The Sun. — London, England, 1856-12-15 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN STREETS EXTRA- ORDINA Y ! It has been rather maliciously said that the Me tropolitan Board of Works ought to be called the Board of Words. If they really deserve that title, now is their opportunity for a display of the divine gift of language. As all the beasts of the field were brought before our first father to be named, all the streets of this great metropolis are to have their names reviewed by the conscript fathers of the city. It is a stupendous literary labour ; and, judging from the report of the committee ap pointed to inquire into the subject, it is beyond our power to comprehend bow the Board are to overcome the difficulties of their task. We are told that streets ought never to he called after the names of places, as there is a chance of letters be ing in this way forwarded to some distant town or village, instead of to the terrace or square which has received the same appellation. Then, alas for genius ! the names of our " poets, painters, states men, warriors, judges, divines, and other eminent men" are all used up, and we are so hard pressed for titlesthatwebave 62 George streets, 55 Charles streets, 45 John-streets, and the other Royal and ducal names in proportion.' What then is to be done ? Where are the new names to come from, for the committee declare that the repetition of titles is an absurdity which cannot any longer be tolerated ? There are not less than 571 streets pos sessed of only 17 names, and the committee are go ing to begin with this batch. It is cruel to keep us in suspense. The streets are to be called, not after men, not after places, but after what ? Who does not know that the most arduous task of the novelist is to invent names for the personages of his tale t Cliffords and Belivilles and Mordaun ts are all worn out, and the writer who can paint a hero to the life, and make the description of a battle terrible as the reality, is not less at his wit's end to baptise his hero and localise his battle than Cassim Baba to find the magic word that opened the cave of the robbers. Mr. Dickens has achieved great things, but what has he achieved greater than the discovery of such names as Lord Frede rick Verisopht, Dotheboys-hall, and the Circum locution-office ? Who does not read with admira tion, what is one of the most remarkable results of human genius—the list of candidates for the honours of the Derby, and wond er by w h a t cur i ous process those singular names, Peepo'day Boy, Fly by-Night, Surplice, Blinkbonny, an d the rest, are invented ? Where, then, are we to get the names for our thoroughfares ? Are they to be called Street A, Street B, Street C, and then, when the alphabet is exhausted, Street AA, Street 88, Street CC, or will the Metropolitan Board, in an antiquarian fit, begin with Paternoster-row and g,O right through the Prayer-book, or in an access of Puritanic enthusiasm, shall we make broad our phylacteries, and adorn our highways with texts of Scripture, such as Resist-the-Devil-and-he-will- flee-street ? or shall we adopt the French mod. , and start from the Rue de 29 Juillet Th 3 task undertaken by our five-and-forty cdiles, it will be seen, is one of no small magni tude, and, if they accomplish it well, it is difficult to say to what heights their ambition may not here after soar. Here is a problem evidently far greater than the drainage of the city. They began with the collection of guano, they proceed to the nomen clature of streets, and possibly they may end by dis covering the universal language. They began as a metropolitan vestry ; they may end as an academy of the sciences. The next step will be tointerfere with the family of the Smiths, the Joneses, the Browns, and the Robinsons. John Smith gives the postman as much trouble as George-street. In fact, the criticism of the committee who have report(icl on this subject bears not only on the streets of London, but on the use of the English language and on the appellations selected by Englishmen all over the globe. How is it that we find the home names repeated wherever the English race is to be found—Cambridge in England and Cambridge in the United States, Ben Lomond in Scotland and Ben Lomond in Tasmania ? How affectionately we cling to particular epithets ! A day is beauti ful, and a song is beautiful ; a mathematical problem, a colour, a form, a motion, a military manoeuvre, are all alike beautiful ; a n d one some times hears an old lady declare that the oxtail soup is " beautiful." Then we have a bit of slang which is eternally the same and means always something different :—a man rides like blazes, I smokes like blazes, drinks like blazes, reads like blazes, sleeps like blazes, laughs like blazes, and one hears those who deal in slang use the term so often, that we have a little natural curiosity to know what is this " like blazes ?" With the most affluent language in the world we are the most parsimonious in our use of epithets. The members of the Board are grieved to observe it, and so they are going to set us an example by show ing how we cau attain a judicious variety in the denomination of our streets. They have set them selves a very difficult task—we are afraid also a hopeless one. In all soberness, is there any great advantage to be obtained by this reform ? By all means let the reform be carried out, if it can be effected easily. The Metropolitan Board of Works, like all gram marians, are quite right, and we, the public, are quite wrong. All we say is that the scheme which the committee have rather pom- pously proclaimed is about .as useless and as troublesome as if they had propounded the theory of a perfect language with eleven genders, sixteen persons and twenty-five numbers, such as used to excite the imagination of old Sir Thomas Urqu hart. If there are many Charles-streets, for ex ample, they are quite well enough distinguished for all practical purposes by the addition of the locality —as Charles-street, Berkeley-square, and Charles-street, Grosvenor-square ; and those who would blunder such simple addresses would blunder them were they ever so plain, and would pro bably confound the High-street, Oxford, with the High-street, Edinburgh. But another part of the scheme which is far less pretentious is likely to be far more useful. The grand object of the scheme is to invent 500 new names of streets ; thg supple mentary part is to obliterate a inultitude of names in extensive thoroughfares that form one long line of communication. The principal advantage to be gained from the former proposal will fall to the lot of the nove!ists and dramatists of the next genera tion, who, in the confusion of a title-lead cr the mistake of a rendezvous, will find a ready means of complicating a story or defeating a conspiracy. The advantage of the latter proposal will be felt by all who daily traverse this vast metropolis. Who has not been tortured by that long line of commu nication known as the New road, which is in reality an infinit e ser i es of small streets, or rat h er rows of houses, all h av i ng different names, an d t h ose on the one side of the thoroughfares repudiating the names of those on the other ?' Here we have " places" and terraces" innumerable, • nobody knowing where they begin, To cut up suc nor where they end. h long roads into a few natural divi sions, and nu mber them straight on, will be an undoubted im provem ent and save a great ' deal of ernbarrassment.---Times. NEW NAMES POu ----777'.------ LONDON 'TRFETS ---- --us.- "' i • Our report of the .proeetd• gs of the Metropolitan Board of Works, at its meetinth L o D n 'ltlanger's commit- summary of the labours n e / i i 4 eF ridav last, contained London. Some further tee on the street nomenclatur e of nrxobably be accept informations on the same heal will hig,r attacked the ble to our readers. Mr. D' difficulty in detail, and commences in baud 571 streets which have b u t I.;°rk by taking them; it follows that for the streets in this among alone 554 names must be found. is fires eection We give from the Observer of yesterday an a al _ the proposals which the commi ttee make ou this point. of In the . - first place, there are 62 George-str ee t s. G street, Hanover-square, will rema in unaltered, andetohrge " wit! also he a Great George - stre et and a Little (3,,„: street in Westminst e r; that is all of the Geore,,,, ti-17,"t will remain.' Among their successors we notice scientif in men, as Liebnitz, Lardner, Hatton, Priestley, and Shrapnel. Literature and divinity are represented by Mahon, Paley, Marvel, Strype, Ogilvie, Lowth, Tbirlwall, Aytoun, Massey, and Baxter. Poor Power, the actor, has one of the streets. Of the ariato cracY' there are Wynford, Vivian, and Rutherford. Among a number of miscellaneous names of more or less note are Whittington, Rushwortb, Esdaile, Blake, Mi B kio, Patmore, Reynard, Chaplin, Fairbank, and cithers—names certainly not of any great renown, with the exception of that of the far-famed Whittington. Among the substitrites for the Charleri-streets literary' , grad Sons There are Ainsworth, Lever , Mark ' sou t-Striekland,- KeacsAuarlere, Lingard, Thomson, Vl,..eitoly,, But wee, and'llemane.. Nen of science are represehtM,b,y, lir € 1 4 , a 1 ;1 includ e file names - ' and 'Nnant etre aria tocra cy and :-_. p acktvo ,. s .f - VAue, Caledde, RaWr.L,n, Denham Garrick', an d V't,,(-'' There . are three actora—Cit*r, These three celebrities very aPpro . in the represent the three Charles-streets which exi.4 theatres—Charle-;:t neighbourhood of the two large Drury-lane, is to Gib ber-street ; Charfe, r _ e s e i t;. be Covent-garden. Garrick- Area ; aid Charle . 