The Sun. — London, England, 1856-12-09 00:00:00

Irtirb Xbition SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. THE ROYAL. BRITISH BANK. COURT OF APPEAL. Sir F. Kelly concluded his argument this afternoon shortly after three o'clock, at the termination of which a conversation took place between the counsel engaged relative to an arrangement to allow the Court of Bank ruptcy to administer the assets, and that application be made to the Court of Chancery to appoint a receiver to act in concert with the official assignee. Lord Justice Knight Bruce said such an arrangement aught to be made out of court. In the event of no agreement being come to the Court would deliver judg ment on the 19th inst. NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.—(This Day.) The following appointments were made this day at the Admiralty : CAPTAIN. G H. Richards to the Plumper. LIEUTENANT. W. Moriarty, to the Plumper. MIDSHIPMEN. A. B. Wodehouse, to the Eurydice ; E. W. R. Everard, to the James Watt. MASTER'S ASSISTANT. H. M. Atkinson, to the Trident. Lieutenant George Thomas (b) 1812, has been ap. pointed to Greenwich Hospital, vice Rivers, deceased. Evening.) LONDON % NEW WRIT FOR LANARKSHIRE. The Gazette of this evening contains the Speaker's war rant for the election of a Member of Parliament for Lanarkshire, in the room of the late William Lockhart, Esq. WHITEHALL, DEC. 9. The Queen has been pleased to order a conge d'elire to pass the Great Seal, empowering the Dean and Chapter of the cathedral church of Ripon to elect a Bishop of that See, the same being void by the translation of the Right Reverend Father in God Doctor Charles Thomas Longley, late Bishop thereof, to the See of Durham 2 • and her Ma jesty has also been pleased to recommend to the said Dean end Chapter the Reverend Robert Biekersteth, M.A., to be by them elected Bishop of the said See of Ripon. DOWNING-STREET, DEC. 6. The Queen has been plowed to appoint Walter Harding, Esq., to be Recorder of Natal, and John Staples Findon, Esq., to be Colonial Engineer for her Majesty's Settlements in the Gambia. A DIETRAITY, DEC. 6. The following promotions, dated the Ist instant, conse quent on the death, on the 29th ultimo, of Rear-Admiral of the White Frederick William Beechey, have this day taken place : _ Reai-Admiral of the Blue Peter Richards, C. 8., to be Rear-Admiral of the White. Captain the Most Hon. John Marquis Townshend to be Rear-Admiral on the Reserved Half-pay List. Captain the Hon. Arthur Duncombe to be Rear-Admiral on the Reserved Half-pay List. Captain Sir James Clarke Ross to be Rear-Admiral of the Blue. Captain Wm. Hamley has also been promoted to be Retired Rear-Admiral on the terms proposed in the Lon don Gazette of Sept. 1, 1846, without increase of pay. COMUISSIONS SIGNED BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT. William Davenport Bromley, Esq., to be Deputy Lieu tenant of Staffordshire. Castlemartin Corps of Yeomanry Cavalry—Deeimus Byers, Esq., to be Lieutenant of a Troop. WHITEHALL, Du. 5. The Right Hon. Sir Alexander Edmund Cockburn, Kat., Lord Chief Justice of her Majesty's Court of Com mon Pleas, at Westminster, has appointed George Capes, of Gray's-inn, in the county of Mid desex, Gentleman, to be one of the Perpetual Commissioners for taking the acknowledgments of deeds to be executed by married women under the act passed for the abolition of fines and recoveries, and for the substitution of more simple modes of assurance, in and for the city of London, also in and for the city and liberties of Westminster, and also in and for the comity of Middlesex. BANKRUPTS. Jacob Isaac de Jonge, merchant, Mark-lane, to surren der Dec. 19, at one, and Jan. 20, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sambrook court; Tucker, Greville, and Tucker, St. Swithin's-lane. John Hunter, merchant, Little Tower-street-chambers, Eaetcheap, City, Dec. 27 and Jan. 27, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Alderman, trnry ; Linklaters and Hackvvood, Sise-lane, City. John Green, patent rope manufacturer, Sunderland, Dec. 27, and Jan. 27, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Messrs. J. and J. H. Linklater and Hackwood, Sise-lane. Lewis Benjamin, fish merchant, Jewry-street, City, Dec. 19, and Jan. 20, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Messrs. Thomson and Son, George-street, Minories. Charlotte Robertson, licensed victualler, Ratcliff, Mid dlesex, Dec. 19, at half-past two, and Jan. 20, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Alder xsunbnry ; Piercy and Hawks, Southwark. William Phillips, currier, Norwich, Dec. 23, at half 'past two, and Jan. 27, at half past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Jay, Bucklersbury ; Jay and Pilgrim, Norwich. John Wheen and John Malin, joiners, Sheffield, Dec. 20 and Jan. 31, at ten, at the Council-hall. Sheffield. Brewin, official assignee, Sheffield ; Unwin, Sheffield. John Houldsworth, builder, Sheffield, Dec. 20 and Jan. 31, at ten, at the Council-hall, Sheffield. Brewin, official assignee, Sheffield ; Fernell, Sheffield. David Smith, licensed victualler, of the Lord Nelson, Duke's-road, St. Pancras, Dec. 22, at half-past eleven, and Jan. 26, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Nichol son, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Sheen and Grant, Kennington-cross. Richard Cowper Steele, merchant, Fenchurch-street, Dec. 17, at two, and Jan. 20, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy- Graham, official assignee ; Lovell and Co., South-square, Gray's-inn. Samuel Howel Grieveson and Cuthbert Richardson Grieveson, carpenters, Deptford, Sunderland, Dec. It 3 and Feb. 5, at half-past twelve, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle-upon- Tyne ; Brignal, Durham. George Roberts, draper, Stamford, Dec. 30 and Jan. 12, at half•past ten, at the Shirehall, Nottingham. Farris, official assignee, Nottingham ; Law, Stamford ; Hodgson and Al/en, Birmingham. _ David Lansley, publican and brewer, Black Horse Inn, Kingsmead-square, Bath, Dec. 22 and Jan. 20, a t e l even, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol ; Moger, Bath. - Henry Coates, milliner, Birmingham, Dec.3l and Jan.ll, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittle strl, official assignee, Birmingham ; Harrison and Wood, Birmingham. M.armaduke Irish, licensed victualler, White Hart Inn, Maidenhead, Barks, Dec. 18, at one, and Jan. 15, at two, a! the Court of Bankrupt c y. B e ll, official assignee, Cole au-street-buildings t ; W. and H. P. Sharpe, Leadenhall -street. Edmund G 20 Gwyer, jun., merchant, Gracechurch-street, at themecourt at half-p as t e l even, an d J an. 2 3, a t e l even, Alderm a h m °f Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, c heaveid n e 3' ; Depree and Austen, Laurence-lane, Jain sleet in,annfaetnrer of hoisery, Loughborough, Dec. 30 and Jan. 20 tieghate. ila,..,at balf.past ten, at the Shirehall, Not- Nottingham, ' lt ; °Mcial assignee, Nottingham ; Browne, Thomas Baker and James Boewell, colour manufac• turers, High-str an t , p at half-past one,. at thoel'ar, Dec. 17, at two, and Jan. 20, official as , ignee ; ~_ , . nurt of Bankruptcy Stansfel , street, City. .Lndgmkson. and Frond, Little Tower- William Lamont 'Bailey and Richard Harvey, jun., merchants, Crotched Priari Dec.B, at half-past twelve, and Jan. 19, at twolve,oractisth, Court of Bankruptcy. Pen nell, official assignee, hall -c hambers. i'l hall-chambers ; Place, Guild- Dec. 24, anal reDsi_'wellstric_t Devon Conrt. Hirtz e l official assignee, Exeter ; , William Sealy, baker, Torq uay, Jan. 14, at ono, at the Exetel , and Michelmore, Totnes ; Stogdon, Exeter. manufacturer, James Constantine, cotton spinner andatt. at the Scout, Lr.ncashire, Dec. 24, and Jan. 12, Manchester District Court. Pott, official asvelve, cbester ; Sale, Worthington, and Ship man, Nu g_n c e,e, Man 'in nester, SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. James Riddick, clothiar, Dumfries. Simon Fraser, grocer, Inverness. Alexander Ramsay, engineer, I:err-street, Saint J marl, Glasgow - . am et ".. John Chalmers, blacksmith, Spittalfield. John Chalmers, jun., cattle dealer, Spittalfield, Perth- Robert Stewart, painter, Perth'. Thour.as Todd, druggist, Tillicoultry. COURSE OF 14XCHANGE.- THIS DAY. Sterda,M...... 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Madrid ..... ^ . 31 i 4 Foreign G3l iin Rem £0 0 n Cadiz ..... • • 44% Portugal Gold Coin • • 0 0 0 •• 4) / Mexican Doliaro 0 0 0 SZcilla.- Now Dollars 0 0 0 * Silver in tars 0 3 It BREACH OF PRomis g 0 , M ARRIAGE.