The Sun. — London, England, 1856-11-28 00:00:00

_~ -~!~ t • • \s "----______ 4. ~ , , , 5,,,,,, ~ortc . v4,,,, , , 0 0- .- , * 1 ''' ''l ~ iyr i l Sr 4 ,l 4lll[ l, i ' P i : f \ ^, . ' , __.# '' ,i,t, lop Altilill Ala - *4 9 11, , ..' ..,. 1 ' . 4'4. '''. * ---- el 0 . , ,p, ' I ill - . , . , i.t. .., •-, A 45 llit , 4 4, , 0 11 t, --. .0 ..., 1 ,_„„.. 441,-4' . 4 ,4 t ,P' *. i 'N' , ft t f , e4 \ ~,,, 4 ~ _;,. ~„4 „ ...4.• • .it 1 4 . . t /—,\;. - • , i>, 4 " 1 ... -__t3. ''' 1 , ' 4, 0 4 // r ',2:; . /N . --, 1441 2 1 . . 1. . i' 1 / I ‘ 4llllllt ', • , ‘' l: l ' , Stit & H ‘ 4fil'''''' l'. :::: ""4 :014 ' , -, ,e,, 41111* .., - 0 , ,, , ,\? , \ :. a ;4... c-.. 44. 66 , 611 .: 1 , 1 / 7 , .z.!. --- ,, - t':,;-, , yiliv d t, - • -, 74Pr )RorT- ‘ - Lik , - 0 , ___2.. , . z / Ts /./ //2 ~~ ~ THE Secretary of State for War having determined that a School shall be established in the Del Arsenal for the EduCation of the Boys employed in the sevcral Partraents, applications for the situation of RESIDENT SCHOOL MASTER may be made in person or by writing to Captain Orr, R.A., tio Royal L aboratory, the Ars ena l , Woolwich, from whom all informa on this subject may be obtained. War DepaSalary, 1201. per annum, with a House. rtment, Pall-mall, 27th No ember, 1856. PRIZE CATTLE SHOW of the SMITHFIELD cum.—The Annual Exhibition of Prize Cattle, deeds, Roots, Iwp,ements, &c., commences on Tuesday Morning and closes on Friday Evening-9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th December. BAZAAR, Kina -street and B aker -street. Open from daylight till nine in the evening. Admittance Otte Sidldng. [PRICE 4D. STAMPED SD• LONDi)N, Fit ID AY EVENING, NOVEMBER 28, 1856. N O . 20,107.) ------- BRITANNIA ESTABLISHED 1837. LIFE ASSURANCE COM- Zm powered by Special Act of Parliament, 4 Viet., cap. 9, and BRITANNIA MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION, Empowered by Her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent. lkfaxoa- 1, Pri nces -street, Bank, London. GENERAL ALxxs Number of P olicies issued axom, Blackheath-park, Chairman. Ann ual Income from Pe upwards of 11,000. ments) up wards of 84,0001. r Premiums (exclusive of Interest on Invest- Rates of Premium reduced to the lowest Possible scale compatible With security, and computed in such variety of ways as to suit the ircurnstances and convenience of every clues of Policy-holders. E. R. FOSTER, Resi4eit retar or. ..—_______—___ ANDREW FRANCIS„ ec y. CONTRACT FOR STOCKS AND CAPS FOR THE ROYAL MARINES. DepartmentWflhaUomptroller for Victualling, Somerset-place, 26th November, 1856. r i ll iE Commissioners for Executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and I reland, do hereby give not i ce, that on MONDAY, ,he 15th persons December next, at O ne o ' c l oc k, th ey w ill h e ready to treat with -uch into as may be willing to Contract for supplyi ng an d d el i vering of her /Majesty's Victualling Stores at Deptford a ll suc h quantities STOCKS and CAI'S, with BALLS, as shall from time to time be demanded, for the use of the Royal Marines, for 12 months certain, and farther until the expiration of 3 Months' warning. The conditions of the revised contract may be seen at the said minst ofnee, and patterns at the Marine Office. 15, Duke-str ee t, West er, between the hours of 1 i and 2. No tender will be received after one o'clock on the day of treaty, nor any noticed unless made oR the minted form provided for the purpose, and which may be obtained on application at the said sake. E very tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, and bear In the left-hand corner the words "Tender for Stocks and Ca p s, With Balls," and must also be delivered at Somerset-place. INVESTMENTS in BRITISH MINES.—FuII Particulars of the most important Dividend and Progressive /illness Will be found in the Fourth Edition of BRITISH 31INES CONSIDERED As AN INVESTMENT, recently published by J. H. MURCHISON 48. )1 Mr. imucru MININsox also publishes a QUARTERLY It ETIEW of RITISH G, iving the sition and at the end o f each quarto the dividends pr paid, &cospects or the Mine s. The Review for the quarter ending 30th Sept. last contains a Map ef the Bassett district, price Is. "The book will be found extremely valuable."- Observer. "A valuable little book."—Globe. "A valuable guide to investors."—gegapath. "A useful little volume."—Morning Herald. "Of great value to capitalists."—Sunderland Times. ' Parties requiring information on mining investments will find no better and safer in tructor than Mr. Murchison."—Leeds Times. " One of the most valuable mining publications which has co me Under our notice, and contains more information than any other on the subject of which it treats."— Derby Telegraph. "To those who wish to invest capital in British Mines, this work is of the first importance."—Welshrnan. "This work enables the capitalist to invest on sound principles; it le to truth, an excellent gu id e " —Plymouth Journal. Copies of the above publications can be obtained at Mr. Mur hison's offices, 117, itishopsgate-street Within, London ; and reliable infor mation and advice will be given at any time to those who may re quire it. PIMLICO IMPROV EMENTS. —Extension of Time for Compulsory Purchase. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That application is in- tended to be made to Parliament, in the next session, for an Act to extend the time granted by " The Pimlico Improve ment Act, 1853" (public), for the compulsory purchase of /ands, t enements, and hereditaments, authorised by the said Act, and also by the Act of the 15th and 15th Victoria, cap. 78(public).to be purchased or taken by the Commissioners of her Majesty's Works and Public Buildings, for the purposes ef the said Acts, or either of them. Dated this seventh clay of November, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six. By order of the Commissioners of her Majesty's Works and Public Buildings. JOHN GARDINER, S o li c it or, Board of Works &c., Whitehall-place, Westminster. PUBLIC OFFICES EXTENSION._ NOT IS HEREBY GIVEN, That ap- Prication is intended to be made to Parliament, in the next semi en for an act to empower the Commissioners of her Ma jedY's Works and Public Buildings to pull down and remove certain houses and tenements, situate in Upper Crown-street, Crown -court, Lo wer Crown street, Charles-street, Duke street, U pper Charles-stre e t, Ki ng-street, Whitehall, and Parlia ment -street, in the parish of Saint Margaret, Westmins ter, in th e county of Middlesex ; and to appropriate the sites of the said houses and tenements, and a small portion of saint James's -park, and all the ground described in the plan hereinafter referred to, whether now used as streets, ways, Yards, pleasure gxounds, vacant ground, or otherwise, as a Bite or sites for the erection thereon of offices for the public service. Also to empower the said Commissioners to stop up any streets, ways, paths, or passages which now lead into, or pass upon, through, or over the site hereinbefore de scribed, or any part thereof; and in such act powers will be conistined for the compulsory purchase of all such lands, tene ments, or hereditaments as may be necessary for carrying the purposes aforesaid into offect, and to vary or extinguish all rights and privileges in any manner connected with the lands, te nements, or hereditaments proposed to be taken for the PUrposes aforesaid. ' And Notice is hereby further Given, that a duplicate plan 7..0d section , describing th e s i tuation of the houses and tene - /4 .s.rl.l:opOSed to be pulled down and removed, with a book reputed owners, lessees, '0 ftpul.. -------... -hf will, cop y rrnier t, the s a id h ouses and tenements, and also a cop a s publish e d i n th e L ondon Gazette, on y f or before the 30 h t day of November instant, be deposited for p o i f ib m li i e d i d n ie sp se e . c : tion with the Clerk of the Peace for the at his office, at the Sessions House,Cl rk e of the Peace erkenw county elpl,eine for thes t a h said co unty of Middl esex ; an d w ith the cle his office, at the Sessions City and lib er t y of Westm i ns t er, a t Rouse, Clerkenwell aforesaid ; and that o o f n t o h r e b s e a fo id re p t i h an e said 30th day of November instant, P. 7 book of referonee, and also a copy of thisno i t s i i c t e h in the London Gazette, will be deposited et, Clerk of the said parish of Saint Margaret, asthpeubPliasthieshd his Place of abode. Westminster, at ba ted this sevent h d ay of November, one thousand eigtt h undred and fifty-six. l l7 order o f th e Comm i ss i oners o f h er Majesty's !forks and Public Buildings. . JOHN GARDINER, Solicitor,...,,,,minster. -__________ Board of Works, d ic ., Whit e h a ll-place, w c IpROSPECTIJS of the NEXT EXAMINA TION for ADMISSION MILITARY ACADEMY at Woolwich ti the ROYAL N.B. No more direct a pointment. Provi sional C ommissions in the P ßoy s l ArtilerY• ,ill be made to An Examination for the admisei4 of Cadets to the Roya l Military Academy at Woobach wzl be held in London in the month of June, 1857. Provided a sufficient numb,. are found competent, thirty admissions will b e t ele to tut Institution ; candidates must be between the no ,. of 17 a , d 20 years. Th ose, however, who bare net exec - . d dis 1 2 ') ye' s of a g e on th e I st Jan' next, will not be con ...: equalfied. The successful candidates will % inetrnetbn until th e y are sufficiently adva nce d remain % kn . - wlcage to pa ss a satisfactory examination, and il seien'will th en rece i ve commissions , in the Royal ArLil ?Royal Engineers. They will be required to pay a sum eq. 10s. on admissi on , t o cover the expense of uniform, ,Ibl thes, C. and a co n t r ib u ti on o f 621. 