6 .: 4,t, The nitiscellaneon4 n4ne t ,, eee.t; ' LOWY ,,, acre, Foote-street. Macneil, tho engineer. s lrinde. that of - Eugene Aram ittrarl Mayne gives his name to Charles-street, n ear CoverdaeieArbour-strs!et, police staiiopi:there ialliies street; Lpwndes-scpare; while Chari who takes Char!es wooos to be in future named ,1 ea es-stre&-, St. John's %eel:Teo-vie, ttip late Wented naa rn . eron-street," After trilei . B6 - B - ank: _ .. : . .., . . "137 of the Royal , • •_ ... • .-. a , rss '' c ' erac Y' e:ni...re frequent Place the . : . `J o h n - streets " arn 9 nif.ci a im e eropo , ed in the tit:dila:either the G9ofgearir the Charlene,,. There are Eltegm - ere, 'Werfehonae, - Lytt e t top , and Porttar i d ; Literature is represented by Bremner, 11' orue; Miall, Groat, Mayhew, Headley, Ch ann i nz, Pct3uti ; P!a7fa'r and Erudie are the men a heienee ; Caxtt.n, an oid /.66toric. s. ,rthy ; Bvscawen , a name familiar in the naval glories of the country, and Handel, the immortal composer, are among the more prominent of the names, "Faithful" and "Gay." We will not venture to depict the consternation of some steady ma tron who, waking some morning, may find her old familiar John-street converted into a Gay-street. What, too, will the conservative or orthodox resident in John street say to living in future in a street bearing the name of Miall or Charming ? The aristocracy are unusually numerous in the sug gested names for the family of King-streets. They in clude Lennox, Hotham, Erskine, Wortley, Woraley. Woodville, Mandeville, Malmesbury, and Paulet. The House of Commons is represented by one name only, that of E wart. King-- treet, Pall-mall, is to bear the name of the Premier, Palmerston ; King-street, Smith field, will bear the name of Ridley, one of the martyrs ; King-street, Aldgate, the name of the present Jewish Rabbi, Dr. Adler ; King-street, Covent-garden, is to be improved to Shakspere-street ; King-street, Tower-hill, to Dibdin-street ; King street, Commercial-road, is to be transferred to the famous Booker, of protectionist notor ety ; the name of Flaxman is to supplant King street, Northampton-square. Jacquard and Fulton are among the suggested names, as are these of Beckett, Sedgwick, Weiston, Bentham, and Hassel, of unadul terated food notoriety. the Queen streets have not so good or so varied a selection of names as the "King-streets." Queen-street, Great Russell-street, is to become " Betterton-street," and Queen-street, S.ven Dials, " Pepys street." Queer. street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, Brougham-street ; Queen street, Mile-end, claims Alderman Challis. The literary names include those of Lockhart, Howitt, Dugald (Stewart), Congreve, and Thackeray ; there are two members of the House of Commons, Mr. Mackinnen and Sir Edward Filmer, one Saxon King (Egbert), one admiral (Plumridge)—there is no Napier—one founder of a sect (Wesley), for Queen-street, Chelsea—and four lords, Danby, Loftus, Ebrington, and Egerton. The suggested names for the Church-streets contain but one name of"any ornament of the church—it is that of Wickliffe. Will a member of the Church of Rome consent to date his letters from such a street ! Church street left the question of the rival creeds an open one, and Mornonites, or high church, might equally be proud of the street they lived in while it was called Church street. The literary men are in the majority among the suggested names ; they are Waller, Wordsworth, Farquhar, Some! ville, Dampier, Arbuthnot, Macaulay, and Chalmers ; Sterudale (Bennet), as a musician ; Alderman Carden, Huskisson, the financier; Knox, the divine ; Tulloch, one of the commissioners to the Crimea; (Roger) Ascham, the chemist ; (Colonel) Sabine, the man of science ; Lore, Strane r 1 and Sir Cullen Eardley are among the new names. The remainder of the list is made up of some modest gentlemen, to whose merits we shall presently more particularly allude. The " New streets " are to be converted into Smollett, Sterne, and Whateley streets ; and some others are to be named after Smeaton, Nasmyth, and Dollond—each eminent men in their spheres—Sudgen, the Lord Chancellor ; Maclise, the ar.ist ; Coke, the learned Chief Justice ' • Arne, the musician ; Anson. the naval correnander ; Hansard, well known by his Debates ; " Sotheby," the successful auctioneer ; Staunton, the chess player ; Cathcart, one of the heroes of the Crimea; and there is one Shakspere-street, which is the second time the name of the dra.uatist bas been suggested to be used. The "William-streets" have a somewhat miscellaneous, but at the same time highly respectable, list of candidates to take their place. There are Bunket, and Grattan, and Curran, names honourable alike to the country and the age ; there is Fullaron, the learned and sagacious ; Cresswell, one of the most accomplished of English judges ; Blair, whose liter iry merits and great learning are universally recognised ; Buller, the amiable and lamented President of the Poor Law Board ; Byng, either an admiral or apr.,minent writer of the sewers commission ; Burrel (Sir Charles), the father of the House of Comm. - )us ; Bruce, the hero of Scotland, or the undaunted African traveller; Monckton (Milner), the poet of the palm leaves and the bottle-holder of the Premier ; Lords Dynevor and Melford, and Baird, Cor bould, Hanmer, and some other names well known to the public. The " Erigh-streets" retain their names in a somewhat _ _ snbjeeive form. The high-streets in the different parts of London being merely named after the district in which they are situated, High-street in the Borough being for the future proposed to be called "Borough High-street." There will still be thirty High-street:, but they will b. distinguished by the name of the district being prefixed to each of them. The substituted names for the "Union-streets" are marked by the names of men of science ; they include Airy, Arnott, Brewster, Davy, Wollaston, Wheatstone, and, we may add, that of Chesney. Akenside, Alison, and Hobbes are the literary celebrities, and Wilberforce and Mrs. Chisholm are among the selec ed benefactors of their species, while Westrnacott and Eastlake are the artists who have the honour to be selected. The next batch of streets are the "North-streets." Literature is in the ascendant among the suggested names, and the list includes Defoe, Atterbury, Barbauld, Blackstone, Chatterton, Coleridge, Pope, and Selden. Babbage is the only man specially devoted to science, and Balfe to music. A fitting tribute of respect is paid to the memory of the gallant Bellot, who perished in the Arctic voyage. Boleyn (Anne) is brought from the page of history, C❑antrey, the sculptor, is duly honoured, Clarkson, the great friend of the slave, and by his side is placed the name of Dargan, the open-hearted, liberal, and successful contractor, who taught the world the virtues of self-reliance, even in Ireland. Cbarlemont and Clauricarde are selected from the House of Lords, and an amiable and distinguished representative' of the daily press, Mr. Delaine, is chosen to give his name to North•street, Brom pton. Next come the " Duke-streets." Two of theta, one ?a. Aldgate and the other in Houndsditcb, give place to the names of Rothschild and Salomons. Others disappear before the names of Hobbes and Stowell, both eminent in their way, though somewhat opposed to each other in theolo.;ical opinions. Then come Chaucer, Shenstone, Wycherley, Balfour, and Boileau ; followed by Faraday and Herschel, by Beechy, the arctic navigator, and with some other names they effectually clear off all the " Dukes" save one from the streets of London. "James-streets" are the next to be immolated, and their places are supplied by Grote, Hallam, Malone, Sheridan, Roscoe, Ot,way, among the literati of the past and present time; by Lance the fruit painter, Logan the Scottish poet or the Canadian geologist, as the case may be, Paxton of Crystal Palace notoriety, Ransford, a po pular singer of the present day, Macready the tragedian, Morley the chairman of the effete Administrative Re form Association, and Pitcairn the navigator. Tb• " York-streets" are 25 in number ; they are to 'oe exchanged for Cattermole, Chalon, and Hogarth among the artists, Donne, Horne, and Bickerton am.ing literary men and divines, Forbes, Latham, and Jenner, men of science, Lake, Cardwell, Slddons, Romilly, Burgoyne, and others whose names are generally known. The 21 condemned " Park places' will give way to Aldermen Farncomb and Eagleton, to Dryden, Fielding, and urtown, Gainsborough (artist), the Countess of Blessington, and that Lindley (Murray), whose eerves, if he were now alive, would