—We understand the gentlemen of the legalbee profession in the county of Pembroke are like:y to caseßotertained by one of those, - the most delicate of all great personal a breich of promise between a young lady o f feorsonal charms and at tractions, and a gentleman whop kept clear of the matrimonial !nearly 70 years has bonds . but true love not running smooth, the the course of just Claims llas sought con• solation, and liven& placing he r i before 12 honest men, who she trusts will give her th at c o o : t p . e ' n Fr; tion which will tend t) console her disturbe d h damages, we believe, aro laid at several tho u d the highest legal talent is to be obtained on 9baontlift'sidaensd. —Cardiff Guardian. SMITHFIELD CLUB CATTLE SHOW. At the "private view" last night we were happy to find the number of animals considerably greater than in the previous year. The entries are 274, against 257 at the last show ; and the classes of extra stock, both of cattle, sheep, and pigs, present a considerable increase. In the cattle classes there are 21 Devons, 21 Herefords, 42 short-horns, 16 Scotch or Irish, 3 Welsh, 11 of other pure breeds (a much larger class than usual), 12 cross or mixed breed, and 13 of extra stock. The Devons are unusually good. Mr. Heath's steer, in class 1, is a very level and compact animal ; and Prince Albert's second prize steer possesses also very good quality of flesh and a fine head and bone. Mr. Fouracre's, in the same class, of the same age, has much greater size, and marks of good constitution. Perhaps the chief attraction of the show is Mr. Heath's ox, in class 2, which has obtained the gold medal, as being the best beast in any of the classes. Its symmetry is beautiful, back uncommonly level, and first-rate in loin, chine and shoulder exceedingly good, the meat is of splendid quality, and, though very fat and well made•up in all points, there is not a trace of patchiness visible. His Royal Highness's highly commended ox is very inferior to the prize animal, having too much of the characteristic defect of the breed, a sloping and deficient loin, but the flesh is of excellent quality. Mr. Heath is not satisfied with attaining a proud position as an exhibitor of Devons, but takes prizes also with some very superior Herefords. His steer has a fat back, wide hips, heavy thighs, but is somewhat defective in the forequarter. Some very fat animals are found in the Hereford classes ; as Mr. Naylor's oz in class 6, and Mr. Heath's heifer, which carries a wonderful quantity of flesh, rather too patchy for our taste. The Herefords, taken generally, form a very meritorious class, in no respect inferior to what they have been on for mer occasions. The short-horns are scarcely so grand as we have seen them in past years, although several noble animals are exhibited. The Duke of Beaufort's steer is of large frame, yet very compact in form, and having a great weight of excellent meat. We should mention Sir W. Booth's steer, of great size, very level, yet narrow and not half fat, as an example of an old fashioned sort that, however good in some respects, has no chance in competition with beasts of better breeding and fed beyond the usual requirements of the market. Mr. Stratton's ox will challenge universal admi ration for a deep wide forequarter, fine proportions of frame, handsome head, and a great weight of firm meat ; and Mr. Bett's ox is very level, fat, with wide hips, outspring rib, and a first-rate hand. Among the short-horn heifers Mr. Armstrong's is remarkably handsome, very compact and symmetri cal, wide, deep, and well filled out in every part, of very superior quality, evidently highly bred, and altogether perhaps one of the best animals in the show. Mr. Stratton's cow is of extraordinary breadth, well covered with meat, and a most supe rior animal. The Baker-street judges have supported the deci sions of those of Birmingham pretty closely, as far as the short-horns are concerned, but in the Here ford and Devon classes some of them have been re versed, so that there will be a sufficient topic for discussion in the agricultural journals for some weeks to came. There are some very good West Highlands and one or two pretty fat Welsh cattle. In the class for " other pure breeds" we noticed Mr. Cox's long horn, of immense frame, and Mr. Neame' Sussex, of very superior quality, with a broad chest, well covered back and hips, and exceedingly good twist and thighs. In the classes for " cross or mixed breeds" there are some very valuable crosses, well worthy of the breeder's and grazier's study, parti cularly those between shorthorn and Hereford and shorthorn and Devon. A rather plain beast, of enormous size, a cross between shorthorn and Aberdeen, is not so much an ornament as a pecu liarity in this part of the yard. The number of sheep are thus distributed—Long wools, 21; short-woolled, 24 ; cross-breeds 12 ; and extra stock, 39. Mr. Walmslers Leicesters are admirable for their size, breadth, and beautiful proportions, their very fine character of head and bone, and first-rate mutton. Mr. Bradshaw's pen, and also that of Lord Berners, are exceedingly good and praiseworthy. The long-woolled sheep are nearly all entered as extra stock ; and we single out as most worthy of attention the very fine Leicester ewe of Mr. Walmsley, and also his beautiful long-woolled ewe. The " cross breeds" is a very valuable class, inas much as it tends to show what improvements may be made in live stock by judicious admixtures of pure blood. Mr. Howard's Down and Cotswold wethers are remarkable for their extraordinary beauty, com bined with great breadth and capacity of form ; and the quality of their flesh is all that can be desired. Mr. John Overman's Southdown and Leicester wethers are exceedingly good. In the short-woolled classes Lord Walsingliam shows some extremely good Downs ; and those of the Duke of Richmond are very symmetrical and beautiful, and richly merit the gold medal they have obtained. We have seen better exhibitions of pigs, and, though in point of number they far exceed last year, yet at Birmingham the entries were nearly three times mere numerous. Some yery fat and also some beautiful animals are present, Mr. Coates's pigs, of the impro'red Dorset breed, which received the gold medal, being very fat, with extraordinary neck chines, sides, backs, and quarters. - In the imple,ments' and seeds' department Tux. ford, Clayton, Ransome, Hornby, Garrett, &c., show steam engines and thrashing machines, all the great firms have stands of ploughs, carts, chaff cutters, mills, (irc. ; and there are several stalls of roots, seeds, samples, and specimens, including Messrs. Gibbs's large display. Among the company at the private view we ob served Lord Berners, Lord Walsingham, Lord Faversham, Sir John Shelley, Sir W. Booth, Col. Challoner, Mr. Jonas Webb, Mr. Stratton, and many eminent breeders and leading agriculturists. The following is the award of the judges : THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVEN IN Or, DECRMIIER 9, 185 6. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—Dec. 8. COURT OF CHANCERY'. (Before the Lords Justices of Appeal.) AITCHISON V. LEE.-IN RE THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK. The arguments in this important case were further proceeded with. To the attentive though stultified ears of a densely crowded court, a sourt packed in every corner by the anxious creditors and desponding share holders of the bank in question, the lingering measures, long drawn out, of legal distinctions and professional subtleties have been allowed to run through the better part of five days. Where, upon a no very extensive question, containing no greatly serious ramifications, the Court has bad the advantage of being assisted by no less than (seven counsel on one side, and has still to attend to the remainder of a phalanx of five more on the other, it is hardly to be expected that what Hamlet terms " damnable iteration" should be avoided, and, truth to say, if that iteration had been avoided the case might have been compressed into a very reasonable compass, and within such a period, as was thrown out by authority during the argument, as within which there were legitimate materials only for two days' argument. Without disrespect to any of the learned counsel who have been icstructed to appear, it may with truth be said that, after the copious opening of the appeal, the observations of juniors were no more than "ditto," or, at any rate, " ditto, with variations ;" and with regard to the respondents' case, after the leader's elaborate opening, it partook of the same nature, though it is only fair t~ say that on each side there was at least one cre ditable exception. During this day's argument, Lord Justice Knight Bruce said it would be well if the professional gentlemen on both sides would agree to lay down some scheme of proceeding to be adopted in case this Court should annul the bankruptcy, and a scheme of proceeding to