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it is said, been actually presented to the Minister, with an intimation that it would be repeated every four days until the contract was decided. We state this nearly in the terms used in letters from Madrid, which are written by parties generally aware of what was going on, yet the fact is hardly cre dible. If the proceeding, however, is correctly described, it was not likely in the new position the Spanish Ministry had assumed to answer the pur pose, but rather to confirm them in their views of the prudence of carrying their previous determination into effect, and to open the financial business of the country to the capitalists of Europe generally. As a proof of the extent to which the great quicksilver contract has engaged attention out of Spain, it may be mentioned that a couple of Scotch bankers were in the field, and had expressed their intention to make proposals, though they were too late in coming for ward, too distant, and too ignorant of Spanish politics, to have any prospect of success in so large an under taking. The agent for the London houses already adverted to had increased his first offer, and proposed to advance 1,000,000/. sterling in the first year, in money, and to keep one-fourth of the produce every year in Seville or Cadiz, to be sold to the Spanish merchants for America. Other proofs are afforded by these letters from Madrid of increasing confidence in the present Go vernment. Propositions had been submitted on be half of some English houses for carrying into exe cution the grand scheme of the improvement of the navigation of the Guadalquiver between Seville and Cordova, at present at a stand through the selfish op position of the people of Seville, who did not wish to see the produce of the interior brought into competi tion with them in the markets of Cadiz and London. Great hopes are now entertained of the carrying in to effect, commercial treaty with England speedily effect, and the late events in Barcelona, not then brought into operation, would tend to strengthen that feeling. In fact it becomes more evident every day, even to the Spaniards themselves, that this is the pivot upon which the restoration of the credit and the character of the country must turn. It may he interesting to the merchants to know that the Lords of the Treasury, in reply to a letter from the East India and China Association, request ing that on the return of the steamer which brought Major Malcolm from Nankin, she might carry back a bag of the merchants' letters, state that the Auck land steam ship immediately returned to China after landing the Major at Suez. The Committee of the Stock Exchange have this day issued a printed statement of the late proceedings which have taken place in regard to the issue of Mexican Bonds. The facts recapitulated and the documents contained in this statement have been already before the public under this head, so that it is unnecessary to print it at length. The whole con cludes with the following remarks : " The refusal of Messrs. De Lizardi and Co. to pub lish the numbers of the Mexican bonds actually in circulation precludes any further proceedings on the part of tilis Committee, beyond that of submitting to their, constituents a statement of the facts as they have occurred, and the result, which may be thus briefly stated : " The amount of new stock re- quired for the conversion of the old debt would apppear, according to the —d-ocu-' ments sent to Messrs. De Lizardi and Co. by the Spanish-American Bond- holders' Committee on the 24th of November, to be " The amount actually created Messrs. De Lizardi and Co. state to be.. £9,247,937 • 10,800,000 " Presenting an excess of . . £1,552,036 or of each denomination of about £776,000 , " The actual amount of Active stock in circulation is stated to be " So that the agents would appear to have still in their possession in Active about 145,500 " The actual amount of De ferred stock in circulation is stated to be be . . .. 4,615,600 " Of which, it would appear, the agents have still in their possession about .... 784,400 5,400,000 5,400,000 some part of which will still be required to complete the conversion of the old bonds. "'With these facts before them the stock Exchange and bondholders will judge for themselves how far the avowed issue of new bonds beyond the amount of old ones converted (which over-issue is stated to have taken place under the authority of the Mexican Government) is reconcileable with the decree of the Congress, and the Presid en t' s O r d er i n C ounc il , already referred to. The 19th article of the latter stipulates that—' The issue of new bonds shall be limited to the precise sum required to satisfy the amount of the old bonds, with arrears, &c., which shall be presented for conversion, so that there shall never be issued one new bond except to replace an old one. which latter is to be directly cancelled, and deposited in a place of safety, as provided for by the preceding article.' "Also, how far such over-issue can be reconciled with the certificate on each bond, bearing the signa ture of Messrs. de Lizardi and Co., that—' This bond is issued by us, in consideration of having received, for the purpose of conversion, bonds of the Mexican Government proceeding from the loans effected in London, or for interest due thereon, represented by deferred bonds and receipts, or dividend warrants (otherwise coupons), to the amount of /. ; one half of which sum is represented by the present bond, and one-half by a deferred bond, or land warrant, of this date.—London, the 30th day of Sept., 1837.' " The ]ate advices from Sydney bring the report of the local Directors of the British Colonial Bank and Loan Company, which expresses their satisfaction at the conduct of its affairs, and their surprise that securities such as the Scrip shares should have met with so little encouragement from the English capi talists. They are willing to believe that it was more the depression of monetary affairs, than any other cause, which so u n f avoura bl y influenced their re ception. The Company is represented as making considerable progress in business, at a remunerating profit. SCARCITY OF SILVER. A scarcity of silver coin forms matter of general and well-grounded complaint amongst the people of this neighbourhood at the present time, more especi ally amongst the mill-owners and the workpeople. It would appear that such is the dearth of silver, that it has been found necessary to pay two or three people together in a gross sum in gold, leaving them to ob tain change where and how they could. This, in a moral as well as pecuniary sense, has subjected the workpeople to the gravest disadvantages. Almost their only chance of obtaining change was offered by the ale-houses and beer-shops, where, in the first place, they were obEged to submit to a re duction from the standard value of the gold, whether light or not; and, secondly, they were ex• pected to spend a part of their earnings in ale or beer, by way of compensation to the landlord for the civility of providing them with change. Thus even those who have no disposition to drink are obliged to do so, whilst others who are prone to intemperance have an excellent pretext thrown in their way. It is utterly useless to attempt to ameliorate the general condition of the working man so long as he is beset with evils like this. It is one of a hundred which go to make up the sum of • his grievances. And yet the manufacturers themsemselves are not to blame in the matter. It would appear that their bankers have declared themselves unable to provide the requisite quantity of silver. But this excuse is inadmissible. Several large and influential manufacturers, sensible of the disadvantages at which their workpeople were placed by payments in gold, Tplied at once to th e Bank of England, and, having seen a letter from the Deputy-Governor to one of them, we have something like authority for saying that silver, to any amount, may be had at the Bank at a small per tentage to cover the cost of carriage. The gentleman to whom we have referred has already procured, in this way, two packages of silver coin, to the value respectively of 1,0001. and 1,500/. It is clear, therefore, that the banks can have no difficulty in procuring remittances —indeed, the letter of the Deputy-Governor expressly says so ; and we do venture to hope that advantage will be taken of our information. In attending to little matters of this kind, we shall effectually consult the interests of our humbler dependents, and so long as this can be done, with so little cost and trouble to ourselves, assuredly we ought not to be negligent or indifll:•rent.—Manchester Courier. SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY.—The works on the South Eastern Railway are going on at a rapid rate from the west of the Shakspeare Tunnel at Dover to Ashford. Great progress is making on the sea-wall, and the cliffs above the latter are being thrown down by small blasts thereby saving great labour. The Abbot's-cliff Tunnel is no ways behind ;it is hardly to be believed that so great a quantity of work could have been done there within the last three or four mo nths.—Maidstone Journal. MESMERIC OPERATION.—In addition to this extra ordinary feat in surgery (Mr. Ward's) we have to add that an operation took place in this parish. on the 19th of August, when a medical gentleman, to cure a contraction in the knee joint, put a female in a mes meric trance, and while she was in that state divided the hamstring muscles withoUt her being conscious of the circumsbnce ; and we are happy to add that the H individual now walks with facility. — ampshire Tele graph. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, Dec. 14. THE CORPORATION OF LUDLOW V. - This cause came on to be spoken to on the opening of the Court. The arguments have already been laid before the public. THE DEAN AND CHAPTER OF ELY V. BLISS The arguments in this appeal were resumed ; the defendants are very numerous, all being alike sub jected.to a claim for tithes on the part of the Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral Church of Ely. They also all alike put in a plea in bar of this claim, founded on the last Statute of Limitations, generally known as Lord Tenterden's Act. The arguments on the part of the defendants occupied the greater part of the day. VICE- CHANCELLORS' COURT, Dec. 14. (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.) YELD V. SIMPSON. This case, which has already occupied the Court two days, came on again for hearing this morning. Mr. Teed argued at considerable length on the part of the defendant, especially urging that the defendant should not be compelled to pay the large costs in curred in the suit by the plaintiffs having gone into documentary evidence of enormous extent, to prove facts which were admitted by the defendant, and which were not at all required to be proved in that manner. His HONOUR reserved his decision till he should have examined the evidence. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Dec. 14. (Guildhall Sittings at Nisi Prius before Lord DEN MAN and a London Common Jury.) JENNINGS V. WEAVER. This was an action brought by the plaintiff against defendant to recover damages for an alleged false im prisonment. The defendant pleaded a justification. Mr. Jervis, Mr. Humfrey, and Mr. Kerselma, ap peared for plaintiff, and Mr. Whately and Mr. Pea cock, for defendant. The defendant was a carrier at Croydon, and the plain tiff was an errand boy in his employ. On the 4th of March the defendant had given plaintiff into custody for hav ing obtained the sum of 6d. under false pretences, and plaintiff had been taken to the station-house and locked up all night. The next morning he was taken before a Magistrate ; on that occasion, a Mr. Russell, an attorney, who had been at different times employed by defendant, attended on behalf of plaintiff, and said that the charge was so trifling that defendant did not wish to to press it, and the Magistrate per mitted it to be withdrawn. It appeared from plaintiff's statement that he had summoned defendant for wages before defendant had given him into custody. For defendant it was contended that plaintiff had been employed by him to deliver a parcel to a Miss Fades the proper charge for which was ls., and th a t plaintiff had charged ls. 6d. for it, keeping the 6d. for himself, and for thus obtaining the 6d. the plaintiff had been given into custody. Mr. Russell, the -at torney, who had attended before the Magistrate, on behalf of plaintiff, stated that he had previously seen defendant, and had induced him to forego the prose cution, on the express understanding that no action should be brought for imprisonment. The Jury found for plaintiff—Damages, ls. EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF CONSPIRACY.-THE QUEEN V. SPILLER, GORDON, HOLT, AND SKEYTES. The defendants in this case, who were four in number, were named Spiller, Gordon, Holt, and Skeytes. They were indicted for conspiracy to gether to subject a person named Havers to the costs of certain legal proceedings, without his knowledge or consent, by entering an appearance for him in a cer tain case of Gordon v. Havers, without his knowledge, and also for conspiring to induce a person named Fogg to make a false affidavit of the service of a writ of summons, and other proceedings in a case of ' Gordon v. Havers. Mr. Thesiger, Mr. Clarkson, and Mr. Bodkin, con ducted the prosecution. The defendant Spiller, who is an attorney, conducted his own defence. The other defendants did not appear. The pfosecutor, Mr. Havers, is a tanner, carrying on business in Bermondsey, and also occasionally dealing in corn. In 1840 defendant Gordon had pur , chased some corn of Havers, and had given a pro missory note in payment, which, however, he had not taken up when it became due. B e f ore he note be came due Gordon asked Havers to sell some bricks for him, which Havers consented to do, and several thousands of bricks were accordingly sent to be dis posed of by Havers for Gordon. Havers sued Gordon on the note, and Gordon set up as a de fence that Havers had purchased the bricks, which Havers denied. At the trial Skeytes, an other of the present defendants, was called to prove this set off. The Jury, however, returned a ver dict for Havers for the amount of the bill. Gor don was soon after arrested at the suit of Havers and kept in prison until he had paid the debt and costs. On his liberation from prison, Gordon deter mined to be revenged upon Havers, sought out a person named Fogg, a man sunk in the lowest depths of poverty, and, by bribing Fogg highly, he induced him to enter into his schemes. Fogg declared his readiness to swear to the service of a wait on Havers without serving him so, that, to use Gordon's own expression, " Havers might be snapped up in judg ment," without having any notice that proceedings were pending against him. Fogg and Rogers, who had introduced him to Gordon, thereupon went to Mr. Garry, and instructed him to issue a writ in an action of debt against Havers for the re covery of the bricks. Mr. Garry told them that an action of debt would not lie, that the action must be in trover, and that a demand must previously be made, which demand Mr. Garry drew up, and which was served upon Havers by Fogg. Mr. Garry was no further employed in the transaction, but the parties went to the defendant Spiller, who issued a writ which was given to Fogg, who made an affi davit of service, without having ever served it. The same trick was played with regard to the declaration. All the proceedings were conducted without Havers knowing anything about them. Judgment was signed against him by default, and a writ of inquiry before the Sheriff was issued and delivered to Fogg, who swore to the service. Skeytes having been previously sent to ascertain that Havers was at his country house, in order to prevent the possibility of Havers proving an alibi. The writ of inquiry came on for hearing before Mr. James, the 'Secondary, when Skeytes was called on as a witness ; he swore that the bricks were in Havers' possession, and a verdic was entered for Gordon for 3621. A ca. sa. was im. mediately issued, and Havers was arrested, and an application was made to Lord Denman to discharge him. On that occasion Gordon told Fogg that he must make an affidavit to meet the affidavit of Ha- vers. Holt, the clerk of Spiller, presented an affidavit ready engrossed, to Fogg, for his signature. Fogg signed the affidavit at the desire of Holt, but he was too ill to go to the Judge's Chambers, whereupon Holt endeavoured to induce a man named Humber to take the affidavit, signed by Fogg, to go to the Judge's Chambers, to state that he was Fogg, and to swear to the affidavit. Humber refused to do this, and Fogg was subsequently taken to the Chambers in a cab, and swore to the affidavit. Fogg was the principal witness, and his evidence was fully corro borated in all its material parts by other witnesses. On his cross-examination by Spiller, Fogg distinctly admitted that Spiller had been kept in ignorance of his (Fogg's) proceedings throughout the matter ; that he (Fogg) had always told Spiller that the writs had been duly served, as he had understood it was in tended that Spiller should be kept in the dark. Mr. THESIGER stated that Spiller had given up to the prosecutor all the papers connected with the case, and had withheld no information that it was' in his power to give. The defendant Spiller addressed the jury, and con tended that the evidence of Fogg, so far from impli cating