The Sun. — London, England, 1856-11-21 00:00:00

Tbirbr %baton SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. LUDLOW RAGES.—(This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEURAPLI.) .10/. HANDICAP PLATE. Tom Thumb Indian Queen Eight ran. SELLING STAKES. Maid of Cadiz Plausible Four ran. NURSERY HANDICAP. 1 2 Chow Rickledon Game Pullet Nine ran. THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY FRAUDS. -- EXAMINATION OF REDPATEI AND KENT.— CLERKENWELL.—(THIS DAY). The further examination of the two prisoners, Red path and Kent, charged with fraud and forgery on the Great Northern Railway, took place this morning before Mr. Tyrwhitt. The prisoner Redpath it will be recollected, was the registrar of shares and transferer of stock in the company's employ, and the prisoner Kent was a clerk is his office. The amount of which they have defrauded the company is supposed to exceed 200,0001. The enormity of the offence, and the position of Red path, coupled with his mode and style of living in Chester-place, has created great sensation throughout the country as well as the metropolis. One o'clock was the hour fixed for the hearing of the case, but for some hours previously, and for a considerable period before the opening of the Court, a large crowd of persons had assembled around the Police-court, which increased as the day advanced. The usual hour for commencing the ordinary business of the Court is half-past 10 o'clock, but, not withstanding there were thirty night charges to be disposed of before this can could come on, the magistrate did not take his seat on the bench till past eleven o'clock. At this court all the officials appear to have a peculiar way of conducting the business, eon trail' to that usually adopted at other police-courts; and from the continual and audible running commentaries of the magistrate and clerk on each case that comes before them much valuable time is lost ; and the sound of the two voices, one driving to be heard above the other, is anything but dignified or agreeable. No arrangements had been made for the accommo dation of the representatives of the press, most of whom had to discharge their onerous and arduous duties as best they could, with their note-books, &c., on their hands, knees, or hats, presenting a striking con tract to the admirable arrangements made for the accom modation of the representatives of the press at the Man sion-house during the examination of the gold robbers, and at Lambeth Police-court during the examination o Robson for the Crystal Palace frauds. The court was densely crowded. After a delay of about three-quarters of an hour from the appointed time for the examination of the prisoners they were placed in the dock. Kent walked first into the dock, and a=surned the brisk air and demeanour as on the former occasion. Redpath followed, and looked pale and haggard. He stood most of the time with his bands behind his back. Mr. Mewatt, the secretary to the company, and Mr. Farquhar, of the Messrs. Johnson, Farquhar, and Such, solicitors to the company, attended to watch the pro- Mr. Henry Atterbury, c'erk in the Great Northern Railway Company's employ—l have calculated the amount of consolidated A stock standing in Leopold Redpath's name up to the sth February, 1854, when the books closed for the December dividends in 1853. There were 7,5001. standing in his name, and out of his name to his debit 1,8751. The balance would be 5,6251., the amount on which he would be entitled to receive dividend. I produce the dividend warrant of that date to the prisoner, representing 1,6251. consolidated A. stock. In page 558, and transfer No. 11,668, I find a transfer from him of 1,0001. If that 1,0001. entry had originally been 5,0001. it would have made thedividund, as paid, right. The transfer was dated 12th Feb., 1854, after the books for the transfer had been closed. The transfer was from the prisoner for 5,0001. Consolidated A stock. In page 553, and refer ring to No. 8,431 transfer, I find the amount of stock transferred into the prisoner's name, 1,1251. The trans fer to which that number refers states the amount to be 1251.,—a difference of 1,000/. The transfer No. E',451 in the register-book represents 1,212/. 10e. Od., and the original transfer to which that entry refers 2121. 10s. Od., again making a difference of 1,0001. In page 553 of the register, and transfer 9,455, I find the amount entered 1,2501. The transfer itself represents only 2501., making again a difference of 1,0001. In the same page is en tered transfer 9,456, for 1,212/. 104. Od., whilst the origi nal transfer represents only 2121. 10e. Od., making another difference of 1,0001. The gain to the prisoner on the transactions to which I have referred was 10,0001. stock mere standing in his name in the register than the original transfers represented. The dividend-warrant for the December, 1853, dividends produced is signed by the prisoner Redpath, which is a receipt for the money., Cross-examined by Mr. Wontner--I entered the com pany's service in 1851, and I am still in the service, in the audit department. I belonged to that department in 1854. The books did not then come under my notice. There is a regular staff in the audit department, who supervise the recounts. Cross-examined by Mr. Hawkins—Since the payment of the last March dividends I have been engaged in the transfer-office By Mr. Gifford—The signature of the prisoner Kent I is affixed to the dividendlwarrant. It was necessary at that time to have an attesting witness to the document. Any clerk or indifferent person might have done it. I never attested one. The warrant represents the dividend to be paid, if 5,0001. remained in the plaee of 1,0001. Mr. Thos. Williams—l min inspector of the Great Northern Railway line. I searched the prisoner Kent on his apprehension, and found some letters upon him. (The further examination of the prisoner was not pur sued, Mr. Gifford being informed by Mr. Mould, the chief clerk, that the evidence had been already taken, and would be used against both prisoners.) Cross-examined by Mr. Hawkins—He searched Kent at his residence, and found on him a telegraphic message, which I now produce. By Mr. Gifford—l afterwards found in Kent's drawer in the office a letter addressed to him by Redpath. The evidence of Williams on Kent's first examination was then read. By Mr. Hawkins—When Kent said he would not tell me where Redpath was to be found, I believe I had read the telegraphic message which I found on Kent, and which had been sent to him by Redpath. I did not call Kent's attention to the fact that the telegraphic message mentioned "Hotel, Windsor." Kent said he had not sent an answer to Redpath's message for reasons of his own. I made no memorandum at the time of the con versation. I gave my evidence on the following day. K.mt was in custody before I found the letters, and I did not see him again until before the magistrate. Sergeant Mason, of the Metropolitan Police Force, No. 25, S division—l found at Redpath's residence, in Che,.ter place, on Wednesday, the 12th, a letter, signed " Charles Kent," which I produce. The letter was then read by Mr. Mould, the chief clerk, and was as follows : " My dear Sir,—l enclose you three letters. Nothing has been wanting. You may depend on my keeping every thing straight [this word was underscored], and I will not leave the office. I am very- much obliged for your card. I am much in want of 301. Had I not better sell some of my etocke—Yours very truly, " CHAS. KENT." Mr. Atterbury was called, and proved that the letter was in Kent's handwriting. By Mr. Hatvkirs—l believe the clerks frequently re ceived assistance from Redpath. Re was very kind to them. Mr. Gifford said that this was the whole of the evi dence he should adduce at present In support of the case, and asked for a remand of a few days. On another occa sion he should prove the regular execution of the trans fers and other !natters to complete tho case. He now proposed to proceed with the forgery of the name of Sidney. He re-called Mr. Atterbury--I produce a transfer of B stock of the Great Northern Railway Company for 1,0871. 