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DENMARK AND THE TRA.VSIf DUN , S. 13, WAY INTELLIGENCE. LAW INTELL4I;BNCe.--July 5. We entirely concur with our intelligent corre spondent from Lubeck, that the time has now come when Danmark must abolish the Transit Duties she has imposed on the transit of goods through the Duchies, as well as the Sound Dues, which she has so long extorted from ships passing through the mouths of the Baltic. He is quite correct in his statement' that the imposition of the Transit Dues is a amiss violation of those ancient rights which the Hanse Towns won from the Ger man Empire ; he might have added, they are also at variance with all those sound principles which sway modern commerce. Except in Austria and Denmark, there is not one European State in which transit dues now exist; and in Austria:they are imposed to eke out an insolvent revenue, while in Danmark they have been resorted' to ,in order to protect and defend the Sound Dues. - A, however, the Committee of the House of Commons on the Sound Dues has turned its attention to the Danish Transit Dues, there is, we trust, some chance that English diplomacy will again make a serious effort to induce the Danish Cabinet to abrogate a tax which inflicts a maximum injury; oiitrade, and yields a minimum revenue to the State. The road which connects Hamburg on the . Elbe with Lubeck on the Baltic, is one - of the most an cient in Europe ; it is the shortest and most secure route from the West to the North ; it saves the passage through the Cattegat and the Belt, with its dangers, its ice, its high freights and high rates of insurance ;it is the natural mode - of transit for all lighter and more valuable articles. Already Bt itish goods to the extent of 1,500,0001. a year use it ; and, if placed on the same footing as roads in all other civilised countries, its traffic would within three years be certainly trebled. But, -unfortu nately for Lubeck and Hamburg in particular, and for trade iu general, the read for about half its dis tance passes through the German Duchies, whiCh diplomacy, to the manifest advantkie of Russia, has insisted shall remain Danish. That gives Den mark complete . power over this great arterial line of European interc , m nunication ; and most per versely has Denmark used its power. For many years previously to 1839 the /#anisti Government, of malice prepense; - rendered this road impassable for all hetiiy goods, and would not allow public conveyances to use it. At last, however, the two free towns insisted on its improvement, and improved it at their own cost. Then, for the first time in history, Denmark imposed Transit Dues, so heavy in amount that all the countries concerned protested against the infliction. Denmark yielded a li•tle to the general indisnatien ; she conciliated Russia by exempting from any dues those articles in the impost of which Russia enjoys nearly a otos nopoly, but which from their hulk would never cross the road ; and she pacified Lord Palmerston for a while by equal rates on goods liable to the duties, and by some modification of the tariff. The Rinse Towns a:pealed to the (4;Tinan Diet against any dues on transit through Holstein and L burg as an infraction of their imperial privilogi-s and of treaties ; but the Diet, ready enough on all occasions to assi , t arbitrary princes, had no sympathy with the free towns, and, they were obliged to submit. They did not, however, acquiesce patiently. They fancied they saw a remedy for their grievance in railway enterprise ; and the capitalists of Lubeck and Hamburg constructed railroads, some 70 miles long, across the Duchies to connect the two towns, Denmark not contributing one stiver to the work. But the railroads finished, the Transit Dues were imposed on th 3131 s well as on the ordinary roads, and such is their pecuniary weight that they actually t x ceed the cost of the transport of goods. So that Den mark prevents the line being used to the extent it otherwise would, and receives from the tolls it le vies some 8,0001. a year, without rendering a single service in return, and inflicting grievous injury on commerce and prejudicing in the most sorioas man ner the interests of the shareholders b' whose money this most useful work was executed. This conduct i 3 so monstrous that it would appear in credible were there not a very intelligible reason for it. The real and almost avowed object of Danmark in introducing these Transit Duties was and is to secure the revenues it derives from the Sound Dues, by interposing pecuniary obstacles to the transmission of goods overland, by which a long voyage round the Sound and the payment of- the Saund Dues would be avoided. 'That this is tlis reasou,the favour whith - slie has shown Russia from the first imposition of these dues would be evidence enough ; for originally they were applicable to all goods, only those coming from the west had to pay double rates, while those from the east had merely a single rate to contend against. On the sugges tion of a retaliatorysznea.sure from Lord Palmer ston, Denmark,- however, abandoned these differ - ential rates. But she exempted pitch, hemp, flax, henapseed, linseed, lamp oil, tallow, tar, 5:t., all Russian staples,..froin the payment of any dues. By this i ponee.ssion Russia's support of the Transit hues system was purchased. But there is better evidence that by the Transit Dues Denmark seeks to protect the Sound Dues than even the exemption of Russian exports. If the reader will look at a railway map, he will see that from a point midway bet sveen Hamburg and . Lubeck, the railway starts away at Baschea for Berlin, and so direct on to Breslau and Cracow, with some half &zee links connecting it wit!' other great rails.v .y systems on either side. Were Denmark only seeking revenue by means of these Transit Dues, they would be di; tinguished by uniformity of amount, regard less of the destination of the pods' on which they were levied. The very reverse, however, is the case •, for not only are Russian staples wholly exempted, but while the transit duty to and from Hamburg, and Lubeck is five skillings Holstein currency, and 6 per cent. thereon in the shape of fees, or 41e.1. a cwt, ; to or from Pritssia it is only one skilling a c w t. on the rail, and . for. goods on the roads in that direction nothing at all. Mark the scandalous injustice of this. The free towns of Lubeck and Hamburg are taxed by Denmark on a railway which they themselves made, to an extent equivalent to the freight, whilst Russia is allowed by Denmark to pass over untaxed, and Prussia, when not brought into competition with the Sound navigation, is pas s ed fi r otre-fifth the amount ex torte from the free towns. The thing is so mon strous that to state it, one weiuld really suppose, would he to overthrow it. The Danish Government knows very well that the imposition is untenable, and it purchased the acquiescence of the free towns for a while by an article in the Treaty of July, 184), whereby it un dertook to reduce the duty " whenever a chatigt. in the conditions of the traffic should occur." Ni)W no greater change could. occur than that which Denmark has itself proposed, the abolition of the Sound Dues on compensation. If the passage of the Sound became free, and the ex;stiog or any dues remained on the transit across Holstein and Lauenburg, the conveyance of goods by that route would become practically impossible, for oppressed by transit-duty while the Sound was untaxed, the road between Lubeck and Hamburg would neces sarily have to be. abandoned. If, therefore, in coming to an arrangement as to the abolition of the Sound Dues with Denmark, L . ird Ciarendon do not provide' also for the abolition of these Transit Dues, be . . will secure fir a bail route, for light goods, a preference over a goad route, and se riotssly preju lice freedom of trade. The Danish Government, long experience does not care two straws for the remonstrances of the Hanse Towns on this or on any other subject. Stronger influences must, therefore, be brought to • bear on the Cabinet of C ipenhagen than any that Lubeck or Hambui g can exert. No country has a deeper interest in the question of the free transit across the Duchies than Englare' s Already Ham burg sends yearly to Lubeck British manufactures and British colonial produce of the value of 1,500,0001. ; from Lnheck they are dispersed in steamers all over the Baltic ; and it only requires. the abolition of these Transit Duties very largely to increase this trade, and to give to Lubeck all its natural and acquired advantages. Russian goods. coming from the north across the Duchies are almost all free ; Prussian goods pay only one-fifth ; but English goods going to Luheck are charged with a pecuniary burthen equal to the railway freight. Lord Clarendon has, therefore, an irre sistible ease for interference. The subject lass been fully brought under the considf ration of the Sound Dues Committee of the House of Commons ; and it will not, we trust, be denied duo prominence in the report of a coincnitteeover which sot minent aFr e trader as Mr; charism Villiers presides. At all events, it is quite irapoesilile that the Sound 111 . 1 E'S can be settled without a concurrent settlement of the Lubeck and Hambu rg , and also the limning . *am and Flen s b urg, Transit Duties and it will be our business to see that popular attention is kept alive to the subject, should there he any indications • of official apathy—Morning paper. ADVERTISEMENT.]