him, completely exonerated him ; and with re gard to his connection with Holt, he begged to state that he had dismissed Holt long since. Lord DENMAN interrupted thin in the course of his address, for the purpose of intimating his opinion that there was.no case against the defendant Spiller. The Foreman then said—The Jury regret that Mr. Spiller should have been so mixed up with parties of the character of those who have given their evidence here to-day, but they find him Not Guilty. The defendant, Holt, who was in Court, was called forward and asked what he had to say in his defence. Holt stated that he was quite taken by surprise, as he had understood that it was not the intention of the prosecutor to offer any evidence against him, and therefore he had not instructed Counsel. He had in stritzt.cd Counsel on an indictment for subornation of perjury, to take a technical objection to the indict ment, but on the present occasion he had been taken completely by surprise. Lord DENMAN—AII this had better be brought before the Court by affidavit. Defendant Holt—Your Lordship does not order me to he detained now ? Lord DENMAN—Certainly not. The defendant Holt having said he was d9sirous to meet this case on its merits, bowed and left the floor of le Court. Lord DENMAN then summed up the evidence, and the Jury returned a verdict of Guilty against Gordon, Holt, and Skeytes. MALTRASS V. MALTRASS. This was a suit as to the validity of a will made subsequently to the operation of the new Will Act (1838) by a resident of Smyrna. The will was holograph, and signed by the testator, but it was not attested, and the question was whether, under the law applicable to residents at Smyrna, situated as this testator was, the paper was or was not valid ? In the allegation now offered for admission, it was pleaded that, according to the Turkish law, no wills were allowed to be made by Turkish subjects, but that their property was divided amongst their relatives, ac cording to a fixed and regular proportion. But a very material difference also arose as to the fact whe ther the testator was or was not an English, or whether a Turkish subject. What was his history ? To com mence, as most histories commence, with . ' the father— his father was a man, who, eighty years ago, left this country for Smyrna. He there obtained a situation as clerk to the mercantile house of Leigh and Co., and, by industry and perseverance, subsequently be came a partner in the firm. He there married, and everal children were the issue. Of these the testator was the eldest, and when six years old, was sent to England to obtain those advantages which an English education can alone afford. At the age of fourteen he returned to Smyrna, became clerk in the house of his father, and following in his steps, subsequently was the principal. For many years he there resided, and, without again visiting England, breathed his last in the same town in which he had drawn his first breath. Was he then an English or a Turkish subject ? Against the validity of the paper it was contended that of necessity' the testator was either a domiciled subject of Turkey or of England—that if he was a subject of Turkey, then he was not entitled to make any will, and that if he was a subject of England, then the present paper was not a valid paper, and must be rejected. PHILLIMORE opposed the admissibility of the allegation, and her Majesty's Advocate and Dr. Phil limore, jun., supported it. The COURT, adopting the arguments of the former, thought that neither under the Turkish nor the Eng lish law could the paper be a valid will, and therefore rejected the allegation. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Dec. 14. IN RE MARY EDMONDS. This day being appointed for the choice of as signees, under the fiat against the bankrupt, who was described as a lodging-house-keeper, of Arlington street, but whose real occupation was that of bill discounter and money lender, the Court was crowded to excess by persons anxious to hear her examination, as it was anticipated her connexions in the money lending and bill discounting line with some of the leading aristocrats and fashionables of the day would disclose several curious facts with regard to the pe cuniary transactions of many of this class. Mr. JAMES appeared on behalf of the creditors,•and examined her at considerable length, when she stated that Lord Canterbury owed her 1,7001. for money ad vanced ; she had also discounted bills for him, and in consequence of the liabilities thus incurred the Sheriff put in an execution in last February, and a man was in possession of her premises ever since. Lord Lichfield was indebted to her in the sum of 1,0001.. and Colonel Copeland also owed her a consi derable sum, for which she held his commission as a security. This she thought would realise about 2,000/. She had discounted bills and made large advances of money to Lord Huntingtower, but of course of th ese she never expe c t e d t o ge t a fraction ; indeed all she expected to realise from her aristocratic debtors was whatever she might expect from Count D'Orsay, who was indebted to her for upwards of 7,0001., and her only chance of getting this was an understanding that he was about raising more money. A number of proofs were tendered, upon which considerable discussion arose, after which Mr. Davis, wine -merchant, of Bond-street, was chosen assignee, and accepted the trust. SOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Dec. 14. The Court was occupied during the day in hearing applications for bail, all of which were granted except the following : IN RE AARON ISAACS. • The insolvent tendered two individuals, named William Davis and William Whitley, as sureties for his appearance on the day appointed for his final hearing. Mr. COOKE, on behalf of the detaining creditor, opposed the sureties upon the ground of their being what is commonly called " straw bail." Some allegations were made against the respect.. ability of the parties by the detaining creditor and his solicitor, but Mr. CRESSWELL on behalf of the insolvent, con tended that the responsibility of the bail was alone to be looked t'), and not their moral character. The Learned COMMISSIONER coincided in the view of the law taken by the Learned Counsel, and 'ordered the case to stand over until the property of the sureties was valued. IN RE JAMES HILLER. The insolvent applied to be liberated upon bail. Mr. Commissioner LAW after examining him at great length, said it appeared that he had in con junction with his brother, whom he knew at the time to be in a state of insolvency, succeeded in getting goods upon credit to the amount of 3,oool.,forwhich,at the time, there was not the most remote chance of their ever being able to pay. The insolvent had been a clerk, at a salary of 150/. only, and yet he professed to have been able to lend his brother 500/., for which the latter gave him a judgment. This was one of those cases in which he should require very heavy securities—in deed, it was one where the insolvent's conduct was so bad, that he deserved imprisonment, and he should, therefore, refuse to allow him to go out on bail. The insolvent was then taken back to prison. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Dec. 14. (Guildhall Sittings before Lord ABINGER and a Grand Jury.) TONKIN V. THE GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. This was an action brought by the plaintiff to re cover compensation in damages for injuries his vessel had sustained by a collision in the river with a steam- It may be interesting to merchants and others to boat, the property of the defendants. know that the Lords of the Treasury, in reply to a Mr. Platt and Mr. James appeared for the plaintiff, letter from the East India and China Association, re and the Attorney-General and Mr. Jervis for the questing that, on th e return of the steamer which defendants. brought Major Malcolm from Nankin, she might It appeared that the collisiori in question took place carry back a bag of the merchants' letters, state that on the 22d of October last, about seven o'clock in the the Auckland steam-ship immediately returned to evening. The plaintiff's vessel, th e F r i en d s , was at , China after lancling the Major at Suez. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 15, 1842 the time on her way down the river, keeping to the south shore. When she reached the point between Barking-reach and Half-way-reach, the defendants' steam-boat, the Menai, bore down upon her, after having changed from north to south. The steamer crossed the schooner's bows, and took her bowsprit ; and then the pilot of the schooner having starboarded his helm in order to avoid the more dangerous conse quences which might otherwise follow, the stern of the schooner struck the steamer abaft the paddle-box. It appeared that both vessels had in this way sustained some injury; but it was contended that the accident was owing to the fact that the steam-boat had im properly made for the south side of the river. Several witnesses were called on both sides, and after a deliberation of half an hour the Jury returned a verdict for the defendants. PREROGATIVE COURT, Dec. 13. MEDOWCROFT V. HUBININ. This case involved a nice point of law. The tes tator in the case was a Mr. Medowcroft, the father of the plaintiff, who was married by banns many years ago—in 1815. His name, however, was entered wrongly in the church book, " Widowcroft" instead of Medowcroft, and in consequence of that error, in the following year a suit for nullity of marriage was commenced in the Consistorial Court of London, and the nullity pronounced for by Lord Stowell, who con sidered the proceeding a fraudulent one. In the course of time Medowcroft died, and notwithstand ing the judgment of the Court against her marriage, the lady who had been married to him took out let ters of administration as his widow. Since that period, however, information has, it is alleged, reached the ear of the plaintiff—the issue of their cohabitation —that the judgment of the Consistorial Court had been given on false facts ; that there had been fraud and collusion in obtaining it ; that the directions sent to the parish clerk, or rather his daughter, who entered the name in the church book, gave the correct n ame without error ; that there had been no fraud in fr wing the names, and as that was the sole ground of ord Stowell's decision, that decision might be re ersed by the Court; the son might be considered as t he legitimate issue of a legal marriage and probate granted to him. The interest amongst the parties is naturally much increased by the circumstance, that under the will of an uncle, the plaintiff, if pronounced legitimate will be entitled to 80,0001. An allegation on his behalf was this day offered, in which the facts of the case are stated. The proofs of the validity of the marriage, on which the Court is asked to reverse the decision of Lord Stowell, are mainly assertions of the wife, who since the death of Medowcroft mar ried, and is now the widow of Mr. Hubinin, a Lieu tenant in the navy ; and who declares that the names were correctly sent to the parish clerk, and assertions also (including a dying declaration) of the parish clerk's daughter, who entered the names into the church books, that in her belief the name had been ,accurately sent, and that the error had occurred through her carelessness. Other facts are stated in support of this view of the case, but the declarations of Mrs. Hubinin and of the clerk's daughter were mainly relied on. Thus much for the mere circumstances of the case, but the grand point in dispute is the question of law whether a Court of Probate could incidentally set at defiance and overturn the deliberate and direct judgment of a spiritual Court, given as to the validity of a marriage—a subject especially within its juris diction. Dr. Addams and Dr. Robinson opposed the ad missibility of the allegation ; and Dr. Phillimore and Dr. R. Phillimore supported it. Sir 11. J. FUST would take time to consider the important question of law which was raised upon the admissibility of this allegation ; but as to the facts pleaded in it, he feld bound at once to state that the allegation required very material alterations. Upon these being made, the Court would decide the grave and important question of law which had been raised upon it. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Baron GURNEY and Mr. Baron ALDERSON.) Alfred Ingall, labourer, aged 18, was placed at the bar charged with committing a criminal assault upon the person of Eleanor Amelia Cranston, a child under ten years of age. The child stated that she and the prisoner lived in the same house, No. 36, Great North-street, and that on the evening of the 7th of the present month, the prisoner asked her to come up to his room to play the accordion, and while there committed the assault. Frederick Cranston, the child's father, and Mr. Nice, surgeon, were also examined. The Jury found the prisoner guilty, and the Court sentenced him to transportation for life. Thomas Mountain, Richard Rayson, and William Davy, were placed at the bar, charged with the man slaughter of Samuel Nathan, who died on the 7th of the present month. Mr. Doane conducted the prosecution, Mr. Payne was counsel for Mr. Mountain, and Mr. Huddlestone appeared for Rayson and Davy. Mr. DOANE stated the case as it afterwards appeared in evidence. The first witness called was Peter Hancock. He said he was present on Wednesday, the 23d of No vember at Mr. Foster's aucti on - rooms , i n P a ll- ma ll . Saw Air. Nathan, the deceased, there; saw the pri soners there also in the ball. Heard Rayson desire Mountain to send in for some person to drink, and then to give it to him right and left. The deceased came out, and then Mountain struck him. The three prisoners were in the hall. Rayson and Da vy encouraged Mountain to beat the deceased. They desired him to serve him out. Mountain struck him in the eye. He tumbled him, and kicked him when he was down in the sides. He (witness) went for a policeman. Mountain said that he would use any person so who accused him of unnatural practices. Cross-examined----Did not hear Nathan say that Mountain was guilty of any unnatural practices, or that he got his living by such practices. MounLain appeared to be very angry. Jacob Davis stated, that he remembered the 23d of the month ; he was in the sale-room. Saw the three prisoners there. Saw Nathan, the deceased, there. The parties went out into the passage. Heard a fall. Saw Nathan on the ground. Mountain was in a rage. Saw him pull Nathan on his face, and kick him on the side. Rayson said that Nathan was served right. Did not see Davy do anything. Charles Harrington proved that he saw Mountain striking Nathan in the passage ; he 'got a dreadful blow over the eye, and a great deal of blood was flowing from his face. Edward Wm. Radcliff stated that he saw Nathan struck by Mountain. He (witness) took hold of Mountain, and Davis pulled him back also. Davy said that deceased had used an expression no man could bear. Mr. John Brady, surgeon, stated that he was called to attend the deceased. He was suffering from in flammation caused by wounds. Witness examined him after his death. He examined the head. There was effusion of blood in the brain. The head was ex ternally injured. The right eye was injured. Blows by the hand would produce inflammation of the cel lular membrane. He thought seriously of the matter at first. Cross-examined—He was first called in on Friday. Is of opinion that the wounds caused the death of de • ceased. Jacob Mordan examined—Was a friend of the deceased. Saw him after he received the wounds. Was of opinion that Nathan was in a dying state. He made a statement to him (witness) which he re duced to writing. He read it over to the deceased. The statement was then read in Court by the witness. It stated that Mountain Rayson, and D avy s t ruc k him in the passage leading to Mr. Foster's rooms in Pall-mall, on Wednesday, the 23d of No vember. That mountain was the first person who struck him in the eye. That Rayson then struck him, and that Davy also struck him. That he did not recollect that either Rayson or Davy tried to take Mountain away. That he did not accuse Moun tain of unnatural practices ; and that he made the statement believing he was in a dying state. The de ceased then signed the statement. The case for the prosecution having closed, Mr. PAYNE addressed the Jury for Mr. Mountain, and said that his client had no idea that the death of Mr. Nathan would be the result of the attack he made, and that he made it under the provocation of being called a name which no man could bear. Mr. HUDDLESTONR addressed the Jury for Rayso n and Davy. Thomas Hill examined—Was at Mr. Foster's auction-rooms on the 23d. The defendants were there. Mr. Nathan was there. He was near the fire-place. Mr. Mountain went to Nathan, and asked him whether h e said that he (Mountain) was guiltyare."es Toihte is rightfunnatural euporuagct ; ices. you know Nathan s y ai ou , d Yes, pr i so ners Mountain and Rayson then went out for a policeman, and came back in some time. Nathan then said, " Give us something to drink, and we will say no more on the subject." The parties went out, and Mountain laid hold of decease( by the collar, and struck him in the eye ; did no hear Rayson or Davy use any words of encourage, meet to Mountain. Mr: Samuel Hart corroborated the testimony of the last witness. Mr. Baron GURNEY summed up the evidence. The Jury found a verdict of Guilty against the three prisoners, with a recommendation to mercy. The