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THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 1856. POLICE INTELLIGEI.VCE.—Dec. 26. letter from Mr. Barber, which was opened in my pre- Bence, and I was ordered to give a sack of flour a hen sent for. Two men with struck came for it, and took it away. It weighed 2401bs , and the value was 3/ ; it was to he fairly distributed among the poor. Mr. Hart ley, one of the partners, said that was why they gave it. Cross-examined—We sent some the previous year to the institution, and no ciou'A should have sent this year, but for what we have heard. John Taw, warehouseman to Messrs. Huntley and Palmer, of Reading—l received instructions from my employers to send 72ibs. of biscuits to the Samaritan Institution, value 2/. Bi. They were sent in consequence of an application made by letters signed S. E. Packe Barber. Brevet-Major J. F. Manners Browne, C. 8., Royal En. gineerg. Major Robert 0. Blight, 19th Foot. Brevet-Major S. Delves .Broughton, Royal Artillery. Brevet-Major William A. Fyers, Rifle Brigade. Brevet-Major Hugh A. B. Campbell, Royal Artillery. Major William Pretyman, Depot Battalion. Brevet-. Major Henry Robert Carden, 77th Foot. Brevet-Major George L. Thomson, 4th Foot. Major David Watson, 82d Foot. LORD HASTINGS AND ANOT_EII 7R I been approved by the majority of the trustees, three only RABBIT CASE AT HOLT. ;wing signed it. I Mr. Drake—l submit that this is perfectly irrelevant ..-____ , to the question. l lou are charged here with trespass (From the Norfolk News of this day.) j in g , and you hag, no question of ownership before you. On Saturday last , at the Holt Petty Ses s i ons, two cf i Mr. Hardy— -B u t th at i s t h e po i nt . the Commoners, named John flagon and Francis Dus- Mr. Drake It is not the point. They have not taken I the means s o e b rn_u c t t t i putting themselves andif th they into have co court. a I take this gate, were charged, at the instance of Mr. Barker (to technical r ot done so they whom the trustees, withnnt consulting the Comm aners, i I cannot aepee j t that I should make out a case for them. had let the shooting), under the let and 2d Wm.. IV., 1 Mr. arEnteer—My friend has the power, if he cap. 32, commonly kno wn as th e G ame Act, w ith have chooses, by putting the award to strengthen the truth Dag, on the 2d inst., trespassed on the Lows Common i a 1 oa. my statement, which I make with the have e est cpohontwvitecor tionhof its being dsof correct, tha c l t t h o e trusteesdisle os e o f the n right pursuit of game and conies. 'As will be seen by there . port there was, however, no, attempt t) establish the by that t sward duties are clearly defined, g shoot the words this . charge of taking game. The magistrates present at the and nothing can pr b o e p d er on y e . by them without the assent of opening of the business were—Lord Hastings (in. the at least a majority of them, whereas in this case the let chair), W. H. Pemberton, Esq., and W. H. Cozens tin he only p roved and signed by three. I alto further Hardy, Esq. Mr. Drake, of Dereham, appeared for the i : p con g tend that the defendants having a right in this pro prosecution ; Mr. M'Enteer, of the Home Circuit, for erty,.and . in t all the benefits arising from it, they have the prisoner flagon, and Mr. J. H. Tillett, of Norwich, e , also the right, as farmers have, to destroy or drive for Dasgate. off from the land, rabbits, rats, moles, or anything The case having been called on, else that are not included in the game laws—and in this Mr. M'Enteer rose and said—Gentlemen, I app ear here to-day in the case which has now been called be lore case it should be remembered that rabbits are specially OU' excluded. Under such circumstances I contend that I and, as I have an application to make which ' seas a , , particular and personal reference to my Lord Hastings, they are not only justified in taking an occasional I submit to his lordship and to the bench that his lord - rabbit, but if they think proper in destroying all the ship should retire from his seat to await the decision of rabbits on the place. We have witnesses to prove the magistrates on the application which I amabout to that this common has been in the possession of make. As the application particularly refers to yourself, these men for forty-five yea r s, d ur i ng which time they have held undisputed possession, and under such I submit, my lord, that you await the decision of the mag i s trates in your own case till Haings—My own cased what in the world do ; circumstances you cannot interfer e with the rights of the commoners ,:. to destr o y ra bbi ts if they t hi n k praper to do Lordstl shall now read you an extract f rom a copy o f th e you mean by my case ? a ward. Mr. M'Enteer—What I mean by your own case ia that The learned c ounse l here read extracts from the award the application I am now about to make is an application in support of the ri tof his client t o d o th a t w hi c h was to the bench that you be required to enter into sureties charged against them as a trespass. to keep the peace towards Mr. Tillett, who, from violent Cal. Astley—Are you disputing his information, be threats used by your lordship, is under serious apprehen , cause I don't exactly understand what you are about ? sion of personal injury at your hands •; and, until my This is an information for killing rabbits, commonly called by the aet of Parliament " conies." re you ar application has been decided, I submit to your lor . dship, gu u ing r. th i a , t- the information is wrong, or not ? with great respect, that it would be unbecoming in you to retire from the bench. information, E n t t e h e e r r s g a u r i e n g summoned that, here f o t r o re this B. Lord Hastings—Mr. Tillett need not be under any — de l fen am dan a t apprehension of violence from me. Mr. INPEnteer—That is not the question, and such a Passing in pursuit of rabbits on their own property. declaration now made is not sufficient. My suggestion is Colonel Astley—N o , no t on th e i r property , t h a t i s . this information is wrong ? that, before we go further, your lords hi p retire from the ?Tu'. view. Are yon going to b r i ng ev id ence t o s h ow bench pending the decision of the ma g istrates on my mat application as counsel for Mr. Till ett. Mr. M'Enteer—l am go i ng t o b r i ng ev id ence as t o the Lord Hastings (warmly) — l shall not retire from the proprietorship of the p r op er ty, t o s h ow th at no t respass bench, and it is not in you r p ower to m a k e me retire. can be committed on one's own p ro p er ty. Mr. M'Enteer—l did not mean to ex e rcise any power, Colonel Astley —That is quite anoth er thi ng . I w i s h or even to suggest that I possessed it ; but I beg to re- you would confine yourself to one thi ng . mind you that in a case which recently came for trial Mr. M'Enteer—The summons is s p ec ifi c . It c h arges before Mr. Baron Martin, at Westminster, his lordship, the defendants with trespassing in pursuit of game, and recollecting that he had been :counsel in the case him- destroying the rabbits is not, under the statute, destroy. self, at once suggested the propriety of his retiring from ing the game. I meet two points—both as to the charge the bench, and he refused to sit in judgment. In the of trespass and the charge of taking game. present case Mr. Tillett— Col. Astley—l wish you to meet the first point ; the Lord Hastings—l do n 't k n ow what Mr. Tillett h as t o first point on the summons is t res p ass . W e are t ry i ng do with this case, except as solicitor for the parties em- this summons and nothing else. Stick to that, and we ploying him. shall be much obliged to you. Mr. M'Enteer,—The application I have to make is to Mr. M'Enteer —I say I shall adduce evidence with be decided by the bench ; but, before I make it, I must regard to the proprietorship and with regard to the solemnly and in the most respectful terms submit, that, usage of similar proprietorships, and I give you the act as it peculiarly affects yourself, the ordinary and p ro p er of Parliament with referenc e to the e xce pti on s to th e course would be for your lordship to retire, and not sit list of game ; and I contend that these men are not a t a ll in judgment upon your own case. liable under this statute to any penalty, and that th e y Lord Hastings—You may argue the case, but if you have not committed a trespass of any kind. I put it t o address the bench yon address me. the bench that if there is a doubt, that doubt should go Mr. M'Enteer—But, my lord, I say th e case so p e - in favour of the poor. The magistrates have such a case culiarly affects your lordship, that I wish to address before them now. Colonel Astley—But time is valuable, pray do sti c k t o myself to the bench without add ress i ng y ou . I s h a ll tender testimony that your lordship has made use of the point. Whether the men are poor or rich has