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LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OP CHANCERY.—Nov. 9. The LORD-CHANCELLOR at at Westminster to-day, shortly after ten o'clock. BOOM V. JONES.--JUDGMENT. The LORD-CHANCEL I.ca gave judgment to-day in this case, which was an appeal from the decision of the Vice-Chancellor of England. A person of the name of Owen Williams, whose representative the plaintiff was, brought an action against Jones, for the purpose of obtaining possession of certain property in Wales. An application was made to the Vice-Chancellor of England for an injunction to restrain the proceedings in that action ; but his Honour refused it, on the ground of the lateness of the application. From that decision the parties appealed to the Lord Chan cellor, and that appeal was argued some time since, and the Court now gave judgment. His Lordship was clearly of opinion that the injunction ought to have been granted to restrain the proceedings at law. The result therefore of his Lordship's opinion was, that the order of the Vice-Chancellor of England must be discharged, and the trial having taken place, the defendant must be restrained from proceeding further upon the verdict he had obtained. MATTHEW V. BRISE. The Court then proceeded with the further arguments in this case, which came. before the Court yesterday, upon an appeal from the decision of the Master of the Rolls, which ordered the defendant to make good the amount of certain Exchequer-bills with which he was entrusted, and which were lost to the Trust in conse quence of the defendant placing them in the hands of his bankers, who ultimately became bankrupts.—The case appears likely to occupy the whole day. THE NEW LORD MAYOR. The new Lord Mayor,, accompanied by the Sheriffs and the Recorder, entered the Court, about a quarter past two o'clock, and invited his Lordship to the enter tainment in the Guildhall this evening. It was gene rally remarked.in the Court that it was singular his Lordship was not attended by the late Lord Mayor, or by any Alderman except the Sheriffs. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, Nov. 9. PHILLIPS V. BARLOW.—JUDGMENT. The VICE-CHANCELLOR Of ENGLAND gave judgment to-day in this case, which came before the Court upon petition, praying that a certain fund in Court might be paid to the petitioner. The question in the case was, whether the person having the revisionary interest in an estate in Wales, or the petitioner, the tenant for life, was entitled to a certain sum of money that had been paid into Court for timber that had been cut on the estate. His HONOUR decided that the petitioner (the tenant for life) was entitled to . the money, and ordered ac cordingly. The Court then proceeded with cause petitions and short causes. COURT OF QUE,EIVS BENCH, Nov. 9. (Sittingaellanco.) ALFRED. V. ASHFORD. This was an action brought -by an innkeeper against the--Secretary of the Shepton Mallett Cricket Club, to recover the amount of his bill, for refreshments supplied to the club, and for the hiie of a field in which the club played cricket. The case was tried at the last So mersetshire .Assizes before Mr. Justice Wightman, and the jury found for the defendant. Mr. Sergeant KrNotasE now moved for a rule to show cause why the verdict should not be set aside and a new trial had, on the grounds first, of misdirection by the Learned Judge ; and secondly, that the verdict was against evidence. It appeared from the evi dence for the plaintiff, that the goods had been supplied for the use of the club by the defendant's order, that at a dinner given by the club he had distributed the wine tickets, that he was secretary to the club, and that he had never objected to pay his share of the bill as a member of the club. For the defence a witness was called, who stated that a Mr. Marshall was the president of the club, and that plaintiff had sent in a bill to Mr. Marshall, but as that bill was not produced, it might be that that bill was precisely the one which had been delivered to Mr. Ashford. The misdirection of which he complained was this—the Learned Judge left it to the jury to say whether or not exclusive credit had been given to Marshall. Now, he contended that there was no evidence whatever to show that any credit had been given to Marshall except as a member of the club, that there had been no evidence whatever to rebut the evidence in support of the plaintiff's case, and that, therefore, the verdict was - Clearly against evidence. Lord DENMAN—Take your rule.—Rule nisi granted. THE LORD MAYOR. At a quarter-past two o'clock, the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, the Recorder; and the Sheriffs, Alder men Hunter and Sydney, entered - the Court, when the Recorder, on behalf of the Lord Mayor, invited the judges of the Court to the Lord Mayor's dinner. Lord DENMAN said that some of the justices of the Court would call upon the Lord Mayor. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nov. 9. SAVAGE V. COLLINS. The plaintiff was the proprietor of certain houses in progress of building at Camden-town, The defendant supplied building materials to the builder who had contracted for the work, but subsequently took away a part of the materials, in consequence of the contractor not having paid for them. The jury found for the defendant. Mr. Sergeant SnEA now moved for a rule to set aside the verdict as against evidence, and to grant a new trial. Mr. Sergeant DOWLING showed cause against the motion, which their Lordships refused. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Nov. 9. (Sittigain-Banco.) ROBERTS U. DENIII.3I. In this case, which was tried before Mr. Baron Parke, at the last assizes for the county of Surrey, and a verdict found for the plaintiff for 8001. damages, Mr. Platt moved for a rule to show cause why -the verdict should not be set aside and the damages' reduced, or a new trial had. It was an action for breach of promise of marriage, brought by Miss Roberts against Mr. Denham, the cap tain of a merchant vessel. It could not be denied, upon the evidence which came out upon the trial, very much to his own surprise, and that of the gentleman who in structed him, that a proiniie of marriage had been made by the defendant. It apfeared that this young lady had been taken into the family of Captain Evans. She was an orphan, and having been introduced into the family as a sort of servant, had r isen to the situation of nursery governess. It so happened that the plaintiff and the defeedant met on board ship, in a voyage to this coun try ; and after their arrival it,x,:this country, he renewed the attentions which were,Sotrnerly begun. Captain and Mrs. Evans lodged in the same house as this gentleman, at Southampton. Except his stating what he would do for this lady when he married her, there was not a tittle of evidence to show that he was a man of property; on the contrary, it had been shown that he had been one of a crew who had been wrecked on the Chinese coast, many of whom were barbarously murdered, and that on that occasion he had lost all that he possessed. It was very difficult in cases of this kind to lay down any rule by which the jury should be.governed ; but he thought the safest rule was to take into consideration what the injury of the young lady would be from losing the marriage. In a court of law it must be taken as a mere contract, and they must estimate the damages resulting from the breach of that contract. Mr. Baron PARKE said the defendant told Mrs. Evans that he had property, and could settle 501. a year upon the plaintiff. The conduct of the latter was exceedingly proper under the circumstances. Mr. PLATT said there was one very extraordinary part of this case: Mrs. Evans, when informed of the intention of the plaintiff, suggested to him the propriety of con sulting his relations. Nothing certainly could be more proper ; because, if all tlarnsband's relations were hos tile to the marriage, the wife could not expect to lead a happy While they were at Southampton, the sister of the defendant was invited to come over. She did so; and it was a most remarkable circumstance, that though the sister dined at the table of defendant and Mrs. Evans she was never introduced to this young lady. The na tural inference from this was, that the union would have been very unsatisfactory to the family. Otherwise why should the defendant's intention have been kept from her? Mr. Baton PARKE-11e was two and thirty years of age. Mr. PLATT—Yes, my Lord, he was certainly old enough to know better ; he had arrived at what are called years of discretion. . (Laughter.) ' Mr. Baron PARKE then referred to the evidence in reference to the premise of the defendant as to the 50/. a-year, and observed that,the jury took him at his word. Mr. PLATT—Yes, my Lord, but then the husband has not the benefit of his 501. a year.—Rule refused. BAIL COURT, Nov. 9. (Sittings in Banco, before Mr. Justice PATTEsoN.) THE QUEEN v. MOON. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL, in this case, moved for a quo warranto, directed to Mr. Alderman Moon, calling upon him to show cause by what authority he exorcised the office of alderman for the ward of Portsoken. The present motion was founded on the affidavit of Mr. Sa lomons, which set forth - Ili election for the ward of Portsoken, and all the proceedings which took place be fore the Court of Aldermen, by which bis election was declared void. The Learned Gentleman referred at some length to the decision of the Court of Error, in the former appeal made by Mr. Salomons, which decided that the Court of Mayor and Aldermen may regulate the order of proceedings as to the taking of the oath or declaration first, yet, if they went to the extremity of declaring the office void, they should do all they were re quired to do—that was to say, they should administer the oath. They could only proceed to declare the election void after the oath had been administered. He thought that this circumstance alone would entitle him to a rule to show cause. But ho wished to call the attention of the Court to the form of declaration, and would contend that the declaration was an oath. The words were, " I do solemnly and sincerely, in the presence of God, profess, testify, and declare, upon the true faith of a Christian, that I will never exercise,- and so on. Now an oath, whatever may be its form, was a solemn appeal to God, calling upon him to witness.what was said, and invoking his vengeance if what wits sworn was false. It was so laid down in Mr. Philip's book, and in Grotius, who said that words a n. oath consists in re, non in verbis. The form of _. this declaration was the very same as the oath aortiratton the 6th or Gee. 111. c. c. 53. There the words, .* s o help me God, " were not to be found. If he satisfied the Court tha-the declaration in this case was in form and substance an oath his case was complete, for it was provided by a l o a a te t ' h IL:e--the Ist and 2d Vic., cap. 105—that where an law fully ( administered to Tottitness epent, or upon any person, as a juryman, being sworn in to any office or emp lo yment, per son is bound by the oath administered, provided shall be administered in Such form a n d such ceremonies as souse as such person may declare to be binding." The Court would observe that in the declaration in this case, the words " On the true faith of 41 Christian" were no part of the declaratory portion of the oath, but of the binding portion—in fact of the form which was required to give the oath validity; and here Mr. Salomons offered to make the declaration, those words being omitted. Mr. Justice PATTEsom—Does' the affidavit state in what form he would take the declaration ? The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said , he had no doubt the offer was made. He proposed to make and sign the de claration contained in the 9th of Geo. IV. in such a form as would be binding on his conscience, but being of the Jewish persuasion he had conscientious scruples as to the words " On the true faith of a Christian.' Mr. Justice PerrEsoN—ls there any case or in stance in which a person of the Jewish persuasion has been allowed to make that assurance under the statute of Geo. IV. ? _ _ The SOLICITOR- GENERAL—Gontlemen of that per suasion had served in the office of sheriff, but there was a particular statute passed with regard to the sheriffs of counties,which relieved them from the necessity of taking the oath in the particular form required by the statute, but there was no such relief' in the case of sheriffs of boroughs. Mr. Justice ParrEscort—That is rather against you ; for it shows the necessity of an Act of Parliament. to afford relief. _ _ _ The SOLICITOR-GENERAL--BUt the Act relating to the sheriffs of counties was before the Ist and 2d Victoria. Mr. Justice PATTESOX—Yes, but that is with regard to oaths. The SOLICITOR GENERAL was contending that the declaration here was in form and substance an oath, and was precisely in the words of the oath of abjuration. Mr. Justice PATTESON said it was ono thing to declare on the faith of a Christian, and another thing to invoke the name of the Almighty, and say, " So help me, God." The SoLicrron-GENza.u. • said, that the 9th of George IV., was not an Act passed for the relief of persons of tender consciences, but was intended as a substitute for the Sacramental test, and was more im mediately intended for the relief of Romon Catholics. But he rested his case on the. Ist and 2d Victoria, as suming that this declaration was in substance and form an oath. Mr. Justice ParrEsoN said, that if a man wished to be sworn without his coat and waistcoat, he would cer tainly not submit to it. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said that of course extreme cases of that kind must be left to the Judge. Mr. Justice ParrEsoN asked for the . Ist and 2d of Victoria, and after looking at it for some time, said that he did not know what it meant, any more than half of the Acts of Parliament which were passed.—(Laughter.) The SOLICITOR• GENERAL said, that the question was, whether the words, "On the true faith of a Christian," were material or not, That point was not at all dis cussed in the former case ; becanse in that case it was considered, that Mr. Salomons hadsleclined to take the declaration. Here he offered` o take it, omitting the words before-mentioned. Mr. Justice PerrEsoN—lf you take a rule to show cause, you take it upon that ground more particularly, yet I would not wish to limit any further argument you might use, so far as it is competeni for the Courk_to-en tertain it ; but it is a difficult thing for us to say, after the decision of the Court of Error, that they were not bound by that decision. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL only desired that the Court ould have a full knowledge of the case. Mr. Justice PATTESON—Tho - former case was not akin before the House of Lords. 'The SOLICITOR-GENERAL-A Bill was then pending i Parliament, which prevented that case from being *ken there ; but if the present motion were granted, ips i if it became necessary, they would take the present e to the highest Court of appeal. Mr. Justice ParrEsoN—l. think the present case so ar different from the furmer as to entitle you to a rule fo show cause.—Rule granted accordingly. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (SATURDAY.) MANSION-HOUSE. __ , Mr. Driver, wholesale stationer, of No. 28, King street, Cheapside, and another respectable and exten sive tradesman, applied to Sir Peter Laurie, in con sequence of the active exertions of a gang of depre dators, one of whom was named John Simonds, who represented himself as a dealer in East and est India produce, and whose office was at 13, Great St. Thomas Apostle. Mr. Driver, it was stated, had been victimised to the amount of 18/: Mr. Simmons, who is a person. of respectable appearance, called in the absence of Mr. Driver, and gave an order to his son for two reams of. paper, and for the engraving of two plates, with 1,000 copies of each. The order was executed, upon the understanding that ready money was to be paid; but, unfortunately, Mr. Driver's servant was pre vailed upon to leave the goods without receiving the cash; and, as might be expected, all applications were fruitless. There was the appearance of real business in the purchasing counting. house, for there were several real hams about the place. Sir PETER LAURIE—Are you sure they were real hams ? For these fellows have's° much ingenuity that they ern stock their premises with all sorts of imaginary goods.—(Laughter.)—The witness said there was, be believed, no doubt as to the reality of the hog's flesh. There were, however, several packages on the shelves very neatly arranged, which corresponded with Sir Peter Laurte's description of some of the London swindleis. Mr. Boyd, a very intelligent station clerk, stated that upon hearing the representation of the gentle man relative to Simonds, he went to the counting house in St. Thomas Apostle, and saw there a num ber of packages, which upon examining proved to be filled with chaff and sawdust. The owner of that property, however, had absconded, and the fem6e who had let the counting-house to him was in . great alarm. There were several persons, no doubt, in the firm, which bad been traced to Thames-street, where they had taken in all they could. Sir PETER LAURlrdeClared that he would feel the greatest satisfaction in coming in contact with every individual of the firm. 1E 4reniever, would have the satisfaction of meetinfMr. Simonds out of the City by means of the press, the exposure of such casesrendering infinitely more service to the public than the diluted trials at the Old Bailey. Mr. Boyd stated that every exertion should be made to secure the person of the accused. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY MO.RNIG, NOVEMBER 11 18414 complainant, however, would not accept the offer, but said they were all a set of swindlers, and had cheated the public. The complainant afterwards called her father, a thief, and then her father struck him. The complainant declared, on his solemn oath, there was no truth in the statement that the defendant had offered him a two-guinea print for his ticket. On the contrary, the defendant was downright saucy to him, and, in quite an off-hand way, said the public were never satisfied. He (complainant) replied, they had got the public money, and that was all they wanted. He thought the public had been hum bugged, and he , thought so still. Mr. HARDWICK said it was clear some little provo cation had occurred on the part of the complainant. The complainant felt himself aggrieved and had used strong language, which had provoked a retort. The defendant declared that a valuable Russell print was offered to the complainant. This was peremptorily denied by the complainant. Mr. liaanwicu said he could not see why the de fendant should take upon himself to be the champion of the establishment. If the complainant had really used the expressions attributed to him, all the de fendant had to do was to say he was only the servant, and not accountable for anything presumed to be wrong or objectionable. He could not see whit right the defendant had to step forward and assault the complainant in such a violent manner. The defendant said he certainly struck the com plainant ; the complainant made some infamous re marks with reference to Mrs. Parkes. Mr. HARDWICK said the complainant had not seen his way clearly in his venture ; the parties had put their own value on the prints, and this had dis appointed the complainant's expectations. The com plainant had used some strong language previous to the blow, and this circumstance would go in mitiga tion of the punishment. The Magistrate then inflicted the fine of forty shillings and costs. GUILDHALL. PORTRAITS Or RACE lionsEs.—unanes Hunt, of Little Wild-itreet, engraver, appeared , to answer. a complaint made by Mr. Follett, a publisher, No. 63, Fleet-street, for obtaining 4/. from him on Saturday last, by the false and fraudulent pretence that a cer tain engraved copper-plate presented an original and accurate representation of the winning and the second horse that ran for the Doncaster St. Leger Stakes in 1144, the same being the view of the lace of 1841, published at the head of the _Eclipse Sporting Almana• for 1842. Mr. Follett, produced an impression from the plate he had purchased, and a copy of the Eclipse Almanac, to show that the one was a copy of the other, with the exception of omitting some figures at the right hand corner. Upon taking the impres sion round the trade to solicit subscriptions, he saw he was looked at with great suspicion, and met with no encouragement ; and at last he was told it was a pic ture of the winner in 1841 instead of 1844. Upon ascertaining this to be really true, he, to justify his character, procured a summons against the defendant for playing off this imposition. Mr. Alderman WILSON asked if in such represen tations of a race so correct a resemblance of the horse was expected that the sporting men who knew it could recognise the likeness. Mr. Follett said yes, the likeness of the horse could be given, and was expected. Defendant said there were various points of differ ence in the two plates before the 'Alderman. The plate in question was a plate newly engraved - from the plate of . 1841, by permission of the proprietor, with modifications to suit the race of 1844. Mr. Alderman WiLsoN asked if he meant to per sist that it was a true representation of the race of 1844 ; that the booths stood in exactly the same po sition as in 1841, and that the police were in the same places, and persons held out their arms and ex hibited other attitudes in 1844, exactly in the places, and in the same dresses as in 1841. Defendant replied he could not say that ; but it was such a near representation as would have satisfied the public. If Mr. Follett was not satisfied, he was willing to return the money, if a little time were allowed. Mr. Alderman WlLsoic said he would allow the matter to stand adjourned, to see if they could not come to an arrangement. The hearing was then adjourned till Wednesday. MARLBOROUGH -STREET. Mrs. Jane Tyrwhit, the wifeof a gentleman of for tune, residing at No. 1, Charles-street, Berkeley square, was put to the bar before Mr. Hardwick, charged with having stolen a microscope, value 2s 6d., from a stand in the Soho Bazaar, kept by Miss Mary Ann Lewis. Mr. Chambers attended for the accused, who was allowed a seat within the bar. Miss Lewis said the prisoner came to her stand be tween four and five o'clock on Friday afternoon, and made a purchase of a thermometer, which she paid for. Immediately after the prisoner had left the stall, in consequence of a question pUt to her by the inspec tress of the bazaar,' she looked over her stock, and missed a small microscope. The microscope was some time afterwards shown to her, and she knew it to be her property, and it was safe on her stand just before the prisoner made a purchase there. She did not see the prisoner take the microscope. Sarah Harker said she was inspectress of the bazaar. She was in No. 300 room, where Miss Lewis's stand was, at the time the prisoner was buying something at the stand. While the last witness was putting the purchase in paper, she distinctly saw the prisoner take the microscope from the counter. As soon as the prisoner had left the stand stie went to call one of the men belonging to the bazaar, and having met with one of the door-keepers, she went up to the prisoner, who had joined a young lady who was at another stand with a gentleman, and requested them to walk into the office. A police-constable was sent for, after which the prisoner Cron-ex • ed given in to Custody. Was sorry to say that she had made many similar charges against ladies; but could not tell the number. George Norris, door-keeper, said he followed behind the prisoner as she was on her way to the office with the matron. He saw something drop from the side of the prisoner, which he immediately picked up. It was a small microscope, which he now produced. _ _ Police-constable Merchant, C 49, said he received charge of the prisoner, and took her to the station house. Mrs. Harker was re-called, and cross-examined— The prisoner and the lady with her were searched at the bazaar. Their clothes were taken off, but no thing was found upon them to implicate them in any charge. Witness searched the prisoner, but not the other lady. It was part of the orders from Captain Trotter's office, that persons suspected of theft should be searched. Mr. Bryant, the clerk, gave witness orders to search suspected parties. Had seen the door-keeper find the miscroscope, which was after wards identified by Miss Lewis. Miss Lewis, when questioned, said there were many articles of jewellery on her stand, of smaller bulk, and of far greater value, which were quite as much within the prisoner's reach as the microscope. Mr. Chambers said he appeared on behalf of the lady, Mrs. Tyrwhit, who was charged with stealing a small article, the selling price of which was balf-a crown. In such a fearful, terrific charge as the pre sent, against a lady in her station, it was indispens able that the evidence should be as clear as possible. The case attempted to be made out against the lady was one of the greatest improbability, and this had made him anxious to put certain questions to the witnesses, in order to elicit circumstances which a jury would always wish to be clear upon, before they came to their verdict, on a charge of this sort. It was always desirable to see whether a party, charged with a trum pery offence, even if in an inferior station, had an opportunity of committing an offence of a more serious nature in point of value ; and it was with this view that he had put questions and obtained informa tion to show that the lady had an equal opportunity of taking- articles of infinitely greater value, and of smaller compass, than the trifling article she was accused of having stolen. In ordinary cases this fact formed a strong argument against the presumption that an accused person really ,intended to steal an article like the microscope produced, which was neither useful, ornamental, nor capable of being' - disz posed of. He could will understand how a person in a superior rank of life, forgetting what was due to herself and neighbour, attracted by ornaments of value, might be tempted to pilfer the property of another. Indeed it was beyond doubt that ladies ha I taken articles of value from the premises of Messrs. Howell and James, but it was inconceivable to sup pose that' a lady would stoop to steal an article so petty as to be procured : ' for half-a-crown. In dealing with the charge, there was another matter to which be begged to direct the attention of the court, as it was certain a jury would look very closely into it. It was the situation of things at the bazaar at the time of the alleged robbery—the time of day—the number of customers at the bazaar, and the great improbability that any party intending to steal would place herself at a 'counter, with many eyes turned towards her and in specting her actions all the while. There was also another part of the evidence which he must publicly remark upon. He was quite willing to admit the ,immense importance of this bazaar, but then he in sisted on it that public justice ought to be done there. If persons were charged with offences so serious as felony, he contended it was the duty of those who were on the watch to give accused persons a fair opportunity of explanation, or, if the case was clear, to give the offender at once into the custody of the police. It could not be tolerated that a suspected person should be led through the bazaar to an office to be searched, and that when, by this means, a crowd was collected