—HoIIoway's Ointment and Pil s surpass all other Remedies for the Cure of Bad Legs Mr. James Hes op, weaver, of Galashiels, suffered se verely from a sore leg, a n d notwith s t an di ng he tried' , everything that medical skill c devise, y e t ail w, a to no purpose ; no cure was effected until he made use of Holloway's Ointment and Pills. T!ese invaluable medicines soon had the desired effect, for in a few woks his leg wag completely healed, and be wishes to giv e others might d er i ve t h e same publicity to the fact, that benetit.—Sold by all medicine vendors throughout th t world ; at Profs;sir Holloway's Establiehment6, 244, Stran i, .I..endor, and 30, Maiden-lane, New York ; by A arvra, ;A. Guidicy, Sn2yrca ; and E Muir, Malta. ME"CROPO LI CAN. This important railway, dhich will give the Gteat Western, London and North-Vi estern, and Great Northern lines a City terminus at the Post office, has received an accession .of strength which ensures its im mediate commencement and an early completion. Not withstanding the estimates of local traffic between Pad dicgton and its City terminus show a very large net re ceipt, independent of the through passengers, &c., that must come upon it from the- great lines with which it will be connected, the condition of the money market has been such as to induce the promoters to refrain from commencing works which imperatively required what they did not clearly see their way to—namely, a rapid completion of them. It is known that the Great Western Company have subscribed 175,0001. to wards the line, and the Great Northern Company are now seeking powers in the House of LOrds to subscribe a like sum. These amounts, with the subscriptions taken by the public, make up one moiety of the capital ; the other half being held by the promoters, who, satisfied with the undertaking, have kept their shares throughout the late monetary crisis. The company have now se cured the co operation of Mr. 'Ricardo, M P.; who has, after a careful examination of the position and prospects of the company, proposed to become the lessen, on the followi❑g terms, of the shares so held by the promo tars,.viA. " 41. per share (making, with the deposit, 51. per share paid up) to be paid in advance of calls within tome months, and the remaining 51. per share within six months from a day to he named. Upon these sums the company will allow 51. per cent, from the times of payment until the time con tracted for the opening of the line. " That dividends from the opening of the line on these shares to,,be,a guaranteed miuimutn of C per cent. with one moietY'of: all ,tbe profits thereon beyond such per. tentage. The other moiety of the surplus profits to be long to Mr. fticardo, as lessee. "The security for the minimum dividend to be the material gearaEitee of 100,0001. on the 50,000 shares; or cent. on the guaranteed capital, to,,be deposited Ri,a.rdo in the names—of-tire directors of the f.,;:aidoiNd . ffeatanirrsteßank as trustees. "',Whena permanent dividend of 6 per cent. per an num at the least bit i rtbeen estsblished by the payment of divideli4,46i three 'consecutive years, Mr. Itmardo to be at litrty,tn . withdraw - his deposit fend, on aban claim to future surplus profits " The directors state they will rec !guise the trust, " and issue certificates of shares on which the terms of the guarantee will be' printed, and they will apply to Parliament for an act to carry it nut directly by the company itself, if preferred by the shareholders." They further state that, " On this arrangement being carried .Jut, ...the works will be forthwith c.)mmenced, and the ,mgipeir.- is satisfied that the line will be completed :Tithin, the stipulated period of two years. The holders of the' :;e4rauteed shares will thus receive 5/,' per cent. •m their capital, and 61. per cent. and half-profits after ' wards, secured by the actual deposit of 100,0001., or 201. per cent. on the guaranteed capital, invested in the names of their trustees." COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Sittings at Ni-i Prius, at Guildhall, after term, before the L)rd Chief Baron and a Special Jury.) DIDDLE V. THOMPSON AND ANOTHER-ALLEGED LIBEL. Tnia was an action brought by the plaintiff to recover I , from the defendants, Messrs. Thompson and Son, the pro prietors and publishers of the Leicester Chronicle, coin pensation in damages for an alleged libel published in that pap-r on Ist March last, reflecting upon the charaeer of the plaintiff. The defendants pleaded not guilty, and a justification so far as part of the alleged libel went. It appeared that the plaintiff, in 1830, started in business as a m inufeetnrer of gloves and cloth pieces, at Leicester, which he carried on with success un til 1843, when he entered jute partnership with a Mr. Ramsden, a spinner, at Huddersfield. In 1848 he started a manufactory of Lisle and Berlin laces at Leicester, with one Briggs, who had previously been in his employ. Unfortunately the partnership with Ramsden was found to be unprofitable, so much so that, in 1851, the firm were involved to the extent of between 6,0001. and 7,0001., which arose in consequence of bad debts. The partnership was then dissolved, 'it having been arranged that Ramsden should conduct the business and discharge the liabilities. However, Rams den having become insolvent, the liabilities were thrown upon the plaktiff, who, in the first instance, had invested 500/ in the Huddersfield conoerns without r, • iving any return. There were then acceptances out to the amount of 1,6001. on account of the Yorkshire concern, at:d the plaintiff owed atieut 2,3001. to his bankers, the Messrs. Paget, of Leicester, who were his largest creditors. In this state of things the plaintiff consulted two of his York shire creditors, Mr. Brooke and, Mr. De Paiva, to whom he owed 1,6801. and 4501. respectively; and they rec mended him, notwithstanding that his liabilities %mounted to nearly 7,0001., to continue his Leicester business, and at the same time Brooke surrendered 10s. in the pound of his claim, leaving the plaintiff 154. or 104. in the pound for the' rest of his creditors—his liabilities being at that time 1,8001., and his assets 3,500/. He did not tell Messrs. Paget that he was insolvent, but he told them that he bad got out of the Yorkshire ccncern better than he anticipated. After this the plaintiff car ried on the Leicester business till 1854, when, in conga• quence of the total cessation of all shipments to Austra lia, he found that he was a considerable loser, his debts being 5,667/., and his assets 4791. 19s. 6d. On May 9, 1855, being pressed by one of his creditors who had ob tained judgment against him, he filed his petition, and on the 14th of Ang. obtained a second-class certificate, his estate paying 4d. in the pound. In this state of things, an article, which was of considerable length, appeared in the Leicester Chronicle of the let of March last, in allusion to the bankrupt's circumstances, and which was the matter now complained of. It was headed "Speculation and Bankruptcy," and commenced by saying, " In the tragi- cal end of J. Sadleir there is much material for contem p'ati,in. He was but the type of a class which, we are afraid, is numerous. It is difficult to c mpletely describe that class, but a few hints may help our readers in compre hending its principal attributes." The article having al luded to the career of Sadleir, touched upon the failure of Mr. George Pell, of Welford, Northamptonshire, and continued-:—" Another case has happened nearer home of a similar description ; we mean the case of John Bid dle, who has lately passed through the Court of Bank ruptoy. He was well known in this town from the as sumption of the dress of the Society of Friends (the plaintiff, although , niit a Quaker, was dressed in the garb of one), and he bad placed himself in no inferior position in the conduct of p ilitical and local affairs EL- selects his own opportunity, and throws himself into the Court of Bankruptcy, passe-, through such an exa oination as is c'iminon in that court, and with the slight stigma of a second-class certificate, after paying 4i. in the pound, probably starts again, like Mr. Pell, of Wel ford, his plumage only slightly damaged, on a new career of reckless ambition.' The statement relative to the plaint ff, coupled' with the harsh comments on the frau dulent career of Mr. Sadleir in the same article, it was contendtd, amounted to a malicious and injurious libel, and hence the present action. ,The Lord Chief Baron, at the co:rein/don of the pl'ain tiff's case, said.that, in . his opinion, any man'who, 'being in insolvent circumstances, went on trading and did/I , A tell hid principal creditors of hicposition, was not acting like . an honeSt man or a fair trader. Mr. Sergeant 13 . ylei addressed the jury for the defence. He said'the defendants bad for many years conducted Weir paper in a highly respectable manner among-t a manufacturing , community, and they thought it 'their duty to comment fairly on•transactions Which they con sidered discreditable. He would ask them was not the article a fair comment upon the plaintiff's acts t Was not what had been stated true is •every respeet, R 4 proved from the ,plaintirti own mouth—strictly and -,ll4teveity Ilue I and, unless the greater the truth the gse•iterthelibel 'be the law of the land, they would b.