COURT then sentenced each of the prisoners to six months' imprisonment in the House of Correction. John Garner, 19, was indicted for a robbery with violence upon Benjamin C o ll s ; in a second c oun t th e prisoner was charged with extorting money from the prosecutor by threats and menaces. Mr. PAYNE conducted the prosecution, and stated the facts of the case as they were afterwards detailed in evidence. The prosecutor was in the Strand on the 6th December, and while looking at the print-shop window near Southampton-street, the prisoner came up to him and pushed against him. He immediately left the window and the prisoner followed him, and asked him to give him half-a-pint of beer. He crossed the road to avoid him, but the prisoner continued to follow him, and he at length gave him some half-pence, and the moment the prisoner got the money in his hand, he held it out and said that if the prosecutor did not give him more money he would call a policeman and give him into custody. The prosecutor said he had no more money with him, upon which the prisoner said that he could pawn his watch, and if he did not do so and give him a crown, he would expose him. Being alarmed at his threats, the prosecutor consented to pawn his watch, and asked the prisoner to show him where there was a pawnbroker s shop. While they were walking together the prisoner said that five shillings were not enough, and that as the prosecutor seemed to be a respectable man, he must give him two pounds and he h a d muc h b e tt er g i ve t h at sum than have his character ruined. The prosecutor sub sequently went to the shop of a pawnbroker in Long acre, leaving the prisoner waiting outside, and he de tailed what had occurred to the master of the shop, and the prisoner was taken into custody. He then, in answer to questions put to him, denied that he was waiting for any person, and on his being shown to the prosecutor, he denied that he knew him, or that he had ever seen him'before. The prisoner, in his defence, asserted this story, and said that he was waiting for his brother when he was taken into custody. Mr. Baron GURNEY having summed up, the jury found the prisoner guilty of obtaining money from the prosecutor by threats and menaces. Mr. Baron GURNEY told the prisoner he had been convicted of an offence of the greatest atrocity, and it was one which, their experience had taught them, was becoming very prevalent. Nothing but the utmost severity of the law could repress it, and the sentence, was, that he should be transported f or lif e . isoner was then removed, but, in a sh or t ti me therefore T he p r the Learned Judge ordered him to be brought back, and, addressing him, said that he was very much sur prised to find that the Legislature had reduced the punishment for offences of this description, and the sentence he had the power to pass was, in his opinion, not at all a sufficient punishment. He then ordered him to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for three years in the House of Correction. Henry NEW COURT. was indict e d f or bigamy. Th e pr i soner pl ea d e d G u il ty. Pratt Bu r rowes, a respectably-dressed man, Mr. HUDDLESTONE who appeared for the prosecu tion, read the advertisement of the last marriage, which took place at Cork in January of the present year, de scribing the prisoner as H. P. Burrowes, Esq., Lieu tenant in h er Majesty's service, to Maria, daughter of the lat e —:— Hayes, Esq. He (Mr. Huddlestone) understood that the prisoner had been a ibremast man in a re venue cutter. The CO MMON S ERGEANT i nq uired of Mrs. J ac k son , the second w if e who Was ex t reme ly we ll d resse d, an d rather good-l oo ki ng, pri soner before her marriage ? how long she had known the (Laughter.) Mrs. Jackson (holding down her head)—About a you consider that an week, T :Nl h r. S i c l i o r uF i I n t O L E N si s T R E G. ; A S ic h T e —Do was o a widow, my Lord. excuse ? — (Laughter.) Mrs. Jackson said she had been married before she saw the prisoner, and her husband had been dead about twelve months. She was 29 years of age. She thought this man would provide for her, and she mar ried him, but she could never hold up her head again in society. Mr. Alderman FAREDROTHER—You were in too great a hurry to get married again. The C OMMON S ERGEANT asked the pris oner if he had anythi ng to say i n m i t i ga ti on of p un i s h ment. The Tuesday, prison er sa id he only saw the lady on the and married her on the Friday. Mr. Alderman FiREBROTZER-Why did you f - get your wife ? Prisoner—l never saw her for threo years. Mr. Alderman FAREBROTHER—LYou never loolied for her. The constable said he understood that the prisoner had a wife in Hamburgh, one in Liverpool, and an other somewhere in London.—(Laughter.) The COMMON SERGEANT said they had nothing to do with that, as it was not proved. Had it been proved, the prisoner would certainly have been trans ported. The sentence then was that he be imprisoned for one year. The Court disposed of a great number of Mint oases, which were of the usual character, and the prisoners were sentenced to punishments varying from three to twelve months' imprisonment each. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YESTERDAY.) ?MANSION-110USE. The LORD MAYOR stated upon taking the chair that he had received the following note, inclosing 51. for the Greville-street Free Hospital : " Crown-court, Philpot-lane. "My Lord,—Having recently observed in the public prints that your Lordship had received a do. nation 'of 51., for the use of the Free Hospital in Greville-street, I beg to inclose the like sum which I request of your Lordship to have applied to the same purpose. " I have taken the liberty of adopting this medium in hope that the publicity afforded by these occasions may prove the means of attracting the attention of the - benevolent to what I consider a most valuable in stitution. " I have the honour to remain, " Your Lordship's obedient servant, " WILLIAM To the Right H on . the Lord Mayo TAYLOR. r." Mr. James, the Barrister, appeared on Tuesday, upen the part of Messrs. Reeves and Sons, of Cheap. Ode, artists' colour-makers and pencil-makers of emi nence, to complain of a fraud which they had recently detected. For some time past complaints had reached the firm that spurious lead pencils had been sold to parties, who had purchased them under the impres sion that they were of the manufacture of Messrs. Reeves and Sons. Upon examination of the spurious articles it was found that the name " Reaves" was stamped upon them, instead of " Reeves,'" but in every respect, with the exception of the substitution of the letter a for e in the name the impression was precisely similar, and thus the merest rubbish had a character fixed upon it to which it had no claim, and Messrs. Reeves were, of course, likely to suffer from the imposition on the character of their manufacture. About three months ago, when the detection took place, Messrs. Reeves gave warning to the makers of the spurious pencils, and also to the sellers. Amongst the latter was a person who, a feW days after he received the notice, called upon Messrs. Reeves, and openly stated that he was using their names u p on penc il s wh i ch were of no value, but that if the sum of 201. were handed over to him, he would give up the dies and the rest of the ap paratus connected with the fraud. This offer was, of course, indignantly reject e d. Wi t hi n t h e l ast few days it had been ascertained that one of the men engaged in the conspiracy had ordered upwards of 1,000 labels similar to those used upon the lids of Messrs. Reeves, boxes, with the exception before alluded to. Those labels were intended and calculated to deceive any one who did not critically examine them. The contem plated wholesale dispersion of such a quantity would be of serious consequence to Messrs. Reeves and Sons, and to the public, who would thus have forced upon them a mere humbug, worth not a farthing. Under 1 these circumstances, Messrs. Reeves anxiously sought the protection of the Lord Mayor, not only on their own account, but for the sake of the commonalty. The LORD MAYOR said he should certainly grant a summons against the printer of the libels and placards, in the first in s t ance , an d it wou l d b e subsequently seen to what further steps the complainants could most properly resort. It appeared to him that a most de cided fraud had been committed. Yesterday a printer, named Webb, answered when Mr. James attended and called for the person sum moned. In answer to questions put to him by Mr. James, the printer, without hesitation, or appearance of a wish to disguise, said he had printed the labels con taining the name of Reaves, and the words " pure Cumberland lead, warranted," and that he had been employed by one Mr. Raphael, who lived in the neigh bourhood of Aldgate. Raphael here stood forward, and said it was true he had employed the printer to do the job. He also said that Mr. Reeves charged 31. 