nothing violent threats, which y ou sen t th roug h a person i n t hi s to do with the case. The case before us is to b e t r i e d town, whom you i ns t ruc t e d to carry t h em to M r. Td- according to the laws of the country. We don't wan t t o lett; and that you af terwar d s , i n th e h ouse o f M r . Til- have the question of whether the men are p oor or r i c h lett, which you en t ere d i n a most f ur i ous an d un b ecom i ng introduced. All we want is to do justice strictly. If you manner, made use of abusi ve ex p ress i ons an d a b us i ve will be kind enough to stick to the point w e are t ry i ng , names, accompanied by f ou l oa th s —(L or d H as ti ngs : I shall be exceedingly obliged to you. Mr. M'Enteer—Weil, sir, I am adhering a t th a t po i n t , Yes)—and threate ne d t o bl ow hi s b ra i ns ou t. I k now of no bench of mag i s t ra t es w h o , un d er suc h c i rcurn - and I only regret that the strictness s h ou ld somet i mes stances, if an application were made against any coon- lean against the poor. mon person, would not instantly consent th a t that party Colonel Astley (warmly)—l cannot a ll ow suc h an ob should be required to give securities for keeping the servation as that to be made, and I will not suffer it. peace. Mr. M'Enteer—But I aria privileged he re as a mem b er Lord Hastings—But, my good fellow, you don't sup- of the bar, and I shall exercise that privilege to the ful pose that—Mr. Tillett is here—what is he here for ?--I lest extent. don't know what he is here for. Colonel Astley—Whatever your privilege may be, I Mr. M'Enteer—He is in this application represented shall certainly allow nothing to be said which is insult. by me. ing to the magistrates. Lord Hastings—By yon ! I don't care whom he is Mr. M'Enteer—l intend no insult to the magistrates, represented by, whether by you or by anybody else, but but if you will draw an inference I must leave that to if Mr. Tillett imagines he is in bodily fear from me, w hy you. —it's perfectly laughable, that's all. (Laughing.) He's Colonel Astley—l have no doubt that your law may under no bodily fear from me. Unless Mr. Tillett will be very good, but common sense tells me that you have swear to that—(the noble lord broke off his sentence, no business as a barrister to make a speech so as to give and indulged in a hearty laugh). the public an idea that they cannot get justice done Mr. M'Enteer—As you seem to treat the matter in so here. Now the poor and the rich will all be alike in jocular a manner, I must ask you, do you deny the fact this country, and Ido think that you ought, with due that you entered his house and threatened to blow his regard to the magistrates, to consider that your observe brains out, and did everything you could to provoke him tions should rather tend to enlighten us than to mystify to fight? us. Now I maintain that this is a plain and simple Lord Hastings (laughing)—Fight ! Why, my dear fel- case, and that what you have to do is to show that these low, he has got no fight in him. If Mr. Tillett likes—l men either have a right or have not a right. In answer have no doubt Mr. Tillett cautioned me very fairly to the summons which I have granted against these men, in the paper th a t if I wen t i n t o hi s house he would put you must show th a t th ese men have a right. It is only me into the hands of the police ' - and you know I could a common AB C case, and is as cle ar as p oss ibl e . W e not call Mr. Till e tt ou t a lt er that. You know that in doe% want any mystification; we only want a clear state- Ireland they do these things much easier. Yon could meat. not call a man out after that in any way whatever. I Mr. M'Enteer—A mI to understand that if the right went in the most peaceable way to Mr. Tillett, and in of property is proved, you admit that the obarge of the first place I demanded an explanation, and he said being in pursuit of game falls to the ground? in the most domineering way, " I shall give you none. Colonel Astley—N o , I did no t say t h at. But I want to I shall give y o u none." Very well, I said, that's all, have one point argu e d a t a ti me . I cannot make a man give me any explanation. Mr. M'Enteer—l t a k e b ot h groun d s. After this kind of discussion had ccntinued for some Colonel Astley—Take one ground at a time. time, Ur. M'Enteer—l take that of the right of these men Mr. M'Enteer said—Will your lordship retire ? to the property. Lord Hastings—No !no! I am not going to retire. I Colonel Astley—Do you acknowledge that these awn am not ashamed of any thing you are going to say, and Jam have killed the rabbits ? not going to flinch from my duty in any way whatever. Mr. M'Enteer—Yea, Ido fully. Mr. M'Enteer—Then, my lord, as you are chairman, Colonel Astley—Now we are coming to the point. I shall decline to urge upon the bench the application Mr. M'Enteer—l admit the fact that the rabbits were which affects you personally ; and if you, as chairman killed ; but what I contend is that, under the circum of this bench, refused to accede to my request, most cer- stances, these men had as good a right to kill these tainly there shall be an application made to the Court of rabbits as any nobleman or gentleman has to kill his Queen's Bench, and you shall be indicted at the coming pheasants, I hope that whatever your previous decisions assizes of this county. may have been, in your decision today you may endea- Lord Hastings—ls it so ?—please yourself. (To th e your to make amends for them. lam satisfied in my Clerk)—Just take those words down, will you ? own mind that these men are dealing with property of The charge against the defendants was then proceeded which they are legally possessed, and that in taking these with, rabbits they have simply exercised their rights to the property, so that there was no ground for summoning us here to-day under this act, inasmuch as there was no trespass. I will not trouble you any further, but will leave the case in your hands, and I hope that your decision will be such as to satisfy the people of this country. Col. Astley—You acknowledge the trespass ? Mr. M'Enteer—No, certainly not ; there was no tres pass. I acknowledge the fact of their going upon the land and taking the rabbits, but I maintain that they had a right to do so. Mr. Tillett then addressed the bench at length on be half of Dusgate. In the coarse of his argument he said these men ar , , notoriously the occupiers of every blade cf grass, every particle of ling, and every lia of brake on the estate. There is no other living man who is entitled to anything that can be derived from this land. Neither the trustees nor Mr. Barker are entitled to any advantage from it. That being so these men are the substantial owners of everything connected with this land, with, the single exception of the mines, the existence of 1 which, I suppose, no cue will assert. It is, there fere, a mockery of common sense to say that they have trespassed on laud, every particle ef the surface of which is their own, and which surface these rabbits are destroying. Even supposing the law is against tbeee= which, by the way, I strenuously deny—still It is en out rage against common sense to suppose that in what they have done they have committed an offence. At the conclusion of his address the court was cleared, and the three magistrates remained in deliberation an hour, at the expiration of which titne the public were re-admitted. Colonel Astley then addressed the defendants in the following worde—lt is the decision of the magistrates, after very mature consideration s hha after you have been ably defended by very talented gentlemen, who have come on purpose to take up your cause, that we nevertheless cannot alt er th e d ec i s i on which We gave in a previous cage. We have no wish to send you to gaol, our only object being the protection of what We consider the right of this gentleman (Mr. Barker) to the property which he hires. I hope and trust that this may be the last offence committed, and I hope that your friends may try this case in some other court, and thus put an end to it. The decision to which we hate Come is, that you will be each fined ls. and expenses, and in default of payment will be confined at Walaingham gaol 1 for 14 dam Mr. Cozens-Hardy—l wish to make an observation, as I happen unfortunately —or it may be fortunately—to differ from my brethren on the bench In this somewhat important case. I have not been able to concur in this conviction, nor in the previous one of a similar character, and my reasons are principally these :—First, because 1 think it cannot be established that these men have com mitted a trespass upon this land, and particularly a tres pass under the Game Act. Second, I think that the trustee have not any power or authority whatever by their award to grant a lease of the right of shooting over this property, even if the lease had been signed by all the parties claiming to be trustees, whereas in the present instance it has been signed only by four-fifths. And lastly, these parties having exercised and maintained the iright of taking rabbits from this land for nearly half a cen turywithout interr u pti on , I cannot b e a party to sending these men t o pr i son f or a trespass. (Cheers.) 