- _ justified in returning a verdict for the defendants. He contended that his clients had only exercise the power of fair comment, which was entrusted to them as public journalists. The press was now the great. public instructor, and the public were much indebted to them when they exposed malpractices. That the plaintiff was a bankrupt under discreditable circumstances was abundantly proved: The article, when speaking of Sadleir's career of vice and forgery, did not mean t,) im pute forgery to the plaintiff—it only ruemit ascribe that he had become a bankrupt under discreditable cir cumstances. The Chief Baron, in summing up, said the real ques tion *as how much 4,21 d how far the,articte cemplained oewas appli:able to the plaintiff. There' could be no doubt that if the plaintiff had been classed in the same ca'egory with Sadleir--"—with the 'view of ascribing the same delinquencies to- . l3im---that he, in the event of the justification not establishing it, would be entitled to a verdict. But the question was, had the article exceede the fair limits of discussion in relating all the facts in connection with Sadleir, then Pall, then the plaintiff, but stating only what was true'of the latter, and finally. commenting upon them as specimens of the wak in which the business of life was now conducted. If they thought the article was only a fair comment on current public eights, and that the facts relating to M ete, - the p'aintiff, were true, the defendants would be entitled to their verdict. The question was, whether the article had gone beyond the fair limits of discussion. The most prolific source of misery in this country arose from persons trading beyond their capital and living beyond their means. No man was justified in carrying un his business' for a single day be,yorid‘ the time he was able to meet his liabilities. He considered trading in insolvent circumstances highly dishonest, and, in his ju lginent, the man who would do so was half-way to 'Holm dow-heath, as matters went in former times. He consichred that Mr. Brooke, who advised the .plaintiff to go on trading when he was so deeply in volved, was not entirely free from blame. The ques tion, however, for the consideration :of Utte jury was were the comments 'fairly made, not alone in the di , - charge of a public duty, but in the rights of the free si im cf publie discussion If they were of opiniot, that the remarks which applied to Sadleir were intended to apply to the plaintiff, they would rsturn a verdict in his favour, awarding him such damages as they consi dered he was entitled to. The jury immediately returned a verdict for the de fendants. METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. The weekly meeting of the Metropolitan Board o! \ll2rks was held Friday, in the Chamberlain's-office, Guildhall; Mr. J. Ttivaites, the president, occupied the chair. THE OUTFALL OF THE MATN SOUTHERN DRAINAGE AT MTH. A deputation frOm . the inhabitants of Erith waited: upon the board to state their objections to the proposer, outfall of the southern main sewag e of the metropolis at= Erith. The deputntion compri,ed Archdeacon Smith, : the vicar of Erith ; Capt. Wheatley, lord of the manor - ;7 4r. Renshaw and Mr. Beadle, churchwardens; 131 - .tes, Capt. Murrell, and M'Neile, Everett, Ayres, Wells, Smith, Shaw, and Williams. • Mr. Davis, the represent itive fiSe the Woolwich district and neighbourhood, infrodUced' the deputation to -.the board. The Archdeacon, in introducing the subject, observed that the inhabitants of E ith would be subjected to ver) serious evils should tbe'outfall, as at present proposed, of the s , uthern main Inttrcepting sewage be made at Plurnstead Marshes, the points of which were fully set out in the memorial. The memorial was then read, . and set forth that the mernorialfsts understood that the, board bad sanctioned a scheme for draining the whole , ot the met ropnlis by means of a large and deep sewer on each side"of the river, having outfalla into the Thames on the 'n6s-th•side at barking Creek, and on the south side of the river at Plumstead and Erith Marshes. They considered such outfalls would be most injurious to the health and comfoKtAt,the-irtbso bitants of Erith and its vicinity,-aacistwor'd p.m* depre ciate the valusiof the arlfrc — ent property. They considered that the accumulated filth and s ill of London and its increasing suburbs poured into the Thames at a point ear Erith would form a mass of,peatilential matt• r. slowly but inceisantlyebbing . 'and flowing with the tide, mid that the d.positisa- of excremental and decomposed vegetable and animal matter on the slopes and projecting points of the river banks, could not fail to be injurious to health, and would most prolAably engender fever, cholera, and other diseases, not only among the popula tion of Erith, but also of the neighbouring towns nem the ever'. The memorialists also believed that under the 135 h section of the Metropolis Management Ace the prbposel outfall was illegal. They suggested that. •Ils point of outfall should he below Gravesend," Where the liccumajatcd sewage:rnatt;rs would pass int.) Sts Rea•ib.; fr, m which place it would be borne out to sea and bec one absorbed in the ocean with such rapidity a to prevent any appreciable mischief from the tidal reflux towards the populou4 parts of the stream. They consi tiered that although this. extension might cost two mil lions, yet, involving as it did the comfort arid constr. nier:ce of the immense population of the metropolis, the cost ought not to be permitted to stand in the way of efficiently and permanently relieving this great nations' estuary fr im being the common sewer of a population numbers of which roust be estimated by millions. Mr. RENSHAW, churchwarden, addressed the board if, supoolt of the meniorial. The PRESIDENT remarkedthat while the Metrop Titan B were molt anxious to make the plan agreeable t• di parties, there were engineering difficulties in the way .:1 carrying; the metropolitan se wage to a point lower down the Thames than ,that indicated, and it wou:d b. a - t nded with a veryconsiderable ad:lition expellee, me board, however, would give the fullest consideration o the memorial. The deputation then retired. AN nipaTiNT, PRINCIPLE. Mr. Marrable, the suThiriptending architect, presented a report, on the applicationiSf Mr. Munday, asking for the approval of the hoard to the raising of an engine chiinnry in Cox square, Spiralfields. The recOmmendati to wa, ;bat the chimney he not raise] on the plan proposed, an , he suoerintendiog architect suggested that the work should be done on a plan that he.proposed. An imp it nit princi la was involved in this question, a keg discussion ensued. It was contended on the , ne hand that the superintending architect, the officer 4 that board, was no cane I upon to suggest p'ans to h e substituted for those submitted to him, as by so doir4 the board would take upon themselves a great amount of responsibility; and especially 8.0, if ithe work which vas done under the recommendation of the architect -hould fall down. In that case abundant evidence might he brought forward to show that those who performed the work did it under the express sanction of thia b ard, opposition to the p'an originally proposed ; and it vould then be sai I, that if they had been allowed to di eir work in their own way it would have stood, an there would have been no accident whatever. In opp • sition to these arguments, it was.contended that if the superintending arcnitect was to wrap himself up in offi: cal reserve, and refise to explain too objections to ari. particular plan submitted to him, that a hundred plan night be brought forward, and not one of them suit the particular point of his objection. Mr. CARPMIEL moved that the application be not . ,ranted, and tort the architect do nut offer any plan iii substitution of the one submitted to him. Mr. Dmuty fLuißlsos sear. ded the motion. Mr. WALLIC moved that the architect's report and reco , nmen , latiot• be adoptel ; which, having been se onded, the ques ian wait put, and the numbers were for the adoption of the report of the archi ect, 13 ;Against it, 11 ; majority in favour of the report, 2. THE EFFRA. UNVEIL. A letter was rec .ived trona Mr. C. Reeves. police sun ey with a memorial from the incumbent of St. John',,, Brixton, and others, as to the covering over of a portion ,f toe Effra sewer, near the Brixton -road. Th s subject was brought bef ire the board a few weeks back, and the proposal was rejected by a majority of 15 votes to 14. Mr. DOULTON moved that the portion of the Effra which was an open sewer, near the Brixton-road, be per initte.l to be covered over. He said that the:police, who xereabout to build a station-house, had offered to sub scribis 109/., and the parish of Lambeth would subscrilis the remaitiil l 9001 , which was to be the cost of covering in the sewer. There was also a school within t wenty feet of the ditch, and a great deal•of Aver, disease, and death had resulted, and the Schi)Ol was to be clOSed in a month unless something were done. Mr. TAYLOR (representative. for Lambeth) supported and , :a . ;(1 a large amount of chol era resu l te d he motion, from this op ,- -n iew r, Mr. De?uty HARRIsoN m:tv'ed an amendment, to the , ffeet that the assent of the Metropolitan Board be given t ,, the covering in of the sewer, : providing the police corn ioners pay the board 1001., and that the remainder of the expense be assessed upon the parish of Lambeth. rhi, was seconde4, and after some discussion the origi oat nelion was carried, and the addition contained io amendment. FINANCIAL STAIintENT. The following is the financial statement of the board for the week ending 14 July :- CASEI ACCOUNT. Balance in hands of trea,urer, Ist July, 1856 Cuclis drawn, but not presented Available balaice 5,408 10 2 Amount of deposit Account 127,522 2 2 Total general balancs £132,930 12 4 A mass of other routine business baying been disposed Of, the board separated, after sitting upwards .of six hours. ) • THE SURGEON or THE SURREY LUNATIC AsyLpm.— The prosecution instituted by the Commissioners of Lit : , yi, will be tried at the coming session of 4g:tiost W.—Snape, sargeo6" at the St:Yrey Lunatic Aiium the Central Cri m i na l Court. Si r F . Th es i ger isretained for the prosecution " aLd Edwin Jatges, Q.C., for th? cl.tfcucq. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. (Sittings at Nisi Prius, in London, before Mr. Justice Willes and a Special Jury.) 6211TH V. WOODFINE--BREACH OF FROMM OF MARRIAGE, This was an action brought to recover damages for a preach ~ f promi-e of marriage, and the defendant denied the promi 4i- ; and that the plaintiff had not been always red ly to tnarry•hiin ; and he also pleaded that a reason ible_time had nit elapsed for the performance of the promise ; and that he had broken it by the leave and li cence of the plaintiff. Mr. Sergeant Byles Mr. M Smith, and Mr. Unthank appeared for the plaintiff; and the Attorney-General and Mr M. Chambers for the defendant. Mr. SA•geant Byles said that he bad the honour to ap pear for Miss Margaret Smith, a, younz lady of amiable temper.and pleasing manners, the daughter of a gentle man who was for a great many years in the Audit-office, but who had retired three - or four years ago on a pension, and he wai in _addition possessed of some fortune, the result of the judicious employment of some capital be possessed, and of an ecanowical mode of living. ifebad four daughters and a son ; and his wife having di-d, retired to live with one .bis daughters, who had mar ried a medical gentleman named Matthews, and resided in the vicinity of Hoinch'urch, near R%intord. In the neighbourhood of Hornchurch . also lived the de fendant, who was a bre .'er- s -his father having tied in 1853, and left the business to the defendant and his mother. The brewery was a very thriving con cern, and was represented by the . defendant to be ' worth from ACC, to 70,0001; • or 80,000/. ; and in addition to his interest in that business the defendant was possessed of other property. He was a young mar, 32 or 33 years old, and the plaintiff 'was about 21 years of age. The defendant visited it Mr. Matthewe'e house, and there be saw the plaintiff ; and as early as June, 1855, he made known his _intentions to her, but she re quired that those intentions should be communicated to' her father, and-they were so communicated. • She •also did what was natural and what was also highly proper to be done on such occasions ; the defendant was compa ratively a stranger to her, and she took time to delibe rate on so important a step ; she wished for an oppor tunity to form a deliberate judgment how far such a union would Contribute to their mutual happiness. Mat- , tern went on without anything particular occurring until abont . Christmas, 1855, when -it • was finally arranged that the defendant should be the accepted suitor of the plaintiff, and the day of the wedding wan fixed for the 3d of April. In order to show,upon what terms the plaintiff and defendant were, he would read some pas sages from a co rres p on d ence , in which the defendant ad dressed • the plaintiff , in the most affectionate manner, and these letters showed cleirly` enough what at that time the defendant thought, and hoped, and belieled. In August he aldressed Lor as " My dear Madge," and Bahl, " Now absent, it affords me pleasure in writing to you, in whom my happiness Dr reposed. You know, dearest, without your society I cannot continue happy, but I try to console myself with the pleasing thought that we shall be united alter.a .favr., months have passed over. ' Im another part of thitAtune letter he said "Your doves are in the hew cage and arestaken great care of ;" and he concluded by remaining her "ever-affectionate, Thomas Wzodfine." A day or tiro after be said, "The recollection of the happy- tinsel passed with you is pleas ing to me, and can never be forgotten ; f u r ;sou, dearest, possess my sincere love, a n d t o . c o ntr ib ute te ' yo zr happi ness shall ever be .the study•of your ever affectionate and fondly attached, Thomas Wondfioe." On the 21st De cember, he expresses himself thus:—".Having now ar rived at the close of this year, never to be forgotten . by me, I beg 'to express a hope that the succeeding one will be as happy t. yot as it will t 4 ale ;" he was still —" your ever affectionate " Oa the 28th Dec., he said " I wish I could find words sufficient tbexpr-ss my fond affection for you, but time will_ prove.' On the 9: - .11 Jan., " I was very much pleased at seeing you on Mon day la-t, but since I have really felt home to be more dull than ever," and on the 23J, " You cannot conceive htw dearly I love you, dearest, and with how much plea sure I look forward to our marriage, as I know how happy I shall be at all times when blessed with your presence." The marriage having been fixed for the 3,1 April, in the meantime the gentleman went in search of a suitable re sidence for the plaintiff; and in January he took a place called Hill-house, and he at.;) ordered a brougham and a phaeton. On the 17th March, however, Mr. Smith, the plaintiffs father, received this extraordinary letter, to which he wished to call their attention, indicating, as he thought it did, a vacillation and impropriety of conduct perfectly inexcusable under such circumstances, when the happiness and the very life of this young lady were at stake. The letter was "Dear Sir,—For various causes, the affair fixed for the 3d of April must be postponed.—l remain, yours faithfully, "THOMAS WOODFINE." Nothing more than that. Inquiry was made as to the reason of this, and the reason alleged was, that an af front had been offered to the defendant's family in not sending an invitation to the wedding breakfast t 3 his sister, Mrs. Thompson, 'who resided in London. The fact, however, .was,_ that an invitation had actually been sent to that lady, and no reason could be ascer tained why the letter should not have been delivered. lle was told that - Abere was no intention to give any . ffence, and eventually'-the matter ended in the de fendant expressing his - penitence for what he bad .lone, and he took charge himself of the sec and letter to Mrs. Thompson, in order that there should i ) e no mi,delivery again. The day for the wedding was altered to the 17th April, and every preparation was made for it ; but before the day arrived the defen dant began to harp 'upon the old-st4iyi There were various pretexts ; but the principal ou'.was that Mrs. Thompson had notreceived an invit4l*:_tbOtigh she had in fact received the second invitation, 'answered that Mr. and Mrs. Thompson could not piiSsibly come. He also said that his mother didaot like the.yenrig lady; and on the let April,. Miss Smith, . with a feniale--eorn panion,:.waited on Mrs; Woodfine, and askeW444her she had done anything to offend her, and exprOkkher sorrow if she had done so. She also asked wileihergr. Woodfine was at home, and at first he was denieil;bnt afterwards he came into the room with his slipPersinii', - , 'and appeared as though he bad been in the house all the' time. On the next day 'Mr. Woodfine called Smith, and requested to 'bee his daughter. The'nfd, gentleman, after what had occurred, was not desiroua that his daughter should be seen when he was not, present, but the defendant contrived to get into the room where she was, and locked the door after him. He said to her, " I will marry you on this condition, that your father," or else is was " None of your relatives shall ever moss ray threshold." He might as well have said to the young lady, " I will marry you if you cutoff your right hand." She said, "No, I cannot marry you on those conditions." On - - which he ran out of the house, saying, " She pays no ; she says no." The consequence was that the - second day fixed for the wedding went off as the .firef had done, and no resource remained but to bring the ac tion which was slow before them. It was an action to which there was no solid defence, and the only ques tion would be to what damages this young lady was en titled for this causeless and most distressing conduct of this gentleman. Mr: Henry A. Smith, the p'aintiff's father, was called, and said—l reside at Hernchurch, and' was for a great many years in the Audit-office. My daughter 'yip -21 last July. The defendant told me that the brewery : last year produced 6,000/. profit, and he also said he had 16,0001. or 19,0001.. in the funds. The defendant spoke to me in June, 1855, and said he had made pro posals of marriage to - nledaughter, and she preferred his naming it to me. I told him my daughter ~estsuld have Aso fortuee until I oied, and I also said Isliatild wish to see bis mother on the sulject, and the defendant asked what was the necessity of that ; was be not old enough to jedge for himself ? He alluded to a former engagement he had bad with a Miss Jones, and be entered into some details esto the manner in which it was broken off. I had an interview with his mother afterwards, and old her what her son had said, and she offered no objec tion. After this the defendant continue I his attentions to my daughter; and was received as her suitor. The de fendant looked out fora house for my daughter. He looked at Mr. Wagner's, the best h;suse in the neighbourhood ; hut Mr. Wagner would not give it up. Ultimately he took Hill-house, and was tai give 2001. a year for it. Tee wed ding was fixeslieitisteld Alifi; and I wag to give a break - feWAfter the receipt of ,thnletter in March I sent Mr. Matthews to the deferidant, and the answer was, "If I had anything to say I-must go to him." I went with Mr. Matthews, and saw him in the presence of his mother. I asked him to explain the meaning of his letter, and he'. said, " You have insulted my family." I said, "In what manner?" and he raid, in not having sent an invitation to Mrs. Thompson, his sister. I told him that the letter hdli been sen', and he observed that there were various modes of intercepting a letter on its road. I reminded hiM that he had promised to take a letter and explain the