be often so sadly shocked in the debates o the Board of Works. The selection of his name is a graceful attempt• on the part of the board to appease his angry manes. In the case of the 20 " Edward-streets," Waterton, Darwin, and Davenant are t,t take the places of three of them, and the remainder is to be supplied by Abernethy, Abinger, Admiral Gambier, Humboldt, Kneller, Lely, Luttrell, Peto, Rennie, Scsriett, Scoresby, and some others. " York-places" are 'he last proposed to be now dealt with, and in the selected names the merits of Jer rold, Hepburn, Ligonier, Liston, Acland, Abraham, and a few others, some unknown to fame, have not been overlooked. There yet remains that very modest class of persons, to whom we have already adverted, whose names it is proposed to substitute for those of mere frequent occur rence. The individuals in question who seek to thrust themselves into this Walhalla of the metropolitan streets, are the members of the Board of Works themselves. Evtimatiog their merits a►►d their claims to such great honour at t14 , -ir own standard, we extract the list of such members of the Board as are desirous to lend the sanc tion of their names to this wholesale re christening of our streets. NAME OF STREET. LOCALITY. SUGGESTED NAME. George-street Rotherhithe Miskin-street fl Pall-mall Csrpmael-street „ Marylebone Crellin-street Charles-street Bermondsey Morland-street Queen-street Kennington lrvine-street Church-street ......Islington Pascall-stieet Pl Bethnal Green Bevan-street PO Hackney . Offer-street . Pt Chelsea St. Giles's . Seeley-street William-street Manchester-square .Daltou-street Union-street Shadwell Dennis-street - Clarendon-square Woolrych-street „ Tames-street Adelphi Lambeth York-place Camberwell Boyson-place T lIE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY E VEN IN G, DECEMBER is, 1856 STEREOSCOPIC NOVELTIES. the The roaot p p:r. : wi rig to which of i-.. stereoscopic pictures observable in ndows of the metropoli s i n dicate th e h uge end p r interest t est he feltnot only in the curious optical t 3, d e l y i n b e e a l t o i n o g n , s . bat N t e o a r t i h y e e t x h t e r a w o rhdoi whole extraordinary Europe has been t universrdity of the raver-ed for subj ects ; an d t h rough the instrumentality of o.3 ,the public are now as familiar with Com pany, 5 4, Chtapside ~ be architectural the London Stereoscopic Coin .of their eremains of ancient Rome, as tics of Switzerland,Poerettahof Paris, the landscape varie ties favoured with an inspection with the local featu res 1 of the novelties about own country. We have ri,:eothem perfectly unique. to be issued the the admirers of the i„ tauta n e Y ~; for the gratification of contradiction, we c.in p r ,,,,, 0 ",t, and without fear of They comprise, scenes from Court of Louis Quatorze, and So% Village," from the Dovedale, .in Derbyshire. It _is e fnuisite views of mention separately the beauties of the impossible to j submitted to us ; we therefore sum up uuurent pictures in a word, and say they are magnificent, t admiration, o those to whom the marvellous effects are unknown we . tion, that in this instrument the two picture 'n, 47 in"- one, and all the objects stand visibly an d out.Paipab!yec"i. The pictures are taken by lenses which represent the two eyes. In the portrait department of the coin the latest production is an admi rable l ikeness of the Rev. Mr. Spurgeon. The rev. gentleman is taken in his pulpit, and the position is at once easy and graceful. For this portrait, epeakin,o; from the impression Mr. Bpurgeon bas I made upon his . a d m irers, we have no do u b t the demand will . be immense. The entire collection re. I fleets the highest credit upon the whole of the artists of their establishments. ) ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORTHERN CIRCUIT—YoRK, DEC. 12. (Before Mr. Justice Erle.) John Godson, age 19, was indicted for a rape on Eliza. beth Sissons. Mr. P. Thompson and Mr. C. Newton were for the prosecution ; the prisoner was defended by Mr. W. p. Seymour. The prosecntrix, an intelligent and good-looking girl, 13 years of age, but apparently older, living in August last at the Rev. Mr. Mayor's, the incumbent of Leckon field, by whose housekeeper she had been sent at noon on the 7th of August to deliver a letter to Mr. Lang dale, a farmer living about a mile from the village, Lear the high road to Beverley. On her return, about 2 p.m., she overtook the prisoner, who lived with his parents, near Mr. Mayor's house ; as she passed him, about a quarter of a mile from the village, he put his arm round her neck and kissed her ; a struggle ensued, she got away from him, and ran on towards the village ; the prisoner followed her on the high road, seized her, and dragged her, notwithstanding her screams and struggles, through a gate into a gravel pit, near the road, where he threw her down and committed theoffence charged- against him. Two labourers, working in a field about 500 yards off, attracted by the continued screams of the prosecutrix, witnessed part of the struggle until the girl was dragged too far down into the pit for them to see more. The screams, however, were continued, and after a time grew fainter, as though the sound had been muffled by a hand placed over the mouth. As these men had to make a considerable circuit to get to the pit, by the time they arrived there the offence had been completed, and the girl had run as well as she was able to her home, which was about a quarter of a mile from the pit. Mr. Mayor's housekeeper described the torn and soiled condition of the dress of the poor girl, who arrived with bloodshot eyes and crimson face, crying bitterly, and so agitated that she was for some time unable to give a con nected account of what had happened to her. On her mother being sent for the girl made a statement upon which the prisoner was apprehended the same day. At this point of the trial Mr. Seymour, feeling unable to contend against the evidence—the prosecutrix's testi. moray not having been shaken in any particular—retired from the case. The learned judge summed up, and The jury immediately found the prisoner guilty on the whole charge. Sentenced to 14 years' transportation. DECEMBER 13. (Before Mr. Justice Erie.) MURDER. John Hannah was charged with the wilful murder of Jane Banham, at Artnley, near Leeds, on 11th Septem ber last. The prisoner, a tall, fair-haired young man, who was neatly dressed, and by no means ill-looking, on being placed at '.he bar and called on to plead, appeared to be greatly distressed. After a paroxysm of grief, be flung his hands wildly above his head and cried out, `• Oh, God—not guilty !" He was accommodated with a seat, but throughout the trial he kept sobbing and beating his forehead with his hands, and seemed to be greatly dis tre-,sed. Mr. Maule and Mr. West were for the prosecution ; and Mr. Price and Mr. Greenhow for the prisoner. The learned counsel, in stating the case, said that one more appalling or more full of horror had never before been presented to a jury. It appeared that the prisoner was a tailor, living at Manchester, and that the deceased Jane Benham was the principal dancer in a travelling corps of performers, with whom she and her parents went to the principal towns of the West Riding. The deceased had been married to one William Benham, who some time afterwards left her and proceeded to America. She then formed a connection with the prisoner. They lived togeth r as man and wife, and had two children. The deceased's father, John Hope, was at this time in India, whence he returned in May, 1855. About a fortnight before Christmas last the prisoner and deceased separated, when the latter and the two children went to live with her father. In June the company were performing at Halifax, to which place the prisoner had walked over from Manchester, when he, atter a night exhibition, followed them home and expressed a desire to speak to the deceased. Her father said, " No," and if he did not go away he would get a policeman and have him taken up. Prisoner declared he must see her, and 'eventually he was told he might see her at nine the next morning, when prisoner and the deceased had an inter view, and the former was heard to say that if she did not mind and would not do what he wanted he would be ,hung for her yet, at the same time urging her to come and live with him again. In September the company was at Armley, near Leeds, when the prisoner again sought for an interview. The deceased and her parents ,were lodging the next door to the Malt Mill Inn, and in a front parlour of that inn prisoner, deceased, and her father again met. The prisoner appealed to the father to induce the daughter to live with him. The father then said, " I don't want to have any more to do with you, and I won't," and left them together. The door was sharply closed—there was a rattling of the chairs, when he next went into the room, which was shortly after wards, the deceased was on her back and the prisoner on the top of her. The father said to hies, " What do you mean, you scoundrel ?" Prisoner replied, " I mean murder." The woman's throat was cut, but, strange to say, she got up and