3 ? Tillett—Will y ou ma k e ou t t h e warrant, if you Drake --To show th a t we h ave no o th er d es i re t p le l a e: U llsrr t e: o have the question fairly settled, I have no objec tion to agree with Mr. Tillett on a special case to be heard before the Court of Queen's Bencb. A voice—Who's to pay the expenses ? Mr. Tillett—Aye, that is the point. Col. Astley— Could you not take counsel's opinion on the subject ? It is a pity these men should he misled, and if Mr. Barker is misled it is a hard case, for when a man pays for his shooting he expel to have it. It is a pity that this ill spirit should exist. Mr. Tillett—But remember that it is the trustees that are the real parties who have provoked it ? Col. Astley—Of course you intend to pay the fines and expenses ? Mr. Tillett—No, indeed we do not. They will go to prison. The parties then left the court, and the prisoners were soon afterwards removed, amidst the acclamations of a large company of the inhabitants, who had assembled to witness their departure, Lord Hastings remained on the bench a short tirue after this, and then left. Mr. Drake appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. M'Enteer appeared for Hagon, and Mr. Tillett for Dna gate. Benjamin Lubbock was called, and proved the infor mation which charged the defendants, with having com mitted trespass by being on the Lows Common, on the 2d inst., in pursuit of rabbits. The information was laid under land 2 Will. IV., c. 32. John Allcoek was then called and deposed—l saw the two defendants on the Lows on the 2d of this month. I was upon the Lows at the time, and saw Dusgate and Hagon there ; they were digging far rabbits. I stood by, and saw what they were doing. Atter they had finished their digging Hagon took out a rabbit. He took it out of a burrow. Both the defendants were digging at the burrow while I wast present betore the rabbit was taken out. Hagon took the rabbit. I left them on the Lows. Cross-examined by Mr. M'Enteer—l live near the Lows. Mr. M'Enteer—Do you know this flagon to he one of those persons living in the houses to which the Lows belong ? Mr. Drake—Perhaps you will a4t him whether he knows what occupiers have a right there. Mr. Tillett—l suppose you will produce the award. Mr. Drake—No, indeed, we shall not. It is fur you to prove that these men are the owners, and have the right to which they claim. Mr. Tillett—W e have given notice to the churchwar dens to produce the award. Mr. Drake—What have the churchwardens to do with it Mr. Tillett—Why, they are the trustees for the par ties. Mr. Drake—But I appear for the information, and if you wanted to bring the churchwardens before the court you bad the opportonith o f doing so by summons. Mr. M'Enteer to the w i t ness—Do you know anything as to the ownership of the Lows Common ? Witness—No, sir, I have n o thi ng to d o w i t h i t. Mr. Drake—That will be the case for the prosecution. (During the examination of this witness Colonel F. Astley entered the room, ani took his seat with the other magistrates.) Mr. M.'Enteer—Gentlemen, I appear for the defen dant flagon, and now I submit in the first instance to you that here there has been no trespass whatever committed ; and that flagon and others, as we s h a lt show you by the award, are in possession of the houses to which the ownership of these Lows are attached. Mr. Drake—Are you going to produce the award ? Mr. M'Enteer— Yes. Mr. Drake—From whose custody ? Mr. M'Enteer—We have got copies of tae award. Mr. Drake— Oh, copies. We require originals in a, court of law. Mr. M'Enteer—We will produce the original. Mr. Drake—But I ask again from whose custody ? Mr. Tillett—Surely you are not going to fight the question so. The original is in the room. Mr. Drake—lndeed, I shall fight it on any technical ground I can take. Mr. Tillett—Oh, very well, very well. Mr. M'Enteer—Well now, gentlemen, we shall, as I said, produce the award. Mr. Drake—From whose custody Mr. M'Enteer—That is quite immaterial. I object to being interrupted by you. Mr. Drake—But I submit that you have been open ing a case you have no means of proving. Certainly we shall not produce it. Mr. Till ett —l f you refuse to produce it perhaps you will wait till it comes to that. Mr. M'Enteer—Here, in a case which involves the question of the entire right of these poor men to this property, .I am met by a technical objection to prevent us if possible from going into the m er it s o f th e case , so that the magi s trates might, through that t ec h n i ca li t y, b e called upon again at this season of the year, as in the previous case, to send th ese two poor men to prison for exercising a right of proprietorship in this land. Now I submit that these men are clearly the proprietors of the property ix question, as will be shown by the award ; and being the proprietors to a ll i ntents and purposes— and having, according to the terms of that award, as good a title to the rand as any nobleman or gentleman can have to an estate in hisPossegion—a n ac ti on aga i nst them for trespa ss i ng oa their own property is wholly and entirely out of the question. Having urg e d these points, I will now submit to you that the trustees have not the power to dispose of the right to take rabbits on this land to any other parties, especially as the letting has not NORWICH, Friday Evening. —A. mexorial ha been sent to the Howe Secretary, asking for an immediate inquiry into the conduct of the Holt magistrates in the great Norfolk rabbit case. MANSION HOUSE.—THE APPREHENSION OF JAS. , T. SAWARD, THE BARRISTER.—WhiIe the Lord Mayor was proceeding with the business in the Justice-room, intelligence was brought to his lordship that Jameo Townshend Saward, the barrister alluded to in the pro ceedings against Pierce, Burgess, and Tester as one of those who had assisted in the disposal of a quantity of the gold dust which had been stolen from the South- Eastern Company, was in the custody of Huggett, the , City detective officer, and would be put to the bar at the cicse of the ordinary list of prisoners. At half-past three o'clock Saward was brought before the Lord Mayor. He is a very intelligent looking man, apparently abo'it 50 years of age. He was in a state of perfect serf-possession, and uttered the few words he spoke in a confident and umembarrassed tone. Before the examination was commenced it was known that the prisoner had been apprehended, not for any participation he was supposed to have bad in the gold dust robbery, but for the forgery of a bill of exchange for 1,0001., in which offence two convicts are said to have been his accomplices. Mr. Mullens, the solicitor to the committee of bankers for protection against forgeries, attended for the prose cution. He stated that the prisoner James T. Saward, was charged with having forged the acceptance of a bill of exchange for 1,0001., with intent to defraud Messrs. Heywood and Co., of Lombard-street, bankers. The acceptance purported to be that of Kinnaird and Co., of Austinfriars, merchants. Two men, named Hardwick and Atwell, had been tried some time ago for having uttered the forged bill in question, and upon conviction, transported for life, and a few days ago a man named Anderson, who was believed to be concerned in the transaction for which Saward was apprehended, was pri vately examined before his lordship, as a public inquiry would no doubt have had the effect of putting others who were implicated upon their guard, and in all probability have defeated the ends of justice, and it appeared that Anderson was the person who had employed an inno cent porter to present the bill. The prisoner—l wish it to be known that I know nothing at all of any of the facts Mr. Mullens speaks of. Mr. Mul'eas—l shall call Haggett, the detective officer, to make a short statement to your lordship, upon which I shall ground an application for a remand, and I expect to obtain an order from the Secretary of State for the production of the two convicts, who have made certain disclosures to me connected with the transaction implicating the prisoner. Huggett (the detective) said—This day about one o'clock, I went, in company with Moss, a brother dicer, to the house No. 9, John-street, Oxford-street, in consequence of information which I had received. I went to a back room in the house and inquired for Mr. Hopkins. I was told there that Mr. Hopkins was out and gone to a public-house in . oxford-market. I then left Moss in charge of the place, and went to the public house described, and on my return to John-street I found the prisoner in a room with Moss. I said to him, "I believe your name is