The Sun. — London, England, 1842-12-21 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR, 4 , T .S .Visbson, TUESDAY.—The Duke of Wellington 13 ti to-day at the Castle un a visit to her Majesty, 62e:queen and Prince Albert walked out this Tillieon in the Home Park. Royal Highness Prince Albert drove in a 11 11 : 11 Phaeton to Frogmore, to visit her Royal High the D uc h ess o f K e nt, who returned with the Pence to the Castle. " 1 r Heary d Wheatley took his departure from the 34 tie to- Marquis of Ormonde has arrived to succeed t W ant Sydney as the Lord in Waiting on the een• Captain pMeynell has also arrived to succeed 41 , ion. Captain Duncinnbe as the Groom in Wait I?ruher Majesty. he and Lady lladdo will have the honour of lr .l the Royal dinner party at the Castle this 1 . 1 lig. oo ,er Majesty's private band and the band of the Guards will be in attendance at the Castle -41 g. the evening. Tv t ier Majesty's Royal bounties were distributed on li s ° t laY and Tuesday to upwards of 80 0 poor old 6 kc i re secl persons residing in and about London, who 4.eeen previously recommended by the Clergy, Vity, an d G en t r y, residing in the various parishes. ih e lie bounty is limited to persons who are above p ki 'g'e of 60 years,-and the exception to the rule is Ae i t , ph i . favour of the blind, and those who are afflicted severe bodily infirmity. The Royal Gate Alms to 168 persons, each receiv ithirteen shillings, were also distributed. E These b oun ti e s were distributed by Joseph Hanby, 4 , Secretary and Yeoman of her Majesty's Al t, IT, under the immediate orders of his Grace the A N Archbishop of York, Lord High Almoner. 4 1 1 electing of the Ecclesiastical Commission was Il e Yesterday at the Office in Whitehall - place. A re , tollowing Commissioners were present :—the shop of Canterlatry, - the Bishop of London, the ° P of 11'inchesterl the Bishop of Llindaff, Sir ces Graham, and Sir Herbert Jenner Fust. c (3 unt Reventlow, the Danish Minister, transacted cress yesterday at the Foreign. office. His Excel also transacted business at the office of the 7 of Trade. Irr, t d Bloomfield transacted business yesterday at ~I,l?rne- office. ' CORONER'S INQUESTS. 4sterday evening Mr. Payne held an inquest on the '; 4I Y of AN`m. Peters, aged 48, a bricklayer, employed k i !oolwich Dockyard. It appeared that deceased 4 1 4 nother workman had been employed on a brick above which was erected a wooden frame, where Cral carpenters were at work. They, in fixing a ktY plank in its proper place, unfortunately let it o ')V er immediately above the deceased. fie was ljd to a n d l oo k e d u p a nd saw the danger ; but had 4,tinie to get wholly out of the way, for the plank C'e down upon his foot, completely smashing it. He h ? ‘ immediately carried to the surgery in the dock -4I; where his wounds were dressed, and he was af 4, rds removed to St. Thomas's Hospital, where gutation of the foot was performed. Gangrene 1 4 1, 4 ,,wed, and the deased died shortly after his 'lssion. Verdict— deceased died shortly after his lS5i Verdict—Accidental Death. ji'mother inquiry was held on the body of Joseph ektnan, a drayman, in the employment of Mr. Mar , the eminent brewer of Lewisham. It appeared f t he had been delivering some puncheons in Dept 4, and while staniing behind the dray, one of them down upon the pavement, knocking him down, ► q br ea ki ng h i s l eg i n severa l p l ac e s. H e was con kto St. Thomas's Hospital, when the limb was 1 4( rtated. Deceased did not recover the operation, died. Verdict—Accidental Death. L IVERPouL BANKRUPTC . I IA COURT. 4 f 4 - . - XRPOOL, SATURDAY.—A case came yesterday t i t 're the Court involving some of the most peculiar h i el '/nstances that have ever been presented to the 14 1, 11 e) and which Mr Commissioner Phillips, before In the proceedings were exhibited, described as -' of the most extraordinary, as well as difficult in ,Zes that ever came before that or any other Court. k iL . the bankrupt, in this instance, is a person of the „'7 l ' of Hall, formerly a grocer at Warrington, and Stan reputed to have been well educated, and to have t; o unk religious tendencies. It appears that, in the Oth of September, 1841, the bankrupt absconded 1, 1 7 'Warrington and was subsequently discovered b:2ave sailed for ' America, leaving his affairs perfectly r etected, but without any effects available to his (tors, either from a secret disposition of them prior l eaving, or by some fraudulent negotiations with I t Zt:partieSi for the purpose of keeping the pro c e e d s 0,! 1 Ilia creditors. The bankrupt's father-in-law took t o 7asion of the books arid has retained them up iale present inquiry ; and -they are stated by the 4 1 .1Krupt himself to be so . mutilated as to be of little leti ") service in making out his balance-sheet, or pre ' iQ'og even an ordinary Statement of his assets and i .gations. On the- bankrupt's arrival in America, ksoli c i te d an d o bt a i ne d a n appointm en t a:. clerk in a ~,ery store, where 'he evinced creditable talents, tZboth activity and vigilance for the peilod of a as described by his master in his adver jo'bent of the robbery in the different American h t ti rnals.. O n the 19th of June, in the followi ng y ear , hi ~bsconcled from the house of his master at Brooklyn, th:" State of New York, taking with him $4,950, nioneys of his' employer, in Texian Treasury t y tes and specie of different denominations. It was 4, l) ,POsed that he had taken the route to Baltimore, an active pursuit was commenced in that direc -0 but although every means was consulted that the t i e 't authorities and the most practised assistants could i be ': lB e, the search proved fruitless, all trace of him 1tt. , 41 g extinguished for a month or more. Shortly t rwards the bankrupt appears to have had some f o t ) i beetion with a Mr. Montfort, in South Boston, whom he also absconded, taking with him $1,200 gent money of the State. Mr. Montfort immedi -443-• advertised the prisoner, offering a reward of 300 '• for hi 3 apprehension, but without effect. The C ri lllirept contrived to elude the vigilance of the police f r the United States, and nothing more was heard n him until information was received that he had gn seen at his old haunts at Warrington, England. accusers lost no time in memorialising the United % ti lts' Consulate of the felony, who, with the assist h.;a of an intelligent police-officer (Jones), took the er into custody, seizing at the same time a large 4 unt of notes of the Texian Bank, before any mes hirraer from the Corirt of Bankruptcy was apprised of A t ' return. The bankrupt was brought up before the egistrates at Warrington, to answer the charge of Ilt t felony preferred against him from his American di c tsoeutors by attorney; but the case was so beset with e le ulties, in consequence of the indeterminate rela tha°°3 between the two" countries on the point of arrest, Shat recourse was had by Col. Aspinwall, the United th'tas' Consulate, and alsO by Mr. Nicholson, clerk to alagistrates at Warrington, to Sir J. C raham for ad- In prosecuting the examination, which proved `lrnately an affair of so much difficulty as to cause t enmmendation by reSir J. Graham of an abandon- , lent of th e cue —a com meadation which was in ,--atly followed by the release of the prisoner, but 10 1114 of a restitution of the property, either to the pri :.,, ~Aer himself or to the parties deputed by the assignees Zer his estate for their joint behoof. The bank h'igra affairs have now been brought into the New 11 1 striet Court for final hearing, and the bankrupt , 1 41.erday, for the first time, surrendered himself, the 170 cl ay having expired, which is the limit prescribed 3P. !laestatute to prevent an oulawry. -ehe b an k rup t s t a t e d th a t h e was una bl e t o ma k e tt u any balance-sheet, as his books were so much urn and mutilated; a summons to produce them upon I )} , t` e bankrupt's next examination was issued in the in to be in the possession of the official assignee Pointed to the estate, which - will be at all times ac 'ol sible to the prisoner, to facilitate him in the pro .:.:ll7eittion of what will be required from him on his .!t appearance in .Court. incler the circumstances the Learned Commissioner ,-`9ourned the examination sine die. CThis case derives considerable interest, as being the est evid en ce of the state of the international law t Ween this country and America. The money seized from the bankrupt by the police beer still remains-in his possession, no order having ot en iven to the messenger to take it for the benefit the bankrupt's creditors. Th; b_ le Earl Fitzwilliam has appointed the Rev. J. .A. l ' auniont, 8.A., F.C.P.S., of Trinity College, Cam ege, and curate of Hunslet, Leeds, to be his Lord 'lfs domestic chaplain. The trustees of the Bath roads having had the tolls e a_ their own h an d s f or more t h an a year s i nce th e 'ropleti on of the Great Western Railway, have ttde rtisttaine isdon again letting, them. The funds of the 7it said, have not suffered so much by the csi of travelling as was expected; and that there will • a considerable sum left for the gradual reduction ,the debt, after paying all the expenses of the roads - "Q the interest of the debt. at The Great Western steamer, which is now laid up ~ ..1 3 risto l , i s t o m ak e h er fi rs t vo y age f or 1843, v i a 4kl atteira, on the 11th of Feb. DR. JOHN TAiLor.