10s. for each half-year ,f time during which they remain at the Academy. The half -yearly contributions, however, for sons and orphans of naval and military officers, will be regulated at the following l ' a tes, as heretofore : Por Sons of admirals and generals having regiments E4O Sons of generals without regiments Sens of c a pt a i ns an d commanders of the navy and of 35 colonel and regimental field officer of the army 3O Sons of all officers of the Navy and Army uuder the above ranks Sons of offi cers of the 20 Army and Navy who have died in the service, and whose families are proved to be left in pecuniary distress The So ns o f general o ffi cers paid only on their commission s s geld field ffic officers ers ' will pay th e same contribution as the sons of o. The sons of officers on full and half-pay will pay alike ;bu r *ems of officers who have voluntarily retired on half-pay, o received the difference, will only be admitted on the terms Pr escribed for the sons of private gentlemen, viz., 62/. 10s. fo r each half-year. T he sons of officers in the c i v il d epartments of the Army are admissible to the Academy upon the same terms as those P r lleribed for the sons of Naval and military officers. „,:fhe admissions will be determined by the result of a comps- Pure and ex amination, tho subjects of which will be ne follnws t Pure and Mixed Mathematics, i.e., Statics, Dynamics, and Ilydrostaties .. . ................................... 3,500 nglish Language, Litei:a.inre, Composition, History, and Geography ............................................... 1,250 Language, Literature, Geography, and History of Ancient Rome, and of Ancient Greece 1,750 Ditto ditto Ditto ditto ditto of France 1,000 (r ditto of Ge rman y 750 and viva voce). he examinati on i n French and German will be b o th wr itt en Experimental Sciences, I.e , Che inistrY, H ea t , Electri ' city, including Magnetism .. Naturar Sciences, Mineralogy, and 600f.i4; 750 Moral and Politi ca l Sciences ....... eoi n Drawing, i.e., Elementary Ga ............. .......... .i • and either 1,000 eluding the use of Drawing lnstrutncrts,win' Machinery, Architectural, Engineezing, Land scape Drawing .................................... °.; .in more 1,000 No candidate will be allowed to be exanii ne . aopipt i Liuoul than er Di ve lbjects, of which one must be Mathematics who " s not obtain at least one-Efth of t Of From this subject vill be eligible to ra h the "her subjecs of examination each ; candidarnt' select those in - hick h e les i res to be examine may but noone will be allowed t , e nnui the marks gained in a s ny s u b jec t , Wen these marks hP4all I least amount to one-ixth of th e t otal number of marks &l i ft e d t o th a t su b jeet. No candidate will )e dmitted into the Royal Military Academy unless he AWL an aggregate of 3,000 marks at wit Any eandirle who shall Ili select French and drawing "mug the wets f or his exanination, will be required to satisfy the seminars that he has such knowledge, at least of 'be element of thee, two subjecte as shall afford reasonable eirpectatid that he gill reeid enec d the A ca d ely. perfect iFreself in both during hi e - The Avowing papers till be requir e d t o b e transmitted by % %ea valeman t• the Wet p wi De artment, before the Ist June, thtis application to be noted as a candidate, unless he . . Mal notify that he has been ,kdon, in which Case the statc, candidate at a previous exami kospaay the application :- cut of subjects only need ac t. An extract from the f registet, Milt of that, a certificate verified t his baptism, or iu de ?,. A certificate of g o od moral chZ r ndavit. , R , in, an of the parish to whi c h he belon ter, signed by a cicr 40c1 of the school or college at wha.and by the tutor or ed ucation for at least two year s , or suc h' has received his mgood • ...1 1 3 ora 1 be satisfact ory ‘ character as will 1" proof of ate.t,he Secretary of 3 . A statement of the subjects of examinatio. addition to mathematics) he may desire to b, ex in which (in All candidates will be required to rntthem%uvec; be of e • • 1 • ft to be dew be xammat , ion imea er mmed . , th e ' 't or ler to inspected by military sureons, that it my b e e at the y are free from any bodily defects or ailin-. hit f in te pUblie e a sortained e t ore with th erformance of military 47 8. al cut.ted to Notre . e P o f the ewlil be given. a month previously, Place and days appointed for holding t o oxa Papers, rui nation, IN War ll ' : DliEWi ty - "ePartraett, Pal).? 11, Nov. 14,185 t PUBLICATIONS MRS. GORE'S NEW NOVEL. Now ready at all the libraries, in 3 vols., LIFE;S rs.G L E. ESSONS Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, successors to Henry Colburn, 13, Great Marlborough-street. On Saturday will be published, price Is., VI R. VERDANT GREEN MARRIED AND DONE FOR ; being the Third and Comluding Part of the Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green, an Oxford Freshman. By UrlittEßT BEIM B.A. "A college joke to cure the chimps." London: James Blackwood, Paternoster row. COLBURN'S NEW MONTHLY mkGAZINE. Edited by W. HARRIsON AINSWORTH, FSq. CONTENTS FOR DECEMBER. No. CCCCXXXII. Adventure in the Arctic Regions. Jane Dixon. By the Author of " Ashley." Anne of Brittany. By Sir Nathaniel. New-Year Prospects and Party Politics. By Cyrus Redding. Joshua Tubbs. By E. P. Rowsell. History of the Newspaper Press. By Alexander Andrews. Our Butcher's Pill. A Swedish Voyage Round the World. Translated by Mrs. Bushby. Eutrapelia. Social Life in Past Centuries. An Italian Sketch. By Florentia. Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. 4, ,,* Sold by all Booksellers and Newsmen. The Third Edition. Just rublished, price 55., by post, free, hs. 6d , N TRUE & FALSE SPERMATORKII(EA, With the View of distinguishing the Imaginary from the teal Sufferers under this disease, and Correcting of wide-spread Errors itt relation to their Treatment and Cure. • Translated from :he German of Dr. mcitror,r). Dr. Pickier(' is known to Eng'sti readers by his frequent practi• al contributions to German medical litorattire. This is the fir , l :in._ he informs es, that he has p.ddressed himself to the non-riled!. sal reader. .Wo trust this may nothe the lat, If he shall leteet any other equally , Cagrant evil which it may be in his power to cor roct."—Londoh Biedical Gaie'tte: "The tribe of '.Quiet Sympathisers,' and 'Medical Friends, ' are mercilessly ex po se d ; and i f this book x)ald end its way Int o tho hands of these who stiffer from the coni laint of which it treats, we are satisfied that many hundreds would )e saved much needless suffering of body and mind, and what is of ' .as Importance, though it is that which the quacks most prize flitch money...... This volume is well qualified to put an end to the !ripirical system of treating Spermstorrhosa, and to place the treat nett upon a more rational and pbyilolocical basis. it is, therefore, lkely to do much good."—Medical Circular. London: H. fialtiore, 20, Regent-street V. ALBERT SMITH'S MONT BLANC and BADEN TO-NIGHT at 8 o'clock.—Egyptian QACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY.-EXETER L i l'ALL.—Conductor, Mr. CO ;TA.—THIS EVENING (Friday, 28th November), Handel's SOLOMON. Vocalist3—Mad ain e nuders doriT, Misi Sherrington, Miss Doltv ; Mr. Montem Smith and Mr. Thomas. with Orchestra ofneariy 700 Performers. ticitets, 35., 55., and Ins. 6d.. or Season Subscriptions, One, Two, or Three Guineas each, may be had at the Society's Office, No. 6, in Exeter Hall. t afTYLL ROOMS.—LAIIRENT'S C.A.SINf ), Great Windmill-street, St. James's.—The above elegan 'corns are now open every evening for the winter season, with aurentls celebrated Orchestra. Principal Cornet-a-piston, M. oalcourt. The Proprietor begs to inform the public that this fashionable place of resort ha- been entirely redecorated during the recess. Doors open at half-past eight, commence at nine. Admis doa One Shilling. D R. KAHN'S ANATOMICAL MUSEUM, 4, Coventry-street, Leicester-square.—Open (for Gentlemen nig) from 10 till 10, containing upwards of one thousand models ad preparations, illustrating every part of the human frame in lealth and disease, the race of men, &c. Lectures delivered at 12, t, 4, and half-past 7, by Dr. G. SEXTON, F.R.G.S. ; and a new and ighly-interesting Series of Lectures is now In course of delivery 'by Dr. Karts, at a quarter past ii p.m. precisely. Admission, One r ri HE TRUST and LOAN COMPANY of • UPPER CANADA. NOTICE IS .lIEREBY GIVEN , That an EXTE) ORDINARY 'GENERAL MEETING of Shareholders in this Company will be held on TUESD Y, the 2d of December, at 1 o'clock p.m., at the Offices, i 65, Moorgate-street, for the purpose of declaring a dividend on the Capltal Stock of the Company. The Transfer Books will be closed from the 25th instant to the 3d December. By order. T. MACDONALD, Secretary. 65, M oorgate,street, November 19th, 1856. OYSTERS, BARRELLED.—The BURNHAM RIVER NATIVE OYSTERS are the best in the world—six !years old—four hours from the beds To be had only at .L SWEET iING'S FISH and OYSTER ESTABLISHMENT, 159, Cheapside. J. S always has the largest supply of the best Fish in season, at the llowest market price. In ordering Fish it will be desirable to state for how many persons it is required, and whether for visitors or domestic use. A post-office order or reference will have prompt attention. Superior Oyster Rooms. r 0 LOVERS of FlSH..—Fifth Season.— Genuine YAMIOUTTI-1 BLOATER.; These highly steemed delicacies forwarded to all parts, on receipt of the amount, under, in penny postage stamps, or Post-pfllee order : n, 10 -- UILLO Send full and plain directions, county, and nearest station. Ad ,ress, THOMAS LETTES, Jun., Fish Curer, Great Yarmouth. IMPORTANT TO EVERY MAN WHO KEEPS A IXORSE, COW, SHEEP, OR PIG. THORLEY'S FOOD FOR CATTLE. THE CHEAPEST AND BEST EVER YET INTRODUCED ! sold in Cases containing 448 Packages—each Package One Feed, at the cost of ihree Half-pence each, equal to 565. per case. Carriage pats to any rajway station. None are genuine without my signature— JOSEPH THORLEY. the Inventor, 115, High.street, Hull. Post-Office Orders must be made payable as above. I,IR. HOWARD, 6urgeon-Dentist, 52, Fleet street, has introduced an entirely new description of ARTI HIM; TEETH Axed without springs, wires, or ligatures. They so erfectly resemble the natural teeth as not to be distinguished from he original by the closest observer; they will never change colour or ecay, and will be found very superior to any teeth ever before used. his method does not require the extraction of roots, or any painful aeration, and will support and preserve teeth that are loose, and is naranteed to restore articulation and mastication. Decayed teeth endered sound and useful in mastication.