circumstances. He then said, " You have insulted my mother ; you never sent her a letter of invitation." Mr. Matthews observed that, if we had sent her a letter of invitation, living, as she did, in the same village, they might have taken it as an in sult, and that when he was married he had not sent an in vitation to his mother. He then said, " Mr. Smith eased me of wanting Us serve her as I served Miss Jones:" I said, "Mr.Woodfine, do you want to break off the Mar riege r - He said, " I. do not say so—it must be post poned." Mrs. Woodfine observed, " Your daughter cannot love my son, for she has allowed him to take a house at Uptninster, and to be so far from the brewery." Mr. Woodfine said immediately; "Os ! mother, mother, that has nothing to do with it." The house which hart been taken was about a mile from the brewery. I said.l thought Mrs. Woodfine did not like my daughter, and her reply was, " I certainly do not like your daughter;" that she was extravagant and bad tempered. She said there were plenty of other houses, and referred to one occupied now by Mr. Denbigh, and let at 301. a year. I again adverted to the letter that we had sent to Mrs Thompson, and I said, " Perhaps by this time they may nave received the )etier." He rose up and attempted to ring the bell, and raid, " Oh? if you deubt my word," and he, in fact, ordered us out of the h ouse . Af ter th a t Mr. Woodfine renewed his visits to our house. I -aw him on the 24th of March. H-i shook bands with me, and apo logised for his conduct. He said he was sorry for having been ro hasty ; if he at any time did wrong he wished to apologise for it. After the 24th of March Mr. Woodfine called as usual. Ou the 2d April he came through the sur gery into the dining room where I waesitting. Mr. Mat thews let him into the roam, and he asked if he could see my daingh ter. I said " No; she.is tieweß, end sufferiegfrom the tills tmetif shk had . reCtved frein 4our t iflalfer:" and yourself." He said "It is a pa'try excuse ; it ia - an in famous lie." I t Id him I wax at a loss to understand what he meant by his vacillating cooduc• ; one day c log down to apologise for what he ha I said the day pre vious, and another day allowing his m-other to insult my daughters, and standing by whilst they were insulted. I told him I was quite at a loss to know what he meant— did he mean to break off the marriage ? He said, " You ire a fool, you are a liar, you are a placeman and a clerk"— (a laugh)---and'he shook his fist at me. I told him I should be ashamed to revert to what his father or his grandfather had been ; and there I was wrong, per haps. fie said be wished to see my daughter, and I sent up for het', and, before my daugh ter, asked him to speak up like a man ; and I raid, " Do yiu wish to break off the engagement —you are trying to force my daughter to do so." He said he wa , .teo to see her alone, and I would . not let him, He said, " I -oust appoint a meeting with Mi-s Smith," and out we both went—Mr. Woodfine going before me through the surgery, and I after him. All of a stidden he slipped round, went back to my daughter, and locked me in the urgery. (Laughter.) He locked himself up in the room with my daughter. I did not hear what psfped between then). He came out with my datighter, and his words .vere "Do you agree to my proposal ?" My daughter . aid, " Ns, never on those cenditions."_ He then left , he house, saying, "She saya no'—she says no." I said, "My good fellow, she does not say no,' " and he -aid, "Yon are a liar," and that is the last time I have spoken to him. The cross-examination of this witness was concluded •siortly before s•o'cloclF, and too case was adjourned un: til Monday. • - ROLLS COURT. BALDWIN V. BA42DWIN. This .was a suit to take the opinion of the Court whe- ther a specific bequest toa charitable use, under the will of William Baldwin, of Sedgley and •Bilston, near Wol• verhampton, had been revoked by a codicil to the said will. The will was executed on.the 25th of .May, 1854, whereby the testator gave 4,000/. to his t,istees provide, stipends .and annuities for old, perons of aboth sexes, not exceeding nine in number, who through mis fortune had become indigent, and were worthy object of charily. The trustees were to be empowered to sele, t the parties, with a preference - for the testator's family servants, should they require aid in their old age, and to devrse rules for the conduct of the almshouses. 10 three weeks after the testator made a codicil to this will, confirming all other'becinests to his sister and brother, but revoking the bequest to the purposes of hie intendA charity and the pro.viding the inmates thereof with sti .pends and annuities for their support. This codicil was dated 19. days after the will, and the property, upon probate of the will on testator's decease, was found to be fully adequate to, all' the objects contemplated by the testator. The defendant, Martin Baldwin, now con. tended.that the charitable bequest bad been revoked by the codicil. Mr. R. Palmer, Mr. Wicking, Mr. Bird, and Mr. Druce were in the case. The Master of the Rolls gave judgment, oberving that the words of the codicil were sufficiently, explicit to convey the intention of the testator to revoke the legacy to the charitable object, and the intention of the testa• tor so clearly expressed must be carried out. PQLIOE INTELLIGENCE. -July 5. G EJILDHA LL.—Jouquin Sevilla, a Spaniard, of re spectable appenratice, wag charged with forging docu ments with intent to defraud the Peruvian Government ,and others. Mr. H. Kendall, the Peruvian consul, attended to watch the case on the part of his government, and Mr. E. Routh, a member of the Peruvian bondholders' com mittee, attended for the Same purpose. Herman Dent oji stated that liewas-a lithographic erf graver, carrying on business at No. 6, Carpenter's-Lund- London-wall. On the 27th of June the prisontile cam e office and ask e d him if he ever did a fac simil and asked ,to sea somespeoimens. On these beiog .110 , An to I y ,inlluc ga "naat l ale vay thingl want." Ho t4c4 took a sheet of paper out of his pocket and said, "That i s , the -ize of it. I want yon to do me hAve , en 110 and 125 on it." IL asked the prisoner whether he wanted them at the bottom of p tr:raits, and he sat 1, "Yes." Alter agreeing upon the,priee, and that a itnes was to print them himself, prisoner left a letter to be copied as a spe cimen. He called for it the next day, and said it was very well done, and that be musteend it offby post, and would let witness have an answer in about two days. On the following Monday he called again, and produced about 100 printed forms in blank, purporting to be " vales," or government compensation bonds fcr the li beration of slaves in the republic of Peru Witness said, " What are these things V to which he replied that they were passports to South America, and witness then sail, " Oh, I perfectly understand," and agreed to do the fan similes. Prisoner then handed witness the 100 sheets. He then produced four differentsignatures of thosenaines (which wit , iess now produced), and explained to witness how he wanted them done. He called on the f •Ilowing day and said, " I shall want, instead of 125 names, at least 1,500 names. Whtat would theprice be ?" On some sheets there were to be two names and on some 5 names. He told him it would be about 181., and he said, "Very well, I will pay you that sum." Witness asked him for his address, and he *al I he lived in the country. Witness then asked him for , his name, but he would not give it. He said to prisoner, " Will you give sue a reference, sir ? ' and he said, " Oh, I shall leave you a deposit.. How much will you require ? Witness sail 51. or 61., but he said he would give him only 41, and that was agree I to. He gave the 41., and then said, "Now you know all the particulars ; when am Ito call again ?" He tAd him to call in the morrow, hetween one and two o'clock. In the interval thus afforded witness endeavoured t, find out the Peru vian a übassador or consul, but failed in doing so. He then went to the Prussian ambassador, and was told there was no Peruvian consul ; and on the Wednesday evening he communicated with the detective officer Fun nel. He explained everything to him, and then acted according to his instructions. The witness proceeded to detail the particulars of further interview's which he had with the prisoner, who on various occasions brought ad ditional papers - of which he wished to obtain impres sions. Whenever prisoner left witness's shop he formed excuses for returning, to see if there was any person in it, but he never had anything to say beyond what wit ness had already stated. Prisoner ,catne cif-Friday and remarked that the work was nearly' all done. He then said, "Now I know, Mr. Deutsch, you are an honest •Inan--have you no one whom you could place confidence in to fill that up (pointing to certain blanks in the papers)? Tdon't mind paying about 41. or 51. for it." Witness re " Well, I will do my best to find some one who will do it." . Prisoner ,said, " I could do it myself, but 'my handwriting is too bad. That is my handwriting," he added,-,gliing him an envelope with the name of The hen written on it. Witness wrote his own name oil tie envelope, and remarked that his handwriting was worse than that. The prisoner then said he *wild have taken some of - them with him if they had been filled up, and witness "promised to give him an answer whether he could-get them done by the next day. He told prison-r to call about one o'clock on Saturday, and saw nothing more of him, as he was taken into custody on Friday night. WitnessAelivered all the papers and signatures to the offiCer Funnel. The prisoner said he should like to have legal advice and the assistande. of an interpreter, as, although he understood English, he did not understand it sufficiently to conduct his defence. Sir Ge )r.,* Carroll acc , riingly remanded him, and gave orders that an interpreter should be sent to him When tsken into custody the prisoner had on him 41. 