The Sun. — London, England, 1856-01-16 00:00:00

THE .RCGELEY POISONING CASES. INQUEST ON WALTER PALMER, BROTHER OF THE ACCUSED. RUGELEY, JAN. 15. After the despatch of the evidence yesterday, the fol lowing additional statement of Thomas Walkenden was taken :—Seeing Mr. Walter very black in the face, I called to Mr. William Palmer, awl said, " See what is the matter with your brother." I cannot say whether his eyes were open or shut, and he looked as if he was asleep. Mr. Palmer said he was in a fit, and I went to a neighbour. When William Palmer came he said, "Why, good God, he is in a fit." I then asked him what was to be done. He said he really did not know. He felt his pulse, and ordered hot water to be got to his feet. I put wet cloths to his head, and we did everything we could think of. Mr. Wm. Palmer told me to go for a doctor, and when I came back Walter Palmer was dead. By Mr. Deane—Mr. Walter Palmer has been a friend to me. I will answer you another time whether he set me up in business or not. I used to get gin for him, two gallons at a time. [The bill of exchange was ha n d e d t o the witness, and he was asked if the acceptance was i n Mr. William Palmer's handwriting, and he said he did not know.] Mr. Deane stated that the bill had been paid by witness out of Mr. William Palmer's money, which he denied. By Mr. Deane—l never told you that I met his bro ther. I do not know that he had any medicine. He was sick before Mr. Palmer came. He was so every morning. Mr. Palmer came about ten or half-past ten. He had about three-quarter parts of a tumbler of gin and water. I did not see William give him any drug for his sickness. He did not vomit more than usual. Ho went with me into the kitchen and looked at it. lie said it was nasty bile, and I threw it away. After I came into the room he did not vomit. He was in a fit, and I gave him a little water. He had no brandy and water or gin after his brother came into the house. By Mr. Smith—Nothing was put to Walter Palmer's mouth by me or his brother before he was taken with fit. A Juror asked who paid for the gin, and the witness said he would answer it on another day. By Mr. Smith—There was no glass used from the time Mr. Walter came in, and I gave him the water with a spoon. Mr. Deane came to me in October last, accom panied by Mr. Field, an inspector, to make inquiries as to Walter Palmer's death. Mr. J. T. Harland—l am a physician. I live at Staf ford. On the 24th of July I examined a policy of assur ante, and reported to the Gresham Insurance-office, on the life of Walter Palmer. By Mr. Smith—l reported that he had delirium tre mens. I think he was 'a person likely to be attacked by apoplexy, resulting from delirium tremens. A violent coughing would tend to apoplexy. I applied the stetho scope under the scapula, and I heard no unnatural mur muring either back or front. The breathing was perfect. There was a nervous action of the heart, produced by drink. That nervousness would be increased by drink, and the action of the heart would become more irregular. The irregularity at the heart denotes irregularity of the cir culation. With an irregularity of the heart there is often an absence of disease. The effect of the heart's irregularity on the system produces faintness, flushing of the face, determination of blood to the heal, and poplexy. Elizabeth Phillips examined—l lived next door to Walter Palmer. I was called in on the day of his death. It was on Thursday, the 16th of August, at about 11 the day. I went into the house and found Mr. Win. Pal mer and his brother, who was in a fit. Mr. Wm. Palmer was exceedingly agitated, and was walking to and fro Mr. Walter Palmer was sitting on the sofa, with his hew! reelining on one aide. He was alive then. I noticed hi, face, and stood by him until he :lied. He appeared like himself, breathing with a snoring groan. The colour his fo.-;a was nothing particular. His eyes were partially open I do not think he moved his eyes at all ; they ap pear td quite fixed. He breathed heavily. I think 'rie was not convulsed in hand or foot. He lived about 15 minutes after I got there. I never saw a grown person die of apo plexy, but have a child. The symptoms of the child were the came as those of Walter Palmer, so far as the snoring noise. By Mr. Deane—l was ready to do anything in my power, but it was too late. Mr. Palmer said they were about to put his feet into hot water, but it was too late. I did not offer to do so. The noise was Fire a person in a very sound sleep, snoring loudly. I noticed no particular smell in the room. Mr. ‘Vm. Palmer, in very feeling terms, lamented that his brother had drunk more than a bottle of brandy a day. Nothing was given t.) him whilst I was there. By Mr. Smith—l was there about a quarter of an hour before Walter Palmer lied. I was not acquainted with William Palmer. I did not know there was such a person. Martha Fern—l live at Stafford. I did not know Walter Palmer. I was fetched to assist to lay out the body. I found the corpse in the parlour. I found a handkerchief over his face, his head aside, and his hands on his thighs. There was nothing peculiar in the ap pearance of the body. The body was not cold. I kot there between one and two. Mr. Wm. Palmer was there ' at. the time. By Mr. Deane—The limbs were "limber," and the hands open and damp. The appearance of the c , ,rpie was not horrible or ghastly, but was very good indeed. The next day there was a colour in the cheeks. By Mr. Smith—l have laid out many persons in my Cme. " Professor Alfred Taylor was then called—He said he was fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, fellow of the College of Physicians, and Professor of Chemistry at Guy's Hospital. The viscera of the deceased were de livered to me at Guy's Hospital by Inspector Crisp on the 24th of Dec. They were in teree jars, labelled " Walter Palmer." No. 1 contains the stomach and duodenum ; No. 2, the large and small intestines, one kidney, and a portion of the larynx; No. 3, Oe liver, eleeen, heart, and portion of the lunge. They were exa mined by Dr. Rees and myself. Tne first analysis was made of the stomach. It was pale externally. The coats cf the stomach were then soft and putrified. The lining membrane was covered with a this putty.coloured substance, of the consistency of paste. At, the greater end the stomach was slightly red, owing to post mortem changes. There was no appearance of inflammation, ulceration, or organic di-ease, and no blood or bile in fused into the stomach. The largo and small intestines in jar No. 2 were healthy, the small intestines only c in tained a small bilious-coloured substance on their surface (o n the lining membrane). The large intestines con tained fceeal matter of natural appearance, the kidney Was healthy, with the exception of having sonic appear wigs of congestion. No. 3, the liver and other viscera. The liver was of a pale brown colour, with disease, the disease being of long standing. The spleen, heart, and lungs healthy. He then proceeded to the chemical ana lysis, and the whole of the parts were separately exa mined for the detection of mineral and vegetable poison, but with the result that no poison of any kind Was de tected in any of these oreans. The blood contained in the jars was submitted to chemical analysis, and the result was no poison in it. The pasty substance scraped from the stomach was examined, and contained no poison. The conclusions which he drew from these analyses and exaaninations were these : first, with the exception of the liver, the viscera of the deceaeol presented no appearance of disease ; secondly, the en largement of the liver Was not such as to account for such a sudden death ; thirdly, that no mineral or vege table poison could be detected in any part of the body ; fourthly, that there was nothing in the appearance at the viscera to account for death ; fifty, in the absence of distinct evidence of the nature and duration of the ill ness of decease.% we are not able to give an opinion as to the cause of death, whether from disease or poison. Dr. Rees concurs in these conclusions, which were drawn up and signed on the 4th of January last. I have since heard the evidence given by witnesses as to the death of the deceased, and my opinion is, assuming nothing to have been taken by him an hour before he died, that the cause of his death was apoplexy, arising from excessive drinking. By Mr. Deane—The symptoms of apoplexy are much the same as those of narcotic poison. A man like Walter Palmer, labouring under disease, would be mere suseep tihle of poison. I have known persons to die from poison, and yet a disease might appear to account for death. After a lapse of four or five months all trace of narcotic Poison would have left the body, or of prussic acid either. Prussic acid would disappear in a fortnight after death. A fatal dose would disappear in that time. Half a tea spoonful of prussic acid would be a fatal dose. By Mr. Smith—Having heard the evidence, I am of opinion that Walter Palmer died of apoplexy, produced by excessive drinking. Mr. Smith—l wilt now ask Mr. Deane, after having obtained this evidence—Do you intend to proceed any further with the case, and can we go home ? Mr. Deane—Certainly I do. There is some most'im portant evidence yet to be brought forward. It being now a quarter past 7 o'clock, the jury having sat ten hours, the inquiry was adjourned until Tuesday morning at nine o'clock. This (Tuesday) morning the inquiry was resumed soon after nine o'clock, and, notwithstanding the Severity of the weath er , a l arge num b er o f persons assembled at the Town-hall. Mr. Robert Hughes was the first witness. He said lam a surgeon, and resid e a t St a fford. I