10s. for the same quality of pencils for which he (Raphael) charged no more than BS., and that the quality was just the same. Mr. James—Pray, who authorised you to direct that those labels should be printed ? Raphael—l ww , authorised by Mr. Reaves, of Sydney, to get them printed.—(A laugh.) Mr. James—What! Sydney in New South Wales? Raphael—Yes. In New South Wales. T send pen cils to India and China, and all over the world ; and I send them for eight shillings a gross. In my absence Mr. Reeves called along with his solicitor; and tools down and examined my boxes of pencils. If I had been there I would have broken his legs right across with the poker. The LORD MAYOR—Then we should have you here upon another charge. Mr. James—Pray did you not go to Mr. Reeves and offer to give up the dies and apparatus for 201 ? Raphael—No. But I shall not answer you any further. You have no right to say a word to me. Mr. James—You call this pure Cumberland lead, and you say you sell the pencils at eight shillings a gross. How can you reconcile those two facts ? Raphael—l shall not answer you. I have no objec tion to answer the Lord Mayor. The LORD MAYOR—How can you call this pure Cumberland lead ? Raphael—Why it is not pure lead. That's the fact. It is spurious. —(Laughter.) The LORD MAYOR—That's the reason I suppose you called it " pure," and strengthen the character by adding the word " warranted."—(Laughter.) Raphael—Just so. But those pencils are as good as Mr. Reeves' every bit. All he wants is publicity, but I shall have that as well as he, for I shall placard it all over the town that I sell for eight shillings what Mr. Reeves sells for 31. 10s. The LORD MAYOR—But you have no right to act in this manner. The foreigners who get hold of this rubbish of yours must form a very indifferent opinion of the tradesmen whose name it bears, for it is a very close imitation of the labels of those respectable tradesmen. Raphael—Some of the most respectable Merchants buy hundreds of gross from me. I sell to several of your Lordship's brother Aldermen.—(Laughter.) Mr. James—Your pencils are only fit for fire wood. They are not worth a farthing a piece, and I defy you to mention the name of any respectable merchant who deals-with you. Raphael said his pencils were quite good enough. They were, in fact, he declared, as good as could be had anywhere. The LORD MAYOR—Why, you admitted just now that they were spurious, and of no value. Raphael here began to praise his pencils most pro digiously, and concluded by offering them in any quantity at five shillings a gross without the box. The Loan MAYOR—You talk of Mr. Reeves' ob ject being to obtain publicity. Now, if the public know that you sell for Bs. an article which other tradesmen charge 3/.los. for, you may expect to reap the benefit. Raphael--"--To be sure ; I know it will - serve me greatly. Mr. James—l dare say this business will appear before the public, together with your admission that your pencils are spurious, and that the very word " warranted" means, by your, acknowledgment, that they are warranted to be base, and of no use whatever. You will get publicity, I dare say, and you shall have it in another Court, I assure you. Raphael—Oh, very well. I dare say it won't end here. The printer, in reply to questions from Mr. James, said that a person, who said hi s name was Reaves, had called upon him three yea rs ago, and told him that he belonged to Sydney, and that he wanted the labels, which he accordingly ordeied to be left for him at Raphael's house. The LORD MAYOR here said that the complainants had got admissions from Raphael upon which they could act if they thought proper. Mr. James said it was the intention of Messrs, Reeves to indict the parties concerned for the fraud. BOW-STREET. A young man, of gentlemanly appearance and ad dress, named Lewis knight Bruce , and who, it was said, was th e son of Sir James Knight Bruce, was placed at the bar on Tuesday before Mr. Jardine, charged with having wilfully broken two squares of glass, value 4s. each, in a window i n Tr o l ywe ll- street, Strand, und er the following circumstances : George Clerke, an errand boy in the service of a person named Patterson, whose house in the aboves named street has of late become somewhat notoriou in consequence of blasphemous placards being exhi bited in the shop window, stated that he was inside the shop about one o'cicck in the afternoon, in the act of ser v i ng a customer, when he saw the defendant standing outside and smearing the glass with dirt, which he picked off the stceet with his stick. He instantly went out to desire him to desist, when he smashed one of the panes against which a paper was exhibited with the stick he held in his hand, and then took out the paper, at the same time telling witness to remove another placard from another part of the window or he would smash that also. The defendant here said he unfortunately did not succeed in possessing himself of the second placard. Witness then took the second paper from the win dow, which the defendant tried to snatch fromhim,but did not succeed, and having followed him to a pastry cook's shop in the Strand, he called lb , oonatable and gave him into custody. The defendant said he had merely retired to the pastrycook's to give a gentleman some refreshment who had expressed his disgust at the abominable ex hibition. Witness, in continuation, said his mastery as from home at the time, and the defendant told him if he (witness) was a little taller he would smash him with his stick. Each pane was worth 45., which was the price paid for them when they were broken on a former occasion. Pierce Rice, a fruit-seller, 52, Holywell-street, proved he saw a mob round the opposite window, in consequence of the defendant talking about the bias ' phemous placards, which he said he would have taken down, but upon the last witness saying his master was not at home, the defendant then said—" I shall take them out myself." He then deliberately lifted up the stick and gave the window a good tap, so as to break it, without, however, doing any further in jury ; and having torn down the placard he handed it to another person in the street, and the defendant subsequently tore it up. After remaining for some time asking for the police, that the boy might give him in charge, as there was no constable at hand, de fendant walked away into the Strand. The boy ac cordingly followed to look for a constable, and witness having seen the occurrence, thought it his duty to come forward and give evidence. The defendant said he would feel much obliged if the Magistrate would read the placard. Mr. Burnaby, the chief clerk, having placed the fragments together, laid them on the bench for the Magistrate's inspection. The defendant assured the Court that the contents of it were mild comparatively with the others which were exhibited in the other parts of the window, and in the interior of the shop, for they were of such an awful character as to make • the hair stand on end of any person who read them. He was actuated by a laudable disgust in the part he had taken in the matter, and he had no hesitation in declaring he would have thrashed the master of the house had he met with him. He was glad at what had happened, as it would bring the matter to an issue, and particularly as he saw some poor ignorant persons drinking in such putrefaction ; y es , it could be called nothing but a horrible putrefaction, and he considered he was but doing a duty he owed to the public in destroying such exhibitions. He was passing by chance on his way to his father's, and not being able to restrain his feelings before he committed the act, he was not prepared with any witness. Whatever the damage was, he would willingly pay if the Court thought roper, but he would again assure the Magistrate, that the placard produced was holy and righteous, compared with the other which still remained in the shop. Mr. JARDINE, having read the placard, said he was not at all surprised at the course the defendant had taken, and for which -every excuse might be made. He was exceedingly glad Mr. Bruce had acted in such a manner, because it helped to bring the matter im mediately into Court, for which the public ought to thank him, as through him there would be no diffi culty in bringing the case home to the parties who published such placards. He hoped Mr. Bruce would have no objection to lend his assistance in following up the prosecution, and for what he had done he would inflict no fine, but direct that he should pay for the damage he had done. Mr. Bruce immediately paid the money, and Mr. JARDINE requested him to mark ihe pieces of the bill, in