10a., No. 16,774. It purports to be from Stephen George Haniniaod, Barge-yard, Bucklersbury, gentleman, to George Sidney, No. 20, Edward-street, Hampstead road, gentleman. It was dated 10th February, 1855, and purported to be signed by Stephen George Hammond and George Sidney. The attesting witness to Sidney's signature is Chas. Kent, King's cress (the prisoner). I blieve the signatures, Hammond and Sidney, to be in Redpath'e handwriting. That of Kent's to be in his own handwriting. Cross-examined by Mr. Hawkins—The body of the transfer is in Freeman's handwriting, a clerk in the registration department. I know a person named Ham mond used to come to the office occasionally, but I do not know him personally. He used to call before I was removed to the transfer office. The person I allude to l 3 a young man. Mr. Robert Mayman—l reside at No. 20,11ampstead• road, and I have done so for 13 years. At no time during that period, has a person named Sidney lived ti ere. Redpath lived there about eight or nine years ago. I think he was out of employment when he first resided there. By Mr. Tyrwhitt—l never knew of any letters comiug there when Redpath lived there in the name of Sidney. Cross-examined by Mr. Hawkins—Edward-street is a small street. Redpath lived there between one and two years. He lodged with me. By ;Mr. Tyrwbitt—There has been no other No. 20 I in the street besides mine during the time I have lived there. I am not aware that the numbsrs have been in any way changed during that period. Mr Gifford said that was all the evidence he proposed then to call. Mr. Atterbury recalled, and examined by Mr. Haw - kins—lt is the practice of the office to have every sig nature to a transfer attested. Transfers have been regis tered without it, but it is an irregularity ; the registrar ought not to register a transfer without it. Mr. Frees man is still in the company's employ. Mr. Gitfird asked that thee prisoners should be re manded till this day . week. Mr. Hawkins applied for bail for Kent. Mr. Tyrwhitt said on a former occasion Kent was offered bail, but the amount was considered too large— two sureties of 4001. each. The charge of felony by forgery no v altered his position, and it was a question for further consideration. Mr. Gifford objected to the prisoner being admitted to bail. I was of the greatest importance to Redpath that Kent should not be forthcoming at a future period. This was but one of a series of charges to be brought against him. Mr. Tyrwbitt said he was not more unwilling to admit Kent to bail now than on a former occasion ; but in a case of this magnitude, and in London, he thought it would be better for an application to be atade to a Judge in Cnambere to fix the amount of bail. Under that impression he refused the application for bail. The depositions were then read over, and the prisoners were formally remanded till this day week. IMr. Wontner said there was a very anomalous state of propeedings connected with Redpath's case, which con sisted lath e po li ce, un d er t h e di rec ti on o f Superintendent Loxton, havi ng t a k en possess i on o f Redpath'e residence in Chester -place, notwithstanding his servants were there, and were c a p a bl e o f t a ki ng care of the property. Superintendent Loxton, in taking possession of the pre. moms, had t a k en possession also of Redpath's clothes and his private papers. He (slr. Wontner) had applied thet M subject r of f Humphreys,e the clothes, eao d f . o r that the prosecution, gentleman . hadon directed that they should Mr. Tyrwhitt said he could refused, except under the d' • ghiavveen no objection b b j u e t a t i h o e n police t i c t e s direction of the magistrate. being done. doTirYoigrbwioehenittiwto—hni,cTheheeyt I have nothi ng to do Superintendent Loxte omu n a — Ggois p nwtr o edatir l n ask p a u th d g e t rst o an h d ou that I am to give up all the clothes in di w d ha n t w o is t a to ut he ho se rl o s ' e ne t . hi l s p ha ro l :c l e e r e n . Loxton had a Mr. Wontner said that Superi n t endent Lo number of letters addressed to Redpath'e residence for him, and he (Mr. Wontner) asked that they might be given up to the prisoner. Mr. Tyrwbitt said be should h ave no objection to san ction any proceedings the prosecutor might think proper to adopt, and Superintendent Loxton must be guided by them. Mr. Humphreys said the railway authorities autho rised Superintendent Loxton to take put essssion of the premises, and now he refuse d to go c or allow the railway authorities to enter. Mr. Superintendent Loxton said that he could not give up possession without authority. Mr. Humphreys said that Shperintendent Loxton was placed in the premises in order that the railway autho rities might have an opportunity of inspecting Redpath's ceedings. M. Gifford, barrister, instructed by Mr. Humphreys, attended for the company, to prosecute. Mr. Wontner defended Leopold Redpath, and Mr. Hawkins barrister instructed by Mr. D .dd, of Ne 4 Broad•street, defended James Charles Comyns Kent. Mr. Gifford said that, in addition to the evidence already given, with reference to two items of fraud against Redpatb, four other charges would be proved, and it would be shown that he had transferred more stock to himself than he ever possessed, and that he bad received dividends from them. Kent, it would be shown, was cognisant of this fraudulent transfer. He shoall show that in other transactions the prisoner Kent acted in concert with Redpatb, and was aware that in the transfer of shares from Stephen G. Allen to George Sidney; by being the attesting witness, that the signature of Mr. George Sidney was a forgery. It would be shown that Mr. Sidney did not reside at the address given, but that Redpath formerly lived there. He called Mr. Henry James Wood, who deposed—l am a cierk in the office of Messrs. Ford, Wood, and Co., of 9, Warnford-court. In April, 1853, I completed a transfer of 5001. A. Consolidated Stock in the Great lisrthern Railway from Henry Baker to Leopold Redpath. I paid the money by check te Mr. Fa scrtt, the selling broker to Mr. Baker, and I received the transfer deed. It was numbered 8,518. I completed a similar transac tion on the same day of 2501. A. stock, from Wiliiam Kitchen to Redpatb, numbered 8,519. I got a check for 1181. 2s. 61. signed by my firm, which I handed t.o Mr. Salter, Mr. Kitchen's broker. Mr. Walter Fawcett—l am a stockbroker, of 22, Threadneedle-street, in partnership with Messrs. Hill. I recollect the completim of the purchase of the consoli dated stock A 500/. I attested the transfer. Mr. Henry Baker executed the transfer in my presence. The attestation is in my handwriting. I received 236/. 5a., including the stamp, from Messrs. Field and Co, on the completion of the purchase. Mr. Hargrave Grylla—l am in the service of the Gresi Northern Railway as clerk. In April:llBs3, I was em ployed at the London Terminus. I saw Redpath exe cute the transfers 1,518 Baker's, and 3,519 Kitchen's. I attested both the transfers. Mr. W. H. Clarke—l was formerly the registrar of the Great Northers Railway stock. I left in April 1854. I have the register of stock before me, and on looking at the register I find that a figure of "one" has been added to the amount in each case, mak ing it 1,500/, instead of 5001., and 1,2501. instead of 2501., according to the transfer. If genuine they would show that stock to that amount had been trankferred into Redpath's name. The whole of the figures making the above amounts I believe to be in Redpath's hand writing. (The effect of this evidence was to prove that the figure "1" had been added in each in stance surreptitiously by Redpath.) There are figures on page 83 of the registry in Kent's hand• writing. There were also entries on the same page in Redpath's handwriting, In page 558 there is a esti tinuation of Redpath's account, and entries of figures there by Redpath and Ymt. Cross-examined by Mr. Hawkins—The figures to w hi c h I allude are in the colmun headed " A dsferz ed." I t a ppears to me the greater part of tile entries on p ag e 553 are in Kent's handwriting. Th e fi rst four lines of Redpath's account are in Kent's handwriting, The rest is in Redpath's handwriting. On page 558, the con tinuation of Redpath's account, there are 11 lines in Kent's handwriting. The last entry in the account is in Itedpath's handwriting. whi ch follows Kent's last entries. Tho se p recedin g Kent's are in Redpath's and another clerk's handwriting, whose name I don't now recollect. The entries made by that clerk were made subsequently to my leaving. I think that clerk's name is Freema n. I believe it is a common practice for per sons having a quantity of stock belongin g to them standing in other persons names. jvr. Haw ki ce —Has not a gentleman, whose name I do not wish to mention, 100,0001. worth of stock in this line standing in other persons' names? Witness—l don't e xactl y recollec t. y Mr. Hawkins — l'l l giveon the name. Has n o t Mr. Hutchinson that amount in other persons' names ? I Witness—Yes, I believ e he had when was in thp office. Mr. Hawkins—ls it not recognised don ,by the directo . rs I t know how tney Witness—Yes, I believe so. o mid help it. M,s. Gitford—Certainly not. How could they I Cross-examined by Mr. Wontner—The entries were I , ad in the register, when I was i n the company 's ern llny, by a clerk under my directions. It was my dy to Ist ti 0 entries were properly made . I almost daily aoked the entries. The transfers, when they came to m i office to be registered, were under my control, lad I frequently looked at them. Itr Mr. Tyrwhitt—When the transfers of shares are 1 goo ;ht to the office the numbers are entered on the re tint y by a clerk from the actual transfers, and not from any second-hand information. The transfers are Vien pasted into a book kept in she register's office, and was a part of my duties. By Mr. Gifford —In April, 1853, Redpath was the registering clerk. As a general rule the clerks all register, more or less. As Redpath was a superior clerk be did the bulk of the registering business. Red pal, Kent, and Cawkill made entries as clerks under me . Referring to the figures 1,2501. and 1,5001., in my judgment the figure "1," in bah instances, was written a t a different time from the other figures 2501. and 5001. Referring to transfer number 8,431 in Red nath's stack, I find the account stands 1,1251. The first figure " 1," adding 1,0001., app ears to have b een written at a different time from the other figures. The whole of the entry is, however, in Redpath's hand writing. On looking to transfer No 8451, I find the ac count 12121. 