staggered into the open street. The prisoner walked out, too, without any interruption. He was heard to say, " I have had my revenge ; now they may do what they like : I'm ready to die." The woman died about two hours afterwards. The prisoner, on being taken into custody, to the policeman exhibited a drunken demeanour, and to the gaoler he had suggested that all this proceeded from his having been slighted. These statements were made after his mind had been calmed, and when he might begin to be speculative about cense `srpsneces. Atter the examination of several witnesses for the pro , secution, the learned counsel for the prisoner then ad , dressed the jury for the defence, contending that there was no previous malice in the mind of the prisoner, but every evidence of an ardent and sincere affection for the deceased. He had come from Manchester for the pur pose of seeing her, to endeavour to induce her to return andliVe with him. He bad been travelling without any thing to eat and had been drinking on the road. His laffection had been repulsed by her, and, aggravated and driven to madness by her conduct, and probably by the sight of the miniature of another man, which she wore in j her bosom, in a sudden outburst of paseion he had drawn the razor out of his pocket, which he had with him as he was travelling, and had inflicted the dreadful injuries he had done. He implored the jury lo look on the case :rather as one of aggravated manslaughter than of mur der, for it, appeared to have none of the malice and pre , meditation of the latter dreadful crime. His Lordship then proceeded to suns up the evidence. He directed the jury that if they found that the deceased died by the act of the prisoner, and that the fatal wound was inflicted by him, they were bound to find him guilty of the offence with which he stood charged, unless there were some circumstances of palliation which would reduce ;the offence to manslaughter ; but if they found that the ;prisoner. entertaining a strong affection for the deceased, and enaeavouring to prevail upon her to live with him 'again as his wife, yet, on the failure of his efforts, and on ;finding that his affection was disappointed, had deter mined that she should live no more, that would be within the meaning of the law malice prepense, and would re quire a verdict of guilty. The .tep from earnest affection to deadly thoughts was not without experience. Words or disappointed affection were no palliation of a deadly wound. If, how e v er , th e evi d ence left a reasonable doubt on their minds the prisoner was entitled to the benefit of it ; hut, if they bad no deubt thee the dreadful crime of murder had been committed, it was of great importance to society that a verdict should be given according to the dictates of truth, and they would never regret a verdict so given. Tee jury expressed a wish to retire, and after an ab sence of 20 mi,,utes they returned with a verdict of guilty. Proclamation having been been made, His Lordship put on the black cap, and, in a very im pressive manner, briefly pronounced the awful sentence of the law, that the prisoner should be hung by the neck till be was dead, and his body be buried within the precincts of the gaol. The prisoner was carried out apparently fainting, and the dense crowd in court dispersed in silence. This case finished the assizes. (Before Mr. Gurney, Q.C.) James Mitchell was indicted for having in July last published a malicious libel, in the form of a handbill, at Bradford, on George William Flint, an architect and commission agent, living at Bradford, imputing to him tbat he had been obliged to leave Manchester, Liver /3,01, and, Sheffield as a swindling vagabond, and that he had, as a commission agent and money lender, ob tained a will and the title deeds of some cottage pro per's!. at Bradford belonging to a widow named Ann Gibson, for whom he had obtained a transfer of a mort gage of 2501. on the property, and that, although the property was of considerable value—the rents amount ing to 401. a year—Mrs. Gibson had never since been able to obtain from him the will or any rent whatever, and lie had attempted to sell the property and defraud her oat of it. Mr. Shaw appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Campbell Forster for the defence. The learned counsel for the defence, in addition to the plea of not guilty under the statute of the 6th and 7th of Victoria, chap. 96, tendered a special plea in justifi cation, alleging that all the matters set out in the alleged libel were true, and that it was for the public benefit, to prevent others being defrauded, that the alleged libel bad been published. Mr. Shaw prayed for time to answer the plea, and that the case might be postponed to the next assizes. Mr. Foster resisted the application. The indictment averred the statements in the libel to. be false. If the prosecutor believed this he had only to join lame() on the plea. The defendant had been pat to great expense in bringing witnesses from Manchester s Sheffield, and Bradford, to substantiate his plea. The learned Judge said he could not resist the appli cation. The prosecutor was entitled to time to make inquiries, and bad a right to demur to the idea if he thought right. The case ivas then postponed to the next assizes. Richard Orgon, surgeon, was charged with forging a promissory note for 1501., purporting to be made by the prisoner and John Wightman jointly and severally. Mr. Johnston appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Blanhhard f',r the dcfeuce. It appeared that the prisoner had been for some years assistant to Mr. Wightman, a'surgeon at Cawood, and in the na:tddle .of last year bad bought Mr. Wighttnan's business for 1,0001, to be paid by instalments out of Money which :the prisoner proposed to raise partly by loan from a At-. Farrer, and partly by taking a partner ; and the whole of which money was paid ie the course of the year. In the month of July, 1855, Orgon applied to a Mr. Wheately for a loan of 4001. or 5001., and subsequent'y NIL Wheatley got his brother-in-law, Mr. Middlewood, to advance 150 e. to the prisoner on the security of a promissory note to be given to by him and Mr. Wightman. Orgon on receiving the money gave a promissory note, which was proved to be entirely in his own handwriting, the name of John Wightnian, as one of the drawers, being forged. It appeared that Mi !die wood had taken fresh security in the shape of a bill of sale, and refused to prosecute. Mr. Blanshard, for the prisoner, contended that no intention to defraud had been proved, and called one or two out of 56 witnesses present in court to give the prisoner a very high character. The learned Commissioner having summed up, The jury almost immediately returned a verdict of Not Guilty, which was received by the spectators with the most boisterous applause. This case concluded the bu=iness on the list assigned to trial to the learned Commissioner. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 13. Mr. Baron Alderson, who had previously disposed of all the heavy cases in the calendar, left for London last night in consequence of a telegraphic message. Mr. Commissioner Channell will, it is expected, finish the remaining cases by Tuesday. MIDLAND CIRCUIT.—NOTTINGHAM, DEC. 12. (Before Mr. Justice Willes.) Henry Golland, aged 37, and George Golland, aged 50, were indicted for night poaching. Mr. Boden prosecuted, and Mr. O'Brien defended the prisoners. It appeared that a party of five men were encountered on the night of September 23 by the keepers of Mr. Thorpe on land called Ling Moor, in the occupation of Henry Gilbert, at Barnby-in-the-Willows. The men had with them dogs and nets, and they bad possessed themselves of large stones, which they threw at the keepers. No great injury, however, was done to any. body, and the men, wbo took to their heels very soon, got off without being apprehended. The keepers, however, now swore to the Gollands as being two of the men whom they met on the night in question, and a constable identified two hats found on the spot as the bats of the prisoners. It appeared that the Ling Moor was adjacent to a wood in which there was a large quantity of game, and that the prisoners had not taken any steps for the purpose of netting game in the Ling Moor ; whereupon it was contended on their behalf that unless the prisoners were on that land for the purpose of taking there they could not be convicted. The learoed Judge summed up. The jury retired to consider their verdict upon the question of identity. They shortly returned into court and found the prisoners Guilty. His lordship then . asked them whether they were of opinion that the prisoners were out with the general purpose of taking game wheresoever they could find it. The jury answered the question iu the affirmative. The learned judge then said that, in his opinion, upon that finding the prisoners were guilty of the offence, otherwise the act of Parliament would be so limited in its operation that a conviction could scarcely ever take place. If it were shown affirmatively that the persons charged did not intend to take game in the place where they were found, but were in