The Sun. — London, England, 1856-01-16 00:00:00

THE IiEGEL fEY POISONING CASES. --~---- INQUEST ON WALTER PALMER, BROTHER OF THE ACCUSED. RTJGELEY, JAN. 15, After the despatch of the evidence ye,.terclay, the fol lowing additional statement of Thomas Walkenden was taken :—Seeing Mr. Walter very black in the face, I called to Mr. Williams Palmer, and said, " See what is the matter with your brother." I cannot say whether his eyes were open or shut, and he looked as if he was asleep. Mr. Palmer said he was in a fit, and I went to a neighbour. When William Palmer came he said, "Why, good God, he is in a fit." I then asked him what was to be done. He said he really did not know. He felt his pulse, and ordered hot water to be got to his feet. I put wet cloths to his head, and we did everything we could think of. Mr. Wm. Palmer told me to go for a doctor, and when I came back Walter Palmer was dead. By Mr. Deane—lir7WaTtWiealiner has been a friend to me. I will answer you another time whether he s e t ma up in busi ness o r no t. I wed to get gin for him, two gaily as at a time. [The bill of exchange was handed to the witness, and he was asked if the acceptance was in M. William Palmer's handwriting, and he said he did Wit know.] Mr. Dear e stated that the bill had been paid by witness out of Mr. William Palmer's money, which he denied. By Mr. Deane—l never told you that I met his bro tber. I do not know that he bad any medicine. He was sick before Mr. Palmer came. He was so every morn i n g. Mr. Palmer came about ten or half-paat ten. He had about three-quarter parts of a tumbler of gin and water. I did not see William give him any drug for his sickness. He did not vomit more than usual. He went with me into the kitchen and looked at it. He said it was nasty bile, and I threw it away. After I came into the room he did not vomit. He was in a fit, and I gave him a little water. He had no brandy and water or gin after his brother came into the house. By Mr. Smith —Nothing was put to Walter Palmer's mouth by me or his brother before he was taken with fit. A Juror asked who paid for the gin, and the witness said he would answer it on another day. By Mr. Smith—There was no glass used from the time ,Mr. Walter came in, and I gave him the water with a spoon. Mr. Deane came to me in October last, accom panied by Mr. Field, an inspector, to make inquiries as to Walter Palmer's death. Mr. J. T. Harland—l aa'n a physician. I live at Staf ford. On the 24th of July I examined a policy of assur ance, and reported to the Gresham Insurance•office, on the life of Walter Palmer, By Mr. Smith—l reported that he had delirium tre mens. I think he was a person likely to be attacked by apoplexy, resulting from delirium, tremens. A violent coughing would tend to apoplexy. I applied the stetho scope under the scapula, and I heard no unnatural mur muring either back or front. The breathing was perfect. There was a nervous action of the heart, produced by drink. That nervousness would be increased by drink, and the action of the heart would become more irregular. The irregularity at the heart denotes irregularity of the cir culation. With an irregularity of the heart there i. often an absence of disease. The effect of the heart's irregularity on the system produces faintness, flushing of the face, determinatiost of blood to the head, and poplexy. Elizabeth Phillips examined—l lived next door to Walter Palmer. I was cal led in on the day of his death. It was on Thursday, the 16th of August, at about 11 in the day. I went into the house and fuund Mr. Wm. Pal mer and his brother, who was in a fit. Mr. Wm. Palmer was exceedingly agitated, and was walking to and fro Mr. Walter Palmer was sitting on the sofa, with his head reclining on one aide. He was alive then. I noticed hiA face, and stood by him until he died. He appeared like himself, breathing with a snoring groan. The colour lof his fp-la was nothing particular. His eyes were partially opez Ido not think hes moved his eyes at all ; they ap pear 2d quite fixed. Ha breathed heavily. I think be was not convulsed in hand or foot. He lived about 15 minutes after I got there. I neever saw a grown person die of apo plexy, but have a child. The symptoms of the child were the same as those of Walter Palmer, so far as the snoring noi se . By Mr. Deane—l was ready to do anything in my power, but it was too late. Mr. Palmer said they were about to put his feet. into hot water, but it was too late. I did not offer to do so. The noise was like a person in a very sound sleep, snoring loudly. I noticed no particular smell in the room. Mr. Wm. Palmer, in very feeling terms, lamented that his brother had drunk more than a bottle of brandy a day. Nothing was given to him whilst I was there. By Mr. Smith—l was there about a quarter of an hour before Walter Palmer died. I was not acquainted with William Palmer. I did not know there was such a person. Martha Fern—l live at Stafford. I did not know Walter Palmer. I was fetched to assist to lay out the body. I found the corpse in the parlour. I found a handkerchief over his face, his head aside, and his hands on his thighs. There was nothing peculiar in the ap pearance of the body. The body was not cold. I got there between one and two. Mr. Wm. Palmer was there at the time. By Mr. Deane—The limbs were "limber," and the hands open and damp. The appearance of the corpse was not horrible or ghastly, bet was very good indeed. The next day there was a colour in the cheeks. By Mr. Smith—l have laid out many persons in my time. Professor Alfred Taylor was then called—He said he was fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, fellow of the College of Physicians, and Professor of Chemistry at Guy's Hospital. Tne viscera of the deceased were de livered to me at Guy's Hospital by Inspector Crisp on the 24th of Dec. They were in three jars, labelled " Walter Palmer." No. 1 contains the stomach and duodenum ; No. 2, the large and small intestines, one kidney, and a portion of the larynx ; No. 3, the liver, spleen, heart, and p-rtion of the lungs. They were exa mined by Dr. Rees and myself. The first analysis was made of the stomach. It was pale externally. The coats of the stomach were then soft and putrified. The lining membrane was covered with a thin putty coloured substance, of the consistency of paste. At the greater fond the stomach was slightly red, owing to post mortem changes. There was no appearance of inflammation, ulceration, or organic disease, and no blood or bile in• fused into the stomach. The large and small intestines • in jar No. 2 were healthy, the small intestines only con tained a small bilious-coloured substance on their surface (on the lining membrane). The large intestines con tained fcecal matter of natural appearance, the kidney was healthy, with the exception of havino some appear - /ice of congestion. N o . 3, th e li ver and other viscera. • heliver was of a pale brown colour, with disease, the disease being of long standing. The spleen, heart, and lungs healthy. He then proceeded to the chemical ana lysis, and the whole of the parts were separately exa mined for the detection of mineral and vegetable poison, *Jut with the result that no poison of any kind was des tected in any of these organs. Tne blood contained in the jars was submitted to chemical analysis, and the result was no poison in it. The pasty substance scraped from the stomach was examined, and contained no poison. The conclusions which he drew from these analyses and examinations were these : first, with the exception of the liver, the viscera of the deceased presented no app earance of disease ' • secondly, the en largement of the liv er w a s no t suc h as to account for such a sudden death ; thirdly, that no mineral or vege table poison c ou ld be detected in any part of the body ; fourthly, that there was nothing in the appearance of the viscera to account for death ; fifty, in the absence of distinct evidence of the nature and duration of the ill ness of decease:, we are not able to give an opinion as to the cause of death, whether from disease or poison. Dr,Rees concurs in these conclusions, which were drawn up and signed on the 4th of January last. I have since beard the evidence given by witnesses as to the death of the deceased, and my opinion is, assuming nothing to have 13,1,43 taken by him an hour before he died, that the cause of his death was apoplexy, arising from excessive drinking. By Mr. Deane—The symptoms of apoplexy are much the same as those of narcotic poison. A man like Walter Palmer, labouring under disease, would be mere suscep tible of poison. I have known persons to die from poison, and yet a disease might appear to account for death. After a lapse of four or five months all trace of narcotic Poison would have left the body, or of prussic acid either. Prussic acid would disappear in a fortnight after death. A fatal dose would disappear in that time. Half a tea. spoonful of prussic acid would be a fatal dose. Be Mr. Smith—Having heard the evidence, I am of opinion that Walter Palmer died of apoplexy, produced by excessive drinking. Mr. Smith—l will now ask Mr. Deane, after having obtained this evidence —D o you intend to proceed any further with the case, and can we go home ? Mr. Deane—Certainly I do. Thera is some most im portant evidence yet to be brought forward. It being now a quarter past 7 o'clock, the jury having sat ten hours, the inquiry was adjourned until Tuesday morning at nine o'clock. This (Tuesday) morning the inquiry was resumed soon after nine o'clock, and, notwithstanding the severity of the weather, a large number of persons assembled at the Town-hall. Mr. Robert Hughes was the first witness. He said lam a surgeon, and reside at Stafford. I received no tiee that Mr. Walter