James Saward, and I shall require you to go to the City with me." He said, "I am not the person you mention." I then said, we are two officers belonging to the City of London, and we shall take you into custody for forgery, and uttering on the 14th June, 1355, a bill of exchange for 1,000/. on Hey wood and Co.'s Bank, No. 4, Lombard-street, and like wise for having been concerned with Henry Atwell and Thomas Salt Hardwick and James Anderson. He said to us, " I don't know such people. I never saw them in my life, nor do I know anything respecting the forgery." He then said, "Do you mean to take me into custody ? If you do, you do it on your own responsi bility, for lam not the person you speak of." I said, " We do, and we will insist upon your going into the City with us." He said, " I'll not go unless you force me to go." I asked him what he meant by force, and he replied, "By laying your hand upon me." The prisoner—My lord, I meant that I would not voluntarily go with him—that it was not a voluntary custody. Huggett—l told him I meant to takehim oa my " own responsibility." I then took him into custody, and put him into a cab, and coming along he said, " I sup pose there's no use in holding out any longer—l am Jim Saward. The prisoner said, "The words I used were, I sup pose there is no use in denying it ; my name is James b'award.' " Mr. Mullens (to the witness)—Do you believe if you are allowed a few days you will be able to bring forward witnesses to the facts you have stated ? Huggett—l do. I can prove, amongst other things, that the prisoner was in company with Atwell and Hardwick, who have been tried and transported for life. lie was seen with them at the Sussex Arms public house, i❑ loglefield-road, Bingsland, near the house of Mrs. Cole, from which the forged bill of exchange was sent. Mr. Mullens—Were you a witness in Hardwick's case ? Huggett—l waR, and Hardwick and Atwell were con victed at the Central Criminal Court, and transported for life for the offence. I think I shall be able to prove that the prisoner was connected with that case. The Lord Mayor—Prisoner, do you wish to say any thing in opposition to the proposal to remand you ? The prisoner—l have to say that I know nothing at all about that with which I stand charged. I deny it in toto. My Lord, there is no evidence at all of any concern I have in the matter. All that has been stated amounts to no more than a mere proposition. The Lord Mayor—Quite enough has been stated to justify a remand. The officer has given evidence suffi• dent to authorise your detention, and he swears that he believes he will be able to produce confirmatory testi. moray as to all that has been stated against you. To what day shall I remand the next examination Mr. Muilens said he shou'd require about a week. The prisoner—lf your lordship - thinks that Mr. Mul - application fur a remand ought to be granted, I have no objection to any day he may think proper to name. His lords%ip then remanded the prisoner for a week, A man named Burke was committed for trial on the charge of having, under the false pretence that he was acting in the service of the City Commissioners of Sewers, obtained two several sums of money from inhabitants for mending pipes, &c. on their premises. The Lord Mayor requested that the press would an nounce hie receipt of 101. from the Salters' Company, 51. from General Fox, and 11. from J. A., for the poor box. GUILDHALL.—Surr Edward Pack° Barber, the secretary of the Samaritan Institution, in \Vest-street, Smithfield, was summoned by Mr. Henry Potter, before Sir Robert W. Carden, charged with obtaining goods from divete persons by false and fraudulent pretences. Mr. Sleigh appeared to prosecute, and Mr. Horsley defended Mr. Barber. Mr. Horsley applied to have the case adjourned, as he was totally unable to get his witnesses up to town on account of Christmas-day. Sir R. W. Carden—l cannot consent to have it ad journed ; it has already been twice adjourned at your request, and you have had ample time to summon your witnesses. Mr. Sleigh—Sir, I appear fir a highly respectable gentleman to prosecute the defendant for obtaining goods by false and fraudulent pretences. If lam instructed rightly the defendant has been practising on the public one of those frauds which are calculated to stir the flow of benevolence from the charitable portion of the public. I shall prove that he has received two barrels of beer for - distribution, Under the pfeterice that he would fairly and properly give it to the poor. f shall also prove that he applied for and received flour, biscuits, and other articles,, , the greater part of which, as well as the whole cif the beef, Were Consumed by the family of the defen dant. The law is sufficiently clear that if a person represents himself as fairly and properly managing a charitable institution, and upon those representations obts . .ind roonhY and ;Cede, Which. he Afterwards appro priates to his own use, that is suMeieht pstahiish the charge. I will prove that so far from this institution being conducted in a proper manner, some soup having been made cic. i this 6f b'eef, part of it was kept for visitors to ;taste, and the other portion was put into another copper and diluted for the poor; so as to be perfectly wort leas:. I will alSo prove that a portion of the lour received from Messrs. Ponsford and Co. was sold for a few shillings, and the money taken to Mr. Barber. The public are mueh indebted to Mr. Potter, one of the guardians or the West London onion, for bringing this matter before the court. Mr. Thomas Alvin—l am chief cashier to. Messrs. Hoare and Co.:, biev sere; of Lower East Smithfield. In the month of December, 1855, I received a letter signed by S. E. Packe Barber asking for beer for distribution among the poor. I believed, from this letter which I produce, that it was an institution for fairly distributing to the poor the contributions received. I made represen tations to the firm to this effect on the faith of that letter ; they directed that a barrel of beer, containing 36 gallons; value 365., should be sent. The beer was sent, and I believe the barrel was never returned. Cross-examined by Mr. Horsley—The brewery is out of the City. The beer was delivered at the Samaritan Institution. Mr. Horsley—Then the whole transaction is out of the City. Mr. Sleigh—That does not matter ; it is within the jurisdiction of the court. Sir R. W. Carden—Surely, Mr. Horsley, you do not want t o stop this inquiry, which affects the character of Mr. Barber, by a mere technical objection ? Mr. Horsley—Certainly not. Witness—l do not know Mr. Potter. I attend here in consequence of being summoned. The drayman proved the delivery of the beer. Mr. James Ford, manager for Messrs. Manners and Wells, brewers, of Castle-street, Whitechapel—A short time before Christmas last year I received a letter signed "S. E, Packe Barber." It set forth that the poor had received roast beef and plum-pudding, and requested a contribution of beer to distribute among them at Christ mas. I made representation to my employers, and they ordered me to send a 36 gallon cask of beer, value 335. I have received a letter this year from the same person, and it is similar in terms to that of last year. Cross-examined by Mr. Horsley—l do not know Mr. Potter, and I have attended here in conseq ue nce of being summoned. In cross-examination the witness s aid no have no doubt we should have s e nt some beer this year, but for what we heard about the institution. Mr. Sleigh—l object to that question, for the object is plain enough. The man has had the impudence, since Mr. Potter exposed him, to bring an action against him for defamation, and he now wants to get this evidence to produce at that trial. Sir R. W. Carden—You are not entitled to put that question to Mr. Alvin, because he was not asked any question on the circular of this year, but Mr. Ford was, and therefore the question might be put to him. The drayman proved the delivery of the beer last year. James Dusford, foreman to Messrs. Ponsford and Co., of Upper Thames-street —Last-year our firm received a Cross-examined--They have once sent biscuits before, I but not this year to my knowledge. Charles Cook, 54, Commercial-road, Lambeth—l was clerk to the defendant from the middle of November to the 20th of December, and during that time I wrote many letters for contribstions, which the defendant signed. I never went over the whole of the building, but was in the office. I remember seeing flour and biscuits coma to the place. Provisions of all kinds were sent in large quantities just before Christmas. I never saw any books in the establishment except a few Bibles that were, in the office. There is one tin bath, but that was never used while I was there. The institution was opened on the 2d or 3d December, but it was not open in November at all. I never saw the Lord Mayor there, nor the Mar quis of Bristol, nor the Earl of Malmesbnry. I remem ber two barrels of beer being brought to the institution. None of it was given to the poor. It was placed in the lobby, and I had the key of one barrel. Mr. Barber's , servant used to draw the beer from one of those barrels and take it up stairs to Mr. Barber's family. The other barrel of beer was not touched when I left. The poor people received their soup in the kitcben, and frequently found fault with it. The kitchen was fitted up with eight benches and tables that would accommodate ten each. When the poor people came they did not stay more than a quarter of an hour. I believe a pennyworth of bread was divided among more than four in their soup. Sir R. W. Carden—Then the poor people went away as hungry as they came. Witness—Many of them did, and I heard frequent complaints about it. I have known as many as 200 relieved in one day, but a great many who came could get nothing. Sir R. W. Carden—Did the poor people pass through the lobby ? Witness—No, sir, they went in by a private door into the kitchen. The institution was usually opened about 3 o'clock, and closed about. 