The Sun. — London, England, 1842-11-04 00:00:00

LAW - INTELLIGENCE, C HANCERY.(THIS DAY.) 11.4HADDEN V. JENKINS.—JUDGMENT. The LORD CHANCELLOR gave judgment this morn l.u,g in this case, which was argued some time since. he ca se came before the Court upon appeal from the decision of the Vice-Chancellor Wigram, upon a motion for an injunction to stay proceedings at law. the facts stated in support of the application were, tl!at the t estator in the eause, Thomas Warry, lent a s b um of 500/. to the defendant Jenkins to be returned him in a short time. Sometime afterwards " t nlas Warry sent a verbal direction to Jenkins tthiGyl the 5001. in trust for Mrs. Warry ; this Mr. n"ltis did, and th e quest i on was , w h e th er un d er thos e t r circumst ances t h e transact i on was bi n di ng on i e estate of Warry, the executors having brought an in n e e t t l°fl against Jenki ns f or th e recover y o f the money and it being obvious that the question could not settled i n a C ourt of Law, the bill was filed in this C ourt, and the injunction granted. Those points were disposed of by Vi ce -Ch ance ll or Wi gram w hi c h W ere free from d ou bt, an d w hi c h were no t con t es t e d i s' vi n _this, namely, th at a d ec l arat i on b y p aro l e t : sufficient to create a trust of personal pro yof the t es t a t or . Th ome l W arry h a d i n hi s ', e ." 11 11e declarat himself a trustee of the debt for the tPlaintiff; that, i n equ i ty, wou ld per f ect t h e g ift t o th e t tint iff against Thomas Warry and' his estate. The st inctions on t hi s su bj ect were re fi ne d , b u t th ere was tno diff erence b etween such a case and t h e present. ile testator, by directing Jenkins to hold the money it trust for a certa i n purpose, i mpresse d a trust upon at N .Thich was comp l ete an d i rrevoca bl e; th e trans it lon bor e no resemblance to an agreement to ass i gn, te \ e vas a clear trust, and the aid of the Court was not es sar.Y to complete it. Such being his Lordship's oft).htihin, and corresponding as it did with the opinion Oth e V ice - Chancellor Wigram, he could not do must than dismiss the aeal. In doing In be understood as not pronouncing this, he any conclusive io toga non the facts of the case ; it would be difficult Can w ou ld b e t h e resu l t on th e h ear ing of the L at use out as the appeal seemed to have been brought d mis so sli ggestion of the Court below, it must be 's ix 11 Wi thout Costs. . 4 ATTE R OF SUISS E.—TDE LATE MARQUIS OF - Alr. S HERTFORD. ,41e.aest that•IITT" ld recol- SHARPE said the Court wou . sometime before the long vacation a motion lat e re in the matter of Suisse, the valet of the tiered -tao stand ace, Hertford, and that motion was or at over until after Suisse had been tried , 1 "le over C riminal Court. That tr i a l h a d t a k en F EICe ) and he had now to apply to the Court to ap -154,41t1.z.11.11, early day for renewing the motion. the - ntaa:TT, who appeared for the executors of f or lat e 4 'Alarqui s of Hertford, was instructed to ask .ielie to answer an affidavit made by Suisse. 111,,s'e. LORD CHANCELLOR—We will take it on g'sclay week, as that will be motion day. HULLS, COURT.—(THIS DAY.) HARWELL V. BARWELL. well, was an application on be . half of Edward Bar f,ll the plaintiff for an injunction to restrain the de b.ant, Mary Barwell, the widow of the plaintiff's rther, from roceeding in an action . at law com lilenoed b ar no yher against the plaintiff for 2001., the b } thin (n a promissory note passed to her husband plaintiff. h lto 4r • Tuatrh whoa ppeared for the plaintiff, entered 4! 4 detailed statement of various money transac 'Lena betwee n the parties, who were greengrocers ; i t ,? cl on the groun d s upon which he reste d t h e appli.ca 4tnn,reh.ut they w ere b y no means o f an interesting nis LORDSHIP saw no just grounds for the motion, and ~,,,, a ccordingly re f use d t h e or d er. -.AL Lo .. -rn LO N DON CAOUTCHOUC COMPANY V. CARPENTER. r , O l t hi s cause, which has been frequently before the .%.11rt, the p resent application was on behalf of the spiintiffs for an i n j unct i on to restrain the defendant. a _ t tnuel Carpenter, of Birmingham, from . ma.nuf_act_u.r lok „ ~, using, &c.,. the plaintiff's invention in India rubber, Webb, braces, &c. • Ilia LORDSHIP granted the order. C`-v VI, CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY) - (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR or ENGLAND.) , Court was occupied this morning with unop v;:ed petitions and short causes. - I'AIITE MARR V. THE MANCHESTER AND BIRMING. HAM RAILWAY COMPANY. f or This was an application on behalf of the plaintiff an d order respecting a sum of 450/., compensation of a piece of land, pur eitso Interest, for the occupation I ,; l ased by the Company, for tiff it was contended that f the purposes of the rail tii4e3%,„ On behalf of the plaintiff w i • t h o ' n t tnpany had entered into p . osses T sio h n is of e t s h se e s l s a ie n n d the - consent of the plaintiff. Iva : tak en in December, 1837 ; no purcha p se-m . oney Nv-s ac tuallpaid, nor did the Company remain, as to that y . w asin n'oney, responsible to the owner.. The money h anded a very unusual an . d . extraordinary manner a n d b y Zer to the two solicitors of the Company, names, ..,„,°se gentlemen lodged in a b . an . k .. in their own i t t lie w c as . the' te ,, s4 ,. eve r good the responsibility might net b e e f , na r P °n sibility of the solicitors only, , n i . th ° l`„„ n r i• The Company had been in possession f.) n e 11 e„g e t f-r-0; it, e V er andsincoe the above date, deriving a 1 terestwould neither pay rent nor f I.)Ba4roliantentne Company relied on their own Act o 1 ; the was paid _in June, ene had 1, L'ut the interest wasnsTinlleYrefused. h a ri d " ee n shifted from the Company to the T solicitors, at iyataslasfit'eb.raoet.nlielesdogliecditoirns back to the Company, and had the Court of Exchequer. It A.%.Paid into the Court in April, 1839. I:. T i ! aCO N was heard on the part of the defendants. of " '''Nota said the case involved a vast . number 11 ._PoInts, an d he must read over the affidavits leisurely. le . sLould also like to have an affidavit as to the c . pt re solicitorsof he letter of the 12th of April, 1838, by the Ills decisio°nfthe plaintiff. He should take time to give RANGE R , On the V. THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. tha tree application of the Counsel on both sides, till ring of this case and cross case was deferred 2 d of January next. QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY) T THE (Sitting in B anco .) SOLAR LAMP —THE QUEEN V. DINNER. in 'this case a scire facias had been issued to try the ken l a e lid tY of a pant which had been ta out the ~ endt;nt for the invention of the solar lamp by . The , a , . was tried - before Mr. Justice Coleridge, and the f1 ,,1i,r,y foune', all tho issues but one for the Crown, thus ",';',.lig that the patent was invalid. .s•! -‘11e ATTORMIY-GENERAL now applied for a rule in 1 to set aside the verdict, or for a new trial, on the FrT u nd that th e verdict was against the evidence. L ue Lea rne d Gentleman argued the question at great r n gth, cont en di ng that the defendant had made a great TsTs on th e l amps previously in use; that s pecification was correct, clear, and intelligible ; that it di sc l osed the whole secret of ' his invention, and tha t, therefore, the finding of the Jury was against v i dence, and the p a t ent actually a valid one in law. The COURT took time to consider. CANADIAN THE DERBY, AND THE SUNDAY TI MES. Ils i, w, GREVILLE V. CHAPMAN.—LIBEL. I as an action brought by the plaintiff, a gentleman well known upon the turf, a member o . f . (I .e Jockey Club, and the owner •of the horse Cana ' littan, against the defendant, the proprietor of the ii,utei.flo, Times newspaper, for the publication o t f_ n relation him with dishonourable oondhuee lasti Il ps ' o l ro n to the race for the Derby Stakes, at t jissue, ai , r4 , e ,es• The defendant had pleaded the general l'. f instii - e l t a io l ' l n also placed on the record several . pleas b. ' 01: e Lord „jury f The case had come oAnssfoizrest7raiialld thee Ab itiger at the last Surrey • eu " d a ve r dict for Th e Q the plaintiff. on behalf of Alefeivi . OLIC ITOR-GENERAL nOW moved. why a nonsuit *A I , luant, f ora rule to show cause be 11 d not be entered, or why a new trial shou t l r d efi n e o et t npnlnted, on the ground that the libel didi.ifo it did, it re the character of the plaintiff at all, or , tet tleeted ion upon it only in relation to an illegal l trans rrwe , and one which could consequently not be libel 1 14 ,, 4 the subject •of an action. The alleged nte'llpPeared in defendant's newspaper, a certain ( ) q., l°lli n , g any names, it went on to charge _ and without , °II with dishonourable conduct in regard to the d r t a rll 3' stak es at Epsom. The declaration had been air 1 , 1 • ": 11 1 3 in a peculiar manner : it did not set o o m u .. t 1 , 1 .4 nniendo or state of what the plaintiff . c The kle 4 e l i tied as having been alleged against tal, rati s °n, after stating. that a race for h th im e . Derby IN•hi c e ,on had been run at Epsom on a certai d n day, me in th, t 2 ! 