order that he might identify them on an other occasion. Mr. Bruce complied with this request, and was about to leave the Court, when Mr. JARDINE told him that he had ordered the money for the windows to be paid into Court, in order that the proprietor might come and fetch it he dared. Mr. Bruce said he should have great pleasure in giving all the assistance in his power, in order that the ends of justice might be compassed, and having thanked Mr. Jardine for his kind attention to the case, he withdrew. CLERKENWELL. A boy named Williams, about 11 years of age, was charged with selling prints in the street. The constable 41 E, produced five little Christmas pieces, which he said he found on him, he saw the prisoner addressing a lady com i ng ou t o f her house in Euston-square. He took him into custody. The prisoner an innocent intelligent-looking child, said his mother lived in Westminster. She had given him a few pence in the morning to purchase prints in St. Paul's Church-yard, he paid sd. for seven of them. Mr. GREENWOOD said the prints were very nicely coloured and executed, and he did not think they could be sold so cheap. One of the officers of the Court said they were sold at that rate. The prisoner begged of his Worship not to punish him, as he sold the prints for the support of a widow mother. He had done no harm, and hoped his Worship would not punish him. Mr. GiMENWOOD said he considered it but as an excuse for begging, and he would punish the prisoner for that offence. He would send him to the House of Correction for fourteen days. A poor lad, about 14, with scarcely as much gar ments on him as screened his nudity, was charged with begging. Police constable 41, said, he saw the boy begging in Great James. street. Mr. GREENWOOD ; —I suppose he put on these gar ments for the purpose of exciting compassion ? Constable Dodd—Oh, I suppose so, your Worship. Prisoner—Your Worship, let the constable come with me to my room and see whether I have any other garments or not. I have not indeed, Sir. I wish I had. Mr. GREENWOOD--You must go to the House of Correction for 21 days. MARYpEBONE. James Callaghan, Joseph Cody, and Richard Price, three well-known thieves, were charged with enter ing an uninhabited house near Hendon, and stealing therefrom a quantity of lead. On evidence to that effect being given by the police, they were committed to the House of Correction for three months. A respectably-dressed man, named John Pearce, was charged with embezzling the sum of 41. 145., the property of a Female Provident Society. It appeared that the prisoner had been engaged to act as secre tary to the Society, and had for a considerable time back been suspected of peculating small sums from the funds ; but as the books were almost wholly in his own power, it was not till lately that the case could be clearly brought home to him. The books were then taken from him, and the above defi ciency being found he was given into custody. The members of the Society had no wish to prosecute if the prisoner or his friends (who are highly respect able) would make good the amount taken. The prisoner said some of his friends were in Court prepared to do so, and Mr. RAWLINSON saying this would be the better way for all parties, the money was paid, and the prisoner discharged. WATER MONOPOLIES.—We are truly gratified to perceive, by an advertisement in another column,' that the Licensed Victuallers are taking active mea= sures to defeat the scheme of extortion against them selves and the public generally, attempted by the Companies at present entrusted with the supply of water to the southern divisions of the -metropolis. A meeting is to be held at the London-bridge Hotel on Friday next, under the auspices of Mr. Vousley, sen. ; and as its object. is purely one of self-protection, it cannot fail to elicit the warmest support of all inte rested in the pure and cheap supply of that great essential of life, water, to the inhabitants of the boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark and their neigh bouring localities.—Advertiser. So great is the reduction which has taken place in the price of wheat, that on Saturday • last the guar dians of the Boston Union entered into a contract for the supply of good thirds bread for the ensuing quar ter of 4id. per 41b, loaf; only a few months ago the contract price was lid. the 41b. loaf.—BostonHerald ON THE EN ARGED TONSZ.L AND ELONGATED UVULA, sir JAMES YEARSLEY, ESQ. (CHURCHILL, PRINCES -STREET, Sollo.)--The author of this work is already favourably known by his researches into the nature, causes, and treatment of deafness. Out of these investigations has arisen the work before us, which we are induced to notice on account of the novel and important views which it developes. In this publication Mr. Yearsley has ably pointed out the intimate connexion which exists between certain morbid conditions of the throat and ear, and several imperfections of the voice and speech. After describ ing the anatomy and physiology of the tonsils, uvula, &c., Mr. Yearsley asks the important question, " whether the mortality of scarletina is not increased by the presence of enlarged tonsils?" This point may be easily solved by the profession, for , Mr. Yearsley has established that these enlargements may be excised, even when in a state of active inflamma tion,vhv with little or no hemorrhage resulting. trial then o then, shfosutlidch patients yll The suffered au t t o h o c die e a also th.out conceives tli e that relaxation of the mucous membrane rise to o s of symptoms pto throat ms and elongation of the uvula g ive which simulate in an extraordinary caoie•drititnainryiymisanpnoesrsitbblee thatfirst stages of consumption. the incessant irritation which such a d condition of the throat is likely to produce , may develope organic l disease of the lungs in rr he pearsuotnhscirheharesdliataidrildmypvrnedim is- posed to this malady. por tant rules for the excision of the uvula. He clearly shows that this is not an operation carelessly or heed lesslyoc u tsoiv be e y performed. that At the same time, he pr oves n when circumstances indicate the cl necessity for the excision of the uvula, the operation may be had recourse to without danger or inconve nience to the patient. Singers will find much to in terest them in this work. It is shown that the voice may be increased both in compass and quality by the removal o f the uvula. Mr. Yearsley's great experi ence in the treatment of the diseases of the throat and affections of the voice entitles all he says in connexion with these subjects to much attention and considera tione--Times MARKET NEWS• CORN EXCHANGE—WEDN.ESDA I Notwithstanding we had a very moderate quantity. of wheat of home gr ow th on offer to-day, the d emand for that article was extremely inactive, and M onda y quotations were with difficulty maintained. The Sur ply of foreign Wheat was good, yet the finest Far: eels supported their previous value, all other kin having a downward tendency. Barley and 113 Tn moved off slowly, at barely stationary prices. Beans, Peas, and Flour, next to nothing was doing. ARRIVALS. _ Wheat. Harley. Oats. Fi nvr ' English Irish F • , 'ureign I I Owing to the supply of meat being rather large tho t day, the general demand was heavy, yet prices °l. r ro Tri c best qualities were firmly maintained. Beef, i c i 3s 2d to 3s 10d • Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s ; Veal, 3s to 4s 8d ; and iork, 3s 10d to 4s 6d per 81bs, by the carcase. COAL MARKET. Ships arrived since last marletalay,:e • 5. O. 5. d. .. 23 . Buddle's West Hartley 17 V Walls End /110,1111...... go Chester Main Car's Hartley Hastings Hartley l6 0 Walls End Morrison •••••"*". 6 1 Ord's Itedheugh l5 0 Walls End Stewart's .•••••• is 6 Wylam Walls E: .d Bewicke &Co l9 li W a lls End Heugh ll''' . 19 6 Wall End Barnard 113 IP Walls End South DWl' s° pi 6 nal ai ls a End Walls End eosforth Walls End Hotspur 1187 0 0 W W W. E. Braddyll 'sHetton ~. 21 3 El, d WTeesel Tees.-...."..... 'lwB 6 Walls End Killigworth COUNTRY CORN MARKETS. Wheat. Barley. I Oats. BOW L . .„,,, rea. ,...... .---.........—........... ......-----" Ito , I. Quarter. s. to s. s. to 1. 1. to 2. 4.19 1. -: ... Carlisle morpeth ....... 42_ 54 62 031 34 23 1$ 50 -- 4 40 8 44 : ....... ....:: Hexham 4B 72 36 38 23 22 -- 1 .... Penrith Sheffield ... 64 66 --- 33 32 .....". 2 2?1 : a 43 .--.. 5 ; Winchestvr 52 56 27 30 20 26 35 1 , al. ''',; _Per Bushel. s. 'i, 0 0 0 0 Carmarthen 63 70 00 40 00 19 b 6 ~, . 4 0 6 ~," Cowbridge 7 6 80 3 6 46 2 30 5 2 - A i , 00 - Swansea - () 0 a Per 11. 6 l e 00 Barnardc ßo astle 13 0 18 68 9 90 4 0 74 9 19 e e 0 Durham ll2 0 130 00 60 59 •69 00 0 0 Richmond ll3 6 15 6 96 10 0 6 0 11 01 0 0 11 11i; 0 • 0 0 Stockton ll4 0 17 6 9 0 9 0 6 0 .._7 0 9 0 A. Wheat j English l2 0130008059 • 6 9 0 0 9 . 