6, but I have known relief not to be given before 4 o'clock. On Christmas-day the poor had roast beef and plum pudding. Re.examined—l was a servant to the institution. I did not go over the whole of the building. lam not the only servant. I believe towards Christmas from eight to 16 extra hands are employed. On the Christma s -da y there was no porter given to the poor. I kept the key of the beer-barrel, and drank some of it myself, and gave some to the other servants, and some to the police who were stationed outside the door to maintain order ; but I gave none to the poor. I did not complain to Mr. Barber that the fumes of the porter had got into my head. On Christmas day the poor were fed with plum pudding, roast beef, bread, and potatoes. It commenced about two o'clock and ended about five. The institution was not kept open till six. During the latter part of the day the place was not half full. Tho poor were about half-an-hour each eating their dinner. Mr, Horsley—Then during the day there might have been 1,010 poor people fed ? Witness—No, there was nothing like that number. I wasdischarged because Mr. Barber said he did not want me, and not because I had got drunk. I never drew more than a quart of beer in any one day. He gave me a week's salary in advance instead of a week's notice. The biscuits were not pounded and put into the pud dings. I never saw them eaten by any one but the ser vants. I never saw any beer put into the puddings. (Laughter.) Ido not believe it could have been done, for the beer was not tapped until the day before or on the morning of Christmas-day. I have seen on several occasions the servants of Mr. Barber draw the beer from the barrel, and take it upstairs to Mr. Barber's premises in large jogs. The three female servants who were em ployed by the institution did Mr. Barber's work. Ido not regard the servants of the institution as the poor people for whom the beer was intended. At this stage of the proceedings the learned counsel applied for an adjournment, and the case was accordingly postponed till Tuesday next. BOW-STREET.—As usual on Boxing-day, the magis trate (Mr. Jardine) was occupied the greater part of the sitting in hearing charges of drunkenness, and in some instances disorderly conduct and assault. In one case, Robert Gooch and John Norris, porters in Covent-garden Market, were charged with being drunk and disorderly in the Unicorn public house, Hen rietta-street, and assaulting the police in the execution of their duty on Christmas-eve. The glandlord, Mr. Denison, had refused to serve them, as they were the worse for liquor, especially Gooch, who was challenging some one to fight him. Mr. Denison ordered them out, and Gooch refused to go, and made use of the foulest language. At that time Norris was quiet, and endeavoured to induce Gooch to go away. On his continued refusal, Mr. Denison endeavoured to put him out, and, failing in that, called in the police. He resisted so violently that it took four constables to get him out ; and he bit and kicked one of them (Rum mins, F 160) in an abominable manner, inflicting on him very serious injury. Norris, in attempting to prevent the (....t.hlea from removing Gooch, struck Rolls, F 153, in the face. Mr. Jardine observed that an erroneous notion was prevalent that a publican could not call in the police to clear his house of any persons who refused to leave un less an assault had been committed. There was also a notion that a publican :was bound to serve any person who entered his house and asked for drink. On the contrary, a publican had a perfect right to refuse serv ing any person he did not choose to supply ; to order him out ' • and if he refused to go, and resisted an attempt to expel him, then the police were as much bound to assist him as if it were a private house. It was unrea sonable to suppose that a publican was called upon to enter into a contest single-handed with a ruffian capable of resisting four or five policemen. He made these ob servations as he found that a wrong impression existed even among the police themselves—he could not say in this division, but in some divisions ; and cases bad oc curred in which they had refused their aid. In this in stance, however, they had behaved with perfect pro priety. Both prisoners were remanded. From the London Gazette of Last Night. WHITEHALL, DEC. 26. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Right Hon. Earl Granville to be Chancellor of the University of Lon don, in the room of the Earl of Burlington, resigned. FOREIGN-OFFICE, DEC. 26. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Don Jose Joaquin de Mora as Consul-General in London ; of Don Lorenzo Juan Gutierrez as Consul at Hong Kong ; and of Don Manuel Gomez de Avellaneda as ConsuP i at Malta, for Her Majesty the Queen of Spain. The Queen has been also pleased to approve of Mr. Gideon S. Holmes as Consul at the Cape of Good Hope, for the united States of America. WAR DEPARTMENT, PALL-MALL, DEC. 23. 2d Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant Robert Blair, from the 9tb Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice Chadwick, who exchanges. gd Dragoon Guards—The Christian name of Troop- Setgerrnt Major Don, appointed to a. Cornetcy, without purchase, and Adjutancy, on the 12th December, 1856, is James, and not William, as previously stated. 9th Light Dragoons—Lieutenant John De Heley Chad wick, from the 2d Dragoon Guards, to be Lieutenant, vide Biair, who exchanges ; Samuel Ashton Pretor, Gent., fo be Cornet, by purchase, vice Gifford, promoted in the 6th DragdOtt auards. Corps of Royal Engineers—Staff-Sergeant James Hutch to be Quartermaster and Commissary of Clothing ; for Gentleman Cadet George Edward Longhorn Somerset Sandford to be Lieutenant, which appeared in the Gazette of the 11th ult., read Gentleman Cadet George Edward Longhorn Somerset Sanford. 2d Regiment of _Vont—Lieutenant John Chalmers to be Captain, w ithout purchase, vice Adams , deceased ; Ensign Charles Squirl to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Chalmers. 4th Foot —Ensign George M. Billington to be Lieutenant, by pilrohaae, vim the Hon. H. N. G.,Messey, whe retires ; D ow omith, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Bil lington. lt ter, Turkish Contingent, to be ng Paymaster, vice ate JaIIIeACM, Foot—John Edvid Lo 29th den, Esq., l Paymes deceased: 40t Foot--ensign John Vander Horst Rees, from the 90th Foot, to be Ensign, vies Handy; who exchanges. 43d V oo t—Assistant , *trgeon Arthur Croker has been perm itted to resign his C om mission. 44th Foot—The Christian name of Mr. Abbott, who 10s pert:flitted to resign his Commission as kinsign em the.l2th instant, is Sohn, and not William, as previa* stated. 