Palmer would call upon me for the purpose of examination for a life assurance in the Solidi tors' and General Life Assurance Office. He came on the 2 1 December, accompanied by Mr. Win. Palmer. I examined him. I made a certificate in writing that his general health was good, as I did not discover that be was suffering from any disease. The only remark I made was that his pulse was quick and feeble. I said that his prospects of longevity were not so certain as in a person of temperate habits. Walter Palmer was 32 years of age. In the proposal for insurance he was stated to have had one fit of delirium tremens, and that was confirmed by his own words on exami nation viva voce. The effect of delirium tremens might be that of leaving the pulse in the state I found it. Previous to that time I did not know the de cer"ed Personally. I heard Dr. Taylor give his evidence yesterday. My opinion, before bearing Dr. Taylor's evidenc e , entirely agreed' with it. My opinion was that deceased was poisoned by gin. By Mr. Smith —I believe the use of gin, in the way described yesterday, would be sufficient to destroy life. I adhere to the term " poisoned by gin." I did not exa mine his wine. I have never seen a person poisoned • either by morphia or prussic acid. Prussic acid would produce stertuous breathing. The effect of prussic acid on the system would be to produce stertuous breathing, which would stop the circulation of the blood. I never saw death by prussic acid. I have heard no evidence to change my opinion that Walter Palmer died from drink ing gin. . . By a Juror—The time that a person could take two quarts of gin a day would depend on the state of 'the THE . SON, LONDON, WEDNESDAY '"EirENING, JANUARY 16, 1856, person. For instance a man might begin with a small dose of opium, and go on increasing it until he could take as much at once as would poison half a dozen men, and so it would be with spirituous liquors. By the Coroner—l do not know what efiect delirium tremens would have on the general system. The brain is the centre of the nervous system. It is probable that a person affected with delirium tremens would die of apo plexy. By a Juror—The proposal for the insurance was de. clined. It was for 13,0001. Dr. Monckton, examined—l have made a post mortem examination of the body shown to me as that of Walter Palmer. That body was shown to me by Mr. Burgen, inspector of police, on Friday, the 21st of December. The corpse was that of a man of middle stature, broad build, and corpulent. I had never to my know ledge seen it in life. Decomposition had commenced, and had proceeded to some extent, especially about the head and neck, and the whole of the posterior surface of the body, which is the most dependent. The external surface of the body showed no signs of wound, or any other injury. There was no edeima of the body, except that of the head and face, which was clearly the result of putrefaction or decomposition. The body was well nourished, much fat being found in those parts in which it is usually deposited. The blood had ahnoat entirely soaked out of the body. The brain was totally disorganised by decomposition, so that I could form no opinion as to its state at the time of death. The lungs at one or two points were adherent to the walls of the chest. That is by no means an unusual appearance, although certainly a diseased one, but is, in fact, a very common condition of the bodies of adults. The lungs were somewhat decomposed, but not to such an extent as to prevent my discovering evidence of disease of an organic nature had such existed during life. The liver was larger and harder than usual, but showed no other external evidence of disease. The kidneys were rather softer than ordinary, but I am not prepared to say whether this was the result of putrefaction or disease during life. The external appearance of both was healthy, and on making section of one it did not present an un healthy appearance. The other was unexamined by me, because with other viscera in other jars. The whole length of the alimentary canal, including mi uth throat, gullet, and intestines, was carefully examined, with the exception of those parts enclosed in jars, and throughout its whole extent the tube exhibited no evi dence of disease, the only thing remarkable being the unusually miry state of the stomach and bowels, there being nut a small quantity of food or other matter pre sent—that was in the ceecum—that is, the commence ment of the large intestines. Near the entrance to the windpipe, far back into the throat, a rather unusual appearance presented itself, and as such must be men tioned. It was a white, oval, prominent substance, about the size of a filbert—l believe it was an enlarged gland, and wholly unconnected with the death of the deceased. So far, therefore, as the condition of the body allowed me to form an opinion, I found no organic disease, no change of structure suffici-n; to account for death. The stomach and duedenutn, per tions of the large and small intestines, one kidney, and a portion of the larynx and clarynx, with the liver, spleen, heart, and part of the lungs, were enclosed in three glazed earthenware jars, duly labelled and secured, and delivered by me into the hands of Inspector Ellis Crisp, on Sau day evening, Dec. 22, 1855. r have heard the other evi dence, and from the post mortem examination, and from the absence of any cause shortly before death to produce the symptoms described by the witnesses, I can form no other opinion than that the deceased died of a fit of apo plexy The habits of deceased, as given in evidence, would be quite sufficient to my mind to account fur such a fatal termination. By Mr. Deane—There is nothing incompatible in the symptoms I have described with the use of prussic acid. By Mr. Smith—There was adhesion of the lungs to the ribs. It bad taken place to a very slight extent, more by strings than to the surface. That is certainly not incon sistent with poisoning by prussic acid, as it might have Beaked out of the body after death. The heart was flaccid and collapsed, like an old bladder. I examined one of the kidneys, and they were softer than usual, either from disease or natural causes after. The kidney would be one of the last organs -of the body from which blood would soak, as lying at the back. The blood would have drained away from the kidneys to some extent. I could not consider there was any congestion of the kid neys other than the result of post mortem changes. I found the liver harder and larger than usual, without considering it in a diseased state. By the Coroner—The symptoms were not inconsistent with poison by prussic acid. The smell of prussic acid would not be smelled by persons laying out the body, as, being extremely volatile, it soon passes away. If mixed with brandy the smell would be overpowered. By Mr. Smith—lf prussic acid were mixed with brandy the smell of prussic acid would not be discovered on opening the body, unless a large quantity had been given. I was present on the opening of a body .in which the death was produced by prussic acid. The appearance was similar to this body. In three months no trace whatever of prussic acid could be found in the body. The body I saw opened was within an hour after death. Ellis Crisp—l am inspector of police. I received six jars from Dr. Monckton on the 22d December. I deli vered them to Dr. Taylor on the 24th December, at the chemical laboratory at Guy's Hospital. Three of them were marked " Walter Palmer, Nue. 1,2, 3." By Mr. Deane-L-The body viewed by the jury is the same as that spoken to by Dr. Monckton. The exami nation was made in my presence. It was that of Walter Palmer. - Cornelius Waddell—l am a surgeon residing at Staf ford. I knew Walter Palmer, and attended on him pro fessionslly in November, 1854. I examined him. Ifi4 brother Williatu spoke to ins some days before I saw bins, and said his brother was poorly, and at his request I called on him. I found him suffering from an attack of delirium tremens. I questioned him about his disease, and he said troubles and drink had brought it on. I Lever knew troubles to cause. eliriurn tremens without the drink. I asked him if he had ever had an attack beiort, and he said he had not. I had known him for ass erst years before that period. I had heard he was a generous, free liver, but had no idea that he was a drunkard. I attended him for some weeks. I attended him for func tional diseases of the intestines. His pulse was scarcely ever disturbed. The delirium tremens subsided in 3or 4 days. At the end of 6 weeks I left him in good health. He had an inclination to intemperance, but I prevailed upon a person in the house where he lived to restrain him. Walkeaden lived in the house with him. I' have not attended him professionally since, but I have fre quently seen him. I examined him on the 6th of Dec., 1854, and certified as to the state of his health. He was then entirely recovered. My opinion, as time grew on, somewhat alter d. In one of these certificates I said, " I am told he sometimes drank too freely, but I believe that is seldom the case." The proposal for insurance was declined by the Solicitors' and General Office. Another proposal to the Universal Life A.surance I ordered to be declined, as Walter Palmer drank, having been rejected by two offices, and also that Wm. Palmer had insured the life of his wife for a large amount, and she died soon after the first payment. Several other reports were put in, and in each case the proposal for the insurance of Walter Palmer's life was rejected. I frequently met him walking in the country, and he assured me that he had left off his drinking habits, and only took three glasse•i of bitter beer a day, and his general appearance was very considerably improved. He told me he