4s. 10d. in money, ten 51. Bank of England notes, a gold watch, and other: articles. It is expected that this detection-has prevented an extensive aid organised sys tem of fraud on the I Peruvian Government, for those bonds could be filled up for 20,000 or 30.000 dollars each, and were negotiable in the interior of Poll. LAMBETH.—Robert Hawkins, a constable belonging to the P division of police, •ca 4 brought before the ma gistrate, by order of Six Richard Mayne, on a charge of assaulting Mrs. Catherine Brooker, a married female. The complainant' said she resided at .No. 29, Pitt street, Old -Kent-market. Her husband's business re quired him to go out very early in the morning, and the defendant was in the habit of calling hitn. On Saturday her husband got up at' about half past 4, and as he ex pected to return in a-short timP ' and did not wish to disturb her when he came back, be left the str-et-door ajar. Shirtly after she was alarmed by finding defendant in his uniform by her bedside, and oa asking tlim what he wanted there, be sai4--"lt's all right, my dear, don't make a noise ;" and, at the sane time, put his 4 hand on her person. She-instantly jumped out of bed, and desired hill to go about his butiti;ga-ask, pushed him from toe bed-room into the passage. The defendant—attemptA t, push his way in again; but she told him that if he did not instantly go about his business, she should go to the station-house, and repot: him there 2 • and be then left. Oa the return of her husband she made him acquainted with the defendant's conduct, and that led to the present inquiry and charge. Ar. Lund, defendant's superintendent, and Mr. Worrell, his inspector, gave him an excellent character, and both declared that be was the very last person in the force who, they thought, would be guilty of impro priety of conduct. Mr. Elliott observed that there could not be the slightest doubt of the defendant's intention and gross misconduct, and, to justify his baseness, he had resorted to the mean subterfuge of assailing the . , character of her be had .so slomefully insulted. The sentence of the Court - was that he pay a penalty of 31., and in default of payment be ebm . mitted for one month's imprisonment. TEINMgS —Mr. G. I F. Young, and Mr. Charles Magnay, of the firm of Young, San, and Magnay, ship builder,,,Litnehou4e, attended the court. _ . Mr. Young said that ' on Wednesday it was his pain ful duty to prosecute 13 shipwrights, against whom war rants had been granted for violating contracts entered into by them at Southampton to enter into the service of the firm. Two cases were gone into, and Mr. Selfe being of opinion the men had knowingly and wilfully broken the contracts entered into, after hearing solicitors on the,r behalf, sentenced them to thretimonths' impri sonment and hard labour ; but on an urgent appeal from the men, and on a promise that they would' fulfil their contracts and go to work, and with the consent of him self and firm, who did not wish ti send working men to a gaol, the magistrate consented to remit the punishment, and the two men Were:discharged. The rest of the ship wrights brnight up on warrants also made a promise to observe the c'ntrans they had entered into, and go to work, and they were all discharged. Seven of the 13 men had gone . to work, and were then at work in the yard ; but the other six, in violation of their solemn promise, and disregarding the lenity shown them, had n"t gone to work. It was therefore his duty to apply for warants for the apprehension of the six men. He went on to complain of the intimidation practised by the Union t► prevent Workmen from the'outports entering into the service of this firm. Mr. Yardley said they were entitled to the protection of the law. The warrants which were asked fur shuuld he issued. P C g f) 1 4 ' H A I' B. BA IN K , S. ASS(' RANCE,'4IND orm ER to , „ P STEW . 470 ACR . LONDON, FRIDA.Y, ‘,JuLT - 4, 1856. GAS-LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. share. Z s. d. £ a. d. British • . •• •• .... •• Ditto I-rovincial —•• 71. 20 0 0 20 0 0 Brighton ...... ••• • • 5/. 20 0 0 20 0 0 15 City of London ...• .. 41 Os. 100 0 0 140 0 0 Continental (4th Cap.) . 10 0 0 20 0 0 Equitable .......... 21. 10s. 50 0 0 all 341 4 Ireat Central Imperial .......„. .. 10; & .onus 50 0 0 all 90 Independent ......... 51. 40 0 0 „ Londoa.• ........ _ 50 0 0 IP :-- Do., Pail. Preference G. per cent. 25 0 0 IP -2636 Pceis . .• .., ........ 4c per cent. 60 0 0 52 0 0 41% Ratcliff .. . _ ..... 51. 100 0 0 16 0 0 16 United .-leneral .. •• .. 21. 10s. ' 50 0 0 all 111% Westminster , 'hartered 4/ per cent. t 50 0 0 PI 57l Ditto, New .. ...... 50 0 1 10 • - 0 11 ..*Tw..,,. ,~ t THE STATE OF Tag CROPS. Stimulated by the present genial weather, the crop: in this county and in Shropshire aro progressing admi rah y. The intense heat which succeeded the late rains has produced conditions under which vegetation has progressed with tropical rapidity. On some of the cold clays where the plant had been much, starved, at an early period ol the spring, by keen winds and severe frosts, wheat and other cereals occasionally look thin, and in some few cases yellow ; otherwise they are luxu riant, and present that dark green appearance so gratify ing to the eye of the agriculturist. On drained and well. cultivated soils the strong stalk and broad flag-like leaf are striking. In more forward districts they are just breaking into ear, and under like favourable con• dtion give promise of a compensating harvest to the husbandman. Turnips have not escaped the ravages of the fly, notwithstanding the stimulating cond:ti tne of manure and atmosphere; some of the late-sown more especially so. Clovers and grasses present mag nifioent appearance., and the measured strokes awl sharp whetting sounds from the fields tell that h harvest has commenced. Heavy swathes every, here fall hef .re the scythe, and if the prese n t sunny weather ia **gaited fine crops of hay will be ..ecur, d. The boisterous winds and intense c of March an May have made sad work with some of the irnit blosmms in exprsed situations. Potato plots look luxuriant, and the cottage garden, upon which the poor man often re As his hone, gives promise of abundance.— Wolverhampton Chronicle During the pa-t week we have had most delightful weather, which has made a very perceptible difference in the appearance of the crop. The early wheat looks exceedingly fine, and there is every prospect of an abun olant harvest. The potatoes in the neighbourhood are strong a.A healthy, and we have not heard of any dis ease being discovered in them. The bay harvest is pro gressing very rapidly, farmers taking advantage of the fine weather to save their early crops. The shears gene. rally are good ; and a great quantity has been carried during the week. There will be a great scarcity of apples thii season, the orchards look very bad, the leaves of the trees being completely eaten with insects. Some farmers will not be ahle to make enough cider for their own u.e.—Western Times The fineness of the weather during the past week has bees the means of securing in good order.a considerable portion of the hay crops in this locality. The yield is considered to be one of the larizest ever known. The wheat in this neighbourhod looks well, and the barley presents a tolerab!e appear nle.—Salisbury Journ2l. Tu* HAY HARVEST AND THE, CROPS IN CAMBRIDGE ' SHIRE ' . —The hay harvest ; has be,gaii in earnest in our • own district, and "in the bay-field" is the almost ge , e ral answer as to the whereabouts of any labourers. We are happy t, be enabled to state that the prospects of the K r Trietors are most cheering, and that there is a likelihood of plenty of grass food for the equine onus, at low prices, which, h -xevfr, the weighs of the crop will render remunerative to the producer. Cutt rg com menced about ten days ago, but was somewhat retarded by the showers at the end of last week. Toese took this colour a little out of such its was down, but did not spoil it, there not being enough wet to extract the virtue ; and alto. 4 eth• rit will make retnarkably,good fodder. The atter-crop is very promising, and the showers spoken of have done as much good, to this as harm to what was in the swarth. These remarks apply to the el sver also. Among the barleys there are a great many blacks or false ears; in some pieces as much as one-fouith of the crop is thus affected ; a remarkaide specimen of this may be seen between ,the stone bridge and Trump ington, and a second - at Stapleferd. Barley, however, is reported a crop large enough to stand this drawback. Oa'. .ind wheat are very promising, the latter as regards b ,th ear and straw. Wurtzel has failed iu places. There is plenty of sheep-feed, the clover and trefoil being re- WairkablY ZOOdi —Cambridge Chronicle. . . WATER-WORKS. Dividend 1 Amount ' , Tune of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. -- .£ s. d. £ s. d. East London Grand Junction Kent.... • • Lambeth ..... New River Company - - •louthwark & Vauxhall be per cnt. 1100 0 0 89% West Nialdlesea BRIDGES. Dividead i,toutit Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. , £ s. d. X s. d. fitingerfard .... • • Southwark ...... •• Ditto New of 7% p.c IL per cent. 1 30 0 0 Waterloo ..... .... •• • • iOO 0 0 Ditto Old Ann. of 8L IL 14s. Bd. 60 0 0 Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 11. 10s. 4d. 40 0 0 2i 1 Vauxha11.......... •• 965. 