the 12th inst., Sir. Robert Harper, of Carer street, aged 44. On the 12 th i nst., at Edinburgh, Robert Halda ne, Esq., of Auchingray, Lanark. On the 13th inst. , at Leamin g ton, Robert Long, Esq., o ft he Manor House , D awlish, Devon. llerneo. On the 15 th inst., at Br y ans! on-street, Miss E. On the 15 th i nst., Silvia, the infant daughter of B. J, Loege, B a th-terrace, Peckham-lane. •fe f On the 15 th i nst., at Richmond, Surrey, Emm a , the 'el Henry Smith , Esq. , ox Loudon; Priotoil :Lod PubliAct' by 11.113111 n.) .Ylit No. 112 .Strand , at T he SUR ()di c e, O. 112. Straasigl the County of Al:ddletea, Saturday, December 17, 1642.