-552, Fleet-street. At ome from ten till five. BLA'R'S GOUT AND RHEUMATIC PILLS. Price is. 1 %d. and 28:9d. perbox. This preparation is one of the benefits which the science of modern chemistry has conferred upon mankind ; for during the first twenty years of the present century to speak of a cure for the Gout was con sidered a romance ; but now the efficacy and safety of this medicine is so fully demonstrated by unsolicited testimonials from persons in every rank of life that public opinion proclaims this as one of the most important discoveries of the present age. urther proof of the great efficacy of BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEIT lirn. Mti— TIC PILLS, forwarded by Mr. Reinhardt, Chemist , Hull: — Enclosed is a testimonial from a customer of mine, who is we known about here ; he speaks in the highest terms of Blair's Gout' a Rheumatic Pills, and would be glad to give information to anybody. " To Mr. Reinhardt, 22 Market-place, Hull. "December 4th, 1855. "Dear Sir,—l have been afflicted with rheumatism for 12 years, d uring which time I have tried almost everything, both internally and externally, but could not obtain any permanent relief. A short time ago I purchased a 2s. 9d. box of Blair's Pills of you, and before I had taken the whole of them I was more free from pain than I had b eenfor the last d ozen years. You will pl.'Mse let me have another box, as I mean to keep them by me in, case I should again require them, and Oblige, "Dear Sir. nurs obediently, GAMESS." Sold by Front aad . llP.rsant, 229, Strand, London, and all Yen. dors of Illedicine. A. NEW AND IMPORTANT DISCOVERY IN THE SCIENCE, OF MEDICINE. P atent Oflice Se a l of Great Britain. Diplome d'Ecole de Pharmacie Pharmacien de Paris. Imperial College of Medicine, Vienna. TRIESEMAR No. 1,2, and 3, prepared in the form of a lozenge, devoid of taste or smell, and can be carried in the waistcoat pocket. void in in cases, divided into separate doses, as administered by, Valpeau, Lallemand, Roux, Ricord, &c., &c. 'iIRIESEMAR No. 1 is a Remedy for RE-, a_ LAXATION, SPERMATORRHCEN. and all the distressing consequences arising from early abuse, Indiscriminate excesses, or too long residence in hot climates. It has restored bodily and sexual trength and vigour to thousands of debilitated individuals who are now in the enjoyment of health and the Functions of Manhood; and whatever may be the cause for DISQUALIFICATIONS for MAR- RIAGE, they are effectually subdued by this Wonderful Discovery. TRIESEMAR No. 11., effectually, in the short space of three days, completely and entirely eradicates all traces of Gonorrbrea, both in its mild and aggravated forms, Gleets, Strictures, Irritation of the Bladder, Non-retention of Urine, Pains of the Loins and Kidneys, and those disorders which Copaivi and Cubebs have so long been thought an antidote for, to the tutu of the health of a vast portion of the population. TRIESEMAR No. 111., lathe great Continental Remedy for Syphilis and Secondary Symp toms. It also constitutes a certain cure for Scurvy, Scrofula. and all Cutaneous Eruptions, removing and expelling in its course all corrup tions and impurities from the vital stream, as altogether to eradicate the virus of disease, and expell it with the Insensible perspiration through the medium of the poles of the skin and urine, and is a never-failing remedy for that dos of disorders which unfortunately he English Physician treats wits Mercury, to the inevitable destruc tion of the patient's constitutiot, and which all the sarsaparilla in the world cannot restore. Price I Is., or four cases in onefor 335„ which saves I Is., and in ages, whereby there is a savingof 11. 12s. To be hail wholesale and retail in London, of Derby and Gordon, 140, Leadenhall-street; Prout, 229, Strand; Hannay a& Co., 63, Oxfurd-street ; Sanger, 150, Oxiord•-strect. HUMAN FRAILTY ; a Popular M e di ca l Rork,and containing th e o pi n i ons o f V a lpeau, Lallemand, Rou x , Ilicord, price Is., po s t f r e e , bea u tfully illustrated with 100 engr aving's, &c• It gives copions instructiots for the perfect restoration o f th ose who are prevented by impediments from entering into the married state. also showing the dreadtul results from early abuse, gonorrhcoa, and syphilis, and the beitetlts irising from the chemical tests and n ta c rumation of the spermatoza by the author's newly-constructed rowr?icoPe. with powerful lensts,—Piper and Co., 23, Paternoster , and from all agents for the sale of "Trlesemar." _ Tint PLA YING AT HANI,ING NEAR LEEDR—On Ttleß• day the three boys, natuedJoshua Firth, Benjamin Prep ton the, and A.brahatn Sharpe w ere aga i n brought before West ,ding magistrites, at Leeds, charged with causing the death of Johl Harris, aged 10 years, by tying him to a crane, on tie 3d of October, at Batley. The particular s of the casehave already app: eared in O r columns. The fof:ts were .)riefly these :—O" ''''''."-°-;n -storey cf Mr. :r i n c, of the 3d of October i!e four h0.,3 mere laying ' the the ptr7soners seized linrrii against his will, - wb's .factory at Battey, when and, say ing that they would bag him, tied him to a crane. Immediately afterwards la crane Was set in motion by some one on the bottom loo n of tiie factory, and the poor lad was drawn up ad severely crushed between the roller of the raneenndthe ceiling. After the lapse of a week be was reed ;0 the Leeds Infirmary, where he died on Tuesday morniig from injury to the spine. After the committed examinatio of he h ouse surgeon, the prison' era for tril on the charge of manslaugh ter, the bench offering to tike bail, their parents in 20 1, ' each, and two aureties in 0/, each. LAW INT ELLIGENOE.—Nov. 27. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. LUCAS V. THE LONDON AND NORTEI-WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a retired farmer, of Ley ton, in E sex, to receive compensation in damages for injuries sustained by hid by the alleged negligence of the defendants' servants. It appeared that on the 5 h July last, the plaintiff, who is 76 years of age, accompanied his (laughter and grand-daughter to the Euston Station, for the purpose of ssiing them into the company's train for Manchestr. The train was announced to start at 8 o'clock in the morn ing, and having seen his daughter into a carriage, he was about to put his grand-daughter—a child of about 6 years of age—into the carriage, when an interruption took place. The train was driven hack violently by a collision caused by other carriages being forced back upon it, in their motion towards the turning-table, for the purpose of being attached ti it. The plaintiff was borne along the platform in a direction with the train, and was unfortu nately jammed against the railing constructed for the purpose of fencing off that pert of the platform near the turning-table. lie was most seriously injured in the back, hip, and thigh, and was for eight weeks subse quently unable to leave his bed. The effects of the acci: dent reduced him to the use of crutches. The child fortunately escaped injury. The plaintiff gave evidence in corroboration of the facts. Sir Fitzroy Kelly declined to call evidence for the de fence, but addressed the jury, on whom he endeavoured to impress considerations of the deep regret felt by the company f,r the accident. The jury, after a short conference in the box, retired, and on their return into court, delivered a verdict for the plaintiff—damages 1751. THE QUEEN V. CALLEY AND OTHERS. This was a prosecution instituted under the cUrection of the law officers of the Crown, against Eqicria Calley, Jane Jones, Anne Sullivan, and Elizabeth Hill, for in- decently exposing their persons in the Regent's-park, and against Thomas George Gosling, far inciting them to do so, . The case excited more than ordinary interest, from the fact of the male defendant, Mr. Gosling, being connected with - a wealthy, most respectable, and well-known family. The Solicitor -General (Mr. Stuart Wortley), Mr. Bodkin, and Mr. Willis, appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Sergeant Ballantine, Mr. Roll, and Mr. Lewis, con ducted the defence for Mr. Gosling ; and Mr. Metcalfe and Mr. Gifford held briefs for the female defendants. The Solicitor General stated the case. The jury, he said, would have understood, from the statement of his learned friend Mr. Willis, the nature of the charge against the defendants, and it would now be his duty—and a very painful one it wat—to lay before them in detail a narrative of the ca3e, involving in its nature matter of the most important and grave cha racter, as affecting a gentleman who was connected with one of the most respectable and wealthy families in the country, and who hitherto was regarded as himself bear ing a most respectable character. In the ordinary way, a case of this sort should be left to the ordinary tribu nals; but when he informed them that there were amongst the defendants four females who were charged with a very serious offence, and a gentleman of wealthy station, of education, and, up to this time, ashe believed, of excellent character, they would be of, opinion that the ,ca-e was one which required to be investigated in the most formal manner. Originally a complaint was made of misconduct in the Regent';-park. A report was made to the Government, and instructions were given to pro tect the parks against the indecencies alleged. A charge was made against the defendants, and the case was taken before the magistrates; and on the part of the de fendants the indictment was removed by certiorari to the Central Criminal Court. When there, the Goverr merit feeling that they were bound to see that justice was done, deemed it advisable to have the services of the Attorney-General, and under his advice the case ,was again removed by certiorari into this court. The nature of the offence charged against them was a gross and scandalous offence committed in one of the public parks. The learned gentleman here described the situation of the alleged spot, and baying gone through the details of 'the offence, and described the parties charged with the commission of it, the character and nature of it, and the manner in which it was reported by the witnesses, he concluded by calling on the jury to be guided by the evidence, and to find their verdict accordingly. Before the examination of the witnesses for the prose cution was finished, Lord Campbell, addressing the Solicitor-General, said — Mr. Solicit or -G enera l, i t appears to me that this prosecu tion was most properly instituted, and has been most pro perly conducted ; but it auueare tO tine . also k Astylmendf- 4 is no doubt they nave oeen guilty ea ptrteta, tion ; but the fact of their exposing their persons, as stated, rests entirely on the testimony of two persons, Mitchell and. Warren, of whose evidence there is no corroboration whatever. As to Mitchell, he is clearl . 