receiv e d no tiee that Mr. alter Palmer would call upon me for the purpose of examination for a life assurance in the Solici tors' and General Life Assurance Office. He came on the 2'l December, accompanied by Mr. Win. Palmer. I examined him. I made a certificate in writing that his general health was good, as I did not discover that he any disease. Th e on l y remar k I was suffering from made was that his pulse wag' quick and f ee bl e. I sa id that his prospects of longevity were not so certain as in a person of temperate habits. Walter Palmer was 32 years of age. In the proposal for insurance he w a s stated to have had one fit of delirium tremens, and that was confirmed by his own words on exami nation viva voce. The effect of delirium tremens might be that of leaving the pulse in the state I found it.. Previ'Ale to that time I rlid not know the de eeaeed personally. I heard Dr. Taylor give his evidence , yesterday. M y opinion, before hearing Dr. Taylor 's evidence, e n ti re l y agreed with it. My opinion was that deceased was poisoned by gin. By Mr. Smith —I believe the use of gin, in the way described yesterday, would be sufficient to destroy life. I adhere to the term " poi sone d by gin." I did not exa mine his wine. I have never seen a person poisoned either by morphia or prussic acid, Prussic acid would produce stertuous breathing. The effect of prussic acid on the system would be to produce stertuous breathing, which would stop the circulation of the blood. I never saw death by prussic acid. I have heard no evidence to change nay opinion that Walter Palmer died from drink ieg By a Juror—The time that a person could take two quarts of gin a day would depend on the state of the f person. For instance a man might begin with a small dose of opium, and go on increasing it until he could take as much at once as would poison half a dozen men, and so it would be with spirituous liquors. By the Coroner—l do not know what effect delirium tremens would have on the general system. The brain is the centre of the nervous system. It is probable that a person affected with delirium tremens would die of apo plexy. By a Juror—The proposal for the insurance was de. clined. It was for 13,0001. Dr. Monckton, examined—l have made a post mortem, examination of the body shown to me as that of Walter Palmer. That body was shown to me by Mr. Burgen, inspector of police, on Friday, the 21st of December. The corpse was that of a man of middle stature, broad build, and corpulent. I had never to my know ledge seen it in life. Decomposition had commenced, and had proceeded to some extent, especially about the head and neck, and the whole of the posterior surface of the body, which is the most dependent. The external surface of the body showed no signs of wound, or any other injury. There was no edeima of the body, except that of the head and face, which was clearly the result of putrefaction or decomposition. The body was well nourished, much fat being found in those parts in which it is usually deposited. The blood had almost entirely soaked out of the body. The brain was totally disorganised by decomposition, so that I could form no opinion as to its state at the time of death. The lungs at one or two points were adherent to the walls of the chest. That is by no means an unusual appearance, although certainly a diseased one, but is, in fact, a very common condition of the bodies of adults. The lungs were somewhat decomposed, but not to such an extent as to prevent my discovering evidence of disease of an organic nature had such existed during life. The liver was larger and harder than usual, but showed no other external evidence of disease. The kidneys were rather softer than ordinary, but I am not prepared to say whether this was the result of putrefaction or disease during life. The external appearance of both was healthy, and on making section of one it did not present an un healthy appearance. The other was unexamined by me, because with other viscera in other jars. The whole length of the alimentary canal, including mouth throat, gullet, and intestines, was carefully examined, with the exception of those parts enclosed in jars, and throughout its whole extent the tube exhibited no evi dence of disease, the only thing remarkable being the unusually empty state of the stomach and bowels, there being hut a small quantity of food or other matter pre sent—that was in the ceecum—that is, the commence ment of the large intestines. Near the entrance to the windpipe, far back into the throat, a rather unusual appearance presented itself, and as such must be men tioned. It was a white, oval, prominent substance, about the size of a filbert—l believe it was an enlarged gland, and wholly unconnected with the death of the deceased. So far, therefore, as the condition of the body allowed me to form an opinion, I found no organic disease, no change of structure suffich.nt to account fur death. The stomach and duodenum, por tions of the large and small intestines, one kidney, and a portion of the larynx and clarynx, with the liver, spleen, heart, and part of the lungs, were enclosed in three glazSd earthenware jars, duly labelled and secured, and delivered by me into the hands of Inspector Ellis Crisp, on Sun day evening, Dec. 22, 1855. I have heard the other evi dence, and from the post mortem examination, and from the absence of any cause shortly before death to produce the symptoms described by the witnesses, I can form no other opinion than that the deceased died of a fit of apo plexy The habits of deceased, as given in evidence, would be quite sufficient to my mind to account fur such a fatal termination. By Mr. Deane—There is nothing incompatible in the symptoms I have described with the use of prussic acid. By Mr. Smith—There was adhesion of the lungs to the ribs. It bad taken place to a very slight extent, more by strings than to the surface. That is certainly not incon sistent with poisoning by prussic acid, as it might have soaked out of the body after death. The heart was flaccid and collapsed, like au old bladder. I examined one of the kidneys, and they were softer than usual, either from disease or natural causes after. The kidney would be one of the last organs of the body from which blood would soak, as lying at the back. The blood would have drained away from the kidneys to some extent. I could not consider there was any congestion of the kid neys other than the result of post mortem changes. I found the liver harder and larger than usual, without considering it in a diseased state. By the Coroner—The symptoms were not inconsistent with poison by prussic acid. The smell of prussic acid would not be smelled by persons laying out the body, as, being extremely volatile, it soon passes away. It mixed with brandy the smell would be overpowered. By Mr. Smith—lf prussic acid were mixed with brandy the smell of prussic acid would not be discovered on opening the body, unless a large quantity had been given. I was present on the opening of a body in which the death was produced by prussic acid. The appearance was similar to this body. In three months no trace whatever of prussic acid could be found in the body. The body I saw opened was within an hour after death. Ellis Crisp—l am inspector of police. I received six jars from Dr. 'Monckton on the 22d December. I deli vered them to Dr. Taylor on the 24th December, at the chemical laboratory at Guy's Hospital. Three of them were marked " Walter Palmer, Nos. 1,2, 3." By Mr. Deane—The body viewed by the jury is the same as that spoken to by Dr. Monckton. Tne exami nation was made in my presence. It was that of Walter Palmer. Cornelius Waddell—l am a surgeon residing at Staf ford. I knew Walter Palmer, and attended on him pro fessionally in November, 1854. I examined him. His brother William spoke to me some days before I saw him, and said his brother was poorly, and at his request I called on him. I found him suffering from an attack of delirium tremens. I questioned him about his disease, and he said troubles and drink had brought it on. I never knew troubles to cause delirium tremens withou t the drink. I asked him if he had ever had an attack before, and he said he had not. I had known him for se% era! years before that period. I had heard he was a generous, free liver, but had no idea that he was a drunkard. I attended him for some weeks. I attended him for func tional diseases of the intestines. His pulse was scarcely ever disturbed. The delirium, tremens subsided in 3or 4 days. At the end of 6 weeks I left him in good health. He had an inclination to intemperance, but I prevailed upon a person in the house where he lived to restrain Walkenden lived in the house with him. I have nut attended him professionally since, but I have fre quently seen him. I examined him on the 6ili of Dec., 1851, and certified as to the state of his health. He was then entirely recovered. My opinion, as time grew on, somewhat alter. d. In one of these certificates I said, " I am told he sometimes drank too freely, but I believe that is seldom the case." The proposal for insurance was declined by the Solicitors' and General Office. Another proposal to the Universal Life Assurance I ordered to be I declined, as Walter Palmer drank, having bean rejected by two offices, and also that Wrn. Palmer had insured the life of his wife for a large amount, and she died peon after the first payment. Several other reports were put in, and in each case the proposal for the insurance of Walter Palmer's life was rejected. I frequently met him walking in the country, and he assured me that he ha I left off his drinking habits, and only took three glasses of bitter beer a day, and his general