10s. The first "1 " has the appearance of having been written after the others. The whole of the entry is in Redpath's Faod-Writing, In transfer No. 9455, account 1,2501., the figure " 1 " has less the ap pearance of being so added than the others ; and the Same applies to transfer No. 9456, amounting to 1,2121. property. The anxiety of the police ought to be to pro- 1 105. In page 558 transfer No. 11,668 the stock trans- mote justice, and not to impede it. ferred by Red path to his transferree I find to be 1,0001. Mr. Superintendent Loxton said he wished to promote entered. There is an erasure to the right of the figure justice. "1 " which is written at the extremity, and partly on it. i Mr. Humpbreys--Then why not give up possession of The whale of the entry is in Redpath's figures. the premises to the railway authorities'? Cross-examined by Mr. Wontner—The next account Mr. Superintendent Loxton handed in several letters to Redpath's, on page 554, is Robertson and Watson ; had received, addressed to the prisoner Redpath, at it is a joint account, and comprises a considerable num- his residence, Chester-place, and asked what he should be? of item 7. do with them? Mr. Wontner—Now, look at this, and see if nearly Mr. Wontner suggested that they should be banded all the items are not written on erasures. in to the magistrate, for him to read them, but if they Witness—l don't see it. w e r e of a p rivate nature the y might be banded to Red- Mr. Wontner—Look again, and be particular. path. Witness—l think I see two. The letters were handed in and read by the magistrate. Mr. Wontner—Can't you find four or sit there. If One had reference to an attachment on Redpath's pro not, my eyes have deceived me. perty, and another to a charitable application. The Witness—l really cannot see more than two. nature of the others did not transpire. (A. lighted eandle was procured, against which the The letters were handed over to the prisoner. witness held the page, and minutely examined it. It was then arranged that the police should give Witness—l really do not see more than two—if two. the railway authorities every facility wick reference I think there is but one. (Witness again minutely ex- to the prisoner's property at Chester-place. amined the page, and said he could see but one erasure. I The prisoners were then removed from the dock. After examining it with Mr. Wontner, he said that possibly what Mr. Wontner pointed out were erasures, but be would not swear that they were.) By Mr. Tyrwhitt—There't one—if not another. Witness—Yes. He would not swear to more. The light was bad, and the candle was not much assistance. LONDON GAZET'T'E—(This Evening.) WAR-DEPARTMENT, Nov. 19. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, NOME The Queen has been pleased to appoint Captain George Elliot, R.N., to be Captain of the Port of Gibraltar. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, Nov. 21. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council fur Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Acting-Consul at Carthagena, New Grenada, stating Carthagena to have been declared a free port. WAR-DEPARTMENT, PALL-MALL, Nov. 21. 2d Regiment of Foot—Major-General Sir James Holmes Schoedde, K.C.8., to be Colonel, vice Lieutenant-General Sir John Rolt, K.C.B. and K.C. deceased. WAR DEPARTMENT, PAL-MALL, Nov. 21. Ist Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Cornet James Gun. ter to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Pearson, who re tires ; Richard Harpur Crewe, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase vice Gunter. 10th Light Dragoons—Henry Atkins Bowyer, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, in succession to Lieutenant Alex ander, promoted. 17th Light Dragoons— Cornet James Duncan to be Ad jutant, vice Chadwick, who exchanged to half-pay, 15th Light Dragoons. 2d Regiment of Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Henry Joseph Rose, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Holton, who exchanges. 4th Foot Ensign William Ferrier has been permitted to resign his commission. 41st Foot—Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class James Leitch, M.D., to be Surgeon, vice Scott, who exchanges. 46th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon John Means, from the Staff, to be Assistant Surgeon, vice Scott, who exchanges. 48th Foot—Lieutenant Sir Edward Synge Hutchinson, Bart., has been permitted to resign his commission. 49th Foot— Quartermaster-Serjeant Charles James Kis' ridge to be Quartermaster, vice John Henry Anderson, appointed to a Depot Battalion. 65th Foot—Captain Henry Ferdinand Turner, from half- pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice Thelwall, appointed Adjutant of a Depot Battalion. 77th Foot—Lieut. Frederick John Adam has been per mitted to resign his commission. 823 Foot—Ensign Nicholas Manrant Brock, from the 91st Foot, to be Ensign, vice Allan William Stewart, who exchanges. 88th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon William Harris has beet permitted to resign his commission. 91st Foot—Ensign Allan William Stewart, from the 82d Foot, to be Ensign, vice Brock, who exchanges. 94th Foot—Serjeant-Major Thomas Harper to be Quar termaster, vice Fitz Gerald, appointed to a Depot Batta lion,l.t West India Regiment—John Frederick Trotter, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Tryon, pro moted in the 39th Foot. Cape Mounted Riflemen—De Lacy Richard Frank Wool , dridge, Gent., to be Ensgn, without purchase. I Gold Coast Corps—Brevet-Major Henry Bird to be Major, without purchase. UNATTACHED. Lieut. Henry Ferdinand Turner, from the 65th Foot, to be Captain, without purchase. HOSPITAL STAFF. _ _ Surgeon James Edward Scott, M. 8., from the 41st Foot, to be Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class, vice Leitch, who exchanges; Assistant-Surgeo►► Francis Holton, M. 8., from the 2d Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon to the Forces, vice Rose, who exchanges; Assistant-Surgeon Ralph Robert Scott, from 46th Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon to the Forces, vice Meane, who exchanges. Assistant Staff-Surgeon David Greig, M.D., has been permitted to resign his commission. BREVET. The undermentioned promotions to take place conse- quent upon the death of the following officers : Field-Marshal Viscount Hardingo, G.C.8., died Sept. 23, 1856. General Sir Colin Halkett, G.C.8., died Sept. 24, 1856. Lieutenant• General Sir John Rolt, K.C.8., died Nov. 8, 1856. _ _ _ Brevet-Colonel Richard Greaves, upon half-pay Un attached as a Lieutenant-Colonel, to be Major-General. Lieutenant• Colonel John Alves, Depot Battalion, to be Colonel. Major Edward Hickey, 69th Foot, to be Lieut.-Colonol. Capt. George Robert Pole, upon half-pay Unattached, Staff Officer of Pensioners, to be Major. Major-General Sir James Outran], K.C.8., of the Bom bay Army, to have the local rank of Lieut.-General in the East Indies while employed upon a particular service. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE QUEEN. sth or Royal Elthorne Light Infantry Regiment of Mid dlesex Militia—John Coombes, Gent., late Quartermaster- Serjeant sth Royal Elthorne Light Infantry Regiment of Middlesex Militia, and late Crith Regiment, to be Quarter. master, from 31st October last, vice M'Longhlin, resigned. Prince of Wales's Royal Regiment of Renfrew Militia.— Littellus Birrell Barr, Gent., to be Quartermaster, from 21 Oct. last. [This article is substituted for that which appeared in the Gazette of Tuesday last, the 18th inst.] COMMISSION SIGNED BY LORD-LIEUTENANT. James Timmins Chance, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant of the county of Stafford. NOTICE OF INTENDED DISTRIBUTION OF NAVAL PRIZE MONEY. Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset-house, Nov. 20. Notice is hereby given to the officers, seamen, and marines, and to all persons interested therein, that the distribution of that portion of proceeds to which they are entitled. arising from the Russian vessel Sftka, captured on the 7th September, 185 t, by her Majesty's ships Pre •dent, Pique, and Virago, in company with his Imperial Majesty's ships La Forte, L'Eurydice, and L'Obligado, will commence on Thursday, the 11th December, 1856, in the Prize Branch of the Department of the " Accountant-Ge neral of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset-house " Agents and other persons holding powers of attorney, prize orders, assignments, or other instruments, by virtue of which they may be legally entitled to claim the share of any captor, serving in the above-named ships, are request ed to present the same at this office. Aoy officer, seaman, marine, or other person, who may desire to receive his share from the Collector of Customs or of Inland Revenue within the United Kingdom is re quired to intimate the same by letter to be addressed " On Prize Business, to the Secretary of the Admiralty, Lon don," in which letter his own place of residence is to he precisely stated, as well as the place of the nearest Collector of Customs or of Inland Revenue, from whom it would be convenient to receive such share of prize money. The following are the shares due to an individual in the several classes : Flag share £226 12 4 1 Fifth class Captains, each... 211 1 5 1 Sixth class Commander lO3 10 9 1 Seventh class £lO 6 5 .9 5 8 .. 6 310 .. 3 111 2 1 3 ~ 1 0 7 Second class... 36 2 3 Eighth class... Third class ... Fourth class... . 28 17 10 . 18 11 6 Ninth class Tenth class DepaKtment of the Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset-house, Nov. 17. Notice is hereby given to all persons interested therein, that preparations are now making for the intended distri bution of proceeds arising from the Russian vessel Phonix, captured April 18, 1855, by her Majesty's ships Archer and Desperate. Agents or other persons having any just and legal de mand, unliquidated, against the said proceeds, are required to transmit the particulars of any such demand to the registrar of the High Court of Admiralty, in order that the same may be examined, taxed, and allowed by that officer, and paid under the sanction of the Judge of the said Court. Agents and all other persons holding powers of attorney, prize orders, assignments, or other instruments, by virtue of which they may be legally entitled to claim the share of any captor, are requested, with as little delay as possi ble, to transmit the same, accompanied by the usual do cuments, to the Prize Branch of the Department of the " Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset house." Due notice will be given, by future advertisements in the London Gazette, of the date proposed for the com mencement of distribution ; and, at the same time, the amount of an individual's share in the respective classes will be announced. BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, eap. 32, for the Week ending on Saturday the 15th lay of Nev., 18b6 Min DIPAIITMINT, Notes Issued Government debt.... 11,015,100 Other securities.-- 3,459,9(10 Gold coin and bullion 9,061,236 Silver bu11i0n........ -- #23,536,235 223,536,235 DIARiIIALL, Chief Cashier. .tr,1856. !rAiTsamr. Dated the 2;th day of Novembe) BANKING DE £ Proprietorecapital .. 14,553,000 Rest ................ 3,234,649 Public deposit s (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Say- Government securities (includg.DeadWeight Annuity) .......... 10,4b7,969 Other securities... • .. 193, M 0:51,017 Notes • • .. .......... ,606,5 Goia and silver coin.. 622,932 ing's Banks, and Dividend Accounts) 4,914,785 Other deposits ...... 10,113,368 Seven Day and other Bills •• •• •• •• . • • . 895,831 £33,741,633 . 1 438.141, 633 U. MARSHALL, Chief Caut+ler• r, 1856. Dated the 20th day of Novembei AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from the returns made in the week ending Nov. 18, 1856, exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great Britain : s. d. From the British Possessions in America ........•••• 35 4f M usc ovado, the produce of the Maurlndies .......... . 35 10 itins..... ...... 5 3i Muscovado, the produce of the East Average of the three foregoing descriptions ...... 35 6 BANKRUPTS. The 'portion of the Gazette containing the list of bank. rnpts had not been received when we went to press• The judge of the We4tmincter County Court has so• flounced . that for the future he will refuse to hear unc er• tificated attorneys. 0017RSE OF BXCIFfANGE.--Trus DAT. Amsterdem.• •• •• •• •• .• 11 1 5 Gibra1tar.............. — Ditto, three months .. 11 17•4 Leghorn .. •••• .• ••• •• 29 1 4 0 Rotterdam .. ll 17 X Genoa .......... 26 85 A:ntwerp •••••••••••• •• 25 35 Milan •••••• • • •• •.• •• •• Brussels •• •e•••••••• • • 25 35 Venice..„ • • Hamburgh ..... ....... 13 711 Naples Altona ..... ........... Palermo .... • • .... 25 25 Messina ... ... 1304 Ditto, three months .. 25 t 5 ILisbor DLarseillee ............. 25 67} , ,' Oporto ................ 517, Bourdeaux • • Frankfort-on-'lain .... 119% Berlin •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• Rio Janeiro ..... .•• .... Buenos Ayres.... •• .... New York,6o days' sight Vienna" v• •2 • • •• .• or. 10 44 Triesto•••••••••••••••• 10 45 Petersburg ••••••••.••• 37% tiladrld 48 h Cadiz • •• • • ..... • •• 49 Barcelona ••••••••••••• 53v111e—•••• Philadelphia •• .. .• PRICES OF aULLICN, na. OZ. Foreign Gold in Bars £0 0 0 Portugal Gold Coin •• 0 n 0 Mexican Dollars .... 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 0 if iiiver in bars 0 0 0 LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) IN RE REDPATH.-THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY FRAUDS. A petition in bankruptcy has been presented against Redpath, who stands charged with the extensive frauds on the Great Northern Railway Company. It has beui balloted to Mr. Commissioner Goulburn, and Mr. Pen nell is the official assignee. The petition will no doubt be opened in the course of the day, but at present no particulars can be ob. tained, but it is understood that the petitioning creditors are stockbrokers in the city. TBE ROYAL BniTISH BANK. BANKRUPTCY COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd). Yesterday a private meeting was held under this estate, on an application by Mr. Liaklater, for an order calling en the whole of the directors to file a balance sheet from the formation of the company, in 1849, to the time of the stoppage. Mr. Reed and Mr. Mason opposed, and considered that it would meet all useful purposes that each director should render an account for the period in which he bad been in office. _ _ His Honour suggested that an account should be pre pared with reAs, so as to distinguish tho separate ac counts, and that each director might verify his. por- The case was ultimately adjourned until Tuesday, so that copies of the proposed order might be given to Messrs. Linklater and Mr. Mason. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. LONDON AND `SOUTH-EASTER4 RAlLWAY.—Traffic re turn for the week ending Nov. 15, 1856 £18,340 11 8 Corresponding week last year 17,588 1 8 Increase in 1856 LONDON, BRIGHTON, ♦ND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY. — Traffic return for the week ending Nov. 15, 1856 £13,448 18 6 Corresponding weak last year 12 , 43 i 19 2 Total of the half-year to this date, 1856 356,764 7 6 Total of the half-year to this date, 1855 334,803 12 3 GREAT NORTHERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending Nov. 9, 1856 1121,182 9 8 Corresponding week last year 26,172 10 6 LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending Nov. 16, 1856 E59,527 0 0 Corresponding week last year CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending Nov. 16, 1856 £5,449 0 0 Corresponding week last year 4,853 0 0 Increase in 1856 . LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAlLWA.T.—Traffic re turn for the week ending Nov. 16, 1536 i!21,759 810 Corresponding week last year GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAlLWAT.—Traffic re turn for the weak ending Nor. 15, 1856 £6,638 12 5 corresponding week last year 6,036 8 6 Increase in 1856 £602 3 11 EDINBURGH, PERTH, AND DUNDEE AND SCOTTISH CEN TRAL RAILWAYS.—Traffic return for the week ending Nov. IG, 1856 £6,600 7 1 Corresponding week last year CORK AND BANDON RAILWAY. — Traffio return for week ending Nov. 8, 1856 Corresponding week last year , 315 16 4 GREAT LUXEMBOURG RAILWAY.—Traffio return for the week ending Nov. 1 6, 1856 2.814 2 7 LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY.—Traffic re turns for the week ending NOY. 15, 1856 £9,061 6 9 LOCAL SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, Nor. 20. STOOK EXOHANGE.