transitu to some other place where they did intend to take it, the offence would not be committed ; but if they were out with the gene ral purpose of taking game wheresoever they could find it, and were proved to be upon land in which game might be found, he felt bound to direct the jury that they were guilty. If, however, the learned counsel for the prisoner should think that direction wrong he would reserve the question for the Court for Crown Cases Re served. Mr. O'Brien said that he did not think that he could take exception to the ruling of the learned judge. The verdict of guilty was then taken, and the prisoners were Afterwards sentenced—Henry Golland to 4 years' penal servitude, and George to 18 months' imprisonment. John Potter, 52, Geo. Lomas, 36, Wm. Manners, 52, and Chas. Manners, 37, were also indicted for night poaching. Mr. Merewether and Mr. Bell prosecuted, and Mr. O'Brien defended the prisoners. T .is prosecution arose out of another poaching affray, which took place between the keepers of Lord Chester field and a large party of poachers, numbering according to the evidence of the former, as many as 13 or 14 men, at Gedling, on the night of the sth Sept. last. It seemed in this instance that the actual violence began on the part of the keepers ; for, according to the evidence of a man named Musson, who was the chief of that party, he saw at first only four or five men, wh' were setting a net in a stubble field, when he, with some of hie assistants, went up to them and asked them what they did there. Upon receiving no answer he at once raised his stick and knocked one of them into the ditch. He then fell upon the prostrate man and remained there until some of his companions returned to the spot, and, striking Musson on the head with a stick, compelled him to re lease his prisoner. A. general affray ensued, and the kePpers, of whom there were five or six, were knocked down, and al! but one of them stunned for a minute or so by the blows they received. Musson could not iden tify either of the prisoners,, but they were all sworn to by one or other of the keepers, who were examined as witnesses. They had all of them, however, upon their apprehension and before the magistrates, denied that they were out with the poachers on the night in ques tion. The trial occupied several hours, and in the result the jury convicted Putter and Lomas, each of whom was sentenced to five years' penal servitude ; but acquitted the other prisoners. The Court did not rise this evening till near 11 o'clock. DEC. 13. Joseph Bunney, aged 39, labourer, was indicted for setting fire to five stacks of wheat, one stack of barley, and one stack of beans , the property of Wm. Baker, of Colwick, on the 21st ov. last. Mr. Boden prosecuted, and Mr. O'Brien defended the prisoner. The jury found the prisoner Not Guilty. DERBY, DEC. 13. Mr. Justice Willes arrived here this afternoon, and opened the commission. The Court was then adjourned to Monday morning, at 10 o'clock, at which hour the grand jury are summoned. WESTERN CIRCUIT.—EXETER, DEO. 13. John Riley was indicted for assaulting Alexander Car. rick with intent to murder him. The prisoner pleaded " Guilty,V and then addressed the Court in the most extraordinary manner ever heard ; he would not care for being hung that moment if they would only let him have the —'s life. The Judge addressed him, saying be was a convict at Dartmoor, and he had gone behind a warder with a spade, and in a cruel and cowardly manner had cut him ou the head. Prisoner—Cowardly ! I don't eall it cowardly. I should have been a fool if I had not tried to kill the --. Talk about slaves ! Let the public go to Dartmoor, and there they will see what slaves are. If they sprain their ankle they give them poison ; if they have the toJthache they give them a doge of salts. I only speak tor my brother convicts. If one complains of a warder, they put a nine pound weight of iron upon him ; a set of ! they never had any clothes on their backs till they got there. The Judge—l want to say to you -- Prisoner—l don't care a what you say, I can assure you. The Judge—Have you done ? Prisoner—No, I have not done. You, and all the rtst r)f you, are a set of swindlers. Hang me at once l Eventually, after the prisoner had conducted himself in such a way al to make every other prisoner appear a polished gentleman, be was sentenced to three years' imprisonment with hard labour. Sporting Intelligence. GREAT STEEPLE CHASE. Much curiosity , and interest were excited in sporting circles generally, and among the visitors of Melton Mow bray in particular, by the announcement of a great steeplechase match. The "event" originated at the dinner t ible at the commencement bf the bunting season, and it was appointed to take place on Saturday, the 29th of November. The frost intervened, and, of course, rendered the running of the match impracticable. The race was therefore postponed until Saturday last, when it was decided over a line of country parallel with the Oakham read, near Melton Mowbray, the route being, with a few immaterial exceptions, the same as that selected by Messrs. Leslie and Crawfurd for their match about 10 years ago. The ground was very rotten and holding , and was calculated to try both the speed and stoutness of the competitors. Mr. Gordon rode the Clown, and Mr. James Mason Abd-el-Bader. Mr. Mason was formerly a professional , teeplechase jockey of considerable reputation, but he retired some years ago, and made his re-appearance on this occasion, at the solicitation of Lord Strathmore. The event was aointed to take place at half- p ast 10, pp but it was p as t 11 before the horses were started. The following are the terms of the match and the result of the race : ---- • Match for 5001. a side. Four miles. Mr. W. Craven's The Clown, by Pantaloon, aged, 13• t Lord Strathmore's Abd-el-ICader, by Scutari, aged, 13st (Mr. J. Mason) 0 Betting -2 to lOn Aba , el.ltader , Mr. Mason wore Lord Strathmore's colours—light bias and drab stripe, and the Clown was ridden in a white jacket, dark blue garter, and scarlet cap. The race from start to finish was not for an instant in doubt. Abd-el-Kader ettilY eXhi,bit,"syrhli 6°l o B of die ' I ress, and after going About a mile h e fell beadroremust into a tildgb and unseated bis jockey. The Clown, tfiel-ernre, went on with the lead, and galloped in alone. Abd-el-Kader'e performance excited much surprise. Both his owner and his rider seemed quite astounded, as the horse had been most highly tried. It should be stated that A.bd-el-Kwlei• walked lame when brought out of his stable in the morning, and it was found that a "tight plate" was the cause of his limping. This de fect was soon remedied, and the horse went to the post seemingly "as sound as a bell." Abd-el-Rader is not the Abd-el-Kader of Liverpool celebrity, whose suc cesses for the "Grand National" are still 'fresh in the memory of sp - irting men. Sir George Wombwell was umpire for Lord Strath more, and Lord Grey de Wilton officiated for Mr. Craven. Mr. Henry Gilmour was chosen referee, but, in eAlse quence o; that gentleman's indisposition, Mr. Leslie aoted fur under : A second match was made, which was decided as Match for 501. a side. Two miles. Mr. A. W. Bernal's Jim, aged, 124 (owner) 1 Lord H. Thynne's Cineas, aged, 12d (owner) 0 Ciueas fell at the second fence, and Jim, who jumped admirably, galloped in a', his leisure. These two horsei will run in a match on the same clnditions and over the same ground this day (Monday), A 'FISH' TO NAPLES, An Italian gentleman, who left Naples on the 7th inst. ; gives the following curious picture of this stet. e of that country at the present moment He is a Neape.24 tan ; he is not a refugee ; he has not been mixed up in politics ; he merely paid a visit redeeSlie to his native country after a lengthened absence, and he now feterns, not to France or England, Lit to another more distant country, where he is engaged in business. During his stay in Naples be visited the provinces. Re comes, therefore, full of information, which is- of valSe, inas much as it proceeds from a person quite capable ef form ing an opinion on the real state of the country, and of expressing it impartially. It would appear, according to this account, thlt the Neapolitan revolution continues to be directed by -- (the names of the persons are omitted for obvious reasons), and the other chiefs of that party. They are no longer either B iurbonites or Uni tarians—they are Federalists. They prevent the explo sion of the revolution, for they do not wish to trust to the chances of street fighting the moral revolution which is already effected. In truth, the Neapolitans are no longer the gay and noisy people travellers knew them not long ago. They are become serious, speak little, and in a low voice, but whatever they do say they say it without fear. The terror which hung over them no longer exists ; you bear them speak of the ilicompatiillity of Ferdinand 11, of the Constitution, and of liberty, with ,ut apprehension or disguise. One would suppose they are anxious to go to piston, but the police dare not graify their wish. They seem to wish that the police should commit