3 ocasion a horse called Attila had on ,' 411 (1 a horse called Robert de Gorham second, ° went_ to to state that a horse named Canadian had been entered th r hn for the Derby, but had been withdrawn before purchasere as run ; that the plaintiff had become the tared ,of such horse after the horse had been en that a°r the race, and before he had been withdrawn ; . "-(11e dtellceltlaatiirr was a member of the Jockey Club. s on , after explaining the meaning . of a per- Ise:betting 1,000 to' 1, or to 3, against a horse, -'lhut the libel which had appeared 'in defendant's 'i N , v 7 a Per, pul)lished on the. Sunday after the races. ilia (' l'aAr,agraph complained . of was headed " the Cana then 1.1 1.j r." (The Learned Gentleman here rea • the l „ e ' , which stated that the writer trusted a s n, Caution doings at Epsom would .operate a ri i, - 11 -1 ( r 1, 1 1 te to honest betters, since they found that Horsethe ' "'gh rank would bet thousands against a Purchase him, and withdraw him just before a Sion race' that Canadian had, on some previousocc nd )y ., , given Robert de Gorham a lumping weighta ... s tp. him, but that, since then, Canadian had been fir that a lame excuse was better than none, . lt,‘vithdrawing a horse the day before a, race ; 1 ,. and lle p ar araph concluded with these questions, 'Canadian lame when he entered the van? was he lame NI b en -he cam e out of the van at Epsom." The Court oWould perceive that no name was mentioned through t‘tlle libel. .A.t the tria it was proved that Mr. Greville had betted against the horse ; that he had afterward purchased the horse ; that the horse had been sent in a van from Winchestor to Epsom, for the purpose of running at the race ; that the horse had fallen lame, and that he had been withdrawn, on account of his lameness. Evidence had been given as to the lameness of the horse. Now the libel imputed to Mr. Greville that he acted dishonourably as regarded the bets on the horse, not that he had acted dishon ourably in merely withdrawing him; there was no thing dishonourable in the mere act of withdrawing the horse ; all that could possibly happen would be that he would lose his chance of winning the stakes. It was proved at the trial that he had a right to withdraw his horse by the rules of the Jockey Club ; and that if he had betted against the horse and subsequently withdrew him, he would, according to the rules of the Jockey Club, be entitled to receive those bets. How, then, could it be contended that the paragraph complained of was a libel ? He had a full right not to run his horse if he chose to withdraw him. But it had been said that the withdrawing a horse under such circum stances was a dishonourable act, and on that point he should presently contend that evidence had been received by the Court which was not properly receiv able. Now he (the Solicitor-General) contended that the action was untenable. The whole transaction was an illegal one, and having embarked in an illegal tran saction, by betting at a horse-race, he had no right to come to a court of justice to complain of any imputa tion cast upon him for his conduct in the course of such illegal transaction. By the Act of 18 Geo. 11., sec. 11, horse-racing itself was rendered legal, but Acts 16 Car. 11., cap. 2 sec. 3., 9 Anne, cap. 14, sec. 5, and 18 Geo. 11., cap. 34., sec. 8, all decided that bet ting was illegal. In the case of Shillito and Beale, 7 Bingham, page 405, the Court had held that a horse race was legal, but that to bet on a horse-race was illegal. In this case Mr. Greville betted large sums against the horse ; the gist of the libel was, that it imputed to Mr. Greville dishonourable conduct in withdrawing his horse. Now, there wasnothing disho nourable in withdrawing the horse, and no action would lie for any imputation on him in regard to his conduct, in betting, inasmuch as that was an illegal transaction, and it was the policy of the Court that all persons engaged in illegal transactions should have no locus standi in a Court of Justice, to complain of any mat ters relating to such illegal transactions.—(The Learned Gentleman quoted several cases in support of this position.) With regard to the admission of evi dence as to the withdrawal of a horse, being dis hourable, Lord John Fitzroy, one of the witnesses after stating the rule of the Jockey Club, had been asked by Mr. Thesiger for the plaintiff, whether notwithstanding the rule, he should not consider a person so withdrawing his horse as having acted dishonourably. He (the Solicitor-Ge neral) for the defendant, had objected to the question, but Lord Abinger decided that the question might be put. He (the Solicitor-General) submitted that such evidence ought not have been received. It was for a Jury to form an opinion from the facts deposed to, and witnesses ought only to depose to facts and not to give opinions. The COURT granted a rule to show cause on all the points.—Application granted. COMMON PLEAS.-(T HIS DAY.) TIBBS V. BARON. This was an action for work and labour done, the plaintiff claiming of the defendant the sum of 1501., being for ten months' service, at. 101 per month ; but the general sum of ten pounds, or one month's salary, being only set out in the declaration as the damages claimed. The case was tried in London, at the sit tings after last term, and the Jury found for the plaintiff, 150/. ; but he could not enter up judgment for a greater sum than was laid in the declaration, without a special rule of Court. Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD now applied for a rule to amend the declaration, so as to give the plaintiff the benefit of his verdict, which the Court at once granted. BAIL COURT.-(T HIS DAY.) BULL V. PARKER. Mr. BYLES applied to the Court for an extension of time to move in this case ; the motion was for a new trial, and was to be made this morning, but the brief in the case, and some others, were stolen, with his outside coat, from his house that morning, and he would not be prepared to move before Monday. Mr. Justice PATTISON—You may be indulged under the circumstances.—(Laughter.) QUO WARRANTO.—THE QUEEN V. JONES. Mr. BUTT applied to the Court on behalf of several of the Magistrates of the county of Glamorgan for a quo warranto against Evan Jones, Portreeve of the borough of Neath, for assuming to give a license for an inn and ale-house, called the Cross Keys, to a per son called David Thomas. The borough being too small to be included in the provisions of the Munici pal Act, was governed by a Portreeve and Alderman, and burgesses. Thomas applied seven or eight years ago for a license to the Magistrates of the county, which they refused, and a similar application, which was made to them on the 2d of September, was also refused, on the ground that the house was not wanted, and was not of such a descrip tion as to call on them to grant a license, The next day they went to Evans, the Portreeve, and to Williams, the Alderman, who were working men, and obtained the license from them. They did not state that the Cross Keys was part of the borough, but only that it was within the parish of Neath. - Mr. Justice PArrESON—It would appear that the license is altogether void, for they acted as Magistrates of the county. Mr. BUTT—They assumed that the Cross Keys was within their jurisdiction. Mr. Justice PATTESON—I think the proper course to take would be to apply for a criminal application, properly so called, but you may take a rule in the first instance. EXCHEQUER COURT-THIS DAY. TINDAL .5.78 D ANOTHER V. BELL AND ANOTIIER. This was an action brought by the plaintiffs for injuries done to a vessel of theirs by a collision in the British Channel with a vessel the property of the defendants. The case had been tried before Mr. Jus tice Wightman at the last assizes at Bristol, and a verdict was found for the plaintiffs in the sum of 256/. for the damage they had sustained. Mr. Sergeant BOMPAS now applied for a rule to show cause why this verdict should not be increased by a further sum of 1241. It appeared that after the colli sion the Captain of the plaintiffs' vessel found it necessary to employ a steam-tug to tow her up to Bristol. For this service the master of the tug claimed salvage of 160/. To this claim the plaintiffs objected as unrea sonable, but offered 201., which was more than the usual amount of hiring. The case was brought before the Court of Admiralty, who awarded the proprietor of the steam , tug a salvage of 45/. The legal expenses incurred by the plaintiffs in taking the case before the Admiralty amounted to 