—The Stock Exchange to-day was steady, at a good improvement on the rates of yesterday. London and North Western, 104 a 4—Caledonian, 281 Manchester, Sheffield, arid Lincoln, 341—Lancashire and and Yorkshire, 944 I—South Eastern, 21y 8 6—North British, 91 , —Great Western, 66j—Midland, 801 g Dutch Rhenish, I}—East Lancashire, 20I—Blackburn, 7i Bs. 9.—Eastern Counties, 9.1.3. MANCHESTER,:Nov. 20. STOOK EXCHANGIL—The market opened weak, but after soine fluctuations, closed steadily at the highest rates of the day. South Eastern and Dover. 21 7-16—Mid land Railway Consols, 801—Londons, 1014— Lead% 914 —Blackburn, 74—East Lancashire, 10 Sheflields, 311 —Rochdale Canal, 836. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Nov. 21.—Wind this day at noon, N.W. ; light sits and foggy. PORTEMOUTM, Nov. 20.—Wind Actaeon, for India. PLYMOUTH, Nov. 20.—Wind N.—Arrived—Tills and Isis, from Sunderland, for Gibraltar, bore up, crew dis puting with master. FALMOUTH, Nov. 20.—Wind N.N.W., fre s h.—Arrived L —Gefion, from Rangoon Hermoth, Rio Janeiro. MILFORD, Nov; 20.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Elizabeth Martin, from Liverpool, leaky, having anchored on a (supposed) sunken wreck, Tuskar Rock bearing about N.B. by E. SWANSEA, Nov. 20.—Wind N.W.— Arrived—Florence Nightingale, from Caldera. CARDIFF, Nov. 20.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Souvenir, from Mavens. NEWPORT, Nov. 20.- -Wind N.W.—Sailed—Julia, for Pernambuco. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Friday Morning. Wind N.W. Arrived—Syra - , from Richmond, Virginia; Hugh Block, Magellan; Ziska, Bahia; Adriatio, Miramichi ; Prudenco, Leghorn ; Arnizade, Oporto ; East Lothian, Rangoon ; Moultree, Lepraux, N. 8.; Henry Cook, Quebec; Livonia Catania. _ QUEENSTOWN, Nov. 19. - - - Wind N.W. - , Arrived—New York Packet, from Alexandria; Fanny Mitcheson, Moulmein. Sailod--Eliza, Jane, and Africa, for Santander. DUBLIN, Nov. 19. Wind, N.W. Arrived —Murray, from Rotterdam. KINGSTOWN, Nov. 20. Wind, N. W. Arrived —Agnes Anderson, from St. John's. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday, 10.30 a.m. Wind W. ; tide one hours' ebb ; hazy. Arrived, Nov. 2'l—William Pitt, Maria, Jabilee, and Mermaid—all from Guernsey. THE ERITH MURDER. —This morning Worrell, the young man taken into custody on suspicion of murdering Mr. Carter at Erith, committed suicide in one of the cells of the Greenwich police-court, by swallowing poison. He left a letter protesting his innocence of the crime. Lag night the extensive premises of Messrs. Hodg kbidirnsoge n and Rolls, envelop e makers, Doctors-commons, were entirely destroyed by fire. St. Benet's Church, from its proximity to the calam it y , had a narrow escape. Sir John Dodson will delive r j ud g ment in the Knights case on the 27th inst. " The results of the customs conference at Weimar (says the ladependance of Brussels) have excited the dissatisfattion of the northern States of Germany. The Zollverein, which in 1845 oomprised only 28 millions of inhabita n ts, now has 33 millions, and yet its receipts have diminished to the extent of four million thalers, without a single reduction haviag been effected in the tariffs. The northern States protest against such a situation of things which ruins them in favour of the southern states, whose interests predominate in that association." ANOTHER AMEIIIIIAN WONDER. When the woos paving was suggested in the City, and some difficulty against its introduction presented itself amongst the au thorities, Sidney Smith suggested that the thing could be done ationce if the Aldermen laid their heads togdher. The notion of throwing a number of wooden heads into a mixture of soap and water and jumbling them therein appears to have surmounted the long•raised question of a perfect washing machine. This is an act al fact, and although the circumstance, when first published in Bog land, was received as an " American," it is both Ameri can and true. This new wonder of mechanical genius is attracting crowds of persons in and around Moore's shop, 133, Iligh-holborn, and a s far as we could get a glimpse of the process it seemed perfect, inasmuch as we saw foul linen enter the apparatus and fair linen, as if by some act of legerdemain was rapidly taken out again, after a simple agitatory process which a child effected. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —Holloway's Pale a most excellent remedy for Indigestion.—Charles Strong, bricklayer, of the parish of Burghfield, near Reading, Berkshire, with great gratitude, informs Professor Holloway that his pills have cured him of indigestion, accompanied with all its horrors, after several physicians had been con. suited in vain ; for three years he was troubled with these terrible symptoms—frequent vomitings and want of rest—until he accidentally heard of Holloway's Pills, and persevering steadily with the Name in a few weeks he was restored to .perfect health.—Sold by all medioine vendors throughout the world, at Professor Holloway's establishments, 244, Strand, London, and 80, Maiden lane, New York ; by A. Stampa, Constantinople ; A. Guidicy, Smyrna ; and B. Muir Malta. ER 21, _1856, Spirit of the Public Journals. (Frees the 11Ioininy Post.) When the Treaty of the loth April, 1834, was signed between England. and France, the enthusi asm of this nation was at a white heat. We en tered into the war with the highest hopes and from the purest motives, and for a period of two years under the greatest discouragements and privations. Our army, thousands of miles from home and country, fought and conquered in a manner worthy of the British name. At first, as is always the case after a long peace, there were mistakes and errors innumerable. But, as we got seasoned in the !hard work, our hands improved ; and at the beginning of 1856 there never probably was an army more compact and serviceable—there cer tainly never was a fleet better prepared to sweep the seas than the fleet of Great Britain. Had the war gone on the fame of a country that produced a Marlborough and a Wellington, a Blake, a Nelson, and a Collingwood must have been greatly aggrandised, and the power of Russia com mensurately humbled to the dust. The enemy, ' when we began to feel the mightiness of our giant strength, and were preparing to use it, evinced a disposition to concede and listen to reason, and then this great Empire, disregarding every sug gestion of further national glory, hearkened only to the voice of duty, and was prepared to listen to conditions of peace. The army and the fleet, disregarded everything like professional feeling, acquiesced in the arrangements of diplomatists, and even the nation at large, including the very humblest of the people, after some significant mur inuring, at length, though reluctantly, acquiesced in consenting to a hurried peace. Sentiments of generosity, after a time, succeeded in the popular breast to the feelings of indignation that were roused in 1854, and as the humblest tradesman and labourer discussed the question, the conclusion was frequently summed up thus :—" Well, we have beaten the Roosians three times over, and now that they have been properly flogged as they deserve, the outlandish Offskis and Ouskis will surely con cede proper and fitting terms of peace." This was the apparently rational reasoning also of men in a much higher grade. But neither our peasantry, handicraftsmen, faimers, nor squires —neither our merchants, bankers, nor manufac turers, know the Russians or their policy thoroughly. So long as the Muscovites are harassed by difficulties, of surrounded by imminent and eeadly dangers, there are ne concessions, however humble, they will not promise to nie':e to procure an alleviation of their miseries or a cher ge in their fortunes. But once remove the pressure from their necks—once give them the use of their hands, their feet, and' their weapons, and they turn them all three speedily against you. Has not this been literally and truly the case in the Peace of Paris, signed in the month of March, 1856 ? At the instance of the Russians we ac ceded to terms, and agreed to treat. We granted conditions far more favourable than we needed to have granted, or than was justified by the conduct and character of the enemy. The com pact, however, is at length signed, and hardly is the ink dry before the perfidious and faithless Power which imploringly sued for a cessation of hostilities iu January, endeavours to wriggle out of the conditions nominated in the bond of March, and attempts to render the instrument mere waste paper. Yet this is the false, faithless, per fidious Power, with the questions of the Isle of Serpents and Bolgrad branded on its brazen front, that dares to talk by its mercenary organ, Le .Nord, of the unanimous reprobation with which the acts of England have been received on the Continent. Certain newspapers on the Continent for a valuable consideration paid in silver roubles or the Dutch ducats current in St. Petersburg, have no doubt attempted to sully the fair fame of Eng land ; but these newspapers are either