round the part, something should be picked up from the, ground, by the help of which something only a charge was attempted to be sus tained. According to the evidence not only the lady snspected was searched at the office, but her niece was obliged to undergo the same disgraceful cere mony. He was, however, ,glad that in this case this practice had been Tesorted to, for the result was to show that the ladies did net go to the bazaar to ; ,take what did not belong to them, noti,,Ai lg except 'what was their own property havin' 'been found on them. There was one other point w hi c h h e was anxious to have cleared up, and he fortanately pos sessed the means, In ordinary cases of shoplifters a strong proof of guilt was evidence 4/ Awing that par ties went into shops to purchase a small article, and adopted this pretext to steal a , larger one. But he should show, in the case Tyrwhit, that she went to the bazaar for an expensive purchase. The lady had a fancy for,paroquets. She bad recently lost one of a pair, ar.s she had gone to the bazaar to replace her loss. It was when going down stairs, after having entered into a dealing for one of these ex pensive birds and after having stopped for a minute to make a triVag purchase at one of the stands that she was, to her horrorand amazement, charged with stealing a't article of no real use or value. He men tioned Cols circumstance to show that it was utterly hoples.s 'a charge of this nature could be sustained be fore, a jury. If, on inquiry, it should turn out there was a real foundation for the charge, then the persons ,at the bazaar did only their duty. But he was there on the part of the lady to deny the charge, and to ex press her indignation and astonishment at being charged with a felony at the bazaar, when she had merely gone there withlier husband and niece to make a purchase.' Mr. Ashton, a bird-dealer in Oxford-street, was called. He said he bad a room at the Soho Baiaar, where he sold birds. He knew the lady at the bar very well. The lady had been to him on the day when the alleged theft took place, to get a companion for her grey parrot. The parrot would cost 81. or 91. Mr. Chambers said the lady's niece was in attend ance, but on consideration he would spare her feelings and not call her. Mr. HARDWICK said, under all the circumstances, the evidence was of a nature that he could not do otherwise than have it submitted to the consideration of a. jury, however extraordinary and incredible it might appear for a lady of station to purloin an ar ticle of such trifling value, yet with the direct testi mony the matron, who saw her take it, of the per son who saw her drop it, and of the proprietor of the stall, who saw it safe just before the purchase, and missed it immediately afterwards, he did not see how it was possible to decide otherwise than that the case must go to trial. _ Mr. Chambers applied for the prisoner to be ad mitted to bail. Mr. HARDWICK agreed to take two good bail in 2501. each, and the prisoner's recognizance in 5001. flail was immediately put in. James Smith, a clerk in the employ of Mrs. Parkes, in Golden-square, who recently had a picture raffle, was charged with having assaulted Robert Fisher, of No. 23, Clarges-street. - The complainant said he purchased some tickets in , the recent picture lottery, one of which came up a small prize. He went on Friday, with a friend, to Golden-square, to exchange his tickets for prints. The defendant showed him the pictures which were to be selected from, but these pictures appeared to be so inferior that he told the defendant he thought the public had been imposed upon, that the pictures were not what they were represented to be, and that, in short, the public had been humbugged. The de fendant instantly struck him from behind a blow, which blackened his eye. Complainant was staggered by the unexpectedness of the assault, but having re covered he returned the blow, and a scuffle ensued, which was put an end to by the interference of those who were in the room. A solicitor who attended for the defendant wished the complainant to say in whose service he was. The complainant objected to answer the question, and Mr. Hardwick, held the question to be irrelevant. The complainant was then cross-examined. Ac cording to the terms of the raffle he was entitled to prints of the value of a guinea for his ticket. Nothing was offered to him to select from except what ap peared to him to be prints of little or no value. Was net offered a two-guinea print for his ticket, but was told he could have it if he paid the difference. Did not call the defendant either a liar or a thief. John Richardson, cheesemonger, 41, Old Bond street, went with last witness to Golden-square. While looking about the room he heard a noise, and on turning, round, to his great surprise, saw his friend and the defendant fighting. He ran to part them, and told the defendant neither he nor his friend had come there to ; fight ; they had come there for their property. Parted the combatants, and would not let any further violence take place. Did not hear any offensive words from the complainant to the defen dant. The only words he heard the complainant use were, " Show us the pictures ; there are no pictures hare worth anything." Nothing could have been more uncalled for or unprovoked than the assault on the complainant. Edward Pearson said the defendant struck the com plainant a severe blow on the face, but did not hear any words from the complainant to provoke the blow. Heard the complainant say something about having been humbugged. The defendant's solicitor said the black eye which the complainant exhibited had been done with a stick carried by the witness Richardson. Mr. Richardson said this was quite untrue, as he had neither stick nor umbrella with him. The solicitor then said he would admit that blows had been exchanged, but he would prove they had been provoked by the complainant calling those con nected with the raffle cheats and thieves. A nephew of Mrs. Parkes said the defendant offered the complainant a two-guinea print because, he was dissatisfied. The complainant, however, was very abusive, and called the defendant a thief. Lavinia Smith, the defendant's daughter, said she heard her father offer the Complainant a two-guinea print, because he appeared to be dissatisfied. The WORSHIP-STREET. Charles James, alias Fitch, alias Thompson, who has been a considerable time in custody, was finally examined before Mr. Broughton, the magistrate, upon several charges of swindling. Different parties of an exceedingly numerous gang of male and female swindlers, who have been for many years in the habit. of victimising landlords and tradespeople In all quarters of the metropolis and en virons, have been for several weeks under examina tion.here, and in the course of this week no less than seven of them have been committed for trial, on charges of felony and conspiracy, and one of them for forgery. The prisoner now before the magistrate was stated to be the son of one of the others, named William. Johnson Thompson, but the charges against him were entirely distinct from the rest, and they have beeri reported as they occurred. The following is a brief outline : The prisoner, who is a smart little fellow of im • posing address, hired a house at Notting-hill, belong ing to a gentleman named' Gyles, resident in Burton crescent, and father-in-law of Mr. Ballantine, the barrister, and he signed a ,written agreement for three years'- occupatiOn, stating himself to be an individual of fortune, keeping a couple of hunters, &c., and de sirous of just such a house in the vicinity of London. The house being partly furnished, Mr. Gyles em.; ployed a van to remove the furniture to his own resi dence in Burten-crescent, but just as they wer, loading the van the prisoner arrived, and preten:Ai ng to take a fancy to some of the artick s , pro posed to purchase the whole, and they were accordingly left on ' the premises, the prisoner pro mising that if "his lady, who, he ;aid, was then i n the country, did not approve of tliem, he would send them to - the prosecutor, free of expense. Having thus obtained possession of t i tle house and furniture, he drove about in a hired cour-wheeled chaise, accom panied by a confedera!,e, who passed as his groom, and levied contribrA ous upon the tradespeople about Kensington and, the neighbourhood, the " groom " representing ' a i m "in confidence," to be a young gentleman-of good family and large fortune, just re turned from college and commencing. housekeeping ; and I ; lav i ng obtained large quantities of goods in the Course of,kfew weeks,(tp ; the amount, ,it was said, of 3000, rtbey: shut Up the holise, and absconded, stripping the housethe p •• completely of ro secutor's fUrniture, and even of some of the fixtures. 