1241.; and this was the sum which the Learned Sergeant sought to have added to that previously awarded by the Jury. The expense thus incurred, he contended,,was fairly chargeable on the defendants, as the exorbitant claim of the proprie tor of the steam-tug had been resisted for their bene fit, inasmuch as they would have been chargeable with the amount. The COURT immediately granted the rule. BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.) IN RE FREDERICK JOSEPH HARRISON. The bankrupt in this case had carried on business as a : ship broker in ThameS-street. The aggregate amount of debts in his schedule was upwards of 25.0001., and the available assets at present realised by the assignees were about 4,0001. in ready money. Several coupon and other French securities, along with some American debts, comprising chiefly promis sory notes from the house of Sealy and Co., of New York, who had become bankrupt about two years ago, would likewise be made so tar available to the estate as to ensure a dividend upon the whole of 10s. in the pound to the creditors. This day being appointed for the bankrupt passing his final examination, he stated that he became pos sessed of the American securities in lieu of goods which were consigned to Mr. Hemlin at New York, who sent back letters of credit upon Messrs. Sealy's consignees in London. Shortly after Sealy's bank ruptcy a dividend was declared, and it was calculated that about 10,000 dollars would be available in a few months. He had proved for the full amount of his debt against that estate. Having answered the usual interrogatories, and sworn to the truth of his accounts, he was declared entitled to pass his final examination. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.) It will be recollected that some time back we gave an account of a robbery having been committed by a man named Dash, who was at the time cohabiting with the prosecutor's wife. Dash was also given into custody for violently assaulting the prosecutor, Mr. Helme, when he went to demand his wife. Mr:Robertson appeared before Mr. Jardine this morning to prefer a charge against Mary Robinson, for harbouring the wife of the prosecutor, and the prisoner Dash, who is in custody, knowing at the same time that a felony had been committed. In stating the case, he said that the prisoner resided at 151, Drury-lane. The prosecutor's wife was living .with her. He went to her yesterday and inquired if she had any prop er ty in the house belonging to - Mr. Helene, and she said shejiad not. An officer was then called in, and she immediately said " Stop, I will give up the property." She then fetched about sixty pawn broker's duplicates for various articles belonging to Mr. Heinle, and gave them to the officer. A. few days ago the prisoner called at a gentleman's house in Long acre, where a card-case, valued at six guineas, had been d . eposited by Mr. Helme. Sh e as k e d for the case, stat ing that she came from Mrs. Helme. The case was given up to her, and she wrote a receipt fcr it. The case wa., afterwards pawned for 255. rnE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING NOVEMBER 4, 184?. Mr. JARDINE said there was no case of felony against the prisoner, yet, as the case was so mixed- up with the wife of the prosecutor, he Should, however, hold her to bail, to appear again when the other Friscner was brought up. THE MARKETS-(T.HIS DAY•) CORN EXCHANGE• __ LITERATURE. - - There were limited supplies of all grain this week. The Wheat trade was improving, and ls. to 2s. per quarter advance realised. Barley, Beans; and Peas, were unvaried. Oats is per quarter dearer. Ship Flour was selling at rather higher prices. SMITHFIELD. By accounts which have come to hand from Hull and Southampton, we learn the imports of foreign beasts there have been extensive this.week, but in to day's market their numbers were scanty, they con sisting of only six oxen from Jutland, and four from Rotterdam—the former having reached London yes terday, per railway, from Hull,where they were landed on Tuesday—the latter arriving in the Pool by a steamer. Of home-bred beasts we had a fair average number on offer, but the whole of them were the refuse of Monday's market, and of very inferior quality. So heavy was the beef trade, in consequence of the thin attendance of buyers, and the dead markets being largely supplied with country-killed meat, that the prices obtained on last market day were nominally unaltered. The supply of sheep was small, yet the inquiry for them extremely dull, at barely stationary rates. From Ireland ten calves came to hand for sale here, which were exceedingly in ferior in quality, and sold at no more than from 2s 6d to 2s 10d per 81bs. The demand for Veal was slow, at barely stationary prices. Pigs moved off slowly at the quotations. A large portion of the supply was turned out unsold. Milch Cows were sold at from 141 to 19/ each, including their small calf. Coarse and inferior beasts, 2s to 3s ; second quality do., 3s 2d to 3s 4d; prime large Oxen, 3s 6d to 3s 8d; prime Scots, &c., 35 10d to 4s 2d ; coarse and inferior Sheep, 3s to 3s 2d ; second quality do., 3s 4d to 3s 6d ; prime coarse woolled Sheep, 3s 8d to 4s ; prime South Downs, 4s to 2d to 4s 4d ; large coarse Calves, 3s 4d to 4s ; prime small do., 4s 2d to 4 s 4 d ; large Hogs, 4s to 4s 6d; neat small Pork, 43 8d to`ss, per stone of 81bs, to sink the offal. Sucking Calves, 18s to 28s, and quarter old store Pigs, 16s to 21s each. Beasts, 464; Cows, 143 ; Sheep, 4,040 ; Calves, 227 ; Pigs, 429. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. We had a very large supply of meat on sale here to-day, which sold heavily at the following prices : Per 81bs. by the carcase. Inferior Beef, 2s 103 to 3s ; middling ditto, 3s to 3s 2d..; prime large ditto, 3s 2d to 3s 4d ; ditto small ditto, 3s 4d to 3s 6d ; large Pork, 4s to 4s 6d; inferior Mutton, 3s 4d to 3s 6d ; middling ditto, 35 8d to 3s 10d ; prime ditto, 3s 10d to 4s ; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 2cl; small Pork, 4s 8d to 4s 10d. BOROUGH. For the very finest East Kent Hops, of this year's growth, we have a steady, but by no means brisk, in quiry at full rates of currency ; but otherwise the demand is excessively dull, and the prices have a downward tendency. , The duty is called 160,000/. East Kent in pockets, 51 10s to Cl 8s ; Mid Kents in ditto, 51 Ss to 61; Sussex, 4l lOs to Si 8s; Farnhams, 81 to 101; Old Hops, 31 to 4/ 10s. COLONIAL MARKETS. SUGAR.—There continues to be a fair demand for all descriptions of British Plantation, both from the Grocers and Refiners, but particularly the good and fine sorts, which are very scarce, for which a further advance of fully 6d has been obtained, and in some instances ls. About 2,000 hhds,have been sold, inclu sive of 100 hhds Barbadoes brought to auction, which found ready buyers, and went off with spirit at 62s to 68s 6d for mid to fine quality, which prices fully establish the above advance. Mo lasses.—Fully previous prices have been obtained for the few parcels sold—viz., 26s to 32s for mid to very fine quality. Mauritius.—The trans actions have not been extensive, owing to the very few parcels offering ; higher prices have, how ever, been obtained for the quantity sold. Bengal.- 2,596 bags, all sold briskly at 60s 6cl to 70s 6d for good yellow to fine white Benares, being fully 6d to v Is dearer. Some parcels have been dis p osed of pri ately, including about 2 , 000 ba g s Dhobah, which. - sold at comparatively high prices. Foreign.—The increased demand for export has led to a very exten sive business, the transactions consisting of nearly 1,000 chests Brazils, chiefly brown 'and yellow Bahia at 15s to 18s; a small portion low to good white Pernambuco at 12a to 24s ; also 7,000 bags Manilla at 17s ; and 100 hhds Porto Rico at 18s (for refining in bond), all of which are rather higher prices. Refined—Rather higher prices have again been paid for grocery descriptions, and a fair business continues to be done. For crushed there is very little inquiry, although a further trifling decline has been submitted to, fine quality having been sold at 255. COFFEE.—This article continues almost without demand for nearly all descriptions, and the public sales, which ha v e c o ntained 1 45 casks 137 barrels British Plantati on , 909 bags Ceylon , 322 bales Mocha, 2,544 ba gs E as t India, La guayra, went off v e ry h eav ily, and and 299 bags only partly sold at about former prices• for the British Plantation, but mostly in small lots. The Ceylon was nearly all withdrawn (excepting a few lots colory, which sold at 62s to 635) at 61s 6d for good ordinary palish quality, there being no purchasers at last week's prices. Some part of the Mocha found buyers at 67s to 100 s for middling to fine clear garbled, which are very low , prices, and considerably under the previous nominal value. Only about one-third of the East India was disposed of at 45s to 51s 6d for good bold yellowish -to fine brown Dutch Company's Java, and a few lots greenish ditto, at 42s 6d, being about previous prices, excepting for the latter de scription, which is rather cheaper. Good ord Green and yellowish Singapore Java were taken in at 34s to 355, and goocl:ord Padang sold at 265, which are also lower rates. The Laguayra was taken in above the value, viz., at 42s for fine ord coloury quality but foxy. Foreign ports continue without inquiry ; a few small parcels of good to fine Rio have been sold pri vately at 32s to 335. . 