owed his brother William 4001., and he was anxious to repay him, bus that I had prevented him insuring his life several times. He said, " You must be aware that my habits are en tirely altered, for I drink only three glasses of bitter beer a day, and eat like a thrasher." He called at my house in July, and I examined him. I was then satisfied there was no organic disease or symptoms. By Mr. Smith—l have heard Dr. Taylor's evidence, and from the statements I have heard given in evidence I believe the deceased died of apoplexy caused by drink. Walter Palmer was anxious to have his own life insured. If a person has had delirium tremens, and continues the exciting cause, death —is 'probable at no very remote period. On the other hand, I have known parties who have had delirium, tremens 20 years ago who are alive and well. Now, I have known a p erson t o di e f rom d r i n k b y apoplexy. The symptoms described yesterday were the same as I have witnessed. Walter Palmer tried to induce me to withdraw my opposition to the insurance of his life. By Mr. Deane —When Walter Palmer said, "You have been the means of preventing me insuring my life several times," I was not aware that it was already in sured for 13,600/. Mr. Was. Palmer called on me, and afterwards wrote a letter asking me not to reply to an insurance office until he called on me. Before I filled up my certificate to the Solicitors' I saw Wm. Palmer. Wm. Palmer interfered in a manner I never before wit nessed in a similar case. If I had known that Dr. Day had been attending Walter Palmer I would not have given hun a certificate. I considered at the time that I was his medical attendant. In filling up the proposal for insurance I did not allow of any dictation from William Palmer. The inquiry was then adjourned to the 231 inst. By a Juror—The reason I thought Walter Palmer was better when I met him VIM because he was then two miles from Stafford, walking on the road. An adjournment for an hour and a half hero took place, and at its expiration the inquiry was resumed. Mary Ann Parkes—l am the wife of Wm. Parkes, of Wolverhampton. I knew the deceased Walter Palmer about twelve months before his death. I saw him occa sionally at St a ff or d, at Mr. J. Blanthorne's spirit vaults. I mana ge d M r . Blanthorne ' s business then. He came in accidentally as a customer with Mr. Walkenden. He re mained a short time. He had something to drink. He did not come in very frequently, I managed Mr. Blai - theme's business for nine or ten months. Mr. Palmer and Mr. Walkenden generally came together, but on one occasion Mr. Walter Palmer came alone. He generally bad a glass and went away, as they had no place to sit down. They came in on a market morning and Saturday evening. I left Mr. Blanthorn e in March last year. By Mr. Deane—l keep the Fountain Inn, at Wol verhampton. I recollect during the Wolverhampton races, on the 14th of August, Mr Walter Palmer corn ing in with Mr. Walkenden, at about one o'clock. Mr Walkenden asked me if I could ge t M r. Palmer some- . thing nice to eat, and I told him we had cold ham and mutton. Walter-Palmer said he could not eat that. I aaked him if he could eat a mutton chop, and be said he thought be could. I cooked him a mutton chop, a r d they went in the meantime into the bar and sat down. I drew a g l ass of bitter beer for him, which I think he left. They had the chop in the bar as soon as it was cooked. Walter Palmer eat but a small part of it. After be had the chop he removed from the table and bad a glass of in and water, which he drank. Walter Palmer was not in liquor, but was quite sober when he came in, and very quiet. They rem a i ne d a b out an h our. I saw no more of them that day. They sand they were going to the races when they left my house. Occasionally two gallons ofgin were taken by Walkenden for Mr. Palmer from Mr. Blanthorne s. Mr. Walter Palmer was in good health when he called on the Wolverhampton race day. Mrs. Lucy Astell examined—l live at Riever, lam mother of the last witness, Mary Ann Parkes, and was staying with my daughter at the Fountain lan, Wolver hampton, on the second race day. I know Mr. Walk ender), Who lives at Stafford. He came, on the second race day, in company with Mr. Walter Palmer, and they stayed abort an hour, when they went away. They came in again about three, when Mr. Palmer had a small por tion of brandy and soda-water, and Mr. Walkenden had gin and water. Mr. Palmer became very ill, and I ad vised him to lie down en the sofa. He seemed strange and uneasy, and told Mr. Walkenden that the pain in his back was coming on as bad as ever. He lay down on two rugs on the sofa, and Mr. Walkenden went out. He became sick while he was on the sofa. In a quarter of an hour afterwards Mr. Walkenden came back and took him out. Walter Palmer begged of him to go and get a car to take him home. I asked him what his ill ness was, and be said he did not kaow, but that he was very ill and very unhappy. By a Juror—He did not say what made him unhappy. George Whyman examined—l live at Wolverhamp ton, and am a chemist's assistant. lam in the employ of Maunder, Weaver, and Co. I knew Win. Palmer. On a Tuesday in August he purchased three articles at our shop—viz., 1 oz. of powder jalap, one ounce of hy drocyanic or prussic acid, and the third article I do not remember. Ido not remember whether the Wolver ha npt , in races were then pending. It was on a Tuesday. The gentleman was known to me as a medical man, but I did not know his name. I knew he di,t business with our house, and that was the reason I let him have an ounce of prussic acid: I met him in Londun before that time, but w s not awareihat he was a surgeon. If any one came and said he was a_surgeon I should not sell him prussic acid ; but frequently surgeons call and pur chase small quantities of prussic acid. By Mr. Smith—l knew this to be in the month of August. The custom of the house is to enter all articles in a b ink above the value of ss. These three articles cost ls. 9d. only. I know I sold theqe articles on the first or second Tuesday in August, as we kad some large orders to execute on that day. These orders are entered in a b,nik, but I have not looked into the book. By Mr. Dean—l was summoned yesterday morning, but I was not told to bring the book. By the Foreman—Small sums were not entered in any book, but put into the general account. The book would show the day w hen the large order 4 were executed. By the o:under—The jalap was asked for first. It cost 4 , 1 , the prussic acid 10d. ' and the third ar ti c l e 7d. I sold the prussic acid without applying to the other par ties in the house. I have frequently sold it to medical men without consulting other persons. By Mr. Deane—A friend of mine met Mr. Palmer at the Punch Tavern, Fleet-street, London. Ido not re collect selling prussic acid to any other p-rson bet Mr. Palmer in the montk of August. I sold some in June. I 'old none from that time until August. I sold a por tion to a surgeon living in the town, and some to a che mist from Darltcn. I Convention between Her Majesty and the Emperor of Japan. (From the Gazette of last Evening.) Signed at Nagasaki, in the English and Japanese lan guages, October 14, 1854. [Ratifications exchanged at Nagasaki, Oct. 9, 1855.] CONVENTION FOR REGULATING THE ADMISSION OF BR. TISH SHIPS INTO THE PORTS OF JAPAN. It is agreed between Sir James Stirline-, Knight, Rear-Admiral and Commander-in-Chief of the ships and vessels of her Britannic Majesty in the East Indies and seas adjacent, and Mezi-no Chekfu-no Muni, Ohnnyo of Nagasaki, and Nagai Evan °oho, Omedmki of Nagasaki, ordered by his Imperial Highness the Emperor of Japan to act herein ; That,- 1. The ports of Nagasaki (Fisen) and • Hakodadi (Maternal) shall be open to British ships for the pur poses of effecting repairs, and obtaining fresh water, provisions, and other supplies of any sort they may ab solutely want for the use of the ships. 2. Nagasaki shall be open for the purposes afore said front and after the presert date ; and Hakodadi from and after the end of fifty days from the Admiral's departure from this port. The rules and regulations of each of these ports are to be complied with. 3. Osly ships in distress from weather, or unmanage able, will be permitted to enter other ports than those specified in the foregoing Articles, without permission from the Imperial Government. 4. British ships in Japanese ports shall conform to the laws of Japan. If high officers or commanders of ships shall break any such laws, it will lead to the ports being elosed. Should inferior persons break them, they are to be delivered ov er t o th e comman d ers o f their ships for punishment. 5. In the ports of Japan, either now open, or which may hereafter be opened, to the ships or subjects of any foreign nation, British ships and subjects shall be en titled to admission and to the enjoyment of an equality of advantages with those of the most favoured nation, always excepting the advantages accruing to the Dutch and Chinese from their existing relations with Japan. 6. This Convention shall be ratified, and the ratifi cations shall be exchanged at Nagasaki on behalf of her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain, and on behalf of his Highness the Emperor of Japan, within twelve months from the present date. 7. When this Convention shall be ratified, no high officer coming to Japan shall alter it. In witness wh,-.ireef, we have signed the same, and have affixed our seals thereunto at Nagasaki, this four teenth day of October, 1854. (L. S.) JAMES STIRLING. N.B.