be adopted in case this Court should, on the other hand, support the bankruptcy. The ques tion of the validity of the bankruptcy must of necessity be decided, that question being before this Court, which it was not before the Vice-Chancellor. Some such ar rangement would be of great service to all parties, and before the judgment should be delivered it was essential that it should be come to, and each side bind itself to abide by it. Sir Fi'zroy Kelly, Mr. Glasse, Mr. Phipson, Mr. W. Murray (both of the common law bar), and r. W. D. Lewis, have already addressed the Court in support of the appeal from the Vice-Chancellor's decision, and Mr. Bacon and Mr. Huddleston (.cith Mr. Lewin) have ap peared in support of the appeal motion against the adju dication. Mr. Rolt, Mr. Joseph Browne, and Mr. G. M. Giffard have been heard in support of the order of the Vice-Chancellor, and Mr. Swanston, with Mr. Bagley, have now been heard for the directors of the bank in support of the adjudication in bankruptcy. The only things which varied the weariful monotony of the discussion were now and then au explosive rag. gestion from one end of the " well" handed up to couu sel, which, when enunciated, caused a storm of indignant denial from the troop of lawyers on the other side, and now and then a woful strain of compassion for the cre ditors, met by declarations that but far the conduct of the official assignee or the official manager, as the case might be, those creditors would not be in a situation to elicit any such expressions of commiseration. Sir Fitzroy Kelly will reply to-morrow (this day.) COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. (Sittings at Nisi Prins, in London, before Mr. Justice Cresswell and a Common Jury,) FRENCH T. STYRING-HORSE - RACING TRANSACTIONS. This was an action to recover various sums of money, claimed to be due to tke plaintiff in respect of horse racing transactions between him and the defendant. Mr. Edwin James and Mr. Hawkins appeared for the plaintiff ; and Mr. Atherton and Mr. Manisty for the defendant. The plaintiff was a trainer of horses at Newmarket, and the defendant was a publican at Huddersfield. It appeared that in the spring of 1854 a horse named Cen sus had won three races at Warwick, and also one at Northampton. The last was a selling race, and accord ing to the terms of it Cansus was sold by auction, the price obtained being 250 guineas. It was arranged that the plaintiff and defendant should own the horse in equal moieles, and enother.part of the arrangement was that 291., then due to the plaintiff for training the horse, should be paid by the defendant. After that expenses ware incurred, in respect of Census, to such an amount that the defendant's half would be 1761. Another part of the case related to a horse named Autocrat, which was a favourite for the Derby in 1854, and the plaintiff, at the defendant's request, backed Autocrat for 1001., which the plaintiff subsequently paid ; and there was another bet of 251. under similar circumstances. The plaintiff now sought to recover the 291. and the 1761. for expenses in connection with Census, and 1251. for the bets. The plaintiff and other persons were called to prove these facts. Evidence was also given for the defendant, and the defence set up was, that the plaintiff and defendant were partners in reference to Census, and that a suit at law could not be maintained in reference to the partnership transaction. As to the 1001. bet, it was said that the plaintiff had not complied with the defendant's direc tion to send him word the next day that he had made the bet, and also that he had disobeyed his instructions, by taking 3to 1 instead of 3,i to 1. • The jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff for 2651. 11s. 10d., subject to the opinion of the Coart with respect to the question as to the partnership. DETONS. Class I.—First prize of 251. to Mr. Thomas White Four acre, of Durston, near Taunton, and silver medal, as breeder ; second prize of 101. to his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Class 2.—First prize of 251. to Mr. Wm. Heath, of Lud ham-hall, Norwich, and silver medal to the breeder, Atr. John P assro ore, of Bishopsnympt o n, Devon ; second prize of 101. to Mr. John Coate, of Hammoon, near Blandford. Class 3.—First prize of 151. to Mr. John Tucker, of Yard Farm, Staplegrove, near Taunton, and silver medal to the breeder, Mr. Thomas Chard, of Haydon, near Taunton ; second prize of SZ. to Mr. Robert Farthing, of Farrington Farm, North Petherton, near Bridgewater. Class 4.—First prize of 201. to Mr. John Ford, jun., of Rnshton, Blandford, and silver medal to the breeder, the Right Hon. Lord Portman, of Bryanston, Blandford ; second prize of 101. to his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Hita.zioulsa. Class 5 —First prize of 251. to Mr. William Heath, of Ludham-hall, near Norwich, and silver medal to the breeder, Mr. S. W. lirwick, of Lidlow ; second prize of 101. to Mr. William Aldworth, of Frilford, Abingdon. Class 6:---First prize of 251. to Mr. John Naylor, of Leighton-hall, Welshpool, Montgomery, and silver medal to the breeder, Mr. Walter Maybery, of Brecon ; second prize of 101. to Mr. William Heath, of Ludham-hall, near Norwich. Class 7—First prize of 15/ to Mr. William Heath, of Ludham-hall, near Norwich, and silver medal to the breeder, Mr. William Judge, of Ashford, Ludlow, Salop ; second prize of 5/. to Mr. George Pitt, of Chadnor-court, Leominster Class B—First prize of 20/. to Mr. Edmund. Herbert, of Powick, Worcester, and silver medal to the breeder, Mr. Daniel Burnett, of White-house, Turnaston, Hereford ; second prize of 10/. to Mr. Charles Duffield, of Marcham park, Abingdon. SHORT HORNS. and Grace silver the modal to Be C a l n a f a o s rt 9 , — o F f ir Badminton, prizeof C 2 h s i l p . pe t u o h h a i n s i, the breeder, sham,wili Mr. s ;seco Go m e i rge Sainsbury, prizeof of the Priory, 101. tomr. ChatlesDuffi ( e Jo id r : of Marchampark, Abingdon. Clas 8 Hinton, 10—First prize Swindon,o of 2a501( silver i ll v r e . r mßicharded,a as S breeder;tratton , of Broad second prize oFIOI. to Mr. Edward L. Bette, of Preston hall, Maidstone. Class 11—First prize of 151. to Mr. John Armstrong, of P6aLltotorhtoi:, Chesterfield , and silver medal to the breeder ; 14. John Champion, as executor of the late Mr. Henry C h a tn —i 0 , 1' n of Itanbv-house, near Retford ; second prize of Royal Highness Prince Albert. Class 12 —First prize of 20/. to Mr. Richard Stratton, of Broad Hinton, Swindon, and silver medal as breeder; second prize of 10/. to the Right Hon. Earl Spencer, K.G. of ..klthorp-p ark, Northampton. SCOTCFI OR IRISH BREEDS. —oritrsatdpnariinzesteor.,f c 2o h l i . pp te en h h i a s m G ; ra s c e e co t n h d e Duke pr of Be i a j u laa fo s rt i , 3 the Rev . - r • "set* Arkwright, of Mark-hall, Harlow, Essex. b e ll, Cla of Monty Th ie- ss cast e prize of 101., t o Mr. Alexander Camp le, Crieff, Perth s hi re, and s i lver medal as breeder. C is 15.—First of 1;0/. to Sir s. R. Bullreley, Bart., prize . ELSIE BREED 51 P., of Baron-bill, Beaumari I breeder, Mr. Hugh Jones, of Bo:ffeainri w er o , rtlA r. silver medal to tliJ Bennett of th o f , prize of 5". to Mr. W. Williams, o f if i i Aber/ lc"' . second . Noortia.amptonshire, iinglesea. Class 16.—The prize of 101. to Mrna..sßg.wY"Rn' weu Owens, of , M ,li il d rs s t i o l a ve T r ru m s e se d l a l l -h t a o ll, t T h h e ed b d r i e n tk g i Braint, near Menai-bridge, Anglesea. OTHER PURE BREEDS. Class 17.—The prize of 101. to Mr. Robert Neame, of Ifearnhill, near Feversham, and silver medal to the breed ers, Messrs. Charles Neame and Sons, of the same place. Class 18.—The prize of 101. to Messrs. J. and P. Got. rings, of Tilton, Selmeston, near Lewes, and silver medal as breeders. CRCSS OR MIXED BREEDS. Class 19.—Thei;rTzeOf157 to Mr. Isaac Niblett, of Broad-street, Bristol; silver medal to the breeder, Mr. Thomas LockleyMeire, ofCound Arbour, near Shrewsbury. Class 20.—The prize of 157. to Ir. (James S. Butt, of Dedhill-house, near Taunton : silver medal to the breeder, the Rev. W. Bernard, of Clatsworthy, near Wiveliscombe. Class 21.—The prize of 101. to Mr. Charles S. Cantrell, jun., of Riding-court, Datchet, Bucks ; silver medal to the breeder, Mr. Charles S. Cantrell, jun., of Riding-court, Datchet, Bucks. SHEEP. LONG-WOOLLED BREEDS. Class 22.—First prize of 201. to Mr. George Walmsley, of Rudston, Bridlington, Yorkshire ; silver medal to the breeder, Mr. George Walmsley, of Rudston, Bridlington, Yorkshire; second prize of 101. to Mr. C. J. Bradshaw, of Barley-on-the-Hill, Oakham • third prize of 51 . to Mr. G. S. Foljambe, of Osberton-hal l, Worksop. Class 23.