0 T firmer s er been prices less h CocoA.—Few trans ac ti ons have ta k en place, there being at present scarcely any deman d . letku,sc but fully hee on obtained;thanand verylast 150 puns Jamaica sold at 3s ld to 3s 5 d f or 30 to 35 per we cent. overproof, and 100 p uns L eewar d I s l an d at is 9d for proof strength, and fine b rown ditt o a t is 10d. RICE continues almost without little business has been don e . SALTPETRE.—There h as b een very li t tl e d eman d for this article, and conseq uent l y f ew transactions have taken place. Nitrate o f S oda rema i ns neg l ec ted, and purchases could be made at ra th er l o wer rates. SPICES. — In Cassia or Pim en t o very little business has been done, only 10 5 bags o f th e l a tt er having been b r ought to auction, which sold 2icl to 24d for mid quality. COTTON. — The demand for thi s • articl e has rather subsided, but for the parcels sold fi rmer ra t es h ave b een obtained. inquiry, TEA.—The market has remained in a quiet state, but news being hourly expected may impart some feature to it. The stock in London is 26,554,5731bs against 25,786,2871bs at this time last year. There is a steady trade both for export and home consump tion. The current prices have been is 7d to 2s 8d for Congou, is 9d to 3s far Souchong, is 7i-d to 2s Id for Twankay, 2s 2d to 5s for Hyson, and is 6d to 14s 6d for Gunpowder. TALLOW. — South American has been in small supply, and has had a good sale at 46s 6d to 49s for the fine sorts. The stock and supply are both mode rate. Russia is also in good request at firm prices, P.Y.C. on the spot, 48s 6d to 48s 9d, and for January 49s per cwt. Ileme.—The deliveries last month were 1,153 tons. The stock is 4,665 tons, being below that of last year. Clean is quoted at 31s 10(1 per cwt. FLAX.—The deliveries last month were 161 tons. The stock is 928 tons. DRYSALTERY.—Indigo is steady. Lac Dye in some instances a shade dearer. Cochineal in fuller supply, but at steady prices. Brimstone in more demand ; and Cream of Tartar firm. TonAcco.—The market has been quiet, but a steady business is doing. Virginia is rather firmer. Ken tucky strips are 43d. to 60. ; -- avanna Segars have sold cheaper, and stalks at a slight advance. The stock is 20,690 hhds, against 2 1,414 hhds at this ime last year. _ DEITII FROM EATING TIIE LOOT OF M ONKWOOD FOR HORSE-RADlSH.—Yesterday an iuest was held before I A ( l e r n . n in Carter, g to n cross, on the the Pn bod ye R egent, Doris street, . a t of Mary Bloom field, aged forty-eight. It app e ared in e v id ence th a t r Prince the deceased lived at No. 14, Dor is - street. O n Sun day morning last she pulled wha t she thought was a piece of horse-radish from the bed in whi c h it grew in the garden. Not many minutes aft er s h e h a d eaten a thin slice at dinner, she complained of pain internally. The deceased was then seized with sick ness, and a surgeon was sent for to relieve her. She died at four o'clock the same day. M r. ree _ em, N sur geon, said that the root spoken of Was nepulus cauti lus, or monk wood. It was a medicinal herb, and was sometimes cultivated in gardens. From the appear ance of deceased, and the information he had re ceived, he had every reason to believe that deceased died from having eaten it. The Coroner hoped that the publicity given to the case would have the effect of making the cultivators of kitchen gardens careful of the plants they reared. Verdict, " Died from eat ing monkwood in mistake for horse-radish." WOOTTON BASSETT.—The allotment syStem is car ried on here to a great extent. The Earl of Claren don has, within the last few years, let a large quantity of land to the labourers and tradesmen of the town, most of whom had a good crop this year.— Wiltshire Independent. We understand that the statement which has gone the round of the papers as to a pe ns i on having been conferred upon the poet Wordsworth, i s not strictly accurate. The Yearly sum which Mr. Wordsworth will receive is a retiring allowance,given to him upon resigning the office of distributor of stamps. —Brighton Gazelle: . . - NARRATIVE OF THE EXPEDITION TO CHINA. 2 Vols. Colburn, London, 1842. The author of this Narrative is Captain Elliot Bingham, late First Lieutenant of the Modeste, who, as a voucher for the uniform accuracy of his statements, observes, " in many of the incidents selected I was myself an actor ; where that was not the case, and I am consequently unable to speak from personal knowledge, I have had re- - course to the most correct and authentic sources of information." Captain Bingham ueed hardly have told us this, for the internal evidence of the work is quite sufficient to prove its authenticity ; and, indeed, it may be consi sidered as one of the most lucid, copious, and satisfactory publications that hare yet appeared on the spbject of the Chinese war, whether we regard the vigour and simplicity of its style, the fullness of its details, or the evidently unexaggerated character of its statements. The authorcommenceshis narrative with his departure in 1840 from the Cape, when Admiral Elliot was appointed Commander-in-Chhq of the expedi tion against the Chinese. Little of interest oc curred, until the Modeste, to which Captain Bingham was attached, reached Sincapore, of which we have a lively, entertaining account. This town, it seems, owes its origin to the clear judgment of the late Sir Stamford Raffles, and is more remarkable for its rapid growth, than any other of the British possessions. Its population in 1819, when it was first taken possession of by the English, amounted to about 150 persons, pirates and fishermen, whose huts were of the most wretched description ; and in 1840, when a cen sus was taken, its population had advanced to about 35,000. The settlement, however—more espe cially the town—of Sincapore, labours under one great disadvantage. There is a distressing dearth of women, who are the scarcest of all commodi ties there. Only 4,000 females are to be found in a spot boasting of 40,000 inhabitants, so that there is actually only one lady to eight and a half gentlemen—a cruel and most unnatural dispro portion ! But if women are scarce, it is consoling to reflect that turtle is plentiful, and the author frequently purchased them, weighing three hundred weight, for one dollar. On reaching the Chinese seas, the Modeste joined the squadron, under the com mand of Captain Elliot, and took an active share in the hostilities then going forward. The Nar rative is here exceedingly amusing, though not a few of the incidents have already found their way into print. The gallant author is no admirer of the Chinese character, but entertains pretty nearly the same opinion of it that Lord Macart ney and other experienced travellers have enter tained and expressed. In speaking of the opium question, he expressly states thct " opium the Chinese will have ; and experience has proved that all the obstacles and difficulties thrown in the way of the trade have only tended to increase it and extend it along the whole coast coast of China." We conclude our brief notice by a quotation from the first volume, wherein Captain Bingham describes the sufferings that Mrs. Noble and some other English prisoners sustained at the hands of the Chinese -- No sooner had they been seized, than to prevent their running away, they were bastinadoed imme diately above the knee, or almost indeed upon it. They would have treated Mrs. Noble in the same brutal and still more indecent manner had it not been for the spirited conduct of Mr. Douglas, notwith standing which she received several blows. .Chains were then put. round their necks, and they were hurried, or rather dragged to a large city, through the streets of which they were paraded, subjected to, the hootings and howlings of the assembled savages. They were then taken to a joss -house, where one of the soldiers forcibly wrenched Mrs. Noble's wedding ring from her finger. Lieutenant Douglas's hands were here lashed behind him, and he was in that con dition secured to a post. Mrs. Noble, the mate, and one boy, were then dragged on about twenty miles further, being exhibited in several towns through which they passed; and no doubt from what after wards appeared, Mrs. Noble was represented as sister to the queen of the barbarians, who had been taken prisoner by these