47th Foot—Ensign spencer Edward Orr to be Lieut., *itilont pittchase; vice Mellott, deceased ; Ensign George Ourry Clarke in ho Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Moues, who retires; Samuel Heywood, Gent., to be Ensign, by puro hi oe , v i c e ; Gentleman Cadet Francis Thomas Elwood, from the Royai Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Orr. c S e a m mu ac e a l rt . le S y e , well to be :_lenteliant, deceased ; Genii:o 36 . n w i s t 7 h t o h u t F ° p o u t ; ha s n e s , i gn Cadet Charles Henry Cox, from the Royal Military FbeeGoot, pteormbeitEteAAndadvijtgnuAoti:envßatii:ygneiv Col lege, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Sewell. James ya a awm m mphe e uuos s reelOhalaO'Haradi retires;le an to HcFe?n b zgd, o gHi Lieutenant,yenraaafrlFitzgerald w hit t n b a y , purchase, Ge9o7 6 n2 2 ttd d .hF F t oFw o oo o bt t vt i i cEEeEnnn Foot--Ensign i Ensign,Foot—Ensign Butlerfrom th e 4oh 40th h s Rees,E DEPOT Eos w hich ooamwTphmpoe (Maidstone). s r i e o d n. in exchanges. the ForC to ap b t e . C William Miller, from half-pay of the 2d Dra goons,, read Capt. William Miller, on f 14th Nov., 1856 do., Sze. Gazette balf p a y o HOSPITAL STAFF. Staff Assistant Surgeon Douglas Arthur Reid, M.D., has been permitted to resign his Commission. Staff Surgeon of the Second Class, with local rank, Thos. Ligert wood, M. 8., to be Staff Surgeon of the Second Class. BREVET. TO BE LIEUTENANT-COLONELS. Brevet-Major John George Rawstorne, 91st Foot. Major Robert Henry Lindsell, 28th Foot. Brevet-Major Tyrrell Byrne, Ist Foot. Major John A. V. Kirkland, Unattached. Major James Conolly, Unattached. Major Frederick Robert Elrington, Rifle Brigade. Brevet-Major Thomas Henry Clifton, Unattached. Brevet-Major John Turner, C. 8., Royal Artillery. Major Edward W. D. Bell, 23d Foot. Major Robert Lockhart Ross, Depot Battalion. Major Robert William Lowry, 47th Foot. Major Frederick Spence, 31st Foot. Major Edward Westby Donovan, 33d Foot. TO BE MAJORS. Captain Edward E. Haines, 92d Feet. Captain William Murray, 10th Light Dragoons. Captain Richard Anderson, 56th Foot. Captain George Edward Baynes, Bth Foot. Captain Henry Loftus, 71st Foot. Captain R. J. Ross O'Connor, 17th Foot. Captain Richard Roche, 72d Foot. Captain William Francis Ring, 87th Foot. Captain Edward B. Cureton, 12th Light Dragoons. Captain Hon. Edward S. Plnckett, 95th Font. Captain Henry Charles Fitz Gerald, 33d Foot. Captain Henry W. Campbell, 79th Foot. Captain Horatio H. Morant, 68th Foot. Captain William Pole Collingwood, 21st Foot. Captain H. Bassett Scott, 9th Foot. Captain Joshua Grant Crosse, 88th Foot. Captain Frederick C. Bligh, 41st Foot. Captain William Macdonald, 113 rd. Foot. Captain Thomas Gilley, Adjutant of a Depot Battali , Lieutenant and Captain Alexander Viscount Balgen de, 1 Grenadier Guards. Lieutenant and Captain Robert James Lindsay, Sco is Fusilier Guards. Captain George John Forsyth, 57th Foot. Captain Alexander J. J. Macdonald, 95th Foot. Captain Coote Buller, Rifle Brigade. Captain Frederick E. Appleyard, 7th Foot. Captain H. Hope Crealock, 90th Foot. Paymaster Richard Jellicoe, Half-pay Recruiting D is trict, to be Major in the Army, the rank being honor 4 ry only. The following promotions to take place in consequeu ce of the death of General the Hon. Win. Henry Gardner,, of the Royal Artillery, viz. ; Lieutenant-General Richard Seeker Brough to 7o e General. Major-General Thos; Dyneley, C. 8., to be Lieutenarti- General. Major-General Sir Wm. Fenwick Williams, Bart., K.C.8., the Senior Supernumerary General Officer, to be placed on the fixed establishment. The undermentioned Officers on the Retired Full Pay List of the Royal Artillery, to be Generals, in consequence of the promotion of Lieutenant-General Brough, the Offi cer who stood next below them at the time of their retire ment, in accordance with the 21st clause of the Royal Warrant of 3d Nov., 1854, viz.:— Lieutenant-General Richard Uniacke, of the-late Royal Irish Artillery. Lieutenant-General George Irving, of the late Royal Irish Artillery. The undermentioned Cadets of the East India Com pany's Service, to have the local and temporary rank of Ensign during the period of their being placed under the command of Colonel Sandham, Royal Engineers, at Chatham, for Field Instructions in the art of Sapping and. Mining : John Herschel, Gent. Robert Claude Daubuz, Gent. Hastings Macsween, Gent. COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE QUEEN. Warwickshire Militia, Ist Regiment—Robert Dymock - Vaughton, Esq., to be Adjutant, and to rank as Captain, vice Captain and Adjutant T. Cassan, resigned. Commis mission as Adjutant from the Crown, dated the 7th Nov., 185 V. Commission as Captain, dated the 18th Dec., 1856. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT. 2d or Eastern Regiment of Norfolk Militia.—Ensign. John Gurneys Freeman to be Lieutenant, vice Mathew, promoted. 3d, or Royal Westminster Light Infantry Regiment of Middlesex Militia—Ensign John Willcock to be Lieute - - nant, vice Thomas, appointed Quartermaster. RIFF PIRATES. Barque Hymev, of Liverpool, captured by Riff Pirates, oh the - Moorish Coast in April, 1856. Notice is hereby given that the Board of Trade have received from her Majesty's Consul at Tangier, through. the Foreign-office, bills of exchange amounting to 3,2781. 5F i. being the equivalent in sterling of 16,000 dollars, paid b the Moorish Governrient in satisfaction of the loss occa sioned by the pirates. All persons interested in the above ship, cargo, freight., wages, &c., are requested to send in their claims, with full particulars, accompanied with documents and such evidence o.f their right as they are able to furnish, to the Board ,)f Tr ade, on or before the 20th January, after which the dist,"ibution will be made as soon as sums to which the respeCtive claimants shall be found to be entitled shall h.e ascertained. Board Pf Trade, Dec. 22. NOTICE TO MARINERS. (No. 45.) iTZIIB EY - CHANNEL ISLANDS. Fi x ed Light at Verclut, St. Catherine's. The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty hereby give notice, that on and after the Ist day of Jan., 1857, a light will be exhibited from the light tower recently erected at the outer extremity of Verclut pier or breakwater, on the north side of St. Catherine's Bay, on the east coast of jel— sey, one of the Channel Islands. The light will be a fixed white light, the illuminating apparatus a lens of the sixth order. Th' light is placed :st a height of 60 feet above the mean level of the sea, and should be visible in ordinary weather from the deck of ship at a distance of from 7 to 10 miles. The light tower is an octagonal structure of iron, painte d white. It is 30 feet high from base to vane, an d stands on the outer extremity of the parapet wall of th pier, in lat. 49 deg. 1.3 min. sec. 18 N., long. 2 deg. 1 mint. 12 sec. west from Green wich, nearly. The tide at Jersey ranges 20 feet at neaps, and 36 feet: at ordinary springs, By command of their Lordships, JOHN WASHZNGTON, Hydrographer. Hydrographic-office, Admirtsiy, London, 17th December, 185 g. This notice aieas the following Admiralty Charts : English Channel, No. 1,598; Jersey, No. 62 ; Cape Car tarot to Cape Frehel, No. 59: also British Lighthouse List, No. 23. NAVAL PRIZE MONEY. Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset-house, Dec. 24. Notice is hereby given to all persons interested therein, that preparations are now making for the intended distri bution of proceeds arising from the Russian barque Olio, captured May 27, 1855; the Russian vessel Alku, and the Russian brig Eros, captured May 28, 1855, by her Majesty',' ships Swallow and Wrangler ;—a quantity of Swedish iron seized in the island of Applo, Oct. 5, 1855, by her Majesty's ship Falcon ;—the Russian vessel, name unknown, cap tured Sept. 19, 1855 ; and the Swedish vessels Active, Charlotte, and Fernan, captured Nov. 20, 1855, by her Majesty's ship Gorgon. Agents or other persons having any just and legal de mand, unliquidated, against the said proceeds, are required to transmit the particulars of any such demand to the registrar of the High Court of Admiralty, in order that the same may be examined, taxed, and allowed by that o ffi o ,r, and paid under the sanction of the Judge of the said et:urt. Agents ,? , nd all other persons holding powers of attorney, prize orders, assignments, or other instruments, by virtue of which they m :ty he legally entitled to claim the share of any captor, are ;equated, with as little delay as possi ble, to transmit the Oyu; c accompanied by the usual do cuments, to the Prize Br, tech of the Department of the " Accountant-General of 00 Navy, Admiralty, Somerset house." Due notice will be given, by ,future advertisements in the London Gazette, of the date proposed for the com mencement of distribution ; and, at the same time, the amount of an individual's share in the respective classes will be announced. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. Tom Fowler Slater, grocer, Bradford. BANKRUPTS. George William Jones, milliner, Oxford-street, to su. render, Jan. 6, and Feb. 5, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Par ker and Lee, St. Paul's-churchyard. James - ood, cheese factor Shude-hill, Manchester, Jan. 7, and 27, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester ; Heald, anshester. Thomas Wells, grocer, Dorset-place, Cl ap ham-road, Jan. 7, and Feb. 10, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee ; Richardso n and Sadler, Old Jewry-chambers, City. Robert Ashworth, cotton spinner , Rossendale, Lanca shire, Jan. 9 and Feb. 6 , at twel ve, at the Manchester Dis trict Court. Hernaman, official assignee, Manchester; Sale, Wqrthington, and Shipman, Manchester. Francis Boyd, grocer and flour dealer, Tynemonth, Jan. 9, and Feb. 13, at half-past twelve, at the Newcastle-upon- Tyne District Court. Biker, official assignee, Newcastle upon-Tyne ; Watson, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. John MacMillaC i ship owner, Liverpool, Jan. 7 and Feb. 2, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Cazenove, official assignee, Liverpool ; Anderson and Collins, Liver pool, George Gwilliam, wheelwright and blacksmith, Leeds street, Liverpool, Jan. 7 and Feb. 2, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official assignee, Li verpool ; Pemberton, Liverpool. Frederick Read Davies, auctioneer and forage dealt'r, Union-street, Plymouth, Jan. 12, at eleven, and Feb. at one, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzal, official assignee, Exeter ; Elworthy, Plymouth. BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account pursuant to the Act 7th and Sth Victoria, cap . 