—First prize of 201. to Mr. C. J. Bradshaw, of Burley-on-the-Hill, Oakham ; silver medal to the breeder, Mr. R. L. Bradshaw, of Tinwell, near Stamford ; second prize of 10/. to the Right Hon. Lord Berners, of Keythorpe hall, Tugby, Leicester • third prize of 51. to Mr. William de Capell Brooke, of eddington-grange, Kettering. LONG-WOOLS, NOT LEICESTER& Class 24.—The prize of 101. to Mr. William Slatter, of Stratton, Cirencester; silver medal to the breeder; Mr. Wm. Slatter, Stratton, Cirencester. CROSS BREEDS. Class 25.—First prize of 101. to Mr. C. Howard, of Bid denham , near Bedford, and silver medal as breeder ; se cond prize of 5/. to Mr. John Overman, of Burnham Sut ton, near Burnham Market. Class 26. —The prize of 101. to Mr. John Overman, of Burnham Sutton, near Burnham Market, and silver medal as breeder. SHORT WOOLLED BREEDS. Class 27.—First prize of 201. to his Grace the Duke of Richmond, K.G., of Goodwood, Chichester, and silver medal as breeder ; second prize of 101. to the Right Hon. Lord Walsingham, of Merton-hall, Thetford, Norfolk. Class 28.—The prize of 101. to his Grace the Duke of Richmond, K.G., of Goodwood, Chichester, and silver medal as breeder. Class 29.—First prize of 201. to the Duke of Richmond, K.G., of Goodwood, Chichester, and silver medal as breeder ; second prize of 101. to Mr. William Rigden, of Hove, near Brighton. SHORT WOOLS, NOT SOUTHDOWNS. Class 30.—The prise of 10/. to Mr. Wm. King, of New Hayward Farm, Hungerford, and silvar medal as breeder. PIGS Class 31.—First prize of 101. to Mr. J. V. Williams, of Haygrove-farm, near Bridgewater, and silver medal as breeder ; second prize of 51. to Mr. Richard Hall, of Kings bury Green, near the Hyde, Middlesex. Class 32.—First prize of 101. to Mr. John Coate, of Ham moon, near Blandford ; and silver medal to the breeder, Mr. James Fetcher, junior, of Fovant, near Salisbury ; second prize of Si. to Mr. Manfred Biddell, of Playford, near Ipswich. Class 33.—First prize of 101. to Mr. J. Coate, of Ham moon, near Blandford, and silver medal as breeder; second prize of 51. to the Rev. J. Holmes, of Brooke•hell, near Norwich. EXTRA STOCK. The silver medal to the exhibitor of the beat beast, to his Grace the Duke of Beaufort, of Badminton, near Chip penham. The silver medal to the exhibitor of the best long•woolled wether sheep, to Mr. G. Walmaley, Rudston, Bridlington, York. The silver medal to the exhibitor of the best long-woolled ewe, to Mr. G. Walmsley, Rudston, Bridlington, York. The silver medal to the exhibitor of the best shor t-woolled wether sheep, to his Grace the Duke of Richmond, K. G., Goodwood, Chichester. The silver medal to the exhibitor of the best short-woolled ewe, to Mr. W. Itigden, of , Hove, Brighton. _ _ The silver medal to the exhibitor of the best cross-bred sheep, to Mr. G. Hine, jun., of Oakley, near Bedford. The silver medal to the exhibitor of the best pig, to Mr. John Hcld;vay, of the Post-office, Weston, Somerset. GOLD MEDALS. The gold medal to the exhibitor of the best steer or ox in any of the classes, to Mr. W. Heath, of Ludham-hall, ne%r Norwich. The gold medal to the exhibitor of the best heifer or cow in any of the classes, to Mr. R. Stratton, of Broad Hinton, near Swindon. The gold medal to the exhibitor of the best pen of ono year-old long-woolled sheep in any of the classes, to Mr. G. Walmsley, Rudston,Bridlington, York. The gold medal to the exhibitor of the best pen of one year old short-woolled sheep in the 27th, 28th, or 30th classes, to his Grace the Duke of Richmond, K.G. The gold medal to the exhibitor of the best pen of pigs in any of the classes, to Mr. John Coate, of Hammoon, near Blandford. Judges of Cattle and Long-Wool Sheep—Mr. W. F. Hobbs, Boxted-lodge, near Colchester; Mr. Chas. Stokes, Kingston, Kegworth, Notts ; and Mr. J. Bodley, Stockley Pomeroy, Creditan, Devon. _ _ _ Judges of Cross-bred Sheep, Short-Wools, and pigs —Mr. W. Symonds, Milborne St. Andrew's, Blandford ; Mr. A. Danman,Stoneham, Lewes; and Mr. R. Woodman, Glynde, Lewes. SIiAKSPEARE IN FRANCE. The reception of M. Ponsard, as member of the French Academy took place yesterday at the Institute, in presence of a most distinguished auditory. The new member, as is usual on such occasions, pronounced the eulogium pf the academician to whose seat he has succeeded, M. B.aour Lormian, the author of some dramatic works which have l now sunk into oblivion. The new member in the course of his address seized on the opportunity of displaying his de cided leaning towards the ecole claesique, and spoke in the following terms of Shakspeare as the representative of the romantic school :—" There was a time when we were so jealous of the glories of our country that we immolated to them as barbarous all foreign celebrities. Such conduct was patriotism, but narrowly so. At present we take plea sure in humiliating our own chefs d'oeuvre at the feet of the English, and even of the German poets. In the last century laughter would have been excited by comparing Shakspeare to Moliere, and not very long since one was considered of little mind in comparing the latter to the former. And yet who can be superior to Moliere ? It has been the fashion to proclaim that the dramas of the divine Williams (sic) embraced humanity under every aspect, whereas our classical writers only represented individuals. Goethe discovered in " Hamlet" a thousand things which Shakspeare, fortunately for himself, had never thought of; everything has been adored in him, even to his bombast and his indecencies ; the peculiarities of his style had been copied, as had been those of Racine. That fanaticism has now somewhat calmed down, and there remains for it a just and well-founded admira -1 tion. Shakapeare is admitted to be an exceedingly great genius, of the family of Homer, Dante, Corneille, and Moliere; that he is eloquent, pathetic, and full of passion, but only when he is simple and true; that he has sublime touches, accompanied by exaggeration and bom bast ; profound observation, by the side of puerile plati tude ; that he abounds in graceful pictures, but also in ob scenity; that his dramas, often terrible, are full of power and grandeur, but full at the same time of extravagances, to such am extent, in fact, that it has never been possible to play them, such as they were written, before a French public. It is admitted that he did not possess a real comic verve, and that his pleasantries are marked by buffoonery rather than by natural gaiety. The world no longer shuts its eyes to his defects, but it accepts them without impa tience because they are natural and belong to his country and his age—because they do not betray any intention of giving offence—because Shakspeare is himself spontaneous and original without knowing it and without willing it, which is the only manner of being original. For my part, I cannot really believe that those persons who admire his follies and transform them into proofs of pro fundity understand his real beauties—l doubt that they who do not know how to love Racine can have any affec tion for Shakspeare. Gentlemen, I spoke just now of the fashion. Let us suppose that for 200 years Shakspeare was in possession of our theatre and of our veneration ; let us suppose that his reign was uncontested, that he had numerous imitators who for two centuries copied invari ably what is easy of imitation, and the only thing that is always imitated—that which is bad ; suppose that all the lectures on literature, all the lessons of our professors, had taught us, to satiety, to feel respect for his eccentrici ties, which were established as rules, and which were imposed on us as a despotic authority—imagine then Racine making his appearance as an innovator, with his language always pure, harmonious, noble without turgidity, natural without triviality, with the severe majesty of his tragedies, in which is evolved regularly the action of the piece, single, logical, clear and proba ble. What surprise I what novelty ! what enthusiasm for the revolutionary Racine ! what pity for this old, this obsolete, this bonhomme Shakspeare !" M. Nisard, who replied to the new member, by no means co incided with him in his depreciatory judgment of the merits of the great English poet. After mentioning cer tain points on which he differed from the views of M. Pen sard on literary subjects, M. Nisard replied to the attack on the bard of Avon thus :—" Another point on which I should be somewhat more liberal than you is relative to Shakspere. Of all that you have expressed so brilliantly I would guard what tends to his glory, and I would put aside the restrictions to his fame, not as unjust, but be cause the truth does no longer require them. Time has elevated Shakspere above criticism, probably because it has raised him above eulogium. The very words ' beau ties' and 'defects' belong to a