marauders, for valiant soldiers I cannot call them. At night they stopped at another depot of the gods, Where they were furnished with a small quantity of food and clothes ; the chain which had been put round their necks being fastened to the wall of their prison. Here they were detained two days, and were allowed :to perform their ablutions for the first time ; their descriptions were accurately taken down, and they themselves constantly exposed to the gaze of the rabble. Mrs. Noble was taken to be looked. at by the head mandarin's wife and daughter; and one would have imagined that the softer sex would have shown her some compassion in her suffering and distressed state. No ! if it were possible, they treated her with more contumely than her captors had done. At the expiration of the two days they were led out into the court where stood three cages about three feet high, two feet six inches long, by fourteen inches in breadth. The entrance to these cruel prisons was by a trap-door on the top, through which they were forced, the end of their chain being locked to the cover. A bamboo was then thrust between the bars, and under the top; and in this painful position were they carried by two men from town to town, to be exhibited, like wild beasts, to the assem bled multitudes ; but as if all this was not sufficient suffering, they were loaded with heavy irons and chains on the legs and arms, Mrs. Noble being allowed for the present to dispense with the latter ones. The cages were then at length placed in boats, and after proceeding along a canal for three nights and two days, they arrived at Ning-po, never having been permitted to quit their cages for any purpose during that period. NIMROD ABROAD. 2 Vols. Coburn, London, 1842. The majority of the articles contained in these volumes have, if we mistake not, already made their appearance in successive Nunlbers of the " New Monthly Magazine." They treat, for the most part, if not exclusively, on sporting sub jects, to the discussion of which they bring all that ease, grace, and unaffected simplicity of manner, for which the author, Mr. Apperley, has long been celebrated. The cursory observations on steeple-chases are in the best spirit of huma nity; the folly and brutality of such a sport are strenuously insisted on; and we hope Mr. Ap perley's remarks will have the effect of bringing it into bad odour with the sporting community. Wm) Swkris.—Last Thursday afternoon three of these graceful strangers were seen at the Longman, near Millburn—their snow. white plumage fluttering in the wind, as they rose and fell on the chafed waters of the Moray Frith. A sportsman, who was present, fired a charge at them, which they shook from their wings like dew. The violent gales of last week , seem to have brought several rare birds to our shores. Another stormy petrel was found near Raigmore, this week, by Mr. Naughten, jeweller, who has sent it to be preserved.—lnverness Courier. Early last hunting season, the day had been ex• ceedingly wet, the Marquis of Waterford stopped at the Fethard Hotel, to change clothes which had been left there in the morning, and placed at the fire be tween those of two friends of his Lordship's. The proprietor of the hotel mei the Marquis with a me lancholy face, and said—" My Lord, a serious acci dent has occurred—your Lordship's clothes have been burned to ashes, and your friends' clothes, that were on each side, were not even scorched." " Well," said the Marquis, " the children have not been burned,' nor the house ? " " No,. my Lord." ~ charge them to me if they had "No " Would you , my Lord." "Well, then, neither willlcharge you for the clothe.." —Limerick Pape r . PUGILISTIC CONTEST BETWEEN TWO WESTMINSTER SCHOLARS. Yesterday a fight took place between two of the scholars in the enclosed grass-plot behind the Abbey. One of the combatants was named Brown, a hardy red-haired boy ; the other was styled the Somersetshire hero. in appearance each was about thirteen years of age. During the fourteen or fifteen first rounds they both exhibited extreme fistic skill, covered their frontispieces well, stopping with great precision, and consequently receiving little or no injuries. Brown, badly advised by his seconds, who were the biggest you ths in the school, adopted a system of lunging with his right, then wheeling round and getting away. The Somerset shire hero always followed his antagonist, hit at him with his right, as he retreated, but was gene rally short. Brown, about the middle of the fight , struck the first knoc k-down blow. Brown was then advised to try infighting, and did so, but he had the worst of it. The young second of the Somersetshirt boy advised him to try the upper cut, as his opponen rushed in with his head down. The advice was adopted with stinging effect, and the yellow-haired„ s t r ipling soon showed symptoms of being "g ro ggy . He was always ready for the fray, however, when time was called, but at last, as he was retreating, "weak upon his pins," his spirited rival rushed after him, hit him hard on the side of the face, and knocked him clean down. This blow decided the contest. Poor Brown was deaf to the call of time, and his second gave in for him. PAUPERISM IN SUNDERLAND.—There is now a greater number of applicants for relief, and a larger amount expended for the Sunderland Union, than at any preceding time. Hundreds of men, but lately in respectable circumstances, are now compelled to break stones, that they may receive a small amount of paro 'chial relief. Last week no fewer than 4,500 persons were allowed out-door relief in this town.—Sunder land Herald:. MARYLEBONE.-(THIS DAY.) William Wales and John Howe, two young lads, were placed at the bar on a charge of stealing a number of books, the property of Mr. Lambert, sur geon, 28 A, Devonshire-street, Lisson-grove. The complainant stated that while walking down Paddington-street yesterday afternoon he saw a copy of " Don Quixote" in 4 vols. in an old bookshop window, and looking at and identifying them as his property, he went home and found that they had been stolen from his study. He sent for a policeman, and called his errand boy Wales and his mother into a room, when he ques tioned the former about the property. The boy was cautioned by the police-constable not to say anything to criminate himself, but his mother requesting him to speak the truth, he said that he had admitted Howe into the study, who took the books away and soldthem, and gave him 4d. as his share of the proceeds ; acting upon this information, the other lad, Howe, was also taken into custody: Ann Marchant living at 44, Paddington-street, identified Howe as the party who had sold her the copy of Don Quixote for 2s. (the published price was 2 guineas). She did not know the value of the work, which the prisoner said was his own. Police-constable Clinton, 116 D, was informed by Mr. Lambert of the robbery, and acting upon the in formation received from Wale 3, he went to 33, Devon shire-place, and took Howe into custody. The pri soner produced a volume of the Gardener's Magazine, which was also Mr. Lambert's property.—The pri soners were committed. The preceding prisoners, with another lad named James Haman, were also charged with stealing a double-barrelled gun (a real Manton), the property of same complainant. The prisoner Wales had confessed in presence of the policeman and complainant that they had taken the gun out one day for the purpose of shooting, that they had broken it, and that Howe and Haman had afterwards stolen it. _ The prisoners had nothing to say, and were fully committed for trial. CLERKENWELL.