—The Japanese text was signed by the Japanese Plenipotentiaries. Exposition of the Articles of the Convention of Nagasaki of the 14th of October, 1854, agreed to on the 18th of October, 1855, by their Excellencies the Rear-Admiral Commanding-in -Chief and the Japanese Commissioners. "1. The ports of Nagasaki (Fisen) and Hakodadi (Maternal) shall be open to British ships for the purposes of effecting repairs, and obtaining fresh water, provi sions, and other supplies of any sort thej may absolutely want for the use of the ships." Exposition—The first Article of the Convention opens the ports of Nagasaki and Hakodadi to British ships for repairs and supplies. It opens the whole and every part of those ports ; but ships must be guided iu an tailoring by the directions of the local Government. Safe and convenient places will be assigned where ships may be repaired. Workmen, materials, and supplies, will be provided by the local Government according to a tariff to be agreed upon, by which also the modes of payment will be regulated. All official communications will hereafter, when Japanese shall have time to learn Eng lish, be made in that language. A British burial-ground shall be set apart on Medsume Sima, fenced in by a stone wall, and properly protected. 2. "Nagasaki shall be open for the purposes afore said from and after the present date ; and Hakodadi from and after the end of fifty days from the Admiral's departure from this port. The rules and regulations of each of these ports are to be complied with." The second Article provides that at each of the ports of Nagasaki and Hakodadi the Port Regulation shall be obeyed ; but the Japanese Government will take care that they shall not be of a nature to create embarrass ment, nor to contradict in any other way the general tenour and intent of the Treaty, the main object of which is to promote a friendly intercourse between Great Bri tain and Japan. 3. "Only ships in distress from weather, or unma nageable, will be permitted to enter other ports than 'those specified in the foregoing articles, without permis sion from the Imperial Government." Exposition.—The third article declares that only ships in distress from weather, or unmanageable, shall enter other ports than Nagasaki and Hakodadi without per mission from the Imperial Government ; but ships of war ' Lave a general right to enter the ports of friendly Powers in the unavoidable performance of public duties, which right can be neither waived nor restricted ; but her Ma jesty'e ships will not enter any other than open ports without necessity, nor without offering proper explana tions to the Imperial authorities. 4. "British ships in Japanese ports shall conform to the laws of Japan. If high officers or commanders of ships shall break any such laws, it will lead to the pod,. being closed. Should nare.i..- prapockit break them. they are to be delivered over to the commanders of their ships for punishment." The fourth Article provides that British ships and subjects in Japanese ports shall conform to the laws of Japan ; and that if any subordinate British subjects commit offences against the laws, they shall be handed over to their own officers for punishment ' • and that if high officers or com man d ers o f s hi ps shall break the laws, it will lead to the closing of the porta specified. All this is as it should be ; but it is not intended by this Article that any acts of individuals, whether high or low, prerionely unauthorised or subsequently disap proved of by her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain, can set aside the Convention entered into with her Majesty alone by his Imperial Highness the Emperor of Japan. "5. In the ports of Japan, either now open, or which may hereafter be opened to the ships or subjects of any foreign nation, British ships and subjects shall be entitled to admission, and, to the enjoyment of an equality of advantages, with those of the mo-t favoured nation, always excepting the advantages accruing to the Dutch and Chinese from their existing relations with Japan." The fifth Article secures in the fullest sense to British ships and subjects in every port of Japan, either now open or hereafter to be opened, an equality in point of advantage or accommodation with the ships and sub jects or citizens of any foreign nation, excepting any peculiar privilege hitherto conceded to the Dutch and Chinese in the port of Nagasaki. If, therefore, any other nation or people be now or hereafter permitted to enter other ports than Nagasaki and Hakodadi, or to appoint Consuls, or to open tra le, or to enjoy say advantage or privilege whatever, British ships and subjects shall, as of right, enter upon the enjoyment of the same. 6. "This Convention shall he ratified, and the rati fications shall be exchanged at Nagasaki on behalf of her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain, and on behalf of his Highness the Emperor of Japan, within 12 months from the present date." 7. " When this Convention shall be ratified, no high officer coming to Japan shall alter it." ARRANGEMENT REGARDING SHIPS . An arrangement made subsequently to the Cenven tion requires that British ships intending to visit Japan shall be provided with a document in proof of their nationality, and as a check upon the conduct of vessels in Japanese ports ; and her Majesty's Go. vernment has directed a form of certificate of registra tion to be adopted*, which has been accepted as satisfac tory by the Japanese authorities ; and merchant ships arriving in Jiyanese pert , ' are to submit their certificate of registration to the officers to be appoiuted by the Ja panese authorities, and to permit them to make such ex tracts from it as may seem good to them, before such ships elan be admitted to obtain repairs and supplies. Her Majesty's ships of war will not be provided with such documents ; but the officere ia, command, upon proper application will afford all reasonable information re garding their ships. By Mr. Smith—l remember sending out some large orders on the day. Mr. Palmer bought these articles, and I know that it was on a Tuesday. I remember it was August from the fact of these orders. I mentioned to a party in Wolverhampton, two months ago, that I had sold Mr. Palmer prussic acid. The name of that person is Deverell, and he keeps the Pack-horse Inn. I did not mention it to Messrs. Weaver and Maunder that I had sold prussic acid to Mr. Palmer. I mentioned it to Mr. Deverell from seeing the notices about Mr. Palmer in the newspapers. I mentioned it to him in casual conver sation. By a Juror—l never speak to my employers about such things, or do they request them. I told Mr. Weaver that I had sold prussic acid to Mr. Palmer, but had not sold strychnine to any one. Mr. Smith—lt was only a few minutes ago when you said you bad not thought of this until yesterday, and now you say you mentioned it to your employers. Mr. Wym4n—l meant out of the house. I sold prus sic acid to no one else. By the Coroner—The prussic acid was put in as ounce blue stoppered bottle, with a large label, " Hydrocyanic Acid—Scheele's Strength," with the dose marked on it. Mrs. Walter Palmer was the next witness called. She appeared attired in deep mourning , and her appearance excited considerable interest. Sh e wept bitterly. After being sworn, a consultation took place between Mr. Smith and Mr. Deane, and at the end of it she was told she might retire. It seemed she stated to the solici tors that she with her husband went to Liverpool on the 4th of August, and returned on the Bth ; and that he did not leave her for four days, and was perfectly sober. When he died, she inquired why she bad not been sent for from Liverpooi, and William Palmer sa id h e h a d burst a blood vesse l or something tat the kind, and that he was too ghastly a sight for her to see him. Mr. Walter Palmer had returned to Stafford, and she remained at Liverpool. r nsim.m••••••• Regulations for the Port of Nagasaki ' communicated to Rear-Admiral Sir J ames S t i r li ng by the Governor of Nagasaki, Oct.. 1854. STANDING PORT REGULATIOBTR. Article I. Ships shall anchor within Two•sima, and there await the directions of the Governor. Article 11. No firearms to be discharged. Article 111. No person to land on any of the islands. Article IV. No soundings to be taken, nor boats to be pulling about. Article V. Should any communication be desired, a boat of the upper officers shall be called ; but no com munication shall be held with merchant boats, and no exchange of articles take place, or trading of any sort. The above being according to the law of Great Japan, all commanders arid other officers shall obey the same, and orders shall be given to the crew that the aforesaid law shall not be broken. , No regulations for the' port of Hakodadi have yet been communicated. * The form of Register issued to British ♦essels at the Customhouse. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT NIANW:IESTER.—TUESDAY. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 7to 2 aget Fly-by-Night (taken) 9to 2 agst Yellow Jack (take sto 1) 6to 1 agst Polmoodie (taken.) 7 tve 1 agst Milton THE CHESTER CUP. 500 to 15 aget Coroner (taken) 1000 U i 25 aget Imogene (taken) 1000 ti 25 agst Fatalist (taken) 1000 to 15 aget Yorkshire Grey (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Chicken (Irish) (taken) 10061 to 15 aget Eparninondas (taken) THE DERBY jig to 2 aget Wentworth 9to 1 agst Ellington 9to 1 aget Fly-by-Night 13 to 1 aget Yellow Jack 15 to 1 agst Rogerthorpe 17 to 1 agst Artillery 22 to 1 aget Polrnoodi e 1000 to 20 apt Wild Irishman 1000 to 20 agog Ringdropper No betting on the Liverpool Steeplechase. From the London Gazette of Last Night. FOREIGN OFFICE, JAN. 14. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. William Cunard as Consul at Halifax, Nova Scotia, for his Majesty the Emperor of Austria. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, JAN. 15. The Right Tiononra,ble the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a Despatch from her Majesty's Ministe r a t St oc kh o l m, reporting that by a rec en t Royal Decree the importation of ballast and pig iron into Sweden is permitted on pay ment of duty at the rate of 1 Rix Dollar Benue per Skop pund and that the following kinds of iron an -1 manufac tures of iron may be exported from that country at the same rate of duty, viz.:— Pig and ballast iron. Cannons, ordnance pieces, swivels and mortars, un• stamped and whored. Iron plates of more than 13 inches in thickness. Iron for making weights, of more than one skeppund each. Forged or rolled bar and sheet iron of an inch thick and upwards, less than 12 inches wide, and more than S.GUIs of an inch square, is admitted duty free. WAR-DEPARTMENT, JAN. 15. 6th Regiment of Dragoons—Cornet William Moule to be Adjutant, vice Weir, who resigns the Adjutantcy only. 9th Light Dragoons—Cornet James Goldie to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Gordon, who retires. Scots Fusilier Guards—Ensign and Lieutenant Hon. Charles Rowley Hay to be Lieutenant and Captain, with. out purchase, vice Lieutenant an d C a pt a i n an d B revet . Major A. C. Greville, whose Brevet Rank has •been con verted into Substantive Rank, under the Royal Warrant of 6th Oct., 1854 ; Ensign and Lieutenant George Hay Moncrieffe to be Lieutenant and Captain, by purchase, vice Dawson Darner, who retires ' • Ensign Henry G eorge Bowden, from th e Rifle Brigade, to be Ensign and Lieute nant, without purchase, vice Hay; Lieutenant James Ed ward Ford, from the sth Royal Lancashire Militia, to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Moncrieffe. 2d Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant John Thompson to be Captain, by purchase, vice Yonge, promoted to a Provi sional Battalion; Ensign Henry Pye Phillips to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Thompson. 31 Foot—Lieutenant Thomas Merrett, from the North -Gloucester Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Awdry. 4th Foot—Lieutenant William Courtenay Vyvyan, from the Royal Cornwall Rangers Militia, to be Ensign, with out purchase, vice Segrave, deceased. sth Foot—Brevet-Major J. E. Simmons to be Major, without purchase, vice Johnson, who retires upon half-pay; Lieutenant John Henry Ghana to be Captain, without pur chase, vice Simmons; Second Lieutenant John Creagh to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Chads ; First Lieu tenant Forster Longfield, from the Cork City Artillery Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Creagh. 6th Foot—Ensign Henry Parkinson to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Lee, promoted ; Dawsou Kelly Evans, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Par kinson. 14th Foot—Stephen Watson, Gent., to bo Ensign, with out purchase, vice Molony, promoted. 20th Foot—Ensign Douglas Wimberley to be Lieutenant by purchase, vice Young, who retires. 28th Foot—Lieut. H. F. Morgan to be Captain, without purchase, vice Brevet-Lieut.-Col. E. G. Hallewell, who has been promoted to the Substantive Rank of Major, un attached, under the Royal Warrant of 6th Oct., 1854 ; Ensign A. M. A. Page to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Morgan ; Captain Douglas Fyfe, from the Ayrshire Militia, to be Ensign without purchase, vice Page. 31st Foot— Joseph Wilding Lomas, Gent., to be Dis penser of Medicine. 36th Foot—Lieutenant B. R. Shaw to be Captain, by purchase, vice Rice, w h ose promotion on the 28th Decem ber, 1855, has been canceled ; George Rogers, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice W. C. Hill, promoted ; Charles George Mahon, Gent., to be Ensign, without p urc h ase , vice Rogers, appointed to the 49th Foot. 38th Foot—Lieutenant De Vic Tupper to be Captain, without purchase, vice Brevet-Major Samuel Hackett, whose brevet rank has been converted into substantive rank, under the Royal Warrant of the 6th October, 1854 ; Ensign C. L. J. Fitz Gerald to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice De Vic Tupper ; Lieutenant Bury David Wright, from the Wicklow Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Fitz Gerald. 40th Foot—The appointment of Ensign D. Jackson, to bear date Bth January, 1856. 41st Foot—Mylred Tillet Quayle, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Fitzgerald, deceased. 421 Foot—Ensign F. G. (!oleridge, from the 65th Foot, to be Ensign, without purchase. 44th Foot—Ensign J. R. Newbolt to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Cooper, who has retired. 46th Foot—Ensign Charles Benjamin Coles Speke, from the 65th Foot, to be Ensign. 47th Foot—Edward Walton Hannill, Gent., to be Die ' penser of Medicine. 49th Foot—Ensign George Rogers, from the 36th Foot, to be Ensign, without purchase. 55th Foot—Ensign Charles Edward Lane Bluett, from the Ist Devon Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase. 63d Foot—Ensign R. W. B. Crowther to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Fraser, promoted ; Serjeant-Major James Slack to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Lacy, promoted. 65th Foot—To be Ensigns, by purchase—Francis Geo. Coleridge, Gent., vice Hi gg i ns , promo t e d—Ch as. Ben jamin Cole Speke, Gent., vice Whitbread, promoted. To be Ensigns, without purchase—Lieut. Geo. Pennefather, from the North Tipperary Militia, vice Andrew J. Hicks, appointed to tho 4 7 th Foot ; Lieut. George Robert Che valier, from the Ayrshire Militia, vice Coleridge, ap pointed to the 42d Foot ; Arthur Francis Maude, Gent„ vice Speke, appointed to the 46th Foot. 67th Foot—Ensign J. R. Crane to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Steward, promoted in the 50th Foot. 7 7 ,1 ) Foot—BamMag P.--.4Arick John Adam to be Lieute nant, without purchase, vice B,,sit 11. Browne, deceased ; James Peacock, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Adam. 84th Foot—Ensign Alfred Gibaut to be Lieutenant, with out purchase, vice Richardson, deceased; Ensign John B. Maclennan to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Gi baut, whose protnatima, without purchase, on Aug. 26, has been cancelled; Henry Thos. Wm. Ozley Kenny, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Maclennan. 85th Foot—Ensign K. W. H. Noyes to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Barton ; William Chipchase Henderson, Gent., to be Ensign, by p urc h ase , v i ce N oyes. Rifle Brigade—Ensign G. M. L Egerton to be Lieute nant, without purchase, vice Booth, deceased ; Ensign W Henry Deedes to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Eger ton, whose promotion, by purchase, on Jan. 8, has been cancelled. Land Transport Corps—The name of the Veterinary Surgeon appointed on the 28th ult. is Joseph Ball, and not Joseph Bale, as previously stated. BRITISH GERMAN LEGION. STAFF.—Captain William Rainfortle, formerly of the 25th Foot, to be Depot Adjutant, at Shorncliffe, with the rank of Captain. Ist Light Dragoons—Major Charles Perceval to be Lieu tenant-Colonel-Commandant, his commission to be dated Bth June, 1855, but not to carry back pay beyond Ist of December, 1855. 2d Light Dragoons —Major John •Elphinstone Fleming to be Lioutenant-Colonel-Commandant, his Commission to be dated 9th of June, [835, but not to carry back pay be yond Ist' of December, 18 i 5 ; James Meyer, late of the Austrian Imperial Hussars. to be Lieutenant. 4th Light Infantry—Major John Hambley Humfrey to be Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant. PROVISIONAL DEPOT BATTALION.—Captain J. N. K A. Yonge, from the 2d Foot, to b 3 Major, by purchase vice Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Ferdinand White, C. 8., who retires. UNATTACHEE.—The undermentioned officers to have the Substantive rank of Major, under the Royal Warrant of 6th Oct., 1851:—Captain and Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Blanc), half-pay, unattached ; Captain and Brevet- Lieutenant-Colonel Edmund Gilling Hallewell, 28th Foot; Captain and Brevet-Major Samuel ilackett, 38% Foot; Lieutenant and Captain and Brevet-Major Arthur Charles Greville, Scots Fusilier Guards. HOSPITAL STAFF.—Acting•Assistant Surgeon Curtiss Martin to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Brakyn resigned. BREVET. Lieut.-Colonel Chas. Edmund Doherty, 13th Light Dra goons, having completed three years' actual service in the rank of Lieut.-Colonel, to be promoted to be Colonel in the Army, under the Royal Warrant of 6th October, 1854; Chas. Frederick Havelock, Esq., late 95th Foot, to have the local rank of Colonel in Turkey, while serving with the Osmanli Irtegular Cavalry, attached to the Turkish Contingent; Lieut.-Colonel J. R. Raines, late of the 4sth Foot, to have the temporary rank of Colonel, while at tached to the British S wiss Legion. The undermentioned Quartermasters to have the hono rary rank of Captain, from the date of their retirement, under the Royal warrant of 17th Dee., 1855 :—Quarter master Wm. Grigg, half-pay 55th Foot ; Quartermaster Chas. Fraser, half-pay 49th F oo t ; Q uar t ermaster Donald M'Queon, half-pay: 92d Foot; Major-General W. T. Knollys to have the local rank of Lieutenant-General in Great Britain, while commanding the troops at Aldershot. To have the local rank of Colonel in Turkey—Brevet. Lieutenant-Colonel William Morris, C. 8., 17th Light Dragoons, appointed Deputy Quartermaster-General to the Turkish Contingent. COMMISSARIAT DEPARTMENT. H. H. Bell, Sunderland, currier—first and final div. of 9s. 7d. in the pound, any Saturday, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. G. Havelock and M. B. Robson, Monkwearmouth, ship builders—first div. of 21. 