excesses; but Bianchini does not venture, or does not wish, to gratify them. Bianchini is respected and honoured as an honest man ; his police are tolerant, and even civil. The police are now divided into two parts—the old and the new ; and these last detest the excesses of the agents of Mazza. Neither relerbeil, nor Campagna, nor Creffi is now seen in the streets. They have disappeared, and are now afraid to show themselves in public. The King earnestly desires to get rid of Bian chini, whom he detests, but he dare not brave public opinion so far as to remove him. Much distress exists. Since the departure of the French and English Ambas sadors thousands of strangers have left Naples, and none arrive. Hotels and houses are empty, and several shops of the Toledo-street are shut up. Commercial affairs are at a stand, and solitude and distress are on the increase. The moral revolution is very nearly com plete ; except a handful of Lazzaroni who inhabit the quarter of St. Lucia, the whole population detest, the King, his Government, and his system. The Lazzaroni of the other quarters of the city, who are part armed, are for the deposition of the Bourbons and for liberty. Au employe under Government is designated by the epithet of Pay nottista —that is, a poor wretch who cares for nothing except for the bread he earns. The Swiss have, as it were, disappeared ; shut up in the castles, with the mis sion of exterminating the people and bombardiaz the city, hardly one is ever seen abroad, and the few families who hitherto received the S wiss officers into their houses now exclude them. Tee Swiss at Naples are now pretty much on the same footing with respect to the inhabi tents as the Austrians at Milan. The troops are dis contented, and since the King has nominated his 24 now generals the discontent of the officers has increased. The King fears the native troops and despises them. Foreign papers and proclamations are circulated everywhere. At Naples conversation is very monotonous. If you happen to see two or three persons speak together in an eating ' house you may be sure it is to this effect—" Ferdinand IL, impossible ; his son, we don't know him, but they say he is brought up by the priests and is half an idiot. What we want is a Constitution like that of Belgium." Reforms or amnesties no one seems to care about. In the Baguio of Ischia there were 42 political convicts. It was intimated to them that they should demand their pardon of the "King. One demand only was made, and two days after the person who made it was found dead ! When the King passes in the streets few salute him. If the Queen and the children pass the people turn their backs on them, and no one touches his hat. An amnesty is spoken of as on the point of appearing. Most of the persons included in it are un known. Those most known are the Dake de e-- and B--. The Duke of P--, who debased himself in order to obtain his return to favour, is despised and avoided by every one, both Liberals and Re-actionists. Mazza, whom the King had named member of the Con suite, has been obliged to demand of the President not to give him any more work to do to avoid attending, as no one would speak to him, and he was shunned as if he had the plague. The relations with Sicily are completely interrupted ; little was known about the revolution, and but little was expected from it. The courtiers are com pletely down-hearted, and the ministers discouraged. The officials dread the English ; the Liberal party, that is to say, the majority of the nation, look upon them as their liberators. The population are armed, but they will not have recourse to arms, except at the last extre mity. The public mind in the provinces is still more decided than in the city of Naples. The people will no longer be content with half measures. Neither reforms nor amnes ties, nor compromises, nor reconciliations between this man and that, nor concessions made to the demands of France and E gland are now valued ; and they declare that Naples, should not e worse off than Piedmont. The hereditary Prince himself is discontented ; he is hated by the Queen, and turned into ridicule by the King ; he is prohibited from reading the newspapers, which, how ever, he feels the greatest anxiety to s ee . H e is only al lowed to see and converse with the priests. The aristo cracy, sceptical and inept heretofore, no longer conceal their aversion, and have courage enough to speak their sentiments. In a weld the people of Naples appear as if they were desirous of being thrown into prison. Society is in a state of dissolution. Filangieri, who perhaps might have been received three years ago as Minister of War, is now for the people only the bombarder of Mes sina. The same may be said of Cariati and Ischitella, who would serve as a point of junction with the brutal desps tism of past years and of a new era. The education of the people is nearly effected—they know what they wish for. Their moderation is a proof their force and of their resolutions. General Martini gains ground, thanks to the Queen .The sym[chy for Piedmont is hurtful to Russia. When Poerio was transferred from Montefusco to Mon tesarchio, before the prison door were found elegant carriages to convey him to his destination. They were the carriages of the proprietors in the province, who dis puted among themselves the honour of conducting the prisoner. Such is the description given by my informant of the present state of Naples, almost as literally as he . has expressed it. The events that have recently occurred in Sicily and Naples bring forcibly to mind the observations of Count Cavour at the Paris Congress, that unless some remedy was applied to sueh a state of things Italy would be a permanent source of revolution and danger for the whole of Europe: Whether the movement be really put down or not, these remaras have not less force and truth. As long as the same eau• es subsist, so long we may expect the same effects. Repression will not conjure the danger; the hankie provinces will still be in a state of agitation until such time as the great question which concerns it is definitively solved. COMMITTAL OF A MOTBER FOR THE MURDER OF HER CHILD. A most revolting instance of unnatural and cold blooded cruelty on the part of a mother, resulting in the death of her child, has just been discovered at the little town of Nantyglo, in Glamorganshire, and has led to the committal of the murderess to take her trial up n the capital charge at the next county assizes. Thee name_mate r of the wretched woman, who is married, is Elizab il th . 0 and the deceased, George Williams, was her egiti ' son, about 10 years of age. It appeared from the evidence adduced before the coroner that the little fellow has b ee n for a long time subjected to barbarousffi treatfmooen, t, being kept on un wholesome d and at times beaten and insucie2,the 1: poor boy had often been with dreadful severity. seen by the neighbou rs picking up garbage and eating it to satisfy his hunger, and evengoinfuse as the pigsg to the pigs' t roug h and devouring ea g erly such re had not eaten. Some of the neighbours at times had been induced to strip t he child and examine his person, w hen his emaciated body was found to pre-ant a shock ctacle, from the excor i ations and bruises with shock ing which is was covered. Commiserating the child's unhappy condition the neighbours used occasionally to give him pieces of bread and meat, and would gladly have continued to do so, but that the mother, whose desire seemed to be to get the boy out of her way, began a few months since to keep him in the house altogether, excusing his non-appearance abroad, when limited respecting him, by saying that he was not well. Upon his death becoming known, a communication was made to the coroner, and the deputy coroner (Mr. W. H. Brewer), commenced an inquest at the Cyclops Inn. Evidence was soon adduced to justify a criminal charge against the mother, who was wrested as she was com pleting her toilet to attend the funeral of the boy, Th e jury returned a verdict of " Wilful murder against Elizabeth Elizabeth °ram," the mother, and th e coroner at issued his warrant for her committal to prison. 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Share. -- - A 8. d. £ a. ti. cadian Charcoal Iron .. 10 0 0 2 0 0 frican Steam Ship .. .. 20 0 0 10 0 0 seam 'ea •• —— U. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 action Mart •• •• •• NI per cent 50 0 0 astrallan A zricultur) 25 0 0 19 0 0 ustralian Trust •• .. 7%1. pr cent 100 0 0 25 0 0 astrarian Royal Mail 10 0 0 all ___ nglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. 105. 10 0 0 all _ ritish Amc!rican Land 51. per cent 50 0 0 40 0 0 mad& • • • .... •• .. 6/. percent 100 0 0 32 10 0 121% Do. 5 per cent Bon& 5/. pet cent Stock 100 0 0 Ditto, 5 per cent bds 5 per cent. Stock 100 0 0 Ditto, 6 per cent. •• Si. per cent. Stock 100 0 0 113% Ditto, 6p c. bds 1784 GI. per cent. Stock 100 0 0 Ditto, 6p c• bds 1876 Si. per cent. Stock 100 0 0 ryotal Palace Ditto Preference 7l pr. cent 5 0 0 50 0 sh z 'vs. Fah ce of France 4 0 0 an ..._ ty Navigation Bonds VA l. per cent . eciric Telegraph 61. per cent. Stock. 100 0 e 36 ! . 2 ng.