relative language out of the pale of which special terms must be sought for, if it is de sired to define the charm, or to characterise the imper fections of these astonishing works. Shakspere has bad the same destiny as Homer. After that famous quarrel I of the ancients and the moderns in which admirers and opponents—Boileau as well as Perrault--committed the mistake of representing the author of the Iliad as a literary man working regularly at his: desk, the Homer who remains is a Homer transfigured, presiding over the groat choir of men of genius, and naked, in the midst of personages whose costume indicates their nation and their age, as if the matter related not to the inhabitant of a country nor to the contemporary of an epoch, but to the genius itself of poetry. Like Homer, Shakspere appears to us, in his turn, in a tranquil and mysterious distance, withdrawing from the curiosity of erudition, which fa tigues itself in seeking out a man where the is only one of the most wondrous sources of creative poetry. With Homer, with Shakspere, we are placed on lofty pinnacles, from which the eye cannot distinguish anything of what passes below. I do not ask them for any account of the faults which they may have committed—Homer in creat ing a tint model of beauty, from which has emanated the very idea of art and of its rules—and Shakespere in not being acquainted with them. Why be astonished that these geniuses are imperfect ? If poetry itself has dictated their verses, it is a human hand that has written them."— Galignanf 8 ifemenger. LEGAL APPOINTMENT.—The Hon. Jahn Musket (a younger son of the late celebrated statesman and lawyer) has resigned the lucrative post of Crown prosecutor at the commissions and quarter sessions for the city and county of Dublin. The hon. and learned gentleman held the situation for a great number of years, end, althec2h ne; cr displayiog any very striking ability, was regarded by the profession generally as one of the best conductors of criminal Crown cases at the Irish bar. Mr. Plunket's successor is stated to be Mr. Thomas O'Donehoue. 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The grand jury returned a true bill against John Hollis, charged with the murder of Benjamin Bromley, and the trial will take place to-morrow (Tuesday) morning. ABDITOTION. Richard Morris, a farm labourer, was charged with abducting from her home and parents' custody a young girl, aged 15, named Anna Humphreys, the daughter of John Humphreys, farmer, Billingsley. The prosecutor, a respectable looking farmer, stated that the prisoner had been in his employ, as a labourer, from May last up to the 26th of (November. Shortly after 8 o'clock on that night he went to bed, supposing that the ;prisoner and the rest of the servants bad gone also. About half past 8 his elder daughter came to him, and told him that Anna and the man Morris were missing. He got up and went after them, but did not succeed in catching them. He found several articles of wearing apparel belonging to the prisoner and his daughter, ready placed for conveying away. Margaret Humphreys, daughter of the prosecutor, stated that on going to bed on the night of the 26th she missed her sister, and gave the alarm. Benjamin Parton, farm labourer, and brother-in-law of the prisoner, stated that he lived at Harpswood, in Marville parish, and that on the night of the 26th of November, between 12 and 1 o'clock, the prisoner came to his house, in company with a young woman. Pri• soner told him she was a daughter of his master's, who had turned her out of doors. Prisoner asked for the girl to stay all night, and he consented to allow her. Prisoner said he would go back to his master's, and get him to take the girl home again. Superintendent Baxter, of the county police, said he took the prisoner into custody upon a charge of abduc tion. He said, "They will do no good with her (the girl) if they force her home, for she vowed and declared to me last night she would make away with herself if they did. lam going to marry her in May, and she is going to service till then." Prisoner was then locked up. The defence was, that the girl had desired the prisoner to take her away, as she was afiaid of her father. The jury found the prisoner guilty. Mr. Baron Watson having alluded to the baseness of the prisoner, who was 25, in enticing so young a girl from her home, sentenced him to be imprisoned for nine months. NORTHERN CIRCUIT.- LIVERPOOL, DEC. 8. - - This morning the business of the Assizes commenced before Mr. Baron Alderson and Mr. Serjeant Cbannell, the former of whom presided in the Crown Court, and the latter in a second criminal court. Out of a calendar of 105 prisoners there are no less than eleven ticket-ol• leave men for trial. On the present ticket-of-leave system hie-lordship made the following observations Gentlemen, there is in the calendar a class of cases which I am sorry to see are common throughout Eng land —cases of what they call garotte robberies—where people are subjected to considerable violence, and rob bed, generally speaking, by two or three together, like the Thugs of India. These are cases in which, if brought before you, you will find bills ; and I will, to the ,extent of my power, punish the prisoners with the greatest severity, for the protection of society. Gentlemen, those cases having been disposed of, you will find a good many—l don't know how many cases—in which peoples have been pardoned, so to speak, and come back into the country with what is called at present a ticket-of leave, which certainly seems to me —in its effects I mean —an unwise arrangement. They are let loose, you see, upon society ; and the reason, the cause of it is, that it is impos , ible to keep persons for so long a time 48 they were usually transported for before in this country. P eo pl e ge t tired ; and then the chapla ins of the gaols be come e xtremely attentive ; the of fender turns up the white of his eyes, and pretends to be a converted sinner. The chaplain considers him self complimented in the effect of his administration, and recommends him to be set free. A pardon is given, which is nothing but an incentive, and then you have the result in a greater number of crimes com- mitted by these people who are not really reformed, but pretend to be so for the purpose of escaping punishment. Gentlemen, this arises from the medium of our having active but I cannot help think not very judicious phi lanthropists, who have been attempting to abolish the punishment of transportation altogether. Now, tha;; transportation was subject to ceeriderable evil, and re quired considerable reformation, was perfectly true ; but it is, after ali, the best punishment, for the country which inflicts it, and the criminal who receives it—for I believe it was perfectly well known that the persons who recovered a good name, and lived a decent and respectable life, formed a large per tentage of the total sent out ; while of those who remain in this country, and who, after a time, are turned adrift, there is a very small, if not an infinitesimal per tentage only. I recol lect a few years ago visiting the Millbank Penitentiary, in London, where they receive, and only receive, I be lieve, persons destined to transportation. I went over it with the late Rev. Mr. Whitmore Russell, a gentleman of considerable eminence, and who had paid great atten tion to criminal statistics. He showed me over the gaol, and I went ever it, there being at -the time 500, 600, or 700 prisoners therein ; and he had been there doing his duty actively and energetically for 15 or 16 years. After I had seen the 'whole gaol, and observed' the whole means by which penitence and reform iee'rgtfel be induced, I said to Mr. Whitmore Russell, "Pray, here 3 yen have been here for 15 or 16 years, and how many people do yeti think you have reformed in those 15 or 16 years out of the 700 eenSrally here r Now what do you think was his answer ? "Possibly two ; t am sure of one." Now that was the experience of a gentleman ite the greatest penitentiary in London, of a class of persons subject to transportation, but almost impassible here of reformation ; but if those persons were sent abroad, sent to the colonies, and turned out in the colonies after their period of transportation had elapsed, perhaps subjecting them to the Beretta of ticket-of-leave, which, though very objectionable here, is not so there, I think that 40 or 50 per cent, would be reformed, for such has been the case. I say, therefore, it is really a hu mane proceeding to transport persons with these means of redemption before them, rather than, by keeping them in this country, to cut of all chances of redemption. Surely that is more humane and wise. Ido not doubt what answer you would give me. What is a man