under the direction of Russian gerants or Russian editors, or they receive the articles ready cut and dry from the nearest Russian Embassy, and are counted out as ninon in roubles or in ducats for inserting them, either as a portion of correspondence or as a lead ing article. For fifty years or more Germany has been inun dated with Russian Councillors of State—some of them Greeks, some of them Wallachs, some of them Courlanders, some of them Finns, some of them rene gade Germans, some of them Swiss, some of them Pole 4, Frenchmen, and Italians—all engaged in corrupting the German press, in writing articles — a labour above greater skill than even these knaves possess—in praise of the honour, honesty, and glory of Russia, and in abuse and vilification of England. When these men cannot accomplish the insertion of an article editorially, they manage to secure its in sertion by way of correspondence, and thus it is that those who do not know the carte du pays might suppose that such diatribes were the spontaneous effusion of the German mind. No ;it is not so. Evay one of these articles is prepare" with a deadly venomous political purpose—prepared for Russian pay, printed for Russian pay, and published for Russian pay. It is a well-known fact, and has been so for more than half a century, that Russian gold has been profusely distributed among newspaper offices at Berlin, Munich, Vienna, Breslau, Dres den, and Hamburg ; indeed, we may say at every Court, camp, and town iu Germany, Holland, Denmark, and Sweden. In cases in which money cannot be tendered, or would not be received, there are snuff-boxes with the Emperor's portrait in dia monds ; Russian orders of the second, third, nod fourth class ; presents of rare wines, books, or pic tures or statues ; or the appointment of sons, cousins, or grandsons to cadetships in one of the scores of Russian corps. It is by a system of the vilest and most wide-spread corruption that Russia succeeds in veiling and masking her own treacheries and in raising a hireling cry against England. Even in Brussels itself, within sight of our shores, a Russian hireling organ has been estab lished—set up with the Emperor's money, and con ducted by the Emperor's mercenary tools ; and it is the unceasing object of this print—Le Nerd—to create jealousy and between France and England. The Emperor of Russia allows no free press in his own country, but lie avails himself of the liberty of the press existing in Belgium to print slanders against England, and to provoke ill-will between this country and France. A policy more diabolical it is impossible to conceive. But the sys tem deceives no well-informed pe rson of any coun-_ try ; for every human being of intelligence and education is aware that the opinions and sentiments ventilated aro not German , or Belgian sentiments,s but Russian sentiments, prepared. to order fto r m an t d . Petersburg, and propagated with !.v!gou Ger. venom proportioned to the pay. Belgians, WADS, Dutch, Danes, hnd Swedes andabhor, nay l loathe, are well l m enough everything savouring of Russia, aches aware that if by Russian i machinations an . elism the English and } rench nlhance . is broken, thev leaden hand of Russia will lie heavier ou Ger many and the smaller kingdoms of the Continent. What, however , i s the crime of England in the o pinion of the R ussian scribe of Le Nord ? Her crime is this, and it is inexpiable with a false and fraudulent diplomacy. She has held Russia in Oc tober to the condition s which Russia was too glad to s ign in March, and she will not relax her grasp till those conditions be fulfilled both in letter and in spirit. England certainly does feel that these are not English, but European questions—. questions which put in peril the small States of the Continent, and it is for that reason that England will not bate one jot, one hairbreadth, of the conditions of March, 1856 . They are not hard; conditions--they are not onerous; they are far better and easier than Russia had any right to expect, or than she deserved ; bUt whether hard or easy,oner ous or light, they are " nominated in the bond," and Russia must fulfil the conditions or pay th penalty. A Man, in the full sense and import of the word, and not a mere diplomatic machine, now fills the office of Prime Minister in England, hred haen isd th o ugh courteous, conciliatory, and well-bred, earnest as to the faithful execution . of a great treaty, and, to use a homely and i express phrase, d "will stand no nonsense" ordiplomaticofmayssetliefiTchah tion. For thus insisting on the fulfilment treaty, En gland is called audacious ? covetous, jea sous, false. Visoouut n is prepared for these Tartar amenitiesattt Busse. When Russia calls our country perfidio us and selfish we must feel he has done his duty. We might indeed well suspect he had erred had he incurred the damagin g infliction of Russian praise. We are told, however, that if there is an alliance a w n hi a c i h lia h n a e s e the B yrripathies of th e F renc h people, it is with Rll . bsia, because France hears in Russia an echo loyalty ! of i ts own honour and its own Hear this, shades of Bayard, Duguesclin, and Francis I.Hear this, shades of St. Louis and Henry IV. The chivalry of gallant France com pared to the dastardly butchery and ofSinope ! Is it true, howev e r, that Russia France naturally concur together ? The Emperor Napoleon 1., it will be admitted, knew a little of France and of F renchmen, and a very great deal of Alexander and Russian politicians and statesmen. What did he (say of Russia :—" Grattez le Russo et vous trouverez le Tartar." What did he say of Alex ander :—" C' es t uu homme tout a fait perfide— c est 'un homme essentiellement faux—eufin c'est un Grec du bas Empire." What did Napoleon I. gay of the Russian hordes? Here are his words : "The Cossacks, Calmucks, and other barbarians who have accompanied the Russians into France and other parts of Europe, having once acquired a taste for the .luxuries of the south, will carry back to their deierts the remembrance of those places where they bad such fine women and fine living, and not only will nut themselves be able to endure their barbarous and sterile regions, but will communicate to their neighbours a desire to conquer those delicious countries, What I say to you Is eon. Armed by the history of all former ages, during which it has been invariably observed that whenever these bar, barians had once got a taste of the south of Europe, they always returned to attempt new conquests aLd ravages, and have finally succeeded iu making themselves masters of the country. It is natural-for man to desire to butter his condition ; and these canaille, when they contrast their own deserts with the fine provinces they have left, will always have an itching after the latter, well know ing also that no nation will retaliate or attempt to take those deserts from them." . . The Emperer Napoleon 111. is a reader of his tory, and is more likely to listen to the voice of the Great Napoleon than to the ravings of the hire ling organ of Russia printed at Brussels, but paid for from St. Petersburg. (From the Times.) It seems hardly possible to take the French press seriously. So far as a journal is official, or semi official, we may attach importance to its' state ments, as representing the opinions or impulses of the men who are for the time the wielders of power. But o'Lherwise an Englishman naturally glances at the articles of the Parisian newspapers with indif ference and listlessness. He knows that written under the fear of the censor's rod, they will con tain nothing but those stereotyped platitudes or those narrow reasons which authority may safely permit, since they are either favourable to itself or likely. to have little effect on the opinions of readers. Such writings have no importance in themselves, and only derive an indirect value from the fact of their being permitted to appear. When a French journal adds to its meagre intelligence and its trans lations from the English press any original remarks, we are not interested in them except as showing what opinions the Government thinks may be safely or advantageously disseminated among Frenchmen. It is on these grounds alone that w© notice such a journal as the Assembles Nationale. Let any to 0 or three practised continental writers come to gether with the intention of starting a newspaper, and we may be sure they will agree that the first requisite for success is to attack England for at least the first six months. To unveil our perfidies in the past, and to divine our schemes in the future, is the task which each young "publicist" ambitious of reputation sets before himself. If, added to its other fez-tures, a journal happens to be an opponent of the reigning dynasty there is so much the more reason that it should continually denounce and revile this country. England has wisely deter mined to cultivate