appearance was very considerably improved. He told me he owed his brother William 4001., and he was anxious to repay him, but. that I had prevented him insuring his life several titnes. He said, " You must be aware that my habits are en tirely altered, for I drink only three glasses of bitter beer a day, and eat like a thrasher." He called at my house in July, and I examined him. I was then satisfied there was no organic disease or symptoms. By Mr. Smith—l have heard Dr. Taylor's evidence, and from the statements I have heard given in evidence I believe the deceased died of apoplexy caused by drink. Walter Palmer was anxious to have his own life insur ed. If a person has had delirium tremens, and continues the exciting cause, death is probable at no very remote period. On the other hand, I have known parties who have had delirium, tremens 20 years ago who are alive and well. Now, I have known a person to die from drink by apoplexy. The symptoms described yesterday were the same as I have witnessed. Walter Palmer tried to induce me to withdraw my opposition to the insurance of his life, By Mr. Deane—When Walter Palmer said, "You have been the means of preventing me insuring my life several times," I was not aware that it was already in sured for 13,1001. Mr. Win. Palmer called on me, and afterwaide wrote a letter asking me not to reply to an insurance office until he called on me. Before I filled up my certificate to the Solicitors' I saw Wm. Palmer. Wm. Palmer interfered in a manner I never before wit nessed in a similar case. If I had known that Dr. Day had been attending Walter Palmer I would not have given him a certificate. I considered at the time that I was his medical attendant. In filling up the proposal for insurance I did not allow of any dictation from William Palmer. By a Juror—The reason I thought Walter Palmer was better when I met him was because he was then two miles from Stafford, walking on the road. An adjournment for an hour and a half here took place, and at its expiration the inquiry was resumed. Mary Ann Parkes—l am the wife of Win. Parkes, of Wolverhampton. I knew the deceased Walter Palmer about twelve months before his death. I saw him occa- eionally at Stafford, at Mr. J. Blanthorne's spirit vaults. I managed Mr. Blanthorne's business then. He came in accidentally as a customer with Mr. Walkenden. He re mained a short time. He had something to drink. He did not come in very frequently. I managed Mr. Blar • thorne's business for nine or ten months. Mr. Palmer and Mr. Walkenden generally came together, but on one occasion Mr. Walter Palmer came alone. He generally had a glass and went away, as they had no place to sit down. They came in on a Market morning and Saturday even ing. I left Mr. Blanthorn e in March last year. By Mr. Deane—l keep the Fountain Inn, at Wol verhampton. I recollect during the Wolverhampton races, on the 14th of August, Mr. Walter Palmer com ing in with Mr. Walkenden, at about one o'clock. Mr. Walkenden asked me if I could get Mr. Palmer some thing nice to eat, and I told him we had cold ham and mutton. Walter Palmer said he could not eat that. I askel him if he could eat a mutton chop, and he said he thought he could. I cooked him a mutton chop, and they went in the meantime into the bar and eat down. I drew a glass of bitter beer for him, which I think he left. They had the chop in the bar as soon as it was cooked. Walter Palmer eat hut a small part of it. Afttr be had the chop he removed from the table and had a glass tof gin and water, which he drank. Walter Palmer was not in hquor, but was quite sober when he came in, and very einiet. They remained about an hour. I saw no more of thew that day. They sai d th e y were going to the races when they left my house. Occasionally two gallons of gin were taken by Walkenden for Mr. Palmer from Mr. Blanthorne s. Mr Walter Palmer was in good health when he called on the Wolverhampton race day. Mrs. Lucy Astell examined—l live at Kinver. I am mother of the last witness, Mary Ann Parkes, and was I staying with my daughter at the Fountain Inn, Wolver ham pton, on the second race day. I know Mr. Walk- enden, who lives at Stafford. He came on the second race day, in company with Mr. Walter Palmer, and they stayed about an hour, when they went away. They came in again about three, when Mr. Palmer had a small por tion of brandy and soda-water, and Mr. Walkenden had gin and water. Mr. Palmer became very ill, and I ad vised him to lie down on the sofa. He seemed strange and uneasy, and told Mr. Walkenden that the pain in his back was coming on as bad as ever. He lay down on two rugs on the sofa, and Mr. Walkenden went out. He became sick while he was on the sofa. In a quarter of an hour afterwards Mr. Walkenden came back and took him out. Walter Palmer begged of him to go and get a car to take him home. I asked him what his ill ness was, and he said he did not know, but that ho was very ill aad very unhappy. By a Juror—He did not say what made him unhappy. George Whyman examined—l live at 'Wolverhamp ton, and am a chemist's assistant. lam in the employ of Mauader, Weaver, and Co. I knew Wm. Palmer. On a Tuesday in August he purchased three articles at our shop—viz., 1 oz. of powder jalap, one ounce of hy drocyanic or prussic acid, and the third article I do not remember. Ido not remember whether the Wolver hampton races were then pending. It was on a Tuesday. The gentleman was known to me as a medical man, but I did not know his name. I knew he did husiness with our house, and that was the reason I lot him have an ounce of prussic acid. I met him in London before that time, but w.is not aware that he was a surgeon. If any one came and said he was a surgeon I should not sell him prussic acid ; but frequently surgeons call and pur chase small quantities of prussic acid. By Mr. Smith—l knew this to be in the month of August. The custom of the house is to enter all articles in a book above the value of 53. These three articles cost ls. 9d. only. I know I sold these articles on the first or second Tuesday in August, as we had some large orders to execute on that day. These orders are entered in a book, but I have not looked into the book. By Mr. Dean—l was summoned yesterday morning, but I was not told to bring the book. By the Foreman—Small sums were not entered in any book, but put into the general account. The book would show the day when ties large orders were executed. By the Coroner—The jalap was asked for first. It cost 4d., the prussic acid 10d., and the third article 7d. I sold the prussic acid without applying to the other par ties in the house. I have frequently sold it to medical men without consulting other persons. By Mr. Deane—A friend of mine met Mr. Palmer at the Punch Tavern, Fleet-street, London. Ido not re collect selling prussic acid to any other person but Mr. Palmer in the month of August. I sold some in June. I sold none from that time until August. I sold a por tion to a surgeon living in the town, and some to a che mist from Darlton. By Mr. Smith-I remember Bending out some large orders on the day Mr. Palmer bought these articles, and I know that it was on a Tuesday. I remember it was August from the fact of these orders. I mentioned to a party in Wolverhampton, two months ago, that I had sold Mr. Palmer prussic acid. The name of that person is Deverell, and he keeps the Pack-horse Inn. I did not mention it to Messrs. Weaver and Maunder that I had sold prussic acid to Mr. Palmer. I mentioned it to Mr. De•orell from seeing the notices about Mr. Palmer in the newspapers. I mentioned to him in casual conver- cation. •By a Juror—l never speak to my employers about such things, or do they request them. I told Mr. Weaver that I had sold prussic acid to Mr. Palmer, but had not sold strychnine to aity one. Mr. Smith—lt was only a few minutes ago when you said you had not thought of this until yesterday, and now you say you mentioned it to your employers. Mr. Wyman—l meant out of the house. I sold prus sic acid to no one else. By the Coroner—The prussic acid was put in as ounce blue stoppered bottle, with a large label, " Hydrocyanic Acid—Scheele's Strength," with the dose marked on it. Mrs. Walter Palmer was the next witness called. She appeared attired in deep mourning, and her appearance excited considerable interest. She wept bitterly. After being sworn, a consultation took place between Mr. Smith and Mr. Deane, and at the end of it she was told she might retire. It seemed she stated to the solici• tors that she with her husband went to Liverpool on the 4th of August, and returned on the Bth ; and that he did not leave her for four days, and was perfectly sober. When he died, she inquired why she had not been sent for from Liverpool, and William Palmer said he had burst a blood-vessel or something of the kind, and that he was too ghastly a sight for her to see him. Mr. Walter Palmer had returned to Stafford, and she remained at Liverpool. The inquiry was then adjourned to the 23d inst. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 16, 1856, HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK. (From, the Report of the Registrar-Centre.) Elev,en hundred deaths were registered in London in the week that ended on Saturday. In the second week of the last ten years (which corresponds to last week) the average number wai 1,239. If for comparison with the deaths in the present increased population this aver age is raised by a tenth part, it becomes 1,363. The present state of the public health must be regarded, therefore, as comparatively good; and if last week be compared with the same week in 1354 and 1855, when the deaths rose to nearly 1,500, the result becernes still more satisfactory. The return includes 542 deaths of males and 553 of females, and gives a total number, which, as compared with the number of births, is less by 463. Of the 1,100 persons who died, 224, or about a fifth part, perished beim° they had completed the first year of their exist ence ; and 47 were old men and women, on whose heads 80 winters or more had gathered. Fatal cases produced by diseases of the respiratory organs have decreased in the last fortnight ; the num bers in the last three returns having been 348, 253, and 233. Bronchitis, the most fatal of the diseases which constitute this class, numbered in the earns periods 204, 141, and 126. The return for pneumonia (or inflammation in the lungs) is not heavy for this season. Phthisis was fatal to 118 persons, the corrected average being 121. Twenty-one deaths occurred from small-pox, 4 of which took place in Woolwich. Mr. Rixoa, who registered three from that disease in the Royal Ordnance Hospital, mentions that it has been extremely prevalent there, but is now abating ; that there were upwards of 30 cases at one time in that establishment, and some of the worst description. Two deaths from typhus, one from " fever," and one from erysipelas occurred on the sth and Bth January in St. Luke's workhouse. Measles carried off 3 very young children in the Westminster workhouse. Last week the births of 798 boys and 765 girls, in all 1,563 children, were re g istered in London. In the ten c irresponding wee k s of the years 1846.55 the average number was 1,486. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.357 in. The baro meter rose from 28.85 in. on Monday to 30.40 l in. at the end of the week. The mean temperature of the week was 36.4 deg., which is 1.3 deg. above the average of the same week in 38 years (as determined by Alr. Glai !her). The air was much colder than in the: two pre vious weeks. The mean temperature was below tat, average on the last four days. The highest occurred on Sunday and Monday, and was 47 deg.; the highest on Friday was only 32.8 deg., while the lowest in the week occurred on that day, and was 27.9 deg. The entire range of the week wag, therefore, 19.1 deg. The mean dew-point temperature was 34.4 deg., and the difference between this and the mean air temperature was 2 deg. The mean temperature of the water of the Thitmes was 41.9 deg. The temperature of the river varied from 44.1 deg. to 38.2 deg. The wind, which blew'from the south or east at the beginning of the week, changed to north-east on Tuesday, and continued almost constantly in that direction. The amount of rain was 0.80 inches, and of this amount 0.80 inches fell on Wednesday. Snow fell on the morning of that day. MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JAN. 12. Zymo tic Diseases . 223 Diseases of Uncertain Seat Tubercular Diseases •• 157 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves and Senses Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 44 Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of Respiration ._ 238 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. Childbirth, Diseases of the Meru§ ' &c. Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles • 9 Diseases of the Skin, &e. r 2 Malformations 4 Premature Birth and Debility 33 Atrophy . 3O Old Age Sudden , 4 Violence, Privatio n' Cold, and Intemperance 44 Causes not specifi e d DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES Population Deaths in corre- Enumerated. sponding week 1851. of 1855. West Districts North Districts 490,396 Central Districts 393,256 East Districts 485,522 South Districts • 1 Ho ~•• Deatl a in the Week. 190 224 160 250 276 Totals Males Females 1,466 BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males Females.. 1,100 542 558 798 ... 765 Total r 1,563 RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNI. LONDON AND SOUTH-EASTERN RATLWAY.—Traffic re turn for the week ending Jan. 12, 1856 £17,781 17 1 Corresponding week last year.... 17,193 19 1 Increase in 1855 ..•• 597 18 0 LONDON, BR/ORTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY.— Traffic return for the week ending Jan. 12, 1856 ........ . . . ...... Corresponding w e ek l ast year 9,980 4 9 Total of the half-year to this date, 1856 20,188 2 1 Total of the half-year to this dat0,1855 Convention between Her Majesty and the Emperor of Japan. (From the Gazette of last Evening.) Signed at Nagasaki, in the English and Japanese lan guagee, October 14, 1354. [Ratifications exchanged at Nagasaki, Oct. 9, 18551 CONVENTION FOR REGULATING THE ADMISSION OF BRI• TISH SHIPS INTO THE PORTS OF JAPAN. It is agreed between Sir James Stirling, Knight, Rear-Admiral and Commander-in-Chief of the ships and vessels of her Britannic Majesty in the East Indies and seas adjacent, and Mezi-no Chekfu-no Kami, Obunyo of Nagasaki, and Nagai Evan Ocho, Omedeki of Nagasaki, ordered by his Imperial Highness the Emperor of Japan to act herein ; That,- 1. The ports of Nagasaki (Fisen) and Hakodadi (Matsmai) shall be open to British ships for the pur poses of effecting repairs, and obtaining fresh water, provisions, and other supplies of any sort they may ab solutely want for the use of the ships. 2. Nagasaki shall be open for the purposes afore said from and after the present date ; and Hakodadi from and after the end of fifty days from the Admiral's departure from this pert. The rules and regulations of each of these ports are to be complied with. 3. Only ships in distress from weather, or unmanage able, will be permitted to enter other ports than those specified in the foregoing Arbicles, without permission from the Imperial Government. 4. British ships in Japanese ports shall conform to the laws of Japan. If high officers or commanders of ships shall break any such laws, it will lead to the ports being dosed. Should inferior persons break them, they are to be delivered over to the commanders of their ships for punishment. 5. In the ports of Japan, either now open, or which may hereafter be opened, to the ships or subjects of any foreign nation, British ships and subjects shall be en titled to admission and to the enjoyment of an equality of advantages with those of the most favoured nation, always excepting the advantages accruing to the Dutch and Chinese from their existing relations with Japan. 6. This Convention shall be ratified, and the ratifi cations shall be exchanged at Nagasaki on behalf of her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain, and on behalf of his Highness the Emperor of Japan, within twelve months from the present date. 7. When this Convention shall be ratified, no high officer coming to Japan shall alter it. In witness whereof, we have sinned the ea'ne, and have affixed our seals thereunto at Nagasaki, this four teenth day of October, 1854. (LS.) JAMES STIRLING. N.B.—The Japanese text was signed by the Japanese Plenipotentiaries. Exposition of the Articles of the Convention of Nagasaki of the 14th of October, 1854, agreed to on the 18th of October, 1855, by their Excellencies the Rear-Admiral Commanding-in-Chief aud the Japanese Commissioners. "1. The ports of Nagasaki (Fisen) and Hakodadi (Matsmai) shall be open to British ships for the purposes of effecting repairs, and obtaining fresh water, provi sions, and other supplies of any sort thef may absolutely want for the use of the ships." Exposition—The first Article of the Convention opens the ports of Nagasaki and Hakodadi to British ships for repairs and supplies. It opens the whole and every part of those ports ; but ships must be guided in an choring, by the directions of the local Government. Safe and convenient places will be assigned where ships may be repaired. Workmen, materials, and supplies, will b e provided by the local Government according► to a tariff to be agreed upon, by which also the modes of payment will be ' regulated. All official communications will hereafter, when Japanese shall have time to learn Eng lish, be made in that language. A British burial-ground shall be set apart on Medsume Sima, fenced in by a stone wall, and properly protected. 2. .g Nagasaki shall he open for the purposes afore said from and after the present date ; and Hakodadi from and after the end of fifty days from the Admiral's departure from this port. The rules and regulations of each of these ports are to be complied with." The second Article provides that at each of the ports of Nagasaki and Hakodadi the Port Regulation shall be obeyed ; but the Japanese Government will take care that they shall not be of a nature to create embarrass ment, nor to contradict in any other way the general tenour and intent of the Treaty, the main object of which is to promote a friendly intercourse between Great Bri tain and Japan. 3. "Only ships in distress from weather, or unma nageable, will be permitted to enter other ports than those specified in the foregoing articles, without permis sion from the Imperial Government." Exposition.—The third article declares that only ships in distress from weather, or unmanageable, shall enter other ports than Nagasaki and Hakodadi without per mission from the Imperial Government ; but ships of war have a general right to enter the ports of friendly Powers in the unavoidable performance of public duties, which right can be neither waived nor restricted ; but her Ma jesty's ships will not enter any other than open ports without necessity, nor without offering proper explana tions to the Imperial authorities. 