7 an infamous person, and was watching, it might be, in connection with those girls, in order to see if any gentleman might pass by upon whom he might carry out his designs. With regard to Warren, I thought very favourably at first of him, and looked upon him as a most exemplary person ; but when I heard, in cross-examination of his antecedents and especially in relation to the charge made by him against a gentleman at Primrose-hill--I do not think it would be safe to find Mr. Gosling guilty upon such evidence. The Solicitor-Genjeral—After your lordship's observe. tions, I feel it my duty not to throw any responsibility upon the jury, and I will therefore withdraw the case. Lord Campbell—Had Mr. Gosling been found guilty of the charge, I should feel it my duty to inflict the severest punishment upon him that the law would allow me to impose. Thus ended a prosecution which, throughout the pro. ceedings, was watched and listened to with intense interest by a crowded court. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. GRIFFITII4 V. LORD GEORGE LOFT US.-BILL TRANSAOTIONS. This was an action upon a bill of exchange for 1001., dated. the 28th April, 1856, drawn by a person named Milton, and accepted by the defendant. There was a plea that Lord Goorge Loftus had handed the bill to Milton to get discounted, but that he had parted with it improperly, and that the plaintiff had taken the bill with notice and without value. Mr. James said that he appeared for Lord George Loftus, who had never received a farthing for this bill. He had given it to Milton to get discounted, an d t o h an d over th e proceeds to him, but instead of doing so, Milton handed the bill to the plaintiff, who was an:attorney, with distinct knowledge of the circumstances. Lord George Loftus being in want of some money gave this bill and another one to Milton, who signed this memorandum ;—" I hereby acknowledge to have received two promissory notes, one for 1501. at three months, and the other for 100/. of the same date, for the purpo-e of discounting ; and I hereby undertake to return those two notes, or the money, less discount, within a week from this date." The bills were never returned, nor a farthing of money handed over and it was subsequently found that the 1001. bill had got into the hands of Mr. Griffiths, the plaintiff. It would be for the plaintiff to show that he gave value for the bill. Mr. Griffiths--I am the plaintiff. lam an attorne y in Philipot-lane. I never was a prisoner in the Queen's Bench Prison. I know Milton, and have been profes sionally concerned for him on two occa-ions. In the course of last year Milton owed me certainly 351., and I think also 241. 103. costs. lam not sure whether the second bill was then matured. This bill for 241. 10s, was brought by Barret, the endorser, to me. As Mil. ton was indebted to me for costs I discounted it, de ducting my costs and the interest. It was not paid, but was returned, and a 301. bill given for it and some costs. The '3Ol. bill is dated January, 1856. This bill was dishonoured when it became due in April, 1856. I sued hint upon another bill for 351., due in April, 1856, and recovered judgment for 411. Os. Bd. That with the 30E. Lill would make 711. 6s. 8d , but I only claim 681. 10s. On the Bth May I had arrested him, and he wa; in Whitecroes-street. Afterwards Mrs. Milton called at my office, and produced the bill now sued on, and of fered it to sue if I would procure his discharge. I noticed the bill was drawn on Lord George Loftus. I objected, knowing that there was no such person, except by cour tesy. I knew there was Lord George Loftus, the infant son of the Marquis of Ely, and I said if it is his it is worth nothing, explained that it was the marquis's r i t b h pa er oapfomosr Sheo numbersaid thoaft years,L ord aGeorgerelieve had known hm fromher his difficulties had given *nim this acceptance. I in. struoted - t hu oit street, take ohts th e dnd y e d t clerkogivtoe me e ak 2 e s t t h o e ns n o e f c s e l s a s t a e r , y andinquiries.l consented She a on ocean :tc he r g b ill t anda h se e ll e asked the ef orderl wouldf or the s i l v a e t , un and lo give oro billA f a t u er o w d a , r u d d s Ithmeesgtl slates, Milton whichin Flledeeti dined. The best offer I have . had for the s ' lates is a bill due. I did not see h a month before the bill became to him askin g hi m to at three months fo r 10/, answer. first intimation on th that obcacdas'n e intimated m y office more than mea. o li r a l g s a l i . n, Lord George called at him. I directed my clerk to write right to part with the lo the bill had been improperly that Lord Georgmated that but I never had any The jury gav e a verdict a l u l l i o a u d u t t ak o e la tt itu th e e d. bi d ll B . l. 10e3 o fo b i t . ained. That was the bill..ThatMilton had was fi v n e ot we a ck p s er a f f e te c r t the plaintiff for tb COURT 9F EXCHEQUER JAMES V. SMITII. Nov, 27. This was an action to recover damages for an alleged libel. It tiredappea that the plaintiff who had been for seve ral years ido,-, resided at the Hot Wells, Bristol, and was in an invalid state, suffering severely from chronic diseases. She had been attended for som e years by a medical man living at Bristol, who had also at tended her husband during his lifetime. Tho medical man was in the habit of visiting Mrs. James as many as three times every day. This circumstance gave rise to some calumniou s reports, which reached the ears of the defendant, who is a clerk in the Great Western Railway Company's offices at Bristol. Hearing that the plain tiff calied on the wife of a person who rented a house of him, he wrote to the latter, stating that he would not retain him as a tenant if be permitted such visite, and at the same time described Mrs. James as a person of most depraved chwacter. The letter constituted the libel for which the prsent action was brought. Mrs. James was examined, and denied most positively that there was any innroper intimacy between her and Dr. Waffle. He attenled her and her child merely as a professional man. Hi bad not a key to her door. He sometimes came in through the kitchen, and frequently brought her meat and vegetables, f or which she always pail him. She and hir child drove out occasionally in Dr. Wallis's carriage. She was possessed of some pro perty, on which she lived. Dr. Wallis was examined—He said he had sometimes remained As long as thee or four hours a day, on some occasions, at the plaintiff's residence, who was suffering from varicose legs and ether complaints. He had given fireworks to the plaintirs boy. He would not swear positively that people s%ere - not in the habit of calling after .him in the street in consequence of his visits to Mrs. James. He bad never paid out of his own pocket for the boy's schooling, although he had taken money fr, ma the plaintiff to the schoolmaster. The neighbour ho ,d in which he lived abounded in defamations, and he was aware that there was a report attributing to him the paternity of the plaintiff's child. The L'zd Chief Byron summed up, and the jury re turned a verdict for the plaintiff, with 40s. damages. ARCHES' COURT.. (Before Sir John Dodson.) DENISON V. DITCHER. . The Admiralty Advocate moved the Court, on behalf of the Archdeacon of Taunton, to a dmit the libel of ap peal given in this case. It was, he said, an appeal from a court constituted under the 3d and 4th of Victoria, chap. 86, commonly known as "An Act for better Enforcing Church Discipline." By that statute a clerk accused of offences:against the laws ecclesiastical could only be proceeded agnitist-underits provisions. There were ts o ways of proceeding, one by sending letters of request from the diocesan of the clerk accused ; the other by the diocesan sitting in person and proceeding to hear the case. The latter mode bad never been put in force previously to the trial of the Archdeacon of Taunton. It so happened that the diocesan was patron of the pre ferment which the archdeacon held, and under the 24th section it became necessary that the archbishop of the province should act as the diocesan of Bath and Wells, for the conduct of that trial. He did so, and it was not necessary to trouble the Court now with any of the proceeding;; which took place. On the 22d of October last sentence of deprivation was passed, against which the present appeal was brought, and it would now be for his learned friends to state their objections to the I.bel of appeal. Dr. Bayford, in opposition to the libel, said that the Admiralty Advocate had spoken of this as an appeal from the. diocesan court, but he (Dr. Bayford) did not fini the dio3asan court mentioned in the statute. The archbishop sat in a suit to be tried ; before him in the diocess within which the offence charged had been committed. The court held at Bath was a court without a name. There could not be a name given to it unless the statute provided it. The court was the creature of the statute, and whether there was an appeal from it or not must depend on the statute ; and, also, where the appeal, if any, was to be heard. The real question which he was about to submit was whether there could be an appeal to this Court or not. The libel stated that the cruse was lately depending before the Archbishop of Canterbury. If that was a true descrip. tion, he must say that he thought the present official principal of the Court of Arches was the first