'the prisoner was lately apprehended at Hoxton, by Brenan and Cole, of the G division, whO found bim in a poor lodging at a shell-fish shop, and in his possession an immense number of tradesmen's bills, a number of pawn brokers' duplicates, and no less than four written agreements for houses which he had taken in different parts, where he had played much the same game as above-mentioned. It was stated also that he had been previously convicted. He was now committed for trial upon five' different charges. Mr. Vann, a solicitor, applied to the magistrate for an order to the officers to deliver up the duplicates, and other things not identified, lint the magistrate de sired him to a communicate with Mr. Humphreys, the solicitor for the prosecution, intimating, however, that such things as were not required in connexion with these charges ought to be restored. LAMBETH-STREET. Friday Captain Harwood, a respectable master mariner; voluntarily appeared to show his non-lia bility to support his wife, who is at present charge able to the parish of Limehouse, and an inmate of the Workhouse of that parish. Mr. Warren, the relieving officer of Limehouse parish, was present, as was also Mrs. Harwood, in the workhouse costume. Captain Harwood stated, that upon going on his last voyage to the East Indies he left 2644 in the savings' bank, to be drawn out by his wife as her ne cessities required, besides an order for 6/. per month upon his owners, and a house well furnished to live in. Upon reaching home he proceeded as usual to not only He, however, soon discovered that she nly . drawn out every s hilli ng f rom th e b an k , h ha is d h o and spent it, in addition to the 6/. per month, but also had, obtained goods to a considerable amount on his account, which she instantly pawned, so that alto gether she had involved him to so serious an extent that he was actually compelled to take the benefit of the Insolvent Debtors Act. This, however, was not all. Information had reached him which left no doubt whatever on his mind that his wife, soon after he had left her, had commenced leading a most pro fligate and abandoned life. He was prepared with evidence to show that eight months after he had gone away, she had had a miscarriage, being at the time but three months advanced in 'pregnancy ; and he could prove acts which could leave no doubt upon his worship's mind that she had been guilty of the most shameful acts of adultery. Captain HarivOod then called _ _ wife of an engineer, who deposed Elizabeth that .when Woodfield , Mrs. r t s h . e Harwood was without a servant, which was frequently the case, she used to attend upon her at her house, in Totten-street, Stepney, and had first become acquainted with her about twelve months ago. In the month of January or February last Mrs. Harwood had been attended by a nurse, and she had then a miscarriage of a three months child. About the same time and before that period, Mrs. Harwood had been visited by a gentle man, a foreigner, whose name was Spennell, who used to be very frequently alone with her, and who used to stop in the house to a very late hour of the night. Mr. NORTON—Did you know what this gentleman was? Witness—No, your Worship ; but he used to come there frequently. Captain Harwoed—He is a clerk in a mercantile house in the City, Sir. Mr. NORTON (to the witness)—Have you ever noticed any impropriety between this young man and your mistress ? Witness—Yes, Sir; I frequently saw him kiss her. Mr. NORTON—Anything worse than that P—Wit ness stated, that having one night entered the parlour rather abruptly, she had observed that which could leave no moral , doubt of Mrs. Harwood's guilt. The witness further stated, that in consequence of this discovery, she discontinued to attend her, but Mrs. Harwood subsequently called upon her, and proposed an arrangement to meet a person named Richardson, a friend of hers, there, but this witness refused to assent to. Mrs. Harwood interrupted the witness several times during her evidence, and at the conclusion declared that the witness was totally unworthy of belief ; that she was a professed fortune-teller, and was no doubt handsomely paid by her husband for coming forward to malign her character. Mrs. Woodfield declared she had not received a farthing from captain Harwood. The next witness called was Miss Mary Fergusson, who knew Mrs. Harwood from her having taken lodgings some time ago at her mother's house. At the time Mrs. Harwood came to the house there was a gentleman of the name of Spennell, a foreigner, also lodging there, and both became so very familiarly acquainted that it was considered but prudent on the part of her mother to give Mrs. Harwood notice to quit as soon as possible. Shortly after she left the house Mrs. Harwood called there one night to ask for Mr. Spennell, and an opportunity having presented itself, she ran up stairs in the dark to that gentleman's bed room, and when he was in bed at the time. Witn ess followed her up, and upon stopping at the door for an instant, she heard Mrs. Harwood say, " Oh, you vil lain, what I have suffered for you this fortnight, a n d this is the way, you serve Me. I thought, said the witness, on hearing this, it was quite time for me to enter the room, which I did, and from what I saw I was induced to exclaim, " I only wish Captain Har wood was here to witness what I do at this moment." This was at eleven o'clock, and the parties wished to remain together_all night, but this beiniF positively denied, both parties got into a great passion, left the house together, and Mr. Spennell did not return until five o'clock the next morning. Mr. Spennell had left her lodging on the arrival of Captain Harwood. Mrs. Harwood declared, that Mks k'erguaaon and Mr. Spennell were on very friendly terms; that there was no truth in her statement, and that her coming forward was altogether the result of jealousy. Captain Harwood here handed to . Mr. Norton several of the letters that had passed between his wife arid the young foreigner alluded to, and the purport of which could leave no doubt on his Worship's mind as to the criminality of the writers. • Mr. NORTON, after reading them, remarked, he thought Captain Harwood had very just grounds for refusing to .maintain his wife, and, therefore, he should make no order on the subject. Mrs. Harwood said, it was quite clear that her hus band; money had settled the question, and she was the victim. Mr. Nowrorrtold her, that until: she removed the whole of the evidence apinst her (which he believed to he impossible), there was no law to compel her husband to support her: Mr. Warren, the relieving-officer, said, that from inquiries hellad made, he had obtained the most sa tisfactory proof that Mrs, Harwood had been leading a moat Abandoned life. Captain Harwood, before leaving _the court, de clared that within the. but .two years his wife had squandered upwards'of 1,0001. CLERKEN WELL. On Friday, a , man named Dobson applied to the magistrate for warrants against several Irish labourers for assaulting him. On the ¢th of November, a mob of about NO per sons, comprising some of , the greatest vagabonds in London, paraded the northern part-of the metropolis, with a donkey in the midst of them, on which was an Feffirgy of Guy Fawkes, They had some discordant musical - instruments, and every description of fire ' works, which they exploded in the public streets. They had the audacity to assemble in front of the police court, after which they went up to the Chalk road, where they were attacked by a party of Irish la bourers,- who pelted them with stones ; and a scuffle ensued,' in which the musical instruments were broken the fireworks thrown in the water, and the effigy smashed to atoms. Applicant being one of the mob, came in for his share of ill treatment. Mr. Coins said, thew. same My Fawkes assem blages were an y intolerable nuisance. They were illegal, and frequently the Rinse of serious accidents. lie would-tiot grant any summons, nor be a party in any manner to countenancing an evil of which the public so justly complained. Applicant might, if he pleased, indict the parties at the session. A woman named Thoyd applied for assistance, stating that her husband, who had been turncock in Somers-town, lately deserted her, and, becoming wholly destitute, she went into. St. Pancras work house last Tuesday week. The authorities there dis charged her on this day (Friday), and beinif wholly destitute she applied to the board for permission to remain in the house. The board, however, ordered her discharge, and t o ld h er t o go an d.fi n d her hus band. She did not know where he was, and could obtain no clue to his discovery. She was now with out food or shelter, and knew not what" to do, unless the magistrate interposed. Mr. Cosinii directed one of the- warrant officers to accompany-her to St Pancras workhouse and speak to'the overseer on her behalf. I .7)'miles Arnold , a fash ionably-dressed young man, was charged with stealing, a gold watch and chain, and With being concerned in numerous other extensive robberies. On Monday last the prisoner went to the house of Mrs. Anna Maria Lucas, a lady of fortune residing in Charlotte -street, Bloomsbury, and said he wanted to take a fisrt- floor ;he w as dressed as a midshipman. She conducted him to th e first-floor, and he asked for a sheet of paper in order to draw up the contract. Mts. Lucas fetched it, and in her absence he pocketed the gold watch and chain, with which he walked, off. . Mr. GREENWOOD . --IS it the same man ? Mrs. Lucas —The features are the same, but not the dress. Mr, GREENWOOD ordered him to open his great coat which was buttoned to the throat. The prisoner reluctantly did so, and disclosed to view the full-dress suit of a naval officer. inspector