3d. in the pound, any Saturday, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. T. Dixon, Crook, Durham, grocer—fi rs t di v . o f i s Bd . in the pound, any Saturday, at the office of Mr. Baker, NA wcastle-upon-Tyne. R. Turner, Birmingham, gas lamp and chandelier ma nufacturer—first div. of 2s. sd. in the pound, Thursday, Jan. 24, and subsequent alternate Thursdays, at the office of Mr. Bittleston, Birmingham. It. Russell, Leamington Priors, printer—first div. of 2s. 5.1. in the pound. Thursday, Jun. 24, and two subse quent alternate Thursdays, at the office of Mr. Bittleiton, Birmingham. J. Jones, Birmingham, tailor—first div. of is. sid. in the pound, Thursday, Jan. 24, and two subsequent alter nate Thursday, at the office of Mr. Bittleston, Birming ham. G. Parry, jun., Willonhall, Staffordshire, ironmonger— first div. of 3s. in the pound, Thursday, Jan. 24, and two subsequent alternate Thursdays, at the office of Mr. Bittle ston, Birmingham. DIVIDENDS. Feb. 7. T. Booker, Reading, tailor—Feb. 7. R. and D. Blacklock, New-road, Whitechapel, drapers—Feb. 5. T. Williams, Fenchurch-street, merchant—Feb. 5. J. Wad dell, Lime-street and Leadonhall-street. insurance broker and shipowner—Feb 5. R. Tippler, Great Tower-street, City, colonial broker—Feb. 7. H. and S. Evans, Dud bridge, Gloucestershire, saddle-tree makers and coal mer ch ,nts —Feb. 7. J. B,.eucer, Bilston, ironfounder and en gineer —Feb. 5. T. Parker, Southport, hotelkeeper—Feb. 5. J. Ogden, Liverpool. tailor. _ _ CERTIFICATES TO BE GRANTED. Feb. 6. J. Jones, Chester, draper-6. M. Bolton, Mars den, near Burnley, power-loom cloth manufacturer 21 (instead of Jan. 31, as iu Gazette of Jun. 4). T. Bell, Jar row, alkali manufacturer -5. E. Abelwhite, South Audley 4reet, coachbuilder —5. J. Clarkson Strand, grocer 7. H. T. Horwood, Gifford•street, Caledonian-road, ma nufacturer of marble and granite paper-hangings-6. R. Crank, Conduit -street, milliner —Feb. 6, T. Cooke, From field, near Peterefield, and Steep, Hampshire, cattle dealer —Feb. 6. J. H. Welchman, Grove-terrace, Bishop's-road, Paddington, wine merchant—Feb 6. J. Bake, Cambridge terrac4. Barnsbury-park, and Caledonian road, contractor, &c.—Feb. 6. G. Frasi Pembroke wharf, Caledonian-road, and G o ld en -l ane , Barbican, ironfounder—Feb. 5. J. Glenn, Catnbridgelt;;; P ce, - Liverp';;l-Toad, Islington, builder- Feb. 7. B. W. B owr i ng , Sydling St. Nicholas, Dorsetshire, miller and baker—Feb. 6. G. Haunaford, St. Mary Church, Devonshire, baker and confectioner—Feb. 7. J . , May, Barn4taple, manufacturer — Feb. 6 B. Vickers, New ton Bushell, Devonshire, wine and spirit merchant, &c. —Feb. 5. 0. Williams, Manchester, corn dealer —Feb. 7. F. Jacques, silk dyer Feb. 7. J. G resty, Li verpool, tobacconist—Feb. 7. J. Nicholson, West Derby, surgeon and boarding-house keeper—Feb. 14. G. F. Hip king, Birmingham, patent spring manufacturer —Feb 14. A. Palmer, Wolverhampton, builder—Feb. 4. J. J. Ran. dle, Walsall, licensed victualler. CERTIFICATES GRANTED. Jan. 10. Adamson and H. H. Bell, Sunderland, cur riers (second class)—Jan. 4. W. Roxburgh, Liverpool, in surance broker, &c. (second class)—Jan. 10. W. Jenkin ,ou, Salford, agent and thread manufacturer (first class) — J a n. 11. J. Kenyon, Blackburn, innkeeper, &c. (third c i as ,) Jan. 10. W. L owe, Birmingham, boot and shoe manufacturer (second class)—July 11. H. H. Preston, Derby, laceman and hosier (first class)—Jan. 8. J. G. Hopkinson, Nottinghatn, beer-house keeper (second class) —Jan. 8. W. Wright, Loughborough, miller (second class)—Jan. 10. D. Pratt, Birmingham, thimble manufac turer (second class)—Jan. 10. J. Mailing, Rowley Regis, miller (third class). INSOLVENT DIVIDENDS. J. Pierce, die. of Sid. in the pound, any day after Jan. 31, at the County Court Office, Northampton. R. Watt s , jun.—div. of 4d. in the pound, any day after Jan. 31, at the County Court Office, Northampton. J. Snelling—div. of 10d. in the pound, any day after Jan. 31, at the County Court Office, Northampton. R.G. Aldridge—div. of 41. in the pound, any day after Jan. 31, at the County Court Office, Northampton. W. Goode—div. of is. 3d. in the pound, any day after Jan. 31, at the County Court Offiee, Northampton. W. Spence —div. of sd. in the pound, any day after Jan. 31, at the 'ounty Court Office, Northampton. W. Hardwick—div. of 3s. LI. in the pound, any dayafter Jan. 31, at the County Court Office, Northampton. J. Biucutt—div. of is. ld. in the pound, any day after Jan. 31, at the County Court Office, Northampton. T. Sheppard—div. of sd. in the pound, any day after Jan. 31, at the County Court Office, Northampton. C. Butlin—div. of sd, in the pound, any day after Jan. 31, at the County Court Office, Northampton. W. Allgood, jun.—div. of ls. 4d. in the pound, any day after Jan. 31, at the County Court Office, Northampton. H. Whitmill—div. of is. 4d. in the pound, any day after Jan. 31, at the County Court Office, Northampton. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. William Angus, Inveresk, near Edinburgh, Jan. 30, at twelve, within the Subscription Rooms, Lerwick. Thomas Y oung , b a k er an d victualler, knderton, Glas gow, au. 28, at twelve, within the Globe Hotel, Glasgow. To be Commissary-General—Deputy Commissary-Gene ral John Laidley. To be Deputy Commissaries-General—Assistant Corn missaries-General Thomas G. S. Swan, John M`Farlan, Joseph William Wybault, Francis B. Archer, Philip Tur ner, Henry B. Morse, and Frederick S. Carpenter. To be Assistant Cemmissaries-Genenral.—Deputy As sistant Commissary-Generals—Thos. Williams, Henry Curll, John T. Cowper, Joha B. Price, Wm. Hewetson, Charles H. Shell, Hector J. Macaulay, Henry Connell, Fredk. Wm. Waldron, Henry Moore, James Coxworthy, Henry Bartlett, Alex. C. Crookahank, Henry Robinson, Penrose G. Julyan, and Philip Rollestan, To be Deputy-Assistant Commissaries-General —Com missariat Clerks Edward Turnbull, Bulmer Hedley, Geo. H. Telfer, Fred. Soutar Monk, Robert Handley Dundee, Edward Daniel Lawrence, Arch. Campbell Colquhonn, Wm. Elmfreville Green, Chas. Molyneux Seel, Croker Lovell Pennell, Arthur Lewis Chaplin, Owen Edward Ha7ter, Henry Clutterbuck Lewis, Wm. Fraser George Servantes, Alfred Robb. Thompson, Charles Wm. Charlier, Francis Charles Blunt. WHITEHALL, JAN., 185 G. The Queen has been graciously pleased to approve of the Edinburgh County Militia being designated the "Queen's Regiment of Light Infantry Militia." COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD-LIEUTENANTS. King's Own (Tower Hamlets) Light Infantry Regiment of Militia—James Richard Gordon, Esq., to be Lieutenant. Cambridgeshire Militia —W il lia m Frederick Dennis, G o e n n a t s . , to he r be o d, Ensign,Gent., vice Ramage, resigned ; Th omas J to be Ensign. Royal North Lincoln Militia—Joseph Gibson, Gent., to ho Ensign, vice Longstaffe, promoted. Royal South Lincoln Militia—Captain Charles Thomas John Moore to be Second Major, ou the decease of Colonel Waldo Sibthorp. Worcestershire Regiment of Militia_ Johnstone Parke, G en t., to be Lieutenant, vice Burton, resigned. Warwickshire Militia-Ist Regiment —George Stowell Webb Ware, Gent., to tic, Ensign ; Erasmus Harris V a ughton, Gent., to be Ensign. EXTRAORDINARY MIGRATION OF SALMON.— We have 2,1 Regiment A. Keir Lowndes, Gent., to be Liente- been informed by gentleman residing to t the banks of nant ; Henry Leftwich Freer, Gent., to be Ensign; Henry the Slaney, at Clohatnon, near Newtownbarry, that Howkins, Gent., to be Ensign. throu g h the whole of St. Stephen's-day the fi,h continued Ist Regiment of the Royal Surrey Militia.—Tobe Lieu- to g o over the weir at Clomahon, a t th e rate o f f r , )m fi ve Charles S ept tenants--Ensignmus Hely.s Maxwell Knightley Horlock, and Egbert to twenty every ten minutes. N um ' a - re o f peop l e s t oo d i 2d Regiment of the Royal Surrey Militia—Carteret the bridge the who l e day on looking at there, although it Houstoun Kempson, Gent., to be Ensign. was raining bard at the time. Toe migratii n continued Royal Cumberland Regiment of Militia—Lieutenant for three or four follewint; dayg, but deereaeine• trradn- John Sknttowe to be Captain, vice Harrison, resigned ; ally. We have heard equally fa ourab! , - reports from John Walker, G en t., t o be Lieutenant, vice Sk o tt owe, o th er pl ace s, showin g c l ear l y tie watch f u l care that has promoted. I been exercised over the fi s h by th e conserva t ors o f the Ist or Western R eg i men t o f N or f o lk Militi a - Ensign tidal waters.—Wexford independent. John Boyce Wilkinson to be Lieutenant, vice Farkerson, resigned ; Roseville Brackenbury, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Manclarke, resigned. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. George 'Westbury IL.II, East India merchant and dry- Eulter, Lime-street, City. BANKRUPTS. John Todd Merrick, builder, Walworth-road, to sur , render, Jan. 23, at eleven, and Feb. 22, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall : chambers; Lawranue, Plews, and Boyer, Old Jewry i chambers. Thomas Woolhouse, Elijah Woolhouse, and Samuel Woolhouse, saw manufacturers, Sheffield, Jan. 26 and March 1, at ten, at the Loads District Court. Brewin, official assignee, Sheffield; Fernell, Sheffield. Robert Forshaw, coal dealer, Liverpool, Jan. 25, and Feb. 29, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool; Dodd, Liverpool. James Fraser, spirit merchant, Lower Thames-street, City, Jan. 26, at one, and Feb. 26, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Alderneanbury ; Manion and Prichard, Newgate street. George Brown and William Rushy, stone merchants, Bankside, Jan. 30, at two, and Feb. 26, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee; Hughes, Gresham-street. John Pee, blacksmith, Astley Abbotta, Jan. 25 and Feb. 22, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittle ston, official assignee, Birmingham; Saunders and Son, Kidderminster ; Motteram and Knight, Birmingham. William Corbett, coal merchant. East Dean, and Newu ham, Gloucestershire, Jan. 23 and Feb. 26, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol ; Bevan and Girling, Bristol. Edwin Winscom, pianoforte dealer, Croydon, Jan. 25, at half-past twelve, and Feb. 23, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guild hall-chambers, Basinghall-street ; Reed, Ironmonger-lane. Edward Hooker, contractor and builder, Forest Hill, Sydenham, Jan. 30, at two, and Feb. 26, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee; Moss, Gracechnrch-street. George Hatt, cawkeeper, New Park-street, Southwark, Jan. 24, at eleven. and Feb. 21, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman -street buildings ; Tucker, Sun-chambers, Threadneedle -street. Charles Lumley, gardener, Knaresborough, Yorkshire, Jan. 25 and Feb. 29, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee, Leeds; Bouldi ng , P ope, and Simpson, Fenchurch-street ; Bond and Barwick, Leeds. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. T. Mills and J. Owen, Birmingham, silversmiths —T. Heap and J. Noble, Brighouse, Yorkshire, silk dressers —R. Garfitt and J. Barber, Hipperholme, Yorkshire, screw bolt manufacturers—J. Ten wick and R. C. Wearne, Lewisham, engineers —W. Gibbon and J. J. Renato'', Kettering, surgeons—J. F. Martin and W. W. Taylor, Bradford, stuff merchants—J. Moore and J. Hardy, Not tingham, drapers—H, Hudson and W. Green, Garlick-bill, stationers—J. Powell and E. Price, Birmingham, jewellers —S. and L. Simon, E. Jacoby, M. S. Meyer, and E. Prel ler, Bradford. merchants—J. Lucas and W. Goodman, Globe-road, Mile end, builders—J. Normington and J. T. Shaw, Hadfield and Glossop, coal, slate, lime, and flag dealers—W. Dunkerley, T. Friend, •an 1 J. Jaques, Mossley, Yorkshire, inechanica —E. J. Alfree and S. Routledge, Toubridge Wells, schoolmistresses E. Wbipp and R. Proctor, Over Darwen, Lancashire, carriers—R. F. Williams and G. Gates, itoorgate-street, wine merchants—S. Walter and S. Walter, jun., Marden, builders—H. Nixson, W. K. Deane, and T. Garratt, Man. chester, commission agents—W. C. Mole and W. H. Wood ward, Braughen, Hertfordshire, proprietors of a steam thrashing machine—H. Stead. J. Ali Kay, and J. Lumaden, Manchester, Kingston-upon-Null, and Liverpool, commis sion agents, as far as regal ds H, Stead—R. Stott, jun., I. Booth, and W. Stott, Butterworth, Lancashire, col liers, as far as regards J. Nield.jun , and I. Booth--E. Tucker and F. Pickton, Perry's-place, Oxford-street, printers— W. Garbutt and W. Garbutt, jun., Hopetown, near Dar lington, timber merchants and general dealers—A. Baily and C. Hammond, Angel-court, Throgmorton-street,stock brokers—H. Sharp, C. Higgins, and J. Cattle, Liverpool, wholesale druggists, as far as regards H. Sharp— C. J. Mather and W. G. Grant, Bath—F., B. W.,andß. Whit taker' Royton, cotton-spinners, as f ar as regards F. B. Whittaker. DECLARATIONS OF DIVIDENDS. T. W. Richards, Croswell-road, draper—second div. of Is. 70. in the pound, Thursday Jan. 17, and three subse quent Thursdays, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Basing hall-street. C. A. Ararklilm, Coduaanchester, currier, grocer, and coal-merchant—first div. of 4 s . i n the pound, Thursday, Jan. 17, and three subsequent Thursdays, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Basinghall-street. H. Brown, harden, potter—first div. of ls. 7d. in the pound, Wednesday, Jan. Fl, and three subsequent Wed nesdays, at the office of Mr. Lee, Aldermanbury. F. Tallis, Crane-court, Fleet-street, printer and publisher —first div. of 3d. in the pound, Wednesday, Jan. 16, and three subsequent Wednesdays, at the office of Mr. Lee, Aldermanbury. Nield and Collsnder, Cannon-street West, shawl ware housemen—second div. of 31d. in the pound, Wednesday, Jan. 16, and three subsequent Wednesdays, at the office of Mr Lee, Aldermanbury. J. W. Jeffryes and J. Meek, Liverpool, merchants— third div. of 31d. in the pound, any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Cazenove, Liverpool. J. D. Neill, Liverpool, shiphroker—first div. of 15s. in the pound, any Wednesday; at the office of Mr. Morgan, Liverpool. L. Ahlborn, Liverpool, toy dealer —first div. of 4s. sd. in the pound, any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Mor gan, Liverpool. S. L. Samuel, Liverpool, wate`a manufacturer—first div. of Is. Old. in the pound, any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Morgan, Liverpool. Pryde and Jones, Liverpool, sailmakers—fifth div; of 31d. in the pound, and first, second, third, and fourth dive. of 1.. AI., C. 4., 544. and ad. in tilt, pound on new p roo f s , any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Morgan, Liverpool. T. Perla'', Southport, hotelkeepor—third div. of Gs. ld. in the pound, any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Morgan, Liverpool. __ HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK. (Prom the Report of th 4 Registrar-denerol.) Eleven hundred deaths were registered in Louden in We week that ended on Ssterday. In the second week of the last ten years (which corresponds to lest week) the average number was 1,239. If for comparison with the deaths in the present increased population this aver age is raised by a tenth part, it becomes 1,363. The present sit.t... of tha public bo.lth must be regarded, therefore, as cornparatively good ; and it last week bo compared with the same week in 1854 and 1855, when the deaths rose to nearly 1,500, the result becomes still more satisfactory. The return i,.cludes 542 deaths of males and 558 of females, and gives a total number, which, as compared with the number of births, is less by 463. Of the 1,100 persons who died, 224, or about a fifth part, perished before they had completed the first year of their exist ence ; and 47 were old men and women, on whose heads 80 eint.-rs or more had gathered. Fatal cases produced by diseases of the respiratory organs have decreased in the last fortnight ; the num bers in the last three returns having been 348, 253, and 238. Bronchitis, the most fatal of the diseases which enn , titute this class, numbered in the same periods 204, 141, and 126. The return for pneumonia (or inflammation in the lung.) is not heavy for this season. Phthisis was fatal to 118 persons, the corrected average being 121. Twenty-one deaths occurred from small-pox, 4 of which took place in Woolwich. Mr. Rixort, who registered thrre from that disease in the Royal Ordnance Hospital, mentions that it has been extremely prevalent there, but is now abating ; that there wrre upwards of 30 cases at one time in that establishment, and some of the worst description. Two deaths from typhu4, one from " fever," and one from erysipelas occurred on the sth and Bth January in St. Luke's workhouse. ' Measles carried off 3 very young children in the Westminster workhouse. Last week the births of 793 boys awl 765 girls, in all 1,563 child ren , were reg i stered in London, In thei ten eqrruspondinz weeks of the years 1846.55 the average number was 1,486. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.357 in. The baro meter rose from 28 85 in. on Monday to 30.40 in. at the end of the week. The mean temperature of the week WAS 36.4 deg., which is 1.3 deg. above the average of the same week in 38 years (as determined by Mr. Glai 'her). The air was much colder than in the two pre vious weeks. The mean temperature was below the average on the last four days.. The highest occurred on Sunday and Monday, and was 47 deg.; the highest on Friday was only 32.8 deg., while the lowest in the week occurred on that day, and was 27.9 deg. The entire range of the week was, therefore, 19,.1 deg. The mean dew-point temperature was 34.4 deg., and the difference between this and the mean air temperature was 2 deg. The mean temperature of the water of the Thames was 41.9 deg. The temperature of the river varied from 44.1 deg. to 38.2 deg. The wind, which blew from the south or east at the beginning of the week, changed to north-east on Tuesday, awl continued almost constantly in that direction. The amount of rain was 0.89 inches, and of this amount 0.80 inches fell on Wednelday. Snow fell on the morning of that day. MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ILL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JAN. 12. Zymotic Diseases Diseases of Uncertain Seat Tubercular Diseases Diseases of the Brain, Nerves and Senses Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 44 Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of Respiration 23S Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. Childbirth; Diseases of the Uterus, &c. Diseases of the Joint s , B ones , an d Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. 2 Malformations 4 Premature Birth and Debility 33 Atrophy 3O Old Age . Sudde n 4 Violence, Privatio n , Cold, and Intemperance 44 Causes not specifi e d 1,100 DEATHS BROM ALL CAUSES Population Deaths in corre- Deatlg Enumerated. sponding week in th. 11. West Districts ... 207 190 North Districts 490,396 . 298 Central Districts 893,256 .. 255 East Districts 485,522 South Districts --- -- Totals Males 542 Females 558 BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males 798 Females Total 1,563 RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. LONDON AND SOUTH-EASTERN RATLWAY.—TrafiIe re turn for the week ending Jan. 12, 1856 £17,74 17 1 Corresponding week last year 17,193 19 1 Increase in .: 855 LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY.— Traffic return for the week ending Jan. 12, 1856 ........... £9 639 16 8 Corresponding weei 'lasi year Total of the half-year to this date, 1856 20,1 9,980 4 9 88 2 1 Total of the half-year to this dat4,1855 20,151 711 Country 'Markets. LIVERPOOL-JAN. 15. A small attendance to-day of the town and trade. Holders of wheat and flour began by sekil l o ther consider a bl e a d vance, w hi c h , h owever, c h ec k' and only a moderate business was ultimately done day's rates, being 2,1 for 701 b and 6d to i s per eat, barrel over the rates of this day week. Oatmeal s i f i ; wand at 9d to is advance per loal ; but oats UDC and not much iuguired for. Beans h e ld f or is per 4d more money, but only retail sales effected. Bsr peas as last quoted. Indian corn met with a innce r 7 quiry, and the full prices of this day week were ref° the business done. HULL—JAN. 15. A large attend ance o f f armers at the opening o f tbl Corn Exchange to-d-ty ; the wheat shown was in ifari condition and found ready sale at fully 2s more 0: 0e/ last Tuesday. Old foreign again looked after for Barley in short supply and is dearer. Beans better ow late rates. A better feeling for linseed at full pric e ," cakes meet more ready sa l e ow i ng to t h e severe fro.' 5 BI Wheat, English, red 76 to 86 Ditto white BO to 90 i Dantzic and Konigs berg Pomeranianaudils.ts• Peas, grey and blaok , Linseed, Black Sea... ~‘ Ditto Peteraburgh ' Ditto Riga and Arai', ,R burgh Danish, Holstein, and Friesland 74 to 78' Russian and Odessa 70 to 72 Oats, English Ditto Danish Ditto Friesland Ditto Russian 2B to 30 Barley, malting Ditto grinding Beaus 48 to 54 1 Ditto foreign Peas, white and yel 5O to 541 angel !Ditto Konigsberg and 6 0 Memel rr., I Ling. c. , Hull 131108 Of. Ditto lino for. 121 Os 1 0 Ditto inf. for. 010 s Od 10 Rapeseed..... 001 03 to Rape cakes 130* Od to Tares, English — . t i r y 'Ditto foreign . Guano OOl ... 81 P Bones Rye Meal ................. IPSWICH —JAN. 15. The supply of wheat has fallen off, and the dsl l 4 ing quite up to the quantity offered for sale, an ad o s 2s to 3s per qr. wa s es t a bli s h e d , an d sales readily 5 this enhancem e nt o f p r i ce . A lib eral supply of ''.o all qualities sold readily, and 2s per qr. advance-MT Wished. Peas and beans scarce and is per qr. dea6 PER otrARTXR. nu 41 "" 4 ,0 Wheat, red (old) 761 t o 80 e B ar l ey, grinding .--0) Ditto (new) -s to —s Be ans Ditto, white `o3 to 84s Peas --s P Ditto (old) _. 4 0 Barley, malting ... 40s to 43s1Flour, per s ac k 'AVERAGES PDX TEE WEEK SEEING JAN. 12, 1851 e Wheat Oats 3B „ 28s ld Peas Barley Beans COURSE OF EXCH. inisterdam— ........ 11 17 1 4 Ditto, three months .. 12 0 Rotterdam 12 0%, Antwerp 25 62 firussels .. • • • • • • ••• • • • 25 62 rlarnburgh •••••• •• •13 10 -Worm, •• • • •• • • •• • • • • •• Pari5........ • .. • • 25 40 Ditto, three months .. 25 $0 25 62% Ilotirdeaux .. • -- Frankfort-on Maine •• .. 120% fterlin .• • • •• •• • • .• • • •• ANGE.—YESTERDAY' Gibraltar Leghorn •• Genoa .......... Milan •• • Venice 41 , Naples •• •• .........• • 1 01 Palermo •• • • •• Messina - • ....... ••• Lisbo- , Oporto .• Rio Janeiro Buenos Ayres...... • • ••, New York, 6N days' 010 4 / Philadelphia PRICES OF siTLtlens Jr 1/ Foreign Gold In Bars g! ; Portugal Gold Coin Mexican Dollars .. •• New Dollars .... •• v 0 Silver in bars • ..... viepna.• • •• • • 1124 Trieste.. •• •.••• • • • •• I 1 27 Petersburg .......... 35 VI 49% Cadiz . ••••• •• 00000 •• 493 Hareelona ...• • • • • •• •• Reville.. •• . • .• •• .• . STABORNB MA11.5. N M POO tortes at the mails ar c dent trom the General - - 'lv light—tad M by the raornine—tiespatch.) TELE* Day Tv tivn ela in General Yes: - Office, London.. FTOIII w.,ak Por Inaptltch. ILiverpoo: 'Evory Fridv i'nerica(byltrit.pack)N -fierier, (by United Ste. ,racket) ........ N ; ~ . merica (by U. States packet) .... kustralia (via South ampton) .......... M ntto (via Marseilles) N. ')ttto (via Cape of Good, Bop.) .• •• •• •• •• ••241 •• ..... • Africa (West Coast) ..N23d of the month . %la.& 30 of m 4.lexandria M 4th & 20th of mon. Bahamas ...........Mtl7th of the month Belgium ......... —NJ Daily • • ........ Brazil .......... „ 3i . 9th of the mouth.. Buenos Ayres 9th of the month.. 'ape of Good Hope .N 'Jape of Good Hope .. N .!ape de Verds N 9th of the month Ceylon (see India) Ceylon Channel 151e5.... ...N;Mon.,Wed.,&Frid. ............. m 12d 1 417t0 of month China ,Once a month.... Constantinople , 8 . 13 . 18 . 2 3.&zi0 01 ni Constantinople ;4th & 20th of mon.! Uont. of Europe M Nrryviou daily Egypt (see India) • • I France ........ M & N;Twice daily glbraltar 4, 7.17,20, 27 •ftr, grew° (see India) Greytown .......... M.9nd & 17th of mon. llamburgh ..........N,Tueaday & Friday qavannah Of the month Holland .• Honduras .M 17tt Tithe month. incite (viaSouthampt.)M 4th 20th of mon. India (via MarsoilleslM 9thliz2sth of month. lonian Isles (see India) 7. 17, & 27 of mon I Ireland ........M & N Twice daily 9. 17, & 27 of fn. Madeira ......" 9th if the month Madeira „ N 23d of month .... Malta (see India) i Matta ..............tide, 18. & 26 of mon. Mauritius (see India) • Mauritius ........ „ N 14th of the mon'', Mexico •• •• ••• •• •• Or° of the mo or; , . N ap l es..N s th l6 th2ritholmon, Now Granada v.lll & 17th of mtkui New Zealand, •By private si.ip Papal States ,sth lhth2sthofizion. Peninsula .... ,„ M i7thl7th27thormoh. Peru .• Sr 27th of mon. Port Nata1.......K1ci1. lay Private ship... s thlsth2Sthofinon, Tuscany ...... •.....N,lMP._lils,t„h_2sthnfinm Venezuela ait 2a ehra elmonth Van Dlemen'sLand (see Australia) Weß Indies mi2d& 17th of month ILtverpoo, !Southawt Southampton Dover • Plymou Dover • Southampton Southampton! Dover ..... Southamptm., Southampton! Various port Van' 5 4,1 liouthamptoP i Jal . , i t u ut th ham amp pu tn, p 1.1 7: 1. . 1 104.41 ,1 TIVO I r • 'Dover Elouthampton iDover • Dover H Bouthamptoti Southampton London ..... Boutharept,,,, Dover ....• ..1 Southampto,,i Plymouth .• Myer • • •• . • Dover...." Holyhead Bouthampto. fiouthainptoe' Liverpool... I‘ Pah 16 0 9 I JO. 1 "1.14.111 Jfin• 1. Dover IJAM. !lionthamprmi !Dover Southampton! /Various port , , Dover ...... Southampton iSouthampton 'Various ports Dever Dover ...... Southampton ! 0 ;ernegtt I r ti , ,1710° h~, i ~' Southampten i 1 1141 6 °, ° When any of the se d a t es fall on a Sunday, the mails will „ • 1 (0 1 'patched on the following day, witla the exception ot the 10 .: 1 1 010 iouthampton). and the Malta, both of which will be 4641)00 preceding day. SHARE MA RI C Era. LIVERPOOL J'Arr 15. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The tone of the market has inactive to-day, and prices slightly declined at the elr o ; 'Midlands. 633—Ditt o, new 44 per cent., 1# cl.-1)°:.s• and North Westerns (i shares, new). 1 c. d.—c s i e doeo 27 7.4- 7—South E as t ern, 171. ls. 3d., l s . 3d. c. l Western of Canada, new, 2. p.—Eastern Counties, Lancashire and Yorkshire, 76# 4—East Lancashire, 17, —Birkenhead, Laneashire, and Cheshire, 17 d. MANCHESTER, JAN. 15. ' TOCIC EICHANGN.--The market to-d a y h al b een Mci i a quiet business, but p r i ces are fi rm. M anchester, Sbeflitd. and Lincoln, 231—Eastern Counties, 8 1—Leeds, 7 6 9, Midlands, 63R—Great Western of C ana ,a, 24—Eset . casbire, 17i—Rochdale C ana l, 78 c. d.—.Ardwiek CO" tery, 3 c. d. BIRMINGHAM , JAN. 15 STOCK EXCHANGI. _ . The market w as ra th er .to day, and generally little doing. Birmingham OIL' Were done at 914 per share—Great Western Birmingu" Guaranteed Stock left off buyers at 674. LEEDS, JAN. 15. STOCK EXCHANGE.—N o sa l es t o report on 'Change thi Morning, though there have Leen inquiries for stock. the new account, Craven Moor Mines were quoted at 1 8 '" 9d.; and Hcbden Moor Mines at 455. DUBLIN, JAN. 14. • STOCK EXCIIANGE.—Three per Cent. Consols, 861 lII ' Ditto for Account, Feb. 7, 864 i—N ew T hree pay Afar Stock, 863 4—Ditto, for Account, 7th of Feb., 86i Great Southern and Western, 514—Killarney . Juncti°, - (for account), 7i—D u bli n an d B elfast Junction poi. p t , 45—Bank Sto c k, 218—P atr i ot i o Insurance (1.01. pd.), °",, Royal Bank , 204—Hib ernian Bank, 33 —Mining Conietui of Ireland, 131 4 • Irish South Eastern (for Recount), 01- ' Dublin and Drogheda, 58—Dublin and Wicklow, 51. BIRTHS. OP ♦ SON. On the 14th inst.. at 0 a, Upper Harley-street, the wife of Kellow J. Pye, Esq. On the 15th inst., at Croydon, Mrs. Francis Herl , o 4 Secretan. OP A DAUGHTER. On the 14th inst., at 33, Hyde -park-square, the lady of George S. Trower, Esq. On the 13th inst., at 21, Addison-road north, the wife o f Henry Augustus Webber, Esq. MARRIED. On the 14th inst., at the parish church, Tkornsr, the Rev. John Constabl e , M.A., Vice-P r i nc i pal of the Grave mar School, Claph am , an d youngest son o f t h e late Con-table, Esq., of Edinburgh, to E m il y, e ld est daughter of the late A. Walker, Esq., of Scareroft.hin H ou se, Yorkshire. On the 12th inst., at St. Dunstan's in the East, London, Mr. James Weir, draper, G l ocester-terrace, Londou, to Mary, eldest daughter, of Jas fpnith, Esq., merchant, and member of the Common Counefil/of the city •f London. DIED. On the 14th inst., at Bath, Rickard Eykyn. Esq., late of Camden-road Villas. On the 15th inst., at 24, Upper Berke'ey-street, p or t. man-square, Mary, Widow of the late Liettenant-Colonel Jackson. _ On the 14th inst., Mr. JoLn Ballpitt, of 62, Xinorier, aged 87. Oa the 13th inst., in Hydepark-place,'Edwaroi Bolton Stretch, Esq., late of the 7th Regiment Royal Paliliars, aged 61. On the 12th inst„ at 26, St. Paul's•terrace, Ball's-pud, Abraham Creed, Esq., a ged 5;.. On the 11th inst., at 64, Welbeck-street, Major Jon Raiuey, formerly of the 82d Regt. On the 10th inst., at Birkenhead, James Catto, Esq, Liverpool, aged 37. O❑ the 13th inst., at 99, Great Russell -street, Blooms• burr, Mrs. Pinekard, widow of the late Joseph Pinckard i Esq., aged 92. • A ,p; arid ey 511711,1)0 at. m e s un Strand, in the Pracinot of the Savoy, is the Wedtterlay, JP uttary 16, 1856. 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