wbo ever sat to entertain an appeal from the Archbishop of Can terbury. If there was any doubt upon the question, he thought the Court would hesitate b fore it put itself in a position of which no instance bad previously cccurred. The Archbishop bad authority to do acts throughout the province just as much as a bishop:in his diocess, and the statute had called •his Grace into the diocese to do an act which he had authority to do. He had done the act in his own name, therefore it was not by the authority or in the stead of the bishop. It was quite clear that his learned friends could not appeal from the archbishop to the bishop, nor could they appeal from the archbishop to any judge who sat by his appointment. His Grace had pronounced the sentence Which he had delivered, not in the name of the bishop, but in his own name. Was the statute to be interpreted contrary to every known principle of law at present existing ? What, w a s an appeal ? The degeition was given by Burns ; by Ayliffe, in his Parergon, p. 71, and by Oughtun. It was in its nature and its essence an appeal from an inferior to a superior judge. The civil law gave an exactly similar description of it ; but the appeal now instituted was directly contrary to the very nature and definition of an appeal. The appeal was accompanied by an inhibition, and he presumed that the inhibition from the Arches' C mrt was served on t' e Arc b'shop of Canterbury. The 24th of Henry VIII., chapter 12, the first sta -4ute~l¢hinli appeal, was directly opposed laid - dawn j nog. - whole jurisdiction of a ina,ttr delegated to another judge the particular trial Of a particular cause, an appeal would lie from the decision of that judge to the judge who ap pointed him. The same principle was laid down by Lynwood in his " Provincialis," liber 2, title 1, p. 89. If there was an appeal from one judge to another, and the two appointments were given to one person, according to the dec:sion in "Bears and Biles v. Jacob' (2 llagg. Ecc. Rep., 262), the appeal was extinguished. The principle that an appeal would not lie from a com missary to a bishop was laid down in the canon law, aid had been relied upon in very aucitzt times. Was there anything in the statute tbat overrode the positions for which he had contended ? By the act new courts were ooustituted. The bishop was Co sit with certain assessors and to try certain causes, or he might send them to the Court of Arches. The archbishop was to try only in cer tain cases, the bishop in other cases. The archbishop was not invested with the bishop's authority ; he had autho rity without taking any from the bishop. It might be that when the archbishop sat there was to be no appeal, or under general principles the appeal must be carried to other courts. The appeal from the bishop under the statute was to the archbishop personally, and not to the Court of Arches. If that position was correct, the arch bishop did not sit as the locum tenons of the bishop. The right of visiting the diocese appertained to the arch bishop, and, according to Burns, he then, for the time, suspended the bishop's functions. There was a special canon restraining the archbishop from doing so through out his dioceses, except at proper times. With all sub. mission to, and profound respect for, the Court, he was sure the Court would not desire to exercise jurisdiction that did not appertain to it. He trusted the Court would dismiss the libel. Dr. SPIN KS followed on the same side. l judgment hwn:ussusodtt T uatoougge h wnnl hssfee A iaohhncdreetit i vhddw:teal of the IA L teittchtyhahiewtsi 7 thacai v hheadoe:atayurt A ntriob n teehrt i doodsp o fhtfr o aaQhrot e gidadheu i dneue E mhedeo ee e nfsns aad,cotswir, the d tdvßeet :roh t ese h aenhwr a amci getnrhh,udai possessioncim.wdof henae h ns‘tehavthpo.shehtpwav Whether application, d ei hwa however, pointoheouf h e raenl n dearet, d Ta this de Ceti; exclusively r had uu t eivse d wl ye a pu p tp p o e an l w a ta t h e ye terms all pprevious e jurisdictionof fiotuh esaee depended gt iosfl ata Parliament o o l on t t e h l y e. subject. According to the defining clause, sec. 2, the word " bishop" was to be construed to comprehend "archbishop," from which he contended that " bishop" and "archbishop" were used synonymously. The act was concerned with two matters ; one, the jurisdiction of bishop and archbishop ; the other, the jurisdiction of the appellate tribunals. From the 2d section to the be ginning of the 15th the word " archbishop" did not occur. The report of the proceedings in this case was, in the first instance, filed in the registry of the Arch bishop's Court, but by the directions of the Court of Queen's Bench it was ordered to be registered in the diocess of Bath and Wells. Tee proceedings had been taken under the 11th section, and the chancellor selected to sit as assessor Nag the chancellor of the diocese, and not the Dean of the Arches, who would have been the proper officer if the archbishop was sitting qua arch bishop,. and not qua bishop of the diocess ; the.deanse lected was the dean of the cathedral church of Wells, not of Canterbury. The other assessors chosen threw no light on the question. The sentence was in keeping with the idea that the archbishop was acting as diocesan. The preliminary commission was composed of beneficed clerks resident in the diocese. All the proceedings, therefore, had been carried on as if they were before the Biehop of Bath and Wells. The reason why they were not a a actually carried on before him was becaus e he was the patron of the preferment. The archbi shop , was to be considered as the diocesan , and nothin g more. His learned friend seemed to ha ve for gotten that every archbishop had tWo characters—the diocesan as well as the characte r of ail archbishop. The statute had made a court of it s own, in u tter Contempt of He(th character Admiralty A dv a c of t e) e nc'abloYrr ina ct the whole proceed ings; of all th a t b e d a ad li m ca it n te o d ni t c h a a l t P a ri n tic e i p P p l et lay fl'oM MI inferio r t o a super i or judge, i ng s; a nanddhteh alsoer e way 6citn ak anomaly ittei the been urged oh the authority of turns ) Aylifte, and Lyn wood: It was not his fault, but the fault of the 14egisla tore, that such an anomaly existed. The right of appeal was given by the 15th section of the statute, but the argtittieht of his leiikned ffietitl cunt to the extent that there wets no appeal at all—that a cieegyttitue *as to be oernive Witholit the regtilat gradation of appeal. el c eording to the 15th section, *here the biihop had heard a case the appeal was to lie to the Court of Arches, and front it to the Judicial Committee. But it his leattled friends argument , was cottect, the court at Bath and Wells was a third court, and from it there was no ap peal. T hat wag A v eteetly unnatural con , truction, and The archbishop h o a n t e l n w o lli i c y h ie e •e v r er a y- li (j a i t ) e u v i er W ei r u Q nl r :r in tim in a' 'Y court of appeal, and when it 7 i said that the appcat. should lie to the archbishop it meant to the Lan ; ;, of the Archbishop. Throughout the act letters of request and an appeal went in the same channel. It letters of re quest would lie to the Arches' Court, there was an end to all the anomalies to which his learned friend had referred. It was clear, from the 16th clause, that the could. not court lo lt ofar c a li p b p i s e h a o l p o f c o t u h l e d p s r e o n v d in c l e e . tt letters Thef requestarch d so s j e t. o n ic: erlettersapps i o hn f et r e e d) 1 7 :i th e ho s tu sectionl as s ha a v rc e e h nt b ah i soeht enacted ,m thatebu t powerst h a e s o d o i o an . 71ns : longed to the Consistorial Court and the Cour' t of Arches, thereby recognising the Court of Arches., the judgment delivered in the Clurt of Queen's Bench on the 27th of May last, Mr. Justice Coleridge said that, under the act, the archbishop was substituted for the bishop ; he would not be acting ae archbishop of the province, but pro hac vice as the bishop of the dio cess. lie did not rely on that decision, but it strong)• confirmed the position that the whole statute clothed the archbishop:with a diocesan character. The Court of Queen's Bench said to the archbishop, "You must not confound your character as archbishop out of the act with your authority under the act." • • Dr. Deane having been heard on the same, side, The learned Judge said he would give his decision on the next court day. ROSE V; ROSE. This was a cause of reason of adultery, promoted by Mrs. Isabella Rose against her husband, resident in the parish of Swaffharn, and was brought •to this court by virtue of letters of request from the diocese of Norwich. Dr. Addams (with whom was Dr. Wambey) submit ted that the evidence was sufficient to entitle Mrs. Rose to her prayer. _ _ The learned Judge, without hearing counsel . for Mr. Rose, said that, in his opinion, Mrs. Rose had failed in proving her case, consequently Mr. Rose must be dis• missed from the suit. Mr. Jennings, the proctor for Mrs. Rose, apertrd an appeal. SHERIFF'S COURT, Nov. 27. PARTRIDGE V. STENVART-BRBACII OF PROMISE BY A POSTMASTER This was a writ of inquiry in an action brought to re. cover damages for a breach of promise of marriage, the defendant having suffered judgment to go by default, thereby admitting that he had made the eroinise and had not performel it. The plaintiff was a young woman, about 25 years of age. now residing with a relative at Bedforffrand — who, at the time she became acquainted with the defendant, the poet master of the town of Bedford, some throe years ago, was residing with her parents at Leighton Buzzard, and assist ing them in the business of pastry-cook and confectioner.' On the 18th November, 1855, he wrote a letter to her, in which he acquainted her with the fact that his affections were centred upon her, and offering to pay his addresses to her, which offer, it would appear from the tenor of the next letter, she accepted, for the letter of the 18th Nov. began, "My dear Jane;" the next began " My very dear Jenny," awl contained this passage :—" My dear Jane, the scenes which present themselves to our notice here are fluctuating and