13 6 15 6 9 6 100 50. 8010 0 11 0 . per 43 6 d. 0 9 W 5 0 . Cd. 0911011. 6 M:A st l s l: l t:ET, er 9 ; 4 : :d. 18 0 to Id 9 Scottish 24010250 10 41 ......... ••••"'"'" is 6 16d Irish Foreign 20 0 288 English .. ........ ...... !'.B. ,, • Barley, per 3201 b. English Scottish .... ! .......... LI ~ V o l Scottish lB 0 19 0 Pease,Scottish ...... g u o 170 Irish 17 6 19 0 Flour per 'Pw•••••• DALKEITH CORN MARKET. ~,. Ileill",„; First Per Sack of 2 Wheat. Barley. i Oats. Pea—• so tn. First Oatmeal .. Second 55, Oa 32s 61 : 223 8d ;mks .:1 sgs Od Third 42s 06 Os Id 155 46 .....s Od 2 4:0431G; L A 11765. 6 3 9 9 0 4 0 7 4 9 6 11 1 .3.OI.absI.EDINBURGHmOMBFAirsLt ohtaAtnißeaKLE..l:::.7 1 6 p er stone of ice ' 1 s 1 Second Ditto. Barleymoal ... 0 6 1 6 6 Barleyraeal ....“ 0 1 Peasemeal 1 & 0 Pea5emea1.........• Pot Barley from ?7s. to 235. per sack' CORNWALL MARKETS. (Calculated at 24 gallons to rurom. ........ (.Ca lcialated at 24. gallons CO 1 ..,.....-- / o.lc, li. Wheat. fILarY 3 2:... c ...../17 ..--- , T 0 ilelstene - .i 70 0 39 -- ..... 0 0 St. Austell — 0 710 0 S -- --. 0 _l. d. o t o s. o I d o . _. d. o tog ..... 1 ' __l? 0 Bodmin 0 7 4 0 4 4 -- Liskeard 3 8 -- . - Launceston 0 Camelford 0 7 6 .--- 0 3 3 6 4 2 ....". o n o 667 4 3 U Penzance. 6 8 7 8 -- 0 4 0 KETS. e DEC' 9 ' he Week earn- merg e. From 1 „T e R 9.5 ! 2,160 Wheat,perbarrelOstorie..•••• 18 0 •,,, - .... • 10 s tone.... 6 a 6 I F sere lou ' l' , .p - er cw t 2,007 Barley 12,083 Oats 14 stone.... 8 0 ..... 0 ... 7 1,202 Oatmeal... 16 8 s et t o ou u :. ......... _lO 6 6 ju2 00 1 8 0 1 0 6 ., 8 stone.... 9 4la Sold to Bakers only. 18 0 16 10,533 Cwt. •••_.• ... er 6 6 -- er sc k ' Average price . .rf .......... and our 4 6' 6d 9 0d to 1t ~,c in Hi , . 6s W. Hales of Flour, 15,4181 F05t5......... t i .6 - in Os. ..... - 1 $ 0 W. Sales of Do. 10,533 rtfi ° r u tl ' ; ' ... • . from 6s. Od• t° PAICE OF 12,1 CAN ...,, „Aid' Quartern Loaf ..... 7d.1 Half Qua rt— ' 0 0J• CORK MARKETS...Dec. 10 . 7,6 d. 10 '''' 6 Wheat (per 204)/7s Od.to22B.od.lUats (per 14st. .. 6 e 17 Barley (per Oatmeal ( O per cw l3 o 0 IFlorr (per cwt )...., ' .... .... 9.. Od• t° 93 • 4 ° , 4 1 to 5d Beef, 6d. to eld.—Mutton, "l . to M.-Ve al ., 11 „n• M. Pork, 4d. to scl.—Fresh Butter, 11d. to --. r --- _. rates OF etrrrna. T o t he Crlw' _ 61i1 • To the Merchants. .....•••• , First ilualitY ....... ...... 77c ..............-• ....... f a Seven - . .50 Fourth Fifth ......... "...... 51 .. _.,........ ..... ••••*. z e Sixth 111 ird •.... ....... ........... 1 ............ : :6501 ."../...._.................................•....;............"............. 4.1. CLONMELL il e A r It i t g. ir ET S.... Dee• 10 A L a Per • u• .. s. cl. ule ,g 0 New Butter ..•..„.. 50 oto 1.6 0 Hides(saw).......•Ti C 0 Oatmeal • -.-• 0 lii 0 8ac0n1i25....e...11 9 Rendered Lard..„..— 0 b 2 0 Head 5............. o io Per Bab, 0 , 0 Fleur Second 0 30 1 ) I k lour,'fratia....'l2 0 —Household -. 0 23 0 1 --- Forist/B1••••• • • 1 1 6 • Per Barrel. . 0 Rapeseed 20 0 ..... 0 B a rley .........•• -- ...-- r, 'Bere 0 8 0 I C.A.Ils ••••••••••.....- M WI 1 cat s per barrel)2Bi K .L .L .t iC o E331.N01. billeeAfit?(?eErfl?........• 0 6a g a. te o 9°6. / a Barley. 12 0 19 0 !Outten ...•••••••• 4 r 1Jat5......... ......... 14 0 15 0 POOL .••• ..... ••••••• , 6 1 ° Flour (pier bag) ....25 0 :,1) 0 c eel ... t r.."... ...' 0 0 o io Butter(percwt.).„ 0 0 98 0 l'rest?„,-°,,.. 16ret ........ 0 6 6 Bacon Figs Coals 45 1 0 0 4? e 0 p`iaoltato_22......,er st mit......-u v 9 0 IRISH MAR' OUBLIN MARKET NOTE for STATE OF TRA.I).O. more quiet during the last few days,--a t er day) ~.( 11 ); rom the Manchester Guardian of yest . , blv -al , CHEATER.—The market has become C asio' ' je l l the advanced period of the year ma y pchaps. s e „.„ ciently account • business being generAy inactiv ,u_. the near approach of Christmas• Yesterdax the, n_e, mand for all descriptions, both of goods and 3a of a decline. ,n was limited • and a slight tendency to price was manifest in some counts of yrn, 111 1 , 6 ,1 nearly all descriptions of goods, except 40-mch son; ings, the manufacturers of which are so g ne . t i c i ,ii fact for la. . working to order that very few goods are brolignyl, t i. h . e_market. The actual decline, however, was . of he and was by no means submitted to by tile n o m the spinners and manufacturers, who gener al 1 or ket with confidence far a revival of activity in the I n after_ the Christmas holidays. po. 12• ItOCHDALE FLANNEL MARICET, MONDA 1 t i some _ —The demand for flannels is rather abating', an" oil er what fewer have been sold at former prices. Th e c y et i qualities have met with the most ready sale• „ n t of ittle has been done in the wool market, on snen"ice the dealers attempting to obtain an advance in P r ate .. but in this they have not succeeded, as the 012 n one y turers are not able to give it, without obtaining 111 or their goods. ---------- ,clocic A CH ,. AFTER OP,ACCIDENTS:.A.bOIII eight ° l e d ill te_nleSaturday night last, the utmost alarm Pre' rai t hit $ I town of Abingdon, Berkshire. It apo rs ,' - 01 short van time previous to the above hour, theeCheite ily on d arriving near the market-plac, titilitling broke own, and the body, with its conten s, d icier' against a small house on the road -side, did ct. 4 . s „ntite able damage to the frontage, and the unTu_rb e - ins driver of the van very narrowly escalle: wi ed $ killed_ on the spot ; as it was, he sll°'; te• dreadful fracture of the thigh, together Wi th —te. Several articles of various descriptions, w hic the lision with had contained, were strewed ro n d and before they could be removed/ abtlnaceo7 driven . a' by two Oxonians at a rapid rate, caill ,as when h h , the eonw c onsequence. n. the heterogenous mass, and an up set_ d un hurt, but the groom, who was seated behin°,, an d with considerable force to the growl:', ar uk wasn picked up, it was discovered that his rignt_,oo. fractured between the elbow and his j°:, o f The . vehicle having got entangled with the ft e the v an, was shattered to atoms, and'ethe shaft 7. much injured. A few days previous to the at .9_: female lost her life near the same sport, 13 1 h !. e l, escape 03 .driven over by two persons driving tanciejn ;tio"n.j has been reikul ova however, have hitherto managed to elude detect rne , A verdict of " Manslaughter " - against Gabriel Cook, for the murder Of W ill; :let; at Cambridge, and he stands committed to Igor Castle for trial at the Lent Assizes. ....,, IC , BIRTHS. a te , go . Georir On the 9th inst., at the Grove, Hilibgw , Smith, of a son. le, or g ;1 11 ;0.• On the 10th inst., at Guildhall, Mrs. J. T eni L o rge $ On the 10th inst., at Orsett House, Mrs nachie, of a son. V I j ‘ the 11 On the 11th inst., at Coptfold Hall, Essex , A. Hardcastle, Esq., of a daughter. .., ax is , J. l'' °' On the 11th inst., at Heath Lodge, Ivey, ..--- wards, of a son. 1 sroeks l. of Lee red On the 11th inst. , at Greenwich , the lady fo $ bank, Esq., of a ton. On the 12th inst., at Clapton , M rs. Francis Toulitlirh daughter. ARIED. n Ogl': On the 2 0 th of September, at Trin coma lee, Ed' n u ght e " Esq., Royal Engineers, to Catherine Beverley, thir,. a t oe• of Henry St. Hill, Esq., Ordnance Store -keeper, of t ha t pla ce; Br O oo n ke the ßi l d 3 w th ell i , ns E t., sci a . t , CRheraisitscthraurrchto, Stht.eMarylebe,...tt iiiill Mixed -uar of Courts at Sierra Leone, to Ameia Isabel, third &lig Finden, Esq., of Dorset-place, Regent's-park. ph E D. J ell ' On the 13th inst.; Mr. Joseph Le e , late of Trinity-terr Southwark, in the 74th year of his age. h t.. te e r i °I ji On the 30th ult., at - St. Omer, Eliza, Id Clements, Esq. 1, "ttia lit On the 3d inst., at Whitehead's-grove e , - C —e h setlds:g I t ° daughter of Mrs. R. B?van. . f On the 7th inst., the Rev. W. Waldegrave Park, ° v A rk• Hall, Cheshire, youngest son of the late Hon. Mr. Justiceiti t o, On the 9th inst., at Birmingham, the Rev. 11. Kecon ell. arm, of On the 10th inst., at Rea din g , C. R. King, s d ''' the Rev. Isaac King, Rector of Bradenharn, Bucks. of A les' On the 10th inst. , at Bri g hton, Margaret, widow ander Macleod, of View-field. J fl. On the 11th inst., Caroline, youngest daughter of • Trenaayne, Esq., Heligan, Cornwall. On the 11th inst., at Gravesend, Jeremiah Dennett, Etick, On the 13th inst , Mr. Robert Carrick, of St. Ann, 13 friars, aged 86 . Cu rling William On the 13th inst. , at Hitehin, Hertford, Cu Esq , aged 81. On the 9th inst., at Rouen, Lieutenant Philip Charles Piuri ray, of the 36th Regiment Bengal Native Infantry, thir d s°ll° the late James Wolfe Murray, of Cringletie, Peeblestiire. MURD° YOG -0 d ' in of London: Printed and Published by No. 112 ,Strand at The Sun Office No. 112, s tran d ,the County of Middlesex, Thursday, becember lbt 154