70 10 3 21 DOCKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. --- , .£ s. d. .£ s. d. ''— ...lommercial .. .• .... 51. pr cent. Stock. Stock. East and %Vest India.. 6 pr cent. Stock. East C -untry.• 2os. per sh. -•— London .• . .•••• — 1 51. pr cent. stock. Ditto Bonds •• it. Katharine • outhampton ... Victoria .••., .. - JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. I per of Paid. Price. Annum. 6hare. --,------ 1 X s. d. X s. d. Australasia........... .20/. per cent 40 0 0 all 102 B r iti s h North American : 61. per cent. '5O 0 0 7234 99 Commercial of London. 10r.per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 Colonial .. .... •....... '5l. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 23 lonian •.. •...., .... 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 Loud. Char. Bk. of Aus. 20 0 0 fol 0 21 London and County ; 10'. per cent. 50 0 0 ;20 0 0 34% Gonda 4al Westminstr 'l4/ percent. 100 0 0- i 20 0 0 50 London •loint-Stock . 121. per cent. 50 0 Of 10 0 0 Provincial of Ireland•• I 81. per cent. 100 0 o'' 25 0 0 Ditto, N ew.• •.. ,8 ' .per cent. 10 0 0 all Natiorifl of Ireland.... 6!. per cent. 50 0 7 ,0; 22 10 0 sat. Provincial of Eng. , B'. per cent. 100 oxt 34 0 0 Ditto, New .. •••• •• r ..........8!. cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 Orientui Bank Corpora. 8 1 . p. ct.&bs. 25 0 0 all 41% South Australia •• ... 141 p.ct.&bs. 25 0 0 19 .—1, Union of 4ustralia— •• 30'. per cent. 25 0 0 7414 Ditto .. ..• •....... 301. per cent. , . 210 0 9% Union of London ..... 20'. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 3034 Union of Madrid • ... • • 40 0 0 all CANALS. Names of 1 Dividend pri ce Names of t Dividend Companies. 2, per Companies. per Annum. rr, Annum. ! ! shtn &Oldh 23 7S. p. et. Barnsloy • • • • 160 BrknkwA.br,g 150 41. Birmingham 40 41. Coventry.... Derby • • • ..100 6/. 15s. Elismre&Chs', 69 2N p. ct. Grand./ inetn 100 3 pr.ct. • Do., 6 4r.Ct.! 10 61. pr. ct. Grand 'urrey 100 41. Grand Union! 100 I/. Os Kennt & Avn; 39 6s. Od. Lancaster ..!100 Leeds &Livrp 100 251. 11:10' 5/. Letestr &Nth' 83 Lought.orogh 112 701 Wonmouthsh'loo Nintgmerysh 100 Weltn3fwbry 100 Macclesfield. Meath .... • . Oxford... • • • • 1 Peak Forest.' Regent's • • • • Rochdale: . • • Somrset Coal Do. Lk Fcl4t IStard &Woie Shrewsbury.. Stourbridge.. 'Severn and 1 Wye Rail. Warwick & 1 firming. Warwick & 1 — Naptcsa. j • 'Worcstr Binning. j i Wilts & irks 100 2/. 10s. 100 161. 100 78' 51 Os. 30i li 85 11. 10s. 1401 , 12 'l4O 281 ' 125, -„, 145 1,ZI• 261 21' 433 1 ,4 49Y4 100 i W. 550 - i 1001 21. 78 21:‘ —10 s. Od 103 76 16 76 INSURANCE COMPANIES. - D:v:dend Amount Name of Company. per of 1 Paid. !Price. A•nn am. Share. ~ - - 4 s. d. £ s. d. Albion ....•• --• • .. ' 31: 10s. 500 0 0 50 0 0 87 Alliance Brit. and For. IL lls 6d.bs. ICO 0 0 11 0 0 17% Ditto Marine ... .... &I. p.c. ;lc bs. 100 0 0 25 0 0 42 Anchor .............. 6 p 37 cent. 5 0 1 0 0 - Atlas . ' .... . 15s -04. 50 0 a 515 0 18 1 4 Argus Life .........•• 4,.ner cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 23 British Commercial .. V. !Os. 50 0 0 5 0 0 , .. 4 . Clerictaled.& Gen.Ltfe spr ;et. & bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 -4 County .............. 41. 100 0 0 10 0 0 120 Crown .............. 17s. Od 50 0 0 5 0 0 - Eagle 5B. 50 0 0 5 0 0 - Equity and Law...... 4 1 4 per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 5% European Life ll. 20 0 0 au 1814 General• •.•• • •• •'..• • • 6/. 5 0 0 0 5 1 A Globe •• ..•• .... 51. per cent. Stock. .. 10014 luardian ............ 51. per cent. 100 0 0 47 5 0 54 3 4 Imperial Fire... •..... 12/. per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 340 Imperial Life Indemnity Marine.... 1,3 s & 31. 100 0 0 20 0 0 844 Law Fire ............ 2a. & 2s. bs. 100 0 0 210 0 3% Law Lite.......... •. •. - 100 0 10 0 0 61 Legal and GenerarLife - 50 0 0 2 0 0 - London :.• London Ship.- . ~,. •• • • 10s. & be. 25 0 0 12 10 0 - Marine... - .... •• •• Med. Invlid & Gen. Life 414 1. per ct. 50 0 0 2 0 0 31i Wlnerva .... •... •• - Monarch •• •• ••••.. :' - 5 0 0 1 0 0 1/. National Loan Fund 5l. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 - Palladium Life... Pelican •• •• • • •• •• •• •• - - - 50 Phoenix - - - 180 Professional Life • ... 51. per cent. 5 0 010 0 - Provident Life........ 1/. 5s & be. 100 0 0 10 0 0 3814 Rock Life Royal Exchange - Sun Fire •..... 6/ 10s. - 0 .•-• Ditto Life ..... 1/ 14s. - - United Kingdom • .... 41. p. ct. & be. 20 0 0 4 0 0 5 Universal Life ... victoria Life .. - 412 6 5% . . .. LIST-OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES. , D: , e.Seud Amonnt I Name of Company. per - of Annum. Share. Paid. Price. 4 s. d. X 8, 0. Rank of Scotland .... 7t. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 19816 s British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100- 0 0 224/Os Caledonian Bank ~... 87, per cent. 10 0 0 210 04 , 3s City of Glasgow Bank 51. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 121 Os Clydesdale Bank C mmercial Hank Eastern Rank.... : 6l. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 0 121 5s Edinb. & Glasgow 3)41. p cent. 5 0 0 6 0 0 141 188 Exchange Bnk of Scot.. - -.-- National Bank •• •• •• 6 % Per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 18510 s NorthoNcotiand Bank 5/.percent 20 0 0 , 210 0 !1 16s Royal Bank of Scott. .. 51. per cent 100 0 0 100 0 0 1501 0 Union Bank of Scot. - 41. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 10310 s Western Bank- • I 71. per cen - ... 50 0 0 50 0 0 141 Os Alliance Fire and Lre.. B,4i.pr cont. 100 Q 0 11 0 0 16115 s British Guarantee . Caledonian Fire Incur . 10i. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 251 Os City of liasgow Lite 61. per cent. 00 20011 el Co'onial Litb ... Edinburgh Life Incur. 61. Der cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 291 3s Eng. & Scot, Lavi Life 51.1er cent. 50 0 0 3 5 04/ 85 Lif e kss o c. • ScOlidtld 61. percent. 10 0 0 110 0 fil 105 National Fire and Life 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 021 Is North British Incur 7l. per cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 33/10s Scottish Union Insrnc 7341. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 1 / 14s standard Life •• •• •. •• 51. per cent. 50 0 0 7 0 ,‘ 201 Os United Den 4,lsolrallee 5/. ner cant. 10 0 0 1 0 0 - MISCELLANEOUS. Dividend Amount Name of Compala.T. per of Paid. Price. Annum . Share. A 8. d. A a. d. Assam Tea •• ......., 51. 50 0 0 20 0 0 - A sctlF,r , Mart.-- . 2 1 4 per cent.' 50 0 0 Australian A,iriculturl it.. Is. 'lOO 0 0 'l7 10 0 31 Australian Trust .... iii. pet cent - 25 0 0 - kustrailan Royal Mall • 5/.. lO 0 0 all - Anglo-Mexican Mint ll. 10s. 10 0 0 all - British Amsrican Land 15s. - 40 0 0 - Canada ..• • • .... •• .. 61. percent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 128 Do. 5 per cent Bond, 5/. per cent. - - - Onto, 6 per cent.' •. 61. per cent. - - 116 .iity Niwigation Bonds - - - - electric Telegraph .• 6 per cent. 25 0 0 24 0 0 9234 Ditto .• •• •••••• • • - -. 1 ••••• - Equitable ReversiOnry 71 pr. cent. 100 0 0 1100 0 0 - Ditto New .. •• •. • - 50 0 0 17 10 0 - len. Revers. & Invest. sp.c. & be, 100 0 0 ,100 0 0 - Gen .eteamNavigation 10 p ct• 15 00;14 0, 0 27 1, Incision's 8ay........ - Stock. is 1 - - 11ungerford .......... 21. ss. 100 0 0 ,100 0 0 - London institution ... - - - - London Reversionary 5/ per cent. 15 0 0 all - Rumen Institution-. - - ,1210 0 - Prica'sPatent Cand.Co 101. Per cent. 20 0 0 , 17 10 23 Reversionary Int. Soc. 4341. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 - Royal Vail 'team.... 41. p. share. 100 0 0 60 0 0 72 Routh A ustralian Land i 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 - all - Trust and Loan Comp. Upper Canada .... 1 - 20 0 0 5 0 - ~7... • ^IQ R~,is LOCAL SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, JULY 5. STOCK EXOHANGE.—The market has been doing a very quiet business to-day, closing firmly at the following quotations :—London and North-Westerns, 109; 6 North British, 94—Eastern Counties 10$ 3—Midlands, 81i —East lan -tshire, 22' a —Lancashire and Yorkshire, 981 i—Great Western of Canada, 261. 6—Caledonian, :in South Eastern and Dover, 22 11.16 2i—Leeds Capital Stook, 19f i—Bllckburn, B—Great Western, 634—Datch Rhenish, 2i 13-16 p.—Royal Insurance, 2 1 1 9-16. MANCHESTER, JULY 5. iTOOR EXCHANGE. - Tho market has been doing a good business to-day, and closed with improving prices. Manchester; Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, S 5 —Ditto, 10/. 12—Blackburn Class B Pref., 20—London and North Western, 109:—Midland Railway Consols, 8 East Lancashire, 21i —Great Western, 6311—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 981, 1 —South Eastern and Dover, 22g 11-16. BIRMINGHAM. JULY 5. STOOK BioneNaE.—Thi , market was steady to-day, and prices at the following quotations :—Birmingham and Derbys, 55i—London and North-Westerns, ;091—Great Westerns, 6 -I—Birmingham and St our V a ll e y s , 9l—Wor cester and Birmingham Canals, 37, LEEDS, JULY 5. STOOK EXCHANGE. North Eastern, Yorks, 3 2 E* 1,1 4 1 412d5, Bii Leeds, V 3 / 7 -Fifilxisa Moor, LONDON 1 Printtxt and Publbsbik, by MURDO V st ' 'No. 112. Strao l' , -intor, at The Sun 14 :t.iranel., in th, iirocla.A. of the Savoy, in the multi of laiddlorax, liugcloy, July 7, laeo THE ` , 'E'l4 7 B ,rUgg. it will be wtt. of Westmln• ..trei2 . ted to the Bard of WoreF, (1 , that a e.irr•iae, wies , eitered int.) with Mr. Male, a Bieck vall, :tor the c , )nstruction of the bridge. This. gentleman became bankrupt, and the contract WO throws back neon the hands of Government. A ne w corninik;sioner 0, - tine into office, and it was advisable 10 investigate'the proceedi,gs relative to the erection of as bridge. 