Barton deposed that there .was some plate, and a vast number of dupliCates found on the prisoner, all' referring to articles of great value, books, plate, and jewellery, which had no d ou bt b een acqu i re d in the same manner. -ITe first gave the name of Charles Weldon, because the plate found on his person was initiated " C. W." A pmffibroker gave him into custody when attempting to pawn the watch. Mr. GRE E NWOOD said he would commit him for trial, on this charge, but would remand him that further cases might be brought against him. The prisoner did not.deny his guilt, MARYI,EBOIVE. At the weekly meeting of the Marylebone vestry, this day, the ordinary business having been disposed of, the clerk called the attention of the vestry to a letter from the auditors, whieh had appeared in the Times newspaper of Monday or Tuesday, complaining that the vestry had come to a resolution that their . (the auditors') reports should not be published entire,. but with several omissions, and under the, title of " such parts of the Auditors' Report for Marylebone, as the Vestry have thought fit to publish," he, the clerk, had sent, on Wednesday morn►ng, a letter to the 7.7iMes, contradicting that statement. Several gentlemen addressed the Chairman of the Vestry at great length on this subject, and Mr. Joseph declared that it had originated 'only in a conversation which had taken place at the table a few weeks ago, when he was chairman, and that the vestry never had, and never pre tended to have, anything more to do with the auditors' reports, than to receive them, read them, anti to publish. them. The conversation then dropped. COURT. OF JUSTICIARY, ED • IN BURGH. CHARGE OF MURDER. Allison, or Ellis Fife, collier front Alloa, was placed at the bar, charged with the crime of murder, in so far 'as the prisoner, on the 28tir, of. July last, within his own house at. Square-row of Holton, did wickedly and feloniously , attack Allison Fife, jun., his own son, and strike him - with a hoe one or more blows on the head, by which his skull was fractured, causing death on the sth' of September following. The prisoner pleaded guilty of culpable homicide only. The LORD ADVOCATE said, that after considering the circumstances of• the case with great care, he had reason to be satisfied with the plea of the panel. It appeared that,there had been some quarrel betwixt the prisoner and his son, and that the former had seised a hoe in a heat of: passion, and had no idea at the time of inflicting a wound so serious as it had proved to be. He m•ght also state, that the prisoner had been stung with feelings of such strong remorse, that it was a mere chance he had been brought to their Lordships' bar. The LORD JUSTICE CLERK (addressing the Lord Advocate) —Did you say it was br mere chance he was now at the bar ? The LORD DTOCATE—Yes, my Lord, the pri soner's feelings of remorse were so strong that he made an attempt to take away his own life, and it was only by the greatest exertions on the part of the medical gentlemen that he had been able to appear at the bar. Lord Miczawne, after shortly commenting on the serious nature of the crime to.which the prisoner had pleaded , guilty, proposed' a sentence of fourteen years transportation. SUICIDE FROM DISTRESS. On Friday a protracted inquiry took place before Mr. Wakley, on the body of Mary Alloways, aged 63, a poor needle-woman. The jury, having viewed the body, expressed their horror 'at its wretchedly emaciated appearance. Ann Jones, the landlady of the house in which the deceased lodged, said she last saw her alive on Tuesday evening. She fancied there was something strange in her manner, for, as she went up stairs to bed, the deceased broke a piece from a loaf she had with her, and in a very singular man ner said, " Only taste it ;itis so very sweet." On Wednesday, a friend of deceased found her lying on the bed quite dead. There was a cup, which had contained some liquid, lying upon a box by the win dow. On the table was a letter (read to the Court); which stated that she was very much troubled in her mind in consequence of not being able to procure work, and owing witness, as she said, seven weeks' rent. It further.stated, that the only thin in the world she possessed was a...watch, which she imagined to be worth 101. She bequeathed the proceeds of its sale to liquidate her debts, and the remainder to go towards her funeral ; but if it did„not raise sufficient for the latter purpose, her body was to be,. sent to the work house for interment by the pairish. It then added her earnest wish that she should have one friend to fol low her to the grave, and, a hope'that her poverty would not be made known; concluding with the words, " God bless you all—l am very much ex , cited, and my pen is very bad." Deceased was an extremely well-behaved woman, and had been highly educated. They always imagined she had some tri fling income that helped to support her, but since her death they had found such was not the case, and that she supported herself by her needle. She had latterly appeared very desponding, which she stated arose from her inability to procure work and the poor wages she received for it. She had once or twice adverted lately to the double suicide at Kilmarnock, and said she would rather follow their example than apply for relief. She had some friends, who occasionally gave her food, but she seldom had any other meals but breakfast and tea. The surgeon said, the body was wretchedly . ' emaciated, and therdeceased had all the appearance of having been completely starved. The jury returned a verdict " That the deceased destroyed herself by , taking oxalic acid, but in what state of mind she was at the time there was no evidence to show." BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, IVov. B.—There is no alteration to notice in onr sugar market this week ; the demand still continues limited, but prices•are about sup ported ; the sales since our last are under 500 hhds. West India, and 700 mots Mauritius.. In rum. there is nothing do g.— Bristol Mercury. WRECK OF THE RUSSIAN BRIC DIANA. . (From the Doncaster Gazette) This was-one of the, must distressing• shipwrecks that occurred during the gale of' the 2d and 3d inst. and was attended with melancholy and heart-ren&ng circumstances. The vessel was from Memel, with .a cargo of pipe staves and other wood, bound to Lon don. She had been out fourteen days, and was driven by the easterly winds on the coast of Yorshire, near the small village of Atwick. At day break on Sun day morning, the coast was discovered :under her lee, and to prevent her going on shore, both masts were cut a way and the vessel brought up with two anchors about a mile from the land. In this situation she was discovered about eight o'clock, and very shortly after the rocket apparatus, in charge of 'Mr. Gale, was on the spot, together with that at Hornsea, and Captain Manby s mortar. From this time until four o'clock, P.M. the gallant vessel rode out the gale most nobly, and it was hoped and expected by the numerous spectators that she would be able to weather it. There were few who could imagine the dreadful state, of those on board. .The cargo hadgot loose, and breaking through the bulk-heads, dashed the cabin furniture to pieces. The only place . of refuge was the deck; and here the captain, who had only been fourteen days married, strove to protect his young bride ; his efforts were, alas l fruitless . ; a tremendous sea burst on the brig, and the ill-fated woman was, with her . butband, crushed between some loose timber and the'bulwarks, and - received such dreadful injury as to preclude all hope of her surviving, and the shortly after expired in her husband's arms! , The same sea proved fatal to the poor cabin boy who was killed by it. The distress and agony of the unhappy captain may perhaps be imagined, but- cannot be described. Wet and exposed to the merciless tempest be still did all he could to save his. ship, but the re , ceding tide brought the breakers round her, and she began to pitch in a most fearful manner. About four o'clock the men were observed busy near the longboat, which still remained on deck, and it was evident that some decisive step was about to be taken before the night set in. Manby's mortar, directed by Mr. 0. Reilly, R.N.A., and Mr. Carte's .rockets, under his own direction, assisted by the coast-guard with life buoys, belts, Bcc., were now re moved to the beach, and shortly after the vessel parted, and drove in shore. Before she struck, the boat was launched with one man in her, but was stove in launching. The poor fellow drove through the raging surf, the boat full of water, his head only occasionally visible, until he reached the shore, and he was rescued from his perilous situation by one of the coast-guard, and a sailor from Burlington, who with ropes and life belts' were ready to receive him. The attention of all was now turned to the unfortunate vessel, which grounded about 530 yards distant. Manby's mortar and Carte's rockets were soon actively at work, but it appeared to the bystanders , that she was still too far distant to effect a communication, and as only two rockets now remained, they were re served until the rising tide should bring her nearer, which was anticipated would take place