32, fir the Week ending on Saturday the 20th day of Dec., 1856. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. X Notes issued ...... .. 24,376,930 Government debt.... .11,015,10( , Other securities...—. 3459900 Gold coin and bullion 9 , 901 , 930 Silver bullion.. .. .... -- 424,376,93 ei £24,376,930 MARiFIALL, Chief Cashier. ;r, 1856. PASTMENT. Dsted the 24th day of December BANKING Dr ' , tors' capital .. 14,553,000 PrOPri- ......... 3,240,390 Rest .. • • • .. • o n . Public deposit. eluding Exchequ, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ing's Banks, and Dividend Accounts) 6,8 9 1,949 Other deposits ...... 9,493,093 Sven Day and other Bills •• • • •• •• • •• 822,242 Gove rnmentsecnritles (Includg.Dead Weight Other securities .... .. 17,654,460 Notes .. ~ „. ~ , ,... 5,863,890 Gold and silver coin.. 611,393 435,t790,674 i 435.000,674 1. MARSHALL, chief Cashier. ~ 18b6. Dated the 24th day of Decembt:: AVERAGE PRICE 02 11 SUGAR. The Average Price of. Brown or Mus,:tov xio Sugar, com puted from the returns made in the week ending Dec. 23, 1856, exc l us i ve of the Duties of Cue toms paid or payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great Britain : e, d. From the British Possessions in America 37 10i Muscovado, the produce of the Mauritius 3'.; 7 i Muscovado, the produce of the East Indies 37 : 4 i 37 4 Average of th e a b ove th ree descriptions It is stated that the projected expedition to Kabylia has been pobtponed for another year by the French Government. The city of Copenhagen was visited by a very extensive conflagration on the night of the 20th inst., originating in the manufactory for the preparation of chicory, situate in the immediate vicinity of the Exchange. Sporting Intollig once. BETTING AT MANCEIES TER—FRIDAY. TWO THOUSAND GUINEA S STARES. sto 1 aget Loyala (taker freely) 6to 1 aget Vidette (take 7to 1) Bto 1 agst Schiedam (ti ken) LIVERPOOL STEEPI ECHASE. 100 to 6 agat Escape (tak-a n) 100 to 5 agst Minerva (ta I en) 100 to 5 apt Bourton (t: el ten) 100 to 4 agst Free Trad r (taken) 100 to 4 agst Victor Em tr ,anuel (taken) DERBY. 1000 to 20 agst Beeswax ;a It (taken) 1000 to 15 agat Blue Devi Is (taken) CHESTER CU P. 1000 to 20 aget Maid of Del 'went (taken) 1000 to 20 agst St. Giles (ti.ken freely) 1000 to 20 agst Tasmania ( taken) 1000 to 20 agat Mince Pie ,(taken) 1000 to 20 aget Mice Wenti , worth 3000 to 30 agst Comedian (taken) HUNTING APPOI NTMENTS. STAG HOUN lis. Her Majesty's Tues. Cook? aam-bridge ll 0 Fri. HRH) igdon Baron Rothsohild's Mon. Cub] iugton Thur. Har dwick Fox Hot INDS. Albrighton (Mr. 0 Stubbs') Toes Loynt on-hall Thur. Himb .ty Sat. Chilli ogton Atherstone Mon. Three Potta ll 0 Wed. Red Idol; Appleby Fri. Coombe Sat. Caswell -gate Badsworth ... Tues. Ackwo rth Moor Foss lO ; - ;0 Thur. Hiend'iey-common lO 30 Sat. Barn sdal , e-bar lO 30 Beaufort's, Duke of ...Mon. Cale ot-b am lO 30 Wed. Plo Lig+ ~ Kingston St Alio hael's lO 30 Fri. Voila nteer Inn, Broad S , ornerford Sat. Du mkirk Berkshire, Old (Mr Morrell's) Mon. I. arab and Flag, Long worth Wed. Curbridge Fri. Boninton Shrivenham Sat. Scotland's Ash-gate Berkshire, South Mom, Donnington.gato Taes. Tilehurst lO 30 Thur. Goodrest lO 30 Fri. Streetley ... Bellew's, Mr. F. ....Tues. Yard-down lO 30 Fri. Alswear Blackmoor Vale Mon. YernAeld-gate Thur. H enatridgo Ash ll 0 Bramham-moor Mon. Fipacey House Whin lO 30 Wed. Ledsham-village lO 30 Fri. Marsten Sat. Hare NVO od Burton Hunt, Lord Hy. Bentinek's Mon. Penton ll 0 Tues. Burton ll • liii , ed. Torksey-station Thur. Newbold-common ll 0 Fri.;;wallow Beck-station ll 0 Sat. Brant Broughton Cambridgeshire ...... ...Mon. Potton-wood Fri, Ringstone-village ,,.10 30 Cheshire .. Vied. Tattenhall `Thur. Dudden-heath Sat. Dunham Massey — Cottesmore, Trollope's Mon. Wytham-on the-Hill ... 11 0 Tues. Launde Abbey Thur. Wytham common ll 0 Sat, Glaston Crawley and Horsham Mon. Lowfield-heath Wed. Stone-lodge lO 45 Fri. Washington-common lO 45 Deacon's, Mr Mon. Pedland.corncr Thur. Bratton Durham County Mon. Sedgefield Eggersford Tues. Kingswympton-park' lO 30 F. Ws, 0 Essex, the, H. Greaves's NI ri o Four n. Hatfield-hayeathWinkleigh Thur. Passingford-bridge..., ll 0 Sat. Stebbing Bran End ll 0 Essex, East (Mr. Mar riott's) Tues. Upper Yeldham ll 0 Fri. Felix-hall ll 0 Essex, South, (Mr. Bu tton's) Tues. Pitsea Bull Sat. South Ockendon ll 0 Essex Union Mon. Hockley Bull Wed. Galleywood-common lO 30 Sat. Daur Grn 1 Essex and Suffolk Tues Great Oakley -street 0 Fri. Gifford's.hall Farquharson's, Mr. ...Mon. Shillingstone Fitzwilliam's, Earl Mon, Holme-wood Wed. Thrapstone-bridge lO 30 Fri. Castor Hanglauds Garth's, Mr. Mon, Pinkney's green Wed. The Bull, Swallowfield Fri. Sh er fi e ld- green Halsdon ................. Mon. fluntshaw-wood lO 30 Ha.mbledon ........... ...Mon. Cam's-cottage lO 45 Wed. Place House Fri- S wanmore House lO 45 Hantbleton, Mr. Bell's Tues. Sutton-village lO 30 Fri. Old-lead T hur. Sprin g i l antat i on Hayden . 9 0 H. H. - Mon. Preston Oak Hills Tues. West Tisted. Thur, Harmsworth Sat. Five Lanes, Hollybourne 11 0 Herefordshire Tues. Wormbridge Fri. Panks.bridge Heythrop ... Mon. Heythorp Wed. Barington-park .. ..10 30 Fri. Addl es t rop - ga t e lO 31 I Sat. Kiddington-gate lO 20 Hurworth Sat. Newsam Banks Ingram's (Mr. Meynell) Mon. Eaton -wood lO 45 Thur Bretby-park SM. Rangemoor lO 45 Isle of Wight 'Toes. Nunless Wood, Shalfleet 10 30 Fri Checkerslnn,BleakDown 10 30 East Kent Thur. Reinden Sat. Aldington-corner Ledbury, J.Thackwell'sMon. Dymock-village lO 30 Wed. Suckley Fri. Stank Turnpike lO 30 Ludlow (Mr. Sitwell's) Tues. Mary Knowl Sat. Kinsley Marshall's, Mr. Men. Ashes ter-wood — Thur. Cleave Brake, near Wood ford-e Middleton's, Lord Mon Langton brid We g ld Wed. Br an d s by-b ar lO 30 Fri. Hummanby lO 30 Sat. Lobste r House Morpeth Tues. Rartburn Thur. Morpeth High-house 1010 4 45 45_ Sat. West Chivington 5 New Forest Tues. Foxleaso-park Thur. Hatchet-gate, Halo Sat. Hill Top-gate lO 45 Norfolk Tues. B ,wdeswell Bell ...... ...... 1 1 0 0 45 45 Fri. Thornage Green Oakley Mon. Cranfiehl Fri. Knotting Fox lO 45 Fat. Renhold Wood ,_ 10 45 Oxfordshire (South), Mr. Phillips's Mon. Swincombe Fri. Park Farm Pembrokeshire (Phillips's Mr. L.) ...Mon. 10 30 t t Y on lO 30 Thur. Kcuilsgheets Portsmouth's (Earl of) Mon. Nutl e y Wood Wed. Litchfield . Fri. Andov er - roa d Station. Sat..ll v o e d n ~ pG P er e ve l h ae i ti t i u l m . s . Sat. Ewhur s t Park nnnd . e .. n . ...... y Puekeridge,Mr.Parry's Mon. Sywell Wood .............. 10 45 Fri. B rockhall Pytchle Wed. No r th Kilworth ............ 10 45 ... 10 Sat. Sibbertoft .... .. ........... 10 45 45 ............... Quorn M on, Wartnaby Stone Pit 5,,,,,, 11 0 Tues. Wid merpool Village .... 11 0 Thur. Houghton on the Hill "'ll 0 Fri. Hathern Turn ........ 11 0 llaby' ................... • . Mon. Auckland Park ...... . 10 15 Wed, Caldswell lO 15 Rufford Fri. H amsterley 10 15 .................. Mon. White Posts Tues, D ean Roll ... Thur. Layt on Sat.e Church rexte Wa Park so p lO 45 10 45 Rutland, Duke of ...... Me. c n I , a 11 0 Tues. Stubton Wed. Belvoir Fri, C o ld H ar b our ll 0 Seale's, Sir Henry .....,Tues. Stokefloming Selb • Fri. R e l a t er B r id ge y's, Mr. ........... .Tues.Howick ri. Great R Shropshire, C. J.MorrisT F ues. Edgbol ton yle Fri. li aug h mon d Hill Sinnington ............... Tues. Rubymoorside — Fri. Harum Smith's, Mr. Assheton Mon. Wi lbnry — Tues. Stowell Lodge — Thur. Ham Ashley Fri. Clarendon Park — Southweld (Mr.Cook's)Tues. Tattershall Cross ll 0 Fri. Beniworth Village ll 0 Sat. Spilsby Southdown, (A, Dono van's) M on. St reet Green 1) 45 Wed. Fiston Mill lO 45 Fri. Toddington . 10 45 Suffolk Thur. Horseheath lO 45 Sat. Denston, Plumbers' Arms 10 45 Staffordshire, North... M on . L ogger h ea ds Wed. Stableford. Bridge lO 30 Fri. Adderley . 10 30 Surrey Union Mon. Hazle Hall 10 30 Thur, u. Sussex, East Mon. Broad Oak Brede Th ur . Northiam 10 30 Sat. Peasmarsh Village .. 