—This individual, so well known t ie connected . with the late Chartist movement, died on • 4th inst., in Larne, north of Ireland, at the hou se o f his brother-in-law, the Rev. James Smith, rector of slandmagee. • i„Beery newspaper published on a Saturday will 1 1 :1 t 7: l 'e printed fifty-three numbers this year at its close, be present year having commenced and finished on 4t day ; a circumstance that will not occur again t),41 ,114til 1853. , • -r, 1. 11 )ii,,,,._"1ty MEM URE.—The measure when used by the inrietors of fruit-stalls is different from any other. .is formed by battering the sides of pewter pots, :occasionally placing leaves in the bottom. A made from the bottom of a small candlestick a n the lid of a large saucepan is well adapted to the "F'.uvags of itinerant vendors.—Puuch. IMPORTANT FREE TRADE MEET ING IN THE ,POTTERIES. . The great Pottery meeting, to receive a deputation from the Anti-Corn-law League, took place in Bethesda School, Shelton, on Thursday evening. The spacious room was crammed from end to end ; .and frequently as we have attended heart-stirring meetings in this district, we do not recollect an occasion on which the speakers seemed more completely to carry the convictions of their hearers along with them. Not only were the feel ings aroused, but the understanding was convinced; as the proceedings advanced, the " question of ques tions " appeared present to every mind in true magni tude ; and we are greatly mistaken if there has not been made an abiding impression, arousing the apa thetic to exertion, and stimulating the active to more enterprising efforts in the contest with monopoly. About 1,500 persons, it is thought, were present. On the seats in front of the platform were perhaps 150 or 200 ladies, comprising members of many of the principal families in the neighbourhood. Among other gentlemen present we observed C. J. Mason, Esq., Sampson Bridgwood, Esq., John Ridgway, Esq,, William Ridgway, Esq., Edward Ridgway, Esq., J. R. Bale, Esq., T. S. Bale, Esq., F. Morley, Esq., J. K. Knight, Esq., Timothy Dimmock, Esq., S. Amos, Esq., W. Dutton, 'Esq., Mr. Abington, Mr. Thomas .Green, Mr. Wm. Brownfield, Mr. Richard Daniel, Mr. Hackvvoad, Mr. Tittensor, Mr. Duffort, Rev. W. Ford, Rev. J. Fletcher, Rev. S.B. Schofield, Rev. C. F. Vardy, Rev. W. Chambers, &c. &c. The deputation from the Anti-Corn-law League consisted of Colonel Thompson, Richard Cobden, Esq., M.P., John Bright, of Rochdale, Esq., and Moore, Esq., of Manchester. As these gentlemen were successively announced, and introduced to the meeting, there were repeated bursts of applause. Mr. Ridgway was called to the Chair. We are not using, says the Editor of the Sta f ford.. shire Mercury, the language of hyperbole, when we say that the free-trade meeting held in this town, on Thursday night, was one of which the Potteries have more reason to be proud, perhaps, than of any other, on any political subject, ever held in the district. We allude not to the questions discussed, or the character of the resolutions; but to the num bers present, the deep attention of the audience, the calm argumentatioN of the speakers, and the unani mity that prevailed. The issue of the tickets of ad mission was necessarily limited to the capacity of the room ; but such was the desire to be present, that could a place thrice the size have been found, it would have been equally well filled. Early yesterday the inmates of 123, Leather lane, were roused by ti loud moaning, proceeding ap parently from the back part of the house. On lights being procured and search made, a young man, named Manoel Gabez, an Italian, who lodged in the back attic of the next house, was discovered bleeding upon the ground ; and from all that could be ga: thered from him, he had in his sleep opened the window, and endeavoured to reach the roof of an out house ; in so doing, however, his foot slipped, and he fell a distance of twenty feet. The right shoulder was found to be severely dislocated, in addition to a slight fracture of the skull. SURCHARGES IN THE RETURNS OF THE PROPERTY AND INCOME-TAX. — On Monday week the Commis sioners met at the Town Hall, Ipswich, with the Sur veyor of Taxes, to hear the appeals of persons who had been surcharged. Many appealed ; but few were relieved. Ido not impugn the motives of the Com- missioners, but certain ram that their judgment has been at fault The commonest observer can discover cases most palpably unequal. The tax has already operated against the charities of the town : subscrip tions having been withheld by persons compelled to economise. —[We have received the foregoing from a correspondent. The only way to remedy the grievance is to compel Sir Robert Peel, by petitions, to repeal the tax, or retire from office.—Editor of the Ipswich Express.] CHARITABLE CHRISTMAS BEQUEST IN BERMOND SEY.—Monday the Trustees under the will of the late John Harcourt, Esq., the eminent tanner, of Ar tillery-place, Bermondsey, met at the Workhouse,i Bermondsey. 1,0001. has been left at interest for . ever, at the disposal of the Churchwardens and Over seers for the time being, to appropriate to 20 poor widows who have never themselves received parochial relief. The applicants were very numerous, and of course the most urgent claims vs ere selected. In the adjoining parishes many charitable donations will be distributed previous to Christmas day. FIRE AT MARBURY HALL.—A letter was received by a gentleman in this city yesterday, which stated that a fire broke out in the mansion of James H. Smith Barry, Esq., Marbury Hall, Cheshire. The letter stated that fires were lighted in ten of the rooms, for the purpose of airing the building, when unfortu nately a conflagration took place in the Picture Gal lery, which contained a number of valuable paintings, and which, before it was checked, destroyed several of them. The fire, however, was confined to the apart- ment in which it originated.—Cork Sonthernßepo - rter. We are authorised to contradict a statement which has appeared respecting the cause of the death of the Countess of Denbigh. Her Ladyship expired on Fri 'day evening from the effects of disease of the brain, which had been in progress for months. She had been confined to the house for two days preceding that on which the accident alluded to occurred. Her death, therefore, could not be attributed to fright occasioned by witnessing it. THE NEW TARIFF.—On Saturday last several hun dred fowls and turkeys were brought over to Brigh ton, from Havre, in the General Steam Navigation Company's vessel the Lord Melville. They were re-, markably fine; and some of the turkeys were sold in Brighton market wholesale at 6s. each. A quantity of them was sent by the train to London. THE STRATHBOGIE AND AUCHTERARDER CASES. — On Thursday the Lord President intimated to the Counsel in the Strathbogie and Auchterarder cases, in which Lord Cuninghame has recently given out interlocutors and notes, that there would be a hear- ing in presence of both divisions of the Court in the course of the second week after the Christmas recess —Strathbogie to be first heard. The pleadings will be limited to one Counsel on each side of the bar in both cases.—Scotsman. TIIE DUCHESS OF ORLEANS.—A legitimist journal, which passes for being well informed on the most minute details of what passes at Court, makes the fol lowing statement :—" When it was in contemplation to instal the Duke of Nemours as future Regent in the Palace of the Tuileries, it was proposed to the Duchess of Orleans to yield her apartments to the Duke of Nemours, and to remove her Royal High ness to a small apartment in the pavilion of Flora, close to that occupied by Madame Adelaide, the King's sister. This arrangement would have the advantage of giving to the Duke de Nemours a more spacious apartment, and would likewise place the Duchess Helene and her children under the eyes of Louis Phi lippe and the Queen. This application was first made by a third person, to whom the Duchess com municated her refusal. When this fact was made known to certain great personages, they reiterated their proposal and their desires; but the Princess Helene declared plainly, that too many recollections connected with her husband had rendered those apart ments so dear to her, that she could not consent to abandon them.' It was even added, and we guarantee this fact, that she would not quit her apartments ex cept by force and by a formal order, but that she ex pected that her feelings would be spared that shock. This determined language had the desired effect, and the Duchess of Orleans occupies her ancient apart ments. The Duke de Nemours :continues to be as reserved and as cold as usual. A demand of 1,000,000 of francs for the education of the Count de Paris, is to be made at the meeting of the Chambers.—Paris paper. DEATH OF A CONVICT.