-(THIS DA Y.) Yesterday Denis William Chord, a fashionably attired young man about 19 years of age, was charged by Mr. Henry Storer, the proprietor of a surgical establishment in Grenville-street, Brunswick-square, with assaulting and threatening the life of his master. Mr. COMBE, who presided, seeing the respecta bility of the parties, advised them to settle it. Messrs. Lewis and Alderson, the professional gentlemen en gaged on either side, retired and endeavoured to do so, but ineffectually. Mr. COMBE refused to hear anything further than merely the actual threat and assault, but it transpired, that in consequence of a fire which took place in Mr. Storer's house, and which consumed his library and all his private papers, a very bitter quarrel ensued between him and his apprentice. Mr. Storer deposed that the latter called him " liar, felon, and thief," and held his fist to his face, threatening his life. He likewise shook a night protector at him, aid used very menacing language. It was evident there was some deadly cause of enmity between them, but Mr. Combe re stricted them from going into it, although the parties seemed anxious for the fullest investigation. The matter ended in the defendant being bound in his own recognisances to keep the peace, until the Sessions, at which he seemed most indignant. Soon after his going home he took a quantity of poison, and this morning it was communicated to the inspector en duty at the station-house that he was a corpse. The friends of the unfortunate young man are highly respectable. His body lies at Grenville street, awaiting an inquest. Bentley's Miscellany for this month is a glorious Number. Alfred Crowquill's Philosophy of Fight ing" is a rich piece of humorous satire, illustrated by the author's wood-cuts, which are first-rate things. Let any body look at the pot-valiant in this series of combatants, and if he can refrain from a burst of hearty laughter, he must, indeed, be of a saturnine mood. The narrative called " A Campaign with the Christi nos," abounds in the most stirring incidents of military adventure; wherein the wild, the reckless, and the heroic, are mingled with the strange humours of a soldier-of fortune's life. But the gem of the Number will be found in Albert Smith's irresistibly droll history of Mr. Ledbury's Adventures in Paris ;—a ludicrous • account of the mishaps, distresses, pleasures, and mystifications of a cockney in the French capital. The author's great fund of humour, which is as rich as that of Boz, is admirably seconded by Leech's graphic designs, of which the spirit, comic feeling, and character, equal even the best productions of Cruik shank. It is with sincere sorrow that we have this day to class amongst our local intelligence thb unexpected failure, and to an immense amount, of the most enter prising merchant that Plymouth has had for many years—one who, by his own industry and energy, had laid the foundation of a " rich estate," and whose generous dealings had acquired him universal esteem. —Plymouth Journal. TARIFF CATTLE.—About 50 head of beasts of the Spanish breed, which have recently reached this coun try from Corunna, have been turned into the rich pas ture lands in the vicinity of Highgate. These animals, taking them on an average, run large, but are not in the very best order; nevertheless they are mending apace since they have been introduced into the fields near London. There has not, as yet, been allowed sufficient time for the beasts which have been imported hither to excel in quality ; but an evident improvement is tak ing place in their appearance each passing week, and there can be but little doubt that they will eventually meet with a good demand in the market, and that ere Christmas they will recommend themselves more favourably than they have hitherto done. MELANCHOLY CASE.—Mr. Carter, the Coroner for Surrey, took an inquisition yesterday, at the Wind mill, High-street, Lambeth, respecting the death of Sarah Shearman, aged 12, who was burnt under most deplorable circumstances on Sunday morning. It ap peared by the evidence of the mother that she had been for some time in the most heartrending state of poverty. The room in which the accident happened had but two old chairs, a table, and a mattress ; in fact, the house in Calcite-court was miserable in the extreme. On Sunday morning, at nine o'clock, she went to see a person of the name of Rose, in Guy's Hospital, who has since died. Her husband deserted her about eight years ago, and she has for some time been living with Rose. Soon after she had left home a person of the name of Ascott heard dreadful screams issuing from the house, and upon going to the first-floor he found it full of smoke, and he could not enter. He went to the next floor, and creeping on his hands and knees, opened the window, and let out the smoke. He then went back, and found the deceased lying on the mattress enveloped in fire, and burnt almost to a cinder. Mrs. Shearman said she had left her other children in care of the deceased, as she had often done before, and from what another child told her, the deceased had been broiling the head of a red-herring, when her frock caught fire. A Juror said, it was dreadful to read the accounts of the deaths of children by fire. The Coroner remarked, this was a most pitiable case, for one of such extreme destitution he had never witnessed. A verdict of Ac cidental Death was returned, and the Coroner made a present to the mother out of his own pocket. DEATH THROUGH FRIGHT.—This morning, at about half-past seven o'clock, an elderly lady, residing at Austin-friars, in the City, was being driven at a rapid pace toward the railway station in Euston-square, from whence ahe intended to proceed to Birmingham. In descending the very awkward - hill near the Bag nigge-wells Tavern, the horse stumbled and fell, the driver was thrown off, and both shafts broken ; and it was a mercy that the cab was not precipitated to the pavement, which at this spot lies nearly four feet be low the level of the road. All that the poor old lady could utter, when another cab was procured, was to be driven hack to Austin-friars, where she arrived almost speechless, and by half-past nine a paralytic stroke terminated her existence. MISS MARTINEAU.—The disinterested and truly noble conduct of tins lady, in refusing a pension so kindly and delicately and properly (as things go) offered her by Lord Melbourne, before he went last out of office, has suggested to us the idea of proposing a public subscription throughout the kingdom, to be entered into by the working classes and others, ad mirers of the writings, principles, and character of Miss Martineau, as an acknowledgement of her just claims on the people, and acting on her own well and justly laid down rule, that for services rendered to the people, the people themselves ought directly to pay. And the people, we make no doubt, will pay, readily, cheerfully, and abundantly. Whatever may be their faults they are not ungrateful. in order that this proposal should be carried duly into effect, it is only necessary that it should be taken in hand by some known and responsible parties. Miss Martineau's re sidence in this neighbourhood seems to . place a pecu liar obligation on us to begin the work, and we are authorised on behalf of three gentlemen whom we know, to subscribe 3/. as a beginning.— Tyne "Pilot, It was rumoured in 'Westminster Hall yesterday morning, that in consequence of the appointment of several Learned Sergeants as Commissioners under the New Bankruptcy Bin, Mr. Sergeant Merewether having been appointed Town Clerk of the City of London, and the death of Mr. Sergeant Spankie, that shortly a number of Learned Counsel will be elevated to the dignity of Sergeants at Law. A new religious sect, much more strict in discipline than the Methodists, has just been established at Geneva. They are said to be a sort of St. Simonians. They are obliged to hold their noisy meetins outside the town, not being able to proeuxe aphice within the walls, STATES-GENERAL of PRUSSIA. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS The Prusian State Gazette publishes rn ordon nance respecting the mode of deliberation in the com mission of the States. The following are the rules or articles : • FROM TIIE EVENING PAPERS OF TIIIS DAY. CITY, THURSDAY EVENING. CHRONICLE.—Lord Stanley offered to admit Canadian wheat and flour manufactured in Canada (no matter where grown), into British ports duty free , provided the Canadian Parliament would subject American wheat to a fixed duty of three shillings per quarter when imported to Canada. The Canadian press even go so far as to say that all wheat im ported into Canada under that duty, whether manu factured afterwards or not, may be exported from thence, and admitted into England free of all duty. The Canadian Parliament have wisely closed with the offer, and passed the Bill under that con tract with the Imperial Government. If her Ma jesty's Government, therefore, keep faith with the Canadians, a Bill must be introduced the next session of Parliament to give effect to the agree ment repealing the duties of ss. to ls. now levied on Canadian corn in British ports, and de claring the same admissible at all seasons - free of duty. L,liould this Bill pass the House of Commons and House of Lords, Canada will become a depot, in transit, for the produce of the great corn State- of America, and the meaning of Mr. Sullivan w:Il he explained, who, in addressing the Legislative Coun cil, at Kingston, in support of the Bill, declared that if the dispatch of Lord Stanley were carried out in its full spirit and meaning, it would confer one of t - 1-: greatest boons upon Canada that bad ever been experienced. Such a measure, it will be remembered, is in perfect accordance with the declared sentiments of Mr. Gladstone, the Vice-President of the Board of Trade, who expressly stated in the debate on Lord Howick's motion, regarding differential duties. that the true principle of legislation in respect of colonial produce was, to treat the colonies as an " integral part of the empire," thus intimating that colonial pro-. duce ought to be admitted duty free, and that th e re venue should he exacted from folvigners, - The. if ov tariff, which created differential duties ih s4,,.yeral ',ill, stances, forms a strange context to those opinions ; hut such are the avowed sentiments, nevertirless',' ot ~ the Right Honourable Gentleman' the Vice-President of the Board of Trade. . SUN.