4. " British ships in Japanese ports shall conform to the laws of Japan. If high officers or cemnoanders of ships shall break any such laws, it will lead to the ports being closed. Should inferior persons break them, they are to be delivered over to the commanders of their ships for punishment." The fourth Article provides that British ships and subjects in Japanese ports shall conform to the laws of Japan ; and that if any subordinate British subjects commit offences against the laws, they shall be handed over to their own officers for punishment ; and teat it high officers or commanders of ships shall break the laws, it will lead to the closing of the ports specified. All this is as it should be ; but it is not intended by this Article that any acts of individuals, whether high or low, previously unauthorised or subsequently disap proved of by her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain, can set aside the Convention entered into with her Majesty alone by his Imperial Highness the Emperor of Japan. "5. In the ports of Japan, either now open, or which may hereafter be opened to the ships or subjects of any foreign nation, British ships and subjects shall be entitled to admission, and to the enjoyment of an equality of advantages with those of the mo=t favoured nation, always excepting the advantages accruing to the Dutch and Chinese from their existing relations with Japan." The fifth Article secures in the fullest sense to British ships and subjects in every port of Japan, either now open or hereafter to be opened, an equality in point of Advantage or accommodation with the ships and sub jects or citizens of any foreign nation, excepting any peculiar privilege hitherto conceded to the Dutch and Chinese in the port of Nagasaki. If, therefore, any other nation or people he now or hereafter permitted to enter other ports than Nagasaki and Hakodadi, or to appoint Consuls, or to open tra le, or to enjoy any advantage or privilege whatever, British ships and subjects shall, ae of right, enter upon the enjoyment of the same. 6. " This Convention shall be ratified, and the rati fications shall be exchanged at Nagasaki on behalf of her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain, and on behalf of his Highness the Emperor of Japan, within 12 months from the present date." 7. " When this Convention shall be ratified, no high officer coming to Japan shall alter it." ARRANGEMENT REGARDING SHIPS. An arrangement made subsequently to the Conven tion requires that British ships intending to visit Japan shall be provided with a document in proof of their nationality, and as a check upon the conduct of ♦essels in Japanese ports ; and her Majesty's Go vernment has directed a form of certificate of registra tion to be adopted*, which has been accepted as satisfac tory by the Japanese authorities ; and merchant ships arriving in Japanese ports are to submit their certificate of registration to the officers to be appointed by the Ja panese authorities, and to permit them to make such ex tracts from it as may seem good to them, before such ships can be admitted to obtain repairs and supplies. Her Majesty's ships of war will not be provided with such documents ; but the officers in command, upon proper application will afford all reasonable infsrmation re garding their ships. Regulations for the Port of' Nagasaki, communicated to Rear• Admiral Sir James Stirling by the Governor of Nagasaki, Oct., 1854. - STANDING PORT REGULATIONS. Article I. Ships shall anchor within Two-sima, and there await the directions of the Governor. Article 11. No firearms to be discharged. Article 111. No person to land on any of the islands. Article IV. No soundings to be taken, nor boats to be pulling about. Article V. Should any communication be desired, a boat of the upper officers shall be called ; but no com munication shall be held with merchant-boats, and no exchange of articles take place, or trading of any sort. The above being according to the law of Great Japan, all commanders and other officers shall obey the same, and orders shall be given to the crew that the aforesaid law shall not be broken. No regulations for the port of Hakodadi have yet been oommunicated. * The form of Register issued to British vessels at the Custom•holm SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—TUESDAY. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 7to 2 agst Fly-by-Night (taken) 9 to 2 agst Yellow Jack (take sto 1) 6 to 1 agst Polmoodie (taken.) 7 to 1 agat Milton THE •HESTEB CUP. 500 to 15 aget Coroner (taken) 1000 to 25 apt Imogene (taken) 1000 to 25 agst Fatalist (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Yorkshire Grey (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Chicken (Irish) (taken) 1000 to 15 aget Epaminondas (taken) THE DEBBY 15 to 2 agst Wentworth 9to 1 apt Ellington 9to 1 agst Fly-by-Night 13 to 1 agst Yellow Jack 15 to 1 agst Rogerthorpe 17 to 1 agst Artillery 22 to 1 agat Polrnoodie 1000 to 20 apt Wild Irishman 10)0 to 20 ages Ringdropper No betting ort the Liv,erpool Steeplechase. From the London Gazette of Last Night. . _ FOREIGN OFFICE, JAN. 14. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. William Cunard as Consul at Halifax, Nova Scotia, for his Majesty the Emperor of Austria. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, JAN. 15. The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a Despatch from her Majesty's Minister at Stockholm, reporting that by a recent R )yal Decree the importation of ballast and pig iron into Sweden is permitted on pay ment of duty at the rate of 1 Rix Dollar Banco por Skop pond, and that the following kinds of iron and manufae. tures of iron may be exported from that country at the same rate of duty, viz.:— Pig and ballast iron. Cannons, ordnance pieces, swivels and mortars, un stamped and unbored. Iron plates of more than 11 inches in thickness. Iron for making weights, of more than one skeppund each. Forged or rolled bar and sheet iron of an inch thick and upwards, less than 12 inches wide, and more than s.6ths of an inch square, is admitted duty free. WAR-DEPARTMENT, JAN. 15. 6th Regiment of Dragoons—Cornet William Moule to be Adjutant, vice Weir, who resigns the Adjutantey only. 9th Light Dragoons—Cornet James Goldie to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Gordon, who retires. Scots Fusilier Guards—Ensign and Lieutenant Hon. Charles Rowley Hay to be Lieutenant and Captain, with• out purchase, vice Lieutenant a nd C a pt a i n an d B revet - Major A. C. Greville, whose Brevet Rank has been con verted into Substantive Rank, under the Royal Warrant of 6th Oct., 1854 •, Ensign and Lieutenant George Hay Moncrieffe to be Lieutenant and Captain, by purchase, vice Dawson Darner, who retires ; Ensign Henry George Bowden, from the Rifle Brigade, to be Ensign and Lieute nant, without purchase, vice Hay; Lieutenant James Ed ward Ford, from the bth Royal Lancashire Militia, to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Moncrieffe. 11 Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant John Thompson to be Captain, by purchase, vice Yonge, promoted to a Provi sional Battalion; Ensign Henry Pye Phillips to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Thompson. 31 Foot—Lieutenant Thomas Merrett, from the North Gloucester Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Awdry. 4th Foot—Lieutenant William Courtenay Vyvyan, from the Royal Cornwall Rangers Militia, to be Ensign, with out purchase, vice Segrave, deceased. sth Foot—Brevet-Major J. E. Simmons to be Major, without purchase, vice Johnson, who retires upon half-pay; Lieutenant John Henry Chads to be Captain, without pur chase, vice Simmons; Second Lieutenant John Orongh to he Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Chads ; First Lieu tenant Forster Longfield, from the Cork City Artillery Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Creagh. 6th Foot—Ensign Henry Parkinson to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Leo, promoted ; Dawson Kelly Evans, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Par kinson. 14th Foot—Stephen Watson, Gent., to be Ensign, with- out purchase, vice Molony, promoted. 20th Foot—Ensign Douglas Witnberley to be Lieutenant by purchase, vice Young, who retires. 28th Foot—Lieut. H. F. Morgan to b 3 Captain, without purchase, vice Brevet-Lieut.-Col. E. G. Hallowell, who has been promoted to the Substantive Rank of Major, un attached, under the Royal Warrant of 6th Oct., 1851 ; Ensign A. M. A. Page to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Morgan; Captain Douglas Fyfe, from the Ayrshire Militia, to be Ensign without purchase, vice Page. 31st Foot— Joseph Wilding Lomas, Sent., to be Dis penser of Medicine. 36th Foot—Lieutenant B. R. Shaw to bo Captain, by purchase, vice Rice, whose promotion on the 28th Decem ber, 1855, has been canceled ; George Rogers, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice W. C. Hill, promoted ; Charles George Mahon, Gent., to be Ensign, without pu rc h ase , vice Rogers, appointed to the 49th Foot. 38th Foot—Lieutenant Da Vic Tupper to be Captain, without purchase, vice Brevet-Major Samuel Hackett, whose brevet rank has been converted into substantive rank, under the Royal Warrant of the 6th October, 1851 ; Ensign C. L. J. Fitz Gerald to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice De Vic Tupper ; Lieutenant Bury David Wright, from the Wicklow Militia, to he Ensign, without purchase, vice Fitz Gerald. 40th Foot—The appointment of Ensign D. Jackson, to bear date Bth January, 1856. 41st Foot—Mylred Tillet Quayle, Gent., to be Ensign, without purcha se , v i ce Fit zgerald, deceased. 421 Foot—Ensign F. G. Coleridge, from the 65th Foot, to be Ensign, without purchase. 4 ith Foot—Ensign J. R. Newbolt to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Cooper, who has retired. 46th Foot—Ensign Charles Benjamin Coles Speke, from the 65th Foot, to be Ensign. 47th Foot—Edward Walton Hannill, Gent., to be Dis penser of Medicine. 