uncertain; our life is like the vessel cast upon the unsettled ocean, disturbed by the waves and bil lows which are ever and anon throwing themselves abent her, impeding her progress, and disappointing ex pectations. Such, any dear Jane, is life. How often we are not permitted to enjoy our fondest desires; what checks there are placed upon us. I feel that lam myself deprived of a great boon, in the absence of your so.dety and counsel, which I should find soothing and comforting to me ; but such, my dear Jane, is the arrangement of things, that it unmet be at present." In another letter he congratulated himself on having obtained possession of her heart, and in another he alluded to the conduct of her mother when she became aware that his attentions bad been accepted, and said, if the plaintiff was disposed, he could take her away at once, "as I have got plenty of room for you, my dear, a beautiful home, and no one but myself to enjoy it." He further appealed to her to acquaint him with her feelings upon the subject of marriage; and a subsequent letter, which was very lengthy, as indeed most of them were, contained the following :—" I promise you, if you have me, to make the best of my position I can. I'll make the best postmaster lam able to make. I'll stick close to my official duties. I'll make you 'as good a com panion in a home as I am able to make. I'll look after you, if you'll look after me, as long as the thread of life holds out, whether it be long or short." In another he said, " I eat and drink pretty well, and that, you know, is a great thing, considering my other deficiencies in your mother's estimation." Again—" I fancy we would make things tolerably comfortable in my comfortable little par lour, where I am writing to you, my dear, nearly under a mistletoe-bough." In another passage he spoke rapturously of the time when the plaintiff would be post-mistress of Bedford, and hoped "they might drink from the fountains of the pure streams of love," and so on, in the Most :ap proved strain of an ardent lover. The brief, of seventeen sheets, containing alone copies of his letters, was handed in, most of them of a nonsensical description. The defendant, a young-looking man, addressed the jury, and caused some amusement in the court by his simplicity of manner. He said it was true that he had paid his ad dresses to Miss Partridge, which be had discontinued for some time—that was also true ; but he had not refused to marry her ; on the contrary, he was ready and willing to marry her now if she was willing to have him.—(Laughter.) The Under-Sheriff told the jury that it was admitted on the face of the record, by which the parties were bound that the defendant made the promise but did not perform t. The jury gave a verdict for 201. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Bef ire Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) IN BE THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK. in nil?' lull rP9• Bank, if your Honour please a petition was presented, which has been answered this morning, the object of which was' to annul the bankruptcy at the instance of Mr. Marcus, a shareholder, so that an order might be made transferring the proceedings under the bankruptcy to the chambers of the judge who hae the conduct of the order for winding up the affairs of the Royal British I am happy to say that shall not have occasio.7e I think, to trouble your uch upon the subjee't to-day, subject to your Honour :a ;,. 1 253 course which has i; nen suggested. There sanctioning very great anxiety .on the part of both has been natura,ii; the official assignee at: d the official manag,sr that the cre ditors of the Royal British Bank should be as soon as possible placed in receipt of the funds which a:e now ready for division; and although no one can eomp2ain that the official manager should have felt it his duty take the opinion of the Vice-Chancellor upon the ques tion of the rights of the parties, yet that judgment hav ing been pronounced in favour of the official assignee (althosgh upon the instant a notice of appeal to the Lords Justices was given), communications have subse quently taken place which it is hoped will have the effect of the withdrawal of that appeal and such an arrange ment being made as will be most conducive to the inte rests of the creditors and also the interest of the share holders. So far as the creditors are concerned, undoubt edly it is to their interest that the proceedings in bank ruptcy should be upheld, and if the appeal should be witbdtawn those proceedings will stand not only unitn peached, but unimpeachable. The effectofthe proceedings in bankruptcy will be to prevent any creditor obtaining any preference by any judgment which he may have registered against the company, and the creditors also will he deprived of that opportunity which they otherwise would have had of attaching the debts due to the bank, and also of taking possession of the property which is now in the hands of the official manager. So far it is manifestly an advantage to the creditors, and secures to them an equal and comparatively a cheap distribution of the property. With reference to the shareholders the official manager is the most solicitous for their interests, and although he considered it his duty in the first instance to have the question judicially determined by the tribunal under which he holds his appointment, yet he feels that the bankruptcy is most beneficial to the creditors, because, actions having been brought against the company, executions have been applied for, and in one instance, that of Mr. Ald. Kennedy, the Court of Common Pleas has permitted a creditor to issue an exe cution against Mr. Alderman Kennedy. There is no doubt that when the shareholders find they are exposed to the proceedings of individual shareholders, it will have the effect of very seriously prejudicing, not only the general interests of that body, but also the interests of the creditor, whose interests would be best consulted by'such a course as will secure for the shareholders mu tual, just, and fair contribution. Now, the bankruptcy laws give the shareholders that opportunity, because , under the 10th section of the act of Parliament under which this bankruptcy has been originated, as they are now conducted by the official assignee under the direc tion of this Court no execution can issue against an indi vidual shareholder without leave of the Court of Chan cery. It seems that the object was that if the Court of Chancery saw that those shareholders on whew calls were made were willing to pay their lair contribution no execution should issne, mid that no individual share holder should be hara.s,led by the proceedings of a credi tor, when the proceedin ge taken were for the benefit of the whole body of the cr editors and for the protection of shareholders—in fact, the et all might pay their fair con tribution. The official m. wager was desirous that the object' he had in view in w:thdrawing the appeal should be publicly known, because, of course, he represents the interests of the shareholders- —the official assignee repre senting the interests of the ci7editers. I have no doubt that from what has transpired' 'the communications that have passed will result Le an emrangement d the by which all parties will be immediate ly nefited, rous expenses and delays of an coot inued litigation will be pr e vented. Your Honour wXII irobably sanction that course—that under the circums.`an cos the hearing of this petition may stand over indefiniitel. v at present, with li berty to the parties to apply to get- aday named, t un• themselves . to carry happily the efforts of those devoting-, Under out this arrangement should not be UCCeSSfill• 'aylor, who repre t h ese circumstances my friend , Mr. T. robably feel that seas the petitioning cre ditor, will p. my own, and we I have expressed his views as well as sn, that this Ise , ar e both content, subject t o y our sane .xi of course, hav e tition should stand ov er . The directorsdirectors,.su been served by my f ri e nd, and ail parties . judicppose hav e et ed, as it been duly served, and no person can be p seems to me by the course suggested. icte, Teylor—Representing the petitions , "? I may state ii,•at I coincide with the vie w taken by M r, Linklater and desire that the petition should stand eve r. ll!,have no h .able ar doubt, from ;That has transpired, that an a , share retiement will be . come to, which veill benefi, t se eircum heiders. and also Oat: creditors. Under the for t' the etences I apply for au aoje urnment, with libel Y • to appl. PaTrlle:oomissyioner --The Court c an have no b esitation It in obvious that any sa nctioned, the i n a cquiescing in that course. arrang ements that can L'e legitimately di v ide th , a present effect of which wil l be immediately tv e and must be wisl ted for, I aseete, most be most desirable should think, by all parties b . served on beb all of the Pu rpose of op posing the ~1 41% F3(11i':°11—I have eenetition. I have come her,' (erectors with a copy of threes this morning for the proceeded eeded with an , ' I + cay ex- prayer of the petition if pro press the grati flea , ion I feel on hearing the announcement which has now, unexpectedly on my part, been made on behalf of the directors, and most sincerely do I hope that_ the arrangement which is in contemplation will be car ried out, a duty not merely on the ground; adverted to by Mr. Link later- -namely, With reference to the-interest which the creditors, the peculiar objects of this Court, and the sharehold. re, also the peculiar of jests of the Court of Chancery, have in the success of that contem plated arrangement, but more especially upon a ground which it was not so competent, not so 111116 within the province of Air. Linklater or of Mr. Taylor to ad vert to as it is within my own province to call your atten• tion to it. I refer particularly to that. inquiry into th e abuses in the - formation or management of the Royal British Bank, and into the causes of the failure of that bank, to which your Honour, in the decision you pronounced confirming the adjudication in bankruptcy, called so prominently and emphatically the attention of the