to do after you have subjected him to a long series of impri sonment in this country ? What is he to do ? You turn him out with a ticket-of-leave ? I will presume he has behaved well in gaol, lecaause persons who cannot behave ill are very apt to behave well. Then what are they to do ? Would you take them into your employ ment ? It would be an act of the greatest philanthropy, and at the hazard of your own comfort in your homes, and of your servants, who would not associate with that description of persons. They cannot obtain employ ment ; what are they to do ? You turn them among their old associates. They have the cleverness which belongs to that description of persons, and they place themselves at the head of some new gang. Then evil arises. The men are punished perhaps for a second time, and it ends probably in death. Now that is the fact. But turn him out in a colony where the capital of the country requires an additional quantity of labour ; the residents would take those persons more readily and could avoid them with greater ease; they would be rid of their old associates in England, and would go into a new place, where they might distinguish themselves, as they are really capable of doing, by their talents and conduct ; and they have often recovered themselves alto gether, and become good men. Then why should we abolish instead of reforming transportation ? This sys tem is a better one than the other. It is given in exchange for a great good, though that great good is accompanied by some evil, no doubt ; and the difficulty is to obtain a place where settlements may be made. A good deal of that has arisen from the real want of a good understanding and sense on the part of this country in former times. I believe no reason has been given which shows that we ought to transport the incorrigible criminals, and try and separate them from one another previously in reformatory prisons where they could obtain instruction. You cannot enter into the minds of primers ; you can not say this is a hypocritical man ; but you can teach a man to read and write accounts. His hypocrisy cannot extend to that. You may teach him an tw trade, or two trades. I have seen at Pentonville pet/31e taught two trades. Well, then, if you send a man out capable of reading and writing accounts, and of ollowing some trade in the colony to which you send hin, you send him out a useful colonist, if you do not send iim out a good colonist altogether —not that I would nege c t th e whole some necessity of affording him religion! teaching. I know that you may be deceived as to them ; it is true you cannot be deceived as to the others because you have the test open to you, and you have the advantage of the others ; the undoubted advantaie of having learned a trade. All that can be done. Ul those may be taught at least outward decency of conluct, and may deserve to be classed among the corrigible iriminals, and those criminals, if you send them abroad— with the ticket of leave if you will, when you send teem out—are good colonists, being well trained, and ablieo distinguish themselves by trade when they get out. you send them out as useful colonists, and with the cbanceef being good men, and with God's blessing they may be slivered from the temptation to do evil. That is the bet chance you .can give them for the purpose of removing teem from the state in which they originally stood. No cenbt that is a great chance. With respect to your incorigibles, you ought to keep them at home. We have re right to ire flirt on the colonies people who are incep : ble of being reformed in any country at all. Your corrigel e cr i m i na l s being taught to be useful colonists, you bare a right to send abroad, and you will have no difficuly i n getting colonies to receive them. The objection beere was that we accumulated them in such numbers in me unfortu nate colony that the colonists could not bee. w ith them any longer ; for they became part of t o colonists themselves, and instead of being such merl e s the colo nists could depend on as servants, they we e the worst of characters. That was the reason why t o colonists rebelled, se to speak. Well then, I think here ought to be this distinction. I cannot help thinking when you have reformed the criminal as much as poeible in the gaol, and when you transport him, you shoud take care as much as possible to send his wife and . lanily with . him. It ought to be a burden upon n a certain fixed amount, for carrying out with him hi wife and children ; and within a limited period after ariyal in the colony the expense of conveying them should be repaid by the criminal. If he is willing to pledgeeimself to that, you ought to assist him, for it is one 0 the best ways of reclaiming a man, when you bring hi a back to what may be called his domestic duties and him domestic obligations. Gentlemen, I did not intend le occupy your time so long, but I wish your minds to bemeployed upon the consideration of these subjects. 'hey are much at heart with me ; I hope they will beat heart with you ; and I am sure if I have the conouelmce and the confidence in this matter of the kind and intelligentpeople of the country—amongst whom you fgere so conspicuously—we shall have some chance of coning to a rigat conclusion upon this matter. We wish o have a report on the subject, as far as it extends t, adult criminals. The young criminals are to be refolned by reformatory schools, which are really doing great ervice, and I don't wish to make any alteration in that espect. I speak of the adults, for whom the establishmat of a right system of transportation would be the geatest blessing that could be conferred upon them. The grand jury then retired to the coneideraton of the various bills of indictment. A " SAMARITAN" INSTITUTION. Yesterday Mr. Horsley, a:solicitor, attended at Gilld hall to answer a prior statement made by Mr. Poster, one of the guardians of the West London Union. Mr. Potter bad said, and his words had been reported in the papers, that he had to pass every day a building calleathe Samaritan Institution, in West Smithfield, professtily an institution for giving food and shelter to the horse. less poor, and that during the last eight months onno occasion had he seen it used for any other purpose tlan as a residence for Mr. Barber, the secretary, a cosh. house for his phaeton, and a stable for his horse, exne)t the upper part, which he had let for 101. a month:, . - To . these statements Mr. Horsley now opposed his ov n full denial, and he bitterly complained that Mr. Potts should have chosen to make them at " the very tam, that we are reopening the institution, and obtaining con tributions to enable us to relieve the d es tit u te poor dui jug the inclement season of the year' 110 fu rther said was then called, was —ln 1850 the City Hospice, instituted by Mr. Cochrane, in Join ing o. In waisioitweit to great expense, and involved himself in great li a bilities o , ntstam _ idebts 1853 Mr. Cochrane died, leaving among which was one to a blr. PalmersOnw for a very con. institution, however, was siderable sum of money. The in6 ", ene d i n 1853, when lopstaimmueneid closed prior to his death, and ia rc_ o B l Sir Fitzroy Kelly was and still i f e i e n o t o f i t ll B l Mr. .Palmer's patrons. The pl - e a t r u b l er, our excellent secretary, hands, from whom Mr. B took them, and we nave rented the greater portion of them from him at the t riflin g pittance of 1001. per anautn, which is only half the a mou n t he p a y s for them. has a business which he carries on in the remaining por tion of the premises, and for which ho requires the use of a horse. Sir R. W. Carden—ls ho not the manager as well a % the secretary? Mr. fiersley—No, sir, he is only the secretary. `Viii regard to the institution beiru 4 closed for the last eiglt mon ths, as stated by Mr. Potter, I b eg t o state that, se f a r from that being the case, it is open from November un til May in each year. When the in s tit u ti on c l osed , the books showed that the applicants for relief, which numbeeed about 700 in November, dwindled down to 100, thereby s h ow i n g that th e relief is bestowed upon deserving objects, who obtain work as semi as the season permits. The institution was opened y es t er d ay, and in f u ll vigour. S Carden—Do I underst an d you to say that the institution is nOW open Mr. Barber —Certainly, sir ; a n d th ere were no less than 220 persons relieved yesterday, an d were preached to by a m i ss i o nary at two s erv i ces d uring the day. M r , llorsely continued—The only object we have in view is to relieve the destitute, and we have lately added another branch to the institution, which is that of re claiming the unfortunate girls from the miserable and degraded life upon the streets of