friendly relations with any de facto authority which may exist in Paris. On the other hand, every one of the succession of French Governments has found it well to keep on terms of amity with us. Whatever may have been its prin ciples or sympathies beforehand, each has in its day of • power felt the necessity of a good under standing with the free, powerful, and Solid com monwealth of England, the only country which no dynastic intrigues were likely to alienate, no bank ruptcy to prostrate, no revolution to convulse. Hence for 40 years we have generally had the esteem, more or less freely given, of all French Governments, and, consequently, we have been successively vituperated by the respective Opposi tions, Republican, Bonapartist, Legitimist, and Orleanist. The Assemblee Nationale is supposed t represent both the Orleanist and Legitimist fac tious of the present day. We may fairly call them factions, for, in spite of its name and the ante cedents of its party, the Assembles in no way sup ports the cause of constitutional government, but devotes itself solely to the family interests of exiled Royalty, which it endeavours to serve by grasping at any alliance, however unprin cipled and unnatural. For four years the game of this party has been to interest the Czar in the fortunes of the fugitive princes ; and ever since it has been found that England was in no way in clined to forget her national policy in a crusade for Bourbon restoration we have been the objects of the most bitter dislike. The Assembles has for some time past endeavoured to excite French jea lousy against our policy and proceedings in the East. Not able to speak directly against the pre sent Government, it contents itself with inveighing. against the nation which has been the French Em peror's steadiest friend. That such a course should be permitted by an all-powerful censorship has caused some surprise. But a sort of modified liberty seems to be accorded to the disaffected press in France. There are certain things permitted and certain things forbidden. A paragraph against the home Government would be followed at once by a warning, but long diatribes against this country have been part of the licensed programme all through the war as well as now. From the coliimus of the Assembles we are able to lay before our read ers a specimen of journalism ale& police. " Let us be the Allies, and not the Tools of Eng land," is the heading of an article in which the theme of English aggression and perfidy is treated with more than the usual amount of bitterness, and the alliance of Russia covertly recommended. The writer begins by stating his appreciation of the strength, power, and patriotism of the English peo ple. Worthy of regard in many respects we are, however, chiefly admirable for one great quality— the genius with which we enter into all the schemes of our aggressive and Michiavelian Government. Whatever may have been the opinions of Parlia ment, press, or people, we no sooner have a new word of command from the Foreign-office than we at once turn round and give the whole weight of national support to the' Minister whom we so miraculously comprehend and trust. Uuiting Punic faith to Roman confi dence of greatness, we have the force of both the rival nations of antiquity, and are thus bui A ld l i l uLu is p universal domination by land and sea• in opinion of course, in allusion to that agreement with Austria which has become h last few weeks. It appears Treaty ta of s Paris or n ot t p public within d s tlie desirous of executing n the the Danube ; that Bol keeping the Ressia-s s f e r e o p m ents are matters of small grad and the Isle of alternate es "; but that we wish to at importance in 011 r ey t e direct object twin Fr en t o o h being in the present case to keep the Sultan in a universal and Aus t an influence I by ye means h state of vassalage for as long a period as possible. France, on the contrary, aspires to no such domi nation, "in which there is something incomp at ibl e Let the allow Englisho w ith her sincere and generous nature." B ut t h e n." su premacy on the continent belongs t o h er " b y p t h r e e p p o o n w d e e r r a o h f c e h e r h uit h d e a s e , r " o a w t n h w o oof u nd e ‘ tfi ` oa t h n t e e h s e e ec os a mi ff e e ev c s a tt i o t t i , i o ss n si s ue j o to f , fb s ec o Z:o aAi rity, ii e ss n ii a ss b pp l a oa n syi d t e t t th h h nts. The Assembles Nationale saw from the first in the war only the increase of British power iu the Mediterranean, and its forebodings are realised. English fleets isweep the sea from Gibraltar to the to Circassian coast. E ng l an d i s anxious show the world, both Ea s t an d W est, that everything bends before her. She has humbled the Sultan and forced him, laying aside the sword of °Liman, to gird himself with that of the Order of the Garter. All these are only Shall France assist in the us be the allies, but not the tools of England." Now, we will be plain with the Assembles and the continental world. The Anglo-Saxon race, by which we mean England and her progeny, is growing up to the exercise of almost universal supremacy ; but it is not one which good and honest men of a ny co untry need t. regret. It is, we believe, the destiny of this country to hold a place in the world's annals to which no other land can aspire. In fact, all history has been as id were a preparation for the advent of the peo ple who are uniting all the nations of the earth into a single family. Already our language is spoken by the two most energetic and powerful communi ties of the globe, and in the southern hemisphere another branch of our race is rapidly growing up to the dimensions of a nation. As for the barbaric world, it is falling almost wholly under our influ ence. The vast reg •as of Asia, inhabited by two thirds of the human race, are being penetrated by the ceaseless energyof the English people. The re ligions of Mahomet and Brahma count the great body of their votaries among the subjects of th e English Queen. Does there appear anything extra ordinary in the fact that we should successfully tender advice at Constantinople, when it is consi dered that England is the first Mussulman Power ? In the remote East China is being brought into communion with the rest of mankind by the energy of Englishmen. The empire is convulsed by doe ' trines borrowed from our missionaries ; and in our Australian colonies there are Chinese by tons of thousands, who duly carry back our language and civilisation along the banks of unknown rivers into the heart of regions hitherto closed to the light of knowledge. Our railways and telegraphs will soon be extended from the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean into the heart of Asia. Egypt has been civilised by our overland mail. Asiatic Turkey and the shores of the Persian Gulf will soon feel the regenerating influence. Our travellers ex 033 Africa from ocean to ocean, and a bright future is dawning on the unhappy race of Ham from the set dements 'which we have thickly planted on its coasts. The immense islands of the Indian seas will soon be brought into usefulness as stations on the road to. Australia ; their populations will be civilised, if capable of the change, and their resources made serviceable to man. This is the kind of supremacy in store for England. These are her peaceful triumphs. lier mission is not to intrigue at Courts or to flatter f ac ti ons . Sh e cares li tt l e about diplo matic influence, or the opinions of narrow and ill-informed coteries. The Assemblee is right in saying that our statesmen follow one policy, and that the nation by a wonderful instinct compre hends and supports them. In this country there is no change of purpose, no voluntary overthrow of what is already done. Each successive Minister is bound to follow his predecessor in building up the fabric of national greatnez , .. Hence we have con dolence in ourselves ; we were not afraid during the war to expose our d.eticiencies to the utmost ; the jubilee and the sneering of our enemies were nothing to us ; we reformed and re-created our military system unmoved by either. In thus accepting in a certain sense the charges which the Assembl6e makes of ambition and a wish to rule, we have in view merely to place in a clear light the folly of its diatribe 3. It is evident that a nation that feels its own capacity and destinies is hardly likely to forfeit its good name for such trifling advantages as would reward a breach of the Treaty of Paris. Why should we wish to keep a few steamers in the Black Sea ? Why should We wish to prevent the French Ambassador giving judicious counsels to the Sultan ? A nation like ours can dispense with such petty intrigues, which are more suited to the bureaux of third-rate conti nental diplomatists. We know the genius, the power, and the good qualities of France ; that on the continent her influence is, and must always be, great ; and that, as a military monarchy, she must be to her immediate neighbours of more importance, than ourselves. There is room enough in the world for both of us, and the difference of our parts ought to conduce to the extinction of all jealousy between us. Let the world bo assured that the very fact England is a country beyond all others universal in its authority is a chief reason why we look with no displeasure on the legitimate influence which our allies have a right to demand. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. The present week's arrivals of English wheat, coastwi se and by land carriage, have been small, and the show of samples hero to-day was limited. All kinds, however, wore very dull, and to have forced sales lower prices mint hays been submitted to. Over 33,003 quarters of foreign wheat having come i n ,hat article was exceedingly heavy, and rather lower to purchase. We were extensively supplied with barley, and secar dary kinds were in favour of buyers. The malt trade was heavy, at barely stationary pricet i • Old oats supported former terms ; but now qualitio. wore heavy, and the turn lower. Beans, peas, and flour cold heavily, at barely late riStOP ARRIVALS TlllB WM. 1 oaf. Wheat. t Barley. Malt. Oats. F ~,, 2,270 j English .. 3,740 2,610 } i 50 1 1 2, 3 ` Irish ...• — 23,85J 1 050 10. Foreign 1 1 25,130 12,810 I 21,070 5 60 OP METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. Although the supply of beasts in to•day's ma rket v- - 1 limited, the demand for all breeds ruled heavy. The prime f qualities realised Monday's quotations ; but other 1C 1141 :,, beef were 2d per 81bs lower. Sheep, the show of which small, sold heavily, and late rates were barely supP o 7:4 The number of calves was small, yet the veal trade rwiii heavy, and prices gave way 4d per 81b4. In pigs veil' i it ' w was doing, on former terms. Milch cows were heavy, at from 11/ ton/ each, includil4 their small calf. Per Sibs to sink the offali. S. d. s. d.i Inferior Beasts.... 2 6 to 2 8' Second quality.... 2 10 3 6 Prime largo oxen 3 8 4 4' Prime Scots, dtc. 4 6 4 10 Inferior Sheep ...3 10 4 6 ;'ocoud quality ...4 2 4 Prime crse.-wlled.4 8 4 10 s. d. ag Prime Southdown 5 0 " A Large eras. calves 3 8 0 'Prime small do 4 6 ' A. 4 Large hogs Small porkers 4 6 ',l 0 o (Suckling calves 23 0 0 quarter old pigs 21 0 roams( surni• 11 0 Beasts... ..... • • • • " Sheep .... Pig 5...................••• LEADENUALL •• igh good supply and alugg ices. the carcase. 0. d. l 3 4 bluttou, Inferior 3 2 6 4 0 Do., middling 3 v 4 Do., prime 4 2 4 6 Veal „ 6 4 3 s 6 Perk, small 4 TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts .. •• • ........•• •• 930 Sheep . ......... 3,330 Calves ......... ——•• .. 210 Pigs •••••••••••••••••••• 400 NE WGATE AND Each kind of meat was in quest, at barely stationary pr for bibs by a. d. a. d. tied, Interior 2 4 210 niiddliug 3 2 3 6 Do. prime largo 3 8 4 0 Do., do. amo.ll 4 '2 4 4 Pork, largo 3 8 4 4 BOROUGH HOP. IA a °I Wo have no change to notice in tho value of ant 9 hops, for which there is 3 good consumptive deinall,,gt.; ' Mid and East Kent pockets 31 10s to 5 1 15, P e litis. Weald of Kent, 3/ 5s to 4/ 11%; Sussex, 31 Os to 3' O D COLONIAL. notice ill TRA.—There is no material alteration t? ~ boew en in Oir market, the chief business transacted having , 1 f pared fill Congous at aboat is 2,1 to is 31 per lb. of superior quality brought Is 9,1 per lb. SuGau.—The market has b een very o aw l but 9 1' transactions have taken plac e e ither for bow to deine t o or exportation. Holders, h oweve r, co ntinu° dull, brouOt 4566 full prices. At public sale b ro wn Hvaalla a . e -. 0 to t , till to 48s; yellow, 48s 6,1 to 52s ; GI ; mideMing to brown Cubas brought 46s to 450 of The relirkd market has ruled vary inactive. qualitiober COFFEE.--An increased demand forat, gooddther h i ki plantation Coylon has been aPP9 ' r o e od sold for 63s to oi rates were realised. Middling to good olil for 63s 6 ites were realised. Mildlifl Clean native ceyh o t:oo low middling, 61s to 621 pe t r o evit u.. 54 per cwt. Mocha bli ° good quality, brought 52t4 at fully former value. A for been in moderate rogues t; ..d d maw' has been exporieo o °;jili and floret. I,l,:iper 0 gher rates have been re " u the finer descriptions. i fli lif te business has been done 0- /Jr obtained for some RuM _A i n • tie° 0 farlieerEiam;ll:llr3l some cases superior quail most qualities c o Gia 0 ml` 11 ” . There has been a steady demand for t wo' spicgs.— and Pepper, eta . if • -I, have realised rather higher prices. Mace, Nutmegs, but loves ruled rather cheaper. Cassia Vera iv' j , ofvr-a-ther lii AstoLykEsToßnEh.—anTdhboeintagalto.kwetf full l il p l l c: ee l:l s t i h n a ti v e e s b e a u o o n ., ° 0 bt , A , - ti ve and rather cheaper. Or ~. v et. A , n o. the th i. 1 NTEhAel,r.e—N hasob alterationbeen a steady for all qualities. TALLOW. — ns Thu p ra tio a for r T h A o T e art 4:3° i.ci c e l : l were generally realised. , i ,„, io4 ll- ,,0i 57s 3d to 57s 6d, and all th e year 57s per cwt. g 0 0 , GREEN FRUIT. —A brisk market for all kilv: s i lor te o •o 3 of oranges, the first arrival, at Fayel, per , rail' 111. via Bristol, half of which, sent to London, " .. 3 0 , r b t of offered by Keeling and Hunt at public sale, b0,°,.. o ral. price bid being under importers' limit, lu o ° o 0 oranges will be short generally. Nuts move Lemons in moderate demand. Country Niarketd DERBY SMITHFIELD.—NOV. 19 ' to 0 2 6 ; The following were the quotations t—Boof,o ~ 6 1 ;/0„,r 0 ! mutton, 6(.1 to 7d ; lamb, —1 to 01; veal, 1,." 6 6i o P lb. ; pigs, lOs6d to lls Od per score • lough "44 per 1 . 4113. ; hides, 4ALI to 5d per lb ; ealf-slog' - . ._ per lb. _ - --- 0 11 EDINBURGH GRAIN.-IC OI. 19,1°4 for y d ' Large supply of all kinds of grain. Sel e9 „t i - lY I °' sorts, particularly for wheat. A great cl."' -- 6 ° e" Barley sold higher. Oats down. e op rao 0 Wheat, on the top, 41 Od up, and on the n A T 2sI ,I 0 0 5, down. Barley, is 6d down upon the top, an u on tb_ s e j of the average. Oats on the top i s Gd down 0 ,,q 2 l sid down. Beans on the top is Od "- a sh ' the average, 12s 31 down. AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL (1 1 / 4 01118. 0 13 ' • l' Wheat Do. new 2 1 6 I° lo * Barley 5 1 6 11- 0 ° Oats - 2 2 CI. Beans li f i h o ° --- , BOSTON—Nov. 19. , day ' g ot There is little to notice in the corn trade l' ° i n e t eir o f a limited supply, wheat met a slow deals"' tors tefi prices of this day se'enight. Peas were the the t, r.' Barley, oats, and beans moved off steadily 11 a te 0 0 the 12th inst. ..., -, too Prices :—Wheat, red, 50s Od to Gls Od; v °1 45 ►61• 001 white, 5940 d to G3s Od : extra, 66 5 . Barley' 131° 011. at. 22s to 295. Peas, 37a to 435 u " Od to 51s Od per qr. ~00 At our Corn Ex N ch E an W ge A t E olfl — sy N w o e v h . a ll9 ; !1 1l ; 01941111117 ,i t o e ; of farmers, and a heavy trade for wheat, av -9 al l ' 0.-„ N t• below last week's prices. bstl e/ 43 0 !„ 7 1 4° Wheat, white 68s to 695, red GOs to 6 44 , 2 to „ o rf 46s to 50s, grinding 38s to 445; oats, 24st. " 15 ;40; r 32s to 344; beans, 50s to 54s ; malt, 72s 4 0 _......... to 46s ; tares, 44s to 48s per qr. BIRTHS. 551 13 06 OP A SOL .4 ge l Of ffer t°' Ou the 19th inst., the Hon. Mrs, Robe. - lA -- Upper Grosvenor.stree. wi . , U On the ISth inst., at t the Rectory, Wel— it Boothby. 01 0 til e OF A DAUGHTER. , t o o, t On the 19th inst., at Woodlands Villa, 11°' .o'' . 1 )1 3 1 of Edward West, Esq.—twins. WV% filf On the 19th inst., at the ilu of her - f clenAtll l ' . General Dolamotte, C.B 15 oCsreven-bill-gitt4 '- pars, the wife of Captain ' Hervey, the 13° ' . P. .t,i , A' d ee MARRIED. of ,ddi o 7, o o o °oo On the 20th lust., at Trinity _Church, 'AT e !... r 0 4 Rev. William Marden Hind, M.A • , to i -llo np ii vvr-te i 1 daughter of John Wheeltou, Esq • of —'- 69 CO I'l • • 0 1 ”, Hyde-park. • Or a rt s On the 20th i ns t. at at St. James's , Vices '-^ ° 9l Edward B. Cureton• , 12th Roy al Lancers to second daught er o f J. S w i n dley, E'q'' ° 111° - I ti, ol/ pot, Maidstone. el ° D I ED. On the 19th inst ,at Costessey Hall, Norwich, ,100111 Hon. Lady Stafford. ua" OnOf! 0 the , 9th l u s t . , at 76, Camden Vil lti° ' ° 'et a g h David Bogue, Esq. p ublisher. Fleet-streetiiftoo, .00.4, On the 19th inst i , l at the Hot Wells, C, c o rol gl e, Arthur Palmer, E;cl barrister -at-lavr, ilc o ot l of in Bankruptcy, and "Judge of the 13risto js" 1 aged 74. t oe , •eLl"' On the 19th inst., William Beck-with 11 1 der il Oad ob r, an . p l ace , many years a magistrate o°' the county of Middl e sex, aged 69. a' ____--- iiou-ii, —_ __ . _ __ 13 . 1 1 - 1) ' glios , 4 LONDON : Printed and Published by ~,„„, 0 , of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at J ke '-02 00.- 112, Strand, in the Precinvt of the SaVolL of Middlesex, Friday, November 21, le v ' i