between eleven and twelve o'clock. The mortar still continued to fire, and happily at seven o'clock a shot struck the vessel, which had drifted in, and by the rope, the captain, the mate, and one seaman, were brought on shore in a bruised and dreadfully exhausted state. Two poor fellows still remained - on board, and several shots were fired but without effect. The darkness of the night and the tide which now approached the foot of the cliff, rendered it necessary to remove all the apparatus from the beach, and all further operations were obliged to be postponed until the tide receded. As soon as the moon rose it was discovered that the vessel had approached within 40 yards of the cliff, and at 3 o'clock A.M. she was boarded by Lieut. O'Reilly, the Rev. G. Brown, of Atwick, Mr. Carte, and two of the coast guard, who to their inexpressible gratification found the two seamen alive, but almost insensible from cold and weakness. They were in stantly removed to Hornsea, where they received every care and attention. It was now ascertained that in addition to the loss of the captain's wife and cabin boy, a seaman had perished in attempting to , leap into the boat—none of whose bodies have yet been faun& •The t greatest praise is due to Lieut. O'Reilly; the Rev. G. Brown, and Mr. Gale, of At wick, and• tO ull the gentlemen present for their un-. remitting exertions. Lieut. O'Reilly, Mr. Carte, Mr. Palmer, of Hull, and the coast guard, had been called up at 3 o'clock to render assistance to the Sarah Ann, wrecked at Cowdon, six miles distant, but'the crew had safely reached the shore in their boat before their arrival. otwithatanding the me lancholy circumstances before narrated, it is most gratifying to reflect that the generous exertions of these gentlemen were not unsuccessful, and that all whom it was possible to save were rescued by them. The captain, mate, and one seaman, were taken to Mr. Bird's farm, and attended by Mr. Wilson, sur geon, of Hornsea; while the remainder were taken care of at the Victoria Tavern, and there received every attention from Mr. Denton. The agents of that excellent institution, the Shipwrecked Mariners' Fund, the Rev. A. Eyre and J. Beadle, Esq.,- had bot baths in readiness for the reception of the sufferers, who were provided with food and clothing, and their expenses paid to Hull. There was onlyone English man on board, a passenger ; the captain and crew were all Russians. STATE OF TRADE. Since our last article under this head appeared, we have experienced very little change in the usual channels of business. There has been a moderate consumptive demand, and nothing more, for the leading articles of commerce ; and the stocks in • im porters' hands being more than sufficient for the wants of dealers, prices have rather receded than otherwise; this will especially apply to sugar, coffee, and cotton, and it is difficult to account for the pre sent position in which we find many of the most im portant articles of our trade. Money matters are still easy; and facilities readily obtainable; yet we find no disposition to speculate in produce; indeed, the current of speculation flows 'rather in the direction of railway schemes, which are springing up in every quarter, awl will, should Parliament sanction their pla n s, fi n d full employment for all the spare capital of the kingdom tin- many years. We are within the mark if we, estimate the expenditure on these newly-projected undertakings at twenty millions per annum; and when we take a retrospective view of late years, and consider how short a time has elapsed since money was hardly obtainable at six per cent., we think we find some cause for alarm at the sudden and lavish expenditure which these speculations suggest : yet we believe that there are applicants for far more shares in every coin pany than their prospectuses require s and no sooner are the shares allotted than the lucky holders rush into the market, and find purchasers for their prizes at, considerable premiums. There is too much reason to fear that a spirit of wild and deeply ruinous spetulti-. tion is afloat; and Parliament must, and we believe will, energetically refuse to sanction such a lavish expenditure, and thus many of the schemes will fall through, and commerce will be saved from the serious influences of such vast speculations, which must always act unfavourably on mercantile operations. In the manufacturing districts a good and improv ing business is going on, every cotton mill fit for work is actively employed, operatives are getting better wages, provisions are low in price, and masters are making money more easily and more rapidly than at any time for the last seven years, for, whilst the prices of manufactured goods have been improv ing, the spinners have bought their cotton at gradu ally receding rates, and thus all the advantage has been on their side. Owing to adverse winds, our imports have been light for some weeks, but so soon as a chanje takes place we shall have ample supplies and full ewploy ment for out of door labourers. We may, too, ex pect the first indication of the extent of the neis trade in guano, the imports of which will .begin to be very extensive, and must insure the farmers a large' supply at very reasonable prices. Ships in great numbers continue sailing to Ichaboe, and there is every reason to believe that Great Britain will receive a supply of 200,000 tons before the Ist June next, besides which there will be large imports from the South American coast. Thus we see a trade, as it were only of yesterday's creation, surpassing in extent every other branch of business; and whilst yielding lucrative employment to shipping, it affords to agriculturists a cheap and highly valtiable manure for land. At the present moment there is very little demand for the article, 'and purchases for delivery in all this month, might be made tit Si. 10s. per ton, which, con sidering that the freight alone is often 4/. per ton, and' in some cases more, yields but a small profit,- to the importer, after paying the necessary expenses of load ing and landing.—Liverpool Mercury. (From the Leeds Mercury.) FOREIGN WOOL TRADE, LEEDS, Nov. 8.-.-Th ere have been rather more inquiries for Foreign Woo, l B this week, and about an average quantity has changed hands, at recent rates. ENGLISH WOOL TRADE, 'LEEDS ' Nov. 8.--The manufacturers still buy very sparingly, and onl y for immediate use. We do not quote any alteration' from last week's prices. WAKEFIELD WOOL MARKET, NOY. 8.--Ta Ire is no relief to the dull state of the wool market rep orted for several pest weeks, and that this long abstig ence from buying on the part of the consumers has' not produced a greater effect on prices, can only 14 ac counted for by the light stock in growers' hands, lnd the firmness with which it is hold. LEEDS.—We have this week had two of the dulle markets at both our Cloth Halls that we have tusk I during the year ; there appears to be a little doing tei order, but a total absence of speculation in goods of, any description ; prices however keep steady. as thi s , manufacturer* are curtailing the supply in p re f ereni to submitting to any material reduction in pr' Business has also been dull in the wareho uses du ionic the week , • there have been very few buyers in t he town, and. foreign houses continue very still. t BRADFORD MARKET, THURSDAY.— The demand o' u"mbing wools has undergone no change during the week; the supply in the market is fully adequst e l in every description, to the. requirements of' th e trade. Although not more than half the usual bit siness has been transacted by the staplers geneNlll during the last two month., prices have not Yeceilo much ; indeed so little is the decline, that the MO: ners are quite indifferent about prosecuting the° avocation. There is an evident flatness in- the ygr e business, and the contracts entered into for Noveinbe e are at lower rates. We scarcely ever knew "stie b general complaining amongst the spinners as at pre . sent. Yarns are not more than ten per cent. bight! now than. they were at this time last yew', while wool is fully twenty-five per cent. dearer, andfhigbee wages paid for labour. These very great disproeL . lions at once account for the vast curt Ailment 0 , i.roduction which is now adopted by almost eve r, establishment both in this town and the surrouddi, l4 neighbourhood. The piece trade continues in as satisfactory a state as can well, be imagined. withstanding the remarkable decrease in the. Pre' duction, goods are dull of sale, and prices less tho the cost of making. MANCHESTER, THURSDAY EVENING.—There no new feature in our cloth market this wee'', though we have had accounts both from India' tin" China, The prices for all kinds of cloth are stettai,' though many had, no doubt anticipated that the it°' vance in wages would have enabled the manuk e : Curers to have realised a correspondingadvancs. I D° home ttlide-is most satisfactory, so far as regards t" wand. In yarns there is an Itiamense—latoble' doing, and, under such circumstoces, it .ia.quite st l .