& Aug. Cop. Smelt. - 50 0 all Ili riglaris. %lag. T. Co. 50 0 0 all 11 u" table Revers l on ry 5/per cent. 100 0 0 00 0 0 Ditto New .... •• . • 50 0 0 22 10 0 en. . 7 even. & Invest. 51. p c and 1/. 100 0 0 ,no a 0 en. I. Sc. Col. (WO 25 0 0 all zn.,teamNavigation 10/. per ct. & 15 0 0, 14 a o 25% ondon Gen. Omnibus 121. per cent 4 0 0 all udson's 'Buy., •• •• -• 5/. per cent. Stock Stock ungerford ...... •• on. No. &Na. Matiso. 10 0 0 all ondon Reversionary V. per cent. 15 0 ' all [ex. & S. American 10 0 0 all 3% at. Discount Comp •. 23 0 0 5 0 0 6 % .S.W. Gov.sp.c. Deb. Si. per cent 103 or. Mi. Australasian 6d. 1 0 0 all orth of Europe, Stm• gl. per cent 20 0 0 17 10 0 14 rice's Patent Cand. Co 29 0 0 all 22U eel River Land&Min. 5 0 0 all en. & Oriental Steam 71. per cent 50 0 0 all 74 Ditto New 1 50 0 0 10 0 0 16% ,eversionary Int. Soc. 4 % 7 . pr cent 100 0 0 all Ditto New •• —•• •• 41. 2 1. pr cent. lat 0 , 20 0 0 :oyal 'Mail Steam 4l. p. altar. 100 0 0 60 0 0 cottish Aus. Invest. 15/. per cent. 1 0 0 all ISi oath Australian Land, 71. per cent. 25 0 0 all rust and Loan Comp. 7%4 pr cent. 20 0 0 5 0 0 ran Diemen's Land Ws. 100 0 0 28 10 0 rlc. Qov. 6p. C. Bds. . Si. ptr cent. . . PRICE SHAR Prom the Official List. PUBLISEIED EVERY T(J!:StIIY kgll NEED LONDON, FRIDAY, DEC. 12, CANALS. Names of Companies. Ashtn &OM Birmingham Coventry.. Derby .. • • GrandJunctn Do., 6 pr•Ct Grand Union, Kennt & Ave Leeds &Liviv Leicester Leicstr &KO Loughburogh Istacelestield. Neath •• • Oxford.. •• • • t • Dividend d per v.+ Annum.' 93 71. F. ct 40 41. 190 11 • lOC 61. 15s. 100 11. pr. ct. 10 61. pr. ct 100 7s. 6d 40 63. 100 251. 00 51. 83 11.55. 143 701 100 21. 10s. 100 161, 100 Namo of Company. Berlin .. • • . East London Do 4 per Cent. Pref. Do. 5 per Cent. Pref. Grand Junction .... • • Do. New •• •• •• Lambeth .. • .... • • •• New River Company .. Southwark & Vauxhall West Middlesex • • • • .. Do. Do, .. •• • • Name of Company. flungerford .. .... .... Southwark .......... Ditto New of 7% p.c. Waterloo .. • • • • Ditto Old Ann. of Si. Ditto Nw ditto of 71. Vauxhall .......... •• GAS-LIGII' Name of Company. British Frovincial Brighton •• •• .• •• •• City of London ...... Equitable.. •• •• .. •• •• European .... .•• ••.. Great Central ........ Imperial Ditto New Ditto Debentures ) Do. Continental Ist Cap Do. Do. 2d Cap Do. Do. 3d Cap Do. Do. 4th Cap Independent London Parl. Preferen. Phcenix ............, Ratcliff • • • • • • • Surrey Consumers United General •• • • Westminster Chartered Ditto, New .... • • • • Western A. Ditto B . • Name of Company. Albion .. •• •• • • • • • • • • Alliana Brit. and For. Ditto Marine A.thenmam .. • • • • • • . • Atlas Xrgus Life ...... • eiritish Commercial .. Church of England City of London _ Clericl.Med.& Gen. Life Crown ... • • • • • .• • • • • Eagle Equity and Law...... European Life Family Endowment General.. • • • • • • Globe • •• •• Gresham Life Do. Do.. Guardian Imperial Fire. Imperial Life ..... Indemnity Marine Law Fire Law Lite.• • • • • Legal and General Life London London & Prov. Law.. Marine... • • _•• • • Med. Irvlid & Gen. Life Minerva ••• • • • .. •• _ Monarch • • • • • • • • • • Kew Equitable Pelican •• •• •• •• •• ..•• Phcenix ..... Professional Life • • • • Provident Life.... _ Rock Life.... • • • • • • _ Royal Exchange ....• • sun Fire ...... • • Ditto Life .... t ..... United Kingdom .... Universal Life ... ..... Victoria Life • • .... • • Name of Company, Bank of Egypt ...-... Bank of London ...... British NorthAmericalJ Ch. Bk. Ind. Aust & Ch, Colonial .............. Commercial of London. Eng. Scot. & Aust. Ch. Lond. Char. Bk. of Aus. Do. New .. • • ... • • • London and County • • Lon. & Eastn Bnkg. C. London Joint-Stock . • . Londn and Westminstr Nat. Provincial of Eng. Ditte. New .. • • •• • • Ditto ditto National Bank ••. • • • New South Wales .. •• Oriental Bank Corpora. Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland Ditto, New.• • ...... South Australia Union of Australia.... Ditto Union of Hamburg . • .. Union of London ..... Unity Mutual • • • • Western Bank or Londn.: Name of Company Commercial Do. Preference East and West India.. Grand iirry D. & Canal Po. Loan Notes •• • • Do. 5 psi* cent. Pref. London .• • • •••• • • • St. Katharine • • Southampton ........ Victoria Ditto New .. Name of Company. Bank of Scotland .... British Linen Company Caledonian Bank .... City of Glasgow Bank Clydesdale Bank .... C mmercial Bank .. Eastern 8ank...... F.dinb. & National Bank North of Scotland Bank Royal Bank of 8 cotl. Union Bank of Scot. .. Western. 8ank.... .... Alliance Fire and Lice. British Guarantee .. Caledonian Fire Incur City of Glasgow Lite.. Co' onial Life ... Edinburgh Life 'limn Eng. & Scot, Law Life Life_Assoc. of Scotland Nationa, Fire and Life North British Incur... Northern Assurance Co. Scottish Provincial .... Scottish Union Insrnc. Standard Life LIST OF SCOTTISH COM. per Aniium. 7i. per cent. 81. per cent 8/. per cent 51. per cent pent U. per cent 61. per cent, 3%1. p cent_ 63 per cent. 51. per cent 51. per cent 81. per cent. 71. per cent. BY4 /.pr cent. 41. per cent. I per cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 61. oar cent. 510er cent. 61. per'cent. 61. per cent. 71. per cent. 7%Z. pr cent. 51. per cent Price i Names oi '1 Companies. !Peak Forest. Regent's 'Rochdale Stflrd &Wor, 43 Stonrbridg•. Severn and I Wye Ra 11.3 614 Warwick & Binning. 49% Warwick & Napton.. j 550 'Worcstr & 51 Birming. j Wilts & Brk, 103 WATER-WORKS. Dividend per Annum. 51 per cnt. ri‘. per unt. 4/. percent. 51. per cent. 4 . per CM. 51. per cut. 4'. per cent. BRIDG; Dividend . per Annum. 103 per cent.l IL 12s. Od. 11. gs. Od. 28s. :T AND COK. Dividend per annum. 71. per cent 51. per cent. 21. per cent. il. 10s. 51. per cent. 81. per cent Lot. per cent 31. ss. 41. ns. 41. 10s. 61. per cent. 51. per cent Si. sl. ner cent. 13s 6d per sh 6/ per cent. 'RANCE CO. Dividend per Annum. 71. per c. 71. 14s. 6d. us it. p.c. & bs. 15s. Od. 41. per cent. tit. ios. 71. Ios. 51 5 pr ct.& bs, N. 16s. ss. 5 1 4 per cent 11. 41. per cent. 6 per cent. 51. per cent 5/. per cent 121. per cent 145.& 21 t. 5 p. ct.&bs. 2s & 2s bons 51. per cent 4s. per share --- it. ss. 3t. 18s. & bs. 4% per cent 5/ per cent 51. per cent. 6.4 per cent 51p. et. 51. per cent. 51. per cent. 12)4,per c. p. c & bs p bs. it 14s 41. & bonus. 5/. & bonus. 5 . & orat4 INT-BrOr,'K Dividend per Annum. tOg. per cent. Sl. per cent. p. c. & bs. 4'. per cent. 51. per cent. 101. per cent. 41. percent. 18/. per cent. l 6? per cent. 12% pc. & bs' 16,. per cent. 51. per cent. 20'. per cent. 101. per cent. 41.p.ct.&bs. 81. per cent. 51. per cent. 101. per cent. 211. per cent. tape& br.bs.l DOCKS. Dividend per Annum. 51. pr cent. 61. pr, cent. 41. per cent. 5/. piCent. 4341. per cnt. 4 per cent. 51. Os per c. Amount of Share. X s. d. 10 0 0 Stock O 0 O 0 O 0 O 0 O 0 0 0 25 25 50 25 100 1100 100 0 0 61 0 0 b 1 8 Amount of Share. X s. d. 25 0 0 100 0 0 .50 0 0 'lOO 0 0 60 0 0 4 700 0 1 0 03 E COMP. Amount of Share. X s. d. 20 0 0 20 0 0 150 0 0 50 0 0 23 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 5, 0 0 Stock 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 25 0 0 60 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 59 0 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 :PANIES. Amount of Share. s. d 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 1 0 0 50 0 tf 100 0 0 50 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 n 50 0 i• 100 0 0 20 0 ^ 100 0 0 5 0 0 Stock. 20 0 0 1.0 0 500 0 100 0 100 0 0 100 0 100 0 0 50 0 t , 25 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 20 0 ) 5 0 0 10 0 0 6 5 0 100 0 0 5 0 0 Stock. 20 0 0 100 0 0 B ANKS. Amount of Share. 4 B. d. 40 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 1100 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 X 25 0 0 25 0 0 15 0 50 0 100 0 100 0 Amount Share. s. d. Stock. stock. Stock. 100 0 0 100 0. o 25 0 0 Stock. Stock. 