—The Market for the public securities leaves off firmly, though no great increase of business took place after the morning. There were bargains in :he Consolidated Three per Cents. at 93/ to 933, both for present tranfer and for the Account ; the New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. closed at 1011 to 101:,' ; ; and the Reduced Three per Cents. were lint higher I than 93 : Bank Stock was worth 166. In Ex,:lie quer Bills no alteration occurred. IThe additional operations in the Foreign Stocks comprised Mexican at 321, a shade of advance ; Peru vian at 171; Buenos Ayres at 22+ to 22i ; and Bra • 1 , zilian at 63, being also rather higher; Portuguese New Five per Cents. were worth 384-; the Converted, I 321 ; and the Three per Cents., 224 for Money, and I 23 for Time; Spanish Actives dropped to 174: but ' the Threes were steady at 213; Old Dutch Fives closed at par. - A few additional transfers were effected in the Railway Shares, but buyers had rather the advan tage. Great Western were 18.1, Birmingham 92, and York and North Midland 41 premium. The quotation for Brighton Shares was 361, for the Loan Notes 101 ; for South Eastern 22 ; and for Eastern Counties 81. Paris and Rouen improved to 22/. _ __ ... . _. . " Art. 1. The Chief of the department or the pro vince, where the object of the deliberation exists must conduct the deliberation as Royal Commissary. lie is supported in his function by a Marshal, chosen from the members by the King. "Art. 2. The King will also choose the Secretaries. " Art. 3. All communications to the aomrnission come from the Government through the Home Min ister. The article mentions other forms. " Art. 4. The Minister arranges the order of deli beration, if more than one proposition be presented. "Art. 5. The members for each province will assist. "Art. 6. A memoir on each question shall be pre sented toeach member previous to the discussion, and a project of the law, if such be proposed. " Art. 7. The deliberation opens by a statement, which the Chiefs of departments get prepared, con taining general considerations. But explanations may be joined to the statement. " Art. 8. Members are called on alphabetically to give their opinion. Each can speak but once, and on the question exclusively, else he will be called to order by the Marshal. But the Chiefs of departments can ' speak as often as they please. "Art. 9. Orators can only address the Chief of' department, not the person they may wish to refute. ' " Art. 10. A Chief of department is judge of whether a summary of the discussion need be taken or not. "Art. 11. There are times of free discussion, when each member can speak as often as he pleases ; and the Marshal points out who shall speak when two have risen at the same time. "Art. 12. The Marshal closes the debate when no One demands to speak. He may also close tho, discus - skin, unless three members should demand a vote as to the continuance or not of the debate. " Art. 13. After the debate, the Chief of depart ment puts the vote, and states it. "Art. 14. No vote is necessary when there has been no divergence of opinion. " Art. 15. Votes are to be given alphabetically, but different letters beginning at different times, in rotation. " Art. 16. A summary of the deliberations and the results will be drawn up. This summary is to con tain, besides the statement of the discussion, 1. An account of the different opinions (without entering into the detail of the arguments of the several mem bers), as well as the observations made by the head of the department, or by the employes present, either to give explanations or to rectify errors. The names of the orators to be inserted after the summary ; 2. The questions upon which . the Assembly shall have voted, and that in positive terms; 3. The result of the vote, as well as the vote of each Committee. "Art. 17. The summary is to be read over in the next sitting for observation and assent. "Art. 18. The summary is to be sent to the Minis ter of State. " Art. 19. The final act shall not be published ; but the Home Minister closes the Assembly. (Signed) " PRINCE OF PRUSSIA, DE BOZEN, MUHLER, DE ROCHOW, DE NAGLER, DE LADENBERG, ROTHER, COUNT OF ALVENSLEBEN, EICHIIORN, DE THILE, DE SAVIGNI, DE BULOW, DE BODELSCIIWINGII, COUNT OF STOLBERG, • COUNT OF ARNIM." The safe arrival of the British Queen, as announced in The Sun, gave much satisfaction in the City. Business seems to be improving, and shippers have made their appearance as buyers at many of the whole sale piece-goods warehouses in the City. THE MUNICIPAL ELECT(ONS. BEDFORD.—The Liberal cause has triumphed here. In every instance the Reformers have been successful. FATAL ACCIDENT AT LEITH. BRIDPORT.—Four Liberals and two Tories. On Tuesday afternoon the Tolbooth Wynd. Leith DEVONPORT.—The elections here have terminated was the scene of a dreadful accident , involvi n g the in the return of eleven Tories and one Liberal. loss of two lives, occasioned by the fall of an old ' EDINBURGH.—The result of the municipal elec tenement, three stories high, which it is said has for tions has been " a heavy blow and great dis some time been in a rather tottering and dangerous couragement" to the Non-Intrusion party, who condition. It was rented by an i n dividual, who let were beaten in four of the wards and gained only it out in the way of temporary lodging s, principally in one. The wards in which they lost were the first, third, fourth, and fifth. Fourteen members were re to people belonging to the isla nd of Orkne y , who g enerally put up there when they came t o Leith ; turned for the five wards, including three of the retir and at the time when it fell ( five o'clock afternoon) , ing Councillors—Messrs. Macaulay (Liberal), John it is believed there were twelve persons, some say only ston (Non-Intrusionist), and Urquhart (Tory). The eleven, within. Six of the se had j ust arrived in the eleven new members consist of two Tories (Messrs. forenoon from America, five of them sailors, and the Mack and Steward), two Non-Intrusionists (Messrs. other a joiner, who had, after an absence of twenty- Macfarlane and White, and seven Liberals who are four years in New York, come to spend the remainder o pposed to the Non-Intrusionists—Messrs. Murray, of his days in his native island. The sailors and the Wright, Stark, Campbell, Cruickshank. D u n can , joiner were sitting togethe r conversin g in one of the and Miller. The last gentleman may be con rooms, and were just noticing that some of the sidered somewhat doubtful on this questicn, from hay plaster was falling from the roof, when the walls of ing been returned mainly through the influence of the Non-Intrusion party, although he is a Dissenter their room fell in, and th e whole house came down with a tremendous crash, burying them in the ruin:, anti a Radical. The eleven old Councillors who re along with other two, some say three, who were in a tired to make room for the eleven new members, con separate apartment. Crowds from an quarters instantly sisted of four Liberals who were decidedly opposed to rushed to the spot, and the great est excitement. p re- 1 the Non-Intrusionists (Messrs. Richardson, T omson, v ailed when the cause of the sudden crash was seen. 131acl:, aril Renton), five avowed Non-Intrusionists On approaching the scene, the groans and cries of ' (Me ss rs. Lothian, Melville, Tait., Russell, and Dr. those buried in the ruins were distin ctl y 1 Macaulay), one who Wa - 3 practically a tool in their heard. Mea sures were immediately and with the greatest prom).- t h an d s , although not professing their creed (Mr. titude adopted for their relief; a nd after some time— i 1)„„d), and one Tory (Mr. hunter). Hence the about three-quarters of an hour— they succeeded in j gain" to the Liberal party, and the loss to the Non bringing out all those who were knciwn with ccr- I Intrusionists, has been very great , keeping in vie* tainty to have been within the t enement at the time I that each Vote carried from the one side to the other is of its falling—two of them, we are sorry to say, quite equal to two on a division. . dead, and the others very se riousl y in j ured. Oce of EvEstimd. _F our Liberal candidates have been ra the two killed was the joiner just returned in the fare- turned in this town. 'noon from America. The survivors Wera ext ernall y mu h EXETER.—The annual election for Town Council bruisedand internally more or less injured. They were . lor.; has terminated in the return of all the Tory can all immediately conveyed to theLeith Dispensary,whe:e aidates. the most prompt and praiseworthy attention was paid LEICESTER.