directors themselves in that part of your decision which I will take the liberty of quoting—" I would further ob,erve that the duty of inquiry which is thrown upon the Court of Benkruptcy, relating to the cause of failure of cempanies which may be brought udder the act, and to the formation and management of such com panies, and the onus which by the act is cast upon the Geveriansnt of instituting any prosecution or other pro ceeding, if directed by the Attorney-General against the directors or other officers of the company, seems to render these statutes of the 7th and Bth Victoria, chap. 111, as peculiarly fitted for commercial companies unable to meet their pecuniary engagements, and this, whether considered with reference to the accusalion or esculpa• tion of the s fficers of the company." When that sen tence was uttered by your Honour — ` t struck me with peculiar force an l appropriateness, and with reference to e observation by which your decision was followed up y Mr. Onnsmissioner Goulhurn, expressing not only his eistireeeenetsrreecesaa what.you ,said e lent expr46Bl4.oi.s e . " earnest wish that all parties won d give their le at tention to all" that has fallen from him, because I am persuaded that if they do so calmly and dispassionately, they can arrive but at one conclusion, that is, that the present course of proceedings is one in all respectslnost beneficial to the creditors, and that it ought to be sus tained for the benefit of all parties ;"—when I read that observation coupled with what had fallen from your honour, I was at once - induced to pause in the course which up to that time the directors had pur sued under my advice—namely, in showing cause against the original adjudicatiou. I did so, and within two days from that time I addressed to the directors a letter, convening them to consider the im portant question of whether or not they should appeal against the adjudication, expressly on the ground that their own honour was personally concerned in the issue as to the determination they should cotne to, and that not merely with reference to the inquiry referred to in those observations of your Honour, but also with refer ence to the duties which it was incumbent on them as directors of the bank to discharge towards creditors in the present emergency as well as towards those share holders whose interests, so long as the bank was con sidered by them flourishing and carrying on its affairs prosperously, were peculiarly confided to them. They did so, and within 21 days took place that argument in the Court of Chancery which developes still more fully to their minds and to my own all the arguments appli• cable to establish the position upon which your judgment was founded, and it was peculiarly the interest of credi tors, but that it was not less the interest of the share holders that the jurisdiction of the two courts should be wait t tined. In addition to these observations came with full force that peculiar one to wnich I am now re ferring—namely, that it was only through the instru mentality of this Court that the directors and officers of the back, who at present are undoubtedly, naturally, arid necessarily under a cloud of suspicion in the public mind, could find in this court an opportunity of publicly exculpating themselves, and submitting to an inquiry which will enable them to bring forward all those facts upon which their exculpation depends. You will per haps allow me to add, with reference to the peculiar ex pression in the passage—namely, the officers as well as directors of the establishment, I, as one of those officers (having been secretary as well as solicitor to the bank) did most anxiously second the spirit of those observations, which were no doubt intended to weigh upon the direc tors themselves, feeling, as I do, that I am myself person ally interested in having that inquiry, and that oppor- ' tunity of exculpation which this Court alone can afford, and that I hope that such an opportunity will ' be afforded if the arrangement that has been referred to ' has been, carried out, as I most sincerely trust it will be. It must be borne in mind that there are in con nection with the parties referred to both the directors and officers of the establishment, individuals upon whom the misfortune that has befallen to this bank will have an effect not less deplorable thanthat which itis calculated to have upon shareholders as well as upon creditors ; that many of them will be placed in a position in which they will have to begin the world anew ; and that the Tenure a the na, k now suojeum Lunn s-- , could be more appropriate to the objects of their pre sent desires and ends than that the inquiry should take place which should give an opportunity of establishing, if they can, their innocence in the eyes of the world. , With these observations you will permit me to express my acquiescence in the course suggested, and I hope the arrangements referred to will be successfully carried out, and that promptly. The Comnissioner —I quite concur with the observa tions made so far as relates to the course taken by the directors and officers of the company ; and, as I said in thejudgment I delivered, I felt that, as the opportunity was given to the directors and officers by the 7 and 8 Viet., e. 111, an inquiry into the formation and manage ment of the company was quite as much for the benefit of the directors and officers of the company themselves „s for any parties interested in winding up the affairs of th,s 7 ,cornpany, because it immediately gave tbem an op porti2nity of explaining, if they could do so, any suspi cions tLat may be casqupon them in the management of the company, and they will then have a formal judg ment of a court of justice exculpating them ; or if unfor tunately the reverse should turn out to be the case, they must, of °aurae, submit to the proceedings referred to by the act of Parliament. But the great thing is this, that, in all cases of failure, in the absence of inquiry, suspi cions necessarily attach to various persons, and reports get about, probably without any foundation, and persons therefore may suffer most materially in their future pros pects, when, perhaps, the whole might be removed in a few hours by a little inquiry. Under these circumstances I think that what I said was quite as much to the advan tage of directors and officers of the company as with refer ence to the present shareholders and creditors themselves. Mr. Paddison—So it has been felt. The petition to annul was ordered to stand over ac cordingly. (Beim:A Mr. Commissioner Evans.) iN .10 WM. J. ROBSON. This bankrupt was ai; antimony smelter, of Bowling green-mews, Kennington, but is better known for his for geries of Crystal Palace scrip.. He was brought up in custody to pass his last examination. The curiosity to see a person who has rendered himself so notorious was great, and the court was crowded at an early hour. Being removed from the open court, after the lapse of a few minutes, to a private room, many remained to a late hour to witness his departure. By the kindness of an officer of the court the bankrupt was permitted to see his wife—the last time, it was said, that he would be enabled to do s during the 20 years over which his sentence of transportation extends. The accounts not having been filed an adjournment was orderer accordingly; Mr. Mount appearing for the assignees. Proofs were admitted during the day to the amount of about 5001. It is stated that the assets (about 2,0001.) will suffice to pay the creditors in full, excepting, f course, the claims on the forged scrip. It is supposed that these proofs may be tendered. On the other hand, it is said a question will be raised whether the directors of the Crystal Palace, having availed themselves of the criminal law, can be permitted to prove as creditors, except in respect to any s u r p lus assets that may accrue beyond the payment of 20s. in the pound to the other creditors. Some idea of the style in which the bankrupt had furnished his residence maybe gathered from the fact that one account for furniture was tendered on a balance, the original amount being upwards of 2,0001., and on account of which about 1,6001. had been paid by the bankrupt. The bill in cludes au item of 157 guineas for drawing-room curtains. The cost of furnishing ” the Priory" altogether exceeded 5,0001., and a considerable sum has been derived from that source for his estate. The furniture, for which upwards of 2,0001. was paid or charged, has produced about 8001. The bankrupt would appear to have kept two books—a cash-book and a rough day-book, both of which are very much mutilated. The adjournment was to the Bth of January next, at 12 o'clock. , The Grand Council of Fribourg has just granted an amnesty to the persons arrested during the late riots relative to the dearness of potatoes. The Bund ex pressed its disapprobation of that course, declaring that those persons, although not political insurgents, merited some punishment as a warning to them for the future. SALE OF A WRECK.—On Saturday, the wreck of the , packet-ship Samuel M. Fox was sold by auction at the office of Messrs. Percival, Campbell, and Co., brokers, Exchange-street, east. The vessel was offered as she now lies stranded on Burbo Bank, together with any stores or materials that may be found on board. She is 1,215 tons measurement, and was built in 1850 by Mr. W. H. Webb, of New York. The cargo consists of iron rails, pig and sheet iron, tin plates, bale g oods, hardware, &c., a portion of which has been saved. By the conditions of sale the purchaser will rec eive a sal vage of 50 per cent. o n a ll such cargo as may be saved and landed at Liverpool. The sale was lar g el y attended by brokers and others who speculate in property of this Iles ciription. The vessel was put up at the sum of 1001., t and after some small advances had been madilion rice amo , tint the bidding became very spirited. The . av P anCe ultit , lately reached 8,000/. ; and there being no a_ r J. thel iessel was knocked down for that sum to , A 1 t ßud jon , m c i i i a s r t i o n f e csotuorrseeddeeapleern.d upon The success whether of the u s r p e e mb c:u as l y a e sum, eds in recovering the vessel and saving they ;ial portion of the cargo.