—Robert Moir (formerly a merchant), who was convicted before the High Court of Justiciary at Edinburgh, last week, for fraudulent bankruptcy, and sentenced to transportation, has since died from the effects of an illness under which he had been labouring for some time before his trial.: SUDDEN DEATH.—Monday, after Mr. John Ed wards, of Little Surrey-street, Blackfriars-road, butcher, had dined with his family as usual, he was about to take a walk to call on a friend, as he was accustomed to do, when just as he had passed the threshold of his door, he was suddenly seized with a ♦iolent paralytic stroke, which, in an instant, deprived him of the use of his speech and limbs. This was observed by Mr. Fish, a neighbour of his, who was passing at the time, when he caught hold of him, to prevent him from falling, and he was soon conveyed back again to his parlour, and at ten o'clock at, night death relieved him from his earthly sufferings. We have been informed that the authorities of the City of London are desirous of receiving tenders from persons willing to contract for cleans ing the streets w . t . tin their jurisdiction. The gentlemen on whom that duty formerly devolved left town for the season at the end of August, and it is understood that they do not intend to resume their onerous duties until after the close of the next session of Parliament. In order to reduce the ex pense as much as possible, the Commissioners of Sewers have already contrived to render several of the streets impassable.— Times. The tradesmen of Beccles have unanimously agreed to suspend business altogether, on Monday, the 26th inst.—lpswich Express. FATAL ACCIDENT IN PANTON-STREET.—On Mon day Mr. Gell held an inquest at the Horse and Groom, Whitcomb street, St. Martin's, on the'body o 7 John Dunn, aged. fifty, cellarman to M . Stour, wine -merchant, of 23, Panton-street, Haymarket. By the evidence of Charles Waugh, butcher, it ap peared that on Thursday morning last the deceased was standing upon the top of some steps, cleaning the paint over the door of his master's hou: e. He en deavoured to reach one of the pillars on the right side when he overbalanced himself and fell, striking his head, but not with much violence, against the ground. Verdict—Accidental death. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 21, 18112 RAILROADS IN GERMANY. We have already, on two occasions (Aug. 15 and Sept. 20), noticed at some length the progress making in Germany in the construction of railroads. That progress continues, and the extent to which the system is likely . to be carried, bids fair, at no distant period, to exercise a most powerful influence over all Europe. It is our intention, therefore, from time to time, to direct the attention of the readers of the Morning Chronicle to what is doing in this matter among our neighbours. Since our last report, another has been added to the list of active German railroads, by the opening of that between Berlin and Frankfort on the Oder. The number of German railroads is, consequently, now twenty-one, and the following table, made up from official returns, will show the number of passengers who availed themselves of each during the first ten months of the present year, and the gross receipts during the same time : During October, During the first ten 142. months of 184'2. Money No. of I Money received.ipassengrs: received. Names of Railroads. No. of passengrs Linz-Budweis Linz- Gmunden Berlin-Stettin Breslau-Oppeln Hamburg-Bergedorf Leipzig- Altenburg Brunswick- Harzburg Munich-Augsburg Mannheim-Heidelberg Vienna-Brunn-Olmutz Vienna- Stockeran Cologne-Aiz-la-Cba pelle Berlin- Anhalt Dusseldorf-Elberfeld Leipzig-Dresden Berlin-Potsilam Nuremberg-Furth Magdeburg-Leipzig Mentz-Frankfort Vienna-Raab Berlin-Frank N.B. D. signifies 1,409 11,212 11,854 13,306 15,366 19,263 22,721 27,651 28,919 29,183 31,711 21,82211 1 14,274;206,47811 21,72311 - 108,140 170,37511 49,773 26,014 d 6,644 d, 112,681 45,744 d 7,0395n1 135,020 E51,659m 10,704d1 29,462 16,577 d 6,510d1 252,0501 59,852 d 39,41811 194,754 236,62011 9,19011 272,758' 85,97411 111, 23511 252,291 910,34311 14,77911• 277,450 128,72611 29,649 25,202 d. 282,858 1 233,449 d 31,366 61,5241 1 278,086 455,598 d 31,685 9,670d' 346,2741 .. 34,718 44,735(11 355,937, 428,621 d 41,801 14,163d 1 439,459,137,139 d 52,246 6,23e11 384,5571 44,92411 52,419 56,968 - 487,837, 452,78 7 d 67,286 41,322 11 737,191'413,880d 81,662 56,360111,070,223 638,3039 . as opened in October, and has as yet made no return. Prussian dollars ; fl. florins ; and M. marks currency: From this table it appears that 635,527 persons tra velled on the several railroads of Germany during the month of October. During the corresponding month of 1841, • the number was only 544,442, so that the present year shows an increase of 90,985. The number of travellers from the Ist of January had been 6,055,075. During the corresponding months of 1841 the number was 4,276,416. The first line in the above list—that from Linz to Budweis—is remarkable as being the . first railroad ever constructed for the conveyarice of passengers ; the progenitor, therefore, of the goodly family that have since sprung into existence in various parts of Europe. Budweis, in Bohemia, is the highest point to which the Moldau, a tributary of the Elbe, is na vigable; Linz, in Upper Austria, is an important manufacturing city on the Danube. This railroad may, therefore, be said to connect the navigation of the Danube with that of the Elbe, and though the number of passengers is not great, the receipts, it will be seen, are considerable, owing to the large amount of merchandise constantly conveyed along this road. This railroad has been in existence for about twenty years. It was built by M. Von Gerstner, an enterprising speculator, whose name is well known on the Continent, and ought to be better known in England than it is. He was afterwards invited to St. Petersburgh, where he directed a great part of the construction of the railroad to Zarskoje' Lelo. He subsequently went to America, to examine the railroads in the United States, and after completing his journey, was just preparing to return to Europe, when he was suddenly taken ill and died in a few days. His widow, who had accompanied him on his American journey, has since published M. Von Gerstner's papers relative to the railroads of the United States, but a work of such a nature can scarcely fail to be very imperfect and unsatisfactory, composed, as it must often be, of hasty remarks, which more mature consideration might have led the author to modify. Immense difficulties had to be surmounted in the construction of the railroad from Linz to Budweis. The whole intervening country is mountainous, and the consequence has been that, though in a straight line the two cities are only ten German miles apart, the railroad, owing to its many windings, is not less than 17 German miles long. Even the carriage road from the one town to the other has been obliged to make a number of bendings, to avoid the mountains, and measures not less than 14 miles. The railroad from Linz to Gmunden, ten German miles in length, is, properly speaking, a continuation of the former, and has been constructed chiefly with a view to the important saltworks of which Gmunden is the centre, and whence all Austria and Bohemia are. supplied with salt; but though originally con structed only for the conveyance of salt, the existence of the railroad seems to have created a trade that did not before exist, many articles of merchandise now finding their way from Italy to Bohemia that were formerly rarely, if ever, deemed likely to repay the cost of transport. The traveller would be grievously disappointed who expected to find in these primitive railroads anything capable of rivalling the magnificent constructions that now intersect our own country in every direction. 