—EIeven Liberals and three Tories have to them by the excellent resident surgeon, Mr. Jack- been returned. son, and also by Drs. Coldstream and Bruce. Of the GLASGOW.—Liberal majority 4. twelve who were in the tenement when it fell, three Guteneoen.—Four successful - candidates were persons, two women and a man , made a ver y narrow brought forward under the auspices of the Conserve and miraculous escape. They had been sitting for tire Club. some time in the same apartment with the sailors, and IIASTINGS.—East Ward : One Liberal and three had retired to take tea in another room at the other Tories returned, instead of two Liberals and two end of the building, just about two or three minutes Tories, who retired. West Ward : Two Liberals ere before the catastrophe happen ed. Part of the floor of elected wi hout opposition, making three Liberals and the room to which they had retired was, strange to three Tories returned. say, left standing, while the res t fell, and the y stood LANCASTRE.—Four Tories and twa, Liberals have on it, in no small terror, till they were taken down been returned. from their perilous position by means of ladders. MUsSELBURGII.—Three Tories and: one Liberal Great excitement prevails in Leith in conse q uence of have been elected. this accident, some, we understand, alleging that the NOTTINGHAM.—The elections in the seven wards of building ought to have been taken down, as unsafe, this town have terminated in the return o f nine Tories tirely on the purity principle, while th e T or i es o ff ered years ago. It is said by some that there is still an- and five Complete Suffragists. The l a tt er were en other man in the ruins; other s, however, assert that the man referred to left some minutes before. The sums varying from U. to 2/. p er vo t e . Th ere i s a groat au th or ities have given orders thorough l y to search the majority in the re searchi,AlsLEoyf._LiTbehrae election ne terminated Council. ruins The turn of Reformers for all th e wards. The Tories who came to the poll were all defeated. N now o n t e h eb slightest ruins, in order to extricate him if he be there. trade and Reform candidates"have was going on at one o'clock this mornin g when we left --Edinburgh lV itness. g " li f t ree est chance in this town. SHREWSBURY. —Tories were elected in all the wards. SUNDERIAND.—Eight Liberals and six Tories re tired, and have been replaced by nine Liberals and five Tories. TEWKESBURY.—The Councillors elected are all :aunch Reformers. WALSALL —Two Liberals elected and four Tories. WanwicK.—The Tories have been successful in _ FIRE AT BEAR WOOD. It is with much regret that we announce the oc currence of a fire at Bear Wood, alth o t t h lg e h sea fo t of John Walter, Esq., M.P., which, checked in its progress, has occasioned the r much valuable property, and for some hours l threat s e s n: f i 1 y t the a pPe fire, ars wholeabout half-pastmansion o N n lci e t h ,est tt w ihl h ea i t ch is supposed to have originated 3er in a the kitchen flue, was discovered in some rooms occupied by the servants, mansion.anci for A m n ing ala t r t extremity wa. of one wing of raised, ex presses were were despatched to N s Vo l l n ti s i t i a g li h t a . l m y and Read ing to procure the assistance of the engines, and in the meantime the members of the d family, assisted by numerous lvith the r N e v a o d r y k m a e i n d e o m f p a l l o l thee d upon i the grounds, the alarm had reached, did 3w'tE•hh:eitenveeirg b o couldur neighbours be done to extinguish the fire, or, at least, to confine it to the offices in which it had first broken out. But little water, however, for such an e mergency, could be obtained, except f rom the lake, which, although at no great distance, was still not near enough to furnish such a supply as would enable them to resist the flames, which were gaining rapidly upon them when the engines arrived. The dl first was that belonging to J . Simonds, Esq., of Sinesham, but it was speedily followed by one from Wokingliam and, after a short interval, by two others from Reading, and these all, the one supplying the other, formed a line of communntly icati into on wpl a ith the lake, and were soon brought efficiey. By this time the - news of the fire had spread in every direction, and the neighbours and peasantry as sembled in great numbers, all anxious to assist either iri working the engines, in rescuing the property, or se any manner which woul eofvinki ce ndly . their offices, desire and to serve one who, by a multitu d ed especially by his devotion to the interests of the poor, had rendered himself so deservedly populahicr. could In a short time every particle of furniture wh possibly be removed had been placed in safety b •a o n n d , , i as the thick wall o f the conservatory resisted the pro gress of the flames , that building was preserved, and the fire even tually prevented from extending ey the. wing in which it had commenced. , I At seven o'clock the fire was still smouldering , b lll .e no further danger was apprehended. —Times. :his town. IVELLs.—The same is the case with respect to Wells. THE LONDON MARITIME INSTITUTION.—The 51st anniversary festival in aid of the funds by which the claimants on this institution are supported or relieved was celebrated on Wednesday at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street. The meeting was not nearly s:o geitit'j numerous a one as the claims of the institution on interests. public patronage require, and it is to be much Was read, showed re gretted that an institution, the declared abject of which is to afford relief to decayed master mariners, their widows, and children, should not meet w ;tf t . more general support. The chair was taken at 1,,,u_ °:ourteen al '- past five o'clock b . y Sir G. Cockburn, support& I A Admiral Young, Sir J. Polly, Bart., and other amount of men connected with the navy and the shippin g The Report of the Secretary, which nearly ow ',Towed which the Trinity-house sent 105/. Y I ---' ,6 c o ,: e ii tribu Societyt i ons h t a o s the a It appears that .ia L o w-common, inhabited by fourteen lESUOUSes ou ceased members, who have Nvia m , of de scannuities each, and a supply of coals, of 10/. a year there are fifty-six annuitants c • ; at the present time p . ortance of this benevolent on the funds- The • un ciently appreciated; but • institution is not sLfh public become aware of it is to be hoped that. as ' fiv. good, and inherent denr its,i existence_, means of doing mood, wealthy, it will daily increasenpon the purses of the capable of much more in funds, and become THE WEATHER. re extended benevolence. week, the weather In the beginning of the last tion. on T er was of a most boisterous descrip uesday night and Wednesday morning, the wind blew temestuously, veering between .N. . .accompanied by a fall of snow, so heavy, that in a short time after its commencement, its depth was about nine • inch es, on the open fields. The loss of property, in some parts, ties been immense ; but we are happy to say, that although numerous vessels have been wrecked, few lives have been lost. Th e steamers that ply to this port were detained past their usual time, but received no dama ge — it being principally on the east coast of England that the effect of the storms have been most severely felt.—lnverneas ' Courier of Wednesday. BRITISH AND FOREIGN SCHOtn. S OClETY.—Yes terday a deputation from the Common Council of the City of London, consisting of the Coal, Corn, and Fi nance Committee, visited, by • appointment, the New Normal School of the Society, recently erected in the Borough-road. The im me diate object 'of the visit was *to inspect the buildin g , towards which themuni ficent sum of one thousand pounds was voted by the Court. The deputation expressed their very high gra tification at all the _ arrangements. STIITT G i 111 )) Om 24.-7 he works for t he fortifi cation `of Ul m are Proceeding with great 'activity, under the direction of M. Von rrittWitZ• . . STRONTIAN CATTLE MARKET.—The Strontian an nual October market was held upon the new stance, on Thursday, the 20th ult. The stock exhibited for sale, from the districts of Morven, Ardmnurchan, and Moidart, was more numerous and better con ditioned than those produced at any previous market. Buyers were also more numerous; but the prices of every description of stock suffered a ccrresponding depression to other markets. Prices may be quoted as follows :—Cows, from 3/. to Cl.; queys, frcin 41. to 51.; six• quarter-old stirks, from 21. 16s. to 4/. 45.; and stirks, from 1/. to 2/. ss. Few of the latter were exhibited, and were very inferior in qualitv.—lnc" . " ness Courier. REMARKABLE FACT. ---We learn from a corres pondent,, that althou g h t h ere were each d a y 40,0,,.? persons at the ra ces o f C a b er, not a bl ow w as struck, ,and very few drunk en men were seen ! Tipperai) 15 becoming Christian.—Dublin