49th Foot—Ensign George Rogers, from the 36th Foot, to be Ensign, without purchase. 55th Foot—Ensign Charles Edward Lane Bluett, from the Ist Devon Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase. 63d Foot--Ensign R. W. B. Crowther to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Fraser, promoted; Serjeant-Major James Slack to be Ensign, withoub purchase, vice Lacy, promoted. 65th Foot—To be Ensigns, by purchase—Francis Geo. Coleridge, Gent., vice Hig g i ns , p romo t e d—Ch as. Ben jamin Cole Speke, Gent., vice Whitbread, promoted. To be Ensigns, without purchase—Lieut. Geo. Pennefather, from the North Tipperary Militia, vice Andrew J. Hicks, appointed to the 4 7 th Foot ; Lieut. George Robert Che valier, from the Ayrshire Militia, vice Coleridge, ap pointed to the 42d Foot ; Arthur Francis Maude, Gent„ vice Speke, appointed to the 46th Foot. 67th Foot—Ensign J. R. Crane to ha Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Steward, promoted in the 50th Foot.. 77th Foot—Ensign Frederick John Adam to be Lieute nant, without purchase, vice Basil H. Browne, deceased ; James Peacock, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Adam. 84th Foot—Ensign Alfred Gibaut to be Lieutenant, with out purchase, vice Richardson, deceased; Ensign John B. Maclennan to bo Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Gi beut, whose promotion, without purchase, on Aug. 26, has been cancelled; Henry Thos. Wrn. Oxley Kenny, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Maclennan. 85th Foot—Ensign K. W. H. Noyes to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Barton; William Chipchase Henderson, Gent., to be Ensign, by p urc h ase , v i ce N oyes. Rifl Brigade—Ensign G. H. L. Egerton to be Lieute nant, without purchase, vice Booth, deceased ; Ensign W Henry Deedea to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Eger ton, whose promotion, by purchase, on Jan. 8, has been cancelled. Land Transport Corps—The name of the Veterinary Surgeon appointed on the 28th ult. is Joseph Ball, and not Joseph Bale, as previously stated. BRITISH GERMAN LEGION. STAFF.—Captain William Rainforth, formerly of the 25th Foot, to be Depot Adjutant, at Shorncliffe, with the rank of Captain. Ist Light Dragoons—Major Charles Perceval to be Lieu tenant-Colonel-Commandant, his commission to bo dated Bth June, 1855, but not to carry back pay beyond Ist of December, 1855. 2d Light Dragoons—Major John Elphinstone Fleming to be Li eu t enan t-C o l one l-C omman d an t, hi s C omm i ss i on to be dated 9th of June, 1835, but not to carry back pay be yond Ist of December, 1835; James Meyer, late of the Austrian Imperial Hussars, to be Lieutenant. 4th Light Infantry—Major John Hambley Humfrey to be Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant. PROVISIONAL DEPOT BATTALION.—Captain J. N. K A. Yonge, from the 2d Foot, to be Major, by purchase vice Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Ferdinand White, C. 8., who retires. UNATTACHED.—The undermentioned officers to have the Substantive rank of Major, under the Royal Warrant of 6th Oct., 1851 :—Captain and Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Blane, half-pay, unattached ; Captain and Brevot- Lientenant-Colonel Edmund Gilling Hallowell, 28th Foot; Captain and Brevet-Major Samuel Hackett, 38th Foot ; Lieutenant and Captain and Brevet-Major Arthur Charles Greville, Scots Fusilier Guards. HOSPITAL STAFF.—Acting-Assistant Surgeon Curtiss Martin to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Brakyn resigneel. BREVET, Lieut.-Colonel Chas. Edmund Doherty, 13th Light Dra• goons, having completed three years' actual service in the rank of Lieut.-Colonel, to be promoted to be Colonel in the Army, under the Royal Warrant of 6th October, 1854; Chas. Fr e d er i c k H ave l oc k, Esq., late 95th F oo t, to have the local rank of Colonel in Turkey, while serving with the Osmanli Irregular Cavalry, attached to the Turkish Contingent; Liout.-Colonel J. R. Raines, late of the 48th Foot, to have the temporary rank of Colonel, while at tached to the British Swiss Legion. The undermentioned Quartermasters to have the hono rary rank of Captain, from the date of their retirement, under the Royal warrant of 17th Dec., 1835 :—Quarter -master Wm. Grigg, half-pay 55th Foot ; Quartermaster Chas. Fraser, half-pay 49th Foot; Qu ar t ermas t er D ona ld M'Queen, half-pay 92d Foot; Major-General W. T. Knollys to have the local rank of Lieutenant-General in Great Britain, while commanding the troops at Aldershot. To have the local rank of Colonel in Turkey—Brevet. Lieutenant-Colonel William Morris, C. 8., 17th Light Dragoons, appointed Deputy Quartermaster-General to the Turkish Contingent. John Boyce Wilkinson to be Lieutenant, vice Parkerson, resigned ; Roseville Brackenbury, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Manclarke, resigned. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. George Westbury Hall, East India merchant and dry salter, Lime-street, City. BANKRUPTS. Johu Todd Merrick, builder, Walworth-road, to sur render, Jan. 23, at eleven, and Feb. 22, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall chambers; Lawrence, Plews, and Boyer, Old Jewry chambers. Thomas Woolhouse, Elijah Woolhouse, and Samuel Woolhouse,saw manufacturers, Sheffield, Jan. 26 and March 1, at ten, at the Leeds District Court. Brewin, official assignee, Sheffield ; Fernell, Sheffield. Robert Forshaw, coal dealer, Liverpool, Jan. 25, and Feb. 29, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool; Dodd, Liverpool. James Fraser, spirit merchant, Lower Thames-street, City, Jan. 26, at one, and Feb. 26, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Aldernaanbury ; Mardon and Prichard, Newgate street. George Brown and William Rushy, stone merchants, Bankside, Jan. 30, at two, and Feb. 26, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee; Hughes, Gresham-street. John Pee, blacksmith, Astley Abbotte, Jan. 25 and Feb. 22, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittle ston, official assi g nee , Birmingham ; Saunders and Son, Kidderminster ; Motterarn and Knight, Birmingham. William Corbett, coal merchant, East Dean, and Newn ham, Gloucestershire, Jan. 28 and Feb. 26, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol ; Bevan and Girling, Bristol. Edwin Winscom, pianoforte dealer, Croydon, Jan. 25, at half-past twelve, and Feb. 23, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guild hall-chambers, Basinghall-street ; Reed, Ironmonger-lane. Edward Hooker, contractor and builder, Forest Hill, Sydenharn, Jan. 30, at two, and Feb. 26, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee; Moss, Gracechnrch-street. George Hatt, cowkeeper, New Park-street, Southwark, Tan. 24, at eleven, and Feb. 21, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street. buildings ; Tucker, Sun-chambers, Threadneedle -street. Charles Lumley, gardener, Knaresborough, Yorkshire, Jan. 25 and Feb. 29, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee, Leeds; Boulding, Pope, and Simpson, Fenchurch-street Bond and Barwick, Leeds. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. T. Mills and J. Owen, Bi!mingham, silversmiths—T. Heap and J. Noble, Brighouse, Yorkshire, silk dressers —R. Garfitt and J. Barber. Hinnerholtne, Yorkshire, screw bolt manufacturers—J Ten wick and R. 0. Wearne, Lewisham, engineers- W. Gibbon and J. J. Boughton, Kettering, surgeons—J. F. Ma r ti n an d W. W. T a yl or, Bradford, stuff merchants—J. MooTe and J. Hardy. Not tingham, drapers—H. Hudson and W. Green, Garlick-hill, stationers—J. Powell and E. Price, Birmingham, jewellers —S. and L. Simon, E. Jacoby, M. S. Meyer, and E. Prel ler, Bradford, merchants—J. Lucas and W. Goodman, Globe-road. Mile end, builders—J. Normington and J. T. Shaw, Hadfield and Glossop, coal, slate, lime, and flag dealers—W. Dunkerley, T. Fri-md, an J. Jaques, Mossley, Yorkshire. mechanics —E. 3. Alfree and S. Reufledge, TonbOdge Wells, schoolmi4r.sk•ms E. Whipp and R. Proctor, Over Darwen, Lancashire, carriers—R. F. Williams and G. Gat.% tifoorgate-street, wine merchants—S. Walter and S. Walter, jun., 31”-rden, builders—H Nixson, W. K. Deane, and T. Garratt, Man chester' commission agents—W. C. Mole and W. H. W oo d war d, B raug hen, Hertfordshire, proprietors of a st , am thrashing machine—H. Stead, J. Wiz . ..ay, and J. Lumsden, Manchester, Kingston-upon-ITnll, and Liverpool, commis sion agents, as far as regal ds H, Stead—R. Stott. J.Nield, jun., I. Booth, and W. Stott, Butterworth, Lancashire, col liers, as far as regards J. Nield, jun , and I. Booth--E. Tucker and F. Pickton, Perry's-place, Oxford-street, printers— W. Garbutt and W. Garbutt, jun., Hopetown, near Dar lington, timber merchants and general dealers—A. Raily and C. Hammond, Angel-court, Throgmorton-street,stock brokers—H. Sharp, C. Higgins, and J. Cattle, Liverpool wholesale druggists, as far as regards H. Sharp— C. J. Mather and W. G. Grant, Bath—F., B. W., and R. Whit taker, Royton, cotton-spinners, as far as regards F. B. Whittaker. DECLARATIONS OF DIVIDENDS. T. W. Richards, Goswell-road, draper—second div. of ls. 70. in the pound, Thursday Jan. 17, and three subse quent Thursdays, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Basing hal l-street. C. A. Markham, Godmanchester, currier, grocer, and coal-merchant—first div. of 4s. in the pound, Thursday, Jan. 17, and three subsequent Thursdays, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Basinghall-street. H. Brown, Marden, potter—first div. of ls. 7d. in the pound, Wednesday, Jan. 16, and three subsequent Wed nesdays, at the office of Mr. Lee, Aldermanbury. F. Tanis, Crane-court, Fleet-street, printer and publisher —first div. of 3d. in the pound, Wednesday, Jan. 16, and three subsequent Wednesdays, at the office of Mr. Lee, Aldermanbury. Nield and Collander, Cannon-street West, shawl ware housemen—second div. of Md. in the pound, Wednesday, Jan. 16, and three subsequent Wednesdays, at the office of Mr. Lee, Aldermanbury. J. W. Jeffryes and J. Meek, Liverpool, merchants— third div. of 3d. in the pound, any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Cazenove, Liverpool. J. D. Neill, Liverpool, shipbroker—first div. of 15s. in the pound, any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Morgan, Liverpool. L. Ahlborn, Liverpool, toy dealer—first div. of 4s. sd. in the pound, any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Mor gan, Liverpool. S. L. Samuel, Liverpool, watch manufacturer—first div. of is. 04d. in the pound, any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Morgan, Liverpool. Pryde and Jones, Liverpool, sailmakers—fifth div. of 34d. in the pound, and first, second, third, and fourth diys, of ls. 9d., 6sd., Md. and 3d. in the pound on n ew p roo f s, any Wednesday, at ;he office of Mr. Morgan, Liverpool. T. Parker, Southport, hotelkeeper—third div. of 6s. ld. in the pound, any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Morgan, Liverpool H. H. Bell, Sunderland, currier—first and final div. of 9s. 7d. in the pound. any Saturday, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. G. Hivelock and M. B. Robson, Monkwearmouth, ship builders—first div. of 2s. 3d. io the pound, any Saturday, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. T. Dixon, Crook, Durham, grocer—first div. of is Bd. in the pound, any Saturday, at the office of Mr. B ,ker, Newcastle-upon-Tyn e. R. Turner. Birmingham, gas lamp and chandelier ma nufacturer—first div. of 2s. sd, iu the pound, Thursday, Jan. 21, and subsequent alternate Thursdays, at the cffice of Mr. Bittleston, Birmingham. R. Russell, Leamington Priors, printer—first div. of 2s. 51 in the pound. Thursday, Jan. 24, and two subse quent alternate Thursdays, at the office of Mr. Bittleston, Birmingham. J. Jones, Birmingham, tailor—first div. of ls. 5.d. in the pound, Thursday, Jan. 21, and two snbseque?.t alter nate Thursday, at the office of Mr. Bittleston, Birming ham. G. Parry, jun., Willenhall, Staffordshire, ironmonger— first div. of 3s. in the pound, Thursday, Jan. 24, and two subsequent alternate Thursdays, at the office of Mr. Bittle ston, Birmingham. DIVIDENDS. Feb. 7. T. Booker, Rea•;ing, tailor—Feb. 7. R. and D. Blacklock, New-road, Whitechapel, drapers—Fob. 5. T. Williams, Fenchurch-street, merchant—Feb. 5. J. Wad dell, Lime-street and Leadenhall-street. insurance broker and t•hipowner—Feb. 5. R. Tippler, Great Tower-street, City, colonial broker—Feb. 7. H. and S. Evans, Dud bridge, Gloucestershire, saddle-tree makers and coal mer ch Ints—Feb. 7. J. Spencer, Bilston, ironfounder and en gineer —Feb. 5. T. Parker, Southport, hotelkeeper—Feb. 5. J. Ogden. Liverpool. CERTIFICATES TO BE GRANTED. Feb. 6. J. (Toles, Chester, draper -6. M. Bolton, Mars den, near Burnley, power-loom cloth manufacturer 21. (instead of Jan. 31, as in Gazette of Jan. 4). T. 8011, Jar row, alkali manufacturer-5. E.Abelwhite, South Audloy street, coachbuilder -5. J. Clarkson, Strand, grocer 7. H. T. Horwood, Giff)rd-street, Caledonian-road, ma nufacturer of marble and granite paper-hangings-6. R. Cronk, Conduit-street, milliner -Feb. 6, T. Cooke, From field, near Petersfield, and Steep, Hampshire, cattle dealer -Feb. 6. J. N. Welchman, Grove-terrace, Bishop's-road, Paddin g t on , wine merchant-Feb. 6. J. Bake, Cambridge terrace, Barnsbury-park, and Caledonian-road, contractor, &c.-Feb. 6. G. Frasi, Pembroke wharf, Caledonian-road, and Golden-lane, Barbican, ironfounder-Feb. 5. J. Glenn, Cambridge-terrace, Liverpool-road, Islington, builder- Feb. 7. B. W. Bowring, Sydling St. Nicholas, Dorsetshire, miller and baker-Feb. 6. G. Hannaford, St. Mary Church, Devonshire, baker and confectioner - Feb. 7. J. May, Barnstaple, manufacturer-Feb. 6. B. Vickers, New ton Bushell. Devonshire, wine and spirit merchant, &c. -Feb. 5. 0. Williams, Manchester, corn dealer-Feb. 7. F. Jacques, Droyldon, silk dyer Feb. 7. J. Gresty, Li. verpool, tobacconist-Feb. 7. J. Nicholson, West Derby, surgeon and boarding-house keeper-Feb. 14. G. F. Hip kins, Birmingham, patent spring manufacturer-Feb. 14. A. Palmer, Wolverhampton, builder-Feb. 4. J. J. Ran dle, Walsall, licensed victualler. CERTIFICATES GRANTED. Jan. 10. Adamson and H. H. Bell, Sunderland, cur riera (second class)-Jan. 4. W. Roxburgh, Liverpool, in surance broker, &c. (second class)-Jan. 10. W. Jenkin son, Salford, agent and thread manufacturer (first class)- Jan. 11. J. Kenyon, Blackburn, innkeeper, &c. (third class) Jan. 10. W. L owe , Bi rm i ng h am , b oo t and shoe manufacturer (second class)-July 11. H. H. Preston, Derby, laceman and hosier (first class)-Jan. 8. J. G. Hopkinson, Nottingham, beer-house keeper (second class) -Jan. 8. W. Wright, Loughborough, miller (second class)-Jan. 10. D. Pratt, Birmingham, thimble manufac turer (second class)-Jan. 10. J. Mailing, Rowley Regis, miller (third class). INSOLVENT DIVIDENDS. J. Pierce, di,. o f Sad. in the pound, any day aft er J an . :31, at the County Court Office, Northampton. R. Watts, jun.-div. of 4d in the pound, any day after Jan. A., at the County Court Office, Northampton. J. Snelling-div. of 10d. in the pound, any day after Jan. 31, at the County Court Office, Northampton. R.G. Aldridge-div. of 6 : id. in the pound, any day after Jan. 31, at the County Court Office, Northampton. W. Goode-div. of ls. 3d. in the pound, any day after Jan. 31, at the County Court Office, Northampton. W. Spence-div. of sd. in the pound, any day after Jan. 31, at the l'lounty Court Office, Northampton. W. Hardwick-div. of 3s. LI. in the pound, any dayafter Jan. 31, atthe County Court Office, Northampton. J. Baucutt-div. of ls. LI. in the pound, any day after Jan. 31, at the County Court Office, Northampton. T. Sheppard-div. of sd. in the pound, any day after Jan. 31, at the County Court Office, Northampton. C. Butlin-div. of sd. in the pound, any day after Jan. 31, at the County Court Office, Northampton. W. Allgood, jun.-div. of Is. 4d. in the pound, any day after Jan. 31. at the County Court Office, Northampton. H. Whitmill-div. of Is. 4d. in the pound, any day after Jan, 31, at the County Court Office, Northampton. COMMISSARIAT DEPARTMENT. To be Commissary-General—Deputy Commissary-Gene ral John Laidley. To be Deputy Commissaries-General—Assistant Com missaries-General Thomas G. S. Swan, John M'Farlan, Joseph William Wybanit, Francis B. Archer, Philip Tur ner, Henry B. Moose, and Frederick S. Carpenter. To be Assistant Commissaries-Genenral.—Deputy As sistant Commissary-Generals—Thos. Williams, Henry Curl!, John T. Comper, John B. Price, Wm. Hewetson, Charles H. Sheil, Hector J. Macaulay, Henry Connell, Fred k. Wm. Waldron, Henry Moore, James Coxworthy, Henry Bartlett, Alex. C. Crookehank, Henry Robinson, Penrose G. Julyan, and Philip Rollestan. To be Deputy-Assistant. Commissaries-General —Com missariat Clerks Edward Turnbull, Bulmer Hadley, Geo. I. Telfer, Fred. Souter Monk, Robert Handl e y Dunde e , Edward Daniel Lawrence, Arch. Campbell Colqnhonn, Wm. Elmfreville Green, Chas. Molyneux Seel, Croker Lovell Pennell, Arthur Lewis Chaplin, Owen Edward Hayter, Henry Clutterbuok Lewis, Wm. Fraser George Servantes, Alfred Robt. Thompson Charles Wm. Charlier, Francis Charles Blunt. WHITEHALL, JAN., 1856. The Queen has been graciously pleased to approve of the Edinburgh County Militia being designated' the " Queen's Regiment of Light Infantry Militia." COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD-LIEUTENANTS. King's Own (Tower Hamlets) Light Infantry Regiment of Militia—James Richard Gordon, Esq., to be Lieutenant. Cambridgeshire Militia—William Frederick Dennis, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Ramage, resigned; Thomas Jonas Sherwood, Gent., to be Ensign. Royal North Lincoln Militia—Joseph Gibson, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Longstaffe, promoted. Royal South Lincoln Militia—Captain Charles Thomas John Moore to be Second Major, on the decease of Colonel Waldo Sibthorp. Worcestershire Regiment of Militia—Johnstone Parke, Gent., to lie Lieutenant, vice Burton, resigned. Warwickshire Militia-Ist Regiment—George Stowell _ Webb Ware, Gent., to be Ensign ; Erasmus Harris Vaughton, Gent., to be Ensign. EXTRAORDINARY MIGRATION OP SALMON.— We have 2d Regiment -A. Keir Le wil des, Gent., to be Lieute- been informed by a gentleman residing on the banks of nant ; Henry Leftwich Freer, Gent., to be Ensign ; Henry the Slaney, at Clohamon, near Newtownbarry, that Howkins, Gent., to be Ensign. Ist Regiment of the Royal Surrey Militia.