'The road was, in the first instance, constructed in a rude manner, and has since been allowed to go very much to decay. A recent German traveller says— " The rails, some of wrought, and some of cast iron, are in many places loose, and rattle as the carriages pass over them, and every now and then a' very de cided jolt announces a marked difference between the elevation of two succeeding rails.' In some places the descent is so great that the wheels have to be locked; and in some places, again, the rails have sunk so far into the earth, that the wheels of the carriages touch the soil as they pass over it. The importance of this line is, however, so great, that it is impossible the Austrian Government should allow it to remain much longer in its present state of neglect." The 'cost of the Linz and Budweis railroad was originally I,7oo,ooo,flerins f ..or about,loo,ooo florins (not quite _10,0001.) a mile. It has "only one pair of rails, but at certain distances arrangements are made to enable two trains to pass each other. The car riages are not drawn by steam, but by horses, and one horse, it is calculated, can draw upon the rail road, with ease, seven times the weight which it would ,be possible for him to draw upon a common road. At Leopoldschlag, its highest point, the railroad reaches an elevation of 2,000 feet above the level of the sea, and 1,000 feet above the plain of Budweis; there is, probably, no other railroad in the world that can boast of an equal ascent. - The Berlin-Stettin railroad, originally opened (on the 30th of July) only to Newstadt Eberswalde, has since been opened as far as Angermunde, being one half of the whole line. The present traffic affords but an imperfect criterion for estimating its eventual importance. It is only when the whole line has been opened, that merchants will be able to avail them selves of it, to any great extent, for the conveyance of goods. The small railroad between Hamburgh and Berge dorf continues to be used chiefly for holiday excur sions to the Bergedorf-wood. During the Sundays of October, the passengers were 5,046 ; during the rest Of the month 10,320. The Sunday traffic, conse quently, is about three times that of a working day. There seems now to be every probability, that this line will be continued to Berlin, and that this will be done without crossing over to the left side of the Elbe, which it was at first thought would be neces sary, in consequence of the hostility of the King of Denmark. That Sovereign, it seems, has not only rbandoned his opposition, but has even expressed a aeadiness to contribute to the construction ; and as the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg has testified an equal readiness, the works, there is now little doubt, will in a very short time commence. The only ques tion still under discussion, we believe, is the extent to which the King of Prussia may be induced to gua rantee the dividends. It is generally understood that he is willing to guarantee a dividend of 34 per cent. for one-half of the line, being that portion of it which traverses his own dominions. It is not likely, how ever, that the Company will ever call upon his Ma jesty for any pecuniary assistance to make up the in terest on the capital. Almost the whole of the country between Berlin and Hamburgh is an unbroken level, and no railroad of equal length has ever yet been built, where so few natural difficulties had to be over come. The estimates have already been made, from which it appears that the cost of the whole line will not exceed eight millions of Prussian dollars, and it is but justice to Mr. Lindley, the engineer of the Hamburgh- Bergedorf Railroad, to add, that the expense of its construction was not found to exceed the original estimate. In our next report we hope to hare it in our power to afford more definite information respect ing this railroad, than which there is none likely to be of greater interest to the British public. The Austrian Government manifests at present great zeal in the cause. The Vienna-Raab railroad will certainly be continued to Trieste, although it seems not yet to have been decided in what way the mountains are to be passed. Vienna will also soon be united by one railroad with Prague, and by another, over Breslau, with Vienna. The Berlin and Frankfort railroad was formally opened on the 22d of October, but the trains had been running upon it for several weeks previously, the formal opening having been delayed, in the hope of its being honoured by the presence of Royalty. The ab surdity of such a state of things became too mani fest, and the Directors were at length obliged to de clare their railroad open, without waiting any longer for the King.--Chronicle. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—The Earl of Northesk will shortly be united to Miss Elliot, the eldest daugh ter of the Hon. Admiral Elliot, and niece to the Earl o Minto. RAILWAYS. We take the following statement regaiding the length of railways in this country, and the capital expended in their formation, from a pamphlet recently published by Pelham Richardson, entitled, " Rail ways, their Uses and Managements :" " The number of miles of railroad amount to 1,8601, at a cost of 58,149,1591., being on an average about 31,2461. per mile. With 12 acres of land to a mile, there will be 22,332 acres of land formed into new roads, which, at 4001. an acre, would have paid 8,932,8001. If we suppose 100,000 cubic yards of earth-work per mile, this would give 166,100 cubic yards of earth moved in their construction, and if we allow the cost per yard to be ls., 9,305,0001. will have been expended in manual labour, but the 1r ,ba bility is, that the earthwork averages nearer 150,000 cubic yards a mile, and at Is. per cubic yard for moving it, would give 279,150,000 cubic yards, and 13,957,5001. Suppose the weight of the rails to ave rage 561bs. per yard, some being lighter and some heaver, reaching to 751b5., and taking off sets and sta tioas, to make all the lines as having a double set of rails, and allow the average cost to be 10/. 10s. per ton, 13,101,440 yards of railway would give 327,536 tons of rails, costing 3,439,218/., besides sleepers, blocks, chairs and pins, turn-plates, &c. There are also the viaducts, bridges, stations, and works of all descriptions ; warehouses, inclined planes, &c. All these materials and labour are, with the .exception of some of the timber, home produce. The number of locomotive engines may equal in number, perhaps, 970, which, with their tenders, must have cost at least 145,5001.; and when we look at this beautiful piece of machinery, and see that power, equal to 70 and 80 horses, is einbowelled in so small a compass, fitted with a delicacy and neatness more resembling a watch than could have been expected from a draft of such power, we must admit that some capital may fairly have been sunk in the invention, construction, and perfection of such a piece of mechanism. Again, there are the carriages of all classes, giving employ ment to an immense variety of persons, and which must have cost not less than 2,000,0001., besides trucks, horse carriages, sheep and cattle pens, &c. These machines carry yearly upwards of 15,000,000 persona, besides goods, coals, stock, horses, carriages, letters, and parcels ; and through these means, wherever rail ways exist, distance is reduced at least one-half, the cost of travelling much reduced, and the comfort in creased a thousand fold." SPAIN. MADRID, DEC. 11.—The official accounts from Bar celona, published in the Gazette this morning, are of the 7th instant. The city enjoyed that kind of thin quillity which defeat and necessity produce amongst a coerced mob—and which decision and energy on the part of the Government can preserve. Barcelona indeed can be kept quiet; but the degree of provin cialism manifested on this occasion by theßarcelonese indicates clearly that this can only be effected by a combination of judicious and rigorous measures. The cry of " death to the Castilians," heard pretty gene rally in the streets bf Barcelona on the loth and 16th ultimo, should not be lost on the central Government of Spain. To leave arms in the hands of the lower orders of the population of that city would be mad ness. Fifteen thousand muskets, we are told, were accordingly already taken from the insurgents. It being supposed that there were still out five or six other thousands, twenty-four hours more were given for their delivery. The houses shut up and suspected of containing arms were also to be opened and searched in the presence of the Magistrates in their respective districts. Of course, for some time at least, a national guard will be dispensed with in Barcelona, and the garrison be kept by troops of the line alone. Down to the date of our latest news, no executions had taken place. Military tribunals, however, had been appointed, both for the trial of the officers of the army who had surrendered, and the prisoners made on the surrender of the place. That which has been talked of as news here for the last few days would be better called lies. Reports, for example, of a change of Ministry, and the exile of the Infante, cried about the streets in all shapes and forms, come properly under this head. The trash written in all the opposition journals, too, about our ships having fired upon Barcelona, and laving sup plied Montjuich with shells for the destruction of the cotton manufactories in the city, is all fal se , an d de signedly inserted to injure the British name and cha racter here. These falsehoods, though most mali ciously intended, cannot fail to recoil upon the authors of them, and the parties who pay for their publication. From the provinces the news continues to be most satisfactory. With a few exceptions, the municipal elections will have gone in favour of the Govern ment and of public tranquillity. The old majority of the Congress, or as it is now • called the mi nor ity, i s actively employed in preparing for a new election, in the event of that measure becoming necessary. Fives Active 26k cash yesterday. ROYAL MILI'iARY ACADEMY. Woomvicir, DEc. 19.—Lieutenant-General Lord Bloomfield, G.C.B. and G.C.H., arrived at the garri son on Thursday evening from Ireland, for the pur pose of being present at the half-yearly examination of the students at the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich. At precisely ten o'clock on Fritjay morning the whole of the gentlemen cadets connected with the institution assembled under arms on the parade-ground in front of the Royal Military Aca demy, and marched - past, at slow and quick time, the officers composing th e B oar d of Examination, amongst whom were obser ve d Lieut.