7 !he works, plans, drawings, and estimate were subs flitted to Messrs. Rendel and Simpson, the engineers, for their opinion, and, from what appears ' l ° the rec-rde of the House. of Commons, • select OW no tee is a peeiuted to analyse the report of thee,- gentk' men, whic understood to be entirely adverse to tl • principles on which the brnige is erected, and which is n 3. mends that that has been dene shall be put set 1:4 and the work begun de novo. On an important case of this charactt r the Chief Commissioner appears to ha!• shown a wise diserelien. Had he decided on his one authority to adopt the report, then it might have he'll said that he, was taking too much upon himself, not he' ing an engineer, to decide between the conflicting partie• but as now the whole question is referred to a eel ( 1 committee, h e is relieved frd'rn personal reeponsibilitft and the plan of the engineer. stated to be condemned b 9 Messrs. Red del and Simpson will 'be strictly invest' . gated. Shmild the bridge have to be re-constructed e° different prirkiples, as is currently stated, the cost t° the country will necessarily be considerable, as a fare outlay has been already made. At the same time it 1 1 much better that the first misfortune should be meal in the face vather than that works involving the out's! of some hundreds of thousands of pounds should be-Pe r• severed in which would, probably, eventually havieeitbe t to be altered or pulled down. The case of VirestArinster bridge, however, only shows how necessary;r3r)s 50 ! Premier, in forming his C a bi ne t, t o see th a t le.f..gets ~ right men ,in the proper place. For the lk ei t twenti years the House of Commons have voted, the(vii rabic' tautly, larg e -ums to the Beard of Works f* improve' !mints, because they know net whether it wotd be gat iP ., factorily ea pended, and shi,uld the disclosure* wbicb, i: is said, are likely to be made with reference to Wee t ~. rninsterh u ritlge, be proved to he correct, there will ° even more unwillingness to vote public mopsy to b . expended by the department in question. Country tviartteta. ITADDIRGTON CORN MARKET- JuLy 4. WHEAT. I BARLEY I Dams. I 80AW 01 First ~.. . 88s Od 47s Od l 365 3d 1 528 l a Second 7Bs 4d I 44s 10d,/ 335 7d 1 498 l a Third ' 68s Od I 41s 03 I 295 Od 1 48s Total quantity et; wheat in market, 270 qn., 270 oil lf PO barley „ 48 qrs., 48 ,a VP PP ots VP 248 164 '',i' IP VP bons , „ 53 qrs., 46 s u ' AVERAGES kER IMPERIAL QUARTER. Wheat, 3/. 18 4 111ths I Barley, ...21. 4 10 Oats, ... 11. 13 7 3-1.: the I Beans, 21. 910 7.0 0 12t" DALKEITYI GRAJN MARKET—JULY 3 Qrs. Best. - Current. Infel 240 Wheat 77s Od COs txl 364 Oats 3ss 4d... , oos Oct .... ..... 27- i s 86 Barley 4 4 6d... OOs Oct 13 Peas & beans 503 Od OOs Oct ABERDEEN—JULY 4. There was a small market to-day, and not much b' ness done. Barley dearer, but other articles were the t in favour of the buyers. In provisions the business II good. Potato oats ' 29s Od to 30s Od 1 401bs per bi,, hal Common oats 29s Od to —s Od Bero 4 40 35 s 0 0 d d t t o o 4 4 2 2 5 s 0 0d d } 531bs Barley Wheat, red (spring)6ss Od to 6Ss Od } 621bs „ white 74s Oct to 78s Od " Oatmeal 21s 6d to 22s 6d per boll. Flour 21s 63 to 22s 6d per sack. PROVISION MARKET. 1 0i Beef, per lb 6d to 8d I Butter, p lb. Os 9d to Os s j Mutton, per lb. 6d to 8d Eggs, p doz. Os 6d to Os 6j Lamb, do., Os 6d to OH 9 I Hens, p pair 3s Od to 3 3 61 Veal, per lb ... 6d to Os 8d Chickeni,do.23 Od to 5 6) Pork, per 5t...5s 9(1 to 6s Od Ducks, do., 2s Od to 2! 1 tj j Salmon, per lb Os to Os Ducklings,doOs Od to 0 ' 01 Grouse, per brace Os to Os Turkeys, each 4s Od to 51 p i Tallow,.p stone, 389 d to -5.0.1 Potatoes; pr peek, 6d to Rabbits, each 01 to Od. SP Butter for exportation (present cure) per cwt. 86s0d O, Eggs, wholesale price, per dozen 6:l to " RETAIL PRICES. F10ur,14113 0s Od to 2s 10d Barley flour,l4lb.oB to 2E 4 4 Oatmeal Os Od to 2s 3d „ dust, Os to 0 ", 'A Beremeal Od to 29 Od , per lb 2d to / li . Peaseraeal... Os Od to 2s 8d Sid's, 4-lb. 10af...8J. 12-lb. 10af...4d. Cheese, per imperial stone, 4s. to 4s 6d. DUBLIN, JULY 4. ...The only change we have to report, since Tuesday. ls rather improved demand, for oats to-day, but we de 51 , alter our quotations for any article. White wheat, 41s Od to 46s Od , red ditto; sBs to 445 1 / 4 barley, —s Od to —s Od ; oats, 14s 6d to 16s Od ; rape'° l —s Od to —s Od per brl ; oatmeal, 16i 0,1 to 188 Od ; Uati flour, 23s Od to 27s Od per cwt; Indian corn, 29s Od to 32' per 480 lba. SEA BORNE MAILS. sk mines. that the mails are sent trent the General Post sy th e r l,, ght,-and Mby the naoralog—Aespateh.) , -t COUNI BlZb. )4, IN' ri a , it q General Pox: London.* '.very rridat,' imerica(byßrib. "let ' America k by Jinn. S packet) ....... • kfnerica (by U i4k packet) .... in:Amite (via Live. pool) Ditto (via Marseilles) Ditto (via Cape of Goo Hope) •• •• •• •• •• ••b kfrica (West Coast) klexandria.... Bahamas Belgium •• .• .• .• .• Buenos Ayre5........ 34 Uapeot blood Hope Cape of Good Hope _I Case do Verde Ceylon (see India) Etu,J Every' uesday For f)lsp.,tch Liverpoo' ith and 19th .... I ,9outhani. • •• 41 4 \of V't mooti . 10th 4:" 20th of 0. th of moh. 17th o ? ' the menu 9th of tho ath •h, Uncertain .. •• • • 'Liverpocl Liverpool .. Dove, 10ftr and 26th.. , 1111 and 20th ad Ay 17th of mono. 4th and 10th .... oth and 26th.... Ith Se 20th of If , n. rwice daily .. , Channel Isles.— —.2 China .... Constantinople r Constantinople ..... Cont. of Europe 14 a , Egypt (see India) Plyrnout Dover Southempu, 39uthampt(i . Dover S mttunp , Various port I9outhiarnp t France ........ Gibraltar Greece (se° lads) --- Greytown •• •• •• •• flamburgh •• • • • • • • • • Elavannah .......... ifolland •••• •••• • 1• M Honduras tuna (viaSonthampt.)At (mita (via Marseilles)l4t tonian lees (see India) Ireland Kadeira • • • • .• • • •• •+11 ( Yalta (see India) rw,ce 7.17, Ao-,•27 4f,y E tus 2nd & 17th of mon. Dail 2nd 'of the moil' Dai1y............ 17t of the mon' h. 4th 20th of mot 11011& 26th of mot, Twice daily . • 2d o Wh of th.. tnon 1284 of month WeeMY • Malta .....• • tdauritlus (see India *writing ........ Xexloo M Kam% New Granada drew Zealand.% re ~ •• •• Papal States Peninsula •• •• •• •• •• /14 Peru ••••.••• •• •• „IP Port Natal •• •• •• •• 17 . N Sicily •• •• •• •• N Tuscan)" •• ••N Peneznelg M Van Diemen's/.nd (et• Australia) We r.r,dier 14, 10, 20, and 26„ 204 of the mom of the moat' Sldia 17thc'mont Twice a month . Daily IT 400 01 Fir 27th of mo. C, private 411 p. Every Sr.turday.. Daily •, •• • 12d 17th ofraopt• 14th of mon. .. . rinosef,, 6th of a " t ) , 4 4e/1 0 " ;16th UW9 ,6 " !July 161 , ithamp top tharnp o novei• • ! , 16th 1 4 8n 9t 1 and 1 ° 4 and rg 2 and i 7 and " so•ithalL •", Dover a. Dover l lcadi Elentharttih, 'l6' 7, a 1 . Illouth.tmr. sul .London t. So a 2d II J r)- Dover a.t.i. ;16th s r , 0 . Plymouth .. '4 and Dover ...... 15 St. )9' Dover ...... Holyhead Southampton( fl i f iv ot rpo harn or t . of '6, 16 ow' Al 9 Dover 21,1. 15, 1 9 Bouttiaropt • n ist Dover ...... Southamptor July 16 Various port . Dover 4 weal/ ioutiranipt, Southarriptra, Ist & 16 Various ports Dover Wt Uover qottthan , n , nn 1 & Mopthlf.‘ lat 4Onthirs.n+4., , A e Whenany of these dates fall on a Sunday, the am,. - pe witched on the following day, wilts the exceptien•oi the • rfoathamptenLand the Malta, both of which will be 4eartA , preceding day. 1, • The steam-lransport 'Peninsula, Capt. Watson r ay at Spitbead yesterday from the East, with Major N 2, cholson and De V ere , and Li e uts. A n d e rso n an d Scrr:(P' ley, of the Royal Engineers ; Lieuts. Playne and C 4.3.0 and Assistant-Surgeon. Finlay, of the Rifle Brigade ' Messrs. Hunter, Mercer, l3raybrook, and Duncan, CcriV missariat Clerks ; three civil servants, 250 non-com:00 sioned officers at .d men, and five horses. BIRTHS. Olr A HOY. On the 4th inst., at Cumberland Lodge, Windsor, O. Lady Mary Hood. On the sth inst., the wife of Octavins Phillips, Esq., e t Glocester-crescent north, Porchester-square. 01' ♦ DALUGHTIS. On the 2d inst., at Carlton-hill, St. John's-wood, th e wife of the Rev. Profesnor Lorimer. On the 3d inst., at Oldbury Hall, the wife of M'Geacbl Alleyne, Esq., late Captain 7th Dragoon Guards. MARRIED. On the 3d inst., at the British Embassy, Paris, Lieut.' Colonel Graydon, R.A., to Ann Elizabeth, eldest &tiler ter of James Rolleston, Esq., Commander R.N. On the 3d inst., at St. John's, Hackney, Robert S' Walker, of Leyton and Wapping, to Emily, second Bur' viving daughter of the late Thomas Walker, of Comma' cial-r oad DIED. On the 4th inst., at Brighton, General Sir Jefery Pres' dergast, Madras Army. On the 4 thinst., at Ovington-sqnare, Drompton, Janie! Volta, Esq., DI.D., Deputy-Inspector of Hospitals and Fleets, aged 86. On the 4th inst., Mary Ann, wife of Mr. Win. South' wood, of Parliament-titre t. On the 4th inst., William Thomson, Esq., Cowlsy•bilit St. Helen's, Lancashire, aged 31. On the 4th inst, Sarah, the wife of Silas Galswortbl' Esq., of 52, Georrre-street, Portman-squaro. • On the Ist inst . Louis, Matilday, sister of Lieutenant" General Forbes, R.A„ aged 78. On the 3d inst., at Brighton, Sarah, widow of the late Robert Peake, of Waltham Abbey, Essex, aged 72. On the Ist inst., at Itomford, Mr. William T. Thwaitesr aged 1. On the 3d inst., at -34, Arlington-street, Camden-towlit Mrs. Elizabeth Pratten, aged- t 4. Price. a hat H. is A:1 2 , 1111 highb by Dr M *nee F. above eh !"- , '~-. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVEN 1N(1, JULY 7. 1856. at 8 • stalls, only) avid p beam induct 'TEM Pare B ci;iii 1 , t i T. if J. Ca o'cloc GP Color term struT form July Orat Novi Reel Mad cond to b 8 Cel Wed cone lowi Urn, 111125. Oao Wei Ear, and Rom Val, of tl drat Mel and