—Tobe Lieu- through the whole of St. Stephen's day the fish continued to go over the weir at Clomabon, at the rate of from five tenants—Ensigns Maxwell Knightley Horlock, and Egbert Charles Septimus Hely. to twenty every ten minutes. Numbers of people stood '2d Regiment of the Royal Surrey Militia—Carteret the whole day on the bridge looking at them, although it Houstoun Kempson, Gent., to bo Ensign. was raining bard at the time. The migration continued Royal Cumberland Regiment of Militia—Lieutenant for three or four following days, but ilecrea-in, gradu ally, We have heard equally ta. (nimble reports f rom John Skottowe to be Captain, vice Harrison, resi gne d ; John Walker, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Skottowe, other places, showing clearly Vie watchful care that has promoted. j been exercised over the fish by the conservators of the let or Western Regiment of Norfolk Militia- Ensign tidal waters, — Wexford independent. SCOTCH - SEQUESTRATIONS. William Angus, Inveresk, near Edinburgh, Jan. 30, at twelve, within the Subscription Rooms, Lerwick. Thomas Young, baker and victualler, A nderton, Glas gow, .1 au. 28, at twelve, within the Globe Hotel, Glasgow. ; - .lai - kets LIVERPOOL—JAN. 15. A small attendance to-day of the town and co li t‘ trade. Holders of w h ea t and flour began by asking thor considerable advance, which, however, checked Pi!? and only a moderate b us i ness was u lti ma t e l y d on e t 0 day's rates, b e i ng 2d f or 701 b an d 6d t o 1 4 per s ac k barrel over the rates of this day week. Oatmeal a /AP,' mand at 9d to 13 advance per load ; but oats unc lo9 ,li and not much i nqu i re d f or . B eans h e ld f or i s per 95 more money, but only retail sales effected. Barlel, e , ? peas as last quo t e d. I n di an corn met with a moderrj; quirt', and th e f u ll pr i ces o f thi s d ay week were reellir the business done. HI7L . A large attendance of fans Corn Exchange to-th,y ; the condition and found ready sal last Tuesday. Old foreign E Barley in short supply and is late rates. A better feeling cakes meet more ready sale 0 -JAL 15. here at the openinof Of wheat shown was in inn; le at fully 2s more moue' again looked after for ell dearer. Beans better for linseed at full prices , wing to the severe frost. S S I Wheat, English, red 76 to 81 Ditto white BO to 90 Dantzic and Konigs berg Pomeranian and Ham - Peas, grey and black Linseed, Black Sea +a rl (Ditto Petersburgh iS'' ,Ditto Riga and Arek- 6 angel 'Ditto Konigsberg and /denial iLins c., Hull 131100 to 1 141 'Ditto . duo for. 121 Os 13 1 ? Ditto inf. for. 0103 Od ttgi Rapeseed..... 001 Os to v; ii i Rape cakes 1304 Od to In Tares, English —o v'l Ditto foreign Guano OOl Os Si tol // 1 Bones Rye Meal burgh Danish, Holstein, and Friesland 74 to 781 Russian and Odessa 70 to 721 Oats, English Ditto Danish Ditto Friesland Ditto Russian 2B to 30 Barley, malting Ditto grinding 36 to 38 Beans Ditto foreign Peas, white and yel 5O to 54 IPSWICH—JAN. 15. The supply of wheat has fallen off, and the &man i c , ing quite up to the quantity offered for sale, an advAS 2s to 3s per qr. was established, an d sa l es rea dily In this enhancement of p r i ce . A lib era l supp l y of 10, all qualities sold readily, and 2s per qr. advance fulfil' Wished. Peas and beans scarce and is per qr. dearer' ?NZ eUARTBIL nut etrAi Wheat, red (old) 76s to 80d Barley, grinding 38 5 ' Ditto (new) Ditto, white ' Os to 846 Peas Ditto (old) barley, malting ... 40s to 43E'Flour, per sack AYBRAIIRB 7011 Till WHIM 6NDINO JAN. 12, 1855. Wheat Oats 3B 284 .14 Peas Barley Beans JOURSE OF EXCHANGE.-- 2 YasTsitDAY. 11 174 , iibraltar •• .•..•••• •• •• _„01 lu ' hree • ~ ,%ntbs 12 0 I, ghorn •• •....• -• •• r 12 0 1 4 ' lenos ..... ...•• •• „ , 2t 623 •lilan , , . „ 25 62 Venice.... . . , ••13 10 Maples • • •••••••• •• • 1 3 Utonst . > , Palermo .... 1 1 Paris . .. —25 40 ' Messina .. Ditto, three months .. 25 80 ; Lisbo . ••• . .. 25 82 Oporto .............. •• gourdeaux . ........ Rio Janeiro ...... ••.• •. ankfort-on sine .. 12034 Buenos Ayres.. •••• .• •• iterlin . .• . I New York,6o days' pied , Vlmma , ,„ 11 24 I Philadelphia . .•. • • .. 11 27 PRICES OF MILLION, ISt. PetershuN 35 Foreign Goldin Bare AS I If wind . 49 % Portugal Gold Coin • • 0 0 Jadiz ..... • , 4954 Mexican Dollars .... 0; 1 garcalona .......... . New Dollars 0 1 Silver in bars 0 v IBABORNE MAIL.% .tr,ntoes that the mails aro -mu from the General rest she night--and ht by the roorn'n—Aespatch.) /ay ~vuvn !I3 NTRIA* in General Pt - Office, London.. FrOrsi *,na , Porgy Utsp;ktch.. k:nerica(byßrit.pack .mericr.kby United Ste. packet) ..........N tmerica (by U. States IFlvery nicht* ILlverpoo► ILiverpeot packet) ..........N instralia (via South-' ampton) ..... M into (via Marseilles) NI ')itto (via Cape of Goad Hops) •• •• 90 • • •• 4frica (Wee t CoaSt)..H •. NI Bahamas ...........M Belgium ...........N! Brazil Buenos Ayres ........ M Cape of Good Rope ..NI Cape of Good Rope .N 1 Cape de Verde Ceylon (see India) Ceylon ..............N Channel Islas . Chill.. Fc,170 of month C h i ns ......... .Once a' month .... Constantinople ......N8,121,111,23,,5;28 ot Constantinople Xe 20th of mon. Cont. of Europe M ti! NiTtrice daily .. Egypt (sec India) Franco ........ M tilTwice daily.. „. Gibraltar IA 4.7,17, 20.27 e f rn Greece (see India) tireytown NI 2nd & 17th of mun. flamburgh _N Tuesday & Friday 'lar,•annab ...... M '2nd of the month riolland ............ irldur„ m 17t% I (the month. India fv!aSoattrampt. , M 4th 20th of mom, (via Mar3ollics' fsei , fn (1 1 .4.nqn - relant", „ , . . , hl 7, 17, re ISouthamot. Southampton Dover :23d of the month.. 19, 9, 24, fic 30 of m. '4th & 20th of mon. 17th of the month „ ,9th of the month.. 1 9th of the month Plymouth .. Dover Southampton Southampton Donor .. • . • • Southampton Southampton Various port- 9th or tbt month 18outhiunpton "Southampton iSouthampto, (Dover .. .. .. ISouthampton Dover Dover . Southeunptor Southnmpton ' London ... . ' Sou thatnp Dover ..... ;lout hamptop ..Plymouth Dover .... I Holy head !Southampto Soulhampto. Liverpool stadeira ipotift Mladoira „ , , : , 4 ,, month Aaltti (see. lii: 'a '4lllts „ auritiuo ?:Se, $ re!, Mexico . 4 V a , . , lsthihthr.tt3OrMt)! lJan• e ( Ja n. 0 — o p , rio• ' !Do ,, er e{k . Mow „ „ ." •B7' !invat tat Ca: „„ ,„, eninAule „, „ tY27thoftwtii 'are; „ „„, je'; vstte mhip.. „ mi9d t7th ofmnnt r Near*. gin: zuri. , err Memer's Lan, r ive,t 171 , o. V.& 17thof-tii—oW VOCO I Jan. 6 jpatti lb Jan. 0 'Jan. jUno." A' 'Jas. 16 IJ,.n. 1° TlOO O6 Iwo"' I If. lane 160 00 Jari. 20 I JNi• 15 Jan. 2 0 • ! Roatharzo,..,, Jan !Dover Sotithamptu, iVarious port • 171 ,4 ' IDover !Southampton' 'Southatontpn ! 'Various port. , 1 1. 1 ' ,4 ' Dever Dover 9outhviptn, 11 6 16 041110 , OM IklFm~ r Theo any ot these later fall o:;A :4:.tr01a,,, wan 4l t . lf.l jee .patched on the rollowlnv dar. with the exie t nl on of the i n •ontliampton),en4 the inalta. hoth which will he lespateh'` da, SHARE MA MTS. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 15. STOCE EXCHANGE.—The tone of the market has I ' 4° 2 inactive to-day, and prices slightly declined at the s l 7 Ol Midlands. 63g-.Ditto, new 44 p er cent., d.-1,°12"0 and North Westerns (I shares, new), 1 c. d.—C a ledonia ; 27 74 7--South Eastern, 171. Is. 3d., Is. 3d. c. Western of Canada, new, 2i p.—Eastern Counties, 111 Lancashire and Yorkshire, 761 I—East Lancashire, —Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire, 17 d. MANCHESTER, JAN. 15. nt A o ' STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market to-day has boon - -l i d, a quiet business, but prices are firm. Manchester skieo3°4,. and Lincoln, 23f—Eastern Counties, Bi—Leeds, 76* Midlands, 632—Great Western of Cana•;a, 24i—Esst cashire, 174—Rochdale Canal, 78 0. d.—Ardwick Cad e tery, 3 c. d. BIRMINGHAM, JAR, 15. STOCK EXCIIANG/S. The m ar k e t was ra th er i n s°Of . to day, and generally little doing. Birmingham Cl.O were done at 913 p er s h are — Great Western Binning"' Guaranteed Stock left off buyers at 674. LEEDS, JAN. 15. STOOK EXCHANGE.—No sales to r e p or t on 'Change thiS nt, morning, though there have been inquiries for stock. """is, the new account, Crav en M oor Mi nes were quoted e t 9d.; and Hebden Moor Mines at 455. DUBLIN, JAN. 14. Co 1 itAL STOOK EXCIIANGE.—Three . per Ditto for Account, Feb. 7, 864 i—New Three per it, Stock, 864 t—Ditto, for Account; 7th of Feb., 861 11,1 0 Great Southern and Western, 54—Killarney Junc ll ), (for account), 74—Dublin and Belfast Junction (504 45—Bank Stock, 218-I'atriotio Insurance (10/. pod.) , Royal Bank, 20,4—Hibernian Bank. 33—Alining Coull/_, of Ireland, 134 I r i s h S out h E astern ( for account), 5 1 - Dublin and Drogheda, 58--Dublin.and Wicklow, 54. BIRTHS. Or A 801 f. On the 14th inst., at 45 s, Upper Harley-strset, the Wi fe of Rellow J. Pye, Eeq. On the 15th inst., at Croydon, Mrs. Francis Herb ert Secrotan. OP A DAUGHTER. On the 14th inst., at 33, Hyde-park-squar e , the hid/ cif George S. Trower, Esq. Ort the 13th inst., at 20, Addieon•r oa d nor th , the irif. of Henry Augustus Webber, Esq. MARRIED. On the 14th ins ~ at the pariah church, Thorne', i be Rev. John Constable, M.A., Vice -Principal of the Grate,' mar School , Clapham, and yonngeet eon o f t h e l ate A rc bg" Con-table, Esq., of Edinburgh, to Emily, eldest daughter of the late Ard. Walker, Esq., o f s carcro ft.hill Rost* Yorkshire. On the iith inst., at St. Dunstan's in the East, Londos , Mr. James Weir, draper, Glocester-terrace, London, 1° MarY, eldest daughter of Jas .4 ,mith, Esq., merchant, a member of the Common Conn°fitlof the city of London. DIED. On the 14th inst. at Bath, Richard Bykyn, Zig., lat. of Camden-road Villa,. On the 15th inst., at 24, Upper Berkeley-street, man-square, Mary, widow of the late Lientensnt.Colosel Jackson. On 11th inst., Mr. Jolty,. Bellpitt, of 62, Afi no riee, aged 87. On the 13th inst., in Hyde-park-place, Edward 13030 0 Stretch, Esq., late of the 7th Regiment Royal Fusilier. , aged 61. - On the 12th inst., at 26, St. Paul's-terrace, Ball's-pond' Abraham Creed Esq., aged 5 3 . On the 11th inst., at 64, Welbeck-street, Major .I'oo R ainey, formerly of the 82d Regt. On the 10th inst., at Birkenhead, James Catto, Es l•' Liverpool, aged 37. o n t h e 13 t h iffst. - ; - at 99, Great Russell-street, Bloou3 o. bury, Mrs. Pinckard, widow of the late Joseph Pinekardi Esq., aged 92. ennted and Pubhailed by KURD° ITOT.T:' ) 1 tio. trami, Printer, at The Sore Otos, Ne.l l l :,Grand, in th e Priicinet a the Savoy, ii tire mast! Weiluesby, Janary 16,1866. int Jai Pe; vei qu dic int Le P 1 an a] . 1 1 i