-General Lord - Bloomfield, G.C.B. and G.G.H. ; Lieutenant-General Sir F. W. Mulcaster, K.C.H., Inspector-General of Fortifications ; Colonel Paterson and Colonel Lacy, Royal Artillery ; Colonel Sir George Hoste , C. 8., Royal Engineers; Brigadier -Major Cuppage, of the Royal Artillery ; and Brigadier-Major Sandhaw, of the Royal Engineers, with the various officers at tached to the institution, and others belonging to the garrison. The examination lasted until four o'clock P.M., with only a short intermission, and the following sixteen - gentlemen cadets were examined'for.commissions : -1. Frederick H. Rich - 9.-- Frederick C. Standish 2. Alexander C. Gleig . 10: George T. Field 3. Francis R. Chesney 11. David. M.. Fraser 4. Thomas A. L. Murray 12. Horace P. Newton • . 5. George H. Vesey 13. Arthur C. Pigou 6. Hon. W. C. Yelverton 14. Charles Frye 7. Richard Gregory 15. Charles J. Strange 8. Edward B. Hamley 16. James D. Telfer. It appears to be not only indispensable that the gentlemen cadets should be proficient in their studies to entitle them to commissions in the Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers, but their conduct must also be of the most satisfactory nature during the period they have been studying at the Academy, In consequence of some deficiency in that respect during the last six months' duty at the Royal Arsenal, the abovenamed gentlemen cadets have been placed in the same posi tion as those examined previous to the Christmas vacation last year, and will have to remain at their studies until the Master-General is pleased to relieve them on receiving a satisfactory report of their exem plary conduct. Twenty-on e gentlemen cadets - have passed their examination for admittance to the first class studying at the Royal Arsenal, and will assemble at that branch of the institution after the vacation. Twenty-eight have been examined from private aca demies and found so proficient as to be admitted to study at the Royal Military Academy, and five have found after twelve months' trial that the studies are greater than they have been able to accomplish in a satisfactory manner, and c onsequen tl y h ave no tifi e d that they will not return after the vacation, and others will be examined on the opening of the academy to fill up the requisite number to be instructed at the institution. ATTEMPTED MURDER BY A SOLDIER.-It will be remembered that a General Court-martial assembled at Chatham in the month of October last, for the trial of private Robert Onn, alias J ames Brown, of in th e yard of a pub lic-house called the King' s H ead, at Wye, in the the 80th Regiment , for h avin g , county of Kent, on or about the 3d o f Jey, 1841, fired a musket, loaded with Powd er and ball, at Lance Corporal Allen , of the 80 th Regiment , wit h intent to murder or do him some grievous bodily harm ; for having deser ted fro m the depot of his corps at Wye, a s aforesaid, on o r a b ou t the 3d of July, 1841, and continuing in a s t a t e of desertion back to Chat hamfm ro t b h y e 80th Regiment brought i ß lit e a g r i y m e e s n e t o u r rl oiior about the 14th of September, 1842 ; and for having, w hi lst in a state of as stated in the 73d Regiment. The sdeecsoenrtdiocbanfrrgome, ethnleistBeodthintßootghiement, Court found the prisoner guilty of the several charges preferred against him, and sentenced him to be trans ported for the term of his natural life. Her Majesty having approved the finding and sentence of the Court, the same was rea d p ublicl y yesterday, apd the prisoner was conveyed un der es cort to the hulks of the dockyard. M At the Court of Ass izes for the Herault, held at ontpellier, a man n amed P omarede, after a tria l which lasted thirteen days, was on the 7th inst. fand guilty by the Jury of arson, 19 highway robberies, 31 attempts to commit other robberies, two actual murders, and five attempts to commit murder ! and the Court pronounce d the awfulsentence of, death upon him. The exec ution is or dered to take plac e at Pezenas, at and near w hich p la ce the chief of these numerous crimes were committed. During the de livery of his sentence the prisoner was dreadfully agitated, but endeavoured to conceal his emotion as much as possible by keeping his hand over his face.— ,French Paper. BRUNSWICK, DEC. 11.— The Assembly of the Es tates adjourned the day before yesterday to the 10th o assented to the pro lof nett month, nz e at i 0 n for one having yea previously r ofthe convention with Hanover and Olbenburg, for the continuance of the districts of I the Harz and the Weser in the Customs Union. ASSESSORS AND COLLECTORS OF THE PUBLIC TAXES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SU.N. SIR,—If one of your legal friends and occasional correspondents would be pleased to favour your readers with the law on the subject of the appointment of assessors and collectors of the public taxes he would confer a great obligation. I am not able at this time to make reference to that point, but my impression is, that if a party who has been agreed upon in public vestry be tendered to the Commissioners of Taxes, with parties prepared to enter into security on his behalf, that the Commis sioners are bound to accept such person; but, in case of such default on the part of the parish, the Commis sioners may appoint parties either with or without security, the whole parish being liable to any default, in case no security be given. In the:spring of the year, I believe, the Commis sioners have a preliminary meeting, at which their clerk is ordered to issue a precept to the Churchwardens and Overseers of the poor, to return proper persons as as sessors and collectors for the year ensuing; by some juggle or other, these precepts are too often delivered to the old assessors and collectors, to be given to the Churchwardens and Overseers, but which are in a vast many instances surreptitiously withheld, so that the old ones actually return themselves, and by this means get re-appointed. There is one point which I would wish to point out as objectionable beyond mea sure, which is the appointment of the same parties as assessors and collectors ; this must be evident to any parties who consider that the collectors are paid a per centage, therefore, if the assessor can surcharge parties' returns, he insures himself an increased poundage. Parishioners are liable to serve the offices of Church warden, Overseer of the Poor, Surveyor of the High ways, and constable, without any pay or remunera tion, and, I believe the office of Collector of the Taxes is almost the only one a parishioner is compellable to take that has any emolument attached to it ; there fore, I think it would be fair and reasonable for the parishioners in vestry to agree that the outgoing Overseers of the Poor should be the Collectors of the Taxes for the year ensuing, if they choose to under take the office, and give proper security, and not to allow one ,individual to monopolise a yearly office, being the only beneficial one.—l am, Sir, yours, &c., Dec. 16, 1842. JUSTICE. seirtrr of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. GLOBE.—The controversies and quarrels which have disturbed, and, indeed, fearfully shaken, the " compact" and " impregnable " Tory party the same which installed Sir R. Peel in power, have been most dire on questions of domestic policy. The Premier's Corn-law and Tariff have thrown the agriculturists into " sixes-and-sevens." Their representatives are endeavouring to flounder out of the difficulties in which they find themselves involved by the unlooked-for proceedings of the Government. Explanations, which satisfy no one, are attempted; and apologies, which inspire contempt for their contradictions, are stammered out by Ho nourable Members, who evidently feel that they have been induced to violate every pledge, and to falsify every promise, on the faith of which the constituencies were induced to elect them. These promises and pledges they made in the firm belief that Sir R. Peel, on whom they pinned their faith, would propose the measures to which they had committed themselves to their consti tuents. To their consternation they heard him pro pound measures of a nature and tendency diametri cally opposite to those they had predicated from his former speeches and professions. They were com pelled to " eat the leek " they had " mocked " to unsay by their votes in Parliament all they had pro mised and vowed at the hustings but a few short months before—to proclaim themselves to their constituents, and to the country at large, as political weathercocks—to be impaled on the columns of the Post, with their characters and crimes inscribed over their heads--" Political Apostates"— " Deserters from the standard to which they pledged fidelity." Such is the degradation to which Sir R. Peel has consigned his supporters ! Such is the ig nominy to which, for the sake of