‘ prising that an advance has note token place, ord . ally on export numbers. MARKET NE WS. = (SAT UR DAY 4 MOVENT—GAMDZIIf. • There was a full average supply of most article* yet the demand was tolerably steady, at our 4:ll l ° t r, tions :.,-.Potatoes, from 2s 6d to 4s 3d per cia„" Turnips, 2s to 3s ; Carrots, 4s to 6s ; Coleworl or Greens, 2s to 3s ; and Leeks, is Od to, 25 p at dozen bunches ; Common Plums, 2s 6d to as ; and Pears, 2s 3d to 4s ; Spinach; <d to is D u .: Onions,ls 6d to 2s 6d ; and French " Desnsl - ' per half-sieve ; Pine Apples, 54 to 7s 6d ; Out' door English Grapes, 4d to 8d ; Hot-house ditto 4s to 5s ; Foreign Grapes, 4d to 10d ; Filbertk B d tv,, Is; and Cobb Nuts, 8d to 10d per lb ; English MelLmel 2.5 to 4s ; and Foreign ditto, is 6d to 3s each; . B e " Cabbages, 2s to 5s ; and White ditto, 8d to is 6a PI dozen ; Horse Raddis, 2s to ss; Brogoli, Is to 25 Gd; a n Celery, 8d to 2s per bundle ; Mushrooms, 8d to is Pe' punnet ; Walnuts, 8d to is 3d per 100. ' NEWCIATZ &ND LEADZINILILLZ. Both Game and Poultry were in good supply and ste s4 inquiry, at fully last week's quotations. With the 4% ; ception of the primest Beef and Mutton, commandiego, ready sale, at full prices, the trade was extremely A Beef, from 2,s 4d to 3s 6d ; Mutton, 2s 6d to 35 8 " Veal, 3s to 4s ; and Pork, 2s 6d to 3s 10d per ID bi the carcase: NEWPORT. Comparatively little business was passing and Pri ce° were not supported. Beef; from 2s 4d to 3s 4d ; Mutt 00 , 2s 6d to 3s 6d ; Veal, 3s to 4s ; and Pork, 2s lO d 33 8d per Sibs. BILLINGSGATE. There was only a modererate supply of Fish, yet tile trade was inactive, at t ;revionS currencies. . . . WIIITECIIAPEI.- of -..;t. as do- Ii ',hr ,kinds Prime .Mutton-was quite as dear. _n other —0 Meat very-little was doing. Beef, from 2s 6d to 3,! 4, Mutton. 2s 6d to 3s 8d ; Veal, 3s to 4s ; and r°' 28 6d to 3s 10d per Sibs. • - HUWUEE?OZD. • • , The supplies of most articles were only mode rs l s yet the general demand ruled heavy, at barely ias We e quotations. BREAD. The prices of wheaten Bread in: the 4lietropoli!,. o l °l4 from 6id to ;id ; of household ditto, sfcl to 6d per loaf. =Dig 741131,1LMT. Raw hides at per stone of 141b.---Best steers and hetr , 5s 6d to 5s 10d ; middling hide., 4s 10d to 5s 44; /o, 1 ferior hides, 4s 4d to 4s Bd. Sheep and calf skin e i per skin.—Market calf, Gs Bd to 8s ; long WO sheep, 2s 6d to 35 9d ; short ditto, 2s to 3s 3d. NAT DIALUNASTS. 00; SMITZIFIELD.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 lOs to 46 Useful ditto, 41 12s to 51; fine Upland ditto, 01 139 to 51 8s ; Clover Hay, 41 10s to 61; Oat Straw 1113! 1/ lOs ; Wheat Straw, 1/ lOs to 1/ 12s per load. ' ply but moderate, and trade very dull. • ; CUMBERLAND.—OO/1,110 Meadow Hay, 3/ 12s to 41 18 0 Useful ditto, 41 14s to 513 s ; fine Upland ditto, 51 ! 0 51 lOs ; Clover Hay, 415 s to 5118 i; Oat Straw, ° n o 1/ 12s ; Wheat Straw, 11 12s to 11 14s per los& average supply, and a sluggish demand. , ,gs; WRITECRAPEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay t • 318 s to 41 Useful ditto, 41 14s to 51; fine Upland ditto, : 5 1 ' 314 8 1 518 s ; Clover Hay, 41 10s to 6/ 6s ; Oat Straw, 11 to 1/ lOs ; Wheat Straw, 11 10s to 11 12s per tor Trade throughout dull, at previous currencies. WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.—FniDIT. (1 We have a large arrival of Wheat, but small of Bbri e l f to this day's market.. The best samples of Wheat per t ) support last week's prices, but inferior sorts .u,lus noted Is. per quarter lower. Fine Barley is very; sc a n{ maintains its value, but other qual i t ies. . are diffici i i sale at lower rates. Oats and Shelling in fair reclu. :. e °° last week's prices. Bean's are Is. per quarter de'arer• Per qr. orool Ei b. t i o lu th ‘ e Wheat Suflhlk, Essex, and Red. — to 18 j 4 1 1 Ditto ditto ..... White... 59 .......... ....... —.. Red .4q 1 1 . 1! Ditto ditto .. ... White... 51 ' 1 1 Lincolnshire and Cambri dge Red....... 46 n ,F Ditto ditto White... —5l 1-; 4 4 PA Yorkshire ...».,.......:....»....« ........ P Red. 46 , Ditto ditto White... Si IP. Foreign...memo. 41 Ditto ditto . ....... .... White —• 52 Per quaver UnP" 0 Barley, Norfolk and Suffolk . .... . . ...••••••••••••••••• 30 g, 51 Yorkshire and Lincolnshire ..... 36 W, Grinding ... . . „. O' Foreign ........ ............. Fo • —2B Ora " r qr. (...f 631 b. to thog 51 Beans, Small ins •••• ..... •••••••••• ....... "'•• 42 *" Ticks .. ......... ....... .. . Foreigh Oats, Potato a:4 —s per 'Ree s e . Meallne . led. to 12d., Foreign —d . to ...d. .......... •••• 255• to 264 Od• per 1 , °,.6 Malt ....... •-•••••.4r.. ........ 40s. fine 435. per . 1 , ....... 25:. es.' 261. As. t s. per I•`' . - a a NEW LIFE -BOAT.—TH E KAMPTULICON:":.'" day morning a large number of ladies and ge ntle o o `. assembled at the wharf of the Elastic Pavement C ° o ploy, in the Commercial-road, Lambeth, to witness to launch of a new life-boat, the invention of Lieuteutt Walker, R.N., F.R.S. The boat, which is destined:eil the service of the Belgisa Government, is cotrl" 6 ,J, principally of cork and India rubber, the gunwale , If a seats, and fittings being of wood. She is 34 fee t 1° 0 and 12 feet wide, and is 4 feet deep in the midships gunwale to keel ;. she is fitted with four vietutall' l rg boxes, and 10 air-boxes, covering an area of a bonto feet by 10 feet, which may.,,be fitted up at wi ll eit ,„o with air or water—with air, of course, when increls,'? buoyancy is required, and with water when extra bub o , is required. She is capable of holding about 50 per e s° o l and though an open boat, with no sails or rigging of description, little doubt is entertained of her espar t o 'to live in . the roughest pea, the specific gravity 01 ,1 1 material of which she is composed being so stoolt i ',4 she would not s i n k if full of water: — A -t -eleven the ceremony 'of christening was performed in the 11, manner by a lady, who named the boat the "liso f roto con." The blocks were then struck, and she glide, o4 the water amid the shouts of the persons assembleuito board at this time were the crew, consisting of COthe Sever, and twelve sturdy rowers ; Lieut. Walker' te ff inventor ; Mr. Richardson, the builder ; Mr. 1 30 F er ., Mr. Aneona, Mr. l3raithwate, Capt. Crosier, and 0010 amounting - to thirty or forty individuals. She was P u to el up on the top of the tide to abreast of the New 11° ,, ID of Parliament, when she returned also with the ti".oo her moorings. The trial afforded general satisfactlitei Mr. Walker and Mr- Richardson expressing thong." perfectly satisfied with the experiment. The boatrietroP about two tons, and draws fifteen inches of water II her crew and passengers eau aboard. [ADVERIISEMENT.] A CERTAIN CIA— AITMA ASTRJEA. BY HOLLOWAY'S Piu.s.—Read the fol io case:—Jawes Holmes, a cotton-spinner, residintebe Ancoates, Manchester, had been asthmatical for oto last three years; he was frequently so bad, that Abr a rising from his bed he could scarcely speak or do l to ge • breath, and would cough aid spit for half-an-hou r 00 filer, and often thought he should be choked; b e es si much reduced in strength, and after every other tl i h of of our, failed he used these wonderful pills, which", 0. 4 removed every symptom of asthma, and he it ; 3° (elo free from it as when he was a child.—S ol ' Hollo Fay's Ointment) at Professor Holloway's est i r oi.O' ment, '?.24, Strand (where advice may be bid g o lic l y . and b)) r almost all respectable vendors of DI through out the civilised world. ~~. BIRTHS, On the 2.1 ,inst., at She ffi eld, the .., wife of the Hon• N V ' • lesley, of a son • ti e the 4th i.nst., in Brook-street, Grosvenor- mil ile ' wife of John Alexander Mulkey, Esq., of a daughter. „aloft On the sth Inst., at Judd-place, East, Mrs. Thom ee ' 1 . 4 of a son. ... co' On the sth inst., the lady of George Tramp er, EN" r well Hall, Essex, of a son. • Ise 0. On the sth in:lt. at Thicket Priory, Yorkshire, the - bor. the Rev. Joseph D unnington ' Jefferson, M.A., of a d a .t 15 61 On the sth inst., at Bowden Hall, Gloucestershire, '•'- ~ of C. Brooke Hunt, Esq., of a son. . rose u On the 6th in st., at Bleak Hall-villa, NeW Par htef' Clapham-park, Mrs. James Maitland Dod s, of ft &lig - se' On the 6th inst., at St. John's - wood , the.wife of t be Daniel Butle#, of a son. R Sill itjit On the 6th inst., at Southrop , the wife - of C- ' ' RA Y Esq., of a (laughter, still-born. . On the 7th inst. at St. Nicholas , Deptford, the wif b e ter . Rev. A. E. Sketchley, "Vicar of that parish , of a (lea . . . HARRIED. • Join - - We leth s On th e 2d inst., at the Ohl Chu rch, Brighton, \ e we" of the Inner Temple, Esq., to Henri etta Anne well, daughter of Richard,Sprye, Esq. Emma Geart" • On the 6th inst., at St. Nicholas, Brighton, P Attenborough, of Fleet-street, London, to Sarah top, DN." s ons, grataidaughteplece. • • See On the 29th of August. at Secunderabad. Clarence senior Ensign of the Ist Madras Native Infantry. v 14,j, . tnuted And Vublished by DICILP O 1 1 11 119 • ]! , :traTuL .Printer, it Th., ?tin 0 ceb oo ty f a il, tad.- th« Preclpm. of the SVc (To t b !. • Imes, Monday, NOveniter 11; 1244 „10.- CA tine for hats been r equested Offices, I Nov. s ki:-.7 The et Stabled 1 o s eo td B , '" ll c7 el 1 ! $0:100 0 The e l abet , This i nell Thews Iftss Ol tab bi e tr tern 11 , --Y thi *ontin OpA Q brkri; LECT in th( BALE Ikenta Thq Work and 1 Of 3 lithly Van T blade W as; 11, 8 t ii Bet o No Der 4-i n roa Ditto hat tale, cherc Opal. Para and r aon's