10 30 r• Le E t h h u e r r s h t ead iri li D a Tailby's, Mr. Mon. Shearsby ... ~ Thur. Blaston Pasture ll 0 Thur. Ham Green: Th the Hedges 11 0 • ton•on Sat. n - ' Thompson's, Mr. A.... Tues. Nixbury Tues. Longbeach Tickham Fri. Tunstall Tiirdde ..................Mon. Noyadd Cross-roads Thur. Pout arse lly 10 0 10 30 Trelawney's, Mr. Tues. Dou s l an d B arn Sat. Scobbl escom bo United Pack (Mr. Lu ther's) Wed. The Oak Hotel, Welsh pool lO 30 Vaughan's, Sir R. W... Mon. Rhiwlas, near Bald Wed. Llangollen Fri. Ryd Onen V. w. S. Lord Gifford's Tues. Williamstrip Thur Red Lodge ll 30 Sat. Burdrop Warwickshire 'tl en hirrord Village ... Tues. Idlicote-house lO 45 Thur. Shuckburgh Fri. Ilmington ~,,ti lO 45 Warwickshire, North .„ Tues. Cubbington Gate Thur. Rugby Fri. The Lion, Portway „Tues. Oldbur Fri. Moukbopton Worcestershire Mon, Martley Wed. Plymouth Arms Tarde bigg, — Fri. Pershor3 — Wyndham's, Colonel... Mon. Gospel Green Wed. Waltham Park .. lO 30 Fri. Tisman's House PO SO Sat. Drove Kennels Wynn's, Sir W. W. Tues. Carden l4O 30 Thur. Wood Gates Wheatland Sat. Penley l .O 30 Yarborough's (Earl of) Mon Bradley Cross-roads Wed. Normauby Clump LI 0 Sat. Swiuhope House ... 11 0 HARRIERS, Alton 8eag1e5,,,.,.... Mon. Longstreet, Enford Wed. Woodborough Village Fri, Beech Camp, Stanton Down. ll ° Brighton Mon. Patcham lO 45 Wed. Racecourse ,. Di 45 Sat. The Dyke Breoksend Thanet Mon. Lirehington Wed. Chislett Mill Fri. Newlands Brookside Thur Telscombe Tye .., B. V. H Tues Cerne Hill — 13 0 Fri. Milb o r ne N ew T own. _ 12 0 Craven Tues. Cross Roads. Silsder .... , mu., iilsdeai Meer ... 1L 0 Fri. Gill Chur c h IL 0 Carne's (Dr. Nichol) ...Mon Landow Cross Boads .. "-- Fri. The Came Arms, Les. --- worney Farmers' Subscription.. Tue s. Ch an t rey P ost High Peak T ues •G o t am G ate Thur. Flagg Sat. Robin H oo d B ar Huntingdonshire Tues. Somershani Heath Cross Roads - Thur. Bury, near Warboys Newcastle & Gateshead Mon Chirton Gate Thur. Coalburn, near Greenside 1 OP 3 9., u Somerset Mon. Othery Williams's, Mr. E Tues. Arundel Arms (Liften Village Fri. Rock Hatel 3lo 45 Country Markets. WAKEFIELD-DEC. 26. There was not much business doing, but in sou- go itv stances an advance of is per qr. on the low rates last week was effected. Barley and other articles unchang ed- Average price of grain —Wheat, 59s 8d ; barley, 466 lid ; oats, 21s 9fd ; beans, 44s Bid ; peas, Od-; rye, —s. Od. EXETER-DEC. 21 CORN.—Wheat, 7s to Vs 9 ; barley, 5s Od to 6s Oil) , grinding do., Or Od to Os Od. Oats, 30 Od to 3s 3c `' Beans, Os 01 to 0 Od. Peas, 00a Od to 00s Od. FLOUR. —Fine, 44s Od to 46s Od ; seconds, 42s Oct t• Od per sack. CATTLE. —The supply was moderate. Best beef 1 / 05 ' sold at from Os Od to 10s Gd per score ; inferior, 8s 6d per • score ; fat calves, 6td to 7d per lb ; barrenners, 03 Od to Chl Od. per score ; cows and calve, 121. to 18/. t:s ; butcher s calves, 6id to 7d per lb., rearin:. calves —s to a each. sheep, ewes and lambs, 0/. Os to 0/. Os per couple; ewes. to 6(1; wethers, Gd 6id ; lambs, —to Od per lb. Fig fi L large size, —s to —s ; second size, —s to —5 ; slips , --- to —s ; sackers, —s to —s. Rough fat, 4 i( l. p ar lb. Pork carcases from lOs Od to ll s Od per score. CHELMSFORD—DEC. 26. The trade for wheat to-day was quiet, but fully roans " ing last week's prices. A thin attendance. 15. s. Wheat, white, old, per a. a. n e w 4 . . r . - r) 8 —7 74 Peas Oat s , W P er hi ci t r e .. Partridge — . .................... 2 4 4 4 1 :9: I i red, old 58 64 ........... 42 4 4 , 9 4 new Barley 43 48 Boiling . .. Chevalier Grinding Malt 3 10 6 4 5 3 0 8ean5,DHTuinaarkr.0....w......t..ic....k..6....41 .i .A :1. 1 ; 72 76 Chevalier 74 78 DMiatztaog,sune; .. .. ...... "Vl': BRISTOL SUGAR—DEc. 26. The market has been very dull, both for raw and re fined, and to effect sales in the former description a redile ; tion of 2s per owt. would have to be submitted to, buL i. • the value of the latter there is but little alteratio n, supply of goods ready for delivery being very light. in moderate demand at 2s 9d to 2s 10d per gallon for P rc't Demeraras.Bill it cOURSit OF EXCHANGE.—YESTZEDAY. msterniun 11 !Of, Ditto, three months .. 11 17% aottordam ............ 11 17►% tintwerp .............. 25 35 Gibraltar ...... •• •• •• 2 9 62' 6 Leghorn •• •• •• •• ••" ,b SO Genoa ...... •• •• •• •• Brussels ....•• ........ 25 37 ilamburgh •• .• •• •••••• 13 7 Altona .. •• •• •• •• •• • • • • Venice..........• Naples ... •••• •••• -- " Palermo .... ...... •- " 4234 129_ 129,9 Paris— ...•• 26 25 Ditto, three months 25 6714 25 674 , 4ourdesna ........ Messina .. Lisbon .. .......... •• " 51% Oporto ...........• • .... Rio Janeiro ...... •• •• '' -- tr r ankfort-on-laine.•.. 119 k Berlin •••••••••••••••• Vienna .. •••••••••••• l 0 44 trie5t0..•......••••.•.. 10 46 Petersburg •••••••••••• 37% Vladrid ...••••••..••• 494: Cadiz ••• ..••••••••••.... Barcelona •••••••••• 04 SqVille.• •• •• •• * 0 •• Buenos •• • • New York,6o days' situ. Philadelphia •• •••• •• • • g. rzIOU OF suLuos , Foreign Gold in Bars £3 17_ P or tugal Gold Coln 2 0 0 ; Mexican Dollar s u iittrinitilrare 0 g SEABORNE MAILS. [When the date for m tking up a mail falls on a Sandal, the 112 f remains open until the day tollowivg; .-xcept in the case of the Ind 1: mail, via Southampton, which, on such occasions, is made up 0 11 ' evening previous- - evening previous.] .- FOS PROM —--- ' ---------:--- it $ Made up at W hen c e By what When By • ~1 11 tit' , des- Vessel. expected Vel ar "' Post•Odlce. patched ......".. -- --- 70,17 th, 8 —_— . Lisbon.. • • • • South- Spain ...... M 27th of thel . ampton Madrid Dec. 26 T a g ° month. Gibraltar • • Gibraltar —1 1 Malta • • •• • • 4th & 20th 4th and Ceylon ••Y a '' ** ** 31 of the South- 20th of Ripon Ce • • Colombo India ••• • • • month. ampton the Mauritius , month. , v meeyion)) ) Co um- Dec.—China .... i ~. 4th of South- South- Colombo lan. 4 .. Rim . Jan. 12 . • 1 the Penang •• .. A. Singapore • • month. ampton Australla(vial ... Red the Cape) .. ' i ampton blan jaCX4 Cape of Good Hope .. • • • • Mauritius .. E fan 5 Dart- Ellg 110 mouth Ceylon .... ' .• • • W.S. Jan. 2 5 India ...... Lindsay Li5b0u......1 • Madeira .... I -) CapedeVerds Brazil 141 Tn . 9 .... L South- Tamar Jan. 12 iluenosAyres ampton Falkland Is lands West Indies ) (except Ha vana and Honduras). let and,. 0 o Venezuf•la Grew Town M of the Jena ' South- Magda . , i , e wi New G ran a da month. 1-ng ' nn month. Chili 16th of Peru .. California .. Honduras . South- . ..... the .•''.... I N ama ..., 1 M Jan. 17 .. 1 month. ampton " Orinoc o Mexico .... S ou th- Magda- Jan. 1 Havana .• . . N ,lan. 9 -**' • I ampton lens Madeira ...• j 6 Candace Tenerlffe .. iE Jan. 23 ..1 Ply- G a mbia - an• W C.of Africa mouth British North n n Arabia Liver- Asia Dec. AV America .. lE Every Fri. pool United States United States 1 } Liver- Atlantic Jan. 1 Atlantic lan. 6 and British North E alternate pool America . • Tuesda3s. United States S ou th- Wash - Dec 26 Arago British North . 111 Dec. 31 ••I ampton Ington America .. Anglo' Liver- Anglo- Jan. 7 Nazon Canada •• ..1 E fan. 27 1 poet Sawri ----- M—Biorning. E —Evening. A letter from Bellinzona, of the 10th inst., states that the threats of the King of PrUSala instead of intimidating the Swiss bad exasperated them. St. Petersburg a ccounts to the latest date stale that th e mild temperature of 1 to 3 degrees, w hich had prevailed f r 801110 days past, was by no means welcome to people in business. BIRTHS OE A DAUGHTER. O n the 26th inst. , at Rutland -place, Charterliouse• s quare, the wife of Richard Elw y n, Esq. On the' 26th inst., at Putney, Mrs. Edmund Belfonr. On the 26th inst., at 45, Finchley New-road, th e wife of W. Manning Watts, Esq. 07 A BON. On the 26th inst. , at B enlah-hill, Norwood, the wife of Frederick Horne, Esq t 4 On the 26th inst., a, Somers - p l a ce, Hyde-park , the wife of John Boyle, Esq. MARRIED. On the 24th inst. , So lomon Lindo, Esq., of 4, Sav o r' gardens, Tower-hill, and Bosworth -grove, Barusbury, ° Saphira, younger da u g hter of the late A. lenry, Esq., Kennington and Ramsgate. On the 23d inst., at Banff, N. 8., Andrew Nicol, En," Auchintoul House, Banffshire, and of Kandy, Ceylon , I . ° Jeanie, only daughter of the late John Stronach, Muiryfold. DIED. On the 26th i nst., Robert Riley Simpson, Esq., 0,f4: Park-terrace, Bri xton, and 41, Fenchurch-street, iac° ",. On the 26tk ins t., at Lee, Kent, Chamberlain Il LEE Esq., aged 71. On the 26th inst., at 10, Milner-street, Islington, )fir. Edwin Fitze, aged 21. On the 26th inst., at Grange-road, Bermondsey, Or. Allinghain, aged 86. On the 24th inst., at 40, Claremont-square, John ICe n. nedy, Esq. , of New g ate •m arket. On the 2 4 th inst., at 32 , Regent . squa re, Esq., a ged 79. On the 24 th inst., at Dover-street, Dr. Par i s , Presiden t of the Royal College of Physicians, aged 2. On the 24th inst., at the Vicarage, Chiswick, the 114/ ' Thomas Frere Bowerbank, forty-six y ears vicar of Chit' wick, aged 77. James Ballard, • LONDON : Printed and Publi4ted by 2.,1tr1t00 YOUNG, of No. 11.2, Strand, eriu tar, a, T'i.e Sun 0:110 0 , "• 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the co el of Aliddletex, Saturdsy, December 27, 1806.