—:Ltverposi Courter. Liu ,1 11 - o x has since gone to pieces. INSTITUTION 01? VIVIL ENGINEE.R4WEWSPAPF p Nov. 25. 1 7 - "*- T y sta ... let. —..: \ ',ay.., • . - 'l7-.. - t'f,; \ s,tr, THE LATE J. M. RENDEL, ESQ. i ,V` t4 4l, - i ''... \ On taking the chair Mr. Brunel announek t;'0 1 ,41/5: o f -th e meeting The decease, on the 21st instatit,‘‘ 47";,---s„i - 447, (--4 Mr. Jam?sMeadows Rendel, past president olike-' - ." 1 404,,, pi 4, 4: institution, and proposed, as a mark of respects. 4, sakks _ the memory of the late distinguished member, to; - adjourn the meeting. This proposition was unani= "l " 11 S _ mously agreed to, several members availing them ' selves of the opportunity of expressing' their 're=. spect and esteem for their late friend, and their sympathy with his family for the heavy loss they had sustained. The late Mr. J. M. Reudell was a native of the west of England, where he was practically instruct ed in the executive part of the profession, and was early selected by th a t acu t e o bserver of talent, Mr. Telford, for laying out and constructing consider able lengths of turnpike roads in Devonshire and Cornwall ; and the difficulties he there era countered and overcame tended much to give him that self-reliance so useful to him in his subse quent career. After being engaged in several large works in his native district, he undertook the construction of the cast-iron bridge over the river Lary, near Ply mouth, at the express desire of the Eariof 2 M 2 Morley, who had the discrimination to discover the latent talents of the young engineer, then only of age, and to his exclusive direction, with the ap proval of Mr. Telford, was intrusted the execution of that important work. It was commenced in the year 1824, and was completed in 1827, as described in the first volume of the Transactions of the Insti tution. This was soon followed by the construction of the floating steam bridge for crossing the estuary of the Dart, near Dartmouth, somewhat on the same principle as those subsequently established by him for crossing the Hamoaze between Torpoint and Devonport, as described in the second volume of the Transactions ; and, later still, those at Salt ash, at Southampton, and at Portsmouth. He was engaged also in the distribution of the water-mains at her Majesty's dockyard, Plymouth, and on the water works at Edinburgh. In the year 1838 he removed from Plymouth. to London, and soon became extensively occuplikt-on ' important - works, and was engaged in the Parlia mentary contests of that remarkable period in the history of engineering. Among the numerous works upon which he was occupied way be men tioned the Montrose Suspension Bridge; the In verness Bridge ; the Leith, and the East and West India and Laudon Dacks, where he designed and executed extensive improvements, amounting to partial reconstruction. The design for the construction of docks at Bir. kenhead, in Cheshire, of such an extent as to create a formidable rival to Liverpool, brought Mr. Ren del very prominently before the world, and the protracted contests on this subject will not only be long remembered in the history of Parliamentary committees, but the evidence given by the projector and other engineers, as now collected, forms a va luable record of the state of engineering practice. The almost incessant labour, and the mental anxiety inseparable from this undertaking, were more than even his powerful constitution could support, and it is feared that they tended to shorten his valuable life. The daring project of constructing a dock at Great Grimsby, by projecting the works far out upon the mud banks of the river Humber, was next successfully accomplished ; and he commenced the.two great works which alone suffice to hand down his name to posterity beside those of Smea ton, Rennie, arid Telford,—the harbours of refuge of Holyhead and Portland ; both these works were conceived with the largest views, and have been carried on with great rapidity. In both cases the system was adopted of establishing timber stages over the line of the- jetties, and depositing the masses of stone of all dimensions, by dropping them vertically from railway waggons into their positions; thus bringing up the mass simultane ously to above the level of the sea. In this man ner, as much as 24,000 tons of stone have been deposited in one week, and to supply this vast de mand monster blasts of five or Fix tons of gun powder were frequently employed. These two great works are progressing very satisfactorily, and it is worthy of remark, that although the severe storms which have repeatedly occurred on the exposed coasts where they are situated have done some injury to portions of the stages and of the temporary works, not a stone would appear ' to have been carried away from the jetties ; and - the succes , of the system may be said to be coin. - plete, in spite of the sinister predictions which prevailed before the system was tried. Among the other works upon which Mr. Ronda was engaged should also be mentioned the con structions on the River Lea and the improvements of the Nene River—the latter a work of consider .z.lalei ainieults,and not vet completed. He was works in Ireland. He was less engaged in railways than in hydrau lic works, but in England he executed thB Birken head, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction - line ; and in India he had the direction of the East Indian and the Madras Railways, the former pro jected by Mr. Macdonald Stephenson, as the first of the vast system now being formed, and which will work such a revolution in the destiny of the Indian empire. The Ceylon and the Pernambuco lines were also under his charge. The limits of this short sketch preclude the pos sibility of enumerating mere of the works upon which Mr. Rendel was engaged, and it would appear extraordinary how he could find time for such varied occupation, as, in addition to these . active duties, he was very frequently called upon by the Government to report on large works, the most implicit confidence being repose' in his truth fulness, the correctness of his views, and the fearless expression of his opinions. He was a man of great energy, clear perception, and correct judgment ; his practical knowledge was well directed, and he knew how to make good use of the scientific acquirements and skill of all whose services he engaged. His evidence before com mittees of the house was clear and convincing— seldom failing in carrying his point—and his re ports on engineering works are so well conceived and drawn up that it may be hoped that they will be given to the world for the benefii of the profes sion. With these qualities, which were fully ap preciated, it need scarcely be mentioned that he rose rapidly to a very high position in his profes sion. He became a fellow of the Royal Society, and was elected on the council ; he was, a very early member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, having joined it in 1824. He had been for the last 16 years upon the council, and held the post of president during the years 1852 and 1853. He was as amiable and kind in private life as he was energetic and firm in public, and his decease, which occurred on the 21st of November, cast a gloom over the whole of the profession of which he was a brilliant ornament. .. ~ r THE BATE OF DISCOUNT. Although the Bank of England have abstained from any reduction of their rate of discount the funds have again been very firm yesterday, closing at a further advance of a quarter per cent. Con sols for money, which left off last evening at 94 to i, opened at 941 to i. From this they temporarily receded to 941, but the market, supported by the advices from the Paris Bourse, soon resumed its firm ness, and the last operations were at 94i to i for money, and 94i to 1 for the 4th of December. For the new account on the Bth of January the final price was 95 to L. During the day the Bank gave and oe a this notice that they would be prepared to a_d n i.r u an aly money on Government securities till the J account at their current rate of 7 per cent ., removal of the recent resolution ,again st e eepted as advances upon stock on any terms was a however, a favourable indication. The proceeht g m aking sn'uttin MI for has always been customary during t the dividends. For some time past ßa nk having taken e xaggerated re ports have been circulated of the loans on stock • and, although t d really to have with drawn from the market are be lie'athe a moun ii ts so that they will been insignificant, the ase i n i assumption that they will. been insignificant, the now be repaid may, proba b IY have operated to in- Puce. The amount of crease the tendency to co o n s un important. Money, now be repaid may, proba b ly, business during the day for loans till January was not freely offereent. The telegraphic accounts : a h n o d rt loans at cent., 1 pere announcing a atlhtehoruatgehwoabsta6inable oud decline in the demand from China, exercised a favourable influence, and for silver, hrevailing impression that under strengthened t s' City Article. needlessly high.— tme existing circumseticnc.es the bank rate of discount is CIIINA.—The telegraphic acclunta from China yester day are to the 15th Oct,, being 16 days later than three received a short time back via Bombay. As regards the probability of a diminution of the drain of specie from this side they are in some degree favourabTe, since the exportation of silver as an ordinary exchange operation would now, it is calculated, result in loss. To meet the however, it must of course - still pa yments be fo sent. The Prn eqU i ot e lon at Canton was 4s. Sid., being a decline of l id. At Shanghai it was 7s. 7d.—a decline of ld. The exports of tea to date were 2 2 , 700 a gainst 27,500,0001 b. last year. Of silk, they were 28,000 bales against 15,500. There was n o tea at Shanghai. Silk was s carce an d 15 dole. per peal higher. ,000113. The settlements amounted to 43,000 bales aggunat 20,000 last year. The tea duties at Foo.Chow were being paid by bents pending a demand on the part of the United States' officials for satisfaction for the murder of M. Cunningham.