London. We have no less than 16 females now upon our books, whom we have withdrawn from the abominable life they have been leading, to get them into various reformatories. I have a letter here from a rev. gentleman who was one of our most zealous advocates ; but I will leave it to you, sir, to say whether I should be right in reading it, so th a t it may go forth to the public. Sir R. W. Carden--I do not think the letter should be read. Mr. Horsley--I mentioned it because influences have been brought to bear upon the rev. gentleman which have induced him to resign, and we have consequently been deprived of a most able co-operator. Mr. Phillips (the master of the West London Union) —Really, Mr. you Horsley. if L shall be ohli-4,4lprvn er.ist in that statet to reply to it. as I ba.7n it from the Rev. Mr. Knott Litasclf that Lc left the insttution laccuc..e his name was. ao.ched to acct.ants ho never audited, and that there was no undue influence exercised over him in any way. Mr. Barber --The Rev. Mr. Knott never was an au ditor ; he was only a member of the finance committee. Mr. Horsley —In the same paper, following the report of Mr. Potter's statement, is a complaint of an old wo man having been refused relief at the union, upon the excuse that the house was already full. Now, the West London Union had been in the habit of paying 101. per month for a part of the premises belonging to the Sa maritan institution, to be used as a dormitory for the old Paupers, so as to relieve the Overcrowded state of the union, but since the appointment of the new relieving officer, the old pauper , have been wits drawn from the dormitory, to overburden the crowded state of the union still further, and some of them have since applied to our inAtitution for relief. Sir R. W. Carden—Have you received the sanction ,!.td authority of the Right Hon. the /owl Mayor for Ugecof his name ? _ Mr. Barber—We have of the preceding Lord Mayor. Sir It. W. Carden =That is Doc the Lord Mayor. Mr. Barber—We have i.N.Dt seen the present Lord Mayor. t3ir R. W. Cayden—Have you the authority of the present Lord Mayor to use his name as the president of this institution' _ . . Mr. Barber—We waited upon him for that purpose, and we were to appoint mother deputation to see him. Sir R. W. Carden--Have you the authority of the Lord Mayor for the use of his name ? Mr. Barber—We have not, neither have we used it. Hero is our report, which we have withheld publishing until we obtain the Lord Mayor's consent, which, I believe, we shall. Sir R. W. Carden—l have seen an advertisement in the Times, three days ago, in which the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor is represented as the president of this insti tution ; and you know that the Lord Mayor, so far from approving of the step you have taken, has distinctly refused to lend his name to the institution in any way. Mr. Barber—l do not know it, sir. Sir R. W. Carden—l have the authority of the Lord Mayor himself for Raying that the application had been made to him, and that he had refused to have anything to do with the institution. Mr. Barber—l am sorry at hearing such a statement from you, sir, as the advertisement you speak of was sent to the Times before our application to the Lord Mayor, and it has been held over by the limes. No advertisements have bee❑ issued since our application. Sir It. W. Carden—But the advertisement has not been held over for a whole month ? Mr. Barber—Oh, certainly not, sir. Sir B. W. Carden—Then the Lord Mayor has been in office now just a month. Mr. Barber—l believe we shall have his lordship's per mission. Sir R. W. Carden—And I believe his lordship, when he gave his positive denial, had good reasons for doing so. Mr. Barber—Really, sir, it grieves me more than all else to hear such remarks from the bench. There is some mistake about the use of the Lord Mayor's name, which can be satisfactorily explained. Mr. Potter—l have passed and repassed this institu tion, and never saw anything going on except Mr. Bar ber's chaise, which was usually drawn up in front of the door. There was also a large quantity of books, which had been given to the institution, but I cannot say what has become of them. With regard to the accuracy of the statement I made I will call the inspector, who lives opposite, and the policeman on the beat, to corrobo rate everything I have asserted. Mr. Barber—There are some books, which I lend to the inmates to read. Sir R. W. Carden—ls it true that large parcels of books have been presented to the institution ? Mr. Barber —Not large parcels, sir. Mr. Chambers—About three years ago I gave 101. or 151. worth of books to the lending library. Mr. Barber—Those books consisted of the educational course only. I wish these statements had been made to me personally, as the books and maps are all there, and to be seen. Mr. Potter—Since my statement Mr. Barber called on me and said that as I had done all I could to shut up his shop, he would do all he could to shut up mine. Mr. Barber—What I said was this, " That you had done all you could to close the institution, and that I 3uld be the means of closing your shop, as I intend bringing an action against you in one of the superior courts. Sir R. W. Carden—ls there any one present who knows anything about the library ? How many volumes have you, Mr. Barber ? Mr. Barber—l have '250 volumes. Sir R. W. Carden—Let I,lic ins pector, who lives opposite, state what he knows of this institution. Inspector Cole—l have lived opposite from the com mencement of the institutio❑ to the present time, and it is the general opinion of the neighbourhood that it is worse than useless. The greatest number of persons who apply there daily go away without relief, and many that have been relieved have been fed with food, which I have tasted, that is not fit to fed pigs with. I have re marked that shortly before Christmas every year there has been great activity evinced in the institution, and immediately after Christmas such activity has entirely ceased, and I have drawn my own conclusion , from it accordingly. I have had charges at the station-house against persons connected with that institution arising out of disagreements among its promoters. O❑ one oc casion Mr. Cochrane charged Mr. Barber with an of fence which lam not prepared now to mention. The successors charged their predecessors with secreting the goods supplied by the butcher and baker in other parts of the building than those in which they should have been found. The class of persons congregating there are a disgrace to the persons causing them to come there, and when they get relief they do not consider it worth their acceptance. Sir R. W. Carden (to Mr. Barber)—What do you gel as secretary ? Mr. Barber-1001. a-year, but I have not received anything for the last two years. Sir R. W. Carden—Then you pay the rent of these premises on your own responsibility, and do not even get the 1001. a-year in return. Mr. Barber—l do a large business as a merchant, which I depend upon, having turned as much as 9,0001. within the last 12 months. The West London Union is nta the back of all this, and Mr. Potter has been chosen to bring the matter forward, and that will come out in a superior court. Sir R. W. Carden—ls the policeman on the beat pre sent? William Nfobbs, 265, said—l am the constable on that beat, and have frequently observed that there is a certain set of characters who infest the entrance to the institu tion, and when the destitute poor apply for relief they are driven away by the regular frequenters. I have had as many as 30 cards at one time delivered to me by strangers from the country who had receive cards from subscribers, and been driven away from the doors, on applying for relief, by these characters. Mr. Horsley—l wish, Sir Robert, that you would go down at once, and inspect the quality of the food, for I have tasted it and found it very good. I am, therefore, able to give a positive denial to the inspector's state ment. Inspector Cole—When I tasted the food It was not fit to eat. Mr. Horsley—l speak for myself. Inspector Cole—And I for myself. Mr. Barber—lt is an annual custom, the appointment of the Lord Mayor as president ; but nothing bad been issued in the matter until sanctioned by him, and the use of the Lord Mayor's name is quite a mistake. Sir R. W. Carden said it was no mistake, as the Lord Mayor's name appears as the president, not only without his knowledge or consent, but against his express desire. Mr. Barber—The fact is our institution is a reflection on the West London Union, because people who have been refused parish relief come to us, and that is the reaso n that the Wes t London Union has endeavoured by every means to injure the institution. Sir. R. W. Carden —I cannot allow such a statement