office, he has con sented to reduce himself ! That such a Government will he able to maintain itself in office—dependent, as it is, on the precarious, because the constrained, support of a large proportion of its professed adherents in Parliament, and amid the scorn and contempt, mingled with distrust, of former friends, as well as open and avowed enemies— would be something so new and strange in a country in which the Government, to be strong and permanent, must be based on public opi nion, there is no reason to conclude. The Govern ment of Sir Robert Peel will not, certainly, supply the monstrous precedent. By what particular mea sure the present Government is doomed to fall, it would be presumptuous to attempt a prediction. That it has within itself the elements of dissolution, is certain. The House of Commons that was returned to support the Government in its re sistance of the changes which were proposed by its predeces!ors, is disorganized in opinion, and will soon become feeble in support of the Ministers who, by the adoption of, those very measures which were re pudiated by them when in opposition, have proposed the startling problem for solution, whether a Govern ment can maintain itself in office from which public respect and confidence is withdrawn ; or—which amounts to the same—whether a Cabinet which upset a Ministry by perseveringly denouncing the policy it pursued, as dangerous to the country, can retain office upon the credit of those very measures it for merly denounced, and which, by intrigue and.faction, it managed to obstruct and defeat? STANDARD.—The journals of the Anti-Corn law League found a strange charge against Sir Ro bert Peel's Government upon the article of the Quar terly Review, to which we have lately referred. The article, they say, is little more than a transcript from a brief, prepared for the law officers of the Crown, in contemplation of a prosecution of the Leaguers upon a charge of high treason ; insinuating that the material allegations in this brief have been collected by spies.' , Now to, this it is 'obvious: to ; reply. that if the Review makes out, as we indeed acknowledge it does, a case of treasonable clesigti on the part of the Leaguers, the evidence upon which that case rests has all been furnished by the Leaguers themselves. The Reviewer • never once pretends to secret information, or alleges anything upon testi mony not open to the whole world. He merely quotes the public speeches, addresses, and sermons of the League, and the public acts of its members ; the trace of a spy cannot be found in the whole mass of evidence. Whether it was ever contem plated to proceed by a criminal prosecution, or whether it is now intended to proceed against the conspirators, must remain an official secret; but if any such intention existed or exists, it is plain that a proceeding open and above board is the only one the Leaguers have to apprehend. In the whole course of his official life Sir Robert Peel never em ployed a spy or a traitor, and we trust he never will employ one. Let him retain this not the least honourable of his distinctions. It is, perhaps, not surprising that the apologists of the League feel shocked and alarmed by the, mass of treasonable matter collected by the Quarterly Reviewer, and that they conclude that no one but a lawyer could have employed the diligence to collect so much proof, or exercised the skill to marshal it so effectively—but their inference is not a necessary one. Any , man of equal ability, using equal industry , and devoting him self to the painful . task, could make a similar collec tion from.,the affluence of the crimes of the League during the last two years. In fact, the Quarterly Re viewer has scarcely printed anyth in g which was not previously printed in theifforning Chronicle, the Anti- Bread Tax Circular, the Globe, &c. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. FROM TILE MORNING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. POST.—The English Funds were again compara tively flat in the early part of the day. Consols were done, for the opening, at 93k. The depression was ascribed to a fall of 4- per Cent. in French Rentes at the Paris Bourse, caused by the anti-British feeling, as it was 'considered, exhibited by the Government of France on the occasions of the late troubles at Bar celona. No other cause has been named for the momentary decline in our Government securities, nor is this to be regarded as a legitimate one, as there can be little fear of the amicable relations of France and England being disturbed by extraneous events of the nature of that referred to under the present organization of the ,Cabinets Ed the two Powers. The honour conferred upon the Barce lona Consul may have been deemed but an in adequate consideration for the odium the individual has encountered, and the risks he has run, in uphold ing the interests of France. His house was made an especial object of attack on the part of Espar tero's battering forces. Numerous shells, and other missiles, were thrown into the Consul's court yard during the bombardment, so that his life was seriously imperilled. Were it on this ground alone that the dignity alluded to was bestowed the pro ceeding would seem to be no more than a natural and proper one. The Consul, is, however, charged by the opponents of his Government with having taken a leading part in the late movements at Bar celona, as a fomenter and abettor of the insurrection ; and, assuming that it is on this special account he has been placed in the ranks of the Legion of Ho nour, the circumstance is construed to have a direct political bearing, as directed against the commerce and influence of this country. The affair is, how ever, viewed very differently in the two capitals. The fall in Stock at Paris is really an important one, while, in our own market, it was limited at the most to * per cent.; and even that trifling retrogradation was but of short continuance, the quotations by the close of business having recovered themselves com- I pletely, or as nearly So as possible. TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. [The Gazette of last evening contains a notice from the Speaker that he intends to issue his warrant for the election of a Member to serve in Parliament for the northern division of the county of Salop, in the room of Sir Rowland Hill, Bart., called to the Upper House.] WAR-OFFICE, DEC. 20, 1842. 7th Regiment of Foot—Ensign T. L. Mayne, from the 25th Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Bishton, ivhd retires, Dec. 20. 10th Foot—Lieutenant H. E. London, to be Adju tant, vice Garrock, promoted, Nov. 25. 12th Foot—Ensign J. H. Carige, from the 81st Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Duff, promoted, Dec. 20. 25th Foot—R. Smith, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Mayne, promoted in the 7th Foot, Dec. 20. 33d Foot—Bosign H. C. Fitz Gerald to be Lieute nant, without purchase, vice Stuart, deceased, Dec. 9 ; Ensign F. J. W. Knollys to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Fitz Gerald, whose promotion, by purchase, has been cancelled, Dec. 20. 49th Foot—Lieutenant J. Heatly to be Adjutant, vice Browne, promoted, Aug. 20. 50th Foot—Captain C. W. James, from the 67th Foot, to be Captain, vice Murray, who exchanges, Dec. 20 ; Lieutenant T. Crowe, from the 86th Foot, to be Adju tant and Lieutenant, vice Waddy,promoted, Oct. 1. 60th Foot—Lieutenant E. M. Love to be Captain, by purchase, vice Austin, who retires ; Second Lieutenant H. Robinson to be First Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Love ; J. Bailie, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Robinson, Dec. 20. 64th Foot—Lieut. W. H. Carter, from the 98th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Smyth, who exchanges, Dec. 20. 67th Foot—Captain S. H. Murray, from the 50th Foot, to be Captain, vice James, who exchanges, Dec. 20. 71st Foot—Lieut. W. Hope to be Adjutant, vice Whittingham, who resigns the Adjutantcy only, Dec. 20. 76th Foot—Lieut. C. S. S. Evans to be Captain by purchase, vice Carey, who retires; Ensign C. O'Donoghue to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Evans ; C. J. B. Plestow, Gentleman, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice O'Donoghue, Dec. 20. 81st Foot—W. Splaine, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Carige, promoted to the 12th Foot, Dec. 20. 95th Foot—W. it Maxwell, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Carew, promoted, Dec. 20. 98th Foot—Lieut. X. D. Smith, from the 64th Foot, to be Lieut., vice Carter, who exchanges, Dec. 20. MEMORANDUM.--The Christian names of Captain Sibley, of the 62d Foot, are Charles. William. The Christian names of Ensign Campbell, of the 49th Foot, are John Ball. WHITEHALL, DEC. 12. The Lord Chancellor has appointed James Gilbard, jun., of Devonport, in the county of Devon, Gent., to he a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. WHITEHALL, DEC. 16. The Lord Chancellor has appointed William Henry Wall, of Tunbridge Wells, in the county of Kent, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinaryin the High Court of Chan cery. The Lord Chancellor has also appointed John Stal lard, of the city of Worcester, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery, The following places have been duly registered for solemnizing marriages therein, pursuant to the Act of the 6th and 7th William IV., cap. 85 : General Baptist Chapel, Crowle, Lincolnshire. Baptist Chapel, Paulton, Somersetshire. Wesleyan Chapel, Wedmore, Somersetshire. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. STUART RAY, bookbinder, Diike-street, St. James's. BANKRUPTS. WILLIAM BUTLER, licensed victualler, Holborn-hill, to surrender, Dec. 30, at half-past one, and Feb. 3, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. Alsager, Birchin-lane, official assignee ; Staniland and Long, Bouverie-street, Fleet-street. DANIEL MATTHEWS, victualler, Pendleton, Lan cashire, Jan. 4, and Feb. 1, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court of Bankruptcy. Fraser, Manchester, official assignee ; Chapman and Roberts, Manchester ; Chester and Toulmin, Staple-inn, London. ROBERT PERCIVAL, innkeeper, Bishop's Stort ford, Hertfordshire, Dec. 29 and Jan. 30, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. Graham, official assignee, Basi ngh all- street ; Loughborough, Austin-friars. JOSEPH JAMES DELL, wine and spirit merchant, Strand, Jan. 3, at eleven, and Feb. 1, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. Lackington, official assignee, Coleman-street-buildings; Dale, Furnival's Inn. WILLIAM ASHCROFT, cooper, Arbour-street, Commercial-road, Middlesex,_ Dec. 27,_ and Jan. 27, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. Gibson, official assignee, Basing - half-street ; Norris, Allen, and Simpson, Bartlett's-buildings. JOHN DUNCAN, cloth merchant, Lombard-street, City, Dec. 27, and Jan. 27, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy, Basinghall-street. Green, official assignee, Al dermanbury ; Richardson, Smith, and Jones, Golden square. WILLIAM WASHINGTON MANSELL, bill broker, Alfred-place, Bedford-square, Jan. 6, at ten, and Feb. 10, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basing hall-street. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall street ; Ashurst, Cheapside. AUGUSTUS DIETRICH BROKOVSKI, ship chandler, High-street, \Yapping, Dec. 30, at eleven, and Feb. 1, at two, at the Court of - Bankruptcy, Basinghall street. Lackington, Coleman-street-buildings, official assignee ; Lindsay and Mason, Cateaton-street. WILLIAM WEBB, ironmonger, Liverpool, Jan. 6, at one, and Feb. 14, at eleven, at the Liverpool Dis trict Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Liverpool ; Frodsham, Liverpool ; Gregory, Faulkner, Gregory, and Bourdillon, Bedford-row, London. WILLIAM WRIGHT, baker, Burslem, Staffordshire, Jan. 2, at two, and Jan. 23, at half-past eleven, at the Birmingham District Court of _Bankruptcy. T. Bittic ston, otlitAal assignee, 13irmingliiiiir; J. and W. Ward, Burslem. NOTICES OF BANKRUPTCY. JAMES FLETCHER, grocer, Hulme, Manchester. ISAAC DICK, pattern-designer, Manchester. SAMUEL WILLIAM TURNER, attorney-at-law, Bank-street, Sheffield. JOHN HEY, worsted manufacturer, Bradford, York shire. EDWARD LOWE, tailor, South Lynn, Norfolk. JOHN WHITE, butcher, Kempston, Bedfordshire. CHARLES BESLY, clerk in her Nlajesty's dockyard, St. Andrew, Devonshire. WALTER CALVERLEY TREVELYAN, gentle man, Topsham, Devonshire. THOMAS HIGGS, stage-coach driver, Bexley, Kent. WILLIAM BILLIN, cattle•dealer, Cochrane-terrace, Marylebone. JOSEPH NEWSOM, licenced victualler, Leeds. ROBERT EDWARD DRAKE, farmer, Faggoter's farm, High Lever, Essex. JOSEPH ROBERTS, fishmonger, Glotteggper-place, Hackney-road, Middlesex. - - MICHAEL LEECH, innkeeper, Huddersfield. JOHN MELLOR, woollen cloth manufacturer, Hud derAeld. WILLIAM BROOKS, attorney-atilaw, South-end green, Middlesex. WILLIAM GAWTHORP, commercial traveller, Lad-lane, London. ISAAC JOHN KITCHIN, stable-keeper, Middle Chenies-mews, Bedford-square. SACKVILLE FREDERICK GWYNNE, coach proprietor, Park-place, Regent's-park. JOHN LILLEY, artist, Newman-street, Oxford street- PHILIP HENRY BISHOP, surgeon, Leeds. THOMAS RICHMOND, coal meter, Stepney-green. JOHN DAWSON, tailor, Huddersfield. BARNABAS BUSHELL, horse dealer, Harrison street, Grey's Inn-road. ELIZABETH BROCHARD, widow, Gloucester place, St. Pancras. JO HN WEBSTER, shopkeeper, Swan-green, Bow ling, Yorkshire. WILLIAM SAUNDERS, beer-seller, West Hendred, Berkshire. THOMAS LYNCH, licensed victualler, Manchester. JAMES SCOTT, linen-draper, New Cross-road, Deptford. CHARLES MORRIS RING, jun., attorney, Old Ford-road, Bow. DANIED BANFIELD HICKIE, schoolmaster, Hawkshead. CHARLES GOUGH, attorney-at-law, Upper Sey mour-street, St. Pancras. EDWARD FOX, Sheffield. iII:NRY ANDREWS TAYLOR, artist, Halton, Yorksliik•e• JOHN TASKER, tailor, Huddersfield. r , schoolmaster, keepe r , o Doncaster. a Newst er. JOHN GARFORTIL co mmission agent, Halifax. JOHN WOM'ACE, ieur)G,aEb ,1 e ROBERT PARIZY town, Montgomeryshio . JOHN COOPER, farLner, Sc holes, Yorkshire. THOMAS PRESTON, civil engineer, Lower George street, Sloane-square, Chelsea. DANIEL HOPKIN SON, coachman, Masbro', Rother ham, Yorkshire. JOHN SHACKELL, attorney's clerk, Hackney. JOHN EDWIN PIPER, chemist, Watney-street, Commercial-road. THOMAS MOORE, licensed victualler, Carrington, Cheshire. THOMAS JORDAN, auctioneer, Birmingham. SAMUEL DAVIES, labourer, Wem, Shropshire. SECOND NOTICES. RICHARD BRINNEN, butcher, Sheffield, to be examined Jan. 14, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court of Bankruptcy. Hope, official assignee, Leeds. WILLIAM BANAS, carpenter, York, Jan. 14, at twelve, at the Leeds Court of Bankruptcy. Hope, official assignee, Leeds. SAMUEL BARKER, worsted manufacturer , Brad ford, York, Jan. 10, at one, at the Leeds District Court of Bankruptcy. Fearne, official assignee, Leeds. JAMBS EVANS, grocer, Sheffield, Jan. 16, at ten, at the Leeds District Court of Bankruptcy. Pope, official assigne?, Leeds. SIMON SPRAY, lace maker, Bloomsgrove, Notting hamshire, Jan. 5, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court of Bankruptcy. Hope, official assignee, Leeds. JOHN WATSON, butcher, Sheffield, Jan. 2, at twelve, at the Leeds District Court of Bankruptcy. Hope, official assignee, Leeds. SAMUEL. GILLOTT, butcher, Sheffield, Jan. 2, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court ofßankruptcy. Hope, official assignee, Leeits. GEORGE PARKER, fork-maker, Ecclesfield, York shire, Jan. 12, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court of Bankruptcy. Hope, official assignee, Leeds. JOHN FIELD, licensed-victualler, Exeter, Dec. 27, at two, at the Exeter District Court of Bankruptcy. Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter. WILLIAM SMITH, commission agent, Rutland street, Stepney, Jan. 17, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. Al;eger, official assignee, Birchin-lane. SAMUEL EDWARD KETTLE NICKLIN, inn , keeper, L e amington Prior, Warwickshire) "D' 4 ,at half-past twelve, at the Birmingham District Bankruptcy. Wh;t nore, official assignee. ) WILLIAM WRIGLEY, book-keep er , 3 Dec. 28, at one, at the Manchester District I ankruptcy. - Fraser, official assignee, Mancht. JOSEPH RUFFLES, labourer, Garsington, shire, Jan. 17, at two, at the Court of Bankrup _ , singhall-street. Alsager, official assignee, Birchiii4 ane , JAMES SAMUEL, jobbing gardener, Upper-town, Essex, J: n. 17, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. Whitmore, official assignee, Basing halt-street. GEORGE TAYLOR, builder, Bury-street, Blooms bury, Jan. 13, at one, at the Court of Bankruytig, 33a- singhall-street. Alsager, official assignee, Birchin-lime. JOHN REGAN, Dean-street, Soho, Jan. 10, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. Pennell, official assignee. CHARLES EDWARD CASTELL, egg-merchant, Tottenham-court-rod, Jan. 10, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall- s treet. Belcher, official assignee. HENRY HUDSON BOOTH, millwright, York, Jan. 10, at eleven, at the Leeds District Qourt of Bankruptcy. Hope o ffi cial assignee, L ee d s . JAMES: BOOTH, engineer, Saint George, Yorkshire, Jan. 9, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court of Bank. ruptcy. Hope, official assignee, Leeds. WILLIAM PRESTON WOOD, pig jobber, York, Jan. 9, at twelve, at the Leeds District Court of Bank ruptcy. Hope, official assignee, Leeds. FREDERICK WILLIAM NAYLOR BAYLEY, author, Bell's-buildings, Salisbury. square, Fleet -street, Dec. 28, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall street. Lackington, official assignee. GEORGE ROLFE, jun., linen draper, Providence=‘ place, Kentish-town, Dec. 30,:at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall street. Whitmore, official assignee. JOSEPH EPWORTH, cutler, Sheffield, Jan. 16, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court of Bankruptcy. Hope, official assignee, Leeds. MOSES BOLTON, weaver, Halifix, Jan. 9, at twelve, at the Leeds District Court of Bankrupt?y. Fearne, 'official assignee, Leeds. JOSEPH SCHOLEFIELD, patten maker, Bradford, Yorkshire, Jan. 9, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court of Bankruptcy. Fearne, official assignee, Leeds. WILLIAM MERRITT, pin maker, Minehinhamp. ton, Gloucestershire, Jan. 9, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court of Bankruptcy. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol. THOMAS STEAD, cloth-manufacturer, Bromley, Yorkshire, Jan. 23, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court of Bankruntcy. Freeman, Mill-hill, Leeds, official assignee. THOMAS BAXTER, woollen cloth-manufacturer, Altnondbury, Yorkshire, Jan. 14, at twelve, at the Leeds District Court of Bankruptcy. Hope, official assignee, Leeds. JOHN BLACK, brewer, Leeds, Jan. 21, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court of Bankruptcy, Fearne, official assignee, Leeds. GEORGE ANDERSON, licensed victualler, -York, Jan. 13, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court of Bet*, ruptcy. Hope, official assignee, Leeds. SAMUEL WELLS, baker, Birmingham, Jan. 4, at one, at the Birmingham District Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee. JAMES USHER, fruiterer, Birmingham, Jan. 4, at half-past one, at the Birmingham District Court of Bankruptcy. Bittleson, official assio-nee. JOHN HORS'MAN, cloth maker, Bramley, York shire, Jan. 14, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court of Bankruptcy. Hope, official assignee, Leeds. RICHARD CARLTON, retailer of beer, Old Bas ford, Nottinghamshire, Jan. 9, at eleven, at the Leeds' District Court of Bankruptcy. Hope, official assignee, Leeds. EBENEZER RICIJARDSON, mechanic, Sheffield, Jan. 3, at one, at the Leeds District' Court of Bank ruptcy. Hope, official assignee, Leeds. SEPTIMUS GODBEHERE, tool forger, Sheffield, Jan. 5, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court of Bank ruptcy. Hope, official assignee, Leads. HENRY PASHLEY, calf-skin dealer, Sheffield, Jan. 6, at twelve, at the Leeds District of .Bankruptcy. Hope, official assignee, Leeds. THOMAS SMEDLEY, brick and tile maker, York shire, Jai,. 5, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court of Bankruptcy. Hope, official assignee, Leeds. WILLIAM SKINNER, spring knife cutter, Sheffield, Jar:. 6, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court of Bank ruptcy. Freeman, o ffi cial assignee, Leeds. JOHN KNOWLES, gardener, Sheffield, Jan. 6, at twelve, at the Leeds District Court of Bankruptcy. Hope, official' assignee, Leeds. THOMAS WHALEY, table knife manufacturer, Jan. 5, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court of Bank ruptcy. Hope, official assignee, Leeds. DIVIDENDS' At the Court of Bankruptcy, Easing:hall-street. H. C. Carter, carpenter, Hammersmith, Jan. 17, at one— R.. H. C. Hunt and E. 0. Smith, merchants, Old Broad-street, Jan. 10, at two—H. Gouger, merchant, Great Winchester-street, Jan. 13, at half-past twelve— C. Boldero, E. G. Boldero, Sir H. Lushington,k!rt., and 11. Boldero, bankers, Cornhill, Jan. 10, at twelve=-41. F. Delamain, wine merchant, St. Mary-at-Hill, Jan. 11,-at half-past one—C. Strutton, timber merchant, Nine-elms, Jan. 13, at half-past eleven—l. Forth, hatter, Castle street, Southwark, Jan. 11, at two. In the Country. . . J. S. Aird, cattle salesman, EasE Herrington, Durham, Jan. 1.1, at eleven, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court of Bankruptcy. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. W. Haskayne, ship chandler, Liverpool, Jan. 10—J. and G. 11. Fisher, Manchester warehousemen, Manches ter, Jan. 10—D. Dakeyne and T. Wanklyn, flax spin ners, Manchester, Jan. 10—W. Brocksopp, gro4r, High street, Southwark, Jan. 10—H. Castle, ship -owner Lucas-street, llotherhithe; Jan. 10—H. Nottage, build , Kingston-upon-Thames, Jan. io—J. Young, v ictualler, New-cut, Latubeth, Jan. 10—W. Items, shawl dealer, Liverpoel, Jan. 11—G. Biggs, coal merchant, Coal Ex. change, Lower Thames-street, Jan. 10—R. Keen, cheese factor, Old George-yard, Snowhill, City, Jan. 11—R. Field, corn merchant, Moreton-in. the-Marsh, Glouces tershire, Jan. 10—A. Applegath, silk printer, Crayford, Kent, Jan. 10—M.Danks, carpet warehouseman, Hatton garden, Jan. 10.—J. Goodered, sen., shell. fishmonger, Piccadilly, Jan. 10—E. M. Demaisse and H. T. Virooler, merchants, Bucklersbury, Jan. 10—J.'Vanderlyn, tailor, Hounsditch, Jan. 11—G. Walton. timber merchant, Kingsland-road, Jan. 19—J. H. Clark and 11. C. Farrow. wine merchants, King William-street, Jan. 12—D. Law son, woollen draper, Marylebone-street, Piccadilly, Jan. 25—J. Robins and C. Williams, carriers, London-Ivan, Jan. 19—J. B. and R. H. Barrett,manufacturers of ships controllers, Stepney, Jan. 11—S. Stockton, wine cooper, Lon..-yard, Lamb's Conduit-street, Jan.l7l--IFBoorwstierer: iron founder. Gateshead, Durham, Jan. 1 carpenter, Walsall, Staffordshire, Jan. 13—J. C. Raw ' den, wool merchant, Leeds, Jan. 12—T. Dixon, grocer, Leeds, Jan. 17—J. Sutcliffe, grocer Halifax ' Yorkshire, !Jan. 20—W. Milnes , w oolsta p ler, Leeds, Jan. 16—J. Jackson, earthenware, manufacturer, Burslem, Stafford shire, Jan. 11—J. C. Jackson, earthenware manufac turer. Burslem, Staffordshire, Jan. 11—G. D. Carey, hrt manufacturer, Basford, Nottinghamshire, Jan. 13—T. Todd, dealer in cotton goods, A: ancbester, Jan. 12—D. Holt, broker, Manchester, Jan. 20—J. and R. Bradbury, cotton spinners, Oldham, Lancashire, Jan. 13—J. Tom kinson, joiner, Newton, Manchester, Jan. 10. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. t —i ma n u f acturer s, aJi rt . . 1 ci3) ,ina gn Cooper, ide )1. v l. a W . LeedsdE l lr a jt a .o Hn d , a wine Snell, n r a d r m W. aVegs rreoregardshß earnst,s j , Robins on, s earthenware 'e.o ne hme Launceston, t rhr str: Corn- wall—M. Seabrook and D. Brown, jun., butchers, Har row-road, Paddington --S. Edelsten, P. Edelsten, and R; Edelsten, pin manufacturers, Warrington, Lancashire — C. Rymer and H. Bourne, attorneys, I'V olsinghamDurham—J. Humble, G. Metcalfe, A. Seymour, d. Seymour, W. Coulson, and W. J. Taylor, Wingate Iron Works, Durham (so far as regards G. Metcalfe, A. Sey mour, M. Seyrnonr, and W. Coulson) —T. G. Pierson and A. Sharpe, brick makers, Hitcbin, Hertfordshire—W. Taylor, sen., J. Doggett, and W. Taylor, jun., boot makers, Davies-street, Berkeley-square (so far as regards J. Dogget)—R. Curry, D. Ferguson, and J. Hogg, joiners, Newcastle-upon-Tyne—A. H. Henn and W. Cotton, coal merchants, Regent's Canal Basin, Limehouse —J. B. Colthurst, G. Colthurst, and E. Colthurst, malt sters, Bristol (so far as regards J. B. Colthurst)—J. Hampson and J. Heaton, joiners, Manchester—R. Brit ton and I. Woffindale, bricklayers, Leeds—C. J. Carr and A. Smith, engineers, Derby—J. Rainforth and R. T. Snape, surgeons, Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire—J. Riley and W. Shearman, Manchester —J. and R. Aked, printers, Keighley, Yorkshire —T. Fisher and R. Gibson, wholesale tea dealers, St. S w ithin's-lane--M. L. Wolfson and I. Samson, fancy trimming manufacturers, B oo th_ street, Spitalfields—J. Wood, and J. Wood, jun., attor neys, Woodbridge, Suffolk —E. Markland and R. White, chemists, Great Yarmouth —J. Gibson, R. Bell, G. Gib son, and W. M. Gibson—D. Smith and J. i hannister, coac h makers, Marlboroug h-street, Re g e nt - street — F. Hobson and S. Smiles, printers, Leeds-IV. Young and li. Proud, drapers, Sunderland—J. Sadd and W. H. Sil rester, jewellers, Ashley-street, St. John-street-road,r- G. and J. G. Downing, jewellers, New-street, Covent garden— W. Battye, C. Firth, and J. Battye, attorneys Birstal, Yorkshire (so far as regards W. Battye). SCOTCH SEQUIISTRATIONS. ROBERT DAVIESON, iron merchant, Dundee, Dec. 26 and Jan. 16, at one, at the British Hotel, Dundee. DAVID KELLY, JOHN DOULL, and JAMES CLARKE CRESPIN, quarriers, Caithness, Dec. 28 and Jan. 18, at twelve, at Leith's Inn, Wick. GEORGE HENDERSON, WILLIAM RICHARD HENDERSON, and GEORGE HENDERSON, jun., wool spinners, Largs, Ayrshire, Dec. 22 and Jan. 17, st twelve, at the King's Arms Inn, Ayr. JOHN SCOTLAND and WALTER WATSON, manufacturers, Dunfermline, Dec. 28 and Jan. 18, at welve, at Laidlaw's Spire Hotel, Dunfermline. HUGH RI rcinE, merchant, Saltcoats, Dec. 22 and an. 13, at one, at the Saracen's Head Inn, Saltcoats. ROBERT BROWN, painter, Edinburgh, Dec. 22 and Jan. 12, at two, at the Old Signe t Hall, Edinburgh. SERI( t 3 A CCIDENT.—YeSteI day, :mom four o'clock, as a coal waggon was passing along the Strand, it came in contact with the iron post at the eastern corner of Wellington-street, erected for the purpose of giving notice to passengers crossing the bridge. The post was broken to pieces, and, unfortunately, a part of it struck the poor sweeper at the crossing, and broke his leg. Mr. Mann, a surgeon, who was passing at the time, also received a severe contusion on the shout der. A game dealer in Thirsk, the other day, sent the bellman round the town, proclaiming the arrival of a lot of rabbits. as large ss Welsh ponies, from his pre serve on the Continent ! The town-crier, helping ottt the trick, concluded his oration with " God save the Queen, Sir Robert Pth e rest of the peel, myself, and Royal family !" - s u V ---,--:. ~ ..!b• \ 7 z1...r. - 7zke t • -41 ‘. 1 ') f •=2„ , •:: 174 ok , '.1 1 121 j. i. - : Ya S' At a re'