50 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 PANIES' AMOFiI t Share. £ a. 100 100 0 10 0 10 0 1500 0 ; 25 0 20 0 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 10 0 0 200 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 so 0 0, 11 8. Y 6VENIN 856. Dividend per Annum 51 Os 1 is 10s. 7s. Od Paid X s. d 100 all ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER AT BLACKFIUARS BRIDGE-THREE LIVES LUST. Last evening, at a quarter past 6 o'clock, a melancholy accidtnt, causing the loss of the lives of three persons, with considerable peril to four others, who were saved, occurred at Blackfriars-bridge. A boat was coming down the river, on the south side, with 7 persons in it—three young men and four females—and making for the stairs on the west side of the bridge. The tide was running down strongly, and they were unable to turn the boat in towards the stairs, but were carried beyond by the force of the current, and then the boat struck with great force against the pier of the bridge. A panic here seized ail the party—the female- shrieked for help, and all rushed towards the end of the boat nearest the stairs, with the desire of effecting their escape. The consequence of this was to overload the boat at that end, which caused it to overturn, and the whole party were thrown into the water. The piercing cries instantly raised for help attracted the atten tion of Win. l'Anson, City police constable No. 375, who was at the foot of the bridge at the time, and he saw the boat bottom uppermost, with several persons clinging to it, and screaming for assistance. He ran to the opposite side of the road, where he met with his sergeant, John Freeman, told him of it, and tnen at once proceeded to the pier to obtain he boat and drags of the Royal Hu mane Society. In the meantime several boats put off from the stairs, and rescued the three young men and a young woman, but the boat then went down, carrying with it the other three young women, who never rose again The society's beat-, with their drags, bad now come et• , and commenced dragging for them, nut up to the time this was written without effect. The three young men were taken to a public-house, and, by administering some sti mulants, were soon in a fit state to be conveyed home in a cab to Holborn. The young woman saved, who was almost in a dro a fling state, was taken to the receiving house —the Jacob's-well, in upper Ground-street ; dry clothes were given to her, and she was put to bed. At 8 o'clock, about midway between Blackfriars and S ruthwark bridge,, the men succeeded with the drags in laying hold of the boat ; some sculls belonging to it were also picked up. The boat had been h!reo at Blacktriars-bridge trom a persou named Lewis, the party expressing their inten tion to go to Battersea, and it ought to have returned at an earlier hour. Country. Markets. HADDIMAyS CORN MARKET—DEO. 12. WHEAT. BARLEY OATS. BBANS. j First 6ss Od 46s 6d 3ss Od 55a Od Second 4ss 5d 36s 10d 25s Od j 41s lld Third 33s Od 26s 6d 120 h Od 38s Od Total quantity of wheat in market, 688 qrs., 663 sold barley ~ 814 qrs., 768 sold oats ~ 436 qrs., 394 sold beans 11 42 qrs., 31 sold AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTER. Wheat, 2/. 5 5 4-12ths Barley, ...11. lb 10 B.l2the Oats, ... 11. 5 0 7-12ths I Beans, 21. 111 6-12tb1 11 , DALKEITH GRAIN MARKET—Dm. 11. Qrs. Best. Current. Inferio 291 Wheat 70s Od 1318 Oats 32s Od 2os 9id l6s uu, 1019 Barley 4ss Gd 36s 9d 24 Peas & beans 56s Od s2s 4id 4 93 Od ABERDEEN-DEC. 12. Potato oats Common oats 1 2 8 0 s 8 0 0 d d t t o o 22 20 s Od N M I 4olbs per bushel Bore qOB Od to 378 Od Barley 30s Od to 37s Od 1531bs Wheat, red (spring)3os Od to 40s Od , white 3os Od to 45s Od 621bs 1 " Oatmeal 16s Od to 17s 0(1 per boll. Flour 52s Od to 53s Od per sack. PROVISION MARKET. Beef, per lb 6d to 8d I Butter, p lb. is Odto is l.d Mutton, per lb 6d to 8d 1 Eggs, p doz. is Od to is 2a Lamb, do., Os Od to Ot 0 1 Hens, p pair 2s Ed to 3s 6. Veal, per lb ... 7d to Os 9,1 I Chickens,do. 2s Od to 2 f . 6 1 Pork, per 5t...7s Od to 8s Od Ducks, do., 2s 6d to 28 6 1 Salmon, per lb ......Os to Os Ducklings,oOs Od to 0: 0 Grouse, per brace Os to Os Turkeys, each 4s Od to 51 01 Tallow, p stone, 12s Od to —s Potatoes, pr pock, ...7d to 8 3 Rabbits, each 9(1 to —d. Butter for exportation (present cure) per cwt.9ssod to 1001 Eggs, wholesale price, per dozen RETAIL PRICES. Flour, 141b....0s Od to 2s 10d Barley flour,l4lb.Os to 28 4 1 ), Oatmeal Os Od to is Bd. „ dust, Os to is 00 Beremeal ....Os Od to 2s Od per lb 2cl to 211 Peasemeal... Os Od to 2s 8d 4-lb. 10af...8d. Cheese, per imperial al Sias, 2-Ib. 10af...4d. ,ne, 4s. Od. to 4s 6d DUBLIN, DEC. 12. White wheat, 33s Od to 35s 6d , red ditto, 31s 6d to 33 s id ditto new, —s ; barley, malting, 16 s to 24s 6d ; g rin ing, 183 to 203 Od ; oats, old, —s to —s • ditto, new , 0 0 Oct to 14s Od oatmeal, 14sto 15s ; here, new, 16s to Od ; rapeseed, 303 Od to 32s Od per brl ; flour, . 1 " 04 to 253 6d per owt ; Indian corn, 32s Od to 363 Od P ir 480 lbs.• LOCAL SHARE MARKETS- • LIVERPOOL, DM 13. STOOK EXOSANGE.—The Stock Exchange to-dei heavy at the opening, but subsequently improved, a nd the . prices closed with activity. Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire (late Birkenhead and Chester 271• 4 Yorkshire, 21i Ditto; 221. shares, 144-Lancashire and ex n.—Midlands, 82—South Eastern, 2 2 a• shares), 18— LEEDS, DEC. 13. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions have been limitea to-clay. Midlands, at 821. 10s.—Londons, 1051—Maltos and Driffield, SEABORNE MAILS. ---- [When the date for making up a mail falls on a Sunday, the mat remains open until the day following ; except in the case of the Indig mail, via Southampton, which, on such occasionS, is made up the evening previous.] evening previous.] - ---- FOS FROM ....___._._—.----•'""'. Made B /es w se h l a . t exWpehcetned BY Voss she a t Whence ce n Post Office. patched. .---•-•••"" - - -"S Lisbonpa t „i —.. .. .. : : .. i m 7 27 %4 0 7 f t h, & Allta u). the South &lain e Dec. 14 bra. month. ampton Gibraltar • • Gibraltar .. - 1 ) Malta • • • • • • Egypt .••• . • I 4th & 20th 4th and Ceylon •• .. l‘i of the South- Indus India Mauritius nitmth. iviaCeylon)J Singapore China Australia(via / M Dec. 12 .. 20th of Colomb o RIP° Penang .. • • AI the South- ........ Jan. 4.. ampton RI t the Cape) i 1 South- Euro j ampton pean Cape of Good Hope Dec. — Jite- I Mauritius - V.S. J a n. 25 Ceylon India Lisbon 1 1 Madeira i rosi I CapedeVerds 1 South- Brazil BuenosAyres I amp i Falkland Is lands J West Indies 1 (except Ha vana and Ist and D ogli Of Honduras). 2d and 17th South- 16th of leo Venezuela .. M of the ampton Atrato the Grey Town.. month. m onth. New Granada Chili .. •• .. Peru ••.• • • California • • 16th of M a' Honduras • p South - Atrato t he i i Dec. 17 .. lea*l ampton month. Nassau .. • • Mexico •••• • t M Jan. 2.... Havana • • . ampton ....... J:11.11. I } Madeira .. • • Ply- Eiger Jail. 6 Otle tlace Teneriffe .. E Dec. 23 • • math W C•of Africa i 15 gpsgarg• British North Liver- Niagara Dee. • America .. E Every Frl.l pool United States lcSse /1 siaec• 19 g l Muted Statesi Dec. 9 and} Y FIAT ..• vw. - Er i c sson _ • BritishNortla F. alternate pool West' America .. Tuesdays. United States S o uth- Fulton Dec. 13 ing" li British North iXI Dec. 17 } am pton America .. Canada ••.• } E Dec. 23 ..} p,.0 rl ta ng ao l n . L i ve r- lg. Acantne• Jam 7 ........+•:... . M —Morning• -Evening BIRTE{ O 01 A 11. On the 11th inst., at 49, Eaton- squar e, the Lady .I°3° 00 Levett. On the 13th inst., .at 67, Eaton-square, the wife of A. Robinson Esq the On the , 11th . inst., at 5, Ulster -place, Regent's.park, wife of Robert Patry, Esq. OF A DAUGEITIO. On the 12th inst. a t Tunbridge, gent,the wife o f the Rev. Edward Indelld n park, O h On ttheelw2itfhe of G inst., e a ego trs,°A. G.loopeosutiterrzreEssocien. t north, Ol°. MARRIED. On the 11th inst , at Si. Diary's, Lewisham, Thome!' Meates, Esq. of FOrest-hill, Sydenham, to Harriet NVlre ter, fifth and youngest surviving daughter of tbe le, Henry Petch, Esq., of the Grove, Blackheath, and Fleet• the On the 11th inst., at Trinity Church, Marylebone, Will; H. F. Sykes, Esq.,. 3d Bombay Cavalry, younger son . 0 ' Colonel Sykes, Chairman of the Court of Directors o f o_ o E.1.C., to Julia Elizabeth, youngest daughter of Chs3'l" Walter, Esq., of Devonshire -place. DIED. On the 12th inst., the Lord Almaric Atbelstan SPenc,_„.er Churchill, son of his Grace the Duke of Marlborough, "Jof the Hon. Charlotte Augusta Flower, second Duch es9 • Marlborough. t Thornr On the 12th inst., at Osborn Villa, Mr. Sergean On ag ed 71 e, the 13th inst., Mr. George Baker, c f park-tee so rr a c C a mden town , aged 73. I z lav On the 13 th in st . , a t 38, ChalcotVillas, erstock-hilt Richard Burns, aged 20. s lington , On the 11 th inst., at Theberton-street, I gen r / 'Xavier, Esq., aged 47, of lOW On the 11th inst., George Croft Vernon, Esq., b ur y, Worcestershire, aged 62. - _ ,1••••••••• • k - - - , ------ i l LONDON : Printed and Publ iched by MURDO YOUS;), of No. 112, Strand, Pr inter, at The Sun, OltioetJli: nv 112, Strand, in the Prec inct of the Savoy, in.thi Coni of Middlesex, Mon da y , December 15, 1856. Price. Price. 5 113% 101 24p Price. Paid £ 0. d. Paid. X s. d. *ll 50 e 0 all 12 10 0 100 0 0 42 15 0 41 0 0 43 10 0 41 0 0 all 52 0 0 16 0 0 all 10 0 0 all 4 0 0 Paid. A go. d. 50 0 0 11 0 0 25 0 0 all 5 15 0 25 0 0 5 ,► 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 4 0 0 47 6 50 0 0 10 0 0 31 0 2 10 0 13 0 0 2 10 C. , t 2 10 2 0 0 12 11 2 0 0 20 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 o 10 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 5 10 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 Paid. £ a. d. 18 15 0 50 0 0 6 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 35 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 22 10 0 15 0 0 25 0 0 2 10 0 3 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 Paid. X 5. d. Stock. too O o too 0 0 5 0 Rtock. 5 0 " 0 0 20 0 0 14 0 0 'RICER. Paid. I. d. 100 0 0 'lOO 0 0 2 10 0 10 t 0 10 9 0 100 0 9 10 0 0 5 0 100 0 0 2 10 0 100 0 0 b,O 0 50 3 0 ti 0 0 2 0 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 15 0 0 .1 5 0 3 0 0 1 4 0 20 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 7 25 44 16 11 Price, 16 % 23 644 3% 21.4 52% 370 s ~. Price. 100 18% 30% 3% Price. 123 Price.