as that to be made ; a., from my own exp e r i s e rts n ro c an e t ern i n riat c k a it s tibge brought under my notice, I know that on no occasion has e s Mr. Phillips refused relief when applied for, if needed ; lomn,anayndfrhoamvo the and I will undertake to say that an application to the workhouse, le isheafvo have or t relief.,t taken e e n m y a g p l e ' district, will meet with every attention, oceNay s i i l o li n al t n o m go ob a b n s 7 2 h 63 eri institution . to the union for relief, hut I never knew of any one going Phillips— froi will mth defy Mr. to th e i ns tit ut i on. Mr. t ei y Mr. B ar b er or any one e l se office, of havi ng been guilty of neg l ec t o f d u ty i n th e slightest d gree. r Clerk) and the ' ' the two y ears I h ave h e ld th e o accuse me, du r i ng appeal to Mr. Martin (the Chi e f e court whether a sin g le compl a i n t h a ' been pr ove d relief to against me, and whether I ever r e f use d a this.) s . one sent from this couro.ryMbaeritni being confirmed ) In reference to the rt d M ( itorm given up on the appointment of the new relieving officer, 1 must say that he had nothing to do with it. When I became master of the union I found that the old men %rho slept in the dormitory were saturated in their beds by the rain coming in at all parts of the roof, and I there fore made arrangements for taking them all into the house, where they now are. Mr. Barber was spoken to about it, but took no steps to improve the condition of the roof of the dormitory. Mr. Barber—The West London Union want these premises, and that is the reason they are trying to shut up the institution, and if I would have taken 801. instead of 1201. a year for the dormitory, you would have heard nothirr4 of this complaint. Mr. Phillips—We do not want the premises, as we have taken others in Smithfield. Sir R. W. Carden—l believe Sir Fitzroy Kelly sin cerely repents the first subscription he ever gave to this Institution, for it has subjected him to a great deal of annoyance. M r , Barber—That is not the case, sir, as Sir Fitzroy Kelly has not only given 5001. at the outset, but he has since given 1001. a year ; and at the dinner in March last, in aid of the funds of the institution, he gave a subscription of 51. Mr. Potter—As one of the committee, I beg to F ay that I opposed the proposition of engaging the room in the institution. Mr. Barber —Why, it waa only last week I met the chairman of the union, and he asked me what he would take for the room. A missionary here described the class of persons re lieved at the institution as thieves, prostitutes, and vagrants. Mr. Horsley—Why, that is the very class we profess to relieve, and reclaim if possible. Sir R. W. Carden—l cannot allow this discussion to go any further. It has already occupied too much of the time of the court. Mr. Horsley--Notwithstandinz all that has been said, I still believe it to be a rnogt worthy institution, or I should not be connected ic-h it. Sir R. W. Girder —l7 reoy become so, if you look to it more y ou rself... , Mr. Berber—*lll you come and visit the institution ? Sir B. W. Carden—Net after the description of the company that visits you. (Laughter,) Let this matter eud here, and I think the public will be able to judge, from what has transpired to-day, of the merits of the Samaritan Institution. MUNIFICENT DONATIONS.—Sir Hugh Hoare, of Lil lingstone Love), last week transmitted a check for 1 0001. to the treasurer of the Bucks Infirmary, at Aylesbury.The worthy baronet some t i me since also distributed to the medical charities in Wits and Somersetshire ,000/., and sent 100 guin eas t o th e M e di ca l Benevolent College, which has been established for decayed medical men, their widows and orphans, and which is now in full operation at Epsom. The Hon. P. S. Pierrepont, of Evenly-ball, a few weeks ago sent 1,0001. to the Nor thampton Hospital, as a contribution on hie bii thda2. -- Oxfoict Journal. Country Markets. ,D—Dr.c. 5. t to-day, at an improvement Iles. Spring corn firm at :last Oats, Peas, per qr Partridge . 43 White - 4l Boiling 42 Dun Beans, Tick 16 Harrow ticks 4a Alazagan 3T Ditto, new 3a CHELMSFO_ An average supply of wheat of Is per qr. on the best satnpl week's quotations. Wheat, white, old, per s. e. qr.3B 74 new 41 73 red, old 3i 65 new 36 65 Barley 31 42 Chevalier 33 50 Grinding 3l 42 Mali 72 76 Chevalier 74 78 COLCHESTER- DEC. 6. 30 45 48 49 A fair supply of wheat, which was taken slowly at. lot week's rates. Malting barley rather dearer. Beans and peas the turn cheaper. Prices to-day were as foliow :—Wheat, white, 665,t4 803; red, 623 to 70s; barley, 44s to 50s ; oats, 25s to 304 ; Mazagan, 403 to 425; middle and small, 42s to 465; 'P e "' white, 41s to 484 ; grey, 40s to 445. Official Statement of the Quantities of Corn, &c, in tho port of London, from the following pi Dec. 1 to Dec. 6, both inclusive. , re., )rts, ,ived tic 0 _; I . :4, 4 I ;-,1 - 1 A o 326' 15 445 438 - 1588 541 168 - 967) 48 ' Colchester Harwich Leigh Maldon 90; 71 131, 413 --- ( 243 55 360 86° KIRKCALDY—DEc. 6. There were very good supplies of grain, which bratigk last week's rates. Wheat. Bailey. Oats. I First Second I Third 30s Od 303 01 j 18s (Id Means' Osi 04 Os. 04 Os; Ud Oatinaea 38s to 408 per bag of 2801 b. COAL MARKET.—DEC. S. frioes of Coal per ton at the close of the market.. e. d. Walleend, &o. Bebside's Hartley 17 3 e. a ; Hetton West Hartley _l6 6 Hartlepool Hetton ...1 9 0 Wallsend, &c. bambton .19 • Haswell 19 6 Ships at market... 261 Sold l9 LOCAL SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 8. STOOS EXCHANGE.—The Stock Exchange to-dar I rag doing a quiet business, and prices were a shade e.3161'' Lancashire and Yorkshire, 964 7—Great Western , 04 Midland, 82 11—North Eastern, Berwick, 21-1. 0 ,.. ) °`: ° ,1, and North Western, 105 I—North British, 9.18.9. -11 , n "t Rhenish, pm., 13s. 9d.— East Lancashire, 21i Western of Canada, 24—South Eastern, 22,-I—B l ' 6 . head, Lancashire, and Cheshire (late Birkenhean and Che ter), 27/. 1 . shares, 174—Eastern Counties, 91. 1.0. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 35. BIRMINGHAM, DEC. 8. brisk STOOK EXOHANGIC.—This market was not doing a business to-day, with prices rather lower. Midland, :v i a —Great Western Birmingham Guaranteed Stock, ' 74J —South Staffo dis.—Sheffields, 35. MANCHESTER, DEC. 8. t o do 9, ziTOOR EXCHANGE.—The market opened quic k, - s• with rather lower prices. Midlands, 814—East La"c,_,- shire, 21k—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolns, London and North Westerns, 105—Blackburn, 11-11 South Eastern and Dovers, 22—Leeds, 96i----Edinbarg, Perth, and Dundee, Bk—Great Western of Canada, 24E SEABORNE MAILS. w [When the date for making up a mail falls on a Sunda'', al,. O dia remains open until the day following; except in the case of the / 11 ,„ "s mail, via Southampton, which , on auch occasions, i s made up evening previous. evening provio as. ] 1 -, , • MA 1 ' FOR --2--- ----- 1 R gy AD . Made up at Whence By what When - -,. el. the des- Vessel. expected Ne o Post .office. patched. -.---••"° -- _—_ --- Lisbon...... 70,17 th, 8 1 . AM °, Spain Gibraltar Gibraltar -1 • Malta I. •• • t 4th and Egypt .. • • South- TnA ,,. 20th of .010- Ceylon • • India ••.. • • I month. month. . Mauritius , 4 (viaCeylon)..l ) It China - .... •• .. Jan. 4.. Penang .. •• M the ampton rl s ea 4 Singapore Australia via Dec. ' j M •12 1 South- EOM- Nov,— r,..r4 it o,,Xet• the Cape) . • am pton pean .. Cape of Good; ~.-...0 4 Maur i tiusi od E .. • Dart- W.S. Jan. 2 5 rnglig .•• • • • mouth Lindsay. •,..... .' l . I Ceylon • i Lisbon.. • 1 1 1 _,, I 1 Madeira CapedeVerds i South- - Avon Dec. 12 arTrteC• 0 Brazil ... .•• } 31 Dec. 9.• • • ampton BuenosAyres Falkland Is-• I lands ) West Indles - 1 ] (except Ha vana and the ; I ° s Ist and .,,tr• Honduras). 2,1 and 171.11 South - Atrato 16th of Uwe' Venezw-la . • Grey Town month. II 1)41 i o n f o t n i t t h e . . am pton New Granada 1 i Chili .. • • --,...." Peru ••.. • • 1 ) California •• J Atrato South- 16 t t h h e of 0 7 010 S ra: f esHondurassau .. •• .• I.M Dec. 17 •• i a mpton month. ' s,, South- ~ .• Mexico .••• t At .Jan. 2 * •• • } ampton Havana • • • • 05,..! Madeira .... lE Dec. 23 .. } Pl Teneriffe • • Niger CO. Ply- D 6 -41;;abl$ mouth W.C.of Africa 8 British North t } Liver. ii rP America • • E Every Fri. pool . Europa Dec. 8 . 1 ,7 1 .. 8 , United States 0 United States i Dec. 9 and Liver- Er America E alternate M Dec. 17 .. 1. Baltic Dec. 1 9 America .. Tuesdays. pool BUrniittisehd North States South- 1 1 1 ,4 S( oi l. .•• • } E Dec. 23 .. 1 ampton Fulton Dee. 13 in 's - ° America .. &OA , ' Canada Liver- N. Arne- 12!: Ii 0 i p -ol rican M—Morning. E—Evening. 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